Kodak Dp2900 Projector User Manual

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Standby  
When you press standby , the display and audio turn off and a 
blank screen is displayed for 15 minutes. You can change the amount 
of time the projector stays in standby mode; see “Standby Time” on 
page 38 for details.
•If you press standby  again within 15 minutes, the projector 
returns to normal operations immediately.
•If you press standby  again after 15 minutes, there is about a 
60 second delay before the lamp turns back on.
•If you don’t press standby  again, the lamp turns off after 15 
minutes.
Volume (keypad only)     
To increase the volume, press volume + . To decrease the volume, 
press 
volume - .
Volume adjustments are saved for each source you have connected. 
						

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Using the On-Screen Menus
The projector has six drop-down menus that allow you to make image 
adjustments and change a variety of settings. Most of these 
adjustments aren’t available directly from the keypad. 
Note: Some menu items may be grayed out at certain times. This 
indicates the item is not applicable to your setup (for example, 
video standards do not apply to computer sources) or the item 
is not enabled until another selection is made (for example, 
Manual Tracking is not available until Auto Image is turned 
off).
To open the on-screen menus, press the 
menu button  on the 
keypad or remote. This changes the volume, source, and standby 
buttons on the keypad to menu navigation buttons. Press the 
corresponding buttons to move the cursor up, down, left, or right, or 
use the disk mouse on the remote. To select a menu, move the cursor 
left or right to highlight the menu you want. The drop-down menu 
appears.
To change a menu setting, use the up and down navigation buttons on 
the keypad or the disk mouse on the remote to move the cursor up and 
down to the item you want to change (the selected item is 
highlighted), then use the left and right navigation buttons to adjust a 
setting. 
When the menu is active use these buttons 
to navigate through the menus
Display Audio Image Controls Language Status>>
Brightness
Contrast
Tint
Color
Sharpness
Blank screen blue
Reset all 
						

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Some submenus, such as Brightness, consist of a slider bar you use to 
increase or decrease a value; some submenus, such as Standby Time, 
consist of options you scroll through to select the desired one. All 
changes are saved when you close the menus.
To access another menu, use the up and down navigation buttons or 
the disk mouse to move back to the top of the current menu, then use 
the left and right navigation buttons to move to another menu.
Display Menu 
     
Brightness
Adjusting the brightness changes the intensity of the image.
•Press the left navigation button to darken the image.
•Press the right navigation button to lighten the image.
Contrast
The contrast controls the degree of difference between the lightest 
and darkest parts of the picture. Adjusting the contrast changes the 
amount of black and white in the image.
•Press the left navigation button to decrease the contrast.
•Press the right navigation button to increase the contrast, making 
the blacks appear blacker and the whites appear whiter.
Display Audio Image Controls Language Status>>
Brightness
Contrast
Tint
Color
Sharpness
Blank screen blue
Reset all 
						

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Tint
The tint adjusts the red-green color balance in the projected image. 
Changing the Tint setting has no effect on PAL or SECAM video 
sources. 
•Press the left navigation button to increase the amount of green in 
the image.
•Press the right navigation button to increase the amount of red in 
the image.
Color
The color setting adjusts a video image from black and white to fully 
saturated color.
•Press the left mouse button to decrease the amount of color in the 
image.
•Press the right mouse button to increase the amount of color in the 
image.
Sharpness
This setting adjusts the sharpness of a video image.
•Press the left mouse button to decrease the sharpness.
•Press the right mouse button to increase the sharpness.
Blank Screen
Blank Screen determines what color is displayed when there is no 
active source and when the projector is in standby. Click the left or 
right navigation button to toggle between blue and black.
Reset All
Click the left or right navigation button to reset all the options (except 
Language, Video Standard, Rear Projection, and Standby Time) in all 
the menus to their original settings.  
						

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Audio Menu
 
Vo l u m e
Note: Changing the volume using the menu is the same as changing 
it using the keypad.
•Press the left navigation button to decrease the volume. 
•Press the right navigation button to increase the volume.
Volume adjustments you make are saved for each source.
Image Menu 
Keystone (computer source only)
This option helps to keep the image square as the angle of projection 
is changed. To adjust the keystone, highlight Keystone, then click the 
right navigation button. 
Note: Keystone correction is only available for XGA signals.
Overscan (video source only)
This option crops all the edges of the image to remove noise 
generated on the edges by your source.
Display Audio Image Controls Language Status>>
Keystone
Overscan
Auto image on
Resize onon
Manual sync
Manual tracking
Horizontal position
Vertical position 
						

