Canon Projector WUX5000 User Manual

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Selecting an Image Quality
User’s ManualSettin
g Functions from Menus
When the desired save destination is 
selected, press the OK button to accept 
your setting and then press the [Return] 
button.
 The saved settings consist of the brightness, 
contract, sharpness, gamma, color adjust-
ment, advanced adjustment, and lamp mode 
(WUX4000).
 The number of displayed user memories is 5, 
however it is possible to save different set-
tings for when the connected equipment is a 
computer (ANALOG PC, DIGITAL PC or 
HDMI (when [HDMI In] (P127) is [Computer]) 
and when AV equipment is connected (COM-
PONENT, HDMI (when [HDMI In] (P127) is 
[Auto])). As a result, it is possible to save up 
to 10 settings.
 The image mode name which was the basis 
for the settings change is also saved in the 
user memory. When a user memory is 
selected as the image mode, the image 
mode that was the base for that user memory 
is displayed in the menu as [Baseline image 
mode].
Adjusting the Brightness
[Brightness]
You can adjust the brightness of images.
MENU > [Image adjustment] > [Brightness]
(The screen is for the WUX5000.)
MENU > [Image adjustment] > [Brightness]
When you have completed the adjust-
ment, press the OK button to accept your 
setting and then press the MENU button 
or EXIT button (WX6000 / SX6000).
 The adjustment you have made is stored 
as adjusted values for the input signals 
and image mode of the current projection.
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[ ] Increases the brightness of an image.
[ ] Decreases the brightness of an image. 
						

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Adjusting the Contrast
[Contrast]
You can adjust the contrast of images.
Adjust the difference between the light and 
dark parts of the image to produce an 
image with emphasized contrast or an 
image that is soft.
MENU > [Image adjustment] > [Contrast]
(The screen is for the WUX5000.)
MENU > [Image adjustment] > [Contrast]
When you have completed the adjust-
ment, press the OK button to accept your 
setting and then press the MENU button 
or EXIT button (WX6000 / SX6000).
 The adjustment you have made is stored 
as adjusted values for the input signals 
and image mode of the current projection.
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[ ] Increases the contrast of an image. 
This emphasizes the darker and 
brighter parts of the image on the pro-
jected image.
[ ] Decreases the contrast of an image. 
The image becomes less vivid. 
						

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Adjusting the Sharpness
[Sharpness]
You can adjust the sharpness of images.
MENU > [Image adjustment] > [Sharpness]
(The screen is for the WUX5000.)
MENU > [Image adjustment] > [Sharpness]
When you have completed the adjust-
ment, press the OK button to accept your 
setting and then press the MENU button 
or EXIT button (WX6000 / SX6000).
 The adjustment you have made is stored 
as adjusted values for the input signals 
and image mode of the current projection.
Performing Gamma Cor-
rection
[Gamma]
You can correct portions of an image that 
are difficult to see because they are too 
dark or bright.
For the WUX5000 / WUX4000, correction 
can be made by using the GAMMA button 
on the remote control.
MENU > [Image adjustment] > [Gamma]
(The screen is for the WUX5000.)
MENU > [Image adjustment] > [Gamma]
When you have completed the adjust-
ment, press the OK button to accept your 
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[ ] Increases the sharpness of an image.
[ ] Decreases the sharpness of an image.HDMIComponent
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[ ] Brightens the dark portion
[ ] Darkens the bright portion 
						

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setting and then press the MENU button 
or EXIT button (WX6000 / SX6000).
 The adjustment you have made is stored 
as adjusted values for the input signals 
and image mode of the current projection.
 More detailed adjustment is possible by 
using the detailed gamma correction 
(P118).
Adjusting Color
[Color adjustment]
You can adjust the color depth and hue of 
images for each primary color, red, green 
and blue. The color temperature can also 
be adjusted.
MENU > [Image adjustment] > [Color adjust-
ment]
When you have completed the adjust-
ment, press the OK button to accept your 
setting and then press the MENU button 
or EXIT button (WX6000 / SX6000).
 The adjustments you have made are 
stored as adjusted values for the input sig-
nals and image mode of the current pro-
jection.
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Color 
levelAdjusts the intensity of each color.
[ ] Increases the intensity of color.
[ ] Decreases the intensity of color.
Color 
balanceAdjusts the color balance of a purplish 
or greenish image.
[ ] Corrects a purplish image.
[ ] Corrects a greenish image.
Color 
temper-
atureAdjusts the color temperature of the 
image.
[]
Changes to a bluish color (cold color).[]Changes to a reddish color (warm color).
R / G / B 
GainAdjust the intensity of each color.
[ ] Increases the color intensity.
[ ] Decreases the color intensity.
R / G / B OffsetAdjusts the color reproducibility of 
dark portions of each color.
[ ] Increases the color reproducibility.
[]
Decreases the color reproducibility. 
						

