Sim2 Multimedia HT 300E manual

User and Installation Manual The home theater pr ojector H T 3 0 0 E H T 2 8 0 E cod.46.0424.100[...]

2 LIGHT F1 ZOOM FOCUS F2 MENU - Activates the On Screen Display menus. Navigates menu pages. FREEZE Freezes a moving picture. ST AND-BY Switches off to stand-by . 0-9 Keys Switch on from stand-by and allow direct source selection. ESCAPE Deactivates the On Screen Display . MENU + Activates the On Screen Display menus. Navigates menu pages. MEMOR[...]

3 1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations and thank you for choosing a Grand Cinema E-volution projector , a SIM2 Multimedia SpA product (Fig. 1) . DIGITA L IN P U T AUD IO O U T ZOOM CONTROL (RS 232) G RA PHI CS R G B R/Cr G /Y B /Cb HV 1 2 4 3 5 A T TENTI O N: po u r n e p a s co mpro me t tr e la p ro tectio n contr e l e s res q u e d 'i n ce n d e[...]

4 Prior to switching on the projector please r ead each chapter of this manual carefully as this manual pr ovides basic instructions for using the projector . The installation of the lamp assembly , pr eliminary adjustments and procedures that necessitate the r emoval of the top cover , must be carried out by authorised, trained technicians. Ther e[...]

5 Please follow care fully the warnings liste d below , to ensure safe and long term per formance of your projector . • Connect the projector to a power supply with a nominal voltage within the following values: 100-240 V ac, 50/60 Hz, earthed (Fig. 3). 100-240 V ac 50/60 Hz DIGITAL INPUT AUDIO OUT 3 5 ATTENTION: pour ne pas comp romettre la prot[...]

6 3 P ACKAGING AND CONTENTS It is recommended that the carton and packaging is retained for future use and in the unlikely event that your projecto r needs to be returned for repair . The carton should contain the following: - the projector - the remote contr ol - four 1.5V AAA batteries (for remote contr ol) - three power cables (EU, UK, USA) - th[...]

7 Positio n the projector on a stable, suitable platform or utilise the optional bracket for a fixed ceiling or wall installation. CAUTION: In the case of ceiling or wall mounting using a suspension bracket, follow the instructions carefully and comply with the safety standards you will find in the box together with the bracket. If you use a brac[...]

8 KEYSTONE 20% C-SYNC Fig. 9 The Orientation adjustment in the Set up menu will allow the projector to be used for desktop front, ceiling front, desktop rear and ceiling r ear installations (Fig. 10) . DIGITAL INPUT AUDIO OUT ZO OM CONT R O L (RS 2 32) GRA PHICS R G B R/Cr G/ Y B/Cb HV 1 2 4 3 5 ATTENTION : pour ne pas compromettre la protection co[...]

9 Avoid light shining directly on the screen during projection as this will reduce contrast and black level detail on the projected image. For the true cinema experience best results are achie - ved with little or no ambient light. Furniture and other objects with r eflecting surfaces, as well as light coloured walls should be avoided, as they are[...]

10 6 CONNECTIONS T o obtain the best performance fr om your pr ojector , we recom- mend the use of good quality “video cables” to the various signal sources (75 ohm Impedance). Poor quality cables will cause inferior picture performance. For optimum connectivity we recommend you follow these simple steps: - With exception of coaxial RCA/Phono t[...]

11 Frequency of between 32-80 kHz and a V er tical frequency of bet wee n 48- 100 Hz. Compu ter Reso lut ion s of VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA and UXGA can be displayed. HDMI AUDIO OUT ZOOM CONTROL (RS 232) GRAPHICS RGB R/Cr G/Y B/Cb HV 1 2 4 3 5 et de mems caracteristique CAUTION: for continued protection agains t risk of fire, replace only with same type[...]

12 care to observe the correspondence with the outputs on the source. The video signals that can be connected to this input can have horizontal scanning fr equencies of 15 kHz (standar d video resolution), 32 kHz, or higher (progressive scanning video, high definition video). Some sources provide the facility to choose between a pro- gressive sign[...]

13 7 KEYBOARD P AD Freccia Su/Giù/Sinistra/Destra Navigate through and make adjustments to the On Screen menus. Arrow Up/Down switch on fr om stand-by and recall Sour ce Selection menu.. Switches off to stand-by . Menu Activates the On Screen Display menus. Navigates Menu pages. -Focus-Esc De-activates the On Screen Display and gives access to the[...]

