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Operating
• When the vertical lens shift 
is adjusted, it is recommended to shift 
the picture upward. NOTE
1.Use the zoom ring to adjust the screen size.
Adjusting the zoom and focus
2.Use the focus ring to focus the picture.
 ESC  MENU  RESET
  
 POSITION  AUTO 
 
 MAGNIFY 
MY BUTTON VOLUME
 ENTER
 PAGE UP   PAGE DOWN
2/5 
1/10 
1/10 
Zoom ringFocus ring
To p
1.Use the vertical lens shift dial to shift 
the picture upward or downward.
Adjusting the lens shift
2.Use the horizontal lens shift dial to 
shift the picture left or right.
1.Press the AUTO button on the remote control.
Using the automatic adjustment feature
  For an RGB signal 
The vertical position, the horizontal position and the 
horizontal phase will be automatically adjusted. 
Make sure that the application window is set to its 
maximum size prior to attempting to use this feature. 
A dark picture may still be incorrectly adjusted. Use a 
bright picture when adjusting.
  For a video signal and s-video signal 
The video format best suited for the respective input signal will be selected 
automatically. This function is available only when the AUTO is selected for 
the VIDEO FORMAT item in the INPUT menu (
32). The vertical position 
and horizontal position will be automatically set to the default.
  For a component video signal 
The vertical position, horizontal position and horizontal phase will be 
automatically set to the default.
●  The automatic adjustment operation requires approx. 10 seconds. Also 
please note that it may not function correctly with some input. When this 
function is performed for a video signal, a certain extra such as a line may 
appear outside a picture.
●  The items adjusted by this function may vary when the FINE or DISABLE is 
selected for the AUTO ADJUST item of the SERVICE item in the OPTION 
menu (
45).
UP
DOWN
LEFT RIGHTLens shift cover
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1.Press the POSITION button on the remote control. 
The “POSITION” indication will appear on the screen.
Adjusting the position
2.Use the ▲/▼/◄/► cursor buttons to adjust the picture position.
When you want to reset the operation, press the RESET 
button on the remote control during the operation.
To complete this operation, press the POSITION button 
again. Even if you do not do anything, the dialog will 
automatically disappear after a few seconds.
●  
When this function is performed on a video signal, s-video signal or component 
video signal, some image such as an extra-line may appear at outside of the picture.
●  When this function is performing on a Video signal, S-Video signal, or component 
signal of 480i@60 or 576i@50 input from the COMPONENT port, the range of 
this adjustment depends on the OVER SCAN in IMAGE menu (
29). It is not 
possible to adjust when the OVER SCAN is set to 10.
 ESC  MENU  RESET
  
