BOXLIGHT CD-550m Bedienungsanleitung

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FCC W arning This eq uipment has been tested and fou nd to co mply w ith the limits fo r a Class A digital devi ce, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provi de r easonable pro tect ion against harmful interfer ence when the equipment is operated in a commer cial envir onment. This equipmen t generates, uses, and can [...]

Declarat ion of Conf ormity Manufac tu r er: Boxlight 19332 Powd er Hill Pl ac e , Pou lsb o , W ashingotn , US A W e declare under our so le responsibi li ty t ha t th e CD-4 50m and CD-55 0m Projec- tors c onform to t he fo llowin g directives and norm s: Directive 89/3 36/EE C, Ame n d ed by 93/ 68/EE C EMI: EN 55 022 (1 992) Class A EMC: EN 500[...]

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i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Instruc tions iii Introd uction 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 2 Unpacking the Projecto r 2 Usage Guidelines 5 If Y ou N eed As sis ta nce 5 Warranty 5 Setting up the Projector 7 Connecting the CableP ro III to the Projector 8 Preparing to Conn ect Your Equipment to the Projector 9 Connecting a L aptop Computer 10 [...]

ii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Appendix 43 Spe cifica tions 4 3 Acce ssorie s 45 Portable an d Laptop Activation Chart 47 Using Video Mirroring with a PowerBook Computer 52 Projected Image Size 53 Index 57[...]

iii SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please rea d and follow all safety instructions pr ovided BEFORE using your new projector . Failure to comply with safety ins truc- tions may result in fir e, electrical shock, o r personal injury and may damage or im pair protection pr ovided by equipment. Plea se save a l l sa fety in stru ctio n s . Safety Defi nitio ns: [...]

iv Safe ty Instruct ions • Caut ion: Don’t set liquids on the projector . Spil led liquids m ay damage your pr ojector . • Caut ion: Don’t place the pr ojector on a hot surface or in direct sunlight. • Caut ion: Do not drop the pr ojector . T ran sport the projector in a Boxlight-appr oved case; see page 46 for a list of ca ses. • Caut [...]

1 INTR ODUCTION The Boxlight ® CD-450m an d CD-550m lightweight multimedia pro jectors are specifically designed for the mobile presenter . They generate crisp, clear images using Digital Light Processing™ (DLP) technology . The pro jectors are easy to connect, easy to use, and easy to maintain. The soft carry case makes it easy to trans- port t[...]

2 Intr oducti on Comp atibi lity The projector is compatible with a wide variety of computers and video devices, including: • IBM-com patible computers, includ ing laptops , up to 102 4x768 resolution at 75 Hz • Apple Macinto sh and PowerBook computers up to 1024x768 resolution at 75 Hz. • Most standar d VCRs, DVD players, camcorders and lase[...]

3 F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1. CD-450m or CD-550 m pr o- jector and lens ca p 6. RC A audio /video (A/V ) cable 2. Soft car r y case 7. CablePro III 3. User’ s Guide and quick start card 8. C ablePr o USB mouse cab le 4. P ow er cor d 9. Cable Pro PS/2 mou se cable 5. Remote 10. CablePro audio cable[...]

4 Intr oducti on F IGURE 2 Side view of pro jector F IGURE 3 Front view of proj ector connec tor panel spe aker focu s rin g elevator but ton power cord connector key p a d pow er swit ch focu s rin g zoom ring[...]

5 Usag e Guidel ines • Do not loo k dir ectly i nto the projection lens when the projector is turned on. The bright li ght may harm your eyes. • Do not block the grills on the projector . Restricting the air flow can cause it to ove rheat and turn off. If this happens, you must wait a minute before attempting to turn it back on. • Handle the [...]

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7 SETTING UP THE PR OJECTO R 1 Place the pr ojector on a f lat surface. • The pr ojector must be within 10 feet ( 3 m) of your power source a nd within 8 feet (2.4 m) o f your computer . • If you want to pr oject fr om behind a translucent scr een, set up the pr ojector behind your screen. See “ Rear Projectio n” on page 31 to r everse the [...]

