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DLP PR OJECTOR USER’S GUIDE Thank you for purchasing the DLP Projector. Please read this u ser’s guide to ensur e correct use of the device . Save this user’s guide for future reference. OUTLINE This DLP Projector can display various co mputer signals and NTSC/PAL/SECAM video signals. FE A T U R E S 1. High Brightness 2. High R esolution 3. C[...]
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Copyright Copyright © 2003. All rights rese rved. No pa rt of thi s publication ma y be reproduced, transmitted, tra nscribed, stored in a retrie val system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any m ean s, electronic, mechanical, magn etic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwis e, without the prio r written perm[...]
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T able of Contents iii DLP Personal Projector Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Safety Instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 FCC Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]
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iv DLP Personal Projector Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Projector Specifi cations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Timing Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Dimensions . . . . . . . [...]
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DLP Personal Projector 1 INTRODUCTION Caution T O PREVENT SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN THE CABINET . NO USER –SER- VICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. PLEAS E READ THIS USER’S GUIDE BEFORE YOU OPER- A TE YOUR PROJECTO R. SA VE THIS USER’S GUIDE FOR FUTURE REF- ERENCE . Safety Instructions 1. Read this user ’s guid[...]
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2 DLP Personal Projector Caution • Always open the lens shutter wh en the projecto r lamp is on. • Do not look strai ght at the proj ector lens during ope ration. The intense light beam m ay damage your eyes. • In some co untries, the li ne volt ag e is NOT st able. This projector is designed to operat e safely within a bandwid th of 100 to 2[...]
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DLP Personal Projector 3 Shipping Content s The Projector is shipped wi th the cables required for connection to standard PC or laptop computers. Carefully unpack and verify that you h ave all the items shown below . If any of these items are missing , please contact personnel at th e place of purchase. Optional Acce ssories 1. 150W lamp module 2. [...]
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4 DLP Personal Projector Projector Description Projector DC 12V , 0.5A Max. power supply PC/ HD (YP B P R ) connector USB MOUSE connector VIDEO connector S-VIDEO connector IR remote sensor Kensington lock AC power cord inlet R Projection lens adjuster E x t erna l con t ro l pane l (see "External Control Panel" on page 5 for more detailed[...]
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DLP Personal Projector 5 External Control Panel POWER SOURCE AUTO BLANK Lamp indicator SOURCE BLANK Power indicator POWER AUTO Power indicator The indicator sh ows green for a normal state. When the projector i s operated improperly , it shows green or orange toggle. See "Operative Informati on" on page 21 for more detailed information. P[...]
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6 DLP Personal Projector Adjuster The projector is equipped wi th 1 quick-re lease adjuster foot. Push the button to adjust its tilt angle. 1. Lift the projector up and press the adjuster button to relea se the adjuster . 2. The adjuster will drop into position and be locked. Note: The adjuster ca n only bear the weight of the pro jector it self . [...]
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DLP Personal Projector 7 Remote Control Description The remote control sensors are located in the front/ ba ck of the projector . POWER S OURCE S elects signal sources f rom among PC, VIDEO, S -VIDEO and YP B P R . L-Mouse/ R-Mouse Serves as a left/ right click button of a mouse when the remote mouse function is activated. Serves as a Zoom ▲ / ?[...]
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8 DLP Personal Projector MOUSE DRAG When the remote control works as a mouse, choose your desired item and press MOUSE DRAG . Drag it to wherever you want on the projection image and press MOUSE LEFT to release the item. STIL L Makes the projection image still. RESIZE Scales the original input resolution. ZOOM By pressing "ZOOM" button, z[...]
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DLP Personal Projector 9 Inst alling or Replacing Batteries (“AA” type) Caution A voi d excessive heat and humidity . There may be danger of an exp losion if batteries are incorrectly rep laced. Replace only with the same or equiv- alent type rec ommended by the manu facturer . Dispose of u sed batteries according to the manu facturer ’ s ins[...]
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10 DLP Personal Projector INST ALLATION Display Size Place the projector at the required distance from the screen according to the desired picture size (see the table bel ow). The effective display size is from 26 to 178 inches diagona lly for RD-JT31 and from 33 to 228 inches dia gonally for RD- JT30. • RD-JT31 display size chart • RD-JT30 dis[...]
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DLP Personal Projector 11 Connecting to V arious Equipment HDTV description The projector is capable of displaying various High Definiti on TV display modes. Some of these sources are: Most of these sources will provide an analog component vid eo output, a standard VGA output, or a YP B P R (default) format. The projector is ca pable of accepting H[...]
