BenQ MP615P manual

We l c o m e MP615P/MP625P Digital P roj ecto r Us e r M a n u a l[...]

2 Ta b l e o f c o n t e n t s Important safety instructions .. ....................... 3 Introduction . ....................... 7 Projector features .................................. 7 Shipping contents .................................. 8 Projector exterior view .......................... 9 Controls and functions ....................... 10 Proje[...]

Important safety inst ructions 3 Important safet y instructions Y our pr ojector is des igned and test ed to meet the latest standar ds for sa fety of information technology equipment. H owev er , t o ensure safe use of this product, it is important that yo u follow the instructions mentioned in this manual and marked on the product. Safety Instruc[...]

Important safety inst ructions 4 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 7. The lamp becomes extremely hot during op eration. Al low the proj ec tor to co ol fo r a pproxi mat ely 45 minut es prior to r emoving the lamp assembly for replacement. 8. Do not operate lamps beyond the rated lamp li fe. Ex cessi ve ope ration of lamps bey ond the rated lif e co[...]

Important safety inst ructions 5 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 13. Do not place this p rojecto r in any of the following en vi ronments. - Space that is poorly ventilated or confined. Allo w at least 50 cm clearance from walls and free flow of air around the projector . - Locat ions w here temp eratu res may becom e excess ively hig h, s uch a s[...]

Important safety inst ructions 6 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 16. Do not stand the projector on end ver t i ca ll y . D o in g s o may c au s e t he projector to fall over , c ausing injur y or resulting in damage t o the projecto r . 17. D o not step on the projector or place any objects upon it. Besides pr obable ph ysical damage to the proje[...]

Introducti on 7 In trod uction Pr ojecto r features The projector integ rates hig h-perfor mance optical eng ine projection and a user-fri endly design to deliv er high reliability and ease of use. The projector off ers the following features. • W all color corr ection allowing pr ojection on su rfaces of sev eral pred efined colo rs • Quick au[...]

Introduction 8 Shipping contents Carefully unpack and verify that you hav e all of the items shown b elow . If any of these items are missing, please contact your place of purchase. St an da rd acce ss or i es The supplied accessories will be suit able for your region, and may differ from those illustrate d. *The warranty card is only supplie d in [...]

Introducti on 9 Proj e cto r ex te r io r v ie w 1. External control panel (See "P rojector" on page 10 for details.) 2. Lamp co ver 3. Zoom ring 4. Focus ring 5. Lens cov er 6. V ent (heated air e xhaust) 7. Front IR remot e sensor 8. Projection lens 9. Quick -release button 10. USB input jack 11. S-Video input jack 12. RGB signal output[...]

Introduction 10 Contro ls and func ti ons Pro je c to r 6. Mode/Ent er Selects an avail able picture setup mod e. See " Selecting a picture mode " on page 34 for details. A ctivates the select ed On-Screen Display (OSD) menu item. See "U sing the menus" on page 27 for details. 7. SOURCE Displays the sourc e selec tion bar . S ee[...]

Introducti on 11 Ceiling mounting the projector W e want you to ha ve a pleasant experienc e using y our BenQ pr ojector , so we need to bring this safety matter to your attention t o prev ent possible damage t o person and propert y . If you in ten d to mo un t yo ur p roj ec tor on the cei li ng , we st ron g ly recom me nd th at yo u use a prope[...]

Introduction 12 Rem o te c o n t ro l 1. Power T oggles the projector between standby mode and on. See "Starting up the projector" on page 24 and "Shutting do wn the projector" on page 42 for detail s. 2. Freeze Freezes the projected image. See "Fr eezing the image" on page 40 for deta ils. 3. Starts the F A Q function[...]

Introducti on 13 Inf ra- Red ( IR ) rem ote con trol se nsor is lo ca ted o n the fr ont of the pr ojector . The remot e contr ol must be held at an angle within 30 degrees perpendicular to the projector's IR remote control sensor to function c orrectly . The distance between the r emote control and the sensor should not ex ceed 8 meter s (~ 2[...]

Positioning your project or 14 P ositioning your pr ojector Choosing a location Y our room lay out or personal prefer ence will dictate which installation location you select. T ake into consider ation the size and p osition of your screen, the location of a suitable po wer outlet, as well as the location and di stance between the project or and th[...]

