Toshiba TDP-TW420 manual

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    Bef ore Using Preparations Operations Maintenance Others Network and USB memory TDP-TW420 D A T A PR OJECT OR O WNER’S MANU AL In the spaces provided belo w , record the Model and Serial No. located at the bottom of your projector . Model No . Serial No. Retain this inf ormation for future ref erence.[...]

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    2 3 Bef ore Using SAFETY PRECA UTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to aler t the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous v oltage" within the product's enclosure that ma y be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electr ic shock to persons . The e xclamation [...]

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    4 5 Bef ore Using IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS CA UTION: PLEASE READ AND OBSER VE ALL W ARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN THIS O WNER'S MANU AL AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT . RET AIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This unit is fully transistorized and does not contain any parts that can be repaired by the user . W ARNING: DO NO T REMO [...]

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    6 7 Bef ore Using IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS (Continued) 11. Lightning storms F or added protection f or this product during a stor m, or when it is left unattended and unused f or long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet. This will prev ent damage to the product due to lightning and pow er-line surges. Ne v er operate this unit o[...]

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    8 9 Bef ore Using IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS (Continued) 22. Replacement P ar ts When replacement par ts are required, be sure the ser vice technician has used replacement par ts specified by the manuf acturer or hav e the same characteristics as the original par t. Unauthorized substitutions ma y result in fire, electric shock, or other ha[...]

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    10 11 Bef ore Using IMPOR T ANT PRECA UTIONS (Continued) A v oid V olatile Liquid Do not use volatile liquids , such as an insect spray , near the unit. Do not leave rubber or plastic products touching the unit f or a long time as they will lea ve marks on the finish. Do not use a chemically saturated cloth. EXEMPTION CLA USES T oshiba Cor poratio[...]

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    12 13 Bef ore Using CONTENTS Bef ore Using SAFETY PRECA UTIONS ............................................................................... 2 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......................................................... 4 PO WER SUPPL Y INFORMA TION .................................................................. 9 IMPOR T ANT PREC[...]

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    14 15 Preparations Chec king the packa g e contents Preparations Please make sure that the f ollowing items are included in the bo x, along with the main unit. If any item is missing, immediately contact the store where y ou purchased the product. (1) (4) (7) (2) (5) (3) (6) (8) ■ ■ (1) Remote control ■ ■ (2) LR03 (SIZE AAA) batter ies f or[...]

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    16 17 Preparations Names of each part on the control panel and remote contr ol Remote Control Control panel CA UTION Do not look into the laser light source of the remote contr ol or direct the laser pointer towar d a person or a mirror . Handling and adjusting other than described in this manual ma y lead to dangerous exposure to laser . • • ([...]

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    18 19 Preparations Names of the terminals on the rear panel ( 12 ) ( 11 ) (8) (7) (5) (6) (4) (3) (1) (2) (9) (10) Name : Main Function (1) LAN terminal : Connects a network cable . (2) USB terminal : Connects a commercial USB memor y . p.46 (3) COMPUTER (Y/P B /P R ) 2 IN terminal : Input analog RGB signal from a computer or other source, or a com[...]

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    20 21 Preparations Operating a computer using the remote contr ol A computer can be operated using the projector’ s remote control. This function is av ailable on any computer with the Windows ® 98/98SE, Windows ® Me, Windows ® 2000, Windows ® XP , or Windows Vista ® OS, that is equipped with a USB port which can suppor t USB1.1 (The mouse r[...]

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    22 23 Preparations Connection Before connection Read the owner’ s manual of the de vice you are connecting to the projector . Some computers cannot be used with or connected to this projector . Check f or an RGB output ter minal, suppor ted signal p.97 , etc. T ur n off the power of both de vices before connecting. The fi gures below show sample[...]

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    24 25 Operations Connecting the power cor d 1 Insert the power cord connector into the A C IN socket of the projector . 2 Insert the power cord plug into a wall or other power outlet. Remo ving the lens cap Be sure to remov e the lens cap when the power is turned on. If the cap is left on the projector , it could become deformed due to heat. T urni[...]

