BenQ MP620 Bedienungsanleitung

We l c o m e MP620 / MP720 / MP720p Digital Pr ojector M ainstream Series Us e r ’ s M a n u a l[...]

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Table of contents iii T able of co ntents Important safety instructions .................................... 1 Introduction ............................................................... 5 Projector features ................................................................. 5 Shipping contents .......................................................[...]

Table of contents iv Correcting keystone ........................................................... 28 Selecting an application mode............................................ 29 Switching input signal ........................................................ 29 Hiding the image ................................................................ 29 R[...]

Table of contents v Regulation Statements ............................................. 55 FCC statement ................................................................... 55 EEC statement ................................................................... 55 MIC statement ................................................................... 55 WEEE[...]

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Important safety inst ruct ions 1 Important safet y instr uctions Y our Ben Q projector is des igned an d tested to meet the la test standards for safe ty of information tec hnology equipment. How ever , t o ensure safe use of this product, it is important that you follow the instructions me ntio ned in this manual and mark ed on the product. Cauti[...]

Important safety inst ructions 2 Safety Instructions 1. The lamp becomes extremely hot during op eration. Al low the proj ec tor to coo l for approx ima tely 45 minut es prior to re moving the lamp assembly for replacement. 2. Do not operate lamps beyond the rated lamp li fe. Ex cessi ve operati on of lamps bey ond the rated lif e could cause them [...]

Important safety inst ruct ions 3 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 6. Do not plac e this project or in an y of the following environments. - Space that is poorly ventilated or confined. Allow at least 50 cm clearance from walls and free flo w of air around the pr ojector . - Locat ions where temp eratu res may be come e xcessivel y hi gh, such a s [...]

Important safety inst ructions 4 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 10. Do not step on the projector or pla ce any objects upon it. Besides probable physical damage to th e projector , doing so may result in ac cidents and possible injur y . 11. Do not bloc k the pr ojection lens with any objects when th e projector is under operation as this c ould [...]

Introducti on 5 Int rod uc t io n Pr ojec tor featur es The projector integ rates high -performa nce optical engine projection an d a user-friendly des ign to deli ver high r elia bilit y and ea se of u se. The projector offers t he following features: • Selectable pa ssword prot ected function • Selectable quic k cooling function for reducing [...]

Introduction 6 Shipping cont ents The project or is shipped with the cables requ ired for connection to a PC. Carefully unpack and verify that y ou hav e all of the items sho wn below . If an y of these items ar e missing, please cont act your place of pur chase. The supplied accessories will be suit able for your region, and may differ from those [...]

Introducti on 7 Proj ec tor exter i or v ie w Fron t / u pp e r s id e Rea r s i d e Ref er to "Connection" on page 18 for more information on making connections to various equipment. 1. Exte rnal contr ol panel (See "External control panel" on page 9 for detailed information.) 2. V entilation grill 3. Projection lens 4. Front a[...]

Introduction 8 Side vi ew Lower side 22. Kensingt on anti-theft lock slot 23. Front adjuster foot 24. Lamp cove r 25. Rear adjuster foot 22 23 24 25[...]

Introducti on 9 Controls and fun ctions Ext ernal contr ol panel 1. P ower (R efer to "Start up" on page 25 and "Shutd own" on page 30 for more information.) T urns the pr ojector on or off. 2. Blank (Refer t o "Hiding the image" on p age 29 for more information.) U sed to h ide the screen image . Y ou can press any ke[...]

Introduction 10 8. P ower indicator light (Refer t o "Indicators" on page 47 for more information.) Lights up or flashes when the projector is under operation. 9. 3 Left 10. Rig ht 4 (Refer to "C orrecting keystone " on page 28 for more infor mation .) W hen the on-screen menu is not activat ed, #9 and #10 function as Ke y s t o[...]

Introducti on 11 3. 5 Up, 6 Down 4. 3 Left, Right 4 When the on-screen menu is activat ed, the 5 Up , 6 Down , 3 Left and Right 4 butto ns a re us ed a s di rec ti ona l ar rows to se lec t t he d esi red m enu item s an d to make adjustments. 5. Menu (R efer to "U sing the menus" on page 32 for more inf ormation.) T urns on the on-screen[...]

Introduction 12 R emote c ontrol effectiv e range Inf ra- Red (IR ) rem ote cont rol sen so rs a re lo ca te d on the front and the back of the pr ojector . The remot e contr ol must be held at an angle within 30 degrees of the projector’ s IR r emote control sensors to function correctly . The distance between the remote c ontrol and the sensors[...]

