Ask Proxima Dlp Projector Users Guide

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Using the remote controlThe remote uses two (2) provided AA batteries. They are easily installed by 
sliding the cover off the remote’s back, aligning the + and - ends of the bat-
teries, sliding them into place, and then replacing the cover.
Caution: When replacing the batteries, be aware that using batteries other 
than the type provided with the projector may risk severe damage to the 
remote. When disposing of the batteries, be sure to do so in an environmen-
tally proper manner.
To operate, point the remote at the projection screen or at the projector (not 
at the computer). The range of optimum operation is about 15 feet (4.5m).
Pressing the remote’s Pow e r button when the projector ’s Power toggle 
switch is in the Off position does not cause the projector to power up. You 
need to put the projector ’s Power toggle switch in the On position to let the 
remote power on the projector.
When the projector is running, you can press the remote’s Pow e r button to 
place the projector in the Off state (see page 22 for shutdown info) and 
power it off.
Press the remote’s Menu button to open the projector ’s menu system. Use 
the arrow buttons to navigate, and the Select button to select features and 
adjust values in the menus. See page 35 for more info on the menus.
The remote also has Vo l u m e and Mute buttons to control the sound, and 
Video and Computer buttons to switch between sources.
Two presentation-specific features are also provided. Use the Blank button 
to display a blank screen instead of the current slide (you can choose which 
color is displayed, see page 40); use the Effect button to invoke a user-defin-
able action, such as freeze, or change your aspect ratio for viewing DVDs 
(see page 40 to learn to program this button).
Previous and Next buttons allow you to navigate through your PowerPoint 
presentation while in Slide Show mode. Connect the USB connector on the 
provided computer cable to your computer to use these buttons. When you 
do this for the first time, the Add New Hardware wizard may appear. See 
page 16 for details on loading the correct USB drivers. Troubleshooting the remote
 Make sure the batteries are installed in the proper orientation and are 
not dead.
 Make sure you’re pointing the remote at the projector or the screen, not 
the computer, and are within the remote range of 15 feet (4.5m). For 
best results, point the remote at the screen.
 If you are trying to advance PowerPoint slides, make sure the USB 
cable is connected. If using a USB cable, make sure the correct drivers 
are installed.
navigation
buttons
previous button
next button 
						

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Using the audio Using the projector’s speakersTo use the projector ’s speaker, connect your source to the Audio In connec-
tors (L and/or R) on the projector ’s composite connectors. 
To adjust the volume, press the Vo l u m e buttons on the keypad or remote.
To mute the sound, press the Mute button on the remote. 
Troubleshooting Audio
If you aren’t hearing the audio, check the following:
 Make sure the audio cable is connected.
 Make sure mute is not active (press the Mute button on the remote). 
 Make sure the volume is turned up enough. Press the Vo l u m e  button 
on the keypad or remote.
 Make sure the correct source is active.
 Adjust the audio source.
 If playing a video, make sure the playback has not been paused.Connecting external speakersThe projector can be attached to external speakers that have their own 
power source by plugging a speaker cable (not included) into the projector ’s 
Audio Out connector.
connect audio cable
adjust volume
external speakers
speaker
cableaudio out
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Using the keypad buttonsMost buttons are described in detail in other sections, but here is an over-
view of their functions:
Menu–opens the on-screen menus (page 35).
Select–confirms choices made in the menus (page 35).
Up/Down arrows–navigates to and adjusts settings in the menus (page 35).
Auto Image–resets the projector to the source.
Presets–cycles through the available preset settings (page 37).
Key s t o n e–adjusts squareness of the image (page 14).
Vo l u m e–adjusts sound (page 31).
Video and Computer–changes the active source. 
menu navigation
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Optimizing computer imagesAfter your computer is connected properly and the computer ’s image is on 
the screen, you can optimize the image using the onscreen menus. For gen-
eral information on using the menus, see page 35.
 Adjust the Keystone, Contrast, or Brightness in the Picture menu 
(page 36). 
 Change the Aspect Ratio. Choose the option that best fits your input 
source (page 36).
 Adjust the Color Temperature in the Advanced menu (page 38).
 Adjust the Phase, Tracking, or Horizontal or Vertical position in the 
Advanced menu (page 38).
 Once you have optimized the image for a particular source, you can 
save the settings using Presets. This allows you to quickly recall these 
settings later (page 37).
Presentation featuresSeveral features are provided to make giving presentations easier. Here is an 
overview, details are found in the menu section.
 The Effect button on the remote allows you to assign various features to 
the button. The default effect is About, which displays information 
about the projector and current source. You can select among Blank, 
Mute, Aspect Ratio, Source, Auto Image, Freeze, and About. See 
page 40 for details. The freeze effect allows you to freeze the displayed 
image. This is useful if you want to make changes on your computer 
without your audience seeing them. The mask effect allows you to 
cover part of the image with a black curtain.
 The Blank button on the remote allows you to display a blank screen 
instead of the active source. You can determine the color of this screen 
(page 40).
 The Startup Logo option lets you change the default start up screen to a 
blank or default screen (page 40).
 Two options, Power Save and Screen Save, are provided to automati-
cally shut down the projector after several minutes of inactivity or dis-
play a black screen. This helps preserve lamp life (page 39). 
						

