Panasonic Projector PT-DZ10KU User Manual

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[PICTURE] menu
On the menu screen, select [PICTURE] from the main menu, and select an i\
tem from the sub-
menu.
Refer to “Navigating through the menu” (x
  page   65) for the operation of the menu screen.
 fAfter selecting the item, press 

asqw to set.
[PICTURE MODE]
You can switch to the desired picture mode suitable for the image source and the environment in which the projector is used.
1) Press  as to select [PICTURE MODE].
2)  
Press the 
 qw.
 fThe  [PICTURE MODE] individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3) Press  qw to switch the item.
 fThe items will switch each time you press the button.
[STANDARD] The image becomes suitable for moving images in general.
[CINEMA] The image becomes suitable for movie contents.
[NATURAL] The image is sRGB compliant.
[DICOM SIM.] The image becomes similar to that of DICOM Part 14 Grayscale Standard.
[DYNAMIC] The light output is maximized for use in bright areas.
[GRAPHIC] The image becomes suitable for input from the personal computer.
[USER] Set any desired picture mode.
Note
 fThe factory default picture mode is [GRAPHIC] for still image input sign\
als and [ST ANDARD] for movie-based input signals. fDICOM is an abbreviation of “Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine” and is a standard for medical imaging devices.  Although the 
DICOM name is used, the projector is not a medical device, and should no\
t be used for purposes such as diagnosis of display images.
 f Press the  button when each [PICTURE MODE] is selected to save as a specified value when a new signal is input.  The data of 
all items except [SYSTEM SELECT

OR] in the [PICTURE] menu is saved.
 fIn the factory default settings, [USER] is set to images that comply with the ITU

- R BT.709 standard.
Changing the [USER] name
1) Press as to select [PICTURE MODE].
2)  
Press 
 qw to select [USER].
3)
 
Press the  button.
 f The  [PICTURE MODE] detailed screen is displayed.
4) Press  as to select [PICTURE MODE NAME CHANGE], and press the  button.
 fThe  [PICTURE MODE NAME CHANGE] screen is displayed.
5) Press  asqw to select the text, and press the  button to enter the text.
6)  
Press 
 asqw to select [OK], and press the  button.
 fThe picture mode name is changed.
[CONTRAST]
You can adjust the contrast of the colors.
1) Press  as to select [CONTRAST].   
						

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2) Press qw or the  button.
 fThe  [CONTRAST] individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3) Press  qw to adjust the level.
Operation AdjustmentRange of adjustment
Press the w button. Brightens the screen and makes the color deeper.
-31 - +31
Press the q button. Darkens the screen and makes the color lighter.
Attention
 f
Adjust [BRIGHTNESS] first when you need to adjust the black level.
[BRIGHTNESS]
You can adjust the dark (black) part of the projected image.
1) Press  as to select [BRIGHTNESS].
2)  
Press 
 qw or the  button.
 fThe  [BRIGHTNESS] individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3) Press  qw to adjust the level.
Operation AdjustmentRange of adjustment
Press the w button. Increases the brightness of the dark (black) parts of the screen.
-31 - +31
Press the q button. Reduces the brightness of the dark (black) parts of the screen.
[COLOR]
You can adjust the color saturation of the projected image.
1) Press 
as to select [COLOR].
2)  
Press 
 qw or the  button.
 fThe  [COLOR] individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3) Press  qw to adjust the level.
Operation AdjustmentRange of adjustment
Press the w button. Deepens colors.
-31 - +31
Press the q button. Weakens colors.
[TINT]
You can adjust the skin tone in the projected image.
1) Press 
as to select [TINT].
2)  
Press 
 qw or the  button.
 fThe  [TINT] individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3) Press  qw to adjust the level.
Operation AdjustmentRange of adjustment
Press the w button. Adjusts skin tone toward greenish color.
-31 - +31
Press the q button. Adjusts skin tone toward reddish purple.
[COLOR TEMPERATURE]
You can switch the color temperature if the white areas of the projected image are bluish or reddish.
Adjusting with color temperature
1) Press 
as to select [COLOR TEMPERATURE].   
						

