Toshiba TLP X4100 manual

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    O WNER’S MANU AL 3LCD D A T A PR OJECT OR TLP-X4100U[...]

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    SAFETY PRECA UTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triang[...]

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    3 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS CAU TI ON: PLEASE READ AND OBSERVE ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN IN THIS OWNER’S MANUAL AND THOSE MARKED ON THE UNIT. RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. This set has been designed and manufactured to assure personal safety. Improper use can result in electric shock or fire hazard. The safeguards inc[...]

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    4 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 7. Cleaning Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. 8. Power-Cord Protection Power-supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying partic[...]

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    S3125A 5 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 13. Stack Inhibited Do not stack other equipment on this product or do not place this product on the other equipment. Top and bottom plates of this product develops heat and may give some undesirable damage to other unit. 14. Attachments Do not use attachments not recommended by the product manufacturer as t[...]

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    6 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 19. Replacement Parts When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards. (Replacement of the lamp only sho[...]

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    7 CONNECTING A C PO WER CORD NO TE ON PO WER CORD AC Power Cord must meet requirement of country where you use a projector. Confirm an AC plug type with chart below and proper AC Power Cord must be used. If supplied AC Power Cord does not match your AC outlet, contact your sales dealer. To POWER CORD CONNECTOR on your projector. Pr ojector side AC [...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS TRADEMARKS ● Apple, Macintosh, and PowerBook are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer,Inc. ● IBM and PS/2 are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines, Inc. ● Windows and PowerPoint are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. ● Each name of corporations or products in[...]

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    9 FEA TURES AND DESIGN This Multimedia Projector is designed with most advanced technology for portability, durability, and ease of use. This projector utilizes built-in multimedia features, a palette of 16.77 million colors, and matrix liquid crystal display (LCD) technology. ◆ Compatibility This projector widely accepts various video and comput[...]

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    10 PREP ARA TION NAME OF EA CH P AR T OF PR OJECT OR BO TT OM OF CABINET BA CK OF CABINET HOT AIR EXHAUSTED ! Air blown from exhaust vent is hot. When using or installing a projector, following precautions should be taken. ● Do not put a flammable object near this vent. ● Keep rear grills at least 3’(1 m) away from any object, especially heat[...]

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    11 PREP ARA TION POSITIONING PR OJECT OR ● This projector is designed to project on a flat projection surface. ● Projector can be focused from 4.6’ (1.4m) ~ 48.3’ (14.7m). ● Refer to figure below to adjust screen size. Screen Size Distance 40” 31” 4.6’ (1.4m) 40” 4.6’(1.4m) 11.8’(3.6m) 24.0’(7.3m) 36.1’(11.0m) Max. Zoom Mi[...]

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    12 PREP ARA TION CA UTION IN CARR YING OR TRANSPORTING A PROJECT OR ● Do not drop or bump a projector, otherwise damages or malfunctions may result. ● When carrying a projector, use a suitable carrying case. ● Do not transport a projector by using a courier or transport service in an unsuitable transport case. This may cause damage to a proje[...]

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    13 S–VIDEO R–AUDIO–L VIDEO/Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr VIDEO/Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr RESET CONTROL PORT USB A UDIO 1 AUDIO 2 ANALOG DIGIT AL(DVI-D) INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3 R/C JACK GB R H/V V ( MONO ) CONNECTING PR OJECT OR TERMINALS OF PR OJECT OR When controlling computer with Remote Control Unit of this projector, connect mouse port of your personal computer to t[...]

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    14 S–VIDEO R–AUDIO–L VIDEO/Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr VIDEO/Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr RESET CONTROL PORT USB AUDIO 1 AUDIO 2 ANALOG DIGIT AL(DVI-D) INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3 R/C JACK GB R H/V V ( MONO ) ON 1 DIP ON OFF 2 3 4 5 6 13" MODE (640 x 480) 16" MODE (832 x 624) 19" MODE (1024 x 768) OFF ON ON ON ON ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF O[...]

