Go to page of
Similar user manuals
-
Projection Television
Dukane DVP505A
2 pages 0.1 mb -
Projection Television
Dukane Digital Visual Presenter DVP505A
2 pages 0.11 mb -
Projection Television
Dukane ImagePro 8943A
2 pages 0.26 mb -
Projection Television
Dukane 8947
2 pages 0.16 mb -
Projection Television
Dukane 8755C
78 pages 4.72 mb -
Projection Television
Dukane ImagePro 8301 Portable DLP Projector ImagePro 8301
2 pages 0.3 mb -
Projection Television
Dukane 8761A
142 pages 7.79 mb -
Projection Television
Dukane Portable LCD Projector ImagePro 8943A
2 pages 0.27 mb
A good user manual
The rules should oblige the seller to give the purchaser an operating instrucion of Dukane 28A7100HC, along with an item. The lack of an instruction or false information given to customer shall constitute grounds to apply for a complaint because of nonconformity of goods with the contract. In accordance with the law, a customer can receive an instruction in non-paper form; lately graphic and electronic forms of the manuals, as well as instructional videos have been majorly used. A necessary precondition for this is the unmistakable, legible character of an instruction.
What is an instruction?
The term originates from the Latin word „instructio”, which means organizing. Therefore, in an instruction of Dukane 28A7100HC one could find a process description. An instruction's purpose is to teach, to ease the start-up and an item's use or performance of certain activities. An instruction is a compilation of information about an item/a service, it is a clue.
Unfortunately, only a few customers devote their time to read an instruction of Dukane 28A7100HC. A good user manual introduces us to a number of additional functionalities of the purchased item, and also helps us to avoid the formation of most of the defects.
What should a perfect user manual contain?
First and foremost, an user manual of Dukane 28A7100HC should contain:
- informations concerning technical data of Dukane 28A7100HC
- name of the manufacturer and a year of construction of the Dukane 28A7100HC item
- rules of operation, control and maintenance of the Dukane 28A7100HC item
- safety signs and mark certificates which confirm compatibility with appropriate standards
Why don't we read the manuals?
Usually it results from the lack of time and certainty about functionalities of purchased items. Unfortunately, networking and start-up of Dukane 28A7100HC alone are not enough. An instruction contains a number of clues concerning respective functionalities, safety rules, maintenance methods (what means should be used), eventual defects of Dukane 28A7100HC, and methods of problem resolution. Eventually, when one still can't find the answer to his problems, he will be directed to the Dukane service. Lately animated manuals and instructional videos are quite popular among customers. These kinds of user manuals are effective; they assure that a customer will familiarize himself with the whole material, and won't skip complicated, technical information of Dukane 28A7100HC.
Why one should read the manuals?
It is mostly in the manuals where we will find the details concerning construction and possibility of the Dukane 28A7100HC item, and its use of respective accessory, as well as information concerning all the functions and facilities.
After a successful purchase of an item one should find a moment and get to know with every part of an instruction. Currently the manuals are carefully prearranged and translated, so they could be fully understood by its users. The manuals will serve as an informational aid.
Table of contents for the manual
-
Page 1
User's Guide Model 28A7100HC 401-599-00[...]
-
Page 2
[...]
-
Page 3
EMC Direct ive 89/3 36/EEC, Amend ed by 93/ 68/EE C EMC: EN 550 22 EN 55 024 EN 61 000-3-2 EN 61 000-3-3 Low V oltag e Dir ective 73/23/ EEC, Amend ed by 93/ 68/EEC Safety: EN 60 950: 2000 Novem ber , 2002 Australi an Certificat ion C-tick mark T rademarks Apple, Macin tosh, and PowerBook a re trademar ks or regis tered tradem arks of Apple Compute[...]
-
Page 4
3 T able of Contents Introduc tion 4 Positioning t he projector 5 Connecting a c omputer sour ce 6 Required computer connection s 6 Optional computer connections 6 Displaying a computer source image 7 Adjus ting t he im age 8 Usin g the proj ector with Win dows 98 f or the f irst time 9 Con necting a vi deo de vice 11 Video connections 12 Video dev[...]
