™ S18E DLP Projector User Manual 3367/Nov04/UK
TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Usage Notice • Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Introduction • Product Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 • Package Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
! ê ! ê ! ê ! ê ! ê ! ê ! ê ! ê ! ê ! ê ! ê USAGE NOTICE WARNING When presenting do not look into the projector's lens when the lamp is on. WARNING Children should be supervised at all times when projector is in use. WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. WARNING Please do not open or disassemble the product as this may cause electric shock.
INTRODUCTION PRODUCT FEATURES This product is an SVGA single chip 0.55” DLP™ projector. Outstanding features include: n True SVGA, 800 x 600 addressable pixels n Single chip DLP™ technology n n NTSC/NTSC4.
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. Remote Control Projector with lens cap Power Cord 1.8m SCART RGB Adaptor (For European Use Only) VGA Cable 1.8m Composite Video Cable 2.0m User’s Guide Warranty Card ™ S18E DLP Projector Quick Start Guide C ONNECTING THE P ROJECTOR 1 1 Make sure the projector and your computer are turned off.
INTRODUCTION PRODUCT OVERVIEW MAIN UNIT Zoom Ring Focus Ring Zoom Lens Elevator Button Elevator Foot Control Panel Remote Control Receiver Connection Ports Power Connector 7
INTRODUCTION CONTROL PANEL Keystone Correction Source Power/Standby Power Indicator LED Enter Four Directional Select Keys Auto Image Keystone Correction Temp Indicator LED Menu (On/Off) Lamp Indicator LED CONNECTION PORTS PC Analog Signal/HDTV/Component Video Input Connector Audio Input Connector Remote Control Receiver USB Input Connector RS232 Input Connector Kensington™ Lock Port 8 S-Video Input Connector Composite Video Input Connector Monitor Loop-through Output Connector
INTRODUCTION REMOTE CONTROL Power Transmit Indicator Light Mute Re-Sync Freeze Keystone Correction Volume ( + / - ) Reset Page Up / Page Down Menu Four Directional Select Keys Enter VGA Source S-Video Source Composite Video Source 9
I N S TA L L AT I O N CONNECTING THE PROJECTOR To ensure the projector works well with your computer, please set the display mode of your graphic card less than or equal to 800 x 600 resolution. Make sure the timing of the display mode is compatible with the projector. Refer to the “Compatibility Modes” section on page 30.
I N S TA L L AT I O N POWERING ON THE PROJECTOR Turn on the projector first and then the signal sources. 1 Remove the lens cap. 2 Ensure that the power cord and signal cable are securely connected. The Power LED will flash green. 3 Turn on the lamp by pressing “Power/Standby” If the screen displays “No Signal”, please make sure the signal cables are securely connected. button on the control panel. 1 And the Power LED will turn green.
I N S TA L L AT I O N POWERING OFF THE PROJECTOR 1 Press the “Power/Standby” button to turn off the projector lamp, you will see a message “Power off the lamp? Picture Mute” displayed on the projector’s screen. Press the “Power/Standby” button again to confirm, otherwise the message will disappear after 5 seconds. Please note that if the key is pressed instead, the projector will enter the “Picture Mute” mode and no image will be displayed.
I N S TA L L AT I O N 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 projector 1 Press the elevator button 1 . 2 Raise the image to the desired height angle 2 , then release the button to lock the elevator foot into position. 3 Use 3 to fine-tune the display angle. To lower the image 1 Press the elevator button.
I N S TA L L AT I O N 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 1.5 to 10.0 metres. Zoom Ring Focus Ring ADJUSTING PROJECTED IMAGE SIZE This graph is for user’s reference only Screen Max (cm) 93.8 187.5 312.5 437.5 500.0 625.0 (Diagonal) Min (cm) 78.1 156.3 260.4 364.6 416.7 520.8 Screen Max (W x H cm) 75.0 x 56.3 150.0 x 112.5 250.
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 Remote Control CONTROL PANEL Power / Standby n Refer to the “Power On/Off the Projector” section on pages 11-12. Source n Press “Source” to choose RGB, Component-p, Component-i, S-Video, Composite Video and HDTV sources. Menu n Press “Menu” to launch the on screen display (OSD) menu. To exit OSD, press “Menu” again.
USER CONTROLS USING THE REMOTE CONTROL Power / Standby n Refer to the “Power On/Off the Projector” section on pages 11-12. Re-Sync n Automatically synchronises the projector to the input source. Volume + / - n Increases/decreases speaker volume. Reset n Changes the adjustments and settings to the factory default value. Mute n Momentarily turns off the audio and video. Keystone n Adjusts image distortion caused by tilting the projector (±16 degrees).
USER CONTROLS ON SCREEN DISPLAY MENUS HOW TO OPERATE The Projector has multilingual On Screen Display (OSD) 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. While making a selection on a particular page, press “Enter ” key to enter sub menu.
USER CONTROLS Computer / Video Mode Image-I Language LANGUAGE Choose the multilingual OSD menu. n Use the or key to select your prefered language. n Press “Enter” to finalise the selection.
USER CONTROLS Computer / Video Mode Language Management Lamp Setting Image-I Image-II Audio Display Mode PC Movie sRGB Game User Brightness Contrast Keystone Color Press Enter to Set White Peaking Color Temp. IMAGE-I Display Mode There are many factory presets optimized for various types of images. n n n n n PC : For computer or notebook. Movie : For home theatre. Game : For game. sRGB : For PC standard colour. User : Memorise user’s settings.
