Christie Digital Systems Lx1500 Users Manual

							
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Press the MENU button to display the On-Screen Menu. 
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to move the red frame pointer 
to the Image Select Menu icon.
1
2Use the Point ed buttons to move the red frame pointer 
to the desired image level and then press the SELECT 
button.
IMAGE SELECT MENU
Image Level Selection
Move the red frame pointer to the desired level and press the SELECT button.
Image Select Menu icon
Normal picture level preset on the projector.
Standard
Picture level adjusted with fine tone.
Cinema
User preset picture adjustment in the Image Adjust Menu. 
(p. 46)
IMAGE 1–10
Menu Operation
Video Input
Press the IMAGE SEL. button on the remote control or 
on the side control to select the desired image level.
Direct Operation
MENU
AUTO PC ADJ.IMAGE SEL.
SELECT
ZOOMFOCUS
LENS SHIFT
ON/STAND-BY
INPUT 1/2
INPUT 3/4
Side Control
IMAGE SEL . 
button
Remote Control
IMAGE SEL .  
button
Standard
Cinema
Image1
Image 10
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Screen Size Adjustment
Press the MENU button to display the On-Screen Menu. 
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to move the red frame pointer 
to the Screen Menu icon.
Use the Point ed buttons to move the red frame pointer 
to the desired function and then press the SELECT 
button.
1
2
✔Note:
	 •	 Wide	cannot	be	operated	when	“720p,”	“1035i,”	
or	 “1080i”	is	selected	on	 AV	System	Menu	(p.40).
SCREEN MENU
Provide the image at the wide screen ratio of 16:9.
Wide
Provide the image at the normal video aspect ratio of 4:3.
NormalMove the red frame pointer to the desired function and press the SELECT button.
Screen Menu icon
 Scale H/V  ..............  Adjust the Horizontal/Vertical screen scale.
  H&V  ......................  When set to “On,” the aspect ratio is 
fixed. The “Scale V” appears dimmed and 
becomes unavailable. Adjust “Scale H,” 
then the screen scale is automatically 
modified based on the aspect ratio. 
  Position H/V  ..........  Adjust the Horizontal/Vertical screen 
position.
  Common  ..............  Save the adjusted scale to all the inputs. 
Press the SELECT button at Common to 
display a confirmation box. To save the 
scale, press the SELECT button at “Yes.” 
When Custom is selected, the saved scale 
is used.
  Reset  ....................  Reset the all adjusted values. Press 
the SELECT button at Reset to display 
a confirmation box. To reset, press the 
SELECT button at “Yes.”
Custom
✔Note:
	 •	 When	no	signal	is	detected,	 “Normal”	is	
set	automatically	and	the	 Aspect	dialog	box	
disappears.
	 •	 The	adjustable	range	for	Scale	H/V	and	Position	 H/V	is	limited	depending	on	the	input	signal.
Press the SELECT button at Common or Reset, to display a confirmation box.
Video Input
Adjust the screen scale and position manually with this 
function.
Press the SELECT button at Custom and the “Custom” is 
displayed on the screen for a few seconds. To display the 
Aspect dialog box, press the SELECT button at Custom again 
and then the Aspect dialog box appears. 
						

							
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Keystone
This function is used to store or reset the keystone correction 
when the AC power cord is unplugged. Use the Point 7 8 
buttons to switch between each option. 
 Store
. . .  Keep the keystone correction even when the AC 
power cord is unplugged.
  Reset
  . .  Release the keystone correction when the AC power 
cord is unplugged.
To correct keystone distortion, press the Select button. The 
Keystone dialog box appears. Use the Point ed7 8 buttons to 
correct keystone distortion. (p.29)
Ceiling 
Rear 
Ceiling
When this function is set to “On,” the picture is top/bottom and 
left/right reversed. This function is used to project the image 
from a ceiling-mounted projector.
Rear
When this function is set to “On,” the picture is left/right 
reversed. This function is used to project the image from the 
rear of the   screen.
Reset
This function returns all adjusted values to the factory default 
settings. Press the SELECT button at Reset to display a 
confirmation box. To reset, press the SELECT button at “Yes.”
