Panasonic DLP Based Projector PT-D3500U Operating Instructions

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How to install and remove the projection lens (optional)
How to install the projection lens
Align the guide of the projection lens with the guide groove in the main unit.
Turn the lens clockwise until it clicks into place.
How to remove the projection lens
Turn the lens counterclockwise as far as it will go.
While holding down the lens lock button, turn the lens further counterclockwise.
Remove the lens.
Note• Before replacing the lens, turn off the projector’s power.
• Do not touch the lens signal contact. Dust or dirt may cause defective contact.
• Do not touch the surface of the projection lens with your bare hands.
• Store the replaced lens where it will be free from vibration and impact.
Lens lock button
Guide groove
Guide grooveGuide
GuideProjection lens
Lens signal contact
• Turn the lens counterclockwise and confirm that the lens does not come off.Attention 
						

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Projection
Powering up the projector
Remove the lens cover.
Connect the supplied power cable. 
(120 V AC, 50 Hz/60 Hz)
Press the “I” marked side of the MAIN
POWER switch to turn on the power.
The power indicator lights up red, and the projector is
placed in the standby mode.
Press the POWER button on the main
unit, or the POWER ON (|) button on the
remote control.
The power indicator illuminates in green and soon
the image is projected on the screen.
Making adjustment and
selection
Roughly adjust the focus of the lens. 
(Refer to page 24.)
Press the LENS button on the main unit or the
remote control unit to display a focus adjustment
screen. Pressing  buttons to adjust the
image into focus.
Select and set the projection scheme. 
(Refer to page 35.)
Select the input signal by pressing the
input selector button (the RGB/VIDEO
button on the main unit, or the
RGB1/RGB2/VIDEO/S-VIDEO/DVI button
on the remote control).
Turn the feet, and adjust the tilt of the
main unit in the front and rear or left
and right.
Use the lens left/right adjustment dial to
adjust the direction of the lens. (page 24)
Press the LENS button three times to
adjust the lens shift. (Refer to page 24.)
Press the AUTO SETUP button if the
input signal is RGB/DVI signal. [on the
main unit or the remote control]
Fit the image size to the screen size. 
Press the LENS button twice and adjust the zoom
of the lens on the lens zoom adjustment menu.
Press the LENS button and adjust the
focus of the lens on the lens focus
adjustment menu.
Display the zoom adjustment menu
again and adjust the zoom of the lens to
fit the image size to the screen size.
(Refer to page 24.)
• If the projector is powered up at about
0˚C, a warm-up period of approximately
five minutes may be necessary to start
projection.
The temperature monitor (TEMP) lights
during the warm-up period.
When the warm-up is completed, the
temperature monitor (TEMP) turns off and
the image is projected on the screen.
• If the surrounding temperature is very low
and the warm-up period exceeds five
minutes, the control determines it as an
abnormal condition and turns off the
power automatically. If this happens, raise
the surrounding temperature to 0°C or
higher and then turn the main power “on”
and turn the power “on” (|).Note 
						

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Powering off the projector
Press the POWER button on the main
unit, or the POWER OFF ( ) button on
the remote control.
Select “Execute” with or button
and press the ENTER button.
(or press the POWER button again.)
The projection of the image stops, and the power
indicator of the main unit lights up orange. (The
cooling fan keeps running.)
Wait until the power indicator of the
main unit turns to red (i.e., until the
cooling fan stops). 
Press the “” marked side of the MAIN
POWER switch to remove all power
from the projector. 
• The projector consumes approximately 10
watts of power even in standby mode after
the cooling fan stops. (Power indicator lit
in red)
• If you re-power the projector after shutting
off the main power inadvertently, the
projection lamp may remain unlit. Please
turn the power on again after a while.Note• When the lamp has been cooled by the
direct power OFF function, it sometimes
takes longer than usual for the lamp to
light up again.
• While the cooling fan is operating, do not
place the projector inside a box or bag.
• The operation time of the cooling fan will
be less if fewer than 2 minutes have
elapsed since the power was turned on.
Note
Direct power off function
The power supplied internally causes the cooling
fan to continue operating and cool off the lamp
when the power has failed or even after the power
cord is disconnected immediately after the power
has been turned off.
• Do not turn the power supply off and
then immediately back on again.
Turning on the power supply will not light
up the light source lamp if the lamp is in
the process of cooling down after turning
off the power supply. To light up the lamp,
turn on the power supply again when the
lamp has been cooled sufficiently.
Turning on the power supply with the lamp
in the hot condition may shorten the lamp
life.Attention 
						

