BOXLIGHT CD-40m manuel d'utilisation

BOXLIGHT CD-40m USERS GUIDE Free phone within these areas: United Kingdom: 0800-762-575 Germany: 0800-180-8381 France: 0800-9132-88 USA and Canada: 800-762-5757 Direct Phone : USA: (360) 779-7901 Europe: +44 (0) 1732-840-404 19332 Powder Hill Place Poulsbo, W A 98370-7407 USA w w w .boxlight.com[...]

FCC W arning This eq uipment has been tested and fou nd to co mply w ith the limits fo r a Class A digital devi ce, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provi de r easonable pro tect ion against harmful interfer ence when the equipment is operated in a commer cial envir onment. This equipmen t generates, uses, and can [...]

Declarat ion of Conf ormity Boxl ight 19332 Powd er Hill Pl ac e , Pou lsb o , W ashington , 983 70- 740 7, USA W e declare unde r ou r so le responsi bili ty that th e CD-4 0m Projector c onforms to the f ollowin g dir ectiv es and n orms: Directive 89/3 36/EE C, Ame n d ed by 93/ 68/EE C EMI: EN 55 022 (1 992) Class A EMC: EN 500 82-1 (199 2) IEC[...]

i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Instruc tions iii Introd uction 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 1 Unpacking the Projecto r 1 Usage Guidelines 3 If Y ou N eed As sis ta nce 4 Warranty 4 Setting up the Projector 5 Connecting an IBM-Compatible Computer 7 Connecti ng a Ma c intos h C omputer 8 Connecting a Video Player 9 Powering up the Projector a nd[...]

ii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Appendix 37 Spe cifica tions 3 7 Acce ssorie s 39 Portable an d Laptop Activation Chart 41 Using Video Mirroring with a PowerBook Computer 46 Projected Image Size 47 Index 49[...]

iii SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please rea d and follow all safety instructions pr ovided BEFORE using your new projector . Failure to comply with safety ins truc- tions may result in fir e, electrical shock, o r personal injury and may damage or im pair protection pr ovided by equipment. Plea se save a l l sa fety in stru ctio n s . Safety Defi nitio ns: [...]

iv Safe ty Instruct ions • Caut ion: Don’t set liquids on the projector . Spil led liquids m ay damage your pr ojector . • Caut ion: Don’t place the pr ojector on a hot surface or in direct sunlight. • Caut ion: Do not drop the pr ojector . T ran sport the projector in a Boxlight-appr oved case; see page 40 for a list of ca ses. • Caut [...]

1 INTR ODUCTION The Boxlight CD-40m ™ is specifically desig ned for the mobile presen ter . It packs SVGA graphics with 16.7 million colors into a small, 6.8 poun d packa ge. It genera tes cris p, clear images usin g Digital Ligh t Processin g™ (DLP) techno lo gy . The pr ojector is easy to connect, easy to use, a nd easy to maintain. NO TE: Th[...]

2 Intr oducti on NO TE: The contents of your shipping box may var y depending on the pr ojector conf iguration you’ve or dered. F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents 1. CD-40m projector 5. RCA audio /video (A/V) cable 2. Soft carr y case 6. Audio cable 3. CD-40m User’ s Guide 7. Cabl ePro Lite c able 4. Po wer cord 8. Lens ca p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8[...]

3 F IGURE 2 Side view of pro jector Usag e Guidel ines • Do not loo k dir ectly i nto the projection lens when the projector is turned on. The bright li ght may harm your eyes. • Do not block the grills on the projector . Restricting the air flow can cause it to ove rheat and turn off. If this happens, you must wait a minute before attempting t[...]

4 Intr oducti on If Y ou Need Assistance The first place to look for help is in this manual. Be sur e to check the guidelines in “ T ro ub lesh ooting” o n page 33 . If those sour ces don’t answer your question, call Boxlight at 1-800-762-57 57 . W arranty This pr oduct is backed by a limited two-year warranty . The details of the warranty ar[...]

5 SETTING UP THE PR OJECTO R 1 Place the pr ojector on a f lat surface. • The pr ojector must be within 10 feet ( 3 m) of your power source a nd within 6 feet (1.8 m) o f your computer . • If you want to pr oject fr om behind a translucent scr een, set up the pr ojector behind your screen. See “Rear Projection ” on page 24 to r everse the i[...]

