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User and Installation Manual
The home theater projector
HT305
cod.46.0495.000
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BACK LIGHT Turn on the back light STAND-BY LIGHT Switches off to stand-by. 0-9 Keys Switch on from stand-by and allow direct source SOURCE selection. Displays the Source ESCAPE Selection menu. Deactivates th e On Screen Display. Activates test patterns for Up/Down/Left/Right Arrow keys zoom and focus adjustment Navigate through and make adjustments to the On Screen menus. Arrow Up/Down activate Quick menus. MENU - Activates the On Screen MENU + Display menus. Navigates menu pages. Activates
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1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations and thank you for choosing a HT305 projector, a SIM2 Multimedia SpA product (Fig. 1). la ATTENTI protectio ON: n co pntre our le ne p s re as sq c uom e d p'iromet ncend tre e et remp de mems lacer p c aa r ru an fusib cteristiq le ude e meme type CAUTION: for continued protection against on risly k w ofi th fire same t , replace ype and rating fuse. ZOOM DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT OUT R/Cr GRAPHICS RGB G/Y CONTROL (RS 232) B/Cb HV 4 1 2 3 5
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A sophisticated proprietary optical system, coupled with a hight performance zoom lens ensures hight contrast images, superior uniformity and edge-to-edge definition. A new 6-segment colour wheel dramatically reduces the so called “rainbow effect” and gives a better contrast, better colorimetry and a lower black level to the image. The new DarkChip™ DMD™ chip ensures, on top of the high definition resolution (180 x 70 pixels), an increased contrast ratio of > 00:1 thus delivering on
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1 3 2 5 8 7 4 6 1 Projection lens Lens shift knob Cooling air inlet vents 4 Remote control IR sensor 5 Cooling air outlet vents 6 Adjustable carry-handle 7 Adjustable levelling feet 8 Ceiling/wall bracket fixing holes 11 13 17 12 10 9 Fused power socket 10 Main power switch 9 11 Remote control rear IR sensor 1 Green LED 14 1 Red LED 14 Rear keyboard pad 15 15 Composite video input 16 S-Video input 20 19 17 VGA input 18 18 RGB / YCrCb input 22 19 HDMI™ input 16 0 Optical Audio Out
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2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ATTENTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, disconnect the power supply cable on the rear panel before removing the top cover of the projector. Refer to trained, authorised personnel for technical assistance. This symbol indicates the possible electric shock This symbol indicates the presence of important hazard associated with uninsulated live compo- instructions regarding use and maintenance of nents in the interior of the unit. the product. LAMP WA
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Please follow carefully the warnings listed below, to ensure safe and long term performance of your projector. 4 250 V • Connect the projector to a power supply with a nominal T 3.15A H voltage within the following values: 100-40 Vac, 50/60 Hz, 1 earthed (Fig. 3). 3 2 Fig. 4 • Do not obstruct the cooling air inlets on the top cover, or the air outlets underneath the projector. • Do not switch on the projector if it is standing on soft sur- 100-240 Vac faces such as cushions, pillows, blanke
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• The projector must be positioned on a stable, suitable pla- refully follow the installation and safety instructions provided tform or be installed using a bracket for fixed ceiling or wall with the bracket’s literature. installation. Do not rest the projector on the side panels or on the rear panel when in operation. • Please remove batteries from the remote control if not in use for a long period of time. • Take care to position cables safely, especially in dark places, in order to avoid
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ZOOM ZOOM 4 INSTALLATION Position the projector on a stable, suitable platform or utilise the optional bracket for a fixed ceiling or wall installation. ZOOM ZOOM F1 CAUTION: In the case of ceiling or wall mounting using a suspension bracket, follow the instructions carefully and FOCUS F2 FOCUS comply with the safety standards you will find in the box together with the bracket. If you use a bracket different to the one supplied by SIM2 Multimedia, you must make sure that the projector is
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KEYSTONE 20% Fig. 11 C-SYNC The output is activated (Voltage: 1 Vdc) when the projector is switched on and is de-activated (no Voltage output) when the Fig. 9 projector is in stand-by mode. Some manufacturers offer screen-masking systems to help The Orientation adjustment in the Set up menu will allow the frame the projected image and improve picture contrast. projector to be used for desktop front, ceiling front, desktop rear These systems can be connected to output , at the rear of
