ViewSonic Projector Pj1173 User Manual
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PJ1173ViewSonic6 EASY MENU EASY MENU (continued) ItemDescription BRIGHTNESSUsing the ◄/► buttons adjusts the brightness.See the BRIGHTNESS item in PICTURE menu. CONTRASTUsing the ◄/► buttons adjusts the contrast.See the CONTRAST item in PICTURE menu. COLORUsing the ◄/► buttons adjusts the strength of whole color.See the COLOR item in PICTURE menu. TINTUsing the ◄/► buttons adjusts the tint.See the TINT item in PICTURE menu. SHARPNESSUsing the ◄/► buttons adjusts the sharpness.See the SHARPNESS item in PICTURE menu. WHISPERUsing the ◄/► buttons turns off/on the whisper mode.See the WHISPER item in SETUP menu. MIRRORUsing the ◄/► buttons switches the mode for mirror status.See the MIRROR item in SETUP menu. RESET Performing this item resets all of the EASY MENU items except the FILTER TIME and LANGUAGE.A dialog is displayed for confirmation. Selecting the RESET using the ▲ button performs resetting. FILTER TIME The usage time of the air filter is shown in the menu.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 item in OPTION menu. LANGUAGEUsing the ◄/► buttons changes the display language. See the LANGUAGE item in 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.
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PICTURE Menu
PICTURE Menu
From the PICTURE menu, items shown in the table
below can be performed.
Select an item using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons on the
projector or remote control, and press the ► cursor
button on the projector or remote control, or the ENTER
button on the remote control to execute the item. Then
perform it according to the following table.
ItemDescription
BRIGHTNESSUsing the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the brightness.Light ó Dark
CONTRASTUsing the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the contrast.Strong ó Weak
GAMMA
Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the gamma mode.
#1 DEFAULT ó #1 CUSTOM ó #2 DEFAULT ó #2 CUSTOM ó #3 DEFAULT
#6 CUSTOM #3 CUSTOM
#6 DEFAULT ó #5 CUSTOM ó #5 DEFAULT ó #4 CUSTOM ó #4 DEFAULT
To adjust CUSTOM
Selecting a mode whose name includes CUSTOM and then pressing the ► button or the ENTER button displays a dialog to aid you in adjusting the mode. This function is useful when you want to change the brightness of particular tones.
Choose an item using the ◄/► buttons, and adjust the level using the ▲/▼ buttons.
You can display a test pattern for checking the effect of your adjustment by pressing the ENTER button. Each time you press the ENTER button, the pattern changes as below.
No pattern ð Gray scale of 9 steps
Ramp Gray scale of 5 steps
The eight equalizing bars correspond to eight tone levels of the test
pattern (Gray scale of 9 steps) except the darkest in the left end.
If you want to adjust the 2nd tone from left end on the test pattern,
use the equalizing adjustment bar “1”. The darkest tone at the left
end of the test pattern cannot be controlled with any of equalizing
adjustment bar.
• When this function is performed, lines or other distortion may
appear.
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PICTURE Menu
PICTURE Menu (continued)
ItemDescription
COLOR TEMP
Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the color temperature mode.
To adjust CUSTOM
Selecting a mode whose name includes CUSTOM and then pressing the ► button or the ENTER button displays a dialog to aid you in adjusting the OFFSET and GAIN of the selected mode.
OFFSET adjustments change the color intensity on the whole tones of the test pattern.
GAIN adjustments mainly affect color intensity on the brighter tones of the test pattern.
Choose an item using the ◄/► buttons, and adjust the level using the ▲/▼ buttons.
You can display a test pattern for checking the effect of your adjustment by pressing the ENTER button. Each time you press the ENTER button, the pattern changes as below.
No pattern ð Gray scale of 9 steps
Ramp Gray scale of 5 steps
• When this function is performed, lines or other distortion may
appear.
COLOR
Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the strength of whole color.
