Panasonic LCD Projector PT-EX16KE PT-EX16KU Operating Instructions

							[Image adjust] menu
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Settings
[Color management]
Adjusts the color of the projected image as desired.
1) Press ▲▼ to select [Color 
management].
2)
 
Press the  button.
■
■ Displaying the [COLOR 
SELECTION] menu
1) Press the  button.
■z
The image is paused and a colorless cursor 
appears in the center of the screen.
2) Press 
▲▼◀▶  to move the cursor 
over the color to adjust, and press the 
 button.
3)
 
The cursor becomes that color 
and [COLOR SELECTION] menu is 
displayed.
■
■ Adjusting the color of the [COLOR 
SELECTION] menu
1) Press 
▲▼◀▶  to move the cursor to 
the center of [COLOR], and press the 
 button.
2)
 
Press  ▲▼◀▶  to move the cursor 
over the color to adjust.
3)

 
After adjusting to the desired color
 , 
press the  button.
■z The screen moves to [GAMMA] adjustment.
4) Press 
▲▼◀▶  to select the color to 
display after adjustment, then press 
the  button.
■z The cursor moves to [LIST].
5) Press the  button with the 
cursor on [LIST].
■zThis registers the adjusted color .
[LIST]Displays [COLOR MANAGEMENT 
LIST].
[COLOR M.] Cancels the adjustment and returns 
the cursor to the colorless state.
[MENU] Ends the display of [COLOR 
MANAGEMENT LIST].
6) [COLOR MANAGEMENT LIST] is 
displayed.
■z
You can check whether the registered color has 
been stored.
■
■ [COLOR MANAGEMENT LIST] 
operations
■z
Re-adjusting stored colors
1)  
Press  ▲▼ to select the color to re-
adjust.
2)

 
Press the  button to return 
to the [COLOR SELECTION] menu.
■z You can re-adjust the color.
■z
Deleting stored colors
1)  
Press  ▲▼ to select the color to delete.
2)

 
Press  ◀▶ to move the cursor onto the 
[DEL] checkbox.
3)

 
Press the  button.
4)

 
Select [Y
 es], and press the  
button.
■z The registered color will be deleted.
[ALL DEL]
Deletes all stored items on the list.
[MENU] Ends the display of [COLOR 
MANAGEMENT LIST], and returns 
to the [Image adjust] menu.
[COLOR M.] Stores the adjustment. A new 
colorless cursor is displayed and you 
can continue to make adjustments. 
						

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Settings
[Color temp.]
1) Press ▲▼ to select [Color temp.].
2)  
Press the  button.
■z The advanced menu is displayed.
■zWhile the advanced menu is displayed, press 
▲▼  to move backwards and forwards between 
menus.
3) While looking at the screen, press  ◀▶ 
to adjust the setting.
Operation Adjustment Range
Press  ▶. Makes the color 
temperature 
higher.
[XLow]-[Low]-
[Mid]-[High]
Press  ◀. Makes the color 
temperature 
very low.
Note
 z [XLow] (emphasize red) - [High] (emphasize blue) 
 zNote that adjusting this item will also change the 
white balance setting.
 z[Adj.] is displayed when you adjust the white 
balance (any of [Red], [Green], and [Blue]).
White balance ([Red]/[Green]/
[Blue])
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Red] (or [Green] 
or [Blue]).
2)
 
Press the  button.
■z The advanced menu is displayed.
■zWhile the advanced menu is displayed, press 
▲▼  to move backwards and forwards between 
menus.
3) While looking at the screen, press  ◀▶ 
to adjust the setting.
Operation Adjustment Range
Press  ▶. Weakens the color. Maximum 
value 63
Press  ◀. Deepens the color. Minimum 
value 0
[Offset]
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Offset].
2)  
Press the  button or  ▶.
■z
The sub menu 2 is displayed.
3) Press 
▲▼ to select [Red] (or [Green] 
or [Blue]).
4)
 
Press the  button.
5)

 
While looking at the screen, press  ◀▶ 
to adjust the setting.
[Red] Minimum value 0 - maximum value 63
[Green] Minimum value 0 - maximum value 63
[Blue] Minimum value 0 - maximum value 63
[Auto picture control]
Emphasizes the dark parts of the projected image.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Auto picture 
control].
2)
 
Press the  button.
3)

 
Press  ◀▶ to switch the setting.
■z
The setting will change as follows each time 
you press the button.
[Off][L 1][L 2]
■zThe ef fect is strongest with [L 2].
[Advanced color]
Sets the operation of the color control device that 
independently controls the quantity of yellow light.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Advanced color].
2)  
Press the  button.
3)

 
Press  ◀▶ to switch the setting.
■z
The setting will change as follows each time 
you press the button.
[Off][Auto]
■zThe white balance may change depending on 
the image. 
						

