MULTIMEDIA PROJECTOR MODEL LC-VC1 OWNER’S MANUAL
TO THE OWNER Before operating this projector, read this manual thoroughly and operate the projector properly. This projector provides many convenient features and functions. Operating the projector properly enables you to manage those features and maintains it in better condition for a considerable time. Improper operation may result in not only shortening the product-life, but also malfunctions, fire hazard, or other accidents.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. Read all of the instructions given here and retain them for later use. Unplug this projector from AC power supply before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the projector.
COMPLIANCES Federal Communication Commission Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURES AND DESIGN 6 SOUND ADJUSTMENT VOLUME ADJUSTMENT MUTE SETTING PREPARATION 7 NAME OF EACH PART OF PROJECTOR SETTING-UP PROJECTOR 7 8 CONNECTING AC POWER CORD 8 POSITIONING PROJECTOR ADJUSTABLE FEET MOVING PROJECTOR 9 COMPUTER MODE SELECTING INPUT SOURCE SELECTING COMPUTER SYSTEM PC ADJUSTMENT TOP CONTROLS AND INDICATORS OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL 24 11 11 27 28 IMAGE LEVEL SELECT 28 IMAGE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 29 PICTURE SCREEN ADJUSTMENT 30 12 13 14 14 16 16 17
FEATURES AND DESIGN This Multimedia Projector is designed with the most advanced technology for portability, durability, and ease of use. The projector utilizes built-in multimedia features, a palette of 16.77 million colors, and matrix liquid crystal display (LCD) technoloav. • Compatibility This projector widely accepts various video and computer input signals including; • 6 Color Systems NTSC, PAL, SECAM, NTSC 4.43, PAL-M or PALN color system can be connected.
PREPARATION CONNECTING AC POWER CORD This projector uses nominal input voltages of 100-120 V or 200240 V AC. The projector automatically selects the correct input voltage. It is designed to work with single-phase power systems having a grounded neutral conductor. To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not plug into any other type of power system. Consult your authorized dealer or service station if you are not sure of the type of power supply being in use.
POSITIONING THE PROJECTOR This projector is designed to project on a flat projection surface and it can be focused from 4.43’ (1 .35m) 45.9’ (14.Om). Refer to the figure below to adjust the screen size. RECOMMENDATION Brightness in the room has a great influence on picture quality. It is recommended to limit ambient lighting in order to provide the best image. LENS SHIFT ADJUSTMENT Projection Lens can be moved up and down with Motordriven Lens Shift function.
ADJUSTABLE FEET Picture tilt and projection angle can be adjusted by rotating Adjustable Feet. Projection angle can be adjusted to 9.0 degrees. 1 Lift the front of projector and pull Feet Lock Latches on both sides of projector. 2 Release Feet Lock Latches to lock Adjustable Feet and rotate Adjustable Feet to fine tune position and tilt. 3 To shorten Adjustable Feet, lift the front of projector and pull and undo Feet Lock Latches.
This projector has INPUT TERMINALS and OUTPUT TERMINALS on its side for connecting computers and video equipment. Refer to the figure on pages 11 to 13 and connect properly.
Cables used for connection (* Cables are not = supplied with this projector.
Cables used for connection (* = Cables are not supplied with this projector.
This projector has CONTROL BUTTONS (TOP CONTROLS) and INDICATORS on its top.
TOP CONTROL
Remote Control Unit can be used as either Wired or Wireless. OPERATING RANGE Point Remote Control toward projector (Remote Receiver) whenever pressing the buttons. Maximum operating range for Remote Control is about 16.4’ (Sm) and 60° in front and rear of projector.
WIRED REMOTE CONTROL OPERATIONS When using this Remote Control Unit as Wired Remote Control, Connect Remote Control Unit to R/C JACK with Remote Control Cable (supplied). Batteries installation is required when using as Wired Remote Control Unit. REMOTE CONTROL BATTERIES INSTALLATION 1. Remove the battery compartment 2 Slide 2 batteries into the compartment. 3 Replace the compartment lid.
HOW TO OPERATE ON-SCREEN MENU You can control and adjust this projector through ON-SCREEN MENU. Refer to the following pages to operate each adjustment on ON-SCREEN MENU. Press MENU button to display ONSCREEN MENU. Move the pointer (* see below) or adjust the value of item by pressing POINT button(s) on Top Control or on Remote Control Unit. * Pointer is the icon on ON-SCREEN MENU to select the item. See the figures on the section “FLOW OF ON- SCREEN MENU OPERATION” below.
