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Multimedia Projector

MODEL

PLC-XP21N          

Owner's
Manual

PLC-XP18N          

Summary of Contents for PLC-XP18N

Page 1: ...Multimedia Projector MODEL PLC XP21N Owner s Manual PLC XP18N ...

Page 2: ...s Reading it will help us too Through the years we have found that many service requests were not caused by problems with our projectors They were caused by problems that could have been prevented if the owner had followed the instructions in the manual You can often correct operating problems yourself If your projector fails to work properly see TROUBLESHOOTING section on pages 51 52 and try the ...

Page 3: ...e of your projector and can also be dangerous 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated Read all of the instructions given here and retain them for later use Unplug this projector from AC power supply before cleaning Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for cleaning Do not use attachments not recommende...

Page 4: ...ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 53 FEATURES AND DESIGN 5 COMPATIBILITY 5 IMAGE RESOLUTION 5 AUTOMATIC MULTISCANNING SYSTEM 5 MULTILANGUAGE MENU DISPLAY 5 LASER POINTER FUNCTION 5 OTHER FEATURES 5 UNPACKING THE PROJECTOR 5 TRADEMARKS 5 INSTALLATION 6 9 NAME OF EACH PART OF THE PROJECTOR 6 SETTING UP THE PROJECTOR 7 MOVING THE PROJECTOR 8 POWER REQUIREMENTS 9 CONNECTING THE PROJECTOR 10 18 TERMINAL OF THE P...

Page 5: ...projector cannot display screen resolutions above 1280 x 1024 If your computer s screen resolution is higher than 1280 x 1024 reset it to a lower resolution before you connect the projector This projector can detect display signals from most personal computers currently distributed It is free from complicated adjustments to project picture images from PC The projector comes with the parts listed b...

Page 6: ... the hot air exhaust Be careful when handling Do not touch the cabinet near to the exhaust vent area and especially screws and metallic parts These parts will become hot while the projector is used FRONT OF THE PROJECTOR REAR OF THE PROJECTOR SPEAKERS INFRARED REMOTE RECEIVER PROJECTION LENS REMOVABLE LENS COVER MAIN ON OFF SWITCH CARRYING HANDLE POWER CORD CONNECTOR ADJUSTABLE FEET AIR INTAKE VEN...

Page 7: ...any object Make sure that there are no objects under the projector An object under the projector may prevent the projector from taking the cooling air through the bottom vent VENTILATION AIR INTAKE VENT BOTTOM SIDE EXHAUST VENT REAR SIDE 400 308 47 3 14 4m Screen Size Max Zoom Min Zoom Distance 40 31 4 6 1 4m 60 46 7 2 2 2m 100 77 11 8 3 6m 150 115 17 7 5 4m 200 154 23 6 7 2m 250 192 29 5 9 0m 300...

Page 8: ...ns cover and retract the adjustable feet when moving the projector to prevent damage to the projector ADJUSTABLE FEET FEET LOCK LATCHES MOVING THE PROJECTOR INSTALLATION UP UP DOWN Picture tilt and projection angle can be adjusted by rotating the ADJUSTABLE FEET Projection angle can be adjusted 0 to 6 ADJUSTABLE FEET Lift the front of the projector and press the FEET LOCK LATCHES on both sides of ...

Page 9: ...s having a grounded neutral conductor To reduce the risk of electrical shock do not plug into any other type of power system Consult your authorized dealer or service station if you are not sure what type of power is supplied to your building Connect the AC power supply cord supplied to the projector The socket outlet must be near this equipment and must be easily accessible Projector side Female ...

Page 10: ...NO R L AV IN COMPUTER 1 2 3 6 7 10 9 4 5 8 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 7 CONNECTING THE PROJECTOR TERMINAL OF THE PROJECTOR COMPUTER INPUT 1 TERMINAL Used to connect a computer to the projector COMPUTER INPUT 2 TERMINAL Used to connect a computer to the projector MONITOR OUTPUT TERMINAL Used to connect a monitor to the projector COMPUTER AUDIO INPUT 1 JACK mini stereo type Used to connect a com...

