Sharp Projector Dt 300 User Manual

							Menu Selections
(Settings)
1Press .
•The menu screen is displayed.
Note
•The “Picture” menu screen for the
selected input mode is displayed.
2Press 
\ \\ \
\ or 
| || |
| to display the other
menu screens.
•The menu icon for the selected menu
screen is highlighted.
Note
•The “Fine Sync” menu is not avail-
able for INPUT 3 or 4.
•For items on the menus, see the
tree charts on pages 42 and 43.
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Using the Menu Screen
ENTER button UNDO button
MENU button ", ', \, | buttons
ENTER button UNDO buttonMENU button ", ', \, | buttons
Menu icon Menu screen
Picture
Fine Sync
Options
Language
PRJ Mode
Select the menu icon.
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Adjustments and Settings
3Press 
" "" "
" or 
' '' '
' to select the
item you want to set.
Note
•Press  to return to the previous
screen.
•In some menus, select the icon us-
ing “
”.
4Press 
| || |
|.
•The sub menu is displayed.
5Press 
" "" "
" or 
' '' '
' to select the set-
ting of the item displayed in the
sub menu.
6Press .
•The item selected is set.
7Press .
•The menu screen will disappear.
Sub
menu
Select
the item.
Sub
menu
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Menu Bar Items
Language (     )
English
Deutsch
Español
Nederlands
Français
Italiano
Svenska
Português
Front
CeilingFront
Rear
CeilingRear
Picture (     )
Tint30 30
Color30 30
Sharp30 30
Contrast30 30
Bright30 30
Red30 30
Blue30 30
Reset
5500K
6500K
8500K
9300K
10500K
Standard
Cinema 1
Cinema 2
Memory 2
Memory 3
Memory 4
Memory 5
Memory OFF
Cinema 3
7500K
CLR Temp
Gamma
White Emphasis   [ON/OFF]
Picture SettingMemory 1
Fine Sync (     )
Auto Sync       [ON/OFF] Clock30 30
30 30
30 30
Phase15 15
H-Pos
V-Pos
Reset
Special Modes
Signal InfoResolution
Hor Freq
Vert Freq640
480
37.5 kHz
72 Hz 640
480
720
480
480P
RGB
Background [None/Blue] Options (     )
Component
Auto Power Off  [ON/OFF]
Menu Position
Menu Color [Opaque/Translucent]
Center
Lamp Timer (Life)
OSD Display   [ON/OFF]
Signal Type
Upper Right
Lower Right
Upper Left
Lower Left
Eco Mode [Eco/Standard]
PRJ Mode (     ) 10 0
10 0
10 0
10 0
10 0
10 0

 INPUT 1 / 2 / DIGITAL INPUT Mode
Main menuSub menu
Main menu
Note
•The resolution, vertical frequency and horizontal
frequency figures displayed above are for
example purposes only.
•“Color”, “Tint”, and “Sharp” do not appear when
“RGB” is selected in INPUT 2 mode.
•“Signal Type” is not displayed when using
INPUT 1.
•“Color”, “Tint”, “Sharp”, “Clock”, “Phase”, “H-
Pos”, “V-Pos”, “Special Modes” and “Auto Sync”
cannot be used in the DIGITAL INPUT mode.
•“Clock”, “Phase” and “Auto Sync” cannot be
used in the Component mode.
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Adjustments and Settings
Lamp Timer (Life)
Picture (     )
Tint30 30
30 30
Color30 30
SharpContrast30 30
Bright30 30
Red30 30
Blue30 30
Reset
5500K
3D Progressive
6500K
3D Progressive
3D Progressive
8500K 
3D Progressive
9300K
3D Progressive
10500K
3D Progressive
Standard
3D Progressive
Cinema 1
3D Progressive
Cinema 2
3D ProgressiveMemory 2
3D ProgressiveMemory 3
3D ProgressiveMemory 4
3D ProgressiveMemory 5
Auto
3D ProgrOFFessiveMemory OFF 3D Progressive
Cinema 3
Background [None/Blue] Options (     )
PAL
NTSC3.58
NTSC4.43
PAL–M
PAL–60 SECAM
Language (     )
English
Deutsch
Español
Nederlands
Français
Italiano
Svenska
Português
Auto Power Off  [ON/OFF]
Menu Position
Menu Color [Opaque/Translucent]
CenterPRJ Mode (     )
Front
CeilingFront
Rear
CeilingRear
7500K
CLR Temp
Gamma
White Emphasis   [ON/OFF]
Picture Setting
3D ProgressiveMemory 1
OSD Display   [ON/OFF]
Video System
PAL–N
Upper Right
Lower Right
Upper Left
Lower Left
Eco Mode [Eco/Standard]
10 0
10 0
10 0
10 0
10 0
10 0
Note
•“Tint” cannot be used with PAL, SECAM, PAL-M,
PAL-N or PAL-60.

