BOXLIGHT XD-9m manual

BOXLIGHT XD-9m USER’S GUIDE USA and Canada: 800-762-5757 Direct Phone : Outside the US: (360) 779-7901 19332 Powder Hill Place Poulsbo, W A 98370-7407 USA w w w .boxlight.com[...]

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FCC W arning This equipment has been tested and fo und to comply with the l imits for a Clas s A digital device, pur suant to part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits a re designed t o provide reasonab le protection agai nst harmful in terference when the equipm ent is oper ated in a com mer cia l environment . This equip ment gener ates, use s, and[...]

Declar ation of C onf ormity Manufactu rer : Boxlight 19332 Powd er Hill Place, Poulsb o, W ashington , USA W e declar e under our sole r esponsibility th at the XD- 9m pr ojector c onforms to th e foll owing dir ectiv es a nd norms : Directive 89/336/ EEC, Amen ded by 93/68/ EEC EMI: EN 55022 (1992) Cla ss A EMC: EN 500 82-1 (1992) IEC 801-2, IEC [...]

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i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Ins tructions iii Introd uctio n 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 1 Unpacking the Projecto r 1 Usage Guidelines 3 If You Need Assistance 4 Warranty 4 Setting up the Projector 5 Connecting a Computer 7 Connecting a Video Player 9 Powering up the Projector and Adjusting the Image 11 Turning Off the Projector 12 Using t[...]

ii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Append ix 37 Spe cif ica tions 37 Accessories 38 Port able and L aptop Ac tivati on Chart 40 Using Video M irroring with a PowerBoo k Computer 45 Projected Image Size 46 Index 47[...]

iii SAFETY INST RUCTIONS Please read and follow all safety i nstructions pr ovided BEFOR E using your new pr oj ector . Fail ur e to co mply with safety ins tr uc- tions may resu lt in fire, electrical shock, or personal injury and may damage or im pair pr o tection pr ovided by equipment. Please save all sa fety instr uction s. Safety Defi nitions[...]

iv Safe ty Instru ction s • Caut ion: Don’t set liq uids on the projector . Spil led liquids may dama ge your pr ojector . • Caut ion: Don’t place the projector on a hot surface or in dir ect sunlight. • Caut ion: Do not drop the pr o jector . T ransport the projector in a Boxlight-approved case; see page 39 for a list of cases. Important[...]

1 INTR ODUCTION The Boxlight ® XD-9m is specifically designed for the mobile pre- senter . It packs XGA 1024x768 g raphics wi th 16.7 mi llion col ors into a small, 4. 8 pound packag e. It gen erates cris p, clear im ages using Digit al Light Processing™ (DLP) techn ology , and features an M1-DA connector for easy , built-in digita l/analog and [...]

2 Intr oduc tion NO TE : The co ntents of your shipping box may var y depending on the projector conf iguration you’ve or dered. F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents 1. XD- 9m projector + l ens cap 6. M1-D A anal og comp uter cab le 2. S oft carry case 7. Audio cabl e adap ter 3. User’ s Guide and Quick Star t card 8. Audi o cable 4. Po we r cor d 9[...]

3 F IGURE 2 Side view of pro jector Usag e Guidelines • Do not look directly into the projection lens when the lamp is turned on. The bright lig ht may harm your eyes. • Do not block the grills on the pr oj ector . Restricting the ai r flow can cause it to over heat and turn of f. If this happens, you mu s t wait a minute before attempting to t[...]

4 Intr oduc tion If Y ou Need Assistance The first place to look for help is in this manual. Be sur e to check the guidelin es in “T roubleshooting ” on page 33. If this manual does n’t answer your question, call Boxlig ht at 1-800-76 2-5757 or 360-7 79-7901 . W arranty This pro duct is backed by a limited two-year warranty . The details of t[...]

5 SETTING UP THE PR OJECTOR 1 Place the pr ojector on a flat s urface. • The pr ojector must be within 10 feet (3 m) o f your power source a nd within 6 feet (1.8 m) o f your computer . • If you want to project fr om behind a translucent screen, set up the pr ojector behind your scr een. See “Rear Projection ” on page 24 to r everse the ima[...]

