Acer P1100 Dlp Users Guide

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EnglishAcer Empowering Technology
Empowering  KeyAcer Empowering Key provides four 
Acer unique functions, they are Acer 
eView Management, Acer eTimer 
Management and Acer eOpening 
Management and Acer ePower 
Management respectively. Press   
key for more than one second to launch 
the Onscreen display main menu to 
modify its function.
Acer eView ManagementPress   to launch Acer eView 
Management  submenu.
Acer eView Management is for 
display mode selection. Please refer to 
Onscreen Display Menus section for 
more detail.
Acer eTimer ManagementPress   to launch Acer eTimer 
Management submenu.
Acer eTimer Management provides 
the reminding function for 
presentation time control. Please refer 
to Onscreen Display Menus section for 
more detail.
Acer eOpening ManagementPress   to launch Acer eOpening 
Management.
Acer eOpening Management allows 
user to change the Startup screen to 
their personalized image. Please refer 
to Onscreen Display section for more 
detail.
Acer ePower ManagementPress    to launch Acer ePower 
Management.
Acer ePower Management provides 
user one shortcut to save lamp and 
projector life. Please refer to Onscreen 
Display section for more detail.
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Onscreen Display (OSD) Menus
The projector has multilingual OSD that allow you to make image adjustments 
and change a variety of settings.
Using the OSD menus
•To open the OSD menu, press MENU on the remote control or control 
panel.
•When the OSD is displayed, use the   keys to select any item in the 
main menu. After selecting the desired main menu item, press   to enter 
submenu for feature setting.
•Use the   keys to select the desired item and adjust the settings by 
using the   keys.
•Select the next item to be adjusted in the submenu and adjust as described 
above.
•Press MENU on the remote control or control panel, the screen will 
return to the main menu.
•To exit OSD, press MENU on the remote control or control panel again. 
The OSD menu will close and the projector will automatically save the new 
settings.
Main menu
Sub menuSetting
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Display ModeThere are many factory presets optimized for various types of 
images.
•Bright: For brightness optimization.
•Presentation: For meeting presentation with higher 
brightness.
•Standard: For common environment.
•Video: For playing video in a bright environment.
•Education: For education environment. 
•User: Memorize user’s settings.
Wall colorUse this function to choose a proper color according to the wall. 
There are several choices, including white, light yellow, light blue, 
pink, dark green. It will compensate the color deviation due to the 
wall color to show the correct image tone.
BrightnessAdjust the brightness of the image.
•Press   to darken image.
•Press   to lighten the image.
ContrastContrast controls the difference between the lightest and 
darkest parts of the picture. Adjusting the contrast changes the 
amount of black and white in the image.
•Press   to decrease the contrast.
•Press   to increase the contrast.
Color 
TemperatureAdjust the color temperature. At higher color temperatures, the 
screen looks colder; at lower color temperatures, the screen looks 
warmer.
DegammaEffects the representation of dark scenery. With greater gamma 
value, dark scenery will look brighter.
Color RAdjusts the red color.
Color GAdjusts the green color.
Color BAdjusts the blue color.
SaturationAdjusts a video image from black and white to fully saturated 
color.
•Press   to decrease the amount of color in the image.
•Press   to increase the amount of color in the image.
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Note: Saturation and Tint functions are not supported under computer 
mode or DVI mode.
Image
TintAdjusts the color balance of red and green.
•Press   to increase the amount of green in the image.
•Press   to increase the amount of red in the image.
Projection mode
•Front: The factory default setting.
•Rear: Reverses the image so you can project from behind a 
translucent screen.
Projection Location
•Auto: Automatically adjusts projection location of image.
•Desktop
•Ceiling: Turns the image upside down for ceiling-mounted 
projection.
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Note: H. Position, V. Position, Frequency and Tracking functions 
are not supported under HDMI or Video mode.
Note: Sharpness functions is not supported under HDMI and Computer 
mode.
Note: 3D function is supported by VGA source only. Please see timing table 
for detail 3D timings.
Note: It needs correct settings on graphic card 3D application program for  Aspect Ratio Use this function to choose your desired aspect ratio.
