Panasonic Projector Pt D12000u Operating Instructions

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Basic Operation
 
Adjusting the aspect ratio
This changes the aspect ratio of the projected image.
This changes the aspect ratio for the screen range 
selected with “SCREEN SETTING”. Set “SCREEN 
SETTING” first. (p. 72)
Press ▲▼ to select “ASPECT”. 1. 
SHIFT
ASPECT
ZOOMDEFAULT
Press ◄► or ENTER. 2. 
The “ASPECT” individual adjustment screen  • 
will be displayed.
ASPECT
 CHANGEDEFAULT
Press ◄► to switch “ASPECT”. 3. 
The setting will change as follows each time  • 
◄► is pressed.
VID AUTO (PRI.)DEFAULT
S1 AUTOTHROUGH
VID AUTO16:9
HV FIT4:3
V FITH FIT
DEFAULT: • 
Pictures are displayed without changing the aspect 
ratio of the input signals.
THROUGH: • 
Pictures are displayed without changing the 
resolution of the input signals.
16:9: • 
When standard signals
*1 are input, the pictures are 
displayed with the aspect ratio converted to 16:9. 
When wide signals are input
*2, the pictures are 
displayed without changing the aspect ratio.
4:3: • 
When standard signals are input
*1, the pictures are 
displayed without changing the aspect ratio. When 
wide signals are input
*2, the PT-D12000U displays 
pictures with the aspect ratio converted to 4:3. The 
PT-DZ12000U displays pictures reduced to fit a 4:3 
screen without changing the input aspect ratio.
H FIT: • 
The display will use the full width of the screen 
range selected with “SCREEN SETTING”. When 
signals have a vertical aspect ratio that is larger 
than the screen aspect selected with “SCREEN 
SETTING”, the pictures will be displayed with their 
bottom areas cut off.
V FIT: • 
The display will use the full height of the screen 
range selected with “SCREEN SETTING”.
HV FIT: • 
The pictures are displayed in the full screen range 
selected with “SCREEN SETTING”. If the aspect 
ratios of the input signals and screen range differ, 
conversion to the screen aspect set with “SCREEN 
SETTING” is performed and then the pictures are 
displayed.
VID AUTO: • 
The projector identifies the video ID (VID) 
embedded in the picture signals and displays the 
picture by automatically switching the screen sizes 
between 4:3 and 16:9. This function is effective for 
the NTSC signal input.
S1 AUTO: • 
The projector identifies the S1 signal and displays 
the picture by automatically switching the screen 
sizes between 4:3 and 16:9. This function is 
effective for S-Video NTSC signals.
VID AUTO (PRI.): • 
The projector identifies the abovementioned VID or 
S1 signals and displays the picture by automatically 
choosing the screen sizes of 4:3 or 16:9 according 
to the VID if it is detected or S1 signals if a VID is 
not detected. This function is effective for S-Video 
NTSC signals.
*1: Standard signals are input signals with an aspect 
ratio of 4:3 or 5:4.
*2: Wide-screen signals are input signals with an 
aspect ratio of 16:10, 16:9, 15:9 or 15:10.
Note
Some size modes are not available for certain types  • 
of input signals. For NTSC signals, “DEFAULT” 
cannot be selected.
If an aspect ratio which is different from the aspect  • 
ratio for the input signals is selected, the pictures 
will appear differently from the originals. Be careful 
of this when selecting the aspect ratio.
If using this projector in places such as cafes or  • 
hotels to display programmes for a commercial 
purpose or for public presentation, note that 
adjusting the aspect ratio or using the zoom 
function to change the screen pictures may be an 
infringement of the rights of the original copyright 
owner for that programme under copyright 
protection laws. 
If conventional (normal) 4:3 pictures which are  • 
not wide-screen pictures are displayed on a wide 
screen, the edges of the pictures may not be visible 
or they may become distorted. Such pictures 
should be viewed as with an aspect ratio of 4:3 in 
the original format intended by the creator of the 
pictures. 
						

