Sanyo PLC Xl51 Projector User Manual

							Computer Input
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to adjust the horizontal area 
displayed by this projector. Display area H
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to adjust the vertical area 
displayed by this projector. Display area V
Reset
Store
Exit the PC Adjust Menu.
Quit
To store the adjusted data, select “Store” and then press 
the SELECT button. Move the red arrow pointer to one of 
the Mode 1 to 5 in which you want to store, and then press 
the SELECT button.
To reset the adjusted data, select “Reset” and press the 
SELECT button. A confirmation box appears and then select 
“Yes.” All adjustments return to their previous figures.
Mode free
Vacant Mode
Values  of  “Total  dots,” 
“Horizontal,” “Vertical,” 
“Display  area  H,”  and 
“Display area V.”
Close this dialog box.
To store adjusted data To clear adjusted data
To clear the stored data, select “Mode free” and then press 
the SELECT button. Move the red arrow pointer to the 
Mode that you want to clear and then press the SELECT 
button.
✔Note:
• Display area (H/V) cannot be selected when 480i, 575i, 
480p, 575p, 720p, 1035i, or 1080i is selected in the PC 
System Menu (p.28).
T h i s   M o d e   h a s 
stored parameters.
Move the red frame pointer 
to  an  item  and  press  the 
SELECT button.
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							Computer Input
Select an image level from among Dynamic, Standard, Real, 
Blackboard (Green), Colorboard, Image 1, Image 2, Image 3, 
or Image 4 with the IMAGE button on the remote control.
IMAGE button
Dynamic
Real
Image 1
Image 2
Image 3
Normal picture level preset on the projector.  
Picture level with improved halftone for graphics. Standard
Real
Image 1–4
Image Level Selection 
Direct Operation
Image 4
Blackboard (Green)
For viewing the image projected on a blackboard. This mode 
assists to enhance the image projected on a blackboard. 
This is mainly effective on a green colored board, not truly 
effective on a black colored board.
Blackboard(Green)
For viewing pictures in a bright room. Dynamic
User preset image in the Image Adjust Menu (p.35).
Standard
Remote Control
IMAGE
button
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Colorboard
Colorboard
At the time of simple projection on the colored wall, you can 
get the close color image to the color image projected on a 
white screen by selecting the similar color to the wall color 
from the preset four colors.  See the next page. 
						

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Computer Input
Press the MENU button to display the On-Screen 
Menu. Use the Point 
7 8 buttons to move the red 
frame pointer to the Image Select Menu icon.1
2Use the Point ed buttons to move the red frame  
pointer to the desired level and then press the SELECT 
button.
Normal picture level preset on this projector. Standard
Picture level with improved halftone for graphics.Real
Blackboard(Green)
Menu Operation
User preset image in the Image Adjust Menu (p.35).Image 1–4
For viewing pictures in a bright room.Dynamic
Colorboard
At the time of simple projection on the colored wall, you 
can get the close color image to the color image projected 
on a white screen by selecting the similar color to the wall 
color from the preset four colors.  Press the SELECT button 
to choose the color.
For viewing the image projected on a blackboard. This mode 
assists to enhance the image projected on a blackboard. 
This is mainly effective on a green colored board, not truly 
effective on a black colored board.
Move the red frame pointer to 
the desired level and press the 
SELECT button.
The image level being selected.
Image Select Menu
Image Select Menu icon 
						

