BenQ W6500 manual

W6000 /W6500 Dig ital P r ojec t o r H ome C inema Series Us e r M a n u a l W e lc ome[...]

2 Table of contents English Ta b l e o f c o n t e n t s Important safety instructions ....... ........................... 3 Overview ........... ........................... 6 Shipping contents .................................. 6 Remote control batteries ....................... 7 Remote control operation ..................... 7 Projector features [...]

3 Important safety instructions English Thank you for your purchase of this quality B enQ video projector! I t has been des igned to provide you with an enjoyable home theater view ing experience. For the best results, please read this manual through carefully as it is your guide through the contro l menus and operation. I mpor tant safet y inst ru[...]

4 Important safety instructions English 5. Do not block the vents holes while the projector is on (even in standby mode): - Do not cover the projector with any item; - Do not place the projector on a blanket, bedding or an y other soft surf ace. 9. Do not look straight into the projector lens during operation. It may harm your sight. 6. In areas wh[...]

5 Important safety instructions English 13. Never attempt to replace the lamp assembly until the projector has cooled down and is unplugged from the power supply . 14. When you think se rvice or rep air is required, take the projector only to a suitably qualified technician. 15. Do not a ttempt to disassemble this projector . There are dangerous hi[...]

6 Overview English Ov er v iew Shipping c ont ents Carefully unpack and verify that you have the items below . Some of the items may not be available depending on your region of purchase. Please check with your place of purchase. Some of the accessories may vary fro m region to region. The warranty card is only supplied i n some specific regions. P[...]

7 Overview English R emot e c ontrol batt er ies 1. T o open the batter y cov er , turn the remote control ov er to view its back, push on the finger grip on the cover and slide it down in the direction of the arrow as illustrated. T he cover wil l s lide off . 2. Remov e an y existing batteries (if necessary) and install two new AAA batt eries obs[...]

8 Overview English P r ojector f eatures • F ull HD compatible The projector is compatible with Standard Definition TV (SDTV) 480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, and H igh Definition TV (HDTV ) 720p , 1080i and 1080p formats, with the 1080p format providing a tr ue 1:1 image r epr oductio n. • High picture quality The projector provides ex cellent picture [...]

9 Overview English P r ojector e xt erior v iew Fr ont and upper side view R ear view Un d e r v i e w 1. Co ntrol panel (See "Control panel" on page 10 for details.) 2. Lamp co ver 3. Fr ont IR sensor 4. V ent (heated air exhaust) 5. Pr ojection lens 6. Lens shift lev er 7. A C P ow er cable inlet 8. Rear IR sensor 9. HDMI ports 10. Comp[...]

10 Overview English Contr ols and functions Contr ol panel 6. Arrow/K eystone keys (Left / , U p / , Right / , Down / ) Mo ves the current On-Screen Displa y (OSD) menu selection in the direction of the arro w being pressed when the OSD menu is activated. Manually corrects distorted pictures resulting from an angled projection. "Using the menu[...]

11 Overview English R emote c ontrol 1. PO WER ON/OFF T ogg les the p roject or between stand by and on. "T urn ing the projector on" on page 20 , "T urn ing the projector off" on page 36 2. Sourc e selection keys (COMP , VIDEO , S- VIDEO , HDMI1 , HDMI2 , PC) Selects an input source for display . "Selecting an input so urc[...]

12 Positioning your projector English Po s i t i o n i n g y o u r p r o j e c t o r Choosi ng a location Y our projector is designed to be installed in one of four possible installation locations. Y ou r room la yout or personal prefer ence will dic t ate which installation locat ion you select. T ake int o consideration the size and position of y[...]

13 Positioning your projector English O btaining a preferred pr ojected image size The distance from the project or lens to the screen, th e z oom setting, and the video format each factors in the projected imag e size. The pr ojector should al ways be placed horizontall y le vel (lik e flat on a table), and positioned directly perp endicular 90° [...]

14 Positioning your projector English If y ou place the pr ojector in a differ ent position (to that r eco mmended), you will hav e to tilt it do wn or up to center the image on the screen. In the se situations, some i mage distortion w ill occur . U se the K eystone function to correct the distortion. See "Correct ing picture distor tion"[...]

15 Positioning your projector English Installation for a 4:3 ratio screen The illustr ations and table below are pro vided for those users who already have 4:3 aspect ratio screens or intend to purchase 4:3 aspect ratio scr eens to view 16:9 ratio projected images. The screen aspect ratio is 4:3 and the projected picture is 16:9 The above numbers a[...]