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Adjusting the position (continued)
 
Adjusting the zoom ratio
This adjusts the size of the projected pictures.
Press ▲▼ to select “ZOOM”. 1. 
ASPECT
ZOOM
CLOCK PHASEDEFAULT
0
Press ENTER. 2. 
The “ZOOM” screen will be displayed. • 
ZOOM
MODE
INTERLOCKED
V
H
HVINTERNAL
OFF
100%
100%
100%
Press ▲▼ to select “MODE”. 3. 
Press ◄► to switch “MODE”. 4. 
The setting will change as follows each time  • 
◄► is pressed.
INTERNALFULL
INTERNAL: • 
Enlarges the size of the pictures to within the 
default aspect ratio.
FULL: • 
Enlarges the size of the pictures using the whole of 
the display area selected with “SCREEN FORMAT”.
Press ▲▼ to select  5. 
“INTERLOCKED”.
ZOOM
MODE
INTERLOCKED
V
H
HVINTERNAL
OFF
100%
100%
100%
Press ◄► to switch  6. 
“INTERLOCKED”.
The setting will change as follows each time  • 
◄► is pressed.
OFFON
OFF : • 
The “V” and “H” settings are used as the vertical 
and horizontal zoom ratios respectively.
ON : • 
The zoom ratio is set to the “HV” setting. This 
allows the pictures to be zoomed at equal vertical 
and horizontal ratios.
Note
When “ASPECT” is set to “THROUGH”, “ZOOM”  • 
will not appear.
When other than “DEFAULT” is selected for  • 
“ASPECT”, the “MODE” selection setting will not 
appear.
  Clock phase adjustment
Clock phase adjustment achieves the best image 
when the screen flickers or halos are observed 
around contours.
Press ▲▼ to select “CLOCK  1. 
PHASE”.
ZOOM
CLOCK PHASE
GEOMETORY0
OFF
Press ◄► or ENTER. 2. 
The “CLOCK PHASE” individual adjustment  • 
screen will be displayed.
CLOCK PHASE
 ADJUST0
Press ◄► to adjust the level. 3. 
The value changes from 0 to 31. Adjust so that  • 
the amount of interference is at a minimum.
Note
No optimal value may be obtained if the output  • 
of the PC to which the signal input is applied is 
unstable.
No optimal value may be obtained if the total  • 
number of dots is not correct.
The clock phase can be adjusted only when RGB  • 
signal input is applied with RGB1 and RGB2 IN.
  Adjusting the geometry
Square video can be projected onto a special shaped 
screen using unique image processing technology.
Press ▲▼ to select  1. 
“GEOMETRY”.
ZOOM
CLOCK PHASE
GEOMETRY0
OFF
Press ◄► to switch  2. 
“GEOMETRY”.
The setting will change as follows each time  • 
◄► is pressed.
OFF
PC
KEYSTONE
CURVED 
						

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Basic Operation
OFF: • 
Geometry correction is not performed.
KEYSTONE: • 
This adjusts projected images when they are 
distorted to a trapezoid.
CURVED: • 
This adjusts projected images when they are 
distorted to a curved surface.
PC: • 
This is for performing geometry correction from a PC.
Select “KEYSTONE” or  3. 
“CURVED” in Step 2, and then 
press ENTER.
The “GEOMETRY:KEYSTONE” or  • 
“GEOMETRY:CURVED” screen will be 
displayed.
GEOMETRY:KEYSTONE
VERTICAL KEYSTONE
VERTICAL SUB KEYSTONE0
0
GEOMETRY:CURVED
LENS THROW RATIO
VERTICAL KEYSTONE0
0
Press ▲▼ to select the desired  4. 
adjustment item, and press ◄► 
to adjust the correction amount.
You can adjust the projection images as shown  • 
below.
KEYSTONE menu:
VERTICAL KEYSTONE • 
VERTICAL SUB KEYSTONE • 
HORIZONTAL KEYSTONE • 
HORIZONTAL SUB KEYSTONE • 
LINEARITY • 
CURVED menu:
LENS THROW RATIO • 
Set to the throw ratio being used (the 
projection distance divided by the screen 
width). (pp. 22-24)
VERTICAL KEYSTONE • 
HORIZONTAL KEYSTONE • 
VERTICAL ARC • 
HORIZONTAL ARC • 
VERTICAL BALANCE • 
HORIZONTAL BALANCE • 
Note
If vertical keystone correction is set, menus and logos  • 
may be projected outside of the actual image area.
If both edge blending adjustment and geometry  • 
correction are used, set the geometry correction 
to curved-surface correction or PC. If geometry 
correction is set to keystone-distortion correction, 
edge blending adjustment cannot be made 
correctly. (p. 66) 
						

