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

							[PROJECTOR SETUP] menu
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Settings
▶■To adjust the date and time 
manually
4) Select [ADJUST CLOCK] in Step 3).
5)  
Press the  button.
▶z The  [ADJUST CLOCK] screen is displayed.
6) Press 
▲▼ to select an item, and press 
◀▶  to set the local date and time.
7)
 
Press  ▲▼ to select [APPL

Y], and 
press the  button.
▶z The setting of the time will be completed.
▶■ To adjust the date and time 
automatically
4) Select [ADJUST CLOCK] in Step 3).
5)  
Press the  button.
▶z The  [ADJUST CLOCK] screen is displayed.
6) Press 
▲▼ to select [NTP
 
SYNCHRONIZATION], and press  ◀▶ 
to change the setting to [ON].
▶z The setting will change as follows each time 
you press the button.
[OFF][ON]
7) Press 
▲▼ to select [APPL
Y], and 
press the  button.
▶z The setting of the time will be completed.
Note
 z T

o set the date and time automatically, the projector 
must be connected to the network.
 z If synchronization with the NTP

 server fails 
just after [NTP SYNCHRONIZATION] is turned 
[ON], or if [NTP SYNCHRONIZATION] is turned 
[ON] while the NTP server is not set, [NTP 
SYNCHRONIZATION] will return to [OFF].
 z Access the projector via a web browser to set the 
NTP

 server. (
 page 134)
[LENS CALIBRATION]
Automatically set the lens shift limit values and home 
position for the projector.
1) Press  ▲▼ to select [LENS 
CALIBRA TION].
2)
 
Press the  button.
▶z A confirmation message is displayed.
3) Press 
◀▶ to select [OK], and press 
the  button.
▶z To cancel, select [CANCEL].
▶z
The lens moves up, down, left and right to 
automatically set the lens shift limit values and 
home position.
▶zThe lens stops to complete the calibration.
Note
 z [PROGRESS] is displayed on the menu during lens 
calibration. Cannot cancel mid-operation.
 zWhen lens calibration executes correctly

, 
[COMPLETE] is displayed and [INCOMPLETE] is 
displayed when it does not execute correctly. 
						

							[PROJECTOR SETUP] menu
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[LENS MEMORY]
Save and call the focus position, shift position and 
zoom position of an adjusted lens.
1) Press ▲▼ to select [LENS MEMOR
Y].
2)  
Press the  button.
3)

 
Press  ▲▼ to select an item.
▶■Saving lens position
4) Select [LENS MEMOR
Y SAVE] in Step 
3).
5)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [LENS MEMORY SAVE] screen is 
displayed.
6) Press  ▲▼ to select the item to 
initialize, and press the  
button.
7)
 
When the confirmation is displayed, 
select [OK], and press the  
button.
▶z Lens memory input screens are displayed.
8) Press 
▲▼◀▶  to select the text, and 
press the  button to enter the 
text.
9)
 
After the name is input, press  ▲▼◀▶ 
to select [OK], and press the  
button.
▶z The registration completes and returns to the 
[LENS MEMOR
Y SAVE] screen.
▶zIf you press 
▲▼◀▶ to select [CANCEL] 
and then press the  button, the lens 
memory will not be saved.
▶z If you press 
▲▼◀▶ to select [DEF

AULT] and 
press the  button, the entered name 
will not be registered and the default name will 
be used.
▶z If you select [OK] without entering any 
characters and press the  button, the 
default name will be used.
▶■ To call the lens position
4) Select [LENS MEMOR
Y LOAD] in Step 
3).
5)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [LENS MEMORY LOAD] screen is 
displayed.
6) Press  ▲▼ to select the item to 
initialize, and press the  
button.
7)
 
When the confirmation is displayed, 
select [OK], and press the  
button.
▶z Moves automatically to the registered shift, 
zoon and focus positions.
Note
 z Lens memory is not guaranteed to be 100% 
reproduced.
 zThe zoom and focus positions may have shifted 
after lens memory was called. Readjust as 
necessary

