Panasonic Projector Pt D12000u Operating Instructions
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ENGLISH – 51 Basic Operation On-screen menus MAIN MENU The main menu consists of the following 11 menu items. When a main menu item is selected, the screen changes to a sub-menu selection screen. Icon MAIN MENU item PICTURE POSITION ADVANCED MENU DISPLAY LANGUAGE DISPLAY OPTION PROJECTOR SETUP P IN P TEST PATTERN SIGNAL LIST SECURITY NETWORK SUB MENU The sub-menu screen appears, and you can set and adjust the various items in the sub-menu. PICTURE (pp. 54-59) „ ENTER PICTURE PICTURE MODE CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT COLOR TEMPERATURE GAMMA SYSTEM DAYLIGHT VIEW SHARPNESS NOISE REDUCTION DYNAMIC IRIS SYSTEM SELECTOR MENU SELECT CHANGE REGISTERSTANDARD 0 0 0 0 DEFAULT DEFAULT OFF 0 OFF OFF AUTO1 Note The factory default values may vary depending on • the PICTURE menu. ▲▼◄► ENTER DEFAULT MENU Menus are extensively used for configuring, adjusting or reconfiguring the projector. MENUPress to display the MAIN MENU screen. Select the item to be set. Press to display the menu of the desired item. ENTER MAIN MENU PICTURE POSITION ADVANCED MENU DISPLAY LANGUAGE DISPLAY OPTION PROJECTOR SETUP P IN P TEST PATTERN SIGNAL LIST SECURITY NETWORK MENU SELECT SUB MENU Some menu items may not be valid for certain • signal formats applied to the projector. The menu items that cannot be adjusted or used are shown in gray characters, and they cannot be selected.
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52 – ENGLISH On-screen menus (continued) POSITION (pp. 60-63) „ ENTER POSITION SHIFT ASPECT ZOOM CLOCK PHASE GEOMETORY MENU SELECT SUB MENUDEFAULT 0 OFF ADVANCED MENU (pp. 64-68) „ ADVANCED MENU DIGITAL CINEMA REALITY BLANKING INPUT RESOLUTION CLAMP POSITION EDGE BLENDING FRAME DELAY RASTER POSITION MENU SELECT CHANGEAUTO OFF DEFAULT DISPLAY LANGUAGE (p. 69) „ ENTER DISPLAY LANGUAGE C ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO ÔŠ ¤ UXVVOMN à´ ¯ SELECT SET DISPLAY OPTION (pp. 70-76) „ DISPLAY OPTION COLOR MATCHING LARGE SCREEN CORRECTION SCREEN SETTING RGB IN DVI-D IN AUX DVI IN AUX SDI IN ON-SCREEN DISPLAY BACK COLOR STARTUP LOGO MENU SELECT CHANGEOFF OFF BLACK LOGO3 PROJECTOR SETUP (pp. 77-84) „ PROJECTOR SETUP PROJECTOR ID INSTALLATION ALTITUDE MODE DIRECTION LAMP SELECT LAMP RELAY RS-232C REMOTE2 MODE STATUS AIR FILTER CLEANING AUTO POWER OFF FUNC1 MENU SELECT CHANGEALL FRONT-FLOOR ON HORIZONTAL QUAD OFF DEFAULT DISABLE1/2 PROJECTOR SETUP DATE AND TIME SAVE ALL USER DATA LOAD ALL USER DATA INITIALIZE SERVICE PASSWORD2/2 P IN P (pp. 85-86) „ TEST PATTERN (p. 87) „ SIGNAL LIST (pp. 45-47) „ SECURITY (pp. 88-90) „ SECURITY SECURITY PASSWORD SECURITY PASSWORD CHANGE DISPLAY SETTING TEXT CHANGE CONTROL DEVICE SETUP MENU SELECT CHANGEOFF OFF NETWORK (pp. 91-104) „ NETWORK NETWORK STANDBY NETWORK SETUP NETWORK CONTROL NETWORK STATUS MENU SELECT CHANGEOFF
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ENGLISH – 53 Basic Operation Using the menu screens Press MENU. 1. The “MAIN MENU” appears on the screen. • ENTER MAIN MENU PICTURE POSITION ADVANCED MENU DISPLAY LANGUAGE DISPLAY OPTION PROJECTOR SETUP P IN P TEST PATTERN SIGNAL LIST SECURITY NETWORK MENU SELECT SUB MENU Press ▲▼ to select the desired 2. item. The selected item is displayed with the colors • set by OSD DESIGN. (p. 75) ENTER MAIN MENU PICTURE POSITION ADVANCED MENU DISPLAY LANGUAGE DISPLAY OPTION