BenQ MP610 manual

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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 Fine-tuning the image size and clarity .............................. 23 Correcting keystone ........................................................... 24 Selecting an application mode............................................ 25 Switching input signal ........................................................ 25 Hiding the im[...]

Table of contents v Limited Warranty .............................................................. 48 Regulation Statements ............................................. 49 FCC statement ................................................................... 49 EEC statement ................................................................... 49 MIC st[...]

Table of contents vi <M emo>[...]

Important safety inst ruct ions 1 Important safet y instructions Y our Ben Q projector is desig ned and tested to mee t the latest standa rds for safety of information tec hnology equipme nt. Howev er , to en sure safe use of thi s 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. Allow the proj ecto r to co ol fo r app roximat 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 to[...]

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 eratures may be come excess ively high , such as the[...]

Important safety inst ructions 4 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 10. Do not step on the projector or place 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 under operation as this c ould c[...]

Introducti on 5 Int rod uc ti on Pr ojector featur es The projector integ rates high-p erformance optical engi ne projection and a user-friendly 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 • Compact and portable unit • High quality manual [...]

Introduction 6 Shipping cont ents The project or is shipped with the cables r equired for c onnection to a PC and to video eq uip me nt. Ca refu lly un pa ck a nd ver ify th at yo u h ave a ll o f t he i tem s s how n b elo w . I f any of these items are missing, please contact your place of pur chase. The supplied accessories will be suit able for[...]

Introducti on 7 Proj ec tor ex ter ior v iew Fron t / up pe r s id e Rea r s i de Ref er to "Connection" on page 15 for more info rmation on making co nnections to various equipment. Lower sid e 1. Exte rnal control panel (See "External control panel" on page 8 for detailed information.) 2. V entilation grill 3. Projection lens [...]

Introduction 8 Controls and functions Ext ernal contr ol panel 1. P ower (Refer to "S tar t up" on page 21 and "Shutdo wn" on page 26 for mor e infor- mation.) T urns the projector on or off. 2. Blank (Ref er to "Hiding the image" on page 25 for more information.) U sed to hide the sc reen image. Y ou can pr ess any k [...]

Introducti on 9 When the on-scr een menu is activated, th e #9 t o #10 buttons are used as directional arrows to select the desired menu items and to make adjustments. 12. 5 Exit Exits and saves the menu sett ings. 13. Focus r ing (Refer to "Fine -tuning the image size and clarity" on page 23 for more information.) Adj usts the focus of t[...]

Introduction 10 Manu ally corrects dist orted images res ulting from an angled pr ojection. 7. P age Up and Do wn (Refer t o "Remote pag ing oper ations" on page 26 for more information.) Y ou can operate y our display software pr ogram (on a connected PC) whic h responds to page up/down commands (like Micr osoft PowerP oi nt) by pr essin[...]

Positioning your projector 11 P ositioning y our projector Choosi ng a locat ion Y our projec tor is designe d to be installed 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 dictat[...]

Positioning your project or 12 O btaining a preferred pr ojected image size The distanc e from the pr ojector lens t o the screen, the zoom setting, and the video format each factor s in the projected image size. The maximum (nativ e) resolution of the project o r is 800 x 600 pixels, which is a 4 to 3 aspect ratio (expressed as 4:3). T o be able t[...]

Positioning your projector 13 horizontal distance from t he centre of the sc reen (pr ojection distance), and the v ertical offset heigh t of the projector from the horizontal edge of the screen (offset ). Ho w to deter mine the posi tio n of the project or for a give n screen size: 1. Select your screen size. 2. Ref er to the table and fi nd the c[...]

Positioning your project or 14 • The recommended focus range is from 1500-8000 millim eters (1.5-8 meters). • There is 3%-5% tolerance among these numbers d ue to optical component variations. Screen Diam eter Distance fr om Screen in mm V ertical Offset in mm Feet Inches mm Min length (with max. zoom ) Av e r a g e Max length (with mi n. zoom [...]

Connection 15 Connection Wh en connecting a signal sour ce to the proj ector , be sure to: 1. T urn all equipment off before making an y conn ections. 2. U se the corr ect signal cables for each source. 3. Ensure the cables are firmly inser ted. In the connections shown below , some cables m ay not be included with the projector (see "Shipping[...]

Connection 16 • A Mac adapter (an optional accessory) is needed if you are connecting legacy version Macintosh computers. • Many laptops do not turn on their external video ports when connected to a projector . Usually a key combo like FN + F3 or CRT/LCD key turns the external display on/off. Locate a function key labeled CRT/LCD or a function [...]

Connection 17 Connecting V ide o sour ce dev ices Y ou can c onnect y our proj ector to various V ide o source devices that pro vide any one of the following output so ck ets: • Component V ideo •S - V i d e o •V i d e o ( c o m p o s i t e ) Y ou need only connect the projector t o a Video sourc e device using just one of the abov e connecti[...]

Connection 18 Connecting a C omponent Vi d e o s o u r c e de v i ce Examine your V ideo source device to det ermine if it has a set of unused Compone nt Video output sockets available: • If so , you can continue with this procedure. • If not, you will need to reassess which method you can use to c onnect to the dev ice. T o connect the proj ec[...]

Connection 19 Connecting an S-V ideo source d ev ice Examine your Video sourc e dev ice t o determine if it has an unused S-V ideo output sock et ava il abl e: • If so , you can c ontinue with this pro cedure. • If not, y ou w ill need to reassess which method you can use to connect to the de vice. T o connect the projector to an S-Video source[...]

