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User and Installation Manual
The home theater projector
HT300E
HT280E
cod.46.0424.100
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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 Grand Cinema E-volution projector, a SIM2 Multimedia SpA product (Fig. 1). 3 la A T pTENTI rotectio O nN: po contr ue r ln ee s p res as qco ue mpro d'ince me ntd tree ere t d mp e mems caract lacer par un fe uristiq sible de ue meme type CAUTION: for continued protection against oris nly k w of fire, ith same replty acp e e and rating fuse. ZOOM DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT OUT R/Cr GRAPHICS RGB G/Y CONTROL RS 232 B/Cb HV ( ) 4 1
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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 • Do not use the projector when the room temperature is above and long term performance of your projector. 35°C (95°F). • Connect the projector to a power supply with a nominal • Do not obstruct the cooling air inlets on the top cover, or the voltage within the following values: 100-240 Vac, 50/60 Hz, air outlets underneath the projector. earthed (Fig. 3). • Do not switch on the projector if it is standing on soft sur- faces suc
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3 PACKAGING AND CONTENTS 1 2 4 3 Fig. 5 It is recommended that the carton and packaging is retained The carton should contain the following: for future use and in the unlikely event that your projector needs - the projector to be returned for repair. - the remote control - four 1.5V AAA batteries (for remote control) - three power cables (EU, UK, USA) - the user manual. To unpack the projector safely and easily please follow steps 1 to 4, as drawing (Fig. 5). 6
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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 FOCUS F2 FOCUS carefully and 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 a
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KEYST ONE 20% C-SYNC Fig. 11 The output is activated (Voltage: 12 Vdc) when the projector is Fig. 9 switched on and is de-activated (no Voltage output) when the 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. These projector to be used for desktop front, ceiling front, desktop rear and ceiling rear installations systems can be connecte
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� � � � � �� 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 sup
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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 memori- provide information about the state of the projector (see table sing the input selection at the time of switch-off. below). The fans will continue to work until the lamp has cooled down
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Frequency of between 32-80 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/YC RC B 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 (YCrCb) type, with composite synch
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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), 32 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 th
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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 RS232 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. Auto
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Z O O M 8 REMOTE CONTROL Insert the batteries, taking care to match the polarity, as indi- The remote control sends commands to the projector via in- cated in the battery recess of the remote (Fig. 24). frared 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 ba
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9 ON SCREEN MENU SOURCE SELECTION by pressing the ‡ key. During the short time it takes to find the signal, a box appears showing the signal requested. As soon as the signal is shown The input selection menu (Inputs) is called by pressing 0 on the in the box additional information is displayed concerning the remote control and, when no other menu is displayed, using the · and ‚ keys on the keypad. To select an input, scroll the video standard (for video signals) or resolution (for graphic
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Other adjustments (marked by the < symbol) provide subme- be separately identifiable. Alternatively use a scene composed nus, which appear as a superimposed window in which the of black objects alongside other dark coloured objects. selection is made with the · / ‚keys (Fig. 28). CONTRAST Use this control to adjust the image’s black level without af- Image fecting white areas.To ensure correct adjustment, it may prove useful to display the signal relative to the grey scale, within Aspect which
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CINEMA MODE In the left side the image is not altered by the filter, in the right part the filter is activated. In AUTO the deinterlacer recognises if the video signal source This allows you to compare the effect of the filter. is a movie film (obtained from a Telecine device with 3:2 or 2:2 pull-down) and applies a deinterlace algorithm optimised for It is possible to deactivated the filter (NOT ACTIVE), to use the automatic adjustments (AUTO) or to manually select (MANUAL) this type of signal
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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 36 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 avail
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Along vertical lines the color temperature is constant but is and image positioning, calling the automatic control procedure different from black body curve, which mean if you select from the AUTO button on the remote control or keypad. When point from the high part of the diagram you increase the green this procedure is called it is helpful to have a white or light co- componet, while low part of diagram cause an increase of loured background on the screen in the current picture. purple
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ZOOM ZOOM of the image in either direction (Fig. 33). SETUP The setup menu contains less frequently used adjustments that may be required during installation (e.g. On Screen Display language selection or the display of Test Patterns). ORIENTATION Select the option that best describes the installation i.e. desktop front, ceiling front, desktop rear and ceiling rear.. Fig. 33 In the event you are unable to centre the image within the screen area, tilt the projector until the image is correctl
