NEC LT150 - MultiSync XGA DLP Projector, User Manual

Page 1: ...Micro Portable Projector MultiSync LT150 LT85 User s Manual Printed in Japan 7N8P0051 MultiSync LT150 LT85 User s Manual NEC ...

Page 2: ... interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation U S Responsible Party Address Tel No NEC Technologies Inc 1250 N Arlington Heights Road Itasca Illinois 60143 630 467 5000 Type of Product Equipment Classification Models Projector Class B Peripheral LT150 and LT85 We hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the technical standards as specified in...

Page 3: ...t 4 Cartons carrying cases batteries external cabinets CD ROM or any accessories used in connection with the prod uct WHAT NEC WILL COVER We will pay labor and material expenses for covered items But we will not pay for the following 1 Removal or installation charges 2 Costs of initial technical adjustments set up including ad justment of user controls These costs are the responsibility of the NEC...

Page 4: ...MultiSync LT150 LT85 Micro Portable Projector User s Manual English ...

Page 5: ... WARNING The Federal Communications Commission does not allow any modifications or changes to the unit EXCEPT those specified by NEC Technologies in this manual Failure to comply with this government regulation could void your right to operate this equipment 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 li...

Page 6: ...allation must be in accordance with any local building codes d Please consult your dealer for more information Power Supply 1 The projector is designed to operate on a power supply of 100 120 or 200 240 V 50 60 Hz AC Ensure that your power supply fits this requirement before attempting to use your projector 2 Handle the power cable carefully and avoid excessive bend ing A damaged cord can cause el...

Page 7: ...ntilation and that vents are unobstructed to prevent the build up of heat inside your pro jector Allow at least 3 inches 10 cm of space between your projector and a wall 2 Prevent foreign objects such as paper clips and bits of pa per from falling into your projector Do not attempt to re trieve any objects that might fall into your projector Do not insert any metal objects such as a wire or screwd...

Page 8: ...orrection E 37 Aspect Ratio E 37 Noise Reduction E 38 Color Matrix E 38 White Balance E 38 Position Clock E 38 Resolution E 39 Factory Default E 39 Projector Options E 39 Menu E 39 Menu Mode E 40 Advanced Menu Basic Custom Menu E 40 Language E 40 Projector Pointer E 40 Source Display E 40 Direct Button Volume Bar and Keystone Bar E 40 Menu Display Time E 40 Setup E 40 Orientation E 40 Background E...

Page 9: ...l YCbCr YPbPr or any other RGB signals within a horizontal frequency range of 15 to 100 kHz and a vertical frequency range of 50 to 117 Hz This includes NTSC PAL PAL60 SECAM and NTSC4 43 standard video signals NOTE Composite video standards are as follows NTSC U S TV standard for video in U S and Canada PAL TV standard used in Western Europe PAL60 TV standard used for NTSC playback on PAL TVs SECA...

Page 10: ...act your dealer Please save the original box and packing materials if you ever need to ship your MultiSync LT150 LT85 Projector Lens cap Projector String and rivet Card remote control Power cable RGB signal cable Q u i c k C o n n e c t G u i d e U s e r s M a n u a l S E L E C T P O I N T E R P O W E R H E L P R D 3 6 6 E P I C M U T E M A G N I F Y S O U R C E A U T O A D J MENU E N T E R CANCEL...

Page 11: ...tor Controls Focus Ring Adjustable Tilt Foot Button Remote Sensor Ventilation inlet Adjustable Tilt Foot Lens Lens Cap Attaching the lens cap to the lens hood with the supplied string and rivet Front Side Features 1 Thread the string through the hole on the lens cap and then tie a knot in the string 2 Use the rivet to attach the string to the bottom of the lens hood Attaching the lens cap ...

Page 12: ...Lamp cover Lamp cover screw Ventilation inlet Rear Foot Rear Foot Spacer black rubber NOTE The projector has an internal temperature sen sor The sensor controls the speed of the fan to keep constant temperature in the inside When the internal temperature rises the built in fan au tomatically runs at a high speed high speed mode During this time the sound of exhaust may be heard This is not a malfu...

Page 13: ...Card Viewer If no input signal is present the input will be skipped 5 Auto Adjust Button RGB only Use this button to adjust Position H V and Pixel Clock Phase for an optimal picture Some signals may not be displayed correctly or take time to switch between sources 6 PC Card Access Indicator Lights while accessing a CompactFlash memory card 7 Enter Button Executes your menu selection and activates ...

