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LCD
Projector
User Manual
X500
MODEL X500U
EN – 1
ESPAÑOL ITALIANO DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ENGLISH
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CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC 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 equi
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Contents Important safeguards ...........................................................................4 Overview ............................................................................................... 6 Using the remote control ......................................................................8 Battery installation ......................................................................................................... 8 Installation ...............................................
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Important safeguards Please read all these instructions regarding your LCD 10. Power sources This projector should be operated only from the projector and retain them for future reference. Follow type of power source indicated on the marking all warnings and instructions marked on the LCD pro- label. If you are not sure of the type of power, jector. please consult your appliance dealer or local power company. 1. Read instructions All the safety and operating instructions should 11. Power-cord pr
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WARNING: Do not touch Air outlet grille and Bottom plate which becomes hot. Unplug immediately if there is something Do not touch them or put other equipment in front of wrong with your projector. Air outlet grille. The heated Air outlet grille and Bot- Do not operate if smoke, strange noise or odor comes tom plate may cause injury or damage to other equip- out of your projector. It might cause fire or electric ment. Also, do not set the projector on the desk which shock. In this case, unplug i
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Overview 1 Foot adjustment buttons (Left/Right) 5 97 8 6 2 Terminal board 3 HUB 4 Air outlet grille 5 Speakers (Left/Right) 6 Control panel 7 Remote control sensor (Front) 8 IRIS sensor 9 Lens 10 Remote control sensor (Rear) 11 Kensington Security Lock Standard 2 34 1 connector 12 Easy-carry handle 10 11 12 Control panel 1 Power button 15 14 13 2 – (VOLUME) button 3 COMPUTER button 4 MENU button LAMP TEMP 1 12 5 AUTO POSITION button ZOOM/ FOCUS 6 MUTE button 2 11 VOLUME 7 Direction buttons COMPU
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Bottom side 1 1 Adjustment foot (Left/Right) 2 Air inlet cover 3 Lamp cover Caution: Do not replace the lamp right after using the projector. The lamp will be very hot. 2 3 1 Power button Remote control 2 COMPUTER button 3 AUTO POSITION button 4 MENU button 5 Right click button (For mouse) 6 EXPAND button KEYSTONE 18 7 PinP button 1 ZOOM/ COMPUTER VIDEO FOCUS 17 8 Wired remote control jack 2 16 AUTO 9 MUTE (Audio/Video) button POSITION VOLME 10 STILL button 3 15 11 Direction buttons MENU LASER 4
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Using the remote control Battery installation Use two AA size batteries. 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 sure that they are positioned correctly (+ to +, and - to -). 3. Replace the back cover. 12 3 Important: • Do not use a new battery with an old one. • Load batteries in the correct position. • Do not heat, take apart, or throw batteries into fire. • Do not try to recharge batteri
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H Installation Orientation of the projector Picture size can be set by changing the distance between the screen and the projector. Front projection Width To find the approximate distance Screen A B between the projector and screen: Multiply the width of the screen Screen x 1.8 (min.) , Multiply the width of the screen x 2.4 (max.). A=B • Refer to the chart for recom- mended distances in maximum (between the screen and L the head of the projector) zoom and minimum zoom. Distance from scre
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Basic connections This projector can be connected to equipment such as VCRs, video cameras, videodisc players, and personal com- puters having analog RGB output. Important: • Make sure that your equipment is turned off before connection. • Plug in firmly and unplug by holding the plug, not by pulling the main power cable. • If connected units are set too close to one another, the image may be affected. • Refer to the owner's guide of each component for details of connections. Projector + AV equi
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Projector + Personal computer For computer with Mini D-SUB 15P terminal (IBM PC or IBM PC compatibles etc.) RGB cable for PC to COMPUTER IN (Mini D-SUB 15P) computer USB RS-232C INPUT SELECT COMPUTER 1 IN AUDIO 1 IN REMOTE VIDEO 1 IN VIDEO 2 IN DIGITAL ANALOG COMPUTER 2 IN AUDIO 2 IN S-VIDEO MAIN VIDEO OI COMPUTER OUT AUDIO OUT AC IN L AUDIO to monitor R port to COMPUTER to COMPUTER AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT to PC audio OUT MONITOR OUTPUT output PC audio cable (option) RGB cable for PC (opti
