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    D A T A PR OJECT OR MODEL XD250U-ST User Manual This User Manual is impor tant to you. Please read it before using your projector . EN ENGLISH[...]

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    EN-2 The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol withi n an equilateral tr iangle is intend ed to aler t the use r to the presence o f uninsu- lated "dangero us voltage" within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude t o constitute a ris k of electri c shock. The exclamation point within an equila teral triangle i s in[...]

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    EN-3 ENGLISH Contents Impor tant safeguards ................................ ............................................................... ................................. 4 Overview ......... .......................................... ........................................................ ........................................ 6 Remote cont[...]

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    EN-4 Impor tant safeguar ds Please read all the se instru ctions regarding your projector and retain them f or future ref erence. Follo w all warnings and instructions marked on the projector. 1. Read instr uctions All the safety and operating instr uctions sho uld be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain instr uctions The safety and ope[...]

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    EN-5 ENGLISH W ARNING: Unplug immediately if there is something wrong with your pr ojector . Do not operate if smoke, strange noise or odor comes out of your pro- jector . It may cause fire or electr ic shock. In this case, unplug immedi- ately and conta ct your dealer . Never remove the cabinet. This projec tor contains high voltage circuitry . An[...]

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    EN-6 Overvi ew 1 FOCUS ring 2 Control panel 3 Air inlet grille 4 Remote control sensor (Front) 5 Air outlet grille 6 T ermi nal board 7 Speaker 8 Adjustment feet 9 Lock bar 10 Lamp cover Caution: Do not replace the lamp immed iately after using the pro- jector becau se the lamp would be extremely hot a nd it may cause burns. Control panel 1 P ower [...]

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    EN-7 ENGLISH Overview (contin ued) Bottom side 1 Adjustment feet Remote control 1 ON button 2 MA GNIFY button 3 V OLUME UP , DOWN b uttons 4 KEYST ONE button 5 MENU button T wo types of ME NU display are equipped. QUICK MENU appears on the screen when pressing MENU button. In addition, DET A IL MENU appears when selecting DET AIL MENU in this M ENU[...]

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    EN-8 Remote control Battery installation Use two (AA, R6) size batter ies. 1. Remove the back cov er of the remote control by pushing the battery compar tment door in the directi on of the arrow . 2. Load the batter ies makin g sure that they are position ed correctly (+ to +, and - to -). • Load the batter ies from - s pring sid e, and make sure[...]

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    EN-9 ENGLISH Installation Lay ou t of the projector Image size varies dependin g on the distance between the screen and th e projector . Front pr ojection • The above figures are approximate and may be slightly different from the actual m easurements. Front pr ojection, ceiling mounting For ceiling mounting, you need the ceiling m ount kit design[...]

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    EN-10 Basic connecti ons This projector can be c onnected with v arious devices such as a VCR, v ideo camera, video disc pla y er , and p ersonal computer that have analog RGB output connector s. Important: • Make sure that the connec ted device is turn ed off before star ting connection. • Plug in the power cords of the pro jector and the conn[...]

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    EN-11 ENGLISH Basic connections (continued) Connection (for video equi pment having an HDMI term inal) Important: • Use a commercially av ailable HDMI (with HDMI logo) cable. • Y ou don’t have to connect any cable f o r audio input. Y ou ca n input video and audio using an HDMI cable only . • When HDMI audio isn’t outpu t, it may be outpu[...]

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    EN-12 Basic connections (continued) Projector + Computer For computer with Mini D- SUB For analog connection: 1. Connect one e nd of the supplie d RGB cable to the COMPUT ER IN ter minal (1, 2) of the projector. 2. Connect the other end of the RGB ca ble to the monitor por t of the computer . For monitor connection: Connect the RGB c able from the [...]

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    EN-13 ENGLISH Preparation Preparation for projection 1. Attach the pr ovided power cord to the projector. 2. Plug the power cord in the wall ou tlet. 3. Remove the lens cap. W arning: • Do not look into the lens directly wh en the projector is on. • The lens cap is f or protecting the lens. If y ou lea ve the lens cap on the lens with the proje[...]

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    EN-14 Basic operatio n P ower-on 1. T ur n on the device connecte d to the projector fir st. 2. Plug the power cord in the wall outl et. • The POWER indicator lights up. • If the power cord is unplugged from the w all outlet before the projector is cool ed down completely after use, the fans may star t rotating wh en the power cord is plugged i[...]

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    EN-15 ENGLISH Basic operation (continued) P ower-off Use the following procedure to tur n off the pro jector . The lamp may deteriorate if the p rojector is powered off and on repeatedly within 30 minutes after the lamp is lighted. 1. Press the POWER button on the contro l panel or the ST ANDBY button on the remote cont rol. • The message "P[...]

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    EN-16 Basic operation (continued) W all Screen This function is to reproduce natural color tones when images are pro- jected directly on to a screen or wall su rf ace. Y ou can select from BEIGE, LIGHT BLUE, LIGHT GREEN, PINK, BLA CK BOARD , WHITE BOARD , and OFF , to match the color of the screen or wall to be used for projection. 1. Dis pl a y th[...]

