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Panasonic PT-FW100NTA Operating Instructions Manual
Panasonic PT-FW100NTA Operating Instructions Manual

Panasonic PT-FW100NTA Operating Instructions Manual

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Operating Instructions
LCD Projector
Commercial Use
PT-FW100NTE
Model No.
Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use.
TQBJ0217
E
NGLISH

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  • Page 1 Operating Instructions LCD Projector Commercial Use PT-FW100NTE Model No. Before operating this product, please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use. TQBJ0217 NGLISH...
  • Page 2: Important Safety Notice

    This instruction booklet provides all the necessary operating information that you might require. We hope it will help you to get the most out of your new product, and that you will be pleased with your Panasonic LCD projector. The serial number of your product may be found on its bottom.
  • Page 3 Important Safety Notice Information on Disposal for Users of Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (private households) This symbol on the products and/or accompanying documents means that used electrical and electronic products should not be mixed with general household waste. For proper treatment, recovery and recycling, please take these products to designated collection points, where they will be accepted on a free of charge basis.
  • Page 4: Declaration Of Conformity

    Cet appareil est conforme aux exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions pertinentes de la Directive 1999/5/EC. Les clients peuvent télécharger une copie de la DC originale pour ce produit à partir de notre serveur DC: http://www.doc.panasonic.de Coordonnées dans l’UE : Panasonic Services Europe, a Division of Panasonic Marketing Europe GmbH, Panasonic Testing Centre, Winsbergring 15, 22525 Hamburg, F.R.Germany...
  • Page 5 Important Safety Notice NGLISH - 5...
  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Contents Quick steps Important Information Important Safety Notice ..........2 1. Set up your projector Declaration of Conformity..........4 See “Setting up” on page 16. Precautions with regard to safety......8 WARNINGS ..............8 CAUTIONS................ 9 Cautions when transporting ..........10 Cautions when installing ..........
  • Page 7 Contents Settings Appendix Menu Navigation ............29 Technical Information ..........46 Navigating through the MENU ........29 List of compatible signals ..........46 Main menu and Sub-menu..........30 Serial terminal..............47 PICTURE menu............32 Computer connection guidance........48 REMOTE terminal ............49 PICTURE MODE ............
  • Page 8: Precautions With Regard To Safety

    Precautions with regard to safety WARNINGS If you notice smoke, strange smells or noise coming Do not place the projector on top of surfaces which from the projector, disconnect the mains plug from are unstable. the mains socket. If the projector is placed on top of a surface which is Do not continue to use the projector in such cases, sloped or unstable, it may fall down or tip over, and otherwise fire or electric shocks could result.
  • Page 9: Cautions

    Precautions with regard to safety Do not use the projector in a bath or shower. Replacement of the lamp is recommended to be Fire or electric shocks can result. carried out by a qualified technician. The lamp has high internal pressure. If improperly Do not place your skin into the light beam while the handled, explosion might result.
  • Page 10: Cautions When Transporting

    Precautions with regard to safety Do not mix old and new batteries. Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket as If the batteries are inserted incorrectly, they may a safety precaution before carrying out any cleaning. explode or leak, and fire, injury or contamination of Electric shocks can result if this is not done.
  • Page 11: Cautions On Use

    Precautions with regard to safety Cautions on use In order to get the best picture quality The projector has a high pressure mercury lamp and Draw curtains or blinds over any windows and turn off that is characterised as follows. any lights near the screen to prevent outside light or The brightness of the lamp depends on the duration light from indoor lamps from shining onto the screen.
  • Page 12: Read This First

    Read this first Minimum required setting screen When you start the projection for the first time, the minimum required setting screen for projection will be displayed. LANGUAGE INSTALLATION Press I H buttons of the Remote control or Select the required language setting. Control panel on the projector to select the LANGUAGE required installation method.
  • Page 13: About Your Projector

    About Your Projector Remote control POWER button Automatically adjust the While the MAIN POWER is on, setting of DOT CLOCK, switch between stand-by mode CLOCK PHASE and SIGNAL and projection mode. SEARCH for the projected (page 22) image of COMPUTER signal. (page 25) Project a laser pointer.
  • Page 14: Projector Body

