Mitsubishi X100 Projector User Manual

							21 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 shuts off.
to audio
outputto video
output to S-video
output to audio
outputto video
output to S-video
output
UHF
antennaVHF
antenna Connect either one of these.
Connect either one of these.
VCR, othersDVD player, others
to audio input 1
to S-video 
input 1
to video input 1
to audio input 2
to S-video 
input 2
to video 
input 2 
						

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To operate projector power ON
POWER
red
green
red LAMP
-
green
- when light source lamp is on
when light source lamp does not light up
indicator
condition
stand-by
LAMP
SOURCEFREEZE
/CAPTURE
TEMP
1. Put the projector into standby mode by pressing the main power switch. The POWER indicator
lights up red.
2. Turn on the equipment connected to the projector.
3. Turn the projector on by pressing the POWER button.  The light source lamp starts warming up,
eventually turn on. Numbers 1~10 correspond to the instruction numbers below.
PC-1 IN
PC-2 IN PC-1 OUT
LINE-OUT PC-AUDIO
AUDIOMAIN
VIDEO
AC IN
S-VIDEO L
RINPUT 1 INPUT 2RS-232C
1, 10
Left side
AUTO button
45 6 3, 8, 94
LAMP
SOURCEMENU AUTOFINEFREEZE
/CAPTUREEXPAND
/PinPFOCUS
/ZOOM
ENTER
TEMP CARD1
CARD2
7
Important:
•A darkened image may be seen right after pressing the POWER button  due to warming up of this
projector. When warming up, no other commands can be accepted.
•When the lamp indicator is blinking red, the service life of the lamp is about to end.  Replace the
lamp. See page 48.
•The picture might not be of optimum performance in extreme hot or cold conditions. (The projec-
tor is not malfunctioning.) 
						

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4.  Select the desired external input source by using the SOURCE button.
The source changes in the sequence shown below:
•The projector automatically selects the appropriate signal system. When the source is selected to
RGB1 or RGB2 and the image is not in the right place, set to display as blightest signal as pos-
sible, then press the AUTO button. If the image is still not in the right place, refer to USER
PRESETS on page 32.
•The projector automatically convert the image into full screen size. By pressing the NATIVE
button, the native size image will appear.
5.   Press the FOCUS/ZOOM button to FOCUS. “FOCUS” will appear on the display.
6. Adjust with the ª or º buttons on the control panel (or { or } buttons on the remote control)
to get a fine picture.
7. Adjust with the FINE
 or  buttons on the control panel (or $ or % buttons on the remote
control) to get a clear picture.
•Focus and zoom adjustment by using the buttons on the control panel or the remote control is
possible in the normal picture mode only. In PinP, EXPAND or cursor operation mode, the adjust-
ment is impossible.
Turning off the projector
8. 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 button.
9. Press the POWER button again.
The light source lamp will be turned off.
By pressing the POWER button again, shuts off the light source lamp, but the exhaust fan contin-
ues to operate for 120 seconds to cool down the light source lamp and LCD panels.
10. Turn off the main power switch. When turning off the main switch, the POWER indicator turns off.
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.
•Focus or zoom adjustment by the projector or the remote control is possible in the normal picture
mode only. Ii is not possible to adjust when menu, PinP, zooming picture and cursor operation are
activated.
The projector automatically shuts off when the lamp is used up in about
1,300 hours and not used until  lamp replacement.
VIDEO1 VIDEO2 RGB1
RGB2
(PC2) (PC1) 
						