8 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Connecting the Cab lePr o I II to the Pro jector CA UT IO N: Tu r n o f f t h e computer , monitor and projector whenever you connect or disconnect cables . The CablePro III (r eferr ed to as “CableP ro” in this manual for brevity) simplifies the connection pr ocess by providing a central hub for all the co nnection[...]

9 Prep aring to Connect Y our Equipmen t to the Pro jector NO TE : Before you continue, mak e sure the pr ojector and your equipment are turned off. If you’ re connecting a computer , mak e sure the distance betw een it and the pr ojector is 10 fee t or less . Now you’re r eady to conn ect your equipment. Computers are connected to the Ca blePr[...]

10 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Conne cting a Lapt op Comp uter NO TE: Many laptop computers do not automatically turn on their external video por t when a secondar y display device suc h as a pr ojector is connected. Ref er to your computer manual for the command that activates the external video por t. Activation commands for some laptop computers [...]

11 F IGURE 8 Connecting the CablePro audio and mous e cables to a laptop computer If y our com puter has a USB connector an d is running Windo ws 98, use the US B mous e cable NO TE: The USB mo us e is sup- por ted for use with Windows 98 only. 1 Plug the end of the Ca blePro mouse cable into the mouse connector on your comp uter . 2 Plug the end o[...]

12 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Connecti ng a De sktop Co mputer 1 Locate the cable that connects yo ur monitor to yo ur computer . Unplug it fro m the computer . NO TE: If yo u are connecting an older Macintosh computer that does not have a 15-pin connector , you must use the Mac adaptor betw een the computer and the CablePro. S ee “Optional Acces[...]

13 Do y ou wa nt to cont rol y our compute r’ s mouse fr om the pr ojector’ s re mote or k eypad? If y our comput er has a PS/2 co nnector , use the PS /2 mouse cable 1 Unplug the mouse cable fr om your computer . NO TE : A USB mouse is hot-plug- gable , meaning you do not need to re-boot your computer after con- necting the mouse to use it. A [...]

14 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Conne cting a V ideo Pl a y er 1 If your video player uses a r o und, one-pr ong com posite video connector, you’ll need only the A/V cable that shipped with the pr ojector. • If your video player uses a round, fo ur-pr ong S-video con- nector , you’ll need an S-video cable in addition to th e A/V cable. The S-vi[...]

15 F IGURE 12 Connecting the projector to a video player using an S-video cable and the audio con- nectors on the standard A/V cable 4 Plug the A /V cable’s w hite con nector into the l eft “audio out” port on your video player . Plug the cable’s red connector into the right “audio out” port on the video player (Figure 1 1 and Figure 12[...]

16 Setti ng up the Pr ojector P o weri ng up the Pr ojecto r and Adjust ing the Ima g e NO TE : Always use the pow e r cor d that shipped with the pr ojector . 1 Remove the lens cap. 2 Plug the power cord into the side of the pro jector, then plug it into your electrical outlet. A sur ge-pro tected power strip is reco mmended. 3 T urn on the projec[...]

17 T urning Off the Pr ojector If you want to turn o ff the pr ojector for a short period of time, press the st andby button on the key pad or remote. This blan ks the screen for fifteen minutes, but keeps the pro jector running. (Y ou can change the amount of time the pr ojector stays in stan dby mode; see “Standby T ime” on page 30 for detail[...]

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19 USING T HE PR OJECTOR This section describes how to use an d make adjustments to the pro jector . It also pr ovides a refer ence to the keypad a nd remote buttons and the opti ons available from the on-screen menus. Basic Ima ge Adjus tment 1 Make sur e you have power ed up your equipment in the right or der (page 16). 2 If the image doesn’ t [...]

20 Using the Pr ojector F IGURE 13 Remote co ntrol Press anywher e on the edge of the disk mouse to move the cursor on the scr een. Y ou can move the cursor at any angle by pr essing the corresponding edge of the disk. The mouse button on the top of the remote simulates you r computer ’s right mouse butto n; the button on the botto m si mulates y[...]