    About Your Projector Projector body Top and front view Indicators POWER indicator (page 22) LAMP indicator (page 41) TEMP indicator (page 41) FILTER indicator (page 41) Remote control signal receptor (page 25) ALS (Ambient Luminance Sensor) (page 32) Lens shift lever (page 18) Air intake port Speaker Projection lens...
  • Page 15 About Your Projector Back and bottom view Security lock Attache the commercial shackle lock, manufactured by Kensington, to protect your projector. Lamp unit compartment Compatible with the Kensington (page 43) MicroSaver Security System. Air exhaust port Heated air comes out of this opening.
  • Page 16: Setting Up

    Setting up Screen size and throw distance You can adjust the projection size with 2.0x zoom lens. Calculate and define the throw distance as follows. Projected image Screen Projection size (16 : 10) Throw distance (L) Screen Diagonal Minimum distance Maximum distance Screen height (SH) Screen width (SW)
  • Page 17: Projection Method

    Setting up Projection method 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 37. Setting on a desk/floor and Setting on a desk/floor and projecting from front projecting from rear INSTALLATION: FRONT/DESK...
  • Page 18: Lens Shift And Positioning

    Setting up Lens shift and positioning 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 lever within the shift range of the lens. Adjusting the Lens shift lever 1.
  • Page 19 Setting up 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 24. When the screen position is fixed Projector Placement Vertical centre of screen Screen Centre of lens...
  • Page 20: Connections

    Connections Before connection to the projector 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. If the input signal is affected by signal jitter, the projected image may have poor image quality and timebase correction is effective.
  • Page 21: Connecting With Av Equipment

    Connections Connecting with AV equipment Connecting with VIDEO IN/S-VIDEO IN DVD player To S-VIDEO output To video output or Video player audio output Audio system NOTE: • When you connect more than one AV equipment, switch the audio connection manually. Connecting with COMPONENT IN DVD player To audio output...
  • Page 22: Switching The Projector On/Off

    Switching the projector on/off Mains lead Connecting Direct power off function 1. Make sure the shape You can disconnect the Mains lead from the of the mains plug and projector or switch off the MAIN POWER button the AC IN connector while projecting or soon after projecting.
  • Page 23: Switching On The Projector

    Switching the projector on/off Switching on the projector 1. Switch the MAIN POWER on. 3. Press the POWER button. The power indicator lights up in RED. The power indicator lights up in GREEN after 2. Open the Front panel cover. flashing for a while.
  • Page 24: Projecting An Image

    Projecting an image Selecting the input signal 1. Switch on the connected devices. NOTE: Press the play button of the required device. 2. Press the INPUT SELECT buttons to select the • SIGNAL SEARCH is ON as default and the signal from the connected devices is detected automatically.
  • Page 25: Remote Control Operation

    Remote control operation Operating range You can operate the projector with the Remote control within the remote range 15 m (49'2"). Facing to the projector Ensure the Remote control emitter is facing to the Remote control signal receptor on front/back of the projector and press the required buttons to operate.
  • Page 26: Switching The Input Signal

    Remote control operation Switching the input signal Pressing the NETWORK button You can switch the input method manually by pressing the COMPUTER, NETWORK and See CD-ROM contents for more detailed information. VIDEO buttons. Press the required button Pressing the VIDEO button several times or I H to cycle through the input methods as follows.
  • Page 27: Capturing An Image

    Remote control operation Capturing an image When projecting an image, press FREEZE to Press the FREEZE button to return to the projection. capture the projected image and display it on the screen as a still picture. While the image is frozen, the sound will be stopped.
  • Page 28: Projecting 2 Images At A Time

    Remote control operation Projecting 2 images at a time Unavailable combinations You can project the image and another source of image at the same time in double The following combinations are not available. window style. Press any button of RETURN, COMPUTER1 - COMPONENT MENU, DOUBLE-WINDOW or INPUT COMPUTER2 - NETWORK...
  • Page 29: 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.
  • Page 30: Main Menu And Sub-Menu

