MULTIMEDIA PROJECTOR MODEL LC-XlU OWNER’S INSTRUCTION MANUAL
INFORMATION TO THE USER NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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 recommended by the manufacturer as they may cause hazards. Do not place this projector on an unstable cart, stand, or table.
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PAGE 5 COMPATIBILITY 5 IMAGE RESOLUTION 5 UNPACKING THE PROJECTOR TRADEMARKS 5 5 POWER REQUIREMENT 5 DESCRIPTION 6 SETTING-UP THE PROJECTOR POSITIONING 7-8 7 ROOM LIGHT 7 LEVELING AND ELEVATING ADJUSTMENTS 7 VENTILATION MOVING THE PROJECTOR 8 8 CONNECTING THE PROJECTOR CONNECTING THE COMPUTER Connecting an IBM-compatible desktop computer Connecting a Macintosh desktop computer Connecting an IBM-compatible laptop computer Connecting a Macintosh PowerBook com
INTRODUCTION The multimedia projector that combines powerful and sophisticated features with easy-to-use, intuitive controls. Builtin multimedia features include audio, a palette of 16.77 million colors and active matrix liquid crystal display (LCD) technology. The projector is ideal for high-performance business, training and imaging applications that demand exceptional color quality.
DESCRIPTION REAR EXHAUST VENT CAUTION HOT AIR! Air blown from the exhaust vent is hot. Observe the following when handling your projector or choosing a location to install it. • Keep heat-sensitive objects away from the exhaust port. • If you set the projector on top of a metallic surface, the surface will become hot because of 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.
SETTING-UP THE PROJECTOR POSITIONING • This projector is basically designed to project on a flat projection surface. • This projector can be focused from 3.6’ (1.1 m) — 73.2’ (22.3m). • Refer to the figure below as an example when positioning the projector to the screen. THIS PROJECTOR SHOULD BE SET IN THE WAY INDICATED. NEVER HANG THE PROJECTOR, OR FALL DOWN ON ITS SIDE.
VENTILATION Although this projector has a cooling fan to protect from overheating, please be careful to set the projector so that it can cool properly and you can avoid a risk of fire and malfunction. •Do not cover the vents with papers or other materials. • Keep the rear grill at least 3.3’ (1 m) away from 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.
CONNECTING THE PROJECTOR CONNECTING THE COMPUTER CONNECTING TO THE COMPUTER IN PUT 1 JACKS (BNC TYPE x 5) Personal computers can be connected to the computer input (Red, Green, Blue, Horiz. Sync. and Vert. Sync.) on the projector. • Connect the computer to these jacks using the BNC cables (not provided). CONNECTING TO THE COMPUTER INPUT 2 TERMINAL {HDB15-PIN (VGA)} Personal computers can be connected to the HDB1 5-pin (VGA) terminal on the projector.
CONNECTING TO THE COMPUTER AUDIO MONITOR OUTPUT (VARIABLE) JACKS These jacks will contain the audio information of the selected program source being viewed on the screen (Computer 1 or Computer 2). If you have selected program source Computer 2 the audio signal connected to the Computer 2 audio input jack will be available at the computer audio monitor output jacks.
CAUTION The hook up should be done as per the above illustration. After hook up, turn on the projector, monitor, computer, in that order.
CAUTION The hook up should be done as per the above illustration. After hook up, turn on the projector, monitor, computer, in that order.
CAUTION The hook up should be done as per the above illustration. After hook up, turn on the projector, computer, in that order.
CAUTION The hook up should be done as per the above illustration. After hook up, turn on the projector, computer, in that order.
CONNECTING THE VIDEO EQUIPMENT CONNECTING TO THE VIDEO INPUT JACKS (1 and 2) BNC TYPE x 3 Connect to the video outputs of a VCR, video disc player, DVD player, video camera, satellite TV tuner or other AV equipment. Connect video output from AV equipment to these jacks using the BNC cables. The video input can be selected 3 type of the input. “COMPOSITE VIDEO”, “YIC SEPARATE VIDEO” and COMPONENT VIDEO {Y, Cb (B-Y), Cr (R-Y)}.
NOTE: The hook up should be done as per the above illustration.
OPERATION OF CONTROLS
1. LAMP REPLACEMENT INDICATOR Light is orange when projection lamp is nearing end of service life. 2. TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR Flashes red when internal projector temperature is too high. 3. READY INDICATOR Light is green when projector lamp is ready to be turned on. 4. LAMP POWER INDICATOR Light is dim when the projector is on. Light is brightened when the projector is in stand-by mode. 5. VOLUME BUTTONS Used to adjust volume. 6. ZOOM BUTTONS Used to operate power zoom lens. 7.
