Panasonic Pt F300e Projector User Manual
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Basic Operation Remote control operation ENGLISH - 31 You can control the volume of the built-in speakers and output sound. Press + side of the VOLUME button to increase and - to decrease. Controlling the volume of the speaker NOTE: • Power consumption can be r educed if the volume level is lowered.
ENGLISH - 32 Settings Menu Navigation The menu options are structured and categorised. You can navigate through the menu with F G I H buttons. See “Menu Navigation” on page 32. The underlined items are factory default settings. Some default settings vary by the selected input signal. Sub-menu items vary accordin g to the selected input signal. Some settings are adjustable without any signals. PICTURE POSITION LANGUAGE DISPLAY OPTION Main menu and Sub-menu PICTURE MODE page 35 NATURAL STANDARD DYNAMIC BLACKBOARD CINEMA CONTRASTpage 35 (Default: 0) BRIGHTNESSpage 35 (Default: 0) COLORpage 35 (Not available with NETWORK connection) (Default: 0) TINT page 35 (Not available with NETWORK connection) (Default: 0) SHARPNESS page 35 (Default: 0) WHITE BALANCE RED*1page 35 (Default: 0) *1. Available with still image of COMPUTER/DVI signals only WHITE BALANCE GREEN*1page 35 (Default: 0) WHITE BALANCE BLUE*1page 35 (Default: 0) COLOR TEMPERATURE page 36 DEFAULTLOW HIGH DAYLIGHT VIEWpage 36 AUTOOFF ON DIGITAL CINEMA REALITYpage 36 ONOFF NOISE REDUCTIONpage 36 OFFON TV-SYSTEMpage 36 AUTONTSC NTSC 4.43 PAL PAL-M PAL-N SECAM RGB/YPBPRpage 36 AUTO RGB YPBPR KEYSTONE page 37 (Default: 0) SHIFTpage 37 (Not available with NETWORK connection) H (Default: 0) V (Default: 0) DOT CLOCK page 37 (Signals from COMPUTER only) (Default: 0) CLOCK PHASE page 37 (Signals from COMPUTER only) (Default: 0) OVER SCAN page 37 (Not available with NETWORK connection) ASPECT page 38 AUTO 4:3 16:9 S4:3 THROUGH FRAME LOCK page 39 (Signals from COMPUTER only) OFFON ON-SCREEN DISPLAY page 40 INPUT GUIDE DETAILEDSIMPLE OFF OSD DESIGN TYPE1TYPE2 TYPE3 WARNING MESSAGE ONOFF DVI-D IN page 40 DVI EDID EDID1EDID2(PC) DVI SIGNAL LEVEL 0-255:PC16-235
Menu Navigation ENGLISH - 33 Settings PROJECTOR SETUP SECURITY NETWORK STARTUP LOGO page 41 ONOFF USER AUTO SETUP page 41 AUTOBUTTON SIGNAL SEARCHpage 41 ONOFF BACK COLORpage 41 BLUEBLACK WIDE MODEpage 41 AUTOOFF ON SXGA MODE page 41 SXGASXGA+ OTHER FUNCTIONSpage 42 AUTO SETUP FREEZE AV MUTE INDEX-WINDOW DIGITAL ZOOM STATUSpage 43 SIGNAL NAME FREQUENCY RUNTIME PROJECTOR LAMP REMAINING FILTER QUANTITY APPROX.TIME COMPUTER2 SELECTpage 43 INPUTOUTPUT NO SIGNAL SHUT-OFFpage 43 DISABLE 15 MIN. 20 MIN. 25 MIN. 30 MIN. 35 MIN. 40 MIN. 45 MIN. 50 MIN. 55 MIN. 60 MIN. INITIAL START UPpage 43 LAST MEMORYON STANDBY INSTALLATIONpage 44 FRONT/DESKFRONT/CEILING REAR/DESK REAR/CEILING HIGH ALTITUDE MODE page 44 OFFON EMULATEpage 44 DEFAULTD3500 D4000 D/W5K series L730 L780 L735 L785 LB/W80 FUNCTION BUTTON page 44 DISABLEASPECT PICTURE MODE DAYLIGHT VIEW AUDIO SETTING page 44 VOLUME (Default: 20) BALANCE (Default: 0) IN STANDBY MODE OFFON AUDIO IN SELECT DVI COM.AUDIO IN 2AUDIO IN COMPUTER1 COM.AUDIO IN 1AUDIO IN COMPUTER2 COM.AUDIO IN 2AUDIO IN TEST PATTERN page 45 INITIALIZE ALL page 45 FILTER COUNTER RESET page 45 PASSWORD page 46 OFFON PASSWORD CHANGEpage 46 TEXT DISPLAY page 46 OFFON TEXT CHANGEpage 46 MENU LOCK page 47 OFFON MENU LOCK PASSWORDpage 47 CONTROL DEVICE SETUP page 47 CONTROL PANEL ENABLEDISABLE REMOTE CONTROLLER ENABLEDISABLE page 48 WIRED LAN WIRELESS LAN (PT-F300NTE only) NAME CHANGE PASSWORD PASSWORD CHANGE NETWORK STANDBY NETWORK CONTROL LIVE MODE CUT IN COMPUTER SEARCH MULTI-LIVE STATUS INITIALIZE See CD-ROM contents for mo re detailed information.