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Correcting the Image 
According to the Ambi-
ent Light
[Ambient light]
You can correct and more effectively 
project an image according to the ambient 
light on the screen.
MENU > [Image adjustment] > [Advanced 
adjustment] > [Ambient light]
Examples of Ambient Light Level Settings
Press the OK button to accept your setting 
and then press the MENU button or EXIT 
button (WX6000 / SX6000).
 [Off] is the factory default.
 [Ambient light] can be set only in the fol-
lowing image modes.
-HDMI (when [HDMI In] is [Auto]) or 
COMPONENT:
 Video, Cinema, Photo/sRGB
-HDMI (when [HDMI In] is [Computer]), 
DIGITAL PC or ANALOG PC:
 Photo/sRGB
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OffProjects an image with no correc-
tion.
AdjustYou can specify the type and 
level (brightness) of the ambient 
light.
TypeTungsten Select this if the 
ambient light 
source is a light 
bulb or bulb color 
fluorescent.
Fluorescent Select this if the 
ambient light 
source is a day 
white fluorescent.
Fluorescent H Select this if the 
ambient light 
source is a day-
light color fluores-
cent.
LevelL Select this if the ambient light 
is low.
M Select this if the ambient light 
is normal.
H Select this if the ambient light 
is high (bright).
LevelExample Location
LProjection room, sports bar, etc.
MPhoto studio, gallery
HConference room, lecture room 
						

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Noise Reduction
[Noise reduction]
You can reduce image noise.
MENU > [Image adjustment] > [Advanced 
adjustment] > [Noise reduction]
Press the OK button to accept your setting 
and then press the MENU button or EXIT 
button (WX6000 / SX6000).
 The factory default for HDMI (when [HDMI 
In] (P127) is set to [Auto]) is [Off] and 
when Component is used, it is set to 
[Weak].
 Noise reduction may produce motion arti-
facts when projecting fast-moving images.
 Select [Weak] for fast-moving images. 
Select [Strong] for slow-moving images.
 The adjustment you have made is stored 
as adjusted values for the input signals 
and image mode of the current projection.
 When [HDMI In] (P127) is [Computer], this 
setting is not displayed.
Dynamic Gamma
[Dynamic gamma]
You can adjust the gradation representa-
tion of light and dark portions of an image 
automatically.
MENU > [Image adjustment] > [Advanced 
adjustment] > [Dynamic gamma]
Press the OK button to accept your setting 
and then press the MENU button or EXIT 
button (WX6000 / SX6000).
 The factory default settings are [Off] when 
the connected equipment is a Computer 
(ANALOG PC, DIGITAL PC, HDMI (when 
[HDMI In] 
(P127) is [Computer])) and 
[Weak] when the connected equipment is 
AV equipment (COMPONENT, HDMI 
(when [HDMI In] (P127) is [Auto])).
 The adjustment you have made is stored 
as adjusted values for the input signals 
and image mode of the current projection.
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OffDisables noise reduction.
Weak
Middle
StrongSpecifies the intensity of the noise 
reduction in three steps.
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OffDynamic gamma is disabled.
Weak
Middle
StrongSpecifies the intensity of the 
dynamic gamma in three steps. 
						

