Panasonic PT-DS8500E User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Important Information

  2
  • Important Safety Notice

    2
  • Precautions with regard to safety

    8
    • WARNING

      8
    • CAUTION

      11
    • Cautions when transporting

      11
    • Cautions when installing

      12
    • Security

      14
    • Cautions on use

      14
    • Cleaning and maintenance

      15
    • Disposal

      15
    • Accessories

      16
• Preparation

  17
  • About Your Projector

    17
    • Remote control

      17
    • Projector body

      18
    • Setting projector ID number to remote control

      20
    • Using a wired remote control

      20
• Getting Started

  21
  • Setting up

    21
    • Projection method

      21
    • Screen size and throw distance

      22
    • Front leg adjusters and throwing angle

      33
  • Connections

    34
    • Before connection to the projector

      34
    • Connecting example : AV equipment

      35
    • Connecting example : Computers

      36
  • Removing/attaching the projection lens (optional)

    37
    • How to install the projection lens

      37
    • How to remove the projection lens

      37
• Basic Operation

  38
  • Powering ON/OFF

    38
    • Connecting the power cord

      38
    • Powering up the projector

      39
    • Making adjustment and selection

      39
    • Powering off the projector

      40
    • Direct power off function

      40
  • Projecting

    41
    • Selecting the input signal

      41
    • How to adjust the focus, zoom and shift

      41
    • Adjustment range after lens position (optical shift)

      42
    • Moving the projection lens position to the home position

      43
    • Lens adjustment to compensate for uneven screen focus

      43
  • Basic operations using the remote control

    46
    • Using the SHUTTER function

      46
    • On-screen display function

      46
    • Switching the input signal

      46
    • STATUS function

      46
    • Automatic adjustment

      47
    • Using the FUNCTION button

      47
    • Displaying the internal test pattern

      47
    • Changing the picture aspect ratio

      48
• Settings

  49
  • Menu Navigation

    49
    • Navigating through the menu

      49
    • MAIN MENU

      50
    • SUB MENU

      50
  • PICTURE menu

    52
    • PICTURE MODE

      52
    • CONTRAST

      53
    • BRIGHTNESS

      53
    • COLOR

      53
    • TINT

      53
    • COLOR TEMPERATURE

      54
    • GAMMA

      55
    • SYSTEM DAYLIGHT VIEW

      55
    • SHARPNESS

      56
    • NOISE REDUCTION

      56
    • DYNAMIC IRIS

      56
    • SYSTEM SELECTOR

      57
    • To display pictures complying with the sRGB standard

      57
  • POSITION menu

    58
    • SHIFT

      58
    • ASPECT

      58
    • ZOOM

      59
    • CLOCK PHASE

      60
    • GEOMETRY (PT-DZ8700/PT-DS8500 only)

      60
    • KEYSTONE (PT-DW8300 only)

      62
  • ADVANCED MENU

    63
    • DIGITAL CINEMA REALITY

      63
    • BLANKING

      63
    • INPUT RESOLUTION

      64
    • CLAMP POSITION

      64
    • EDGE BLENDING

      64
    • FRAME DELAY

      66
    • RASTER POSITION

      66
  • DISPLAY LANGUAGE menu

    67
    • Changing the display language

      67
  • DISPLAY OPTION menu

    68
    • COLOR MATCHING

      68
    • LARGE SCREEN CORRECTION

      69
    • SCREEN SETTING (PT-DZ8700/PT-DS8500 only)

      69
    • WAVEFORM MONITOR (PT-DZ8700 only)

      70
    • AUTO SIGNAL

      71
    • AUTO SETUP

      71
    • RGB IN (Only RGB input)

      72
    • DVI-D IN

      72
    • HDMI IN

      73
    • SDI IN (PT-DZ8700/PT-DS8500 only)

      73
    • ON-SCREEN DISPLAY

      73
    • BACK COLOR

      74
    • STARTUP LOGO

      74
    • FREEZE

      74
  • PROJECTOR SETUP menu

    75
    • PROJECTOR ID

      75
    • INSTALLATION

      75
    • HIGH ALTITUDE MODE

      75
    • COOLING CONDITION

      76
    • LAMP SELECT

      76
    • LAMP RELAY

      76
    • LAMP POWER

      77
    • BRIGHTNESS CONTROL

      77
    • STANDBY MODE

      81
    • SCHEDULE

      81
    • RS-232C

      82
    • STATUS

      83
    • NO SIGNAL SHUT-OFF

      84
    • REMOTE2 MODE

      84
    • FUNCTION BUTTON

      84
    • DATE AND TIME

      84
    • LENS CALIBRATION

      85
    • FILTER COUNTER RESET

      85
    • SAVE ALL USER DATA

      86
    • LOAD ALL USER DATA

      86
    • INITIALIZE

      86
    • SERVICE PASSWORD

      86
  • P IN P menu

    87
    • Using the P IN P function

      87
    • Setting the P IN P function

      87
  • TEST PATTERN menu

    88
    • TEST PATTERN

      88
  • SIGNAL LIST menu

    89
    • Registering a signal to the list

      89
    • Renaming a registered data

      89
    • Deleting a registered data

      89
    • Managing the sub memory list

      90
  • SECURITY menu

    91
    • SECURITY PASSWORD

      91
    • SECURITY PASSWORD CHANGE

      91
    • DISPLAY SETTING

      92
    • TEXT CHANGE

      92
    • MENU LOCK

      92
    • MENU LOCK PASSWORD

      92
    • CONTROL DEVICE SETUP

      93
  • NETWORK menu

    94
    • NETWORK SETUP

      94
    • NETWORK CONTROL

      94
    • NETWORK STATUS

      94
    • Network connections

      95
    • Accessing from the Web browser

      96
• Maintenance

  107
  • Monitor Lamp indicators

    107
    • Managing the indicated problems

      107
  • Replacement

    109
    • Before replacing the unit

      109
    • Replacing the unit

      109
  • Troubleshooting

    112
• Appendix

  114
  • Technical Information

    114
    • PJLink protocol

      114
    • Control commands via LAN

      115
    • Serial terminal

      117
    • REMOTE 2 IN terminal

      120
    • Two window display combination list

      121
    • Restoring the MENU LOCK PASSWORD to default

      121
    • List of compatible signals

      122
  • Specifications

    124
    • Dimensions

      126
    • About brand

      126
  • Ceiling mount bracket safeguards

    127
    • Attachment procedure

      127
  • Index

    128