Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PLC-XP18N Sanyo
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Multimedia Pr ojector MODEL PLC-XP21N Owner's Man ual PLC-XP18N.
2 WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. This Projector has a grounding-type AC line plug. This is a safety feature to be sure that the plug will fit into the power outlet. Do not try to defeat this safety feature.
PROJECTOR (FRONT) PROJECTOR (SIDE) WALL 50cm 20cm 50cm 50cm Unplug this projector from wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: a. When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed. b. If liquid has been spilled into the projector.
4 T ABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE PAGE MENU OPERATION 30-31 MODE SELECT 30 SOUND ADJUSTMENT 31 LANGUAGE ADJUSTMENT 31 VIDEO MODE 32-35 COLOR SYSTEM SELECT 32 VIDEO SOURCE SELECT 33 PICTURE IMAGE ADJUSTMENT 34.
5 FEA TURES AND DESIGN The projector is a multimedia projector that combines pow erful and sophisticated features with easy-to-use , intuitive controls. Built-in multimedia f eatures include audio , a palette of 16.77 million colors and active matrix liquid cr ystal displa y (LCD) technology .
INFRARED REMOTE RECEIVER 6 EXHAUST VENT CAUTION HOT AIR! Air blown from the exhaust vent is hot. Observe the following when handling your projector or choosing a location to install it.
100" 60" 40" 150" 200" 250" 77" 46" 31" 115" 154" 192" H1 H2 231" 300" 400" 308" 7 POSITIONING: R OOM LIGHT ● This projector is basically designed to project on a flat projection surface.
DOWN CA UTION IN CARR YING OR TRANSPORTING THE PR OJECT OR ● Do not drop or bump the projector, otherwise damages or malfunctions may result. ● When transporting the projector, use a Sanyo recommended Carrying Case. ● Do not transport the projector by using a courier or transport service in an unsuitable transport case.
9 INST ALLA TION PO WER REQUIREMENTS Your projector uses nominal input voltages of 100-120 VAC. The projector automatically selects the correct input voltage. The projector is designed to work with single-phase power systems having a grounded neutral conductor.
10 REAR OF THE PR OJECT OR AUDIO INPUT JACKS Used to connect an audio input to the projector. VIDEO INPUT JACK Used to connect a video source to the projector. S-VIDEO INPUT JACK Used to connect a S-VHS video source to the projector. COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT JACKS Used to connect a component video source to the projector.
11 CONNECTING THE PROJECT OR CONNECTING THE COMPUTER Personal computers can be connected to the HDB15-pin (VGA) terminal on the projector. ● Connect the computer to these terminals using the VGA cable and VGA/Macintosh adapter (provided).
12 CONNECTING THE PROJECT OR Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr COMPUTER IN 1 COMPUTER IN 2 MONITOR OUT EXT . SP CONTROL PORT 2 CONTROL PORT 1 A UDIO 2 (STEREO) (STEREO) AUDIO 1 (STEREO) (8 Ω) AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO (MONO).
13 CONNECTING THE PROJECT OR Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr COMPUTER IN 1 COMPUTER IN 2 MONITOR OUT EXT . SP CONTROL PORT 2 CONTROL PORT 1 A UDIO 2 (STEREO) (STEREO) AUDIO 1 (STEREO) (8 Ω) AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO (MONO).
123456 ON Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr COMPUTER IN 1 COMPUTER IN 2 MONITOR OUT EXT . SP CONTROL PORT 2 CONTROL PORT 1 A UDIO 2 (STEREO) (STEREO) AUDIO 1 (STEREO) (8 Ω) AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO (MONO) R L A V IN COMPUTE.
15 123456 ON Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr COMPUTER IN 1 COMPUTER IN 2 MONITOR OUT EXT . SP CONTROL PORT 2 CONTROL PORT 1 A UDIO 2 (STEREO) (STEREO) AUDIO 1 (STEREO) (8 Ω) AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO (MONO) R L A V IN COMP.
16 CONNECTING THE VIDEO EQUIPMENT CONNECTING THE PROJECT OR Connect the S-VIDEO output from the video equipment to this jack using the S-video cable. The S-VIDEO jack has priority over the VIDEO (composite) jack.
17 Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr COMPUTER IN 1 COMPUTER IN 2 MONITOR OUT EXT . SP CONTROL PORT 2 CONTROL PORT 1 A UDIO 2 (STEREO) (STEREO) AUDIO 1 (STEREO) (8 Ω) AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO (MONO) R L A V IN COMPUTER VIDEO.
18 CONNECTING THE PROJECT OR Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr COMPUTER IN 1 COMPUTER IN 2 MONITOR OUT EXT . SP CONTROL PORT 2 CONTROL PORT 1 A UDIO 2 (STEREO) (STEREO) AUDIO 1 (STEREO) (8 Ω) AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO (MONO) R L A V IN COMPUTER This jack outputs stereo speaker sound which viewing on screen.
