Sanyo Plc Xl50a Projector User Manual

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Use the MENU button to display the On-Screen Menu. 
Press the Point 
7 8 buttons to move the red frame 
pointer to the Image Select Menu icon.1
2Use the Point ed buttons to move the red frame  
pointer to the desired level and then press the SELECT 
button.
Normal picture level preset on this projector. Standard
Picture level adjusted for the picture with fine tone.Cinema
Blackboard (Green)
User preset image in the Image Adjust Menu (pp.42-43).Image1–4
Menu Operation
For viewing picture in a bright room.Dynamic
Colorboard
Video Input
At the time of simple projection on the colored wall, you can 
get the close color image to the color image projected on a 
white  screen  by  selecting  the  similar  color  to  the  wall  color 
from the preset four colors. Press the SELECT button
to choose the color.
For viewing the image projected on a blackboard.
This mode assists to enhance the image projected on a 
blackboard. This is mainly effective on a green colored 
board, not truly effective on a black colored board.
Move  the  red  frame  pointer  to 
the desired image level and press 
the SELECT button.
The image level being selected.
Image Select Menu
Image Select 
Menu icon 
						

							Video Input
Use  the  Point 7  8  buttons 
to adjust the value.
Press the MENU button to display the On-Screen 
Menu. Use the Point 
7 8 buttons to move the red 
frame pointer to the Image Adjust Menu icon.1
2Use the Point ed buttons to move the red frame  
pointer to the desired item and then press the SELECT 
button. The level of each item is displayed. Adjust each 
level by pressing the Point 
7 8 buttons.Move the red frame pointer 
t o   t h e   d e s i r e d   i t e m   a n d 
t h e n   p r e s s   t h e   S E L E C T 
button.
Image Adjust Menu
Press the Point 7 button to decrease the contrast; press the 
Point 
8 button to increase the contrast (from 0 to 63).
Press the Point 7 button to decrease the brightness; press  
the Point 
8 button to increase the brightness (from 0 to 63).
Contrast
Brightness
Image Adjust Menu icon
Press the Point 7 button to decrease the intensity of the 
color; press the Point 
8 button to increase the intensity of 
the color (from 0 to 63).
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to adjust the tint value to get a 
proper color balance (from 0 to 63). Color
Tint
Press the Point 7 button to lighten the red tone; press the 
Point 
8 button to deepen the red tone (from 0 to 63).
White balance (Red)
Press the Point 7 button to lighten the green tone; press 
the Point 
8 button to deepen the green tone (from 0 to 63).
White balance (Green)
Press the Point 7 button to lighten the blue tone; press the 
Point 
8 button to deepen the blue tone (from 0 to 63).
White balance (Blue)
✔Note:
•  The Tint cannot be selected when the video system is 
PAL, SECAM, PAL-M, or PAL-N.
•  After adjusting the White balance Red, Green or Blue, the 
Color temp. level will change to “Adj.”.
Image Level Adjustment
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to select the desired Color temp. 
level (XLow, Low, Mid, or High). Color temp.
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Selected Image level 
						

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Video Input
To store the adjusted data, select Store and press the 
SELECT button. Select a level from Image 1 to 4 with 
the Point 
ed buttons and press the SELECT button. A 
confirmation box appears and then select “Yes.”
Stored data can be called up by selecting “Image” in the 
Image Level Selection on pages 40-41.
Image Level Menu
Move the red frame pointer to 
an image item to be set and 
then press the SELECT button.
To reset the adjusted data, select Reset and press the 
SELECT button. A confirmation box appears and then select 
“Yes.” All adjustments return to their previous figures.
Reset
Store
Exit the Image Adjust Menu.
Quit
✔Note: 
•  Noise reduction and Progressive cannot be selected 
when 480p, 575p, 720p, 1035i, or 1080i is selected 
(p.39).
Store 
item
An interlaced video signal can be displayed in a progressive 
picture. Select one of the following options.
Off………Disabled.
L1……… For an active picture.
L2……… For a still picture.
Film……     For watching a film. With this function, the 
projector reproduces pictures faithful to the 
original film quality.
Progressive
Noise reduction
Noise interference on the screen can be reduced. Select 
one of the following options to get smoother images.
Off………  Disabled.
L1 ………  Lower reduction 
L2 ………  Higher reduction
A  confirmation  box 
a p p e a r s   a n d   t h e n 
select “Yes.”
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to adjust the gamma value to get 
better balance of contrast (from 0 to 15). Gamma
Press the Point 7 button to decrease the sharpness of the 
image; press the Point 
8 button to increase the sharpness 
of the image (from 0 to 15). Sharpness 
						

