BOXLIGHT 12SF manual

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Copyright © 2001 by B OXLI GHT Poulsbo, Wash ington. All rights re served.[...]

FCC W arning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the li mits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These l imits are designed to prov ide reaso nabl e pr otecti on a gain st ha rmfu l in terfe rence in a resi dent ial i nsta l- lation. This equipment gene rates, uses and can radia te radio frequency[...]

Declar ation of C onfor mity Manuf actu rer:B OXLI GHT 19332 Powde r Hill Plac e, Poulsbo , Washington , USA We dec lare u nder ou r so le resp onsibi lity th at th e Studi o Exper ience Cine ma 12SF projector conforms to the following directives and norms: EMC Direct ive 89/ 336/EEC, Am ended by 93/68/ EEC EMC: EN 550 22 EN 55024 EN 61000-3-2 EN 6[...]

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i TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Safety Ins tructio ns iii Introd uction 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 1 Unpacking the Projecto r 1 Usage Guidelines 4 If You Need Assistance 4 Warranty 4 Setting up the Projector 5 Connecti ng the Enha nced Conn ectivity Module 7 Connecting a Video Device 9 Displayin g a TV sign al 11 Displayin g a D VD o r VHS[...]

ii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Maintenance & Troubleshooting 49 Clean ing the Lens 49 Replacing the Projection Lamp 49 Cleaning the Projection Lamp Filter Screens 52 Replacing the Batteries in the Remo te Control 53 Troub leshoot ing 54 Append ix 61 Spe cific at ions 6 1 Accessories 62 Audio/video inputs on the Enha nced Connectivity Module 63[...]

iii SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please read and foll ow all safety instruct ions provided BE FORE using your new projector. Fai lure to comply wit h safety instruc- tions may result in fire, electrical shock, or personal injury and may damag e or impair p rotection provided by equipment. P lease save all sa fety in str uctio ns. Safety D efi nition s: • [...]

iv Safe ty Instru ctions • Wa r n i n g : Refer all service to qualified service person nel. Ser- vicing your own projector wi ll void the warran ty. See below for the technical support contact information. • Caut ion: Don’t block ventilation openings. Use of an unautho- rized ceiling moun t may lead to ven tilation blocka ge and/or personal [...]

1 INTR ODUCTION The Studio Experience ® Cin ema 12 SF™ m ulti media proj ector is specifically de signed for home th eater applicati ons. It g enerates crisp, clear images using Digital Light Process ing™ (DLP ) tech- nology and Faroudja™ video pro cessing. It is easy to connect, easy to use, easy to transport, and easy to maintain. NO TE: T[...]

2 Intr oducti on If you are experienced in setting up presentation systems, use the Quick Start card that was included in the shipping box. For com- plete details on connecting and operating the projector, refer to this User’s Guide. F IG UR E 1 Shipping box contents 1. Pr ojector + lens cap 6. Enhanced Co nnectivity m odule 2. Soft car r y case [...]

3 F IG UR E 2 Front view of pro jector F IG UR E 3 Back view of projector F IG UR E 4 Back view of projector with Enhanced Connectivity Module attached focus ri ng zoom ring power cord connector heigh t adju stment button connecto r panel key p a d[...]

4 Intr oducti on Usag e Guideli nes • Do not look direct ly into the projection lens w hen the lamp is turned on. The bright lig ht may harm your eyes. • Do not block the grills on the projector. Re stricting the a ir flow can cause it to overheat and turn off. If this happens, you must wait a minute before attempting to turn it back on. • Ha[...]

5 SETTING UP THE PR OJECTOR There are a number a factors to consider when determining where to set up the projector, including the siz e and shape of your screen, the location of you r power outlets, and the distance between the projector and th e rest of your equipment. Here are some general gu idelines. NO TE: T o ensure adequate cable access, do[...]

6 Setti ng up the Pr ojector The image exits the projector at a given angle. This image offset is 125.5% when the projector is in 16:9 mode (the default mode). This m eans that i f you have an image 1 0’ high , the bottom of the image will be 2 .55’ above the cent er of the lens. The value is 113.7% for 4:3 mode. F IG UR E 6 Projection angle in[...]

7 Connec ting the En hanced C onnectiv ity Modul e The connector panel on the back of the projector looks like this: NO TE : Before you con tinue, mak e sure the pr ojector is unplugged and your equipment is turn ed o ff. F IG UR E 7 Connector panel The projector ships with an enhanced connectivity module. When you att ach it to the back of the pro[...]

