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Important Safety Notice
Dear Panasonic Customer:
Model number: PT-DZ8700U/PT-DS8500U/PT-DW8300U Serial number:
Important Safety Notice
The size is almost the same as the former model but the luminance is about 1.5 times higher.
The lamp replacement cycle is longer than the existing model. (page 110)
The standby power is much less than the existing model.
Heightened luminance
Lengthened lamp replacement cycle
Reduced standby power
Important
PreparationGetting StartedBasic OperationSettingsMaintenanceAppendix
Contents
Important Information
Preparation
About Your Projector ..............................17
Getting Started
Contents
POSITION menu ....................................... 58
ADVANCED MENU ...................................63
DISPLAY LANGUAGE menu ................... 67
DISPLAY OPTION menu ..........................68
Maintenance
Appendix
Precautions with regard to safety
WARNING
ON USE/INSTALLATION
POWER
Do not place another pro jector or other heavy objects on top of the projector.
ACCESSORIES
Do not cover the air inlet port or the air outlet port.
Do not place your hands or other objects clo se to the air outlet port.
Do not insert any f oreign objects into the pro jector.
Never attempt to remodel or disassemble the projec tor.
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CAUTION
POWER
ACCESSORIES
ON USE/INSTALLATION
Cautions when transporting
Cautions when installing
Cautions when setting the projectors 1
Cautions when setting the projectors 2
Security
In order to get the picture quality
Security instruction
Take safety measures against following incidents.
Cautions on use
Cleaning and maintenance
Disposal
Accessories
About Your Projector
Do not drop the remote control.
Avoid contact with liquids or moisture.
Do not attempt to modify or disassemble the remote control.
uorescent.
Projector body
Heated air from the air outlet port can cause burns or deformations.
JRear view
JCONTROL PANEL
JTerminals on side
Setting projector ID number to remote control
Using a wired remote control
Setting up
Projection method
projecting from front
Screen size and throw distance
JProjected range using geometric adjustment
(PT-DZ8700U/PT-DS8500U only)
VERTICAL KEYSTONE (Side View) HORIZONTAL KEYSTONE (Top View)
VERTICAL ARC (Side View) HORIZONTAL ARC (Top View)
The curved screens illustrated are simply sections of a full circle.
JProjection distance by projection lens (for PT-DZ8700U)
For the screen aspect ratio of 16 : 10 (Unit : m)
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JProjection distance by projection lens (for PT-DS8500U)
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JProjection distance by projection lens (for PT-DW8300U)
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(for PT-DZ8700U)
(for PT-DS8500U)
(for PT-DW8300U)
Front leg adjusters and throwing angle
Heated air comes out of the air exhaust port. Do not touch the air exhaust port directly.
Connections
Before connection to the projector
JPin assignments and signal names of <S-VIDEO IN> terminal
JPin assignments and signal names of <RGB2 IN> terminal
Connections
JPin assignments and signal names of <DVI-D IN> terminal
Connecting example : AV equipment
Connections
Connecting example : Computers
Removing/attaching the projection lens (optional)
How to install the projection lens
How to remove the projection lens
Powering ON/OFF
Connecting the power cord
Powering ON/OFF
Powering up the projector
Making adjustment and selection
Powering ON/OFF
Powering off the projector
Direct power off function
Projecting
Press <FOCUS> button :
Pressing the button changes the setup screen
Selecting the input signal
Adjustment range after lens position (optical shift)
Model number of projection lens
Zoom lens ET-D75LE6
ET-D75LE1, ET-D75LE2, ET-D75LE3, ET-D75LE4, ET-D75LE8, ET-D75LE10, ET-D75LE20, ET-D75LE30
PT-DZ8700U
Moving the projection lens position to the home position
Lens adjustment to compensate for uneven screen focus
JAbout the focus balance
(tilt compensation in the lens mount)
Q
Adjustment procedure
Q
Basic operations using the remote control
Using the SHUTTER function
Press <SHUTTER> button on the 1 )
Press <SHUTTER> button again.2 )
On-screen display function
Basic operations using the remote control
Automatic adjustment
Press <AUTO SETUP> button on the
Using the FUNCTION button
Press <FUNCTION> button on the remote
Basic operations using the remote control
Changing the picture aspect ratio
Press <ASPECT> button on the remote
Menu Navigation
Menus are extensively used for conguring, adjusting or reconguring the projector.
