Panasonic LCD Projector PT-EX16KE PT-EX16KU Operating Instructions

							[Setting] menu
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Settings
■
■ [Effect]
Sets special effects when shutter is opened and 
closed.
1) Select [Effect], and press the 
 button.
■z
▲▼  are displayed over the sub menu 2.
2) Press 
▲▼ to select an item.
[Off][L 1][L 2]
[Off] Turns off special effect. z
Factory default setting
[L
 1] Sets fade in and fade out when the 
shutter is opened and closed.
[L 2] Sets slower fade in and fade out 
than L1.
■
■ [Release key]
Sets the release button when shutter is closed.
1) Select [Release key], and press the 
 button.
■z
▲▼  are displayed over the sub menu 2.
2) Press 
▲▼ to select an item.
[Any][SHUTTER]
[Any] The shutter function is canceled 
by pressing any button except the 
 button on the remote 
control, and the function of the 
pressed button is executed.
[SHUTTER] Only the  button on the 
remote control or the control panel 
can be canceled.
Note
 z If the power is turned on again after the power is 
t

urned off during the setting or the lamp is turned off 
with the [Management] setting, the shutter function 
is canceled.
 z The setting of the selected item is enabled.
■
■ [Management]
Sets a time between closing of the shutter and the 
lamps turning off.
1) Select [Management], and press the 
 button.
■z
▲▼  are displayed over the sub menu 2.
2) Press 
▲▼ to select an item.
■z
You can set times from 5 - 480 minutes.
Note
 z
When the management function is active, the lamp 
is turned of

f and the projector will begin a cooling 
operation.
 z When cooling has finished, the power of the 
projector body is turned of

f and the standby 
indicator  turns on.
 z The shutter indicator  begins flashing 
in blue as the cooling operation begins.
 zThe flashing continues after the cooling has 
finished and the standby indicator  
has turned on.
 z The flashing stops when the projector power is 
turned on again.
 zThe power management function does not work 
when the image is blocked by the [Shutter].
 zThe factory default setting is “180 minutes”.
 zY

ou cannot set the time while the function is off.
[Video delay control]
Sets when you want to speed up digital processing of 
the images being projected.
1) Press  ▲▼ to select [V
ideo delay 
control].
2)
 
Press the  button.
3)

 
Press  ▲▼ to select an item.
[Off][Low]
[High][Mid]
Note
 z The speed of digital processing increases through 
[Low], [Mid], and [High].
 zWhen each item is selected, the following items are 
grayed out and cannot be selected.
[Low] z[Keystone] of the [Screen] menu
[Mid]
 z [Progressive] and [Noise 
reduction] of the [Image adjust] 
menu
[High]
 z [Keystone] of the [Screen] menu
 z[Progressive] and [Noise 
reduction] of the [Image adjust] 
menu 
						

							[Setting] menu
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Settings
[Closed caption]
Sets the color of the closed captions and selections.
1) Press ▲▼ to select [Closed caption].
2)  
Press the  button.
■z The sub menu 2 is displayed.
3) Press 
▲▼ to select an item.
[Closed 
caption] [Off], [CC1], [CC2], [CC3], [CC4]
[Color] [Color]/[White]
 z
Displays in original colors.
Note
 z This function can only be used when the input 
signal is composite video or S-video.
 zThe closed caption is not displayed when the menu 
screen is displayed.
[Filter counter]
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [Filter counter].
2)  
Press the  button.
■z The sub menu 2 is displayed.
3) Press 
▲▼ to select an item.
■
■ [Filter counter]
Displays usage time.
■z
T

his is displayed in red if a blockage is detected 
or if the usage time exceeds the time set in 
[Filter counter timer].
■
■ [Filter counter remaining]
The remaining time for the filter counter is 
displayed in units of 10%.
■z
This is displayed in red when the remaining 
time is 10%.
Note
 z When the remaining time drops to 10% or below

