BenQ SP920P manual

SP920 P Dig ital P r ojector Us e r M a n u a l W elc ome[...]

2 Table of contents English Ta b l e o f c o n t e n t s Important safety instructions ..... 3 Introduction ..... ........................... 6 Projector features ............................ 6 Shipping contents ........................... 7 Projector exterior view ................... 8 Controls and functions ................... 9 Projector .......[...]

3 Important safety instructions English Thank you for your pur chase of this quality BenQ pr ojector! I t has been designed to pr ovide you with an enjoyable v iewing experience in vario us situation s. For the best results, please read this manual through carefully as it is your guide thr ough the control menus and operation. Impo r tant safet y i[...]

4 Important safety instructions English 5. In areas where the mai ns voltage may fluctuate or cut out, it is recommended that you connect your pro jector through a po wer stabilizer , surge protector or uninterruptible power supply (UPS). 6. The lamp becomes extremely hot duri ng operation. Allow the projector to cool for approximately 45 minutes p[...]

5 Important safety instructions English 12. Always place the proje ctor on a le ve l, horizontal surface during operation. - Do not use if tilted at an angle of more than 10 degrees left to right, nor at angle of more than 15 degrees front to back. Using th e projector w hen it is no t fully horizo ntal may cause a malfunction of, or damage to, the[...]

6 Introduction English I ntr oducti on Pr ojector features The projector int egr ates high-performance optical engine projection and a user-friendly design to deliv er high reliability and ease of use. The project or offers the follo wing features. • Selectable dual-lamp projection capable of displaying super- brig ht images • W all colo r corr[...]

7 Introduction English Shipping contents Carefully unpack and v erify that y ou have all of the items shown below . If an y of these items are missin g, please contact your plac e of purchase. Standard ac cessories The supplied accessories will be suitable for your region, and may differ from those illustrated. *The warranty card is only supplied i[...]

8 Introduction English Proj ec to r e xte r ior v i ew 1. La mp co ver 2. V ent (heated air exhaust) 3. Pr ojection lens 4. Extern al contr ol panel (See page 9 for details.) 5. Focu s ring and Zoom ring (See page 9 for details.) 6. V ent (cool air intak e) 7. Front IR r emote sensor 8. A C powe r cord inl et 9. Adjuster feet 10. K ensington anti-t[...]

9 Introduction English Contr ols and functions Pro je cto r 1. Focus ring Adjusts the focus of the projected picture. See "Fine-tuning the image size and clar ity" on page 28 for details. 2. Zoom ring Adjusts the size of the project ed picture. See "Fine- tuning the image size and clar ity" on page 28 for details. 3. POWER indic[...]

10 Introduction English R emote co ntrol 1. Power T oggles the projector between standby mode and on. See "Starting up the pr ojector" on page 23 and "Shutting do wn the projector" on page 40 for detai ls. 2. ASPECT Selects the display aspect ratio. See "Selecting the aspect r atio" on page 30 for details. 3. CAPTURE C[...]

11 Introduction English 18. Right/ Locks the keys on the projector . Se e "Locking control k eys" on page 37 for det ails. Whe n the On-Screen Displa y (OSD) menu is activated, the #4, #6 and #18 k eys are used as direction al arrows to select the desir ed menu items and to make adjustments. See "U sing the On-Screen Display (OSD) me[...]

12 Positioning your projector English Po s i t i o n i n g y o u r p r o j e c t o r Choosing a location Y our room la yout or personal prefer ence will dictate which installation location you select. T ake into consideration the size an d position of your screen, the loca tion of a suitable power outlet, as well as the location and distance betw e[...]

13 Positioning your projector English O btaining a preferr ed projected image siz e The distance from the pr ojector lens to the screen, th e zoom setting, and the video format each factors in the projected image size. 4:3 is the native aspect ratio of this projector . T o be able to project a co mplete 16:9 (widescreen) aspect ratio image, the pro[...]

14 Positioning your projector English Ho w to determine the position of th e projector for a give n screen size 1. Se lect your screen size. 2. Re fer to the table and find the closest match to y our screen size in the left columns labelled "4:3 screen diagonal" . U sing this value, look across this ro w to the right to find the corr espo[...]

15 Positioning your projector English Pr ojection dimensi ons Ref er to "Dimensions" o n page 52 for the center of le ns dimensions of this pr ojector before calculating the appr opriate po sition. Maximum zoom Minimum zoom Projection dist ance Center of lens Screen V ertical offset 4:3 screen diagonal Dist ance from screen in mm V ertica[...]

