Acer U5200 manual

Acer Projector U5200/N210/PN-X10/U5300W/N220/ PN-W10 Series User's Guide[...]

Copyright © 2010. Acer Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Acer Projector U5200/N21 0/PN-X10/U5300W/N 220/PN-W10 Series User's Guide Original Issue: 12/ 2010 Acer Projector U5200/N21 0/PN-X10/U5300W/N 220/PN-W10 Series Acer and the Acer logo are re gi stered trademarks of Acer Incorporated. Other compani es' product names or trad emarks a[...]

iii Information for Your Safety and Comfort Read these instructions carefully. Keep this document for future reference. Follow all warnings and instruct ions marked on the product. Turning the product off before cleaning Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liq uid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a dam p cloth for [...]

iv • To avoid damage of internal componen ts and to prevent battery leakage, do not place the product o n a vibrating surface. • Never use it under sporting, exercising, or any vibrating environment which will probably cause unexpected sho rt current or damage rotor devices, lamp. Using electrical power • This product should be operated from [...]

v Product servicing Do not attempt to service this product yourself, as opening o r removing covers may expose you to dangerous vo ltage points or other risks. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel when: • the power cord or plug is dam aged, [...]

vi might cause fire or electric shock. In this case, unplug immediately and contact your dealer. • Do not keep using this product to break or drop it. In this case contact your dealer for inspection. • Do not face the projector lens to the sun. It can lead to fire. • When switching the projector off, pl ease ensure the projector completes its[...]

vii Cleaning the mirror Clean the mirror whenever you notice dirt or dust on the surface. • Use a caniste r of compress ed air to re move dust. • If there is dirt or smears , use lens-clean ing paper or moisten a soft cloth with l ens cleaner and gently wipe the mirr or. • Never use any type of abrasive pad, al kaline/acid cleaner, scour ing [...]

viii First Thing First Usage Notes Do : • Turn off the product before cleaning. • Use a soft cloth moistened with mild detergent to clean the display housing. • Disconnect the power plug from AC outlet if the product is not being used for a long period of time. Don't : • Block the slots and openings o n the projector pr ovided for ve n[...]

Information for Your Safety and Comfort iii First Thing First viii Usage Notes viii Precautions viii Introduction 1 Product Features 1 Package Overview 2 Projector Overview 3 Projector Outlook 3 Control Panel 4 Remote Control Layout 5 Getting Started 7 Connecting the Projector 7 Turning the Projector On/Off 8 Turning On the Projector 8 Turning Off [...]

Troubleshooting 29 LED & Alarm Definition Listing 33 Replacing th e Lamp 34 Ceiling Mount Install ation 35 Specification s 38 Compatibility Modes 40 Regulations and safety notices 44[...]

1 English Introduction Product Features This product is a single-chip D LP ® projector, including the followin g outstanding features: • DLP ® technology • U5200/N210/PN-X10: Native 1024 x 768 XGA resolution Auto / 4:3 / 16:9 aspect ratio supported U5300W/N220/PN-W10: Native 1280 x 800 WXGA resolution Auto / Full / 4:3 / 16:9 / L.Box aspect r[...]

2 English Package Overview This projector comes with all the i tems shown below. Check to make sure you have them all. Contact your dealer imm ediately if any thing is missing. Projector Power cord VGA cable Composite video cable Security card User’s guide (CD-R OM) Remote control Quick start gu ide Battery x 2 Dust filter (Optional) Acer Project[...]

3 English Projector Overview Projector Outlook Front / upper side Rear side # Description # Description 1 Mirror 5 Tilt adjusting wheel 2 Focus ring 6 Mirror door release button 3 Projection lens 7 Control panel 4 Remote control receiver 8 Power key and Power indicator LED # Description # Description 1 12V DC outpu t connector 8 Audio inp ut connec[...]

4 English Control Panel # Function Description 1 Remote control receiver Receives the signal emitted from the remote control 2 Empowering key Enables unique Acer functions: eView, eTimer, eOpening, ePower Management. 3 TEMP Temp indicator LED 4 Keystone Adjusts image distor tion caused by tilting projection (±15 degre es). 5M E N U • Launches th[...]

5 English Remote Control Layout # Function Description 1 Infrared transmitter Sends signals to the projector. 2 POWER Refer to the "Turning the Projector On/Off" section. 3 FREEZE To pause the screen image. 4 RESYNC Automatically synchronizes the projector to the input source. 5 BACK Goes back to the previous selec tion. 6 Keystone Adjust[...]

6 English 11 Rewind Play/Pause Stop Fast-forward Rewinds/Plays/Pauses/Stops/Fast-forwards the playing media files. 12 VGA To change source to V GA. This connector supports analog RGB, YPbPr (480p/576p/72 0p/1080i/1080p), and YCbCr (480i/576i). 13 COMPONENT To change source to Co mponent video. This connector supports YPbPr. 14 SD/USB A To change so[...]

