Panasonic LCD Projector Pt Vw330 Operating Instructions

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Basic Operation
Projecting
Check the connections of the peripheral devices and connection of the po\
wer cord (Æpage 26) and switch on the 
power (Æpage 28) to start the projector. Select the image and adjust the state of the image.
Selecting the image
Select an input signal.
The image selected with the , 
, , , , 
or  button is projected (Æpage 32).
Attention
Images may not be projected properly depending on the  z
connected device and DVD, video tape, etc. to be played. 
Select a system format that is suitable for the input signal 
in [Component] or [RGB] in the [Input] menu (Æpage 39).
Check the aspect ratio of the screen and the image and  z
select the optimum aspect ratio using in the [Screen] 
menu (Æpage 48).
How to adjust the state of the 
image
Adjust the projection angle.1 ) 
For details, see “Adjusting front adjustable feet”  z
(Æpage 24).
Adjust the zoom and the focus.2 ) 
Turn [Zoom lever] and [Focus ring] to adjust the 
image.
Note
It is recommended that the images are projected  z
continuously for at least 30 minutes before the focus is 
adjusted.
If you adjust the focus, you may need to adjust the size  z
of the image by moving the zoom lever again.
If keystone distortion occurs, see “KEYSTONE”  z
(Æpage 49).
Focus RingZoom Lever 
						

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Basic Operation
Basic operations by using the remote control
Using the AUTO SET function
This function allows you to automatically adjust 
Input search, Auto Keystone correction and Auto PC 
adjustment during signal input from a computer.
 button
Press the  button on the 
remote control.
Note
For details, see “Setting” of Main menu. ( zÆpage 52)
Switching the input signal
You can switch the input signals to project.
 button
Press (,, , , , or 
) button on the remote 
control.
COMPUTER 1
Switches to Computer 1(RGB)/
Computer 1(Scart)/Computer 
1(Component) input.
COMPUTER 2Switches to Computer 2(RGB)
input. 
HDMI Switches to HDMI input.
VIDEOSwitches to Video input. 
S-VIDEOSwitches to S-video input.
COMPONENT Switches to Computer 1 
(Component) input.
Note
Each press of the  button on the Control Panel  z
of the main unit switches the settings as shown below. 
(Æpage 19)
Computer 1 (RGB)/  Computer 1 (Scart)/Computer 1 (Component)
Computer 2 (RGB)
HDMI
S-videoVideo
    It depends on the item you selected in the                                                                                                                                              
    [Computer 1] submenu of the [Input] menu.
Using the SCREEN button
This function allows you to select screen mode or 
change the screen size.
 button
Press the  button on the 
remote control.
Note
For details, see “Screen” of Main menu. ( zÆpage 48)
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Basic Operation
Using the KEYSTONE button
This function allows you to correct keystone distortion.
 button
If a projected picture still has keystone distortion after 
pressing the  button, correct the image 
manually as follows:
Press the  button on the remote 
control. The Keystone dialog box appears. Press 
▲▼ to correct keystone distortion. The keystone 
adjustment can be stored (Æpage 49).
OperationScreen image
Reduce the 
upper width 
with press 
▲.
Reduce the 
lower width 
with press 
▼.
Note
The white arrows indicate that there is no correction. z
A red arrow indicates the direction of correction. z
An arrow disappears at the maximum correction. z
If you press the  button on the remote  z
control once more while the keystone dialog box is being 
displayed, the keystone adjustment will be canceled 
(Æpage 49).
The adjustable range is limited depending on the input  z
signal.
Using the INFO. button
This function allows you to display the information 
menu.
 button
Press  button on the remote 
control.
Note
For details, see “Input Source Information Display ” in  z
“Information” under Main menu (Æpage 60). 
Using the FREEZE function
You can freeze the projected image and stop the 
sound temporarily, regardless of the playing condition 
of the connected device.
 button
Press the  button on the remote control to 
freeze the picture on the screen, meanwhile, volume 
is muted. To cancel the Freeze function, press the 
 button again or press any other button.
Fig.1 will appear on the screen while the Freeze 
function is working.
 Fig.1 
						

