BenQ MP720 Bedienungsanleitung

We l c o m e MP720 Digital Pr ojector M ainst ream 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 ructions 1 Important safet y instr uctions Y our Ben Q projector is designe d and tested to meet the latest stand ards for safet y of information tec hnology equipment. H oweve r , to ensur e safe use of this pr oduct, 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 co ol fo r a pproxi mat ely 45 minut es prior to remo ving the lamp assembly for replacement. 2. Do not operate lamps beyond the rated lamp li fe. Ex cessiv e operation of lamps bey ond the rated life could cause them [...]

Important safety inst ructions 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 te mpera tures may be come excessive ly hi g h, su ch as t[...]

Important safety inst ructions 4 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 10. Do not step on the projector or pl ace 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 proj ection lens with any objects when th e projector is un der operation as this c ould[...]

Introducti on 5 Int ro du ct i on Pr ojector featur es The projector integ rates hig h-perfor mance optical engine projection and a user-friend ly des ign to d eliv er h igh rel iabi lity an d ease o f use. The projector offers t he following features: • Selectable pa ssword protect ed function • Selectable quic k cooling function for reducing [...]

Introduction 6 Shipping cont ents The project or is shipped with the cables r equ ired for connection to a PC. Carefully unpack and verify that y ou have all of the items shown belo w. I f any of these items are missing, please cont act your place of pur chase. The supplied accessories will be suit able for your region, and may differ from those il[...]

Introducti on 7 Proj ec tor exte r i or v iew Fron t / u p p er si d e Rea r s i d e Ref er to "Connection" on page 18 for more information on making co nnections to various equipment. 1. Exte rnal control 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 "Shutdo w n" on page 30 for more information.) T urns the projector on or off. 2. Blank (Refer t o "Hiding the image" on page 29 for more information.) U sed to h ide the screen ima ge. Y ou can press any key[...]

Introduction 10 8. P ower indicator light (Refer to "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 or recting k eystone" on page 28 for more informat ion.) W hen the on-screen menu is not activated, #9 and #10 function as Ke y s to n [...]

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 Lef t and Right 4 butto ns a re us ed as d ire ct io na l ar rows to s el ect th e de si red menu ite ms and to make adjustments. 5. Menu (R efer to "U sing the menus" on page 32 for more information.) T urns on the on-screen d[...]

Introduction 12 R emote c ontrol effectiv e range Inf ra -Red (I R) remo te cont rol sen so rs are l o cate d on the front and the back of the projector . The remot e contro l must be held at an ang le within 30 degree s of the project or’ s IR re mote control sensors to function correctly . The distance between the r emote contro l and the senso[...]

Positioning your projector 13 P ositioning your pr ojector Choosi ng a locat ion Y our projec tor is desig ned to be inst alled in one of four possible installat ion 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 w ill dicta[...]

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 ojec ted image size The distance from the project or lens to the sc reen, the zoom se tting , and the video for mat each factors in the projected image size. The maximum (nativ e) resolution of the projector 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 m ine the po sit ion of the projecto r for a g iv en screen size: 1. Select your scr een size. 2. Ref er to the table a nd find the closes t match to your scr een size in the le ft columns labelled 'Screen Diameter' U sing this value, look acr oss this row to the rig ht to find the correspondin[...]

Positioning your projector 17 • The recommended focus range is from 1500-8000 millimeters (1.5-8 meters). • There is 3%-5% tolerance among these numbe rs due to optical component variations. Screen Diame ter 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 Ma x leng th (with mi n. zoom[...]

Connection 18 Connection When connecting a signa l source to the projector , be sure to: 1. T urn all equip ment off befor e making an y connectio ns. 2. U se the correct si gnal cables for each sourc e. 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 comput er (either through 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 do [...]

Connection 20 Connecting a monitor If y ou want to view yo ur presentation cl ose-up on a monit or as well as on the scr een, you can conn ec t th e RGB sig n al o utp ut s ocke t on the proj ec tor to an exte rn al m oni tor w i th a V GA cable by f ollowing the instructions below . Note: The D-SUB output only works w hen an appropriate D-SUB in p[...]

Connection 21 Connecting V ideo sourc e dev ices This section d escribes how t o connect the project or to V ideo sour ce devices usin g video cables. V ideo cable c onnections are r ecommended f or Vide o presentations. This projector also supports data (graphic) "PC" connection using Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi connection is not recommended for Video [...]

Connection 22 The audi o connections il lustr ated in the fol lowing se ctions a re provided for infor mational purposes only . Y ou need not co nnect audio to the projector if there is an a lternate sou nd syste m available, or if audio is not requir ed. Connecting a Component Video sourc e dev ice Examine your V ideo source device to det ermine i[...]

Connection 23 • The projector is only capable of playing mixed mono audio, even if a stere o audio input is conne cted. See "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 o n T V ( H D T V ) tu n e[...]

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 essary second connection of poorer picture quality . See "Connecting Video source devices" o[...]

Operation 25 Operation Star t up 1. Plug the power cord into the projector and into a wall sock et. T urn on the wa ll socket swit ch (where fitted). Check that the Po w e r in d i c a to r on the projector lights orange after power has been applied. 2. Remo ve the lens cap . If it is left on, it could become deforme d due to the hea t 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 start ed. 1. Open th e on-screen menu and go to Setting > Pa s s wo r d . Select On by p ress in g Left 3 or Right 4 . 2. When t he function is activated for the first time, a [...]

Operation 27 IMPORT A NT : Write yo ur selected password down here in this ma nual 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. Pr ess 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 keysto ne K eystoning re fers to the situation wher e the projecte d image is noticeably wider at either the top or bottom. It occurs when the projector is not p erpend icular 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 will [...]