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Menu operation
Several settings can be adjusted using Menu. There are 5 modes. You can also make adjustments
using PCGC (personal computer graphic controller). See pages 42 ~ 44 for details.
MENU layers
• If the menu operation is not working, simultaneously press the MENU and POWER button.
MAIN MENU
POINTER
CURSOR
  SELECT
  SIZE
  DEFAULT POS
CURSOR TRAILS  COLOR
  WIDTH
NORMAL
CONTRAST
BRIGHTNESS
TINT
COLOR
GAMMA CORRECTION
ENHANCED
IMAGE REVERSE
ZOOM/SUPER
SOURCE ID
BLUE BACK
TEST PATTERN
AUDIO
VOLUME
MUTE
HELP
HELP
R / G / B
See page 26.
By selecting the HELP, you can view the MENU layers 
on the screen. 
See page 28.
See page 30.
See page 30.
See page 31.
OPTIONRECIEVE
AUTO POWER OFF
PC CARD PLAY
SIGNAL
USER PRESETS
LANGUAGE
USER
USER
H-POS / V-POS
TRACKING
WIDTH / HEIGHT
FINE SYNC
CLAMP
RGB / Y, Cb, Cr PLAY GROUP
SLIDE TIME
REPEAT SLIDE
SOURCE
FRAME POS
FRAME SIZE
ZOOM
FRAME MODE
SIZE
PAN
FRAME POS
FRAME SIZE
USER
MASTER
R
G
B
R / G / B
SUPER 
IMPOSE 
						

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CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS TINT COLORGAMMA CORRECTION
R / G / B
RESET
  0
R / G / BUSER
  0  0  0
HELP
NORMAL
ENHANCED
POINTER
AUDIO
OPTION
QUIT
CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS
R / G / B
  0
R / G / B
  0
HELP
NORMAL
ENHANCED
POINTER
AUDIO
OPTION
QUIT
CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS
R / G / B
  0
R / G / B
-15
HELP
NORMAL
ENHANCED
POINTER
AUDIO
OPTION
QUIT
CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS
R / G / B
  0
R / G / B
  0
HELP
NORMAL
ENHANCED
POINTER
AUDIO
OPTION
QUIT
Basic operation
EXAMPLE: Brightness adjustment
2, 42, 4
1, 51, 5
LAMP
SOURCEMENU AUTOFINEFREEZE
/CAPTUREEXPAND
/PinPFOCUS
/ZOOM
ENTER
TEMP CARD1
CARD2
33
ENTER
SOURCE POWER
MENU
FOCUS
/ZOOM
1.  Press the MENU button onceto display the on-screen menu.
2.  Press the ª or º buttons on the control panel (or { or }
buttons on the remote control unit) to select NORMAL.
3.  Press the
 orbuttons on the control panel (or$ or %
buttons on the remote control unit) to select BRIGHTNESS.
4.  Press the ª or º buttons on the control panel (or { or }
buttons on the remote control unit) to adjust brightness.
5.  Exit the menu system by pressing the MENU button or the ENTER button to QUIT.
•To switch back to the factory preset of each menu, select RESET and press the ENTER button.
•When selecting RESET, the buttons cannot be operated for 2 to 18 seconds. 
						

							26 NORMAL menu
The following adjustments to the projected image can be done in this menu.
CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS TINT COLORGAMMA CORRECTION
R / G / B
RESET
  0
R / G / BUSER
  0  0  0
HELP
NORMAL
ENHANCED
POINTER
AUDIO
OPTION
QUIT
Adjusts the picture contrast. The contrast becomes higher as the number increases.
If you wish to select the color, select R/G/B and
press the ENTER button. (The R/G/B setting
menu will be displayed.) To exit the R/G/B setting
menu, select RETURN and press the ENTER
button. To switch back to the default condition,
select RESET and press the ENTER button.
Adjusts image brightness. The image becomes brighter as the number increases.
If you wish to select the color, select R / G / B and
press the ENTER button. (The R / G/ B setting
menu will be displayed.) To exit the R/G/B set-
ting menu, select RETURN and press the EN-
TER button. To switch back to the default condi-
tion, select RESET and press the ENTER button.
Adjusts the color intensity of the image (only
when NTSC or 4.43 NTSC is selected).
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, PAL, SECAM or 4.43 NTSC is selected).
For GAMMA CORRECTION, see page 27.CONTRAST
RGB
RESET
  0   0   0
CONTRAST
RETURN
BRIGHTNESS
RGB
RESET
  0   0   0
BRIGHTNESS
RETURNTINT
COLOR
GAMMA
CORECTION
•To switch back to the default condition of NORMAL, select RESET and press the ENTER button.
•When selecting RESET, the buttons cannot be operated for 2 to 18 seconds.
Menu operation (continue) 
						

