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MultiSync LT156/155/LT154

User’s Manual

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Page 1: ...LCD Projector MultiSync LT156 155 LT154 User s Manual ...

Page 2: ... the dealer from whom you purchased the product 2 Whenever warranty service is required the original dated invoice or a copy must be presented as proof of warranty coverage In order to obtain warranty service you may be required to describe and demonstrate the problem to your dealer or to NEC Solutions 3 All products returned to NEC Solutions for service MUST have prior approval To receive approva...

Page 3: ...rence received including interference that may cause undesired operation U S Responsible Party Address Tel No NEC Technologies Inc 1250 N Arlington Heights Road Itasca Illinois 60143 630 467 5000 Type of Product Equipment Classification Models LCD Projector Class B Peripheral LT156 LT155 and LT154 We hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the technical standards as specified...

Page 4: ...1 MultiSync LT156 LT155 LT154 LCD Projector User s Manual English M E N U E N T E R C A N C E L S E L E C T P O W E R S T A T U S O N S T A N D B Y S O U R C E A U T O A D J U S T P C C A R D A C C E S S ...

Page 5: ...nment regulation could void your right to operate this equip ment This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equip ment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not in...

Page 6: ...orange glow Immediately after the cooling fan stops working The cooling fan con tinues to work for ONE minute after the projector is turned off with the POWER button While the POWER and the STATUS indicators are alternately flashing CAUTION Do not put the projector on its side when the lamp is turned on Doing so may cause damage to the projector Lamp Replacement To replace the lamp follow all inst...

Page 7: ...Color Matrix E 35 White Balance E 35 Position Clock E 35 Resolution E 35 Video Filter E 35 Factory Default E 36 Projector Options E 36 Menu E 36 Menu Mode E 36 Advanced Menu Basic Custom Menu E 36 Language E 36 Projector Pointer E 36 Source Display E 36 Direct Button Volume Bar and Keystone Bar E 36 Menu Display Time E 36 Setup E 37 Orientation E 37 Background E 37 Mouse Settings E 37 Button Sensi...

Page 8: ...GB signals within a horizontal frequency range of 15 to 100 kHz and a vertical frequency range of 50 to 120 Hz This includes NTSC PAL PAL N 3 PAL M 3 PAL60 SECAM and NTSC4 43 stan dard video signals NOTE Composite video standards are as follows NTSC U S TV standard for video in U S and Canada PAL TV standard used in Western Europe PAL N TV standard used in Argentine Paraguay and Uruguay PAL M TV s...

Page 9: ... L P P O I N T E R P C C A R D V ID E O S V ID E O A U T O A D J R G B 1 M E N U L A S E R R C L IC K C A N C E L R G B 2 P J O N O F F M A G N IF Y V O L S L ID E F O L D E R S L ID E L IS T Q u i c k C o n n e c t G u i d e U s e r s M a n u a l NEC MultiSync LT156 LT155 LT154 projector Lens cap String and rivet Batteries AA 2 Power cable RGB signal cable 15 Pin Mini D Sub To 15 Pin Mini D Sub c...

Page 10: ... lever Remote Sensor Lens cap Adjustable Tilt Foot Lens Ventilation inlet Air Filter Controls Front Side Features One touch Tilt Button Built In Monaural Speaker 0 5W Focus ring Attaching the lens cap to the lens hood with the supplied string and rivet 1 Thread the string through the hole on the lens cap and then tie a knot in the string 2 Use the rivet to attach the string to the bottom of the le...

Page 11: ...the supplied power cable s three pin plug here Terminal Panel Slot for Kensington Micro saver Security System Rear Side Features Rear Foot Remote Sensor Ventilation inlet Ventilation outlet Bottom Lamp cover Lamp cover screw Rear Foot Rotate to fine adjust horizontally position Spacer black rubber To fine adjust the height of the rear foot remove the spacer and rotate the rear foot to the desired ...

Page 12: ...on H V and Pixel Clock Phase for an optimal picture Some signals may not be displayed correctly or take time to switch between sources 7 Power Button ON STAND BY Use this button to turn the power on and off when the power is sup plied and the projector is in standby mode NOTE To turn off the projector press and hold this button for a minimum of two seconds 8 PC Card Access Indicator Lights while a...

Page 13: ...an the tradi tional composite video format 4 Video Input RCA Connect a VCR DVD player laser disc player or document camera here to project video 5 PC Control Port Mini DIN 8 Pin Use this port to connect your PC to control your projector via a serial cable This enables you to use your PC and serial communication pro tocol to control the projector The NEC optional serial cable is required to use thi...