Page 14: ... projector via a serial cable This enables you to use your PC and serial communi cation protocol to control the projector The NEC optional serial cable is required to use this port Also PC Control Utility 1 0 in cluded in the supplied CD ROM must be installed on your PC If you are writing your own program typical PC control codes are on page E 59 A cap is put on the port at the factory Remove the ...

Page 15: ...pplied and the projector is in standby mode you can use this button to turn your projector on and off NOTE To turn off the projector press and hold the POWER button for a minimum of two seconds 7 Help Button Provides information about operation and adjustment procedures or the set information for the current menu or adjustment during menu operation 8 Pointer Button Press this button to display one...

Page 16: ...R 2 0 2 5 The infrared signal operates by line of sight up to a distance of ap proximately 22 feet 7m and within a 60 degree angle of the remote sensor The projector will not function if there are objects between the remote control and the remote sensor on the projector or if strong light falls on the remote sensor A weak battery will also prevent the projector from operating This sample may be sl...

Page 17: ...ch the Mouse Cancel Right Click and Enter Left Click buttons between the Projector mode lit red and the Computer mode Press this button or any one of the Menu Help Pointer PC Card Folder List or Slide List buttons to switch to the Projector mode and the PJ button lights red To switch back to the Computer mode press the PJ button again 12 Laser Button Press and hold this button to activate the lase...

Page 18: ...display one of the eight pointers press again to hide the pointer You can move your pointer icon to the area you want on the screen using the Mouse button 18 Help Button Provides information about operation and adjustment procedures or the set information for the current menu or adjustment during menu operation 19 Keystone Button Press the or button to correct the keystone trapezoidal distortion a...

Page 19: ...V O L S L I D E F O L D E R S L I D E L I S T 28 30 7m 7m 30 30 30 Remote Control Battery Installation 1 Press firmly and slide the battery cover off 2 Remove both old batteries and install new ones AA Ensure that you have the batteries polarity aligned correctly 3 Slip the cover back over the batteries until it snaps into place Do not mix different types of batteries or new and old batteries Remo...

Page 20: ...h To Mouse port of PC To ADB port of Macintosh USB Cable PS 2 Cable Mac ADB Cable To USB To PS 2 or Mac Notes on Connecting with USB Cable When you use an IBM PC the PR50KIT does not support the other operating systems than Windows 98 2000 Do not pull out the cable from the USB port of your PC or the remote mouse receiver and then immediately insert it back into the USB port Allow a minimum of 5 s...

Page 21: ...tton is pressed the PJ button lights red to indicate that you are in the Projector mode and that the MOUSE 䊴 䊳 button works as a moving button for the POINTER or magnified image If no buttons are pressed within 10 seconds the PJ button s light goes out to indicate that you are in the Computer mode To enable the projector menu operation again press the PJ button to light red To move the pointer or ...

Page 22: ... diagonally when the projector is roughly 4 feet 1 2 m from the wall or screen The largest the image can be is 200 5 1 m when the projector is about 22 feet 6 6 m from the wall or screen Screen and Projection Distance The following shows the proper relative positions of the projector and screen Refer to the table to determine the position of installation 406 4 W X 304 8 H 160 W X 120 H 365 8 W X 2...

Page 23: ...626 48 1219 32 2 819 104 7 2660 8 2 209 17 1 100 2540 80 2032 60 1524 40 3 1024 130 7 3320 10 3 262 17 1 120 3048 96 2438 72 1829 48 3 1228 157 1 3990 12 4 314 17 1 150 3810 120 3048 90 2286 60 5 1536 196 1 4980 15 5 393 17 1 180 4572 144 3658 108 2743 72 6 1843 235 0 5970 18 5 471 17 2 200 5080 160 4064 120 3048 80 6 2048 261 0 6630 20 6 524 17 2 Screen Size Diagonal Width Height B C D α inch mm ...

Page 24: ...ponent output VCR DVD Player or LaserDisc Player NOTE When using with a notebook PC be sure to connect between the projector and the notebook PC before turning on the power to the notebook PC In most cases signal cannot be output from RGB output unless the notebook PC is turned on after connecting with the projector NOTE If the screen goes blank while using your remote control it may be the result...

Page 25: ... distribution ampli fier if connecting a signal cable longer than the supplied one IBM VGA or Compatibles Desktop type Audio cable not supplied Connecting your PC to your MultiSync LT150 XGA LT85 SVGA projector will enable you to project your computer s screen image for an impressive presentation To connect to a PC simply 1 Turn off the power to your projector and computer 2 Use the supplied signa...