    Menu Navigation Main menu and Sub-menu The Main menu has 6 options. Select the required menu item and press ENTER to display the Sub-menu. NOTE: • Some default settings vary by the selected input signal. • Sub-menu items vary according to the selected input signal. •...
  • Page 31 Menu Navigation Main menu Sub-menu Options ( * is default setting) Page OPTION INPUT GUIDE DETAILED* SIMPLE page 36 STARTUP LOGO page 36 USER COMPUTER2 SELECT INPUT* OUTPUT page 36 FILTER SETUP page 36 FILTER REMAINING page 36 LAMP RUNTIME page 37 POWER OFF TIMER OFF*...
  • Page 32: Picture Menu

    PICTURE menu COLOUR Remote control Control panel You can adjust the colour saturation of the projected image. (Available with VIDEO/S-VIDEO/COMPONENT signals only) See “Navigating through the MENU” on page 29. Lighter Darker See “Main menu and Sub-menu” on page 30. PICTURE MODE TINT Depending on the projection environment, you can use...
  • Page 33: Detailed Setup

    PICTURE menu STILL MODE DETAILED SETUP You can reduce the vertical flicker when projecting a still image. You can perform more detailed image adjustment OFF: Deactive manually. Active For S-VIDEO/VIDEO signals NOTE: TV-SYSTEM • Set to OFF when projecting a moving image. When the video signal is changed, the setting NOISE REDUCTION switches automatically.
  • Page 34: Position Menu

    POSITION menu NOTE: Remote control Control panel • If the projecting signal’s dot clock frequency is higher than 108 MHz, the adjustment may not make a difference. • DOT CLOCK needs to be adjusted before adjusting the CLOCK PHASE. See “Navigating through the MENU” on page 29. CLOCK PHASE See “Main menu and Sub-menu”...
  • Page 35: Frame Lock

    POSITION menu Aspect ratio depend on signals H-FIT The 4:3/5:4 image will be stretched to the and SCREEN FORMAT menu horizontal limit of the SCREEN FORMAT setting option size with preserving original ratio and the vertical edge will be cropped. SCREEN FORMAT ASPECT menu...
  • Page 36: Option Menu

    OPTION menu 1. Select USER and press ENTER. Remote control Control panel 2. Select the required line to enter or edit the original text, and press ENTER. 3. Use F G I H to specify the location of the required character and press ENTER. The selected character will be displayed in the box.
  • Page 37: Lamp Runtime

    OPTION menu LAMP RUNTIME AUTO SETUP You can check how long the lamp has been used. You can turn off the AUTO SETUP function for when the COMPUTER signal is detected. AUTO When the projector detect a NOTE: COMPUTER signal, adjust the •...
  • Page 38: Highland

    OPTION menu WIDE MODE HIGHLAND You can turn ON/OFF the WIDE MODE setting. If you use the projector at high elevation, the HIGHLAND For WIDE signals For other type of signals setting need to be ON to set the fan speed high. Press I H to select the required option.
  • Page 39: Security Menu

    SECURITY menu PASSWORD CHANGE Remote control Control panel You can change the password operation to your original. 1. Press a series of button operation up to 8 as a password by using F G I and H buttons. 2. Press ENTER. 3.
  • Page 40: Network Menu

    NETWORK menu Items in NETWORK menu Remote control Control panel In NETWORK menu, the following items are available. WIRED LAN WIRELESS LAN NAME CHANGE INPUT PASSWORD PASSWORD CHANGE See “Navigating through the MENU” on page 29. NETWORK STANDBY See “Main menu and Sub-menu” on page 30. WEB CONTROL LIVE MODE CUT IN NOTE:...
  • Page 41: Temp, Lamp And Filter Indicators

    TEMP, LAMP and FILTER Indicators Managing the indicated problems If a problem should occur with the projector, the TEMP, LAMP and/or FILTER 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.
  • Page 42: Care And Replacement

    Care and Replacement Cleaning the projector Before cleaning the projector Switch off the MAIN POWER and disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. Unplug all the cables from the projector. Cleaning the outer surface of the projector Wipe off dirt and dust gently with a soft cloth. If it is difficult to remove the dirt, soak a cloth in a neutral detergent diluted with water, wring the cloth well and then wipe the projector.
  • Page 43: Replacing The Lamp Unit

