Yamaha DPX-830 - WXGA DLP Projector, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...DPX 830 Digital Cinema Projector Projecteur Cineme Numerique OWNER S MANUAL MODE D EMPLOI BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES BRUKSANVISNING GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING DPX 830 ...

Page 2: ...uted so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them Pay particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and points where they exit from the appliance 12 Overloading Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in a fire or electric shock 13 Objects and liquids Never push objects of any kind through openings of this ...

Page 3: ...ulations Part 15 for Class B digital devices Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices This equipment generates uses radio frequencies and if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual may cause interf...

Page 4: ... under the projector The projector may overheat Do not install the projector near any equipment that produces a strong magnetic field Also refrain from installing near the projector any cable carrying a large current Do not install the projector in a place that is unstable or subject to vibration otherwise it may fall and cause serious injury and or damage to the unit Do not stand the projector on...

Page 5: ...omputer images 19 AUTO AUTO SYNC buttons 20 Connecting to a notebook computer 20 7 Menu 21 Menu overview 21 How to set the menus 22 Menu settings 23 8 Adjusting video images 27 Selecting the gamma mode GAMMA 27 Customizing the gamma mode GAMMA 27 Adjusting brightness CONTRAST and BRIGHTNESS 27 CONTRAST 27 BRIGHTNESS 27 Selecting the color temperature COLOR TEMP 28 Customizing the color temperature...

Page 6: ...t in a rack be sure to leave space for ventilation to prevent exhaust overheating the unit 3 Places where it gets dusty If the filter is blocked with dust the temperature of this unit may become too high 4 Places with too much vibration or impact Vibration and impact can damage parts of this unit 5 Places where this unit gets exposed to water or high humidity If this unit is exposed to water of hi...

Page 7: ...repare an appropriate power cable separately Cables Power supply parts RGB cable for PC WF76940 RS 232C cable WF76930 Power cable Used for adjustment by service person Remote control parts Others Remote control R03 Size AAA battery two Lens cap Owner s manual mini D SUB 15 pin mini D SUB 15 pin D SUB 9 pin 8 pin For Europe For US R D P 8 1 P O W E R S V ID E O D S U B S T A N D B Y O N A S P E C T...

Page 8: ...ution Using the wrong type of battery may cause an explosion Only Carbon Zinc or Alkaline Manganese Dioxide type batteries should be used Dispose of used batteries according to your local regulations Batteries may explode if misused Do not recharge disassemble or dispose of in fire Be sure to handle the battery according to the instructions Load the battery with its positive and negative sides cor...

Page 9: ...ns as the ENTER button and the D SUB HDMI VIDEO S COMP and AUTO SYNC buttons function as the and buttons respectively Rear panel 1 AC IN 2 HDMI input terminal 3 D SUB input terminal 4 Remote control sensor Rear 5 COMPONENT input terminals 6 Air exhaust vent 7 SERIAL terminal Used for adjustment by service person 8 USB terminal Used for adjustment by service person 9 TRIGGER terminal Used for the o...

Page 10: ...for the lights to turn off Using the picture quality adjusting buttons When you press either of the picture quality adjusting buttons the message for adjusting the picture quality appears Adjust the picture quality by pressing the and buttons The picture quality adjustment can be made alternatively in the IMAGE menu see page 23 CONT CONTRAST Adjusts the contrast of the projected image GAMMA Select...

Page 11: ...en within about 5 m The operable range of the remote control however depends on the characteristics of the screen Reception angle Vertical directions Vertical directions ceiling mount 30 30 30 30 AC IN RDP 81 POWER S VIDEO D SUB STANDBY ON ASPECT HIDE AUTO SQUEEZ S ZOOM NORMAL COMP VIDEO HDMI ASPECT INPUT ENTER KEYSTN MENU SETTING BRIGHT SHARP C TEMP CONT MEMORY 2 3 1 IRIS GAMMA RDP 81 POWER S VID...

Page 12: ...ound the exhaust vent Adjusting the projection angle This projector is provided with three feet for adjusting the projection angle on the bottom surface Adjust the projection angle depending on the position of the projector For the best projection project images on a flat screen installed at 90 degrees to the floor If necessary tilt the projector using the adjustment feet on the bottom of the proj...

