NEC PA572W Owner's manual

Projector

PA622U/PA522U/PA672W/

PA572W/PA722X/PA622X/

PA621U/PA521U/PA671W/

PA571W/PA721X/PA621X

User’s Manual

• ThePA522U,PA572W,PA622X,PA621U,PA671W,andPA721XarenotdistributedinNorthAmerica.

ModelNo.

NP-PA622U/NP-PA522U/NP-PA672W/NP-PA572W/NP-PA722X/NP-PA622X/NP-PA621U/NP-PA521U/NP-PA671W/

NP-PA571W/NP-PA721X/NP-PA621X

Ver.37/14

• 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.

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

• Adobe,AdobePDF,AdobeReader,andAcrobatareeitherregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofAdobeSystems

IncorporatedintheUnitedStatesand/orothercountries.

• 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.

• DisplayPortandDisplayPortComplianceLogoaretrademarksownedbytheVideoElectronicsStandardsAssocia-

tion.

• HDBaseT™isatrademarkofHDBaseTAlliance.

• 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.

• EthernetiseitheraregisteredtrademarkortrademarkofFujiXeroxCo.,Ltd.

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

oftheirrespectiveholders.

• TOPPERSSoftwareLicenses

 TheproductincludessoftwarelicensedunderTOPPERSLicense.

 Formoreinformationoneachsoftware,see“readme.pdf”insidethe“aboutTOPPERS”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.

ThismanualisacommonUser'sManualforthefollowingmodels1and2.Theexplanationinthemanualisbased

mainlyontheNP-PA622Umodel.Inthismanual,someofthedescriptionsinthefollowingtwotypesofmodelgroup

nameshavebeenreplacedduetodifferencesinthebasicfunctionsoftheprojectors.

1. Thefollowingmodelsaredescribedas[HDBaseTModels].

 NP-PA622U/NP-PA522U/NP-PA672W/NP-PA572W/NP-PA722X/NP-PA622X

2. Thefollowingmodelsaredescribedas[MMModels].

 NP-PA621U/NP-PA521U/NP-PA671W/NP-PA571W/NP-PA721X/NP-PA621X

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complieswithCanadianICES-003.

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coverthelenswiththelenscaporequivalentwhiletheprojectorison.Doingsocanleadtomeltingof

thecap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.

Donotusetheprojectorwithitleaningtotheleftandright.Thismayresultinamalfunction.However,portraitinstalla-

tionispossible*(whenacustom-designedstandismade).Forportraitinstallation,installtheprojectorwiththeintake

ventatthebottomandleaveaspaceofatleast130mmbelowtheintakevent.

130 mm or more

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enoughspacebetweenyourprojectorandawall.(→pagevii)

• Donottrytotouchtheexhaustventsontheleftrearandtherear(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(magnifyingglassetc.)outofthelightpathoftheprojector.Thelightpathbeingprojectedfromthe

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

anunpredictableoutcomesuchasa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exhaust

vent.

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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:

 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]→[MODE]→[HIGH].)

• Donotmovetheprojectorbyholdingthecablecover.Doingsomayresultintheprojectorfallingorcausing

injury.

• Donotunplugthepowercablefromthewalloutletorprojectorwhentheprojectorispoweredon.Doingsocan

causedamagetotheACINterminaloftheprojectorand(or)theprongplugofthepowercable.

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

abreaker.

• 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.

• Thepowerplugmaybeunpluggedfromthesocketafterturningoffthepowersupplyoftheprojector.

 ImmediatelyafterturningofftheACpowersupplyduringvideoprojection,orafterturningoffthepowersupply

oftheprojector,theprojectorcabinetmaybecomeveryhotmomentarily.Pleasehandlewithcare.

Caution on Handling the Optional Lens

Whenshippingtheprojectorwiththelens,removethelensbeforeshippingtheprojector.Alwaysattachthedustcap

tothelenswheneveritisnotmountedontheprojector.Thelensandthelensshiftmechanismmayencounterdamage

causedbyimproperhandlingduringtransportation.

