InFocus X1a Bedienungsanleitung

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2 Declar ation of C onf ormity Manufa cturer: InFocus Co rporatio n, 27700B SW Parkwa y A ve. W ilsonvil le, Oregon 97070 USA European Office: Strawin skylaan 585, 107 7 XX Am sterdam, The Netherlan ds W e decla re under ou r sole respo nsibi lity th at this projector confo rm to th e follow ing directi ves and norm s: EMC Direct ive 89/3 36/EEC, A[...]

3 T able of Contents Introduc tion 5 Positioning t he projector 7 Projecto r and Device Conn ector Gu ide 8 Computer connections 8 Video connections 8 Connecting a computer s ource 11 Required computer connection s 11 Optional computer connections 11 Displaying a computer source image 12 Adjus ting the im age 13 Usin g the proj ector with Win dows [...]

4 Important Ope rating Consider ations f or Sa fety • Place t he projecto r in a hori zont al posi tion no greater than 15 d egrees off a xis. • Loca te the pr oj ector in a well -venti lated ar ea with out any obstr uctions to intake or exha ust vents. Do not plac e the pr ojector on a tablecloth or other sof t cove ring that m ay bloc k the v[...]

5 Intr oduction Y our new d igita l projector is sim ple to con nec t, easy to use, a nd stra ightf or- war d to maintain. It is a vers atile pr ojector that i s flexib le enough for busi - ness presen tations and home vi deo viewi ng too. It has na tive SVGA 800x60 0 resolu tion and is compa tible wi th a wid e variet y of co mputers and video dev[...]

6 Connec to r P anel The pr ojector pr ovides b oth computer and vi deo connection options, including : •U S B • VESA for comp uter and v ideo • S-video • Composi te RCA audio/video comput er S-video RCA audio/video USB[...]

7 P ositioning the pr ojector T o determine wher e to position the pr oject or , consider th e size and sha pe of your scr een, the location of y our power outlets, and the distance between the proj ector and the r est of your equipment. H ere a r e some gene ral guide- lines: • Posi tion the pr ojector o n a flat sur face at a ri ght angle to th[...]

8 Pr ojector and Devi ce Connector Guide The followi ng should help you f ind the conn ectors that you w ant to use t o obtain the best r esolution possible from your input d ev ices, such as computers, standar d VCRs, DVD players (pr ogr ess ive and i nterlaced), HD sour ces (1 080i and 720P HDTV format s), TV an d satellit e tuner s, cam cor ders[...]

9 Video De vic e Video Compatib ility If Y our Device Connector Is Atta ch to Ada pter or Labe led Connect or on Projector F or Setup Instructions, see Com ment s Standa rd Br oadcast TV (not HDTV) via: c able, digital cable, satelli te TV , D VD , or VCR NTSC, P AL, and SEC AM formats Composite video or S -vid eo Composite video or S -vid eo Compo[...]

10 Video De vic e Video Compatib ility If Y our Device Connector Is Atta ch to Ada pter or Labe led Connect or on Projector F or Setup Instructions, see Com ment s HDTV (High Definition TV) 1080i, 720p VGA Component video Computer In Computer In via opti ona l VES A to Component adapter VESA co nnect ion o n page 18 Component v ideo con nection on [...]

11 Connecting a computer source Required compute r connection s Connect one end of the pr ovided computer cable (see page 16 for connect- ing vid eo device s) to the Co mputer In con nector on the pr ojector . Conn ect the other end t o the VESA port on your computer . If you are us ing a deskt op computer , you will ne ed to di sconnect the monito[...]

12 Displa ying a computer sour ce image Remove the lens cap. To g g l e t h e Po w e r switch on the side of the pr ojector to the On position. The LED fla shes gr een a nd the fa ns start t o run. When the lamp comes on, the start up s creen displays and the LED is steady gr een. It can take a minut e for the im age to achie ve fu ll bri ght ness [...]

13 Adjusting the imag e If nec essary , ad just t he heig ht of th e pr ojector by pr essin g the r elea se but ton to exte nd the foot. If neces sary , rotate the le veling foot loca ted at the rear of the projec tor . A void placing yo ur hands n ear the ho t exhaust v ent in fr ont of the pr ojector . Position the projector t he desir ed dista n[...]

14 Using the pr ojector with Windo ws 98 for the first time The first time you connect a computer running W i ndows 98 to the projector , the computer recognizes t he pr ojector as “new har dwar e” and th e Add Ne w H a rd wa re W iz ard ap p e ar s . F o ll ow t h es e i n st ru c ti o ns to u s e t h e Wiz- ar d to load the c orr ect driv er [...]