Page 13: ...pecialist to provide a breaker When you do not use the projector be sure to shut down the main power by the breaker When the projector is installed on the ceiling projected images may appear darker than those projected when the projector is installed on the floor Do not install the projector where the exhaust vents are exposed to air emitted by an air conditioning Such installation may cause a bre...

Page 14: ...8 553 362 9 2 41 2 105 275 699 135 342 240 609 398 10 1 45 3 115 A B Hd Center of the lens Projected distance L Height of the projected image Width of the projected image Screen size Screen size 4 3 Project distance L Hd Diagonal Height A Width B Min Max inch cm inch cm inch cm inch m inch m inch cm 40 102 24 61 32 81 65 1 6 79 2 0 6 8 17 60 152 36 91 48 122 98 2 5 119 3 0 10 2 26 80 203 48 122 64...

Page 15: ...and terminal names may differ depending on the video equipment you are connnecting Refer to the instruction manual for the video equipment Use of a long cable may affect the quality of the projected image HDMI D SUB SERIAL AC IN VIDEO COMPONENT Y PB CB PR CR USB TRIGGER S VIDEO Video player DVD player Set top box or digital tuner PB CB PR CR Y Connections 5 ...

Page 16: ...his problem use the TV tuner or VCR with its channel skip function enabled Only channels that are being received will be displayed Connecting to a DVD player or HDTV decoder This projector can be connected to a video equipment such as a DVD player or HDTV decoder Be sure to connect component video output terminals of the video equipment to the COMPONENT input terminals of this projector Images may...

Page 17: ...ttings are employed respectively Therefore the specifications of the signals output from DVD players differ depending on the type of the digital data transfer method they use Some DVD players are provided with a function to switch the methods to output digital signals If your DVD player has such function set it as follows EXPAND or ENHANCED NORMAL Refer to the instruction manual of your DVD player...

Page 18: ...als SYNC ON GREEN signals For digital connections 1 Connect one end of a commercially available DVI HDMI conversion cable to the HDMI terminal of this projector 2 Connect the other end of the DVI HDMI conversion cable to the DVI terminal of the computer Additional devices such as a conversion connector and an analog RGB output adapter are required depending on the type of the computer to be connec...

Page 19: ...screens please contact screen manufacturers Plugging in the power cable For US For Europe 1 Plug the supplied power cable into the AC IN of this projector 2 Plug the other end of the power cable into a power outlet The power cables for use in the U S and Europe are included with this projector Use the appropriate one for your country This projector uses the power plug of three pin grounding type D...

Page 20: ...of the D SUB HDMI button on the projector There may be a delay before an image is displayed on the screen depending on the type of the input signal Some images become easier to view when the setting of aspect ratio is changed see page 18 4 Adjust the position of the projector to keep an appropriate projection distance with which images are projected in their specified sizes 5 Adjust the position o...

Page 21: ...he control area of the projector or the KEYSTN button on the remote control again Important When the keystone adjustment is applied the correct aspect ratio may not be obtained When the keystone adjustment is applied the resolution lowers In addition vertical stripes appear and straight lines bend in images with complicated patterns To prevent such symptoms keep the screen and the projector perpen...

Page 22: ...AL SQUEEZE SUBTITLE ZOOM ZOOM SMART ZOOM THROUGH and back to DEFAULT DEFAULT is automatically set to either NORMAL or SQUEEZE depending on the input signal The available aspect mode differs depending on the input signals 2 NORMAL SQUEEZ S ZOOM button NORMAL SQUEEZ S ZOOM SMART ZOOM buttons on the remote control enable you to select the aspect mode directly Depending on the input signals these butt...

Page 23: ...t be projected in the correct position depending on the type of the input signal If this happens press the AUTO SYNC button on the projector or the AUTO button on the remote control see page 20 4 Adjust the position of the projector to keep an appropriate projection distance with which images are projected in their specified sizes 5 Adjust the position of the projector so that the projector and th...

Page 24: ...amp or reduce lamp life AUTO AUTO SYNC buttons When the image being input from the computer is displaced carry out the following procedure 1 Disable the screen saver if it has been enabled 2 Display a bright image such as a full screen display of the Recycle Bin window 3 Press the AUTO button on the remote control or the AUTO SYNC button on the projector The projector automatically makes optimum p...

