ViewSonic Projector Pj1158 User Manual
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Power on/off Turning on the power 1. Make sure that the power cord is firmly and cor- rectly connected to the projector and the outlet. 2. Remove the lens cover, and set the power swtch to the ON poston. The power ndcator wll lght up n steady orange. Then wat several seconds because the buttons may not func - ton for these several seconds. (1) When AUTO ON in OPTION menu is set to TURN ON :The lamp wll only be automatcally turned on when the Power swtch s turned on after the power was turned off by Power swtch last tme. Afterwards the POWER ndcator wll begn blnkng n green. When the power s completely on, the ndcator wll stop blnkng and lght n green. (2) When AUTO ON in the OPTION menu is set to TURN OFF : Please see step 3. 3. Press the STANDBY/ON button on the projector or the re- mote control. To dsplay the pcture, select an nput sgnal accordng to the secton "Selecting an input signal". Turning off the power 1. Press the STANDBY/ON button on the projector or the remote control.The message "Power off?" will appear on the screen for about 5 seconds. 2. Press the STANDBY/ON button on the projector or the remote control agan whle the message appears. The projector lamp wll go off, and the POWER ndcator wll begn blnkng n orange. Then the POWER ndcator wll stop blnkng and lght n steady orange when the lamp coolng s complete. 3. Make sure that the power ndcator lghts n steady orange, and set the power swtch to the OFF poston. The POWER ndcator wll go off. Attach the lens cover. Do not turn the projector on for 10 mnutes or more after turnng t off. Turnng the projector on agan too soon could shorten the lfetme of some consumable parts of the projector. POWER (Steady orange) POWER (Blnkng n green) POWER (Steady green) BLANKLASER ASPECT ESC MENU RESET POSITION AUTO MAGNIFY MY BUTTON VOLUME ON 1 MUTE OFF 2 FREEZE KEYSTONE SEARCH PUSH ENTER PAGE UP PAGE DOWN STANDBY/ON VIDEO RGBLASERINDICATOR STANDBY/ON button POWER ndcator Power off ? WARNING ►A strong lght s emtted when the projector’s power s on. Do not look nto the lens of the projector or look nsde of the projector through any of the projector’s open ngs. ►Do not touch around the lamp cover and the exhaust vents durng use or just after use, snce t s too hot. NOTE • Turn the power on/off n r ght order. Please power on the projector pr or to the connected dev ces. Power off the projector later than the connected dev ces. • Use the shutdown sw tch only when the projector s not turned off by normal procedure. Power on/off POWER (Blnkng n orange) POWER (Steady orange) 16ViewSonic PJ1158
Operating Operatng Adjusting the volume 1. Press the VOLUME button on the remote control. A d alog w ll appear on the screen to ad you n adjust ng the volume. 2. Use the cursor buttons ▲/▼ to adjust the volume. To close the dalog and complete the operaton, press the VOLUME button agan. Even f you do not do anythng, the dalog wll automatcally dsappear after a few seconds. ● When no audio port is selected for current picture input port, the volume adjust- ment s dsable. Please see the AUDIO tem of AUDIO menu. Temporarily muting the sound 1. Press the MUTE button on the remote control. A dalog wll appear on the screen ndcat ng that you have muted the sound. To restore the sound, press the MUTE or VOLUME button. Even f you do not do anythng, the dalog wll automatcally dsappear after a few seconds. ● As long as no audio input is selected for current picture input port, the sound is always muted. Please see the AUDIO tem of AUDIO menu. Selecting an input signal 1. Press the INPUT button on the projector. Each tme you press the button, the projector swtches ts nput port as below. RGB 1 RGB 2 M1-D VIDEO S-VIDEO COMPONENT (Y, CB/RB, CR/BR) 1. Press the RGB button on the remote control to select an nput port for the RGB sgnal. Each tme you press the button, the projector swtches ts RGB nput port as below. RGB 1 RGB 2 M1-D ● If the RGB button is pushed (when switching from