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Basic operation (continued)
AV mute
The video and audio signals are temporarily muted
when the AV MUTE button is pressed. To cancel
muting, press the AV MUTE button again.
Setting the aspect ratio
You can change the aspect ratio of the input video
signal (or the ratio of width to height of the image).
Change the setting according to the type of the input
video signal.
With the remote control:
1. Press the ASPECT button.
• Every time the ASPECT button is pressed, the
aspect mode changes from AUTO to 16:9, to
NATIVE, and back to AUTO.
With the FEATURE menu:
(See page 22 for menu setting.)
1. Display the FEATURE menu.
2. Select ASPECT by pressing the
or
button.
AUTO
ASPECT
FEATURE
opt.
3. Select your desired aspect ratio by pressing the
or
button.
To cancel the menu:
4. Press the MENU button.
Important:
• When a 4:3 image is kept displayed for a long
time before displaying 16:9 image, the afterimages
of the black bars may appear on the 16:9 image
screen. Consult your dealer in this case.
Caution:
• The lamp can’t be lit again for one minute after
turned off for safety purpose. It will take another
one minute for the STATUS indicator to go out. If
you want to turn on the projector again, wait until
the indicator goes out, and then press the POWER
button.
• The exhaust fans rotate faster as the temperature
around the projector rises.
• When the temperature around the projector rises
high, the sign “TEMPERATURE!!” blinks red on the
screen. If the temperature stays high, the lamp will
go out automatically.
Important:
• Do not display a still picture for a long time
because the afterimages may persist on the screen.
Wall Screen
This function is to reproduce natural color tones
when images are projected directly onto a screen
or wall surface. You can select from BEIGE, LIGHT
BLUE, LIGHT GREEN, PINK, BLACK BOARD, WHITE
BOARD, and OFF, to match the color of the screen or
wall to be used for projection.
1. Display the INSTALLATION menu. (See page 23 for
more details.)
LAMP MODE
STANDARD
WALL SCREEN
BEIGE
opt.
INSTALLATION
2. Press the
or
button to select WALL SCREEN.
3. Press the
or
button to select the color
closest to that of the screen on which images are
projected.
• When the GAMMA MODE setting is changed,
images may not be displayed correctly.
• When OFF or BLACK BOARD/WHITE BOARD is
selected, the density cannot be adjusted.
• When WHITE BOARD is selected,
BrilliantColor™ in the COLOR ENHANCER
menu of the IMAGE menu cannot be used.
Additionally, THEATER in the COLOR
ENHANCER menu of the IMAGE menu has
no effect and is automatically canceled when
WHITE BOARD is selected.
4. Press the ENTER button.
1
LIGHT BLUE
5. Press the
or
button to adjust the density of the
selected color.
When connecting to a laptop computer:
When this projector is connected to a laptop
computer, there may be times when images may not
be projected. When it occurs, set the computer so that
it can output signals externally. The procedure varies
across computers in use. See the instruction manual
of your computer.