Positioning your projector 13 P ositioning y our project or Choosi ng a locat ion Y our projec tor is desig ned to be instal led in one of four po ssible installation locations: 1. Floor in front of screen; 2. Ceiling in front of scree n; 3. Floor at rear of screen; 4. Ceiling at rear of scree n. Y our room layout or personal preferenc e wi ll dict[...]

Positioning your project or 14 I. Floor front Select this location with the projector placed near the floor in front o f the screen. This is the most common way to position the projector for quick setup and portability . II. Ceiling front Select this location with the projector suspended upside-down from the cei ling in front of the screen. Purc ha[...]

Positioning your projector 15 Ob taining a preferred pr ojected image size The distance from the pr ojector lens to the sc reen, the zoom sett ing, and the v ideo format each factors in the projected ima ge size. The maximum (nativ e) resolution of the project or is 1024 x 768 pixels, which is a 4 to 3 aspect ratio (expr essed as 4:3). T o be able [...]

Positioning your project or 16 Ho w to deter min e th e po si tion of the projecto r for a g iv en screen size: 1. Select your scr een size. 2. Ref er to the tabl e and find the clos est match to your s creen size in the left col umns labelled 'Screen Diameter' U sing this value, look acr oss this row t o the right to find the correspondi[...]

Positioning your projector 17 There is 3%-5% tolerance among these numbers due to opt ical component variations. 4:3 Screen Diagonal Distance fr om Screen in mm V ertical Offset in mm Feet Inches mm Min le ngth (with max. zoom ) Av e r a g e Max l ength (with mi n. zoom ) 4 48 1219 1745 1876 2007 18 1500 2148 2199 2250 23 5 60 1524 2182 2345 2509 2[...]

Connection 18 Connection When connecting a signa l source to the projector , be sure to: 1. T urn all equipment off be fore maki ng any c onnections. 2. U se the corr ect signal cables for each sour ce. 3. Ensure the cables are f irmly inserted. In the connections sho wn below, some cables may not be included with the projector (see "Shipping [...]

Connection 19 T o connect the project or to a notebook or desktop c omputer (either thr ough a VG A c a b l e o r VG A - D V I c a b l e ) : The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagr am: • A Mac adapter (an optional accessory) is needed if you are connecting legacy version Macintosh computers. • Many notebooks d[...]

Connection 20 Connecting a monitor If y ou want to view y our presentation close-up on a monit or as well as on the screen, y ou can conn ec t th e RGB s ig nal out put s ocke t on the proje cto r to a n exte rn al mo nito r w it h a V GA cable by following the instructions below . Note: The D-SUB output only works w hen an appropriate D-SUB input [...]

Connection 21 Connecting V ideo source devices This section d escribes how to conn ect the proj ector to V ideo sourc e devices using video cables. V ideo cable c onnections ar e recomme nded for V ideo pre sentations. This projector also supports data (graphic) "PC" connection using Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi connection is not recommended for Video pr[...]

Connection 22 The audi o connections il lustrated in the follow ing sect ions are provided for in formationa l purposes only . Y ou need not c onnect audio t o the proj ector if ther e is an alt ernate sound syste m available, or if audio is not requ ired. Connecting a Component Video sourc e dev ice Examine your V ideo source device to det ermine [...]

Connection 23 • The projector is only capable of playing mixed mono audio, even if a stere o audio input is conne ct e d. S ee "Connecting Audio" on page 21 for details. • Component Video is the only video output that delivers native 16:9 as pect ratio picture. If y ou connect the pr ojector to a H igh Definiti on T V ( H D T V ) t u [...]

Connection 24 • If you have already made a Component Video connect ion between the projector and this S-Video source device using Component Video connections, you need not connect to this device using an S-Video connection as this makes an unnec essa ry second connection of poorer picture quality . See "Connecting Video source devices" [...]

Operation 25 Operation Star t up 1. Plug the power cord into the projector and into a wall sock et. T urn on the wall sock et switch (where fitted). Check that the Po w e r i n d i c a t o r on the projector lights orange after power has been applied. 2. Remo ve the lens cap . If it is le ft on, it could become deforme d due to the heat produced by[...]

Operat ion 26 T o set a password: CAUTION: Once a password has been set, the projector cannot be used unless the correct pass word i s entered every time the projector is st arted. 1. Open th e on-screen menu and go to Setting > Pa s s w o rd . Select On by pres sin g Left 3 or Right 4 . 2. When t he function is activated for the first time, a p[...]

