Panasonic PT PT-F100NTEA, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...GLISH Operating Instructions LCD Projector Model No PT F100NTEA PT F100EA Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use TQBJ0215 1 Commercial Use ...

Page 2: ...er or supplier for further information Information on Disposal in other Countries outside the European Union This symbol is only valid in the European Union If you wish to discard this product please contact your local authorities or dealer and ask for the correct method of disposal WARNING THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED WARNING To prevent damage which may result in fire or shock hazard do not exp...

Page 3: ...r of severe electrical shock if the cut off plug is inserted into any 13 amp socket If a new plug is to be fitted please observe the wiring code as shown below If in any doubt please consult a qualified electrician WARNING THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Green and Yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live As the co...

Page 4: ...GmbH Panasonic Testing Centre Winsbergring 15 22525 Hamburg F R Germany Ce produit est conçu pour l utilisation dans les pays suivants Autriche Belgique Bulgarie République Tchéquie Chypre Danemark Estonie Finlande France Allemagne Grèce Hongrie Islande Irlande Italie Lettonie Lituanie Luxembourg Malte Pays Bas Norvège Pologne Portugal Roumanie Slovénie Slovaquie Espagne Suède Suisse et Royaume Un...

Page 5: ...Important Safety Information ENGLISH 5 Important Infomation ...

Page 6: ...n image 24 Selecting the input signal 24 Positioning the image 24 Remote control operation 25 Operating range 25 Setting up the image position automatically 25 Switching the input signal 26 Using the laser pointer 26 Capturing an image 27 Stopping the projection temporary 27 Resetting to the factory default settings 27 Projecting an image in INDEX WINDOW mode 27 Enlarging the centred area 28 Contr...

Page 7: ...IRECT POWER ON 37 CONTROL PANEL 37 AUTO SETUP 37 SIGNAL SEARCH 37 INSTALLATION 37 HIGHLAND 38 TEST PATTERN 38 DETAILED SETUP 38 SECURITY menu 39 INPUT PASSWORD 39 PASSWORD CHANGE 39 TEXT DISPLAY 39 TEXT CHANGE 39 NETWORK menu 40 Items in NETWORK menu 40 TEMP LAMP and FILTER Indicators 41 Managing the indicated problems 41 Care and Replacement 42 Cleaning the projector 42 Replacing the ARF Auto Rol...

Page 8: ...the mains socket If the plug is not inserted correctly electric shocks or overheating could result Do not use plugs which are damaged or mains sockets which are coming loose from the wall Do not place the projector on top of surfaces which are unstable If the projector is placed on top of a surface which is sloped or unstable it may fall down or tip over and injury or damage could result Do not pl...

Page 9: ...to the projector Do not place the projector in narrow badly ventilated places such as closets or bookshelves Do not place the projector on cloth or papers as these materials could be drawn into the air inlet port Do not set up the projector in humid or dusty places or in places where the projector may come into contact with oily smoke or steam Using the projector under such conditions may result i...

Page 10: ...t least once a year If dust is left to build up inside the projector without being cleaned out it can result in fire or problems with operation It is a good idea to clean the inside of the projector before the season for humid weather arrives Ask your nearest Authorised Service Centre to clean the projector when required Please discuss with the Authorised Service Centre regarding cleaning costs We...

Page 11: ...e brightness of the lamp depends on the duration of use The lamp may explode or shorten the lamp life by shocks or chipping damage The lamp may explode only occasionally after using the projector The lamp may explode if using the projector after the instructed lamp replacement timing The lamp life is depends on individual lamp characteristics usage condition and the installation environment Especi...

Page 12: ...etting need to be ON to set the fan speed high Press I H to select the required option If you need to return to the INSTALLATION press F OFF The fan speed is low ON The fan speed is high Press the ENTER button to start the projection Once you finish the minimum requirement setting it will not be displayed again unless the projector is initialised See INITIALIZE ALL on page 38 You can change the se...

Page 13: ...ENTER page 29 Reset some of the settings to the factory default settings page 27 Turn off the projection temporarily Display the frozen image while the display of subsequent images continues page 27 MULTI LIVE is only for PT F100NTEA See CD ROM contents COMPUTERSEARCH button is only for PT F100NTEA See CD ROM contents Control to change the scale by means of digital zoom page 28 Control to adjust t...

Page 14: ...ce Sensor page 32 Speaker Lens shift lever page 18 Projection lens Front panel cover Hold both side of the top corner of the Front panel cover to open or close While not operating the controls panel keep the Front panel cover closed Remote control signal receptor page 25 POWER button While the MAIN POWER is on switch between stand by mode and projection mode page 22 INPUT SELECT button Switch to c...

