BenQ W1500 manual

W1500 Digital Pr ojector Home Cinema Series User Manual[...]

2 Table of contents T able of contents Important safety instructions ....... 3 Overview .......................................... 6 Shipping contents. ...................... ............... 6 Standard accessories ............. .......... ........... ... 6 Optional accessorie s ............. ............ ........... . 6 Replacing the remote control[...]

3 Important safety instructions Thank you f or your purchase of this quality BenQ vide o projector! It has been designed to pr ovide y ou with an enjo yable home theater viewing experience. For the best results, pl ease read this manual through careful ly as it is your guide thro ugh the contr ol menus and operation. Impor tant saf ety instructions[...]

4 Important safety instructions 5. Do not block th e vents holes while the projector is on (ev en in standby mode): - Do not cov er the projector with an y item; - Do not place the pr ojector on a blank et, bedding or an y other soft surface. 9. Do not look straight into the projecto r lens during operation. It ma y harm your sight. 6. In are as wh[...]

5 Important safety instructions 13. Nev er attempt to replace the lamp assembly until the pr ojector has cooled down and is unplugged from the power supply . 14. When you th ink ser vice or repair is r equired, tak e the projector onl y to a suitably qualif ied technician. 15. Do not attempt to disassemble this projector . There are dangerous h igh[...]

6 Important safety instructions Ov er view Shipping contents Carefull y unpac k and verify that y ou hav e the item s below . Some of the items ma y not be available depending on your r egion of purchase. Pl ease check with your place of pur chase. Standard accessories Some of the accessories ma y var y from r egion to region. The warranty card is [...]

7 Important safety instructions Replacing the r emote contr ol batteries 1. T o open the battery cover , turn the remote contr ol over to vie w its back, push on the finger grip on the cov er and slide it up in the dir ection of the arr ow as illustrated. The cov er will slide off. 2. Remov e any existing batteries (if necessar y) an d install tw o[...]

8 Important safety instructions If you use a non-BenQ brand pr ojector ceiling mount kit, ther e is a safety risk that the pr ojector ma y fall fr o m the ceiling due to an improper attachment thr ough the use of the wrong gauge or length scr ews. Y ou can purchase a BenQ pr ojector ceiling mount kit from the place y ou purchased your BenQ pr oject[...]

9 Important safety instructions Pr ojector featur es • Full HD compatible The pr o jector is compatible with St andard Defi nitio n TV (SDTV) 576i , Enhanced Definition television (EDTV) 480p, 576p and High Def inition TV ( HDTV) 720p , 1080i/p 60Hz formats, with the 1080p format pr oviding a true 1:1 image repr oduction. • High picture quality[...]

10 Important safety instructions Pr ojector exterior vie w Fr ont and upper side view 1. Control panel (See "Contr ol panel" on pag e 11 for details.) 2. Lamp cov er 3. V ent 4. Lens cap 5. Lens shift cov er 6. F ocus and Zoom ring 7. V ent 8. Fr ont IR sensor 9. Projection lens 10. HDMI por ts 11. Mini USB por t (Used for service) 12. RS[...]

11 Important safety instructions Contr ols and functions Contr ol panel 1. F ocus ring Adjusts the focus of the pr ojected image. 2. Zoom ring Adjusts the size of the image. 3. Lens shift cov er 4. T op IR r emote sensor 5. MENU/EXIT T urns on the On-Screen Displa y (OSD) menu. Goes back to pre vious OSD menu, exits and sa ves menu sett ings. 6. PO[...]

12 Important safety instructions Remote contr ol 1. PO WER ON/OFF T oggles the pr ojector between on and off mode. 2. Source selection k eys Selects a n input sou rce for displa y . 3. MENU/EXIT T urns on the On-Screen Displa y (OSD) menu. Goes back to pre viou s OSD menu, exits and sa ves menu se ttings. 4. Left Decreases the pr ojector volume. Wh[...]

13 Important safety instructions P ositioning y our pr ojector Choosing a location Y our proj ector is designed to be installed in one of four possible installation locations. Y our r o om la yout or personal pr efer ence will dictate which installation l ocation you select. T ak e into consideration the size and position of y our screen, th e loca[...]

14 Important safety instructions Obtaining a pr efer r ed pr ojected image size The distance fr om the projector lens to the screen, the zoom setting, and the video format each factors in the pr ojected image size. The pr o jector should alwa ys b e placed horizontally le v el (lik e flat on a table), and positioned dir ectly perpendicular 90° rig[...]

