Panasonic LCD Projector PT-FZ570 PT-FW530 PT-FX500 Operating Instructions

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5) 
Press as to select the item to adjust, then press the  button.
 
f The 
[CORNER CORRECTION]  individual adjustment screen is displayed.
6)  Press asqw to adjust.
[CORNER CORRECTION]
[UPPER LEFT]
[UPPER RIGHT][LOWER LEFT][LOWER RIGHT]
Setting [CURVED CORRECTION]
1)  Press as to select [SCREEN ADJUSTMENT].
2)  Press the  button.
 
f The 
[SCREEN ADJUSTMENT]  screen is displayed.
3)  Press as to select [CURVED CORRECTION].
4)  Press the  button.
 
f The 
[CURVED CORRECTION]  screen is displayed.
5)  Press as to select one item to adjust.
[KEYSTONE] Adjusts when the trapezoid of the projected image is distorted.
[ARC] Adjusts when the radian of the projected image is distorted.
6) Press the  button.
 
f The 
[KEYSTONE]  or the [ARC] individual adjustment screen is displayed.
Adjusting [KEYSTONE]
1)  Press asqw  to adjust.
 
f For details, please refer to [KEYSTONE] in [SCREEN ADJUSTMENT] menu. (
Æ page 70) 
Adjusting [ARC]
1)  Press asqw  to adjust.
Items Operation Adjustment
[H] Press the q button.
The top and the bottom of horizontal line will 
be bulge.
Press the w button.The top and the bottom of horizontal line will 
be dent.
[V] Press the a button.
The left and the right of vertical line will be 
dent.
Press the s button.The left and the right of vertical line will be 
bulge.
Note
 
f One of [KEYSTONE], [CORNER CORRECTION] and [CURVED CORRECTION] setting value is valid. When [KEYSTONE], [CORNER 
CORRECTION] or [CURVED CORRECTION] adjustment is finished, you adjust the others, the adjusted value will be reset.   
						

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f Press the  button on the remote control when the [KEYSTONE], [CORNER CORRECTION] or [CURVED CORRECTION] 
screen is displaying, it will switch to the next adjustment screen.
 
f When the [CORNER CORRECTION] individual adjustment screen is displaying, the individual adjustment screen of the next corner can also 
be displayed by pressing the  button.
 
f Correcting up to ±35° for the tilt in the vertical direction and ±35° for the tilt in the horizontal direction are available for adjustments with 
[KEYSTONE]. However, the image quality will degrade and it will get harder to focus with more correction. Install the projector so that the 
correction will be as small as possible. 
 
f Screen size will also change when [KEYSTONE] is used to perform various adjustments.
 
f Aspect ratio of the image size may shift depending on the correction.
[SHIFT]
(Only for RGB signals and YCBCR/YPBPR signals input)
Move the image position vertically or horizontally if the image position projected on the screen is shifted even 
when the relative position of the projector and the screen is installed \
correctly.
1) 
Press as to select [SHIFT].
2)  Press the  button.
 
f The 
[SHIFT]  screen is displayed.
3)  Press asqw  to adjust the position.
Orientation Operation Adjustment
Vertical (up and down)  adjustment Press the a button.
The image position moves up.
Press the s button. The image position moves down.
Horizontal (right and left) 
adjustment Press the w button.
The image position moves to the right.
Press the q button.The image position moves to the left.
Note
 
f Depending on the input signal, if the adjustment of [SHIFT] exceeds the ef
fective adjustment range of the input signal, the position of the 
image cannot be changed. Please adjust [SHIFT] within an effective adjustment range.
[DOT CLOCK]
(Only for RGB signals and YCBCR/YPBPR signals (except for SYNC ON GREEN) input)
Use this function to adjust and minimize the effect of interference caused by projection of patterns consisting of 
vertical stripes.
The projection of the striped pattern may cause cyclic patterns (noise).  Adjust so that the amount of interference is 
at a minimum. You can adjust the dot clock of image.
1)  Press as to select [DOT CLOCK].
2)  Press qw or the  button.
 
f The
 [DOT CLOCK]  individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3)  Press qw to adjust the value.
 
f The adjustment values are [-32] to [+32].   
						

