BenQ MP782 ST manual

We l c o m e MP782 ST Digital P roj ecto r Us e r M a n u a l[...]

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 features .................................. 7 Shipping contents .................................. 8 Projector exterior view .......................... 9 Controls and functions ..............[...]

Important safety inst ructions 3 Important safet y instructions Y our pr ojector is des igned and test ed to meet the latest standar ds for sa fety of information technology equipment. H owev er , t o ensure safe use of this product, it is important that yo u follow the instructions mentioned in this manual and marked on the product. Safety Instru [...]

Important safety inst ructions 4 Safety Instruction s (Continued) 7. The lamp becomes extremely hot during operati on. Allow the projector to cool fo r appro ximately 45 minut es prior to removi ng the lamp asse mbly for replac ement. 8. Do not operate lamps beyond the rated lamp life. Excessive operation of lamps beyond the rated life could cause [...]

Important safety inst ructions 5 Safety Instructions (Continued) 13. Do not place this project or in any of the followin g environments. - Space that is poorly ventilated or confined. Allo w at least 50 cm clearance from walls and free flow of air around the projector . - Locations wher e temperatures ma y become ex cessively high, such as the insi[...]

Important safety inst ructions 6 Safety Instructions (Continued) 17. 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 . 18. Do not place liquids near o r on the projector . Liquids spilled in to the projector may cause it to fail. I[...]

Introduc tion 7 In trod uction Pr ojector features The projector integ rates hig h-perfor mance optical eng ine projection and a user-fri endly design to deliv er high reliability and ease of use. The projector off ers the following features. • LAN Setting s allowing management of projector status from a computer using a web browser • Short thr[...]

Introduction 8 Shipping contents Carefully unpack and verify that you hav e all of the items shown b elow . If any of these items are missing, please contact your place of purchase. St an da rd acce ss or i es The supplied accessories will be suit able for your region, and may differ from those illustrate d. *The warranty card is only supplie d in [...]

Introduc tion 9 Proj e cto r ex te r io r v ie w 1. Lamp cov er 2. External contr ol panel (See "Controls and functions" on page 10 for detai ls.) 3. V ent (heated ai r exhaust) 4. Quick-release butt on 5. Lens co ver 6. Focus ring 7. V ent (cool air inta ke) 8. Fr ont IR remote sensor 9. Pr ojection lens 10. A C power jack 11. K ensingto[...]

Introduction 10 Contro ls and func ti ons Pro j e c to r 7. TEMP er ature warning light Lights up red if the projector's temperat ure becomes too high. "Indicators" on page 60 8. LAMP indicator light Indicates the status of the lamp . Lig hts up or flashes when the lamp has devel oped a problem. "Indicators" on page 60 9. A[...]

Introduc tion 11 R emote contr ol 1. FREEZE Freezes the projected image . "Freezing the image" on page 3 8 2. ASPECT Selects t he displa y aspect ratio . "Selecting the aspect ratio" on p age 31 3. CAPT URE ( This function is not available with the MP7 series models.) 4. BRIGHTNESS Adjusts brightness. "Adjusting Brightness&[...]

Introduction 12 15. TIMER ON A ctivates or displa ys an on-screen timer based on your own timer setting. "Setting the presentation timer" on p age 36 16. TIMER SE T UP Enters presentat ion timer s etting directly . "Setting the presentation timer" on p age 36 17. AUTO A utomatica lly determi nes the be st picture timings for the[...]

Introduc tion 13 Re mote cont rol effective ran ge Inf ra -Red (I R) remo te cont rol se nso rs are l o cate d on the front and the back of the projector . The remot e control must be held at an angle within 30 degrees perpendicular t o the projector's IR r emote control sensors to function correctly . The distance between the remote control a[...]

Positioning your project or 14 P ositioning your pr ojec tor Choosing a location Y our projector is desi gned to be in stalled i n one of four possible installation locations: Y our room lay out or personal prefer ence will dictate which installation location you select. T ake into consider ation the size and p osition of your screen, the location [...]

Positioning your project or 15 O btaining a preferr ed projected image siz e The distanc e from the pr ojector lens t o the screen, the z oom setting, and the video format each factor s in the project ed image size. The projector should always be placed hor izonta lly level (lik e flat on a table), and positioned directly perp endicular (90° r igh[...]

Positioning your project or 16 1. M easure the distance betw een the pr ojec tor and where you want to position the screen. This is the projection distance . 2. Re fer to the t able on page 17 and find the closest match t o your measurement in the av erage distance from scr een column labelled "(b) Dista nce from scr een" . This is the pr[...]

