Panasonic Projector PT-DW640UL User Manual

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Chapter 3 Basic Operation  —   Switching on/off the projector
Switching on/off the projector
Connecting the power cord
Make sure that the supplied power cord cover is securely fixed to the projector to prevent removal of the power cord.
Confirm that the  switch is on the  side before connecting the power cord.
For details of power cord handling, refer to “Read this first!” (
x pages 2 to 8).
Attaching
1) Check the shapes of the  terminal and 
the power cord connector and insert the plug...

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Chapter 3 Basic Operation  —   Switching on/off the projector
Power indicator
Displays the status of the power. Check the  status of the power indicator before operating the projector.
3RZHULQGLFDWRU21*67$1% button is pressed.
rf The projector may not operate when the lamp indicators / or 
temperature indicator  is flashing. (
x 

page   110)
Green Lit Projecting.
Orange LitThe projector is preparing to switch off the power.
The power is switched off after a while. (Changes to the...

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Chapter 3 Basic Operation  —   Switching on/off the projector
rfIf the operating environment temperature is low and warm-up takes more than 5 minutes, the projector will judge that a problem has 
o
ccurred and the power will automatically be set to stand-by. If this happens, increase the operating environment temperature to 0   °C (32  °F) 
or higher, turn off the main power, and then turn on the power again.
rf If the [PROJECT

OR SETUP] menu  → [STANDBY MODE] (
x
 

page   78) is set to...

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Chapter 3 Basic Operation  —   Switching on/off the projector
3) Wait until the power indicator  of the projector lights in red (and 
the fan stops) for approximately 170 seconds.4) Press the  side of the  
switch to turn off the power.
Note
rfDo not turn on the power and project images immediately after turning th\
e projector off.
T
urning on the power while the lamp is still hot may shorten the lamp life.
rfThe lamp indicators will not light on for about 75 seconds after the projector is...

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Chapter 3 Basic Operation  —   Projecting
Projecting
Check the projection lens attachment (
x  page   35), external device connection (
x  page   37) and power cord connection (
x  page   41), 
and then switch on the power ( x 
page   42) to start projecting. Select the video for projection, and adjust appearance of the projected image.
Selecting the input signal
Select an input signal.
1) Press the input selection (, , 
, , , ) 
buttons on the control panel or the remote 
control.
rfThe...

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Chapter 3 Basic Operation  —   Projecting
Moving the lens to the home position
Perform the following procedure to move the lens to the home position.
1) Press the  button on the control panel 
or the  button on the remote control 
for at least three seconds.2) While the [HOME POSITION] menu is displayed 
(for approximately five seconds), press the 
 button.
MENUENTER
LENS
HOME POSITION
CANCELEXECUTE
rf[PROGRESS] is displayed in the menu screen, and the lens 
returns to the home position....

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Chapter 3 Basic Operation  —   Remote control operation
Remote control operation
Using the shutter function
If the projector is not used for a certain period of time during the meeting intermission, for example, it is possible to turn of f the image 
temporarily.
 button
1)
 
Press the  button.
rf The image disappears.
rfThis operation can be also performed using the  
button on the control panel.
2) Press the  button again.
rfThe image is displayed.
Note
rfThe power indicator  will flash...

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Chapter 3 Basic Operation  —   Remote control operation
Switching the input
The input for projection can be switched.
 button
1)
 
Press the input selection (, , 
, , , and ) 
buttons.
rf This operation can be also performed by pressing the input 
selection (, , , , , 
and ) buttons on the control panel.
r
r Switching the input items

Switches to RGB1 input.
 Switches to RGB2 input.
 Switches to DVI-D input.
 Switches to VIDEO input.
 Switches to S-VIDEO input.
 Switches to HDMI input.
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Chapter 3 Basic Operation  —   Remote control operation
1) Press the  button.
rf[COMPLETE] is displayed when it has completed without any 
problem.
rfThis operation can be also performed using the  button on the control panel.
Note
rf The CLOCK PHASE may shift even if it has completed without any incident. In such cases, adjust with the [POSITION] menu 
→ [CLOCK 
PHASE] ( x 
page   62).
rfIf an image with blurred edges or a dark image is input, [INCOMPLETE] may appear or adjustment may not...

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Chapter 4 Settings
This chapter describes the settings and adjustments you can make using t\
he on-screen menu.