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2) Press qw or the  button.
 fThe  [COLOR TEMPERATURE] individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3) Press  qw to switch the item.
 fThe items will switch each time you press the button.
[DEFAULT] Factory default setting.
[USER1] Adjusts white balance as desired. Refer to “Adjusting desired white balance” ( x
  page   73) for 
details.
[USER2]
[3200K] - [9300K] Allows you to set in increments of 100
  K. Select so that images become natural.
Note
 fWhen [PICTURE MODE] ( x   page   71) is set to [USER] or [DICOM SIM.], [DEFAULT] cannot be selected. fWhen [COLOR MA
TCHING] (x   page   96) adjustment is set to other than [OFF], [COLOR TEMPERATURE] is fixed to [USER1].
 fThe color temperature numerical values are guidelines.
Adjusting desired white balance
1) Press  as to select [COLOR TEMPERATURE].
2)  
Press 
 qw or the  button.
 fThe  [COLOR TEMPERATURE] individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3) Press  qw to select [USER1] or [USER2].
4)  
Press the  button.
 f The  [COLOR TEMPERATURE] screen is displayed.
5) Press  as to select [WHITE BALANCE].
6)  
Press the  button.
 f The  [WHITE BALANCE] screen is displayed.
7) Press  as to select [WHITE BALANCE HIGH] or [WHITE BALANCE LOW].
8)  
Press the  button.
 f The  [WHITE BALANCE HIGH] screen or the [WHITE BALANCE LOW] screen is displayed.
9) Press  as to select [RED], [GREEN], or [BLUE].
10)  
Press 
 qw to adjust the level.
Item Operation Adjustment Range of adjustment
[RED] Press the w button.
Deepens red.
[WHITE BALANCE HIGH]: 0 - +255 (factory default is +255)
[WHITE BALANCE LOW]: 
-127 - +127 (factory default is 
0)
Press the q button.
Weakens red.
[GREEN] Press the w button.
Deepens green.
Press the q button. Weakens green.
[BLUE] Press the w button.
Deepens blue.
Press the q button. Weakens blue.
Note
 f
Adjust [COLOR  TEMPERATURE] correctly. All colors will not be displayed properly unless adequate adjustment is made. If the adjustment 
does not look suitable, you can press the  button on the remote control to return the setting for the selected i\
tem only to the 
factory default setting.
Adjusting desired white balance based on existing color temperature sett\
ings
1) Press  as to select [COLOR TEMPERATURE].
2)  
Press 
 qw or the  button.
 fThe  [COLOR TEMPERATURE] individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3) Press  qw to select an item other than [DEFAULT], [USER1], or [USER2].   
						

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4) Press the  button.
 fThe  [CHANGE TO *****] screen is displayed.
5) Press  as to select [USER1] or [USER2].
 fThe status of the color temperature changed is saved to the selected ite\
m.
6) Press the  button.
 fThe confirmation screen is displayed.
7) Press  qw to select [OK], and press the  button.
 fThe [USER1] or [USER2] data is overwritten.
 fIf you press 

qw to select [CANCEL] and then press the  button, the data will not be overwritten.
 fThe 

[WHITE BALANCE HIGH] screen is displayed.
8) Press  as to select [RED], [GREEN], or [BLUE].
9)  
Press 
 qw to adjust the level.
Note
 f Adjust [COLOR  TEMPERATURE] correctly. All colors will not be displayed properly unless adequate adjustment is made. If the adjustment 
does not look suitable, you can press the  button on the remote control to return the setting for the selected i\
tem only to the 
factory default setting.
 f When color temperature has been changed, the colors before and after the change will dif fer slightly

