InFocus C170 manual

User ’ s Guide InFocus Corporation 27700B SW Parkway Avenue Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-9215 1-800-294-6400 • 503-685-8888 Fax : 503-685-8887 http://www .infocus.com In Europe: InFocus International B.V. Strawinskylaan 585 1077 XX Amsterdam,The Netherlands Phone: +31 20 579 2000 Fax: +31 20 579 2999 In Asia : InFocus Systems Asia Pte Ltd. 238A Th[...]

2 Declar ation of C onf ormity Manufa cturer: InFocus Co rporat ion, 277 00B SW Par kway A venue , W il sonvill e, Oregon 97070 USA European Office: Strawin skylaan 585, 1077 XX Am sterdam, Th e Netherl ands W e declare under ou r sole responsibilit y that this projector conforms t o the followin g directi ves and norm s: EMC Direct ive 89/3 36/EE [...]

3 T able o f Conte nts Introducti on 5 Connecting a computer 7 Required c omputer co nnections 7 Displaying a c omputer image 9 First-time projector use with Windows 9 8 10 Adjustin g the im age 12 Connect ing a vi deo devi ce 13 Displa ying a vide o image 14 Shutting do wn the proje ctor 16 Troublesh ooting you r setup 16 Using the keypad buttons [...]

4 Important Ope rating Considerat ions f or Saf ety • Place t he projecto r in a ho rizo ntal po sition no greate r than 15 degrees off a xis. • Loca te the pr ojector in a well-venti lated ar ea with out any obstr uctions to intake or exhaust vents. Do not place t he projector on a tabl ecloth or other sof t coveri ng that may b lock the vent [...]

5 Intr oduc tion Y our new digital pr ojector pr ovides c omputer an d video in puts an d has XGA 1024x768 re solution. The pro jector is easy to connect, easy to u se, and easy to main tain. An In teractive Display on the top of the pr ojector gives you constant feedb ack on the st atus of the pr ojector . Onli ne Reg ist rati on Register your pro[...]

6 Connec tor Pa nel The pr ojector provid es compute r and video c onnecto rs: • one M1-D/ A (HD, DVI, and computer) • one VES A (HD, HD c omponent , and comput er) • one S-vi deo • one com posite RCA vide o • one a udio in/ one audio out It al so has an RS-232 serial connecto r for seria l con trol. The Com mand Line Interfac e (CLI) spe[...]

7 Connecting a computer Required compute r connection s Connect the black end of the computer cable to the Com puter 1 connector on the pr ojector . Connect the blue end to the video port on your computer . If you are using a desktop computer , y ou first need to disconnect the mon itor cable fr om the computer ’s video port. Some Macintosh  c[...]

8 If you are u sing a desk top computer and want to see t he image on your computer screen as well a s on the pr ojection scr een, plug the monitor cable to the bl ack Computer 2 conne ctor on the projector . This connector can b e used as monitor out or VESA in. The default is VESA in, so you must change this opti on in the menu to use moni tor ou[...]

9 Displa ying a computer image Remove the lens cap. Pr ess the Po w e r bu tton on th e top of the project or or the remote . The LED fla shes gr een and the fans s tart to r un. Whe n the lamp comes on, the sta rtup scr een is displayed an d the LED is steady green. It can take a minute for the im age to a chieve full brightn ess. The Interactiv e[...]

10 First-time pr ojector use with Windo ws 98 If you are running W indows 2000 , W indows ME, or W indow XP , skip these steps an d go to “Adju sting th e image” on page 1 2. The first time you connect a computer running W indows 9 8 to the projector , the computer recognizes t he pr ojector as “ne w hardw are” a nd the Add Ne w H a rd wa r[...]

11 Skip this pag e if you did not conn ect the USB portion o f the M 1 com- pute r cabl e F or Wi ndo ws 98: • If you conn ected the USB cable, the Add New Hard ware W izard appears a gain. Dri vers must be inst alled to u se the U SB funct ionality . • The Wizar d launch es tw o time s . The firs t time i t detect s a USB H uman Interf ace D e[...]

12 Adjusting the imag e Adjust the heigh t of the pr ojector , if necessary , by pres sing the r elease but- ton to extend the elevator foot. Rotate th e level ing foot (loca ted at t he botto m back ri ght cor ner), i f neces - sary . Position the projector the d esired distance fr om the screen at a 9 0 degree angle to the screen. See pa ge 44 fo[...]

13 Connecting a video de vice Standard v ideo co nnecti ons Plug the v ideo ca ble in to th e video -out c onnec tor on the v ideo device. Plug the oth er yello w con nector in to th e yellow Video 2 connector on the projec- tor . Plug the whit e connector of the a udio adapter int o the left a udio out con- nector on the video device and plug the [...]

