Panasonic LCD Projector Pt Vw431d Operating Instructions

Powering ON/OFF
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Basic Operation
Press the  button on the control panel or 
on the remote control, and Power off? appears 
on the screen.
Press the  button again to turn off the 
projector. The  indicator 
starts to blink orange, and the cooling fans keep 
running. At this time, you can unplug the AC 
power cord even if the fans are still running.
When the projector has cooled down enough, the 3 ) 
 indicator stops blinking 
and you can turn on the projector.
Note
Do not put the projector in...

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Basic Operation
Projecting
Check the connections of the peripheral devices and connection of the power cord (Æpages 26-27) and switch 
on the power (Æpage 29) to start the projector. Select the image and adjust the state of the image.
Selecting the input signal
Select an input signal.
The images selected using the  button on the Control Panel or the\
 , , 
, , ,  ,  buttons on the remote control are projected 
(Æpage 33).
Attention
Images may not be projected properly depending on the...

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Basic Operation
Basic operations by using the remote control
Using the AUTO SETUP 
function
This function allows you to automatically adjust Input 
search, Auto PC adjustment (during signal input from 
a computer) and Auto Keystone correction.
 button
Press the  button on the 
remote control.
Note
For details, see “Setting” of Main menu. ( zÆpage 53)
Switching the input signal
You can switch the input signals to project.
 buttons
Press (, ,  
, ,  , 
 or ) 
button on the remote control....

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Basic Operation
Using the KEYSTONE button
This function allows you to correct keystone distortion.
 button
Press  button on the remote 
control.
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 50).
OperationScreen...

Basic operations by using the remote control
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Basic Operation
Using the AV MUTE function
 button
Press  button on the remote 
control.
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...

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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.
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 45)
Using the MUTE button...

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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.
Press ► or the  button.3 ) 
The submenu appears so...

Menu Navigation
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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.
Input [  J ]
Sub-menu itemFactory defaultPage
Computer 1RGB40
Computer 2RGB40
HDMI -40
Video -40
S-video - 40...

Menu Navigation
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Settings
Screen [  ]
Sub-menu itemFactory defaultPage
Normal- 49
Full- 49
Wide (16:9)- 49
Zoom - 49
True*1- 49
Natural wide*2-49
Custom- 49
Custom adj.- 50
Digital zoom +*1- 50
Digital zoom -*1- 50
KeystoneStore 50
CeilingOff 51
RearOff 51
Screen aspectDefault(16:10)51
Reset- 51
When input computer signal to the projector, these *1 : 
functions will be available.
When input video signal to the projector, the function *2 : 
will be available.
Sound [  J ]
Sub-menu itemFactory...

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Settings
Input menu
Select [Input] from the Main Menu (see 
“Navigating through the menu” on page 37), 
then select the item from the sub-menu.
Remote ControlControl Panel
Computer 1: RGB/Component 
/RGB (Scart) 
Projects the image of [Computer 1] input.
Press ▲▼ to select [Computer 1]. 1 ) 
Press ► to access the submenu.2 ) 
Press ▲▼ to select [RGB], 3 ) 
[Component] or [RGB(Scart)] and then 
press the  button.
Note
When the Input Search function is set to [On 1] or   z
[On 2] in the Auto...