InFocus DP8500x manual

DP8400x/ DP8500x High-per for mance Installation—Innovative Ease of Use User ’ s Guide InFocus Corporation 27700B SW Parkway Avenue Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-9215 1-800-294-6400 • 503-685-8888 Fax : 503-685-8887 http://www .infocus.com In Europe: InFocus International B.V . Strawinskylaan 585 1077 XX Amsterdam,The Netherlands Phone: +31 20 57[...]

This entire user’s guide is available on the enclosed CD as an Adobe Acrobat pdf file in the following languages: English, Fre n ch, German, Italian, Norwe- gian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese. Before using this projector, pl e ase read these instructions. Le mode d'emploi complet est[...]

2 This ent ire user ’s guide is available on t he enclose d CD as an Adobe Acr obat pdf file i n the follow ing languages: E nglish, Fr en ch, Germ an, Italian, N orwe- gian, P ortugues e, Spanish, Russian , Japanese, Kor ean, T raditional C hinese, Simplified Chinese. Before using this projecto r , ple ase read t hese instruct ions.[...]

3 Declar ation of C onformity Manufa cturer: InFocus Co rporatio n, 27700B SW Par kway A ve. W ilson ville, Oregon 97070 USA European Office: Strawinskyla an 585, 107 7 XX Amsterdam , The Netherl ands W e declare und er our sol e responsib ility th at this p rojector con form to the foll owin g directi ves and norms: EMC Direct ive 89/3 36/EEC, Am [...]

4 T able of Co ntent s Introduc tion 6 Positioning t he projector 8 Connecting a c omputer 9 Required computer conne c tions 9 Display ing a c omputer im age 11 First -time pro jector us e with Win dows 98 12 Adjusting t he image 14 Con necting a vid eo device 15 Display ing a v ideo image 17 Shutting down the projector 19 Troubleshootin g your set[...]

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6 Intr oduction Y our new multimedi a pr ojector provides three computer , three video, and two aud io inp uts, on e audi o output , RS-23 2 control , and ha s XGA 10 24x7 68 resol ution. Optional user -changeable sho rt, fixed sho rt, long an d super long thr ow lenses make th is a flexible pr oduct suitable for many dif ferent uses. The pr ojecto[...]

7 Connec tor P anel The pr ojector provid es three computer and three v ideo connection options: • one M1-D (DVI with USB) • one VESA computer • one BNC (RGBH V and Pr , Pb, Y) • one component RCA video (Pr , Pb, Y) • one S- video • one composit e RCA video The pr ojector pro v ides com puter and v ideo con nectors for audio support: ?[...]

8 P ositioning the pr ojector T o determine where to position the projector , consider the siz e and shape of your scr een, the location of y our power outlets, a nd the distance between the proj ector and the r est of your equipment. Her e are some general guide- lines: • Position t he projector o n a flat surface a t a right a ngle to the scree[...]

9 Connecting a computer Required compute r connections Connect one end of the VESA c omputer cable to the C omputer 2 co nnecto r on the pr ojector . Conne ct the other end t o the vide o port on your computer . If you are using a desktop computer , you first need to disconnect the moni- tor cable fr om the computer ’s video port. Connect the bla[...]

10 If you are using a desktop computer and want to see the imag e on your computer screen a s we ll as on the projection s creen, plug the monito r cable to the Monitor out conn ect or on the pr ojector . Y ou can also connect to your c omputer using a BNC cable. Con n ect the BNC connectors on the BNC cable to the appr opriate Com pute r 3 con nec[...]

11 Displa ying a computer image Remove the lens cap. Press the power switch on the b ack of the project or to the on position , then press t he Po w e r button on the to p of the pr ojector or the remot e. The LED fla shes green a n d the fa ns start to run. When the lamp comes on, the sta rtup scr een is displayed and the LED is s t eady green. It[...]

12 First-time pr ojector use with Windo ws 98 The first time you connect a computer running W indows 98 to the projector , the computer recognizes t h e pr ojector as “new har dware” and the Add Ne w H ard w are W i z ard ap pe a rs . Fo ll ow th es e in st ru c ti on s t o u s e t he W i z - ar d to load the c orrec t driver (which was install[...]

13 Skip th is pag e if y o u di d not co nnect a USB mouse c able F or Windo ws 98: • If you connected the USB cable, the Add N ew Har dware W i zar d appears a g ain. Drivers mu st be installe d to use the USB fu nctionality . • The Wizar d laun ches tw o times . The firs t time it d etects a USB Human In terface Device (fo r the key- board). [...]

