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Installation

Warning Indicator

  When the “LAMP” indicator lights red (“POWER” indicator 

flashes red), the projector will automatically shut down.

 

  When the “TEMP” indicator lights red (“POWER” indicator 

flashes red), it indicates the projector has overheated. The 

projector will shut down automatically.

  Under normal conditions, the projector can be switched on 

again after it has cooled down. 

  When the “TEMP” indicator 

flashes

 

red (“POWER” indicator 

flashes red)

, it indicates the fan has failed.

Powering Off the Projector

.  Press the “POWER” button to turn off the projector lamp. 

The following message will be displayed on the screen. 

   Press the “POWER” button again to confirm, otherwise 

the message will disappear after 5 seconds. 

When you press the “POWER” button a second time, the 

system will show the countdown timer on the screen.

2.  The cooling fans continue to operate for about 0 seconds 

for cooling cycle. When the Power LED turns Red, the 

projector has entered standby mode.

  If you wish to turn the projector back on, you must wait 

until the projector has completed the cooling cycle and 

has entered standby mode. Once in standby mode, simply 

press “POWER” button to restart the projector.

3.  Disconnect the power cord from the electrical outlet and 

the projector.

4.  Do not turn on the projector immediately following a power 

off procedure.

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Page 1: ...g Indicator 13 Adjusting the Projected Image 14 Adjusting the Projector s Height 14 Adjusting the Projector s Zoom Focus 15 Adjusting Projected Image Size 15 User Controls 16 Control Panel Remote Control 16 Control Panel 16 Remote Control 17 On screen Display Menus 19 How to operate 19 Menu Tree 20 Image 21 Display 25 Setup 28 Options 35 Appendices 38 Troubleshooting 38 Image Problems 38 Other Pro...

Page 2: ...ck Warning When replacing the lamp please allow the unit to cool down Follow instructions as described on pages 43 44 Warning This projector will detect the life of the lamp itself Please be sure to change the lamp when it shows warning messages Warning Reset the Lamp Reset function from the on screen display Options Lamp Settings menu after replacing the lamp module refer to page 37 Warning When ...

Page 3: ...long period of time Do not Block the slots and openings on the unit provided for ventilation Use abrasive cleaners waxes or solvents to clean the unit Use under the following conditions In extremely hot cold or humid environments Ensure that the ambient room temperature is within 5 35 C Relative Humidity is 5 35 C 80 Max non condensing In areas susceptible to excessive dust and dirt Near any appli...

Page 4: ...4x768 SVGA 800x600 Native resolution One built in speaker with 2 watt amplifier HDTV compatible 720P 1080i p VGA monitor Loop Through works on standby mode 1W BrilliantColorTM Technology Security Bar and Kensington Lock RS232 control Rapid shutdown ...

Page 5: ...ow are in the box If something is missing please contact your nearest customer service center Documentation User s Manual Warranty Card Quick Start Card WEEE Card for EMEA only Due to different applications in each country some regions may have different accessories 2 AAA Batteries Projector with lens cap VGA Cable 8m Carrying case Option ...

Page 6: ...om Ring 3 Focus Ring 4 Zoom Lens 5 IR Receiver Main Unit Product Overview 6 Tilt Adjustment Feet 7 Security Bar 8 Input Output Connections 9 Power Socket 2 VGA1 IN SCART S VIDEO VIDEO RS232 AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VGA OUT VGA2 IN 4 6 6 3 7 9 8 6 5 ...

Page 7: ...7 English Introduction Control Panel Power Standby 2 Menu 3 Source 4 Enter 5 Re Sync 6 Temp LED 7 Lamp Fail LED 8 Power LED 9 Four Directional Select Keys 0 Keystone Correction 2 6 7 8 5 0 3 4 9 ...