SIDE OF THE PROJECTOR (CONNECT COMPUTER) THE These terminals are changeable other type terminals. If you want to change the terminals, contact your authorized dealer or service station. 16. COMPUTER INPUT-1 JACKS (BNC TYPE X 5) Used to connect a computer to the projector. 17. COMPUTER INPUT-2 TERMINAL (VGA HDB15) Used to connect a computer to the projector. 18. MONITOR OUTPUT TERMINAL (VGA HDB15) Used to connect a monitor to the projector. 19.
SIDE OF THE PROJECTOR (CONNECT THE VIDEO EQUIPMENT) 28. VIDEO INPUT JACKS-i (BNC TYPE x 3) 33. AUDIO INPUT JACKS-2 (R and L) Used to connect a video source to the projector. Used to connect an audio source to the projector. 29. S-VIDEO INPUT JACK-1 TYPE >< 3) Used to connect a S-VHS video source to the projector. 34. VIDEO MONITOR OUTPUT JACKS (BNC Permits video connection to a monitor. 30. AUDIO INPUT JACKS-1 (R and L) 35.
OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL (Wireless) This remote control unit can be used not only as a remote control for the projector operation but also as a wireless mouse for PC. The remote control unit has a pointing pad and two click buttons. The wireless mouse function is activated when you do not adjust the setting by using the MENU operation.
1. MODE BUTTON Used to select source. (Computer 1, Computer 2, Video 1 or Video 2 Input) 2. LAMP POWER ON/OFF BUTTON Used to turn the projection lamp on or off. 3. VOLUME BUTTONS Used to adjust volume. 4. ZOOM BUTTON Used to select power zoom lens adjust. 5. P-TIMER BUTTON Used to operate the P-TIMER function. 6. FOCUS BUTTON Used to select focus adjust. 7. NO SHOW BUTTON Used to change the screen into black image. 8. SOUND MUTE BUTTON Used to mute sound. 9.
REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT Point the remote control toward the projector (Receiver window) whenever pressing the buttons. Maximum operating range for the remote control is about 16.4’ (5m) and 600 front and rear of the projector. 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.
OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL (Wireless/Wired) 1. WIRED REMOTE JACK When using the wired remote control, connect the remot3 cable to this jack. 2. MODE BUTTON Used to select source. (Computer 1, Computer 2, Video 1 or Video 2 Input) 3. 4. LAMP POWER ON/OFF BUTTON Used to turn projection lamp on or off. VOLUME BUTTONS Used to adjust volume. 5. ZOOM BUTTONS Used to operate power zoom lens. 6. FOCUS BUTTONS Used to operate power focus system. 7. SOUND MUTE BUTTON Used to mute sound. 8.
REMOTE CONTROL BATTERY INSTALLATION The remote control unit~ can be used as wireless or wired remote control. USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT (wireless) Point the remote control toward the projector (Receiver window) whenever pressing the buttons. Maximum operating range for the remote control is about 16.4’ (5m) and 600 front and rear of the projector.
CONTROL THE PROJECTOR 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 you can adjust the projector’s settings. Follow the instruction for each control.
NOTES: 1. The MENU, once activated, will not disappear unless you have choose MENU EXIT operation. If you switch to DIRECT operation by pressing a DIRECT operation button while in MENU mode, the menus will disappear and the MENU operation will end. 2. You can use the REMOTE CONTROL UNIT or the TOP CONTROL OF THE PROJECTOR to operate the MENU operation.
USING THE PROJECTOR TO TURN ON THE PROJECTOR Connect the projector to a video source (Computer, VCR, Video Camera, Video Disc Player, etc.) using the appropriate terminals on the side of the projector (See “CONNECTING THE PROJECTOR” section on pages 9-16). Connect the projector’s AC power cord into a wall outlet and turn the MAIN ON/OFF switch (located on the side of the projector) to the ON position. The LAMP POWER indicator will light RED, the READY indicator will light GREEN.
SOUND VOLUME ADJUSTMENT Press the VOLUME buttons (located on remote control unit or on the projector) to adjust the volume. The volume display will be displayed on the screen for a few seconds. Pressing volume (+) will increase volume and increase the number on the screen. Pressing volume ( - ) will decrease volume and decrease the number on the screen. SOUND MUTE FUNCTION Pressing the MUTE button on the remote control unit will mute audio.
