BenQ LW61ST+ manual

LX60ST/L W61ST Digital Pr ojector User Manual[...]

Table of contents 2 Ta b l e o f c o n t e n t s Important safety instructions ........................... 3 Introduction .......................... 7 Projector featu res .......... ............. .......... .... 7 Shipping content s ............... ............... ........ 8 Projector exte rior view ........... ............ .... 9 Controls and func[...]

Important safety inst ructions 3 Impor tant safety instructions Y our projector is designed and tested to meet the latest st andards for safety of information technology equipment. Howev er , to ensur e safe use of this product, it is important that you follow the instructions mentioned in th is manual and mark ed on the pr o duct. Safety Instructi[...]

Important safety inst ructions 4 Safety Instructions (Continued) 7. Do not operate light sources bey ond the rated light source life. Excessive operation of light sour ces beyond the rated life could cause them to fail on rare occasions. 8. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table . The product ma y fall, sustaining serious da[...]

Important safety inst ructions 5 Safety Instructi ons (Continued) 12. Do not block the ventilation holes. - Do not place this pr ojector on a blank et, bedding or any other soft surface. - Do not cover this projector with a cloth or any o t her item. - Do not place inflamma bles near the projec tor . If the ventilation holes are seriously obstructe[...]

Important safety inst ructions 6 Safety Instructi ons (Continued) Ceiling mounting the pr ojector W e want you to hav e a pleasant experience using your BenQ projector , so we need to bring this safety matter to your attent ion to prev ent possible damage to person and property . If you intend to mount your projector on the ceiling, w e strongl y r[...]

Introduc tion 7 Intr oduction Pr ojector featur es The projector integrates high-perf ormance op tical engine projection and a use r -friendly design to deliver high r eliability and ease of use . The pr ojector offers the fol lowing f eatures. • ECO BLANK - With techno logy , the Eco Blank function will sav e up to 90% of your light source pow e[...]

Introduction 8 Shipping contents Carefull y unpack and verify that y ou hav e all of the items shown belo w . If any of these items are missing, please contact y our place of purchase. Standard accessories The supp lied accesso ries will be suitable fo r your region, and ma y differ from those illustrated. *The warranty card is only supplied in som[...]

Introduc tion 9 Pr ojector exterior view 1. External control panel (See "Controls and functions" on page 10 for details.) 2. V ent (cool air intake) 3. Lens cover 4. Focus ring 5. V ent (heated air exhaust) 6. Front IR remote sensor 7. Projection lens 8. AC pow er jack 9. 12V DC output terminal Used to trigger external devices such as an [...]

Introduction 10 Contr ols and functions Pr o jector 9. PO WER indicator light Lights up or flashes when the projector is under operation. 10. AUTO Automatically determines the best picture timings for the displa yed image. 11. Righ t/ Increases the pr ojector volume. When the On-Scr een Displa y (OSD) menu is activated, the #6, #5, and #11 ke ys ar[...]

Introduc tion 11 Remote contr ol 1. ON/OFF T oggles the pr ojector between standby mode and on. 2. Sour ce selection buttons (COMPUTER-1, CO MPUTER-2, VIDEO , S-VIDEO) Selects an input sour ce for display . 3. MENU/EXIT T urns on the On-Screen Displa y (OSD) menu. Goes back to pre vio us OSD menu, exits and sa ves menu se ttings. 4. ECO BLANK Used [...]

Introduction 12 18. ZOOM+/ZOOM- Magnifies or reduces the projected image size. 19. VOLUME+/VOLUME- Adjusts the sound lev el. 20. MUTE T oggles pr ojector audio between on and off. 21. ASPECT Selects the displa y aspect ratio. 22. MIC/VOL +/- Adjusts the micr ophone sound lev el. 23. CAPTURE Captures th e projected pictur e and sav e it as yo ur sta[...]

Introduc tion 13 Remote contr ol effective range Infra-Red (IR) r emote control sensors are locat ed on the fr ont and the r ear of the projector . The remote control m ust be held at an angle within 30 degrees perpendicular to the projector's IR remote control sensors to function cor rectly . The distance betw een the remote contr ol and the [...]

