Toshiba TDP-P4 manual

TDP-P4 Digit al P rojector USER’S GUIDE[...]

i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Ins tructio ns iii Introd uction 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 1 Unpacking the Projecto r 1 Usage Guidelines 3 If You Need Assistance 3 Setting up the Projector 5 Connecting a Computer 7 Connecting a Video Player 8 Powering up the Projector and Adjusting the Image 9 Turning Off the Projector 9 Using the Projector [...]

ii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Append ix 35 Spe cif icat ions 3 5 Accessories 36 Port able a nd La ptop Ac tivat ion Ch art 38 Using Video M irroring with a PowerBook Computer 43 Projected Image Size 44 Index 45[...]

iii SAFETY INST RUCTIONS Please read and follow all safety i nstructions provided BEFORE using your new pr ojector . Failure to comply with safety ins truc- tions may resu lt in fire, electrical shock, or personal injury and may damage or im pair protection pr ovided by equipm ent. Please save all sa fety in struc tion s. Safety Defi nitions: • W[...]

iv Safe ty Instru ctions • Caut ion: Don’t set liq uids on th e projector . S pilled liquid s may dama ge your pr ojector . • Caut ion: Don’t place the pr ojector on a hot surface or in direct sunlight. • Caut ion: Do not dr op th e pr ojector . T ranspo rt the projector in a vendor -approved case; r efer to your T oshiba dealer or projec[...]

1 INTR ODUCTION The T oshiba TDP -P4 digital projector is specifically desig ned for the mobile presenter . It gen erates crisp, clear ima ges using Digi tal Light Pr ocessing™ (DLP) t echnology , an d features an M1-DA type DVI connecto r for easy , bui lt-in digital/analog a nd USB connectivity . It is easy to connect, easy to use, easy to tran[...]

2 Intr oduction F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents 1. TDP-P4 digital pr o jector + lens c ap 5. Remote contr ol 2. Soft carry case 6. Analog comp uter cable 3. User’ s Guide , Quick St ar t card, and CD 7. Composite vi deo cable 4. Po wer cord 8. S-video cable 9. Macin tosh ada pte r 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9[...]

3 F IGURE 2 Side view of pro jector Usag e Guidelines • Do not loo k dir ectly i nto the projection lens when the projector is turned on. The bright light may harm your eyes. • Do not block the grills on the projector . Restri cting the air flo w can cause it to over heat and turn of f. If this happens, you mu st wait a minute before attempting[...]

5 SETTING UP THE PR OJECTOR 1 Place the pr ojector on a flat surface. • The pr ojector must be within 10 feet (3 m) of your power source a nd within 6 feet (1.8 m) of your computer . • If you want to project fr om behind a translucent screen, set up the pr ojector behind your scre en . See “Rear Pr ojection” on page 23 to r everse the image[...]

6 Setti ng up the Pr ojector NO TE : Bef ore you continue , mak e sure the p rojector and all other equipment is turned o ff. If you’ re connecting a computer , mak e sure the distance be tw een it and the pr ojector is 6 f eet or less . F IGURE 4 Connector panel F IGURE 5 Computer cable NO TE : If you are connecting an older Macintosh computer t[...]

7 Connecting a Computer The pr ojector ships with an analog computer cable. If your com- puter has a digi tal output, yo u can order the optional d igital com- puter cable. Using a digit al source generates the highest qualit y and brightest im age possible. See “Optional Access ories” on page 37. 1 Plug the end of the computer cable with one c[...]

8 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Conne cting a Vid eo Pla y er If your video player uses a r ound, one-prong composite video connector, use the composite video cable. If your video player uses a r ound, four -pro ng S-video connector , use the S-video cable. S-video gen erates a higher qua lity image. NO TE : HDT V source s must be connected to the pr [...]

9 P ow ering up the Pr ojector and Adjusting the Ima ge NO TE : Always use the pow er cord that shipped with the pr o jector . 1 Remove the lens ca p. 2 Plug the power cord into the back of the projector, then plug it into your electrical outlet. A surg e-prot ected power strip is re commended. 3 Pres s the Power switch on the back of the proje cto[...]

11 USING THE PR OJECTOR This section d escribes how to us e and make adjustme nts to the pro jector . It also pr ovides a refer ence to the keypad and remote buttons and the opti ons available from the on-screen menus. Basic Imag e Ad justment 1 Make sure you have powered up your equipment in the right order (pag e 9). 2 If the image doesn’t disp[...]

