BenQ MP510 manual

We l c o m e MP510 Digital Pr ojector M ainstream Series Us e r M a n u a l[...]

Table of contents 2 T able of co ntents Important safety instructions ................................... 4 Introduction .............................................................. 8 Projector features ................................................................. 8 Shipping contents ...........................................................[...]

Table of contents 3 Timing chart ....................................................................... 49 Warranty and Copyright information ................... 50 Limited warranty ............................................................... 50 Copyright ........................................................................... 50 Disclaimer [...]

Important safety inst ructions 4 1. Important safet y instruc tions Y our BenQ p rojector is designed and t ested t o meet the la test standar ds for safety of information technology equipment. Ho wever , to ensure safe use of this pr oduct, it is important that you follo w the instructions me ntioned in this manual and marke d on the product. Safe[...]

Important safety inst ructions 5 Safety Instruction s (Continued) 7. The lamp bec omes e xtremely hot during operatio n. Allow th e proj ector t o co ol for a ppro ximat ely 45 minutes prior to remov ing the lamp assembly for r eplacement. 8. Do not operate lamps beyond the rated la mp life. E xc essi ve o peration of lamps beyond the rated life co[...]

Important safety inst ructions 6 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 12. Do not place this projector in an y of the followin g environments. - Space that is poorly ventilated o r confined. Allow at least 50 cm clearance fr om walls and free flo w of air ar ound the projector . - Locat ions w here temper atures may becom e excess ively hi gh, such a s [...]

Important safety inst ructions 7 Safety instr uctions for ceilin g mounting of the pr ojector W e want you to h av e a pleasant e xperience usin g y our BenQ projec tor , so we need t o bring this safety matter to y our attention t o pr event damage t o person and pr operty . If you int end to mount your projector on the ceiling, we strongly recomm[...]

Introduction 8 2. Introduction Pr oject or featur es The projector integ rates high -performan ce optical engine projecti on and a user-friendly design to deliv er high reliability and ease of use. The projector off ers the following features. • W all color corr ection allowing p rojection on surfaces of several predefin ed colors • Selectable [...]

Introducti on 9 Proj ec tor ex ter i or v i ew Fr ont/upper side R ear side See "Connection" on page 17 for det ails. U nder side 1. External contr ol panel (See "P roject or" on page 10 for details.) 2. V ent (heated air exhaust) 3. Pr ojection lens 4. Quick-release butt on 5. Lens cap 6. Focus ring 7. K ensington anti-theft lo[...]

Introduction 10 Controls and functions Pro je c t or 1. Focus ring (See "Fin e-tuning the pictur e clar ity" on pa ge 26 for details.) Adjusts the focus of the projec ted picture. 2. T emperature warn ing light (See "Indicators" on page 45 for details.) Lights red if the projector’ s temperature becomes too high. 3. P ower i n[...]

Introducti on 11 R emote c ontr ol 1. Po wer (See "Start up" on p age 21 and "Shutting down the projector" on page 32 for deta ils.) T urn s the projector on or off. 2. Fr eeze (See "F reezing the pict ure" on page 31 for detai ls.) Fr eezes the pr ojected pictur e. 3. Up , Down, Left, Right (See "U sing the OSD m[...]

Introduction 12 R emote c ontr ol effective range Infra-Red (IR) re mote control sensors are located on the front and the back of the project or . The remot e contro l must be held at an angle within 30 degrees perpendicular t o the projector's IR r emote control sensors to function correctly . The distance between the remote control and the s[...]

Positioning your projector 13 3. P ositioning your pr ojecto r Choosi ng a locat ion Y our projector is designed to b e installed in one of four possible installat ion locations: 1. T able in front of scr een; 2. Ceiling in front of scr een; 3. T able at rear of screen; 4. Ceiling at rear of scr een. Y our room lay out or personal preference will d[...]

Positioning your project or 14 O btaining a preferred pr ojected picture size The distanc e from th e project or lens t o the scree n, and the video format each factors in the project ed picture siz e. The native r esolution of the pr ojector is 800 x 600 pix els, which is a 4 t o 3 aspect ratio (expr essed as 4:3). T o be able to p roject a c o mp[...]

