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English

Basic Operation

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Turning off the Power 

Press the 

OFF

 key on the remote control to turn off the 

unit.

The POWER LED will blink green and the fans will 
speed up for a quick cool down. The projector will not 
respond to any command for 90 seconds. 

The POWER LED will light solid orange once the 
cooling down cycle has completed.

Fans will run for three minutes to cool.

You may turn the projector back on after the first 90 
seconds. 

Summary of Contents for 40 40ET

Page 1: ... Vision Model 40 Vision Model 40ET Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...pper Side 10 Rear Bottom Side 11 Controls and Functions 12 Control Panel 12 Connector Panel 14 Remote Control 15 Installation 17 Remote Control 17 Projector 18 Connect the Power Cord 18 Adjust the Lens Zoom Focus ring 18 Adjust the height 19 Installation For Vision Model 40 With 1 38 1 63 Lens 20 Throw Distance Chart For Vision Model 40 With 1 38 1 63 Lens 21 ...

Page 3: ...ent Interlaced Video 25 Progressive Component DTV Y PB PR 26 RGBHV DTV RGB 27 Connecting a Computer or HDCP Compatible Video Device With DVI I Output 28 Basic Operation 29 Turning on the Power 29 Zoom Focusing 30 Selecting Video Memory 30 Selecting Input Source 31 Setting Menu 31 Selecting ASPECT RATIO 32 PIP POP function 32 Turning off the Power 33 Menu 34 Using the Menu 34 Main Menu 35 Picture Q...

Page 4: ...tion 2 38 Projector Status 39 Install 40 Service 41 White Balance 41 Blue Enable 42 Reset Lamp Timer 42 Additional Information 43 Replace the Lamp Contact your Vidikron Dealer 43 Troubleshooting 44 Specifications 46 Dimensions 48 RS 232 Setup 49 RS 232C Control Codes 49 PC Out Adapter 50 ...

Page 5: ...rmful interference in a residential installation 1 Read these instructions 2 Keep these instructions 3 Heed all warnings 4 Do not use this projector near water outdoors or otherwise exposed to the elements 5 Clean only with a dry cloth This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of suf ficient magnitude to co...

Page 6: ... connect to any other power input or output This could cause damage to this unit 11 Only use accessories specified by Vidikron 12 Keep the packing material in case the projector should ever need to be shipped 13 Unplug this projector during lightning storms or when it will not be used for an extended period of time 14 The lamp becomes extremely hot during operation Allow the projector to cool down...

Page 7: ...In addition Vidikron will provide a new or rebuilt replacement lamp for the lamp that fails due to defects in materials or workmanship for a period of six 6 months or 1000 hours whichever comes first from the effective date of delivery to the end user Such replacement lamps are then subsequently warranted for the remaining portion if any of the original warranty period WHAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER TH...

Page 8: ...SERVICE Repairs made under the terms of this Limited Warranty covering your Vidikron video product will be performed at the location of the prod uct during usual working hours providing location of product is within normal operating distance from a Vidikron Authorized Service Cen ter In some instances it may be necessary for the product to be returned to the Vidikron factory for repairs If solely ...

Page 9: ...this unit via an external DTV decoder not provided DVI I Input with HDCP 9 Point White Balance System for Excellent Gray Scale Tracking Direct IR and RS 232 Control Cat s Eye Optical System for Enchanced Contrast and Black Levels Two Lens Options with Variable Throw Distances for Versatile Installation Convenience De interlacing with 3 2 Pull down Using Vidikron s proprietary de interlacing techno...

Page 10: ...PIP PBP function Picture in picture Picture by picture functions allow you to display two inputs on the screen at the same time Video Memory This projector allows the user to store up to three different settings per input ...

Page 11: ...age 43 2 Projection Lens 3 Front IR Sensor 4 Ventilation Holes intake 5 Ventilation Holes exhaust 6 Focus Ring and Zoom Ring Access Adjusts the focus and zoom of image 7 Control Panel Shows lamp status and whether the projector is on or off For more details see Control Panel on page 12 8 Kensington Lock This lock can withstand 150 N of force ...

Page 12: ...ck IR Sensor 3 AC Power IN Socket 4 AC Power Switch AC main power switch 5 Ventilation Holes exhaust 6 Ventilation Holes intake 7 Rear Adjusters Adjusts the height or projection angle 8 Front Adjusters Adjusts the height or projection angle 9 Ceiling Mount Holes The connecting holes for ceiling mount device ...

