BenQ mw814st manual

We l c o m e MW814ST Digital Pr ojector 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 designed and tested t o meet the lat est standards for safety of in formation technology equipment. H owev er , to en sure safe use of thi s product, it is important that you follow the instructions mentioned in this manual and marked on the product. Safety Instru c[...]

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 minutes 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 t[...]

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 may become ex cessiv ely 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 or on t he projector . Liquids spilled into the projector may cause it to fail. If[...]

Introduc tion 7 In trod uction Pr ojector featur es 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. • Netw ork Settings allowing management of pr ojector status from a c omputer using a web browser • 3D[...]

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. Focus ring 6. V ent (cool air inta ke) 7. Speaker grill 8. Fr ont IR remote sensor 9. Pr ojection lens 10. Lens cap 11. A C power jack[...]

Introduction 10 Contro ls and func ti ons Pro j e c to r 6. TEMP erature warning light Lights up red if the projector's temperat ure becomes too high. 7. PO WER indicator light Lights up or flashes when the project or is under operation. 8. K eystone/Arrow k eys ( / Up , / Down) Manually corrects distorted images resulting from an angled proje[...]

Introduc tion 11 R emote contr ol 1. POWER T oggles the pr ojector betwe en standby mode and on. 2. Freez e Fr eezes the project ed image. 3. Left 4. BLANK U sed to hi de the scr een pictur e. 5. Digital Zoom (+, -) Magnifies or reduces the pr ojected pictur e size. 6. Volume +/- Adjusts the sound level. 7. MENU/EXIT T ur ns on the On-Screen D ispl[...]

Introduction 12 Re mote cont rol effect ive range Infra-R ed (IR) remote control senso rs are located on the fr ont and back of the pr ojector . The remote control must be held at an angle with i n 30 deg rees per pendi cular to th e projector's IR rem ote cont ro l se ns ors to f un ct io n co rre c tly . The distance between the remote contr[...]

Positioning your project or 13 P ositioning your pr ojector 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 preferenc e will dictate which installation location you select. T ake into consider ation the size and p osition of your screen, the location o[...]

Positioning your project or 14 O btaining a preferr ed projected image size The distanc e from the pr ojector lens to the screen, the zoom setting, and the video format each factor s in the projected imag e size. For example, if y ou are using a 120-inch, 4:3-aspe ct-ratio screen and the project ed picture is 16:10, please refer t o T able B2 on pa[...]

Positioning your project or 15 T able A2: The screen aspect ratio is 16:9 and the projected picture is 16: 10 T able B1: Th e screen aspect ratio i s 4:3 and the p rojected picture is 4:3 (a) Screen size Projected picture size (b) Distance from screen (mm) (c) V ertical offset (mm) Diagonal Height (mm) Width (mm) Height (mm) Width (mm) Inches mm 80[...]

Positioning your project or 16 T able B2: Th e screen aspect ratio i s 4:3 and the p rojected picture is 16:10 T able C: The screen aspect ratio is 16:10 and t he projected picture is 16:10 There is 3% toleranc e among these numbers due t o optical c omponent variations. BenQ recommends that if y ou intend to perm anen tly install the projector , y[...]

Connection 17 Connection When connecting a signa l source to the projector , be sure to: 1. T urn all equipmen t off before making an y connectio ns. 2. U se the corr ect signal cables for each sour ce. 3. Ensur e the cables ar e firmly inse r ted. • In the connections shown below , some cables may not be included with the projector (see "Sh[...]

Connection 18 • Many notebooks do not turn on their external video ports when connected to a projector. Usually a key combo li ke FN + F3 or CRT/LCD key turns the external display on/off. Locate a function key labeled CRT/LCD or a function key with a mo nitor symbol on the notebook. Press FN and the labeled function key simu ltaneously . Refer to[...]

Operation 19 Operation Star ting up the projecto r 1. Plug the po wer cor d into the pr ojector and into a power outlet. T urn on th e power outlet s witch (where fitted) . Check that the PO WER indic ator 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 device [...]

Operat ion 20 A djusting the projected image A djusting the pr ojection ang le The projector is equipp ed with 1 quick- release adjuster foot and 1 rear adjuster foot. Thes e adjusters change t he image height and proj ection an g le. T o adju st the project or: 1. Press the quick-relea se button and lift the front of the project or . Once the imag[...]

Operation 21 Correcting k e ystone K eystoning r efers to the situ ation where the project ed image is noticeably w ider at either th e top or bottom. It occurs when the projector is not p erpend icular to the screen. T o co rrect this, y ou will need to man ually co rrect it foll owing ONE of thes e steps. • U si ng th e re mote con tro l Press [...]