16 Positioning your projector English Shifting the pr ojection lens The lens shift control pr ovides flexibility for installi ng your projec tor . It al lows the projector to b e positioned off the cent er of the screen. The lens shift is expressed as a p erc entage of the projected image h eight or width. It is measured as an offset from the pr oj[...]

17 Connecting with video equipment English Co nnecting w ith v ideo equipment Y ou can connect the projector to any typ e of video equipment, such as a V C R, DVD play er , di gital tuner , cable or satellite decoder , video game console or dig i tal camera. Y ou can also connect it to a desktop or laptop PC o r Apple M acintosh system. Y ou need o[...]

18 Connecting with video equipment English Connecting co mponent-v ideo devices Be sure to match the co rresponding colors between the cables and the terminals. The RCA ty pe component vide o jacks are provided for connect ion to video outp ut devices. Y ou should al so connect the separate audio cable to a suit able audio amplifier . Connecting S-[...]

19 Connecting with video equipment English Connecting a c omput er Connect the p roject or to a c omput er with a V GA ca ble. Many laptops do not turn on their external video ports when connected to a projecto r . Usually a key combination like Fn + F3 o r CRT/LCD key turns the external display o n/off. Locate a function key labeled CRT/LCD or a f[...]

20 Using the projector English U sing the pr ojecto r Pr eparations 1. Plug in and turn all of the connected equipment on. 2. If not already in, plug the supplied po wer cable int o the AC inlet on the rear o f the project or . 3. Plug the pow er cable into a wall po wer out let and turn the wall switch on. Tu r n i n g t h e p r o j e c t o r o n [...]

21 Using the projector English Selecting an input sourc e The projector can be connecte d to multiple e quipment at the same time. W hen the projector is first turned on, it w ill attempt t o reconnect with the input source which was in use when the projector was last shut down. To s e l e c t t h e v i d e o s o u r c e : • Using the remote cont[...]

22 Using the projector English Us i n g t h e m e n u s The projector is equipped with multilingual On -Screen Display (OSD) menus for making various adjustments and s ettings. Below is the ov erv iew of the OSD menu. T o use the OSD menus, please set the OSD menu to y our familiar language. Securing the projecto r U sing a security cable lock The [...]

23 Using the projector English U tilizing the passwor d function For security pu rposes and to help prevent unauthorized use, the projector includes an option for setting up password security . Th e password can be set thr oug h the On-Screen Displa y (OSD) menu. Onc e the password is set and this function is selected, the pr ojector is passwor d-p[...]

24 Using the projector English Entering the password r ecall procedur e 1. Make sur e the Input Pass word page displays on scr een. Pr ess and hold PRESET MODE on the projector or remote control for 3 seconds. The projector wil l display a coded number on the screen. 2. W rite down the number and turn off your projector . 3. Seek help from the loca[...]

25 Using the projector English A dj usting the pr oject ed image A djusting the projection angle There are four adjuster feet on the bottom of the projector . These can be us ed if neces sar y to chan ge th e proj ec ti on ang le. Screw the feet in or out as appropriate to aim and le v el the projection ang le. If the screen and the project or are [...]

26 Using the projector English U sing the preset and user modes Selecting a preset mode The projector is preset w ith several pre-defined pic ture modes so that you can choose one to suit your operating en vironment and input sour ce pictur e type. T o select a pictur e mode that sui ts y our need: • U sing the remote contr ol 1. Pr ess PRESET MO[...]

27 Using the projector English Setting the U ser 1/U ser 2/U ser 3 mode There are three user -definable modes if the current available picture modes are not suitable for your need. Y ou can use one of the picture modes (exc ept the selected U ser mode) as a starting point and customize the settings. 1. In the Pictur e -- Basic me nu, hi ghli ght Pi[...]

28 Using the projector English Fine-tuning the picture quality No matter what picture mode you have selected, you are able to fine-tune those s ettings to fit ever y presentation purp ose. Those adjust ments will b e sav ed to the preset mode y ou are at when you exit the OSD menu. A djusting Brig htness Hi ghl ight Brig htness in the Picture -- Ba[...]

29 Using the projector English A d vanced pictur e quality contr ols There are more advanc ed functions in th e Pictur e -- Ad vanced menu t o be adjuste d to y our preference. T o sav e the settings, just press MENU to leav e the OSD menu. Setting Black Level Hi ghl ight Black Level and pr ess / on the project or or re mote c ontro l to se lec t 0[...]

