BenQ CP120C manuale d’uso

We l c ome CP120c Digital Pr ojector Commuter Se ri e s Us e r ’s M a n u a l[...]

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Table of Contents iii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Important safety instructions ................. ................ 1 Introduction ............................................................ 5 Projector fe atures ............................................................ 5 Shippi ng con tents .....................................................[...]

Table of Contents iv Fine-tuning the image size and clarity ......................... 24 Correcting keystone ...................................................... 24 Manual keystone correction ................................................................. 24 Automatic keystone correction .........................................................[...]

Table of Contents v Limited warr anty .......................................................... 48 Regulation st atements ........................................... 49 FCC statement .............................................................. 49 EEC statement .............................................................. 49 ICES Statement (C an[...]

Table of Contents vi <Memo>[...]

Important safe ty instructions 1 Impor tant safet y inst ructi ons Y our BenQ projec tor is designe d and tested to meet th e latest standards for safety of information tec hnology equipment. Ho wever , to ensur e safe use of this pr oduct, it is impor tant that you follow the instructio ns mentioned in th is manual and marked on t he pro duct. Cau[...]

Important s afety instructi ons 2 Safety instruc tions 1. The lamp becomes e x tremel y hot during ope ration. Allo w the projec tor to co ol for approximately 45 mi nu tes p r io r to re mov in g th e lamp assembly for replacemen t. 2. Do not oper ate lamps beyond the rated lamp life. Excessiv e oper ation of lamps be yond the rated life could cau[...]

Important safe ty instructions 3 Safety instruc tions (continued) 7. Do not place this projector in any of the fol low in g envi ronm en ts. - Space that is p oorly ventilated or confined. Allow at least 50 cm clearance fr om w alls and free flow of air aro un d the projector . - Locations where temperatur es may be come excess ively hi gh, su ch a[...]

Important s afety instructi ons 4 Safety ins tructions (continued) 11. Do not block the pr ojection lens w ith any objects w hen the projector is under operation as this could cause the objects to become heated or deformed or ev en cause a fi re. T o temporarily turn off the lamp , press BLANK butto n on th e proje ctor or remote con trol. 12. Do n[...]

Introduction 5 Introduction Pr ojector feature s The proj ector integrates high-performance o ptical engine projectio n and a user -friendly design to deliv er high reliability and ease o f use. It offe rs the following features: • Compact and lightweight design The proj ector’ s compact siz e and light weight design contributes to enhanc ed po[...]

Introduc tion 6 Shipping contents The proj ector is shipped with the cables re quir ed for connectio n to a PC. Carefully unpac k and verify that y ou have all of the it ems shown below . If an y of these items are missing, please c ontact your plac e of purcha se. The su pplied a ccessor ies wi ll be suitable fo r your regio n, and may diff er fro[...]

Introduction 7 Proje cto r ex ter ior v iew Front / Upper side R ear side Lo wer side External contro l panel (See "External c ontrol panel" on page 8 for details.) Front IR remote sensor V entil ation grill Projection lens Focu s ring and zoo m ring Kens ingt on lock hole Sliding lens cover Rear IR r emote s ensor RGB (PC) / Com pon ent [...]

Introduc tion 8 Co ntrols and functio ns Exter nal control pa ne l 1. Zoom r ing (Re fer t o "Fine-tuning the image size and clarity" on page 24 for mo re information) Adj usts the size of the pr ojected image. Ro tate clockwise to enla rge the image or rotate counter-clo ckw ise to reduce the ima ge s ize. 2. TEMPe rature warning light ([...]

Introduction 9 6. K eystone / 3 Left but ton (Refer to " Corr ect ing ke yston e" o n page 24 and "Using the menus" o n page 29 for m ore in for m at io n) Pr ess this button to correct k e ystoning at the top of the project ed image. Wh en the on-scr een menu is activat ed, press this butt on to mov e the selection focus left o[...]

Introduc tion 10 Rem o t e c o nt rol d e s c r ip t i o n 1. P ower button (Re fe r to "Sta rt u p" on page 21 and "S hutdow n " on pa ge 27 for more information) T urns the pr ojector on or off. Whe n the project or is in standby , pr ess once to turn the project or on. Whe n the projecto r is on, pre ss tw ice to switch the p[...]

Introduction 1 1 R em ote control effective range Make su re that there a re no obst acles between the remo te cont rol and the IR sens ors on th e proje ctor th at m ight obstru ct th e infra -red beam. Ins talling or r eplacin g the re mote c ontr ol batte r y • A void exce ssive he at and humi dity . • The re may b e da nger o f dam age to t[...]

