BenQ PB6100 manual

We l c o m e PB6200/ PB6100 Digital Pr ojecto r Us e r ’s Ma n u a l[...]

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Table of Contents iii T able of Cont ents Important Safety Instructions ................................. 1 Introduction ............................................................. 4 Projector Features .................................................................. 4 Shipping Contents ...........................................................[...]

Table of Contents iv Maintenance .............................................................25 Lamp Information ................................................................. 25 Use and Replacement of the Lamp ..................................................... 25 Lamp Replacement .............................................................[...]

Important Safety In stru ctio ns 1 Important Safet y Instructions Y our Ben Q projector is des igne d and tested to meet the lastest standards for safety of infor- mation technol ogy equipment . How ever , to ens u re sa fe use of this p rod uct, it is impo rtan t that you follo w the instructions mentioned in this ma nual and marked on th e produc[...]

Important S afety Instructio ns 2 Safety Instructi ons 1. The lamp beco mes extremel y hot dur- ing operat ion. Allow the projector to cool for appr o ximately 45 minut es prior to r emoving the lamp assembl y for replacement. 2. Do not oper ate lamps beyond the rated lamp life. Excessiv e op eration of lamps beyond the rat ed life c ould cause the[...]

Important Safety In stru ctio ns 3 Safety Instructions (Con tinued) 7. Do not block the v e ntilation holes. - Do not place this unit on a bl anket, bedding or any other soft surface. - D o n ot c ov e r t h i s u n i t w i t h a c l o t h or a n y other item. - Do not pl ace in fl ammables near the projector . If the venti lation holes are serious[...]

Introduction 4 Int rod u c t io n Proj e c tor Feat ur es The projector integ rates high -perfor mance optical engine projection and a user-friend ly design to deliv er high reliability and ease of use. The projector off ers the following features: • Small and light for portability • High quality manual zoom lens • O ne- key auto -ad jus tm e[...]

Introducti on 5 Shipping Co ntents Th e pro jec tor is sh ipp ed w ith the cab les requ ire d for con nec ti on to a PC and to v id eo e qui p- me nt . C are fu ll y u np ac k a nd ver i fy th at you have al l o f t he i tem s s how n be low. I f any of th es e items ar e missing, please co ntact your plac e of purchase. Alternativ e A ccessories 1[...]

Introduction 6 Pr ojector Description Y our Pr ojector at a Glance Projection lens Front adjuster V entilation grill IR remote sensor AC INLET S-VIDEO VIDEO PC/HDTV Ke n s i n g t o n lock slot Rear adjusters S-Video Mini DIM V ideo RC A jack RGB sig n al in pu t (PC/ YP bPr/ Y CbCr) IR remote sensor Main p ower switch AC i n l e t Lamp door[...]

Introducti on 7 External Control P anel 3. Left 4. Exit 5. Right 6. Menu 2. Source 7. A uto 8. Blank 11. Lamp indicator 10. T emp indicator 9. P ower indicator 1. P ower Pow e r Press the Powe r key to tur n the projector on or off. Sourc e Selects signal sources from among PC, YP b P r, S-Video and Vide o. Left Exit Right Menu Men u will display t[...]

Introduction 8 Ad ju s te r The projector is equippe d with 1 qui ck-release adjuster foot. Push the button to adjust its tilt angle. 1. Lift the projector up and press the ad juster button to r e lease the front adjuster . 2. The adjuster will dr op into position and be locked 3. If the proj ected image is higher tha n the screen, y ou can screw t[...]

Introducti on 9 R emote Co ntrol Description Y our Remot e Cont rol at a Glance Rem o te C on t ro l E ff e c t ive R a n ge The remote sensors are located on the front and the back of the projector . It can function in a range of 30 degrees horizo ntally and 30 degrees v ert ically r elativ e to a l ine that is a right ang l e to t he re mo te se [...]

Introduction 10 4. PRESET U sers can switch 4 kinds of preset modes . The preset mode changes each time wh en you press PRESET button •P C S i g n a l : Presentation Mode (Default) --> Vi v id Mode --> Video Mode --> Economic Mode • Y P bPr / S -Vi de o / Vi d eo S ig n al : Gaming M ode (Default) --> V ideo Mode --> Cinem a Mo d[...]

Installati on 11 Ins ta l la ti on Screen Siz e Place the projector at th e required distance from the screen according to the desired picture size (see the tab le below). PB6200 (X GA) screen size c har t (4:3 aspect ratio) Distanc e from scr een Diagonal measurement Distance from scree n Diagonal measurement Minimum zoom Max imum zoom Minimum zoo[...]

