Sim2 Multimedia C3x 1080 Projector User Manual

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SwiTChiNg Off AND RETURNiNg TO STANDBY
With the remote control: press  .
With the keypad: press .
When switching off, the projector goes into stand-by mode and 
stores the input selection at the time of switch-off.
The  fans  keep  running  until  the  lamp  cools  down  (green  and 
red leds on), after which they automatically switch off. Do not 
switch off the projector with the power switch until the fans have 
stopped running.  
6  CONNECTiONS
To obtain the best performance from your...

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C3X1080 - Connection panel 
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USB 1. 1 R/Pr
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laced signal outputs it is good practice to compare the quality 
of the pictures reproduced by the C3X1080 in the two cases:  
the  deinterlacing  performed  by  the C3X1080  is  often  more 
effective than that performed by the source itself.
gRAPhiCS RgB - YPrPb
This input should be connected to an RGB / YPrPb type video or 
graphic signal using a cable with a DB15HD type connector.
The signal source device (typically a personal computer or game 
console) must be able to provide separate...

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RS232 iNTERfACE CONNECTOR 
The projector can be controlled from a PC: simply hookup 
the interface connector to a PC ’s RS232 serial cable or to a 
PC's USB 1.1 cable.
Do  not  place  objects  between  the  remote  control  and  the 
receiver on the projector, as this can prevent the remote from 
working.
MOTORiSED SCREEN OUTPUTS
+12V
USB 1.1 R/Cr
CONTROL (RS232) GRAPHICS RGB
C/Y
B/Cb 
HV S-VIDEO
AUDIO OUT
HDMI 1
REMOTE
3 
2 S-VIDEO
MENU1 4 
12 Volt
 
The  projector  is  equipped  with...

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MAiN MENU
To  access  the  main  menu  of  the  On  Screen  Display  press 
the MENU key on the keypad or the MENU+ or MENU- key on the 
remote control. 
The  main  menu  is  divided  into  four  windows, PICTURE,  IMAGE, 
SETUP  and  MENU,  in  which  the  various  adjustments  are  grouped 
according to the frequency of use. Use the ▲ and ▼ keys to 
select  the  line  corresponding  to  the  adjustment  you  wish  to 
make (Fig. 21). 
The  various  menus  only  offer  the  relevant...

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PiCTURE
This menu includes all image adjustment settings. Adjustments 
that are not available for a given input do not appear on the 
menu. Table 4 summarises the adjustments available for each 
input. For a full listing of the menu, refer to paragraph STRUCTURE 
OF ON SCREEN MENUS  in the chapterADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
BRighTNESS
Use this control to adjust the darker areas of the picture (black 
level),  without  significantly  affecting  bright  areas.  Increasing 
the value will give more...

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NORMAL:  projects  the  image  occupying  the  full  height  of  the 
screen  while  maintaining  the  aspect  ratio  of  the  input  signal. 
When the input signal aspect ratio is 4:3 black vertical bands 
are displayed on the right and left of the picture.
ANAMORPHIC: correctly displays a 16:9 image.
LETTERBOX: serves to display a 4:3 letterbox image (with source 
signal having black bands above and below the picture) so that 
it fills the 16:9 screen and maintains the correct aspect ratio....

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If the default white balance settings are not sufficient, you can 
adjust the white balance manually.
Colour temperature can be adjusted by positioning the white 
point within the CIE chromaticity diagram. The system permits 
you to place the white point inside a grid positioned in the neu-
tral colour zone. Moving along the“horizontal”lines changes the 
related colour temperature, with low temperatures on the right 
(thus increasing the red content) and high temperatures on the 
left of the...

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These parameters do not normally require adjustment because the system checks the input signal and automatically sets the most  suitable  values.  However,  if  the  image  is  not  perfectly centralised it may prove useful to request the system to repeat the input signal analysis and image positioning, calling the au-tomatic control procedure with button A  on the remote control or the AUTObutton on the keypad. When this procedure is called it is helpful to have a while or light coloured...

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POwER ON
If selected (AUTO), this option allows the system when the projec-
tor is connected to the mains power supply.
In STANDBY mode the projector remain in STANDBY mode and 
awaits  the  power-up  command  from  the  remote  control  or 
keypad.
VARiABLE iRiS 
The  C3X1080  features  a  variable  iris  which  allows  the  User  to 
choose between High Contrast or Optimum Picture modes.
The Iris control is accessed via the OSD. Press Menu +/- on the 
remote cotrol repeatedly, until the...