MENU OPERATION In MENU OPERATION mode, you can adjust the projector. You can use the TOP CONTROL OF THE PROJECTOR or the REMOTE CONTROL UNIT. MODE SELECT You can select a mode used in the MENU among computer 1, computer 2, video 1 and video 2. 1. Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear. 2. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT BUTTON(s) to select Computer or Video and press the SELECT (REAR CLICK) BUTTON. Another dialog box MODE DISPLAY will appear. 3.
SOUND ADJUSTMENT You can adjust the sound volume, treble, bass levels and Built-in SP., Sound Mute ON/OFF switch in the MENU display. 1. Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear. 2. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT BUTTON(s) to select SOUND and press the SELECT (REAR CLICK) BUTTON. Another dialog box SOUND ADJUST DISPLAY will appear. 3. Press the POINT DOWN BUTTON and a red arrow will appear. 4.
MENU EXIT To close the MENU display, press the POINT RIGHT BUTTON to select right end ICON and then press the SELECT (REAR CLICK) BUTTON. NOTE: Press the MENU BUTTON during the appearing of the MENU display on the screen, the MENU display is disappeared. COLOR SYSTEM SELECT (VIDEO MODE) This projector is compatible with the six major broadcast video standards: PAL, SECAM, NTSC, NTSC 4.43, PAL-M or PAL-N (COLOR SYSTEMS).
VIDEO SOURCE SELECT (VIDEO MODE) 1. 2. 3. 4. Connect the video equipment to the PROJECTOR, and turn them on. Set MODE SELECT to ‘VIDEO MODE”. Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT BUTTON(s) to select VIDEO SOURCE and press the SELECT (REAR CLICK) BUTTON. Another dialog box VIDEO SOURCE DISPLAY will appear. The current VIDEO SOURCE is displayed in the window. 5. Press the POINT DOWN BUTTON and a red arrow will appear. 6.
PICTURE IMAGE ADJUSTMENT (VIDEO MODE) Picture adjustments have been preset at the factory. If you want to change the setting, operate the projector as follows. 1. Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear. 2. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT BUTTON(s) to select IMAGE and press the SELECT (REAR CLICK) BUTTON. Another dialog box IMAGE ADJUST DISPLAY will appear. This shows the current picture settings. 3. In this dialog box, you can adjust to increase or decrease the setting levels. 4.
PICTURE SCREEN ADJUSTMENT (VIDEO MODE) This projector has the Wide image function, which enables you to view a wider video image. WIDE image function This projector is designed to project a normal video image (with 4 x 3 aspect ratio). In addition, with the WIDE function, the projector can project a wider video image by compressing 4 x 3 image. This feature may be used by those who want to enjoy watching a movie with a cinemascope image. You can switch to either WIDE or REGULAR screen mode. 1.
COMPUTER SYSTEM SELECT (COMPUTER MODE) This projector is designed to accept different types of computer display signals based on VGA, SVGA, XGA or SXGA (See “COMPATIBLE COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS” on the next page). If you set MODE SELECT to “COMPUTER”, the projector will automatically process the incoming signal and project the proper image without any special setting. Although this will work in most cases, you may be required to manually set the projector for some computer signals.
COMPATIBLE COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS NOTE: Basically this projector (LC-X1 U) can accept the signal from all computers with the above mentioned V, HFrequency and less than 135 MHz of Dot Clock.
AUTO IMAGE FUNCTION (COMPUTER MODE) The Auto image function can automatically adjust the Fine sync., Total dots and Screen position for most computers. 1. Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear. 2. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT BUTTON(s) to select AUTO IMAGE and press the SELECT (REAR CLICK) BUTTON. Another dialog box AUTO IMAGE SETTING DISPLAY will appear. 3. Press the POINT DOWN BUTTON and a red arrow will appear. 4.
PICTURE IMAGE ADJUSTMENT (COMPUTER MODE) Picture adjustments have been preset at the factory. If you want to change the setting, operate the projector as follows. 1. Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear. 2. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT BUTTON(s) to select IMAGE and press the SELECT (REAR CLICK) BUTTON. Another dialog box IMAGE ADJUST DISPLAY will appear. This shows the current picture settings. 3.
