Panasonic LCD Projector PT-F300NTU PT-F300U Operating Instructions
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Menu Navigation ENGLISH - 31 Settings PROJECTOR SETUP SECURITY NETWORK CLOSED CAPTION SETTING page 38 CLOSED CAPTION OFFON MODE CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 STARTUP LOGO page 39 ONOFF USER AUTO SETUP page 39 AUTOBUTTON SIGNAL SEARCHpage 39 ONOFF BACK COLORpage 39 BLUEBLACK WIDE MODEpage 39 AUTOOFF ON SXGA MODE page 39 SXGASXGA+ OTHER FUNCTIONSpage 40 AUTO SETUP FREEZE AV MUTE INDEX-WINDOW DIGITAL ZOOM STATUSpage 41 SIGNAL NAMEFREQUENCY RUNTIME PROJECTOR LAMP REMAINING FILTER QUANTITYAPPROX.TIME COMPUTER2 SELECT page 41 INPUTOUTPUT NO SIGNAL SHUT-OFFpage 41 DISABLE 15 MIN. 20 MIN. 25 MIN. 30 MIN. 35 MIN. 40 MIN. 45 MIN. 50 MIN. 55 MIN. 60 MIN. INITIAL START UPpage 41 LAST MEMORYON STANDBY INSTALLATIONpage 42 FRONT/DESKFRONT/CEILING REAR/DESK REAR/CEILING HIGH ALTITUDE MODE page 42 OFFON EMULATEpage 42 DEFAULTD3500 D4000 D/W5K series L730 L780 L735 L785 LB/W80 FUNCTION BUTTON page 42 DISABLEASPECT PICTURE MODE DAYLIGHT VIEW CLOSED CAPTION AUDIO SETTING page 42 VOLUME (Default: 20) BALANCE (Default: 0) IN STANDBY MODE OFFON AUDIO IN SELECT DVI COM.AUDIO IN 2AUDIO IN COMPUTER1 COM.AUDIO IN 1AUDIO IN COMPUTER2 COM.AUDIO IN 2AUDIO IN TEST PATTERN page 43 INITIALIZE ALL page 43 FILTER COUNTER RESET page 43 PASSWORD page 44 OFFON PASSWORD CHANGEpage 44 TEXT DISPLAY page 44 OFFON TEXT CHANGEpage 44 MENU LOCK page 45 OFFON MENU LOCK PASSWORDpage 45 CONTROL DEVICE SETUP page 45 CONTROL PANEL ENABLEDISABLE REMOTE CONTROLLER ENABLEDISABLE page 46 WIRED LAN WIRELESS LAN (PT-F300NTU only) NAME CHANGE PASSWORD PASSWORD CHANGE NETWORK STANDBY NETWORK CONTROL LIVE MODE CUT IN COMPUTER SEARCH MULTI-LIVE STATUS INITIALIZE See CD-ROM contents for mo re detailed information.
Settings Menu Navigation ENGLISH - 32 JDisplaying the Main menu Press the MENU button to display the main menu and the operating guidance. J Adjusting 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 calle d up and the other menu items disappear from the screen. Called up item will be disappear after 5 seconds 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 options of an item by pressing I H. 4. Press the MENU or RETURN button to return to the previous menu. Navigating through the menu PICTURE POSITION PICTURE MODE CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT SHARPNESS COLOR TEMPERATURE DAYLIGHT VIEW DIGITAL CINEMA REALITY NOISE REDUCTION TV-SYSTEM LANGUAGE PROJECTOR SETUP DISPLAY OPTION SECURITY NETWORK STANDARD DEFAULT AUTOON OFF AUTO SELECT ENTER RETURN Main menu Sub-menu Current settings Operating guidance Contains the required buttons to adjust the settings. KEYSTONEKEYSTONE Current setting Default PICTURE POSITION KEYSTONE SHIFT LANGUAGE PROJECTOR SETUP DISPLAY OPTION SECURITY NETWORK OVER SCAN ASPECT 4:3 SELECT ENTER RETURN PICTURE POSITION KEYSTONE SHIFT LANGUAGE PROJECTOR SETUP DISPLAY OPTION SECURITY NETWORK OVER SCAN ASPECT 4:3 SELECT ENTER RETURN KEYSTONEKEYSTONE NOTE: • See “Resetting to the factory default sett ings” on page 27 to reset each menu item. • See “INITIALIZE ALL” on page 43 to reset all the settings.