PROJECTOR SETUP P IN P TEST PATTERN SIGNAL LIST SECURITY NETWORK MENU SELECT SUB MENU Press ENTER to establish your 3. selection. The submenu for the selected option will now • open. ENTER POSITION SHIFT ASPECT ZOOM CLOCK PHASE GEOMETORY MENU SELECT SUB MENUDEFAULT 0 OFF Press ▲▼ button to highlight the 4. desired adjustment item, then press ◄► to change or adjust the parameter value. For some items, an individual adjustment • screen containing a bar scale will appear as shown in the diagram below when ◄► is pressed. CONTRAST ADJUST0 If no button is pressed for approx. 5 seconds • while the individual adjustment screen is displayed, the screen will return to the previous page. Returning to the previous screen „ When the “MENU” is on the screen, pressing • the MENU button returns to the previous page. When the “MAIN MENU” is on the screen, • pressing MENU clears all menus from the screen. Menu items setting „ The bottom prompt line differs on each menu • depending on the selected menu option: A prompt “◄► CHANGE” appears when • changing the setting. A prompt “◄► ADJUST” appears for a • separate bar graph. If there are more adjustments (items) available • for a menu item, a page number will appear at the top-right of the screen. Resetting to the factory default If an adjustment item is selected and DEFAULT is pressed, the adjustment value will return to the factory default setting. Press DEFAULT. 1. ENTER PICTURE PICTURE MODE CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT COLOR TEMPERATURE GAMMA SYSTEM DAYLIGHT VIEW SHARPNESS NOISE REDUCTION DYNAMIC IRIS SYSTEM SELECTOR MENU SELECT CHANGE REGISTERSTANDARD 0 0 0 0 DEFAULT DEFAULT OFF 0 OFF OFF AUTO1
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54 – ENGLISH Adjusting the picture Switching the picture mode The user can switch to the desired picture mode suitable for the image source and the environment in which this projector is used. Press ▲▼ to select “PICTURE 1. MODE”. PICTURE PICTURE MODE CONTRASTSTANDARD 0 Press ◄► to switch “PICTURE 2. MODE”. The setting will change as follows each time • ◄► is pressed. STANDARD USER CINEMA GRAPHIC NATURAL DYNAMIC STANDARD: • The picture becomes suitable for moving images in general. CINEMA: • The picture becomes suitable for movie sources. NATURAL: • The picture complies with sRGB. DYNAMIC: • The light output is maximized for use in bright areas. GRAPHIC: • The picture becomes suitable for input from to the personal computer. USER: • The COLOR TEMPERATURE and GAMMA settings can be adjusted. Note Factory defaults are “GRAPHIC” for RGB system • and “STANDARD” for moving images. When ENTER is pressed while “PICTURE MODE” • has been selected, the current Picture Mode page settings are saved and will be used as the presets when new signals are input. The data will be saved for all items in the PICTURE menu except for the SYSTEM SELECTOR setting. Adjusting Contrast Adjusts the Contrast (white level). Press ▲▼ to select 1. “CONTRAST”. PICTURE MODE CONTRAST BRIGHTNESSSTANDARD 0 0 ▲▼◄► ENTER DEFAULT MENU You can adjust pictures to suit your preference. MENUPress to display the MAIN MENU screen. Press to select “PICTURE”. Press to display the “PICTURE” menu. ENTER MAIN MENU PICTURE POSITION ADVANCED MENU DISPLAY LANGUAGE DISPLAY OPTION PROJECTOR SETUP P IN P TEST PATTERN SIGNAL LIST SECURITY NETWORK MENU SELECT SUB MENU Some menu items may not be valid for certain • signal formats applied to the projector.