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How to use ADVANCED MENU
 
Digital cinema reality
Increase the vertical resolution when the PAL (or 
SECAM) 576i signal input or the NTSC 480i, 1 080/50i 
and 1 080/60i signal input is applied.
Press ▲▼ to select “DIGITAL  1. 
CINEMA REALITY”.
ADVANCED MENU
DIGITAL CINEMA REALITY
BLANKINGAUTO
Press ◄► or ENTER. 2. 
The “DIGITAL CINEMA REALITY” individual  • 
adjustment screen will be displayed.
DIGITAL CINEMA REALITY
 CHANGEAUTO
Press ◄► to switch “DIGITAL  3. 
CINEMA REALITY”.
The setting will change as follows each time  • 
◄► is pressed.
AUTO
30p FIXED: When 480i or 1 080/60i signals are input
25p FIXED: When 576i or 1 080/50i signals are input
OFF
AUTO: • 
Performs automatic detection and cinema 
processing. (factory default) 
OFF:  • 
Unforced cinema processing
25p FIXED: • 
Forced cinema processing (2:2 pulldown) is 
performed when a 576i or 1 080/50i signal is input.
30p FIXED: • 
Forced cinema processing (2:2 pulldown) is 
performed when a 480i or 1 080/60i signal is input.
Note
In DIGITAL CINEMA REALITY mode, the image  • 
quality will be deteriorated if 30p FIXED or 25p 
FIXED is selected when the signal is not a 2:2 
pulldown signal.
  Blanking adjustment
Blanking adjustment fine-tunes the images projected 
by the video deck or other devices when the noise 
appears on the edges of the screen or if a part of the 
image lies slightly offscreen.
Press ▲▼ to select “BLANKING”.1. 
DIGITAL CINEMA REALITY
BLANKING
INPUT RESOLUTIONAUTO
Fine settings are possible.
MENUPress to display the MAIN 
MENU screen.
Press to select 
“ADVANCED MENU”.
Press to display the 
“ADVANCED MENU” 
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
▲▼◄►
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Press ENTER. 2. 
The “BLANKING” adjustment screen will be  • 
displayed.
BLANKING
UPPER
LOWER0
0
Press ▲▼ to select the desired  3. 
item for adjustment.
Press ◄► to adjust blanking. 4. 
The adjustment value for the PT-D12000U can  • 
be changed within a range of 0 to 525 vertically 
and 0 to 700 horizontally. 
The adjustment value for the PT-DZ12000U can  • 
be changed within a range of 0 to 600 vertically 
and 0 to 960 horizontally.
When correcting the upper blanking of the 
screen (top)
Press ◄ button to 
move the blanking zone 
upward; ► button to 
downward.
When correcting the lower blanking of the 
screen (bottom)
Press ► button to 
move the blanking zone 
upward; ◄ button to 
downward.
When correcting the left hand blanking of 
the screen (left)
Press ► button to move 
the blanking zone to the 
right; ◄ button to the 
left.
When correcting the right hand blanking of
the screen (right)
Press ◄ button to move 
the blanking zone to the 
right; ► button to the 
left.
  Adjusting the input 
resolution
Input resolution adjustment achieves the best image 
when the screen flickers or halo is observed around 
the contour. Set the values appropriately for the signal 
resolution that is being used.
Press ▲▼ to select “INPUT  1. 
RESOLUTION”.
BLANKING
INPUT RESOLUTION
CLAMP POSITION
Press ENTER. 2. 
The “INPUT RESOLUTION” screen will be  • 
displayed.
INPUT RESOLUTION
TOTAL DOTS
DISPLAY DOTS1344
1024
Press ▲▼ to select “TOTAL  3. 
DOTS”, “DISPLAY DOTS”, 
“TOTAL LINES” or “DISPLAY 
LINES”, and the press ◄► to 
adjust it.
Each item automatically displays a value in  • 
response to the type of the input signal. If 
vertical stripes appear on the screen or the 
image is partly missing, increase or decrease 
the displayed value while observing the screen 
to achieve the optimal value.
Note
The abovementioned vertical stripes will not appear  • 
on the screen when all signals are input.
The picture may be distorted during the adjusting  • 
operation, but this is not a fault.
The input resolution can be adjusted only when  • 
RGB signal input is applied with RGB1 and RGB2 
IN.
  Adjusting the clamp 
position
Use the clamp position adjustment to achieve the 
optimal value when dark areas of the image are 
crushed or displayed in green.
Press ▲▼ to select “CLAMP  1. 
POSITION”.
INPUT RESOLUTION
CLAMP POSITION
EDGE BLENDING
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How to use ADVANCED MENU (continued)
Press ENTER. 2. 
The “CLAMP POSITION” screen will be  • 
displayed.
CLAMP POSITION
POSITION
 ADJUST1
Press ◄► to adjust. 3. 
The value changes from 0 to 255. • 
The optimal value for the clamp position  • 
adjustment
If dark areas are crushed:
The optimal value is the point where the dark 
area is best improved.
If the dark areas are displayed in green:
The optimal value is the point where the green 
areas become black and the crushing effect is 
rectified.
Note
The clamp position can be adjusted only when the  • 
RGB signal input is applied with RGB1 and RGB2 IN.
  Edge blending adjustment
The built-in edge blending feature allows multiple 
projector images to be seamlessly overlapped.
Press ▲▼ to select “EDGE  1. 
BLENDING”.
CLAMP POSITION
EDGE BLENDING
FRAME DELAYOFF
DEFAULT
Press ◄► to switch “EDGE  2. 
BLENDING”.
The setting will change as follows each time  • 
