Maintenance Operations Preparations Before Using DATA PROJECTOR Others TDP-EX20 OWNER’S MANUAL
Before Using The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
CAUTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN THIS OWNER'S MANUAL AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This unit is fully transistorized and does not contain any parts that can be repaired by the user. 5. Heat 8. Be sure that you firmly insert the plug into the wall outlet. The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
11. Lightning storms 13. Do not place or keep the projector within the reach of the children. For added protection for this product during storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet. This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power-line surges. However, while it is thundering or lightning, do not touch the apparatus and any connected cable and/or equipment.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (Continued) 23. Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition. This product incorporates glass components, including a lens and a lamp. If such parts should break, please handle with care to avoid injury and contact your dealer for repair service. The broken pieces of glass may cause to injury.
IMPORTANT PRECAUTIONS (Continued) If your line voltage is 220 to 240V, use one of the following types of cable/plug. Avoid Volatile Liquid Plug configuration Plug type Line voltage EURO 220 – 240V UK 220 – 240V Plug configuration Use a 5A fuse which is approved by ASTA or BSI to BSI362. Always replace the fuse cover after changing the fuse.
REMOTE CONTROL BATTERIES Copyrights Caution Showing or transmitting commercial imaging software or broadcast or cable-broad casting programs with the purpose of other than the personal and private viewing, including modifying images using the freeze or resize functions, or displaying with the varying aspect ratio of the images, could violate the direct or indirect copyrights of the imaging software or broadcast program, etc., if done without first consulting with the copyright holder.
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Preparations Checking the package contents Names of each part on the main unit Please make sure that the following items are included in the box, along with the main unit. If any item is missing, please contact the store immediately where you purchased the product.
Names of each part on the control panel and remote control Remote control transmitter Laser light source (11) (12) (13) (9) (8) (2) (3) (4) (7) (5) (6) (12) (4) (5) (3) (7) (8) (16) (15) (14) (1) (10) (11) (13) Battery cover (10) (1) (19) (20) CAUTION • Do not look into the laser light source of the remote control or direct the laser pointer toward a person or a mirror. • Handling and adjusting other than described here may lead to dangerous exposure to laser.
Names of the terminals on the rear panel (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Preparing and using the remote control N Loading dry-cell batteries into the remote control 1 N Operating the remote control Point toward the projector’s infrared remote sensor, and press a button on the remote control. Remove the battery cover. • Operating the projector from the front Insert the dry-cell batteries. Be sure to align the plus and minus ends of the batteries properly. Approx. 15° App rox .
Operating a computer using the remote control Placement A computer can be operated using the projector’s remote control. This function is available on any computer with the Windows® 98/98SE, Windows® Me, Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, or Windows Vista™ OS, that is equipped with a USB port which can support USB1.1 (The mouse remote control receiver is also supported on OS 9 or OS X for the Macintosh). However, please note that Toshiba does not guarantee the operation of all computers.
Connection Before connection • Read the owner’s manual of the device you are connecting to the projector. • Some types of computer cannot be used or connected to this projector. Check for an RGB output terminal, supported signal p.94 , etc. • Turn off the power of both devices before connecting. • The figure is a sample connection. This does not mean that all of these devices can or must be connected simultaneously. (Dotted lines mean items can be exchanged.
Operations Turning the power on and off N Connecting the power cord 1 Insert the power cord connector into the AC IN socket of the projector. 2 Insert the power cord plug into a wall or other power outlet. Notes Power cord connector (Supplied) N Turning the power on 1 Open the lens cover. Slide the lens cover to open. If it is left closed, the power will not be turned on. • The start-up screen will disappear after a moment. You can dismiss the start-up screen before this by performing any operation.
Basic operations 1 Turn on the power. Notes 2 Select the language and the lamp power (When using the first time). When the projector is used for the first time after purchase, the start menu for language (to display the menus and messages on the screen) and lamp power selection and configuration is displayed in English. (If the screen is out of focus, adjust it according to the step 6 .) 1 Use the , , or press the button.
Using handy features N Using auto setting (Only for input from computer) Notes • Note that lamp characteristics may rarely cause the brightness to fluctuate slightly. • A lamp is consumable item. If used for extended periods, images will appear dark, and the lamp could burn out. This is characteristic of a lamp, and is not malfunction. (The lifetime of the lamp depends on conditions of use.
