Panasonic LCD Projector PT-ST10U Operating Instructions

							Basic operations
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Turn the projector ON or OFF (continued) 
TURN THE PROJECTOR OFF
STANDBY (R)ON (G)
1)
2)
When operating the projector, check the status of the 
POWER indicator. (
 page 19
)
1Press the POWER button.
A confirmation screen will be displayed – the 
screen will go off and return to projection if there   
is no operation for approximately 10 seconds.
2Press the button again.
The lamp goes off and the projection stops.
The cooling fan continues its rotation and 
• 
POWER indicator lights orange. Wait until the  
POWER indicator turns red.
If 
•  STANDBY MODE is set to  NORMAL, the 
POWER indicator flashes red.  (
  page 37
)
3After the POWER indicator lights or flashes 
in red, disconnect the power plug from the 
socket. (
 page 18)
For urgency, you may disconnect the power 
• 
plug immediately since the  DIRECT POWER 
OFF  function is installed.
NOTE:
Confirm that 
•  CONTROL PANEL (when operating with 
the projector body) or  REMOTE CONTROLLER  (when 
operating with the remote control) under  CONTROL 
DEVICE SETUP in the SECURITY menu is set to ENABLE. 
(
 page 42 )
Power can be turned off by pressing 
•  [POWER] for  
at least 0.5 seconds.
POWER indicator    
AUTO
SETUP
M ENURETURN
EN TER
FR EE ZEA V
MUTE  
						

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Project an image
Preparations
Confirm the connections of the peripheral devices 
• 
(  page 16, 17) and power cord 
(
  page 18
).
Switch on the power 
•  (
  page 20
) to start projecting.
Select the input signal and adjust the image.
• 
SELECT THE INPUT SIGNAL
1Switch on the connected devices.
When playing a connected DVD player, if  SIGNAL 
SEARCH  (DISPLAY OPTION  menu) is set to 
ON, the input signal is detected and projected 
automatically when the projector is switched on.
(   page 35
)
Set the 
•  INPUT GUIDE (DISPLAY OPTION 
 
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY menu) to DETAILED. If 
the projector cannot detect any input signal, the 
“Computer connection guide” will be displayed.
(   page 33
)
2Select an input signal.
The image selected with any of the  [INPUT 
SELECT] button is projected.
NOTE:
Change the settings in the 
•  PICTURE menu according to the 
connected device for example DVD, video tape, etc., to be 
played. (
 page 28 )
Confirm the aspect ratio of the screen and image.
• 
Select the optimum aspect ratio. (
 page 31 )
POSITION THE IMAGE
When setting up the projector for the first time or 
setting up at a new place, you must perform the 
following operations.
1Adjust the vertical angle of the projector.
Place the projector at the right angle from the 
• 
screen.
Press the leg adjuster button 
•  and adjust 
the vertical projection angle. Then, adjust the 
projected image to the center of the screen.
2Adjust the projection focus. Turn the focus ring to adjust the projected image.
• 
NOTE:
If keystone distortion occurs, see KEYSTONE. 
• 
(
 page 30 )
If the focus is adjusted, the shape (distortion) of the 
• 
projected image changes. Adjust while checking the 
balance between the general focus of the projected image 
and shape (distortion).
Focus ring 
(FOCUS)
Leg adjuster 
						

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Remote control operation
You can freeze the projected image and temporarily 
stop the sound, regardless of the playing condition of 
the connected device.
FR EE ZEPress the button again to cancel it.  
The image is distorted momentarily 
when the projection is stopped and 
restarted.
STOP  THE PROJECTION 
TEMPORARILY
You can temporarily stop the projection and the sound 
from the projector.
A V
MUTEPress the button again to cancel it.
SWITCH THE INPUT SIGNAL
You can switch the input signal to be projected.
COMPUTER
C O M PUTERThe options below are displayed 
each time you press this button.
COMPUTER1 Signal input to COMPUTER1 IN 
terminal
COMPUTER2 Signal input to COMPUTER2 IN 
terminal
VIDEO
V IDE OThe options below are displayed each 
time you press this button.
S-VIDEO Signal input to  S-VIDEO IN terminal
VIDEO Signal input to  VIDEO IN terminal
CAPTURE AN IMAGE
You can confirm the selected input terminal (from the 
graphical input terminal guide on the upper right of the 
screen), if INPUT GUIDE (DISPLAY OPTION  
   
