Panasonic LCD Projector PT-LW80NTU Operating Instructions

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Preparation
Read this first
When you start the projection for the first time or after the projector is initialized, the minimum required setting screen 
for projection will be displayed.
J LANGUAGE
Select the required language setting.
Press  F G  I  H buttons of the remote control or 
control panel on the projector to highlight the 
required language, and press the  ENTER button to 
proceed to the next setting.
J OPTION
Select the current projection method and fan speed 
setting. If you need return to the previous setting, 
press the RETURTN button.
INSTALLATION
Press  I H buttons of the remote control or control 
panel on the projector to select the required 
installation method. Press  G to proceed to the 
SCREEN FORMAT  setting.
SCREEN FORMAT
Select the required screen format by pressing 
IH. Press  G to proceed to the  ALTITUDE 
setting.
  16:10 When projector on a 16:10 or 4:3 
screen.
  16:9 When project on a 16:9 screen.
ALTITUDE
If you use the projector at high elevation, the 
ALTITUDE setting need to be  HIGH to set the fan 
speed high. Press  I H  to select the required 
option. If you need to return to the  INSTALLATION, 
press  F.
  LOW The fan speed is low.
  HIGH The fan speed is high.
Press the ENTER button to start the projection.   Once you finish the minimum requirem ent setting, it will not be displayed again unless the projector is 
initialized. See “INITIALIZE ALL” on page 38.
  You can change each settings in the main menu. See “Menu Navigation” on page 27.
Minimum required setting screen
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
SELECT
ENTER
PLEASE SELECT LANGUAGE
INSTALLATION
OPTIONFRONT/DESK
ALTITUDELOW
SCREEN FORMAT16:10
SELECT
ENTER
RETURN
SWITCH TO HIGH ALTITUDE MODE HIGH IF OVER 1400m(4593Ft).
FRONT/DESK
Setting on a desk/floor and 
projecting from front
FRONT/CEILING Mounting in the ceiling and 
projecting from front
REAR/DESKSetting on a desk/floor and 
projecting from rear
REAR/CEILING Mounting in the ceiling and 
projecting from rear
NOTE:
• At 1400 - 2700m(4593 - 8858ft) sea level, the 
setting must be  HIGH.
• The loudness of fan noise depends on the  ALTITUDE 
setting. 
						

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Preparation
About Your Projector
JTop and front view
Projector body
NOTE:
• Do not cover the ventilation openings or  place anything within 50 cm (20) of them as this may cause damage or injury.
Zoom-Focus ring cover
Cover the zoom and focus rings to protect 
from dust.
Navigation buttons
Navigate through the menus with  FGIH, 
and activate the menu item with  ENTER. 
(page 27)
MENU  button
Display the main menu. 
(page 27)
Control panelFUNCTIONFUNCTIONMENUMENURETURNRETURNINPUT SELECTINPUT SELECTRELEASERELEASE
INPUT SELECT  button
Switch to cycle throu gh the input method. 
(page 22)
COMPUTER1 \COMPUTER2 \S-VIDEO\
VIDEO \WIRELESS \COMPUTER1
POWER button
Switch between stand-by mode 
and projection mode. (page 19/
page 20)
FUNCTION  button
Assign a useful function for shortcut. 
(page 25)
RETURN  button
Return to the previous 
menu. (page 27)
RELEASE  button
Press to release the locked 
POWER  button when turning 
on the projector. (page 19)
Zoom ring
(page 22)
Air intake port
Focus ring
(page 22)
Ambient Luminance Sensor ( ALS)
(page 30)
Remote control signal receptor
(page 23)
Ambient Luminance Sensor ( ALS)
(page 30)
Indicators
  POWER LOCK  indicator (page 21)
  POWER  indicator (page 21)
  LAMP  indicator (page 42)
  TEMP indicator (page 42) 
						