Donotholdthelenspartwhencarryingtheprojector.

Doingsocouldcausethefocusringtorotate,resultinginaccidentaldroppingoftheprojector.

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178.

• 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. USE THE SPECIFIED LAMP FOR SAFETY AND PERFOR-

MANCE.]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dischargelampforspecialpurposes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.

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/1700meters

orhigher.

 Usingtheprojectorataltitudesapproximately5500feet/1700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/1700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/1700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 Yönetmeliğine 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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Health precautions to users viewing 3D images

Beforeviewing,besuretoreadhealthcareprecautionsthatmaybefoundintheuser’smanualincludedwithyour

3Deyeglassesoryour3DcompatiblecontentsuchasBlu-rayDiscs,videogames,computer’svideolesandthe

like.

Toavoidanyadversesymptoms,heedthefollowing:

• Donotuse3Deyeglassesforviewinganymaterialotherthan3Dimages.

• Allowadistanceof2m/7feetorgreaterbetweenthescreenandauser.Viewing3Dimagesfromtooclosea

distancecanstrainyoureyes.

• Avoidviewing3Dimagesforaprolongedperiodoftime.Takeabreakof15minutesorlongeraftereveryhour

ofviewing.

• Ifyouoranymemberofyourfamilyhasahistoryoflight-sensitiveseizures,consultadoctorbeforeviewing3D

images.

• Whileviewing3Dimages,ifyougetsicksuchasnausea,dizziness,queasiness,headache,eyestrain,blurry

vision,convulsions,andnumbness,stopviewingthem.Ifsymptomsstillpersist,consultadoctor.

• View3Dimagesfromthefrontofthescreen.Viewingfromananglemaycausefatigueoreyestrain.

Power management function

Inordertokeeppowerconsumptionlow,thefollowingpowermanagementfunctions(1)and(2)havebeensetwhen

shippedfromthefactory.Pleasedisplaytheon-screenmenuandchangethesettings(1)and(2)accordingtothe

aimofusingtheprojector.

1. STANDBY MODE (Factory preset: NORMAL)

• When[NORMAL]isselectedfor[STANDBYMODE],thefollowingconnectorsandfunctionswillnotwork:

 HDMIOUTconnector,AUDIOOUTconnector,Ethernet/HDBaseTPort*,USB-APort,LANfunctions,Mail

Alertfunction

(→page129)

 * MMmodelsserveasEthernetports.

2. AUTO POWER OFF (Factory preset: 60 minutes)

• When[1:00]isselectedfor[AUTOPOWEROFF],youcanenabletheprojectortoautomaticallyturnoffin1

hourifthereisnosignalreceivedbyanyinputorifnooperationisperformed.

(→page130)

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Important Information

Clearance for Installing the Projector

Allowampleclearancebetweentheprojectoranditssurroundingsasshownbelow.

Thehightemperatureexhaustcomingoutofthedevicemaybesuckedintothedeviceagain.

AvoidinstallingtheprojectorinaplacewhereairmovementfromtheHVACisdirectedattheprojector.

HeatedairfromtheHVACcanbetakeninbytheprojector'sintakevent.Ifthishappens,thetemperatureinsidethe

projectorwillrisetoohighcausingtheover-temperatureprotectortoautomaticallyturnofftheprojectorspower.

Example 1 – If there are walls on both sides of the projector.

20cm/7.9"orgreater 13cm/5.1"orgreater

Filtercover

(Intakevent)

Lampcover

NOTE:

The drawing shows the proper clearance required for the front, back and top of the projector.

Example 2 – If there is a wall behind the projector.

10cm/3.9"orgreater

Exhaustvent

NOTE:

The drawing shows the proper clearance required for the back, sides and top of the projector.

Example 3 – In the case of portrait projection.

Filtercover

(Intakevent)

13cm/5.1"orgreater

NOTE:

• Thedrawingshowstheproperclearancerequiredforthefront,backandtopoftheprojector.

• Seepage166 for an installation example on portrait projection.