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Attention
 
f Set it before adjusting [CLOCK PHASE].
Note
 
f Depending on the input signal, if the adjustment of [DOT CLOCK] exceeds the effective adjustment range of the input signal, the position of 
the image cannot be changed. Please adjust [DOT CLOCK] within an effective adjustment range.
[CLOCK PHASE]
(Only for RGB signals and YCBCR/YPBPR signals input)
You can adjust to achieve an optimal image when there is a flickering image or smeared outlines.
1)  Press as to select [CLOCK PHASE].
2)  Press qw or the  button.
 
f The 
[CLOCK PHASE]  individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3)  Press qw to adjust.
 
f Adjustment value will change between [-16] and [+16]. Adjust so that the amount of interference is at a 
minimum.
Note
 
f Certain signals may not be adjustable.
 
f Optimal value may not be achieved if the output from the input computer \
is unstable.
 
f To project a signal with dot clock frequency with 162 MHz or higher, noise may not disappear even if [CLOCK PHASE] is adjusted.
 
f [CLOCK PHASE] cannot be adjusted when a digital signal is input.
[OVER SCAN]
(Only for movie-based RGB signals, YCBCR/YPBPR signals, movie-based HDMI signals, movie-based DIGITAL 
LINK signals, VIDEO signals and Y/C signals input)
Use this function when characters or pictures are cropped near the periphery of the projected image.
1)  Press as to select [OVER SCAN].
2)  Press qw or the  button.
 
f The 
[OVER SCAN]  individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3)  Press qw to adjust the level.
 
f The adjustment values are [0] to [+3].
[ASPECT]
You can switch the aspect ratio of the image.
The aspect ratio is switched within the screen range selected in [SCREEN FORMA
T] of [DISPLAY OPTION] menu 
→ [SCREEN SETTING]. Set [SCREEN FORMAT] first. ( x page 81)
1)  Press as to select [ASPECT].
2)  Press qw or the  button.
 
f The 
[ASPECT]  individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3)  Press qw to switch the item.
 
f The items will switch each time you press the button.
[NORMAL]
Displays images without changing the aspect ratio of the input signals.
[AUTO]
*1The aspect ratio is automatically switched to the optimum aspect ratio when an aspect ratio identifier is 
included in the input signal.
[WIDE] Displays images with the aspect ratio converted to 16:9 when standard signals
*2 are input.
Display images without changing the aspect ratio when wide-screen signal\
s
*3 are input.
[H FIT] Displays images using the entire width of the screen. When signals have \
the aspect ratio vertically longer than 
the aspect ratio of the screen selected in [SCREEN FORMAT], the images are displayed with the top and the  
bottom parts cut off.   
						

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[V FIT] Displays the height of the panel pixels vertically without changing the aspect ratio when wide-screen signals 
are input. When signals have the aspect ratio horizontally longer than the aspect ratio of the screen, the 
images are displayed with the right and the left parts cut off.
[FULL] The image is projected using all the panel (screen) pixels. The input signals are converted to the aspect ratio 
of the panel (screen).
[NATIVE] Displays images without changing the resolution of the input signals.
*1 Only for video signal (NTSC) input
*2  Standard signals are input signals with an aspect ratio of 4:3 or 5:4.
*3  Wide-screen signals are input signals with an aspect ratio of 16:10, 16:9 or 15:9.
Note
 
f The image size may be switched abnormally when [AUTO] is selected, please set to [NORMAL] or [WIDE] according to the input signal. 
 
f Some size modes are not available for certain types of input signals. 
 
f If an aspect ratio which is different from the aspect ratio for the input signals is selected, the imag\
es will appear differently from the originals. 
Be careful of this when selecting the aspect ratio.
 
