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

							[SECURITY] menu
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[SECURITY] menu
Select [SECURITY] 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 When the projector is used for the first time
Initial password: Press 
▲▶▼◀▲▶▼◀ in 
order

, and press the  button.
 zAfter selecting the item, press 
▲▼◀▶ to set.
Attention
 z
When you select the 

[SECURITY] from the main 
menu and press the  button, entering a 
password is required. Enter the set password and 
then continue operations of the  [SECURITY] menu.
 zWhen the password has been changed previously

, 
enter the changed password, and press the 
 button.
Note
 z The entered password is displayed with * mark on 
the screen.
[SECURITY PASSWORD]
The [SECURITY PASSWORD] screen is displayed 
when the power is turned on. When the entered 
password is incorrect, the operation will be restricted 
to the power standby <
> button, the  
button, and the  (, , and 
) buttons.
1) Press  ▲▼ to select [SECURITY
 
PASSWORD].
2)
 
Press  ◀▶ to switch [SECURITY

 
PASSWORD].
▶z The setting will change as follows each time 
you press the button.
[OFF][ON]
[OFF] Disables the security password 
entry.
[ON] Enables the security password entry.
Note
 zThe [SECURITY

 PASSWORD] setting is set to 
[OFF] at the time of purchase or when all the user 
data has been initialized.
 z Change the password periodically that is hard to 
guess.
 zThe security password will be enabled after setting 
[SECURITY

 PASSWORD] to [ON] and turning the 
 switch to .
[SECURITY PASSWORD 
CHANGE]
Change the security password.
1) Press  ▲▼ to select [SECURITY
 
PASSWORD CHANGE].
2)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [SECURITY PASSWORD CHANGE] 
screen is displayed.
3) Press  ▲▼◀▶  and the number ( to 
) buttons to set the password.
▶z Up to eight button operations can be set.
4) Press the  button.
5)  
Re-enter the password for the 
confirmation.
6)

 
Press the  button.
Note
 z The entered password is displayed with * mark on 
the screen.
 zAn error message is displayed on the screen when 
the entered password is incorrect. Re-enter the 
correct password. 
						

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[DISPLAY SETTING]
Overlap the security message (text or image) over the 
projecting image.
1) Press ▲▼ to select [DISPLA
Y 
SETTING].
2)
 
Press  ◀▶ to switch [DISPLA

Y 
SETTING].
▶z The setting will change as follows each time 
you press the button.
[OFF][TEXT][USER 
LOGO]
[OFF] The text display is disabled.
[TEXT] The text display is enabled.
[USER 
LOGO] The picture registered by the user is 
projected.
Note
 z T

o create the image for [USER LOGO], “Logo 
Transfer Software” included in the supplied CD-
ROM is required.
[TEXT CHANGE]
Change the text displayed when the text display is 
enabled by selecting [TEXT] in [DISPLAY SETTING].
1) Press  ▲▼ to select [TEXT CHANGE].
2)  
Press the  button.
▶z The  [TEXT CHANGE] screen is displayed.
3) Press 
▲▼◀▶  to select the text, and 
press the  button to enter the 
text.
4)
 
Press  ▲▼◀▶  to select [OK], and 
press the  button.
▶z The text is changed.
[CONTROL DEVICE SETUP]
Enable/disable the button operations on the control 
panel and the remote control.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [CONTROL
 
DEVICE SETUP].
2)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [CONTROL DEVICE SETUP] screen is 
displayed.
3) Press  ▲▼ to select an item.
▶■To set [CONTROL PANEL]
▶z
You can set the limitation on the control from 
the control panel.
4) Select [CONTROL  PANEL] in Step 3).
5)  
Press the  button.
▶z The  [CONTROL PANEL] screen is displayed.
6) Press 
◀▶ to switch [CONTROL
 
PANEL].
▶z The setting will change as follows each time 
you press the button.
[ENABLE][DISABLE][USER]
[ENABLE] Enables all button operations from 
the projector body.
[DISABLE] Disables all button operations 
from the projector body.
[USER] Operation of all buttons on the 
projector body can be enabled/
disabled separately.
7) Press 
▲▼ to select [APPL
Y], and 
press the  button.
▶z The confirmation screen is displayed.
8) Press 
◀▶ to select [OK], and press 
the  button.
▶z Enabling/disabling any projector body 
button
7)

 
Select [USER] in Step 6).
▶z Setting items can be selected for the buttons on 
the projector body
. 
						