SCREEN MENU
Move the red frame pointer to a function and press the SELECT button.
Video Input
Exit the Screen Size Adjustment Menu.
Quit 
						

							
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Press the MENU button to display the On-Screen Menu. 
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to move the red frame pointer 
to the Image Adjust Menu icon.
1
2Use the Point ed buttons to move the red frame pointer 
to the desired item and then press the SELECT button 
to display the adjustment dialog box. Use the Point 7 8 
buttons to adjust the setting value.IMAGE AD
jUST MENU
Press the Point 7 button to decrease contrast; press the Point 
8 button to increase the contrast (from 0 to 63).
Press the Point 7 button to decrease the brightness; press the 
Point 8 button to increase the brightness (from 0 to 63).
Contrast
Brightness
Press the Point 7 button to decrease the intensity of the color; 
press the Point 8 button to increase the intensity of the color 
(from 0 to 63).
Press the Point 7 8 buttons to adjust the tint value to obtain 
proper color balance (from 0 to 63).
Color ✽
Tint ✽
Color Management
The Color Management function can be used to adjust the 
LEVEL, PHASE, and GAMMA of the selected display colors 
(except for black, white, and gray) on the screen and replace 
these colors with other colors if required.
You can store up to eight (8) color management data.
1Use the Point ed buttons to move the red frame pointer 
to Color Management, and then press the SELECT 
button. The projected image freezes, and the COLOR 
MANAGEMENT POINTER appears.
Use the Point ed7 8 buttons to move the pointer to the 
spot where you want to adjust the color and then press 
the SELECT button. The COLOR SELECTION window 
appears, and the color in the center of the pointer is 
selected and you can adjust the color.
2
Use the Point ed7 8 buttons to adjust the LEVEL and 
PHASE of the color, and then press the SELECT button 
to confirm the setting. Then use the Point ed buttons to 
adjust the GAMMA for the color and press the SELECT 
button to accept the setting. After adjusting, press the 
SELECT button to go to the COLOR MANAGEMENT LIST.
3
COLOR MANAGEMENT POINTER
POINTER MODE
Image Adjustment
Move the red frame pointer to the desired item and then press SELECT button.
Image Adjust Menu icon
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to adjust the setting value.
COLOR SELECTION MODE
Go to the COLOR MANAGEMENT LIST.
LIST
Picture Image
✔Note:
		✽	Displayed	only	in	 Video	Input.	 •	Tint	cannot	be	selected	when	the	video	system	
is	PAL,	SECAM,	PAL-M,	or	PAL-N	(p.40). 
						

							
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Auto picture control
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to select the desired Auto picture 
control position (Off, L1 or L2).
 Off
  . . . .  Auto picture control OFF position.
  L1
. . . . .  Auto picture control LEVEL 1 position.
  L2
. . . . .  Auto picture control LEVEL 2 position.
Clear the check mark if you do not want to apply the 
adjusted color data; select the check mark and then press 
the SELECT button. The check mark disappears.
Return to the COLOR MANAGEMENT POINTER. (If you 
press the MENU button on the side control or the remote 
control, it returns to the COLOR MANAGEMENT POINTER 
and you will need to reselect and readjust the color.)
Return to the IMAGE ADJUST Menu. Any settings that 
have been changed will not be stored. To store the 
changed settings, be sure to select “LIST” and go to the 
COLOR MANAGEMENT LIST.
LIST MODE
Return to the COLOR SELECTION mode so that you can 
readjust the setting for the color in that line. (This option is 
not available if the check mark is cleared.)
Select the DEL box if you want to delete the adjusted 
data. Press the SELECT button and a confirmation box 
appears and then select [Yes] 
Delete all the data in the list. Press the SELECT button and 
a confirmation box appears and then select [Yes].
The same function as stated above.
Level and phase adjustment palette.Gamma adjustment palette.
Color temp .
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to select the desired Color temp. 
level (High, Mid, Low, or XLow).  COLOR M .
MENU
COLOR PALETTE
DEL
ALL DEL
COLOR M .
