Acer Projector Pw730 User Manual

							
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On Screen Display Menus
Sub Menu
Settings
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	”Back”on	the	Remote	Control	or	Control	Panel,	the	screen	
will return to the main menu.
6.	 To	exit	OSD,	press	“Menu”	on	the	Remote	Control	or	Control	
Panel again. The OSD menu will close and the projector will auto-
matically save the new settings.
“Saturation” and “Tint” functions are not supported under computer mode or 
DVI	mode.
Main Menu 
						

							
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Color
(Computer / Video 
Mode)
Display Mode
There are many factory presets optimized for various types of im-
ages. 
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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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.
Color
(Computer / Video 
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Image
(Computer / Video 
Mode)
H. Keystone (Horizontal Keystone)
Press the  or  button to adjust image distortion horizontally and makes a squarer image.
V. Keystone (Vertical Keystone)
Press the  or  button to adjust image distortion vertically and makes a squarer image.
Aspect Ratio
Use this function to choose your desired aspect ratio.
Full : Resize image to fit full screen.
16:9	:	The	input	source	will	be	scaled	to	fit	the	width	of	the	screen	and narrowed the height to make the displayed image 
becomes	16:9	ratio.
4:3	:	The	input	source	will	be	scaled	to	fit	the	projection	screen	and	becomes	4:3	ratio.
L.	Box	:	Resize	image	(keep	original	source	ratio)	to	fit	1280	pixels	 width,	then	either	(1)	CUT	the	top	&	bottom	portion	of	
the	resized	image	or	(2)	FILL	BLACK	BARS	to	the	top	&	
bottom	of	the	resized	image,	to	fit	768	pixels	height.
1:1	:	Keep	image	at	the	center	of	screen	with	its	original	pixel	resolution without scaling.
Projection
   Front-Desktop
The factory default setting.
	  Front-Ceiling
When	you	select	this	function,	the	projector	turns	the	
image 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. 
						

							
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“H.	Position”,	“V.	
Position”,	“Frequen-cy” and “ Tracking” functions are not 
supported	under	DVI	
and	Video	mode.
“Sharpness” func-tions is not supported 
under	DVI	and	Com-puter mode.
“Signal Type” is only available for 
Component,	Com-
posite 	video, 	S-Video,	
HDMI and SCART signal sources.
Image
(Computer / Video 
Mode)
	  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.
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 
frequency 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.
Sharpness 
Adjusts the sharpness of the image.
 Press the  to decrease the sharpness.
Press the  to increase the sharpness.
Signal Type 
Press the  or 	button	to	change	source	to	RGB,	
YPbPr or YCbCr. 
						

							
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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 
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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	AC	power	cord	of	the	projector	was	unplugged,	plug	the	
AC power.
2.  Powering On the Projector
3.   Please make sure the USB cable has been plugged and 
connected to  your projector.
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 at 
30	hours	before	end	of	life.
Management 
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Lamp Hour Reset
 Press the  button after choosing “Yes ”to reset the lamp hour  
	counter	to	0.
Security
Press  to start “Security” setting. If the “Security” function is \
enabled,	your	must	enter	“Administrator	Password”	first	before	
Security setting.
Security
This projector provides an excellent security function 
for the administrator to manage the usage of the 
projector .
Select “On” to enable the security function. User have to enter password depending on the ” Security 
Mode” . Please refer to ”User Password” section for 
details.
Select “Off” then user can switch on the projector without password.
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.
Management 
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Timeout(Min.)
Once	“Security”	is	set	to	“On”,	administrator	can	set	
timeout function.
Press  or  to select timeout duration.
The	range	is	from	10	minutes	to	990	minutes.
When	time	is	up,	the	projector	will	request	user	to	enter password again.
The factory default setting of “Timeout(Min.)” is “Off”.
User Password
Press  to set up or change “User Password”.
 
Use 	,		,	 or  to select the character and 
press	“MENU”	to	confirm.
Press  to delete character after the selected character confirmed.
Press	“MENU”	to	complete	the	setting	of	password.	
Input password again at “Confirm Password”.
The	password	is	allowed	for	4~8	characters.
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The projector provides two options of ”Security Mode”.
Select “Request password only after plugging 
power	cord”,	the	project	will	request	user	to	input	
password only for the first time plugging on power 
cord of the projector.
Select “Always request password while projector 
turns	on”,	user	has	to	input	password	every	time	
when switching on the projector.
Administrator Password
“Administrator Password” can be accepted by 
both	“Enter	Administrator	Password”	and	“Enter	
Password” dialogues.
Press  to change “Administrator Password”. 
The factory default of “Administrator Password” is “1234”.
Management 
(Computer / Video 
Mode)