Positioning your projector 15 O btaining a preferr ed projected image siz e The distanc e from the pr ojector lens t o the sc reen, the zoom setting (if available), and the vide o format ea ch factors in the proj ected ima ge size. 4:3 is the nativ e aspect ratio of this projector . T o be able to p roject a co mplete 16:9 (wides creen) aspect r at[...]

Positioning your project or 16 How to deter m in e th e p os it io n of the projector for a giv en screen size 1. Select your scr een size. 2. Ref er to the tabl e on page 17 and find the closest match to your screen size in the left colu mn s l ab el led "Screen size" . Using this valu e, look acro ss thi s row t o the right to find the [...]

Positioning your projector 17 Pr ojection dimensi ons Ref er to "Dim ensions" on page 62 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 18 Connection When connecting a signa l source to the projector , be sure to: 1. T urn all equipment o ff before m aking an y connectio ns. 2. U se the corr ect signal cables for each sour ce. 3. Ensure the cables ar e firmly inserted. • In the connections shown below , some cables may not be i ncluded with the projector (see "Shi[...]

Connection 19 Connecting a c omput er or mo nitor Conn ecting a co mputer The projector can connect to both IBM® c ompatibles and Macintosh® comput ers. A Mac adapter is needed if y ou are co nnecting legacy version M acintosh c omputers. T o conn ec t th e pro jec tor to a note bo ok o r de sktop comp uter : 1. T ake the supplied V GA cable and [...]

Connection 20 Connecting Video sour ce devices Y ou need only co nnect the project or to a Vid eo source device us ing just one of the abov e connecti ng methods, howev er each pro vides a differ ent level of video quality . The method you ch oose will most likely depend upo n the availab ility of matching t erminals on both the projector and the V[...]

Connection 21 Connecting an HDMI sour ce device (MP625P only) The project or provides a HDMI input jack that allows you to connec t it to an HDM I source de v ice li ke a DV D p lay er , a DT V t un er or a di sp lay. HDMI (High-Definition Mu ltimedia Inte rface) supports uncompressed video data transmission between compatible devices lik e DTV tun[...]

Connection 22 Conne ct ing a Com ponen t Video s ource dev ice Examine your V ideo source device to det ermine if it has a set of unused Component Vid eo output jacks available: • If so, y ou can continue w ith this procedure. • If not, you wi ll need to reassess w hich metho d you can use to connect to the de vice. T o connect the projector t [...]

Connection 23 Connecting an S-V ideo/composite sour ce device Examine y our Vid eo sourc e device to det erm ine if it has an unused S-V ideo/composit e output jack available: • If it has both jac ks, use the S-V ideo output jack for connection as the S-V ideo terminal pro vides better picture quality than the V ideo terminal. • If it has eithe[...]

Operat ion 24 Operation Star ting up the projecto r 1. Plug the power cord into the projector and into a power outlet. T urn on th e power outlet s witch (where fitted) . Check that the PO WER indi cator light on the projector ligh ts orange after pow er has been applied. • Please use the original accessories (e. g. power cable) only with the dev[...]

Operation 25 Yo u c a n a l s o p r e s s SOURCE on the projector or remote control to select your desi red input signal. See "S witching input signal" on page 31 for detai ls. If the frequency/resoluti on of the input signal exceeds the projector's operating ra nge, you will see the message 'Out of Range' display ed on a b[...]

Operat ion 26 Fine-tuning the image size and clarity 1. Adjust th e projecte d image to the size tha t you ne ed using the zoom ring. 2. Then shar pen the image by rotating the focus ring. Correcting k e ystone K eystoning r efers to the situation where the pr ojected image is notic eably wider at either the top or bottom. It occurs when the projec[...]

Operation 27 Us i n g t h e m e n u s The pr ojector is eq uipped with On-Scree n Display (O SD) menus fo r making various adjustments and settings. Below is the overview of the OSD menu. The following example descr ibes how to set the OSD language. 1. Press Menu/Exit on the projector or remo te co nt rol to tu r n th e O SD men u on . 3. P res s t[...]

Operat ion 28 Securing the projecto r U sing a securit y cable lock The pr ojector has to be installed in a safe place to prev ent theft . Otherwise, purchase a lock, such as the K ensington l ock, to secure the projector. Y ou can locate a K ensington loc k slot on the rear side of the projector . See item 10 on page 9 for details. A Ken si n g to[...]

Operation 29 password in this m anual, and you absolutely d o not remember it, you can use the passwor d recall p roc edure. See "Enterin g the password recall procedure" on page 29 for details. If you enter an inc orrect password 5 times in succession, the projector will automatically shut do wn in a short time. Entering the passw ord r [...]