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Video Input
This projector has the picture screen resize function, which enables you to customize the image size.
Press the MENU button to display the On-Screen 
Menu. Use the Point 
7 8 buttons to move the red 
frame pointer to the Screen Menu icon.
Use the Point ed buttons and move the red frame  
pointer to the desired function and then press the 
SELECT button.
1
2
Move the red frame pointer to the 
desired function and press the 
SELECT button.
Screen Menu
Screen Menu icon
Provide the image at a wide screen ratio of 16:9. Wide
Provide the image at a normal video aspect ratio of 4:3.Normal
Screen Size Adjustment
✔Note:
• 
Wide is not available when 720p, 1035i, or 1080i is 
selected in the AV System Menu (p.39). 
						

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Keystone
Press the MENU button to display the On-Screen 
Menu. Use the Point 
7 8 buttons to move the red 
frame pointer to the Setting Menu icon.1
2
Language
The language used in the On-Screen Menu is available 
in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, 
Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian, 
Russian, Chinese, Korean, or Japanese.
Set the red framed 
pointer to the item 
and press the 
SELECT button.
Use the Point ed buttons to move the red frame  
pointer to the item that you want to set and then press 
the SELECT button. The Setting dialog box appears.
SELECT 
button
Press the SELECT button 
at Language item, the 
Language Menu appears.
Setting Menu (Language)
Setting Menu 
icon
This function corrects distortion of a projected image.  
Select either Store or Reset with the Point 
7 8 buttons, and 
then press the SELECT button. Adjust the balance with the 
Point 
ed buttons. 
Store……  Store the keystone correction even when the 
AC power cord is unplugged.
Reset……  Reset the keystone correction when the AC　
power cord is unplugged.
Setting
Setting
This projector has Setting menu that allows you to set up 
the other various functions described as follows:
Press the SELECT 
button at this item 
to display the other 
languages.
Press the SELECT 
button at this item to 
close the dialog box.
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Zoom
This function is used to memorize the Zoom adjustment 
with the ZOOM +/- buttons on the top control.
Press the Point 7 8 buttons to select Store 1, Store 2 or 
Reset.
Store 1……  Store the Zoom setting even when the 
projector is turned off. Zoom setting 
is cleared when the AC power cord is 
unplugged.
Store 2……  Store the Zoom setting even when the AC 
power cord is unplugged.
Reset……..  Reset the Zoom adjustment when the 
projector is turned off or the AC power cord 
is unplugged. 
						

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Display Blue back
Press the Point 7 8 buttons to switch on/off. When this 
function is “On,” a blue image is displayed while the input 
signal is not detected. 
Press the Point 7 8 buttons to switch on/off. This function 
decides to display the On-Screen Displays. On …………………  Display all the On-Screen Displays. 
Use this function when you want 
to project images after the lamp 
becomes bright enough. This mode is 
set as a default.
Countdown off…        Display the input image instead of 
the countdown when turning on the 
projector. Use this function when you                  
want to project the image as early as 
possible even when the lamp is not 
bright enough.
Off…………………   Do not show the On-Screen Displays. 
except:
●On-Screen Menu  
● “Power off?”  
●P-Timer  
● “No signal” for Power management item (p.50)●”Please wait...”●Arrows for panning mode (p.36)
Setting
Uniformity adj.
This function adjusts the brightness uniformity on a screen.   
Select either Store 1, Store 2 or Reset with the Point 
7 
8
 buttons, and then press the SELECT button.  Press the 
Point 
7 8 buttons to adjust the brightness uniformity (from 
0 to 7). Store 1……  Store the uniformity adjustment even 
when the projector is turned off.  Reset the 
uniformity adjustment when the AC power 
cord is unplugged.
Store 2……  Store the uniformity adjustment even when 
the projector is turned off or the AC power 
cord is unplugged.
Reset……..  Reset the Uniformity adjustment when the 
projector is turned off or the AC power cord 
is unplugged.
✔Note:
•  Sometimes, the brightness uniformity can not be 
adjusted under certain conditions.  With the adjustment 
of brightness uniformity, the balance of color or contrast 
also changes.  
						