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8) Press ▲▼ to select [POWER 
BUTT ON], [INPUT SELECT BUTTON], 
[MENU BUTTON], [LENS BUTTON], 
[AUTO SETUP BUTTON], [SHUTTER 
BUTTON], or [OTHER BUTTON].
▶z Use the following items to enable/disable 
buttons on the projector body
.
[POWER 
BUTTON] Power standby  button and 
power on <
> button
[INPUT SELECT  BUTTON]  button,  button, 
 button,  button, 
 button, and  
button
[MENU 
BUTTON]  button
[LENS 
BUTTON]  button
[AUTO SETUP  BUTTON]  button
[SHUTTER  BUTTON]  button
[OTHER 
BUTTON] ▲▼◀▶
 buttons,  
button
9) Press  ◀▶ to switch between enable/
disable.
▶z The setting will change as follows each time 
you press the button.
[ENABLE][DISABLE]
[ENABLE]
Enables button operations.
[DISABLE] Disables button operations.
10) Press 
▲▼ to select [APPLY], and 
press the  button.
▶z The confirmation screen is displayed.
11) Press 
◀▶ to select [OK], and press 
the  button.
▶■ To set [REMOTE CONTROL]
▶z
You can set the limitation on the control from 
the remote control.
4) Select [REMOTE CONTROL] in Step 3).
5)  
Press the  button.
▶z The 
[REMOTE CONTROL]  screen is displayed.
6) Press 
◀▶ to switch [REMOTE 
CONTROL].
▶z The setting will change as follows each time 
you press the button.
[ENABLE][DISABLE][USER]
[ENABLE] Enables all button operations from 
the remote control.
[DISABLE] Disables all button operations 
from the remote control.
[USER] Operation of all buttons on the 
remote control can be enabled/
disabled separately.
7) Press 
▲▼ to select [APPL
Y], and 
press the  button.
▶z The confirmation screen is displayed.
8) Press 
◀▶ to select [OK], and press 
the  button.
▶z Enabling/disabling any remote control 
button
7)

 
Select [USER] in Step 6).
▶z Setting items can be selected for the buttons on 
the remote control.
8) Press 
▲▼ to select [POWER 
BUTT ON], [INPUT SELECT BUTTON], 
[MENU BUTTON], [LENS BUTTON], 
[AUTO SETUP BUTTON], [SHUTTER 
BUTTON], [ASPECT BUTTON], [ON 
SCREEN BUTTON], or [OTHER 
BUTTON].
▶z Use the following items to enable/disable 
buttons on the remote control.
[POWER 
BUTTON] Power standby  button and 
power on <
> button
[INPUT SELECT  BUTTON]  button,  button, 
 button,  button, 
 button, and  
button
[MENU 
BUTTON]  button
[LENS 
BUTTON]  button,  
button,  button
[AUTO SETUP  BUTTON]  button
[SHUTTER  BUTTON]  button
[ASPECT 
BUTTON]  button
[ON SCREEN  BUTTON]  button
[OTHER 
BUTTON] Buttons not listed above 
						

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9) Press ◀▶ to switch between enable/
disable.
▶z The setting will change as follows each time 
you press the button.
[ENABLE][DISABLE]
[ENABLE]
Enables button operations.
[DISABLE] Disables button operations.
10) Press 
▲▼ to select [APPLY], and 
press the  button.
▶z The confirmation screen is displayed.
11) Press 
◀▶ to select [OK], and press 
the  button.
Note
 z When a button operation is performed on the 
device set to [DISABLE], the [CONTROL

 DEVICE 
PASSWORD] screen is displayed.
Enter the control device password.
 z The 

[CONTROL DEVICE PASSWORD] screen 
will disappear when there is no operation for 
approximately ten seconds.
 z It will not be possible to turn of

f the power (standby 
status) if the operations of both of [CONTROL 
PANEL] and [REMOTE CONTROL] are set to 
[DISABLE].
 z When the setting has completed, the menu screen 
will disappear

. To operate continuously, press the 
 button to display the main menu.
 z Even when button operation on the remote control 
is disabled, the  button and the  
button are enabled.
[CONTROL DEVICE 
PASSWORD CHANGE]
The control device password can be changed.
1) Press  ▲▼ to select [CONTROL
 
DEVICE PASSWORD CHANGE].
2)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [CONTROL DEVICE PASSWORD 
CHANGE] screen is displayed.
3) Press  ▲▼◀▶  to select the text, and 
press the  button to enter the 
text.
4)
 
Press  ▲▼◀▶  to select [OK], and 
press the  button.
▶z To cancel, select [CANCEL].
Attention
 z The initial password when used for the first time or 
after initializing all the user data is “AAAA”.
 zChange the password periodically that is hard to 
guess. 
						