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY menu) is set to DETAILED.
(   page 33
)
You can change the input with [ ].
It may take some time to change the image after the 
input signal is switched.
NOTE:
Input a compatible signal shown in the “LIST OF 
• 
COMPATIBLE SIGNALS”.  (
 page 50)
For the input terminals, 
•  see “Connections”. (
 page 16)
The input guide automatically disappears when it is left 
• 
idle.
Press [INPUT SELECT] on the control panel to switch the 
input in the following order. (
 page 11)
COMPUTER1COMPUTER2
VIDEOS-VIDEO
AUTO
SETUP
F R EE ZEA V
MU TE
C O M PUTERVID EO
D EF AULTFU NCTIO NWI N.IND EX-
DIGIT AL ZOOM
VOLUME
SET UP THE IMAGE POSITION 
AUTOMATICALLY
The projector automatically adjusts the  SHIFT, DOT 
CLOCK and CLOCK PHASE when an RGB signal is 
input.
AUTO
SETUP
NOTE:
The 
•  SIGNAL SEARCH will be in operation when it is set to 
ON. (
 page 35 )
If the dot clock frequency is higher than 162 MHz, 
• 
DOT 
CLOCK and CLOCK PHASE can not be adjusted 
automatically. (
 page 30, 31)
If the projected signal or image is too dark or blurred around 
• 
the edge, AUTO SETUP may stop the process before 
completing the adjustment or adjust abnormally. Project a 
much clearer or lighter image and try again. Projected image
Screen 
						

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Remote control operation (continued)
RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT 
SETTINGS
You can reset most of the customized settings to the 
factory default settings.
DEFAULT
For details, see “Reset to factory default settings”.  
(   page 26
)
CONTROL SPEAKER VOLUME
You can control the volume of the built-in speakers 
and output audio sound.
VOLUME
+ : increases the volume
- : decreases the volume
PROJECT AN IMAGE USING 
INDEX-WINDOW
You can split a projected image into 2 windows using 
INDEX-WINDOW. One frozen image is stored in 
memory and displayed on the left side of the screen. 
Projection continues for the other image on the right 
side.
WIN.INDEX-
Frozen imageContinuing
image
Projected image
Press [RETURN] to escape.
INDEX-WINDOW display
To capture a new 
image and change 
the size in 3 ways. By default, the frozen 
image is displayed on the 
left and the subsequent 
image is displayed on 
the right.
To switch the 
position.
Frozen
image
Frozen image
Frozen imageContinuing
image
Continuing
image
Continuing
image
FrozenimageContinuing
image
Frozen imageContinuing
image
NOTE:
The aspect ratio of the image is changed and becomes 
• 
vertically elongated.
If you change the window size, the aspect ratio of the image 
• 
is changed.  (
 page 31)
While in 
•  INDEX-WINDOW mode, press [ENTER] to 
capture a new image and the frozen image’s window will be 
updated.
When capturing a quick moving picture, repeat several 
• 
times to get a stable picture. 
						

