Panasonic LCD Projector PT-AE3000U Operating Instructions
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Basic Operation Switching the projector on/off ENGLISH - 21 1. Remove the lens cover from the lens. 2. Switch the MAIN POWER button on. The power indicator lights up in red. 3. Press the power button. The power indicator lights up in green after flashing for a while. The STARTUP LOGO is displayed on the screen. See “STARTUP LOGO” on page 43. 1. Press the power button. The confirmation screen is displayed. To return to the projection, press any button except the power button. 2. Press the power or ENTER button. The power indicator lights up in orange while cooling the lamp, then illuminates red when it is ready to switch off the MAIN POWER button. 3. Switch off the MAIN POWER button on the left side of the projector. 4. Attach the lens cover. Switching on the projector (1)(1) (3)(3) (2)(2) Power indicator NOTE: • When the internal cooling fan is operating, some operationa l sound may be heard. The loudness of the operational sound depends on the external temperature. • You can reduce the operational sound by setting the LAMP POWER in OPTION menu to the ECO-MODE . See “LAMP POWER” on page 44. • When starting up the projector, some small rattling or tink ling sound may be heard, or the display may flicker for the characteristics of the lamp. Those are normal and will not affect the performance of the projector. • Do not attempt to modify the lens cover which may cause burns, fire or damage to the projector. Switching off the projector (3)(3) (1)(1) (2)(2) Power indicator NOTE: • Press the power button twice or for a long duration to switch the power off.
22 - ENGLISH Basic Operation Projecting an image 1. Switch on the connected devices. Press the play button of the required device. 2. Press the INPUT SELECT button to select the required input method if needed. See “Switching the input signal” on page 28. The image will be proj ected on the screen. 1. Press the ASPECT button to select the required aspect mode. See “Switching the aspect ratio” on page 24. 2. Adjust the projected image with the lens shift dials. See “Lens shift and positioning” on page 16. 3. Adjust the angle of the projector. Screw down the front leg adjusters and adjust the angle vertically. See “Front leg adjusters and throwing angle” on page 15. 4. Adjust the focus and the projected image size. Press +/- of the FOCUS and ZOOM buttons to adjust. Press the LENS button to adjust the focus and zoom by the remote control. See “LENS CONTROL” on page 40. Selecting the input signal NOTE: • AUTO SEARCH is ON as default and the signal from the connected devices is detected automatically. See “AUTO SEARCH” on page 43. Positioning the image NOTE: • Do not touch the air exhaust port as this may cause burns or injury. • If keystone distortion occurs, see “KEYSTONE” on page 39. • If you adjust the focus, you may need to adjust the size of the image by pressing the ZOOM button again.
ENGLISH - 23 Basic Operation Remote control operation You can operate the projector with the remote control within the remote range 7 m (2211). QFacing to the projector Ensure the remote control emitter is facing to the remote control signal receptor on front/back of the projector and press the required buttons to operate. Q Facing to the screen Ensure the remote control emitter is facing to the screen and press the required buttons to operate the projector. The signal will be reflected off the screen. The operating range may differ due to the screen material. This func tion may not be effective with a translucent screen. You can adjust the focus and zoom of the projected image, and save the settings. Press the LENS button to display the LENS CONTROL menu. See “LENS CONTROL” on page 40. You can switch the preset picture mode settings by pressing the PICTURE MODE button. Press the button until the required setting is selected. See “PICTURE MODE” on page 32. You can display the PICTURE and ADVANCED MENU menu items in called up style by pressing the PICTURE ADJUSTMENT button. Press the button to switch between PICTURE and ADVANCED MENU menu. Press F G to select the required menu item and I H to adjust. Q PICTURE menu items PICTURE MODE , CONTRAST , BRIGHTNESS , COLOR , TINT, SHARPNESS, COLOR TEMPERATURE and DYNAMIC IRIS QADVANCED MENU items GAMMA , CONTRAST , BRIGHTNESS , COLOR MANAGEMENT , x.v.Color , FRAME CREATION , DETAIL CLARITY, NR, MPEG NR , CINEMA REALITY and TV-SYSTEM Operating range NOTE: • Do not let strong light shine onto the signal receptor. The remote control may malfunction under strong light such as fluorescent. • If there are any obstacles between the remote control and the remote control signal receptor, the remote control may not operate correctly. Managing the lens control settings Switching the picture mode NORMAL CINEMA3 DYNAMIC CINEMA2 COLOR1 COLOR2 CINEMA1 Adjusting the image NOTE: • For each menu item description, see “PICTURE menu” on page 32. • The screen will be cleared after 7 seconds without any operation.
