Digital Projection Mercury 5000gv Dmd Projector Users Manual

							
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Digital Projection   
MERCURY 5000gv8. Using the On-Screen Menus
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8. Using the On-Screen Menus
Digital Projection   
MERCURY 5000gv
* When selecting “PC
Card”, the “Network
Type” and the “WEP”
setting screens
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Digital Projection MERCURY 5000gv	8. Using the On-Screen Menus 
Entering Alphanumeric Characters by Using the 
Menu 
Alphabet or numeric characters are used for your IP address 
or projector name. To enter IP Address or projector name, use 
the software keyboard. 
For using the software keyboard, see page 10-10. 
Entering Alphanumeric Characters by Using the 
Remote Control Numeric Buttons 
Input alphanumeric characters by selecting one character at 
a time with the numeric (Source/Input) buttons 1through 10(0) 
and by moving the cursor with the SELECT
 button. After 
finishing the selection of the characters, press the ENTER 
button. 
Whenever one of the Source/Input buttons on the remote 
control is pressed, characters will be rotated. 
For example: A  → B  → C  → 1  → A  → ... 
NOTE: When holding and pressing the CTL button and pressing one of 
the Source/Input buttons, another group of characters will be rotated. 
For example: a 
→b →c →! →a →... 
The alphanumeric characters corresponding to these Source/ 
Input buttons are as follows: 
Numeric buttons Press Press with CTL 
1 A →  B  → C  →  1 a →  b  → c  → ! 
2 D →  E  → F  →  2 d →  e  → f →  ” 
3 G  → H  → I →  3 g →  h  → i →  # 
4 J →  K  → L  →  4 j →  k  → l →  $ 
5 M  → N  → O  →  5 m → n  → o  → % 
6 P →  Q  → R  →  6 p →  q  → r →  & 
7 S →  T  → U  →  7 s →  t →  u  → ' 
8 V →  W → X  →  8 v →  w  → x  → ( 
9 Y →  Z → / →  9 y →  z  → ?  → ) 
0 * →  , →  . →  0 ; →  : →  +  → 
						

							
8. Using the On-Screen MenusDigital Projection MERCURY 5000gv 
Edit .............. Enables you to  change source names or

assign the direct key.

Source Name 
Enter a signal name. Up to 18 alphanumeric 
characters can be used. 
Input Terminal Change the input terminal. RGB1 and RGB2 
are available for RGB signal; Video and S-
Video are available for composite signal. 
Direct key  You can assign specific remote keys for 
direct signal input selection. 
Lock  Set so that the selected signal cannot be 
deleted when "All Delete" is executed. The 
changes cannot be saved. 
Skip 
Set so that the selected signal will be skipped

during auto search.

When complete, select OK and press ENTER.

To exit without storing setting, select Cancel.

Select "Source Name" and press ENTER to

display the Source Name Edit window. You

can change source name on this  window.

Press 

to display the software keyboard, 
which you can enter alphanumeric 
characters. See page 10-10 for the key 
function of the software keyboard. 
All Delete ..... This feature enables you to delete all the
 registered signals in the Entry List.

The following buttons are not available for the currently 
projecting signals: 
1) The Cut and Paste buttons on the Entry Edit Command screen 
2) The Input Terminal button on the Entry Edit screen 
Adjust (Source) Picture Brightness Adjusts the brightness level or the back raster intensity. 
Contrast Adjusts the intensity of the image according to the incoming 
signal. 
Saturation Adjust saturation at the white peak. 
Color Increases or decreases the color saturation level (not

available for RGB).

Hue Varies the color level from +/- green to +/-blue. The red 
level is used as reference. This adjustment is only valid for 
Video and Component inputs (not available for RGB). 
Sharpness Controls the detail of the image for Video (not available for 
RGB). 
Video Adjust (not available for RGB) Noise Reduction 
Select one of the three levels for reducing video noise: Low, 
Medium or High. 
NOTE: The lower the Noise Reduction level, the better the image quality \
by way of higher video bandwidth. 
Color Matrix 
Select an appropriate color matrix for your input signal, either 
HDTV or SDTV. 
Y/C Delay 
Adjusts Y/C delay level. 
YTR Adjustment 
Adjusts luminance transient time. 
CTR Adjustment 
Adjusts chroma transient time. 
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Digital Projection MERCURY 5000gv 8. Using the On-Screen Menus 
DigiView - SweetVision 
The SweetVision feature provides improvement of contrast 
using a proprietary detail enhancement technology. 
NOTE: This feature is not available for 480p, 576p and HDTV signals. 
O f f ............... Turns off the SweetVision feature

L o w .............  Selects low level

Medium  ........ Selects medium level

High  .............  Selects high level

Split Mode This feature turns on or off to show the effect of the Sweet 
Vision. 
NOTE: When the projector is turned off, Split Mode will return to Off. 
Deinterlace 
Turns on or off the deinterlace function for a telecine signal. 
On ............... Default standard setting.