14 Displa yi ng a video ima ge Remove the lens cap. Press t he Po w e r butt on on the to p of the p ro jecto r or t he r emote. The LED flash es gre en and the fa ns start to r un. Wh en the lamp comes on , the star tup scr een is displayed a nd the LE D is steady gr een. It can take a minute for th e image to ac hieve full b rightness. Th e Inter[...]

15 Adjust the zoom or focus rin gs by rotatin g them until the desir ed image size and fo cus are produc ed. If the image is not sq uare, a djust the v ertical key stone using the buttons on the keypad. Pr ess the upper Ke y s t o n e button to r educe the upper par t of the image , and press the lower Ke y s t o n e b utto n to r educe the lo wer [...]

16 Shutting do wn the pr ojec tor The projector automati cally bl anks th e screen aft er no acti ve source is detected for 3 0 minutes. Th is blank scr een helps preser ve the life of t he pro - jector . The image r eturns wh en an active sour ce is detected or a remote or keypad bu tton is pr essed. The Interactive Displ ay on th e project or ind[...]

17 Sour ce T ro uble shootin g Problem Solution Result No startu p screen Plug pow er cabl e in , press P o wer butt on. Remo ve lens cap . Correct i mage Only startup screen app ears Pr ess the So ur ce but ton Activ ate la pto p’ s e xt ernal po rt Compu te r image p roject ed A or rest ar t laptop A A[...]

18 No comput er image, ju st the words “Signal out of range” Adjust c ompute r re fre sh rat e in Co ntr ol Panel>Displa y>Setti ngs>Advanc ed> Adapte r (lo cati on vari es by operat ing system) Compu te r image p roject ed F or PC : Imag e fuzzy or cr opped Set your com puter’ s dis play r esoluti on to the na tive resolution of [...]

19 F or Mac intos h: Im age fuzz y or c rop ped Set y our compute r’ s di spla y resol ution to the native resolu tion of the projecto r (Apple me nu>Sys tem Preferences>Displays, choose 10 24x768) Ima g e cl ear an d not cr oppe d Only m y la ptop’ s backgr ound a ppears, not the Desktop icons Disable “Extend m y Windo ws Deskto p” i[...]

20 The vi deo em bed ded in m y P o werP oint pr esentatio n doe s not pla y on th e s cre en T urn o ff the inte rnal LC D display on your laptop Embedde d v ideo p lays correctly Remote co ntrol not adva ncing P owerP oint slides Connect US B cab le (pag e 7) then loa d USB drivers, if need ed (page 10). Remo te adv an ces sli de s See pag e 26 f[...]

21 Pr oj ector tr oubl esho otin g Problem Solution Result Imag e not squar e Adjust ke yston e on k eypad or Picture menu Square image Imag e not shar p Adjust the focus lens or Shar pness in the Pictur e>Advance d men u Correct i mage Image does not fit 16:9 screen Chan ge asp ec t rat io to 1 6:9 in Picture >Aspe ct ra tio menu Correct i m[...]

22 Imag e upsi de do wn T urn o ff Auto Ceiling or Ceili ng in Settin gs>System me nu Correct i mage Image re versed lef t to rig ht T urn off Rear in Sett ings>Sys tem men u Correct image Pr ojec ted colo rs don’ t match sour ce Adju st colo r , tint, co lor tempera ture, brightne ss, contrast in the me nus Correct i mage A B AB A AB COLOR[...]

23 Image not centered on sc reen M o v e pr oject or , ad just z oom, adju st heig ht Correct i mage Lamp wo n’ t turn on, LED blinking red (pag e 16) Ma ke s u re ve n t s a re n ’t b l o c ke d ; a l l ow pro jector to cool for one m inu te Unplug pr ojector ; wait one min ute; plug i n projector and turn it on: lamp li ghts Adjust ho riz ont[...]

24 Still having problems? If you need a ssistance, visit the Service and Support section of our website or cal l us. See the in side of the back c over for a list of all r eleva nt web addr esses. This pr oduct is bac ked by a limited w arrant y . An exte nded wa rranty plan may be pur chased from your dealer . When sending the pr ojector in for re[...]

25 Using the k eypad buttons Most bu ttons a re des cribed in detail in other sections , but her e is an over- view of the ir func tions: pow er –turns the projector on (page 9) and off ( page 16). menu –op ens t he on-sc r een m enus ( page 3 0). select –confirms choic es made in the menus (pa ge 30). up/d own arro ws –navig ates t o and a[...]

26 Using the remote contr ol The remote uses tw o (2) provided AA bat teries. They are ea sily installed by sliding t he cover of f the r emote’s back, a ligning t he + an d - ends of the ba t- teries, s liding them int o place, and t hen r eplacing the cove r . T o operate, point the r emot e at the projection s creen or at the pr ojector (n ot [...]

