MODEL 38-VIV212-01 ✽ Projection lens is optional.
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 prevents malfunctions, fire hazard, or other accidents.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. Read all of the instructions given here and retain them for later use. Unplug this projector from AC power supply before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. This projector should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label.
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 communications.
TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURES AND DESIGN PREPARATION NAME OF EACH PART OF PROJECTOR SETTING-UP PROJECTOR CONNECTING AC POWER CORD LENS INSTALLATION POSITIONING PROJECTOR ADJUSTABLE FEET MOVING PROJECTOR 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 CONNECTING PROJECTOR 11 TERMINALS OF PROJECTOR CONNECTING TO COMPUTER CONNECTING TO VIDEO EQUIPMENT 11 12 13 COMPUTER MODE SELECTING INPUT SOURCE SELECTING COMPUTER SYSTEM PC ADJUSTMENT AUTO PC ADJUSTMENT MANUAL PC ADJUSTMENT COMPATIBLE COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS PICTURE IMAGE ADJUSTMENT
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 This projector is extremely compact in size and weight. It is designed to carry and work anywhere you wish to use.
PREPARATION NAME OF EACH PART OF PROJECTOR FRONT OF CABINET TOP CONTROLS AND INDICATORS PROJECTION LENS AIR INTAKE VENT LENS COVER BACK OF CABINET EXHAUST VENT SPEAKERS POWER CORD CONNECTOR TERMINALS AND CONNECTORS 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-sensitive object.
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 the 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 the type of power supply used.
PREPARATION LENS INSTALLATION Before setting up a projector, install Projection Lens on Projector. 1. Before installation, check where a projector is used and prepare a suitable lens. For specifications of a Projection Lens, contact sales dealer where you purchased a projector. 2. For installation, refer to installation manual in the optional lens. NOTE; COVER CAP When installing the lens, remove the cover cap in the projector.
PREPARATION ADJUSTABLE FEET Picture tilt and projection angle can be adjusted by rotating ADJUSTABLE FEET. Projection angle can be adjusted to 10.5 degrees. 1 Lift front of a projector and pull FEET LOCK LATCHES on both sides of a projector. 2 Release FEET LOCK LATCHES to lock ADJUSTABLE FEET and rotate ADJUSTABLE FEET to fine tune position and tilt. 3 To shorten ADJUSTABLE FEET, lift front of a projector and pull and undo FEET LOCK LATCHES.
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 AUDIO INPUT (1 and 2) JACKS Connect an audio output (stereo) from computer to these jacks. (Refer to P12.) COMPUTER INPUT TERMINALS (DIGITAL/ANALOG) Connect computer (digital/analog) output to one of these terminals. (Refer to P12.
CONNECTING PROJECTOR CONNECTING TO COMPUTER Cables used for connection (✽ = Cable or adapter is not supplied with this projector.) • VGA Cable (HDB 15 pin) • MAC Adapter (When connecting to Macintosh computer) ✽ • Audio Cable {Mini Plug (stereo) x 1} ✽ • DVI-Digital Cable (for Single Link T.M.D.S.
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. Video Cassette Recorder (such as DVD player or high-definition TV source.
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 life of projection lamp draws to an end. (P38) Flashes red when internal projector temperature is too high. (P37) Lights green when a projector is ready to be turned on. And it flashes green in Power Management mode. (P35) Becomes dim when a projector is turned on.
BEFORE OPERATION OPERATING ON-SCREEN MENU HOW TO OPERATE ON-SCREEN MENU You can control and adjust this projector through ON-SCREEN MENU. Refer to following pages to operate each adjustment on ON-SCREEN MENU. TOP CONTROL POINT BUTTONS Used to move Pointer UP/ DOWN/ RIGHT/ LEFT. 1 DISPLAY MENU Press MENU button to display ON-SCREEN MENU. 2 MOVING POINTER Move pointer (✽ see below) or adjust value of item by pressing POINT button(s) on Top Control. SELECT BUTTON Used to select item.
