Sanyo Plc Xe40 Projector User Manual

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Video Input
This projector has the picture screen resize function, which enables you to customize the image size.
Press the MENU button to display the On-Screen
Menu.  Press the Point
7 8buttons to move the red
framed pointer to the Screen Menu icon.
Press the Point edbuttons and move the red framed
pointer to the function that you want to select and
then press the SELECT button.
1
2Move the red framed pointer to a
function and press the SELECT
button.
Screen Menu
Screen Menu icon
Provide the image at a wide screen ratio of 16 : 9.Wide
Provide the image at a normal video aspect ratio of 4 : 3.Normal
Screen Size Adjustment
Video Input
Adjust the screen scale and position manually.
Press the SELECT button at Custom icon.  Custom is
displayed on the screen for a few seconds and then
Aspect box appears.
Scale H / V.......Adjust the Horizontal / Vertical screen
scale.
H&V..................When selecting On, the aspect ratio is
fixed.  Scale V becomes gray and
unselectable.  Adjust Scale H, then the
screen scale is automatically modified
based on the aspect ratio. 
Position H / V ...Adjust the Horizontal / Vertical screen
position.
Common . . ......Save the adjusted scale.  Press the
SELECT button at Common to display
the confirmation box.  To save the scale,
press the SELECT button at Yes.
When Custom is selected, the saved
scale is used.
Reset............Reset Common data.  Press the
SELECT button at Reset to display the
confirmation box.  To reset, press the
SELECT button at Yes. Custom
✔Note:
• Wide is not available when 720p, 1035i, or 1080i is selected in
the AV System Menu (p. 37).
• When no signal is detected, Normal is set automatically and
Aspect screen disappears.
• The adjustable range of Scale H/V and Position H/V can be limited
depending on the input signal.
Press the SELECT button at
Common or Reset, to
display the confirmation box. 
						

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Display Blue back
Press the Point7 8buttons to switch on/off.  When this
function is “On,” a blue image is displayed while the input
signal is not detected. 
Keystone
Press the MENU button to display the On-Screen
Menu.  Press the Point
7 8buttons to move the red
framed pointer to the Setting Menu icon.1
2
Language
The language used in the On-Screen Menu is available in
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese,
Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian,
Russian, Chinese, Korean, or Japanese.
Set the red framed
pointer to the item
and press the
SELECT button.
Press the Point edbuttons to move the red framed
pointer to the item that you want to set and then press
the SELECT button.  The Setting dialog box appears.
SELECT
button
Press the SELECT button at
Language item, the
Language Menu appears.
Setting Menu (Language)
Setting Menu
icon
This function corrects distortion of a projected image.
Select either Store or Reset with the Point
7 8 buttons, and
then press the SELECT button.  The keystone dialog box
appears.  Correct keystone with the Point 
edbuttons.  
(p. 23)
Store .........Store the keystone correction even when the
AC power cord is unplugged.
Reset........Reset the keystone correction when the AC
power cord is unplugged.
Setting
Setting
This projector has Setting menu that allows you to set up
the other various functions described as follows;
Press the SELECT
button at this item to
display the other
languages.
Press the Point7 8buttons to switch on/off.  This function
decides to display On-Screen Displays.
On .........................Display all the On-Screen Displays.  Use
this function when you want to project
images after the lamp becomes bright
enough.  This mode is set as a default..
Countdown off......Display the input image instead of the
countdown when turning on the
projector.  Use this function when you
want to project the image as early as
possible even when the lamp is not
bright enough.
Off...................Do not show On-Screen Displays.
except;
● On-Screen Menu 
●“Power off? 
● P-Timer ●“No signal” for Power management item (p. 45)● ”Please wait...”
● White arrows for panning mode (pp. 33, 34)
Press the SELECT
button at this item to
close the dialog box. 
						

