Sanyo PLC-XU21N manual

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    Owner's Man ual Multimedia Pr ojector PLC-XU21N MODEL[...]

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    2 INFORMA TION T O THE USER NOTE : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and c[...]

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    3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. Read all of the instructions given here and retain them for later use. Unplug this projector from AC power supply before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. Do not use attachments no[...]

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    4 T ABLE OF CONTENTS FEA TURES AND DESIGN 5 BEFORE OPERA TION 14 COMPUTER MODE 22 VIDEO MODE 29 SETTING 31 APPENDIX 32 PREP ARA TION 6 NAME OF EACH PART OF THE PROJECTOR 6 SETTING-UP THE PROJECTOR 7 POSITIONING THE PROJECTOR 7 ADJUSTABLE FEET 7 CONNECTING THE AC POWER CORD 8 VENTILATION 8 MOVING THE PROJECTOR 9 CONNECTING THE PR OJECT OR 10 TERMINA[...]

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    5 FEA TURES AND DESIGN This Multimedia Projector is designed with the most advanced technology for portability, durability, and ease of use. The projector utilizes built-in multimedia features, a palette of 16.77 million colors, and matrix liquid crystal display (LCD) technology. ◆ Compatibility This projector is compatible with many different ty[...]

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    6 PREP ARA TION NAME OF EA CH P AR T OF THE PROJECT OR These Air Intake Vents should not be blocked. BO TT OM OF THE CABINET B ACK OF THE CABINET CARRY HANDLE HOT AIR EXHAUSTED ! Air blown from the exhaust vent is hot. When using or installing the projector, following attention should be taken. ● Do not put a flammable object near this part. ● [...]

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    7 PREP ARA TION ADJUST ABLE FEET Picture tilt and projection angle can be adjusted by rotating the ADJUSTABLE FEET. Projection angle can be adjusted to 10 degrees. Lift the front of the projector and pull the FEET LOCK LATCHES on both sides of the projector. 1 ADJUSTABLE FEET SETTING-UP THE PR OJECT OR FEET LOCK LATCHES Release the FEET LOCK LATCHE[...]

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    8 PREP ARA TION ● Do not cover the vent slot. ● Keep the rear grill at least one meter away from any object. ● Make sure that there is no object on both sides of the projector. Those obstacles may prevent the projector from taking the cooling air through the side Air Intake Vent Slots. This projector is equipped cooling fans for protection fr[...]

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    9 PREP ARA TION MO VING THE PR OJECT OR Use the Carry Handle when moving the Projector. When moving the projector, replace the lens cover and rotate the feet fully clockwise (to shorten the feet) to prevent from damage to the lens and the cabinet. When this projector is not used for the extended period, replace the lens cover, tuck the Adjustable F[...]

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    10 CONNECTING THE PR OJECT OR TERMINALS OF THE PR OJECT OR S-VIDEO R-A UDIO-L (MONO) VIDEO A UDIO IN OUT CONTROL PORT COMPUTER IN MONITOR OUT Connect the computer output to this terminal. (Refer to P12, 13.) When controlling the computer with the Remote Control of this projector, connect the mouse port of your personal computer to this terminal. (R[...]

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    11 CONNECTING THE PR OJECT OR CONNECTING T O THE VIDEO EQ UIPMENT S-VIDEO R-A UDIO-L (MONO) VIDEO A UDIO IN OUT CONTROL PORT COMPUTER IN MONITOR OUT Video Source (example) Video Cassette Recorder Video Disc Player Video Audio Cable ✽ S-VIDEO Cable ✽ Audio Amplifier Audio Speaker (stereo) External Audio Equipment Audio Cable (Stereo) ✽ Termina[...]

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    12 CONNECTING THE PR OJECT OR ON 1 2 3 4 56 DIP CONNECTING T O THE COMPUTER To connect with the computer, refer to the figure below. IBM-compatible computers or Macintosh computers (VGA / SVGA / XGA / SXGA) VGA Cable Monitor Output Desktop type Laptop type Monitor Audio Speaker (stereo) Audio Amplifier Control Cable for Serial Port ✽ Control Cabl[...]

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    13 CONNECTING THE PR OJECT OR S-VIDEO R-A UDIO-L (MONO) VIDEO A UDIO IN OUT CONTROL POR T COMPUTER IN MONIT OR OUT ON 1 DIP ON OFF 23456 13" MODE (640 x 480) 16" MODE (832 x 624) 19" MODE (1024 x 768) OFF ON ON ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF 12 34 5 6 OFF OFF ON ON ON ON 21" MODE (1152 x 870) CONTROL POR[...]

