ViewSonic Projector Pj400 User Manual

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Turning off the power 
NOTE • Turn the power off in right order. Please power off the projector after the 
connected devices. 
• Except for an emergency, whenever you turn the projector off, obey the procedure of 
the following “Turning off the power“, and do not disconnect the power cord until the 
procedure is completed. Neglect causes a damage of the electrode and un-lighting of 
the lamp. 
• This Projector is controlled by an internal microprocessor. Under certain 
exceptional circumstances, the projector may not operate correctly even for turning 
off the power. In such a case, please push the restart switch
 (	4, 17) by using a pin 
or similar. After making sure that the power indicator lights to solid orange, set the 
power switch to the OFF position. Only push the restart switch in these exceptional 
instances. 
• When a power supply is shut off with a power failure or the restart switch, before 
turning on again, make the projector cool down at least 10 minutes without 
operating.  
1. Press the STANDBY/ON button on the projector or remote control.   
The message Power off? will appear on the screen for approximately 5 
seconds. 
 
2. Press the STANDBY/ON button on the projector or remote control again while 
the message is visible. 
The projector lamp will go off, and the POWER indicator will begin blinking 
orange.  
Then the POWER indicator will stop blinking and light to solid orange when the 
lamp cooling is complete. 
 
3. Make sure that the power indicator lights to solid orange, set the power switch to 
the OFF position. Do not set the power switch to the OFF position while the 
POWER indicator is green or blinking.   
The POWER indicator will go off.   
 4. Close the lens cover. For safety purposes, disconnect the power cord if the 
projector is not to be used for prolonged periods of time.  
						

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Operating  
Adjusting the volume 
1. Press the VOLUME button on the remote control. 
A dialog will appear on the screen to aid you in adjusting the 
volume. 
2. Use the cursor buttons S/T to adjust the volume.
    
To close the dialog and complete the operation, press the VOLUME button again. Even 
if you don’t do anything, the dialog will automatically disappear after a few seconds. 
Temporarily muting the sound 
1. Press the MUTE button on the remote control. 
A dialog will appear on the screen indicating that you have 
muted the sound.   
To restore the sound, press the MUTE button or VOLIME 
button.  
Even if you don’t do anything, the dialog will automatically 
disappear after a few seconds.
 
   
Selecting an input signal 
1. Press the INPUT button on the projector.   
Each time you press the button, the projector switches its 
input port as below.   
RGB Ö S-VIDEO Ö VIDEO 
  ×═════════════╝
 
       
 
1. Press the RGB button on the remote control to select the 
RGB port.   
   1. Press the VIDEO button on the remote control to select an 
input port for video signal. 
Each time you press the button, the projector switches its 
video input port as below. 
S-VIDEO ÖVIDEO  
   ×═════╝ 
   
● When the TURN ON is selected to the item AUTO SEARCH of OPTION menu 
(
	38), the projector selects the S-VODEO port at first. If no input is detected at the 
S-VIDEO port, projector will check the VIDEO port automatically.  
						

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Searching an input signal 
1. Press the SEARCH button on the remote control.   
The projector will begin to check its input ports in order to 
find any input signals. Then 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.   
RGB Ö S-VIDEO Ö VIDEO 
  ×═════════════╝ 
  
 
Selecting an aspect ratio 
1. Press the ASPECT button on the remote control.   
Each time you press the button, the projector switches the 
modes for aspect ratio in turn.   
At a RGB signal 
NORMAL Ö 4:3 Ö 16:9   
   ×═════════╝ 
At a video signal / no signal 
4:3 Ö 16:9   
×═══╝ 
  
 
● The NORMAL mode keeps the original aspect ratio of the signal. 
● At a HDTV component video signal of 1125i (1080i) or 750p (720p), only 16:9 
mode can be selected. 
● Performing the automatic adjustment initializes the aspect ratio setting. 
Adjusting the zoom (magnifying power) 
1. Press the ZOOM +/- button on the remote control.   
A dialog will appear on the screen to aid you in adjusting 
the zoom. 
2. Use the cursor buttons +/- to adjust the zoom. 
To close the dialog and complete this operation, don’t 
perform operation for a few seconds. 
  
 
Adjusting the focus 
1. Use the focus ring to focus on the picture.  
 
 
  
						

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Using the automatic adjustment feature 
1. Press the AUTO button on the remote control. 
At a RGB signal 
The vertical position, the horizontal position, the clock phase 
and horizontal size 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. 
   
At a video signal 
The video format best suited for the respective input signal will be selected 
automatically. 
This function is available only when the AUTO mode is selected to the item VIDEO 
FORMAT of INPUT menu (	32). For a component video signal, the signal type is 
identified automatically, independently of this function. 
● The automatic adjustment operation requires approximately 10 seconds. Also please 
note that it may not function correctly with some input. 
Adjusting the position 
1. Press the POSITION button on the remote control. 
The “POSITION” indication will appear on the screen. 
2. Use the cursor buttons S/T/W/X 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 don’t do anything, the dialog will automatically 
disappear after a few seconds. 
   
● When this function is performed at a video signal, a certain extra such as a line may 
appear outside a picture. 
Correcting the keystone distortions 
1. Press the KEYSTONE button on the remote control. 
A dialog will appear on the screen to aid you in correcting the 
distortion. 
2. Use the cursor buttons S/T to correct the distortion. 
   
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. 
● This function may not be work well with some input. 
● The adjustable range for correcting will vary among inputs.  
						

