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    McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 F AX: 607-724-0549 MDLP1 Owner ’ s Manual Vid eo P ro je cto r[...]

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    2 The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “danger- ous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all war[...]

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    3 Safety I nstruct ions ADDIT ION AL SAF ET Y INS TRUC TIONS! W A R N INGS: A. Do no t remo ve the co ver from the equipment. B . Do no t inser t anythi ng into the e quip men t th rou gh the v en tilati on ho les . C. Do n ot handle the mains lead with we t hands. D . No naked f lame sources, such as lighted candles, sho u ld be p lace d on the eq[...]

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    4 Thank Y ou Y ou r decision to o w n t his McIntosh MDLP 1 Vi deo Projec- tor ra n ks you at the v er y top a mong discr im i nati ng video view ers. Y ou now hav e “T he Best. ” T he Mc I ntosh dedica- tion to “Qu alit y , ” is assu r ance t hat yo u wil l receiv e ma ny years of viewing enjo y ment f rom th is u nit. P lease t ake a shor[...]

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    5 C A UT IO N: T o prev ent pos sible damage to the Pro jec- tor Lens As sembly , DO NO T at any ti me att empt to LIFT , CAR R Y or R E - OR I- ENT the Proj ec tor using the Lens . 1 . The Mai n A C Po wer going to the M DLP 1 a nd any other Mc I ntosh Component(s ) should not be applied unti l all the system c omponents are c onne cted together .[...]

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    6 P ow er Control Connectors The M DLP 1 P ow er Cont rol Output Jacks send a nd P ower Control Input Jacks receive P ow er O n /Of f Si g nals when con nected t o Mc I ntosh and othe r non- Mc I ntosh Components. A 1/8 inch stere o mi ni phone pl ug is use d fo r con- nect ion to the P ower Con t rol Input and Out puts on t he MDLP 1 . Note: The D[...]

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    7 Introduction Per formance Features •DLP Chip The McIntosh MDLP 1 Vi deo Projector i ncor por ates t he latest a nd largest availab le Di git al Li g ht Proc essing (DLP ) Dark C hip for use in a Home Theat er Projector . T he la rge chip size is 0. 95 i nch and produces a H igh Def in ition Im- age o f 1 920 x 1 080 pixels. • Adv anced Opt ic[...]

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    8 Dimensions Dimensions The foll owing di mensions can a ssist in dete r m in ing t he best locat io n for y ou r M DLP 1 . T here is a dditional i nfor ma- tion on the next page per t ain i ng to in stal li ng the MDLP 1 into cabi nets. 20 -1/4 " 51.44cm 6- 3/4 " 17.15cm Front V iew of the MDLP1 Rear V iew of the MDLP1 Side V iew of the [...]

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    9 Installation F or t he best possibl e im age reproduct ion b y the Mc Intosh MDLP 1 Video Proj ector, i t is impor ta nt to obser ve the fo l- lo w ing: C A UT IO N: The M DLP 1 Vi deo Projector we ight is 40 pou nds ( 1 8. 1 4 ki lo g ra ms ). W hen mounti ng the projector to a buildi ng st r uct u re it is i mpor t ant to fo llo w all of the lo[...]

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    10 Bottom of Screen Ceiling V ertical Screen Height Acceptable Projector Mounting Height T op of Screen V ertical Center of Screen Distance (Minimum-Maximum) between the Screen and the Projector Lens Pr ojector mounted from the ceiling Floor T op of Screen V ertical Screen Height V ertical Center of Screen Distance (Minimum-Maximum) between the Scr[...]

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    1 1 MDLP1 M (wi th Me dium Throw Lens) - 1 6: 9 Sc reen Si ze ( 1 .77 : 1 Aspec t Ratio ) Screen Diagonal Screen Width Screen Height Minimu m Distance Maximum Distance Inche s Cent im eter s Inche s C enti met ers Inche s Cent imet er s I nches Ce nti mete rs I nches C enti met ers 70 1 77 .8 6 1 1 5 5 .0 34 - 5/1 6 87 .2 88- 6/1 6 224.3 1 29- 1/ 1[...]

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    12 Bottom of Screen Ceiling V ertical Screen Height Acceptable Projector Mounting Height T op of Screen V ertical Center of Screen Distance (Minimum-Maximum) between the Screen and the Projector Lens Pr ojector mounted from the ceiling Floor T op of Screen V ertical Screen Height V ertical Center of Screen Distance (Minimum-Maximum) between the Scr[...]