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How to adjust the lens focus, lens zoom and lens
up/down position movement (optical shift)
The focus, zoom and up/down position of the images projected on the screen can be adjusted while the
projector is positioned appropriately in relation to the screen.
Press the LENS button on the remote
control or on the control panel of the
main unit.
Pressing the button changes the setup screen
in the order of “Lens focus”, “Lens zoom” and
“Lens shift”.
Choose an item and adjust it using
buttons.
How to adjust the lens
• When a lens without zoom functions is used, the lens zoom adjustment menu will still displayed, but no
operations can be performed using the items on this menu.
• By shifting the lens up/down position, it is possible to make adjustments upward or downward from the
standard position in the direction of the upper 50% of the projected screen height.
• Operations can be performed faster by holding down the  buttons for about 3 or more seconds.Note
Caution
Be careful not to catch your fingers between the
lens and shroud when shifting the lens.
How to adjust the lens position to the left or right
When the lens left/right adjustment dial is turned clockwise, the screen moves toward the left; conversely, when
it is turned counterclockwise, it moves toward the right. The maximum travel distance toward the left or right is
10% of the projection screen width.
• Move the lens left/right adjustment dial to any position up to the maximum adjustment position to
make the adjustment. Turning the dial with undue force may cause malfunctioning.Attention
Lens left/right adjustment dial
Maximum adjustment positionThe screen
moves toward
the left
The screen
moves toward
the right 
						

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Automatic adjustment (AUTO SETUP)
Automatic adjustment function adjust the resolution, clock phase and image position automatically when dots-
structured analog RGB signals such as computer signal are supplied. (Automatic adjustment is not available if
moving picture input signals or signals having a dot clock frequency of more than 108 MHz are supplied.) When
DVI signals are input, the image position is adjusted automatically.
It is recommended to supply images with a bright white frame at the outermost periphery containing characters etc.
that are clear in white and black contrast when the system is in automatic adjustment mode. Avoid supplying
images that involve halftones or gradation such as photographs and computer graphics.
• “CLOCK PHASE” may have been shifted even when the adjustment ended normally.
In this case, manually adjust the “CLOCK PHASE”.
• Automatic adjustments cannot be performed when images with blurred edges or dark images are input.
With composite sync and G-SYNC sync signals and some types of PCs, it may not be possible to
perform these automatic adjustments.
In this case, manually adjust the items of “INPUT RESOLUTION”, “CLOCK PHASE” and “POSITION”.
• Image may be disturbed for about 4 seconds during automatic adjustment, which is not an abnormal
error.
Note
• The audio is turned off.
Note
Using the FREEZE function
The image on the screen can be frozen by pressing the FREEZE button on the remote control.
Using the SHUTTER function
If the projector is not used for a certain period of time during the meeting intermission, for example, a shutter mode
is available that allows the user to hide images temporarily.
Press the “SHUTTER” button of the remote control or the main unit.
The image and audio are turned off.
Press the “SHUTTER” button again.
The image and audio come back.
Still imageMotion image 
						

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Using the digital zoom (– D.ZOOM +) function
A portion of the picture on the screen can be zoomed in with “– D.ZOOM +” buttons of the remote control. It is
useful for highlighting a specific object during the presentation.
Press the “– D.ZOOM +” button of the
remote control.
The image is zoomed in.
Change the magnification with the “–
D.ZOOM +” button.
The magnification can be adjusted from 1.0 to 3.0
times.
Use  buttons to move the
magnified image.
To restore the original image, press the
“MENU” button.
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• The digital zoomed state cannot be stored in memory.
• If the input signal format is changed while in digital zoom mode, the projector will exit digital zoom
function.
• The combined magnification of “POSITION” zoom and digital zoom is 9.99 times maximum.Note 
						

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On-screen menus
Structure of menu screens
Menus are extensively used for configuring, adjusting or reconfiguring the projector.
The menus structure is as follows:
MENU
LANGUAGEENGLISH




 

SELECT ENTER RETRN

OPTION2
ID
AUTO POW. OFF
PASSWORD FUNC1 LAMP POWER
HIGH
RS232C FRONT/REAR
FRONT
DESK/CEILING
DESK
SYSTEM INFORMATION
FAN CONTROL1
NORMAL
FAN CONTROL2
HORIZ.
DISABLE
   KEY ASSIGNNORMAL
 
