Functional Instructions LCD Projector Model No. PT-AE4000E III III II Thank you for purchasing this Panasonic product. For your own safety, please read “Precautions with regard to safety” of the operating instructions carefully before operating your projector.
Contents JJQuick steps 11 Set up your projector See “Setting up” on page 4. Getting Started Setting up.................................................. 4 Screen size and throw distance................... 4 Projection method........................................ 5 Front leg adjusters and throwing angle........ 5 Lens shift and positioning............................. 6 Connections............................................. 8 22 Connect with other devices See “Connections” on page 8.
Settings Menu Navigation.................................... 16 Navigating through the MENU................... 16 Menu list..................................................... 17 PICTURE menu....................................... 20 PICTURE MODE........................................ 20 CONTRAST............................................... 20 BRIGHTNESS............................................ 20 COLOUR.................................................... 20 TINT................................
Getting Started Setting Setting up up Screen size and throw distance SH You can adjust the projection size with 2 × zoom lens. Calculate and define the throw distance as follows. SD SW Projected image Screen All measurements and the calculation results below are approximate and may differ from the actual measurements. Throw distance (16:9) Throw distance (2.35:1) Screen Diagonal Minimum distance Maximum distance Minimum distance (SD) (LW) (LT) (LW)*1 1.02 m (40") 1.2 m (3'11") 2.3 m (7'6") 1.
Setting up Projection method You can use the projector with any of the following 4 projection methods. To set the projector in the desired method, see “INSTALLATION” on page 39.
Setting up Lens shift and positioning If the projector is not positioned right in front of the centre of the screen, you can adjust the projected image position by moving the lens shift dials within the shift range of the lens. JJ Adjusting the lens shift dials QQ Horizontal shift You can place the projector where the projector lens is up to 40 % horizontally off-centre from the screen and then adjust the image position with the Lens shift dial • Horizontal.
Setting up JJ Projector location range You can determine where to locate the screen and the projector by considering the lens shift possibilities.
Connections Connections Before connecting to the projector Read and follow the operating and connecting instructions of each peripheral device. The peripheral devices must be turned off. Use cables that match each peripheral device to be connected. Confirm the type of video signals. See “List of compatible signals” in “Technical Information” of the operating instructions. Audio cables must be connected from each peripheral device directly to the audio reproduction system.
Basic Operation Switching the projector on/off Switching the projector on/off Mains lead JJ Connecting JJ Disconnecting 111 Make sure the shape of the mains plug and the AC IN terminal on the back of the projector match, then push the plug all the way in. 111 Unplug the mains plug from the mains socket. 222 Depress the latch and slide the cover off. Latch 222 Align the side of the power cord secure lock with the side guide rail of the AC IN terminal of the projector and slide it in.
Switching the projector on/off Power indicator Power indicator informs you of the status of the power. When the TEMP indicator is flashing, the power indicator will turn red, and you cannot switch on the power. Power indicator Indicator status Status No illumination or flashing Lit Red Green Orange NOTE: MAIN POWER is switched off. MAIN POWER is switched on and the projector is in standby mode. Flashing MAIN POWER is switched on (standby mode) and the POWER ON LINK is set to ON.
Switching the projector on/off Switching on the projector Power indicator (2) (3) (1) 111 Remove the lens cover from the lens. 222 Switch MAIN POWER on. 333 Press the power button. The power indicator lights up in green after flashing for a while. The STARTUP LOGO is displayed on the screen. See “STARTUP LOGO” on page 39. The power indicator lights up in red. NOTE: •• When the internal cooling fan is operating, some operational sound may be heard.
Projecting an image Projecting an image Selecting the input signal 111 Switch on the connected devices. Press the play button of the required device. 222 Press the INPUT SELECT button to select the required input method if needed. See “Switching the input signal” on page 15. NOTE: •• AUTO SEARCH is ON as default and the signal from the connected devices is detected automatically. See “AUTO SEARCH” on page 39. The image will be projected on the screen.
Remote control operation Remote control operation Operating range You can operate the projector with the remote control within the remote range of 7 m (22'11"). QQ Facing to the projector Ensure the remote control emitter is facing the remote control signal receptor on the front of the projector and press the required buttons to operate. QQ Facing to the screen Ensure the remote control emitter is facing the screen and press the required buttons to operate the projector.
Remote control operation Loading a saved setting You can access saved settings instantly. See “MEMORY LOAD” on page 31. 111 Select the required setting from MEMORY 1 - 16. Undefined setting will not be displayed. 222 Press the ENTER button to activate the selected setting. NOTE: •• If you have not saved any settings, MEMORY 1 - 16 will not be displayed. VIERA Link You can control some functions of the connected equipment with this projector remote control.
