InFocus LP260 manual

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Copyri ght © 2000 by InFoc us Corpor ation W ilsonvi lle, Oregon. All rights r es erved.[...]

FCC W arn ing This equipment has been tested and fo und to comply with the l i mits for a Clas s A digital device, pur suant to part 15 of the FCC Rule s. These l imits ar e designed t o provide reasonab le protection agains t harmfu l interfe rence when the equipm ent is oper ated in a co mm ercial enviro nmen t. This e quip ment g ener ates, us e[...]

Declar ation of C onformity Manufacturer: InFocus Corpor ation 27700B SW Pa rkway A ve. W ilsonville, Or egon 9707 0 USA European Office: Olym pia 1, NL-12 13 NS Hilve rsum, T he Netherla nds W e declar e under our sole r esponsibilit y that the LP260 projecto r conforms to the foll owing dir ectives a nd norms: Directive 89/336/ EEC, A mende d by [...]

i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Ins tructio ns iii Introd uction 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 1 Unpacking the Projecto r 1 Usage Guidelines 4 If You Need Assistance 4 Warranty 4 Setting up the Projector 5 Connecting a Computer 7 Connecting a Video Player 8 Powering up the Projector and Adjusting the Image 9 Turning Off the Projector 10 Using th[...]

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iii SAFETY INST RUCTION S Please read and follow all safety i nstructions provided BEFORE using your new projector . Failure to comply with safety instruc- tions may resu lt in fire, el ectrical shock, or personal injury and may damage or im pair protection pr ovided by equipment. Plea se save all sa fety ins truct ion s. Safety Defi nitio ns: • [...]

iv Safe ty Inst ruction s • Caut ion: Don’ t set liquid s on th e projector . Spil led liquids m ay dama ge your pr oject or . • Caut ion: Don’t place the projector on a h ot surface or in dir ect sunlight. • Caut ion: Do not drop the pr oj ector . T ransport the projector in an InFocus-appro ved case. Important Oper ating Consider ations[...]

1 INTR ODUCTION The InFocus ® LP260™ m ultimedia projector is specificall y designed for the mobile pr esent er . It generates crisp, clear images and is easy to connect, easy to use, easy to transport, and easy to maintai n. NO TE: The pr ojector automati- cally expands 640x480 images to 800x600. Y ou can display these images at their native re[...]

2 Intr oduction F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents 1. LP260 pr ojector + lens cap 7. V GA compu ter cable 2. Soft carry case 8. Computer a udio cable 3. User’ s Guide and quick start card 9. A V Audio cabl e 4. P ower co rds 10. Composi te video cable 5. Remote contr ol 11. S-video cable 6. M aci ntosh adapter 12. C ontrol cabl e for PS /2 po rt 13.[...]

3 F IGURE 2 Views of the proj ector connector panel speak er focu s ri ng zoom ring power cord connecto r key pa d foot latch IR rec ei ver exhaust vent air in take vent air intake vent lamp cover adjus table foot adjust able fo ot air filt ers[...]

4 Intr oduction 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 gril ls on the projector . Restricting the air flow can cause it to over heat and turn of f. If this happens, you must wait a minute before attempting to turn it back on. • Hand[...]

5 SETTING UP THE PR OJECTOR 1 Place the pr o jector 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 behi nd a translucent screen, set up the pr o jector behind your scr een. See “Rear” on page 33 to r everse the image. 2 Pos[...]

6 Setti ng up the Proj ector NO TE : Bef o re you continue , mak e sure the p rojector and all other equipment is turned o f f. If you’ re connecting a computer , mak e sure the distance betw een it and the pr ojector is 6 f eet or less . F IGURE 4 Connector panel NO TE : Pressing the reset button with a pen causes the pr o jector to shut down an[...]

7 Connecting a Computer The following cables can be used to connect a co mputer: NO TE: Many laptop computers do not automatically turn on their external video por t when a sec- ondar y disp lay device such as a pr ojector is connected. Ref er to your computer manual for the command that activates the exter- nal video por t. Activation com- mands f[...]

8 Setti ng up the Proj ector Conne cting a V ideo Pl a y er NO TE : HDT V sou rces m ust be connected to the pr ojector using either the Y , Pb, Pr input or the computer IN input. The following cables can be used to co nnect a video sour ce: • Composite video cable (RCA x 1) • Component video cable (RCA x 3, not included*) • S-video ca ble ?[...]