Operat ion 22 Us i n g t h e m e n u s The pr ojector is equ ipped with On-Screen Dis play (OSD) me nus for makin g 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 re ss [...]

Operation 23 Securing the projecto r U sing a securit y cable lock The pr ojector has t o be installed in a s afe place t o prev ent theft. Otherwise, purc hase a lock, such as the K ensington l ock, to sec ure the proje ctor . Y ou can lo cate a Kensington lock slot on the rear side of the projector . See item 25 on page 9 for details. A Ken si n [...]

Operat ion 24 If y ou forget the passwor d If the password functio n is activated, you will be asked to ent er the six-digit password every time you turn on the projector . If you enter the wrong password, the password e rror message as pictured to the right displays lasting for 3 seconds, and the INPUT P ASSW ORD message follows. Y ou can r etr y [...]

Operation 25 Changing the password 1. Open the OSD menu and go to the SYSTEM SETU P: Advanced > Security Settings > Change Password menu. 2. Press MODE/ENTER . The message “INPUT CURRENT P ASSW ORD” appears. 3. Enter the old p assword. i. I f the password is correct, another message “INPUT N EW P A SSW ORD” displa ys. ii. If the passw[...]

Operat ion 26 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. When starting up, the pr ojector automatically searches for the avai lable signals. Be su re th e Quick Auto Search function in the SOURCE menu is On if y ou want the proj ec tor to a u[...]

Operation 27 Magnifyi ng and searching for details If y ou need to fin d the details on the projected pict ure, magnify the pi cture. U s e the directio n arrow k eys for navigati ng the picture. • U si ng th e re mote con tro l 1. Press Digital Zoom +/- to display the Zoom bar . Press Digital Zoom+ to m ag ni fy t he cent er of the pictur e. Pr [...]

Operat ion 28 About the aspect ratio • In the pictures below , the black portions are inactive areas and the white porti ons are active areas. • OSD menus can be displayed on those unused black areas. 1. Auto : Scales an image pr oport ionally to fi t the projector's native resolution in its horizontal or v ert ical width. This is suitable[...]

Operation 29 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 colored surface such as a paint ed wall which may not be whit e, the W all Color featur e can help correct the pr ojected pictur e’ s colors to prev ent possible color differenc e between the sour ce and pr ojected pictur es. T o use th[...]

Operat ion 30 8. The confirmation message “ Setting Sa ved ” displays. Fine-tuning the image quality in user modes Ac cording to the detected sig nal ty pe, there are some user-definable func tions available when User 1 or User 2 is selected. Based on your needs, you can make adj ustm ents to these functions by highligh ting them and pressing /[...]

Operation 31 3D Color Management In most installatio n situations, color mana gement will not be necessary , such as in classroom, meeting room, or lounge room situations where ligh ts remain on, or where building exte rnal w indo ws allow daylight int o the room. Only in permanent installations with controlled li g hting levels s uch as boardroo m[...]

Operat ion 32 7. Repeat st eps 3 to 6 for other color adjustments. 8. Make sure you hav e made al l of the des ired adjust ments. 9. Press MENU/EXIT to e xit and sav e the settings. Setting the presentation timer Presentation timer can indicate the presentat i on time on the scr een to help y ou achieve better tim e management when giv ing presenta[...]

Operation 33 R emote paging operations Connect the pr ojector to your PC o r notebook with a USB cable prior to using the paging function. See "Connection" on page 17 for details. Y ou can operate y our display softwar e program (on a connect ed PC) which responds to pag e up/do wn commands (lik e Micros of t P owerP oint) by pressing PAG[...]

Operat ion 34 • If you press POWER to turn off the projector without disabling pa nel key lock, the projector will still be in loc ked status the next time it is turned on. Oper ating in a hig h altitude en v ironment W e recommend you use the High Altitude Mode when your en vironment is between 1500 m –3000 m above sea level, and ambient t emp[...]

Operation 35 A djusting the sound The sound adjustments made as below will have an effect on the projector speake r . Be sure you have made a correct connec tion to the projector audio in put. See "Connection" on page 17 for how the audio input is connected. M uting the sound T o tempor arily tu rn off th e sound: 1. Press MENU/EXIT and t[...]

Operat ion 36 2. Press MENU/EXIT and then press / until the SYSTEM SETUP: Adva nced menu is hi ghlight ed. Pr ess to h ighligh t Network Settings and press MODE/ENTER . The Network Settings page i s displayed. 3. Highl ight Wired LAN and pres s MODE/ENTER . 4. Make sure the Status is Conn ect . 5. Press to highlight DHCP and press / to select On . [...]

