Optoma H31 Projector User Manual

							
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Installation
Power Button
Powering On the Projector
1.Remove the lens cap.
2. Ensure that both the power cord and signal cable are
securely connected.
3. Turn on the power and lamp by pressing the “Power”
button on the control panel. The  start-up screen will be
displayed in approximately one minute.
4. Turn on your source (computer, notebook, or video player,
etc...); the projector will  automatically detect your source.
™If the screen displays “No Signal,” please make sure the signal
cables are securely connected.
™If you connect multiple sources at the same time, use the “Source”\
button on the control panel to select the desired source.
Powering On/Off the Projector
™ Turn on the
projector first
followed by the
signal sources.     
						

							
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Powering Off the Projector
1.Press the “Power” button to turn off the projector  lamp,
you will see the following message “Power off the lamp?  ”
displayed on the screen.
2. Press the  “Power” button again to confirm.  Otherwise the
message will disappear after  5 seconds.
3. The cooling fans continue to operate for about 120 seconds
for cooling cycle and the Power LED will  turn red.  When
the light  stops flashing , the projector has entered standby
mode.
If you wish to turn the projector back on, you must wait
until the projector has completed the cooling cycle and has
entered standby mode.  Once in standby mode, simply
press “Power” button to restart the projector.
4. Disconnect the power cord from the electrical outlet and
the projector.
5. Do not turn on the projector immediately following a
power off procedure.
™When the “LAMP” indicator lights orange continuously, the lamp
may failed.  Please contact your local reseller or service center.
™When the “TEMP” indicator flashes orange for about ten seconds,
you will see a message “Fan Fail” or “Over Temperature”on th\
e
display.  The projector will automatically shut down. After cooling,
under normal conditions, the projector can be switched on again for
your presentation. If the problem persists, contact your local reseller
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Elevator Foot
Installation
The projector is equipped with an elevator foot to adjust the
image height.
To raise or lower the image :
1. Turn the projector over and locate the elevator foot. Pressthe elevator button 
n  to extend the foot so it may be
adjusted.
2. While holding down the elevator button, adjust the foot to the desired height, 
o then release the button to lock the
elevator foot into position.
3. Use 
p to fine-tune tilt-adjustment
4. Lower the projector so it rests on its foot; adjust as needed.
Adjusting the Projected Image
Adjusting the Image Height
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Tilt-adjustment Foot
Elevator Foot
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Zoom Ring
Adjusting the Projector’s Zoom/Focus
You may adjust the zoom  to zoom the lens in or out.  Turn the zoom
ring
 to zoom in or  zoom out.  To focus on the image, turn the focus
ring until you see a clear image. The projector will focus at dis-
tances from 4.6 to 39.4 feet (1.4 to 12.0m).
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User Controls
Control Panel & Remote Control
There are two ways to control the functions: with remote control
and control panel.
Using the Remote Control
Power
4“Power” turns on the projector’s lamp. Refer to the “Powerin\
g
On/Off the Projector” section on page 11~ 12 for more details.
Hide
4“Hide” immediately turns the screen black. Press “Hide” agai\
n
to restore the displayed image.
Freeze
4“Freeze” pauses the screen image, press “Freeze” again to un\
-
pause.
Re-Sync
4Automatically synchronizes the projector with the input source.
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Brightness
4Adjust the brightness of the image.
Zoom
4Zoom in or out.
Contrast
4Control the degree of difference between the lightest and
darkest parts of the picture.
Keystone +/-
4Correct image distortion caused by tilting the projector.
4 : 3
4Scale the image at a 4:3 aspect ratio.
16 : 9
4Scale the image at a 16:9 aspect ratio.
Letterbox
4Enable the viewing of the letterboxed non-anamorphically
enhanced movie at full screen width. Part of the original image
will be lost if the image aspect ratio is less than 1.78:1.
Image shift   
4Shifts the projected image position vertically.
Four Directional Select Keys
4Press “Menu”, then use        to select menu items or to
make adjustments to your selection.
Enter
4Confirm your selection.
Menu/Exit
4Display or exits the onscreen display menu.
DVI-A
4Choose DVI-Analog source.
DVI-D
4Choose DVI-Digital source.
Composite
4Choose video source.
S-Video
4Choose S-Video source.
Component
4Choose Component-i and Component-p sources. 
						