Page 11: ... be connected to the HDB15 pin VGA terminal on the projector Connect the monitor to this terminal using the VGA cable not provided Pin No Signal 1 Red input 2 Green input 3 Blue input 4 Sense 2 5 Ground Horiz sync 6 Ground Red 7 Ground Green 8 Ground Blue Pin No Signal 9 Non Connect 10 Ground Vert sync 11 Sense 0 12 Sense 1 13 Horiz sync 14 Vert sync 15 Reserved HDB 15 PIN TERMINAL CONNECTING TO T...

Page 12: ...UT 1 or 2 MOUSE CABLE FOR PS 2 PORT PROVIDED MOUSE CABLE FOR SERIAL PORT PROVIDED PS 2 PORT INPUT VGA CABLE PROVIDED AUDIO CABLE NOT PROVIDED EXTERNAL AUDIO EQUIPMENT Refer to page 18 NOTE When connecting the cable the power cords of both the projector and the external equipment should be disconnected from AC outlet Turn the projector and peripheral equipment on before the computer is switched on ...

Page 13: ...VIDED MOUSE CABLE FOR PS 2 PORT PROVIDED MOUSE CABLE FOR SERIAL PORT PROVIDED COMPUTER OUTPUT CONTROL PORT OUTPUT 1 or 2 CONNECTING AN IBM COMPATIBLE LAPTOP COMPUTER NOTE When connecting the cable the power cords of both the projector and the external equipment should be disconnected from AC outlet Turn the projector and peripheral equipment on before the computer is switched on EXTERNAL AUDIO EQU...

Page 14: ...ou turn on the projector and computer ADB PORT INPUT SW1 ON OFF OFF ON RESOLUTION MODE 13 MODE 640 x 480 16 MODE 832 x 624 19 MODE 1024 x 768 21 MODE 1152 x 870 SW6 OFF OFF OFF OFF SW5 OFF OFF OFF OFF SW4 OFF ON OFF ON SW3 OFF OFF ON ON SW2 ON ON ON ON NOTE When connecting the cable the power cords of both the projector and the external equipment should be disconnected from AC outlet Turn the proj...

Page 15: ...ipped with the PowerBook ON 2 3 4 5 6 1 ON OFF VGA MAC ADAPTER SW1 SW6 Set the dip switches as shown in the table below depending on the RESOLUTION MODE that you want to use before you turn on the projector and computer SW1 ON OFF OFF ON RESOLUTION MODE 13 MODE 640 x 480 16 MODE 832 x 624 19 MODE 1024 x 768 21 MODE 1152 x 870 SW6 OFF OFF OFF OFF SW5 OFF OFF OFF OFF SW4 OFF ON OFF ON SW3 OFF OFF ON...

Page 16: ...tellite TV tuner or other AV equipment CONNECTING TO THE COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT JACKS Connect the component video outputs Y Cb Pb Cr Pr from the DVD player or other video equipment to these jacks using the video cable The COMPONENT VIDEO jack has priority over the S VIDEO and VIDEO composite jacks Connect the video output from the video equipment to this jack using the video cable Connect the audio...

Page 17: ...r S VIDEO OUTPUT S VIDEO INPUT AUDIO INPUT Video Camera VIDEO OUTPUT L R AUDIO OUTPUT VIDEO INPUT AUDIO INPUT AUDIO OUTPUT Y Cb Pb Cr Pr COMPONENT VIDEO OUTPUT R L AUDIO OUTPUT AUDIO INPUT COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT CONNECTING THE PROJECTOR CONNECTING THE VIDEO EQUIPMENT NOTE When connecting the cable the power cords of both the projector and the external equipment should be disconnected from AC outlet...

