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Contents E-1 English English Safety Precaution s ..................................... E-2 Operating Precaution s ................. .............. E-6 Lamp Ha ndling Precau tion s ... ........ .......... . E-6 Lamp Re place men t Precaut ions ........... .... E-6 Other Pr ecau tion s ........... ....... ........ ....... .... E-7 Unpacking .........[...]
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E-2 Safety Pr eca utio ns Thank y ou for s electing this CASI O product. Be sure to read these “Sa fety Pre c autions ” bef ore tr yin g to use i t. A fter r ead ing t his U ser ’s Guide, kee p it in a s afe plac e for f utu re re ference. About safety symbols V a rious symbols are u sed in this User’ s Guide and on the produ ct itself to e[...]
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E-3 Safety P r ecautio ns English Nev er touch t he power cord or plug while yo ur hands are wet. Doing so creat es the risk of electric shoc k. • When using this pr ojector in the count r y where y ou purchased it, be s ure to use t he pow er cord th at came with it. Whene ver using the projecto r in another count r y , be sure to pu rchase and [...]
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Safety P recautions E-4 ● Locati on Nev er locate the p rojector in any of the fo llowing types of l ocations . Doing so creates the risk of f ire and electric sho ck. • Near a n area subject to s t rong vib ration • An a rea subjec t to large amoun ts of moisture or dus t • In a k itchen or other ar ea expose d to oil smo ke • Near a hea[...]
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E-5 Safety P r ecautio ns English ● Button battery • K eep the b utton batt ery out of the reach o f small childre n to make sur e it is not s wallowed accidentally . Should a b utton batt er y ev er be s wallowe d, contact a ph ysician imme di atel y . Misuse of a b atter y can cause it to leak and stain t he area around it , or to ex plode, c[...]
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E-6 Opera ting Prec autions z Nev er touch the g lass of the lamp with y our fingers . Doing so can damage the lamp and shorten its lif e. z The light source lamp is a consumable it em. The av erage lif e of a lamp is appro ximately 2000 hours . After 200 0 hours, a messa ge appears to al ert you to th e need of lamp replaceme n t. How eve r, not e[...]
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E-7 Operating Prec a utions English This projec tor is made of precision components . Fa ilure to observe the f ollowi ng precaut ions can result in inabilit y to correctly sa ve data and malfunct ion. ● Never use or store the projector in the f ollowing location s. Doing so creates the risk of malfun ction of and damage to th e project or . z Lo[...]
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Operati ng Prec autions E-8 ● Even if your projector is stil l wit hin the w a rrant y period, you will b e charged f or repair if a probl em is due to running the p rojector non-stop for v er y long pe riods (lik e 24 hours ) or if the projec tor wa s set up and used without followin g the “Setup Prec autions” on page E-15 o f this m anu al.[...]
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E-9 English Unpacking As y ou unpack the projector , check to make sure that all of the i tems listed below are present . The CD-R OM that comes with the pro jector has a PDF fi le “User’ s Guide” that cont ains detailed ex planations about pr ojector operat ions. The CD-RO M also contains a “USB Function Guide” fi le, which applies to th[...]
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E-10 Pr ojecto r Features and Main Func tions z Slim and comp act: B5 file siz e and a mere 32 mm slim (at thinnest part). Compact enough to install or use just about an ywhere. z Wide projection range, from a minimum of 0.84 meters: Wide angle 2X zo om allows project ion e ven when p rojector- to-screen d istance is se verely limited. Minimum proj[...]
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E-11 General Guide English [Bottom] [Ba ck, T ermi nals ] z The anti-t heft lock hol e is provided f or connecti on of an anti-thef t chain. Vis it the K ensington Loc k Websit e at http:// www .kens ington. com/ for mo re inf or mation. Wa r n i n g z Ne ver look into t he lens while the proj ector is turned on. z Nev er allow the inta ke and exha[...]
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General Guide E-12 The remot e contro l unit comes loa ded with a test ba ttery . Bef ore using it f or the first time, remov e the batte r y insulation shee t from the bac k of the remote controlle r. z T o av oid running down th e battery , store the remot e contro l unit so its but tons ar e not pressed in adver tently . Remote Contro ller Gener[...]
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E-13 General Guide English Bef ore you can use the remote cont roller f or the first time , you nee d to load the batt er y that comes with it. Replacing the Remote Contr oller Battery Cau tion RISK OF EXPLOSION IF BA TTER Y IS REPLACED BY AN INCORRECT TYPE. DISPOSE OF USED BA TTERIES ACCORDING T O THE INSTRUCTIONS. Cau tion Misuse of a battery can[...]