							Computer Input
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to 
adjust the value.
Press the MENU button to display the On-Screen 
Menu.  Use the Point 
7 8 buttons to move the red 
frame pointer to the Image Adjust Menu icon.1
2Use the Point ed buttons to move the red frame  
pointer to the desired item, and then press the 
SELECT button.  The level of each item is displayed. 
Use the Point 
7 8 buttons to adjust each level.
Move the red frame pointer 
to the desired item and then 
press the SELECT button.
Image Adjust Menu
Press the Point 7 button to decrease the contrast; press the 
Point 
8 button to increase the contrast (from 0 to 63).
Press the Point 7 button to decrease the brightness; press  
the Point 
8 button to increase the brightness (from 0 to 63).
Contrast
Brightness
Image Adjust Menu icon
Press the Point 7 button to lighten the red tone; press the 
Point 
8 button to deepen the red tone (from 0 to 63).
White balance (Red)
Press the Point 7 button to lighten the green tone; press 
the Point 
8 button to deepen the green tone (from 0 to 63).
White balance (Green)
Press the Point 7 button to lighten the blue tone; press the 
Point 
8 button to deepen the blue tone (from 0 to 63).
White balance (Blue)
Selected Image level
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to select the desired Color temp. 
level (XLow, Low, Mid, or High). Color temp.
Image Level Adjustment
✔Note:
• 
After adjusting the White balance Red, 
Green, or Blue, the Color temp. level will 
change to “Adj.”.
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to adjust the gamma value to get 
better balance of contrast (from 0 to 15). Gamma
Press the Point 7 button to decrease the sharpness of the 
image; press the Point 
8 button to increase the sharpness 
of the image (from 0 to 15). Sharpness
To reset the adjusted data, select “Reset” and press the 
SELECT button. A confirmation box appears and then select 
“Yes.” All adjustments return to their previous figures.
Reset
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							Computer Input
Store
Exit the Image Adjust Menu.
Quit
To store the adjusted data, select “Store” and press the 
SELECT button. The Image Level Menu appears. Use the 
Point 
ed buttons to choose one of the four image level and 
press the SELECT button. A confirmation box appears and 
then select “Yes.”
The stored data can be called up by selecting “Image” in 
the Image Level Selection on pages 32-33.
Move the red frame 
pointer to the desired 
image level (from Image 
1 to 4) and then press 
the SELECT button.
A confirmation 
box appears, then 
select “Yes.”
Store item
Press the SELECT button 
at this item to store the 
adjusted data.
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. Use the Point 
7 8 buttons to move the red 
frame pointer to the Screen Menu icon.1
Move the red frame pointer 
to the function and press 
the SELECT button.Use the Point ed buttons and move the red frame  
pointer to the desired function and then press the 
SELECT button.2
Screen Menu
Screen Menu icon
Screen Size Adjustment
Wide
Provide the image to fit the screen size with the original 
aspect ratio of input signal. Normal
True
Provide the image in its original size. When the original 
image size is larger than the screen size (1024 x 768), the 
projector automatically switches to the panning mode. Use 
the Point 
ed7 8 buttons to pan the image. When adjusted, 
the arrows turn red. When reached to the correction limit, 
the arrows disappear.
Provide the image to fit wide video aspect ratio (16:9) by 
expanding the image width uniformly. This function can be 
used to provide the squeezed video signal at 16:9.
Full
Provide the full screen image.  ✔Note:
• 
The Screen Menu cannot be operated 
when 720p, 1035i, or 1080i is selected in 
the PC System Menu (p.28).
•  This projector cannot display any 
resolution higher than 1600 x 1200. If your 
computer’s resolution is higher than that, 
lower the resolution before connecting to 
the projector.
•  The image data other than 1024 x 768 is 
modified to fit the screen size in initial 
mode.
•  True, Full, and Digital zoom +/– cannot be 
selected when 480i, 575i, 480p, or 575p 
is selected in the PC System Menu (p.28).
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							Computer Input
When Digital zoom + is selected, the On-Screen Menu 
disappears and “D. zoom +” is displayed. Press the SELECT 
button to expand the image size. Use the Point 
ed7 8 
buttons to pan the image. The Panning function can work 
only when the image is larger than the screen size.
A projected image can be also expanded by pressing the 
D.ZOOM 
e button on the remote control. 
Digital zoom +
Digital zoom - is used to reduce the image size into its 
original size when the image size is expanded.
When Digital zoom – is selected, the On-Screen Menu 
disappears and “D. zoom –” is displayed. Press the SELECT 
button to compress image size. The projected image can be 
also compressed by pressing the D.ZOOM 
d button on the 
remote control.
To exit the Digital zoom +/– mode, press any button except 
the D.ZOOM 
ed, SELECT, and Point buttons.
To return to the previous screen size, select a screen size in  
the Screen Size Adjustment or select an input source from  
the Input Source Selection (p.27) again, or adjust the screen 
size with the D.ZOOM 
ed buttons.
Digital zoom –
Remote Control 
D.ZOOM + button
POINT buttons
SELECT button
D.ZOOM - button
For zooming in and out the images
✔Note:
• 
The panning function may not operate 
properly if the stored Mode in the PC 
Adjust Menu is used (p.31).
•  True, Full, and Digital zoom +/– cannot be 
selected when 480i, 575i, 480p, or 575p 
is selected in the PC System Menu (p.28).
•  Digital zoom +/– cannot be selected when 
Full or True is selected.
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							Use the MENU button to display the On-Screen Menu. 
Press the Point 
7 8 buttons to move the red frame 
pointer to the Input Menu icon.
Use the Point ed buttons to move the red arrow 
pointer to Video and then press the SELECT button to 
display the Source Select Menu . 
1
2
Move the pointer to Video 
and press the SELECT button.
VIDEO
Move the pointer to the 
desired source and press 
the SELECT button.
Source Select Menu (VIDEO)
Input Menu
Move the pointer to the desired source and then press 
the SELECT button.3
When selecting “Auto,” the projector 
automatically detects the incoming video 
signal, and adjusts itself to optimize 
its performance. The projector selects 
connection in the following order:
1. Component
2. S-video 
3. VideoAuto
When the video input signal is connected 
to the VIDEO jack, select Video.Video
When the video input signal is connected 
to the S-VIDEO jack, select S-video.S-video
Input Source Selection (Video, S-Video, Component)
Direct Operation
Menu Operation
Input Menu icon
Video Input
Remote Control
VIDEO button
✔Note:
•  Computer 2 is not displayed when the COMPUTER IN 2/
MONITOR OUT terminal is set as Monitor out (p.49).
•    Wired and Wireless are for the Network function. See 
owner’s manual “Network Set-up and Operation” .
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When the input source is coming 
from video equipment connected to 
the COMPONENT IN terminal with a 
Component Cable (not supplied), select 
Component. Component
INPUT button
Top ControlINPUT button
Video
Computer 2*
Computer 1
Wireless
Wired
Press the INPUT button on the top control to select Video, 
or press the VIDEO button on the remote control to select 
Video, the S-VIDEO button on the remote control to select 
S-video, or the COMPONENT button on the remote control 
to select Component.  
Before using the INPUT or VIDEO / S-VIDEO / COMPONENT 
buttons, select the correct input source through menu 
operation as described below.
S-VIDEO button
COMPONENT button 
						