.
Changing the name of [USER1] or [USER2]
1) Press as to select [COLOR TEMPERATURE].
2)  
Press 
 qw or the  button.
 fThe  [COLOR TEMPERATURE] individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3) Press  qw to select [USER1] or [USER2].
4)  
Press the  button.
 f The  [COLOR TEMPERATURE] screen is displayed.
5) Press  as to select [COLOR TEMPERATURE NAME CHANGE].
6)  
Press the  button.
 f The  [COLOR TEMPERATURE NAME CHANGE] screen is displayed.
7) Press  asqw to select the text, and press the  button to enter the text.
8)  
Press 
 asqw to select [OK], and press the  button.
 fThe name set to color temperature is changed.
Note
 fWhen a name is changed, display of [USER1], [USER2] is also changed.
[GAMMA]
You can switch gamma mode.
1) Press  as to select [GAMMA].
2)  
Press 
 qw or the  button.
 fThe  [GAMMA] individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3) Press  qw to switch the item.
 fThe items will switch each time you press the button.
[DEFAULT]*1Factory default setting.
[USER1] Allows you to change the name.
Refer to “Changing the name of [USER1] or [USER2]” ( x
  page   75) for details.
[USER2]
[DICOM SIM.] The picture becomes similar to that of DICOM standard.   
						

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[1.0]Set so that images become as you like. [2.0] - [2.8] can be set in increments of 0.1.
[1.8]
[2.0] - [2.8] (increments of 0.1)
*1 When [PICTURE MODE] is set to [DYNAMIC], [USER], or [DICOM SIM.], [DEF AULT] cannot be selected.
Note
 fDICOM is an abbreviation of “Digital Imaging and Communication in Medicine” and is a standard for medical imaging devices.  Although the 
DICOM name is used, the projector is not a medical device, and should no\
t be used for purposes such as diagnosis of display images.
Changing the name of [USER1] or [USER2]
1) Press  as to select [GAMMA].
2)  
Press 
 qw or the  button.
 fThe  [GAMMA] individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3) Press  qw to select [USER1] or [USER2].
4)  
Press the  button.
 f The  [GAMMA] screen is displayed.
5) Press the  button.
 fThe  [GAMMA NAME CHANGE] screen is displayed.
6) Press  asqw to select the text, and press the  button to enter the text.
7)  
Press 
 asqw to select [OK], and press the  button.
 fThe selected gamma name is changed.
Note
 fWhen a name is changed, display of [USER1], [USER2] is also changed.
[SYSTEM DAYLIGHT VIEW]
You can correct the image to the optimal vividness even if it is projecte\
d under a bright light.
1) Press  as to select [SYSTEM DAYLIGHT VIEW].
2)  
Press 
 qw or the  button.
 fThe  [SYSTEM DAYLIGHT VIEW]  individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3) Press qw to switch the item.
 fThe items will switch each time you press the button.
[OFF] No correction.
[1] Corrects the image to weaken vividness.
[2] Corrects the image to medium vividness.
[3] Corrects the image to high vividness.
[SHARPNESS]
You can adjust the sharpness of the projected image.
1) Press as to select [SHARPNESS].
2)  
Press 
 qw or the  button.
 fThe  [SHARPNESS]  individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3) Press qw to adjust the level.
Operation AdjustmentRange of adjustment
Press the w button. Contours become sharper.
0 - +15
Press the q button. Contours become softer.   
						

