Panasonic DLP Projector PT-DZ21KU PT-DS20KU PT-DW17KU Operating Instructions

Switching on/off the projector
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Basic Operation
Switching off the projector
1) Press the power standby  button.
2)
 
Press  ◀▶ to select [OK], and press 
the  button.
(Or press the power standby <
> 
button again)
▶z Projection of the image will stop, and the power 
indicator  on the 
projector lights in orange.
(The fan keeps running.)
3) Wait until the power indicator  of the projector 
lights in red (and the fan stops) for 
approximately 170 seconds.
4)
 
Press the  side of the  switch to...

Projecting
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Basic Operation
Check the projection lens attachment ( page 43), external device connection ( page 44), power cord connection 
(
 page 48), switch on the power ( page 50) to start projecting. Select the video for projection, and adjust 
appearance of the projected image.
Projecting
Select the input signal
Select an input signal.
1) Switch on the external devices.
▶z Press the play button on an external device, such as a Blu-ray disc player
.
2) Press the input selection (, , ,...

Projecting
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Moving the lens to the home position
1) Press the  button on the control panel or the  button on the remote 
control for at least three seconds.
2)
 
While the [HOME POSITION] menu is displayed (for approximately five seconds), 
press the  button.
MENU
ENTER
LENS
HOME POSITION EXECUTE
CANCEL
▶z[PROGRESS] is displayed in the menu screen, and the lens returns to the home position.
Attention
 z The home position of the lens is the lens position when the lens is being...

Projecting
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Basic Operation
Adjustment range by the lens position shift (optical shift)
Perform the lens position shift within the adjustment range.
The focus may change when the lens position is shifted out of the adjustment range. This is because the 
movement of the lens is restricted to protect the optical parts. Projection position can be adjusted with the optical 
axis shift based on the standard projection position in the range shown in the following figures.
Projection lens 
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Projecting
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Adjusting the lens mounter when the focus is unbalanced
▶■Focus balance
▶z
Relationship between the tilt of the lens and the screen focus surface
When the projection lens is tilted in contrast with the image forming surface, tilting the front side (screen side) 
of the projection lens downwards (in the direction of the dotted arrow line), the upper side of the screen focus 
surface will tilt inwards and the lower side will tilt outwards.
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Projecting
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Basic Operation
When a projection lens with a large weight is installed, or when the projector is installed in an inclination, the lens 
may tilt and the focus may become unbalanced. In these cases, refer to Figure 3 and the adjustment examples in 
the table below, and perform adjustments through the following procedures.
▶zAdjustment procedure
1)  
Press the  button or the  button on the remote control on the 
control panel to display the focus adjustment menu.
2)

 
Shift the...

Projecting
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Basic Operation
When the just focus point of 
the screen in V up is in the 
inner side of the screenWhen the just focus point of 
the screen in V bottom is in 
the inner side of the screenWhen the just focus point of 
the screen in H left is in the 
inner side of the screenWhen the just focus point 
of the screen in H right is in 
the inner side of the screen
(a) Rotate counter clockwise
———
(b) —Rotate counter clockwise Rotate counter clockwise —
(c) —Rotate counter clockwise...

Remote control operation
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Basic Operation
Remote control operation
Using the shutter function
If the projector is not used for a certain period of time 
during the meeting intermission, for example, it is 
possible to turn off the image temporarily.
 button
1) Press the  button on the 
remote control or the control panel.
▶zThe image disappears.
2) Press the  button again.
▶zThe image is displayed.
Note
 z The power indicator  will 
flash slowly in green while the shutter is closed 
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Remote control operation
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Basic Operation
Using the STATUS function
You can display the status of the projector.
 button
Press the  button on the remote 
control.
▶zThe  [STATUS] screen is displayed.
ENTER
MENU
RGB2
XGA60-A8
48.36kHz/ 60.03Hz
140\f
68\f/ ON/ 
69\f/ ON/ 
0\f/ O\b\b/ 
0\f/ O\b\b/ 
27°C/ 80°\b
33°C/ 92°\b
33°C/ 92°\b 1/4
SEND STATUS VIA E-MAIL
CHANGE EXIT
STATUS
INPUT
SIGNAL NAME
SIGNAL \bREQUENCY
PROJECTOR RUNTIME
LAMP1
LAMP2
LAMP3
LAMP4
INTAKE AIR TEMP.
OPTICS MODULE TEMP....

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Basic Operation
Displaying the internal test 
pattern
The projector has eight types of internal test patterns 
to check the condition of the set. To display test 
patterns, perform the following steps.
 button
1) Press the  button on the 
remote control.
2)
 
Press the  ◀▶ button to select the test 
pattern.
Note 
 z Setting is also available from the [TEST

 PATTERN] 
menu (
 page 117).
 z Settings of position, size, and other factors will 
not be reflected in test...