LISTCOLOR M .MENU
COLOR PALETTE
DEL
ALL DELMENUCOLOR M .
COLOR SELECTION MODE
LIST MODE
COLOR SELECTION MODE (continued)
In the COLOR MANAGEMENT LIST, the adjusted color 
data are checkmarked. You can decide whether or not to 
apply the adjusted color data in the list to the projected 
image (see below).
4
MENU
The same function as stated above.
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Use the Point 7 8 buttons to adjust the gamma value to obtain a 
better balance of contrast (from 0 to 15).
Gamma
Press the Point 7 button to decrease the sharpness of the image; 
press the Point 8 button to increase the sharpness of the image 
(from 0 to 31).
Sharpness
An interlaced video signal can be displayed in progressive mode. 
Press the Point 7 8 buttons to change the progressive scan mode. 
  Off
  . . . .  Progressive scan mode is “Off.”
  On
  . . . .  Progressive scan mode is “On.”
  Film
  . . .  For watching a film. With this function, the projector 
reproduces pictures faithful to the original film quality.
Noise interference on the screen can be reduced. Press the Point 
7 8 buttons to change the noise reduction mode.
  Off
  . . . .  Noise reduction mode is “Off”
  On
  . . . .  Noise reduction mode is “On”
Noise reduction ✽
Progressive ✽
Store iconPress the SELECT button at this icon to store the adjustment.
Press the Point 7 button to lighten red/green/blue tone; press the 
Point 8 button to deepen red/green/blue tone (from 0 to 63).
White balance (Red/Green/Blue)
Press the Point 7 button to lighten red/green/blue tone of the 
black level of an image; press the Point 8 button to deepen red/
green/blue tone of the black level of an image (from 0 to 63).
Offset (Red/Green/Blue)
Exit the Image Adjust Menu.
To store the adjusted data, move the red frame pointer to the 
Store icon and press the SELECT button. The Image Level Menu 
appears. Move the red arrow pointer to any of the Image 1 to 
10 in which you want to set and press the SELECT button. A 
confirmation box appears and then select [Yes].
To reset the adjusted data, select Reset and press the SELECT 
button. A confirmation box appears and then select [Yes]. All 
adjustments will return to their previous figures.
Reset
Store
Quit
Press the SELECT button at this icon to display other items.
Press the SELECT button at this icon to display the previous items.
Press the Point 7 8 buttons to adjust the setting value.
Picture Image
Image Level MenuMove the red frame pointer to an image item to be set and then press the SELECT button.
✔Note:
		✽	Displayed	only	in	 Video	Input.	 •	When	the	 White	balance	Red,	Green,	or	Blue	is	adjusted,	the	
Color	temp.	level	will	change	to	 “Adj.”
	 •	 The	Film	mode	in	the	Progressive	function	cannot	be	selected	 when	the	video	signal	format	is	1080i	or	1035i.
	 •	 Progressive	cannot	be	selected	when	 “480p,”	“575p,”	or	 “720p”	is	
selected	(p.40).
✔Note:
	•	 Picture	is	distorted	at	the	moment	of	On/Off	/Film	switching.	 
						

							
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Picture Image
Press the MENU button to display the On-Screen Menu. 
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to move the red frame pointer 
to the Setting Menu icon.
1
2
Language
The language used in the On-Screen Menu is available in 
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, 
Swedish, Russian, Chinese, Korean, or Japanese.
Use the Point ed buttons to move the red frame pointer 
to the desired item and then press the SELECT button. 
The Setting dialog box appears.
Press the SELECT button at Language, then the Language Menu appears.
SETTING MENU (Language)
This projector has a Setting menu that allows you to set up other various functions.
Background
The selected background screen will be displayed when no 
input signal is detected.
 Blue
  . . .  Blue colored background.
  User
 . . .  The image you captured.
  Black
. . .  Black colored background.
Setting
Set the red frame pointer to the item and press the SELECT button.
Setting Menu icon
When this function is set to “On,” the value adjustment bar in 
the Picture Image Adjustment Menu appears on the screen.