15 Skip this page if you did not conn ect a USB m ouse c able Fo r W i n d ow s 9 8 : • If you connected the USB cable, the Add N ew Har dwar e W izard appears again . Driv ers m ust be i nstal led to u se t he USB f unct ionali ty . • The Wiza rd launches t hree times . The fir st time it dete cts a USB Co mposite Device . The second time a US[...]

16 Connecting a video de vice Y o u can connect video devices such as VCRs, DVD players, camcorders, digital cameras, video g ame conso les, HDTV r eceive rs, and TV tuners to t he proj ector . Ther e is also an audio in put via the r ed an d white A/ V connec- tors . Y ou can c onnec t th e aud io d ire ctly to th e pr oje ctor to ge t soun d fr o[...]

17 Video de vi ce connections Composite video connection Plug th e pr ovided A/V c able’s ye llow conn ector int o the v ideo-out conn ec- tor on th e vide o dev ice. Plug the oth er ye llow conne ctor in to the yellow Video 2 co nnector on t he pr ojector . Plug a white connector into the left aud io out connector on the video device and plug a [...]

18 VESA connection If your video devic e has a 15-pin VGA output, plug one end of th e included computer cable into the VGA connector on yo ur video sour ce. Th is connec- tor may be lab eled “ T o Mon itor” on the v ideo sour ce. Plug the computer cable i nto the Computer In co nnect or on the pr ojector . Use th e A/V cabl e’s r ed an d whi[...]

19 Displa ying video Remove the lens cap. To g g l e t h e Po w e r switch on the si de of the p r oject or to the On positio n. The LED fla shes gr een a nd the fa ns start t o run. When the lamp comes on, the sta rt-up scr een is displa yed and t he LED is s teady green . It ca n take a minut e for the im age to achie ve fu ll bri ght ness . ? No[...]

20 Adjust the z oom and fo cus. If the image is not sq uare, a djust th e keystone us ing the b uttons on the key- pad. Pr ess the top Key s t o n e butt on to reduce the upper part of the i mage, and press the b ottom Ke y s t o n e butt on to r educe th e lowe r par t. Adju st th e volu me on the k eypa d. Adjust the Co ntrast , Bright ness, Colo[...]

21 Shutting do wn the pr ojector The projector automati cally display s a black screen after n o activ e source is detected for 3 0 minutes. Th is black s creen helps pr eserv e the life of the pr o- jector . The image return s when an active source is det ected or a keypad but- ton is press ed. Screen Sa v e Y ou can make the black scr een a ppear[...]

22 Problem Solution Result no start up scr een plug po wer co rd in pr oj ector’ s left side rem ove le ns ca p toggle power switch correct i mage only start up scr een ap pears pre ss the Com puter b utton activa te laptop’ s external por t comput er i ma ge pr ojec ted toggle power s witch on side Startup Screen A Startup Screen res ta r t l [...]

23 Problem Solution Result no compute r image, just t he wor ds “Signal ou t of range” press the Auto Image button o n k eypad comput er i ma ge pr ojec ted A Signal out of range P a nel> Dis pla y>Se tti ng s>Ad va nced >Ad a pter (locati on varie s b y operat ing system ) y ou ma y a lso nee d to set a d iffer ent re soluti on on [...]

24 F or M acint osh: Im ag e f uzzy or cr op ped Set y ou r comput er’ s displa y r e solution to the native resolu tion of the projecto r (Apple me nu> System Preferences>Displays, choose 10 24x768) Ima g e cl ear an d n ot cr opped Only m y laptop ’ s bac kgr ound appear s, not t he Desktop icons Disable “Extend m y Windo ws Desktop?[...]

25 Problem Solution Result ima g e fuz zy or cr opp ed set you r computer’ s displa y r esolution to the na tive resolution of the p rojector (Start>Settings> Contr ol Panel>Display>Settings tab) select 80 0x600 image clear an d not cropped ima ge not center ed on scr een mo ve pr ojector , adjust zoom, ad just heig ht correct i mage [...]

26 Problem Solution Result ima ge not squar e adjust K eyst one on k ey pad squar e imag e image not sharp adjust Sharpness (video sources only) in the Pictur e> Adva nced me nu correct i mage image does not fi t 4:3 or 16:9 screen change asp ect rat io to 4: 3 or 16: 9 in Picture >Aspect ra tio m enu correct i mage AB AB AB[...]

