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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 Squ[...]

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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 C onformity Manufa ctur e r: InFocus Corpor ation, 27700B S W Parkway A ve. W ilsonv ille, Oregon 97070 USA European Office: Strawinskylaan 585, 1077 XX Amste r dam , The Netherlan ds W e declare unde r our sole respon sibility tha t this projector confo rm to the f ollowing directi ves and no rms: EMC Direct ive 89/336/EE C, Amen[...]

3 T able of Cont ents Introduc tion 5 Positioning t he projector 7 Connecting a c omputer 8 Required computer connection s 8 Display ing a computer im age 10 Firs t-time proje ctor use with Windows 98 11 Adjus ting the image 13 Con necting a vid eo device 14 Display ing a v ideo image 16 Shutting down the proj ector 18 Troubleshootin g your setup 1[...]

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5 Intr oduction Y our new multimedia projector provides three c omputer , three video, and two aud io input s, one audi o output, RS -232 cont ro l , and ha s XGA 1024x7 68 resol ution. Optional user -changeable sho rt, fi xed short, long and super long thr ow lenses make th is a flexible pr oduct suitable for many dif ferent uses. The pr ojector i[...]

6 Connec tor P anel The pr ojector provid es three computer an d three video conn ection options: • one M1-D (DVI with USB) • one VESA computer • one BNC (RGBH V and Pr , Pb, Y) • one component RCA video (Pr , Pb, Y) • one S- video • one composit e RCA video The pr ojector pro v id es computer and vi deo connectors for a udio support: ?[...]

7 P osit i oning the projector T o determine where to posit ion the projector , consider the size and s h a pe of your scr een, the location of y our power outlets, a n d the distance between the proj ector and the r est of your equipment. Her e are some general guide- lines: • Position t he projector o n a flat surface a t a right angle to the s[...]

8 Connecting a computer Required compute r connections Connect one end of the VESA c o m puter ca b le t o the C omputer 2 connecto r on the pr ojector . Connect the ot her end to the vide o port on your computer . If you are using a desktop computer , you first need to disconnect the moni- tor cable fr om the computer ’s video port. Connect the [...]

9 If you are using a desktop computer and want to see the image on your computer screen a s well as on the pr ojection screen, plug the monitor cable to the Monitor out conn ect or on the projector . Y ou can also connect to your computer using a BNC cable. Con nect the BNC connectors on the BNC cable to the appr opriate Com puter 3 conn ect ors on[...]

10 Displa ying a computer image Remove the lens cap. Press the power switch on the b a ck of the projector to the on position, t h en press t h e Po w e r button on the to p of the projector or t he remote. The LED fla shes green a n d the fans start to r un. When the lamp c omes on, the sta rtup scr een is displayed and the LED is s t ea dy green.[...]

11 First-time pr ojector use with Windo ws 98 The first time you connect a computer ru nning W indows 98 to the projector , the computer recognizes t h e projector as “new hardw a r e” and the Add Ne w Ha rdw are W i za rd ap pe ars . F oll ow thes e i ns tru cti ons to use th e W i z- ar d to load the c orrec t driver (which was installed w it[...]

12 Skip th is pag e if y o u did not conn ect a USB mo use cable F or Windo ws 98: • If you connected the USB cable, the Add N ew Hard ware W izar d appears a g a in. Drivers must be installed t o use th e USB functionalit y . • The Wizar d laun ches tw o times . The firs t time it dete cts a USB Human In terface Dev ice (for the ke y- board). [...]

13 Adjusting the imag e Adjust the heigh t of the projector , if n ecessary , by pr essing the r elease but- tons on ea ch side of the pro ject o r ’s front to extend the elevator feet. Position the projector the desir ed distance from t h e screen at a 90 deg ree angle (perpend ic ula r ) to the screen. See pa ge 43 for a tab le listing screen s[...]

14 Connecting a video de vice Standa rd vide o conne ction s Plug th e audio/vide o (A/V) cable’s yello w connector i nto the video- out conn ector on th e video dev ice. Plug the other ye llow conn ector into the yel- low Video 3 connector on the pr ojector . Plu g a white co nnector in to the le ft audio out connector on t h e video device an d[...]