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Auto Image
Note: Some screen savers interfere with the operation of Auto 
Image. If you’re experiencing problems, turn off your screen 
saver, then turn Auto Image off and back on.
The projector automatically adjusts tracking, signal synchronization 
and vertical and horizontal position for most computers (Auto Image 
does not apply to video sources). If you want to adjust these features 
manually, you must turn off 
Auto Image first by highlighting Auto 
Image in the Image menu and clicking the left or right navigation 
button to select “off”.
Resize
This option works differently for computer and video sources. For 
computer sources, 
Resize automatically resizes the image by scaling it 
up or down. It only affects computer images that are not the 
projector’s native resolution. When 
Resize is on, the projector makes 
the best fit of the image to the computer screen. If you turn 
Resize off 
(by highlighting it in the Image menu and clicking the left or right 
navigation button to select “off”), the image may be either cropped or 
too small for the screen.
Note: When you connect an HDTV source, the projector 
automatically displays the image in 16x9 format.
For video sources, 
Resize allows you to select from among four 
different re-sizing options. The default is 
Standard, which resizes the 
image from its original version to fit a standard 4x3 aspect ratio 
screen. 
Widescreen Letterbox preserves the 16x9 aspect ratio of the 
original theater version, but the image is placed in a 4x3 space, so 
black bars appear at the top and bottom of the image. 
Enhanced 
Widescreen also preserves the aspect ratio of the original theater 
version and is designed to be used with content that is Enhanced for 
Widescreen TVs. This option yields more detail than Widescreen 
Letterbox. 
Native reduces the Standard size to match the height of 
Enhanced Widescreen. 
						

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Manual Sync (computer source only)
The projector adjusts signal synchronization automatically for most 
computers. But if the projected computer image looks fuzzy or 
streaked, try turning 
Auto Image off then back on again. If the image 
still looks bad, try adjusting the signal synchronization manually:
 1. Turn Auto Image off.
 2. Highlight Manual sync, then press the left or right navigation 
button repeatedly until the image is sharp and free of streaks.
Manual Tracking (computer source only)
The projector adjusts tracking automatically to match the video signal 
from your computer. However, if the display shows evenly spaced, 
fuzzy, vertical lines or if the projected image is too wide or too 
narrow for the screen, try turning 
Auto Image off then back on again. If 
the image is still bad, try adjusting the tracking manually:
 1. Turn Auto Image off.
 2. Highlight Manual tracking, then press the left or right navigation 
button repeatedly until the fuzzy vertical bars are gone.
Horizontal position (computer source only)
Follow these steps to manually adjust the horizontal position:
 1. Turn off Auto Image.
 2. Highlight Horizontal position, then press the left navigation 
button to move the image right or press the right navigation 
button to move the image left.
Positioning adjustments are saved when you power off the projector.
Vertical position (computer source only)
Follow these steps to manually adjust the vertical position.
 1. Turn off Auto Image.
 2. Highlight Vertical position, then press the left navigation button 
to move the image down or press the right navigation button to 
move the image up.
Positioning adjustments are saved when you power off the projector. 
						

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Controls Menu 
 
Video Standard
Note: If you already know the video standard used in your 
geographical area, it’s often best to manually select it.
When Video standard is set to Auto, the projector attempts to pick the 
video standard (NTSC, NTSC 4.43, PAL, PAL-M, PAL-N, PAL-60, 
or SECAM) automatically based on the input signal it receives. (The 
video standard options may vary depending on your region of the 
world.) The input signal for SECAM video is similar to other video 
signals and cannot be automatically detected, therefore SECAM must 
be chosen manually. If the projector is unable to detect the correct 
standard, the colors might not look right or the image might appear 
“torn.” If this happens, manually select a standard by clicking the left 
or right navigation button and cycling through the standards.
Standby Time
This option lets you select how long the lamp stays on and the blank 
screen is displayed when the projector enters standby mode before the 
projector turns off. Select among instant, 1, 5, 10, 15 and 30 minutes 
and 1 and 2 hours by clicking the left or right navigation button and 
cycling through the options.
Rear Projection
When you turn Rear Projection on, the projector reverses the image so 
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Projection, then click the left or right navigation button to turn this 
feature on and off.
Default Source
Default Source toggles among Computer analog, Computer digital, 
and Video. This determines which source the projector checks first 
for active video during power-up. Highlight Default Source and click 
the left or right navigation button to toggle among the options.
Auto Source Select
This setting toggles between On and Off. When this feature is Off, the 
projector defaults to the source selected in Default Source. To display 
another source, you must manually select one by pressing the 
source 
button on the keypad or the 
computer or video button on the remote. 
When this feature is On, the projector automatically finds the active 
source, checking the default source first. Highlight Auto Source 
Select and click the left or right navigation button to turn this feature 
on and off.
Plug and Play
This setting toggles between On and Off. When it is On, most new 
computers will automatically recognize the projector, then set the 
monitor resolution and refresh rate accordingly. You need to set the 
Plug and Play setting to Off for the projector to display properly on 
some older computers. The Plug and Play setting does not affect 
video images. 
If the projector’s display constantly changes between the computer 
image and the message, “Perfecting the image”, you may need to turn 
Plug and Play Off.
Display Messages
This setting toggles between On and Off. When this feature is On, 
status messages such as “No signal detected” or “Standby Active” 
appear in the lower-right corner of the screen. Click the left or right 
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Display Startup Screen
This setting toggles between On and Off. When this feature is On, the  
startup screen appears when the projector starts up and remains until 
an active source is detected. Click the left or right navigation button 
to turn this feature off and display a plain black or blue screen instead 
of the startup screen. 
Language Menu
You can display the on-screen menus in English, French, German, 
Spanish, Chinese or Japanese. 
•Move the cursor to the language you want, then click the left or 
right navigation button. The menus redraw immediately.