6 Setti ng up the Pr ojector NO TE : Before you continue, mak e sure the p rojec tor is unplugged and your equipment is turned off. If you’ re connecting a computer , mak e sure the distance betw een it and the projector is 6 feet o r less. F IGURE 4 Connector panel F IGURE 5 M1-DA analog computer cable in in S-vide o co mposite video Audio in da[...]

7 Connecting a Computer The pr ojector ships with an M1-DA analog computer cable . If your computer ha s a digital ou tput, you can or der the optional M1-DA digita l computer cable. See “Optional Accessories” o n page 39. 1 Plug the end of the M1-DA a nalog computer cable into the connector on the pro jector . NO TE : Many laptop computers do [...]

8 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Do you want to c ontr o l the comput er’ s mou se fr om the projecto r’ s re mote or k eypad? NO TE : The USB mouse is suppor ted for use with Windows 98, Windo ws 2000, and Apple OS 8.5 and higher only . 1 Plug the end of the M1-DA an alog computer cable into the mouse connector on your computer . Do y ou want to p[...]

9 Connec ting a Video Pla y er 1 If your video player uses a round, one-pr ong composit e video connector, you’ ll need onl y the audi o cable , audio adapter , and composite video cable that shipped with the pr o j ector. NO TE : HDTV so urce s ar e con- nected to the pr ojector using the M1-DA computer cable . S ee the pre vious pa g es fo r de[...]

10 Setti ng up the Pr ojector F IGURE 8 Connecting the projector to a video player usi ng an S-video cable and the audio cable and adapter NO TE : The audio adapter is pr ovided so that the same audio cable used to connect a computer can be used with the adapter to connect a VCR. 4 Plug the audio adapter ’s white connector in to the left “audio[...]

11 P o wering up the P r ojector and Adjusting the Ima ge NO TE : Alw ays use the pow e r cor d that shipped with the pr ojector . 1 Remove the lens cap. 2 Plug the power cord into the side of the pr ojector, then plug it into your electrical outlet. A surg e-pro tected power strip is re commended. • The fans start to run, and the Lamp LED on the[...]

12 Setti ng up the Pr ojector T urning Off the Pr ojector If you want to turn off the pr ojector for a short period of time, press the stand b y button on the key pa d or remote. This blanks the scr een for fifteen minutes, but keeps the pr ojector running. (Y ou can change the amou nt of time the pr ojector stays in standby mode; se e “Standby T[...]

13 USING THE PR OJECTOR This section d escribes how to use and m ake adjustments to the pro jector . It also pr ovides a r eferen ce to the keypad and r emote buttons and the opti ons available from the on-screen menus. Basic Imag e Ad j ustment 1 Make sure you have powered up your equipment in the right order (pag e 1 1 ). 2 If the image doesn’t[...]

14 Usin g the Project or F IGURE 9 Remote co ntrol NO TE: If the remote is inactive for se veral minutes , it “sleeps” to conserve b attery life . Pres s any button except the disk mouse to re-activ ate the remote . Pres s anywhere o n the edge of the dis k mouse to move the cursor on the scr een. Y ou can move the cursor at any angle by pr ess[...]

15 Adjusting the Pr ojector T o focus the im a ge, rotate the focus ring (Figure 10) until the imag e is clear . T o zoom the image, rotat e the zoom ring. T his adjust s the image s ize with out affect ing foc us. F IGURE 10 Focus rin g and zoom ring The projector is equipped with a self-locking, qui ck-r elease eleva- tor foot and button (Figure [...]

16 Usin g the Project or Using the K eyp ad and Remote Butto ns While the menus are displayed, the volume, source, and standby buttons on the keypa d act as menu navigation butto ns. See “Using the On-Scr een Menus” on page 18 for details . F IGURE 12 Keypad and remote buttons Lamp on/off (k eypad only) Pres s the lamp on/off button to turn the[...]

17 Standb y When you press standb y , the display a nd audio turn of f and a blank screen is displayed for 15 minutes. Y ou can change the amount of time the pr ojector stays in standby mode; see “Sta ndby T im e ” on pa ge 24 for d etails. • If you press stand b y aga in within 15 minutes, th e projector return s to normal operations immedia[...]

