Ask Proxima C410/C420 manual

User ’ s Guide InFocus Corporation 27700B SW Parkway Avenue Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-9215 1-800-294-6400 • 503-685-8888 Fax : 503-685-8887 http://www .infocus.com In Europe: InFocus International B.V . Strawinskylaan 585 1077 XX Amsterdam,The Netherlands Phone: +31 20 579 2000 Fax: +31 20 579 2999 In Asia : 238A Thomson Road #18-01/04 Novena S[...]

IF Y OU NEED ASSIST ANCE.... For all types of Ser vice and Suppor t infor mation on our products and ser vices please go to our website at www .askproxima.com Many resour ces are available on our website. Some examples are: •F r equently Asked Questions about general projector usage and technical issues •E -mail suppor t • Online product r eg[...]

This entire user’s guide is available on the enclosed CD as an Adobe Acrobat pdf file in the following languages: English, Fre n ch, German, Italian, Norwe- gian, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese. Before using this projector, pl e ase read these instructions. Le mode d'emploi complet est[...]

2 Declar ation of Conf ormity Manufa ctur er: In Focus Corporat ion, 27700B SW Par kway A ve . Wi lson ville, Oregon 97070 USA European Office: Strawinskylaan 585, 1077 XX Amsterdam , The Netherland s W e declare under our sole responsib ility that this projector confo rms to the followin g directi ves and no rms: EMC Direct ive 89/336/EE C, Amende[...]

3 T able of Co ntents Introducti on 5 Connecting a computer 7 Required c omputer connec tions 7 Displaying a c omputer image 9 First-tim e pr ojector use with Wind ows 98 10 Adjustin g the imag e 12 Connect ing a video device 13 Displa ying a video im age 14 Shutting do wn the projector 16 Troublesh ooting your setu p 16 Using the keypad buttons 24[...]

4 Important Ope rating Con siderations f or Safety • Place t he pr oje ctor in a hori zontal po sition no grea ter than 15 d egr ee s off a xis. • Loca te the pr ojector in a well-venti lated ar ea with out any obst ructions to intake or exhaust vent s. Do not place t he projector on a tablecloth or other sof t covering that ma y block the vent[...]

5 Intr oduction Y our new digit al projec tor provides three co mputer and th ree video inputs and ha s XGA 1024x 768 resoluti on. Optio nal user-chan geable s hort and lo ng thr ow lenses make this a flexib le produc t suitable for many dif ferent uses. The projector is ea sy to connect, ea sy to use, easy to maintain. An Inte rac- tive Disp lay o[...]

6 Connec tor P anel The pr ojector pro vides three computer and thr ee video connector s: • one M1-D (HD, DVI, and computer) • two VESA (HD, HD component, and computer) •o n e c o m p o n e n t R C A • one S-vi deo •o n e c o m p o s i t e R C A • one USB mouse (for use with the Computer 2 input only) • one PS/2 mouse (for use with th[...]

7 Connecting a computer Required compute r connections Connect one end of the computer cable to the Computer 2 connector on the proj ector . Connect the other end to the video port on your computer . If you are using a desktop computer , you first need to disconnect the monitor cable fr om the computer ’s video port. Some Ma cintosh com puters do[...]

8 If you are using a desktop computer and want to s ee the image on your computer screen as well as on t he projection s creen, plug the mon itor cable to the Monitor out conn ector on the proj ector . If you pr efer connecting your computer to the projector with an optional M1-D cable, connect on e end of that cable to the M1 port on your computer[...]

9 Displa ying a com puter image Remove the lens cap. Press the power switch to positio n “1” on the back of the proje ctor , then press the Po w e r button on t he top of the pr ojector or the r emote. The LED fla shes green and the fans s tart to run. When the lamp comes on, the sta rtup screen is displayed and the LED is steady gr een. It ca [...]

10 First-time pr ojector use with Windo ws 98 The first time you connect a computer ru nning W indows 98 to t h e projector , the computer recognizes the pr ojector as “new har dware” and the Add Ne w Ha rdw are W iz ard app ea rs. Fo llo w th es e in str uc tio ns to u se t he Wiz - ar d to load the correc t driver (w hich was inst alled with [...]

11 Skip th is pag e if y ou did not co nnect a USB mouse c able F or Windo ws 98: • If you conn ected the USB cable, the Add New Har dware W izard appears a gain. Drivers m ust be inst alled to use the USB func tionality . • The Wizar d laun ches tw o times . The firs t time it detect s a USB Human In terface Dev ice (for the ke y- board). The [...]

