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SETUP Menu
SETUP Menu
ItemDescription
AUTO 
KEYSTONE EXECUTE
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 for correction 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 ±0°), this function may not work.• When the projector is inclined to near ±30 degree or over, this function may not work well.• This function will be unavailable when the Transition Detector is on (46).
KEYSTONE 
Using the ▲/▼ buttons corrects the vertical keystone distortion.
Shrink the top of the image ó Shrink the bottom of the image
• The adjustable range of this function will vary with the type of input signal. For some input, this function may not work well.• This function will be unavailable when the Transition Detector is on (46).
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 on the ENTER button to execute the 
item. Then perform it according to the following table.
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SETUP Menu
SETUP Menu (continued)
ItemDescription
WHISPER
Using the ▲/▼ buttons turns off/on the whisper mode.
NORMAL ó WHISPER
• When the WHISPER is selected, acoustic noise and screen brightness are reduced.
MIRROR
Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the mode for mirror status.
NORMAL ó H:INVERT ó V:INVERT ó H&V:INVERT 
If the Transition Detector is TURN ON and MIRROR status is changed, Transition Detector Alarm (46) will be displayed when projector is restarted after the power switch is turned off.
VOLUMEUsing the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the volume.
High ó Low
AUDIO
Allocates the audio ports.
(1) Choose a picture input port using the ▲/▼ buttons.
(2) Select the audio port to be interlocked with the input port using the ◄/► buttons.
 ó  ó 
• When  is selected to an input port, any audio ports do not work 
interlocking with the input port, and any items in AUDIO menu are invalid.
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SCREEN Menu
SCREEN Menu
ItemDescription
LANGUAGE
Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the OSD (On Screen Display) language.
SUOMI ó POLSKI ó TÜRKÇE
ENGLISH ó FRANÇAIS ó DEUTSCH ó ESPAÑOL ó ITALIANO
NORSK ó NEDERLANDS ó PORTUGUÊS ó 日本語
    ó    ó        ó SVENSKA ó
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 mode for the blank screen.
The blank screen is a screen for the temporarily blanking feature  
(19).  It is displayed by pressing the BLANK button.
MyScreen ó ORIGINAL ó BLUE ó WHITE ó BLACK  
Feature
MyScreenScreen can be registered by the MyScreen item (35).
ORIGINALScreen preset as the standard screen.
BLUE, WHITE, BLACKPlain 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.
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.
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SCREEN Menu
ItemDescription
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 ó ORIGINAL ó TURN OFF    
Feature
MyScreenScreen can be registered by the MyScreen item (35).
ORIGINALScreen preset as the standard screen.
TURN OFFPlain black screen.
• To avoid remaining as an afterimage, the MyScreen or ORIGINAL screen will change to the BLANK screen (33) after several minutes. If also the BLANK screen is the MyScreen or ORIGINAL, the plain black screen is instead used.• When the TURN ON is selected to the MyScreen PASSWORD of SECURITY item in OPTION menu (43), the START UP is fixed to MyScreen.
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SCREEN Menu
ItemDescription
MyScreen
This item allows you to capture an image for use as a MyScreen image which can be used as the BLANK screen and START UP screen. Display the image you want to capture before executing the following procedure.1.  Selecting this item displays a dialog titled “MyScreen”. It will ask you if you start capturing an image from the current screen.Please wait for the target image to be displayed, and press the ENTER button when the image is displayed. The image will freeze and the frame for capturing will appear. To stop performing, press the RESET or ESC button.
2.  Using the ▲/▼/◄/► buttons adjusts the frame position. Please move the frame to the position of the image which you want to use. The frame may not be able to be moved for some input signals. To start registration, press the ENTER button. To restore the screen and return to the previous dialog, press the RESET or ESC button. Registration takes several minutes.
When the registration is completed, the registered screen and the following message is displayed for several seconds:“MyScreen registration is finished.”If the registration failed, the following message is displayed:“A capturing error has occurred. Please try again.” • This function cannot be selected when the TURN ON is selected to the MyScreen Lock item (below).• This function cannot be selected when the TURN ON is selected to the MyScreen PASSWORD of SECURITY item in OPTION menu (43).
