BenQ W1500 manual

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

2 Table of contents T able of contents Important safety instructions ....... 5 Overview .......................................... 8 Shipping contents. ...................... ............... 8 Standard accessories ............. ........ ........... ..... 8 Optional access ories ............. .......... ........... ... 8 Replacing the remote control[...]

3 Table of contents Warranty and Copyright information .................................... 72[...]

4 Table of contents[...]

5 Important safety instructions Thank you f or your purchase of this quality BenQ vide o projector! It has been designed to pr ovide yo u 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[...]

6 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[...]

7 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 qualified technician. 15. Do not attempt to disassemble this projector . There are dangerous h igh [...]

8 Important safety instructions Ov er vie w 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[...]

9 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. Remove any existing batteries (if necessar y) an d install tw o [...]

10 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 om 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 yo ur BenQ pr ojec[...]

11 Important safety instructions Pr ojector featur es • Full HD compatible The pr ojecto r 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 qualit[...]

12 Important safety instructions Pr ojector exterior vie w Fr ont and upper side view 1. Control panel (See "Contr ol panel" on pag e 13 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[...]

13 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. P[...]

14 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[...]

15 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 ake into consideration the size and position of yo ur screen, th e locat[...]

16 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 ojector should alwa ys be placed horizontally le vel (lik e flat on a table), and positioned directly perpendicular 90° right-a[...]

17 Important safety instructions If you place the pr ojector in a differ ent position (to th at r ecommended), you will ha ve 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 f u nction to corr ect the distor tion. See "Corr ecting picture distortion" on p[...]

18 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 different fr om the actual measur ements. Only the recommende d screen sizes ar e listed. If y our screen siz e is not in the table[...]

19 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[...]

20 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 expr essed as a percentage of the pr ojected image [...]

21 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 pla yer , Blu -ra y play er , 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 nee[...]

22 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 pla y e rs, Blu-ray pl ay ers and displa ys over a single cable. It provides pur e digital[...]

23 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[...]

24 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[...]

25 Important safety instructions Using the Wir eless T ransmitter Pr oduct specification The BenQ Wir eless T ransmitter f or your model ma y w e ll function perfectly with these HDMI devices: At the time of writing, BenQ has do ne the testing with the devices listed abov e . Using an HDMI de vice not in this compatibility list with our wirele ss t[...]

26 Important safety instructions *Supported timing for 3D signal with F rame Packing f ormat. • Supported timing for PC input P ow er indicator Message and meaning 1080/60p 1920x1080 60 67.5 148.5 1080/24p* 1920x1080 24 27 74.25 Resolution Mode Refresh rate (Hz) H-frequency (kHz) Clock (MHz) 640 x 480 V GA_60 59.94 31.469 25.175 V GA_72 72.809 37[...]

27 Important safety instructions Wir eless transmitter synchr onization The factory default configuration will pair y our HDMI sour ce device with the projector . If the connection fails, follo w the procedur es below to set the pairing. 1. Connect the wir eless transmitter to an HDMI source de vice . (e.g. Blu-ra y , D VD pla ye r , A V -R pla yer[...]

28 Important safety instructions 9. When the message " Please Pr ess Registration Button on T ransmitter " displa ys, press the button on the wir eless transmitter . 10. When the message " Ad ding BENQ Tx " displa ys, and select OK . 11. When the message " Ad ding BENQ Tx " disappears, the sync function has completed s[...]

29 Important safety instructions Using the pr ojector Preparations 1. Plug in and turn all of the connected equipment on. 2. If not alr eady in, plug the supp lied power 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 origi nal acce ssories (e .g[...]

30 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 reconnect 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 proje[...]

31 Important safety instructions Using the menus The pr ojector is equipped with multilingual On -Screen Displa y (OSD) menus f or 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 oj[...]

32 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 passw ord can be set th r ough the On-Screen Displa y (OSD) menu. Once the passw ord is set and this function is selected, t he projector is passw ord[...]

33 Important safety instructions Entering the passw ord r ecall procedur e 1. Mak e sure the Input P assword page displa ys on scr een. Press 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[...]

34 Important safety instructions Adjusting the pr ojected image Adjusting the pr ojection angle There ar e four adjuster feet on the bott om 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[...]

35 Important safety instructions Using the pr eset and user modes Selecting a pr eset mode The pr ojector is preset with sev eral pre-defined pictur e modes so that you can choose one to suit y our 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 P[...]

36 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[...]

37 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 contro l. Low er setting prod uces less saturated colors; setting to t h e minimum value makes the image black a nd white. If the setting is too high, colors on th e image wi ll be overpow e[...]

38 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[...]

39 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 projector or r emote control. 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 [...]