, 
 is displayed, and when it reaches 0%,  is 
displayed.
■
■ [Filter type]
Selects the type of filter to be used.
1) Select [Filter type], and press the 
 button.
■z
▲▼  are displayed over the sub menu 2.
2) Press 
▲▼ to select an item.
[Normal]
When a normal filter is used
[Special] When a smoke cut filter (optional) is 
used
3) Press the  button.
4)  
Select [Y
 es], and press the  
button.
Attention
 z Always use the projector with filter installed.
 zSelect the filter type to be the same as the one you 
are using.
■
■ [Filter counter timer]
Sets a time to display a notification that the filter 
has reached the end of its replacement cycle.
1) Select [Filter counter timer], and press 
the  button.
■z
▲▼  are displayed over the sub menu 2.
2) Press 
▲▼ to select an item.
3)  
Press the  button.
[Off][1000 H][2000 H]
[5000 H][4000 H][3000 H]
Note
 z When [Of

f] is selected, blockages are detected 
automatically.
 z When the smoke cut filter (optional) is used, the set 
time is selected from among [Of

f], [10 H], [15 H], 
and [20 H].
 z When the set time is exceeded,  is displayed. 
						

							[Setting] menu
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Settings
■
■ [Filter counter reset]
Resets the value of [Filter counter].
After replacing the filter, be sure to reset the 
counter.
1) Select [Filter counter reset], and press 
the  button.
■z
A screen for confirming whether to reset is 
displayed.
2) Select [Y es], and press the  
button.
■z The confirmation screen is displayed.
3) Select [Y
es], and press the  
button.
Note
 z Reset only after replacing the filter

.
 zWhen reset, the display of [Filter warning] 
disappears.
[P-timer]
1) Press 
▲▼ to select [P-timer].
2)  
Press the  button.
■z The sub menu 2 is displayed.
3) Press 
▲▼ to select an item.
■
■ [Count up]
Elapsed time is counted from 00 min 00 sec. 
Elapsed time from 00 min 00 sec to 180 min  
00 sec is displayed.
■
■ [Count down]
Elapsed time is counted down from the set time.
Set the time using [Timer].
■
■ [Timer]
Sets the [Count down] time.
1) Select [T
imer], and press the 
 button.
■z ▲▼  are displayed over the sub menu 2.
2) Press 
▲▼ to select an item.
Note
 z
The factory default setting is “10 minutes”.
 zWhen [Count up] is selected, this item is grayed out 
and cannot be selected.
■
■ [Start]
Starts the count-up or countdown.
1) Select [Start], and press the  
button.
■zThe menu screen is cleared and the timer is 
displayed.
■
■ [Stop]
Pauses the count-up or countdown.
1) Select [Stop], and press the  
button.
■zThe stopped state of the timer is displayed for 
approximately three seconds, then the display 
returns to the menu screen.
■
■ [Restart]
Restarts the count up or countdown that was 
paused using [Stop].
1) Select [Restart], and press the 
 button.
■z
The menu screen is cleared and the timer is 
displayed.
■
■ [Reset]
Resets the counted time during operation.
1) Select [Reset], and press the 
 button.
■z
The count up is returned to “000:00” and the 
countdown is returned to the time set on the 
timer
.
■
■ [Exit]
Exits the presentation timer during operation.
1) Select [Exit], and press the  
button.
■z
The timer ends, and the screen display returns 
to the sub menu.
Note
 z Y

ou can also use [P-timer] by pressing the 
 button on the remote control. 
						

							[Setting] menu
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Settings
[Test pattern]
1) Press ▲▼ to select [T
est pattern].
2)  
Press the  button.
■z The sub menu 2 is displayed.
3) Press 
▲▼ to select an item.
4)  
Press the  button.
■z The test pattern and the test pattern name are 
displayed.
■zWhile the test pattern name is displayed, press 
▲▼  to go backwards and forwards between 
test patterns.
[Color]
[Gradation 1], [Gradation 2],  [Gradation 3], [Gradation 4]
[All white]
[All black] [Cross]
Note
 z While the test pattern is displayed, press the 
 button or the  button to return 
to the menu screen.
 zEven while the test pattern is displayed, the zoom, 
focus, lens shift, shutter

, and power off functions 
take priority.
 z When the zoom, focus, or lens shift operation has 
finished, the projector returns to the test pattern.
[Factory default]
Returns settings other than the following to the factory 
default settings.
[Logo PIN code lock]
[PIN code lock]
[Filter counter] (All items)
The logo registered using the “Logo  Transfer Software”
1) Press ▲▼ to select [Factory default].
2)  
Press the  button.
■z A screen for confirming whether to restore the 
default setting is displayed.
3) Select [Y es], and press the  
button.
■z The confirmation screen is displayed.
4) Select [Y
es], and press the  
button.
Note
 z When you initialize the settings, all settings you 
have made are lost, and settings are restored to 
the factory default settings. 
						