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Setting
Capture
This function enables you to capture the image being 
projected and use it for a start-up display or interval of 
presentations.  
After capturing the projected image, go to the Logo 
select function and set it to “User.” Then the captured 
image is displayed when the projector is turned on next 
time or the NO SHOW button is pressed (p 26).
To capture the image, select “Yes.” To cancel the Capture 
function, select “No.”
Select "Yes" to capture 
the projected image. 
Select "Yes" to 
stop capturing.  
Capture
Logo select
This function decides the start-up display as follows: User………The image you captured
Default……The factory-set logo
Off…………Countdown only
Logo (Logo and Logo PIN code lock settings)
This function allows you to customize the screen logo with 
Logo select, Capture, and Logo PIN code lock functions.
Logo select
✔Note:
• 
  When “On” is selected in Logo PIN code lock function, 
Logo select and Capture functions cannot be selected.
✔Note:
• Before capturing an image, select "Standard" in the 
Image Select Menu to capture a proper image (pp.32-
33, 40-41).
•  A signal from a computer can be captured up to 
XGA(1024x 768). A signal from video equipment can 
be captured except for 720p, 1035i, and 1080i.
•  When you capture the image that has been adjusted 
by the Keystone function, the adjusted data is 
automatically reset and the projector captures an 
image without keystone adjustment. 
•  When the Logo PIN code lock function is “On,” 
Capture menu cannot be selected. 
•  When you start to capture a new image, the 
previously stored image is cleared even if you cancel 
the capturing.
•   “User”  cannot  be  selected  when  the  image  is  not 
captured. 
						

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Logo PIN code lock Dialog Box
Enter a Logo PIN code
Select a number by pressing the Point ed buttons.  
And then press the Point 
8 button to fix the number 
and move the pointer.  The number changes to "✳".  If 
you fixed an incorrect number, move the pointer to the 
number you want to correct by pressing the Point 
7 
button, and then select the correct number by pressing 
the Point 
ed buttons.
Repeat this step to complete entering a four-digit 
number.
After entering the four-digit number, move the pointer to 
"Set" by pressing the Point 
8 button. Press the SELECT 
button so that you can change the following Logo PIN 
code lock settings.
If you entered an incorrect PIN code, "Logo PIN code" 
and the number (✳✳✳✳) turns red. Enter a correct Logo 
PIN code all over again.
Change the Logo PIN code
Logo PIN code can be changed to your desired four-digit 
number. Select “Logo PIN code change” with the Point 
d button and press the SELECT button. Set a new Logo 
PIN code.  
Be sure to note the new Logo PIN code and keep it at 
hand. If you lost the number, you could no longer change 
the Logo PIN code setting. For details on PIN code 
setting, refer to relevant instructions of the PIN code lock 
function on pages 52-53.
Logo PIN code lock
This function prevents an unauthorized person from 
changing the screen logo.
Off……  the screen logo can be changed freely from 
the Logo select menu (p.47).
On……  the screen logo cannot be changed without 
the Logo PIN code.
If you want to change the Logo PIN code lock setting, 
enter a Logo PIN code along the following steps. The 
initial Logo PIN code is set “4321” at the factory.
Logo PIN code lock
Setting
CAUTION:
WHEN y OU HAVE CHANGED THE LOGO PIN CODE, 
WRITE DOWN  THE NEW PIN CODE IN COLUMN OF 
THE LOGO PIN CODE NO . MEMO ON PAGE 74, AND 
KEEP IT SECUREL y. SHOULD THE LOGO PIN CODE 
BE LOST OR FORGOTTEN,  THE LOGO PIN CODE 
SETTING CAN NO LONGER BE CHANGED .
After a correct Logo PIN code is entered, the 
following dialog box appears.
Select On/Off by pressing the Point 
7 8 buttons or 
change the Logo PIN code. 
						