15 Y ou can also conn e c t to your video device using a BNC cab l e. Connect the BNC connectors of the BNC cable t o the appr opriate Com puter 3 connec- tors on the projector . Connect the ot her end to the video port on your video device. Use the A / V cable’s audio con n ecto rs as described on th e previous page (the yel low connectors on th[...]

16 Displaying a vi deo ima ge Remove the lens cap. Press the power switch on the b a ck of the projector to the on position, t h en press t h e Po w e r button on the top of the pr ojector . The LED fla shes green a n d the fans start to r un. When the lamp c omes on, the sta rtup scr een is displayed and the LED is s t ea dy green. I t can take a [...]

17 Adjust th e zoom or focus b y pr essing the power Zoom or power Fo cu s buttons on the keypad until the desi red im age size and foc us are pr oduced. Y ou can also a d just the zoom and focus via the menus . See page 32 If the image is not on the scr een or viewing ar ea, adjust t h e it b y pressing the lens shift butt on on the keyp ad. Pr es[...]

18 Shutting do wn the projector The projector a utomatical ly blanks the sc r e en after no acti ve source is detected for 3 0 m i nut e s. This blank scr een helps preser v e t h e life of the pro - jector . The image r eturns when an active sour ce is detected or a r emote or keypad b utton is press ed. Screen Sav e Y ou c an make th e blank scr [...]

19 Sour ce T roub leshoot i n g Problem Solution Result No startu p screen Plug po wer ca ble in, pre ss po wer swit ch, pre ss pow er button. Remo ve lens c ap. Correct i mage Only startup screen app ears Pr ess the Computer button Activ ate lapto p’ s exter nal port Compu ter im ag e projec ted 1 2 3 startup screen startup screen A or rest art [...]

20 No comput er image, just the words “Signal o ut of range” Adjust c omputer re fresh r ate in Co ntrol Panel>Displa y> Settings>Advanc ed> Adapte r (locati on varies by oper ating system) Compu ter im ag e projec ted A Signal out of range Y ou ma y also need t o set a differ ent re solution on y our comp ut e r , as sho wn in the [...]

21 Ima ge fuzzy or crop ped Set your com puter’ s dis pla y resoluti on to the na tiv e resolution of the pr o jector (Start>Settings> Control Panel>Display>Setting s tab, select10 24x768) Ima ge cl ear and not crop ped Remote control na vig ation butto ns not working with m y computer Connec t USB cable (pa ge 8) then loa d U SB driv[...]

22 Pr ojecto r troub leshoot ing Problem Solution Result Image not sq uare Adjus t k eyston e the Picture menu Square image Imag e not sharp Adjust the fo cus on the k eypad or Sharpne ss in the P icture>Ad vanced men u Correct i mage Image does not fit 16:9 screen Chan ge aspec t rati o to 16: 9 in Picture > Aspe ct ratio menu Correct i mage[...]

23 Imag e upside do wn T urn on/off C eiling in Setting s>System menu Correct image Image re verse d left to rig ht T urn on/off Re ar in Settings>Sy stem men u Correct image Pr ojected co lors don’ t match sour ce Adju st c olor , tint, co lor temper atu re, brightne ss, contrast in the me nus Correct i mage A B AB A AB COLOR COLOR[...]

24 Lamp w o n’ t turn on, T emp L ED soli d r e d (page 46) Ma ke su re ven t s a ren ’t bl oc ked ; a l low pro jector to cool fo r one min ute Unplug proje ctor ; wait one minu t e ; plug in projector and turn it on: la m p lights Lamp won’ t turn on, Lamp LED blinking r e d (page 46) Lamp must be replace d (pag e 40) Lamp turns o n solid r[...]

25 Still ha ving pr o blems? If you need assi stance, visit our website or call u s . See the inside of the back cover for a list of all con tact numbers a nd relevan t web ad dresses. This pr oduct is bac ked by a limit ed two-year warra nty . An e xtended war- ranty plan ma y be purchased fr om your dealer . When sending the projector in for r ep[...]