 POSITION  AUTO 
 
 MAGNIFY 
MY BUTTON VOLUME
PUSH ENTER
 PAGE UP   PAGE DOWN
BLANK LASER
ASPECT
 ESC  MENU  RESET
  
 POSITION  AUTO 
 
 MAGNIFY 
MY BUTTON VOLUME
 ON  1
     MUTE
 OFF  2
 FREEZE  KEYSTONE  SEARCH
 
PUSH ENTER
 PAGE UP   PAGE DOWN
 STANDBY/ON VIDEO  RGB
1.Press the KEYSTONE button on the remote 
control. A dialog will appear on the screen 
to aid you in correcting the distortion.
Correcting the keystone distortions
2.Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to select AUTO or MANUAL 
operation, and press the ► button to perform the following.
●  The adjustable range of this function will vary among inputs. For some input, this 
function may not work well.
●  When V:INVERT or H&V:INVERT is selected to the MIRROR item in the SETUP 
menu, if the projector screen is inclined or angled downward, this function may 
not work correctly.
●  When the zoom adjustment is set to the TELE (telephoto focus), this function 
may be excessive. This function should be used when the zoom adjustment is 
set to the full WIDE (wide-angle focus) whenever possible.
●  When the projector is placed on the level (about ±3°), this function may not work.
●  
When the projector is inclined to near ±30 degree or over, this function may not work well.
●  When the vertical lens shift is not set fully upward (not set fully downward for the 
optional lens type FL-601 only (
45)), this function may not work well.
●  
When the horizontal lens shift is not set to the center, this function may not work well.
● This function will be unavailable when Transition Detector is on (51).
1)  AUTO executes automatic vertical keystone correction. 
2)   MANUAL displays a dialog for keystone correction.  
Use the ◄/► cursor buttons to select the direction to 
correct (
 or ) then use the ▲/▼ buttons for adjustment.
To close the dialog and complete this operation, press the 
KEYSTONE button again. Even if you don’t do anything, the 
dialog will automatically disappear after a few seconds.
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Operating
• The zoom level can be finely adjusted. Closely watch the screen to 
find the level you want. NOTE
 ESC  MENU  RESET
  
 POSITION  AUTO 
 
 MAGNIFY 
MY BUTTON VOLUME
 ON  1
MUTE
 
 MAGNIFY MY BUTTON VOLUME
 ON  1
     MUTE
 OFF  2
 FREEZE  KEYSTONE  SEARCH
 
1.Press the ON button of MAGNIFY on the remote control.  
The “MAGNIFY” indication will appear on the screen and 
the projector will go into the MAGNIFY mode. When the 
ON button of MAGNIFY is pressed first after the projector is 
started, the picture will be zoomed twice. The indication will 
disappear in several seconds with no operation.
Using the magnify feature
2.Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to adjust the zoom level. The picture on screen 
can be zoomed in up to 4 times.  
To move the zoom area, press the POSITION button in the MAGNIFY mode, 
then use the ▲/▼/◄/► cursor buttons to move the area. And to finalize the 
zoom area, press the POSITION button again.
To exit from the MAGNIFY mode and restore the screen to normal, press the 
OFF button of MAGNIFY on the remote control. 
●  The projector automatically exits from the MAGNIFY mode when the input 
signal is changed or when the display condition is changed. 
●  In the MAGNIFY mode, the keystone distortion condition may vary, it will be 
restored when the projector exits from the MAGNIFY mode.
1.Press the FREEZE button on the remote control.  
The “FREEZE” indication will appear on the screen 
(however, the indication will not appear when the TURN 
OFF is selected for the MESSAGE item in the SCREEN 
menu (
41)), and the projector will go into the FREEZE 
mode, which the picture is frozen.
To exit the FREEZE mode and restore the screen to normal, 
press the FREEZE button again. 
Freezing the screen
●  The projector automatically exits from the FREEZE mode when one of the 
projector’s buttons or remote control buttons of STANDBY/ON, SEARCH, 
RGB, VIDEO, BLANK, AUTO, VOLUME, MUTE, KEYSTONE, MENU, 
MAGNIFY and MY BUTTON1/2(except MY MEMORY or PICTURE MODE is 
assigned to) (
44) is pressed.
●  If the projector continues projecting a still image for a long time, the LCD 
panel might possibly be burned in. Do not leave the projector in the FREEZE 
mode for too long.
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BLANK LASER
1.Press the BLANK button on the remote control.  
The blank screen will be displayed instead of the screen of 
input signal. Please refer to the BLANK item in SCREEN 
menu (
38).
To exit from the blank screen and return to the input signal 
screen, press the BLANK button again. 
Temporarily blanking the screen
●  The projector automatically returns to the input signal screen when one of the 
projector’s buttons or the remote control buttons (except ASPECT, POSITION, 
MAGNIFY or FREEZE button, also except MY BUTTON1/2 if AUTO KEYSTONE 
 or MY MEMORY or PICTURE MODE is assigned to (44)) is pressed.
• The sound is not connected with the blank screen function. If necessary, 
set the volume or mute first.NOTE
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Operating
1.Press the MENU button on the remote control or one of the cursor 
buttons on the projector. 
The Advanced MENU, or EASY MENU that has priority just after 
powered on, will appear. 
If you want to move the menu position, use the cursor buttons after 
pressing the POSITION button. While the projector is displaying any 
menu, the MENU button on the projector works as the cursor buttons.
Using the menu function
2.If you want to change it to the Advanced MENU, select the 
"Go to Advanced Menu..."
●  Some functions cannot be performed when a certain input port is selected, or 
when a certain input signal is displayed.
●  
When you want to reset the operation, press the RESET button on the remote control 
during the operation. Note that items whose functions are performed simultaneously 
with operation (ex. LANGUAGE, H PHASE, VOLUME etc.) cannot be reset.
●   In the Advanced MENU, when you want to return to the previous display, press the ◄ 
cursor button on the projector or remote control, or the ESC button on the remote control.
This projector has the following menus: PICTURE, IMAGE, INPUT, SETUP, AUDIO, SCREEN, OPTION, 
NETWORK, and EASY MENU. The EASY MENU consists of functions often used, and the other menus 
are classified into each purpose and brought together as the Advanced Menu. Each of these menus is 
operated using the same methods. The basic operations of these menus are as follows.
In the EASY MENU
3.Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to select an item to operate.
4.Use the ◄/► cursor buttons to operate the item.
5.Press the MENU button on the remote control again to close the menu and complete this operation. 
Even if you do not do anything, the dialog will automatically disappear after about 10 seconds.
2.Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to select a menu. 
If you want to change it to the EASY MENU, select the EASY MENU. 
Then press the ► cursor button on the projector or remote control, or the ENTER button 
on the remote control to select an item. The display of the selected menu will be active.
In the Advanced MENU
3.Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to select an item to operate. 
Then press the ► cursor button on the projector or remote control, or the ENTER button 
on the remote control to progress. The operation menu of the selected item will appear.
4.Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to operate the item.
RESET button ENTER button
MENU button Cursor buttons
BLANK LASER
ASPECT
 ESC  MENU  RESET
  
