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Utilizing the password function
For security purposes and to help prevent unauthorized use, the projector includes an option for setting up
password security. The password can be set through the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu. For details of
the OSD menu operation, please refer to
.
You will be inconvenienced if you activate the power-on lock functionality and subsequently forget
the password. Print out this manual (if necessary) and write the password you used in this manual,
and keep the manual in a safe place for later recall.
Setting a password
Once a password has been set, the projector cannot be used unless the correct password is
entered every time the projector is started.
1.
Open the OSD menu and go to the
SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced
>
Security Settings
menu. Press
OK/IMAGE
. The
Security Settings
page is displayed.
2.
Highlight
Power On Lock
and select
On
by pressing /
.
3.
As pictured to the right, the four arrow keys ( , , , )
respectively represent 4 digits (1, 2, 3, 4). According to the password
you desire to set, press the arrow keys to enter six digits for the
password.
4.
Confirm the new password by re-entering the new password.
Once the password is set, the OSD menu returns to the
Security
Settings
page.
The digits being input will be displayed as asterisks on-screen. Write your selected password down
here in this manual in advance or right after the password is entered so that it is available to you
should you ever forget it.
Password: __ __ __ __ __ __
Keep this number in a safe place.
5.
To leave the OSD menu, press
MENU.
If you forget the password
If the password function is activated, you will be asked to enter the six-
digit password every time you turn on the projector. If you enter the wrong
password, the password error message as pictured to the right is displayed
lasting for three seconds, and the message
'INPUT PASSWORD'
follows.
You can retry by entering another six-digit password, or if you did not
record the password in this manual, and you absolutely do not remember it,
you can reset the password function. See
for details.
If you enter an incorrect password 5 times in succession, the projector will automatically shut down in a
short time.
Resetting the password function
1.
Turn the projector off. See
"Shutting down the projector" on page 44
for details
.
2.
Unplug the power cord.
3.
Long press
MENU
and
Right
on the projector until the power cord was plugged.
4.
Now the password function has been reset and the
Power On Lock
is
Off
. You can turn on the
projector without entering any password. You can also activate the power-on lock functionality as if
you were setting the password for the first time. See
"Setting a password" on page 32
.
Changing the password
1.
Open the OSD menu and go to the
SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced
>
Security Settings
>
Change
Password
menu.
2.
Press
OK/IMAGE
. The message
'INPUT CURRENT PASSWORD'
is displayed.
Input New Password
Back
MENU
*
Password Error
Please try again.
