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4. Using the Viewer
Connecting the projector to the media server
Press	the	VIEWER	button	on	the	remote	control.
The	VIEWER	will	start.
•	 Another	 way	to	start	 the	VIEWER	 is	to	 press	 the	SOURCE	 button	a	few	 times	 on	the	 projector	 cabinet.	(→	page	
16)
•	 This	 will	start	 searching	 for	a	computer	 with	“media	 sharing” 	enabled	 in	the	 network	 and	add	it	to	 the	 “Media	 server”	
of	the	thumbnail	screen.
	 Another	 way	to	do	 this	 is	to	 point	 the	cursor	 to	“Media	 server”	and	 select	 [REFRESH]	 from	the	thumbnail	 menu	
and	press	the	ENTER	button.
NOTE: 
•	 Up	to	four	accessible	media	servers	can	be	automatically	searched	and	displayed.	The	fifth	device	or	later	cannot	be	displayed.
(→	page	60) 
						

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Disconnecting the projector from the media server
1.	 Display	the	OPTIONS	menu.
 Press the ▼ button to select the [OPTIONS] icon and select the ENTER button.
2.	 Display	the	MEDIA	SERVER	setting	screen.
 Press the ▼ button to select the MEDIA SERVER icon and press the ENTER button.
3.	 Disable	the	connection.
 Press the ENTER button to clear the checkmark to disable the connection.
 Press the ▼ button to select [OK] and press the ENTER button to close the MEDIA SERVER setting screen. 
						

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4. Using the Viewer
❻ Restrictions on displaying files
The	Viewer	allows	you	to	give	a	simplified	display	of	a	PowerPoint	file	or	PDF	file.
Due	 to	simplified	 display,	however,	 actual	display	 may	be	different	 from	the	one	 on	your	 computer	 application	 pro-
gram.
Some restrictions on PowerPoint files
•	 Fonts	 will	be	automatically	 converted	to	the	 fonts	 installed	 in	the	 projector. 	Fonts	 can	vary	 in	size	 or	width,	 causing	
layout	corruption
	 Some	characters	or	fonts	may	not	be	displayed.
•	 Some	functions	included	in	font	are	not	supported.
	 Example: 	There	are	some	restrictions	on	animation,	selection,	or	hyperlink.
•	 It	may	take	longer	time	to	feed	pages	compared	with	a	computer
•	 In	some	cases	Microsoft	PowerPoint	97-2003	format	files	may	not	be	displayed.
Some restrictions on PDF files
•	 Fonts	not	embedded	at	the	time	of	PDF	creation	may	not	be	displayed.
•	 Some	functions	included	in	font	are	not	supported.
	 Example: 	There	are	some	restrictions	on	annotations,	selection,	form,	or	color	space.
•	 It	may	take	longer	time	to	feed	pages	compared	with	a	computer
•	 In	some	cases	Adobe	Acrobat	format	files	may	not	be	displayed. 
						

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5. Using On-Screen Menu
1 Using the Menus
NOTE:	The	on-screen	menu	may	not	be	displayed	correctly	while	interlaced	motion	video	image	is	projected.
1.	 Press	the	MENU	button	on	the	remote	control	or	the	projector	cabinet	to	display	the	menu.
NOTE:	The	commands	such	as ENTER,	EXIT,	, 	in	the	bottom	show	available	buttons	for	your	operation.
2. Press the 	buttons	on	the	remote	control	or	the	projector	cabinet	to	display	the	submenu.
3.	 Press	 the	ENTER	 button	on	the	 remote	 control	 or	the	 projector	 cabinet	to	highlight	 the	top	 item	 or	the	 first	
tab.
4. Use the 	buttons	 on	the	 remote	 control	 or	the	 projector	 cabinet	to	select	 the	item	 you	want	 to	adjust	 or	
set.
	 You	can	use	the		buttons	on	the	remote	control	or	the	projector	cabinet	to	select	the	tab	you	want.
5.	 Press	the	ENTER	button	on	the	remote	control	or	the	projector	cabinet	to	display	the	submenu	window.
6.	 Adjust	 the	level	 or	turn	 the	selected	 item	on	or	off	 by	using	 the	 buttons on the remote control or 
the projector cabinet.
Changes	are	stored	until	adjusted	again.
7.	 Repeat	 steps	2	-6	 to	 adjust	 an	additional	 item,	or	 press	 the	EXIT	 button	 on	the	 remote	 control	 or	the	 projec-
tor	cabinet	to	quit	the	menu	display.
NOTE:	When	a	menu	or	message	is	displayed,	several	lines	of	information	may	be	lost,	depending	on	the	signal	or	settings.
8.		Press	the	MENU	button	to	close	the	menu.
	 To	return	to	the	previous	menu, 	press	the	EXIT	button. 
						