.
Beware of shift, as errors in zoom position are 
particularly significant.
 z W

hen a lens is replaced, readjust and save the lens 
memory again.
 z If a lens without zoom function is used, the lens 
memory of the zoom position does not operate.
 zWhen using the  button to assign a [LENS 
MEMOR

Y LOAD], the lens memory is called in 
order each time you press the  button.
▶■ To delete a lens memory
4) Select [LENS MEMOR
Y EDIT] in Step 
3).
5)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [LENS MEMORY EDIT] screen is 
displayed.
6) Press  ▲▼ to select [LENS MEMOR
Y 
DELETE].
7)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [LENS MEMORY DELETE] screen is 
displayed.
8) Press  ▲▼ to select the item to delete, 
and press the  button.
9)
 
When the confirmation is displayed, 
select [OK], and press the  
button. 
						

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▶■To change the lens memory name
4) Select [LENS MEMOR
Y EDIT] in Step 
3).
5)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [LENS MEMORY EDIT] screen is 
displayed.
6) Press  ▲▼ to select [LENS MEMOR
Y 
NAME CHANGE].
7)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The 
[LENS MEMORY NAME CHANGE] screen 
is displayed.
8) Press  ▲▼ to select the name to 
change, and press the  
button.
▶z Lens memory name screens are displayed.
9) Press 
▲▼◀▶  to select the text, and 
press the  button to enter the 
text.
10) After the name is changed, press 
▲▼◀▶  to select [OK], and press 
.
▶z The registration completes and returns to the 
[LENS MEMOR
Y NAME CHANGE] screen.
▶zIf you press 
▲▼◀▶ to select [CANCEL] and 
then press the  button, the changed 
name will not be registered.
▶z If you press 
▲▼◀▶ to select [DEF

AULT] and 
press the  button, the changed name 
will not be registered and the default name will 
be used.
▶z If you select [OK] without entering any 
characters and press the button, the 
default name will be used.
[SAVE ALL USER DATA]
Save the various setting values as a backup in the 
built-in memory of the projector.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [SA
VE ALL USER 
DATA].
2)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [SECURITY PASSWORD] screen is 
displayed.
3) Enter a security password and press 
the  button.
4)
 
When the confirmation is displayed, 
select [OK] or [CANCEL], and press 
the  button.
▶z [PROGRESS] is displayed on the screen while 
the data is saved.
[LOAD ALL USER DATA]
Load the various setting values saved as a backup in 
the built-in memory of the projector.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [LOAD 
ALL USER 
DATA].
2)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [SECURITY PASSWORD] screen is 
displayed.
3) Enter a security password and press 
the  button.
4)
 
When the confirmation is displayed, 
select [OK] or [CANCEL], and press 
the  button.
Note
 z The projector will go into the standby status to 
reflect the setting values when [LOAD 

ALL USER 
DATA] is executed.
 z Data set from the computer application is not 
included in the [ALL

 USER DATA]. 
						

							[PROJECTOR SETUP] menu
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[INITIALIZE]
Return various setting values to their factory default 
settings.
1) Press ▲▼ to select [INITIALIZE].
2)  
Press the  button.
▶z The  [SECURITY PASSWORD] screen is 
displayed.
3) Enter a security password and press 
the  button.
▶z The  [INITIALIZE]
 screen is displayed.
4) Press 
▲▼ to select an item to 
initialize.
[ALL USER 
DATA] All setting items including [ENTRY 
SIGNAL], [NETWORK SETUP], 
[E-mail set up], and [USER LOGO 
are returned to factory default 
values.
The projector will go into the standby 
status to reflect the setting values.
[ENTRY 
SIGNAL] Deletes all the setting values saved 
for each input signal.
To delete only a part of a registered 
signal, perform the procedure 
described in “Deleting the registered 
data” (
 page 118).
[NETWORK/ E-MAIL] Returns [NETWORK SETUP] and 
[E-mail set up] to factory default 
settings.
[LOGO 
IMAGE] Deletes the image registered in 
[USER LOGO].
5) Press the  button.
6)  
When the confirmation is displayed, 
select [OK] or [CANCEL], and press 
the  button.
[SERVICE PASSWORD]
Used by a service person. 
						

