Dukane Imagepro 8943a Projector Users Manual

							


Operating
• The zoom level can be finely adjusted. Closely watch the screen to 
find the level you want.
NOTE
BLANKLASER
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
LASERINDICATOR
BLANKLASER
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
LASERINDICATOR
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. 
						

							


Operating
BLANKLASER
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
LASERINDICATOR
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 com plete 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 butto n 
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
BLANKLASER
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 RGBLASERINDICATOR 
						

							
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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.
ItemDescription
ASPECTUsing the ◄/► buttons switches the mode for aspect ratio.See the ASPECT item in IMAGE menu (29).
AUTO 
KEYSTONE EXECUTE
Using 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 MODE
Using 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 ó CINEMA ó DYNAMIC ó BOARD(BLACK)
          DAYTIME ó WHITEBOARD ó BOARD(GREEN)
COLOR TEMPGAMMA
NORMALMID DEFAULT#1 DEFAULT
CINEMALOW DEFAULT#2 DEFAULT
DYNAMICHIGH DEFAULT#3 DEFAULT
BOARD(BLACK)Hi-BRIGHT-1 DEFAULT#4 DEFAULT
BOARD(GREEN)Hi-BRIGHT-2 DEFAULT#4 DEFAULT
WHITEBOARDMID DEFAULT#5 DEFAULT
DAYTIMEHi-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)
ItemDescription
BRIGHTNESSUsing the ◄/► buttons adjusts the brightness.See the BRIGHTNESS item in PICTURE menu (26).
CONTRASTUsing 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).
SHARPNESSUsing 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).
RESET
Performing 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 TIME
The 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).
LANGUAGEUsing the ◄/► buttons changes the display language. See the LANGUAGE item in SCREEN menu (38).
Go toAdvanced 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.
ItemDescription
BRIGHTNESSUsing the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the brightness.Light ó Dark
CONTRASTUsing the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the contrast.Strong ó Weak
GAMMA
Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the gamma mode.
 #1 DEFAULT ó #1 CUSTOM ó #2 DEFAULT ó #2 CUSTOM ó #3 DEFAULT
#6 CUSTOM                                                                                      #3 CUSTOM
#6 DEFAULT ó #5 CUSTOM ó #5 DEFAULT ó #4 CUSTOM ó #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 ð 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)
ItemDescription
COLOR TEMP
Using 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 ð Gray scale of 9 steps
                 Ramp  Gray scale of 15 steps
• When this function is performed, lines or other distortion may 
appear.
COLOR
Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the strength of whole color.
Strong ó Weak
• This item can be selected only for a video signal, s-video, component video or HDMI signal.
TINT
Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the tint.
Greenish ó Reddish
• This item can be selected only for a video signal, s-video, component video or HDMI signal.
SHARPNESS
Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the sharpness.
Strong ó 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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ItemDescription
ACTIVE IRIS
Using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons changes the active iris control mode.
PRESENTATION  ó  THEATER  ó  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 OFFThe 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 ó LOAD-2 ó LOAD-3 ó LOAD-4
SAVE-4 óSAVE-3 ó SAVE-2 ó 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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IMAGE Menu
IMAGE Menu
From the IMAGE 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 ENTER button on 
the remote control to execute the item. Then perform it 
according to the following table.
ItemDescription
ASPECT
Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the mode for aspect ratio. For an RGB signalNORMAL ó 4:3 ó 16:9 ó SMALL         
For an HDMI signalNORMAL ó 4:3 ó 16:9 ó 14:9 ó SMALL         
For a Video signal, S-video signal or Component video signal4:3 ó 16:9 ó 14:9 ó SMALL     
For no signal4:3 (fixed)• The NORMAL mode keeps the original aspect ratio of the signal.
OVER SCAN
Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the over-scan ratio.
Large (It reduces picture) ó Small (It magnifies picture)
• This item can be selected only for a video, s-video, component and HDMI signa l.• When this adjustment is too large, certain degradation may appear at the frame area of the picture. In such a case, please adjust small.
V POSITION
Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the vertical position.Up ó Down• Over-adjusting the vertical position may cause noise to appear on the screen. If this occurs please reset the vertical position to the default setting. Pressing the RESET button when the V POSITION is selected will reset the V POSITION to the default setting.• When this function is performed on a video signal, s-video signal, or component video signal of 525i (480i) or 625i (576i) input from the COMPONENT port, the range of this adjustment depends on the OVER SCAN (above) setting. It is not possible to adjust when the OVER SCAN is set to 10.
H POSITION
Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the horizontal position.Left ó Right• Over-adjusting the horizontal position may cause noise to appear on the screen. If this  occurs please reset the horizontal position to the default setting. Pressing the RESET button when the H POSITION is selected will reset the H POSITION to the default setting.• When this function is performed on a video signal, s-video signal, or component video signal of 525i (480i) or 625i (576i) input from the COMPONENT port, the range of this adjustment depends on the OVER SCAN (above) setting. It is not possible to adjust when the OVER SCAN is set to 10.
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IMAGE Menu
IMAGE Menu (continued)
ItemDescription
H PHASE
Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the horizontal phase to eliminate flicker.
Right ó Left
• This item can be selected only for an RGB signal or a component video signal. (except 525i (480i), 625i (576i), SCART RGB input from the COMPONENT port)
H SIZE
Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the horizontal size.
Large ó Small
• This item can be selected only for an RGB signal.
• When this adjustment is excessive, the picture may not be displayed correctly. In such a case, please reset the adjustment by pressing the RESET button on the remote control during this operation.
AUTO ADJUST EXECUTE
Selecting this item performs the automatic adjustment feature.
For an RGB signalThe vertical position, the horizontal position and the horizontal phase will be automatically set to default. 
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 signalThe 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 signalThe 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).