Panasonic PT-FX400U Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Operating Instructions

Projector Operations

LCD Projector

Commercial Use

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Model No.

PT-FW430U

PT-FX400U

FILTER

TEMP

LAMP

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STANDBY

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FOCUS

ZOOM

SHIFT LOCK

LENS SHIFT

W0411KT0

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ENGLISH

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Summary of Contents for PT-FX400U

Page 1: ...operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual J J for future use For information on using the product via a network refer to Operating Instructions Network Operati...

Page 2: ...arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to con...

Page 3: ...Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is co...

Page 4: ...ust Failure to observe this will cause a fire If dust builds up on the power plug the resulting humidity can damage the insulation z z If not using the projector for an extended period of time pull th...

Page 5: ...let young children look into the lens In addition turn off the power and z z disconnect the power plug when you are away from the projector Do not insert any foreign objects into the projector Doing...

Page 6: ...ing measures if necessary Battery fluid on your skin or clothing could result in skin inflammation or injury z z Rinse with clean water and seek medical advice immediately Battery fluid coming in cont...

Page 7: ...to deteriorate or result in fire Take particular care in locations exposed to direct sunlight or near stoves z z Always disconnect all cables before moving the projector Moving the projector with cabl...

Page 8: ...comercial ou rede de assist ncia t cnica autorizada Cobrir os terminais positivo e negativo com uma fita isolante adesiva antes de depositar numa caixa destinada para o recolhimento O contato entre p...

Page 9: ...eless Module can be added for wireless LAN connectivity Easy setup and improved serviceability Improved color reproducibility and fine display Improved connectivity J J Quick steps For details see the...

Page 10: ...onnections 27 Before connecting to the projector 27 Connecting example 27 Basic Operation Powering ON OFF 28 Connecting the power cord 28 Power indicator 28 Powering up the projector 29 Making adjustm...

Page 11: ...58 ECO MANAGEMENT 59 EMULATE 60 FUNCTION BUTTON 60 AUDIO SETTING 61 DATE AND TIME 62 TEST PATTERN 63 INITIALIZE ALL 63 SECURITY menu 64 PASSWORD 64 PASSWORD CHANGE 64 DISPLAY SETTING 65 TEXT CHANGE 65...

Page 12: ...rten the life of the lamp or result in deformation of the outer case and malfunctions Near high voltage power lines or near motors Doing so may interfere with the operation of the projector z z Make s...

Page 13: ...y measures against following incidents J J Personal information being leaked via this product z z Unauthorized operation of this product by a malicious third party z z Interfering or stopping of this...

Page 14: ...anel and polarizing plate and may necessitate their replacement within less than one year of use For details consult your dealer Lamp J J The luminous source of the projecter is a mercury lamp with hi...

Page 15: ...o monitor and control multiple projectors connected to the LAN Operation Manual Multi Projector Monitoring Control Software 2 5 Logo Transfer Software 2 0 Windows This software allows you to create or...

Page 16: ...ranslucent screen REAR CEILING Mounting on the ceiling using the ceiling mount bracket option behind the screen using translucent screen SCREEN FORMAT z z page 51 PT FW430U only 16 10 When projecting...

Page 17: ...are also used when inputting passwords in SECURITY or when inputting characters 12 AV MUTE Button Turns off the projection and the sound tentatively page 32 13 ECO Button Opens the ECO MANAGEMENT men...

Page 18: ...ojector 11 Filter indicator Indicates the state of the air filter unit 12 Remote control signal receiver front 13 Front adjustable feet Adjusts the projection angle 14 Rear terminals page 19 15 Lamp c...

Page 19: ...manufactured by Kensington to protect your projector Compatible with the Kensington MicroSaver Security System 9 AUDIO IN 1 3 Connects to the audio input signals AUDIO IN 3 has right and left L and R...