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Note
 fIf you press  w while the adjustment value is [+15], the value will become [0]. If you press  q while the adjustment value is [0], the value will 
become [+15].
[NOISE REDUCTION]
You can reduce noises when the input image is degraded and noise is occurring in the image signal.
1) Press  as to select [NOISE REDUCTION].
2)  
Press 
 qw or the  button.
 fThe  [NOISE REDUCTION] individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3) Press  qw to switch the item.
 fThe items will switch each time you press the button.
[OFF] No correction.
[1] Slightly corrects the noise.
[2] Moderately corrects the noise.
[3] Strongly corrects the noise.
Attention
 fWhen this is set for an input signal with less noise, the image may look dif ferent from what it originally was. In such a case, set it to [OFF].
[DYNAMIC IRIS]
Aperture correction and signal compensation are performed automatically \
based on the image to result in an image of optimum contrast.
1) Press as to select [DYNAMIC IRIS].
2)  
Press 
 qw or the  button.
 fThe  [DYNAMIC IRIS] individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3) Press  qw to switch the item.
 fThe items will switch each time you press the button.
[OFF] No correction.
[1] Slightly corrects aperture and compensate signals.
[2] Moderately corrects aperture and signal.
[3] Strongly corrects aperture and signal.
[USER] Set any desired correction.
Refer to “Adjusting desired correction amount” (
x
  page   76) for details.
Adjusting desired correction amount
1) Press as to select [DYNAMIC IRIS].
2)  
Press 
 qw or the  button.
 fThe  [DYNAMIC IRIS] individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3) Press  qw to select [USER].
4)  
Press the  button.
 f The  [DYNAMIC IRIS] screen is displayed.
5) Press  as to select [AUTO IRIS], [MANUAL IRIS], or [DYNAMIC GAMMA].
6)  
Press 
 qw to adjust the correction amount.
Item Adjustment
[AUTO IRIS]
(Automatic adjustment of  aperture) [OFF]
No correction.
[1] - [255] Allows you to set in increments of 1. The larger the value, the 
stronger the correction.
[MANUAL IRIS]
(Fixed adjustment of aperture) [OFF]
No correction.
[1] - [255] Allows you to set in increments of 1. The larger the value, the 
stronger the correction.   
						

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ItemAdjustment
[DYNAMIC GAMMA] (Adjustment of signal  compensation) [OFF]
No correction.
[1] Slightly compensates the signal.
[2] Moderately compensates the signal.
[3] Strongly compensates the signal.
Note
 fWhen [DYNAMIC GAMMA] is set to [3], the contrast will be maximized. fBrightness control and iris operate simultaneously
, but the iris is fully open and does not operate while a brightness measurement is 
performed.
[SYSTEM SELECTOR]
The projector will automatically detect the input signal, but you can set the system method manually when an unstable signal is input. Set the 
system method matching the input signal.
1) Press  as to select [SYSTEM SELECTOR].
2)  
Press the  button.
3)

 
Press 
 as to select a system format.
 fAvailable system formats vary depending on the input signal.
Terminal System format
 terminal, / terminals Select [AUTO], [NTSC], [NTSC4.43], [PAL], [PAL - M], [PAL - N], [SECAM], or [PAL60].
Set it to [AUTO] normally. (Setting [AUTO] will automatically select [NTSC], [NTSC4.43], [PAL], 
[PAL - M], [PAL - N], [SECAM], or [PAL60].)
Switch the setting to the signal method for the TV used.
 terminal,  terminal 480i, 576i, or 576p signal
Select [RGB] or [YC
BCR].
VGA60 or 480p signal Select [VGA60], [480p YC
BCR], or [480p RGB].
Other movie-based signals Select [RGB] or [YP
BPR].
 terminal 480i, 576i, 480p, or 576p 
signal Select [RGB] or [YC
BCR].
Other movie-based signals Select [RGB] or [YP
BPR].
 terminal 480i, 576i, 480p, or 576p 
signal Select [AUTO], [RGB], or [YC
BCR].
Other movie-based signals Select [AUTO], [RGB], or [YP
BPR].
 terminal,  terminal (only for 
PT
-

DZ13KU, PT
-

DS12KU) Single linkDuring SDI1 (SDI) input, select [AUTO], [480i YC
BCR], [576i 
YC
BCR], [720/50p YPBPR], [720/60p YPBPR], [1035/60i YPBPR], 
[1080/24p
 YPBPR], [1080/24sF YPBPR], [1080/25p YPBPR], 
[1080/30p
 YPBPR], [1080/50i YPBPR], [1080/60i YPBPR], 
[1080/50p
 YPBPR], [1080/60p YPBPR], [1080/24p RGB], 
[1080/24sF
 
