Canon Wux450, Wx520 Multimedia Projector Users Manual

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Showing/Hiding Input 
Status
> [Install settings] > [On screen] > 
[Show input status]
You can select whether the signal 
status is displayed on the screen 
when there is no signal or when 
making signal settings.
Press the  OK button to accept your 
setting and then press the  MENU 
button or  EXIT button.
• The factory default is [On].
Showing/Hiding 
Overheat Warnings
> [Install settings] > [On screen] >
 [Overheat...

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Specifying the Menu 
Display Time
> [Install settings] > [On screen] > 
[Menu display time]
The setting for the menu display 
time can be extended from the 
normal 10 or 30 seconds to 3 
minutes.
Press the  OK button to accept your 
setting and then press the  MENU 
button or  EXIT button.
• [Normal] is the factory default.
• The following display and operation are also 
changed.
Showing/Hiding Lamp 
Replacement 
Warnings
> [Install settings] > [On screen] >
[Lamp...

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Showing/Hiding Filter 
Cleaning Warnings
> [Install settings] > [On screen] > 
[Air filter warning display]
A message advising you to perform 
cleaning can be set to display when 
the filter needs cleaning.
Press the  OK button to accept your 
setting and then press the  MENU 
button or  EXIT button.
• The factory default is [On].
Showing/Hiding Split-
Screen ID
> [Install settings] > [On screen] >
[Split screen ID...

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Showing/Hiding the 
Test Pattern
> [Install settings] > [Test pattern]
You can project a test pattern (P287) 
to check resolution, color, and other 
details even without supplying an 
input signal.
Press the  OK button to accept your 
setting and then press the  MENU 
button or  EXIT button.
• [Off] is the factory default.
• During test pattern display, you can use the 
[ ] / [ ] buttons to switch test patterns. 
Additionally, if a test pattern has option...

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Projecting from Multiple Projectors at Once 
(Edge Blending)
> [Install settings] > [Professional settings] > 
[Edge blending]
Overlapping edges of images from 
multiple projectors used together 
can be blended to make the overall 
image more seamless.
■ Basic Instructions
Follow these steps when using  two projectors side by side.
1In the [Install settings] menu, select [Professional settings] > [Edge 
blending].
2Select...

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Here, you can use the following settings in the edge blending menu.
3Select the position where the images overlap.
When you are adjusting the left image, this area is along the right edge of the 
image. In the edge blending window, select [Right] > [Adjust].
4Set [Marker] to [On].Marker lines are projected on the images. The red marker indicates the start 
position for adjustment, and the green marker, the end position.
Off Does not blend overlapping areas.
Adjust...

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5Select [Start position] and use the remote’s [ ] [ ] buttons to move the 
markers to the right edge where the images overlap.
6Select [Width], and use the remote’s [ ] [ ] buttons to move the markers 
to the overlapping area.The area between the starting and ending  markers is called the blending area. 
Brightness of this area is automatically adjusted to match the brightness of 
other image areas. After you complete...

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■Advanced Instructions:  Black Level Adjustment
In overlapping projection, dark colors are projected with less intensity than other 
colors in the overlapping area. For this  reason, overlapping image areas might be 
more noticeable when the images themse lves are dark. You can make this 
overlapping area less distracting by ad justing the black level of non-overlapping 
image areas.
Here, the non-overlapping image area (from the end marker toward the center of...

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Here, you can use the following settings in the edge blending menu.
2Select [Adjustment type] > [Black level].
3Select [D-area base], and use the remote’s [ ] [ ] buttons to adjust the 
values for area D.As you watch the image, adjust the values so that the brightness and colors of 
the blending area and area D match. Adjust [D-area base] to lighten the black 
level, and adjust [Red], [Green], and [Blue] to obtain an...

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■Advanced Instructions: Smoo ther Overlapping Areas
Adjustments to areas A, B, and C may make the black level along the right edge of 
area D (that is, the edge bordering the blending area) more noticeable than that of 
surrounding areas.
To compensate, adjust each area as follows.
When there are multiple blending areas relative to the projected image (on all 
edges), you must adjust the width of areas A, B, and C.
In this example, instructions are given for...