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Using the standard IR remote:
•Press the 
FOCUS + the UP or DOWN Arrow keys to improve the clarity as desired.
•Press the 
ZOOM + the UP or DOWN Arrow keys to achieve a desired image size.
•Press the 
LENS H + the LEFT or RIGHT Arrow keys to position the image horizontally.
•Press the 
LENS V + the UP or DOWN Arrow keys to position the image vertically.
Press 
EXIT to return to the presentation level.
Backlighting Function
Press the LIGHTBULB key on the standard IR remote to illuminate the remote’s keys without sending a command 
to the projector.
Standard IR Remote Operating Settings (Protocols)
The standard IR remote stores an operating setting called Protocol in memory. In some applications, such as 
when you want to use multiple IR remotes to control different projectors independently, you may want to 
override the default IR remote protocol set at manufacture (which is A) for one of the IR remotes. Refer to 
2.14 IR Remote Protocols and Adjustment
 for complete instructions.
3.3 Power-up Procedure/Checklist
NOTE:  This is a typical manual power-up procedure. Some installations may include an automation system that 
controls projector start-up and lamp ignition in conjunction with other variables such as lighting, audio 
and other equipment.
 Do not attempt operation if the AC supply is not within the specified voltage range.
The following steps provide a checklist of steps for the Power-up procedure:
1. Make sure that ballast is properly configured for the AC at your site, and that it is connected via 4 cables to 
the projection head. Refer to 2.8 Connecting the Ballast
.
2. Connect the head to AC power. The voltmeter on the back of the projector indicates the incoming level of 
AC, and the main PROJ. STATUS light on the rear of the projector should glow a steady yellow. At this 
point, the projection head is in stand-by mode with only light engine fans running.
3. Connect the ballast to AC power. The 3-phase LEDs and voltmeter should light up.
4. Turn the ballast’s breaker/power switch to ON. The internal ballast fan should start up.
NOTE: The ballasts internal fan is the only indication whether or not the breaker/power switch is ON. Lights 
on the ballast indicate only that the ballast is plugged in.
5. Press the 
MENU key on either the built-in keypad and standard IR remote. The LCD Status Display window 
at the rear of the projector shows a Lamp Size of 2000, 3000, 4500 or 6000 watts, depending on its last 
setting. The Factory default=6000. Select the lamp that is currently installed, if other than what is shown. 
Continue if no change is needed. Refer to Section 2.9.1 Set Lamp Type
.
6. Press and hold the 
POWER button to turn the projection head ON and ignite the lamp. Refer to Power (ON/
OFF) Key. The large PROJ. STATUS light on the rear of the projector should glow a steady green.
If the Lamp Does Not Ignite, check:
• If a safety interlock switch is open (such as when the lamp door is ajar), the lamp cannot be struck. The 
PROJ. STATUS light on the rear of the projector should glow red, and an error appears on the status 
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• If the lamp fails to ignite even though the interlock system is OK, the projector automatically tries to re-
ignite using 100% of the maximum power acceptable for the installed lamp. If this re-try also fails, a new 
lamp is likely needed.
NOTE:  For complete power-up troubleshooting, Refer to 5 Troubleshooting.
7. In the Lamp menu, set the Cable Length (m) to match the length of the DC cables currently connected 
between your lamp ballast and projection head.
3.4 Power-down Procedure
NOTE:  Describes a manual shutdown only. May be automated.
1. Do one of the following to turn the projection head and lamp OFF:
• Press 
POWER twice quickly
• Press and hold 
POWER
• Press POWER + the DOWN Arrow key
NOTE:  Continue running for approximately 10 minutes, all fans, including the heat extractor to cool the lamp.
 Make sure to wait for the fans to cool!
2. Turn the breaker/power switch OFF.
3.5 Navigating through the Menu System
Most of the controls for the projector are accessed from within the projectors menu system. There are several 
groups of related functions, with each group selectable as a menu item in the 
Main menu (see Figure 3-7). 
Press 
MENU on either the built-in keypad or standard IR remote at any time to display the Main menu.