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 adjust size of image. [Normal / Full / True / Digital zoom +/–] (Refer to P28) Used to change settings of projector or reset Lamp Replace Counter. (Refer to P35, 36) GUIDE WINDOW PC SYSTEM MENU Shows selected item of ONSCREEN MENU. Used to select computer system. (Refer to P20, 21) Used to select image level among Standard, Real and Image 1 ~ 4.
BEFORE OPERATION TURNING ON / OFF PROJECTOR TURNING ON PROJECTOR 1 Complete peripheral connections (with Computer, VCR, etc.) before turning on projector. (Refer to "CONNECTING TO PROJECTOR" on pages 11~13 for connecting that equipment.) 2 Connect a projector's AC Power Cord into an AC outlet. LAMP Indicator lights RED, and READY Indicator lights GREEN.
BASIC OPERATION ADJUSTING SCREEN ZOOM ADJUSTMENT 1 Press ZOOM button on Top Control. Message “Zoom” is displayed. 2 Press POINT UP button to make image larger, and press POINT DOWN button to make image smaller. Zoom Message disappears after 4 seconds. FOCUS ADJUSTMENT 1 Press FOCUS button on Top Control. Message “Focus” is displayed. 2 Adjust focus of image by pressing POINT UP/DOWN button(s) . NOTE; Focus adjustment may not function properly if the image is corrected by KEYSTONE adjustment.
BASIC OPERATION SOUND ADJUSTMENT Indicates roughly level of volume. DIRECT OPERATION Volume Press VOLUME (+/–) button(s) on Top Control to adjust volume. Volume dialog box appears on screen for a few seconds. (+) button to increase volume, and (–) button for decreasing. Display disappears after 4 seconds. MENU OPERATION 1 Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to move a red frame pointer to SOUND Menu icon.
COMPUTER INPUT SELECTING INPUT SOURCE DIRECT OPERATION INPUT button Choose Input by pressing INPUT button on Top Control. If projector cannot reproduce proper image, select correct input source through MENU OPERATION (see below). INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3 MENU OPERATION 1 2 Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select Input and press SELECT button. Another dialog box INPUT SELECT Menu will appear.
COMPUTER INPUT AUTOMATIC MULTI-SCAN SYSTEM This projector automatically tunes to most different types of computers based on VGA, SVGA, XGA or SXGA (refer to “COMPATIBLE COMPUTER SPECIFICATION” on page 24). When selecting Computer, this projector automatically tunes to incoming signal and projects proper image without any special setting. (Some computers need setting manually.) Note : Projector may display one of following messages.
COMPUTER INPUT MANUAL PC ADJUSTMENT This projector can automatically tune to display signals from most personal computers currently distributed. However, some computers employ special signal formats which are different from standard ones and may not be tuned by Multi-Scan system of this projector. If this happens, projector cannot reproduce a proper image and image may be recognized as a flickering picture, a non-synchronized picture, a non-centered picture or a skewed picture.
COMPUTER INPUT Display area Selects area displayed with this projector. Select resolution at Display area dialog box. Press SELECT button at Display area icon and Display area dialog box appears. Display area H Adjustment of horizontal area displayed with this projector. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) to decrease/increase value and then press SELECT button. Display area Display area V Adjustment of vertical area displayed with this projector.
COMPUTER INPUT COMPATIBLE COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS Basically this projector can accept a signal from all computers with V, H-Frequency mentioned below and less than 140 MHz of Dot Clock.
COMPUTER INPUT PICTURE IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS IMAGE LEVEL SELECT (DIRECT) Select image level among Standard, Real, Image 1, Image 2, Image 3 and Image 4 by pressing IMAGE button on Top Control. IMAGE button Standard Standard Normal picture level preset on this projector. Real Image 1 Real Picture level with improved halftone for graphics. Image 2 IMAGE 1~4 User preset picture adjustment in IMAGE ADJUST Menu (P26-27).
COMPUTER INPUT IMAGE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 1 Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to move a red frame pointer to IMAGE ADJUST Menu icon. 2 Press POINT DOWN button to move a red frame pointer to item that you want to adjust and then press SELECT button. Level of each item is displayed. Adjust each level by pressing POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s). IMAGE ADJUST MENU Move a red frame pointer to item to be selected and then press SELECT button.