Basic Operation Remote control operation 24 - ENGLISH You can access saved settings instantly. See “MEMORY LOAD” on page 36.1. Select the required setting from MEMORY1 - 16. Undefined setting will not be displayed. 2. Press the ENTER button to activate the selected setting. The aspect ratio will be selected automatically, or you can switch it manually by pressing the ASPECT button. Press th e button several times to cycle through the different aspect type as follows. See “ASPEC T” on page 37. QVIDEO/S-VIDEO/COMPONENT (YPBPR) Q COMPUTER (RGB) Q HDMI You can display the image brightness and contrast level of th e input signal with a waveform. See “WAVEFORM MONITOR” on page 33. J Displaying the waveform 1. Press the WAVEFORM button and display the waveform monitor. Press the WAVEFORM button again to escape from the waveform mode. 2. Press ENTER button until the required waveform option is displayed. In FULL SCAN mode, press F G I H to change the waveform position. In SINGLE LINE SCAN mode, press F G to select the required line position. Loading a saved setting NOTE: • If you have not saved any settings, MEMORY1 - 16 will not be displayed. Switching the aspect ratio 4:3 JUST 16:9 ZOOM2 14:9 ZOOM1 4:3 16:9 4:316:9 NOTE: • If you project an image with an unmatched aspect ratio, the image may distort or some portions may be cropped. Select an aspect ratio which preserves the intention of the image creator. • The order of aspect type is defined not only by the input method but also by the input signals. See “List of compatible signals” on page 50. • If you project a copyrighted image enlarged or distorted by using ASPECT function in commercial use in a public place, such as a restaurant or hotel, you might infringe on the copyright of the creator which is protected by copyright law. Adjusting the signal condition with a waveform FULL SCANMonitoring the waveform of brightness and contrast of the whole image. SINGLE LINE SCAN Monitoring the waveform of brightness and contrast in each horizontal line of the image. FULL SCAN(Y) SINGLE LINE SCAN(B) FULL SCAN(R) SINGLE LINE SCAN(G) FULL SCAN(G) SINGLE LINE SCAN(R) FULL SCAN(B) SINGLE LINE SCAN(Y) NOTE: •In SINGLE LINE SCAN mode, the position of the wa veform monitor depends on the position of the selected line. • You can display the main menu by pressing the MENU button and adjust the menu items. • The called up menu items displayed position depends on the position of the waveform monitor. • You can activate AUTO ADJUST of the WAVEFORM menu by pressing the DEFAULT button. • The signal which is lower than 0% in the waveform wil l be displayed as same as 0% on the projected image. • While the waveform is displayed, the image is displayed without the COLOR MANAGEMENT adjustment. • When adjusting the KEYSTONE of the POSITION menu while the waveform is displayed, x.v.Color will be deactivated.
