BenQ PB2140/PB2240 manual

We l c o m e PB2140 / PB2240 Digital Pr ojector M obile Series Us e r ’ s M a n u a l[...]

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Table of Contents iii T able of Cont ents Important Safety Instructions ............................... 1 Introduction ........................................................... 4 Projector Features ................................................................ 4 Shipping Contents ............................................................... 5[...]

Table of Contents iv 2. Pro-Picture Menu .................................................................................... 25 3. Setting Menu ............................................................................................ 26 4. Advance Menu ......................................................................................... 27 [...]

Important Safety In stru ctio ns 1 Important Safet y Instructions Y our Ben Q projector is desig ned and tested to meet the latest sta ndards for safety of infor- mation technology equipment. Ho wever , to ensure safe use of this product, it is important that you follo w the instructions mentioned in this m anual and marked on th e product. Caution[...]

Important S afety Instruction s 2 Safety Instructions 1. The lamp be comes e xtr emely hot during operation. A llow the pr ojec- tor to cool for a pproxim ate ly 45 minut es prior to r emoving the lamp assembly for replacement. 2. Do not oper ate lamps be yond the rated lamp life. Ex cessiv e operation of lamps beyond the rated life could cause the[...]

Important Safety In stru ctio ns 3 Safety In structions (C ontinued) 7. Do not block the ve ntilation holes. - Do not place this unit on a blanket, bedding or any other soft surfac e. - Do not cov er this unit with a cloth or any other item. - Do not place inflammables near the projector . If the ventilation holes are seriously obstructed, overheat[...]

Introduction 4 Int ro d uc t i on Proj e cto r Fea tu res The projector integ rates high-p erforman ce optical engine projection and a user -friend ly design to deliv er high reliability and ease of use. The projector off ers the following features: • Compact and po rtable unit • High quality manual zoom le ns • On e-ke y au to-a dju stm ent [...]

Introducti on 5 Shipping Co ntents Th e proj ecto r is ship ped wi th t he ca ble s requ ired for co nne ct ion to a PC and to v ideo equ ip- me nt. Ca ref ul ly u np ack an d ve ri fy tha t yo u h ave al l o f t he i tem s s how n b el ow. If a ny o f th es e items ar e missing, please contact your place of purchase. Project or Soft Carr y Case Re[...]

Introduction 6 Optional A cce ssories Proje c tor Ex ter io r View Front / Uppe r Si de Rea r Si de Bottom S ide 1. Macintosh adapte r 2. 200W lamp module 3. Ceiling mount kit 4. Wireless Pro 5. Presentatio n Plus 6. Component V ideo cable External control panel (See page 7 for detail ed information.) Front IR remote sensor V entilation grill Front[...]

Introducti on 7 Controls and F unctions External C ontrol P anel 1 2 3 9 6 8 5 11 10 4 7 12 13 1. P ow er (R efer to pag es 16 and 17 for more information.) T urns the projector on or off. 2. M enu Opens, saves and exits the on-screen menu. 3. Do wn 6 4. 5 Up 5. 3 Left 6. Right 4 The #2 to #6 keys are used t o select the desired menu ite ms and to [...]

Introduction 8 Re mote C ontrol Description Functions Descriptions Power T urns the projector on or off. Refer to pages 16 and 17 for more information. Freeze The image is frozen when Freez e is pressed. A “Pause” icon will appear in the lower right corner of the screen. T o release the function, press Freeze a gain. 5 Up, Menu 3 Left / Right 4[...]

Introducti on 9 Re mote Control Effectiv e Range Infra Red (IR) remote co ntrol sensors are located on the front and the back of the projector . The remot e control must be held at an angle within 30 degrees of the pr ojector’ s IR remote control sensors to function correctly . The distance between the remote control and the sen- sors should not [...]

Connection 10 Connec tion When connecting a signa l source to the pr ojector, be sur e to: 1. T urn all equipment o ff before making an y co nnections. 2. U se the corr ect signal cables for each source . 3. Ensure the cables ar e firmly ins erted. Connecting to a Laptop or Deskt op Comput er A Mac adapter (an optional accessory) is needed if you a[...]

Connection 11 Connecting Equipment to the C omponent V ideo Inp ut The projector is cap able of displayin g various Hig h Definit ion TV display modes . Some of these sourc es are: Most of these sourc es will provide an anal og component video output, a standard V GA out- put, or a YP b P r (default) format. The project or is capable of ac cepting [...]

Connection 12 If the selected video imag e is not displayed af ter the projector is turned on and the corr ect video source has been selected, c heck that the video source is turned on and operating cor- rectly . Also check that the signal cables have been connected correct ly . Au di o c a bl e Vid e o c a bl e Vi deo devices[...]

