Panasonic DLP Based Projector PT-DZ8700U PT-DS8500U PT-DW8300U Operating Instructions

Menu Navigation
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Settings
 
JDISPLAY LANGUAGE [  ]
Details (Æpage
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JDISPLAY OPTION[  ]
Sub-menu item Default Page
COLOR MATCHING OFF 68
LARGE SCREEN 
CORRECTION OFF 69
SCREEN SETTING 
*2— 69
WAVEFORM MONITOR 
*4OFF 70
AUTO SIGNAL OFF 71
AUTO SETUP — 71
RGB IN — 72
DVI-D IN — 72
HDMI IN — 73
SDI IN 
*2— 73
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY — 73
BACK COLOR BLUE 74
STARTUP LOGO LOGO2 74
FREEZE — 74
 
JPROJECTOR SETUP[  ]
Sub-menu item Default Page
PROJECTOR ID ALL 75
INSTALLATION FRONT/
FLOOR 75
HIGH...

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PICTURE menu
See “Navigating through the menu”   
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(Æpage  49).
See “MAIN MENU” and “SUB MENU”  
 
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(Æpage  50).
PICTURE MODE
The user can switch to the desired picture mode 
suitable for the image source and the environment in 
which this projector is used.
Press ▲▼ to select [PICTURE MODE].
1  ) 
Press ◄► to switch [PICTURE MODE].
2  ) 
The setting will change as follows each time  
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◄► is pressed.
STANDARDCINEMANATURAL
USER DICOM SIM.
GRAPHICDYNAMIC
STANDARDThe picture becomes...

PICTURE menu
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CONTRAST
You can adjust the contrast of the projected image.
Press ▲▼ to select [CONTRAST].
1  ) 
Press ◄► or  button.
2  ) 
The [CONTRAST] individual adjustment screen  
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will be displayed.
Press ◄► to adjust the level.
3  ) 
Operation Adjustment Adjustment 
range
Press ►. Raises the picture 
brightness and the 
picture becomes 
clearer. Maximum 
value 31
Press ◄. Lowers the picture 
brightness and 
weakens the picture. Minimum 
value 
-31
Attention
Adjust the...

PICTURE menu
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COLOR TEMPERATURE
You can adjust the white balance of the projected 
image.
Press ▲▼ to select [COLOR 
1  ) 
TEMPERATURE].
Press ◄► or  button.
2  ) 
The [COLOR TEMPERATURE] individual  
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adjustment screen will be displayed.
Press ◄► to switch [COLOR 
3  ) 
TEMPERATURE].
The setting will change as follows each time  
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◄► is pressed.
DEFAULT ÛUSER1USER2
9300K 3200K
[DEFAULT] cannot be selected when the 
: 
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[PICTRUE MODE] has been set to [USER] or 
[DICOM SIM.].
Note...

PICTURE menu
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Press ▲▼◄► to select characters 
5  ) 
and press  button to input 
them.
Press ▲▼◄► to select [OK], and 
6. 
press  button.
The color temperature setting name is changed. 
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GAMMA
This switches the gamma mode.
Press ▲▼ to select [GAMMA].
1  ) 
Press ◄► or  button.
2  ) 
The [GAMMA] individual adjustment screen will  
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be displayed.
Press ◄► to switch [GAMMA].
3  ) 
The setting will change as follows each time  
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◄► is pressed.
DEFAULT *USER1
2.8 USER2
DICOM SIM.
1.0...

PICTURE menu
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SHARPNESS
This adjusts the sharpness of the pictures.
Press ▲▼ to select [SHARPNESS].
1  ) 
Press ◄► or  button.
2  ) 
The [SHARPNESS] individual adjustment  
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screen will be displayed.
Press ◄► to adjust the level.
3  ) 
Operation Adjustment Adjustment 
range
Press ►. Contours become 
sharper.
0 - 15
Press ◄. Contours become 
softer.
NOISE REDUCTION
This can be used to adjust pictures if they contain 
interference as a result of poor quality of the input 
signal....

PICTURE menu
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SYSTEM SELECTOR
This enables the projector to automatically recognize 
input signals. Furthermore, if unstable signals are 
input, the system format can be selected manually.
Press ▲▼ to select [SYSTEM 
1  ) 
SELECTOR].
Press  button.
2  ) 
Press ▲▼ to switch [SYSTEM 
3  ) 
SELECTOR].
Press  button.
4  ) 
 
JVIDEO/S-VIDEO terminal input 
signal
Select from AUTO, NTSC, NTSC4.43, PAL, 
PAL-M, PAL-N, SECAM, and PAL60.
Attention
[AUTO] mode is selected by default.
 
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When...

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POSITION menu
See “Navigating through the menu”   
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(Æpage  49).
See “MAIN MENU” and “SUB MENU”  
 
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(Æpage  50).
SHIFT
This function allows the user to adjust the raster 
position vertically or horizontally if the position of the 
image projected on the screen is displaced even 
when the projector is properly aligned with the screen, 
and the internal test patterns are correctly framed.
Press ▲▼ to select [SHIFT].
1  ) 
Press  button.
2  ) 
The [SHIFT] screen will be displayed....

POSITION menu
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VID AUTO (PRI.) 
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The projector identifies the abovementioned 
VID or S1 signals and displays the picture by 
automatically choosing the screen sizes of 4 : 3 
or 16 : 9 according to the VID if it is detected or 
S1 signals if a VID is not detected. This function is 
effective for S-Video NTSC signals.
 
JTHROUGH
Pictures are displayed without changing the 
resolution of the input signals.
 
J16 : 9
When standard signals *4 are input, the pictures 
are displayed with...

POSITION menu
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Press ▲▼ to select [INTERLOCKED].
3  ) 
Press ◄► to switch [INTERLOCKED].
4  ) 
OFF The [VERTICAL] and 
[HORIZONTAL] settings are used 
as the vertical and horizontal zoom 
ratios respectively.
ON The zoom ratio is set to the [BOTH] 
setting.  
This allows the pictures to be 
zoomed at equal vertical and 
horizontal ratios.
Note
When [ASPECT] is set to [THROUGH], [ZOOM] will not 
 
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appear.
When other than [DEFAULT] is selected for [ASPECT], 
 
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the [MODE] selection...