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NEC NC800C Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 ® DLP Cinema Projector Installation manual NC800C...

  • Page 2: Important Information

    1. Continual place the projector on a Precautions: Please read this manual flat, level surface in a dry area away carefully before using your NC800C from dust and moisture. Tilting the and keep the manual handy for future front of the projector up or down reference.

  • Page 3: Power Supply

    NC800C Important Information 3. Handle the power cord carefully and 2. Do not place the projector in direct avoid excessive bending. Do not place sunlight, near heaters or heat radiating any heavy objects on the power cord. A appliances. damaged cord can cause electric shock 3.

  • Page 4: Remote Control Precautions

    NC800C Important Information qualified service person. kept out of your eyes. If your eyes have 3. Do not place any liquids on top of your been exposed to this gas, please flush projector. Refer servicing to qualified your eyes out with water immediately and service personnel if liquid has been seek immediate medical attention.
  • Page 5 (left) must be disposed of separately In Europe from normal household waste. NEC Europe, Ltd. / European Technical Centre This includes projectors and their Address: Unit G, Stafford Park 12, Telford electrical accessories or lamps. TF3 3BJ, U.K.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    NC800C Table of Contents Table of Contents Important Information ..................E-2 Table of Contents ....................E-6 1. Before Setting Up Your Projector..E-8 Selecting Primary/Anamorphic Lenses for Your Projector ....E-8 Screen Type ..................E-9 Selecting of Anamorphic Lenses............9 Selection of Primary Lens..............E-10 List of Tools Used ................E-12...
  • Page 7 NC800C Table of Contents 5.3.2 Test Pattern ..................E-38 Configuration ..................E-39 5.4.1 Lamp Setup..................E-39 5.4.2 Setup ....................E-39 5.4.3 Installation ..................E-41 5.4.4 Memory ....................E-43 Title Setup..................E-43 5.5.1 Macro Key ................... E-43 Information..................E-44 5.6.1 Lamp ....................E-44 5.6.2 Macro Key ...................

  • Page 8: Before Setting Up Your Projector

    Before Setting Up Your Projector Selecting Primary/Anamorphic Lenses for Your Projector Width of minimum This section provides guideline information on how to select a screen size and projector mounting position Screen appropriate for your presentation purposes and about Projected selection of types of lenses as well. Select primary/ image anamorphic lenses for your projector according to the environment in which it is installed.

  • Page 9: Screen Type

    NC800C 1. Before Setting Up Your Projector Screen Type The following two types of screen masks can be used for the DLP Cinema Projector. Check the screen mask for your projector for its type before selecting lenses because types of primary/anamorphic lenses to be used on the projector and its settings depend upon the type of screen mask you use.

  • Page 10: Selection Of Primary Lens

    NC800C 1. Before Setting Up Your Projector Projected Images The anamorphic lens works to magnify projected images horizontally when you use a wide screen for projection (SCOPE). Area magnified by anamorphic lens HDTV Projected area, 1920 x 1080 VISTA (FLAT)
  • Page 11 NC800C 1. Before Setting Up Your Projector How to Calculate the Magnification of Primary Lens SCOPE projection: Primary lens Length of projection (L) magnification = Screen width (W) ÷ Anamorphic lens magnification Use 1x for anamorphic lens magnification if this lens is not in use.

  • Page 12: List Of Tools Used

    NC800C 1. Before Setting Up Your Projector List of Tools Used The tools used for NC800C installation are as follows: Item Tool Quantity Major Application Projector Phillips head screwdriver (No.2) Covers (NC800C) Flat head screwdriver Lens Hexagonal wrench (Width across flats: 4 mm)

  • Page 13: Setting Up Your Projector

    Setting Up Your Projector Connecting the Power Cord After making sure that the main power switch of your projector is turned off, plug its power cord into an earthed, three-pin power outlet (power supply: 100-120 VAC or 200-240 VAC). • Consult your dealer for installing the power cable to the projector. Do not install the power cable by yourself.

  • Page 14: Be Sure To Secure The Power Plug As Follows

    NC800C 2. Setting Up Your Projector 2.1.1 Be sure to secure the power plug as follows: (To prevent falling out) Lift the wire stopper. Wire stopper Power plug Plug the projector's power cord into the wall outlet. Bring the wire stopper down to secure the power plug.

  • Page 15: Setup Required For Overhead Installation

    NC800C 2. Setting Up Your Projector Setup Required for Overhead Installation The DLP Cinema Projector has been shipped as a Desktop Front type “Normal-F” from our factory. If you want to have the projector installed overhead or on the ceiling, you must change the mounting orientation of the control panel located at the side of the projector.
  • Page 16 NC800C 2. Setting Up Your Projector Tighten the four screws previously removed to remount the panel. E-16...