ENGLISH - 33 Settings PICTURE menu Depending on the projection environment, you can use these preset parameter settings to optimise image projection. Press I H to cycle through the options. You can adjust the contrast of the projected image. Adjust the BRIGHTNESS in advance if necessary. You can adjust the brightness of the projected image. You can adjust the color saturation of the projected image. (Available with VIDEO/S-VIDEO /YP BPR/RGB movie/ DVI movie signals only) You can adjust the skin tone in the projected image. (Available with VIDEO/S-VIDEO /YP BPR/ RGB movie/ DVI movie signals only) You can adjust the sharpness of the projected image. You can adjust the white balance more properly in red color temperature by pressing I H . (Available with RGB /DVI still signals only) You can adjust the white balance more properly in green color temperature by pressing I H . (Available with RGB /DVI still signals only) You can adjust the white balance more properly in blue color temperature by pressing I H . (Available with RGB /DVI still signals only) PICTURE MODE STANDARD Setting for a general image DYNAMICBright and sharp setting BLACKBOARD Setting for when projecting on a blackboard NATURAL*1 *1. Selectable when sill image is displayed.Reproduces the original color of the image CINEMA*2 *2. Selectable when moving image is displayed.Setting for a cinema type movie NOTE: • It may take for a while until the image stabilized in the selected mode. CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS Remote control Control panel See “Navigating through the menu” on page 32. See “Main menu and Sub-menu” on page 30. Higher Lower Brighter Darker COLOR TINT SHARPNESS WHITE BALANCE RED WHITE BALANCE GREEN WHITE BALANCE BLUE Darker Lighter More greenish More reddish More sharp Less sharp
Settings PICTURE menu ENGLISH - 34 You can adjust the white balance of the projected image. LOW More bluish DEFAULT Balanced white HIGH More reddish You can keep the projected image bright and vivid even in well-lit rooms where the am bient light sources cannot be controlled, such as when a door opens or when window coverings fail to block out sunlight. AUTO : Automatic adjustment ON: Active OFF : Deactive You can improve the vertical resolution of a 2-2 or 2-3 pulldown movie. Press I H to select the required setting. (Not available with NETWORK signals) OFF Deactive ON Active You can switch the automatic noise reduction system on/ off. Press I H to select the required setting. ON: Automatic noise reduction OFF : No noise reduction When the video signal is changed, the setting switches automatically. You can switch the setting manually to match the video data. Press I H to cycle through the options. (Available with S-VIDEO/VIDEO only) The projector will detect the signal from the COMPUTER terminals if the signal is RGB or YP BPR. You can turn off the automatic detecting sy stem and switch between RGB and YP BPR manually. AUTO : Automatic detecting system RGB : Project as RGB signal YP BPR: Project as YPBPR signal COLOR TEMPERATURE DAYLIGHT VIEW NOTE: • Do not cover the Ambient Luminance Sensor (ALS) of the projector. See “Ambient Luminance Sensor (ALS)” on page 12. • AUTO is not available when INSTALLATION setting in OPTION menu is set to REAR/DESK or REAR/CEILING . DIGITAL CINEMA REALITY NOTE: • Available with 480i, 576i, 1 080/60i and 1 080/50i only. NOISE REDUCTION NOTE: • Applying noise reduction may affect image quality. TV-SYSTEM AUTO FG FG NTSC SECAM FG FG NTSC 4.43 PAL-N FG FG PAL IH PAL-M NOTE: •AUTO setting will select from NTSC/NTSC 4.43 /PAL / PAL60 /PAL-M /PAL-N /SECAM . RGB/YPBPR NOTE: • Available with VGA60, 480i, 576i, 480p, 576p, 1 080/60i, 1 080/50i, 720/6 0p, 720/50p, 1 080/60p, 1 080/50p only. • When the input signal is not selected correctly with AUTO setting, select RGB or YP BPR manually.