12 Adjusting the imag e Adjust the height of th e projector , if necessa ry , by pr essing the r elease but - ton to extend the elevator foot . Rotate th e leveling f o ot (lo cated at the bo ttom back ri ght corner) , if neces- sary . Position the projector the desir ed distance fr om the screen at a 9 0 degree angle to the screen. See pa ge 42 fo[...]

13 Connecting a video de vice Standard v ideo conne ctions Plug the audio/ video (A/V) cable’s yell ow connector into the vid eo-out connector on the vide o device. Plug the other ye llow connector into the ye l- low Video 2 connect or on the pr ojector . Plug a white connector into the left aud io out connector on the video device and plug a red[...]

14 Displa ying a video ima g e Remove the lens cap. Press t he power switch to position “1” on the back of the projector , then press the Po w e r button on the top of the pr ojector . The LED flash es green and the fans star t to run. When the lamp comes on, the star tup screen is display ed and the LE D is steady green. I t can take a minute [...]

15 Adjust the zoom or focus rin gs by rotating them until the desir ed image size and fo cus are produc ed. If the image is not squar e, adjust th e vertical keystone using the butt ons on the keypad. Press the uppe r Ke y s t o n e b utton to reduce the upper part of the imag e, and pr ess the lower Key s t o n e button to r educe the lower part. [...]

16 Shutting do wn the pr ojector The projector auto matically bl anks the screen aft er no active s our ce is detected for 3 0 minutes. This blank screen helps preserve the life of the pr o- jector . The image ret urns when an act ive source is detected or a r emote or keypad b utton is pr essed. Screen Sav e Y ou can m ake th e blank s creen appea[...]

17 Sour ce T ro ubles hooting Problem Solution Result No startu p screen Plug po wer cable in, press power swit ch, pre ss pow er button. Remo ve l ens cap . Correct i mage Only startup screen app ears Pr ess the Comput er button Activ ate lap top’ s exter nal port Compu ter im ag e proj ected 1 2 3 startup screen startup screen A or rest art lap[...]

18 No comput er image, just the words “Signal o ut of range” Adjust c omputer r efr esh rate in Contr ol Panel>Displa y>Se ttings>Advanced> Adapte r (locati on varies by oper ating system) Compu ter im ag e proj ected Only m y lapt op’ s bac kgro und appear s, not the Desktop icons Disable “Extend m y Windo ws Desktop” in Cont[...]

19 Ima ge fuz zy or cr opped Set your com puter’ s display resolution to the na tiv e resol ution of the p r o jector (Start>Settings> Contr ol Panel>Display>Setting s tab, select10 24x768) Ima ge c lear an d not cr opped Remot e contr ol not co ntro lling m y com puter’ s mouse Connec t USB cab le (pag e 7) then loa d USB drivers, [...]

20 Pr ojec tor tr oubl eshoot ing Problem Solution Result Imag e not square Adjust ke ystone on k eypad or Pictur e menu Square image Imag e not sharp Adjust the focus lens or Sharpness in the Pictur e>Advance d menu Correct i mage Image does not fit 16:9 screen Change aspect ratio to 16:9 i n Picture > A spect ra tio menu Correct i mage AB A[...]

21 Imag e upside do wn T urn off Ceil ing in Settings>S ystem menu Correct i mage Image re versed l eft to righ t T urn of f Rear in S ettings>Syst em menu Correct image Pr ojecte d colors don’ t match sour ce Adju st colo r , tint, co lor tempe ratu re, brightne ss, contrast i n the menus Correct i mage A B AB A AB COLOR COLOR[...]

22 The vi deo embe dded in m y P ow erP oint pr esent ation d oes not pla y on the scre en T urn off th e internal LC D displa y on your laptop Embedde d video p la ys co rr ectly Lamp wo n’t turn on, LED blinking red (pa ge 16) Ma ke su re ven t s a ren ’t bl oc ked ; a l low pro jecto r to co ol for one min ute Unplug pr ojector; wait one m i[...]

23 Still ha vi ng problems? If you need a ssistance, please visit our website or ca ll us. See the insi de of the ba ck cover f or a list of all rele vant web addre sses. This pr oduct is backed by a limited two -year warra nty . An e xtended war- ranty plan ma y be purchased fr om your dealer . When sendin g the projecto r in for r epair , we r ec[...]