Navigating through the menu
JOperating procedure
Menu Navigation
MAIN MENU
SUB MENU
Menu Navigation
JDISPLAY LANGUAGE [ ]
JDISPLAY OPTION[ ]
PICTURE menu
PICTURE MODE
Press to select [PICTURE MODE].1 ) Press to switch [PICTURE MODE].2 )
JChanging the name of [USER]
CONTRAST
Press to select [CONTRAST].1 ) Press or <ENTER> button.2 )
Press to adjust the level.3 )
BRIGHTNESS
Press to select [BRIGHTNESS].1 ) Press or <ENTER> button.2 )
COLOR TEMPERATURE
Press to select [COLOR 1 ) TEMPERATURE]. Press or <ENTER> button.2 )
Changing the name of [USER 1]
GAMMA
JChanging the name of [USER1]
or [USER2]
SYSTEM DAYLIGHT VIEW
SHARPNESS
NOISE REDUCTION
DYNAMIC IRIS
JTo further adjust the selected
SYSTEM SELECTOR
JVIDEO/S-VIDEO terminal input
signal
POSITION menu
SHIFT
Press to select [SHIFT].1 ) Press <ENTER> button.2 )
Press to adjust the position.3 )
ZOOM
Press to select [ZOOM].1 ) Press <ENTER> button.2 )
Press to select [VERTICAL]/ 3 ) [HORIZONTAL], and press to adjust.
JWhen [ASPECT] is set to
[DEFAULT]
CLOCK PHASE
Press to select [CLOCK PHASE].1 ) Press or <ENTER> button.2 )
Press to adjust the level.3 )
GEOMETRY
(PT-DZ8700/PT-DS8500 only)
KEYSTONE menu
JCURVED menu
KEYSTONE
JKEYSTONE
JSUB KEYSTONE
JLINEARITY
ADVANCED MENU
DIGITAL CINEMA REALITY
Press to select [DIGITAL CINEMA 1 ) REALITY]. Press or <ENTER> button.2 )
Press to select [DIGITAL CINEMA 3 ) REALITY].
BLANKING
INPUT RESOLUTION
Press to select [INPUT 1 ) RESOLUTION]. Press <ENTER> button.2 )
CLAMP POSITION
Press to select [CLAMP 1 )
Press to adjust.2 )
JTo display the adjustment marker
FRAME DELAY
Press to select [FRAME DELAY].1 ) Press to switch [FRAME DELAY].2 )
Press to adjust the position.3 )
RASTER POSITION
Press to select [RASTER 1 )
DISPLAY LANGUAGE menu
Changing the display language
DISPLAY OPTION menu
COLOR MATCHING
Press to select [COLOR 1 )
Inputting the current luminance and
LARGE SCREEN CORRECTION
SCREEN SETTING
PT-DZ8700U
JPT-DS8500U
WAVEFORM MONITOR
Adjusting RED, GREEN, and BLUE
Adjusting brightness
(PT-DZ8700 only)
AUTO SIGNAL
Press to select [AUTO SIGNAL].1 ) Press to switch [AUTO SIGNAL].2 )
AUTO SETUP
Press to select [AUTO SETUP].1 ) Press <ENTER> button.2 )
Press to select [MODE].3 ) Press to switch [MODE].4 )
RGB IN
DVI-D IN
Press to switch [DVI SIGNAL 6 )
HDMI IN
Press to select [HDMI IN].1 ) Press <ENTER> button.2 )
Press to switch [HDMI SIGNAL 3 )
SDI IN
BACK COLOR
Press to select [BACK COLOR].1 ) Press to switch [BACK COLOR].2 )
STARTUP LOGO
Press to select [STARTUP LOGO].1 ) Press to switch [STARTUP LOGO].2 )
FREEZE
PROJECTOR SETUP menu
PROJECTOR ID
Press to select [PROJECTOR ID].1 ) Press to switch [PROJECTOR ID].2 )
INSTALLATION
Press to select [INSTALLATION].1 ) Press to switch [INSTALLATION].2 )
COOLING CONDITION
Press to select [COOLING 1 ) CONDITION]. Press <ENTER> button.2 )
Press <ENTER> button.3 )
LAMP SELECT
Press to select [LAMP SELECT].1 ) Press to switch [LAMP SELECT].2 )
LAMP POWER
Press to select [LAMP POWER].1 ) Press to switch [LAMP POWER].2 )
BRIGHTNESS CONTROL
JBRIGHTNESS CONTROL GAIN
Press to select [LINK].5 ) Press to switch [LINK].6 )
Press to select [APPLY].7 ) Press <ENTER> button.8 )
JBRIGHTNESS CONTROL STATUS
Press to select [BRIGHTNESS 1 ) CONTROL STATUS]. Press <ENTER> button.2 )
When [MODE] of brightness control is
When [MODE] of brightness control
[OFF]
When [MODE] of brightness control is
[AUTO] and [LINK] is [OFF]
is set to [AUTO] and [LINK] is set to [GROUP A - D]
When [MODE] of brightness control is
STANDBY MODE
SCHEDULE
JHow to enable the SCHEDULE
function
RS-232C
Press to select [RS-232C].1 ) Press <ENTER> button.2 )
Press to select communication 3 ) conditions. press to change the setting.4 )
JSelecting items in [EMULATE]
STATUS
Press to select [STATUS].1 ) Press <ENTER> button.2 ) Press to move to the next page.3 )
NO SIGNAL SHUT-OFF
REMOTE2 MODE
FUNCTION BUTTON
DATE AND TIME
LENS CALIBRATION
FILTER COUNTER RESET
SAVE ALL USER DATA
LOAD ALL USER DATA
INITIALIZE
SERVICE PASSWORD
P IN P menu
Using the P IN P function
Press to select [P IN P].1 ) Press <ENTER> button.2 )
Press to select [P IN P MODE], 3 ) and press <ENTER> button.
