BenQ MP620p manual

We l c o m e MP620p Digital Pr ojector M ainstream Series Us e r ' s Ma n u a l[...]

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Table of contents iii T able of co ntents Important safety instructions .................................... 1 Introduction ............................................................... 5 Projector features ................................................................. 5 Shipping contents .......................................................[...]

Table of contents iv Fine-tuning the image size and clarity .............................. 23 Correcting keystone ........................................................... 24 Selecting an application mode............................................ 25 Switching input signal ........................................................ 25 Hiding the im[...]

Table of contents v Limited Warranty .............................................................. 48 Regulation Statements ............................................. 49 FCC statement ................................................................... 49 EEC statement ................................................................... 49 MIC st[...]

Table of contents vi <M emo>[...]

Important safety inst ructions 1 Important safet y instructions Y our Ben Q projector is desig ned and tes ted to meet the latest sta ndards for safet y of information tech nology equipment. How ever , to ensure safe use of this product, it is important that you follow the instructions me ntio ned in this manual and marked o n the product. Caution [...]

Important safety inst ructions 2 Safety Instructions 1. The lamp becomes extremely hot during op eration. Allow the proj ec tor to cool for a pproxim ate ly 45 minut es prior to r emoving the lamp assembly for replacement. 2. Do not operate lamps beyond the rated l amp life. Ex cessi ve o peration of lamps bey ond the rated l ife could cause them t[...]

Important safety inst ructions 3 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 6. Do not plac e this pr ojector in any of the following environments. - Space that is poorly ventilated or confined. Allow at least 50 cm clearance fro m walls and free flo w of air ar ound the projector . - Locat ions where temp eratures may be come exces sively hig h, su ch as t h[...]

Important safety inst ructions 4 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 10. Do not step on the projector or place any objects upon it. Besides probable physical damage to th e projector , doing so may result in ac cidents and possible injur y . 11. Do not bloc k the pr ojection lens with any objects when th e projector is under operation as this c ould c[...]

Introducti on 5 Int rod uc ti on Pr ojector featur es The projector integ rates high-p erforman ce optical engine projection and a user-fri endly des ign t o del iv er high r eli abi lity a nd ea se of use. The projector offers t he following features: • Selectable pa sswor d pr otect ed function • Compact and portable unit • High quality man[...]

Introduction 6 Shipping cont ents The project or is shipped with the cables requir ed for co nnection to a PC and to video eq ui pme nt . Ca ref ul ly unp ac k a nd ver if y t ha t yo u h ave al l o f t he ite ms s how n be low. If any of these items are missing, please contact your place of purc hase. The supplied accessories will be suit able for[...]

Introducti on 7 Proj ec tor ex ter i or v i ew Fron t / u pp er si de Rea r s i d e Ref er to "Connection" on page 15 for more information on making connectio ns to various equipment. Lower sid e 1. Exte rnal contr ol panel (See "External control panel" on page 8 for detailed information.) 2. V entilation grill 3. Projection len[...]

Introduction 8 Controls and functions Ext ernal c ontr ol panel 1. P ower (Refer t o "Start up" on page 21 and "Shutdown" on page 26 for more i nfor- mation.) T urns the projector on or off. 2. Blank (Ref er to "Hiding the image" on page 25 for mor e information.) U sed to hid e the screen im age. Y ou can press an y k[...]

Introducti on 9 Exits and saves the menu sett ings. When the on-scr een menu is activated, th e #9 to #12 buttons ar e used as directional arrows to select the desired menu items and to make adjustments. 13. Focus r ing (Refer to "Fine-tuning the image size and clarity" on page 23 for more information.) Adj usts the focu s of the proj ect[...]

Introduction 10 7. P age U p and Down (R efer to "R emote pag ing oper ations" on page 26 for more information.) Y ou can operate y our display softwar e program (on a c onnected PC) which r esponds to page up/down commands (like Micr osoft P owerP oint) by pressing these buttons. 8. Au to (Refer to "A uto-adjusting the image" o[...]

Positioning your projector 11 P ositioning y our project or Choosi ng a locat ion Y our projec tor is design ed to be instal led in one of four possible instal lation locations: 1. Floor in front of screen; 2. Ceiling in front of scree n; 3. Floor at rear of screen; 4. Ceiling at rear of scree n. Y our room layout or personal preferenc e will dicta[...]

Positioning your project or 12 O btaining a preferred pr ojected image size The distanc e from the projector l ens to the scr een, the zoom setting, and the video format each factor s in the project ed image size. The maximum (nativ e) resolution of the pr ojector is 1024 x 768 pixels, which is a 4 to 3 aspect ratio (expressed a s 4:3). T o be able[...]

Positioning your projector 13 Ho w to de term ine the pos iti on of the projector for a gi ve n screen size 1. Select your screen size. 2. Ref er to the tabl e and find the cl osest matc h to your screen size in the left columns labell ed 'Screen Diameter' Using this value, look across this row to the rig ht to find the corresponding aver[...]

