Acer Projector Pd527 User Manual

							
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 Mouse / Mouse Right Click / Mouse Left Click 
   These functions are the same as a mouse of PC or Mac.
  Empowering  Key 
 Acer Empowering Key provides three Acer unique functions, they are "Acer eView Management", "Acer eTimer Management" and "Acer eOpening Management" respectively. Press "e" key for more than one second to launch the on screen display main menu to 
modify its function.   
   
Acer eView Management 
 Press "e" to launch “Acer eView Management”  
submenu.
“Acer eView Management” is for display mode selection. Please refer to On Screen Display Menus section for more detail.
 Acer eTimer Management 
   
Press "e" to launch “Acer eTimer Management” 
submenu.
“Acer eTimer Management” provides the remind-ing function for presentation time control. Please refer to On Screen Display Menus section for more detail. Acer eOpening Management 
Press "e" to launch “Acer eOpening Management” 
submenu.“Acer eOpening Management” allows user to 
change the Startup screen to their personalized image. Please refer to On Screen Display section for details.
 Volume  
 Increase/decrease the volume.
 Page Up (Computer mode only) 
  Use this button to page up.  This function is only available  
    when the projector is connected to a computer via an USB  
    cable.
  Page Down (Computer mode only) 
  Use this button to page down. This function is only available  
    when the projector is connected to a computer via an USB  
    cable.  
						

							
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 S-Video
  Press “S-Video” to change source to S-Video source. 
  VGA
  Press “VGA” to change source to VGA-In connector. This
    connector
 supports Analog RGB, YPbPr (480p/576p/720p/
    1080i),
 YCbCr (480i/576i) and RGBsync. 
  Video
  Press “Video” to change source to Composite Video   
    source.
  Component
  Press “Component” to change source to component connec 
    tor.
 This connector supports YPbPr (480p/576p/720p/1080i)  
    and YCbCr (480i/576i
). 
 DVI
  Press “DVI” to change source to DVI connector. This
   
connector supports Digital RGB, Analog RGB, YPbPr (480p/
   
576p/720p/1080i), YCbCr (480i/576i) and HDCP signal. 
 Language(for PD523PD/PD525PD/PD527D only)
 Choose the multi-lingual OSD menu. 
  Wireless (for PD525PW/PD527W only)
 Press "Wireless" to display the image which is wirelessly trans-mitted from PC to the projector via "Acer eProjection Manage-
ment" utility.  
						

							
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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    
  Control Panel.
2. When OSD is displayed, use     keys to select any item in the    
       main menu. After selecting the desired main menu item, press 
    
  to enter sub menu for feature setting.
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” or "Back"on the Remote Control or Control Panel, the    
screen  will return to the main menu.
6.  To exit OSD, press “Menu”or "Back" on the Remote Control or 
Control Panel again.  The OSD menu will close and the projector will 
automatically save the new settings.
On Screen Display Menus
Main Menu
Sub Menu
settings 
						

							
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Color
(Computer / Video 
Mode)
Display Mode
 There are many factory presets optimized for various types of  
images.  
   Bright : For brightness optimization.
   PC : For computer or notebook.
   Video : For playing video in a bright environment.
  Theater : For Home Theatre usage in a dark room.  
   sRGB : For true-color optimization.
  User : Memorize user’s settings.
 Brightness
 Adjust the brightness of the image.
  Press the  to darken image.
  Press 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.
   Press the  to decrease the contrast.
  Press the  to increase the contrast.
 Color Temperature
 Adjust the color temperature. At higher temperature, the screen  
looks colder; at lower temperature, the screen looks warmer.  
						

