ENGLISH EN DATA PROJECTOR MODEL EX51U User Manual This User Manual is important to you. Please read it before using your projector.
CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. 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.
Important safeguards................................................................................................................................4 Overview...................................................................................................................................................6 Remote control .........................................................................................................................................8 Installation ......................................
Important safeguards Please read all these instructions regarding your projector and retain them for future reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the projector. 1. Read instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Warnings All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4.
Do not block the air inlet and outlet grilles. Unplug immediately if there is something wrong with your projector. If they are blocked, heat may be generated inside the projector, causing deterioration in the projector quality and fire. Do not operate if smoke, strange noise or odor comes out of your projector. It may cause fire or electric shock. In this case, unplug immediately and contact your dealer. Do not use flammable solvents (benzene, thinner, etc.) and flammable aerosols near the projector.
Overview 14 2 3 1 5 10 4 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 FOCUS ring ZOOM ring Control panel Air inlet grille Remote control sensor (Front) Air inlet grille Air outlet grille Terminal board Speaker Adjustment feet (front) Adjustment feet (rear) Lock bar Foot Adjustment button (Front) Lamp cover Caution: Do not replace the lamp immediately after using the projector because the lamp would be extremely hot and it may cause burns.
Overview (continued) 2 1 Adjustment feet (rear) 2 Adjustment feet (front) 1 ON button 2 MAGNIFY button 3 VOLUME UP, DOWN buttons ENGLISH Bottom side 1 Remote control ON 1 STANDBY 8 POWER MAGNIFY ASPECT 2 9 UP 3 4 5 VOL KEYSTONE 10 11 KEYSTONE button 5 MENU button 6 ENTER button 7 AV (Audio/Video) MUTE button 8 OFF button 9 ASPECT button 10 PAGE UP, DOWN buttons ENTER AV MUTE VIEWER This model does not have this function.
Remote control Battery installation Use two (AA, R6) size batteries. 1. Remove the back cover of the remote control by pushing the battery compartment door in the direction of the arrow. 2. Load the batteries making sure that they are positioned correctly (+ to +, and - to -). • Load the batteries from - spring side, and make sure to set them tightly. 3. Replace the back cover. Caution: • • • • • • • • • • Use of a battery of wrong type may cause explosion.
Installation Layout of the projector ENGLISH Image size varies depending on the distance between the screen and the projector. Front projection W B H A Hd A=B L : Between the screen and the front edge of the projector Hd : Height of the projected image L Screen Distance from the screen : L Hd Diagonal size • Width : W Height : H Shortest (WIDE) inch cm inch cm inch cm inch m inch m inch cm 40 102 32 81 24 61 51 1.3 62 1.6 1.8 5 60 152 48 122 36 91 77 2.
Basic connections This projector can be connected with various devices such as a VCR, video camera, videodisc player, and personal computer that have analog RGB output connectors. Important: • • • • Make sure that the connected device is turned off before starting connection. Plug in the power cords of the projector and the connected devices firmly. When unplugging, hold and pull the plug. Do not pull the cord.
Basic connections (continued) ENGLISH Projector + Computer For computer with Mini D-SUB RGB cable for PC COMPUTER IN Computer to monitor port MONITOR OUT AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT AUDIO OUT Audio cable (option) Necessary when outputting to both a PC monitor and the projector. MONITOR OUTPUT RGB cable for PC (option) PC audio cable (option) to PC audio output For analog connection: 1. 2. Connect one end of the supplied RGB cable to the COMPUTER IN terminal (1, 2) of the projector.
Preparation Preparation for projection Using the adjustment feet (rear) 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. Attach the provided power cord to the projector. Plug the power cord in the wall outlet. Remove the lens cap. Warning: • • • • • • • • Do not look into the lens directly when the projector is on. The lens cap is for protecting the lens. If you leave the lens cap on the lens with the projector turned on, it may be deformed because of heat build-up. Remove the lens cap when you turn on the projector.
4 FOCUS 6 ZOOM ON 3 STANDBY POWER MAGNIFY ASPECT 1, 2 UP VOL KEYSTONE 5 5 PAGE DOWN AUTO POSITION MENU ENTER AV MUTE VIEWER FREEZE 1 VIDEO COMPUTER UNPLUG 2 S-VIDEO 5 3, 1, 2 Power-on 1. 2. 3. • Turn on the device connected to the projector first. Plug the power cord in the wall outlet. • The POWER indicator lights up.