Installati on 13 Ins ta ll at io n Choo sing a Loca tion Y our projector is designed to be installed in the four installatio n configurations shown here: Floor front, Ceiling fr ont, Floor rear , Ceiling re ar . Y our room layout or pe rsonal preference will dictate which installation c onfiguration yo u use. For further information on the four con[...]

Installation 14 A djusting the H eight The proj ector is eq uipped with 1 quick-r elease adjus ter foot and 2 rear adjus ter feet. The se adjusters change t he image height and proj ection angle. T o adjust the pr ojector , 1. Lift the pr ojector up and press the adjuster button to releas e the adjuster . The ad juster will drop into position and b[...]

Installati on 15 There is 3% ~ 5% toleran ce among these numbers due to opt ical comp onent variations. * 1m = 3.28 feet, 1 feet = 0.305m, 1m = 100cm, 1 feet = 12 inch es Screen size c hart (4:3 aspect ratio) Distanc e from screen Diagonal measurement Distanc e from screen Diagonal measure ment Minim um zoom Max imu m zoom Minimum zoom Max imu m zo[...]

Operat ion 16 Operation Start U p 1. Switc h all of the connect ed equipmen t on. 2. Plug the po wer cor d into the pr ojector a nd into a wall sock et. 3. T urn on the wall socket switc h (where fitt ed). 4. Press and hold Pow e r on the re mote cont rol or proje ctor to st art the unit . Th e Pow e r indicator light flashes gre en and sta ys gree[...]

Operation 17 Shut do w n 1. Press Pow e r and a warn- ing message appears. Press Pow e r a second time to turn the pr ojector off. 2. The Pow e r i n d i c a t o r l i g h t flashes orange and the lamp shuts down, the fans continue t o run for approximately 90 sec- onds to cool do wn th e projector . T o protect the lamp, the projec- tor will not r[...]

Operat ion 18 Digital K eystone C orrectio n K eystonin g refers t o the situation wher e the projecte d image is noticeably wider at either the top or bottom. It occurs when the projector is not p erpendicula r to the screen. T o correct this, you can perform the following steps. 1. Adjust the height of the projec- tor . 2. Press Keystone or AUTO [...]

Operation 19 Sourc e Selection T o sequentially select input sources, press the Sourc e key on th e p ro je c tor con t ro l panel or the remote control. The selected source wil l be displayed at the bo ttom righ t of the screen for 3 seconds. Au t o Ad j u s t m e n t I n s o m e c a s e s , y o u m a y n e e d to o p t i m i z e t h e picture qua[...]

Operat ion 20 Blank In order to draw the audience’ s fu ll attention to the pr esenter , you can use Blank to hide the screen i mage. Pr ess Blank again t o restor e the image. A wor d “ BLANK ” appear at the bott om rig ht corner of the screen when the image is hidden. Zoom / Focusi ng Adjust the pr ojected image to y our desir ed size using[...]

Operation 21 M enu Operatio n Me nu S y st e m Please note t hat the OSD men us vary accordi ng to the si gnal ty pe select ed. Functions a vailable when rec eiving different signal types.. . Sub-Menu PC Vid eo / S -Vi de o / Component V ideo Picture Preset Mode Keystone Brightness Contrast Preset Mode Keystone Brightness Contrast Color Ti n t Pro-[...]

Operat ion 22 Us i n g t h e Me n u s The pr ojector is equipped with on-scr een disp lay (O SD) menus f or making various adj ust- ments and settings. There ar e 10 diffe rent men u language s. (Refer to page 27 for more d etails.) The followi ng example descri bes the adjustmen t of the keystone. 1. Press Menu to turn the on-scr een menu on. 3. A[...]

Operation 23 1. Picture M enu FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Preset Mode Pr eset modes are pro vided so you can optimize y our pr ojector image set-up t o suit your pr ogram type. PC Si gna l Input 1. Pr esentation Mode : Is designed for presentations. Th e bright ness is emphasized in this mode . 2. Viv i d Mo de : I s perf ect f or pl ayin g game s. Th e c[...]

Operat ion 24 Color Incr eases or decr eases the c olor inte nsity of the image. This function is not available when a PC inp ut is selected . Ti nt Ad justs the c olor tone s of the image. The higher the value, t he more r ed- dish the i mage becom es. The lo wer the val ue, the mor e greenis h the image be comes. This function is not available wh[...]

Operation 25 2. Pr o-Picture M enu FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Auto Resize Makes the best fit of the image t o the screen. 1. On 2. Off Aspect Ratio The re ar e two aspect ratio settings. 1. 4 : 3 (Standard) 2. 16 : 9 (Wi de Screen) H Position Adjusts the horizontal posi- tion of the projected image. This function is avail- able only when a PC input selec[...]