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    13 MDLP1 M (wi th Me dium Throw Lens) - 4: 3 Screen Si ze (1 .33 :1 Aspect Rat io) Screen Diagonal Screen Width Screen Height Minimu m Distance Maximum Distance Inche s Cent im eter s Inche s C enti met ers Inche s Cent imet er s I nches Ce nti mete rs I nches C enti met ers 70 1 77 .8 5 6 1 42.2 4 2 1 06. 7 1 08- 8/1 6 27 5.4 15 8 - 5/1 6 4 0 1 .8[...]

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    14 5 . Rotat e c lockw ise or counte rcl o ckw ise the K nu rl ed R ing su r face on the f ront section of the projector lens to per for m an i nitial fo - cus adjust ment. Ref er to f ig u res 5 a nd 6. Note: F igu re 6 is a n ex ample of a n out of foc us i m- age. D o not be con cer ne d at thi s tim e if the im age doe sn ’t fill the scree n,[...]

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    15 1 1 . Us ing t he K nurled R ing su r faces on t he proj ector lens adjust the size a nd focus of the image. Re fer to f igu r e 7 . 1 2. Rotate the projector cl ockw ise or cou ntercl ock wise about the cente r hori zontal a xis to m i ni mi ze any hori zontal keystone distor t ion. The top a nd bott om hori zontal l ines of the Crosshatch T es[...]

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    16 Con nec t the M DLP 1 power cord to a live A C outlet. Refer to i nfor ma- tion on t he back pa nel to det er m i ne the c or re ct vo lt age COMPON EN T I N PUTS r eceive Com - ponent Video ( Y , PR and PB ) Si g nals f rom Comp onent Video Sour ces RS23 2 con ne ctor for con nec tion to a co m- puter o r other c ontr ol device H DMI I nputs re[...]

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    17 How to Con nect t he MDLP 1 How to Con nect t he MDLP 1 The M DLP 1 has t he ability to autom atically switch pow e r On / Off t o Mc I ntosh Components via t he P ower Con t rol and T r igger Con nect ions. The Data Por t Con nections al lo w for the remote operat ion o f t he M D LP 1 f rom other McIn- tosh Components. Wi th a n exter n al sen[...]

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    18 Remote Control P ush- Buttons Cha nges t he f il m f r ame pr o- ces sing f rom Auto to O ff Used to cha nge the Ga m ma set t i ngs Pr ess to a djust t he selecte d f u nct ion Selects wh ich compone nt, either t he V P 1 0 0 0 Pro ces sor or the M DLP 1 Project or , the r emote cont rol com - ma nds a re se nt to Note: Push-b utto ns wh ose f [...]

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    19 How to use the Remote Control How to use the Remote Control The sup plied Remo te Control is capable o f di re ctly control- li ng the f u nctions of the Mc I ntosh M D LP 1 Video Proj ector and V P 1 0 00 Video Proce ssor . F or additional i nfor mat ion on the var ious video adjust ments a nd thei r pur pose, please ref er to t he “Ho w t o [...]

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    20 Sta ndby Po wer On I nd icator IR Se nsor rec eiv es com ma nds f rom a Remote Cont rol ST A N DB Y /ON Pu sh-but t on swit ches the M DLP 1 ON or OFF (Stand by ) Selects one of f our Video Sou rces availa ble and i nd icates t he selecte d video input Activate s the On -Scr een Menus for cha ngi ng the set t ings Po wer ON Ind icator Activate s[...]

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    21 The D efa ult Set ti ngs Cha r ts i ndicate t he On-Sc reen Menu Name, F u nction, Default Sett i ngs and the page numbe r for add itional infor mat ion. Default Set tings Default Set tings ME N U FU NCTION S ETT I NG P A GE Pict u re Mode T heate r Default 24 Sta nda rd ( Default) Defau lt 24 Dy na m ic Default 24 User 1 24 Pict u re Adjust Ga [...]

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    22 Source Selec t ion The default Sourc e Sel e ct for the MDLP 1 Projector is the COMP onent 1 Input. Ther e is an add itional Component Vi deo I nput ( COMP 2) alon g with t wo HDMI I nputs. Sel ect t he desired sou rce u sing the push-but tons located on the P roj e ctor Cont rol P a nel or on the P R O J I N PUT P ush- butt ons located on the R[...]