Operation 37 2. The remote network oper ation page opens. T his page allows you to operate the proj ec tor as i f yo u we re us in g th e re mo te con t rol o r con tro l p ane l o n th e p roje c tor . i. These buttons function the same as the ones on the OSD menus or remote contr ol. See "1. DISPLA Y menu" on page 43 and "R emote c[...]

Operat ion 38 iv . Once set, access to the tools page h as been pass word-pr otected. After ma king the adjustments, press the Send but ton and the data will be saved in the projector . v . Press Exit to go bac k to t he re mote ne twor k op er at ion pag e. The info page displays the informat ion and status of this projector . 6. For more informat[...]

Operation 39 Shutting down the projector 1. Press POWER and a confirm ation message will display pr ompting you. If y ou don't respond in a few seconds, the messag e wil l disappear . 2. Press POWER a second ti me. The PO WER indicator light flashes orange, the projection la mp shuts down, a nd the fans w ill continue to ru n for approximately[...]

Operat ion 40 Me n u o p e r a t i o n M enu system Please note th at the on-screen di splay (OSD) menus vary accor ding to the si gnal ty pe selected and t he project or model you ar e using. Main menu Sub-menu Options 1. DISPLAY Wall Color Off/Light Yellow/Pink/Light Green/Blue/Blackboard Aspect Ratio Auto/Real/4:3/ 16:9/16:10 Keystone Position P[...]

Operation 41 Main menu Sub-menu Options 4. SYSTEM SETUP: Basic Presentation Timer Timer Period 1~240 minutes Timer Disp lay Always/1 min/2 min/3 min/ Never Timer Positi on T op-Le ft/Bo ttom-Lef t/T op- Right/Bottom-R ight Timer Counti ng Direction Count Do wn/Count Up Sound Reminder On/Off On / Off Language Projector Pos ition Front Table/Rear Tab[...]

Operat ion 42 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 High Altitude Mode On/Off Audio Setti ngs Mute On/Off Volume Power On/Off R[...]

Operation 43 Description of each menu Function Description Wall Color Correct s the project ed picture ’ s co lor when the pr ojection surfac e is not white. S ee "U sing W all Color" on page 29 for details. Aspect Ratio There ar e several opti ons to set the image's aspect ratio de pending on your input signal source. See "Se[...]

Operat ion 44 Function Description Teaching Template Pr ovides sev eral preset patterns fo r various teac hing purposes. Choose Blackboard or Whiteboard first by p ressing / and press / to c hoose the patte rn you need. P ress MODE/ ENTER to act ivate the pattern. Picture Mode Pre-de fined picture modes are pr ovided so you can optim ize your proje[...]

Operation 45 Function Descriptio n Quick Auto Search See "S witching i nput signal" on page 26 for detail s. Color Space Conversion See "Changing C olor Space" on page 26 for detail s. Presentation Timer Reminds the presenter to finish the presentation within a ce r tain time frame. See "Setting the pr esentation timer"[...]

Operat ion 46 Function Description Operation Settings Direct Power On Allows the pr ojector to turn on automatically once the po wer is fed throug h the p ower cord. Signal Power On Sets whether to turn the projector directly on without pressing the POWER k ey on th e projector when th e projector is in stan dby mode and the signal is feed thr ough[...]

Operation 47 Function Description High Altitude Mode A mode for operation in hi gh altitude areas. See "Operatin g in a hig h altitude en vironment" on page 34 for details. Audio Settings Mute Volume Power On/Off Ring Tone See "A djusting the sound" on page 35 for details. Lamp Settings Lamp Mode See "Setting Lamp Mo de as [...]

Operat ion 48 Function Description Standby Settings Network Selecting On enab les the function. The project or is able to pro vide the network function when it is in standby mode. Monitor Out Selecting On ena bles the function. The project or can output a V GA signal when it is in standb y mode and the COMP UTER 1 jack is cor rec tl y con ne cte d [...]

Operation 49 Function Description Current System Status Source Shows the current signal source. Picture Mode Shows the selected mode in the PICTURE menu . Resolution Shows the nati ve resol ution of the input signal. Color System Shows input syst em format: NT SC, P AL, SECAM, YUV , or RGB . Equivalent Lamp Hour Displays the number of hours the lam[...]