9 P o wering up the P r ojector and Adjusting the Ima ge NO TE : Alwa ys use the pow er cor d that shipped with the pr ojector . 1 Remove the lens c ap. 2 Plug the power cord into the side of the pr oj ector, then plug it into your electrical outlet. A surg e-pro tected po wer strip is re commended. • The Ready ind icator on top of the projector [...]

10 Setti ng up the Proj ector 5 T urn on your computer . NO TE : With so me computers , the order in whic h you pow er up the equipment is ver y impor tant. Most computers should be turned on last, after all other per ipherals have been turned on. Ref er to your computer’ s d ocumentation to determine the co rrect o rder . • The computer image [...]

11 USING THE PROJECTOR This section d escribes how to use and mak e adjustm ents to the pro jector . It also provides a r eferen ce to the keypad and r emote buttons and the opti ons available f rom the on-scr een menus. Adjusting the Ima ge T o focus the image, rotate the focus ring (Figure 7) until t he image is clear . T o zoom the im age, rotat[...]

12 Usin g the Projector F IGURE 8 Adjusting the height of the projec tor K eystone Ad j ustment Use this feature to adjust the image vertically and make a squarer imag e. 1 Pres s the ke ystone up/do wn butt on on the remote or select Key- stone in the Scr een menu (see page 16 for details on the menu) . The messa ge “Keyst one” a ppears. 2 Pre[...]

13 Using the Remote Cont rol T o control the computer ’s mouse from the pr ojector ’s re m ote or keypad, you must connect one o f the Control cables to th e com- puter . See page 7 for details. T urn th e re m ote on using the on/ off button on the si de of the remote. Point the r emote control at the projection scr een o r at the fro nt of th[...]

14 Usin g the Projector F IGURE 11 Remote co n trol Pres s anywhere on the ed ge of the point button to move the cur- sor on the scr een. Y ou can move the cursor at any angle by pr ess- ing the corresponding edge o f the button. See “Using the Keypa d and Re mote B utto ns” s tarti ng on pa ge 15 f or a desc rip tion of the function bu ttons. [...]

15 Using the K eypad and R emote Buttons F IGURE 12 Keypad buttons P oint butt on (1 button on remot e , 4 butto ns on k eypad) Press this button to naviga te in the menu s, make adjustment s to menu items, or pan the im age in Digita l Zoom mode. When you press the center of this button on the remote, it works like the select bu tton. Select butto[...]

16 Usin g the Projector Source (keypad only) o r Comp uter and Vi deo ( remote only ) When you have more than one sour ce (computer and video) con- nected to the pr ojector , select between them by pressing the sour ce button o n the keypad or the comput er or video button on the remote. Ke y s t o n e Use this button to adjust the keysto ne distor[...]

17 Using the On-Scr een Menus The pr ojector has menus th at allow you to ma ke image adju st- ments an d change a variety of sett ings. Most of these adjus tmen ts aren’t available di rectly fr om the keypad. NO TE: Some me nu items may be gray ed out (dimmed) at cer tain times. This indicates the item is not applicable to y our setup or th e it[...]

18 Usin g the Projector Comput er A djustm ents Select Computer mode by pr essing the sou rc e button on the key- pad, pr ess ing the compute r button on the re m ote, or clicking th e Computer icon in the menu. When you select Computer , the cur- r ent mode dis play appears, sh owing details of the co nnected computer . System M enu The projector [...]

19 2 Pres s the po int down button, move the ar row to the system you want to select, then press the select but ton. These systems ar e set up using the PC Adjustment menu. PC Adj ust ment NO TE: This feature is not avail- able when RGB , HDTV1035i, or HDTV1080i is selected in the Sys- tem menu. The projector automatically adjusts to most incomin g[...]

20 Usin g the Projector 3 Move to the parameter you want to change using the poin t up/ down buttons, and a djust each s etting usin g the point ri ght/left buttons. 4 Navigate to “Save” and press the select button. The parameter is memorized in the selected mode. 5 T o activate the mode, select it in the System Select menu (see “Sys tem Menu[...]

