3M Multimedia Projector X15i Operators Guide

							


Operating
Correcting the keystone distortions
. Press the KEYSTONE button on the remote control. 
A dialog will appear on the screen to aid you in correcting 
the distortion.
. Use the cursor buttons ▲/▼ to correct the distortion.
To close the dialog and complete this operation, press the KEYSTONE button 
again. Even if you don’t do anything, the dialog will automatically d\
isappear 
after a few seconds. 
● This function may not be work well with some input.
● The adjustable range for correcting will vary among inputs.
Using the automatic adjustment feature
. Press the AUTO button on the remote control.  
 At a RGB signal 
The vertical position, the horizontal position, the horizontal phase, 
the aspect and horizontal size will be automatically adjusted. 
Make sure that the application window is set to its maximum size prior t\
o 
attempting to use this feature. A dark picture may still be incorrectly adjusted. 
Use a bright picture when adjusting.
 At a video signal 
S-VIDEO · VIDEO: 
The video format best suited for the respective input signal, the vertical position, 
the horizontal position phase and the aspect will be automatically adjusted. 
COMPONENT: 
The vertical position, the horizontal position, the clock phase and the \
aspect 
will be automatically adjusted.
This function is available only when the AUTO mode is selected at the 
VIDEO FORMAT MENU.  Refer to Page (33) of this manual.  
For a component video signal, the signal type is automatically identified, 
regardless of this function.
● The automatic adjustment operation requires approximately 10 seconds. Also 
please note that it may not function correctly with some input.
Adjusting the position
. Press the POSITION button on the remote control. 
The “POSITION” indication will appear on the screen.
. Use the cursor buttons ▲/▼/◄/► to adjust the picture position.
When you want to reset the operation, press the RESET 
button on the remote control during the operation. 
To complete this operation, press the POSITION button again. Even if you \
don’t 
do anything, the dialog will automatically disappear after a few seconds\
.
● When this function is performed at a video signal, a certain extra such as a line 
may appear outside a picture.
VIDEORGBSEARCH
FREEZEOFFONMAGNIFYASPECTSTANDBY/ONAUTOBLANKMUTEVOLUMEKEYSTONEPOSITIONESCENTERMENURESET
ZOOM+-
VIDEORGBSEARCH
FREEZEOFF
ONMAGNIFY
ASPECT
STANDBY/ON
AUTOBLANK
MUTE
VOLUME
KEYSTONE
POSITION
ESC
ENTER
MENU
RESET
ZOOM+-
VIDEORGBSEARCH
FREEZEOFFONMAGNIFYASPECTSTANDBY/ONAUTOBLANKMUTEVOLUMEKEYSTONEPOSITIONESCENTERMENURESET
ZOOM+-
VIDEORGBSEARCH
FREEZEOFF
ONMAGNIFY
ASPECT
STANDBY/ON
AUTOBLANK
MUTE
VOLUME
KEYSTONE
POSITION
ESC
ENTER
MENU
RESET
ZOOM+-
VIDEORGBSEARCH
FREEZEOFFONMAGNIFYASPECTSTANDBY/ONAUTOBLANKMUTEVOLUMEKEYSTONEPOSITIONESCENTERMENURESET
ZOOM+-
VIDEORGBSEARCH
FREEZEOFF
ONMAGNIFY
ASPECT
STANDBY/ON
AUTOBLANK
MUTE
VOLUME
KEYSTONE
POSITION
ESC
ENTER
MENU
RESET
ZOOM+- 
						

							


