Christie Digital Systems Lx501, Lx601i Users Manual

							49LX501/LX601i User Manual-Operating Guide 020-000461-01 Rev. 1 (03-2012)
INPUT menu
INPUT menu
From the INPUT menu, items shown in the table 
below can be performed.
Select an item using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons, and 
press the ► cursor button or ENTER button to 
execute the item. Then perform it according to the 
following table.
Item Description
PROGRESSIVEUsing the ▲/▼ buttons switches the progress mode.
TV 
 FILM 
 OFF
  
• This function works only for a video signal, s-video signal, component 
video signal (of 480i@60 or 576i@50 or 1080i@50/60) and an HDMITM 
signal (of 480i@60 or 576i@50 or 1080i@50/60).
• When TV or FILM is selected, the screen image will be sharp. 
FILM adapts to the 2-3 Pull-Down conversion system. But these 
may cause a certain defect (for example, jagged line) of the picture 
for a quick moving object. In such a case, please select OFF, even 
though the screen image may lose sharpness.
VIDEO NRUsing the ▲/▼ buttons switches the noise reduction mode.
HIGH 
 MID 
 LOW
   
• This function works only for a video signal, s-video signal, 
component video signal (of 480i@60 or 576i@50 or 1080i@50/60) 
and an HDMI
TM signal (of 480i@60 or 576i@50 or 1080i@50/60). 
COLOR SPACEUsing the ▲/▼ buttons switches the mode for color space.
AUTO 
 RGB 
 SMPTE240 
 REC709 
 REC601
      
