Acer Pf 801 Users Guide

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Acer Empowering Technology
Empowering  KeyAcer Empowering Key provides four 
Acer unique functions, they are Acer 
eView Management, Acer eTimer 
Management and Acer ePower 
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 
more detail.
Acer eTimer ManagementPress   to launch Acer eTimer 
Management submenu.
Acer eTimer Management provides 
the reminding function for presentation 
time control. Please refer to Onscreen 
Display Menus section for more detail.
Acer ePower ManagementPress   to launch Acer ePower 
Management.
Acer ePower Management provides 
user one shortcut to save lamp and 
projector life. Please refer to Onscreen 
Display section for more detail.
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EnglishOnscreen 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.
•Select the next item to be adjusted in the submenu and adjust as described 
above.
•Press MENU on the remote control or control panel, the screen will 
return to the main menu.
•To exit OSD, press MENU on the remote control or control panel again. 
The OSD menu will close and the projector will automatically save the new 
settings.
Main menu
Sub menuSetting
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Color
Display ModeThere are many factory presets optimized for various types of 
images.
•Bright: For brightness optimization.
•Presentation: For meeting presentation with higher 
brightness.
•Standard: For common environment.
•Movie: For brighter and general movie/video/photo playing.
•Dark Cinema: For dark movie content.
•Game: For game content.
•Sports: For sport picture.
•User: Memorize user’s settings.
Wall ColorUse this function to choose a proper color according to the wall. 
There are several choices, including white, light yellow, light blue, 
pink, dark green. It will compensate the color deviation due to the 
wall color to show the correct image tone.
BrightnessAdjust the brightness of the image.
•Press   to darken image.
•Press   to lighten the image.
ContrastContrast controls the difference between the lightest and 
darkest parts of the picture. Adjusting the contrast changes the 
amount of black and white in the image.
•Press   to decrease the contrast.
•Press   to increase the contrast.
Color 
TemperatureAdjust the color temperature. At higher color temperatures, the 
screen looks colder; at lower color temperatures, the screen looks 
warmer.
DegammaEffects the representation of dark scenery. With greater gamma 
value, dark scenery will look brighter.
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Note: Saturation, Tint and Noise Reduction functions are not 
supported under computer mode or HDMI mode.
AdvancedNoise Reduction
Adjusts signal noise reduction.0 means the noise reduction is off, 
>0 increase noise reduction.
Sharpeness
Adjusts the sharpness of the image.
•Press   to decrease the sharpness.
•Press   to increase the sharpness.
Brilliant Color
Produces an expanded on-screen color spectrum that delivers 
enhanced color saturation for bright, true-to-life images. This 
feature is On by default.
Dynamic Black
This feature enables the projector to automatically optimize the 
display of dark movie scenes enabling them to be shown in 
incredible detail.
Color 
ManagementColor R
Adjusts the red color.
Color G
Adjusts the green color.
Color B
Adjusts the blue color.
Color C
Adjusts the cyan color.
Color M
Adjusts the magenta color.
Color Y
Adjusts the yellow color.
Skin Color
Adjusts the skin color.
SaturationAdjusts a video image from black and white to fully saturated 
color.
•Press   to decrease the amount of color in the image.
•Press   to increase the amount of color in the image.
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.
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Image
Projection Front-Desktop
•The factory default setting.
Front-Ceiling
•When you select this function, the projector inverts the image for 
ceiling-mounted projection.
Rear-Desktop
•When you select this function, the projector reverses the image so 
you can project from behind a translucent screen.
Rear-Ceiling
•When you select this function, the projector reverses and inverts 
the image at same time. You can project from behind a 
translucent screen with ceiling mounted projection.
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 horizontal or vertical pixels.
•4:3: The image will be scaled to fit the screen and displayed using 
a 4:3 ratio.
•16:9: The  image will be scaled to fit the width of the screen and 
the height adjusted to display the image using a 16:9 ratio.
•L. Box: Keep original signal aspect ratio and zoom in by 1.333 
times.
Keystone Adjust image distortion caused by tilting projection. (±40 degrees)
H. Position 
(Horizontal 
position)
•Press   to move the image left.
•Press   to move the image right.
V. Position 
(Vertical position)
•Press   to move the image down.
•Press   to move the image up.
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Note: H. Position, V. Position, Frequency and Tracking functions 
are not supported under HDMI, DVI or Video mode.
Management
Frequency Frequency changes the projectors refresh rate to match the 
frequency of your computer’s graphics card. If you can see a vertical 
flickering bar in the projected image, use this function to make the 
necessary adjustments.
Tracking Synchronizes the signal timing of the projector with the graphics card. 
If you experience an unstable or flickering image, use this function to 
correct it.
ECO Mode Choose On to dim the projector lamp which will lower power 
consumption, extend the lamp life and reduce noise. Choose Off 
to return normal mode.