ENGLISH - 35 Settings POSITION menu If the projector is aligned non-perpendicularly to the screen, or if the projection screen has an angled surface, you can correct keystone. You can move the projected image for fine adjustment. Press I H to move horizontally and F G vertically. (Not available with NETWORK signals) If you have interference patterns of the projected image, which is sometimes referred to as moire or noise, you can minimize it by pressing I H to adjust the clock frequency. (Available with signals of RGB/DVI still only) If you require further adjustment for the same reason as the DOT CLOCK adjustment, you can fine adjust the timing of the clock. Press I H to adjust. (Available with signals of RGB/DVI still only) If the 4 edges of an image is partly dropped, you can use this function to adjust and project it properly. (Not available with signals of NETWORK) I Shrink H Enlarge KEYSTONE ImageOperation NOTE: • You can correct the distortion ± 30 degrees from the plane. For a better quality image, installing the projector with a minimum of distortion is recommended. • Some distortion may be retained for lens shift adjustment. • The distortion of the main menu screen is not correctable. • The result of the keystone correction will affect the aspect ratio and the size of the image. SHIFT Remote control Control panel See “Navigating through the menu” on page 32. See “Main menu and Sub-menu” on page 30. SHIFT H V DOT CLOCK NOTE: • If the projecting signal’s dot clock frequency is higher than 150 MHz, the adjus tment may not make a difference. • DOT CLOCK needs to be adjusted before adjusting the CLOCK PHASE . CLOCK PHASE NOTE: • If the projecting signal’s dot clock frequency is higher than 150 MHz, the adjus tment may not make a difference. OVER SCAN
Settings POSITION menu ENGLISH - 36 You can switch the aspect ratio manually when needed. Press I H to cycle through the options. J Aspect ratio options Q AUTO Signals which contains an identifying aspect signal will be detected and automatically project the image in proper ratio. (NTSC and 525i (480i) signals only) Q4:3 When a 4:3 or 5:4 signal is detected, the image will be projected without any change, and other signals will be adjusted to 4:3 with pr eserving original ratio. Q16:9 When a16:9 is in put, the image will be projected without any change, and other signals will be adjusted to 16:9 without preserving original ratio. Q S4:3 The input signal will be sized down 75 % and projected. When projecting 4:3 signal on to a 16:9 screen, it will be sized down 75 % with preserving original ratio. Q THROUGH The image will be projected without any size adjustment. ASPECT NOTE: • If you project an image with an unmatched aspect ratio, th e 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 types is defined not only by the input method but also by the input signals. See “List of compatible signals” on page 52. • 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 copy right of the creator which is protected by copyright law. • Selectable aspect ratio options vary according to input signals.
