BOXLIGHT CD-850m manual

User ’ s Guide Boxlight 19332 Powder Hill Place Poulsbo, WA 98370-7407 USA www .boxlight.com U.S.A. and Canada 800-762-5757 International 360-779-7901 B O XL IGH T CO RP ORA TI ON ™ CD-850m CD-850m CD850mCOVER.qxd 7/24/02 1:10 PM Page 1[...]

Declar ation of Conf ormity Manufactur er: B OXL IGHT , 1933 2 Powder Hill Place, Poulsbo, W as hington USA W e decla re under our sol e responsibi lity tha t the CD-850m projector con forms to the follow ing directiv es and norm s: EMC Direct ive 89/336/ EEC, Amen ded by 93/68/ EEC EMC: EN 550 22 EN 55024 EN 61000-3 -2 EN 61000-3 -3 Low V oltage D[...]

2 T able of Cont ents Introduc tion 3 Connecting a c omputer 5 Required computer connection s 5 Optional computer connections 5 Display ing a computer image 7 First- time projec tor use wit h Windows 9 8 8 Adjus ting t he image 10 Con necting a vid eo devic e 11 Display ing a video im age 12 Shutting down the proj ector 14 Troubleshootin g your set[...]

3 Intr oduction Y our new digital pr ojector is easy to connect, easy to use, easy to maintain and has XGA 1024x7 68 resolut ion. The pr ojector comes in a carry case that of fers ample r oom for B OX LIGH T accessory items such as the projec tor remote, color-c oded cables, an d docu- mentati on. The color-c oded cable straps and cables they cont [...]

4 Pro jector components and features key p ad speakers zoom focu s ele v at or foot r elease rem ot e control rec ei ver ( IR ) air int ake ven t carr ying handle rem ot e cont ro l rec ei ver ( IR ) connectors leveling foot heat vent heat vent remote cont r ol rec ei ver ( IR) computer 1 computer 2 video monitor out network serial control audio in[...]

5 Connecting a computer Required compute r connections Connect the black end of the computer cable to t he Computer 1 connector on the pr ojector . Connect the blue end to the vi d eo port on your computer . If you are using a desktop computer , you first need to dis c onnect the monitor cable fr om t he computer ’ s video port. Connect the black[...]

6 If you pr efer connecting your computer t o the projector wi th an optional VESA cable, conn ec t on e end of the cable to the VESA port on your com- puter , an d connect th e other end of th e cable to the bl ue Compute r 2 con- nector on the pr ojector . Y ou c an contro l the pr ojector from an LCD contr ol panel or c omputer by connecting an [...]

7 Displa ying a computer image Remove the lens cap. Pr ess the Po w e r bu tton on the to p of the projector or t he r e mote. The LED fla shes green and the fans sta rt to run. Whe n the lamp comes on, the sta rtup screen is displayed an d the LED is s teady green. It can take a minut e for th e image to achiev e full b rightne ss. ? No startup sc[...]

8 First-time pr ojector use with Windo ws 98 The first time you connect a computer running W indows 98 to t he pr ojector , the computer recognizes the pr ojector as “ new ha rdw are ” and the Add Ne w Ha rd wa re W i za rd ap pe ar s. Fo llo w t he se ins tr uc tio ns to us e th e Wiz- ar d to load the correct driver (which was installe d with[...]

9 Skip thi s pag e if y ou did not co nnect a USB mo use cable F or Windo ws 98: • If you connected the USB cable, the Add New Hardwa re W izard appears a gain. Drivers mu st be install ed to use th e USB functiona lity . • The Wizar d launch es thr ee tim es . The first time it detects a USB Composite Dev ice. The second t ime a USB Human Inte[...]

10 Adjusting the imag e Adjust the height of the pr ojector , if n ecessary , by pres sing the rel ease but- ton to extend the elevator foot. Rotate the leveling foot, if necessary . Position the projector the desir ed distance fr om the scree n at a 90 degree angle to the screen. See pa ge 39 for a table listing sc reen s izes and d istances . Adj[...]

