Panasonic PT-AE3000U manuel d'utilisation

E NGLISH Operating Instructions LCD Projector Model No. PT-AE3000U Before operating this product, please read the instr uct ions carefully and sa ve th is manual for future use. TQBJ0277-1[...]

Important Information 2 - E NGLISH Important Safety Notice Dear Panasonic Customer: The following information should be read and unde rstood as it provides details, which will enable you to operate the projector in a man ner which is both safe to you a nd your environment, and confo rms to legal requirements regar ding the use of projectors. Before[...]

Important Information Important Safety Notice E NGLISH - 3 Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union These symbols are only valid in the Europ ean Union. If you wish to discard this pr oduct, please contact yo ur local authorities or deale r and ask for the corr ect method of disposal. WARNING: This equipment has been te[...]

4 - E NGLISH Contents J Quick steps Important Information Important Safety Notice . ............. ................ .......... 2 Precautions with regard to safety ................... .... 6 WARNINGS ............ ........... ........... ........... .............. ...... 6 CAUTIONS ............... .............. ............... .............. ........[...]

Preparation Getting Started Basic Operation Settings Maintenance Appendix E NGLISH - 5 Contents Important Information Settings Menu Navigation ......................... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... .. 29 Navigating through the MENU .......................... ........ 29 Main menu and sub-menu ........................ .............. .. 30 PICTURE m[...]

Important Information 6 - E NGLISH Precautions with regard to safety If you notice smoke, stra nge smells or noise comin g from the projector, disconnect t he power plug from the wall outle t. Do not continue to use the projector in such cases, otherwise fire or electric shocks could res ult. Check that no more smoke is coming out, and then contact[...]

Precautions with regard to safety E NGLISH - 7 Important Information Do not touch t he leaked liquid fro m the batteries. If you touch the lea ke d liqu id, it may hu rt your skin. Immediately wash away the liquid with water and seek medical advice. If you get the leaked liquid in your eye, it may cause blindness or damage. Never rub your eye, and [...]

Precautions with regard to safety 8 - E NGLISH Important Information Do not short-circuit, heat or disassemble the batteries or pl ac e th e m into water or fire. Failure to obser ve this ma y cause the batteries to overheat, leak, explode or catch fire, and burns or other injury may result. When inserting the batterie s, make sure t he polarities [...]

Precautions with regard to safety E NGLISH - 9 Important Information Avoid setting u p in places which are subject to vibration or shocks. The internal p arts can be damaged, which may cause malfunctions or accident s. Avoid setting u p in places which are subject to sudden temperature c hanges, such as near an air conditioner or lighting equipment[...]

Precautions with regard to safety 10 - E NGLISH Important Information Make sure the following accessories are provided with yo ur projector. * The protectors for enclo s ed products, such as a plug cover or foam cartons, must be treated pr operly. * Contact to an Authorized Service Center for lost accessor ies. Accessories Remote control for PT- AE[...]

E NGLISH - 11 Preparation About Your Projector Remote control NOTE: • Do not drop the remote control. • Avoid contact with liquids or moisture. • Use manganese batteries or alkaline batteries with the remote control. • Do not attempt to modify or disassemble the remote co ntrol. Contact an Authorized Service Cente r for repairs. • Do not [...]

Preparation About Your Projector 12 - E NGLISH J T op and front view Projector body NOTE: • Do not cover the ventilation openin gs or place anything within 50 cm (20") of them as this may cause damage or injury . • While the proj e c to r is no t i n use, keep the lens cover attached to protect the lens. (Push to open/close the cover.) RET[...]

Preparation About Your Projector E NGLISH - 13 J Back and bottom view NOTE: • Do not cover the venti lation openings or place anything within 50 cm (20") of them as this may cause damage or injury . • The projector should only be us ed with the attached power cord to ensure optimum performance and avoi d damage to the projector . • Do no[...]