MyScreen Lock
Using the ▲/▼ buttons turns on/off the MyScreen lock function.TURN ON ó TURN OFFWhen the TURN ON is selected, the MyScreen item is locked. Use this function for protecting the current MyScreen.• This function cannot be selected when the TURN ON is selected to the MyScreen PASSWORD of SECURITY item in OPTION menu (43).
SCREEN Menu (continued)
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SCREEN Menu
ItemDescription
MESSAGE
Using the ▲/▼ buttons turns on/off the message function.
TURN ON ó TURN OFF
When the TURN ON is selected, the following message function works.“AUTO IN PROGRESS” while automatically adjusting“NO INPUT IS DETECTED”“SYNC IS OUT OF RANGE”“Searching….” while searching for the input“Detecting….” while an input signal is detectedThe indication of the input signal displayed by changing The indication of the aspect ratio displayed by changingThe indication of the PICTURE MODE displayed by changingThe indication of the MY MEMORY displayed by changingThe indication of “FREEZE” and “II” while freezing the screen by pressing the FREEZE button.• When the TURN OFF is selected, please remember if the picture is freezing. Do not mistake freezing for a malfunction (19).
SOURCE NAME
Each input port for this projector can have a name applied to it.(1) Use the ▲/▼ buttons on the SCREEN menu to select SOURCE NAME and press the ► button. The SOURCE NAME menu will be displayed.
(2) Use the ▲/▼ buttons on the SOURCE NAME menu to select the port to be named and press the ► button. Right side of the menu is blank until a name is specified.The SOURCE NAME dialog will be displayed.
(3) The current name will be displayed on the first line. Use the ▲/▼/◄/► buttons and the ENTER or INPUT button to select and enter characters. The RESET button can be used to erase 1 character at a time. The name can be a maximum of 16 characters.
(4) To change an already inserted character, press the ▲ button while the cursor is on the [A-N] row to move the cursor to the name displayed on the first line and use the ◄/► buttons to select character to be changed. Once a character in the name is selected use the ▼ button to move the cursor back down to the character entry area to select and enter characters as described above.
(5) Select  and press the ENTER or INPUT buttons when finished entering text.To revert to the previous name without saving changes press the ESC or ◄ button and the INPUT button simultaneously.
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OPTION Menu
OPTION Menu
ItemDescription
AUTO SEARCH
Using the ▲/▼ buttons turns on/off the automatic signal search function.
TURN ON ó TURN OFF
When the TURN ON is selected, detecting no signal automatically cycles through input ports in the following order. The search is started from the current port. Then when an input is found, the projector will stop searching and display the image. 
 COMPUTER IN1  ð  COMPUTER IN2
               VIDEO  S-VIDEO
AUTO 
KEYSTONE 
Using the ▲/▼ buttons turns on/off the automatic keystone function.
TURN ON ó TURN OFF
TURN ON : Automatic keystone distortion correction will be executed whenever changing the slant of the projector.
TURN OFF : This function is disabled. Please execute the AUTO KEYSTONE  EXECUTE in the SETUP Menu for automatic keystone distortion correction.
• When the projector is suspended from the ceiling this feature will not function properly so select the TURN OFF.• This function will be unavailable when the Transition Detector is on (46).
AUTO ON
Using the ▲/▼ buttons turns on/off the AUTO ON function.
TURN ON ó TURN OFF
When set to the TURN ON, the lamp in projector will be automatically turned on without the usual procedure (13), only when the projector is supplied with the power after the power was cut while the lamp was on.• This function does not work as long as the power has been supplied to the projector while the lamp is off.• After turning the lamp on by the AUTO ON function, if neither input nor operation is detected for about 30 minutes, the projector is turned off, even though the AUTO OFF function (38) is disabled.
From  the  OPTION  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, except for the items  LAMP  TIME  and  FILTER  TIME.  Then  perform  it  according to the following table.
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ItemDescription
AUTO OFF
Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the time to count down to automatically turn the projector off.
Long (max. 99 minutes) ó Short (min. 0 minute = DISABLE)
AUTO OFFENABLE
AUTO OFFDISABLE0
When the time is set to 0, the projector is not turned off automatically.When the time is set to 1 to 99, and when the passed time with no-signal or an unsuitable signal reaches at the set time, the projector lamp will be turned off. If one of the projector's buttons or the remote control buttons is pressed or one of the commands (except get commands) is transmitted to the control port during the corresponding time, projector will not be turned off.Please refer to the section “Turning off the power” (13).