8 Setti ng up the Pr ojector NO TE: If you have turned Auto Source off (page 45), you may need to pr ess the source button more than once to display an active source . The sources switc h in this order: PC 1-Analog, PC 1-Digital, Video 3-Component HDTV , Video 3-C omponent, Video 1 S-Video, Video 2-Compo site , PC 2-Component , and PC 2-Analog. The[...]

9 Connec ting a Vi deo De vice You can connect VCRs, DVD players, camcorders, digital cam- eras, video games, HDTV receivers, and TV tuners to the proj ec- tor. There is an audio in put. You can connect the a udio directly to the projector to get sound from the 3-watt onboar d speaker, or you can connect it to your stereo’s receiver to get sound [...]

10 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Basically, any device th at can change cha nnels is considered a tuner. The next st ep i s to f igur e ou t wh at t yp e of c onne cto rs /ou tp ut th e equipment you want to connect has. If there is more than one output, select the high est quality one. Compon ent video has th e best quality, followed by S-video, then[...]

11 Displa ying a TV signal NO TE: If needed, you can pur- chase longer cables at your local electr onics store. Determine the cables you’ll need (refer to the table on page 1 0 if necessary). This depends on what type of o utput is coming from the tuner (remember, you cannot directly connect the coaxial cable that enters your house from a cable o[...]

12 Setti ng up the Pr ojector F IG UR E 13 Connecting the projector to a TV tuner using the S-video cable and the A/V cable 5 Plug the power co rd into the side of the proj ector, then plug it into your electrical outlet. A surge-protected power strip is recommended. • The LED on the top of the projector (Figure 24 on page 30) lights g reen. Now [...]

13 8 Turn on your TV tuner. • The TV image should display on the projection screen. If it doesn’t, press the sour c e button on the keypad or the video button on the remote to displa y your TV image (press the button unti l “S-vide o” appears in the co rner). You can select a default source to determine wh ich source the pro- jector examine[...]

14 Setti ng up the Pr ojector If y our TV tun er has co mposite vi deo output : 1 Plug the A/V cable’s round yellow connector into the com- posite “video-out” con nector on your tuner (Figure 14). This connector may be lab eled “To Monito r.” 2 Plug the other yello w connector into th e yellow compos ite connector (labeled video 2) on the[...]

15 Displa ying a D VD or VHS tape Determine the cables you’ll need. This depends on what type of output is coming from the video device. Also, determine if you want the sou nd to come out of the projector or out of your ow n audio system. You can connect the audio directly to the proj ector to get sound from the 3-watt o nboard speaker, or you ca[...]

16 Setti ng up the Pr ojector F IG UR E 16 Connecting the projector to a video player using the S-video cable and the A/V cable 5 Plug the power co rd into the side of the proj ector, then plug it into your electrical outlet. A surge-protected power strip is recommended. • The LED on the top of the projector (Figure 24 on page 30) lights g reen. [...]

17 8 Plug in and turn on your video device. • The video im age should d isplay on th e projection screen. If it doesn’t, press the sour ce button on the keypad or the video button on the remote to displa y your video image. You can select a default source to determ ine which source the projector examines first during power-up f or active video;[...]

18 Setti ng up the Pr ojector If your video device has composit e video output : 1 Plug the A/V cable’s round yellow connector into the com- posite “video-out” connecto r on your video device (Figure 17). This connector may be labeled “T o Monitor.” 2 Plug the other yello w connector into th e yellow compos ite connector (labeled video 2)[...]

19 Projecting HDTV Determine the cables you’ll need (refer to the table on page 1 0 if necessary). This depends on what type of o utput is coming from the tuner (remember, you cannot directly connect the coaxial cable that enters your house from a cable or s atellite company, the signa l must pass throug h a tuner first .) Also, determine if you [...]

20 Setti ng up the Pr ojector 5 Plug the power co rd into the side of the proj ector, then plug it into your electrical outlet. A surge-protected power strip is recommended. • The LED on the top of the projector (Figure 24 on page 30) lights g reen. Now you are ready to turn on the equipment and watch HDTV. 6 Remove the projector’s lens cap. 7 [...]

21 If y o ur HD TV tuner has a D VI or com ponent ou tput: For DVI, connect an optional DVI cable into the connector labeled “PC 1 ”. Fo r comp onent, conne ct an opti onal co mponen t vide o cable into the connector labeled “video 3”. Follow the instruc- tions in th e previous section to connect and dis play these sources. Projecting a vid[...]

22 Setti ng up the Pr ojector T u rning Off the Projecto r If you want to turn off the proj ector for a short period of time , press the standb y button on the keypad or remo te. This blanks th e screen for fifteen minu tes, but keeps the projector running. (You can change the amou nt of time the projector stays in standby mode; see page 45 for det[...]