Positioning your projector 15 horizontal distance fr om the c enter of the sc r een (projection distanc e), and the v ertical offset heigh t of the projector from the horizontal edge of the screen (offse t). Ho w to de term ine the po siti on of the projector for a giv en screen size 1. Select your screen size. 2. Ref er to the tabl e and find the [...]

Positioning your project or 16 P rojection dimensions Ref er to "Dimensions" on page 48 for the center of lens dimensions of this projector before calculating the appr opriate position. There is 3% tolerance among these numbers due to optical component variation s. BenQ recommends that if you intend to permanently install the projector , [...]

Connection 17 4. Connection Wh en connecting a si gnal source t o the project or , be sure to: 1. T ur n all equipment off b efore making any connecti ons. 2. U se the c orrect signal cab les for each s ource . 3. Ensure the cables a re firmly inser ted. In the connections shown below, some cables may not be included with the projector (see "S[...]

Connection 18 Connecting V ideo sourc e dev ic es Y ou can connect your projector to various V ideo source devices that pr ovide an y one of the following output sock ets: • Component Video •S - V i d e o •V i d e o ( c o m p o s i t e ) Y ou need only co nnect the project or to a V ideo sourc e device using just one of the above connecti ng [...]

Connection 19 Connec ting a Compon ent Video source de vi ce Examine your Video sour ce device to det ermin e if it has a set of unused Component Video output sockets available: • If so , you can c ontinue with this procedure. • If not, y ou will need to re assess whic h method you ca n use to co nnect to the d evice. T o connect the pr ojecto [...]

Connection 20 Connecting an S-V ideo or a composit e V ideo sour ce dev i ce Examine y our V ideo sourc e device to det ermin e if it has an unused S-Video or composite Video output sock et a vailable: • If so, y ou can continue w ith this procedure. • If not, you wi ll need to reassess wh ich method you can use to connect to the devi ce. If yo[...]

Operation 21 5. Operation Star t up 1. P lug the power cord i nto t he p roje ctor and into a wall socket. T urn on the wall socket switch (where fitted). Check tha t the Po w e r i n d i c a t o r on the projecto r lights orange after po wer has bee n applied. The power cable used in the illustration may look different to the power cable type used[...]

Operat ion 22 If a PC input is selected and the resolution is not 800 x 600, you will see a Resoluti on Reminder as below . For a better picture quality , please change the PC’s resolution to 80 0 x 600 as requested. If the frequency/resoluti on of the input signal exceeds the projector's operat ing range, you will see the message 'Out [...]

Operation 23 iii. Press Down to canc el the passwor d set-up and return to the OSD menu. T o disable passw ord p rotectio n, go to the Setting > Pa s s wo r d menu after ope ning the OSD menu system. Select Off by pres si ng Left or Right . Though the password function is disabled, you need to keep the old password in hand should you ever need t[...]

Operat ion 24 S witching input sig nal The projector can be connected to multiple devices at the same time. However , it can only display one at a time. T o cycle through the available input sig nals: 1. Press SOUR CE on the project or or the remo te co nt rol to dis play a so urce selection bar . If ther e has been a signal selected, press SOURCE [...]

Operation 25 T o retract the foot, hold up the projector wh ile pr essing the quick-r elease button , then slowly lower th e projec tor . S crew the rear adjuster fo ot in a reverse direc tion. If the screen and the projector are not perp endicular to each other , the projected picture becomes vertically trapezoidal. T o correct this situation, adj[...]

Operat ion 26 Fine-tuning the picture clarity If needed, sharpen the picture by r otating the focus ring. If you are still not satisfied with the picture clari ty , see "Sharpness" on page 35 to make further adjustment. Selecting the aspec t ratio The 'aspect ratio' is the ratio of the picture wi dth to the picture height. M ost[...]