Page 26: ...lied signal cable to connect your Macintosh com puter to the projector 3 Turn on the projector and the Macintosh computer Connecting Your Macintosh Computer Macintosh Desktop type Audio cable not supplied For older Macintosh use a commercially available pin adapter to connect to your Mac s video port Pin adapter for Macintosh not supplied RGB Signal cable supplied NOTE The new Macintosh computer s...

Page 27: ...the component video Y Cb Cr output use the optional 15 pin to RCA 3 cable to connect your DVD player to the RGB INPUT connector on the projector For a DVD player without component video Y Cb Cr outputs use common RCA cables not provided to connect a composite VIDEO output of the DVD player to the Video Input of the projector 3 Turn on the projector and DVD player NOTE Refer to your DVD player s ow...

Page 28: ...ut connector on the back of your VCR or laser disc player connect the other end to the Video input on your projector Use an audio cable not supplied to connect the audio from your VCR or laser disc player to your audio equipment if your VCR or laser disc player has this capability Be careful to keep your right and left channel connections correct for stereo sound 3 Turn on the projector and the VC...

Page 29: ...nd Japanese To select a menu language follow these steps 1 Use the Select or button to select one of the seven languages for the menu 2 Press the Enter button to execute the selection 3 The Basic Custom menu will be displayed in the language you have selected To close the menu press the Cancel button After this has been done you can proceed to the advanced menu operation If you want you can select...

Page 30: ... of two seconds The power indicator will glow orange After the projector turns off the cooling fans keep operating for 90 seconds NOTE Do not disconnect the power cable during this time Then unplug the power cable The power indicator will go out SELECT Vol Vol POINTER POWER HELP RD 366E PIC MUTE MAGNIFY SOURCE AUTO ADJ M E NU E N T ER CAN C E L POWER STATUS POWER STATUS ON STAND BY POWER STATUS PO...

Page 31: ...NOTE If no input signal is available the projector will display a blue background factory preset Adjust the Image Size and the Focus Move the projector back and forth to fine adjust the image size on the screen Use the Focus ring to obtain the best focus Place your projector on a flat level surface and Ensure that the projector is square to the screen Lift the front edge of the projector to center...

Page 32: ... the spacer black rubber and rotate the rear foot to the desired height If the projected image does not appear square to the screen then use keystone correction for proper adjustment M E N U E N T E R C A N C E L S E LE C T A U TO A D JU S T P C C A R D A C C E S S S TA TU S P O W E R O N S TA N D B Y S O U R C E 4 4 3 up down Adjust the Image Using Auto Adjust TheAuto Adjust function automaticall...

Page 33: ...image ap pears to be shimmering This adjustment may be necessary when you connect your computer for the first time NOTE The Auto Adjust function does not work for component signal Each time the Source button is pressed the input source will change as follows RGB Video S Video PC Card Viewer If no input signal is present the input will be skipped Turning off picture and sound Press the Picture Mute...

Page 34: ... the Select button 4 Return the image to the original size Correcting Keystone distortion Optional presentation remote control Press or to correct keystone trapezoidal distortion to make the top or bottom of the screen longer or shorter so that the projected image is rectangular Freezing a picture Optional presentation remote control Press the Freeze button to freeze a picture Press again to resum...

Page 35: ...selection and press the Enter button to place a check mark next to an option This action enables that feature Press the Enter button again to clear the check box If you select an item with a solid triangle 䊳 and press the Enter button on the remote control or the projector cabinet you can en able all the items within that submenu Also you can turn on an item within the submenu without placing a ch...

Page 36: ...ay Clicking with a mouse button displays the menu Clicking displays the pull down menu To close the menu click anywhere in the background Adjusting and Setting Display You can select a menu item and click with a mouse button to make adjustments and setting Examples Click or press and hold the mouse button 䊴 or 䊳 to adjust the brightness Or click and drag the mouse button on the slide bar horizonta...

Page 37: ...30 sec Page 1 Orientation Front Table Rear Ceiling Rear Table Front Ceiling Background Blue Black Logo Mouse Button Right Hand Left Hand Sensitivity Fast Medium Slow Page 2 PC Card Viewer Options Show Folder List On Off Auto Play Manual Play Interval 5 300 sec Capture Options High Quality Normal High Compression Page 3 Signal Select RGB Auto RGB Component Video Auto NTSC3 58 NTSC4 43 PAL PAL60 SEC...

Page 38: ...e square box to turn the option On Slide bar Indicates settings or the direction of adjustment OK button Press to confirm your setting You will return to the previous menu Cancel button Press to cancel your setting You will return to the previous menu Close button Click to close the window with saving changes USB mouse only Help button Indicates that help about that feature is available USB mouse ...

