Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FDP-DILA3 Meridian Audio
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INSTR UCTIONS FDP-DILA3 DIGITAL CINEMA SOURCE PACKAGE ® THEATER OPTIMIZED P R OJEC T OR FDP-DILA3 Serial No. Model No. NOTICE: THIS PROJECTOR HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTL Y MODIFIED AND OPTIMIZED TO PRODUCE VER Y HIGH QUALITY IMAGES USING THE F AROUDJA PROCESSOR.
2 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS About burning-in of the D-ILA de vice Do not allow the same still picture to be projected f or a long time or an abnormally br ight video picture to be projected. Do not project video images with high-intensity or high contrast on a screen.
3 • Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided f or ventila- tion. These ensure reliable operation of the product and pro- tect it from ov erheating. These openings must not be bloc ked or cov ered. (The openings should nev er be block ed by plac- ing the product on bed, sof a,r ug, or similar surf ace.
4 Saf ety Precaution The wire which is coloured green-and-y ellow must be connected to the ter minal which is mark ed with the letter E or the safety ear th or coloured green or green-and-y ellow . The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the ter- minal which is marked with the letter N or coloured blac k.
5 Caution About burning-in of the D-ILA de vice ● Do not allow the same still picture to be pr ojected for a long time or an abnormally bright video picture to be pr ojected. Do not project video images with high-intensity or high con- trast on a screen.
6 C o n t e n t s S A F E T Y P R E C AUT I O NS ............................................ 2 C aut i on ........................................................................ 5 A c c e s s ori es ..................................................
7 Contr ols and Featur es Front Side/T op Surface/Left Side 6. Air inlets (on the f r ont, right, and bottom side of projector) The air inlets absorb air to cool the internal components of the projector . Do not block or allo w war m air to b low into them as it ma y cause damage.
Controls and F eatures Connector P anel 2 PC1 Input T er minal 4 DC OUT Te r minal 6 REMO TE Te r minal 5 A UDIO Input T er minal 7 CONTROL RS232C IN/OUT T er minal 9 VIDEO Input Te r minal 1 PC2 Input T er minal 3 PC3 Input T er minal 8 Y/C Input Te r minal R P R /C R G Y B P B /C S VD V I H/C S PC1 PC3 PC2 A UDIO IN REMO TE DC OUT 5V } 1.
8 TEMP indicator 1 ST AND BY indicator 2 OPERA TE indicator 3 OPERA TE button 4 V OLUME button 5 EXIT button 6 ENTER button 7 HIDE button p VIDEO button q PC button w H-KEYST ONE button e V -KEYST ONE button r MENU button t CURSOR button ( / / / ) 9 LAMP indicator y PRESET button V -KEYSTONE PC LAMP H-KEYSTONE V OL.
Contr ol P anel on the Projector Controls and F eatures 1 ST AND BY Indicator Light on : on stand by mode. Blinking : on cool down mode. 2 OPERA TE Indicator Light on : Dur ing projection.
QUICK ALIGN. PC VIDEO VOLUME PRESET HIDE ENTER MENU EXIT FREEZE OPERATE V-KEYSTONE H-KEYSTONE SCREEN DIGITAL ZOOM FOCUS W S 1 Remote Control’ s signal transmitter 2 OPERA TE button q VIDEO button w PC button e H-KEYST ONE button r V -KEYST ONE button 3 SCREEN button 4 DIGIT AL ZOOM button 5 FREEZE button QUICK ALIGN.
Controls and F eatures 1 Remote Control’ s signal transmitter ( ☞ page 1 7 ) 2 OPERA TE button When the projector is in the standby mode , pressing this b utton f or one second or more will tur n on the projector and light up the OPERA TE indicator .
Loading Batteries into the Remote Contr ol Please load batteries into the remote control. Once the remote control star ts to work erratically , replace the batter ies . Controls and F eatures 1. Open the back co ver Push the hook on the back co ver lightly in the direction of the arrow and lift it up .
1 4 Precautions f or Installation Installing the Pr ojector Please read the f ollowing properly when installing the projector. Installation En vironment Please do not install or use this projector in the f ollow- ing places as it is a precision device.
1 5 Installing the Pr ojector against the Screen Installing the Projector The projector should be placed so that the center line of the lens is at a right angle to the screen as in the follo wing figure s. 䡵 Side View 䡵 T op Vie w ● Tr apezoidal-distor tion can be corrected using the KEYST ONE b utton on the projector .