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    15 CONNECTING PR OJECT OR CONNECTING T O VIDEO EQUIPMENT S–VIDEO R–AUDIO–L VIDEO/Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr VIDEO/Y Cb/Pb Cr/Pr RESET CONTROL PORT USB AUDIO 1 AUDIO 2 ANALOG DIGIT AL(DVI-D) INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3 R/C JACK GB R H/V V ( MONO ) Video Source (example) Video Cassette Recorder Video Disc Player S-VIDEO Cable ✽ Terminals of a Projector S-VIDE[...]

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    16 BEFORE OPERA TION V OLUME ON-OFF FOCUS ZOOM D.ZOOM MENU MUTE LASER KEYST ONE NO SHO W FREEZE AU TO PC ADJ. IMA GE P-TIMER LOCK INPUT LENS SHIFT OPERA TION OF REMO TE CONTR OL ON ALL OFF ALL-OFF SWITCH Left Side When using Remote Control Unit, turn this switch to “ON.” And turn it to “ALL OFF” when it is not used. This Remote Control Unit[...]

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    17 BEFORE OPERA TION To insure safe operation, please observe following precautions : ● Use (2) AA, UM3 or R06 type alkaline batteries. ● Replace two batteries at same time. ● Do not use a new battery with an used battery. ● Avoid contact with water or liquid. ● Do not expose Remote Control Unit to moisture, or heat. ● Do not drop Remot[...]

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    18 BEFORE OPERA TION T OP CONTR OLS AND INDICA T ORS Used to open or close MENU operation. (P19, 20) MENU BUTTON IMAGE BUTTON READY INDICATOR SELECT BUTTON POWER ON–OFF BUTTON INPUT BUTTON WARNING TEMP. INDICATOR LAMP INDICATOR POINT (VOLUME + / – ) BUTTONS LAMP REPLACE INDICATOR Used to select image level. (P29, 34) Lights green when a project[...]

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    19 HO W T O OPERA TE ON-SCREEN MENU FLO W OF ON-SCREEN MENU OPERA TION Display ON-SCREEN MENU Press MENU button to display ON-SCREEN MENU (MENU BAR). A red frame is POINTER. Move POINTER (red frame) to MENU ICON that you want to select by pressing POINT RIGHT / LEFT buttons. Adjust ITEM DATA by pressing POINT RIGHT / LEFT buttons. Refer to followin[...]

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    20 BEFORE OPERA TION MENU B AR PC SYSTEM MENU Used to select computer system. (Refer to P24, 25) IMAGE ADJUST MENU Used to adjust computer image. [Contrast / Brightness / White Balance (R/G/B) / Gamma] (Refer to P30) SETTING MENU Used to change settings of projector or reset Lamp Replace Counter. (Refer to P37,-39) SOUND MENU Used to adjust volume [...]

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    21 BEFORE OPERA TION TURNING ON PR OJECT OR Connect a projector's AC Power Cord into an AC outlet. LAMP Indicator lights RED, and READY Indicator lights GREEN. Press POWER ON-OFF button on Top Control or on Remote Control Unit to ON. LAMP Indicator dims, and Cooling Fans start to operate. Preparation Display appears on a screen and count-down [...]

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    22 B ASIC OPERA TION ADJUSTING SCREEN Message disappears after 4 seconds. Message disappears after 4 seconds. Zoom Focus ZOOM ADJUSTMENT FOCUS ADJUSTMENT 1 Press ZOOM button on Top Control or ZOOM ▲ / ▼ button on Remote Control Unit. Message “Zoom” is displayed. 2 Press ZOOM ▲ button or POINT UP button to make image larger, and press ZOOM[...]

