ViewSonic Projector Pj1172 User Manual

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Adjusting The Picture Position
memo This function is available only for RGB signals.
Correcting The Keystone Distortion
1Press the POSITION button.
As illustrated on the right, a dialog 
will appear on the screen to aid you 
in adjusting the picture position.
2Use the cursor buttons S/T/W/X to 
adjust the position.
memo When you want to initialize the position, press the 
RESET button during adjustment.
3Press the POSITION button again to close the dialo and 
complete this operation.
memo Even if you don’t do anything, the dialog will 
automatically disappear after a few seconds.
1Press the KEYSTONE button.
As illustrated on the right, a dialog will appear 
on the screen to aid you in correcting the 
keystone distortion.
2Use the cursor buttons W/X to select the 
direction of distortion to correct (  or  ).
3Use the cursor buttons S/T to correct the distortion.
4Press the KEYSTONE button again to close the dialog and 
complete this operation.
memo Even if you don’t do anything, the dialog will 
automatically disappear after a few seconds.
Cursor 
buttons
POSITION 
button
RESET 
button
Cursor 
buttons
KEYSTONE 
button 
						

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Adjusting The Volume
Muting The Sound
Temporarily Blanking The Screen
1Press the VOLUME button.
As illustrated on the right, a dialog will appear 
on the screen to aid you in adjusting the 
volume.
2Use the cursor buttons S/T to adjust the 
volume.
3Press the VOLUME button again to close the dialog and 
complete this operation.
memo Even if you don’t do anything, the dialog will 
automatically disappear after a few seconds.
1Press the MUTE button.
As illustrated on the right, a dialog will appear 
on the screen indicating that you have muted 
the sound.
2Press the MUTE or VOLUME button again to 
restore the sound.
memo Even if you don’t do anything, the dialog will 
automatically disappear after a few seconds.
1Press the BLANK button.
The input signal screen will shut off, and a BLANK screen 
will appear.
memo You can set the BLANK screen using the menu. Please 
refer to the item “BLANK” of the table of the section 
“SCREEN Menu”.
2Press the BLANK button again to remove the BLANK 
screen, and return to the input signal screen.
Cursor 
buttons
VOLUME 
button
MUTE 
button
BLANK 
button 
						

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Freezing The Screen
NOTE
• If the projector continues projecting the same image for a long time (i.e. you forget to exit 
FREEZE mode), the image might possibly remain as an afterimage. Do not leave the 
projector in FREEZE mode for too long.
Using The Magnify Feature
1Press the FREEZE button.
As illustrated on the right, a dialog 
will appear on the screen, and the 
screen will freeze at the current 
image.
2Press the FREEZE button again to 
restore the screen to normal.
The icon “||” will change to the icon “X”. And after a couple 
of seconds, the dialog will be closed and the screen will be 
restored to normal.
memo The freezing feature will automatically finish if a remote 
control’s button that changes some display state (ex. 
blanking the screen, displaying a dialog or a menu, 
adjusting the picture, changing the input signal) is pressed, 
or a button of projector is pressed.
1Press the MAGNIFY  button.
As illustrated on the right, a dialog 
will appear on the screen to aid you 
in magnifying the picture.
2Press the POSITION button, then 
use the cursor buttons S/T/W/X to 
select the area to zoom.
3Press the POSITION button again to finalize the zoom 
area.
4Use the cursor buttons S/T to adjust the zoom level.
5Press the MAGNIFY   button to close the dialog and 
restore the screen to normal.
memo The magnify feature will automatically finish if the 
automatic adjustment is execute, or the aspect, the signal 
type mode of video or the signal input state is changed.
FREEZE 
button
POSITION 
button Cursor 
buttons
MAGNIFY 
buttons 
						

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Displaying The Child Window
memo This feature called “PinP (Picture in Picture)” is available only when a RGB signal is 
selected to main screen.
Selecting An Audio Input
memo This feature is available only when the child window is on the screen.
1Press the PinP button.
The child window with a picture of a video signal will 
appear.
2Press the PinP button again to change the size of the child 
window or close the window.
       Small child window  
						