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    26 27 Operations Basic operations 1 T urn on the power . T ur n on the power b y following the instructions in “ T urning the power on ” p.24 . 2 Select the language and the lamp power (When using the fi rst time). When the projector is used f or the fi rst time after purchase, the star t menu f or language (to displa y the menus and messages[...]

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    28 29 Operations Precautions Lamp characteristics may r arely cause the br ightness to fl uctuate slightly . The DLP ® chip is made using e xtremely advanced technology . There may be b lack spots (pix els that do not light) or bright spots (pixels that are constantly lit) on the panel. These are intrinsic characteristics of the technology and ar[...]

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    30 31 Operations Zooming out the images This projector is provided with the digital z oom (electric zoom: 100 - 62%) in addition to the optical zoom (manual adjustment with z ooming r ing). (Note that the display , if digitally zoomed out, ma y suffer from some degr adation.) 1 Press the ZOOM – button. Each time the ZOOM – button is pressed, th[...]

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    32 33 Operations Using handy f eatures (Continued) Cutting off the picture and sound temporarily (Mute) When you w ant to project the images of another projector, o verhead projector , etc. temporarily , this projector’ s images and sound can be turned off. Press the remote control’ s MUTE button. The picture and sound are cut off . (The Mute f[...]

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    34 35 Operations How to set pass wor d (fr om [Off] to [On]) 1 Select [P assw ord] in the Default setting 2 menu and press the or button. 2 Select [P assw ord setting] next, and press the or button. 3 Select [On]. 4 Select [OK] and press the button. The pass word entry screen is display ed. 5 Enter the passw ord using numeric keys of the remote con[...]

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    36 37 Operations The image adjustment menu Use this menu to set or adjust image-related items. Items that can be set or adjusted are marked “Y es”, and those that cannot are mar ked “No”. (When an item is masked, it indicates that you cannot select f or the current input.) Item Description Digital Analog Video S-video Network USB memory RGB[...]

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    38 39 Operations Using the menus 1 (Contin ued) The display setting men u Use this menu to set screen displa y-related items. (The items in gra y color cannot be set with the current input selection.) Item Description Screen size Screen size setting [ or : Enter setting] [ :Selection] [Enter: ] Normal/Full/Thru/Wide Up/down shift Lets the projected[...]

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    40 41 Operations <Logo registration> How to register user logo 1 Project a picture to register . 2 Select [User logo] in the Display setting men u, and press the or button. 3 Select <Logo registration> from the displa yed menu list and press the button. 4 The registration area is display ed for confirmation. Select [OK] and press the b[...]

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    42 43 Operations Using the menus 1 (Contin ued) Default setting 2 menu Item Description Projection mode Sets projection mode in accordance with Placement Style. p.21 (Standard) (Rear) (Ceiling) (Rear ceiling) Fan mode Sets the cooling fan speed. Standard High Remote control When 2 projectors are used and controlled by the remote control respectivel[...]

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    44 45 Network and USB memory Bef ore connecting via network Check y our computer’ s OS bef ore y ou connect a projector with y our computer via network. This projector suppor ts the Network Pr ojector function of Windows Vista ® f eatures. If your computer’ s OS is Windows Vista ® and y ou intend to use the Network Projector function f or net[...]

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    46 47 Network and USB memory Ho w to use the USB terminal This projector can connect with a commercial USB memor y and a USB memor y card reader/writer that are USB2.0 compliant, a digital camera or the like and displa y the JPEG and MPEG files sav ed in those devices . p.47 (T oshiba does not guarantee the operation of all USB 2.0-compliant de vi[...]

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    48 49 Network and USB memory Setup using the Setting display (2) L Projector settings (Be sure to read this subsection.) Using the factory settings as-is may suffer security dama ge, so be sure to c hange the projector settings. 1. Pre ss the NETWORK b utton and pre ss the MENU button twice 2. Select a Category 3. Make s etting s Select a categor y[...]

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    50 51 Network and USB memory Category Item Descr iption Appli- cation Remote control Specify whether to allow the remote control of the projector from a computer . Allowed Presentation Forbidden Allowed: The projector alwa ys accepts remote commands from a computer . Presentation: Accepts only the remote commands from the computer by which an image[...]