							
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Using the Control Panel
Power/Standby  
4Refer to the “Power  On/Off the Projector” section on pages
11-12.
Source  
4Press “Source” to choose RGB, S-Video, SCART RGB,
Composite, Component and HDTV sources.
Menu/Exit
4Display or exits the onscreen display menus.
Keystone + /- 
4Adjusts image distortion caused by tilting the projector (±16
degrees).
Four Directional Select Keys
4Press “Menu,” then use         to select items or
make adjustments to your selection.
Enter
4Confirm your selection of items.
Re-Sync  
4Automatically synchronizes the projector with the input source.
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User Controls
How to Operate
4The projector has multilingual on-screen display menus that allow
you to make image adjustments and change a variety of settings.
The projector automatically detects the source.
4Press “Menu” on the Remote Control or Control Panel.
4When the menu is displayed, use         to navigate the main
menu. To Select a specific icon, press “Enter” to access related.
ŠTo exit the main menu, press “Menu”.
4When  a sub menu is displayed, use      to select the desired
item and adjust the settings with 
   .
ŠTo exit the sub menu, press “Menu”.
4After using      to make selections within the sub menu, press
“Enter” to confirm your changes and return to the sub menu.
ŠPress “Menu” to return to the main menu.  If you do not press
“Enter” to confirm your changes before exiting, the items will
not to be modified.
On-screen Display Menus
Main Menu Sub Menu Item
PICTUREMode
Contrast
Brightness
Color
Tint
Sharpness
Gamma
ResetCinema
50
50
50
50
501 Mode
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Language
Bulb
Source Lock
Auto Shutdown
Blanking
Brite Mode
High Altitude
User Controls
Menu Tree
PICTURE...............Mode
Contrast
Brightness
Color (Video only)
Tint (Video only)
Sharpness
Gamma
Reset
White Peaking
Color Temp
Image Mode
Advanced Adjustment
Signal
Reset
Projection
Format
Keystone
Zoom Mode
Full Screen Mode
4:3 Mode
1080i Mode
Lens Shift Preset
Edge Mask
IMAGE...................
SYSTEM.................
DISPLAY...............
Cinema/Normal/Vivid/User 1/User 2
Current/All
Film/Video/Graphics/PC
R Contrast/G Contrast/B Contrast/R
Brightness/G Brightness/B Brightness
Lamp Hour/Lamp Reminding/Lamp Reset
On/Off
Blue/Black
1/2/3
English/Français/Deutsch/Español/
Italiano/Português/
//
/
Front Desktop/Front Ceiling/Rear Desk-top/Rear Ceiling
Horizontal/Vertical/Frequency/Phase
4:3/16:9
Normal/1.66/1.85/2.35
Current/All
On/Off
On/Off
On/Off
1/2/3
1/2
1/2/Off
On/Off 
						

							
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PICTURE
Mode
There are three factory presets optimized for various types of
pictures: cinema, normal and vivid. You can customize contrast,
brightness, intensity, color, tint, sharpness, and gamma for each
preset mode.
Contrast
Contrast controls the degree of difference between the lightest
and darkest parts of the picture. Adjusting the contrast changes
the amount of black and white in the image.
4Press  to decrease the contrast.
4Press  to increase the contrast.
Brightness
Adjust the brightness of the image.
4Press  to darken image.
4Press  to lighten image.
Color
Adjust a video image from black and white to fully saturated
color.
4Press  to decrease the amount of color in the image.
4Press  to increase the amount of color in the image.
Tint
 Adjust the color balance of red and green.
4Press  to increase the amount of green in the image.
4Press  to increase the amount of red  in the image.
Sharpness
Adjust the sharpness of the image.
4Press  to decrease the sharpness.
4Press  to increase the sharpness.
User Controls
™The “Tint” sub
menu is not supported
under the Component
Video or Analog RGB
input sources.
PICTUREMode
Contrast
Brightness
Color
Tint
Sharpness
Gamma
Reset Cinema
50
50
50
50
501