30 Using the projector English Setting a prefe rred c olor te mperature T o set a preferred color t emperatu re: 1. High li ght Color T emp eratu re and select Us e r 1 , Us e r 2 , or Us e r 3 by pressing / on the projector or remote control. 2. Press to high light Color T emp erature U ser_ Fine T uning and press ENTER . The Color T emperature U [...]

31 Using the projector English Color Management In most installation situations, color management wil l not be necessary , such as in classroom, meeting room, or lounge room situations where lights remain on, or where building external windows allow daylight into the room. Only in permanent installations w ith controlled lighti ng levels suc h as b[...]

32 Using the projector English Setting 3D Comb Filter This feature separates composite sign al to Y (brightness) signal and C (color) signal, and can help produce clear er and sharper images w ith cor rect colo rs in pla ce. This function is only availa ble when a Video signal is selected Selecting the aspe ct ratio The "aspect ratio" is [...]

33 Using the projector English 3. Letter B o x ( LB ): Scales a picture to fit the pr ojector’ s native re solution in its hori zontal width and resize the picture’ s heig ht to the 3/4 of the projection w idth. This ma y produce a picture greater in height than can be di splayed, so par t of t he pic ture is lost ( not di splayed) along the to[...]

34 Using the projector English Oper ating in a high altitude environment W e recommend that y ou activate High Alt itude Mode w hen y our environment is higher than 1500 meters (around 4920 feet) abov e sea lev el, or whenever the proj ector will be used for extended periods of time (>10 hours) without shutdown. T o act ivate High A ltitude Mode[...]

35 Using the projector English Displa ying more than one image sour c e simultaneously Y o ur projector is capable of displaying pict ures simu ltaneously from tw o input sources, whic h can be used to enhance y our presentation in an interesting way . Ensure the signals you want to displa y are c orrectly conn ecte d to the p roje ctor. To d i s p[...]

36 Using the projector English P ersonalizing the pr ojector menu displa y The On-Screen Display (OSD) menus can be set accor din g to your preferences. The following setting s do not affect the projection settings, operation, or performance. • Re n am e Use r Mod e : See "R enaming user modes" on p age 27 for details. • Me n u D i sp[...]

37 Using the projector English On-Screen Displa y (OSD) menus On-Screen Displa y (OSD) structure Please note that the on-scr een display (OSD) men u s vary acc ording t o the signal t ype selected. Main menu Sub-menu Options Picture -- Basic Picture Mode Cinema/Dynamic/St andard/User 1/User 2/User 3 Load Set tings Fr om Brightness 0–100 Contrast [...]

38 Using the projector English Not e that the menu items are available when the projector detects at least one v alid signal. If there is no equipment connected to the projector or no signal detec ted, limited menu items are accessible. The default values listed in this manual, especi ally on pages 39 - 41 , are for r eference only . They may var y[...]

39 Using the projector English Picture -- Basic menu Picture -- A dvanc ed menu Function (default sett ing/value) Description Picture Mode ( Stand ard ) Pre-defin ed picture modes ar e pro vided so you can optimize y our pr ojector picture set-up to suit y our program t ype. See "Selec ting a pr eset mode" on page 26 for details. Load Set[...]

40 Using the projector English Displa y menu Syst em Setup menu 3D Comb Filter ( On ) See "Setting 3D Comb Filter" on page 32 for details . Dynamic Black ( On ) A utomati cally changes the black level of the projected pictures t o enhance the effect of contrast ratio . Function (Default sett ing/value) Description Aspect Ratio ( Anamorphi[...]

41 Using the projector English Ad vanced S etup menu Background Colo r ( Blue ) Allows y ou to c hoose the color of the background scr een that will be displa yed when there is no input source det ected. Menu Settings Men u Di s pl ay Ti me (10 sec) Sets the length of time the OSD will remai n active af ter yo ur last key pr ess. The range is from [...]

42 Using the projector English Info rmation menu This menu shows y ou the current operat ing status of the projector . Some picture adjustme nt s are available only when certain input sources are in use. Unavailable adjustments are not shown on the screen. Reset All Settings Returns all settings to the factory preset values. The following settings [...]

43 Additional information English A dditional infor mation Care of the projec tor Y our projector needs littl e maintenanc e. The only thing you ha ve to do on a regular basis is keep the lens cle an. Never re move a ny pa rts of t he p roje cto r except the lamp. Contact y our dealer or local customer ser vice center if the projector fails to oper[...]

