Acer Projector X1185N User Manual

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EnglishHow to Get a Preferred Image Size by Adjusting 
Distance and Zoom
The table below shows how to achieve a desired image size by adjusting either 
the position or the zoom ring.
•SVGA
To obtain an image size of 70, set the projector at a distance between 2.2 m 
and 2.4 m from the screen and adjust the zoom level accordingly.
Desired Image Size Distance (m) Top (cm)
Diagonal (inch)
< A >W (cm) x H (cm)Max zoom
< B >Min zoom
< C >From base to top of 
image < D >
30 61 x 46 1.0
50
40 81 x 61 1.3 1.4
67
50 102 x 76 1.6 1.7
84
60 122 x 91 1.9 2.1
101
70142 x 1072.22.4117
80 163 x 122 2.5 2.8
134
90 183 x 137 2.8 3.1
151
100 203 x 152 3.1 3.5
168
120 244 x 183 3.8 4.1
201
150 305 x 229 4.7 5.2
251
180 366 x 274 5.7 6.2
302
200 406 x 305 6.3 6.9
335
250 508 x 381 7.9 8.6
419
300 610 x 457 9.4
503
Zoom Ratio: 1.1 x
Desired distance
Height:
117 cm
From base 
to top of 
image
70
Desired
image size
2.2 m
2.4 m 
						

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•XGA
To obtain an image size of 70, set the projector at a distance between 2.6 m 
and 2.9 m from the screen and adjust the zoom level accordingly.
Desired Image Size Distance (m) Top (cm)
Diagonal (inch)
< A >W (cm) x H (cm)Max zoom
< B >Min zoom
< C >From base to top of 
image < D >
30 61 x 46 1.2
50
40 81 x 61 1.5 1.7
67
50 102 x 76 1.9 2.1
84
60 122 x 91 2.3 2.5
101
70142 x 1072.62.9117
80 163 x 122 3.0 3.3
134
90 183 x 137 3.4 3.7
151
100 203 x 152 3.8 4.1
168
120 244 x 183 4.5 5.0
201
150 305 x 229 5.7 6.2
251
180 366 x 274 6.8 7.5
302
200 406 x 305 7.6 8.3
335
250 508 x 381 9.4 10.4
419
300 610 x 457 11.3
503
Zoom Ratio: 1.1 x
Desired distance
Height:
117 cm
From base 
to top of 
image
70
Desired
image size
2.6 m
2.9 m 
						

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English•XGA (fixed-zoom models)
To obtain an image size of 70 set the projector at a distance 0.9 m from the 
screen.
Desired Image Size Distance (m) Top (cm)
Diagonal (inch)
< A >W (cm) x H (cm)Max zoom
< B >Min zoom
< C >From base to top of 
image < D >
30 61 x 46 0.4
53
40 81 x 61 0.5 0.5
70
50 102 x 76 0.6 0.6
88
60 122 x 91 0.7 0.7
105
70142 x 1070.90.9123
80 163 x 122 1.0 1.0
140
90 183 x 137 1.1 1.1
158
100 203 x 152 1.2 1.2
175
120 244 x 183 1.5 1.5
210
150 305 x 229 1.9 1.9
263
180 366 x 274 2.2 2.2
315
200 406 x 305 2.5 2.5
351
250 508 x 381 3.1 3.1
438
300 610 x 457 3.7
526
Zoom Ratio: 1.0 x
Desired distance
Height:
123 cm
From 
base to 
top of 
image70
Desired
image size
0.9 m 
						

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•WXGA
To obtain an image size of 70 set the projector at a distance between 2.3 m 
and 2.5 m from the screen and adjust the zoom level accordingly.
Desired Image Size Distance (m) Top (cm)
Diagonal (inch)
< A >W (cm) x H (cm)Max zoom
< B >Min zoom
< C >From base to top of 
image < D >
30 65 x 40 1.1
40
40 86 x 54 1.3 1.4
54
50 108 x 67 1.6 1.8
67
60 129 x 81 1.9 2.1
81
70151 x 942.32.594
80 172 x 108 2.6 2.8
108
90 194 x 121 2.9 3.2
121
100 215 x 135 3.2 3.6
135
120 258 x 162 3.9 4.3
162
150 323 x 202 4.8 5.3
202
180 388 x 242 5.8 6.4
242
200 431 x 269 6.5 7.1
269
250 538 x 337 8.1 8.9
337
300 646 x 404 9.7
404
Zoom Ratio: 1.1 x
Desired distance
Height:
94 cm
From base 
to top of 
image70
Desired
image size
2.3 m
2.5 m 
						

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English•1080p
To obtain an image size of 70 set the projector at a distance between 1.8 m 
and 2.3 m from the screen and adjust the zoom level accordingly.
Desired Image Size Distance (m) Top (cm)
Diagonal (inch)
< A >W (cm) x H (cm)Max zoom
< B >Min zoom
< C >From base to top of 
image < D >
30 66 x 37 1.0
39
40 89 x 50 1.0 1.3
52
50 111 x 62 1.3 1.7
65
60 133 x 75 1.5 2.0
78
70155 x 871.82.392
80 177 x 100 2.0 2.7
105
90 199 x 112 2.3 3.0
118
100 221 x 125 2.5 3.3
131
120 266 x 149 3.1 4.0
157
150 332 x 187 3.8 5.0
196
180 398 x 224 4.6 6.0
235
200 443 x 249 5.1 6.6
262
250 553 x 311 6.4 8.3
327
300 664 x 374 7.6
392
Zoom Ratio: 1.3 x
Desired distance
Height:
92 cm
From base 
to top of 
image70
Desired
image size
1.8 m
2.3 m 
						

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User Controls
Installation Menu
The Installation menu provides an Onscreen Display (OSD) for projector 
installation and maintenance. Use the OSD only when the message No 
signal is displayed on the screen. 
1 Turn on the projector by pressing   (POWER) on the control panel or 
remote control.
2 Press MENU on the control panel or remote control to launch the 
OSD for projector installation and maintenance.
3 The background pattern acts as a guide to adjusting the calibration 
and alignment settings, such as screen size and distance, focus and 
more.
Note: The OSD screenshot is for reference only and may differ from the 
actual design.
4 The Installation menu includes several options.
Use the up and down arrow keys to select an option, the left and right arrow keys to 
adjust selected option settings, and the right arrow key to enter a submenu for 
feature setting. The new settings will be saved automatically upon exiting the menu.
5 Press MENU anytime to exit the menu and return to the Acer 
welcome screen.
 
 
  
						

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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.
Note: Some of the following OSD settings may not be available. Please refer 
to the actual OSD of your projector.
Main menu
Submenu
Setting 
						

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Color
LumiSense+
The light sensor of LumiSense+ technology can intelligently 
optimizes the brightness and color saturation of projected 
image based on actual ambient light. The feature greatly 
enhances dark detail visibility and color saturation.
•Off: For normal mode. (ambient light sensor is off)
•Auto Bright: Light sensor is on to automatically detect 
ambient light and optimize the brightness and color 
saturation of projected image.
•Dynamic Black: automatically optimize the display of 
dark movie scenes enabling them to be shown in 
incredible detail.
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.
•Video: For playing video in a bright environment.
•Picture: For graphic picture.
•Game: For game content.
•Education: For education environment.
•Sport: 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. 
						

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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 and Tint functions are not supported under computer 
mode.
Advanced
•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.