Operation 27 IMPORT ANT : Writ e your selected pas swor d down here in this manual so that it is available to you should you ever for get it. Password: __ __ __ __ Keep this manual in a safe place. ii. If the password is incorrect, a “P assword Error” message displays. P ress Up 5 to try again or press Down 6 to cancel. 4. Check the new passwor[...]

Operat ion 28 Fine-tuning the image size and clarit y Corr ecting keyst one K eystoning r efers to the situ ation where the project ed image is noticeably w ider at eithe r the top or bottom. It occurs when the projector is not p erpendicu lar to the screen. To c o r r e c t t h i s , b e s i d e s a d justing the he ight of the projector , you wil[...]

Operation 29 Selecting an a pplication mo de The project or is preset with sev eral predefi ned application modes so th at you can choose one to suit your opera ting envir onment and input sourc e picture ty pe. T o select a operation mode that suits your need, press Mod e . The pic ture modes available for different ty pes of signals are shown bel[...]

Operat ion 30 R emot e pag ing operations Y ou can oper ate your display software program (on a connected PC) which responds to page up/down commands (like Microsoft P owerPoint) by pressing Pag e Up and Pa ge Do w n o n t h e re m o t e co n t ro l . See "Connecting a computer" on page 18 for details. Connect the projector to your PC or [...]

Operation 31 Me n u o p e r a t i o n M enu syst em Please note th at the on-screen displ ay (OSD ) menus var y acc ording to the signal typ e selected. *Whe n a Vide o or S-Vide o signal is connected, the function is only available with NTSC syst em selected. Functions available when rece iving different signa l ty pes... Sub-Menu PC / DVI-A Wirel[...]

Operat ion 32 U sing the menus The pr ojector is equ ipped with on-scree n display (OSD) menus f or making various adjustments and settings. There are 17 different menu languages. (Refer t o page "4. Advance me nu" on page 37 for more detail s.) The followi ng example descr ibes the adjust ment of the keystone. 1. Press 6 Men u on the pro[...]

Operation 33 1. Picture men u Some picture adjustment s are available only when certain input sources are in use. Unavailable adjustment s are not shown on the screen. FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Applicati on Mode (PC: Brighte st; YPbPr/ S- Video/ V ideo: Movie) Pr e-defined application modes are pr ovided so you can optimize yo [...]

Operat ion 34 Color T emp (depends on the selecte d Application mode) There are four color temper ature* settin gs are available. 1. T1: With the highes t color temperature, T1 makes the im age appear the most bluish white than other settin gs. 2. T2: Mak es images appear bluish whit e. 3. T3: Maintains normal colorings for w hite. 4. T4: Mak es im[...]

Operation 35 2. Pr o-Picture menu Some picture adjustment s are available only when certain input sources are in use. Unavailable adjustment s are not shown on the screen. FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Auto Resize (on) A utomatically resizes the input signal pixel r esolution to the native r esolution of the projector . On : The pi[...]

Operat ion 36 3. Setting menu FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Mute (off) T ogg les projector audio b etween on and off. V olume (5) Adjusts audio volume level. OSD Time (10) Sets the length of time the OSD will remain active afte r your last butt on press. The range is from 5 to 100 seconds. Quick Cooling (of f) Enables or d isables [...]

Operation 37 4. A dvance men u FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Mirror (Floor front) The projector can be installed on a ceil in g or behind a screen , or with one or more mirrors. C ontact your de aler for the ce iling mount bracket (optional acc essor y) if you need to install the pr ojector on your ceili ng. Ref er to "Choosin[...]

Operat ion 38 High Altitude Mode (off) A mode for operation in areas lik e high altitude or high temperature. W e recommend you use the High Altitude Mode when your environment is higher than 3000 feet abov e sea level, or is hotter than 40 °C , or whenever the projector wi ll be used for extended periods of time (>10 hou rs) without shutdown. [...]

Operation 39 5. Information menu This menu shows you the cur rent opera ting status of the projector . Some picture adjustment s are available only when certain input sources are in use. Unavailable adjustment s are not shown on the screen. FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Source Shows the current signal sou rc e. Resolution Shows the native resolution of the [...]

Maintenance 40 M aintenanc e Care of the pr ojector Y our project or needs little maintenanc e. The only thing y ou need to do on a regu lar basis is to k eep the lens clean. Nev er remov e any parts of the projector e xcept the lamp. Cont act your dealer i f other parts need re placing. Cleaning the lens Clean the lens whene ver y ou notice dir t [...]