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Remote control operation (continued)
ENLARGE THE IMAGE
You can enlarge the projected image to the center 
position by emphasizing within the range of 1× to 2×.
DIGITAL ZOOM
Press [RETURN] or [MENU] to escape.
[DIGITAL ZOOM] button operation
+ button: zooms in
- button: zooms out
Press “
 ” to shift the center point.
NOTE:
When the 
•  COMPUTER signal is input, if FRAME LOCK in 
the POSITION  menu is OFF,
 enlargement range is 1× to 3×.
When the 
•  COMPUTER signal is input, if FRAME LOCK in 
the POSITION  menu is ON,
 enlargement range is 1× to 2×.
When another signal is input, the enlargement range is from 
• 
1× to 2× by 0.1.
DIGITAL ZOOM
•   mode is canceled when the input signal is 
changed.
During 
•  DIGITAL ZOOM  mode, [AUTO SETUP], [FREEZE], 
[DEFAULT], [INDEX-WINDOW] and [FUNCTION] (except 
when AV MUTE is assigned) buttons are not available.
The image is distorted momentarily when the image is 
• 
zoomed.
USE AN ASSIGNED FUNCTION
You can select a useful function from the list and assign 
it to [ FUNCTION] button as a shortcut.
FUNCTION
MENUFUNCTION
To display the on-
screen menu (main 
menu, sub-menu or 
detailed menu).
For the menu 
operation,  see 
“OPERATE THE 
MENU”. (  page 26
) Press and hold for 
 
at least 3 seconds. 
When not using the [FUNCTION] button
1Select DISABLE in FUNCTION BUTTON 
(PROJECTOR SETUP menu).
2Press [ENTER].
3Select OK.
4Press [ENTER].
NOTE:
For details, 
•  see FUNCTION BUTTON in PROJECTOR 
SETUP menu. (
 page 38 )
Press “-”
(STANDARD)
Press “+”
(MAXIMUM)
(Operation during   
zoom mode) 
						

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26  ENGLISH
Menu operation
Depending on the selected input signals, some 
items and functions may not be adjusted or 
available. Some can be adjusted without any 
signals.
1PICTUREPOSITIO N
LANGUAGE
DISPLA Y OPTIONPROJECT OR SETUP
SECURITY
NETWORK PICTURE MODE
CONTRAST
BRIGHTNESS
COLOR
TINT
SHARPNESS
COLORT
EMPERAT URE
DA YLIGHT  VIEW ST
ANDARD
DEFA ULT
AUTO
ME NU
NOISE REDUCTIO N
TV -SYSTEM OFF
AUTORETURN
ENTER
SELEC
T
FUNCTION
2Select the main menu item.
PICTURE
POSITIO N
LANGUAGE
DISPLAY  OPTIONPROJECTOR SETUP
SECURITY
NETWORK KEYST
ONE
SHIFT
OVER SCAN
ASPECT
RETURN
ENTER
SELEC
T
FUNCTIO N
3Select the sub-menu item.
PICTURE
POSITIO N
LANGUAGE
DISPLAY  OPTION
PROJECT OR SETUP
SECURITY
NETWORK KEYST
ONE
SHIFT
OVER SCAN
ASPECT
ENTER
RETURN
ENTER
SELEC
TDEFAUL TFUNCTIO N
4
KEYSTONE
ENTER
Press ▲▼ buttons to scroll to the required  
sub-menu item and press ◄► buttons or the 
ENTER button to adjust.
KEYSTONE
ENTER
The selected menu is called up while other menu 
item disappears from the screen.
NOTE:
Press 
•  [MENU] or [RETURN] to return to the previous menu. 
Press repeatedly to exit from the menu mode and return to 
the projection.
Called up item will disappear after 5 seconds without any 
• 
operation and return to the menu mode.
For the sub-menu items, 
•  see “SUB MENU” in the  
ON-SCREEN MENU  (
 page 27).
Reset to factory default settings
DEFAULTDuring sub-menu screen display:  
The items of the sub-menu currently 
displayed are reset to the factory default 
settings.
During called up item screen display:
Only the item adjusted currently is reset to the factory 
default setting.
KEYST ONE
NOTE:
You cannot reset all the settings at one time to the factory 
• 
default settings.
For resetting all the settings, 
•  see INITIALIZE ALL 
(PROJECTOR SETUP menu). (
 page 39 )
Not all menu items can be reset by pressing 
•  [DEFAULT]. 
Adjust each menu item manually.
Current setting
Default setting
ON-SCREEN MENU
You can access other functions from operating this 
menu by referring to “OPERATE THE MENU”.  
(  see left)
M
ENUThe ON-SCREEN MENU  displayed 
consists of the main menu and sub-menu.
        Main menu              Sub-menu
PICTURE
POSITION
LANGUAGE
DISPLA Y OPTION
PROJECT OR SETUP
SECURITY
NETWORK PICTURE MODE
CONTRAST
BRIGHTNESS
COLOR
TINT
SHARPNESS
COLOR
TEMPERA TURE
DA YLIGHT VIEW ST
ANDARD
DEF AUL T
AUT O
RETURN
ENTER
SELECT
FUNCTION
NOISE REDUCTION
TV-SYSTEM OFF
AUT O
     Operating guidance              Current settings 
OPERATE THE MENU
Settings
OR 
						