 Figure 3-7  Entering the Menu SystemThrough the Main Menu
On the standard IR Remote, either enter the number corresponding to the Function menu you wish to access, 
such as 2  for the 
Image Settings menu. Or use the UP and DOWN Arrow keys on any remote to highlight the 
desired menu option, then press 
ENTER. The corresponding Function menu or drop-down list appears, 
presenting further options.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.Size and Position
Image Settings
Channel Setup
Configuration
Status
PIP and Switching
Test Pattern Lamp
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Within a Function menu, navigate in a similar manner by entering a Menu option number corresponding to a 
numbered option, or use the 
UP and DOWN Arrow keys to highlight the desired option, then press ENTER.  Extra 
long menus have a scrollbar along the right-hand side. Use the Arrow keys to move up and down within the 
menu. Locked items or items that do not pertain to the current action or condition appear grayed out, and 
cannot be selected.
NOTES: 1) If there is no signal present, all source-dependent adjustments are disabled. 2) After 15 minutes of 
inactivity, the projector saves and leaves the Menu system, and returns to the presentation.
 3) The Status 
menu is read-only.
When finished with a Function menu, do one of the following:
•Press 
EXIT to return to the previous screen
•Press 
MENU on either the built-in keypad and standard IR remote to leave the Menu system, and return to the 
presentation
3.5.1 On-line Help
If at any time you are uncertain what to do next or what a particular menu option does, press HELP to display 
summary information (Figure 3-8
) about the current menu or highlighted option. Press HELP again to exit. If 
available, a line of  hint text is included at the bottom of some menus.
 Figure 3-8    Context-Sensetive Help
From the presentation level, press HELP to access general Help Topics (Figure 3-9).  Press ENTER to  select a 
topic. Scroll as necessary within a topic. Press 
HELP or EXIT to return to your presentation.
 Figure 3-9    Accessing General Help Topics 
						

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3.5.2 Time-outs
If a slidebar, menu, or message is present, you have limited time in which to make an entry on the built-in 
keypad and standard IR remote before the projector returns to its Presentation level, and the 
HELP graphic 
disappears. These time-outs may vary depending on what is displaying.
3.5.3 The Global Icon 
Menu
 options that include this icon apply universally to any incoming signal.
3.5.4 The PIP Icon 
Menu options that include this icon apply to PIP (secondary) images only.
3.5.5 Using Slidebars and Other Controls
Most of the Function menus allow you to change settings by using slidebars, check boxes, and drop-down lists. 
To select a slidebar, select or clear a check box, or view a drop-down list, do one of the following within a 
Function menu: 
• Enter the current menu option number corresponding to the setting you wish to change (for example, press 
1+3 to select the 
Vertical Stretch option in the Size & Position menu).
•Move 
UP or DOWN to highlight the desired option, and press ENTER to select.
• Or move the highlight to the option desired, and press the 
RIGHT and LEFT Arrow keys to adjust immediately.
• Or bypass the menus entirely, and use a single key to immediately access an adjustment during your 
presentation (applies only to options which have their own key on the standard IR remote, such as 
CONtrast, 
BRIGHTness, GAMMA, etc.).
• For blind access, hide the entire 
Menu system (refer to OSD (On-Screen Display) Key, above) and/or 
direct slidebarslidebars activated by their own key (such as 
CONtrast, BRIGHTness, etc.). Control by using the 
proper keypress or numerical sequence of key presses.
Once selected, change the setting as desired (see below). Changes take effect immediately and are saved upon 
exit from all menus, or after 15 minutes.
Slidebars in Menus
The current value for a given parameter, such as size or vertical stretch, appears to the left of its slidebar icon 
(Adjustment window). This number often expresses a percentage, or it may have units associated with it (such 
as pixels, degrees Kelvin, etc.), depending on the specific option. Press the 
RIGHT or LEFT Arrow keys to 
gradually adjust the setting up or down-both the number and the length of the bar change accordingly. Hold for 
continuous adjustment. Or press 
ENTER to activate a slidebar text box for a specific number entry via the built-
in keypad or standard IR remote, then press 
ENTER to save (or press EXIT to cancel).
"Direct" Slidebars
For quick access, you can access Gamma, Brightness, and Contrast slidebars without traveling through the 
Menu system. For example, simply press CONT to immediately display the same CONTRAST slidebar accessed 
with the 
Contrast option in the Image Settings menu.
Use the Arrow keys to adjust a direct slidebar, or press 
ENTER  and type a specific number from the built-in 
keypad or standard IR remote, then press 
ENTER or the RIGHT or LEFT Arrow keys to save (or EXIT to cancel). 