1 6 Projection Distance and Screen Size • This projector uses 1.3x manual z oom lens for projection. • The range of projection f or good focus is appro ximately 1.6m to appro ximately 12m when the aspect ratio of the screen is 4:3. Install the projector within this range .
1 7 Q U I C K A L I G N . P C V I D E O V O L U M E P R E S E T H ID E M E N U E X I T F R E E Z E O P E R A T E V-KE YSTON E H-K EYS TON E S C R E E N D I G I T A L Z O O M FOCUS W S E N T E R Screen Projector Projector Remote Control Unit Remote Control Sensor (rear) 20˚ 20˚ 30˚ A B 30˚ QU IC K AL IGN.
1 8 Signals that can be input into the pr ojector Note: This information is provided as a reference. Video sources should all be connected to the video processor Connecting to V arious Devices Video signals (1) Response to Decoder NTSC NTSC4.
PC98 VESA350 PC/A T PC98 DOS/V V GA 60Hz* DV I* V GA 72Hz* V GA 75Hz* V GA 85Hz* SV GA 56Hz* SV GA 60Hz* SV GA 72Hz* SV GA 75Hz* SV GA 85Hz* XGA 43Hz* XGA 60Hz* XGA 70Hz* XGA 75Hz* XGA 85Hz* SXGA 43Hz.
2 0 R P R / C R G Y B P B / C S H / C S P C 1 P C 3 P C 2 A U DI O IN R E MO T E D C O U T 5V } 1. 5 A R S -2 32 C O U T R S -2 32 C IN Y / C V I DE O C O N T R O L V I DE O I N V i d e o S o u r c e .
2 1 R P R /C R G Y B P B /C S VD V I H/C S PC1 PC3 PC2 A UDIO IN REMOTE DC OUT 5V } 1.5A RS-232C OUT RS-232C IN Y/C VIDEO CONTROL VIDEO IN P ersonal Computer connector cable (supplied) Right side of projector Desktop type (DOS/V , PC-9800 etc.
2 2 Notebook type Connect to Computer Connect to the IN terminal of third projector RS-232C connection cable (separately a vailable) (Cross cable) Projector Second projector R P R /C R G Y B P B /C S V H/C S PC1 PC2 A UDIO IN REMOTE DC OUT 5V } 1.
2 3 Po w er cord (supplied) 2 1 Connecting to V arious De vices 1. Connect the supplied power cor d to the power input ter - minal of the pr ojector . 2. Insert the main plug of the supplied power cord into the wall outlet. After all devices ha ve been connected, connect the supplied po wer cord.
2 4 MENU V -KEYSTONE PC LAMP H-KEYSTONE V OL. EXIT ENTER VIDEO TEMP ST AND BY OPERA TE 1- 2 2 QUICK ALIGN. PC VIDEO VOLUME PRESET HIDE ENTER MENU EXIT FREEZE OPERATE V-KEYSTONE H-KEYSTONE SCREEN DIGIT.
2 5 PC 1 PC 2 PC 3 Y/C VIDEO A udio-V ol 12 Digital Zoom x12 Vert.Keystone 0 Horiz.Keystone 0 3. 4. T ele side Wide side Near side F ar side Basic Operations Display using the direct b uttons The direct buttons enab le direct switching and operation without having to go through the menu.
2 6 MENU V -KEYSTONE PC LAMP H-KEYSTONE V OL. EXIT ENTER VIDEO TEMP ST AND BY OPERA TE 5 OPERATE OPERATE QUICK ALIGN. PC VIDEO VOLUME PRESET HIDE ENTER MENU EXIT FREEZE OPERATE V-KEYSTONE H-KEYSTONE SCREEN DIGITAL ZOOM FOCUS W S 5 V OL.
2 7 QUICK ALIGN. PC VIDEO VOLUME PRESET HIDE ENTER MENU EXIT FREEZE OPERATE V-KEYSTONE H-KEYSTONE SCREEN DIGITAL ZOOM FOCUS W S Digital zoom X1.2 Direction buttons av ailable DIGITAL ZOOM Remote Control Unit x 2.0 Digital zoom X1.2 Direction buttons available Digital zoom X2 Direction buttons available ENTER Remote Control Unit Digital zoom X1.