							[P IN P] menu
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Settings
Select [P IN P] from the main menu, and select 
the item from the sub-menu.
Refer to “Navigating through the menu” 
(
 page 61) for the operation of the menu screen.
 z After selecting the item, press 
▲▼◀▶ to set.
Using P IN P functions
Locate a separate, small sub screen in the main 
screen to project two images simultaneously.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [P
 IN P].
2)  
Press the  button.
▶z The  [P IN P] screen is displayed.
3) Press 
▲▼ to select [P
 IN P MODE], 
and press the  button.
▶z The  [P IN P MODE] screen is displayed.
4) Press 
▲▼ to select a function.
[OFF]
P IN P function is not used.
[USER1] The items set in “Setting P IN P 
functions” (
 page 115) are used in P 
IN P functions.
[USER2]
[USER3]
5) Press the  button.
Setting P IN P functions
P IN P function settings can be saved to [USER1], 
[USER2], and [USER3].
1) In Step 4) 
“ Using P IN P functions ”, 
select the desired mode from [USER1], 
[USER2], and [USER3], and press the 
 button.
▶z The settings screen of the selected mode is 
displayed.
2) Press 
▲▼ to select an item, and press 
the  button.
▶z The sub-menu of the selected item is displayed.
[MAIN 
WINDOW] The input terminal to be displayed as 
the main window is shown. (Press 
▲
▼  to select, and press the  
button to switch. z [SIZE]: 
The window display size can be set 
from 10% to 100%.
 z[POSITION]: 
Set a display location for the main 
window in the screen.
[SUB 
WINDOW] The input terminal to be displayed as 
the sub window is shown. (Press 
▲
▼  to select, and press the  
button to switch.)
 z [SIZE]: 
The sub window display size can be 
set from 10% to 100%.
 z[POSITION]: 
Set a display location for the sub 
window in the screen.
 z[CLOCK PHASE]: 
When the sub window is RGB1 or 
RGB2 and a flickering image or 
smeared outline appears, set from 0 
to 31.
[FRAME  LOCK] S

elect a window to which frame lock will 
be applied. (Press  ◀▶ to switch.)
 z
[MAIN WINDOW]: 
Set frame lock to the input signal set 
in the main window

.
 z[SUB WINDOW]: 
Set frame lock to the input signal set 
in the sub window

.
[TYPE] Select the window displayed on top 
when windows overlap. (Press 
◀▶ to 
switch.)
 z [MAIN WINDOW]: 
T

he main window has display priority.
 z[SUB WINDOW]: 
The sub window has display priority

.
[P IN P] menu 
						

							[P IN P] menu
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Settings
Note
 zThe P

 IN P functions may not be available for some 
signals being input or terminals being selected. 
Refer to “Two window display combination list” 
(
 page 165) for details.
 z The main window setting values are applied to 
adjustment values such as [PICTURE MODE], 
[GAMMA], and [COLOR 

TEMPERATURE].
 zOn the main screen (when no menu is displayed), 
press 
◀▶ to switch the sizes and positions of 
the main window and sub window while P

 IN P is 
operating.
 z 3D images cannot be displayed in P

 IN P. 
(PT-DZ21KU and PT-DS20KU only)
 z The P

 IN P state continue even if 3D simultaneous 
is used to display 3D images in P IN P. (PT-DZ21KU 
and PT-DS20KU only) 
						

							[TEST PATTERN] menu
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Settings
[TEST PATTERN] menu
Select [TEST PATTERN] from the main menu.
Refer to “Navigating through the menu” 
(
 page 61) for the operation of the menu 
screen.
 z Press 
◀▶ to switch.
[TEST PATTERN]
Displays the test pattern built-in to the projector.
Settings of position, size, and other factors will not 
be reflected in test patterns. Make sure to display the 
input signal before performing various adjustments.
Press 
◀▶ to switch [TEST PATTERN].
 z
The setting will change as follows each time you 
press the button.
Menu screen
+
FocusMenu screen +
Entry screen
Menu screen +
16:9/4:3 aspect  frame Menu screen
+
All white
Menu screen +
Color bar (horizontal)Menu screen +
All black
Menu screen +
Color bar (vertical) Menu screen
+
Window
Menu screen +
Window (inversion)
Note
 z Press the  button on the remote 
control while the test pattern is displayed to hide 
the menu screen.
▶■ To change color or a focus test 
pattern
When the “Menu Screen + Focus” test pattern is 
displayed, the color can be changed.
1) Press  ◀▶ to select the “Menu Screen 
+ Focus” test pattern.
2)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [TEST PATTERN COLOR] screen is 
displayed.
3) Press  ▲▼ to select a color
, and press 
the  button.
▶z The test pattern color changed to the color 
selected.
Note
 z The test pattern color settings return to [WHITE] 
when the projector is switched of

