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    XD2000 XD1000 DLP™ PROJECTOR MODEL XD2000U XD1000U User Manual This User Manual is important to you. Please r ead it befor e using your pr ojector . ENGLISH[...]

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    EN-2 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. The lightning fl ash with arr owhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “d[...]

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    EN-3 ENGLISH Contents Important safeguards .......................................................................................................... .............. 4 Preparing your pr ojector .................................................................................................................... 6 Using the remote contr ol ............[...]

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    EN-4 Important safeguar ds Please read all these instructions r egar ding your projector and r etain them for futur e refer ence. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the projector . 1. Read instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read befor e the appliance is operated. 2. Retain instructions The safety and operat[...]

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    EN-5 ENGLISH WARNING: Unplug immediately if there is something wrong with your pr ojector . Do not operate if smoke, strange noise or odor comes out of your projector . It might cause fi re or electric shock. In this case, unplug immediately and contact your dealer . Never remove the cabinet. This projector contains high voltage cir cuitry . An in[...]

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    EN-6 Pr eparing your pr ojector 1 2 3 Checking accessories The following accessories are pr ovided with this pr ojector . Check to be sure that all of the accessories ar e packed in the package. Important: • The attached power cords are to be used exclusively for this pr oduct. Never use them for other pr oducts. Inserting the batteries into the [...]

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    EN-7 ENGLISH Overview Control panel T erminal boar d 1 2 6 7 8 4 5 3 POWER MENU ENTER S TAT U S AUTO POSITION COMPUTER ZOOM/FOCUS LENS SHIFT KEYSTONE VIDEO VOLUME 1 5 6 2 3 4 7 8 9 11 10 1 Speaker 2 Contr ol panel (inside the cover) 3 Air outlet grille 4 Remote contr ol sensor (Front) 5 Air inlet grille 6 Remote contr ol sensor (Rear) 7 T erminal b[...]

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    EN-8 1 2 Preparating your projector (continued) Bottom side 1 Lamp cover 2 Adjustment feet Caution: Do not replace the lamp immediately after using the projector because the lamp would be extremely hot and it may cause burns. Remote control 1 Laser aperture 2 T ransmission window 3 Wir ed r emote contr ol jack 4 Indicator 5 POWER button 6 VIDEO but[...]

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    EN-9 ENGLISH Using the r emote contr ol Operational range of the r emote contr ol • Keep the remote control photo-sensor out of dir ect sunlight or fl uor escent lamp light. • Keep the remote contr ol photo-sensor at least 2 m away from fl uorescent lamps. Otherwise, the r emote control may malfunction. • If there is an inverter -operated ?[...]

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    EN-10 W A A=B B Setting up your pr ojector Setting up the screen Install the screen perpendicularly to the pr ojector . If the screen can not be installed in such a way , adjust the projection angle of the pr ojector . (See below .) • Install the screen and projector so that the pr ojector’ s lens is placed at the same height and horizontal pos[...]

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    EN-11 ENGLISH Front pr ojection, ceiling mounting For ceiling mounting, you need the ceiling mount kit de- signed for this projector . Ask a specialist for installation. For details, consult your dealer . • The warranty on this projector does not cover any damage caused by use of any non-recommended ceiling mount kit or installation of the ceilin[...]

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    EN-12 Scr een size and pr ojection distance Refer to the following table to determine the screen size. When the aspect ratio of the screen is 4:3 Screen size Projected distance (L) Lens movable range 4:3 Diagonal size Height (H) Width (W) Min. Max. (H1) (H2) width (W1) inch cm inch cm inch cm inch m inch m inch cm inch cm inch cm • The above fi [...]

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    EN-13 ENGLISH 2 1 AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN 2 1 2 1 Viewing computer images A. Connecting the projector to a computer Preparation: • Make sure that the power of the projector and that of the computer ar e turned off. • When connecting the projector to a desktop computer , disconnect the RGB cable that is connected to the monitor . For analog connectio[...]

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    EN-14 2 1 1. Plug the attached power cor d into the power cord inlet of this projector . 2. Plug the other end of the power cor d into a power outlet. • The power cords for use in the U.S. and Europe ar e included with this pr ojector . Use the appropriate one for your country . • This projector uses the power plug of 3-pin grounding type. Do n[...]

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    EN-15 ENGLISH POWER MENU ENTER S TAT US AUTO POSITION COMPUTER ZOOM/FOCUS LENS SHIFT KEYSTONE VIDEO VOLUME C. Projecting images Preparation: • Remove the lens cap. 1. Put the projector into standby mode by pressing the main power switch. The POWER indicator lights up r ed. • If the projector was turned off before the lamp was cooled down suf ?[...]

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    EN-16 POWER MENU ENTER ST A TUS AUTO POSITION COMPUTER ZOOM/FOCUS LENS SHIFT KEYSTONE VIDEO VOLUME Viewing computer images (continued) T o stop pr ojecting: 13. Press the POWER button. • A confi rmation message is displayed. • T o cancel the procedur e, leave the projector for a while or press any button except the POWER button. 14. Press the [...]