16 Connection English Conn ec ti on W hen connecting a si gnal source to the projector , be sur e to: 1. T urn al l equipment off befor e making any c onnections. 2. U se the correct signal cables for each sourc e. 3. Ensure the cables are firmly inserted. In the connections s hown below , some cables may n ot be included with the projec tor (see &[...]

17 Connection English Connecting a mo nitor If you want t o view your presentation close-up on a moni tor as well as on the scr een, you can connect the D-SU B OUT sig nal output socket on the projec tor to a n exter nal m onitor wit h a V GA o r V G A to DVI- A cable by following the instructions below . T o connect the projector t o a monitor: Th[...]

18 Connection English Connecting Video sour ce dev ices This section describes how to connect the pr ojector to V ideo source devi ces using video cables. V ideo cable connections are r ecommended for V ideo presentations. Y ou can co nnect your pr ojector to various V ideo sourc e devices that provide an y one of the following output sockets: •H[...]

19 Connection English Connecting a HDMI sourc e dev ice The project or pro vides a HDMI input so ck et that allows you to connect it to a HDMI source device like a DVD play er , a DT V tuner or a display . HDMI (High-Definition M ultimedia Interfac e) suppo rts uncompressed video data t ransmission between compatible devices like DTV tuner s, DVD p[...]

20 Connection English Connecting a D VI-D sourc e device The project or pro vides a DVI-D input sock et that allows yo u to connect it to a DVI-D sour ce device lik e a DVD play er . DVI- D format is used to directl y carry a digital signal to a digital display without signal conv ersion. The pure digital connection pr ovides faster and higher imag[...]

21 Connection English Connecting a Component V ideo source device Examine your V ideo source device to determine if it has a set of unused Component Vid eo output sockets available: • If so , you can co ntinue with this procedur e. • If not, you will need to reassess which method you can use t o connect to the device. T o co nnect the projector[...]

22 Connection English Connecting an S-Video or a composite V ideo source device Examine your V ideo source device to determine if it has an unused S-Video or V ideo output socket available: • If it has both sock ets, use the S-V i deo output socket for connection as the S-Video terminal pro vides better picture quality than the Video te rminal. S[...]

23 Operation English Operation Star ting up the project or 1. Plug the po wer cor d into th e projector and i nto a wall sock et. T ur n on the wall so ck et sw itch (where fitt ed). 2. Pr ess Power on t he proje ctor or re mote cont rol to sta rt the projector . As soon as the lamp lights up , a " Po w e r O n T o n e " will be hear d. T[...]

24 Operation English U sing the On-Screen Displa y (OSD) menus The projector is equipped with On-Screen Displa y (O SD) menus for making various adjustments and settings. Below is the ov er view of the OSD menu. T o use the OSD menus, please set the OSD menu to your familiar language fi rst. Securing the projector U sing a secur ity cable lock The [...]

25 Operation English U tilizing the password function For security purposes and to help prevent unauthorized use, the pr ojector includes an option for setting up password security . The password can be set through the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu. Y ou will be inconven ienced if you activate the password functionality and subseq uently forget the [...]

26 Operation English Entering the password r ecall procedure Pres s a nd ho ld AUTO on the projector or remote c ontrol for 3 seco nds. The project or will display a coded n umber on the screen. W r ite do wn the number and tu rn off your pr ojector . Seek help from th e local BenQ serv ice c enter t o decode the n umber . Y ou may be r equired to [...]

27 Operation English S witching input sig nal The project or can be con nected to multiple devices at the same time. H owever , it can only display one full screen at a time. Whe n starting up , the projector au tomatically search for the available signals. Be sure the Quick Auto Search fu nc t i o n in t h e SOURCE menu is On ( w hi c h is t h e d[...]

28 Operation English Ad j u s t i n g t h e pr o j e c te d i m a g e A djusting the projection angle The project or is equipped with 4 adjuster feet. These adjuste rs change the picture height and pr ojection angle. T o adjust the pr ojector , slightly lift the front or the back of the projector an d screw the feet in or out until the picture is p[...]

29 Operation English Cor recti ng keys tone K eystoning ref ers to the situation where the projected image is notic eably wider at either the to p or bottom. It occurs when the projector is not perpendi cular to the scr een. T o correct this, besides adjusting the height of the pr ojecto r , you will need to manually c orrect it by following one of[...]