SU U SE BR H ECAODNI T NRGO L S Computer Mode Language Management Lamp Setting Image-I Image-II Audio Frequency Tracking H. Position V. Position Degamma Aspect Ratio IMAGE-II (COMPUTER MODE) 16:9 Image Position Press Enter to Set Frequency “Frequency”changes the display data frequency to match the frequency of your computer’s graphic card. If you experience a vertical flickering bar, use this function to make an adjustment.
U S ESRU B CH OE NA TD RO I NLG S Video Mode Language Management Lamp Setting Image-I Image-II Audio Degamma Saturation Tint Sharpness Aspect Ratio 16:9 Image Position Press Enter to Set IMAGE-II (VIDEO MODE) Degamma This allows you to choose a degamma table that has been fine-tuned to bring out the best image quality for the input. Saturation Adjusts a video image from black and white to fully saturate colour. n Press the n Press the to decrease the amount of colour in the image.
USER CONTROLS Computer / Video Mode Language Management Lamp Setting Image-I Image-II Audio Volume Mute AUDIO Volume n Press the n Press the Mute to decrease the volume. to increase the volume. n Choose the left icon to turn mute on. n Choose the right icon to turn mute off.
USER CONTROLS Computer / Video Mode Image-I Image-II Audio Language Management Lamp Setting Menu Location Projection Signal Type RGB Video Source Lock On Off High Altitude On Off Reset Yes No MANAGEMENT Menu Location Choose the Menu location on the display screen. Projection n Front-Desktop The factory default setting. n Rear-Desktop When you select this function, the projector reverses the image so you can project behind a translucent screen.
USER CONTROLS Computer / Video Mode Image-I Image-II Audio Language Management Lamp Setting Lamp Hour Lamp Reset Yes No Lamp Reminding Yes No ECO Mode On Auto Power Off LAMP SETTING Lamp Hour Displays the lamp’s elapsed operating time (in hours). Lamp Reset Turns the lamp hour counter to 0 hours. Lamp Reminding Choose this function to show or to hide the warning message when the changing lamp message is displayed. The message will show up 30 hours before end of life.
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 centre. PROBLEM No image appears on the screen PROBLEM Partial, scrolling or incorrectly displayed image n Ensure all the cables and power connections are correctly and securely connected as described in the “Installation” section (see page 10). n Ensure the pins of connectors are not crooked or broken.
APPENDICES PROBLEM: The screen of the Notebook or PowerBook computeris not displaying your presentation. n If you are using a Notebook PC: Some Notebook PCs may deactivate their screens when a second display device is in use. Refer to your computer’s documentation for information on how to reactivate the monitor display. n If you are using an Apple PowerBook: In Control Panels, open the PowerBook Display to select Video Mirroring “On”.
APPENDICES PROBLEM LED lighting message Message Power LED Green Standby State (Input power cord) Temp LED Lamp LED Flashing Off Off Lamp lighting On Off Off Power on On Off Off Power off (Cooling) On Off Off Error (Lamp fail) Off Off On Error (Thermal fail) On On Off Error (Fan lock fail) Off Flashing Off Error (Over Temp.
APPENDICES REPLACING THE 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, change the lamp as soon as possible. Make sure the projector has been cooled down for at least 30 minutes before changing the lamp. Lamp Changing Procedure: 1 Turn off the power to the projector by pressing the Power button.
APPENDICES SPECIFICATIONS Light Valve Single 0.55" 12 Degree DDR DLP™ Technology from Texas Instruments Lamp 200W SHP User Replaceable Lamp Number of Pixels 800 pixels(H) X 600 lines(V) Displayable Color 16.7M colors Projection Lens f=22.3-26.8, F/2.6-2.81mm Projection Screen Size (Diag.) 0.63 to 5.21 meters diagonal Projection Distance 1.2 to10 metres Video Compatibility PAL, SECAM 625/576i\p NTSC 525/480i\p HD 720p/1080i H. Frequency 31.5kHz-100kHz horizontal scan V.
APPENDICES Remark! COMPATIBILITY MODES “*” compression computer image MODE RESOLUTION VESA VGA (ANALOG) (DIGITAL) V.FREQUENCY (HZ) H.FREQUENCY (KHZ) V.FREQUENCY (HZ) H.FREQUENCY (KHZ) 640 x 350 70 31.5 70 31.5 VESA VGA 640 x 350 85 37.9 85 37.9 VESA VGA 640 x 400 85 37.9 -- -- VESA VGA 640 x 480 60 31.5 60 31.5 VESA VGA 640 x 480 72 37.9 72 37.9 VESA VGA 640 x 480 75 37.5 75 37.5 VESA VGA 640 x 480 85 43.3 85 43.3 VESA VGA 720 x 400 70 31.5 70 31.
APPENDICES CEILING MOUNT INSTALLATION Please note that 1 damage resulting from incorrect installation will invalidate the warranty. 2 To prevent damaging your projector, please use the ceiling mount package for installation. If you wish to use a third party ceiling mount kit, please ensure the screws used to attached a mount to the projector meet the following specifications: n Screw type: M2.