2 8 PRESET MENU EXIT ENTER HIDE QUICK ALIGN. PC VIDEO VOLUME PRESET HIDE ENTER MENU EXIT FREEZE OPERATE V-KEYSTONE H-KEYSTONE SCREEN DIGITAL ZOOM FOCUS W S HIDE HIDE Projector: Control P anel Remote C.
29 MENU V -KEYSTONE PC H-KEYSTONE V OL. EXIT VIDEO QUICK ALIGN. PC VIDEO VOLUME PRESET HIDE ENTER MENU EXIT FREEZE OPERATE V-KEYSTONE H-KEYSTONE SCREEN DIGITAL ZOOM FOCUS W S V -KEYSTONE V-KEYSTONE Pr.
3 0 QUICK ALIGN. PC VIDEO VOLUME PRESET HIDE ENTER MENU EXIT FREEZE OPERATE V-KEYSTONE H-KEYSTONE SCREEN DIGITAL ZOOM FOCUS W S QUICK ALIGN. PC VIDEO VOLUME PRESET HIDE ENTER MENU EXIT FREEZE OPERATE .
Adjustments and Settings Using Menus The menus displa yed on the screen are used to perf or m adjustment and setup f or the projector . The Menu Structure The menus of the projector ha ve the f ollowing structure. Video Input selection Note • The displa y language of the menus is set to “English” when the projector is bought.
Adjustments and Settings Using Menus When PC input is selected Note • The displa y language of the menus is set to “English” when the projector is bought. The display language can be se- lected from the f oll o wing 8 language s . Howe ver , cer tain phrases and nouns, etc.
3 3 Adjustments and Settings Using Menus When no image signal is inputted Note • The displa y language of the menus is set to “English” when the projector is bought. The displa y language can be se- lected from the f oll o wing 8 language s . Howe ver , cer tain phrases and nouns, etc.
3 4 QUICK ALIGN. PC VIDEO VOLUME PRESET HIDE ENTER MENU EXIT FREEZE OPERATE V-KEYSTONE H-KEYSTONE SCREEN DIGITAL ZOOM FOCUS W S PRESET MENU V -KEYSTONE PC LAMP H-KEYSTONE V OL.
3 5 QUICK ALIGN. PC VIDEO VOLUME PRESET HIDE ENTER MENU EXIT FREEZE OPERATE V-KEYSTONE H-KEYSTONE SCREEN DIGITAL ZOOM FOCUS W S MENU V- KEYST ONE PC LAMP H-KEYSTONE V OL. MENU EXIT ENTER VIDEO TEMP ST AND BY OPERA TE 2, 4 3, 5 6 1 5 1 6 2, 4 3, 5 5 A 12 12 1 12 12 ENTER ENTER Image adj.
3 6 Adjustment and Setting Using Menus 3 “Set up” menu To set the basic setting f or T racking and P ositioning of the pic- ture image, y ou can adjust the items in the “Set up” menu as below . • The adjustment items diff er when selecting Video input and PC input.
“Clamp” This can be used if the screen of the PC/ wor kstation is unstable in that it dims and brightens. Set the position of the clamp pulse to Back porch (“BP”) or Sync tip (“SP”).
8 “Capture star t” The status of capture is displa yed in bold. “Capt. in pr og. (Approx. 2min)” The image is being read into the projec- tor . During this time inter val, the projec- tor will not respond to any command sig- nal inputted by the user .
e “Information” menu When video input is selected Adjustment item (press 䊱 / 䊲 ) Adjustment content (press 䊴 / 䊳 ) “Input” Displa ys the image input (VIDEO, Y/C, PC2) when projecting. “Switcher” Displa ys the selected switcher matching the specification of this projector .
4 0 MENU V- KE YSTONE H-KEYSTONE VOL. EXIT ENTER 2 2 3,5 4 QUICK ALIGN. PC VIDEO VOLUME PRESET HIDE ENTER MENU EXIT FREEZE OPERATE V-KEYSTONE H-KEYSTONE SCREEN DIGITAL ZOOM FOCUS W S 3,5 4 Notes • Setting the logo displa y item in the “Logo” menu to “ON” and switching on the pow er dis- plays the D-ILA logo and then the user-set logo .
4 1 MENU V- KE YSTONE H-KEYSTONE VOL. EXIT ENTER 1~6 6 QUICK ALIGN. PC VIDEO VOLUME PRESET HIDE ENTER MENU EXIT FREEZE OPERATE V-KEYSTONE H-KEYSTONE SCREEN DIGITAL ZOOM FOCUS W S 1~6 6 ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ ´ Image adj. Set up Logo Options Language Information A ENTER ENTER (-) (+) 12 (-) (+) 12 G B R Capture menu Menu pos.
