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1. PC : Use for backup data transfer
2. Communication cable : D-sub 9pin (male/female RS-232C straight)
3. Software : Projector Service Tool software (Color shading correction/gamma shipment data transfer software)
  (Download from the projector service homepage.)

1. Projector Service Tool installation
   Move the folder "Projector Service Tool" to your favorite directly on your Computer. Double click the "Setup.exe" icon in the 

folder to start the installation. Follow the installation window to install.

2.  Take a memo of Baudrate and Parity set in the projec-

tor.

3.  Connect the serial terminal of projector and PC with an 

RS-232C cable.

[Note]  Setup the projector not to enter the standby mode 

or shutdown mode during the working.

Communication cable (straight)

D-Sub 9p (Male)

D-Sub 9p (Female)

Projector Connection terminals

Computer

1. Power on the projector.
2.  Start the software by selecting the [Projector Service Tool Ver x.x] with 

the menu [Start] - [Program] - [Projector Service Tool].

 Select [RS232C Port Setting] from the [Settings] menu on the Setting 
dialog box to show the Property dialog window. Apply the default settings 
as the figure below generally. Click [OK] after finishing the settings. The 
Property dialog box disappears, and the Setting dialog window appears 
again.

3.  Select the communication port and click [Start]. The computer starts 

to connect with the projector, and Adjustment Display appears when 
the connection succeeds. 

  •  If the Adjustment Display does not appear, or error messages ap-

pear, change the communication port or check the connection of the 
computer and the LCD projector once again. 

4.  When the communication is established, the software will begin to read 

out the color shading correction and gamma correction data from the 
projector automatically.

Transfer speed 

9600

Data bit 

8

Stop bit 

1

Echo  

Off

Parity  

non

Flow control 

N/A

Setting dialog window

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5. After completing of reading out the color shading correction data, the adjustment display appears as below.

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(2)

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(1) Tool Bar
(2) Adjusting Area
 

 This part shows the data of the area projected by the 
LCD projector. Select the parts of the area to be adjust-
ed.

(3) Adjusting Color
 

Select the color to be adjusted. 

(4)  Pitch Correction
 

 Select the degree for adjustment. Set the degree lower 
for fine-tuning.

(5)  Reset (Zero) button
 

 Click this button to set the value ‘0’ of “Adjusting Knob”.

(6)  Adjusting Knob             
 

 Move this knob to increase or decrease the value.

(7)  Adjusting Value
 

 This window shows the color level of the part selected in 
the Adjusting area. 

 

(Adjusting value is -128 up to 127.)

(8)  Loading button
 

 Click this button to read out the data from the Color 
Shading Correction Circuit in the LCD projector on to 
this Adjusting display.

(9)  Transfer button
 

 Click this button to write the adjusting data in the 
Color Shading Correction Circuit. The data adjusted 
by this software is applied to the LCD projector by 
pressing this button.

(10) Adjustment Selection Tab
 

 Select the adjustment item. The gray-out tab appears 
when the projector does not support.

(11) Gray Level Selector
 

 Select the gray level selector.

(12) (All) Reset button
 

 Click this button to set the value ‘0’ of all the color 
shading correction data in the projector.

(13) End button
 

 Quit  application

The data read out from the projector can be saved with computer. 
Select [Save As] on the [File (F)] menu to save the data.
The initial file name is defined as the below.
  Color shading correction data: CShadyymmdd.txt  

ex.: CShad131216.txt

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1. Select [gamma shipment data] tab. The below window will appear.

(1) Adjustment Selection tab
 

 

  

 

 Selects the item of the adjustment. Some adjustment tabs may indicate with gray-out when the pro-
jector does not support its function.

(2) Loading 

Load the shipment data stored in the memory IC and write-down it on the PC.

(3) Transfer 

Transfer the shipment data stored on the PC into the memory IC.

(4) Setup    

 Use this function if the shipment data is not available. Write-down the standard shipment data into 
the memory IC. This button may not appear depending on the models. It means that  the setup is 
not required because the setup data is stored in the memory IC on the main board already.

(5) Data area 

Displays shipment data.

(6) End  

 

Quits the application.

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(6)

(2)

2.  Click the [Loading] button to start loading the gamma data 

from the projector. 

3.  After completing loading, select the directory to save the data 

and name it.

The initial file name is defined as the below.
  Gamma shipment data: VD_DATA_yymmdd.txt  
  ex.: VT_DATA_131216.txt

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 4.  After saving, the dialog window will appear as the below. Click [OK] to close loading. Loaded data is displayed on the data 

area.

  The loaded data displayed on the data area. 

When taking the color shading correction data writing, per-
form the writing by selecting the data which was saved with 
function [Reading out the color shading correction data].
1. Select the [color shading correction] tab.
2.  Select [Open] on the [File )F)] menu. Select the data file 

and click the [Open] button on the dialog window.

  •  The reading data will appear on the adjusting window.
3.  Click [Transfer] button to start writing the color shading 

correction data to the projector.

  •  After completing transferring, the correction data will 

apply on the projected screen.