    Care and Replacement Resetting the FILTER FILTER REMAINING REMAINING RESET A REMAIN OF A FILETER. 1. Turn on the projector and display the FILTER REMAINING in OPTION menu. Press the ENTER CANCEL button for 3 seconds and the confirmation screen will be displayed.
  • Page 44: Ceiling Mount Bracket Safeguards

    Care and Replacement Replacement procedure Removing and replacing the lamp unit 1. Use a Phillips-head screwdriver to loosen the 2 5. Replace the new Lamp unit in correct direction. Lamp unit cover fixing screws on the back of the LAMP RUNTIME will be reset to “0” automatically. projector until the screws turn freely, and remove the Lamp unit cover.
  • Page 45: Troubleshooting

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

    Technical Information List of compatible signals Scanning Display Dot clock Picture frequency resolution Mode frequency Terminals quality (MHz) (dots) H (kHz) V (kHz) NTSC/NTSC 4.43/ 720 x 480i 15.7 59.9 PAL-M/PAL60 VIDEO/S-VIDEO PAL/PAL-N/SECAM 720 x 576i 15.6 50.0 480i 720 x 480i 15.7 59.9 13.5...
  • Page 47: Serial Terminal

    Technical Information Serial terminal 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. Connection D-sub 9 pin (male) Serial terminal (female) Computer...
  • Page 48: Computer Connection Guidance

    INPUT GUIDE is set to DETAILED, the computer connection guidance will be displayed. Manufacturer Key command Manufacturer Key command Manufacturer Key command TOSHIBA SONY Panasonic SHARP Apple EPSON FUJITSU Other DELL NOTE: • The computer connection guidance will disappear after 5 minutes.
  • Page 49: Remote Terminal

    Technical Information REMOTE terminal You can remotely operate the projector from the outside the Remote control range by connecting to the REMOTE terminal. Pin assignments and signal names Pin No. Signal name Contents Ground POWER POWER ON INPUT SEL3 Select input signal 3 INPUT SEL1 Select input signal 1 INPUT SEL2...
  • Page 50: Specifications

    Technical Information Specifications Power supply AC 100 - 240 V 50 Hz/60 Hz 350 W Power consumption During standby (when fan is stopped): 4 W Amps 4.1 A - 1.5 A Panel size (diagonal) 0.74 type (17.78 mm) Aspect ratio 16 : 10 LCD panel Display method...
  • Page 51 Technical Information Single - line, Mini DIN 4p S-VIDEO IN Ω Y: 1.0 V [p-p], C: 0.286 V [p-p], 75 Single - line, RCA pin jack VIDEO IN Ω 1.0 V [p-p], 75 Single - line, D - sub HD 15-pin (female) Ω...
  • Page 52: Screen Size And Throw Distance For 16:9 Aspect Ratio

    Technical Information Screen size and throw distance for 16:9 aspect ratio Projection size (16 : 9) Throw distance (L) Screen diagonal Minimum distance Maximum distance Screen height (SH) Screen width (SW) (SD) (LW) (LT) 33" (0.84 m) 0.41 m (1'4") 0.73 m (2'4") 1.9 m...
  • Page 53: Dimensions

    Technical Information Dimensions Unit: mm 85.4 (2 - 1/16") (3 - 11/32") 432 (17") Trademark acknowledgements 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 of HDMI Licensing LLC.
  • Page 54: Index

    Index ........... 22 Direct power off DIRECT POWER ON ............15 AC IN ..........22 Function ..........11 Accessories ............. 37 Menu ..........15 Air exhaust port ..........34 DOT CLOCK ..........14 Air intake port ........28 DOUBELE-WINDOW ....14 ALS (Ambient Luminance Sensor) ARF (Auto Rolling Filter) ...........
  • Page 55 Index ............15 SERIAL ..........47 Basic format Mains lead ........48 Cable specifications ..........11 Accessories .......47 Communication settings ..........22 Connecting ..........47 Connection MENU ........48 Control commands ........14 Control panel button ........47 Pin assignments ..........30 Main menu ..........32 SHARPNESS ..........
  • Page 56 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Web Site: http://panasonic.net Printed in Japan © 2007 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved. S0507-1067B...

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