Operating
Freezing the screen
. Press the FREEZE button on the remote control.  
The “FREEZE” indication will appear on the screen, and 
the projector will enter the FREEZE mode.
To exit the FREEZE mode and restore the screen to normal, 
press the FREEZE button again. 
● The projector automatically exits the FREEZE mode when the input signal 
changes, or when one of the projector’s buttons or the remote control buttons 
of STANDBY/ON, SEARCH, RGB, VIDEO, BLANK, AUTO, ASPECT, VOLUME, 
MUTE, KEYSTONE, POSITION and MENU is pressed.
● If the projector continues projecting a still image for long time, the LCD panel 
might possibly be printed. Do not leave the projector in FREEZE mode for\
 too 
long.
Using the partial magnify feature
. Press the ON button of MAGNIFY on the remote control.   
The “MAGNIFY” indication will appear on the screen 
(although the indication will disappear after several 
seconds with no operation.), and the projector will enter the 
MAGNIFY mode.
. Use the cursor buttons ▲/▼ to adjust the zoom level. 
To move the zoom area, press the POSITION button in the MAGNIFY mode, 
then use the cursor buttons ▲/▼/◄/►. And to finalize the zoom area, press 
the POSITION button again.
To exit the MAGNIFY mode and restore the screen to normal, press the OFF 
button of MAGNIFY on the remote control. 
● The projector automatically exits the MAGNIFY mode when the input signal 
changes, or when an operation of changing the display condition (automa\
tic 
adjustment, etc.) is executed. 
● Although the keystone distortion condition may vary in the MAGNIFY mode, it 
will be restored when the projector exit the MAGNIFY mode.
Temporarily blanking the screen
. Press the BLANK button on the remote control.  
The blank screen will be displayed instead of the screen 
of input signal. Please refer to the item BLANK of section 
SCREEN menu (36).
To remove the blank screen and return to the input signal screen, press t\
he  
BLANK button again. 
● The projector automatically returns to the input signal screen when the input 
signal changes, or when one of the projector’s buttons or the remote control 
buttons are pressed.
VIDEORGBSEARCH
FREEZEOFFONMAGNIFYASPECTSTANDBY/ONAUTOBLANKMUTEVOLUMEKEYSTONEPOSITIONESCENTERMENURESET
ZOOM+-
VIDEORGBSEARCH
FREEZEOFF
ONMAGNIFY
ASPECT
STANDBY/ON
AUTOBLANK
MUTE
VOLUME
KEYSTONE
POSITION
ESC
ENTER
MENU
RESET
ZOOM+-
VIDEORGBSEARCH
FREEZEOFFONMAGNIFYASPECTSTANDBY/ONAUTOBLANKMUTEVOLUMEKEYSTONEPOSITIONESCENTERMENURESET
ZOOM+-
VIDEORGBSEARCH
FREEZEOFF
ONMAGNIFY
ASPECT
STANDBY/ON
AUTOBLANK
MUTE
VOLUME
KEYSTONE
POSITION
ESC
ENTER
MENU
RESET
ZOOM+-
VIDEORGBSEARCH
FREEZEOFFONMAGNIFYASPECTSTANDBY/ONAUTOBLANKMUTEVOLUMEKEYSTONEPOSITIONESCENTERMENURESET
ZOOM+-VIDEORGBSEARCH
FREEZEOFF
ONMAGNIFY
ASPECT
STANDBY/ON
AUTOBLANK
MUTE
VOLUME
KEYSTONE
POSITION
ESC
ENTER
MENU
RESET
ZOOM+- 
						

							
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. To display a menu 
Press the MENU button on the remote control or one of the cursor buttons\
  
▲/▼/◄/► on the projector. The Advanced MENU or EASY MENU will appear.
. To choose the target menu 
Point at one of choices on the menu using the cursor buttons ▲/▼, then 
press the cursor button ► or the ENTER button. 
At the Advance menu, when some menu is chosen already and you want to 
choose other menu, please return to the main menu beforehand, using the \
cursor button ◄ or the ESC button before choosing the menu.
(1) EASY MENU → Advance MENU
Multifunctional settings
Multifunctional settings
NOTE  • Regardless of description of this manual, these functions may not work 
correctly with some input.
Using the menu function
This projector has the following menus: PICTURE, IMAGE, INPUT, SETUP, 
SCREEN, OPTION and EASY MENU. Each of these menus is operated using the 
same methods. The basic operations of these menus are as follows.
► / ENTER

Advanced MENU
MENU [RGB1]:SELECTPICTUREIMAGEINPUTSETUPSCREENOPTIONEASY MENU
BRIGHTCONTRASTGAMMACOLOR TEMPCOLORTINTSHARPNESSPROGRESSIVEMY MEMORY
+0+0DEFAULT 1HIGH+0+0+0TURN OFFSAVE 1
▼