Getting Started 14 - E NGLISH Setting up You can adjust the projection size with 2.0x zoom lens . Calculate and de fine the throw distance as follows. All measurements and the calculatio n results bellow are ap proximat e and may differ from the actual me asurements. J Calculation methods fo r screen dimensions Y ou can calculate more detailed scre[...]

Getting Started Setting up E NGLISH - 15 You can use the proje ctor with any of the following 4 projecti on methods. To set the desir ed method in the proje ctor, See “INSTALLATION” on page 44. You can screw up/down the fron t leg ad justers to contr ol the a ngle of the p ro jecto r for ad justin g th e throwing a ngle. See “Positioning the [...]

Getting Started Setting up 16 - E NGLISH If the projector is not positio ned right in front of the cent er of the screen, yo u can adju st the projected imag e position by moving t he lens shift dia ls within the shift range of the lens. J Adjusting the lens shif t dials Q Horizont al shift Y ou can place the projector where the projector lens is u[...]

Getting Started Setting up E NGLISH - 17 J Projector location range Y o u can determine where to locate t he screen and the projector by cons idering the lens shift possibilities. Q When the screen position is fixed Q When the projector position is fixed NOTE: • When the projector is l ocated right in fr ont of the center of the scr een and the l[...]

Getting Started 18 - E NGLISH Connections Read and follow the operating and con necting instructions o f each periph eral device. The peripher al de vice s must be turned off. Use cables that match each peripheral de vice to be connected. Confirm the type of video signals. See “L ist of compatible signals” on pa ge 50. Audio cables must be conn[...]

E NGLISH - 19 Basic Operation Switching the projector on/off J Connecting 1. Make sure the shape of the power plu g and the AC IN termin al on the ba ck of the pr ojector match , then push the plug all the way in. 2. Align the side of th e po wer c ord secure lock with the side guide rail of the AC IN terminal of the projector and slide it in. 3. P[...]

Basic Operation Switching the projector on/off 20 - E NGLISH Power indicator informs you the sta tus of the power. When the TEMP indicator is flashing, the power indicator will not light. Power indicator Power indicator Indicator status Status No illumination or flashing The MAIN POWER button is switched off. Red Lit The MAIN POWER button is switch[...]

Basic Operation Switching the projector on/off E NGLISH - 21 1. Remove the lens cove r from the lens. 2. Switch the MAIN POWER button on. The power indicator lights up in red. 3. Press the po we r bu tt on . The power indica tor lights up in green after flashing for a while. The STARTUP LOGO is displayed on the scre en. See “ST ARTUP LOG O” on [...]

22 - E NGLISH Basic Operation Projecting an image 1. Switch on the connected devices. Press the play button of the required device. 2. Press the INPUT SELECT button to select the required input method if needed. Se e “Switching the input signal” on p age 28. The image will be proj ected on the screen. 1. Press the ASPECT button to select the re[...]

E NGLISH - 23 Basic Operation Remote control operation You can operate the pr ojector with the remote control within the remot e ra ng e 7 m (2 2'1 1 "). Q Facing to the projector Ensure the remote control emitter is facing to the remote control signal re ceptor on front/back of the projector and pr ess the required buttons to operate. Q [...]

Basic Operation Remote control operation 24 - E NGLISH You can access saved settings instantly. See “MEMORY LOAD” on page 36. 1. Select the required setting from MEMORY1 - 16 . Undefined setting will not be displayed. 2. Press the ENTER button to activate the selected setting. The aspect ratio will be selected automatically, or you can switch i[...]

Basic Operation Remote control operation E NGLISH - 25 J Adjustment example Project a comme rc ial tes t s ign al fo r pict ur e adjustment on the screen and press the WAVEFORM button. Q Adjusting with lu minance options 1. Press the ENTER button several times to display FULL SCAN(Y) / SINGLE LINE SCAN(Y) . In SINGLE LINE SCAN mode, select the requ[...]