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E-14 Gett ing Rea dy Locate the projector on a desk, tabl e, or s tand that is firm and l evel. Make s ure to al low suffi cient spac e around the sides and back of t he projector f or proper v entilation. z The f ollowing i llustra tions s how ho w the projector should be o r iented f or optimum pro jection relati ve to the s cree n. z Y ou can p [...]
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E-15 Getting Ready English Note that the cond ition of t he environment where you use the projector g reatly aff ects its perf or mance. Ma ke sure that the f ollo wing are the con ditions of project or setup whenev er you use it. z Use a con veniently located pow er outlet that y ou can reach ea s ily when y ou need to unplug the projec tor . z Do[...]
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Getting Ready E-16 Y ou can chan ge the ele vation ang le of the projector in a range of 0 to 12 d egrees. Y ou c an also mak e fine adjustment s to the left and ri ght side e levat ion angle when necess ar y . T o change the pro jector ele vation angle 1. Lift up the front of the projector and press the release button. z This causes the elev ation[...]
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E-17 Getting Ready English Y ou can use t he projector to p roject an image of vi deo outp ut from a computer . z Alw ays turn off th e projector and the computer bef ore connec ting the m. z T ake care so the volume le vel of the computer is not s et too high. Y ou can use t he projector to p roject an image fro m a video deck, T V , video camer a[...]
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Getting Ready E-18 Some video devices are equi pped with a c omponent video out put terminal. Y ou can use a n optionally avail able compon ent video c able (YK-3) to connec t the RGB input t erminal of the project or to the componen t video ou tput terminal of a vi deo de vice. z Alw ays turn off th e projector and the video device be fore c onnec[...]
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E-19 Getting Ready English If yo u hav e an XJ-S3 6/XJ-S46 model pro jector , you can c onnect an y of the f ollowing USB dev ices to the projec tor’ s USB por t. z USB Memory Device Y ou can tr ansfer imag e and movie data f rom your comp uter to a USB memory dev ice * and tak e it along wit h yo u for projec tion with the XJ- S36/XJ-S46. The pr[...]
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Getting Ready E-20 Bef ore perf or ming any of the op erations in thi s section , make sure y ou first set up the projector and conne c t to an output dev ice. A C Po wer Cord Precautio ns z Use the A C power cord t hat comes with the proje c tor . z Make s ure that y ou use a po wer source with the same voltage as t hat specified f or the project [...]
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E-21 Getting Ready English z If the Eco Mode is tu r ned on, the LAMP indicat or will ligh t green whe n warm up starts. z If the proj ector is hot when y ou plug the A C powe r cord into a power outlet, it will g o into a cool do wn state. The c ool down s tate is indicate d by the PO WER/ST ANDBY indicator flashin g orange. Note tha t the proje c[...]
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Getting Ready E-22 z When y ou turn off the projec tor , the lamp goe s out and the proj ector goes into a cool dow n state. Note that y ou will not be abl e to turn the proj ector back on again while it is cooling d own. z The projec tor m ay remain quit e hot for a whil e after you tur n it off. T ake care when moving the proje ctor or ot herwi s[...]
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E-23 English Projector Bas ics z F or detailed inf or mation about projection oper ations, see t he User’ s Guide on the CD-R OM that comes with the p rojector . z F or details about co nnecting USB de vices to the XJ-S36/XJ-S46 proj ector and proced ures yo u need to perf or m to proj ect images from a U SB de vice, s ee “USB Function Guide ?[...]
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Projector Basic s E-24 Y ou can use t he remote c ontroller k eys to a djust the v olume le vel of the a udio that is output from the p rojector’ s speaker . T o adjust th e v olu me level 1. On the remote controller , press t he [V OLUME ] ke y . z This causes the [V olume] s c reen to a ppear on the pro jected image. 2. Press the [ ] key t [...]
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E-25 Projecto r Basics English When the pr ojector is at an a ngle to the screen it is projecting o n, the projecte d image may hav e diff erent length top and bot tom edges. This phenomenon is called, “ke ystoning”. This project o r comes with f unctions f or automatic as well as manual ke ystone correc tion, which provi des a regularly shaped[...]
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E-26 Using the Se tup M enu Pressi ng the [MENU] ke y while an image is being p rojected displa ys the setup me nu on the project ed image. The set up menu can be used t o configure a v ariety of diff erent proje ctor settings . Use the curs or ke ys to select and c onfigure settings , and the [ENTER] k ey to re gister them. The men u items that c [...]
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E-27 English User Mainte nance P eriodically clean the projector e xterior , lens , intake v ents, an d exhaust v ents on a re gular basis. z Alw ays mak e sure that t he project or has coole d sufficiently bef ore cleaning it. If the project or is turned on, per form the f ollowing steps bef ore cleani ng it. 1. T ur n off the projector . 2. Check[...]