MENU BAR Press MENU BUTTON for PC input source.
1 TURNING ON PROJECTOR Complete the peripheral connections (with Computer, VCR, etc.) before turning on projector. (Refer to “CONNECTING TO PROJECTOR” on Pages 11~-13 for connecting that equipment.) 2 Connect the projector’s AC Power Cord into an AC outlet and turn MAIN ON I OFF SWITCH to ON. LAMP Indicator lights RED, and READY Indicator lights GREEN. NOTE : When “On start” function is ON, this projector is turned on automatically by switching MAIN ON / OFF SWITCH on. (Refer to page 37.
ZOOM ADJUSTMENT 1 2 Press ZOOM A/V button(s) on Top Control or on Remote Control Unit. The message “Zoom” is displayed. Press ZOOM A button or POINT UP button to make image larger, and press ZOOM V button or POINT DOWN button to make image smaller. FOCUS ADJUSTMENT 1 2 Press FOCUS A/V button(s) on Top Control or on Remote Control Unit. The message “Focus” is displayed. Adjust focus of the image by pressing FOCUS A/V button(s) or POINT UP/DOWN button(s).
NO SHOW FUNCTION Press NO SHOW button on Remote Control Unit to black out the image. To restore to normal, press NO SHOW button again or press any other button. PICTURE FREEZE FUNCTION Press FREEZE button on Remote Control Unit to freeze the picture on-screen. To cancel FREEZE function, press FREEZE button again or press any other button. Press VOLUME (+1—) button(s) on Top Control or on Remote Control Unit to adjust volume. Volume dialog box appears on the screen for a few seconds.
DIRECT OPERATION Choose either Input 1 or Input 2 by pressing INPUT button on Top Control or on Remote Control Unit. MENU OPERATION Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button to move a red frame pointer to INPUT Menu icon. 2 Press POINT DOWN button to move a red arrow pointer to either Input 1 or Input 2 that you want to choose and then press SELECT button. When choosing Input 2, Source Select Menu will appear. Move POINTER to RGB and then press SELECT button.
SELECT COMPUTER SYSTEM MANUALLY This projector automatically selects PC system among those provided in this projector and PC system can be also selected manually. 1 Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to move a red frame pointer to SYSTEM icon. 2 Press POINT DOWN button to move a red arrow pointer to the system that you want to set, and then press SELECT button. Auto PC Adjustment function is provided to automatically adjust Fine sync.
MANUAL PC ADJUSTMENT This projector can automatically tune to the display signals from most personal computers currently distributed. However, some computers employ special signal formats which are different from the standard ones and may not be tuned by Multi-Scan system of this projector. If this happens, projector cannot reproduce a proper image and the image may be recognized as a flickering picture, a non-synchronized picture, a non-centered picture or a skewed picture.
Selects area displayed with this projector. Select the resolution at the Display area dialog box. Adjustment of horizontal area displayed with this projector. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) and adjust number to match the resolution of image. Adjustment of vertical area displayed with this projector. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) and adjust number to match the resolution of image. Adjustment of width of image. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) for adjustments. Adjustment of height of image.
COMPATIBLE COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS Basically this projector can accept the signal from all computers with the V, H-Frequency mentioned below and less than 180 MHz of Dot Clock. NOTE : Specifications are subject to change without notice. NOTE: Specifications are subject to change without notice.
IMAGE LEVEL SELECT (DIRECT) Select image level among Standard, Real, Image 1, Image 2, Image 3 and Image 4 by pressing IMAGE button on the Remote Control Unit. Normal picture level preset on this projector. This normal picture level can also be selected by pressing NORMAL button. Picture level adjusted for the picture with fine tone. User preset picture adjustment in IMA(.iE AL)JUS I Menu (t~29). IMAGE LEVEL SELECT (MENU) 1 Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear.
IMAGE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to move a red frame pointer to IMAGE ADJUST Menu icon. 2 Press POINT DOWN button to move a red frame pointer to the item that you want to adjust. and then press SELECT button. The level of each item is displayed. Adjust each level by pressing POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s). Press POINT LEFT button to decrease contrast, and POINT RIGHT button to increase contrast. (From 0 to 63.
This projector has a picture screen resize function, which enables you to display the desirable image size. 1 Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) to move a red frame pointer to SCREEN Menu icon. 2 Press POINT DOWN button and move a red frame pointer to the function that you want to select and then press SELECT button. Provides image to fit the vertical size of the screen. Provides image to fit the horizontal size of the screen.