Installation 12 PB6200 (X GA) screen size c har t (16:9 aspect ratio) Distance from screen Diagonal measurement Distance fr om scree n Diagonal measurement Minimum zoom Max imum zoom Minimum zoom Maxi mum zoom feet inches feet inches feet inches meters cm meters cm meters cm 4 48 2.29 27.5 2.80 33.6 1 100 0.57 57.4 0.70 70.0 6 72 3.44 41.3 4.20 50.[...]

Installati on 13 There is 3% ~ 5% tolerance among these num bers due to optical comp onent limit s. * 1m = 3.28 feet, 1 feet = 0.305m, 1m = 100cm, 1 feet = 12 inches Connecting to V arious Equipment HDTV Equipment The projector is cap able of display ing vari ous High D efinition TV display modes. So me of these sourc es are: Most of these sourc es[...]

Installation 14 Connecting to V ar ious Equipment It only takes a few seconds to connect y our projector to your desktop or notebook computer , V CR, or other systems. H owever , a M ac adapter (an optional accesso r y) is needed for conn ection t o Macint osh comput ers. A C IN L E T S-VIDEO VIDEO PC/HDT V PC/ HDTV S - Vi d e o / Vi d e o S-V ideo[...]

Operation 15 Operation Start U p 1. Plu g th e pow er co rd in to t he p roje cto r an d in to a w al l so cket . 2. T urn the main power switch on. 3. Press a nd hold PO WER for 1 second t o start the projecto r . The back-lit PO WER key flashes green and stays green when the power is turne d on. (When the power is turned off, there is a 110-secon[...]

Operat ion 16 Digital K eysto ne Co rrection K e ystoning refers to the situation where th e projected image is noticeably wider at either the to p or bottom. T o correct this, press 3 Left / Right 4 (hot key) on the contr ol panel of the pr ojector or KEYST ONE 3 / 4 on the remote contr ol, and then adjust the sliding bar labeled K eystone, as nee[...]

Operation 17 Blank Us e Blank to h ide the scr een image. Y ou can unseal the image gradually b y using the mouse of the re mote contr ol, or simply p ress Blank to turn the image on immediately .[...]

Operat ion 18 Me n u S y s t e m Press Menu for the main menu, and then press 3 or 4 to select a sub-menu. Press Men u again to select i tems in the sub-menu. Functions a v ailable when connecting to differ ent equipment... Sub-M enu PC Y/Pb/Pr S-Video / V ideo Display Ke y s t o n e Brig htness Cont rast Phase H Size Ke y s t o n e Brightness Cont[...]

Operation 19 1. Display M enu FUNCTION DESCRIPTI ON Ke y s to n e Corrects any keystoning of the image. Brig htness Adjust s the brightness of the image. Contrast Adjusts the deg ree of difference between dark and lig ht in the image. Phase Adj usts to av oid the occurren ce of fli cke r . This function is not available when the input mode is Video[...]

Operat ion 20 2. Image M enu FUNCTION DESCRIPTIO N Aspe ct Rat io Mak e s the best fit of th e image to the screen, 1. 4 : 3 2. 16 : 9 3. Nati ve “Native” is availabl e only when the input m ode is PC . H P osition Adj usts the h orizontal position of the project ed image. This function is available only when the input mode is PC. V P osition A[...]

Operation 21 3. Source M enu FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Mirror Source Sho ws the se lected input source among PC, YP b P r , S- Vi d e o a n d Vid e o when they are available . Sourc e Scan If selecting ON, the function is activated and the projector starts to scan in order of PC, YPbPr , S-V ideo and Video when there is no signal detected. If selection [...]

Operat ion 22 4. Control Menu FUNCTION DESCRIPTI ON Language Language sets the language for the OSD control menus. U se the 3 / 4 key to select the desired language from among English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, K orean, T raditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. OSD P os. Selects a desired OSD position . OSD Time Sets the length of time t[...]

Operation 23 5. PIP M enu These functions ar e available only when the inpu t mode is PC and the PI P source is V ideo or S-Video. FUNCTION DESCRIPTION PIP Sourc e Selects the source for the PI P . PIP Size Enables use of the 3 / 4 key to s crol l t hro ug h t he f our al ter nat ives : O ff, Small, M edium, Large. PIP P osi tion Selects a de sired[...]

Operat ion 24 Shutdo w n 1. Press and hold PO WER and a warning message will appe ar . T o turn the projector off, press and hol d PO WER again. 2. The fan will continue t o run for appr oximately 110 seconds. 3. T urn the main po wer switch off. 4. Disconnect the po wer cor d from the wall sock et. Do not unplug the power cord before POWER is shut[...]

