Manual for Acer Projector PD323/PD311 series
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Table of Contents Table of Contents ......................................................................................... 1 Usage Notice ................................................................................................ 2 Precautions ..........................................................................................................2 Introduction .................................................................................................. 4 Product Features ..................
Usage Notice Precautions Follow all warnings, precautions and maintenance as recommended in this user’s guide to maximize the life of your unit. WarningWarningWarningWarningWarning- Warning- Warning- WarningWarningWarning- English ... 2 Do not look into the projector’s lens when the lamp is on. The bright light may hurt your eyes. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. Please do not open or disassemble the product as this may cause electric shock.
Usage Notice Do: Turn off the product before cleaning. Use a soft cloth moistened with mild detergent to clean the display housing. Disconnect the power plug from AC outlet if the product is not being used for a long period of time. Don’t: Block the slots and openings on the unit provided for ventilation. Use abrasive cleaners, waxes or solvents to clean the unit. Use under the following conditions: - In extremely hot, cold or humid environments.
Introduction Product Features This product is an XGA(PD323)/SVGA(PD311) single chip 0.55” DLPTM projector. Outstanding features include: True XGA, 1024 x 768 addressable pixels (PD323) True SVGA, 800 x 600 addressable pixels (PD311) Single chip DLPTM technology NTSC3.58/NTSC4.43/PAL/SECAM and HDTV compatible (480i/p, 576i/p, 720p, 1080i) User friendly and powerful Acer Empowering key in- cluding: Acer eView Management, Acer eTimer Management and Acer eOpening Management.
Introduction Package Overview This projector comes with all the items shown below. Check to make sure your unit is complete. Contact your dealer immediately if anything is missing. Projector Power Cord 1.8m Composite Video Cable 2.0m USB Cable 1.8m Remote Control with Laser Pointer 2 x Battery Quick Start Card VGA Cable 1.8m Carrying Case User’s Guide 5 ...
Introduction Product Overview Main Unit Two remote control receiver provided at front panel and front-top cover. 8 7 1 6 3 2 4 5 6 1 9 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. English ...
Introduction Control Panel 9 8 7 6 3 1 2 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 5 Temp Indicator LED Lamp Indicator LED Power and Indicator LED (Power LED) Source Resync Empowering Key Menu Back Four Directional Select Keys 7 ...
Introduction Connection Ports 1 2 3 4 6 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. English ...
Introduction Remote Control with Laser Pointer 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 9 8 12 10 14 11 13 15 16 17 19 20 18 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 22 21 23 24 Laser Pointer Power Laser Button Source Resync Freeze Hide Mute Aspect Ratio Four Directional Select Keys Keystone Back Digital Zoom 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Menu Mouse Left Click Mouse Right Click Mouse Empowering Key Volume +/Page Up/Page Down S-Video VGA Component Video Composite Video 9 ...
Installation Connecting the Projector 1 PC USB RGB 3 4 DVD Player, Settop Box, HDTV receiver 2 S-Video Output 8 9 5 6 7 Video Output 1. ....................................................................................................................Power Cord 2. ..................................................................................................................... VGA Cable 3. .......................................................... Audio Cable Jack/Jack (Optional Accessory) 4.
Installation Powering On/Off the Projector Powering On the Projector 1. Open the lens cap. 2. Ensure that the power cord and signal cable are securely connected. The Power LED will flash red. 3. Turn on the lamp by pressing “Power” button on the control panel. And the Power LED will turn blue. 4. Turn on your source (computer, notebook, video player ,etc.). The projector will detect your source automatically.
Installation Powering Off the Projector 1. Press the “Power” button to turn off the projector lamp, you will see a message “Please press power button again to complete the shutdown process. Warning: DO NOT unplug while the projector fan is still running.” displayed on the projector’s screen. Press the “Power” button again to confirm, otherwise the message will disappear after 5 seconds. 2. The cooling fans continue to operate for about 30 seconds for cooling cycle and the Power LED will be quick red flash.
Installation Adjusting the Projected Image Adjusting the Projector Image Height The projector is equipped with an elevator foot for adjusting the image height. To raise the image: 1. Press the elevator button . 2. Raise the image to the desired height angle , then release the button to lock the elevator foot into position. 3. Use screw in feet to fine-tune the display angle. To lower the image: 1. Press the elevator button. 2.
Installation Adjusting the Projector Zoom / Focus You may turn the zoom ring to zoom in or out. To focus the image, rotate the focus ring until the image is clear. The projector will focus at distances from 3.94 to 39.37 feet (1.2 to 12.0 meters). Zoom Ring Focus Ring Adjusting Projection Image Size 302.00 "(767.1cm) 253.67"(644.3cm) 277.25" (704.2cm) 177.57"(451.0cm) 231.04" (586.9cm) 126.84"(322.2cm) 161.73" (410.8cm) 76.10"(193.3cm) 115.52" (293.4cm) Hd 30.44" (77.3cm) 69.31" (176.1cm) 27.73" (70.