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Table of Contents

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

1. Introduction...........................................................................................................1

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

❷IntroductiontotheProjector...........................................................................................2

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

Installation.................................................................................................................2

Videos.......................................................................................................................2

Network.....................................................................................................................3

Energy-saving...........................................................................................................4

Maintenance.............................................................................................................4

Aboutthisuser’smanual...........................................................................................5

AbouttheProjector’s[NETWORKSETTINGS]........................................................6

❸PartNamesoftheProjector...........................................................................................7

Front/Top...................................................................................................................7

Rear..........................................................................................................................8

Controls/IndicatorPanel............................................................................................9

Terminals................................................................................................................10

❹PartNamesoftheRemoteControl..............................................................................11

BatteryInstallation..................................................................................................12

RemoteControlPrecautions...................................................................................12

OperatingRangeforWirelessRemoteControl.......................................................13

2. Projecting an Image (Basic Operation)...............................................14

❶FlowofProjectinganImage.........................................................................................14

❷ConnectingYourComputer/ConnectingthePowerCord..............................................15

❸TurningontheProjector...............................................................................................16

NoteonStartupscreen(MenuLanguageSelectscreen).......................................17

❹SelectingaSource.......................................................................................................18

Selectingthecomputerorvideosource..................................................................18

❺AdjustingthePictureSizeandPosition........................................................................20

Adjustingtheverticalpositionofaprojectedimage(Lensshift).............................21

Focus......................................................................................................................22

Applicablelens:NP30ZL.........................................................................................23

Applicablelens:NP11FL.........................................................................................24

Zoom.......................................................................................................................25

AdjustingtheTiltFeet.............................................................................................25

❻OptimizingComputerSignalAutomatically..................................................................26

AdjustingtheImageUsingAutoAdjust...................................................................26

❼TurningUporDownVolume.........................................................................................26

❽TurningofftheProjector...............................................................................................27

❾AfterUse.......................................................................................................................28

3. Convenient Features......................................................................................29

❶TurningofftheImageandSound.................................................................................29

❷FreezingaPicture........................................................................................................30

❸EnlargingaPicture.......................................................................................................30

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❹ChangingEcoMode/CheckingEnergy-SavingEffectUsingEcoMode[ECO

MODE]....................................................................................................................31

CheckingEnergy-SavingEffect[CARBONMETER]..............................................32

❺UsingtheOptionalRemoteMouseReceiver(NP01MR).............................................33

❻CorrectingHorizontalandVerticalKeystoneDistortion[CORNERSTONE].................35

❼PreventingtheUnauthorizedUseoftheProjector[SECURITY]..................................38

❽Projecting3Dvideos.....................................................................................................41

Proceduretowatch3Dvideosusingthisprojector.................................................41

Whenvideoscannotbeviewedin3D.....................................................................43

❾ControllingtheProjectorbyUsinganHTTPBrowser..................................................44

❿ProjectingYourComputer’sScreenImagefromtheProjectorviaaNetwork

[NETWORKPROJECTOR](MMModels)...............................................................54

⓫UsingtheProjectortoOperateYourComputerviaaNetwork[REMOTE

DESKTOP](MMModels)........................................................................................58

Prepareacommerciallyavailablewirelesskeyboard(USlayoutversion)..............58

SettingthepasswordtotheuseraccountofWindows7........................................59

SettingtheRemoteAccess.....................................................................................59

CheckingtheIPaddressonWindows7.................................................................59

StartingtheRemoteDesktop..................................................................................60

4. Multi-Screen Projection...............................................................................63

❶Thingsthatcanbedoneusingmulti-screenprojection................................................63

Case1.Usingasingleprojectortoprojecttwotypesofvideos[PIP/PICTURE

BYPICTURE].........................................................................................................63

Case2.Usingfourprojectors(liquidcrystalpanel:XGA)toprojectvideoswith

aresolutionof1920×1080pixels[TILING]............................................................64

Thingstonotewheninstallingprojectors................................................................66

❷DisplayingTwoPicturesattheSameTime...................................................................67

