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Page 2: ...use harm ful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Canada This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada Safety Certifications U...

Page 3: ...bruary 1999 Trademarks Apple Macintosh and PowerBook are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc IBM and PS 2 are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Inc MicroSaver and Kensington are trademarks or registered trade marks of Kensington Microware Limited Microsoft PowerPoint and Windows are trade marks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpora...

Page 4: ...op Computer 10 Connecting a Video Player 12 Powering up the Projector and Adjusting the Image 14 Turning Off the Projector 15 Using the Projector 17 Basic Image Adjustment 17 Using the Remote Control 17 Adjusting the Projector 19 Using the Keypad and Remote Buttons 20 Using the On Screen Menus 22 Display Menu 23 Audio Menu 25 Image Menu 26 Controls Menu 28 Language Menu 30 Status Menu 31 Maintenan...

Page 5: ...ii T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s Appendix 43 Specifications 43 Accessories 45 Portable and Laptop Activation Chart 47 Using Video Mirroring with a PowerBook Computer 52 Projected Image Size 53 Index 55 ...

Page 6: ...Symbols Attention For information about usage of a feature please refer to the User s Guide Warning Hot surface Do not touch An arrow pointing to the lamp door on the projector Safety Terms Warning Don t look directly into the lens when the projector is turned on Warning Don t block ventilation openings Warning To replace the lamp turn the power off and unplug the power cord To avoid burns wait 30...

Page 7: ...rojector on a hot surface or in direct sun light Caution Do not drop the projector Transport the projector in an TOSHIBA approved case exclusive carry case or an original carton box and packings Caution For ceiling mount installations please use the ceiling mount recommended in this User s Guide on page 46 and follow all instructions provided with it ...

Page 8: ... compress screen resolutions above 1024x768 If your computer s screen resolution is higher than 1024x768 reset it to a lower resolution before you connect the projector Compatibility The projector is compatible with a wide variety of computers and video devices including IBM compatible computers including laptops up to 1024x768 reso lution at 75 Hz Apple Macintosh and PowerBook computers up to 102...

Page 9: ... 1 Shipping box contents 1 TDP590 projector and lens cap 7 RCA audio video A V cable 2 Soft carry case 8 PR Cable 3 TDP590 User s Guide quick start card and Online User Guide CD 9 PR Cable USB mouse cable 4 Power cord 10 PR Cable PS 2 mouse cable 5 Remote 11 PR Cable audio cable 6 MAC Adapter 12 S Video cable 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 12 ...

Page 10: ...3 FIGURE 2 Side view of projector FIGURE 3 Front view of projector connector panel speaker focus ring elevator button power cord connector keypad power switch focus ring zoom ring ...

Page 11: ... projector in direct sunlight or extreme cold for extended periods of time If this happens allow it to reach room tem perature before use This projector is not intended for use in mainframe computer rooms as defined in the Standard for the Protection of Electronic Computer Data Processing Equipment ANSI NFPA 75 Transport the projector in a vendor approved case If You Need Assistance The first plac...

Page 12: ...g Mount Kit for more information To turn the image upside down see Ceiling Projection on page 28 The Ceiling Mount Kit is sold separately see page 46 2 Position the projector the desired distance from the screen The distance from the lens of the projector to the screen and the zoom setting determine the size of the projected image Figure 4 shows three projected image sizes For information about im...

Page 13: ...e PR Cable are labeled with icons The PR Cable also has an LED that lights solid green when the projector is on and PR Cable is func tioning properly A slowly blinking LED indicates PR Cable is waiting to initialize with the projector a rapidly blinking LED indicates a prob lem with PR Cable Connect the end of the PR Cable cable to the connector on the projector s connector panel Figure 5 FIGURE 5...

Page 14: ...d below NOTE The computer audio in connector on the connector panel is only used with the optional PR Cable Lite cable If you are using PR Cable the audio cable should be connected to the PR Cable not directly to the projector FIGURE 6 Connector panel NOTE If you are connecting an older Macintosh computer that does not have a 15 pin connec tor you must use a Mac adaptor between the computer and th...

Page 15: ... projector NOTE If you don t want audio or mouse control you can use a simplified cable called PR Cable Lite ordered separately 1 Plug either end of the PR Cable audio cable into the audio connector on your computer 2 Plug the other end of the audio cable into the connector on the PR Cable Do you want to control the computer s mouse from the projector s remote or keypad If your computer has a PS 2...

