Mitsubishi S120 Projector User Manual

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Adjusting the angle of projection
Screen on a flat wall with a 90 degree angle to the floor
by adjusting two Adjustment feet on the bottom of the
projector.  If the angle cannot be corrected by them,
adjust the height and angle of screen.
1. Lift the projector to the right angle.
2. Press the release button for angle adjustment to take
the Adjustment foot (up and down) out of the pro-
jector.
3. Release the button and keep your hands away from
the projector.
4. Turn the foot to right or left to adjust for proper
angle.
After using the projection,
5. Press the release button to take the projector down
slowly with holding it.
When the left and right angles are different
Adjust the angles with adjustment feet (right and left),
which are on the bottom of the projector. When ship-
ping the projector at first, the Adjustment feet are cov-
ered with sponge to be parallel on a flat surface. Re-
move the sponge to adjust the Adjustment feet lower.
Do not lose the sponge.
•Screen on a flat wall with a 90˚ angle to the floor.
•Align projector to produce a full screen display as
illustrated on page 10.
•Distance from projector to screen must be
compatible with screen size chart on page 10. Note
distance from screen chart.
Getting ready for projection
1. Connect the power cord provided to the projector.
2. Connect the power cord to the wall outlet.
3. Take off the lens cap.
Warning:
•Do not look directly into the lens when projector is
“ON”.
•The lens cap is for protecting the lens.  If you leave
the power on with the cap on, the cap may be warped.
Please remove the lens cap when you turn the power
on.
•A three-pin grounding type power plug is used with
the projector. Do not remove the grounding pin on
the power plug. If you are unable to insert the plug
into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace
your A/C obsolete outlet.
•The supplied power cord is used for 120V only. Never
connect to any outlet or power supply having a dif-
ferent voltage or frequency. If you connect to the
power supply having a different voltage, please use
the appropriate power cord.
•Do not place an object on the power cord and keep
the projector away from heat source to avoid break-
ing the power cord. A broken power cord can cause
fire or electric shock.
•Do not revise or alter the power cord otherwise it
may cause fire or electric  shock.
Contact your dealer if the cord is broken.
Caution:
•Plug in firmly and unplug by holding the plug, not
by pulling the cable out.
•Do not plug in or out  with wet hands.  It may cause
an electric shock.
Plug in the provided
power cord directly.
ground
terminal
Adjustment foot
(up and down) screen 
						

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Cables and adapters
To connect personal computers to this projector, the following cables and adapters are necessary.  The overview
might be different from the picture below.
RGB cable for PC (mini D-SUB 15P plug)
Note: The pins numbered 9, 12 and 15 are not connected.
MAC adapter for RGB cable
 (mini D-SUB 15P plug - D-SUB 15P plug)
Basic connections
This projector can be connected to equipment such as VCRs, video cameras, videodisc players, and personal comput-
ers having analog RGB input.
Important:
• Make sure that your equipment is turned off before connection.
• Match the color of video and audio plugs on the AV cable with each terminal.
• Plug in firmly and unplug by holding the plug, not by pulling the cable out.
• If connected units are set too close to one another, the image may be affected.
• Refer to the owners guide of each component for details of connections.
Projector + AV equipment
Make sure that your equipment is turned off before connection.
Important:
S-video signals take priority over video signals. If you input both S-video signals and normal video signals at the
same time, the normal video input automatically is inhibited.
to audio
outputto video
output to S-video
outputConnect either one of these.
VCR, others
to audio input
to S-video 
input
to video input
Projector + DVD player
Some DVD players have output terminal for 3 line fitting (Y, CB,
C
R).  When connecting them to the projector, connect to RGB IN
of the projector.  In this case, set “Y,  C
B, CR” for RGB INPUT set-
ting in SIGNAL menu.
to RGB IN 
G  R B CB  YCR 
HD/CS
VD 
DVD player
No connection
•Use mini D-SUB 15 pin-BNC conversion cable for connection.
•Some DVD player may not project the image correctly.
PIN NO.
1
2
3
•
•
•
13
14
15 PIN NO.
1
2
3
•
•
•
13
14
15MINI D-SUB 15PMINI D-SUB 15P
MINI D-SUB 15P
D-SUB15P
123456
ON DIP
Note: Set the dip switch to the appropriate position.
%
Display Resolution Dip switch
mode 1 2 3 4 5 6
13 inch 640 ✕ 480
ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF16 inch 832 ✕ 624OFF ON OFF ON OFF OFF19 inch 1024 ✕ 768OFF ON ON OFF OFF OFF21 inch 1152 ✕ 870ON ON ON ON OFF OFF 
						

