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Multimedia Projector
PLC-XP40
MODEL
Owner’s Manual
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TO THE OWNER Before operating this projector, read this manual thoroughly and operate the projector properly. This projector provides many convenient features and functions. Operating the projector properly enables you to manage those features and maintains it in better condition for a considerable time. Improper operation may result in not only shortening the product-life, but also malfunctions, fire hazard, or other accidents. If your projector seems to operate improperly, read this manual
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before This projector should be operated only from the type of power the product is operated. source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supplied, consult your authorized dealer or Read all of the instructions given here and retain them for later local power company. use. Unplug this projector from AC power supply before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp
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COMPLIANCES Federal Communication Commission Notice Note : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communi
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TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURES AND DESIGN 6 COMPUTER MODE 22 SELECTING INPUT SOURCE 22 SELECTING COMPUTER SYSTEM 22 PREPARATION 7 PC ADJUSTMENT 23 AUTO PC ADJUSTMENT 23 MANUAL PC ADJUSTMENT 24 NAME OF EACH PART OF PROJECTOR 7 COMPATIBLE COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS 26 SETTING-UP PROJECTOR 8 PICTURE IMAGE ADJUSTMENT 27 CONNECTING AC POWER CORD 8 IMAGE LEVEL SELECT 27 POSITIONING PROJECTOR 9 IMAGE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 28 ADJUSTABLE FEET 10 MOVING PROJECTOR 10 PICTURE SCREEN ADJUSTMENT 29 VIDEO MODE 30 CONNECTI
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FEATURES AND DESIGN This Multimedia Projector is designed with most advanced technology for portability, durability, and ease of use. This projector utilizes built-in multimedia features, a palette of 16.77 million colors, and matrix liquid crystal display (LCD) technology. Compact Design Digital Zoom (for Computer) This projector is extremely compact in size and weight. Digital Zoom function adjusts image size to approx. 1/4 ~ It is designed to carry and work anywhere you wish to 49 times
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PREPARATION NAME OF EACH PART OF PROJECTOR FRONT OF CABINET TOP CONTROLS AND INDICATORS PROJECTION LENS AIR INTAKE VENT INFRARED LENS COVER REMOTE RECEIVER SPEAKERS BACK OF CABINET INFRARED POWER CORD REMOTE RECEIVER EXHAUST VENT CONNECTOR HOT AIR EXHAUSTED ! Air blown from exhaust vent is hot. When using or installing a projector, following precautions should be taken. Do not put a flammable object near this vent. Keep rear grills at least 3’(1 m) away from any object, especially heat
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PREPARATION SETTING-UP PROJECTOR CONNECTING AC POWER CORD This projector uses nominal input voltages of 100-120 V or 200-240 V AC. This projector automatically selects correct input voltage. It is designed to work with single-phase power systems having a grounded neutral conductor. To reduce risk of electrical shock, do not plug into any other type of power system. Consult your authorized dealer or service station if you are not sure of type of power supply being in use. Connect a projector w
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PREPARATION POSITIONING PROJECTOR This projector is designed to project on a flat ROOM LIGHT projection surface. Brightness in room has a great influence on Projector can be focused from 4.6’ (1.4m) ~ 47.3’ picture quality. It is recommended to limit (14.4m). ambient lighting in order to provide best Refer to figure below to adjust screen size. image. 47.3’(14.4m) 35.4’(10.8m) Max. Zoom 400” 23.6’(7.2m) 300” 11.8’(3.6m) 308” 200” 4.6’(1.4m) 231” Min. Zoom 100” 154” 40” 77” 31” Max. Zoom 40
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PREPARATION ADJUSTABLE FEET Picture tilt and projection angle can be adjusted by rotating ADJUSTABLE FEET. Projection angle can be adjusted to 10.5 degrees. Lift front of a projector and pull FEET LOCK LATCHES 1 on both sides of a projector. Release FEET LOCK LATCHES to lock ADJUSTABLE 2 FEET and rotate ADJUSTABLE FEET to fine tune position and tilt. To shorten ADJUSTABLE FEET, lift front of a projector 3 and pull and undo FEET LOCK LATCHES. Position and keystone distortion of image can be ad
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CONNECTING PROJECTOR TERMINALS OF PROJECTOR This projector has input and output terminals on its back for connecting computers and video equipment. Refer to figures on pages 11 to 13 and connect properly. COMPUTER INPUT TERMINALS (DIGITAL/ANALOG) COMPUTER AUDIO INPUT (1 and 2) JACKS Connect computer (digital/analog) output to one of these terminals. Connect an audio output (Refer to P12.) (stereo) from computer to R/C JACK these jacks. When using Wired/Wireless (Refer to P12.) Remote Control