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ENGLISH – 55 Basic Operation Press ◄► or ENTER. 2. The “CONTRAST” individual adjustment screen • will be displayed. CONTRAST ADJUST0 Press ◄► to adjust the level. 3. Operation AdjustmentAdjustment range Press ► button. Raises the picture brightness and the picture becomes clearer.Maximum value 31 Press ◄ button.Lowers the picture brightness and weakens the picture. Minimum value -31 Attention If you need to adjust the “BRIGHTNESS”, it should • be adjusted before other adjustments are made. Adjusting Brightness Adjusts the brightness (black level) of the picture. Press ▲▼ to select 1. “BRIGHTNESS”. CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOR0 0 0 Press ◄► or ENTER. 2. The “BRIGHTNESS” individual adjustment • screen will be displayed. BRIGHTNESS ADJUST0 Press ◄► to adjust the level. 3. Operation AdjustmentAdjustment range Press ► button.Increases the brightness of the dark (black) parts of the screen.Maximum value 31 Press ◄ button.Reduces the brightness of the dark (black) parts of the screen.Minimum value -31 Adjusting Color This adjusts the depth of the colors. Press ▲▼ to select “COLOR”. 1. BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT0 0 0 Press ◄► or ENTER. 2. The “COLOR” individual adjustment screen will • be displayed. COLOR ADJUST0 Press ◄► to adjust the level. 3. Operation AdjustmentAdjustment range Press ► button.Deepens colors.Maximum value 50 Press ◄ button.Weakens colors.Minimum value -50 Adjusting Tint This adjusts skin tones in the pictures. Press ▲▼ to select “TINT”. 1. COLOR TINT COLOR TEMPERATURE0 0 DEFAULT Press ◄► or ENTER. 2. The “TINT” individual adjustment screen will be • displayed. TINT ADJUST0 Press ◄► to adjust the level. 3. Operation AdjustmentAdjustment range Press ► button.Adjusts skin tone toward reddish-purple.Maximum value 31 Press ◄ button.Adjusts skin tone toward greenish color.Minimum value -31 Adjusting the color temperature Used to set the projector’s white point. Three presets and two user-definable modes are available. A colorimeter should be used if available. Carry out this adjustment while the signals to be • adjusted are being projected. Press ▲▼ to select “COLOR 1. TEMPERATURE”. TINT COLOR TEMPERATURE GAMMA0 DEFAULT DEFAULT Press ◄► or ENTER. 2. The “COLOR TEMPERATURE” individual • adjustment screen will be displayed. COLOR TEMPERATURE CHANGEDEFAULT
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56 – ENGLISH Adjusting the picture (continued) Press ◄► to switch “COLOR 3. TEMPERATURE”. The setting will change as follows each time • ◄► is pressed. DEFAULT HIGH USER1 MIDDLE USER2 LOW When any setting other than “OFF” has been • selected for color matching, the COLOR TEMPERATURE setting is fixed at “USER1”. “DEFAULT” cannot be selected when the picture • mode has been set to “USER”. To further adjust toward the „ desired white balance Select “USER1” or “USER2” in 4. Step 3. Press ENTER. 5. The “WHITE BALANCE” screen will be • displayed. WHITE BALANCE WHITE BALANCE HIGH WHITE BALANCE LOW Press ▲▼ to select “WHITE 6. BALANCE HIGH” or “WHITE BALANCE LOW”. Press ENTER. 7. The “WHITE BALANCE HIGH” RGB settings • are used to set the projector’s white point color temperature. The “WHITE BALANCE LOW” RGB settings are used to adjust the color temperature of the black levels. WHITE BALANCE HIGH RED GREEN 255 255 Press ▲▼ to select “RED”, 8. “GREEN” or “BLUE”. Press ◄► to adjust the level. 9. Item Operation AdjustmentAdjustment range REDPress ► button.Deepens red.Maximum value HIGH : 255 LOW : 127 Minimum value HIGH : 0 LOW : -127 Default HIGH : 255 LOW : 0 Press ◄ button.Weakens red. GREENPress ► button.Deepens green. Press ◄ button.Weakens green. BLUEPress ► button.Deepens blue. Press ◄ button.Weakens blue. Note All colors will not be displayed properly unless • adequate adjustment is made. If the adjustment does not look suitable, you can press DEFAULT to return the setting for the selected item only to the factory default setting. The color temperature cannot be adjusted for the • internal test pattern (p. 87). Be sure to project the input signal when adjusting the color temperature. Gamma setting This switches the gamma mode. Press ▲▼ to select “GAMMA”. 1. COLOR TEMPERATURE GAMMA SYSTEM DAYLIGHT VIEWDEFAULT DEFAULT OFF Press ◄► or ENTER. 2. The “GAMMA” individual adjustment screen • will be displayed. GAMMA CHANGEDEFAULT Press ◄► to switch “GAMMA”. 3. The setting will change as follows each time • ◄► is pressed. DEFAULT 2.6 USER1* 2.5 USER2* 2.2 * “USER1” and “USER2” can hold user-defined gamma curves uploaded to the projector through the RS-232 terminal. Additional Gamma settings can be made available for selection from a sub-menu. Consult your dealer for more information. Note “DEFAULT” cannot be selected when the picture • mode has been set to “USER”. System daylight view setting This corrects images so that they appear vivid when projected under bright lighting. Press ▲▼ to select “SYSTEM 1. DAYLIGHT VIEW”. GAMMA SYSTEM DAYLIGHT VIEW SHARPNESSDEFAULT OFF 0 Press ◄► or ENTER. 2. The “SYSTEM DAYLIGHT VIEW” individual • adjustment screen will be displayed. SYSTEM DAYLIGHT VIEW CHANGEOFF
