Knoll Projector HDP410 HDP420 HDP460 User Manual
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Computer connections
You can connect a computer’s VGA connector to the
M1-DA/DVI input on the projector using an
M1-A cable.
RS-232 connections
You can control the projector from an LCD control p anel or computer by connecting an RS-232
cable to the projector’s Serial control connector.
Displaying an image
Connect the power cord to the Power connector plug in power cord
on the back of the projector and to your electrical outlet.
NOTE : Always use the power cord that shipped with the p rojector.
Press the Power button on the remote control.
The LED flashes green and the fans start to run. press power button
When the lamp comes on, the start-up screen is disp layed
and the LED is steady green. It can take a minute f or the
image to achieve full brightness. ? No start up screen? Get help on page 13
Plug in, connect, and turn on your video device.
The video device’s image should appear on the tur n on video device
projection screen. If it doesn’t, press the Source button
on the remote until the image appears. ? No image? Try pressing the Auto Image button on the remote. Get help on
page 13.
Adjusting the image
Adjust the height of the image by tilting the proje ctor adjust height
up or down.
Position the projector the desired distance from th e screen at a 90-degree angle to the screen.
See page 8 for a table listing screen sizes and dis tances to the screen.
Adjust the zoom and focus.
If the image is not square, adjust the keystone ad just
using the Picture menu. See page 17 for details. keystone
Adjust the volume on your stereo receiver. adjust volume
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Your projector has been factory optimized for adj ust Picture menu options
excellent performance no matter what the source. including Aspect Ratio
However, if you wish to make further changes you
can optimize the image using on screen menus.
Adjust the Contrast, Brightness, Color, Tint, or As pect Ratio
in the Picture menu. See page17 for help with the m enus and these
adjustments.
For Aspect Ratio, keep in mind that DVD players mus t be configured for 16:9 in order to view the
highest quality image. For more information regardi ng Aspect Ratio, see page 8.
Shutting down the projector
Power Save
The projector also has a Power Save feature that au tomatically turns the lamp off after no active
sources are detected and no user interaction with t he projector is performed for 20 minutes. By
default, this feature is on. See page 21.
Sleep Timer
The projector also has a sleep timer feature that a utomatically turns the projector off after four
hours. See page 21.
Turning off the projector
Press the Power button on the remote or keypad to turn the projecto r off. The lamp turns off and
the LED blinks green for one minute while the fans continue to run to cool the lamp. W hile the
LED is blinking green, the projector does not accep t any user input. Once the cooling process is
complete, the LED lights solid green and you can tu rn the projector back on, if desired.
NOTE : Once the projector has been turned off, you must wait for one minute before turning the
projector on again. This allows the lamp to properl y cool and extend the lamp life up to 3000
hours). The LED light is solid green when the cooli ng process is complete.
NOTE: The biggest cause of early lamp failure is not all owing the lamp to cool properly, either
from power failures or disconnecting power to the p rojector before the fan can cool the lamp
properly.
Troubleshooting your setup
If your image appears correctly on the screen, skip to the next section. If it does not, troubleshoot
the setup. The LED on top of the projector indicate s the state of the projector and can
help you troubleshoot.
The status indicator on the top of the projector ca n help you diagnose any problems the projector
is experiencing.
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The following tables show common problems. In some cases, more than one possible solution is provided.
Try the solutions in the order they are presented. When the problem is solved, you can skip the additi onal
solutions.
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Still need assistance?
If you need assistance, visit our website at www.kn ollsystems.com, or call us at 1 800 566 5579.
during Pacific west coast time. This product is bac ked by a limited warranty. An extended
warranty plan may be purchased from your retailer o r dealer.
When sending the projector in for repair, we recomm end shipping the unit in its original packing
material, or having a professional packaging compan y pack the unit. Please insure your shipment
for its full value.
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Using the remote control
The remote uses two provided AA batteries. They are easily installed by
sliding the cover off the remote’s back, aligning t he + and - ends of the
batteries, sliding them into place, and then replac ing the cover.
Navigation buttons
To operate, point the remote at the projection scre en or at the front of the
projector (not at the video device or computer). Th e range of optimum
operation is up to 30 feet (9.14m).
Press the remote’s Menu button to open the projector’s menu system.
Use the arrow buttons to navigate, and the Select button to select
features and adjust values in the menus. See page 1 7 for more info
on the menus.
The remote also has:
• Power button to turn the projector on and off (page 12 fo r shutdown info)
• Backlight button to light the remote’s buttons in the dark
• Source buttons to switch among sources (to assign a partic ular source
to a source button, see page 20) and a source tog gle
• Resize button to change the Aspect Ratio (see page 17)
• Auto Image button to resynchronize the projector to the source
• Preset button to select stored settings (see page 18)
• Overscan button to remove noise at the edge of a video image (page 19).