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Sub-menu
Main menuE
N TER
M ENU
PICTURE
POSITION
LANGUAGE
DISPLAY OPTION
PROJECTOR SETUP
SECURITY
NETWORK 
SUB MENU
Select the required sub-menu item and press  ENTER to 
display the detailed menu.
 PICTURE menu
S-VIDEO/VIDEO/RGB  (Moving image)*1/YPBPR signal 
is input.
Sub-menu item DefaultPage
PICTURE MODE STANDARD28
CONTRAST 028
BRIGHTNESS 028
COLOR 029
TINT 029
SHARPNESS 029
COLOR TEMPERATURE DEFAULT29
DAYLIGHT VIEW AUTO29
NOISE REDUCTION*
2OFF 29
TV-SYSTEM*
2AUTO 29
RGB/YP
BPR*3AUTO 30
*
1  RGB moving images can be projected only when the 
following signals:   
  480i, 576i, 480p, 576p, 1 080/60i,  
  1 080/50i, 1 080/60p, 1 080/50p, 720/60p,   
  720/50p
*
2  Input signal is S-VIDEO/VIDEO.
*3  Input signal is RGB/YPBPR.
Menu operation (continued)
RGB (Still image) is input.
Sub-menu item DefaultPage
PICTURE MODE DYNAMIC28
CONTRAST 028
BRIGHTNESS 028
SHARPNESS 029
WHITE BALANCE RED
*10 29
WHITE BALANCE GREEN
*10 29
WHITE BALANCE BLUE
*10 29
COLOR TEMPERATURE DEFAULT29
DAYLIGHT VIEW AUTO29
RGB/YP
BPR*2AUTO 30
*
1 Input signal is RGB.
*2 Input signal is RGB (VGA60).
NOTE:
The factory default values vary depending on the 
•  PICTURE 
MODE setting.
 POSITION menu
Sub-menu item DefaultPage
REALTIME KEYSTONE OFF30
KEYSTONE 030
SHIFT*
10 30
DOT CLOCK*
10 30
CLOCK PHASE*
10 31
OVER SCAN*
10 31
ASPECT 16:931
FRAME LOCK*
1OFF 32
*
1 The setting is activated or deactivated depending on  the input signal and the specific setting.
 LANGUAGE menu
For details, see “LANGUAGE MENU”. ( page 33
)
 DISPLAY OPTION menu
Sub-menu item DefaultPage
ON-SCREEN DISPLAY —33
CLOSED CAPTION SETTING OFF34
STARTUP LOGO ON34
AUTO SETUP AUTO35
SIGNAL SEARCH ON35
BACK COLOR BLUE35
WIDE MODE*
1AUTO 36
SXGA MODE*
1SXGA 36
OTHER FUNCTIONS —36
*
1  The setting is activated or deactivated depending on 
the input signal and the specific setting.
MAIN MENU 
						

