Panasonic LCD Projector PT-L730NTU Operating Instructions

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Basic Operation
OPTIONSHUTTER
OSD
A U TO KEYS TONE
RGB/YPbPr
A U TO RGB IN
RGB2 SELECT
B ACK COLOR
F R ONT/REAR
DESK/CEILING
LAMP P OWER
LAMP  RUN  TIME
NEXT  PA GE 
↓10 H
OFF
OFF
RGB OFF
INPUT BLUE
F R ONT
DESK L O W ON
ON
YPbPr ON
OUTPUT BL ACK
REAR
CEILING HIGH
SELEC T:[
↑][↓]  ENTER:[ENTER]
ESC  :[MENU]
OPTION menu
 (page  43)
OPTIONPREVIOUS PAGE ↑FAN CONTROL
WEB CONTROL
WEB STANDBY
WEB PASSWORD
CONTROL KEY
FUNC1 STANDARD
OFF
OFF
OFF
MUTE HIGH
ON
ON
ON
KEYSTONE
SELECT:[
↑][↓]
ADJUST:[ ←][→ ] ENTER:[ENTER]
ESC  :[MENU]
NETWORKSTATUS
WEP LAN1
DISABLE
SELECT:[
↑][↓] ENTER:[ENTER] ESC  :[MENU]
NETWORK menu  (page  46) 
SD CARDAUTOPLAY
REPEAT
INTERVAL OFF
ON
1 5 sec
SELECT:[
↑][↓]
ADJUST:[ ←][→ ] ENTER:[ENTER]
ESC  :[MENU]
SD CARD menu 
(page 46)
Menu operation guide
q Press the MENU button.
The menu screen will be
displayed. w
Press the  or  arrow
buttons to select a menu.
The selected menu screen will
then be displayed.
(Example: POSITION menu)
PICTUREPICTURE MODE
COLOR TEMP.
BRIGHT
CONTRAST
SHARPNESS
WHITE BALANCE R
WHITE BALANCE G
WHITE BALANCE B
STANDARD STANDARD
STANDARD
32
32 0
32
32
32
SELECT:[ ←][→ ] ENTER:[ENTER]
ESC  :[MENU]POSITIONPOSITION
DOT CLOCK
CLOCK PHASE
KEYSTONE
OSD POSITION
RESIZING
AUTO SETUP
FRAME LOCK
STANDARD H:   63    V:   63
H:    0    V:    0
32
32
OFF
OFF ON
ON
TOP LEFT
SELECT:[ ←][→ ] ENTER:[ENTER]
ESC  :[MENU]
The RGB/YPbPr item is displayed
when an RGB/YP
BPRsignal is
being input.  
						

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ePress the ENTER button to
accept the selection.
You can select an item here. The
selected item is shown in yellow.
rSelect an item pressing the 
or buttons. 
AFor the value adjusting items
Press the ENTER button to
display an individual adjustment
screen.
Press the  or  buttons to
adjust the setting.
You can also adjust the bar-scale
items pressing the  or 
buttons in the menu screen.
Some items can be adjusted by
pressing the or buttons.
BFor the selective items
Select the setting by pressing the
or buttons.CFor the fixed items
Press the ENTER button, and the
function will work.
Returning to the
previous screen
Press the MENU button to return to
the previous screen.
POSITIONPOSITION
DOT CLOCK
CLOCK PHASE
KEYSTONE
OSD POSITION
RESIZING
AUTO SETUP
FRAME LOCK
STANDARDH:   63    V:   63
H:    0    V:    0 32
32
OFF
OFFON
ON TOP LEFT
SELECT:[
↑][↓] ENTER:[ENTER]
ESC  :[MENU]
ABC
DOT CLOCK32
POSITIONH:
V:63
63
RESIZINGOFFON  
						