Basic operation (continued) Power-off Use the following procedure to turn off the projector. The lamp may deteriorate if the projector is powered off and on repeatedly within 30 minutes after the lamp is lighted. 1. Press the POWER button on the control panel or the OFF button on the remote control. • The message "POWER OFF? YES : PRESS AGAIN" appears on the screen. • To cancel, press any button except the POWER button. (Some buttons on the remote control don’t function for cancel.) 2.
Basic operation (continued) Wall Screen ENGLISH This function is to reproduce natural color tones when images are projected directly onto a screen or wall surface. You can select from BEIGE, LIGHT BLUE, LIGHT GREEN, PINK, BLACK BOARD, WHITE BOARD, and OFF, to match the color of the screen or wall to be used for projection. 1. Display the INSTALLATION menu. (See page 18 for more details.) opt. INSTALLATION WALL SCREEN LAMP MODE 2. 3. 4. Press the S or T button to select WALL SCREEN.
Menu operation * Menus are not displayed when no signal is supplied to the projector. IMAGE COLOR ENHANCER CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOR TEMP. COLOR *1 TINT *1 SHARPNESS *1 ADVANCED MENU INSTALLATION WALL SCREEN LAMP MODE AUTO POWER ON AUTO POWER OFF IMAGE CAPTURE *1 *2 SPLASH SCREEN BACK COLOR AV MUTE MODE IMAGE REVERSE FEATURE ASPECT PASSWORD FUNCTION MENU POSITION CINEMA MODE *3 VIDEO SIGNAL *6 WXGA *2 SETUP *1 SCART INPUT *4 LANGUAGE RESET ALL SIGNAL HORIZ. POSITION VERT. POSITION FINE SYNC.
Menu operation (continued) 4. Several settings can be adjusted using the menu. Example : Auto power off time setting 1. Press the MENU button. opt. AUTO POWER ON AUTO POWER OFF 5. Press the W or X button to select INSTALLATION. 6. opt. OFF OFF Press the W or X button to adjust the auto power off time. AUTO POWER ON AUTO POWER OFF IMAGE 2. Press the S or T button to select AUTO POWER OFF. ENGLISH Basic operation OFF 30min Exit the menu by pressing the MENU button several times.
Menu operation (continued) 2. INSTALLATION menu Menu option WALL SCREEN LAMP MODE Setting OFF/BEIGE / LIGHT BLUE / LIGHT GREEN / PINK / BLACK BOARD/WHITE BOARD STANDARD LOW AUTO POWER ON ON/OFF AUTO POWER OFF OFF/5-60 min IMAGE CAPTURE SPLASH SCREEN ON/OFF BACK COLOR BLUE/BLACK/IMAGE AV MUTE MODE BLACK/IMAGE OFF MIRROR IMAGE REVERSE INVERT MIRROR INVERT • • • Feature description Selects a desired setting based on the color of the screen or wall on which images are projected. (See page 15.
Menu operation (continued) Menu option Setting AUTO ASPECT 16:9 FULL PASSWORD FUCNTION MENU POSITION CINEMA MODE VIDEO SIGNAL WXGA 2 options AUTO/OFF 8 options OFF/AUTO/1280 x 768/ 1280 x 768RB/ 1360 x 768/ 1366 x 768 AUTO OFF SETUP 3.75%/7.5% SCART INPUT • • • ON/OFF LANGUAGE 10 languages RESET ALL OK Feature description Automatically sets the aspect ratio in relative to the input signal. Use this setting for most cases.
Menu operation (continued) 4. SINGAL menu Menu option HORIZ. POSITION VERT. POSITION 0-999 0-999 Setting FINE SYNC. 0-31 TRACKING 0-2800 AUTO RGB COMPUTER INPUT YCBCR/YPBPR OVER SCAN 100%-90% HOLD OFF / ON Feature description Select this setting to adjust the horizontal position of projected images. Select this setting to adjust the vertical position of projected images. Select this setting to eliminate flickering or blurs, if they appear, when you are viewing projected images.
Adjusting projected images To adjust the brightness (CONTRAST and BRIGHTNESS): To adjust the tone of white (To customize the color temperature): To cancel the menu: To set (and store) a user-defined color temperature, perform the following procedure. (See page 17 for the menu options.) 1. Select COLOR TEMP. in the IMAGE menu. 2. Press the W or X button to select USER . 3. Press the ENTER button. 4. Press the S or T button to select the desired setting. 5.
Image adjustment (continued) BrilliantColorTM To cancel the menu: Use this setting to make colors with medium brightness, such as yellow and the skin tone appear natural. Press the W button to decrease the value to lessen the effect. Press the X button to increase the value to heighten the effect. (BrilliantColorTM has no effect at value 0.) 6. Select a value by pressing the W or X button. • For more enhanced color reproduction, set BrilliantColorTM to 0.
