Acer Projector P1500 User Guide

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EnglishAcer eTimer ManagementPress   to launch Acer eTimer 
Management.
Acer eTimer Management provides 
the reminding function for 
presentation time control. Please refer 
to the Onscreen Display (OSD) Menus 
section for more details.
Acer ePower ManagementPress   to launch Acer ePower 
Management.
Acer ePower Managementprovides 
you one shortcut to save the lamp and 
projector’s life. Please refer to the 
Onscreen Display (OSD) Menus 
section for more details.
(X111/X1140/X1140A/
X111P/X1240/P1340W/
X1340WH/H6510BD/
P1500)
(
P1340WG) 
						

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Acer e3D ManagementPress   to launch Acer e3D 
Management.
Acer e3D Management provides you 
one shortcut to adjust 3D settings. 
Please refer to the Onscreen Display 
(OSD) Menus section for more details.(X111/X1140/X1140A/
X111P/X1240/X1340W/
P1340W/X1340WH/
P1340WG/P1500)
(H6510BD) 
						

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EnglishOnscreen Display (OSD) Menus
The projector has multilingual Onscreen Display (OSD) menus 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 control panel or remote 
control.
•When the OSD is displayed, use   to select an item in the main menu. 
After selecting the desired main menu item, press   to enter a submenu 
for feature setting.
•Use   to select the desired item and adjust the settings by using 
.
•Select the next item to be adjusted in the submenu and adjust as described 
above.
•Press MENU on the control panel or remote control, the screen will 
return to the main menu.
•To exit the OSD menu, press MENU on the control panel or remote 
control again. It will close and the projector will automatically save the 
new settings.
Main menu
Submenu
Setting 
						

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Color
Display ModeThere are many factory presets optimized for various types 
of images.
•Bright: For brightness optimization.
•Presentation (X111/X1140/X1140A/X111P/X1240/
X1340W/P1340W/X1340WH/P1340WG/P1500): For 
meeting presentation with higher brightness.
•Standard: For common environment.
•Movie (H6510BD): For brighter and general movie/
video/photo playing.
•Dark Cinema (H6510BD): For dark movie content.
•Video (X111/X1140/X1140A/X111P/X1240/X1340W/
P1340W/X1340WH/P1340WG/P1500): For playing 
video in a bright environment.
•Picture (X1340W/P1340W/X1340WH): For graphic 
picture.
(X111/X1140/P1340WG)
(X1140A/X111P/X1240/X1340W/
P1340W/X1340WH/P1500)
(H6510BD) 
						

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English•Game (X111/X1140/X1140A/X111P/X1240/X1340W/
P1340W/X1340WH/H6510BD): For game content.
•Education (X111/X1140/X1140A/X111P/X1240/
X1340W/P1340W/X1340WH): For education 
environment.
•Sport (H6510BD): 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 and Dark Green. It will 
compensate for the color deviation due to the wall color to 
show the correct image tone.
BrightnessAdjusts the brightness of the image.
•Press   to darken the image.
•Press   to lighten the image.
ContrastControls 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.
•Press   to decrease the contrast.
•Press   to increase the contrast.
SaturationAdjusts a video image from black and white to fully 
saturated colors.
•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.
Color 
TemperatureAdjusts the color temperature. At higher color 
temperatures, the screen looks colder; at lower color 
temperatures, the screen looks warmer.
Dynamic BlackIf turned on, the projector dynamically adjusts the power 
consumption of the lamp according to the brightness of 
the image being projected. When projecting darker 
images the power consumption will be reduced and the 
contrast of the image will also be enhanced.
GammaEffects the representation of dark scenery. With greater 
gamma value, dark scenery will look brighter. 
						