							[Information] menu
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Settings
[Information] menu
Select [Information] from the main menu on the 
menu screen.
For operation of the menu screen, refer to 
“Navigating through menu” (
 page 40).
 zPress 
◀▶ to switch the items.
Control panel
Remote control
 z You can also display sub menus using the 
 button on the remote control.
Confirming the settings and 
usage state
Displays state of signals during projection, and current 
settings.
■
■ [Input]
Displays type of inputs and signals during 
projection.
■
■ [System]
Displays the status of the input signal during 
projection.
■
■ [H-sync freq.]
Displays H-sync frequency.
■
■ [V-sync freq.]
Displays V-sync frequency.
■
■ [Screen]
Displays the setting status of [Screen].
■
■ [Lamp select]
Displays the current [Lamp select] setting status.
■
■ [Lamp power]
Displays the current [Lamp power] setting status.
■
■ [Lamp interval]
Displays the setting value of the automatic 
replacement cycle of the lamp which is being 
used.
■
■ [Lamp 1]
Displays the usage time and status of the lamp 1.
■
■ [Lamp 2]
Displays the usage time and status of the lamp 2.
■
■ [Lamp 3]
Displays the usage time and status of the lamp 3.
■
■ [Lamp 4]
Displays the usage time and status of the lamp 4.
■
■ [Language]
Displays the current language.
■
■ [Filter counter]
Displays the actual usage time of the filter.
■
■ [Power management]
Displays the current [Power management] setting 
status.
■
■ [Key lock]
Displays the current [Key lock] setting status.
■
■ [PIN code lock]
Displays the current [PIN code lock] setting status.
■
■ [Shutter management]
Displays the current [Shutter management] setting 
status.
■
■ [Remote control]
Displays the current [Remote control] setting 
status.
■
■ [Serial number]
Displays the serial number of the projector.
■
■ [Option control No.]
For details, refer to “Using the input module” 
(
 page 30). 
						

							[Network] menu
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Settings
[Network] menu
Select [Network] 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
Note
 z Set when connecting the projector to a computer 
over a network. For details of PJLink and 
networks, refer to “Operating Instructions–Network 
Operations”.
■
■ Projector name
Changes the projector name on the network.
■
■ Network setting 
Sets the network environment.
■
■ Network control
Sets up the control method of the network.
■
■ Network status
Displays the network status of the projector.
■
■ Network default setting
Returns the network settings to the factory default 
settings. 
						

							About indicator status
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Maintenance
About indicator status
If an indicator turns on
If a problem occurs within the projector, it will be notified with the temperature indicator , 
the filter indicator , the shutter indicator , and the lamp indicator .
Check the status of the indicators and take the following action.Attention
 z Make sure to follow the procedures in “Powering of

f the projector” (
 page 34) to control the power when 
implementing measures.
 z If multiple indicators have turned on or are flashing, check the status of each indicator and take the appropriate 
action.
Note
 z Check the power status with the power indicator . ( page 32)
Power indicator 
Stand\fy indicator 
Temperature indicat\Sor 
Filter indicator 
Shutter indicator 
Lamp indicator  
						

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Maintenance
■
■ When operating correctly
The status of the indicator is displayed with the following symbols.
s: Off, 
l: On, 
H: Flashing, 
■: On or Flashing
Indicator
Status of the projector
Green