Positioning your project or 17 Pr oje ction dimensions Ref er to "Dim ensions" on page 63 for the center of lens dimensions of this projector before calculating the appr opriate position. T able A1: The screen aspect ratio is 16:9 and the projected picture i s 16:9 T able A2: The screen aspect ratio is 16:9 and the projected picture i s 1[...]

Positioning your project or 18 T able B1: Th e screen aspect ratio is 4:3 and th e projected picture is 4:3 T able B2: Th e screen aspect ratio is 4:3 and th e projected pict ure is 16:10 There is 3% tolerance among these numbers due to optical component variation s. BenQ recommends that if you intend to permanently install the projector , you shou[...]

Connection 19 Connection When connecting a signa l source to the projector , be sure to: 1. T urn all equipmen t off befor e making an y con nections. 2. U se the correct signal cables for eac h sourc e. 3. Ensur e the cables ar e firmly inserted. • In the connections shown below , some cables may not be included with the project or (see "Sh[...]

Connection 20 Connecting a c omputer o r monito r Conn ecting a co mputer The projector can connect to both IBM® c ompatibles and Macintosh® comput ers. A Mac adapter is needed if y ou are co nnecting legacy version M acintosh computer s. T o conn ec t th e pro jec tor to a note bo ok o r de sktop comp uter : 1. T ake the supplied V GA cable and [...]

Connection 21 Connecting video sourc e dev ices Y ou need only connect the project or to a video sour ce device using j ust one of th e connecti ng methods, howev er each pro v ides a differ ent level of video quality . The method you ch oose will most likely depend upo n the availab ility of matching t erminals on both the projector and the video [...]

Connection 22 Connecting a DVI-D device Y ou should use a DVI -D cable when making co nnection between th e projecto r and DVI-D device. T o con nec t t he proj ec tor to a DVI- D d ev i ce: 1. T ake a D VI-D cable and c onnect one end to the D VI-D output port of the video dev ice. 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the DVI-D input port on t[...]

Connection 23 Connecting an S-V ideo/Composite V ideo source dev ice Examine your v ideo source dev ice to determi ne if it has an unu sed S-Video/Video output jack avai lable: • If it has both jacks, use the S-V ideo output jack for connection as the S-V ideo terminal pro vides better picture quality than the V ideo terminal. • If it has ei th[...]

Operat ion 24 Operation Star ting up the projecto r 1. Plug the po wer cor d into the pr ojector and int o a power outlet. T urn on th e power outlet s witch (where fitted) . Check that the PO WER indicat or light on the projector lights orange after pow er has been applied. Please use the original accessori es (e.g. power cord) only with the devic[...]

Operation 25 If the frequency/resoluti on of the input signal exceeds the projector's operating ra nge, you will see the message “Out of Range” displayed on a bl ank screen. Please change to a n input signal which is compatible with the projector's resolution or set the input signal to a lo wer setting. See "T iming chart" o[...]

Operat ion 26 Us i n g t h e m e n u s The pr ojector is eq uipped with On-Scree n Display (O SD) menus fo r making various adjustments and settings. Below is the overview of the OSD menu. The following example descr ibes how to set the OSD language. 1. Pr ess MENU/EXIT on the projector or remo te cont rol to t ur n t he OS D m enu on . 3. P ress t[...]

Operation 27 Securing the projecto r U sing a securit y cable loc k The pr ojector has to be installed in a safe place to prev ent theft. Otherwise, purc hase a lock, such as the K ensington l ock, to secure the projector. Y ou can locate a K ensington loc k slot on the rear side of the projector . See item 11 on page 9 for details. A Ken si n g to[...]

Operat ion 28 If y ou forget the passwor d If the password functio n is activated, you will be asked to ent er the six-digit passwor d every time you turn on the projector . If you enter the wrong password, the password error message as pictured to the r ight is displayed lasting for 3 seconds, and the INPUT P ASSW ORD message follows. Y ou can ret[...]

Operation 29 Disabling the passwor d function T o disable password pr otection, go back to the SYSTEM S ETUP: Advanced > Security Settings > Power On Lock menu aft er opening the OSD menu system . Pr ess MODE/ ENTER. The message “INPUT P ASSW ORD” is displayed. Enter the current pa ssword. i. If the password is correct, th e OSD menu retu[...]

Operat ion 30 S w itching input signal The projector can be connected to multiple devices at the same time. However , it can only display one full screen at a time. W hen starting up, the projecto r automatically searc h for the available signals. Be su re t he Quick Auto Search function in the SOURCE menu is On if you want the proj ec tor to a uto[...]

