Mitsubishi Electronics XD20A manual

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    Data Data Pr oj ecto r Pr oj ecto r Us e r Manu a l Us e r Manu a l MODEL XD2 0 A English IMPORT ANT Digital Light Processing, DLP , Digital Micromirror De vice and DMD are all tr ademar ks of Te xas Instr uments. Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows 3.1 are registered trademarks in the United States and other countries of Microsoft Cor poration. IB[...]

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    E – 2 Precautions Please read this manual carefully before using your Data Projector and keep the manual handy for future reference. CA UTION TO PREVENT SHOCK, DO NO T OPEN THE CABINET . NO USER-SER VICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SER VICING T O QUALIFIED M ITSUBISHI S E RV I CE PERSONNEL. W ARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK, DO NO T EX- POSE THIS UN[...]

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    E – 3 Cleaning • Disconnect the power cable (mains lead) from the unit. • Clean the cabinet of the unit periodically with a damp cloth. If heavily soiled, use a mild deter gent. Ne ver use strong detergents or solvents such as alcohol or thinner . • Use a blo wer or lens paper to clean the lens, and be careful not to scratch or mar the lens[...]

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    E – 4 Congratulations On Y our Purchase Of The XD20A Data Projector The XD20A is one of the most spectacular data projectors av ailable today . The unit enables you to project precise images up to 200 inches across (measured diagonally) from your PC or Macintosh computer (desktop or notebook), VCR, document camera, laser disc player , D VD player[...]

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    E – 5 USB mouse cable (1 m/3.3 ft.) [1] [for IBM / Macintosh] No. 770707000 PS/2 mouse cable (1 m/3.3 ft.) [1] [for IBM PS/2] No. 770706000 When using the remote contr ol as computer mouse Carrying case [1] No. 770843200 How to use the carrying case Pa c king the unit Quick Start Guide (Simplified Edition) [1] No. 770846700 Pa c king the accessor[...]

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    E – 6 A U T O S O U R C E P O W E R P O W E R O P E N S T A T U S Parts and controls Top, front and side panel view Speaker [10, 18] Remote Sensor [5] Focus ring [15] V entilation slots [3] Lens [3, 9] Adjuster button [15] Control panel POWER indicator [14,16] POWER button [14,16] ST A TUS indicator [32] AUTO button [18] SOURCE button [14, 16] Bo[...]

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    E – 7 R G B / Y C b C r S V ID E O V ID E O M O U S E A U D IO A U T O S O U R C E P O W E R P O W E R S TA T US Rear and side panel view This security slot suppor ts the MicroSaver ® Security System. MicroSav er ® is a registered trademark of K ensington Microware Inc. The logo is trade- marked and owned b y Kensington Micro ware Inc. V entila[...]

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    E – 8 Wireless Remote Control ENTER button [17, 25] AUTO button [18] FREEZE button [18] MUTE button [18] VOLUME +/– button [18] KEYSTONE +/– button [18] LED The red LED lights during infrared sending. POWER button [14, 16] MOUSE button [17] VIDEO button [16] MENU button [20] Parts and controls (continued) Infrared transmitter [5] ZOOM +/– b[...]

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    E – 9 Installation The distance from the unit lens to the screen determines to the size of the projected image, therefore, you need to consider the place where you set up the unit and screen before making connections. Y ou also need to consider the screen size and height of the unit and screen as other important factors. Tip A non-glossy wall may[...]

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    E – 10 AUDIO MOUSE RGB / YCbCr VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO MOUSE RGB / YCbCr VIDEO S-VIDEO Connecting video equipment Y ou can connect up to two pieces of video equipment to the unit follo wing the illustrations below . •Y ou can switch the input source (picture) to VIDEO or S-VIDEO when you connect two pieces of equipment. (The S-VIDEO connection prov[...]

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    E – 11 AUDIO MOUSE RGB / YCbCr VIDEO S-VIDEO Connecting Video Equipment With Component Video Signal (YCbCr) Output •V ideo equipment with component video signal (YCbCr) output can be connected to this projector by setting the RGB/YCbCr connector to YCbCr (see page 27) from the menu. Connection to the RGB/YCbCr connector To audio out jack A udio[...]