Positioning your project or 14 There is 3% tolerance am ong these numbers due to op tical component variations. 4:3 Screen Diagonal Distance fr om Screen in mm V er tical Offset in mm Feet Inches mm Min length (with max. zoom ) Av e r a g e Max len gth (with mi n. zoom ) 4 48 1219 1745 1876 2007 18 1500 2148 2199 2250 23 5 60 1524 2182 2345 2509 23[...]

Connection 15 Connection Wh en connecting a si gnal source t o the project or , be sure to: 1. T urn all equ ipment off before making any connections. 2. U se the c orrect signal cable s for each so urce. 3. Ensure the cables are firmly inser ted. In the connections shown below , some cables may not b e included with the projector (see "Shippi[...]

Connection 16 • A Mac adapter (an optional accessory) is needed if you are connecting legacy version Macintosh computers. • Many laptops do not turn on their external video ports when connected to a projector . Usually a key combo like FN + F3 or CRT/LCD key turns the external display on/off. Locate a function key labeled CRT/LCD or a function [...]

Connection 17 Connecting V ideo source devi c es Y ou can c onnect y our pr oject or t o various V ide o sourc e devices that provide any one of the following output so ck ets: • Component V ideo •S - V i d e o •V i d e o ( c o m p o s i t e ) Y ou need only connect the project or to a V ideo sourc e device using just one of the abo ve connec[...]

Connection 18 Connecting a C omponent Vi d e o s o u rc e d e v i ce Examine your V ideo sourc e device to determine if it has a set of unused Component V ideo output sockets available: • If so , you can continue with this procedure. • If not, you will need to reassess which method you can use to c onnect to the devi ce. T o connect the proj ec[...]

Connection 19 Connecting an S-V ideo source d ev ic e Examine your Video sour ce device to det ermine if it has an unused S-V ideo output sock et ava il ab le : • If so , yo u can contin ue with this proc edure. • If not, y ou w ill need to reassess which method you can use to connect to the dev ice. T o connect the projector to an S-Video sour[...]

Connection 20 Connecting a c omposite Vid e o s o u r c e d e v i c e Examine your V ideo sourc e device to determine if it has a set of unused composit e Video output sockets available: • If so , you can continue with this procedure. • If not, you will need to reassess which method you can use to c onnect to the devi ce. T o connect the proj e[...]

Operation 21 Operation Star t up 1. Plu g th e powe r cord into t he proje ctor and into a wa ll socket. T u rn on the wall socket switch (where fitted). Check that the Pow e r i n d i c a t o r on the projec tor lights orange afte r power has been ap plied. 2. Remo ve the le ns cap. I f it is left on, i t could bec ome deformed due t o heat. 3. Pr[...]

Operat ion 22 2. When t he function is activated for the first time, a prompt will di splay on the screen. U se the Up 5 or Down 6 button to select a n umber for each digit of the passwo rd. U se the Left 3 or Right 4 button to move between the d igits of the password. 3. When all digits are enter ed and the passwor d is ready , press Au to to conf[...]

Operation 23 4. Check the new passw ord. i. Pressing Aut o completes the procedure. ii. Pr ess Up 5 to try again. iii. Press Do wn 6 to cancel t he set-up and return to the o n-screen menu. A djusting the height The projector is equi pped with 1 quick-release adjuster foot and 1 r ear adjuster foot . These adjusters c hange the image height and p r[...]

Operat ion 24 Corr ecting k eystone K eyston ing refers t o the situation wher e the project ed image is noticeab ly wider at either the top or bottom. It occurs when the projector is not p erpendicula r to the screen. To c o r r e c t t h i s , b e s i d e s a d justing the he ight of the projector , you will need to manually c orrect it following[...]

Operation 25 Selecting an a pplication mo de The project or is pres et with several pr edefined application modes so that y ou can choose one to suit your opera ting environment and inpu t source picture type. T o select a operation mode that suits your need, pr ess Mod e . The picture modes available for different typ es of signals are shown below[...]

Operat ion 26 R emot e paging operations Y ou can operate your displa y softwar e program (on a connected PC) which responds to page up/down commands (like Microsoft P o werP oint) by pressing Pa ge U p and Pa g e D ow n on t he rem ote cont rol . See "Connecting a c omputer" on page 15 for details. Connect the projector to your PC or not[...]

Operation 27 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 ty pe 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 -V[...]

Operat ion 28 U sing the 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 page "4. Advanc e menu" on page 33 for more detail s.) The followi ng example descr ibes the adjust ment of the keystone. 1. Press 6 Men u on the pr[...]

Operation 29 1. Picture men u 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 Applicati on Mode (PC: Present ation; YPbPr/ S- Video/ V ideo: Movie) Pr e-defined application modes ar e pro vided so you can optimize[...]

Operat ion 30 Color T emp (depends on the selecte d Application mode) There are four color temper ature* settin gs available. 1. T1: With the highes t color temperature, T1 makes the image appear the most bluish white than other settin gs. 2. T2: Mak es images appear blui sh white. 3. T3: Maintains normal colorings for w hite. 4. T4: Mak es images [...]