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Setting
Capture
This function enables you to capture the image being
projected and use it for a start-up display or interval of
presentations.  
After capturing the projected image, go to the Logo
select function and set it to “User”.  Then the captured
image is displayed when turning on the projector next
time or pressing the NO SHOW button.  (p. 25) 
To capture the image, select Yes.  To cancel the
Capture function, select No.  
✔Note:
• Before capturing an image, select Standard in the Image
Select Menu to capture a proper image.  (pp. 31, 38.)
• A signal from a computer can be captured up to XGA(1024 x
768).  A signal from video equipment can be captured except
for 720p, 1035i, and 1080i.
• When capturing the image that has been adjusted by the
Keystone function, the adjusted data is automatically reset and
the projector captures an image without keystone adjustment. 
• When the Logo PIN code lock function is On, Capture menu
cannot be selected.   
• When starting to capture a new image, the previously stored
image is cleared even if you cancel the capturing.Select Yes to capture
the projected image. 
Select Yes to
stop capturing.  
Capture Logo select
This function decides the start-up display as follows:
User ..........The image you captured  
Default ......The factory-set logo
Off.............Countdown onlyLogo (Logo and Logo PIN code lock settings)
This function allows you to customize the screen logo with
Logo select, Capture, and Logo PIN code lock functions.
Logo select
✔Note:
• When On is selected in Logo PIN code lock function, Logo select
and Capture functions cannot be selected.
Setting 
						

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Logo PIN code lock Dialog Box
QuitPointer
Enter a Logo PIN code
Select a number by pressing the Point7 8buttons and
fix the number with the SELECT button.  The number
changes to ✳.  If you fixed an incorrect number, move
the pointer to Set or Clear once by pressing the Point
dbutton, then return to Logo PIN code.  Enter the
correct number again.
Repeat this step to complete entering a four-digit
number. 
When the four-digit number is fixed, the pointer
automatically moves to Set.  Press the SELECT button
so that you can change the Logo PIN code lock setting.
If you entered an incorrect Logo PIN code, Logo PIN
code, the numbers (✳✳✳✳) turn red and disappear.
Enter a correct Logo PIN code all over again.
After a correct Logo PIN code is entered, the 
following dialog box appears.
Select On/Off by pressing the Point 
7 8
buttons or change the Logo PIN code.Change the Logo PIN code
Logo PIN code can be changed to your desired four-digit
number. Select Logo PIN code change with the Point
d button and press the SELECT button. Set a new Logo
PIN code.  
Be sure to note the new Logo PIN code and keep it at
hand.  If you lost the number, you could no longer
change the Logo PIN code setting.  For details on PIN
code setting, refer to relevant instructions of the PIN
code lock function on pp. 47, 48.
Logo PIN code lock
This function prevents an unauthorized person from
changing the screen logo.
Off.......the screen logo can be changed freely from
the Logo select menu.  (p. 43)
On.......the screen logo cannot be changed without
the Logo PIN code.
If you want to change the Logo PIN code lock setting,
enter a Logo PIN code along the following steps. The
initial Logo PIN code is set 4321 at the factory.Logo PIN code lock
Setting
CAUTION:
WHEN YOU HAVE CHANGED THE LOGO PIN CODE,
TAKE A MEMO AND KEEP IT SECURELY.  SHOULD
THE LOGO PIN CODE BE LOST OR FORGOTTEN, THE
PROJECTOR CAN NO LONGER BE OPERATED. 
						

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Setting
Ceiling 
Rear  Ceiling
When this function is “On,” the picture is top/bottom and
left/right reversed.  This function is used to project the
image from a ceiling mounting the projector.
Rear
When this function is “On,” the picture is left/right
reversed.  This function is used to project the image to a
rear projection screen.
Terminal
The COMPUTER IN 2/MONITOR OUT terminal on the back
of the projector is switchable for computer input or monitor
output.  (p. 9)  Select Computer 2 or Monitor Out with the
Point 7 8buttons. 
Computer 2  . . . .computer input
Monitor Out  . . .monitor out
Terminal function is not available when selecting Computer
2 to the input source.  Change the input source to the
others (Computer1 or Video) so that the Terminal function is
available.  (pp. 26, 35, 36)   
Power management
Time left before Lamp is off.
Press the SELECT button
at Power management and 
this box appears.  Select
one of three settings with
the Point
7 8buttons, and 
go to the timer with the
Point edbuttons and set
time with the Point
7 8
buttons.
Power management
For reducing power consumption as well as maintaining the
lamp life, the Power management function turns off the
projection lamp when the input signal is interrupted and no
button is pressed for a certain period.
When the input signal is interrupted and no button is
pressed for 30 seconds or more, the timer display with No
signal appears.  The countdown starts to turn off the lamp.
Select one of the operations. 
Ready . . . . . . . When the lamp has been fully cooled 
down, the POWER indicator changes to
green blinking. In this condition, the
projection lamp is turned on if the input
signal is reconnected or any button on the
remote control is pressed. 
Shut down.  .  .  When the lamp has been fully cooled
down, the power is turned off. 
Off . . . . . . . . . . Power management function is off. 
Then set the countdown timer with the Point 7 8
buttons.
Setting 
						