26 Using the k eypad buttons Most bu ttons are des cribed in detai l in other sect ions, bu t her e is an over- view of the ir functions: pow e r –tu rns the p rojector on (pag e 10) and of f (page 16) . lens shift –shifts the pr ojected imag e up or down zo om – m o v es t h e projected image closer or further away . focus –adjusts the cla[...]

27 Using the remote control The r emote uses two (2) pr ovided AAA batteries . They are easily installed by slidi ng the cover of f the re mote's back, aligning the + and - end s of the batteries , sliding them into place, and th en replacin g the cover . T o operate, point the r emote at the proj ection scr een or at the pro ject o r (not at [...]

28 Using the audio T o play so und from the projector , con nect your source to the Audio In c on- nector on the pr ojector . T o adjust t h e volume, use the buttons on t h e keypad or remote. T o adjust t h e balance, or loudness, u s e the Audio menu (s ee page 35). T o mute the sound, pr ess the Mute butto n. T r o ubleshoot ing audio If there [...]

29 Optimizing computer images After your comput er is connected properly and the computer ’s image is on the scre en, you can optimize the i mage using the onscreen menus. For gen- eral info rma t ion on using the menu s, see page 31. • Adjus t the Key stone, Co ntrast, or Bright ness in t he Picture me nu. • Chang e the Aspect Rati o. Aspect[...]

30 Optimizi ng video imag es After the video device is connected pr operly and the image is on the screen, you can optimize the image using the onscreen menus. For general informa- tion on u s ing the menus, see page 3 1. • Adju st the K eystone, Contr ast, Brightness , Color , or T int in the Picture menu. See page 32. • Chang e the Aspect ra [...]

31 Using the menus T o o pen the me nus, p re ss the menu b utton on the keypad or re mote. (The menus a u to matically c l ose after 60 second s if no button s are pressed.) The Main menu appears. Use the arrow buttons to move up and down to high - light t h e desired sub m e nu, then press the Selec t button. T o chan ge a menu setti ng, highligh[...]

32 Picture menu T o adj ust the followi n g six settings, hi ghlight the setting, pr ess Sel ect , use the up an d down arro ws to adjust the val u e s, then press select to confirm the c hanges. Zoom : allows you to adj ust a lens to zoom in a nd out. Highlight Zoom, then pr ess the up or down arr ows on the keypad or remo te. Foc u s : allows y o[...]

33 Presets : The pr ovided Preset s optimize the projector for displaying com- puter pr esentations, ph otographs, film images, and video images. (Film input is material origin ally captur ed on a film cam era, like a movie; video input is material origin ally captur ed on a video cam era, like a T V show or sporting event.) Y ou can use the pr ese[...]

34 Advanced settings Sharpness : (video sources only) cha nges the clarity of the edges of a video image. Select a s harpness sett ing. Color S pace : This opt ion applies to compu t e r and component vide o sour ces. It al lows you to select a colo r space th at has been s pecifically tuned for the input signal . When Auto i s selected, t he proje[...]

35 Settings menu Audio : allow s adjustments to the Balance a nd V olume. Also allows you to turn on and of f t he Internal s peakers, and proj e c tor startup Ch ime. Sources : al lows you to assi gn a particu lar input to a specific sour ce key when using the In tegrator r emo te. Also all ows sele ction of a default Star tup Sour ce and enables [...]

36 Screen Sav e : a utomatically b la n ks t h e scr een after no signals are detected for fiv e minutes. The ima g e returns when a n a c tiv e source i s detect ed or a remote or key pad button is pr essed. Screen S ave is dis abled when P ower Sav e is enabled. Star tup Logo: allows you to display a blan k Black, White, or Blu e scr een instead [...]

37 PiP : (Pictur e in Pictur e) allows you to overlay a sm aller window sh owing the video s ou r ce on top of the lar ger computer sour c e wi n dow . Only video sour ces 2 and 3 (composite a nd S-video) support PiP . Y ou must have b oth a computer and video sou r ce connect e d to use PiP . Y ou can’t show a com- puter image in t he smaller Pi[...]

