ViewSonic Pj588d Projector User Manual

							
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Adjusting the Projector Level
Take	note	of	the	follow ng	when	sett ng	up	the	projector:
•The projector table or stand should be level and sturdy.
•Position the projector so that it is perpendicular to the screen.
•Be sure cables are not in the way or can not cause the projector to be knocked over.
1.To raise the level of the projector, lift the projector upwards and press the height adjuster button 
[B] to allow the height adjuster [C] to drop.
2.To  lower  the  level  of  the  projector,  press  the  height  adjuster  button  [B]  and  push  down  on  the 
projector.
3.To  adjust  the  angle  of  the  picture,  turn  the  tilt  adjuster  [D]  right  or  left  until  desired  angle  has 
been achieved. 
						

							
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Adjust the Zoom, Focus and Keystone
1.Use the Image-zoom control [A] (on 
the projector only) to resize the projected 
image and screen size.
2.Use the Image-focus control [B] (on 
the projector only) to sharpen the pro-
jected image.
3.Use the Keystone buttons (on the pro-
jector or the remote control) to correct 
image-trapezoid (wider top or bottom) 
effect.
 
The keystone control appears on the 
display. 
						

							
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Adjusting the Volume
1.Press the Volume +/- but-
tons on the projector or the 
remote control.  
The volume control appears 
on the display.
2.Use the Volume +/- buttons 
to adjust the level.
3.Press the Mute button (on 
the remote control only) to 
turn off the volume. 
4.Press Volume +/- or Mute 
on the remote control to turn 
off mute. 
						

							
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ON-SCREEN DISPLAY MENU SETTINGS
On-Screen Display Menu Controls
The	projector	has	an	On-Screen	D splay	(OSD) 	that	lets	you	make	mage	adjustments	and	change	
var  ous	sett  ngs.	
Navigating the OSD
You	can	use	the	remote	control	or	the	buttons	on	the	top	of	the	projector	to	nav  gate	and	make	
changes	to	the	OSD.	The	follow  ng	llustrat  on	shows	the	correspond  ng	buttons	on	the	remote	control	
and	on	the	projector.
A.  To 	 open 	 the 	 OSD, 	 press 	 the 	Menu	 but-
ton.
	
B.
 
There
	
are
	
s

x
	
menus.
	
Press
	
the
	
cursor 	
 	 button 	 to 	 move 	 through 	 the 	 menus. 	
C.
 
Press 	 the 	 cursor 		 button 	 to 	 move 	 up 	
and
	
down
	
n
	
a
	
menu. 	
D.
 
Press
	
 	 to 	 change 	 values 	 for 	 sett  ngs.
E.
 
Press
	Menu 	 to 	 close 	 the 	 OSD 	 or 	 leave 	
a
	
submenu.
Note:
Depending on the video source not all items in the OSD are available. For example, the Horizontal/Verti-
cal Position items in the Setup menu can only be modified when connected to a PC. Items that are not 
available cannot be accessed and are grayed out.  
						

							
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OSD Menu Overview
Use	the	follow ng	llustrat  on	to	qu ckly	find	a	sett  ng	or	determ  ne	the	range	for	a	sett ng.
Brghtness0	~	100(1)	Auto	*Contrast0	~	100(2)	NTSC(1)	1(3)	PAL(2)	2(4)	SECAM(3)	3	*(1)	Front(4)	4(2)	Rear(5)	5(3)	Front	&	CelngColor	Temperature(4)	Rear	&	CelngColor	Saturaton0	~	100FrequencyColor	Tne0	~	100Trackng0	~	100(1)	PC	*Dgtal	Zoom(2)	MACReset(3)	Vdeo(4)	ChartConfgBlank	Screen(1)	Black(5)	B&W(2)	Red(1)	Auto	*(3)	Green(2)	RBG(4)	Blue	*(3)	YPbPr(5)	Whte(4)	YCbCrAuto	Source(1)	on	*ResetAuto	Power	Off(1)	on	*(2)	offVdeo	nformatonVolume0	~	8Actve	Source(1)	LeftSoftware	Verson(2)	RghtLamp	Hours(3)	Center	*(1)	ECO(4)	Down(2)	Normal	*(5)	Up(3)	BoostMenu	Dsplay10	~	20	secondsLamp	Hour	Reset(1)	0%	*(1)	on(2)	25%(2)	off	*(3)	50%(4)	75%User	ColorRed0	~	100(5)	100%Green0	~	100Blue0	~	100Color	TemperatureWarmCyan0	~	100Normal	*Magenta0	~	100CoolYellow0	~	100User	ColorWhte0	~	100			(1)	Red0	~	100Reset			(2)	Green0	~	100			(3)	Blue0	~	100Advanced	FeatureUser	ColorWhte	Peakng0	~	10SetupHorzontal	poston0	~	100Logo	Dsplay(1)	on	*Vertcal	poston0	~	100(2)	offKeystone-50	~	+50Fan	Speed(1)	Normal	*Aspect	rato(1)	4:3	*(2)	Hgh(2)	16:9Securty	Lock(1)	on	*Advanced	Feature(2)	offResetReset(1)	Englsh(2)	French(3)	Spansh(4)	German(5)	Portuguese(6)	Chnese-S(7)	Chnese-T(8)	Russan(9)	Italan
Man
Lamp	Mode
Menu	poston
Translucent	Menu
UtltyVdeo	Type
Projecton	type
Language
Status
Daylght	Mode
Sharpness
Gamma
Color	Space 
						

							
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Setting the OSD Language
You	may	want	to	reference	the	OSD	on	your	projector	wh le	read  ng	th s	sect  on.	Set	the	OSD	
language	to	your	preference	before	cont  nu  ng.	 (The	default	language	s	Engl  sh.)
1.Press the Menu button. The Main menu appears.
2.Press the cursor  button until Language is highlighted. 
3.Press the  until your language is displayed. Range: English – Italiano.
4.Press the cursor  button to confirm the language, and Menu close the OSD. 
						