Page 20: ...he projector to ALL pressing the ID ALL button of the remote control Setting the ID number J J Press ID SET button then input the projector s ID number using numeric keys 1 to 6 within 5 seconds If th...

Page 21: ...ains close blinds and turn off light fixtures Do not use the projector installed vertically or tilted right or left Use under such conditions could result in equipment z z damage The projector must be...

Page 22: ...7 m 5 58 3 4 m 11 15 1 78 m 70 2 3 m 7 55 4 5 m 14 76 2 0 m 6 56 4 1 m 13 45 2 0 m 6 56 4 0 m 13 12 2 03 m 80 2 6 m 8 53 5 2 m 17 06 2 3 m 7 55 4 7 m 15 42 2 3 m 7 55 4 6 m 15 09 2 29 m 90 2 9 m 9 51...

Page 23: ...72 3 0 m 9 84 5 8 m 19 03 2 54 m 100 3 0 m 9 84 6 0 m 19 68 3 3 m 10 83 6 5 m 21 33 3 05 m 120 3 6 m 11 81 7 2 m 23 62 4 0 m 13 12 7 8 m 25 59 3 81 m 150 4 5 m 14 76 9 0 m 29 53 5 0 m 16 40 9 8 m 32 1...

Page 24: ...position using the lens shift function If the projector is not positioned right in front of the center of the screen you can adjust the projected image position by moving the lens shift lever within...

Page 25: ...the projector shift the lens shift lever up or down Shifting the lever to the direction C Shifting the lever to the direction D PT FW430 U Up to about 51 of the projection PT FX400 U Up to about 50 o...

Page 26: ...stment Horizontal H Up to 24 of the screen width SW Vertical V Up to 51 of the screen height SH Lens shift direction Limit of adjustment Horizontal H Up to 27 of the screen width SW Vertical V Up to 5...

Page 27: ...compliant with the z z HDMI standard may result in problems such as the image cutting out or not appearing When connecting the 1 080p signal using HDMI use a cable compliant with 1 080p signal It is...

Page 28: ...AMP or TEMP indicator is flashing you cannot operate page 68 Flashing The power is switched off When STANDBY MODE is set to NORMAL Press the POWER button to start the projection When the LAMP or TEMP...

Page 29: ...stics but this is not a malfunction When ECO is selected in STANDBY MODE z z page 59 in ECO MANAGEMENT under the PROJECTOR SETUP menu the initial image may appear about 10 seconds later than when set...

Page 30: ...r pressing OFF on the remote control while the MAIN POWER of the projector is ON For details on power consumption see Power consumption in the Specifications page 85 In the SECURITY menu check that CO...

Page 31: ...using ASPECT in the PICTURE menu page 44 Screw Lens shift lever clockwise to 3333 lock Lens shift lever Adjust the projection angle 4444 For details see Adjusting front adjustable feet z z page 24 Adj...

Page 32: ...of the connected device button Press FREEZE button on the remote 1111 control The image freezes and the sound is muted z z Press FREEZE button again 2222 The image unfreezes and the sound resumes z z...

Page 33: ...tically stop Should this happen switch to a different image and press the AUTO SETUP button again Using the function buttons Three function buttons FUNC 1 to FUNC 3 on the remote control can be assign...

Page 34: ...34 ENGLISH Basic Operation Controlling the volume of the speaker You can control the volume of the projector s speaker or audio output button Press VOLUME button on the remote control button increase...

Page 35: ...creen will appear as shown in the diagram below KEYSTONE 10 When only the name of the item appears press the ENTER button to go to the next screen for detailed settings Note On the MENU screen press t...

Page 36: ...TEMPERATURE DEFAULT 39 ADVANCED MENU 40 DAYLIGHT VIEW AUTO 40 DIGITAL CINEMA REALITY ON 40 NOISE REDUCTION OFF 41 TV SYSTEM AUTO 41 RGB YPBPR AUTO 1 41 Depends on signal input Note The factory default...