38 Network : The projector has an RJ45 Ethernet connector that s upports net- work connections and TCP/IP protocols. Th is w il l a ll ow for t h e cont rol a n d management of th e projector over a corpora te n etwork. The following fields are accessible when DHCP is not checked a nd available for manual entry of data. IP Addr ess: Identifies the [...]

39 Maintenance NO TE : When you are performi ng maintenance activities on your pr ojector , keep in m ind tha t y ou should only r emove scr ews that ar e single-slot, or flathea d, screws. A n y other type of scr ew , such as a phillips or st ar should not be re moved. These types of screw s should only be removed by te c h nical support experts. [...]

40 6 T o r emove a lens, push the lever inside the len s housing and turn t he lens cou nter clockwise unti l it stops. Remove t he lens. 7 T o instal l a new lens, place it in the opening th rough the fr ont of the pro- jector , al igning t he red do t (near the b ase of the lens) with the r ed dot on the proj ect o r . T urn clockwise un t il you[...]

41 4 Loosen th e three captive screw s on the lamp module. W ARNINGS : • T o avoid burns, allow the projector to cool for at least 60 min u tes before you r eplace the lamp . • Do not drop t he lamp module. The glass may sha tter and cause injury . • Do not touch the glass lamp screen. Fingerprin t s can obscure pr ojection sharpnes s. • Be[...]

42 Cleaning the dust filter 1 T urn of f the projector an d unplug the power cable. 2 W ait 60 minutes to allow the projector to cool thor oughly . WA R N I N G : T o avoid burns, a llow the projec tor to cool for a t least 60 minutes bef ore you clea n or replace t he dust filter . 3 Remove the dust filter grill d oor on the side of t he projecto [...]

43 Appendix Projected ima ge size NO TE : V isi t our websi te for an inte ractive image size calculator . T ab le 1: Pr ojection siz es: Standar d lens (1.5 - 2 . 2 :1 thr ow ratio) The image offset range for t he standard lens is 10:1 (100%) to 1:1 (50 %). T able 2: Projectio n sizes: Shor t Fix ed lens (0.8:1 throw ratio) The optimal of fset set[...]

44 T ab le 3: Projec t i on siz es: Short Zoom lens (1. 1 -1 .51 thro w ratio ra nge) The image offset range fo r the short throw lens is 10:1 (100%) to 1:1 (50%). T able 4: Projection sizes: Long Throw lens (2.2 - 4.2:1 thro w ratio range) The image o ffset range for t h e long throw lens is 10:1 (100%) t o 1 : 1 (50%). Minimum Ima ge Maximum Ima [...]

45 T able 5: Projectio n siz es: Super Long thro w lens 3 .9 - 7.3:1) The image offset r a n ge for the super thr ow lens is 10:1 (10 0%) to 1:1 (50%). Minimum Ima ge Maximum Ima ge Distance (feet/m) Diagon al Imag e (feet/m) Imag e Widt h (feet/m) Diagonal Imag e (feet/m) Imag e Widt h (feet/ m) Min Di stance 7.5/2 .3 1.28/ 0.39 1.0 3/0.31 2.4/ 0.[...]

46 LED Behavior LED c olor/be ha v ior Meaning P ower : b l in ki n g green Te m p : N / A Lamp : N/A The pow e r switch has been toggled on and the s oftware is initial izing, or the projec tor is powering down and the fans ar e running to cool the lamp . P ower : blin ki n g green (once) Te m p : N / A Lamp : N/A Pow er Save or Scr een Sav e . P [...]

47 RS-232 co mmands Comm unication Configur ation V isit ou r website for addit ional RS-232 se ttings and inform ation. T o contr ol this pr ojector via RS -232, connect a null modem cable and set the contr ol system seria l port settings to match the fol lowing c ommunicat ion configu r a tion: Command F o r mat All com mands consis t of 3 alpha [...]

48 Err or Condit ions Not all commands ar e supported for all projectors. If a n unsupported com- mand is issued, th e c om mand will b e ignored. If a comman d is re ceived tha t is not u nderstood, a ‘? ’ characte r will be ret urned indicati ng the comm and was no t understo od. Limitation s The projec tor cannot respo nd to comman ds coming[...]

