NEC M271W Owner's manual

Portable Projector

M361X/M311X/M271X/

M311W/M271W

User’s Manual

The M361X and M271X are not distributed in North America.

Model No.

NP-M361X, NP-M311X, NP-M271X, NP-M311W, NP-M271W

Ver. 1/08/12

• Apple,Mac,MacOS,andMacBookaretrademarksofAppleInc.registeredintheU.S.andothercountries.

• Microsoft,Windows,WindowsVista,InternetExplorer,.NETFrameworkandPowerPointareeitheraregistered

trademarkortrademarkofMicrosoftCorporationintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.

• IntelandIntelCorearetrademarksofIntelCorporationintheU.S.and/orothercountries.

• PowerPCisaregisteredtrademarkoftheInternationalBusinessMachinesCorporation.

• MicroSaverisaregisteredtrademarkofKensingtonComputerProductsGroup,adivisionofACCOBrands.

• VirtualRemoteToolusesWinI2C/DDClibrary,©NicomsoftLtd.

• HDMI,theHDMILogoandHigh-DenitionMultimediaInterfacearetrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofHDMI

LicensingLLC.

• TrademarkPJLinkisatrademarkappliedfortrademarkrightsinJapan,theUnitedStatesofAmericaandother

countries and areas.

• Wi-Fi

®

,Wi-FiAlliance

®

,andWi-FiProtectedAccess(WPA,WPA2)

®

areregisteredtrademarksoftheWi-FiAlli-

ance.

• Blu-rayisatrademarkofBlu-rayDiscAssociation

• CRESTRONandROOMVIEWareregisteredtrademarksofCrestronElectronics,Inc.intheUnitedStatesandother

countries.

• Otherproductandcompanynamesmentionedinthisuser’smanualmaybethetrademarksorregisteredtrademarks

oftheirrespectiveholders.

• GPL/LGPLSoftwareLicenses

 TheproductincludessoftwarelicensedunderGNUGeneralPublicLicense(GPL),GNULesserGeneralPublic

License(LGPL),andothers.

 Formoreinformationoneachsoftware,see“readme.pdf”insidethe“aboutGPL&LGPL”folderonthesuppliedCD-

ROM.

NOTES

(1)Thecontentsofthisuser’smanualmaynotbereprintedinpartorwholewithoutpermission.

(2)Thecontentsofthisuser’smanualaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.

(3)Greatcarehasbeentakeninthepreparationofthisuser’smanual;however,shouldyounoticeanyquestionable

points,errorsoromissions,pleasecontactus.

(4)Notwithstandingarticle(3),NECwillnotberesponsibleforanyclaimsonlossofprotorothermattersdeemed

toresultfromusingtheProjector.

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Safety Cautions

Precautions

PleasereadthismanualcarefullybeforeusingyourNECprojectorandkeepthemanualhandyforfuturereference.

CAUTION

Toturnoffmainpower,besuretoremovetheplugfrompoweroutlet.

Thepoweroutletsocketshouldbeinstalledasneartotheequipmentaspossible,andshouldbeeasily

accessible.

CAUTION

TOPREVENTSHOCK,DONOTOPENTHECABINET.

THEREAREHIGH-VOLTAGECOMPONENTSINSIDE.

REFERSERVICINGTOQUALIFIEDSERVICEPERSONNEL.

Thissymbolwarnstheuserthatuninsulatedvoltagewithintheunitmaybesufcienttocauseelectrical

shock.Therefore,itisdangeroustomakeanykindofcontactwithanypartinsideoftheunit.

Thissymbolalertstheuserthatimportantinformationconcerningtheoperationandmaintenanceofthis

unithasbeenprovided.

Theinformationshouldbereadcarefullytoavoidproblems.

WARNING:TOPREVENTFIREORSHOCK,DONOTEXPOSETHISUNITTORAINORMOISTURE.

DONOTUSETHISUNIT’SPLUGWITHANEXTENSIONCORDORINANOUTLETUNLESSALLTHEPRONGS

CANBEFULLYINSERTED.

DOC Compliance Notice (for Canada only)

ThisClassBdigitalapparatusmeetsall requirementsof theCanadian Interference-CausingEquipment Regula-

tions.

Machine Noise Information Regulation - 3. GPSGV,

Thehighestsoundpressurelevelislessthan70dB(A)inaccordancewithENISO7779.

CAUTION

Avoiddisplayingstationaryimagesforaprolongedperiodoftime.

DoingsocanresultintheseimagesbeingtemporarilysustainedonthesurfaceoftheLCDpanel.

Ifthisshouldhappen,continuetouseyourprojector.Thestaticbackgroundfrompreviousimageswill

disappear.

Disposing of your used product

EU-widelegislationasimplementedineachMemberStaterequiresthatusedelectricalandelectronicprod-

uctscarryingthemark(left)mustbedisposedofseparatelyfromnormalhouseholdwaste.Thisincludes

projectorsandtheirelectricalaccessoriesorlamps.Whenyoudisposeofsuchproducts,pleasefollowthe

guidanceofyourlocalauthorityand/orasktheshopwhereyoupurchasedtheproduct.