Projectingtwoscreens............................................................................................68

Switchingthemaindisplaywiththesub-displayandviceversa.............................69

Restrictions.............................................................................................................70

❸DisplayingaPictureUsing[EDGEBLENDING]...........................................................71

Settingtheoverlapofprojectionscreens................................................................72

BlackLevelAdjustment...........................................................................................75

5. Using On-Screen Menu.................................................................................77

❶UsingtheMenus...........................................................................................................77

❷MenuElements.............................................................................................................78

❸ListofMenuItems........................................................................................................79

❹

MenuDescriptions&Functions[INPUT]......................................................................85

❺MenuDescriptions&Functions[ADJUST]...................................................................89

[PICTURE]..............................................................................................................89

[IMAGEOPTIONS].................................................................................................93

[VIDEO]...................................................................................................................97

[3DSETTINGS]......................................................................................................99

❻MenuDescriptions&Functions[DISPLAY]................................................................100

[PIP/PICTUREBYPICTURE]...............................................................................100

[GEOMETRICCORRECTION].............................................................................102

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[EDGEBLENDING]..............................................................................................106

[MULTISCREEN]..................................................................................................107

❼MenuDescriptions&Functions[SETUP]...................................................................109

[MENU].................................................................................................................109

[INSTALLATION]...................................................................................................111

[CONTROL]..........................................................................................................114

[NETWORKSETTINGS].......................................................................................122

[SOURCEOPTIONS]...........................................................................................127

[POWEROPTIONS].............................................................................................129

ReturningtoFactoryDefault[RESET]..................................................................131

❽MenuDescriptions&Functions[INFO.].....................................................................133

[USAGETIME]......................................................................................................133

[SOURCE(1)]........................................................................................................134

[SOURCE(2)]........................................................................................................134

[SOURCE(3)]........................................................................................................134

[SOURCE(4)]........................................................................................................135

[WIREDLAN]........................................................................................................135

[VERSION(1)].......................................................................................................135

[VERSION(2)](MMonly)......................................................................................135

[OTHERS].............................................................................................................136

[CONDITIONS].....................................................................................................136

[HDBaseT]............................................................................................................137

❾ApplicationMenu(MMModels)..................................................................................138

IMAGEEXPRESSUTILITY..................................................................................138

DESKTOPCONTROLUTILITY............................................................................138

NETWORKPROJECTOR.....................................................................................139

REMOTEDESKTOPCONNECTION...................................................................139

NETWORKSETTINGS(MM)................................................................................140

6. Connecting to Other Equipment...........................................................155

❶Mountingalens(soldseparately)...............................................................................155

Mountingthelens..................................................................................................155

Removingthelens................................................................................................156

❷MakingConnections...................................................................................................157

AnalogRGBsignalconnection.............................................................................157

DigitalRGBsignalconnection..............................................................................158

ConnectinganExternalMonitor...........................................................................161

ConnectingYourBlu-rayPlayerorOtherAVEquipment.......................................162

ConnectingComponentInput...............................................................................163

ConnectingHDMIInput.........................................................................................164

ConnectingtoaHDBaseTtransmissiondevice(soldcommercially)(HDBaseT

Models).................................................................................................................165

Portraitprojection(verticalorientation).................................................................166

ConnectingtoaWiredLAN..................................................................................169

ConnectingtoaWirelessLAN(soldseparately)(MMModels).............................170

MountingawirelessLANunit...............................................................................170

ToremovethewirelessLANunit...........................................................................172

ExampleofwirelessLANconnection....................................................................173

7. Maintenance.....................................................................................................174

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❶CleaningtheFilters.....................................................................................................174

❷CleaningtheLens.......................................................................................................177

❸CleaningtheCabinet..................................................................................................177

❹ReplacingtheLampandtheFilters............................................................................178

8. User Supportware..........................................................................................183

❶OperatingEnvironmentforSoftwareIncludedonCD-ROM.......................................183

NamesandFeaturesofBundledSoftwarePrograms...........................................183

Downloadservice.................................................................................................184

