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 a case before the projector is  z
cooled enough.
While the  indicator is blinking,  z
the lamp is being cooled down and the projector cannot 
be turned on. Wait until the  
indicator stops blinking to turn on the projector again.
The projector can be turned on after the  indicator turns red. The waiting time 
to restart will be shortened when the normal power-off 
processing for fan cooling is completed, compared with 
the time the AC power cord is immediately unplugged 
after the power off.
 JDirect Power Off function
You can disconnect the power cord from the wall 
outlet or turn off the breaker even during projection 
without pressing the  button.
Note
When using the Direct power Off function, you can  z
not restart the projector immediately after the power is 
disconnected. The lamp remains high temperature and 
needs to be cooled, so it sometimes takes longer time 
than usual for the lamp to light up again.
Turning Off the Projector
Power off? disappears after 4 seconds. 
						

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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 connected device a\
nd DVD, video tape, etc. to be played. Select a  z
system format that is suitable for the input signal in [Component], [S-video] or [Video] under the [Input] menu (Æpage 40).
Check the aspect ratio of the screen and the image and select the optimum aspect ratio under the [Screen] menu  z
(Æpage 49).
How to adjust the state of the image
Adjust the projection angle.1 ) 
Place the projector parallel to the screen, and then install it on a flat surface so that the screen becomes  z
rectangle.
If the screen is tilted lower than the screen, extend the adjustable fee\
t to make a rectangle screen. z
For details, see “Adjusting front adjustable feet” ( zÆpage 25).
Adjust the lens shift.2 ) 
Adjust the projection position with the vertical lens shift ring.  z
For details, see "Adjusting the position using the vertical lens shift function" ( zÆpage 25).
Adjust the zoom and the focus.3 ) 
Turn [Zoom lever] and [Focus lever] to adjust the image. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note
It is recommended that the images are projected continuously for at leas\
t 30 minutes before the focus is adjusted. z
If you adjust the focus, you may need to adjust the size of the image by\
 moving the zoom lever again. z
If keystone distortion occurs, see “KEYSTONE” ( zÆpage 50).
Focus lever
Zoom lever 
						

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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.
COMPUTER 1Switch to Computer 1(RGB)/
Computer 1(Scart) input.
COMPUTER 2Switch to Computer 2(RGB)input. 
HDMI Switch to HDMI input.
VIDEOSwitch to Video input. 
S-VIDEOSwitch to S-video input.
COMPONENT Switch to Computer 1 
(Component) input.
DIGITAL LINKSwitch to DIGITAL LINK input.
Note
When connecting the optional  zaccessory Digital Interface 
Box (ET-YFB100G) to the DIGITAL LINK terminal, press 
the  button on the remote control to 
switch the ET-YFB100G input signal.
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
DIGITAL LINKS-videoVideo
*1:  It depends on the item you selected in the [Computer 1] 
submenu of the [Input] menu.
*2:  When [Monitor out] is selected in the [Terminal] of the 
setting menu, [Computer 2(RGB)] can not be selected. 
Pressing  button on the remote control 
displays [Monitor out].
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 49)
*1
*2 
						

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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 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 50).
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
Press the  button on the remote control to  z
display the first page of the information menu, press 
again to display the second page of the menu. 
To close the information menu, press the  button 
once again.
For details, see “Input Source Information Display ” in  z
“Information” under Main menu (Æpage 61).
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  button on the remote 
control.
Press the  button on the remote control to 
freeze the image 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
Note
When no signal inputs,  z mark will appear.
During the freeze function, press  button to  zunfreeze the image and resume the sound. 
						

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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 the 
projector by “Logo Transfer Software” on the supplied 
CD-ROM and is set as [User] in the Logo selection 
(Æpage 54), the screen changes each time you press 
the < AV MUTE> button as follows. 
Note
During the AV MUTE function, press  button to  zresume the image and the sound.
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 50) 
Controlling the volume of the 
speaker
You can control the volume of the projector’s speaker 
or audio output.
 buttons
Press  buttons on the 
remote control. 
Press the  buttons on the control 
panel or on the remote control 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 52)
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.
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
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 52)  
						

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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 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 pages 38 and 39 for details on the items of sub- z
menu. 
						