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Basic Operation
Returning a setting to
the factory default
If you press the STD (standard)
button on the remote control unit,
you can return settings to the
factory default settings. However,
the operation of this function varies
depending on which screen is being
displayed.
•When a menu screen is being
displayed
All items displayed will be returned
to their factory default settings.NOTE:
•You can also select STANDARD
from the menu screen and then
press the ENTER button.
•When an individual adjustment
screen is being displayed
Only the item displayed will be
returned to the factory default
setting.
POSITIONPOSITION
DOT CLOCK
CLOCK PHASE
KEYSTONE
OSD POSITION
RESIZING
AUTO SETUP
FRAME LOCK
STANDARDH:   63    V:   63
H:    0    V:    0 32
32
OFF
OFFON
ON TOP LEFT
SELECT:[
↑][↓] ENTER:[ENTER]
ESC  :[MENU]
Using the freeze function
The picture will alternate between a still picture and a moving picture each
time the FREEZE button on the remote control unit is pressed.
Still picture Moving picture
DOT CLOCK32  
						

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Using the D.ZOOM (digital zoom)
function
This function lets you enlarge the
picture.
qPress a D.ZOOM +/- button
d
The picture will then be enlarged
to 1.5 times the normal size.
wUse the  , , and 
buttons to move the enlarged
area which you want to project.
rPress the MENU button to
return to the normal screen.
NOTE:
•This function can only be used
when using the remote control
unit.
•If the type of signal being input
changes while the digital zoom
function is being used, the digital
zoom function will be cancelled.
eUse the D.ZOOM +/- buttons to
change the enlargement ratio.
The enlargement ratio can be
changed within the range of x1 to
x4, by 30 steps.  
						

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Basic Operation
Select the item pressing the  or
buttons on the remote control
unit or the projector.
Press the  or  buttons to set
the selective items. For the value
adjusting items, press the ENTER
button to display an individual
screen, and press the  or 
buttons to adjust the setting.
Adjusting the picture
STANDARD
DYNAMIC
NATURAL
PICTURE MODE
Select the picture mode that best
matches the image source and
room conditions.
The mode best used in dark rooms
is NATURAL. For rooms having
regular lighting conditions in use,
select STANDARD. For
exceptionally bright rooms, use
DYNAMIC.
PICTUREPICTURE MODE
COLOR TEMP.
BRIGHT
CONTRAST
SHARPNESS
WHITE BALANCE R
WHITE BALANCE G
WHITE BALANCE B
STANDARDSTANDARD
STANDARD
32
32
0
32
32
32
SELECT:[
↑][↓]
ADJUST:[←][→]ENTER:[ENTER]
  ESC:[MENU]
When an RGB signal is being 
input
PICTUREPICTURE MODE
COLOR TEMP.
COLOR
TINT
BRIGHT
CONTRAST
SHARPNESS
NR
STANDARDSTANDARD
STANDARD
32
32
32
32
4
1
SELECT:[
↑][↓]
ADJUST:[←][→]ENTER:[ENTER]
ESC  :[MENU]
When a YPBPRsignal is being input
PICTUREPICTURE MODE
COLOR TEMP.
COLOR
TINT
BRIGHT
CONTRAST
SHARPNESS
NR
TV-SYSTEM
STANDARD
SELECT:[
↑][↓]
ADJUST:[←][→]ENTER:[ENTER]
ESC  :[MENU]STANDARD
STANDARD
AUTO1 32
32
32
32
4
1
When an S-VIDEO/VIDEO signal is
being input
PICTUREPICTURE MODE
COLOR TEMP.
BRIGHT
CONTRAST
STANDARDSTANDARD
STANDARD
32
32
SELECT:[
↑][↓]
ADJUST:[←][→]ENTER:[ENTER]
ESC  :[MENU]
When the NETWORK/SD CARD is
selected  
						

