Studio Experience Projector Premier 50hd User Manual

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ONNECTIONS
Turning On/Off
Follow these instructions to turn on projector.
1. Press the power switch on the rear panel to supply power to the projector.
2. Press the Power button on the control panel or remote control.
The fan starts running and the projector warms up. After the projector warms
up, (approximately 30 sec.) the image appears on the screen.
Press this switch to supply power to the projector.
Press the
power button. 
						

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ONNECTIONS
Turning Off
Warning!
Follow these procedures exactly as written to avoid damage to the
lamp and projector.
1. Press the power button on the control panel or remote to open the
Power Down Menu. Select Yes and and press Enter.  Alternately, you
can press the power button three times.
2. The lamp shuts off and the cooling fans continue to run for approxi-
mately two minutes to cool-down the lamp.  During this cool-down
period, the control panel LEDs flash.
3. After the fans shut off and the control panel LEDs stop flashing, the
projector is in standby mode. The projector can be left in this state or
you can set the rear panel power switch to o to remove all power
from the projector.
This concludes this chapter. The next chapter describes operation of the projector. 
						

							O
PERATION
Chapter 3
Operation
The projector can be operated using the top control panel or the remote control. This
chapter describes using the control panel and the remote control.
Operating the Control Panel and Remote Control
This section describes the functions available on the top control panel and the
remote control.
Zoom and Focus
The control panel has two dials to adjust the Zoom and Focus. 
Zoom
Rotate the zoom dial to change the size of the image.
Focus
Rotate the focus dial to focus the image.
Power
Press the Power button to turn on the projector or to put the projector into standby
mode.
Zoom  Focus 
Menu
Menu
Input 1
Input 2
Input 3
Input 4 OSD
Exit
Power 
Color Temperature
OSD
Exit
(Computer/DVI)
(Component 1)
(Component 2)Input
(S/Composite-Video) Gamma correction 
						

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PERATION
Input
Press the input button on the control panel to switch between the inputs. On the
remote control, press the number corresponding to the source mode you want:
– Input 1 – computer or DVI Mode
– Input 2 & 3 – component video 1&2
– Input 4 – S-Video/Composite Video
A screen at the bottom of the image shows which mode is currently selected. See
“Input Signals” on page 19 for more information.
Menu
Press this button to open the OSD menus. Refer to Chapter 4 for a full description of
the OSD menu functions.
Color Temperature
Press this button to set the color temperature of the image. See “Color Temp” on
page 20 for more information.
Gamma
Press the Gamma button on the remote control to adjust the gamma correction. See
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PERATION
Navigation Buttons
Press the up and down arrow buttons to scroll vertically through the menus. Press
the Enter button to open submenus and enter. Use the Exit   button to go to the pre-
vious menu.
The Remote Control
The remote control provides a convenient way to control the projector.
Installing Remote Control Batteries
Refer to the following illustrations and instructions on installing the remote control
batteries. 
1. Press the battery cover latch and pull the battery cover open.
2. Insert two AAA batteries into the battery compartment, observing the polarity
marks in the battery compartment casing.
Using as a Wired Remote Control 
To save battery power and use the remote control when line-of-sight access to the
remote control sensors is inconvenient, connect the included remote control cable
between the remote control and the projector using the Wire Remote jack on the rear
panel. Refer to “Wired Remote Control” on page 11. 
						

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PERATION
Setting Up the Projector
Follow these tips when setting up the projector.
Adjustment Peg
Use the adjustment peg on the base of the projector to adjust the height of the pro-
jected image.
Keystone Correction
Choose the keystone function in the
Geometry submenu to adjust the image
shape when the projector is at an angle
to the screen.
Adjusting the Projection Distance 
Position the projector perpendicular to
the screen with all feet flat to achieve
optimal image quality.
Move the projector forward if the edges
of the image are distorted. Ensure that
the distance from the projector to the
screen is between 0.9 to 10.6 meters.
Geometry Projection 
Ensure that you have selected the best
mode for your environment.
This concludes this chapter. The next chapter covers the On-Screen Display (OSD)
menus.
Adjustment
peg Adjustment peg
release
1. Push and hold the adjustment
peg release.
2. Raise the front of the projec-
tor.
3. Let go of the peg release to
secure the adjustment peg.
4. Turn the adjustment peg foot
pad to fine tune the height.
• Slide Shot (Left and Right)
• Provides ±40° horizontal and 
±14° vertical keystone correction.
±14°
±40°
• Front Desktop: projecting forward from a
desktop or table.
• Front Ceiling: projecting forward from a
ceiling mount. Inverts the image vertically.
• Rear Tabletop: projecting from a table
onto a rear projection screen. Inverts the
image Horizontally. 
• Rear Ceiling: projecting from a ceiling
mount onto a rear projection screen.
Inverts the image horizontally and verti-
cally. 
						