EASY MENU
EASY MENU
ASPECTZOOMKEYSTONEMODEBRIGHTCONTRASTCOLORTINTSHRPNESSWHISPERMIRRORRESETFILTER TIMELANGUAGE
4:3                +0                +0NORMAL                +0                +0                +0                +0                +3NORMALNORMAL
0ENGLISHGo To Advance Menu...
EASY MENU
EASY MENU
ASPECTZOOMKEYSTONEMODEBRIGHTCONTRASTCOLORTINTSHRPNESSWHISPERMIRRORRESETFILTER TIMELANGUAGE
4:3                +0                +0NORMAL                +0                +0                +0                +0                +3NORMALNORMAL
0ENGLISHGo To Advance Menu...
VIDEORGBSEARCH
FREEZEOFFONMAGNIFYASPECTSTANDBY/ONAUTOBLANK
MUTEVOLUME
KEYSTONE
POSITION
ESCENTERMENU
RESET
ZOOM+-
RESET button
ENTER button
MENU button
Cursor buttons▲/▼/◄/►
ESC button
STANDBY/ON
INPUT
MENU
LAMPT E M PP O W E R
VIDEORGBSEARCH
FREEZE
OFF
ONMAGNIFY
ASPECT
STANDBY/ON
AUTOBLANK
MUTE
VOLUME
KEYSTONE
POSITION
ESC
ENTER
MENU
RESET
ZOOM+- 
						

							
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() PICTURE of Advanced MENU → one of Advanced Menus (ex. SETUP menu)
(3) Advanced Menu → EASY MENU
3. To choose the target item 
Point at one of choices on the menu using the cursor buttons ▲/▼. At an 
Advanced menu, then press the cursor button ► or the ENTER button.
() At EASY MENU (ex. KEYSTONE)
() At Advanced Menu (ex. KEYSTONE)
Multifunctional settings
Advanced MENU(PICTURE)
MENU [RGB1]:SELECTPICTUREIMAGEINPUTSETUPSCREENOPTIONEASY MENU
BRIGHTCONTRASTGAMMACOLOR TEMPCOLORTINTSHARPNESSPROGRESSIVEMY MEMORY
+0+0DEFAULT 1HIGH+0+0+0TURN OFFSAVE 1
▼

MENU [RGB1]:SELECTPICTUREIMAGEINPUTSETUPSCREENOPTIONEASY MENU
ZOOMKEYSTONEWHISPERMIRRORVOLUME
100+0NORMALNORMAL16
Advanced MENU(SETUP)
► / ENTER

MENU [RGB1]:SELECTZOOMKEYSTONEWHISPERMIRRORVOLUME
100+0NORMALNORMAL16
PICTUREIMAGEINPUTSETUPSCREENOPTIONEASY MENU
SETUP menu of Advanced MENU
▼

► / ENTER

EASY MENU
EASY MENU
ASPECTZOOMKEYSTONEMODEBRIGHTCONTRASTCOLORTINTSHRPNESSWHISPERMIRRORRESETFILTER TIMELANGUAGE
4:3                +0                +0NORMAL                +0                +0                +0                +0                +3NORMALNORMAL
0ENGLISHGo To Advance Menu...
ASPECT is chosen
EASY MENU
ASPECTZOOMKEYSTONEMODEBRIGHTCONTRASTCOLORTINTSHRPNESSWHISPERMIRRORRESETFILTER TIMELANGUAGE
4:3                +0                +0NORMAL                +0                +0                +0                +0                +3NORMALNORMAL
0ENGLISHGo To Advance Menu...
▼

