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Operating
Adjusting the lens 
1. 
Use the ZOOM ring to adjust the screen 
size.
2. 
Use the FOCUS ring to focus the picture.
3. 
Turn the VERTICAL adjuster fully counter 
clockwise. Then turn it clockwise and adjust 
the vertical lens position upward.
4. 
Turn the LOCK counter clockwise to loosen 
the lock of the HORIZONTAL adjuster.
5. 
Turn the HORIZONTAL adjuster clockwise 
or counter clockwise to adjust the horizontal 
lens position.
LOCK
FOCUS ring
ZOOM  ring
LOCK 
(Horizontal
adjuster lock)
HORIZONTAL 
adjuster
VERTICAL 
adjuster
6. 
Turn the LOCK fully clockwise to tighten it and lock the horizontal lens 
position.
7. 
Use the FOCUS ring to focus the picture.
►Operate the lens adjusters gently as the lens may malfunction 
when subjected to shocks. It may need more strength to turn the adjusters near 
the adjustment limits. Be careful not to apply too much strength. CAUTION
• Use a hexagon wrench to turn the 
VERTICAL, HORIZONTAL 
adjusters and  LOCK. If you do not have a hexagon wrench, you can use a 
flathead screwdriver with more careful handling.
• Use the LOCK so that the lens does not shift from the adjusted horizontal 
lens position. Adjusting the vertical lens position may shift the horizontal lens 
position. This projector is not equipped with a lock for vertical lens position.
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1.Press POSITION button on the remote control when no menu is 
indicated.  
The “POSITION” indication will appear on the screen.
Adjusting the position
2.Use the ▲/▼/◄/► cursor buttons to adjust the picture position.
When you want to reset the operation, press  RESET button on 
the remote control during the operation.
To complete this operation, press  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 or an s-video signal, some image 
such as an extra-line may appear at outside of the picture.
●   When this function is performed on a video signal or s-video signal, the range 
of this adjustment depends on OVER SCAN in IMAGE menu setting. It is not 
possible to adjust when OVER SCAN is set to 10.
● 
 If POSITION  button is pressed when a menu is indicated on screen, the displayed 
picture does not move its position but the menu does.
● 
 This function is unavailable for a signal from the  LAN, USB TYPE A , USB TYPE B  
or  HDMI  port.
1.Press AUTO button on the remote control. 
Pressing this button performs the following.
Using the automatic adjustment feature
  For a computer 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 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.
●   The automatic adjustment operation requires approx. 10 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.
● 
 When this function is performed for a computer signal, a black frame may be 
displayed on the edge of the screen, depending on the PC model. 
● 
 
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.
POSITION  button
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 
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The vertical position and horizontal position will be automatically set to the default. 
The horizontal phase will be automatically adjusted.
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Operating
Correcting the distortion 
To correct the distortion of projected screen, you can select one of three options, 
AUTO, MANUAL and PERFECT FIT.
AUTO: performs the automatic vertical keystone 
correction.
MANUAL: allows you to adjust the vertical and 
horizontal keystone.
PERFECT FIT: allows you to adjust each of the screen 
corners and sides to correct the distortion.
1. 
First  press  the KEYSTONE  button  to  display  the  KEYSTONE  menu,  and 
point at one of items with the ▲/▼ buttons. Then follow the procedure shown 
below for the item you selected. 
• The menu or dialog will automatically disappear after several seconds 
of inactivity. Pressing the KEYSTONE button again finishes the operation and 
closes the menu or dialog. 
• When the screen is adjusted by PERFECT FIT, neither AUTO nor MANUAL is 
selectable. If you wish to use these functions, refer to step 3 in the PERFECT  
FIT item to initialize the adjustment of PERFECT FIT.
• When TRANSITION DETECTOR is ON, these functions are not available.  NOTE
AUTO
2. 
When AUTO is pointed at, pressing the ► or ENTER button performs 
automatic vertical keystone correction. To close the operation, press the 
KEYSTONE button, or pointed at the EXIT in the dialog with ▲/▼ buttons 
and press the ► or ENTER button. 
MANUAL
2. 
When MANUAL is pointed at, pressing the ► or 
ENTER button displays the KEYSTONE_MANUAL 
dialog.
3. 
Select the vertical or horizontal keystone ( / ) 
with the ▲/▼ buttons.
4. 
Use the ◄/► buttons to adjust the keystone distortion. 
5. 
To close the operation, press the  KEYSTONE button, or pointed at the 
EXIT in the dialog with ▲/▼ buttons and press the ► or ENTER button. 
Alternatively, point at RETURN in the dialog with the ▲/▼ buttons and press 
the ◄ or  ENTER button to return to the menu in step 1. 
						