High Altitude Choose On to turn on High Altitude mode. Operate the fans at 
full speed continuously to allow for proper high altitude cooling of 
the projector.
Auto Shutdown The projector will automatically shutdown when there is no signal 
input after the allocated time. (in minutes)
Lamp Hour Elapse Displays the lamp’s elapsed operating time (in hours).
Lamp Reminding Activate this function to display a reminder to change the lamp 30 
hours before its expected end-of-life.
Lamp Hour Reset
Press the   button and choose Yes to turn the lamp hour 
counter to 0 hours.
LAN Default is Off. Choose On to enable LAN connection.
LAN IP / Mask Identify IP and Mask address. 
LAN Reset Reset LAN function. 
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Setting
Menu Location Choose the menu location on the display screen.
Source Lock When source lock is turned off, the projector will search for 
other signals if the current input signal is lost. When source lock is 
turned on, it will lock the current source channel unless you 
press Source button on the remote control for the next channel.
Closed Caption Selects a preferred closed captioning mode from CC1, CC2, CC3, 
CC4, (CC1 displays captions in the primary language in your area).
Select Off to turn off the captioning feature. This function is only 
available when a composite video or S-Video input signal is 
selected and its system format is NTSC.
 Set your screen aspect ratio to 4:3. This function is not 
available when the aspect ratio is 16:9 or Auto.
SecuritySecurity
This projector provides a useful security function for the 
administrator to manage usage of the projector.
Press   to change the Security setting. If the security function 
is enabled, your must enter the Administrator Password first 
before changing the security settings.
•Select On to enable the security function. The user has to 
enter a password to operate the projector. Please refer to the 
User Password section for details.
•If Off is selected, then the user can turn on the projector 
without password.
Note: For 1080P models, to get best quality for you desired image, suggest 
end-user set PC resolution to 1920x1080 before you use this function.
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EnglishTimeout(Min.)
Once Security is activated to On, the administrator can set 
timeout function.
•Press   or   to select the timeout interval.
•The range is from 10 minute to 990 minutes.
•When the time is up, the projector will prompt the user to 
enter the password again.
•The factory default setting of Timeout(Min.) is Off.
•Once the security function is enabled, the projector will 
request user to enter password when switch on the projector . 
Both User Password and Administrator Password can be 
accepted for this dialogue.
User password
•Press   to setup or change the User Password.
•Press number keys to set your password on the remote control 
and press MENU to confirm. 
•Press   to delete character.
•Enter the password when you see Confirm Password 
displayed.
•The password should be between 4 and 8 characters long.
•If you select Request password only after plugging power 
cord, the projector will prompt the user to enter the 
password every time the power cord is plugged.
•If you select Always request password while projector turns 
on, the user has to enter the password every time when the 
projector is turned on.
Administrator Password
The Administrator Password can be used in both the Enter 
Administrator Password and Enter Password dialog boxes.
•Press   to change the Administrator Password.
•The factory default of Administrator Password is 1234.
If you forgot your administrator password, do the following to 
retrieve the administrator password:
•An unique 6-digit Universal Password which is printed on 
the Security Card (please check accessory in the box). This 
unique password is the number which will be accepted by 
projector anytime no matter what the Administrator 
Password is.
•If losing this security card and number, please contact with an 
Acer service center.
VGA OUT (Standby)
•Default is Off. Choose On to enable VGA OUT 
connection.
Auto Screen
•Default is On, the down/up move of electronic screen will 
be related with power on/off of Projector.
Reset
•Press the   button and choose Yes to return the 
parameters on all menus to the factory default settings.
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Note: When PIP function is activated, zoom and keystone function 
is unavailable.
Audio
HDMI Scan Info Adjust the overscan ratio of the HDMI image on screen.
•Auto: Automatically adjust by information from player.
•Underscan: Always no overscan on HDMI image.
•Overscan: Always keep overscan on HDMI image.
PIP
•Choose On to see two screens at the same time.
•Choose Off to disable the function.
PIP Source
Press   and   to choose the secondary video source: 
Composite, S-Video or Component signal.
PIP Location Choose the PIP secondary signal location on the display screen.
PIP Size Choose the PIP secondary signal size on the display screen.
Volume
•Press   to decrease the volume.
•Press   to increase the volume.
Mute
•Choose On to mute the volume. 
•Choose Off to restore the volume. 
Power On/Off Volume
•Select this function to adjust the notification volume when 
turning the projector on/off.
Alarm Volume
•Select this function to adjust the volume of any warning 
notifications.
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Language
Timer Location•Choose the location of the timer on the screen.
Timer Start
•Press   to start or stop the timer.
Timer Period
•Press   or   to adjust the timer period.
Timer Volume
•Select this function to adjust the notification volume when 
the timer function is enabled and time is up.
Timer Display
•Press   or   to which timer mode to display on the 
screen.
Language
Choose the multilingual OSD menu. Use the or key 
to select your preferred menu language.
•Press   to confirm the selection.
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