Mitsubishi Electronics XD490U Adjusting projected images, To adjust the tone of white Color Temp

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Adjusting projected images (continued)

To adjust the tone of white (COLOR TEMP.):

You can select a preset color temperature (white tone) using the menu. (See page 22 for menu setting.)

1.Display the IMAGE menu.

2.Select COLOR TEMP. by pressing the ￿ or ￿ button.

3.Select your desired color temperature by pressing the ￿ or ￿ button.

To cancel the menu:

4. Press the MENU button.

To adjust the tone of white (To customize the color temperature):

To customize (and store) the color temperature to your preference, carry out the following procedure. (See page 22 for menu setting.)

1.Select COLOR TEMP. in the IMAGE menu.

2.Press the ￿ or ￿ button to select USER .

3.Press the ENTER button.

4.Press the ￿ or ￿ button to select the desired item.

5.Press the ￿ or ￿ button to adjust the selected item.

6.Repeat steps 4 and 5 for optimum adjustment results.

To cancel the menu:

7. Press the MENU button.

To enable the stored color temperature:

1. Set COLOR TEMP. to USER in the IMAGE menu.

COLOR TEMP.-USER

CONTRAST R

0

 

 

CONTRAST G

0

 

 

CONTRAST B

0

 

 

BRIGHTNESS R

0

 

 

BRIGHTNESS G

0

 

 

BRIGHTNESS B

0

 

 

About color temperature

There are different kinds of white color. Color temperature is a way to show the differences in white. White of which temperature is low appears reddish. When the color temperature rises, white appears bluish. For example, you can change the color temperature using the following procedures.

To raise the color temperature: Increase the CONTRAST B (blue) and decrease the CONTRAST R (red).

To reduce the color temperature: Decrease the CONTRAST B (blue) and increase the CONTRAST R (red).

•If you set all of CONTRAST R, G, and B to negative values, the original brightness of the image can't be obtained even when you maximize CONTRAST in the IMAGE menu.

Color Enhancer

You can set the user-defined balance between the brightness and hue using the menu. (See page 22 for menu setting.)

1.Display the IMAGE menu.

2.Select COLOR ENHANCER by pressing the ￿ or ￿ button.

3. Select USER by pressing the ￿ or ￿ button.

COLOR

AUTO

ENHANCER

4.Press the ENTER button.

5.Select an item you want to set.

GAMMA mode

Use this item to set the gamma optimally.

DYNAMIC ……Select when viewing images supplied from the computer.

NATURAL ……Select when viewing images supplied from the video device.

DETAIL ………Select when viewing images of which brightness should be kept relatively low, such as movies and

music performance.

BrilliantColorTM

 

 

 

Use this item to make the colors having medium brightness such as yellow and

 

 

 

COLOR ENHANCER-USER

 

skin tone look natural. The effect of this item increases as the ￿ button is pressed,

 

 

 

 

GAMMA MODE

 

DYNAMIC

and it decreases as the ￿ button is pressed. (When set to 0, BrilliantColorTM

 

 

 

 

BrilliantColorTM

 

10

doesn’t work.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Select a setting value by pressing the ￿ or ￿ button.

•You can adjust Color Enhancer also by pressing the CE button on the remote control.

•For more enhanced color reproduction, set BrilliantColorTM to 0. The white portion of the color wheel will be disa- bled and you can reproduce true-to-life images.

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Contents XD490 XD460 When using the projector in Europe Risk of Electric Shock Do not OpenContents Important safeguards Do not unplug the power cord during op- eration Do not keep using the damaged projectorDo not look into the lens when it is operating Place of installationPreparing your projector Checking accessoriesInserting the batteries into the remote control EN-7 OverviewControl panel Terminal boardBottom side Remote controlPreparating your projector About the laser beamReception angle Using the remote controlOperational range of the remote control Front of projector Rear of projectorBasic setup Setting up your projectorSetting up the screen Adjusting the projection angleRear projection Wall screenFront projection, ceiling mounting Screen size and projection distance Setting up your projectorWhen the aspect ratio of the screen is Virtual lens shiftConnecting the projector to a computer Viewing computer imagesAbout DDC Plugging the power cordViewing computer images Projecting images To stop projecting When connecting to a notebook computerExample of the setting procedure for external output AV muteWhen a TV tuner or VCR is connected Connecting the projector to video equipmentConnecting to a video player, etc Viewing video imagesViewing video images Plugging in the power cordConnecting to video equipment having a DVI-D terminal Projector + DVD player or Hdtv decoderProjecting images Volume from the speaker With the remote control Setting the aspect ratioHow to change the settings With the Feature menuHow to set the menus Menu operationImage menu Available settings in the menusInstallation menu Menu operation Feature menuSignal menu To adjust the color Color and Tint Adjusting projected imagesTo adjust the brightness Contrast and Brightness To cancel the menuAbout color temperature Adjusting projected imagesTo adjust the tone of white Color Temp Color EnhancerTo adjust the vertical position LPF Progressive filterTo enable the password function Advanced featuresPassword function To cancel the password functionStill ExpandPicture in Picture PinP Operation Advanced featuresMouse remote control Interval of lamp replacement Replacing the lampReset of the lamp operation time Cleaning of the projector and the ventilation slotsCleaning of the lens Replacing the lampTroubleshooting No image appears on the screen Problem SolutionImages are not displayed correctly TroubleshootingProblem Solution Others Problem Solution Kensington LockAbnormal condition IndicatorsNormal condition Status ConditionReplacement part Option / Not included in the box SpecificationsSpecifications XGA85Connectors Dimension Drawings unit mmMitsubishi Projector Contact Information

XD490U specifications

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