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Color Hue Setting (color
temperature)
This is used to adjust the white
areas of the picture if they appear
bluish or reddish.
COLOR
(S-VIDEO/VIDEO/YPBPRonly)
Press the  button to make the
color more vivid in tone, and press
the  button to make the color
more pastel in tone.
TINT
(NTSC/NTSC 4.43/YPBPRonly)
This adjusts the flesh tones in the
picture. Press the  button to
make flesh tones more greenish,
and press the  button to make the
flesh tones more reddish.
BRIGHT
This adjusts the darker areas (black
areas) in the picture. Press the 
button if dark areas are too solid (for
example, if hair is difficult to see), and
press the  button if black areas are
too light (grey rather than black).
CONTRAST
This adjusts the contrast of the
picture. Press the  button to
make the picture brighter, and press
the  button to make the picture
darker. (Adjust the BRIGHT setting
first if required before adjusting the
CONTRAST setting.)
SHARPNESS
Press the  button to make the
picture details sharper, and press
the  button to make the picture
details softer.
STANDARD
HIGH
LOWSTANDARD
HIGH
LOW
Noise Reduction (NR)
(When S-VIDEO/VIDEO/YPBPR
signals are being input)
If the signal is of such poor quality
that picture interference appears, you
can suppress this interference by
adjusting the NR (Noise Reduction),
except for 750p (720p), HDTV60
(1080i/60) and HDTV50 (1080i/50)
signals. To strengthen the effect,
press the button. To turn it off ,
set to “0” by pressing the button.
TV SYSTEM
(S-VIDEO/VIDEO only)
AUTO1The projector automatically
distinguishes between NTSC/NTSC
4.43/PAL/PAL60/SECAM signals.
AUTO2The projector automatically
distinguishes between NTSC/PAL-
M/PAL-N signals.
NOTE:
•This should normally be set to
“AUTO1” or “AUTO2”. If the signal
is of such poor quality that the
correct format cannot be
automatically distinguished,
change the setting manually to the
required TV system.
AUTO1
AUTO2
NTSC
NTSC4.43
PAL
PAL-M
PAL-N
SECAM  
						

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Basic Operation
WHITE BALANCE R/G/B
(RGB only)
This is used to adjust the white
areas of the picture if they appear
colorised. Press the  button to
make the selected color lighter.
Press the  button to make the
selected color stronger.
Projecting sRGB-
compatible pictures
sRGB is an international color
reproduction standard (IEC61966-2-
1) established by the International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).
If you would like the colors in sRGB-
compatible pictures to be
reproduced more faithfully, make
the following settings.
q q
Press the or button to
select “PICTURE MODE”, and
then use the  or  button to
select “NATURAL”.
w w
Press the or button to
select “COLOR TEMP.”, and
then use the  or  button to
select “STANDARD”.
e e
Press the STANDARD (STD)
button on the remote control
unit.
r r
Select the LAMP POWER item
in the OPTION menu by
pressing the  or  buttons
and set to “HIGH” by pressing
the or buttons.
NOTE:
•sRGB is only enabled when RGB
signals are being input .  
						

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Select the item pressing the or
buttons on the remote control
unit or the projector.
Press the  or  buttons, to
adjust the alternative items. For the
numerically adjustable items, press
the ENTER button to display an
individual screen, and press the 
or  buttons to adjust the setting.
Some items can be adjusted
pressing the or buttons.
Adjusting the position
When the input signal is RGB, first
press the AUTO SETUP button to
initiate automatic positioning. 
If the optimum setting is not
obtained when AUTO SETUP is
carried out, adjust by the following
procedure.
POSITIONPOSITION
DOT CLOCK
CLOCK PHASE
KEYSTONE
OSD POSITION
RESIZING
AUTO SETUP
FRAME LOCK
STANDARDH:   63    V:   63
H:    0    V:    0 32
32
OFF
OFFON
ON TOP LEFT
SELECT:[
↑][↓] ENTER:[ENTER]
ESC  :[MENU]
When an RGB signal is being 
input
POSITIONPOSITION
KEYSTONE
OSD POSITION
ASPECT
RESIZING
AUTO SETUP
STANDARDH:   63    V:   63
H:    0    V:    0
OFFON TOP LEFT
AUTO
SELECT:[
↑][↓] ENTER:[ENTER]
ESC  :[MENU]
When an S-VIDEO/VIDEO signal is
being input
POSITIONPOSITION
KEYSTONE
OSD POSITION
ASPECT
RESIZING
AUTO SETUP
STANDARDH:   63    V:   63
H:    0    V:    0
OFFON TOP LEFT
AUTO
SELECT:[
↑][↓] ENTER:[ENTER]
ESC  :[MENU]
When a YPBPRsignal is being input.
POSITIONKEYSTONE
OSD POSITION
AUTO SETUP
STANDARDH:    0    V:    0
TOP LEFT
SELECT:[
↑][↓] ENTER:[ENTER]
ESC  :[MENU]
When the NETWORK/SD CARD is
selected  
						

