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    HP VP6100 Series Digital Pr ojector User’ s Guide[...]

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    Notice Copyright © 2004 b y Hewlett-Packard. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated i nto any language or computer language, in any f orm or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optica l, chemical, manual or otherwise, wi thout the prior w [...]

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    T able of Contents 3 Table of Contents User’ s Guide Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Shipping Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    T able of Contents 4 User’ s Guide Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 9 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Projector Specificatio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Introducti on 5 User’ s Guid e INTR ODUCTION Wa r n i n g T O PREVENT SHOCK, DO NO T OPEN THE CABINET . NO USER –SER- VICEABLE P AR TS INSIDE. REFER SE R VICING T O QU ALIFIED SER VICE PERSONNEL. PLEASE READ THIS USER’S GUIDE BEFORE Y OU OPER- A TE Y OUR PROJECT OR. SA VE THIS USER’S GUIDE FOR FUTURE REF- ERENCE . Safety Instructions 1. Rea[...]

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    Intr oduction 6 User’ s Guid e Shipping Contents The pr ojector is shipped with the cables r equired f or connection to stan dard PC or laptop computers. Car efully unpack and verify t hat you ha ve all the items sho wn below . If any o f these items ar e missing, please contact personnel at the place of pur chase . Projector War r a n t y a n d [...]

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    Introducti on 7 User’ s Guid e Pr ojector Description Pr ojector External contr ol panel (see next page) Audio/ Video connector Pr ojection lens Audio jack Fr ont adjuster USB mouse connector IR rem ote sensor S-Video jack V entilation grill RS 232 control port Speak er Rear adjuster feet Focus and zoom adjusters K ensington lock slot V GA signal[...]

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    Intr oduction 8 User’ s Guid e External Contr ol P anel Po w e r T urns the pro jector on or off. Auto Sync Automatically determines the best picture se ttings for current received signals. < > ^ v Menu Menu displays the men u system and closes the men u system. < and > na vigate among menus and change settings. ^ and v select individ[...]

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    Introducti on 9 User’ s Guid e Adjuster The pr ojector is equipped with 2 quick-r elease adjuster feet. Push the buttons to adjust its tilt angle. 1. Lift the pr ojector up and pr ess the adjuster button to r elease the adjus ter . 2. The adjuster will dr op into position and be lock ed. Pr ojector F eatures The pr ojector integrates high-perf or[...]

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    Intr oduction 10 User’ s Guide Remote Contr ol Description Remote Contr ol Effectiv e Range The remote sensors a re located on the fr ont and the back of the pr ojector . It can function in a range of 30 degr ees horizontall y and 30 degrees v er tically relat ive to a line that is a right angle to the remote sensors. The distanc e between the r [...]

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    Introducti on 11 User’ s Guide Replacing the Batter y Caution Av oid excessive heat and humidi ty . There may be danger of an explosion if batteries ar e incorr ectly r eplaced. Replace onl y with the same or equivalent type re commended b y the manufacturer . Dispose of used batteries accor d- ing to the manufacturer’ s instructions. Pull out [...]

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    Installation 12 User’ s Guide INSTALLATION Screen Siz e Place the pr ojector at the r equired distance fr om the screen accor ding to the desir e d pictur e size (see the table below). • VP6120, VP6121 (XGA) scr een size chart Pr ojection Distance Distance from screen Diagonal measur ement Distance from screen Diagonal measurem ent Minimum zoom[...]

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    Installation 13 User’ s Guide • VP6110, VP6111 (SV GA) screen size chart Connecting to V a rious Equipment The internal speak er is good for a small audience. If you ha ve a larger audience, you ma y want to connect the audio sou rce dire ctly to a sep arate sound system instead of the projecto r . HDTV Equipment The proj ector is capable of di[...]

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    Installation 14 User’ s Guide Connecting to V arious Equipment It only tak es a few seconds to connect y our projector to y our desktop or notebook computer , VCR, or other systems. How ever , a Mac adapter is neede d for connectio n to Macintosh computers. 1. Computer The USB cable is not nee ded unless yo u ha ve a remo te contr ol with mouse f[...]

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    Installation 15 User’ s Guide 4. Video device or VCR 5. Output monitor[...]

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    Operation 16 User’ s Guide OPERATION Star t Up 1. Plug the pow er cord into the pr ojector and into a wall sock et. 2. T urn on the main power s witch. 3. Press and hold PO WER to start the unit. The back-lit PO WER key flashes blue and sta ys blue when the pow er is turned on. (When the pow er is turned off, ther e is a 120-second cooling perio [...]

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    Operation 17 User’ s Guide Digital K eysto ne Corr ection K eystoning r efers to the situation wher e the projected image is noticeably wider at either the top or bottom. T o corr ect this, pr ess KEY ST ONE / (hot k ey) on the contr ol panel of the pr ojector or on the rem ote contr ol, and then adjust the sliding bar labeled K eystone, as neede[...]

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    Operation 18 User’ s Guide Sour ce Selection When sev eral input sources ar e available, pr ess the SOURCE k ey to mak e a selection from the remo te contr ol or fr om the menu system. Video and Audio Adjustme nts -- the Menu System 1. On the proj ector or re mote contr ol, press the Menu button. 2. Press < or > to select the desir ed menu.[...]

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    Operation 19 User’ s Guide Quick T ab FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Sour ce Selects pictur e sour ce. *The operation of this function depends on the Source Scan settin g. Ke y s t o n e Corr ects slanted edges of the image. Picture mode Adjusts picture f or type of input. Auto-sync Synchro nizes with input signal. Aspect ratio Selects proportions of the i[...]