Operat ion 30 • If the passw ord is inc orrect, the passwor d error message displays lasting for three seconds, and the message 'INPUT P ASSW ORD' displa ys for your retry . Y ou can press Menu/Exit t o cancel th e change or try another pas sword . Though the password function is disabled, you need to keep the old password in hand shoul[...]

Operation 31 S w itching input signal The projector can be connected to multiple devices at the same time. However , it can only display one full screen at a time. When starting up, the pr ojector automatically searches for the avai lable signals. Be sur e the Qui ck Auto Search function in the SOURCE menu is On (which is the default o f this proje[...]

Operat ion 32 Magnifyi ng and searching for details If y ou need to find the details on th e project ed picture, magnify the picture . U se the directio n arrow k eys for na vigating the pictur e. • Usin g t he remo te c ont rol 1. Press Digital Zoom +/- t o display the Zoom bar . 2. Press Digital Zoom + to magnify t he center of the pictur e. Pr[...]

Operation 33 In the pictures below , the black portions are inactive areas and the white portions are active areas. OSD menus can be displayed on those unused black areas. 1. Auto : Scales an image proportionally to fit the projector's native resolution in its horizontal or vertical width. This is suitable for the incoming image which is neith[...]

Operat ion 34 Optimizing the i mage Selectin g a pictu re mod e The projec tor is preset wi th severa l predefined picture modes so that you can choose one to suit your operatin g environment and input sig nal picture type. T o select an operation mod e that suits y our need, you can follow one of the follo wing steps. •P r e s s Mo de / E nt er [...]

Operation 35 Us i n g W a l l C o l o r In the situation where you ar e projecting ont o a colored surfac e such as a painted wall which may not be whit e, the Wall Color feature can help correct the pr ojected picture ’ s color to prev ent possible co lor differe nce between the source and project ed pictures. T o use this function, go to the DI[...]

Operat ion 36 2. T2: Make s images appear bluish white . 3. T3: Mainta ins normal c olorings fo r white. 4. T4: Make s images appear reddish whit e. *About c olor temperatures: There are man y differ ent shades tha t are c onsider ed to be " white" for various purposes. One of the common methods of representing white color is known as the[...]

Operation 37 For e xample, if y ou select Red and set its valu e at 0, only the saturation of pure red will be affected. Saturation is the amount of that color in a video picture. Lower settings produce less saturated colors; a setting of “0” removes that color from the im age entirely . If the saturation is too high, that color will be overpow[...]

Operat ion 38 Setting the presentation timer The presentation tim er can indicate the presentation time on the screen to help you achieve better time management when givi ng presentations. F ollow these steps t o utilize this function: 1. Press Timer Set up on th e re mo te co nt rol o r g o to the SYSTEM SETUP: Basic > Presentation Timer menu a[...]

Operation 39 How to u se th e Ti me r On ke y? Timer On is a multi-functional k ey . • If the pr esentation timer is off, pr essing this key displa ys a confirmation messag e. Y ou can decide whether to activate t he timer or not by following the on-screen instruction. • If the timer is alr eady on, pressing this k ey displa ys a confirmation m[...]

Operat ion 40 Free z i ng t he i m ag e Pr ess on the r emote con trol to fr eeze the image. The wor d ' FREEZE ' will display in the upper left corner of the screen. T o release th e function, press any key (ex c ept the Page Up/Down key) on th e pro je ct or or re mo te co nt rol. Ev en if an image is frozen on the screen, the pictures [...]

Operation 41 Oper ating in a hig h altitude en v iro nment W e recommend you use the High Altitude Mode when your en vironment is between 1500 m –3000 m above sea level, and ambient t emperature is between 0°C–35°C. Do not use the High Altitude Mode if your altitude is between 0 m and 1500 m and ambient temperature is between 0°C and 35°C. [...]

Operat ion 42 P ersonalizing the pr oject or menu displa y The On-Screen Dis play (OSD) menus can be set according to your prefer ences. The following settings do not af fect the projecti on settin gs, op erati on, or per forma nce. • Menu display time in the SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced > Me nu Settings menu sets the length of time the OSD w ill re[...]

