ViewSonic Projector Pj1173 User Manual

							
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Remote control
Using as a wired remote control
The accessory remote control works as a wired remote control, 
when the wired control port at the bottom of the remote control 
connects with the REMOTE CONTROL port on the back of the 
projector via an audio cable with 3.5 diameter stereo mini plugs.
When the remote control signal is hard to reach surely to 
the projector in the environment, this function is effective.
• To connect the remote control with the projector, use an audio cable 
with 3.5 diameter stereo mini plugs.
NOTE
Using as a simple PC mouse & keyboard
The accessory remote control works as a simple mouse and 
keyboard of the PC, when the projector’s USB port(B type) 
connect with the PC’s USB port(A type) via a USB cable. 
(1)  Mouse left button 
Pushing the button into the center point works 
instead of clicking the mouse's left button. 
Tilting this button to one of eight directions moves 
the PC's move pointer on the screen in the direction.
(2)  Mouse right button 
Pressing the button works instead of clicking 
the mouse’s right button.
(3)  Lever switch 
Sliding toward the side marked ▲ works instead of the 
[↑] key on the keyboard. Sliding toward the side marked 
▼ works instead of the [↓] key on the keyboard.
(4)  Cursor button ◄ 
This button works instead of the [←] key on the keyboard.
(5)  Cursor button ► 
This button works instead of the [→] key on the keyboard.
(6)  PAGE UP button 
This button works instead of the PAGE UP key on the key board.
(7)  PAGE DOWN button  
This button works instead of the PAGE DOWN key on the key board.
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• When the simple mouse & keyboard function of this product does not 
work correctly, please check the following.
-  When a USB cable connects this projector with a PC having a built-in poin ting device (e.g. track 
ball) like a notebook PC, open BIOS setup menu, then select the external mouse and disable 
the built-in pointing device, because the built-in pointing device may have priority to this function.
-  Windows 95 OSR . or higher is required for this function. And also this 
function may not work depending on the PC’s configurations and mouse drivers. 
- Operating simultaneously two or more keys is void except for mouse drag and drop operation.
- This function is activated only when the projector is working properly.
NOTE
VIDEO 
CONTROL 
AUDIO IN 1 AUDIO IN 2 
REMOTE  CONTROL    (3.5Φ) 
  AUX I/O DC 5V 0.5A 
S-VIDEO 
LAN 
AUDIO OUT 
AC IN 
I       O 
 R   L  R   L   AUDIO IN 3    AUDIO IN 4
RGB  OUT RGB1 RGB2 M1-D Y CB/PB CR/PR 
SD CARD 
SD CARD 
VIDEO 
CONTROL 
AUDIO IN 1 AUDIO IN 2 
REMOTE  CONTROL    (3.5Φ) S-VIDEO 
LAN 
AUDIO OUT 
AC IN 
I       O 
 R   L  R   L   AUDIO IN 3    AUDIO IN 4
RGB  OUT RGB1 RGB2 M1-D Y CB/PB CR/PR 
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LASERINDICATOR
  AUX I/O DC 5V 0.5A LAN 
AC IN 
I       O 
SD CARD 
SD CARD 
LAN 
AC IN 
I       O 
VIDEO
CONTROL
AUDIO IN 1AUDIO IN 2
AUDIO OUT
RGB OUTRGB1
RGB2
HDMI
 R            L     R          L     AUDO IN 3       AUDIO IN 4
CB/PBYCR/PR
B/CB/PBB/CR/PRG/YHVUSBREMOTE CONTROL   
VIDEO
CONTROL
AUDIO IN 1AUDIO IN 2
AUDIO OUT
RGB OUTRGB1
RGB2
HDMI
 R            L     R          L     AUDO IN 3       AUDIO IN 4
CB/PBYCR/PR
B/CB/PBB/CR/PRG/YHVUSBREMOTE CONTROL   
to a PC
USB port 
						

