Canon Sx6, Sx60, X600 Multimedia Projector Users Manual

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SETTING UP FUNCTIONS FROM MENUS
Setting Display Status from the Display Settings Menu
Adjusting the Total Number of Dots
[Total dots]
You can adjust the total number of dots in the
horizontal direction.
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Press the [MENU] button when you finish.
Adjusting the Tracking
[Tracking]
You can adjust the tracking when the projected
image flickers due to a tracking error.
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Press the [MENU] button when you finish.
 Display settings
Input signal settings
Total dots
Increases the total number of dots.
Decreases the total number of dots.
zPerform this adjustment if the auto PC
adjustment function cannot adjust the
project image correctly.
zThe setting is recorded for [ANALOG
PC-1] and [ANALOG PC-2] sepa-
rately.
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Input signal settings
Tr a c k i n g
Increases the set value.
Decreases the set value.
zPerform this adjustment if the auto PC
adjustment function cannot adjust the
project image correctly.
zThe setting is recorded for [ANALOG
PC-1] and [ANALOG PC-2] sepa-
rately.
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Adjusting the Horizontal Position
[Horizontal position]
You can adjust the horizontal position of the
screen when the projected image is shifted in
the horizontal direction.
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Press the [MENU] button when you finish.
Adjusting the Vertical Position
[Vertical position]
You can adjust the vertical position of the screen
when the projected image is shifted in the verti-
cal direction.
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Press the [MENU] button when you finish.
 Display settings
Input signal settings
Horizontal position
Moves the screen to the right.
Moves the screen to the left.
zPerform this adjustment if the auto PC
adjustment function cannot adjust the
project image correctly.
zThe setting is recorded for [ANALOG
PC-1] and [ANALOG PC-2] sepa-
rately.
ANALOG PC
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 Display settings
Input signal settings
Vertical position
Moves the screen up.
Moves the screen down.
zPerform this adjustment if the auto PC
adjustment function cannot adjust the
project image correctly.
zThe setting is recorded for [ANALOG
PC-1] and [ANALOG PC-2] sepa-
rately.
ANALOG PC
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Setting Display Status from the Display Settings Menu
Adjusting the Number of Horizontal Pixels
[Horizontal pixels]
You can adjust the number of the pixels in the
horizontal direction if the length of the screen is
too long or too short in the horizontal direction.
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Press the [MENU] button when you finish.
Adjusting the Number of Vertical Pixels
[Vertical pixels]
You can adjust the number of the pixels in the
vertical direction if the length of the screen is too
long or too short in the vertical direction.
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Press the [MENU] button when you finish.
 Display settings
Input signal settings
Horizontal pixels
Increases the number of pixels in
the horizontal direction.
Decreases the number of pixels in
the horizontal direction.
zPerform this adjustment if the auto PC
adjustment function cannot adjust the
project image correctly.
zThe setting is recorded for [ANALOG
PC-1] and [ANALOG PC-2] sepa-
rately.
ANALOG PC
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 Display settings
Input signal settings
Vertical pixels
Increases the number of pixels in
the vertical direction.
Decreases the number of pixels in
the vertical direction.
zPerform this adjustment if the auto PC
adjustment function cannot adjust the
project image correctly.
zThe setting is recorded for [ANALOG
PC-1] and [ANALOG PC-2] sepa-
rately.
ANALOG PC
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SETTING UP FUNCTIONS FROM MENUS
Performing Progressive Processing
[Progressive]
You can use the progressive processing function
if you want to project a high-quality video image.
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T
Press the [OK] button to confirm, and then press
the [MENU] button.
Selecting a Menu Position
[Menu position]
You can select the position of the menu dis-
played on the screen.
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Move the menu to the desired position with [ ],
[], and then press the [OK] button.
Press the [MENU] button when you finish.
 Display settings
Progressive
Performs the progressive process-
ing.
Does not perform the progressive
processing.
Performs the appropriate progres-
sive processing depending on the
input signal.
zYou cannot use this function if the
component signal is 1080i, 1035i,
720p, 575p, or 480p.
zThis setting is saved for the currently
selected input signal.
zSelect [Off] when flickers and horizon-
tal lines are noticeable on a fast-mov-
ing picture.
zSee P121 for more detailed informa-
tion on the progressive processing.
VIDEO/S-VIDEOCOMP.
On
Off
Auto Display settings
Menu position
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Setting Display Status from the Display Settings Menu
Performing the Ceiling-mounted/Rear 
Projection
[Image flip H/V]
You can make this setting if you want to hang the
projector from the ceiling or project an image on
a transmissive screen.
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Press the [MENU] button when you finish.
 Display settings
Image flip H/V
Select this if you project an image
normally.
Select this if you project an image
with the projector hung from the
ceiling. The projected image is
inverted in both vertical and hori-
zontal directions.
Select this if you project an image
from behind the screen. The pro-
jected image is inverted in the hori-
zontal direction.
Select this if you project an image
from behind the screen with the pro-
jector hung from the ceiling. The
projected image is inverted in the
vertical direction.
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None
Ceiling mounted
Rear
Rear, Ceiling mounted
zWhen hanging the projector from the
ceiling, make sure to use optional
brackets. Contact your Canon dealer.
None (Normal image)
Ceiling mounted
Rear
Rear, Ceiling mounted
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Correcting the Screen Color
[Screen color]
You can adjust the while balance so that white
portions of the image are displayed correctly.