							Preparation
About Your Projector
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JBack and bottom view
NOTE:
• Do not cover the ventilation openings or place anything within  50 cm (20) of them as this may cause damage or injury.
• When a cable is connected to the  VARIABLE AUDIO OUT, the built-in speaker will be disabled.
S-VIDEO IN
Connect a S-VIDEO signal cable.
VIDEO IN
Connect an RCA composite video 
cable.
COMPUTER1 IN
Connect a computer or YP
BPR 
signal cable.
COMPUTER2 IN/1 OUT
Connect a computer or YP
BPR 
signal cable. Select  INPUT or 
OUTPUT  in menu. (page 35)
SERIAL
See “Serial terminal” on page 48.AUDIO IN
Connect audio cables for inputting 
audio signal corresponding to 
VIDEO IN , S-VIDEO IN .
COMPUTER AUDIO IN
Connect audio cables for inputting 
audio signals corresponding to 
COMPUTER1 IN  and/or 
COMPUTER2 IN/1 OUT .
VARIABLE AUDIO OUT
Connect an audio cables for 
outputting audio signals to the 
connected equipment.
AC IN
Connect the power cord to supply 
electronic power to the projector. 
(page 18)
Air filter compartment
(page 43)Font leg adjusters and leg adjuster buttons
(page 16)
Speaker 
Security lock
Attach the commercial shackle lock, 
manufactured by Kensington, to 
protect your projector. Compatible 
with the Kensington MicroSaver 
Security System.
Air exhaust port
Heated air comes out of this 
opening.
Air intake port
Lamp unit compartment
(page 44)
Burglar hook port
Attach a commercial burglar 
prevention cable.
Remote control signal receptor
(page 23) 
						

							Preparation
About Your Projector
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Battery compartment
1. Press the tab and lift up the cover.
2. Insert the batteries according to the polarity diagram indicated inside.
Top view
(page 23)
Attaching a hand 
strap
You can attach a favorite strap on 
to the remote control.
Remote control
POWER  button
Switch between stand-by 
mode and projection mode. 
(page 19/page 20)
INPUT SELECT  buttons
Switch the required input 
signal button to select.
  See CD-ROM contents the 
WIRELESS button.
 
See CD-ROM contents for 
the PAGE  buttons
Display the main menu. 
(page 27)
Navigate through the 
menus with  FGIH, and 
activate the menu item with 
ENTER  button. (page 27)
Reset some of the settings to 
the factory default settings. 
(page 24) Turn off the projection 
temporarily. (page 24)
 
See CD-ROM contents 
the MULTI-LIVE  button.
Control to adjust the 
volume of the speaker. 
(page 25)
Return to the previous menu. 
(page 27)
Capture the projected image 
as a frozen picture. (page 24) Detect the input signal and the 
setting of 
POSITION , DOT 
CLOCK  and CLOCK PHASE  
in  POSITION  menu will be 
adjusted automatically for 
COMPUTER  signals. (page 23)
 See CD-ROM contents the 
COMPUTER SEARCH  
button.
Control to change the 
scale by means of digital 
zoom. (page 26)
Assign a useful function for 
shortcut. (page 25)
Display the frozen image 
while the display of 
subsequent images 
continues. (page 25)
Remote control signal 
emitters
NOTE:
• Do not drop the remote control.
• Avoid contact with liquids or moisture.
• Use manganese batteries or alkali ne batteries with the remote control.
• Do not attempt to modify or  disassemble the remote control. Contact an Authorized Service Center for repairs.
• Do not keep pressing the remote control buttons as this may shorten battery life.
• See “Remote control operation” on page 23. 
						

							Getting Started
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Setting up
You can adjust the projection size with 1.2x zoom lens. Calculate and define the throw distance as follows.
All measurements and the calculation results bellow are  approximate and may differ slightly from the actual 
measurements.
J Calculation methods
SW (m) = SD () x 0.0215 SH (m) = SD () x 0.0135
LW (m) = 0.0311 x SD () - 0.040 LT (m) = 0.0372 x SD () - 0.044
Screen size and throw distance
Projection size (16 : 10)Throw distance (L)
Screen Diagonal  (SD)Screen height (SH)Screen width (SW)Minimum distance  (LW)Maximum distance  (LT)
(0.84 m) 33 0.44 m  (15) 0.71 m  (23) 1.1 m  (37)
(1.02 m) 40 0.54 m  (19) 0.86 m  (29) 1.3 m  (43) 1.4 m  (47)
(1.27 m) 50 0.67 m  (22) 1.08 m  (36) 1.6 m  (52) 1.8 m  (510)
(1.52 m)  60 0.81 m  (27) 1.29 m  (42) 1.9 m  (62) 2.1 m  (610)
(1.78 m) 70 0.94 m  (31) 1.51 m  (411) 2.2 m  (72) 2.5 m  (82)
(2.03 m) 80 1.08 m  (36) 1.72 m  (57) 2.5 m  (82) 2.9 m  (96)
(2.29 m) 90 1.21 m (311) 1.94 m (64) 2.8 m (92) 3.3 m (109)
(2.54 m) 100 1.35 m (45) 2.15 m (7) 3.1 m (102) 3.6 m (119)
(3.05 m) 120 1.62 m (53) 2.58 m (85) 3.7 m (121) 4.4 m (145)
(3.81 m) 150 2.02 m (67) 3.23 m (107) 4.7 m (155) 5.5 m (18)
(5.08 m) 200 2.69 m (89) 4.31 m (141) 6.2 m (204) 7.3 m (2311)
(6.35 m) 250 3.37 m (11) 5.38 m (177) 7.8 m (257) 9.2 m (302)
(7.62 m) 300 4.04 m (133) 6.46 m (212) 9.3 m (306) 11.1 m (365)
NOTE:
• See “Screen size and throw distance  for 16:9/4:3 aspect ratio” on page 52.
• Do not use the projector at a raised or a hor izontally tilted position as it may cause 
malfunction of the projector.
• You can tilt the projector body approximately ± 30° vertically. Overtilting may result in  shortening the component’s life.
• For the best quality of the projection image,  install a screen where sun light or room light 
does not shine directly onto the screen. Close  window shades or curtains to block the lights.
88.6
SD
SW
SH
Screen
Projected image 
						

