InFocus LP 730 manual

i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Summa ry iii Introd uction 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 2 Unpacking the Projecto r 2 Usage Guidelines 5 If Y ou Ne ed Ass ist anc e 5 Warranty 5 Setting up the Project or 7 Connecting the CableWizard™ to the Projector 8 Selecting Connectors on the Ca bleWizard 8 Preparing to Conn ect Your Equipment to the Proje[...]

ii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Maintena nce & Troubles hooting 39 Cleaning the Lens 39 Cleaning the Fan In take Filter 39 Replacing the Projection Lamp 41 Replacing the Batteries in the Remote Control 43 Using the Ken si ngton Lock 43 Trouble shooting 44 Solution s to Commo n Prob lems 45 Appendix 49 Spe cifica tio ns 49 Acce ssor ies 5 1 Port[...]

iii SAF ETY SU MMAR Y Please rea d these instructions car efully before using your pr ojec- tor . Failure to comply with them could result in fire, electrical shock, personal injury or damage to equipment. These graphics ar e used thr oughout this manual to draw your attention to important inform ation about the projectors. NO TE : Additional usefu[...]

iv Safety Su mmar y Gr ounding The pr ojector is gr ounded thr ough the grou nding conductor on the power cor d. T o avoid electric shock, plug the powe r cor d into a pr operly wired receptacle. D o not defeat the purpose of the grounding-type plug. Lamp T o avoid over heating and unacce ptable image quality , replace the pro jection lamp with a l[...]

1 INTR ODUCTION The In Focus ® LP™ 725 and 730 lightweight multimedia pro jec- tors combine powerful a nd sophisticated features with easy-to- use, intuitive contr ols. Built-in multimedia features include audio, a palette of 16.7 mi llion colors and active ma trix liquid crystal display (LCD) technology . The 700 series projectors a re ideal fo[...]

2 Intr oduc tion Comp atibili ty The projector is compatible with a wide variety of computers and video devices, including: NO TE: Selected workstations are also suppor ted. Contact your In Focus dealer f or details . • IBM-com patibl e computer s, in cludin g lapt ops, up to 1024x76 8 r esolut ion (LP 725) or 1280x10 24 r esol ution (L P 730 ) a[...]

3 F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents 1. LP 725 or 730 projecto r 6. Cab leWiza rd 2. LP 725/730 User’ s Guide 7. Cabl eWizard comp uter cable 3. po w er cor d 8. Ca bleWi zard mouse cab le 4. r emote and batteries 9. CableWizard audio cable 5. RC A audio/video (A/V) cable Not sho wn: Q uick S tart car d, o nline use r guid e CD- R OM, len s cap 1 2 [...]

4 Intr oduc tion F IGURE 2 Side view of pro jector F IGURE 3 Front view of proj ector connector panel elevator butt on spe aker power switch power cord connector foc u s rin g zoom ring remote control rec ei ver[...]

5 Usag e Gui delines • Do not loo k direc tly i nto t he p roject ion le ns wh en th e projec tor is turned on. The bright li ght may harm your eyes. NO TE : If the pro jector ov erheats and turns off, you must wait about 30 seconds before yo u attempt to turn it bac k on. • Do not block th e grills on the projector . R estricting the ai r flow[...]

7 SETTING UP THE PR OJE CTOR 1 Place the pr ojector on a flat surface. • The pr ojector must be within 10 feet (3 m) of your power source a nd within 10 feet o f your computer . NO TE : An optional extension cable, sold separ ately , lets you increase the distance betw een the pr ojector and your computer to 70 feet (21 m). See “Optional Access[...]

8 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor Connecting the Cab leWizard™ to the P r ojector CA UT I O N : Tu r n o f f t h e computer , monitor and pr ojector whenever you connect or disconnect cables . The CableW izard simplifies the connection pr ocess by providing a central hub fo r all the connections between th e proj ector and your computer . The connect[...]

