Thomson PT-AE2000E - Manual

Prep arat ion Getting Started Basic O p eration Settings Maintenance Appendix E NGLISH - 5 Contents Important Infomation Settings Menu Navigation ..................................................28 Main menu and sub-menu ........................................ 28Navigating through the MENU ..........

Important Information 6 - E NGLISH Precautions with regard to safety If you notice smoke, strange smells or noise coming from the projector, disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. Do not continue to use the projector in such cases, otherwise fire or electric shocks could result. Check that...

Precautions with regard to safety 8 - E NGLISH Important Information Do not cover the air inlet port or the air outlet port. Doing so may cause the projector to overheat, which can cause fire or damage to the projector. Do not place the projector in narrow, badly ventilated places such as closets or...

Precautions with regard to safety E NGLISH - 9 Important Information Ask an Authorised Service Centre to clean inside the projector at least once a year. If dust is left to build up inside the projector without being cleaned out, it can result in fire or problems with operation. It is a good idea to...

Precautions with regard to safety 10 - E NGLISH Important Information In order to get the best picture quality Draw curtains or blinds over any windows and turn off any lights near the screen to prevent outside light or light from indoor lamps from shining onto the screen. Do not touch the surfaces ...

E NGLISH - 11 Prep arat ion About Your Projector Remote control NOTE: • Do not drop the remote control.• Avoid contact with liquids or moisture.• Use manganese batteries or alkaline batteries with the remote control.• Do not attempt to modify or disassemble the remote control. Contact an Authorised ...

Preparation About Your Projector 12 - E NGLISH J Top and front view Projector body NOTE: • Do not cover the ventilation openings or place anything within 50 cm (20") of them as this may cause damage or injury.• While the projector is not in use, keep the lens cover to protect the lens. (Push to ...

Getting Started 14 - E NGLISH Setting up You can adjust the projection size with 2.0x zoom lens. Calculate and define the throw distance as follows. * All measurements above are approximate and may differ slightly from the actual measurements. J Calculation methods for screen dimensions You can calc...

Getting Started Setting up E NGLISH - 15 You can use the projector with any of the following 4 projection methods. To set the desired method in the projector, See “INSTALLATION” on page 41. You can screw up/down the front leg adjusters to control the angle of the projector for adjusting the throwing...

Getting Started Setting up 16 - E NGLISH If the projector is not positioned right in front of the centre of the screen, you can adjust the projected image position by moving the lens shift dials within the shift range of the lens. J Adjusting the lens shift dials Q Horizontal shift You can place the...

Getting Started Setting up E NGLISH - 17 J Projector location range You can determine where to locate the screen and the projector by considering the lens shift possibilities. See “Positioning the image” on page 21. Q When the screen position is fixed Q When the projector position is fixed NOTE: • W...

Getting Started 18 - E NGLISH Connections Read and follow the operating and connecting instructions of each peripheral device. The peripheral devices must be turned off. Use cables that match each peripheral device to be connected. Confirm the type of video signals. See “List of compatible signals” ...

E NGLISH - 19 Basic O p eration Switching the projector on/off J Connecting 1. Make sure the shape of the mains plug and the AC IN connector on the back of the projector match, then push the plug all the way in. 2. Connect the mains lead to a mains socket. J Disconnecting 1. Make sure the MAIN POWER...

B asic Op eration Switching the projector on/off 20 - E NGLISH 1. Switch the MAIN POWER button on. The power indicator lights up in red. 2. Remove the lens cover from the lens. 3. Press the POWER button. The power indicator lights up in green after flashing for a while. The STARTUP LOGO is displayed...

E NGLISH - 21 Basic O p eration Projecting an image 1. Switch on the connected devices. Press the play button of the required device. 2. Press the INPUT button to select the required input method if needed. See “Switching the input signal” on page 23. The image will be projected on the screen. 1. Pr...

22 - E NGLISH B asic Op eration Remote control operation You can operate the projector with the remote control within the remote range 7 m (22'11"). Q Facing to the projector Ensure the remote control emitter is facing to the remote control signal receptor on front/back of the projector and pres...

Basic O p eration Remote control operation E NGLISH - 23 You can switch the input method manually by pressing the INPUT button. Press the button several times or press I H to cycle through the input methods as follows. The actual projected image will be changed in a while. The graphical guidance wil...