Basic Operation Remote control operation ENGLISH - 25 JAdjustment example Project a commercial test signal for picture adjustment on the screen and press the WAVEFORM button. QAdjusting with lu minance options 1. Press the ENTER button several times to display FULL SCAN(Y) /SINGLE LINE SCAN(Y) . In SINGLE LINE SCAN mode, select the required adjusting point by pressing F G. 2. Press the PICTURE ADJUSTMENT button and display the BRIGHTNESS by pressing F G. When ADVANCED MENU is displayed, press the button again to switch to the PICTURE menu. 3. Adjust by pressing I H. Adjust the bottom line of the waveform to 0 % (0 or 7.5 IRE). Setting range: -32 to +32 4. Press F G to display the CONTRAST. 5. Adjust by pressing I H. Adjust the up line of the waveform to 100 % (100 IRE). Setting range: -64 to +64 Q Adjusting with RGB options 1. Press the ENTER button several times to display the required R/G/B waveform option. In SINGLE LINE SCAN mode, select the required adjusting point by pressing F G. 2. Press the PICTURE ADJUSTMENT button and display the BRIGHTNESS R /BRIGHTNESS G / BRIGHTNESS B by pressing F G. When PICTURE menu is displayed, press the button again to switch to the ADVANCED MENU. 3. Adjust by pressing I H. Adjust the bottom line of the waveform to 0 % (0 or 7.5 IRE). Setting range: -16 to +16 4. Press F G to display the CONTRAST R / CONTRAST G /CONTRAST B . 5. Adjust by pressing I H. Adjust the up line of the waveform to 100 % (100 IRE). Setting range: -32 to +32 100% 50%0% 100% 50% 0% 100% 50% 0% ENTER ENTER Image displayable area Adjust to 100% Adjust to 0%Monitor position Image displayable area Adjust to 100% Adjust to 0%Monitor position Signal level Signal level With COMPUTER (except 1080) or HDMI (Expand) FULL SCAN(Y)/SINGLE LINE SCAN(Y) BRIGHTNESS Adjust the bottom line of the waveform to 0 % (0 or 7.5 IRE) CONTRAST Adjust the top line of the waveform to 100 % (100 IRE) FULL SCAN(R)/SINGLE LINE SCAN(R) BRIGHTNESS R Adjust the bottom line of the waveform to 0 % (0 or 7.5 IRE) CONTRAST R Adjust the top line of the waveform to 100 % (100 IRE) FULL SCAN(G)/SINGLE LINE SCAN(G) BRIGHTNESS G Adjust the bottom line of the waveform to 0 % (0 or 7.5 IRE) CONTRAST G Adjust the top line of the waveform to 100 % (100 IRE) FULL SCAN(B)/SINGLE LINE SCAN(B) BRIGHTNESS B Adjust the bottom line of the waveform to 0 % (0 or 7.5 IRE) CONTRAST B Adjust the top line of the waveform to 100 % (100 IRE)
Basic Operation Remote control operation 26 - ENGLISH You can adjust a selected color individually and save and retrieve under the PICTURE MODE setting. Press the COLOR MANAGEMENT button to open the menu. See “COLOR MANAGEMENT” on page 35. J Create a new profile Q Adjusting the selected color Select a color and adjust COLOR , TINT and BRIGHTNESS . 1. Select the CURSOR menu and press ENTER. The projected image is captured, and the target cursor is displayed. When the LOG is fully stored, the target cursor will not be displayed. 2. Move the cursor with F G I H to the required place to select a color and press ENTER. The color at the center of the target cursor is sampled and the sample box is displayed on the left of the cursor. The menu items are displayed on the upper part of the screen. You may fail to adjust when the very edge point of the projection area is selected as sample. 3. Select a menu item and the I H to adjust each item level. The result box is displayed on the right of the cursor and shows the adjusted color. 4. Press ENTER to store the adjusted result. “PROCESSING ” is displayed for a few seconds and the result is stored in LOG. You can store up to 8 logs under LOG for each PICTURE MODE setting. 5. Press MENU or RETURN to return to the previous menu. Repeat the steps above to store more adjustment. Q Managing stored logs You can edit or delete the stored logs of the selected PICTURE MODE . 1. Select LOG and press ENTER. The LOG menu is displayed. 