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    E – 12 AUDIO MOUSE RGB / YCbCr VIDEO S-VIDEO Connecting a PC or Macintosh This projector can be used as a display for numerous applications by connecting the analog RGB output connector of a PC to the RGB/YCbCr jack of this projector and setting the RGB/YCbCr connector to RGB (see page 27). • Either read the instruction manual or contact the ma[...]

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    E – 13 Changing the computer’s video resolutions Depending on your computer's graphics capability , you may be able to select one of sev eral resolutions. Generally a computer- either a PC or Macintosh- with 1 MB VRAM will generally run: 640 × 480 at 16.7 million colors (24 bit true color) 800 × 600 at 65,000 colors. 1024 × 768 at 256 c[...]

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    E – 14 Using the unit Operation Before Using Open the sliding lens cap. 1 Connect the power cor d. The PO WER indicator will light amber , the ex- haust f an will operate at slo w speed and the standby status will be activ ated. R G B / Y C bC r S V ID E O V ID E O M O U S E AUDIO A UT O S O U R CE P O W E R P O W E R S T A T U S POWER STATU POWE[...]

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    E – 15 Adjuster Adjustment There are two adjusters: one on the right side of the back panel and another in the front center of the main unit. To raise the pr ojection position: 1 Use right hands to lift the front of the main unit to approxi- mately the desired adjustment angle. 2 Press the adjuster button on the front. Loosen the adjuster legs an[...]

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    E – 16 Using the Remote Control (Input Selection) Operating from the main unit Inputs can be selected not only by operating the remote control but also by using the main unit SOURCE b utton. POWER STATUS POWER SOURCE AUTO 1 Press the VIDEO button. The video signal (VIDEO , S-VIDEO) connected to the input jack of this de vice will be detected and [...]

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    E – 17 AUDIO MOUSE RGB / YCbCr VIDEO S-VIDEO The remote control of this projector can be used as the PC mouse (wireless mouse function) by connecting the MOUSE connector of this projector and the PC. Remote control mouse functions • When the MOUSE button on the remote control is pressed, the b utton is lit in red. This red light shows that the [...]

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    E – 18 Various functions while using the unit AU TO button FREEZE button MUTE button V OLUME +/– button Automatic Screen Adjustment Press the A UT O button. AUTO The position and size of the input image will be adjusted automatically in accordance with the resolution. Note Operation is the same as with the A UTO b utton of the main unit. Freezi[...]

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    E – 19 Enlarging the picture Y ou can enlar ge the picture up to ten times the original size. Press ZOOM + button. While the button is pressed the picture is en- larged until it becomes ten times the original size. Release the button at the desired siz e. ZOOM Note The quality of the enlarged picture deteriorates compared to the original size pic[...]

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    E – 20 Menu Structure The normal menu will be displayed when the MENU button is pressed with the remote control FLIP CO VER c losed. The numerals in parentheses ( ) are reference page numbers. Normal menu For VIDEO, S-VIDEO and component video (YCbCr) input The adv anced menu will be displayed when the MENU button is pressed with the remote contr[...]

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    E – 21 Normal menu RGB input Adv anced menu • The Adv anced menu cannot be used unless the FLIP CO VER of the supplied remote control is open. RGB input (22) (22) (24) (24) (24) (25) (25) (26) (26) (27) (27) (27) (28) (28) (26) (26) (26) (29) (30) Å Ç ı[...]

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    E – 22 The picture elements such as brightness, contrast, white balance, and so on can be adjusted indi vidually for each input source. The adjustable items vary depending on the input source. (The elements marked with “ ” are adjustable.) Input source VIDEO/S-VIDEO CONPONENT VIDEO RGB BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST COLOR – TINT –– SHARPNESS –?[...]

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    E – 23 Adjusting the projected image from the computer The unit selects the most suitable resolutions as sho wn in the “T iming Chart” below according to the incoming signals from the RGB/YCbCr connector . Howe v er , you may need manual adjustment depending on the computer . If you have an y vertical banding, noise, dot interference, or cros[...]

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    E – 24 Manual Adjustment of Personal Computer Images Adjusting Clock Frequency and Phase 1 Select RGB as the input (page 16). 2 Press the MENU b utton to display the main menu and then press the cur sor 䊴 / 䊳 keys to select the “IMA GE”. 3 Press the cursor / ke ys to select the “PICTURE ADJ”. 4 Press the cursor 䊴 / 䊳 keys and adju[...]

