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DLP™ PROJECTOR
MODEL
FD730U
FD730U-G
User Manual
FD730U
FD730U-G
This User Manual is important to you.
Please read it before using your projector.
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CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC CAUTION SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with 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 constitute a risk of electric shock. The exclamation point within an e
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Contents Important safeguards ........................................................................................................................4 Overview ............................................................................................................................................6 Remote control ..................................................................................................................................8 Installation ....................................
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Important safeguards Please read all these instructions regarding your 10. Power sources projector and retain them for future reference. Follow This projector should be operated only from the all warnings and instructions marked on the projector. type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power, 1. Read instructions please consult your appliance dealer or local All the safety and operating instructions should be power company. read before the ap
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Important safeguards (continued) Do not use the projector with condensation on it. WARNING: It can lead to breakdown or other failure. Unplug immediately if there is something wrong Place of installation with your projector. For safety’s sake, do not use the projector at any place Do not operate if smoke, strange noise or odor comes subjected to high temperature and high humidity. out of your projector. It may cause fire or electric Please maintain an operating temperature, humidity, sho
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Overview 1 Lamp cover 2 Lens 3 FOCUS ring 1 23 4 4 ZOOM ring 5 LENS SHIFT dial 6 Remote control sensor (front) 7 Speaker 5 8 Lock bar 9 Intake vent 10 Control panel 11 Exhaust vent 12 Power jack 13 Terminal panel 14 Kensington Lock 6789 Caution: 10 11 • Do not r eplace the lamp immediately after using the projector because the lamp would be extremely hot and it may cause burns. 12 13 14 Control panel 1 AUTO POSITION/ button 2 EFFICIENT MODE button 1 2 3 4 3 STATUS indicator 4 POWER indicato
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Overview (continued) Bottom side 1 Adjustment feet 1 Remote control 1 ON button 2 MAGNIFY button ON STANDBY 3 VOLUME UP, DOWN buttons 1 8 4 KEYSTONE button MAGNIFY ASPECT 2 9 5 MENU button 10 6 ENTER button UP EFFICIENT MODE VOL 7 AV (Audio/Video) MUTE button 3 DOWN 3D KEYSTONE 8 STANDBY button This model does 4 not have this 9 ASPECT button AUTO function. MENU POSITION 10 EFFICIENT MODE button 5 11 11 AUTO POSITION button 6 ENTER 12 , , , buttons 12 AV 13 FREEZE button MUTE FREEZE 7 13
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Remote control Battery installation Use two (AA, R6) size batteries. Inserting the batteries into the remote control 1. Remove the back cover of the remote control by pushing the battery compartment door in the direction of the arrow. 2. Load the batteries making sur e that they ar e positioned corr ectly (+ to +, and - to -). • Load the batteries fr om - spring side, and make sur e to set them tightly . 3. Replace the back cover. Removing the batteries from the remote control Remove the back
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Installation Screen size and projection distance Refer to the following tables to determine the screen size and projection distance. • The figur es in the tables ar e appr oximate and may be slightly dif fer ent fr om the actual measur ements. • The lens shift height shows distances fr om the factory default position. Screen Screen width (SW) Down side Up side L Screen size (16:9) Projection distance (L) Lens shift height Hd Diagonal size Width (SW) Height (SH) Shortest (Wide) Longest (Tele) H
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Installation (continued) kit. (Don’t use screw holes without arrow marks.) In Front projection, ceiling mounting this case, make sure that the screw is inserted in For ceiling mounting, you need the ceiling mount the projector at least 5 mm. The length of the screw kit designed for this projector. Ask a specialist for should be 20 mm or shorter. Also make sure that installation. For details, consult your dealer. no electrical current is flowing in the mount kit due • The warranty on this