Maintenance 50 M aintenanc e Care of the pr ojector Y our pr ojector needs littl e maintenanc e. The only thing you need t o do on a r egular basis is to keep the lens and case clean. Nev er remov e any parts of the projector e xcept the lamp. Cont act your dealer i f other parts need re placing. Cleaning the lens Clean the lens whene ver you notic[...]

Maintenance 51 Lamp information Getting to kno w the lamp hour Whe n the project or is in opera tion, the duration (in hours) of lamp usage is automatica lly calculated by the built-in timer . See "Setting Lamp Mode as Economic" below for more information on Economic mode. T o obtain the lamp hour information: 1. Press MENU/EXIT and then [...]

Maintenance 52 T iming of r eplacing the lamp When the Lamp indicator lights up r ed or a message appears sugge sting it is time to re place the lamp , please install a new lamp o r consult y our dealer . An old lamp ma y cause a malfunction in th e project or and in some instan ces the lamp m ay explod e. Go to http://lamp .benq.com for a replacem[...]

Maintenance 53 R eplacing the lamp • T o reduce the risk of electrical shock, always turn the proje ctor off and disconnect the power cord before changing the lamp. • T o reduce the risk of severe burns, allow the pr ojector to cool for at least 45 minutes before replacing the lamp. • T o reduce the risk of injuries to fingers and damage to i[...]

Maintenance 54 14. Connect the powe r and restart the projecto r . 7. U se the handle to slowly p ull the lamp out of the project or . • 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 ma[...]

Maintenance 55 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 displa ys. Highlight Reset Lamp Ti mer . A warnin g message is displayed asking if yo[...]

Maintenance 56 Ind ic ato rs Light St atus & De scription Power even ts Off Off Orange Stand-by m ode. Off Off Green Flashing Po we r in g u p . Off Off Green Normal operation. Off Off Orange Flashing • The project or needs 90 sec onds to c ool do wn as it was abnormally shut d own without the normal cooling do wn process. • The projector n[...]

Troubleshooting 57 T r oubleshooting The projector does not turn on. No pi c t u r e Blurred image Remot e control does not wo rk 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 58 Specifications Pr ojec tor 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 = 2.59 Lamp 220 W lamp Electrical Pow er su pp ly A C100–240V , 3.3 A, 50-60 Hz (A utomatic) Pow er co n su m p t i on 295 W (Max); < 1 W (Stand[...]

Specificatio ns 59 Dimensions 287.3 mm (W ) x 114.4 mm (H) x 232.6 mm (D) Ceiling mount installation 287.3 232.6 1 14.4 62 62 445.95 397.90 364.40 83.38 141.88 232.6 123.0 78 287.3 207.6 77 76.5 34.5 199.6 Ceiling Mo unt screw: M4 x 8 (Max L = 8 mm) Unit: mm[...]

Specifications 60 W all mount installation Minimum installati on r equirements Computer Resolution: WXGA Image Resolution: WXGA Diagram Reference SMART Board 685 Promethean ActivBoard 387 Hitachi FX- TRIO-88W Hitachi FX- DUO-88W Image Diagonal (inches) D 87 87 88 88 Image Height (mm) H 1171 1171 1181 1181 Image Wid th (mm) W 1874 1874 1887 1887 Dis[...]

Specificatio ns 61 Minimum Ceiling Heig ht (mm) = f + H + b + 60 + 274+ c • The dimensions are based on the BenQ wall mount (P/N: 5J.J4R10.001). • There is 3% tolerance among these numbers due to optical component variations. BenQ recommends that if you intend to permanentl y install the projector , you should physically test the projection siz[...]

Specifications 62 Ti m i n g ch a r t Supported timing for PC input *Supported timing for non-3D and 3D signal with Frame Sequential and T op-Bottom format. ** Supported timing for non-3D and 3D signal w ith Frame Sequential format. *** Supported timing for non-3D and 3D signal wi th Top-Bottom format. Resolution Mode V ertical Frequency (Hz) Horiz[...]

Specificatio ns 63 Supported timing for HDMI (HD CP) input *Supported timing for non-3D and 3D signal wi th Frame Sequential and Top-Bottom format. ** Supported timing for non-3D and 3D signal with Frame Sequential format. *** Supported timing for non-3D and 3D signal wi th Top-Bottom format. Resolution Mode V ertical Frequency (Hz) Horizontal Freq[...]

Specifications 64 Displaying a 1080i(1 125i)@60Hz or 1080i(1 125i)@50Hz signal may result in slight image vibration. ** Supported timing for non-3D and 3D signal w ith Frame Sequential format. 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[...]

Warranty and Copyright informatio n 65 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[...]