27 Using the LiteP ort pla y er LitePor t allows you to display any JPEG ima ge automa tically , without a computer connected. Us e your own JPE Gs from your digital camera, or con - vert y our files, such as P owerPoin t or W ord files , into JPEGs usin g LitePor t Utility (i ncluded on the CD). L itePor t Utili ty allows you to easily g enerate t[...]

28 Using the audio T o play sound from the projector , con nect your source to th e Audio In con - nector on the pr ojector . T o adjust the volume, us e the buttons on the keypa d or r emote. T o adjust the balance or turn of f the pr ojector ’s chime, use the Audio menu (see page 34) . T o m ute the sound, pr ess the Mute button on the r emote.[...]

29 Optimizing computer images After your comput er is connected pr operly and the computer ’s image is on the scre en, you can opt imize the im age using the onscreen menus. For gen - eral info rmation on using the menu s, see page 30. • Adjus t the Ke ys tone, C ontra st, or Br ight nes s in the Pictu re menu. • Change t he Aspect Rati o. Se[...]

30 Using the menus T o open the menus, press th e Me nu button on the key pad or remote. (The menus a utomatically close aft er 60 seco nds if no b uttons a re pr essed. ) The Main menu appears. Use the arrow buttons to move up and down to high - light t he desir ed sub menu, then pr ess the Select but ton. T o change a men u setti ng, highli ght i[...]

31 Picture menu T o adjust th e followi ng six set tings, hi ghligh t the set ting, pr ess Selec t , use the up an d down arro ws to adju st the value s, then pr ess sele ct to confirm the c hanges . Ke y s t o n e : adjust s the image vert icall y and m akes a s quarer im age. Y ou can also ad just ke ystone from the keypa d. If y ou want th e pro[...]

32 Presets : The pr ovided Presets opt imize the pr ojector for dis playing com- puter pr esentations, ph otographs, and film images. Y ou ca n use the pr eset as a sta rting point, then furthe r customize t he settings f or each s ource. T o rest ore t he factory defa ult settings, choose Factory Res et in the Set- tings>S er vice menu. Ther e [...]

33 Advanced settings Sharpness : (video sources only) cha nges the clarity of the edges of a v ideo image. Select a s harpne ss settin g. Color S pace : This option applies to computer sources. It allows you to select a color spa ce that has been specifical ly tuned for the video input. When Aut o is s elec ted, the project or au tomati cally dete [...]

34 Settings menu Audio : allow s adj ustments to the v olume a nd bala nce, and turns the pr ojec- tor ’s startup Chime on and of f. Sources : allows you to a ssign a particu lar inpu t to a s pecific sour ce ke y when usin g the opti onal Int egrator re mote. A lso allows selection of a default Power -up Sour ce and enable s or disab les Autosou[...]

35 Screen Sav er Off : prevent s your computer fr om going into Scr een Save mode. Po w e r S a v e : automati cally tu rns the lam p of f aft er no signal s ar e det ected for 2 0 minu tes. A fter 1 0 addit ional m inutes with no sig nal, t he pr ojec tor powers dow n. If an active signal is r eceived before the pr ojector powers down, t he image [...]

36 LiteP ort This men u allows yo u to con trol the embedde d LitePort player in yo u r pr o- jector t o display JP EGs stor ed on your USB ma ss sto rage device. Y ou can also contr ol the Li tePor t play er wi th the remote or ke ypad. See p age 2 7. Auto Play : When this box is checked (the default), the pr ojecto r automati - cally makes the L [...]

37 Star tup Logo: allows you to display a bl ank Blac k, White, or Blue s creen instead of the defa ult scr een a t startu p and wh en no sour ce is detected. Blank Screen : determine s what col or is dis played w hen you press t he Blank button on the re mote. Startup Lo go Blank Sc reen[...]

38 Effect K ey : allow s you to ass ign a dif fer ent f unctio n to t he Effect butto n on the re mote to quickly a nd easily use t he effect . Only one effect can be enabled at a t ime. Hig hlight an ef fect and pr ess Se lect to choose a dif fere nt one. The d efault effect is About. Blank : shows an e mpty scre en. Mute : turns off all soun d. A[...]

39 Maintenance Cleaning the lens 1 Apply a non- abrasiv e camera lens cl eaner to a soft , dry clo th. A void using an excessiv e amount of cleaner , and don’t a pply the cleaner direc tly to the len s. Abrasiv e cleaner s, solvent s or othe r harsh chemic als might sc ratch the le ns. 2 Lightly wipe the clea ning cloth over the l ens in a circ u[...]

40 Replacing the projection lamp The lamp hour timer in the About menu counts the number of hours the lamp has been in use. Fifty h ours before the specified end of the lamp’ s life, the message “ Replace lamp” bri efly appears on the scr een at ea ch startup and in the Int eractive Di splay . After 50 addi tiona l hours, the lam p will no lo[...]