Page 25: ...LASH SCREEN AUTO NTSC PAL SECAM 4 43NTSC PAL M PAL N PAL 60 COLOR SYSTEM PROGRESSIVE MODE AUTO VIDEO SET UP LEVEL LANGUAGE RESET ALL SIGNAL HORIZ POSITION D SUB INPUT 0 999 VERT POSITION 0 999 PHASE 0 31 TRACKING SYNC NOISE MASK 0 9999 SYNC NOISE MASK LEFT RIGHT A D SETTING BEGIN END CLAMP POSITION CLAMT WIDTH VERT SYNC LPF UPPER LEFT UPPER RIGHT LOWER LEFT LOWER RIGHT MENU POSITION SATURATION Bri...

Page 26: ...nput source is HDMI and also when the D SUB source is a computer signal SCART INPUT Available only when the input source is D SUB HORIZ POSITION Unavailable when the input source is HDMI VERT POSITION Unavailable when the input source is HDMI PHASE Available when the input source is COMPONENT and D SUB except RGBCs 576i signal TRACKING Available only when the D SUB source is a computer signal OVER...

Page 27: ...ode see page 27 CONTRAST 30 Use to adjust the contrast of the projected image see page 27 BRIGHTNESS 30 Use to adjust the brightness of the projected image see page 27 COLOR TEMP NATIVE Select this option when projecting the image without adjusting the color temperature H Select for a high color temperature see page 28 M Select for a balanced color temperature see page 28 L Select for a low color ...

Page 28: ...unted on the ceiling AUTO POWER OFF OFF 5 60min Use to set the time elapsed before the projector enters the stand by mode when there is no signal input from the source SPLASH SCREEN ON OFF Select ON to display the splash screen when the power is turned on HIDE SCREEN COLOR BLUE BLACK Use to select the backbround when there is no signal inputted from the selected source LOCATION FRONT TABLE Select ...

Page 29: ...eo and film contents and convert into opitmized progressive frames automatically VIDEO Force to convert using motion adaptive I P conversion for video contents only COLOR SYSTEM 8 options When AUTO is selected the appropriate video format is automatically selected depending on the input signal If the image is not displayed correctly select the desired video format manually SET UP LEVEL DEFAULT 0 3...

Page 30: ...wide stripes if it appears while viewing the projected image OVER SCAN 100 90 Use to adjust the over scan ratio for the video signals D SUB INPUT AUTO When the projector detects the three wire system YCBCR YPBPR or five wire system RGBHV it automatically selects either COMPONENT or RGB accordingly RGB Select this option when connecting the projector to high definition video equipment having R G an...

Page 31: ...To activate the customized gammma mode 1 Press GAMMA button on the remote control The current setting appears 2 Press the or button to select GAMMA CUSTOM1 or GAMMA CUSTOM2 To exit from the menu 3 Press the GAMMA button on the remote control Adjusting brightness CONTRAST and BRIGHTNESS You can make adjustments for the brightness of the projected image using the menu see page 23 1 Display the IMAGE...

Page 32: ... times To activate the stored color temperature settings 1 Press C TEMP on the remote control The current setting appears 2 Press the or button to select CUSTOM To exit from the menu 3 Press the C TEMP button on the remote control About color temperature There are different kinds of white color Color temperature is a way to show the differences in white With the higher color temperature white area...

Page 33: ...g images SHARPNESS You can adjust the sharpness of the projected image using the menu see page 23 1 Display the IMAGE menu 2 Select SHARPNESS by pressing the or button 3 Adjust the selected item by pressing the or button Increase this figure by pressing the button to render a sharper image or reduce it by pressing the button to give a softer image with less image noise To exit from the menu 4 Pres...

Page 34: ...Press the MENU button several times To activate the stored memory settings 1 Press one of the MEMORY buttons on the remote control The image quality settings that are stored in the selected memory is activated To exit from the menu 2 Press the same MEMORY button that you selected in step 1 Important When the input source is changed the projector automatically reverts to the previousely selected me...

