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Projector CP-X254/CP-X264 User's Manual (detailed) Operating Guide Thank you for purchasing this projector. WARNING WARNING CAUTION NOTE Trademark acknowledgment...
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Read this Safety Guide first. Projector User's Manual - Safety Guide Thank you for purchasing this projector. WARNING • Before using, read these user's manuals of this projector to ensure correct usage through understanding. After reading, store them in a safe place for future reference.
Safety Precautions WARNING Never use the projector if a problem should occur. Abnormal operations such as smoke, strange odor, no image, no sound, excessive sound, damaged casing or elements or cables, penetration of liquids or foreign matter, etc. can cause a fire or electrical shock. In such case, immediately turn off the power switch and then disconnect the power plug from the power outlet.
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Safety Precautions (continued) WARNING Be cautious of High temperatures of the projector. High temperatures are generated when the lamp is lit. It could result in fire or burn. Use special caution in households where children are present. Do not touch about the lens, air fans and ventilation openings during use or immediately after use, to prevent a burn.
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Safety Precautions (continued) WARNING Be careful in handling the light source lamp. The projector uses a high-pressure mercury glass lamp made of glass. The lamp can break with a loud bang, or burn out. When the bulb bursts, it is possible for shards of glass to fly into the lamp housing, and for gas containing mercury to escape from the projector’s vent holes.
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Safety Precautions (continued) CAUTION Be careful in moving the projector. Neglect could result in an injury or damage. • Do not move the projector during use. Before moving, disconnect the power cord and all external connections, and close the slide lens door or attach the lens cap.
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Safety Precautions (continued) CAUTION Remove the power cord for complete separation. • For safety purposes, disconnect the power cord if the projector is not to be used for prolonged periods of time. Disconnect the • Before cleaning, turn off and unplug the projector. Neglect could result in plug from the fire or electrical shock.
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Safety Precautions (continued) NOTE About consumables. Lamp, LCD panels, polarizors and other optical components, and air filter and cooling fans have a different lifetime in each. These parts may need to be replaced after a long usage time. • This product isn’t designed for continuous use of long time. In the case of continuous use for 6 hours or more, or use for 6 hours or more every day (even if it isn’t continuous), or repetitious use, the lifetime may be shortened, and these parts may need to be replaced even if one year has not passed since the beginning of using.
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Lamp WARNING HIGH VOLTAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE HIGH PRESSURE The projector uses a high-pressure mercury glass lamp. The lamp can break with a loud bang, or burn out, if jolted or scratched, handled while hot, or worn over time. Note that each lamp has a different lifetime, and some may burst or burn out soon after you start using them.
Regulatory Notices FCC Statement Warning WARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Part names Control panel LAMP INPUT/ STANDBY/ON ENTER MENU 14, 20 TEMP POWER 13, 53) Remote control COMPUTER/ STORAGE SEARCH VIDEO ASPECT AUTO BLANK MAGNIFY HOME PAGE UP VOLUME PAGE DOWN MUTE FREEZE MY BUTTON KEYSTONE 12, 18 POSITION MENU ENTER RESET 12, 14...
Setting up Arrangement On a horizontal surface (c) up (c) down Suspended from the ceiling (c) down (c) up (a) Screen size (b) Projection distance (c) Screen height (b) Projection distance (c) Screen height (diagonal) inch inch inch inch inch inch inch inch...
Remote control Changing the frequency of remote control signal COMPUTER/ SEARCH VIDEO STORAGE ASPECT AUTO BLANK MAGNIFY PAGE UP HOME VOLUME PAGE DOWN MUTE FREEZE MY BUTTON KEYSTONE MENU POSITION ENTER RESET Using as a simple PC mouse & keyboard (1) HOME key: (2) END key: (3) PAGE UP key:...
Power on/off Turning on the power LAMP INPUT/ STANDBY/ON ENTER MENU TEMP POWER COMPUTER/ STORAGE SEARCH VIDEO ASPECT AUTO BLANK MAGNIFY HOME PAGE UP VOLUME PAGE DOWN MUTE FREEZE MY BUTTON KEYSTONE POSITION MENU ENTER RESET Turning off the power WARNING NOTE •...