40 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 Primary Color and press / to select a color fr om among Red , Gr een , Blue , Cyan , Mag enta and Y ellow . 3. Press to highlight Hue and press / to select its ran[...]

41 Important safety instructions Adjusting the sound The sound adjustments made as below will ha v e an effe ct on the pr ojector speaker(s). Be sur e you ha v e made a corr ect connection to the projector audio input. See "Connecting with video equipment" on page 21 for how the audio input is connected. Muting the sound T o temporarily t[...]

42 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[...]

43 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 [...]

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

45 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[...]

46 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 re q u i re d c om p a t i b l e h a rdw are a cc e ss or i e s a nd software to pla y 3D content on BenQ pr ojector . Connecting 3D vide[...]

47 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[...]

48 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 warning mess age 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[...]

49 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[...]

50 Important safety instructions Displa y Aspect Ratio Auto/Real/4:3/W ide/Anamorphic/Letter Bo x Ke y s to 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-Right/Bo ttom-Left/Bottom-Right/T op- Left Size [...]

51 Important safety instructions Note that the men u items are a vailable when the pr ojector detects at l east one valid signal. If ther e 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 F ormat Auto PC Si[...]

52 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 35 for det ails . User Mode Manag ement Selects a preset mode t hat most suits your need f[...]

53 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 41 for details. Vo l u m e See "Adjusting the sound" on page 41 fo r de ta ils. Tr e b l e Adjusts the higher fr equencies of your audi[...]

54 Important safety instructions Displa y menu Function Description Aspect Ratio There are se veral opti ons to set the picture’ s aspect ratio depending on your input sour ce . See "Selecting the aspect ratio" on page 42 for details. Ke y s t o n e Corr ects any k eystoning of t he picture. See "Corr ecting picture distortion"[...]

55 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 31 for de ta ils . Splash Screen Allows y ou to select which log o screen will displa y during projector start-up. Y ou can choose BenQ log o screen[...]

56 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 ima ge size and focus and c heck that the projecte d image is free of disto r tion. The function is onl y available w hen the projector dete cts no input signal. Closed Capti on Closed Cap tion Enable Activates the function[...]

57 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. Unavailable adjustments are n ot shown on th e screen. Function Description Sour ce Shows the curr ent signal sour ce . Preset Mode Sho ws th[...]

58 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 regular basis is k eep the lens clean. Nev er remo ve an y par ts of the proj ector except the lamp. Contact y our dealer or local c ustomer ser vice center if the pr ojector fails to operate[...]

59 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 calculated b y the built-in timer . See "Setting Lamp P o wer as Economic or SmartEco" belo w for more information on Economic mode. T o obtain the lamp hour informati[...]

60 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 r[...]

61 Important safety instructions Replacing the lamp • T o r educe the risk of electrical sh ock, alwa ys turn the projector off an d disconnect the po wer cord befo re changing the lamp. • T o reduce the risk of se vere burns, allo w the projector to cool for at least 45 minutes before re placi ng the lamp . • T o reduce the risk of injuries [...]

62 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 Setup menu is highlighted. 15. Press to highlight Lamp Settings and pr ess MODE/ENTER . The Lamp Settings page displa[...]

63 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[...]

64 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 pow er outlet has a s witch, make s ure that it is swit che d on . (See [...]

65 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[...]

66 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[...]

67 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 7 0.087 31.46 9 28.3221 640 x 480 V GA _60 59.940 31.4 69 25.1 75 V GA _72 72.809 37.8 61 31.5 00 V GA _75 75.000 37.5 00 31.5 00 V GA _85 85.008 43.2 69 36.0 00 800 x 600 SV GA_56 56.250 35.[...]

68 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 MAC13 66.667 35.000 30.24 0 832 x 624@75Hz MAC16 74.546 49.722 57.28 0 1024 x 768@75Hz MAC19 74.93 60.241 8 0.000 1152 x 870@75Hz MAC21 75.06 68.68 100.00 Resolution Mode Refresh rate (Hz) H. Fr eq. (KHz) Cl ock (MHz) 720 x 480 480i 59.94 [...]

69 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 40 0 7 0.087 31.469 28.3221 800 x 600 SV GA_60 60.317 37.879 40.000 SV GA[...]

70 Important safety instructions • *Supported timing for 3D signa l with F rame Sequential format. • The timings sho wing abo ve ma y not be supported due to EDID file and V GA grap hic 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 tim[...]

71 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 (Hz) H. Fr eq. (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 72[...]

72 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 n ormal usage and storage. Proof of pur chase date will be r equired with an y warran ty claim. In the e vent this pr oduct is found to be defectiv e within the warranty period, Be[...]