21 Adjusting the P rojecto r T o focus the image, rotate the f ocus ring (Figure 14) until the image is clear . T o zoom the imag e, rotate the zoom ring. This adjusts the im age size with out affecting focus. F IGURE 14 Focus ring, zoom ring, and elevator button The pr o jector is equipped w ith a self-locking, q uick-r elease eleva- tor foot and [...]

22 Using the Pr ojector Using the K e ypad and Remote Butto ns The keypad is lit orange when the projector is on an d lit green while the menus are displayed. While th e menus are displayed, the volume, source, and standby buttons a ct as navigation but- tons. See “Using th e On-Screen Me nus” on page 24 for details. F IGURE 16 Keypad Menu Pres[...]

23 Standb y When you press standb y , the disp lay and audio turn off and a blank scree n is displayed for 15 minutes. Y ou can change the amount of time the pr ojector stays in standby mode; see “Stand b y T im e” o n p a ge 30 for d etails. • If you pr ess st and by again within 1 5 minutes, the pro jector returns to no rmal op era tions im[...]

24 Using the Pr ojector Using the On-Scr een Menus The projector h as six drop-down menus that allow you to m ake image ad justments an d change a vari ety of settings. Mo st of these adjustments aren’t ava ilable directly fro m the keypad. NO TE: Some menu items may be gr ayed out at cer tain times. This indicates the item is not applicable to y[...]

25 Displ a y Menu F IGURE 18 Display menu Bright ness Adjusting the brightness chang es the intens ity o f the image. • Press the left mo use button to darken the im age. • Press the right mouse button to ligh ten the image. Tint The tint adjusts the r ed-green color balance in the pr ojected image. Ch anging the T int setting ha s no effect on[...]

26 Using the Pr ojector Color The color setting adjusts a video image fr om black and white to fully saturated color . • Press the left mouse button to decrease the amount of color in the image. • Press the right mouse button to incr ease the amount of color in the image. Blank Sc reen Blank Scr een determines what color is displayed when there[...]

27 Audio Men u F IGURE 19 Audio menu Vo l u m e NO TE: Ch anging the volum e fro m the menu is the same as ch anging it usin g the k eypad. • Press the left mo use button to decrease the volume. • Press the right mouse button to increase the volume. V olume adjustments you make ar e saved for each sour ce. Tr e b l e The tr eble setting control[...]

28 Using the Pr ojector Ima ge Menu F IGURE 20 Image menu Auto I mage NO TE: Some sc reen savers interfere w ith the operation of Auto Image. If you’ re experiencing pro blems , tr y turning your screen saver off, then turning Auto Image off and bac k on. The projector automatically adj usts tracking , signal s ynch roniza- tion and vertical and [...]

29 Manual T rackin g The projector adjusts tracking auto ma tically to match the video signal from your com puter . However , if the dis play show s evenly spaced, fuzzy , vertical lines or if the pro jected image is too wide or too narro w for the scr een, try turning Auto Ima ge of f th en ba ck on again. I f the ima ge is still bad, try adj usti[...]

30 Using the Pr ojector Controls Menu F IGURE 21 Controls me nu Video Standar d NO TE: If you already know the video standard used in your geo gr ap hical area, it’ s often best to manually select it. When V ideo sta ndard is set to Auto, the pr ojector attem pts to pick the video stand ar d (NTSC, NTSC 4.4 3, P AL, P AL-M, P AL-N, or SECAM) au t[...]

31 Rear Pr ojection When you turn Rear Pro jec ti on on, the proj ector r everses the image so you can pr oject fr om behind a translucent screen . High- light Rear Pr ojection, then click either mouse button to turn this featur e on and of f. Defaul t Source Default Sour ce toggles between Computer and V ideo. This deter- mines which source the pr[...]

32 Using the Pr ojector Displa y Star tup Screen This setting to ggles between On an d Off . When this fea ture is On, the startup screen appears when the pr ojector starts up and remains until an active source is detected. The startup screen con- tains information on contacting Boxlight. Click either mouse but- ton to turn this feature of f and di[...]

