Projector CP-X1230 User's Manual - Operating Guide Thank you for purchasing this projector. WARNING Before using, read the "User's Manual - Safety Guide" and these manuals to ensure correct usage through understanding. After reading, store them in a safe place for future reference. NOTE • The information in this manual is subject to change without notice. • The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual.
Projector Features This multimedia projector is used to project various computer signals as well as NTSC/PAL/SECAM video signals onto a screen. Little space is required for installation and large images can easily be realized. ●Ultra High Brightness Crisp, ultra-bright presentations is achieved by using a UHB (ultra high brightness) lamp and a highly efficient optical system. ●Whisper Mode Equipped Special mode is available for reducing projector noise to achieve quieter operation.
Contents Projector Features ···························2 Preparation·······································2 Part Names ·······································4 Projector ·········································4 Control Buttons ·······························5 Remote control ·······························5 Setting Up·········································6 Arrangement ···································6 Adjusting The Projector’s Elevator···········································7 Connecting Your Devi
Part Names Projector 6 3 5 1 2 4 1 2 3 4 5 Elevator button Elevator foot Remote sensor Lens cap Lens The picture is projected from here. 6 Filter cover An air filter is inside.
Part Names (continued) Control Buttons 8 9 y INPUT KEYSTONE 6 RGB SEARCH BNC VOLUME 4 t ENTER COMPONENT FOCUS ZOOM RESET 0 r S-VIDEO - 1 STANDBY/ON button and STANDBY/ON indicator 2 TEMP indicator 3 LAMP indicator 4 VOLUME buttons 5 INPUT dial 6 SEARCH button 7 KEYSTONE button 8 RGB indicator 9 BNC indicator 0 COMPONENT indicator - S-VIDEO indicator = VIDEO indicator q ZOOM buttons w FOCUS buttons e Cursor buttons / / / r MENU button t RESET button y ENTER button 7 5 MENU e VIDEO =
Setting Up Arrangement WARNING • Before installation, make sure that the projector is turned off and the power code is disconnected. • Do not set up and move the projector, while it is hot. • Install the projector in a suitable environment according to instructions of the “User’s Manual – Safety Guide” and this manual. • The power outlet should be close to the projector and easily accessible. Refer to the illustrations and tables below to determine the screen size and projection distance.
Setting Up (continued) Adjusting The Projector's Elevator WARNING • Do not touch about the lens and ventilation openings during use or immediately after use to prevent a burn. CAUTION • To prevent damaging the projector and injuring yourself, always hold the projector whenever using the elevator buttons to adjust the elevator feet. You can use the elevator feet to make adjustments if the surface on which you need to set the projector is uneven or if you otherwise need to adjust the angle of projection.
Setting Up (continued) Connecting Your Devices WARNING • Whenever attempting to connect other devices to the projector, read thoroughly the "User's Manual - Safety Guide", this manual and the manual of each device to be connected. Incorrect connecting could result in fire or electrical shock. CAUTION • TURN OFF ALL DEVICES prior to connecting them to the projector.
Setting Up (continued) Please refer to the following (for example) for connecting your devices. See the rear of the projector. You can see the ports.
