ViewSonic PJ501 manual

PJ501/PJ551 User Guide Image Size 30” - 300” High Brightness Light Weight LCD Projector[...]

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1 ViewSonic PJ501/ PJ551 Copyright © V ie wSonic Corporation, 2002. All rights reserved. Apple, Mac and ADB registered tr ademarks of Apple Computer , Inc. Microsoft, W indows, W indows NT , and the W indo ws logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. V iewSonic, the three birds logo and OnVie[...]

Vie wSoni c PJ501/ PJ551 2 Features Pr oduct Features • SV GA (PJ501) • XGA (PJ551) • High pe rformance scalers for v iewing high r esolution computer images • Sho rt f ocal leng th • Whisper -mode • Digital keyst one correction • Component video max imizes video image quality Bef ore Use Pa ck a g e C o n t e n t s Make sure all of t[...]

3 ViewSonic PJ501/ PJ551 Pr ojector Components Pr ojector Components Di agram Fig ure 2: Proje ctor Comp on ents Slot f or Ke nsington Loc k Po w e r s w i t c h AC power Intak e v entilatio n Control pan el Reset Key s t o n e Input Standb y/ON F ront foot adjuster Air intak e (f or the coo ling f an) Speak er Rear fo ot adjuster Remote control se[...]

Vie wSoni c PJ501/ PJ551 4 Remote Contr ol Components Remote Contr ol Components Diagram Figure 3: Remote Contr ol Components ST ANDBY/ON Button A UTO Button BLANK Button V OLU ME Butt on MUTE Butto n KEYST ON E Butto n MENU Button [Up] Arr ow Butto n [Right] Arro w Button RESET Button Search Butto n RGB Butto n VIDEO Button ASPECT Button MA GNIFY [...]

5 ViewSonic PJ501/ PJ551 Inser ting the Batteries 1 Remov e the battery cov er by pulli ng then lifting the knob on the co ver . 2 Insert the batteries, cor responding to the (+) and (-) markings on the battery compa rtment. 3 Reat tach the batt ery cove r . NOTE: Replace the batteries if the operati on of the re mote control becom es irregu lar or[...]

Vie wSoni c PJ501/ PJ551 6 Installation Refer to the graphics and table on this page to determine the screen size and projection distance. The projection distances sh own in the table b el ow are for full size ( 1024 x 768 pixe l s ). a Distance fr om the projector to the scre en (+10%). b Distance from the lens center to the bottom of the screen ([...]

7 ViewSonic PJ501/ PJ551 Cablin g Refer to the table below for connecting each terminal of the projector to a de vice. NO TE: • Before co nnect ing, r ead the instr uction manuals of the devices to be connected, and ma ke sure that the projecto r is compat ible wit h the device( s). • Secur ely tighten the sc rew s on the conn ectors . • F or[...]

Vie wSoni c PJ501/ PJ551 8 Example of System Setup Plug & Pla y This projec tor is VESA DDC 1/2B compatible. Plug& Pl ay is possible by connecting to a comp uter that is VESA DDC (Display Data Chan nel) compatible. Please use this function b y connecting the acce s sory RGB cable to RGB (In ) of the proje ctor; other connection methods may [...]

9 ViewSonic PJ501/ PJ551 Operations P ower ON NO TE: Refer to “Example of System Setup” on page 8. 1 Make sure the power cord is connected correctly and lens cap has been remov ed. Set the P ower Switch to [I] ON . The unit is now in Standby mode and the PO WER indicator LED turns a steady orange. 2 Press the STANDBY/ON button on the control pa[...]

Vie wSoni c PJ501/ PJ551 10 Basi c Operati on T able 3 belo w refers to buttons on the projector control panel and on th e remote control. It ems marked with (*) may be accessed from the proj ector control panel. T able 3: Basic Operatio n Item Descr iption INPUT SELECT (projecto r control p anel) Select Input Sig nal (*) : pres s the INPUT Button.[...]