15 Important safety instructions If y o u place the pr ojector in a different positi on (to th at recommended), y ou will hav e to tilt it down or up to center the image on the scr een. In these situ ations, some image distortion will occur . Use the K eystone function to corr ect the distor tion. See "Corr ecting picture distortion" on p[...]

16 Important safety instructions Pr ojection dimensions Installation for a 16:9 ratio scr een The screen aspect ratio is 16:9 and the projected picture is 16:9 The abo ve numbe rs are appr oximate an d may be sligh tly differe nt from the actual measur ements. Only the recommende d screen sizes ar e listed. If y our screen size is n ot in the table[...]

17 Important safety instructions Installation for a 4:3 ratio scr een The illustrations and table below ar e provided f or th ose users who already ha ve 4:3 aspect ratio scr eens or intend to purchase 4:3 aspect ratio sc r eens to view 16:9 ratio pr ojected images. The scr een aspect ratio is 4:3 and the pr ojected pictur e is 16:9 The abo ve numb[...]

18 Important safety instructions Shifting the pr ojection lens vertically The ve r tical lens shift control pr ovides flexibil ity for in stalling your pr ojector . It allows the pr ojector to be positioned slightly abov e or below the top level of the pr ojected images. The lens shift (offset) is expre ssed as a percentage of the pr ojected image [...]

19 Important safety instructions Connecting with video equipment Y ou can connect the projector to any type of video e quipment, such as a VCR, D VD play er , Blu-ray pla yer , digital tuner , cable or satell ite decoder , video game co nsole or digital camera. Y ou can also connect it to a desktop or laptop PC or Apple Macintosh system. Y ou need [...]

20 Important safety instructions Connecting HDMI devices • Connecting HDMI devices to the projector with HDMI cables HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) suppor ts uncompressed video data transmission between compatible de vices like DTV tuners, D VD play ers, Blu-ra y pla yers and displa ys over a single cable. It provides pur e digital v[...]

21 Important safety instructions Connecting component-video devices Be sure to match the corr esponding colors betw een the cables and the terminals. The RC A type component video jacks are pr ovided for connection to video output devices. Y ou should also connect the separate audio cable to a suitable audi o amplifier . Connecting S-Video or video[...]

22 Important safety instructions Connecting a computer Connect the projector to a computer with a V GA cable . Many la ptops do not turn on their external video ports when connect ed to a projector . Usually a k ey combination like Fn + F3 or CR T/LCD key turns the e xternal display on/o ff. Locate a func tion k ey labeled CR T/LCD or a function ke[...]

23 Important safety instructions Using the pr ojector Preparations 1. Plug in and turn all of the connected equipment on. 2. If not already in, plug the supplied pow er cable into the A C inlet on the rear of the pr ojector . 3. Plug the power cable into a wall pow e r outlet and turn the wall switch on. Please use the or iginal acce ssories (e .g.[...]

24 Important safety instructions Selecting an input sour ce The pr ojector can be connected to mu ltiple equipment at the same time. When the pr ojector is first turned on , it will attempt to reconne ct with the input sour ce which was in use when the pr ojector was last shut down. T o select the video sour ce: • Using the remote control or pr o[...]

25 Important safety instructions Using the menus The pr ojector is equipped with multilingual On -Screen Displa y (OSD) menus for making various adjustments and settings. Below is the o verview of the OSD menu. T o use the OSD menus, pl ease set the OSD menu to yo ur familiar language . Securing the pr ojector Using a security cable lock The pr oje[...]

26 Important safety instructions Utilizing the passw ord function For security purposes and to help pre vent unauthorized use, the projector includes an option for setting up passw ord security . The passwor d can be set th rough the On-Scr een Display (OSD) menu. Once the passw ord is set and this function is selected, t he projector is passw ord-[...]

27 Important safety instructions Entering the passw ord r ecall procedur e 1. Mak e sure the Input P assword page displa ys on screen. Pr ess and hold AUT O on the projector or remote control for 3 seconds. The pr ojector will displa y a coded number on the scr een. "XXX" , as shown in th e illustration at right, are n umbers that vary de[...]

28 Important safety instructions Adjusting the pr ojected image Adjusting the pr ojection angle There ar e four adjuster fe et on the bottom of the projector . These can be used if necessar y to change the projection angle. Screw the f eet in or out as appropriate to aim and lev el the pr ojection angle. If the scre en and the projector ar e not pe[...]