Position ing your pro jector 12 P ositioning y o ur project or Choosing a location Y our pr ojector is designed t o be inst alled in one of two poss ible in stallat ion locatio ns: 1. Floo r in fro nt of scre en; or 2. Floor at rear of scr een Y our room lay out or personal preference will dictate which installation location you select. T ake into [...]

Positio ning y our pr ojector 13 signal) w ill display in a 4:3 aspect ratio (and will require an additional 33% display hei g ht than that of the sca led 16:9 aspect image projection ar ea). IMPORT ANT : Do not select a perman ent pr ojector po sition based up on a 16: 9 proje ction if you will eve r need to se lect an in put ot her th an comp osi[...]

Position ing your pro jector 14 H ow to determine the rec ommended screen size for a giv en d istanc e This metho d can be use d for situation s where you have purchased this projector a nd would like t o kn ow what screen siz e will fit in your r oom . The maximum screen size is limited by the phy sical space available in y our room. 1. Me asure t[...]

Positio ning y our pr ojector 15 Screen size ch ar t Ther e is 3% ~ 5% to lerance amo ng thes e numb ers due to o ptical c omp onent v ariat ions. 4:3 Screen D iagona l 4: 3 Aspec t in mm Dis tanc e from S creen i n mm Ve r t i c a l Offset i n mm Feet Inches mm Width Heig h t Min l ength (with max. zoom) Average Max le ngth (with min. zoom) 4 48 1[...]

Connec tion 16 Co nnec tion When connec ting a sig nal s ource to the pro jector, be sure to: • T u rn all equi pmen t off b efore maki ng a ny connec tion s. • U se the correct signal cables fo r each sourc e. • Ensur e the cables are firmly inse r ted. • In th e con necti ons s hown b elow, some cables may no t be inclu ded w ith the proj[...]

Connection 17 Connec ti ng Video source dev ices This sect ion descr ib es how to connec t the projec tor to Vide o sour ce dev ices us ing vide o cables. Vide o cable conn ections are recomm ended for V ideo pr esentatio ns. Y ou c an conn ec t your proj ector to va riou s Video sou rce dev ice s that provide any one o f th e foll owin g outp ut s[...]

Connec tion 18 Connec ti ng a Comp onen t V id eo so urce dev ice Examin e your Vide o sou rce dev ice to de ter mine if it has a set of unused Com pon ent Video output sockets a vailable: • If so , you can c ontinue w ith this proc edu re. • If n o t, you w ill n ee d to re as se ss w h ich m et ho d you c a n u se to co nn e ct to t he de v i[...]

Connection 19 Conn e cting an S-V ideo s ourc e dev ice Examine your V ideo source device to determine if it has an unused S-Video output sock et avai la ble : • If so, y ou can continue with this procedure. • If not, you wi ll need to reassess w hich meth od you can us e to conn ec t to th e d ev i ce. T o connect the p rojector to an S-Video [...]

Connec tion 20 Co nn e c t i n g a com p o s it e Vid e o so u rce de vi ce Examin e your Video source devi ce to det ermi ne if it has a set of unuse d comp osi te Video output sockets a vailable: • If so , you can c ontinue w ith this proc edu re. • If n o t, you w ill n ee d to re as se ss w h ich m et ho d you c a n u se to co nn e ct to t [...]

Using th e projecto r 21 U s ing the pr ojector Start up If the project or is st ill hot fr om pr evious a ctivit y , it will ru n the c ooling f an for approx imately 90 secon ds be fore en erg ising th e lam p. 4. If you are prompted for a password, press the arrow buttons to selec t the fou r password digits, then p ress the AU T O button. F or [...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 22 Y ou can also press the SOURCE button to select you r desired input signal m anually . For more information, please refer t o "Sw itching input si gn al" on page 26 . If the f requen cy/ r esolutio n of the i nput si gnal e xceeds the p rojecto r ’s operatin g rang e, yo u will se e the m essage “ Out of Rang[...]

Using th e projecto r 23 did not record the passwo rd in this manual, an d you absolutely do no t remember it, you can use the password recall procedure. T o ente r the password recall proc edure Press and hold the 4 Righ t button for 5 seconds . The projector w ill display a co ded numb er on the scr een. Seek help from the local Be nQ serv ice ce[...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 24 A ut o-a djusting the image In some ca s es, y ou may need to optimiz e the picture quality . Fine-tuning the image size and clarity Refe r to the screen si ze tables in "Obtaining a pr eferred pro jected image size" on page 12 . Co r recti ng keyst one K eystoning refer s to the situation where the pr ojected im[...]