30 Operation English Selectin g the a spect ratio The 'aspect ratio' is the r atio of the image width to th e image height. Mo st analog TV and co mputers are in 4:3 ratio, and digital TV and DVDs are usually in 16:9 ratio . W ith the adve nt of digital signa l pr ocessing, digital disp lay devices like this projector can dynam ically str[...]

31 Operation English Optimizing the i mage Us i n g W a l l C o l o r In the situation where y ou are pr ojecting onto a color ed surface such as a painted wall which may not be whit e, the W a ll Color featur e can help correct the projected pictur e’ s color to pr event possible color differ ence betw een the source and projected pictures. T o [...]

32 Operation English Setting the User 1/User 2 mode There ar e two user -definable modes if the current a vailabl e picture mod es are not suitable for y our need. Y ou can use one of the pictur e modes (ex cept the User 1/2 ) as a starting p oint and customize the settings. 1. Pr ess MENU/EXIT and then press / until the PICTURE me nu is h ighli gh[...]

33 Operation English A djusting Brilliant Color Hi ghligh t Brilliant Color in th e PICTURE menu and select by pressing / on the projector or remote contro l. This feature utilizes a new co lor-pr oc essing algor ithm and system level enh ancements to enable h igher brig htness while providing truer , more vibrant colors in picture. It enables a gr[...]

34 Operation English Please refer t o the illustration to the rig ht for how the colo rs rela te to e ach ot her. For e xample, if you select R ed and set its range at 0, only pur e red in the pr ojected picture wil l be selected. I ncreasing its range will include red close to y ellow and red close t o magenta. 5. Pr ess to highlig ht Saturation a[...]

35 Operation English 5. Pr ess to highlight Timer Counting Direction and select your desired c ounting direction by pr essing / . 6. Pr ess to highlight Timer Audible Reminder and decide if yo u want to activat e the sound reminder by pr essing / . If you select On , a double beep sound will be heard at the last 30 seconds of c ounting down/up, and[...]

36 Operation English Hid ing th e i ma ge In order to draw the audience's full attention to the presenter , you can use BLANK o n t he p roj e ct or or re mo te co nt ro l to hi de t he sc re en i ma ge . The wor d ' BLANK ' appears in the corner of the scr een while the image is hidden. W hen this function is acti vated with an audi[...]

37 Operation English Locking control k e ys W ith the control k eys on the projector lock ed, you ca n prev ent your projector settings from being changed accidentally (by children, f or example). W hen the Panel Key Lock is on, no co ntrol keys on the pr ojector will opera te exc ept Power . 1. Pr ess / or go to the SYSTEM SETUP: Basic > Panel [...]

38 Operation English Cr eating y our own star tup screen In addition to selecting the project or preset startup sc reen fr om among BenQ logo , Black or Blue screen, y ou can make y our own star tup screen that is a picture pr ojected from your comput er or video source. T o creat e your o wn startup screen, project the pictur e yo u want to use as[...]

39 Operation English Setting the lamp mode This projector is capable of dual-lamp projection an d pr ovides three lamp modes for differe nt purposes: Y ou can perform the following steps t o choose a lamp mode acc ording to your prefe rence. 1. Pr ess MENU/EXIT and then press / until the SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced me nu i s high light ed. 2. Pr ess to [...]

40 Operation English Shutting down the projector 1. Pr ess Po w e r and a confirmation message displays prompting yo u. If yo u don't respond in a few sec onds, the message wil l disappear . If you want to cancel the message, press any k ey exc ept PAGE / a n d LASER on the rem ote con trol . Do not look into the l aser light window or shine t[...]

41 Operation English On-Screen Displa y (OSD) M enus Me n u s t r u c t u r e Please note that the on-screen displa y (OSD) menus vary according t o the signal ty pe selected. Some functions are a vailable only when certain input signals are in use. The menu items are a vailable when the projector d etects at least one valid sig nal. If there is no[...]

42 Operation English The default values listed in this man ual, especially on pages 43 - 45 , are for refe rence only . They may vary from the projectors due t o the continuous impro vement to the produ cts. 4. SYSTEM SETUP: Basic Presentation Timer Timer Period 1~240 minutes Timer Display Al ways/1 min/2 min/3 min/Ne ver Timer Posit io n Bottom-Ri[...]