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 Menu Elements
Slide barSolid triangle
Menu modeTab
Radio button
High Altitude symbol ECO mode symbol
Wireless symbol
Menu	windows	or	dialog	boxes	typically	have	the	following	elements:
Highlight 
�����������������������������Indicates the selected menu or item� 
Solid triangle  ����������������������Indicates further choices are available� A highlighted triangle indicates the item is active� 
Tab ��������������������������������������Indicates a group of features in a dialog box� Selecting on any tab brings its page to the front�
Radio button  �����������������������Use this round button to select an option in a dialog box�
Source  ��������������������������������Indicates the currently selected source�
Menu mode  ������������������������Indicates the current menu mode: BASIC or ADVANCED�
Off Timer remaining time ����Indicates the remaining countdown time when the [OFF TIMER] is preset�
Slide bar  �����������������������������Indicates settings or the direction of adjustment�
ECO mode symbol ��������������Indicates [ECO MODE] is set�
Key Lock symbol  ����������������Indicates the [CONTROL PANEL LOCK] is enabled�
Thermometer symbol ���������Indicates  the  [ECO  MODE]  is  forcibly  set  to  [ON]  mode  because  the  internal  temperature  is  too 
high�
High Altitude symbol ����������Indicates the [FAN MODE] is set to [HIGH ALTITUDE] mode�
Wireless symbol �����������������Indicate the wireless LAN connection is enabled�
Source
Available buttons
Thermometer symbol
Key Lock symbol Off Timer remaining 
time
Highlight 
						