• This item can be selected only for a computer signal (except for 
signals from the LAN, USB TYPE A and USB TYPE B ports) or a 
component video signal (except SCART RGB).
• The AUTO mode automatically selects the optimum mode.
• The AUTO operation may not work well at some signals. In such a 
case, it might be good to select a suitable mode except AUTO.
COMPONENTUsing the ▲/▼ buttons switches the function of the COMPONENT 
ports.
COMPONENT 
 SCART RGB
When the SCART RGB is selected, the COMPONENT (Y, Cb/
Pb, Cr/Pr) and VIDEO ports will function as a SCART RGB port. 
A SCART adapter or SCART cable is required for a SCART RGB 
input to the projector. For details, contact your dealer.
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INPUT menu
Item Description
VIDEO FORMATThe video format for S-VIDEO port and VIDEO port can be set.
(1)  Use the ▲/▼ buttons to 
select the input port.
(2)  Using the ◄/► buttons 
switches the mode for video 
format.
AUTO  
  NTSC  
  PAL  
  SECAM
       N-PAL 
 M-PAL 
 NTSC4.43 
• This item is performed only for a video signal from the VIDEO port 
or the S-VIDEO port.
• The AUTO mode automatically selects the optimum mode.
• The AUTO operation may not work well for some signals. If the 
picture becomes unstable (e.g. an irregular picture, lack of color), 
please select the mode according to the input signal.
HDMI FORMAT
The video format of HDMITM input signals from the HDMI 1 and 2 
ports can be set.
(1)  Use the ▲/▼ buttons to 
select the HDMI port to be 
set.
(2)  Use the ◄/►buttons to select the video format.
AUTO 
 VIDEO 
 COMPUTER
AUTO: automatically sets the optimum mode.
VIDEO: sets the suitable mode for DVD signals.
COMPUTER: sets the suitable mode for computer signals.
• When the COMPUTER is selected, the functions COLOR 
(PICTURE menu), TINT (PICTURE menu) and OVER SCAN 
(IMAGE menu) are unavailable.
HDMI RANGE
The digital range of HDMITM input signals from the HDMI 1 and 2 
ports can be set.
(1)  Use the ▲/▼ buttons to 
select the HDMI port to be 
set.
(2)  Use the ◄/►buttons to select the digital range.
AUTO 
 NORMAL 
 ENHANCED
AUTO:  automatically sets the optimum mode.
NORMAL:  s
ets the suitable mode for DVD signals. (16-235)
ENHANCED:  s
ets the suitable mode for computer signals. (0-255)
• If the contrast of the screen image is too strong or too weak, try 
finding a more suitable mode.
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INPUT menu
Item Description
COMPUTER INThe computer input signal type for COMPUTER IN1 and IN2 ports 
can be set.
(1)  
Use the ▲/▼ buttons to select the COMPUTER IN port to be set.
(2)  Use the ◄/► buttons to select 
the computer input signal type.
AUTO 
 SYNC ON G OFF
• Selecting the AUTO mode allows  
you to input a sync on G signal or component video signal from the 
port.
• In the AUTO mode, the picture may be distorted with certain 
input signals. In such a case, remove the signal connector so that 
no signal is received and select the SYNC ON G OFF, and then 
reconnect the signal.
FRAME LOCKSet the frame lock function on/off for each port.
(1)  Use the ▲/▼ buttons to select 
the input ports.
(2)  Use the ◄/► buttons to turn the 
frame lock function on/off .
ON 
 OFF
• This item can be performed only on a signal with a vertical 
frequency of 49 to 51Hz, 59 to 61 Hz.
• When ON is selected, moving pictures are displayed more 
smoothly.
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INPUT menu
Item Description
RESOLUTIONThe resolution for the COMPUTER IN1 and COMPUTER IN2 input 
signals can be set on this projector.
(1)  In the INPUT menu select the RESOLUTION using the ▲/▼ 
buttons and press the ► button. 
The RESOLUTION menu will be  
displayed.
(2)  In the RESOLUTION menu select the 
resolution you wish to display using 
the ▲/▼ buttons.  
Selecting AUTO will set a resolution 
appropriate to the input signal.
(3)  Pressing the ► or ENTER button when 
selecting a STANDARD resolution will 
automatically adjust the horizontal and 
vertical positions, clock phase and 
horizontal size.
The INPUT_INFORMATION dialog will be 
displayed.
(4)  To set a custom resolution use the ▲/▼ buttons to select 
the CUSTOM and the RESOLUTION_CUSTOM box will be 
displayed. 
Set the horizontal (HORZ) and 
vertical (VERT) resolutions using 
the ▲/▼/◄/► buttons. 
This function may not support all 
resolutions.
(5)  Move the cursor to OK on screen and press the ► or ENTER 
button. The message "ARE YOU SURE YOU WISH TO 
CHANGE RESOLUTION?" appears. To save the setting, press 
the ► button.  
The horizontal and vertical positions, clock phase and horizontal 
size will be automatically adjusted.
The INPUT_INFORMATION dialog 
will be displayed.
(6)  To revert back to the previous resolution without saving changes, 
move the cursor to CANCEL on screen and press the ◄ or 
ENTER button. 
The screen will then return to the RESOLUTION menu 
displaying the previous resolution.
• For some pictures, this function may not work well.
STANDARD  
↓
CUSTOM 
↓ 
						

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SETUP menu
Item Description
AUTO KEYSTONE Selecting this item performs the Automatic keystone distortion 
correction. Projector automatically corrects vertical keystone 
distortion due to the (forward/backward) setup angle by itself.
This function will be executed only once when selected in the menu. 
When the slant of the projector is changed, execute this function again.
• The adjustable range of this function will vary among inputs. For 
some input, this function may not work well.
• When the projector is in one of the following conditions, the 
automatic vertical keystone correction feature may not work 
correctly or at all.
-  REAR / CEILING or FRONT / CEILING is selected for the 
INSTALLATION item in the SETUP menu, and the projector screen 
is slanted or tilted downwards.
-  The ZOOM adjustment is not set to the full WIDE (wide-angle 
focus).
-  The projector is nearly horizontal (about ±4°).
-  The projector is inclined at about ±35 degrees or over.
• This function is unavailable when the TRANSITION DETECTOR 
(
89) is ON or the screen is adjusted by PERFECT FIT (34, 35).
 KEYSTONEUsing the ◄/► buttons corrects the vertical keystone distortion.
Shrink the bottom of the image 
 Shrink the top of the image
• The adjustable range of this function will vary among inputs. For 
some input, this function may not work well.
• 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.
• This function is unavailable when the TRANSITION DETECTOR 
(
89) is ON or the screen is adjusted by PERFECT FIT (34, 35).
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SETUP menu
From the SETUP menu, items shown in the table 
below can be performed.
Select an item using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons, and 
press the ► cursor button or ENTER button to 
execute the item. Then perform it according to the 
following table. 
						