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Setting
On start
When this function is “On”, the projector is automatically
turned on just by connecting the AC power cord to an
outlet.
✔Note:
• Be sure to turn the projector off properly (see “Turning Off the 
Projector” on p. 20).  If the projector is turned off in the incorrect
sequence, the On start function does not operate properly.
Lamp control
Remote control
This projector provides two different remote control codes;
the factory-set, initial code (Code 1) and the secondary code
(Code 2).  This switching function prevents remote control
interference when operating several projectors or video
equipment at the same time.  
When operating the projector in “Code 2”, both the
projector and the remote control must be switched to
“Code 2”.
To change the code for the projector;
Select either “Code 1” or “Code 2” in this Setting Menu.
To change the code for the remote control;
Press and hold both the MENU and IMAGE buttons
together for 10 seconds or more.  After changing the code,
make sure the remote control operates properly. 
Remote control
Press and hold
MENU and
IMAGE buttons
for 10 seconds or
more.
You can change the brightness of the screen.
Normal ....Normal brightness 
Auto  ........Brightness according with the input signal 
Eco ..........Lower brightness reduces the lamp power
consumption and extends the
lamp life.
On start
✔Note:
• When different codes are set on the projector and on the remote
control, any operation cannot be made.  In that case, switch the
code on the remote control to fit the code on the projector.  
• When the batteries of the remote control are replaced, the remote
control code automatically returns to the initial code (Code 1). 
						

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Setting
Security (Alarm and PIN code lock settings)
This function allows you to use PIN code lock and Alarm
function to set the security for the projector operation.
PIN code lock
This function prevents the projector from being operated
by an unauthorized person and provides the following
settings for security options.
Off........The projector is not locked with the PIN code.
On1.....Require to enter the PIN code every time
turning on the projector.  
On2 ......Require to enter the PIN code to operate the
projector once the power cord is disconnected;
as long as the AC power cord is connected, the
projector can be operated without the PIN
code.
Whenever to change the PIN code lock setting or the
PIN code (the four-digit number), you are required to
enter the PIN code.  1234 is set as the initial PIN code
at the factory.
When the projector is locked
with the PIN code, the PIN
code lock mark appears on the 
menu bar. 
PIN code lock
Setting
Select Off, On1, or On2 with the Point7 8buttons and
then move the red framed pointer to Quit with the
Point 
dbutton.  Press the SELECT button to close the
dialog box.
To Change the PIN code lock setting Enter a PIN code
Select a number by pressing the Point7 8buttons and
fix the number with the SELECT button.  The number
changes to ✳.  If you fixed an incorrect number, move
the pointer to Set or Clear once by pressing the Point
dbutton, then return to PIN code.  Enter the correct
number again.
Repeat this step to complete entering a four-digit
number. 
When the four-digit number is fixed, the pointer
automatically moves to Set.  Press the SELECT button
so that you can change the following PIN code lock
settings.
If you entered an incorrect PIN code, PIN code and the
number (✳✳✳✳) turn red and disappear.  Enter a correct
PIN code all over again.
Enter a PIN code
Pointer
The input numbers change
to “✳” for security. 
When the pointer
automatically moves to Set,
press the SELECT button.
Quit 
						