Aftercollectingtheusedproducts,theyarereusedandrecycledinaproperway.Thiseffortwillhelpus

reducethewastesaswellasthenegativeimpactsuchasmercurycontainedinalamptothehumanhealth

andtheenvironmentattheminimumlevel.

ThemarkontheelectricalandelectronicproductsonlyappliestothecurrentEuropeanUnionMember

States.

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WARNING TO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS:

Handlingthecablessuppliedwiththisproductwillexposeyoutolead,achemicalknowntotheStateofCalifornia

tocausebirthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.WASHHANDSAFTERHANDLING.

RF Interference (for USA only)

WARNING

TheFederalCommunicationsCommissiondoesnotallowanymodicationsorchangestotheunitEXCEPTthose

speciedbyNECDisplaySolutionsofAmerica,Inc.inthismanual.Failuretocomplywiththisgovernmentregu-

lationcouldvoidyourrighttooperatethisequipment.Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywith

thelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide

reasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,and

canradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycause

harmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurina

particularinstallation.

Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedby

turningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthe

followingmeasures:

• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

• Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

• Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

ForUKonly:InUK,aBSapprovedpowercordwithmouldedplughasaBlack(veAmps)fuseinstalledforusewith

thisequipment.Ifapowercordisnotsuppliedwiththisequipmentpleasecontactyoursupplier.

Important Safeguards

Thesesafetyinstructionsaretoensurethelonglifeofyourprojectorandtopreventreandshock.Pleasereadthem

carefullyandheedallwarnings.

Installation

•Donotplacetheprojectorinthefollowingconditions:

- on an unstable cart, stand, or table.

- nearwater,baths,ordamprooms.

- indirectsunlight,nearheaters,orheatradiatingappliances.

- inadusty,smokyorsteamyenvironment.

- onasheetofpaperorcloth,rugsorcarpets.

•Ifyouwishtohavetheprojectorinstalledontheceiling:

- Donotattempttoinstalltheprojectoryourself.

- Theprojectormustbeinstalledbyqualiedtechniciansinordertoensureproperoperationandreducetherisk

ofbodilyinjury.

- Inaddition,theceilingmustbestrongenoughtosupporttheprojectorandtheinstallationmustbeinaccordance

withanylocalbuildingcodes.

- Pleaseconsultyourdealerformoreinformation.

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WARNING

• Donotuseanyotherobjectthantheprojector’sslidinglenscovertocoverthelenswhiletheprojectorison.

 Doingsocancausetheobjecttogetextremelyhot,andpossiblyresultinginareordamageduetotheheat

emittedfromthelightoutput.

• Donotplaceanyobjects,whichareeasilyaffectedbyheat,infrontoftheprojectorlens.Doingsocouldlead

totheobjectmeltingfromtheheatthatisemittedfromthelightoutput.

Place the projector in a horizontal position

Thetiltangleoftheprojectorshouldnotexceed10degrees,norshouldtheprojectorbeinstalledinanywayother

thanthedesktopandceilingmount,otherwiselamplifecoulddecreasedramatically.

10°

Fire and Shock Precautions

• Ensurethatthereissufcientventilationandthatventsareunobstructedtopreventthebuild-upofheatinsideyour

projector.Allowatleast4inches(10cm)ofspacebetweenyourprojectorandawall.

• Donottrytotouchtheexhaustventontheleftfront(whenseenfromthefront)asitcanbecomeheatedwhilethe

projectoristurnedonandimmediatelyaftertheprojectoristurnedoff.Partsoftheprojectormaybecometemporarily

heatediftheprojectoristurnedoffwiththePOWERbuttonoriftheACpowersupplyisdisconnectedduringnormal

projectoroperation.

 Usecautionwhenpickinguptheprojector.

• Preventforeignobjectssuchaspaperclipsandbitsofpaperfromfallingintoyourprojector.Donotattempttoretrieve

anyobjectsthatmightfallintoyourprojector.Donotinsertanymetalobjectssuchasawireorscrewdriverintoyour

projector.Ifsomethingshouldfallintoyourprojector,disconnectitimmediatelyandhavetheobjectremovedbya

qualiedservicepersonnel.

• Donotplaceanyobjectsontopoftheprojector.

• Donottouchthepowerplugduringathunderstorm.Doingsocancauseelectricalshockorre.

• Theprojectorisdesignedtooperateonapowersupplyof100-240VAC50/60Hz.Ensurethatyourpowersupply

tsthisrequirementbeforeattemptingtouseyourprojector.

• Donotlookintothelenswhiletheprojectorison.Seriousdamagetoyoureyescouldresult.

• Keepanyitemssuchasmagnifyingglassoutofthelightpathoftheprojector.Thelightbeingprojectedfromthe

lensisextensive,thereforeanykindofabnormalobjectsthatcanredirectlightcomingoutofthelens,cancause

unpredictableoutcomesuchasreorinjurytotheeyes.

• Donotplaceanyobjects,whichareeasilyaffectedbyheat,infrontofaprojectorexhaustvent.