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SETUP menu
Item Description
 KEYSTONEUsing the ◄/► buttons corrects the horizontal keystone distortion.
Shrink the right of the image 
 Shrink the left of the image
• The adjustable range of this function will vary among inputs. For 
some input, 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 is unavailable when the TRANSITION DETECTOR 
(
89) is ON or the screen is adjusted by PERFECT FIT (34, 35).
PERFECT FITSelecting this item displays the PERFECT FIT dialog.For details, 
see PERFECT FIT in Correcting the distortion (
34, 35).
• This is unavailable when the TRANSITION DETECTOR is ON 
(
89).
AUTO ECO MODEUsing the ▲/▼ buttons turns on/off the AUTO ECO MODE.
ON 
 OFF
• When ON is selected, the projector will always be set to Eco mode 
at start-up regardless of the ECO MODE (
below) setting. An OSD 
message “AUTO ECO MODE” will be displayed for tens of seconds 
when the projector starts with this function activated.
ECO MODEUsing the ▲/▼ buttons turns off/on the Eco mode.
NORMAL 
 ECO
• When the ECO is selected, acoustic noise and screen brightness 
are reduced.
• When AUTO ECO MODE (above) is set to ON, the projector will 
always be set to Eco mode at start-up regardless this setting.
INSTALATIONPressing the ►button displays the dialog for changing the 
INSTALLATION setting.
  FRONT / DESKTOP
   
  REAR / DESKTOP
   
  REAR / CEILING
  
  FRONT / CEILING
Use the ▲/▼ buttons to select the desired setting on the 
INSTALLATION dialog, and press the ENTER button of the remote 
control or the INPUT button of the projector to execute.
If TRANSITION DETECTOR is ON and the INSTALLATION status 
is changed, the TRANSITION DETECTOR ON alarm (
89) will be 
displayed when the projector is restarted.
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SETUP menu
Item Description
STANDBY MODEUsing ▲/▼ buttons switches the standby mode setting between 
NORMAL and SAVING. 
NORMAL 
 SAVING
When SAVING is selected, the power consumption in the standby 
mode is lowered with some functional restriction as below:
• When SAVING is selected, the RS-232C communication control 
except to turn the projector on and the network function are disabled 
while the projector is in the standby mode. If the COMMUNICATION 
TYPE in the COMMUNICATION menu is set to NETWORK 
BRIDGE, all of the RS-232C commands are disabled (
71).
• When SAVING is selected, AUDIO OUT STANDBY setting of 
AUDIO SOURCE (
56) is invalid, and no signal is output from 
AUDIO OUT port in the standby mode.
• When SAVING is selected, STANDBY setting of MONITOR OUT 
is invalid, and no signal is output from MONITOR OUT port in the 
standby mode.
• When SAVING is selected, the CENTERING feature while the 
projector is in the standby mode is disabled.
•  When SAVING is selected, the Status Monitor 
and its button operation are unavailable while the projector is in the 
standby mode.
MONITOR OUT
While the image signal from the input port chosen in step (1) is 
projected, the image signal from the input port selected in step (2) is 
output to MONITOR OUT port.
(1) Choose a picture input port using ▲/▼ buttons.Choose STANDBY to select the picture  
output in the standby mode. 
(2)  Select one of the COMPUTER IN ports  
using ◄/► buttons.
Select OFF to disable the MONITOR OUT  
port for the input port or standby mode  
chosen in the step (1).
• You cannot select COMPUTER IN1 in step (1) and COMPUTER IN2 
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AUDIO menu
AUDIO menu
From the AUDIO menu, items shown in the table below 
can be performed. Select an item using the ▲/▼ cursor 
buttons, and press the ► cursor button or the ENTER 
button to execute the item. Then perform it according to 
the following table.
 