Operation 31 Magnifyi ng and searching for details If y ou need to find the details on th e project ed picture, magnify the picture . U se the directio n arrow k eys for na vigating the pictur e. • U si ng the rem ote con tro l 1. Press Digital Zoom+/- to display the Zoom bar . Press Digital Zoom+ t o magnify the ce nter of the pictur e. Pr ess t[...]

Operat ion 32 2. Press to h ig hl ig ht Aspect Ratio . 3. Pr ess / to select an aspect ratio to suit the format of the video signal and your display requirements. About the aspect ratio • In the pictures below , the black portions are inactive areas and the white portions are active areas. • OSD menus can be displayed on those unused black area[...]

Operation 33 Optimizing the i mage Us i n g W a l l C o l o r In the situation where you ar e projecting onto a color ed surface such as a painted wall which may not be whit e, the W all Color featur e can help corr ect the projecte d picture ’ s colors to prev ent possible co lor differe nce between the source and project ed pictures. T o use th[...]

Operat ion 34 6. Press to select a menu it em to be changed and adjust the valu e with / . See "Fine-tuning the image qual ity in user modes" belo w for deta ils. 7. When all settings h av e been done, hig hlig ht Save Settings and press MODE/ENTER to store the settings. 8. The confirmation message “ Setting Sa ved ” is display ed. Fi[...]

Operation 35 Adjusting Brilliant Color This feature utili zes a new color-processing algor ithm and system level enhancements to enable higher brightness while pro viding tr uer , more vibrant colors in pict ure. It enables a greater than 50% brightness increase in mid-tone imag es, which are common in video and natural scenes, so the projec tor re[...]

Operat ion 36 4. P ress to highl ight Hue and pr ess / to select its range. Increase in the range will include colors consisted of mor e proportions of its two adjacent colors. Please refer t o the illustration to the right for how the colors r elate to each other . For e xample, if you select R ed and set its range at 0, only pure red in th e proj[...]

Operation 37 4. Pr ess to highlight Timer Position and set the timer position by pr essing / . 5. P re ss t o highl ight Timer Counting Direction and select your desired co unting direction b y pressing / . 6. Pr ess to hig hlight So und Reminde r and decide i f you want to activate sound reminder by pressing / . If you sele ct On , a double beep s[...]

Operat ion 38 Free z i ng t he i m ag e Press FREEZE on t he remo te cont ro l to fre eze th e image. The wor d “ FREEZE ” will be displayed in the upper left corner of th e screen. T o release th e function, press any key on the projector or remote cont rol. Ev en if an image is frozen on the screen, the pictures are running on the video or ot[...]

Operation 39 U tilizing F A Q function The INFORMATION menu contains possible solutions to problems regarding image quality, installation, spec ial feature oper ation and ser v ice informa tion. T o get the F AQ information: 1. Pr ess / on the projecto r or remote c ontrol or press MENU/EXIT to open the OSD men u and press / to highlig ht the INFOR[...]

Operat ion 40 Oper ating in a hig h altitude en v iro nment W e recommend you use the High Altitude Mode when your en v ironment is between 1500 m –3000 m above sea level, and ambient t emperature is between 0°C–35°C. Do not use the High Altitude Mode if your altitude is between 0 m and 1500 m and ambient temperature is between 0°C and 35°C[...]

Operation 41 P ersonaliz ing the pr oject or menu display The On-Screen Dis play (OSD) menus can be set according to your prefer ences. The following settings do not af fect the projecti on settin gs, op erati on, or per forma nce. • Menu Display Time in the SYSTEM SETUP: Basic > Menu Setting s menu sets the length of time the OSD will remain [...]

Operat ion 42 If you ar e in a non-DHCP environment: 1. Repeat st eps 1-4 above. 2. Press to highlight DHCP and press / to select Off . 3. Contact y our ITS admi nistrator for inf ormation on the Projector IP Address , Su bnet Mask , Default Gat eway , and DNS Server se ttings. 4. Pr ess to select the item you want to modify an d press MODE /ENTER [...]

Operation 43 The tools page a llows you t o manage the pr oj ector , confi gure the Lan c ontrol settings and secure access of remote network operation on this projector . i. Y ou can name the projector, keep track of its location and the person in charge of it. ii. Y ou can adjust the Lan Contr ol Settings. iii. Once set, access to the remote netw[...]

