Sanyo SU30 - PLC SVGA LCD Projector, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual PLC SU30 Multimedia Projector MODEL ...

Page 2: ...E RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE This projector produces intense light from the projection lens Do not stare directly into the lens as possible Eye damage could result Be especially careful that children do not stare directly into the beam This projector should be set in the way indicated If not it may result in a fire hazard Take appropriate space ...

Page 3: ...cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the projector This projector should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supplied consult your authorized dealer or local power company Do not overload wall outle...

Page 4: ...d by the Underwriters Laboratories UL and certified by the Canadian Standard Association CSA AC Power Cord has a grounding type AC line plug This is a safety feature to be sure that the plug will fit into the power outlet Do not try to defeat this safety feature Should you be unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician GROUND THE SOCKET OUTLET SHOULD BE INSTALLED NEAR THE EQ...

Page 5: ...STMENT 28 PICTURE SCREEN ADJUSTMENT 29 SELECTING INPUT SOURCE 30 SELECTING VIDEO SYSTEM 31 PICTURE IMAGE ADJUSTMENT 32 IMAGE LEVEL SELECT 32 IMAGE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 33 PICTURE SCREEN ADJUSTMENT 34 SETTING MENU 35 OPERATING WIRELESS MOUSE 37 MAINTENANCE 38 WARNING TEMP INDICATOR 38 AIR FILTER CARE AND CLEANING 38 CLEANING PROJECTION LENS 38 LAMP REPLACEMENT 39 LAMP REPLACE COUNTER 39 TROUBLESHOOTING...

Page 6: ...ltilanguage Menu Display Operation menu is displayed in English German French Italian Spanish Portuguese Dutch Swedish Chinese Korean or Japanese One Touch Auto PC Adjustment Incoming computer video signals are recognized and the best adjustment is automatically set by Auto PC Adjustment No complicated setup is necessary and projection is always precise Digital Zoom for Computer Digital Zoom funct...

Page 7: ... internal temperature and automatically controls operating power of Cooling Fans FRONT This projector is equipped with Cooling Fans for protection from overheating Pay attention to the following to ensure proper ventilation and avoid a possible risk of fire and malfunction Do not cover vent slots Keep back and bottom clear of any object Obstructions may block cooling air PROJECTION LENS LENS COVER...

Page 8: ...to work with single phase power systems having a grounded neutral conductor To reduce risk of electrical shock do not plug into any other type of power system Consult your authorized dealer or service station if you are not sure of the type of power supply being in use Connect a projector with a peripheral equipment before turning a projector on Refer to pages 11 13 for connection CAUTION For safe...

Page 9: ...tor and pull FEET LOCK LATCHES on the both sides of a projector 1 ADJUSTABLE FEET FEET LOCK LATCHES 40 100 150 200 300 230 153 115 77 31 H1 H2 40 0 12 2m 26 6 8 1m 20 0 6 1m 13 1 4 0m 5 3 1 6m Release FEET LOCK LATCHES to lock ADJUSTABLE FEET and rotate ADJUSTABLE FEET to fine tune position and tilt 2 To retract ADJUSTABLE FEET lift the front of a projector and pull and undo FEET LOCK LATCHES Keys...

Page 10: ...N Carrying Bag supplied is intended for protection from dust and scratches on the surface of a cabinet and it is not designed to protect an appliance from external forces Do not transport a projector through a courier or transport services with this bag The projector can be damaged When handling a projector do not drop bump subject it to strong forces or put other things on the cabinet Use Carry H...

Page 11: ...IDEO Y jack or connect the component video outputs to VIDEO Y Pb Cb and Pr Cr jacks Refer to P12 Connect the computer digital analog output to one of these terminals Refer to P13 COMPUTER INPUT TERMINALS DIGITAL ANALOG This projector has input and output terminals on its back for connecting computers and video equipment Refer to figures on pages 11 to 13 and connect properly Connect an external au...

Page 12: ...puter ADB port Cables used for connection Cable or adapter is not supplied with this projector Control Cable for PS 2 Port Control Cable for ADB Port Audio Cable stereo NOTE When connecting the cable the power cords of both the projector and the external equipment should be disconnected from AC outlet Turn the projector and peripheral equipment on before the computer is switched on USB port MAC Ad...