•Auto: Keep the image with original width-higth ratio and maxi 
mize the image to fit native horizontal or vertical pixels.
•Full: Resize image to fit full screen by width (1280 pixels) and 
height (800 pixels).
•4:3: The image will be scaled to fit the screen and displayed using 
a 4:3 ratio.
•16:9: The image will be scaled to fit the width of the screen and 
the height adjusted to display the image using a 16:9 ratio.
•L.Box: Keep original signal aspect ratio and zoom in by 1.333 
times.
Auto Keystone Automatically adjusts vertical image.
Manual Keystone Adjust image distortion caused by tilting projection. (±40 degrees)
 The Manual Keystone funcion is unavailable under Auto 
Keystone setting to On.
H. Position 
(Horizontal 
position)
•Press   to move the image left.
•Press   to to move the image right.
V. Position 
(Vertical position)
•Press   to move the image down.
•Press   to move the image up.
Frequency Frequency changes the projectors refresh rate to match the 
frequency of your computer’s graphics card. If you can see a vertical 
flickering bar in the projected image, use this function to make the 
necessary adjustments.
Tracking Synchronizes the signal timing of the projector with the graphics card. 
If you experience an unstable or flickering image, use this function to 
correct it.
Sharpeness Adjusts the sharpness of the image.
•Press   to decrease the sharpness.
•Press   to increase the sharpness.
3D Choose On to enable DLP 3D function.
•On: Choose this item while using DLP 3D glasses, quad buffer 
(NVIDIA/ATI…) graphic card and HQFS format file or DVD with 
corresponding SW player.
•Off: Turn off 3D mode.
3D Sync L/R If you see a discrete or overlapping image while wearing DLP 3D 
glasses, you may need to execute Invert to get best match of left/
right image sequence to get the correct image (for DLP 3D).
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correct 3D display.
Note: The SW players, such as Stereoscopic Player and DDD TriDef Media 
Player can support 3D format files. You can download these three players 
on web page below,
-  NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Video Player:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/3D_Drivers_Downloads.html
- Stereoscopic Player (Trial): http://www.3dtv.at/Downloads/Index_en.aspx- DDD TriDef Media Player (Trial): 
http://www.tridef.com/download/TriDef-3-D-Experience-4.0.2.html
Note: 3D Sync L/R is only available when DLP 3D is enabled.
Note:  There has reminder screen if 3D still enable when power on projector. 
Please adjust setting depended on your purpose.
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Setting
ECO Mode Choose On to dim the projector lamp which will lower power 
consumption, extend the lamp life and reduce noise.  Choose Off 
to return normal mode.
High Altitude Choose On to turn on High Altitude mode. Operate the fans at 
full speed continuously to allow for proper high altitude cooling of 
the projector.
Auto Shutdown The projector will automatically shutdown when there is no signal 
input after the allocated time. (in minutes)
Lamp Hour Elapse Displays the lamp’s elapsed operating time (in hours).
Lamp Reminding Activate this function to display a reminder to change the lamp 30 
hours before its expected end-of-life.
Lamp Hour Reset
Press the   button and choose Yes to turn the lamp hour 
counter to 0 hours.
Menu Location Choose the menu location on the display screen.
Source Lock When source lock is turned off, the projector will search for 
other signals if the current input signal is lost. When source lock is 
turned on, it will lock the current source channel unless you 
press Source button on the remote control for the next channel.
Startup Screen Use this function to select your desired startup screen. If you 
change the setting, the changes will take effect when you exit the 
OSD menu.
• Acer: The default startup screen of your Acer projector.
• User: Use memorize picture from Screen Capture function.
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Screen Capture  Use this function to customize the startup screen. To capture the 
image that you want to use as the startup screen, follow the 
instructions below.
Notice:
Before proceeding with the following steps, make sure that the 
Keystone is set to the default value 0 and the aspect ratio is set 
to 4:3. For details, refer to the Image section.
• Change the Startup Screen from the default setting Acer 
to User.
• Press Screen Capture to customize the startup screen.
