Acco Nobo Projector S18E DLP User Manual

							
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INST
ALLATION
POWERING ON THE PROJECTOR
1Remove the lens cap. 
2Ensure that the power cord and signal cable are
securely connected. The Power LED will flash green.
3Turn on the lamp by pressing “Power/Standby”
button on the control panel. And the Power LED
will turn green. 
The first time you use the projector, you can select
your preferred language from the quick menu after
the star tup screen display.
4Turn on your source (computer, notebook, video
player, etc.). The projector will detect your source
automatically.
1
Turn on the projector
first and then the
signal sources.
If you connect multiple
sources at the same
time, use the “Source”
button on the remote
control or control
panel to switch
between them.
If the screen displays
“No Signal”, please
make sure the signal
cables are securely
connected.
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12 INSTALLATION
POWERING OFF THE PROJECTOR
1Press the “Power/Standby” button to turn off the projector lamp, you will see a
message “Power off the lamp? Picture Mute” displayed on the projector’s screen.
Press the “Power/Standby” button again to confirm, otherwise the mes\
sage will
disappear after 5 seconds. 
Please note that if the  key is pressed instead, the projector will enter the
“Picture Mute” mode and no image will be displayed. To exit the “Picture Mute”
mode, press the “Power/Standby” button again.
2The cooling fans continue to operate for about 60 seconds for cooling cy\
cle and
the “Power/Standby” button will turn orange. When the light begins\
 flashing, the
pr ojector has entered standby mode.
If you wish to turn the projector back on, you must wait until the proje\
ctor has
completed the cooling cycle and has entered standby mode. Once in standb\
y
mode, simply press “Power/ Standby” button to restart the projector.
3Disconnect the power cord from the electrical outlet and the projector.
4Do not turn on the projector immediately following a power off procedure.
Warning Indicator
When the “LAMP” indicator lights solid r ed, the projector
will automatically shut itself down. Please contact your local
reseller or service centre.
When the “TEMP” indicator lights solid red for about 20
seconds, it indicates the pr ojector has been overheated.
You will see a message “Projector Overheated. Lamp will
automatically turn off soon,” on the onscreen display. The
projector will automatically shut itself down. Under normal
conditions, the pr ojector can be switched on again after it
has cooled down. If the problem persists, you should
contact your local dealer or our service centre.
When the “TEMP” indicator flashs red for about 10
seconds, you will see a message “Fan fail. Lamp will
automatically turn off soon” on the onscreen display.
Please contact your local dealer or our service centre.
 
                     
						

							
The projector is equipped with an elevator foot for adjusting
the image height.
To raise the projector
1
Press the elevator button .
2Raise the image to the desired height angle  ,then release the button to lock the elevator foot into position.
3Use  to finetune the display angle.
To lower the image
1
Press the elevator button.
2Lower the image, then release the button to lock the elevator foot into \
position.
3Use  to finetune the display angle.3
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INST
ALLATION
ADJUSTING THE PROJECTED IMAGE
ADJUSTING THEPROJECTORIMAGEHEIGHT
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14 INSTALLATION
Y
ou may turn the zoom ring to zoom in or out. To focus the image,
rotate the focus ring until the image is clear. The projector will
focus at distances from 1.5 to 10.0 metres.
ADJUSTING THE PROJECTOR ZOOM / FOCUS
ADJUSTING PROJECTED IMAGE SIZE
Focus Ring Zoom Ring
This graph is for 
user’s reference only
Scr een 
(Diagonal)
Screen 
Size
Distance (m) Max (cm)
Min (cm)93.8
78.1
75.0 x 56.3
62.5 x 46.9 1.
5
187.5
156.3
150.0 x 112.5 125.0 x 93.8
3.0 312.5
260.4
250.0 x 187.5
208.3 x 156.2 5.0 437.5
364.6
350.0 x 262.5
291.7 x 218.8 7.0 500.0
416.7
400.0 x 300.0
333.4 x 250.0 8.0 625.0
520.8
500.0 x 375.0
416.6 x 312.5 10.0
Max (W x H cm)Min (W x H cm)
 
                 
						

							
15
USER CONTROLS
Ther
e are two ways for you to control the functions: Remote Control and
Control Panel.
CONTROL PANEL & REMOTE CONTROL
USING THECONTROLPANEL
Power / Standby
Refer to the “Power On/Off the Projector” section on pages 1112. 
Source
Press “Source” to choose RGB, Componentp, Componenti,
SV ideo, Composite V ideo and HDTV sour ces.
Menu
Press “Menu” to launch the on screen display (OSD) menu.
To exit OSD, press “Menu” again.
Keystone 
Adjusts image distortion caused by tilting the projector (±16 degree\
s). 
Four Dir
ectional Select Keys
Use  to select items or make adjustments to your selection.
Enter
Confirm your selection of items. 
Auto Image
Automatically synchronises the projector to the input source. 
Control Panel Remote Control
 
                                               
						