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Setting
The PIN code can be changed to your desired four-digit
number.
Select PIN code change with the Point 
dbutton, and
press the SELECT button to display the New PIN code
input dialog box.  
Select a number with the Point
7 8buttons and fix the
number with the SELECT button. Repeat it to complete
entering a four-digit number.  When the four-digit
number is fixed, the pointer automatically moves to
Set.  Then press the SELECT button.  
To Change the PIN code 
Change the PIN code
Select PIN code change and
press the SELECT button.
The New PIN code input
dialog box appears.
The entered numbers are
displayed for confirmation.
Change the PIN code lock setting
Select a desired
setting with the
Point
7 8 buttons.
CAUTION:
WHEN YOU HAVE CHANGED THE PIN CODE, TAKE
A MEMO AND KEEP IT SECURELY.  IF YOU FORGET
YOUR PIN CODE, THE PROJECTOR CAN NO
LONGER BE STARTED.
Alarm
Make some settings for the Antitheft alarm function.
(pp. 50-52)
Press the SELECT button at Alarm icon to display the
Alarm setting box.  
When the Antitheft alarm function is set, On is
displayed.  When the function is released, Off is
displayed.  See p. 50 to set or release this function.
Select Alarm volume, Sensitivity or Ringing time with
the Point 
edbuttons, and set each item with the Point
7 8buttons. 
Alarm volume
Small
Medium
Large
Sensitivity
Low ..................Less sensitive 
Medium ...........Normal sensitivity
High .................Highly sensitive  (default setting)
Ringing time
10 seconds ......Default setting.  
Ring about 10 seconds.
60 seconds ......Ring about 60 seconds.
Long time .........Ring until the end of the battery life.
Alarm
When Antitheft alarm is
On, the battery is not
installed or coming to the
end or its life, Alarm icon
becomes gray and cannot
be selected.
Press the SELECT button at the Alarm
icon to display the Alarm setting box.
✔Note:
• The Alarm icon becomes gray and cannot be
selected when the Antitheft alarm function is
On, a battery is not installed, or the battery is
coming to the end of its life.
• While the Alarm icon is selected, the Antitheft
alarm setting buttons on the side panel cannot
be operated.
• When selecting Long time in Ringing time, the
length of alarm ringing time differs depending on
the battery life.
Set Sensitivity or
Ringing time with
the Point 7 8
buttons. 
						

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This function is used to reset the lamp replacement
counter.  When replacing the projection lamp, reset the
lamp replacement counter by using this function.  See p. 57
for operation.Lamp counter 
Factory default
This function returns all setting values except for the user
logo, PIN code lock, Logo PIN code lock and the lamp
counter to the factory default settings.
Select Factory default and
this box appears.  Select
Yes , and the next box
appears. 
Factory default
Select Yes to
activate it.
This function provides the following alternatives in the
cooling fans operation after turning off the projector. (p. 20)
L1  . . . . . . .Normal operation
L2 . . . . .Slower and lower-sound than the normal
operation (L1), but it takes longer to cool the
projector down. Fan
Setting
Exit the Setting Menu.
Quit
Setting 
						

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How to Use the Antitheft Alarm Function
Antitheft Alarm Function
The Antitheft alarm function is to prevent the projector from being stolen.  With this function on, the alarm rings
when an unauthorized person tries to move the projector.
Press the F button twice to turn the alarm function on.  The
ALARM indicator blinks for a few seconds and the projector
enters the warning mode.
While the Antitheft alarm function is on, the projector emits
a low-pitched sound when detecting a vibration.  
When the projector does not detect a vibration for a few
seconds after the sound, it goes back to the warning mode.
When the projector detects more vibrations after the low-
pitched sound, the alarm starts ringing.
Set the alarm
Release the alarm setting
✔Note:
• This function is not a guarantee against stealing.
• The alarm does not ring while the AC power cord is connected
even if the projector detects vibrations.  
• Pressing the button is always accompanied by a sound.  If any
sound is not produced after pressing the button, you need to press
it again.
Side Control
ALARM
indicator
F buttonbutton 1, 2, 3
Set and release the Antitheft alarm function
✔Note:
• You can test the alarming sound without setting the alarm.  Press
and hold the F button then the alarm starts ringing.  The length of
the ringing time is what you set on the Ringing time.  (p. 48)  
• If you want to stop the alarm while it is ringing, insert the AC
power cord or press the F button and enter the four-digit PIN code.
Before operating the Antitheft alarm function, install a
battery in the projector.  (see p. 52 for installation)
Install a battery
1Press the F button and enter the four-digit PIN code
within about 10 seconds.  (The default PIN code is
1111.)  When the alarm is released, you hear high-
pitched confirmation sound.
When entering an incorrect PIN code, you hear low-
pitched sound.  If you enter an incorrect PIN code 3
times, the alarm starts ringing.