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Basic Operation
Using the AV MUTE function
 button
Press the < AV MUTE> button on the remote control 
to black out the image. To restore to normal, press the 
< AV MUTE> button again or press any button. 
When the Logo is not set, the screen changes each time  z
you press the < AV MUTE> button as follows.
The projected Logo (the logo can be set according  z
to users’ favorite) is transferred from computer to 
the projector by “Logo Transfer Software” on the 
supplied CD-ROM and is set as [User] in the Logo 
selection(Æpage 53), the screen changes each 
time you press the < AV MUTE> button as follows. 
Note
When use the  button to release the [ zAV mute] 
function, the mute function can not be operated at the 
same time.
Using the P-TIMER button
Press the  button on the remote control to 
operate the Count up/Count down function.
 button
Press  button on the remote 
control.
Note
To stop the count time, press the  button.  z
To cancel the [P-timer] function, press and hold the 
 button.(Æpage 56)
Using the LAMP button
This function allows you to select the lamp mode for 
changing the brightness on the screen.
 button
Press  button on the remote 
control.
Note
For details, see “Lamp Power” of "Setting" under Main  z
menu. (Æpage 57)
Using the D.ZOOM buttons
This function allows you to enter to the Digital zoom 
+/– mode.
 buttons
Press  (▲/▼) buttons on the 
remote control.
Note
For details, see "Screen" of Main menu.( zÆpage 49) 
Controlling the volume of the 
speaker
You can control the volume of the projector’s speaker 
or audio output.
 buttons
Press the  (+/–) buttons on the control 
panel or on the remote controller to adjust the volume. 
The volume dialog box appears on the screen for a 
few seconds.
Note
For details, see “Volume” of "Sound" under Main menu. z
(Æpage 51)
black out projected image
black out projected imageLogo 
						

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Basic Operation
Using the IMAGE button
This function allows you to select a desired image 
mode of the screen.
 button
Press  button on the remote control to select 
the desired image mode among [Dynamic], [Standard], 
[Real], [Cinema], [Blackboard (Green)], [Colorboard], 
[Image 1], [Image 2], [Image 3] and [Image 4].
Note
For details, see “Image select” of Main menu.   z
(Æpage 42)
Using the P IN P button      
(PT-VW330U Only)
This function allows you to operate the Picture In 
Picture function.
 button
Press  button on the remote 
control.
Note
For details, see “P IN P” of "Setting" under Main menu. z
(Æpage 54) 
Using the MUTE button
Press this button on the remote control to select On to 
temporarily turn off the sound.
 button
Press  button on the remote 
control. 
Note
To turn the sound back on, press this button again to  z
select [Off] or press the  (+/–) buttons. 
(Æpage 51)  
						

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Settings
Menu Navigation
Navigating through the menu
Operating procedure J
Press the  button.1 ) 
The Main Menu screen appears.
Press ▲▼ to select the Main Menu 2 ) 
item.
Select the desired item from the 9 items: [Input], 
[PC adjust], [Image select], [Image adjust], 
[Screen], [Sound], [Setting], [Information] and 
[Network]. The selected item is highlighted with an 
orange cursor and the submenu of the selected 
item appears on the right.
[PT-VW330U ONLY]
[PT-VX400U ONLY]
Press ► or the  button.3 ) 
The submenu appears so that you can select the 
sub-menu item.
Press ▲▼ to select the desired sub-4 ) 
menu item.
Press the button or press ► 5 ) 
to enter the desired item.
Press ▲▼ ◄► to set or adjust the 6 ) 
parameter values.
Press ◄ to return the previous menu. 7 ) 
Press the  button to exit the 
menu display.
Note
Some items may not be adjusted or used for certain  z
signal formats input to the projector. The MENU items 
that cannot be adjusted or used are shown in gray 
characters, and they cannot be selected.
Some items can be adjusted even if signals are not input. z
See page 37 and 38 for details on the items of sub-menu. z 
						

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Settings
Main menu
The main menu consists of the following 9 menu 
items.
When a main menu item is selected, the screen 
changes to a submenu selection screen.
Input
PC adjust
Image select
Image adjust
Screen
Sound
Setting
Information
Network
Sub menu
The sub-menu screen of the selected main menu 
appears, and you can set and adjust the various items 
in the submenu.
 JInput [  ]
Sub-menu itemFactory 
defaultPage
Computer 1RGB39
Computer 2RGB39
HDMI -  39
Video -  39
S-video -  39
PC adjust [  J ]
Sub-menu itemFactory 
defaultPage
AUTO PC adj.-  41
Fine sync.-  42
Total dots-  42
Horizontal-  42
Vertical-  42
Current mode- 43
Clamp-  43
Display area H- 43
Display area V- 43
Reset - 43
Mode free- 43
Store - 43
Note
This function will be available when the input source   z
come from computer.
 JImage select [  ]
Sub-menu itemFactory 
defaultPage
Dynamic-44
Standard- 44
Real- 44
Cinema*1- 44
Blackboard(Green)-44
ColorboardRed44
Image 1-4- 44
When input video signal to the projector, this function *1 : 
will be available. 
						