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Optimizing video imagesAfter your video device is connected properly and the image is on the 
screen, you can optimize the image using the onscreen menus. For general 
information on using the menus, see page 35.
 Adjust the Keystone, Contrast, Brightness, Color, or Tint in the Picture 
menu (page 36). 
 Change the Aspect Ratio. Choose the option that best fits your input 
source (page 36).
 The remote’s Effect button allows you to assign various features to the 
button. The default effect is About, which displays information about 
the projector and current source. You can select among Blank, Mute, 
Aspect Ratio, Source, Auto Image, Freeze, and About. See page 40 for 
details. 
 Select a Sharpness setting (page 38).
 Use the Color Control to adjust the color gain (page 38).
 Adjust the Color Temperature. Select a listed warmth value (page 38).
 Turn on Overscan to remove noise on the edges of the image.
Customizing the projectorYou can customize the projector for your specific setup and needs. See 
page 39 to page 41 for details on these features.
 For rear projection, turn rear mode on in the Settings>System menu.
 For ceiling mounted projection, turn ceiling mode on in the Set-
tings>System menu. 
 Specify which source the projector checks first for active video during 
power-up. 
 Specify the function of the Effect button on the remote. 
 Turn the projector ’s display messages on and off.
 Turn on power saving features. 
 Specify blank screen colors and start up logos.
 Specify the language viewed on the menus.
 Save settings for the active source as a preset. 
						

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Using the menusTo open the menus, press the Menu button on the keypad or remote. (The 
menus automatically close after 60 seconds if no buttons are pressed.) The 
Main menu appears. Use the arrow buttons to move up and down to high-
light the desired submenu, then press the Select button. 
To change a menu setting, highlight it, press Select, then use the up and 
down arrow buttons to adjust the value, select an option using radio but-
tons, or turn the feature on or off using check boxes. Press Select to confirm 
your changes. Use the arrows to navigate to another setting. When your 
adjustments are complete, navigate to Previous or Exit, then press Select to 
go to the previous menu; press the Menu button at any time to close the 
menus. 
Dots appears before the menu name. The number of dots indicate menu’s 
level, ranging from one (the Main menu) to four (the most nested menus). 
The menus are grouped by usage:
 The Picture menu provides image adjustments.
 The Settings menu provides set-up type adjustments that are not 
changed often.
 The About menu provides a read-only display of information about the 
projector and source. 
Certain menu items may not be visible or may be grayed depending upon a 
particular source being connected. For example, Sharpness is only available 
for video sources and is not visible when a computer source is active. Menu 
options are grayed out only if the source if selected but no signal is present. 
For example, if the projector is set to a video source but the source, such as a 
DVD player, is turned off video menu options are grayed out.
keypad navigation
Main menu
buttons
dots
PictureSettings
menu
menu
About menu 
						