Strong ó Weak
• This item can be selected only for a video signal, s-video, component video or HDMI signal.
TINT
Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the tint.
Greenish ó Reddish
• This item can be selected only for a video signal, s-video, component video or HDMI signal.
SHARPNESS
Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the sharpness.
Strong ó Weak• There may be some noise and/or the screen may flicker for a
moment when an adjustment is made. This is not a malfunction.
HIGH DEFAULT � HIGH CUSTOM � MID DEFAULT � MID CUSTOM � LOW DEFAULT
LOW CUSTOM � Hi-BRIGHT-1 DEFAULT � Hi-BRIGHT-1 CUSTOM � Hi-BRIGHT-2 DEFAULT
Hi-BRIGHT-2 CUSTOM � Hi-BRIGHT-3 DEFAULT � Hi-BRIGHT-3 CUSTOM
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PJ1173ViewSonic9 ItemDescription ACTIVE IRIS Using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons changes the active iris control mode. PRESENTATION ó THEATER ó TURN OFF Feature PRESENTATIONThe active iris displays the best presentation image for both bright and dark scenes. THEATERThe active iris displays the best theater image for both bright and dark scenes. TURN OFFThe active iris is always open. • The screen may flicker when the PRESENTATION or THEATER modes are selected. If this occurs select TURN OFF. MY MEMORY This projector has 4 memories for adjustment data (for all the items of the PICTURE menu).Selecting a function using the ▲/▼ buttons and pressing the ► or ENTER button performs each function. LOAD-1 ó LOAD-2 ó LOAD-3 ó LOAD-4 SAVE-4 óSAVE-3 ó SAVE-2 ó SAVE-1 LOAD-1, LOAD-2, LOAD-3, LOAD-4 Performing a LOAD function loads the data from the memory linked in the number included in the function’s name, and adjusts the picture automatically depending on the data. • The LOAD functions whose linked memory has no data are skipped.• Remember that the current adjusted condition will be lost by loading data. If you want to keep the current adjustment, please save it before performing a LOAD function.• There may be some noise and the screen may flicker for a moment when loading data. This is not malfunction.• The LOAD functions can be also performed by the MY MEMORY button which can be set by the MY BUTTON item in OPTION menu. SAVE-1, SAVE-2, SAVE-3, SAVE-4 Performing a SAVE function saves the current adjustment data into the memory linked in the number included in the function’s name. • Remember that the current data being stored of a memory will be lost by saving a new data into the memory. PICTURE Menu PICTURE Menu (continued)
PJ1173ViewSonic30 IMAGE Menu IMAGE Menu From the IMAGE menu, items shown in the table below can be performed. Select an item using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons on the projector or remote control, and press the ► cursor button on the projector or remote control, or ENTER button on the remote control to execute the item. Then perform it according to the following table. ItemDescription ASPECT Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the mode for aspect ratio. For an RGB signalNORMAL ó 4:3 ó 6:9 ó SMALL For an HDMI signalNORMAL ó 4:3 ó 6:9 ó 4:9 ó SMALL For a Video signal, S-video signal or Component video signal4:3 ó 6:9 ó 4:9 ó SMALL For no signal4:3 (fixed)• The NORMAL mode keeps the original aspect ratio of the signal. OVER SCAN Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the over-scan ratio. Large (It reduces picture) ó Small (It magnifies picture) • This item can be selected only for a video, s-video, component and HDMI signal.• When this adjustment is too large, certain degradation may appear at the frame area of the picture. In such a case, please adjust small. V POSITION Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the vertical position.Up ó Down• Over-adjusting the vertical position may cause noise to appear on the screen. If this occurs please reset the vertical position to the default setting. Pressing the RESET button when the V POSITION is selected will reset the V POSITION to the default setting.• When this function is performed on a video signal, s-video signal, or component video signal of 525i (480i) or 625i (576i) input from the COMPONENT port, the range of this adjustment depends on the OVER SCAN setting. It is not possible to adjust when the OVER SCAN is set to 10. H POSITION Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the horizontal position.Left ó Right• Over-adjusting the horizontal position may cause noise to appear on the screen. If this occurs please reset the horizontal position to the default setting. Pres\ sing the RESET button when the H POSITION is selected will reset the H POSITION to the default setting.• When this function is performed on a video signal, s-video signal, or component video signal of 525i (480i) or 625i (576i) input from the COMPONENT port, the range of this adjustment depends on the OVER SCAN setting. It is not possible to adjust when the OVER SCAN is set to 10. (continued on next page)