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Settings
Image adjust [  ]
Sub-menu itemFactory defaultPage
Contrast3245
Brightness3245
Color*13245
Tint*13245
Color temp.Mid45
Red3246
Green3246
Blue3246
Sharpness846
Gamma846
Noise reduction*1L146
Progressive*1L1 47
Reset-47
Store- 47
When input video signal to the projector, these *1 : 
functions will be available.
Screen [  J ]
Sub-menu itemFactory defaultPage
Normal - 48
Full - 48
Wide (16:9)- 48
Zoom- 48
True*1- 48
Natural wide*2-48
Custom- 48
Custom adj.- 49
Digital zoom + *1- 49
Digital zoom - *1- 49
KeystoneStore 49
CeilingOff 50
RearOff 50
Screen aspect*2Default(16:10)50
Reset- 50
When input computer signal to the projector, these *1 : 
functions will be available.
PT-VW330U Only.*2 : 
Sound [  J ]
Sub-menu itemFactory defaultPage
Volume3251
MuteOff51
MICOff51
MIC gain3251
Standby MIC outOff51
Setting [  J ]
Sub-menu itemFactory defaultPage
LanguageEnglish52
Menu positionCenter52
Auto setup- 52
BackgroundBlue 53
DisplayOn53
Logo-53
HDMI setup- 54
TerminalComputer 254
P IN P *1-54
Power managementShut down55
Direct onOff55
Standby modeEco55
P-timerCount up56
Closed captionOff56
Lamp powerAuto57
Remote controlALL57
Security-57
FanL258
Fan controlOff58
Video delay control Off58
Filter counter-58
Total power savings-59
Warning log-59
Factory default-59
PT-VW330U Only.*1 :  
Information [  J ]
Sub-menu itemFactory defaultPage
Input-60
System-60
H-sync freq.-60
V-sync freq.-60
Screen-60
Language-60
Lamp power-60
Lamp runtime-60
Power management-60
Key lock- 60
PIN code lock-60
Remote control-60
Serial number-60
Total power savings-60
 JNetwork [  ]
Refer to “Operating Instructions, Network operations”. 
						

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Settings
Input menu
Select [Input] from the Main Menu (see 
“Navigating through the menu” on page 36), 
then select the item from the sub-menu.
Remote ControlControl Panel
Computer 1: RGB/Component 
/RGB (Scart) 
Press ▲▼ to select [Computer 1]. 1 ) 
Press ► to access the submenu.2 ) 
Press ▲▼ to select RGB, Component 3 ) 
or RGB(Scart).
Press the  button.4 ) 
When [Computer 1] is selected, [Component] or  z
[RGB(Scart)] can be available. 
Computer 2: RGB
Press ▲▼ to select [Computer 2 (RGB)] 
and then press the  button. 
 JComputer System Selection
This projector automatically tunes to various types 
of computers with its Multi-scan system and Auto 
PC Adjustment. If a computer is selected as a signal 
source, this projector automatically detects the signal 
format and tunes to project a proper image without 
any additional settings. (Signal formats provided in 
this projector are shown on pages 74-77.)
      When the projector can not recognize the                                                                                                                                              
                connected signal conforming to the                         
               provided PC Systems, Auto is displayed  
               on the System Menu box and the Auto PC  
              adjustment function works to display proper  
               images.  If the image is not projected   
               properly, a manual adjustment is required.
                There is no signal input from the computer.                                                                                                                                        
                Check the connection between your                                                                                                                                             
                computer and the projector.
                The preset system is manually adjusted in                                                                                                                                               
                the PC adjust Menu. The adjusted data can                                                                                                                                              
                be stored in Mode 1-10. 
                PC Systems provided in this projector                                                                                                                                        
                is chosen. The projector chooses a proper                                                                                                                                           
                system provided in the projector and                                                                                                                                              
                displays it.
* Mode 1 and SVGA 1 are examples.  
Press ▲▼ to select [System].1 ) 
Press ► or the  button to 2 ) 
access the submenu.
Press ▲▼ to select the desired system.3 ) 
HDMI
Press ▲▼to select [HDMI] and then press 
the  button. 
Video
Press ▲▼ to select [Video] and then 
press the  button.
S-video
Press ▲▼ to select [S-video] and then 
press the  button. 
 JVideo System Selection
Video or S-video
Auto
The projector automatically detects an incoming video 
system, and adjusts itself to optimize its performance.
When Video System is [PAL-M] or [PAL-N], select the 
system manually.
AUTO
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Mode 1
SVGA 1 
						

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Settings
PAL/SECAM/NTSC/NTSC4.43/PAL-M/PAL-N
If the projector cannot reproduce proper video image, 
select a specific broadcast signal format from among 
[PAL], [SECAM], [NTSC], [NTSC 4.43], [PAL-M] and 
[PAL-N].
Component
Auto
The projector automatically detects an incoming video 
signal, and adjusts itself to optimize its performance.
COMPONENT VIDEO SIGNAL FORMAT
If the projector cannot reproduce proper video image, 
select a specific component video signal format 
among [480i], [576i], [480p], [576p], [720p], [1035i] 
and [1080i].
Press ▲▼ to select [System].1 ) 
Press ► or the  button to 2 ) 
access the submenu.
Press ▲▼ to select the desired system.3 ) 
Note
When the [Input Search] function is set to [On1] or  z
[On2] in the [Auto setup] function, the input signal will 
be searched automatically. 
The AV System Menu cannot be selected when  z
selecting [RGB (Scart)].