2. Select the required log from 1 - 8 or ALL DELETE, and press ENTER . Select CHANGE to edit the log. The cursor menu is displayed and you can readjust the color. Select DELETE to delete the log. The confirmation screen will be displayed. Select OK to delete. When you select ALL DELETE, the DELETE ALL LOG. screen is displayed. Select OK to delete all logs. The PROFILE setting will be set to NORMAL . Setting your own color profile NORMAL PROFILE SAVE PROFILE DELETE PROFILE NAME CHANGE LOG CURSOR PROFILE Target cursor SELECT CURSORRETURN ENTER DEFAULT COLOR TINT BRIGHTNESS Sampled color COLOR Adjust the vividness of the color. Setting range: -30 to +30 TINTAdjust the color tone. Setting range: -30 to +30 BRIGHTNESS Adjust the brightness of the color. Setting range: -20 to +20 SELECT CURSORRETURN ENTER DEFAULT COLOR TINT BRIGHTNESS Adjusted color PICTURE MODE : CINEMA1 POINT1 POINT2 POINT3 POINT4 POINT5 POINT6 POINT7 POINT8 ALL DELETE Sampled color Adjusted color
Basic Operation Remote control operation ENGLISH - 27 QSaving a log sett ing as a profile Return to the COLOR MANAGEMENT menu and save the stored log as a profile. Make sure that the PICTURE MODE is not switched. 1. Select the PROFILE SAVE menu and press the ENTER button. The PROFILE SAVE menu is displayed. You can save the profile as USER1, USER2 and USER3 . 2. Press the ENTER button to save the profile. The confirmation screen is displayed. Press ENTER again to save. 3. Name the profile. Use F G I H to specify the location of the required character to enter and press the ENTER button. You can enter up to 14 characters. 4. Repeat step 3 until you finish the text line. Move cursor to ALL DELETE and press the ENTER button to delete all the entered text line. Press the DEFAULT button to delete the last entered character or indicated with cursor in the text box. To insert a character in the entered text line, move the cursor to the text box to select the required place and press G then perform step 3. 5. Select OK and press the ENTER button to set the entered text as a name. Press the ENTER button without entering any text to keep the default name. Q Deleting the saved profiles You can delete the profiles from PROFILE DELETE menu. 1. Select PROFILE DELETE and press the ENTER button. 2. Select the required profile or ALL DELETE and press the ENTER button. The confirmation screen will be displayed and select OK. 3. Press the ENTER button. QChanging the profile names You can change the name of the profiles from the PROFILE NAME CHANGE menu. 1. Select PROFILE NAME CHANGE and press the ENTER button. 2. Select the required profile and press the ENTER button. 3. Rename the profile. Use F G I H to specify the location of the required character to enter and press the ENTER button. 4. Select OK and press the ENTER button to set the entered text as a name. Q Loading saved profiles When profiles are loaded under the PICTURE MODE setting, you can keep them as you defined until the PROFILE is set to NORMAL . 1. Select the required PICTURE MODE and press the ENTER button. 2. Press the COLOR MANAGEMENT button and select the PROFILE menu. The profile settings of the selected PICTURE MODE will be displayed. 3. Select the required profile and press the ENTER button. USER3 USER2 USER1 OK CANCEL ALL DELETE PROFILE NAME INPUT NORMAL Return to the default setting of the PICTURE MODE menu. USER1 Defined profile settings. USER2 USER3 NOTE: •LOG and PROFILE SAVE are not displayed before you apply COLOR MANAGEMENT. • When the LOG is fully stored, the CURSOR will not be displayed. • If you load a profile with a different attribute mode of the profile, the CURSOR and PROFILE SAVE menus will not be displayed. • The approximate colors will be adjusted at the same time. If yo u adjust the exact same color differently, both colors will affect each other and you might get unexpected results. • White, Black and Grey are not adjustable. • If you escape the COLOR MANAGEMENT menu or attempt to perform another menu action before you save the adjusted profile, the confirmati on screen will be displayed. • If you switch the input signal before you save th e profile, the setting will be cancelled without notice. • When HDMI signal is selected, COLOR MANAGEMENT is not available with the COLOR1 setting of the PICTURE MODE .