Page 37: ...METHOD FRONT DESK 57 HIGH ALTITUDE MODE OFF 57 LAMP POWER NORMAL 57 SCHEDULE OFF 58 ECO MANAGEMENT 59 EMULATE DEFAULT 60 FUNCTION BUTTON 60 AUDIO SETTING 61 DATE AND TIME 62 TEST PATTERN 63 INITIALIZ...

Page 38: ...urces NATURAL For reproduction in a dark room Note The factory default picture mode settings are DYNAMIC z z for still images and STANDARD for video It may take a few seconds for the picture to stabil...

Page 39: ...skin tone toward reddish purple Minimum value 32 SHARPNESS This adjusts the sharpness of the pictures Press to select SHARPNESS 1111 Press or the ENTER button 2222 The SHARPNESS screen will be displa...

Page 40: ...images so that they appear vivid when projected under bright lighting Press to select DAYLIGHT VIEW 1111 Press or the ENTER button 2222 The DAYLIGHT VIEW individual adjustment z z screen will be displ...

Page 41: ...N PAL M Attention AUTO mode is selected by default z z When the projector is not working properly in AUTO z z mode change the setting according to each SYSTEM SELECTOR type Note AUTO automatically sel...

Page 42: ...ion will also change the size of the z z projected image Lens shift may also result in keystone distortion z z The result of correction may affect the aspect ratio and the size of the projected image...

Page 43: ...the level 3333 The value changes from 16 to 16 Adjust so z z that the amount of interference is at a minimum Note The CLOCK PHASE may not be adjusted depending on z z the signal No optimal value may...

Page 44: ...specific input signals are projected in REAL z z mode When WXGA768 signals are detected z z When 16 10 is selected The aspect ratio switches from WIDE V FIT FULL NORMAL When 16 9 is selected The aspe...

Page 45: ...als are converted to the aspect ratio of the panel screen Input signal XGA z z Image Input signal 1125 1080 60i z z Image REAL J J The image is projected without size adjustment keeping the resolution...

Page 46: ...GA z z Image H FIT J J When standard signals 1 are input the aspect ratio is kept fixed The image is projected using all the panel pixels horizontally and the vertical edges of the image are cropped I...

Page 47: ...on of the image creator Note If you select an aspect ratio different from the input z z signals the image displayed will be different from the original image When used for commercial use or public vie...

Page 48: ...ISPLAY OPTION PROJECTOR SETUP SECURITY NETWORK PICTURE POSITION LANGUAGE DISPLAY OPTION PROJECTOR SETUP SECURITY NETWORK PICTURE Displayed in a chosen language RETURN ENTER SELECT RETURN ENTER SELECT...

Page 49: ...nce select SIMPLE or OFF When DETAILED is selected the NETWORK field z z shows the current network number of the wireless LAN 1 the projector name and ID Only when the optional wireless module is inst...

Page 50: ...or in similar cases 16 235 Select this when the output from the HDMI terminal of an external device such as a DVD player is connected to the DVI I terminal via a conversion cable or in similar cases...

Page 51: ...select CLOSED CAPTION only when NTSC or z z 525i 480i signals are input Security messages security texts and user logo are not z z displayed when the closed caption signal of the selected mode is inpu...

Page 52: ...ANCEL TEXT2 RETURN ENTER SELECT Press the ENTER button 3333 The TEXT CHANGE screen appears z z To input a character press 4444 to select the character then press the ENTER button If you select ALL DEL...

Page 53: ...sed BLUE BLACK USER LOGO DEFAULT LOGO BLUE The entire projection area appears blue BLACK The entire projection area appears black DEFAULT LOGO The Panasonic logo is projected USER LOGO The logo transf...

Page 54: ...tion The projected image at the time you press INDEX WINDOW is captured as a still image Still image Movie Movie Button function while INDEX WINDOW is displayed Press the buttons to set the window siz...

