Knoll HDP420 manual

HDP 410 HDP 420 HDP 460 1080p DLP™ Proj ecto r Users Manual v 1.3[...]

2 FCC Warning Note: This equipmen t has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device, pursuant to pa rt 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to provide re asonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates , uses and can radiate radio frequency energ y[...]

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety W arnings 4 Introduction 5 Positioning th e projector 7 Choosing the aspect rat io 8 Video connect ors 8 Connecting a video de vice 9 Com posite (RCA) video co nnection 9 S-video conn ection 9 Com ponent (RCA) conn ection 9 SCART RGB connect ion 9 Digital conn ections 10 DVI connecti on 10 HDMI connec tion 10 Com puter co[...]

4 Important Oper ating Considerations for Safety • Place the proj ector in a hori zontal posi tion no gre ater than 15 degre es off axis. • Locate the projector i n a well-ve ntilated are a without any obs tructions to intak e or exhaust ven ts. • Do not place t he proj ector on a tab lecloth or other sof t covering t hat ma y block the v ent[...]

5 Introduction Congratulati ons and t hank you f or your choice of a superior dig ital im age projecti on device. Your new Knoll pr ojector is s pecif ically designe d for hom e cinem a applications . The pro jector s ets a high standar d using the lates t DLP™ tech nolog y and new DNX video pr ocessin g fr om Pixelwork s™. T his projector has [...]

6 M1-DA/DVI 12 VDC trigger s RS-232 IR input HDMI Rear Conn ector Pan el S-video Com posite RCA Com ponent video The proj ector provides t he follo wing connect ion optio ns: • M1-DA/D VI (Digital Visual Interf ace) f or DVI connec tion an M1-D A to D VI adaptor is r equired. • HDMI™ (Hi gh Def inition Mult imedia I nterface) • Com ponent ([...]

7 Setting up the P rojector There are a n um ber of f actors to consider when d eterm ining where to se t up the projec tor, including the s ize an d shape of your scr een, the loca tion of your po wer outl ets, and th e distance between the projector and the res t of your equipm ent. But here are som e general guidelines . NOTE: T o ensure a dequa[...]

8 HDP410, HDP420 and HD P460 Projectio n Throw Distan ce 16:9 Vid eo Scre en: Screen Diagonal 92" 103" 106" 110" 122.5" 146 .75" Minimum Distance 149 " 166 " 171" 178" 198" 237" Maximum Distance 178" 1 99" 205" 212" 237" 284 " Screen offset 16" 18" 1[...]

9 Video Conne ctors Com ponent RCA M1-DA/DVI 12 VDC trigger s RS-232 IR input HDMI Rear Conn ector Pan el S-video Com posite RCA Com ponent video The f irst step for connecting vide o is determ ining what t ype of output co nnectors your vide o Com ponent RCA dev ice has . If there is m ore than one output, s elect the o ne with t he high est quali[...]

10 Composite (RCA ) video connecti on Plug the com posite video cabl e’s yellow connector i nto the vi deo-out co nnector on the video device. Plug t he other yellow co nnector into the yellow C omposite c onnector o n the projec tor. S-video connectio n If your video d evice uses a r ound, four-pro ng S-v ideo connec tor, plug the S-vid eo cable[...]

11 Computer connecti ons You can con nect a c omputer ’s VGA conn ector to the M 1-DA/DVI input o n the pr ojector usin g an M1-A cabl e. RS-232 connecti ons You can contr ol the pr ojector f rom an LCD c ontrol pan el or com puter b y connecting a n RS-232 cable to the pr ojector ’s Serial con trol co nnector. Display ing an im age Connect the[...]

12 Your projec tor has bee n factor y optim ized for adjust Pictur e menu o ptions excellent per form ance no m atter what the source. includ ing Aspect Ratio However, if you wish to mak e further c hanges you can optim ize the im age using o n screen m enus. Adjust the Co ntrast, Brightnes s, Color, Tint , or Aspec t Ratio in the Picture m enu. Se[...]

13 The following tables show common problems. In s ome cases, more than one possible solu tion is provided. Try the solutions in t he order they are presented. W hen the problem is solved, you can skip the additional solutions.[...]

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15 Still need as sistance? If you need assistance, visit our website at www.k nollsystem s.c om, or call us at 1 800 566 5579. during Pacif ic west coas t tim e. This pr oduct is back ed by a l imited warran ty . An e xtended warrant y plan ma y be purchased f rom your retailer or dealer. W hen sending the projec tor in f or repair, we recom mend s[...]

16 Using the r emote cont rol The rem ote uses t wo provided AA batteri es. The y are easil y installed b y sliding the co ver of f the rem ote’s back , aligning the + and - ends of the batteries, sl iding them into place, and then re placing the co ver. Navigatio n butto ns To operate, point the rem ote at t he projec tion screen o r at the f ro[...]

17 • Turn on Ov erscan to rem ove noise on th e edges of the video im age (page 19). • Change the Aspect ra tio (page18) . Aspect r atio is th e ratio of the im age width to im age height. TV sc reens are usual ly 1.33:1, also k nown as 4:3. HDT V and m ost DVDs are 1. 78:1, or 16:9 (the projector’s def ault). Ch oose the option that best fit[...]

