Sanyo PLC Xl51 Projector User Manual

Basic Operation
Press the ON/STAND-BY button on the top control or 
on the remote control, and “Power off?” appears on 
the screen.
Press the ON/STAND-BY button again to turn off the 
projector. The POWER indicator starts to blink red, and 
the cooling fans keep running. (You can select the level 
of the fans’ quietness and running speed. See page 
54.) At this time you can unplug the AC power cord 
even if the fans are still running.
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TO MAINTAIN THE LAMP LIFE, ONCE YOU TURN 
THE PROJECTOR ON, WAIT...

Basic Operation
Menu barPointer
(red frame)
Menu icon
Item data
Press the Point 
7 8 
buttons to adjust the 
value.
SELECT 
button
Pointer (red frame)
Press the Point 
ed 
buttons to move the 
pointer.
Item
How to Operate the On-Screen Menu
On-Screen Menu
Quit  
Exit this menu.
The projector can be adjusted or set via the On-Screen 
Menu. For each adjustment and setting procedure, refer to 
the respective sections in this manual.
Use the Point 
7 8 buttons to select a Menu icon; use  
the Point 
ed...

Basic Operation
Menu Bar
e PC System Menu
Used to select the computer system (p.28).
y Image Adjust Menu
Used to adjust the computer image from Contrast, 
Brightness, Color temp., White balance (R/G/B), Sharpness, 
and Gamma (pp.34-35). o Setting Menu
Used to set the projector’s operating 
configurations (pp.45–55).
i
 Sound Menu
Used to adjust the volume or mute the sound 
(p.25).
t Image Select Menu
Used to select an image level from Dynamic, Standard, 
Real, Blackboard (Green), Colorboard and Image...

Basic Operation
Adjust the lens focus with the focus lever.
Focus Lever
•The arrows are white when there is no correction.
•The direction of the arrow which are being corrected turns red.
•The arrows disappear at the maximum correction.
•If you press the KEYSTONE button on the top control  or on the remote control once more while the 
keystone dialog box is being displayed, the keystone 
adjustment is canceled.
•The adjustable range can be limited depending on the  input signal.
•The projected picture...

Basic Operation
Remote Control Operation
Using the remote control for some frequently used operations is advisable. Just pressing one of the buttons 
enables you to make the desired operation quickly without calling up the On-Screen Menu.
✔Note:
•  See the next page for the description of 
other buttons.Press the FREEZE button to freeze the picture on the 
screen. To cancel the Freeze function, press the FREEZE 
button again or press any other button.
FREEZE button
FREEZE button  
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Press the MENU...

Basic Operation
Remote Control
D.ZOOM 
buttons
NO SHOW 
button 
AUTO PC 
button
✔Note:
• See the previous page for the description 
of other buttons.
KEy STONE button
(See page 24.)
POINT ed 
buttons
black out ➜ the captured image ➜ normal ➜	• • • • •
Press the NO SHOW button to black out the image. To 
restore to normal, press the NO SHOW button again or 
press any other button. When the projected image is 
captured and is set as “User” in the Logo selection (p.47), 
the screen changes each time you...

Press the MENU button to display the On-Screen 
Menu. Use the Point 
7 8 buttons to move the red 
frame pointer to the Input Menu icon.1
Input Menu
Use the Point ed buttons to move the red arrow 
pointer to either Computer 1 or Computer 2, and then 
press the SELECT button.2
After the Source Select Menu appeared for Computer 
1, move the pointer to RGB and then press the 
SELECT button.3
Input Menu
COMPUTER 1 button
Input Source Selection
Direct Operation
Menu Operation
Computer Input 
Move the pointer...

Computer Input
The Auto PC Adjustment 
function operates to adjust 
the projector. 
PC System Menu
The PC System Menu icon 
The selected system is 
displayed.
Available system selection.Press the MENU button to display the On-Screen 
Menu. Use the Point 
7 8 buttons to move the red 
frame pointer to the PC System Menu icon.
Use the Point ed buttons to move the red arrow 
pointer to the desired system, and then press the 
SELECT button.
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2
PC System Menu
Custom Mode (1–5) set in the 
PC Adjust Menu...

Computer Input
Auto PC Adjustment function is provided to automatically adjust Fine sync, Total dots, Horizontal, and Vertical 
positions to conform to your computer.
Move  the  red  frame  pointer  to  the 
Auto  PC  Adj.  item  and  press  the 
SELECT  button.
“Please wait...” appears while Auto 
PC adjustment is in process.
PC Adjust Menu
PC Adjust Menu icon
To store the adjusted parameters
The system parameters adjusted in the Auto PC Adjustment 
can be stored in the projector. Once parameters are...

Computer Input
Press the MENU button to display the On-Screen 
Menu. Use the Point 
7 8 buttons to move the red 
frame pointer to the PC 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 to display the adjustment dialog box. Press the 
Point 
7 8 buttons to adjust the value.Move the red frame pointer 
to the desired item and 
press the SELECT button.
PC Adjust MenuPC Adjust Menu icon
Use the Point 7 8 buttons to adjust the...