Page 14: ... LT156 Press this button to select DVI analog signal from a computer 10 Auto Adjust Button RGB only Press this button to automatically adjust the vertical horizontal posi tion clock frequency phase and resolution if the projected picture is not centered if there are vertical stripes on the picture or if the picture is flickering 11 PJ Button Press this button to switch the Mouse Cancel Right Click...

Page 15: ...nd without turning off the menu 23 Volume Button Press to increase the volume and to decrease it 24 PC Card Button Press this button to select the PC Card Viewer source 25 Slide Button Press to select the next folder or slide and to select the previous folder or slide 26 Folder List Button Press this button to select PC Card Viewer source to display a list of folders included in a CompactFlash mem...

Page 16: ...eries or new and old batteries Remote Control Precautions Handle the remote control carefully If the remote control gets wet wipe it dry immediately Avoid excessive heat and humidity If you will not be using the remote control for a long time remove the batteries Do not place the batteries upside down Do not look into the laser pointer while it is on Do not point the laser beam at a person 30 7m 7...

Page 17: ...o USB port of PC or Macintosh To Mouse port of PC To ADB port of Macintosh USB Cable PS 2 Cable Mac ADB Cable To USB To PS 2 or Mac Notes on Connecting with USB Cable When you use an IBM PC the Remote mouse receiver does not support the other operating systems than Windows 98 2000 Do not pull out the cable from the USB port of your PC or the remote mouse receiver and then immediately insert it bac...

Page 18: ...n again press the PJ button to light red To move the pointer or a magnified image again turn off the pointer and then turn on the pointer press the POINTER button two times When the PJ button is lit if you want to use the mouse function immediately press the PJ button to return to the Computer mode not lit KEYSTONE FREEZE PIC MUTE HELP POINTER PC CARD VIDEO S VIDEO AUTO ADJ RGB 1 MENU LASER R CLIC...

Page 19: ...ed diagonally when the projector is roughly 3 7 feet 1 1 m from the wall or screen The largest the image can be is 300 7 6 m when the projector is about 40 1 feet 12 2 m from the wall or screen Screen and Projection Distance The following shows the proper relative positions of the projector and screen Refer to the table to determine the position of installation Throw distance Screen size Unit cm i...

Page 20: ...stance between lens center and screen center C Throw distance D Vertical distance between lens center and screen bottom screen top for ceiling installa tion Throwing Angle α Throwing Distance C 1 6 40 3mm Lens Center Screen top Screen center Screen Bottom D B Projector Foot Screen Size B C D α Diagonal Width Height wide tele wide tele inch mm inch mm inch mm inch mm inch mm inch mm inch mm degree ...

Page 21: ...ing on the power to the notebook PC In most cases signal cannot be output from RGB output unless the notebook PC is turned on after connecting with the projector NOTE If the screen goes blank while using your remote control it may be the result of the computer s screen saver or power management software If you accidentally hit the POWER button on the remote control wait 60 seconds and then press t...

Page 22: ...gnal cable longer than the supplied one Audio cable not supplied DVI D DVI D signal cable supplied To DVI connector on the projector DVI A VGA adapter supplied IBM VGA or Compatibles IBM VGA or Compatibles Connecting Your PC with a DVI Connector You can connect your PC with a DVI output to your MultiSync LT156 XGA projector When connecting a PC with a D sub 15 pin analog connector attach the suppl...

Page 23: ...DIP 2 3 4 5 6 Pin adapter for Macintosh not supplied For older Macintosh use a commercially available pin adapter to connect to your Mac s video port Connecting Your Macintosh Computer Macintosh Desktop type RGB Signal cable supplied Audio cable not supplied DVI A VGA adapter supplied To connect to a Macintosh simply 1 Turn off the power to your projector and your Macintosh computer 2 Use the supp...

Page 24: ...nnect your DVD player to the RGB INPUT connector on the projector For a DVD player without component video Y Cb Cr outputs use common RCA cables not provided to connect a composite VIDEO output of the DVD player to the Video Input of the projector 3 Turn on the projector and DVD player NOTE Refer to your DVD player s owner s manual for more information about your DVD player s video output requirem...

Page 25: ...he power to the projector and VCR laser disc player or document camera 2 Connect one end of your RCA cable to the video output connector on the back of your VCR or laser disc player connect the other end to the Video input on your projector Use an audio cable not supplied to connect the audio from your VCR or laser disc player to your audio equipment if your VCR or laser disc player has this capab...