Maintenance 25 M aintenanc e Lamp Information U se and Replacement of the Lamp Wh en the Lamp Indicat or lights up red or a message appears suggesting the time of lam p replacement, please install a new lamp or consult your dealer . An old lamp could cause a malfunction in the project or and in rare instanc es may even break. For m ore de tai led i[...]

Maintenance 26 Step 1. T urn the pr ojector off. Disco n - nect the power cor d from the outlet and the pr ojector . Step 2. Loosen the screw and remove the lamp co ver . (It is strongly rec- ommended that you use a mag- netic-head screwdriver .) If the lamp is hot, avoid burns by w ait- ing 45 minute s until the lamp has cooled. Step 3. Lo osen th[...]

Maintenance 27 Res e t t in g La m p Hou r s If yo u replace t he lamp with a new one, please follo w the instructions below t o reset the lamp hour . Te m p I n f o r m a t i o n When the LED li ghts u p, it is warni ng you of the follo wing possible problems: 1. The internal te mperature is too hi gh. 2. The fans are not wo rking. T urn the proje[...]

Maintenance 28 LED Indicator Status & Illustration llustratio n 1. - : LED OFF 2. : LED blinking 3. : LED solid ON 4. O : LED lights up orange. 5. R : LED lights up red. 6. G : LED lights up gree n. LED Status & Description P ower T emp Lamp Pow e r e v e n t s Pow e r s w i t c h o n -- P ower-up cooling. Projector c ooling system will aut[...]

Maintenance 29 Thermal events - Fa n 1 e r ro r, p ro j ec t or w i l l au to s hu t do w n . I f y o u r e tu r n on t he power , and p rojecto r shutdo wn again. Please contact your dealer . Fa n 2 e r ro r, p ro j ec t or w i l l au to s hu t do w n . I f y o u r e tu r n on t he power , and p rojecto r shutdo wn again. Please contact your deale[...]

Maintenance 30 Serv ice I nformatio n A ccessories (in cluded in the standard package) Alte rn at ive Acces so ri es (v ar y f rom co un tr y to cou nt r y ) Optional Ac cessor ies (not included in the standard package) Ordering P ar ts or Getting Information For pr oduct information, product assist ance, se rvice inform ation, or to order ac cesso[...]

Troubleshooting 31 T roubleshooting Common P roblems & Solutions NO PO WER T ry these solutions: • Mak e sure the pow er cor d is inserted snugged into the A C adapter socket. • Mak e sure the po wer cord is insert ed snugged into the power outlet. • T oggle the power switch to the position “ | ”. • W ait 110 seconds after the proje[...]

Troubleshooting 32 Status M essages On-Screen Messages Description SEARCHING P rojector is searching fo r input. A CQUIRING SIGNAL Pr ojector ha s identif ied the inpu t signal and is running the auto image adjustment function. OUT OF RANGE Inpu t signal frequen cy ex ceeds the p roject or’ s range. Lamp W arning - Change Lam p If Br ig ht ne ss [...]

Specifications 33 Specificat ions Pr ojector Specifications T echnical Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. General Pr oduct name Digital Projecto r Model name PB6200 1024X768 X GA PB6100 800X600 SV GA Optical Displa y system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/N umber F = 2.4 to 2.6, f = 24.3 ~ 29.2 mm Lamp 200W lamp Electr ical P[...]

Specifications 34 T iming Chart Resol ution H Sync (k Hz) V Sync (Hz) R emark 640x350 31.5 70.1 640x400 37.9 85.1 VESA 720x400 31.5 70.0 720x400 37.9 85.1 VESA 640x480 31.5 60.0 VESA 640x480 37.9 72.8 VESA 640x480 35 66.7 Macintosh 640x480 43.3 85.0 VESA 800x600 35.2 56.3 VESA 800x600 37.9 60.3 VESA 800x600 46.9 75.0 VESA 800x600 48.1 72.2 VESA 800[...]

Dimensions 35 Dimensions Un i t : m m 262 215.5 98.4[...]

Warranty 36 W arr anty Limited W ar rant y BENQ warrants this product agai nst any defect s in material and workmanship , under nor- mal usage and st orage. Excl usion to W arrant y : The lamps ar e considered as c onsumable items and are warranted for 90 days or 1000 hours, whichev er occurs firs t. P roof of pur chase date will be required with a[...]

Safety Regulations 37 Safety R egulations FCC Statement CLASS A : This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energ y , and if not installed and used in acc ordance with the instruction manual, may cause interfer ence to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class “ A ” computing d[...]