Toshiba TDP-P6 manual

USER’S GUIDE TDP-P6 For assistance with your T oshiba projector in the United States, please visit www .projectors.toshiba.com or contact by phone at 800-829-8318. For assistance with your T oshiba projector in Europe, please visit www .toshiba-europe.com or contact your local T oshiba dealer . For assistance with your T oshiba projector in Asia/[...]

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3 Declar ation of C onf ormity Manufa cturer: T oshiba Co rpor ation 1-1, Shibaur a 1-Chrome, Minato- ku, T okyo, Japan W e de clare under our so le r esponsibil ity that th e TDP-P6 pr oject or confor m to the foll owin g dir ect ive s an d norms : EMC Direct ive 89/3 36/EE C, Amen ded b y 93/68/ EEC EMC: EN 550 22 EN 55024 EN 61000-3 -2 EN 61000-[...]

4 T able of Co nten ts Introduc tion 5 Connecting a c omputer 6 Required computer conne ctions 6 Display ing a c omputer image 7 Firs t-time pro jecto r use w ith Wind ows 98 8 Adjusting t he image 10 Con nect ing a vid eo de vice 11 Display ing a v ideo image 12 Shutting down the projector 14 Troubleshootin g your setup 14 Using t he key pad but t[...]

5 Intr oduction Y our new digit al pr ojector packs gr eat performance in to a sha pe and siz e customized for the mob ile prof essional. It fits comfortably in your laptop bag the n trans itions easi ly into your presen tatio n environm ent. It is easy to connect, easy to us e, and easy to maintai n. Pr ojector components and featu res[...]

6 Connecting a computer Required compute r connection s Connect the black end of the computer cable to the Compute r in connec tor on the pr ojector . Connect the blue end to the video (VGA) port on your com- puter . If you are using a desktop computer with a single VGA port, you first need to d isconne ct the m onitor fr om that compu ter ’s vid[...]

7 Displa ying a computer image Remove the lens cap. Pr ess the Po w e r butto n on the top of the projector . The LED fla shes gr een. Wh en the lamp comes on , the st artup scr een is dis- played a nd the LED is stea dy gr een. I t can take a m inute for th e image to achieve full brightn ess. ? No startup screen? Get help on page 15. T urn on you[...]

8 First-time pr ojector use with Windo ws 98 The first time you connect a computer running W indows 9 8 to the projector , the computer recognizes t he pr ojector as “new har dwar e” and th e Add Ne w H a rd wa re Wiza rd ap p e a rs . Fo l lo w t h es e in s tr u ct i o ns t o u s e th e Wiz - ar d to load the c orr ect driv er (whic h was in [...]

9 Skip this pag e if y ou did n ot co nnec t th e USB p ortion of the c omput er cable . The US B conn ecti on enables slid e adva nce dur ing present ations and projec tor co ntrol so ftwa re. F or W indo ws 98: • If you connected the USB cable, the Add New Har dwar e W izard appears a gain. Dri vers must be in stalled t o use the USB fu nctiona[...]

10 Adjusting the imag e Adjust the heigh t of the pr ojector , if nece ssary , by pres sing t he rel ease but- ton to extend the elevator foot. Position the projector t he desir ed dista nce from t he scree n at a 90 degree angle to the screen. See pa ge 38 for a tab le li sting scre en s izes and d istan ces. Adju st th e zoom tab o r th e focu s [...]

11 Connecting a video de vice Standard v ideo co nnect ions Plug the S -vi deo ca ble’s c onne cto r into the S -video -out conn ector on th e video dev ice. Plug the ot her con necto r into the S-Video con nec tor on the proj ector . Plug the whit e connector of th e audio adapter into the left audio out con- nector on the v ideo devic e and plu[...]

12 Displaying a video image Remove the lens cap. Pr ess the Po w e r butto n on the top of the projector . The LED fla shes gr een. Wh en the lamp comes on , the st artup scr een is dis- played a nd the LED is stea dy gr een. I t can take a m inute for th e image to achieve full brightn ess. ? No startup screen? Get h elp on pa ge 15. Plug in and t[...]

13 Adjust the zoom usi ng the tab or the fo cus usi ng the dial by rotating them until the desir ed image size and sharpness ar e produced. If the image is not sq uare, a djust th e keystone us ing the b uttons on the key- pad. Pr ess the upper Ke y s t o n e button to reduce th e upper part of the image, and pr ess the lower Ke y s t o n e b utto [...]

14 Shutting do wn the pr ojector By def ault, the pro jector a utoma tically display s a blan k scr een a fter no active sour ce is de tected for 30 minute s. This blank screen helps pr eserve the life of the pr ojector . The image ret urns whe n an active source is detected or a r emote or keypad bu tton is pr essed. Screen Sav e Y ou ca n make th[...]