 INPUT 3 / 4 Mode
Main menuSub menu
Main menu
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You can adjust the projector’s picture to your preferences with the following picture set-
tings.
Adjusting the Picture
Adjusting Image Prefer-
ences
Note
•First select “Memory 1-5” or “Memory
OFF” when you want to save the “Picture”
menu settings. See page 47 for details.
Adjust the “Picture” menu on the menu
screen.
➝For operating the menu screen, see
pages 38 to 41.On-screen Display
Note
•“Color”, “Tint” and “Sharp” do not appear
for RGB input in INPUT 2 mode.
•To reset all adjustment items, select “Re-
set” on the “Picture” menu screen and
press 
.
•“Tint” cannot be used with PAL, SECAM,
PAL-M, PAL-N or PAL-60.
•“Color”, “Tint” and “Sharp” cannot be used
in the DIGITAL INPUT mode.
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Contrast
Bright
Color
Tint
Sharp
Red
Blue
For adjusting the contrast level
For adjusting the brightness of an image
For adjusting the color intensity of an image
For adjusting the tones of an image
For making sharper or softer the contour of an image
For adjusting the redness of an image
For adjusting the blueness of an image
For less contrast
For less brightness
For less color intensity
Skin tones become purplish
For less sharpness
For weaker red
For weaker blue
For more contrast
For more brightness
For more color intensity
Skin tones become greenish
For more sharpness
For stronger red
For stronger blue
Selected ItemDescription\ button| button
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Adjustments and Settings
Adjusting the Color
Temperature
This function allows for selecting the desired
color temperature. With the lower value se-
lected, the projected image becomes warmer,
reddish and incandescent-like while with the
higher value, the image becomes cooler, blu-
ish and fluorescent-like.
Select “CLR Temp” in the “Picture”
menu on the menu screen.
➝For operating the menu screen, see
pages 38 to 41.On-screen Display
  5500K
  6500K
  7500K
  8500K
  9300K
10500K
Selected ItemDescription
The less the value is set to, the
warmer, reddish, incandescent-like
the image becomes.
The more the value is set to, the
cooler, bluish, fluorescent-like the
image becomes.
“CLR Temp” is fine adjusted by following the
procedure below.
1Select “CLR Temp” in the “Pic-
ture” menu on the menu
screen and press 
.
•A single menu bar of “CLR Temp” is
displayed.
2Press 
' '' '
' or 
" "" "
" to fine adjust the
color temperature.
•With the lower value selected, the pro-
jected image becomes magenta-
tinged. With the higher value selected,
the projected image becomes green-
tinged.
•Pressing \ or | changes the value of
the color temperature in the sub menu.
Note
•Values on “CLR Temp” are only for gen-
eral standard purposes.
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Gamma Correction
Function
Gamma is an image quality enhancement
function.
Four gamma settings are available to allow for
differences in the brightness of the room.
Select “Gamma” in the “Picture” menu
on the menu screen.
➝For operating the menu screen, see
pages 38 to 41.
Adjusting the Picture
On-screen Display
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Emphasizing the Con-
trast
This function emphasizes the bright portions
of images to obtain a higher contrast image.
Select “White Emphasis” in the “Pic-
ture” menu on the menu screen.
➝For operating the menu screen, see
pages 38 to 41.On-screen Display
Standard
Cinema 1
Cinema 2
Cinema 3
Selected ItemDescription
Standard picture without gamma
correction
Gives greater depth to darker portions
of images.
Brightness is toned down and the
image becomes more balanced.
Brighten the darker portions of images
for easier viewing in a dimly lit room.
(ON)
(OFF)
Selected ItemDescription
For emphasizing the bright portions of
images
For disabling “White Emphasis”
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Adjustments and Settings
Settings of all items in “Picture” can be
stored for the respective input modes.
The stored settings can be selected in
any input modes.
Besides “Memory 1” to “Memory 5”,
other settings on the “Picture” menu
can be stored for each input mode.
The settings stored in “Memory OFF”
cannot be applied when another input
mode is selected.
Memory
1-5
Memory
OFF
Selected ItemDescription
On-screen Display
PICTURE SETTING button
PICTURE SETTING
button
Picture Setting Func-
tion
This function stores all items set in “Picture”.
Five settings can be stored separately in
“Memory 1” to “Memory 5”. Each stored set-
ting is reassigned to each input mode (INPUT
1 to INPUT 4 and DIGITAL).
Even when the input mode or signal is
changed, you can easily select optimal set-
tings from the stored settings.