							
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Main Menu 
Press	the	Menu	button	to	open	the	OSD	menu.	Press	the	cursor		button	to	move	to	the	Main	
menu.	Press	the	cursor		button	to	move	up	and	down	n	the	Main	menu. 	Press		to	
change	values	for	sett  ngs.
ITEMDESCRIPTIONDEFAULT
BrightnessPress the cursor  button to adjust the brightness (Range: 0 – 100)50
ContrastPress the cursor  button to adjust the contrast (Range: 0 – 100)50
SharpnessPress the cursor  button to adjust the display sharpness (Range: 1-5)3
Color TemperaturePress Enter  to adjust the color temperature settings.—
Color SaturationPress the cursor  button to adjust the video saturation (Range: 0 – 100)50
Color TintPress the cursor  button to adjust the video tint/hue (Range: 0 – 100)50
Gamma
Press the cursor  button to adjust the gamma correction of the displayInput   Gamma   Brightness
PC   2.2   High
MAC
  1.8   High
Video
  2.4   Low
Chart
  2.2   Low
B&W
  2.4   High
PC
Color SpacePress the cursor  button to adjust the color space (Range: Auto – RGB – YPbPr- YCbCr)Auto
ResetReset all Main settings to default values— 
						

							
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Main Menu Functions Available for Connected Source
FunctionRGBComponent VideoComposite VideoS-Video
Br

ghtness
xxxx
Contrastxxxx
Sharpnessxxxx
Color	Tempxxxx
Color	Saturat  onxxx
Color	T ntxxx
Gammaxxxx
Color	Spacexxxx
Resetxxxx
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Color Temperature
Press	the	Menu	button	to	open	the	OSD	menu. 	Press	to	move	to	the	Main	menu.	Press	
	to	move	to	the	Color Temperature menu	and	then	press	Enter or	.	Press		to	move	
up	and	down	to	select	a	color.	Press		to	change	values	for	sett  ngs.
ITEMDESCRIPTIONDEFAULT
WarmPress the cursor  button to select  the warm  color temperature.—
NormalPress the cursor  button to select the normal  color temperature.—
CoolPress the cursor  button to select the cool  color temperature.—
User ModePress the cursor  button to adjust the user mode color temperature. Press the cursor  button to adjust the R/G/B color level.(Range: 0-100) 
						

							
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Setup Menu 
Press	the	Menu	button	to	open	the	OSD	menu.	Press	the	cursor		button	to	move	to	the	Setup	
menu.	Press	the	cursor		button	to	move	up	and	down	n	the	Setup	menu. 	Press		to	
change	values	for	sett  ngs.
ITEMDESCRIPTIONDEFAULT
Horizontal PositionPress the cursor  button to move the image left or right (Range: 0 – 100)50
Vertical  PositionPress the cursor  button to move the image up or down (Range: 0 – 100)50
KeystonePress the cursor  button to correct distortion of the projected image  (Range: -50 – +50)0
Aspect RatioPress the cursor  button to toggle between the 4:3 standard format and the 16:9 High Definition TV (HDTV) format4:3
Advanced FeatureSee “Advanced Feature” on page 25—
ResetReset Keystone and Aspect Ratio to default values—
Setup Menu Functions Available for Connected Source
FunctionRGBComponent VideoComposite VideoS-videoH	Pos t  onx
V	Pos t  onxKeystone	correct  onxxxxAspect	Rat oxxxxAdvanced	FeaturexxxxResetxxxx
x	= 	ava  lable	to	v deo	source 
						

							
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Advanced Feature
Press	the	Menu	button	to	open	the	OSD	menu.	Press		to	move	to	the	Setup	menu.	Press	
	to	move	to	the	Advanced Feature	menu	and	then	press	Enter or	.	Press		to	move	
up	and	down	n	the	Advanced Feature	menu. 	Press		to	change	values	for	sett  ngs.
ITEMDESCRIPTIONDEFAULT
User Color
This feature adjusts the color balance in each color of RGB (red, green\
, blue), and their neutral colors (cyan, magenta, yellow, white) by using color correction adjustment. Increasing a color’s setting heightens the intensity of that color on the screen, while a lower setting makes the color less intense. Press  to select a color.Press  to adjust the selected color. (Range: 0 – 100)
80
White  Peaking
White Peaking increases the output in the brightest whites without chang\
ing the blacks and dark grays. It crushes the whites slightly, but it does not appear to clip them or seriously obscure white detail. If you prefer a stronger image, adjust toward the maximum setting. For a smoother, more natural image, adjust toward the minimum setting.Press  to adjust the value of white peaking. (Range: 0 – 10)
Data source: 10Video source: 2
Logo  DisplayPress  to enable or disable logo display when the projector starts, or when no source is detected (Range: On – Off)On
Fan SpeedPress the cursor  button to toggle between Normal and High fan speedNormal
Note:
When altitude is over 5000 feet, fan speed must be changed to high fan speed.