29 Important safety instructions Using the pr eset and user modes Selecting a pr eset mode The pr o jector is pr eset with several pre-def ined pictur e modes so that you can choose one to suit your operating envir onment and input so urce pictur e type . T o select a pr eset mode that suits your need: 1. Press MENU/EXIT and then press / until the [...]

30 Important safety instructions 5. Press to highlight a pictur e mode that is closest to your need and pr ess MODE/ENTER and MENU/EXIT to go back to the User Mode Management page. 6. Here yo u can rename the User 1 , User 2 , or User 3 mode by pressing to highlight Ren ame User Mode and press MODE/ENTER . The Rename User Mode page displays. 7. Pre[...]

31 Important safety instructions Adjusting Color Highlight Color in the Picture -- Basic menu and adjust the values by pr essing / on the proj ector or re mote contr ol. Low er setting pr oduces less saturated colors; setting to t he minimum value mak es the image black and white. If the setting is too high, colors on th e image wi ll be overpow er[...]

32 Important safety instructions Advanced pictur e quality contr ols There ar e more advanced functi ons in the Picture -- Basic > Advanced... and Displa y menus to be adjusted to your pr eference. T o sa ve the settings, just pr ess MENU/EXIT to lea ve the OSD men u. Setting Black Le vel Highlight Black Lev el in the Picture -- Basic > Advan[...]

33 Important safety instructions Selecting a Gamma setting Highlight Gamma Selection in the Pict ure -- Basic > Advanced... menu and select a pref erred setting by pr essing / on the pr ojector or remote contr ol. Gamma ref ers to the relationship betw een input sour ce and picture brightness. • Gamma 1.6/1.8/2.0/BenQ Select these values accor[...]

34 Important safety instructions 1. In the Picture -- Basic > Advanced... menu, highligh t Color Manag ement and press MODE/ENTER . The Color Manag ement page displa y s. 2. Highlight P rimar y Color and press / to select a color from among Red , Gr een , Blue , Cyan , Mag enta and Y ellow . 3. Press to highlight Hue and press / to select its ra[...]

35 Important safety instructions Adjusting the sound The sound adjustments made as below will ha ve an effe ct on t he projector speak er(s). Be sure y ou ha ve made a corr ect connection to the projector audio input. See "Connecting with video equipment" on page 19 for how the audio input is connected. Muting the sound T o temporarily tu[...]

36 Important safety instructions Selecting the aspect ratio The "aspect ratio" is the r atio of the image width to the image height. Digital TV is usually in 16:9 ratio , which is the default for this projector , and most analog TV signals and D VDs are in 4:3 ratio . With the advent of digital signal pr ocessing, digital displa y devices[...]

37 Important safety instructions image. Anamorphic is most suitable for images which ar e already in a 16:9 aspect, lik e high definit ion TV , as it displa ys them without aspect alteration. 6. Letter Box : Scales a pictur e to fit the projector’ s native r esolution in its horizontal width and resize the pictur e’ s heig ht to the 3/4 of the [...]

38 Important safety instructions Operating in a high altitude en vir onment W e recommend that y ou activate High Altitude Mode when your envir onment is higher than 1500 meters (around 4920 f eet) above sea lev el, or whenev er the projector will be used for extended periods of time (>10 hours) without shutdown. T o activate High Altitude Mode:[...]

39 Important safety instructions Displa ying more than one image sour ce simultaneousl y Y our projector is capable of displa yi ng pictures simultaneously fr om tw o input sour ces, which can be used to enhance your pr esentation in an interesting wa y . Ensure the signals you want to displa y are cor rectly connected to the pr ojector . T o displ[...]

40 Important safety instructions W atching 3D content Y our BenQ projector supports playing thr ee-dimen s ional (3D) content transfer red thr ough D-Sub, Component, HDMI, Video , and S-Video . Y et you need th e req u i re d c o m pa t i b l e ha rdw a re a c ce ss o ri e s a n d software to pla y 3D content on BenQ projector . Connecting 3D video[...]

41 Important safety instructions P ersonalizing the pr ojector menu displa y The On-Screen Displa y (OSD) menus can be set accordin g to your pr eferences. The f ollowing settings do not affect the pr ojection settin gs, operation, or performance . • Menu Displa y Time in the System Setup > Menu Settings menu sets the l ength of time the OSD w[...]