• Custom button that can be assigned to a special function, like Blank Screen or Freeze (see
page 22)
• Backlight/Flashlight button on the remote underside. Press this button o nce to light up the
remote, press & hold to turn on the flashlight
Troubleshooting the remote
• Make sure the batteries are installed properly an d are not dead.
• Make sure you’re pointing the remote at the front of the projector or at the screen, not at the
video device or the computer, and are within the re mote range of 30 feet (9.14m).
Using the keypad buttons
Most buttons are described in detail
in other sections, but here is an
overview of their functions:
Menu – opens the on-screen menus
(page17).
Select – confirms choices made in
the menus (page17).
Power –turns the projector on and off. menu navigation buttons
Source –changes the active source.
Up/Down arrows –navigates to and adjusts settings in the menus (pa ge 17).
Optimizing video images
Your projector has been factory optimized for very good performance no matter what the source.
However, if you wish to make further changes you ca n optimize the image using onscreen
menus. For general information on using the menus, see page 17.
• Adjust the Keystone, Contrast, Brightness, Color, or Tint in the Picture menu (page 17).
• Select a Sharpness setting (page 17 ).
• Use the Color Control to adjust the color gain an d offset (page 20).
• Adjust the Color Temperature. Select a listed val ue (page 20).
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• Turn on Overscan to remove noise on the edges of
the video image (page 19).
• Change the Aspect ratio (page18). Aspect ratio is the ratio of the image width to image height.
TV screens are usually 1.33:1, also known as 4:3. H DTV and most DVDs are 1.78:1, or 16:9 (the
projector’s default). Choose the option that best f its your input source in the menus, or press the
Resize button on the remote to cycle through the options. See page16.
• Select a specific Color Space. See page 20.
• Select a different Video Standard. Auto tries to determine the standard of the incoming video.
Select a different standard if necessary. See page 20.
• Make sure your DVD player is set for a 16:9 telev ision. See your DVD player’s user’s guide for
instructions.
Customizing the projector
You can customize the projector for your specific s etup and needs. See page 18 to page 21 for
details on these features.
• For rear projection, turn rear mode on in the Settings>System menu.
• For ceiling mounted projection, turn ceiling mode on in the Settings> System menu.
• Turn the projector’s display messages on and off.
• Turn on power saving features.
• Specify blank screen colors and start up logos.
• Specify the language viewed on the menus.
• Save the settings for the active source as a pres et.
Using the menus
To open the menus, press the Menu button on
the keypad or remote. (The menus automatically
close after 60 seconds if no buttons are pressed).
The Main menu appears. Use the arrow buttons Picture Menu Dots
to move up and down to highlight the desired
submenu, then press the Select button.
To change a menu setting, highlight it, and press
Select , then use the up and down arrow buttons to
adjust the value, select an option using radio
buttons, or turn the feature on or off using check
boxes. Press Select to confirm your changes. Use
the arrows to navigate to another setting. When
your adjustments are complete, navigate to Source Info menu
Previous or Exit, then press Select to go to the
previous menu; press the Menu button at any time
to close the menus.
Dots appear before the menu name.
The number of dots indicate menu’s level,
ranging from one (the Main menu)
to four (the most nested menus).
The menus are grouped by usage:
• The Picture menu provides image adjustments.
• The Settings menu provides set-up type adjustment s that are not changed often.
• The Source Info menu provides a read-only display of information about the projector and
source.
Certain menu items may not be visible or may be gra yed depending upon a particular source
being connected. Differences are also seen in analo g versus digital video sources and interlaced
versus progressive sources.
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Menu options are grayed out only if the source is selected but no signal is present. For example,
if the projector is set to a video source but the s ource, such as a DVD player, is turned off video
menu options are grayed out.
Picture Menu Increasing keystone
To adjust the following settings, highlight the set ting,
press Select , use the up and down arrows to adjust
the values, then press Select to confirm the changes.
Keystone : adjusts the image vertically and makes a
squarer image. Tilt the projector up or down to adj ust
for keystone before using the digital keystone corr ection
in the menu.
Contrast : controls the degree of difference between
the lightest and darkest parts of the picture.
Decreasing keystone
Brightness: changes the intensity of the image.
Color : adjusts a video image from black and white to ful ly
saturated color.
Tint : adjusts the red-green color balance in the image
of NTSC video images. The tint setting applies to
NTSC video sources only.
Aspect Ratio : Aspect ratio is the ratio of the image width As pect ratio
to image height. TV screens are usually 4:3. HDTV a nd
most DVDs are 16:9. The projectors default is 16:9.
