Before operating this projector, read this manual thoroughly and operate the projector properly. This projector provides many convenient features and functions. Operating the projector properly enables you to manage those features and maintains it in better condition for a considerable time. Improper operation may result in not only shortening the product-life, but also malfunctions, fire hazard, or other accidents.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. Read all of the instructions given here and retain them for later use. Unplug this projector from AC power supply before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning.
Federal Communication Commission Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURES AND DESIGN PREPARATION NAME OF EACH PART OF PROJECTOR SETTING-UP PROJECTOR CONNECTING AC POWER CORD LENS INSTALLATION POSITIONING PROJECTOR LENS SHIFT ADJUSTMENT PICTURE LEVEL AND TILT ADJUSTMENT MOVING PROJECTOR CONNECTING PROJECTOR TERMINALS OF PROJECTOR CONNECTING TO COMPUTER CONNECTING TO VIDEO EQUIPMENT BEFORE OPERATION TOP CONTROLS AND INDICATORS...
This Multimedia Projector is designed with most advanced technology for portability, durability, and ease of use. This projector utilizes built-in multimedia features, a palette of 16.77 million colors, and matrix liquid crystal display (LCD) technology. Compatibility This projector widely accepts various video and computer input signals including;...
PREPARATION NAME OF EACH PART OF PROJECTOR FRONT INFRARED REMOTE RECEIVER PROJECTION LENS LENS CAP CAUTION Do not turn on a projector with lens cap attached. High temperature from light beam may damage lens cap and result in fire hazard. BACK EXHAUST VENT HOT AIR EXHAUSTED !
PREPARATION This projector uses nominal input voltages of 100-120 V or 200-240 V AC. This projector automatically selects correct input voltage. It is designed to work with single- phase power systems having a grounded neutral conductor. To reduce risk of electrical shock, do not plug into any other type of power system.
2. For installation, refer to installation manual supplied to a Projector. NOTE; LC-X4a is equipped with Model LNS-S02Z lens. When moving or setting up a projector, be sure to replace Lens Cap to protect surface. And be careful not to hold or subject lens to strong forces. It may damage lens, cabinet, or mechanical parts.
PREPARATION PICTURE LEVEL AND TILT ADJUSTMENT Picture tilt and projection angle can be adjusted by rotating ADJUSTABLE FEET. Projection angle can be adjusted up to 6.9 degrees by rotating Adjustable Feet. Use carry handle when moving a projector. Replace lens cap and retract adjustable feet. CAUTION IN CARRYING OR TRANSPORTING A PROJECTOR G Do not drop or bump a projector, otherwise damages or malfunctions may result.
CONNECTING PROJECTOR TERMINALS OF PROJECTOR This projector applies various input/output terminals and 3 terminal slots for expansion to tune to diversity of signals from computers and video equipment. 3-built-in Terminal Slots enable you to arrange desired combinations of input sources just by changing Terminal Boards.
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CONNECTING PROJECTOR INPUT/OUTPUT TERMINALS AND JACKS INPUT 2 5 BNC INPUT JACKS Connect component video output (Cr, Y, Cb or Pr, Y, Pb) from video equipment to R/Pr, G/Y and B/Pb jacks or connect computer output [5 BNC Type (Red, Green, Blue, Horiz.
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SERIAL PORT IN TERMINAL If you control a projector by computer, you must connect a cable (not provided) from your computer to this terminal. R/Pr B/Pb H/HV S-VIDEO VIDEO/Y SERIAL PORT OUT SERIAL PORT IN R/C JACK RESET R/C JACK When using Wired / Wireless Remote Control Unit as Wired Remote Control, Connect Wired Remote...
CONNECTING PROJECTOR CONNECTING TO COMPUTER Cables used for connection • VGA Cable (HDB 15 pin) • Control Cable for PS/2 port, Serial port, or ADB port • MAC/VGA Adapter, DVI/VGA Adapter • DVI Cable • BNC Cable (BNC x 5) ✽...
