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Ceiling Mount Bracket (for High Ceilings) ET - PKR100H Model No. Thank you for purchasing this Panasonic product. ■ To customers The “Installation Instructions” is intended for use by installation personnel. Be sure to employ certified personnel to perform the installation.
Contents Read this first! ....................3 Product description ................... 4 Standard installation dimensions ..............6 Installation ......................9 Setting up the screen ......................9 Screws tightening torques ....................9 Preparing the attachment plate ..................9 Installing the attachment plate to the ceiling ..............11 Installing the brackets to the projector ................
Electric shocks may result from contact with any metal objects inside the ceiling. ■ Panasonic disclaims all liability for any accidents or any damage caused by the installation of the ceiling mount bracket using methods that are not described in these Installation Instructions or methods that do not use the parts specified in these Instructions.
Product description This is a ceiling mount bracket for installing projectors. ■ Structural components Parts name Form (number of parts) Applications The attachment plate is attached to the ceiling via four ceiling mount bolts. Attachment plate Installation methods are different for concrete and wooden ceilings.
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Product description (continued) Parts name Form (number of parts) Applications Ceiling mount Flat washer (M8) × 1 Wire rope for ceiling Prevents the the ceiling mount bracket drop mount bracket bracket from falling. prevention kit (2.0 mm (3/32") wire diameter, 800 mm (31-1/2") length) ×...
Standard installation dimensions The dimensional relationship between the screen and the projector is shown below. Establish the dimensions after assessing the area possible for installation. If your projector has a zoom lens, you can use it to adjust the projected image size and the projection distance. Check the projected image while making fine adjustments.
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Standard installation dimensions (continued) ■ Projected image size and projection distance The dimensions in the table below contain a slight error. z Distances for the PT-RZ475 series Projected image size (16:9 aspect ratio) Center of lens- Center of lens- Projection distance (L) Top edge of image: H Right edge of image: W Screen diagonal (SD)
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Standard installation dimensions (continued) z Distances for the PT-RW430 series / PT-RW330 series Projected image size (16:10 aspect ratio) Projection distance (L) Center of lens- Center of lens- Top edge of image: H Right edge of image: W Screen diagonal (SD) Height (SH) Width (SW) Minimum (LW)
Installation After checking the height, width, and structure of the installation location while referring to “Standard installation dimensions” on pages 6 to 8, determine the appropriate positions for setting up the screen and installing the projector. Setting up the screen Set up the screen according to the specified method in a position which takes into account the projection distance and angle and the type of screen being used.
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Installation (continued) ■ Attaching the pole brace 2 and the pole base to the adjustment pole 2 1) Temporarily secure the pole brace 2 to the adjustment Adjustment pole 2 pole 2 using the supplied three captive washer hex head bolts (M6 × 16), and secure them firmly. Pole brace 2 2) Insert the adjustment pole 2 into the hole of the pole base, aligning the orientation of the “FRONT”...
Installation (continued) Installing the attachment plate to the ceiling After checking the height, width, and structure of the installation location while referring to “Standard installation dimensions” on pages 6 to 8, determine the appropriate positions for setting up the screen and installing the projector.
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Installation (continued) ■ Installing the attachment plate Depending on whether it is installed on a concrete or wooden ceiling structure, there are two different installation methods. Carry out by the appropriate installation method which is suited to each ceiling. Attention z Make sure to use the ceiling mount bolts, hex nuts, flat washers, spring washers, anchoring nuts or curled plugs for M10.
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Installation (continued) Installing to a concrete structure 1) Attach the anchoring nuts or curled plugs to a concrete ceiling and securely fix the four ceiling mount bolts. (Refer to page 11 for attachment Anchoring nut or curled positions.) plug z When installing anchoring nuts or curled plugs, strictly adhere to the installation instructions Concrete ceiling supplied by the manufacturer of the nuts so that...
Installation (continued) Installing the brackets to the projector Install the sections of the bracket to the projector (sold separately). *PT-RZ470 is used as an example in the illustrations throughout this manual. Projector mount bracket 1) Place the projector upside-down onto a piece of soft material.
Installation (continued) Suspending the projector Suspend the projector from the attachment plate installed to the ceiling. 1) Screw the supplied two captive washer hex head bolts (M6 × 16) half way into two opposite side bolt holes in the pole base, on the forward side nearest the screen.
Installation (continued) Attaching the projector drop prevention kit Attach the drop prevention wire rope for the projector. 1) Turn the wire rope for the projector around the Put through a loop. adjustment pole. z Minimize the slack of the wire rope. 2) Secure the bracket at the front end of the wire rope for the projector to “a”...
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Installation (continued) <Installation procedure> Max. 1 m (3'3") Max. 1 m (3'3") This procedure uses the example of attachment to a concrete surface. 1) Mount the anchoring nut or curled plug (M8) in the concrete ceiling (at a single point within the area shown in the diagram on the left).
Adjusting the installation angle The ceiling mount bracket has functions to adjust the horizontal swing and the horizontal and vertical tilt. z After confirming that the projector lens is on the standard position , adjustments should be carried out in order to make the center of the projector lens perpendicularly to the surface of the projection screen.
Adjusting the installation angle (continued) ■ If the picture is tilted to the left or right z Adjust to the position where the picture is not tilted by loosening the captive washer hex bolts fixing the projector mounting bracket and the angle Range of adjusting bracket (three locations in front and rear), adjustment...
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