15 Sour ce T r oubleshoot ing Problem Solution Result No startup screen Plug po wer c able in and pr ess the po w er button . Remo ve lens ca p . Co rre c t i ma ge Only startup scr een appears Pr ess th e Sour ce button Acti vate lapto p’ s exter nal por t Compute r ima ge pr ojec ted startup screen A startup screen or rest ar t laptop so ur ce [...]

16 No comput er image, ju st the words “Signal o ut of range” Adjust c ompute r r efr esh r ate in Contr ol Panel>Displa y>Setting s>Advanced > Adapte r (lo cati on vari es by oper atin g system) Com pute r im age project ed A Signal out of range Y ou ma y also need to set a di ff erent re soluti on on y our computer , as sho w n on[...]

17 Ima ge fuzzy or c rop ped Set your com puter’ s displa y resolution to the na tive resoluti on of th e projector (Start>Settings> Contr o l Panel>Display>Setting s tab, select10 24x768 ) Ima g e cl ear an d n ot cr opped Remote control not adva ncing P o w erP oint slides Connec t comput er cab le (pa ge 6), th en load USB d rivers[...]

18 Pr oj ecto r tr oub le shoot ing Problem Solution Result Image not sq uare A d j u s t ke y s t o n e o n key p a d Square image Edges of video imag e distorted T urn Oversca n on i n the Pic ture>Advan ced menu Correct image Imag e not shar p Adjust Sharpness in the Picture>Advanced menu Correct i mage AB AB AB AB AB[...]

19 Image does not fit 16:9 screen Chan ge asp ec t rat io to 1 6:9 in Picture >Aspe ct r atio menu Correct i mage Image re versed lef t to rig ht T u rn off Re ar in S ettin gs>Syst em men u Correct image Video imag e “torn” an d fra gment ed Change Video S tandar d in Pictur e>Advance d men u Correct i mage A AB A A B B AB[...]

20 Pr ojec ted co lors don’ t match sour ce Adju st co lor t em pera tur e, c olo r spa ce, color contr ol, brightness, and co ntrast i n the Pict ure and Adva nced menus . Als o, adjust color and t int (video sour ces onl y). Correct i mage Lamp wo n’ t turn on, LED blinking red (pag e 14) Ma ke s ur e ve n t s a r e n ’t b l o c ke d ; a l [...]

21 Still need assistance? If you still need assit ance, please contac t your a uthori zed T oshiba dealer . Lamp wo n’ t turn on, LED blinking red (pag e 14) Lamp m ust be r eplaced (pag e 35) Lamp turns o n Image not centered on sc reen M o v e p r oje cto r , ad ju st z oom, ad jus t he ight Correct i mage blinks red startup screen Adjust ho ri[...]

22 Using the k eypad buttons Most bu ttons a r e describe d in det ail in ot her sect ions, bu t her e is an over- view of the ir func tions: Po w e r –turns the pro jector on (page 7 ) and of f (page 14). Menu –di spl ays the on-s creen menu s (pag e 27). Select –confirms choices made in the menus (page 27 ). Up/D own arro ws –navi gat es [...]

23 Using the remote contr ol The r emote uses tw o (2) pr ovided AAA batteries . They ar e easily installed by slidi ng th e cover of f the remot e’s ba ck, ali gning the + and - ends of the batteries , slidin g them into plac e, and th en r eplacin g the cover . T o operate, poin t the r emote at the projection s creen or at the pro jector (not [...]

24 Using the audio T o pla y sound f rom the projecto r , conne ct your source to th e Audio In con- nector on the pr oj ector . T o adjust the v olume, use t he buttons on the keypad. T roubleshoot ing au dio If there is no soun d, check t he following : • Make sur e the audio cable is co nnected. • Make sure mute isn’t active (used with the[...]

25 Optimizing computer images After your comput er is connected properly and the computer ’s image is on the scre en, you can optimize the i mage using t he onscr een menus. For gen- eral info rmation on using the men us, see page 27. • Adju st t he Key ston e, Cont ras t, or Bri ght ness in the Pi cture me nu. • Chang e the As pect Rati o. A[...]

26 Optimizi ng video im ag es After the video device is con nected pr operly and the image is on t he scr een, you can optimize the image using the onscreen menus. For general informa- tion regarding menu usage, see page 27. • Adjust the K eystone , Con trast, Brig htness , Colo r , or T int in the Pic tur e menu. See page 28. • Chang e the Asp[...]