							[NETWORK] menu
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[NETWORK] menu
Select [NETWORK] 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.
[NETWORK SETUP]
Perform the initial setting of the network before using 
the network function.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [NETWORK 
SETUP].
2)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [NETWORK SETUP] screen is displayed.
3) Press 
▲▼ to select an item, and 
change the settings according to the 
operation instructions of the menu.
[PROJECTOR 
NAME] Change the setting when using a 
DHCP server.
[DHCP] Set the item to [ON] when using 
a DHCP server to automatically 
acquire the IP address. Set to [OFF] 
when not using a DHCP server.
[IP ADDRESS] Enter the IP address when not 
using a DHCP server.
[SUBNET  MASK] Enter the subnet mask when not 
using a DHCP server.
[DEFAULT 
GATEWAY] Enter the default gateway address 
when not using a DHCP server.
[STORE] Save the current network settings.
4) Press 
▲▼ to select [ST
ORE], and 
press the  button.
5)
 
When the confirmation is displayed, 
select [OK] or [CANCEL], and press 
the  button.
Note
 z When using a DHCP

 server, confirm that the DHCP 
server is running.
 z Consult your network administrator regarding the IP

 
address, subnet mask, and default gateway.
[NETWORK CONTROL]
Set up the control method of the network.
1) Press  ▲▼ to select [NETWORK 
CONTROL].
2)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [NETWORK CONTROL] screen is 
displayed.
3) Press  ▲▼ to select an item, and press 
◀▶  to change the setting.
[WEB 
CONTROL] Set to [ON] to control with the Web 
browser.
[PJLink 
CONTROL] Set to [ON] to control with the 
PJLink protocol.
[COMMAND  CONTROL] Set to [ON] to control with the 
/ 
terminal control command format 
(
 page 163).
Refer to “Control commands via 
LAN” (
 page 157).
[COMMAND  PORT] Set the port number used for 
command control.
[ST
ORE] Save the current network control 
settings.
[NETWORK STATUS]
Displays the status of the projector network.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [NETWORK 
ST ATUS].
2)
 
Press the  button.
▶z The  [NETWORK STATUS] screen is displayed. 
						

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Network connections
The projector has a network function, and the following operations are available from the computer using the Web 
control.
 zSetting and adjustment of the projector
 zDisplay of the projector status
 zSetting of E-mail notification
Note
 z A

 LAN cable is required to use the network function.
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 z A Web browser is required to use this function. Confirm that the Web browser can be used beforehand.
Compatible OS: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7, Mac OS X v10.4/v10.5/v10.6/v10.7
Compatible browser: Internet Explorer 7.0/8.0/9.0, Safari 4.0/5.0 (Mac OS)
 z Communication with an E-mail server is required to use the E-mail function. Confirm that the E-mail can be 
used beforehand.
 zUse a LAN cable that is straight-through and compatible with category 5 or higher
.
 zUse a LAN cable of 100 m (328'1") or shorter length.
▶■ Name and function of network function parts
(1) (2) (3)
(1) LAN10/100 lamp (yellow)
Lights on when connected to the 100BASE-TX.
(2)  terminal (10BASE-T/100BASE-TX) Used to connect the LAN cable here. (3) LAN LINK/ACT lamp (green)
Lights on when connected.
Flashes when transmitting/receiving data.
Attention
 zWhen a LAN cable is directly connected to the projector

, the network connection must be made indoors. 
						

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Accessing from the Web browser
1) Start up the Web browser on the computer.
2)  
Enter the IP
  address set on the projector into the URL entry field of the Web browser.
3)
 
Enter the user name and the password.
▶z The factory default setting of the user name is user1 (user rights)/admin1 (administrator rights) and the 
password is panasonic (lower case).
4) Click OK.
▶zThe [Projector status] page is displayed.
Note
 zIf you use a W

eb browser to control the projector, set [WEB CONTROL] to [ON] in [NETWORK CONTROL] 
(
 page 125).
 z D

o not perform setting or control simultaneously by starting up multiple Web browsers. Do not set or control the 
projector from multiple computers.
 z Change the password first.( page 140)
 zT

he administrator rights allows to use all functions. The user rights allow use of [Projector status] (
 page 128), 
confirmation of the error information page (
 page 129), [Network status] ( page 130), [Basic control] ( page 132), 
and [Change password] (
 page 140) only.
 z Access will be locked for few minutes when an incorrect password is entered three times consecutively
. 
						