 Doingsocouldleadtotheobjectmeltingorgettingyourhandsburnedfromtheheatthatisemittedfromtheex-

haust.

• Donotsplashwaterovertheprojector.Doingsocancauseelectricalshockorre.Iftheprojectorgetswet,turnoff

theprojector,unplugthepowercordandhavetheprojectorservicedbyaqualiedservicepersonnel.

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• Handlethepowercordcarefully.Adamagedorfrayedpowercordcancauseelectricshockorre.

- Donotuseanypowercordotherthantheonesuppliedwiththeprojector.

- Donotbendortugthepowercordexcessively.

- Donotplacethepowercordundertheprojector,oranyheavyobject.

- Donotcoverthepowercordwithothersoftmaterialssuchasrugs.

- Donotheatthepowercord.

- Donothandlethepowerplugwithwethands.

• Turnofftheprojector,unplugthepowercordandhavetheprojectorservicedbyaqualiedservicepersonnelunder

thefollowingconditions:

- Whenthepowercordorplugisdamagedorfrayed.

- Ifliquidhasbeenspilledintotheprojector,orifithasbeenexposedtorainorwater.

- Iftheprojectordoesnotoperatenormallywhenyoufollowtheinstructionsdescribedinthisuser’smanual.

- Iftheprojectorhasbeendroppedorthecabinethasbeendamaged.

- Iftheprojectorexhibitsadistinctchangeinperformance,indicatinganeedforservice.

• Disconnectthepowercordandanyothercablesbeforecarryingtheprojector.

• Turnofftheprojectorandunplugthepowercordbeforecleaningthecabinetorreplacingthelamp.

• Turnofftheprojectorandunplugthepowercordiftheprojectorisnottobeusedforanextendedperiodoftime.

• WhenusingaLANcable(onlymodelswiththeRJ-45LANport):

 Forsafety,donotconnecttotheconnectorforperipheraldevicewiringthatmighthaveexcessivevoltage.

CAUTION

• Donotusethetilt-footforpurposesotherthanoriginallyintended.Misusessuchasgrippingthetilt-footorhang-

ingonthewallcancausedamagetotheprojector.

• Donotsendtheprojectorinthesoftcasebyparceldeliveryserviceorcargoshipment.Theprojectorinsidethe

softcasecouldbedamaged.

• Select[HIGH]inFanmodeifyoucontinuetousetheprojectorforconsecutivedays.(Fromthemenu,select

[SETUP]→[OPTIONS(1)]→[FANMODE]→[HIGH].)

• DonotturnofftheACpowerfor60secondsafterthelampisturnedonandwhilethePOWERindicatorisblink-

ingblue.Doingsocouldcauseprematurelampfailure.

Remote Control Precautions

• Handletheremotecontrolcarefully.

• Iftheremotecontrolgetswet,wipeitdryimmediately.

• Avoidexcessiveheatandhumidity.

• Donotshort,heat,ortakeapartbatteries.

• Donotthrowbatteriesintore.

• Ifyouwillnotbeusingtheremotecontrolforalongtime,removethebatteries.

• Ensurethatyouhavethebatteries’polarity(+/−)alignedcorrectly.

• Donotusenewandoldbatteriestogether,orusedifferenttypesofbatteriestogether.

• Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtoyourlocalregulations.

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Important Information

Note for US Residents

Thelampinthisproductcontainsmercury.PleasedisposeaccordingtoLocal,StateorFederalLaws.

Lamp Replacement

• Usethespeciedlampforsafetyandperformance.

• Toreplacethelamp,followallinstructionsprovidedonpage117.

• Besuretoreplacethelampandlterwhenthemessage[THE LAMP HAS REACHED THE END OF ITS USABLE

LIFE. PLEASE REPLACE THE LAMP AND FILTER.]appears.Ifyoucontinuetousethelampafterthelamphas

reachedtheendofitsusablelife,thelampbulbmayshatter,andpiecesofglassmaybescatteredinthelampcase.

Donottouchthemasthepiecesofglassmaycauseinjury.

 Ifthishappens,contactyourdealerforlampreplacement.

A Lamp Characteristic

Theprojectorhasahigh-pressuremercurylampasalightsource.

Alamphasacharacteristicthatitsbrightnessgraduallydecreaseswithage.Alsorepeatedlyturningthelampon

andoffwillincreasethepossibilityofitslowerbrightness.

Theactuallamplifemayvarydependingupontheindividuallamp,theenvironmentalconditionsandusage.

CAUTION:

• DONOTTOUCHTHELAMPimmediatelyafterithasbeenused.Itwillbeextremelyhot.Turntheprojectoroff

andthendisconnectthepowercord.Allowatleastonehourforthelamptocoolbeforehandling.

• Whenremovingthelampfromaceiling-mountedprojector,makesurethatnooneisundertheprojector.Glass

fragmentscouldfallifthelamphasbeenburnedout.

About High Altitude mode

• Set[FANMODE]to[HIGHALTITUDE]whenusingtheprojectorataltitudesapproximately5500feet/1600meters

orhigher.