POSITION menu ENGLISH - 37 Settings If the projected image is degraded, you can activate FRAME LOCK for synchronisation. Press I H to select the required option. ( Available with RGB/DVI signals only) OFF Deactive ON Active FRAME LOCK
ENGLISH - 38 Settings DISPLAY OPTION menu JINPUT GUIDE When you change the input method, the guidance appears in the upper right corner of the screen. The following display methods are available. Press I H to cycle through the options. J OSD DESIGN You can change the background color of the menu. Press I H to select the required option. J WARNING MESSAGE You can let display only the minimum warning messages and hide others. ON All of the warning messages will be displayed. OFF Only the minimum warning messages will be displayed. JDVI EDID You can switch the EDID setting and signal level for variable DVI signals. EDID1 480p, 576p, 1 080/60i, 1 080/50i, 720/60p, 720/50p, 1 080/60p, 1 080/50p EDID2(PC) VGA60, SVGA60, XGA60, XGA70, XGA75, WXGA768/60, SXGA60, SXGA60+, WXGA800/60 JDVI SIGNAL LEVEL 0-255:PC (PC scale) For connecting to a computer via DVI-D IN terminal. 16-235 (TV scale) For connecting to AV equipment via DVI-D IN terminal, such as DVI - HDMI connection. If the input signal contains closed captions, you can turn on the feature and switch the channels. CLOSED CAPTION OFF Deactive ON Active MODE CC1 - 4 Change the channels CC1 - 4 ON-SCREEN DISPLAY OptionsFunction DETAILED Display the input method by graphic. The INPUT GUIDE will go out after 3 seconds without any operation. If you select any COMPUTER or DVI terminal which has no signal, the computer connection guidance will be displayed. See “Computer connection guidance” on page 54. SIMPLE Display the input method by text. The INPUT GUIDE will go out after 3 seconds without any operation. OFF Turn off the guidance. TYPE1 Semi transparent black TYPE2Solid blue TYPE3Semi transparent dark blue NOTE: • When the WARNING MESSAGE is set to OFF, use the projector with utmost care due to the most of warning messages will not be displayed. Remote control Control panel See “Navigating through the menu” on page 32. See “Main menu and Sub-menu” on page 30. DVI-D IN NOTE: •The DVI-D IN setting for the best quality depends on the output equipment. Refer the instructions of the connected equipment. • DVI signal is very sensitive, and malfunction may occur or other problems could be encountered with some DVI equipment. CLOSED CAPTION SETTING NOTE: • VCR with TBC (Time Base Corrector) function is recommended for video cassette tapes.
DISPLAY OPTION menu ENGLISH - 39 Settings You can switch the logo on/off that is displayed when starting up the projector. Press I H to select the required option. STARTUP LOGO will be displayed for 30 seconds. ON Active OFF Deactive USER Display the original text QEditing the original text If you select USER , you can display the 2 lines of original text up to 40 characters in 1 line instead of the logo. 1. Select USER and press ENTER. 2. Select the required line to enter or edit the original text, and press the ENTER button. 3. Enter the characters and repeat until finish the line. Use F G I H to specify the location of the required character, and press the ENTER button. Move the 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 the cursor in the text line. To insert a character in the entered text line, move the cursor to the text box to select the required place and press G to select a character. 4. Select OK and press the ENTER button to set the entered text in a box. Press G and edit the TEXT2 if you need to, and repeat the step 3. You can turn off the AUTO SETUP button function for when the COMPUTER signal is detected. AUTO When the projector detects a COMPUTER or DVI signal, adjust the projected image position automatically for SHIFT, SIGNAL SEARCH , DOT CLOCK and CLOCK PHASE . BUTTON Only when the AUTO SETUP button is pressed, the projected image position will be adjusted for DOT CLOCK and CLOCK PHASE . See “Remote control” on page 14. You can turn off the auto signal detecting system. ON Detect the input signal from the terminals and project the image. OFF Deactive You can choose a BLUE or BLACK screen for when the projector is idle. Press I H to select the required option. When projecting WIDE signals, switch to ON to display the image in well adjusted size. AUTO Automatic detective system OFF For 4:3 signals ON For WIDE signals (16:9, 16:10 and 15:9) You can switch the projection mode between SXGA+ and SXGA for SXGA signals. Press I H to select the required option. SXGA Smaller setting SXGA+ Larger setting STARTUP LOGO OK CANCEL ALL DELETE TEXT CHANGE AUTO SETUP NOTE: • Usually the recommended setting is AUTO. SIGNAL SEARCH NOTE: •SIGNAL SEARCH is not available when any input signal is projecting. • Usually the recommended setting is ON. BACK COLOR WIDE MODE SXGA MODE
Settings DISPLAY OPTION menu ENGLISH - 40 From menu operation, you can apply to the functions, which are only for the remote control. OTHER FUNCTIONS Menu itemsRefer AUTO SETUP See page 25. FREEZE See page 27. AV MUTE See page 27. INDEX-WINDOW See page 27. DIGITAL ZOOM You can enlarge the projected image. Press I H to adjust the size, and press the ENTER button. Press the RETURN button to return to the normal projection.