49 Funct ion Com- mand Min Ma x De- fault Step Contr ast CON at R W 96 160 128 1 Color Space 0: RGB 1: SMP TE240 2: REC7 09 3: REC6 01 7: Aut o CSM at R W 0 7 7 Gr een Gain GCG at R W 0 100 50 2 V e rtical K eystone DKC at R W 78 178 128 1 Horiz ontal K eystone DKH at R W 78 178 128 1 Displa y Messages 0: disabl e 1: ena ble D M G a t R W 01 11 P o[...]

50 Funct ion Com- mand Min Ma x De- fault Step Time In Ho urs Last Bulb3 Lasted LB3 at R 0 3276 6 0 Lamp Lit 0: not li t 1: lit LML at R 0 1 Lamp Hours LMP at R 0 65 534 0 1 Lamp Rese t 0: not reset 1: reset LMR at R W 0 32766 0 Lamp T ot al On Ti me (All Bulbs) LMT at R 0 21 4748 3646 Low P ow er 0: disabl e 1: ena ble LPE at R W 0 1 0 Menu 0: dis[...]

51 Funct ion Com- mand Min Ma x De- fault Step Rear 0: disabl e 1: ena ble REA at R W 0 1 0 Factory Reset 0: not reset 1: reset RST at W 0 1 -1 Sharpness 5 = Sharp est 6 = Sharp er 7 = Stand ar d 8 = Softe r 9 = Softe st SHP at R W 126 130 128 1 Source 0: co mputer1 1: co mputer2 2: vi deo 1 3: vi deo 2 4: vi deo 3 5: co mputer 3 SRC at R W 0 5 0 S[...]

52 Funct ion Com- mand Min Ma x De- fault Step PiP Si ze Selec tion 0: off 1: sm all 2: medi um 3: lar ge PSS at R W 0 3 0 PiP In put 3: vi deo 2 1: vi deo 3 PIN at R W 3 4 3 PiP Position 0: lower righ t 1: upp er right 2: lower le ft 3: lower righ t 10: use r PPO at R W 0 4 2[...]

53 Numerics 1024 x768 re solution 6 A About 38 Aspect Ratio 3 8 audio 29 Audio In co nnector 9, 15 Auto Im age 38 Auto Pow er 36 Autosource 36 B Blan k 38 BNC 10, 16 BNC connec tors 16 Brightn ess 14 C Capture Position 37 Capture St art 37 chang ing the lens 40 cleaning the dust filter 4 3 cleaning the lens 40 Color 18 colors are inco rrect 24 comp[...]

54 Info netwo rk 39 IP Addr ess 39 IR Receivers 36 L lamp replacement 41 Lamp Rese t 39 lamp won’ t turn on 25 Langu age 39 laptop connec ting 9 extern al video po rt 11 LED 19 blinkin g red 25 solid red 25 lens changi ng 40 cleaning 40 Logo Captur e 37 Low Po wer 36 M Magnify 38 Main menu 32 menu system 32 Monitor connect or 10 mouse, using your[...]

55 S secur ity lock 43 Seri al connection 10 serial c onnection 7 Servic e 39 Service Code 39 Setting s menu 36 shutd own projector 19 solid red 47 Source 38 Source troubles hooting 20 Sources 3 6 Subnet mask 39 S-vide o connec tor 15 T Tint 18 Troubleshootin g 20 troubleshooting 19 U USB, using your mouse 9 V video 16 Video button 1 7 video co nne[...]

56 Lim ited W arran ty InFocus Corporation (“I n Focu s”) warrants that the Pr ojector (“Product”) pur chased from InFocu s, an InFocus di stributor , or an I n Fo cus reseller will c onform to the man- ufacturer's specifi cations and be free from defects in material or wo rkmanship for the W arranty period provi ded below . InFocus do[...]

57 Limite d W arranty P eriod The Limited W arranty period commences on the date of pur chase by the end- user custom er for both the 2 year Product W arrant y and the 1 year Acces sory W arrant y . Thes e L imited W arra nty provisions shall app ly only to the e nd-user p ur chase r (first person or en tity that purchased a new P r od uct for pers[...]

IF YOU 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 .ask.no/suppor t or www .proxima.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 •[...]

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 Squ[...]