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    EN-17 ENGLISH Menu operation As one of the two types o f MENU display , follo wing QUICK MENU app ears on the scr een when press ing MENU button on the rem ote control. In addition, DET AIL MENU (See page 19) appears when selecting DET AIL MENU in this MENU and press ing ENTER button. • Compari ng QUICK MENU with DET AIL MEN U , if the contents i[...]

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    EN-18 Menu operation (cont inued) Menu Options Set the following options provided in the respe ctive menus. 1. QUICK MENU • Y ou cannot adjust C OLOR TEMP . when W AL L SCREEN is s et to other than OFF . • When COLOR ENHA NCER is switched, projected image s may be distor ted. • By def ault, the LAMP MODE is set to ST AND ARD . The LAMP MODE i[...]

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    EN-19 ENGLISH Menu operation (cont inued) DET AIL M ENU * Menus are not displ a yed when no signal is s upplied to the projec tor . IMAGE IN S T ALLA TION FEA TURE S IGNAL INFORMA TION COLOR ENHANCER CONTRA S T BRIGHTNE SS COLOR TEMP . A UTO PRE S ENT A TION S T ANDARD ± 3 0 ± 3 0 S T ANDARD COLOR * 1 TINT * 1 S HARPNE SS * 1 AD V ANCED MENU ±10[...]

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    EN-20 Menu operation (cont inued) Basic operatio n Sev eral settings can be adjusted using the menu. Example : Auto power off time setting 1. Press the ME NU button. 2. Select the DE T AIL MENU and press the ENTER button (or ! button). 3. Press the " or # button to sel ect INST ALL A TION. 4. Press the EN TER button (or ! button). 5. Press the[...]

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    EN-21 ENGLISH Menu operation (cont inued) 2. INST ALLA TION menu • By def ault, the LAMP MODE is set to ST AND ARD . The LAMP MODE is set to either ST ANDARD or LO W d epending on the setting last selected, and you cannot switch the LAMP MODE in about one minute after the lamp is on. • In A UDIO INPUT , HDM I audio is selected when the Input So[...]

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    EN-22 Menu operation (cont inued) 3. FEA TURE menu • Y ou can select CIN EMA MODE only whe n the input signal is a TV60, TV50, 4 80i, or 576i video s ignal. Menu option Setting Feature description ASPECT NORMAL A utomatically sets the aspect ratio in relative to the input signal. Use this setting f or most cases. 16:9 Selects a desir ed screen po[...]

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    EN-23 ENGLISH Menu operation (cont inued) 4. SINGAL menu • Horizontal str ips may appear in the enlarged projected image, though thes e conditions are n ot a malfunction. • When you change the value of the hor izontal or vertic al position drastically , noise may appear. • The adjustable r ange of the v erti cal position varies depending on t[...]

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    EN-24 Menu operation (cont inued) 6. INFORMA TION menu Menu option Feature description LAMP TIME (LOW) This menu shows a lamp oper ating time (hour) calculated assuming that LAMP MODE is LO W . • When the LAMP MODE is ST ANDARD , this menu shows a longer lamp operating tim e than the actual time. (See page 34 f or the interval of lamp replacement[...]

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    EN-25 ENGLISH Image adjustme nt Adjusting projected im ages T o adjust the brightness (CONTRAST and BRIGHT- NESS): Y ou can make adjustments of the brightness of the projected im age using the menu. (See page 18 or 20 for the menu options.) 1. Display the QUICK MENU or the IMAGE menu. 2. Select CONTR AST or BRIGHTN ESS by pressing the or ! button. [...]

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    EN-26 Image adjustment (continued) BrilliantColor T M Use this setting to make colors with medium br ightness, such as yel- low and the skin tone app ear natural. Press the " button to decrease the value to lessen the effect. Pres s the # button to increase the value to heighten the effect. (Bri lliantColor TM has no ef fe ct at value 0.) 6. S[...]

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    EN-27 ENGLISH Netw ork settings Y o u can set the networ k of the projec tor using the m enu. Setting Projector Name 1. Display the NETWORK menu. (See page 27 for menu setting.) 2. Press the or ! button to select PROJECT OR NAME. 3. Press the " or # button to se lect SET . 4. Press the EN TER button. • PROJECT OR NAME screen appears. 5. Pres[...]

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    EN-28 Network settings (continued) Setting or Cle aring DHCP 1. Display the IP CONFIG menu. 2. Press the or ! button to select DHCP . 3. Press the EN TER button. • Confir mation dialog a ppears. 4. Press the " or # button to se lect ON o r OFF . 5. Select the item to set, and press the ENTER button. • T o ca ncel the setting, pres s the ME[...]