21 Displa y area The ar ea displayed by the pr o jector . Point the arr ow at the Dis- pla y area o pt ion and press t he se lect button to open a dia log box where you can select the resolution from a list, or adjust the valu e with the left and right point buttons. Full Screen Select On to resize the image with a 4x3 aspect ratio. After adjusting[...]

22 Usin g the Projector Ima ge Men u The Image menu a llows you to manu ally adjus t the imag e. 1 Select the Image menu. The “Image Adjus tments” me nu appea rs. Fine sync Adjust the syn c as necessary f rom 0 to 255 to eliminate f licker in the image. Horiz . Size Pres s the point buttons to adjust th e number of dots in one hori- zont al per[...]

23 Gamma Pres s the point le ft or ri ght button to o btain better contrast from 0 to 16. Auto Ima ge menu Auto image a utomaticall y adjusts fin e sync, total dots, and imag e position for most co mputers. Y ou can turn these auto matic adjustments off and set these parameters manua lly , if desir e d. 1 Select Auto Imag e in the menu. The “Auto[...]

24 Usin g the Projector Po s i t i o n m e n u Y ou can move the image up, dow n, left and right using th is menu. 1 Select the Positi on menu . The “Positio n” menu ap pears. 2 Use the poi nt buttons to adj ust the po sition. Pres s the select butto n to chose a positio n. T o cancel th is adjust- ment, pres s any button except the point but t[...]

25 Scr een menu 1 Sel ect t he S creen me nu. The “Scr een Adjustments” menu appear s . . 2 Move the cursor to the desired featur e. Tr u e NO TE: T rue and Digital Zoom are not available when RGB , HDTV1035i, or HDTV1080i is selected in the System m enu. Select T rue to d isplay the image in its orig inal size. If the orig inal size is larger [...]

26 Usin g the Projector Video A djustme nts Select V ideo mode by pr es sing the sou rce button on the ke ypad, pressing the video button on the remote, or clicking th e video icon in the menu. Video Sour ce men u The projector automatically detects the si gnal from any con- nected video sour ces . If mor e than one sour ce is connected, use the V [...]

27 Video System menu 1 Pres s the menu button, navigate to the System menu, then press the select button . The “V ideo System” menu appears. 2 Pres s the point do wn button and p osition the red arr o w by the desir ed source. When t he video sign al is fr om the Vid e o or S -Video jack: Auto In this mode, the projector automatically detects t[...]

28 Usin g the Projector When the vid eo signal is from the Y , Pb/Cb, Pr/Cr jack s: Auto In this mode, the projector automatically detects the incoming video source and adj usts itsel f to optimize performance . Compone nt Vide o Signal Form at If the pr ojector can’t display the proper video signal, select the component signal fo rmat fr om the [...]

29 Scr een menu 1 Pres s the menu button, navigate to the Screen menu, then press the select button . The “V ideo Screen” menu appea rs. 2 Pres s the point do wn button and p osition the red arr o w by the desir ed opti on. Regu lar Screen Normal vi deo image size with 4x3 a spect rati o. Wide Screen Resize s the imag e for w ide screen size wi[...]

30 Usin g the Projector Ima ge Men u 1 Pres s the menu button, navigate to the Ima ge menu, then press the select button . The “Image Adjus tments” me nu appea rs. 2 Pres s the point do wn button and position the red arrow by the parameter you want to adju st. T o change a value, pre s s the poin t lef t or right but ton. Color The color s etti[...]

31 Contra st The contrast contro ls the degree of differ ence between the lightest and darkest parts of the picture . Adjusting the contrast changes the amount of black and white in the image. Pres s the point le ft button to decrease the contrast, press the po int right button to incr ease t he contr ast, maki ng the blacks appear blacke r and the[...]

32 Usin g the Projector Setting men u 1 Pres s the menu button, navigate to th e Setting menu, th en press the select button . The “Other P rojector Setting” menu a ppears. 2 Pres s the point do wn button and position the red arrow by the parameter you want to adju st. T o change a value, pre s s the point left or righ t button. T o turn a sett[...]

33 Displa y This feature allows you to turn the on-screen displays on and off. Select “On1 ” to show all d isplays, select “On 2” to show al l dis- plays except the Prepa ration scr een, select “Off ” to turn of f all displays. Ceiling When you turn Ceil ing on, the projector turns the image upside down for ceiling-mo unted projection. [...]