Using handy features (Continued) N Resizing image N Zooming out the images This projector is provided with the digital zoom (electric zoom: 100 - 62%). (Note that the display, if digitally zoomed out, may suffer from some degradation.) 1 Press the ZOOM – button. Each time the ZOOM – button is pressed, the image is reduced in size. Control panel Remote control The projected image can be resized (zoomed in/out). 1 Press the remote control’s RESIZE Each time you press the RESIZE pressing. button.
Using handy features (Continued) N Cutting off the picture and sound temporarily (Mute) N Freezing the image (Freeze) Remote control The picture pauses. (The Freeze function is released when pressing the FREEZE button again.) The picture and sound are cut off. (The Mute function is released when pressing the MUTE button again.) Notes Notes • The icon will appear while mute is in effect. • Operating any other functions will also cancel the muting.
Using the menus 1 Using handy features (Continued) How to set password (from [Off] to [On]) 1 Select [Password] in the Default setting 2 menu and press the or N Setup using the Setting display 2 Select [Password setting] in the password registration, setting menu, or button. 3 Select [On]. 4 Select [OK] and press the The menu shown below is for operation instructions purposes and might differ from the actual display. 1. Press the MENU button 2. Select a Category button.
Using the menus 1 (Continued) N The position adjustment menu Use this menu to set or adjust image-related items. Items that can be set or adjusted are marked with “Yes”, and those that cannot are marked with “No”. (When an item is masked, it indicates that you cannot select for the current input.) Item Description Adjust the image contrast. Higher Lower Adjust the brightness of the image. Brighter Darker Adjust the color of the image. Deeper Lighter Adjust the tint of the image color.
Using the menus 1 (Continued) N The display setting menu Detailed description Use this menu to set screen display-related items. (The items in gray color cannot be set with the current input selection.) [Screen size] • Description Item Screen size Screen size setting [ or : Enter setting] Normal/Full/Thru/Wide [ :Selection] [Enter: • ] Up/down shift Lets the projected images shift vertically when the screen size setting is wide display (within the range of 1024 × 768).
Using the menus 1 (Continued) N The Default setting menu This menu shows placement status and other settings. How to register user logo Default setting 1 menu or button. 3 Select from the displayed menu list and press the button. 4 The registration area is displayed for confirmation. Select [OK] and press the button. • If the registered picture does not fall within the display area, operate the computer to scroll the screen. 5 Registration starts.
Using the menus 1 (Continued) [Key lock] Default setting 2 menu Remote control When 2 projectors are used and controlled by the remote control respectively, this menu sets the code for the projector and the remote control. : Select from 1, 2] [ [ : Confirm] [ or : Enter setting] :Select OK to end] [ Press [Cancel] to return. Protect from operating errors by locking on the control panel buttons of the projector. (The remote control operations are available.
Before connecting via network Check the OS of your computer before you connect a projector with your computer via network. This projector supports the Network Projector function of Windows Vista™ features. 3) Displaying a video image saved on a computer via the projector If your computer’s OS is Windows Vista™ and you intend to use the Network Projector function for network connection, see “Connection using the Network Projector (Windows Vista™)” p.
How to use the USB terminal This projector can connect with a commercial USB memory and a USB memory card reader/writer that are USB2.0 compliant, a digital camera or the like and display the JPEG and MPEG files saved in those devices. p.49 (Toshiba does not guarantee the operation of all USB 2.0-compliant devices.
Using the menus 2 N Setup using the Setting display (2) N Setting up the Network Projector/Network Utility Using the factory settings as-is may suffer security damage, so be sure to change the projector settings. If you select Network Utility, the following items can be set. Category Wireless LAN Easy Connect [Yes (USB memory) LAN settings 1. Press the NETWORK button and press the MENU button twice No] [Enter: Mode: Ad hoc * Appears only when Network or USB memory input is selected.
Using the menus 2 (Continued) Application Remote control L Details on individual items Description Item Specify whether to allow the remote control of the projector from a computer. Presentation Forbidden Allowed Allowed: The projector always accepts remote commands from a computer. Presentation: Accepts only the remote commands from the computer by which an image is projected on the projector (Update automatically) using Network Utility. Forbidden: Always ignores any remote commands from a computer.