Simple menu
Menu
This function is used to adjust the On-Screen Menu display 
position. Press the SELECT button and the adjustment 
screen appears (arrows appear). Use the Point ed7 8 
buttons to adjust the position. After making the adjustment, 
press the SELECT button to return to the Menu screen.
Position
This function allows you to adjust the position of the On-Screen 
Display and the value adjustment bar in the Picture Image 
Adjustment Menu.
Display
This function decides whether to display On-Screen Displays.
  On
  . . . . . . . . . . . .  Shows all the On-Screen Displays. Use this 
function when you want to project images 
after the lamp becomes bright enough. The 
factory default setting is in this option.
  Countdown Off
. . .  Show the input image instead of the 
countdown when turning on the projector. 
Use this function when you want to project 
the image as early as possible even when 
the lamp is not bright enough. 
  Off
  . . . . . . . . . . . .  Hide the On-Screen Displays except:
      ● 
On-Screen Menu
     ● “Power off?” (p.24)
     ●  Color management operation screen 
(pp.44-47)
     ●  “No signal” for Power management (p.51)
     ●  P-TIMER (p.29)
     ●  ”Please wait....”
     ● Arrows for the True function in the Screen 
Menu (p.38)
Menu
Set the red frame pointer to the item and press the SELECT button.
✔Note:
	 •	 User		cannot	be	selected	when	the	image	is	not	captured.
Setting 
						

							
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This function allows you to customize the screen logo with Logo 
select, Capture, and Logo PIN code lock functions.
Logo
✔Note:
	 •	 Before	capturing	an	image,	select	“Standard”	in	the	Image	
Select	Menu	to	capture	a	proper	image.	(pp.	37,	41)
	 •	 A	signal	from	a	computer	can	be	captured	up	to	XGA	(1024	X	
768).
	 •	 Certain	signals	may	not	be	captured	properly.
	 •	 When	capturing	the	image	that	has	been	adjusted	by	the	 Keystone	function,	the	adjusted	data	is	automatically	reset	
and	the	projector	captures	an	image	without	keystone	
correction.	
	 •	 When	starting	to	capture	a	new	image,	the	previously	stored	 image	is	cleared	even	if	you	cancel	the	capturing.
	 •	 Once	you	exit	the	Logo	Menu	after	setting	the	Logo	lock	to	 "On,"	you	are	required	to	enter	the	PIN	code	every	attempting	
to	change	the	Logo	setting.
	 •	 User	cannot	be	selected	when	the	image	is	not	captured.
Select [Yes] to capture the projected image.
This function decides on the starting-up display from 
among the following options.
  User
 . . .  Show the image you captured.
  Default
  .  Show the factory-set logo.
  Off
  . . . .  Show the countdown display only.
Capture
Select [Yes] to stop capturing.
Logo select
Logo
✔Note:
	 •	 When	 “On”	is	selected	in	the	Logo	PIN	code	lock	function,	Logo	
select	and	Capture	functions	cannot	be	selected.
This function enables you to capture an image being 
projected to use it for a starting-up display or interval of 
presentations.
Select Capture and press the SELECT button.  
A confirmation box appears and select [Yes] to capture the 
projected image.
After capturing the projected image, go to the Logo select 
function and set it to “User”. Then the captured image will 
be displayed the next time you turn on the projector.
To cancel the Capture function, select [No].
Set the red frame pointer to the item and press the SELECT button.
Capture
Set the red frame pointer to the item and press the SELECT button.
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Change the Logo PIN code lock setting
After a correct Logo PIN code is entered, the following dialog box appears.
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to switch On/Off,
This function prevents an unauthorized person from changing 
the screen logo.
 Off
  . . . .  The screen logo can be changed freely from the 
Logo Menu.
  On
  . . . .  The screen logo cannot be changed without a 
Logo PIN code.
If you want to change the Logo PIN code lock setting, press 
the SELECT button and the Logo PIN code dialog box appears. 
Enter a Logo PIN code by following the steps below. The initial 
Logo PIN code is set to “4321” at the factory.
