Panasonic PT-LB80E manual

E NGLISH Operating Instructions LCD Projector Model No. PT-LB80NTE PT-LB80E PT-LB75NTE PT-LB75E Before operating this product, please read th e instruct ions carefully and sa ve th is manual for future use. TQBJ0245 Commercial Use[...]

Important Information E NGLISH - 2 Important Safety Notice Dear Panasonic Customer: This instruction booklet provides all th e nec essary operating inform ation that you might requ ire. We hope it will help you to get the most out of your new product, and that you will be pleased with your Panasonic LCD projector. The serial number of your prod uct[...]

Important Information Important Safety Notice E NGLISH - 3 Information on Disposal for Users of Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (private households) This symbol on the products and /or accompanying docu ments means that used electrica l and electronic prod ucts should not be mixed with general househ old waste. For proper treatment, re [...]

Important Information Important Safety Information E NGLISH - 4 Declaration of Conformity Declaration of Conformity (DoC) This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. Contact in the EU: Panasonic Services Europe, a Division of Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH, Panasonic T estin[...]

Important Safety Information E NGLISH - 5 Important Infomation[...]

E NGLISH - 6 Contents J Quick steps Important Safety Notice ...... .......... ............ ................. 2 Declaration of Conformity...................... .............. ........... ... 4 Precautions with regard to safety ............ ................. 8 WARNINGS ........... ........... ........... ............ .............. ........... 8 CAUT[...]

Preparation Getting Started Basic Operation Settings Maintenance Appendix E NGLISH - 7 Contents Important Infomation Menu Navigation .................... ................ ................. ..29 Navigating th rough the MENU . ............................ ........... 29 Main menu and Sub-menu................ .............. .............. .. 30 PICTUR[...]

Important Information E NGLISH - 8 Precautions with regard to safety If you notice smoke, stra nge smells or noise co ming from the projector, disconnect t he mains plug from the mains socket. Do not continue to use the projector in such cases, otherwise fire or electric shocks could res ult. Check that no more smoke is coming out, and then contact[...]

Precautions with regard to safety E NGLISH - 9 Important Information Do not place your skin into the light beam wh ile the projector is being used. S trong light is emitted from the projector’s lens. If you place directly into this lig ht, it can hurt or damage your skin. Do not allow the + and - t erminals of the batte ries to come into contact [...]

Precautions with regard to safety E NGLISH - 10 Important Information Do not short-circuit, heat or disassemble the batteries or pl ace them into water or fire. Failure to obser ve this ma y cause the batteries to overheat, leak, explode or catch fire, and burns or other injury may result. When inserting the batter ies, make sure the polarities ( +[...]

Precautions with regard to safety E NGLISH - 11 Important Information Avoid setting up in places which are subject to vibration or shocks. The internal p arts ca n be damaged, which may cause malfunctions or accident s. Avoid setting up in places which are subject to sudden temperature chang es, such as near an air conditioner or lighting equipment[...]

Precautions with regard to safety E NGLISH - 12 Important Information Make sure the following accessories are provided with yo ur projector. * The protectors for en clos ed prod ucts, such a s a plug cover or foam cartons, must be treated prop erly. * Contact to an Authorised Service Centre for lost access ories. Accessories Remote control for PT- [...]

E NGLISH - 13 Preparation Read this first When you start the projection for the first time or after the projector is initialis ed, the minimum required settin g screen for projection will be displayed. J LANGUAGE Select the required lang uage setting. Press F G I H buttons of the remote control or control panel on the projector to highlight the req[...]

E NGLISH - 14 Preparation About Your Projector J T op and front view Projector body NOTE: • Do not cover the ventilation openings or p lace anything within 50 cm ( 20") of them as this may cause damage or injury . • While the pr ojector is not i n use, keep the lens cover attached to protect the lens. Zoom-Foc us ring co ver Cover the zoom[...]

Preparation About Your Projector E NGLISH - 15 J Back and bottom view NOTE: • Do not cover the ventilation openings or place anything within 50 cm (20") of them as this may cause damage or injury . • When a cable is connected to the VARIABLE AUDIO OUT , the built-in speaker will be disa bled. S-VIDEO IN Connect a S-VIDEO signal cable. VIDE[...]

Preparation About Your Projector E NGLISH - 16 Battery compartment 1. Press the tab and lift up the cover . 2. Insert the batteries according to the polarity diagram indicated inside. T op view (page 25) Att aching a hand strap You can attach a favourite strap on to the remote control . Remote control POWER button Switch between stand-by mode and p[...]