f If using the projector in places such as cafes or hotels to display prog\
rams for a commercial purpose or for public presentation, note that 
adjusting the aspect ratio or using the zoom function to change the screen images may be an infringement of the rights of the original 
copyright owner for that program under copyright protection laws. Take care when using a function of the projector such as the aspect ratio\
 
adjustment and the zoom function.
 
f If conventional (normal) 4:3 images which are not wide-screen images are displayed on a wide screen, the edges of the images may not 
be visible or they may become distorted. Such images should be viewed as with an aspect ratio of 4:3 in the original format intended by the 
creator of the images.
[FRAME LOCK]
(Only for still image RGB signals input)
This setting is available for specific computer signals. Set when the movie is distorted.
1) 
Press as to select [FRAME LOCK].
2)  Press qw or the  button.
 
f The 
[FRAME LOCK]  individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3)  Press qw to switch the [FRAME LOCK].
 
f The items will switch each time you press the button.
[OFF]
Disables the frame lock.
[ON] Enables the frame lock.
[CLAMP POSITION]
You can adjust the optimal point when the black part of the image is blunt or it has turned green.
1) Press as to select [CLAMP POSITION].
2)  Press qw to adjust.
Status Rough guide for optimal value Range of adjustment
The black part is blunt. The point where bluntness of the black part improves the 
most is the optimal value.
1 ~ 255
The black part is green. The point where the green part becomes black, and the 
bluntness has improved is the optimal value.
Note
 
f [CLAMP POSITION] can be adjusted only when a signal is input to the  terminal or the  
terminal.
 
f Some signals may not be adjusted.   
						

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[LANGUAGE] menu
On the menu screen, select [LANGUAGE] from the main menu, and display th\
e sub-menu.
Refer to “Navigating through the menu” (
x page 57) for the operation of the menu screen.
Changing the display language
You can select the language of the on-screen display.
1) 
Press as to select the display language and press the  button.
 
f Various menus, settings, adjustment screens, control button names, etc., are displayed in the selected language.
 
f The language can be changed to English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, 
Finnish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian, Czech, Russian, 
Turkish, Arabic, Kazakh, 
Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Thai.
Note
 
f The on-screen display language of the projector is set to English by default and when [INITIALIZE 
ALL] (
x page 97) in [PROJECTOR 
SETUP] is executed.   
						

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[DISPLAY OPTION] menu
On the menu screen, select [DISPLAY OPTION] from the main menu, and select an item from the sub-
menu.
Refer to “Navigating through the menu” (
x page 57) for the operation of the menu screen.
[ON-SCREEN DISPLAY]
Set the on-screen display.
Setting [INPUT GUIDE]
You can set the display method of the name of the input terminal displayed on the top right of the projection
screen.
1) 
Press as to select [ON-SCREEN DISPLAY].
2)  Press the  button.
 
f The
 [ON-SCREEN DISPLAY]  screen is displayed.
3)  Press as to select [INPUT GUIDE].
4)  Press qw to switch the item.
 
f The items will switch each time you press the button.
[DETAILED]
Displays the name of input terminal and input signal graphically. 
[OFF] Disables the input guide.
[SIMPLE] Displays the name of input terminal and input signal.
[OSD POSITION]
Set the position of the menu screen (OSD).
1) Press as to select [ON-SCREEN DISPLAY].
2)  Press the  button.
 
f The 
[ON-SCREEN DISPLAY]  screen is displayed.
3)  Press as to select [OSD POSITION].
4)  Press qw to switch the item.
 
f The items will switch each time you press the button as following:
 
[CENTER] → [UPPER LEFT] → [UPPER RIGHT] → [LOWER LEFT] → [LOWER RIGHT] → [CENTER] → ...
[OSD SIZE]
(Only for PT-FZ570)
Set the size of the menu screen (OSD).
1)  Press as to select [ON-SCREEN DISPLAY].
2)  Press the  button.
 
f The 
[ON-SCREEN DISPLAY]  screen is displayed.
3)  Press as to select [OSD SIZE].
4)  Press qw to switch the item.
[NORMAL] Use this setting normally.
[DOUBLE] Double angle size (height and width will become two times) of [NORMAL].
[WARNING MESSAGE]
Set the display/hide of the warning message.   
						