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12 DLP Personal Projector OPERATION Star t U p 1. Plug the power cord into a wall socket. Open the front Door to Po wer ON. 2. When plugging-in, the ORANGE Leds light. Press the Power button to turn on the projector . Then, the fan will star t to operate while the ORANGE Led is blinking. After 15 seconds, LG logo will display and pictures will be o[...]
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DLP Personal Projector 13 Digit al Key stone Correction Keystoning refers to the situation where the projected image is noticeably wider at either the top or bottom. T o correct this, press KEYST ONE ▲ / ▼ (hot key) on the remote contro l, and then adjust the sliding ba r labeled Keystone, as needed. Press ▲ to correct keystonin g at the top [...]
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14 DLP Personal Projector Source Selection When several input sources are available, press the SOURCE key to make a selection from the con trol panel of t he projecto r or the remote control. Menu System Press Menu for the main menu, an d then press Joystick to select a sub-menu. Press ENTER again to select items in the sub -menu. POWER SOURCE MENU[...]
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DLP Personal Projector 15 1. VIDEO Menu FUNCTION DESCRIPTI ON Contrast Adjusts the degree of difference between dark and light in the image. Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the image. Color Increases or decreases the color range of the image. *This function is not available when the input mod e is PC. Tin t Adjusts the image to make it appear [...]
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16 DLP Personal Projector 2. POSITION Menu FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Horizontal Adjusts the horizontal positi on of the projected image. Ve r t i c a l Adjusts the vertical posito n of the projected image. Keystone Corrects any keystoning of the image. Zoom Activates Zoom function. Resize When i n YP B P R , Video and S-Video modes, users have two optio[...]
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DLP Personal Projector 17 3. SPECIAL Menu FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Source It’ s the same function with the SOURCE button on the remote control. Language Language sets the language for the OSD control menus. Use the Joystick to select the desired language from among English, French, German, Italian, S panish, Korean, Simpli- fied Chinese and T raditio[...]
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18 DLP Personal Projector 4. TRACKING Menu This sub-menu only works in PC mode. FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Auto T racking It’s the same function with the AUTO button on the remote control. Clock Adjusts to fit in the desired image size. Phase Adjusts to avoid the occurrence of flicker .[...]
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DLP Personal Projector 19 Shut down 1. Press POWER and a warning message will appear . T o turn of f the projector , press POWER again. 2. T o cool dow n the projector , the fan w ill continue to run for approximately 90 seconds, during which the LED will fl ash. * Af ter the projector is turned off, there is a 90-second cooling period before the p[...]
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20 DLP Personal Projector MAINTENANCE Lamp Information Use and Replacement of the Lamp The lamp life is 1500 hours. When the Power Indicator lig hts up red and the Lamp Indicator lights up orange or a message appears suggesting the time of lamp replacem ent, please install a new lamp or consult your dealer . An old lamp could cause a malfunction in[...]
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DLP Personal Projector 21 Operative Information When th e two LED light up , they are warn ing you of the following p ossible problems: St ate LEDs Di splay Description Operation LED S t atus LED Normal Green No col or Projector runs as No rmal S tate. Lamp T ime < 140 0 hours T e mperature < 72°C Lamp On Error Orange Orange Check whether th[...]
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22 DLP Personal Projector T ROUBLESHOOTING Common Problems & Solutions S t atus Messages PROBLEMS TR Y THESE SOLUTIONS NO POWER • Make sure the power cord is inserted snuged into the AC adapter socket. • Make sure the power cord is inserted snuged into the power outlet. • W ait 90 seconds after the projector is turned off before turning t[...]
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DLP Personal Projector 23 S PECIFICATIONS Projector S pecifications T echnical S pecifications Note: All specifications are subject to change witho ut notice. General Product name Personal Projector Model name RD-JT30 1024X768 XGA RD-JT31 800X600 SVGA Optical Display system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/Number F/2.4 Lamp 150W NSH lamp Electrical Power supply A[...]
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24 DLP Personal Projector Ti m i ng C h a r t Resolution H Sync ( kHz) V Sync (Hz) Remark 640x350 31.5 70.1 640x400 37.9 85.1 VESA 720x400 31.5 70.0 720x400 37.9 85.1 VESA 640x480 31.5 60.0 VESA 640x480 35.0 66.7 Macintosh 640x480 37.9 72.8 VESA 640x480 43.3 85.0 VESA 800x600 35.2 56.3 VESA 800x600 37.9 60.3 VESA 800x600 48.1 72.2 VESA 800x600 46.9[...]
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DLP Personal Projector 25 DIMENSIONS Unit: mm 248 170 59[...]