BenQ PB6110 manual

We l c o m e PB6110 / PB6210 Digital Pr ojector P ortable Ser ies Us e r ’s M a n u a l[...]

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Table of Contents iii T able of Cont ents Important Safety Instructions ............................... 1 Introduction ........................................................... 5 Projector Features ................................................................ 5 Shipping Contents ............................................................... 6[...]

Table of Contents iv Freeze .................................................................................. 23 Preset Mode Selection ........................................................ 23 Menu Operation ................................................................ 24 Menu System ...........................................................[...]

Important Safety In stru ctio ns 1 Im por tant Safety Instructions Y our Ben Q projector is desig ned and tested to mee t the latest stand ards for safety of infor- mation technology equipment. Ho wever , to ensure safe use of this pr oduct, it is important that you follo w the instructions mentioned in this m anual and m arked on the pro duct. Cau[...]

Important S afety Instruction s 2 Safety Instructions 1. The lamp be comes e xtr emely hot during operation. A llow the pr ojec- tor to cool for a pproxim atel y 45 minut es prior to r emoving the lamp assembly for replacement. 2. Do not oper ate lamps be yond the rated lamp life. Ex cessiv e operation of lamps beyond the rated life could cause the[...]

Important Safety In stru ctio ns 3 Safety In structions (C ontinued) 7. Do not place this projecto r in any o f the following environments. - Space that is poorly ventilated or confined. Allow at least 50 cm clearance f rom walls and free flow of air ar ound the projecto r . - Locations wher e temperatures ma y become exc essively high, such as the[...]

Important S afety Instruction s 4 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 11. Do not step on the pr ojector o r place any objects upon it. Besides probable physical damage to the projector , doing so may result in accidents and possible inju r y . 12. Do no t place liquids near or on the pr o- jector . Liquids spilled into the project or may cause it to f[...]

Introducti on 5 I ntr oduction Pr ojector F eatur es The projector integ rates high-p erformance optical eng ine projection and a user-friend ly des ign t o del iv er h igh r eli abil ity an d eas e of u se. The projector offers t he following features: • Compact and portable unit • High quality manual z oom lens • One-key auto-a djustment to[...]

Introduction 6 Shipping Contents The project or is shipped with the cables re quir ed fo r connection to a PC and to video equ ip- ment. Carefully unpack and v erify that you ha ve all of the it ems shown below . If an y of these items are missing, please contact y our place of purchase. Projector Soft Carr y Case U ser’ s Man ual Pull the tab be[...]

Introducti on 7 Alternati ve A c cessories 1. P ower C ord: 110V for the US, 240V for UK and 220V for Eur opean countries 2. 3-2 power c on verter: For the US Op ti ona l Access or ies Proje c tor Exte r ior V iew Fron t / U pp er Sid e Rea r Sid e P ow er cord 110V and 3-2 power c on verter P owe r cord 220V P ower cord 240V EU UK 1. Macintosh ada[...]

Introduction 8 Bottom S ide Connector P anel Ref er to p ag e 12 for more informa tion on making co nnections to various equipme nt. Lamp door Front adjuster f oot Rear adjuster foot Rear adjuster foot RGB signal input (PC/ YPbPr/ YCbCr) RGB signal output AC inlet S-Video Mi ni DIM USB connector Audio jack Video RCA jack IR remote sen sor[...]

Introducti on 9 Controls and F unctions External C ontrol P anel 13 12 10 9 11 5 3 4 8 7 2 1 6 1. P ower (R efer to pages 18 and 19 for more information.) T urns the projector on or off. 2. Source (R efer t o page 21 for more information.) Sequentially selects the input signal RGB /Y P b P r , Vi de o o r S -Vi de o. 3. 3 Left 4. Right 4 When the o[...]

Introduction 10 Re mote C ontrol Description Functions Descriptions Power T urns the projector on or off. Refer to pages 18 and 19 for more information. Freeze The image is frozen wh en Fr eeze is pressed. A “Pause” icon will appear in the lower right corner of the screen. T o release the function, press Freeze a gain. 5 Up, Menu 3 Left / Right[...]

Introducti on 11 Re mote Control Effectiv e Range Infra Red (IR) remote co ntrol sensors are located on the front and the back of the projector . The remot e control must be held at an angle within 30 degrees of the pr ojector’ s IR remote control sensors to function correctly . The distance between the remote control and the sen- sors should not[...]

Connection 12 Connec tion When connecting a signa l source t o the projector , be sure to: 1. T urn all eq uipment off be fore m aking an y conn ections. 2. U se the corr ect signal cables for each source . 3. Ensure the cables ar e firmly ins erted. Connecting to a Laptop or Deskt op Comput er A Mac adapter (an optional accessory) is needed if you[...]

Connection 13 Connecting Equipment to the C omponent V ideo Inp ut The projector is cap able of displayin g various Hig h Definition T V display modes. So me of these sourc es are: Most of these sourc es will provide an anal og component video output, a standard V GA out- put, or a YP b P r (default) format. The project or is capable of ac cepting [...]