4 2 Handle 䡵 When lamp time exceeds 1000 hours: When the accumulated lamp time reaches 1000, a message indicating “1000 hr“ will appear on the projected screen. * Press any ke y to delete the message. 䡵 When lamp time exceeds 1900 hour s. • When the accumulated lamp time reac hes 1900 hours: The LAMP indicator on the projector lights up .
4 3 Lamp unit 3. Remo ve the lamp unit. Replacing the Lamp 4. Insert the new lamp unit fully in. 5. Close the handle, and tighten the screw . Tighten the two scre ws with a ª screwdriver . 6. Attach the light-sour ce lamp cover and tighten the screw .
4 4 QUICK ALIGN. PC VIDEO VOLUME PRESET HIDE ENTER MENU EXIT FREEZE OPERATE V-KEYSTONE H-KEYSTONE SCREEN DIGITAL ZOOM FOCUS W S PRESET HIDE EXIT press for 2 seconds EXIT PRESET HIDE VOL( ) Press as per normal Press for 2 seconds or more Replacing the Lamp 1.
4 5 lower filter inner filter claw lower filter inner filter claw ● Put on rubber glov es when using a neutral detergent. ● After you w ashed the filter in water , make sure that the filter is completely dr y bef ore reinstalling, otherwise elec- tr ic shoc k or malfunction could occur .
Tr oubleshooting Bef ore consulting your authorized dealer , please check the f ollowing points . Symptom Probab le cause Corrective action Page Po wer is not sup- plied. Light is not emitted, or light is dim. With power on, the projector w orks but stops abruptly in a few minutes.
Tr oub leshooting Symptom Probab le cause Corrective action Page Video image is fuzzy . Video image is ab- normally dark or bright. Color is poor or un- stable.
4 8 PC 1 No Input PC 1 Frequency of input signal is out of range. No de vice is connected to the input ter minal. The ter minal is connected b ut no signal is output from the connected device . • The selected input mode (input terminal) name is shown abov e the mes- sage.
49 1000h EXIT Lamp replacement EXIT Lamp replacement EXIT WARNING What to do when these messages are displa yed When the “Lamp time” reaches 1000 hours [ A message indicating “1000 h” appears on the projected screen. • Press any ke y to delete the message.
About warning indicators If something abnormal has occurred in the projector , the warning mode sets on and the abnor mality will be indicated by a combina- tion of indicators display ed on the control panel as shown in the follo wing table. Then, the projector automatically stops projection and runs the cooling f an for about 90 seconds.
5 1 Model name/A r ticle name FDP-DILA3 THEATER OPTIMIZED PACKAGE Emission method D-ILA ® * (Reflectiv e Active Matrix Principle) Display panel/ siz e D-ILA /0.7 (1400pix els x 1050pixels) x 3 (T otal number of pixels: 4,410,000) Projecting lens x 1.
Dimensions (unit: Inches ) Specifications 6M (Depth 10mm) An attachment screw should be of a length more than 6mm and less than 10mm. D1 Center of lens 181 20 67.
5 3 4 2 9 8 16 8 7 6 54321 3 1 11 12 13 67 1 2 1 0 9 45 3 8 15 14 24 7 15 23 6 14 22 3 11 19 2 10 18 5 13 21 4 12 20 1 9 17 Specifications Pin arrangement Y/C terminal Pin number Signal name 1 GND.
Specifications RS-232C external contr ol By connecting a computer to the projector with a RS-232C cross cab le (D-sub 9 pins), you can control the projector with the computer . The commands to control the projector and the response data f or mat against the receiv ed commands are explained here.
Specifications 3) Special parameters Input s witching parameters Character He x. Meaning ‘0’ 30 Y/C ‘1’ 31 VIDEO ‘3’ 33 PC1 ‘4’ 34 PC2 ‘5’ 35 PC3 Operation mode par ameters Character He x.
56 FAROUDJA WARRANTY STATEMENT Faroudja®, a division of Genesis Microchip Inc. warranties that its products will substantially conform to published specification s , subject to the terms and conditions below. These warranties are limited to the first purchaser of the products (“Purchaser”)for the period listed below from the date of sale.
FDP-DILA3 ® THEATER OPTIMIZED PACKAGE Printed in USA © 2003 FAROUDJA.
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