▼

► / ENTER

EASY MENU
ASPECTZOOMKEYSTONEMODEBRIGHTCONTRASTCOLORTINTSHRPNESSWHISPERMIRRORRESETFILTER TIMELANGUAGE
4:3                +0                +0NORMAL                +0                +0                +0                +0                +3NORMALNORMAL
0ENGLISHGo To Advance Menu...
KEYSTONE is chosen
MENU [RGB1]:SELECTZOOMKEYSTONEWHISPERMIRRORVOLUME
100+0NORMALNORMAL16
PICTUREIMAGEINPUTSETUPSCREENOPTIONEASY MENU
MENU [RGB1]:SELECTZOOMKEYSTONEWHISPERMIRRORVOLUME
100+0NORMALNORMAL16
PICTUREIMAGEINPUTSETUPSCREENOPTIONEASY MENU
KEYSTONE is chosen
KEYSTONE+0
MENU [RGB1]:SELECTPICTUREIMAGEINPUTSETUPSCREENOPTIONEASY MENU
BRIGHTCONTRASTGAMMACOLOR TEMPCOLORTINTSHARPNESSPROGRESSIVEMY MEMORY
+0+0DEFAULT 1HIGH+0+0+0TURN OFFSAVE 1
Advanced MENU(PICTURE)
MENU [RGB1]:SELECTPICTUREIMAGEINPUTSETUPSCREENOPTIONEASY MENU
Go To Easy Menu...
Advanced MENU(EASY MENU) 
						

							
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4. To operate 
Please follow of the mention concerned in each. In general,
(1) At EASY MENU, use the cursor buttons ◄/► to operate.
(2) At Advanced MENU, use the cursor buttons ▲/▼. 
5. To return to the previous menu 
Press the cursor button ◄ or the ESC button.
(1) One of Advanced Menus (ex. SETUP menu) → Main of Advanced MENU
(2) Dialogs for operation (ex. KEYSTONE) → Advanced MENU
6. To reset
() Each item 
Press the RESET button while operating.
() Items of EASY MENU (at a time) 
Point at “RESET” on the menu using the cursor buttons ▲/▼, then press 
the cursor button ► or the ENTER button. The dialog for reset will appear. 
Point at “RESET” on the dialog using the cursor button ▲.
(3) Items of an Advanced MENU 
Press the RESET button while pointing the menu name.  
The dialog for reset will appear.  
Point at “RESET” on the dialog using the cursor button ▲.
Note that items whose functions are performed simultaneously with operat\
ion 
(ex. LANGUAGE, H PHASE etc.) aren’t reset.
7. 
To close the menu 
Press the MENU button again. 
Even if you don't do anything, the operation will complete and the menu \
will 
disappear automatically after about 0 seconds.
Multifunctional settings
MENU [RGB1]:SELECTPICTUREIMAGEINPUTSETUPSCREENOPTIONEASY MENU
ZOOMKEYSTONEWHISPERMIRRORVOLUME
100+0NORMALNORMAL16
Main of Advanced MENU
MENU [RGB1]:SELECTZOOMKEYSTONEWHISPERMIRRORVOLUME
100+0NORMALNORMAL16
PICTUREIMAGEINPUTSETUPSCREENOPTIONEASY MENU
SETUP MENU of Advanced MENU
◄ / ESC

MENU [RGB1]:SELECTZOOMKEYSTONEWHISPERMIRRORVOLUME
100+0NORMALNORMAL16
PICTUREIMAGEINPUTSETUPSCREENOPTIONEASY MENU
SETUP menuDialog for KEYSTONE
◄ / ESC
KEYSTONE+0
PICTURERESETCANCEL 
						