Page 13: ...Vidikron Owner s Manual 12 English Controls and Functions Control Panel ...

Page 14: ...ange when the AC power cord is plugged into the wall outlet standby mode Once in the standby mode you can press the STANDBY ON key on the projector or the ON key on the remote control for ONE second to turn on the projector Lit green when the power is turned on operational mode Flashes orange for the first 30 seconds after powering up indicating that the lamp is warming up Flashes green for one mi...

Page 15: ...nt RCA Jacks 480i Component Y CB CR video signal input 4 RGB HDTV BNC or Progressive Scan DVD players DTV Y PB PR or DTV RGB video signal input 5 DVI I Digital Analog signal input 6 RS 232C RJ 11 Jack RS 232C control signal input 7 12v Trigger mini jack with the diameter of 5 5 mm outside and 2 5 mm inside 12V output active when the projector is turned on ...

Page 16: ...nu or to make various adjustments ENTER Enter the setting of items in the menu MEMORY M1 M2 M3 DEFAULT Recall video memory sequentially see Selecting Video Memory on page 30 INPUT SELECT VIDEO Composite video signal input S VIDEO S Video signal input COMP Component Y CB CR input COMP HD DTV Y PB PR signal input RGB HD DTV RGBHV signal input DVI Digital Analog signal input ...

Page 17: ...P Picture On Picture Enable the POP function EXIT Exit and save the setting s of items in the menu MENU Turns on off the on screen display menu ASPECT RATIO ANAMORPHIC For 16 9 DVDs 4 X 3 The input signal will be scaled to fit 4 3 display mode in the center of screen LETTERBOX Letterbox mode Image in letter box format is enlarged to fit 16 9 full screen display and the upper lower portion are blan...

Page 18: ... avoid damage from battery leakage Notes on Remote Control Operation Make sure that there is nothing obstructing the infrared beam between the remote control and the IR receiver on the projector The useable range is between 3m 9 8 feet from the front of the projector and 4m 13 1 feet from the top of the projector within a 30 degree horizontal angle and 15 degree vertical angle Push down on the tab...

Page 19: ... on the main power switch on the rear of this unit next to the AC inlet The POWER LED will light up in orange Press ON key on the remote control for ONE second to turn on the unit Adjust the Lens Zoom Focus ring Adjust the projected image size you need with the zoom ring on the lens To focus the image rotate the focus ring on the lens Focus Zoom out Zoom in ...

Page 20: ...English Installation 19 Adjust the height There are 4 screw adjusters on the bottom of this unit You can adjust the height or projection angle of this unit by using these adjusters ...

Page 21: ...B THROW DISTANCE V40 16 x 9 Screens Minimum screen width x 1 38 __________ inches Maximum screen width x 1 63 __________ inches Ceiling C VERTICAL OFFSET Screen width x 0 052 _________ inches from the center of the lens 5 51 in 140 mm Floor 4 89 in 124 2 mm 5 45 in 138 4 mm Between 6 10 27 36 in 155 695 mm 4 89 in 124 2 mm ...

Page 22: ...1 81 4 52 50 89 122 82 145 07 4 63 51 5 92 126 96 149 96 4 78 52 93 128 34 151 59 4 84 54 96 132 48 156 48 4 99 56 100 138 00 163 00 5 20 58 103 142 14 167 89 5 36 58 5 104 143 52 169 52 5 41 60 107 147 66 174 41 5 56 61 109 150 42 177 67 5 67 63 112 154 56 182 56 5 82 65 116 160 08 189 08 6 03 67 5 120 165 60 195 60 6 24 72 128 176 64 208 64 6 66 80 142 195 96 231 46 7 38 82 146 201 48 237 98 7 5...

Page 23: ...ffset means that the center of the projection lens is 2 above the top of the screen inverted ceiling or 2 below the bottom of the screen upright floor mount Screen __________ H x __________ W B THROW DISTANCE V40ET 16 x 9 Screens Minimum screen width x 1 83 __________ inches Maximum screen width x 2 40 __________ inches ...

Page 24: ...76 172 80 2 0 43 77 140 91 184 80 2 0 45 80 146 40 192 00 2 0 47 84 153 10 200 78 2 0 49 87 159 21 208 80 2 0 50 89 162 87 213 60 2 0 51 5 92 168 36 220 80 2 0 52 93 170 19 223 20 2 0 54 96 175 68 230 40 2 0 56 100 183 00 240 00 2 0 58 103 188 49 247 20 2 0 58 5 104 190 32 249 60 2 0 60 107 195 81 256 80 2 0 61 109 199 47 261 60 2 0 63 112 204 96 268 80 2 0 65 116 212 28 278 40 2 0 67 5 120 219 60...

