Marantz Vp 12s4mbl DLP Projector User Manual

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BASIC OPERATIONS
Press the ONbutton on the remote controller or the / Ibutton on the projector.
The ON indicator lights up.
Switch to the equipment connected to the projector.
Pressing the INPUTbutton on the projector or remote control rotates the input signal in the order of
COMPONENT1 
➔COMPONENT2 
➔S-VIDEO 
➔VIDEO 
➔RGB 
➔HDMI 1 
➔HDMI 2, allowing you to
select an input signal. An input signal can also be directly selected by pressing one of the COMP.1,
COMP.2, S-VIDEO, VIDEO, RGB, HDMI...

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•Press the ZOOMbutton, the NORMALbutton or the FULLbutton on the remote controller for the 4:3
aspect ratio video source.
•Press the FULLbutton on the remote controller for 16:9 aspect ratio video source, such as 1080i,
1035i, and 720p video systems.
•Press the FULLbutton on the remote controller for the squeezed video source.The Screen Images in a 4:3 screen❖
Original Source Image
❖
Full mode
The 16:9 squeezed image is displayed with the
correct aspect.❖
Normal mode
❖
Zoom mode
16 : 9  video...

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OPERATIONSMenu Structure
Main Menu
Item Main Menu
Item
Component 1VideoRGB
Auto*480i/576i480p540p576p
720p1035i1080i1080p
Auto*480i/576i480p540p576p
720p1035i1080i1080p
Auto*NTSCPA LSECAM
RGB/HD AdjustMode
ReadjustResolution HResolution VPosition HPosition VPhaseClamp Position
Input Signal
Component 2
Auto*480i/576i480p540p576p
720p1035i1080i1080p
HDMI1
Auto*480i/576i480p576p720p
1035i1080i1080p
HDMI2
Auto*480i/576i480p576p720p
1035i1080i1080p
S-Video
Auto*NTSCPA LSECAM
CSC HDMI1
Y CB CR
Y PB...

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This projector has menus that make setting and adjustment easy.1.
Press the MENUbutton. The MENU screen appears on the screen.
2.
Use the 3and 4buttons to select a menu (Picture Adjust, Fine Menu 1, Fine Menu 2, Input Signal,
RGB/HD Adjust, Display, OSD/Blanking, Config) and press the 2button.
For image mode selection, see “Picture Mode”.  (

P.18)
3.
Use the 3and 4buttons to select a menu item and press the 2button.
4.
Use the 3, 4, 1and 2buttons to make the setting or adjustment of the...

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– Gamma setting
To change the type of Gamma curve, set the Picture Mode (

p.18) to User (1 – 9). Select “Gamma”
and the desired gamma curve (A, B, C, D, E, Theater, Standard, Dynamic).
– Color Temp. (Color Temperature)
1 : Red comes out strong. Color temperature is about 5250 K.
2 : Red is mildly strong. Color temperature is about 5800 K.
3 : Normal. Color temperature is about 6500 K.
4 : Blue is mildly strong. Color temperature is about 7500 K.
5 : Blue comes out strong. Color temperature...

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– Cinema
Auto : Automatically selects the cinema mode when a video signal is input. 
NTSC: 3-2 pull down, PAL: 2-2 pull down
Off : Pull-down processing is not performed.
– VCR Mode
On : A projector is forced into the intra-field only deinterlacing mode.
Off : A projector is used with external field memories and operates in the full set of deinterlacing
modes, i.e., motion adaptive video deinterlacing and full frame film source deinterlacing
using 3:2 pulldown detection (2:2 pulldown for 625/50...

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Standard 1
Component 1
Component 2
S-Video
VideoAuto
Auto
Auto
Auto
RGB Auto
HDMI2
CSC HDMI1
CSC HDMI2 HDMI1 Auto
Auto
Auto
AutoPicture Adjust
Fine Menu 1
Fine Menu 2
Input Signal
RGB/HD Adjust
Display
OSD/Blanking
Config.
Input Signal
NTSC(NTSC-3.58)
: Conventional analog broadcasting used
mainly in USA, Canada, Taiwan, Korea, and
Japan.
PAL(PAL-4.43)
: Conventional analog broadcasting used
mainly in United Kingdom and Germany.
SECAM
: Conventional analog broadcasting used
mainly in France...

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– Keystone
Adjust trapezoid image to rectangle image.
– Scale
Reduces the image without changing the aspect ratio. The image can be reduced to about 70% the
original size.
– Width
Reduces the image width without changing the image height. The width can be reduced to about 75%
the original size.
– Position H, V
Adjust the position of the input signal. H adjusts the horizontal position of the input signal. V adjusts the
vertical position of the input signal. 
However, when Scale and Width are...

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– Auto Power Off
When the auto power off feature is set to Enable, power
to the projector automatically shuts off if no signals are
received and no operations are performed for about 10
consecutive minutes. If 9 minutes pass without the
projector receiving any signals or being operated in
anyway, the below message appears on the screen.
About 1 minute after the message appears on the screen, power to the projector shuts off.
Note:
After the above message appears on the screen, pressing any...

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CAUTION:
•Do not touch the lamp and the lamp unit
carelessly. It is extremely hot. Wait at least
one hour for the lamp to cool down before
handling.
•Do not loosen any screws except for those
mentioned below.
•The lamp may break if handled improperly.
•Do not use other than a Marantz
replacement lamp unit.❖
How to replace the Lamp Unit
PREPARATION:
When replacing the lamp, turn off the power for
the projector. After the cooling fan stops,
disconnect the power cord and wait for one
hour until...