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NOTES: 1) You can still adjust a direct slidebar as usual if the display is turned OFF (refer to OSD (On-Screen 
Display) Key or the Menu Preferences) except the slidebar is not visible. 2) A direct slidebar disappears 
if it is not used within 5 seconds.
Check Boxes 
Conditions are present if its adjacent check box contains a check mark. To select or clear a check box, simply 
highlight and press 
ENTER, or highlight and press the RIGHT Arrow key to select or LEFT Arrow key to clear. If a 
check box is numbered, simply enter its number to immediately toggle (select or clear) the check box.
Drop-down Lists
To view a drop-down list of options available for a given parameter (labeled with a inverted triangle shaped 
icon), you can either highlight the parameter and press 
ENTER, or enter the Menu option number.
Press the 
UP and DOWN Arrow keys to navigate within the list. Press ENTER to select a highlighted option from 
the list, if desired.
 Figure 3-10    Example of Pull-down List 
Or, if you prefer to quickly scroll through an option list without using its drop-down list, you can use the LEFT 
and 
RIGHT Arrow keys to locate and highlight the desired option.                     
NOTES: 1) Press the RIGHT or LEFT Arrow keys  to jump between pages in an extra long drop-down list. 2) Press 
E
XIT while in a drop-down list to cancel any change(s) and exit.
3.5.6 Editing Text
Activate the Edit Window
To enter or edit text, highlight the desired parameter (such as a Channel name) and press ENTER to activate its 
adjacent 
Edit window. Any previously entered text appears with its first character highlighted in a square 
cursor (Figure 3-11
), signifying that this character is the starting point for editing.
Navigate Within the Edit Window 
Press the RIGHT Arrow key to move the cursor forward or the LEFT Arrow key to move the cursor backwards, 
character by character, as desired.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
0.Baud Rate for RS232
Baud Rate for RS422
Projector
Network Routing
Ethernet Settings
Broadcast Key
Backlight
Front IR 
Back IR 
Wired Keypad 115200
115200
004
Separate
Off
Any
Any
Communications
Separate
RS232 and RS422 joined
Ethernet joined
All joined RS232 and  1.
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 Figure 3-11  Entering Text
Edit a Character
To edit a highlighted character, press the UP and DOWN Arrow keys to scroll through the alphabet, numbers, 
spaces, and punctuation marks available. When the character you need appears, press the 
RIGHT Arrow key to 
select, and replace the current character.  The cursor moves to the next character within the current text string, 
if present. You can also enter a number directly from the built-in keypad or standard IR remote. The digit is 
accepted and the cursor moves to the next character space.
Add or Delete a Character or Space
To insert a space at the cursor location, press FUNC + the  RIGHT Arrow key. To delete a highlighted character 
(or space), press 
FUNC + the LEFT Arrow key.
 Figure 3-12  Editing Text
Press Enter when Finished
 To accept all edits made and close the Edit window, press ENTER.
NOTE: Press EXIT at any time to cancel changes and redisplay the previously defined text.
3.5.7 Editing Numerical Values
Enter numbers directly from the built-in keypad or standard IR remote in order to specify numbers representing 
projectors, channels (source setups), or slots. As each digit is entered, it displays and the cursor moves on.  
Note that Channels are assigned  2-digit numbers. For example, if you enter only a single digit (such as 7) for 
a channel number, the channel automatically changes to 07.  Enter 07 to utilize this channel.
NOTES: 1) Once you enter the first digit, this digit over-writes the current entry. 2) If you press any non-numbered 
keys, the number entered up to that point is accepted, and updated as the new value. 3) Press E
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3.6 Adjusting the Image
The most commonly used options for image adjustments are accessed through the following 2 Main menu 
options: 
• Size and Position
•Image Settings 
From either of these two menus, you can change settings affecting the image from the current channel by 
working with the appropriate slidebars, check boxes, and drop-down lists. 
Pressing 
EXIT returns you to the previous menu (or to the presentation, if from the Main menu), and accept any 
changes you may have entered. Settings are saved for the current channel.
From your presentation, you can access any of the individual options in these menus by pressing 
MENU, 
followed by the appropriate two-digit number representing their location in the Menu system. For example, 
press 
MENU + 2 + 3 to quickly access the Gamma option in the Image Settings menu.