Page 16: ...ug the end of the PR Cable mouse cable into the connec tor on the PR Cable You must have the appropriate USB drivers installed on your computer to use the USB feature Windows 98 ships with the appropriate drivers NOTE A USB mouse is hot pluggable meaning you do not need to re boot your computer after connecting the mouse to use it A PS 2 mouse is not hot pluggable Now you re ready to power up the ...

Page 17: ...r on your computer FIGURE 9 Connecting the PR Cable cable to a desktop computer Do you want to display the image on your computer s monitor as well as on the projection screen NOTE The projector must be turned on to display the image on your monitor 1 Plug your monitor s cable into the connector on the PR Cable Do you want to play your computer s audio on the projector 1 Unplug the audio cable if ...

Page 18: ...ble FIGURE 10 Connecting the PR Cable monitor audio and mouse cables to a desktop comput er If your computer has a USB connector and is running Windows 98 use the USB mouse cable NOTE The USB mouse is sup ported for use with Windows 98 only 1 Plug the end of the PR Cable mouse cable into the mouse connector on your computer 2 Plug the end of the PR Cable mouse cable into the connec tor on the PR C...

Page 19: ...le s yellow connector into the video out port on your video player Figure 11 This port may be labeled To Moni tor If you re using an S video cable connect it to the s video out connector on the video player Figure 12 3 Plug the other yellow connector into the composite connector on the back of the projector If you re using S video plug the other end of the cable into the s video connector on the p...

Page 20: ...ct to the projector If you re using an S video cable the yellow connectors on the A V cable remain unused Figure 12 5 Plug the A V cable s other white and red connectors to the left and right audio in ports on the projector The projector is compatible with these major broadcast video standards NTSC NTSC 4 43 PAL PAL M PAL N and SECAM It automati cally adjusts to optimize its performance for the in...

Page 21: ... to display your video image You can select a default source to determine which source the projector examines first during power up for active video see Default Source on page 29 Use the volume buttons to adjust the volume 5 Turn on your computer The computer image should display on the projection screen If a video source is active press the source button on the keypad page 20 or the computer butt...

Page 22: ...eps running To exit standby mode press the standby but ton again It may take several seconds for the projection lamp to reach full power and project the image again To completely power off the projector press the O side of the power switch on the side of the projector If you want to turn the projector back on immediately you must allow about a minute for the lamp to cool The lamp won t light if it...

Page 23: ... reset the automatic sync and tracking If that doesn t clear up the image turn Auto Image off and adjust the sync page 26 and or the tracking page 27 manually 5 If the colors don t look right adjust the brightness page 23 Using the Remote Control NOTE If you can t aim the remote control at the projector so that its signal is received for example when using rear projection purchase the wired remote...

Page 24: ...mputer s mouse from the projector s remote or keypad you must connect the mouse cable to the PR Cable See page 8 for details If you are creating presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint you can use the remote s mouse buttons to navigate through your presentation while in Slide Show mode To configure PowerPoint for this choose Options from the Tools menu click the View Tab de select the Popup Menu on ...

Page 25: ...14 Focus ring zoom ring and elevator button The projector is equipped with a self locking quick release elevator foot and button Figure 14 To raise the projector 1 Press and hold the elevator button Figure 15 2 Raise the projector to the height you want then release the button to lock the elevator foot into position FIGURE 15 Adjusting the height of the projector elevator button focus ring zoom ri...

Page 26: ...reen Press menu again to close the menus When you close the menus the projector saves any changes you made For more information about the on screen menus see page 22 Mouse buttons Use the left and right mouse buttons to make selections and adjustments in the menus See Using the On Screen Menus on page 22 for details Source keypad only or Computer and Video remote only When you have more than one s...

Page 27: ...ils If you press standby again within 15 minutes the projector returns to normal operations immediately If you press standby again after 15 minutes there is about a 30 second delay before the lamp turns back on If you don t press standby again the lamp turns off after 15 minutes Volume keypad only To increase the volume press To decrease the volume press Volume adjustments are saved for each sourc...

Page 28: ...uminates the keypad green Press the corresponding buttons to move the cursor up down left or right or use the disk mouse on the remote To select a menu move the cursor left and right to highlight the menu you want The drop down menu appears FIGURE 17 Drop down menu To change a menu setting use the up and down arrow keys on the key pad or the disk mouse on the remote to move the cursor up and down ...