							Top ControlINPUT button
Video Input
Press the INPUT button on the top control or COMPUTER 1 
button on the remote control to select Computer 1.
Before using INPUT or COMPUTER 1 buttons, select the 
correct input source through Menu operation as described 
below.
Use the MENU button to display the On-Screen Menu. 
Press the Point 
7 8 buttons to move the red frame 
pointer to the Input Menu icon.1
Computer  1
Input Menu
Use the Point ed buttons to move the red arrow 
pointer to Computer 1 and then press the SELECT 
button.  2
After the Source Select Menu appeared for Computer 
1, move the pointer to RGB (Scart) and then press the 
SELECT button.3
Input Source Selection (RGB Scart 21-pin)
Direct Operation
Menu Operation
Move the pointer (red arrow) 
to Computer 1 and press the 
SELECT button. Input Menu icon
Move the pointer to RGB (Scart) 
and press the SELECT button.
Source Select Menu
Remote Control
COMPUTER 1 button
When the input source is coming from 
video equipment connected to the 
COMPUTER IN 1 terminal with a Scart-VGA 
Cable (not supplied), select RGB (Scart). RGB (Scart)
✔Note:
•  Computer 2 is not displayed when the COMPUTER IN 2/
MONITOR OUT terminal is set as Monitor out (p.49). 
•  Computer 2 (COMPUTER IN 2/MONITOR OUT) can 
accept only RGB signal.
•    Wired and Wireless are for the Network function. See 
owner’s manual “Network Set-up and Operation” . *See Note at the bottom of this page.
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INPUT button
Video
Computer 2*
Computer 1
Wireless
Wired 
						

							Video Input
Press the MENU button to display the On-Screen 
Menu. Use the Point 
7 8 buttons to move the red 
frame pointer to the AV System Menu icon.1
Video System Selection
AV System Menu (Video or S-Video)
AV System Menu (Component)
Use the Point ed buttons to move the red arrow 
pointer to the desired system and then press the 
SELECT button.2
If the projector cannot reproduce proper video image,  
select a specific broadcast signal format from among PAL, 
SECAM, NTSC, NTSC 4.43, PAL-M, and PAL-N.Move the pointer to the 
desired system and press 
the SELECT button.PAL/SECAM/NTSC/NTSC4.43/PAL-M/PAL-N
The projector automatically detects an incoming video 
signal, and adjusts itself to optimize its performance.
If the projector cannot reproduce proper video image, select 
a specific component video signal format from among 480i, 
575i, 480p, 575p, 720p, 1035i, and 1080i. Auto
COMPONENT VIDEO SIGNAL FORMAT Video or S-Video
Component
The projector automatically detects an incoming video 
system, and adjusts itself to optimize its performance.
When Video System is PAL-M or PAL-N, select the system 
manually. Auto
AV System Menu icon 
The selected system is 
displayed.
Move the pointer to the 
desired system and press 
the SELECT button. AV System Menu icon 
The selected system is 
displayed.
✔Note:
•  The AV System Menu cannot be selected when selecting 
RGB (Scart).
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							Video Input
Select an image level from among Dynamic, Standard, 
Cinema, Blackboard (Green), Colorboard, Image 1, Image 
2, Image 3, and Image 4 with the IMAGE button on the 
remote control.
Normal picture level preset on this projector.   Standard
Picture level adjusted for the picture with fine tone. Cinema
Blackboard(Green)
User preset image in the Image Adjust Menu (pp.42-43). Image 1–4
IMAGE button
Dynamic
Cinema
Image 1
Image 2
Image 3
Image 4
Image Level Selection 
Direct Operation
For viewing the image projected on a blackboard.
This mode assists to enhance the image projected on a 
blackboard. This is mainly effective on a green colored 
board, not truly effective on a black colored board.
Blackboard (Green)For viewing pictures in a bright room. Dynamic
Standard
Remote Control
IMAGE
button
Colorboard
Colorboard
At the time of simple projection on the colored wall, you can 
get the close color image to the color image projected on a 
white screen by selecting the similar color to the wall color 
from the preset four colors.
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