34 Usin g the Projector Langua ge me n u Y ou can display the on-screen menus in Eng lish, French, German, Span ish, It alian , or Jap anese . 1 Pres s the menu button, navigate to th e Language menu, then press the select button . The “Sele ct Language” menu appears. 2 Pres s the point do wn button and position the red arrow by the desir ed la[...]

35 MAINTENAN CE & T R OUBLES H OOTING This section d escribes how to: • clean the lens • clean the air filter • r eplace the pr o jection lamp • r eplace the batteries in the remote • tr oubleshoot the projector Cleaning the Len s Follow these steps to clean the projection lens: 1 Apply a non-abrasive camera lens cleaner to a soft, dr[...]

36 Mainte nance & T roubles hooting F IGURE 15 Removing the air filters 3 Clean the filters with a brush. 4 Replace the filters, being sure they are fully inserted. Replacing the Pr ojection Lamp WA RN I N G : T o avoid burns , allow the pr ojector to cool fo r at least 45 minutes befor e yo u open the lamp module door . Ne ver extr act the lam[...]

37 WA R N I N G : Be extremely car eful when remo ving the lamp module. In the unlik ely event that the bulb ruptures , small gl ass fragments may be gener ated. The lamp mod- ule is designed to contain these fragments , but use caution when remo v ing the lamp module . F IGURE 16 Remo ving t he lamp cover CA UT IO N: Never oper ate the pr o jector[...]

38 Mainte nance & T roubles hooting 5 Install the n ew lamp mod ule. 6 T ighten the screws on the outside of the module. WA R NI NG : Do not dro p the lamp module or touc h the glass bulb! The glass may shatter and cause injur y. 7 Replace the lamp door an d the scr ew . 8 Plug in the pow er cord and pr ess th e po we r button to tu rn the proj[...]

39 T roubles hoo ting Pr oblem: The pr ojecto r is no t runnin g • Make sure that the power cord is properly connected to a fully functional A C electrical outlet. Make sure that the power cord is also properly connected to the projector . • If the pr o jector is plugged into a power strip, make sure the power strip is turned on. • Make sure [...]

40 Mainte nance & T roubles hooting If you’re using W indows 98: 1 Open “My Comput er” icon, the Control Panel folder and then the Displa y icon. 2 Click the Settings tab. 3 V erify that t he Desk top ar ea is set to 1280x102 4 or less. Pr oblem: Color or t ext not bei ng pr ojecte d • Y ou m ight need to adjust the brigh tness up or do[...]

41 Pr oblem: the pr ojector displa ys vertical lines, “b leeding” or spots • Adjust the brightness. See “Brightness” on page 22. • Check the pr ojection lens to see if it needs cleaning. Problem: no soun d • Adjust volume. • V erify audio/input connecti ons. • Adjust au dio so urce. Pr oblem: Imag e is “noi sy” or str eak ed T[...]

42 Mainte nance & T roubles hooting The most current troubleshooting informa tion can be foun d in the Service and Support section of our website a t http://www .infocus.com /ser vic e . Y o u’ll also find a T ech nical Library , F AQs, and support cont acts includi n g a techn ical sup- port e-mail form. Befor e calling your dealer or InFocu[...]

43 APPENDIX Specific ations The pr o jector must be operated an d stor ed within the tempera- ture and humidity ra nges specified. Te m p e r a t u r e Opera ti ng 41 to 95 ° F (5 to 35 ° C) Non-o perati ng 14 to 14 0 ° F (-10 to 60 ° C) Humid ity Oper ating and non- oper . 80% r elativ e humidi ty , non-con densing Dimensions 7.4 x 2. 9 x 11.4[...]

44 Appendix Accessor ies NO TE: Use o nly I nFocu s- appro ved accessories . Other products have not been tested with the pr ojector . Standa rd Ac cessories (shi p with th e projector) P a r t Number Quick Star t Card 009-055 0-xx User ’ s Gu ide 010- 0262-xx Soft Cas e 110-036 2-00 Ship ping Box 110- 0365-xx P ow er Cord (North American) 210-01[...]