  • Page 17: Mounting The Primary Lens

    NC800C 2. Setting Up Your Projector Mounting the primary lens Mount the attached lens holder (NC-50LA01) before mounting the primary lens to the projector. Remove two mounting Mounting metals metals of the lens holder. Remove four mounting screws and remove two mounting metals.
  • Page 18 NC800C 2. Setting Up Your Projector Remove the rubber cap that covers the primary lens setscrew located on the side panel of the projector. Use a slotted screwdriver to untighten the setscrew. Loosen the screws on both sides of the lens hood to remove the hood pieces sideways.
  • Page 19 NC800C 2. Setting Up Your Projector Attach the lens control [10] connector. Attach the dust prevention [11] cover (sponge), supplied with the projector, to the lens unit. Remount the lens hood [12] pieces. E-19...

  • Page 20: Mounting The Anamorphic Lens And Its Holder

    Mounting the Anamorphic Lens and Its Holder An optional 1.25x anamorphic lens Model AL1.25/AL1.25-E are required for film projection in a wide-screen, CinemaScopic movie format on the DLP Cinema Projector Model NC800C. A dedicated, stand-type anamorphic lens holder Model AS1.25/AS1.25-E are optionally available for mounting this lens.
  • Page 21 NC800C 2. Setting Up Your Projector Indication of Adjustment Directions The following arrows are used in this manual to indicate the moving and rotating directions of the lens unit. e r i o i t e r i a l (...
  • Page 22 NC800C 2. Setting Up Your Projector Slide the anamorphic lens mount toward the side where it does not come in front of the primary lens of the projector. Lock the levers to fix the mount. To slide the lens mount, turn the x-direction fixing levers counterclockwise to unlock them.

  • Page 23: Installation Of Small Iris (Information For Service Personnel

    NC800C 2. Setting Up Your Projector Installation of Small Iris (Information for Service Personnel) If it is requested by the customer to reduce the projector's lamp luminance because it is too bright even when set to the minimum level, you may reduce it as follows. This operation will also improve the contrast ratio.
  • Page 24 NC800C 2. Setting Up Your Projector Remove the holder panel setscrews completely and attach the supplied small iris to the panel, using the removed screws. Remount the holder panel now attached with the iris to the engine block. Use three screws you have removed at Step 2 to mount the iris plate.

  • Page 25: Affixing The Security Label

    NC800C 2. Setting Up Your Projector Affixing the security label When the projector of FIPS correspondence is used, the following procedure is not necessary. Upon completion of installation and mounting of all parts, affix the security label when mounting the cover of the projector. For affixing of the security label, refer to the supplement sheet attached to the projector.

  • Page 26: Connecting To The Projector

    Connecting to the Projector Connecting the image input Your projector has four image input terminals, namely, the HDSDI A input terminal, the HDSDI B input terminal, the DVI-D A input terminal, and the DVI-D B input terminal. HDSDI A/B input terminal Inputs serial digital images from a Video Server or Video (SDI A/SDI B) source.

  • Page 27: Connecting The Various Control Terminal

    NC800C 3. Connecting to the Projector Connecting the various control terminal For control, your projector comes with such ports as the PC control terminal and the Ethernet port (RJ-45). PC control terminal Use this terminal when controlling the projector in serial (PC CONTROL) connection from a PC.

  • Page 28: Controlling Your Projector Using A Wireless Lan Card

    When using a wireless LAN to control the projector, please insert a wireless LAN card (available separately) into the Connection terminal PC Card slot located at the projector side. • If the wireless LAN card is in use, NC800C cannot be controlled from the incorporated LAN Note port (LAN A/LAN B).

  • Page 29: Projector Adjustment

    Projector Adjustment Setting the projector projection method When the projector is shipped from the factory, the projection method is set to the front mode (projection from the front of the screen with the projector installed on the pedestal). It is necessary to use the remote controller for change of the projection method. Refer to the operation manual for remote controller operation Press the “TEST”...

  • Page 30: Adjusting The Primary Lens

    NC800C 4. Projector Adjustment When shipped from the factory, it is set to [Normal-F]. - Normal-F: Front projection. With the projector installed on the pedestal, projection is executed from the front of the screen. - UpsideDown-F: The projector body is installed upside down, and projection is made from front of the screen.

  • Page 31: Adjusting The Screen Ratio

    NC800C 4. Projector Adjustment 4.2.2 Adjusting the screen ratio Adjust the screen ratio of the primary lens here. When an anamorphic lens is used, distortions will be produced on the projection screen. To prevent the image from being cut off due to these distortions, the image size should be made larger than the screen size beforehand.