Operating COMPUTER/ STORAGE SEARCH Adjusting the volume VIDEO BLANK ASPECT AUTO MAGNIFY PAGE UP HOME VOLUME PAGE DOWN MUTE FREEZE MY BUTTON KEYSTONE POSITION MENU ENTER RESET Temporarily muting the sound COMPUTER/ VIDEO STORAGE SEARCH ASPECT AUTO BLANK MAGNIFY HOME PAGE UP VOLUME PAGE DOWN...
Operating Selecting an input signal (continued) COMPUTER/ STORAGE SEARCH VIDEO BLANK ASPECT AUTO MAGNIFY HOME PAGE UP VOLUME PAGE DOWN MUTE FREEZE MY BUTTON KEYSTONE MENU POSITION ENTER Searching an input signal COMPUTER/ VIDEO STORAGE SEARCH ASPECT AUTO BLANK MAGNIFY HOME PAGE UP VOLUME...
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Operating Adjusting the projector's elevator CAUTION Adjusting the zoom and focus...
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Operating Using the automatic adjustment feature For a PC signal COMPUTER/ VIDEO STORAGE SEARCH ASPECT AUTO BLANK MAGNIFY HOME PAGE UP VOLUME PAGE DOWN MUTE FREEZE MY BUTTON KEYSTONE MENU POSITION For a video signal, s-video signal or component video signal Adjusting the position PAGE DOWN MUTE...
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Operating Correcting the keystone distortions COMPUTER/ STORAGE SEARCH VIDEO ASPECT AUTO BLANK MAGNIFY HOME PAGE UP VOLUME MUTE PAGE DOWN FREEZE MY BUTTON KEYSTONE MENU POSITION Using the magnify feature COMPUTER/ VIDEO STORAGE SEARCH BLANK ASPECT AUTO MAGNIFY HOME PAGE UP VOLUME PAGE DOWN MUTE...
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Operating Freezing the screen COMPUTER/ STORAGE SEARCH VIDEO BLANK ASPECT AUTO MAGNIFY HOME PAGE UP VOLUME PAGE DOWN MUTE FREEZE MY BUTTON KEYSTONE MENU POSITION Temporarily blanking the screen COMPUTER/ VIDEO STORAGE SEARCH BLANK ASPECT AUTO MAGNIFY HOME PAGE UP VOLUME PAGE DOWN MUTE...
EASY MENU Item Description ASPECT AUTO KEYSTONE EXECUTE KEYSTONE PICTURE MODE • •...
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EASY MENU EASY MENU (continued) Item Description BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST COLOR TINT SHARPNESS WHISPER MIRROR RESET FILTER TIME LANGUAGE Go to Advanced Menu...
PICTURE Menu PICTURE Menu (continued) Item Description HIGH DEFAULT HIGH CUSTOM MID DEFAULT MID CUSTOM LOW DEFAULT LOW CUSTOM Hi-BRIGHT-1 DEFAULT Hi-BRIGHT-1 CUSTOM Hi-BRIGHT-2 DEFAULT Hi-BRIGHT-2 CUSTOM To adjust CUSTOM ENTER, OFFSET GAIN R G B R G B +0 +0 +0 +0 COLOR TEMP COLOR TEMP [CUSTOM-1]...
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PICTURE Menu PICTURE Menu (continued) Item Description LOAD1, LOAD2, LOAD3, LOAD4 MY MEMORY SAVE1, SAVE2, SAVE3, SAVE4...
IMAGE Menu Item Description For a PC signal For a Video signal, s-video signal or component video signal ASPECT For no signal • OVER SCAN • • V POSITION • above • H POSITION • above...
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IMAGE Menu IMAGE Menu (continued) Item Description H PHASE • H SIZE • For a PC signal For a video signal, s-video signal or component video signal AUTO ADJUST EXECUTE •...
