Canon Lv-X4 Multimedia Projector Owners Manual

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Computer Input
Computer Input
Press the MENU button and the On-Screen Menu will
appear.  Press the Point 
7 8button to move the red frame
pointer to the Image Select Menu icon.1
2Press the Point d dbutton to move the red frame pointer to
the level that you want to set and then press the SET button.Move the red frame pointer to
the level and press the SET
button.
The level being selected.
Image Select Menu
Normal picture level preset on this projector.Standard
High contrast
Picture level suitable for the image projected on a blackboard.  See
above for further description.Blackboard(Green)
Image Select Menu icon
Select an image level among Standard, High contrast,
Blackboard(Green), Custom by pressing the IMAGE button on the
remote control unit.IMAGE button
Standard
High contrast
Blackboard(Green)
Custom
Normal picture level preset on this projector.  
User preset image in the Image Adjust Menu (p32). Standard
High contrast
Custom
Image Level Selection 
Direct Operation
Menu Operation
User preset image in the Image Adjust Menu (p32).Custom
Blackboard(Green)
Picture level suitable for the image projected on a blackboard.
This mode assists to enhance the image projected on a
blackboard.  This is mainly effective on a green colored board, not
truly effective on a black colored board.
Picture adjustment improved in reproduction of the halftones.
This adjustment is suitable for providing a better image in a
brighter place.
Picture adjustment improved in reproduction of the halftones.
This adjustment is suitable for providing a better image in a
brighter place. 
						

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Computer Input
Press the Point 7 8 button to
adjust value.
Press the MENU button and the On-Screen Menu will
appear.  Press the Point 
7 8button to move the red frame
pointer to the Image Adjust Menu icon.1
2Press the Point d dbutton to move the red frame pointer to
the item that you want to adjust, and then press the SET
button.  The level of each item is displayed.  Adjust each
level by pressing the Point 
7 8button.Move the red frame pointer to
the item to be selected and
then press the SET button.
Image Adjust Menu
Press the Point 7 button to decrease contrast and the Point 8
button to increase contrast.  (From 0 to 63.)
Press the Point 7 button to adjust image darker and the Point 8
button to adjust image brighter.  (From 0 to 63.)Contrast
Brightness
Press the Point 7 8button to obtain better balance of contrast.
(From 0 to 15.)Gamma
Store icon
Press the SET button at this
icon to store the adjustment.
Image Adjust Menu icon
Press the Point 7button to lighten red tone and the Point 8
button to deepen red tone.  (From 0 to 63.)White balance (Red)
Press the Point 7button to lighten green tone and the Point 8
button to deepen green tone.  (From 0 to 63.)White balance (Green)
Press the Point 7button to lighten blue tone and the Point 8
button to deepen blue tone.  (From 0 to 63.)White balance (Blue)
Selected Image level
Press the Point 7 button or the Point 8button for Color temp.
level that you want to select. (XLow, Low, Mid, or High) Color temp.
Press the Point 7button to soften the image and the Point 8
button to sharpen the image.  (From 0 to 15.)Sharpness
Image Level Adjustment
Resets all adjustment to their previous levels.
Reset
Closes the Image Adjust Menu.
Quit
Store
To store the image data adjusted manually, move the red frame
pointer to the Store icon and press the SET button. The message
“OK?” will appear.  Select [Yes] to store manual adjustment.
To set this manual adjustment, select Custom by pressing the IMAGE
button or through the Image Select Menu (p31).
“OK?” message
Move the pointer to [Yes] and
then press the SET button. 
						