f.
 zThe only test pattern colors that can be changed 
are the “Focus 

Test Pattern” colors. 
						

							[SIGNAL LIST] menu
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Settings
Select [SIGNAL LIST] from the main menu.
Refer to “Navigating through the menu” 
(
 page 61) for the operation of the menu 
screen.
▶■ Registered signal status
▶z
A name can be set for each sub memory 
(
 page 120).
▶z Memory number: 

A1 (1-2)
Sub memory number
When the address number (A1, A2, ... H7, H8) 
is registered
Registering a signal to the list
After a new signal is input and the  button 
on the remote control or the control panel is pressed, 
the registration is completed and the  [MAIN MENU] 
screen is displayed.
Note
 z Up to 96 signals, including sub memories, can be 
registered to the projector

.
 zThere are 12 pages (eight memories of 

A through 
L, with eight memories possible on each page) for 
memory numbers, and it is registered to the lowest 
number that is available. If there is no available 
memory number it will be overwritten from the 
oldest signal.
 z The names to be registered are automatically 
determined by the input signals and memory 
numbers.
 zIf a menu is being displayed, the new signals will 
be registered at the instant they are input.
Renaming the registered data
1) Press 
▲▼◀▶  to select the signal for 
which details are to be displayed.
2)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [REGISTERED SIGNAL STATUS] screen 
is displayed.
▶z The name, memory number

, input terminal, 
frequency, synchronization signal, etc., of the 
input signal are displayed.
▶z Press the  button to return to the 
[REGISTERED SIGNAL

 LIST] screen.
3) Press the  button.
▶zThe  [REGISTERED SIGNAL SETUP] screen is 
displayed.
4) Press  ▲▼ to select [SIGNAL
 NAME 
CHANGE].
5)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [SIGNAL NAME CHANGE] screen is 
displayed.
6) Press  ▲▼◀▶  to select the text, and 
press the  button to enter the 
text.
7)
 
After the name is changed, press  ▲
▼◀▶  to select [OK], and press the 
 button.
▶z The registration is completed and it will return 
t
o the  [REGISTERED SIGNAL SETUP]  screen.
▶zWhen pressing 
▲▼◀▶ to select [CANCEL] 
and pressing the  button, the 
changed signal name will not be registered and 
an automatically registered signal name will be 
used.
Deleting the registered data
1) Press  ▲▼◀▶  to select the signal to 
delete.
2)
 
Press the  button.
▶zThe  [ENTRY SIGNAL DELETE] screen is 
displayed.
▶z T

o cancel the deletion, press the  
button to return to the [REGISTERED SIGNAL 
LIST] screen.
3) Press the  button.
▶z The selected signal will be deleted.
Note
 z A

 signal can also be deleted from [ENTRY SIGNAL 
DELETE] on the [REGISTERED SIGNAL SETUP] 
screen.
[SIGNAL LIST] menu 
						

							[SIGNAL LIST] menu
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Protecting the registered data
1) Press ▲▼◀▶  to select the signal to 
protect.
2)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [REGISTERED SIGNAL STATUS] screen 
is displayed.
3) Press the  button.
▶z The  [REGISTERED SIGNAL SETUP] screen is 
displayed.
4) Press  ▲▼ to select [LOCK].
5)  
Press  ◀▶ to switch [LOCK].
▶z
The setting will change as follows each time 
you press the button.
[OFF][ON]
[OFF]
The signal is not protected.
[ON] The signal is protected.
Note
 z When [LOCK] is set to [ON], signal delete, image 
adjustment and auto setup are not available. 