Page 15: ...nly COMPUTER1 IN Connect an RGB signal cable from a computer COMPUTER2 IN 1 OUT Connect an RGB signal cable from a computer Selectable for input and output by menu operation S VIDEO IN Connect a S VIDEO signal cable VIDEO IN Connect an RCA composite video cable COMPUTER AUDIO IN Connect audio cables for inputting audio signals corresponding to COMPUTER1 IN and or COMPUTER2 IN 1 OUT SERIAL See Seri...

Page 16: ...9 70 1 78 m 1 07 m 3 06 1 42 m 4 7 2 1 m 6 10 4 2 m 13 9 80 2 03 m 1 22 m 4 1 63 m 5 4 2 4 m 7 10 4 8 m 15 8 90 2 29 m 1 37 m 4 5 1 83 m 6 2 7 m 8 10 5 4 m 17 8 100 2 54 m 1 52 m 4 11 2 03 m 6 7 3 0 m 9 10 6 0 m 19 8 120 3 05 m 1 83 m 6 2 44 m 8 3 6 m 11 9 7 2 m 23 7 150 3 81 m 2 29 m 7 6 3 05 m 10 4 5 m 14 9 9 0 m 29 6 200 5 08 m 3 05 m 10 4 06 m 13 3 6 0 m 19 8 12 1 m 39 8 250 6 35 m 3 81 m 12 6...

Page 17: ...r and projecting from rear INSTALLATION FRONT DESK INSTALLATION REAR DESK J Mounting in the ceiling and projecting from front J Mounting in the ceiling and projecting from rear INSTALLATION FRONT CEILING INSTALLATION REAR CEILING NOTE A translucent screen is required for rear projection When mounting the projector in the ceiling the optional ceiling mount bracket ET PKF100 ET PKF100S is required S...

Page 18: ...lace the projector where the projector lens is up to 32 horizontally off centre from the screen and then adjust the image position with the Lens shift lever Q Vertical shift You can place the projector where the projector lens is up to 50 vertically off centre from the screen and the adjust the image position with the Lens shift lever Lens shift and positioning Shifting the lever right Moving to s...

Page 19: ...d you will get the best quality of the projection image When the Lens shift lever is at the vertical limit of the shift range you cannot move the lever to the horizontal limit likewise when the Lens shift lever is at the horizontal limit of the shift range you cannot move the lever to the horizontal limit When the projector is tilted and you adjust KEYSTONE the centre of the screen and the lens ne...

Page 20: ...s See List of compatible signals on page 46 J LAN terminal Before connection to the projector Connecting with computers NOTE When COMPUTER2 SELECT in the OPTION menu is set to OUTPUT do not connect any input signals See CD ROM contents for the LAN network connection NOTE Do not touch the metal parts of the LAN terminal Failure to observe this may cause malfunction by static electricity Computers M...

Page 21: ...g with AV equipment NOTE When you connect more than one AV equipment switch the audio connection manually NOTE If you connect the BNC cables use with a commercial BNC RCA adaptor DVD player Audio system To S VIDEO output Video player To video output or audio output DVD player Video player Audio system To audio output ...

Page 22: ...start the projection NOTE Do not use other than a provided Mains lead Ensure all the input devices are connected and turned off before connecting the Mains lead Do not force the connector as this may damage the projector and or the mains lead Dirt or dust build up around plugs may cause fire or electrical hazards Switch off the power to the projector when not in use POWER indicator Indicator statu...

Page 23: ...on The power indicator lights up in ORANGE while cooling the lamp then illuminates RED when is ready to switch off the MAIN POWER 4 Switch off the MAIN POWER on the back of the projector Switching on the projector NOTE Some small rattling or tinkling sound may be heard when starting up but this is normal and does not affect the performance of the projector If you disconnected the Mains lead or swi...

Page 24: ...gle vertically See Front leg adjusters and throwing angle on page 17 4 Adjust the focus and the projected image size Turn the Focus lever and Zoom lever to adjust the image You can confirm the adjusted effect with the TEST PATTERN in OPTION menu See TEST PATTERN on page 38 Selecting the input signal NOTE SIGNAL SEARCH is ON as default and the signal from the connected devices is detected automatic...