PJ1173ViewSonic3 IMAGE Menu IMAGE Menu (continued) ItemDescription H PHASE Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the horizontal phase to eliminate flicker . Right ó Left • This item can be selected only for an RGB signal or a component video signal. (except 525i (480i), 625i (576i), SCART RGB input from the COMPONENT port) H SIZE Using the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the horizontal size. Large ó Small • This item can be selected only for an RGB signal. • When this adjustment is excessive, the picture may not be displayed correctly. In such a case, please reset the adjustment by pressing the RESET button on the remote control during this operation. AUTO ADJUST EXECUTE Selecting this item performs the automatic adjustment feature. For an RGB signalThe vertical position, the horizontal position and the horizontal phase will be automatically set to default. 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 signalThe video format best suited for the respective input signal will be selected 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 signalThe vertical position, horizontal position and horizontal phase will be automatically set to the default.• The automatic adjustment operation requires approx. 0 seconds. Also please note that it may not function correctly with some input. When this 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.
PJ1173ViewSonic3 INPUT Menu INPUT Menu From the INPUT menu, items shown in the table below can be performed. Select an item using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons on the projector or remote control, and press the ► cursor button on the projector or remote control, or ENTER button on the remote control to execute the item. Then perform it according to the following table. ItemDescription PROGRESSIVE Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the progress mode. TV ó FILM ó TURN OFF • This function is performed only for an interlaced signal at the VIDEO or S-VIDEO input, and for 525i (480i), 625i (576i) or 1125i (1080i) signal at the COMPONENT VIDEO or HDMI input. • When TV or FILM is selected, the screen image will be sharp. FILM adapts to the 2-3 Pull-Down conversion system. But these may cause a certain defect (for example, jagged line) of the picture for a quick moving object. In such a case, please select TURN OFF, even though the screen image may lose the sharpness. VIDEO NR Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the noise reduction mode. HIGH ó MID ó LOW • This function is performed only for the VIDEO or S-VIDEO input, and for 55i (480i), 65i (576i) or 5i (080i) signal at the COMPONENT VIDEO or HDMI input. • When this function is excessive, it may cause a certain degradation of the picture. 3D-YCS Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the 3D-YCS mode. STILL ó MOVIE ó TURN OFF • This function performs only at a VIDEO input of NTSC, and PAL. • MOVIE is the mode for images with a lot of motions like movies, and STILL is the mode for images with few motions or completely still ones like slides. COLOR SPACE Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the mode for color space. AUTO ó RGB ó SMPTE240 ó REC709 ó REC60 • This item can be selected only for an RGB signal or a component video signal (except 525i (480i), 625i (576i) and SCART RGB). • The AUTO mode automatically selects the optimum mode. • The AUTO operation may not work well at some signals. In such a case, it might be good to select a suitable mode except AUTO. (continued on next page)
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INPUT Menu (continued)
ItemDescription
COMPONENT
Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the function of the COMPONENT (Y, CB/PB, Cr/Pr) port.
COMPONENT ó SCART RGB
When the SCART RGB is selected, the COMPONENT (Y, CB/PB, Cr/Pr) and VIDEO ports will function as a SCART RGB port. A SCART adapter or SCART cable is required for a SCART RGB input to the projector. For details, contact ViewSonic.
