Samsung Projector Sp P400b User Manual

							   
   Kensington Lock 
 
 
 
 The Kensington Lock is a device used to physically fix the syst
em when using it in a public place. The locking device has to b e 
purchased separately. The appear ance and locking method may differ from the illustration depending on the manufacturer. 
Refer to the manual provided wi th the Kensington Lock for prope r use. The locking device has to be purchased separately. 
 
Insert the locking device into the Kensington slot on the Monit or ( ) and turn it in the locking direction ( ).  
Connect the Kensington Lock cable. 
Fix the Kensington Lock to a desk or a heavy stationary object.   
For the locking device, contact our product distributor or a general appliance shop. 
						

							 
 
 |  Input | Picture | Setup | Option | 
 
 
 
 
* Click the Play( )/Stop( ) button in the table below to view the  video file. 
Screen 
Adjustment  Description  Play/Stop 
Source List  You can select a device connecte d to the projector to display. 
  1) Video   2) PC 
Edit Name You can edit the names of device s connected to the projector. 
  1) Video   2) PC 
 
 
 
|  Input | Picture | Setup | Option | 
 
  
						

							* Click the Play( )/Stop( ) button in the table below to view the video file. 
Screen 
Adjustment  Description  Play/Stop 
Mode Select a screen state which is customized to your projector or  change the screen mode as 
required. 
 
1) Mode
  - Dynamic   
Select this if you want the screen quality to be clearer than s tandard screen 
quality. 
  -Standard  
You can comfortably view the pro jection screen if the surrounding is somewhat 
bright. 
  -Movie  
Select this if your surroundings are dark. This saves energy an d reduces eye 
fatigue.
  - Monitor  
Select this to use the screen as a monitor.
  - Sports  
Select this to view sports. You can enjoy a more vivid screen t han a standard 
screen.
  -User  
Select this if you want to view the screen in your customized s creen Mode. You 
can set this in  Mode-Save.
Mode
 
2) Contrast  : Used to adjust the c ontrast between the object and the backgr ound.
3) Brightness  : Used to adjust brightne ss of the entire picture.
4) Sharpness  : Used to adjust the sharpness of the picture. 
5) Color  : Used to adjust colo r lighter or darker. 
▶ [PC] mode is not supported. 
6) Tint  : Used to obtain more natural color of objects using Green or  Red enhancement.
▶ [PC] mode is not supported. 
Contrast 
Brightness  Sharpness  Color Tint 
 
 7) Color Temperature 
: You can change tint of the ent ire screen to suit your needs. 
 
  -Cool2  : Suitable to use when the surroundings are very bright. 
  -Cool1  : Suitable to use when the surr oundings are somewhat bright. 
  -Normal  : Used when creating most scenes . This presents colors most exa ctly.
  -Warm  : Select this when watching a black and white movie for optimal  quality. 
Color 
Temperature
 
8) Gamma  : An image compensation function  that controls the settings according to the 
video properties. 
 
  -Film  : The best setting f or watching a film. 
						

							 -Video  : The best setting for w atching a TV program.
  -Graphic  : The best setting when  you have a PC connected.
  - Vivid  : The gamma mode suitable for watching a movie.  Gamma
  9) Save : Used to save custom picture settings.
Save
  10) Reset : Restores the mode settings to the factory defaults. 
Reset
Size You can select a screen size acc ording to the type of scene.  
 
 
▶  Supported Resolution/Size Modes  
1) Normal
2) Zoom1 
3) Zoom2 
4) 16:9 
Source Picture Size 
Input Mode Normal Zoom 1  Zoom 2  16:9
VIDEO 576i O O O O
480i O O O O
PC 16:9 Mode  O x x O
4:3 Mode  O x x O
Position Adjust the screen position if it is not aligned. 
 
 ▶
You can only set a position in [PC] mode.
Digital NR When a dotted line is displayed  or the screen shakes, you can view picture in better 
visual quality by enabling Noise Reduction.  
 
Black Level Using the Black Level function, you can set the light level of  the darkest portion of the 
video signal so that you can clearly see dark areas on the scre en.  
▶  You can only enable Black Level in [Video] mode.  
  1) 0 IRE  : Sets the light level of the da rkest portion of the video sign al to low. If the 
setting does not match the input  signal, the dark screen looks milky-white.
  2) 7.5 IRE  : Sets the light level of the da rkest portion of the video sign al to high. If 
the setting does not match the in put signal, the dark screen is saturated and may 
not display properly.
Film Mode  Using this function, you can set  the display mode optimized for playing movies when 
watching a movie. Film Mode provides optimal display settings f or movies. 
▶  You can only enable Film Mode in [Video] mode.   
 
  1) Off
  2) On
 
 
 
|  Input | Picture | Setup | Option | 
 
  
						

							* Click the Play( )/Stop( ) button in the table below to view the video file. 
Screen 
Adjustment  Description  Play/Stop 
Install To tailor the picture to the installation location, you can inv ert the projected images 
vertically/horizontally.  
 
  1) Front-Floor  : Normal Image
  2) Front-Ceiling  : Horizontally Reversed Image
  3) Rear-Floor  : Vertically Reversed Image
  4) Rear-Ceiling  : Horizontal/Vertical Reversed Image 
V-Keystone If video scences are distorted or tilted, you can compensate fo r this using the vertical 
Keystone function. 
 
▶ As the Vertical Keystone functi on compensates for screen distortions via software, 
we recommend installin g the projector so that no screen distortions occur in the 
horizontal and vertical directions, rather than using the verti cal keystone function. 
Test PatternGenerated by the projector itsel f. Utilized as standard to opti mize the installation of the 
projector.  
 