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Projector + IBM PC or IBM PC compatibles
Make sure that your equipment is turned off before connection.
Important:
•Connectors or analog RGB output adapters may be necessary depending on the personal computer connected to
this projector.  Please contact your dealer.
•The audio input for a personal computer is the stereo mini-jack. There are some personal computers that have
different types of audio outputs or none at all. Please ask your dealer for details.
•For connection details, refer to the owners guide of each component.
to monitor 
port
to monitor port
desktop computer
notebook computer
RGB cable for PCPC audio 
cable (option)
to PC audio 
output
to RGB IN
to LINE IN
When outputting to both a PC monitor and the projector
to monitor 
port
desktop computer
PC audio 
cable (option)
RGB cable for PC RGB cable
 for PC (option)
to LINE IN
to PC audio 
output to PC 
monitor
to RGB  IN
to RGB OUT 
						

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Projector + Macintosh
Make sure that your equipment is turned off before connection.
Important:
•A monitor output adapter is necessary for a Macintosh if it has no video port. Please contact your dealer.
•If you use the MAC adapter for RGB cable provided, set the dip switch to the appropriate position. See page 12.
•Connectors or analog RGB output adapters may be necessary depending on the personal computer connected to
this projector.  Please contact your dealer.
•The audio input for a personal computer is the stereo mini jack. There are some personal computers that have
different types of audio outputs or none at all. Please ask your dealer for details.
•For connection details, refer to the owners guide for each component.
•When outputting to both a PC monitor and the projector, use an Apple Macintosh monitor or multiscan monitor
corresponding to Composite Sync.
to video port
to video port
desktop computer
Power Book
MAC adapter for
RGB cableRGB cable for PC
to LINE IN
to PC audio 
output
to RGB IN
123456
ON DIP
PC audio 
cable (option)
When outputting to both a PC monitor and the projector
to video portdesktop 
computer
MAC adapter for
RGB cableAdapter for
Monitor cable 
(option)
RGB cable for PC Monitor cable
(option)
to LINE IN
to PC audio 
output to PC
monitor
to RGB IN
to RGB OUT
123456
ON DIP
PC audio 
cable (option)
Basic connections (continue) 
						

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To operate projector power ON
Numbers 1 - 9 correspond to the instruction numbers below.
Important:
•A darkened image may be seen right after pressing
the POWER button  due to warming up of this pro-
jector. While warming up, no other commands can
be accepted.
•When the lamp indicator is blinking red, the ser-
vice life of the lamp is about to end.  Replace the
lamp. See pages 32 and 36.
•The picture might not be of optimum performance
in extreme hot or cold conditions. (The projector is
not malfunctioning.)
4.  Select the desired external input source by using
the RGB or VIDEO button.
•The projector automatically selects the appropriate
signal format. The selected signal format is displayed
on the SIGNAL menu.
•When selecting the RGB input, the image may
flicker.  Press the $ or % button to adjust the im-
age.
•Press the PC CARD button to see the PC CARD im-
ages.  (You cannot select it when CARD indicator is
not lighting up.) 1. Turn on the equipment connected to the projector.
2. Put the projector into standby mode by pressing the
main power switch. The POWER indicator lights up
red.
3. Turn the projector on by pressing the POWER but-
ton.
The light source lamp starts warming up, eventu-
ally turn on.  In cases where light source lamp does
not come on, wait for one minute before switching
power on again.
•If the main power switch to the unit is turned
off within two minutes of turning off the light
source lamp, power will not be applied to the
lamp for one minute the next time the main
unit power switch is turned on. When this
happens, the indicator lamp will blink for one
minute.
9 2
LINE-OUT RGB-OUT RGB-IN
S-VIDEO VIDEO
INPUTL-AUDIO-R LINE-INRS-232C
(MONO)
78 3
4
5 6
RGB LAMP
TEMP
CARDSOURCEMENU
ENTER
VIDEO
PC CARD
VOL
conditionindicator
LAMPPOWER
stand-by
-red
when light source lamp is ongreen
green
when light source lamp does not light upred- 
						