Basic Operation Remote control operation 28 - ENGLISH You can reset most of the customized settings to the factory defaults by pressing DEFAULT button of the remote control. Display the required sub-menu or the menu items and press the button again. Press the FREEZE button to capture the image, and you can see it as a still picture while the AV equipment are continuing. Press the FREEZE button again to escape and return to the continuing image. While displaying the frozen image, you can enter the AREA SELECT mode of the SPLIT ADJUST menu by pressing the ENTER button. See “SPLIT ADJUST” on page 33. You can switch the input method manually by pressing the INPUT SELECT button. Press the button several times or press I H to cycle through the input methods as follows. The actual projected image will be changed in a while. The graphical guidance will be displayed on the upper right of the projected image and you can confirm the selected input method which is highlighted in yellow. See “INPUT GUIDE” on page 43. You can access the assigned function in FUNCTION BUTTON menu as shortcut. See “FUNCTION BUTTON” on page 42. Resetting to the factory default settings NOTE: • Some menu items are not available to reset by pressing the DEFAULT button. Adjust each menu item manually. Capturing an image Switching the input signal COMPONENT 1 IN COMPONENT 2 IN COMPUTER IN S-VIDEO IN HDMI 3 IN VIDEO IN HDMI 2 IN HDMI 1 IN COMPONENT 1 INCOMPONENT (YPBPR) signals from the equipment connected to COMPONENT IN 1 / COMPONENT IN 2 . COMPONENT 2 IN S-VIDEO INS-VIDEO signal from the equipment connected to S-VIDEO IN. VIDEO IN VIDEO signal from the equipment connected to VIDEO IN. HDMI 1 IN HDMI signal from the equipment connected to HDMI IN 1/HDMI IN 2 / HDMI IN 3 . HDMI 2 IN HDMI 3 IN COMPUTER IN COMPUTER (RGB) signal from the equipment connected to COMPUTER IN . NOTE: • If you select an unplugged input method, the guidance will blink on and off several times. • See “List of compatible signals” on page 50. • See “Connections” on page 18. Using the assigned function as shortcut HDMI 1 IN page 28 HDMI 2 IN HDMI 3 IN COMPUTER IN COMPONENT 1 IN COMPONENT 2 IN S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN BLANK page 42 AUTO SETUP page 39 CONTRAST page 32 CONTRAST R page 34 CONTRAST G CONTRAST BNORMAL page 32 DYNAMIC COLOR1 COLOR2 CINEMA1 CINEMA2 CINEMA3 SPLIT ADJUST page 33 WAVEFORM AUTO ADJUST LENS MEMORY LOAD page 40 BRIGHTNESS page 32 BRIGHTNESS R page 34 BRIGHTNESS G BRIGHTNESS B
ENGLISH - 29 Settings Menu Navigation JDisplaying the main menu Press the MENU button to display the main menu and the operating guidance. JAdjusting with the bar scale items The triangle mark under the bar indicates factory default setting and the square indicates the current setting. JReturning to the previous menu Press the MENU or RETURN button to return to the previous menu. Press repeatedly to escape from the menu mode and return to the projection. J Operating procedure 1. Press F G to scroll to the required main menu item and press the ENTER button to select. The selected item is highlighted in orange and the sub-menu is displayed on the right. See “Main menu and sub-menu” on page 30. 2. Press F G to scroll to the required sub-menu item and press I H or the ENTER button to adjust. The selected item is called up and the other menu items disappear from the screen. The Called up item will disappear after 5 seconds without any operation and return to the menu mode. If there is a lower level, the next level will be displayed. 3. Press I H to adjust or set the selected item. For items using a bar scale, the current settings are displayed on the left of the bar scale. You can cycle through the opt ions of an item by pressing I H. 4. Press the MENU or RETURN button to return to the previous menu. Navigating through the MENU ENTER PICTURE MODE CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT SHARPNESS COLOR TEMPERATURE DYNAMIC IRIS WAVEFORM MONITOR ADVANCED MENU SPLIT ADJUST MEMORY SAVE MEMORY LOAD MEMORY EDIT PICTURE POSITION LANGUAGE FUNCTION BUTTON LENS CONTROL OPTION SELECT NORMAL ON OFF RETURN Main menuSub-menu Current settings Operating guidance Contains the required buttons to adjust the settings. BRIGHTNESS Current setting Default PICTURE POSITION OPTION ENTER SELECT H-POSITION V-POSITION ASPECT WSS OVER SCAN KEYSTONE ONLANGUAGE RETURN LENS CONTROLFUNCTION BUTTON PICTURE POSITION LANGUAGE OPTION ENTER SELECT H-POSITION V-POSITION ASPECT WSS OVER SCAN KEYSTONE ON RETURN LENS CONTROL FUNCTION BUTTON BRIGHTNESS NOTE: • See “Resetting to the factory default settings” on page 28 to reset each menu item.