14 Adjusting the imag e Adjust the heigh t of the pr ojector , if necessary , by pres sing the rel ease but- tons on ea ch side of the projector ’s front to ex tend the elevator feet . Position the projector the desir ed distance from t he scree n at a 90 degree angle (perpend ic ular) to t he scr een. See pa ge 44 for a tab le listing scree n si[...]

15 Connecting a video de vice Standa rd video co nnection s Plug th e audio/vi deo (A/V) cable’s yellow con nector i nto the v ideo-ou t conn ector on the vid eo dev ice. Pl ug the ot her ye llow co nnecto r into th e yel - low Video 3 connector on the pr oj ector . Plug a white connec tor into the left au dio out connector on th e video device a[...]

16 Y ou can als o connect to your video device us ing a BNC cable. Connect the BNC connectors of the BNC cable t o the appr opriate Computer 3 connec- tors on the projector . Connect the other end to t he video port on your video device. Use the A /V cable’s a udio connectors as described on the previous page (the yel low connectors on th e A/V c[...]

17 Displaying a vi deo image Remove the lens cap. Press the power switch on the b ack of the project or to the on position , then press t he Po w e r button on the to p of the projector . The LED fla shes green a n d the fa ns start to run. When the lamp comes on, the sta rtup scr een is displayed and the LED is s t eady green. It can take a minut [...]

18 Adjust th e zoom or focus b y pr essing the pow er Zoom or power Foc us buttons on the keypad until the desi red im age size and foc us are pr oduced. Y ou can also adjust the zoom and focus via the menus . See page 33 If the image is not on the scr een or viewing area , adjust the it by pre ssing the lens shift butt on on the keyp ad. Pr ess th[...]

19 Shutting do wn the pr ojector The projector automatica lly blan ks the sc reen after no a ctive source is detected for 3 0 minutes. Th is blank screen helps preserve the life of the pro- jector . The image r etu rns wh en an active sour ce is detected or a r emote or keypad b utton is press ed. Screen Sav e Y ou ca n make the blank scr een app e[...]

20 Sour ce T roub leshootin g Problem Solution R esult No startu p screen Plug pow e r cable in, pre ss power switc h, pre ss pow er button. Remo v e lens cap . Correct i mage Only startup screen app ears Pr ess the Computer button Activ ate la ptop’ s ext ernal port Compu ter image projec ted 1 2 3 startup screen startup screen A or rest art lap[...]

21 No comput er image, just th e words “Signal out of range” Adjust c omputer re fresh r ate in Co ntrol Panel>Displa y> Settings> Advanced> Adapte r (loca tion varies by oper ating system) Compu ter image projec ted A Signal out of range Y ou ma y also ne ed to set a dif fer ent re solution on y our comp ut er , as sho wn in the f [...]

22 Ima ge fuzzy or crop ped Set your com puter’ s display resolution to the na tive resolution of the projecto r (Start>Settings> Control Panel>Display>Setting s tab, select10 24x768) Ima ge cl ear and not crop ped Remote control navigation bu ttons no t working with m y computer Connec t USB cable (pa ge 9) then loa d USB drivers, if[...]

23 Pr ojecto r troub leshoot ing Problem Solution R esult Image not sq uare Adjus t ke ys tone th e Picture menu Square image Imag e not sharp Adjust the focus on the k eypad or Sharpne ss in the P icture>Ad vanced men u Correct i mage Image does not fit 16:9 screen Chan ge asp ect r ati o to 1 6:9 in Picture >Aspect ratio menu Correct i mage[...]

24 Imag e upside do wn T urn on/of f Ceiling in Settings> System menu Correct image Image re verse d left to righ t T urn on /off Rear in Sett i ngs>Syste m men u Correct image Pr ojected co lors don’ t match sour ce Adju st co lor , tint , color tempe ratur e, brightne ss, cont rast in the men us Correct i mage A B AB A AB COLOR COLOR[...]

25 Lamp won’ t turn on, T emp L ED so lid red ( page 47) Ma ke s ur e ven t s a r en ’t b lo c ke d ; a ll ow pro jector to cool fo r one min ute Unplug proje ctor ; wait on e minute; pl ug in projector and turn it on: lamp li ghts Lamp won’ t turn on, Lamp LED blinking red (page 47) Lamp must be replaced (page 41 ) Lamp turns o n solid red t[...]

26 Still ha ving problem s? If you need assi st ance, vis it our website or call us. See the in side of the back cover for a list of all con tact numbers a n d r elevant web ad dresses. This pr oduct is bac ked by a limit ed two-year warra nty . An exte nded war- ranty plan ma y be pur c hased fr om your dealer . When sending the projector in for r[...]