VIDEO to RGB signals) when TURN ON s selected for the AUTO SEARCH tem n the OPTION menu the projector will check the RGB 1 port first. If no input is detected at the port, the projector wll check other port n above order. BLANKLASER ASPECT ESC MENU RESET POSITION AUTO MAGNIFY MY BUTTON VOLUME ON 1 MUTE OFF 2 FREEZE KEYSTONE SEARCH PUSH ENTER PAGE UP PAGE DOWN STANDBY/ON VIDEO RGB LASERINDICATOR BLANKLASER ASPECT ESC MENU RESET POSITION AUTO MAGNIFY MY BUTTON VOLUME ON 1 MUTE OFF 2 FREEZE KEYSTONE SEARCH PUSH ENTER PAGE UP PAGE DOWN STANDBY/ON VIDEO RGB LASERINDICATOR BLANKLASER ASPECT ESC MENU RESET POSITION AUTO MAGNIFY MY BUTTON VOLUME ON 1 MUTE OFF 2 FREEZE KEYSTONE SEARCH PUSH ENTER PAGE UP PAGE DOWN STANDBY/ON VIDEO RGB LASERINDICATOR (contnued on next page) 17ViewSonic PJ1158
Operating Searching an input signal 1. Press the SEARCH button on the remote control. The projector wll start to check ts nput ports n order to find any input signals. When an nput s found, the projector wll stop searchng and dsplay the mage. If no sgnal s found, the projector wll return to the state selected before the operaton. RGB 1 RGB 2 M1-D COMPONENT (Y, CB/RB, CR/BR) S-VIDEO VIDEO BLANKLASER ASPECT ESC MENU RESET POSITION AUTO MAGNIFY MY BUTTON VOLUME ON 1 MUTE OFF 2 FREEZE KEYSTONE SEARCH PUSH ENTER PAGE UP PAGE DOWN STANDBY/ON VIDEO RGB LASERINDICATOR Selecting an input signal (continued) 1. Press the VIDEO button on the remote control to select an nput for vdeo sgnal. Each tme you press the button, the projector swtches ts vdeo nput port as below. COMPONENT (Y, CB/RB, CR/BR) S-VIDEO VIDEO ● If the VIDEO button is pushed (when switching from RGB to VIDEO signals) when TURN ON s selected for the AUTO SEARCH tem n the OPTION menu the projector wll check the COMPONENT (Y, CB/RB, CR/BR) port first. If no input s detected at the port, the projector wll check other ports n above order. BLANKLASER ASPECT ESC MENU RESET POSITION AUTO MAGNIFY MY BUTTON VOLUME ON 1 MUTE OFF 2 FREEZE KEYSTONE SEARCH PUSH ENTER PAGE UP PAGE DOWN STANDBY/ON VIDEO RGB LASERINDICATOR Selecting an aspect ratio 1. Press the ASPECT button on the remote control. Each tme you press the button, the projector swtches the mode for aspect rato n turn. For an RGB signal NORMAL 4:3 16:9 SMALL For an M1-D signal NORMAL 4:3 16:9 14:9 SMALL For a video signal, s-video signal or component video signal 4:3 16:9 14:9 SMALL For no signal 4:3 (fixed) ● The NORMAL mode keeps the original aspect ratio of the signal. ● Performing the automatic adjustment initializes the aspect ratio setting. BLANKLASER ASPECT ESC MENU RESET POSITION AUTO MAGNIFY MY BUTTON VOLUME ON 1 MUTE OFF 2 FREEZE KEYSTONE SEARCH PUSH ENTER PAGE UP PAGE DOWN STANDBY/ON VIDEO RGB LASERINDICATOR 18ViewSonic PJ1158
Adjusting the zoom and focus 1. Use the zoom rng to adjust the screen sze. 2. Use the focus rng to focus the pcture. Operating Focus rng Zoom rng Adjusting the lens shift 1. Use the vertcal lens shft dal to shft the pcture upward or downward. 2. Use the horzontal lens shft dal to shft the pcture left or rght. Using the automatic adjustment feature 1. Press the AUTO button on the remote control. For an RGB signal The vertcal poston, the horzontal poston, the horzontal phase and the horzontal sze wll be automatcally adjusted. And the aspect rato wll be automatcally set to default. Make sure that the applcaton wndow s set to ts maxmum sze pror to attemptng to use ths feature. A dark pcture may stll be ncorrectly adjusted. Use a brght pcture when adjustng. For an M1-D signal The aspect rato wll be automatcally set to default. For a video signal or s-video signal The vdeo format best suted for the respectve nput sgnal wll be selected automatcally. Ths functon s avalable only when the AUTO s selected to the VIDEO FORMAT tem n INPUT menu. For a component v deo s gnal, the s gnal type is identified automatically independently of this function. For a video signal, s-video signal or component video signal The vert cal pos t on, hor zontal pos t on and aspect rat o w ll be automat cally set to default. For a component video signal The horzontal phase wll be automatcally set to default. ● The automatic adjustment operation requires about 10 seconds. Also please note that t may not functon correctly wth some nput. BLANKLASER ASPECT ESC MENU RESET POSITION AUTO MAGNIFY MY BUTTON VOLUME ON 1 MUTE OFF 2 FREEZE KEYSTONE SEARCH PUSH ENTER PAGE UP PAGE DOWN STANDBY/ON VIDEO RGB LASERINDICATOR 2/5 1/10 1/10 UP DOWN RIGHT Lens shift cover LEFT NOTE • When the vertcal lens shft s adjusted, t s recommended to shft the pcture upward. Top 19ViewSonic PJ1158