Operat ion 44 Shutting down the projector 1. Press Power and a confirmation message will be display ed prompting yo u. If y ou don't respond in a few sec onds, the message will disapp ear . 2. Press Power a second time. The POWER indicator light flashes or ange, the projec tion lamp shuts d own, and the fa ns will continu e to run f or approxi[...]

Operation 45 Me n u o p e r a t i o n M enu system Please note th at the on-scree n display (OSD) menus vary acco rding to the signal type selected and t he project or model yo u are using. Main menu Sub-menu Options 1. DISPLAY Wall Color Off / Light Yellow / Pink / L ight Green / Blue / Blackboard Aspect Ratio Auto / Real / 4:3 / 16:9 Keystone Pos[...]

Operat ion 46 Main menu Sub-menu Options 4. SYSTEM SETUP: Basic Language Projector Pos ition Front Ta ble / Rear Table / Rear Ceiling / Front Ceiling Menu Settings Menu Display Time 5 sec/10 sec/15 sec/20 sec/25 sec/30 sec Menu Position Center/T op-Le ft/T op-Right/ Bottom-Right/Bottom-Left Auto Power Off Disable /5 min/10 min/15 min/20 min/25 min/[...]

Operation 47 Note that the menu items are available when the projector detec ts at least one valid sig nal. If there is no equipment conne cted to the projector or no signa l detected, limited menu items are acc essible. Main menu Sub-menu Options 5. SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced Closed Caption Closed Caption Enable On / Off Caption Version CC1/CC2/CC3/CC[...]

Operat ion 48 Description of each menu Function Description Wall Color Correct s the project ed picture ’ s color whe n the pr ojection surfac e is not white. S ee "U sing W all Color" on page 33 for detai ls. Aspect Ratio There ar e four options to set the image's aspect ratio depending on your input signal source. See "Selec[...]

Operation 49 Function Description Picture Mode Pre-de fined picture modes are pr ovided so you can optim ize your project or image set-up to suit y our program ty pe. See "Selecting a picture mode" on page 33 for deta ils. Reference Mode Select s a picture mode th at best suits your need for the image qualit y and fur ther fine-tune the i[...]

Operat ion 50 Function Descriptio n Quick Auto Search See "S w itching input signal" on page 30 for d etails. Color Space Conversion See "Changing C olor Space" on page 30 for details. Presentation Timer Reminds the presenter to finish the presentation within a ce r tain time frame. See "Setting the pr esentation timer"[...]

Operation 51 Function Description Quick Cooling Enables or disables the Quick Cooling function. Selecting On enab les the function and projector cooling time will be shor tened from a normal 90-second d uration to appro ximately 30 seconds. High Altitude Mode A mode for operation in hi gh altitude areas. See "Operatin g in a high altitude en v[...]

Operat ion 52 Function Description Closed Caption Closed Caption Enable A ctivates the function by selecting On when the selected input sign al carries closed captions. • Captions: An on-scree n display of the dialogue, narration, and sound effe cts of T V progra ms and v ideos that are close d captione d (usually marked as "CC" in TV l[...]

Operation 53 Function Description FAQ-Image and Installatio n Displays possible solutions to problems you ma y encounter . FAQ- Features and Service Current System Status Source Shows the current signal source. Picture Mode Shows the selected mode in the PICTURE menu . Resolution Shows the nati ve re solution of the input signal. Color System Shows[...]

Maintenance 54 M aintenanc e Care of the pr ojector Y our pr ojector needs l ittle mainte nance. The only thing you need to do o n a regular bas is is to keep the lens and case clean. Nev er remov e any parts of the project or ex cept the lamp . Contact y our dealer if other parts need re placing. Cleaning the lens Clean the lens whene ver you noti[...]

Maintenance 55 Lamp information Getting to kno w the lamp hour Whe n the proj ector is in operation, the du ration (in hours) of lam p usage is aut omatically calculated by the built-in timer . The method of calculati ng the equiva lent lamp hour is as follows: T o tal (equivalent) lamp hour = 1 (hours used in Economic mode) + 4/3 (hours used in no[...]

Maintenance 56 T iming of r eplacing the lamp When the Lamp indicator lights up r ed or a message appears sugg esting it is time to r eplace the lamp , please install a new lamp o r consult y our dealer . An old l amp may cause a malfunction in th e project or and in some i nstances the lamp may e xplode. Go to http://lamp .b enq.com for a replacem[...]