See “Choosing the aspect ratio” on page 8 for more information.
Select Native to see the unmodified input with no r esizing by
the projector. Select 16:9 to watch enhanced widesc reen
DVDs. Select Letterbox to preserve the 16:9 aspect ratio.
If you have a 16:9 source and screen, the image fil ls
the screen. If your source is letterboxed, the imag e is
expanded to fill the screen. Select Natural W ide to
stretch a 4:3 image to fill the entire 16:9 screen.
The center two-thirds of the image is unchanged; th e edges of the
image are stretched.
For more information regarding Aspect Ratio, see pa ge 8.
Presets
Presets : This allows you to customize settings and save
the settings to be restored later. To restore the f actory
default settings, choose Factory Reset in the
Settings>Service menu.
To set a preset for the current source, adjust Save User Settings
the image, select Save Settings in the Presets menu,
then choose Save User 1, 2, or 3. You can recall th ese
settings in the future by selecting the appropriate
user presets. All settings in the Picture menu
(except Keystone) are saved and recalled.
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Gamma : Gamma tables contain preset intensity
configurations optimized for the input source.
You can select a gamma table that has been Gamma
specifically tuned for either film, CRT
(Cathode Ray Tube), Video, PC, or Bright
Room input. (Film input is material originally
captured on a film camera, like a movie; video
input is material originally captured on a video
camera, like a TV show or sporting event.)
White Peaking increases the brightness of whites that are near 10 0 percent.
NOTE : Your viewing preferences may vary. Cycle through the gamma options and pick the one
you like the best.
Overscan: Removes noise from around the edges of the video i mage.
Select zoom to remove the outer 3% of the image and scale the image
back to its original size. Select crop to remove th e outer 3% of the
image without rescaling.
Advanced menu Advanced menu
Remember that not all options in the menus are
available for all sources/ signals.
Iris: Iris adjusts the aperture of the Iris from 0 to 100
(fully open) to regulate the amount of light emitti ng from
the projector. Close the aperture to increase the c ontrast
in dark images.
Phase : adjusts the horizontal phase of a computer
source.
Tracking : adjusts the vertical scan of a computer
source.
Horizontal/Vertical Position : adjusts the position of a
computer source.
Sync Threshold Adjust : (progressive signals only).
If a hardware device, such as a DVD player, is not
syncing properly with the projector, adjust this
option to help it to sync when connected to the pro jector.
Flesh Tone Correction : this modifies colors to make
the skin complexion better. Sharpness
Film Mode : controls de-interlacing and is On by default.
When checked, it assumes the incoming signal is fil m
material and optimizes the image accordingly.
Sharpness : (video sources only) changes the clarity
of the edges of a video image. Select a sharpness s etting.
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Color Space : this option applies to computer and Color space
component video sources. It allows you to select a
color space that has been specifically tuned for th e
input signal. When Auto is selected, the projector
automatically determines the standard. To choose
a different setting, turn off Auto, then choose RGB
for computer sources, choose either REC709 or REC60 1
for component video sources.
Color Temperature
Color Temperature : changes the intensity of the colors.
Select a value. Native means an uncorrected/unchang ed
color temperature. Other values change the white po int
of the colors. 6500K is generally used for film con tent
and 9300K is used for TV video.
Color Control
Color Control : allows you to individually adjust the
gain and offset of the red, green, and blue colors.
These advanced controls have the same effect as
contrast and brightness, but each controls a single color only.
Video Standard : when it is set to Auto, the projector
attempts to automatically pick the video standard b ased
on the input signal it receives. (The video standar d options Video Standard
may vary depending on your region of the world.) If the
projector is unable to detect the correct standard, the
colors may not look right or the image may appear “ torn.”
If this happens, manually select a video standard b y
selecting NTSC, PAL, or SECAM from the Video Standa rd
menu.
Overscan : removes noise around the edges of the video Ove rscan
image. Select Zoom to remove the outer 3 percent of the
image and scale the image back up to its original
size. Select Crop to remove the outer 3 percent of the
image without rescaling the image.
Noise Reduction : adjusts signal noise reduction.
Choose Enable then adjust the level. The software
determines the differences between successive image
frames and averages the changes out to reduce the n oise. Noise reduction
Settings menu
Sources: allows programming of source buttons, Settings
enables autosource, and enables the SCART RGB
source. When Autosource is selected, the Source
Enable feature indicates which sources the projector
attempts to lock onto. You can use the Source Enabl e
feature to eliminate certain sources from this
search, which will speed the search. By default,
the check boxes for all sources are checked except
SCART RGB. Uncheck a source box to eliminate
it from the search.