Page 13: ...s priority over VIDEO jack When both Y Pb Cb Pr Cr jacks and S VIDEO jack are connected Y Pb Cb Pr Cr jacks has priority over S VIDEO jack S VIDEO Output Audio Input Cables used for connection Cable is not supplied with this projector Video Cable RCA x 1 or RCA x 3 S VIDEO Cable Audio Cable RCA x 2 NOTE When connecting the cable the power cords of both the projector and the external equipment shou...

Page 14: ...ified herein may result hazardous radiation exposure Laser Light Window These caution labels are put on the remote control LASER POINTER FUNCTION Used to select input source P22 30 Used to execute the item selected or to expand or compress the image in DIGITAL ZOOM mode P29 It is also used as a PC mouse in Wireless Mouse Operation P37 POWER ON OFF BUTTON Used to turn projector on or off P19 MENU B...

Page 15: ...ompartment Remote Control Batteries Installation 1 2 3 Operating Range Point Remote Control Unit toward projector Receiver Window whenever pressing any button Maximum operating range for Remote Control Unit is about 16 4 5m and 60 in front and rear of the projector 16 4 5 m 60 16 4 5 m Used to adjust zoom P20 VOLUME ON OFF FOCUS ZOOM D ZOOM MENU MUTE LASER KEYSTONE NO SHOW FREEZE AUTO PC ADJ IMAGE...

Page 16: ...en the projector is turned on And bright when the projector is in stand by mode Turns to yellow when the life of the projection lamp draws to an end P39 Flashes red when internal projector temperature is too high P38 Used to select input source P22 30 Used to select an item or adjust value in ON SCREEN MENU They are also used to pan the image in DIGITAL ZOOM mode P29 POINT LEFT RIGHT buttons are a...

Page 17: ...stment on ON SCREEN MENU 2 MOVING POINTER 3 SELECT ITEM Move the pointer see below or adjust the value of item by pressing POINT button s on Top Control or on Remote Control Unit Select the item or set selected function by pressing SELECT button OPERATING ON SCREEN MENU Pointer is the icon on ON SCREEN MENU to select the item See the figures on the section FLOW OF ON SCREEN MENU OPERATION below ON...

Page 18: ...ENU Used to adjust picture image Contrast Brightness Color Tint White balance R G B Sharpness Gamma Refer to P33 34 FOR VIDEO SOURCE Press MENU BUTTON while connecting to VIDEO input source Same function as Menu for PC source INPUT MENU Used to select input source either Video or Computer Refer to P30 PC ADJUST MENU Used to adjust parameters to match with input signal format Refer to P24 26 IMAGE ...

Page 19: ...east 5 minutes before turning on projector again When WARNING TEMP Indicator continues to flash follow procedures below 1 Press POWER ON OFF button to turn a projector off and disconnect AC Power Cord from an AC outlet 2 Check Air Filters for dust accumulation 3 Clean Air Filters See AIR FILTER CARE AND CLEANING section on page 38 4 Turn a projector on again If WARNING TEMP Indicator should still ...

Page 20: ... the upper width with KEY STONE button or POINT UP button Reduce the lower width with KEY STONE button or POINT DOWN button If a projected picture has keystone distortion correct image with KEYSTONE adjustment BASIC OPERATION 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 ...

Page 21: ...ume dialog box appears on the screen for a few seconds button to increase volume and button for decreasing Mute Press MUTE button on Remote Control Unit to cut off sound To restore sound to its previous level press MUTE button again or press Volume button s To increase volume press POINT RIGHT button and press POINT LEFT button for decreasing Press POINT LEFT RIGHT button s to cut off sound Dialog...

Page 22: ...ctor cannot recognize connected signal as PC system provided in this projector Auto PC Adjustment function operates to adjust projector and the message Auto is displayed on SYSTEM Menu icon Refer to P24 When image is not provided properly manual adjustment is required Refer to P25 and 26 There is no signal input from computer Make sure the connection of computer and a projector is set correctly Re...