PICTURE POSITION ADJUSTMENT (COMPUTER MODE) 1. Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear. 2. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT BUTTON(s) to select POSITION and press the SELECT (REAR CLICK) BUTTON. Another dialog box POSITION SETTING DISPLAY will appear. 3. Press the POINT DOWN BUTTON and a red arrow will appear. 4. Move the arrow to a direction (Ã, Ä, Å or Æ) by pressing the POINT LEFT/RIGHT/UP/DOWN BUTTON(s) and press the SELECT (REAR CLICK) BUTTON to change the picture position. 5.
PC ADJUSTMENT This projector can automatically detect the most display signals in most personal computers currently existing in the market. However, some computers output a special signal format which is different from the standard ones and may not be detected by this projector. If this case happens, the projector cannot reproduce a proper image, often recognized as a flickering picture, a non-synchronized picture, a non-centered picture or a skewed picture.
6. Another dialog box “PC ADJUSTMENT DISPLAY 1” will appear and the parameter data for the Mode you have selected is shown in this dialog box. 7. The parameters will be filled with the data determined by the projector according to the present signal input. 8. The function of the parameters and their values are summarized in the table as below. 9. Move the arrow to an adjusting item you want to adjust by pressing the POINT UP/DOWN BUTTON(s). 10.
17. Another dialog box “PC ADJUSTMENT DISPLAY 2” will appear and the parameter data for the Mode you have selected is shown in this dialog box. 18. Move the arrow to an adjusting item you want to adjust by pressing the POINT UP/DOWN BUTTON(s). 19. To increase the level, point the arrow to U and then press the SELECT (REAR CLICK) BUTTON. To decrease the level, point the arrow to V and then press the SELECT (REAR CLICK) BUTTON. 20.
MODE FREE The Mode free function is designed to delete the parameter data produced by PC ADJUST. 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 (REAR CLICK) BUTTON. Another dialog box “ Where to reserve” will appear. 3. Press the POINT DOWN BUTTON and a red arrow will appear. 4. Move the arrow to one of the “Modes” (Stored position) that you want to delete by pressing the POINT UP/DOWN BUTTON(s).
PICTURE SCREEN ADJUSTMENT (COMPUTER MODE) This projector has a picture screen resize function, which enables you to project the image different size. 1. Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear. 2. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT BUTTON(s) to select SCREEN and press the SELECT (REAR CLICK) BUTTON. Another dialog box SCREEN ADJUST DISPLAY will appear. 3. Press the POINT DOWN BUTTON and a red arrow will appear. 4.
OTHER FUNCTION SETTING This projector has other function settings; Blue back, Display, Reverse T/B, Reverse R/L and Split wipe. BLUE BACK When this function is in the “On” position, the projector will project a blue image without video noise on the screen when the video source is unplugged or turned off. DISPLAY When this function is in the “On” position, on-screen displays always appear when adjustments are made.
AIR FILTER CARE AND CLEANING The removable air filter prevents dust from accumulating on the surface of the projection lens and projection mirror. Should the air filter become clogged with dust particles, it will reduce the cooling fan’s effectiveness and may result in internal heat build up and reduce the life of the projector. To clean the air filter, follow the cleaning procedures below: 1. Turn the LAMP POWER ON/OFF button OFF. 2. Remove the air filter cover. 3.
CLEANING THE LENS Follow these steps to clean the projection lens: 1. Apply a non-abrasive camera lens cleaner to a soft, dry cleaning cloth. Avoid using an excessive amount of cleaner. Abrasive cleaners, solvents or other harsh chemicals might scratch the lens. 2. Lightly wipe the cleaning cloth over the lens. 3. If you don’t intend to use the projector immediately, replace the lens cover.
Problem: Picture is T/Binverted Picture is L/R Reversed. Some displays are not seen during the Operation No sound. Remote control unit doesn’t work. Wireless mouse function does not work Try these Solutions: .Check Reverse T/B feature. (See “OTHER FUNCTION SETTING” section on page 47). Check Reverse L/R feature. (See “OTHER FUNCTION SETTING” section on page 47). Check Display feature. .(See “OTHER FUNCTION SETTING” section on page 47). • Check audio cable connection from audio input source.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SPECIFICTIONS Projector Type Dimensions (W x H x D) Net Weight LCD Panel System Number of Pixels Color System Scanning Frequency Projection Image Size (Diagonal) Contrast Ratio Horizontal Resolution Projection Lens Motorized Lens Shift Throw Distance Projection Lamp Projection Mirror AV Input jacks Video Monitor Output Jack Audio Monitor Output Jacks Computer Input 1 Jack Computer Input 2 Jack Computer Audio Input Jack Computer Output Jack Computer Audio Output Jack Other Jack Built
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