Using th e projecto r 25 Ke y s t o n e / 3 Left button to c or rect k eystoning at the top of the image. Pr ess the Ke y s t o n e / 4 Right button to correct k eystoning at the bottom of the image. • Press the / buttons on the remote co ntrol to display the status bar labelled K eystone, then press the but ton to cor rec t keys to nin g a t t h[...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 26 S w itching input sig nal The proj ector can be c onnected to multiple d ev ices a t t h e s a m e t im e . H ow e ve r, i t c a n o n l y d i s p la y o n e a t a time. T o cycle thr oug h the availa b le input sources, press the SOUR CE button. A source selection menu will display at th e center of the screen after y ou [...]

Using th e projecto r 27 Shut do w n • Do not unplug th e power co rd before t he proje ctor shut down s equence is complete or during the coo ling do wn proce ss. • If th e proje ctor is not p roperly shut -down, y ou risk damag ing the lamp. Do not mo ve the proj ector whils t the l amp is ho t. 1. Press the Po w er button an d a prompt messa[...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 28 Me n u o p e r a t i o n Men u sy s te m Please note t hat the on-sc reen d isplay (OS D) m enus v ar y according to the sig nal t y pe selected. *When a Video or S-Video sig nal is conne cted, the function is only available wi th NTSC system selected. Functions availab le whe n receiving differe nt sig nal ty pes... Sub-M[...]

Using th e projecto r 29 Us i n g t h e m e nu s The proj ector is equipped with on-scr een display ( OSD) menus for making various adjustments an d settings. There are different menu languages. Be fore making adjustm ents, you may choo se a suitable OSD langu age in Advan ce > Lang uage menu. (Refer t o page "4. Ad vance menu" on page[...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 30 1. Picture men u • Some pictur e adjust ments are ava ilable on ly when cert ain input source s are in us e. Unav ailabl e adjust men ts are not s hown on the screen . • Any cu stom se lected v alues fo r Color T emp , Brightne ss, Contr ast, an d Color will be r eset if you s ubsequ ently select an Appl icatio n mode [...]

Using th e projecto r 31 Keystone (0) Cor rec ts any ke ysto nin g of t he im age . Ref er to "Correcting k e yst one" on page 2 4 for more information. Color T e mp (depends on the selected Application mode) There ar e 4 color temperature* settings avai lable. This val ue will be rese t if you subseq uently select an Appli cation mode 1.[...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 32 2. Pr o-Picture men u Some pi ctur e adju stments ar e avai lable on ly whe n certain in put ports are i n use. Unava ilable adjust ments are n ot sh own on th e scree n. Function (default setting/ value) Description Auto Resize (On) A utomatically resizes the input signal pix el resolution to the native resolution of the [...]

Using th e projecto r 33 3. Setting menu Function (default se tting/ valu e) Descrip tion OSD Ti me ( 10 ) Sets the length o f time the OSD will remain active afte r your last button press. The range is fro m 5 to 100 seconds. Quick C ooli ng (On) Enab les or disabl es th e Q uick Co olin g func tion . Se lec ting On enabl es the function and proje[...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 34 4. A dvance men u Function (default se tting/ valu e) Description Mirror (Floor front) The proj ector can be insta lled behind a scr een. In such cas e, you can use this function to set the correct orientation of the projected image. R efer to " Choosing a loc ation" on pag e 12 for more information. Blank Time ([...]

Using th e projecto r 35 High Altitude Mode (Off) If you use this projec tor un der ot her ex trem e cond it ion s excludin g th e above, it may displ ay auto shu t-dow n sy mptoms, which is desig ned to protect your projector fro m over -heating . In cases like this, you should switch to Hig h Altit ude m ode to so lve t hes e sym p tom s. Howeve [...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 36 5. Information M enu This menu sh ows you the current op erating status of the projector . Some pi ctur e adju stments ar e avai lable on ly whe n certain in put ports are i n use. Unava ilable adjust ments are n ot sh own on th e scree n. Function Desc r iption Source Shows the cur rent signal source. Resolution Shows the[...]