◄► is pressed.
OFFONUSER
OFF: • 
When the multi-screens are not going to be used.
ON: • 
When the default linear blending ramps are 
sufficient.
USER: • 
When a user-defined blending ramp is required. 
These ramps can be defined and uploaded to the 
projector through the RS-232 port. Consult your 
dealer for details.
Press ENTER. 3. 
The “EDGE BLENDING” screen will be  • 
displayed.
EDGE BLENDING
UPPER
 STARTON
0
Press ▲▼ to specify the area to  4. 
be adjusted.
To blend the top edge: •   set “UPPER” to “ON”.
To blend he bottom edge: •   set “LOWER” to “ON”.
To blend the left edge: •   set “LEFT” to “ON”.
To blend the right edge: •   set “RIGHT” to “ON”.
Press ◄► to toggle “ON” and  5. 
“OFF”.
Press ◄► to adjust the overlap  6. 
width and the starting point.
To display the adjustment 
  „
marker
Press ▲▼ to select “MARKER”. 7. 
RIGHT
MARKER
BRIGHT ADJUSTOFF
OFF
Press ◄► to select “ON”. 8. 
A marker for adjusting the overlap position  • 
appears. The optimal point is the position 
where the red line of one frame overlaps the 
green line of the other frame.
The blending widths of each projector must be 
set to the same value. Optimal blending cannot 
be achieved if the widths are different.
The optimal point is where 
these lines overlap.
Green line
Red line
Press ▲▼ to select “BRIGHT  9. 
ADJUST”.
RIGHT
MARKER
BRIGHT ADJUSTOFF
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Press ENTER.10. 
The “BRIGHT ADJUST” screen will be  • 
displayed.
BRIGHT ADJUST
BRIGHT INSIDE
BRIGHT OUTSIDE
Press ▲▼ to select “BRIGHT 11. 
INSIDE”.
Press ENTER.
12. 
The “BRIGHT INSIDE” adjustment screen will  • 
be displayed.
BRIGHT INSIDE
INTERLOCKED
WHITE
RED
GREEN
BLUEON
0
0
0
0
When “INTERLOCKED” is set to “OFF”,  • 
individual adjustment of “RED”, “GREEN” and 
“BLUE” will be possible.
Press ▲▼ to select an item, and 13. 
press ◄► to adjust the setting.
Once adjustment is complete, press MENU to  • 
return to “BRIGHT ADJUST”.
Press ▲▼ to select the part of 14. 
“UPPER”, “LOWER”, “RIGHT”, 
“LEFT”.
Use ◄► to adjust the width for 
15. 
correcting the “BRIGHT INSIDE” 
setting (0 to 255).
Press ▲▼ to select “BRIGHT 
16. 
OUTSIDE”.
BRIGHT INSIDE
BRIGHT OUTSIDE
OUTSIDE AREA
Press ENTER.17. 
The “BRIGHT OUTSIDE” adjustment screen will  • 
be displayed.
BRIGHT OUTSIDE
INTERLOCKED
WHITE
RED
GREEN
BLUEON
0
0
0
0
When “INTERLOCKED” is set to “OFF”,  • 
individual adjustment of “RED”, “GREEN” and 
“BLUE” will be possible.
Press ▲▼ to select an item, and 18. 
press ◄► to adjust the setting.
BRIGHT adjustment 
(right)Edge blending width (right) Projection 
range
Marker
BRIGHT OUTSIDE
BRIGHT INSIDE
Note
The Bright Inside adjustments are used to match  • 
the projector’s main-screen-area black levels to the 
level within the blended area. The Bright Outside 
adjustments may be used to fine adjust the thin 
borders on either side of the blend area, but are 
often not needed. 
When a rear screen or screen with a high gain  • 
is used, the blended areas may appear to be 
discontinuous depending on the viewing position.
  Frame delay
When 1 080/60i, 1 080/50i and 1 080/24sF signals are 
being input, this simplifies image processing so that 
the video frame delay is shortened.
Press ▲▼ to select “FRAME  1. 
DELAY”.
EDGE BLENDING
FRAME DELAY
RASTER POSITIONOFF
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How to use ADVANCED MENU (continued)
Press ◄► to switch “FRAME 2. 
DELAY”.
The setting will change as follows each time  • 
◄► is pressed.
DEFAULTSHORT
DEFAULT: • 
This is the standard setting.
SHORT: • 
Shortens the delay at the expense of some picture 
quality.
Note
When “FRAME DELAY” is set to “SHORT”,  • 
deterioration in the picture quality will occur. 
Furthermore, the noise reduction function cannot be 
used.
  Raster position
When the scaler is set such that the image is smaller 
than the display area, the image can be moved to any 
position inside the display area.
Press ▲▼ to select “RASTER  1. 
POSITION”.
EDGE BLENDING
FRAME DELAY
RASTER POSITIONOFF
DEFAULT
Press ENTER. 2. 
The “RASTER POSITION” screen will be  • 
displayed.
RASTER POSITION
V
H0
0
Press ▲▼◄► to adjust the  3. 
position.
PT-D12000U
  „
When 5:4 pictures are displayed 
(when SXGA signals are input)
Pressing ► button will move 
the image to the right.
Pressing ◄ button will move 
the image to the left.
When 16:9 pictures are displayed 
(when HDTV or 480p pictures are input or 
16:9 is selected in the SIZE mode)
Pressing ▲ button will move 
the image upward.
Pressing ▼ button will move 
the image downward.
PT-DZ12000U  „
When 4:3 pictures are displayed
Pressing ► button will move 
the image to the right.
Pressing ◄ button will move 
the image to the left.
Press MENU three times. 4. 
The on-screen indications disappear and the  • 
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Basic Operation
Setting the DISPLAY LANGUAGE
Changing the display 
language
This lets you switch the on-screen display language.
Press ▲▼ to select the desired  1. 
language.
DISPLAY LANGUAGE
C ENGLISH
 DEUTSCH
 FRANÇAIS
 ESPAÑOL
 ITALIANO
 
