Acer Projector P5280 User Manual

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EnglishP1165/P1165P/P1265/P1265P/P5260i/P5270/P5280 series
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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P5370W series
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 1.7 m and 1.8 m from the screen and adjust the zoom 
level accordingly.
Desired Distance
HeightForm base to 
top of image
1.8m1.7m
50Desired
image size
A
CD
B 
						

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EnglishP5370W series
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 65 x 40 1.0 1.1 45
40 86 x 54 1.3 1.5 61
50108 x 671.71.876
60 129 x 81 2.0 2.2 91
70 151 x 94 2.3 2.6 106
80 172 x 108 2.7 2.9 121
90 194 x 121 3.0 3.3 136
100 215 x 135 3.3 3.7 151
120 258 x 162 4.0 4.4 182
150 323 x 202 5.0 5.5 227
180 388 x 242 6.0 6.6 272
200 431 x 269 6.7 7.3 303
250 538 x 337 8.3 9.2 378
300 646 x 404 10.0 454
Zoom Ratio: 1.1x 
						

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User 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 
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 eOpening ManagementPress   to launch Acer eOpening 
Management.
Acer eOpening Management allows 
user to change the Startup screen to 
their personalized image. 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.
Setting 
Sub menu
Main menu 
						

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Color setting
Display ModeThere are many factory presets optimized for various types of 
images.
•Bright: For brightness optimization.
•Standard: For common environment.
•Video: For playing video in a bright environment.
•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.
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.
Color RAdjusts the red color.
Color GAdjusts the green color.
Color BAdjusts the blue 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. 
						

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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 horizontal or vertical pixels.
•Full: Resize image to fit full screen by width (1280 pixels) and 
height (800 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.
Projection Front-Desktop
•The factory default setting.
Note: Full and L.Box functions are supported for P5370W series. 
						

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Note: H. Position, V. Position, Frequency and Tracking functions 
are not supported under DVI or Video mode.
Note: Sharpness functions is not supported under DVI and Computer 
mode.
Note: Signal Type function is only for HDMI or SCART connector.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.
H. Position 
(Horizontal 
position)
•Press   to move the image left.
•Press   to to move the image right.
V. Position 
(Vertical position)
•Press   to move the image down.
•Press   to move the image up.
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.
Sharpeness Adjusts the sharpness of the image.
•Press   to decrease the sharpness.
•Press   to increase the sharpness.
Signal Type Select signal type from RGB, YCbCr or YPbPr source. 
						

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EnglishManagement setting
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.
Auto Shutdown The projector will automatically shutdown when there is no signal 
input after the allocated time. (in minutes)
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.
Menu Location Choose the menu location on the display screen.
Startup Screen Use this function to select your desired startup screen. If you 
change the setting, the changes will take effect when you exit the 
OSD menu.
• Acer: The default startup screen of your Acer projector.
• User: Use memorize picture from Screen Capture function.
Screen Capture Use this function to customize the startup screen. To capture the 
image that you want to use as the startup screen, follow the 
instructions below.
Notice:
Before proceeding with the following steps, make sure that the 
Keystone is set to the default value 0 and the aspect ratio is set 
to 4:3. For details, refer to the Image Setting section.
• Change the Startup Screen from the default setting Acer 
to User.
• Press Screen Capture to customize the startup screen.
• A dialog box appears to confirm the action. Choose Yes to 
use the current image as your customized startup screen. The 
capture range is the red rectangular area. Choose No to 
cancel the screen capture and exit the onscreen display (OSD).
• A message appears, stating that the screen capture is in 
progress.
• When the screen capture is finished, the message disappears 
and the original display is shown.
• The customized startup screen, as shown below, takes effect 
when there is a new input signal or when you restart the 
projector.
Note: This screen capture function is limited by 4:3 aspect ratio only.
Note: For XGA models, to get best quality for you desired image, suggest 
end-user set PC resolution to 1024 x 768 before you use this function.
Note: For SVGA models, to get best quality for you desired image, suggest 
end-user set PC resolution to 800 x 600 before you use this function. 
						

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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 after choosing Yes to turn the lamp hour 
counter to 0 hours.
Security Security
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.
Timeout(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.