Maintenance 57 R eplacing the lamp • T o reduce the risk of electrical shock, always turn the projector off and disconnect the power cord before changing the lamp. • T o reduce the risk of severe burns, allow the projector to cool for at least 45 minutes before replacing the lamp. • T o reduce the risk of injuries to fingers and damage to int[...]

Maintenance 58 7. Lift the handle so that it stands up. U se the handle to slo w ly pull the lamp out o f the projector . • Pulling it too quickly may cause the lamp to break and scatter broken glas s in the projector . • Do not place the lamp in locat ions where water might splash on it, children can reach it, or near flammable materials. • [...]

Maintenance 59 14. Connect the powe r and restart the project or . Do not turn the power on w i th the lamp cover removed. Resetting the lamp timer 15. After the startu p logo , open the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu. Go to the SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced > Lamp Settings menu. Press MODE/ENTER . The Lamp Settings page is displa yed. Hi ghlight Reset L[...]

Maintenance 60 Ind ic ato rs Light St atus & Desc ription Power even t s Orange Off Off Stand-b y mode. Green Flashing Off Off Po w e r i n g u p . Green Off Off N or mal operation. Orange Flashing Off Off • The project or needs 90 sec onds t o cool d own as it was abnormally shut d own without the normal cooling do wn process. • The projec[...]

Troubleshooting 61 T r oubleshooting The projector does not turn on. No pi c t u r e Blurred image Remot e control d oes not work The password is incorrect Cause Remedy There is no power from the power cord. Plug the power cord into the AC power jack on the projector , and plug the power cord into the power outlet. If the power outlet has a switch,[...]

Specifications 62 Specifications Pr ojector specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Optical Re so l u t io n 1280 x 800 WX GA Display system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/Number F = 2.6 Lamp 210 W lamp Electrical Pow e r s u p p ly A C100–240V , 3.8 A, 50-60 Hz (A utomatic) Pow e r c o n s u m p t i o n 315 W (Max); < 1 W ([...]

Specificatio ns 63 Dimensions 290 mm (W ) x 127.87 mm (H) x 252 mm (D) Ceiling mount installation 290 252 127.87 61.99 71. 15 452.65 397.40 364.40 84.00 145.50 282.95 163.45 118.45 228.00 75.95 149.50 242.04 62.34 289.98 Ceiling Mount screw: M4 x 8 (Max L = 8 mm) Unit: mm[...]

Specifications 64 Ti m i n g ch a r t Supported timing for PC input • * denotes the timing being able to display 3D im ages. • Displa ying a 1080i(1 125i)@60Hz or 1080i(1 125i)@50Hz signal may result in slight image vibration. Resolution Mode V ertical Frequency (Hz) Horizontal Frequency (kHz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) 640 x 480 VGA_60 59.9 40 31.4[...]

Specificatio ns 65 Supported t iming for DVI-D & HDMI (HDCP) input Resolution Mode V ertical Frequency (Hz) Horizontal Frequency (kHz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) 640 x 480 VGA_60 59.9 40 31.469 25.175 VGA_72 72.8 09 37.861 31.500 VGA_75 75.0 00 37.500 31.500 VGA_85 85.0 08 43.269 36.000 800 x 600 SVGA_60 60 .317 37.879 40.000 SVGA_72 72 .188 48.077 [...]

Specifications 66 Supported timing for Component-YP b P r input Displaying a 1080i(1 125i)@60Hz or 1080i(1 125i)@50Hz signal may result in slight image vibration. Supported t iming for Video and S-Video inputs * denotes the timing being able to display 3D images. Signal Forma t Horizontal Frequency (kHz) V ertical Frequency (Hz) 480i(525i) @60Hz 15[...]

Warranty and Copyright informatio n 67 W ar r anty and Copyr ig ht information Limited warrant y BenQ warra nts this product against any defects in material and workmanship, under normal usage and storage. Proof of p urcha se date w il l b e re quire d w i th a n y warranty claim. In the event this product is found to be defect ive within the war r[...]

Regulation state ments 68 R e gulation statements FCC statement CLASS B : Thi s equipment gene rates, uses and can radiate radio fr equency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the i nstruc tions, may cause harm ful interference to radio communication s. Howev er , there is no gua rantee that interference will not occur in a par[...]

Regulation state ments 69 A ccessibility R equiremen ts for Rehabilitation A c t of 1973, Section 508 BenQ's c ommitment t o acc essible pr oducts allows us t o support go vernmen t in making accessible technolo gy ch oices B enQ's LCD mo nitors and proje ctors are c ompliant with Section 508 guidelines b y including the assi stive f eatu[...]