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Computer Input
Computer Input
This projector has a picture screen resize function, which enables you to display the desirable image size.
Press the MENU button and the On-Screen Menu will
appear.  Press the Point 
7 8button to move the red frame
pointer to the Screen Menu icon.
When the Digital zoom + is selected, the On-Screen Menu
disappears and the message “D. Zoom +” is displayed.  Press the
SET button to expand the image size.  And press the Point 
e ed
d
7 8
button to pan the image.  The Panning function can work only
when the image is larger than the screen size.
A projected image can be also expanded by pressing the D.ZOOM
▲button on the remote control unit.  
1
To exit the Digital Zoom +/– mode, press any button except the
D.ZOOM ▲/▼, SET, and Point button.
Move the red frame to the
function and press the SET
button.
Press the Point d dbutton and move the red frame pointer to
the function that you want to select and then press the SET
button.2
Wide
Digital zoom +
✔Note:
• This Screen Menu cannot be operated when “720p(HDTV)”,
“1035i (HDTV)”, or “1080i (HDTV)” is selected in the PC
System Menu  (p27).
• The True and Digital zoom +/– cannot be selected when
“480i”, “575i”, “480p”, or “575p” is selected in the PC
System Menu  (p27).
• This projector cannot display any resolution higher  than
1280 X 1024.  If your computer’s screen resolution is higher
than 1280 X 1024, reset the resolution to the  lower before
connecting to the projector.
• The image data in other than XGA (1024 x 768) is modified
to fit the screen size in initial mode.
• The panning function may not operate properly if the
computer system prepared in the PC Adjust Menu is used.
Provides image to fit screen size.Normal
True
Screen Menu
Screen Menu icon
When the Digital zoom – is selected, the On-Screen Menu
disappears and the message “D. Zoom –” is displayed.  Press the
SET button to compress the image size. 
A projected image can be also compressed by pressing the
D.ZOOM ▼button on the remote control unit.   Digital zoom –
Provides image in its original size.  When the original image size is
larger than the screen size (1024 x 768), this projector enters
“Digital zoom +” mode automatically. 
Provides image to fit wide video aspect ratio (16 : 9) by expanding
image width uniformly.  This function can be used for providing a
squeezed video signal at 16 : 9.
Screen Size Adjustment
To return to the normal screen, press the KEYSTONE button twice,
press the D.ZOOM ▲▼button or select Normal from the Screen
menu. 
						

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Choose Video by pressing the INPUT button on the top control or
the VIDEO button on the remote control unit.
Before using these buttons, correct input source should be
selected through menu operation as described below.
Press the MENU button and the On-Screen Menu will
appear.  Press the Point 
7 8button to move the red frame
pointer to the Input Menu icon.
Press the Point d dbutton to move the red arrow pointer to
Video and then press the SET button.  The Source Select
Menu will appear. 
1
2Move the pointer to
Video and press the
SET button.
VIDEO
Move the pointer to the
source that you want to
select and press the SET
button.
Source Select Menu (VIDEO)
Input Menu
Move the pointer to the source that you want to select and
then press the SET button.3
When selecting Auto, the projector automatically
detects incoming video signal, and adjusts itself to
optimize its performance.  The projector selects
connection in the following order:
1st S-Video
2nd Video
The S-VIDEO jack has priority over the VIDEO jack
under the condition of connecting both the S-VIDEO
jack and the VIDEO jack. Auto
When video input signal is connected to the VIDEO
jack, select Video.Video
When video input signal is connected to the S-VIDEO
jack, select S-Video.S-Video
INPUT button
Video
Computer 2
Computer 1
VIDEO button
Video
Input Source Selection (Video, S-Video)
Direct Operation
Menu Operation
✔Note:
When Monitor out is selected at the Terminal item in the Setting Menu, Computer 2 is
not displayed.  (p43)
Video Input
✳See Note on the bottom of this page.
✳
Input Menu icon 
						