33 Status Menu This is a read-only window for informa tio nal purposes. T o dis- play the status window , select Show status from the menu, then click either mouse button. T o r emove the window , click either mouse button . F IGURE 23 Status m enu Lamp hour s used Indicates how many hours the curr ent lamp has been in use. The counter starts at ze[...]

34 Using the Pr ojector Softwa re v e rs ion Indicates the projector ’s software version. This informat ion is useful when contacting T echnical Support. Cabl ePro v ersion Indicates the CablePr o’s software version. This information is useful when contacting T echnical Support. Source Indicates the active source, Computer or V ideo.[...]

35 MAINTENANCE & T R OUBLES HOOTING This section describes how to: • clean the lens • r eplace the proj ection lamp • r eplace the batteries in the remote • use the Kensington lo ck fea ture • tr oubleshoot the pr ojector Cleaning the Le ns Follow these steps to clean the projection lens: 1 Apply a non-abrasive cam era lens cleaner to[...]

36 Mainte nance & T rouble shooting 4 Pull the lamp door up and r emove it. F IGURE 24 Removing the lamp door CA UT I O N: Ne ver oper ate the pro j ector with the lam p door open or remove d. This dis rupts the air flow and causes the pr ojector to ove rheat. 5 Loosen the two no n-rem ovable scr ews on the ou tside of the module. F IGURE 25 Lo[...]

37 6 Slide the lamp connector to the right to disconnect it fr om the pro jector (Figure 26). F IGURE 26 Sliding the lamp connector 7 Remove the module (Figur e 27). WA R N I N G : Do not drop the lamp module or touc h the glass bulb! The glass may shatter an d cause injur y. F IGURE 27 Removing the lamp module[...]

38 Mainte nance & T rouble shooting 8 Align the new la mp m odule in the correct dir ection. 9 Gently push th e mo dule in as far as it goes. 10 T ighten the screws o n the outside of the module. 11 Slide the lamp connector to the left to re-atta ch it. 12 Insert the tabs at the top of the lamp door in to the proj ector and pr ess the lamp door[...]

39 Using the K ensington Loc k The pr ojector has a Ke nsington Security Standar d connector for use with a Kensington Micr oSaver Security System (Figure 28 ). Refer to the info rmation that came with the Kensington System for instructions on how to use it to secure the pr ojector . F IGURE 28 Installing the Kensington lock T roubles hoo ting Prob[...]

40 Mainte nance & T rouble shooting Pr ob lem: Color or te xt not being pr ojec ted • Y ou might need to adjust the brightne ss up or down until the text is visible. Ref er to “Br ightness” on page 25 for more info r- mation. Pr ob lem: The scr een res olution is not right • Make sur e the computer ’s video car d is set for a resoluti[...]

41 2 Click the Settings ta b. 3 V erify that the Desktop ar ea is set to 1024 x768 or less. Also check the following: • Does your computer have a com patible video boar d? The pro- jector isn’t CGA or EGA compatible. • Is your computer ’s video port activated? This is especially true for laptop com puters. See “Portable and Laptop Activa-[...]

42 Mainte nance & T rouble shooting Pr oblem: Imag e is “noisy ” or str e ak ed T ry these steps in this or der . 1 Deactivate the scr een saver on your computer . 2 Tu r n Auto Imag e of f and then back on a gain. See “Auto Image” o n page 28. 3 Adjust the syn chronizatio n a nd tracking ma nual ly to find an optim al settin g. See “[...]

43 APPENDIX Specific ations The pr ojectors must be opera ted and stored w ithin the tempera- ture an d humidity ranges specified. Te m p e r a t u r e Operating 50 to 104 ° F (1 0 to 40 ° C) Non -opera ting -4 to 158 ° F (-2 0 to 70 ° C) Humid ity Operating and non-oper . 5% to 95% relativ e humidity , non-condensing Dimensions 3.9 x 9 x 12. 5[...]