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Multifunctional Settings
Using The Menu Functions
This projector has the following menus: MAIN, PICTURE-1, PICTURE-2, INPUT, AUTO, 
SCREEN, OPTION and NETWORK. Each of these menus is operated using the same 
methods. The basic operations of these menus are as follows.
1Press the MENU 
button. The menu will 
appear on the screen.
2Use the cursor 
buttons S/T to 
select a menu, then 
press the X (or the 
ENTER) button to 
progress.
The display of the 
selected menu will 
appear.
3Use the cursor 
buttons S/T to 
select an item, then 
press the X (or the 
ENTER) button to 
progress.
The operation display 
of the selected item 
will appear.ex. Turning off the built-in speaker
1) Press the MENU button.
2) Select the “OPTION” using the T 
button, then press the X button.
3) Select the “SPEAKER” using the T 
button, then press the X button.
4Use the cursor buttons S/T to operate the 
item.
memo When you want to reset the 
adjustment, press the RESET button 
during the operation. Note that the items 
whose functions are performed 
simultaneously with operating (ex. 
LANGUAGE, WHISPER, H PHASE etc.) 
are not reset.
memo When you want to return to the 
previous display, press the W button or 
ESC button.4) Use the cursor button T to select the 
“TURN OFF”.
5Press the MENU button again to close the 
menu display and complete this operation.
memo Even if you don’t do anything, the 
menu will automatically disappear after a 
few seconds.5) Press the MENU button again.
Cursor 
buttons
MENU 
button
RESET 
button
ESC 
button
X/
ENTER 
button 
						

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MAIN Menu
With the MAIN menu, the items shown in the table below can be 
performed. Perform each operation in accordance with the 
instructions in the table below.
Item Description
BRIGHT Adjust the brightness using the S/T buttons.: 
    Light  Dark
CONTRAST Adjust the contrast using the S/T buttons.: Strong  Weak
ASPECT Select an aspect ratio using the S/T buttons.:

						

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PICTURE-1 Menu
With the PICTURE-1 menu, the items shown in the table below 
can be performed. Perform each operation in accordance with the 
instruct ions in the table below.
(This table is continued to the following page.) Item Description
GAMMA Select a gamma mode using the S/T buttons.: 
    NORMAL  CINEMA  DYNAMIC  CUSTOM
Selecting CUSTOM and then pressing the X (or the ENTER) button 
calls the CUSTOM menu.
CUSTOM Menu
Select an item using the S/T buttons, and 
press the X (or the ENTER) button to perform 
each function.
    GAMMA  COLOR TEMP  R  G  B
memo The R, G and B can be selected only when the USER is selected 
under the COLOR TEMP.
GAMMA Adjust the gamma data using the S/T buttons.: Up  
Down
COLOR 
TEMPSelect a color temperature using the S/T buttons.: 
    HIGH  MIDDLE  LOW  USER
R Adjust the red color level for the USER mode of the COLOR 
TEMP using the S/T buttons.: Strong  Weak
G Adjust the green color level for the USER mode of the 
COLOR TEMP using the S/T buttons.: Strong  Weak
B Adjust the blue color level for the USER mode of the 
COLOR TEMP using the S/T buttons.: Strong  Weak
COLOR BAL R Adjust the red color balance using the S/T buttons.: 
    Strong  Weak
COLOR BAL G Adjust the green color balance using the S/T buttons.: 
    Strong  Weak
COLOR BAL B Adjust the blue color balance using the S/T buttons.: 
    Strong  Weak
SHARPNESS Adjust the sharpness using the S/T buttons.: 
    Clear  Soft
memo This item can be selected only at a video signal.
COLOR Adjust the whole color using the S/T buttons.: 
    Strong  Weak
memo This item can be selected only at a video signal.
TINT Adjust the tint using the S/T buttons.: 
    Green  Red
memo This item can be selected only at a video signal. 
						