Settings Menu Navigation ENGLISH - 34 JDisplaying the Main menu Press the MENU button to display the main menu and the operating guidance. J Adjusting with the bar scale items The triangle mark under the bar indicates factory default setting and the square indicates the current setting. JReturning to the previous menu Press the MENU or RETURN button to return to the previous menu. Press repeatedly to escape from the menu mode and return to the projection. J Operating procedure 1. Press F G to scroll to the required main menu item and press the ENTER button to select. The selected item is highlighted in orange and the sub-menu is displayed on the right. See “Main menu and Sub-menu” on page 32. 2. Press F G to scroll to the required sub-menu item and press I H or the ENTER button to adjust. The selected item is calle d up and the other menu items disappear from the screen. Called up item will be disappear after 5 seconds and return to the menu mode. If there is a lower level, the next level will be displayed. 3. Press I H to adjust or set the selected item. For items using a bar scale, the current settings are displayed on the left of the bar scale. You can cycle through the options of an item by pressing I H . 4. Press the MENU or RETURN button to return to the previous menu. Navigating through the menu PICTURE POSITION PICTURE MODE CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS COLOR TINT SHARPNESS COLOR TEMPERATURE DAYLIGHT VIEW DIGITAL CINEMA REALITY NOISE REDUCTION TV-SYSTEM LANGUAGE PROJECTOR SETUP DISPLAY OPTION SECURITY NETWORK STANDARD DEFAULT AUTOON OFF AUTO SELECT ENTER RETURN Main menu Sub-menu Current settings Operating guidance Contains the required buttons to adjust the settings. KEYSTONEK EYSTO NE Current setting Default PICTURE POSITION KEYSTONE SHIFT LANGUAGE PROJECTOR SETUP DISPLAY OPTION SECURITY NETWORK OVER SCAN ASPECT 4:3 SELECT ENTER RETURN PICTURE POSITION KEYSTONE SHIFT LANGUAGE PROJECTOR SETUP DISPLAY OPTION SECURITY NETWORK OVER SCAN ASPECT 4:3 SELECT ENTER RETURN KEYSTONEK EYSTO NE NOTE: • See “Resetting to the factory default sett ings” on page 29 to reset each menu item. • See “INITIALIZE ALL” on page 45 to reset all the settings.
