BenQ MP624 manuel d'utilisation

We l c o m e MP623/MP624 Digital P roj ecto r Us e r M a n u a l[...]

Table of contents 2 Ta b l e o f c o n t e n t s Important safety instructions .. ....................... 3 Introduction . ....................... 7 Projector features .................................. 7 Shipping contents .................................. 8 Projector exterior view .......................... 9 Controls and functions ..............[...]

Important safety inst ruct ions 3 Important safet y instructions Y our pr ojector is des igned and test ed to meet the latest standar ds for sa fety of information technology equipment. H owev er , t o ensure safe use of this product, it is important that yo u follow the instructions mentioned in this manual and marked on the product. Safety Instru[...]

Important safety inst ructions 4 Safety Instructions (Continued) 7. The lamp becomes extremely hot during op eration. Al low the proj ec tor to co ol fo r a pproxi mat ely 45 minut es prior to r emoving the lamp assembly for replacement. 8. Do not operate lamps beyond the rated lamp li fe. Ex cessi ve ope ration of lamps bey ond the rated lif e cou[...]

Important safety inst ruct ions 5 Safety Instructio ns (Con tinued) 13. Do not place this p rojecto r in any of the following en vi ronments. - Space that is poorly ventilated or confined. Allo w at least 50 cm clearance from walls and free flow of air around the projector . - Locat ions w here temp eratu res may becom e excess ively hig h, s uch a[...]

Important safety inst ructions 6 Safety Instructio ns (Continued ) 17. D o not step on the projector or place any objects upon it. Besides pr obable ph ysical damage to the projector , doing so may result in accidents and possible injury . 18. Do not place liquids near or on the projector . Liquids spille d into the project or may cause it to fai l[...]

Introducti on 7 In trod uction Pr ojec tor featur es The projector integ rates hig h-perfor mance optical eng ine projection and a user-fri endly design to deliv er high reliability and ease of use. The projector off ers the following features. • W all color corr ection allowing p rojection on surfaces of s everal pr edefined co lors • Quick a [...]

Introduction 8 Shipping contents Carefully unpack and verify that you hav e all of the items shown b elow . If any of these items are missing, please contact your place of purchase. St an da rd acce ss or i es The supplied accessories will be suitable for your region, and may differ from those illustrated. *The warranty card is only supplied in som[...]

Introducti on 9 Proj e cto r ex te r io r v ie w 1. External control panel (See "P rojector" on page 10 for details.) 2. Lamp co ver 3. V ent (heated ai r exhaust) 4. Lens cov er 5. Quick- release button 6. F ocus ring a nd Zoom ring 7. Fro nt IR remote sensor 8. Pr ojection lens 9. A C power c ord inlet 10. Rear IR remote sensor 11. RS-2[...]

Introduction 10 Contro ls and func ti ons Proj e c tor 8. TEMP erature indicat or light Lights up red i f the pr ojector's temperatur e beco mes too high. See "Indicators" on page 55 for details. 9. LAMP indicator light Indicates the status of the lamp. Lights up or flashes when the lamp has developed a problem. See "Indicators [...]

Introducti on 11 Rem o te c o n t ro l 1. Power T oggles the projector between standby mode and on. See "Starting up the projector" on page 24 and "Shutting down the projector" on page 40 for details. 2. Fr eeze Freezes the projected image . See "Freezing the image" on page 38 for details. 3. Left / Starts the F A Q fu[...]

Introduction 12 Re mote cont rol effective ran ge Infra-Red (IR) remote control sensors are located on the front and the back of the projector. The remote control must be he ld at an ang le w ithin 3 0 degrees perp endicula r to the projector's IR remote control sensors to function correctly . The distance between the remote control and the se[...]

Positioning your projector 13 P ositioning your pr ojector Choosing a location Y our room lay out or personal prefer ence will dictate which installation location you select. T ake into consider ation the size and p osition of your screen, the location of a suitable po wer outlet, as well as the location and di stance between the project or and the[...]

Positioning your project or 14 O btaining a preferr ed projected image siz e The distanc e from the pr ojector lens t o the sc reen, the zoom setting (if available), and the vide o format ea ch factors in the proj ected ima ge size. 4:3 is the nativ e aspect ratio of this projector . T o be able t o project a c omplete 16:9 (wides creen) aspect r a[...]