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Setting up
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You can use the projector with any of the following 4 projection methods. To set the desired method in the projector, 
See “INSTALLATION” on page 36.
You can adjust the projection angle in the vertical direction by pressing the leg adjuster buttons.
See “Positioning the image” on page 22.
Projection method
J Setting on a desk/floor and 
projecting from front  J
Setting on a desk/floor and 
projecting from rear
INSTALLATION : FRONT/DESK INSTALLATION: REAR/DESK
JMounting in the ceiling and 
projecting from front J
Mounting in the ceiling and 
projecting from rear
INSTALLATION : FRONT/CEILING INSTALLATION: REAR/CEILING
NOTE:
• A translucent screen is required for rear projection.
• When mounting t he projector in the ceiling, the optional ceiling mount bracket (ET-PKB80) is required.
Front leg adjusters and throwing angle
NOTE:
• Heated air comes out of the air exhaust port. Do not touch the air exhaust port directly.
• If keystone distortion occu rs, see “KEYSTONE” on page 32. 
						

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Connections
 Read and follow the operating and connecting in structions of each peripheral device.
  The peripheral devices  must be turned off.
  One RGB cable is provided with the projector. If necess ary, prepare commercial connecting cables that match 
with the projector and each peripheral device terminals.
  If the input signal is affected by signal jitter, the  projected image may have poor image quality and timebase 
correction is effective.
  Confirm the type of video signals. See “L ist of compatible signals” on page 47.
  When you connect more than one AV equipm ent, switch the audio connection manually.
JConnecting with VIDEO IN/S-VIDEO IN
Before connection to the projector
Connecting example: AV equipment
Connecting example: Computers
NOTE:
• When  COMPUTER2 SELECT  in the OPTION  menu is set to  OUTPUT, do not connect any input signals.
• Outputting signals from the  COMPUTER 1 OUT terminal to multi connected device(s) may result in signal deterioration.
• See CD-ROM contents for the wireless connection.
DVD player
Audio system
To S-VIDEO output
Video player
To video output or 
audio output
OR
Computers Monitor
Audio system
RGB signal cable
(Commercial)
Serial cable 
						

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Basic Operation
Switching the projector on/off
JConnecting
1. Make sure the shape of the power plug and the 
AC IN  terminal on the back of the projector match, 
then push the plug all the way in.
2. Align the side of the power cord secure lock with  the side guide rail of the  AC IN terminal of the 
projector and slide it in.
3. Place the latch to the latch catcher and press until  it clicks.
4. Connect the power cord to a wall outlet.
5. The  POWER  and POWER LOCK  indicators light 
in red and the projector stays in standby mode.
J Direct power on function
If the  DIRECT POWER ON  in OPTION menu is set 
to  ON , connect the power cord to a wall outlet and 
the projection will start even when the control 
panel is disabled or the  POWER button is locked. 
See “DIRECT POWER ON” on page 36.
If the  DIRECT POWER ON  is set to OFF, the 
projector will be at th e same mode as last 
unplugged, standby mode or projection mode.
J Disconnecting
1. Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet.
2. Depress the latch and slide the cover off.
3. Slide the power cord secure lock up along the side 
guide rail and remove.
4. Hold the plug and unplug the power cord from the  AC IN  terminal on the back of the projector.
 POWER  indicator lights in orange if the internal 
cooling fan is still operating by internal power supply.
J Direct power off function
You can switch off the electric power supply any 
time by unplugging the power plug from the wall 
outlet or by switching off the main power. The 
internal lamp cooling fan keeps operating by the 
internal power supply, and stops automatically 
when cooled enough.
Power cord
Rail guide
Latch
Latch
Rail guide
NOTE:
• Do not use other than a provided power cord.
• Ensure all the input devices are connected and  turned off before connecting the power cord.
• Do not force the connector as this may da mage the projector and/or the power cord.
• Dirt or dust build-up around plugs may cause fire or electrical hazards.
• Switch off the power to the projector when not in use.
• If the projector is switched on again while the internal cooling  fan is still operating by the internal power supply, it may take 
a while to start the projection.
• Do not put the projector into the carrying bag with the  POWER indicator lit. 
						