44 Appendix Video Audio Input Input Imped ance 5K ohm DC couple d Maximum In put V oltage (L IN + R IN ) PEA K < 4. 5 V for TH D ≤ 0. 3% L IN or R IN < 2. 0 Vrms f or THD ≤ 0.3% Sensitivity 100 mV at 1 KHz f or 88 dB SPL at 1 meter Connector T ype RCA jack Compute r Audio In put Input Imped ance 10K ohm nom inal , A C co uple d Maximum In[...]

45 Accessor ies NO TE: Use only Bo xlig ht- appr oved acce ssories . Other prod- ucts have not been tested with the pr ojector . P ow er Cor ds (one ships w ith pr ojector , type depend s on country) Standar d Accessories (shi p with th e projector ) Quic k Star t card User’ s Guide Soft Case Shi p pi ng Bo x CablePr o III and Cables CablePr o Au[...]

46 Appendix Option al Ac cesso r ies Delux e Soft Case ATA T r a v e l C a s e Ex ecutive Leather Case Delux e T ra vel Case Macintosh Adaptor CablePr o Lite comp uter cable 6.5 ft (2 m) Cable Pr o Extens ion C able, non-pl enum r ated, 60.7 ft (1 8.5 m) Cabl ePro Extensi on Cab le , plenum -rate d, 60.7 ft (18. 5m) CablePr o 2 Cab leP r o 2 Insta [...]

47 P o r table and Laptop Acti vation Char t Many laptop computer s do not automatically turn on their exter- nal video port when a secondary display device such as a pro jec- tor is connected. Activation commands for some laptop computers are listed in the follow ing table. (If your computer is not listed or the given command does not work, refer [...]

48 Appendix Austin Ctrl-A lt-comma Ctrl-Alt- comma Aw ard FN-F6 FN-F6 BCC* au tomatic reb oot computer Bondwell LCD or CR T options after bootup re b o o t fo r L C D o r CR T options to appear Chapl et** setup scr een setup screen FN-F6 FN-F6 FN-F4 FN-F4 Chembook FN-F6 FN- F6 Commax Ctrl-Alt-#6 Ctrl-Alt-#5 Compaq* ** Ctrl-Alt-< Ctrl-Alt- > F[...]

49 Ev erex* setup scr een option setup scr een option For -A Ctrl-Alt- Shift-C Ctrl-Shift-Alt-L Fujitsu FN-F10 Gatewa y FN-F3 FN-F1/FN-F1 again simul- taneous FN-F3 FN-F1 Grid* ** FN-F2, choose auto or simultaneous FN-F2 Ctrl-Alt-T ab Ctrl-Alt- T ab Hitachi FN-F7 FN-F7 Honey well FN-F10 F N-F 10 Hyundai setup scr een opt ion setup screen option IBM[...]

50 Appendix Magitr onic FN-F4 FN-F4 Maste rsp or t FN- F2 FN- F1 Micr o Express* automatic warm reb oot Micron FN-F2 FN-F 2 Micr oslate* automatic warm reboot Mitsub ish i SW2 On-O ff- Of f- Off SW2 Off-O n-On - On NCR setup scr een optio n setup scr een optio n NEC* ** setup scr een option setup scr een option CR T at the DOS prompt LCD at the DOS[...]

51 * These man ufactur ers ha ve model s that automatically send video to the extern al CR T port when some typ e of displa y devi ce is attached. ** These man ufactur ers offer mo re than one k ey comman d depend- ing on th e computer model. T winhead* FN- F7 FN-F7 FN-F5 FN-F5 Automatic Automatic WinBook Ctrl-Alt-F10 Ctrl-Alt-F10 W yse softwar e d[...]

52 Appendix Using Video Mir r oring wi th a P o werB oo k Computer When you turn video mirro ring (called SimulScan in newer Pow- erBooks-see below) on, the pro jector displays the same informa- tion that appear s on your PowerBook’s built-in scr een. When video mirr oring is off, the pr ojector acts like a separate display . T o turn on video m [...]