11 Connecting a video de vice Standard v ideo conn ections Plug the vid eo cable ’ s yellow connector into th e video-out connector on the video dev ice. Plug the ot her yellow c onnector into the yellow Vi deo con- necto r on the pr ojector . Plug a white connector into the left aud io ou t conne ctor on the video device and plug a red con necto[...]

12 Displaying a video im a ge Remove the lens cap. Pr ess the Po w e r bu tton on the top of the pr ojec tor . The LED fla shes green and the fans sta rt to run. Whe n the lamp comes on, the sta rtup screen is displayed an d the LED is s teady green. It can take a minut e for th e image to achiev e full b rightne ss. ? No startup screen? Get help o[...]

13 Adjust the zoom or focus rin gs by rotating them until the desir ed image size and sharpness ar e produced. If the image is not squar e, adjust the key stone using the butt ons on the key- pad. Pr ess the upper Ke y s t o n e butt on to reduce the upper part o f the image, and pr ess the lower Ke y s t o n e b utton to reduce th e lower par t. A[...]

14 Shutting do wn the projector The p r o jector au tomaticall y displa ys a black screen afte r no active s ource is detected for 3 0 minutes. This bl ack screen he lps preserve t he life of the pr o- jector . The im age retu rns when an a ctive sour ce is detecte d or a re mote or keypad butt on is pres sed. Screen Sa ve Y ou can make the black s[...]

15 Source troublesh ooting Problem Solution Result No startu p scr een Plug po wer ca ble in a nd remov e l ens cap pre ss pow er button Co rrect image Only startup screen app e a rs Pr ess the Comput er button Activ ate lap top’ s ex ternal port Compu ter im age project ed Start U p Logo A Start U p Logo or rest art laptop A A[...]

16 No compu ter imag e, just the wor ds “ Signal o ut of range ” Adjust c omputer r efre sh rate in Co ntrol Panel>Displa y>Se ttings>Advanc ed> Adapte r (locati on vari es b y operatin g system) Com puter i mage project ed A Signal out of range Y ou may also need to se t a differ ent re solution on your co mputer , as sho wn in the[...]

17 Ima ge fuzz y or cr opped Set y our computer ’ s display r esolution to the na tive resolution of the projector (Start>Settings> Control Panel>Display>Setting s tab, select10 24x768) Ima ge c lear and n ot cr opped Remot e contr ol not cont rolli ng my computer ’ s mouse Connec t computer ca ble (pa ge 5), th en, load USB d riv e[...]

18 Projector t r ouble shooti ng Problem Solution Result Image not sq uare A dj u st key s to n e o n key pa d Square image Edges of ima ge distorte d T urn Overscan on in the Pic ture>Advanced menu Correct image Imag e not sharp Adjust Sharpness in the Picture>Advanced menu Correct image AB AB AB AB AB[...]

19 Image does not fit 16:9 screen Chan ge aspe ct rat io to 1 6:9 i n Picture >Aspect r atio menu Correct i mage Imag e upside do wn T urn off Ceil ing in Settings>S ystem menu Correct i mage Image re versed l eft to rig ht T urn off Rear in Se ttings>System menu Correct image A B AB A AB[...]

20 Video im age “ torn ” and fra gmented Change Video Standar d in Pictur e>Ad vanced men u Correct i mage Pr ojecte d colors don ’ t match sour ce Adju st color , tint , color tem peratu re, brightne ss, contrast in t he menus Correct i mage Lamp w on ’ t turn on, LED blinkin g r ed ( pa ge 14 ) Make sure v ent s aren ’ t block ed; al[...]

21 Lamp w on ’ t turn on, LED blinkin g r ed ( pa ge 14 ) Lamp must be repl aced (pag e 35) La mp turns on Image not centered on sc r een Mo ve pr ojector , ad just z oom, adjus t heig ht Correct image blin king red Start U p Logo adjust hor izonta l or vertical position in Pictur e>Ad vanced men u zoom[...]

22 Regarding this projector For assi stance, c all B OXLIGHT at 1 -800-762- 5757 or 1-360-779-7 901 . This pr oduct is ba cked by a limited two-yea r warranty . An e xtended war- ranty plan ma y be purchased f rom B OXLIGHT . When sending the pr ojector in for repair , we re commend shipping the unit in the carry case in it s original pa cking mate[...]