B asic Op eration Remote control operation 24 - E NGLISH You can display the image brightness and contrast level of the input signal with a waveform. See “WAVEFORM MONITOR” on page 32. J Displaying the waveform 1. Press the WAVEFORM button and display the waveform monitor. Press the WAVEFORM button ...

Basic O p eration Remote control operation E NGLISH - 25 Q Adjusting with RGB options 1. Press the ENTER button until the required option is displayed. 2. Press the PIC. ADJUST twice to display the GAMMA of the ADVANCED MENU menu. 3. Press G several times to display the required brightness option. 4...

B asic Op eration Remote control operation 26 - E NGLISH You can adjust a selected colour individually and save and retrieve under the PICTURE MODE setting. Press the COLOR M. button to open the menu. J Create a new profile Q Adjusting the selected colour Select a colour and adjust COLOUR , TINT and...

Basic O p eration Remote control operation E NGLISH - 27 Q Saving a log setting as a profile Return to the COLOUR MANAGEMENT menu and save the stored log as a profile. Make sure that the PICTURE MODE is not switched. 1. Select the PROFILE SAVE menu and press ENTER The PROFILE SAVE menu is displayed....

28 - E NGLISH Settings Menu Navigation The menu system allows you to access functions which do not have their own dedicated buttons on the remote control. The menu options are structured and categorised. You can navigate through the menu with F G H I buttons. Main menu and sub-menu NOTE: • Some defa...

Settings Menu Navigation 30 - E NGLISH J Displaying the main menu Press the MENU button to display the main menu and the operating guidance. J Adjusting with the bar scale items The triangle mark under the bar indicates factory default setting and the square indicates the current setting. J Returnin...

E NGLISH - 31 Settings PICTURE menu Depending on the projection environment, you can use these preset parameter settings to optimise image projection. Press I H to cycle through the options. You can adjust the contrast of the projected image. Adjust the BRIGHTNESS in advance if necessary. Setting ra...

Settings PICTURE menu 32 - E NGLISH You can adjust the white balance of the projected image. Setting range: -6 to +6 You can switch automatic adjustment of the lamp and the lens iris on/off. ON : Automatic adjustment OFF : No adjustment You can monitor whether or not the luminance level of the input...

PICTURE menu E NGLISH - 33 Settings Q Adjusting the image in a split window 1. Select AREA SELECT and press the ENTER button. The image will be frozen and the area cursor will be displayed. 2. Press I H to move the area cursor to select the required area and press the ENTER button . The selected fro...

Settings PICTURE menu 34 - E NGLISH J COLOUR MANAGEMENT You can manage your own defined colour settings. See “Setting your own colour profile” on page 26. J xvYCC You can switch on/off the automatic adjustment system for signals which complied with xvYCC. ON : Active OFF : Deactive J DETAIL CLARITY ...

PICTURE menu E NGLISH - 35 Settings You can edit the named memory settings. Q Deleting a memory setting 1. Select MEMORY DEL and press the ENTER button. 2. Select the required memory setting and press the ENTER button. If you select ALL DELETE , you can delete all of the saved memory settings. 3. Se...

36 - E NGLISH Settings POSITION menu You can move the projected image horizontally for fine adjustment. You can move the projected image vertically for fine adjustment. If you have interference patterns of the projected image, which is sometimes referred to as moire or noise, you can minimize it by ...

POSITION menu E NGLISH - 37 Settings J Aspect ratio options and projection example If you apply the aspect ratio options to the projected image, the result will be as follows. The result may differ due to the input signals. See “Switching the aspect ratio” on page 23. Q VIDEO/S-VIDEO/COMPONENT Not a...

Settings POSITION menu 38 - E NGLISH WSS (Wide Screen Signalling) detects if a PAL / 625p (576p)/625i (576i) signal is input and that signal has an identification signal, and switch the aspect ratio to required setting automatically. You can switch the system off manually. If the 4 edges of an image...

E NGLISH - 39 Settings LENS CONTROL You can use the 2 different test patterns to adjust the focus and zoom of the image. See “Lens shift and positioning” on page 16. 1. Press ENTER to display test pattern 1. Press F G to adjust the focus and I H to adjust the zoom. 2. Press ENTER to display test pat...