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AUTO POSITION button
When the source is selected to RGB and the image is
not in the right place, set to display as blight signal
as possible, then press the AUTO POSITION button
on the remote control. If the image is still not in the
right place.
•Set screen to the brightest display as possible
(e.g., full-screen display of the “Trash” window)
before deploying the automatic adjustment
function.
•If the screen saver is running, turn off the screen
saver before using the automatic adjustment
button.
5. Adjust the focus with the focus ring by turning it.
6. Adjust the image size with the zoom ring by turn-
ing it.
The volume from the speaker
Press the volume + or – button to change the volume
from the speaker.
•The volume buttons do not work when MENU se-
lection bar or MENU is displayed.
•The volume buttons do not work when the source is
selected to PC CARD.
Turning off the projector
7. Press the POWER button.
The message “POWER OFF? YES : PRESS AGAIN”
appears on the screen.
•To exit from this mode,  press any button except
POWER, LASER, mouse pointer, R/L-click,
STILL and VOLUME + and - button.
8. Press the POWER button again.
The light source lamp will be turned off.
Pressing the POWER button again will shut off the
light source lamp, but the exhaust fan continues to
operate for 120 seconds to cool down the light source
lamp and LCD panels. In this time, the lamp indi-
cator will be turned off from flashing.
9. Turn off the main power switch. When turning off
the main switch, the POWER indicator turns off.•In cases where the main power switch is acciden-
tally turned off when either the intake/exhaust
fan or the power source lamp is in operation, allow
the unit to cool down for 10 minutes with the
power turned off. Repeat step 3 when turning on
the power source lamp. If the lamp does not turn
on immediately, repeat this step two or three
times. Replace the lamp if it should still fail to
turn on.
Caution:
•When you have finished using this equipment, wait
120 seconds for the exhaust fans to stop. Then turn
off the main switch and unplug the power cable from
the wall outlet, for safety purposes.
•After the lamp is turned off,  the lamp cannot be
switched on again for 60 seconds as a precaution-
ary measure. It will take another 60 seconds before
the lamp indicator goes off. If you wish to turn on
the projector again, wait until the indicator is off
then press the POWER button.
•The exhaust fan runs rotate faster automatically
when the temperature around the projector becomes
high.
•When the temperature around the projector becomes
much higher, the sign of “TEMP!!” blinks red on the
screen. If the temperature stays in high, the lamp will
be shut off automatically .
The projector automatically shuts off when the
lamp is used up in about 2,000 hours and not used
until  lamp replacement.
wide
zoom ringtele
far near
focus ring
30
To operate projector power ON (continue) 
						

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Basic operation
Several settings can be adjusted using Menu.
EXAMPLE: Auto power off time setting
1.  Press the MENU button.
2.  Press the $ or % button to select OPTION menu.
3.  Press the ENTER button (or { or } button).4.  Press the{ or } button to select AUTO POWER
OFF.
5.  Press the $ or % button to adjust auto power off
time.
6.  Exit the menu system by pressing the MENU but-
ton several times.
• If the menu operation is not working, simultaneously
press the MENU and POWER buttons.
• The input source can not be changed when the
MENU selection bar or MENU is displayed.
• The settings with 2 mark, you should press the
ENTER button after selecting.
Menu operation
PICTURE     CONTRAST± 10
BRIGHTNESS± 10
COLOR TEMP STANDARD
HIGH
LOW
USER
TINT± 10
COLOR± 10
SHARPNESS± 10CONTRAST R± 10
CONTRAST B± 10
BRIGHTNESS R± 10
BRIGHTNESS B± 10
PRESENTATION     ZOOM MODE 1 - 4
POSITION 1 - 4
AUTO SLIDE TIME 3 - 99sec
REPEAT ON/OFF
INSTALLATION     IMAGE REVERSE OFF/MIRROR/INVERT/MIRROR INVERT
AUTO POWER ON ON/OFF
TEST SIGNAL OFF/1 - 4
OPTION     SXGA PICTURE MOTION/STILL
MENU POSITION UPPER LEFT/LOWER RIGHT
AUTO POWER OFF OFF/5/10/15/30/60min.
VIDEO SIGNAL AUTO/NTSC/PAL/SECAM/4.43NTSC/PAL-M/PAL-N/PAL-60
LANGUAGE /English/Español/Deutsch/Français/Italiano/
SIGNAL     AUTO AUTO/USER1/USER2
HORIZ.POSITION 0 - 999
VERT.POSITION 0 - 999
FYNE SYNC. 0 - 32
TRACKING 0 - 9999
RGB INPUT
HOLD
USERRGB/YC
BCR,YPBPR
BEGIN -1 - -99
END 1 - 99
CLAMP POSITION 0 - 63
CLAMP WIDTH 0 - 63
HORIZ.PIXELS 0 - 9999
VERT.LINES 0 - 9999
PLL AUTO/FAST/NORMAL/SLOW
VERT.SYNC. AUTO/ON/OFF
SQUEEZE ON/OFF
MEMORIZE  
DELETE  
RESET  
ON  
OFF
AUTO
USER1/USER2
USER1/USER2
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
* : Setting range is different according 
     to the type of the signal. 
						