Remote control operation SUB MENU You can command the connected equipment to display their sub menu. It is used with the Link function (VIERA Link). Switching the input signal You can switch the input method manually by pressing the INPUT SELECT button. Press the button several times or press ▲ ▼ ◄ ► to cycle through the input methods as follows. The actual projected image will be changed in a while.
Settings Menu Navigation Navigating through the MENU JJ Displaying the main menu 111 Press ▲ ▼ to scroll to the required main menu item and press the ENTER button to select. Press the MENU button to display the main menu and the operating guidance. The selected item is highlighted in orange and the sub-menu is displayed on the right. See “Menu list” on page 17.
Menu Navigation Menu list The menu options are structured and categorised. You can navigate through the menu with ▲ ▼ ◄ ► buttons. NOTE: •• •• •• •• The underlined items are factory default settings. Some default settings vary by the selected input signal. Sub-menu items vary according to the selected input signal. Some settings are adjustable without any signals. PICTURE It is possible to adjust the picture quality.
Menu Navigation POSITION It is possible to adjust the image size and position.
Menu Navigation OPTION It is possible to change the option settings.
PICTURE menu Remote control Control panel CONTRAST You can adjust the contrast of the projected image. Adjust the BRIGHTNESS in advance if necessary. Lower See “Navigating through the MENU” on page 16. See “Menu list” on page 17. Depending on the projection environment, you can use these preset parameter settings to optimise image projection. Press ◄ ► to cycle through the options.
PICTURE menu COLOUR TEMPERATURE You can adjust the white balance of the projected image. Less bluish More bluish Setting range: −6 to +6 DYNAMIC IRIS You can switch automatic adjustment of the lamp and the lens iris on/off. ON: OFF: Automatic adjustment No adjustment WAVEFORM MONITOR You can monitor whether or not the luminance level of the input signal is in the recommended range by displaying it in the waveform monitor.
PICTURE menu QQ Adjusting with luminance options 111 Press the ENTER button several times to display FULL SCAN(Y)/SINGLE LINE SCAN(Y). In SINGLE LINE SCAN mode, select the required adjusting point by pressing ▲ ▼. 222 Press the PICTURE ADJUSTMENT button and display the BRIGHTNESS by pressing ▲ ▼. When ADVANCED MENU is displayed, press the button again to switch to the PICTURE menu. 333 Adjust by pressing ◄ ►. Adjust the bottom line of the waveform to 0 % (0 or 7.5 IRE).
PICTURE menu 333 Press the MENU button to display the PICTURE menu on the right. PT-AE4000E PICTURE MODE PICTURE CONTRAST 0 POSITION BRIGHTNESS 0 - + LANGUAGE COLOUR 0 - + TINT 0 - + SHARPNESS 0 - + COLOUR TEMPERATURE 0 - + LENS CONTROL FUNCTION BUTTON VIERA LINK MENU DYNAMIC IRIS OPTION WAVEFORM MONITOR 111 The GAMMA ADJUSTMENT menu will be displayed and press ◄ ► to select ADVANCED.
PICTURE menu 333 Adjusting the linear intensity. 111 Changing the selected point. (Using the remote control) To select another point, press the SUB MENU button. Selected point will be moved each time the SUB MENU button is pressed. Ex. 5 6 ··· 9 1 … Y ADJUST 0% 50% 222 Adjusting the INPUT level. To adjust the INPUT level from the present setting, press ◄ ► continuously until it reaches your desired level. It can move from left to right but cannot be set beyond the adjacent points.
PICTURE menu 333 Adjusting the OUTPUT level. To adjust the OUTPUT level from the present setting, press ▲ ▼ continuously until it reaches to your desired level. It can move up and down but cannot be set beyond the adjacent points. Ex. Press ▲ in the Y ADJUST menu and move the selected point upward. Y ADJUST 50% 100% OUTPUT 0% 444 Changing the adjustment by different colour types.
PICTURE menu 444 Initialize the GAMMA settings in the ADVANCED mode. 111 Press ▲ ▼ to select INITIALIZE in the GAMMA ADJUSTMENT menu, and press the ENTER button. GAMMA ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENT MODE JJ CONTRAST You can adjust the amount of contrast of individual RGB colours. Press ◄ ► to increase/decrease 1 point.
PICTURE menu JJ COLOUR MANAGEMENT You can adjust a selected colour individually by using CURSOR or adjust the six colour components (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) by using RGBCMY. To open the COLOUR MANAGEMENT menu, select from the ADVANCED MENU in the PICTURE menu, or press the FUNCTION button as a shortcut. 444 Press ▲ ▼ to select a menu item and the ◄ ► to adjust each item level. The result box is displayed on the right of the cursor and shows the adjusted colour.
