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Marantz VP-12S3/VP-12S3L manual

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    R Model VP-12S3 / VP-12S3L User Guide DLP TM Projector[...]

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    The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to aler[...]

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    IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be particularly aware of. 1. Read these instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read befo[...]

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    Lamp Handing Precautions D ANGER This SHP uses a high voltage glass mercury vapor lamp. The lamp can break or fail to light if handled wrongly during replacement or because of the projector’s surrounding temperature. Lamp life also varies according to the lamp with some even breaking or failing to light as soon as they are used the first time. If[...]

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    Precauciones para la manipulación de la lámpara PELIGRO Esta lámpara SHP de vidrio y de alto voltaje contiene vapor de mercurio. La lámpara puede romperse o no encenderse si es manipulada incorrectamente durante el recambio o debido a la temperatura ambiente del proyector. La vida útil también varía según las lámparas, algunas de las cuale[...]

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    ENGLISH T ABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ....................................................................................................1 Caution:Concerning the Lamp Replacement ........................................................................................ 1 Caution:Concerning the Lamp Unit ....................................[...]

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    ENGLISH 1 There is potential glass particle hazard if the lamp ruptures. There is a potential hazard of glass particle if the lamp ruptures. In case of lamp rupture,contact your nearest Marantz Authorized Dealer or Service Center for a replacement. See “Replacing Lamp Unit”. ( ☞ P.34) For minimal servicing and to maintain high image quality, [...]

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    ENGLISH 2 FEA TURES - High Picture Quality T echnology - ❖ DLP TM technology to deliver the highest contrast ratio (3800:1) in the industry • Incorporates the latest DMD TM element -- HD2+ (1280 x 720 pixel, 16:9 wide panel). Using an optimized system for movie viewing with specially designed image circuits and optical parts, the VP-12S3/VP-12S[...]

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    ENGLISH 3 Note: Pixel defects DMD TM (Digital Micromirror Device TM ) is one of the most advanced technologies for consumer products. The DMD TM made by high precision technology, however some pixel defects may be found on the projected image. We are trying our best to control the quality in order to reduce the number of defective pixels. It is alm[...]

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    ENGLISH 4 Front and T op View 3 2 1 13 9 7 6 5 10 4 11 12 8 IR sensor Projection Lens q Focus ring ( ☞ P .10) Adjust the picture focus. w Zoom ring ( ☞ P .10) Adjust the size of the projected image. e Lens Shift knob ( ☞ P .10) Manually adjust the position of the image vertically. r PO WER b utton ( ☞ P .10) Press to turn the projector ON o[...]

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    ENGLISH 5 Rear and T erminals View 13 14 13 Lamp cover securing screw Lamp cover IR sensor 1 2 3 4 5 11 9 8 7 6 10 T erminals !4 A C IN ( ☞ P. 8 ) Connect the supplied AC power code. ❖ T erminals z RGB IN Connect the analog RGB output from an IBM VGA or compatible equipment. x COMPONENT VIDEO IN 1 and 2 Terminals 1 and 2 have each Y, P B /C B ,[...]

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    ENGLISH 6 Remote Controller COMP .1 PAT T. INPUT ASPECT MENU V -MUTE COMP .2 S-VIDEO VIDEO RGB AUX REMOTE CONTR OLLER RC-12VPS3 INPUT ENTER P A TTERN ST ANDBY PO WER ON THEA TER STD D YNA. USER CINEMA MODE FULL NORMAL ZOOM THROUGH INFO ASPECT LIGHT ¡2 ¡3 ¡4 ¡5 a s f g h j k l ¡6 ¡7 ¡8 ¡9 ™0 ¡0 ¡1 d ™1 ™2 ™4 ™3 ™5 a ST ANDBY bu[...]

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    ENGLISH 7 1. Take the cover off the battery case on the remote control backside. 2. Insert two AA size batteries. Make sure the polarities match the + and – marks inside the battery compartment. 3. Reattach the battery case cover as before. CAUTION – The available battery types are limited: manganese dry cell and alkaline dry cell. – Do not m[...]

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    ENGLISH 8 ❖ When making connections be sure to: • Turn off all equipment before making any connections. • Use the proper cables for each connection. • Securely insert the plug into the port to connect cables. Loose cables can lead to trouble and damage. ❖ When pulling out a cable: • Be sure to grab the plug, not the cable itself. Connec[...]

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    ENGLISH 9 You can connect this projector to HD-Video /PC using RGB IN port, or Satellite /Cable Tuner /PC using DVI-D IN port. 1. Connect one end of the RGB cable to the RGB IN port, or one end of the DVI-D cable to the DVI-D IN port on the projector. 2. Connect the other end to the corresponding port on a HD-Video, Satellite, Cable Tuner or person[...]