6 Setti ng up the Pr ojector NO TE : Before you continue, mak e sur e the projecto r and your equipment are turned off. If you’ re connecting a computer , mak e sure the distance betw een it and the pro jector is 6 feet o r less . F IGURE 4 Connector panel CablePro s-video com posite video L/R audio in audio in computer Lite (for video sour ce)[...]

7 Connecting a n IBM-Compatible Comp uter 1 Plug the end of the CablePro Lite computer cable into the video connector o n your computer . NO TE: Many laptop computer s do not automatically turn on their external video por t when a sec- ondar y display device suc h as a pr ojector is connected. Re fer to your computer manua l for the command that ac[...]

8 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Connec tin g a Macint osh Computer NO TE: S om e PowerB o ok s re qu ir e the Apple-supplied video-out cable or mon itor a dapter f or ext ernal video. Connect it betw een the P ow erBook and the CablePro Lite computer cable/Mac adaptor as show n in Figure 6. 1 Plug the end of the CablePro Lite computer cable into the v[...]

9 Connec ting a Video Pla y er 1 If your video player uses a r o und, one-pr on g composite video connector, you’ll need only the A/V cable that shipped with the pr ojector. • If your video player uses a round, four-pr ong S-video con - nector , you’ll need an S-video cable in addition to th e A/V cable. The S-video cable is sold separately .[...]

10 Setti ng up the Pr ojector F IGURE 8 Connecting the projector to a video player using an S-video cable and the audio con- nectors on the standard A/V cable 4 Plug the A /V cable’s w hite connector in to the l eft “audio o ut” port on your video player . Plug the cable’s red connector into the right “audio out” port o n the video play[...]

11 P ow ering up the Pr ojector and Adjus ting the Imag e NO TE : Always us e the pow er cord that shipped with the pr ojector . 1 Remove the lens cap. 2 Plug the power cord into the side of the pr ojector, then plug it into your electrical outlet. A sur ge-pro tected power strip is reco mmended. 3 T urn on the projector by pr essing the “I” si[...]

12 Setti ng up the Pr ojector T urning Off the Pr ojector If you want to turn o ff the pr ojector for a short period of time, press the st andby button on the keypad. This blanks the screen for fifteen minutes, but keeps the pr oj ector run ning. (Y ou can cha nge the amount of time the pr ojector stays in standby mode ; see “Standby T ime” on [...]

13 USING T HE PR OJECTOR This section describes how to use an d make adjustments to the projector . It also provides a refer ence to the keypad butto ns and the opt ions ava ilable fr om the o n-scr een menu s. Basic Ima ge Adjus tment 1 Make sur e you have power ed up your equipment in the right or der (page 1 1). 2 If the image doesn’t displa y[...]

14 Using the Pr ojector The projector is equipped with a self-locking, quick- release eleva- tor foot and butto n (Fig ure 10). T o raise the pr ojector: 1 Press and hold the elevator button (Fig ure 9). 2 Raise the pr ojector to the height you want, then r elease the button to lock the elevator foo t into positio n. F IGURE 10 Adjusting the height[...]

15 Using the K e ypad Buttons The keypad is lit orange when the projector is on an d lit green while the menus are displayed. While the menus are displayed, the volume, s ource, and standby button s act as nav igation but- tons. See “Using th e On-Screen M enus” on page 17 for details. F IGURE 11 Keypad Menu Press menu to open the on-scr een me[...]

16 Using the Pr ojector Standb y When you press standb y , the display and audio turn of f and a blank scr een is displayed for 15 mi nutes. Y ou can change the amount of time the pr ojector stays in standby mode; see “Standby T ime” on page 23 for details. • If you pr ess standb y again within 1 5 minutes, the pr ojector return s to normal o[...]

17 Using the On-Scr een Menus The projector h as six drop-down m enus t ha t allow you to make image adjus tments and chan ge a variety of setting s. Most of these adjustments aren’t ava ilable directly fr om the keypad. NO TE: Some menu items may be gray ed out at cer tain times . This indicates the item is not applicable to your setup (f or exa[...]

18 Using the Pr ojector Displa y Menu F IGURE 13 Display menu Brig htne ss Adjusting the brightness cha nges the intens ity of the image. • Press the left mouse button to darken the imag e. • Press the right mouse button to ligh ten the image. Tint The tint adjusts the r ed-green color balance in the pr ojected imag e. C han gin g the T int set[...]