Page 39: ... tool bar for USB mouse operation only Prev Returns to the previous slide or folder Next Advances to the next slide or folder Play Plays back automatically or manually depending on the setting on PC Card Viewer Options of the menu This allows you to move on to the next slide when Manual Play is selected Stop Stops Auto Play while you are playing back and to resume playing from the selected slide o...

Page 40: ... that can be corrected is 45 degrees up ward and 15 degrees downward with the projector placed horizontally on the ground plane Depending on the type of graphics being used the picture may get blurred or keystone correction may not be possible when excessive keystone correction is used The idea is the closer you are to native resolution the better image you will see This feature adjusts the color ...

Page 41: ...ce Brightness for each color RGB is used to adjust the black level of the screen Contrast for each color RGB to adjust the white level of the screen First use the or buttons to select R G or B for the brightness and the contrast Next use the 䊴 or 䊳 buttons to adjust the level Position Clock when Auto Adjust is off This allows you to manually adjust the image horizontally and verti cally and adjust...

Page 42: ...ed AccuBlend feature The projector displays the current image in its true resolution See Auto Adjust RGB Only on page E 41 for turning on or off the Auto Adjust feature NOTE While you are displaying an image with higher resolution than the projector s native resolution even when you are in the Native mode the image is displayed full screen using the Advanced AccuBlend feature Factory Default Chang...

Page 43: ...ect Button Volume Bar This option turns on or off the volume bar when you adjust the sound volume using VOL up and down button On You can increase or decrease the sound volume with the volume bar on screen Off You can increase or decrease the sound volume without having to use the volume bar Keystone Bar This option turns on or off the keystone bar when you adjust the keystone using KEYSTONE butto...

Page 44: ... have three options for JPEG compression quality High quality Normal and High Compression High Quality Gives quality of JPEG a priority Normal Gives normal JPEG quality High Compression Gives compression a priority Page3 Signal Select RGB Allows you to choose RGB for an RGB source such as a computer or Component for a component video source such as a DVD player Normally select Auto and the project...

Page 45: ...is on either brightness or color for a projected image If you prefer putting emphasis on brightness place a checkmark in the box to turn the option on If you prefer an image in truer color turn off this option Clear Lamp Hour Meter Resets the lamp clock back to zero Pressing this button appears a confirmation dialog box To reset the lamp usage hour press OK NOTE The projector will turn off and go ...

Page 46: ...n you select a JPEG or BMP file and press the Enter button on the remote or the cabinet or Execute on the above you will get a toolbar This toolbar is used to return to the PC Card Files screen Drag Moves the toolbar Return Returns to the PC Card Files screen Close Close the toolbar Changing Background Logo The Logo button allows you to select a background logo from graphic files on a CompactFlash...

Page 47: ...tte containing four lines of different thickness from which you can select a line you prefer by left click ing Color Selects a color Left click to display the color palette from which you can select a color you prefer by left clicking Eraser Left click and drag to erase part of a drawing Left click or right click the eraser icon to display the eraser palette containing four eraser of different thi...

Page 48: ...red to as PowerPoint into indexes playable with PC Card Viewer Microsoft Windows and PowerPoint are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Inserting and Ejecting a CompactFlash Card A CompactFlash card is used to view presentation data prepared on the computer and to capture and play images projected with the pro jector Eject button Inserting the CompactFlash Card Hold the CompactFlash car...

Page 49: ... Viewer slides In this manual it is referred to as the PC Card Viewer software PC Card Viewer PPT Converter 1 0 This is an application that converts files created with Microsoft PowerPoint 97 2000 into indexes so that they can be played di rectly with the PC Card Viewer Utility 1 0 PC Card Viewer PPT Converter is installed automatically when you install the PC Card Viewer Utility To start PC Card ...

Page 50: ...utomatically or manually depending on the setting on PC Card Viewer Options of the menu This allows you to move on to the next slide when Manual Play is selected Stop This allows you to stopAuto Play while you are play ing back and to resume playing from the selected slide or folder when Auto Play is selected Jump Displays a list of slides while you are playing back Select Displays a list of folde...

Page 51: ...Even if you switch the current PC Card Viewer source to another source the current slide is retained When you return back to the PC Card Viewer you will get the slide that has been retained NOTE The CompactFlash card editing operation cannot be performed from the projector Do so using the PC Card Viewer software Folder Folder Folder Folder Folder Multi cursor blue marks Folder Slide Slide Slide Sl...

Page 52: ...uter to repair the data NOTE The folder in the right bottom is always a folder exclusively for cap tured images To display the list of folders when there are 13 or more indexes stored on the CompactFlash card select Edit index from the PC Card Viewer software s File menu and move the index you want to display to within 12 indexes from the top of the folder index For details on indexes refer to the...