Page 23: ...GA 12 1024 x 768 XGA 13 1024 x 768 62 04 77 07 XGA 14 1024 x 768 61 00 75 70 XGA 15 1024 x 768 35 522 86 96 Interlace 46 90 58 20 XGA 8 1024 x 768 47 00 58 30 XGA 9 1024 x 768 58 03 72 00 SXGA 1 1152 x 864 63 48 79 35 36 00 87 17 Interlace 64 20 70 40 SXGA 11 1152 x 900 SXGA 13 1280 x 1024 SXGA 14 1280 x 1024 61 20 65 20 50 00 86 00 Interlace 720p HDTV 50 00 94 00 Interlace 45 00 60 00 XGA 1 1024 ...

Page 24: ... Remote Control Unit Move a red frame pointer to AUTO PC Adj icon and press SELECT button PC ADJUST MENU Auto PC Adj PC ADJUST Menu icon Store adjustment parameters Adjustment parameters from Auto PC Adjustment can be memorized in this projector Once parameters are memorized setting can be done just by selecting Mode in PC SYSTEM Menu P22 Refer to step 3 of MANUAL PC ADJUSTMENT section P26 NOTE Fi...

Page 25: ...e pointer to PC ADJUST Menu icon 1 2 Press POINT DOWN button to move a red frame pointer to the item that you want to adjust and then press SELECT button Adjustment dialog box will appear Press POINT LEFT RIGHT button to adjust value Move a red frame icon to the item and press SELECT button PC ADJUST MENU PC ADJUST Menu icon Adjusts an image as necessary to eliminate flicker from the display Press...

Page 26: ...set Store Closes PC ADJUST MENU Quit Other icons operates as follows 3 To store adjustment parameters move a red frame pointer to Store icon and then press SELECT button Move a red arrow pointer to any of Mode 1 to 5 that you want to store to and then press SELECT button Reset all adjust parameters on adjustment dialog box to previous figure Mode free Vacant Mode Shows values of Total dots Horizon...

Page 27: ... SELECT MENU Normal picture level preset on this projector Standard Picture level with improved halftone for graphics Real User preset picture adjustment in IMAGE ADJUST Menu P28 IMAGE 1 4 IMAGE SELECT Menu icon IMAGE LEVEL SELECT DIRECT Select image level among Standard Real Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 and Image 4 by pressing IMAGE button on Top Control or on Remote Control Unit IMAGE button Standard...

Page 28: ...darker and POINT RIGHT button to adjust brighter From 0 to 63 Contrast Brightness Press either POINT LEFT button or POINT RIGHT button to obtain better balance of contrast From 0 to 15 Gamma 3 To store manually preset image move a red frame pointer to Store icon and press SELECT button Image Level Menu will appear Move a red frame pointer to the Image 1 to 4 where you want to set and then press SE...

Page 29: ...elected on PC SYSTEM Menu P22 Wide cannot be selected when 720p HDTV is selected on PC SYSTEM Menu P22 True and Digital zoom cannot be selected when RGB is selected on PC SYSTEM Menu P22 This projector cannot display any resolution higher than 1280 X 1024 If your computer s screen resolution is higher than 1280 X 1024 reset the resolution to the lower before connecting projector The image data in ...

Page 30: ...VIDEO Move a pointer to the source and press SELECT button Source Select Menu VIDEO INPUT MENU INPUT button Video Computer Move a pointer to the source that you want to select and then press SELECT button 3 Projector automatically detects incoming Video signal and adjusts itself to optimize its performance When both VIDEO jack and S VIDEO jack are connected S VIDEO jack has priority over VIDEO jac...

Page 31: ...ress SELECT button PAL SECAM NTSC NTSC4 43 PAL M PAL N Projector automatically detects incoming Video signal and adjusts itself to optimize its performance If projector cannot reproduce proper video image it is necessary to select a specific component video signal format among 480i 575i 480p 575p 720p 1035i and 1080i Auto COMPONENT VIDEO SIGNAL FORMAT VIDEO JACK OR S VIDEO JACK Y Pb Cb Pr Cr JACKS...

Page 32: ...MENU Normal picture level preset on this projector Standard Picture level adjusted for the picture with fine tone Cinema User preset picture adjustment in IMAGE ADJUST Menu P34 IMAGE 1 4 IMAGE SELECT Menu icon IMAGE LEVEL SELECT DIRECT Select image level among Standard Cinema Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 and Image 4 by pressing IMAGE button on Top Control or on Remote Control Unit Normal picture level ...