Operation 27 Optimizing the picture Selecting a pic ture mode The project or is pres et with several predefined picture m odes so that you can choose one to suit your o perating environment and inpu t source picture ty pe. T o select a picture mode that suits your need, you can f ollow one of the follo wing steps. •P r e s s MODE on the remote co[...]

Operat ion 28 Vid eo input sources Video input sources are video (movie) based signal timings connected using the video cables Component Video (YPbPr), S-Video, or composite Video. V ideo input sources are active only when "YPbPr (Comp.)", "S-V ideo", or "Video" i s selected as the input source. 1. Standard M ode (Defa[...]

Operation 29 Adj us t in g Con t r as t The high er the value, the greater the contrast. Adjust this control so that wh ite areas of the picture appear bright and that detail in the white ar eas remains visible. U se this aft er you hav e previously adju sted the Brightness set t ing to suit your selected input and vi ewing environment. Other adj u[...]

Operat ion 30 4. Press Down to highlight Timer P osition and set the timer position by pr essing Left / Righ t . Upp e r le f t J lower left J upper right J lo wer right 5. Press Down to highlight Timer Counting Dir ection and select your desir ed counting direction b y pressing Left/ R ight . 6. Press Up to highlight Timer A ctivat e and press Le [...]

Operation 31 Free z in g t h e p ic t ure Pr ess on the remote co ntrol to fr eeze the pictur e. An ic on will display in the lower right corner of the screen. T o r elease the function, press on the remote control, or SOUR CE on the proj ec tor . Note that pre ssin g SOURCE will also change the input source. Ev en if a picture is frozen on the scr[...]

Operat ion 32 Shutting down the projector 1. Press Po we r and a prompt message appea rs. Press Pow e r a second time to turn the project or off. 2. The P ower indicat or light flashes orange and the lamp shuts down, the fans continue to run for approximately 110 seconds to cool do wn the projector . T o pr otect the lamp, the projector will not re[...]

Operation 33 Me n u o p e r a t i o n M enu sy stem Please note th at the on-screen display (OS D ) menu s vary accord ing to the signal type selected. *Whe n a Vi deo or S-V ideo signal is c onnected, the function is only available with NTSC syst em selected. Functions available when rec eiving different signal typ es... Sub-Menu PC Vid eo / S -Vi[...]

Operat ion 34 U sing the OSD menus The pr ojector is equipped with on-scr een disp lay (O SD) menus f or making various adjustments and settings. There are 17 different menu languages. (Refer t o "Language" on page 38 for more details.) The followi ng example descr ibes the adjustmen t of Ke y s t o n e . 1. Press MENU on the pr ojector o[...]

Operation 35 Picture menu Some picture adjustment s are available only when certain input sources are in use. Unavailable adjustment s are not shown on the screen. FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Picture Mode (PC: Dynamic; YPbPr/S-Video/ Vid eo : Stan da rd ) Pr e-defined modes are pr ovided so y ou can optimi ze y our pr ojector pic[...]

Operat ion 36 Pro -P i c tu re m e nu Some picture adjustments are available only when certain input sources are in use. Unavailable adjustment s are not shown on the screen. FUNCTION (default setting/ value) DESCRIPTION Auto Resize (On) A utomatically r esizes the inpu t signal pixel resolution t o the native resolutio n of the projector . On : Th[...]

Operation 37 Setting menu FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION OSD Time (20) Sets the length of time the OSD will re ma in active af ter y our last butt on press. The range is fr om 5 to 100 seconds. Blank Timer (20) Sets the picture bl ank time when th[...]

Operat ion 38 Adv a n c e d m en u FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION (default setting / value) Mirror () The projector can be installed on a ceiling or beh ind a screen, or w ith one or more mirrors. C ontact your dealer for the ceiling mount bracket (optional acces sory) if you need to inst all the pr ojector on your ceiling. See &quo[...]

Operation 39 Infor ma tio n menu This menu shows you the cur rent operat ing status of th e projector . Some picture adjustment s are available only when certain input sources are in use. Unavailable adjustment s are not shown on the screen. FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Source Shows the current signal sou rc e. Resolution Shows the resolution of the input [...]

