Acer X1163N: User Controls
User Controls: Acer X1163N
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User Controls
Installation menu
The installation menu provides an onscreen display (OSD) for projector
installation and maintenance. Use the OSD only when the message "No signal
input" is displayed on the screen.
The menu options include settings and adjustments for screen size and distance,
focus, keystone correction and more .
1 Turn on the projector by pressing "Power" button on the control pad.
2 Press the menu button on the control pad to launch the OSD for projector
installation and maintenance.
3 The background pattern acts as a guide to adjusting the calibration and
alignment settings, such as screen size and distance, focus and more .
Use the up and down arrow keys to select an option, the left and right
arrow keys to adjust selected option settings, and the right arrow key to
enter a submenu for feature setting. The new settings will be saved
automatically upon exiting the menu.
4 Push the menu button anytime to exit the menu and return to the Acer
welcome screen.
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Acer Empowering Technology
Acer Empowering Key provide four Acer unique functions, they are "Acer
eView Management", "Acer eTimer Management", "Acer ePower
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Management" and "Acer e3D Management respectively.
Press " " key to launch the Onscreen display main menu to modify its
function.
When the Empowering Menu is displayed, use the " " key to select the main
menu.
Acer eView Management
"Acer eView Management" is for
display mode selection. Please refer to
Onscreen Display Menus section for
more detail.
Acer eTimer Management
"Acer eTimer Management" provides
the reminding function for
presentation time control. Please refer
to Onscreen Display Menus section for
more detail.
Acer ePower Management
"Acer ePower Management" provides
user one shortcut to save the projector
life. Please refer to Onscreen Display
section for more detail.
Acer e3D Management
"Acer e3D Management" provides the
3D functions. Please refer to Onscreen
Display Menus section for more detail.
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Onscreen Display (OSD) Menus
The projector has multilingual OSD that allow you to make image adjustments
and change a variety of settings.
Using the OSD menus
• To open the OSD menu, press "MENU" on the remote control or control
panel.
• When the OSD is displayed, use the keys to select any item in the
main menu. After selecting the desired main menu item, press to enter
submenu for feature setting.
• Use the keys to select the desired item and adjust the settings by
using the keys.
• Select the next item to be adjusted in the submenu and adjust as described
above.
• Press "MENU" on the remote control or control panel, the screen will
return to the main menu.
• To exit OSD, press "MENU" on the remote control or control panel again.
The OSD menu will close and the projector will automatically save the new
settings.
Main menu
Setting
Sub menu
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Color
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Display Mode
There are many factory presets optimized for various types of
images.
• Bright: For brightness optimization.
• Presentation: For meeting presentation.
• Standard: For common environment.
• Video: For playing video in a bright environment.
• Game: For game content.
• Education: For education environment.
• User: Memorize user's settings.
Wall color
Use this function to choose a proper color according to the wall.
There are several choices, including white, light yellow, light blue,
pink, dark green. It will compensate the color deviation due to the
wall color to show the correct image tone.
Brightness
Adjust the brightness of the image.
• Press to darken the image.
• Press to lighten the image.
Contrast
"Contrast" controls the difference between the lightest and
darkest parts of the picture. Adjusting the contrast changes the
amount of black and white in the image.
• Press to decrease the contrast.
• Press to increase the contrast.
Saturation
Adjusts a video image from black and white to fully saturated
color.
• Press to decrease the amount of color in the image.
• Press to increase the amount of color in the image.
Tint
Adjusts the color balance of red and green.
• Press to increase the amount of green in the image.
• Press to increase the amount of red in the image.
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Color
Mode
Use this function to choose CT1, CT2 (Native), CT3, User mode.
Temperature
R Gain
Adjusts the red gain for color temperature optimization.
G Gain
Adjusts the green gain for color temperature optimization.
B Gain
Adjusts the blue gain for color temperature optimization.
Gamma
Effects the representation of dark scenery. With greater gamma
value, dark scenery looks brighter.
