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D-ILA D-ILA 1080MF1 Installation And Operation Manual

Manual is about: HD D-ILA Digital Video Projector

Summary of D-ILA 1080MF1

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    Installers: pleasereviewthismanualcarefullybeforecontactingtechnicalsupport. Product owners: pleasecontactyourauthorisedmeridian/faroudjadealerforproductor installationquestions. D-ila 1080mf1 hdd-iladigitalvideoprojector preliminary installation and operation manual.

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    For customer use : entertheserialnumberofyourunit–locatedonthesidepanelofthecabinet–below. Retainthisinformationforfuturereference..

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    Safety precautions important information notice thisproducthasahighintensitydischarge (hid)lampthatcontainsasmallamountof mercury.Italsocontainsleadinsomecom- ponents.Disposalofthesematerialsmaybe regulatedinyourcommunityduetoenviron- mentalconsiderations.Fordisposalorrecycling informationpleasecont...

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    • allthesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshould bereadbeforetheproductisoperated. • thesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldbe retainedforfuturereference. • allwarningsontheproductandintheoperat- inginstructionsshouldbeadheredto. • alloperatinginstructionsshouldbefollowed. • placetheprojectornearawallou...

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    Vents(ventilationholes),etc.Donotlookatthe illuminationlampdirectlybyopeningthecabi- netwhiletheilluminationlampisturnedon. Theilluminationlampalsoemitsultravioletrays andthelightissopowerfulthatyoureyesight canbeimpaired. • donotdrop,hit,ordamagethelight-source (lampunit)inanyway.Itmaycausethelamp ...

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    Information for users on disposal of old equipment (eu only) attention: this symbol is only valid in the european union. [european union] thissymbolindicatesthattheelectricaland electronicequipmentshouldnotbedisposed asgeneralhouseholdwasteatitsend-of-life. Instead,theproductshouldbehandedoverto the...

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    Toavoiddamagetothecabinet,pleaseob- servethefollowingprecautions: • donotcleanwithanabrasiveclothorcleaner • donotuseexcessiveforcewhencleaning • donotattempttocleantheunitwithpaint thinner,benzeneorothersolventsthatmayat- tacktheenclosure. • donotsprayvolatilechemicalssuchasinsecti- cideontheunit •...

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    Contents safetyprecautions 3 caution 6 accessories 8 optionalaccessories 8 controls and features 9 front,top&underside 9 rear&rightside 10 controlpanel 11 indicators 12 indicatordisplay 13 remotecontrol 14 loadingbatteriesintotheremote 15 installing the projector 16 considerationsforinstallation 16 ...

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    A indicator pleasereferto‘indicators’(page12)fordetails. B air inlets (2infrontand1atbottomsurface) theairinletsabsorbairtocooltheinteriorof theunit.Donotblockorallowwarmairto blowintothem.Thismaycausetheunitto malfunction. C power zoom lens 1.9x‘normal’powerzoomlens (modeldila1080mf1) 1.4x‘short-th...

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    10 a control panel cover removethiscoverwhenoperatingthisunitor whenreplacingthelampunit. • unlock the cover, followed by sliding it down- wards to remove it. • please refer to page 11 for details on the con- trol panel. Handling the control panel cover • the gap between the body of the unit and the...

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    11 a rx/tx indicators thisindicatorlightsupduringcommunication witharemotecontrolsystemorcomputer connectedtotheserialport. Rx:lightsupwhenunitisreceivingrs-232c data. Tx:lightsupwhenunitissendingrs-232c data. B menu button pressthisbuttontodisplaythemenu.Pressing thisbuttonwhenthemenuisdisplayedcle...

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    12 a standby indicator lighton:unitisinstandbymode. Blinking:unitiscoolingdown. B operate indicator lighton:illuminatedwhenunitiscurrently operating(projecting). C lamp button lightonindicatesthat: • thelampneedstobereplacedsoonorimmedi- ately; • thelampcoverisremoved; • thelamphasfailedandtheunitis...

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    1 note: cool down mode afterprojection,thehotlampgoesthrougha 60-secondcool-downprocessknownas‘cool downmode’.Thismodeisdesignedtoprevent damageanddeformationthatheatfromthe heatedlampmaycausetotheinternalcom- ponentsoftheprojector.Italsominimisesthe chanceoflampbreakageandshortenedlamp life. Thecoo...