19 BEFORE OPERA TION BEFORE OPERA TION MODE SELECT A UT O IMAGE NORMAL MENU ZOOM FOCUS V OLUME ON-OFF 9 10 8 7 5 6 11 14 12 13 TOP CONTROLS FRONT INDICATORS FR ONT INDICA T ORS T OP CONTR OLS CONTR OLS AND INDICA T ORS LAMP REPLACE LAMP READY WARNING TEMP.
20 BEFORE OPERA TION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 LAMP REPLACEMENT INDICATOR Light is orange when the Lamp life draws to an end. TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR Flashes red when internal projector temperature is too high. READY INDICATOR Light is green when projector lamp is ready to be turned on.
21 BEFORE OPERA TION V OLUME ON-OFF FOCUS ZOOM VIDEO COMPUTER D.ZOOM MENU MUTE LASER KEY STONE NO SHO W FREEZE AU TO I MAG E NORMAL P-TIMER 5 3 2 1 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 LOCK OPERA T.
22 BEFORE OPERA TION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 COMPUTER SELECT BUTTON Used to select computer mode. (Computer 1 or Computer 2 Input) VIDEO SELECT BUTTON Used to select video mode. POWER ON/OFF BUTTON Used to turn the projector on or off. ZOOM BUTTONS Used to operate power zoom lens.
3 Replace the compartment lid. 23 BEFORE OPERA TION Remote Control Battery Installation Using the Remote Control Unit 16.4' (5 m) 60 ° 60 ° 1 Remove the battery compartment lid.
ADJUST ITEM 24 DIRECT OPERA TION REMOTE CONTROL LAMP POWER ON/OFF POWER ON-OFF MODE VOLUME (+) and ( – ) VOLUME (+) and ( – ) MUTE ZOOM ( ▲ ) and ( ▼ ) FOCUS ( ▲ ) and ( ▼ ) FOCUS ( ▲ ) .
25 BEFORE OPERA TION COLOR SYSTEM ADJUST ITEM MODE SELECT REMOTE CONTROL SOUND SOUND VOLUME SOUND MUTE MENU POINT LEFT/RIGHT SELECT POINT UP/DOWN SELECT TOP CONTROL OF THE PROJECTOR 1.
26 BEFORE OPERA TION COMPUTER SYSTEM ADJUST ITEM 3. COMPUTER MODE NOTES : 1. If you switch to DIRECT operation by pressing a DIRECT operation button while in MENU mode, the menus will disappear and the MENU operation will end. 2. You can use the REMOTE CONTROL UNIT or the TOP CONTROL OF THE PROJECTOR to operate the MENU operation.
27 B ASIC OPERA TION MODE SELECT Connect the projector to a source (Computer, VCR, Video Camera, Video Disc Player, etc.) using the appropriate terminals on the rear of the projector.
28 Press the VOLUME buttons on the remote control unit or on the projector to adjust the volume. The volume display will be displayed on the screen for a few seconds. Pressing volume (+) will increase volume and increase the number on the screen. Pressing volume (-) will decrease volume and decrease the number on the screen.
29 B ASIC OPERA TION Press the FREEZE button on the remote control unit to freeze the picture on screen. This function is cancelled when the FREEZE button is pressed again or any other button is pressed. NOTE: Your computer or video equipment is not affected by this function, and will continue to run.
30 MENU OPERA TION B ASIC OPERA TION MODE SELECT A UT O IMAGE NORMAL MENU SELECT BUTTON You can select a mode from MAIN MENU display among computer 1, computer 2 and video. 1. Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear. 2. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT BUTTON(s) to select Computer or Video and press the SELECT BUTTON.
31 B ASIC OPERA TION SOUND ADJUST DISPLAY MAIN MENU DISPLAY You can adjust the sound volume and sound mute ON/OFF switch in the MENU display. 1. Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear. 2. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT BUTTON(s) to select SOUND and press the SELECT BUTTON.
32 This projector is compatible with the six major broadcast video standards: PAL, SECAM, NTSC, NTSC 4.43, PAL-M and PAL-N (COLOR SYSTEMs). When the color system is set to "Auto position", this projector can detect one of 4 systems (PAL, SECAM, NTSC or NTSC 4.
33 VIDEO MODE VIDEO SOURCE DISPLAY MAIN MENU DISPLAY 1. Connect the video equipment to the PROJECTOR and turn the projector on first. 2. Set MODE SELECT to "VIDEO MODE". 3. Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear.
34 TABLE OF PICTURE IMAGE ADJUSTMENT COLOR TINT WHITE BALANCE (R/G/B) CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS SHARPNESS 0 63 0 63 63 63 31 0 63 0 0 0 DECREASES INCREASES DECREASES INCREASES MORE PURPLE MORE GREEN LIGHTER DEEPER DARKER BRIGHTER SOFTER SHARPER Picture adjustments have been preset at the factory.
35 SCREEN ADJUST DISPLAY MAIN MENU DISPLAY VIDEO MODE PICTURE SCREEN ADJUSTMENT This projector has a picture screen resize function, which enables you to display the image in desirable size.
36 XGA 1 X X X X X X X X X X X COMPUTER SYSTEM DISPLAY CURRENT MODE DISPLAY MAIN MENU DISPLAY This projector is adjustable to different types of computer display signals based on VGA, SVGA, XGA or SXGA (See "COMPATIBLE COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS" on the next page).