							
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.Make sure that the power cord is firmly and 
correctly connected to the projector and the outlet.
Power on/off
Turning on the power
.Remove the lens cover, and set the power switch 
to the ON position (marked “ I “).  
The power indicator will light up in steady orange. 
Then wait several seconds because the buttons 
may not function for these several seconds. 
3.Press the STANDBY/ON button on the projector or 
the remote control.
• Turn the power on/off in right order. Please power on the projector prior 
to the connected devices. Power off the projector later than the connected devices.
• When the AUTO ON of the OPTION menu is set to the TURN ON, and the power 
was turned off by the power switch last time, turning the power switch on makes the 
projection lamp light on without pushing the STANDBY/ON button.
• Use the shutdown switch only when the projector is not turned off by normal 
procedure.
NOTE
Power on/off
The projection lamp will light up and the POWER indicator will be gin blinking in green. 
When the power is completely on, the indicator will stop blinking a nd light in steady green.
To display the picture, select an input signal according to the section "Selecting an input signal".
►A strong light is emitted when the projector’s power is on. Do not look into 
the lens of the projector or look inside of the projector through any of  the projector’s openings.
►Do not touch around the lamp cover and the exhaust vents during use or just after use, since it is too hot.
WARNING
.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.
Turning off  the power
.Press the STANDBY/ON button on the projector or the remote control again while the 
message appears. 
The projector lamp will go off, and the POWER indicator will begin blinking in orange. 
Then the POWER indicator will stop blinking and light in steady orange when the 
lamp cooling is complete.
3.Make sure that the power indicator lights in steady orange, and set the power switch 
to the OFF position (marked “O“).  
The POWER indicator will go off. Attach the lens cover.
Do not turn the projector on for 0 minutes or more after turning it off. Turning the projector 
on again too soon could shorten the lifetime of some consumable parts of the projector.
STANDBY/ON button
POWER indicator
Power switch 
						

							
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(*)        RGB 1          RGB 2          HDMI   
          VIDEO  S-VIDEO  COMPONENT (Y, CB/PB, CR/PR)
Operating
Operating
.Press the VOLUME button on the remote control. 
A dialog will appear on the screen to aid you in adjusting the volume.
Adjusting the volume
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LASERINDICATOR
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LASERINDICATOR
.Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to adjust the volume.
To close the dialog and complete the operation, press the 
VOLUME button again. Even if you do not do anything, the 
dialog will automatically disappear after a few seconds.
●  When no audio port is selected for current picture input port, the volume 
adjustment is disable. Please see the AUDIO item of AUDIO menu.
.Press the MUTE button on the remote control.  
A dialog will appear on the screen indicating that you have muted the sou\
nd. 
To restore the sound, press the MUTE or VOLUME button. 
Even if you do not do anything, the dialog will automatically 
disappear after a few seconds.
Temporarily muting the sound
●  
As long as no audio input is selected for current picture input port, the sound 
is always muted. Please see the AUDIO item of AUDIO menu.
.Press the INPUT button on the projector.  
Each time you press the button, the projector switches its 
input port as below.
Selecting an input signal
          RGB 1  RGB 2  HDMI 
.Press the RGB button on the remote control to select an 
input port for the RGB signal. 
Each time you press the button, the projector switches its 
RGB input port as below.
●   If the RGB button is pushed (when switching from VIDEO to RGB signals) 
when TURN ON is selected for the AUTO SEARCH item in the OPTION 
menu the projector will check the RGB 1 port first. If no input is detected at 
the port, the projector will check other port in above order. (*)
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Operating
.Press the VIDEO button on the remote control to select an 
input for video signal.  
Each time you press the button, the projector switches its 
video input port as below. 
Selecting an input signal (continued)
●  If the VIDEO button is pushed (when switching from RGB to VIDEO signals) 
when TURN ON is selected for the AUTO SEARCH item in the OPTION menu 
the projector will check the COMPONENT (Y, CB/PB, CR/PR) port first. If no input 
is detected at the port, the projector will check other ports in  above order.(*)
.Press the ASPECT button on the remote control.   
Each time you press the button, the projector switches the mode for aspe\
ct 
ratio in turn. 
Selecting an aspect ratio
● The NORMAL mode keeps the original aspect ratio of the signal.
COMPONENT (Y, CB/PB, CR/PR)  S-VIDEO  VIDEO
    
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LASERINDICATOR
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LASERINDICATOR
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LASERINDICATOR
.Press the SEARCH button on the remote control.
The projector will start to check its input ports in order to 
find any input signals.
When an input is found, the projector will stop searching 
and display the image. If no signal is found, the projector will 
return to the state selected before the operation.
Searching an input signal
RGB 1  RGB 2  HDMI   COMPONENT (Y, CB/PB, CR/PR)  S-VIDEO  VIDEO 
     
  For an RGB signal 
NORMAL  4:3  6:9  SMALL 
  
  For an HDMI signal 
NORMAL  4:3  6:9  4:9  SMALL 
  
  For a video signal, s-video signal or component video signal 
4:3  6:9  4:9  SMALL 
  
  For no signal  
4:3 (fixed) 
						