OperatingEnvironment.........................................................................................184

❷InstallingSoftwareProgram.......................................................................................186

InstallationforWindowssoftware..........................................................................186

UsingonMacOS..................................................................................................188

❸OperatingtheProjectorViatheLAN(VirtualRemoteTool)........................................189

ConnecttheprojectortoaLAN.............................................................................190

❹ControllingtheProjectoroveraLAN(PCControlUtilityPro4/Pro5)........................192

❺ProjectingYourComputer’sScreenImageorVideofromtheProjectoroveraLAN

(ImageExpressUtilityLite)(MMModels).............................................................196

StartingImageExpressUtilityLitefromaUSBMemoryorSDCard...................201

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

UtilityLite)(MMModels).......................................................................................203

WhatyoucandowithGCT...................................................................................203

ProjectinganImagefromanAngle(GCT)............................................................203

❼ProjectingImagesfromtheProjectoroveraLAN(ImageExpressUtility2.0)(MM

Models).................................................................................................................205

WhatyoucandowithImageExpressUtility2.0...................................................205

ConnectingtheprojectortoaLAN........................................................................206

BasicOperationofImageExpressUtility2.0........................................................207

❽UsingtheProjectortoOperateYourComputeroveraLAN(DesktopControlUtility

1.0)(MMModels)..................................................................................................216

WhatyoucandowithDesktopControlUtility1.0.................................................216

ConnectingtheprojectortoaLAN........................................................................216

Usingtheprojectortooperateyourcomputer’sdesktopscreen...........................217

9. Using the Viewer (MM Models)..............................................................225

❶WhatyoucandowiththeViewer................................................................................225

❷Preparingpresentationmaterials...............................................................................228

❸ProjectingimagesstoredinaUSBmemorydevice...................................................229

StartingtheViewer................................................................................................229

ExitingtheViewer.................................................................................................234

NamesandfunctionsofViewerscreen.................................................................235

Vieweroptionsettings...........................................................................................240

❹Projectingdatafromsharedfolder.............................................................................243

Connectingtheprojectortothesharedfolder......................................................243

Disconnectingthesharedfolderfromtheprojector..............................................246

❺Projectingdatafrommediaserver..............................................................................247

Settingup“MediaSharing”inWindowsMediaPlayer11.....................................247

Settingup“MediaSharing”inWindowsMediaPlayer12.....................................249

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Connectingtheprojectortothemediaserver.......................................................250

Disconnectingtheprojectorfromthemediaserver..............................................251

❻Restrictionsondisplayingles...................................................................................252

SomerestrictionsonPowerPointles...................................................................252

SomerestrictionsonExcelles............................................................................252

SomerestrictionsonPDFles.............................................................................252

10. Appendix...........................................................................................................253

❶Throwdistanceandscreensize.................................................................................253

Lenstypesandthrowdistance.............................................................................253

Tablesofscreensizesanddimensions................................................................256

Lensshiftingrange................................................................................................257

❷CompatibleInputSignalList.......................................................................................259

❸Specications.............................................................................................................262

[HDBaseTModels]................................................................................................262

[MMModels].........................................................................................................264

❹CabinetDimensions...................................................................................................266

❺Mountingthecablecover(soldseparately)................................................................267

❻Pinassignmentsandsignalnamesofmainconnectors.............................................268

❼Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................270

IndicatorMessages...............................................................................................270

CommonProblems&Solutions............................................................................272

Ifthereisnopicture,orthepictureisnotdisplayedcorrectly................................274

❽PCControlCodesandCableConnection..................................................................275

❾TroubleshootingCheckList.........................................................................................276

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

Mexico).................................................................................................................278

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1. Introduction

❶ 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.

Projector

Dustcapforlens

* Theprojectorisshippedwithout

alens.Forthetypesoflensand

throwdistances,seepage253.

