Acer Pd520 Dlp Users Guide

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Powering Off the Projector
1.Press the “Power” button to turn off the projector lamp.
2.After pressing the “Power” button, you will see a message
“Power off the lamp?” on the on-screen display. Press the
“Power” button again to confirm.
Otherwise the message will disappear after 5 seconds.
3.Power/Standby indicator flashes orange for about 40
seconds. The projector will  automatically shut itself down.
If you want to turn on the projector again, you must press the
“Power” button within 40 seconds of the flashing indicator.
4.Disconnect the power cord from the electrical outlet and the
projector.
5.Do not turn on the projector immediately following a power
off procedure.
Warning Indicator
™When the Warning indicator turns red, it indicates the projector has
overheated. The projector will automatically shut itself down.
™When the Warning indicator flashes red (0.5 second intervals), it
indicates a problem with the lamp.  Turn off the projector and
disconnect the power cord from the electrical outlet, then contact
your local dealer or our service center.
™When the Warning indicator flashes red (1 second intervals), it
indicates an internal problem.  Stop using the projector and
disconnect the power cord from the electrical outlet, then contact
your local dealer or our service center.
™When the Warning indicator flashes orange, it indicates high-speed
cooling in progress. This is not an abnormal condition, and you can
continue using the projector.
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Installation
Adjusting the Projected Image
Adjusting the Projector Height
The projector is equipped with an elevator foot for adjusting
the projector height.
To raise the projector:
1. Press the elevator button 
n.
2.Raise the projector to the desired display angle o, then
     release the button to lock the elevator foot into position.
3. Use 
p to fine-tune the display angle.
To lower the projector:
1. Press the elevator button.
2. Lower the projector, then release the button to lock the
     elevator foot into position.
3. Use 
p to fine-tune the display angle.
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Focus Ring
Zoom Ring
Adjusting the Projector Zoom / Focus
You may adjust 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 3.94 to 32.81 feet (1.20 to 10.0 meters).
Adjusting Projection Image Size
68.9
(175.1cm) 114.9
(291.8cm) 137.9
(350.2cm) 183.8
(466.9cm) 229.8
(583.7cm)
32.1(81.4cm) 80.2(203.6cm) 133.6(339.3cm) 160.3 (407.2cm) 213.8(543.0cm) 267.2(678.7cm)
3.94
32.81 26.25 19.69 16.409.84(1.2m)
(10.0m)(8.0m) (6.0m) (5.0m) (3.0m) 27.6
(70.0cm)
Screen
(Diagonal)
Screen
Size
Distance
™This graph is for user’s reference only.
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User Controls
Remote Control Panel Control
Panel Control & Remote Control
There are two ways for you to control the functions: Remote
Control and Panel Control.
Using the Panel Control
Power
4Refer to the “Power On/Off the Projector” section on pages
10-11.
Source
4Press “Source” to choose RGB, Component-p, Component-i,
S-Video, Composite Video and HDTV sources.
Menu
4Press “Menu” to launch the on screen display (OSD) menu.
To exit OSD, press “Menu” again.
Keystone   
4Adjusts image distortion caused by tilting the projector (±16
degrees).
Directional Select
4Use     to select items or use   to make adjustments for
your selection.
Enter
4Confirm your selection of items.
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Using the Remote Control
Power
4Refer to the “Power On/Off the Projector” section on pages
10-11.
Source
4Press “Source” to choose RGB, Component-p, Component-i,
S-Video, Composite Video and HDTV sources.
PiP
4Displays the “PiP” menu of the on screen display.
Keystone   / 
4Adjust image distortion caused by tilting the projector (±16
degrees).
Hide
4Press “Hide” to hide the image, press again to resume display of
           the image.
Zoom In   / Zoom Out 
4Press “in” to magnify an image on the projection screen.
4Press “out” to reduce the image size.
Freeze
4Press “Freeze” to pause the screen image.
Four Directional Select Keys
4Use         to select items or make adjustments to
your selection.
Menu
4Press “Menu” to launch the on screen display menu.  To exit
OSD, press “Menu” again.
User Controls
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The Projector has multilingual On Screen Display 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
Panel Control.
2.When OSD is displayed, use     keys to select the main menu.
While making a selection on a particular page, press “Enter/ 
”
key to enter sub menu.
3.Use      keys to select the desired item and adjust the
settings by 
    key.
4.Select the next item to be adjusted in the sub menu and adjust as
described above.
5.Press “Menu” to confirm, and the screen will return to the main
menu.
6.To exit, press “Menu”again.  The OSD menu will close and the
projector will automatically save the new settings.
On Screen Display Menus
User Controls
Main MenuSub MenuSetting
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Language
Language
You can display the multilingual OSD menu . Use the   or 
key to select your prefered language.
Press “Menu” to finalize the selection.
Computer / Video Mode
User Controls
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Edits user preferences by OSD interface. Press “Yes” to enter “User’s
info.” screen, you can edit as you wish. Edited User’s info will
display on lower left corner of the screen when projector is  powered
ON.
             1. Use the WX to select “Line1” function, and then press the  “Menu”
    button. You can input the character to line one.
2. Use the STWX  to select character, and then press “Menu” to
    confirm your selection.
3. Use the WX to select “Line2” function, and then press the “Menu”
     button. You can input the character to line two.
4. Procedure as Step.3.
User’s Info
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5. Press “ “ to save and exit the “User’s info.” menu.
             6. The startup screen will display the new wording after restart
                 the projector.
Note:
4Each line can input 35 characters only.
4Once entering “User’s info.” menu can use remote control  tooperate only.
4Use “Del” to delete the previous character.
4Use “Space” to add a space.
User’s Info
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User Controls
All Images
Brightness
Adjusting the brightness of the image.
4Press the  to darken image.
4Press the  to lighten the image.
Contrast
The contrast controls the degree of difference between the lightest
and darkest parts of the picture. Adjusting the contrast changes
the amount of black and white in the image.
4Press the  to decrease the contrast.
4Press the  to increase the contrast.
Image Optimization
Image Optimization can be incrementally adjusted between 0 and
10.  Click on the slider bar to adjust.
4Setting 10 will maximize brightness and contrast.
4Setting 0 will maximize color reproduction quality.
Color Temperature
Adjust the color temperature. At higher temperature, the screen
looks colder; at lower temperature, the screen looks warmer.
Keystone Correction
Adjusts image distortion caused by tilting projection (±16 degrees).
Zoom
4
Press the  to reduce the size of an image.
4Press the  to magnify an image on the projection screen.
Computer / Video Mode
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