Operation 29 Selecting an a pplication mo de The project or is preset with severa l predefined application modes so th at you can choose one to suit your opera ting enviro nment and input sourc e picture ty pe. T o select a operation mode that suits your need, press Mod e . The pi cture modes available for different ty pes of signals are shown belo[...]

Operat ion 30 R emote paging operations Y ou can oper ate your display software progr am (on a connected PC) which responds to page up/down commands (like Microsoft P owerP oint) by pressing Pag e Up and Pa g e D o w n o n t h e r e m o t e co n t r o l . See "Connecting a computer" on page 18 for details. Connect the projector to your PC[...]

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 disp lay (OSD ) menus vary acc ording to t he signal ty pe selected. *Whe n a Video or S-Video signal i s connected, the f unc tion is only a vailable with NTSC syst em selected. Functions available when rece iv ing different signal ty pes... Sub-Menu PC / DVI-A Wir[...]

Operat ion 32 U sing the men us The pr ojector is equ ipped with on-screen di splay (OSD) menus for mak ing 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 a djustment of th e keystone. 1. Press 6 Me nu on the p[...]

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 you[...]

Operat ion 34 Color T emp (depends on the selecte d Application mode) There are four color temper ature* sett ings are available. 1. T1: With the highes t color temperat ure, T1 makes the i mage 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 i[...]

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 resolution t o the native resolution of the projector . On : The pix[...]

Operat ion 36 3. Setting menu FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Mute (off) T ogg les projec tor audio between on and of f. V olume (5) Adjusts audio volume le vel. OSD Time (10) Sets the length of time the OSD will remain active after y our last button press. The range is from 5 to 100 seconds. Quick Cooling (of f) Enables or d isables[...]

Operation 37 4. A dvance menu FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Mirror (Floor front) The projector can be installed on a ceil ing or behind a screen, or with on e or more mirrors. C ontact your deale r for the ceiling mount bracket (optional acc essor y) if you need to install the project or on your ceiling. Ref er to "Choosing a [...]

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 i s hotter than 40 °C , or whenever the projector wi ll be used for extended periods of time (>10 hours) without shutdown. [...]

Operation 39 5. Information menu This menu shows you the cur rent oper ating s tatus 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 rce. Resolution Shows the native resolution of the [...]

Maintenance 40 M aintenance Care of the pr ojector Y our project or needs little main tenance. The only thing yo u need to do o n a regular basis i s to k eep the lens clean. Nev er remov e any parts of the pr ojector ex cept the lamp . Contact y our dealer if other parts need re placing. Cleaning the lens Clean the lens whene ver you notice dirt o[...]

Maintenance 41 A warning messa ge like the 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 leave the message, press the Exit button on the projec tor or remote control. T o clean the filter: 1. T urn the projector off and wait until the fans sto p r unning. 2. Disconnect the pr oj[...]

Maintenance 42 7. Refi t the filter case by ali gning 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 se ated in place, the project or w ill display an on-scr een message as pictured to th e righ t ever y three minutes . The message will dis[...]

Maintenance 43 Lamp information Calculation of lamp hour Wh en the project or is in operation, the duration (in hours) of lamp usage is aut omatically calcula ted by the built-in timer. The metho d of calculating the equivalent l amp hour is as follows: T otal (equivalent) lamp hour = hours used in Economic mode + hours us ed in norm al mode See &q[...]

Maintenance 44 Rep la c in 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 la mp. • T o reduce the risk of severe burn s, allow the projector to cool for at least 45 minutes before replacing the lamp. • T o reduce the risk of injuries to fingers and [...]

Maintenance 45 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 near flammable materi als. • Do not insert your hand[...]

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 for 5 se con ds to di sp lay t he tota l u sed lamp time. ii. Press Aut o on the projector or [...]

Maintenance 47 Indi c ator s Illustrati on • Blank - : Light OFF • O : Orange light • : L i g h t f l a s h i n g • R : R ed 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 automaticall y . If y ou try to re-start the project or , it will shutdown again. Please contact your deale r 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 yo u to hav e a pleasant experienc e usin g your BenQ project or , so w e need to bring this safety matter to y our attention to p revent damage to person and pr opert y . If you int end to mount your projector on the ceiling, we strongly recommend that you [...]

Troubleshooting 50 T r oubleshooting THE PROJECT OR DOES NOT TURN ON. NO PICTURE BL URRED IMA GE 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 power cord into the power outlet. If the power outlet has a switch, make sure that it is switched [...]

Specifications 51 Specificat ions Pr ojector specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. General Pr oduct name Digital Projecto r Model name MP720 Optical Resolutio n 1024 x 768 X GA Displa y system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/N umber F=2.6 to 2.77, f= 20.4 to 23.5 mm Lamp 230W lamp Electrical P ower supply A C100–240V , 1.5A–[...]

Specifications 52 T iming char t Supported timing for PC input Suppo r ted timing fo r Compone nt-YP b P r input Supported timing for V ideo and S-V ideo inputs Resolution Horizont al 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 V GA_60 37.861 72.8[...]

Specifications 53 Dimensions Un i t : m m 238 291 94[...]

Warranty 54 W arra nty Limited W ar rant y BenQ warrants this product against any defects in material and workmanship, under normal usage and storage. Proof of p urcha se d ate w il l be re quire d w ith a ny war ran ty cla im. In t he e vent t his p rod- uct is found to be defective within the warranty period, BenQ’ s only obligation and your ex[...]

Regulation Stat ements 55 R egulation Statements FCC statement CLASS B : This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in acc ordance with the instructions, ma y cause harmful inter- ference to radio communications. However , th ere is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particul[...]