OPTION Menu OPTION Menu (continued) Item Description AUTO OFF LAMP TIME • • FILTER TIME • •...
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OPTION Menu OPTION Menu (continued) Item Description • MY BUTTON SERVICE FAN SPEED...
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OPTION Menu OPTION Menu (continued) Item Description AUTO ADJUST • GHOST SERVICE FILTER MESSAGE • •...
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OPTION Menu OPTION Menu (continued) Item Description KEY LOCK • REMOTE FREQ. SERVICE INFORMATION • • FACTORY RESET...
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OPTION Menu OPTION Menu (continued) Item Description 1. Using Security Features 1.1 Inputting the PASSWORD 2805 SECURITY 1.2 Changing the PASSWORD...
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OPTION Menu OPTION Menu (continued) Item Description 1.3 If you have forgotten your PASSWORD 2. Using the MyScreen PASSWORD Function SECURITY PASSWORD 2.1 Turning on the MyScreen Function 2.2 Setting the PASSWORD...
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OPTION Menu OPTION Menu (continued) Item Description • • • • 2.3 Turning the PASSWORD off SECURITY 2.4 If you have forgotten your PASSWORD 3. Using the PIN LOCK Function 3.1 Registering the PIN Code...
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OPTION Menu OPTION Menu (continued) Item Description • SECURITY • 3.2 Turning Off the PIN LOCK Function 3.3 If you have forgotten your PIN Code •...
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OPTION Menu OPTION Menu (continued) Item Description 4. Using the Transition Detector Function 4.1 Turning On the Transition Detector Function • SECURITY Transition Detector 4.2 Setting the PASSWORD...
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OPTION Menu OPTION Menu (continued) Item Description 4.3 Setting the Transition Detector off 4.4 If you have forgotten your PASSWORD SECURITY...
Troubleshooting WARNING Related messages There is no input signal. NO INPUT IS DETECTED The horizontal or vertical frequency of the input signal SYNC IS OUT OF RANGE kHz fV The internal temperature is rising. CHECK THE AIR FLOW • • •...
Troubleshooting Regarding the indicator lamps POWER LAMP TEMP Description indicator indicator indicator The projector is in a standby state. Orange Blinking The projector is warming up. Green The projector is in an on state. Green Blinking The projector is cooling down. Orange The projector is cooling down.
Troubleshooting Regarding the indicator lamps (continued) POWER LAMP TEMP Description indicator indicator indicator There is a possibility that the interior portion has become heated. Blinking blinking in Green There is a possibility that the interior portion has become overcooled. blinking in Green NOTE Shutting the projector down...
Troubleshooting Phenomena that may be easy to be mistaken for machine defects Reference Phenomenon Cases not involving a machine defect page The electrical power cord is not plugged in. The main power source has been interrupted during operation such as by a power outage (blackout), etc. Either there is no lamp and/or lamp cover, or either The signal cables are not correctly connected.
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Troubleshooting Phenomena that may be easy to be mistaken for machine defects (continued) Reference Phenomenon Cases not involving a machine defect page The computer cannot detect the projector as a plug and play monitor. The BLANK screen is displayed. The FREEZE function is working. Color settings are not correctly adjusted.
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Item Computer input port Monitor output port Video input port Audio input/output port Communication port Lamp Others...
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Projector CP-X254/CP-X264 User's Manual (detailed) Technical Example of PC signal Resolution (H x V) H. frequency (kHz) V. frequency (Hz) Rating Signal mode 720 x 400 37.9 85.0 VESA TEXT 640 x 480 31.5 59.9 VESA VGA (60Hz) 640 x 480 37.9 72.8 VESA...
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Initial set signals Initial set signals The following signals are used for the initial settings. The signal timing of some PC models may be different. In such case, adjust the items V POSITION and H POSITION in the IMAGE menu. Back porch (B) Front porch (D) Back porch (b)
Connection to the ports Connection to the ports AUDIO IN1 COMPUTER IN1 COMPUTER IN2 AUDIO IN2 S-VIDEO AUDIO OUT VIDEO MONITOR OUT CONTROL COMPUTER IN1, COMPUTER IN2, MONITOR OUT D-sub 15pin mini shrink jack (1) for PC signal terminated (positive) •...