							OSD M
ENUS
Chapter 4
OSD Menus
About the OSD Menus
You can configure the Premiere 50HD DLP Projector by using the On Screen Dis-
play (OSD) Menus. The OSD menus enable you to set advanced features of the pro-
jector, including setting the input signal type, brightness, contrast, sharpness, color
tint, and display language, among other things.
To access the OSD Menus, press the OSD Menu button on your remote control unit
or the control panel. You can navigate through the OSD Menus by using the Up,
Down, Right and Left buttons. Currently selected items are highlighted in yellow.
There is an OSD Background menu that enables you to change the OSD Menu color
scheme.
Configuration settings are saved automatically when selected on the screen.
Main Menu
The Main Menu allows you to access the various submenus as shown below.
The following sections cover each submenu in the Main Menu:
Input Signals
‡page 19
Picture
‡page 19
Advanced
‡page 22
Geometry
‡page 26
Aspect Ratio
‡page 27
Language
‡page 28
Factory Default
‡page 28 
						

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ENUS
Input Signals
The Input Signals menu lets you specify
the signal type for the input into your pro-
jector. The following input signal types are
available.
Component 1&2 YPbPr
Select a YPbPr, SDTV, or HDTV compo-
nent input source.
Component 1&2 RGB
Select an RGB, RGBH+V, or RGBHV
input source.
PC
Use this option to select the computer input.
DVI
Use this option to select the DVI input. 
Composite
Use this option to select the Composite Video input source.
S-Video
Use this option to select the S-Video input.
Picture (Video Only)
The Picture menu lets you adjust the following
options for your image.
Brightness
Use this option to adjust the overall brightness
of your image. Use this control in conjunction
with contrast to fine-tune the display. The scale
is from 0 to 100. The default setting is 50.
Contrast
Use this option to adjust the contrast of your image. Use this control in conjunction
with brightness to fine-tune the display. The scale is from 0 to 100. The default set-
ting is 50.
Sharpness
Use this option to adjust the clarity and focus of the image. This item is available for
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ENUS
Color
Use this option to adjust the color saturation of the image. This item is only available
for video sources. The scale is from 0 to 100. The default setting is 50.
Tint
Use this option to adjust the tint of your image. Press 
						

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ENUS
Gamma Correction
Use this option to adjust the Gamma Correction
of your image. Default setting is gamma 2.2.
Gamma curves for all input sources can be set
using gamma user mode. Users can use the
Gamma Manager utility to adjust or create
gamma curves as desired. The Gamma Man-
ager can be found on the bundled CD installa-
tion kit or downloaded from our Web site. Refer
to Appendix C for more information on installing
and using the utility.
Gamma correction provides one linear gamma
and six non-linear gamma corrections — 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.2, 2.35, 2.5, 2.8 — default
setting is Gamma 2.2.
Color Mode
Use this option to adjust the Color Mode of your
image. Four different modes are available with
preset values for brightness, contrast, sharp-
ness, color, and tint for video input signals.
The table below shows the presets for the differ-
ent settings. 
Auto Tune (Computer Source Signal only)
Auto tune automatically adjusts the clock, phase, and position settings to match the
PC input. Select Auto Tune and press Enter. The following message is displayed on
the screen while the projector adjusts the settings:
Wait for the message to disappear before continuing.
Clock (Computer Source Signal only)
Clock enables you to adjust the display pixel number to help stabilize the display.
Use this function in conjunction with phase to adjust the display quality. Scale is from
0 to 100. The default setting is 50.
MOVIE SPORTS VIVID NORMAL
Brightness 42 55 35 50
Contrast 58 60 65 50
Sharpness 8 9 11 7