Storing the Adjustment Val-
ues for Each Memory Num-
ber
Select “Picture Setting” on the “Pic-
ture” menu and the memory location
where you want to store the settings.
Then adjust the setting items on the
“Picture” menu.
➝For operating the menu screen, see
pages 38 to 41.

Applying the Stored Settings
If you want to apply the stored settings
on the “Picture” menu, select “Picture
Setting” on the “Picture” menu and the
memory location where you have
stored the settings.
Note
•This function can be operated using the
  
 on the projector or  on the remote
control, as well as the OSD menu screen.
Each time 
 or  is pressed, the
memory number changes as shown be-
low.
Memory 1 Memory 2 Memory 3
Memory OFFMemory 5 Memory 4
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Adjusting the Computer and DVD/DTV Images
Use the Fine Sync function in case of irregularities such as vertical stripes or flickering in
portions of the screen.
When Auto Sync is OFF
When “Auto Sync” is “OFF”, interference
such as flickering or vertical stripes may oc-
cur if displaying tilings or vertical stripes.
Should this occur, adjust “Clock”, “Phase”,
“H-Pos” and “V- Po s” for obtaining an opti-
mum image.
Select “Clock”, “Phase”, “H-Pos” or “V-
Pos” in the “Fine Sync” menu on the
menu screen.
➝For operating the menu screen, see
pages 38 to 41.
On-screen Display
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Selected Item Description
Clock
Phase
H-Pos
V- Po sAdjusts vertical noise.
Adjusts horizontal noise (similar to tracking on your VCR).
Centers the on-screen image by moving it to the left or right.
Centers the on-screen image by moving it up or down.
Note
•“Clock”, “Phase”, “H-Pos” and “V- Po s” can-
not be used in the DIGITAL INPUT mode.
•“Clock” and “Phase” cannot be used in the
Component mode.
•Computer image adjustments can be
made easily by pressing 
AUTO SYNC on the re-
mote control. See page 50 for details.
•To reset all adjustment items, select “Re-
set” on the “Fine Sync” menu screen and
press 
.
•The adjustable area of each item may be
changed according to the input signal.
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Adjustments and Settings
On-screen Display
Special Modes Adjust-
ment
Ordinarily, the type of input signal is detected
and the correct resolution mode is automati-
cally selected. However, for some signals, the
optimal resolution mode in “Special Modes”
on the “Fine Sync” menu screen may need
to be selected to match the computer display
mode.
Set the resolution by selecting “Special
Modes” in the “Fine Sync” menu on the
menu screen.
➝For operating the menu screen, see
pages 38 to 41.
Note
•Avoid displaying computer patterns which
repeat every other line (horizontal
stripes). (Flickering may occur, making
the image hard to see.)
•When inputting DTV 1080I signal, select
the corresponding type of signal.
•When inputting 720P signal from the
video equipment, select “720P”. When
inputting 1280 × 720 signal from the com-
puter, select “HTPC”.
•“Special Modes” cannot be used in the
DIGITAL INPUT mode.
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