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    52 53 Network and USB memory [Security for wireless LAN settings] < Network authentication > Set the authentication to enhance network security . Select a method identical to that of wireless LAN terminal to be connected with. < Encryption > Set Encryption according to the setting you made f or Network authentication , as f ollows . Whe[...]

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    54 55 Network and USB memory Note If you select [ Netw ork Projector ] in the Setting display (2) men u, the same items in [ Network Utility ] will be displa yed e xcept for the f ollowing 2 items. 1 [ Easy Connect (USB memory) ] feature is not a vailable . 2 In the item [ Application ], [ Pas sword ] and [ Disconnect ] are av ailable as f ollows .[...]

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    56 57 Network and USB memory Precautions When purchased, < PJLink authentication > is set to [ Off ] and < Pas sword > is not set by f actor y setting. Y ou are recommended to make authentication setting as soon as possible . If you f orget a passw ork, set it again. [Wireless network] If you set Wireless netw ork to Disabled , the wire[...]

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    58 59 Network and USB memory Common [Play icon] The slideshow icon can be displa yed. Standard The projector handles the slideshow icon as f ollows depending on the “ On / Off ” setting of Icon on the projector’ s menu. Icon On : The projector displays the icon upon the start of playing a slide show and turns it off after a few seconds . Icon[...]

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    60 61 Network and USB memory Installing the applications If you w ant to use the projector’s internal wireless LAN function, install the Network Utility on the supplied CD-ROM onto y our computer . System Requirements Suppor ted OS: Windo ws ® 2000, Windows ® XP and Windows Vista ® (Ultimate, Business) (Windows ® 98SE and Windows ® ME are su[...]

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    62 63 Network and USB memory Using the Netw ork Utility Displa ying a computer’ s screen via the projector 1 Launch the Netw ork Utility software application. When the Network Utility launches , the Screen Image transmission mode window appears on the computer screen. T o switch to the Screen Image transmission mode window from another mode , cli[...]

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    64 65 Network and USB memory Notes It ma y not be possible to tr ansmit the images from movie pla yer or other video applications. When using “ Update automatically ”, the transmitted image refresh r ate depends on the perf ormance of the computer you are using and the surrounding radio wa ve environment. The projector screen ma y hav e a fe w [...]

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    66 67 Network and USB memory 3 Click on the Ad vanced b utton. The Movie fi le: Adv anced Settings dialog appears. Set the dialog as shown below , as necessar y . Interruption Check the No Interruptions chec kbox to pre vent other computers from interrupting the projector , for e xample, during presentation. T ransmission Mode (Sound) Check the T [...]

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    68 69 Network and USB memory Displa ying computer’ s screens via projector s using Multiscreen function 1 Launch the Netw ork Utility software application. The Screen Image transmission mode window appears on the computer’ s screen. 2 Click on the Multiscreen icon . The Network Utility windo w changes to Multiscreen transmission mode. 3 Select [...]

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    70 71 Network and USB memory 7 Select the projector to be transmitted. The IDs of projectors accessible f or transmission will be listed. (When a projector name is set, that name appears instead of MA C address. ) Check the chec kbox of the projector y ou wish to transmit to from this list. And select the vir tual displa y number that y ou wish to [...]

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    72 73 Network and USB memory Using the Netw ork Utility (Continued) Notes It ma y not be possible to tr ansmit the images from movie pla yer or other video applications. When using “ Update automatically ”, the transmitted image refresh r ate depends on the perf ormance of the computer you are using and the surrounding radio wa ve environment. [...]

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    74 75 Network and USB memory ● How to set up with [USB memory connection] Set up wireless LAN using a commercial USB memor y . See p.47 for a v ailable USB memories. 1) Copying the computer settings to the pr ojector Setting on the computer 1 Insert the USB memor y into the USB terminal slot on the computer . 2 Click the T ool button of the Netwo[...]

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    76 77 Network and USB memory ● How to use [Profi le settings] This f eature allows the user to sa ve the computer’ s wireless LAN settings. This f eature is useful when you need to change wireless LAN settings according to where you use . Adv anced setting This f eature allows the user to set details f or Easy Connect settings. Make the f ollo[...]

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    78 79 Network and USB memory Pr ojecting images stored in a USB memor y Playing a slide sho w from a thumbnail list With A uto. demo set to Off in “ Setting slideshow options ”, data readout begins when a USB memor y is inser ted and the input switches to USB memory . A list of thumbnails will then appear on the screen. The fi gure belo w is a[...]