19 Color The color setting adjusts a video image fr om black and white to fully saturated color . • Press the left mo use button to decrease the amount of color in the image. • Press the right mouse button to increase the amount of color in the image. Blank Sc reen Blank Scr een determines what color is displayed when there is no active source [...]

20 Using the Pr ojector Audio Men u F IGURE 14 Audio menu Vo l u m e NO TE: Changing the volume from the menu is the same as ch anging it usin g the k eypad. • Press the left mo use button to decrease the volume. • Press the right mouse button to increase the volume. V olume adjustments you make ar e saved for each sour ce. Tr e b l e The tr eb[...]

21 Image Menu F IGURE 15 Image menu Auto I mage NO TE: Some screen savers inter- fer e with the operation of Auto Image. If you’ re exper iencing prob- lems , tr y turning yo ur screen saver off, then turning Auto Image off and bac k on. The projector automatically adj usts tracking , signal s ynchroniza- tion and vertical and ho rizontal positio[...]

22 Using the Pr ojector Manual T rackin g The projector adjusts tracking auto ma tically to match the video signal from your com puter . However , if the disp lay shows evenl y spaced, fuzzy , vertical lines or if the pro jected image is too wide or too narrow for th e screen, try turn ing Auto Imag e of f then ba ck on again . If the image is stil[...]

23 Contr ols Men u F IGURE 16 Controls m enu Video S tandard NO TE: If you alread y know the video standard used in your g eo- grap hical area, it’ s often best to manually select it. When V ideo sta ndard is set to Auto, the pr ojector attem p ts to pick the video standar d (NTSC, NTSC 4.4 3, P AL, P A L-M, P AL-N, or SECAM) au tomatical ly base[...]

24 Using the Pr ojector Rear Projection When you turn Rear Pro jec ti on on, the proj ector r everses the image so you can pr oject fr om behind a translucent scr een. High- light Rear Projection , then click either mouse but ton to turn this featur e on and of f. Defa ult So urce Default Sour ce toggles between Computer and V ideo. This deter- min[...]

25 Displa y Star tup Screen This setting toggles between On and Off . When this feature is On, the startup screen appears when the pr ojector starts up and remains until an active source is detected. Click either mouse but- ton to turn this feature off and display a plain black or blue screen instead of the startup scr een. Language Menu F IGURE 17[...]

26 Using the Pr ojector Status Menu This is a read-only window for informa tional purposes. T o dis- play the s tatu s wi ndow , sele c t Show status from the m enu, th en click either mouse button. T o r emove the window , click either mouse but t on . F IGURE 18 Status menu Lamp hour s used Indicates how many hours the curr ent lamp has been in u[...]

27 Mute statu s Indicates if the audio is muted. Softw are v ersi on Indicates the projector ’s software v ersion. This inf orm ation is useful when contacting T echnical Support. Cabl ePro v ersion Indicates the CablePr o’s software version. This information is useful when contacting T echnical Support. No version is listed for the CablePr o L[...]

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29 MAINTENANCE & T R OUBLES HOOTING This section describes how to: • clean the lens • r eplace the proj ection lamp • use the Kensington lo ck feature • tr oubleshoot the pr ojector Cleaning the Le ns Follow these steps to clean the projection lens: 1 Apply a non-abrasive cam era lens cleaner to a soft, d ry cloth. • A void usi ng an [...]

30 Mainte nance & T rouble shooting 4 Pull the lamp door up and r emove it. F IGURE 19 Removing the lamp door CA UT I O N: Ne ver oper ate the pro j ector with the lam p door open or remove d. This dis rupts the air flow and causes the pr ojector to ove rheat. 5 Loosen the two no n-rem ovable scr ews on the ou tside of the module. F IGURE 20 Lo[...]

31 6 Slide the lamp connector to the right to disconnect it fr om the pro jector (Figure 21). F IGURE 21 Sliding the lamp connector 7 Remove the module (Figur e 22). WA R N I N G : Do not drop the lamp module or touc h the glass bulb! The glass may shatter an d cause injur y. F IGURE 22 Removing the lamp module[...]

32 Mainte nance & T rouble shooting 8 Align the new la mp m odule in the correct dir ection. 9 Gently push th e mo dule in as far as it goes. 10 T ighten the screws o n the outside of the module. 11 Slide the lamp connector to the left to re-atta ch it. 12 Insert the tabs at the top of the lamp door in to the proj ector and pr ess the lamp door[...]

