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Glossary
ANSI Lumens— A standard for measuring ligh t output, used for comparing 
projectors. 
Aspect Ratio— The most popular aspect ratio is 4: 3 (4 by 3). Early television and 
computer video formats are in a 4:3 aspect  ratio, which means that the width of 
the image is 4/3 times the height. 
Backlit (Backlight)— Refers to a remote control, or  a projector control panel, that 
has buttons and controls that are illuminated. 
Bandwidth— The number of cycles per second ( Hertz) expressing the difference 
between the lower and upper limiting freque ncies of a frequency band; also, the 
width of a band of frequencies.
Brightness— The amount of light emitting from a display or projection display or 
projection device. The brightness of pr ojector is measured by ANSI lumens.
Color Temperature— A method of measuring the whiteness of a light source. 
Metal halide lamps have a higher temperature compared to halogen or 
incandescent lights.
Component Video— A method of delivering quality video in a format that 
contains all the components of the origin al image. These components are referred 
to as luma and chroma and are defined  as YPbPr for analog component and 
YCbCr for digital component. Component  video is available on DVD players and 
projectors.
Composite Video— The combined picture signal, including vertical and 
horizontal blanking and synchronizing signals.
Compression— A function that deletes resolution lines from the image to fit in 
the display area.
Compressed SVGA— To project an 800x600 image  to a VGA projector, the 
original 800x600 si gnal must be compressed down.  The data displays all the 
information with only two thirds of the  pixels (307,000 vs 480,000). The resulting 
image is SVGA page ize but sacrifices some  of the image quality. If you are using 
an SVGA computers, connecting VGA to  a VGA projector provide better results.
Compressed SXGA— Found on XGA projectors,  compressed SXGA handling 
allows these projectors to handle up  to 1280x1024 SXGA resolution. 
Compressed XGA— Found on SVGA projectors, co mpressed XGA handling allows 
these projectors to handle 1024x768 XGA resolution. 
						

							
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Contrast Ratio— Range of light and dark values in  a picture, or the ratio between 
their maximum and minimum values.The re are two methods used by the 
projection industry to measure the ratio:
1Full On/Off — measures the ratio of the light output of an all white image 
(full on) and the light output of an  all black (full off) image. 
2ANSI — measures a pattern of 16 alternat ing black and white rectangles. The 
average light output from the white rectan gles is divided by the average light 
output of the black rectangles to determine the 
ANSI contrast ratio. 
Full On/Off  contrast is always a larger number than  ANSI contrast for the same 
projector.
dB— decibel —A unit used to express relative d ifference in power or intensity, 
usually between two acoustic or electric  signals, equal to ten times the common 
logarithm of the ratio of the two levels. 
Diagonal Screen— A method of measuring the size  of a screen or a projected 
image. It measures from one corner to the  opposite corner. A 9ft high, 12ft wide, 
screen has a diagonal of 15ft. This  document assumes that the diagonal 
dimensions are for the traditional 4:3 rati o of a computer image as per the example 
above. 
DLP— Digital Light Processing  — Reflective display technology developed by 
Texas Instruments, using small manipulated  mirrors. Light passes through a color 
filter is sent to the DLP mirrors which arrange the RGB colors into a pi\
cture 
projected onto screen, also known as DMD.
DMD— digital Micro- Mirror Device  — Each DMD consists of thousands of 
tilting, microscopic alumium alloy  mirrorsmounted on a hidden yoke. 
DVI— Digital Visual Interface  — Defines the digital interface between digital 
devices such as projectors and personal  computers. For devices that support DVI, 
a digital to digital connection can be  made that eliminates the conversion to 
analog and thereby delivers an unblemished image. 
Fo c a l  Le n g t h — The distance from the surface of a lens to its focal point.
Frequency— It is the rate of repetition in cyc les per seconds of electrical signals. 
Measured in Hz. 
Hz— Frequency of an alternating signal. See Frequency. 
Keystone Correction— Device that will correct an ima ge of the distortion(usually 
a wide-top narrow-bottom effect) of a  projected image caused by improper 
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Laser Pointer— A small pen or cigar sized point er, that contains a small battery 
powered laser, which can project a small, re d (typically), high intensity beam of 
light that is immediately very visible on the screen.
Maximum Distance— The distance from a screen the  projector can be to cast an 
image that is useable (bright eno ugh) in a fully darkened room. 
Maximum Image Size— The largest image a projecto r can throw in a darkened 
room. This is usually limited by focal range of the optics. 
Metal Halide Lamp— The type of lamp used in ma ny medium and all high end 
portable projectors. These lamps typically  have a half-life of 1000-2000 hours. 
That is they slowly lose intensity (brightness ) as they are used, and at the half-life 
point, they are half as bright as wh en new. These lamps output a very hot 
temperature light, similar to mercury va por lamps used in street lights. Their 
whites are extremely white (with slight bluish cast.) and make Halogen lamps 
whites look very yellowish by comparison.
Minimum Distance— The closest position that a projector can focus an image 
onto a screen.
NTSC— The United States broadcast standard for video and broadcasting.
PAL— A European and international broa dcast standard for video and 
broadcasting. Higher resolution than NTSC.
Power Zoom— A zoom lens with the zoom in and out controlled by a motor, 
usually adjusted from the projectors co ntrol panel and also the remote control.
Reverse Image— Feature that allows you to flip  the image horizontally. When 
used in a normal forward projection environment text, graphics, etc, are 
backwards. Reverse image is  used for rear projection.
RGB— Red, Green, Blue  — typically used to describe a monitor that requires 
separate signals for each of the three colors.
S-Video— A video transmission standard that  uses a 4 pin mini-DIN connector to 
send video information on two signal wi res called luminance (brightness, Y) and 
chrominance (color, C). S-Video  is also referred to as Y/C.
SECAM— A French and international broadcast standard for video and 
broadcasting. Higher resolution than NTSC.
SVGA— Super Video Graphics Array  — 800 x 600 pixels count.
SXGA— Super Ultra Graphics Array,  — 1280 x 1024 pixels count.
UXGA— Ultra Extended Graphics Array  — 1600 x 1200 pixels count. 
						

