Thank you for purchasing this Panasonic product.
For your own safety, please read “Precautions with regard to safety” of the operating instructions carefully before
operating your projector.
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Contents
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Quick steps
Set up your projector1.
See “Setting up” on page 4.
Connect with other devices2.
See “Connections” on page 8.
Prepare the remote control3.
See “Remote control” of the
operating instructions.
Getting Started
Setting up ................................................. 4
Screen size and throw distance .................. 4
You can tilt the projector body less than approximately ±30 ° vertically and ±10 ° horizontally. •
Overtilting may result in shortening the component’s life.
Do not cover the air exhaust/intake ports or place anything within 50 cm (19 5/8") of them. •
+30 °
−30 °
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Projection method
You can use the projector with any of the following 4 projection methods. To set the projector in the desired
method, see “INSTALLATION” on page 39.
A translucent screen is required for rear projection. •
When mounting the projector on the ceiling, the optional ceiling mount bracket (ET-PKE2000, ET-PKE1000S) is required. •
See “Ceiling mount bracket safeguards” in “Technical Information” of the operating instructions. •
Front leg adjusters and throwing angle
You can screw up/down the front leg adjusters to control the angle of the projector for adjusting the throwing angle.
See “Positioning the image” on page 12.
NOTE:
Heated air comes out of the air exhaust port. Do not touch the air exhaust port directly. •
If keystone distortion occurs, see “KEYSTONE” on page •34.
Screw up the front leg adjusters, and an audible click will be heard as the limit. •
Setting up
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Lens shift and positioning
If the projector is not positioned right in front of the centre of the screen, you can adjust the projected image
position by moving the lens shift dials within the shift range of the lens.
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Adjusting the lens shift dials
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Horizontal shift
You can place the projector where the projector lens is up to 40 % horizontally off-centre from the screen and
then adjust the image position with the Lens shift dial • Horizontal.
Up to about 40 %
of the projection
Turning the dial clockwise:
Image moves to the right
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Vertical shift
You can place the projector where the projector lens is up to 100 % vertically off-centre from the screen and
then adjust the image position with the Lens shift dial • Vertical.
Up to about 40 %
of the projection
Turning the dial counterclockwise:
Image moves to the left
Up to about 100 %
of the projection
Up to about 100 %
of the projection
Turning the dial counterclockwise:
Image moves to the bottom
Turning the dial clockwise:
Image moves to the top
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V
SH
SW
100 %
100 %
40 %40 %
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Projector location range
You can determine where to locate the screen and the projector by considering the lens shift possibilities.
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When the screen position is xed
Projector
Placement
Vertical centre of
screen
Centre of lens
Screen
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When the projector position is xed
Shift range
Projector
NOTE:
When the projector is located right in front of the centre of the screen and the lens shift dials is centred, you will get the •
best quality of the projection image.
When the •Lens shift dial • Vertical is at the vertical limit of the shift range, you cannot turn the dial to the horizontal limit,
likewise when the Lens shift dial • Horizontal is at the horizontal limit of the shift range, you cannot turn the dial to the
vertical limit.
When the projector is tilted and adjusting •KEYSTONE, the centre of the screen and the lens need to be realigned.
Do not force the lens shift dials to turn as this may damage the projector. Turning the dials maximum limit is 3 or 4 times •
from the default position.
Connections
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Connections
Before connecting to the projector
Read and follow the operating and connecting instructions of each peripheral device.
The peripheral devices must be turned off.
Use cables that match each peripheral device to be connected.
Conrm the type of video signals. See “List of compatible signals” in “Technical Information” of the operating
instructions.
Audio cables must be connected from each peripheral device directly to the audio reproduction system.
Connecting example: COMPONENT IN/S-VIDEO IN/VIDEO IN
To COMPONENT
video output
DVD playerVideo playerDVD player
To VIDEO outputTo S-VIDEO output
Connecting example: HDMI IN/COMPUTER IN
HDMI cable
(Commercial item)
To HDMI output
RGB signal cable
(Commercial item)
NOTE:
Make sure the HDMI cable is adapted to your HDMI device for proper performance. •
A compatible cable is required for an HDMI 1 080p signal. •
It is possible to connect with DVI devices via a HDMI/DVI conversion adapter, but some equipment may not project the •
image properly or other problems could be encountered.