Using the menus 2 (Continued) Set Encryption according to the setting you made for Network authentication, as follows. When you have set Network authentication to Open or Shared, select WEP for Encryption. When you have set Network authentication to WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK, select TKIP or AES for Encryption. Note: Network authentication is factory-set to None.
Using the menus 2 (Continued) Note • If you select [Network Projector] in the Setting display (2) menu, the same items in [Network Utility] will be displayed except for the following 2 items. 2 [Easy Connect (USB memory)] feature is not available. In the item [Application], [Password] and [Disconnect] are available as follows. Category Application Item Description Item Projector Specify a desired character string (0 to 16 characters). name : Enter setting.] [ : Select item.] [ [ or character.
Using the menus 2 (Continued) • [Wireless network] If you set Wireless network to Disabled, the wireless LAN connection will be unusable. Set Wireless network to Disabled when you do not wish to use the wireless LAN for network connection. Note • The Email function does not support transmission to the SMTP server that requires authentication. N Setting slideshow options Slideshow is the function to allow users to display JPEG and MPEG image files saved in a USB memory.
Using the menus 2 (Continued) Checking the projector status Common N Status display • [Thumbnail display] Select the form of a thumbnail list. All: Displays a thumbnail preview of JPEG files, and if any JPEG files exist in the folder displays the leading thumbnail image. File: Displays only a thumbnail image of JPEG files. The thumbnail image of the JPEG files in the folder is not displayed. Off: Displays an icon without displaying thumbnail preview.
Installing the applications If you want to use the projector’s internal wireless LAN function, install the Network Utility on the supplied CD-ROM onto your computer. N System Requirements Windows® 2000, Windows® XP and Windows Vista™ (Ultimate, Business) (Windows® 98SE and Windows® ME are supported by JPEG Conversion Tool.
Using the Network Utility N Displaying a computer’s screen via the projector the projector to display. software application. When the Network Utility launches, the Screen Image transmission mode window appears on the computer screen. To switch to the Screen Image transmission mode window from another mode, click on the Screen Image icon . 2 Select Transmission mode. Click on Update automatically or Update manually. See step 6 for the meanings of Update automatically and Update manually.
Using the Network Utility (Continued) N Displaying a JPEG image saved on a computer via the projector 1 Launch the Network Utility software application. The Screen Image transmission mode window appears on the computer’s screen. 2 Click on the JPEG File icon . The Network Utility window changes to JPEG File transmission mode. 3 Click on the Browse button, and select the file to send. Clicking on the Browse button displays the Open dialog box. Select the file to send, then click on the Open button.
Using the Network Utility (Continued) • Autostart Check the Start playing the file automatically when starting transmission checkbox to automatically start playing the video file when connecting to the projector. • Repeat Check the Play repeatedly after the end of playing checkbox to automatically repeat from the beginning when the file reaches the end. 7 Click on the button. The selected file's image is displayed by the projector and the Control window appears as well.
Using the Network Utility (Continued) L How to connect USB memory N Easy Connect utility This feature allows users to easily connect the projector to a computer over wireless networks, without making Wireless LAN settings via Network Utility. Launch the Network Utility software application and click the Tool button to bring up the Wireless LAN Settings Utility dialog box. Select a desired connection mode in this dialog box.
Using the Network Utility (Continued) 2) Modifying the computer settings using the projector settings • Setting on the projector 1 Turn the projector power on. 2 Switch the input to Network. 3 Press the MENU button twice, then select Easy Connect (USB L Profile settings This feature allows the user to save the computer’s wireless LAN settings. This feature is useful when you need to change wireless LAN settings according to where you use.
Using the Network Utility (Continued) Projecting images stored in a USB memory N Operating the projector N Playing a slide show from a thumbnail list This function can be used with any projector input. 1 Launch the Network Utility software application. The Screen Image transmission mode window appears on the computer’s screen. With Auto. demo set to Off in “Setting slideshow options”, data readout begins when a USB memory is inserted and the input switches to USB memory.