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    EN-17 ENGLISH Connecting to a video player , etc. 1. Connect one end (yellow) of the supplied audio/video cable to the VIDEO IN terminal of the projector . 2. Connect one end (white and r ed) of the supplied audio/ video cable to the audio input terminals (L/MONO, R) of the projector . 3. Connect the other end (yellow) of the audio/video cable to t[...]

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    EN-18 C B (P B ) Y C R (P R ) B G R AUDIO IN-2 BNC cable (Option) DVD player or HDTV decoder BNC - RCA connector (option) COMPUTER IN/COMPONENT VIDEO IN-2 Connecting to video equipment having a DVI-D terminal Y ou can project high-quality images by connecting the DVI-D terminal of this projector to video equipment having a DVI-D output terminal. In[...]

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    EN-19 ENGLISH C. Pr ojecting images Preparation: • Remove the lens cap. 1. Put the pr ojector into standby mode by pressing the main power switch. The POWER indicator lights up red. • If the projector was turned off before the lamp was cooled down suf fi ciently last time, the fan may start r otating and the POWER button may not work after the[...]

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    EN-20 T o stop pr ojecting: 13. Press the POWER button. • A confi rmation message is displayed. • T o cancel the procedur e, leave the projector for a while or press any button except the POWER button. 14. Press the POWER button again. • The lamp goes out and the projector goes into a standby mode. In this standby mode, the ST A TUS indicato[...]

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    EN-21 ENGLISH Setting the aspect ratio Y ou can change the aspect ratio of the input video signal (or the ratio of width to height of the image). Change the setting according to the type of the input video signal. How to change the settings: With the remote contr ol: 1. Pr ess the ASPECT button. • Every time the ASPECT button is pressed, the aspe[...]

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    EN-22 Menu operation • Menus are not displayed when no signal is supplied to the projector . * 1: Not available when COLOR ENHANCER is set to sRGB. * 2: Not available with certain signals. * 3: Available only when the input signal is TV50, TV60, 480i or 576i. * 4: Available only when the sour ce is a COMPUTER/COMPONENT VIDEO IN-1. * 5: Setting ra[...]

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    EN-23 ENGLISH IMAGE opt. CONTRAST BRIGHTNESS 0 0 ST ANDARD 0 0 0 COLOR TINT SHARPNESS COLOR TEMP . AUTO COLOR ENHANCER XGA60 INST ALLATION opt. ON SPLASH SCREEN AUTO POWER OFF BACK COLOR LAMP MODE OFF OFF ON BLUE AUTO POWER ON ST ANDARD OFF IMAGE REVERSE XGA60 TEST P A TTERN CROSS HATCH ZOOM/FOCUS LOCK OFF OFF LENS SHIFT LOCK LENS SHIFT RESET OK FE[...]

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    EN-24 3. FEA TURE menu ITEM SETTING FUNCTION ASPECT AUTO Select to change the aspect ratio automatically depending on the input signal. (Select this option for normal use.) 16:9 This option allows you to select the display position of squeezed (or horizontally compressed) images stor ed on DVD discs. By pressing the ENTER button, you can select the[...]

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    EN-25 ENGLISH Adjusting pr ojected images T o adjust the brightness (CONTRAST and BRIGHTNESS): Y ou can make adjustments for the brightness of the projected image using the menu. (See page 22 for menu setting.) 1. Display the IMAGE menu. 2. Select CONTRAST or BRIGHTNESS by pressing the  or  button. 3. Adjust the selected item by pressing the [...]

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    EN-26 T o adjust the tone of white (COLOR TEMP .): Y ou can select a preset color temperature (white tone) using the menu. (See page 22 for menu setting.) 1. Display the IMAGE menu. 2. Select COLOR TEMP . by pressing the  or  button. 3. Select your desir ed color temperature by pressing the  or  button. T o cancel the menu: 4. Pr ess th[...]

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    EN-27 ENGLISH This projector automatically and pr operly projects video signals supplied from the computer . However , some video signals may not be projected, depending on the type of the computer . In such a case, press the AUTO POSITION button. (See page 16.) When the signal is still not projected pr operly , adjust the projected image using the[...]

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    EN-28 MENU ACCESS FEA TURE XGA60 opt. LOCK UNLOCK OK OK P ASSWORD CONFIRM O K CANCEL MENU ACCESS FEA TURE XGA60 opt. LOCK UNLOCK OK OK P ASSWORD O K CANCEL Password function This projector is equipped with the passwor d function that is designed for prevention of wr ong operation by children and r estriction on operation by other than specifi ed u[...]