41 • Be extr emely careful whe n removin g the lamp housing. In the unlikely event that the lamp rupt ures, small glass fr agments may b e generated. The lamp module is d esigned to contain most of thes e fragmen ts, but use caution when removing it. Before replacing a ruptured lamp, clean the lamp compa rtment and d ispose of cleani ng materia l[...]

42 Cleaning the lamp filter screens In dirty or dusty envi ronment s, the dust fil ter scr eens on th e lamp module and lamp door an d in t he lamp com partme nt can become clogged, ca using high tempe ratures i nside the l amp module. These high temperatur es can impact l amp performa nce and oper ating life. Routine maintenance to rem ove dus t a[...]

43 Appendix Accessories NO TE : Use only appr ov ed accessories . Standa rd Accesso ries (shi p with th e projecto r) P art Number Carr y C ase 110- 0819- xx Computer Cable 6 ft (1.8 m) SP-D VI-A Video C able 6 ft (1 .8 m) 210- 0176- xx Audio Ca ble 6 ft (1.8 m) 210- 0118- xx Audio Ca ble Ad apter 210-017 7-xx Pow e r Cab le* 516- 0052- xx Navigato[...]

44 Red LED behavior and pr ojector err ors If the pr ojector is not functionin g prope rly and the r ed LED is blinking , con- sult Ta b l e 4 t o determin e a possible cause. There are t wo second pauses between t he blinking cycle s. V isit our w ebsite for more details on t he re d LED err or codes . See the inside ba ck cover for conta ct infor[...]

45 INDEX Numeri cs 1024 x768 reso lut ion 5 A About menu 30, 38 Advance d setti ng 33 adva ncin g Pow erP oint s lid es 7 adva ncin g Pow erPo int s lide s with LiteP ort 27 Aspect Rat io 31, 3 8 audio 28 audio ad apte r 13 Audio In co nnect or 7, 13 audio vo lume 15 audio, troubleshoot ing 28 Auto Adv ance 3 6 Auto Ceiling 34 Auto Im age 3 8 Auto [...]

46 D Disp lay M ess ages 34 displayin g computer image 9 JPEG image 27 video im age 14 displayin g JPEG i mages w ith LiteP ort playe r 27 Drivers 10 USB 11 Windows 9 8 11 E Effect K ey 38 elevator foo t 12 F Fact ory Res et 38 first time us e driver insta llation 10 Fit to Sc ree n 36 focus 12, 15 Freeze 38 fuzzy i mage 18 I image display c ompute[...]

47 lens, cleaning 39 leveling foot 12 LitePor t connector 6, 8 menu 36 playe r 6, 8, 27 , 36 playe r modes 27 Rotate eff ect key 38 rota ting imag es 38 LitePor t Utility softwa re 6 LiteSho w 6 lock , secur ity 39 Low Po wer 34 M Macintosh t roubleshootin g 19 Main menu 30 menu system 30 Monitor connect or 8 Monitor O ut Enable 34 Mute 38 N no com[...]

48 S safety consid erati ons 4 Screen Sa ve 16, 35 Screen Sa ver 35 screens, clea ning 42 secur ity lock 39 serial c onnecti on 8 Servic e 38 Setting s men u 34 Sharpness 33 shutting down the projector 1 6 Slide T ran sition 36 solid gree n 16 solid red 16 Source troubles hooting 1 7 Sources 3 4 speakers, connect ing 28 standa rd accesso ries 43 St[...]

49 Limite d W arrant y Subjec t to the Limitations, Exc lusions a nd Discla imers he reo f, InFocus Cor- porat ion ( “InFo cus”) warr ants that t he Pr ojector , Lamps and Ac cessor ies (her einafter coll ectively or ind ividually r eferr ed to as “Product” as appro- priate) pur chased fro m InFocus, an InFo cus distri butor , or an InFocus[...]

50 Limite d W arr anty P eri od The Limited W arranty periods hereof commence on the date of purcha se by the end -us er cu st om er . Th ese Li mit ed W arr ant y prov isi ons sha ll a pp ly on ly to the en d-user purchaser (fi rst p erson or e ntity that purchas ed a new Prod- uct for person al or busi ness use and not for the pur pose of distri [...]

User ’ s Guide InFocus Corporation 27700B SW Parkway Avenue Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-9215 1-800-294-6400 • 503-685-8888 Fax : 503-685-8887 http://www .infocus.com In Europe: InFocus International B.V . Strawinskylaan 585 1077 XX Amsterdam,The Netherlands Phone: +31 20 579 2000 Fax: +31 20 579 2999 In Asia : InFocus Systems Asia Pte Ltd. 238A T[...]