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ENGLISH – 57 Basic Operation Press ◄► to switch “SYSTEM 3. DAYLIGHT VIEW”. The setting will change as follows each time • ◄► is pressed. 3 (High) OFF (No correction) 2 (Medium) 1 (Low) Sharpness setting This adjusts the sharpness of the pictures. Press ▲▼ to select 1. “SHARPNESS”. SYSTEM DAYLIGHT VIEW SHARPNESS NOISE REDUCTIONOFF 0 OFF Press ◄► or ENTER. 2. The “SHARPNESS” individual adjustment • screen will be displayed. SHARPNESS ADJUST0 Press ◄► to adjust the level. 3. Operation AdjustmentAdjustment range Press ► button.Contours become sharper. 0 to 15 Press ◄ button.Contours become softer. Note The possible setting range will vary depending on • the input signal. Noise reduction setting This can be used to adjust pictures if they contain interference as a result of poor quality of the input signal. Press ▲▼ to select “NOISE 1. REDUCTION”. SHARPNESS NOISE REDUCTION DYNAMIC IRIS0 OFF OFF Press ◄► or ENTER. 2. The “NOISE REDUCTION” individual • adjustment screen will be displayed. NOISE REDUCTION CHANGEOFF Press ◄► to switch “NOISE 3. REDUCTION”. The setting will change as follows each time • ◄► is pressed. 2 (Medium) 1 (Low) 3 (High) OFF (No correction) Note When “FRAME DELAY” is set to “SHORT”, the • noise reduction setting function cannot be used. Dynamic iris setting Pictures with the optimum contrast will be displayed by automatically providing aperture compensation and signal compensation to suit the pictures concerned. Press ▲▼ to select “DYNAMIC 1. IRIS”. NOISE REDUCTION DYNAMIC IRIS SYSTEM SELECTOROFF OFF AUTO1 Press ◄► or ENTER. 2. The “DYNAMIC IRIS” individual adjustment • screen will be displayed. DYNAMIC IRIS CHANGEOFF Press ◄► to switch “DYNAMIC 3. IRIS”. The setting will change as follows each time • ◄► is pressed. 2 (Intermediate) 1 (Low) USER3 (High) OFF (No correction) To further adjust the selected „ compensation amount Select “USER” in step 3. 4. Press ENTER. 5. The “DYNAMIC IRIS” screen will be displayed. • DYNAMIC IRIS AUTO IRIS MANUAL IRIS DYNAMIC GAMMAOFF OFF OFF Use ▲▼ to select the item to be 6. adjusted, and then use ◄► to adjust the amount of correction.
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58 – ENGLISH Adjusting the picture (continued) AUTO IRIS (Automatic aperture „ adjustment) OFF (No automatic adjustment) 3 (High) 1 (Low) 2 (Intermediate) MANUAL IRIS (Fixed aperture „ adjustment) OFF (No fixed iris) 63 (High) 1 (Low) 2œ62 (Intermediate) DYNAMIC GAMMA (signal „ compensation amount adjustment) OFF (No automatic correction) 3 (High) 1 (Low) 2 (Intermediate) Note The contrast is set to the maximum level when • “DYNAMIC IRIS” is set to “3”. Registering the picture mode settings as presettings The picture settings that have been made in the PICTURE MODE screen can be registered. Select “PICTURE MODE” in the “PICTURE” screen • to carry out this operation. Press ENTER. 1. A confirmation screen will appear. • ENTER OKCANCEL SAVE AS DEFAULT SETTING FOR DYNAMIC? CHANGE EXECUTE Press ◄► to select “OK”. 2. Press ENTER. 3. Note If the registered picture mode is selected after • registering the picture mode settings as presettings, the new signals will be displayed with the registered adjustments. Setting the system selector This enables the projector to automatically recognize input signals. Furthermore, if unstable signals are input, the system format can be selected manually. Press ▲▼ to select “SYSTEM 1. SELECTOR”. NOISE REDUCTION DYNAMIC IRIS SYSTEM SELECTOROFF OFF AUTO1 Press ENTER. 2. The “SYSTEM SELECTOR” screen will be • displayed. SYSTEM SELECTOR C AUTO1 AUTO2 Press ▲▼ to switch “SYSTEM 3. SELECTOR”, and then press ENTER. The system formats that can be selected differ • depending on the input signals. S-video / Video terminal input „ signal Select from AUTO1, AUTO2, NTSC, NTSC4.43, PAL, PALM, PAL-N, SECAM, and PAL60. Note Press the DEFAULT button to return to “AUTO1”. • “AUTO1” automatically selects from NTSC, • PAL, SECAM, NTSC4.43, and PAL60. “AUTO2” automatically selects from NTSC, PAL-M, and PAL-N. RGB1 / RGB2 / DVI-D terminal „ input signal Select from RGB and YPBPR. Note Refer to the types of signals compatible with the • projector. (pp. 122-123) Input module „ ET-MD77SD1: Select from AUTO, 480i and 576i. ET-MD77SD3: Select from AUTO, 1 080/60i, 1 035/60i, 720/60p, 1 080/24p, 1 080/50i, 1 080/30p, 1 080/25p, 1 080/24sF, 720/50p, and 480i, 576i.