ENGLISH - 35 Settings PICTURE menu Depending on the projection environment, you can use these preset parameter settings to optimise image projection. Press I H to cycle through the options. You can adjust the contrast of the projected image. Adjust the BRIGHTNESS in advance if necessary. You can adjust the brightness of the projected image. You can adjust the colour saturation of the projected image. (Available with VIDEO/S-VIDEO /YP BPR/RGB movie/ DVI movie signals only) You can adjust the skin tone in the projected image. (Available with VIDEO/S-VIDEO /YP BPR/ RGB movie/ DVI movie signals only) You can adjust the sharpness of the projected image. You can adjust the white balance more properly in red colour temperature by pressing I H . (Available with RGB /DVI still signals only) You can adjust the white balance more properly in green colour temperature by pressing I H . (Available with RGB /DVI still signals only) You can adjust the white balance more properly in blue colour temperature by pressing I H . (Available with RGB /DVI still signals only) PICTURE MODE STANDARD Setting for a general image DYNAMICBright and sharp setting BLACKBOARD Setting for when projecting on a blackboard NATURAL*1 *1. Selectable when sill image is displayed.Reproduces the original colour of the image CINEMA*2 *2. Selectable when moving image is displayed.Setting for a cinema type movie NOTE: • It may take for a while until the image stabilised in the selected mode. CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS Remote control Control panel See “Navigating through the menu” on page 34. See “Main menu and Sub-menu” on page 32. Higher Lower Brighter Darker COLOR TINT SHARPNESS WHITE BALANCE RED WHITE BALANCE GREEN WHITE BALANCE BLUE Darker Lighter More greenish More reddish More sharp Less sharp
Settings PICTURE menu ENGLISH - 36 You can adjust the white balance of the projected image. LOW More bluish DEFAULT Balanced white HIGH More reddish You can keep the projected image bright and vivid even in well-lit rooms where the am bient light sources cannot be controlled, such as when a door opens or when window coverings fail to block out sunlight. AUTO : Automatic adjustment ON: Active OFF : Deactive You can improve the vertical resolution of a 2-2 or 2-3 pulldown movie. Press I H to select the required setting. (Not available with NETWORK signals) OFF Deactive ON Active You can switch the automatic noise reduction system on/ off. Press I H to select the required setting. ON: Automatic noise reduction OFF : No noise reduction When the video signal is changed, the setting switches automatically. You can switch the setting manually to match the video data. Press I H to cycle through the options. (Available with S-VIDEO/VIDEO only) The projector will detect the signal from the COMPUTER terminals if the signal is RGB or YP BPR. You can turn off the automatic detecting sy stem and switch between RGB and YP BPR manually. AUTO : Automatic detecting system RGB : Project as RGB signal YP BPR: Project as YPBPR signal COLOR TEMPERATURE DAYLIGHT VIEW NOTE: • Do not cover the Ambient Luminance Sensor (ALS) of the projector. See “Ambient Luminance Sensor (ALS)” on page 14. • AUTO is not available when INSTALLATION setting in OPTION menu is set to REAR/DESK or REAR/CEILING . DIGITAL CINEMA REALITY NOTE: • Available with 480i, 576i, 1 080/60i and 1 080/50i only. NOISE REDUCTION NOTE: • Applying noise reduction may affect image quality. TV-SYSTEM AUTO FG FG NTSC SECAM FG FG NTSC 4.43 PAL-N FG FG PAL IH PAL-M NOTE: •AUTO setting will select from NTSC/NTSC 4.43 /PAL / PAL60 /PAL-M /PAL-N /SECAM . RGB/YPBPR NOTE: • Available with VGA60, 480i, 576i, 480p, 576p, 1 080/60i, 1 080/50i, 720/ 60p, 720/50p, 1 080/60p, 1 080/50p only. • When the input signal is not selected correctly with AUTO setting, select RGB or YP BPR manually.