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1) 
Press as to select [ON-SCREEN DISPLAY].
2)  Press the  button.
 
f The 
[ON-SCREEN DISPLAY]  screen is displayed.
3)  Press as to select [WARNING MESSAGE]. 
4)  Press qw to switch the item.
 
f The items will switch each time you press the button.
[OFF]
Hides the warning message.
[ON] Displays the warning message.
Note
 
f When [WARNING MESSAGE] is set to [OFF], the warning message will not be displayed on the projected image even if a warning status 
such as lamp replacement, temperature warning or air filter replacement is detected. 
[COMPUTER IN/OUT]
Set to match the signal to input to the  terminal and the  terminal.
Setting [COMPUTER1 INPUT SETTING]
Switches the input for the  terminal.
1) 
Press as to select [COMPUTER IN/OUT].
2)  Press the  button.
 
f The
 [COMPUTER IN/OUT]  screen is displayed.
3)  Press as to select [COMPUTER1 INPUT SETTING].
4)  Press qw to switch the item.
 
f The items will switch each time you press the button.
[RGB/YPBPR] Select when you want to input the RGB signal or YPBPR (YCBCR) signal to the  
terminal.
[Y/C] Select when you want to input a luminance signal and a color signal to the  
terminal by using the optional D-SUB - S Video conversion cable (Model No.:ET-ADSV).
Note
 
f When Y/C signals are input to the  terminal, please use the optional D-SUB - S Video conversion cable (Model No.:ET-
ADSV). Refer to “Connecting example: AV equipment” (
x page 37) for connecting method.
[COMPUTER2 SELECT]
Set whether to use the  terminal.
1) 
Press as to select [COMPUTER IN/OUT].
2)  Press the  button.
 
f The
 [COMPUTER IN/OUT]  screen is displayed.
3)  Press as to select [COMPUTER2 SELECT].
4)  Press qw to switch the item.
 
f The items will switch each time you press the button.
[COMPUTER2 IN] Select when you want to input the RGB signal or YPBPR (YCBCR) signal to  
terminal.
[COMPUTER1 OUT] Select when you want to output the RGB signal or the YP
BPR/(YCBCR) signal to  
terminal. 
Note
 
f If [COMPUTER2] is selected to be input, [COMPUTER2 SELECT] cannot be selected.   
						

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Setting [COMPUTER1 EDID MODE]/[COMPUTER2 EDID MODE]
1) 
Press as to select [COMPUTER IN/OUT].
2)  Press the  button.
 
f The
 [COMPUTER IN/OUT]  screen is displayed.
3)  Press as to select  [COMPUTER1 EDID MODE] or 
[COMPUTER2 EDID MODE].
4)  Press the  button.
 
f The
 [COMPUTER1 EDID MODE] or the 
[COMPUTER2 EDID MODE] screen is displayed.
5)  Press qw to switch [EDID MODE].
 
f The items will switch each time you press the button.
[DEFAULT]
Standard setting.
[SCREEN FIT] Changes EDID data according to the [SCREEN FORMAT] setting.
[USER] Sets the [RESOLUTION] and [VERTICAL SCAN FREQUENCY] items to EDID.
 
f When [DEFAULT] or [SCREEN FIT] is selected, proceed to Step
 10).
6)  Press the  button.
 
f The 
[RESOLUTION]  screen is displayed.
7)  Press as to select [RESOLUTION].
 
f Select [1024x768p], [1280x720p], [1280x800p], [1280x1024p], [1366x768p], [1400x1050p], [1440x900p], 
[1600x900p], [1600x1200p], [1680x1050p], [1920x1080p], [1920x1080i] or [1920x1200p].
8)  Press the  button.
 
