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Optoma HD81 User Manual

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  • Page 1 HIGH-END HOME THEATER PROJECTOR USER’S MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Fcc Notice

    Trademarks Trademarks are the rights of their respective owners. FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protec- tion against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Video Box Part ... 14 Remote Control ... 16 Installation ... 17 Connecting the Projector ...17 Connecting HD81 To AV Receiver ...18 Powering On/Off the Projector ...21 Powering On the Projector ... 21 Powering Off the projector ... 22 Warning Indicator ... 22 Adjusting the Projected Image ...23...
  • Page 4 Image Problems ... 52 Intermission Problems ... 54 LED Problems ... 55 Remote Control Problems ... 57 Replacing the Lamp ...58 Compatibility Modes In Analog Input ...59 Compatibility Modes In Digital Input ...59 Ceiling Mount Installation ...60 Optoma Global Offi ce ...61...

  • Page 5: Usage Notice

    ABOUT THIS MANUAL This manual is designed for use with HD81. Information in this document has been carefully checked for accuracy; however, no guarantee is given to the correctness of the contents. The information in this docu- ment is subject to change without notice.

  • Page 6: Safety Information

    Do not attempt to service this projector yourself. Opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltages or other hazards. Please call Optoma to be referred to an authorized service center near you. 8. Do not let objects or liquids enter the projector –as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fi...

  • Page 7: Precautions

    Precautions ▀■ Warning- Do not look into the projector’s lens when the lamp ▀■ Warning- To reduce the risk of fi re or electric shock, do not ▀■ Warning- Please do not open or disassemble the projector & ▀■ Warning- When replacing the lamp, please allow unit to cool ▀■...
  • Page 8 Usage Notice    Don’t:    Turn off the product before cleaning. Use a soft cloth moistened with mild detergent to clean the display housing. Disconnect the power plug from AC outlet if the product is not being used for a long period of time. Block the ventilation slots and openings on the unit.

  • Page 9: Eye Safety Warnings

    Eye Safety Warnings ▀■ Avoid staring directly into the projector beam at all times. ▀■ Minimize standing facing into the beam. Keep your back to the beam as much as possible. ▀■ A stick or laser pointer is recommended to avoid the need for the user to enter the beam.

  • Page 10: Recommendations

    Usage Notice Recommendations To unleash the performance of the HD81, it is best to input video content in its original form without any processing. This will utilize the full capabilities of the HD81 for de-interlacing, scaling and im- age enhancement. As an example, if a user has an HDMI DVD player...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    The HD81 also provides the best in source content switching, image de-interlacing, image scaling, and color management – in one easy to use HD81 also can be the center of you home theater entertainment center. By extensively...
  • Page 12 Introduction     3 x HDMI input, 4 x Components input (2 x RCA and 2 x BNC), 3 x S-Video and 3 x Composite inputs Unique HDMI switching that outputs HDMI audio to HDMI-capable A/V receiver Front panel inputs for camcorder, portable computer and other video sources Advanced video enhancement engines including: ▪...

  • Page 13: Package Overview

    Package Overview The product ships standard with the accessories & items shown below. If anything is missing or damaged, please contact your dealer immediately. HD81’s Video Box X 1 Projector with lens cap IR Module X 1 HDMI to HDMI Cable Due to the differ- ...

  • Page 14: Product Overview

    Introduction Product Overview Projector Part 1. Control Panel 2. Zoom Lever 3. Focus Ring 4. Elevator Button (one on each side) 5. Elevator Feet 6. Zoom Lens 7. IR Receivers 8. Connection Ports 9. Power Socket & Main Power Switch...

  • Page 15: Control Panel

    Control Panel 1. Power LED 2. Lamp Indicator LED 3. Temp Indicator LED Connection Ports 1. HDMI Connector 2. RS232 Input Connector 3. USB Input Connector 4. Power Socket & Main Power Switch 5. Kensington Lock Port Introduction...

  • Page 16: Video Box Part

    Introduction Video Box Part Front Panel 1. VGA 2. S-Video 3 (NTSC, PAL and SECAM) 3. Composite 3/CVBS 3 (NTSC, PAL and SECAM) 4. Four Directional Select Keys 5. Menu (On/Off) 6. On/Standby 7. Re-Sync 8. Enter/Source Select 9. IR Receiver...