To 
perform these operations, set [LOCK] to [OFF].
 z A

 signal can be registered to sub memory even if it 
is protected.
 z Even a protected signal will be deleted if 
[INITIALIZE] is executed.
Expanding signal lock-in 
range
1) Press 
▲▼◀▶  to select the signal to 
set.
2)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [REGISTERED SIGNAL STATUS] screen 
is displayed.
3) Press the  button.
▶z The  [REGISTERED SIGNAL SETUP] screen is 
displayed.
4) Press  ▲▼ to select [LOCK-IN RANGE].
5)  
Press  ◀▶ to switch [LOCK-IN 
RANGE].
▶z The setting will change as follows each time 
you press the button.
[NARROW][WIDE]
[NARROW]
Select in most cases.
[WIDE] Widens the lock-in range.
Note
 zSwitch the range that determines that a signal to be 
input is the same signal that is already registered.
 zT

o prioritize the determination that it is the same 
signal that is already registered, set to the [WIDE] 
setting.
 z Use in cases such as when the synchronizing 
frequency of a signal to be input has changed 
slightly

, or multiple signal lists are registered.
 zCan only be used when a signal is input from 
the  terminal,  terminal, 
 terminal, or  terminal.
 zWhen [WIDE] is set, the image may appear 
distorted because a signal is determined to be the 
same signal even if a synchronizing frequency 
changes slightly

.
 zWhen a signal to be input corresponds to the 
signal set in [WIDE], a registered signal with a high 
m

emory number receives priority. Example: a signal 
to be input that corresponds to memory numbers 
A2, A4 and B1 will be determined to be B1.
 z When a registration signal is deleted, the settings 
are also deleted.
 zIn an environment where multiple types of signals 
are input to the same terminal, signals are 
sometimes not determined correctly when settings 
are set to [WIDE]. 
						

							[SIGNAL LIST] menu
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Settings
Managing the sub memory 
list
The projector has a sub memory function that can 
register the multiple image adjustment data, even if it 
is recognized as the same signal by the frequency or 
format of the synchronization signal source.
Use this function when you need to adjust the picture 
quality such as switching of the aspect ratio or white 
balance by the same synchronization signal source. 
The sub memory includes all the data that can be 
adjusted for each signal, such as the screen aspect 
ratio and data adjusted in the [PICTURE] item 
([CONTRAST], [BRIGHTNESS], etc.).
▶■To register the current settings to 
the list
1) Press  ◀▶ on the normal screen (when 
the menu is not displayed).
▶z The sub memory registration screen is 
displayed if the sub memory is not registered. 
Proceed to Step 
3).
▶zA

 list of sub memories registered to the signal 
currently input is displayed.
▶z By selecting [SUB MEMOR

Y] in the 
[PROJECTOR SETUP] menu → [FUNCTION 
BUTTON], the  button can be used 
instead of  ◀▶.
2) Press 
▲▼◀▶  to select the sub 
memory number to register in [SUB 
MEMOR
Y LIST].
3)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [RENAME] screen is displayed.
4) Press the  button.
▶z
To rename the registered data, follow the 
procedure in Steps  4) and 5) in “Renaming the 
registered data” (
 page 118).
▶■ To switch to the sub memory list
1) Press 
◀▶ on the normal screen (when 
the menu is not displayed).
▶z A list of sub memories registered to the signal 
currently input is displayed.
2) Press  ▲▼◀▶  to select the signal to 
switch in [SUB MEMOR Y LIST].
3)
 
Press the  button.
▶z This switches to the signal selected in Step 
2) .
▶■To delete the sub memory data
1) Press 
◀▶  on the normal screen (when 
the menu is not displayed).
▶z [SUB MEMOR Y LIST]
 screen is displayed.
2) Use the 
▲▼◀▶  buttons to select 
the item to delete, and press the 
 button.
▶z[ENTRY SIGNAL DELETE]
 screen is displayed.
▶zT

o cancel the deletion, press the  
button to return to the [SUB MEMORY LIST]  
screen.
3) Press the  button.
▶z The selected sub memory will be deleted.