27 Using the k eypad buttons Most bu ttons are des cribed in detai l in other sections , but her e is an over- view of the ir functions: pow e r –turn s the projecto r on (pag e 1 1) and of f (pag e 17 ). lens shift –shifts the pr ojected imag e up or down zo om –moves the pr ojected image closer or further away . focus –adjusts the clarit [...]

28 Using the remote control The r emote uses two (2) pr ovided AAA batteries . They ar e easily installed by slidi ng the cover of f the re mote' s back, aligning the + and - end s of the batteries , sliding them into place, and th en replacin g the cover . T o operate, poin t the r emote at the projecti on screen or at t he pro j ector (not a[...]

29 Using the audio T o pla y sound from the projector , connec t your so urce to the Audi o In con- nector on the pr ojector . T o adjust the v olume, use the buttons on the keypad or remote. T o adjust the b a lance, or loudness, use the Audi o menu (see page 36). T o mute the sound, press th e Mute button. T roubleshoo ting audi o If there is no [...]

30 Optimizing computer images After your comput er is connected properly and the computer ’s image is on the scre en, you can optimize the i mage using the onscreen menus. For gen- eral info rma tion on using the menus, see pa ge 32. • Adjus t the Keysto ne, Co ntras t, or Br ight ness in the Pi cture menu . • Chang e the Aspe ct Ratio. Aspec[...]

31 Optimizi ng video imag es After the video device is connected pr operly and the image is on the screen, you can optimize the image using the onscreen menus. For general informa- tion on u sing t h e menus, s ee page 32. • Adju st the K eystone, Contr a st, B r ight ness, Colo r , or T int in the Pictur e menu. See page 33. • Chang e the Aspe[...]

32 Using the menus T o ope n the menus, press the menu b utton on the key pad or r emote. (The menus a u tomatica lly close after 60 seconds if no butt ons are pr essed.) Th e Main menu appears. Use the arrow buttons to move up and down to high - light t h e desir ed submenu, t h en pr ess the Select butt on. T o change a menu setting, highlight it[...]

33 Picture menu T o adju st the fol lowing six settin gs, highligh t the setting, pr ess Sele ct , use the up an d down arro ws to adjust the val u es, the n press select t o confirm the c hanges . Zoom : allows you to adj ust a lens to zoom in a n d out. H ighlight Zoom, then pr ess the up or down arr ows on the keypad or r emote. Foc u s : allows[...]

34 Presets : The pr ovided Preset s optimize the projector for displaying com- puter pr esentations, ph otographs, film images, and video images. (Film input is material origin ally captur ed on a film came ra, like a movie; video input is material origin ally captur ed on a video cam era, like a T V show or sporting event.) Y ou can us e the prese[...]

35 Advanced settings Sharpness : (video sources only) changes t he clarity of t h e edge s of a video image. Select a s harpness sett ing. Color S pace : This opt ion applies to compu t er and component video sour ces. It al lows you to select a colo r space th at has been s pecifically tuned for the input sign al. Whe n Auto i s selecte d, the pro[...]

36 Settings menu Audio : allow s adjustments to the Balance a nd V olume. Also allow s you to turn on and off the Intern al speak ers, and projec tor star tup Chime. Sources : allows you to assign a particular in put to a sp ec ific sour ce key when using th e Integ rator remote. Also allows s electi on of a defa ult Star tup Sour ce and enables or[...]

37 Screen Sav e : automat ic ally blanks the screen after no sign als are detected for fiv e minutes. The ima g e r eturns when an active source is detect ed or a remote or key pad button is pr essed. Screen Save is disabled when P ower Sav e is enabled. Star tup Logo: allows you to display a b lank Black, White, or Blue scr een instead of t he def[...]

38 PiP : (Pictur e in Pictur e) allows you to overlay a sm aller window sh owing the video s ou rce on top of the larger computer source window . Only video sour ces 2 and 3 (composite a nd S-video) support PiP . Y ou must have b oth a computer and video sou rce connected to use PiP . Y ou can’t show a com- puter image in t he smaller PiP win dow[...]

39 Network : The projector has an RJ45 Ethernet conn ect or that s upports net- work connections and TCP/IP protocols. Th is w ill allow for the control and management of th e projector over a corpora te network. Th e following fields are accessible when DHCP is not checked a nd available for manual e ntry of data. IP Addr ess: Identifies the proj [...]