							
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PERFECT FIT
2. 
When PERFECT FIT is pointed at, 
pressing the ► or ENTER button 
displays the KEYSTONE_PERFECT 
FIT dialog.
3. 
If it is necessary to initialize the 
current adjustment, point at RESET in 
the dialog with the  RESET button, and 
press the ENTER or INPUT button.
4. 
Select one of the corners or sides 
to be adjusted with the ▲/▼/◄/► 
buttons and press the ENTER or 
INPUT button.
5. 
Adjust the selected part as below.
● 
 
For adjusting a corner, use the ▲/▼/◄/► buttons to adjust the position of the 
corner.
●   For adjusting the upper or lower side, use the ◄/► buttons to select any one 
point on the side, and use the ▲/▼ buttons to adjust the distortion of the side.
●  For adjusting the left or right side, use the ▲/▼ buttons to select any one 
point on the side, and use the ◄/► buttons to adjust the distortion of the 
side.
● 
 To adjust another corner or side press the  ENTER or INPUT button and 
follow the procedure from step 4.
• Each corner and side can be adjusted individually but in some cases 
it may be adjusted in conjunction with another corner or side. This is due to 
control restrictions and not a malfunction. NOTE
6. 
To close the operation, press the  KEYSTONE button, or point at EXIT in the 
dialog with ▲/▼ buttons and press the ► or ENTER button. Alternatively, 
point at RETURN in the dialog with the ▲/▼ buttons and press the ◄ or 
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Operating
1.
Using the magnify feature
2.
MAGNIFY
ON/OFF button
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3.
4.
5.
Press the MAGNIFY ON button on the remote control. 
The picture will be magnified, and the MAGNIFY dialog will 
appear on the screen. When the 
MAGNIFY ON button is 
pressed for the first time after the projector is turned on, the 
picture will be zoomed by 1.5 times. On the dialog, triangle 
marks to show each direction will be displayed.
While the triangles are displayed on the dialog, use the 
▲/▼/◄/► cursor buttons to shift the magnifying area.
A magnifying glass icon will be displayed on the dialog when the  MAGNIFY 
ON button is pressed while the dialog with the triangles is displayed.
While the magnifying glass icon is displayed on the dialog, use the ▲/▼ cursor 
buttons to adjust the magnification ratio. The magnification ratio will be adjusted 
with fine steps. And changes in the ratio in single steps are subtle so they may 
be hard to recognize.
Press the MAGNIFY OFF  button on the remote control to exit magnification.
●  The MAGNIFY dialog will automatically disappear in several seconds with no 
operation. The dialog will appear again if the  MAGNIFY ON button is pressed 
when the dialog has automatically disappeared.
● 
 While the MAGNIFY dialog is displayed, press the  MAGNIFY ON button to 
switch the dialog between magnifying area shifting (with the triangles) and 
magnification ratio adjustment (with the magnifying glass icon).
● 
 The magnification is automatically disabled when the displaying signal or its 
display condition is changed.
● 
 While the magnification is active, the keystone distortion condition may vary . 
It will be restored when the magnification is disabled.
● 
 Some horizontal stripes might be visible on the image while magnification is 
active.
● 
 This function is not available in the following cases: -
  The USB TYPE A port is selected as the input source.
-
  A sync signal in the range not supported is input.
-
  There is no input signal. 
						

							
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1.Press BLANK button on the remote control. 
The BLANK screen will be displayed instead of the screen of 
input signal. Please refer to BLANK item in SCREEN menu.
To exit from the BLANK screen and return to the input signal 
screen, press BLANK button again. 
Temporarily blanking the screen
●  The projector automatically exits from the BLANK mode when 
some control buttons are pressed.
• The sound is not connected with the BLANK screen function. If 
necessary, set the volume or mute first. To display the BLANK screen and mute 
the sound at one time, use AV MUTE function
.
NOTE
1.Press the FREEZE button on the remote control. 
The “FREEZE” indication will appear on the screen (however, 
the indication will not appear when the 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. 
Temporarily freezing the screen
● 
 The projector automatically exits from the FREEZE mode when some control 
buttons are 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 FREEZE 
mode for too long.
● 
 Images might appear degraded when this function is operated, but it is not a 
malfunction.
FREEZE button
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►If you wish to have a blank screen while the projector's lamp 
is on, use the BLANK function above.
Taking any other action may cause the damage on the projector. CAUTION
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1.To start the MENU, press the MENU button. The MENU you last used (EASY 
or ADVANCED) will appear. EASY MENU has priority to appear just after 
powered on.
Using the menu function
2.(1) 
 Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to select an item to 
operate. If you want to change it to the ADVANCED 
MENU, select the ADVANCED MENU.
(2) 
 Use the ◄/► cursor buttons to operate the item.
This projector has the following menus: 
 