24 Using the k eypad buttons Most bu ttons ar e describe d in detail in other sections , but her e is an over- view of the ir function s: pow er –turn s the projector on (page 9) and of f (page 14). menu –op ens the on-scr een menu s (pag e 29). select –confirms choic es made in the men us (page 29). up/d o wn arrows –n avigates t o and ad [...]

25 Using the remote contr o l The r emote uses two (2) pr ovided AAA batteries. Th ey are ea sily installed by slidi ng the cov er off t he remot e’s back, aligning the + and - ends of the batteries , sliding t hem into plac e, and then replacin g the cover . T o operate, point the remote at t he projection s creen or at t he projector (n ot at t[...]

26 Using the audio T o pla y sound from the project or , co nnect your so urce to the Audio In c on- nector on the pr oj e ctor . T o adjust the volume, use the buttons on the keypad or r emot e. T o adjust the b ass, treble, b alance, or loudness, use the Audio menu (see page 33). T o mute the sound, press the Mute button . T r o ubleshootin g aud[...]

27 Optimizing computer images After your comput er is connected pr operly and the computer ’s image is on the scre en, you can optimize t he image using the onscreen menus. For gen- eral info rmation on using t he menus, see page 29. • Adjus t the Keys tone, Cont rast, or Bright ness in the Picture menu. • Change the Aspect Ratio . Aspect Rat[...]

28 Optimizi ng video ima ge s After the video dev ice is connec ted proper ly and the image is on t he scr een, you can optimize the image using the onscreen menus. For general informa- tion on using the menus, s ee page 29. • Adj ust the Ke ystone, Con trast, Bright ness, Colo r , or T int in the Pictur e menu. See page 30. • Change the Aspect[...]

29 Using the menus T o open the menu s, pr ess the menu butt on on the keyp ad or r emote . (The menus a utomatically cl ose after 60 sec onds if no bu ttons are pressed. ) The Main menu appears. Use the arrow buttons to move up and down to high - light t he desired submenu, then press th e Selec t button. T o change a menu setti ng, highlight it, [...]

30 Picture menu T o adjust the followi ng six settings, highligh t the setti ng, press Selec t , use the up an d down arr ows to adj ust the values, t hen press select to confirm the c hanges. Ve r t i c a l K e y s t o n e : adjusts the image vertic ally and m akes a squa rer i mage. Y ou can a lso adju st vertic al keysto ne from the key pad. Hor[...]

31 Presets : The pr ovided Pr esets optimize the pr ojector for display ing com- puter pr esentation s, photographs, film imag es, and video images. (Film input is material or iginally ca ptured o n a film camera , like a mov ie; video input is material or iginally ca ptured o n a video came ra, like a T V show or sporting event.) Y ou can use the [...]

32 Advanced settings Sharpness : (video sources only ) changes the clari ty of the edge s of a video image. Select a sha rpness sett ing. Color S pace : This option applies to compu ter and componen t video sour ces. It allows yo u to sel ect a colo r space that has been spec ifically tu ned for the video in put. When Auto is s elected, the project[...]

33 Settings menu Audio : allow s adjustmen ts to th e volume, ba ss, treb le and bala nce. Also allows you t o turn on and of f Loudness (whic h boosts the highe r and lower frequen cies), the Intern al speakers, and projector start up Chime. Sources : al lows you to assign a particular in put to a s pecific sour ce key when usin g the optiona l In[...]

34 Screen Sav e : automatically blanks th e screen after no signals are det ected for five mi nutes. The im age ret urns when an active sou rce is de tected or a rem ote or keypad button is pressed. S creen S ave is disabled when Po wer Save i s enable d . Screen T rigger : this enables t he Screen T r i gger connection on the connector panel. S ee[...]

35 Effect K ey : allows you to assign a diffe rent f unction to the Effect button on the re mote to quickly and ea sily use the ef fect. Only one effect can be enabled at a time. H ighlight a n effect and press Selec t to choose a differe nt one. Blank : shows an e mpty scre en. Mute : turns off all sound. Aspec t Ratio : sets the r atio of the im [...]

36 Network : The projector has an RJ45 Ether net connector that su pports net- work connections and TCP/IP protocols. Th is will allow for the control and management of th e projector over a corporate networ k. The following fields are accessible when DHCP is not ch ecked and available for manual entry of data. IP Addr ess: Identifies the pr ojecto[...]

37 Maintenance Cleaning the lens 1 Apply a non-abra sive camer a lens clea ner to a soft, dry clo th. A void using an excessiv e amount of clea ner , and do n’t apply the cleaner directly to the len s. Abrasive c leaners, solv ents or othe r harsh chemic als migh t scratch th e lens. 2 Lightly wipe the cleanin g cloth over the l ens in a cir cula[...]