45 NO TE: Y ou can purchas e these items by contacting your dealer or InF ocus Catalo g Sales at 1-800-660-0024. Optional Accessories Delux e Carr y Case CA-C1 61 Executive Leathe r Case C A-C13 3 Ship ping Case (A T A appr ov ed) CA-A T A-260 Delux e T ra vel Case C A-C160 Hard T ra vel P orter Case CA-C142 15’ Mac Ex tens ion Cabl e SP-MAC15 15[...]

46 Appendix P or table an d Laptop Activa tion Char t NO TE: Visit our w ebsite at www .infocus .com f or the most current activation char t. It is located in the T ec hnical Librar y in the Ser vice and Suppor t section. Many laptop compu ters do not autom atically turn on their exter- nal video port when a pr ojector is connected. Activation com-[...]

47 Bond w ell LCD or CR T optio ns after bootup reb oo t fo r L CD or C R 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-< Ctr l -Alt-> FN-F4 FN-F4 automatic automatic mode/? (for setup opt ion) mode/? (for setup op tion) Compuadd* **[...]

48 Appendix Grid* ** FN-F2, choose a uto or simu ltaneous FN-F2 Ctrl-Alt-T ab Ctrl-Alt-T ab Hitachi FN-F7 FN-F7 Honeywell F N-F10 FN-F 10 Hyundai setup scr een option setu p scr een option IBM 97 0* auto mati c w arm reboot IBM Thin kPad** reboot, enter setup m enu FN-F2 FN- F7, s ele ct ch oi ce from setup men u FN-F1, select choice FN-F5, select [...]

49 Mitsub ishi SW2 On-Off- Off-Off SW2 Off-O n-On-On NCR setup screen option setup sc reen option NEC* ** setup scr een option set up screen option CR T at th e DOS pr ompt LCD at the DOS prom pt FN-F3 FN-F3 Oliv etti* automatic auto matic FN-O/* FN-O/* Packard Bell* ** FN-F0 FN-F0 Ctrl-Alt-< Ctrl-Alt-> Panaso nic FN-F2 FN- F2 Pr ostar Ctr l-[...]

50 Appendix * These man ufacturers h av e models that automati cally send video to the extern al CR T por t when some typ e of displa y device i s attached. ** These man ufacturers o f fe r mor e than one k ey command depend- ing on the co mputer mode l. FN-F1 FN-F1 Zeos** Ctrl-Shift-D FN-F1 Ctrl-Shift-D FN-F1 Compute r K ey command to activate p o[...]

51 Using Video Mi rr oring with a P ow erBook Computer When you turn video mi rroring (called SimulS can in newer Pow- erBooks—see below) on, the pr ojector displays the same informa- tion that appears on your PowerBook’s built-in screen. When video mirroring is off, the pr oj ector acts like a separate dis play . T o turn on video mirroring fo[...]

52 Appendix[...]

53 IND EX A access ories, ord ering 44, 45 acti vati on co mma nds f or lap top com - puters 46 adjust ing height of the projector 11 volum e 16 altit ude limits 43 assistan ce. See Techni cal Supp ort B butt ons on key pad Menu 15 Standby 16 Volume 16 C cab les M1-DA an alog comp uter cabl e 2 orderin g 44 power 44 cases, orde ring 44 centering th[...]

54 Inde x L lamp orderi ng 4 4 rep lac ing 36 turns off unex pectedly 41 lapto p c ompu ters activatio n sequence to allow secondary display 46 comp atibil ity 7 connecting 7 LED 15 lens cap 4 4 cleaning 3 5 LP260 cases 44 setting up 5 speci fica tions 43 turning off 10 turning on 9 M M1-DA anal og comput er cable 2 Macintos h comput ers comp atibi[...]

LIMITED W ARRANTY InFocus Cor poration (“InFocu s”) warra nts that eac h LP260 (“the Product ”) sold hereunder will confo rm to and functi on in accor dance with the writt en specificatio ns of I nFocus. Said limited w arranty sha ll apply on ly to the first per son or enti ty that pur chases the Pro duct for pers onal or business use and n[...]

LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY IT IS UNDERST OOD AND A GREED THA T INFOCU S’ LIABILITY WHETH ER IN CONTRA CT , IN TOR T , UNDER ANY W ARRANTY , IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER WISE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE RETURN OF THE AMOUNT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE P AID BY PURCHASER AND UNDER NO CIRCUMST ANCES SHALL INFOCUS BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT , INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQU[...]