37 COMPUTER MODE Specifications are subject to change without notice. NOTE: Basically this projector can accept the signal from all computers with the above mentioned V, H-Frequency and less than 165 MHz of Dot Clock. ON-SCREEN DISPLAY RESOLUTION H-Freq.
38 AUTO IMAGE SETTING DISPLAY MAIN MENU DISPLAY COMPUTER MODE A UT O IMA GE FUNCTION The Auto image function is provided to automatically adjust Fine sync.
39 COMPUTER MODE IMAGE ADJUST DISPLAY TABLE OF PICTURE IMAGE ADJUSTMENT MAIN MENU DISPLAY NOTE: The projector may not reproduce a proper image for some SXGA signals. Since SXGA (1280 x 1024) image is converted to 960 x 768 image by partial scan, some lines and dots of the image do not appear.
40 POSITION SETTING DISPLAY MAIN MENU DISPLAY COMPUTER MODE PICTURE POSITION ADJUSTMENT 1. Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear. 2. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT BUTTON(s) to select POSITION and press the SELECT BUTTON. Another dialog box POSITION SETTING DISPLAY will appear.
41 MAIN MENU DISPLAY COMPUTER MODE PC ADJUSTMENT This projector can automatically detect display signals from most personal computers currently distributed. However, some computers employ a special signal format which is different from the standard one and the projector cannot detect it.
OK ? Ye s No 630 1056 47 4 1 42 ITEM T O T AL LINES T O T AL DO TS HORIZONT AL VERTICAL FUNCTION The number of the total vertical lines. Adjust the number to match your PC image. The number of the total dots in one horizontal period. Adjust the number to match your PC image.
43 COMPUTER MODE 1 630 1056 47 4 300 0 ITEM CLAMP DISPLA Y AREA HORIZ. SCALE FUNCTION Adjustment of the clamp level. When the image has a dark bar, try this adjustment. Expanding or compressing level for the vertical direction. Expanding or compressing level for the horizontal direction.
OK ? Ye s No 630 1056 47 4 Stored 1 Stored 44 MAIN MENU DISPLAY PC ADJUSTMENT DISPLAY MODE FREE The Mode free function is provided to confirm or clear the parameter data produced by PC ADJUST. 1. Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear.
45 COMPUTER MODE True This projector has a picture screen resize function, which enables you to display the image in desirable size. 1. Press MENU BUTTON and MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear. 2. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT BUTTON(s) to select SCREEN and press the SELECT BUTTON.
46 O THER FUNCTION SETTING This projector has other functions settings: Blue back, Display, Ceiling, Rear, Split wipe, Power management, Remote control and Lamp age.
47 SETTING DISPLAY MAIN MENU DISPLAY 1. Press the MENU BUTTON and the MAIN MENU DISPLAY dialog box will appear. 2. Press the POINT LEFT/RIGHT BUTTON(s) to select SETTING and press the SELECT BUTTON. Another dialog box SETTING DISPLAY will appear. 3. Press the POINT DOWN BUTTON and a red arrow will appear.
48 MAIN MENU DISPLAY The Lamp age function is designed to reset the lamp replacement monitor timer. When replacing the lamp, reset the lamp replacement monitor timer by using this function. NOTE: Do not reset the LAMP REPLACEMENT MONITOR TIMER, except after the lamp is replaced.
49 The removable air filter prevents dust from accumulating on the surface of the projection lens and projection mirror. Should the air filter become clogged with dust particles, it will reduce the cooling fan's effectiveness and may result in internal heat build up and reduce the life of the projector.
50 Follow these steps to replace the lamp assembly. 1. Turn off the projector and allow the projector to cool thoroughly. 2. Disconnect the AC cord from the projector. 3. Remove screw with a screwdriver and remove the lamp cover. 4. Remove 2 screws with a screwdriver and pull out the lamp assembly by grasping the handle.
Pr oblem: No power . Image is out of focus. T ry these Solutions: ● Plug the projector into an AC outlet. ● Turn the MAIN ON/OFF switch to ON. ● Press the POWER ON/OFF switch to ON. ● Be sure the READY INDICATOR light is ON. ● Wait approximate 1 minute after the projector is turned OFF before turning the projector back on.
No sound. 52 Pr oblem: Check Ceiling feature. (See "OTHER FUNCTION SETTING" section on pages 46 ~ 47). Picture is L/R Rever sed. Check Ceiling/Rear feature. (See "OTHER FUNCTION SETTING" section on pages 46 ~ 47). Picture is T/B in ver ted.
53 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Multi-media Projector APPENDIX 100 ~ 120 VAC, 50/60 Hz 3.6 A (Max. Ampere) 5 ° C ~ 35 ° C (41 ° F ~ 95 ° F) -10 ° C ~ 60 ° C (14 ° F ~ 140 ° F) Projector T ype Dim.
SANY O Electric Co., Ltd Printed in Japan Part No. 610 287 2729 (1AA6P1P2373-- MF6AF).
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