Getting Started E NGLISH - 17 Setting up You can adjust the projection size with 2.0x zoom l ens. Calculate and define the th row distance as follows. * All measurements ab ove are appro ximate and may di ffer slightly from the actual measurements. J Calculation methods for screen dimensions Y ou can calculate more detaile d screen dimension from t[...]

Getting Started Setting up E NGLISH - 18 You can use the projec tor with any of the follo wing 4 projecti on methods. T o set the desired meth od in the projec tor, See “INSTALL ATION” on page 37. Y ou can adjust the projection angle in the vertic al direction by pressing the leg adjuster buttons. See “Positioning the image” on page 24. Pro[...]

Getting Started E NGLISH - 19 Connections Read and follow the operating and con necting in structions o f each peripher al device. The peripher al devices must be turned off. Prepar e the connecting cab les that match wit h the projector and peripheral device terminals. If the input signal is affected by signal jitter , the projected image may h av[...]

E NGLISH - 20 Basic Operation Switching the projector on/off J Connecting 1. Make sure the sh ape of the mains plu g and the AC IN terminal on the ba ck of the proj ector match, then push th e plug all th e way in. 2. Align the side of the powe r cord secure lock wi th the side guide rail of the AC IN terminal of the projector and slide it in. 3. P[...]

Basic Operation Switching the projector on /off E NGLISH - 21 Before switching on the projector, make sure the mains lead and all the other devices are connected correctly . See “Connections” on page 19 a nd “Mains lead” on page 20 . Q By control p anel operation Make sure CONTRO L PANEL in OPTION menu is set to VALID . The POWER button is [...]

Basic Operation Switching the projector on/off E NGLISH - 22 J By control p anel operation Make sure the CONTROL PANEL setting in OPTION menu is set to VALID . 1. Press the POWER button. The confirmation screen will be displayed. Without any operati on for 10 seconds or press any button other than the POWER button, the confirmation screen will go o[...]

Basic Operation Switching the projector on /off E NGLISH - 23 The POWER indicator in forms you the status of th e power and th e POWER LOCK indicator sh ows the status of the RELEASE button. J POWER LOCK indicator st atus J POWER indicator st atus POWER and POWER LOCK indicators POWER indicator POWER LOCK indicator Indicator status Stat us No illum[...]

E NGLISH - 24 Basic Operation Projecting an image 1. Switch on the connecte d devices. Press the play button of the required device. 2. Detect the input signal automatically . 3. Switch the aspect ra tio automatically . 1. Place the projector at th e right angle from the screen. 2. Adjust the ve rtical angle of the proje ctor . Press the front leg [...]

E NGLISH - 25 Basic Operation Remote control operation You can operate the pr ojector with the remote control within the remote range 15 m (4 9'2"), approximately ± 30° vertically and horizontally . Q Facing to the projector Make sure the remote cont rol emitter is facing to the remote control signal receptor of the projector when press[...]

Basic Operation Remote control operation E NGLISH - 26 You can switch the input meth od manually by pressing the COMPUTER , WIRELESS (PT-LB80NTE/PT-LB75NTE only) and VIDEO buttons. Press the require d button several times or I H to cycle through the input methods as follows. Y ou can confirm the selected input method in displayed graphical input gu[...]

Basic Operation Remote control operation E NGLISH - 27 You can project an image split in 2 windows as an INDEX-WINDOW . One is froze n and stored in memory, and displa yed on the screen’s left side while di splaying subsequent image continues on the right. Press the MENU or RETURN button to escape. Q Switching the position In default, the frozen [...]

Basic Operation Remote control operation E NGLISH - 28 You can enlarge the pr ojected image down to a centred area for emph asizing within th e range of 1x to 2x. Q Enlarging the image 1. Press any side of the DIGITAL ZOOM +/- button once. The centred area of the im age will then be enlarged 2. Adjust the image size by pressing the DIGITAL ZOOM +/-[...]

E NGLISH - 29 Settings Menu Navigation The menu system allows you to access fu nctions which do not have their own dedicated buttons on the remote control. The menu options are str uctured and cate gorised. You can n avigate through the menu with FGHI buttons. J Displaying the main menu Press the MENU button to display the main menu and the operati[...]