							
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VGA—Video Graphics Array  — 640 x 480 pixels count.
XGA— Extra Video Graphics Array  — 1024 x 768 pixels count.
Zoom Lens— Lens with a variable focal length that allows operator to move the 
view in or out making the image smaller or larger. 
Zoom Lens Ratio— Is the ratio between the smallest  and largest image a lens can 
projector from a fixed distance. For exampl e, a 1.4:1 zoom lens ratio means that a 
10 foot image without zoom would  be a 14 foot image with full zoom.  
						

							
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Index
A
Adjusting Projection Image 
Size, 26
Adjusting the Projected  Image, 12
Adjusting the Projector 
Height, 12
lower the projectorElevator button, 12
Elevator foot, 12
Tilt adjustment wheel, 12
Adjusting the Projector Zoom  and Focus, 14
Focus ring, 14
Zoom tab, 14
C
Changing the Lamp, 26
Connecting the Projector
Commercial RS232 control 
box, 10
Composite video cable, 9
Connecting with component 
cable, 8
Connecting with composite 
cable, 9
Connection with Commercial 
RS232 control box, 10 Connection with PC, 10
D-sub to D-sub cable, 8
D-sub to HDTV/Component 
cable, 8
Installation for wired RS232 
remote control, 9
Power cord, 8-10
Professional Installation 
Options, 9
RS232 cable, 1 0
S-video cable, 9
To Computer, 8
USB to USB cable, 8
Connection Ports Audio input connector, 7
Composite video connector, 7
IR Receiver, 7
RS232 connector, 7
S-video connector, 7
USB connector, 7
VGA in (D-sub) connector, 7
VGA Out (monitor 
loop-through), 7
Control Panel, 15
D
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M
Main Unit, 6
Control panel, 6
Elevator button, 6
Focus ring, 6
Lens, 6
Zoom tab, 6
O
On-Screen Display, 17
All Images, 18Degamma, 19
White Intensity, 1 9
Audio, 1 9
Computer Image, 21 Frequency, 21
Tracking, 2 1
Language, 2 1
Management, 2 0
Video Image, 2 2
P
Powering On/Off the Projector Powering Off the Projector, 1 1
Powering On the Projector, 11
R
Remote Control, 6, 16
RS232 Pin AssignmentRS232 Protocol, 29Communication 
Settings, 2 9 Control Command 
Syntax, 29
Control Commands 
List, 30
S
Specifications
Audio, 2 8
Brightness, 27
Color Wheel Speed, 27
Compatibility Modes, 31
Contrast Ratio, 27
Dimensions, 28
Displayable Color, 27
Environmental, 28
H. Frequency, 27
I/O Connectors, 28
Lamp, 27
Light Valve, 27
Noise Level, 28
Number of Pixels, 27
Power Consumption, 27
Power Supply, 27
Projection Distance, 27
Projection Lens, 27
Projection Screen Size, 27
Regulatory, 2 8
RS232 Pin Assignment, 2 9
Uniformity, 27
V. Frequency, 2 7
Video Compatibility, 27
We i g h t , 2 8
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