Page 26: ...d Japa nese To select a menu language follow these steps 1 Use the Select or button to select one of the seven languages for the menu 2 Press the Enter button to execute the selection 3 The Basic Custom menu will be displayed in the language you have selected To close the menu press the Cancel button After this has been done you can proceed to the advanced menu op eration If you want you can selec...

Page 27: ...to use NOTE To turn the projector on by plugging in the power cable use the menu and enable the Auto Start feature See page E 38 NOTE Immediately after turning on the projector screen flicker may occur This is not a fault Wait 3 to 5 minutes until the lamp lighting is stabilized To turn off the projector First press the off button on the remote control ON STAND BY button on the projector cabinet f...

Page 28: ...Menu button on the remote control or the cabinet and use the menu to select your video source Video S Video RGB DVI on LT156 or PC Card Viewer NOTE If no input signal is available the projector will display a blue back ground factory preset Adjust the Image Size and the Focus Use the Zoom lever to fine adjust the image size on the screen Use the Focus ring to obtain the best focus Place your proje...

Page 29: ...ot remove the spacer black rubber and rotate the rear foot to the desired height If the projected image does not appear square to the screen then use keystone correction for proper adjustment Adjust the Image Using Auto Adjust The Auto Adjust function automatically optimizes the image in RGB mode ENTER C A N C E L S E L E C T O N S T A N D B Y S O U R C E A U T O A D J U S T Press the Auto Adjust ...

Page 30: ...ge This func tion also adjusts the clock phase to reduce video noise dot interfer ence or cross talk This is evident when part of your image appears to be shimmering This adjustment may be necessary when you connect your computer for the first time NOTE The Auto Adjust function does not work for component signal Basic Operation Selecting the computer or video source Optimizing RGB image automatica...

Page 31: ...CANCEL Exit Help Using Pointer You can use one of eight pointers to draw your audience s attention to the portion of a projected image you want Press the Pointer button to display the pointer Use the Select button to move the pointer Enlarging and Moving a Picture You can enlarge the area you want up to 400 percent To do so 1 Press the Pointer button to display the pointer 2 Move the pointer to th...

Page 32: ...ain menu For other operations do the same way as you use your PC mouse 2 Press the buttons on the remote control or the projector cabi net to highlight the menu for the item you want to adjust or set 3 Press the button or the Enter button on the projector cabinet or the Left Click button on the remote control to select a submenu or item 4 Adjust the level or turn the selected item on or off by usi...

Page 33: ... Confirmation Change Menu upon completion of Basic Custom Menu editing In this case selecting Yes then Enter will close all the menus and apply the changes from the Advanced menu to the Basic Custom Menu If you select No then Enter functions then all menu items will return to the Ad vanced menu but your changes will still be available within the Basic Custom Menu selection To display the previousl...

Page 34: ... 5 300 sec Capture Options High Quality Normal High Compression Signal Select RGB Auto RGB Component Video Auto NTSC3 58 NTSC4 43 PAL PAL60 SECAM S Video Auto NTSC3 58 NTSC4 43 PAL PAL60 SECAM Auto Adjust RGB Only On Off Auto Start On Off Power Management On Off Power Off Confirmation On Off Keystone Save On Off Clear Lamp Hour Meter Communication Speed 4800 9600 19200 38400 Default Source Select ...

Page 35: ...icates settings or the direction of adjustment OK button Press to confirm your setting You will return to the previous menu Cancel button Press to cancel your setting You will return to the previous menu Close button Click to close the window with saving changes USB mouse only Help button Indicates that help about that feature is available USB mouse only Press the Help button on the remote control...

Page 36: ...input VCR DVD player or laser disc player NOTE A frame may freeze for a brief period of time when a video is played back in fast forward or fast rewind with a Video or S Video source PC Card Viewer This feature enables you to make presentations using a CompactFlash card that contains captured images and slides created with the exclusive PC Card Viewer Utility contained in the CD ROM See page E 42 ...

Page 37: ...ural 1 for better flesh tone Natural 2 for true reproduction of middle tones Each mode is recommended for Normal For the regular picture Natural 1 For true color reproduction of natural tones Natural 2 For dark portions of a picture Aspect Ratio Aspect Ratio allows you to select the best Aspect mode to display your source image When 4 3 is selected from the source i e DVD player the following sele...