ENGLISH - 37 Settings POSITION menu If the projector is aligned non-perpendicularly to the screen, or if the projection screen has an angled surface, you can correct keystone. You can move the projected image for fine adjustment. Press I H to move horizontally and F G vertically. (Not available with NETWORK signals) If you have interference patterns of the projected image, which is sometimes referred to as moire or noise, you can minimize it by pressing I H to adjust the clock frequency. (Available with signals of RGB/DVI still only) If you require further adjustment for the same reason as the DOT CLOCK adjustment, you can fine adjust the timing of the clock. Press I H to adjust. (Available with signals of RGB/DVI still only) If the 4 edges of an image is partly dropped, you can use this function to adjust and project it properly. (Not available with signals of NETWORK) I Shrink H Enlarge KEYSTONE ImageOperation NOTE: • You can correct the distortion ± 30 degrees from the plane. For a better quality image, installing the projector with a minimum of distortion is recommended. • Some distortion may be retained for lens shift adjustment. • The distortion of the main menu screen is not correctable. • The result of the keystone correction will affect the aspect ratio and the size of the image. SHIFT Remote control Control panel See “Navigating through the menu” on page 34. See “Main menu and Sub-menu” on page 32. SHIFT H V DOT CLOCK NOTE: • If the projecting signal’s dot clock frequency is higher than 150 MHz, the adjustment may not make a difference. • DOT CLOCK needs to be adjusted before adjusting the CLOCK PHASE . CLOCK PHASE NOTE: • If the projecting signal’s dot clock frequency is higher than 150 MHz, the adjustment may not make a difference. OVER SCAN
Settings POSITION menu ENGLISH - 38 You can switch the aspect ratio manually when needed. Press I H to cycle through the options. J Aspect ratio options Q AUTO Signals which contains an identifying aspect signal will be detected and autom atically project the image in proper ratio. (NTSC and 525i (480i) signals only) Q 4:3 When a 4:3 or 5:4 signal is detected, the image will be projected without any change, and other signals will be adjusted to 4:3 with pr eserving original ratio. Q16:9 When a16:9 is in put, the image will be projected without any change, and other signals will be adjusted to 16:9 without preserving original ratio. Q S4:3 The input signal will be sized down 75 % and projected. When projecting 4:3 signal on to a 16:9 screen, it will be sized down 75 % with preserving original ratio. Q THROUGH The image will be projected without any size adjustment. ASPECT NOTE: • If you project an image with an unmatched aspect ratio, th e image may distort or some portions may be cropped. Select an aspect ratio which preserves the intention of the image creator. • The order of ASPECT types is defined not only by the input method but also by the input signals. See “List of compatible signals” on page 54. • If you project a copyrighted image enlarged or distorted by using ASPECT function in commercial use in a public place, such as a restaurant or hotel, you might infringe on the copy right of the creator which is protected by copyright law. • Selectable aspect ratio options vary according to input signals.
POSITION menu ENGLISH - 39 Settings If the projected image is degraded, you can activate FRAME LOCK for synchronisation. Press I H to select the required option. ( Available with RGB/DVI signals only) OFF Deactive ON Active FRAME LOCK
ENGLISH - 40 Settings DISPLAY OPTION menu JINPUT GUIDE When you change the input method, the guidance appears in the upper right corner of the screen. The following display methods are available. Press I H to cycle through the options. J OSD DESIGN You can change the background colour of the menu. Press I H to select the required option. J WARNING MESSAGE You can let display only the minimum warning messages and hide others. ON All of the warning messages will be displayed. OFF Only the minimum warning messages will be displayed. JDVI EDID You can switch the EDID setting and signal level for variable DVI signals. EDID1 480p, 576p, 1 080/60i, 1 080/50i, 720/60p, 720/50p, 1 080/60p, 1 080/50p EDID2(PC) VGA60, SVGA60, XGA60, XGA70, XGA75, WXGA768/60, SXGA60, SXGA60+, WXGA800/60 JDVI SIGNAL LEVEL 0-255:PC (PC scale) For connecting to a computer via DVI-D IN terminal. 16-235 (TV scale) For connecting to AV equipment via DVI-D IN terminal, such as DVI - HDMI connection. ON-SCREEN DISPLAY OptionsFunction DETAILED Display the input method by graphic. The INPUT GUIDE will go out after 3 seconds without any operation. If you select any COMPUTER or DVI terminal which has no signal, the computer connection guidance will be displayed. See “Computer connection guidance” on page 56. SIMPLE Display the input method by text. The INPUT GUIDE will go out after 3 seconds without any operation. OFF Turn off the guidance. TYPE1 Semi transparent black TYPE2Solid blue TYPE3Semi transparent dark blue NOTE: • When the WARNING MESSAGE is set to OFF, use the projector with utmost care due to the most of warning messages will not be displayed. Remote control Control panel See “Navigating through the menu” on page 34. See “Main menu and Sub-menu” on page 32. DVI-D IN NOTE: •The DVI-D IN setting for the best quality depends on the output equipment. Refer the instructions of the connected equipment. • DVI signal is very sensitive, and malfunction may occur or other problems could be encountered with some DVI equipment.