11 ViewSonic PJ501/ PJ551 AU T O (remote c ontrol) A utomatic Adjustment ( for RGB input): Press the A UTO b utton. Horizontal P osition (H. POSITION), V er tical P osition, (V . POSITION), Clock Phase (H. PHASE), a nd Horizonta l Size (H. SIZE), are aut omatically adjusted . • Bef ore using the A UT O f eature, be sure to maximiz e the windo w o[...]

Vie wSoni c PJ501/ PJ551 12 MAIN Menu T o access the MAIN Menu, press the MENU bu t to n o n the remote control. Th is projector has 6 menus: MAIN, PICTURE-1, PICTURE- 2, INPUT , SCREEN and OPTION. T o select a menu use the / bu ttons, then press the b utton or th e ENTER butt on to select a menu ite m. The MAIN Menu has se ven (7) items as shown i[...]

13 ViewSonic PJ501/ PJ551 PICTUR E-1 Men u LANGU A GE Select Men u Lan guage: Press t he / b utton to select one of these l angauge o ptions: •E N G L I S H • FRANÇAIS •D E U T S C H • ESP AÑOL •I T A L I A N O •N O R S K • NEDERLANDS • [JAP ANESE] • PO TUGUÊS • [TRADITIONAL CHINESE] • [K OREAN] The PICTURE-1 menu has 5 ite[...]

Vie wSoni c PJ501/ PJ551 14 PICTUR E-2 Men u The PICTURE-2 menu has 4 ite ms as sh o wn in Table 6. Please select the item you want to opera te with the / buttons and press the butt on or the ENTER b utton to start operating. Then you can operate acc ording to the following table. T able 6: PICTURE-2 M enu Item Actions/ Descriptio n V POSITION Adju[...]

15 ViewSonic PJ501/ PJ551 INPUT Menu The INPUT menu has 4 items as sho wn in T able 7. Select the item you want to adjust with t he / butto ns and press the button or the ENTER button. Remember , the starting of the item A UTO performs its funct ion at the same time. T able 7: I NPUT Menu Item Actions/ Descriptio n A UTO Auto Adjus t (for RGB): It [...]

Vie wSoni c PJ501/ PJ551 16 SCREEN Menu The SCREEN menu has 2 i tems as sho wn in T able 8. Please select the item you want to opera te with the / buttons and press the butt on or the ENTER b utton to start operating. Then you can operate acc ording to the following table. T a ble 8 : SCR EEN Menu Item Actions/ Descriptio n BLANK Select Mode of Bla[...]

17 ViewSonic PJ501/ PJ551 OPTION Menu The OPTION menu has 5 items as sh own in the Table 9. Ple as e sel ect the ite m you w ant to oper ate with the / b uttons and press the butt on or the ENTER b utton to start operating. Then you can operate acc ording to the follo wing table. T a ble 9 : OPT ION Menu Item Actions/ Descriptio n VO L U M E Adjust[...]

Vie wSoni c PJ501/ PJ551 18 Maintenance Lamp T o order a n e w lamp unit see page 2 6 f o r contact in f o r ma t ion and s ee Table 15 for part num b e rs. The estimated lamp life is 2000 hours. Before replacing th e lamp, turn the Po wer Switch OFF, remov e the po wer cord from the po wer outlet, and wai t approximately 45 minutes until the lamp [...]

19 ViewSonic PJ501/ PJ551 Replacing the Lamp When the indicator sho ws that ther e is zero (0) hours of lamp life remaining, the unit will automatically shut of f within 10 minutes. If you see this message you should replace the lamp. Ho we ver , you may re place the lamp an ytime afte r the first w arning mes sage appears at approximately 300 hour[...]

Vie wSoni c PJ501/ PJ551 20 Air -Filter Cleaning the Air Filter The air filter should be cleaned as described be lo w at intervals of approximately 100 hours. When the f ilter is used for approximately 100 hours, th e message "CLEAN THE AIR FILTER" appears when the projector is switched on. 1 Switch the projector po wer supply OFF , and r[...]

