Yamaha Projector Lpx 500 Specifications

							AV-IT NEWS RELEASE
Yamaha Introduces the LPX-500 Home Cinema LCD Projector
Featuring Film-Like Picture Quality.
Yamaha Corporation, a specialist in top quality audio and home cinema equipment,
brings its technological expertise to the video market with a new LCD projector that
provides picture quality up to the level of cinematic film.
The LPX-500, designed for home cinema use, features 16:9 widescreen display
capability, high contrast film-like picture quality, Yamaha ÒNatural Black,Ó ÒSilentÓ
projector design, easy operation, and convenient placement even when space is
limited.
LPX-500 Main Features:
¥ High contrast film-like picture quality with ÒNatural BlackÓ
¥ 720p HDTV format compatibility, 16:9 widescreen display
¥ Linear Color Balance
¥ Faroudja DCDi* processing for smooth and natural images
¥ Low-noise operation
¥ 1080p compatibility (RGB input)
¥ On-screen display with convenient menus for detailed adjustments
¥ DCDi is a trademark of Faroudja, a division of Sage Inc.
LPX-500Home Cinema Projector 
						

							Home Cinema Projector
LPX-500
Enjoy Movies with Superb Film-Like
Picture Quality on a Large Screen
Right in Your Own Home.
LCD projector designed exclusively for home cinema use featuring 16:9 widescreen 
display capability, high contrast film-like picture quality, Yamaha ÒNatural Black,Ó ÒSilentÓ projector design, 
easy operation, and convenient placement even when space is limited.
LPX-500
NEW PRODUCT BULLETIN 
We recommend using the LPX-500 with high quality 
Yamaha Digital Home Theater components.
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nHigh contrast film-like
picture quality with
ÒNatural BlackÓ
n720p HDTV format
compatibility, 16:9
widescreen display
nLinear Color Balance
nFaroudja DCDi*
processing for smooth
and natural images
nLow-noise operation
n1080p compatibility
(RGB input)
nOn-screen display with
convenient menus for
detailed adjustments
Utilizing Yamaha ÒNatural Black,Ó Linear Color Balance and other
advanced features, this LCD projector delivers beautiful picture
quality with high contrast.
exactly what happens with Yamaha
ÒNatural Black.Ó Because even
though itÕs usually the bright colors
that you notice, how a video system
reproduces gradations of black is
extremely important. This is what
determines contrast, and is very often
the difference between an image thatHigh Contrast Film-Like Picture
Quality with ÒNatural BlackÓ
When you watch a movie, shadows
should stand out from the
background, black levels should be
solid even in dark scenes, and blacks
should maintain their depth when the
scene becomes brighter. Which is
LPX-500
Home Cinema Projector
With other projectors, black contrast may
be soft and fuzzy rather than sharp and
clear. Yamaha Natural Black makes subtle
degrees of black in textures, shadows and
so on stand out more clearly.
Simulated image for descriptive purposes. 
						

							ensures smooth and natural images
without staircasing or jaggies.
* DCDi is not applicable to image from film sources.
Light Leakage Prevention
Most projectors suffer from light
leakage, which is visible around the
projector and also around the screen.
This is especially visible if the wall in
back of the screen is a light color,
and is distracting when watching
movies in a dark room. As the LPX-
500 is intended primarily for home
theater use, it is carefully designed to
prevent light leakage.
Low-Noise Design
The LPX-500 features ultra-low-noise
operation (30dB) due to the quiet
operation of its two fans, particularly
the powerful Sirocco fan in the rear.
Both fans are positioned to the side
of the body openings rather than right
in front of them, reducing the amount
of noise audible outside the body. Linear Color Balance
The LPX-500 uses three LCD panels
(R, G, B) to create the image. Ideally,
all three signals should have the
same linearity, but due to various
factors, their linearity continuously
varies. The Linear Color Balance
function helps maintain the proper
balance between them, for improved
color reproduction.
DCDi Processing
Faroudja, one of the
worldÕs leading video
technology
companies,
developed the DCDi
processing used in
this projector. It
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is merely good, and one that is sharp
and rich at every level of brightness.
Yamaha put a great deal of effort into
improving black reproduction, and
with ÒNatural Black,Ó weÕve achieved
levels of black that are about 18%
ÒblackerÓ than those of conventional
projectors.
720p HDTV Format Compatibility,
16:9 Widescreen Display
The LPX-500 is able to handle high
resolution 720p HDTV signals. Other
formats will also provide excellent
quality. 16:9 aspect ratio compatibility
means that widescreen movies can
be viewed in their entirety, with the
correct perspective.
Linear Color Balance (Right) and No Linear Color Balance
LPX-500
NEW PRODUCT BULLETIN 
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
A liquid crystal is an organic fluid
whose chain-like molecules are
rearranged to form crystals when
external voltage is applied to it. A
liquid crystal display is a display
device that controls the molecular
arrangement of liquid crystals by
this voltage to alter the degree of
polarization of transmitted light,
and combined with polarizing
plates, to vary the transmission
rate of the light.Because the liquid crystals
use polarization to adjust the
quantity of light transmitted
instead of emitting the light, it is
necessary for there to be a light
source behind them and
polarization panels in front of and
behind them. Red/green/blue
filters are used to color the light
transmitted
through the liquid
crystals to
display color.Liquid Crystal Projector
Many liquid crystal projectors are
constructed using liquid crystal
panels specialized for red, green
and blue. Light from a single
flood lamp is divided into three
routes by a half-mirror, these
pass through R/G/B liquid crystal
panels, then the three colors of
light that have passed through
the liquid crystal panels are
recombined by a combining
prism and finally passed through
the projectorÕs lens. 
						