Page 8: ...3 pin 5 Audio Output Connector 3 5mm Mini Jack 6 Power Socket 7 Audio Input Connector 3 5mm Mini Jack 8 Security Bar 9 KensingtonTM Lock Port 0 VGA Out Connector Monitor Loop through Output VGA1 IN SCART S VIDEO VIDEO RS232 AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN VGA OUT VGA2 IN 4 5 3 2 6 8 7 9 The items below are only for models that operate with XGA model VGA2 In Connector PC Analog Signal Component Video Input HDTV...

Page 9: ...Four Directional Select Keys 6 Re Sync 7 No Function on this model 8 Volume 9 Zoom 0 AV mute Video 2 VGA 3 Freeze 4 S Video 5 Contrast 6 Brightness 7 Menu 8 Keystone 9 Source 20 Enter 2 No Function on this model 22 No Function on this model 23 Numbered keypad for password input 1 9 0 12 13 22 4 5 6 20 7 8 23 2 3 6 7 5 4 8 9 2 ...

Page 10: ...P R Connecting the Projector Due to the difference in applications for each country some regions may have different accessories Optional accessory Connect to Computer Notebook 3 Power Cord 2 VGA Cable 3 RS232 Cable 4 Audio Input Cable 5 VGA Output Cable 6 Audio Output Cable 4 2 Only present on XGA models 5 6 ...

Page 11: ... Video Cable 4 S Video Cable 5 5 Pin to 3 RCA Component HDTV Adaptor 6 3 RCA Component Cable 7 SCART VGA Adaptor 8 Audio Cable Jack RCA Due to the difference in applications for each country some regions may have different accessories Optional accessory DVD Player Set top Box HDTV receiver S Video Output Only present on XGA models 3 4 8 6 2 7 5 Composite Video Output ...

Page 12: ... your preferred language from quick menu after the startup screen displays 4 Turn on and connect the source that you want to display on the screen computer notebook video player etc The projector will detect the source automatically If not push menu button and go to OPTIONS Make sure that the Source Lock has been set to Off If you connect multiple sources at the same time press the SOURCE button o...

Page 13: ...r lamp The following message will be displayed on the screen Press the POWER button again to confirm otherwise the message will disappear after 15 seconds When you press the POWER button a second time the system will show the countdown timer on the screen 2 The cooling fans continue to operate for about 10 seconds for cooling cycle When the Power LED turns Red the projector has entered standby mod...

Page 14: ...with elevator feet for adjusting the image height Locate the adjustable foot you wish to modify on the underside of the projector 2 Rotate the three adjustable rings counter clockwise to raise the projector or clockwise to lower it Repeat with the remaining feet as needed Tilt Adjustment Feet Tilt Adjustment Ring ...

Page 15: ...er s reference only Screen Diagonal Max 30 3 76 9cm 75 7 192 3cm 126 2 320 5cm 176 7 448 7cm 227 1 576 9cm 302 9 769 2cm Min 27 5 69 9cm 68 8 174 8cm 114 7 291 4cm 160 6 407 9cm 206 5 524 5cm 275 3 699 3cm Screen Size Max WxH 24 2 x18 2 61 5x46 2cm 60 6 x45 4 153 8x115 4cm 101 0 x75 7 256 4x192 3cm 141 3 x106 0 359 0x269 2cm 181 7 x136 3 461 5x346 2cm 242 3 x181 7 615 4x461 5cm Min WxH 22 0 x16 5 ...

Page 16: ...y OSD menu To exit OSD Press MENU again Confirm your item selection RE SYNC Automatically synchronize the projector to the input source SOURCE Press SOURCE to select an input signal Four Directional Select Keys Use to select items or make adjustments to your selection Keystone Use to adjust image distortion caused by tilting the projector 40 degrees Lamp LED Indicate the projector s lamp status Te...

Page 17: ...synchronizes the projector to the input source Four Directional Select Keys Use to select items or make adjustments to your selection Keystone Adjust image distortion caused by tilting the projector Volume Adjust to increase decrease the volume Brightness Adjust the brightness of the image Menu Press Menu to launch the on screen display OSD menu To exit OSD press Menu again ZOOM Zoom in on an imag...