O f f ............... Select this  option if there is any jitter or

artifacts in video.

NOTE: This feature is not available for 480p, 576p and HDTV signals. 
Telecine 
Use 3:2 pull down correction to eliminate jitter and artifacts in 
video. 
Auto  ............ For film  source such as a DVD player

O f f ............... For signals  other than film sources

NOTE: • This feature is not available for 480p, 576p and HDTV signals.• When “Off” is selected in Deinterlace, this feature is not availa\
ble.
Black Expansion 
Minimizes blacks that appear more like shades of gray to 
provide a true black and white image at high contrast. 
NOTE: This feature is not available for 480p, 576p and HDTV signals. 
Contrast Enhancement 
This option allows you to provide a high contrast image in a 
bright scene. 
3D Y/C Separation 
This option turns on or off the 3 dimension separation feature. 
NOTE: This feature is available for NTSC3.58 of Video signal only. 
Picture Management 
This option allows you to adjust neutral tint for yellow, cyan 
or magenta. 
There are 5 factory presets optimized for various types of 
images, or you can set a user adjustable setting. 
Presentation  .. Recommended for making a presentation 
using a PowerPoint file. 
sRGB  ........... Standard color values 
Graphic  ....... Recommended for graphics 
Video  ........... Recommended for regular picture such as TV 
program 
Movie  ...........  Recommended for movies 
User  ............ User  adjustable 
NOTE: When "sRGB", "Graphic", "Video" or "Movie" is selected, the 
brightness decreases slightly when compared to "Presentation". This is 
not a malfunction. 
User Adjust 
When selecting the user adjustable presetting (User), the 
submenu will be displayed. You can customize each gamma 
or color. To do so, first select [Setting] and press the ENTER 
button, and then proceed the following steps. 
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Selecting Gamma Correction Mode Use the or buttons to choose one mode from the seven 
listed:  Video-Lo  ..... Video originated material in a Theatrical 
environment with low ambient light 
Film-Lo  ......... Film originated material in a Theatrical 
environment with low ambient light 
Graphics  ..... Emphasising detail - spreadsheets, 
Powerpoint slides etc in high ambient light 
Media  ........... High saturation bright colours in high ambient 
light 
Video-Hi  ...... Video originated material in a Theatrical  environment with high ambient light 
Film-Hi  .......... Film  originated material in a Theatrical 
environment with high ambient light 
Download  ...  User downloadable from a PC - Using DP 
Gamma Designer software 
Selecting Color Correction Adjusts red, green, blue, yellow, magenta, cyan and color 
gain each independently to correct the tint on whole screen. 
Adjusting Color Temperature This feature adjusts the color temperature using the slide bar. 
Checking "Color Temperature" enables the color temperature 
slide bar. 
Adjusting White Balance Press the White Balance button to access the Contrast/ 
Brightness adjustment for each R, G, and B. 
NOTE:  The White Balance is not available for Viewer and LAN. 
Selecting Base Setting This feature allows you to use color correction or gamma 
values as reference data to optimize for various types of 
images. You can select one of the following five settings. 
• Presentation• sRGB• Graphic• Video• Movie
Image Options Pixel Adjust Displays the Clock and Phase adjustments. 
Clock ........... Use this item to fine tune the computer image 
or to remove any vertical banding that might 
appear. 
Phase .......... Use  this item to adjust the clock phase or to 
reduce video noise, dot interference or cross 
talk. (This is evident when part of your image 
appears to be shimmering.) Use the 
and buttons to adjust the image. 
Use "Phase" only after the "Clock" is complete. 
Position Adjusts the image location horizontally and vertically using the 
SELECT and buttons. 
Aspect Ratio 
You can select the aspect ratio for input signal. 
Select the appropriate aspect ratio using the SELECT or 
button. 
NOTE: When "Resolution" is set to "Native", this feature is not availabl\
e, 
and the aspect ratio is set to “1.33:1 (4:3)”. 
NOTE: When “S2” is selected in “S-Video Mode Select” and the\
 S2 
signal is detected, this feature is not available. 
Resolution This allows you to activate or deactivate the Advanced 
AccuBlend feature. 
Auto  ............ Turns on  the Advanced AccuBlend  feature. 
The projector automatically reduces or 
enlarges the current image to fit the full 
screen. 
Native .......... T urns off the Advanced AccuBlend feature. 
The projector displays the current image in its 
true resolution. 
NOTE: * When "Resolution" is set to "Native", "3D Reform", "Aspect Ratio", 
"Screen" and "Overscan" are not available. 
* While you are displaying an image with higher resolution than the  projector's native resolution (SXGA+ or XGA ????), "Resolution" is not 
available. 
Overscan Select overscan percentage (0%, 5%, 10% and 25%) for 
signal. 
NOTE: When "Resolution" is set to "Native", this feature is not availabl\
e, 
and the stored settings and adjustments are invalid. 
NOTE: The "0%" option may not be available depending upon the input 
signal. 
Video Filter (not available for Video, Component, Viewer and 
LAN) 
This function reduces video noise.  O f f ............... The  filter is removed. 
Less  ............ The low-pass filter  is applied partially. 
More ............  The low-pass filter is applied fully. 
Blanking This feature allows you to mask any unwanted area of the