Setting Up (continued) Examples of connection with a VCR/DVD Player VCR/DVD Player Projector CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL AUDIO IN 1 R-AUDIO IN-L VIDEO Audio out (R) Audio out (L) Video out R-AUDIO IN AUDIO IN-L VIDEO IN AUDIO IN2 H I R/CR/PR RGB OUT RGB G/Y B/CB/PB H AUDIO OUT CR /PR CB/PB Y HI V R - AUDIO IN - L VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN BNC ■ If using a s-video signal J S-video out S-video cable S -VIDEO CONTROL REMOTE CONTROL AUDIO IN 1 AUDIO IN2 RGB OUT RGB AUDIO OUT R-AUDIO IN AUDI
Setting Up (continued) Connecting to a monitor CONTROL B AUDIO IN 1 AUDIO IN2 Monitor Projector R/CR/PR RGB OUT RGB G/Y B/CB/PB H REMOTE CONTROL AUDIO OUT CR /PR CB/PB Y V R - AUDIO IN - L VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN B RGB in RGB cable BNC RGB OUT Connecting to a speaker (with amplifier) Speaker AUDIO IN2 Projector R/CR/PR G Audio in Stereo Mini cable CONTROL G REMOTE CONTROL AUDIO IN 1 RGB OUT RGB G/Y B/CB/PB H AUDIO OUT CR /PR CB/PB Y V R - AUDIO IN - L VIDEO IN S-VIDEO IN
Remote Control Putting Batteries CAUTION • About the battery Keep a battery away from children and pets. Use only the battery specified: two AA batteries. Do not mix new battery with used one. Make sure the plus and minus terminals are correctly aligned when loading the battery (as indicated in the remote control). • Dispose of batteries in accord with environmental laws. • • • • 1 12 Remove the battery cover. Slide back and remove the battery cover in the direction of the arrow.
Remote Control (continued) Operating The Remote Control CAUTION • Do not disassemble the remote control. • Do not place the remote control near the projector’s lens, fan, or vents. • Do not drop or otherwise expose the remote control to physical impact. • Do not get the remote control wet or place it on wet objects on it. Doing so may result in malfunction. • Remove the batteries from the remote control and store them in a safe place if you won't be using the remote control for an extended period.
Power ON/OFF WARNING • When the power is ON, a strong light is emitted. Do not look into the lens or vents of the projector. NOTE • Turn the power on/off in right order. Please power on the projector before the connected devices. Power off the projector after the connected devices. Turning On The Power STANDBY/ON 1 Remove the lens cap. 2 Set the power switch to [ | ] (ON). The STANDBY/ON indicator will light to solid orange. 3 Press the STANDBY/ON button.
Operating Selecting An Input Signal 1 Select an input signal. ■ Using the INPUT dial Turn the INPUT dial of the projector. Turning the dial cycles through the input ports as shown below. Select the signal you wish to project. SEARCH button INPUT KEYSTONE RGB SEARCH BNC ENTER COMPONENT RGB BNC COMPONENT RESET S-VIDEO MENU VIDEO STANDBY/ON VIDEO S-VIDEO TEMP LAMP INPUT dial ■ Using SEARCH button Press the SEARCH button of the projector or the remote control.
Operating (continued) Selecting The Aspect Ratio 1 Press the Aspect button to toggle between the modes for aspect ratio. ■ At a RGB signal 4:3 16:9 VIDEO RGB SEARCH ASPECT PinP AUTO BLANK MAGNIFY VOLUME ON ■ At a video signal / no signal 4:3 16:9 SMALL ASPECT button MUTE OFF KEYSTONE FREEZE - FOCUS - + ZOOM + MENU POSITION memo At a HDTV signal of 1125i(1080i) or 750p(720p), ENTER only 16:9 can be selected.
Operating (continued) Adjusting The Picture Position memo This function is available only for RGB signals. 1 Press the POSITION button. As illustrated on the right, a dialog will appear on the screen to aid you in adjusting the position. VIDEO RGB SEARCH ASPECT PinP AUTO POSITION VOLUME ON MUTE OFF KEYSTONE FREEZE 2 3 BLANK MAGNIFY Use the cursor buttons / / / to adjust the position. memo When you want to initialize the position, press the RESET button during adjustment.
Operating (continued) Adjusting The Volume 1 Press the VOLUME button. As illustrated on the right, a dialog will appear on the screen to aid you in adjusting the volume. VOLUME VIDEO RGB SEARCH ASPECT PinP AUTO BLANK MAGNIFY VOLUME ON MUTE OFF 2 Use the cursor buttons adjust the volume. / to KEYSTONE FREEZE - FOCUS + 16 - ZOOM + MENU POSITION 3 VOLUME button Cursor buttons ENTER Press the VOLUME button again to close the dialog and complete this operation.