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    23 B ASIC OPERA TION Press FREEZE button on Remote Control Unit to freeze picture on-screen. To cancel FREEZE function, press FREEZE button again or press any other button except POINT / SELECT / RIGHT CLICK / LASER button. Press NO SHOW button on Remote Control Unit to black out image. To restore to normal, press NO SHOW button again or press any [...]

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    24 COMPUTER INPUT SELECTING INPUT SOURCE DIRECT OPERA TION Choose Computer by pressing INPUT button on Top Control or on Remote Control Unit. If projector cannot reproduce proper image, select correct input source through MENU OPERATION (see below). INPUT button Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT L[...]

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    25 COMPUTER INPUT This projector automatically tunes to most different types of computers based on VGA, SVGA, XGA or SXGA (refer to “COMPATIBLE COMPUTER SPECIFICATION” on page 28). When selecting Computer, this projector automatically tunes to incoming signal and projects proper image without any special setting. (Some computers need setting ma[...]

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    26 COMPUTER INPUT MANU AL PC ADJUSTMENT This projector can automatically tune to display signals from most personal computers currently distributed. However, some computers employ special signal formats which are different from standard ones and may not be tuned by Multi-Scan system of this projector. If this happens, projector cannot reproduce a p[...]

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    27 COMPUTER INPUT NOTE : Display area (H/V) and Full screen cannot be adjusted when “1035i (HDTV)” or “1080i (HDTV)” is selected on PC SYSTEM Menu (P25). Selects area displayed with this projector. Select resolution at Display area dialog box. Display area Adjustment of horizontal area displayed with this projector. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT b[...]

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    28 COMPUTER INPUT COMP A TIBLE COMPUTER SPECIFICA TIONS Basically this projector can accept a signal from all computers with V, H-Frequency mentioned below and less than 160 MHz of Dot Clock. NOTE : Specifications are subject to change without notice. ON-SCREEN DISPLAY RESOLUTION H-Freq. (kHz) V-Freq. (Hz) VGA 1 640 x 480 31.47 59.88 VGA 2 720 x 40[...]

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    29 COMPUTER INPUT PICTURE IMA GE ADJUSTMENTS IMA GE LEVEL SELECT (MENU) Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button to move a red frame pointer to IMAGE SELECT Menu icon. 1 2 Press POINT DOWN button to move a red frame pointer to level that you want to set and then press SELECT button. Move a red frame icon to le[...]

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    30 COMPUTER INPUT Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to adjust value. Reset all adjustment to previous figure. Reset Store Closes IMAGE MENU. Quit Other icons operates as follows. Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to move a red frame pointer to IMAGE ADJUST Menu icon. 1 2 Press POINT DOWN button to move a [...]

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    31 COMPUTER INPUT PICTURE SCREEN ADJUSTMENT This projector has a picture screen resize function, which enables you to display desirable image size. Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) to move a red frame pointer to SCREEN Menu icon. When Digital zoom + is selected, ON-SCREEN MENU disappears and message[...]

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    32 VIDEO INPUT When video input signal is connected to Y-Pb/Cb- Pr/Cr jacks, select Y, Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr. Y,Pb/Cb,Pr/Cr SELECTING INPUT SOURCE Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button to move a red frame pointer to INPUT Menu icon. 1 Move a pointer to source and press SELECT button. Source Select Menu (VIDEO) Move [...]

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    33 VIDEO INPUT AV SYSTEM MENU (VIDEO OR S-VIDEO) AV SYSTEM MENU (COMPONENT VIDEO) SELECTING VIDEO SYSTEM Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to move a red frame pointer to AV SYSTEM Menu icon. Press POINT DOWN button to move a red arrow pointer to system that you want to select and then press SELECT butt[...]

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    34 VIDEO INPUT PICTURE IMA GE ADJUSTMENTS IMA GE LEVEL SELECT (MENU) Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button to move a red frame pointer to IMAGE SELECT Menu icon. 1 2 Press POINT DOWN button to move a red frame pointer to level that you want to set and then press SELECT button. Move red frame pointer to leve[...]