Page 53: ...l Images Digital images can be played with the PC Card Viewer if the follow ing conditions are met If the image can be stored on an MS DOS format CompactFlash card If the image can be stored in a format supported by the PC Card Viewer With the PC Card Viewer images on the card are searched for in directories and images in JPEG or BMP format are recognized as slides Searchable directories are direc...

Page 54: ...2 1 PC cards are divided into three types according to their thickness Type I 3 3 mm Type II 5 0 mm and Type III 10 5 mm A type of image format The standard Windows Bit Map format used for MS DOS Windows compatible comput ers A type of image format JPEG is the abbreviation of Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEG compression offers efficient data storage The data not required for displaying the im...

Page 55: ...eewheeling condition and remove the lamp cover The lamp cover screw is not removable 2 Loosen the three screws securing the lamp housing until the screw driver goes into a freewheeling condition The three screws are not removable 4 Insert a new lamp housing until the lamp housing is plugged into the socket A C IN PC C AR D U SB AU D IO VI D EO S VI D EO R G B PC C O N TR O L A C IN PC C AR D U SB ...

Page 56: ...lamp cover is installed correctly See page E 52 Check to see if the projector has overheated or the lamp usage exceeds 1100 hours If there is insufficient ventilation around the projector or if the room where you re presenting is particularly warm move the projector to a cooler location Use the menu to select your source Video S Video RGB or PC Card Viewer See page E 36 Ensure your cables are conn...

Page 57: ...card been destroyed While an image with over 1024 768 dots LT85 800 600 is projected several lines of information will be lost Use the supplied software change the image to 1024 768 dots in size Use a computer etc to repair the data Problem Check These Items When using the PC Card Viewer function For more information contact your dealer No picture Part of a slide is not displayed Contents of Compa...

Page 58: ...ines SECAM RGB LT150 1024 dots horizontal 768 dots vertical LT85 800 dots horizontal 600 dots vertical Power Requirement 100 120 200 240 VAC 50 60 Hz Input Current 2 1 A 100 120 VAC 1 0A 200 240 VAC Mechanical Dimensions 9 4 W x 2 1 H x 7 7 D 238mm W x 53mm H x 196mm D not including protrusions Net Weight 3 3 lbs 1 5 kg Environmental Considerations Operational Temperatures 41 to 95 F 5 to 35 C 30 ...

Page 59: ...SELECT AUTO ADJUST PC CARD ACCESS STATUS POWER ON STAND BY SOURCE AC IN PC CARD USB VIDEO S VIDEO RGB AUDIO PC CONTROL 238 9 4 196 7 7 29 5 1 16 53 2 1 8 5 0 33 43 5 1 71 Cabinet Dimensions Unit mm inch LT150 LT85 Lens center Lens center ...

Page 60: ... Cr 2 Green or Sync on Green Y 3 Blue Cb 4 Ground 5 Ground 6 Red Ground Cr Ground 7 Green Ground Y Ground 8 Blue Ground Cb Ground 9 No Connection 10 Sync Signal Ground 11 Ground 12 Bi directional DATA SDA 13 Horizontal Sync or Composite Sync 14 Vertical Sync 15 Data Clock Signal Level Video signal 0 7Vp p Analog Sync signal TTL level ...

Page 61: ... Y VESA 800 600 37 879 60 32 40 Y VESA 800 600 48 077 72 19 50 Y VESA 800 600 46 88 75 49 5 Y VESA 800 600 53 674 85 06 56 25 Y MAC 832 624 49 725 74 55 57 283 Y VESA 1024 768 35 5 43 Interlaced 44 9 Y VESA 1024 768 48 363 60 65 Y VESA 1024 768 57 476 70 07 75 Y IBM 1024 768 58 131 72 03 79 Y MAC 1024 768 60 241 74 93 80 Y VESA 1024 768 60 023 75 03 78 75 Y VESA 1024 768 68 677 85 94 5 Y VESA 1152...

Page 62: ...0H 12H PICTURE MUTE OFF 02H 11H 00H 00H 00H 13H SOUND MUTE ON 02H 12H 00H 00H 00H 14H SOUND MUTE OFF 02H 13H 00H 00H 00H 15H ON SCREEN MUTE ON 02H 14H 00H 00H 00H 16H ON SCREEN MUTE OFF 02H 15H 00H 00H 00H 17H NOTE Contact your local dealer for a full list of PC Control Codes if needed Cable Connection Communication Protocol Baud rate 38400 bps Data length 8 bits Parity No parity Stop bit One bit ...