  • Page 17: Back Panel

    13. HDMI 2 (480i/p, 576i/p, 720p and 1080i) 14. HDMI 3 (480i/p, 576i/p, 720p and 1080i) 15. HDMI To AV Receiver 16. HDMI From AV Receiver 17. To Projector 18. RS232 For Control 19. RS232 To Projector 20. IR Module Introduction 12 13 14 15 16 17...

  • Page 18: Remote Control

    Introduction Remote Control Standby Power On Brite Mode IRIS ISF Day User 1 ISF Night User 2 User 3 10. Gamma 11. Edge Enhance 12. Color Vivid 13. B/W Extension 14. Four Directional Select Keys 15. Enter 16. Menu 17. V.Shit +/- 18.

  • Page 19: Installation

    Connecting the Projector 1..Power Cord 2..HDMI To HDMI (To Projector) Due to the differ-  3..RS232 Cable (To Projector) ence in applications 4..HDMI To HDMI (Jumper) : See page 11 for each country, some 5.

  • Page 20: Connecting Hd81 To Av Receiver

    Connect the other end to the “From AV Receiver” on the back of the HD81’s Video Box. This will return the video signal in a “pass through” mode. 4) Connect an HDMI Cable to the “To Projector” on the back of the HD81’s Box side. Connect the other end to HD81’s projector side.
  • Page 21 “From AV Receiver” port on the back of the HD81’s Video Box. This will allow the video signal to be properly managed. 4) Connect an HDMI Cable to the “To Projector” on the back of the HD81’s Box side. Connect the other end to HD81’s projector side.
  • Page 22 Installation...

  • Page 23: Powering On/Off The Projector

    4. Turn on your source (computer, notebook, video player, etc.). Then choice the source that you feed to HD81. If you connected multiple sources at the same time, press the ...

  • Page 24: Powering Off The Projector

    Once in standby mode, simply press “On/Standby” button on Box or remote to restart the HD81. 3. Disconnect the power cord from the electrical outlet and the Projector &...

  • Page 25: Adjusting The Projected Image

    Adjusting the Projected Image Adjusting the Projector’s Height The projector is equipped with elevator feet for adjusting the image height. To raise the image: 1. Press the elevator button 2. Raise the image to the desired height angle the button to lock the elevator feet into position.

  • Page 26: Adjusting The Projector's Zoom / Focus

    Turn the Zoom Lever to zoom in or zoom out. To focus the image, turn the focus ring until you see a clear image. The projector will focus at distances from 4.9 to 39.4 feet (1.5 to 12.0 meters) and the projection screen size from 0.775 m~ 7.62 m (30.5”~300”) at 16:9 mode with mechanical travel.

  • Page 27: User Controls

    (OSD) menu. To exit OSD, Press ”Menu” again. Four Direc- tional Select ments to your selection. Keys Enter Confi rm your item selection. Automatically synchronizes the projector to the Re-Sync input source. User Controls to select items or make adjust-...

  • Page 28: Using The Remote Control

    Enter Menu V. Shift Demo Power on the projector. Refer to the “Power On the Projector” section on pages 21-22. Power off the projector. Refer to the “Power Off the Projector” section on pages 21-22. Increase the brightness of the image.
  • Page 29 YPbPr 1/YPbPr 2 connector. Press “VGA” to choose source from VGA connector. BNC 1/BNC 2 Press “BNC 1”/“BNC 2” to choose source from BNC 1/BNC 2 connector. Auto Automatically synchronizes the projector to the input source. User Controls...

  • Page 30: On-Screen Display Menus

    SYSTEM contains other system oriented functions, such as language, changing output resolution, and more ▪ SETUP confi gures video inputs The Projector has multilingual On-screen Display menus  that allow you to make image adjustments and change a variety of settings.

  • Page 31: Menu Tree

    User Controls Menu Tree...
  • Page 32 User Controls...