-
Page 5
4 Intr oduction Y our new digit al projec tor is easy to connect , use, and ma intain. I t is an exceptional projector f or both busin ess pres entations and home entertain- me n t . D ukane 28A7100HC is c o m p a t ib l e w ith a w ide v a rie t y of c o m p u t e r s a n d video dev ices, includi ng: • Most st and ard VCRs, DVD player s (progre[...]
-
Page 6
5 P ositioning the pr ojector T o determine wher e to position the project or , consider the size and shape of your scr een, the location of your power outlets, and the dist ance between the proj ector and th e rest of your equipment. Her e ar e some genera l guide- lines: • Position the pr ojector o n a flat surface at a right angle to the scree[...]
-
Page 7
6 Connecting a computer source Required compute r connection s Connect one end of the computer cable (see page 1 1 for connecting video devices ) to th e dark bl ue Computer In connector on the pr ojector . Connect the other end to the video port on your computer . If you are using a desktop computer , you will ne ed to disconne ct the monitor cabl[...]
-
Page 8
7 Displa ying a computer sour ce ima g e Remove the lens cap. To g g l e t h e Po w e r switch on the side of the proje ctor to the On position. The LED fla shes gr een and the fa ns start to r un. When t he lamp comes on, the start up s creen di splays and the LE D is steady gr een. It can tak e a minut e for the im age to achie ve fu ll bri ght n[...]
-
Page 9
8 Adjusting the imag e Adjust the height of the proj ector , if necessary , by pres sing the r elease but- ton t o ex tend the foot. Rotate the leveling fo ot located a t the r ear of the pr ojecto r , if necessar y . A void placing your hand s in near the hot exhaust v ent in fr ont of the pr ojec- tor . Position the projector the desir ed dist an[...]
-
Page 10
9 Using the pr ojector with Wind o ws 98 for the first time The first time you connect a computer running W i ndows 98 to the projector , the computer recognizes the pr ojector as “ n ew ha rd wa re ” and th e Add Ne w H a rd wa re W iz a rd a pp e a rs . Fo l lo w th es e in s tru cti o ns to u se t he Wiz- ar d to load the corr ect driver (wh[...]
-
Page 11
10 Skip thi s pag e if y ou di d not conne c t a USB mouse c able F or Windo ws 98: • If you connected the USB cable, the A dd New Hard ware W izar d appears a gain. Driver s must be in stalled to use the USB functionalit y . • The Wizar d laun ches t hr ee time s . The first time it detec ts a USB Composite Device. The second t ime a USB Human[...]
-
Page 12
11 Connecting a video de vice Y ou can connect VCRs, DVD players, ca mcorders, digital camera s, video games, HDTV r eceivers, an d TV tuners to the project or . There is also an audio input . Y ou can connect t he audio dire ctly to the pr ojector to ge t sound from t he onboard speaker , or you can conn ect it to your ster eo ’ s r eceiver to g[...]
-
Page 13
12 Video connection s The next s tep is to fi gure out what type of conn ectors /output the equip- ment you want to con nect has. If ther e is mor e than one output, s elect the one with t he highest qualit y . Component video has th e best quality , fol- lowed by S-video, then composite vi deo. If you are connecting the pr ojector to HDTV , the pr[...]
-
Page 14
13 Video de vice connections Composite video connection Plug the in cluded vi deo cable ’ s yellow connector into the video-out connec - tor on y our video dev ice. Plu g the other y ellow con nector into the yellow Video In connector on the pr ojector . Plug the include d audio adapter ’ s white conn ector into t he left audio out connector on[...]
-
Page 15
14 Component video connection If your video device has component connectors, use a Component to S- video ad apter or t he Component to VESA ada pter (availa ble fr om a thir d- party ven dor) for HD and pr ogr essive sour ces. Plug the component cable into the v ideo device. Plug t he other end of the component cable in to the adapt er and p lug th[...]
-
Page 16
15 Displa ying video Remove the lens cap. T oggle the Po w e r swi tch on th e side of th e projecto r to the On position. The LED flash es green a nd the fans st art to run. Wh en the lamp comes on , the start-up scr een is dis played and the LE D is steady gr een. It can t ake a minute for th e image to achiev e full bright ness. ? No start up sc[...]