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Settings
[Sharpness]
1) Press ▲▼ to select [Sharpness].
2)  
Press the  button.
■z The advanced menu is displayed.
■zWhile the advanced menu is displayed, press 
▲▼  to move backwards and forwards between 
menus.
3) While looking at the screen, press  ◀▶ 
to adjust the setting.
Operation Adjustment Range
Press  ▶. The sharpness 
increases. Maximum 
value 31
Press  ◀. The sharpness 
decreases. Minimum 
value 0
[Gamma]
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Gamma].
2)  
Press the  button.
■z The advanced menu is displayed.
■zWhile the advanced menu is displayed, press 
▲▼  to move backwards and forwards between 
menus.
3) While looking at the screen, press  ◀▶ 
to adjust the setting.
Operation Adjustment Range
Press  ▶. Brightens the 
intermediate 
gradations. Maximum 
value 15
Press  ◀. Darkens the 
intermediate 
gradations. Minimum 
value 0
[Noise reduction]
Reduces noise when viewing old video or other 
images affected by noise.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Noise reduction].
2)  
Press the  button.
3)

 
Press  ◀▶ to switch the setting.
■z
The setting will change as follows each time 
you press the button.
[Off][On]
[Progressive]
Can be set for video input signals of 480i, 576i, 1035i, 
and 1080i.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Progressive].
2)  
Press the  button.
3)

 
Press  ◀▶ to switch the setting.
■z
The setting will change as follows each time 
you press the button.
[Off][On][Film]
■zSet to [Of f] when video with a lot of movement 
is affected by flickers or horizontal lines.
■z [Film] enables playback of 3-2 pull down/2-2 
pull down images on the projector without loss 
of picture quality in the images.
■zWhen switching, the image will distort for a 
moment.
[Reset]
The setting returns to its value before adjustment.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Reset].
2)  
Press the  button or  ▶.
3)

 
Select [Y
 es], and press the  
button.
■z The setting returns to its value before 
adjustment.
■zSelect [No] and press the  button to 
return to the sub menu. 
						

							[Image adjust] menu
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Settings
[Store]
1) Press ▲▼ to select [Store].
2)  
Press the  button or  ▶.
■z
The registered content of each mode is 
displayed in the sub menu 2.
3) Press 
▲▼ to select the mode to 
register .
■z[Image 1] - [Image 10]
4) Press the  button.
5)  
Select [Y
 es], and press the  
button.
■z The selected mode is registered and the 
projector returns to the sub menu 2.
■zSelect [No] and press the  button to 
return to the sub menu 2.
Note
 z T

he adjusted item is registered and stored in [Store].
 z With [Store], you can store both computer inputs 
and video inputs. 
						