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▶■Descriptions of items
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(1) Page tab
Switches pages by clicking it.
(2) [Status] The status of the projector is displayed by clicking 
this item.
(3) [Projector control] The [Projector control] page is displayed by clicking 
this item.
(4) [Detailed set up] The [Detailed set up] page is displayed by clicking 
this item.
(5) [Change password] The [Change password] page is displayed by clicking 
this item.
▶■[Projector status] page
Click [Status] → [Projector status].
Displays the status of the projector for the following items.
(10)
(11)
(12)
(15)
(16)(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(13)
(14)
(1) [PROJECTOR TYPE]
Displays the type of the projector.
(2) [MAIN VERSION] Displays the firmware version of the projector.
(3) [POWER] Displays the status of the power.
(4) [SHUTTER] Displays the status of the projector.
(5) [SERIAL NUMBER] Displays the serial number of the projector.
(6) [NETWORK VERSION] Displays the version of the firmware of the network.
(7) [REMOTE2 STATUS] Displays the control status of the  
terminal.
(8) [OSD] Displays the status of the on-screen display.
(9) [LAMP SELECT] Displays the setting status of [LAMP SELECT] 
(
 page 100).
(10) [INPUT] Displays the status of the input selection.
(1
1) [INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE] Displays the status of the air intake temperature of 
the projector.
(12) [OPTICS MODULE TEMPERATURE] Displays the status of the internal temperature of 
the projector.
(13) [AROUND LAMP TEMPERATURE] Displays the status of the temperature around the 
lamp of the projector.
(14) [LAMP1][LAMP2][LAMP3][LAMP4][RUNTIME] Displays the status and the usage time of the lamp.
(15) [SELF TEST] Displays the self-diagnosis information.
(16) [PROJECTOR RUNTIME] Displays the operation times of the projector. 
						

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▶■Error information page
When [Error (Detail)] or [Warning (Detail)] is displayed in the self-diagnosis display of the [Projector status] 
screen, click it to display the error/warning details.
▶z
The projector may go into the standby status to protect the projector depending on the contents of the 
error

.
[OK]: Normal opera\Ation[FA\fLED]: O\b\burren\be of \Atrouble
[WARN\fNG]: Warning
▶zDescription of problem occurrence [F AILED]:
Parameter
Description
[MAIN CPU BUS] There is a problem with the microcomputer circuitry. Consult your 
dealer.
[FAN] There is a problem with the fan or the fan drive circuit. Consult your 
dealer.
[INTAKE AIR TEMPERATURE] The air intake temperature is too high. It may be used in an operating 
environment where the temperature is high, such as near a heating 
appliance.
[OPTICS MODULE TEMPERATURE] The temperature inside the projector is high. It may be used in an 
operating environment where the temperature is high, such as near 
a heating appliance.
[AROUND LAMP TEMPERATURE] The temperature around the lamp is high. The air exhaust port may 
be blocked.
[LAMP1 REMAIN TIME]
The usage time of the lamp has exceeded the specified time, and it 
is time to replace the lamp.
[LAMP2 REMAIN TIME]
[LAMP3 REMAIN TIME]
[LAMP4 REMAIN TIME]
[LAMP1 STATUS]
The lamp has failed to turn on. Wait a while until the luminous lamp 
cools off, and then turn on the power.
[LAMP2 STATUS]
[LAMP3 STATUS]
[LAMP4 STATUS]
[APERTURE(CONTRAST-SHUTTER)]
There is a problem in the contrast shutter circuit for dynamic iris. 
Consult your dealer.
[SHUTTER(MUTE-SHUTTER)] There is a problem with the shutter circuitry. Consult your dealer.
[INTAKE AIR TEMP.SENSOR] There is a problem with the sensor used to detect intake air 
temperature. Consult your dealer.
[OPTICS MODULE TEMP.SENSOR] There is a problem with the sensor used to detect temperature inside 
the projector. Consult your dealer. 
						

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ParameterDescription
[AROUND LAMP TEMP. SENSOR] There is a problem with the sensor used to detect exhaust air 
temperature. Consult your dealer.
[BATTERY] The battery replacement is required. Consult your dealer.
[LENS MOUNTER] There is a problem in the lens mounter. Consult your dealer.
[BRIGHTNESS SENSOR] There is a problem with the luminance sensor. If the problem is not 
corrected by turning off the power and turning it on again, consult 
your dealer.
[ANGLE SENSOR] There is a problem with the sensor that detects angle. Consult your 
dealer.
[FILTER UNIT] The air filter unit is not attached. Check the connection of the air filter 
unit. (
 page 146)
[AIR FIL
TER] There are too much dust accumulated in the air filter unit.
Turn off the  switch to  (
 page 51), and 
clean the air filter (
 page 144).
[AC POWER] AC input voltage is weak. Use electric wiring that can sufficiently 
withstand the power consumption of the projector
.
▶■[Network status] page
Click [Status] → [Network status].
The current network setting status is displayed.