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Video Input
Video Input
Press the MENU button and the On-Screen Menu will
appear.  Press the Point 
7 8button to move the red frame
pointer to the Input Menu icon.1
Press the Point d dbutton to move the red arrow pointer to
Computer 1, and then press the SET button.  The Source
Select Menu will appear.   2
Move the pointer to the correct input source and then press
the SET button.3
Move the pointer (red arrow)
to Computer 1 and press the
SET button.
Move the pointer to
Component or RGB (Scart)
and press the SET button.
Source Select Menu
Input Menu
Input Menu icon
Computer 1
Video
Computer 2
COMPUTER button
Computer 1
Computer 2
INPUT button
Input Source Selection (Component, RGB Scart 21-Pin)
Direct Operation
Menu Operation
When the input source is coming from video
equipment connected to the RGB IN-1/
COMPONENT IN terminal with a Component-
VGA Cable, select Component. Component
When the input source is coming from video
equipment connected to the RGB IN-1/
COMPONENT IN terminal with a Scart-VGA
Cable, select RGB (Scart). RGB (Scart)
✔Note:
• Component-VGA Cable and Scart-VGA Cable are optionally supplied.  See page 60
for order.
• Computer 2 is not displayed when the RGB IN-2/RGB OUT terminal is used as
Monitor out.  (p43) 
Choose Computer 1 by pressing the INPUT button on the top
control or press the COMPUTER button on the remote control
unit.
Before using these buttons, correct input source should be
selected through menu operation as described below.
✳See Note on the bottom of this page.
✳
✳
Computer
1 
						

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Video Input
AV System Menu (Video or S-Video)
AV System Menu (Component)
Press the MENU button and the On-Screen Menu will
appear.  Press the Point 
7 8button to move the red frame
pointer to the AV System Menu icon.
Press the Point d dbutton to move the red arrow pointer to
the system that you want to select and then press the SET
button.
1
2
If the projector cannot reproduce proper video image, it is
necessary to select a specific broadcast signal format among PAL,
SECAM, NTSC, NTSC 4.43, PAL-M, and PAL-N.Move the pointer to a system
and press the SET button.PAL / SECAM / NTSC / NTSC4.43 / PAL-M / PAL-N
The projector automatically detects incoming video signal, and
adjusts itself to optimize its performance.
If the projector cannot reproduce proper video image, it is
necessary to select a specific component video signal format
among 480i, 575i, 480p, 575p, 720p, 1035i, and 1080i. Auto
COMPONENT VIDEO SIGNAL FORMAT
Video or S-Video
Component
The projector automatically detects incoming video system, and
adjusts itself to optimize its performance.
When Video System is PAL-M or PAL-N, select system manually. Auto
AV System Menu icon
This box indicates the system
being selected.
Move the pointer to a system
and press the SET button. AV System Menu icon
This box indicates the system
being selected.
Video System Selection
✔Note:
The AV System Menu cannot be selected when selecting RGB(Scart). 
						

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Video Input
Video Input
Press the MENU button and the On-Screen Menu will
appear.  Press the Point 
7 8button to move the red frame
pointer to the Image Select Menu icon.1
2Press the Point d dbutton to move the red frame pointer to
the level that you want to set and then press the SET button.
The level being selected.
Image Select Menu
Normal picture level preset on this projector.Standard
Picture level adjusted for the picture with fine tone.Cinema
Blackboard(Green)
User preset image in the Image Adjust Menu (p38,39).Custom
Image Select
Menu icon
Select a desired image level among Standard, Cinema, Blackboard
(Green), Custom by pressing the IMAGE button on the remote
control unit.
Normal picture level preset on this projector.   Standard
Picture level adjusted for the picture with fine tone.
Cinema
Blackboard(Green)
User preset image in the Image Adjust Menu (p38,39). Custom
IMAGE button
Standard
Cinema
Custom
Image Level Selection 
Direct Operation
Menu Operation
Picture level suitable for the image projected on a blackboard.
This mode assists to enhance the image projected on a
blackboard.  This is mainly effective on a green colored board, not
truly effective on a black colored board.
Picture level suitable for the image projected on a Blackboard.
See above for further description.
Blackboard(Green)
Move the red frame pointer to a level
and press the SET button. 
						