RGB], [1080/25p
 
RGB], [1080/30p   RGB], 
[1080/50i
 
RGB], or [1080/60i
 
RGB].
During SDI2 input, select [AUTO], [480i YC
BCR], [576i 
YC
BCR], [720/50p YPBPR], [720/60p YPBPR], [1035/60i YPBPR], 
[1080/24p
 YPBPR], [1080/24sF YPBPR], [1080/25p YPBPR], 
[1080/30p
 YPBPR], [1080/50i YPBPR], or [1080/60i YPBPR].
Dual link Select [AUTO], [1080/24p
 
RGB], [2K/24p
 
RGB], [2K/24p
  XYZ], 
[1080/24sF
 
RGB], [2K/24sF
 
RGB], [2K/24sF
 
XYZ], [1080/25p   RGB], 
[1080/30p
 
RGB], [1080/50i
 
RGB], or [1080/60i
 
RGB].
 terminal (only for  PT
-

DZ10KU) Select [AUTO], [480i YC
BCR], [576i YCBCR], [720/50p YPBPR], [720/60p YPBPR], [1035/60i YPBPR], 
[1080/24p
 YPBPR], [1080/24sF YPBPR], [1080/25p YPBPR], [1080/30p YPBPR], [1080/50i YPBPR], 
[1080/60i
 YPBPR], [1080/50p YPBPR], [1080/60p YPBPR], [1080/24p RGB], [1080/24sF RGB], 
[1080/25p
 
RGB], [1080/30p
 
RGB], [1080/50i
 
RGB], or [1080/60i   RGB].
4) Press the  button.
Note
 f Refer to “List of compatible signals” ( x   page   175) for the types of video signals that can be used with the projector . fThis may not function properly for some connected external devices.   
						

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sRGB-compliant video
sRGB is an international standard (IEC61966-2-1) for color reproduction defined by IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission).
Set according to the following steps to reproduce more faithful, sRGB compliant colors.
1) Set [COLOR MA TCHING] adjustments to [OFF].
 fRefer to [COLOR MA TCHING] (x   page   96).
2) Display the [PICTURE] menu.
 fRefer to “[PICTURE] menu” ( x   page   71).
3) Press as to select [PICTURE MODE].
4)  
Press 
 qw to set [NATURAL].
5)
 
Press 
 as to select [COLOR].
6)
 
Press the  button on the remote control to set the factory default setting.
7)
 
Follow Steps 5) to 6) to set [TINT], [COLOR TEMPERA
 TURE], [GAMMA], and [SYSTEM DAYLIGHT 
VIEW] to the factory default settings.
Note
 f sRGB is available for RGB signal input only .   
						

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[POSITION] menu
On the menu screen, select [POSITION] from the main menu, and select an \
item from the sub-
menu.
Refer to “Navigating through the menu” (x
  page   65) for the operation of the menu screen.
 fAfter selecting the item, press 

asqw to set.
[SHIFT]
Move the image position vertically or horizontally if the image position projected on the screen is shifted even when the relative position of the 
projector and the screen is installed correctly.
1) Press  as to select [SHIFT].
2)  
Press the  button.
 f The  [SHIFT] screen is displayed.
3) Press  asqw to adjust the position.
Orientation Operation Adjustment
Vertical (up and down)  adjustment Press the a button.
The image position moves up.
Press the s button. The image position moves down.
Horizontal (right and left) 
adjustment Press the w button.
The image position moves to the right.
Press the q button.The image position moves to the left.
Note
 f
For the portrait setting, image position is moved horizontally when “V ertical (up and down) adjustment” is made. Image position is moved 
vertically when “Horizontal (right and left) adjustment” is made.
[ASPECT]
You can switch the aspect ratio of the image.
The aspect ratio is switched within the screen range selected in [SCREEN SETTING]. Set [SCREEN SETTING] first. (x
  page   97)
1) Press as to select [ASPECT].
2)  
Press 
 qw or the  button.
 fThe  [ASPECT] individual adjustment screen is displayed.
3) Press  qw to switch the item.
 fThe items will switch each time you press the button.   
						