screen image.

Adjust the Top, Bottom, Left or Right blanking with the SELECT

 or button. 
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Option Adjust Signal Level 
Clamp Timing 
According to the signal, this function sets the detection 
position (i.e., clamp position) of the black level reproduction of 
the analog input signal. Normally this is not used. 
Mode 0-4 ..... Select the appropriate one. 
Adjust  .......... This permits  the video clamp position for each 
signal to be set. Use "Adjust" when a clamp 
timing error occurs at the time of special 
analog signal reception such as 1080P. Note 
that "Adjust" is not valid for doubler signals 
such as NTSC and PAL. 
To delete the "Clamp Timing" setting screen, select the 
SELECT button and press the ENTER button, or press the 
remote control CANCEL button. 
Sync Protection 
When a VCR, DVD, or some other equipment that supports 
Copyguard (a copy prevention system) is played back, the 
screen may be displayed in a curved manner. Adjustments 
are made in such circumstances. Use the SELECT 
or 
button to adjust the VD level. 
VD Delay 
Adjustment:

This feature is used to correct vertical jitter of a signal.

NOTE: When connecting with a scan converter:

If an image from the scan converter is not correctly displayed, adjust t\
o

select the best level point so that the image is displayed correctly.

Field Invert:

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8. Using the On-Screen MenusDigital Projection MERCURY 5000gv 
Ref. Adjust Using DigiScale - 3D Reform This feature corrects trapezoidal distortion so that the

projected image is rectangular.

Two options are available for correcting procedures.

You can save adjustment settings by using the 3D Reform

Save option on Setup (See page 8-16).

Cornerstone 
See page 3-4. 
* When "Resolution" is set to "Native", "Cornerstone" and
"Keystone" are not available. 
Keystone 
1. Press the SELECT or button to adjust the horizontal keystone. 
2. Press the SELECT or button to select "Vertical". 
3. Press the SELECT or button to adjust the vertical keystone. 
4. After completing, press the ENTER button. This will return to the 
menu screen. 
Screen 
Screen Type Select the correct aspect ratio for the screen to be used. 
See also "Aspect Ratio" on page 8-10. 
NOTE: When "Resolution" is set to "Native", this selection is inactive. \
Position This feature adjusts the vertical position of the image when

viewing video with an aspect ratio selected.

When some aspect ratios are selected in Image Options, the

image is displayed with black borders on the top and bottom.

You can adjust the vertical position between top and bottom.