Operating (continued) Freezing The Screen 1 Press the FREEZE button. As illustrated on the right, a dialog will appear on the screen, and the screen will freeze at the current image. FREEZE VIDEO RGB SEARCH ASPECT PinP AUTO BLANK MAGNIFY VOLUME ON MUTE OFF 2 Press the FREEZE button again to restore the screen to normal. The icon “||” will change to the icon “ ”. And after a couple of seconds, the dialog will be closed and the screen will be restored to normal.
Operating (continued) Displaying The Child Window memo This feature called "PinP (Picture in Picture)" is available only when a RGB signal is selected to main screen. 1 Press the PinP button. The child window with a picture of a video signal will appear. VIDEO RGB SEARCH ASPECT PinP AUTO BLANK MAGNIFY VOLUME ON 2 Press the PinP button again to change the size of the child window or close the window.
Multifunctional Settings Using The Menu Functions This projector has the following menus: MAIN, PICTURE-1, PICTURE-2, INPUT, AUTO, SCREEN, OPTION and NETWORK. Each of these menus is operated using the same methods. The basic operations of these menus are as follows. 1 ex. Turning off the built-in speaker Press the MENU button. The menu will appear on the screen.
Multifunctional Settings (continued) MENU MAIN PICTURE-1 PICTURE-2 INPUT AUTO SCREEN OPTION MAIN Menu With the MAIN menu, the items shown in the table below can be performed. Perform each operation in accordance with the instructions in the table below. Item BRIGHT CONTRAST ASPECT WHISPER BRIGHT CONTRAST ASPECT WHISPER MIRROR LANGUAGE [Language] RESET +0 +0 4:3 NORMAL NORMAL ENGLISH : SELECT Description Adjust the brightness using the Adjust the contrast using the / / buttons. : buttons.
Multifunctional Settings (continued) MENU MAIN PICTURE-1 PICTURE-2 INPUT AUTO SCREEN OPTION PICTURE-1 Menu With the PICTURE-1 menu, the items shown in the table below can be performed. Perform each operation in accordance with the instructions in the table below. Item GAMMA COLOR BAL R COLOR BAL G COLOR BAL B SHARPNESS COLOR TINT MY MEMORY NORMAL +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 +0 LOAD1 : SELECT Description Select a gamma mode using the / buttons.
Multifunctional Settings (continued) PICTURE-1 Menu (continued) Item Description Select a command to load or save using the / buttons, and then press the (or the ENTER) button to perform the function.: LOAD1 LOAD2 LOAD3 LOAD4 SAVE1 SAVE2 SAVE3 SAVE4 MY MEMORY RESET 24 This projector has 4 numbered memories for adjustment data. Performing the SAVE1, SAVE2, SAVE3 or SAVE4 puts the current adjustment data on the memory whose number corresponds with the command’s number.
Multifunctional Settings (continued) PICTURE-2 Menu With the PICTURE-2 menu, the items shown in the table below can be performed. Perform each operation in accordance with the instructions in the table below. Item MENU MAIN PICTURE-1 PICTURE-2 INPUT AUTO SCREEN OPTION V POSITION H POSITION H PHASE H SIZE OVER SCAN RESET 20 142 31 1344 95 : SELECT Description V POSITION Adjust the vertical position using the / buttons. : Up Down memo This item can be selected only at a RGB signal.
Multifunctional Settings (continued) INPUT Menu With the INPUT menu, the items shown in the table below can be performed. Perform each operation in accordance with the instructions in the table below. MENU MAIN PICTURE-1 PICTURE-2 INPUT AUTO SCREEN OPTION COLOR SPACE COMPONENT VIDEO 3D-YCS VIDEO NR P. INP. INPUT P. INP. POSIT. POWERUP INPUT AUTO COMPONENT AUTO TURN OFF LOW VIDEO RGB : SELECT Item Description COLOR SPACE Select a color space mode using the / buttons.