7 English Getting Started Connecting the Projector Note: To ensure the projector works well with your comp uter, please make sure the timing of the display mode is compatible with the projector. Note: "*" USB drive limitation, do not support p ower. # Description # Description 1 Power cord 8 HDMI cable 2 VGA cable 9 3 RCA component cable [...]

8 English Turning the Projector On/Off Turning On the Projector 1 Press OPEN on the control pane l to release the mirror door. 2 Ensure that the power co rd and signal cable ar e securely connected. The Power LED will ligh t red. 3 Turn on the projector by pressing (POWER) on the contr ol panel or remote control, and the Power indicator LED will tu[...]

9 English Turning Off the Projector 1 To turn the projector off, press the power button. This message appears: "Please press the power button again to complete the shutdown process." Press the power button again. 2 The LED power indicato r will turn RED and b link rapidly after the projector is turned off, and the fan(s) will co ntinue to[...]

10 English Adjusting the Projected Image Adjusting the Height of the Projected Image The projector is equipped with an elevator foot for adjusting the image height. To raise the imag e: Use Tilt adjusting wheel to fine-tune the display angle. To lower the image: Use Tilt adjusting wheel to fine-tune the display angle. Tilt adjusting w heel Tilt adj[...]

11 English How to Optimize Ima ge Size and Distance Consult the table below to find the optim al image sizes achievable when the projector is positioned at a desired distance from the scre en. • U5200/N210/PN-X10 If the projector is 50 cm from the screen, good im age quality is possible for image sizes around 138". Note: Remind as below figu[...]

12 English • U5300W/N220/PN-W10 If the projector is 50 cm from the screen, good image quality is possible for image sizes around 163". Note: Remind as below figure, the space of 285 cm height is required when located at 50 cm distance. Desired Distance (cm) < A > Screen Size Diagonal (inch) < B > W (cm) x H (cm) From base to top [...]

13 English How to Get a Preferred Image Size by Adjusting Distance and Zoom The table below shows how to ach ieve a desired image size by adjustin g either the position or the zoom ring. • U5200/N210/PN-X10 To obtain an image size of 120" set the projector at a distance 39 cm from the screen. Desired Image Si ze Distance (cm) Top (cm) Diagon[...]

14 English • U5300W/N220/PN-W10 To obtain an image size of 120" set the projector at a distance 28 cm from the screen. Desired Image Si ze Distance (cm) Top (cm) Diagonal (inch) < A > W (cm) x H (cm) Max zoom < B > Min zoom < C > From base to top of image < D > 70 151 x 94 2.0 2.0 123 80 172 x 108 7 7 140 90 194 x 121[...]

15 English User Controls Installation Menu The installation menu provides an on screen display (OSD) for projector installation a nd ma inte nance. Use the OSD on ly when the message "No signal input" is disp layed on the screen. 1 Turn on the projector by pressing (POWER) on the contr ol panel or remote control. 2 Press "MENU" [...]

16 English Acer Empowering Technology Empowering Key Acer Empowering Key provides three Acer unique functions: "Acer eView Management", "Acer eTimer Management", "Acer eOpening Management" and "Acer ePower Management". Press " " for more than one second to launch th e Onscreen Display main menu to m[...]

17 English Onscreen Display (OSD) Menus The projector has multilin gual Onscreen Display (OSD) menus th at allow you to make i mage adjustments an d change a variety of settings. Using the OSD menus • To open the OSD menu, press "MENU" on the control p anel or remote control. • When the OSD is displayed, use to select an item in the m[...]

18 English Color Display Mode There are many factory presets optimized for various types of images. • Bright: For br ightness op timization. • Presentation: For meeting presentation with higher brightness . • Standard: For common envir onment. • Video: For pla ying video in a bright envi ronment. • Education: For education enviro nment. ?[...]

19 English Note: "Saturation" and "Tint" fun ctions are not supported und er computer, or HDMI (PC) mode. Note: "HDMI Color Range" is onl y available when the input si gnal is HDMI. Color R Adjusts the red color. Color G Adjusts the green color. Color B Adjusts the blue color. Saturation Adjusts a video image from blac[...]

20 English Image Projection • Front-Desktop: The factory default setting. • Front-Ceiling: When you select this function, the projector inverts the image for ceiling-m ounted projectio n. • Rear-Desktop: When you select this function, the projector reverses the image so that you can project behind a translucent screen. • Rear-Ceiling: When [...]

21 English Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of the image. • Press to decrease the sharpness. • Press to increase the sharpness. H. Position (Horizontal Position) • Press to move the image left. • Press to move the image right. V. Position (Vertical Position) • Press to move the image down. • Press to move the image up. Frequency Changes [...]

