Menu operation (continued)

Menu Options

Set the following options provided in the respective menus.

1. QUICK MENU

Menu option

Setting

Feature description

 

AUTO

Automatically sets an optimal color balance based on the input signal.

 

Use this setting for most cases.

 

 

 

 

 

COLOR ENHANCER

PRESENTATION

Makes projected images bright and crisp.

 

 

STANDARD

Makes projected images look natural.

 

 

 

 

 

THEATER

Makes projected images soft and smooth. Best suited for movies.

 

 

 

 

USER

Reflected by the value set in IMAGE menu. (See page 23.)

 

 

 

CONTRAST

±30

Adjusts the contrast of projected images. (See page 23.)

 

 

 

BRIGHTNESS

±30

Adjusts the brightness of projected images. (See page 23.)

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusts the color temperature. You cannot select this setting when

COLOR TEMP.

4 options

WALL SCREEN in the INSTALLATION menu is set to a setting other

 

 

than OFF. (See page 23.)

 

 

 

SHARPNESS

±5

Adjusts the sharpness of projected images. (See page 23.)

 

 

 

 

STANDARD

Select this setting when you want to view images in a well-lit room.

 

 

 

 

 

Select this setting when you want to view images at a moderate light

LAMP MODE

 

intensity. The operating sound is consequently reduced, and the lamp

LOW

lifetime becomes longer.

 

 

 

• When this mode is switched, projected images may flicker.

 

 

• If this mode is frequently switched, the lamp may be deteriorated.

 

 

 

 

NORMAL

Automatically sets the aspect ratio in relative to the input signal. Use this

 

setting for most cases.

 

 

 

 

 

ASPECT

16:9

Selects a desired screen position for anamorphically squeezed or hori-

 

zontally compressed images stored on DVD disks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FULL

Select this setting when you want to project images in the full screen.

 

 

 

USER MENU

 

Displays the menu item selected in SELECT USER MENU.

 

 

 

SELECT USER MENU

 

Select the item to display in USER MENU.

 

 

 

DETAIL MENU

 

Moves to DETAIL MENU.

 

 

 

 

ENGLISH

QUICK MENU

 

COLOR

AUTO

ENHANCER

 

CONTRAST

0

BRIGHTNESS

0

COLOR TEMP.

STANDARD

SHARPNESS

0

LAMP MODE

STANDARD

ASPECT

NORMAL

USER MENU

 

SELECT

COLOR

USER MENU

 

DETAIL MENU

OK

You cannot adjust COLOR TEMP. when WALL SCREEN is set to other than OFF.

When COLOR ENHANCER is switched, projected images may be distorted.

By default, the LAMP MODE is set to STANDARD. The LAMP MODE is set to either STANDARD or LOW depending on the setting last selected, and you cannot switch the LAMP MODE in about one minute after the lamp is on.

2. INFORMATION menu

Menu option

Feature description

 

This menu shows a lamp operating time (hour) calculated assuming that LAMP MODE is LOW.

 

• When the LAMP MODE is STANDARD, this menu shows a longer lamp operating time than

 

the actual time. (See page 28 for the interval of lamp replacement.)

LAMP TIME (LOW)

• When the lamp operating time is 0 to 10 hours, "0H" is displayed. When the lamp operating

time exceeds 10 hours, the actual hours are displayed.

 

 

• When the lamp operating time reaches 3000 hours, the bar turns yellow. When it reaches

 

3800 hours, the bar turns red.

 

(The lamp lifetime is 4000 hours.)

 

 

INPUT

Indicates the name of the terminal to which the currently projected video signal is being input.

 

 

RESOLUTION

Indicates the resolution of the currently projected video signal.

 

 

VERTICAL FREQUENCY

Indicates the vertical frequency of the currently projected video signal.

 

 

HORIZONTAL FRE-

Indicates the horizontal frequency of the currently projected video signal.

QUENCY

 

 

 

SYNC. TYPE

Indicates the type of the sync signal for the currently projected video signal.

 

 

INFORMATION

0 H

LAMP TIME (LOW)

INPUTCOMPUTER2

 

RESOLUTION

1024x768

 

VERTICAL

75.04 Hz

 

FREQUENCY

 

 

 

HORIZONTAL

60.02 KHz

 

FREQUENCY

 

 

R G

B

 

H V

SYNC. TYPE

5wire

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Mitsubishi Electronics XD221U user manual Menu operation, Menu Options, Information menu

XD221U specifications

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