VIDEO INPUT 4 To move the red frame pointer to "MENU", and then press the SELECT button. The message "OK"? is displayed. Move the pointer to [Yes] and then press SELECT button. The COLOR MANAGEMENT menu will be exited and the display will return to the IMAGE ADJUST menu. (At this time, the image will stop being paused and normal projection will resume.) After changing the COLOR MANAGEMENT settings, use the IMAGE ADJUST menu to store the changed settings.
COMPUTER INPUT PICTURE SCREEN ADJUSTMENT This projector has a picture screen resize function, which enables you to display desirable image size. PICTURE SCREEN SELECT (MENU) 1 Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) to move a red frame pointer to SCREEN Menu icon. 2 Press POINT DOWN button and move a red frame pointer to function that you want to select and then press SELECT button.
VIDEO INPUT SELECTING INPUT SOURCE WHEN SELECT INPUT 2 (5 BNC INPUT JACKS ) When connecting to those equipment, select a type of Video source in SOURCE SELECT Menu. 1 2 3 INPUT MENU Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button to move a red frame pointer to INPUT Menu icon. Press POINT DOWN button to move a red arrow pointer to Input 2 and then press SELECT button. Source Select Menu will appear.
VIDEO INPUT SELECTING VIDEO SYSTEM 1 Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to move a red frame pointer to AV SYSTEM Menu icon. 2 Press POINT DOWN button to move a red arrow pointer to system that you want to select and then press SELECT button. VIDEO JACK OR S-VIDEO JACK Auto Projector automatically detects incoming Video system, and adjusts itself to optimize its performance. When Video System is PAL-M or PAL-N, select system manually first.
VIDEO INPUT PICTURE IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS IMAGE LEVEL SELECT (DIRECT) Select image level among Standard, Cinema, Image 1, Image 2, Image 3 and Image 4 by pressing IMAGE button on Top Control. IMAGE button Standard Standard Normal picture level preset on this projector. Cinema Image 1 Cinema Picture level adjusted for picture with fine tone. Image 2 IMAGE 1~4 User preset picture adjustment in IMAGE ADJUST Menu (P32-34).
VIDEO INPUT IMAGE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 1 Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) to move a red frame pointer to IMAGE ADJUST Menu icon. 2 Press POINT DOWN button to move a red frame pointer to item that you want to adjust and then press SELECT button. Level of each item is displayed. Adjust each level by pressing POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s). IMAGE ADJUST MENU Move a red frame pointer to item to be selected and then press SELECT button.
VIDEO INPUT QUIT The COLOR MANAGEMENT menu will be exited and the display will return to the normal projection screen, but any settings that have been changed will not be stored. To store the changed settings, be sure to select "LIST" using the POINT buttons and change to the next mode (LIST mode). LIST MODE COLOR PALETTE DEL LIST MODE The check mark will be cleared and the effect of the setting adjustment for that line on the projected images will be momentarily canceled.
VIDEO INPUT Store To store adjustment data, move a red frame pointer to Store icon and press SELECT button. Image Level Menu will appear. Move a red frame pointer to Image Level 1 to 4 and then press SELECT button. Mid 32 Other icons operates as follows. Image Level Menu Move a red frame pointer to image icon to be set and then press SELECT button. 32 32 Reset Reset all adjustment to previous figure. 15 8 On Quit On Closes IMAGE MENU.
SETTING SETTING MENU 1 Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) to move a red-frame pointer to SETTING icon. 2 Press POINT DOWN button to move a red-frame pointer to item that you want to set and then press SELECT button. Setting dialog box appears. Language SETTING MENU Set a red frame pointer to item and press SELECT button.
SETTING On start When this function is “On,” projector is automatically turned on just by connecting AC Power cord to a wall outlet. Note ; Be sure to turn projector off properly (refer to section “TURNING OFF PROJECTOR” on P17). If projector is turned off in wrong steps, On Start function does not operate properly. Remote control This projector has two different remote control codes; factory-set normal code (Code 1) and secondary code (Code 2).