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 List of Menu Items
Some	menu	items	are	not	available	depending	on	the	input	source.
Menu	ItemDefaultOptions
SOURCE COMPUTER1
*
COMPUTER2 *
COMPUTER3(BNC) *
HDMI *
DisplayPort *
VIDEO *
S-VIDEO *
VIEWER *
NETWORK *
ENTRY	LISTTEST	PATTERN
ADJUSTPICTUREMODE
STANDARD
STANDARD,	PROFESSIONAL
PRESET *HIGH-BRIGHT,	PRESENTATION,	VIDEO,	MOVIE,	GRAPHIC,	sRGB,	DICOM	SIM.
DETAIL	SETTINGSGENERAL
REFERENCE *
HIGH-BRIGHT,	PRESENTATION,	 VIDEO,	MOVIE,	GRAPHIC,	sRGB,	DICOM	SIM.GAMMA	CORRECTION*1DYNAMIC,	NATURAL,	BLACK	DETAIL
SCREEN	SIZE*2*LARGE,	MEDIUM,	SMALLCOLOR	TEMPERATURE*3*5000,	6500,	7800,	8500,	9300,	10500
DYNAMIC	CONTRAST*OFF,	ON
WHITE	BALANCECONTRAST	R0CONTRAST	G0CONTRAST	B0BRIGHTNESS	R0BRIGHTNESS	G0BRIGHTNESS	B0COLOR	CORRECTION
RED 0
GREEN 0
BLUE 0
YELLOW 0
MAGENTA 0
CYAN 0
CONTRAST 50
BRIGHTNESS 50
SHARPNESS 10
COLOR 50
HUE 0
RESET
IMAGE	OPTIONS CLOCK
*
PHASE *
HORIZONTAL *
VERTICAL *
OVERSCAN *
AUTO,	0[%],	5[%],	10[%]
ASPECT	RATIO
*(COMPUTER1/2/3)	AUTO,	4:3,	5:4,	16:9,	15:9,	16:10,	NATIVE
*(COMPONENT/VIDEO/S-VIDEO)	AUTO,	4:3,	LETTERBOX,	WIDE	SCREEN,	ZOOM
*(COMPONENT/VIDEO/S-VIDEO)	AUTO,	4:3	 WINDOW,	LETTERBOX,	WIDE	SCREEN,	4:3	FILLRESOLUTION *–
VIDEO
NOISE	REDUCTION
RANDOM	NR*OFF,	LOW,	MEDIUM,	HIGHMOSQUITO	NROFFOFF,	LOW,	MEDIUM,	HIGHBLOCK	NROFFOFF,	ONDEINTERLACE AUTOAUTO,	VIDEO,	FILM3D	Y/C	SEPARATIONONOFF,	ONDETAIL	ENHANCEMENT*SIGNAL	 TYPERGBRGB,	COMPONENTVIDEO	LEVELAUTOAUTO,	NORMAL,	ENHANCED
*	 The	asterisk	(*)	indicates	that	the	default	setting	varies	depending	on	the	signal.*1	 The	[GAMMA	CORRECTION]	item	is	available	when	an	item	other	than	[DICOM	SIM.]	is	selected	for	[REFERENCE].*2	 The	[SCREEN	SIZE]	item	is	available	when	[DICOM	SIM.]	is	selected	for	[REFERENCE].*3	 When	[PRESENTATION]	or	[HIGH-BRIGHT]	is	selected	in	[REFERENCE],		the	[COLOR	 TEMPERATURE]	is	not	available.
•	Basic	menu	items	are	indicated	by	shaded	area. 
						