18 Usin g the Project or Using the On-Scr een Men u s The pr ojector has six drop-down m enus that allow you to make imag e adjustme nts and chan ge a variet y of settings. Most of these adjust ments aren’t a vailable di r ectly from the ke ypad. NO TE : Some menu items may be gr ayed out at cer tain times . This indicates the item is not applica[...]

19 Displa y Menu F IGURE 14 Display menu Bright ness Adjusting the brightness cha nges the intensity of the ima ge. • Press the left navigatio n button to darken the image. • Press the right navigation but ton to lighten the imag e . Contra st The contrast contro ls the degree of dif fer en ce between the lightest and darkest parts of the pictu[...]

20 Usin g the Project or Color The color s etting adjust s a video ima ge fr om black an d white to fully saturated color . This setting is no t available for compu ter imag e s. • Pres s the left mouse button to decreas e the amount of color in the image. • Pres s the right mo us e button to increase the amount of color in the image. Sharpness[...]

21 Image Menu F IGURE 16 Image menu Ke y s t o n e This option helps to keep the image squar e as the angle of pr ojec- tion is changed . T o adjust the keyst one, highlight Keystone , then click the rig ht navigation button. This option is a vailable for com- puter sources only . NO TE : Som e screen savers inter- fer e with the operatio n of Auto[...]

22 Usin g the Project or For video sou r ce s, Resize a llows you to select from amon g four differ ent re-sizing option s. The default is Standa r d , which r esizes the image f rom its o riginal version to fit a st andar d 4x3 aspect ratio scr een . Widescreen Lette rbo x pr eserves the 16x9 aspect ratio of the original theater version, but the i[...]

23 Horiz ontal position Follow thes e steps to manua lly adjust the horizonta l position: 1 Tu r n A u t o I m a g e o f f . 2 Highlight Horizontal pos ition, then pr ess the left navigation button to mo ve the image right or press the right navigat ion button to move the im a ge left. Positioni ng adjustments are saved when you power off the pro- [...]

24 Usin g the Project or Controls Menu F IGURE 17 Controls me nu Video Stan dar d NO TE: If you already kno w the video standard used in your geo graphical area, it’ s often best to manually select it. When V ideo standard is set to Auto, the projector attempts to pick the vi deo stand ard ( NTSC, NTSC 4.4 3, P AL, P AL-M, P AL-N, P AL-60, or SEC[...]

25 Default Sou r ce Default Source toggles amon g Computer analog, Computer digi- tal, and V ideo. This determines which source the pr ojector checks first for active video during power -up. Highlight Default Source and click the left or right naviga tion button to toggle amo ng the option s. Auto Sou r c e Select This settin g toggles between On a[...]

26 Usin g the Project or Langua ge Men u F IGURE 18 Language menu Y ou can display th e on-screen menus in English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese or Japanese. • Move the cursor to the language yo u want, then click the left o r right navigatio n button. The menus redraw immediat ely . Status Menu This is a read-only wind ow for informational p[...]

27 Lamp hour s used Indicates how many hours the curr ent lamp has been in use. The counter starts at zero hours and coun ts each hour the lamp is in use. Change the bulb when the brightness is no longer accept- able. See “Replacing the Pr ojection Lamp” on page 29 for details. Comput er r esoluti on Shows your com puter ’s resolution setting[...]

28 Usin g the Project or[...]

29 MAINTENAN CE & T R OUBLES HOOTING This section d escribes how to: • clean the lens • r eplace the pr ojection lamp • r eplace the batteries in the remote • use the security lock featur e • tr oubleshoot the projector Cleaning the Lens Follow these steps to clean the projection lens: 1 Apply a non-abrasive camera lens cleaner to a s[...]

30 Mainte nance & T r oubles hoot ing WA RN I N G : Be extremely careful when remo ving the lamp module . In the unlik ely event that the bulb ruptures , small glass fragments may be gener ated. The lamp module is designed to contain these fragments, but use cautio n when remo ving the lamp module . F IGURE 20 Remo ving the lamp door CA U T IO [...]