Connection to the ports (continued) AUDIO IN1 COMPUTER IN1 COMPUTER IN2 AUDIO IN2 S-VIDEO AUDIO OUT VIDEO MONITOR OUT CONTROL S-VIDEO Mini DIN 4pin jack Signal Ground Ground VIDEO RCA jack • System: NTSC, PAL, SECAM, PAL-M, PAL-N, NTSC4.43 AUDIO IN1, AUDIO IN2, Ø3.5 stereo mini jack AUDIO OUT...
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Connection to the ports (continued) AUDIO IN1 COMPUTER IN1 COMPUTER IN2 AUDIO IN2 S-VIDEO AUDIO OUT VIDEO MONITOR OUT CONTROL USB B type jack Signal 1 +5V 2 - Data 3 + Data 4 Ground CONTROL D-sub 9pin plug Signal Signal Signal 1 (No connection)
RS-232C Communication RS-232C Communication CONTROL port RS-232C cable (Cross) RS-232C port of the projector of the PC - (1) (1) CD RD (2) (2) RD TD (3) (3) TD - (4) (4) DTR GND (5) (5) GND - (6) (6) DSR RTS (7) (7) RTS CTS (8)
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RS-232C Communication (continued) Requesting projector status (Get command) (1) Send the following request code from the PC to the projector. Header + Command data (‘02H’ + ‘00H’ + type (2 bytes) + ‘00H’ + ‘00H’) (2) The projector returns the response code ‘1DH’ + data (2 bytes) to the PC. Changing the projector settings (Set command) (1) Send the following setting code from the PC to the projector.
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RS-232C Communication (continued) Command Data Names Operation Type Header Action Type Setting Code Power Turn off BE EF 06 00 2A D3 01 00 00 60 00 00 Turn on BE EF 06 00 BA D2 01 00 00 60 01 00 BE EF 06 00...
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RS-232C Communication (continued) Command Data Names Operation Type Header Action Type Setting Code User Gamma Pattern BE EF 06 00 FB FA 01 00 80 30 00 00 9 step gray scale BE EF 06 00 6B FB 01 00 80 30 01 00 15 steps gray scale...
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RS-232C Communication (continued) Command Data Names Operation Type Header Action Type Setting Code COLOR TEMP GAIN B BE EF 06 00 8C F5 02 00 B3 30 00 00 Increment BE EF 06 00 EA F5 04 00 B3 30 00 00 Decrement BE EF...
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RS-232C Communication (continued) Command Data Names Operation Type Header Action Type Setting Code ASPECT BE EF 06 00 9E D0 01 00 08 20 00 00 16:9 BE EF 06 00 0E D1 01 00 08 20 01 00 14:9 BE EF 06 00 CE D6...
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RS-232C Communication (continued) Command Data Names Operation Type Header Action Type Setting Code COMPUTER 1 SYNC ON G OFF BE EF 06 00 5E D7 01 00 10 20 02 00 AUTO BE EF 06 00 CE D6 01 00 10 20 03 00 BE EF...
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RS-232C Communication (continued) Command Data Names Operation Type Header Action Type Setting Code MUTE TURN OFF BE EF 06 00 46 D3 01 00 02 20 00 00 TURN ON BE EF 06 00 D6 D2 01 00 02 20 01 00 BE EF 06 00...
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RS-232C Communication (continued) Command Data Names Operation Type Header Action Type Setting Code MENU POSITION V BE EF 06 00 40 D7 02 00 16 30 00 00 Increment BE EF 06 00 26 D7 04 00 16 30 00 00 Decrement BE EF 06 00...
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RS-232C Communication (continued) Command Data Names Operation Type Header Action Type Setting Code MAGNIFY BE EF 06 00 7C D2 02 00 07 30 00 00 Increment BE EF 06 00 1A D2 04 00 07 30 00 00 Decrement BE EF 06 00 CB D3...
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