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    1 remote control themeridian/faroudjainfra-redremotecontrol isusedtooperatebothdilaprojectorsand digitalvideoprocessors(dvp)madebymerid- ian.Asaresult,theremotecontrolunit’sbut- tonsoftenhaveadualfunction. To operate the appropriate device, press its se- lect button (labelled a on the diagram below)...

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    1 f menu button pressthisbuttontodisplaythemenu.Pressing thisbuttonwhenthemenuisdisplayedclears themenu. G exit button (main label bypass) pressthisbuttontoreturntothepreviouslevel upinanhierarchicalmenu(forexample,to returnfromsubmenutomainmenu).Pressing thisbuttonwhenthemainmenuisdisplayed clearst...

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    1 considerations for projector installation pleasereadthefollowingcarefullybeforein- stallingthisunit. Installation environment thisunitisaprecisiondevice.Donotinstallit inthefollowingplaces.Doingsomaycause fireormalfunctionoftheunit. • wherethereiswater,humidityordust • wheretheunitmaybesubjectedto...

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    1 projector and screen installation theoptimumimagecanbeobtainedwhenthecentreoftheprojector’slensandthescreenare placedperpendiculartoeachother.Takenoteoftheprojectionanglewhenplacingbothitems. Failingtodosomaygiverisetotrapezoidaldistortionoftheprojectedimage. • note:thisunitdoesnotcomewithafunctio...

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    1 screen size and projection distance adjustthedistancefromthelenstothescreentoachieveyourdesiredscreensize. Youwillneedtohavespecifiedthenormalthrow(dila1080mf1)orshortthrow(dila1080mf1s) versionofthisprojectorwhenordering.Thenormalthrowversionusesa1.9xpowerzoomlens, whiletheshortthrowversionhasa1....

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    1 lens shift setting thisunitcomeswithalensshiftfeaturethat enablesupward/downwardadjustmentofthe projectionscreenposition.Adjustaccordingly dependingontheinstallationconditions. • theshiftlevelisbetween0%and60%.The shiftlevelissetto50%asthedefault. • thepositionoftheprojectionscreenmaybe outofalign...

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    20 connecting to devices beforeconnection,besuretoturnoffboththeprojectorandthedevicetobeconnected. • thoroughlyreadthemanualthatissuppliedwiththedevicetobeconnected. Connecting a video processor • ameridian/faroudjadigitalvideoprocessoristheidealcompanionforyourprojector.Itiscapableof processingand...

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    21 connecting the power cable (supplied) beforeplugginginthepowercable/cord,en- surethatalldeviceshavebeenconnected. 1 2 power cable (supplied) 1 connect the supplied power cable to the power input terminal of this unit 2 connect the earth wire to the earth terminal available in the building, follow...

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    22 basic operation afterinstallation,theprojectorwillrequire initialset-up,adjustment,alignmentandcon- figuration(seenextpage).Oncethishasbeen done,theunitcanbeusedsimplybyfollowing thesebasicoperationalprocedures. T w zoom + - focus menu exit operate on operate off hide rs232c rx tx 1 2 3 6 5 4 ind...

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    2 adjustments and settings using menus themenusdisplayedonthescreenareusedtoperformadjustmentandsettingforthisunit. Menu structure themenusofthisunithavethefollowingstructure.Charactersonthescreenaredisplayedineng- lishonly. Note:presstheenterbuttontoswitchtothetestpatternimage.Thereare10typesoftest...

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    2 menu operation buttons t w zoom + - focus menu exit operate on operate off hide rs232c rx tx menu operation buttons menuscanbeaccessedviatheprojector controlpanel(above)orviathecorrespond- ingbuttonsontheremote–seetablebelow. Examplesrefertothemenuscreensonthe previouspage. Button function remote ...

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    2 menu configuration 1 image adjust menu permitsimageadjustment gamma switchesthegradationcharacteristicsofthe image.Selectyourpreferencesettingvalues accordingtotheimagetobeviewed. Setting values: normal, a, b, custom default value: normal • settingto‘custom’enablesyoutosetaspecific gammavalueviaac...

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    2 3 options menu menu display adjuststhedisplaydurationofthemenu screen. Setting values: 1sec, on default value: 1sec • themenuscreendisplaywillnotdisappearau- tomaticallywhenthisissettoon.Instead,press theexitbuttontoclearthemenuscreen. Sleep time setsthelengthoftimeaftercessationofvideo inputbefor...