							[Screen] menu
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Settings
Select [Screen] from the main menu on the 
menu screen, and select the item from the sub 
menu.
For operation of the menu screen, refer to 
“Navigating through menu” (
 page 40).
 zAfter selecting the item, press 
▲▼◀▶ to make 
the setting.
Control panel
Remote control
 z You can also display sub menus using the 
 button on the remote control.
[Normal]
Displays the maximum allowable size while retaining 
the aspect ratio of the input signal.
1) Press  ▲▼ to select [Normal].
2)  
Press the  button.
[Full]
Displays the full screen size.
 z When there is no input signal, this item is grayed 
out and cannot be selected.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Full].
2)  
Press the  button.
[Wide(16:9)]
Displays in widescreen with aspect ratio of 16:9.
 z When there is no input signal this item is grayed 
out and cannot be selected.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [W
ide(16:9)].
2)  
Press the  button.
[Zoom]
Stores the aspect ratio and projects at full panel size.
 z When there is no input signal, this item is grayed 
out and cannot be selected.
 zIf the image is horizontally wider than the panel 
the right and left edges will be cropped. If vertically 
longer than the panel, the top and bottom edges 
will be cropped.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Zoom].
2)  
Press the  button.
[True]
Projects the image at the original size.
 z This mode can only be adjusted for computer 
inputs.
 zWhen there is no input signal, this item is grayed 
out and cannot be selected.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [T
rue].
2)  
Press the  button.
■
■ When the image size is less than 
the panel resolution
*1
The image is projected in the center of the screen, 
and [True] is displayed at the top left of the 
screen.
■
■ When the image size is same as 
the panel resolution
*1 
[True] is displayed at the top left of the screen, but 
the image is subsequently projected in [Normal] 
mode.
■
■ When the image size is larger 
than the panel resolution
*1 
[True] is displayed at the top left of the screen, 
and 
 () are displayed at the top, 
bottom, left, and right of the screen.
Press  ▲▼◀▶  to move the image.
■z
The arrow in the direction of movement is 
displayed in red.
■zAt positions of maximum shift the arrows 
disappear

.
*1: The panel resolution of the projector is 1 024 x 768 dots.
[Screen] menu 
						

							[Screen] menu
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Settings
[Custom]
The image is projected using the values registered as 
[Store] in the [PC adjust] menu.
 zWhen there is no input signal, [Custom] can be 
selected but the image will be projected in [Normal] 
mode.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Custom].
2)  
Press the  button.
[Custom adj.]
Adjusts the horizontal and vertical scale and position.
 z When there is no input signal, this item is grayed 
out and cannot be selected.
 zIf the input signal is lost during adjustment, the 
adjustment value is stored and the [Aspect] 
adjustment screen is cleared.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Custom adj.], and 
press  ▶.
■z
The adjustment screen of the sub menu 2 is 
displayed.
2) Press 
▲▼ to select an item, and press 
the  button.
3)
 
The advanced menu is displayed.
■z To adjust [H&V], press the  button 
and adjust on the sub menu 2 screen.
■z Press the  button for [Common] and 
[Reset]. Select [Y

es] and press the  
button.
■z While the advanced menu is displayed, press 
▲▼  to display menus other than [H&V], 
[Common] and [Reset] in order

.
4) Press ◀▶ to adjust the setting.
■z
Press the  button to return to the 
sub menu.
[Scale H]
Adjusts the horizontal scale.
[Scale V] Adjusts the vertical scale.
[H&V] When adjusting the vertical and 
horizontal scale, select [On] to link 
the vertical and horizontal scales 
and preserve the aspect ratio of the 
image.
 z
As you adjust the numerical value 
of [Scale H], the numerical value 
of [Scale V] changes accordingly

.
[Position H] Adjusts the horizontal shift.
[Position V] Adjusts the vertical shift.
[Common] Applies the adjusted content to all 
inputs.
[Reset] Resets all the adjusted content.
[Digital zoom +]
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Digital zoom +].
2)  
Press the  button or  ▶.
■z
The menu screen is cleared and [Digital zoom +] 
is displayed.
3) Press the  button.
■z Each press of the button enlarges the image.
■zPress 
▲▼◀▶  to move the image.
■z
The image move function only works when the 
image size is larger than the panel resolution*1
*1: The panel resolution of the projector is 1 024 x 768 dots.
Note
 zWhen there is no input signal, [Digital zoom +] is 
grayed out and cannot be selected.
 zWhen [T

rue] is selected, [Digital zoom +] cannot be 
selected.
 z T

o end the [Digital zoom +] operation, press any 
button other than the , , and 
▲▼◀▶  buttons. 
						