 Usingtheprojectorataltitudesapproximately5500feet/1600metersorhigherwithoutsettingto[HIGHALTITUDE]

cancausetheprojectortooverheatandtheprotectorcouldshutdown.Ifthishappens,waitacoupleminutesand

turnontheprojector.

• Usingtheprojectorataltitudeslessthanapproximately5500feet/1600metersandsettingto[HIGHALTITUDE]

cancausethelamptoovercool,causingtheimagetoicker.Switch[FANMODE]to[AUTO].

• Usingtheprojectorataltitudesapproximately5500feet/1600metersorhighercanshortenthelifeofopticalcom-

ponentssuchasthelamp.

About Copyright of original projected pictures:

Pleasenotethatusingthisprojectorforthepurposeofcommercialgainortheattractionofpublicattentioninavenue

suchasacoffeeshoporhotelandemployingcompressionorexpansionofthescreenimagewiththefollowingfunc-

tionsmayraiseconcernabouttheinfringementofcopyrightswhichareprotectedbycopyrightlaw.

[ASPECTRATIO],[KEYSTONE],Magnifyingfeatureandothersimilarfeatures.

Turkish RoHS information relevant for Turkish market

EEE Yonetmeliğine Uygundur.

Thisdeviceisnotintendedforuseinthedirecteldofviewatvisualdisplayworkplaces.Toavoidincommodingreec-

tionsatvisualdisplayworkplacesthisdevicemustnotbeplacedinthedirecteldofview.

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Table of Contents

Important Information ............................................................................................i

1. Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1

1What’sintheBox? ......................................................................................................... 1

IntroductiontotheProjector .......................................................................................... 2

CongratulationsonYourPurchaseoftheProjector ................................................. 2

Featuresyou’llenjoy: ............................................................................................... 2

Aboutthisuser’smanual .......................................................................................... 3

PartNamesoftheProjector .......................................................................................... 4

Front/Top .................................................................................................................. 4

Rear ......................................................................................................................... 5

TopFeatures ............................................................................................................ 6

TerminalPanelFeatures .......................................................................................... 7

PartNamesoftheRemoteControl ............................................................................... 8

BatteryInstallation ................................................................................................... 9

RemoteControlPrecautions .................................................................................... 9

OperatingRangeforWirelessRemoteControl ........................................................ 9

OperatingEnvironmentforSoftwareIncludedonCD-ROM ........................................ 10

OperatingEnvironment .......................................................................................... 11

2. Projecting an Image (Basic Operation) .............................................. 13

1FlowofProjectinganImage ........................................................................................ 13

ConnectingYourComputer/ConnectingthePowerCord ............................................. 14

TurningontheProjector .............................................................................................. 15

NoteonStartupscreen(MenuLanguageSelectscreen) ...................................... 16

SelectingaSource ...................................................................................................... 17

Selectingthecomputerorvideosource................................................................. 17

AdjustingthePictureSizeandPosition ....................................................................... 18

AdjusttheTiltFoot ................................................................................................. 19

Zoom ...................................................................................................................... 20

Focus ..................................................................................................................... 20

CorrectingKeystoneDistortionManually .................................................................... 21

Adjustingwithbuttonsonthecabinet .................................................................... 21

Adjustingwiththeremotecontrol ........................................................................... 22

OptimizingComputerSignalAutomatically ................................................................. 23

AdjustingtheImageUsingAutoAdjust .................................................................. 23

TurningUporDownVolume ........................................................................................ 23

TurningofftheProjector .............................................................................................. 24

AfterUse...................................................................................................................... 25

3. Convenient Features ..................................................................................... 26

1TurningofftheImageandSound ................................................................................ 26

FreezingaPicture ....................................................................................................... 26

EnlargingaPicture ...................................................................................................... 26

ChangingEcoMode/CheckingEnergy-SavingEffect ................................................ 27

UsingEcoMode[ECOMODE] .............................................................................. 27

CheckingEnergy-SavingEffect[CARBONMETER] ............................................. 28

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PreventingtheUnauthorizedUseoftheProjector[SECURITY] ................................. 29

UsingtheComputerCable(VGA)toOperatetheProjector(VirtualRemoteTool) ..... 32

OperatingYourComputer’sMouseFunctionsfromtheProjector’sRemoteControl

viatheUSBCable(RemoteMouseFunction) ....................................................... 38

ProjectingYourComputer’sScreenImagefromtheProjectorviatheUSBCable

(USBDisplay) ........................................................................................................ 39

ControllingtheProjectorbyUsinganHTTPBrowser ................................................. 41

ControllingtheProjectoroveraLAN(PCControlUtilityPro4/Pro5) ......................... 48

ProjectingYourComputer’sScreenImagefromtheProjectoroveraLAN(Image

ExpressUtilityLite) ................................................................................................ 52

StartingImageExpressUtilityLitefromaUSBMemoryorSDCard .................... 55

ProjectinganImagefromanAngle(GeometricCorrectionToolinImageExpress

UtilityLite) .............................................................................................................. 57

WhatyoucandowithGCT .................................................................................... 57

ProjectinganImagefromanAngle(GCT) ............................................................. 57