Please tighten securely, xing the screws on the connectors (D-SUB 15-pin) of the RGB signal cable.•
For more information about the serial terminals, see “Serial terminal” on page •42.
Blu-ray player
Computer
Switching the projector on/off
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Basic Operation
Switching the projector on/off
Mains lead
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Connecting
Make sure the shape of the mains plug and the 1.
AC IN terminal on the back of the projector match,
then push the plug all the way in.
Align the side of the 2. power cord secure lock with
the side guide rail of the AC IN terminal of the
projector and slide it in.
Rail guide
Place the latch to the latch catcher and press until 3.
it clicks.
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Disconnecting
Unplug the mains plug from the mains socket.1.
Depress the latch and slide the cover off.2.
Slide the power cord secure lock up along the side 3.
guide rail.
Hold the plug and unplug it from the 4. AC IN
terminal on the back of the projector.
Latch
Rail guide
Connect the mains plug to a mains socket.4.
NOTE:
Do not use other than the 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 re or electrical hazards.•
Switch off the power to the projector when not in use. •
Latch
Switching the projector on/off
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Power indicator
Power indicator informs you of the status of the power.
When the
indicator will turn red, and you cannot switch on the
power.
No illumination or ashingMAIN POWER is switched off.
TEMP indicator is ashing, the power
Indicator statusStatus
LitMAIN POWER is switched on and the projector is in standby mode.
Power indicator
Red
Flashing
FlashingThe power button is switched on and the projector is getting ready to project.
Green
LitProjecting.
LitThe power button is switched off and the projector is cooling the lamp.
Orange
Flashing
MAIN POWER is switched on (standby mode) and the POWER ON LINK is set to
ON.
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The power consumption is not much different when it is lit.
(See “VIERA Link Connection” on page 45)
The power button is switched on again when cooling the lamp and recovering to
projection mode. Recovery may take a while.
NOTE:
See “TEMP indicator” in “TEMP and LAMP Indicators” of the operating instructions. •
While the projector is cooling the lamp, do not switch •MAIN POWER off or unplug the mains lead.
The electric consumption in standby mode is 0.08 W. •
Switching the projector on/off
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Switching on the projector
(2)
(3)
(1)
(3)
(1)
(2)
Power indicator
Remove the lens cover from the lens.1.
Switch 2. MAIN POWER on.
The power indicator lights up in red.
Press the power button.3.
The power indicator lights up in green after ashing
for a while.
The
STARTUP LOGO is displayed on the screen.
See “STARTUP LOGO” on page 39.
NOTE:
When the internal cooling fan is operating, some operational sound may be heard. The loudness of the operational •
sound depends on the external temperature.
You can reduce the operational sound by setting the •LAMP POWER in OPTION menu to the ECO-MODE. See “LAMP
POWER” on page 41.
When starting up the projector, some small rattling or tinkling sound may be heard, or the display may icker for the •
characteristics of the lamp. Those are normal and will not affect the performance of the projector.
Do not attempt to modify the lens cover which may cause burns, re or damage to the projector.•
Switching off the projector
Power indicator
Press the power button.1.
NOTE:
Press the power button twice or for a long duration to switch the power off. •
The conrmation screen is displayed.
To return to the projection, press the
RETURN button.
MENU or
Press the power or 2. ENTER button.
The power indicator lights up in orange while cooling
the lamp, then illuminates red when it is ready to
switch off MAIN POWER.
Switch off 3. MAIN POWER on the left side of the
projector.
Attach the lens cover.4.
Projecting an image
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Projecting an image
Selecting the input signal
Switch on the connected devices.1.
Press the play button of the required device.
Press the 2. INPUT SELECT button to select the
required input method if needed. See “Switching
the input signal” on page 15.