Page 18: ...n the lightest and darkest parts of the picture Freeze Press Freeze to pause the screen image Press this button again to unlock AV mute Momentarily turns off on the audio and video S Video Press S Video to choose S Video source VGA Press VGA to choose VGA sources Video Press Video to choose Composite video source ...

Page 19: ...yed use keys to select any item in the main menu While making a selection on a particular page press or Enter key to enter sub menu 3 Use keys to select the desired item and adjust the settings by key 4 Select the next item to be adjusted in the sub menu and adjust as described above 5 Press Enter to confirm and the screen will return to the main menu 6 To exit press MENU again The OSD menu will c...

Page 20: ...20 English User Controls Menu Tree Saturation and Tint are only supported in Video mode VGA2 is only supported in XGA mode Signal is only supported in Analog VGA RGB signal ...

Page 21: ...or Blackboard This mode should be selected to achieve optimum color settings when projecting onto a blackboard green Classroom This mode is recommended for projecting in a classroom User User s settings User2 The initial default settings of this mode is from Movie mode Any further adjustments by the user in User2 will be saved in this mode for future use Brightness Adjust the brightness of the ima...

Page 22: ...rpness of the image Press the to decrease the sharpness Press the to increase the sharpness Saturation Adjust a video image from black and white to fully saturated color Press the to decrease the amount of saturation in the image Press the to increase the amount of saturation in the image Tint Adjust the color balance of red and green Press the to increase the amount of green in the image Press th...

Page 23: ...new color processing algorithm and system level enhancements to enable higher brightness while providing true more vibrant colors in picture The range is from 0 to 10 If you prefer a stronger enhanced image adjust toward the maximum setting For a smoother more natural image adjust toward the minimum setting Color Temp If set to cold temperature the image looks more blue cold image If set to warm t...

Page 24: ...Yellow Colors Reset Choose Yes to return the factory default settings for color adjustments Advanced Input Source Input Source Use this option to enable disable input sources Press to enter the sub menu and select which sources you require Press Enter to finalize the selection The projector will not search for inputs that are not selected ...

Page 25: ...at is for 16 9 input sources like HDTV and DVD enhanced for Wide screen TV 480i p Native This format displays the original image without any scaling AUTO Automatically selects the appropriate display format Aspect ratio source detected Resize image SVGA model XGA model 4 3 800 x 600 center 1024 x 768 center 16 9 I 800 x 450 center 1024 x 576 center 16 9 II 854 x 480 catch 800 x 480 center 854 x 48...

Page 26: ...26 English User Controls 16 9 I format or or 16 9 II format 4 3 format Native format Input Signal Display area Picture area Display on Screen ...

Page 27: ... edge of video source Zoom Press the to reduce the size of an image Press the to magnify an image on the projection screen H Image Shift Shift the projected image position horizontally V Image Shift Shift the projected image position vertically V Keystone Press the or to adjust image distortion vertically and makes a rectangular image DISPLAY ...

Page 28: ...8 English User Controls Language Choose the multilingual OSD menu Press or into the sub menu and then use the or key to select your preferred language Press Enter to finalize the selection SETUP Language ...

Page 29: ...rojected straight on the screen Rear Desktop When selected the image will appear reversed Front Ceiling When selected the image will turn upside down Rear Ceiling When selected the image will appear reversed in upside down position Rear Desktop and Rear Ceiling are to be used with a translucent screen ...

Page 30: ... ID ID definition can be set up by menu range 0 99 and allow user control an individual projector by RS232 Refer to page 47 for the complete list of RS232 commands Mute Choose the On to turn mute on Choose the Off to turn mute off Volume Press the to decrease the volume Press the to increase the volume ...

Page 31: ... correct it Frequency Change the display data frequency to match the frequency of your computer s graphic card Use this function only if the image appears to flicker vertically H Position Press the to move the image left Press the to move the image right V Position Press the to move the image down Press the to move the image up Signal is only supported in Analog VGA RGB signal ...