22 English Note: "H. Position", "V. Position", "Frequency" and " Tracking" functions are not supported under video m ode. Note: "Sharpness" function is not supported under com puter mode. Note: The 3D function is support ed by VGA source only. Please see the tim ing table for detailed 3D timi ngs. I[...]

23 English Screen Capture Use this function to customize the startup screen. To capture the image that you want to us e as the startup screen, follow the instructions below. Notice: Before proceeding with the fo llowing steps, make sure that the "Keystone" is set to the default value "0", and the "Aspect Ratio" is set [...]

24 English Security Security This projector provides a usef ul sec urity function for the administrator to manage the projector. Press to change the "Security" setting. If the security function is enabled, you must enter "Administrator Password" first before changing the security setting. The factory default of "Admini stra[...]

25 English Administrator Password You can enter "Administrator Password" when the "Enter Administrator Password" or "Enter Password" dialogue box is displayed . • Press to change "Administrator Password". • The factory default of "Administrator Password" is "1234". If you forget your a[...]

26 English Management ECO Mode Choose "On" to dim the pro jector lamp, which will also lower the power consum ption, reduce noise, and extend the lamp life. Choose "Off" to return to the normal mode. High Altitude Choose "On" to turn on th e High Altitude mod e. When this function is turned on, the projector fans opera[...]

27 English Audio Timer Volume • Press to decrease the projector speaker volume. • Press to increase the projector speaker volume. Micropho ne Volume • Press to decrease the microphone volume. • Press to increase the microphone volume. Mute • Choose "On" to turn mute on. • Choose "Off" to turn mute off. Power On/Off V[...]

28 English Language Timer Start (or Stop) Press to start or stop the timer. Timer Period (Minutes) Press to adjust the timer period. Timer Volume Select this function to ad just the notification volume when the timer function is enabled and time is up. Timer Display Press to choose a timer display mode. Language Sets a language for the OSD menus. U[...]

29 English Appendices Troubleshooting If you experience a problem with your Acer projector, refer to the follo wing troubleshooting guide. If the problem pe rsists, please contact your local reseller or service center. Image Problems and Solu tions # Problem Solution 1 No image appears onscreen • Make sure all the cables are correctly connected a[...]

30 English 3 Partial, s crolling or incorrectly displayed image (For notebooks) • Press "RESYNC" on the contr ol panel or remote control. • For an incorrectly displaye d image: • Follow the steps for item 2 (above) to adjust the resolution of your computer. • Press the toggle output settings. Example: [Fn]+[F4], Compaq [Fn]+[F4], [...]

31 English Problems with the Projector 9 Image is too sma ll or too large • Adjust the zoom lever on the top of the proj ector. • Move the projector closer to or further from the screen. • Press "MENU" on the control panel or remote control. Go to "Image > Aspect Ratio" and try different settings. 10 Image has slanted s[...]

32 English OSD Messages # Condition Message Rem inder 1 Message Fan Fail - the system fan is not working. Projector Overheated - the projector has exceeded its recommended operating temperature and must be allowed to cool down before it is used. P lease also check the dust filters if they are installed. If the dust filter is clogged wit h dust, ple[...]

33 English LED & Alarm Definition Listing LED Messages Message Power LED Lamp LED Temp LED Red Blue Red Red Standby (Power cord plugged in) V- - - - - - Power on -- V -- -- Lamp retry - - Quick flashing -- -- Turning off (Cooling state) Quick flashing -- -- -- Turning off (Cooling completed) V- - - - - - Error (Thermal fail ure) -- V -- V Error[...]

34 English Replacing the Lamp Use a screwdriver to remove the screw(s) from the cover, an d then pull out the lamp. The projector will detect the lamp life itself. It will show you a warning message "Lamp is approach ing the end of its useful life in full powe r operation. Replacement Suggested!" When you see this message, change the lamp[...]

35 English Ceiling Mount Installation If you wish to install the projector using a ce iling mount, please refer to the steps below: Warning: To ensure the stability o f the mirror, do not install the projector near any air/heating vents. 1 Drill four holes into a solid, structurally sound part of the ceiling, and secure the mount base. Note: Screws[...]

36 English 3 Use the appropriate number of screws for the projector size to attach the projector to the ceiling mount bracket. Note: It is recommended that you keep a reasonable space between the bracket and the projector to allow fo r proper heat distribution. Use two washers for extra support, if deemed necessary. 4 Attach the ceiling bracket to [...]

37 English 5 Adjust the angle and po sitioning as necessary. Note: The appropriate type of screw and washer for each model is listed in the table below. 3 mm diameter screws are encl osed in the screw pack. Models Screw Type B Washer Type Diameter (mm) Length (mm) Large Small U5200/N210 /PN-X10/U5300 W/ N220/PN-W10 32 5 V V 30 Allen Key Tightening [...]