VIDEO FORMAT
Set the video format for the s-video port and video port.
() Use the ◄/► buttons to select the input port.
(2) Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the mode for video format.
AUTO ó NTSC ó PAL ó SECAM
N-PAL ó M-PAL ó NTSC4.43
• This item is performed only for a video signal from the VIDEO port or the S-VIDEO port.
• The AUTO mode automatically selects the optimum mode.
• The AUTO operation may not work well for some signals. If the picture becomes unstable (e.g. an irregular picture, lack of color), please select the mode according to the input signal.
HDMI
Using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons changes the HDMI signal mode.
AUTO ó NORMAL ó ENHANCED
Feature
AUTOSelecting the optimum mode automatically.
NORMALSuitable for DVD signals (16-235)
ENHANCEDSuitable for VGA signals (0-255)
• If the contrast of the screen image is too strong or too weak, try finding a more suitable mode.
VIDEO
CONTROL
AUDIO IN 1AUDIO IN 2
REMOTE CONTROL S-VIDEOAUDIOOUT R L R L AUDIO IN 3 AUDIO IN 4
RGB OUTRGB1RGB2M1-DCB/PBYCR/PR
LAN
SCART OUT
VideoGBR
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ItemDescription
FRAME LOCK
Set the frame lock function on/off for each port.
() Use the ▲/▼ buttons to select one of following ports.
RGB1 ó RGB2 ó HDMI
QUIT
(2) Use the ◄/► buttons to turns the frame lock function on/off .
TURN ON ó TURN OFF
• This item can be performed only on a signal with a vertical frequency of 50 to 60 Hz.
• When the TURN ON is selected, a moving pictures are displayed more smoothly.
• This function may cause a certain degradation of the picture. In such a case, please select the TURN OFF.
RGB IN
Set the RGB input signal type for the RGB port.
() Use the ◄/► buttons to select the RGB port to be set.
RGB1 ó RGB2
(2) Use the ▲/▼ buttons to select the RGB input signal type.
AUTO ó SYNC ON G OFF
• Selecting the AUTO mode allows you to input a sync on G signal or component signal from the port.
• In the AUTO mode, the picture may be distorted with certain input signals. In such a case, remove the signal connector so that no signal is received and select the SYNC ON G OFF, and then reconnect the signal.
INPUT Menu (continued)
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PJ1173ViewSonic35 INPUT Menu INPUT Menu (continued) ItemDescription RESOLUTION The resolution for the RGB1 and RGB2 input signals can be set on this projector. (1) In the INPUT menu select the RESOLUTION using the ▲/▼ buttons and press the ► button.The RESOLUTION menu will be displayed. (2) In the RESOLUTION menu select the resolution you wish to display using the ▲/▼ buttons. Selecting AUTO will set a resolution appropriate to the input signal. (3) Pressing the ► or ENTER button when selecting a STANDARD resolution will automatically adjust the horizontal and vertical positions, clock phase and horizontal size. The INPUT-INFORMATION dialog will be displayed. (4) To set a custom resolution use the ▲/▼ buttons to select the CUSTOM and the CUSTOM RESOLUTION BOX will be displayed. Set the horizontal (HORZ) and vertical (VERT) resolutions using the ▲/▼/◄/► buttons.It is not guaranteed to work this function properly on any resolutions. (5) To save the setting place the cursor on the right-most digit and press the ► button.The horizontal and vertical positions, clock phase and horizontal size will be automatically adjusted.After the INPUT-INFORMATION dialog has displayed for about 0 seconds the screen will return to the RESOLUTION menu displaying the changed resolution. (6) To revert back to the previous resolution without saving changes place the cursor on the left-most digit and press the ◄ button.The screen will then return to the RESOLUTION menu displaying the previous resolution. • For some pictures, this function may not work well. RESOLUTION MENU CUSTOM RESOLUTION BOX