Connection 14 If the selected video imag e is not displayed af ter the projector is turned on and the corr ect video source has been selected, c heck that the video source is turned on and operating cor- rectly . Also check that the signal cables have been connected correctly . Connecting to Display Devices If y ou w a nt t o m o n it o r y ou r p [...]

Installati on 15 Ins tal l at ion Choo sing a Loca tion Y our projector is designed to be installed in the four installatio n configurations shown here: Floor front, Ceiling fr ont, Floor rear , Ceiling re ar . Y our room l ay out or p ersonal preference will dictate which installation c onfiguration yo u use. For further information on the four co[...]

Installation 16 A djusting the H eight The proj ector is eq uipped with 1 quick-r elease adjus ter foot and 2 rear adjus ter feet. The se adjusters change t he image height and proj ection angle. T o adjust the pr ojector , 1. Lift the pr ojector up and press the adjuster button to releas e the adjuster . The ad juster will drop into position and b[...]

Installati on 17 There is 3% ~ 5% toleran ce among these numbers due to opt ical comp onent variations. * 1 m = 3.28 feet, 1 feet = 0.305 m, 1 m = 100 cm, 1 foot = 12 inches PB6110 (SV GA) / PB6 210 (X GA) screen size c hart (4:3 aspec t ratio) Distanc e from screen Diagonal measurement Distanc e from screen Diagonal measure ment Minim um zoom Max [...]

Operat ion 18 Operation Startup 1. Switc h all of the connect ed equipmen t on. 2. Plug the po wer cor d into the pr ojector a nd into a wall sock et. 3. T urn on the wall soc ket switch (whe re fitted) . 4. Press and hold Pow e r on t he rem ote co ntro l or pro jec tor to s tar t th e un it. T he Po we r indicator light flashes gre en and sta ys [...]

Operation 19 Shut do w n 1. Press Pow e r and a warn- ing message ap pears. Press Pow e r a second time t o turn the project or off. 2. The Pow e r in d i c at o r li g h t flashes orange and the lamp shuts down, the fan s continue t o run for appro ximatel y 110 seconds to cool down the projec tor . T o protect the lamp, t he projector will not re[...]

Operat ion 20 Digital K e yst one C orrectio n K eystonin g refers t o 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. T o correct this, beside s adjusting the height of the pr ojector , you will need to manuall y correct it follo w- ing ONE[...]

Operation 21 Sourc e Selection T o sequentially select input sources, press Sourc e on the pr ojector c ontrol panel or the rem ote co ntro l. It m ay ta ke you a few sec - onds when the projector is sear ching for input signals. The selected sour ce will be displayed at the bottom r ight of the screen for 3 seconds. Fo r a quick search, y ou can a[...]

Operat ion 22 Blank In order to draw the audience’ s full attention to the presenter , you can use Blank to hide the screen i mage. Pr ess Blank again t o restor e the image. A word “ BLANK ” appear at the bott om rig ht corner of the screen when the image is hidden. W hen this functi on is activated with vid eo/ S -vid eo si gna l c o nne ct[...]

Operation 23 Fr eeze The image i s froz en when Fre eze is p r e s se d . A n i co n w i l l a p p ea r in the lowe r rig ht c orner of the screen. T o release the function, pr ess Free ze , Source ( this will change th e in put sourc e and release the pause function). Pr eset M ode Selection Press P reset t o select a oper ation mode that suits yo[...]

Operat ion 24 Me n u O p e r a t i o n Me nu S ys t e m Please note that the OSD menus var y ac c ording to the signal ty pe selected. *When a V ideo or S-V ideo signal is connected, th e fun cti on is only avail able wi th NTS C sy s- tem selecte d. Functions a vailable when recei ving different signal ty pes... Sub-Menu PC Video / S-Video Compone[...]

Operation 25 Us i n g t h e M e n u s The projector is equipped w ith on-screen display (OSD) menus for making various adjust- ments and settings. There are 10 diff erent me nu langua ges. (Refer t o page 30 for m ore details.) The fol lowing example de scribes the adjustment of the keyston e. 1. Press 6 Men u on the projector or Men u on the remot[...]

Operat ion 26 1. Picture M en u PC signal input FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Preset Mode Preset modes are provided so y ou can optimi ze your projector image set-up to suit your prog ram ty pe. PC Sig nal Inp ut 1. Presentation Mode : Is designed for presentations . The brigh tness is emphas ized in this m ode. 2. Viv i d Mo de : Is perfect f or playing ga[...]

Operation 27 Vi deo/ S-Vi deo/ Component V ideo signal input FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Preset Mode As above. Keystone As above. Brightness As above. Contrast As above. Color Increas es or decr eases the c olor int ensity of the imag e. Tin t Adj usts the color t ones of the image. The hi gher the value, the mor e red- dish the image bec omes. The lo wer[...]