Basic Operation Remote control operation 26 - E NGLISH You can adjust a select ed color individually and save and retrieve under the PI CTURE MODE setting. Press the COLOR MANAGEMENT button to open the me nu. See “COLOR MANAGEMENT” on page 35. J Create a new profile Q Adjusting the selected color Select a color and adjust COLOR , TINT and BRIGH[...]

Basic Operation Remote control operation E NGLISH - 27 Q Saving a log sett ing as a profile Return to the COLOR MANAGEME NT menu and save the stored log as a profile. Make sure th at the PICTURE MODE is not switched. 1. Select the PROFILE SAVE menu and pr ess the ENTER button. The PROFILE SAVE menu is displayed. Y ou can save the prof ile as USER1 [...]

Basic Operation Remote control operation 28 - E NGLISH You can reset most of the customized se ttin gs to the factory defaults by pressing DEFAULT button of the remote control. Display the required s ub-menu or the menu items and press the button again. Press the FREEZE button to capture the image, and you can see it as a still picture while the AV[...]

E NGLISH - 29 Settings Menu Navigation J Displaying the main menu Press the MENU button to display the main menu and the operating guida nce. J Adjusting with th e bar scale items The triangle mark under the bar indi cates factory default setting and the square indicates the current setting. J Returning to the previous menu Press the MENU or RETURN[...]

Settings Menu Navigation 30 - E NGLISH The menu options are structured and catego ri zed. You can navigate through the menu with F G H I buttons. See “Menu Navigation ” on page 29. PICTURE POSITION Main menu and sub-menu NOTE: • The underlined items are fa ctory default settings. • Some default settings vary by th e selected input signal. ?[...]

Menu Navigation E NGLISH - 31 Settings LANGUAGE LENS CONTROL FUNCTION BUTTON OPTION F OVER SCAN p age 39 KEYSTONE page 39 (Default: 0) AUTO SETUP page 39 ZOOM/FOCUS page 40 LENS MEMORY LOAD page 40 LENS MEMORY 1 - 3 LENS MEMORY SAVE page 40 LENS MEMORY 1 - 3 LENS MEMORY EDIT page 41 LENS MEMORY DELETE LENS MEMORY NAME CHANGE H-AREA POSITION page 41[...]

32 - E NGLISH Settings PICTURE menu Depending on the projection environment, you can use these pres et paramete r settings to optimise ima ge projection. Press I H to cycle through the op tio ns . You can adjust the cont ra st of th e pr oje ct ed imag e . Adjust the BRIGHTNESS in advance if necessary. Setting range: -64 to +64 You can ad just the [...]

PICTURE menu E NGLISH - 33 Settings You can adjust the white balan ce of the projected image. Setting range: -6 to +6 You can switch automatic adjustment of the lamp and the lens iris on/off. ON : Automatic adjustment OFF : No adjustment You can monitor whether or not th e luminance level of the input signal is in the recomme nded range by displayi[...]

Settings PICTURE menu 34 - E NGLISH Q Adjusting the image in a split window 1. Select AREA SELECT and press the ENTER button. The image will be frozen and the area cursor will be displayed. 2. Press I H to move the area cu rs or to select the area of interest and press the ENTER button. The selected frozen imag e will be displayed in a split window[...]

PICTURE menu E NGLISH - 35 Settings J MPEG NR Y ou can adjust the automatic noise reduction system level for MPEG format images. The system minimise block noise and mosquito noise to eliminate jagged edges, providing an overall smoother image. Press I H to change the level. Setting range: 0 to +3 J FRAME CREATION Y ou can activat e the render ing s[...]

Settings PICTURE menu 36 - E NGLISH You can save and na m e the ad jus ted PICTURE menu settings for instan t access from MEMORY LOAD menu. 1. Adjust the items in PICTURE menu. 2. Select MEMORY SAVE and press the ENTER button. 3. Select the required memory settin g and press the ENTER button. The confirmation screen will be displayed. Select OK and[...]