12 Usin g the Projector The projector is equipped with a self-locking, qu ick-release eleva- tor foot and button. T o raise the pr ojector: 1 Pres s and hold the elevator button (Fig ur e 9). 2 Raise the pro jector to the height you want, then r elease the button to lock the elevator foot into positio n. F IGURE 9 Adjusting the height of the projec[...]

13 F IGURE 10 Remote control NO TE : If the remote is inactive fo r sever al minutes , it “sleeps” to conserve b atter y life. Pres s any button except the disk mouse to re-activate the r emote . Pres s anywhere on the edge of the d isk mouse to move the cursor on the scr een. Y ou can move the cursor at any angle by pr ess ing the corr espondi[...]

14 Usin g the Projector Using the K eyp ad and Remote Butto ns While the menus are dis played, the SOUR CE and RESYNC bu ttons on the keypad become INCREMENT and DE CREMENT butto ns and the MENU button becomes a SE LECT button. See “Using the On- Scre en Menus” on page 16 for details. F IGURE 11 Keypad and remote buttons MENU NO TE : If you hav[...]

15 Resync (k eypa d onl y) Resets the optio ns in the menus (except Language, V ideo Stan- dar d, and Rear Projection) to their orig inal setting s. K eystone + - (remote only) Use this feature to adjust the image vertically a nd make a squarer imag e. 1 Pres s the key s t o ne + butt on to reduce the upper part of the image, and pr ess the key s t[...]

16 Usin g the Projector Using the On-Scr een Menus The pr ojector has men u s th at allow you to make im age ad just- ments and change a variety o f settin gs. These ad justments ar en’t availabl e dir ectly f r om the keypad. NO TE : Some menu items may be gray ed out (dimmed) at cer tain times. This indicates the item is not applicable to your [...]

17 Displa y Menu T o access the Displa y menu setting s, pr ess the MENU button to display the Ma in menu, press the DEC REMENT button to hig hlight Display , then press SELECT to access the Display menu. F IGURE 14 Display menu Ke y s t o n e This option helps to keep the image squar e as the angle of pr ojec- tion is changed . Use this feature to[...]

18 Usin g the Projector Contra st The contrast contro ls the degree of dif fer ence between the lightest and darkest parts of the picture. Adjusting the co ntrast changes the amount of black and white in the image. 1 Highlight Contrast , press SELECT , use the INCREMENT and DECREME NT buttons to adjust the contrast, then press SELE CT to accept you[...]

19 Image Menu for Co mputer Sources T o access the Image menu settings, pr ess the MENU button to dis- play the Main menu, pr ess the DECREMENT button to highlig ht Image, then pres s the SELECT b utton to access the Image men u. F IGURE 15 Image menu for computer s ources Res ize Res ize all ows you to select from among four differ ent re-sizing o[...]

20 Usin g the Projector Manual S ync The projector adjusts sign al synchronization automati cally for most computers. But if the projected computer image looks fuzzy or streaked, try turning Auto i mage off then b ack on agai n. If the image s till looks ba d, try adju sting the sign al synchronizat ion manual ly: 1 Tu r n A u t o I m a g e o f f .[...]

21 Ima ge Men u fo r Video Sour ces F IGURE 16 Imag e me nu fo r video sourc es Res ize Res ize all ows you to select from among four differ ent re-sizing option s. The default is Stan dar d , which resizes the image f rom its origina l ver sion to fit a st andard 4x 3 aspe ct rat io screen . Wide- screen Letterb o x preserves the 16x9 aspect ratio[...]

22 Usin g the Projector Control Menu T o access the Control menu setti ngs, press the MENU button to display th e Main menu, press the DEC REMENT button to highlig ht Contr ol, then press SELECT to access the Contro l menu. F IGURE 17 Control menu Auto Sou r ce When this feature is On, the projector automa tically finds the active source, checking [...]

23 Advanced Menu T o access the Advanced menu settings, pr ess the MENU butt on to display the Main menu, pr ess the DEC REMENT but ton to highlig ht Advanced, then pr ess SELECT to access the Advanced menu. F IGURE 18 Advanced menu Rear P r oje ction When you turn Rear Pro j ecti on on, the projector reverses the image so you can project fr om beh[...]

24 Usin g the Projector Langua ge Men u F IGURE 19 Language menu Y ou can displa y the on-screen menus in English, Fr ench, German, Spanish, Chinese or Japanese. 1 Pres s the MENU butto n to di spla y th e Mai n menu, p r ess the DECREME NT button to h ighlight Langua ge, then press SELECT to access th e Language menu. 2 Pres s the INCREM ENT or DE[...]