Positioning your project or 14 P ositioning y our projector Choosing a location Y our projector is designed to be installed in one of four possible in stallation loca tions: Y our room la yout or personal prefer ence will dictate which installation locatio n you select. T ake into consideration the size and position of y our screen, the lo cation o[...]

Positioning your project or 15 Obtaining a pr eferr ed pr ojected image size The distance from the pr ojector lens to the screen, the zoom setting, and the video format each factors in the p rojected image size. Pr ojection dimensions Refer t o "Dimensions" on page 54 for the center of lens dimensions of this projector befor e calculating[...]

Positioning your project or 16 L W61ST For example, if you are using a 120 -inch screen, the r ecommended projection distance is 1263 mm and the vertical offset is 81 mm. If your measur ed projection distance is 1.5 m (1500 mm), the closest match in the "Distance from screen (mm)" column is 1579 mm. Looking acr o ss this ro w shows that a[...]

Connection 17 Connection When connecting a sig nal sour ce to the projector , be sure to: 1. T urn all equipment off bef ore making any connections. 2. Use the correct si gnal cables for each sour ce. 3. Ensure th e cables are firmly inserted. • In the conn ections shown below , some cables ma y not be included with the projector (see "Shipp[...]

Connection 18 • Many notebooks do not turn on their external vide o ports when connected to a projector . Usually a ke y combo like FN + F3 or CR T/LCD key turns the extern al display on/off. Locate a function k ey labeled CR T/ LCD or a function key with a monitor symbol on th e notebook. Press FN and the labeled function ke y simultaneously . R[...]

Connection 19 Once connected, the audio can be contr olled by the projector On-Scr een Displa y (OSD) menus. See "Audio Settings" on page 45 for details. The table below describes the connection methods for differ ent devices, and wher e the sound is fr om. The projector can pla y sound if the connected RJ45 cabl e or USB cable carries au[...]

Operat ion 20 Operation Star ting up the pr ojector 1. Plug the power cord into the pr ojector and into a powe r outlet. T urn on the power outlet switch (where fitted). Check that the PO WER in dicator light on t he projector lights orange after power has been applied. Please use the original accessories (e.g. pow er cord) only with the device to [...]

Operation 21 Adjusting the pr ojected image Adjusting the pr ojection angle The projector is equipp ed 2 adjuster feet. These adjusters change the image height and projection angle. T o adjust the pr o jector : Scre w the adjuster feet to fine-tune the horizontal angle . T o retract the feet, scr ew the adjuster feet in a reve rs e d i rec ti o n. [...]

Operat ion 22 Corr ecting k eystone K eystoning ref ers to the situation w here the projected imag e is noticeabl y wider at either the top or bottom. It occurs when the pr o j ector is not perpendicular to the screen. T o corr ect this, besides adjusting the height of the projector , if you want the projector to automatically corr ect image ke yst[...]

Operation 23 Using the menus The projector is equipp ed with On-Scr een Displa y (OSD) menus for making various adjustment s and settings. Below is the ov erview of the OSD menu. The following example describes ho w to set the OSD language. 1. Press MEN U/EXIT on the pr oj ector or remote contr ol to turn the OSD menu on. 3. Press to highlight Lang[...]

Operat ion 24 Securing the pr ojector Using a security cable lock The projector has to be installed in a safe pl ace to prev ent theft. Otherwise , purchase a lock, such as the K e nsington lock, to secur e the pr ojector . Y ou can locate a K ensington lock slot on the projector . A K ensington security cable lock is usuall y a combination of ke y[...]

Operation 25 If you f orget the passw ord If the passw ord function is activated, y ou will be ask e d to enter the six-digit password e ver y time you turn on the projector . If you enter the wrong passw ord, the passw ord error message as pictur ed to the right is displa yed lasting for 3 seconds, and the INPUT PA S S W O R D message follows. Y o[...]