44 Additional information English Lamp information Getting to kno w the lamp hour When the pr ojector is in op eration, the duration (in hou rs) of lamp usage is automatically calculated b y the built-in timer . The method of calculating the equivalent lamp hour is as follows: Equivalent lamp hour = 1 (hours used in Economic mode) + 3/2 (hours used[...]

45 Additional information English T iming of replacing the lamp W hen the Lamp indicator lights up red or a mess age appears suggesting it is time to replace the lamp , please install a new lamp or consult your dealer . An old lamp ma y cause a malfun ction in the projector and in some instances the la mp may explode. Go t o http://lamp .BenQ.com f[...]

46 Additional information English 1. T urn the pow er off and disco nnect the project or from the po wer outlet. T urn off all connected equipment and disconnect all other cables. See "T urning the projector off " on page 36 for details. 2. Slightly lift the projector up . Loosen the scr ews on the lamp co ve r (located on the left side).[...]

47 Additional information English R esetting the lamp timer Do not reset the lamp tim er if the lamp has not been replaced as this could cause damage. 1. After the start - up logo, pr ess MENU and then pr ess / until the Ad vanced Setup men u is h igh ligh te d. 2. Pr es s to high ligh t Lamp Settings and press ENTER . The Lam p Settings page displ[...]

48 Additional information English Ind ic ato rs There are three indicators which show the status of the projector . Ch eck the follow ing for inform ation about the indicator lights. If there is an ything w ron g, turn the projector off and contact your dealer . When the pr ojector is in a normal state W hen the projector is in an abnormal st ate P[...]

49 Additional information English T r oubleshooting Problem Cause Remedy The project or does not turn on. There is no power fr om the power cable. Plug the power cable into the A C inlet on the rear of the projector , and plug the power cable into to the po wer outlet. If the po wer outlet has a switch, make sure that it is switched on. (See page 2[...]

50 Additional information English Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Optical Proje ct ion sys tem Sing le-ch ip DLP TM system. DMD chip 0.65" DLP (1920 x 1080) Lens F = 2.48 to 2.83, f = 24.1 to 36.14 mm Proje ct ion scre en s ize 28" to 300" Lamp 280W Electrical Compatibility PC: 640 x 400 to 192[...]

51 Additional information English Dimensions 428 mm x 317 mm x 145 mm (W x D x H) Ceiling mount installation 428 317 145 178.98 221.98 239.89 492 502.87 395.4 362.4 422.49 284 225 235 101.49 Ceiling mount screws: M4 x 8 (Max. L = 8 mm) Unit: mm[...]

52 Additional information English Timing c har t Supported timing for PC input Format Resolution Refresh rate (Hz) H. Frequency (KHz) Pixel Frequen cy (MHz) 720 x 400 720 x 400 70.087 31.469 28.3221 640 x 480 640 x 480 59.94 31.469 25.175 72.809 37.861 31.5 75 37.5 31.5 85.008 43.269 36 800 x 600 800 x 600 56.25 35.156 36 60.317 37.879 40 72.188 48[...]

53 Additional information English Supported timing for HDMI (HDCP) input Supported timing for EDTV and HDTV (via Component inpu ts) Supported timing for V ideo and S-V ideo inputs Format Resolution Refr esh rate ( Hz) H. Freq. (KHz) Pixel Freq. (MHz) Aspect 480i 720 x 480 59 .94/60 15.734/15.75 27/27.027 16:9 480p 720 x 480 59 .94/60 3 1.469/31.5 2[...]

54 Warranty and Copyright information English W ar rant y and Cop y rig ht infor mation Wa r r a n t y BenQ warrants this product against any defects in material and workmanship, under normal usage and storage. Pr oof of purchase date will be required with any warran ty claim. In the event this product is found t o be defective within the warrant y[...]

55 Regulation statements English R e gulation stat ements FCC statement (for U nited States users) This equipment has been tested and found to comply w i th the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits ar e design ed to provide reasonable prot ection against harmful interferenc e in a r esidential ins[...]

56 Regulation statements English A cc essibilit y R equirements for R eha bilitation A ct of 1973, Section 508 Ben Q's comm itm ent to acces sib le pro duc ts a llows us to support gov ernment in making accessible technology choices BenQ's L CD monitors and pr ojectors are c ompliant with Section 508 guidelines by including the assistive [...]