CONNECTING TO VIDEO EQUIPMENT Cables used for connection • Video Cable (BNC x 1, BNC x 2 or BNC x 3) • S-VIDEO Cable ✽ ✽ • Audio Cable (RCA x 2) ✽ = Cables are not supplied with this projector.) Video Source (example) Video Cassette Recorder Composite...
BEFORE OPERATION TOP CONTROLS AND INDICATORS This projector has CONTROL BUTTONS (TOP CONTROLS) and INDICATORS on its top. TOP CONTROL AND INDICATORS FOCUS BUTTONS Used to adjust focus. (P22) ZOOM BUTTONS Used to adjust zoom. (P22) AUTO PC ADJ. BUTTON Use to operate AUTO PC Adjustment function.
OPERATION OF REMOTE CONTROL Left Side LASER POINTER INDICATOR Lights red while laser beam is emitted from Laser Light Window. MENU BUTTON Used to select MENU operation. (P19, 20) SELECT BUTTON Used to execute item selected, or to expand or compress image in ALL-OFF SWITCH DIGITAL ZOOM +/–...
BEFORE OPERATION ZOOM BUTTON Used to adjust zoom. (P22) FOCUS BUTTON Used to adjust focus. (P22) MUTE BUTTON Used to mute sound.(P24) NO SHOW BUTTON Used to turn picture into black image. (P23) NO SHOW AUTO PC ADJ. BUTTON Use to operate AUTO PC Adjustment function.
OPERATING ON-SCREEN MENU HOW TO OPERATE ON-SCREEN MENU You can control and adjust this projector through ON-SCREEN MENU. Refer to following pages to operate each adjustment on ON-SCREEN MENU. 1 DISPLAY MENU Press MENU button to display ON-SCREEN MENU. 2 MOVING POINTER Move pointer ( ✽...
BEFORE OPERATION FOR PC SOURCE Press MENU BUTTON while connecting to PC input source. GUIDE WINDOW PC SYSTEM MENU Shows selected Used to select item of ON- computer system. SCREEN MENU. (Refer to P26, 27) Used to select input source (Input 1, Input 2 or Input 3).
BASIC OPERATION TURNING ON / OFF PROJECTOR Complete peripheral connections (with Computer, VCR, etc.) before turning on projector. (Refer to "CONNECTING TO PROJECTOR" on Pages 12~15 for connecting that equipment.) Connect a projector's AC Power Cord into a wall outlet and turn MAIN ON / OFF SWITCH to ON.
BASIC OPERATION Press ZOOM L/M button on Top Control or on Remote Control Unit to display a message “Zoom”. Press ZOOM L button to make image larger, and press ZOOM M button to make image smaller. Press FOCUS L/M button on Top Control or on Remote Control Unit to display a message “Focus”.
PICTURE FREEZE FUNCTION Press FREEZE button on Remote Control Unit to freeze picture on-screen. To cancel FREEZE function, press FREEZE button again or press any other button except POINT / SELECT / RIGHT CLICK / LASER button. Press NO SHOW button on Remote Control Unit to black out a image. To restore to normal image, press NO SHOW button again or press any other button except POINT / SELECT / RIGHT CLICK / LASER button.
BASIC OPERATION DIRECT OPERATION Volume Press VOLUME (+/–) button(s) on Top Control or on Remote Control Unit to adjust volume. Volume dialog box appears on screen for a few seconds. (+) button to increase volume, and (–) button for decreasing. Mute Press MUTE button on Remote Control Unit to cut off sound.
COMPUTER INPUT SELECTING INPUT SOURCE DIRECT OPERATION Select INPUT source by pressing INPUT 1/2 and INPUT 3 buttons on Remote Control Unit. Select INPUT source by pressing INPUT Control. MENU OPERATION Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to select Input and press SELECT button.
COMPUTER INPUT This projector automatically tunes to most different types of computers based on VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA or UXGA (refer to “COMPATIBLE COMPUTER SPECIFICATION” on page 27). When selecting Computer, this projector automatically tunes to incoming signal and projects proper image without any special setting. (Some computers need setting manually.) Note : Projector may display one of following messages.