4. Using the Viewer ............................................................................................. 59

❶WhatyoucandowiththeViewer ................................................................................. 59

❷ProjectingimagesstoredinaUSBmemorydevice .................................................... 61

ConvertingPowerPointlestoSlides(ViewerPPTConverter3.0) ............................. 67

5. Using On-Screen Menu ................................................................................ 70

1UsingtheMenus .......................................................................................................... 70

MenuElements ............................................................................................................ 71

ListofMenuItems ....................................................................................................... 72

MenuDescriptions&Functions[SOURCE] ................................................................ 75

COMPUTER1and2 ............................................................................................. 75

HDMI ...................................................................................................................... 75

VIDEO .................................................................................................................... 75

S-VIDEO ................................................................................................................ 75

VIEWER ................................................................................................................. 75

NETWORK ............................................................................................................. 75

USBDISPLAY ........................................................................................................ 75

MenuDescriptions&Functions[ADJUST] .................................................................. 76

[PICTURE] ............................................................................................................. 76

[IMAGEOPTIONS] ................................................................................................ 79

MenuDescriptions&Functions[SETUP] .................................................................... 83

[GENERAL] ............................................................................................................ 83

[MENU] .................................................................................................................. 85

[INSTALLATION] .................................................................................................... 87

[OPTIONS(1)] ........................................................................................................ 89

[OPTIONS(2)] ........................................................................................................ 91

SettinguptheProjectorforaWiredLANConnection[WIREDLAN] ..................... 93

SettinguptheProjectorforaWirelessLANConnection(withtheoptionalUSB

WirelessLANUnitequipped)[WIRLESSLAN] ...................................................... 94

MenuDescriptions&Functions[INFO.] ...................................................................... 96

[USAGETIME] ....................................................................................................... 96

[SOURCE].............................................................................................................. 97

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[WIREDLAN] ......................................................................................................... 97

[WIRELESSLAN] .................................................................................................. 97

[VERSION] ............................................................................................................. 98

[OTHERS] .............................................................................................................. 98

MenuDescriptions&Functions[RESET] .................................................................... 99

ReturningtoFactoryDefault[RESET] ................................................................... 99

6. Installation and Connections ................................................................. 100

1SettingUptheScreenandtheProjector ................................................................... 100

SelectingaLocation............................................................................................. 100

ThrowDistanceandScreenSize ......................................................................... 102

MakingConnections .................................................................................................. 104

ConnectingYourComputer .................................................................................. 104

ConnectinganExternalMonitor .......................................................................... 106

ConnectingYourDVDPlayerorOtherAVEquipment .......................................... 107

ConnectingComponentInput .............................................................................. 108

ConnectingHDMIInput........................................................................................ 109

ConnectingtoaWiredLAN ................................................................................. 110

ConnectingtoaWirelessLAN(Optional:NP02LMseries) .................................. 111

7. Maintenance .................................................................................................... 114

1CleaningtheFilters.................................................................................................... 114

CleaningtheLens...................................................................................................... 116

CleaningtheCabinet ................................................................................................. 116

ReplacingtheLampandtheFilters ........................................................................... 117

8. Appendix ............................................................................................................. 122

1Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................... 122

IndicatorMessages .............................................................................................. 122

CommonProblems&Solutions ........................................................................... 123

Ifthereisnopicture,orthepictureisnotdisplayedcorrectly. .............................. 124

Specications ............................................................................................................ 125

CabinetDimensions .................................................................................................. 127

PinAssignmentsofD-SubCOMPUTERInputConnector ........................................ 128

CompatibleInputSignalList ...................................................................................... 129

PCControlCodesandCableConnection ................................................................. 130

TroubleshootingCheckList ........................................................................................ 131

TCOCertication ....................................................................................................... 133

REGISTERYOURPROJECTOR!(forresidentsintheUnitedStates,Canada,and

Mexico) ................................................................................................................ 134

1

Projector

Soft case

(24BS8121)

1. Introduction

1 What’s in the Box?

Makesureyourboxcontainseverythinglisted.Ifanypiecesaremissing,contactyourdealer.

Pleasesavetheoriginalboxandpackingmaterialsifyoueverneedtoshipyourprojector.

Power cord

(US: 7N080236)

(EU: 7N080022)

Computer cable (VGA)

(7N520073/7N520052)

NEC Projector CD-ROM

User’s manual (PDF) and the utility

software

(7N951851)

For North America only

Limited warranty

For customers in Europe:

You will ﬁnd our current valid

Guarantee Policy on our Web

Site:

www.nec-display-solutions.com

• ImportantInfomation(ForNorth

America: 7N8N3151) (For Other

countries than North America:

7N8N3151 and 7N8N3161)

• QuickSetupGuide(7N8N3171)/

(7N8N3181)

Remote control

(7N900924)

Batteries (AAA × 2)

Unlessotherwisedescribedintheuser’smanual,thedrawingsfortheprojectorcabinetshowexamplesoftheM361X.

2

1. Introduction

 Introduction to the Projector

Thissectionintroducesyoutoyournewprojectoranddescribesthefeaturesandcontrols.