25 Status Menu This is a read-only menu for in formational purpo ses. T o display the Status men u, highlight S tatus fr om the Main menu, then press SELECT . F IGURE 20 Status m enu Lamp hour s used Indicates how many hours the curr ent lamp has been in use. The counter starts at zero hours and coun ts each hour the lam p is in use. Replace the bu[...]

27 MAINTENAN CE & T ROUB LESHOOTING This section d escribes how to: • clean the lens • r eplace the projection lamp • r eplace the batteries in the r emote • use the security lock featur e • tr oubleshoot the projector Cleaning the Len s Follow these steps to clean the projection lens: 1 Apply a non-abrasive camera lens cleaner to a s[...]

28 Mainte nance & T r oubleshoot ing 3 Insert a small scr e wdriver or other flat object into the slot near the front of the pr ojector . Slide the screwdriver toward the back of the projector to disengage the lamp access grill, then slide the lamp a ccess grill off (away from the lens). WA R N I N G : Be extremely car ef ul when remo ving the [...]

29 5 Loosen the captive scr e w on the lamp module. F IGURE 23 Loosening the scre w on the lamp module 6 Grasp the pull tab to pul l the lamp m odule out. Dispo se of the lamp module in an environmentally proper manner . WA R N I N G : Do not drop the lamp module or touc h the glass bulb! The glass may shatter and cause injur y. F IGURE 24 Removing[...]

30 Mainte nance & T r oubleshoot ing 7 Install the n ew lamp module. 8 T i ghten the screw on the outside of the module. 9 Press the yellow tab to reconnect the lamp modul e. 10 Replace the lamp access grill by lining up the ribs o n the grill with the ma rks on the bottom case and slidin g the grill in the direction of the arr ows on th e bott[...]

31 Replacing the Batteries in the Remote Contr ol The life of the batteries d epends on how often a nd how long yo u use the r emote. Symptom s of low battery charge include erratic res p o ns e s wh e n us in g t h e re m ot e a nd a red u ce d r a ng e o f o p er a - tion. Follow these steps to replace the batteries: 1 T urn the remote face down [...]

32 Mainte nance & T r oubleshoot ing T roubles hooti ng Pr oblem: The pr ojector i s not runn ing • Make sure that the power cord is properly connected to a full y functional A C electrical outlet. Make sure that the power cord is also pro perly connected to the projector . • If the projector is plugged into a power strip, make sure the pow[...]

33 If you’re using W indows 9 8: 1 Open “My Comput er” icon, the Control Panel folder and then the Displa y icon. 2 Click the Settings tab. 3 V eri fy that t he Desktop a rea i s set to 1280x102 4 or less. Pr oblem: Color or tex t not bei ng pr ojected • Y ou might need to a djust the brightnes s up or down until the tex t is vis ib le. Ref[...]

34 Mainte nance & T r oubleshoot ing Pr oblem: the pr ojector d ispla ys vertical lines , “bleed ing” or spots • Adjust th e brightness. S ee “Brightnes s” on page 17. • Check the pr ojection lens to see if it needs cleaning. Pr oblem: Imag e is “noisy ” or str eak ed T ry thes e steps in t his order . 1 Deactivate the scr een s[...]

35 APPENDIX Specific ations The pr ojector must be operated and s tored within the tempera- ture and humidity rang es specified. Te m p e r a t u r e Opera ti ng 50 to 10 4 ° F (10 to 40 ° C) at sea lev el 50 to 95 ° F (10 to 35 ° C) at 10 ,000 f eet Non-o perating -4 to 158 ° F (-20 to 70 ° C) Altit ude Operating 0 to 10,000 f eet (3,048 met[...]

36 Appendix Accessor ies NO TE: Use only T oshiba- appro ved accessor ies . Other products have not been tested with the pr ojector . P o wer Co rds (o ne ships wi th pr ojector , type de pends on countr y) Standa rd Acc essories (shi p with th e projector) Quick Star t card User’ s Guide Soft Case Ship ping Bo x Analog Computer Cable 6 ft (1.8 m[...]

37 Optional Accessories Delux e T ra vel Case Executive Leat her Ca se Hard T ra vel Elite P orter Case Pr ojecti on Lam p Modul e Digital Computer Cable PC Guardian Projector Cable Lock[...]

38 Appendix P or table and Laptop Activation Ch art NO TE : Visit our w ebs ite at pr ojectors .toshiba..com f o r the most current activation char t. It is located in the T ec hnical Librar y in the Ser vice and Suppor t section. Many laptop compu ters do not autom atically turn on their exter- nal video port when a pr ojector is connected. Activa[...]