Page 32: ... turning on the projector Off Choose Off to be able to switch on the projector without password verification Security Timer Can be select the time Month Day Hour function to set the number of hours the projector can be used Once this time has elapsed you will be requested to enter your password again ...

Page 33: ... confirm your password Change Password 1 Press to input old password 2 Use number button to enter current password and then press to confirm 3 Enter new password 4 digits in length using the number buttons on the remote then press to confirm 4 Enter new password again and press to confirm If you have forgotten your password please contact your local office for support Pass code default value is 12...

Page 34: ...rols SETUP Advanced Logo Use this function to set the desired startup screen If changes are made they will take effect the next time the projector is powered on nobo The default startup screen Neutral No logo is displayed ...

Page 35: ...essage Off Choose Off to show the searching message Keypad Lock When the keypad lock function is On the control panel will be locked however the projector can be operated by the remote control By selecting Off you will be able to reuse the control panel Background Color Use this feature to display a Black Red Blue Green or White screen when no signal is available Reset Choose Yes to return the dis...

Page 36: ...eing sent to the projector The projector will automatically power off when the countdown has finished in minutes Sleep Timer min Sets the countdown timer interval The countdown timer will start with or without a signal being sent to the projector The projector will automatically power off when the countdown has finished in minutes Power mode Standby Choose Standby to save power dissipation further...

Page 37: ...ge when the changing lamp message is displayed The message will appear 30 hours before suggested replacement of lamp Brightness Mode STD Choose STD to dim the projector lamp which will lower power consumption and extend the lamp life by up to 130 BRIGHT Choose BRIGHT to increase the brightness Lamp Reset Reset the lamp hour counter after replacing the lamp ...

Page 38: ...f you are using a PC For Windows 95 98 2000 XP 1 Open the My Computer icon the Control Panel folder and then double click on the Display icon 2 Select the Settings tab 3 Verify that your display resolution setting is lower than or equal to UXGA 1600 1200 4 Click on the Advanced Properties button If the projector is still not projecting the whole image you will also need to change the monitor displ...

Page 39: ...e screen of the Notebook or PowerBook computer is not displaying your presentation If you are using a Notebook PC Some Notebook PCs may deactivate their own screens when a second display device is in use Each has a different way to be reactivated Refer to your computer s manual for detailed information Image is unstable or flickering Use Phase to correct it See page 31 for more information Change ...

Page 40: ...o adjust the aspect ratio by referring to the following Please setup the display format as 16 9 wide aspect ratio type on your DVD player Image is too small or too large Adjust the Zoom Ring on the top of the projector Move the projector closer to or further from the screen Press MENU button on the remote control or projector panel go to Display Format and try the different settings Image has slan...

Page 41: ...life it will burn out and may make a loud popping sound If this happens the projector will not turn on until the lamp module has been replaced To replace the lamp follow the procedures in the Replacing the Lamp section on pages 43 44 Projector Status Indication LED lighting message Message Power LED Temp LED Lamp LED Green Red Red Red Standby State Input power cord Red Power on Warming Flashing Gr...

Page 42: ... not work Check the operating angle of the remote control is within 15 both horizontally and vertically of one of the IR receivers on the projector Make sure there are not any obstructions between the remote control and the projector Move to within 7 m 0 of the projector Make sure the batteries are inserted correctly Replace batteries if they are exhausted ...

Page 43: ...down for at least 30 minutes before changing the lamp Warning Lamp compartment may be hot Allow it to cool down before changing the lamp Warning To reduce the risk of personal injury do not drop the lamp module or touch the lamp bulb The bulb may shatter and cause injury if it is dropped Warning If ceiling mounted please use caution when opening the lamp access panel It is recommended to wear safe...

Page 44: ...ule slowly and carefully 4 To replace the lamp module reverse the previous steps 8 Turn on the projector and use Lamp Reset after the lamp module is replaced Lamp Reset i Press MENU ii Select OPTIONS iii Select Lamp Settings iv Select Lamp Reset v Select Yes 1 2 3 4 The screws on the lamp cover and the lamp cannot be removed The projector cannot be turned on if the lamp cover has not been placed b...