Page 35: ...ed the image moves up The top part of the image flags Change the setting of SYNC NOISE MASK in the SIGNAL menu Select ON press the ENTER button and adjust BEGIN or END to minimizethe flagging Wide strips appear Adjust CLAMP POSITION or CLAMP WIDTH in the A D SETTING The motion does not run smoothly Adjust VERT SYNC in the A D SETTING Select AUTO for normal use Noise appears on the right or left ha...

Page 36: ...ytime the lamp is turned on When the lamp has been used for about 2850 hours the replacement message LAMP EXCHANGE will appear on the screen for one minute every 15 hours thereafter When the lamp operation time exceeds 3000 hours the projector automatically shuts off and can not be used until the lamp is replaced and the lamp operation time is reset When the LAMP MODE is set to STANDARD this durat...

Page 37: ... the lamp operation time is not reset Make sure that the STATUS indicator is lit twice and the lamp operation time is reset successfully The projector does not turn on if the lamp cover is not attached securely Be sure to reset the lamp operation time whenever you replace the lamp otherwise the lamp may not be turned on Do not reset the lamp operation time unless you replace the lamp This projecto...

Page 38: ...ilters are compatible with this projector Attaching the lens cap Attach the supplied lens cap when not using the projector to prevent the lens from becoming dirty or damaged Insert the lens cap until it is securely placed It should make a clicking sound Important Do not force the lens cap onto the projector Make sure that the YAMAHA name on the lens cap is aligned parallel to the top and bottom ed...

Page 39: ...exhaust vents and then carry out the following procedure 1 Wait for the air intake or exhaust fan to stop or wait for the STATUS indicator to go out 2 Unplug the power cable from the wall outlet 3 Wait about 10 minutes 4 Plug the power cable into the wall outlet 5 Press the STANDBY ON button 6 When the STATUS indicator is steady red it is indicating that the lamp should be replaced Replace the lam...

Page 40: ...hey are perpendicular to each other see page 8 White dots are seen on projected images Black dots are seen on projected images This symptom is normal for a DLPTM projector and is not a malfunction A very small number of pixels may stay lit or out but it is not a malfunction Pixels of 99 99 or more are effective Rainbow effect is seen on projected images This is due to color breaking noise that occ...

Page 41: ...ars when the air intake or exhaust vent is blocked When they are kept blocked the lamp goes out Remove the objects blocking the air intake or exhaust vent The mark appears This mark appears when ineffective operation is carried out This is not a product malfunction The remote control does not function easily or at all Check that the battery is loaded in the remote control or the battery is not wea...

Page 42: ...he room temperature is high Clean the ventilation grilles Relocate the projector to a cooler place Remove any objects blocking the ventilation grilles Steady red Blinking green Abnormal when it occurs except while shutting down The protection circuit is working or the lamp is in an abnormal condition Wait until the STATUS indicator goes out then press the STANDBY ON button If the above solution is...

Page 43: ...o input S Video input Component video input Terminal type D SUB 15P HDMI RCA 1 S RCA 3 D SUB 15P Line 1 1 1 1 2 Control terminal Others USB For service person SERIAL RS 232C 8P For service person TRIGGER DC 12 V Max 200 mA Stereo mini jack Operating temperatures 41 F 5 C to 95 F 35 C Rated voltage AC100 240 V 50 60 Hz Power consumption 280 W 2 9 A Power consumption standby 8 W Dimensions 360 mm W ...

Page 44: ...80 720 1024 576 VGA 60 640 480 31 47 59 94 960 720 1024 768 Analog RGB signal specifications Signal mode Resolution H V Horizontal frequency kHz Vertical frequency Hz Default mode for 16 9 screen H V 1 Default mode for 4 3 screen H V 2 Through mode H V 576i 625i 3 15 63 50 00 1280 720 1024 576 720p 60 750p 60 45 00 60 00 1280 720 1024 576 720p 50 750p 50 37 50 50 00 1280 720 1024 576 1080i 60 1125...

Page 45: ...t TRACKING in the SIGNAL menu TV60 and TV50 are equivalent to 480i and 576i respectively When these signals are input to the VIDEO or S VIDEO signal the signal mode is indicated as TV60 or TV50 When they are input to the COMPONENT terminal the signal mode is indicated as 480i or 576i This projector cannot be connected to other equipment via an RGB CS 4 line connection Connectors SERIAL 8 pin D SUB...

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