 POSITION  AUTO 
 
 MAGNIFY 
MY BUTTON VOLUME
 ON  1
     MUTE
 OFF  2
 FREEZE  KEYSTONE  SEARCH
 
PUSH ENTER
 PAGE UP   PAGE DOWN
 STANDBY/ON VIDEO  RGB
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EASY MENU
EASY MENU
From the EASY MENU, items shown in the table below 
can be performed.
Select an item using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons on the 
projector or remote control. Then perform it according to 
the following table.
Item Description
ASPECTUsing the ◄/► buttons switches the mode for aspect ratio.
See the ASPECT item in IMAGE menu
 (29).
AUTO 
KEYSTONE 
EXECUTEUsing the ► button executes the auto keystone function.See the AUTO KEYSTONE  EXECUTE item in SETUP menu (35).
KEYSTONE 
Using the ◄/► buttons corrects the vertical keystone distortion.
See the KEYSTONE  item in SETUP menu (35).
KEYSTONE 
Using the ◄/► buttons corrects the horizontal keystone distortion.
See the KEYSTONE  item in SETUP menu (36).
 PICTURE MODEUsing the ◄/► buttons switches the picture mode.
The picture modes are combinations of GAMMA and COLOR 
TEMP settings. Choose a suitable mode according to the projected 
source.
     NORMAL 
 CINEMA 
 DYNAMIC 
 BOARD(BLACK)
          DAYTIME 
 WHITEBOARD 
 BOARD(GREEN)
COLOR TEMP GAMMA
NORMAL MID DEFAULT #1 DEFAULT
CINEMA LOW DEFAULT #2 DEFAULT
DYNAMIC HIGH DEFAULT #3 DEFAULT
BOARD(BLACK) Hi-BRIGHT-1 DEFAULT #4 DEFAULT
BOARD(GREEN) Hi-BRIGHT-2 DEFAULT #4 DEFAULT
WHITEBOARD MID DEFAULT #5 DEFAULT
DAYTIME Hi-BRIGHT-3 DEFAULT #6 DEFAULT
• When the combination of GAMMA and COLOR TEMP differs 
from pre-assigned modes above, the display on the menu for the 
PICTURE MODE is “CUSTOM”. Please refer to the GAMMA (
26) 
and COLOR TEMP (27) items in PICTURE menu.
• When this function is performed, a certain extra such as a line may appear.
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EASY MENU
EASY MENU (continued)
Item Description
BRIGHTNESSUsing the ◄/► buttons adjusts the brightness.
See the BRIGHTNESS item in PICTURE menu
 (26).
CONTRAST
Using the ◄/► buttons adjusts the contrast.
See the CONTRAST item in PICTURE menu
 (26).
COLORUsing the ◄/► buttons adjusts the strength of whole color.
See the COLOR item in PICTURE menu
 (27).
TINTUsing the ◄/► buttons adjusts the tint.
See the TINT item in PICTURE menu
 (27).
SHARPNESS
Using the ◄/► buttons adjusts the sharpness.
See the SHARPNESS item in PICTURE menu
 (27).
WHISPERUsing the ◄/► buttons turns off/on the whisper mode.
See the WHISPER item in SETUP menu
 (36).
MIRRORUsing the ◄/► buttons switches the mode for mirror status.
See the MIRROR item in SETUP menu
 (36).
RESETPerforming this item resets all of the EASY MENU items except the 
FILTER TIME and LANGUAGE.
A dialog is displayed for confirmation. Selecting the RESET using 
the ▲ button performs resetting.
FILTER TIMEThe usage time of the air filter is shown in the menu.
Performing this item resets the filter time which counts usage time 
of the air filter.
A dialog is displayed for confirmation. Selecting the RESET using 
the ▲ button performs resetting. 
See the FILTER TIME item in OPTION menu
 (43).
LANGUAGE
Using the ◄/► buttons changes the display language. 
See the LANGUAGE item in SCREEN menu
 (38).
Go to
Advanced Menu...Select “Go to Advanced Menu…” on the menu, and press the ► 
or ENTER button to use the menu of PICTURE, IMAGE, INPUT, 
SETUP, AUDIO, SCREEN, OPTION or NETWORK.
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PICTURE Menu
PICTURE Menu