Remotecontrol

(7N901081)

AAalkalinebatteries

(x2)

Inputselectionchar-

actersticker

Powercord

(US:7N080241)

(EU:7N080022)

Lenstheftpreventionscrew

(24V00841)

Thisscrewmakesitdifcultto

removethelensmountedonthe

projector.(→page156)

Straps(24J23901)(forpreventinglampcoverfrom

falling)

Attachingthestrapstothelampcoverprevents

themfromfallingwhentheprojectorissuspended

fromtheceiling.

For North America only

Limitedwarranty

For customers in Europe:

YouwillndourcurrentvalidGuar-

anteePolicyonourWebSite:

www.nec-display-solutions.com

• ImportantInfomation(ForNorth

America:7N8N4122)(ForOther

countriesthanNorthAmerica:

7N8N4122and7N8N4132)

• QuickSetupGuide(ForNorth

America:7N8N4142)(ForOther

countriesthanNorthAmerica:

7N8N4142and7N8N4152)

NECProjectorCD-ROM

User’smanual(PDF)andthe

utilitysoftware

(7N951973)

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1. Introduction

❷ 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500inchesacross(measureddiagonally)fromyourPCorMaccomputer(desktopornotebook),VCR,Blu-ray

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*

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

*

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 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.



Installation

• Liquidcrystaltypehighbrightness/highresolutionprojector

Model Brightness Resolution AspectRatio

PA622U/PA621U 6200lm WUXGA(1920×1200) 16:10

PA522U/PA521U

5200lm WUXGA(1920×1200) 16:10

PA672W/PA671W

6700lm WXGA(1280×800) 16:10

PA572W/PA571W

5700lm WXGA(1280×800) 16:10

PA722X/PA721X

7200lm XGA(1024×768) 4:3

PA622X/PA621X

6200lm XGA(1024×768) 4:3

• Widerangeofoptionallensesselectableaccordingtotheplaceofinstallation

 Thisprojectorsupports6typesofoptionallenses,providingaselectionoflensesadaptedtoavarietyofplaces

ofinstallationandprojectionmethods.

 Inaddition,thelensescanbemountedandremovedinonetouch.

 Notethatnolensismounteduponshipmentfromthefactory.Pleasepurchaseoptionallensesseparately.

• Lensshiftfunctionforeasilyadjustingthepositionoftheprojectedimage

 Thepositionoftheprojectedimageismovedbyturningthetwodialsontheprojector’sfront,oneforthevertical

direction,oneforthehorizontaldirection.

• 360°installationangle(tilt-free)

 Theprojectorcanbeinstalledatanyangle(360°).

 Note,however,thatthe“fanmode”settingmustbechangedaccordingtotheangleofinstallation.

 Also,theprojectorcannotbeinstalledtiltedtotheleftorright.

• Portraitprojectionispossible

 Thisprojectorcanperformportraitprojectionwiththeprojectionscreenturned90°.

 However,thelampreplacementtime*is2000hoursforportraitprojection.

* Replacementtimenotguaranteed.

Videos

• Widerangeofinput/outputconnectors(HDMI,DisplayPort,BNC,etc.)andbuilt-inmonauralspeaker

 Theprojectorisequippedwithavarietyofinput/outputconnectors:HDMI(input×2,output×1),DisplayPort,BNC

(5-core),computer(analog),etc.

 Theprojector’sHDMIinput/outputconnectorsandDisplayPortinputconnectorsupportHDCP.

 Theprojectorisalsoequippedwithabuilt-in10Wmonauralspeaker.

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• EquippedwithHDBaseTinputterminal[HDBaseTModels]

 ThisprojectorisequippedwithaHDBaseTinputterminalwhichcanbeconnectedtoaHDBaseTtransmission

devicesoldcommercially.

 HDBaseTisaconnectionstandardforhomeappliancesthatisestablishedbytheHDBaseTAlliance.

• Simultaneousdisplayof2images(PIP/PICTUREBYPICTURE)

 Twoimagescanbeprojectedsimultaneouslywithasingleprojector.

 Therearetwotypesoflayoutsforthetwoimages:“picture-in-picture”inwhichasub-pictureisdisplayedonthe

mainpicture,and“picture-by-picture”inwhichthemainandsubpicturesaredisplayednexttoeachother.