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    14 BEFORE OPERA TION OPERA TION OF THE REMO TE CONTR OL V OLUME ON-OFF FOCUS ZOOM VIDEO COMPUTER D.ZOOM MENU MUTE LASER KEYST ONE[...]

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    15 BEFORE OPERA TION V OLUME ON-OFF FOCUS ZOOM VIDEO COMPUTER D.ZOOM MENU MUTE LASER KEYST ONE NO SHO W FREEZE A UTO IMA GE NORMAL LOCK To insure safe operation, please observe the following precautions : ● Use (2) AA, UM3 or R06 type alkaline batteries. ● Replace two batteries at the same time. ● Do not use a new battery with a used battery.[...]

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    ZOOM FOCUS V OLUME MENU MODE SELECT AU TO I M AG E NORMAL ON–OFF LAMP READ Y W ARNING TEMP . LAMP REPLA CE 16 BEFORE OPERA TION T OP CONTR OLS AND INDICA T ORS Used to select zoom adjust. (P20) Used to open or close the MENU operation. (P17, 18) MENU BUTTON MODE BUTTON AUTO IMAGE BUTTON READY INDICATOR SELECT BUTTON POWER ON–OFF BUTTON FOCUS BU[...]

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    18 BEFORE OPERA TION MENU B AR SYSTEM MENU Used to select a computer system. (Refer to P22) IMAGE MENU Used to adjust the computer image. [Fine sync. / Total dots / White Balance / Contrast / Brightness] (Refer to P26) PC ADJUST MENU Used to adjust the parameters to match with the input signal format. (Refer to P24, 25) SETTING MENU Used to set the[...]

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    19 B ASIC OPERA TIONS TURNING OF THE PR OJECT OR Connect the projector's AC power cord into a wall outlet. The LAMP indicator lights RED, and the READY indicator lights GREEN. Press the power ON-OFF button on the Remote Control Unit or on the Top Control to ON. The LAMP POWER indicator dims, and the Cooling Fans start to operate. The Preparati[...]

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    20 B ASIC OPERA TION The message disappears after 4 seconds. The message disappears after 4 seconds. KEYST ONE ADJUSTMENT 1 Press the KEYSTONE ▲ / ▼ button on the Remote Control Unit or select the Keystone on the SCREEN menu. (Refer to page 28, 29.) The message “ Keystone ” is displayed. 2 Correct the Keystone distortion by pressing the KEY[...]

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    21 B ASIC OPERA TION Press the VOLUME (+/ – ) button(s) on the Top Control or on the Remote Control Unit to adjust the volume. The Volume dialog box appears on the screen for a few seconds. The VOLUME (+) button to increase the volume, and the VOLUME ( – ) button for decreasing. Press the MUTE button on the Remote Control Unit to cut off the so[...]

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    MODE button 22 Press the MENU button and the ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select Computer and press the SELECT button. COMPUTER MODE SELECTING COMPUTER MODE MENU OPERA TION When selecting the Computer Mode, the Current Mode display appears. It shows the information of the computer of the mode selected. CURRENT M[...]

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    23 COMPUTER MODE COMP A TIBLE COMPUTER SPECIFICA TIONS Basically this projector can accept the signal from all computers with the V, H-Frequency mentioned below and less than 140 MHz of Dot Clock. NOTE : Specifications are subject to change without notice. ON-SCREEN DISPLAY RESOLUTION H-Freq. (kHz) V-Freq. (Hz) VGA 1 640 x 480 31.47 59.88 VGA 2 720[...]

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    24 COMPUTER MODE PC ADJUSTMENT This Projector can automatically tune to the display signals from most personal computers currently distributed. However, some computers employ the special signal formats which are different from the standard ones and may not be tuned by Multiscanning of this projector. If this happens, the projector cannot reproduce [...]

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    The number of the total vertical lines. Adjust the number to match the image of your personal computer. Total lines Recalls the parameter data that previously adjusted. Reset Stores the parameters in the memory. Stored Clears the parameter data previously set in the selected Mode. Mode free Closes the PC ADJUST Menu. Quit The number of the total do[...]