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Basic connections This projector can be connected with various devices such as a VCR, video camera, videodisc player, and personal computer that have analog RGB output connectors. Important: • Make sur e that the connected device is tur ned of f befor e starting connection. • Plug in the power cor ds of the pr ojector and the connected devices firmly . When unplugging, hold and pull the plug. Do not pull the cord. • When the pr ojector and the connected devices ar e located too close to ea
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Basic connections (continued) Connection (for video equipment having an HDMI terminal) Equipment having an HDMI terminal To HDMI terminal HDMI HDMI (with HDMI logo) cable (option) Important: • Use a commer cially available HDMI (with HDMI logo) cable. • Y ou don’ t have to connect any cable for audio input. Y ou can input video and audio using an HDMI cable only . • When HDMI audio isn’ t output, it may be output by tur ning of f the power of the video equipment with the pr ojector and the
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Basic connections (continued) Projector + Computer For computer with mini D-SUB PC audio cable (option) Computer cable AUDIO IN-1 COMPUTER/ or IN-2 COMPONENT VIDEO IN To PC audio output To monitor port Computer Necessary when outputting to both a PC monitor and the projector. Computer cable (option) MONITOR OUT AUDIO OUT Audio cable (option) For analog connection: 1. Connect one end of the supplied computer cable to the COMPUTER/COMPONENT VIDEO IN terminal (1, 2) of the projector. 2. Connect
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Preparation Preparation for projection Adjusting the position of the 1. Attach the provided power cord to the projector. projected image 2. Plug the power cord in the wall outlet. To adjust the position of the projected image on the 3. Remove the lens cap. screen, use the LENS SHIFT dial. 1. Rotate the LENS SHIFT dial inside the top cover of Warning: the projector to adjust the image position. • Do not look into the lens dir ectly when the pr ojector • Rotating the dial clockwise (or count
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Preparation (continued) When projected images are distorted to a trapezoid To correct vertical keystone distortion, press the KEYSTONE button on the projector or the remote control to display KEYSTONE, and adjust the image by pressing the , button (or VOLUME , button on the remote control). In the following cases: Press the button. Press the button. • In the keystone adjustment, you can obtain an optimum result when the LENS SHIFT dial is at the factory default position. (See p
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Basic operation ON STANDBY 4 1, 2 3 MAGNIFY ASPECT 6 UP EFFICIENT MODE VOL KEYSTONE DOWN 3D AUTO MENU POSITION ENTER AV MUTE FREEZE VIEWER VIDEO 1 COMPUTER UNPLUG S-VIDEO 5 2 USB DISP. HDMI LAN DISP. DVI 5 3, 1, 2 • Do not cover the lens with the lens cap while the Power-on lamp is on. 1. Turn on the device connected to the projector first. • The pr ojector starts warming up when the POWER 2. Plug the power cord in the wall outlet. button is pressed. During the warm-up process, • The PO
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Basic operation (continued) • T o avoid permanently imprinting a fixed image (Wait about 10 minutes before turning the projector onto your projector, please do not display the back on.) same stationary images for long period. • Befor e shutting down the pr ojector , be sur e to close the menu screen. If you shut down the projector 6. Adjust the image size by turning the zoom ring. without closing the menu, the setting data of the 7. Adjust the vertical position of the displayed im
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Basic operation (continued) AV mute Wall Screen The video and audio signals are temporarily muted This function is to reproduce natural color tones when the AV MUTE button is pressed. To cancel when images are projected directly onto a screen muting, press the AV MUTE button again. 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 Setting the aspect ratio wall to be used for projection. You can c
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Menu operation As one of the two types of MENU displa As one of the two types of MENU display y , , f fo ollowing QUICK MENU llowing QUICK MENU a appears on the sc ppears on the scr re een when pr en when pressing MENU essing MENU b bu utton on the tton on the r re emote co mote con ntrol. In addition, DE addition, DET T A AIL MENU (See page 21) appears when selecting DE IL MENU (See page 21) appears when selecting DET T A AIL MENU in this MENU and pr IL MENU in this MENU and pressing ENTER es
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Menu operation (continued) Menu Options Set the following options provided in the respective menus. 1. QUICK MENU Menu option Setting Feature description Automatically sets an optimal color balance based on the input signal. AUTO Use this setting for most cases. QUICK MENU COLOR AUTO PRESENT ATION Makes projected images bright and crisp. ENHANCER COLOR ENHANCER CONTRAST 0 STANDARD Makes projected images look natural. BRIGHTNESS 0 THEATER Makes projected images soft and smooth. Best suited for m