  • Page 33: Image Adjustments

    User Controls Image Adjustment ▪ The IMAGE adjustment module allows the user to tailor the image to their particular taste, such as frequently- used items like: Contrast, Brightness, Color, Tint and Sharpness. For advanced users, there is an “Advanced …” submenu, which contains more options for image fi...
  • Page 34 For care-free operation, HD81 comes with ISF Modes. ▪ The HD81 is designed to offer exceptional performance “out of box”; but since lighting and other factors can affect the performance of your display device, Optoma offers ISF calibration capability. After the ISF calibration, the user can simply switch among the two ISF Day and Night modes to have certifi...
  • Page 35 User Controls 1) To select a User mode, press “Menu” button and use “Enter” or “ ” to enter the IMAGE category, then use “ ”, “ ” arrow keys to highlight “Mode”. Press “Enter” or “ ” to enter User Mode. 2) Use “...

  • Page 36: Display Settings

    User Controls Display Settings Format Use this function to choose your desired aspect ratio. ▪ To match the input image to the correct aspect ratio, six modes can be selected: 16:9, 4:3, Native, LBX, Format 1, Format 2. ▪ Default modes are 16:9, 4:3, Native and LBX. 4:3: This format is for 4x3 input sources not enhanced for Wide- ...

  • Page 37: Image Shift Adjustment

    Image Shift Adjustment ▪ The HD81 has the ability to adjust the image position and size to (*): You can use  optimize its location on your display by using both an Image Shift format setting chage and Overscan feature.

  • Page 38: Edge Masking

    User Controls 16:9 Edge Masking Overscan Image Shift O : Available X : Not Available Overscan Adjustment Overscan function that removes the noise in a video image. Edge Masking There are four Mask effects -- top, down, left and right -- which provide pure black bars to mask the input image.

  • Page 39: Advanced Adjustments

    3) Press “Enter” or “ ” to select this item. A menu which contains advanced adjustment items will appear. Noise Reduction The HD81 allows for 11 levels of noise reduction, ranging from 0 to 1) Enter the Advanced menu as detailed in the previous section.

  • Page 40: Image Mode

    User Controls Image Mode For easy, care-free operation, HD81 comes with preset image modes. Once the front-end is correctly fi ne tuned in SETUP and IMAGE, user can simply switch among the pre-set modes to have different image effects. 1) Use “...

  • Page 41: Color Temperature

    User Controls Color Temperature The HD81 comes with three color temperature presets. The user can switch between the presets to achieve the desired image. 1) Enter the Advanced menu as detailed in the previous section. 2) Use “ ”, “...
  • Page 42 User Controls 5) User can select and setup different settings for each mode (1 to 5) in “User” option and adjust submenu shows as the following: When user chooses one mode and presses “Enter” to see the original settings of each item; user may then adjust the value per the original setting of each mode.
  • Page 43 User Controls Colour Vividness The HD81 includes 3 preset color management settings and one user defi nable setting. You can easily switch between the modes to achieve different effects. 1) Use “ ”, “ ” arrow keys to select the “Colour Vividness”...

  • Page 44: Demo Mode

    B/W Extension Black and White Extension can stretch the black and white levels to automatically increase the contrast of input image. The HD81 has 5 pre-set modes that allow the user to switch among the pre-sets to obtain different image effects.

  • Page 45: System Adjustments

    5) Once each format is set as on or off, 12 Trigger function turns on or off accordingly and automatically while changing format any time by user. Projector Settings IRIS The iris function adjusts the contrast optically by opening and closing the lens aperture.

  • Page 46: High Altitude

    Projection  The factory default setting.  When you select this function, the projector reverses the image so you can project behind a translucent screen.  When you select this function, the projector turns the image upside down for ceiling-mounted projection.
  • Page 47 Lamp This function can adjust setup about lamp. Lamp Hours: Displays the cumulative lamp operating time.  Lamp Reminding: Choose this function to show or to hide  the warning message when the changing lamp message is displayed. The message will appear up 30 hours before sug- gested replacement of lamp.

  • Page 48: Setup Settings

    ▪ With the exception of the VGA and BNC connections, if the HD81 is not receiving a signal from the input source device, the OSD will only allow the System Setup module to be adjusted.
  • Page 49 Type This function is only for BNC signals. The default choice, AUTO, automatically detects the signal type. The other three choices (YPbPr, RGBHV, RGB) force the HD81 to display the selected signal type. Pedestal Black level control: All connected devices besides HDMI can choose between 2 pre-sets: 0 IRE or 7.5 IRE.