PICTURE menu 333 Press ▲ ▼ to select your desired colour and press the ENTER button. Managing the stored logs which are created through the CURSOR mode. You can edit or delete the stored logs of the selected PICTURE MODE. 111 Press ▲ ▼ to select LOG and press the ENTER button. RED GREEN BLUE CYAN The LOG menu is displayed. MAGENTA ADJUSTMENT MODE : CURSOR PICTURE MODE : NORMAL YELLOW The sample box and the menu items are displayed on the screen.
PICTURE menu Saving a log setting as a profile Return to the COLOUR MANAGEMENT menu and save the stored log as a profile. Make sure that the PICTURE MODE is not switched. 111 Select the PROFILE SAVE menu and press the ENTER button. The PROFILE SAVE menu is displayed. You can save the profile as USER1, USER2 and USER3. Changing the profile names You can change the name of the profiles from the PROFILE NAME CHANGE menu. 111 Press ▲ ▼ to select PROFILE NAME CHANGE and press the ENTER button.
PICTURE menu JJ DETAIL CLARITY You can adjust the detail clarity system levels. Setting range: 0 to +7 JJ CINEMA REALITY You can switch the automatic image synchroniser on/off for 24 frames a second images, such as movies. Press ◄ ► to select the required setting. ON: OFF: Active Deactive NOTE: •• CINEMA REALITY is effective only with interlace signals. JJ TV-SYSTEM When the video signal is changed, the setting switches automatically. You can switch the setting manually to match the video data.
PICTURE menu MEMORY LOAD SIGNAL MODE You can access the saved settings instantly. See “Loading a saved setting” on page 14. 111 Select a setting from MEMORY 1 - 16. Undefined settings will not be selectable. 222 Press the ENTER button to activate. NOTE: •• If you have not saved any settings, MEMORY 1 - 16 will not be displayed. The current selected signal will be displayed. This is available with signals from COMPUTER IN/ COMPONENT IN/HDMI IN only.
POSITION menu Remote control Control panel CLOCK PHASE If you require further adjustment for the same reason as the DOT CLOCK adjustment, you can fine adjust the timing of the clock. Press ◄ ► to adjust. (Available with signals from COMPUTER IN/COMPONENT IN only) NOTE: See “Navigating through the MENU” on page 16. See “Menu list” on page 17. H-POSITION You can move the projected image horizontally for fine adjustment.
POSITION menu JJ Aspect ratio options and projection example If you apply the aspect ratio options to the projected image, the result will be as follows. The result may differ due to the input signals. QQ VIDEO/S-VIDEO/COMPUTER/COMPONENT/HDMI Not available with 1 125 (1 080)/50i, 1 125 (1 080)/60i, 1 125 (1 080)/50p, 1 125 (1 080)/60p, 1 125 (1 080)/ 24p, 750 (720)/50p and 750 (720)/60p signals. 4:3 Squeeze signal 16:9 Letter box 14:9 Letter Box 2.35:1 Cinescope Original size 4:3 Projects at 4:3.
POSITION menu WSS KEYSTONE WSS (Wide Screen Signalling) detects if a PAL/ 625p (576p)/625i (576i) signal is input and that signal has an identification signal, and switch the aspect ratio to required setting automatically. You can switch the system off manually. (Available with VIDEO/S-VIDEO/ COMPONENT signals only) If the projector is aligned non-perpendicularly to the screen, or if the projection screen has an angled surface, you can correct the keystone vertically.
LENS CONTROL Remote control Control panel LENS MEMORY LOAD You can access the saved lens control settings (ZOOM/ FOCUS, H/V-AREA POSITION, and MASKING AREA) instantly. 111 Select a setting from LENS MEMORY 1 - 6. 222 Press the ENTER button to activate. See “Navigating through the MENU” on page 16. See “Menu list” on page 17. LENS MEMORY1 LENS MEMORY2 LENS MEMORY3 LENS MEMORY4 NOTE: •• The saved lens memory adjustment accuracy is not guaranteed.
LENS CONTROL 666 Repeat step 5 until you finish the text line. You can enter up to 16 characters. Move the cursor to ALL DELETE and press the ENTER button to delete all the entered text line. Press the DEFAULT button to delete the last entered character or indicted with the cursor in the text box. To insert a character in the entered text line, move the cursor to the text box to select the required place and press ▼ then perform step 5.
LENS CONTROL H-AREA POSITION You can move the frame area horizontally, such as aligning the right or left frame edge to the screen edge. Press ◄ ► to move the frame. UPPER MASKING AREA You can place a blank (mask) area in the upper side edge on the screen. Less More Setting range: 0 to +70 LOWER MASKING AREA Setting range: −63 to +63 V-AREA POSITION You can place a blank (mask) area in the lower side edge on the screen.
FUNCTION BUTTON Remote control Control panel QQ Assignable functions Functions COLOUR MANAGEMENT See “Navigating through the MENU” on page 16. See “Menu list” on page 17. FUNCTION BUTTON You can assign certain menu option to the FUNCTION button as a shortcut. Press ▲ ▼ ◄ ► to select the required menu options and press the ENTER button.