9 • If you’re co nn ect ing an IB M-com pa tible d eskt op or lapt op co m- pute r , turn the selector until the window displays “PC.” NO TE: The serial connector is pr ovided f or use with a command center for a f ix ed installation. F IGURE 7 Selecting the IBM-compatible connectors on the CableWizard • If you’re connecting a Mac intos[...]

10 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor Prep aring to Connect Y our Equi pment to the Pr ojec tor NO TE : Before you continue , mak e sure the pr ojector and your equipment are turned off. If you’ re connecting a computer , m ak e sur e the distance betw een it and the pr ojector is 10 feet or less and you’ve selected the appr opr iate connectors on the[...]

11 Connecting a n IBM-Compatible Laptop Computer 1 Plug the end of the CableW izard computer cable into the video connector o n your computer . NO TE: Many lapto p computer s do not automatically turn on their external video por t when a sec- ondar y display device suc h as a pr ojector is connected. Re fer to your computer manua l for the command [...]

12 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor Do you want to c ontrol the comput er’ s mo u se from the projecto r’ s re mote o r k e ypad? 1 Locate the mouse cable and unplug it fr om your computer . NO TE : Most laptop c omputers do not allow you to use the computer’ s pointing device and the projecto r’ s remote at t h e same time . 2 Plug the end of t[...]

13 Connec ting an IB M-Compati bl e Desktop Com puter 1 Locate the cabl e that connects yo ur monitor t o your computer . Unplug it fro m the computer . 2 Plug the end of the CableW izard computer cable into the monitor con necto r on y our com p uter . 3 Plug the end of the computer cable into the connector on the CableW i zar d. F IGURE 12 Connec[...]

14 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor Do y ou want to contr ol you r comput er’ s mouse fr om the pr oject or’ s re mote o r k e ypad? 1 Unplug the mouse cable fr om your computer . NO TE : Y o u cannot use your computer’ s mouse and the projecto r’ s remote at t h e same time . 2 Plug the end of the CableW izard mouse cable into the mouse connect[...]

15 Connect in g an Appl e P o w erBoo k Computer 1 Plug the end of the CableW izard computer cable into the video connector o n your PowerBook. NO TE: S o me PowerB oo ks re qu i re the Apple-supplied video-out cable for ex ternal video. Connect it betw een the P o w erBook and the CableWizard computer cable as sho wn in Figure 14. 2 Plug the end o[...]

16 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor Do you want to c ontrol the comput er’ s mo u se from the projecto r’ s re mote o r k e ypad? 1 Locate the mouse cable and un plug it from your PowerBo ok. NO TE : Most laptop c omputers do not allow you to use the computer’ s pointing device and the projecto r’ s remote at t h e same time . 2 Plug the end of [...]

17 Connec ting a Ma cint os h Desktop Computer 1 Locate the cable that conn ects the monitor to your computer . Unplug it fro m the computer . 2 Plug the end of the CableW izard computer cable into the monitor con necto r on y our com p uter . 3 Plug the end of the CableW izard computer cable into the connector on the CableW izar d. F IGURE 16 Conn[...]

18 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor Do you want to c ontrol the comput er’ s mo u se from the projecto r’ s re mote o r k e ypad? 1 Unplug the mouse fr om your Macintosh or locate an unused ADB connector . NO TE : Y o u cannot use your computer’ s mouse and the projecto r’ s remote at t h e same time . 2 Plug the end of the CableW izard mouse ca[...]

19 Connec ting a Vi deo Pla yer 1 If your video player uses a r o und, one-pr on g composite video connector, you’ll need only the A/V cable that shipped with the pr ojector. • If your video player uses a r ound, four -pro ng S-video con- nector , you’ll need an S-video cable in addition to the A/V cable. The S-video cable is sold separately [...]

20 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor F IGURE 19 Connecting the projector to a video player using an S-video cable and the audio con- nectors on the standard A/V cable 4 Plug the A /V cable’s w hite connector in to the left “audio out” port on your video player . Plug the cable’s red connector into the right “audio out” port o n the video play[...]