Operat ion 26 Disabling the passw ord function T o disable passw ord protection, go back to the SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced > Security Settings > Change Security Settings menu after opening the OSD menu system . Press MODE/ENTER. The messag e “INPUT P ASSW ORD” is display ed. Enter the curr ent passwor d. i. If t he password is cor rect, the O[...]

Operation 27 Switching input signal The projector can be connected to multiple de vices at the same time. Howev er , it can only displa y one full screen at a time. When star ting up, the pr ojecto r automatically searches for the a vailable signals. Be sure the Quick Auto Search function in the SOURCE menu is On if you want the projector to automa[...]

Operat ion 28 Magnifying and sear ching for details If you need to find th e details on the projected pictur e , magnify the pictur e. Use the direction ar row k eys for na vigating the picture. • Using the remote control 1. Press ZOOM+/ZOOM- to displa y the Zoom bar . Press ZOOM+ to magnify the center of the picture. Press the k ey repeatedl y u[...]

Operation 29 About the aspect ratio • In the pictures below , the black portions are inac tive ar eas and the white por tions are activ e areas. • OSD menus can be displayed on those unused black areas. 1. Auto : Scales an image proportionally to fit the pr ojector's native resolution in its horizontal or vertical width. This is suitable f[...]

Operat ion 30 Optimizing the image Using W all Color In the situation wher e you ar e pr ojecting on to a colored surface such as a painted w all which ma y not be white, the W all Color feature can help cor rect the pr ojected picture’ s colors to pre vent possible color difference betw een the sour ce and pr ojected pictures. T o use this funct[...]

Operation 31 6. Press to select a menu item to be ch a nged and adjust the value with / . See "Fine-tuning the image quality in user modes" below for details. 7. When all settings ha ve been done, highlight Save Settings and pr ess MODE/ ENTER to store the sett ings. 8. The confirmation message “ Setting Sav ed ” is display ed. Fine-t[...]

Operat ion 32 There ar e many differ ent shades that are cons ider ed to be "white" for various purposes. One of the common methods of r epresenting white color is known as the “color temperature”. A white color with a low color temperature appears to be reddish white. A white color with a high color temperature appe ars to ha ve mor [...]

Operation 33 Saturatio n is the amount of that color in a video picture. Lower settings pr oduce less saturated colors; a setting of “0” remo ves that color fr om the image entire ly . If the saturation is too high, that color will be overpow ering an d unrealistic. 6. Press to highlight Gain and adjust its values to your pr eference by pr essi[...]

Operat ion 34 T o cancel the timer , perform the followin g steps: 1. Go to the SYSTEM SETUP: Basic > Presentation Timer men u and highlight Off . Press MODE/ ENTER . A confirmation message is display ed. 2. Highlight Ye s and press MODE/ENTER to conf irm. Y ou will see the message “ Timer is Off ” appearing on the screen. Remote paging oper[...]

Operation 35 Locking contr ol k eys With the control k eys on the projector lock ed, you can pre vent your pr ojector settings from being changed accidentall y (by children, for example). When the Panel Key Lock is on, no control k eys on the projector will operate except POWER . 1. Go to the SYSTEM SETUP: Basic > Panel Key Lock menu, and select[...]

Operat ion 36 4. If the a ction is successfu l, you see the message ' Captured S ucceeded ' on th e screen. The captur ed picture is sa ved as MyScreen . 5. T o view the captur ed picture displa yed as the startup screen, set MyScreen in the SYSTEM SETU P: Basic > Splash Screen menu and restart the projector . • Using the OSD menu 1.[...]

Operation 37 Pr esenting fr om a USB Reader This featur e displa ys a slide show of images stor ed on a USB flash drive connected to the projector . It can eliminate the need for a computer source. Suppor ted image formats: • Not all PDF files can be displa yed. • A square box will be displa yed on th e filename for unidentified characters. •[...]

Operat ion 38 During a slide show Setting page Y ou can adjust the file order and Slidesho w settings. When you ar e done , press OK to sa ve the settings or press Cancel to ignore the change. Shutting down the pr ojector 1. Pr ess POWER or OFF , and a confirmation message will be display ed prompting y ou. If you don't respond in a f ew secon[...]