• A dialog box appears to confirm the action. Choose Yes to 
use the current image as your customized startup screen. The 
capture range is the red rectangular area. Choose No to 
cancel the screen capture and exit the onscreen display (OSD).
• A message appears, stating that the screen capture is in 
progress.
• When the screen capture is finished, the message disappears 
and the original display is shown.
• The customized startup screen, as shown below, takes effect 
when there is a new input signal or when you restart the 
projector.
Closed Caption Selects a preferred closed captioning mode from CC1, CC2, CC3, 
CC4, (CC1 displays captions in the primary language in your area). 
Select Off to turn off the captioning feature. This function is only 
available when a composite video or S-Video input signal is 
selected and its system format is NTSC.
 Set your screen aspect ratio to 4:3. This function is not 
available when the aspect ratio is 16:9 or Auto.
SecuritySecurity
This projector provides a useful security function for the 
administrator to manage usage of the projector .
Press   to change the Security setting. If the security function is 
enabled, your must enter the Administrator Password first 
before changing the security settings.
•Select On to enable the security function. The user has to 
enter a password to operate the projector. Please refer to the 
User Password section for details.
•If Off is selected, then the user can turn on the projector 
without password.
Timeout(Min.)
Once Security is activated to On, the administrator can set 
timeout function.
•Press   or   to select the timeout interval.
•The range is from 10 minute to 990 minutes.
•When the time is up, the projector will prompt the user to 
enter the password again.
•The factory default setting of Timeout(Min.) is Off.
•Once the security function is enabled, the projector will 
request user to enter password when switch on the projector . 
Both User Password and Administrator Password can be 
accepted for this dialogue.
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Note: This screen capture function is limited by 4:3 aspect ratio only.
Note: For XGA models, to get best quality for you desired image, suggest 
end-user set PC resolution to 1024 x 768 before you use this function.
Note: For SVGA models, to get best quality for you desired image, suggest 
end-user set PC resolution to 800 x 600 before you use this function.
Note: For WXGA models, to get best quality for you desired image, 
suggest end-user set PC resolution to 1280 x 800 before you use this 
function.
User password
•Press   to setup or change the User Password.
•Press number keys to set your password on the remote control 
and press MENU to confirm. 
•Press   to delete character.
•Enter the password when you see Confirm Password 
displayed.
•The password should be between 4 and 8 characters long.
•If you select Request password only after plugging power 
cord, the projector will prompt the user to enter the 
password every time the power cord is plugged.
•If you select Always request password while projector turns 
on, the user has to enter the password every time when the 
projector is turned on.
Administrator Password
The Administrator Password can be used in both the Enter 
Administrator Password and Enter Password dialog boxes.
•Press   to change the Administrator Password.
•The factory default of Administrator Password is 1234.
If you forgot your administrator password, do the following to 
retrieve the administrator password:
•An unique 6-digit Universal Password which is printed on 
the Security Card (please check accessory in the box). This 
unique password is the number which will be accepted by 
projector anytime no matter what the Administrator 
Password is.
•If losing this security card and number, please contact with an 
Acer service center.
Lock User Startup Screen
•Default Lock User Startup Screen is OFF. If lock user startup 
screen is ON, users cannot change startup screen anymore 
and avoid other users change that arbitrarily. Choose OFF 
to unlock startup screen.
VGA OUT (Standby) Default is Off. Choose On to enable VGA OUT connection.
Reset
•Press the   button and choose Yes to return the 
parameters on all menus to the factory default settings.
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Audio
Timer
Volume•Press   to decrease the volume.
•Press   to increase the volume.
Mute
•Choose On to mute the volume. 
•Choose Off to restore the volume. 
Power On/Off Volume
•Select this function to adjust the notification volume when 
turning the projector on/off.
Alarm Volume
•Select this function to adjust the volume of any warning 
notifications.
Timer Location
•Choose the location of the timer on the screen.
Timer Start
•Press   to start or stop the timer.
Timer Period
•Press   or   to adjust the timer period.
Timer Volume
•Select this function to adjust the notification volume when 
the timer function is enabled and time is up.
Timer Display
•Press   or   to which timer mode to display on the 
screen.
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