Congratulations on Your Purchase of the Projector

Thisprojectorisoneoftheverybestprojectorsavailabletoday.Theprojectorenablesyoutoprojectpreciseimages

upto300inchesacross(measureddiagonally)fromyourPCorMaccomputer(desktopornotebook),VCR,DVD

player,ordocumentcamera.

Youcanusetheprojectoronatabletoporcart,youcanusetheprojectortoprojectimagesfrombehindthescreen,

andtheprojectorcanbepermanentlymountedonaceiling*

1

.Theremotecontrolcanbeusedwirelessly.

*

1

 Donotattempttomounttheprojectoronaceilingyourself.

 Theprojectormustbeinstalledbyqualiedtechniciansinordertoensureproperoperationandreducetherisk

ofbodilyinjury.

 Inaddition,theceilingmustbestrongenoughtosupporttheprojectorandtheinstallationmustbeinaccordance

withanylocalbuildingcodes.Pleaseconsultyourdealerformoreinformation.

Features you’ll enjoy:

• Quickstart(3seconds*

2

),QuickPowerOff,DirectPowerOff

 3seconds*

2

afterturningonthepower,theprojectorisreadytodisplayPCorvideoimages.

 Theprojectorcanbeputawayimmediatelyaftertheprojectorispowereddown.Nocooldownperiodisrequired

aftertheprojectoristurnedofffromtheremotecontrolorcabinetcontrolpanel.

 Theprojectorhasafeaturecalled“DirectPowerOff”.Thisfeatureallowstheprojectortobeturnedoff(evenwhen

projectinganimage)byusingtheMainPowerSwitchordisconnectingtheACpowersupply.

 ToturnofftheACpowersupplywhentheprojectorispoweredon,useapowerstripequippedwithaswitchand

abreaker.

 *2Thequickstarttimeisonlywhen[STANDBYMODE]issetto[NORMAL]intheon-screenmessage.

• 0.2W(100-130VAC)/0.4W(200-240VAC)instandbyconditionwithenergysavingtechnology

 Selecting[POWER-SAVING]for[STANDBYMODE]fromthemenucanputtheprojectorinpower-savingmode

thatconsumesonly0.2W(100-130VAC)/0.4W(200-240VAC).

• CarbonMeter

 Thisfeaturewillshowenergy-savingeffectintermsofCO

2

emissionreduction(kg)whentheprojector’s[ECO

MODE]issetto[AUTOECO],[NORMAL],or[ECO].

 TheamountofCO

2

emissionreductionwillbedisplayedintheconrmationmessageatthetimeofpower-offand

intheINFOoftheon-screenmenu.

• Lamplifeupto10000hours*

3

 UsinginEcoMode(ECO)allowsyoutoprolongtheprojector’slamplifeupto10000hours(upto5000hoursin

ECOMODEOFF).

 *3M361X/M311W:8000hours(upto4000hoursinECOMODEOFF).

• HDMIinputportprovidesdigitalsignal

 TheHDMIinputprovidesHDCPcompatibledigitalsignals.TheHDMIinputalsosupportsaudiosignal.

• 10Wbuilt-inspeakerforanintegratedaudiosolution

 Powerful10wattmonauralspeakerprovidesvolumeneedforlargerooms.

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• ThesuppliedremotecontrolallowsyoutoassignaCONTROLIDtotheprojector

 Multipleprojectorscanbeoperatedseparatelyandindependentlywiththesamesingleremotecontrolbyassigning

anIDnumbertoeachprojector.

• Autoverticalkeystonecorrection

 AutoKeystonefeatureallowstheprojectortodetectitstiltandcorrectverticaldistortionautomatically.

• USBDisplay

 UsingacommerciallyavailableUSBcable(compatiblewithUSB2.0specications)toconnectthecomputerwith

theprojectorallowsyoutosendyourcomputerscreenimagetotheprojectorwithouttheneedofatraditional

computercable(VGA).

• IntegratedRJ-45connectorforwirednetworkingcapabilityalongwithwirelessnetworkingcapabilities

 AnRJ-45connectorisstandard.AnoptionalUSBWirelessLANUnitisrequiredforwirelessLANconnection.

• Softwareprograms(UserSupportware)containedinthesuppliedCD-ROM

 ThesuppliedNECProjectorincludesfourprograms:VirtualRemoteTool,ImageExpressUtilityLite(forWindows/

MacOS),PCControlUtilityPro4(forWindows)/5(forMacOS),andViewerPPTConverter3.0.

 ImageExpressUtilityLite(forWindows)canbestartedfromacommerciallyavailableUSBmemoryorSDcard

withouttheneedofinstallingonyourcomputer.

• AUTOPOWERONandAUTOPOWEROFFfeatures

 TheDIRECTPOWERON,AUTOPOWERON(COMP1),AUTOPOWEROFF,andOFFTIMERfeatureseliminate

theneedtoalwaysusethePOWERbuttonontheremotecontrolorprojectorcabinet.