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2005 E F1 Avoid light shining directly on the screen during projection as Furniture and other objects with reflecting surfaces, as well as this will reduce contrast and black level detail on the projected light coloured walls should be avoided, as they are likely to image. For the true cinema experience best results are achie- interfere with the screen’s characteristics. ved with little or no ambient light. 5 SWITCHING ON AND OFF THE PROJECTOR CAUTION: Connect the projector to a power suppl
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(red and green LEDs flashing) and will stop automatically after SWITCHING OFF AND RETURNING TO STAND-bY this period. By remote control: press LED INDICATORS By keyboard: press key The LED indicators, located in the top-rear of the projector, When switching off, the projector goes in to stand-by memo- provide information about the state of the projector (see rising the input selection at the time of switch-off. table below). The fans will continue to work until the lamp has cooled dow
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Frequency of between -80 kHz and a Vertical frequency of COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT between 48-100 Hz. Computer Resolutions of VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA and UXGA can be displayed. CVBS COMPOSITE VIDEO Fig. 17 This input is suitable for a “Composite Video CVBS” via a cable Fig. 19 with an RCA/Phono connector (Fig. 17). RGb/YCr Cb INPUT S-VIDEO INPUT RGSB - YSCRCB COMPONENT VIDEO S-VIDEO Fig. 20 This input is suitable for a RGB video signal, or for a Component Fig. 18 (YCrCb) type, with composit
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care to observe the correspondence with the outputs on the source. The video signals that can be connected to this input can have horizontal scanning frequencies of 15 kHz (standard video resolution), kHz, or higher (progressive scanning video, high definition video). Some sources provide the facility to choose between a pro- gressive signal or an interlaced signal. Although in general a progressive signal is higher quality than an interlaced signal, it is often preferable to perform t
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RS232 INTERFACE CONNECTOR It is possible to control the projector through a personal compu- ter. First, load the appropriate projector control software onto your PC, then simply connect this input to a ca- ble from your PC ’s RS serial port (Fig. 23). Fig. 23 7 KEYbOARD PAD Eight push buttons, at the rear of the projector, will allow com- plete operation without the use of the remote control. Menu Switches off to stand-by. Activates the On Screen Display menus. Navigates Menu pages. Aut
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ZOOM 8 REMOTE CONTROL Insert the batteries, taking care to match the polarity, as indi- The remote control sends commands to the projector via cated in the battery recess of the remote (Fig. 24). infrared signals. It is possible to control the projector by pointing the remote control at the screen; the sensor at the front of the projector will pick up the reflected infrared commands. (Fig. 25). - + + - - + four 1,5 V AAA type + - batteries Fig. 24 Fig. 25 Change the batte
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9 ON SCREEN MENU SOURCE SELECTION by pressing the Ë key. During the short time it takes to find the signal, a box appears The input selection menu (Inputs) is called by pressing 0 on the showing the signal requested. As soon as the signal is shown remote control and, when no other menu is displayed, using in the box additional information is displayed concerning the the È/Í keys on the keypad. To select an input, scroll the list video standard (for video signals) or resolution (for graphi
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which appear as a superimposed window in which the selection black objects alongside other dark coloured objects. is made with the È/Í keys (Fig. 28). CONTRAST Use this control to adjust the image’s black level without affec- These submenus are accessed by pressing the Ë key, while ting white areas.To ensure correct adjustment, it may prove Image useful to display the signal relative to the grey scale, within which the white level and the level immediately below it must Aspect be separately
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In AUTO the deinterlacer recognises if the video signal source part the filter is activated. is a movie film (obtained from a Telecine device with : or This allows you to compare the effect of the filter. : pull-down) and applies a deinterlace algorithm optimised It is possible to deactivated the filter (NOT ACTIVE), to use the au- tomatic adjustments (AUTO) or to manually select (MANUAL) the for this type of signal. value suitable for the image with the VALUE adjustment. If the video sign
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COLOR TEMPERATURE IMAGE The color temperature adjustment is made by positioning the This menu features adjustments relating to picture position, white point inside CIE cromaticity diagram. aspect ratio, etc. The systems allows to choose from 6 predefined white points inside the neutral color area (Fig.29). ASPECT This adjustment allows you to change the dimensions and aspect ratio (relationship between width and height) of the displayed image. There are five preset aspects available an