38 English Specifications The specifications below are subject to change without notice. For final specs, please refer to Acer's marketing documentation. Projection syst em DLP ™ Resolution • U5200/N210/PN-X10: Native: XGA (1024 x 768) Maximum: 1920 x 1080 EIA/RB • U5300W/N220/PN-W10: Native: WXGA (1280 x 800) Maximum: 1920 x 1080 EIA/RB[...]

39 English *Design and specifications are subject to chan ge without notice. I/O connectors • Power socket x 1 • RS232 x 1 • VGA input x 2 • Compos ite vi deo x 1 • S-Video x 1 • VGA output x 1 • RJ45 LAN input x 1 • USB (Type mini B) x 1 • 3.5 mm audio jack input x 2 • 3.5 mm audio jack output x 1 • USB (Type A) x 2 • HDMI [...]

40 English Compatibility Modes 1 VGA Analog - PC Signal Mode Resolution V. Frequency [Hz] H.Frequency [KHz] VGA_60 640 x 480 59.940 31.469 VGA_72 72.809 37.861 VGA_75 75.000 37.500 VGA_85 85.008 43.269 VGA_70 720 x 400 70.087 31.469 VGA_85 85.039 37.927 SVGA_56 800 x 600 56.250 35.156 SVGA_60 60.317 37.879 SVGA_72 72.188 48.077 SVGA_75 75.000 46.87[...]

41 English 2 DVI-D & HDMI (HDCP) Timing MAC19 1024 x 768@75Hz 75.020 60.241 MAC21 1152 x 870@75Hz 75.061 68.681 WXGA_60 1280 x 768 59.870 47.776 WXGA_75 74.893 60.289 WXGA_85 84.837 68.633 WXGA_60 1280 x 720 60.000 45.000 WXGA_60 1280 x 800 59.810 49.702 WXGA+_60 1440 x 900 59.887 55.935 1680 x 1050_60 1680 x 1050 59.954 65.290 1920 x 1080_RB 1[...]

42 English SXGA_85 1152 x 864 84.990 77.094 SXGA_60 1280 x 1024 60.020 63.981 SXGA_72 72.000 76.970 SXGA_75 75.025 79.976 SXGA_85 85.024 91.146 QuadVGA_60 1280 x 960 60.000 60.000 QuadVGA_75 75.000 75.000 SXGA+_60 1400 x 1050 59.978 65.317 UXGA_60 1600 x 1200 60.000 75.000 Mac G4 640 x 480@60Hz 59.940 31.469 MAC13 640 x 480@67Hz 66.667 35.000 Mac G[...]

43 English 3 Component Signal 4 Video , S-Video Signal 1080i_60 60 33.75 1080i_50 50 28.13 1080p 60 67.5 1080P 50 56.26 1080p 24 27.00 1080p 23.98 26.97 Mode Resolution V.Frequency [H z] H.Frequency [K Hz] 480i 720 x 480 59.94 15.73 480p 720 x 480 59.94 31.47 576i 720 x 576 50.00 15.63 576p 720 x 576 50.00 31.25 720p 1280 x 720 60.00 45.00 720p 128[...]

44 English Regulations and safety notices FCC notice This device has been tested and fo und to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This device generates, uses , and can radiate [...]

45 English English Remarque à l'intention des utilisateurs canadiens Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Declaration of Confor mity for EU countries Acer hereby, declares that this projector series is in complianc e with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5[...]

46 English List of applicable countries This device must be used in strict accorda nce with the regulations and constrai nts in the country of use. For f urther information, p lease contact a local office i n the country of use. Please see ht tp://ec.euro pa.eu/enterp rise/rtte/ implem.htm f or the lates t country li st.[...]

47 English English Acer Incorporated 8F, 88, Sec. 1, Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Hsichih Taipei Hsien 221, Taiwan Declaration of Conformity We , Acer Incorporated 8F , 88, Sec. 1, Hsin T ai W u Rd., Hsichih, T aipei Hsien 221, T aiwan Contact Person: Mr. Easy Lai, e-mail:easy_lai @acer.com.tw And, Acer Italy s.r .l V ia Lepetit, 40, 20020 Lainate (MI) Italy T[...]

48 English Acer Incorporated 8F, 88, Sec. 1, Hsin Tai Wu Rd., Hsichih Taipei Hsien 221, Taiwan The standards listed below ar e applied to the product if built with WLAN module or wir eless keyboar d and mouse. R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC as attested by confor mity with the following harmonized standa rd: • Article 3.1(a) Health and Safety -. EN[...]

49 English English Acer America Corporation 333 W est San Carlos St., San Jose CA 95110, U. S. A. T el: 254-298-4000 Fax: 254-298-4147 www .acer .com Federal Communications Commission Declaration of Conformity This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is su bject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause har[...]