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Note: Saturation, Tint and Advanced functions are not supported 
under computer mode.
Advanced 
(H6510BD)
•Ind. Color Management: Adjusts the red, green, blue, 
cyan, yellow and magenta colors.
•- Ind. Hue: Changes the hue of the color selected.
•- Ind. Saturation: Adjusts a video image from black 
and white to fully saturated color.
•- Ind. Gain: Adjusts the contrast levels.
•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.
•White Peaking: Increases the brightness of whites that 
are near 100%. (Video sources only)
•Film Mode: Sets the image optimized to 24-frame 
True Film mode for more realistic cadence of film 
playback during motion sequences.
•Noise Reduction: Adjusts the level of noise reduction 
that helps to eliminate unwanted noise in the picture.
•Black Extension: Analyzes the current input image 
and calculates an offset value which is then added to 
the analog to digital converter black level value. This 
ensures optimum black level for each analog source. 
						

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EnglishImage
(X1140A/X1240/X1340W)
(P1340W/X1340WH)(X111/X1140/X111P)(H6510BD/P1500)
(P1340WG) 
						

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Projection 
(X111/X1140/
X111P/
H6510BD/
P1500)
• 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 that you can project 
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.
Projection 
Mode (X1140A/
X1240/X1340W/
P1340W/
X1340WH/
P1340WG)
• Front: The factory default setting.
• Rear: Reverses the image so you can project from 
behind a translucent screen.
Projection 
Location 
(X1140A/X1240/
X1340W/
P1340W/
X1340WH/
P1340WG)
• Auto: Automatically adjusts projection location of 
image.
• Desktop
• Ceiling: Turns the image upside down for ceiling-
mounted projection.
Aspect RatioUse this function to choose your desired aspect ratio.
•Auto: Keeps the image with original width-height ratio 
and maximizes the image to fit native horizontal or 
vertical pixels.
•Full (X1340W/P1340W/X1340WH/P1340WG/H6510BD/
P1500): The image will be displayed making full use of 
the horizontal and 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 screen and 
displayed using a 16:9 ratio.
•L.Box (X1340W/P1340W/X1340WH/P1340WG/H6510BD/
P1500): Keeps the original signal aspect ratio and zooms 
in by 1.333 times. 
						

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EnglishAuto Keystone 
(X1140A/X1240/
X1340W/
P1340W/
X1340WH/
P1340WG)Automatically adjusts image distortion caused by tilting 
projection (±40 degrees).
Keystone (X111/
X1140/X111P/
H6510BD/
P1500)Manually adjusts image distortion caused by tilting 
projection (±40 degrees).
This function is unavailable when Auto Keystone is set 
to On.
Manual 
Keystone 
(X1140A/X1240/
X1340W/
P1340W/
X1340WH/
P1340WG)
SharpnessAdjusts the sharpness of the image.
•Press   to decrease the sharpness.
•Press   to increase the sharpness.
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.
FrequencyChanges the projector’s refresh rate to match the frequency 
of your computer’s graphics card. If you experience a vertical 
flickering bar in the projected image, use this function to 
correct it.
TrackingSynchronizes the signal timing of the display with the 
graphics card. If you experience an unstable or flickering 
image, use this function to correct it.
HDMI Color 
Range (P1340W/
X1340WH/
P1340WG/
H6510BD/
P1500)Adjusts the color range of the HDMI image data to prevent 
color display error.
•Auto: Automatically adjusts the color range by 
information from the player.
•Limited Range: Processes the input image as limited 
color range data.
•Full Range: Processes the input image as full color range 
data. 
						

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Note: H. Position, V. Position, Frequency and Tracking functions 
are not supported under video mode.
Note: Sharpness function is not supported under computer mode.
Note: HDMI Color Range and HDMI Scan Info are only available when 
the input signal is HDMI.
HDMI Scan Info 
(P1340W/
X1340WH/
P1340WG/
H6510BD/
P1500)Adjusts the overscan ratio of the HDMI image on screen.
•Auto: Automatically adjusts the overscan ratio by 
information from the player.
•Underscan: Always no overscan on the HDMI image.
•Overscan: Always keep overscan on the HDMI image.