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SETUP
BASICKEYSTONE
HORIZONTAL
0
VERTICAL 0
CORNERSTONE
PIP/PICTURE BY 
PICTURE PIP/PBP MODE
PIPPIP, PICTURE BY PICTURE
PIP POSITION BOTTOM-RIGHTTOP-LEFT, TOP-RIGHT, BOTTOM-LEFT, BOTTOM-RIGHT
PIP/PBP SOURCE OFFOFF, VIDEO, S-VIDEO
WALL COLOR OFFOFF, WHITEBOARD, BLACKBOARD, BLACKBOARD 
(GRAY), LIGHT YELLOW, LIGHT GREEN, LIGHT BLUE, 
SKY BLUE, LIGHT ROSE, PINKECO MODE
OFFOFF, ON
CLOSED CAPTION OFFOFF, CAPTION1, CAPTION2, CAPTION3, CAPTION4, 
TEXT1, TEXT2, TEXT3, TEXT4
OFF TIMER OFFOFF, 0:30, 1:00, 2:00, 4:00, 8:00, 12:00, 16:00
TOOLS ADMINISTRATOR MODE, PROGRAM TIMER, TIME, 
MOUSE
LANGUAGE ENGLISHENGLISH, DEUTSCH, FRANÇAIS, ITALIANO, ESPAÑOL, 
SVENSKA, 
日本語
DANSK, PORTUGUÊS, 
ČEŠTINA, MAGYAR, POLSKI, 
NEDERLANDS, SUOMI
NORSK, TÜRKÇE, РУССКИЙ, 
, Ελληνικά, 中文, 한국어
ROMÂNĂ, HRVATSKA, БЪЛГАРСКИ, INDONESIA, हिन्दी, 
ไทย
MENU COLOR SELECT
COLORCOLOR, MONOCHROME
SOURCE DISPLAY ONOFF, ON
MESSAGE DISPLAY ONOFF, ON
ID DISPLAY ONOFF, ON
ECO MESSAGE OFFOFF, ON
DISPLAY TIME AUTO 45 SECMANUAL, AUTO 5 SEC, AUTO 15 SEC, AUTO 45 SEC
BACKGROUND BLUEBLUE, BLACK, LOGO
FILTER MESSAGE OFFOFF, 100[H], 500[H], 1000[H], 2000[H]
INSTALLATION 
(1) ORIENTATION
DESKTOP 
FRONT DESKTOP FRONT, CEILING REAR, DESKTOP REAR, 
CEILING FRONT
SCREEN SCREEN TYPE
4:3 SCREEN4:3 SCREEN, 16:9 SCREEN, 16:10 SCREEN
POSITION 
(PA600X/PA500X) 0
GEOMETRIC CORRECTION OFFOFF, 1, 2, 3
MULTI-SCREEN 
COMP. MODE
OFFOFF, ON
CONTRAST 0
BRIGHTNESS 0
REF. WHITE 
BALANCE CONTRAST R
0
CONTRAST G 0
CONTRAST B 0
BRIGHTNESS R 0
BRIGHTNESS G 0
BRIGHTNESS B 0
UNIFORMITY R 0
UNIFORMITY B 0
STATIC 
CONVERGENCE
(PA500U only) HORIZONTAL R
0
HORIZONTAL G 0
HORIZONTAL B 0
VERTICAL R 0
VERTICAL R 0
VERTICAL B 0
INSTALLATION 
(2) NETWORK SETTINGS
WIRED LAN, WIRELESS LAN, WPS, NETWORK 
INFORMATION, PROJECTOR NAME, DOMAIN, ALERT 
MAIL, NETWORK SERVICE
CONTROL PANEL LOCK OFFOFF, ON
SECURITY OFFOFF, ON
COMMUNICATION SPEED 38400bps4800bps, 9600bps, 19200bps, 38400bps, 115200bps
REMOTE SENSOR FRONT/BACKFRONT/BACK, FRONT, BACK
CONTROL ID
CONTROL ID NUMBER1 1–254
CONTROL ID OFFOFF, ON
OPTIONS(1) AUTO ADJUST
NORMALOFF, NORMAL, FINE
FAN MODE AUTO
MODE: AUTO, HIGH, HIGH ALTITUDE
NORMAL SETTING: NORMAL, VERTICAL TILT UP
SIGNAL SELECT(COMP3) RGB/
COMPONENT RGB/COMPONENT, VIDEO
SEAMLESS SWITCHING(PA500U only) OFFOFF, ON
COLOR SYSTEM VIDEO
AUTOAUTO, NTSC3.58, NTSC4.43, PAL, PAL-M, PAL-N, PAL60, 
SECAM
S-VIDEO
AUTO AUTO, NTSC3.58, NTSC4.43, PAL, PAL-M, PAL-N, PAL60, 
SECAM
COMPUTER3 
(VIDEO) AUTOAUTO, NTSC3.58, NTSC4.43, PAL, PAL-M, PAL-N, PAL60, 
SECAM
DIGITAL AUDIO 
SELECT HDMI
HDMIHDMI, COMPUTER2
DisplayPort DisplayPortDisplayPort, COMPUTER2
BEEP ONOFF, ON
* The asterisk (*) indicates that the default setting varies depending on the signal. 
						