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    80 81 Network and USB memory For MPEG fi les 3 Displaying video Pressing the button while a fi le is selected plays only the video image in full- screen view . Pressing the button again pauses the video image. T o retur n to the thumbnail list display screen, press the RETURN b utton. 4 Fast-f orwarding and re winding video images Pressing the b [...]

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    82 83 Network and USB memory Con ver ting files created with Microsoft ® P owerP oint ® This process provides presentations without using a computer b y converting presentation files created with Microsoft ® P owerP oint ® into JPEG files, storing them on a USB memor y , and displa ying them in a slide show . T o use this conv ersion mode, M[...]

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    84 85 Network and USB memory Creating a screen capture and con ver ting it into a JPEG file This function sav es the current computer screen as a JPEG file. (1) In the Con version Method field, select Creating screen capture . (2) In the File settings field, clic k on the Browse b utton for File name after con version . The Save As dialog bo x [...]

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    86 87 Network and USB memory 4 Select items from the men u on the left. Settings: Make settings f or the Network or USB memor y input menu. Status Display: V erify the projector state. Features: Shows the functions a vailable with the Netw ork or USB memor y . T op: Returns you to the top page . T OSHIBA Pr ojector Site: The browser will displa y t[...]

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    88 89 Maintenance About lamp The product’ s light source is a mercur y lamp that lights at increased inter nal pressure. Be sure to fully understand the f ollowing characteristics of the lamp and handle it with e xtreme care. The lamp ma y burst with a loud noise due to impact or deterioration, or f ail to light at the e xpiration of its lif e. H[...]

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    90 91 Maintenance Lamp replacement (Continued) 1 Unplug power cor d. 2 W ait until lamp is suffi ciently cooled. W ait for at least 1 hour . 3 Remove the outer lamp co ver . Loosen the 2 screws , raise the outer lamp cov er with your fingers as shown to remove the outer lamp cov er . Use care to av oid any damage to nails and/or tip of your fi ng[...]

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    92 93 Others Lens and main unit c leaning W ARNING Request cleaning and maintenance of a ceiling-mounted unit fr om your projector dealer ship. Attempting to clean or replace the lamp in a high location by yourself ma y cause you to f all, resulting in injur y . • Lens cleaning Clean the lens with a commercially av ailable blo wer and/or lens cle[...]

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    94 95 Others If you think something is wrong, chec k the followings bef ore contacting customer ser vice. Please see “ T rouble indications ” p.93 as well. If This Happens Check No power Is the po wer cord plugged in? Is it connected to the projector? Is the main power s witch tur ned on? p.24 Is the outer lamp cov er attached proper ly? p.90 ?[...]

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    96 97 Others Specifications List of general specifications Item Specification Consumption P ower 385 W W eight 4.2 kg External Dimensions (including protruding par ts) 338 × 128 × 268 mm (W × H × D) Cabinet material PC+ABS resin and ABS resin Conditions f or usage environment T emp: 5°C to 35°C; relativ e humidity: 30% to 70% Displa y pix [...]

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    98 99 Others List of supported signals (Component signals) Signal format fh(kHz) fv(Hz) 480i(525i)@60Hz * 15.73 59.94 480p(525p)@60Hz 31.47 59.94 576i(625i)@50Hz * 15.63 50.00 576p(625p)@50Hz 31.25 50.00 720p(750p)@60Hz 45.00 60.00 720p(750p)@50Hz 37.50 50.00 1080i(1125i)@60Hz 33.75 60.00 1080i(1125i)@50Hz 28.13 50.00 1080p(1125p)@60Hz 67.50 60.00 [...]

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    100 CONTROL terminal Pin assignment Pin No . Signal Name Description D sub 9 pin connector 1 DCD Data carr ier detect 2 TXD Sending data 3 RXD Receiving data 4 DTR Data ter minal ready 5 GND Signal ground 6 DSR Data set ready 7 R TS Request to send 8 CTS Consent to send 9 DC 5 V 5 VDC OUTPUT Interface format 1. Communication method RS-232C, 9600 bp[...]