Operation 31 2. Pr o-Picture men u 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 Auto Resize (on) A utomatically resi zes the input signal pixel resolutio n to the native resolution of the projec tor . On : The [...]

Operat ion 32 3. Setting menu FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Mute (off) T ogg les projector audio betwe en on and off. V olume (5) Adjusts audio volume level. OSD Time (10) Sets the length of time the OSD will remain active aft er your la st button press. The range is from 5 to 100 seconds. Quick Cooling (of f) Enables or d isables [...]

Operation 33 4. A dvanc e menu FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Mirror (Floor front) The projector can be installed on a ceil in g or behind a screen, or w ith one or more mirrors. Contact y our dealer for the ceili ng mount bracket (optional acc essor y) if y ou need to install the projector on y our ceiling. Ref er to "Choosing[...]

Operat ion 34 High Altitude Mode (off) A mode for operation in areas lik e high altitude or high temperature. W e recommend you use the High Altitude Mode when your environment is higher than 3000 feet abov e sea lev el, or is hotter t han 40 °C , or whene ver the projector wi ll be used for extended periods of time (>10 hour s) without shutdow[...]

Operation 35 5. Information menu This menu shows you the cur rent operati ng 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 source. Resolution Shows the native resolution of the i[...]

Maintenance 36 M aintenanc e Care of the pr oject or Y our project or needs littl e mainte nance. The on ly thing y ou need t o do on a r egular basis i s 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 notic[...]

Maintenance 37 Lamp information Calculation of lamp hour Wh en the pr ojector is i n operation, the du ration (by hour s) of lamp usage is aut omatically calcula ted by the bu ilt-in t imer . The met hod of calculating the equivalent lamp hour is as follows: T otal (equivalent) lamp hour = 3/4 (hours us ed in Ec onomic mode) + 1 (hours used in norm[...]

Maintenance 38 Rep l a c i n g th e l a m p • T o reduce the risk of electrica l shock, al ways turn the projector off and disconnect the power co rd before chan ging the lamp. • T o reduce the risk of severe burns, allow the projector to cool for at le ast 45 minutes before replacing the lamp. • T o reduce the risk of injuries to fingers and[...]

Maintenance 39 4. Disconnect the lamp con nector from th e projector . 5. Loosen the screw that secures the lamp . 6. Pull the lamp f rom the pr ojector . • Pulling it too quickly may cause the lamp to break and scatter broken glass in the projector . • Do not place the lamp in locations where water might splash on it, children can reach it , o[...]

Maintenance 40 12. Restart the pr ojector . Do not turn the power on w i th the lamp cover removed. 13. Resetting the lamp counter Do not reset if the lamp is not replaced as this could cause damage. i. Press and hold the Exit 5 butt on on the proj ec tor fo r 5 s econ ds to dis play the tota l use d lamp time. ii. Press Aut o on the project or or [...]

Maintenance 41 Indi ca tors Illustrati on • Blank - : Light OFF • O : Orange light • : L i g h t f l a s h i n g • R : R ed light • : L i g h t O N • G : Green light Light St atus & Description Power Te m p Lamp Power events -- Stand- by mode. -- The Pow e r i n d i c a t o r l i g h t is flashing during powering up . -- The projec [...]

Maintenance 42 Light St atus & Description Power Te m p Lamp Thermal events -- The project or has sh utdo wn automatically . If y ou try to r e-start the project or , it will shutdo wn again. Please contact your dealer for assistance. - - - R R R R G R R R G R R O R R G R[...]

Maintenance 43 Safety instruc tions for ceil ing mounting of y our BenQ projec tor W e want y ou to ha ve a pleasant experienc e usin g y our BenQ p roject or , 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 recommend that y[...]

Troubleshooting 44 T r oubleshooting THE PROJECT OR D OES NOT TURN ON. NO PICTURE BL URRED IMA GE REMOTE CONTR OL DOES NOT W ORK 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, make sure that it is switched[...]

Specifications 45 Specificat ions Pr ojector specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. General Pr oduct name Digital Projecto r Model name MP620p Optical Resolutio n 1024 x 768 X GA Displa y syst em 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/N umber F=2.6 to 2.77, f= 20.4 to 23.5 mm Lamp 200W lamp Electrical P owe r supply A C100–240V , 1.5A[...]

Specifications 46 T iming char t Supported timing for PC input Suppo rted timing for C omponen t-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 400 31.47 70.089 25.176 640 x 400_70 640 x 480 31.469 59.940 25.175 V GA_60 37.861 72.80[...]

Specifications 47 Dimensions Un i t : m m[...]

Warranty 48 W arra n ty Limited W arr anty BenQ warrants this product against any def ects in material and workmanship , under normal usage and storage. Proof of p urchas e date wil l be re quired wit h any war ran ty claim . In the e vent t his pro d- uct is found to be defectiv e within the warranty period, BenQ’ s only obligation and your ex c[...]

Regulation Stat ements 49 R egulation Statements FCC statement CLASS B : This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency e nergy and, if not installed and used in acc ordanc e with the instructions, may cause harmfu l inter- ference to radio communications. However , th ere is no guar antee that interferenc e will not occur in a part[...]