ÔŠ  ¤ UXVVOMN à´	¯
Press ENTER to establish your  2. 
selection.
Menus, setting items, adjustment screens, and  • 
control button names will be displayed in the 
language the user chooses.
The available languages are: English, German  • 
(DEUTSCH), French (FRANÇAIS), Spanish 
(ESPAÑOL), Italian (ITALIANO), Japanese (ÔŠ
 ), Chinese (¤), Russian (UXVVOMN), 
and Korean (à´	¯).
Note
The on-screen display of the projector is set to the  • 
English language on shipping.
This lets you switch the display language.
MENUPress to display the MAIN 
MENU screen.
Press to select 
“DISPLAY LANGUAGE”.
Press to display the 
“DISPLAY LANGUAGE” 
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
▲▼◄►
ENTER MENU 
						

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Display Option settings
 
Adjusting color matching
When multiple sets are used simultaneously, this 
projector allows the user to correct the difference of 
colors among the sets.
Press ▲▼ to select “COLOR  1. 
MATCHING”.
DISPLAY OPTION
COLOR MATCHING
LARGE SCREEN CORRECTIONOFF
OFF
Press ◄► to switch “COLOR  2. 
MATCHING”.
The setting will change as follows each time  • 
◄► is pressed.
OFF3COLORS
MEASURED
7COLORS
709MODE
OFF: • 
Color matching adjustment is not carried out.
3COLORS: • 
It is possible to adjust the 3colors of “RED”, 
“GREEN” and “BLUE”.
7COLORS: • 
It is possible to adjust the 7colors of “RED”, 
“GREEN”, “BLUE”, “CYAN”, “MAGENTA”, 
“YELLOW” and “WHITE”.
709MODE: • 
Refer to “Adjusting the color matching using a 
colorimeter” on the next page for details on this 
mode.
MEASURED: • 
Refer to “Adjusting the color matching using a 
colorimeter” on the next page for details on this 
mode.
If “3COLORS” or “7COLORS”   „
was selected in step 2.
Press ENTER. 3. 
The “3COLORS” or “7COLORS” screen will be  • 
displayed.
3COLORS
RED
GREEN
BLUE
AUTO TESTPATTERN
ON
Press ▲▼ to select “RED”,  4. 
“GREEN” and “BLUE” (if 
“7COLORS” was selected, 
select “RED”, “GREEN”, 
“BLUE”, “CYAN”, “MAGENTA”, 
“YELLOW”, and “WHITE”).
▲▼◄►
ENTER
DEFAULT MENU
This menu can be used to make a variety of 
picture and projector settings.
MENUPress to display the MAIN 
MENU screen.
Press to select 
“DISPLAY OPTION”.
Press to display the 
“DISPLAY OPTION” 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