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    E – 25 Resetting Resetting All items can be reset to the standard settings except as follows. • Lamp usage time • KEYSTONE adjustment v alues (including the KEY - STONE setting v alue: page 28). • SOURCE CHANGE 1 Press the remote control MENU b utton to display the normal menu and then press the cursor 䊴 / 䊳 keys to select “INFOR- MA [...]

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    E – 26 Setting the Cinema Mode This is the setting for enjoying video in a dark or light room. This feature emphasizes the White which is av ailable on V ideo and S-V ideo input. 1 With the FLIP CO VER of the remote con- trol open, press the MENU button to dis- play the Ad vanced menu, then use the cursor 䊴 / 䊳 keys to select “COLOR”. 2 U[...]

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    E – 27 Setting the RGB/YCbCr connector The RGB/YCbCr connector can be switched and used as the component video signal (YCbCr) input connector . 1 With the FLIP CO VER of the remote con- trol open, press the MENU button to dis- play the Ad vanced men u, then use the cursor 䊴 / 䊳 keys to select “COLOR”. 2 Use the cursor / keys to select “[...]

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    E – 28 Setting in Accordance With Image Contents (continued) Initial Settings Setting Keystone This is used to set the height for keystone adjustment. 1 With the FLIP CO VER of the remote con- tr ol open, press the MENU b utton to dis- pla y the Adv anced menu, then use the cursor 䊴 / 䊳 keys to select “VIEW”. 2 Display the frame, then use[...]

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    E – 29 ⇔ ⇔ Using the Power Saving Function When there is no signal input for a period of 5 min. or more, the po wer is automatically turned of f and standby status is acti vated. 1 With the FLIP CO VER of the remote con- tr ol open, press the MENU b utton to dis- pla y the Adv anced menu, then use the cursor 䊴 / 䊳 buttons to select “SET[...]

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    E – 30 Selecting a Menu Language Any one of eight dif ferent languages can be selected for menu displays. 1 With the FLIP CO VER of the remote con- tr ol open, press the MENU b utton to dis- pla y the Adv anced menu, then use the cursor 䊴 / 䊳 keys to select “OPTION”. 2 When OPTION menu is displa yed, use the cur sor / keys to select “LA[...]

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    E – 31 Symptom The power will not turn on. No image Distorted imag es Blurr ed images Images ar e offset vertically or horizontally and ar e not corr ectly displayed The r emote control does not work The wir eless mouse does not work The STATUS indicator blinks Flickering te xt or offset colors with RGB input Pr ocedure • Is the power plug conn[...]

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    E – 32 Condition OFF On Continually Flashing V ery Rapidly (On and of f in a cycle of 1 sec.) Flashing Rapidly (On and off in a cycle of 4 sec.) Flashing Slowly (On and off in a cycle of 8 sec.) Flashing Very Slowly (On and off in a cycle of 12 sec.) Status Normal The lamp usag e has exceeded 1000 hours of operation and should be r eplaced. • T[...]

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    E – 33 The rated lamp life is about 1,000 hours. The rated lamp life is the a verage life of the lamps produced and tested (under the test conditions of our company) for a long term, ho wever , it may become shorter depending on the conditions of usage. After the lamp has been operating for 1000 hours or longer , the ST A TUS indicator on the con[...]

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    E – 34 Optical DMD TM Single Chip Digital Micro Device (DMD TM ) 1024 ⳯ 768 dots Lamp High P erformance Compact Lamp Lens See below . Image Size See below . Projection Distance See below . Light Output 1000 ANSI lumens (normally white) Contrast Ratio 650 : 1 Electrical Inputs Video (NTSC / P AL / P AL_M / P AL_N / P AL60 / SECAM / NTSC4.43) RGB[...]

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    E – 35 Dimensions OPEN POWER STATUS POWER SOURCE AUTO POWER STATUS POWER SOURCE AUTO OPEN 230 mm/9.0 ″ 177 mm/7.0 ″ 48 mm/ 1.9 ″ 11 mm/ 0.4 ″ 27 mm/ 1.1 ″[...]