User Controls Control Panel & Remote Control There are two ways for you to control the functions: Remote Control and Control Panel. Control Panel Using the Control Panel Power Refer to the “Power On/Off the Projector” section on pages 11-12. Resync Automatically synchronizes the projector to the input source. Menu Press “Menu” to launch the on screen display (OSD) menu. To exit OSD, press “Menu” again. Confirm your selection of items.
User Controls Remote Control Using the Remote Control Power Refer to the “Power On/Off the Projector” section on pages 11-12 Laser Button Aim the remote at the viewing screen, press and hold this button to activate the laser pointer. Resync Automatically synchronizes the projector to the input source. Source Press “Source” to choose RGB, Component-p, Component-i, S-Video, Composite Video and HDTV sources. Freeze Press “Freeze” to pause the screen image.
User Controls Mouse / Mouse Right Click / Mouse Left Click These functions are the same as a mouse of PC or Mac. These functions are available only when the projector is connected to a computer via an USB cable. Empowering Key Acer Empowering Key provides three Acer unique functions, they are “Acer eView Management”, “Acer eTimer Management” and “Acer eOpening Management” respectively. Press “e” key for more than one second to launch the on screen display main menu to modify its function.
User Controls VGA Press “VGA” to change source to VGA-In connector. This con- nector supports Analog RGB, YPbPr (480p/576p/720p/1080i), YCbCr (480i/576i) and RGBsync. Component Video Press “Component” to change source to component Video source. This source supports YPbPr (480p/576p/720p/1080i) and YCbCr (480i/576i) Composite Video Press “Video” to change source to Composite Video source. S-Video Press “S-Video” to change source to S-Video source. English ...
User Controls On Screen Display Menus The Projector has multilingual On Screen Display menus that allow you to make image adjustments and change a variety of settings. The projector will automatically detect the source. How to operate 1. To open the OSD menu, press “Menu” on the Remote Control or Control Panel. 2. When OSD is displayed, use keys to select any item in the main menu. After selecting the desired main menu item, press enter sub menu for feature setting. 3.
User Controls Color (Computer / Video Mode) Display Mode There are many factory presets optimized for various types of images. Bright : For brightness optimization. PC : For computer or notebook. Video : For playing video in a bright environment. Theater : For Home Theatre usage in a dark room. sRGB : For true-color optimization. User : Memorize user’s settings. Brightness Adjust the brightness of the image. Press the Press the Contrast to darken image. to lighten the image.
User Controls Color (Computer / Video Mode) White Segment Use the white Segment control to set the white peaking level of DMD chip. 0 stands for minimal segment, and 10 stands for maximum segment. If you prefer a stronger image, adjust towards the maximum setting. For a smooth and more natural image, adjust towards the minimum setting. Degamma Effects the represent of dark scenery. With greater gamma value, dark scenery will look brighter. Color R Adjusts the red color.
User Controls Image (Computer / Video Mode) Keystone Adjust image distortion caused by tilting projection. (±16 degrees) Aspect Ratio Use this function to choose your desired aspect ratio. Auto : Keep the image with original width-higth ratio and maximize the image to fit native horizontal or vertical pixels. 16:9 : The input source will be scaled to fit the width of the screen and narrowed the height to make the displayed image becomes 16:9 ratio.
User Controls Image (Computer / Video Mode) “H. Position”, “V. Position”, “Frequency” and “ Tracking” functions are not supported under DVI and Video mode. turns the image upside down at same time. You can project from behind a translucent screen with ceiling mounted projection. H. Position (Horizontal Position) Press the to move the image left. Press the to move the image right. V. Position (Vertical Position) Press the to move the image down. Press the to move the image up.
User Controls Management (Computer / Video Mode) ECO Mode Choose “On” to dim the projector lamp which will lower power consumption, extend the lamp life and reduce noise. Choose ”Off” to return normal mode. Auto Shutdown (Minutes) The projector will auto shutdown while there is no signal input after the setting time. Source Lock When source lock is turned off, the projector will search for other signals if the current input signal is lost.
User Controls Management (Computer / Video Mode) Acer eOpening Management is a PC utility for user to change the default startup screen of Acer projector to their desired image. You can install Acer eOpening Management from the bundled CD. Connect the projector to your PC with the bundled USB cable then execute Acer eOpening Management utility to download your desired image from your PC to projector. Before the download starts, the projector must enter “Download Mode” first.
User Controls Management (Computer / Video Mode) Lamp Hour Reset Press the button after choosing “Yes ”to turn the lamp hour counter to 0 hours. Security Press to start “Security” setting. If the “Security” function is enabled, you must enter “Administrator Password” first before Security setting. Security This projector provides an excellent security function for the administrator to manage the usage of the projector. Select “On” to enable the security function.
User Controls Management (Computer / Video Mode) Timeout(Min.) Once “Security” is set to “On”, administrator can set timeout function. or to select timeout duration. Press The range is from 10 minutes to 990 minutes. When time is up, the projector will request user to enter password again. The factory default setting of “Timeout(Min.)” is “Off”. User Password Press to set up or change “User Password”. , , or to select the character and Use press “MENU” to confirm.