Positioning your projector 15 How to deter m in e th e p os it io n of the projector for a giv en screen size 1. Select your scr een size. 2. Re fer to the t able and find th e closest mat ch to y our scr een size in the left colu mns labelled "4:3 Screen Diagonal" . Using this va lue, look across this ro w to the right to find the corr e[...]

Positioning your project or 16 Pr ojection dimensi ons Ref er to "Dim ensions" on page 58 for the ce nter of lens dimensions of this projector before calculating the appr opriate position. There is 3% tolerance among these numbers due to optical component variations. BenQ recommends that if you intend to permanently insta ll the projector[...]

Connection 17 Connection When connecting a signa l source to the projector , be sure to: 1. T urn all equipment o ff before making an y conn ections. 2. U se the corr ect signal cables for each so urce. 3. Ensure the cables ar e firmly inse rted. In the connections shown below , some cables may not be included with th e projector (see "Shippin[...]

Connection 18 Connecting a monit or If y ou want to view y our prese ntation close-up on a monitor as well as on the scr een, you can connect the D-SUB OUT si g nal out put soc ket on th e proj ec tor to an exter n al mo nit or with a V GA cable following the instructions below: T o conn ec t t he p roje cto r to a mo nitor : 1. Connect the project[...]

Connection 19 Connecting Video sour ce devices Y ou can connect your projector to various V ideo source devices that pro vide any one of the following output sock ets: •H D M I • Component V ideo •S - V i d e o •V i d e o ( c o m p o s i t e ) Y ou need only co nnect the project or to a Vid eo source device us ing just one of the abov e con[...]

Connection 20 Connecting an HDMI device Y ou should use a n HDMI cable when making c onnection bet ween the pr ojector and HDMI devices. T o conn ec t th e proj ec tor to an HDM I de v ice: 1. T ake an HDMI cable and connec t one end to the HDMI output socket of the vide o dev ice. 2. Connect the othe r end of the cable to the HDMI input sock et on[...]

Connection 21 Conne ct ing a Com ponen t Video s ource dev ice Examine your V ideo source device to det ermine if it has a set of unused Component Vid eo output sockets available: • If so, y ou can continue w ith this procedure. • If not, you will need to reassess wh ich metho d you can use to connect to the dev ice. T o connect the projector t[...]

Connection 22 Connecting an S-V ideo source dev ice Examine y our Vid eo sourc e device to dete rmine if it has an unused S-Vi deo output socket avai lab le: • If so, y ou can continue w ith this procedure. • If not, you will need to reassess wh ich metho d you can use to connect to the dev ice. T o conn ec t th e proj ec tor to an S-Vide o s o[...]

Connection 23 Connectin g a compo site V ideo sour ce device Examine your V ideo source device to determine if it has a set of unused composite V ideo output sockets available: • If so, y ou can continue w ith this procedure. • If not, you will need to reassess wh ich metho d you can use to connect to the dev ice. T o connect the pr ojector to [...]

Operat ion 24 Operation Star ting up the projecto r 1. Plug the power cord into the projector and into a wall socket. T urn on the wall sock et switch (where fitted) . Check that the PO WER indicato r light on the projector ligh ts orange after pow er has been applied. 2. Slide the lens cap open. If it is closed, it could become defor med due to th[...]

Operation 25 Us i n g t h e m e n u s The pr ojector is eq uipped with On-Scree n Display (O SD) menus fo r making various adjustments and settings. Below is the overview of the OSD menu. T o use the OSD menus, please set them to your familiar language fir st. 1. Press Menu /Exit on the projector or remo te co nt rol to tu r n th e O SD men u on . [...]

Operat ion 26 U tilizing the passwor d function For security purposes and to help prev ent un authorized use , the project or includes an option for setting up password securit y . Th e password can be set through the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu. For details of the OSD menu op erati on, please refer to "U sing the menus" on page 25 . Y o[...]