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T
Press the [OK] button to confirm, and then press
the [MENU] button.
Capturing a Logo to Be Projected
[Logo capture]
You can project a desired image (logo) when
you turn on the projector, there is no input signal,
or you blacken a projecting image temporarily.
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Press the [OK] button to confirm, and then press
the [MENU] button.
 Display settings
Screen color
Projects an image in a color tone
similar to that of natural light on a
standard screen.
Projects an image in an almost natu-
ral color tone on a greenboard (dark
green).
Adjusts color tone with the level
meter. To adjust the color tone auto-
matically, press the [AUTO SET]
button when the following level
meter is displayed. Use this function
if the [Greenboard] setting is inade-
quate.
If you manually adjust it, press [ ] 
or [ ] button to select red, green, or 
blue.
[>] Increases the color tone of each 
color.
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Setting Display Status from the Display Settings Menu
Selecting a Logo Display Position
[Logo position]
You can select a logo display position. You can
place the logo at the center or a corner of the
screen as you wish.
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Press the [MENU] button when you finish.
Displaying a Logo (No signal screen)
[No signal screen]
You can display a logo on a screen when there is
no input signal.
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Press the [OK] button to confirm, and then press
the [MENU] button.
 Display settings
User screen settings
Logo position
Select a position you want to dis-
play a logo and press the [OK] but-
ton.
zYou cannot select [Logo position] if
you have not captured a logo on the
[Logo capture] screen.
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Upper L
Upper R
Center
Lower L
Lower R Display settings
User screen settings
No signal screen
Displays no logo (black screen).
Displays no logo (blue background).
Displays a logo captured on the
[Logo capture] screen.
zYou cannot select [User logo] if you
have not captured a logo on the [Logo
capture] screen.
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Black
Blue
User logo
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Displaying a Logo (NO SHOW)
[NO SHOW]
You can display a logo on a screen when the
projected image is blackened out temporarily by
pressing the [NO SHOW] button.
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Press the [OK] button to confirm, and then press
the [MENU] button.
Selecting a Logo at Startup
[Projector on]
You can display a specified logo on a screen
from the moment the projector is turned on to the
moment it is ready for projection.
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Press the [OK] button to confirm, and then press
the [MENU] button.
 Display settings
User screen settings
NO SHOW
Displays no logo (black screen).
Displays no logo (blue background).
Displays a logo captured on the
[Logo capture] screen.
zYou cannot select [User logo] if you
have not captured a logo on the [Logo
capture] screen.
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Black
Blue
User logo Display settings
User screen settings
Projector on
Displays the Canon logo captured
at the factory.
Projects an image immediately after
turning on the projector.
Displays a logo captured on the
[Logo capture] screen.
zYou cannot select [User logo] if you
have not captured a logo on the [Logo
capture] screen.
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Canon logo
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User logo
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SETTING UP FUNCTIONS FROM MENUS
Setting the Image Quality from the Image 
Adjustment Menu
Selecting an Image Mode
[Image mode]
You can select an image mode suitable for the
projecting image.
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Press the [OK] button to confirm, and then press
the [MENU] button.
 Image adj.
Image mode
Select this to project an image with
near-original quality and a high
regard for reproduction of white. It is
also suited to project moving pic-
tures such as a TV program or a
DVD movie in a bright room.
Select this to project an image with
quality suited for the presentation. It
also suited to project moving pic-
tures with a high regard for the
brightness.
Select this to project moving pic-
tures of all kinds. Its brightness is
suited to easily enjoy the atmo-
sphere of a movie theater in a dim
room.
Select this to project an image or
moving pictures with quality suited for
those shot by a digital camera or so.
Select this if you want to project an
image in the display mode conform-
ing to Windows standard color
space. It is suited to project an
image shot by an sRGB-compatible
digital camera.
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(SX6)
Standard
Presentation
Movie
Movie&Photo
sRGBSelect this if you want to project an
image in the display mode conform-
ing to Adobe RGB color space. You
can project an image with more
accurate color reproduction since Its
has wider color gamut than sRGB.
Select this to project a movie with
quality suited to seriously enjoy the
atmosphere of a movie theater in a
dark room.
SX6SX60X600
Standard
Presentation
Movie&Photo
AdobeRGB
sRGBStandard
Presentation
Movie
Home Cinema
sRGBStandard
Presentation
Movie
sRGB
zYou can adjust the image quality
(brightness, contrast, etc.) for each
image mode as you wish.
zThe projector stores the image quality
settings for each input signal (8) and
image mode (up to 5) separately.
AdobeRGB
Home Cinema
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Adjusting the Brightness
[Brightness]
You can adjust the brightness of an image when
it is too bright or dark.
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T
Press the [MENU] button when you finish.
Adjusting the Contrast
[Contrast]
You can adjust the contrast of an image if you
want to make it more or less vivid, adjust the dif-
ference in tone between the lightest and darkest
portions of the image.
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T
Press the [MENU] button when you finish.
 Image adj.
Brightness
Increases the brightness of an
image.
Decreases the brightness of an
image.
zThis setting is saved for the currently
selected input signal and image
mode.
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Contrast
Increases the contrast of an image.
The image becomes more vivid.
Decreases the contrast of an image.
The image becomes less vivid.
zThis setting is saved for the currently
selected input signal and image
mode.
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