  • Page 50: Auto Calibration

    User Controls Color Space The default choice, AUTO, automatically detects the color space used. The other two choices (SDTV, HDTV) force the HD81 to use the color space mapping associated with SDTV or HDTV. Horizontal Adjusts the horizontal position. Frequency Changes the display data frequency to match the frequency of your computer’s graphic card.

  • Page 51: White Level

    User Controls S-Video and Composite Video This section explains the operation of SETUP when inputting S- Video or Video/CVBS signals. 1) Enters SETUP as described in previous section. 2) Use “ ”, “ ” arrow keys to select the adjustment item, press “Enter”...
  • Page 52 User Controls Component YPbPr This section explains the operation of SETUP when inputting Com- ponent YPbPr signals. Auto Calibration Refer to “Auto Calibration” function on page 48 for more informa- tion. Y gain Adjust the gain of Y. Pb gain Adjust the gain of Pb.
  • Page 53 User Controls Analog RGB This section explains the operation of SETUP when inputting Analog RGB signals (PC). 1) Enters SETUP as described in previous section. 2) Use “ ”, “ ” arrow keys to select the adjustment item, press “Enter” or “ ” to enter this item. The Menu disappears and a small bar appears as shown.

  • Page 54: Appendices

    HDMI (#) connections between controller box and LED lighting message projector. Partial, scrolling or incorrectly displayed image Press source direct key that you feed to HD81 on the remote control  or control panel. If you are using a PC: ...
  • Page 55 If you experience diffi culty changing resolutions or your monitor  freezes, restart all equipment including the projector. 1. If you are using other device (like DVD playe,tuner,..etc), please The screen of the Notebook or PowerBook computer is not...

  • Page 56: Intermission Problems

    Image is reversed Select “System-->Projector-->Projection” from the OSD and  adjust the projection direction. Intermission Problems The HD81 stops responding to all controls 4.9 to 39.4 feet (1.5 to 12.0 meters) from the projector...

  • Page 57: Led Problems

    If possible, turn off the projector, then unplug the power cord and  wait at least 20 seconds before reconnecting power. Lamp burns out or makes a popping sound When the lamp reaches its end of life, it will burn out and may ...
  • Page 58 2. HDMI communication failure. 3. RS-232 & HDMI communication failure 4. The HD81 can’t power on if RS232 between projector and Box 5. The HD81 can’t show HDMI connection fail or not if HD81 is in Message Reminders Fan failed: ...

  • Page 59: Remote Control Problems

    Box side and IR Make sure there are not any obstructions between the remote con-  Module. trol and the HD81’s Box. Move to within 6 m (20 ft) of the HD81’s Box. Make sure batteries are inserted correctly. ...

  • Page 60: Replacing The Lamp

    To replace the lamp module, reverse the previous steps. dropped. 8. Turn on the projector and do “Lamp Reset” after the lamp mod- The projector automatically detects the lamp life. When the lamp life is nearing the end of use, you will receive a warning message.

  • Page 61: Compatibility Modes In Analog Input

    Compatibility Modes In Analog input VESA VGA VESA VGA VESA VGA VESA SVGA VESA XGA VESA WXGA SXGA+ Compatibility Modes In Digital input Remark : “ ”com- pressed computer image. VESA VGA US TEXT VESA SVGA VESA XGA Appendices Mode Resolution 640 x 480 848 x 480...

  • Page 62: Ceiling Mount Installation

    1. To prevent damaging your projector, please use the ceiling mount package for installation. 2. If you wish to use a third party ceiling mount kit, please en- sure the screws used to attached a mount to the projector met the following specifi cations: ...

  • Page 63: Optoma Global Offi Ce

    Optoma Global Offi ce For service or support please contact your local offi ce. 715 Sycamore Drive Milpitas, CA 95035, USA www.optomausa.com Canada 120 West Beaver Creek Road Unit #9 Richmond Hill, ON L4B 1L2, Canada Tel : 905-882-4228 www.optoma.com...
  • Page 64 WEEE Disposal of old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable throughout the European Union and other European countries with separate collection programs) This symbol found on your product or on its packaging, indicates that this product should not be treated as household waste when you wish to dispose of it.
  • Page 65 2006 P RINTED IN AIWAN...

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