Page 33: ...o obtain better balance of contrast From 0 to 15 Gamma Press SELECT button at this icon to display other items IMAGE ADJUST Menu icon Press POINT LEFT RIGHT buttons to adjust value Press POINT LEFT button to lighten color and POINT RIGHT button to deeper color From 0 to 63 Press POINT LEFT button or POINT RIGHT button to obtain proper color From 0 to 63 Color Tint Press POINT LEFT button to soften...

Page 34: ...1080i is selected on AV SYSTEM Menu P30 Move the red frame to the function and press SELECT button SCREEN MENU SCREEN Menu icon Provides image at a wide screen ratio of 16 9 Wide Provides image at a normal video aspect ratio of 4 3 Normal 3 To store the adjustment data move a red frame pointer to Store icon and press SELECT button Image Level Menu will appear Move a red frame pointer to the Image ...

Page 35: ...ed in ON SCREEN MENU is selectable from among English German French Italian Spanish Portuguese Dutch Swedish Chinese Korean and Japanese Display This function decides whether to display On Screen Displays On shows all the On Screen Displays Off sets On Screen Displays disappeared except ON SCREEN MENU Power off message Set a red frame pointer to the item and press SELECT button Press POINT DOWN bu...

Page 36: ...ontrol codes the factory set normal code Code 1 and the 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 Control Unit must be switched to Code 2 To change the code of Projector Set Remote control in the SETTING MENU to Code 2 To chang...

Page 37: ...it as Wireless Mouse for a Personal Computer installation of the mouse driver not supplied is required Make sure that the mouse driver is properly installed in your computer And make sure that the mouse port or USB port of a Personal Computer is activated OPERATING WIRELESS MOUSE When controlling a PC mouse pointer operate Wireless Mouse with POINT button SELECT button and RIGHT CLICK button on Wi...

Page 38: ...r a service station 3 AIR FILTER Pull up and remove Turn off the projector and disconnect AC power cord from the AC outlet Turn the projector upside down and remove Air Filter by pulling the latches upward 1 2 Removable Air Filter prevents dust from accumulating on the surface of Projection Lens and Projection Mirror Should Air Filter become clogged with dust particles it will reduce Cooling Fans ...

Page 39: ...ough your dealer When ordering Projection Lamp give the following information to the dealer Model No of your projector PLC SU30 Replacement Lamp Type No POA LMP35 Service Parts No 610 293 2751 LAMP REPLACE COUNTER Be sure to reset Lamp Replace Counter when Lamp Assembly is replaced When Lamp Replace Counter is reset LAMP REPLACE Indicator stops lighting Turn projector on press MENU button and ON S...

Page 40: ...s READY indicator lights green again and a projector may be turned on by pressing Power ON OFF button Check WARNING TEMP indicator If the indicator flashes red the projector cannot be turned on See TURNING ON OFF PROJECTOR section on page 19 Check Projection Lamp Refer to page 39 Image is out of focus Adjust focus of a projector Make sure a projection screen is at least 5 3 1 6m from the projector...

Page 41: ...r and explain the difficulty We will advise you how to obtain service Remote Control Unit does not work Check the 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 Make sure the code of Remote...

Page 42: ...b Pr Cr and Mini DIN 4 pin x 1 S Video Projection Lens Throw Distance Projection Lamp Video Input Jacks RCA Type x 2 Audio Input Jacks VGA HDB 15 Terminal x 1 and DVI 24 pin x 1 Mini Jack stereo x 1 Mini DIN 8 pin x 1 RCA Type x 2 1 0 W RMS Computer Input Terminals Computer Audio Input Jack Control Port Connector Audio Output Jacks Internal Audio Amp 0 to 15 6 Feet Adjustment Power Source AA UM3 o...

Page 43: ...Pin Configuration CONTROL PORT CONNECTOR CLK DATA GND GND R X D GND RTS CTS T X D GND GND ADB GND GND PS 2 Serial ADB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 COMPUTER INPUT 1 TERMINAL DIGITAL Terminal DVI 24 pin Connect the display output terminal of the computer to this terminal with DVI cable for Single Link T M D S not supplied 1 9 17 2 10 18 3 11 19 4 12 20 5 13 21 6 14 22 7 15 23 8 16 24 T M D S Data2 No Connect T M...

Page 44: ...Printed in Japan Part No 610 293 1129 1AA6P1P2805 MT6A SANYO Electric Co Ltd ...