							Extensive Connection Panel Dimensions
+12V Trigger OutComponent Video (RGB)
Input Teminal (D Sub)
Digital RGB Input
Terminal
Component Video
(RGB) RCA Input
Terminals Composite Video
Input TerminalS-Video Input
Terminal RS-232C Serial Interface409 mm (16-1/8Ó)
281 mm (11-1/16Ó)111 mm 
(4-3/8Ó)
125 mm 
(4-15/16Ó)
different modes for detailed image
adjustment. You can select three
Picture Modes, vary black and white
levels, adjust flesh tones, sharpness,
color balance and more. There is also
a Memory Save mode that lets you
store six patterns for each of six
inputs.
Numerous Inputs for Full
Compatibility and Custom
Installation
A full complement of professional
grade inputs are provided for a
variety of sources, including
component video with BNC terminals
for maximum connection integrity,
analog RGB and DVI (Digital Visual
Interface), composite video and S-
video. An RS-232C serial interface On-Screen Display with Convenient
Menus for Detailed Adjustments
The on-screen display, selectable via
the remote control unit, offers a wide
range of parameters that can be
adjusted to provide the highest
possible image quality in all
situations. There are Setup and Info
menus, and for detailed adjustments,
Image and Signal menus. This
extremely detailed assortment of
choices ensures that you can achieve
the best looking picture for all input
formats, sources and room
conditions. You can even vary the
position of the menu on the screen!
The Image menu offers 11
On-Screen Display
-,+: Adjust :Select :Return
10
0
0
0
0
ABC PC sRGB
2 6700K
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Black Level
0Memory Save  Color Balance White Level
Sharpness Saturation
Hue
Color Temp.
Flesh Tone Picture Mode
Reset Image
ImageSetup Signal Info
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and a +12V trigger out jack output
signals to activate other components
when the projector is powered on,
facilitating custom installation.
The LPX-500 is compatible with
a wide range of formats, from digital
satellite broadcasting with high image
quality at 1080i, 720p, 480p and 480i,
to ordinary media such as DVD, LD
and VCR. It can also accept 1080p
signals via an RGB input; this
progressive scanning format has
1080 scanning lines for extremely
high resolution. If the RGB output
from a personal computer is input
directly through the D-Sub 15-pin
terminal, native solution and
expanded XGA images are possible,
as well as compatibility with
compressed SXGA images.
LPX-500 Control Panel 
						