ALL
SELECT ADJ RETRN
OPTION1
COLOR CORRECTION
BACK COLOR
BLACK
SUB MEMORY LIST
DVI EDID
EDID2:PCOFF CONTRAST MODE
AUTO SIGNAL
SELECT RETRN
POSITION
SELECT RETRN POSITION
ASPECT 4 : 3
ZOOM
CLOCK PHASE
KEYSTONE16
PICTURE
SELECT ADJ RETRN PICTURE MODE STANDARD
DEFAULT BRIGHT
32
CONTRAST
32
SHARPNESS
06
COLOR
32
TINT
32
COLOR TEMP.
OFF
ON NR
AI
AUTO1 TV-SYSTEM
ADVANCED MENU
SELSCT RETRN INPUT RESOLUTION BLANKING
DIGITAL CINEMA REALITY
1 CLAMP POS.
SXGA SXGA MODE RASTER POSITION
PICTURE
ADVANCED MENU
OPTI0N2
TEST PATTERN
SECURITY OPTION1 POSITION
LANGUAGE AUDIO
SELECT ENTER EXIT
NETWORK
NETWORK
HOST NAME
DHCP
OFF
IP ADDRESS
NET MASK
GATEWAY
MAC ADDRESS
STORE
SELECT RETRNENTER
ENTERENTERENTER
SELECT RETRNENTER
PICTURE
SELECT ADJ RETRN PICTURE MODE STANDARD
DEFAULT BRIGHT
32
CONTRAST
32
SHARPNESS
06
COLOR
32
TINT
32
COLOR TEMP.
OFF
ON NR
AI
AUTO SYSTEM
  MENU
LANGUAGE (page 33) NETWORK
(page 38)
SECURITY (page 37)
TEST PATTERN
(page 37)
OPTION2 (page 35)
OPTION1 (page 34)PICTURE (page 29)
For RGB signals
POSITION (page 31)
AUDIO (page 33)
For S-Video/Video signals
ADVANCED MENU 
(page 32)
PICTURE
SELECT ADJ RETRN PICTURE MODE GRAPHIC
DEFAULT BRIGHT
32
CONTRAST
32
SHARPNESS06
COLOR TEMP.
WHITE GAIN
ON AI50
For DVI signals
AUDIO
VOLUME
OFF AUDIO MUTE32
PICTURE
SELECT ADJ RETRN PICTURE MODE GRAPHIC
DEFAULT BRIGHT
32
CONTRAST
32
SHARPNESS
06
COLOR TEMP.
ON OFFOFF
AI NR
NR
RGB SYSTEM
WHITE GAIN
WHITE GAIN
For YPBPR signals
WHITE GAIN
25
50
25 
						

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On-screen menus
Basic menu operations
Press the “MENU” button.
The MENU appears on the screen.
Select (highlight) the desired item with
the or buttons.
Selected items are displayed in blue.
Press the “ENTER” button to enter your
selection.
The submenu for the selected option will now open.
(e.g. : PICTURE Menu)
Highlight the desired adjustment item
with the  or  buttons, then change
the parameter value with the  or
buttons.
(Example of separate adjustment screen)
• If no button is operated for approx. 5 seconds
while a bar graph is displayed, the screen will
return to the previous page.
BRIGHT
32
Returning to the previous
page
• Pressing the “MENU” button returns the screen to
the previous menu page.
• 
When the MENU is on the screen, pressing the
“MENU” button clears all menus from the screen.
Menu items shown in
transparent characters
• Some menu items may not be valid for certain
signal formats applied to the projector. 
The menu items that cannot be adjusted or used are
shown in transparent characters, and they cannot be
selected even by pressing the ENTER button.
Menu items setting
• The bottom prompt line differs on each menu
depending on the selected menu option:
• A prompt “ADJ” appears when changing
the setting.
• A prompt “ENTER” appears for a separate
bar graph. 
• When  and  buttons are displayed above or
under the items in the “OPTION” screen, they
indicate that there are more adjustment (items).
Resetting to the factory
default
STD (standard) button is used to reset all of the
projector adjustment values to the default levels
which were set at the time of shipment from the
factory.
• If the parameter value on a bar graph is reset to
the factory default, the bar turns to white.
Note• The upper and lower triangular markings on
a bar graph indicate the default setting for the
parameter. If no such triangular markings are
shown on the bar graph, the parameter
cannot be reset to the factory default.
Indicates the current
parameter value.Indicates the 
factory default.
MENU
PICTURE
ADVANCED MENU
OPTI0N2
TEST PATTERN
SECURITY OPTION1 POSITION
LANGUAGE AUDIO
SELECT ENTER EXIT
NETWORK
MENU
PICTURE
ADVANCED MENU
OPTI0N2
TEST PATTERN
SECURITY OPTION1 POSITION
LANGUAGE AUDIO
SELECT ENTER EXIT
NETWORK
PICTURE
SELECT ADJ RETRN PICTURE MODE GRAPHIC
DEFAULT BRIGHT
32
CONTRAST
32
SHARPNESS
06
COLOR TEMP.
ON OFF
AI NR
RGB SYSTEM
WHITE GAIN
50
PICTURE
SELECT ADJ RETRN PICTURE MODE GRAPHIC
DEFAULT BRIGHT
32
CONTRAST
32
SHARPNESS
06
COLOR TEMP.
ON OFF
AI NR
RGB SYSTEM
WHITE GAIN
50 
						