Multifunctional Settings (continued) INPUT Menu (continued) Item Description P.IN P. INPUT Select a signal input port for the child window using the / buttons. : VIDEO S-VIDEO memo About the child window, please refer to the section “Displaying the Child Window”. P.IN P. POSIT. Select the display position of the child window using the / buttons. : memo About the child window, please refer to the section “Displaying the Child Window”.
Multifunctional Settings (continued) AUTO Menu With the AUTO menu, the items shown in the table below can be performed. Perform each operation in accordance with the instructions in the table below. MENU MAIN PICTURE-1 PICTURE-2 INPUT AUTO SCREEN OPTION ADJUST POWER OFF POWER ON SEARCH RESET 0 min TURN ON TURN ON : SELECT Item Description ADJUST Pressing the (or the ENTER) button performs the automatic adjustment.
Multifunctional Settings (continued) AUTO Menu (continued) Item Description Select the TURN ON or the TURN OFF using the / buttons. : TURN ON TURN OFF When the TURN ON is selected, detecting no signal cycles through input ports and displays the picture of retrieved signal. RGB BNC COMPONENT SEARCH VIDEO S-VIDEO memo When the TURN ON is selected, pressing the RGB button selects the RGB ports, and pressing the VIDEO button selects the COMPONENT port.
Multifunctional Settings (continued) SCREEN Menu With the SCREEN menu, the items shown in the table below can be performed. Perform each operation in accordance with the instructions in the table below. MENU MAIN PICTURE-1 PICTURE-2 INPUT AUTO SCREEN OPTION BLANK START UP MyScreen MyScreen SIZE MyScreen LOCK MENU POSITION MESSAGE RESET BLACK ORIGINAL x1 TURN OFF TURN ON : SELECT Item Description BLANK Select a type of the BLANK screen using the / buttons.
Multifunctional Settings (continued) SCREEN Menu (continued) Item Description MESSAGE RESET Select the TURN ON or the TURN OFF using the / buttons. : TURN ON TURN OFF When the TURN ON is selected, the following message function works. The message of the “AUTO IN PROGRESS” for the auto adjustment. The message of the ”NO INPUT IS DETECTED” The message of the ”SYNC IS OUT OF RANGE” The message of the ”Searching …” The message of the “Detecting …” The indication of the input signal by input change.
Multifunctional Settings (continued) OPTION Menu With the OPTION menu, the items shown in the table below can be performed. Perform each operation in accordance with the instructions in the table below. Item MENU MAIN PICTURE-1 PICTURE-2 INPUT AUTO SCREEN OPTION VOLUME SPEAKER IR REMOTE LAMP TIME FILTER TIME SERVICE RESET 16 TURN ON 1: 2: 3: 1234 h 4321 h : SELECT Description VOLUME Adjust the volume using the High Low / buttons. : SPEAKER Select the TURN ON or the TURN OFF using the / buttons.
Multifunctional Settings (continued) OPTION Menu (continued) Item Description Pressing the (or the ENTER) button calls the SERVICE menu. SERVICE Menu Select an item using the / buttons, and press the (or the ENTER) button to per form each function. : FANSPEED AUTO ADJUST LENS LOCK NORMAL ENABLE TURN OFF : SELECT FANSPEED Select the fan speed level using the / buttons. : HIGH NORMAL The HIGH ups rotation speeds of fans, though. Please use this function in using a projector at highlands etc.
Lamp WARNING HIGH VOLTAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE HIGH PRESSURE The projector uses a high-pressure mercury glass lamp. The lamp can break with a loud bang, or burn out, if jolted or scratched, handled while hot, or worn over time. Note that each lamp has a different lifetime, and some may burst or burn out soon after you start using them. In addition, when the bulb bursts, it is possible for shards of glass to fly into the lamp housing, and for gas containing mercury to escape from the projector’s vent holes.