Advanced features You can display your desired image as the startup screen (or splash screen). Using the menu, you can also use it as the background that is displayed while the video is muted or no signal is input. Important: • • You can't select IMAGE CAPTURE when PASSWORD FUNCTION in the FEATURE menu is set to SPLASH ID SCREEN to activate the password lock. You can't select IMAGE CAPTURE when the component video signal is input. Procedure 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Advanced features (continued) 5. Press the ENTER button. • The screen for entering a password appears. PASSWORD CONFIRM 1 4 2 O K : ENTER CANCEL : MENU 3 6. 7. 8. 9. Enter a 4 - 8 digit password using the S, T, W or X buttons on the remote control as shown below. (S=1, X=2, T=3, W=4) Press the ENTER button. • To cancel the procedure, press the MENU button. Enter the password again for confirmation using the same steps. Press the ENTER button.
This projector is equipped with a lamp to project images. This lamp is a consumable. It may burn out or its brightness may decrease during use. In such cases, replace the lamp with a new one as soon as possible. Be sure to replace the lamp with a new lamp separately sold that is exclusive to this projector. Contact your dealer for purchase of the lamp. Replace the spare lamp using the lamp attachment unit that is equipped with the spare lamp (separately sold) designed specifically for this projector. 2.
Lamp replacement (continued) 4. Pull up the handle (g), and then pull out the lamp unit (h) by the handle. (g) • • Be sure to reset the lamp operation time whenever you replace the lamp. Do not reset the lamp operation time unless you replace the lamp. Caution: • (h) • The lamp is fragile. If it is broken, be careful not to cut yourself with glass fragments. Contact your dealer for a new lamp. Interval of lamp replacement 5. Remove the lamp attachment unit.
Before asking for repair of the projector, check the following. If the symptom persists, stop using the projector, be sure to unplug the power plug, and then contact your dealer. No image appears on the screen. Problem Solution • Check whether the indicators are on or off and how they are lightning. POWER STATUS Solution Off Off Power can not be turned on. Steady red If any objects are blocking the air inlet or outlet grille, remove them and carry out the following. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Troubleshooting (continued) Images are not displayed correctly. Problem Projected images are shaking. Projected images are displaced. Solution • • • • • Check that the cable connected to the external device isn’t intermittent. Connect the cable’s plug with the external device’s connector firmly. Press the AUTO POSITION button. Some computers output out-of-spec signals on rare occasion. Adjust the SIGNAL menu. (See page 22.
Troubleshooting (continued) Problem Solution The exhaust vents emit warm air. • This air comes out after cooling the inside of the projector. You may feel hot, but this is not a malfunction. No audio is output. • Check that the volume isn’t set to low. • The menu can’t be used. • "TEMPERATURE!!" is displayed. The mark appears. The remote control doesn’t function easily or at all. • This indication appears when the ambient temperature rises high.
Indicators This projector has two indicators, each of which shows the operation condition of the projector. The following offer solutions to possible problems. If these problem persist, turn the projector off and consult your dealer. POWER indicator STATUS indicator Normal condition POWER STATUS Steady red Off Steady green Blinking green Steady green Steady green CONDITION NOTE Stand-by Lamp stand-by (about 1 minute) The POWER button cannot be used to switch between on and off.
• Type DLP™ DATA projector Model EX51U Rated power supply 100 - 240 V AC, 50 / 60 Hz Rated input 3.3 A Display Technology 0.55-inch Single chip Digital Micromirror Device (DMD) Pixels 1024 x 768 = 786432 pixels Colors 16770000 colors ENGLISH Specifications Projection lens F 2.5-2.8, f = 18.4 - 22.
Specifications (continued) Connectors COMPUTER IN/OUT (Mini D-SUB 15-pin) 11 15 10 6 1 IN pin No. Spec. pin No. Spec.
Specifications (continued) resolution (H x V) horizontal frequency (kHz) vertical frequency (Hz) EX51U (H x V) TV60, 480i (525i) - 15.73 59.94 1024 x 768 *2 TV50, 576i (625i) - 15.63 50.00 1024 x 768 *2 1080i 60 (1125i 60) - 33.75 60.00 1024 x 576 *2 1080i 50 (1125i 50) - 28.13 50.00 1024 x 576 *2 480p (525p) - 31.47 59.94 1024 x 768 *2 Signal mode 576p (625p) - 31.25 50.00 1024 x 768 *2 720p 60 (750p 60) - 45.00 60.
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