21 Connect ing an Ext ernal Sp eak er T o connect one o r two external speakers, plug the speaker cable into the (audio out) conne ctor on the pr ojector . NO TE : The external speak ers must be amplified. F IGURE 20 Connecting an external speaker P o wering u p the Pr ojector and Adjustin g the Ima g e NO TE : Always use the pow er cor d that ship[...]

22 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor • If you don’t want to hea r the sound fr om your vi deo player , press the mut e button. 5 If you connected any external speakers, turn them on . 6 If you connected your monitor , turn it on. 7 T urn on your co mputer . • The computer ima ge sho uld display on the pr ojection screen . (If a video sour ce is act[...]

23 USING T HE PR OJECTOR This section describes how to use an d make adjustments to the projector . It also provides a refer ence to the keypad buttons and the opt ions av ailable f r om the o n-scr een m enus. NO TE : In Focus has cr eated a softwa re pr ogr am called In F ocus Presents that automatically opti- mizes your computer’ s display whe[...]

24 Using the Pr ojecto r F IGURE 21 Remote co ntrol Press anywher e on the edge of the disk mouse to move the cursor on the scr een. Y ou can move the cursor a t any angle by pressing the corresponding edge of the disk. The mouse button on the top of the remote simulates you r computer ’s righ t mouse button; th e button on the botto m si mulates[...]

25 Adjusting the P roj ector T o focus the image, r otate the focus ring (Figure 22) until the image is clear . T o zoom the im age, rotate the zoom ring. This adjusts the im age size without affecting focus. F IGURE 22 Focus ring, zoom ring, and elevator button The pr o jector is equipped w ith a self-locking, q uick-r elease eleva- tor foot and b[...]

26 Using the Pr ojecto r T o raise the pr ojector: 1 Press and hold the elevator button (Fig ure 22). 2 Raise the pr ojector to the height you want, then release the button to lock the elevator foo t into position. 3 If necessary , use the leveling knob (Figur e 23) to adjust the angle of the pr ojected image. F IGURE 24 Adjusting the height of the[...]

27 Using the K eypad Buttons This section provides an alphabetical r efer ence to the keypad but- tons. F IGURE 25 Keypad Brightness Adjusting the brigh tnes s lightens or dark ens the image. • T o darken the image, press • T o ligh ten the image, press NO TE: LiteShow Pr o is an optional presentation play er . Con- tact your In Fo cus dealer f[...]

28 Using the Pr ojecto r Menu Press menu to open the on-scr een men us. Press menu again to close the menus. When you close the menus, the pr ojector saves any changes you made. For mor e information abo ut the on- screen menus, see page 29. Mute Pressing the mute button silences the internal speaker. It also silences any external speakers that ar [...]

29 Standb y When you press standb y , the display and audio turn of f and a blank screen is displayed for 15 minutes. After 15 min utes, th e lamp goes out if you haven’t pr essed sta ndb y agai n. Y ou can change the amount of time the proj ector stays in standby mode; see “Standby TIme” on page 37 for details. • If you p r ess stand by ag[...]

30 Using the Pr ojecto r F IGURE 26 Disk mouse and mouse buttons on keypad T o change a menu setti ng, move the cursor to the settin g yo u want to change , then us e one of the two mouse buttons to ma ke changes. All changes ar e saved when you close the m enus. The status bar at the top of th e menu displa y indicates the sour ce that is curren t[...]

31 Displ a y Menu Func tions F IGURE 28 Display menu Bright ness NO TE: Ch anging the brightnes s using the menu is the same as ch anging it usin g the k eypad. Adjusting the brightness chang es the intensity o f the image. • Press the left mouse butto n to darken the imag e. • Press the right mouse button to ligh ten the image. Contra st The c[...]

32 Using the Pr ojecto r Color The color setting adjusts a video image fr om black an d white to fully saturated color . • Press the left mouse button to decrease the amount of color in the image. • Press the right mouse button to in crease the amount of color in the image. Blank Sc reen Blank Scr een determines what color is displayed when the[...]