• Multi-screenprojectionusingmultipleprojectors

 ThisprojectorisequippedwithmultipleHDMIinput&outputterminalsthatcanconnectmultipleprojectorsina

daisychain.Ahighqualitypictureisachievedbydividingandprojectinghighresolutionvideosamongthevarious

projectors.

 Furthermore,theboundariesofthescreensaresmoothedusinganedgeblendingfunction.

* Boththecompositevideosignalfromeachinputconnectorasthecomputer,BNC,andBNC(CV),andtheS-

videosignalfromtheBNC(Y/C)InputconnectorarenotoutputfromHDMIOUTConnectorofthisprojector.

• Seamlessswitchfunctionforsmootherscreenchangeswhenswitchingthesignal

 Whentheinputconnectorisswitched,theimagedisplayedbeforeswitchingisheldsothatthatthenewimage

canbeswitchedtowithoutabreakduetoabsenceofasignal.

• SupportsHDMI3Dformat

 Thisprojectorcanbeusedtowatchvideosin3Dusingcommercially-availableactiveshutter-type3Deyewear

and3DemittersthatsupportXpand3D.

Network

• SupportedbywiredLAN/wirelessLAN[MMModels](wirelessLANunitsoldseparately)

 HDBaseT/EthernetPort*VideocanbetransmittedfromacomputerequippedwithaRF-45portthatisconnected

toawiredLANtotheprojector,andtheprojectorcanalsobecontrolledfromthecomputer.

 Inaddition,theMMmodelscanalsobeusedoverawirelessLANbyusingawirelessLANunitsoldseparately.

* MMmodelsserveasEthernetports.

• LAN-compatibleViewer[MMModels]

 Theprojector’sbuilt-inViewerallowsyoutoviewimagesormovielesinthesharedfolderofyourPCconnected

toawiredorwirelessLAN.

* TheViewersupportstheMediaSharingfunctionofWindowsMediaPlayer11.

• 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.

• Convenientutilitysoftware(UserSupportware)providedasstandard

 [HDBaseTModels]

 ThethreeutilitysoftwarestoredintheenclosedNECProjectorCD-ROM(VirtualRemoteTool,PCControlUtility

Pro4(forWindows)andPCControlUtilityPro5(forMacOS))canbeused.Thefollowingthreeutilitysoftware

ontheCD-ROMcannotbeused.

 ImageExpressUtilityLite(forWindows/MacOS),ImageExpressUtility2.0(forWindows)andDesktopControl

Utility1.0(forWindows)

 [MMModels]

 ThesixutilitysoftwarestoredintheattachedNECProjectorCD-ROM(VirtualRemoteTool,PCControlUtilityPro

4(forWindows),PCControlUtilityPro5(forMacOS),ImageExpressUtilityLite(forWindows/MacOS),Image

ExpressUtility2.0(forWindows),DesktopControlUtility1.0(forWindows))maybeused.ImageExpressUtilityLite

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(forWindows)maybestartedupandusedfromaUSBmemoryorSDcardavailablecommerciallyevenwithout

installingonacomputer.

 ImageExpressUtilityLite(forWindows/MacOS),ImageExpressUtility2.0(forWindows)andDesktopControl

Utility1.0(forWindows)

Energy-saving

• Energy-saving design with a standby power consumption of 0.11 watts (100-130V)/0.16 watts (200-

240V)

 Whentheon-screenmenu’sstandbymodeissetto“NORMAL”,thepowerconsumptioninthestandbymodeis

0.11watts(100-130V)/0.16watts(200-240V).

• “Ecomode”forlowpowerconsumptionand“CarbonMeter”display

 The projector is equipped with an “eco mode” for reducing powerconsumption during use. Furthermore, the

power-savingeffectwhentheecomodeissetisconvertedintotheamountofreductionsofCO

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emissionsand

thisisindicatedontheconrmationmessagedisplayedwhenthepoweristurnedoffandat“Information”onthe

on-screenmenu(CARBONMETER).