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Picture menuTo adjust the following settings, highlight the setting, press Select, use the 
up and down arrows to adjust the values, then press Select to confirm the 
changes.
Key s t o n e: adjusts the image vertically and makes a squarer image. You can 
also adjust keystone from the keypad.
Contrast: controls the degree of difference between the lightest and darkest 
parts of the picture and changes the amount of black and white in the 
image.
Brightness: changes the intensity of the image.
Color: adjusts a video image from black and white to fully saturated color. 
The color setting applies to video sources only.
Tint: adjusts the red-green color balance in the image of NTSC video 
images. The tint setting applies to NTSC video sources only.
Aspect Ratio: Aspect ratio is the ratio of the image width to image height. 
TV screens are usually 4:3. HDTV and most DVDs are 16:9. The default is 
4:3. 
Select Native to see the unmodified input with no resizing by the projector.
Select 16:9 to watch enhanced widescreen DVDs. 
For more information regarding Aspect Ratio, see page 17.
Picture menu
increasing keystonedecreasing keystone
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Presets: Presets are provided that optimize the projector for displaying 
computer presentations, photographs, film images, and video images. Film 
input is material originally captured on a film camera, like a movie; video 
input is material originally captured on a video camera, like a TV show or 
sporting event. You can use the preset as a starting point, then further cus-
tomize the settings for each source. The settings you customize are saved in 
the preset for each source. To restore the factory default settings, choose Fac-
tory Reset in the Settings>Service menu (page 41). 
There is also a user-definable preset. To set a preset for the current source, 
adjust the image, select Save User in the Presets menu, then select Yes. You 
can recall these settings in the future by selecting the User 1 preset. 
Presets
Save
User 
Settings 
						

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Sharpness: (video sources only) changes the clarity of the edges of a video 
image. Select a sharpness setting.
Color Space: This option applies to computer and component video 
sources. It allows you to select a color space that has been specifically tuned 
for the input signal. When Auto is selected, the projector automatically 
determines the standard. To choose a different setting, turn off Auto, then 
choose RGB for computer sources, choose either SMPTE240, REC709 or 
REC601 for component video sources.
Color Temperature: changes the intensity of the colors. Select a listed rela-
tive warmth value. 
Color Control: allows you to individually adjust the gain (relative warmth 
of the color) and the offset (the amount of black in the color) of the red, 
green, and blue colors. 
Video Standard: when it is set to Auto, the projector attempts to automati-
cally pick the video standard based on the input signal it receives. (The 
video standard options may vary depending on your region of the world.) If 
the projector is unable to detect the correct standard, the colors may not 
look right or the image may appear “torn.” If this happens, manually select 
a video standard by selecting NTSC, PAL, or SECAM from the Video Stan-
dard menu.
Overscan: (video sources only) removes noise around the video image.
Sync Threshold Adjust: If a hardware device, such as a DVD player, is not 
syncing properly with the projector, select this option to help it to sync 
when connected to the projector. 
The following four (4) options are for computer sources only. 
Phase: adjusts the horizontal phase of a computer source.
Tr a c k i n g: adjusts the vertical scan of a computer source.
Horizontal/Vertical Position: adjusts the position of a computer source.
White Peaking: increases the brightness of whites that are near 100%.
Advanced menu
SharpnessColor
SpaceColor 
Temperature
Color ControlVideo Standard 
						

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Settings menuAudio: allows adjustments to Volume of the internal speaker and allows a 
chime to play when starting the projector. Adjustments can also be made 
from the projector ’s keypad and the remote. 
Sources: Power-up Source determines which source the projector checks 
first for active video during power-up. When the Autosource feature is On, 
the projector automatically finds the active source, checking the selected 
Power-up Source first. The source options are Computer 1 for a computer, 
progressive DVD, or HDTV source, and Video 1 (for S-video connections), 
and Video 2 (for composite video connections) for video sources. When this 
feature is Off, the projector defaults to the source selected in Power-up 
Source. To display another source, you must manually select one by press-
ing the Computer or Video button on the remote or keypad.
System>Rear: reverses the image so you can project from behind a translu-
cent screen. Ceiling: turns the image upside down for ceiling-mounted pro-
jection. Low Power: toggles between on and off. Turn it on to lower the light 
output of the lamp. This also lowers the fan speed, making the projector 
quieter. Display Messages: displays status messages (such as “Searching” or 
“Mute”) in the lower-left corner of the screen. Screen Saver Off: prevents 
your computer from going into Screen Save mode. Powe r  S ave: automati-
cally turns the lamp off after no signals are detected for 20 minutes. After 10 
additional minutes with no signal, the projector powers down. If an active 
signal is received before the projector powers down, the image will be dis-
played. After an additional 10 minutes with no signal, the projector powers 
down and can be toggled off. If an active signal is received before the projec-
tor powers down, the image will be displayed. When Power Save is 
enabled, Screen Save is disabled. Screen Trigger controls the 12 volt DC 
output switch on the connector panel. Screen Save automatically blanks 
the screen with a black color after no signals are detected for a preset num-
ber of minutes. The image returns when an active source is detected or a 
remote or keypad button is pressed. 
Settings menu
Audio
Power-up
Source Sources
System menu
Screen Save