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Video Input
Press the Point 7 8button to
adjust value.
Press the MENU button and the On-Screen Menu will
appear.  Press the Point 
7 8button to move the red frame
pointer to the Image Adjust Menu icon.1
2Press the Point d dbutton to move the red frame pointer to
the item that you want to adjust and then press the SET
button.  The level of each item is displayed.  Adjust each
level by pressing the Point 
7 8button.Move the red frame pointer to
the item to be selected and
then press the SET button.
Image Adjust Menu
Press the Point 7button to decrease contrast and the Point 8
button to increase contrast.  (From 0 to 63.)
Press the Point 7button to adjust image darker and the Point 8
button to adjust image brighter.  (From 0 to 63.)Contrast
Brightness
Press the Point 7 8button to obtain better balance of contrast.
(From 0 to 15.)Gamma
Press the SET button at this
icon to display other items.
Image Adjust Menu icon
Press the Point 7button to lighten color and the Point 8button to
deepen color.  (From 0 to 63.)
Press the Point 7 8button to obtain proper color.  (From 0 to 63.) Color
Tint
Press the Point 7button to soften the image and the Point 8
button to sharpen the image.  (From 0 to 15.)Sharpness
Press the Point 7button to lighten red tone and the Point 8
button to deepen red tone.  (From 0 to 63.)White balance (Red)
Press the Point 7button to lighten green tone and the Point 8
button to deepen green tone.  (From 0 to 63.)White balance (Green)
Press the Point 7button to lighten blue tone and the Point 8
button to deepen blue tone.  (From 0 to 63.)White balance (Blue)
Press the SET button at this
icon to display previous items.
✔Note:
The Tint cannot be adjusted when the video system is PAL, SECAM, PAL-M, or PAL-N.
Image Level Adjustment
Press the Point 7 8button for Color temp. level that you want to
select. (XLow, Low, Mid, or High) Color temp.
Press the SET button at this
icon to store the value. 
						

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Video Input
Video Input
Resets all adjustment to their previous figure.
Reset
Store
Closes the Image Adjust Menu.
Quit
Interlaced video signal can be displayed in a progressive picture.
Off  . . . .Not activated.
L1  . . . . .Select “L1” for an active picture.
L2  . . . . .Select “L2” for a still picture.Progressive
This function is effective on 3:2 pulldown video source.  With this
function On, the projector reproduces pictures faithful to the
original film quality.
Film
✔Note:
• Progressive cannot be selected when 480p, 575p, 720p, 1035i, or 1080i  is
selected. 
• Film can only be activated when selecting NTSC for Video System and L1/ L2 for
Progressive. 
• 3:2 Pulldown or Telecine transfer is the process of changing images from film mode
to video mode.  While film runs at 24 frames per second (fps), NTSC television
signals (or video) have a run rate of 30fps so the 24 fps film needs to be speeded
up to 30fps and transferred using a proper field pattern to get the best film-like
images.
To store the adjustment data, move the red frame pointer to the Store
icon and press the SET button. The message “OK?” will appear.
Select [Yes] to store the adjustment data.
To select this manual adjustment, select Custom by pressing the
IMAGE button or through the Image Select Menu (p37).
Store icon
“OK?” message
Move the pointer to
[Yes] and then press
the SET button. 
						

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Video Input
This projector has a picture screen resize function, which enables you to display the desirable image size.
Press the MENU button and the On-Screen Menu will
appear.  Press the Point 
7 8button to move the red frame
pointer to the Screen Menu icon.
Press the Point d dbutton and move the red frame pointer to
the function that you want to select and then press the SET
button.
1
2
Move the red frame to a function and
press the SET button.
Screen Menu
Screen Menu icon
Provides image at a wide screen ratio of 16 : 9.Wide
Provides image at a normal video aspect ratio of 4 : 3.Normal
Screen Size Adjustment
✔Note:
Screen Menu cannot be operated when “720p”, “1035i”, or “1080i” is selected in the
AV System Menu (p36).