33 Audio Men u Functio ns F IGURE 29 Audio menu Vo l u m e NO TE: Ch anging the volume fro m the menu is the same as ch anging it usin g the k eypad. • Press the left mouse butto n to decrease the volume. • Press the right mouse button to increase the volume. V olume adjustments you make ar e saved for ea ch source. Balance The balance setting [...]

34 Using the Pr ojecto r Fa d e The fade setting contr ols the balance be tween the internal and external speakers. The settin g appears gray and won’t highlight if external speakers ar en’t connected. • Press the left mouse button to increase the amount of sound coming fr om the internal spea ker . • Press the right mouse button to increas[...]

35 Image Menu Fu nctio ns F IGURE 30 Image menu Auto I mage NO TE: Some screen savers inter- fer e with the operatio n of Auto Image. If you’ re experiencing prob- lems , tr y turning your screen saver off, then turning Auto Image off and bac k on. The projector automatically adj usts tracking , signal synch roniza- tion and vertical and ho rizon[...]

36 Using the Pr ojecto r Manual S ync The projector adjusts signal s ynchronization aut omatical ly for most computers. But if the projected computer image looks fuzzy or streaked, try turning Auto Im age off then back on a g ain . If t he image s t ill l ooks bad, try adjusting th e signal s ynch ronization manually as described below. 1 Click the[...]

37 Contr o ls Menu Funct ions F IGURE 31 Controls m enu Video S tandar d NO TE: If yo u alread y know the video standard used in your g eo- grap hical area, it’ s often best to manually select it. When Auto is on, the pr ojector attempts to pick the video stan - dar d (NTSC, NTSC 4.43, P AL, P AL-M, P AL-N, or SECAM) auto- matically based on the [...]

38 Using the Pr ojecto r Languag e Y o u can display the on-screen menus in English , French, German, and Spanish . The default is English. • Click the button for the lang uage you want. The menus redraw immediately . Ceiling NO TE: T o order the LP 700 Series Ceiling Mount, refer to “Optional Accesso ri es” on page 52. • Click either mouse[...]

39 MAINTENANCE & T R OUBL ESHOOTING This section describes how to: • clean the lens • clean the fan int ake filter • repla ce the pro jection lamp • repla ce the batteries in the r emote contr ol • use the Kensingt on lock feature • troubleshoot the projector Cleaning the Len s Follow these steps to clean the pro jection lens: 1 App[...]

40 Mainte nance & T ro ublesho oting F IGURE 32 Removing the filter door 3 Clean the filter . • Use a vacuum cleaner set on low power to r emove the dust and dirt. F IGURE 33 Cleaning the air filter 4 Replace the filter . • First, insert the side with the tabs, then pr ess the other end in place.[...]

41 Replacing th e Projection Lamp WA R N I N G : T o avoid burns , allow the p rojector to cool fo r at least 2 minutes before you open the lamp module door . N ever extr act the lamp module while the lamp is oper ating. The lamp hour counter on the sta tus bar at the top of th e menus counts the number of hours the lamp has been in use. After 2000[...]

42 Mainte nance & T ro ublesho oting F IGURE 35 Remo v ing th e la mp mo du l e W ARN IN G: Do not dro p the lamp module or touc h the glass bulb! The glass may shatter and cause injur y. 7 Align the new la mp m odule in the correct dir ection. 8 Gently push th e mo dule in as far as it goes (Figu re 36). 9 T ighten the screws on the o utside o[...]

43 11 Replace the sc rew and tighten it . 12 Plug in the power cor d and turn the pr ojector back on. The lamp monitor light and lamp hour counter in the Status bar on the menus are automa tica lly reset. Replacing the Batteries in the Remote Contr ol The life of the batteries depends o n how often and how long you use the r emote. Symptoms of low [...]