User Controls Management (Computer / Video Mode) The projector provide two options of “Security Mode”. Select “Request password only after plugging power cord”, the project will request user to input password only for the first time plugging on power cord of the projector. Select “Always request password while projector turns on”, user have to input password every time when switching on the projector.
User Controls Management (Computer / Video Mode) If administrator forgot “Administrator Password”, do the following to retrieve the “Administrator Password”: 1. Press “MENU” for more than 4 seconds when any of “Enter Password” or “Enter Administrator Password” dialogue is currently displayed. 2. Write down the “Unlock ID” and contact with Acer service center. They will give you new Administrator Password according to the Unlock ID. 3.
User Controls Management (Computer / Video Mode) Reset Press the button after choosing “Yes” to return the display parameters on all menus to the factory default settings. English ...
User Controls Audio (Computer / Video Mode) Volume Press the Press the Mute to decrease the volume. to increase the volume. Choose the “On” to turn mute on. Choose the “Off” to turn mute off. Power On/Off Volume Choose this function to adjust volume when power on/off. Alarm Volume Choose this function to adjust volume when there are errors of the projector. 31 ...
User Controls Timer (Computer / Video Mode) Timer Start Press the to start/stop timer. Timer Period Press the to adjust timer period. Timer Volume Choose this function to adjust volume when timer function is enable and time is up. Timer Display Press the to choose timer display mode on the screen. Timer Location Choose the timer location on the screen. English ...
User Controls Language (Computer / Video Mode) Language Choose the multilingual OSD menu . Use the select your preferred language. Press or key to to confirm the selection 33 ...
Appendices Troubleshooting If you experience trouble with the projector, refer to the following information. If the problem persists, please contact your local reseller or service center. Problem: No image appears on screen. Ensure all the cables and power connections are correctly and se curely connected as described in the “Installation” section. Ensure the pins of connectors are not crooked or broken. Check if the projection lamp has been securely installed.
Appendices 6. Click on “Show all devices”. Then select “Standard monitor types” under the “Manufacturers” box ; choose the resolution mode you need under the “Models” box. 7. Verify that the resolution setting of the monitor display is less than or equal to 1024 x 768 (PD323)/800 x 600 (PD311). If you are using a Notebook PC: 1. You are required to implement the above steps of resolution setting of the computer first. 2. Switch the Notebook PC display to the “external display only” or “CRT only” mode.
Appendices Problem: The image is outstretched when displaying 16:9 DVD. The projector automatically detects 16:9 DVD and adjusts the aspect ratio by digitizing to full screen with 4:3 default setting. If the image is still outstretched, you will also need to adjust the aspect ratio by referring to the following: Please select 4:3 aspect ratio type on your DVD player if you are playing a 16:9 DVD.
Appendices Replacing the lamp Warning: Lamp compartment is hot! Allow it to cool down before changing lamp! The projector will detect the lamp life itself. It will show you a warning message “Lamp is approaching the end of its useful life in full power operation. Replacement Suggested!” When you see this message, changing the lamp as soon as possible. Make sure the projector has been cooled down for at least 30 minutes before changing the lamp.
Appendices Problem: Message Reminders “Lamp is approaching the end of its useful life in full power opera English ... 38 tion. Replacement Suggested!” will be shown about 10 seconds when lamp life is going to deplete. “Projector Overheated. Lamp will automatically turn off soon.” will be shown when the system temperature is over heat. “Fan fail. Lamp will automatically turn off soon.” will be shown when the fan is out of order.
Appendices Specifications The specs specified below are subject to change without notice. Regarding the final specs, please refer to Acer announced marketing specs. Light Valve Lamp Number of Pixels Displayable Color Contrast Ratio Uniformity Noise Level Projection Lens - Projection Screen Size (Diag.) Projection Distance Video Compatibility - H. Frequency V.
Appendices Compatibility Modes (*) PD323 only. English ... 40 Mode Resolution VESA VGA VESA VGA VESA VGA VESA VGA VESA VGA VESA VGA VESA VGA VESA VGA VESA VGA VESA SVGA VESA SVGA VESA SVGA VESA SVGA VESA SVGA VESA XGA VESA XGA VESA XGA VESA XGA VESA SXGA VESA SXGA (*) VESA SXGA VESA SXGA (*) VESA SXGA (*) VESA SXGA+ MAC LC 13” MAC II 13” MAC 16” MAC 19” MAC MAC G4 i MAC DV i MAC DV (*) i MAC DV (ANALOG) V.Frequency (Hz) H.
Appendices Regulation & safety notices This appendix lists the general notices of your Acer Projector. FCC notice This device 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.
Appendices Operation conditions This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. this device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Notice: Canadian users This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Appendices Important safety instructions Read these instructions carefully. Save them for future reference. 1. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 2. Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a water-moistened cloth for cleaning. 3. Do not use this product near water. 4. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand or table. If the product falls, it could be seriously damaged. 5.