Page 25: ... Owner s Manual 24 English Connecting When connecting make sure to 1 Turn off all equipment before making any connections 2 Use the correct signal cables for each source 3 Ensure the cables are firmly connected ...

Page 26: ...English Connecting 25 Connecting Video Inputs Video S Video Component Interlaced Video DVD Player ...

Page 27: ...Vidikron Owner s Manual 26 English Progressive Component DTV Y PB PR DTV Source ...

Page 28: ...English Connecting 27 RGBHV DTV RGB The RGB BNC input supports two kinds of HDTV formats Progressive component DTV Y PB PR and DTV RGB The unit will detect the resolution automatically DTV Source ...

Page 29: ...sh Connecting a Computer or HDCP Compatible Video Device With DVI I Output This unit is compatible with the following computer resoultions 1280x720 1024x768 800x600 640x480 PC Notebook set top box or other video device with DVI output ...

Page 30: ...on the unit The POWER LED will blink orange during warm up period then light solid green Searching will be displayed on the screen before the projector identifies the input signal This message will remain on the screen until a valid signal is detected If an incompatible input signal exceeds the range of the projector a Not supportive timing message will be displayed on the screen This message will...

Page 31: ...ojection image size you need with the zoom ring on the lens To focus the image rotate the focus ring on the lens Selecting Video Memory Press MEM1 MEM2 MEM3 buttons to recall settings in the memory Press DEFAULT to select the default setting Focus Zoom out Zoom in ...

Page 32: ...tting Menu Press the Menu button to turn on off the on screen menu Use the ARROW buttons c e d f to select the menu or to make various adjustments Press the Enter or f button to enter the setting of items in the menu or press the Exit button to leave and save the setting of items in the menu For more detailed settings see Chapter 5 Menu on page 34 Press Picture to access the picture setting menu ...

Page 33: ...PIP button to enable the PIP function For PIP purposes there are two groups of inputs separated by their display modes Video Group Video S Video and Component Y CB CR inputs Graphic Group HDTV input and Computer input The PIP can show one input from the Graphic Group within one input from the Video Group or show one input from Video Group within one input from the Graphic Group Press the PIP butto...

Page 34: ...OWER LED will blink green and the fans will speed up for a quick cool down The projector will not respond to any command for 90 seconds The POWER LED will light solid orange once the cooling down cycle has completed Fans will run for three minutes to cool You may turn the projector back on after the first 90 seconds ...

Page 35: ... five different menu languages see page 40 Language setting for more details Press the Menu button to turn on off the on screen display menu Use the ARROW buttons c e d f to select the menu or to make various adjustments Press the Enter or f button to enter the setting of items in the menu or press the Exit button to leave and save the setting of items in the menu ...

Page 36: ... menu will then appear see above To make an adjustment to a particular function highlight the function with the c or d arrow but ton and press Enter or fto activate a scroll bar for that adjustment When all the settings are done press Exit to leave the current submenu and then go to Image options Memory Store for saving the values as Memory 1 Memory 2 or Memory 3 Vision Model 40 Install Projector ...

Page 37: ...es as long as you are sure the projector is connected with the correct signal cables In the example above S Video is the current source Standard 4 3 Anamorphic IntelliWide Letterbox Aspect Ratio S Video Video Component HD Component RGB HD Input Select DVI I Aspect Ratio Input Select Memory Store HD RGB Adjust Memory Recall Image Options ...

Page 38: ...roportioned This is best suited for use with 16 9 DVD s Standard 4 3 The input signal will be scaled to fit in the center of the 16 9 screen Letterbox The image in the Letterbox mode will be zoomed in and the top and bottom portion blanked off This ratio is best suited for LaserDisc movies or non anamorphic DVD s I WIDE A 4 3 image is transformed into a 16 9 image Active Image Area Active Image Ar...

Page 39: ... the input signal H Pos Adjusts the horizontal position of the image V Pos Adjusts the vertical position of the image To enter into the memory selection menus use Memory Store and Memory Recall menus to save and load up to three different memories There are three memories Memory 1 Memory 2 and Memory 3 Auto Freq Phase H Pos V Pos HD RGB Adjust 0 0 0 0 YES Memory 2 Memory 1 Memory Store Memory 3 Me...