44 Mainte nance & T ro ublesho oting T roubl eshoo tin g If you’re experiencing tr ouble with the pr ojector , follow these steps to make sure everything is properly connected before you call T echnical S upport for assist ance. 1 Check cable connections. V erify that all computer , CableW iz- ard and power cables ar e pr operly connected. 2 [...]

45 Solut ions to C ommo n Pr ob lems Pr oblem: No thing on p rojecti on screen • Make sure that the power cor d is properly co nnected to a func- tional AC electrical outlet. Make sur e that the power cor d is also pr operly connected to the projector . • If the pr ojector is plugged into a power strip, make sure the power strip is turned on. ?[...]

46 Mainte nance & T ro ublesho oting • V erify that the proper input source is connected. See “Com- puter” on page 27 or “V ideo” on page 29. • Y ou might need to turn everything off and power up the equip- ment again. Make sure you pow er up in this or der: pr ojector , computer monitor , computer . It is especially important that [...]

47 Pr oble m: Ima ge is o ut of f ocus • T urn the pr ojection lens to f ocus the image. • Make sur e the pr oj ection scr een is at least 4 feet (1.2 m) fr om th e projector . • Make sure the pr ojector is turned of f, then check the pr ojection lens to see if it needs clean ing. Pr oblem: Imag e and m enus ar e r e v ersed lef t to right ?[...]

48 Mainte nance & T ro ublesho oting T rack ing” o n page 36 . • If you’r e using an extension cable between the CableW izard and the pr ojector , make sure it’s In Focus-approved. • The pr oblem could be with your co mputer ’s graphics boar d. If possible, connect a dif fer ent computer . Pr ob lem: P ro jecte d co lors don ’ t m[...]

49 APPENDIX Specific ations The LP 725 and 7 30 must be operated an d stored within the tem- perature and humidity ranges specified. Te m p e r a t u r e Operating 10 C t o 4 0 ° C Non -ope ratin g -20 to 70 ° C Humid ity Operating and non-oper . 5% to 95% r elativ e humidity , non-condensing Dimensions 6.0 x 1 5.3 x 11.7 inche s (15.3 x 3 8.8 x [...]

50 Appendix Remote Contr ol Batter y T wo (2) AAA alkal ine cells Input P o we r Requir eme nts 100-1 20 /220-2 40V , 5. 0/3 .0A , 50 / 60 Hz. Video Audio In put Input Imped ance 5K ohm DC couple d Maximum In put V oltage (L IN + R IN ) PEA K < 4.5 V for THD ≤ 0.3% L IN or R IN < 2. 0 Vrms f or TH D ≤ 0. 3% Sensitivity 100 mV at 1 KHz f o[...]

51 Accessor ies NO TE: Use only In Focus- appr oved acce ssories . Other pro d- ucts have not been tested with the pr ojector . P ow er Co rds (o ne ships wi th pr oject or , type depe nds on co untry) Standar d Accessories (shi p with th e projector) P a rt Numb er LP 725/730 Q uick S tar t ca rd 009-0 34 2-xx LP 725/730 User’ s Guide 010-015 1-[...]

52 Appendix Option al Ac ce ssor ies Easy Car r y Case CA-C129 Soft Case CA -C1 22 European Hard Cas e C A-C130 Hard T r av el Cas e CA -C1 23 Deluxe T ra vel Case CA-C1 28 A T A S hi pping C ase C A-C124 Cable Wizard Lite , 6.5 ft ( 2 m ) SP-CW2L ITE Mac Adapte r for Cabl eWizard Lite 516-0003-xx Cable Wizard Exten sion Ca ble , n on-pl enum rated[...]

53 P o rt able and Laptop Activation Char t NO TE: Often, press ing the k ey commands once activates the external video por t, pressing it again activates both the external and internal por ts , and pressing it a third time activates the internal por t. Refer to you r co mpu ter ’ s doc- umentation for details on your sp e- cif ic model. Many lap[...]