Page 25: ...unction may not be effective with a translucent screen You can adjust the setting of POSITION DOT CLOCK and CLOCK PHASE in POSITION menu automatically for the projected COMPUTER signal image Operating range NOTE Do not let strong light shine onto the signal receptor The Remote control may malfunction under strong light such as fluorescent If there are any obstacles between the Remote control and t...

Page 26: ...LASER button for an accidental operation 1 Open the battery compartment cover of the Remote control 2 Slide the switch tab 3 Close the battery compartment cover of the Remote control See Battery compartment on page 13 Switching the input signal NOTE Only when the COMPUTER2 SELECT is set to INPUT you can switch between COMPUTER1 and COMPUTER2 COMPUTER1 COMPUTER2 VIDEO S VIDEO COMPONENT COMPUTER1 NE...

Page 27: ...ntinues on the right To escape from the INDEX WINDOW press the MENU or RETURN button Q Switching the position In default the frozen image is displayed on the left and the subsequent image is displayed on the right Press I H to switch the position Q Changing the image size Press F G to switch and cycle through in 3 size Q Capturing a new image While in INDEX WINDOW mode press ENTER to capture a new...

Page 28: ...he centre point You can control the volume of the built in speakers and output sound Press to control the volume Enlarging the centred area NOTE When the COMPUTER signal is projected the enlargement range will be changed to 1x to 3x When the FRAME LOCK in POSITION menu is set to ON the enlargement range is 1x to 2x See FRAME LOCK on page 35 When the input signal is changed while the DIGITAL ZOOM i...

Page 29: ...pear from the screen Called up item will be disappear after 5 seconds and return to the menu mode If there is a lower level the next level will be displayed 3 Press I H to adjust or set the selected item For items using a bar scale the current settings are displayed on the left of the bar scale You can cycle through the options of an item by pressing I H 4 Press MENU or RETURN to return to the pre...

Page 30: ...signals Default 0 page 32 TINT 2 Default 0 page 32 SHARPNESS Default 0 page 32 COLOR TEMPERATURE LOW STANDARD page 32 HIGH DAYLIGHT VIEW AUTO ON page 32 OFF DETAILED SETUP 3 3 VIDEO S VIDEO COMPUTER signals only WHITE BALANCE 4 4 COMPUTER signals only WHITE BALANCE RED page 33 WHITE BALANCE GREEN Default 0 WHITE BALANCE BLUE TV SYSTEM AUTO NTSC S VIDEO VIDEO signals only NTSC 4 43 PAL PAL M PAL N ...

Page 31: ... AUTO SETUP AUTO BUTTON page 37 SIGNAL SEARCH ON OFF page 37 INSTALLATION FRONT DESK REAR DESK page 37 FRONT CEILING REAR CEILING HIGHLAND OFF ON page 38 TEST PATTERN page 38 DETAILED SETUP OSD DESIGN TYPE1 TYPE2 page 38 TYPE3 SXGA MODE SXGA SXGA XGA MODE XGA WXGA BLACKBOARD ON OFF BACK COLOR BLUE BLACK VOLUME AUDIO BALANCE Default 0 INITIALIZE ALL SECURITY INPUT PASSWORD OFF ON page 39 PASSWORD C...

Page 32: ...id even in well lit rooms where the ambient light sources cannot be controlled such as when a door opens or when window coverings fail to block out sunlight AUTO Automatic adjustment ON Active OFF Deactive PICTURE MODE NATURAL Reproduces the original colour of the image STANDARD Setting for a general image DYNAMIC Bright and sharp setting BLACKBOARD Setting for when projecting on a blackboard See ...

Page 33: ...Active Q NOISE REDUCTION You can switch the automatic noise reduction system on off Press I H to select the required setting ON Automatic noise reduction OFF No noise reduction J For RGB signals Q WHITE BALANCE You can adjust the white balance more properly in 3 colours temperature by pressing I H WHITE BALANCE RED WHITE BALANCE GREEN WHITE BALANCE BLUE DETAILED SETUP NOTE AUTO setting will select...

Page 34: ...anually when needed Press I H to cycle through the options Q 4 3 The input signal will be projected without any change KEYSTONE Image Operation NOTE You can correct the distortion 30 degrees from the plane For a better quality image installing the projector with a minimum of distortion is recommended Some distortion may be retained for lens shift adjustment The distortion of the Main menu screen i...

Page 35: ... project an image with an unmatched aspect ratio the image may distort or some portions may be cropped Select an aspect ratio which preserves the intention of the image creator The order of ASPECT types is defined not only by the input method but also by the input signals See List of compatible signals on page 46 If you project a copyrighted image enlarged or distorted by using ASPECT function in ...