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User Maintenance E-28 Use the f ollowing pro cedure t o replace t he lens cov er if it shou ld accidentally bec ome detached from the p rojector . 1. Inser t the nub ( 3 ) of the left tab of the l ens cover i nto the depression ( 1 ) of the tab under the lens. z When perf orming the abo ve step , make su re that the lens co ver is open t o 90 degre[...]
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E-29 User Maintenance English z The light source lamp is a consumable it em. The av erage lif e of a lamp is appro ximately 2000 hours . After 200 0 hours, a messa ge appears to al ert you to th e need of lamp replaceme n t. How eve r, not e that the chara cteristics of a particular lamp or lamp o perating condit ions can cau s e the lamp to star t[...]
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User Maintenance E-30 Replacing the La mp Cau tion z During normal use, the lamp and the area around it become e xtremely hot. Be fore rep lacing the lamp , turn off the pro jector and wa it f or the cool do wn operation (indi cated when th e POWE R/ST ANDBY indic ator is flashin g amber) to f inish. Next, dis connect the A C power cor d from the p[...]
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E-31 User Maintenance English About the Lamp There are two types of lamp c ar tridges, T ype A ( with hand le) and T ype B (with ribb on) as shown i n the illustrat ion. Note t hat the handle and t he ribbo n serve e xactly the sa me functi on, so you can perform the f ollowi ng procedures the s ame way , regardless o f whether y our lamp cart ridg[...]
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User Maintenance E-32 5. Loosen the three screws indicated b y an mark. 6. Pull up on the handle or ribbon to remove t he lamp car tri dge. 7. Inser t the new lamp car tridge as far as it will go, as shown in the illustration. z After inserting the lamp cartridge, in the case of a T ype A lamp c ar tr idge, lo wer the handle towards t he lamp. [...]
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E-33 User Maintenance English T o reset the lamp time 1. T ur n on the projector . 2. Press the [MENU] key to displa y the setup menu. 3. Press the [ ] ke y to select “Operational Info”, and t hen press the [ENTER] key . 4. “Reset Lamp Time” is initially selected, so simply press t he [ENTER] ke y . z This causes the message “Reset La[...]
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E-34 T r o ublesho otin g The stat us of the indicato rs lets you k now the current oper ational s tatus of t he projector . This section p rovides deta ils about i ndicators. z “PO WER” in the f ollowing tabl e stands fo r the “POWER/ S T ANDBY” indicato r. Normal Operation Indicator s Error Indic ators and W arning Messages When an error [...]
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E-35 Troubleshooting English POWER TEMP LAMP : Amber flashing Amber stea dy : R ed flashin g (1-second int er val) T urn s off :– P ower ha s tur ned off a utomatically due to internal ov erheating. P erform the f ollowing steps. 1 Check f or an y bloc king of th e projector’ s intak e vents and ex haust vent s, and mak e sure that th e[...]
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Troubleshooting E-36 POWER TEMP LAMP : Gr een stea dy :– :– A system pro blem has occurre d, which may c ause problems with some functio ns. T ur n off the projector , disconnect the pow er cord f rom the proj ector and wait f or all of th e project or’ s indicators t o go out. Ne x t, reconn ect the pow er cord and turn the pr ojector bac k [...]
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E-37 Troubleshooting English POWER TEMP LAMP : Amber flashing Red steady : Red st ead y :– The proj ector was tu rned off automatic ally due to some prob lem that was prob ably caused b y external digit al noise o r some ot her reason. Confirm that th e PO WER/ST ANDBY indicator is lit red (wit hout flashing) and t hat the f an has stopp ed. [...]
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Troubleshooting E-38 Check t he follo wing items whene ver you e x perience any problem with th e projector . POWER TEMP LAMP : Amber flashing Red steady :– : Red st ead y The allo wa ble life for the lamp h as been ex ceeded, and t he projector wil l not turn on. Replace th e lamp f ollowing the steps under “ Replacin g the Lamp” (pa ge [...]
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E-39 Troubleshooting English T r y perf or ming the f ollowing step s, which can return the pr ojector to normal operatio n. 1. Press the [ ] (pow er) k ey to turn off the projector . 2. After the proj ector’ s cool down is fi nished and the f an is completely stoppe d, unplug t he AC power cor d. 3. Plug the pow er cord back in a nd turn the pro[...]
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E-40 Specificati o ns CASIO COMPUTER CO ., L TD . makes no guar antees concerning the operation or suitability of any US B device tha t you connect to the pr ojector’ s USB por t. ∗ Specific ations are subject t o change wit hout notic e. Model Name XJ-S31/ XJ-S36/XJ -S41/XJ-S46 Project ion System DLP DLP chip Size 0.55inch Number of Pix els XG[...]