Page 55: ...simultaneously projected Pressing the RETURN button cancels the function Input A Input B Input A Input A Input A Button functions during a SIDE BY SIDE projection When you press the list of available...

Page 56: ...ss to select PROJECTOR ID 3333 Select ALL or a number between 1 and 6 z z from the list that appears ALL 1 6 2 Press the ENTER button to confirm 4444 the entry The selected PROJECTOR ID appears z z No...

Page 57: ...normal environment lower than 1 400 m 4593 ft above sea level ON Select this when using at high altitude 1400 m 4593 ft or higher and lower than 2700 m 8858 ft above sea level Note Make sure to set t...

Page 58: ...a command 3333 number 01 to 16 and press the ENTER button You can change the page using z z Press to select TIME or 4444 COMMAND and change the setting according to the instructions of the menu Press...

Page 59: ...LAMP POWER When ECO MANAGEMENT is OFF you cannot set z z AMBIENT LIGHT DETECTION SIGNAL DETECTION and AV MUTE DETECTION linked The selection made here is reflected to the indication of z z set ECO lev...

Page 60: ...35 Series L785 L785 Series LB W LB2 Series LB1 Series LB75 Series LB80 Series LB90 Series ST10 Series FUNCTION BUTTON Three function buttons FUNC 1 to FUNC 3 on the remote control can be assigned to a...

Page 61: ...MANAGEMENT is set ECO POWER BUTTON BEEP J J You can turn on and off the beep sound produced by the POWER button Each press of the button switches the settings as z z shown below OFF ON OFF The POWER b...

Page 62: ...59 SECOND 0 59 Press to select OK and press 6666 the ENTER button This completes setting of the time z z J J Adjusting the date and time automatically Press to select DATE AND TIME 1111 Press the ENT...

Page 63: ...FUNC3 Cross hatch becomes the default INITIALIZE ALL Use the steps below to return all adjusted MENU items to their factory defaults When you perform this function the projector enters standby mode t...

Page 64: ...tch PASSWORD 2222 The setting will change as follows each time the z z button is pressed OFF ON OFF Disables Password ON Enables Password Note PASSWORD is set to OFF by default and when z z INITIALIZE...

Page 65: ...s can be input z z Press to select OK and 4444 Press the ENTER button The text is now changed z z MENU LOCK Display the Menu and enable Menu operation by pressing MENU button Press to select MENU LOCK...

Page 66: ...hown below ENABLE DISABLE ENABLE Enables control from the main unit controls DISABLE Disables control from the main unit controls J J REMOTE CONTROLLER Restriction of control from the remote control c...

Page 67: ...less Manager ME5 5 you can set the password and restrict the access to the projector by setting this to ON Factory default is OFF PASSWORD CHANGE J J You can change the password for network NETWORK CO...

Page 68: ...p unit exceeds 5800 hours Luminous lamp does not light or ceases lighting during operation Check Is a message to recommend replacing lamp unit displayed on screen after turning the power on Have you t...

Page 69: ...r taking above remedies Contact to your dealer z z when TEMP indicator persists to light or flash after cleaning the air filters J J FILTER indicator Indicator Lights in red Clean the air filter appea...

Page 70: ...sive force when wiping may scratch its surface z z Please handle with care J J Air filter Perform the maintenance of the air filter unit in following cases The filter mesh is blocked causing the filte...

Page 71: ...ning Replacing the unit J J Air filter unit Replace the air filter when cleaning fails to remove dirt or dust Replace it with the separately sold ET EMF100 replacement filter unit Consult your supplie...

Page 72: ...orizontally The lamp contains mercury Consult your local municipality or your z z dealer about correct disposal of used lamp units Attention Do not use other than designated lamp units z z The part nu...

Page 73: ...screws turn freely and remove the lamp cover Remove the lamp cover by pulling it slowly toward the z z direction of the arrow Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the two lamp 3333 unit fixing screws...