Page 29: ... PAL or SECAM video sources Press the left mouse button to increase the amount of green in the image Press the right mouse button to increase the amount of red in the image Contrast The contrast controls the degree of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of the picture Adjusting the contrast changes the amount of black and white in the image Press the left mouse button to decrease the...

Page 30: ... of color in the image Blank Screen Blank Screen determines what color is displayed when there is no active source and when the projector is in standby Click either mouse button to toggle between blue and black Reset All Click either mouse button to reset all the options except Language Video Standard Ceiling and Rear Projection and Standby Time in all the menus to their original settings This als...

Page 31: ...rce Treble The treble setting controls the high frequencies of your audio source Press the left mouse button to decrease the treble Press the right mouse button to increase the treble Treble adjustments are saved for each source you have connected Bass The bass setting controls the low frequencies of your audio source Press the left mouse button to decrease the bass Press the right mouse button to...

Page 32: ...to Resize automatically resizes the image by scaling it up or down It only affects computer images that are not the projector s native resolu tion When Auto Resize is on the projector makes the best fit of the image to the screen If you turn Auto Resize off by highlighting it in the Image menu and clicking either mouse button to select off the image may be either cropped or too small for the scree...

Page 33: ...tracking the press either mouse button repeatedly until the fuzzy vertical bars are gone Positioning adjustments are saved when you power off the projector Horizontal position Follow these steps to manually adjust the horizontal position 1 Turn Auto Image off 2 Highlight Horizontal position then press the left mouse button to move the image right or press the right mouse button to move the image l...

Page 34: ...be chosen manually If the projector is unable to detect the correct standard the colors might not look right or the image might appear torn If this happens manually select a stan dard by clicking either mouse button and cycling through the standards Standby Time This option lets you select how long the lamp stays on and the blank screen is displayed when the projector enters standby mode before th...

Page 35: ...ector automati cally finds the active source checking the default source first Highlight Auto Source Select and click either mouse button to turn this feature on and off Plug and Play This setting toggles between On and Off When it is On most new com puters will automatically recognize the projector then set the monitor resolution and refresh rate accordingly You need to set the Plug and Play sett...

Page 36: ...s up and remains until an active source is detected Click either mouse button to turn this feature off and display a plain black or blue screen instead of the startup screen Language Menu FIGURE 22 Language menu You can display the on screen menus in English French German and Spanish Move the cursor to the language you want then click either mouse button The menus redraw immediately ...

Page 37: ...unts each hour the lamp is in use Change the bulb when the brightness is no longer acceptable See Replacing the Projection Lamp on page 33 for details Computer resolution Shows your computer s resolution setting To change this go to your computer s Control Panel and adjust the resolution in the Display tab See your computer s user s guide for details Horizontal refresh rate The time period that on...

Page 38: ...the projector s software version This information is useful when contacting Technical Support PR Cable version Indicates the PR Cable s software version This information is useful when contacting Technical Support Source Indicates the active source Computer or Video ...

Page 39: ...oid burns allow the projector to cool for at least 30 minutes before you open the lamp module door Never extract the lamp module while the lamp is operating The lamp hour counter in the Status menu counts the number of hours the lamp has been in use The projectors use a metal halide bulb These types of bulbs deteriorate over time Replace the lamp when the bright ness is no longer acceptable You ca...

Page 40: ...ving the lamp door CAUTION Never operate the projector with the lamp door open or removed This disrupts the air flow and causes the projector to overheat 5 Loosen the two non removable screws on the outside of the module FIGURE 25 Loosening the screws on the lamp module ...

Page 41: ...o disconnect it from the pro jector Figure 26 FIGURE 26 Sliding the lamp connector 7 Remove the module Figure 27 WARNING Do not drop the lamp module or touch the glass bulb The glass may shatter and cause injury FIGURE 27 Removing the lamp module ...

Page 42: ...le still holding down the mouse button for 5 seconds Verify that the counter was reset by pressing the menu button and viewing the counter in the Status window Replacing the Batteries in the Remote Control The life of the batteries depends on how often and how long you use the remote Symptoms of low battery charge include erratic responses when using the remote and a reduced range of operation Fol...

Page 43: ...gton Security Standard connector for use with a Kensington MicroSaver Security System Figure 28 Refer to the information that came with the Kensington System for instructions on how to use it to secure the projector FIGURE 28 Installing the Kensington lock ...

Page 44: ...xt not being projected You might need to adjust the brightness up or down until the text is visible Refer to Brightness on page 23 for more information Problem The screen resolution is not right Make sure the computer s video card is set for a resolution of no greater than 1024x768 Problem Image isn t centered on the screen Reposition the image Refer to Horizontal position on page 27 and Vertical ...