39 Apple see Mac P or table and Mac P ow erBook Aspen automatic automatic Aw ard FN-F6 FN-F6 BCC* au tomatic reboot computer Bond w ell LCD or CR T opt ions aft er bootup reb oo t fo r L C D o r C R T options t o appear Chaplet* * setup scr een setup scr een FN-F6 FN-F6 FN-F4 FN-F4 Chembook FN-F6 FN- F6 Commax Ctrl-Alt-#6 Ctrl-Alt-#5 Compaq* ** Ctr[...]

40 Appendix Ev erex * setup scr een option setup scr een option For -A Ctrl-Alt-Shift- C Ctrl-Shift-Alt-L Fujitsu FN-F10 Gatewa y FN-F3 FN-F1/FN-F1 again simul- taneous FN-F3 FN-F1 Grid* ** FN-F2, choose aut o or simu ltaneous FN-F2 Ctrl-Alt-T ab Ctrl-Alt-T ab Hitachi FN-F7 FN-F7 Honeywell F N-F10 FN-F 10 Hyundai set up screen option setup scr een [...]

41 210, 230, 25 0, 270, 280, 2300 req uires Apple Docking Station or Mini Dock Magitr onic FN-F4 FN- F4 Maste rspor t FN-F2 FN-F 1 Micro Express * auto mati c wa rm reboot Micron FN-F 2 FN-F 2 Mic r oslat e* au toma tic war m r ebo ot Mitsub ishi SW2 On-O ff-Off-Off SW2 Off-O n-On-On NCR setup screen option s etup screen opt ion NEC* ** setup scr e[...]

42 Appendix * These man u factur ers ha ve models th at automaticall y send video to the extern al CR T por t when som e type of displ a y device is attached. ** These man u factur ers offer mo re th an one k ey command depend- ing on the co mputer model. T winhead* FN- F7 FN-F7 FN-F5 FN-F5 Automatic Automatic WinBook Ctrl-Alt-F10 Ctrl-Alt-F10 W ys[...]

43 Using Video Mir r oring with a P o werBoo k Computer When you turn video mi rr oring (called SimulS can in newer Pow- erBooks—see below) on, the pr ojector displays the same informa- tion that appears on your PowerBook’s built-in screen. When video mirroring is off, the pr ojector acts like a separate d isplay . T o turn on video mirroring f[...]

44 Appendix Pr o jected I mag e Size NO TE: Use the graph and table to help you determine pro jected image s izes. F IGURE 26 Proje cted imag e size Ta b l e 1 : Range of dista nce to the screen for a given screen size Diag onal Screen Size (inches) Distance to screen Image Wi dth (i nche s) Maximum distanc e (feet) Mini mum Distance (feet) 60 48 8[...]

45 IND EX A access ories, ord ering 36, 37 acti vati on co mma nds fo r lapt op com - puters 38 adjust ing brightness 17 colo r 18 contr ast 18 height of the projector 12 keystone 17 tin t 18 Advanced menu opt ions Rear projec tion 23 Reset 23 altit ude limits 35 assistan ce. See Tec hnica l Suppor t aut o im age 19 auto source 22 B brightness, adj[...]

46 Inde x E elevator button/foot 12 F focusin g the im age 11 forward/ba ck buttons 15 fuzzy lines 20 H HDTV 1 , 8, 18 height a djustment 1 2 I IBM-comp atible comp uters comp atibil ity 1 connecting 7 image adjustin g 9, 11 cente ring 20 colors d on’t match computer’s 34 focusin g 11 fuzzy lin es 20 has lines or spots 34 not centered 33 not di[...]

47 P PAL video 21 powe r cord connecting 9 orderin g 36 power up se quence 9, 32 PowerPoint s lides, advanc ing with the remote 13 project f rom behind the screen 23 R rear pr ojectio n 23 remote contro l advancin g PowerPoi nt slides with 13 replacing the batter ies 31 using 12, 14 replacing projection lamp module 27 re-positi oning the image on t[...]

FCC W arning This equipment has been tested and foun d to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Thes e limits ar e designed t o provide reasonab le protection against ha rmful in terference wh en the equip ment is oper ated in a co mmercia l environm ent. T his equi pment gener ates, us es, and c[...]

Declar ation of C onfor mity Manufacturer: T os hiba Corp oration 1-1, Shibaur a 1-Chome, M inato-ku, T okyo, Jap an W e declar e under our sole r esponsibility that the TD P-P4 pr ojector c onforms to the f ollow ing di rec tives and n orms: Directive 89/336/ EEC, Amen ded by 93/68/EE C EMC: EN 550 22 EN 55024 EN 61000-3-2 EN 61000-3-3 Dir ective [...]