PICTURE, IMAGE, INPUT, SETUP, AUDIO, SCREEN, OPTION, NETWORK, 
SECURITY and EASY MENU.  
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.  While the projector 
is displaying any menu, the  MENU button on the projector works as the cursor 
buttons.  The basic operations of these menus are as follows.
In the EASY MENU
MENU button (Cursor buttons)
RESET button
ENTER button
Cursor 
buttons
ESC button
(continued on next page) (1)   Use the ▲/▼ cursor buttons to select a menu. 
If you want to change it to the EASY MENU, 
select the EASY MENU. 
The items in the menu appear on the right side.
(2)   Press the ► cursor button or ENTER button to 
move the cursor to the right side. Then use the  
▲/▼ cursor buttons to select an item to operate and press the ► cursor 
button or ENTER button to progress. The operation menu or dialog of the 
selected item will appear.
(3)   Use the buttons as instructed in the OSD to operate the item.
In the ADVANCED MENU
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Using the menu function (continued)
3.To close the MENU, press the MENU button again or select EXIT and press 
the ◄ cursor button or ENTER button. Even if you do not do anything, the 
dialog will automatically disappear after about 30 seconds.
●  If you want to move the menu position, use the cursor buttons after pressing 
the POSITION  button.
● 
 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  RESET button on the remote 
control during the operation. Note that some items (ex. LANGUAGE, 
VOLUME) cannot be reset.
● 
 In the ADVANCED MENU, when you want to return to the previous display, 
press the ◄ cursor button or ESC button on the remote control.
Indication in OSD (On Screen Display)
The meanings of the general words on the OSD are as follows.
Indication Meaning
EXITSelecting this word finishes the OSD menu. It's the same as 
pressing the 
MENU button.
RETURN Selecting this word returns the menu to the previous menu.
CANCEL or NO Selecting this word cancels the operation in the present 
menu and returns to the previous menu.
OK or YES Selecting this word executes the prepared function or shifts 
the menu to the next menu.
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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. Then 
perform it according to the following table.
Item Description
ASPECT Using the ◄/► buttons switches the mode for aspect ratio.
See the ASPECT item in IMAGE menu.
AUTO KEYSTONE Using the ► button executes the auto keystone function.See the AUTO KEYSTONE item in SETUP menu.
 KEYSTONE Using the ◄/► buttons corrects the vertical keystone distortion.
See the  KEYSTONE item in SETUP menu.
 KEYSTONEUsing the ◄/► buttons corrects the horizontal keystone distortion.
See the  KEYSTONE in SETUP menu.
PERFECT FITPressing the ► button displays the KEYSTONE_PERFECT FIT 
dialog. See the PERFECT FIT 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  ó WHITEBOARD 
ó BOARD(GREEN)
GAMMA
COLOR TEMP
NORMAL 1 DEFAULT 2 MID
CINEMA 2 DEFAULT 3 LOW
DYNAMIC 3 DEFAULT 1 HIGH
BOARD(BLACK) 4 DEFAULT 4 Hi-BRIGHT-1
BOARD(GREEN) 4 DEFAULT 5 Hi-BRIGHT-2
WHITEBOARD 5 DEFAULT 2 MID
Daylight Mode 6 DEFAULT 6 Hi-BRIGHT-3
• 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.
• Lines or other noise might appear on the screen when this function 
is operated, but it is not a malfunction.
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EASY MENU
Item Description
ECO MODE Using the ◄/► buttons turns off/on the Eco mode.
See the ECO MODE item in SETUP menu.
MIRROR Using 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 OK 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 OK using the ► 
button performs resetting. 
See the FILTER TIME item in OPTION menu
.
LANGUAGE Using the ◄/► buttons changes the display language. 
See the LANGUAGE item in SCREEN menu.
ADVANCED MENUPress the ► or 
ENTER button to use the menu of PICTURE, 
IMAGE, INPUT, SETUP, AUDIO, SCREEN, OPTION, NETWORK or 
SECURITY.
EXIT Press the ◄ or  ENTER button to finish the OSD menu.