Settings Menu Navigation 30 - ENGLISH The menu options are structured and categorized. You can navigate through the menu with F G H I buttons. See “Menu Navigation” on page 29. PICTURE POSITION Main menu and sub-menu NOTE: • The underlined items are factory default settings. • Some default settings vary by the selected input signal. • Sub-menu items vary according to the selected input signal. • Some settings are adjustable without any signals. PICTURE MODE page 32 NORMALDYNAMIC COLOR1 COLOR2 CINEMA1 CINEMA2 CINEMA3 CONTRAST page 32 (Default: 0) BRIGHTNESSpage 32 (Default: 0) COLORpage 32 (Default: 0) TINTpage 32 (Default: 0) SHARPNESSpage 32 (Default: 0) COLOR TEMPERATUREpage 33 (Default: 0) DYNAMIC IRISpage 33 ONOFF WAVEFORM MONITORpage 33 OFFFULL SCAN(Y) FULL SCAN(R) FULL SCAN(G) FULL SCAN(B) SINGLE LINE SCAN(Y) SINGLE LINE SCAN(R) SINGLE LINE SCAN(G) SINGLE LINE SCAN(B) MONITOR POSITION AUTO ADJUST SPLIT ADJUSTpage 33 AREA SELECT SPLIT ADJUST MODE NORMAL REVERSE ADVANCED MENUpage 34 GAMMA GAMMA HIGH(Default: 0) GAMMA MID (Default: 0) GAMMA LOW (Default: 0) CONTRAST CONTRAST R(Default: 0) CONTRAST G (Default: 0) CONTRAST B (Default: 0) BRIGHTNESS BRIGHTNESS R(Default: 0) BRIGHTNESS G (Default: 0) BRIGHTNESS B (Default: 0) G F NR (Noise Reduction) (Default: 0) MPEG NR (Default: 0) FRAME CREATION OFFMODE1 MODE2 COLOR MANAGEMENT PROFILE CURSOR LOG PROFILE SAVE PROFILE DELETE PROFILE NAME CHANGE x.v.Color ONOFF DETAIL CLARITY ONOFF CINEMA REALITY ONOFF TV-SYSTEM AUTONTSC NTSC 4.43 PAL PAL-M PAL-N SECAM MEMORY SAVE page 36 MEMORY1 - 16 MEMORY LOADpage 36 MEMORY1 - 16 MEMORY EDITpage 36 MEMORY DELETE MEMORY NAME CHANGE SIGNAL MODEpage 36 H - POSITION page 37 (Default: 0) V - POSITIONpage 37 (Default: 0) DOT CLOCKpage 37 (Default: 0) CLOCK PHASEpage 37 (Default: 0) ASPECTpage 37 4:3 16:9 14:9 ZOOM1 ZOOM2 JUST WSS page 39 G