23 Connecting a Computer The projector ships with an analog VESA computer cable. If your computer has a di gital output, you can order the option al digital M1 computer cable. Using a digital source generates the highest quality a nd brightest ima ge possible. 1 Plug one end of the computer cable into the PC 2 connector on the projector. NO TE: Man[...]

24 Displaying your Comp uter S ource NO TE : Always us e the po w er cor d that shipped with the pro jector . 1 Remove the lens c ap. 2 Plug the power co rd into the side of the proj ector, then plug it into your electrical outlet. A surge-protected power strip is recommended. • The LED on the top of the projector (Figure 24 on page 30) lights g [...]

25 Uncheck any checke d boxes, then click Next. Windows automati- cally locates the driver. If this driver has been removed , reload the driver using your Win dows operatin g system CD. When Windo ws finds t he driver, you are ready to install i t. Click Next. Click Finish w hen installat ion is complete.[...]

26 NO TE : With some computers , the order in which you pow er up the equipment is ver y important. Most computers should be turned on last, after all other peri pherals have been turned on. Refer to your computer’ s documentation to determine the corre ct order . 5 The computer image should display on the projection screen. If it doesn’t, pres[...]

27 USING T HE PROJECTOR This section d escribes how to use and mak e adjustme nts to the projector. It also provides a reference to the keypad and remote buttons and the opti ons available from the on-screen menus. Basic Ima ge Adjustme nt 1 If the image doesn’t display completely , zoom the image (page 27 ), adjust the h eight of th e projector [...]

28 Usin g the Projecto r The projector is equ ipped with a s elf-locking, quick -release elev a- tor foot and button. To raise the projector: 1 Press and hold the elevator button (Figure 21) . 2 Raise the projector to the height you want, then release the button to lock the elevator foot into positio n. F IG UR E 21 Adjusting the height of the proj[...]

29 Using the Remote Cont ro l Install the 2 AAA batteries in the remote. See page 53 if you need help. Point the remote cont rol at the projection screen or at the front or back of the projector. The ran ge for optimum operation is about 25 feet. If you point the remote at the projectio n screen, the dis- tance to the screen and back to the project[...]

30 Usin g the Projecto r Using the K e ypad and Remot e Buttons While the me nus are displayed , the volume, source, and standby buttons on the keypa d act as menu navig ation buttons. See “Using the On-Screen Men us” on page 33 for deta ils. F IG UR E 24 Keypad and remote buttons Menu/select NO TE: If you have turned Auto Source off (page 45),[...]

31 Ke y s t o n e + - Use this fea ture to adjust th e image vertical ly and make a squarer imag e. 1 Press the ke y s t on e + butto n to reduce the upper part of the image, a nd press the ke y s to n e - button to reduce the lower part. You can also adjust keyston e from the Display men u (see page 34 for details on the menu). F IG UR E 25 Adjust[...]

32 Usin g the Projecto r Zoom mod e This activates the zoom feature. When you press this button, the zoom icon appears in the lo wer right corner of the screen. Press the zoom + button to zoom in on part of the im age, press the zo om - button to zo om out. When the image is zoo med, you can use the up/down/ left/right arrow button s to display a d[...]

33 Using the On-Scr een Menus The projector has menus tha t allow yo u to make image ad just- ments an d change a varie ty of setting s. Most of thes e adjust ments aren ’t av ailabl e dir ectl y fro m the keypad . NO TE: Some menu items may be gray ed out (dimmed) at cer tain times . This indicates the item is not applicable to y our setup or th[...]

34 Usin g the Projecto r Displa y Menu To access the Display menu settin gs, press the menu/select button to display the M ain menu, press th e down arrow to high light Display, t hen press menu/select ag ain to access the Dis play menu. F IG UR E 27 Display menu Ke y s t o n e This option helps t o keep the image square as t he angle of projec- ti[...]

35 1 Use the up and down arrows to highlight Con trast, press menu/s elec t , use the arrows to adjust the contrast, then press menu/s elec t to accept your changes. Tint NO TE: The color setting app lies to video sources only. T he tint set- ting applies to NTSC video sources only. The tint adjusts the red- green color balance in the projected ima[...]

36 Usin g the Projecto r Audio Menu F IG UR E 28 Display menu Vo l u m e You can al so adjust the vo lume directly f rom the projector’s key- pad. 1 Use the up and down arrows to highlight Vol ume, press menu/ sele ct , use the arrows to adjust the volume, then press menu/ sele ct to accept your changes. Mute This mute s the sound. 1 Use the up a[...]