Maintenance 41 A warning messa ge like t he one pictured t o the right will be displayed fo r 10 seconds every 500 hours to remind you to clean the filter . T o leav e the message, press the Ex it button on the projec tor or remote control. T o clean the filter: 1. T urn the project or off and wait until the fans stop running. 2. Disconnect the pr [...]

Maintenance 42 7. Refi t the filter case by aligning and inserting it into the project or slot. 8. Press the case back until it clicks into plac e. 9. T urn the projector back on. If the ca se is not correctly seated in place, the project or will display an on-screen message as pictured to th e righ t every t hree minutes. The message will disp lay[...]

Maintenance 43 Lamp information Calculation of lamp hour Wh en the proj ector is in operation, the duration (in hours ) of lamp usage is automaticall y calcula ted by the bu ilt-in t imer . The method of calculating the equi valent lamp hour is as follows: T otal (equivalent) lamp hour = 3/4 (hours us ed in Economic mode) + 1 (hours used in normal [...]

Maintenance 44 Rep la c i n g t h e l a m p • T o reduce the risk of electrical shock, al ways turn the projector off and disconnect the power co rd before chan ging the lamp . • T o reduce the risk of severe burns, allow the projector to cool for at least 45 minutes before replacing the lamp. • T o r educe the risk of injuries to fingers and[...]

Maintenance 45 4. Disconnect the lamp connecto r from the projector . 5. Loosen the screw that secures the lamp . 6. Pull the lamp f rom the project or . • Pulling it too quickly may cause the lamp to break and scatter broken glass in the projector . • Do not place the lamp in locations where water might splash on it, children can reach it , or[...]

Maintenance 46 12. Restart the pr ojector . Do not turn the power on w i th the lamp cover removed. 13. Resetting the lamp counter Do not reset if the lamp is not replaced as this could cause damage. i. Press and hold the Ex it 5 button on the proj ec tor f or 5 seco nds to d isp lay t he to tal use d lamp time. ii. Press Aut o on the projector o r[...]

Maintenance 47 Indi ca tors Illustrati on • Blank - : Light OFF • O : Orange light • : L i g h t f l a s h i n g • R : R e d light • : L i g h t O N • G : Green light Light St atus & Description Power Te m p Lamp Power events The projec tor has just been connected to a power outlet. -- Stand- by mode. -- The Pow e r i n d i c a t o [...]

Maintenance 48 Thermal events -- The project or has shut down auto matically . If yo u tr y to r e-start the project or , it will shutdown again. Please contact y our dealer for assistance. - - - R R R R G R R R G R R O R R G R[...]

Maintenance 49 Safety instr uctions for ceil ing mounting of y our BenQ projec tor W e want you to ha ve a ple asant experience usin g your BenQ project or , so we need t o bring this safety matter to y our attention to prevent damage to person and p roperty . If you int end to mount your projector on the ceiling, we strongly recommend that you use[...]

Troubleshooting 50 T r oubleshooting THE PROJECT OR DOES NOT TURN ON. NO PICTURE BL URRED IMAGE REMOTE CONTR OL DOES NOT W ORK Cause Remedy There is no power from the power cable. Plug the power cord into the AC inle t on the projector , and plug the po wer cord into the power outlet. If the power outlet has a switch, make sure that it is switched [...]

Specifications 51 Specificat ions Pr ojec tor specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. General Pr oduct name Digital Projecto r Model name MP620 / MP720 / MP720p Optical Resolutio n 1024 x 768 X GA Displa y syste m 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/N umber F=2.6 to 2.77, f= 20.4 to 23.5 mm Lamp MP620 / MP720 230W lamp MP720p 220W lam[...]

Specifications 52 T iming char t Supported timing for PC input Suppo r ted timing f or Co mponent-YP b P r input Supported timing for V ideo and S-Video inputs Resolution Horizo ntal Frequency (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Mode 640 x 400 31.47 70.089 25.176 640 x 400_70 640 x 480 31.469 59.940 25.175 VGA_60 37.861 72.809[...]

Specifications 53 Dimensions Un i t : m m[...]

Warranty 54 W arra nty Limited W arrant y BenQ warrants this product against any defects in mat erial and workmanship, und er normal usage and storage. Proof of p urcha se date wi ll b e requi red w ith any war ran ty c laim . In the event this prod- uct is found to be defective within the warr anty period, BenQ’ s only obligation and your ex clu[...]

Regulation Stat ements 55 R egulation Statements FCC statement CLASS B : This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency e nerg y and, if not installed and used in acc ordance wi th the instructions, may cause harmful inter- ference to radio communications. However , th ere is no guarantee that inter ferenc e wi ll not occur in a par[...]