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    26 COMPUTER MODE Press the MENU button and the ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select IMAGE and press the SELECT button. Another dialog box PICTURE IMAGE ADJUSTMENT Menu will appear. Press the POINT DOWN button and a red-arrow icon will appear. Move the arrow to the item that you want to change by pressing the POIN[...]

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    27 COMPUTER MODE The Auto Image function is provided to automatically adjust Fine sync., Total dots, and Picture Position for most computers. Press the MENU button and the ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select AUTO IMAGE and press the SELECT button. Another dialog box AUTO IMAGE Menu will appear. Move the arrow to[...]

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    28 COMPUTER MODE PICTURE SCREEN ADJUSTMENT This projector has a picture screen resize function, which enables you to display the image in desirable size. Press the MENU button and the ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select SCREEN and press the SELECT button. Another dialog box PICTURE SCREEN Menu will appear. To ad[...]

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    29 MODE button VIDEO MODE Press the MENU button and the ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select Video and press the SELECT button. SELECTING VIDEO MODE DIRECT OPERA TION Select VIDEO mode by pressing the MODE button on the Top Control or the VIDEO button on the Remote Control Unit. MENU OPERA TION COMPUTER VIDEO SEL[...]

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    30 VIDEO MODE PICTURE IMA GE ADJUSTMENT Each of the keys operates as follow. Press the MENU button and the ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select IMAGE and press the SELECT button. Another dialog box PICTURE IMAGE ADJUSTMENT Menu will appear. Press the POINT DOWN button and a red-arrow icon will appear. Move the ar[...]

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    31 SETTING SETTING MENU Press the MENU button and the ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select SETTING and press the SELECT button. Another dialog box SETTING Menu will appear. Press the POINT DOWN button and a red-arrow icon will appear. Move the arrow to the item that you want to set, and then press the SELECT butt[...]

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    32 APPENDIX OPERA TING WIRELESS MOUSE INST ALLA TION The Wireless Remote Control Unit is not only able to operate the projector but also usable as a wireless mouse for most Personal Computers. The POINT buttons and the two CLICK buttons are used for the wireless mouse operation. The wireless mouse is usable when PC mouse pointer is displayed on the[...]

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    33 APPENDIX CLEANING THE PR OJECTION LENS Apply a non-abrasive camera lens cleaner to a soft, dry cleaning cloth. Avoid using an excessive amount of cleaner. Abrasive cleaners, solvents or other harsh chemicals might scratch the lens. When you don't use the projector, replace the lens cover. 1 3 Lightly wipe the cleaning cloth over the lens. 2[...]

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    34 APPENDIX LAMP REPLA CEMENT INDICA T OR When the life of the Lamp of this projector draws to an end, the LAMP REPLACEMENT indicator lights yellow. When the image becomes dark or the color of the image become unnatural, replacement of the Lamp is required. Turn off the projector and disconnect the AC plug. Allow the projector to cool for at least [...]

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    35 APPENDIX TR OUBLESHOO TING Before calling your dealer or service station for assistance, check the matters below once again. 1. Make sure you have connected the projector to your equipment a s described in section "CONNECTING THE PROJECTOR" on pages 10 ~ 13. 2. Check cable connection. Verify that all computer, video and power cord are [...]

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    36 APPENDIX W ARNING : High v oltages are used to operate this projector . Do not attempt to open the cabinet. Remote Control Unit does not work. ● Check the batteries. ● Check the ALL-OFF switch on the Remote Control Unit is set to “ ON. ” . ● Make sure nothing is between the Remote Receiver and the Remote Control Unit. ● Make sure you[...]

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    37 0.9" TFT Active Matrix type, 3 panels TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Multi-media Projector 8.6 lbs (3.9 kg) 9.41" x 3.54" x 12.72" (239mm x 90mm x 323mm) (not including Adjustable Feet) 1024 x 768 dots 2,359,296 (1024 x 768 x 3 panels) PAL, SECAM, NTSC, NTSC4.43, PAL-M and PAL-N H-sync. 15 ~ 100 KHz, V-sync. 50 ~ 100 Hz Adjustable[...]

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    38 OPTIONAL P ARTS The parts listed below are optionally supplied. When ordering those parts, give the name and the Type No. of it to the sales dealer. ● Control Cable for Serial Type No. : POA-MCSRL ● Control Cable for ADB Type No. : POA-MCMAC ● MAC Adapter Type No. : POA-MACAP[...]

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    Printed in Japan Part No. 610 291 5885 (1AA6P1P2705-- MB6AC) SANY O Electric Co., Ltd[...]