Page 18: ...IO 1 STEREO 8Ω AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO MONO R L AV IN COMPUTER This jack outputs stereo speaker sound which viewing on screen If you use external speaker system connect stereo type external speaker jack Internal speaker sound is disconnected when speaker jack is connected CONNECTING TO THE EXT SP JACK 3 5 mm mini stereo type EXTERNAL SPEAKER SYSTEM ...

Page 19: ...RE OPERATION MODE SELECT AUTO IMAGE NORMAL MENU ZOOM FOCUS VOLUME ON OFF 9 10 8 7 5 6 11 14 12 13 TOP CONTROLS FRONT INDICATORS FRONT INDICATORS TOP CONTROLS CONTROLS AND INDICATORS LAMP REPLACE LAMP READY WARNING TEMP 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 20: ...te power zoom lens MODE BUTTON Used to select source Computer 1 Computer 2 or Video MENU BUTTON This button will activate the MENU operation Use this button the POINT UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT buttons and the SELECT button to make adjustments to the projector s setting in MENU operation AUTO IMAGE BUTTON Used to operate the AUTO IMAGE function NORMAL BUTTON Use to reset to normal picture adjustment prese...

Page 21: ...attached cable Signals from the projector are transmitted to the PC enabling the remote control unit of the projector to be used as a PC wireless mouse Refer to CONNECTING THE PROJECTOR in pages 11 to 15 for the connection LASER LIGHT WINDOW LASER POINTER button This remote control emits a laser beam as the Laser Pointer from the Laser Light Window When the LASER button is pressed the laser light ...

Page 22: ...the direction you are pressing SELECT BUTTON When in use as a remote for the projector This button has different functions depending on when used This button is used to execute the item selected to increase or decrease the values in certain items such as CONTRAST or BRIGHTNESS When in use as a wireless mouse This button has the same function as the left button in a PC mouse FRONT CLICK BUTTON When...

Page 23: ...e remote control toward the projector Receiver window when pressing the buttons Maximum operating range for the remote control is about 16 4 5 m and 60 front and rear of the projector 16 4 5 m To insure safe operation please observe the following precautions Use 2 AA type alkaline batteries Change two batteries at the same time Do not use a new battery with a used battery Avoid contact with water ...

Page 24: ... TOP CONTROL OF THE PROJECTOR CONTROL THE PROJECTOR NORMAL NORMAL PICTURE BEFORE OPERATION POWER ON OFF COMPUTER VIDEO D ZOOM and KEYSTONE KEYSTONE and P TIMER P TIMER ZOOM and The projector has two types of operation DIRECT OPERATION and MENU OPERATION DIRECT OPERATION allows you to operate the projector by using one button without showing the MENU In MENU OPERATION mode you display menus where y...

Page 25: ...COLOR TINT WHITE BALANCE CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS SHARPNESS PROGRESSIVE REMOTE CONTROL MENU POINT LEFT RIGHT SELECT POINT UP DOWN SELECT TOP CONTROL OF THE PROJECTOR REMOTE CONTROL MENU POINT LEFT RIGHT SELECT POINT UP DOWN SELECT MENU POINT LEFT RIGHT SELECT POINT UP DOWN SELECT MENU POINT LEFT RIGHT SELECT POINT UP DOWN SELECT MENU POINT LEFT RIGHT SELECT POINT UP DOWN SELECT MENU POINT LEFT RIGHT SE...

Page 26: ...L ZOOM KEYSTONE REMOTE CONTROL MENU POINT LEFT RIGHT SELECT POINT UP DOWN SELECT MENU POINT LEFT RIGHT SELECT POINT UP DOWN SELECT MENU POINT LEFT RIGHT SELECT POINT LEFT RIGHT UP DOWN SELECT MENU POINT LEFT RIGHT SELECT POINT LEFT RIGHT UP DOWN SELECT MENU POINT LEFT RIGHT SELECT POINT UP DOWN SELECT MENU POINT LEFT RIGHT SELECT POINT UP DOWN SELECT MENU POINT LEFT RIGHT SELECT POINT UP DOWN SELE...