The image will be projected on the screen.
Positioning the image
NOTE:
AUTO SEARCH • is ON as default and the signal from
the connected devices is detected automatically. See
“AUTO SEARCH” on page 39.
Adjust the projected image with the lens shift dials. 1.
See “Lens shift and positioning” on page 6.
Adjust the angle of the projector.2.
Screw the front leg adjusters up/down and adjust the
angle vertically.
See “Front leg adjusters and throwing angle” on
page 5.
Adjust the focus and the projected image size.3.
Press +/− of the
adjust.
Press the
by the remote control. See “LENS CONTROL” on
page 35.
FOCUS and ZOOM buttons to
LENS button to adjust the focus and zoom
NOTE:
Do not touch the air exhaust port as this may cause •
burns or injury.
If keystone distortion occurs, see “KEYSTONE” on •
page 34.
If you adjust the focus, you may need to adjust the size •
of the image by pressing the ZOOM button again.
Remote control operation
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Remote control operation
Operating range
You can operate the projector with the remote control
within the remote range of 7 m (22'11").
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Facing to the projector
Ensure the remote control emitter is facing the
remote control signal receptor on the front of
the projector and press the required buttons to
operate.
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Facing to the screen
Ensure the remote control emitter is facing the
screen and press the required buttons to operate
the projector. The signal will be reected off the
screen. The operating range may differ due to the
screen material. This function may not be effective
with a translucent screen.
NOTE:
Do not let strong light shine onto the signal receptor. •
The remote control may malfunction under strong light
such as uorescent light.
If there are any obstacles between the remote control •
and the remote control signal receptor, the remote
control may not operate correctly.
Managing the lens control settings
You can adjust the focus and zoom of the
projected image, and save the settings.
Press the LENS button once to display the
LENS CONTROL menu.
If you have saved Lens Memories, press the LENS
button twice to load the saved memories instantly. And
press the LENS button three times to go back to the
LENS CONTROL menu.
See “LENS CONTROL” on page 35.
Switching the picture mode
You can switch the preset picture mode settings
by pressing the PICTURE MODE button. Press
the button until the required setting is selected.
See “PICTURE MODE” on page 20.
Adjusting the image
You can display the PICTURE and ADVANCED
MENU menu items by pressing the PICTURE
ADJUSTMENT button. Press the button to switch between PICTURE and ADVANCED
MENU menu.
Press ▲ ▼ to select the required menu item
and ◄ ► to adjust.
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PICTURE menu items
PICTURE MODE, CONTRAST, BRIGHTNESS,
COLOUR, TINT, SHARPNESS, COLOUR
TEMPERATURE and DYNAMIC IRIS
For each menu item description, see “PICTURE menu” •
on page 20.
The screen will be cleared after 7 seconds without any •
operation.
The •GAMMA setting is only available when the
GAMMA ADJUSTMENT is set to SIMPLE.
NORMALCINEMA3
DYNAMIC
CINEMA2
COLOUR1
COLOUR2CINEMA1
,
and
RGB/YPbPr
.
,
,
,
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Loading a saved setting
You can access saved settings instantly. See
“MEMORY LOAD” on page 31.
Select the required setting from 1. MEMORY 1 - 16.
Undened setting will not be displayed.
Press the 2. ENTER button to activate the selected
setting.
NOTE:
If you have not saved any settings, •MEMORY 1 - 16
will not be displayed.
VIERA Link
You can control some functions of the connected equipment with this projector remote control.
See the operating instructions for more details.
Adjusting the signal condition with a waveform
You can display the image brightness and
contrast level of the input signal with a
waveform. See “WAVEFORM MONITOR” on
page 21.
FULL SCAN
SINGLE LINE SCAN
Monitoring the waveform of
brightness and contrast of the whole
image.
Monitoring the waveform of
brightness and contrast in each
horizontal line of the image.
Press the 2. ENTER button until the required
waveform option is displayed.
In
FULL SCAN mode, press ▲ ▼ ◄ ► to change
the waveform position.