Note: "Saturation" and "Tint" functions are not supported under computer
or HDMI mode.
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Image
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Projection (for X1163/X1163N/X1263/X1263N/X113 series only)
• Front-Desktop: The factory default setting.
• Rear-Desktop: When you select this function, the projector
reverses the image so you can project from behind a translucent
screen.
• Rear-Ceiling: When you select this function, the projector reverses
and inverts the image at same time. You can project from behind
a translucent screen with ceiling mounted projection.
• Front-Ceiling: When you select this function, the projector inverts
the image for ceiling-mounted projection.
Keystone Adjust image distortion caused by tilting projection. (±40 degrees)(for
X1163/X1163N/X1263/X1263N/X113 series only)
Projection mode (for P1163 series only)
• Front: The factory default setting.
• Rear: Reverses the image so you can project from behind a
translucent screen.
Projection Location
(for P1163 series only)
• Auto: Automatically adjusts projection location of image.
• Desktop
• Ceiling: Turns the image upside down for ceiling-mounted
projection.
Auto Keystone Automatically adjusts vertical image. (for X1263/X1263N/P1163 series
only)
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Maunal Keystone Adjust image distortion caused by tilting projection. (±40 degrees) (for
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P1163 series only)
<Note> The Manual Keystone function is unavailable under Auto
Keystone setting to "On".
Aspect Ratio
Use this function to choose your desired aspect ratio.
• Auto: Keep the image with original width-higth ratio and maxi
mize the image to fit native horizontal or vertical pixels.
• 4:3: The image will be scaled to fit the screen and displayed using
a 4:3 ratio.
• 16:9: The image will be scaled to fit the width of the screen and
the height adjusted to display the image using a 16:9 ratio.
Sharpeness Adjusts the sharpness of the image.
• Press to decrease the sharpness.
• Press to increase the sharpness.
H. Position
• Press to move the image left.
(Horizontal
position)
• Press to move the image right.
V. Position
• Press to move the image down.
(Vertical position)
• Press to move the image up.
Frequency "Frequency" changes the projector's refresh rate to match the
frequency of your computer’s graphics card. If you can see a vertical
flickering bar in the projected image, use this function to make the
necessary adjustments.
Tracking Synchronizes the signal timing of the projector with the graphics card.
If you experience an unstable or flickering image, use this function to
correct it.
HDMI Color Range Adjust the color range of the HDMI image data to correct color display
error. (for P1163 series only)
• Auto: Automatically adjust by information from player.
• Limited Range: Prosess the input image as limited color range
data.
• Full Range: Prosess the input image as full color range data.
HDMI Scan Info Adjust the overscan ratio of the HDMI image on screen. (for P1163
series only)
• Auto: Automatically adjust by information from player.
• Underscan: Always no overscan on HDMI image.
• Overscan: Always keep overscan on HDMI image.
Note: "H. Position", "V. Position", "Frequency" and "Tracking" functions
are not supported under HDMI or Video mode.
Note: "HDMI Color Range" and "HDMI Scan Info" functions are only
supported under HDMI mode.
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Setting
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Closed Caption
Selects a preferred closed captioning mode from CC1, CC2, CC3,
CC4, (CC1 displays captions in the primary language in your area).
Select "Off" to turn off the captioning feature. This function is only
available when a composite video or S-Video input signal is
selected and its system format is NTSC.
<Note> Set your screen aspect ratio to 4:3. This function is not
available when the aspect ratio is "16:9" or "Auto" .
Security Security
This projector provides a useful security function for the
administrator to manage usage of the projector .
Press to change the "Security" setting. If the security function
is enabled, your must enter the "Administrator Password" first
before changing the security settings.
• Select "On" to enable the security function. The user has to
enter a password to operate the projector. Please refer to the
"User Password" section for details.
• If "Off" is selected, then the user can turn on the projector
without password.
Timeout(Min.)
Once "Security" is activated to "On", the administrator can set
timeout function.
• Press or to select the timeout interval.
• The range is from 10 minute to 990 minutes.