42 Important safety instructions T urning the pr ojector off T o turn the projector off, pr ess PO WER on the projector or on the remote cont rol and a warnin g message appears. Pr ess the button again. • The Po wer indicator light flashes orange and the fans run for about two mi nutes to cool the lamp . The projector wil l not respond to an y co[...]

43 Important safety instructions On-Scr een Displa y (OSD) menus On-Scr een Displa y (OSD) structure Please note that the on-scr een displa y (OSD) menus vary according to the signal type selected. Main me nu Sub-menu Options Picture -- Basic Preset Mode Cinema/Dynamic/Standard/Use r 1/User 2/User 3/3D/ISF Day/ISF Night User Mode Management Brightn[...]

44 Important safety instructions Displa y Aspect Ratio Auto/Real/4:3/W ide/Anamorphic/Letter Bo x Ke y s t o n e Po s i t i o n Overscan Adjustment 0/1/2/3 PIP PIP On/Off Main Source HDMI 1/HDMI 2/Video/S-Video/Component 1/Component 2/PC/Wireless PIP Sour ce Active Wi ndow Main/PIP Po s i t i o n T op-Ri ght/Bottom-Left/Bottom -Right/T op- Left Siz[...]

45 Important safety instructions Note that the men u items are a vailable when the pr ojector detects at least one valid signal. I f there is no equipment connected to the projector or no sign al detected, li mited menu items ar e accessible . Advanced Setup Lamp Settin gs Reset Lamp Timer Equivalent Lamp Hour HDMI Settings HDMI Format Auto PC Sign[...]

46 Important safety instructions Pictur e -- Basic menu Function Description Preset Mode Pre-de fined picture modes ar e prov ided so you can optimize y our proje ctor picture set-up to suit your pr ogram type. See "Selecting a pr eset mode" on page 29 for det ails . User Mode Manag ement Selects a pr eset mode that most suits your need f[...]

47 Important safety instructions Audio Setup men u Function Description SRS Enables or disables the SR S function. Selecting On to enable the sur round sound. Mute See "Muting the sound" on page 35 f or details. Vo l u m e See "Adjusting the sound" on page 35 fo r d eta ils . Tr e b l e Adjusts the higher fr equencies of your au[...]

48 Important safety instructions Displa y menu Function Description Aspect Ratio There ar e several opti ons to set the picture’ s aspect ratio depending on your input sour ce . See "Selecting the aspect ratio" on page 36 for details. Ke y s t o n e Corr ects any k eystoning of the pi cture. See "Correc ting picture distortion"[...]

49 Important safety instructions System Setup menu Advanced Setup men u Function Description Langua ge Sets the language for the On-S cr een Display (OSD) menus. See "Using the menus" on page 25 for de ta ils . Splash Screen Allows you to select which lo go screen will dis play during projector start-up . Y ou can choose BenQ log o screen[...]

50 Important safety instructions Te s t P a t t e r n Pres s ENTE R to displa y the grid test pattern. It helps you adjust the image size and focus and c heck that the projecte d image is free of distor tion. The function is o nly avai lable when the projector dete cts no input signal. Closed Capti on Closed Cap tion Enable Activates the function b[...]

51 Important safety instructions Information menu This menu sho ws you the curr ent operating status of the pr ojector . Some pictur e adjustments are a vailable only when cer t ain input sour ces are in use . Una vailable adjustments are n ot shown on th e screen. Function Description Sour ce Shows the curr ent signal sour ce . Preset Mode Sho ws [...]

52 Important safety instructions Ad ditional information Car e of the pr ojector Y our projector needs little maintenance. The only thing you ha ve to do on a r egular basis is keep the lens clean. Nev er remo ve an y par ts of the proj ector except the lamp. Contact yo ur dealer or local c ustomer ser vice center if the pr ojector fails to operate[...]

53 Important safety instructions Lamp information Getting to know the lamp hour When the pr ojector is in operation, the duration (in hours) of lamp us age is automatically calculat ed by the built-in timer . See "Setting Lamp P o wer as Economic or Smart Eco" belo w for more information on Economic mode. T o obtain the lamp hour informat[...]

54 Important safety instructions Timing of r eplacing the lamp When the Lamp indicator lights up r ed or a message appears sugge sting it is time to replace the lamp , please install a new lamp or consult y our dealer . An old lamp may cause a malfunction in the projector and in some instances the lamp ma y explode . Go to http://lamp.BenQ.com f o [...]