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    23 4. Press t he Na v iga tion ► R IG HT push-but ton a nd the On- Screen D ispla y changes to sho w the v ideo image sel ect ed plus a hori zontal adjust ment bar locate d near the bot tom of the scree n. Re fer to f ig ur e 1 8. 5 . P ress t he ◄ LEFT or ► R IGHT Na v igation p ush-but ton to adjust the i mage so the left a nd r ight v e r [...]

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    24 Remote Con t rol . T o hav e t he MDLP 1 memori ze t he cur rent set ti ng per for m the fo llo wi ng : 1 . Sel ect a memor y location ( U 1 t h r u U9 ) and the n press the SELECT / ENT ER P ush-butt on. 2. Make the cha nges to the i mage using t he menu sys- tem. 3 . Reselect the memor y locat ion from ste p one and the n press t he SE LECT / [...]

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    25 How to Operate the MDLP1 , con ’t Lamp Mode - T he Norm al set ti ng pro vides a br ightly il- lum in ated i mage with rea sonabl e proj ector lamp li fe . The E conom y set ti ng has slightly reduced i llu mi nation with a n inc rease i n lamp li fe . Ir is - T he Le ns “F-Stop ” set ti ng effects t he o v eral l im age br ightness a nd c[...]

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    26 Fi ne Men u 1 Ad just In t he F i ne Menu 1 there a re t wo user t y pe adjust ments, im age shar pnes s and noise reduction. The re mai ni ng adjust ments a re best p er fo r med by a pro fessi onal with t he necessa r y v ideo si g n al generator s and optical mea su rement equipment. Ref er to f ig u re 26. Shar pness - Effects how so f t or [...]

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    27 How to Operate the MDLP1 , con ’t Item Reso lut ion S election Component A uto, 480i /5 7 6i, 480p, 540p, 5 7 6 p, 7 20 p 1 and 2 1 03 5 i, 1 080i, 1 080p H DMI Auto , 480i/5 7 6i, 480p, 5 7 6p, 7 20p, 1 03 5i, 1 and 2 1 080i, 1 080 p CSC HDMI Auto , R GB, YPB P R 4:4 :4, YPB PR 4: 2:2, 1 and 2 Y CBCR 4 :4:4 , Y CBCR 4:2: 2, Notes: CSC (Colo r[...]

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    28 Menu P osition - There a re ni ne di fferent positions On- Scree n to display the menus. Stat us I n f o. - Disp lays On-Scree n in form ation about the stat u s of the video input si g nal and when other ope rational modes a re selected. T h is occu rs when t he I N FO push-button or other push-butt ons ar e pressed on t he Remo te Control. Ena[...]

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    29 How to Operate the MDLP1 , con ’t Norm al, Zoom, V -st ret ch and T h rough ) set to ON a 1 2 V DC output w ill app ear at t he T r igger 2 Out put Jack; when set to OFF , 0V appea rs at T r igger 2 Out put Jack. Remote Con t rol - Se lec tion includes the t w o built in se n- sors along with any exter na l sensor ( s) con nected v ia the exte[...]

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    30 Specif ications Optical Sp ecif ications Dig it al M icromir ror Devic e 0. 95 inch ( 1 6:9) 1 920 x 1 080 p ixels Lamp Super High P ressu re 20 0 W DC Lens f: 30 . 7 – 44.5 m m ( mediu m th row lens ) f: 44.5 – 66. 7 5mm (long th row l ens) F : F3 . 0 / F 6.0 Proj ect ed Ima ge Siz e 7 0 to 25 0 inches (medium t h row l ens, 1 . 77 : 1 a sp[...]

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    31 Packing Instructions In t he ev ent it is necessar y to re pack the equ ipment f or shipment, the e quipment must be packed exactly as sho w n on th is page, with the protec tive co ver in stal led on the proj ector lens. F a ilur e to do th is wi ll resu lt in shipping da mage. Use the origi nal shippi ng car t on and inte r ior par t s only if[...]

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    The continuous improvement of its products is the policy of McIntosh Laboratory Incorporated who reserve the right to improve design without notice. Printed in the U.S.A. McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, NY 13903 McIntosh Part No. 04101000[...]