37 Ima ge Menu f or Vide o Sour ces To access the Image menu settings, press the menu/select button to display the M ain menu, press the down arrow to high light Image, then press menu/se lect again to acce ss the Image menu. F IG UR E 29 Imag e me nu fo r vid eo so urce s Res ize Res ize allow s you to select fro m among four different re-sizin g [...]

38 Usin g the Projecto r T able 1: Resize o ptions for various setups If you have this so ur ce and this scr een aspect choose thi s res ize option to get th is imag e          ?[...]

39 # $   Enhan ced Wide screen %   &      ?[...]

40 Usin g the Projecto r Standa rd $  &      )*+ &  ?[...]

41 Overscan       &    ++  ) Zoom  +  ?[...]

42 Usin g the Projecto r Image Menu for Com puter Sources  *% men u/select    +7%  [...]

43 Auto I mage  2     +2 / % +   $  & $       [...]

44 Usin g the Projecto r Color Ma na gement M enu F IG UR E 34 Color Management menu Degamma NO TE: Y our viewing pr eferenc es may var y. C ycle through the degamma options and pic k the one you lik e the best.       [...]

45 Control Menu      4       %     menu/ se lect    +7%   ?[...]

46 Usin g the Projecto r Advanced Menu F IG UR E 36 Advanced menu Rear Pr oject (+  Rear Pr oject % 2 &  +   2  [...]

47 Res et #  menu /select     ,!6%  %4# 5 2?[...]

48 Usin g the Projecto r Status Menu  +     ) + % 7?[...]

49 MAINTENAN CE & T R OUBLESHO OTING      E  E  2  E  2 ?[...]

50 Mainte nance & T ro ubleshoot ing 3 *&   2       %       /,-[...]

51 5 6               ,-  .)    & ?[...]

52 Mainte nance & T ro ubleshoot ing Cleaning the Pr ojection Lamp Filter Scr eens *+ +& %     %[...]

53 Replacing the Batteries in the Remote Contr ol         +   )+   +[...]

54 Mainte nance & T ro ubleshoot ing Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 6'    2 +   2  )    [...]

55 T able 3: Pr oblem with the pr ojector Symptom Remedy The pr ojector is not run- ning (LED is not li t green) 7/   +    + 14?[...]

56 Mainte nance & T ro ubleshoot ing No soun d 12&  /+)  9:)  )  +  "     ) 12?[...]

57 T able 4: Pr o blem wit h a video imag e Symptom Remedy Ima ge is out of focu s   2       ) 7/ 2  B) [...]

58 Mainte nance & T ro ubleshoot ing Imag e fro m component source appears “greenish” +   )*   8F8% 9?8 :)* [...]

59 ;     ; AI6*>      % &       &  E  ?[...]

60 Mainte nance & T ro ubleshoot ing[...]

61 APPENDIX Specific ations  2     +) Te m p e r a t u r e Opera ti ng 50 to 10 [...]

62 Appendix Accessor ies NO TE: Use only Studio Experience-app ro ved accessories . Other products have not been tested with the pr ojector . P o wer Cords (o ne ships with pr ojector , type depends on cou ntr y) Standa rd Ac cessories (shi p with th e projector) Quick Star t card User’ s Guide Soft Case Ship ping Bo x VESA Computer Cable 6 ft (1[...]

63 Optional Accessories Audi o/vide o inpu ts on the E nhanc ed Conn ecti vity Modu le Hard Shell Sh ippi ng Case Audio/Video Cab le Pro jector Ceiling Mount Kit Delux e Insta-Theatre Scr een-80” diagonal, 4:3 ratio Delux e Insta-Theatre Scr een-60” diagonal, 4:3 ratio W all or Ceiling Mo untable Pr ojection Scr eens Projection La mp Modul e Hi[...]

64 Appendix Pr ojected Imag e S iz e NO TE: U se the gr aph and table to help you determ ine projected image siz es . F IG UR E 43 Projected image size for 16:9 aspect ratio              ?[...]

65 F IG UR E 44 Projected image size for 4:3 aspect ratio                Diagon al Screen Size [...]

66 Appendix[...]

67 IND EX Numeri cs !& !   A  % %B 13  ( $? 2      @   [...]

68 Inde x      % %@%? 8%?%? B    ?   ?B     +@    %F%??%? &?[...]

69 L    B   % B   B   B 8%B%B 6  %  ?[...]

70 Inde x S +   1 %@ '417&   @   ?     H [...]

Limited W arranty ; AI6*>  , 9 ; AI6*>  :.    4 ?- 5  2   ,95 :.    ; AI6*>  % '!%; AI6* >[...]

046*7*1*A371<3A1556<A<A0) Limited W ar ranty P eriod  6  (+          +     ?[...]

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