38 Replacing the pr ojection lamp The lamp hour timer in the About menu counts the number of hours the lamp h as been in use. When the specified end of the lamp’s life is r eached, the message “ Replace lamp” briefly appears on the scr een at each st artup and in the Interac tive Display . Y ou can order new lamp modu les from your dealer . S[...]

39 W ARNINGS : • T o avoid b urns, allow the projector to cool for at l east 60 minutes before you r eplace the lamp . • Do not drop the lamp module. The glass ma y shatter and cause inj ury . • Do not touch the glass lamp screen. Fin gerprints can obscure projection sharpnes s. • Be extr emely careful when r emoving the lamp housing. In th[...]

40 Cleaning the dust filter 1 T urn off th e projector an d unplug the power cable. 2 W ait 60 minutes to allow the projector to cool thoroughly . WA R N I N G : T o avoid bu rns, allow the projecto r to cool for a t least 60 minutes bef ore you clean or replace the dust filter . 3 T urn the proj ector upside down and r emove the lamp door . See pa[...]

41 Appendix Accessories NO TE : Use only appr oved accessories. Standa rd Acce ssories (shi p with the projecto r) P ar t Number Shippin g Box (with pack aging) 111- 0033-xx Protective Cover 110-071 0-xx Compu ter Cable 6 ft (1.8 m) 516- 0062-xx Audio/Vi deo Cable 6 f t (1.8 m) 516- 0051-xx Audio Ca ble 6 ft (1.8 m) 301398 B Component to VESA Adapt[...]

42 Red LED behavior and pr ojector errors If the pr ojector is not func tioning prope rly and the red LED is b linking, con- sult Ta b l e 2 to determin e a possible cause. The re ar e two second pauses between t he blinking cycles. V isit our websit e for more det ails on the red LED err or codes. S ee the inside ba ck cover for c ontact informa t[...]

43 NO TE : V is it our websi te for an in teractive image size calculator . T able 5: Imag e sizes for sho r t thr ow lens (fix ed focus) Distance to screen (feet/m) Width (feet/ m) 3/.91 2 .5/.76 5/1. 52 4.17/1.27 8/2. 44 6.67/2.03 12/3.6 6 10/3.05 16/4 .88 13. 33/4.06 20/6. 1 16.67 /5.08[...]

44 Numeri cs 1024 x768 re solution 5 A About 35 Aspect Ratio 35 audio 26 Audio In co nnector 7, 13 audio vo lume 15 Auto Im age 35 Auto Pow er 33 B Blan k 35 blinkin g green 16 blinkin g red 16 Brightn ess 12 C cables optional 41 standa rd 41 chang ing the lens 37 cleaning the dust filter 40 cleaning the lens 37 Color 15 colors are inco rrect 21 co[...]

45 I image display c omputer 9 display v ideo 14 image does not fit screen 20 image not centered 2 3 image not shar p 20 image not s quare 20 image revers ed 21 image size matrix 42 image upside down 21 Info netwo rk 36 IP Addr ess 36 K Keys tone 12, 15 L lamp replacement 38 lamp won’ t turn on 22 Langu age 36 laptop connec ting 7 externa l video[...]

46 R Rear 33 remot e cont rol 25 not w orking 19 replacin g the lam p 38 RS-232 cable 8 connec ting 6 S screen trigge r 6 secur ity lock 40 serial c onnection 6 Setting s menu 33 shutd own projector 16 solid gree n 16 solid red 16 Source 35 Source troubles hooting 17 Sources 3 3 standard ac cessories projector 41 Subnet mask 36 S-vide o connec tor [...]

IF Y OU NEED ASSIST ANCE.... For all types of Ser vice and Suppor t infor mation on our products and ser vices please go to our website at www .askproxima.com Many resour ces are available on our website. Some examples are: •F r equently Asked Questions about general projector usage and technical issues •E -mail suppor t • Online product r eg[...]

User ’ s Guide InFocus Corporation 27700B SW Parkway Avenue Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-9215 1-800-294-6400 • 503-685-8888 Fax : 503-685-8887 http://www .infocus.com In Europe: InFocus International B.V . Strawinskylaan 585 1077 XX Amsterdam,The Netherlands Phone: +31 20 579 2000 Fax: +31 20 579 2999 In Asia : 238A Thomson Road #18-01/04 Novena S[...]