f The 
[VERTICAL SCAN FREQUENCY]  screen is displayed.
9)  Press qw to select [VERTICAL SCAN FREQUENCY].
 
f Select [60Hz], [50Hz], [30Hz], [25Hz] or [24Hz] when [1920x1080p] is selected for [RESOLUTION].
 
f Select [60Hz], [50Hz] or [48Hz] when [1920x1080i] is selected for [RESOLUTION].
 
f The value is fixed to [60Hz] when [1280x1024p], [1400x1050p], [1440x900p] or [1600x1200p] is selected
 
for [RESOLUTION].
 
f Select [60Hz] or [50Hz] when anything other than the above signals are selected for [RESOLUTION].
10)  Press the  button.
 
f The confirmation screen is displayed.
11)  Press qw to select [OK], and press the  button.
Note
 
f The setting details are displayed in [RESOLUTION] and [VERTICAL SCAN FREQUENCY] below [EDID MODE].
 
f The resolution and vertical scanning frequency settings may be required on your computer or video device.
 
f After configuring settings, your computer or video device or the projector may be required to be restarted.
 
f Output with resolution and vertical scanning frequency that have been set may not be performed depending on your computer or video 
device.
 
f When the image is displayed incorrectly even if the format is selected in [EDID MODE], please check the settings of [WIDE MODE] 
 
(
x  page 84) or [SXGA MODE]  (
x  page 84).
[HDMI IN]
Switch the setting when the external device is connected to the  terminal or the  terminal 
of the projector and the image is not projected correctly.
1) 
Press as to select [HDMI IN].
2)  Press the  button.
 
f The 
[HDMI IN]  screen is displayed.
3)  Press as to select [SIGNAL LEVEL].
4)  Press qw to switch the item.
 
f The items will switch each time you press the button.   
						

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[AUTO]
Sets the signal level automatically.
[64-940] Select when the HDMI terminal of an external device (such as a blu-ray player) is connected to the  terminal or the  terminal.
[0-1023] Select when the DVI terminal output of an external device (such as a computer) is connected to the  terminal or the  terminal via a conversion cable or similar cable.
Select also when the HDMI terminal output of a computer or other device is connected to the  
terminal or the  terminal.
Note
 
f The same setting of the [SIGNAL LEVEL] is set to the  terminal and  terminal.
 
f The optimal setting varies depending on the output setting of the connected external device. Refer to the operation instruction of the external 
device regarding the output of the external device.
 
f The displayed signal level is assumed when the input is 30 bits.
Setting [EDID MODE]
1) 
Press as to select [HDMI IN].
2)  Press the  button.
 
f The
 [HDMI IN ] screen is displayed.
3)  Press as to select [EDID MODE].
4)  Press the  button.
 
f The
 [HDMI EDID MODE ] screen is displayed.
5)  Press qw to switch [EDID MODE].
 
f The items will switch each time you press the button.
[DEFAULT]
Standard setting.
[SCREEN FIT] Changes EDID data according to the [SCREEN FORMAT] setting.
[USER] Sets the [RESOLUTION] and [VERTICAL SCAN FREQUENCY] items to EDID.
 
f When [DEFAULT] or [SCREEN FIT] is selected, proceed to Step 
10).
6)  Press the  button.
 
f The 
[RESOLUTION]  screen is displayed.
7)  Press as to select [RESOLUTION].
 
f Select [1024x768p], [1280x720p], [1280x800p], [1280x1024p], [1366x768p], [1400x1050p], [1440x900p], 
[1600x900p], [1600x1200p], [1680x1050p], [1920x1080p], [1920x1080i] or [1920x1200p].
8)  Press the  button.
 
f The 
[VERTICAL SCAN FREQUENCY]  screen is displayed.
9)  Press qw to select [VERTICAL SCAN FREQUENCY].
 
f Select [60Hz], [50Hz], [30Hz], [25Hz] or [24Hz] when [1920x1080p] is selected for [RESOLUTION].
 