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    2 thelifeoflight-sourcelampsusedforthisunit isabout2000hours. • thelamplifeof2000hoursismerelytheaver- agelifespanoflight-sourcelampsandwedo notprovideanyguaranteeforthisfigure.The lamplifemaynotreach2000hoursdepend- ingontheoperatingconditions.Deterioration progressesrapidlywhentheremaininglamp usa...

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    2 lamp replacement procedure 1 remove the control panel cover • seepage10fordetailsonremovingthecontrol panelcover. 2 loosen the screw and remove the lamp cover • undotheretainingscrewwitha‘+’screwdriver. 3 loosen the screws on the lamp unit and lift up the handle • loosenthe2screwswitha‘+’screwdriv...

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    2 5 slide in the new lamp unit until it is fully inserted handling the new lamp unit donottouchtheglasssurfaceofthelamp directlywithyourhandorstainit.Touchingit withabarehandmaydirtythesurface,hence shorteningthelamplife,causingmarked performancedeterioration,imagedarkening, lampblowoutandotherprobl...

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    0 resetting lamp time afterinstallinganewlampunit,thelamp timemustberesetbeforetheprojectorcanbe used.Resettingthelamptimeresetstheinter- nalcountertozerohours. Note:ifthepreviouslamphadaccumulated over2,000hoursofuse,theprojectorwillnot operateuntilthelamptimehasbeenreset. 1 reconnect power to the ...

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    1 4 reinstall the inner filter • checkthatthe2clipsattheleftandrightof theinnerfilterarelockedtothebodyofthe projector. Caution: • ifyouareusingadetergenttocleanthefilter, werecommendwearingrubbergloves. • aftercleaningthefilter,donotreinstallituntil itisperfectlydry.Otherwise,electricshocksor malfu...

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    2 warning indicators about warning indicators ifaproblemoccursintheunitduringprojection,thewarningmodewillbetriggeredandthetype ofproblemwillbeidentifiedbyacombinationofindicatorsdisplayedonthetopsurfaceofthe projector. •theprojectorwillthenautomaticallyceaseprojectionandrunthecoolingfanforabout60se...

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    Troubleshooting before sending the unit for repair, check the following chart. Symptom probable cause corrective action unit does not power up is the power cord disconnected? Insert the power cord (plug) properly is the lamp cover properly shut? Remove the plug when the stand by indicator is on. Clo...

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    Pin no. Signal name pin no. Signal name 1 n/c 6 n/c 2 rd 7 n/c 3 td 8 n/c 4 n/c 9 n/c 5 gnd 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 16 24 7 15 23 6 14 22 3 11 19 2 10 18 5 13 21 4 12 20 1 9 17 pin no. Signal name pin no. Signal name 1 tmds data 2- 13 n/c y l p p u s r e w o p v 5 + s d m t 4 1 + 2 a t a d s d m t 2 ) v...

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    Rs-232c external control controlofthisunitispossibleviaacomputer,controlsystemorotherdevicebyconnectingthede- vicetotheprojectorwithars-232ccrosscable(d-sub9pins).Thecommandstocontrolthisunit andtheresponsedataformatagainstthereceivedcommandsareasfollows. Fordetails,pleaseconsultyourauthorizeddealer...

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    Numeric value a2-bytesignedhexadecimalvalueisrepresentedbyasetof4-digit(4-byte)characters.Therange thatcanbespecifiedisfrom8000hto7fffh on/off showsthestatus(onoroff)oftheunit,suchaspowerandhide. Character hex meaning 0 30 off 1 31 on special parameters operationmodeparameters character hex meaning ...

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    Model meridianfaroudja d-ila1080mf1hometheatreprojector emission method d-ila(directdriveimagelightamplifier) (reflectiveactivematrixprinciple) display panel/size: d-iladevice/0.82in(1920pixels1080pixels)x3 (totalno.Ofpixels:approx.6,220,000)d-iladevicesaremanufactured usingextremelyhigh-precisionte...

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    Mf1mimanv0.93ß•reƒ•20060404 meridian audio limited lathamroad, huntingdon,cambridgeshirepe296ye unitedkingdom tel+44(0)1480445678 fax+44(0)1480445686 web:www.Meridian-audio.Com faroudja is a trademark of genesis microchip inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Meridian am...