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Sim2 Grand Cinema HT305 User And Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 User and Installation Manual The home theater projector HT305...
  • Page 2 BACK LIGHT Turn on the back light SOURCE Displays the Source Selection menu. Activates test patterns for zoom and focus adjustment MENU - Activates the On Screen Display menus. Navigates menu pages. FREEZE Freezes a moving ZOOM picture. Select lens zoom adjustment FOCUS Select focus...
  • Page 3 1 INTRODUCTION Congratulations and thank you for choosing a HT305 projector, a SIM2 Multimedia SpA product (Fig. 1). omettr ne pas compr d'incen pour les resque type ATTEN TION: tion contre un fusible de meme la protec cer par eristiq...
  • Page 4 Using the very latest in DLP™ technology, this projector has been designed specifically for high quality “Home Cinema” applications. Sophisticated digital processing and a wide choice of inputs enable the connection of a variety of sources such as DVD players, analogue and digital VCRs, analogue and digital sa- tellite receivers and personal computers etc.
  • Page 5 12 11 13 17 N T IO A T T E ec tio la pr ot ac er re m pl m em et de T IO N C A U fir e, re ris k of sa m e w ith on ly tin g fu...

  • Page 6: Important Safety Instructions

    2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ATTENTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, disconnect the power supply cable on the rear panel before removing the top cover of the projector. Refer to trained, authorised personnel for technical assistance. This symbol indicates the possible electric shock hazard associated with uninsulated live compo- nents in the interior of the unit.
  • Page 7 Please follow carefully the warnings listed below, to ensure safe and long term performance of your projector. • Connect the projector to a power supply with a nominal voltage within the following values: 100-40 Vac, 50/60 Hz, earthed (Fig. 3). et tre m pr om nd e...

  • Page 8: Packaging And Contents

    • The projector must be positioned on a stable, suitable pla- tform or be installed using a bracket for fixed ceiling or wall installation. Do not rest the projector on the side panels or on the rear panel when in operation. •...

  • Page 9: Installation

    If you use a bracket different to the one supplied by SIM2 Multimedia, you must make sure that the projector is at least 65 mm (2-9/16 inch) from the ceiling and that the bracket is not obstructing the air vents on the lid and on the bottom of the projector.
  • Page 10 KEYSTONE C-SYNC The Orientation adjustment in the Set up menu will allow the projector to be used for desktop front, ceiling front, desktop rear and ceiling rear installations (Fig. 10). To activate an electric motorised screen a 1 Volt output is provided at the rear of the projector.

  • Page 11: Switching On And Off The Projector

    Avoid light shining directly on the screen during projection as this will reduce contrast and black level detail on the projected image. For the true cinema experience best results are achie- ved with little or no ambient light. 5 SWITCHING ON AND OFF THE PROJECTOR CAUTION: Connect the projector to a power supply with a nominal voltage within the following values: 100-240 Vac, 50/60 Hz.
  • Page 12 SWITCHING OFF AND RETURNING TO STAND-bY By remote control: press By keyboard: press key When switching off, the projector goes in to stand-by memo- rising the input selection at the time of switch-off. The fans will continue to work until the lamp has cooled down INDICATORS STATE GREEN...

  • Page 13: Composite Video Input

    COMPOSITE VIDEO INPUT CVBS COMPOSITE VIDEO This input is suitable for a “Composite Video CVBS” via a cable with an RCA/Phono connector (Fig. 17). S-VIDEO INPUT This input is suitable for equipment fitted with a S-Video output to give improved picture performance (S-VIDEO/S-VHS) Con- nection is made via a 4-pin mini-DIN (Fig.

  • Page 14: Motorised Projection Screen Output

    care to observe the correspondence with the outputs on the source. The video signals that can be connected to this input can have horizontal scanning frequencies of 15 kHz (standard video resolution),  kHz, or higher (progressive scanning video, high definition video). Some sources provide the facility to choose between a pro- gressive signal or an interlaced signal.