Adjusting the position 1. Press the POSITION button on the remote control. The “POSITION” ndcaton wll appear on the screen. 2. Use the cursor buttons ▲/▼/◄/► to adjust the picture posi- ton. When you want to reset the operaton, press the RESET button on the remote control durng the operaton. To complete ths operaton, press the POSITION button agan. Even f you do not do anythng, the dalog wll automatcally dsappear after a few seconds. ● When this function is performed on a video signal, s-video signal or component video signal, some image such as an extra-line may appear at outside of the pictur e. ● When this function is performed on a video signal, s-video signal, or component video signal of 525 (480) or 625 (576), the range of ths adjustment depends on the OVER SCAN n IM - AGE menu settng. It s not possble to adjust when the OVER SCAN s set to 10. BLANKLASER ASPECT ESC MENU RESET POSITION AUTO MAGNIFY MY BUTTON VOLUME ON 1 MUTE OFF 2 FREEZE KEYSTONE SEARCH PUSH ENTER PAGE UP PAGE DOWN STANDBY/ON VIDEO RGB LASERINDICATOR Operating Correcting the keystone distortions 1. Press the KEYSTONE button on the remote control. A dalog wll appear on the screen to a d you n correct ng the d stort on. 2. Use the cursor buttons ▲/▼ to select AUTO or MANUAL operaton, and press the button ► to perform the followng. 1) AUTO executes automatc vertcal keystone correcton. 2) Manual dsplays a dalog for keystone correcton. Use the cursor buttons ◄/► to select the direction to correct ( or ) then use the buttons ▲/▼ for adjustment. To close the dalog and complete ths operaton, press the KEYSTONE button agan. Even f you don’t do anythng, the dalog wll automatcally dsappear after a few seconds. ● The adjustable range of this function will vary among inputs. For some input, ths functon may not work well. ● When V:INVERT or H&V:INVERT is selected to the MIRROR item in the SET- UP menu, f the projector screen s nclned or angled downward, ths functon may not work correctly. ● When the zoom adjustment is set to the TELE (telephoto focus), this function may be excessve. Ths functon should be used when the zoom adjustment s set to the full WIDE (wide-angle focus) whenever possible. ● When the projector s placed on the level (about ±3°), ths functon may not work. ● When the projector s nclned to near ±30 degree or over, ths functon may not work well. ● When the vertcal lens shft s not set fully upward (not set fully downward for the optional lens type FL-601 only), this function may not work well. ● When the horzontal lens shft s not set to the center, ths functon may not work well. ● Ths functon wll be unavalable when Transton Detector s on. BLANKLASER ASPECT ESC MENU RESET POSITION AUTO MAGNIFY MY BUTTON VOLUME ON 1 MUTE OFF 2 FREEZE KEYSTONE SEARCH PUSH ENTER PAGE UP PAGE DOWN STANDBY/ON VIDEO RGB LASERINDICATOR -;5610#761:%76/#07#. -;5610 20ViewSonic PJ1158