• Preventingunauthorizeduseoftheprojector

 Enhancedsmartsecuritysettingsforkeywordprotection,cabinetcontrolpanellock,securityslot,andsecurity

chainopeningtohelppreventunauthorizedaccess,adjustmentsandtheftdeterrence.

• HighresolutionuptoWUXGA

 Highresolutiondisplay-uptoWUXGAcompatible,XGA(M361X/M311X/M271X)/WXGA(M311W/M271W)native

resolution.

• CRESTRONROOMVIEWcompatibility

 TheprojectorsupportsCRESTRONROOMVIEW,allowingmultipledevicesconnectedinthenetworktobeman-

agedandcontrolledfromacomputerorcontroller.

About this user’s manual

Thefastestwaytogetstartedistotakeyourtimeanddoeverythingrightthersttime.Takeafewminutesnowto

reviewtheuser’smanual.Thismaysaveyoutimelateron.Atthebeginningofeachsectionofthemanualyou’llnd

anoverview.Ifthesectiondoesn’tapply,youcanskipit.

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 Part Names of the Projector

Front/Top

Controls

(→ page 6)

Lens

Remote Sensor

(→ page 9)

IntakeVent/FilterCover

(→ page 114, 120)

Zoom Lever

(→ page 20)

Lens Cover

Focus Ring

(→ page 20)

Adjustable Tilt Foot

(→ page 19)

Adjustable Tilt Foot Lever

(→ page 19)

Exhaust Vent

Heated air is exhausted from here.

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Opening and closing the lens cover

Slidethelenscovertothelefttouncoverthelens.

Tocoverthelens,slidethelenscovertotheright.

NOTE:

• ThelenscoverworksinconjunctionwiththeAV-MUTEfunction.Closingthelenscoverwillturnofftheimageandsoundduring

normalprojectoroperation;openingitwillrestoretheimageandsound.

 Withthelenscoverclosedtheimageandsoundisturnedoff,howeverthelampisstilllit.Iftheprojectorstaysthiswayforabout

2hours,itwillturnoffautomatically.

• Donotpullthelenscoverwithexcessiveforceorapplystrongpressureineithertheupordowndirection.Doingsocancause

damagetothelenscoverslidingmechanism!

ACInput

Connect the supplied power cord’s

three-pin plug here, and plug the

other end into an active wall outlet.

(→ page 14)

Port Cover for Optional USB

Wireless LAN Unit

When using the optional USB

Wireless LAN Unit, ﬁrst remove

the cover. (→ page 111)

Terminal Panel (→ page 7)

MonauralSpeaker(10W)

Lamp Cover (→ page 118)

Rear Foot (→ page 19)

Rear

Built-in Security Slot ( )*

Security chain opening

Attach an anti-theft device.

The security chain opening accepts

security wires or chains up to 0.18

inch/4.6 mm in diameter.

* ThissecurityslotsupportstheMicroSaver

®

SecuritySystem.

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Top Features

1/2

5

6

4

7

811

9

3

10

1. (POWER)Button(→page15, 24)

2. POWER Indicator (→page14, 15, 24, 122)

3. STATUSIndicator(→page122)

4. LAMPIndicator(→page117, 122)

5. ECOButton(→page27)

6. SOURCEButton(→page17)

7. AUTOADJ.Button(→page23)

8. MENUButton(→page70)

9. /VolumeButtons /KeystoneButtons

 (→page21, 23)

10.ENTERButton(→page70)

11.EXITButton(→page70)

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Terminal Panel Features

1235613 12

87

11 14910

4

1. COMPUTER1IN/ComponentInputConnector

(MiniD-Sub15Pin)(→page104, 108)

2. COMPUTER1AUDIOINMiniJack(StereoMini)

(→

page104, 107, 108)

3. COMPUTER2IN/ComponentInputConnector

(MiniD-Sub15Pin)(→page104, 108)

4. COMPUTER2AUDIOINMiniJack(StereoMini)

(→

page104, 107, 108)

5. HDMIINConnector(TypeA)

(→

page104, 109)

6. USB(PC)Port(TypeB)

(→

page39, 104)

7. MONITOROUT(COMP.1)Connector(MiniD-Sub

15Pin)(→page106)

8. AUDIOOUTMiniJack(StereoMini)(→page106)

9. S-VIDEOINConnector(MiniDIN4Pin)

(→page107)

10.VIDEOINConnector(RCA)(→page107)

11.VIDEO/S-VIDEOAUDIOINL/MONO,R(RCA)

(→

page107)

12.LANPort(RJ-45)(→page110)

13.USBPort(TypeA)(→page61)

14.PCCONTROL[PCCONTROL]Port(D-Sub9Pin)

(→

page130)

 UsethisporttoconnectaPCorcontrolsystem.This

enablesyoutocontroltheprojectorusingserialcommu-

nicationprotocol.Ifyouarewritingyourownprogram,

typicalPCcontrolcodesareonpage130.

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 Part Names of the Remote Control

3

7

5

6

1

2

10

15

16

14

17

9

4

8

13

29

30

31

19

20

25

27

28

24

18

23

22

21

26

32

12

11

1. Infrared Transmitter

(→page9)

2. POWERONButton

(→page15)

3. POWEROFFButton

(→page24)

4,5,6.COMPUTER1/2/3Button

(→page17)

 (COMPUTER3buttonisnotavailable.)