Page 27: ...MPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR continued to flash follow the procedures below 1 Press POWER ON OFF button to OFF 2 Check the air filter for dust accumulation 3 Remove dust with vacuum cleaner See AIR FILTER CARE AND CLEANING section on page 49 4 Press POWER ON OFF button to ON If the TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR still continues to flash call your authorized dealer or service station Press the MODE b...

Page 28: ...rees Expand function To compress the image size press D ZOOM button The size of image is reduced by degrees Compress function To pan the image press POINT UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT POINTING PAD button The image move to the direction indicated Panning function See page 45 for more detail BASIC OPERATION Press the ZOOM or button on the remote control unit or on the projector to obtain your desired picture ...

Page 29: ...UTO IMAGE button on the remote control unit or on the projector The item s indicated ON in the AUTO IMAGE FUNCTION are adjusted automatically If all the items in AUTO IMAGE FUNCTION are OFF AUTO IMAGE SETTING display appears If you wish to operate the AUTO IMAGE FUNCTION perform the steps 3 9 of AUTO IMAGE FUNCTION section on page 38 The normal picture image level is factory preset on the projecto...

Page 30: ...mputer 2 or video to use by pressing the POINT UP DOWN BUTTON s and then press the SELECT BUTTON VOLUME ON OFF FOCUS ZOOM VIDEO COMPUTER D ZOOM MENU MUTE LASER KEY STONE NO SHOW FREEZE AUTO IMAGE NORMAL P TIMER LOCK REMOTE CONTROL UNIT TOP CONTROL OF THE PROJECTOR MENU BUTTON POINT UP BUTTON POINT RIGHT BUTTON MENU BUTTON POINT DOWN BUTTON MODE SELECT POINT UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT BUTTON Pressing the b...

Page 31: ... arrow to and then press the SELECT BUTTON 6 To mute the sound point the arrow to Mute and then press the SELECT BUTTON The display is changed On and mute the sound 7 To quit the MENU point to Quit and then press the SELECT BUTTON A language in the MENU display can be selected among English German French Italian Spanish and Japanese 1 Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will...

Page 32: ...st signal format 1 Connect the video equipment to the PROJECTOR and turn the projector on first 2 Set MODE SELECT to VIDEO MODE 3 Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear 4 Press the POINT LEFT RIGHT BUTTON s to select SYSTEM and press the SELECT BUTTON Another dialog box COLOR SYSTEM DISPLAY will appear The current COLOR SYSTEM is displayed in the system window 5 Pre...

Page 33: ...Pb Pr by video source select You must select the component video system 1080i 60 1080i 50 1035i 720p 575p 480p 1 Press the POINT LEFT RIGHT BUTTON s to select SYSTEM and press the SELECT BUTTON Another dialog box COMPONENT VIDEO SYSTEM DISPLAY will appear The current SYSTEM is displayed in the system window 2 Press the POINT DOWN BUTTON and a red arrow will appear 3 To change the current SYSTEM pr...

Page 34: ... the SELECT BUTTON 7 You may want to store the settings in the memory so that you can recall them later To store the settings move the arrow to Stored and then press the SELECT BUTTON When you have stored the settings OK is displayed for confirmation 8 Move the arrow to Yes and then press the SELECT BUTTON The stored settings are memorized even if the MAIN ON OFF is switched off 9 To quit the MENU...

Page 35: ...3 Press the POINT DOWN BUTTON and a red arrow will appear 4 To switch to Wide mode move the arrow to Wide by pressing the POINT UP DOWN BUTTON s and then press the SELECT BUTTON 5 To switch to Regular mode move the arrow to Regular by pressing the POINT UP DOWN BUTTON s and then press the SELECT BUTTON 6 When the image is distorted vertically move the arrow to Keystone by pressing POINT UP DOWN BU...