							27 GAMMA CORRECTION menu
The proportion of the brightness of input signals to that of output signals can be corrected effectively
by adjusting GAMMA.
1. Select  GAMMA CORRECTION of NORMAL menu and then press the ENTER button. (The
GAMMA CORRECTION menu appears on-screen display.)
Horizontal axis: brightness of the input signals
Vertical axis: brightness of the output signals
Inclination: GAMMA
2. Press the ª or º buttons on the control panel (or { or } buttons on the remote control) to
select MASTER.
3. Press the
 or buttons on the control panel (or $ or % buttons
on the remote control) to select the points brightness of the input
signals.
4. Press the ª or º buttons on the control panel (or { or } but-
tons on the remote control) to adjust the brightness of the output
signals.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for another point setting.
6. Press the ENTER button.
If you wish to change the color balance, follow the steps below.
7. Press the ª or º buttons on the control panel (or { or }
buttons on the remote control) to select the desired color R, G or B.
8. Press he
 or buttons on the control panel (or $ or % buttons
on the remote control) to select the points brightness of the input
signals.
9. Press the ª or º buttons on the control panel (or { or }
buttons on the remote control) to adjust the brightness of the output signals.
10.Repeat steps 3 and 4 for another point setting.
11.Press the ENTER button.
12.Exit the menu system by pressing the MENU button.
•To switch back to the default condition of GAMMA CORRECTION, select RESET and press the
ENTER button when the GAMMA CORRECTION display appears.
•When selecting RESET, the buttons cannot be operated for 2 to 18 seconds.
MASTER
R
G
B
RESET
GAMMA
CORRECTION
RETURN
MASTER
R
G
B
GAMMA
CORRECTION
RETURN
MASTER
R
G
B
GAMMA
CORRECTION
RETURN 
						

							28 ENHANCED menu
The following adjustments for enhanced items can be done in this menu.
HELPIMAGE
REVERSEKEYSTONE
OFFON OFF
1
2
3
4
5
MIRROR
INVERT INVERT
MIRROR
SOURCE IDBLUE BACKTEST
PATTERNZOOM/
SUPER
ZOOM
NORMAL
ENHANCED
POINTER
AUDIO
OPTION
QUITRESETOFFON
OFF
SUPER
IMPOSE
0˚
3˚
6˚
9˚
12˚
15˚
Use to reverse or invert the projected image. MIRROR is usedfor rear projection.
INVERT is effective when the projector is ceiling-mounted.
Adjusts keystone correction of the image. If the image becomes keystone distortion,
select the approximate setting. For normal use, select 0˚.
•Do not adjust keystone in the PinP mode.
Sets the detail settings for zoom or super impose. Select the desired items by press-
ing the ª or º button on the control panel (or { or } button on the remote
control) and press the ENTER button. The desired setting menu appears.
(For more details for ZOOM and SUPER IMPOSE, refer to pages 34 and 35.)
Selects the desired type of zoom. Select the desired type, 1, 2 or 3 by pressing the
ª or º buttons on the control panel (or { or } buttons on the remote control)
and press the ENTER button.
Type 1 : Main image = normal picture , Sub image = zooming picture
Type 2 : Main image = zooming picture , Sub image = normal picture
Type 3 : Main image = zooming picture , Sub image = not appears.
Adjusts zoming magnification. The selectable values are 1.0 - 5.0.
•The magnification for zooming is actually the magnification of the vertical or
horizontal direction, not the area.
•The selectable value may change according to other settings.
Use to make vertical adjustments to the position of the sub-image. The sub-image
moves down as the number increases.
Use to make horizontal adjustments to the position of the sub-image. The sub-
image moves to the right as the number increases.
Selects the desired position of the sub-image. Select the desired position by pressing
the ª or º buttons on the control panel (or { or } buttons on the remote control) .
Selects the desired size of the sub-image. Select small, medium or large by pressing
the ª or º buttons on the control panel (or { or } buttons on the remote control).IMAGE
REVERSE
KEYSTONE
ZOOM/SUPER
RETURN ZOOMFRAME
MODESIZE
PAN
   0
   0 
   0 
H-POS
V-POS1
2
3
4 1
2
31
2
3
FRAME
POSFRAME
SIZE
RESET
ZOOM
FRAME
MODE
PAN
V-POS
H-POS
FRAME
POS
FRAME
SIZE SIZE
Menu operation (continue) 
						