Page 40: ... factory default Sleep Timer To setup auto off timer The setting timer is from 10 minutes to 3 hours Lamp Hours To check for total time of lamp usage M Default Sleep Timer Minutes Lamp Hours Hours Projector Status 63 60 59 Load Minutes Vision Model 40 Install Status Picture Adjust Status Service Image Options ...

Page 41: ... as a result of the angle of projection 12 12 This can correct for up to 12 degrees of offset OSD Position To adjust horizontal and vertical positions of the OSD Background Color To select the background color while there is no input signal detected Test Patterns Highlight and press Enter or the right arrow key to display the cross coarse pattern Background Color Grey Blue White H POS 0 OSD Positi...

Page 42: ...just Please enter pass code to access Service screen Red Green Blue 134 512 512 Gain Service White Balance Blue Enable Lamp Reset Timer To adjust grey scale Gamma Adjust the gamma curve Gain Adjust high end Offset Adjust low end Store Settings When this function is selected and entered all White Balance settings will automatically be stored in Color Temp 4 Custom Temperature Red Green Blue 66 66 6...

Page 43: ... same adjustment window and return to the original temperature setting or simply select another input source from the remote control and then return to the original selected source Reset Lamp Timer Use this function to reset lamp usage counter Reset only if you replace the lamp Service White Balance Lamp Reset Timer Blue Enable Blue Enable Off On Blue Enable Off On Off On Service White Balance Blu...

Page 44: ...e the Lamp Contact your Vidikron Dealer 1 Loosen the screw of front lamp cover 2 Take off the front lamp cover 3 Loosen the three screws on the lamp shield 4 Take off the lamp shield 5 Loosen the two screws on the lamp module 6 Pull out the lamp module horizontally ...

Page 45: ...go into the Service menu select Lamp Reset Timer item to reset lamp usage counter Problem Possible Cause Remedy This unit does not turn on There is no power from power cable Plug the power cord into the AC inlet on the rear of this unit and plug the power cord into to the power outlet The power switch is not turned on Turn on the power switch Turned on this unit again while still in the cool ing d...

Page 46: ...ectly focused Adjust the focus of projection lens with the focus ring This unit and the screen are not aligned squarely Adjust the projection angle and direction and the height of this unit Remote control does not work correctly The batteries are exhausted Replace both batteries with new ones LAMP LED blinks in red The front lamp cover is not correctly attached Correctly attach the front lamp cove...

Page 47: ...lvin DTV Compatibility 480p 720p 1080i Memories 21 memories Inputs 1 Composite Video 1 S Video 1 RGB Component via BNC 1 RCA Component Video 1 DVI I w HDCP 1 RS 232 Scan Frequency Horizontal 15 80 kHz Vertical 50 100 Hz Picture Size 16 9 Screen Recommended Width 72 96 in Maximum Width 200 in 12V Output Max 250 Amp active when the projector is on Power Requirements 100 240V AC 50 60 Hz 320 watts Op...

Page 48: ...eproducing video CSMS Home Theater Calibration foot Lambert fL Specification This is the unit of measurement used in commercial movie theaters to express image brightness The Society of Motion Picture and Televi sion Engineers SMPTE specifies 16 fL as the target image brightness for film based projectors using an open gate without film in the pro jector More importantly today SMPTE specifies 12 fL...

Page 49: ...Vidikron Owner s Manual 48 English Dimensions Unit mm 332 49 160 400 280 33 76 40 149 99 150 01 131 5 125 41 201 48 201 50 ...

Page 50: ...X37 Letter box X63 Switch language German X11 Enter arrow key X38 I WIDE X64 Switch language Italian X12 Exit arrow key X40 Load memory 1 settings X85 Graphic Input auto X13 Up arrow key X41 Load memory 2 settings X90 Image orientation floor front X14 Down arrow key X42 Load memory 3 settings X91 Image orientation ceiling front X15 Left arrow key X46 Load default of current source X92 Image orient...

Page 51: ...will not accept RS 232 codes for 20 seconds NOTE 1 All codes are in the ASCII format 2 A carriage return is required after each command 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 RS 232 For D Sub 9 pin not included D Sub 9 pin female Details 2 TxT 3 RxD 5 Ground 1 4 6 7 8 9 NC D Sub 9 pin female RJ 11 to D Sub 9 pin not included RS 232 For RJ 11 not included 4 pin RJ 11 Details 2 TxT 3 RxD 1 4 Ground 1 2 3 4 Yellow Yellow...

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