-
Page 17
16 Adjust the zoom an d focus. If the image is not squar e, adjust the keystone using the buttons on the key- pad. Pr ess the top Ke y s t o n e b utton to reduce the upper par t of the imag e, and press the b ottom Ke y s t o n e button to r educe the lo wer par t. Adju st the v olume on the k eypad or rem ote. Adjust the Contra st, Bright ness, C[...]
-
Page 18
17 Shutting do wn the pr ojector The projector automati cally di splay s a black s creen after n o activ e source is detected for 3 0 minutes. This black scr een helps pr eserve the l ife of the pro- jector . The image r eturns wh en an active sour ce is det ected or a r emote or keypad b utton is pr essed. Screen Sa v e Y ou can make the black scr[...]
-
Page 19
18 Problem Solution Result no start up scr een plug po wer co rd in pr ojector’ s left side rem ove le ns ca p toggle power switch correct i mage only start up scr een appears pre ss the Comput er button activa t e laptop’ s external por t comput er ima ge pr ojected tog gle po wer swit ch on side A res ta r t l apt o p A A[...]
-
Page 20
19 Problem Solution Result no compute r image, just the words “ Signal ou t of range ” p ress the A ut o Image button on keypad comput er ima ge pr ojected A Signal out of range P anel>Di spla y>S ettings>Ad vance d>Adapter (locatio n varies by opera ting system) y ou ma y also nee d to set a diff erent re solution on yo ur compute [...]
-
Page 21
20 Problem Solution Result ima ge fu zzy or cr opped set y our com puter ’ s display r esolution to the na tive resolution of the p rojector (Start>Settings> Contr ol Panel>Display>Settings tab) select 80 0x600 image clear an d not croppe d ima ge no t cent ered on scr een mo ve projector , adjust zoom, adju st height correct i mage A[...]
-
Page 22
21 Problem Solution Result ima ge not square adjust K eyst one on k eypad squar e imag e image not sharp adjust Sharpness (video sources only) in the Pictur e>Ad vanced me n u correct i mage image does not fi t 4:3 or 16: 9 screen change asp ect rat io to 4: 3 or 16: 9 in Picture >Aspect ra tio m enu correct i mage AB AB AB[...]
-
Page 23
22 Problem Solution Result image upsi de down turn off ceiling in Settin gs>Sys tem menu correct i mage image r eversed left t o ri ght turn off r ear in Setting s>Syste m men u correct i mage pr ojecte d colors do n ’ t ma tch source a djust co lor , tint, color temper ature, brightne ss, contrast i n the men us correct i mage AB AB A AB C[...]
-
Page 24
23 Problem Solution Result lamp w on ’ t turn on, LE D blinking red mak e sur e v ents ar en ’ t block ed, turn of f th e pro j ec to r and al lo w it to cool for a minut e lamp turns on “ Chang e lamp ” messag e appears at startup or lamp won ’ t turn o n and LE D blink ing r ed if lamp ho urs > 3,000, l amp must be replac ed (see p a[...]
-
Page 25
24 Still need as sista nce? I f y o u ne e d a ssi s t a n c e , c a ll Dukane C u s t o m er S e r v i c e di r e c t l y a t 1 - 8 0 0 - 676-2485 . O r , s e nd u s a n e - m a il at avserdept@dukane.com[...]
-
Page 26
25 Using the remote contr ol The r emote uses two (2) pr ovided AAA batteries. Th ey are ea sily install ed by slidi ng the co ver off t he remot e ’ s back, aligni ng the + an d - ends of t he batteries , sliding t hem into pla ce, and th en repl acing the cov er . Caution : Wh en replac ing t he batt erie s, be aware t hat us ing bat ter ies ot[...]
-
Page 27
26 Using the audio T o use the projector ’ s spea ker , connect your sour ce to the Audio I n connec- tor on th e projector . Se e page 13 regardin g using th e audio ada pter . T o adjust the volume, pr ess the Vo l u m e bu ttons on the ke ypad o r remote . T o m ute the sound, pr ess the Mute button on the remot e. T roublesho otin g Aud io If[...]