E NGLISH - 37 Settings POSITION menu You can move the projected image hor izontally for fine adjustment. You can move the projected image vertically for fine adjustment. If you have interference patt erns of the projected image, which is sometimes referred to as moire or noise, you can minimize it by pressing I H to adjust the clock frequency. (Ava[...]

Settings POSITION menu 38 - E NGLISH J Aspect ratio options and projection example If you apply the aspect ratio options to the projected image, the result will be as follows. The re sult may differ due to the input signals. See “Switching the aspect ratio” on p age 24. Q VIDEO/S-VIDEO/COMPONENT Not available with 1 125 (1 080)/50i, 1 125 (1 08[...]

POSITION menu E NGLISH - 39 Settings WSS (Wide Screen Signalling) detects if a PAL / 625p (576p)/625i (576i) signal is input and that signal has an identification signal, and switch the a spect ratio to required setting automatically. Yo u can switch the system off manually. If the 4 edges of an image is partly dropped, you can use this function to[...]

40 - E NGLISH Settings LENS CONTROL You can use the 2 different test patter ns to adjust the focus and zoom of the image. See “Len s shift and positioning” on page 16 . 1. Press ENTER to display test pattern 1. Press F G to adjust the focus and I H to adjust the zoom. 2. Press ENTER to display test pattern 2. Press F G to adjust the focus and I[...]

LENS CONTROL E NGLISH - 41 Settings You can ed it named lens memory settin gs. Q Deleting a memory setting 1. Select LENS MEMORY DELETE and press the ENTER button. 2. Select the required lens mem ory setting and press the ENTER button. 3. If you select ALL DELETE , you can delete all of the saved lens memory settings. 4. Select OK in the confirmati[...]

42 - E NGLISH Settings FUNCTION BUTTON You can ass ign certain m enu option t o the FUNCTION button as shortcut. Press F G I H to select the required me nu options and press t he ENTER button. Q BLANK function Y ou can stop the projection temporarily for electrical power save while th e input source is stopped. Press any button to escape from the b[...]

E NGLISH - 43 Settings OPTION menu When you change the input method, the guid ance appears in the upper rig ht corner of the screen. The following display methods are available. Press I H to cycle through the options. You can change the backgrou nd color of the menu. Press I H to cycle through the optio ns. TYPE1 Semi transparent black TYPE2 Solid [...]

Settings OPTION menu 44 - E NGLISH When installing th e projector, select the projection method according to th e projector position. Press I H to cycle through the option s. See “Projection meth od” on page 15. You can select the re quired du ratio n of ti me and set the off timer to turn off the power of the pr ojector automatically. 3 minute[...]

E NGLISH - 45 Maintenance TEMP and LAMP Indicators If a problem sh ould occur with the pr ojector, th e LAMP and/or TEM P indicators will inform yo u. Manage the indicated problems as follows. 1. Confirm the status of all indicator s and projector , and switch off the projector in proper way . 2. Find out the cause o f the p roblem by st atus of th[...]

46 - E NGLISH Maintenance Care and Replacement J Before cleaning the projector Switch off the MAIN POWER switch in proper way and disconnect the pow er plug from the wall outlet. Unplug all th e cables from the projector. J Cleaning the outer surf ace of the projector Wipe off dirt and du st gently with a soft cloth. If it is dif ficult to remove t[...]

Care and Replacement E NGLISH - 47 Maintenance J Before replacing the lamp unit Switch off the MAIN POWER button in proper way and disconnect the power plug from the wall outlet. W a it for more tha n 1 hour and make sure the lamp unit and the surroundings a re cooled enough. Unplug all the cables from the projector . Prepare a Phillips-head screwd[...]

Maintenance Care and Replacement 48 - E NGLISH J Removing and replacing the lamp unit 1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the 3 lamp unit fixing screws until the screws turn freely . 2. Hold the handle of the lamp unit and release the lamp unit lock. 3. Pull out the lamp unit g ently from the projec tor . 4. Replace the new lamp u nit while mak[...]

