Viewing video images (continued)
C. Projecting images
Preparation:
•Remove the lens cap.
•Turn on the power of the connected video equipment.
| ON ( I ) button | DVI button | |
LENS SHIFT button | HDMI button | ||
POWER button | COMPONENT button | VIDEO button | |
|
VIDEO button
ZOOM/FOCUS button
ZOOM/FOCUS button | LENS SHIFT button |
1.Confirm the POWER indicator
•If the projector was turned off before the lamp had cooled down sufficiently, the fan may start rotating and the POWER button may not work after the power cord is plugged. (The STATUS indicator blinks green.) After the fan stops rotating, press the POWER button to turn back on the POWER indicator.
2.Press the POWER button on the projector or ON ( I ) button on the remote control.
•It may take about one minute for the lamp to light up.
•The lamp fails to light up on rare occasions. In such a case, wait for a few minutes and then try again.
•Do not cover the lens with the lens cap while the lamp is on. Do not strip off the aluminium sheet inside the lens cap.
•After the POWER button is pressed, the image may flicker before the lamp becomes stable. This is not a product malfunction.
•The STANDARD lamp mode is activated by default whenever the projector is turned on. When the LOW LAMP MODE has been chosen, the default STANDARD lamp mode is switched to the LOW lamp mode in 1 minute.
•The projector starts warming up when the POWER button is pressed. During the
•By blinking red, the STATUS indicator indicates that the lamp should be replaced soon. Replace the lamp when the STATUS indicator blinks red. (See page 41.)
3.Press the ZOOM/FOCUS button on the projector or on the remote control to display “FOCUS”.
4.Adjust with the W or X button to get a fine picture.
5.Select an input source.
•Press the VIDEO or HDMI/DVI button on the projector or the VIDEO,
•The input source is switched between VIDEO,
•The projector automatically selects the appropriate signal format. (The selected signal format is displayed on the INFORMATION menu.)
•You cannot change the input source while the menu is being displayed.
•Though it may take some time before an image is displayed on the screen depending on the type of the input signal, such symptom is not a malfunction.
•Some images become easier to view when the setting of aspect ratio is changed. (See page 19.)
•When this projector is connected with an HDMI device or DVI device supporting HDCP, such as a DVD player, image is not displayed correctly at the time of switching the input source on rare occasions. In such cases, switch to other input source and then switch back to the HDMI or DVI input source.
•Sometimes flicker may appear on the screen when a component video signal is input. In such cases, adjust FINE SYNC. in the SIGNAL menu.
6.Adjust the position of the projector to keep an appropriate projection distance with which images are projected in their specified sizes.
7.Adjust the position of the projector so that the projector and the screen are perpendicular to each other. (See page 10.)
8.Press the ZOOM/FOCUS button on the projector or on the remote control to display “FOCUS” and then press the button again to display “ZOOM.”
9.Adjust with the W or X button to get an approximate size.
10.Press the LENS SHIFT button. “LENS SHIFT” will appear on the display.
11.Press the S or T button to adjust the vertical position and W or X button to adjust the horizontal position of the displayed image.
•When the projector cannot be positioned perpendicularly to the screen, adjust the projection angle. (See page 10.)
Repeat steps 3 to 4 and 8 to 11, if necessary.