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[DEFAULT]Displays images without changing the aspect ratio of the input signals.
[VID AUTO]
*1The projector identifies the video ID (VID) embedded in the video signals and displays the image by 
automatically switching the screen sizes between 4:3 and 16:9. This function is effective for NTSC 
signals.
[AUTO]
*2The projector identifies the video ID (VID) embedded in the video signals and displays the image by 
automatically switching the screen sizes between 4:3 and 16:9. This function is effective for 480i/480p 
signals.
[THROUGH] Displays images without changing the resolution of the input signals.
[16:9] Displays images with the aspect ratio converted to 16:9 when standard signals are input
*3. Display 
images without changing the aspect ratio when wide-screen signals are input*4.
[4:3] Displays images without changing the aspect ratio when standard signals are input
*3. Displays images 
without changing the aspect ratio so that the images will fit in the 4:3 screen when wide-screen 
signals are input
*2.
[H FIT] Displays images using the entire width of the screen. When signals have the aspect ratio vertically 
longer than the aspect ratio of the screen selected in [SCREEN FORMAT], the images are displayed 
with the top and bottom parts cut off.
[V FIT] Displays images using the entire height of the screen range selected in \
[SCREEN FORMAT]. When 
signals have the aspect ratio horizontally longer than the aspect ratio of the screen selected in 
[SCREEN FORMAT], the images are displayed with the right and left parts cut off.
[HV FIT] Displays images in the entire screen range selected in [SCREEN FORMAT]. When the aspect ratio of 
the input signals differs from that of the screen range, the images are displayed with the aspect ratio 
converted to that of the screen selected in [SCREEN FORMAT].
*1 For video signals and 
Y/C signals (NTSC) only
*2  
For RGB (480i or 480p) signal input only
*3

 
Standard signals are input signals with an aspect ratio of 4:3 or 5:4.
*4

 
Wide-screen signals are input signals with an aspect ratio of 16:10, 16:9, 15:9 or 15:10.
Note
 f Some size modes are not available for certain types of input signals. [DEF AUL T] cannot be selected for video signal, Y/C signal (NTSC), or 
RGB (480i, 480p) signal.
 f If an aspect ratio which is dif

ferent from the aspect ratio for the input signals is selected, the images will appear dif ferently from the originals. 
Be careful of this when selecting the aspect ratio.
 f If using the projector in places such as cafes or hotels to display prog\
rams for a commercial purpose or for public presentation, note that 
adjusting the aspect ratio or using the zoom function to change the screen images may be an infringement of the rights of the original 
copyright owner for that program under copyright protection laws.  T

ake care when using a function of the projector such as the aspect ratio 
adjustment and zoom function.
 f If conventional (normal) 4:3 images which are not wide-screen images are displayed on a wide screen, the edges of the images may not 
be visible or they may become distorted. Such images should be viewed as with an aspect ratio of 4:3 in the original format intended by the 
creator of the images.
[ZOOM]
You can adjust the image size.
When [ASPECT] is set to other than [DEFAULT] and [THROUGH]
1) Press  as to select [ZOOM].
2)  
Press the  button.
 f The  [ZOOM] screen is displayed.
3) Press  as to select [INTERLOCKED].
4)  
Press 
 qw to switch the item.
[OFF] Sets the [VERTICAL] and [HORIZONTAL] zoom ratio.
[ON] Uses [BOTH] to set zoom ratio. Image can be enlarged or reduced vertically and horizontally at the 
same magnification.
5) Press 
as to select [VERTICAL] or [HORIZONTAL].
 fIf [ON] is selected, select [BOTH].
6) Press  qw to adjust.
Note
 f When [ASPECT] is set to [THROUGH], [ZOOM] cannot be adjusted.