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VIDEO11
2
3
4
51
2
3
SOURCE FRAME
POSFRAME
SIZESUPER
IMPOSE
RETURN
RESET
VIDEO2
RGB1
RGB2
PC1
PC2
Selects the desired input source of the sub-image. Select the desired input source
by pressing the ª or º buttons on the control panel (or { or } buttons on the
remote control).
Selects the desired position of the sub-image. Select the desired position by pressing
the ª or º buttons on the control panel (or { or } buttons on the remote con-
trol).
Selects the desired size of the sub-image. Select the desired size: small, middle or
large by pressing the ª or º buttons on the control panel (or { or } buttons on
the remote control). Selecting No. 5 of FRAME POS doesn’t change the frame size.
Use to set SOURCE ID on or off. If you select OFF, the mode display automatically
disappears after about four seconds. If you select ON, the mode display continues to
appear. The SOURCE ID is automatically set to OFF, when the power is turned off.
Use to set BLUE BACK on or off. When there is no input signal, the projector
displays a blue screen. Select OFF if you don’t want to display a blue background.
Use to display the built-in test pattern on the screen. There are five different
patterns. Select the desired pattern by pressing the ª or º buttons on the control
panel (or { or } buttons on the remote control).
Important:
To make the test pattern disappeared, press the buttons except FOCUS/ZOOM, + or
- buttons while the MENU display in not on screen.SOURCE
FRAME
POS
FRAME
SIZE
SOURCE ID SUPER
IMPOSE
(Picture in
Picture)
BLUE BACK
(VIDEO MUTE)
TEST
PATTERN 
						

							30 POINTER menu
The following adjustments to the cursor and cursor trails can be done in this menu.
SELECT CURSORCURSOR TRAILS
SIZE DEFAULT POS
H-POS
V-POS  50
 50COLOR WIDTH
RESET
1
2
3
4
51
2
3
4
5
6
71
2
3
4
5
6 1
2
3
HELP
NORMAL
ENHANCED
POINTER
AUDIO
OPTION
QUIT
Selects the desired color of the cursor. Select the desired color by pressing the ª or
º buttons on the control panel (or { or } buttons on the remote control).
Selects the desired size of the cursor. Select the desired shape by pressing the ª or
º buttons on the control panel (or { or } buttons on the remote control).
Use to make vertical adjustments to the position of the cursor. The cursor moves
down as the number increases.
Use to make horizontal adjustments to the position of the cursor. The cursor moves
to the right as the number increases.
Selects the desired color for the cursor trail. Select the desired color by pressing the
ª or º buttons on the control panel (or { or } buttons on the remote control).
Selects the desired width of the cursor trail. Select the desired width by pressing
the ª or º buttons on the control panel (or { or } buttons on the remote con-
trol).
CURSOR
  SELECT
  SIZE
  
DEFAULT POS
V-POS
H-POS
  COLOR
  WIDTH
AUDIO menu
VOLUME MUTE
ON
OFF
RESET
30
HELP
NORMAL
ENHANCED
POINTER
AUDIO
OPTION
QUIT
AUDIOAdjusts the volume of sound. The volume becomes louder as the number increases.
Use to set MUTE on or off. Select ON to switch off the sound. Select OFF to switch
the sound back on.
MUTE
Menu operation (continue)
CURSOR TRAILS