Yamaha LPX-510 - Manual

High Contrast, High
Accuracy Front
Projection
The Yamaha LPX-510 is the latest high
performance LCD projector from Yamaha. It
offers many unique and truly useful features
that provide great flexibility in installation
and usage. It has the highest contrast ratio
of any LCD projector I have tested, and it
was accurately calibrated from the factory.
It delivers a beautiful picture and is an
excellent value ($5,495) for demanding
home theatre applications.
Description
The Yamaha LPX-510 uses three 1280 x
720 pixel, 0.7-inch, 1.78:1 polysilicon TFT
active matrix LCD panels manufactured by
Epson. It has a short throw zoom lens with
some unusual and highly desirable features.
The lens has a large zoom ratio of 1:1.5 and
offers both vertical and horizontal lens shift.
This allows placement anywhere in front of
the screen (actually a little below the screen
in floor installations or a little above the
screen in ceiling installations). The large
zoom range gives a throw distance of 1.35
to 2.00 times the screen width. Focus and
zoom are motorized. Horizontal and vertical
shift are manual but are easily accessed
from the top of the projector.
The light source is a 200-watt UHE lamp
that has adjustable power levels from 100
percent to 75 percent. An internal cinema
filter balances the light beam in most opera-
“It is a breakthrough product
offering wonderful flexibility of
placement, truly useful features,
comprehensive menu selections,
excellent contrast, and terrific as-
recieved calibration”
Yamaha LPX-510
Affordable Performance LCD Video Projector
B I L L C U S H M A N
Device: 0.7 inch HTPS TFT x 3
Pixels: 1,280 x 720
Projection Lens: F=2.1 - 4.3, f=1.4 - 31.7 mm,
zoom motorized: x 1.5
Lens Shift: Vertical up: 100%, down: 50%, horizontal
left/right 50%
Motorized Iris: 100% - 75%
Projection Ratio: 1.355 - 2.038
Screen Size: 30-300 inch (16.9)
Lamp: 200W-150W UHP; 1,700 hours (200W
continuous); 3,000 hours (150W continuous)
Brightness: 1,000 ANSI lumens (iris: off, Cinema
Balance Filter; off) 350 ANSI lumens (iris: fully on,
Cinema Balance Filter: on)
Contrast Ratio: 1200:1 (iris: 75%, Cinema Balance
Filter: on) 1000:1 (iris: 100%, Cinema Balance
Filter: on)
Color Format: NTSC, PAL, SECAM, NTSC 4.43,
PAL-M, PAL-N and PAL60
Compatible Signal: 480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p,
and 1080i
PC Signal: SVGA, XGA, MAC13", MAC16, MAC19",
iMAC VGA, iMAC SVGA
HDMI Input: 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i Digital YPbPr
and Digital RGB
Fan Noise: 27dB (lamp power min.); 34dB (lamp
power max)
Power Consumption: 290W
Dimensions (WHD In Inches): 17-5/16 x 5-3/8 x
12-5/8
Weight (In Pounds): 13.9
Price: $5,495
Manufactured In Japan For:
Yamaha Electronics Corporation, USA
6660 Orangethorpe Avenue
Buena Park, California 90620
Tel: 714 522 9105
www.yamaha.com/yec
Yamaha LPX-510 LCD Video Projector
Specifications:
tional modes and operates automatically as
the picture modes are selected. An
adjustable iris is also provided (from 100
percent to 75 percent) to improve black
level and enhance contrast ratio.
The projector is about 17 inches wide,
13 inches deep, 6 inches high, and weighs
14 pounds. Both it and the remote control
have a silver metallic finish. All connections
are made to the back panel. Eight chromed
buttons plus an x-y rocker ring and two sta-
tus lights are located on the top of the pro-
jector. The ergonomically designed remote
has 22 buttons, a depressible four-way x-y
wobble pad, and a two-way backlight pad-
dle. The backlight paddle is exceptionally
easy to locate in the dark, but illuminates
only the five main control buttons for sim-
plicity of operation. To aid in proper adjust-
ment a crosshatch and gray scale test pat-
tern may be selected from either the projec-
tor or the remote. A double push of the
Equipment
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