Page 36: ...ter performance for the use environment Press I H to select the required option 1 Ventilated with indoor air e g small office room 2 Ventilated with outdoor air e g large office room class room 3 Public indoor space e g restaurant building lobby You can check the remaining amount of the ARF Auto Rolling Filter The colour of the bar scale is indicating the condition of the ARF Yellow The filter rem...

Page 37: ...TTON Only when the AUTO SETUP button is pressed the projected image position will be adjusted for DOT CLOCK and CLOCK PHASE See Remote control on page 13 You can turn off the auto signal detecting system ON Detect the input signal from the terminals and project the image OFF Deactive When installing the projector select the projection method according to the projector position Press I H to cycle t...

Page 38: ...r when the projector is idle Press I H to select the required option J VOLUME You can adjust the volume of the built in monaural speaker and VARIABLE AUDIO OUT terminal I Decrease H Increase J AUDIO BALANCE You can adjust to hear the sound played equally through both right and left external stereo speakers or shift the balance so more sound plays through the left or right side I More sound plays t...

Page 39: ...nal text such as company name or URL information to display regularly at the bottom of the projected image while projecting OFF Deactive ON Active You can enter your original text up to 22 characters for TEXT DISPLAY 1 Use F G I H to specify the location of the required character 2 Press ENTER The selected character will be displayed in the TEXT CHANGE box 3 Repeat until finish your original text ...

Page 40: ... NETWORK STANDBY WEB CONTROL LIVE MODE CUT IN STATUS INITIALIZE NOTE The NETWORK menu is available only with PT F100NTEA See more detailed instructions in the contents of the CD ROM which is provided with the projector Remote control Control panel See Navigating through the MENU on page 29 See Main menu and Sub menu on page 30 Items in NETWORK menu ...

Page 41: ... the Lamp unit on page 43 Let the Lamp unit cool down and turn on the MAIN POWER Contact an Authorised Service Centre See Replacing the Lamp unit on page 43 Indicator Illuminating RED and still projecting Flashing RED and POWER is turned off Problem The temperature inside and or outside the projector is abnormally high Cause The ventilation openings are covered The room temperature is too high The...

Page 42: ...100 J When to replace the ARF ARF is consumable product and effects on ventilation FILTER indicator will inform you of the replacement timing You can check the remaining amount of the ARF in FILTER REMAINING menu J Replacement procedure 1 Turn the projector upside down and place it gently on a soft cloth 2 Use a Phillips head screwdriver to loosen 3 ARF cover fixing screws until the screws turn fr...

Page 43: ...cement timing at 2 800 hours and at 3 000 hours the projector will be turned off Those figures are rough guidance and might be shortened by the usage conditions characteristics of the Lamp unit environmental conditions and so on You can check the duration of usage time using LAMP RUNTIME in the OPTION menu RESET A REMAIN OF A FILETER OK CANCEL SELECT ENTER RETURN FILTER REMAINING Replacing the Lam...

Page 44: ...fety cable provided with the projector is installed and attached to the bottom of the projector when mounting in the ceiling for safety and security J Installing the safety cable 1 Install the ceiling mount bracket according to the installation instructions 2 Loop the security cable around the ceiling mount bracket with less slack Lace the cable of the end with a latch through the loop on the othe...

Page 45: ...properly A cable may be connected to the VARIABLE AUDIO OUT terminal The volume adjustment may be at the lowest possible setting 20 15 28 The control buttons of the projector do not operate CONTROL PANEL in OPTION menu is invalidated If you have a loss of the Remote control while the CONTROL PANEL is invalidated press and hold the MENU button for 2 seconds with pressing the ENTER button 37 The Rem...

Page 46: ...0i 1 920 x 1 080i 28 1 50 0 74 3 A 720 60p 1 280 x 720 45 0 60 0 74 3 A 720 50p 1 280 x 720 37 5 50 0 74 3 A VESA 640 x 400 31 5 70 1 25 2 A COMPUTER 640 x 400 37 9 85 1 31 5 A VGA480 640 x 480 31 5 59 9 25 2 A 640 x 480 35 0 66 7 30 2 A 640 x 480 37 9 72 8 31 5 A 640 x 480 37 5 75 0 31 5 A 640 x 480 43 3 85 0 36 0 A SVGA 800 x 600 35 2 56 3 36 0 A 800 x 600 37 9 60 3 40 0 A 800 x 600 48 1 72 2 50...