33 T roubles hoo ting Prob lem: Nothin g on p r ojection screen • Make sure that the power cord is pr op erly connected to a func- tional AC electrical outlet. Make sure that the po wer cord is also pr operly connected to the pr ojector . • If the pr ojector is plugged into a power strip, make sure the power strip is turned on. • Make sur e y[...]

34 Mainte nance & T rouble shooting • Y ou might need to turn everything of f and power up the equipment again in the pro per order . Refer to your co m- puter ’ s documentation to determine the corr ect or der . • Make sur e your laptop’s external video port is turned on. See the “Portable an d Laptop Activation Chart” on pa ge 41 [...]

35 Pr ob lem: Imag e is out of focus • T urn the projection lens to focus the image. • Make sur e the proj ection screen is at least 5 feet (1.5 m) fro m the pr ojector . • Check the pr ojection lens to see if it needs cleaning. Prob lem : Imag e and m enus are r ev ersed left to ri ght • Rear pr ojection mode is pr obably turned on. T urn [...]

36 Mainte nance & T rouble shooting Pr oblem: Project ed colors do n’ t match the com puter or video pla y er’ s colors • Just as ther e ar e differ ences in the displays of dif ferent moni- tors, ther e are of ten diff erences between the computer image and the pr ojected image. Adjust the brightness, tint and/or contrast fr o m the Disp[...]

37 APPENDIX Specific ations The pr ojector must be operated an d stored within the tempera- ture an d humidity ranges specified. Te m p e r a t u r e Operating 50 to 104 ° F (1 0 to 40 ° C) Non -opera ting -4 to 158 ° F (-2 0 to 70 ° C) Humid ity Operating and non-oper . 5% to 95% r elative humidity , non-condensing Dimensions 4.0 x 9 . 3 x 11.[...]

38 Appendix Video Audio Input Input Imped ance 5K ohm DC co upled Maximum In put V oltage (L IN + R IN ) PEA K < 4. 5 V for TH D ≤ 0. 3% L IN or R IN < 2. 0 Vrms f or THD ≤ 0.3% Sensitivity 100 mV at 1 KHz f or 88 dB SPL at 1 meter Connector T ype RCA jack Compute r Audio In put Input Imped ance 10K ohm nom i na l, AC couple d Maximum In [...]

39 Accessor ies NO TE: Use only Bo xlig ht- appr oved acce ssories . Other prod- ucts have not been tested with the pr ojector . P ow er Cor ds (one ships w ith pr ojector , type depend s on country) Standar d Accessories (shi p with th e projector ) Quick Start card User’ s Guide Soft Case Shi p pi ng Bo x CablePr o Lite computer cable 6.5 ft (2[...]

40 Appendix Option al Ac cesso r ies Delux e Soft Case ATA T r a v e l C a s e Ex ecutive Leather Case Delux e T ra vel Case Macintosh adaptor CablePr o 3 CablePr o 2 Cab leP r o Extensio n C a bl e, non-p l e n u m rated, 60.7 ft (18 .5 m) Cable Pr o Extensio n C abl e, plen um-ra te d , 60.7 f t (1 8.5m) Cabl ePro 2 In stal latio n Ext ensio n Ca[...]

41 P o r table and Laptop Acti vation Char t Many laptop computer s do not automatically turn on their exter- nal video port when a secondary display device such as a pro jec- tor is connected. Activation commands for some laptop computers are listed in the follow ing table. (If your computer is not listed or the given command does not work, refer [...]

42 Appendix Austin Ctrl-A lt-comma Ctrl-Alt- comma Aw ard FN-F6 FN-F6 BCC* au tomatic reb oot computer Bondwell LCD or CR T options after bootup re b o o t fo r L C D o r CR T options to appear Chapl et** setup scr een setup screen FN-F6 FN-F6 FN-F4 FN-F4 Chembook FN-F6 FN- F6 Commax Ctrl-Alt-#6 Ctrl-Alt-#5 Compaq* ** Ctrl-Alt-< Ctrl-Alt- > F[...]

43 Ev erex* setup scr een option setup scr een option For -A Ctrl-Alt- Shift-C Ctrl-Shift-Alt-L Fujitsu FN-F10 Gatewa y FN-F3 FN-F1/FN-F1 again simul- taneous FN-F3 FN-F1 Grid* ** FN-F2, choose auto or simultaneous FN-F2 Ctrl-Alt-T ab Ctrl-Alt- T ab Hitachi FN-F7 FN-F7 Honey well FN-F10 F N-F 10 Hyundai setup scr een opt ion setup screen option IBM[...]