54 Appendix Compaq* ** Ctrl-Alt-< Ctrl-Alt-> FN-F4 FN-F4 automatic automatic mode/? (for setup option) mode/? (for setup option) Compuadd* ** au tomatic automatic Alt-F for scr een s etup option Alt-F for scr een setup option Data General Ctrl-Alt-Command C trl-Alt-Command Data General W alkabout 2 CR T/X at DOS pr ompt reboot Data vue Ctrl-S[...]

55 IBM ThinkPad** rebo ot, enter setup menu FN -F2 FN- F7, sel ect ch oice from setup men u FN-F1, select ch oice FN-F5, select ch oice PS/2 SC se lect choice (CR T , LCD , etc.) Ka ypro boot up, monitor plugge d in unpl ug monit or Kris T ech FN-F8 FN-F8 Mac P ortable 100 no video port: not compati ble Mac Pow erB o ok 140, 145, 150, 170 no vi deo[...]

56 Appendix * The se manufactur ers hav e model s that automatical ly send video to the extern al CR T por t when some type of displa y device is attached. ** These man ufactur ers off er mor e than on e k ey co mmand depend - ing on th e computer mo del. Packard Bell** FN- F2 FN-F2 Ctrl-Alt-< Ctrl-Alt-> Panaso nic FN-F2 FN- F2 Samsung* setup[...]

57 Using Video Mi rr or ing with a P ow er Book C omputer When you turn video mirr oring on (called SimulScan in newer PowerBooks-see below), the pr oj ector displays the same informa- tion that appears on your PowerBook’s built-in screen . When video mirr oring is off, the pr ojector acts like a separate display . T o turn on vid eo mirr oring f[...]

58 Appendix Projecte d Im age Size Use the chart below and th e tables on the next page to help you determine pr ojected image sizes. F IGURE 38 Projected image siz e[...]

59 Ta b l e 1 : Image Siz e, W idt h and Heigh t for Lens at Maxi mu m Imag e Size Distance to Scr een (f eet) Diagonal (i nche s) Widt h (i nche s) Height (inches) 43 6 2 9 2 2 10 91 73 55 15 137 1 10 82 20 182 146 10 9 25 228 182 13 7 30 274 219 16 4 35 319 255 19 1 40 365 292 21 9 T able 2 : Image Siz e, W idth and Height for Len s at Minimum Im[...]

61 IND EX A access ori es, orde rin g 51, 52 activa ti on comm a nds for lap t op c om- puters 53 adjust ing balance 33 bass 34 brightn ess 27, 31 colo r 3 2 contr ast 31 fade 34 Menu Position 32 tin t 3 1 tre b le 34 volume 29, 33 adjust ing the he ight of t he proj ector 25 altit ude limits 49 annotati ng 28 assistance. See Technic al Support Aud[...]

62 Inde x Computer button 27 compute rs, co mpat ible 2 connecting Apple PowerBook 15–16 external speakers 21 IBM-comp a ti ble desktop comp ut er 1 3–14 IBM-com patibl e laptop 11–12 Macintos h 17–18 powe r co rd 21 video playe r 19–20 connector panel audi o out 10 contrast , adju st in g 31 Controls menu 37 Contro ls me nu o ptions Auto[...]

63 K Kensin gt on lock 43 , 52 L labels on projector iii lamp LED 41 orderin g 51 overh e at in g iv replacing 41 safety ii i–i v turns off unexpe c t edl y 4 8 lamp ho ur counter 30 language , select ing for menus 37 lapt op co mp u ter s activa tion se quence t o allow secondary di spl ay 53 connecting IBM- c ompatible 11 conne cting Powe rBook[...]

64 Inde x R rear pr ojectio n 38 remot e co ntro l not work i ng 48 orderi n g 51 rep l acing t he b at ter ie s 43 specificati ons 50 using 23 repair. See Tec hnical Support replaci ng proj ection l amp modul e 41 re-positi oning the image on the screen 36 resettin g ad jus tments 3 2 resolutio n 1 S safety guidel in e s iii –iv Scribble but ton[...]