  • Page 15: Keyboard Pad

    RS232 INTERFACE CONNECTOR It is possible to control the projector through a personal compu- ter. First, load the appropriate projector control software onto your PC, then simply connect this input to a ca- b l e f r o m y o u r P C ’ s R S    s e r i a l p o r t ( F i g . 2 3 ) . 7 KEYbOARD PAD Eight push buttons, at the rear of the projector, will allow com- plete operation without the use of the remote control.

  • Page 16: Remote Control

    8 REMOTE CONTROL Insert the batteries, taking care to match the polarity, as indi- cated in the battery recess of the remote (Fig. 24). four 1,5 V AAA type batteries Change the batteries in the remote control if experiencing difficulty in sending commands to the projector. If the remote control is not to be used for a long period of time remove the batteries.

  • Page 17: On Screen Menu

    9 ON SCREEN MENU SOURCE SELECTION The input selection menu (Inputs) is called by pressing 0 on the remote control and, when no other menu is displayed, using È/Í keys on the keypad. To select an input, scroll the list with the È/Í...
  • Page 18 which appear as a superimposed window in which the selection È/Í is made with the keys (Fig. 28). These submenus are accessed by pressing the Image Aspect Color Temperature Gamma Correction Overscan Position Y/C Delay Image Aspect Normal Anamorphic Color Temperature Letterbox Gamma Correction Panoramic...
  • Page 19 In AUTO the deinterlacer recognises if the video signal source is a movie film (obtained from a Telecine device with : or : pull-down) and applies a deinterlace algorithm optimised for this type of signal. If the video signal source is not identified as a film, or if you select NO the deinterlacer applies a Motion compensated algorithm optimised for video camera signals.
  • Page 20 IMAGE This menu features adjustments relating to picture position, aspect ratio, etc. ASPECT This adjustment allows you to change the dimensions and aspect ratio (relationship between width and height) of the displayed image. There are five preset aspects available and three personalised aspects (with user-settable parameters).
  • Page 21 Along vertical lines the color temperature is constant but is different from black body curve, which mean if you select point from the high part of the diagram you increase the green componet, while low part of diagram cause an increase of purple component.
  • Page 22 SETUP The setup menu contains less frequently used adjustments that may be required during installation (e.g. On Screen Display language selection or the display of Test Patterns). ORIENTATION Select the option that best describes the installation i.e. desktop front, ceiling front, desktop rear and ceiling rear.. HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL KEYSTONE To obtain maximum quality of the projected image, we re- commend the installation of the projector on a level platform...
  • Page 23 n the initial phase of installation the configurable keys (F1, F) serve as optical zoom and optical focus (Fig.34). POWER ON If active (AUTO) allows to power up the system directly from the power feeder, once the initializing phase is completed. If not active (STAND-BY) once the initializing phase is completed the system remains in a stand-by mode waiting to receive the power on command from the remote control or the key pad.
  • Page 24 Once one letter has been inserted, to insert the following one it is necessary to move with the cursor in the next right position Ë with the key of the remote control, repeat this procedure to insert other letters. Use the È...
  • Page 25 MEMORIES The main parameters of the image may be saved in distinct 1 VIDEO groups of values (known as ‘Memories’); these parameters 2 S-VIDEO can subsequently be applied all together by way of a single 3 COMP/RGB(YCrCb 15KHz) 3 COMP/RGB(RGB 15KHz) command.

  • Page 26: Quick Menus

    On entering the ‘Memories’ menu, a copy of the current settings is saved in a temporary menu (labelled with 0 - AUTO). Once one or more memories have been recalled, you can restore the settings that were effective at the moment the Memories menu was accessed by selecting 0 - AUTO.

