Panasonic LCD Projector Pt Vw440 Operating Instructions

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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 28) to start the projector. Select the image and adjust the state of the image.
Selecting the input signal
Select an input signal.
The image selected with the , , , ,\
 , or 
 button on the remote control are projected (Æpage 32).
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] or [RGB] in the [Input] menu (Æpage 39).
Check the aspect ratio of the screen and the image and select the optimum aspect ratio under the [Screen] menu  z
(Æpage 48).
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 24).
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 24).
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 49).
Zoom leverFocus 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 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.
 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.
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
*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 48)
*2*1 
						

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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 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
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 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  button on the remote 
control.
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
Note
When no signal inputs,  zmark 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 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 55)
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 56)
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  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 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.
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 44)
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.
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 37 and 38 for details on the items of sub- z
menu. 
						

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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 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
Sub-menu itemFactory 
defaultPage
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.
Image select [  J ]
Sub-menu itemFactory 
defaultPage
Dynamic-44
Standard- 44
Real- 44
Cinema- 44
Blackboard(Green)-44
ColorboardRed44
Image 1-4-44
Image adjust [  J ]
Sub-menu itemFactory defaultPage
Contrast3245
Brightness3245
Color*13245
Tint*13245
Iris- 45
Color temp.- 46
Red3246
Green3246
Blue3246
Daylight View- 46
Sharpness847
Gamma847
Noise reduction*1L 147
Progressive*1L 1 47
Reset-47
Store- 47
When input video signal to the projector, these *1 : 
functions will be available. 
						

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Settings
Screen [  J ]
Sub-menu itemFactory defaultPage
Normal- 48
Full*1- 48
Wide (16:9)*1- 48
Zoom *1- 48
True*1- 48
Natural wide*2-48
Custom- 48
Custom adj.*1- 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-VW440U 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
Power managementShutdown54
Direct onOff55
Standby modeEco55
P-timerCount up55
Closed captionOff56
Lamp powerNormal56
Remote controlALL56
Security-56
FanL 257
Sub-menu itemFactory DefaultPage
Fan controlOff57
Video delay control Off57
Filter counter-58
EmulateDefault58
Warning log-59
Factory default-59
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
 JNetwork [  ]
Sub-menu itemFactory defaultPage
Projector name-61
Network setup-61
Network controlOn62
Network status-62
AMX D.D.Off62
Room ViewOff62
Network factory default-62 
						

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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) 
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 [RGB  z
(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 the  z
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
S-video
Projects the image of [S-video] input.
Press ▲▼ to select [S-video] 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].
- - - -
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) 
						

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Settings
 JFor video and S-video input
Auto
The projector automatically 
selects the color system of the 
input signal.
PAL/
SECAM/
NTSC/
NTSC4.43/
PAL-M/
PAL-N
When the projector can not 
project proper video image, 
please select proper color system 
from the menu.
 JFor component input
Auto
The projector automatically 
selects the scanning method of 
the input signal.
1080i /
1035i /
720p /
576p /
480p /
576i /
480i
When video is not being played
back correctly, select the correct
scanning method from the menu.