27 Using the menus T o open the menus, pr ess the Menu button on the keypa d. (The menus a uto- matica lly close a fter 60 seconds if no bu ttons ar e pressed.) The Ma in menu appears. Use the arrow butto ns to move up and do wn to h ighl ight the desir ed su bmenu, then pre ss the Se le ct button. T o change a menu setting, highli ght it, pres s S[...]

28 Picture menu T o adjust the fol lowing five sett ings, hi ghlight the sett ing, pr ess Select , use the up and down arro ws to adjust the values, then press Selec t to con firm the c hange s. Ke y s t o n e : adju sts t he imag e vert ical ly and make s a square r imag e. Y o u can also adj ust key stone fr om the keypad. Contra st : contr ols t[...]

29 Presets : The pr ovide d Pr esets optimize the pr ojector for displaying com- puter pr esent ations, fi lm images, and vide o images. (Film inpu t is mat erial original ly captu r ed on a fi lm camer a, like a movi e; video input is materi al original ly captu red on a v ideo camer a, like a TV sh ow or s porting ev ent.) Y ou can use the pr ese[...]

30 Advanced menu Sharpness : (video sources only) cha nges the clarity of the edges of a video image. Select a sharpne ss sett ing. Color S pace[...]

31 Settings menu Audio : allow s volum e adjus tments. Y ou can also adjust volume fr om the keyp ad.[...]

32 Screen Sav e : auto matical ly bla nks the screen wi th a bl ack col or aft er no si g- nals are detected for a preset number of minutes (th e default is 30 minutes). The image return s when an a ctive source i s detected or a r emote or keypa d button is pr essed. Scr een Save is disab led when P ower Sa ve is ena bled. Star tup Logo: allows yo[...]

33 Languag e : allow s yo u to s elec t a la ngu age f or t he on screen dis pla y of menus and messages. Ser vice : to use these fe atures , highligh t them and pr ess Select . Fa c t o r y R e s e t : restor es all settings (except La mp Ho urs) to their defa ult after di splayin g a confi rmation dialog b ox. Lamp Re set : res ets the lamp hours[...]

34 Maintenance Cleaning the lens 1 Apply a non -abrasiv e camer a lens cleaner to a soft, dr y cloth . A void using an exce ssive a mount of c leaner , and don’t apply the cleaner dire ctly to the len s. Abra sive clea ners, solvents or othe r harsh chemic als might sc ra tch the lens. 2 Lightly wipe the clea ning clo th over th e lens in a cir c[...]

35 Replacing the projection lamp The lamp hour timer in the About menu counts the number of hours the lamp has been in use. Fifty h ours befor e the specified end of the la mp’s life, the message “ Chang e lamp” briefly appears on the scr een at ea ch startup. After 5 0 ad ditional h ours, t he lamp w ill no l onger l ight. Y ou can or der ne[...]

36 W ARNINGS : • T o avoid bu rns, allow the pr ojector to cool for at least 60 minutes befor e you r eplace the lamp . • Do not dr op the lamp modu le. The g lass ma y shatter and c ause inj ury . • Do not touch the glass lamp screen. Fingerprin ts can obscure proje ction sharpnes s. • Be extr emely careful whe n removin g the lamp housing[...]

37 Appendix Accessories F or assistance with this pr ojector For assi stance wit h your T oshiba pr ojector in t he United S tates, please visit www .toshiba .com /tac p or contac t by pho ne at 80 0-84 6-667 2. For assi stance w ith y our T oshiba pr ojector i n Eur ope, plea se vis it www . toshiba-e urope.c om or contac t your local T oshiba dea[...]

38 Red LE D Beh a vior an d Projector Errors If the pr ojector is not function ing prope rly and the r ed LED is blin king, con- sult Ta b l e 2 to determine a possible cause. The re are t wo second pauses between t he blinkin g cycles. Projected imag e size T ab le 2: Red LE D Beha vior Expla nat ion One (1) b link The lamp won't str ike afte[...]

39 A About 32 Aspect Ratio 32 audio 24 Audio In co nnect or 6, 11 audio vo lume 13 Auto Im age 3 2 Auto Pow er 31 B Blan k 32 blinkin g green 1 4 blinkin g red 14 Brightn ess 10 C cleaning the lens 34 Color 13 colors are inco rrect 20 computer connections optional 6 required 6 Computer connector 6 computer image optimize 25 Contra st 10 , 13 D Disp[...]

40 M Main menu 27 menu system 27 Mute 32 N no computer image 16 no star tup screen 15 O only sta rtup scre en appea rs 15 P Picture menu 28 Power button 12 power cable 6, 11 Power Save 31 presentatio n features 25 projector customizing 2 6 shutd own 14 standa rd accessor ies 37 troubleshooting problems 14 project or heig ht 10, 1 2 projector positi[...]