-
Page 28
27 Optimizing computer images After your comput er is connected pr operly and the computer ’ s imag e is on the scre en, you can optimiz e the image using t he onscreen menus. For gen - eral info rmation on using t he menus, see pa ge 29. • Adjust the Key ston e, Co ntras t, or Brig htnes s in the Pict ure menu (page 3 0). • Change the Aspect[...]
-
Page 29
28 Optimizi ng video ima g es After your vide o de vice is co nnect ed p roper ly and the i mage is on t he screen , you can optimize th e image using the on screen men us. For gene ral information o n using the menus, see page 29. • Adjust the Keyst one, Con trast, Bright ness, Colo r , or T int in the P icture men u (page 30) . • Change the A[...]
-
Page 30
29 Using the menus T o open the menus, press th e Me nu button on the ke ypad or remote . (The menus a utomatically close after 60 seconds if no b uttons a re pre ssed.) The Main menu appears. Use the arrow buttons to move up and down to high - light t he desired submenu, t hen press the Select but ton. T o change a men u setting, highlight it , pr[...]
-
Page 31
30 Picture menu T o adjust th e following settings, hi ghlight t he setting, press Select , use the up and do wn arrows to adj ust th e values , then p ress Select to conf irm the changes . Ke y s t o n e : ad just s the i mage v ertic ally an d mak es a square r image . Y ou can also adj ust keysto ne from t he keypad. Contra st : control s the de[...]
-
Page 32
31 Presets : Pr esets ar e provided that optimize t he projecto r for displayin g computer presen tations, pho tographs, film images , and video i mages. Film input is material or iginally c aptur ed on a film camera, like a movie; video input is material originally c aptur ed on a video camera, l ike a TV sho w or sporting event. Y ou can use the [...]
-
Page 33
32 Advanced menu Sharpness : (video sources onl y) changes the clarity of the edges of a video image. Select a s harpness se tting. Color T emperatur e : cha nges the int ensity of the colors. Selec t a listed rela- tive wa rmth v alue. Color Co ntr ol : allows you to individu ally adjust the gain for th e red, g reen, and blue co lors. Video S tan[...]
-
Page 34
33 Settings menu Audio : allows adju stments t o V olume of the i nternal speaker . Adjust ments can als o be mad e fr om t he p rojec tor ’ s keypad and th e remo te. Sour ces: P ow er -up S ource determines which s ource t he projec tor checks first fo r acti ve vide o durin g power-up. When the Autosour ce feature is On, the proj ector automat[...]
-
Page 35
34 Star tup Logo: allows you to display a blank sc reen in stead of t he default scr een at sta rtup, and wh en no sour ce is det ected. Blank Screen : determine s what col or is display ed when yo u press t he Blank b utton on the remote. Effect K ey : allows yo u to ass ign a dif fer ent funct ion to the Effect b utton on the r emote, al lowing y[...]
-
Page 36
35 Languag e : allo ws you to s elec t a la ngua ge f or the onsc reen di spl ay . Ser vice : T o use these featur es, highlight them and pre ss Select . Fac to r y Re se t : restor es all settings to th eir defa ult. Lamp Reset : resets the lamp hours used counter in the About menu to zer o. Do this o nly after changing the lamp. Ser vice Cod e : [...]
-
Page 37
36 Maintenance Cleaning th e Lens 1 Apply a non-ab rasive ca mera lens c leaner to a soft, dry c loth. • A void using an excessive a mount of clea ner , and don ’ t apply the cleaner dir ectly to the lens. Abrasive clean ers, solvents or other harsh chemic als might sc ratch the len s. 2 Lightly wipe the cleanin g cloth over the lens in a circu[...]
-
Page 38
37 4 Loose n the t wo cap tive sc rews that a ttach th e lamp housing to th e pro - jector . 5 Detac h the lamp con nector from the projector by de pressing th e lo cking tab on t he connector a nd lightly pull ing it fr ee. WA R N I N G : T o avoid bu rns, all ow the pro jector to cool for at le ast 30 minute s be f ore yo u rep l a ce th e la mp [...]