LAMP TIME
The lamp time is the time counted after the last resetting. It is shown in the OPTION menu as the usage time of the lamp.Pressing the RESET button or the ► button displays a dialog.
To reset the lamp time, select the RESET using the ▲ button.
RESET  CANCEL
• Please reset the lamp time only when you have replaced the lamp, for a suitable indication about the lamp.• For the lamp replacement, see the section "Lamp" (48).
FILTER TIME
The filter time is the time counted after the last resetting. It is shown in the OPTION menu as the usage time of the air filter.Pressing the RESET button or the ► button displays a dialog. 
To reset the filter time, select the RESET using the ▲ button.
RESET  CANCEL
• Please reset the filter time only when you have cleaned or replaced the air filter, for a suitable indication about the air filter.• For the air filter cleaning, see the section "Air filter" (50).
OPTION Menu
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ItemDescription
MY BUTTON
This item is to assign one of the following function to MY BUTTON 1 and 2 on the remote control (5).Choose 1 or 2 on the MY BUTTON menu using the ◄/► button first. Then using the ▲/▼ buttons sets one of the following functions to the chosen button.
• COMPUTER1: Sets port to COMPUTER IN1.• COMPUTER2: Sets port to COMPUTER IN2.• S-VIDEO: Sets port to S-VIDEO.• VIDEO: Sets port to VIDEO.• INFORMATION: Displays a dialog of INPUT INFORMATION (41).• AUTO KEYSTONE  EXECUTE:   Performs automatic keystone distortion correction (31).•  MY MEMORY:  Loads one of adjustment data stored (25).
If  you  want  to  keep  the  current  adjustment,  please  press  the  ◄ button to quit. Otherwise the current adjusted condition will be lost by loading a data.• PICTURE MODE: Changes the PICTURE MODE (21).• FILTER RESET:   Displays the filter time reset confirmation dialogue (38).• VOLUME+: Set the volume up.• VOLUME-: Set the volume down.
SERVICE
Selecting this item displays the SERVICE menu.Select an item using the ▲/▼ buttons, and press the ► button or the ENTER button to execute the item.
FAN SPEED ó AUTO ADJUST ó GHOST ó FILTER MESSAGE ó KEY LOCK
FACTORY RESET  ó I NFORMATION  ó  REMOTE FREQ. 
FAN SPEEDUsing the ▲/▼ buttons switches the rotation speed of the cooling fans. The HIGH is the mode for use at highlands etc. Note that the projector is noisier when the HIGH is selected.
HIGH ó NORMAL
OPTION Menu (continued)
OPTION Menu
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ItemDescription
SERVICE
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AUTO ADJUSTUsing the ▲/▼ buttons enables/disables the automatic adjustment. When DISABLE is selected, the automatic adjustment feature is disabled, although rough adjustment is automatically performed depending on the basic setting.
FINE ó FAST ó DISABLE      
FINE: Finer tuning including H.SIZE adjustment.
FAST:  Faster tuning, setting H.SIZE to prearranged data for the input signal
• Depending on conditions, such as input image, signal cable to the projector, environment around the projector, etc., the automatic adjustment may not work correctly.  In such a case, please choose DISABLE to disable the automatic adjustment, and make adjustment manually.
GHOST1.  Select a color element of ghost using the ◄/► buttons. 2.  Adjust the selected element using the ▲/▼ buttons to disappear ghost.
FILTER MESSAGEUse the ▲/▼ button to set the timer for the interval to show the message for cleaning up the air filter. 
50h ó 100h ó 200h ó 300h ó TURN OFF
After selecting “50h”, “100h”, “200h”, or “300h”, the message “REMINDER *** HRS PASSED AFTER THE LAST FILTER CHECK” will appear after the timer reaches the interval time set by the menu (52). When the “TURN OFF” is chosen, the air filter cleaning message will not appear.
• Please check and clean the air filter periodically, even if there is no message. If the air filter becomes to be blocked by dust or others, the internal temperature will rise, which could cause malfunction, or reduce the lifetime of the projector.• It is recommended to choose “100h” in general. Please be careful with the operating environment of the projector and the condition of the air filter, especially when the “200h”, “300h” or “TURN OFF” is chosen. 
OPTION Menu (continued)
OPTION Menu
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