Connection 20 Connecting a c omposite Vi de o s o u r ce d e v i c e Examine your V ideo source device to det ermine if it has a set of unused c omposite Vid eo output sockets available: • If so , you can continue with this procedure. • If not, you will need to reassess which method you can use to c onnect to the dev ice. T o connect the proj e[...]

Operation 21 Operation Star t up 1. Plug the p ower co rd in to the proje cto r and into a wal l socket. T u rn on the wall so ck et sw itch (where fitted). Check that the Pow e r i n d ic a t o r on the projector lig hts orange afte r power has been applied. 2. Remo ve the lens cap . If it is le ft on, it could bec ome deformed due t o heat. 3. Pr[...]

Operat ion 22 2. When t he function is activated for the first time, a prompt will di splay on the screen. U se the Up 5 or Down 6 button to select a n umber for each digit of the passwo rd. U se the Left 3 or Right 4 button to move between the d igits of the password. 3. When all digits are entered and the password is ready , press Au to to confir[...]

Operation 23 4. Check the new passwor d. i. Pressing Aut o completes the procedure. ii. Pr ess Up 5 to try again. iii. Press Do wn 6 to cancel the set-up and r eturn to the on-screen menu. A djusting the heig ht The projector is equi pped with 1 quick-release adjuster foot and 1 rear adjuster foot. T hese adjusters c hange the image height and pr o[...]

Operat ion 24 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 erpendicular 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 project or , y ou will need to man ually c orrect it follo win[...]

Operation 25 Selecting an a pplication mo de The pr ojector is pr eset with several pr edefined application modes so that you can ch oose one to suit your oper ating environment and input source pictur e ty pe. T o select a operation mode that suits your need, pr ess Mo de . The picture modes a vailable for differ ent ty pes of signals are shown be[...]

Operat ion 26 R emote paging operations Y ou can op erate your display software program (on a connected PC) which responds to page up/down commands (like Microsoft P owerP oint) by pressing Pa ge Up and Pa g e D o w n on th e rem ote co ntro l . See "Connecting a c omputer" on page 15 for details. Connect the projector to your PC or noteb[...]

Operation 27 Me nu o p e r a t i o n M enu syst em Please note th at the on-screen display (OSD ) men us vary accord ing to the signal type selected. *Whe n a Video or S-Video signal i s connected, the f unc tion is only available with NTSC syst em selected. Functions available when rec eiving different signal ty pes... Sub-Menu PC Vid eo / S- Vid [...]

Operat ion 28 U sing the menus 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 33 for more detail s.) The followi ng example descri bes the adjustment of the keystone. 1. Press 6 Me nu on the proj[...]

Operation 29 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 30 Color T emp (depends on the selecte d Application mode) There are four color temper ature* setting s are a va ilable. 1. T1: With the highes t color temperature, T 1 makes the image 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 [...]

Operation 31 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 32 3. Setting menu FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Mute (off) T ogg les projector audio be tween on and off. V olume (5) Adjusts audio volume level. 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 t[...]

Operation 33 4. A dvance menu FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Mirror (Floor front) The projector can be installed on a ceil ing or b ehind a screen, or w ith one or more mirrors. C ontact your deale r for the ceiling mount bracket (optional acc essor y) if you need to install the pr ojector on your ceili ng. Ref er to "Choosing [...]

Operat ion 34 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 35 5. Information menu This menu shows you the current operating status of the projec tor . 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 i[...]

Maintenance 36 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 y ou notice dir t[...]

Maintenance 37 Lamp information Calculation of lamp hour Wh en the project or is in operation, the duration (by hour s) of lamp usage is automatically calcula ted by the bui lt-in time r . The metho d of calculating the equivale nt lamp hour is as follows: T otal (equivalent) lamp hour = hours used in Economic mode + hours used in normal mode See &[...]

Maintenance 38 Rep l a c in g t he l a mp • T o reduce the risk of electrical shock, al ways turn the projector off and disconnect the power co rd before changing the lamp. • 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 dam[...]

Maintenance 39 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 i n 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 han[...]

Maintenance 40 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 Exit 5 butt on on the proj ecto r for 5 se conds to di spl ay the tota l use d lamp time. ii. Press Aut o on the pr ojector or o[...]

Maintenance 41 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 : Red light • : L i g h t O N • G : Green light Light St atus & Description Power Te m p Lamp Power events -- Stand- by mode. -- The Pow e r i n d i c at o r l i g h t is flashing during powering up . -- The projec to[...]

Maintenance 42 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 43 Safety instruc tions for ceil ing mounting of your BenQ projec tor W e want y ou to ha ve a pleasant e xperience usin g yo ur BenQ proj ector , so we need t o 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 44 T r oubleshooting THE PROJECT OR DOES NO T 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 45 Specificat ions Pr ojector specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. General Pr oduct name Digital Projecto r Model name MP610 Optical Resolutio n 800 x 600 SV 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 200W lamp Electrical P ower supply A C100–240V , 1.5A–[...]

Specifications 46 T iming char t Supported timing for PC input Suppo r ted timing for Co mponent-YP b P r input Supported timing for V ideo and S-V ideo 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 V GA_60 37.861 72.80[...]

Specifications 47 Dimensions Un i t : m m[...]

Warranty 48 W arra nty Limited W ar ranty BenQ warrants this product against any defects in material and workmanship, under normal usage and storage. Proof of p urchas e date w ill be requi red w ith any wa rr anty claim. In the e vent thi s prod- uct is found to be defective within the warranty period, BenQ’ s only obligation and your ex clusiv [...]

Regulation Stat ement s 49 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 guar antee that interferenc e w ill not occur in a part[...]