23 Using the remote contr o l The r emote uses two (2) pr ovided AAA batt eries. They ar e easily install ed by slidi ng the cove r off the r emote ’ s ba ck, aligni ng the + an d - ends of the batteries , sliding them into place, and then repl acing the cover . T o opera te, point the r emote at the projecti on screen or at the projector (n ot a[...]

24 Using the audio T o play sound from the projector , connec t your source to the Audio In con- nector on the pr ojector . T o adj ust the volume, use the b uttons on the keypa d or remote. T o mute the sound , pr ess the Mute but ton. T r oubl eshootin g audio If there is no sound, check t he following: • Make sur e the a udio ca ble is conne c[...]

25 Optimizing computer images After your comput er is connected properly and the computer ’ s imag e is on the scre en, you can optimize t he image using the onscr een menus. For gen- eral info rmation on using the menus, see page 27 . • Adjust the Keys tone, Co ntrast, or Brig htnes s in the Pict ure menu. • Change th e Aspect Ratio . Aspect[...]

26 Optimizing video ima ges After the video devic e is connecte d properly an d the image is on the scr een, you can optimize the image using the onscreen menus. For general informa- tion on using the menus, s ee page 27. • Adjust the Keystone , Contrast, B rightness, Co lor , or T int in the P icture menu. See page 28. • Change th e Aspect rat[...]

27 Using the menus T o open the menus, pr ess the menu button on the key pad or remo te. (The menus a utomatically close a fter 60 second s if no button s are pre ssed.) The Main menu appears. Use the arrow buttons to move up and down to high - light t he desired submenu, then pr ess the Select button . T o change a menu setting, highli ght it, pre[...]

28 Picture menu T o adjust the fol lowing five set tings, highligh t the setting , press Se lect , use the up an d down arro ws to adjust the values, then pr ess select t o confirm the c hanges. Ke y s t o n e : adj usts the image ve rticall y and make s a squarer im age. Y ou can also adj ust keystone fr om the keypad. Contra st : control s the de[...]

29 Presets : The pr ovided Pr esets optimize the pr ojector for displaying com- puter pr esentation s, photographs, fil m images, an d video images. (Film input is material or iginally captur ed on a fil m camera, li ke a movie; v ideo input is material or iginally captur ed on a v ideo camera, l ike a TV sho w or sporting event.) Y ou can us e the[...]

30 Advanced settings Sharpness : (v ideo sources only) cha nges the clarity of t he edges of a vide o image. Select a sha rpness settin g. Color S pace : This option appl ies to compute r and component vide o sour ces (it won ’ t appear in the menu f or S-video or c omposite video sour ces). It allows you to select a color space that has been spe[...]

31 Settings menu Audio : allow s adjustments to the sound Ba lance between spea kers and speaker V olume. The Int ernal speakers and projector start up Chime can be turned on or off by placing or r emoving a check in t he respective c h eck- boxe s. Sources>P ow er -up Source: this determi nes which so urce the projecto r checks fir st for activ[...]

32 Screen Sav e : automati cally blan ks the screen wi th a black co lor afte r no sig- nals ar e detected for a preset number of min utes. The image r eturns when an a ctive s ource is det ected o r a rem ote or keypa d butt on is pressed . Scree n Save is di sabled w hen Power Sa ve is enable d. Star tup Logo: allows y ou to display a blank Bl ac[...]

33 Network : The projector has an RJ45 Ethernet connector that support s net- work connections and TCP/IP protocols. Th is will allow for the control and management of th e projector over a corporate network. Th e following fields are accessible when DHCP is not check ed and available for manual entry of data. IP Addr ess: Identifies the pr ojector[...]

34 Maintenance Cleaning the lens 1 Apply a non-abra sive camera lens cleaner to a soft, dr y cloth. A void using an exc essive amount of cleaner , and do n ’ t apply th e cleaner directly to the lens. A brasive cleaner s, solvents or other har sh chemic als migh t scratch the lens. 2 Lightly wipe the cleaning cloth over the l ens in a cir cular m[...]