Press to select a function.4 )
TEST PATTERN menu
TEST PATTERN
Press to select the required test 1 ) pattern.
JCycle of displayed internal test
SIGNAL LIST menu
JREGISTERED SIGNAL STATUS
Registering a signal to the list
Renaming a registered data
TEST PATTERN menu
Managing the sub memory list
JRegistering the current settings
to the list
SECURITY menu
SECURITY PASSWORD
Press to select [SECURITY 1 ) PASSWORD]. Press to switch [SECURITY 2 ) PASSWORD].
SECURITY PASSWORD CHANGE
Press to select [SECURITY 1 ) PASSWORD CHANGE]. Press <ENTER> button.2 )
SECURITY menu
DISPLAY SETTING
TEXT CHANGE
MENU LOCK
MENU LOCK PASSWORD
SECURITY menu
CONTROL DEVICE SETUP
Press to select [CONTROL 1 ) DEVICE SETUP]. Press <ENTER> button.2 )
Press to select [CONTROL 3 ) PANEL] or [REMOTE CONTROLLER]. Press <ENTER> button.4 )
NETWORK menu
NETWORK SETUP
Press to select [NETWORK 1 ) SETUP]. Press <ENTER> button.2 )
Press to select an item, and 3 ) change the setting according to the instructions.
Press to select [STORE], and 4 )
Network connections
JName and function of network function parts
Accessing from the Web browser
Change Password page
Administrator mode
User mode
Basic control page
Detail control page
Projector status page
Error information page
When [FAILED] has appeared for an item
protection.
Parameter Description
E-mail setup page
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E-mail setup page (continued)
Authentication set up page
Ping test page
Contents of mail sent
Mail with the contents shown below is sent when the E-mail settings have been
Mail with the contents shown below is sent when an error has occurred.
established.
JAdjust clock page
JNetwork cong page
Monitor Lamp indicators
Managing the indicated problems
JLAMP1/LAMP2 indicator
Monitor Lamp indicators
JTEMP indicator
JFILTER indicator
Replacement
Before replacing the unit
Replacing the unit
JACF (Auto Cleaning Filter) unit
Replacement
JLamp unit
JPrecautions on lamp unit replacement
JWhen to replace the lamp unit
Replacement
JProcedure of lamp unit replacement
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Technical Information
PJLink protocol
JControl commands
JPJLink security authorization
Control commands via LAN
JWhen WEB Control administrator rights password is set (Protect mode)
There is a response from the projector.2 )
Generate a 32-byte hash value from the following data using MD5 algorithm.3 )
(Non-protect mode)
There is a response from the projector.2 )
<Command transmission method>
Serial terminal
JConnection
JPin assignments and signal names
JCommunication conditions (Factory setting)
JBasic format
When sending commands without parameters, a colon (:) is not necessary.:
JBasic format (with sub command)
STX A D I 1 I 2 ; C1 C2 C3 : ETX S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 E P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6
necessary.
JCable specications
<When connected to a computer> Projector
Computer (DTE specications)
JControl commands
<Lens control command>
REMOTE 2 IN terminal
JPin assignments and control
Two window display combination list
window may be lowered.
Restoring the MENU LOCK PASSWORD to default
Press <AUTO SETUP> button for more than 2 seconds. Press for more than 2 seconds.
List of compatible signals
PT-DZ8700U/PT-DS8500U only:
Flicker (line icker) may be caused in images if interlace is connected.
Specications
Specications
Dimensions
About brand
Ceiling mount bracket safeguards
Ceiling mount bracket safeguards
Attachment procedure
Index
Index
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