Settings Menu Navigation E NGLISH - 30 The main menu has 6 o ptions. Select the requ ired menu item and press ENTER to display the sub-menu. Underlined items are factory default settings. PICTURE POSITION LANGUAGE Main menu and Sub-menu NOTE: • Some default settings vary by the selected in put signal. • sub-menu items vary according to the sele[...]

Menu Navigation E NGLISH - 31 Settings OPTION SECURITY WIRELESS (PT-L B80NTE/P T-LB75NTE only) INPUT GUIDE page 36 DETAILED SIMPLE OFF STARTUP LOGO page 36 ON OFF USER COMPUTER2 SELECT page 36 INPUT OUTPUT RGB/YP B P R page 36 AUTO RGB YPBPR WIDE MODE page 36 OFF ON LAMP POWER page 37 STANDARD ECO-MODE LAMP RUNTIME page 37 POWER OFF TIMER page 37 D[...]

E NGLISH - 32 Settings PICTURE menu Depending on the projection environment, you can use these pres et parame ter settings to optimis e image projection. Press I H to cycle through the op tions. You can adjust the contrast of the projected image. Adjust the BRIGHTNESS in advance if necessary. You can adjust the brightness of the projecte d image. Y[...]

PICTURE menu E NGLISH - 33 Settings You can perform more detailed imag e adjustment manually. J For S-VIDEO/VIDEO signals Q TV-SYSTEM When the video signal is changed, the se tting switches automatically . Y ou can switch the setting manually to match the video dat a. Press I H to cycle through the options. Q STILL MODE Y ou can reduce the vertical[...]

E NGLISH - 34 Settings POSITION menu If the projector is aligned no n-perpendi cularly to the screen, or if the projection screen has an angled surface, the keystone will be corrected automatically. Press I H to select the required setting. ON : Active OFF : Deactive If you need to correct the angle of the projection even when the REALTIME KEYSTONE[...]

POSITION menu E NGLISH - 35 Settings Q 16:9 The squeezed signal will be projected in 16:9 ratio. Q S4:3 The input signal will be sized down 75 % and projected. S4:3 mode is ef fective when projecting 4:3 image on to a 16:9 screen. Q THROUGH The image will be projected without any s ize adjustment . Q AUTO The signal which contains an identifying si[...]

E NGLISH - 36 Settings OPTION menu When you change the input method, th e guidance appears in the upper right co rner of the screen. The following display methods are availa ble. Press I H to cycle through the options. You can switch the logo on/off that is displayed when starting up the projector. Pr ess I H to select the required option. STARTUP [...]

OPTION menu E NGLISH - 37 Settings You can adjust the power of the lamp to save electricity, prolong the lamp life and reduce the noise. STANDARD When higher luminance is required ECO-MODE When lower luminan ce is sufficient You can check how long the lamp has been u sed. You can set the off timer to switch off the powe r of the projector after a c[...]

Settings OPTION menu E NGLISH - 38 You can select a useful function fr om the list and assign to the FUNCTION button for shortc ut. 1. Press the ENTER button. 2. Press FG to select the required function. 3. Press the ENTER button. The dot on the left of the option is indicating the assigned function. You can use the 7 different test patter ns to ad[...]

E NGLISH - 39 Settings SECURITY menu J Entering the SECURITY menu Every time w hen you ap ply to the SECURITY menu, you will be asked to per form the passwor d operation. When you apply to the SECURITY menu before you change the password to your origina l, perform to input the following factory default pa ssword operation. Press F H G I F H G I and[...]

E NGLISH - 40 Settings WIRELESS menu In WIRELESS menu , the following items are av ailable. NETWORK NAME CHANGE INPUT PASSWORD PASSWORD CHANGE NETWORK STANDBY WEB CONTROL LIVE MODE CUT IN STATUS INITIALI ZE NOTE: • The WIRELESS menu is available only with PT-LB8 0NTE/P T-LB75NTE. • See the wireless information in the conte nts of the CD- ROM wh[...]

E NGLISH - 41 Maintenance LAMP and TEMP Indicators If a problem should occu r with the projector, the LAMP and/or TEMP indicators will inform you. Manag e the indicated pr oblems as follow. 1. Confirm the st atus of all indicators and projector , and switch off the projector in proper way . See “Switching the projector on/off” on p age 20. 2. F[...]