Page 45: ...y Computer icon the Control Panel folder and then the Display icon 2 Click the Settings tab 3 Verify that the Desktop area is set to 1024x768 or less Also check the following Does your computer have a compatible video board The projector isn t CGA or EGA compatible Is your computer s video port activated This is especially true for laptop computers See Portable and Laptop Activation Chart on page ...

Page 46: ...tion on page 29 Problem the projector displays vertical lines bleeding or spots Adjust the brightness See Brightness on page 23 Check the projection lens to see if it needs cleaning Problem no sound Adjust volume Verify audio input connections Adjust audio source Problem Image is noisy or streaked Try these steps in this order 1 Deactivate the screen saver on your computer 2 Turn Auto Image off an...

Page 47: ...and Contrast on page 23 Problem Lamp seems to be getting dimmer The lamp begins to lose brightness when it has been in use for a long time Replace the lamp as described in Replacing the Projection Lamp on page 33 Problem Lamp shuts off A minor power surge may cause the lamp to shut off Turn the projec tor off wait at least a minute then turn it back on Before calling your dealer for assistance ple...

Page 48: ... to 70 C Humidity Operating and non oper 5 to 95 relative humidity non condensing Dimensions 3 9 x 9 x 12 5 inches 9 9 x 22 9 x 31 8 cm Weight 7 4 lbs 3 4 kg unpacked Altitude Operating 0 to 10 000 feet 3 048 meters Non operating 0 to 40 000 feet 12 192 meters Optics Focus Range 5 0 16 feet 1 5 5 m Lamp Type 270 watt metal halide Input Power Requirements 100 120VAC 6A 50 60Hz 200 240VAC 3A 50Hz ...

Page 49: ...ms for THD 0 3 Sensitivity 100 mV at 1 KHz for 88 dB SPL at 1 meter Connector Type RCA jack Computer Audio Input Input Impedance 10K ohm nominal AC coupled Maximum Input Voltage LIN RIN PEAK 4 5 V for THD 0 3 LIN or RIN 2 0 Vrms for THD 0 3 Sensitivity 100 mV at 1 KHz for 88 dB SPL at 1 meter Connector Type 3 5 mm 1 8 inch stereo phone jack ...

Page 50: ...sories ship with the projector Quick Start card TDP590 User s Guide Soft Case Shipping Box PR Cable and Cables PR Cable Audio Cable 2 ft PR Cable USB Cable 2 ft PR Cable PS 2 Mouse Cable 1 5 ft Executive Remote Plus with batteries Projection Lamp Module Lens Cap Audio Video Cable Online User s Guide CD ROM MAC Adapter S Video cable North American Power Cord Australian Power Cord UK Power Cord Euro...

Page 51: ...y contacting your dealer PR Cable Lite computer cable 6 5 ft 2 m PR Cable Extension Cable non plenum rated 60 7 ft 18 5 m PR Cable Extension Cable plenum rated 60 7 ft 18 5m RF Remote Ceiling Mount Kit Kensington MicroSaver Security System Tripod Mount Portable Projector Stand ...

Page 52: ...ernal ports and pressing it a third time activates the internal port Refer to your com puter s documentation for details on your specific model Computer Key command to activate port Key command to de activate port Acer Ctrl Alt Esc for setup Ctrl Alt Esc for setup AST FN D or Ctrl D FN D or Ctrl D Ctrl FN D Ctrl FN D FN F5 FN F5 type from A IVGA CRT type from A IVGA CRT FN F12 FN F12 AMS FN F2 FN ...

Page 53: ...tomatic automatic Alt F for screen setup option Alt F for screen setup option Data General Ctrl Alt Command Ctrl Alt Command Data General Walkabout 2 CRT X at DOS prompt reboot Datavue Ctrl Shift M Ctrl Shift M DEC FN F5 FN F5 FN F4 FN F4 Dell Ctrl Alt Ctrl Alt Ctrl Alt F10 Ctrl Alt F10 FN F8 CRT LCD FN F8 FN D FN D FN F12 FN F12 Digital automatic reboot FN F2 FN F2 Dolch dip switch to CRT dip swi...