Operating Using the magnify feature 1. Press the ON button of MAGNIFY on the remote control. The “MAGNIFY” ndcaton wll appear on the screen (al - though the ndcaton wll dsappear n several seconds wth no operaton), and the projector wll go nto the MAGNIFY mode. 2. Use the cursor buttons ▲/▼ to adjust the zoom level. To move the zoom area, press the POSITION button n the MAGNIFY mode, then use the cursor buttons ▲/▼/◄/► to move the area. And to finalize the zoom area, press the POSITION button agan. To ext from the MAGNIFY mode and restore the screen to normal, press the OFF button of MAGNIFY on the remote control. ● The projector automatically exits from the MAGNIFY mode when the input sig- nal s changed, or when the dsplay condton s changed. ● Although in the MAGNIFY mode, the keystone distortion condition may vary, it wll be restored when the projector exts from the MAGNIFY mode. BLANKLASER ASPECT ESC MENU RESET POSITION AUTO MAGNIFY MY BUTTON VOLUME ON 1 MUTE OFF 2 FREEZE KEYSTONE SEARCH PUSH ENTER PAGE UP PAGE DOWN STANDBY/ON VIDEO RGB LASERINDICATOR Freezing the screen 1. Press the FREEZE button on the remote control. The “FREEZE” ndcaton wll appear on the screen (although the ndcat on wll not appear when the TURN ON s selected to the MESSAGE tem of SCREEN menu), and the projector wll go nto the FREEZE mode. To ext the FREEZE mode and restore the screen to normal, press the FREEZE button agan. ● The projector automatically exits from the FREEZE mode when the input signal changes, or when one of the projector’s buttons or the remote control buttons of STANDBY/ON, SEARCH, RGB, VIDEO, BLANK, AUTO, ASPECT, VOL - UME, MUTE, KEYSTONE, POSITION, MENU, MAGNIFY and MY BUTTON s pressed. ● If the projector continues projecting a still image for a long time, the LCD panel mght possbly be burned n. Do not leave the projector n the FREEZE mode for too long. BLANKLASER ASPECT ESC MENU RESET POSITION AUTO MAGNIFY MY BUTTON VOLUME ON 1 MUTE OFF 2 FREEZE KEYSTONE SEARCH PUSH ENTER PAGE UP PAGE DOWN STANDBY/ON VIDEO RGB LASERINDICATOR NOTE • The zoom level can be finely adjusted. Closely watch the screen to find the level you want. 21ViewSonic PJ1158
Operating Temporarily blanking the screen 1. Press the BLANK button on the remote control. The blank screen wll be dsplayed nstead of the screen of nput sgnal. Please refer to the BLANK tem n SCREEN menu. To ext from the blank screen and return to the nput sgnal screen, press the BLANK button agan. ● The projector automatically returns to the input signal screen when one of the projector’s buttons or the remote control buttons s pressed or one of the com - mands (except get commands) s transmtted to the control port. BLANKLASER ASPECT ESC MENU RESET POSITION AUTO MAGNIFY MY BUTTON VOLUME ON 1 MUTE OFF 2 FREEZE KEYSTONE SEARCH PUSH ENTER PAGE UP PAGE DOWN STANDBY/ON VIDEO RGB LASERINDICATOR NOTE • The sound s not connected wth the blank screen functon. If necessary, set the volume or mute first. 22ViewSonic PJ1158
Operating Using the menu function Ths projector has the followng menus: PICTURE, IMAGE, INPUT, SETUP, AUDIO, SCREEN, OPTION, NETWORK, and EASY MENU. EASY MENU conssts of functons often used, and the other menus are classified into each purpose. Each of these menus is operated usng the same methods. The basc operatons of these menus are as follows. 1. Press the MENU button on the remote control or one of the cursor buttons on the projector. The Advanced MENU, or EASY MENU that has prorty just after powered on, wll appear. In the EASY MENU 2. If you want to change t to the Advanced MENU, select the "Go to Advanced Menu..." 3. Use the cursor buttons ▲/▼ to select an item to operate. 4. Use the cursor buttons◄/► to operate the item. In the Advanced MENU 2. Use the cursor buttons ▲/▼ to select a menu. If you want to change t to the EASY MENU, select the EASY MENU. Then press the cursor button ► on the projector or remote control, or the ENTER button on the remote control to select an tem. The dsplay of the selected menu wll be actve. 3. Use the cursor buttons ▲/▼ to select an item to operate. Then press the cursor button ► on the projector or remote control, or the ENTER button on the remote control to progress. The operaton menu of the selected tem wll appear. 