14 8 REMOTE CONTROL Insert the batteries, taking care to match the polarity , as indi- cated in the battery recess of the remote (Fig. 24) . + - + - + - + - Fig. 24 Change the batteries in the remote control if experiencing difficulty in sending commands to the projector . If the r emote control is not to be used for a long period of time remo ve [...]

15 Inputs 1 VIDEO 2 S-VIDEO 3 COMPONENT/RGBS 4 GRAPHICS RGB 5 HDMI 1 2 3 4 5 15kHz RGBS Inputs 1 VIDEO 2 S-VIDEO 4 GRAPHICS RGB 5 HDMI 1 2 3 4 5 15kHz RGBS 3 COMPONENT/RGBS YCrCb AutoSync YCrCb 15KHz YCrCb RGB AutoSync RGB 15KHz RGB Fig. 26a Fig. 26b 9 ON SCREEN MENU After selecting the source signal (by means of the · and ‚ keys), press MENU+/M[...]

16 Fig. 28b Fig. 28a Other adjustments (marked by the < symbol) pr ovide subme - nus, which appear as a superimposed window in which the selection is made with the · / ‚ keys (Fig. 28) . be separately identifiable . Alternatively use a scene composed of black objects alongside other dark coloured objects. CONTRAST Use this control to adjust [...]

17 BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST Video S-Video RGBS YCrCb RGB Grafico HDMI™ RGBS 15kHz YCrCb 15kHz ADJUSTEMENTS INPUTS COLOR - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TINT (NTSC) SHARPNESS SHARPNESS MODE FIL TER Adjustable/can be set Not adjustable/can not be set CINEMA MODE VIDEO TYPE FLESH TONE CORRECTION NOISE REDUCTION - - - - - - - T ABLE 1 - INPUT [...]

18 IMAGE This menu features adjustments relating to picture position, aspect ratio, etc. ASPECT This adjustment allows you to change the dimensions and aspect ratio (relationship between width and height) of the displayed image. Ther e are five preset aspects available and three personalised aspects (with user -settable parameters). Y ou can selec[...]

19 Along ver tical lines the color temperature is constant but is differ ent from black body curve, which mean if you select point from the high part of the diagram you increase the green componet, while low part of diagram cause an increase of purple component. GAMMA CORRECTION Determines the system’ s response to the gr ey scale, emphasi- sing [...]

20 SETUP The setup menu contains less fre quently used adjustments that may be required during installation (e.g. On Screen Display language selection or the display of T est Patter ns). ORIENT A TION Sele ct the option that best descri bes the instal lati on i.e. deskt op front, ceiling fr ont, desktop rear and ceiling rear .. DIGITAL INPU T AUDIO[...]

21 n the initial phase of installation the configurable keys (F1, F2) serve as optical zoom and optical focus (Fig.34). POWER ON If active (AUTO) allows to power up the system directly from the power feeder , once the initializing phase is completed. If not acti ve (ST AND -BY ) once the init ializ ing phase is comp let ed the system remains in a [...]

22 Once one letter has been inser ted, to insert the following one it is necessar y to move with the cursor in the next right position with the ‡ key of the remote control, repeat this procedur e to insert other letters. Use the · key to switch from small case to capital letters and viceversa. Any mistake can be deleted with the ‚ key once it [...]

23 MEMORIES The main parameters of the image may be saved in distinct groups of values (known as ‘Memories’); these parameters can subsequently be applied all together by way of a single command. There are 3 distinct Memories (Memor y 1, Memory 2, Memory 3) for each of the 8 signal types managed: 3 COMP/RGB(YCrCb 15KHz) 3 COMP/RGB(RGB 15KHz) 3 [...]

24 is saved in a temporar y menu (labelled with 0 - AUTO ). Once one or more memories have been recalled, you can restore the settings that were effective at the moment the Memories menu was accessed by selecting 0 - AUTO . However , this operation must be completed before the ‘Memories’ menu page disap - pears (30 seconds after the last operat[...]

25 1 1 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE No power (Green and red LED are OFF) - Check the power switch at the rear: it must be in position I . - Check if the power cable has been connected correctly to a working socket. - Check the power socket fuse, at the rear of the projector . - Replace the fuse on the mains socket with an identical type (T 3.15A H) (Fig. [...]