Logo PIN code lock
Enter a Logo PIN code
Change the Logo PIN code
Logo PIN code can be changed to your desired four-digit 
number. Press the Point d button to select “Logo PIN code 
change” and then press the SELECT button. The New Logo 
PIN code input dialog box appears. Set a new Logo PIN code.  
Be sure to note the new Logo PIN code and keep it at hand. If 
you lost the number, you could no longer change the Logo PIN 
code setting. For details on PIN code setting, refer to “PIN 
code lock” on pages 52–53. Logo PIN Code Lock
Enter a Logo PIN code
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to switch On/Off, and then press 
the Point d button to move the pointer to “Quit.” Press the 
SELECT button to close the dialog box.
Change the Logo PIN code lock setting
CAUTION:
WHEN y
OU HAVE CHANGED THE LOGO PIN 
CODE,  WRITE DOWN  THE NEW PIN CODE 
IN COLUMN OF  THE LOGO PIN CODE NO .  
MEMO ON PAGE 75,  AND KEEP IT SECUREL y . 
SHOULD  THE LOGO PIN CODE BE LOST OR 
FORGOTTEN,  THE LOGO PIN CODE SETTING 
CAN NO LONGER BE CHANGED .
Change the Logo PIN code
Setting
Use the Point ed buttons on the side control or on 
the remote control to enter a number.  Press the Point 
8 button to fix the number and move the red frame 
pointer to the next box. The number changes to “✳.” 
Repeat this step to complete entering a four-digit 
number. After entering the four-digit number, move the 
pointer to “Set.” Press the SELECT button so that you 
can change the Logo PIN code lock setting.
 If you fixed an incorrect number, use the Point 7 button 
to move the pointer to the number you want to correct, 
and then enter the correct number.
If you entered an incorrect Logo PIN code, “Logo 
PIN code” and the number (✳✳✳✳) will turn red for a 
moment. Enter the correct PIN code all over again. 
						

							
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Lamp control
Choose the running speed of cooling fans from the following 
options.
 Normal  .......  Normal speed.
  Max  ...........  Faster than the normal speed.
Fan control
Remote control
Remote control
When pressing the SELECT button at Remote control, the Remote control code menu appears.
The eight different remote control codes (Code 1–Code 8) are 
assigned to the projector; the factory-set, initial code (Code 1) 
and the other seven codes (Code 2 to Code 8). 
The same code should be set on both the projector and the 
remote control. For example, operating the projector in “Code 
7”, the remote control code also must be switched to “Code 7”.
 To change the code for the projector
  Select a remote control code in this Setting Menu.
 To change the code for the remote control;
Check  the  Reset  Switch  to  "Use  position"  in  the  compartment 
lid on the back of the remote control.
And  then  during  holding  down  the  MENU  button,  press  the 
IMAGE ADJ.  button  corresponding times  to  the number  of  the 
remote control code for the projector. (See page 16)
To reset the code for the remote control;
Slide  the  Reset  Switch  to  "Reset  position"  in  the  compartment 
lid on back of the remote control.
This function allows you to change the brightness of the screen.
Auto  . . . . . Brightness according to the input signal. 
Normal  . . .  Normal brightness. 
Eco . . . . . .   Lower brightness.  Lower brightness reduces 
the lamp power consumption and extends the 
lamp life.
Setting
This  Projector  is  equipped  with  4  Projection  Lamps  and  the 
number of using lamps can be switched to 4 lamps or 2 lamps.  
Using 2 lamps maintains the life of Projection Lamps.  
To change over Lamp Mode
Press  the  Point   ed  buttons  to  move  the  red  frame  pointer to  “Lamp  mode”.    Set  "4  lamps  mode"  or  "2  lamps  mode"  by pressing  the  Point 7  8  buttons.    When  the  Lamp  Mode  is switched  from  "4  lamps  mode"  to  "2  lamps  mode",  the  image becomes  a  little  darker.    When  the  Lamp  Mode  is  switched from  "2  lamps  mode"  to  "4  lamps  mode",  the  image  becomes brighter gradually.
✔Note:
•  After	changing	the	Lamp	Mode,	it	cannot	be	
switched	again	for	90	seconds.
Lamp mode