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28  ENGLISH
Menu operation (continued)
 PROJECTOR SETUP menu
Sub-menu itemDefaultPage
STATUS —36
NO SIGNAL SHUT-OFF DISABLE37
INITIAL START UP LAST MEMORY37
INSTALLATION FRONT/DESK37
HIGH ALTITUDE MODE OFF37
STANDBY MODE ECO37
LAMP POWER NORMAL37
LAMP RUNTIME —38
EMULATE DEFAULT38
FUNCTION BUTTON STATUS38
AUDIO SETTING —38
TEST PATTERN —39
INITIALIZE ALL —39
 SECURITY menu
Sub-menu item DefaultPage
PASSWORD OFF40
PASSWORD CHANGE —40
TEXT DISPLAY OFF40
TEXT CHANGE —40
MENU LOCK OFF41
MENU LOCK PASSWORD —41
CONTROL DEVICE SETUP —42
 NETWORK menu 
For details of items, see “Network Operation Manual”.
Sub-menu item Default
WIRED LAN —
NAME CHANGE —
NETWORK CONTROL ON
STATUS —
INITIALIZE —
NOTE:
Sub-menu items and the factory default settings vary 
• 
according to the selected input signal.
PICTURE MENU
Remote control Control panel
MENURETURN
ENT ER
FR EE ZEA V
M UTE
C O M PUTERVIDE O
D EFA ULT
FUNCTIO NWIN.INDEX-
M ENU
ENT ER
D EFA ULT
MENUFUNCTION
ENTER INPUT
SELECTLAMP
STANDBY 
(R)ON (G)
TEMPMENU
ENTER
M
ENURETURN
ENT ER
FR EE ZEA V
M UTE
C O M PUTERVIDE O
D EFA ULT
FUNCTIO NWIN.INDEX-
M ENU
ENT ER
D EFA ULT
MENUFUNCTION
ENTER INPUT
SELECTLAMP
STANDBY 
(R)ON (G)
TEMPMENU
ENTER
Set the selected item with [
].
 
▌PICTURE MODE
You can optimize the projected image depending on the 
projection’s environment.
Change setting  Change
setting Change
setting Change setting
STANDARD Setting for general image
DYNAMIC Setting for brightness and 
sharpness
BLACKBOARD Setting for when projecting on a 
blackboard
WHITE BOARD Setting for when projecting on a 
white board
NATURAL Reproducing the original color of 
the image
NOTE:
It may take a while until the selected mode is stabilized.
• 
 
▌CONTRAST
You can adjust the contrast of the projected image.
Lower 
 Changesetting Change
setting Higher
 
▌BRIGHTNESS
You can adjust the brightness of the projected image.
Darker 
 Changesetting Change
setting Brighter 
						

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Menu operation (continued)
 
▌COLOR
You can adjust the color saturation of the projected 
image. (For S-VIDEO/VIDEO/RGB  (Moving image)/
YP
BPR input signal only)
Lighter 
 Changesetting Change
setting Darker
 
▌TINT
You can adjust the skin tone of the projected image. 
(For S-VIDEO/VIDEO/RGB  (Moving image)/YP
BPR 
input signal only)
More reddish 
 Changesetting Change
setting More greenish
 
▌SHARPNESS
You can adjust the sharpness of the projected image.
Less sharp 
 Changesetting Change
setting More sharp
NOTE:
The adjustable range depends on the input signal.
• 
 
▌WHITE BALANCE
You can adjust the white balance in 3-color 
temperature. (For RGB (Still image) input signal only)
-1  Change
setting Change
setting +1
Advanced menu item
Default
WHITE BALANCE RED0
WHITE BALANCE GREEN0
WHITE BALANCE BLUE0
 
▌COLOR TEMPERATURE
You can adjust the white balance of the projected 
image.
Change setting 
 Changesetting Change
setting Change setting
DEFAULT
Balanced white
HIGH More bluish
LOW More reddish
 
▌DAYLIGHT VIEW
You can keep the projected image bright and vivid even 
in well-lit rooms where the ambient light sources cannot 
be controlled.
Change setting 
 Changesetting Change
setting Change setting
AUTO
Automatic adjustment
ON Active
OFF Deactive
NOTE:
Do not cover the Ambient Luminance Sensor(ALS) of the 
• 
projector, otherwise the AUTO mode may not function 
properly.
AUTO
•   is not available when  INSTALLATION in 
PROJECTOR SETUP menu is set to REAR/DESK  or 
REAR/CEILING.
 