18 Menu optio ns are gr ayed out onl y if the sour ce is se lected but no signal is presen t. For exam ple, if the projector is set to a video so urce but the sourc e, such as a DVD p layer, is tu rned off video menu optio ns are gr ayed out. Picture Menu Increasing ke ystone To adjus t the follow ing settings, h ighlight t he setting, press Select[...]

19 Gamma : Gam m a tables contain pr eset i ntensity configurat ions optim ized for the input sourc e. You can sel ect a gam ma table that has b een Gamm a specificall y tuned for either f ilm, CRT (Cathode R ay Tube), Video , PC, or Br ight Room input. (F ilm input is m aterial origin ally captured on a film camera, lik e a m ovie; video input is [...]

20 Color Space : this opt ion applies to com puter and C olor space component video sourc es. It al lows you to select a color space t hat has b een specif ically tun ed for the input signa l. W hen Auto is s elected, the pr ojector automatical ly determ ines the stand ard. To c hoose a different s etting, turn off Auto, then choos e RGB for com pu[...]

21 W hen Autosource is n ot chec ked, the proj ector def aults to Com ponent in itiall y, then defaults to whatever the last ac tive sourc e was when t he project or was powered d own. T o displa y another source, you mus t manually select o ne b y pressing the Source bu tton on the r em ote or ke ypad. This c ycles through a ll the s ources that a[...]

22 Language : allows you to s elect a lang uage for the ons creen displa y. • Custom ke y: allows you to as sign a dif ferent f unction to the Cus tom ke y on the rem ote, a llowing you to quick ly and eas ily use the ef fec t. Highlight an eff ect and press Select to choose a dif ferent one. • Blank Scre en : displa ys a solid bl ank im age. ?[...]

23 Main tenance Cleaning the l ens 1 Appl y a non-abrasive cam era lens c leaner to a soft, dr y cloth. • Avoid using an exc essive am ount of c leaner, and don’t appl y the cleaner direc tly to th e lens. Abrasive c leaners, so lvents or other hars h chem icals might scr atch the l ens. 2 Lightly wi pe the clean ing c loth over the lens in a c[...]

24 7. Install the new lam p housing a nd tighten the scr ews. 8. Replace the lam p door. 9. Replace the base or ceiling m ount plate , if necess ary. Service m enu 10. Plug in th e power c ord and pr ess the Po wer butto n on the rem ote to tur n the proj ector bac k on. 11. To reset th e lam p hour tim er, navigat e to the Settings> Service m e[...]

25 Supported video formats RS-232 te rminal specifications Communicat ion config uration To contr ol the projector f rom and LCD contro l panel, c onnect RS-232 cab le to the serial contr ol connector o n the projec tor and set your com puter’s s erial port s ettings to matc h this comm unication conf iguration. Setting Value Bits per sec ond 19,[...]

26 RS232 COMMAND FORM A T All comm ands c onsist of 3 alpha c haracter s followed by a re quest, all e nclosed i n parent heses. The request c an be a r ead r equest (ind icated b y a “?”) or a write reques t (indic ated b y 1 to 4 ASCII dig its). A read requ est form at (AAA?) where ( starts the com m and AAA deno tes the c omm and ? denotes t[...]

27 Supported commands Function Co mmand Range Default Aspect R atio ARZ 0-5 1 0 = Auto 1 = Native 2 = 4:3 3 = 16:9 4 = Letterbox 5= Natural W ide Auto Ceil ing Enable ACL 0-1 0 Auto Color Ga mut Enable AGA 0-1 1 Auto Color Sp ace Enabl e ACS 0-1 1 Auto Image AIM 0-1 0 Auto Power En able APO 0-1 0 Auto Source Enable ASC 0-1 1 Auto Vide o Standard En[...]

28 Supported commands (continued ) Function Co mmand Range Default Gamma Table GTB 5 = Brigh t Room 7 = CRT 8 = PC Green Color Of fset GCO 0-255 128 Green Gain GCG 0-255 128 HDMI DDC Enabl e 1 EE 1 0-1 1 HDMI DDC Enabl e 3 EE 3 0-1 0 High Power En able HPE 0-1 0 Horizontal Pos ition HPS n/a n/a Illuminatin g State L ML 0-2 0 Iris IRI 0-100 100 ISF [...]

29 SUPPORT ED COMM A NDS (CONT INUED) Function Co mmand Range Default Power Up Source D SC 0-5 2 Presets P ST 0-9 0 0 = Defau lt 1 = User 1 2 = User 2 3 = User 3 4 = Off 8 = ISF Day 9 = ISF Night Rear Project REA 0 -1 0 Red Color Off set RCO 0-255 1 28 Red Gain RCG 0-255 128 Screen Trigger En able STE 0-1 1 Sharpness SHP 0-4 2 Sleep Timer SLT 0-1 0[...]

30 LIMIT ED W ARRANTY Knoll Systems, Inc. (“Knoll”) warrants that each HDP410, HDP420 and HDP460 (“the Product”) sold hereunde r will conform to and function in accordance with the written specifications of Knoll. Said limited warranty shall apply only to the first person or entity that purchases the Product for personal or business use and[...]