Page 47: ...ext command When a command which does not require parameters to be sent the colon is not required If an incorrect command is sent from the personal computer the ER401 command will be sent from the projector to the personal computer Serial terminal Pin No Signal name Contents A NC B TXD Transmitted data C RXD Received data D NC E GND Earth F NC G RTS Connected internally H CTS I NC Signal level RS ...

Page 48: ...lamp has switched off the lamp is not turned back on again straight away in order to protect the lamp AVL Volume Parameter 000 063 Adjustment value 0 63 IIS INPUT Parameter VID VIDEO RG1 COMPUTER1 YUV COMPONENT SVD S VIDEO RG2 COMPUTER2 NWP NETWORK PT F100NTEA only Q S Lamp condition query Call back 0 Standby 1 Lamp ON control active 2 Lamp ON 3 Lamp OFF control active OSH SHUTTER Turning off the ...

Page 49: ...rol by external contact Pin No Settings B A Short Open Operation On Off Pin No Settings C A Open Open Short Short Short Open E A Open Short Open Open Short Short F A Open Open Short Open Open Short Input signal COMPUTER1 COMPUTER2 COMPONENT VIDEO S VIDEO NETWORK NOTE When pin A and pin I are short circuited the buttons on the projector s control panel POWER and INPUT SELECT buttons on the Remote c...

Page 50: ...F 104 F When the HIGHLAND page 38 is set to ON 0 C 35 C 32 F 95 F Humidity 20 80 no condensation Scanning frequency 1 for RGB signal 1 See List of compatible signals on page 46 for available signals Horizontal scanning frequency 15 kHz 91 kHz Vertical scanning frequency 50 Hz 85 Hz Dot clock frequency Less than 110 MHz COMPONENT YPBPR signals 480i 480p 576i 576p 720 50p 720 60p 1 080 50i 1 080 60i...

Page 51: ...e 0 5V rms M3 jack Stereo MINI Monitor output stereo compatible 0 V rms 2 0 V rms variable SERIAL D sub 9 pin RS 232C compatible REMOTE D sub 9 pin For external control LAN RJ 45 PT F100NTEA only Single line For network connection 10 Base T 100Base TX 1000Base T Wireless LAN Compatible IEEE802 11b IEEE802 11g Wireless LAN standard protocol Wireless channel IEEE802 11b IEEE802 11g 1 13 channels Dis...

Page 52: ...en width SW Minimum distance LW Maximum distance LT 0 84 m 33 0 41 m 1 4 0 73 m 2 4 2 1 m 6 10 1 02 m 40 0 50 m 1 7 0 89 m 2 11 1 3 m 4 3 2 6 m 8 6 1 27 m 50 0 62 m 2 1 11 m 3 7 1 6 m 5 2 3 2 m 10 5 1 52 m 60 0 75 m 2 5 1 33 m 4 4 1 9 m 6 2 3 9 m 12 9 1 78 m 70 0 87 m 2 10 1 55 m 5 1 2 3 m 7 6 4 6 m 15 1 2 03 m 80 1 00 m 3 3 1 77 m 5 9 2 6 m 8 6 5 2 m 17 2 29 m 90 1 12 m 3 8 1 99 m 6 6 2 9 m 9 6 5...

Page 53: ...edia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC The font used in the on screen displays is a Ricoh bitmap font which is manufactured and sold by Ricoh Company Ltd All other trademarks are the property of the various trademark owners These Operating Instructions are printed on recycled paper Dimensions Trademark acknowledgements 319 12 17 32 60 5 2 3 8 9 5 11 32 432 17 ...

Page 54: ...2 DEFAULT Remote control 27 Remote control button 13 DETAILED SETUP OPTION menu 38 PICTURE menu 33 DIGITAL ZOOM Remote control 28 Remote control button 13 Dimensions 53 Direct power off 22 DIRECT POWER ON Function 22 Menu 37 DOT CLOCK 34 E ENTER Control panel button 14 Remote control button 13 F FILTER REMAINING 36 FILTER SETUP 36 Focus lever 14 24 FRAME LOCK 35 FREEZE Remote control 27 Remote con...

Page 55: ...ptor 14 RESIZING 35 RETURN Control panel button 14 Remote control button 13 S Safety cable Accessories 11 Safeguards 44 Screen size 16 9 52 4 3 16 Security lock 15 SECURITY menu 39 SERIAL 15 Basic format 47 Cable specifications 48 Communication settings 47 Connection 47 Control commands 48 Pin assignments 47 SHARPNESS 32 SHUTTER Remote control 27 Remote control button 13 SIGNAL SEARCH 37 Speaker 1...

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