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Memory Color Correction
[Mem. color correct]
This function produces beautiful skin 
tones, blues, and other colors.
MENU > [Image adjustment] > [Advanced 
adjustment] > [Mem. color correct]
Press the OK button to accept your setting 
and then press the  MENU button or EXIT 
button (WX6000 / SX6000).
• The factory default settings are as follows.
- For HDMI (when [HDMI In] ( P127) is set
to [Computer]), Digital PC and Analog
PC, when any image mode is used
except [VividPhoto], the default setting
is [Off]. When [VividPhoto] is used, the
default setting is [M]. 
- For HDMI (when [HDMI In] ( P127) is set
to [Auto]) and Component, the default
setting is [L], regardless of the image
mode. 
 The adjustment you have made is stored  as adjusted values for the input signals 
and image mode of the current projection.
6-axis Color Adjust 
(Detailed Color Adjust-
ment)
[6-axis color adjust]
You can make fine adjustments to the 
image colors with RGB (red, green, blue) 
and CMY (cyan, magenta, yellow).
MENU > [Image adjustment] > [Advanced 
adjustment] > [6-axis color adjust]
When you have completed the adjust-
ment, press the  OK button to accept your 
setting and then press the MENU button 
or  EXIT  button (WX6000 / SX6000).
 [Off] is the factory default.
 The adjustments you have made are stored 
as adjusted values for the input signals and 
image mode of the current projection.
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Off Disables the memory color correc-
tion function.
L
M
H Specifies the intensity of the memory 
color correction in three steps.
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Off Disables 6-axis color adjustment.
If you select [Adjust], the previous 
setting of 6-axis color adjustment 
becomes active again.
Adjust Enables 6-axis color adjustment.
Use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to select 
[ Hue], [  Saturation], or [
* Bright-
ness], then adjust them with the [ ] / 
[ ] buttons.
When color adjustments are com-
pleted, press the  OK button.
Reset Returns all adjustment values to zero. 
						

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Detailed Gamma Correc-
tion
[Fine-Tune Gamma]
The four gamma curves (white, red, green, 
blue) can be adjusted. When the white 
curve is adjusted, the adjustment is also 
applied to the other three colors. This func-
tion allows more fine-tuned gamma correc-
tion. When either of these two functions is 
adjusted, the settings of the other are over-
written.
MENU > [Image adjustment] > [Advanced 
adjustment] > [Fine-Tune Gamma]
Select [Fine-Tune Gamma] then press the 
OK button. The following [Fine-Tune 
Gamma] screen for confirmation appears.Use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to select the 
color, then press the OK button. Next use 
the [ ] / [ ] buttons to select a point on 
the gamma curve, and use the [ ] / [ ] 
buttons to adjust the position of the point. 
When you have completed the adjust-
ment, press the OK button to accept your 
setting and then press the MENU button 
or EXIT button (WX6000 / SX6000).
 The adjustments you have made are 
stored as adjusted values for the input sig-
nals and image mode of the current pro-
jection.
 For details of gamma correction, refer to 
page 113.
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Reducing the Lamp 
Brightness
[Lamp mode]
Reducing the lamp brightness reduces 
power consumption and cooling fan noise.
For the WUX4000, you can also enable or 
disable this mode with the LAMP button on 
the remote control.
MENU > [Image adjustment] > [Lamp mode]
Press the OK button to accept your setting 
and then press the MENU button.
 [Normal] is the factory default.
 The adjustment you have made is stored 
as adjusted values for the input signals 
and image mode of the current projection.
Resetting the Image 
Adjustment Settings
[Reset]
You can reset the current image adjust-
ment settings to the default settings. If 
reset is performed when user setting 1 - 5 
is selected for [Image mode], the settings 
are returned to the settings that were 
saved in [User setting 1 - 5].
MENU > [Image adjustment] > [Reset]
 Only the setting for the combination of 
input signal and image mode for the cur-
rent projection is reset.
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NormalProjects an image at the normal 
brightness level.
QuietReduces the lamp brightness and 
cooling fan noise.
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OKResets the image adjustment set-
tings.
CancelCancels resetting of the image 
adjustment settings. 
						

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Setting Various Functions
Selecting the Power Man-
agement Mode
[Power management mode]
You can turn off the lamp or projector auto-
matically in order to save power when the 
projector is not in use.
MENU > [System settings] > [Power manage-
ment mode]
MENU > [System settings] > [Power manage-
ment mode]
Press the OK button to accept your setting 
and then press the MENU button or EXIT 
button (WX6000 / SX6000).
 [Off] is the factory default.
 During standby mode, the [POWER ON] 
indicator and [STAND BY] indicator flash 
alternately.
 You cannot enable the [Direct power on] 
function (see the next item), if you select 
[Off].
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OffDisables the power management 
mode.
StandbyIf no input signal is received for 30 
seconds, the countdown will be dis-
played and after 5 minutes, the 
lamp will turn off.
If it receives an input signal or is 
operated during this period, it 
resumes projection.
ExitIf no input signal is received for 30 
seconds, it displays the countdown 
and turns off the projector after 5 
minutes.