53 Projected I mage Size NO TE: U se these c har ts and tables to help you determine pr o- jected image siz e s. F IGURE 29 Projected image size for CD-450m T able 1: Image Size, W idth and Heigh t for CD-45 0m-maximum image size Distance to Screen (feet) Diagonal (fee t) Width (fee t) Heigh t (feet) 4.9 3.0 2.4 1.8 85 . 0 4 . 0 3 . 0 12 7 .6 6.1 4[...]

54 Appendix T able 3: Image Size, W idth and Height for CD-4 50m-mini mum image s ize Distance to Screen (feet) Diagonal (feet) Width (feet) Height (feet) 4.9 2.4 1.9 1.4 83 . 9 3 . 1 2 . 3 12 5.8 4.6 3.5 16 7.7 6.2 4.6 20 9.6 7.7 5.8 30 14.5 11 .6 8. 7 T able 4: Image Size, W idth and Heig ht for CD-450m-minimum im age size- (metric) Distance to S[...]

55 F IGURE 30 Projected image size for CD-550m T able 5: Image Size, W idth and Heigh t for CD-55 0m-maximum image size Distance to Screen (feet) Diagonal (fee t) Width (fee t) Heigh t (feet) 4.9 3.6 2.9 2.2 86 . 5 5 . 2 3 . 9 12 9 .7 7.8 5. 8 16 12.9 10 .3 7. 7 20 16.0 12 .8 9. 6 30 24.5 19.6 1 4.7 T able 6: Image Size, W idth and Height for CD-55[...]

56 Appendix T able 7: Image Size, W idth and Height for CD-5 50m-mini mum image s ize Distance to Screen (feet) Diagonal (feet) Width (feet) Height (feet) 4.9 3.0 2.4 1.8 85 . 0 4 3 12 7.4 5.9 4.4 16 9.9 7.9 5.9 20 12.4 9.9 7.4 30 18.6 14.9 1 1.2 T able 8: Image Size, W idth and Height for CD-5 50m-mini mum image s ize (metric) Distance to Scr een [...]

57 IND EX A access ori es, ord erin g 45, 46 activa ti on comm a nds fo r lap t op c o m - puters 47 adjust ing bass 27 brightn ess 25 colo r 2 6 contr ast 25 tin t 2 5 tre b le 27 volume 23, 27 adjust ing the he ight of the pr ojector 21 altit ude limits 43 assistance. See Technic al Support Audio menu 27 Audi o me nu o ption s Bass 27 Treble 27 V[...]

58 Inde x connecting IBM-comp a ti ble desktop comp ut er 1 2–13 IBM-com patibl e laptop 10–11 mouse 1 1 powe r co rd 1 6 video playe r 14–15 connector panel audi o ou t 9 contrast , adju st in g 25 Controls menu 30 Contro ls me nu o ptions Auto Source Select 31 Ceilin g 30 Default Source 31 Display M essage s 31 Display Startup Screen 32 Plu[...]

59 L lamp orderi ng 4 5 replacing 35 turns off unexpe c t edl y 4 2 lamp ho ur counter 3 3 Language me nu 32 language , select ing for menu s 32 lapt op co mp u ter s activa tion se quence to al low secondary di spl ay 47 connecting IBM- c ompatible 10 lens ca p 4 5 cleaning 35 M Macintos h computers com p at ib il ity 2 Menu butto n 24 menus. See [...]

60 Inde x T Technical Support informati on to have o n hand before you call 42 temperature li mits 43 test patter n 40 text no t visible 40 tint, adjust in g 2 5 treble, adjusting 27 trouble sh ooting 39 turnin g off t h e project or 17 turnin g on the proje ct o r 16 U USB mou se 11 V vertica l li nes d is played 29, 41 video 25 video mi rro ring [...]

LIMITED W ARRANTY Boxligh t (“Boxl ight”) w arrants t hat each CD-450 m and C D-550m (“the Product ”) sold h ereunder will con form to a nd func- tion in acc ordance wit h the wri tte n sp e ci ficatio ns of Bo xlig h t. S a id li mited wa rrant y sh al l apply o nly to th e first p e rso n or entity tha t purchases the Product for perso na[...]

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