E NGLISH - 42 Maintenance Care and Replacement J Before cleaning the projector Switch of f the projector and disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. Unplug all the cables from the projector . J Cleaning the outer surf ace of the projector Wipe off dirt and du st gently with a sof t cloth. If it is difficult to rem ove the dir t, soak a clo[...]

Care and Replacement E NGLISH - 43 Maintenance The lamp un it, ET-LAB80 is consumab le and you mu st repl ace it regularly. It is recommended that a qualified technician carry the lamp un it replacement and consult with an Autho rised Service Centre. J When to replace the Lamp unit When the lamp is consumed, the brightn ess may decr ea se over time[...]

Maintenance Care and Replacement E NGLISH - 44 J Replacement proce dure Q Removing and replacing the lamp unit 1. Use a Phillips-head screwdriver to loosen the 2 lamp unit cover fixing screws on the back of the projector until the screws turn freely , and remove the lamp unit cover . 2. Use a Phillips-head screwdriver to loosen the 3 lamp unit fixi[...]

E NGLISH - 45 Maintenance Troubleshooting Should any problem persist, contact yo ur dealer. Problem Cause Reference pag e Power does not turn on. The mains lead may not be connected securely . No electric supply at the mains socket. TEMP indicator is lit or flashes. LAMP indicator is lit or flashes. The lamp unit cover has not be en securely instal[...]

E NGLISH - 46 Appendix Technical Information List of comp atible signals Mode Display resolution (dot s) *1 *1. The “i” appearing after the resolu tion indicates an interlaced signal. Scanning frequency Dot clock frequency (MHz) Picture quality *2 *2. The following symbols are used to indicate picture qua lity . AA Maximum picture quality can b[...]

Technical Information E NGLISH - 47 Appendix The serial connector wh ich is on the con nector panel of the pr ojector conforms to the RS-232C interface specificatio n, so that the proje ctor can be contr olled by a personal computer which is connected to th is connecter. J Connection J Pin assignment s and signal names J Communication settings J Ba[...]

Appendix Technical Information E NGLISH - 48 J Cable specifications (When connected to a personal computer) J Control commands You can switch the signals which to output fro m the COMPUTER1 OUT terminal by pressing the computer key command. The ke y commands are depe nd on the ma nufactures. If you select th e computer terminals whi ch has no signa[...]

Technical Information E NGLISH - 49 Appendix * All measurements ab ove are appro ximate and may di ffer slightly from the actual measurements. J Calculation methods for screen dimensions Y ou can calculate more detaile d screen dimension from the scr een diagonal. Screen wid th (SW) and screen height (SH) SW (m) = SD (") x 0.0221 SH (m) = SD ([...]

Appendix Technical Information E NGLISH - 50 S pecifications Power supply AC 100 - 240 V 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption 300 W During standby (when fan is stopped): 4 W Amp s 3.5 A - 1. 2 A LCD panel Panel size (diagonal) 0.63 typ e (16.00 m m) Aspect ratio 4 : 3 Display method 3 transparen t LCD panels (RGB ) Drive method Active matrix method Pixels[...]

Technical Information E NGLISH - 51 Appendix T erminals S-VIDEO IN Single - line, Mini DIN 4p Y: 1.0 V [p-p], C: 0.286 V [p-p], 75 Ω VIDEO IN Single - line, RCA pin jack 1.0 V [p-p], 75 Ω COMPUTER Single - line, D - sub HD 15-pin (female) RGB input/output R.G.B.: 0.7 V [p -p], 75 Ω G SYNC: 1.0 V [p-p ], 75 Ω HD, VD/SYNC: TTL high impedance [...]

Appendix Technical Information E NGLISH - 52 VGA and XGA are trademarks of In ternat ional Business Machines Co rporation. S-VGA is a registered tradema rk of the Video Electronics S tandards Association. HDMI, the HDMI logo and Hig h-Definition Multimedia Interface are trad emarks or registered tr ademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC. The font used in t[...]

E NGLISH - 53 Appendix Index A AC IN .............. ................................. .......... 15 Accessories ................. .............. ........... ........ 12 Air exhaust port ................ ................. ............ 15 Air filter Cleaning ................. ......................... ........ 42 Compartment ................ ........[...]

Appendix Index E NGLISH - 54 N Navigation buttons Control panel button ............. .............. ........... 14 Remote control button ........... .............. ........... 16 NOISE REDUCTION .............. .............. ........... 33 O OPTION menu ............... ........................ ........ 36 OSD DESIGN ................ ...............[...]

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