Maintenance

• Maximumlampreplacementtimeof4000hoursandnoneedtocleanthelters

 Whenusedintheecomode,thelampreplacementtime*isextendedtoamaximumof4000hours.

 *Thistimeisnotguaranteed.

 Furthermore,thisprojectoruseslarge2-layerlters.Whentheseltersarereplacedwithnewoneswhenchanging

thelamp,thereisnoneedforregularltercleaning.

* Actualmenusmaybedifferentfromthemenuimagesinthisuser’smanual.

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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.

NotationbyMainFunctions

Theseindicatethedescriptionsofthemodelgroupsaccordingtothemainfunctions.

[HDBaseT Models]

ApplicabletomodelsNP-PA622U/NP-PA522U/NP-PA672W/NP-PA572W/NP-PA722X/NP-PA622X.

[MM Models]

ApplicabletomodelsNP-PA621U/NP-PA521U/NP-PA671W/NP-PA571W/NP-PA721X/NP-PA621X.

*Thedescriptionappliestoallmodelsifthemodelnameisnotindicated.

NotationbyResolution

Theseindicatethedescriptionsofthemodelgroupsaccordingtotheresolutionoftheliquidcrystalpanels.

WUXGAType

ApplicabletomodelsNP-PA622U/NP-PA621U/NP-PA522U/NP-PA521U.

WXGAType

ApplicabletomodelsNP-PA672W/NP-PA671W/NP-PA572W/NP-PA571W.

XGAType

ApplicabletomodelsNP-PA722X/NP-PA721X/NP-PA622X/NP-PA621X.

*Thedescriptionappliestoallmodelsifthetypenameisnotindicated.

How to Differentiate the Model Group

PA622 U



“1”referstoaMMmodel.

“2”referstoaHDBaseTmodel.

HowtoDifferentiatetheTypeGroup

PA622U



“U”referstoaWUXGAtype.

“W”referstoaWXGAtype.

“X”referstoaXGAtype.

ModelNameSymbol

Example:PA622U

“NP-”isnotindicatedontopofthecabinet.

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About the Projector’s [NETWORK SETTINGS]

“NETWORKSETTINGS”needtobecarriedoutwhenconnectingthisprojectortoawiredorwirelessLAN.

For [HDBaseT Models]

Pleaseconguretheprojectorusingthefollowing“1.NETWORKSETTINGS”.“2.NETWORKSETTINGS(MM)”can-

notbeused.

For [MM Models]

Thefollowingtwotypesof[NETWORKSETTINGS]1and2canbeused.Usethe[NETWORKSETTINGS]1and2

fordifferentpurposesdependingonthesoftwareandfunctiondescribedinthetablebelow.

1. “NETWORKSETTINGS”under[SETUP]intheon-screenmenu(→ Page 122)

 Or“NETWORKSETTINGS”intheHTTPserver(→ Page 48)

2. “NETWORKSETTINGS(MM)”intheapplicationmenu(→ Page 140)

 Or“NETWORKSETTINGS”intheHTTPserver(MM)(→ Page 51)

1.NETWORKSETTINGS 2.NETWORKSETTINGS(MM)

WiredLAN OK OK

WirelessLAN NotOK OK*

Mainuses Projectorcontrol Transmissionofimages

Function • PCcontrol

• PJLink

• AMXBEACON

• CRESTRON

• ALERTMAIL

• HTTP server (PROJECTOR ADJUST-

MENT)

• SynchronizewithanInternettimeserver

• Sharedfolder(viewer)

• MediaServer(viewer)

• NetworkProjector

• RemoteDesktop

UserSupportware • PCControlUtilityPro4

• PCControlUtilityPro5

• VirtualRemoteTool

• ImageExpressUtilityLite

• ImageExpressUtility2.0

• DesktopControlUtility1.0

* AwirelessLANunitsoldseparatelyisrequiredtoconnecttheprojectortoawirelessLAN.

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NEC PA572W Owner's manual

NEC PA572W Owner's manual

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