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SETUPOPTIONS(2)STANDBY MODE
NORMALNORMAL, POWER-SAVING, NETWORK STANDBY
DIRECT POWER ON OFFOFF, ON
AUTO POWER ON(COMP1/3) OFFOFF, COMPUTER1, COMPUTER3
AUTO POWER OFF OFFOFF, 0:05, 0:10, 0:20, 0:30
DEFAULT SOURCE SELECT LASTLAST, AUTO, COMPUTER1, COMPUTER2, COMPUTER3, 
HDMI, DisplayPort, VIDEO, S-VIDEO, VIEWER, NETWORK
INFO. USAGE TIME
LAMP LIFE REMAINING
LAMP HOURS USED
FILTER HOURS USED
TOTAL CARBON SAVINGS
SOURCE(1) INPUT TERMINAL
RESOLUTION
HORIZONTAL FREQUENCY
VERTICAL FREQUENCY
SYNC TYPE
SYNC POLARITY
SCAN TYPE
SOURCE NAME
ENTRY NO.
SOURCE(2) SIGNAL TYPE
VIDEO TYPE
BIT DEPTH
VIDEO LEVEL
LINK RATE
LINK LANE
WIRED LAN IP ADDRESS
SUBNET MASK
GATEWAY
MAC ADDRESS
WIRELESS 
LAN(1) IP ADDRESS
SUBNET MASK
GATEWAY
MAC ADDRESS
WIRELESS 
LAN(2) SSID
NETWORK TYPE
WEP/WPA
CHANNEL
SIGNAL LEVEL
VERSION (1) FIRMWARE
D ATA
FIRMWARE2
SUB-CPU
VERSION (2) FIRMWARE3
OTHERS PROJECTOR NAME
MODEL NO.
SERIAL NUMBER
LAN UNIT TYPE
CONTROL ID (when [CONTROL ID] 
is set)
RESET CURRENT SIGNAL
ALL DATA
ALL DATA(INCLUDING ENTRY LIST)
CLEAR LAMP HOURS
CLEAR FILTER HOURS 
						

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4 Menu Descriptions & Functions [SOURCE]
COMPUTER 1, 2, and 3
Selects the computer connected to your COMPUTER 1, 2, or COMPUTER 3 input connector signal.
NOTE: When the component input signal is connected to the COMPUTER 1 IN, COMPUTER 2 IN, or COMPUTER 3 IN connector, select 
[COMPUTER1], [COMPUTER2] or [COMPUTER3] respectively. The projector automatically determines whether the COMPUTER1, 
2, or 3 input signal is an RGB or component signal.
HDMI
Selects the HDMI compatible equipment connected to your HDMI IN connector.
DisplayPort
Projects the image of the device connected to the DisplayPort input connector.
VIDEO
Selects what is connected to your VIDEO input-VCR, DVD player or document camera.
S-VIDEO
Selects what is connected to your S-VIDEO input-VCR or DVD player.
NOTE: A frame may freeze for a brief period of time when a video is played back in fast-forward or fast-rewind with a Video or S-
Video source.
VIEWER
This feature enables you to make presentations using a USB memory that contains slides.
(→ page 56 “4. Using the Viewer”)
NETWORK
Selects a signal from the LAN port (RJ-45) or the installed USB wireless LAN unit (optional for models for Europe, 
Australia, Asia and other countries than North America).
ENTRY LIST
Displays a list of signals. See the following pages.
TEST PATTERN
Closes  the  menu  and  switches  to  the  test  pattern  screen. The  previous  screen  reappears  when  the  EXIT  button  is 
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Using	the	Entry	List
When	any	source	 adjustments	 are	made,	 the	adjustments	 are	automatically	 registered	in	the	 Entry	 List.	The	 (adjustment 	
values	of)	registered	signals	can	be	loaded	from	the	Entry	List	whenever	necessary.
However,	only	up	to	100	 patterns	 can	be	registered	 in	the	 Entry	 List.	When	 100	patterns	 have	been	 registered	 in	the	
Entry	 List,	an	error	 message	 is	then	 displayed	 and	no	additional	 patterns	can	be	registered. 	You	 should	 thus	delete	
(adjustment	values	of)	signals	that	are	no	longer	needed.
Displaying	the	Entry	list
1.	 Press	the	MENU	button.
 The menu will be displayed.
2. Press the  or 	button	to	select	[SOURCE].
  The SOURCE list will be displayed.
 
3. Use the ,  , , or 	to	select	[ENTRY	LIST]	and	press	the	ENTER	button.
 The ENTRY LIST windows will be displayed.
 If the ENTRY LIST window is not displayed, switch the menu to [ADVANCED].
 To  switch  the  menu  between  [ADVANCED]  and  [BASIC],  select  [APPLICATION  MENU] →  [TOOLS]  → 
[ADMINISTRATOR MODE]. (→ page 136)