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    EN-29 ENGLISH Expand By pressing the EXP AND button on the remote contr ol, you can magnify the image to view the details. Picture in Pictur e (PinP) One of the special features of this pr ojector is the picture-in-pictur e (PinP) mode. The PinP mode allows you to view the images from dif ferent sources at the same time. T o use the PinP mode 1. Pr[...]

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    EN-30 Mouse r emote contr ol By connecting to personal computer through the USB port, you can operate your computer with the pr ojector remote control. Projector + computer with USB connector Operation • Y ou can use the mouse remote control function with a computer supporting USB only . • When the lamp is turned ON, the computer connected with[...]

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    EN-31 ENGLISH Supervising and contr olling by computer Y ou can supervise and control the projector’ s operation using a personal computer via a LAN network. • T o supervise and control the projector , install the software “Mitsubishi Projector Contr ol Device Installer *” con- tained in the attached CD-ROM. For the installation procedur e [...]

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    EN-32 Replacing the lamp This projector is equipped with a lamp to pr oject images. This lamp is a consumable. It may bur n out or its brightness may decrease during use. In such cases, r eplace the lamp with a new one as soon as possible. Be sure to replace the lamp with a new lamp separately sold that is exclusive to this projector . Contact your[...]

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    EN-33 ENGLISH T o r eplace the lamp: 1. Reverse the projector gently . 2. Loosen the screw (a) using a Phillips screwdriver (+), and remove the lamp cover (b). 3. Loosen the screws (c) using a Phillips screwdriver (+). 4. Pull up the handle. 5. Pull out the lamp box by the handle while holding the projector . • Pull the lamp box out of the projec[...]

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    EN-34 POWER Off Steady red Blinking red / green ST A TUS Off Off Blinking orange Blinking green Steady red Off Steady or Blinking Solution • Connect the power cord to the projector . • Plug the power cord into a wall outlet. • If any objects are blocking the air inlet or outlet grille, remove them and carry out the following. 1. T ur n of f t[...]

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    EN-35 ENGLISH Images are not displayed corr ectly . Problem Projected images ar e shaking. Projected images ar e displaced. Projected images ar e distorted. Projected images ar e dark. Projected images ar e blurred. White dots are seen on projected images. Black dots are seen on projected images. Rainbow effect is seen on projected images. Fine str[...]

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    EN-36 Others Problem The exhaust vents emit warm air . No audio is output. The menu can't be used. “TEMPERA TURE!!” is displayed. The mark appears. The remote contr ol doesn't function easily or at all. The buttons on the control panel (except for the POWER button) don’t function. Abnormal sound is heard. Solution • This air comes[...]

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    EN-37 ENGLISH Indicators POWER Steady green or Steady red Steady red Steady green Steady red Steady red Blinking green/red Blinking green/red ST A TUS Blinking orange Blinking green Blinking green/red Blinking red Steady red Off Steady or Blinking CONDITION Abnormal temperature • The ventilation grilles are clogged with dust or dirt. • The r oo[...]

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    EN-38 Specifi cations The specifi cations and outside appearance of the pr ojector are subject to change without prior notice. *1 : Wireless LAN unit isn’ t packaged together with the projector . Replacement part (Option / Not included in the box) Spare lamp (VL T -XD2000LP) T ype Model Display T echnology Projection lens Light-source lamp Imag[...]

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    EN-39 ENGLISH TV60, 480i(525i) - 15.73 59.94 1024 x 768 - *1, *3 TV50, 576i(625i) - 15.63 50.00 1024 x 768 - *1, *3 1080i 60 (1125i 60) - 33.75 60.00 1024 x 576 - *1, *2 1080i 50 (1125i 50) - 28.13 50.00 1024 x 576 - *1 1080i 50a (1250i 50) - 31.25 50.00 1024 x 576 - *1 480p (525p) - 31.47 59.94 1024 x 768 - *1, *2 576p (625p) - 31.25 50.00 1024 x [...]

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    EN-40 1 R(RED)/C R 2 G(GREEN)/Y 3 B(BLUE)/C B 4 GND 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 DDC 5V 10 GND 11 GND 12 DDC Data 13 HD/CS 14 VD 15 DDC Clock 1 - - 2 TXD IN 3 RXD OUT 4 - - 5 GND - 6 - - 7 - - 8 - - 9 - - 1 5 11 6 10 15 SERIAL (D-SUB 9-pin) Pin No. Name I/O COMPUTER IN / COMPONENT VIDEO IN (Mini D-SUB 15-pin) Pin No. Spec. DVI-D (HDCP) (DVI-D 24-pin) [...]

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    MITSUBISHI Pr ojector Contact Information Manufactur ed by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 1 Zusho Baba, Nagaokakyo-City , Kyoto Japan M I T SUBIS HI ELECTRIC CORPORA T I O N North America MESCA (Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada Inc.) http://www .mitsubishielectric.ca Information T echnologies Group, 4299 14th Avenue, Markham, Ontario L3R 0J2, Cana[...]