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Setting
Ceiling 
Rear 
Ceiling
When this function is set to “On,” the picture is top/bottom 
and left/right reversed.  This function is used to project the 
image from a ceiling-mounted projector.
Rear
When this function is set to “On,” the picture is left/right 
reversed.  This function is used to project the image to a 
rear projection screen.
Terminal
The COMPUTER IN 2/MONITOR OUT terminal on the back 
of the projector is switchable for computer input or monitor 
output (p.10).  Select Computer 2 or Monitor Out with the 
Point 
7 8 buttons. 
Computer 2……computer input
Monitor Out……monitor out
Terminal function is not available when Computer 2 to the 
input source is selected. Change the input source to the 
others (Computer1 or Video) so that the Terminal function is  
available (pp.27, 37–38).
Input search
This function detects the input signal automatically. When 
finding a signal, the search will stop.  Use the Point 
7 8 
buttons to select one of the followings.
Off  ……  Input search does not work.
On1 …… Input search works under the situation below. • When the COMPUTER button or VIDEO button 
on the remote control is pressed.
On2 …… Input search works under the situation below. • When the projector is turned on with pressing 
the ON/STAND-BY button on the remote control. 
(After the countdown)
•  When the COMPUTER button or VIDEO button 
on the remote control is pressed.
•When the current input signal is missed.✳
✳ If the No show or Freeze function is active, cancel it 
to activate the Input search.  It is not available when 
On-Screen menu is displayed.
✔Note:
•   While Input search is set On1 or On2, the 
status of Input and Lamp are displayed 
every time the signal is switched.
•   Only the input source selected at the last 
time can be detected.
•   If the COMPUTER/VIDEO button on the 
remote control is pressed while Input 
search is on, Input search will stop and go 
back to the previous input sign. 
						

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Setting
Time left before Lamp is off.
Press the SELECT button 
at Power management and 
this box appears.  Select 
one of three settings with 
the Point 
7 8 buttons, and 
go to the timer with the 
Point 
ed buttons and set 
time with the Point 
7 8 
buttons.
Power management
On start
Power management
For reducing power consumption as well as maintaining 
the lamp life, the Power management function turns off the 
projection lamp when the input signal is interrupted and no 
button is pressed for a certain period.
When the input signal is interrupted and no button is 
pressed for more than 30 seconds, the timer display with 
“No signal” appears. The countdown starts to turn off the 
lamp.
Select one of the operations. 
Ready………  When the lamp has been fully cooled    
down, the POWER indicator changes 
to green blinking. In this condition, the 
projection lamp is turned on if the input 
signal is reconnected or any button on the 
remote control is pressed. 
Shut down…  When the lamp has been fully cooled 
down, the power is turned off. 
Off…………    Power management function is off. 
Then set the countdown timer with the Point 
7 8 buttons.
✔Note:
• Factory default is “Ready: 5 min.” On start
When this function is set to “On,” the projector is 
automatically turned on just by connecting the AC power 
cord to an outlet.
✔Note:
• Be sure to turn the projector off properly (see “Turning Off 
the Projector” on page 21). If the projector is turned off 
in the incorrect sequence, the On start function does not 
operate properly.
Lamp control
You can change the brightness of the screen.
Normal …   Normal brightness 
Auto ……   Brightness according with the input signal 
Eco ……     Lower brightness reduces the lamp power 
consumption and extends the lamp life.