40 - E NGLISH Settings OPTION menu When you change the input method, the guidance appears in the upper right corner of the screen. The following display methods are available. Press I H to cycle through the options. You can change the background colour of the menu. Press I H to cycle through the opt...

42 - E NGLISH Maintenance TEMP and LAMP Indicators If a problem should occur with the projector, the LAMP and/or TEMP indicators will inform you. Manage the indicated problems as follow. 1. Confirm the status of all indicators and projector, and switch off the projector in proper way. 2. Find out th...

E NGLISH - 43 Maintenance Care and Replacement J Before cleaning the projector Switch off the MAIN POWER switch in proper way and disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. Unplug all the cables from the projector. J Cleaning the outer surface of the projector Wipe off dirt and dust gently wit...

Maintenance Care and Replacement 44 - E NGLISH J Before replacing the lamp unit Switch off the MAIN POWER button in proper way and disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. Make sure the lamp unit and the surroundings are cooled enough. Unplug all the cables from the projector. Prepare a Phil...

Care and Replacement E NGLISH - 45 Maintenance J Removing and replacing the lamp unit 1. Use a Phillips screw driver to loosen the 3 lamp unit fixing screws until the screws turn freely. 2. Hold the handle of the lamp unit and release the lamp unit lock.3. Pull out the lamp unit gently from the proj...

46 - E NGLISH Maintenance Troubleshooting Should any problem persist, contact your dealer. Problem Cause Reference page Power does not turn on. The mains lead may not be connected. The MAIN POWER switch is turned off. No electric supply is at the mains socket. TEMP indicator is lit or flashes. LAMP ...

E NGLISH - 47 Appendix Technical Information List of compatible signals Mode Display Display resolution (dots) *1 *1. The “i” appearing after the resolution indicates an interlaced signal. Scanning frequency Dot clock frequency (MHz) Picture quality *2 *2. The following symbols are used to indicate ...

Appendix Technical Information 48 - E NGLISH The serial connector which is on the connector panel of the projector conforms to the RS-232C interface specification, so that the projector can be controlled by a personal computer which is connected to this connecter. J Connection J Pin assignments and ...

Technical Information E NGLISH - 49 Appendix J Communication settings J Control commands Signal level RS-232C Character length 8 bits Sync. method Asynchronous Stop bit 1 bit Baud rate 9 600 bps X parameter None Parity None S parameter None Command Control contents Remarks PON POWER ON In standby mo...

Appendix Technical Information 50 - E NGLISH J Inquiry commands Command Control contents Parameter QPW Power status 000 = OFF 001 = ON QFZ FREEZE status 0 = OFF 1 = ON QIN INPUT signal status CP1 = COMPONENT1 INSVD = S-VIDEO INHD1 = HDMI1 INHD3 = HDMI3 IN CP2 = COMPONENT2 INVID = VIDEO INHD2 = HDMI2...

Technical Information E NGLISH - 51 Appendix The projector and the ceiling mount bracket are designed sufficiently safety though, make sure the safety cable provided with the projector is installed and attached to the bottom of the projector when mounting in the ceiling for safety and security. J In...

Appendix Technical Information 52 - E NGLISH Specifications Power supply AC 100 - 240 V 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption 240 W During standby (when fan is stopped): 0.08 W Amps 2.8 A - 1.2 A LCD panel Panel size (diagonal) 0.74 type (17.78 mm) Aspect ratio 16 : 9 Display method 3 transparent LCD panels...

Appendix Technical Information 54 - E NGLISH Dimensions 300 (11-23/32) 460 (18 -3/32) 230 (9 -1/32) 15 (19/6) 147 (5 -25/32) 60 (2 -5/16) 11 6 (4 -9/16) 130 17 (-21/32) Unit: mm

Technical Information E NGLISH - 55 Appendix VGA and XGA are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. S-VGA is a registered trademark of the Video Electronics Standards Association. HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks...

56 - E NGLISH Appendix Index A AC IN ......................................................................13 Accessories ..............................................................10 ADVANCED MENU ...................................................33 Air exhaust port ...............................