Maintenance 40 6. M aintenanc e Care of the pr oject or Y our pr ojector needs l ittle maint enance. Th e only thing y ou need t o do o n a regular basi s is to k eep the lens clea n. Nev er remo ve an y parts of the pr ojector ex cept the lamp. C ontact yo ur dealer if other parts need re placing. Cleaning the lens Clean the lens whene ver y ou no[...]

Maintenance 41 Lamp information Calculation of lamp hour Wh en the pr ojector is i n operation, the du ration (in hours) of lamp usage i s automati cally calcula ted by the bu ilt-in t imer . The me thod of calculating the equivalent lamp hour is as follows: T otal (equivalent) lamp hour = 1 (hours us ed in Economic mode) + 3/2 (hours used in nor m[...]

Maintenance 42 Rep la c i n g th e l a m p • T o reduce the risk of electri cal shock, always turn the projector off and disconnect the power cord before changing the lamp. • T o reduce the risk of severe burns, allow the pr ojector to cool for at least 45 minutes before replacing the lamp. • T o reduce the risk of injuries to fi ngers and da[...]

Maintenance 43 5. Disconnect the lamp connector by pushing it against the project or while pulling it up. 6. Loosen the screw that secures the lamp . 7. Lift the handle so that it stands up. U se the handle to slo wly pull the lamp out of the projector . • Pulling it too quickly may cause the lamp to break and scatter broken glass in t he project[...]

Maintenance 44 14. Restart the pr ojector . Do not turn the power on w i th the lamp cover removed. 15. Resetting the lamp coun ter Do not reset i f the lamp is not re placed as this could cau se damage. i. Pr ess and hold Up on the projector for 5 seconds to displa y the total used lamp time. ii. Press AU T O on the projector or on the remote con [...]

Maintenance 45 Indi ca tors Illus tration • Blank - : Light OFF • 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 St atus & Description Power Te m p Lamp Power events The projec tor has just been con nected to a p ower outlet. -- Stand- by mode. -- Pow er in g u p. -- Normal o p[...]

Maintenance 46 Light St atus & Description Power Te m p Lamp Thermal events -- The project or has sh utdo wn automatically . If you try to r e-start the project or , it will shutdown again. Please co ntact your dealer for assistance. - - - - R R R R G 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[...]

Troubleshooting 47 7. T roubleshooting The projector does not turn on. No pi c t ur e Blurred picture Remot e contr ol does not work The password is incorrect Cause Remedy There is no power from the power cable. Plug the power cord into the AC inlet on the projector , and plug the power cord into the power outlet. If the power outlet has a switch, [...]

Specifications 48 8. Specifications Pr oject or specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. General Product name Digital Pr ojector Model name MP510 Optical Resolutio n 800 x 600 SV GA Display system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/N umber F=2.57 (fixed) Lamp 160 W lamp Electrical P ower s upply A C100–240V , 2.5A, 50–60 Hz (A uto[...]

Specifications 49 Tim i n g ch a r t Suppo rted timing for PC input Supported timing for Co mponent-YP b P r input Supported timing for V ideo and S-V ideo inputs Resolution Horizont al Frequency (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Mode 640 x 480 31.469 59.940 25.175 V GA_60 37.861 72.809 31.500 V GA_72 37.500 75.000 31.500 V [...]

Warranty and Co pyright information 50 9. W a rr anty and Copyr ig ht information Lim it ed warra nty BenQ warra nts this product against any defects in material and workmansh ip , under norm al usage and storage. Proof of pu rchas e da te w il l be requ ired wi th an y warr anty claim. In the ev ent this prod uct is found to be defect iv e withi n[...]

Regulation stat ements 51 10. R egulation statements FCC statement CLASS B : This equipment generates, uses a nd can radiate r adio frequency energ y and, if not installed and used in acc ordanc e with the in structio ns, ma y cau se harmful inte rfer ence to radio communica tions. Ho wever , there is no guarantee that interference will not o ccur [...]