							
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Color
(Computer / Video 
Mode)
 White Segment
 Use the white Segment control to set the white peaking level of DMD chip. 0 stands for minimal segment, and 10 stands for maxi-mum segment.  If you prefer a stronger image, adjust towards the maximum setting.  For a smooth and more natural image, adjust towards the minimum setting.
 Degamma
 Effects the represent of dark scenery.  With greater gamma value, dark scenery will look brighter.
Color R
 Adjusts the red color. 
Color G
 Adjusts the green color. 
Color B
 Adjusts the blue color.  
Saturation 
 Adjusts a video image from black and white to fully saturated 
color.
Press the  to decrease the amount of color in the image.
Press the  to increase the amount of color in the image.
Tint 
Adjusts the color balance of red and green.
Press the  to increase the amount of green in the image.
Press the  to increase the amount of red  in the image. 
“Saturation” and “Tint” functions are not supported under computer mode or DVI mode. 
						

							
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Keystone
Adjust image distortion caused by tilting projection. (±16 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. 
 4:3 : The input source will be scaled to fit the projection screen    
              and becomes 4:3 ratio. 
 16:9 : The input source will be scaled to fit the width of the  
            screen and narrowed the height to make the displayed im- 
            age becomes 16:9 ratio.
Projection
    Front-Desktop 
    The factory default setting. 
    Front-Ceiling 
     When you select this function, the projector turns the im 
age upside down for ceiling-mounted projection.
     Rear-Desktop 
   When you select this function, the projector reverses the 
image  so you can project behind a translucent screen.
    Rear-Ceiling 
    When you select this function, the projector reverses 
and turns the image upside down at same time. You can 
project from behind a translucent screen with ceiling 
mounted projection.
Image
(Computer / Video 
Mode)
     
						

							
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 H. Position (Horizontal Position)
  Press the  to move the image left. 
  Press the  to move the image right. 
 V.  Position (Vertical Position)
  Press the  to move the image down.
  Press the  to move the image up.
 Frequency
 “Frequency”changes the display data frequency to match the fre-
quency of your computer’s graphic card. If you experience a  
vertical flickering bar, use this function to make an adjustment.
 Tracking
 “Tracking” synchronizes the signal timing of the display with the  
graphic card. If you experience an unstable or flickering image, 
use  this function to correct it.
 
“H. Position”, “V. Position”, “Frequency” and “ Tracking” func-tions are not supported 
under DVI and Video mode.
Image
(Computer / Video 
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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(Minutes)
The projector will auto shutdown while there is no signal input 
after the setting time.
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 before you 
press “Source” button on remote control for 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 from one to another, when you exit the OSD 
menu, the new setting will take effect.
 Acer : The default startup screen of Acer projector.
 User : The user customized startup screen, which is down 
loaded from PC to projector via the USB cable and Acer 
eOpening Management utility  (refer to  the description of 
below section).
Management 
(Computer / Video 
Mode) 
						

							
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Acer eOpening Management is a PC utility    
for user to change the default startup screen of 
Acer projector to their desired image. You can 
install Acer eOpening Management from the 
bundled CD. Connect the projector to your PC 
with the bundled USB cable then execute Acer 
eOpening Management utility to download 
your desired image from your PC to projector. 
Before the download starts, the projector must 
enter “Download Mode” first. Please follow the 
instruction below to enter “Download Mode”.
1.  If the projector was turned on, press power button twice to turn 
off the projector.
2.  Unplug the AC power cord from the projector.
3.   Press and hold “Menu” and “ 
“ buttons simultaneously then 
plug the AC power cord to the projector.
4.   When Temp and Lamp LEDs are turned light, release both but
-tons, projector enters download mode.
5.   Please make sure the USB cable has been connected to the pro
-jector from your PC. 
Management 
(Computer / Video 
Mode) 
						

							
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Management 
(Computer / Video 
Mode)
Lamp Hour Elapse
 Displays the lamp’s elapsed operating time (in hours).
Lamp Reminding
 Choose this function to show or to hide warning message when the  
 changing lamp message is displayed.  The message will show up 30 
hours before end of life.
Lamp Hour Reset
 Press the  button after choosing “Yes ”to turn the lamp hour  
 counter to 0 hours. 
Reset
Press the  button after choosing “Yes” to return the display pa-
rameters on all menus to the factory default settings.