7. AUTOADJ.Button

(→page23)

8. VIDEOButton

(→page17)

9. S-VIDEOButton

(→page17)

10.HDMIButton(→page17)

11.VIEWERButton(→page17, 61)

12.NETWORKButton(→page17)

13.USBDISPLAYButton(→page17)

14.IDSETButton

(→page88)

15.NumericKeypadButton/CLEARButton

(→page88)

16.FREEZEButton

(→page26)

17.AV-MUTEButton

(→page26)

18.MENUButton

(→page70)

19.EXITButton(→page70)

20.

Button(→page70)

21.ENTERButton(→page70)

22.D-ZOOM(+)(–)Button

(→page26)

23.MOUSEL-CLICKButton*

(→page38)

24.MOUSER-CLICKButton*

(→page38)

25.PAGE/Button

(→page38)

26.ECOButton(→page27)

27.KEYSTONEButton

(→page22)

28.PICTUREButton

(→page76, 78)

29.VOL.(+)(–)Button

(→page23)

30.ASPECTButton

(→page81)

31.FOCUS/ZOOMButton

 (notavailableonthisseriesofprojectors)

32.HELPButton

(→page96)

* TheMOUSEL-CLICKandMOUSER-CLICKbuttonsworkonlywhenaUSBcableisconnectedwithyourcom-

puter.

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Remote Control Precautions

• Handletheremotecontrolcarefully.

• Iftheremotecontrolgetswet,wipeitdryimmediately.

• Avoidexcessiveheatandhumidity.

• Donotshort,heat,ortakeapartbatteries.

• Donotthrowbatteriesintore.

• Ifyouwillnotbeusingtheremotecontrolforalongtime,removethebatteries.

• Ensurethatyouhavethebatteries’polarity(+/−)alignedcorrectly.

• Donotusenewandoldbatteriestogether,orusedifferenttypesofbatteriestogether.

• Disposeofusedbatteriesaccordingtoyourlocalregulations.

Operating Range for Wireless Remote Control

30°

22 feet/7 m

Remote control

Remote sensor on projector cabinet

Remote control

• Theinfraredsignaloperatesbyline-of-sightuptoadistanceofabout22feet/7mandwithina60-degreeangleof

theremotesensorontheprojectorcabinet.

• Theprojectorwillnotrespondifthereareobjectsbetweentheremotecontrolandthesensor,orifstronglightfalls

onthesensor.Weakbatterieswillalsopreventtheremotecontrolfromproperlyoperatingtheprojector.

1

Pressrmlyandslidethebattery

coveroff.

2

Installnewbatteries(AAA).Ensure

thatyouhavethebatteries’polarity

(+/−)alignedcorrectly.

Battery Installation

3

Slipthecoverbackoverthebat-

teriesuntilitsnapsintoplace.Do

notmixdifferenttypesofbatteries

ornewandoldbatteries.

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1. Introduction

 Operating Environment for Software Included on CD-ROM

NamesandFeaturesofBundledSoftwarePrograms

Nameofsoftwareprogram Features

VirtualRemoteTool

(Windowsonly)

ThisisasoftwareprogramusedtocontrolthepowerON/OFFandsourceselec-

tionoftheprojectorfromyourcomputerbyusingthesuppliedcomputercable

(VGA)andothers.(→page32)

Nameofsoftwareprogram Features

ImageExpressUtilityLite

ImageExpressUtilityLitefor

MacOS

• Thisisasoftwareprogramusedtoprojectyourcomputer’sscreenoverthe

USBcableorthewired/wirelessnetwork.Thecomputercable(VGA)isnot

required.(→page39,page52)

• ThissoftwareprogramcanbeusedtocontrolthepowerON/OFFandsource

selectionoftheprojectorfromyourcomputer.

• TheGeometricCorrectionTool(GCT)functionallowsyoutocorrectdistortion

ofimagesprojectedonacurvedwall.(→page57)

* “USBDisplay”and“GCT”functionsarenotsupportedbyMac.

Nameofsoftwareprogram Features

PCControlUtilityPro4

PCControlUtilityPro5(forMac

OS)

Thisisasoftwareprogramusedtooperatetheprojectorfromthecomputerwhen

thecomputerandtheprojectorareconnectedwithLAN(wiredorwireless)or

aserialcable.(→page48)

Nameofsoftwareprogram Features

ViewerPPTConverter3.0

(Windowsonly)

ThisisasoftwareprogramusedtoconvertlescreatedwithPowerPointinto

JPEGlesthatcanbedisplayedwiththeviewerfunctionoftheprojectorwhen

aUSBmemorydeviceisinsertedintotheprojector.(→page67)

NOTE:

• ImageExpressUtilityLitedoesnotsupport"MeetingMode"inImageExpressUtility2.0includedwithourothermodels.

Downloadservice

Fortheupdateinformationaboutthesesoftwareprograms,visitourwebsite:

URL:http://www.nec-display.com/dl/en/index.html

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