							
16 USER CONTROLS
USING THEREMOTECONTROL
Power / Standby
Refer to the “Power On/Off the Projector” section on pages 1112. 
ReSync
Automatically synchronises the projector to the input source.
Volume + / 
Increases/decreases speaker volume.
Reset 
Changes the adjustments and settings to the factory default value. 
Mute
Momentarily turns off the audio and video.
Keystone
Adjusts image distortion caused by tilting the projector (±16 degree\
s). 
Page Up (Computer mode only)
Use this button to page up. This function is only available when the projector is
connected to a computer via an USB cable. 
Page Down (Computer mode only)
Use this button to page down. This function is only available when the p\
r ojector
is connected to a computer via an USB cable.
Freeze
Press “Freeze” to pause the screen image. 
Four Directional Select Keys
Use  to select items or make adjustments to your selection.
Menu
Press “Menu” to launch the on screen display menu. 
T o exit OSD, pr ess “Menu” again. 
Enter
Confirm your selection of items. 
VGA
Press “VGA” to choose Analog RGB, component and HDTV source.
SV
ideo
Press “SV ideo” to choose SV ideo source. 
Composite
Press “composite” to choose Composite video sour ce. 
 
                                                                            
						

							
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USER CONTROLS
ON SCREEN DISPLAY MENUS
HOW TO OPERATE
The Projector has multilingual On Screen Display (OSD) menus that 
allow you to make image adjustments and change a variety of 
settings. The projector will automatically detect the source. 
How to Operate
1
To open the OSD menu, press “Menu” on the Remote Control or Control\
 Panel.
2When OSD is displayed, use  keys to select any item in the main menu. While
making a selection on a particular page, press “Enter ” key to ent\
er sub menu.
3Use  keys to select the desired item and adjust the settings by  key.
4Select the next item to be adjusted in the sub menu and adjust as descri\
bed above.
5Pr
ess “Menu” to confir m, and the screen will return to the main menu.
6To exit, press “Menu” again. The OSD menu will close 
and the pr ojector will automatically save the new settings.
Main Menu
Sub Menu
Settings
Language Management Lamp Setting
ImageI ImageII Audio
Display Mode      PC    Movie   sRGB   Game  
User
Brightness
Contrast
Keystone
Color Press Enter to Set
White Peaking
Color Temp.
                                   
						

							
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Computer / Video Mode
LANGUAGE
Choose the multilingual OSD menu. 
Use the  or  key to select your prefered language.
Press “Enter” to finalise the selection.
ImageI ImageII Audio
Language Management Lamp setting
 
                 
						

							
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USER CONTROLS
Computer / Video Mode
IMAGEI
Display Mode
There are many factory presets optimized for various types of images. 
PC : For computer or notebook.
Movie : For home theatre.
Game : For game.
sRGB : For PC standar
d colour.
User : Memorise user ’s settings.
Brightness
Adjusting the brightness of the image. 
Press the   to darken image.
Press the   to lighten the image.
Contrast
The contrast controls the degree of difference between the lightest and
darkest par ts of the pictur e. Adjusting the contrast changes the amount of
black and white in the image. 
Press the   to decrease the contrast.
Pr ess the   to increase the contrast. 
Keystone (Keystone Cor
rection)
Adjust image distortion caused by tilting projection. (±16 degrees)\
 
Colour 
Press “Enter” to adjust the r ed, green and blue colours.
White Peaking
Use the white peaking contr ol to set the white peaking level of DMD chip. 
0 stands for minimal peaking, and 10 stands for maximum peaking. If you
prefer a stronger image, adjust towards the maximum setting. For a smoot\
h
and more natural image, adjust towards the minimum setting. 
Colour Temp.
Adjust the colour temperatur e. At higher temperature, the screen
looks colder; at lower temperature, the screen looks warmer.
Language Management Lamp Setting
ImageI ImageII Audio
Display Mode      PC    Movie   sRGB   Game  
User
Brightness
Contrast
Keystone
Color Press Enter to Set
White Peaking
Color Temp.
Color
Red
Green
Blue Exit
                                                         
						

							
20 SUBHEADING
USER CONTROLS
Computer Mode
IMAGEII (COMPUTER MODE)
Frequency
“Frequency”changes the display data frequency to match the
frequency of your computer’s graphic card. If you experience a
vertical flickering bar, use this function to make an adjustment. 
Tracking
“Tracking” synchr onizes the signal timing of the display with the
graphic car d. If you experience an unstable or flickering image, use
this function to correct it.
Horizontal Position
Press the  to move the image left.
Press the  to move the image right.
Vertical Position
Press the  to move the image down.
Pr ess the  to move the image up.
Degamma
This allows you to choose a degamma table that has been finetuned
to bring out the best image quality for the input. 
Aspect Ratio
Use this function to choose your desired aspect ratio. 
4:3 : The input source will be scaled to fit the projection screen.
16:9 : The input sour ce will be scaled to fit the width of the scr een.
Window: When a 4:3 image is bigger than a 16:9 screen, select the “Wi\
ndow”
mode to fit the image onto the screen without changing the projection di\
stance.
16:9 Image Position
Adjust the image position to up or down, when you select the
aspect ratio to 16:9.
Press the  to move the image down.
Press the  to move the image up.
Language Management Lamp Setting
ImageI ImageII Audio
Frequency   
Tracking
H. Position
V. Position
Degamma
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Image Position            Press Enter to Set
16:9 Image Position