Mainten ance 37 M aintenance Care o f the projector Y our projector ne eds little maintenanc e. The only thing yo u need to do on a regular bas is is to kee p the lens clean. Never re move any parts of the projector ex cept the lamp. Contact your dealer if other parts need re placing. Cleaning the lens Clean the lens whenev er you notice dirt or du[...]

Mainten ance 38 Calculation of la mp hour When the proje ctor is in op era tio n, th e dur atio n (by ho urs ) of lam p usa ge is autom at ical ly calculated by the built-in timer . The method of calculating the equivalent lamp hour is as follows: T otal (equivalent) lamp hour = hours used in Economic mode + hours used in normal mode See "Econ[...]

Mainten ance 39 Re p l a c i n g th e l a mp • T o redu ce the risk of electr ical shoc k, always turn th e projec tor of f and disco nnec t the power cord bef ore chang ing the lamp. • T o red uce t he risk of sev ere b urns, allow the projec tor to cool for at leas t 45 min utes before replaci ng th e lam p. T o reduce the risk of injur ies t[...]

Mainten ance 40 • Pulli ng it too qu ickly m ay ca use the lamp to bre ak an d scatte r br oken g lass in the project or. • Do no t place t he lamp in locat ions wh ere w ater mi ght spla sh on i t, childr en can reach it , or near flammab le ma terial s. • Do not in sert you r han ds in to th e pr oject or after the l amp is rem oved. If yo [...]

Mainten ance 41 Indic ators Illustration • Blank - : Light O FF • O : Orange light • : L i g h t f l a s h i n g • R : Red light • : L i g h t O N • G : Green light Light S tatus & D escription POWER TEMPerature LAMP Power even ts -- • T he p roje c tor n eed s to c ool af ter th e p ower i s turned off. • The projector is in th[...]

Mainten ance 42 - The projector has shutdown automatically . If y o u try to re-start the projector , it w ill shutdown again. Please contact y our dealer for assistance. - - R O R R R R R G R R O G R R G R G G R O O R R O R G O R O G R G G[...]

Troubl eshoot ing 43 T r oubleshootin g The projector does not turn on. No p i c t u re . Imag e is uns table . Image is blurred. Cause Remedy There is no power from the power cable. Plug the power cord into the AC inlet on the projector , and plug the p ower cord into the power outlet. If the pow er outlet has a s witch, make sure t hat it is swit[...]

Troublesh ooting 44 Rem o te c on t ro l d o e s n o t w or k . Cause Remedy The battery is out of pow er . Replace the battery w ith a new one. There is an obstacle between t he remote control and the projector . Remove the obstacle. Y ou are too far away from the projector . S tand within 6 meters (~ 20 f eet) of the projector .[...]

Spec ifications 45 Specifications Pr ojector specifications All sp ecifi cations are s ubjec t to cha nge without noti ce. Genera l Product name Digital Projector Model name CP120c Optical Resolution 1024 x 768 X GA Display system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/N u mber F=2.6 to 2.96, f= 25.8 to 30 mm Lamp 132W lamp Elect rical P ower supply AC100 ~ 240V , 3.5A[...]

Specificat ions 46 Dime nsions Unit: mm Ti m i n g c h a r t Suppor ted timin g for PC inpu t T o achi eve th e best q ualit y proje cted image, p lease use t he pro jecto r's na tive r esoluti on o f 1024 x 7 68. Resolution Hori zont al Frequency (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Mod e 640 x 480 31.469 59.940 25.175 V [...]

Spec ifications 47 Suppor ted timin g for Comp onent-YP b P r Inp ut Su pported timing for V ideo an d S-V ideo inpu ts Signal Format Horizont al Frequenc y (kHz) V ert ical Frequenc y (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(750p)@60Hz 45.00 60.00 720p(750p)@50Hz 37.5[...]

Warran ty 48 W arranty Limit e d war rant y BenQ warrants this pr oduct against any def ects in material and wo rkm anship , under normal usage and storage. Pr oo f of purc hase date will be required with any warrant y claim. In the event this product is found t o be defe ctive within the warranty period, Be nQ’ s onl y obliga tion and yo ur exc [...]

Regu lati on sta tements 49 R e gulation st atements FCC state ment CLASS B : Thi s equipment g enerates, uses and can radiate radio fr equency ene rg y and, if not installed and used in accor da nce with the instructions, may cause har mful interfer ence to radio commun ications. How ever , ther e is no guarantee that int erferen ce will not occur[...]

Regulat ion state ments 50 <Memo>[...]