APPENDIX MAINTENANCE WARNING TEMP. INDICATOR WARNING TEMP. Indicator flashes red when an internal temperature of a projector exceeds normal temperature. This Indicator stops flashing when temperature of a projector returns to normal. When WARNING TEMP. Indicator continues to flash, check items listed below. 1 2 3 Ventilation Slots of a projector may be blocked. In such an event, reposition a projector so that Ventilation Slots are not obstructed. Air Filter may be clogged with dust particles.
APPENDIX LAMP REPLACE When the life of the Projection Lamp of this projector draws to an end, the LAMP REPLACE indicator lights yellow. If this indicator lights yellow, replace the projection lamp with a new one promptly. TOP CONTROL This indicator lights yellow when the life of the projection lamp draws to an end. Replace the Projection Lamp with a new one promptly. CAUTION Allow a projector to cool, for at least 45 minutes before you open Lamp Cover. The inside of a projector can become very hot.
APPENDIX LAMP REPLACE COUNTER Be sure to reset Lamp Replace Counter after the Lamp Assembly is replaced. When Lamp Replace Counter is reset, LAMP REPLACE Indicator stops lighting. 1 Turn projector on, press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) to move a red frame pointer to SETTING Menu icon (refer to page 36). 2 Press POINT DOWN button to move a red frame pointer to “Lamp counter reset” and then press SELECT button.
APPENDIX TROUBLESHOOTING Before calling your dealer or service center for assistance, check matters below once again. 1. Make sure you have connected a projector to your computer or video equipment as described in section "CONNECTING PROJECTOR" on pages 11 ~ 13. 2. Check cable connection. Verify that all computer, video and power cord are properly connected. 3. Verify that all power is switched on. 4. If a projector still does not produce an image, re-start your computer. 5.
APPENDIX SERVICE WARNING: High voltages are used to operate this projector. Do not attempt to open cabinet. You can often correct operating problems yourself. If the projector fails to work properly, see the "TROUBLESHOOTING" section on page 40. If after following all operating instructions, you find that service is necessary, contact the Christie Service Station or store where you purchased the unit. Give the model number and explain the difficulty. We will advise you how to obtain service.
APPENDIX TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Projector Type Dimensions (W x H x D) Net Weight LCD Panel System Panel Resolution Number of Pixels Color System High Definition TV Signal Scanning Frequency Motorized Lens Shift Horizontal Resolution Projection Lamp Input 1 Jacks Multi-media Projector 12.6" x 6.6" x 16.8" (319 mm x 168 mm x 429.5 mm) 14.6 lbs (6.6 kg) 1.21" TFT Active Matrix type, 3 panels 1366 x 768 dots 3,147,264 (1366 x 768 x 3 panels) PAL, SECAM, NTSC, NTSC4.
APPENDIX CONFIGURATIONS OF TERMINALS COMPUTER INPUT-1 TERMINAL (ANALOG) Terminal : HDB15-PIN Connect display output terminal of computer to this terminal with VGA Cable (supplied). When connecting Macintosh computer, MAC Adapter (not supplied) is required. Pin Configuration 4 5 10 15 14 2 3 9 8 13 1 7 12 6 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Red Input Green Input Blue Input Sense 2 Ground (Horiz.sync.) Ground (Red) Ground (Green) Ground (Blue) 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 +5V Power Ground (Vert.sync.
CHRISTIE DIGITAL SYSTEMS, Inc. 809 Wellington Street North Kitchener, Ontario Canada N2G 4Y7 Telephone (519) 744-8005 North America call toll-free 1-800-265-2171 (sales) Fax (519) 749-3136 CHRISTIE DIGITAL SYSTEMS, Inc. 10550 Camden Drive Cypress, CA 90630 USA Telephone (714) 236-8610 Fax (714) 503-3385 Toll Free 1-800-407-7727 Toll Free 1-800-333-3816 CHRISTIE DIGITAL SYSTEMS, Inc. ViewPoint 200 Ashville Way Wokingham, Berkshire, U.K.