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PICTURE-1 Menu (Continued)
Item Description
MY MEMORY Select a command to load or save using the S/T buttons, and then 
press the X (or the ENTER) button to perform the function.:
   
This projector has 4 numbered memories for adjustment data. 
Performing the SAVE1, SAVE2, SAVE3 or SAVE4 puts the current 
adjustment data on the memory whose number corresponds with the 
command’s number.
Performing the LOAD1, LOAD2, LOAD3 or LOAD4 loads the data on 
the memory whose number corresponds with the command’s number, 
and adjusts the picture automatically depending on the data.
RESET Select EXECUTE using the S button to reset the PICTURE-1 menu 
items.: 
    EXECUTE  CANCEL
The items of the PICTURE-1 menu are collectively returned to the 
initial setting. Note that the items “MY MEMORY” and “GAMMA” of the 
CUSTOM menu under the item “GAMMA” are not reset. 
						

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PICTURE-2 Menu
With the PICTURE-2 menu, the items shown in the table below 
can be performed. Perform each operation in accordance with the 
instruct ions in the table below.
memo This menu cannot be selected at a M1-D signal.
Item Description
V POSITION Adjust the vertical position using the S/T buttons.: 
    Up  Down
memo This item can be selected only at a RGB signal.
H POSITION Adjust the horizontal position using the S/T buttons.: 
    Left  Right
memo This item can be selected only at a RGB signal.
H PHASE Adjust the horizontal phase to eliminate flicker using the S/T 
buttons.: 
    Right  Left
memo This item can be selected only at a RGB signal or a component 
video signal other than a COMPONENT port input of 525i/625i/
SCART RGB.
H SIZE Adjust the horizontal size using the S/T buttons.: 
    Large  Small
memo This item can be selected only at a RGB signal.
memo When this adjustment is excessive, the picture may not be 
displayed correctly. In such a case, please reset the adjustment 
pressing the RESET button during this operation.
OVER SCAN Adjust the over-scan ratio using the S/T buttons.: 
    Large  Small
memo This item can be selected only at a video signal.
memo When this adjustment is too large, certain degradation may 
appear at the frame area of the picture. In such a case, please adjust 
small.
RESET Select EXECUTE using the S button to reset PICTURE-2 menu 
items.: 
    EXECUTE  CANCEL
The items of the PICTURE-2 menu are collectively returned to the 
initial setting. Note that the item “H PHASE” is not reset. 
						

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INPUT Menu
With the INPUT menu, the items shown in the table below can be 
performed. Perform each operation in accordance with the 
instructions in the table below.
(This table is continued to the following page.) Item Description
COLOR SPACE Select a color space mode using the S/T buttons.:
    AUTO  RGB  SMPTE240  REC709  REC601
Selecting AUTO automatically selects the optimum mode.
memo This item can be selected only at a RGB signal or a component 
video signal other than a COMPONENT port input of 525i/625i/
SCART RGB.
memo The AUTO operation may not work well at some signals. In such a 
case, select the SMPTE240 or the REC709 for a HDTV signal.
COMPONENT Select a function of COMPONENT port using the S/T buttons.:
    COMPONENT  SCART RGB
When SCART RGB is selected, the COMPONENT port functions as a 
port for SCART RGB signal input. Please refer to the section 
“Connecting Your Devices”.
VIDEO Select a signal type mode using the S/T buttons.:
   
 AUTO  NTSC  PA L   SECAM  NTSC4.43  M-PAL  N-PAL
Selecting AUTO automatically selects the optimum mode.
memo This item is performs only at a video signal from the VIDEO port 
or the S-VIDEO port. For a component video signal, the signal type is 
identified automatically independently of this function.
memo The AUTO operation may not work well at some signals. If the 
picture becomes unstable (ex. a irregular picture, a color lack), please 
select the mode depending on the input signal.
3D-YCS Select TURN ON or TURN OFF using the S/T buttons.:
    TURN ON  TURN OFF
When TURN ON is selected, the 3D-YCS mode works for a 
completely still image, or images with little motion.
memo This item performs only at a NTSC3.58 video signal.
memo When this function performs, the setting of the item “VIDEO NR” 
of this INPUT menu is not effective.
VIDEO NR Select a noise reduction level using the S/T buttons.: 
    HIGH  MIDDLE  LOW
The noise on screen is reduced according to the selected level.
memo This item performs only at a video signal from the VIDEO port or 
the S-VIDEO port. At a video signal of NTSC3.58, this function 
performs only when TURN OFF is selected to the item “3D-YSC” of 
this INPUT menu.
memo When this adjustment is excessive, certain degradation may 
appear on the picture.