35 Replacing the pr ojection la mp The lamp hour timer in the About menu counts the number of ho urs the lamp has b een in use. Af ter 1,980 hours, the message “ Change lamp ” briefly appe ars on the scree n at each startup. When th e timer r eaches 2,000 hours, the lamp will no long er light. Y ou can or der new lamp m odules fr om B OX - LIGH[...]

36 W ARNINGS : • T o avoid b urns, allow the pr oject or to co ol for at least 60 minutes befor e you r epla ce the lamp . • Do not dr op the la m p module. The gla ss may shatter and cause inj ury . • Do not tou ch the glass l amp scree n. Fingerprin ts can obscur e proje ction sharpnes s. • Be extr emely careful when remov ing the lamp ho[...]

37 Using the security lo ck The pr ojector ha s a security lock for use with a PC Guardia n Cable Lock System. See “ Accessories ” on page 38 for or dering in formation. Ref er to the infor mation th at came with th e lock for in structio ns on how to us e it. computer 1 computer 2 video monitor out network serial control audio in audio in audi[...]

38 Appendix Specifications Accessories T e mperature Operating 50 to 95 ° F (10 to 35 ° C) at 0 - 10,000 feet Non-o perating -4 to 158 ° F (-2 0 to 70 ° C) at 0 -2 0,000 feet Altit ude Opera ting 0 to 10,0 00 feet (3,0 48 meters) Non-o perating 0 to 20,0 00 feet (6,0 96 meters ) Humidi ty Operat ing 10% to 95% r el ative humidit y , non-con den[...]

39 NO TE : Use only appr oved accessories. Projected imag e siz e Optional Accessories Shippi ng Case (A T A appr ov ed) Deluxe T ra vel Case Projector Mount False Ceil ing Plate for Projec tor Mount Extens ion Arm for Project or Mount PC Guardian Cable Lock System 60 ” Diagonal Scre en (por table) 80 ” Diagonal Scre en (por table) V arious W a[...]

40 Numerics 1024 x768 re solut ion 3 A About 32 altitude limits 38 Aspect Ratio 3 2 audio 24 Audio In co nnector 5, 11 audio vo lume 13 Auto Im age 32 Auto Pow er 31 B Blan k 32 blinkin g green 14 blinkin g red 14 Brightn ess 10 C cables optional 39 cleaning the lens 34 Color 13 colors are inco rrect 20 component cable conn ector 11 Computer 1 conn[...]

41 L lamp replacement 35 lamp w on ’ t turn on 20, 21 Langu age 33 laptop externa l video port 7 LED blinkin g green 14 blinkin g red 20 solid gree n 14 solid red 21 LED beha vior 14 Lens cle aning 34 leveling foot 10 Low Po wer 31 M Main menu 27 menu system 27 Monitor connect or 5 mouse, using your 5 Mute 32 N Network 33 Network connector 6 Netw[...]

42 T temperature limits 38 Tint 13 Troubleshootin g 14, 15 U USB, using your mouse 5 V VESA port 6 Video button 1 2 video co nnections optional 11 standa rd 11 Video connector 11 video im ages optimizi ng 26 W warran ty 22 Windo ws 2000 9 Windows 9 8 8 Windows M E 9 Windows XP 9 X XGA 3 Z zoom 10 , 13, 32[...]

43 LIMITED W ARRANTY B OXLIGHT ( “ B OXLIGHT ” ) warra nts that the CD-850m ( “ the Product ” ) sold he r eun der will co nform to and f unction in a ccordanc e with the written specificati ons of B OX - LIGHT . Said limi ted warranty shall apply only to the first person or entity that pur- chases the Pr oduct for person a l o r business us[...]

User ’ s Guide Boxlight 19332 Powder Hill Place Poulsbo, WA 98370-7407 USA www .boxlight.com U.S.A. and Canada 800-762-5757 International 360-779-7901 B O XL IGH T CO RP ORA TI ON ™ CD-850m CD-850m CD850mCOVER.qxd 7/24/02 1:10 PM Page 1[...]