OPTION menu Remote control Control panel STARTUP LOGO You can switch the logo on/off that is displayed when starting up the projector. Press ◄ ► to select the required option. STARTUP LOGO “Panasonic” will be displayed for 15 seconds. ON: OFF: See “Navigating through the MENU” on page 16. See “Menu list” on page 17. INPUT GUIDE When you change the input method, the guidance appears in the upper right corner of the screen. The following display methods are available.
OPTION menu TRIGGER 1/2 SETTING You can set the input/output function for each TRIGGER terminal. There are 2 functions, INPUT and OUTPUT. OFF Unable to transmit the trigger output signal. It does not work even if trigger input signal is received. (Enable to receive the trigger input signal) OUTPUT OUTPUT function OPTIONS It is possible to control the external equipment which have trigger terminals by transmitting the trigger output signal.
OPTION menu 333 Press ▲ ▼ ◄ ► to move the cursor to DELAY TIME and press ◄ ► to set the delay time for the trigger output signal. It is possible to delay the trigger output signal (12 V). (Only available if Trigger OUTPUT item is selected.) NOTE: •• This trigger terminal output is used for control from external equipment only. You should not use it as the power source for external equipment. •• During start up and cooling off period, projector will not accept the trigger input signal.
Appendix Technical Information Serial terminal The serial connector which is on the connector panel of the projector conforms to the RS-232C interface specification, so that the projector can be controlled by a personal computer which is connected to this connecter. JJ Connection D-sub 9 pin (male) Serial terminal (female) Computer JJ Pin assignments and signal names Pin No.
Technical Information JJ Cable specifications NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC (When connected to a personal computer) Projector PC (DTE) JJ Control commands Command Control contents PON POWER ON POF POWER OFF Remarks In standby mode, all commands other than the PON command are ignored. The PON command is ignored during lamp ON control.
Technical Information ▲ Command Control contents LENS MEMORY LOAD VXX GAMMA ADJUSTMENT Remarks Loads LENS MEMORY. LMLI0 = +00000 = LENS MEMORY 1 LMLI0 = +00002 = LENS MEMORY 3 LMLI0 = +00004 = LENS MEMORY 5 LMLI0 = +00001 = LENS MEMORY 2 LMLI0 = +00003 = LENS MEMORY 4 LMLI0 = +00005 = LENS MEMORY 6 Sets Y ADJUST. (OUTPUT) AGOS0 = p1p2d1d2d3d4 p1p2 = POINT (01 - 09) d1d2d3d4 = OUTPUT (0000 - 0255) Sets R ADJUST.
VIERA Link Connection VIERA Link (HDAVI Control™) connects projector and the equipment with VIERA Link function, and enables easy control of the home theatre equipment using the projector remote control. This projector supports “HDAVI Control 4” function. But available features depends on the connected equipment’s version of HDAVI Control. Please refer to the manual of the equipment to confirm the version.
VIERA Link Connection VIERA Link “HDAVI Control™” Connections to the equipment (DIGA Recorder, HD Video Camera, Player theatre, Amplifier, etc.) with HDMI cables allow you to interface them automatically. These features are limited to models incorporating “HDAVI Control” and “VIERA Link”. Some functions are not available depending on the equipment’s version of HDAVI Control. Please confirm the connected equipment’s version of HDAVI Control.
VIERA Link Connection Option menu Select VIERA LINK SETTINGS in the OPTION menu for the VIERA Link settings. VIERA LINK SETTINGS SELECT RETURN VIERA LINK ON POWER ON LINK OFF POWER OFF LINK ON STANDBY POWER SAVE OFF INTELLIGENT AUTO STANDBY OFF VERSION : HDAVI Control 4 JJ Available Features QQ Easy playback Automatic Input Switching - When the connected equipment is operated, input mode is switched automatically.
Index A H ADVANCED MENU ............................................... ASPECT ................................................................ AUTO SEARCH .................................................... AUTO SETUP ....................................................... AUTO SWITCHING ............................................... 23 32 39 34 36 BACK COLOUR .................................................... BLANK . .................................................................
Index O T OPTION menu . ..................................................... OSD DESIGN . ...................................................... OSD POSITION .................................................... OVER SCAN ......................................................... 39 39 39 34 Technical Information ............................................ 42 TEST PATTERN .................................................... 41 Throw distance ........................................................
Trademark acknowledgements Trademark acknowledgements HDAVI Control™ is a trademark. VGA and XGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. S-VGA is a registered trademark of the Video Electronics Standards Association. HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC. The font used in the on-screen displays is a Ricoh bitmap font, which is manufactured and sold by Ricoh Company, Ltd.