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    EN-29 ENGLISH Network settings (continued) How to Use Network Function • When connectin g a computer and pro jector with LAN, config- ure the both IP Addre sses in the s ame network group. If connecting i n different network group, be sure to use a router . As for the settings of a router, ask the network adminis- trator . • Configure the IP C [...]

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    EN-30 Adv anced features Displaying a user-defined image during startup or mut- ing Y o u can display your desired image as the star tup screen (o r splash screen). Using the m enu, you can also use it as the background tha t is displaye d while the video is muted or no signal is input. Important: • Y o u can't select IMAGE CAPTURE when P A [...]

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    EN-31 ENGLISH Adv anced features (continued) T o cancel the passwor d function: 1. Display the FEA TURE menu. 2. Press the or ! button to select P ASSWORD FUN CTION. 3. Press the EN TER button. • The screen for canceling the passw ord function app ears. 4. Press the EN TER button. • The screen for entering the password appears. 5. Enter a 4 - 8[...]

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    EN-32 Adv anced features (continued) Super vising and controlling by computer Y o u can super vise and control the projecto r's operation using a pers onal computer via a LAN network. • T o super vise and control the projector , install the software " ProjectorView Global +*" contained in the attached CD-ROM. F or t he installation[...]

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    EN-33 ENGLISH Lamp replaceme nt This projector i s equipped with a lam p to project images. This lamp is a consumable. It may b urn out or its brightn ess may decrease during use. In such cases , replace the lamp with a new one as soon a s possi- ble. Be sure to replace the lamp w ith a new lamp separately sold that is exclusive to this projector .[...]

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    EN-34 Lamp replacement (continued) 5. Remov e the lamp attachment unit. • Pull the lamp unit ou t of the projector slowly . If it is pul led out quickly , the lamp may break, scattering glass fragments. • Do not spill liquid on the removed lamp unit or do not place it near any flammable object or where children can reach to pre- vent injuries o[...]

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    EN-35 ENGLISH T roub leshooting Before asking f or repair of the projector , check the f ollowing. If the symptom persists, stop using the projector , b e sure to unplug the powe r plug, and then contact your dealer. No image appe ars on the screen. Problem Solut ion P owe r can not be turned on. • Check whether the indicators are on or off and h[...]

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    EN-36 T roubleshooting (contin ued) Images are not displayed correctly . Problem Solut ion Projected images are shaking. Projected images are displaced. • Check that the cab le connected to the e xternal device isn’t intermittent. • Connect the cable’ s plug with the external device’ s connector fir mly . • Press the A UT O POSITION but[...]

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    EN-37 ENGLISH T roubleshooting (contin ued) Others If the following pr oblem occur s after the lamp is replace d, check the f ollowing first. Maintenance W arning: Do not use flammable solvents (benz ene, thinner , etc.) and flammable aerosols when clean ing the projector body and lens. Flammable substances may ignite causing fire or breakd own whi[...]

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    EN-38 Indicators This projec tor has two indicators, each of which shows the op eration condition of the pro jector . The following off er solutions to possible problems. If these problem persist, tur n the projec tor off and consu lt your dealer . Normal conditi on Abnormal cond ition PO WER ST A TUS CONDITION NO TE Stand-by Lamp stand-by (about 1[...]

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    EN-39 ENGLISH Specifications • The specifications and outside appe arance of the projector are subje ct to change without pr ior notice . T ype DLP™ D A T A projector Model XD250U-ST Rated power s upply 100 - 240 V A C , 50 / 60 Hz P owe r consumption 3.3 A During standby: AC 100-120V: 3W (when ST ANDBY MODE is ST AND ARD) 0.4W (when ST ANDBY M[...]

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    EN-40 Specifications (continued) Connectors Dimensional drawings (unit : mm) What’ s included in the box Replacement par t 1 5 11 6 10 15 pin No. Spec. 1 R(RED)/CR 2 G(GREEN)/Y 3 B(BLUE)/CB 4 GND 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 DDC5V 10 GND 11 GND 12 DDC Data 13 HD/CS 14 VD 15 DDC Clock pin No. Spec. 1 R(RED)/CR 2 G(GREEN)/Y 3 B(BLUE)/CB 4 - 5 GND 6 GN[...]

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    EN-41 ENGLISH Specifications (continued) Specification of RGB signa ls in each computer mode of the projector *1 When y ou input the signals WXGA60, WXGA60a, WXGA60b , or WXGA60c, select the suppor ted image size f rom WXGA of the FEA TURE menu. *2 The par tial enl argement feature is not suppor t ed. *3 The HDMI IN ter minal i s not av ailable for[...]

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    EN-42 Mit s ubi s hi Pr ojector W arranty , S ale s S upport and S er vice Information North Amer ic a MDEA (Mit sub i s hi Digit a l Electronic s Americ a , Inc.) Pre s ent a tion Prod u ct s Divi s ion 93 51 Jeronimo Ro a d Irvine CA 9 261 8 , U S A For W a rr a nty Regi s tr a tion, vi s it: http://www .mit sub i s hi-pre s ent a tion s .com u n[...]