							[Screen] menu
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Settings
[Digital zoom -]
1) Press ▲▼ to select [Digital zoom -].
2)  
Press the  button or  ▶.
■z
The menu screen is cleared and [Digital zoom -] 
is displayed.
3) Press the  button.
■z Each press of the button reduces the image.
■zPress 
▲▼◀▶  to move the image.
■z
The image move function only works when the 
image size is larger than the panel resolution*1
*1: The panel resolution of the projector is 1 024 x 768 dots.
Note
 zWhen there is no input signal, [Digital zoom -] is 
grayed out and cannot be selected.
 zWhen [T

rue] is selected, [Digital zoom -] cannot be 
selected.
 z When [Custom] is selected, you cannot set [Digital 
zoom -] to [Normal] or smaller

.
 zWhen [Store] registered in the [PC adjust] menu is 
selected in [System] of the [Input] menu, the image 
move function of [Digital zoom -] may not work 
correctly

.
 zWhen VGA, SVGA, SXGA, WXGA, or UXGA

 is 
selected in [System] of the [Input] menu and the 
upward [Keystone] adjustment is at the maximum 
value, [Digital zoom -] may not work correctly.
 z T

o end the [Digital zoom -] operation, press any 
button other than the , , and 
▲▼◀▶  buttons.
[Keystone]
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Digital zoom -].
2)  
Press the  button or  ▶.
■z
The adjustment screen of the sub menu 2 is 
displayed.
3) Press 
▲▼ to select an item.
■
■ [Standard]
Corrects the keystone effect vertically and 
horizontally.
1) Select [Standard], and press the 
 button.
■z
The menu screen is cleared and [Keystone] is 
displayed.
Keystone
■zPress 
▲▼◀▶  to correct.
■
■ [Corner correction]
Corrects distortion at the corners of the image.
1) Select [Corner correction], and press 
the  button.
■z
The screen to select the corner to correct is 
displayed.
2) Press the  button to select 
the corner to correct.
Keystone Keystone
 
button
Keystone
Keystone
3) Press  ▲▼◀▶  to correct the corner
. 
						

							[Screen] menu
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Settings
■
■ [Corner pattern]
Selects the corner pattern mode displayed during 
corner correction.
1) Select [Corner pattern], and press the 
 button.
■z
The setting screen is displayed.
2) Press 
▲▼ to select an item.
[Red]
Displays the corner pattern in red.
[White] Displays the corner pattern in white.
[Blue] Displays the corner pattern in blue.
[Off] Clears display of corner pattern.
■
■ [Store]
Stores the correction state.
1) Select [Store], and press the 
 button.
2)
 
Press  ▲▼ to select an item, and press 
the  button.
[Store] The adjustment state remains in 
memory even after removing the 
power cord.
[Reset] The adjustment state is reset when 
the power cord is removed.
■z
Y

ou can register only one of [Standard] and 
[Corner correction].
[Ceiling]
Sets the projection method in accordance with the 
installation status of the projector.
If the screen display is upside down, select [On].
 z This setting is used when the projector is 
installed using the ceiling mount bracket (optional 
accessory).
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Ceiling].
2)  
Press the  button.
3)

 
Press  ▲▼ to select an item.
[Off][On]
[Rear]
Sets the projection method in accordance with the 
installation status of the projector.
If the screen display has flipped, select [On].
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Rear].
2)  
Press the  button.
3)

 
Press  ▲▼ to select an item.
[Off][On]
[Reset]
The setting returns to its value before adjustment .
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Reset].
2)  
Press the  button.
3)

 
Select [Y
 es], and press the  
button.
■z The setting returns to its value before 
adjustment.
■zSelect [No] and press the  button to 
return to the sub menu. 
						

							[Setting] menu
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Settings
[Setting] menu
Select [Setting] from the main menu on the 
menu screen, and select the item from the sub 
menu.
For operation of the menu screen, refer to 
“Navigating through menu” (
 page 40).
 zAfter selecting the item, press 
▲▼◀▶ to make 
the setting.
Control panel
Remote control
[Language]
Switches the display language.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Language].
2)  
Press the  button or  ▶.
■z
The sub menu 2 is displayed.
■zT

en languages are available (English, German, 
French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, 
Chinese, Korean, and Japanese).
3) Press  ▲▼ to select an item.
[Menu position]
Adjusts the display position of the on-screen menu.
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Menu position].
2)  
Press the  button.
■z Arrows are displayed on the sub menu 2. Press 
▲▼◀▶  to adjust the position.
■z
At positions of maximum shift the arrows 
disappear