Page 36: ...rs NOTE 1 If the projector cannot discriminate or detect the input signal from the computer the Go PC adj display appears NOTE 2 If no input signal from the computer the No signal display appears 3 Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear 4 Press the POINT LEFT RIGHT BUTTON s to select SYSTEM and press the SELECT BUTTON Another dialog box COMPUTER SYSTEM DISPLAY will ...

Page 37: ...lace 60 00 Interlace ON SCREEN DISPLAY RESOLUTION H Freq kHz V Freq Hz VGA1 VGA2 VGA3 VGA4 VGA5 VGA6 VGA7 Mac LC13 Mac13 RGB RGB SVGA1 SVGA2 SVGA3 SVGA4 SVGA5 SVGA6 SVGA7 SVGA8 SVGA9 SVGA10 SVGA11 Mac16 XGA1 XGA2 XGA3 XGA4 XGA5 XGA6 XGA7 XGA8 XGA9 XGA10 XGA11 640 x 480 720 x 400 640 x 400 640 x 480 640 x 480 640 x 480 640 x 480 640 x 480 640 x 480 800 x 600 800 x 600 800 x 600 800 x 600 800 x 600 ...

Page 38: ...e setting On press the SELECT BUTTON 6 Move the arrow by pressing the POINT UP DOWN BUTTON s to select Go and then press the SELECT BUTTON The auto image function is started now It will take about 10 seconds 7 To store the settings move the arrow to Stored and then press the SELECT BUTTON When you have stored the settings OK is displayed for confirmation 8 Move the arrow to Yes and then press the ...

Page 39: ...ange of the levels that you can adjust are summarized in the table below 4 Press the POINT DOWN BUTTON and a red arrow will appear 5 Move the arrow to an item that you want to adjust by pressing the POINT UP DOWN BUTTON s 6 To increase the level point the arrow to and then press the SELECT BUTTON To decrease the level point the arrow to and then press the SELECT BUTTON 7 You may want to store the ...

Page 40: ... the settings move the arrow to Stored and then press the SELECT BUTTON When you have stored the settings OK is displayed for confirmation 6 Move the arrow to Yes and then press the SELECT BUTTON The stored settings are memorized even if the MAIN ON OFF is switched off 7 To quit the MENU move the arrow to Quit and then press the SELECT BUTTON 8 If you do not want to store the settings move the arr...

Page 41: ...u need it NOTE This PC ADJUSTMENT function cannot be operated when RGB HDTV1035i or HDTV1080i is selected on the COMPUTER SYSTEM SELECT menu See pages 36 37 1 Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear 2 Press the POINT LEFT RIGHT BUTTON s to select PC ADJUST and press the SELECT BUTTON Another dialog box Where to reserve will appear 3 In this dialog box you will select...

Page 42: ...DOWN BUTTON s 10 To increase the level point the arrow to and then press the SELECT BUTTON To decrease the level point the arrow to and then press the SELECT BUTTON 11 If you want to store the settings in the memory move the arrow to Stored and press the SELECT BUTTON When you have stored the settings OK is displayed for confirmation Move the arrow to Yes and then press the SELECT BUTTON 12 To rec...

Page 43: ...LECT BUTTON When you have reset the settings OK is displayed for confirmation Move the arrow to Yes and then press the SELECT BUTTON You can adjust the settings again if needed 22 To quit the MENU move the arrow to Quit and then press the SELECT BUTTON 23 If you quit the MENU without storing the settings in the memory the parameter data you changed will not be kept 24 The stored settings are memor...

Page 44: ...e arrow to one of the Modes Stored position that you want to confirm by pressing the POINT UP DOWN BUTTON s Press the SELECT BUTTON Another dialog box PC ADJUSTMENT DISPLAY will appear 5 To quit the MENU point to Quit and then press the SELECT BUTTON 6 To modify the parameter data perform the steps 9 24 of PC ADJUSTMENT SECTION 7 To clear the parameter data move the arrow by pressing the POINT UP ...