Page 54: ...enu FN F1 select choice FN F5 select choice PS 2 SC select choice CRT LCD etc Infotel FN F12 FN F12 Kaypro boot up monitor plugged in unplug monitor Kris Tech FN F8 FN F8 Leading Edge FN T FN T Mac Portable 100 no video port not compatible Mac PowerBook 140 145 150 170 no video port requires a 3rd party interface 160 165 180 520 540 5300 Control Panel folder Pow erBook Display folder Activate Vide...

Page 55: ... F2 Prostar Ctrl Alt S at bootup Ctrl Alt S at bootup Samsung setup screen option setup screen option Sanyo setup screen option setup screen option Sharp dip switch to CRT dip switch to LCD Sun SPARC Dataview Ctrl Shift M Ctrl Shift M Tandy Ctrl Alt Insert Ctrl Alt Insert setup screen option setup screen option Tangent FN F5 FN F5 Texas Instru ments setup screen option setup screen option Top Link...

Page 56: ...urers offer more than one key command depending on the computer model Twinhead FN F7 FN F7 FN F5 FN F5 Automatic Automatic WinBook Ctrl Alt F10 Ctrl Alt F10 Wyse software driven software driven Zenith FN F10 FN F10 FN F2 FN F2 FN F1 FN F1 Zeos Ctrl Shift D FN F1 Ctrl Shift D FN F1 Computer Key command to activate port Key command to de activate port ...

Page 57: ...onitors control panel again When using video mirroring and high color graphics such as slide shows the projected image occasionally might turn black and white If this happens perform the following steps 1 Turn off video mirroring 2 Open the Monitors control panel 3 Move the white menu bar to Monitor 2 to set the projector as the pri mary monitor 4 Restart the PowerBook Using SimulScan Some newer P...

Page 58: ...eet Diagonal feet Width feet Height feet 4 9 3 6 2 9 2 2 8 6 5 5 2 3 9 12 9 7 7 8 5 8 16 12 9 10 3 7 7 20 16 0 12 8 9 6 30 24 5 19 6 14 7 Table 2 Image Size Width and Height for TDP590 minimum image size Distance to Screen feet Diagonal feet Width feet Height feet 4 9 3 0 2 4 1 8 8 5 0 4 3 12 7 4 5 9 4 4 16 9 9 7 9 5 9 20 12 4 9 9 7 4 30 18 6 14 9 11 2 ...

Page 59: ... 20 Source 20 Standby 21 Volume 21 C cables A V 12 45 composite video 12 extension 46 mouse 9 ordering 45 power 45 PR cable 2 6 45 PR cable extension 46 S video 12 cases ordering 45 ceiling mounted projection 28 46 cleaning the projection lens 33 color adjusting 24 colors don t match monitor colors 41 not displayed 38 compatibility IBM compatible 1 Macintosh 1 composite video cable connecting 12 o...

Page 60: ...tatus messages 29 displaying on screen menus 20 E extension cable 46 F fuzzy lines 27 I IBM compatible computers compatibility 1 connecting 8 11 icons on PR cable 6 on the projector 7 image adjusting 14 17 centering 27 colors don t match computer s 41 focusing 19 fuzzy lines 27 has lines or spots 40 not centered 38 not displayed 38 out of focus 40 quality 38 41 resolution 1 reversed 28 29 40 size ...

Page 61: ...nu 26 Language menu 30 making changes to menu functions 22 Status menu 31 P PR cable cables 2 6 45 connecting to equipment 7 connecting to the projector 6 PAL video 23 28 Plug and Play 29 power cord connecting 14 ordering 45 power switch 14 15 power up sequence 14 38 project from behind the screen 28 29 R rear projection 29 remote control replacing the batteries 36 using 17 20 replacing projection...

Page 62: ...4 temperature limits 43 test pattern 38 text not visible 38 tint adjusting 23 treble adjusting 25 troubleshooting 38 turning off the projector 15 turning on the projector 14 U USB mouse 9 V vertical lines displayed 27 40 video 23 video mirroring on a PowerBook 52 video standards 28 Volume buttons 21 volume adjusting 21 25 Z zooming the image 19 ...

Page 63: ...CE PAID BY PURCHASER AND UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL TOSHIBA BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL INDI RECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOST PROFITS LOST REVENUES OR LOST SAVINGS THE PRICE STATED FOR THE PRODUCT IS A CONSIDERATION IN LIMITING TOSHIBA LIABILITY NO ACTION REGARDLESS OF FORM ARISING OUT OF THE AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE THE PRODUCT MAY BE BROUGHT BY PURCHASER MORE THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTIO...

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