26 Y ou can purchase the following optional accessories at your Dealer: - W all/Ceiling Bracket Kit. 12 OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Use only original, or SIM2 Multimedia approved, acces- sories. CAUTION: for ceiling/wall installation, by means of suspension bracket, carefully follow the instruc- tions and safety instructions recommended by the Manufacture[...]

27 A TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS OPTICAL HT280E Projection system: opt ica l e ngi ne ba sed on 1 D MD™ sealed housing, dusty proof DMD™ panel: resolution 1024x576 pixel Brightness uniformity: 10% above or below the average Contrast ratio: > 3000:1 (full On / full Off) P r oj e c ti on l en s : zoom, 12 elements AR multilayer coating, motorize[...]

28 ELECTRICAL Input Signals: C V B S o n R C A / P h o n o t y p e c o n- nector S-VHS on Mini-DIN connector RGBHV on DB15HD connector RGBS / YCrCb on RCA/Phono type connector HDMI™ Horizontal frequency: from 15 t o 80 kHz (up to t o U XGA format @ 60 Hz) V ertical frequency: 48-100 Hz Video standar ds : automatically selected (P AL B,G,H, I, M,N[...]

29 H H L L B DIMENSIONS 74 352 174 102 318 (Fig.40b) (Fig.40a) unit: mm (inches) C PROJECTION DIST ANCES Follow the table below to determine the optimal projection distance “L” between the scr een (Fig.40a) and the center of the lens. This will help you to obtain the desired screen size.The manual lens shift adjustments allows the projected ima[...]

30 Projection distance table HT280E Projection distance table HT280E Screen Screen size width (diagonal) min L Hmax max L Hmax Min projection distance 16/9 3,4 11’ 2” 4,1 13’ 5” 4,8 15’ 7” 5,5 17’ 9” 6,2 20’ 2” 6,8 22’ 4” 7,5 24’ 7” 8,2 26’ 9” 10,3 33’ 6” 12,3 40’ 4” 13,7 44’ 9” Max projection distance 1,[...]

31 Projection distance table HT300E Projection distance table HT300E Screen Screen size width (diagonal) min. L H max max. L H max Min projection distance 4/3 3,4 11’ 0” 4,0 13’ 2” 4,7 15’ 7” 5,4 17’ 7” 6,0 19’ 9” 6,7 22’ 0” 8,0 26’ 5” 10,1 33’ 0” 12,1 39’ 7” 13,4 44’ 0” - - - - 1,1 44” 1,3 52” 1,6 61” [...]

32 D ON SCREEN MENU LA YOUT Brightness Contrast Color T int Sharpness Filter Cinema Mode Video T ype Video • S-V ideo [NTSC] YCrCb15kHz RGBS 15kHz RGBS RGB Grafico HDMI™ Orientation Keystone Lens Power ON T est patterns Initial settings Floor Floor-rear Ceiling Ceiling-rear Normal Anamorphic Letterbox Panoramic Pixel to Pixel User 1 User 2 User[...]

33 Brightness Contrast Color T int Sharpness Filter Cinema Mode Video T ype Video • S-V ideo [NTSC] YCrCb15kHz RGBS 15kHz RGBS RGB Grafico HDMI™ Orientation Keystone Lens Power ON T est patterns Initial settings Floor Floor-rear Ceiling Ceiling-rear Normal Anamorphic Letterbox Panoramic Pixel to Pixel User 1 User 2 User 3 Horizontal V ertical S[...]

34 Brightness Contrast Color T int Sharpness Filter Cinema Mode Video T ype Video • S-V ideo [NTSC] YCrCb15kHz RGBS 15kHz RGBS RGB Grafico HDMI™ Orientation Keystone Lens Power ON T est patterns Initial settings Floor Floor-rear Ceiling Ceiling-rear Normal Anamorphic Letterbox Panoramic Pixel to Pixel User 1 User 2 User 3 Horizontal V ertical S[...]

35 1 INTRODUCTION 3 2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 6 3 P ACKAGING AND CONTENTS 8 4 INST ALLA TION 9 5 SWITCHING ON AND OFF THE PROJECTOR 1 1 Switch on from stand-by 11 Switching off and returning to stand-by 12 6 CONNECTIONS 12 Composite video input 13 S-VIDEO Input 13 VGA input 13 RGB/YCrCb Input 13 HDMI™ 14 Motorised projection screen output [...]

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