Projecting images stored in a USB memory (Continued) 1 Plug a USB memory. For MPEG files Plug a USB memory according to the procedure in “Connecting USB device” p.48 . The projector starts loading data from the USB memory and displays a thumbnail list on the screen. 3 Displaying video • Pressing the button while a file is selected plays only the video image in fullscreen view. Pressing the button again pauses the video image. • To return to the thumbnail list display screen, press the RETURN button.
How to use the JPEG Conversion Tool N Launching the JPEG Conversion Tool The window shown in the figure to the right appears on the computer screen. Drag the Image Quality Settings slider to the left or right to set the image quality of the file after conversion. Lower values create smaller files, but lower the image quality. (It is not possible to restore the quality of an image after it has been lowered.
How to use the JPEG Conversion Tool (Continued) N Creating a screen capture and converting it into a JPEG file This function saves the current computer screen as a JPEG file. (9)-(b) (9)-(c) N Making a presentation with converted JPEG files (1) Copy the folder created by the JPEG Conversion Tool, or its contents, onto a USB memory. (2) Use the step 1 in “Playing a slide show from a thumbnail list” p.75 to display a list of thumbnails.
Setting up the projector using a Web browser N How to use the “Projector Configuration Tool” The “Projector Configuration Tool” uses the Web server features of the projector to set up the projector using the network. When using the “Projector Configuration Tool”, set up the Network connecting the projector and the computer. 1 See “Checking the projector status” p.61 to display information on the screen and write down the IP address. 2 Invoke Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer Ver. 6.0 or Ver. 7.
Maintenance Setting up the projector using a Web browser (Continued) L Details on major items • Settings When Browser authentication has been set to On, access to the setup page requires the input of the password. Wireless LAN: The items displayed on the screen can be set. Entering individual items and press the Execute button to update their setting. Wired LAN: The items displayed on the screen can be set. Entering individual items and press the Execute button to update their setting.
Lamp replacement A lamp is consumable supplies. If used for extended periods, images will appear dark, and the lamp could burn out. This is characteristic of a lamp, and is not malfunction. (The lifetime of the lamp depends on condition of use.) If this happens, replace it with a new one. 4 Remove the inner lamp cover. 4 Loosen the screw to remove the inner lamp cover.
Lamp replacement (Continued) Notes and Precautions • The [Lamp time] item in the Status display menu indicates the time of lamp use (as a rough guide) p.45 • Please replace the lamp after 2000 hours of use with [Lamp power] in the Default setting 2 menu set to [Standard], and 3000 hours of use with [Lamp power] in the Default setting 2 menu set to [Low]. p.44 • There are cases that the lamp can not work before the above mentioned period expires or before the replacement message is displayed.
Others Trouble indications Before calling service personnel The indicator lights to inform you of internal abnormalities. If you think something is wrong, check the followings before contacting customer service. Please see “Trouble indications” p.90 as well. No power ⇒ Problem with projector (Off) • Unplug the power cord, and contact your dealer. If This Happens No power • • • • Power goes out during use • Is the ambient temperature high? p.90 • Is the air intake or air exhaust blocked? p.
If This Happens Remote control doesn’t work USB device images aren't projected Check Is the remote control code identical with the projector's code? p.44 Are the remote control’s batteries drained? Are the batteries inserted into the remote control correctly? p.21 Is the remote control being used within the effective range? p.
Specifications (Continued) N List of supported signals (Y/PB/PR signals) This projector supports the following RGB signals. Note, however, that depending on the computer model, the screen may show flicker or streaking. Please adjust the projector if this happens. Resolution Mode Refresh rate (Hz) H-frequency (kHz) Clock (MHz) 720 x 400 720x400_85 85.039 37.927 35.500 640 x 480 VGA_60 59.940 31.469 25.175 VGA_72 72.809 37.861 31.500 VGA_75 75.000 37.500 31.500 VGA_85 85.008 43.
Specifications (Continued) N CONTROL terminal Q Pin assignment Pin No. Signal Name D sub 9 pin connector Q Description 1 DCD 2 RXD Data carrier detect Receiving data 3 TXD Sending data 4 DTR Data terminal ready 5 GND Signal ground 6 DSR Data set ready 7 RTS Request to send 8 CTS Consent to send 9 RI Ring indicator Interface format 1. Communication method RS-232C, 9600bps, No Parity, Data Length: 8 bits; Stop Bit Length: 1 bit 2.