							Basic Operation
Switching the projector on/off
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Before switching on the projector, make sure the power cord and all the other devices are connected correctly.
See “Connections” on page 17 and “Power cord” on page 18.
QBy control panel operation
Make sure  CONTROL PANEL  in OPTION menu is 
set to  VALID . The POWER button is locked to 
prevent malfunction and the  POWER LOCK 
indicator lights in red.
1. Press the RELEASE button.  The  POWER LOCK indicator goes off.
  Without any operation in 10 seconds, the 
POWER  button will be locked again.
2. Press the POWER  button in 10 seconds.
 The  POWER  button beeps once.
3. The POWER  indicator flashes in green several 
times.
4. The  POWER  indicator lights in green and displays 
the startup logo for 30 seconds.
  When the  STARTUP LOGO  in OPTION  menu is set 
to  OFF , the startup logo will not be displayed. See 
“STARTUP LOGO” on page 35.
Q By remote control operation
1. Press the  POWER button.
2. The  POWER  indicator flashes in green several 
times.
3. The  POWER  indicator lights in green and displays 
the startup logo for 30 seconds.
  When the  STARTUP LOGO  in OPTION menu is set 
to  OFF, the startup logo will not be displayed. See 
“STARTUP LOGO” on page 35.
Q By direct power on function
You can switch on the projector by connecting the 
power cord. See “Direct power on function” on 
page 18.
Switching on the projector
FUNCTIONMENURETURNINPUT SELECTRELEASERELEASE
ïúçôçûð
ï1ð
ï1ð
ïùð
(2 - 3)
(1)
NOTE:
• When starting up the projector, some small rattling or tink ling sound may be heard, or the display may flicker for the 
characteristics of the lamp. Those are normal and  will not affect the performance of the projector.
• When the internal cooling fan is operating, some, operational sound may be heard. The loudness of the operational sound  depends on the external temperature.
• If the projector is switched on again while the internal coolin g fan is still operating by the internal power supply, it may take 
a while to start the projection.
• Operating the control panel buttons  with covered hand, such as plastered or gloved, may result in fail. 
						

							Basic Operation
Switching the projector on/off
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JBy control panel operation
Make sure the  CONTROL PANEL  setting in 
OPTION  menu is set to  VALID.
1. Press the  POWER button.
 The confirmation screen will be displayed.
  Without any operation for 10 seconds or press any 
button other than the  POWER button, the 
confirmation screen will go off and return to the 
projection.
2. Press the  POWER button again in 10 seconds.
3. The  POWER  indicator will flash in orange.
  The projector is cooling the lamp.
4. The  POWER  and POWER LOCK  indicator switch 
to red.
J By remote control operation
1. Press the POWER  button.
 The confirmation screen will be displayed.
  Without any operation for 10 seconds or press any 
button other than the  POWER button, the 
confirmation screen will go off and return to the 
projection.
2. Press the POWER  button again in 10 seconds.
3. The  POWER  indicator will flash in orange.
  The projector is cooling the lamp.
4. The  POWER  and POWER LOCK indicator light 
red.
J By direct powe r off function
You can switch off the projector by disconnecting 
the power cord. See “Direct power off function” on 
page 18.
Switching off the projector
FUNCTIONMENURETURNINPUT SELECTRELEASERELEASE
ïûð
ï4ð
ïøçôçúð
(3 - 4)
(4)
(1 - 2)
NOTE:
• You can switch off the power without displayi ng the confirmation screen by pressing the POWER button for longer than 
0.5 second.
• When the internal cooling fan is operating, some, operational sound may be heard. The loudness of the operational sound 
depends on the external temperature.
• If the projector is switched on again while the internal cooling  fan is still operating by the internal power supply, it may take 
a while to start the projection.
• Operating the control panel buttons wit h covered hand, such as plastered or gloved hand, may result in fail.