55 Important safety instructions 2. Loosen the screw that secur es the lamp cov er on the side of the pr ojector until lamp cove r loosens. 3. Remove lamp cov er from the pr ojector . • Do not turn on the po wer with lamp co ver remo ved. • Do not insert your f ingers betwee n the lamp and the projector . The sharp edges inside the p r ojector [...]

56 Important safety instructions Resetting the lamp timer Do not reset the lamp timer if the lamp has no t been replac ed as this could cause damage. 14. After the start-up logo , press MENU/EXIT and then pr ess / until the Advanced Setu p menu is highlighted. 15. Press to highlight Lamp Settings and pr ess MODE/ENTER . The Lamp Settings page displ[...]

57 Important safety instructions Indicators There ar e three indicators whi ch show the status of the pr ojector . Check the follow ing for information about the indicator lights . If there is an ything wron g, turn the pr ojector off and contact your dealer . When the projector is in a normal state When the projector is in an abnormal state Po w e[...]

58 Important safety instructions T r oubleshooting Prob lem Cause Remedy The projector does not turn on. There is no power fro m the power cable. Plug the pow er cable into the A C inlet on the rear of the pr ojector , and plug the power cable into to the pow er outlet. If the power outlet has a s witch, make s ure that it is swit che d on . (See p[...]

59 Important safety instructions Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Optical Resolution 1920 (H) x 1080 (V) Display system Single-chip DLP TM system Lens F/Number F = 2.45 to 3.07, f = 15.78 to 25.12 mm Lamp Osram P-VIP 240W/0.8 E20.9n Electrical Power supply AC100–240V , 3.60 A, 50-60 Hz (Automatic) Power cons[...]

60 Important safety instructions Dimensions 339mm (W) x 120.2 mm (H) x 284.8 mm (D) Ceiling mount installation 339 284.8 120.2 Unit: mm Ceiling Mount screw: M4 (Max L = 8 mm) Unit: mm[...]

61 Important safety instructions Timing chart Suppor ted timing for PC input Resolution Mode Refresh rate (Hz) H. Fr eq. (KHz) Clock (MHz) 720 x 400 720 x 400 70.087 31.469 28.32 21 640 x 480 V GA _60 59.940 31.4 69 25 .175 V GA _72 72.809 37.8 61 31 .500 V GA _75 75.000 37.5 00 31 .500 V GA _85 85.008 43.2 69 36 .000 800 x 600 SV GA_56 56.250 35.1[...]

62 Important safety instructions 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080 _60 59. 939/60 67.432/67.5 148.35/148.5 640 x 480@67Hz MA C13 66.667 35.000 30.240 832 x 624@75Hz MA C16 74.546 49.722 57.280 1024 x 768@75Hz MA C19 74.93 60.241 80.000 1152 x 870@75Hz MA C21 75.06 68.68 100.00 Resolution Mode Refresh rate (Hz) H. Fr eq. (KHz) Clock (MHz) 720 x 480 480i 59.94[...]

63 Important safety instructions Suppor ted timing for HDMI (HDCP) input Resolution Mode Refresh rate (Hz) H. F req. (KHz) Clock (MHz) 640 x 480 V GA_60 59.940 31.469 25.175 V GA_72 72.809 37.861 31.500 V GA_75 75.000 37.500 31.500 V GA_85 85.008 43.269 36.000 720 x 400 720 x 400 70.087 31.469 28.3 221 800 x 600 SV GA_60 60.317 37.879 40.000 SV GA_[...]

64 Important safety instructions • *Supported timing for 3D signa l with Frame Sequential fo rmat. • The timings sho wing abo ve ma y not be supported due to EDID file and V GA graphic card limitations. It is possible that some timings cannot be chosen. *Supported timing for 3D signal with F rame Packing and T op-Bottom format. **Supported timi[...]

65 Important safety instructions Suppor ted timing for EDTV and HDTV (via Component 1 and Component 2 inputs) Suppor ted timing for Video and S-Video inputs Resolution Mode Refresh rate (H z) H. Freq. (KHz) Clock (MHz ) 720 x 480 480i 59.94 15.73 13.5 720 x 480 480p 59.94 31.47 27 720 x 576 576i 50 15.63 13.5 720 x 576 576p 50 31.25 27 1280 x 720 7[...]

66 Important safety instructions W ar ranty and Cop yright information Wa r r a n t y BenQ warrants this pr oduct against any defects in material and w orkmanship, under normal usage and storage. Proof of pur chase date will be requir ed with any warran ty claim. In the event this product is found to be defectiv e within the warranty period, Be nQ?[...]