Page 38: ... While you are displaying an image with higher resolution than the projector s native resolution even when you are in the Native mode the image is displayed full screen using the Advanced AccuBlend feature Video Filter when Auto Adjust is off Horizontal Vertical Position Adjusts the image location horizontally and vertically using the and buttons This adjustment is made automatically when the Auto...

Page 39: ... moving your Pointer icon to the area you want on the screen press the Magnify button on the remote control to enlarge the se lected area on the screen See page E 28 for more details NOTE There may be cases where the Pointer function is not available ex a non interlace signal at 15kHz such as video game Source Display You can turn on and off the information for input name such as VIDEO and RGB Whe...

Page 40: ...NOTE The Auto Play Interval time set on the PC Card Viewer Utility over rides the one set here Manual Play Views a slide manually when PC Card Viewer input is selected NOTE The Auto Play and Manual Play options determine the behavior of the Play Stop icon on the Viewer toolbar NOTE If you check Auto Play and select PC Card Viewer on the projector the slides will automatically start to play back fr...

Page 41: ...make any adjustment to DVI digital signal the Auto Adjust feature automatically adjusts position and stability Horizontal and Vertical Posi tion and Resolution However the horizontal and vertical adjustments will not be stored in memory Auto Start Turns the projector on automatically when the power cable is in serted into an active power outlet This eliminates the need to al ways use the Power but...

Page 42: ... the CompactFlash card NOTE Be sure not to turn off the power or remove the CompactFlash card while capturing an image Doing so could cause a loss of the data in the CompactFlash card or damage to the card itself NOTE Captured images with higher resolution than the projector s native resolution cannot be displayed correctly Selecting Execute displays the file you selected When you select a JPEG or...

Page 43: ...lette con taining four eraser of different thickness from which you can select an eraser you prefer by left clicking Clear Left click to clear the drawing completely from the ChalkBoard screen View Hides the tool bar by left clicking Right clicking anywhere on the screen displays the ChalkBoard tool bar again Exit Clears the complete drawing and exits the ChalkBoard NOTE The ChalkBoard feature is ...

Page 44: ... with PC Card Viewer Microsoft Windows and PowerPoint are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Inserting and Ejecting a CompactFlash Card A CompactFlash card is used to view presentation data prepared on the computer and to capture and play images projected with the pro jector Inserting the CompactFlash Card Hold the CompactFlash card horizontally and insert it slowly into the card slot ...

Page 45: ...arting Up the PC Card Viewer Software on your PC PC Card Viewer Utility 1 0 Use the PC Card Viewer Utility 1 0 for creating viewer slides To start the PC Card Viewer software Select Start Programs NEC Projector Tools PC Card Viewer Utility 1 0 Refer to online help for instructions on using the PC Card Viewer soft ware Contents of the English version PC Card Viewer software PC Card Viewer Utility 1...

Page 46: ...ically or manually depending on the set ting on PC Card Viewer Options of the menu This allows you to move on to the next slide when Manual Play is selected Stop This allows you to stop Auto Play while you are playing back and to resume playing from the selected slide or folder when Auto Play is selected Jump Displays a list of slides while you are playing back Select Displays a list of folders wh...

Page 47: ...n of slides and moving pictures from a VCR etc it is possible to switch from a PC Card Viewer slide to the video picture then back to the PC Card Viewer slide simply by using a source button and PC CARD button NOTE Even if you switch the current PC Card Viewer source to another source the current slide is retained When you return back to the PC Card Viewer you will get the slide that has been reta...

Page 48: ...card data If the CompactFlash card data is damaged use a computer to repair the data NOTE The folder in the right bottom is always a folder exclusively for captured images To display the list of folders when there are 13 or more indexes stored on the CompactFlash card select Edit index from the PC Card Viewer software s File menu and move the index you want to display to within 12 indexes from the...

Page 49: ...software Use the procedure described below to uninstall the PC Card Viewer software files 1 From the Start menu select Settings then Control Panel 2 In the Control Panel dialog box double click on Add Remove Programs 3 In the Add Remove Programs Properties dialog box click the Install Uninstall tab then select PC Card Viewer Utility 1 0 from the list of applications and click on Add Remove 4 In th...

Page 50: ...TA specifications It is one fourth the volume of a PCMCIA card PCMCIA 2 1 PC cards are divided into three types according to their thickness Type I 3 3 mm Type II 5 0 mm and Type III 10 5 mm A type of image format The standard Windows Bit Map format used for MS DOS Windows compatible computers A type of image format JPEG is the abbreviation of Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEG compression offe...