E NGLISH - 49 Maintenance Troubleshooting Should any problem persist, contact yo ur dealer. Problem Cause Reference pag e Power does not turn on. The power cord may not be connected. The MAIN PO WER switch is turned off. No electric supply is at the wall outlet. TEMP indicator is lit or flashes. LAMP indicator is lit or flashes. The lamp unit cover[...]

50 - E NGLISH Appendix Technical Information List of comp atible signals Mode Display Display resolution (dot s) *1 *1. The “i” appea ring after the resolution indica tes an inte rlaced signal. Scanning frequency Dot clock frequency (MHz) Picture quality *2 *2. The following symbols are used to indicate picture quality. AA Maximum picture quali[...]

Technical Information E NGLISH - 51 Appendix The serial connector wh ich is on the conne ctor panel of the pr ojector conforms to the RS-232C interface specificatio n , so tha t th e pr oje ct or can be con tr olled by a personal computer which is connected to this connecter. J Connection J Pin assignment s and signal names J Cable specifications ([...]

Appendix Technical Information 52 - E NGLISH J Communication settings J Control commands Signal level RS-232C Char acter length 8 bits Sync. method Asynchronous S top bit 1 bit Baud rate 9 600 bps X p arameter None Parity None S p aramete r None Command Control cont ents Remarks PON POWER ON In standby mode, all commands other than the PON command [...]

Technical Information E NGLISH - 53 Appendix J Inquiry commands Command Control content s Parameter QPW Power status 000 = OFF 001 = ON QFZ FREEZE status 0 = OFF 1 = ON QIN INPUT signal status CP1 = COMPONENT1 IN SVD = S-VIDEO IN HD1 = HDMI1 IN HD3 = HDMI3 IN CP2 = COMPONENT2 IN VID = VIDEO IN HD2 = HDMI2 IN RG1 = COMPUTER IN QOT OFF TIMER status 0[...]

Appendix Technical Information 54 - E NGLISH S pecifications Power supply AC 100 - 240 V 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption Less than 2 40 W During standby (when fan is stopped): 0. 08 W (at 220 V) Amp s 3.0 A - 1.6 A LCD panel Panel size (diagonal) 0.74 type (17.7 8 mm) Aspect ratio 16 : 9 Display method 3 transparent LC D pane l s (RG B ) Drive method[...]

Technical Information E NGLISH - 55 Appendix T erminals S-VIDEO IN Single - line, Mini DIN 4p Y: 1.0 V [p-p], C : 0.286 V [p-p], 75 Ω VIDEO IN Single - line, RCA pi n jack1. 0 V [p-p], 75 Ω COMPUTER IN Single - line, D - sub HD 15-pin (fem ale) Selectable for input and output by men u operation. R.G.B. 0.7 V [p-p], 75 Ω G.SYNC 1.0 V [p-p], 75[...]

Appendix Technical Information 56 - E NGLISH The projector and the ceiling m ount bracket are designed for su fficiently safety however, make sure the safety cable provided wit h the projecto r is installed and attached to th e bottom of the projector when moun ting on the ceiling for safety and security. J Inst alling the safety cable 1. Install t[...]

Technical Information E NGLISH - 57 Appendix VGA and XGA are tradem arks of Int ernational Busine ss Machines Corporation. S-VGA is a regi stered trademar k of the V ideo Electronics S tandards Association. HDMI, the HDMI logo and High- Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trade marks of HDMI Licensing LLC. The font used in [...]

58 - E NGLISH Appendix Index A AC IN ................ ................ ................ ................. ..... 13 Accessories ........... ....................... ....................... .....10 ADVANCED MENU ............. .......................... ............ 34 Air exhaust port ............ ................ ................ ............ 12 Air [...]

Appendix Index E NGLISH - 59 MENU Control panel button ......... ................ ................. ..12 Remote control button ................ ................ .........11 Remote control function .............. ................ .........29 Menu Main menu ............. ................ ................ ............ 30 Navigation .... ..............[...]

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