21 ViewSonic PJ501/ PJ551 T r oubleshooting OSD Messag es The messages as described below may appear on the screen at PO WER ON. T ake the appropriate measures when such messages appe ar . 1 This message is cleared automati cally af ter appro ximate ly three min utes, a nd appears e very time PO WER is s witched ON. Indi cator M essa ges The PO WER[...]

Vie wSoni c PJ501/ PJ551 22 NO TE : (about overheating ) When t he internal temp erature rise s too high , PO WER to t he unit s witches O FF as a s afe ty precauti on; the LED lam p indicator turns OFF . Set the PO WE R s witch to [0] and wait 2 0 minutes until the equipme nt has cooled suf ficiently bef ore cont inuing with oper ation. Symptom Be[...]

23 ViewSonic PJ501/ PJ551 Video is present b ut no audio The proje ctor is not corr ectly co nnecte d. Conne ct correctly . page 7 page 8 The v olume is set to minimu m. Press V OLUME button o n the remot e control or displa y the men u s creen and adjust th e v olume . Mute is turned on. Press the MU TE button. page 10 Au di o i s present b ut no [...]

Vie wSoni c PJ501/ PJ551 24 Specifications PJ501 T e c hnical Specifications T abl e 13: P J501 Sp ecifi cat ions Item Specification Liquid crystal Pa n e l S i ze panel Pix els 0.7 inch P-Si TFT x3 800 hori zontal x 600 ve rtic al, 8 bi t col or, 16.7 Million c olors Lens Manua l Zoom F =2.0 - 2.3 f=1 7.7 -21.2 mm Zoom 1.2 : 1, manual f ocus Proje[...]

25 ViewSonic PJ501/ PJ551 PJ551 T e c hnical Specifications T a ble 14: PJ551 Specif ications Item Specification Liquid crystal P anel Size panel Pix els 0.7 inch P-Si TFT with microl ens 1024 horizon tal x 768 ve r tical, 8 bit col or , 16.7 Million co lors Lens Manua l Zoom F= 2.0 - 2.3 f=17 .7 - 21.2 mm Zoom 1.2 : 1, man ual f ocu s Proje ction [...]

Vie wSoni c PJ501/ PJ551 26 Customer Suppor t For technical support or product service, se e the table be lo w or c ontact your reselle r. NO TE: Y ou will need the product serial number . Country/Region W eb site T = T elephone F = F AX Email United States Canada viewsonic.com/ suppor t viewsonic.com/ suppor t T: (800) 688-6688 F: (909) 468-1202 T[...]

27 ViewSonic PJ501/ PJ551 LIMITED WARRANTY VIEWSONIC PR OJECTOR What t he warranty covers: View Sonic ® warr ants its produc ts to be fr ee from def ects in ma terial and wo rkmanship d uring the wa rranty period. If a produ ct prov es to be def ectiv e in mate rial or workm anship d uring t he warrant y period, ViewSonic w ill at its sole option [...]

Vie wSoni c PJ501/ PJ551 28 Appendix P ower Cor d Safety Guidelines Caution: Use a power ca ble that is properly grounded. Always use an AC power cord that meets your c ount r y’s sa fety standard. A C PLUG CORD PRECA UTIONS FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR Y OUR SAFETY PLEAS E READ THE FOLL OW ING TEXT CAR EFULL Y . IF THE FITTE D MOULDED PLUG IS UNSU[...]

29 ViewSonic PJ501/ PJ551 Compliance Information f o r U .S.A. This equipme nt has been te sted and found to comply wi th the limits for a Class B digital d evice, pursuant to par t 15 of the FCC R ules. These li mits are d esigned t o provide reasonable protection against ha rmful interference in a residen tial instal lation. Thi s equipm ent gene[...]