DIRECT OPERATION Choose either Input 2 or Input 3 by pressing INPUT button on the Top Control or on the Remote Control Unit. If projector cannot reproduce proper video source, select correct input source through MENU OPERATION (see below). MENU OPERATION 1 Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button to move a red frame pointer to INPUT Menu icon.
1 Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to move a red frame pointer to SYSTEM Menu icon. 2 Press POINT DOWN button to move a red arrow pointer to the system that you want to select and then press SELECT button. VIDEO JACK, YIC JACKS OR S-VIDEO JACK Projector automatically detects incoming Video system, and adjusts itself to optimize its performance. When Video System is PAL-M or PAL-N, select system manually.
IMAGE LEVEL SELECT (DIRECT) Select image level among Standard, Cinema, Image 1, Image 2, Image 3 and Image 4 by pressing IMAGE button on the Remote Control Unit. Normal picture level preset on this projector. This normal picture level can also be selected by pressing NORMAL button. Picture level adjusted for the picture with fine tone. User preset picture adjustment in IMAGE ADJUST Menu (P34). IMAGE LEVEL SELECT (MENU) 1 Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear.
IMAGE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) to move a red frame pointer to IMAGE ADJUST Menu icon. 2 Press POINT DOWN button to move a red frame pointer to the item that you want to adjust and then press SELECT button. The level of each item is displayed. Adjust each level by pressing POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s). Press POINT LEFT button to decrease contrast, and POINT RIGHT button to increase contrast. (From 0 to 63.
To store the adjustment data, move a red frame pointer to Stored icon and press SELECT button. Image Level Menu will appear. Move a red frame pointer to the Image Level 1 to 4 and then press SELECT button. Other icons operates as follows. This projector has a picture screen resize function, which enables you to display the desirable image size. 1 Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) to move a red frame pointer to 2 SCREEN Menu icon.
1 Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) to move a red-frame pointer to SETTING icon. 2 Press POINT DOWN button to move a red-frame pointer to the item that you want to set and then press SELECT button. Setting dialog box appears. Language used in ON-SCREEN MENU is selectable from among English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish and Japanese. When the image is distorted vertically, select Keystone.
This function turns Projection Lamp off when projector detects signal interruption and projector is not used for a certain period in order to reduce power consumption and maintain the Lamp-life. (This projector is shipped with this function ON.) Power Management function operates to turn Projection Lamp off when the input signal is interrupted and projector is not operated over 5 minutes. This function operates as follows; 1.
WARNING TEMP INDICATOR WARNING TEMP. Indicator flashes red when internal temperature of projector exceeds normal temperature. The Indicator stops flashing when temperature of projector returns to normal. When WARNING TEMP. Indicator continues to flash, check the items listed below. 1 2 3 Ventilation slots of projector may be blocked. In such an event, reposition the appliance so that Ventilation slots are not obstructed. Air Filters may be clogged with dust particles.
LAMP REPLACEMENT When the life of the Lamp of this projector draws to an end, the LAMP REPLACEMENT Indicator lights yellow. When the image becomes dark or the color of the image becomes unnatural, replacement of the Lamp is required. CAUTION • For continued safety, replace with a lamp assembly of the same type. •Allow projector to cool for at least 45 minutes before you open the lamp cover. The inside of projector can become very hot.
Before calling your dealer or service center for assistance, check the matters below once again. 1.Make sure you have connected projector to your equipment as described in the section “CONNECTING THE PROJECTOR” on pages 11 13. 2. Check cable connection. Verify that all computer, video and power cords are properly connected. 3. Verify that all power is switched on. 4.If projector still does not produce an image, re-start the computer. 5.
WARNING: High voltages are used to operate this projector. Do not attempt to open the cabinet. If the problem still persists after following all operating instructions, contact the sales dealer where you purchased projector or the service center. Give the model number and explain the difficulty. We will advise you how to obtain service. This symbol on the nameplate means the product is Listed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. It is designed and manufactured to meet rigid U.L.
• The specifications are subject to change without notice.
CONFIGURATIONS OF TERMINALS RGB TERMINAL Terminal HDB1 5-PIN Connect the display output terminal of computer to this terminal with VGA Cable (not supplied). When connecting the Macintosh computer, the MAC Adapter (not supplied) is required. SERIAL TERMINAL Terminal HDB9-PIN Connect the serial port of computer to this terminal with Serial Cable (not supplied).
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