40 Maintenance NO TE : When you are performi ng maintenance activities on your pr ojector , keep in m ind tha t you sh ould only re m ove screws that ar e single-sl ot, or flathea d, screws. A ny o t her type of screw , suc h as a ph illips or star sh ould not be re moved. These types of screw s should only be removed by technic al support experts.[...]

41 6 T o rem ove a lens, push the lever ins ide the lens h ousing and turn the lens cou nter clockwise unti l it stops. Remove the l ens. 7 T o instal l a new len s, place it in the opening thr ough the fro nt of the pro- jector , align ing the red dot (near the base of th e lens) with th e red dot on the proj ect or . T urn clockwise until you fe [...]

42 4 Loosen th e three ca pt ive scr ews on the lamp module. W ARNINGS : • T o avoid b urns, allow the pr ojector to cool for at least 60 minutes b efor e you r eplace the lamp . • Do not drop t h e la m p mo dule. The g lass may s hatter and cau se inju ry . • Do not touch the glass lamp screen. Fingerprin t s can obscure pr oj ection sharpn[...]

43 Cleaning the dust filter 1 T urn of f t he pr ojector and unplug the power ca ble. 2 W ait 60 minutes to allow the projector to cool thorough ly . WA R N I N G : T o avoid burns, a llow the projec tor to cool for a t least 60 minutes bef ore you clea n or replace t he dust filter . 3 Remove the dust filter grill d oor on the side of t he project[...]

44 Appendix Projected ima ge size The image offset range for t he standard lens is 10:1 (100%) to 1:1 (50%). The image o ffset range for t he short th row lens is 1 0:1 (100%) to 1: 1 (50%) . The optimal of fset setting for t h e fixed focus short throw len s is 50% (on axis ). T able 1: Imag e sizes for standar d lens (1.5 - 2.2:1 lens thro w) Dis[...]

45 The image offset range for t he long thro w lens is 10:1 (100%) to 1:1 (5 0%). T able 4: Image siz es for long thro w len s (2.2 - 4.1:1 ) Distance to scre e n (feet/ m) Mini mum Diagonal (feet/m) Ma ximum Diagonal (feet /m) 4.2/1 .3 1.28/ 0.39 2.3 9/0.73 10/3.0 3.05/ 0.93 5.68 /1.73 15/4.6 4.57/ 1.39 8.52 /2.6 20/6.1 6.1/1 .86 11.36 /3.46 25/7.[...]

46 The image offset r a nge for t he super throw le ns is 10:1 (100%) to 1 :1 (50%). NO TE : V isi t our we bsite f or an inte ract ive im age size ca lcul ator . 120/3 6.6 20.5 5/6.26 3 8.46/ 11.72 125/3 8.1 21.4/ 6.52 40. 06/1 2.21 130/3 9.6 22.2 6/6.78 41 .67/1 2.7 135/4 1.1 23.1 2/7.05 4 3.27/ 13.19 140/4 2.7 23.9 7/7.31 4 4.87/ 13.68 146.5/ 44[...]

47 LED Behavior LED c olor /behavior Meaning P ower : blinking gr een Te m p : N / A Lamp : N/A The pow e r s witch has been toggled on and the s oftware is in itializi ng, or the projec tor is powering down and the fans ar e running to cool the lamp . P ower : blinking gr een (once) Te m p : N / A Lamp : N/A Pow er Save or Screen Sa ve . P ower : [...]

48 RS-232 co mmands Comm unication Configur ation V isit ou r website for addit ional RS-232 se ttings and inform ation. T o contr ol this project or via RS-232, connect a null modem cable and set the contr ol system seria l port settings to match the fol lowing c ommunicat ion configu r ation: Command F ormat All com mands con sist of 3 alpha ch a[...]

49 Err or Condit ions Not all commands ar e supported for all projectors. If a n unsupported com- mand is issued, th e c ommand w ill be ignor ed. If a comm a nd is r eceived that is not u nderstood, a ‘? ’ characte r will be returned i ndicating th e command was no t under stood. Limitation s The projec tor can not respond to comman ds coming [...]

50 Funct ion Com- mand Min Ma x De- fault Step Contr ast CON at R W 96 1 60 128 1 Color Space 0: RGB 1: SMP TE240 2: REC7 09 3: REC6 01 7: Aut o CSM at R W 0 7 7 Gr een Gain GCG at R W 0 100 50 2 V ertical K eysto ne DKC at R W 78 178 128 1 Horiz ontal K e ystone D KH at R W 78 178 128 1 Displa y Messages 0: disabl e 1: ena ble D M G a t R W 01 11 [...]