Operat ion 26 3. Setting M enu *About c olor temperatures: There are many different shades that are considered to be “w hite” for various purp oses. One of the common methods of representing white color is known as the “c olor temperature” . A white color with a low color te mperature appear s to be r eddish white. A whit e color with a hig[...]

Operation 27 4. A dvance M enu FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Mirror The projector can be installed on a ceil ing or b ehind a screen, or w ith one or more mirrors. C ontact your dealer for the ceiling mount brack et (optional acc essor y) if y ou need to install the projector on y our ceiling.  Floor front: Select this setting with the projector set on t[...]

Operat ion 28 5. Information Men u This menu shows you the cur rent operating status of the proje ctor . FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Source Shows the current signal sourc e. Resolution Shows the nativ e resolution of the input signal. Preset Mode Shows the se lected mode in Pictur e menu. Lamp Hour Displays the numb er of hours the lamp has been use d. Sy[...]

Maintenance 29 M aintenanc e Y our proj ector needs l ittle maint enance. Things y ou hav e to d o on a r egular basis ar e k eep the lens clean. Nev er remo ve an y parts of the pr ojector ex cept t he lamp. Contact y our dealer if other parts needs replacin g. Cleaning the Lens Clean the lens whene ver y ou notice dirt or dust on the surface. [...]

Maintenance 30 Lamp Informatio n W arning Message When the Lamp indicator lights up r ed or a message appears suggesting it is time to replac e the lamp , please in stall a new lamp o r cons ult your dealer . An old lamp may cause a mal- function in the projector and in some instances the lam p may br eak. For mor e detailed info rmation on lamp wa[...]

Maintenance 31 Step 1. T urn the power off and disconnect the projector f rom the wall socket. Step 2. T urn the projector over . Then loosen the scre ws and rem ove t he l am p cover. If the lamp is hot, avoi d burns by waiting for 45 minut es until the lamp has coo led . Step 3. Loosen the screw that fixing the lamp to the projector. If the screw[...]

Maintenance 32 Te m p I n f o r m a t i o n When the T emper ature warning light is on, it is warning you of the following p ossible prob- lems: 1. The intern al temperature is too hig h. 2. The fa ns are not working. T u rn the pr ojector off and contact q ualif ied service personnel for further help. For mor e detailed info rmation, please refe r[...]

Maintenance 33 Lamp events -- It is warning y ou that lamp usage has ex ceeded 2000 / 3000 (Economic mode ) hours. Replace the project ion lamp w ith a new one immediat ely . -- The lamp is not properly attache d or the lamp is da maged. Please contact your dealer for assistanc e. Thermal events - The projec tor has shutdown automa tically . If you[...]

Maintenance 34 Serv ice I nformatio n A cc essories (included in the standar d package) Optional A cce ssories (not included in the standard package) Ordering P a rts or Getting Information For pr oduct information, pr oduct assistanc e, se rv ice information, or to order acc essories, please v isit the BenQ Corporat ion website at http://www.BenQ.[...]

Troubleshooting 35 T r oubleshooting THE PROJECT OR D OES NO T TURN ON. NO PICTURE BL URRED IMAGE REMOTE CONTR O L DOES NOT W ORK 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, make sure that it is switched[...]

Specifications 36 Specifications Pr ojector Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. General Produ ct nam e Di gi tal Proje ctor Model name PB2240 1024 x 768 X GA PB2140 800 x 600 SV GA Optical Displa y syst em 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/N umber PB2240 F=2.4 to 2.6, f= 24.0 to 29.1 mm PB2140 F=2.4 to 2.6, f= 18.6 to 22.7 mm La[...]

Specifications 37 Tim i n g C h ar t Supported Timing for PC Input Supported T iming for Co mponent-YP b P r Input Supported T iming for V ideo and S-Vid eo Inputs Resolution Horizont al Frequency (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Mode 720 x 400 37.927 85.039 35.500 720 x 400_85 640 x 480 31.469 59.940 25.175 V GA _60 37.861[...]

Dimensions 38 Dimensions Un it : m m 86.8 81.8 180 238[...]

Warranty 39 W ar rant y Limited W ar rant y BenQ warrants this pr oduct against any defects in material and workmanship , under normal usage and storage. Ex clusion to W arr anty : The lamps are c onsidered as consu mab le i tems and are war- ranted for 90 days or 500 hours, whichever oc curs first. Proof of pur chase date will be requir ed with an[...]

Regulation Stat ement s 40 R e gulation Statements FCC Stateme nt CLASS B : This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in acc ordance with the instructions, may cause harmful int er- ferenc e to radio communications. H ow ever , there is no guarantee that interferen ce will not occur in a pa[...]