4. Use the cursor buttons▲/▼ to operate the item. ● When you want to reset the operaton, press the RESET button on the remote control durng the operaton. Note that tems whose functons are performed smultaneously wth operaton (ex. LANGUAGE, H PHASE, VOLUME etc.) cannot be reset. ● In the Advanced MENU, when you want to return to the prevous dsplay, press the cur- sor button ◄ on the projector or remote control, or the ESC button on the remote con-trol. 5. Press the MENU button on the remote control agan to close the menu and complete ths operaton. Even f you do not do anythng, the dalog wll auto- matcally dsappear after about 10 seconds. ● Some functions cannot be performed when a certain input port is selected, or when a certan nput sgnal s dsplayed. #5;/07=4)$?#52%6 :%76 )QVQ#FXCPEGF/GPW 014/#. 014/#.014/#. J0).+5* #761-;5610-;5610-;56102+%674/1&$4+)*6055%1064#56%1.146+065*#420559*+524/+4414456(+.646+/.#0)7#) /07=4)$? +/#)5672#7&+1 2+%674+0276 126+105%405*#42055 $4+)*60559×%1064#569× %1.149×6+069×%1.146/2/+&)#//#&(#7.6 5.%6 06914-#5;/07#%6+8+4+567401((/;//14;5#8 RESET button ENTER button MENU button Cursor buttons BLANKLASER ASPECT ESC MENU RESET POSITION AUTO MAGNIFY MY BUTTON VOLUME ON 1 MUTE OFF 2 FREEZE KEYSTONE SEARCH PUSH ENTER PAGE UP PAGE DOWN STANDBY/ON VIDEO RGBLASERINDICATOR 23ViewSonic PJ1158
EASY Menu EASY Menu ItemDescription ASPECTUsing the ◄/► buttons switches the mode for aspect ratio. See the ASPECT item in IMAGE menu. AUTO KEY- STONE EXECUTE Using the ► button executes the auto keystone function. See the AUTO KEYSTONE EXECUTE item in SETUP menu. KEYSTONE Using the ◄/► buttons corrects the vertical keystone distortion.See the KEYSTONE item in SETUP menu. KEYSTONE Using the ◄/► buttons corrects the horizontal keystone distortion.See the KEYSTONE item in SETUP menu. PICTURE MODE Using the ◄/► buttons switches the picture mode. The picture modes are combinations of GAMMA and COLOR TEMP settings. Choose a suitable mode according to the projected source. NORMAL ó CINEMA ó DYNAMIC WHITEBOARD ó BOARD(GREEN) ó BOARD(BLACK) COLOR TEMPGAMMA NORMALMID DEFAULT#1 DEFAULT CINEMALOW DEFAULT#2 DEFAULT DYNAMICHIGH DEFAULT#3 DEFAULT BOARD(BLACK)Hi-BRIGHT-1 DEFAULT#4 DEFAULT Daylight ModeHi-BRIGHT-1 DEFAULT#3 DEFAULT WHITEBOARDMID DEFAULT#5 DEFAULT • When the combination of GAMMA and COLOR TEMP differs from pre-assigned modes above, the display on the menu for the PICTURE MODE is “CUSTOM”. Please refer to the GAMMA and COLOR TEMP items in PICTURE menu.• When this function is performed, a certain extra such as a line may appear. From the EASY MENU, items shown in the table below can be performed. Select an item using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons on the projector or remote control. Then perform it according to the following table. #5;/07=4)$?#52%6 :%76 )QVQ#FXCPEGF/GPW 014/#. 014/#.014/#. J0).+5* #761-;5610-;5610-;56102+%674/1&$4+)*6055%1064#56%1.146+065*#420559*+524/+4414456(+.646+/.#0)7#) (continued on next page) 24ViewSonic PJ1158
EASY Menu ItemDescription BRIGHTNESSUsing the ◄/► buttons adjusts the brightness. See the BRIGHTNESS tem n PICTURE menu. CONTRASTUsing the ◄/► buttons adjusts the contrast. See the CONTRAST tem n PICTURE menu. COLORUsing the ◄/► buttons adjusts the strength of whole color. See the COLOR tem n PICTURE menu. TINTUsing the ◄/► buttons adjusts the tint. See the TINT tem n PICTURE menu. SHARPNESSUsing the ◄/► buttons adjusts the sharpness. See the SHARPNESS tem n PICTURE menu. WHISPERUsing the ◄/► buttons turns off/on the whisper mode. See the WHISPER tem n SETUP menu. MIRRORUsing the ◄/► buttons switches the mode for mirror status. See the MIRROR tem n SETUP menu. RESETPerformng ths tem resets all of the EASY MENU tems except the FILTER TIME and LANGUAGE.A dialog is displayed for confirmation. Selecting the RESET using the ▲ button performs resetting. FILTER TIME Performing this item resets the filter time which counts usage time of the air filter.A dialog is displayed for confirmation. Selecting the RESET using the ▲ button performs resetting. See the FILTER TIME tem n OPTION menu. LANGUAGEUsing the ◄/► buttons changes the display language. See the LANGUAGE tem n SCREEN menu. Go toAdvanced Menu... Select “Go to Advanced Menu…” on the menu, and press the ► or ENTER button to use the menu of PICTURE, IMAGE, INPUT, SETUP, AUDIO, SCREEN, OPTION or NETWORK. EASY Menu (continued) 25ViewSonic PJ1158