▌NOISE REDUCTION
You can switch the automatic noise reduction system 
on/off. (For  S-VIDEO/VIDEO  input signal only)
Change setting 
 Change setting Change
setting Change setting
OFF
No noise reduction
ON Automatic noise reduction
NOTE:
If 
•  NOISE REDUCTION is set active when the selected input 
signal has less noise, the image may look different from the 
true image. If so, set to  OFF.
 
▌TV-SYSTEM
Switch the setting manually to match the video data.
(For S-VIDEO/VIDEO  input signal only)
Change setting 
 Change setting Change
setting Change setting
AUT
ONTSCNTSC4.43
SECAMPAL-NPAL-MPAL
NOTE:
AUTO
•   mode is selected by default.
When the projector is not working properly in 
•  AUTO mode, 
change the setting according to each TV system type.
AUTO•   setting will automatically select the compatible 
signal from NTSC/NTSC 4.43/PAL/PAL60/PAL-M/PAL-N/
SECAM. 
						

							
Settings

30  ENGLISH

Menu operation (continued)
 
▌RGB/YPBPR
(For RGB/YPBPR input signal only)
Select the signals to be input to the  COMPUTER 1 IN 
and COMPUTER 2 IN terminals.
Change setting 

 Changesetting Change
setting
 Change setting

AUTO
Automatic adjustment
RGB For RGB signals
YP
BPRFor YPBPR signals
NOTE:
AUTO
•	  mode is selected by default.
Select 
•	 RGB or YP
BPR according to the input signal if the 
image is not normally projected during  AUTO mode.
The function only becomes effective when certain signals 
are input: 
(VGA60, 480i, 576i, 480p, 576p, 1 080/60i, 1 080/50i,   
1 080/60p,1 080/50p, 720/60p, 720/50p)
POSITION MENU

Remote control Control panel

MENURETURN
EN TE R
FR EE ZEA V
M UTE
C O M PUTERVID EO
D EFA ULT
FUNC TIO NWIN .INDE X-

M ENU
EN TE R
D EFA ULT

MENUFUNCTION
ENTER INPUT
SELECTLAMP
STANDBY 
(R)ON (G)
TEMPMENU
ENTER

M
ENURETURN
EN TE R
FR EE ZEA V
M UTE
C O M PUTERVID EO
D EFA ULT
FUNC TIO NWIN .INDE X-

M ENU
EN TE R
D EFA ULT

MENUFUNCTION
ENTER INPUT
SELECT
LAMP
STANDBY 
(R)ON (G)
TEMPMENU
ENTER

Set the selected item with [
].
 
▌REALTIME KEYSTONE
If the projector is aligned non-perpendicularly to the 
screen, or if the projection screen has an angled 
surface; the keystone will be automatically corrected. 
Change setting 

 Changesetting Change
setting
 Change setting

OFF
Deactive
ON Active
NOTE:
If the detected inclination of the projector is within 5 
•	
degrees upward/downward from the level, the  KEYSTONE 
correction is not carried out automatically even if the 
REALTIME KEYSTONE is ON.
If you need to correct the keystone, you can correct the 
•	
distortion manually by adjusting the  KEYSTONE.
 
▌KEYSTONE
If you need to correct the angle of the projection even 
when the REALTIME KEYSTONE is activated, you can 
correct the keystone manually.

Image Operation

EN TER

EN TER

NOTE:
You can correct the distortion ±10 ° from the plane.
•	
For a better image quality, install the projector to minimize 
•	
distortion.
The result of the keystone correction will affect the aspect 
•	
ratio and the size of the image.
The image is distorted momentarily when the keystone is 
•	
corrected.
 
▌SHIFT

SHIFTH
V 0
0

Horizontal (H):
  Press [
] to move the image 
   
horizontally.
Vertical (V):
  Press [] to move the image 
   
vertically.
NOTE:
This function can be adjusted by pressing the 
•	 
buttons directly.
 
▌DOT CLOCK
If there are interference patterns on the projected image 
(referred as moire or noise), minimize it by pressing   
[  ] to adjust the clock frequency. (For 
RGB (Still 
image) input signal only)

NOTE:
DOT CLOCK
•	  needs to be adjusted before adjusting the 
CLOCK PHASE.