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Basic Operation
NOTE:
•  If you press the AUTO SETUP button
after correcting the keystone distortion
manually, the automatic keystone
correction function will operate and the
corrected picture will return to its
previous incorrect condition. In addition,
if you change the input signal and press
the AUTO SETUP button, the keystone
correction may be cancelled depending
on the type of signal and the angle of tilt
of the projector. To prevent them from
happening, you can set 
“AUTO
KEYSTONE ” in the OPTION menu
to  “OFF ”
•  
The greater the correction of keystone
distortion amount, the more the picture
Picture
condition  Operation
Press the 
button.
Press the 
button.
Press the 
button.
Press the 
button.
POSITION
Moves the picture position.
Press the  or  buttons to move
the picture horizontally.
Press the  or  buttons to move
the picture vertically.
D O T CLOCK
(RGB only)
Periodic striped pattern interference
(noise) may occur when a striped
pattern such as the one below is
projected. If this happens, use the
and  buttons to adjust so that
any such noise is minimised.
CLOCK PHASE
(RGB only)
Adjust the DOT CLOCK setting first
before carrying out this adjustment.
Use the  and  buttons to adjust
so that the noise level is least
noticeable.
NOTE:
•  
If signals with a dot clock frequency of
140 MHz or higher are being input,
interference may not be completely
eliminated when the DOT CLOCK and
CLOCK PHASE adjustments are
carried out.
KEYS TONE
Before carrying out keystone
correction, 1) adjust the forward/back
angle of tilt of the projector by pressing
the adjuster buttons and 2) press the
AUTO SETUP buttons to correct
vertical keystone distortion. (page  27)
The vertical keystone distortion will
be automatically corrected by the
projectors automatic setup function.
KEYSTONE H:
V:0
0
POSITION
H:
V:63
63
However the horizontal distortion or
adjustment of the tilted screen needs
to be corrected manually by following
any of the procedures below.  
						

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S4:3
The size of the input signal is
compressed to 75% and projected.
(This is useful for projecting a
picture with a 4:3 aspect ratio onto a
16:9 screen.)
When a 4:3
signal is being
input
d
AUTO
(S-VIDEO only)
When an S1 video signal is input to
the S-VIDEO terminal, the aspect
ratio is changed automatically to
project a 16:9 picture.
4:3
The input signal is projected without
change.
16:9
The picture is compressed to a ratio
of 16:9 and projected.
When a
squeezed
signal is being
input. (The
projected
image is
contracted
vertically)
d
quality will deteriorate, and the harder it
will become to achieve a good level of
focus. To obtain the best picture quality,
set up the projector and screen in such a
way that the amount of keystone
correction required is as minimal as
possible.
•The picture size will also change
when correction of keystone
distortion is carried out.
•The range of keystone correction
varies depending on the type of
signal being input. If you make an
adjustment that is outside the
allowable range, the setting will not
be changed. In addition, if the input
signal changes after keystone
correction has been carried out, the
correction setting may be cancelled.
This indicates that the current
correction setting exceeds the
allowable range for the new input
signal.
•If you correct both vertical and
horizontal keystone distortion at the
same time, the allowable range of
keystone correction becomes
smaller. If you make an adjustment
that is outside the allowable range,
the setting will not be changed.
OSD POSITION
Press the  or  buttons to move
the OSD position.
ASPECT
This setting is only valid for an S-
VIDEO/VIDEO signal and a YP
BPR
signal in 525i (480i), 525p (480p)
and 625i format.
AUTO
4:3
16:9
S4:3