Operation 43 Me n u o p e r a t i o n M enu system Please note th at the on-scree n display (OSD) menus vary acco rding to the signal type selected. Main menu Sub-menu Options 1. DISPLAY Wall Color Off / Light Yellow / Pink / L ight Green / Blue / Blackboard Aspect Ratio Auto / Real / 4:3 / 16:9 Keystone Position Phase H. Size Digital Zoom 2. PICTU[...]

Operat ion 44 4. SYSTEM SETUP: Basic Presentation Timer Timer period 1~240 minutes Timer displ ay Always/1 min/2 min/3 min/Never Timer positi on Top-Left / Bott om-Left / Top- Right / Bottom-Right Timer counting direction Count Down / Cou nt Up On / Off Language Projector Pos ition Front Ta ble / Rear Table / Rear Ceiling / Front Ceilin g Menu Sett[...]

Operation 45 Note that the menu items are available when the projector detec ts at least one valid sig nal. If there is no equipment conne cted to the projector or no signa l detected, limited menu items are acc essible. 5. SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced Quick Cooling On / Off High Altitude Mode On / Off Audio Setti ngs Mute On / Off Volume Lamp Settings L[...]

Operat ion 46 Description of each menu • The default values l isted in this manual, esp ecially on pages 46-52 , are for reference only . They may vary between the projectors due to the continuous improvement to the products. FUNCTION (default setting/ value) DESCRIPTION (default setting/val ue) Wall Color Corrects the project ed picture ’ s co[...]

Operation 47 FUNCTION (default setting/ value) DESCRIPTION (default setting/val ue) Picture Mode Pr e-defined picture modes are pr ovided so y ou can optimize your project or image set-up t o suit y our program type. See "Selecti ng a picture mode" on page 34 for details. Reference Mode Selec ts a picture mode th at best suits your need f[...]

Operat ion 48 FUNCTION (default setting/ value) DESCRIPTION (default setting/val ue) Brillia nt Color Adjust s white peaking while ma inta ining correct c olor prese ntation. See "A djusting Brilliant Color" on page 35 for de tails. This function is only available when User 1/2 is selected. Color Temperature See "Selecting a Color T [...]

Operation 49 FUNCTION (default setting/ value) DESCRIPTION (default setting/val ue) Presentation Timer Reminds the presenter to finish the presentation w ithin a cer tain time frame. See "Set ting the presentation timer" on page 38 for details. Timer period Sets a preferred length of time for presentatio n. Timer display Sets whether to d[...]

Operat ion 50 FUNCTION (default setting/ value) DESCRIPTION (default setting/val ue) Quick Cooling Selecting On enables the function and the pr ojector cooling time will be shortened to a few seconds. If you attempt to rest art the projector right af ter the quick cooling process, it may not be turned on successfully and will rerun its cooling fans[...]

Operation 51 FUNCTION (default setting/ value) DESCRIPTION (default setting/val ue) Closed Caption Closed Caption Enable Acti vates the function by selecting On when the selected input sign al carries closed captions. • Captio ns: An o n-screen display of the dialogue, narration, an d sound effects of TV pr ograms and videos that are c losed capt[...]

Operat ion 52 FUNCTION (default setting/ value) DESCRIPTION (default setting/val ue) FAQ-Image and Installation Displays possible solutions to problems you may enc ounter . FAQ- Features and Service Current System Status Source Shows the current signal source. Picture Mode Shows th e selected mode in the PICTURE menu. Resolution Shows the nati ve r[...]

Maintenance 53 M aintenanc e Care of the pr ojector Y our pr ojector needs l ittle mainte nance. The only thing you need to do o n a regular bas is is to keep the lens and case clean. Nev er remov e an y parts of the project or exc ept the lamp . Contact y our dealer if other parts need re placing. Cleaning the lens Clean the lens whene ver you not[...]

Maintenance 54 Lamp information Getting to kno w the lamp hour Whe n the proj ector is in operation, the du ration (in hours) of lam p usage is aut omatically calculated by the built-in timer . The method of calcul ating th e equivalent la mp hour is as follows: T o tal (equivalent) lamp hour = 1 (hours used in Economic mode) + 4/3 (hours used in n[...]

Maintenance 55 T iming of r eplacing the lamp When the Lamp indicator lights up r ed or a message appears sugg esting it is time to r eplace the lamp , please install a new lamp o r consult y our dealer . An old lamp ma y cause a malfunction in th e project or and in some i nstances the lamp may e xplode. The Lamp indicator light and T em perature [...]