Operation 27 Entering the passw ord r ecall procedur e 1. Press and hold AUTO on th e project or or remot e control fo r 3 seconds. The project or will display a coded number on the screen . 2. W rite down the numbe r and turn off your projector . 3. Seek help fr om the local BenQ serv ice c enter t o decode the number. Y ou may be required to prov[...]

Operat ion 28 S w itching input signal The projector can be connected to multiple devices at the same time. However , it can only display one full screen at a time . Be sur e the Qui ck Auto Search function in the SOURCE menu is On (which is the default o f this projec tor) if you want the proj ector to automati cally sea rch for the sig nals. Y ou[...]

Operation 29 A djusting the project ed image A djusting the pr ojection angle The projector is equipp ed with 1 quick- release adjuster foot and 1 rear adjuster foot. Thes e adjusters change t he image height and proj ection angle. T o adjust the pr ojector: 1. Press the quick-releas e button and lift th e front of the pr ojector . Once the image i[...]

Operat ion 30 Correcting k e ysto ne K eystoning r efers to the situation where the pr ojected image is notic eably wider at either the top or bottom. It occurs when the projector is not p erpend icular to the screen. T o co rrect this, besid es adjusting th e height of the pr ojector , yo u will need to man ually correct it followi ng one of these[...]

Operation 31 6. T o reduce size of the picture , press Mode / En t er to switch back to the zoom in/out functionality , and press AUTO to restore the picture to its original size. Y o u can also press r epeatedly until it is r estor ed to the original size. The picture can only be navigated after the picture is magnified. Y ou can further mag nify [...]

Operat ion 32 4. 16:9 : Scales an image so that it is displa yed in the center of the screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio. This is most suitable for images whic h are alread y in a 16:9 aspect, like high definition TV , as it displays them without aspect alteration. Optimizing the i mage Selectin g a pictu re mod e The projec tor is preset wi th severa[...]

Operation 33 Setting the User 1/User 2 mode There are two user-definable mode s if the cur rent available pic ture modes are not suitable for yo ur need. Y ou can use one of the picture modes (ex cept the User 1 / User 2 ) as a starting point and customize the settings. 1. Press Menu/E xit to open the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu. 2. Go to the PICT[...]

Operat ion 34 Adj u s ti n g C o l or High light Color in the PICTURE menu an d adjust the values by pressing / on the proj ec tor or re mo te co nt rol. Lower setting produces less saturated colors. If the setting is too high, colors on the image will be overpo wering, which makes the image unr ealistic. Adj u s ti n g T i n t High light Tint in t[...]

Operation 35 Only in permanent installations with controlled li ghting levels such as boardr ooms, lecture theaters, o r home theat ers, should c olor management be conside red. Color ma nagement pro vides fine color c ontrol adjustment to allo w for mor e accurate color reprod uction, should you require it. Proper c olor management can only be ach[...]

Operat ion 36 Setting the presentation timer Presentation timer can i ndicate the presentation time on the screen to help y ou achieve better time management when givi ng presentations. F ollow these steps t o utilize this function: 1. Press Timer Setup on th e rem ote cont rol or go to the SYSTEM SETUP: Basic > Presentation Timer menu and pr es[...]

Operation 37 7. T o ac tivate the presentation timer , press and press / to select On and press Mode / En t er . 8. A con firm ation mes sage disp la ys. H ighl ight Ye s and press Mod e /E n te r to confirm. Y ou will see the message “ Tim er i s O n ” displa ying on the screen. The timer start co unting at the time the timer is on. T o cancel[...]

Operat ion 38 Locking contr ol keys With the control keys on the projector locked, you can prevent your pr ojector settings from being cha nged accidentally (by chi ldren, for example). When the Panel Key Lo ck is on, no contr ol keys on the project or will operate e xc ept Power . 1. Press / on the pr ojector or remote c ontrol or go to the SYSTEM[...]

Operation 39 Oper ating in a hig h altitude en v iro nment W e recommend you use the High Altitude Mode when your en v ironment is between 1500 m –3000 m above sea level, and te mperature is between 0°C–35°C. Do not use the High Altit ude Mode if your alti tude is between 0 m and 1500 m and temperature is between 0°C and 35°C. The projector[...]