31 6 Lift and gra sp the pull tab and lift th e module out ( Figur e 22). Dispose of the la mp module in an environmentally proper manne r . F IGURE 22 Removing the lamp module WA RN I N G : Do not drop the lamp module or touc h the glass bulb! The glass may shatter and cause injur y . 7 Install the n e w lamp m odule, being sur e to align the con [...]

32 Mainte nance & T r oubles hoot ing Replacing the Batteries i n the Remote Contr ol The life of the batteries depe nds on how often a nd how long you use the r emote. Symptom s of low battery charge include erratic r esponses when using the r emote and a reduce d range of opera- tion. Follow these steps to replace the batteries: 1 T urn the r[...]

33 T roubles hooting Problem: Noth ing on projection scr een • Make sure that the power cord is properly connected to a fully functional A C electrical outlet. Make sure that the power co r d is also properly connected to the projector . • If the pr ojector is plugged into a power strip, make sure the power strip is turned on. • Make sure you[...]

34 Mainte nance & T r oubles hoot ing • Y ou migh t need to turn everything off and power up the equipment again in the pr oper orde r . Refer to your com- puter ’s docum entation to determine the correct or der . • Make sur e your laptop’s external video port is turned on. Se e the “Po r table and Laptop Activa tion Chart ” on page[...]

35 Pr oblem: Ima g e is out of focus • T urn the projection lens to focus the ima ge. • Make sur e th e proj ection screen is at least 5 feet (1 .5 m) fr om the pr ojector . • Check the pr ojection lens to see if it needs cleaning. Pr oblem: Imag e a n d menus ar e re v ersed left to right • Rear pr ojection mode is pr obably turned on. T u[...]

36 Mainte nance & T r oubles hoot ing Pr oblem: Pr oject ed colors don’ t match the com puter or vide o pla y er ’ s c olors • Just as ther e ar e differences in the displays of differ ent moni- tors, there a r e often diff erences between the computer image and the pr ojected image. Adjust the brightness, tint and/or contrast fr om the D[...]

37 APPENDIX Specific atio ns The XD-9m must be o perated and stor ed within the temperature and humidity ranges specifi ed. Te m p e r a t u r e Opera ting 50 t o 104 ° F (10 to 40 ° C) Non-o perating -4 to 158 ° F (-20 t o 70 ° C) Humid ity Oper ating and non-o per . 5 % to 95% r elativ e humidity , non-co ndensin g Dimensions 8.75 x 9.7 5 x 2[...]

38 Appendix Accessor ies NO TE: Use only Bo xlight- appro ved accessor ie s . Other products have not been tested with the pr ojector . P o w e r Cord s (one shi ps with pr ojector , type depe nds on country) Standa rd Ac cessorie s (shi p with the projecto r) Quic k Star t car d User’ s Guide Soft Case Ship ping B ox M1-D A Analog Computer Cable[...]

39 Optional Accessories XD-9m Delux e Carry Case XD-9m Sh ipping Ca se (A T A approved) M1-D A Digital Computer Cable Macintosh Adaptor Full-Featur e Laser Pro Remote Co ntr ol GyroMouse RF Remote (US, Mexico, Canada, UK only) IR Re mote R eceiver PC Guardian Projector Cable Lock S-Video Cable 40” P o rtable Pr ojection Scr een 50” P o rtable P[...]

40 Appendix P or table and Laptop Activa tion Char t Many laptop compu ters do not automatically turn on their exter- nal video port when a pr ojector is connected. Activation com- mands for some laptop computers are listed in the following table. (If your computer is no t listed or the given command do e s not work, refer to the computer ’ s doc[...]

41 Bond w ell LCD or CR T option s after bootup reb oo t fo r LC D o r CR T options t o appear Chaplet* * setup scr een setup scr een FN-F6 FN-F6 FN-F4 FN-F4 Chembook FN-F6 FN- F6 Commax Ctrl-Alt-#6 Ctrl-Alt-#5 Compaq* ** Ctrl-Alt-< Ctrl-Alt- > FN-F4 FN-F4 automatic automatic mode/? (for s etup op tion) mode/? (for setup option) Compuadd* ** [...]