-
Page 39
38 Cleaning the Lamp Ho using Screens In dirty or dusty environ ments, the tw o dust filter scr eens in the la mp hous- ing can become clogged, causing high temperatures and prematur e lamp failur e. Routine m aintenance t o remov e dust fr om the scr eens low ers the lamp operating temperature and pr olongs lamp life. T o maximize lamp life you sh[...]
-
Page 40
39 Appendix Specifications Te m p e r a t u r e Opera ti ng 50 to 10 4 ° F (10 to 4 0 ° C) at sea le vel 50 to 95 ° F (10 to 35 ° C) at 10,0 00 feet Non-o perating -4 to 140 ° F (-20 to 60 ° C) Altit ude Ope ratin g 0 to 10,000 feet (3,048 meters ) Non-o perati ng 0 to 20,0 00 feet (6,096 meters ) Humidi ty Oper ating 10% to 95% relative humi[...]
-
Page 41
40 Projected imag e siz e Ta b l e 2 : Range of dist ance to the screen for a given screen size for the InFocus X1 Diagonal Screen Size (inches/m) Distance to screen Imag e Widt h (i nche s/m) Maximum dista nce (feet/m ) Min imu m Dist anc e (feet/m) 40/1 32/0. 8 5.8/1 .8 4.8/1 .5 50/1 .3 40/1 7.8/2 .4 6,5/2 .0 60/1 .5 48/1. 2 8.8/2 .7 7.5/ 2.3 100[...]
-
Page 42
41 Red LE D Behavior an d Projec t or Errors If the pr ojector is not func tioning prope rly and the LED is blinkin g red, con- sult Ta b l e 3 to determine a poss ible cause. Ther e are tw o-second pauses b e t w een t h e b li n ki n g cycl e s. T able 3: Red LE D Beha vior Exp lana ti on One (1) b link The lamp won't str ik e after five (5)[...]
-
Page 43
42 Numerics 16x 9 vs 4x 3 scree n asp ect 11 800x60 0 reso lutio n 4 A About 34 , 35 Advance me nu 32 altitude limits 3 9 Aspect Ratio 34 Aspect rat io 30 aspect rat io 11 Audio 33 Audio In co nnect or 6, 13 , 26 Autosource 33 B Blan k button 27 Blank S creen 34 blinkin g green 17 blinkin g red 17 Brightn ess 30 C cable bo x 11 Ceiling 33 Color 30 [...]
-
Page 44
43 K keypad butto ns projector 26 keysto ne adju stment 8 , 16 L Lamp Housing Screens cleaning 38 lamp replacement 36 Lamp Rese t 35 Langu age 35 LED 17 blinkin g green 17 solid gree n 17 LED Behavior red 41 LED beha vior 17 lens cap 39 leveling foot 15 M Macintosh computer s compat ibility 4 maintai ning the proj ector 36 Menu b utton 29 menu usag[...]
-
Page 45
44 S Screen Aspect 11 Screen Sa ve 17 secur ity lock 38 Servic e 35 Service Code 35 Setting s men u 33 sharpnes s 32 solid gree n 17 solid red 17 Sources 3 3 Specifica tions 39 Startup L ogo 34 S-vide o co nnector 13 System 33 T technical support e-mail 24 phone numbers 24 temperature limits 39 Tint 30 Trac king 32 troubleshooting 17 turnin g of f [...]
-
Page 46
LEGAL INFORMA TION FIVE-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY This Dukane LCD projector is warranted to the original purchaser f or a period of five (5) y ears from the original purchase date - in nor mal use and ser vice - against def ects in material and wor kmanship . DUKANE CORPORA TION EXPRESSL Y DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNES[...]
-
Page 47
Dukane Corporation Audio Visual Products Division 2900 Dukane Drive St. Charles, IL 60174-3395 E-mail: avsales@dukane.com Phone: (630) 584-2300 Orders: (800) 676-2485 Information: (800) 676-2486 Fax: (630) 584-5156 Parts & Service: (800) 676-2487 Fax: (630) 584-0984 Audio Visual Products P ar t # 401-599-00[...]