Item Description
VOLUMEUsing the ◄/► buttons adjusts the volume.
Low 
 High
SPEAKERUsing the ▲/▼ buttons turns on/off the built-in speaker.
ON 
 OFF
When OFF is selected, the built-in speaker does not work.
AUDIO SOURCE
While the image signal from the input port chosen in step (1) is 
projected, the audio signal from the input port selected in step 
(2) is output to both the AUDIO OUT port and built-in speaker of 
this projector. However, the built-in speaker does not work when 
SPEAKER is set to OFF.
(1)  Choose a picture input port using the  
▲/▼ buttons.
Choose AUDIO OUT STANDBY to  
select the sound output in the standby  
mode. 
(2)  Select an audio input port or the mute 
icon using the ◄/► buttons.
The icons indicate the following;
No.1: AUDIO IN1 port  No.2: AUDIO IN2 port
No.3: AUDIO IN3 ports  No.4: LAN port
No.5: USB TYPE A ports  No.6: USB TYPE B port
No.7: HDMI 1 port  No.8: HDMI 2 port
 
 : mutes the sound
• Audio input from port nos.4 to 8 can only be selected by each of 
the picture input ports.
• C.C. (Closed Caption) is automatically activated when 
 is selected 
and an input signal containing C.C. is received. This function is 
available only when the signal is NTSC for VIDEO or S-VIDEO, or 
480i@60 for COMPONENT, COMPUTER IN1 or COMPUTER IN2, 
and when AUTO is selected for DISPLAY in the C.C. menu under the 
SCREEN menu (
63). 
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AUDIO menu
Item Description
HDMI AUDIOThe mode of HDMI
TM audio from the HDMI 1 and 2 ports can be set.
(1)  Use the ▲/▼ buttons to select the 
HDMI port to be set.
(2)  Use the ◄/►buttons to select the 
mode of HDMI
TM audio.Check each of the two modes provided and select the suitable 
one for your HDMITM audio device. 
						

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SCREEN menu
SCREEN menu
From the SCREEN menu, items shown in the table 
below can be performed.
Select an item using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons, and 
press the ► cursor button or ENTER button to 
execute the item. Then perform it according to the 
following table.
Item Description
LANGUAGEUsing the ▲/▼/◄/► buttons switches the OSD (On Screen 
Display) language.
ENGLISH 
 FRANÇAIS 
 DEUTSCH 
  ESPAÑOL
       
  
(shown in the LANGUAGE dialog)  
Press the ENTER or INPUT button to save the language setting.
MENU POSITIONUsing the ▲/▼/◄/► buttons adjusts the menu position.
To quit the operation, press the MENU button on the remote control 
or keep no operation for about 10 seconds.
BLANK
Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the BLANK screen.
The BLANK screen is displayed for the AV MUTE function (
26). It 
is displayed by pressing the AV MUTE button on the remote control.
MyScreen 
 ORIGINAL 
 BLUE 
 WHITE 
 BLACK
       
MyScreen :  Screen can be registered by the MyScreen item (59).
ORIGINAL :  Screen preset as the standard screen.
BLUE, WHITE, BLACK :  Plain screens in each color.
• To avoid remaining as an afterimage, the MyScreen or ORIGINAL 
screen will change to the plain black screen after several minutes.
START UP
Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the mode for the start-up screen.
The start-up screen is a screen displayed when no signal or an 
unsuitable signal is detected.
MyScreen 
 ORIGINAL 
 OFF
       
MyScreen :  Screen can be registered by the MyScreen item (59).
ORIGINAL :  Screen preset as the standard screen.
OFF :  Plain black screen.
• To avoid remaining as an afterimage, the MyScreen or ORIGINAL 
screen will change to the BLANK screen (
above) after several 
minutes. If also the BLANK screen is the MyScreen or ORIGINAL, 
the plain black screen is instead used.
• When the ON is selected to the MyScreen PASSWORD item in 
the SECURITY menu (
87), the START UP is fixed to MyScreen.
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