Page 45: ...90 SVGA 800 600 85 53 70 XGA 1024 768 60 48 40 XGA 1024 768 70 56 50 XGA 1024 768 75 60 00 XGA 1024 768 85 68 70 WXGA 1280 768 60 47 40 WXGA 1280 768 75 60 30 WXGA 1280 720 60 45 00 WXGA 1280 800 60 49 70 SXGA 1152 864 60 53 50 SXGA 1152 864 70 63 80 SXGA 1152 864 75 67 50 SXGA 1152 864 85 77 10 SXGA 1280 1024 60 63 98 SXGA 1280 1024 75 79 98 SXGA 1280 1024 85 91 10 SXGA 1280 960 60 60 00 SXGA 140...

Page 46: ...p 576i p 720p 50Hz 60Hz 1080i p 50Hz 60Hz Mode Resolution V Sync Hz H Sync KHz MAC LC 13 640 480 66 66 34 98 MAC II 13 640 480 66 68 35 00 MAC 16 832 624 74 55 49 73 MAC 19 1024 768 75 60 24 MAC 1152 870 75 06 68 68 MAC G4 640 480 60 31 35 i MAC DV 1024 768 75 60 00 i MAC DV 1152 870 75 68 49 i MAC DV 1280 960 75 75 00 Computer Compatibility ...

Page 47: ...nglish Appendices RS232 Commands RS232 Pin Assignments Pin no Spec N A 2 RXD 3 TXD 4 N A 5 GND 6 N A 7 N A 8 N A 9 N A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Pin no Name I O From Projector Side TXD OUT 2 RXD IN 3 GND GND 1 2 3 ...

Page 48: ...5 30 50 a 35 30 XX28 n 7E 30 30 32 38 20 a 0D Green Bias n 50 a 2D 35 30 50 a 35 30 XX29 n 7E 30 30 32 39 20 a 0D Blue Bias n 50 a 2D 35 30 50 a 35 30 XX30 n 7E 30 30 33 30 20 a 0D Cyan n 50 a 2D 35 30 50 a 35 30 XX31 n 7E 30 30 33 31 20 a 0D Yellow n 50 a 2D 35 30 50 a 35 30 XX32 n 7E 30 30 33 32 20 a 0D Magenta n 50 a 2D 35 30 50 a 35 30 XX33 1 7E 30 30 33 33 20 31 0D Reset XX34 n 7E 30 30 33 34...

Page 49: ...31 20 30 0D No 0 2 for backward compatible XX112 1 7E 30 30 31 31 32 20 31 0D Reset Yes XX99 1 7E 30 30 39 39 20 31 0D RS232 Alert Reset Reset System Alert SEND to emulate Remote XX140 1 7E 30 30 31 34 30 20 31 0D Power XX140 10 7E 30 30 31 34 30 20 31 30 0D Up Page XX140 11 7E 30 30 31 34 30 20 31 31 0D Left Source XX140 12 7E 30 30 31 34 30 20 31 32 0D Enter for projection MENU XX140 13 7E 30 30...

Page 50: ...attach a mount to the projector meet the following specifications Screw type M3 3 Maximum screw length 0mm Minimum screw length 7 5mm Warning If you buy a ceiling mount from another company please be sure to use the correct screw size Screw size will vary depending on the thickness of the mounting plate 2 Be sure to keep at least 0 cm gap between the ceiling and the bottom of the projector 3 Avoid...

Page 51: ...f this device does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the device off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the device and receiver Connect the device into an outlet on a circuit different from that...

Page 52: ... B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Remarque à l intention des utilisateurs canadiens Cet appareil numerique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada Declaration of Conformity for EU countries EMC Directive 2004 08 EC including amendments Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC R TTE Directive 999 5 EC if product has RF function Disposal instructions Do not throw this ele...

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