							
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Multifunctional settings
EASY MENU
ItemDescription
ASPECTUsing the buttons ◄/► switches the mode for aspect ratio. 
See the item ASPECT of section IMAGE menu. (31, 20)
ZOOMUsing the buttons ◄/► adjusts the zoom.
See the item ZOOM of section SETUP menu. (35, 20)
KEYSTONEUsing the buttons ◄/► corrects the keystone distortion.
See the item KEYSTONE of section SETUP menu. (35, 21)
MODE
Using the buttons ◄/► switches the mode of picture type. The modes of picture type are combinations of a mode of GAMMA  (28) and a mode of COLOR TEMP (29). Choose a suitable mode according to the projected source.
NORMAL ó CINEMA ó DYNAMIC       
NORMAL: (COLOR TEMP = MIDDLE) + (GAMMA = # DEFAULT)CINEMA: (COLOR TEMP = LOW) + (GAMMA = # DEFAULT)DYNAMIC: (COLOR TEMP = HIGH) + (GAMMA = #3 DEFAULT)
• When the combination of GAMMA and COLOR TEMP differs from pre-assigned modes above, the display on the menu for the MODE is “CUSTOM”.
BRIGHTUsing the buttons ◄/► adjusts the brightness.
See the item BRIGHT of section PICTURE menu. (28)
CONTRASTUsing the buttons ◄/► adjusts the contrast.
See the item CONTRAST of section PICTURE menu. (28)
COLOR
Using the buttons ◄/► adjusts the strength of whole color.
See the item COLOR of section PICTURE menu. (29)
• This item can be chosen only at a video signal.
TINT
Using the buttons ◄/► adjusts the tint.
See the item TINT of section PICTURE menu. (29)
• This item can be chosen only at a video signal.
With the EASY MENU, items shown in the table below can 
be performed. 
Choose an item using the cursor buttons ▲/▼ on the 
projector or remote control. Then perform it referring to the 
following table. 
EASY MENU
ASPECTZOOMKEYSTONEMODEBRIGHTCONTRASTCOLORTINTSHRPNESSWHISPERMIRRORRESETFILTER TIMELANGUAGE
4:3                +0                +0NORMAL                +0                +0                +0                +0                +3NORMALNORMAL
0ENGLISHGo To Advance Menu... 
						

							
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Multifunctional settings
ItemDescription
SHARPNESSUsing the buttons ◄/► adjusts the sharpness.
See the item SHARPNESS of section PICTURE menu. (29)
WHISPERUsing the buttons ◄/► turns off/on the whisper mode.
See the item WHISPER of section SETUP menu. (35)
MIRRORUsing the buttons ◄/► switches the mode for mirror status.
See the item MIRROR of section SETUP menu. (35)
RESET
Performing this item resets all of the items of EASY MENU except FILTER TIME and LANGUAGE. Pressing the button ► displays a dialog to make sure. To perform 
reset, point at RESET using the button ▲. (25)
FILTER TIME
Performing this item resets the filter timer which counts use time of air filter.
See the item FILTER TIME of section OPTION menu. (40)
LANGUAGEUsing the buttons ◄/► switches the language of menu. 
See the item LANGUAGE of section SCREEN menu. (36)
Go ToAdvanced Menu
Pointing at the “Go To Advanced Menu” and pressing the button ► 
changes the EASY MENU into the Advanced MENU. (23)
Performs to use the menu of PICTURE, IMAGE, INPUT, SETUP, SCREEN or OPTION.
EASY MENU (continued) 
						

							
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Multifunctional settings
PICTURE menu
ItemDescription
BRIGHTUsing the buttons ▲/▼ adjusts the brightness. :    Light ó Dark
CONTRASTUsing the buttons ▲/▼ adjusts the contrast. :    Strong ó Weak
GAMMA
Using the buttons ▲/▼ switches the GAMMA mode.
# DEFAULT ó # CUSTOM ó # DEFAULT 
#3 CUSTOM ó #3 DEFAULT ó # CUSTOM
To adjust #1 CUSTOM, #2 CUSTOM or #3 CUSTOM
Selecting a mode of CUSTOM and then pressing the button ► or the ENTER button displays a dialog to aid you in adjusting the mode. This function is useful when you want to 
change the brightness of particular tones.
Choose an item using the buttons ◄/►, and  adjust the level using the buttons ▲/▼.
Using a test pattern
You can display a test pattern for checking the effect of your adjustment by pressing the ENTER button. Each time you press the ENTER button, the pattern changes as below.
  No pattern  Gray scale of 9 steps 
                 Ramp  Gray scale of 5 steps
Eight  of  equalizing  bars  corresponds  to  eight  of  tone  level  of  test 
pattern  except  the  darkest  in  the  left  end.  If  you  want  to  adjust 
the nd  tone  from  left  end  on  the  test  pattern,  use  the  equalizing 
adjustment  bar  “ ”.  The  darkest  tone  at  the  left  end  of  the  test 
pattern cannot be controlled with any of equalizing adjustment bar.
With  the  PICTURE  menu,  items  shown  in  the  table  below 
can be performed. 
Choose an item using the cursor buttons ▲/▼ on the 
projector or remote control, and press the cursor button ► 
on the projector or remote control, or the ENTER button on 
the remote control to progress. Then perform it referring to 
the following table. 
MENU [RGB1]:SELECTPICTUREIMAGEINPUTSETUPSCREENOPTIONEASY MENU
BRIGHTCONTRASTGAMMACOLOR TEMPCOLORTINTSHARPNESSPROGRESSIVEMY MEMORY
+0+0DEFAULT 1HIGH+0+0+0TURN OFFSAVE 1
1
+0
2
+0
3
+0
4
+0
5
+0
6
+0
7
+0
8
+0GAMMA [CUSTOM 1]
ENTER :
   DEFAULT   CUSTOM   DEFAULT   CUSTOM
 GAMMA
   DEFAULT   CUSTOM
#1
#2
#3 
						