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    ENGLISH 10 1. Connect the supplied AC power cord. ( ☞ P.8) 2. Press the POWER ON button on the remote controller or the POWER button on the projector. The POWER ON indicator lights up. Project an image on the screen roughly at first. 1. Turn the Zoom ring and adjust to the desired size within the zoom range. 2. Turn the Focus ring until the image[...]

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    ENGLISH 11 ❖ T urn the Lens Shift knob to counterc lockwise : The ima ge goes down. You can position the projected image by changing the height of the projector ’ s adjusters. 1. Move the adjuster lever to the left or right to enable adjuster changing. Carefully lift the projector. 2. Once having positioned the projector, return the adjuster le[...]

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    ENGLISH 12 2. Turn the Focus ring to make an adjustment. Adjust the focus for the sharpest image possible to obtain, using focus pattern. 3. Press the PATTERN button again to hide the focus pattern. This completes fine focusing. When the projecting image is a trapezoid, correct it in Keystone-V and/or Keystone-H in the Display Menu. See “ Display[...]

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    ENGLISH 13 ❖ Installing on a tabletop ❖ Mounting on the ceiling CAUTION – For ceiling installation, consult with Marantz authorized dealer. – Do not look into the lens when the projector is turned on. It could damage your eyesight. EXT-81 MOUNT12 Recommended Setting INST ALLA TION Screen Screen upper end Screen Range from light axis to uppe[...]

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    ENGLISH 14 ❖ 16 : 9 Screen In case of displaying the 16:9 picture on the whole of the 16:9 screen. ❖ 4 : 3 Screen In case of displaying the 16:9 picture on the whole of the 4:3 screen. Diagonal Width Height Minimum Maximum inch inch inch inch inch 40 32 24 60 48 36 70 56 42 72 57 5/8 43 3/16 80 64 48 84 67 3/16 50 3/8 90 72 54 100 80 60 110 88 [...]

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    ENGLISH 15 ❖ 16 : 9 Screen In case of displaying the 16:9 picture on the whole of the 16:9 screen. ❖ 4 : 3 Screen In case of displaying the 16:9 picture on the whole of the 4:3 screen. Diagonal Width Height Minimum Maximum inch mm mm m m 40 60 70 72 80 84 90 100 110 120 150 170 180 200 250 To calculate the installation measurement (unit : m) Mi[...]

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    ENGLISH ❖ 16 : 9 Screen In case of displaying the 16:9 picture on the whole of the 16:9 screen. ❖ 4 : 3 Screen In case of displaying the 16:9 picture on the whole of the 4:3 screen. Diagonal Width Height Minimum Maximum inch inch inch inch inch 40 32 24 60 48 36 70 56 42 72 57 5/8 43 3/16 80 64 48 84 67 3/16 50 3/8 90 72 54 100 80 60 110 88 66 [...]

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    ENGLISH ❖ 16 : 9 Screen In case of displaying the 16:9 picture on the whole of the 16:9 screen. ❖ 4 : 3 Screen In case of displaying the 16:9 picture on the whole of the 4:3 screen. Diagonal Width Height Minimum Maximum inch mm mm mm mm 40 60 70 72 80 84 90 100 110 120 150 170 180 200 250 To calculate the installation measurement (unit : mm) Mi[...]

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    ENGLISH 18 Press the POWER ON button on the remote controller or the POWER button on the projector. The POWER ON indicator lights up. Switch to the equipment connected to the projector. Pressing the INPUT button on the projector or remote control rotates the input signal in the order of COMPONENT1 ➔ COMPONENT2 ➔ S-VIDEO ➔ VIDEO ➔ RGB ➔ AU[...]

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    ENGLISH 19 • Press the ZOOM button, the NORMAL button or the FULL button on the remote controller for the 4:3 aspect ratio video source. • Press the FULL button on the remote controller for 16:9 aspect ratio video source, such as 1080i, 1035i, and 720p video systems. • Press the FULL button on the remote controller for the squeezed video sour[...]

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    ENGLISH 20 • Press the ZOOM button, the NORMAL button or the FULL button on the remote controller for the 4:3 aspect ratio video source. • Press the FULL button on the remote controller for 16:9 aspect ratio video source, such as 1080i, 1035i, and 720p video systems. • Press the FULL button on the remote controller for the squeezed video sour[...]

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    ENGLISH 21 1. Press the STANDBY button on the remote controller or the POWER button on the projector. 2. The fan continues running for about 1 minute to internally cool the projector. In the meantime, the POWER ON indicator on the projector flashes a blue color and buttons on the projector and remote control are irresponsive to touch. Once the fan [...]