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1 PICTURE
CONTRAST ........ Adjusts the picture contrast. The contrast becomes higher
as the number increases.
BRIGHTNESS .... Adjusts image brightness. The image becomes brighter as
the number increases.
COLOR TEMP .... Adjusts color temperature.
TINT .................... Adjusts the color balance in the image.  The color balance
of the image shifts green as the number increases and
shifts to purple as the number decreases (only when
NTSC or 4.43 NTSC is selected).
COLOR ................Adjusts the color intensity of the image (only when the
source is selected to VIDEO).
SHARPNESS ...... Adjusts the picture sharpness. The sharpness becomes sharper as the number increases
(only when the source is selected to VIDEO).
2 PRESENTATION
This menu appears when either the display enlargement and PC card play functions are used.
ZOOM MODE .....Selects the desired type of expand mode, type1, 2, 3 or 4
(Actual size display).
POSITION ..........Selects the desired position of the sub image in expand
mode.
AUTO SLIDE
TIME ...................Sets the length of time before the image switches to the
next image in PC CARD automatic playback mode.
REPEAT .............. Sets to repeatedly playback the PC CARD presentation.
3 INSTALLATION
IMAGE REVERSEUse to reverse or invert the projected image. MIRROR is
used for rear projection.  MIRROR INVERT is effective
when the projector is ceiling-mounted.
AUTO POWER ON ....To select whether to boot up automatically when the power
is turned on by a breaker. In this case, the main power of
the projector has to be ON.  Set this when the projector is
hanging on the ceiling.
• The projector is in stand-by mode when the lamp does not come on. In this case, use the
remote control to turn on the lamp.
TEST SIGNAL .... Use to display the built-in test patterns on the screen.
• The display will disappear when the setting is OFF or press the button except MENU,
{ ,}, STILL, LASER, mouse pointer and R/L-click.
4 OPTION
SXGA PICTURE .Select MOTION when motion images are mainly
projected.  Select STILL when still images such as PC-
CARD images are mainly projected.  It works only when
inputting personal computers of SXGA signals or
inputting video signal.
MENU POSITION .Use to select the position where the menu is displayed
(upper left or lower right on the screen).
AUTO POWER OFF ..Use to select the length of time the projector switches to
standby when there is no input signal selected source.
Select OFF to cancel this function.
VIDEO SIGNAL . When AUTO is set, the appropriate video format is automatically selected according to the
input signal. If the image does not appear correctly, select the desired video format
manually. Adjust the unit to the appropriate format when the unit either is not projecting
normally in auto mode or is inputting PAL-M/PAL-N signals.
LANGUAGE ....... Use to select the language for the projector display such as menu. (
/ English / Español
/ Deutsch / Français / Italiano /
)
Menu setting (continue) 
						