27 Problem Solution Result image upsi de down turn off ceiling in Settin gs>Sys tem menu correct i mage image r ev ersed lef t to righ t turn off r e ar in Setti ngs>S yste m m enu correct i mage pr oje cted c olors do n’ t match sour ce adjust co lor , tint, co lor temp erature , brightne ss, cont rast in the menus correct i mage AB AB A A[...]

28 Problem Solution Result The vi deo em bed ded in m y P o w erP oint pr ese ntat ion d oes not pla y on the scr een T urn off the inte rnal LC D display on your lap to p Embedde d v ideo p lays correctly lamp won’t turn on, LED blinking red ma ke su re ve nt s a ren ’t b l oc ked , t ur n o ff t he pro jec tor and allo w it to cool for one mi[...]

29 Still need assistance? If you need assi stance, visit o ur website or call us. See the in side of the back cover for suppo rt cont act inf ormation . This prod uct is ba cked by a lim ited warranty . A service pro tection plan may be pur chased from y our dealer . When sending the projecto r in for repair , we recommend shipping the unit in its [...]

30 Using the optional remote contr ol If you purch ase the option al re mote, it uses two AA bat teries. They a re eas- ily inst alled b y slidi ng th e cover o f f the r emo te’s bac k, ali gning the + an d - ends of t he batterie s, slidin g the m into plac e, and t hen r eplacin g the co ver . Caution : When repl acin g the ba tter ies, be awa[...]

31 Using the audio Using the pro jector’ s speak ers T o use the proj ector ’s speaker , conne ct your so urce to t he Aud io In conn ec- tors ( L an d/or R ) on the projector ’s composite connectors. T o adjust the volume, pr ess the Vo l u m e button s on the keypad . If you purchased the optional r emote, you can mute the sound by pressing[...]

32 Using the k eypad buttons Most bu ttons a r e describe d in det ail in ot her sect ions, bu t her e is an over- view of the ir func tions: Menu –ope ns the o n-screen me nus (pag e 35). Select –confirms choices made in the menus (page 35 ). Up/D own arro ws –navi gate s to and adju sts se ttin gs in the men us (pa ge 35) . Auto I mage –r[...]

33 Optimizing computer images After your comput er is connected properly and the computer ’s image is on the scre en, you can optimize the i mage using t he onscr een menus. For gen- eral info rmation on using the men us, see page 35. • Adjus t the Ke ysto ne, C ontra st, or Bri ght ness in the Pict ure menu (page 36). • Change t he Aspect Ra[...]

34 Optimizi ng video im ag es After your vide o de vice is co nnec ted p roper ly and the i mage is on t he screen , you can opti mize the image us ing the on scre en menus. For genera l information o n using the menus, see page 35. • Adj ust th e Keysto ne, Con trast, B rightness , Colo r , or T int in the Pic ture men u (pag e 36). • Change t[...]

35 Using the menus T o open the menus, press th e Menu bu tton o n the key pad or op tional rem ote. (T he menu s automa tically close aft er 60 sec onds if no butt ons ar e press ed.) The M ain menu appears. Use the arro w buttons t o move up and down to highli ght the desir ed submenu, then pr ess the Select button . T o change a men u setti ng, [...]

36 Picture menu T o adjust th e followi ng settin gs, hi ghligh t the set ting, pr ess Select , use the up and do wn arrows to adj ust th e values , then p ress Select to conf irm th e changes . Ke y s t o n e : ad just s the i mage ve rtic ally an d make s a square r image . Y ou can also adj ust key stone fr om t he key pad. Contra st : contr ols[...]

37 Presets : Pr esets are pr ovided that optimiz e the pr ojector for displayin g computer presen tations , photographs, film images , and video i mages. F ilm input is mater ial origin ally ca ptur ed on a film cam era, l ike a mov ie; video input is mater ial origin ally ca ptur ed on a video ca mera, l ike a T V show or sporting event. Y ou can [...]

38 Advanced menu Sharpness : (video sources only) changes the clarity of the edges of a video image. Select a sharpne ss sett ing. Color S pace : Thi s option appl ies to comp uter and componen t video sour ces. It al lows yo u to select a colo r s pace th at h as bee n spec ifically tuned for the input si gnal. When Auto is sel ected , the projec [...]

39 Settings menu Audio : allows adjustme nts to V olume of the int ernal speaker an d allow s a chime to p lay w hen st arti ng th e pr oject or . Adjustmen ts can also be ma de from t he pro jector ’s keypad a nd the optional r emote. Sour ces: P o w er -up S our ce de termines which s our ce the projec tor ch ecks first fo r acti ve vide o duri[...]