51 Funct ion Com- mand Min Ma x De- fault Step Time In Ho urs Last Bulb3 Lasted LB3 at R 0 3276 6 0 Lamp Lit 0: not li t 1: lit LML at R 0 1 Lamp Hours LMP at R 0 65 534 0 1 Lamp Rese t 0: not reset 1: reset LMR at R W 0 32766 0 Lamp T ota l On T ime (All Bulbs) LMT at R 0 2147 48 3646 Low P ow er 0: disabl e 1: ena ble LPE at R W 0 1 0 Menu 0: dis[...]

52 Funct ion Com- mand Min Ma x De- fault Step Rear 0: disabl e 1: ena ble REA at R W 0 1 0 Factory Reset 0: not reset 1: reset RST at W 0 1 -1 Sharpness 5 = Sharp est 6 = Sharp er 7 = Stand ard 8 = Softe r 9 = Softe st SHP at R W 126 1 30 1 28 1 Source 0: co mpute r1 1: co mpute r2 2: vi deo 1 3: vi deo 2 4: vi deo 3 5: co mpute r 3 SRC at R W 0 5[...]

53 Funct ion Com- mand Min Ma x De- fault Step PiP Si ze Selec tion 0: off 1: sm all 2: medi um 3: lar ge PSS at R W 0 3 0 PiP In put 3: vi deo 2 1: vi deo 3 PIN at R W 3 4 3 PiP Position 0: upp er left 1: upp er righ t 2: lower le ft 3: lower righ t 10: use r PPO at R W 0 4 2[...]

54 Numerics 1024 x768 r esol ution 6 A About 38 Aspect Ratio 38 audio 29 Audio In co nnecto r 9, 15 Auto Im age 38 Auto Pow er 36 Autosource 36 B Blan k 38 BNC 10, 16 BNC connec tors 16 Brightn ess 14 C Capture Position 37 Capture St art 37 chang ing the lens 40 cleaning the dust filter 4 3 cleaning the lens 40 Color 18 colors are inco rrect 24 com[...]

55 Info netwo rk 39 IP Addr ess 39 IR Receivers 36 L lamp replacement 41 Lamp Rese t 39 lamp won’ t turn on 25 Langu a ge 39 laptop connec ting 9 extern al vid eo port 11 LED 19 blinkin g red 25 solid red 25 lens changi ng 40 cleaning 40 Logo Captur e 37 Low Po wer 36 M Magnify 38 Main menu 32 menu system 32 Monitor connect or 10 mouse, using you[...]

56 S secur ity lock 43 Seri al connection 10 serial c onnection 7 Servic e 39 Service Code 39 Setting s menu 36 shutd own projector 19 solid red 47 Source 38 Source troubles hooting 20 Sources 3 6 Subnet mask 39 S-vide o conn ector 1 5 T Tint 18 Troubleshootin g 20 troubleshooting 19 U USB, using your mouse 9 V video 16 Video button 1 7 video co nn[...]

57 Lim ited W a rranty InFocus Corporation (“I n Focus”) warrants that the P rojector (“Produc t”) purchas ed from InFocu s, an InFocu s distri butor , or an InFo cus reseller wi ll confo rm to the m an- ufacturer's specifi cations and be free from defects in mat erial or workm anship for the W arranty period provided bel ow . InFocus [...]

58 Limite d W arranty P eri od The Limited W arranty period commences on th e date of purchase by the end-user custom er for both the 2 ye ar Product W ar ranty an d the 1 year Acces sory W arranty . Thes e Limited W a rranty provisions shall a pply only to the end-user purchase r (first person or entity that pu rchased a new Produc t for persona l[...]

Safety Cer tifications UL, CUL, NOM, IRAM, GOST , C-tick IF YOU NEED ASSIST ANCE… call InFocus Corporation Customer Ser vice directly at 1-800-799-9911. SUPPORT IS FREE between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. PST , Monday through Friday . Suppor t is available in Nor th America after hours and weekends for a fee at 1-888-592-6800 . Or , send us an e-mail at te[...]

DP8400x/ DP8500x High-per for mance Installation—Innovative Ease of Use User ’ s Guide InFocus Corporation 27700B SW Parkway Avenue Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-9215 1-800-294-6400 • 503-685-8888 Fax : 503-685-8887 http://www .infocus.com In Europe: InFocus International B.V . Strawinskylaan 585 1077 XX Amsterdam,The Netherlands Phone: +31 20 57[...]