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    ENGLISH 22 Menu Structure OPERA TIONS Picture Adjust Contrast Main Menu Item Main Menu Item 0 100 Brightness 0 63 Color 0 100 Sharpness 0 31 Tint R50 G50 Noise Reduction 0 63 Color T emp. (T emperature) 1 5 Fine Menu Setting Aspect Auto P ower Off Enable / Disable Cinema Auto / Off VCR Mode On / Off Iris F5.0 / F3.0 Black Setup 0IRE / 7.5IRE Lamp m[...]

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    ENGLISH 23 This projector has menus that make setting and adjustment easy. 1. Press the MENU button. The MENU screen appears on the screen. 2. Use the 3 and 4 buttons to select a menu (Picture Adjust, Setting, System, Display, Configuration, Trigger2, Preset) and press the 2 button. 3. Use the 3 and 4 buttons to select a menu item and press the 2 b[...]

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    Picture quality in each of the picture modes can be adjusted to your liking and those adjustments can be saved in memory. This projector makes 3 memory indexes available for each of the picture modes. ❖ For a video signal input, the follo wing adjustments can be made: NOTE: - You cannot adjust Tint in Component signal (YC B C R /YP B P R ) or PAL[...]

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    ENGLISH 25 By adjusting this Fine Menu, you can make fine picture adjustment. Note : There are some parameters can not adjust according to input signal. ❖ Luminance H Detail Gain (Horizontal Detail Processing Gain) : This menu allows the users to set the horizontal detail processing gain. H Detail Threshold (Horizontal Detail processing Threshold[...]

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    ❖ Sub Control Contrast Red : This menu allows the users to set the contrast for red. Contrast Green : This menu allows the users to set the contrast for green. Contrast Blue : This menu allows the users to set the contrast for blue. Brightness Red : This menu allows the users to set the brightness for red. Brightness Green : This menu allows the [...]

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    The following settings can be made: Lamp Mode High, Low High Bright On, Off High Bright On : Display brightest image. Aspect Full, Normal, Zoom, Through VCR Mode On, Off Cinema Auto, Off Cinema mode : The 3-2 pull down for NTSC and the 2-2 pull down for PAL Iris F5.0, F3.0 Sets the lens aperture. F5.0: Use to prioritize contrast. F3.0: Use to prior[...]

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    The following settings can be made: Component1 Auto, NTSC, PAL, 480p, 540p, 576p, 720p, 1035i, 1080i Component2 Auto, NTSC, PAL, 480p, 540p, 576p, 720p, 1035i, 1080i S-Video System Auto, NTSC, PAL, SECAM Video System Auto, NTSC, PAL, SECAM RGB System Auto, NTSC, PAL, 480p, 540p, 576p, 720p, 1035i, 1080i DVI System RGB, YP B P R , YC B C R Color spa[...]

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    ENGLISH 29 The following adjustments can be made: – Keystone H, V Adjust trapezoid image to rectangle image. – Auto Adjust For RGB input, set RGB system on the System menu to “ Auto ” . Yes : For RGB IN signal, Picture Shift V and H, Size V and H, and Phase are adjusted automatically. No : If something wrong with AUTO Adjust, select No, and[...]

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    ENGLISH 30 The following adjustments can be made: – Auto Power Off When the auto power off feature is turned on, power to the projector automatically shuts off if no signals are received and no operations are performed for about 10 consecutive minutes. If 9 minutes pass without the projector receiving any signals or being operated in anyway, the [...]

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    ENGLISH 31 – Reset All All settings are reset to the factory default settings except the lamp life. When the user selects “ Yes ” , the following message appears: Again, select “ Yes ” , and press the ENTER button. ❖ Setting the Config Menu 1. Select the desired menu item and press the 2 button. Setting items appears on the screen. 2. P[...]

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    ENGLISH 32 The picture mode can also be selected from the MENU screen. This projector offers 6 picture modes: Theater, Standard, Dynamic, User A, User B and User C. Moreover, each of these picture modes has 3 indexes for memorizing picture quality adjustments. • Theater : Reproduces the black suited for movie software. • Standard : Suited for n[...]

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    ENGLISH 33 ❖ Lamp Life Display the remaining lamp life by pressing the INFO. button on the remote controller. Notes: • The maximum life limit of the lamp is 2,000 hours. Although we care very much about quality, the lamp can rarely breaks down if running time exceeds 1,000 hours. Therefore we recommend to replace the lamp if Lamp Life gets unde[...]