40 Star tup Logo: allows you to display a bl ank scr een instead of the d efault scr een at s tartup, a nd wh en no sour ce is detec ted. Blank Screen : determine s what col or i s display ed when y ou pr ess the Blank bu tton on t he optiona l remot e. Effect K ey : allows yo u to ass ign a dif fer ent func tion to t he Ef fect b utton on the o pt[...]

41 Languag e : allow s yo u to sel ect a lang ua ge fo r the o nscree n dis play . Ser vice : T o use these featur es, hig hlight them and pre ss Select . Fac to r y Re se t : restor es all set tings to th eir defaul t. Lamp Reset : resets the lamp hours used counter in the About menu t o zer o. Do th is only after changin g the la mp. Ser vice Cod[...]

42 Maintenance Cleaning th e Lens 1 Apply a non -abrasiv e camer a lens cleaner to a soft, dr y cloth . • A void using an excessiv e amoun t of cleaner , and don’t apply the cleaner dir ectly to the lens. Abrasiv e cleaners, solven ts or other harsh chemic als might sc ratch the len s. 2 Lightly wipe the clea ning clo th over th e lens in a cir[...]

43 4 Loose n th e two capti ve scr ews th at a ttach the lamp hous ing t o the pr o- jector . 5 Detac h the lamp con nector from the projector by de pressing the lo cking tab on t he connect or and lig htly pull ing it fr ee. WA R N I N G : T o avoid bu rns, allow the pr oject or to cool for at le ast 30 minu tes be f ore yo u rep l a ce t he la mp[...]

44 Cleaning the Lamp Ho using Screens In dirty or dusty envir onment s, the two dust filter s creens in the lamp h ous- ing can become clogged, causing high temperatures and prematur e lamp failur e. Routin e maint enance to rem ove dus t from the scr eens lowers the lamp operating temperature and pr olongs lamp life. T o maximize lamp life you sho[...]

45 Appendix Projected Imag e Siz e NO TE : V i sit ou r webs ite for an inte ract ive im age si ze calc ulator . Red LED Be ha vior and Projector Err ors If the pr ojector is not functioning properly a nd the LED is blinkin g re d, con- sult Ta b l e 3 to determine a possible cause. Ther e are t wo-second pause s between the b linkin g cycles. V is[...]

46 Numerics 16x9 vs 4 x3 screen aspect 16 800x600 reso lutio n 5 A About 39, 40 Advance menu 37 advancing s lides 11 Aspect Rati o 39 Aspect ratio 35 aspe ct rati o 16 Audio 38 Audio In co nnector 11, 17, 30 audio in put 1 6 Autoso urce 38 B Blank button 32 Blank Screen 39 blinking green 21 blinking red 21 Brightness 35 C cable box 16 Color 35 Colo[...]

47 L Lamp Housing S creens cleaning 43 lamp replacement 41 Lamp Rese t 40 Language 40 LED 21 blinking green 21 solid green 21 LED Behavior red 44 LED behavior 21 leveling foot 19 Low Po wer 38 M Macintosh computers compat ibility 5 maintai ning the projector 41 Menu bu tton 34 menu us age 34 Mute button 30 O optimiz ing im age s 32 optimi zing vi d[...]

48 solid green 21 solid red 21 Sourc es 38 Star tup Lo go 3 9 S-vi deo co nne cto r 17 Sync Threshhold Adjust 3 7 Syste m 38 T Tint 35 Tracking 37 troublesho oting 21 turning o ff projector 21 TV tuner 16 U USB, co nnect ing 11 V Vertical 37 video optimizing 33 Video Standard 37 volume a djust ment 20 Volume button 30 W warranty 28 Windows 2000 15 [...]

49 Limited W arranty Subjec t to the Limit ations, Exclusio ns and Disclaimer s her eof , InFoc us Cor- porat ion (“In Focus”) wa rran ts th at the Pr oj ector , Lamps and A cce ssories (her einafter coll ectively or individually r efer red t o as “Pr oduct” as appro- priate) pur cha sed fr om In Focus, an InFocus distri butor , or an I nFo[...]

50 SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMIT A T IONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED W ARRANTY MA Y LAST , SO SUCH LIMIT A T IONS MA Y NOT AP PL Y TO YOU. Limited W arranty P eriod The Limited W arranty periods hereof commence on the date of purcha se by the end-user customer . These Limited W arranty pr ovisions sh all apply only to the en d-user purchaser (f[...]