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5 SIGNAL
AUTO .................. Use to select AUTO, USER 1 or USER 2.
HORIZ. POSITION ....Use to adjust the horizontal position of the image.
VERT. POSITION .....Use to adjust the vertical position of the image.
FINE SYNC. ....... Use to synchronize the projector with PC input signals so
that the image is not blurred.
TRACKING ......... Use to avoid image noise such as wide stripes.
RGB INPUT ........ The unit adjusts itself automatically when connected to
either DVD players with a component video output
terminal (Y, C
B, CR or Y, PB, PR) or equipment with HDTV
signal output capabilities. In cases where the unit is
connected to equipment that include an RGB output
terminal and which output HDTV signals, adjust the unit
to RGB mode.
HOLD .................. Adjusts the image which upper side is awry.
6 SIGNAL  - USER (Normally, there is no need for adjustments.)
CLAMP POSITION/
CLAMP WIDTH .........
If you use a PC video card or something similar, the
brighter colors of the projected image may become blurred.
In this case, adjust CLAMP POSITION or CLAMP
WIDTH.
HORIZ. PIXELS ....Use to adjust the width of the image. The image size grows
wider as the number increases. (Adjust to the horizontal
pixels of inputting signal for normal setting.)
VERT. LINES ..... Use  to adjust the height of the image. The image size
grows higher as the number increases. (Adjust to the
vertical lines of inputting signal for normal setting.)
PLL ...................... Use to adjust the image which upper side is awry.  Select AUTO for normal setting.
VERT. SYNC. .....Use to adjust the image when its motion does not run naturally.  Select AUTO for normal
setting.
SQUEEZE ...........Set to ON when displaying DVD discs which are recorded as the squeezed image (in right
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Adjustment from personal computer
Although this projector sets proper signal settings set
automatically for the image signal from personal
computers. But, at times, there can be dome
diferences in timings.  In this case, press AUTO
POSITION button.  If the images are still not pro-
jected correctly, use MENU display to adjust the
projected images from personal computers.  After
adjustments are made, the new settings can be saved
in user function.
Adjusting the images form personal
computers in MENU display
Adjust as below for the following symptoms.
Image moves to right or left :
Adjust HORIZ. POSITION in SIGNAL menu.  Press
the % button to move the image to left.  Press the $
button to move the image to right.
Image moves to up or down :
Adjust VERT. POSITION in SIGNAL menu.  Press
the % button to move the image to upward.  Press
the $ button to move the image to down.
Image flickers / Image is out of focus :
Adjust FINE SYNC. in SIGNAL menu.
Wide stripes appear :
Adjust CLAMP POSITION or CLAMP WIDTH of
each menu in SIGNAL - USER menu.
Noise etc. appears on right or left side of image:
Adjust HORIZ. PIXELS of the menu in SIGNAL -
USER menu.
Noise etc. appears on top or bottom part of image :
Adjust VERT. LINES of the menu in SIGNAL -
USER menu.
Top part of image curves :
Change the setting of HOLD in SIGNAL menu or
PLL in SIGNAL - USER menu.HOLD ... Select ON, and adjust BEGIN or END for
image which top part is the least curved.
PLL ....... Select FAST, NORMAL, or SLOW for
image which top part is the least curved.
Select AUTO for normal setting.
Image does not move naturally :
Adjust VERT. SYNC. of the menu in SIGNAL - USER
menu.  Select AUTO for normal setting.
•Do not change each menu setting in SIGNAL -
USER menu for normal setting.
Memorizing the setting
1. Select MEMORIZE in SIGNAL menu, and press
the ENTER button.
2. Press the $ or % button to select the memory
which you wish to record (USER 1 or USER 2).
3. Press ENTER button.
Initializing the setting which has been changed
Select RESET in SIGNAL menu, and press ENTER
button.
• When initializing, selection buttons will not work
for about 2 - 18 seconds.
Seeing images in recorded setting.
Select AUTO in SIGNAL menu, and press the$ or
% button to select the memory (USER1 or USER2).
Resetting the recorded setting
1. Select DELETE in SIGNAL menu, and press
ENTER button.
2. Press the$ or % button to select the memory
which you wish to reset (USER 1 or USER 2).
3. Press ENTER button
The recorded setting will be reset.
The simple way of adjustment
1. Select HORIZ. POSITION in SIGNAL menu.
2. Press the$ or % button to adjust the horizontal
start position (the left end).
3. Select TRACKING in SIGNAL menu.
4. Press the$ or % button to adjust the horizontal
end position (the right end).
5. Repeat steps 1 to 4 for fine adjustment.
6. Select VERT. POSITION in SIGNAL menu.
7. Press the$ or % button to adjust the vertical
start position (the top end).
Picture adjustment