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Using the partial magnify feature 
1. Press the ON button of MAGNIFY on the remote control. 
The “MAGNIFY” indication will appear on the screen 
(although the indication will disappear after several seconds 
with no operation), and the projector will enter the MAGNIFY 
mode 
   
2. Use the cursor buttons S/T to adjust the zoom level.   
To move the zoom area, press the POSITION button in the MAGNIFY mode, the use 
the cursor buttons S/T/W/X to move the area. And to finalize the zoom area, press 
the POSITION button again. 
To exit the MAGNIFY mode and restore the screen to normal, press the OFF button 
of MAGNIFY on the remote control.   
● The projector automatically exits the MAGNIFY mode when the input signal 
changes, or when an operation of changing the display condition (automatic 
adjustment, etc.) is executed.   
● Although in the MAGNIFY mode, the keystone distortion condition may vary, it 
will be restored when the projector exit the MAGNIFY mode. 
Freezing the screen 
1. Press the FREEZE button on the remote control. 
The “FREEZE” indication will appear on the screen, and the 
projector will enter the FREEZE mode. 
To exit the FREEZE mode and restore the screen to normal, 
press the FREEZE button again. 
   
● The projector automatically exits 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, VOLUME, 
MUTE, KEYSTONE, POSITION and MENU is pressed. 
● If the projector continues projecting a still image for long time, the LCD panel 
might possibly be printed. Do not leave the projector in FREEZE mode for too long. 
Temporarily blanking the screen 
1. 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 item BLANK of section 
SCREEN menu (	35). 
To remove the blank screen and return to the input signal 
screen, press the BLANK button again.   
   
● The projector automatically returns to the input signal screen when the input signal 
changes, or when one of the projector’s buttons or the remote control buttons are 
pressed. 
  
						

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Multifunctional setting   
 
NOTE • Regardless of description of this manual, these functions may not work 
correctly with some input. 
Using the menu function 
This projector has the following menus: PICTURE, IMAGE, INPUT, SETUP, 
SCREEN, OPTION and EASY MENU. Each of these menus is operated using the 
same methods. The basic operations of these menus are as follows.   
       
                        
1. To display a menu 
Press the MENU button on the remote control or one of the cursor buttons 
▲/▼/◄/► on the projector. The Advanced MENU or EASY MENU will 
appear. 
2. To choose the target menu 
Point at one of choices on the menu using the cursor buttons ▲/▼, then press 
the cursor button ► or the ENTER button. 
At the Advance menu, when some menu is chosen already and you want to 
choose other menu, please return to the main menu beforehand, using the cursor 
button ◄ or the ESC button before choosing the menu. 
(1) EASY MENU 
→  Advance MENU (Main) 
 
▼ ►/ ENTER 
 

						

							ViewSonic PJ400 23  (2) Main of Advanced MENU Main 
→  one of Advanced Menus (ex. SETUP 
menu) 
 
▼ ►/ ENTER 
 

						

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4. To operate 
Please follow of the mention concerned in each. In general, 
(1) At EASY MENU, use the cursor buttons  ◄/►  to operate. 
(2) At Advanced MENU, use the cursor buttons  ▲/▼ , then press the cursor 
button  ► or the ENTER button.
  
5. To return to the previous menu  
Press the cursor button  ◄ or the ESC button. 
(1) One of Advanced Menus (ex. SETUP menu)  →  Main of Advanced MENU 
  ◄/ESC 
 

						

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EASY MENU 
With the EASY MENU, items shown in the table below can 
be performed.   
Choose an item using the cursor buttons ▲/▼  on the 
projector or remote control. Then perform it referring to the 
following table. 
 
Item Description 
ASPECT  Using the buttons  ◄/►  switches the mode for aspect ratio. 
See the item ASPECT of section IMAGE menu. ( 	19, 30) 
ZOOM  Using the buttons  ◄/►  adjusts the zoom. 
See the item ASPECT of section SETUP menu. ( 	19, 34) 
KEYSTONE  Using the buttons  ◄/►  corrects the keystone distortion. 
See the item KEYSTONE of section SETUP menu. ( 	20,34) 
MODE  Using the buttons  ◄/►  switches the mode of picture type. The 
modes of picture type are combinations of a mode of GAMMA 
( 	 27) and a mode of COLOR TEMP ( 	28). Choose a suitable 
mode according to the projected source. 
NORMAL  
						

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Item Description 
WHISPER  Using the buttons ◄/► turns off/on the whisper mode. 
See the item WHISPER of section SETUP menu. (	34) 
MIRROR  Using the buttons ◄/► switches the mode for mirror status. 
See the item MIRROR of section SETUP menu.
 (	34) 
RESET Performing this item resets all of the items of EASY MENU 
except FILTER TIME and LANGUAGE. 
Pressing the button ► displays a dialog to make sure. To perform 
reset, point at RESET using the button ▲.
 (	24) 
FILTER TIME Performing this item resets the filter timer which counts use time 
of air filter. 
See the item FILTER TIME of section OPTION menu.
 (	39) 
LANGUAGE  Using the buttons ◄/► switches the language of menu.   
See the item LANGUAGE of section SCREEN menu. 
(	35) 
Go To   
Advanced 
Menu Pointing at the “Go To Advanced Menu” and pressing the button 
► changes the EASY MENU into the Advanced MENU. 
(	22) 
Performs to use the menu of PICTURE, IMAGE, INPUT, 
SETUP, SCREEN or OPTION.