Operat ion 40 P ersonalizin g the pr oject or menu displa y The On-Screen Dis play (OSD) menus can be set according to your prefer ences. The following settings do not af fect the projecti on settin gs, op erati on, or per forma nce. • Menu display time in the SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced > Menu Settings menu sets the length of time the OSD w ill re[...]

Operation 41 Me n u o p e r a t i o n M enu system Please note th at the on-scree n display (OSD) menus vary acco rding to the signal type selected and t he project or model yo u are using. The menu items are available when the projector detects at least one va lid signal. If there is no equipmen t connected to the projector or no sig nal detecte d[...]

Operat ion 42 4. SYSTEM SETUP: Basic Presentation Timer Timer period 1~240 minutes Timer display Always/1 min/2 min/3 min/Never Timer position Top-Left / Bottom-Lef t / Top-Right / Bottom-Right Timer counting direction Count Down / Count Up Sound reminder On / Off On / Off Language Projector Position Front Table / Rear Tab le / Rear Ceiling / Front[...]

Operation 43 5. SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced Quick Cooling On / Off High Altitude Mode On / Off Audio Settings Mute On / Off Volume Power on/off ring tone On / Off Menu Settings Menu display time 5 sec/10 sec/15 sec/20 sec/25 sec/30 sec Menu position Center/T op-left/T op-right/Bottom- right/Bottom-left Standby D-Sub Output On / Off Lamp Settings Lamp mo[...]

Operat ion 44 Description of each menu FUNCTION (default setting/ value) DESCRIPTION (defau lt setting/value) Wall Colo r ( Off ) Corrects the project ed picture ’ s color whe n the projection surface is not white. See "U sing W all Color" on page 33 for details. Aspect Ratio ( Auto ) There ar e four options t o set the image's asp[...]

Operation 45 FUNCTION (default settin g/ value) DESCRIPTION (de fault setting/val ue) Tint (0) Adj usts the r ed and green c olor to nes of the image. See "A djustin g Tin t" o n p a ge 34 for detai ls. The function is only available when Video or S-Video with NTSC system is select ed. Sharpness (15) Adj usts the imag e to mak e it loo k [...]

Operat ion 46 FUNCTION (default setting/ value) DESCRIPTION (default setting/value) Panel Key Lock ( Off ) Disables or enables all panel key functions except Power on the project or and keys on the r emote co ntrol. See "Locking contr ol keys" on page 38 for details. Sleep Timer ( Disable ) Sets the auto-shut down timer . The ti mer can b[...]

Operation 47 FUNCTION (default setting/ value) DESCRIPTION (defau lt setting/value) Lamp Settings Lamp mode (Normal) See "Setting Lamp mode as Ec onomic" on page 50 for details. Reset lamp timer See "R esetting the lamp timer" on page 54 for details. Equivalent lamp hour S ee "Getting to know the lamp hour" on page 50 [...]

Operat ion 48 FUNCTION (default setting/ value) DESCRIPTION (defau lt setting/value) FAQ-Image and Installation Displays possible solutions to problems y ou may encounter . FAQ-Features and Service Current System Status Source Shows the current signal source. Picture Mode Shows th e selected mode in the PICTURE menu. Resolution Shows the nati ve re[...]

Maintenance 49 M aintenanc e Care of the pr ojector Y our pr ojector needs l ittle mainte nance. The only thing you need to do o n a regular bas is is to k eep the lens clean. Nev er remov e an y parts of the project or exc ept the lamp . Contact y our dealer if other parts need re placing. Cleaning the lens Clean the lens whene ver you notice dirt[...]

Maintenance 50 Lamp information Getting to kno w the lamp hour Whe n the proj ector is in operation, the du ration (in hours) of lam p usage is aut omatically calculated by the built-in timer . The method of calculati ng the eq uivalent lam p hour is as follows: T o tal (equivalent) lamp hour = 1 (hours used in Economic mode) + 4/3 (hours used in n[...]

Maintenance 51 T iming of r eplacing the lamp When the Lamp indicator lights up r ed or a message appears sugg esting it is time to r eplace the lamp , please install a new lamp o r consult y our dealer . An old lamp may cause a malfunction in th e project or and in some i nstances the lamp may e xplode. The Lamp indicator light and T emperature wa[...]