  • Page 27: Troubleshooting Guide

    11 TROUbLESHOOTING GUIDE No power (Green and red LED are OFF) - Check the power switch at the rear: it must be in position I. - Check if the power cable has been connected correctly to a working socket. - Check the power socket fuse, at the rear of the projector. - Replace the fuse on the mains socket with an identical type (T .15A H) (Fig.

  • Page 28: Optional Accessories

    - Ensure that infrared sensors (front and rear of projector) are not exposed to intense light levels. Use only original, or SIM2 Multimedia approved, accessories. CAUTION: for ceiling/wall installation, by means of suspension bracket, carefully follow the instructions and safety instruc- tions recommended by the Manufacturer in the bracket’s...

  • Page 29: A Technical Specifications

    A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OPTICAL HT 305 Projection system: optical engine based on 1 DMD™ DarkChip™ chip, sealed housing, dusty proof DMD™ panel: resolution 180x70 pixel Brightness uniformity: 10% above or below the average Contrast ratio: > 00:1 (full On / full Off) Projection lens: zoom, 1 elements AR multilayer coating, motorized focus and zoom,...
  • Page 30 ELECTRICAL Input Signals: CVBS on RCA/Phono type connector S-VHS on Mini-DIN connector RGBHV on DB15HD connector RGBS / YCrCb on RCA/Phono type connector HDMI™ Horizontal frequency: from 15 to 80 kHz (up to to UXGA format @ 60 Hz) Vertical frequency: 48-100 Hz Video standards : automatically selected (PAL B,G,H, I,...
  • Page 31 b DIMENSIONS unit: mm (inches) C PROJECTION DISTANCES Follow the table below to determine the optimal projection distance “L” between the screen (Fig.40a) and the center of the lens. This will help you to obtain the desired screen size.The manual lens shift adjustments allows the projected image to be moved vertically, up or down, in relation to the centre of the screen (Fig.40b).
  • Page 32 Projection distance table HT305 Screen Screen size width (diagonal) 50” 44” 60” 5” 70” 61” 80” 70” 90” 78” 100” 87” 10’ 105” 150” 11” 180” 157” 00” 174” 0” 19” 50” 18” Projection distance table HT305 Screen Screen size...
  • Page 33 D ON SCREEN MENU LAYOUT Picture Video • S-Video [NTSC] YCrCb15kHz RGBS 15kHz Brightness Brightness Contrast Contrast Color Color Tint Sharpness Sharpness Filter Filter Cinema Mode Cinema Mode Video Type Noise reduction Video Type Noise reduction Not active Flesh tone correction Image Video •...
  • Page 34 Setup Orientation Keystone Lens Power ON Auto Test patterns Stand-by Initial settings Menu Language Source list F1/F2 keys Source info OSD background OSD Position OSD Timeout 1 VIDEO 2 S-VIDEO 3 COMPONENT / RGBS 4 GRAPHICS RGB HDMI Memories Horizontal Zoom Horizontal Focus...
  • Page 35 Memories Memories 0 Auto S MEMORY 1 Save current settings S MEMORY 2 Save initial settings Rename S MEMORY 3 ()?@ Edit memory name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ PQRS Cancel Confirm WXYZ...
  • Page 36 INDEx 1 INTRODUCTION 2 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 3 PACKAGING AND CONTENTS INSTALLATION SWITCHING ON AND OFF THE PROJECTOR Switch on from stand-by Switching off and returning to stand-by CONNECTIONS Composite video input S-VIDEO Input VGA input RGB/YCrCb Input HDMI™ 14 Motorised projection screen output  interface connector 7 KEYbOARD PAD...
  • Page 37 SIM Multimedia • Viale Lino Zanussi, 11 • 170 Pordenone - ITALY S.p.a. Phone +9.44.8.5-56 • Fax +9.44.860-61 www.sim.com • e-mail: info@sim.it SIM USA Inc. • 10108 USA Today Way • 05 Miramar FL - USA Phone +1.954.44999 • Fax +1.954.44998 www.simusa.com •...

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