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CONNECTING PROJECTOR CONNECTING TO COMPUTER Cables used for connection (✽ = Cable or adapter is not supplied with this projector.) • VGA Cable (HDB 15 pin) • USB Cable ✽ • DVI-Digital Cable (for Single Link T.M.D.S.) ✽ • MAC Adapter (When connecting to Macintosh computer) • BNC Cable ✽ • Audio Cables (RCA x 2 and Mini Plug (stereo) x 1) ✽ • Control Cable for PS/2 Port, Serial Port or ADB Port IBM-compatible computer or Macintosh computer (VGA / SVGA / XGA / SXGA) Desktop type Laptop type Monitor
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CONNECTING PROJECTOR CONNECTING TO VIDEO EQUIPMENT Cables used for connection (✽ = Cable is not supplied with this projector.) • Video Cable (RCA x 1 or RCA x 3) ✽ • BNC Cable ✽ • S-VIDEO Cable ✽ • Audio Cable (RCA x 2) ✽ Video Source (example) Component video output equipment. (such as DVD player or high-definition TV source.) Video Cassette Recorder Video Disc Player Composite Component Video Output Composite Component Video Output Audio Output S-VIDEO Output Video Output (Y, Cb/Pb, Cr/Pr) Vid
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LOCK ON ALL OFF BEFORE OPERATION OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL Left Side LASER POINTER INDICATOR POWER ON-OFF BUTTON Lights red while laser beam Used to turn projector on or is emitted from Laser Light ON-OFF off. (P19) Window. ZOOM FOCUS VOLUME INPUT BUTTON Used to select input source. (P22) D.ZOOM MUTE INPUT MENU BUTTON POINT BUTTON Used to select MENU Used to move a pointer on ON- MENU operation. (P17, 18) SCREEN MENU, adjust each item, or pan image in DIGITAL ZOOM +/– mode. (P29) It is also
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LOCK BEFORE OPERATION Operating Range Point Remote Control Unit toward ON-OFF ZOOM BUTTON projector (Receiver Window) Used to adjust zoom. whenever pressing any button. (P20) VOLUME BUTTON ZOOM FOCUS VOLUME Maximum operating range for Used to adjust volume. Remote Control Unit is about 16.4’ (P21) (5m) and 60° in front and rear of a projector. FOCUS BUTTON D.ZOOM MUTE INPUT D.ZOOM BUTTON Used to adjust focus. (P20) Used to select DIGITAL MENU ZOOM +/– mode and resize image. (P29) 60° MUTE BUTTO
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BEFORE OPERATION TOP CONTROLS AND INDICATORS This projector has CONTROL BUTTONS (TOP CONTROLS) and INDICATORS on its top. LAMP REPLACE INDICATOR WARNING TEMP. INDICATOR READY INDICATOR LAMP INDICATOR Turns to yellow when Flashes red when Lights green when a Becomes dim when a life of projection lamp internal projector projector is ready to be projector is turned on. draws to an end. (P39) temperature is too turned on. And it And bright when a high. (P38) flashes green in Power projector is
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OPERATING ON-SCREEN MENU HOW TO OPERATE ON-SCREEN MENU You can control and adjust this projector through ON-SCREEN WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL MENU. Refer to following pages to operate each adjustment on POINT BUTTON ON-SCREEN MENU. Used to move Pointer UP/ DOWN/ RIGHT/ LEFT. 1 DISPLAY MENU Press MENU button to display ON-SCREEN MENU. 2 MOVING POINTER SELECT BUTTON Move pointer (✽ see below) or adjust value of item by pressing Used to select item. POINT button(s) on Top Control or on Remote Contr
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BEFORE OPERATION MENU BAR FOR PC SOURCE Press MENU BUTTON while connecting to PC input source. IMAGE SELECT MENU SCREEN MENU SETTING MENU Used to select Used to adjust size Used to change GUIDE WINDOW PC SYSTEM MENU image level among of image. [Normal settings of projector Shows selected Used to select Standard, Real / True / Wide / or reset Lamp item of ON- computer system. and Image 1 ~ 4. Digital zoom +/–] Replace Counter. SCREEN MENU. (Refer to P22, 23) (Refer to P27) (Refer to P29) (Refer
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BEFORE OPERATION TURNING ON / OFF PROJECTOR TURNING ON PROJECTOR Complete peripheral connections (with Computer, VCR, etc.) 1 before turning on projector. (Refer to "CONNECTING TO PROJECTOR" on pages 11~13 for connecting that equipment.) Connect a projector's AC Power Cord into an AC outlet. LAMP 30 2 Indicator lights RED, and READY Indicator lights GREEN. NOTE : When “On start” function is ON, this projector is turned on automatically by connecting AC Power Cord to an AC outlet. (Refer to p
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BASIC OPERATION ADJUSTING SCREEN ZOOM ADJUSTMENT Press ZOOM button on Top Control or ZOOM / button on 1 Remote Control Unit. Message “Zoom” is displayed. Press ZOOM button or POINT UP button to make image 2 Zoom larger, and press ZOOM button or POINT DOWN button to make image smaller. Message disappears after 4 seconds. FOCUS ADJUSTMENT Press FOCUS button on Top Control or FOCUS / button on 1 Remote Control Unit. Message “Focus” is displayed. Adjust focus of image by pressing FOCUS