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    ENGLISH CAUTION: • Do not touch the lamp and the lamp unit carelessly. It is extremely hot. Wait at least one hour for the lamp to cool down before handling. • Do not loosen any screws except for those mentioned below. • The lamp may break if handled improperly. • Do not use other than a Marantz replacement lamp unit. ❖ How to replace the[...]

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    ENGLISH 35 5. Remove the lamp cover screw. 6. Remove the lamp cover in the direction of the arrow. 7. Open the cover sheet and remove the two screws (slotted head screwdriver required) that lock down the lamp unit. Do not remove any other screws. 8. Holding the handle and pull the lamp unit out toward your side. 9. Install a new lamp unit in positi[...]

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    ENGLISH After replacing the lamp or in other cases where the lighting changes, color temperature can be adjusted using the included color temperature sensor. In the adjustment procedure, you must first initialize the sensor itself before adjusting color temperature. It takes about 10 minutes from when the power to the projector is activated for the[...]

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    ENGLISH If the lens becomes dirty or smudged, clean it with a soft dry cloth only. Use optical lens cleaners that are approved for eyeglasses or cameras. Do not use a dampen cloth, detergent solution, or thinner. It may damage the lens and remain as stains. When replacement parts are required, be sure to inform a Marantz authorized service center. [...]

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    ENGLISH 38 No power Image is not displayed. Poor color. Picture is too dark. Picture is not clear. Picture rolls. The Remote Controller does not work. Color temperature cannot be adjusted. AC power cord is not connected correctly. Lamp cover is not closed correctly. A signal cable is not connected correctly. Selected input is incorrect. The picture[...]

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    ENGLISH 39 WARNING/LAMP indicator, POWER ON indicator, and STANDBY indicator diagnose error mode of the projector as follows. The lamp cover is not closed properly. The lamp has failed, or the lamp is completely worn out. Projector internal temperature is higher than the allowed level. Trouble has occurred with the fan. Internal program error Color[...]

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    ENGLISH 40 ❖ Optical characteristics Panel 0.8 inch 16:9 1280 x 720 pixels Digital Micromirror Device TM Lamp Super High Pressure 200W DC Lens f: 26.5 to 30.7mm (VP-12S3) 40.9 to 55.3mm (VP-12S3L) F: F3.0/F5.0 Projection size 40 to 250 inches Light output 600/700 ANSI LUMEN typical (F5.0/F3.0) ❖ Input/Output VIDEO IN RCA x 1 NTSC-3.58/PAL-4.43/[...]

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    ENGLISH 41 ❖ Timing chart NTSC P AL-B/G SECAM 480/60p 576/50p 1035/60i 1080/60i 1080/50i 1080/48i 720/60p 720/50p 720/48p 540/60p 640x350 #1 640x350 #1 640x400 #1 640x400 #1 640x480 640x480 #1 640x480 #1 640x480 #1 800x600 800x600 800x600 #1 800x600 #1 800x600 #1 1024x768 1024x768 1024x768 #1 1024x768 #1 1024x768 #1 768x240 960x287.5 960x287.5 72[...]

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    ENGLISH 42 DIMENSIONS STANDBY POWER ON LENS SHIFT LAMP WARRNING ENTER PATTERN MENU POWER LEFT RIGHT DOWN INPUT UP VP-12S3 18 1/2 - 18 17/32 (470 - 471) 8 21/32 (222.0) 7 3/16 (182.5) 3 1/4 ( 82.6) 19/32 - 2 7/16 (15.0 - 61.8) 6 23/32 (171.0) 5 5/8 (143.0) 3 - 3 3/8 (76.0 - 86.0) 5 3/16 (132.0) 4 11/16 (119.0) 4 1/8 (105.0) 2 9/32 (58.0) 1 21/32 (42[...]

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    ENGLISH 43 GLOSSAR Y Aspect ratio Width and height ratio of an image. The normal aspect ratio of a computer and video image is 4 : 3. There are also wide images with an aspect ratio of 16 : 9 and 21 : 9. Black Level (Black setup) The signal level which represents black picture intensity. For NTSC system for USA, this level is 7.5IRE. NORMAL: 16 (Bl[...]

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    www.marantz.com You can find your nearest authorized distributor or dealer on our website. JAPAN Marantz Japan, Inc. 35-1 Sagami Ohno 7-Chome, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa 228-8505, Japan U.S.A. Marantz America, Inc. 1100 Maplewood Drive, Itasca, IL 60143, U.S.A. EUROPE Marantz Europe B.V. P.O. Box 8744, 5605 LS Eindhoven, The Netherlands Printed in Ja[...]