COMPATIBLE COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS Basically this projector can accept a signal from all computers with V, H-Frequency mentioned below and less than 230 MHz of Dot Clock. ON-SCREEN H-Freq. RESOLUTION DISPLAY VGA 1 640 x 480 31.47 VGA 2 720 x 400 31.47 VGA 3 640 x 400...
COMPUTER INPUT Auto PC Adjustment function is provided to automatically adjust Fine sync, Total dots and Picture Position to conform to your computer. Auto PC Adjustment function can be operated as follows. Auto PC Adj. Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button to move a red frame pointer to PC ADJUST Menu icon.
MANUAL PC ADJUSTMENT This projector can automatically tune to display signals from most personal computers currently distributed. However, some computers employ special signal formats which are different from standard ones and may not be tuned by Multi-Scan system of this projector. If this happens, projector cannot reproduce a proper image and image may be recognized as a flickering picture, a non-synchronized picture, a non-centered picture or a skewed picture.
COMPUTER INPUT Display area Selects area displayed with this projector. Select resolution at Display area dialog box. Display area H Adjustment of horizontal area displayed with this projector. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) to decrease/increase value and then press SELECT button. Display area V Adjustment of vertical area displayed with this projector.
PICTURE IMAGE ADJUSTMENT IMAGE LEVEL SELECT (DIRECT) Select image level among Standard, Real, Image 1, Image 2, Image 3 and Image 4 by pressing IMAGE button on Top Control or on Remote Control Unit. Standard Normal picture level preset on this projector. Real Picture level with improved halftone for graphics.
COMPUTER INPUT Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to move a red frame pointer to IMAGE ADJUST Menu icon. Press POINT DOWN button to move a red frame pointer to item that you want to adjust and then press SELECT button. Level of each item is displayed.
PICTURE SCREEN ADJUSTMENT This projector has a picture screen resize function, which enables you to display desirable image size. Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) to move a red frame pointer to SCREEN Menu icon. Press POINT DOWN button and move a red frame pointer to function that you want to select and then press SELECT button.
VIDEO INPUT SELECTING INPUT SOURCE WHEN SELECT INPUT 2 (5 BNC TERMINAL) When connecting to video equipment, select a type of Video source in SOURCE SELECT (VIDEO) Menu. Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button to move a red frame pointer to INPUT Menu icon.
SELECTING VIDEO SYSTEM Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT buttons to move a red frame pointer to AV SYSTEM Menu icon. Press POINT DOWN button to move a red arrow pointer to system that you want to select and then press SELECT button. VIDEO JACK OR S-VIDEO JACK Auto Projector automatically detects incoming Video system, and adjusts...
VIDEO INPUT PICTURE IMAGE ADJUSTMENT Select image level among Standard, Cinema, Image 1, Image 2, Image 3 and Image 4 by pressing IMAGE button on Top Control or on Remote Control Unit. Standard Normal picture level preset on this projector. Cinema Picture level adjusted for picture with fine tone.
IMAGE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) to move a red frame pointer to IMAGE ADJUST Menu icon. Press POINT DOWN button to move a red frame pointer to item that you want to adjust and then press SELECT button. Level of each item is displayed.
VIDEO INPUT Store To store adjustment data, move a red frame pointer to Store icon and press SELECT button. Image Level Menu will appear. Move a red frame pointer to Image Level 1 to 4 and then press SELECT button. Other icons operates as follows.
SETTING Press MENU button and ON-SCREEN MENU will appear. Press POINT LEFT/RIGHT button(s) to move a red-frame pointer to SETTING icon. Press POINT DOWN button to move a red-frame pointer to item that you want to set and then press SELECT button. Setting dialog box appears.
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SETTING Power management This function turns Projection Lamp off when this projector detects signal interruption and is not used for a certain period in order to reduce power consumption and maintain Lamp-life. (This projector is shipped with this function ON.) Power Management function operates to turn Projection Lamp off when input signal is interrupted and any button is not pressed over 5 minutes.