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Preparing the projector for operation Getting ready for projection Adjusting the angle of projection 1. Connect the power cord provided to the projector. For the best result, project onto a flat screen with a 90 2. Connect the power cord to the wall power outlet. degree angle to the floor. If necessary, tilt the projector 3. Remove the lens cap. by adjusting two foot adjustments on the bottom of the projector. Warning: • Do not look directly into the lens when projector is “ON”. • The lens cap i
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To operate projector power ON USB RS-232C INPUT SELECT COMPUTER 1 IN AUDIO 1 IN REMOTE VIDEO 1 IN VIDEO 2 IN DIGITAL ANALOG COMPUTER 2 IN AUDIO 2 IN S-VIDEO MAIN VIDEO 3 , 9 , 10 OI KEYSTONE COMPUTER OUT AUDIO OUT AC IN L AUDIO ZOOM/ COMPUTER VIDEO FOCUS 8 R AUTO VOLUME 4 , 6 AUTO POSITION POSITION button MENU LASER 5 , 7 2 , 11 LAMP TEMP 3 , 9 , 10 ZOOM/ FOCUS 4 , 6 RIGHT CLICK VOLUME 5 , 7 COMPUTER KEYSTONE VIDEO ENTER 8 8 MENU ENTER EXPAND P in P STILL MUTE button MUTE AUTO MUTE POS
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To operate projector power ON (Continue) AV mute Turning off the projector Image and audio are temporarily muted by pressing 9. Press the POWER button. the MUTE button. To restore the image and audio to The message “POWER OFF? YES : PRESS AGAIN” the normal mode, press the MUTE button again. appears on the screen. • The audio from the AUDIO OUT jack is also muted • To exit from this mode, press any button except by pressing the MUTE button. POWER, LASER, mouse pointer, R/L-click, STILL and VOLUM
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Menu operation IMAGE CONTRAST ± 30 RED ± 30 BRIGHTNESS ± 30 YELLOW ± 30 sRGB ON , OFF GREEN ± 30 *1 COLOR MATRIX VIDEO CYAN ± 30 COMPUTER BLUE ± 30 USER MAGENTA ± 30 OFF SATURATION ± 5 COLOR TEMP. STANDARD CONTRAST R ± 30 HIGH CONTRAST B ± 30 LOW BRIGHTNESS R ± 30 USER BRIGHTNESS B ± 30 COLOR ± 10 (Displays only when the source is selected to VIDEO) *2 TINT ± 10 (Displays only when the source is selected to VIDEO) SHARPNESS ± 10 INSTALLATION IRIS 1, 2, 3, OFF AUTO POWER ON ON , OFF AUTO POWER
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Menu operation (continued) 1 IMAGE CONTRAST ......... Adjusts the picture contrast. The contrast becomes higher as the opt. XGA60 number increases. IMAGE BRIGHTNESS ..... Adjusts the image brightness. The image becomes brighter as CONTRAST 0 the number increases. BRIGHTNESS 0 sRGB .................... Select ON to display an image emphasizing on the color sRGB OFF reproducibility. • When sRGB is ON, COLOR MATRIX can’t be adjusted. COLOR MATRIX COMPUTER • When sRGB is OFF, the image will become d
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ANAMORPHIC .... Select ON when playing DVD discs containing data of letterboxed images. LANGUAGE ........ Use to select the language used in the menus. ( / English / Español / Deutsch / Français / Italiano / ) RESET ALL ......... Use to reset the MENU settings (except LANGUAGE). • When the LANGUAGE in FEATURE menu is set to English and NTSC video format is selected, the brightness is decreased 15 points by set-up cancel function for U.S. (The indicated value is not changed.) The image becomes da
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Picture adjustment Adjusting the image 5. Press the $ or % button to adjust the color balance You can adjust the picture by using the IMAGE menu. of the color. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for more adjustments. opt. XGA60 7. Exit the menu system by pressing the MENU but- IMAGE ton several times. CONTRAST 0 BRIGHTNESS 0 • When using the setting which has been already OFF prepared, select desired position VIDEO or sRGB COMPUTER in step 2. When the source is selected COLOR MATRIX COMPUTER to VIDEO or
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Top part of image curves : Adjustment from personal computer Change the setting of HOLD in SIGNAL menu. Although this projector sets proper signal systems Select ON , press the ENTER button and adjust automatically for the image signal from personal BEGIN or END for image which top part is the least computers, it cannot be applied to some of personal curved. computers. In this case, press the AUTO POSITION button. If the images are still not projected correctly, Image does not move naturally :
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Advanced features for presentation REAL screen display Expand • During REAL mode, Press the $ or % buttons By pressing the EXPAND button on the remote con- for fine adjustment. trol, you can magnify the detailed image of the picture. • During REAL mode, the { and } buttons are You can also view the screen displaying the picture as not working. At this time, the prohibition mark its original size (native resolution display). ( ) appeares on the screen. • The expanding rate cannot be changed by pr