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Adjusting the picture
• For RGB signals• For DVI signals
• 
For S-Video/Video signals•For YPBPRsignals
PICTURE MODE
The picture mode can be selected from the
following depending on viewing conditions and the
video signal source in use:
DYNAMIC : Picture brightness/contrast ratio is
increased to suit brighter viewing
environments.
GRAPHIC : The picture becomes suitable for
input from to the personal
computer.
STANDARD : The picture becomes suitable for
moving images in general.
CINEMA : The picture becomes suitable for
movie sources.
NATURAL : The picture becomes suitable for
use in a dark room.
BRIGHT
“BRIGHT” is used to adjust the black level
(brightness).
: Raises the picture brightness.
: Lowers the picture brightness.
CONTRAST
“CONTRAST” is used to adjust the contrast ratio.
: Raises the contrast ratio.
: Lowers the contrast ratio.
COLOR
(For S-Video/Video/YPBPRsignals only)
: Deepens colors.
: Weakens colors.
TINT 
(For S-Video/Video/YPBPRsignals only)
“TINT” is used to adjust human skin.
: Adjusts skin tone toward greenish color.
: Adjusts skin tone toward reddish-purple.
COLOR TEMP.
The color temperature is adjusted when the white
areas of images take on a reddish or bluish hue.
DEFAULT : Standard setting
HIGH : The white areas take on a more
bluish-white hue.
MIDDLE : The white areas take on a slightly
reddish hue.
USER : The RGB values of the white balance
are set separately. 
Press the ENTER button, select “W-
BAL HIGH” or “W-BAL LOW”, and
proceed with the detailed settings.
: The colors of the selected item
are darkened.
: The colors of the selected item
are lightened.
WHITE GAIN
The brightness of white parts of the image can be
adjusted.
: The intensity of white color increases.
: Reverts to natural image.
PICTURE
SELECT ADJ RETRN PICTURE MODE GRAPHIC
DEFAULT BRIGHT
32
CONTRAST
32
SHARPNESS
06
COLOR TEMP.
ON OFF
AI NR
RGB SYSTEM
WHITE GAIN
50
PICTURE
SELECT ADJ RETRN PICTURE MODE GRAPHIC
DEFAULT BRIGHT
32
CONTRAST
32
SHARPNESS
06
COLOR TEMP.
ON OFF
AI NR
WHITE GAIN
50
PICTURE
SELECT ADJ RETRN PICTURE MODE STANDARD
DEFAULT BRIGHT
32
CONTRAST
32
SHARPNESS
06
COLOR
32
TINT
32
COLOR TEMP.
OFF
ON NR
AI
AUTO1 TV-SYSTEM
WHITE GAIN
25
PICTURE
SELECT ADJ RETRN PICTURE MODE STANDARD
DEFAULT BRIGHT
32
CONTRAST
32
SHARPNESS
06
COLOR
32
TINT
32
COLOR TEMP.
OFF
ON NR
AI
AUTO SYSTEM
WHITE GAIN
25 
						

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Adjusting the picture
SHARPNESS
“SHARPNESS” is used to adjust the crispness of
the image.
: Sharpens the edge of the image.
: Softens the edge of the image.
NR
In this mode, the video noise is reduced.
(For S-Video/Video/YP
BPRsignals)
OFF : No correction
ON : Noise reduction is set to ON.
(For RGB/DVI signals)
OFF : No correction
1 : Low
2 : Middle
3 : High
AI
Gray scale control is exercised to suit the images,
and optimal images with a clear contrast are
projected.
ON : Standard setting
OFF : The AI mode is set to OFF.
TV-SYSTEM
(For S-Video/Video signals)
The setting that corresponds to the TV system is
selected here.
AUTO1 : Standard setting
Automatically selects the TV standard
that matches the input video signal, out
of NTSC, PAL, NTSC4.43, SECAM and
PAL60.
AUTO2 : Automatically selects the TV standard
that matches the input video signal, out
of NTSC, PAL-M, and PAL-N.
• Normally “AUTO1” or “AUTO2” should be
chosen for this option.
• If the video signals are not displayed properly
due to signal deterioration, choose the TV
system that matches the input video signals.
Automatically selected by detecting the
horizontal/vertical scan frequencies and color sub-
carrier listed in the table below:
SYSTEM (For RGB/YPBPRsignals)
This enables the RGB system or YP
BPRsystem to
be selected.
For the signals which are supported, refer to page
60.
Signal
System
NTSC
NTSC4.43
PAL
PAL-M
PAL-N
SECAM
PLA60H. Scan
Frequency
(kHz)
15.75
15.75
15.63
15.75
15.63
15.63
15.75V. Scan
Frequency
(Hz)
60.00
60.00
50.00
60.00
50.00
50.00
60.00Color
Subcarrier
(MHz)
3.58
4.43
3.58
4.25 or 4.41
4.43