							LPX-500
NEW PRODUCT BULLETIN 
SizeWide Tele
m feet m feet
30Ó 0.91 2.97 1.25 4.1
40Ó 1.23 4.02 1.69 5.53
60Ó 1.87 6.13 2.56 8.39
80Ó 2.51 8.23 3.43 11.25
100Ó 3.15 10.33 4.3 14.1
120Ó 3.79 12.44 5.17 16.96
200Ó 6.36 20.85 8.65 28.39
300Ó 9.56 31.37 13.01 42.67
Distance to Screen (16:9)
SizeWide Tele
cm inches cm inches
30Ó 5.1 2 5.1 2.0
40Ó 6.8 2.7 6.9 2.7
60Ó 10.2 4.0 10.3 4.1
80Ó 13.6 5.4 13.7 5.4
100Ó 17.0 6.7 17.2 6.8
120Ó 20.4 8.0 20.6 8.1
200Ó 34.0 13.4 34.3 13.5
300Ó 51.0 20.1 51.5 20.3
Offset Height of Lens Center and Screen Bottom
D ist ance To Screen
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Of fset
-LP X-500
Screen
Diagonal
Image
SizeDiagonal
Image
Size
LPX-500 Options(Noto available in some areas)
PJL-5015
Optional Lamp Cartridge
PMT-L21
Optional Installation Brackets for Low Ceiling
PMT-H25
Optional Installation Brackets for High Ceiling
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LPX-500 Specifications 
¥ Panel: 0.9-inch p-Si TFT LCD x 3
¥ Resolution: 1,280 x 720 pixels
¥ Brightness: 800 ANSI lumens
¥ Contrast Ratio: 800:1 (full on/off)
¥ Projection Lens: 1:1.35 manual
zoom, manual focus
¥ Light Resource: 150 W UHP lamp
¥ Projection Distance: 2.97ÕÐ 42.67Õ
(0.91 wide Ð 13.01 m) for 16:9
picture
¥ Picture Size: 30Ó Ð 300Ó for 16:9
picture
¥ Video Standard: NTSC, PAL, SECAM,
NTSC4.43, PAL60, PAL-M and PAL-N
¥ Input Accepted: 4SDTV (480i, 576i),
HDTV (480p, 720p, 1080i), SXGA
(compression), XGA, SVGA and VGA
¥ Horizontal Sync Range: 15 Ð 92 kHz
(analog); 24 Ð 91 kHz (digital)
¥ Vertical Sync Range: 50 Ð 85 Hz
(analog); 56 Ð 85 Hz (digital)
¥ Power Consumption: 240 W
¥ Dimensions (W x H x D): 409 x 125 x
281 mm; 16-1/8Ó x 4-15/16Ó x 11-
1/16Ó
¥ Weight: 4.8 kg; 10.6 lbs.
Correction, accessed in the Setup
menu, compensates for this effect.
A Remote YouÕll Enjoy Using
The remote control is styled for
comfortable one-hand operation. It
controls a wide range of functions,
including Still (freezes the image),
Hide (turns off the image), Aspect
(selects display aspects) and of
course all the menu selections. You
can also use it to access the Digital
Keystone Correction function in the
Setup menu, which
compensates for
trapezoidal distortion
when screen and
projector are at
different heights. You
can select two types
of correction, Normal
and Full Height. A
light switch lights up
the buttons for 10
seconds. Short Focus Lens with High Power
Zoom
We gave the LPX-500 a short focus
lens so it can be used closer to the
screen. This provides numerous
benefits: more flexible placement,
positioning the projector Òup frontÓ
out of the middle of the seating area,
and use in relatively small rooms.
With a 100Ó screen, the projector
requires only 3.15 (Wide mode) to
4.30 meters (Tele mode) of distance.
A Zoom mode expands the image
1.35 times to let you get closer to the
action.
Digital Keystone Correction
When there is a difference in the
relative heights of the screen and the
projector, a trapezoidal bending
effect can occur which causes image
distortion. Digital Keystone
Keystone
Correction OnKeystone
Correction Off 
						

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For details please contact:
Visit us at our website:
http://www.yamaha.co.jp/
YAMAHA CORPORATIONP.O. Box 1, Hamamatsu, Japan
¥ Dolby Digital, EX and Double D are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories
Corporation.
¥ DTS, ES and DTS Digital Surround are trademarks of Digital Theater
Systems, Inc.
¥ DCDi is a trademark of Faroudja, a division of Sage Inc.
¥ Product designs and specifications are subject to change without
notice.
LPX-500 Features
High Picture Quality
nÒNatural BlackÓ and advanced optical circuit for high
contrast
n16:9 widescreen display
n720p HDTV format compatibility
n800:1 contrast ratio
nLinear Color Balance
n3-2 pull-down progressive circuit
nFaroudja DCDi* processing 
* DCDi is not applicable to image from film sources.
nLight leakage prevention
n1080p compatibility (RGB input)
Easy, Convenient Operation
nZoom function (1.35x)
n3 Picture Modes for easy selection of optimum image
quality
nFine adjustment of black level, white level, color
temperature, flesh tone
nPC mode and sRGB mode (standardized mode) for
optimum quality when used with a PC 
n36-Pattern Input Mode Memory (6 terminals x 6
patterns)
nOn-screen display with convenient menus for detailed
adjustments
nRemote control unit allows comfortable one-hand
operation and has backlighting for easy use in the
dark
nAll terminals on the back panelInstallation Flexibility
nShort focus lens allows use in limited space
nCompact design for tabletop use
nDigital Keystone Correction (±15¡)
nCustom installation capability with RS-232C interface
and +12V trigger out
nEasy and safe lamp replacement for overhead
installation
Low Noise Design
nUltra-low-noise operation (30dB) for maximum movie
enjoyment
Numerous Inputs for Full Compatibility
nVersatile digital inputs
nHDTV-compatible inputs
nCustom installation compatibility
¥ RS-232C interface
¥ +12V trigger out
Sophisticated Cosmetic Design
nSlim, elegant styling similar to YamahaÕs acclaimed
flagship projector
nAttractive addition to any contemporary interior
nDesigned for home cinema use with all inputs and
outputs conveniently located in the rear and air duct
in the front