Red

Red

Orange
Blue

Orange
s s s s s s The power plug has been removed from the outlet.
s l s
*1■*1■*1■*1
The projector is in the standby mode.
Turns on when pressing the power  button on 
the remote control or the power  
button on the control panel.
l s s
*1■*1s ■*1The projector is operating normally.
s H
*2s*1■*1■*1■*1
The lamp is cooling down.
The projector does not turn on when pressing the 
power  button on the remote control or the 
power  button on the control panel 
until the standby indicator  changes to 
on.
H
*2l s*1■*1s ■*1The projector is in the power management mode.
The lamp will turn on when controlling the projector, 
allowing the user to start operating it.
H
*2H*2s*1■*1s ■*1Power management mode is ON and the lamp is 
cooling down.
l s s
*1■*1l ■*1The shutter function has been turned on.
Press any button on the remote control or the control 
panel to cancel the function.
s l s ■
*1H*2■*1The projector is in the shutter management mode.
The lamp will turn on when controlling the projector, 
allowing the user to start operating it.
s H
*2s ■*1H*2■*1Shutter management mode is on and the lamp is 
cooling down.
*1: The indicator will turn on or flash under certain conditions, regardless of the status of other indicators.
*2:  The indicator will flash in approximately 1-second intervals. 
						

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Maintenance
■
■ When there is a problem with internal temperature
The status of the indicator is displayed with the following symbols.
s: Off, 
l: On, 
H: Flashing, 
■: On or Flashing
Indicator
Status of the projector
Green

Red

Red

Orange
Blue

Orange
l s H*1■*2■*2■*2If the temperature within the projector becomes too 
high, the temperature indicator  
will start to flash slowly.
s H
*3H*4■*2■*2■*2
If the temperature within the projector becomes even 
higher, the temperature indicator  
will flash faster, the power indicator  will 
turn off, and the projector will turn off automatically. 
The projector will not turn back on even when pressing 
the power  button on the remote control or the 
power  button on the control panel.
When the projector returns to the normal operating 
temperature, the standby indicator  will 
change to on. The projector will turn back on when 
pressing the power  button on the remote 
control or the power  button on the 
control panel. (The temperature indicator  will remain flashing.) Check the air filter.
s l H
*4■*2■*2■*2
The projector has cooled inside, and returned to 
operating temperature. Pressing the power  
button on the remote control or the power  button on the control panel will make 
the temperature indicator  stop 
flashing and operate the projector. Check the air filter.
*1: The indicator will flash in approximately 2-second intervals.
*2:  The indicator will turn on or flash under certain conditions, regardless of the status of other indicators.
*3:
 
The indicator will flash in approximately 1-second intervals.
*4:

 
The indicator will flash in approximately 0.5-second intervals. 
						

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Maintenance
■
■ When there is a problem with internal power
The status of the indicator is displayed with the following symbols.
s: Off, 
l: On, 
H: Flashing, 
■: On or Flashing
Indicator
Status of the projector
Green

Red

Red

Orange
Blue

Orange
H*1l H*1H*1H*1H*1
A problem has been detected within the projector.
The projector will not turn back on even when pressing 
the power  button on the remote control or the 
power  button on the control panel. 
Remove the power plug from the outlet, and plug it 
back in again.
If the power turns off, or the indicator turns on or 
flashes again, remove the power plug from the outlet 
and contact your dealer to request an inspection and 
repair. Do not leave the projector plugged in with the 
indicator on or flashing. Doing so may cause a fire or 
electric shock.
*1: The indicator will flash in approximately 0.5-second intervals.
■
■ When there is a problem with the air filter
The status of the indicator is displayed with the following symbols.
s: Off, 
l: On, 
H: Flashing, 
■: On or Flashing
Indicator
Status of the projector
Green

Red

Red

Orange
Blue

Orange
■*1■*1■*1l ■*1■*1
The indicator notifies you when the time set with “[Filter 
counter timer]” (
 page 72) has been reached. Replace 
the air filter. (
 will be shown at the top right of the 
screen simultaneously.)
Alternatively, the indicator notifies you when [Filter 
counter remaining] becomes 0%. Replace the air 
filter. (
 will be shown at the top right of the screen 
simultaneously.*2)
*1: The indicator will turn on or flash under certain conditions, regardless of the status of other indicators.
*2:  W hen [Display] (
 page 59) is set to [On], the freeze function ( page 37) or shutter function ( page 37) will not be displayed on 
the screen during operation.