NOTE: This option is available only when "1.78:1 (16:9)", "1.85:1" and\
 
"2.35:1 " are selected in Screen Type and Aspect Ratio. 
NOTE: During 3D Reform adjustment, "Screen Type" and "Screen 
Position" may not be available. To make available, first reset the 3D 
Reform data and then do settings again. Secondly repeat the 3D Reform 
adjustment. Changing "Screen Type" and "Screen Position" can limit 3D 
Reform in its adjustable range. 
Reference White Balance [Ref. White Balance] 
Brightness R/G/B, Contrast R/G/B This feature adjusts the white balance that is used as a 
reference. This adjustment affects all sources. 
Reference Color Correction [Ref. Color Correction] 
Red/Green/Blue/Yellow/Magenta/Cyan/Color Gain This option allows you to adjust red, green, blue, yellow, 
cyan, magenta or color gain. 
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Factory Default 
All Data /Current Signal The Factory Default feature allows you to change 
adjustments and setting to the factory preset for source. 
All Data ........ Reset all the adjustments and settings for all the signals to the factory preset except 
Language, Background Logo, Communication 
Speed, Projector ID, Lamp Settings, LAN 
Mode, Password, Security, Remaining Lamp1/ 
2 Time, Lamp 1/2 Hour Meter, Filter Usage and 
Projector Usage. 
Including Entry List: 
Also deletes all the signals in the Entry List 
and returns to the factory preset. 
NOTE: Locked signals in Entry List cannot be 
deleted. 
Current Signal 
.................... Resets the adjustments  for the current signal 
to the factory preset levels. 
All the items in "Adjust (Source)" and "Sound" 
can be reset. 
NOTE: Locked signals in Entry List cannot be reset. 
Projector Options Menu 
Menu Page 1 
Selecting Menu Language [Language] You can choose one of seven languages for on-screen 
instructions. The options are: English, German, French, 
Italian, Spanish, Swedish and Japanese. 
Selecting Menu Mode [Menu Mode] This feature allows you to select 4 menu modes:

Advanced, Custom, Basic and Service Menu.

Advanced Menu  ...... This is the menu that contains all the 
available menus and commands. 
Basic Menu .............. This is the  basic menu that contains 
minimum essentials of menus and 
commands. 
Custom Menu  ........... This  is the menu that you can 
customize using the Custom Menu Edit 
to fit your needs. 
Service Menu ........... For  service personnel only.

Customizing the Menu [Custom Menu Edit] See page 8-2 for instructions about how to customize the 
Menu. 
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8. Using the On-Screen MenusDigital Projection MERCURY 5000gv 
Selecting Menu Display Time This option allows you to select how long the projector

waits after the last touch of a button to turn off the menu.

The preset choices are "Manual", "Auto 5 sec", "Auto 15

sec", and "Auto 45 sec". The "Auto 45 sec" is the factory

preset.

Manual ......... The menu can be turned off manually.

Auto  5  sec .. The menu will automatically be turned off in 5
 seconds if no buttons are pressed within 5

seconds.

Auto  15  sec  The menu will automatically be turned off in
 15 seconds if no buttons are pressed within

15 seconds.

Auto  45  sec  The menu will automatically be turned off in
 45 seconds if no buttons are pressed within

45 seconds.

Selecting Date Format Eight display formats can be selected. This date format

sets the current date that appears on the upper left corner

of the screen.

Setting the Current Date and Time [Date, Time Preset] You can set the current time, month, date, and year. 
1. Type in date. Enter month, date and year in this order using Source/Input buttons 
on the remote control. 
Month and date must be entered in two digits. For example, to 
display "February", press "0" and "2". 
2. Type in time.  Time is expressed in the 24-hour format. For example, 6:00 p.m. is 
entered as 18:00. 
3. Select "OK" and press ENTER.Closing the window allows the clock to start. 
The current year, month, date and time are displayed on the top of 
the screen. 
NOTE: The projector has a built-in clock. The clock will keep working 
for about 3 days after the main power is turned off. If the main power i\
s 
off for 3 days or more, the built-in clock will cease. If the built-in c\
lock 
ceases, set the date and time again. The built-in clock will not cease 
while in the standby or idle condition. 
Display Select You can choose the desired status information to be

displayed on the screen.

The information selections are:

Date, Time, Input Terminal, Source Name, Projector ID and

Message.

The Message selections are:

Lamp life warning, lamp error, 3-minute before power off

time, clearn filter, lock in Security and “Wait a moment”.

Menu Page 3 
Selecting Menu Color [Menu Color Select] You can choose between two color modes for menu color: 
color and monochrome. 
Selecting Mouse Pointer Icon [Mouse Pointer] This enables you to select from nine different mouse icons 
when using a USB mouse. 
NOTE: There may be cases where the Pointer function is not available 
(ex. a non-interlace signal at 15kHz such as video game.) 
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