In
SINGLE LINE SCAN mode, press ▲ ▼ to select
the required line position.
FULL SCAN(Y)SINGLE LINE SCAN(B)
FULL SCAN(R)SINGLE LINE SCAN(G)
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Displaying the waveform
Press the 1. WAVEFORM MONITOR button and
display the waveform monitor.
Press the
escape from the waveform mode.
WAVEFORM MONITOR button again to
FULL SCAN(G)SINGLE LINE SCAN(R)
FULL SCAN(B)SINGLE LINE SCAN(Y)
NOTE:
In •SINGLE LINE SCAN mode, the position of the waveform monitor depends on the position of the selected line.
You can display the main menu by pressing the •MENU button and adjust the menu items.
The called up menu items displayed position depends on the position of the waveform monitor. •
You can activate •AUTO ADJUST of the WAVEFORM MONITOR menu by pressing the DEFAULT button.
The signal which is lower than 0 % in the waveform will be displayed as same as 0 % on the projected image. •
While the waveform is displayed, you can not adjust the •COLOUR MANAGEMENT settings.
Capturing an image
Press the FREEZE button to capture the
image, and you can see it as a still picture
while the AV equipment are still running. Press
the FREEZE button again to escape and return
to the continuing image.
While displaying the frozen image, you can enter the
AREA SELECT mode of the SPLIT ADJUST menu by
pressing the ENTER button. See “SPLIT ADJUST” on
page 22.
Resetting to the factory default settings
You can reset most of the customised
settings to the factory defaults by pressing
the DEFAULT button. Display the required
sub-menu or the menu items and press the
button.
NOTE:
Some menu items are not available to reset by •
pressing the DEFAULT button. Adjust each menu item
manually.
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SUB MENU
You can command the connected equipment to display their sub menu.
It is used with the Link function (VIERA Link).
Switching the input signal
You can switch the input method manually
by pressing the INPUT SELECT button.
Press the button several times or press
COMPONENT IN
▲ ▼ ◄ ► to cycle through the input
methods as follows. The actual projected
S-VIDEO IN
image will be changed in a while.
The graphical guidance will be displayed on the upper
right of the projected image and you can conrm the
selected input method which is highlighted in yellow. See
“INPUT GUIDE” on page 39.
COMPONENT INS-VIDEO IN
COMPUTER IN
VIDEO IN
HDMI 3 IN
HDMI 2 INHDMI 1 IN
VIDEO IN
HDMI 1 IN
HDMI 2 IN
HDMI 3 IN
COMPUTER IN
NOTE:
If you select an unplugged input method, the guidance •
will blink on and off.
See “List of compatible signals” in “Technical •
Information” of the operating instructions.
See “Connections” on page •8.
Using the assigned function as a shortcut
BPR
COMPONENT (YP
from the equipment connected to
COMPONENT IN.
S-VIDEO signal from the equipment connected to S-VIDEO IN.
VIDEO signal from the equipment connected to VIDEO IN.
HDMI signal from the equipment connected to HDMI IN 1/HDMI IN 2/
HDMI IN 3.
RGB/YP
equipment connected to
COMPUTER IN.
BPR
signal from the
) signals
You can access the assigned function in FUNCTION BUTTON menu as a shortcut. See “FUNCTION
BUTTON” on page 38.
COLOUR MANAGEMENTpage 27
GAMMA ADJUSTMENTpage 23
SPLIT ADJUSTpage 22
WAVEFORM AUTO ADJUSTpage 21
FRAME CREATIONpage 26
NORMAL
DYNAMIC
COLOUR1
COLOUR2
CINEMA1
CINEMA2
CINEMA3
TEST PATTERNpage 41
page 20
OPERATE OTHER DEVICEBooklet
ASPECTpage 32
AUTO SETUPpage 34
CONTRAST
BRIGHTNESS
BLANKpage 38
HDMI 1 IN
HDMI 2 IN
HDMI 3 IN
COMPUTER IN
COMPONENT IN
S-VIDEO IN
VIDEO IN
page 20
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