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    Operation 20 User’ s Guide Adjust T ab FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Brightness Brightens or dark ens the image. Contrast Sets dif ference between light and dark areas. Fr equency Adjusts timing r elative to input signal. *This funct ion is available only when the input source is PC . Tr a c k i n g Adjusts synchr onization to input signal. *This funct io[...]

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    Operation 21 User’ s Guide Audio T ab FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Mute Stops audio output. Vo l u m e Changes loudness of audio Tr e b l e Changes loudness of higher fr equencies. Bass Changes loudness of low er frequencies.[...]

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    Operation 22 User’ s Guide Setup T ab FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Language Se lects language fo r menus. Use < / > k ey to select the desir ed lan- guage. Po s i t i o n Adjusts the image to ma tch the pr ojector placement. Source scan Sets whether p rojecto r sear ches for input signal. OSD position Selects position of on-scr een menu. OSD timeo [...]

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    Operation 23 User’ s Guide PIP T a b These functions ar e a vailable only when the input sour ce is PC and a video or S-video sour ce is also connected. FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Sourc e Selects an input sour ce for the pictur e-in-picture. Size Selects the si ze of the pic- ture-in-pictu re. Use < / > k ey to select small, medium or large PIP s[...]

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    Operation 24 User’ s Guide Shutdo wn 1. Press and hold PO WER and a warning message will appe ar . T o turn off the pr ojector , press PO WER again. 2. The fan will continue to run for a pproximatel y two minutes. 3. T urn off the main power s witch. 4. Disconnect the po we r cord from the wall sock et. Caution Please do not unplug the power cor [...]

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    Maintenance 25 User’ s Guide MAINTENANCE Lamp Information Lamp LED Indicator Lamp Replacement When the Lamp Indicator light s up red or a message appears suggesting the time of lamp r eplacement, please install a new lamp or consult y our dealer . An old lamp could cause a malfunction in the pr ojector and in rar e instances ma y even br eak. Wa [...]

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    Maintenance 26 User’ s Guide 1. T urn off the projector . Disconnect the pow er cor d fr om the outlet and the pr ojector . 2. Loosen the scr ew and re mov e the lamp cov er . If the lamp is hot, a void burns by waiting 45 minute s until the lamp has cooled. 3. Loosen the 3 scre ws. (It is strongly recommended that y ou use a magnetic-head scr ew[...]

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    Maintenance 27 User’ s Guide T emperatur e W arning Indicator Accessories Y ou can buy HP accessories for your proje ctor , such as the followi ng: • Carrying case • Premi um re mote contr ol (plus USB cable) • Ceiling mount • 60-inch mobile s creen • Replacement lamp module • Video and pow er cables Status Description T emperature LE[...]

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    T ro ubleshooting 28 User’ s Guide T ROUB L ESHOOTING Common Pr oblems & Solutions PROBLEMS TR Y THESE SOLUTIONS NO PO WER • Mak e sur e the pow er cord is inserted fully i nto the pow er cord socket. • Mak e sur e the pow er cord is inserted fully i nto the pow er outlet. • T oggle the pow er switch to the position “1”. • W ait t[...]

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    T r oubleshooting 29 User’ s Guide Status Messa ges On-Screen Messag es Description SEARCHING Proj ector is sear ching for input. A CQUIRING SIGNAL Proj ector has identified the input signal and is running the auto image adjustment function. OUT OF RANGE Input signal fr equency exceeds the pr ojector’ s range . LAMP W ARNING - CHANGE LAMP AND R[...]

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    Specifications 30 User’ s Guide SPECIFICATIONS Pr ojector Specifications T ech nical Specifications Note: All specifications a re subject to change without notice. General Model name VP6120, VP6121 (XGA) VP6110, VP6111 (SV GA) Optical Displa y system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/Number F/2.6 Lamp 200W ~ 250W lamp Electrical Po we r supply A C100 ~ 240V , 4.[...]

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    Specifications 31 User’ s Guide Timing Char t Resolution H Sync (kHz) V Sync (Hz) Remark 640x350 31.5 70.1 640x400 37.9 85.1 VESA 720x400 31.5 70.0 720x400 37.9 85.1 VESA 640x480 31.5 60.0 VESA 640x480 37.9 72.8 VESA 640x480 35 66.7 Macintosh 640x480 43.3 85.0 VESA 800x600 35.2 56.3 VESA 800x600 37.9 60.3 VESA 800x600 46.9 75.0 VESA 800x600 48.1 [...]

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    Dimensions 32 User’ s Guide DIMENSIONS Unit: mm 307.5 307.5 242.23 242.23 109.46 109.46[...]

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    Regulator y and Safety 33 User’ s Guide REGULATOR Y AND SAFETY This section pr esents information that sho ws how y our digital proje ctor complies wi th regulations in certain regions. An y modifications to your digital pr ojector not expr essly appr oved by He wlett-Packard could v oid the authority to operate the digital projecto r in these re[...]

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    Regulatory and Safety 34 User’ s Guide to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV Interference Pr oblems . This booklet is a vailable fr om the U .S. Gov ernment Printing Office, W ashington, DC 20402, Stock Number 004-000-00345-4. At the first printing of this manual, the telepho ne number was (202) 512-1800. Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies[...]

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    Regulatory and Safety 35 User’ s Guide Eur opean Union NOTE : For regulatory identification pur poses, your product is assigned a Regulatory Model Number . The Regulatory Model Numbe r for your product is listed in the declaration below . Thi s regulatory number is different from the marketing name and produ ct number . DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY[...]