Page 45: ...CT BUTTON The Keystone is displayed to indicate Keystone mode 2 Press the POINT UP BUTTON to reduce the upper part of the image and the POINT DOWN BUTTON to reduce the lower part See KEYSTONE FUNCTION section on page 28 3 Press the NORMAL BUTTON in keystone mode the image changed to original image not correct keystone distortion Digital zoom Keystone SCREEN ADJUST DISPLAY MAIN MENU DISPLAY True 1 ...

Page 46: ...nted projector Turn SPLIT WIPE function On in the SETTING menu The picture will change into the next one by sliding black image side ways when the input source is changed Change the input source by MODE button The picture is replaced by black image from side ways to the center and the next one appears from the center to side ways like drawing the black curtains This function turns the Projection L...

Page 47: ...de 2 This projector can be operated with two different code one is factory set normal code MODE 1 and the other one is extended code MODE 2 This is used to prevent the remote control operation mixture jam when two projector and several remote control video equipments are system up and used together When you change the code MODE 2 you must change both projector and Remote Control Unit Mode 1 Mode 2...

Page 48: ...ppear 3 Press the POINT DOWN BUTTON and a red arrow will appear 4 Move the arrow by pressing the POINT UP DOWN BUTTON s to select Lamp age and then press the SELECT BUTTON When you reset the lamp replace monitor lamp replace monitor reset is displayed for confirmation 5 Move the arrow to Yes and then press the SELECT BUTTON OK is displayed for confirmation Move the arrow to Yes and then press the ...

Page 49: ...s dust may accumulate on the liquid crystal panel and lens inside it and may resultantly be projected on the screen together with the picture When the above symptoms are noticed contact the place where your authorized dealer or service station for the cleaning TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR AIR FILTER COVER AIR FILTER AIR FILTER COVER The TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR flashes red when the internal ...

Page 50: ...TOR TIMER except after the lamp is replaced For continued safety replace with a lamp assembly of the same type Allow the projector to cool for at least 45 minutes before you open the lamp cover The inside of the projector can become very hot Do not drop the lamp module or touch the glass bulb The glass can shatter and cause injury LAMP REPLACEMENT INDICATOR LAMP ASSEMBLY HANDLE LAMP COVER APPENDIX...

Page 51: ...s In such an event leave the projector OFF and wait until condensation disappears 51 Before calling your dealer or service station for assistance check the items below once again 1 Make sure you have connected the projector to your equipment as described in section CONNECTING THE PROJECTOR on pages 11 18 2 Check cable connections Verify that all computer video and power cords are properly connecte...

Page 52: ... ON Check the transmitted signal mode from the remote control unit See OTHER FUNCTION SETTING section on pages 46 47 Remote control unit does not work Check the cable connection between the projector and the computer Check the mouse setting on your computer Turn on the projector before you turn on the computer Wireless mouse function does not work Try these Solutions APPENDIX SERVICE WARNING High ...

Page 53: ...x 768 x 3 6 color system PAL SECAM NTSC NTSC4 43 PAL M and PAL N H sync 15 100 KHz V sync 50 100 Hz Adjustable from 31 to 400 F1 8 2 1 lens with f 48 4 mm 62 8 mm Motor zoom and focus 4 6 1 4 m 47 3 14 4 m 200 watt type RCA Type 3 x 2 sets Video Audio R and L Y Cb Pb Cr Pr and DIN 4 pin S Video x 1 Mini Stereo Type x 2 Computer Output Jack Other Jack VGA HDB 15 Terminal EXT Speaker Jack Stereo x 1...

Page 54: ...SANYO Electric Co Ltd Printed in Japan Part No 610 287 2729 1AA6P1P2373 MF6AF ...

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