Operat ion 28 2. Pr o-Picture M enu PC signal input Video/ S-V ideo/ Component V ideo sign al input FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Auto Resize Makes the best fit of the image to the screen. 1. On 2. Off Aspect Ratio Ther e ar e two aspect ratio settings. 1. 4 : 3 (Standard) 2. 16 : 9 (Wide Scr een) H Position Adj usts the horiz ontal posi- tion of the projec[...]

Operation 29 3. Setting M enu *About c olor temperatures: There are many different shades that are considered to be “w hite ” for var ious purpos es. One of the common methods of representing w hite color is known as the “ color temperature” . A white color with a low color temperature appears t o be reddish whit e. A white colo r with a hi[...]

Operat ion 30 4. Ad vance M en u FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Mirror The projector can be installed on a ceiling or behind a screen, or with one or more mirrors. C ontact your dealer for the ceiling mount bracket (optional acces sory) if you need to install the pr ojector on your c eiling.  Floor front: Select this setting w ith the projector set on the[...]

Operation 31 5. Information M enu This menu shows you the current operating status of the projec tor . PC signal / Component V ideo input Video / S-V ideo sig nal input FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Source Shows the current signal sou rc e. Resolution Shows the native resolution of the input signal. Preset Mode Shows the selected mode in Pictur e menu. Lamp[...]

Maintenance 32 M aintenanc e Y our projecto r needs little maint enance. Things y ou hav e to do on a regul ar basis are k eep the lens clean. Nev er remo ve an y parts of the project or ex cept the lam p. C ontact your d ealer if other parts needs r eplacing. Cleaning the Lens Clean the lens whene ver y ou notice dirt or dust on the surface.  U[...]

Maintenance 33 Lamp Information W arning Message Whe n t h e Lamp indicator lights up red or a message appears suggesti ng it is time t o replac e the lamp , please i nstall a new lamp or consul t your d ealer . An old lamp ma y cause a mal- function in the pr ojector and in some instanc es the lamp ma y brea k. For mo re detailed information on la[...]

Maintenance 34 Step 1. T urn the pow er off and dis connect the project or from t he wall socket . Step 2. T urn the projector o ver . Then loosen the scre ws a nd re move t he l amp cover . If t he lamp is ho t, av oid burn s by waiting for 45 minute s until the lamp has cooled. Step 3. Move the latch to another end as shown in the picture. Step 4[...]

Maintenance 35 Step 8. R esetting the lamp counte r i. Press and hold the Exi t 5 butt on on the projector for 5 seconds to displa y the total used lamp time. ii. Press Aut o on the projector or on the remote control to reset the lamp hour t o “0” . iii. W ait about 5 sec onds to let the OSD disappear . Te m p I n f o r m a t i o n When the T e[...]

Maintenance 36 Light St atus & Description Power Te m p Lamp Lamp events -- (1) The project or needs 110 seconds t o cool do wn. Or (2) Please co ntact your dealer for assistanc e. Thermal events -- The projector has shutdown automatically . If you try to re-star t t h e pr o j e c to r, i t w i l l s hu t d ow n a g a i n . P l e as e c o n t [...]

Maintenance 37 Ser vice Info rmation A cc essories (included in the standar d package) Optional A cc essories (not included in the standard package) Ordering P arts or Getting Information For p roduct inf ormation, product assistance, se rv ice information, or to or der accesso ries, please visit the BENQ Corpor ation websit e at http://www .BenQ.c[...]

Troubleshooting 38 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 39 Specifications Pr ojector Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. General Pr oduct name Digital Projecto r Model name PB6210 1024 x 768 X GA PB6110 800 x 600 SV GA Optical Displa y syst em 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/N umber PB6210 F=2.4 to 2.6, f= 24.0 to 29.1 mm PB6110 F=2.4 to 2.6, f= 18.6 to 22.7 mm Lamp [...]

Specifications 40 T iming Char t Supported T iming for PC Input Supported T iming for Compone nt-YP b P r Input Supported T iming for V ideo and S-V ideo I nputs Resolution Horizo ntal Frequency (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Mode 720 x 400 37.927 85.039 35.500 720 x 400_85 640 x 480 31.469 59.940 25.175 V GA_60 37.861 72[...]

Dimensions 41 Dimensions Un i t : m m 262 91.2 91.2 215[...]

Warranty 42 W arra n ty Limited W ar ranty BENQ warrants this product against any defects in mate rial and workmanship, under normal usage and storage. Ex clusion to W ar ranty : The lamps are consid ered as cons uma ble item s and are war- ranted for 90 days or 500 hours, whichever oc curs first. Proof of pur chase date will be required with any w[...]

Regulation Stat ement s 43 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 ordanc e with the instructions, may cause harmful in ter- ference to radio communications. However , th ere is no guar antee that interferenc e will not occur in a part[...]