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This Projector is equipped with USB port for interactive operation between a projector and computer. Set mode following steps below. Wireless Mouse mode Select " " when controlling a computer with Remote Control of this projector. Projector mode Select " "...
APPENDIX OPERATING WIRELESS MOUSE Wireless Remote Control Unit is not only able to operate this projector but also usable as a wireless mouse for most Personal Computers. POINT buttons and two CLICK buttons are used for wireless mouse operation. This Wireless Mouse function is available only when PC mouse pointer is displayed on a projected screen. When ON- SCREEN MENU or any message / dialog box is displayed on screen instead of PC mouse pointer, this Wireless Mouse function cannot be used.
AIR FILTER CARE AND CLEANING Air Filter prevents dust from accumulating on a surface of Projection Lens and Projection Mirror. Should Air Filter become clogged with dust particles, it will reduce Cooling Fans' effectiveness and may result in internal heat build up and adversely affect life of projector. Clean Air Filter following steps below: Turn power off, and disconnect AC power cord from an AC outlet.
APPENDIX This Projector is equipped with 2 Projection Lamps to ensure brighter image and those lamps are controlled by Lamp Management Function. Lamp Management Function detects status of two lamps and shows status on screen or on LAMP REPLACE indicator. This function also automatically controls Lamp Mode when any of lamps is out for end of life or malfunctions.
When the life of the Projection Lamp of this projector draws to an end, the LAMP REPLACE indicator lights yellow. If this indicator lights yellow, replace the projection lamp with a new one promptly. LAMP REPLACE INDICATOR Allow a projector to cool, for at least 45 minutes before you open Lamp Cover.
Inappropriate attempts to service the unit by anyone, especially those who are not appropriately trained to do so, may result in an accident or injury caused by pieces of broken glass. LC-X4a/X4La POA-LMP39 (Service Parts No. 610 292 4848)
TROUBLESHOOTING Before calling your dealer or service center for assistance, check matters below once again. 1. Make sure you have connected a projector to your computer or video equipment as described in section "CONNECTING PROJECTOR" on pages 12 ~ 15. 2.
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APPENDIX Problem: G Check batteries. Remote Control Unit G Check ALL-OFF switch on Remote Control Unit is set to “ON.”. does not work. G Make sure nothing is between Infrared Remote Receiver and Remote Control Unit. G Make sure you are not too far from a projector when using Remote Control Unit. G Check transmitted signal mode from Remote Control Unit.
Multi-media Projector 17.3" x 9.1" x 23.8" (439 mm x 230 mm x 605.6 mm) 49.7 lbs (22.5 kg) Model LC-X4a, 46.3 lbs (21 kg) Model LC-X4La 1.8" TFT Active Matrix type, 3 panels 1024 x 768 dots 2,359,296 (1024 x 768 x 3 panels) PAL, SECAM, NTSC, NTSC4.43, PAL-M and PAL-N...
APPENDIX DVI-I TERMINAL (DIGITAL/ANALOG) This terminal accepts only Digital (TMDS) or Analog (RGB) output signal. Connect display output terminal of computer to this terminal with DVI cable (supplied). Pin Configuration C1 C2 CONTROL PORT CONNECTOR Terminal : Mini DIN 8-PIN Connect control port (PS/2, Serial or ADB port) on your computer to this terminal with Control Cable (supplied).
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USB PORT TERMINAL Pin Configuration Connect USB port output terminal of computer or peripheral equipment to this terminal with USB port Cable (not supplied). - Data + Data Ground APPENDIX...
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Printed in Japan Part No. 610 305 7996 (1AA6P1P3928-- MD7B) A-key to better communications Canada EIKI CANADA - Eiki International, Inc. P.O. Box 156, 310 First St. - Unit 2, Midland, ON, L4R 4K8, Canada Tel : 800-563-3454 (705)-527-4084 Fax : 800-567-4069 (705)-527-4087 E-Mail : canada@eiki.com...