.
[Display]
Sets the display of the on-screen menu. 
1) Press ▲▼ to select [Display].
2)  
Press the  button.
3)

 
Press  ▲▼ to select an item.
[Off] The following screen displays 
appear.
 z
Menu display
 zDisplay of [Power of
 f ?] when 
turning off the power
 z T
 imer display when using the 
presentation timer
 z Display of [Please wait ...] in [Auto 
PC adj.]
 zT imer display when using power 
management
 z Arrows displayed when [Menu 
position] in [Setting] is selected
 zError message displayed when a 
button is pressed that is not used 
for the current settings 
 z arrows displayed when the 
image size is larger than the panel 
resolution (1 024 x 768 dots)
 z Display of [Corner pattern]
[Countdown  off] Makes the projector project 
immediately after the lamp comes on 
without displaying the countdown for 
approximately 20 seconds.
 z
Select when you want to project 
the image quickly and it is not 
important that the projected image 
is a little dark.
[On] Shows all screen displays.
 z
Select when you want to project 
the image after the projection 
screen has reached certain level 
of brightness. 
						

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Settings
[Background]
Selects the background screen when there is no input 
signal.
1) Press ▲▼ to select [Background].
2)  
Press the  button.
■z ▲▼  are displayed over the sub menu 2.
3) Press 
▲▼ to select an item.
■z
The setting will change as follows each time 
you press the button.
[Blue][User]*1[Black]
*1: Available when the image is registered.
■z[User] displays the image registered by the user.
■z“Logo  Transfer Software” is required to register 
the image.
[Lamp select]
Selects the lamp used for projection.
1) Press  ▲▼ to select [Lamp select].
2)  
Press the  button or  ▶.
■z
The sub menu 2 is displayed.
3) Press 
▲▼ to select.
■z
Press 
◀ to return to the sub menu.
■
■ [4-Lamps]
Turns on four lamps.
1) Select [4-Lamps], and press the 
 button.
2)
 
Select [Y
 es], and press the  
button.
■z The setting ends and the projector returns to 
the sub menu 2 screen.
■zSelect [No] and press the  button to 
return to the sub menu 2.
■
■ [2-Lamps]
Turns on two lamps.
1) Select [2-Lamps], and press the 
 button.
2)
 
Select [Y
 es], and press the  
button.
■z The setting ends and the projector returns to 
the sub menu 2 screen.
■zSelect [No] and press the  button to 
return to the sub menu 2.
[Auto] Automatically detects the lamp with 
the shortest total time, and prioritizes 
to turn it on.
Turns on lamp 2 and lamp 3.
Turns on lamp 1 and lamp 4.
Note
 z
If a lamp fails as a result of a fault or reaching the 
end of its service life, the lamp indicator  on the front of the projector body and 
the lamp indicator ( - ) on the projector body above the 
failed lamp will flash. An X mark will also appear as 
the lamp status at the top of the screen.
 z W

hen [4-Lamps] is selected and one lamp fails, two 
diagonally opposed lamps (not including the failed 
lamp) perform the projection.
If a further lamp fails, the projection will continue 
with one lamp.
 z W

hen [2-Lamps] is selected and one lamp fails, two 
diagonally opposed lamps (not including the failed 
lamp) perform the projection.
If a further lamp fails, the projection will continue 
with one lamp.
 z If all the lamps fail, the power will switch of

f. If the 
power is turned on without replacing the lamps 
after the duration exceeds 2 200 hours of usage 
for all lamps, the power automatically turns off 
after approximately ten minutes to prevent the 
malfunction of the projector.
[Lamp power]
Sets switching of lamp brightness.
Using the eco mode is recommended if you want to 
reduce power consumption.
1) Press  ▲▼ to select [Lamp power].
2)  
Press the  button.
3)

 
Press  ▲▼ to select an item.
■z
The setting will change as follows each time 
you press the button.
(Auto) Sets the brightness automatically 
using a light-metering circuit.
(Standard)
Operates in certain brightness.
(Eco mode 1) The air intake/exhaust decreases 
compared to 
, and the sound of 
the fan becomes lower.
(Eco mode 2) The air intake/exhaust increases 
in comparison to 
, and the fan 
becomes louder.