Maintenance 56 R eplacing the lamp • Hg - Lamp cont ains mercury . Manage in accordance with local disposal law s. See www .lamprecycle.org. • If lamp replacement is performed while the projector i s suspended upside-down from the ceiling, make sure that no one is underneath the lamp socket to avoid any possib le injury or damage to the human e[...]

Maintenance 57 3. Remo ve the lamp cov er by (a) sliding the cov er towar d the side of the project or and (b) lifting it off. • Do not turn the power on with the lamp cover removed. • Do not insert your fingers between the lamp and the projector . The sharp edges inside the projector may cause inj uries. 4. Loosen th e screws that secure the l[...]

Maintenance 58 11. Restart the pr ojector . Do not turn the power on w i th the lamp cover removed. Res etting the lamp timer 12. After the star tup logo, open the On-Sc reen Display ( OSD) m enu. Go to the SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced > Lamp Settings menu. Press Mod e/ E nt er . The Lamp Settin gs page displays. Press to hi ghli ght Reset lamp timer [...]

Maintenance 59 Ind ic ato rs Light St atus & Description POWER TEMP LAMP Power events Orange Off Off Stand-by mode Green Flashing Off Off Pow e r i n g up Green Off Off No rmal operation Orange Flashing Off Off 1. The projector needs 90 seconds to cool down as it was abnormally shut down without the normal cooling down process. Or 2. The projec[...]

Troubleshooting 60 T r oubleshooting The projector does not turn on. No pi c t u r e Blurred image Remot e control d oes not work The password is incorrect Cause Remedy There is no power from the power cable. Plug the power cord into the AC inle t on the projector , and plug the power cord into the power outlet. If the power outlet has a switch, ma[...]

Specifications 61 Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Optical Resolution (MP625P) 1024 x 768 XGA (MP615P) 800 x 600 SVGA Display system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/Number F = 2.51 to 2.69 , f = 21.95 to 24.18 mm Lamp 185 W lamp Electrical Power supply AC100–240V , 2.9 A, 50-60 Hz (Automat ic) Power consumption 260 W (Max[...]

Specifications 62 Dimensions 264 mm (W ) x 108.8 mm (H) x 211.4 mm (D) Ceiling mount installation 264 21 1.4 108.8 72 72.8 80 203 100.00 1 16.00 82.50 42 104.7 69.41 84.00 102.24 264 132 71.93 108.2 102.7 75 Ceiling mount screws: M4 x 8 (Max. L = 8 mm) U nit: mm[...]

Specifications 63 Ti m i n g ch a r t Supported timing for PC input Resolution Horizontal Frequenc y (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Mode 720 x 400 31.469 70.087 28.322 720 x 400_70 640 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 GA_75 43.269 85.008 36.000 V GA_85 800 x 600 37.879[...]

Specifications 64 Supported timing for HDMI input Displaying a 1080i(1 125i)@60Hz or 1080i(1 125i)@50Hz signal may result in slight image vibration. Resolution Horizontal Frequenc y (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Mode 720 x 400 31.469 70.087 28.322 720 x 400_70 640 x 480 31.469 59.940 25.175 V GA_60 37.861 72.809 31.500 V[...]

Specifications 65 Supported timing for Component-YP b P r input Displaying a 1080i@60Hz or 10 80i@50Hz signal may result in slight image vibrat ion. Supported t iming for Video and S-Video inputs Signal Format Horizontal Frequency (kHz) V ertical Frequency (Hz) 480i(525i)@60Hz 15.73 59.94 480p(525p)@60Hz 31.47 59.94 576i(625i)@50Hz 15.63 50.00 576p[...]

Warranty and Co pyright information 66 W ar r anty and Copyr ig ht information Limited warrant y BenQ warra nts this product against any defects in material and workmanship, under normal usage and storage. Proof of p urcha se date w il l b e re quire d w i th a n y warranty claim. In the event this product is found to be defect ive within the war r[...]

Regulation stat ements 67 R egulation statements FCC statement CLASS B : Thi s equipment gene rates, uses and can radiate radio fr equency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the i nstruc tions, may cause harm ful interference to radio communication s. Howev er , there is no guarantee that interference will no t occur in a part[...]

Regulation state ments 68 A ccessibility R equirements for R e habilitation A ct of 1973, Section 508 BenQ’ s commitm ent to accessi ble produc ts al lows us to su ppor t government in mak ing accessible technol ogy choices BenQ’ s LCD monitor s and proj ectors a re complian t w ith Section 508 guidelines b y including the assi stive f eatures [...]