For certain options, you may prefer to use a direct key from the presentation level to go directly to a 
particular menu option without traveling through the Menu system (available for certain display parameters 
only). For example, press 
CONT to access the Contrast slidebar immediately. Press EXIT to return to your 
presentation.
NOTES: 1) To hide these direct slidebars, disable the Display Slidebars check box in the Menu Preferences 
menu.  
2) To hide the entire Menu system from view, turn OFF the on-screen display by pressing the OSD 
key.
3.6.1 Before You Begin
Using Auto Setup
For a most efficient first step in perfecting the image, press AUTO SETUP  on the built-in keypad or AUTO on the 
standard IR remote. This initiates an automated process in which the projector quickly optimizes critical 
display parameters such as size, position, pixel tracking, etc., based on the type of incoming source data 
detected. An Auto Setup can save considerable setup time, and you can still modify the display parameter 
settings as desired using the menu options described below.
3.6.2 Size and Position Menu
Select Size and Position (option # 1) from the Main menu. To increase or decrease the size of your image, 
change its proportion (aspect ratio), move the image to a specific area of the screen, and refine other related 
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 Figure 3-13  Size and Position Menu
Refer to Section 3.5.5 Using Slidebars and Other Controls if you need help using any of the options and 
controls. Changes made in the 
Size and Position menu are applied immediately and are saved when you exit 
the menu (press 
EXIT or MENU).
Resize Presets Option
Select the Resize Presets option from the Size and Position menu. This option quickly displays an image in its 
native resolution or to automatically resize an image to closely fill the projectors native resolution of 2048 x 
1080, or to optimize the width or height of your display. Size, Position, and Blanking parameters automatically 
adjust accordingly. Or, if Blanking is set first, which defines an Active Input Area, Resize Preset, scaling 
occurs in this region of interest only.
 Figure 3-14  Resize Presets Drop-down List
What is the Resizing Default?
By default, when displaying a new source, your image utilizes as much of the projectors display area (2048 x 
1080) as possible for the type of incoming source data, but with minimal changes to aspect ratio. For example, 
incoming signals having a more square aspect ratio than that of the projector will be maximized to 
approximately 1080 pixels from top-to-bottom, with the image centered between black side bars. Refer to 
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Default Option
Select Default for most sources (factory default). The image is centered and displays as large as possible 
(without affecting aspect ratio), depending on the type of input source, as described below:
• the image enlarges to fill the screen height or width, and is centered between black bars 
• a 16:9 image fills the height with black bars on both sides.
NOTE: Images and resolutions are shown for example only.
No Resizing Option
Select No Resizing to display the image in its native resolution, which is probably smaller than the projectors 
2048 x 1080 resolution. For example, for a source with a native resolution of 800 x 600, the No Resizing 
centers a small image within a black border. The black border areas are unused areas.
When “Custom” Appears
 The Custom re-size descriptor automatically appears in the Size and Position menu when any of the values 
for Size, Vertical Stretch, H-Position, V-Position or Blanking do not correspond to those for a preset. This 
option is not a choice in the Resize Presets drop-down list.
With incoming 2583 x 1030 input
1080 872
2048
1920
1080 10802048
With incoming 16:9 Cinema scope
10802048
14001080
With 1400 X 1050 input2048
“Default”
ImageImageImage
1080
1080
1920 2048
With 1920 x 1080 input With Most Standard Video Inputs
Variable Borders
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Full Size Option
• Select Full Size to use all pixels (2048 x 1080) for displaying the image, regardless of source or original 
aspect ratio.  
Full Width Option
• Select Full Width to fill the projectors display from left-to-right without changing the original aspect 
ratio of the image. Depending on the source, data at the top and bottom may be discarded (cropped), or 
the display may have black borders at the top and bottom.
 
Full Height Option
• Select Full Height to fill the display from top-to-bottom. Depending on the source, this may create 
borders.
1080
2048
With 1400 x 1050 input
“Full Size”
2048
1080
1080
2048
With incoming Cinema scope2048
1080
10802048
1152
2048
With incoming 2583 x 1030 input
1080
872
2048
cropped
With incoming 1920 x 1080 input2048
cropped
“Full Width”
2048
1080
1400
1080
With 1400 X 1050 input
Image
“Full Height”