43 Operation English Description of each men u FUNCTION (default setting/value) DESCRIPTION Wall Color ( Off ) Corrects the projected pictur e’ s color when the projection surface is not white. See "U sing W all Color" on page 31 for detail s. Aspect Ratio (Auto) There are four options t o set the image's aspect ratio depending on [...]

44 Operation English FUNCTION (default set ting/value) DESC RIPTION Quick Auto Search ( On ) See "Switching input signal" on page 27 for details . Color Space Conversion ( RGB ) See "Changing Color Spa ce" on page 27 for details. Presentation Timer Reminds the pr esenter to fini sh the presen tation within a certain time frame. [...]

45 Operation English The INFORMATION menu sho ws you the current operating status of the projector. FUNCTION (default setti ng / value) DESCRIPTION Lamp Settings Lamp Mode ( Du al-Brighte st ) See "Setting t he lamp mode" on page 39 for details. Reset Lamp #1 Timer Reset Lamp #2 Timer Once the lamp is renew ed, select Re s e t to return t[...]

46 Maintenance English M aintenanc e Care of the pr ojec tor Y our project or needs little mainten ance. The only thing y ou n eed to do on a regular basis is to keep the lens clean . Nev er remov e an y par ts of the p rojector ex cept the lamp. Co ntact your dealer if othe r par ts need re placing. Cleaning the lens Clean the lens whenever y ou n[...]

47 Maintenance English Extending lamp life The projection lamp is a consumable it em that norma lly can last up to 2000-3000 hours with proper usage. T o keep the lamp life as long as possible, y ou can do the following settings via the OSD menus. • Setting Lamp Mode a s Dual-Reliable Compared t o Dual-Brightest mode, using Dual-Reliable mode red[...]

48 Maintenance English Re p la ci n g t h e l a m p • T o reduce the risk of electrica l shock, always turn the projector off and disconnect the power cord before changing the l amp. • T o reduce the risk of severe b urns, a llow the projector to cool for at least 45 m inutes before replacing the lamp. • T o reduce the risk of inju ries to fi[...]

49 Maintenance English 7. Lift the handle so that it stands up. U se the handle to slowly pull the lamp out of the projector . Pulling it too quickly may cause the lamp to break and scatter broken glass in th e projector . Do not place the lamp in loca tions where water might splash on it, ch ildren can reach it, or near flammable materials. Do not[...]

50 Maintenance English Ind ic ator s Light St atus & Description POWER TEMP LAMP1 LAMP2 Power events Orange Off Off Off Stand-by mode. Green Flashing Off Off Off P ow ering up. Green Off Off Off N ormal operation. Orange Flashing Off Off Off 1. The pr ojector needs 90 secon ds to cool down as it was abnormally shut down without the normal cooli[...]

51 Troubleshooting English Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g The projector does not turn on. No p i c t u re Blurred image Remote c ontrol does not work The password is incorrect Cause Remedy There is no power from the power cable. Plug the power cord i nto the AC inlet on the projector , and plug the p ower cord into the power ou tlet. If th e power ou[...]

52 Specifications English Specifications Pr ojector specifications All specifications are subje ct to change without n otice. Dimensions 443.0 mm (W ) x 167.0 mm (H) x 355.0 mm (D) Optical Re so l ut i o n 1024 x 768 X GA Display system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/ N umb er F=2.4 to 2.55, f=23.88 to 27.46 mm Lamp 280 W lamp x 2 Electrical P ower supply A C 1[...]

53 Specifications English Ti mi n g c ha r t Supported timing for Analog RGB input Supported timing for C omponent-YP b P r input Displaying a 1080i(1 125i)@60Hz or 1080i(1 125i)@50Hz signal may resu lt in slight image vibration. Supported timing for V ideo and S-V ideo inputs Resolution Horizont al Frequency (k Hz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pi[...]

54 Specifications English Supported timing for D VI-D and HDMI (HDCP) input Displaying a 1080i_50 or 1080i_60 sig nal may result in slight image vibration. Resolution Horizont al Frequency (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Mode 720 x 400 31.469 70.087 28.3221 720 x 400_70 640 x 480 31.469 59.94 0 25.175 VGA _60 37.861 72.80 [...]

55 Other information English Other information W a rran ty a nd C o pyri ght informat ion Limited warrant y BenQ warrants this product agai nst any def ects in mate rial and workma nship, under normal us age and storage. Pr oof of purc hase date will be required with an y warr anty claim. In the event this pr oduct is found to be defecti ve within [...]

56 Other information English[...]