• When the time is up, the projector will prompt the user to
enter the password again.
• The factory default setting of "Timeout(Min.)" is "Off".
• Once the security function is enabled, the projector will
request user to enter password when switch on the projector .
Both "User Password" and "Administrator Password" can be
accepted for this dialogue.
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User password
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• Press to setup or change the "User Password".
• Press number keys to set your password on the remote control
and press "MENU" to confirm.
• Press to delete character.
• Enter the password when you see "Confirm Password"
displayed.
• The password should be between 4 and 8 characters long.
• If you select "Request password only when plugging the
power cord in.", the projector will prompt the user to enter
the password every time the power cord is plugged.
• If you select "Always request the password when turning the
projector on.", the user has to enter the password every time
when the projector is turned on.
Administrator Password
The "Administrator Password" can be used in both the "Enter
Administrator Password" and "Enter Password" dialog boxes.
• Press to change the "Administrator Password".
• The factory default of "Administrator Password" is "1234".
If you forgot your administrator password, do the following to
retrieve the administrator password:
• An unique 6-digit "Universal Password" which is printed on
the Security Card (please check accessory in the box). This
unique password is the number which will be accepted by
projector anytime no matter what the Administrator
Password is.
• If losing this security card and number, please contact with an
Acer service center.
VGA OUT (Standby) Default is "Off". Choose "On" to enable VGA OUT connection. (for
X1263/P1163 series only)
Reset
• Press the button and choose "Yes" to return the
parameters on all menus to the factory default settings.
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ECO Mode Choose "On" to dim the projector lamp which will lower power
consumption, extend the lamp life and reduce noise. Choose "Off"
to return normal mode.
High Altitude Choose "On" to turn on High Altitude mode. Operate the fans at
full speed continuously to allow for proper high altitude cooling of
the projector.
Turn Off Mode
• Instant Off: Shuts down the projector without fan cooling.
• Instant Resume: Resumes the system when the Power button
is pressed again within 2 minutes.
Auto Shutdown The projector will automatically shutdown when there is no signal
input after the allocated time. (default is 120 minutes)
Lamp Hour Elapse Displays the lamp’s elapsed operating time (in hours).
Lamp Reminding Activate this function to display a reminder to change the lamp 30
hours before its expected end-of-life.
Lamp Hour Reset
Press the button and choose "Yes" to turn the lamp hour
counter to 0 hours.
Audio
Volume (for X1263/X1263N/X1163N/P1163 series only)
• Press to decrease the volume.
• Press to increase the volume.
Mute (for X1263/X1263N/X1163N/P1163 series only)
• Choose "On" to mute the volume.
• Choose "Off" to restore the volume.
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3D
3D Choose "On" to enable DLP 3D function.
• On: Choose this item while using DLP 3D glasses, 120Hz 3D
capable graphics cards and HQFS format file or DVD with
corresponding SW player.
• Off: Turn off 3D mode.
3D Format
Adjust the 3D format to display 3D content correctly. ("Frame
Packing" is only for P1163 series)
3D L/R Invert If you see a discrete or overlapping image while wearing DLP 3D
glasses, you may need to execute "Invert" to get best match of
left/right image sequence to get the correct image (for DLP 3D).
3D Warning Message Choose "On" to display the 3D warning message.
Note: It needs correct settings on graphic card 3D application program for
correct 3D display.
Note: The SW players, such as Stereoscopic Player and DDD TriDef Media
Player can support 3D format files. You can download these three players
on web page below,
- Stereoscopic Player (Trial): http://www.3dtv.at/Downloads/Index_en.aspx
- DDD TriDef Media Player (Trial):
http://www.tridef.com/download/TriDef-3-D-Experience-4.0.2.html
Note: "3D L/R Invert" is only available when 3D is enabled.
Note: There has reminder screen if 3D still enable when power on projector.
Please adjust setting depended on your purpose.
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Language
Choose the multilingual OSD menu. Use the or key
to select your preferred menu language.
• Press to confirm the selection.