							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
DIGITAL LINK-40
PC adjust [  J ]
Sub-menu itemFactory defaultPage
Auto PC adj.-  42
Fine sync.-  43
Total dots-  43
Horizontal-  43
Sub-menu itemFactory defaultPage
Vertical-  43
Current mode- 44
Clamp- 44
Display area H- 44
Display area V- 44
Reset - 44
Mode free- 44
Store - 44
Note
This function will be available when the input source   z
come from computer.
Image select [  J ]
Sub-menu itemFactory defaultPage
Dynamic-45
Standard- 45
Real- 45
Cinema- 45
Blackboard(Green)-45
ColorboardRed45
Image 1-4-45
Image adjust [  ]
Sub-menu itemFactory defaultPage
Contrast3246
Brightness3246
Color*13246
Tint*13246
Iris- 46
Color temp.Mid 47
Red3247
Green3247
Blue3247
Daylight View- 47
Sharpness848
Gamma848
Noise reduction*1L 148
Progressive*1L 1 48
Reset-48
Store- 48
When input video signal to the projector, these *1 : 
functions will be available. 
						

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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 DefaultPage
Volume3252
MuteOff52
MICOff52
MIC gain3252
In standby modeOff52
Setting [  J ]
Sub-menu itemFactory DefaultPage
LanguageEnglish53
Menu positionCenter53
Auto setup- 53
BackgroundBlue 54
DisplayOn54
Logo-54
HDMI setup- 55
DIGITAL LINK 
signal levelNormal55
TerminalComputer 255
Power managementShutdown55
Direct onOff56
Standby modeEco56
P-timerCount up56
Closed captionOff57
Lamp powerNormal57
Sub-menu itemFactory DefaultPage
Remote controlALL57
Security-57
FanL 258
Fan controlOff58
Video delay control Off59
Filter counter-59
EmulateDefault59
RS232CSerial60
Warning log-60
Factory default-60
Information [  J ]
Sub-menu itemFactory defaultPage
Input-61
System-61
H-sync freq.-61
V-sync freq.-61
Screen-61
Language-61
Lamp power-61
Lamp runtime-61
Power management-61
Key lock- 61
PIN code lock-61
Remote control-61
Serial number-61
Network [  J ]
Sub-menu itemFactory defaultPage
DIGITAL LINK modeAuto62
DIGITAL LINK setup-62
DIGITAL LINK status-62
Projector name-63
Network setup-63
Network controlOn64
Network status-64
AMX D.D.Off64
Room ViewOff64
Extron XTPOff64
Digital Interface Box-64
Network factory default-64 
						

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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 setup function, the input signal 
will be searched automatically. 
The [System] cannot be selected when selecting  z
[RGB (Scart)].
Computer 2: RGB
Projects the image of [Computer 2] input.
Press ▲▼ to select [Computer 2 (RGB)] 
and then press the  button. 
Note
When [Monitor out] is selected in the [Terminal] of  z
the setting menu, [Computer 2(RGB)] can not be 
selected. Pressing  button on the 
remote control displays [Monitor out].
HDMI
Projects the image of [HDMI] input.
Press ▲▼to select [HDMI] and then press 
the  button.  
Video
Projects the image of [Video] input.
Press ▲▼ to select [Video] and then 
press the  button.
S-video
Projects the image of [S-video] input.
Press ▲▼ to select [S-video] and then 
press the  button.  
DIGITAL LINK
Projects the image of [DIGITAL LINK] input.
Press ▲▼ to select [DIGITAL LINK] and 
then press the  button. 
System
[System] is displayed below the sub menu.
Press ▲▼ to select [System] and then 1 ) 
press ► or the  button to 
access the submenu.
Press ▲▼ to select the desired system 2 ) 
and then press the  button. 
 JFor computer input
Auto
When there is no input signal
compatible with the signal from
a connected computer on the
projector, the automatic PC
adjustment function works and
[Auto] is displayed on the system.
If images are not being correctly
projected, manually adjust the
settings to suit your computer 
and register in [Store].
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There is no input signal from the
computer.
Check the connections.
Mode 1- 
Mode 10
Displays the mode registered 
with [Store] in [PC adjust].
Note
For the supported signals of the projector, see “List  z
of compatible signals”. (Æpages 94-97)