Page 51: ...s happens contact your NEC dealer for lamp replacement To replace the lamp 1 Loosen the lamp cover screw until the screwdriver goes into a freewheeling condition and remove the lamp cover The lamp cover screw is not removable 4 MAINTENANCE 2 Loosen the two screws securing the lamp housing until the screw driver goes into a freewheeling condition The two screws are not removable Remove the lamp hou...

Page 52: ... the projector without a filter cover Your projector will not operate unless the filter cover is installed cor rectly To clean the air filter Vacuum the filter through the filter cover M E N U E N T E R C A N C E L S E L E C T R C E To replace the air filter 1 Remove the filter cover by pushing down on the catch of the cover until you feel it detach 2 Reinstall the new filter cover NOTE Do not det...

Page 53: ...w batteries See page E 13 Make sure there are no obstacles between you and the projector Stand within 22 feet 7 m of the projector See page E 13 Make sure that you are in the Projector mode or the PJ button lights in red If not press the PJ button See the Power Status Light messages above If Auto Adjust is off turn it on If Auto Adjust is on turn it off and balance the image with the Position and ...

Page 54: ...card been destroyed While an image with over 1024 768 dots is projected several lines of information will be lost Use the supplied software change the image to 1024 768 dots in size Use a computer etc to repair the data Condition Status When using the PC Card Viewer function For more information contact your dealer No picture Part of a slide is not displayed Contents of CompactFlash Card are damag...

Page 55: ...sly Horizontal Resolution 500 TV lines NTSC PAL NTSC4 43 YCbCr 550 TV lines LT156 only 350 TV lines SECAM RGB 1024 dots horizontal 768 dots vertical Power Requirement 100 120 200 240 VAC 50 60 Hz Input Current 2 2 A 100 120 VAC 1 0A 200 240 VAC Mechanical Dimensions 8 1 W 2 5 H 10 5 D 207mm W 63mm H 266mm D not including lens and feet Net Weight 4 9 lbs 2 2 kg Environmental Considerations Operatio...

Page 56: ... C A N C E L SELECT POWER STATUS ON STAND BY SOURCE AUTO ADJUST PC CARD ACCESS 207 8 15 40 35 1 59 17 0 67 40 3 1 59 31 2 1 23 63 2 5 5 0 2 266 10 47 Cabinet Dimensions Unit mm inch LT156 LT155 LT154 Lens center Lens center ...

Page 57: ...e Cb 4 Ground 5 Ground 6 Red Ground Cr Ground 7 Green Ground Y Ground 8 Blue Ground Cb Ground 9 No Connection 10 Sync Signal Ground 11 Ground 12 Bi directional DATA SDA 13 Horizontal Sync or Composite Sync 14 Vertical Sync 15 Data Clock Signal Level Video signal 0 7Vp p Analog Sync signal TTL level 5 1 4 2 3 10 11 12 13 14 15 6 9 7 8 ...

Page 58: ...152 900 61 796 65 95 92 94 Y SGI 1152 900 71 736 76 05 105 6 Y VESA 1280 960 60 60 108 Y SGI 1280 1024 63 9 60 107 35 Y VESA 1280 1024 64 286 60 02 108 Y MAC 1280 1024 64 31 60 38 107 Y MAC 1280 1024 69 89 65 2 118 5 Y HP 1280 1024 78 125 72 01 135 Y SUN 1280 1024 81 13 76 11 135 Y VESA 1280 1024 79 976 75 03 135 Y VESA 1280 1024 91 146 85 02 157 5 Y HDTV 1080i 1125i 1920 1080 33 75 60 Interlace 7...

Page 59: ...TE OFF 02H 11H 00H 00H 00H 13H SOUND MUTE ON 02H 12H 00H 00H 00H 14H SOUND MUTE OFF 02H 13H 00H 00H 00H 15H ON SCREEN MUTE ON 02H 14H 00H 00H 00H 16H ON SCREEN MUTE OFF 02H 15H 00H 00H 00H 17H LT156 Function Code Data POWER ON 02H 00H 00H 00H 00H 02H POWER OFF 02H 01H 00H 00H 00H 03H INPUT SELECT DVI DIGITAL 02H 03H 00H 00H 02H 01H 1AH 22H INPUT SELECT DVI ANALOG 02H 03H 00H 00H 02H 01H 01H 09H IN...

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