From the PICTURE menu, items shown in the table 
below can be performed. 
Select an item using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons on the 
projector or remote control, and press the ► cursor 
button on the projector or remote control, or the ENTER 
button on the remote control to execute the item. Then 
perform it according to the following table.
Item Description
BRIGHTNESSUsing the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the brightness.
Light 
 Dark
CONTRASTUsing the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the contrast.
Strong 
 Weak
GAMMAUsing the ▲/▼ buttons switches the gamma mode.
 #1 DEFAULT 
 #1 CUSTOM 
 #2 DEFAULT 
 #2 CUSTOM 
 #3 DEFAULT
#6 CUSTOM                                                                                      #3 CUSTOM
#6 DEFAULT 
 #5 CUSTOM 
 #5 DEFAULT 
 #4 CUSTOM 
 #4 DEFAULT
To adjust CUSTOM
Selecting a mode whose name includes 
CUSTOM and then pressing the ► button 
or the ENTER button displays a dialog to aid 
you in adjusting the mode. 
This function is useful when you want to 
change the brightness of particular tones.
Choose an item using the ◄/► buttons, and  
adjust the level using the ▲/▼ buttons.
You can display a test pattern for checking the effect of your 
adjustment by pressing the ENTER button. 
Each time you press the ENTER button, the pattern changes as 
below.
  No pattern 
 Gray scale of 9 steps
                 Ramp 
 Gray scale of 15 steps
The eight equalizing bars correspond to eight tone levels of the test 
pattern (Gray scale of 9 steps) except the darkest in the left end. 
If you want to adjust the 2nd tone from left end on the test pattern, 
use the equalizing adjustment bar “1”. The darkest tone at the left 
end of the test pattern cannot be controlled with any of equalizing 
adjustment bar.
• When this function is performed, lines or other distortion may 
appear.
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PICTURE Menu
PICTURE Menu (continued)
Item Description
COLOR TEMPUsing the ▲/▼ buttons switches the color temperature mode.
To adjust CUSTOM
Selecting a mode whose name includes 
CUSTOM and then pressing the ► button or the 
ENTER button displays a dialog to aid you in 
adjusting the OFFSET and GAIN of the selected 
mode.
OFFSET adjustments change the color intensity 
on the whole tones of the test pattern.
GAIN adjustments mainly affect color intensity 
on the brighter tones of the test pattern.
Choose an item using the ◄/► buttons, and adjust the level using 
the ▲/▼ buttons. 
You can display a test pattern for checking the effect of your 
adjustment by pressing the ENTER button.  
Each time you press the ENTER button, the pattern changes as 
below.
  No pattern 
 Gray scale of 9 steps
                 Ramp 
 Gray scale of 15 steps
• When this function is performed, lines or other distortion may 
appear.
COLORUsing the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the strength of whole color.
Strong 
 Weak
• This item can be selected only for a video signal, s-video, 
component video or HDMI signal.
TINTUsing the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the tint.
Greenish 
 Reddish
• This item can be selected only for a video signal, s-video, 
component video or HDMI signal.
SHARPNESSUsing the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the sharpness.
Strong 
 Weak
• There may be some noise and/or the screen may flicker for a 
moment when an adjustment is made. This is not a malfunction.
HIGH DEFAULT 