  • Page 32: Adjusting The Anamorphic Lens

    NC800C 4. Projector Adjustment Use the “ZOOM+-” buttons again to adjust the screen size so that the projected image is kept 0.5 to 1 crosshatch cell portions higher than the top edge of the screen. Finally adjust the focus using the “FOCUS+-”...
  • Page 33 NC800C 4. Projector Adjustment Loosen the anamorphic lens setscrew (hexagon head screw) and turn the lens unit so that the vertical and horizontal lines of the center of the image projected become perpendicular and level. (To prevent the anamorphic lens from coming off, be sure to hold the lens while loosening the setscrew.)
  • Page 34 NC800C 4. Projector Adjustment Unlock the x-direction fixing levers to adjust the lens position so that the image is projected through the center of the anamorphic lens. Securely lock the levers after adjustment. (The image center on the screen must...
  • Page 35 NC800C 4. Projector Adjustment Loosen the two pan angle adjusting/fixing screws (hex screws) and shift the anamorphic lens horizontally so that the projected image becomes as illustrated below. Securely tighten the screws after completing the adjustment of pan angle. Note: Be careful not to allow the...

  • Page 36: Lcd Menu

    LCD Menu This chapter describes the menus displayed in the LCD screen on the projector’s control panel and their functions. For basic operations of menus, refer to the operation manual. The list of menu is shown in “5.2. List of menu” (See next page). When you use the service personnel menu To use the menu for service personnel, you need to input the pass code from the remote controller.

  • Page 37: List Of Menu

    NC800C 5. LCD Menu List of menu Menus in parentheses are menus for our service personnel. Main menu Submenu Description Ref. page Title Select "Title Memory name" Selects the title of the signal to be projected. E-38 TEST Pattern Selects the test pattern to be projected.

  • Page 38: Title Select

    NC800C 5. LCD Menu Title Select 5.3.1 Title select (Title Memory) Select the title of the signal to be projected. You can register up to 100 titles. You can also assign registered titles to the macro keys 1 to 8 on the projector's control panel and call them up directly using those buttons.

  • Page 39: Configuration

    NC800C 5. LCD Menu Configuration 5.4.1 Lamp Setup Adjust Adjusts the lamp output (brightness). Control the output at “W” increments. ← Displays the lamp output (%) with regard to the setting. ← Adjusts the lamp brightness. • Lamp output below 70% will cause an error. Arrange the setting so that the lamp output Note becomes 70% at least.
  • Page 40 NC800C 5. LCD Menu Ext. MMS Link Connect an external multimedia switcher (MMS) to control the input signal. ← Displays the currently selected item with asterisk (*). ← Displays the setting Connect To enable connection with external MMS Disconnect To disable connection with external MMS Panel Key Lock The control buttons on your projector are locked to be inoperative.

  • Page 41: Installation

    NC800C 5. LCD Menu FactoryDefault Used to select factory default values for the projector settings. ← Select the item to be reset. ← Press the ENTER button to execute resetting. M Key & Title Titles are set to factory default ones. (Tiles you have created are deleted, but files are not.)
  • Page 42 NC800C 5. LCD Menu MMS Select Select the MMS for operation when you use a multimedia switcher (MMS) separately sold. You can connect only one MMS. ← Displays the currently selected item with asterisk (*). ← Displays the setting External...

  • Page 43: Memory

    NC800C 5. LCD Menu 5.4.4 Memory This menu is the service personnel menu. For the using service personnel menu, refer to “5.1. When you use the service personnel menu” (Page E-36). Save the current status of lamp and lens to the memory in the projector (lens memory function and lamp memory function).

  • Page 44: Information

    NC800C 5. LCD Menu Information Displays the hours of lamp bulb use, the version information and error codes. 5.6.1 Lamp Displays information relating to the lamp. (Such as lamp output and the type of lamp bulb.) Output Displays the lamp brightness (output) setting.

  • Page 45: Error Code

    NC800C 5. LCD Menu 5.6.4 Error Code Displays the error code when an error occurs. See the “Error Code List” in the Appendix for details on error codes. ← Displays the code of the error currently occurring. ← Displays the name of the error currently occurring.

  • Page 46: Mms Status

    NC800C 5. LCD Menu 5.6.7 MMS Status Indicates the status of the multi-media switcher (MMS) connected to your projector. ← Displays the status information of MMS linked operations. ← Displays the IP address of MMS. External External multi-media switcher (MMS) is linked.

  • Page 47: Appendix

    Appendix List of registered titles (when shipped from the factory) The data listed below have been cataloged in your projector before shipping from our factory. When projecting an image source covered by these data, you do not need to change the settings of your projector.

  • Page 48: Index

    NC800C 6. Appendix Index Adjust ........... E-39 Lamp ............ E-44 Lamp Setup ........... E-39 Lens Center ........... E-41 List of default Titles ........ E-47 Baudrate ..........E-42 Bulb Alignment........E-37 Macro Key ........E-43, 44 Memory..........E-43 MMS Select ..........E-42 Configuration .........
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