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    35 VIDEO INPUT Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to adjust value. Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) to move a red frame pointer to IMAGE ADJUST Menu icon. 1 2 Press POINT DOWN button to move a red frame pointer to item that you want to adjust and then press SELECT button. Level of each item is displayed[...]

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    36 VIDEO INPUT PICTURE SCREEN ADJUSTMENT This projector has a picture screen resize function, which enables you to display desirable image size. Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) to move a red frame pointer to SCREEN Menu icon. Press POINT DOWN button and move a red frame pointer to function that you[...]

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    37 SETTING Ceiling When this function is “On,” picture is top / bottom and left / right reversed. This function is used to project image from a ceiling mounted projector. Rear When this function is “On,” picture is left / right reversed. This function is used to project image to a rear projection screen. Ceiling function Rear function Keyst[...]

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    38 SETTING Remote control This projector has two different remote control codes; factory-set normal code (Code 1) and secondary code (Code 2). This switching function prevents remote control operation mixture (jam) when operating several projectors or video equipment together. When operating projector in “Code 2,” both projector and Remote Cont[...]

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    39 SETTING/APPENDIX OPERA TING WIRELESS MOUSE INST ALLA TION Wireless Remote Control Unit is not only able to operate this projector but also usable as a wireless mouse for most Personal Computers. POINT buttons and two CLICK buttons are used for wireless mouse operation. This Wireless Mouse function is available only when PC mouse pointer is displ[...]

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    40 APPENDIX CLEANING PR OJECTION LENS Apply a non-abrasive camera lens cleaner to a soft, dry cleaning cloth. Avoid using an excessive amount of cleaner. Abrasive cleaners, solvents or other harsh chemicals might scratch a surface. When a projector is not in use, replace Lens Cover. 1 3 Lightly wipe a cleaning cloth over Projection Lens. 2 Follow t[...]

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    41 APPENDIX LAMP REPLA CEMENT When life of Projection Lamp of this projector draws to an end, LAMP REPLACEMENT indicator lights yellow. When a projected image becomes dark or color of an image becomes unnatural, replacement of Projection Lamp is required. Turn off a projector and disconnect AC plug. Allow a projector to cool for at least 45 minutes[...]

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    42 APPENDIX TR OUBLESHOO TING Before calling your dealer or service center for assistance, check matters below once again. 1. Make sure you have connected a projector to your computer or video equipment as described in section "CONNECTING PROJECTOR" on pages 13 ~ 15. 2. Check cable connection. Verify that all computer, video and power cor[...]

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    43 APPENDIX Remote Control Unit does not work. ● Check batteries. ● Check ALL-OFF switch on Remote Control Unit is set to “ON”. ● Make sure nothing is between Infrared Remote Receiver and Remote Control Unit. ● Make sure you are not too far from a projector when using Remote Control Unit. Maximum operating range is 16.4’ (5m). ● Che[...]

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    APPENDIX 3LCD Data Projector Accessories ● Specifications are subject to change without notice. TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS 1.3" TFT Active Matrix type, 3 panels 18.5 lbs (8.4 kg) 12.6" x 6.6" x 18.5" (319 mm x 168 mm x 470 mm) 1024 x 768 dots 2,359,296 (1024 x 768 x 3 panels) PAL, SECAM, NTSC, NTSC4.43, PAL-M and PAL-N Up and D[...]

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    45 APPENDIX CONFIGURA TIONS OF TERMINALS COMPUTER INPUT-1 TERMINAL (ANALOG) Terminal : HDB15-PIN Connect display output terminal of computer to this terminal with VGA Cable (supplied). When connecting Macintosh computer, MAC Adapter (supplied) is required. 5 1 2 3 4 10 9 6 7 8 15 14 13 11 12 Red Input Ground (Horiz.sync.) Green Input Sense 2 Blue I[...]

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    Part No. 610 301 2780 (1AA6P1P3523-- MA8SA) Printed in Japan[...]