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ENGLISH – 59 Basic Operation ET-MD100SD4: When single link SDI signals Select from AUTO YCbCr, 1 080/60i, 1 035/60i, 720/60p, 1 080/24p, 1 080/50i, 1 080/30p, 1 080/25p, 1 080/24sF, 720/50p, 480i, and 576i. When dual link SDI signals Select from AUTO RGB, AUTO X’Y’Z’, 1 920/24p/RGB, 2 048/24p/RGB, 2 048/24p/XYZ, 1 920/24sF/RGB, 2 048/24sF/RGB, 2 048/24sF/ XYZ, 1 920/25p/RGB, 1 920/30p/RGB, 1 920/50i/ RGB, and 1 920/60i/RGB. Note Press the DEFAULT button to return to AUTO • YCbCr or AUTO RGB. “AUTO RGB” automatically selects from 1 920/24p/ • RGB, 2 048/24p/RGB, 1 920/24sF/RGB, 2 048/24sF/RGB, 1 920/25p/RGB, 1 920/30p/RGB, 1 920/50i/RGB, and 1 920/60i/RGB. “AUTO X’Y’Z’” automatically selects from 2 048/24p/XYZ and 2 048/24sF/XYZ. To display pictures complying with the sRGB standard sRGB is the international color reproduction standard (IEC61966-2-1) established by IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission). To reproduce colors more faithfully in compliance with the sRGB standard, perform the following setting procedure. Set “COLOR MATCHING” 1. adjustment to “OFF”. (p. 70) Display the “PICTURE” screen. 2. (p. 54) Press ▲▼ to select “PICTURE 3. MODE”. PICTURE PICTURE MODE CONTRASTNATURAL 0 Press ◄► to select “NATURAL”. 4. Press ▲▼ to select “COLOR”. 5. BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT0 0 0 Press DEFAULT on the remote 6. control to restore the factory default. Follow the same procedure 7. (steps 5-6) to restore the factory default for “TINT”, “COLOR TEMPERATURE” and “GAMMA”. Note sRGB is only enable when RGB signals are being • input.
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60 – ENGLISH Adjusting the position Shift adjustment This function allows the user to adjust the raster position vertically or horizontally if the position of the image projected on the screen is displaced even when the projector is properly aligned with the screen, and the internal test patterns are correctly framed. Press ▲▼ to select “SHIFT”. 1. POSITION SHIFT ASPECT DEFAULT Press ENTER. 2. The “SHIFT” screen will be displayed. • SHIFT V H12 212 Press ▲▼◄► to adjust the 3. position. For horizontal (right and left) „ adjustment Operation Adjustment Press ► button.The picture position moves to the right. Press ◄ button.The picture position moves to the left. For vertical (up and down) „ adjustment Operation Adjustment Press ▲ button.The picture position moves up. Press ▼ button.The picture position moves down. Press MENU three times. 4. The on-screen indications disappear and the • normal screen appears again. ▲▼◄► ENTER DEFAULT MENU You can adjust the position as required. MENUPress to display the MAIN MENU screen. Press to select “POSITION”. Press to display the “POSITION” menu. ENTER MAIN MENU PICTURE POSITION ADVANCED MENU DISPLAY LANGUAGE DISPLAY OPTION PROJECTOR SETUP P IN P TEST PATTERN SIGNAL LIST SECURITY NETWORK MENU SELECT SUB MENU