Operation 39 Menu operation Menu system Please note that the on-screen displa y (OSD) menus var y according to the signal type selected and the projector model y ou are usin g. Main menu Sub-menu Options 1. DISPLAY Wall Color Off / Light Yellow / Pink / Lig ht Green / Blue / Blackboard Aspect Ratio Auto / Real / 4:3 / 16:9 / 16:10 Auto Keystone On [...]

Operat ion 40 Main menu Sub-menu Options 4. SYSTEM SETUP: Basic Language Projector Position Front Table / Rear Table / Rear Ceiling / Front Ceiling Menu Settings Menu Display Time 5 sec/10 se c/15 sec/20 s ec/25 sec/30 sec Menu Position Center/T op-Left/T op-Right/Bottom- Right/Bottom-Lef t Reminder Message On / Off Operation Settings Direct Power [...]

Operation 41 Note that the menu items ar e available when th e projector detects at least one valid signal. If there is no equipment connected to the pr ojector or no signal detected, limited menu items are accessible. Main menu Sub-menu Options 5. SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced Baud Rate 2400/4800/96 00/14400/19200/ 38400/57600/ 115200 Test Pattern On / O[...]

Operat ion 42 Description of each menu Function Description Wall Color Corre cts the pr ojected picture’ s color when the projection s urface is not white. See "Using W all Color" on page 30 for details. Aspect Ratio There are sev era l options to set the image's aspect ratio depending on your input signal source. See "Selecti[...]

Operation 43 Function Description Teaching Template Pro vides sev eral preset patterns for various teaching purposes. Choose Blackboard or Whiteboard first by pres sing / and press / to choose the pattern you need. Pr ess MODE/ENTER to displa y the selected pattern. Picture Mode Pre-de fined pictur e modes are pr ovided so you can optimize your pro[...]

Operat ion 44 Function Description Quick Auto Search See "Switching input signal" on page 27 for details. Color Space Conversion See "Changing Color Space" on page 27 for details. Presentation Timer Reminds the presenter to finis h the pres entation within a certain time frame. See "Setting the presentation timer" on p[...]

Operation 45 Function Description Remote Receiver Allows you to enable all the remote r eceivers or one specific r emote receiv er on the projector . Panel Key Lock Disables or enables all panel k ey functions except POWER on the projector and k eys on the r emo te contr ol. See "Locking control k eys" on page 35 for details. Background C[...]

Operat ion 46 Function Description Baud Rate Selects a baud rate that is identica l with y our computer’ s so that you can connect the projector us ing a suitable RS-232 cable and update or download the projector’ s firmware. This function is intended for qualified ser vice personnel. Test Pattern Selecting On enables the function and the pr oj[...]

Operation 47 Function Description Network Settings Wired LAN Wireless LAN Remote Desktop Broadcasting Projection Log In Code See BenQ Network Pr ojector Operation Guide for details. AMX Device Discovery When AMX Device Discove ry is On , the projector can be detected by AMX controller . Mac Addre ss Displa ys the mac address f or this projector . T[...]

Maintenance 48 Maintenance Car e of the projector Y our projector needs little maintenance. The on ly thing y ou need to do on a r egular basis is to keep th e lens and case clean. Never r emove any parts of the projector . Contact your dealer if any par t needs replacing. Cleaning the lens Clean the lens whenev er you notice dir t or dust on the s[...]

Maintenance 49 Light sour ce information Getting to know the light sour ce hour When the projector is in operation, the dura tion (in hours) of light source usage is automatically calculated by the built-in timer . See "Setting Light Source Mode Selection as Economic" below for more informat ion on Economic mode . T o obtain the light sou[...]

Maintenance 50 Timing of r eplacing the light source When the Light indicator lights up red or a message appe ars suggesting it is time to replace the light sour ce , please consult your dealer . The following light sour ce warning displays will r e mind you to change the light source . "XXXX" shown in t he above messages ar e number s th[...]