							
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Multifunctional settings
ItemDescription
COLOR TEMP
Using the buttons ▲/▼ switches the mode of color temperature.
   HIGH ó MIDDLE 
                      CUSTOM ó LOW
To adjust CUSTOM
Selecting the CUSTOM and then pressing the button ► or the ENTER button displays a dialog to aid you in adjusting the OFFSET and/or GAIN of CUSTOM mode.
OFFSET adjustments change the color intensity on the whole tones of the test pattern.
GAIN adjustments mainly affect color intensity on the brighter tones of the test pattern.
Choose an item using the buttons ◄/►, and adjust the level using the buttons ▲/▼.
Using a test pattern
You can display a test pattern for checking the effect of your adjustment by pressing the ENTER button.  Each time you press the ENTER button, the pattern changes as 
below.
  No pattern  Gray scale of 9 steps 
                 Ramp  Gray scale of 5 steps
COLOR
Using the buttons ▲/▼ adjusts the strength of whole color.
Strong ó Weak
• This item can be chosen only at a video signal.
TINT
Using the buttons ▲/▼ adjusts the tint.
Green ó Red
• This item can be chosen only at a video signal.
SHARPNESSUsing the buttons ▲/▼ adjusts the sharpness.
Strong ó Weak
PICTURE menu (continued)
R
+0
G
+0
B
+0COLOR TEMP
ENTER :OFFSETR
+0
G
+0
B
+0
GAIN
:SELECT
HIGHMIDDLELOWCUSTOM
COLOR TEMP [RGB1]
R
+0
G
+0
B
+0
OFFSETR
+0
G
+0
B
+0
GAIN 
						

							
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Multifunctional settings
ItemDescription
PROGRESSIVE
Using the buttons ▲/▼ switches the progressive mode.
TV ó FILM ó TURN OFF   
• This function performs only at an interlaced signal of a VIDEO input, a S-VIDEO input or a component video input of 525i (480i) or 65i (576i) signal.
• When the TV or FILM is selected, the screen image will be crisper. The FILM mode is adaptable to the 2-3 Pull-Down system to the conversion. (not adaptable to the 2-2 Pull-Down system) But these may cause a certain defect (for example, jagged line) of the picture at a quick moving object. In such a case, please select the TURN OFF, even though the screen image may lose the crisp.
MY MEMORY
Choosing a mode of MY MEMORY using the buttons ▲/▼ and then pressing the button ► or the ENTER button performs each function.
LOAD ó LOAD ó LOAD3 ó LOAD4
SAVE4 óSAVE3 ó SAVE ó SAVE 
This projector has 4 numbered memories for adjustment data.  Performing the LOAD, LOAD, LOAD3 or LOAD4 loads the data on the memory whose number corresponds with the command’s number, and adjusts the picture automatically depending on the data. Performing the SAVE, SAVE, SAVE3 or SAVE4 puts the current adjustment data on the memory whose number corresponds with the command’s number. 
PICTURE menu (continued)