							
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Operating
• When the vertical lens shift 
is adjusted, it is recommended to shift 
the picture upward.
NOTE
.Use the zoom ring to adjust the screen size.
Adjusting the zoom and focus
.Use the focus ring to focus the picture.
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2/5 
1/10 
1/10 
Zoom ringFocus ring
Top
.Use the vertical lens shift dial to shift 
the picture upward or downward.
Adjusting the lens shift
.Use the horizontal lens shift dial to 
shift the picture left or right.
.Press the AUTO button on the remote control.
Using the automatic adjustment feature
  For an RGB signal 
The vertical position, the horizontal position and the 
horizontal phase will be automatically adjusted. 
Make sure that the application window is set to its 
maximum size prior to attempting to use this feature. 
A dark picture may still be incorrectly adjusted. Use a 
bright picture when adjusting.
  For a video signal and s-video signal 
The video format best suited for the respective input signal will be sel\
ected 
automatically. This function is available only when the AUTO is selected 
for the VIDEO FORMAT item in the INPUT menu. The vertical position and 
horizontal position will be automatically set to the default.
  For a component video signal 
The vertical position, horizontal position and horizontal phase will be \
automatically set to the default.
●  
The automatic adjustment operation requires approx. 10 seconds.  Also 
please note that it may not function correctly with some input. When thi\
s 
function is performed for a video signal, a certain extra such as a line\
 may 
appear outside a picture.
●  
The items adjusted by this function may vary when the FINE or DISABLE is 
selected for the AUTO ADJUST item of the SERVICE item in the OPTION 
menu.
UP
DOWN
LEFTRIGHT
Lens shift cover 
						

							
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Operating
.Press the POSITION button on the remote control. 
The “POSITION” indication will appear on the screen.
Adjusting the position
.Use the ▲/▼/◄/► cursor buttons to adjust the picture position.
When you want to reset the operation, press the RESET 
button on the remote control during the operation.
To complete this operation, press the POSITION button 
again. Even if you do not do anything, the dialog will 
automatically disappear 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 picture.
●  When this function is performing on a Video signal, S-Video signal, or component 
signal of 525i(480i) or 625i(576i) input from the COMPONENT port, the range of 
this adjustment depends on the OVER SCAN in IMAGE menu. It is not possible 
to adjust when the OVER SCAN is set to 10.
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LASERINDICATOR
.Press the KEYSTONE button on the remote 
control. A dialog will appear on the screen 
to aid you in correcting the distortion.
Correcting the keystone distortions
.Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to select AUTO or MANUAL 
operation, and press the ► button to perform the following.
●  
The adjustable range of this function will vary among inputs. For some input, this 
function may not work well.
●   When V:INVERT or H&V:INVERT is selected to the MIRROR item in the SETUP 
menu, if the projector screen is inclined or angled downward, this function may 
not work correctly.
●  When the zoom adjustment is set to the TELE (telephoto focus), this function 
may be excessive. This function should be used when the zoom adjustment is 
set to the full WIDE (wide-angle focus) whenever possible.
●  When the projector is placed on the level (about ±3°), this function may not work.
●  When the projector is inclined to near ±30 degree or over, this function may not work well.
●  When the vertical lens shift is not set fully upward (not set fully downward for the 
optional lens type LEN-003 only), this function may not work well.
●  When the horizontal lens shift is not set to the center, this function may not work well.
● This function will be unavailable when Transition Detector is on.
1)  AUTO executes automatic vertical keystone correction. 
2)    MANUAL displays a dialog for keystone correction.  
Use the ◄/► cursor buttons to select the direction to 
correct ( or ) then use the ▲/▼ buttons for adjustment.
To close the dialog and complete this operation, press the 
KEYSTONE button again. Even if you don’t do anything, the 
dialog will automatically disappear after a few seconds. 
						