44 Appendix Magitr onic FN-F4 FN-F4 Maste rsp or t FN- F2 FN- F1 Micr o Express* automatic warm reb oot Micron FN-F2 FN-F 2 Micr oslate* automatic warm reboot Mitsub ish i SW2 On-O ff- Of f- Off SW2 Off-O n-On - On NCR setup scr een optio n setup scr een optio n NEC* ** setup scr een option setup scr een option CR T at the DOS prompt LCD at the DOS[...]

45 * These man ufactur ers ha ve model s that automatically send video to the extern al CR T port when some typ e of displa y devi ce is attached. ** These man ufactur ers offer mo re than one k ey comman d depend- ing on th e computer model. T winhead* FN- F7 FN-F7 FN-F5 FN-F5 Automatic Automatic WinBook Ctrl-Alt-F10 Ctrl-Alt-F10 W yse softwar e d[...]

46 Appendix Using Video Mir r oring wi th a P o werB oo k Computer When you turn video mirro ring (called SimulScan in newer Pow- erBooks-see below) on, the pro jector displays the same informa- tion that appear s on your PowerBook’s built-in scr een. When video mirr oring is off, the pr ojector acts like a separate display . T o turn on video m [...]

47 Projected I mage Size Use the chart and table to h elp you determine projected image sizes. F IGURE 24 Projected image siz e T a ble 1: Image Siz e, W idt h and Heig ht Distance to Screen (feet) Diag onal (inches) Width (inc hes ) Heigh t (i nche s) 5 51 41 31 10 102 8 2 61 15 153 1 22 92 20 204 163 1 22 25 255 204 1 53 30 306 245 1 84[...]

48 Appendix T a ble 2: Imag e Size, W idt h and Hei ght-m etric Distance to Scr een (m) Diag onal (m) Widt h (m) Height (m) 1.5 1.3 1.0 .79 3.1 2.6 2 .1 1.6 4.6 3.9 3 .1 2.4 6.2 5.2 4 .2 3.1 7.7 6.6 5 .2 3.9 9.2 7.8 6 .3 4.7[...]

49 IND EX A access ori es, ord erin g 39, 40 activa ti on comm a nds fo r lap t op c o m - puters 41 adjust ing bass 20 brightn ess 18 colo r 1 9 contr ast 18 tin t 1 8 tre b le 20 volume 16, 20 adjust ing the he ight of the pr ojector 14 altit ude limits 37 assistance. See Technic al Support Audio menu 20 Audi o me nu o ption s Bass 20 Treble 20 V[...]

50 Inde x Controls menu 23 Contro ls me nu o ptions Auto Source Select 24 Ceilin g 23 Default Source 24 Display M essage s 24 Display Startup Screen 25 Plug and P lay 24 Rear Proj ec tion 24 Standby Time 23 Video Standard 23 D Default Source 24 Display men u 18 Displa y men u op t io n s Blank Screen 19 Brightne ss 18 Color 1 9 Contrast 1 8 Reset A[...]

51 L lamp orderi ng 3 9 replacing 29 turns off unexpe c t edl y 3 6 lamp ho ur counter 2 6 Language me nu 25 language , select ing for menu s 25 lapt op co mp u ter s activa tion se quence to al low secondary di spl ay 41 com p at ib il ity 7 connecting IBM- c ompatible 7 conne cting Pow erBook 8 lens ca p 3 9 cleaning 29 M Macintos h computers ada[...]

52 Inde x S safety g ui delin e s iii SECAM v ideo 18 , 23 security feat ur e 32 SimulS can, usin g with Po werBooks 4 6 Source button 1 5 specificati ons 37 Standby button 16 Standby Time 23 startup scree n 2 5 Status menu 26 S-video connecting 9 orderi n g cable 40 T Technical Support informati on to have o n hand before you call 36 temperature l[...]

LIMITED W ARRANTY Boxligh t warr ants t hat e ach CD -40m (“the Product”) sold h ereunder will c onform to a nd function in a ccordance with the writ ten spe cifi cati ons of Box ligh t. Sai d li mite d w arr anty sh all appl y o nly to the firs t p ers on o r enti ty tha t purc hase s t he Product for perso nal or bu si n es s use an d not for[...]

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