Maintenance 52 R eplacing the lamp • If lamp replacement is performed while the p r ojector is susp ended up side-down from the ceiling, make sure that no one is underneath the lamp socket to avoid any possible injury or damage to the human eyes caused by fractured lamp. • T o reduce the risk of electrical shock, always turn t he projector off [...]

Maintenance 53 5. Lift the handle so tha t it stands up. U se the handle to slo wly pull the lamp out o f the projector . • Pulling it too quickly may cause the lamp to break and scatter broken glass in the projector . • Do not place the lamp in locations where water might splash on it, children can reach it, or near flammable materials. • Do[...]

Maintenance 54 11. Restart the pr ojector . Do not turn the power on with the lamp cover removed. Res etting the lamp timer 12. After the star tup lo go, open the On-Screen Display ( OSD) m enu. Go to the SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced > Lamp Settings menu. Press Mod e/ E nt er . The Lamp Settin gs page displays. Press to hig hlig ht Reset lamp timer an[...]

Maintenance 55 Ind ic ato rs Light S tatus & De scription Power Te m p Lamp Power events Orange Orange Orange The project or has just bee n connect ed to a po wer outlet. Orange Off Off Stand-by mode Green Flashi ng Off Off Pow e r i n g up Green Off Off N ormal operation Orange Flashi ng Off Off 1. The projector needs 90 seconds to cool down a[...]

Troubleshooting 56 T r oubleshooting The projector does not turn on. No pi c t u r e Blurred image Remot e control d oes not work The password is incorrect Cause Remedy There is no power from the power cable. Plug the power cord into the AC inle t on the projector , and plug the po wer cord into the power outlet. If the power outlet has a switch, m[...]

Specifications 57 Specifications Pr ojec tor specifications All specifications are subj ect to change without notice. General Produ ct na me Di gi ta l Pro je cto r Model name MP623/MP624 Optical Resol ution 1024 x 768 X GA Displa y syst em 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/N umber F=2.4 to 2.6, f=20.7 ~ 22.8 mm Lamp 200 W lamp Electrical P ower supp ly A C100–2[...]

Specifications 58 Dimensions 239 mm (W ) x 95 mm (H) x 245.5 mm (D) Ti m i n g ch a r t Supported timing for PC input 245.5 239 95 64.5 66.3 Resolution Mode Refr esh rate (Hz) Horizontal frequency (kHz) Clock (MHz) 720 x 400 720 x 400_70 70.087 31.469 28.3221 640 x 480 V GA_60 59.940 31.469 25.175 V GA_72 72.809 37.861 31.500 V GA_75 75.000 37.500 [...]

Specifications 59 Supported timing for HDMI (HD CP) input Supported t iming for Video and S-Video inputs Resolution Mode Refresh rate (Hz) Horizontal frequency (kHz) Clock (MHz) 720 x 400 720 x 400_70 70.087 31.469 28.3221 640 x 480 V GA_60 59.940 31.469 25.175 V GA_72 72.809 37.861 31.500 V GA_75 75.000 37.500 31.500 V GA_85 85.008 43.269 36.000 8[...]

Specifications 60 Supported timing for Component ( YP b P r) input Displaying a 1080i(1 125i)@60Hz or 1080i(1 125i)@50Hz si gnal may result in slight image vibration. Signal Format Horizont al Frequency (kHz) V ertical Frequency (Hz) 480i(525i)@60Hz 15.73 59.94 480p(525p)@60Hz 31.47 59.94 576i(625i)@50Hz 15.63 50.00 576p(625p)@50Hz 31.25 50.00 720p[...]

Warranty and Copyright inf ormation 61 W ar r anty and Copyr ig ht information Limited warrant y BenQ warra nts this product against any defects in material and workmanship, under normal usage and storage. Proof of p urcha se date w il l b e re quire d w i th a n y warranty claim. In the event this product is found to be defect ive within the war r[...]

Regulation state m ent s 62 R e gulation statements FCC statement CLASS B : Thi s equipment gene rates, uses and can radiate radio fr equency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the i nstruc tions, may cause harm ful interference to radio communication s. Howev er , there is no guarantee that interference will no t occur in a p[...]