Maintenance 51 Indicators Light Status & Description Po w e r e v e n t s Off Off Orange Stand-by mode. Off Off Gre en Flashing Powe ri ng up. Off Off Green Normal operation. Off Off Orange Flashing • The pr ojecto r needs to cool for 5 seconds after the power is turned off. • The projector has s hut down aut omatically . If you tr y to re-[...]

Troubleshooting 52 T r oubleshooting The projector does not turn on. No picture Blurr ed image Remote contr ol does not work The passw ord is incorrect Cause Remedy There is n o pow er from the p ower cord. Plug the po wer cor d into the A C power jack on the pro jector , and plug the po wer cor d into the power outlet. If the power outlet has a sw[...]

Specificatio ns 53 Specifications Pr ojector specifications All specifications ar e subject to change without notice . Optical Resolution (LX60ST ) 1024 x 768 XGA (L W 61ST) 1280 x 800 WXGA Display system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/Number F = 2.59 Light s ource Blue Laser Diode x 24 Electrical Power supply AC100–240V , 2.22 A, 50-60 Hz (Automatic) Power c[...]

Specifications 54 Dimensions 393 mm (W) x 117 mm (H) x 298 mm (D) W a ll mount installation Minimum installation r equirements LX60ST 393 298 117 105.5 76.6 (LX60ST) 75.95 (L W61ST ) Computer Resolution: XGA Image Resolution: XGA Diagram Reference SMAR T Board 660 SMAR T Board 680 Promethean ActivBoard 164 Promethean ActivBoard 178 RM CkassBiard2 7[...]

Specificatio ns 55 L W61ST Distance from top of wall mount to ceiling (mm) c5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 Minimum Ceiling Height (mm) e 2337.6 2565.6 2337.6 2583.6 3 274.6 2320.6 2565.6 Computer Res olution: WXGA Image Resolution: WXGA Diagram Reference SMAR T Board 685 Promethean ActivBoard 387 Hitachi FX- TRIO-88W Hitach i FX- DUO-88W Image Diagona[...]

Specifications 56 Minimum Ceiling Height (mm) = f + H + b + 60 + 274+ c • The dimensions are ba sed on the BenQ wall mo unt (P/N: 5J.J4R10.001). • All measurements are a ppro x imate and ma y var y from the actual sizes. BenQ r ecommends that if you intend to permanen tly install the projector , you shou ld physically test the pr ojection size [...]

Specificatio ns 57 Timing char t Suppor ted timing for PC input *Supported timing for non-3D and 3D signal with Frame Sequential and Top-Bottom forma t. **Supported timing for non-3D and 3D signal with Fr ame Sequential forma t. ***Suppor ted timing for non-3 D and 3D signal with Top-Bottom format. Resolution Mode Ve r t i c a l Fr equency (Hz) Hor[...]

Specifications 58 Suppor ted timing for HDMI (HDCP) input *Supported timing for non-3D and 3D signal with Frame Sequential and Top-Bottom forma t. **Supported timing for non-3D and 3D signal with Fr ame Sequential forma t. ***Suppor ted timing for non-3 D and 3D signal with Top-Bottom format. Resolution Mode Ve r t i c a l Fre qu e nc y (Hz) Horizo[...]

Specificatio ns 59 Displaying a 1080i(1125i)@60Hz or 1080i(1125i)@50Hz si gnal ma y result in slight image vibration. **Supported timing for non-3D and 3D signal with Fr ame Sequential forma t. Suppor ted timing for Component-YP b P r input Displaying a 1080i(1125i)@60Hz or 1080i(1125i)@50Hz si gnal ma y result in slight image vibration. **Supporte[...]

Warranty and Co pyright information 60 W arranty and Cop yright information Limited warranty BenQ warrants this pr oduct against any de fects in material an d workman ship , under normal usage and storag e. Proof of pur chase date will be required with an y warranty claim. In the ev ent this product is found to be defective within the war r an ty p[...]