Page 74: ...mp of the Wireless 2222 Module upward and insert the Wireless Module into the Wireless Module connection terminal Attach the Wireless Module cover to 3333 the projector and tighten the Wireless Module...

Page 75: ...or TINT adjustment may be incorrect z z 39 The input source which is connected to the projector may not be z z adjusted correctly RGB cable is damaged z z No sound from the internal speaker The input...

Page 76: ...n off the power of the projector and the connected devices Then turn z z the power of the projector and the connected devices back on Isn t unsupported signal cable connected z z 83 No sound is output...

Page 77: ...nnection J J Pin assignments and signal names D Sub 9 pin female Outside view Pin No Signal name Contents NC TXD Transmitted data RXD Received data NC GND Earth Connected internally CTS RTS NC J J Com...

Page 78: ...ith the PT F300U PT FW300U and similar models formats without an ID designation can also be used z z When the command can not be executed the ER401 status is sent from the projector to the personal co...

Page 79: ...mand is not accepted POF Power OFF If the PON command is sent while the cooling fan is operating after the lamp has been switched off the lamp ON operation will start 30 seconds after the lamp has tur...

Page 80: ...Signal names Not assigned GND terminals R PR G G SYNC Y B PB DDC data HD SYNC VD DDC clock Pin assignments and signal names of HDMI IN terminal J J Outside view Pin No Signal names Pin No Signal name...

Page 81: ...C3 C2 C5 T M D S data 2 Hot plug detection T M D S data 2 T M D S data 0 T M D S data 2 4 shield T M D S data 0 T M D S data 0 5 shield DDC clock DDC data T M D S clock shield Analog VD T M D S clock...

Page 82: ...wing conditions An image may be unstable in the sub window under some conditions 1 The SIDE BY SIDE signals have the same vertical scanning frequency 2 SIDE BY SIDE combination has signals other than...

Page 83: ...8 5 A A C 55 6 49 9 141 5 A A 1125 1080 60p 1920 x 1080p 67 5 60 0 148 5 A A H D C Y 1125 1080 50p 1920 x 1080p 56 3 50 0 148 5 A A 750 720 60p 1280 x 720 45 0 60 0 74 3 AA A 750 720 50p 1280 x 720 37...

Page 84: ...A 49 1 60 2 69 1 AA A C 49 7 59 8 83 5 AA A H D C WXGA 1440 x 900 55 9 59 9 106 5 A A C WSXGA 1680 x 1050 65 3 60 0 146 3 A A WUXGA 1920 x 1200 74 0 59 9 154 0 A A i added to the resolution value ind...

Page 85: ...al 60 Hz 1125 1080 60i Horizontal 33 75 kHz Vertical 60 Hz 1125 1080 50p Horizontal 56 25 kHz Vertical 50 Hz 625i 576i Horizontal 15 63 kHz Vertical 50 Hz 625p 576p Horizontal 31 25 kHz Vertical 50 Hz...

Page 86: ...R 0 5 V rms input impedance 22 k and more AUDIO OUT 1 M3 stereo mini jack stereo monitor output compatible 0 V rms to 2 0 V rms valuable output impedance 2 2 k and less LAN 1 for RJ 45 network connec...

Page 87: ...sing a ceiling mount bracket which is not purchased from an authorized distributors or environmental conditions Remove an unused ceiling mount bracket promptly z z Ensure to use a torque driver and do...

Page 88: ...2 73 LANGUAGE menu 48 Lens shift function 24 List of compatible signals 83 M MAIN MENU 36 Maintenance 70 Managing the indicated problems 68 MENU LOCK 65 MENU LOCK PASSWORD 65 Menu Navigation 35 N Navi...

Page 89: ...ard this product please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal Panasonic Solutions Company 3 Panasonic Way Secaucus NJ 07094 TEL 877 803 8492 Panasonic Can...

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