f Select [60Hz], [50Hz] or [48Hz] when [1920x1080i] is selected for [RESOLUTION].
 
f The value is fixed to [60Hz] when [1280x1024p], [1400x1050p], [1440x900p] or [1600x1200p] is selected
 
for [RESOLUTION].
 
f Select [60Hz] or [50Hz] when anything other than the above signals are selected for [RESOLUTION].
10)  Press the  button.
 
f The confirmation screen is displayed.
11)  Press qw to select [OK], and press the  button.
Note
 
f The same setting of the [EDID MODE] is set to the  terminal and the  terminal.
 
f The setting details are displayed in [RESOLUTION] and [VERTICAL SCAN FREQUENCY] below [EDID MODE].
 
f The resolution and vertical scanning frequency settings may be required on your computer or video device.
 
f After configuring settings, your computer or video device or the projector may be required to be restarted.
 
f Output with resolution and vertical scanning frequency that have been set may not be performed depending on your computer or video 
device.   
						

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[DIGITAL LINK IN]
Set the signal level when DIGITAL LINK input is selected.
1) 
Press as to select [DIGITAL LINK IN].
2)  Press the  button.
 
f The 
[DIGITAL LINK IN]  screen is displayed.
3)  Press as to select [SIGNAL LEVEL].
4)  Press qw to switch the item.
 
f The items will switch each time you press the button.
[AUTO]
Automatically sets the signal level.
[64-940] Select when the HDMI terminal output of an external device (such as a Blu-ray disc player) is connected to the 
 terminal via a twisted-pair-cable transmitter.
[0-1023] Select when the DVI-D terminal output or the HDMI terminal output of an external device (such as a computer) 
is connected to the  terminal via a twisted-pair-cable transmitter.
Note
 
f The optimal setting varies depending on the output setting of the connected external device. Refer to the operation instruction of the external 
device regarding the output of the external device.
 
f The displayed signal level is assumed when the input is 30 bits.
Setting [EDID MODE]
1) 
Press as to select [DIGITAL LINK IN].
2)  Press the  button.
 
f The
 [DIGITAL LINK IN ] screen is displayed.
3)  Press as to select [EDID MODE].
4)  Press the  button.
 
f The
 [DIGITAL LINK EDID MODE ] screen is displayed.
5)  Press qw to switch [EDID MODE].
 
f The items will switch each time you press the button.
[DEFAULT]
Standard setting.
[SCREEN FIT] Changes EDID data according to the [SCREEN FORMAT] setting.
[USER] Sets the [RESOLUTION] and [VERTICAL SCAN FREQUENCY] items to EDID.
 
f When [DEFAULT] or [SCREEN FIT] is selected, proceed to
 Step  10).
6)  Press the  button.
 
f The 
[RESOLUTION]  screen is displayed.
7)  Press as to select [RESOLUTION].
 
f Select [1024x768p], [1280x720p], [1280x800p], [1280x1024p], [1366x768p], [1400x1050p], [1440x900p], 
[1600x900p], [1600x1200p], [1680x1050p], [1920x1080p], [1920x1080i] or [1920x1200p].
8)  Press the  button.
 
f The 
[VERTICAL SCAN FREQUENCY]  screen is displayed.
9)  Press qw to select [VERTICAL SCAN FREQUENCY].
 
f Select [60Hz], [50Hz], [30Hz], [25Hz] or [24Hz] when [1920x1080p] is selected for [RESOLUTION].
 
f Select [60Hz], [50Hz] or [48Hz] when [1920x1080i] is selected for [RESOLUTION].
 
f The value is fixed to [60Hz] when [1280x1024p], [1400x1050p], [1440x900p] or [1600x1200p] is selected
 
for [RESOLUTION].
 
f Select [60Hz] or [50Hz] when anything other than the above signals are selected for [RESOLUTION].
10)  Press the  button.
 
f The confirmation screen is displayed.