 HIGH CUSTOM 

 MID DEFAULT 

 MID CUSTOM 

 LOW DEFAULT  
LOW CUSTOM 
 Hi-BRIGHT-1 DEFAULT 
 Hi-BRIGHT-1 CUSTOM 
 Hi-BRIGHT-2 DEFAULT
Hi-BRIGHT-2 CUSTOM 

 Hi-BRIGHT-3 DEFAULT 

 Hi-BRIGHT-3 CUSTOM
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Item Description
ACTIVE IRISUsing the ▲/▼ cursor buttons changes the active iris control mode.
PRESENTATION  
  THEATER  
  TURN OFF
               
Feature
PRESENTATIONThe active iris displays the best presentation 
image for both bright and dark scenes.
THEATERThe active iris displays the best theater image for 
both bright and dark scenes.
TURN OFF The active iris is always open.
• The screen may flicker when the PRESENTATION or THEATER 
modes are selected. If this occurs select TURN OFF.
MY MEMORY
This projector has 4 memories for adjustment data (for all the items 
of the PICTURE menu).
Selecting a function using the ▲/▼ buttons and pressing the ► or 
ENTER button performs each function.
LOAD-1 
 LOAD-2 
 LOAD-3 
 LOAD-4
SAVE-4 
SAVE-3 
 SAVE-2 
 SAVE-1
LOAD-1, LOAD-2, LOAD-3, LOAD-4
Performing a LOAD function loads the data from the memory linked 
in the number included in the function’s name, and adjusts the 
picture automatically depending on the data. 
• The LOAD functions whose linked memory has no data are 
skipped.
• Remember that the current adjusted condition will be lost by 
loading data. If you want to keep the current adjustment, please 
save it before performing a LOAD function.
• There may be some noise and the screen may flicker for a 
moment when loading data. This is not malfunction.
• The LOAD functions can be also performed by the MY MEMORY 
button which can be set by the MY BUTTON item in OPTION menu 
(
44).
SAVE-1, SAVE-2, SAVE-3, SAVE-4
Performing a SAVE function saves the current adjustment data into 
the memory linked in the number included in the function’s name. 
• Remember that the current data being stored of a memory will be 
lost by saving a new data into the memory.
PICTURE Menu
PICTURE Menu (continued)
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