Lamp (continued) Replacing The Lamp If the indicators or a message prompts you to replace the lamp, replace the lamp as soon as possible. 1 Turn off the projector, and unplug the power cord. Allow the lamp bulb to cool for at least 45 minutes. 2 Contact your dealer to prepare a new lamp. Tell the dealer your lamp type number. If the projector is mounted on the ceiling, or if the lamp has broken, also ask the dealer to replace the lamp.
Air Filter WARNING • Please carefully read the “User’s Manual - Safety Guide. • Before caring, make sure the power switch is off and the power cable is not plugged in, then wait at least 45 minutes for the lamp to cool sufficiently. • Use only the air filter of the specified type NJ08081. • Do not use the projector with the air filter and filter cover removed. The use without the air filter could result in damage.
Other Care WARNING • Please carefully read the “User’s Manual - Safety Guide”. • Before caring, make sure the power switch is off and the power cable is not plugged in. • Be cautious of high temperature. Do not touch about the lens and ventilation openings during use or immediately after use prevent a burn. • Never try to care for the inside of the unit yourself. Doing so is dangerous. CAUTION • Incorrect care could have adverse influence such as discoloration, peeling paint, etc.
Troubleshooting Related Messages When the unit's power is on, messages such as those shown below may be displayed. When any such message is displayed on the screen, please respond as described below. If the same message is displayed after the treatment, or if a message other than the following appears, please contact your dealer or service company. memo Although these messages will be automatically disappeared around several minutes, it will be reappeared every time the power is turned on.
Troubleshooting (continued) Related Messages (continued) Message Description CLEAN THE AIR FILTER POWER OFF FIRST, THEN CLEAN THE AIR FILTER. AFTER CLEANING THE AIR FILTER, RESET THE FILTER TIMER. The time the filter timer has counted has reached 100 hours. Please clear or change the air filter by referring to the section “Air Filter”. After caring for the air filter, please be sure to reset the filter timer. The internal portion temperature is rising.
Troubleshooting (continued) Regarding The Indicator Lamps Lighting and flashing of the STANDBY/ON indicator, the LAMP indicator, and the TEMP indicator have the meanings as described in the table below. Please respond in accordance with the instructions within the table. If the same indication is displayed after the treatment, or if an indication other than the following is displayed, please contact your dealer or service company.
Troubleshooting (continued) Regarding The Indicator Lamps (continued) STANDBY/ON LAMP indicator indicator TEMP indicator Description Either there is no lamp and/or lamp cover, or either of these has not been properly fixed. Lighting in Red Blinking in Red Turned off Please turn the power off, and allow the unit to cool down at least 45 minutes.
Troubleshooting (continued) Phenomena That May Easily Be Mistaken For Machine Defects WARNING • Never use the projector if abnormal operations such as smoke, strange odor, excessive sound, damaged casing or elements or cables, penetration of liquids or foreign matter, etc. should occur. In such cases, immediately turn off the power switch and then disconnect the power plug from the power outlet After making sure that the smoke or odor has stopped, contact your dealer or service company.
Troubleshooting (continued) Phenomena That May Easily Be Mistaken For Machine Defects (continued) Phenomenon Pictures are displayed, but no sounds are heard. Sounds are heard, but no pictures are displayed. Colors have a faded- out appearance, or Color tone is poor. Pictures appear dark. Pictures appear blurry. Input signal changes with no operation. Cases not involving a machine defect Reference pages The signal cables are not correctly connected. Correctly connect the connection cables.
Warranty And After-Service If a problem occurs with the equipment, first refer to the “Troubleshooting” and run through the suggested checks. If this does not resolve the problem, please contact your dealer or service company. They will tell you what warranty condition is applied. Specifications NOTE • This specifications are subject to change without notice. Item Product name Liquid crystal panel Specification Liquid crystal projector Panel size 2.5 cm (0.
