Acer P1165 User Manual

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EnglishTurning off the Projector
1 To turn off the projector, press the Power button twice. The message 
below will display onscreen for 5 seconds.  
Please press power button again to complete the shutdown process.
2 Immediately after powering off, the Power indicator LED will flash RED 
rapidly and the fan(s) will continue to operate for about 120 seconds. This 
is to ensure that the system cools correctly.
3 Once the system has finished cooling, the Power indicator LED will turn 
solid RED which...

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English
Adjusting the Projected Image
Adjusting the Height of Projected Image
The projector is equipped with elevator feet for adjusting the height of image.
To raise the image:
1 Press the elevator foot release. (Illustration #1)
2 Raise the image to the desired height angle (Illustration #2), then release 
the button to lock the elevator foot into position.
3 Use Tilt adjusting wheel (Illustration #3) to fine-tune the display angle.
To lower the image:
1 Press the elevator foot release....

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EnglishHow to optimize image size and distance
Consult the table below to find the optimal image sizes achievable when the 
projector is positioned at a desired distance from the screen. Example: If the 
projector is 3 m from the screen, good image quality is possible for image sizes 
between 69 and 76.
Note: Remind as below figure, the space of 133 cm height is 
required when located at 3m distance.
Figure: Fixed distance with different zoom and screen size.
Max screen size76
Min screen size
699
AC...

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EnglishDesired
Distance 
(m)
Screen size
TopScreen sizeTop
(Min zoom) (Max zoom)
Diagonal 
(inch)
W (cm) x H (cm) From base 
to top of 
image (cm)
Diagonal 
(inch)
W (cm) x H (cm)From base to 
top of image 
(cm)

1.5 34 70 x 52 60 38 77 x 58 66
2 46 93 x 70 80 50 103 x 77 88
2.5 57 116 x 87 100 63 128 x 96 111
369140 x 10512076154 x 115133
3.5 80 163 x 122 140 88 179 x 135 155
4 92 186 x 140 160 101 205 x 154 177
4.5 103 209 x 157 181 114 231 x 173 199
5 114 233 x 174 201 126 256 x 192 221
6 137 279 x...

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EnglishHow to get a preferred image size by adjusting 
distance and zoom
The table below shows how to achieve a desired image size by adjusting either 
the position or the zoom ring. For example: to obtain an image size of 50 set 
the projector at a distance 2 m and 2.2 m from the screen and adjust the zoom 
level accordingly.
Desired Distance
HeightForm base to 
top of image
2 m
2.2 m
50Desired
image size
A
CD
B 

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Desired Image Size Distance (m) Top (cm)
Diagonal (inch)
W (cm) x H (cm)Max zoom
Min zoom
From base to top of 
image 

30 61 x 46 1.2 1.3 53
40 81 x 61 1.6 1.7 70
50102 x 762.02.288
60 122 x 91 2.4 2.6 105
70 142 x 107 2.8 3.1 123
80 163 x 122 3.2 3.5 140
90 183 x 137 3.6 3.9 158
100 203 x 152 4.0 4.4 175
120 244 x 183 4.8 5.2 210
150 305 x 229 5.9 6.6 263
180 366 x 274 7.1 7.9 315
200 406 x 305 7.9 8.7 351
250 508 x 381 9.9 10.9 438
300 610 x 457 11.9 526
Zoom Ratio: 1.1x 

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EnglishUser Controls
Acer Empowering Technology
Empowering  KeyAcer Empowering Key provides three 
Acer unique functions, they are Acer 
eView Management, Acer eTimer 
Management and Acer eOpening 
Management respectively. Press   
key for more than one second to launch 
the Onscreen display main menu to 
modify its function.
Acer eView ManagementPress   to launch Acer eView 
Management  submenu.
Acer eView Management is for 
display mode selection. Please refer to 
Onscreen Display Menus section for...

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Onscreen Display (OSD) Menus
The projector has multilingual OSD that allow you to make image adjustments 
and change a variety of settings.
Using the OSD menus
•To open the OSD menu, press MENU on the remote control or control 
panel.
•When the OSD is displayed, use the   keys to select any item in the 
main menu. After selecting the desired main menu item, press   to enter 
submenu for feature setting.
•Use the   keys to select the desired item and adjust the settings by 
using the   keys....

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EnglishColor setting
Display ModeThere are many factory presets optimized for various types of 
images.
•PC: For computer or notebook.
•Video: For playing video in a bright environment.
•sRGB: For true-color optimization.
•Blackboard: Blackboard mode can improve displayed color 
when you project onto darker surfaces.
•User 1: Memorize user’s settings.
•User 2: Memorize user’s settings.
BrightnessAdjust the brightness of the image.
•Press   to darken image.
•Press   to lighten the image....

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Note: Saturation and Tint functions are not supported under computer 
mode or DVI mode.
Image setting
TintAdjusts the color balance of red and green.
•Press   to increase the amount of green in the image.
•Press   to increase the amount of red in the image.
Keystone Adjust image distortion caused by tilting projection. (±40 degrees)
Aspect Ratio Use this function to choose your desired aspect ratio.
•Auto: Keep the image with original width-higth ratio and maxi 
mize the image to fit native...