  1) Crosshatch  : You can check whether the picture is distorted or not.
  2) Screen Size  : You can refer to picture format sizes such as 1.33 : 1 or 1.7 8 : 1.
  3) Red  : Red Screen, only for color adjustment.
  4) Green  : Green Screen, only f or color adjustment.
  5) Blue  : Blue Screen, only for color adjustment.
  6) White  : White Screen, only f or color adjustment.
  7) 6500K_White  : White Screen, shows brightest white color possible.
   
 
 
▶ The Red/Green/Blue colors of the test patterns are only for th e color adjustment 
procedures, and may not comply w ith the actual colors displayed during video 
playback.
PC Eliminates or reduces noise that  causes unstable screen quality, such as screen 
shaking. If the noise i s not removed using Fine Adjustment, adjust the frequency to the 
maximum and then perform F ine Adjustment again.  
 
 
 
Only activated in the PC environment.
  1) Auto Adjustment  : Used to adjust frequency and phase of PC screen 
automatically.Auto 
Adjustment 
Coarse  Fine  
						

							 
 
 2) Coarse 
: Used to adjust frequency when vertical lines appear on PC scr een.
  3) Fine  : Used to fine tune the PC screen.
  4) Zoom  : Used to extend PC screen from the center.
  5) Reset  : Using this function, you can reset the PC menu settings to th e factory 
default settings. Zoom 
Reset  
Factory Default Using this function, you can reset various settings to the fact ory default settings. 
 
 
 
 
|  Input | Picture | Setup | Option | 
 
 
* Click the Play( )/Stop( ) button in the table below to view the  video file. 
Screen 
Adjustment  Description  Play/Stop 
Language You can select the language used for the menu screen. 
 
Menu Position You can move Menu Positi on up/down/left/right. 
 
Menu 
Translucency You can set the translucency of menu. 
 
1) Opaque
2) High
3) Medium
4) Low 
						

							 
 
Menu Display 
TimeYou can set the display time of the menu. 
 
1) 5 sec  5) 90 sec
2) 10 sec  6) 120 sec
3) 30 sec  7) Stay On 
4) 60 sec   
Logo If Logo mode is enable d, the Samsung logo is displayed when the  projector is turned 
on. If disabled, it is not displayed.  
 
Blue screen  The Blue screen function causes t he screen to change to the Blue screen if there is no 
signal input from the external d evice connected to your project or. 
 
  1) Off
  2) On
Information You can check external source signals, picture setup, PC pictur e adjustment.  
  
						

							 
 
 |  Before Contacting Service Personnel | 
 
 
   
 Installation and Connection 
 
Symptoms   Troubleshooting 
No Power.
zCheck the power cable connections.  
I want to install my projector on 
the ceiling. 
zThe ceiling installation support  is sold separately. Contact your local product 
distributor.  
External Source can not be 
selected.
zBe sure that the connection cabl e(s) (video) is properly connected to the 
proper port. If the devi ce is not connected properly, it can no t be selected. 
 
 
   Menu and Remote Control 
 
 
Symptoms   Troubleshooting 
Remote control does not work.
zBe sure that the proper external source is selected.  
zCheck the remote control battery . If there is something wrong w ith it, replace it 
with a new battery of the recommended size.  
zCheck whether your remote control is at a right angle and at th e correct 
distance. Remove any obstacles between your remote control and  the product.  
zDirect lighting of 3-way light bulbs or other lighting device on the remote 
sensor of the projector may affect the sensitivity and cause th e remote control 
to malfunction.  
zCheck if the remote control battery is empty.  
zCheck whether the LED indicator  on the top of the projector is turned on. 
I cannot select a menu.
zCheck if the menu is displayed in gray. A gray-colored menu is  unavailable. 
   
 Screen and External Source 
 
Symptoms   Troubleshooting 
Cannot see picture images.
zBe sure that the power cord of the projector is connected. 
zBe sure that the proper input source is selected. 
zCheck that the connectors are  properly connected to the ports a t the back of 
the projector. 
zCheck the Remote Control batteries. 
zBe sure that the ,  settings are not at thei r lower limit. 
Poor color. 
zAdjust the  and .  
Images are not clear.
zAdjust the focus.  
zCheck that the projection distan ce is either too far or too near to the screen. 
Strange noise.
zIf a strange sound continues, contact our  service center.  
The operating LED is lit up.
zRefer to  Corrective Actions Accor ding to LED Indications.  
Lines appear on screen.
zBecause noise may occur when using your PC, adjust the frequenc y of the 
screen. 
No external device screen is displayed.
zCheck the operating status for the external device and check wh ether the 
adjustment items, such as the Br ightness and the Contrast have been changed  
						

							 
correctly in the  command screen of the Projector menu.  
Only blue screen appears.
zBe sure to properly connect the  external devices. Check the connection cables 
again. 
Screen appears in black and white or 
odd color./ screen  is too dark or 
bright.
zAs mentioned above, check the adjustment items such as the Brig htness, 
Contrast and Color in the menu.  
zIf you want to restore various settings to their factory defaul ts, run from the menu.  
 
  
						

							 
 
 |  Care and Maintenance | Contact SAMSUNG WORLDWIDE | Other |Authority | 
 
 
 
  
   
To clean the exterior and lens of the projector 
 
Clean the projector us ing a soft dry cloth. 
 
Do not clean the projector with flammable 
substances such as benzene, thinners or a wet 
cloth, as these ma y cause problems. 
 
Do not touch the project or with a nail or any 
other sharp objects, as  this may scratch the 
surface.  
   
To clean the interior of the projector 
For cleaning the interior o f the projector, ask your 
Service Center or a distributor.  
Contact your distributor or a Service Center if 
dust or other substances are inside the 
projector. 
 
 
 
 
|  Care and Maintenance | Contact SAMSUNG WORLDWIDE | Other |Authority | 
 
 
 
 
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