42 Appendix Gatewa y FN-F3 FN-F1/FN-F1 again si mul- taneous FN-F3 FN-F1 Grid* ** FN-F2, choos e auto or simu ltaneous FN-F2 Ctrl-Alt-T ab Ctrl-Alt-T ab Hitachi FN-F7 FN-F7 Honeywell F N-F10 FN- F10 Hyundai setup screen o ption setup scr een optio n IBM 97 0* auto matic warm reboot IBM Thin kPad** r eboot , enter setup m en u FN-F2 FN- F7, sel ect [...]

43 Micro Express * auto matic warm reboo t Micron FN-F 2 FN-F2 Mic r osla te * autom atic warm r eboot Mitsub ishi SW2 On-Off- Off-Off SW2 Off-On-On- On NCR setup screen option setup s cr een option NEC* ** setup scr een opt ion setup scr een option CR T at th e DOS pr ompt LCD a t t he DO S pr ompt FN-F3 FN-F3 Oliv etti* automatic automatic FN-O/*[...]

44 Appendix * These man u f actur ers hav e models that automati cally send video to the extern al CR T port when som e type of displ a y device is attached. ** The se manuf actur ers offe r more than one k ey co mmand depen d- ing on the co mputer model. W yse softwar e driven softwar e driven Zenith** FN- F10 FN-F10 FN-F2 FN-F2 FN-F1 FN-F1 Zeos**[...]

45 Using Video Mi rr oring wi th a P ow erBook Comp uter When you turn video mi rr orin g (called SimulSca n in newer Pow- erBooks—see below) on, the pr ojector displays the same inform a- tion that appears on your PowerBook’s built-in screen. When video mirroring is off, the pr ojector acts like a separate dis play . T o turn on video mirrorin[...]

46 Appendix Pr ojected I mag e Siz e NO TE : Use the gr ap h and tables to help you determine pro jected image s izes. F IGURE 24 Proje cted ima ge size Ta b l e 1 : Image Size, W idth and Heigh t for XD -9m-ma ximum im age si ze Distance to Screen (ft/m) Diag onal (ft/m) Width (ft/m) Heigh t (ft/m) 4.9/ 1,5 3.2/1 2.6/ .8 1.9/. 6 8/2,4 5.2/1 .6 4.2[...]

47 IND E X A access ories, ordering 38, 39 acti vation comma nds for lap top com - puters 40 adjust ing brightness 19 colo r 20 contr ast 19 tin t 19 volume 17, 20 adjusting the height of the proje ctor 15 altit ude limits 37 assistan ce. See Techni cal Suppor t audio cable, c onnecting 8 Audio men u 20 Audio m enu option s Volume 20 Auto Source Se[...]

48 Inde x D Default Source 25 Displa y menu 19 Displa y menu op tions Blank Screen 20 Brightne ss 19 Color 2 0 Contrast 1 9 Reset A ll 20 Tint 19 Display M essages 25 Display Startup Screen 25 displa ying on-scr een menus 16 startup scree n 25 status messag es 25 E elevator button/foot 15 F fuzzy lines 22 H HDTV 1 , 9, 21 I IBM-co mpatib le compu t[...]

49 L lamp orderin g 38 rep lac ing 29 turns off unexpectedly 36 lamp hour counter 27 Lamp on/off button 16 Language me nu 26 langua ge, select ing for menus 26 lapto p compu ters acti vation sequen ce to al low secondary display 40 comp atibility 7 connecti ng IBM-compati ble 7 lens cap 3 8 cleaning 2 9 M M1- DA anal og comp uter cable 2, 6, 7 Maci[...]

50 Inde x T Technical Support informati on to hav e on hand before yo u call 3 6 temper ature limi ts 37 test patter n 33 text not visible 33 tint, a djusting 19 trouble shooting 33 turning off the projector 1 2 turnin g on the projecto r 11 U USB mouse 8 V vertica l lines displayed 22, 35 video 19 video mirroring on a Pow erBook 4 5 video resizing[...]

LIMITED W ARRANTY Boxlight (“Boxli ght”) warr ants th at each XD-9m (“th e Pro duct”) so ld her eunder will con form to a nd functi on in ac cor- dance wit h the written specif ications of Boxli ght. Said limited warranty shall apply o nly to t he first person or ent ity that purchases the Produc t for person al or business use and not for [...]

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