							
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Operating
• The zoom level can be finely adjusted. Closely watch the screen to 
find the level you want.
NOTE
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LASERINDICATOR
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LASERINDICATOR
.Press the ON button of MAGNIFY on the remote control.  
The “MAGNIFY” indication will appear on the screen and 
the projector will go into the MAGNIFY mode. When the 
ON button of MAGNIFY is pressed first after the projector is 
started, the picture will be zoomed twice. The indication will 
disappear in several seconds with no operation.
Using the magnify feature
.Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to adjust the zoom level. The picture on screen 
can be zoomed in up to 4 times.  
To move the zoom area, press the POSITION button in the MAGNIFY mode, 
then use the ▲/▼/◄/► cursor buttons to move the area. And to finalize the 
zoom area, press the POSITION button again.
To exit 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 
signal is changed or when the display condition is changed. 
●   In the MAGNIFY mode, the keystone distortion condition may vary, it will be 
restored when the projector exits from the MAGNIFY mode.
.Press the FREEZE button on the remote control.  
The “FREEZE” indication will appear on the screen 
(however, the indication will not appear when the TURN 
OFF is selected for the MESSAGE item in the SCREEN 
menu), and the projector will go into the FREEZE mode, 
which the picture is frozen.
To exit the FREEZE mode and restore the screen to normal, 
press the FREEZE button again. 
Freezing the screen
●  
The projector automatically exits from the FREEZE mode when one of the 
projector’s buttons or remote control buttons of STANDBY/ON, SEARCH, 
RGB, VIDEO, BLANK, AUTO, VOLUME, MUTE, KEYSTONE, MENU, 
MAGNIFY and MY BUTTON1/2(except MY MEMORY or PICTURE MODE is 
assigned to) is pressed.
●   If the projector continues projecting a still image for a long time, the LCD 
panel might possibly be burned in. Do not leave the projector in the FRE\
EZE 
mode for too long. 
						

							
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Operating
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LASERINDICATOR
.Press the BLANK button on the remote control.  
The blank screen will be displayed instead of the screen of 
input signal. Please refer to the BLANK item in SCREEN 
menu.
To exit from the blank screen and return to the input signal 
screen, press the BLANK button again. 
Temporarily blanking the screen
●  
The projector automatically returns to the input signal screen when one of the 
projector’s buttons or the remote control buttons (except ASPECT, POSITION, 
MAGNIFY or FREEZE button, also except MY BUTTON1/2 if AUTO KEYSTONE 
 or MY MEMORY or PICTURE MODE is assigned to) is pressed.
• The sound is not connected with the blank screen function. If necessary, 
set the volume or mute first.
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Operating
.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 priority just after 
powered on, will appear. 
If you want to move the menu position, use the cursor buttons after 
pressing the POSITION button. While the projector is displaying any 
menu, the MENU button on the projector works as the cursor buttons.
Using the menu function
.If you want to change it to the Advanced MENU, select the 
"Go to Advanced Menu..."
●  Some functions cannot be performed when a certain input port is selected, or 
when a certain input signal is displayed.
●  When you want to reset the operation, press the RESET button on the remote control 
during the operation. Note that items whose functions are performed simultaneously 
with operation (ex. LANGUAGE, H PHASE, VOLUME etc.) cannot be reset.
●  
In the Advanced MENU, when you want to return to the previous display, press the ◄ 
cursor button on the projector or remote control, or the ESC button on the remote control.
This projector has the following menus: PICTURE, IMAGE, INPUT, SETUP, AUDIO, SCREEN, OPTION, 
NETWORK, and EASY MENU. The EASY MENU consists of functions often used, and the other menus 
are classified into each purpose and brought together as the Advanced Menu. Each of these menus is 
operated using the same methods. The basic operations of these menus are as follows.
In the EASY MENU
3.Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to select an item to operate.
4.Use the ◄/► cursor buttons to operate the item.
5.Press the MENU button on the remote control again to close the menu and com plete this operation. 
Even if you do not do anything, the dialog will automatically disappear \
after about 0 seconds.
.Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to select a menu. 
If you want to change it 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 item. The display of the selected menu will be active.
In the Advanced MENU
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 butto n 
on the remote control to progress. The operation menu of the selected item will appear.
4.Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to operate the item.
RESET button
ENTER button
MENU button
Cursor buttons
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EASY MENU
EASY MENU
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.
ItemDescription
ASPECTUsing the ◄/► buttons switches the mode for aspect ratio.See the ASPECT item in IMAGE menu.
AUTO 
KEYSTONE 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 ó BOARD(BLACK)
     DAYLIGHT MODEó WHITEBOARD ó BOARD(GREEN)
COLOR TEMPGAMMA
NORMALMID DEFAULT#1 DEFAULT
CINEMALOW DEFAULT#2 DEFAULT
DYNAMICHIGH DEFAULT#3 DEFAULT
BOARD(BLACK)Hi-BRIGHT-1 DEFAULT#4 DEFAULT
BOARD(GREEN)Hi-BRIGHT-2 DEFAULT#4 DEFAULT
WHITEBOARDMID DEFAULT#5 DEFAULT
DAYLIGHT MODEHi-BRIGHT-3 DEFAULT#6 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.
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