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

POSITION menu
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Settings
KEYSTONE menu 
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VERTICAL KEYSTONE 
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VERTICAL SUB KEYSTONE 
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HORIZONTAL KEYSTONE 
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HORIZONTAL SUB KEYSTONE 
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LINEARITY 
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JCURVED menu
LENS THROW RATIO 
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Set to the throw ratio being used (the projection 
distance divided by the screen width).
VERTICAL KEYSTONE
 
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HORIZONTAL KEYSTONE 
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VERTICAL ARC 
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HORIZONTAL ARC 
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VERTICAL BALANCE 
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HORIZONTAL BALANCE 
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Note
When [GEOMETRY] setting is set, displayed menu or 
 
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startup logo might be projected outside...

POSITION menu
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KEYSTONE (PT-DW8300 only)
If the projector is aligned non-perpendicularly to the 
screen, or if the projection screen has an angled 
surface, you can correct keystone.
Press ▲▼ to select [KEYSTONE].
1  ) 
Press  button.
2  ) 
Select the desired adjustment item.
3  ) 
Press ◄► to adjust.
4  ) 
 
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JSUB KEYSTONE
 
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Note
When [KEYSTONE] setting is set, displayed menu or 
 
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startup logo might be projected outside of the actual 
image area.
You can...

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ADVANCED MENU
See “Navigating through the menu”   
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(Æpage  49).
See “MAIN MENU” and “SUB MENU”  
 
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(Æpage  50).
DIGITAL CINEMA REALITY
Increase the vertical resolution when the PAL (or 
SECAM) 576i signal input or the NTSC 480i, 1  080/50i 
and 1 080/60i signal input is applied.
Press ▲▼ to select [DIGITAL CINEMA 
1  ) 
REALITY].
Press ◄► or  button.
2  ) 
The [DIGITAL CINEMA REALITY] individual  
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adjustment screen will be displayed.
Press ◄► to select [DIGITAL CINEMA 
3  )...

ADVANCED MENU
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INPUT RESOLUTION
Input resolution adjustment achieves the best image 
when the screen flickers or halo is observed around 
the contour. Set the values appropriately for the signal 
resolution that is being used.
Press ▲▼ to select [INPUT 
1  ) 
RESOLUTION].
Press  button.
2  ) 
The [INPUT RESOLUTION] screen will be  
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displayed.
Press ▲▼ to select [TOTAL DOTS], 
3  ) 
[DISPLAY DOTS], [TOTAL LINES] or 
[DISPLAY LINES], and the press ◄► 
to adjust it.
Each item...

ADVANCED MENU
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JTo display the adjustment marker
Press ▲▼ to select [MARKER].
7  ) 
Press ◄► to select [ON].
8  ) 
A marker for adjusting the overlap position  
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appears. The optimal point is the position where 
the red line of one frame overlaps the green 
line of the other frame.
The blending widths of each projector must be 
set to the same value. Optimal blending cannot 
be achieved if the widths are different.
Press ▲▼ to select [BRIGHT 
9) 
ADJUST].
Press  button.
10) 
The...

ADVANCED MENU
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FRAME DELAY
When 1 080/60i, 1  080/50i and 1  080/24sF signals are 
being input, this simplifies image processing so that 
the video frame delay is shortened.
Press ▲▼ to select [FRAME DELAY].
1  ) 
Press ◄► to switch [FRAME DELAY].
2  ) 
The setting will change as follows each time  
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◄► is pressed.
DEFAULTSHORT
DEFAULT This is the standard setting.
SHORT Shortens the delay at the expense of 
some picture quality.
Note
When [FRAME DELAY] is set to [SHORT],...

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DISPLAY LANGUAGE menu
See “Navigating through the menu”   
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(Æpage  49).
See “MAIN MENU” and “SUB MENU”  
 
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(Æpage  50).
Changing the display 
language
This lets you switch the on-screen display language.
Menus, setting items, adjustment screens, and  
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control button names will be displayed in the 
language the user chooses.
The available languages are: English, German 
 
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(DEUTSCH), French (FRANÇAIS), Spanish 
(ESPAÑOL), Italian (ITALIANO), Japanese 
( 
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See “Navigating through the menu”   
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(Æpage  49).
See “MAIN MENU” and “SUB MENU”  
 
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(Æpage  50).
COLOR MATCHING
When multiple sets are used simultaneously, this 
projector allows the user to correct the difference of 
colors among the sets.
Press ▲▼ to select [COLOR 
1  ) 
MATCHING].
Press ◄► to switch [COLOR 
2  ) 
MATCHING].
The setting will change as follows each time  
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◄► is pressed.
OFF3COLORS7COLORS
MEASURED709MODE
OFF Color matching adjustment is not 
carried out....

DISPLAY OPTION menu
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Press  button.
3  ) 
The [ 
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screen will be displayed.
Press ▲▼ to select [MEASURED 
4  ) 
DATA].
Press  button.
5  ) 
The [MEASURED DATA] screen will be  
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displayed.
Use the colorimeter to measure 
6  ) 
the luminance (Y) and chromaticity 
coordinates (x, y)
Press ▲▼ to select the colors, and 
7  ) 
press ◄► to select their values.
If [AUTO TEST PATTERN] is turned [ON],  
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the test pattern of the selected color is 
displayed....

DISPLAY OPTION menu
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Press ◄► to adjust [SCREEN 
4  ) 
POSITION].
In the case of the PT-DZ8700U :   
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When [SCREEN FORMAT] is [16 : 9]  
Adjustment range: 
-60 to +60
When [SCREEN FORMAT] is [4 : 3]  
Adjustment range: 
-160 to +160
In the case of the PT-DS8500U, you can adjust 
 
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the setting from -132 to +131.
Note
[SCREEN POSITION] cannot be adjusted when 
 
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[SCREEN FORMAT] is [16 : 10] (PT-DZ8700U) or [4 : 3] 
(PT-DS8500U).
WAVEFORM MONITOR  
(PT-DZ8700 only)
This function...