InFocus LP 840 manual

LP ® 840/ LP ® 850 INST ALLA TION & INTEGRA TION PROJECTOR. USER’S GUIDE LP ® 840/ LP ® 850 INST ALLA TION & INTEGRA TION PROJECTOR. 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 BV Strawinskylaan 5[...]

2 Declar ation of C onformity Manufa cturer: InFocus Co rporatio n, 27700B SW Parkwa y A ve. W ilsonv ille, Oregon 97070 USA European Office: Strawin skylaan 585, 107 7 XX Am sterdam, The Netherlan ds W e declare und er our sol e responsib ility that t his project or confo rm to the foll owin g directi ves and norm s: EMC Direct ive 89/3 36/EEC, Am[...]

3 T able of Con tents Introduc tion 5 Positioning t h e projector 7 Connecting a c omputer 8 Required computer connection s 8 Display ing a c omputer im age 10 Firs t-time project or use wi th Win dows 98 11 Adjus ting the image 13 Con nect ing a vid eo devic e 14 Display ing a v ideo image 16 Shutting down the projector 18 Troubleshootin g your se[...]

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5 Intr oduction Y our new multimedi a pr ojector provides three computer , three video, and two aud io in puts, one aud io ou tput, RS -23 2 control, and ha s XG A 1024x7 68 resol ution. Optional user -changeable sho rt, fixed short , long and super long thr ow lenses m ake th is a flexible pr oduct suit able for many dif ferent u ses. The pr oject[...]

6 Connec tor P anel The pr ojector provides t h ree c omputer and t hree v ideo connection options: • one M1-D (DVI with USB) • one VESA computer • one BNC (RGBH V and Pr , Pb, Y) • one component RCA video (Pr , Pb, Y) • one S- video • one composit e RCA vide o The pr ojector pro vides compute r and vi deo connecto rs for audio support [...]

7 P ositioning the pr ojector T o determine where to position the projector , consider the siz e and shape of your scr een, the location of your pow er outlets, and the dist ance between the proj ect or and t he r est of your equipment. Her e are some general guid e- lines: • Position t h e proje c tor on a fla t surface a t a right a ngle to the[...]

8 Connecting a computer Required compute r connection s Connect one end of the VESA computer cable to the Com put er 2 con nector on the pr ojector . Connect the other end to the video por t on your comput er . If you are u sing a desktop computer , you first need to disconnect the moni- tor cable fr om the computer ’s video por t . Connect the b[...]

9 If you are u sing a desktop computer a nd want to s ee the image on your computer screen a s well a s on the pr ojection screen, plug the monitor cable to the Monitor out conn ect or on the pr ojector . Y ou can also connect to your c omputer using a BNC cable. Connect the BN C connectors on the BNC cable to the appr opriate Co mput er 3 connec t[...]

10 Displa yi ng a computer image Remove the lens cap. Press t he power s witch on the b ack of the pr ojector to the on position, then press t he Po w e r button on the top of the pr ojector or the remot e. The LED fla shes gr een and the fans s t art to r un. Whe n the lamp comes on, the sta rtup scr een is displayed an d the LED is stea dy gr een[...]

11 First-time pr ojector use with Windo ws 98 The first time you connect a computer running W indows 98 to the projector , the computer recognizes t he pr ojector as “new hardw are” a n d the Add Ne w H a rd wa re W i z ard a pp e ar s . F o ll ow t h es e i n st ru c ti o ns t o u s e t h e Wiz- ar d to load the corr ect driver (which was inst[...]

12 Skip th is pag e if you did not conn ect a US B mouse cab le F or Windo ws 98: • If you connected t he USB cable, t he Add New Hard ware W izard appears a gain. Dri v ers must be inst alled to use th e USB funct ionality . • The Wizard laun ches t wo ti mes . The firs t time it d etect s a USB Human Interfa ce Dev ice (for the key- board). T[...]

13 Adjusting the imag e Adjust the heigh t of the pr ojector , if n ecessary , by pres sing the rel ease but- tons on ea ch side of t h e pro ject or ’s fr ont to extend the elevator feet . Position the projector the d esired distance fr om the screen a t a 90 degr ee angle (perpend ic ular) to th e screen . See pa ge 43 for a table listi ng scre[...]

14 Connecting a video de vice Standa rd v ideo connecti ons Plug th e audio /video (A/V) cabl e’s yell ow connec tor in to the v ideo-ou t conn ector on the video de vic e. Plug the ot her yel low co nnecto r into the ye l- low Video 3 connector on the pr ojec tor . Plug a white conn ector into the le ft audio out c onnect or on t he video d ev i[...]

15 Y ou can als o connect to your video device us ing a BNC cable. Connect the BNC connectors of the BNC cable to t h e appr opriate Computer 3 connec- tors on the proj ect or . Connect the other end to the video port on your video device. Use the A /V cable’s audio con nect ors as described on the previ ous page (the yel low connectors on th e A[...]

16 Displaying a video image Remove the lens cap. Press t he power s witch on the b ack of the pr ojector to the on position, then press t he Po w e r button on the top of the projector . The LED fla shes gr een and the fans s t art to r un. Whe n the lamp comes on, the sta rtup scr een is displayed an d the LED is stea dy gr een. It can ta ke a min[...]

17 Adjust th e zoom or focus b y press ing the power Zoom or power Foc u s buttons on the keypad until the desired ima ge size and focu s ar e produced. Y ou can also ad just the zoom and focu s via the menus . See page 32 If the image is not on the scr een or viewing a rea , adjust the it by pre ssing the lens shift butt on on the keypad. Pr ess t[...]

18 Shutting do wn the pr ojector The projector automati cally bl anks the screen afte r no active source is detected for 3 0 minutes. Th is blank scr een helps pr eserve the life of the pro - jector . The image r eturns when an active source is detected or a remot e or keypad b utton is press ed. Screen Sav e Y ou ca n make the blan k scr een appea[...]

19 Sour ce T roub lesho oting Problem Solution Result No startu p screen Plug pow er ca ble in , press pow e r swi tch, pre ss po wer butt o n. Remo ve lens ca p. Correct i mage Only startup screen app ears Pr ess the Co mputer button Activ ate la ptop’ s ext ernal port Compu te r image proj ecte d 1 2 3 startup screen startup screen A or rest ar[...]

20 No comput er image, ju st the words “Signal out of range” Adjust c ompute r re fresh rat e in Co ntr ol Panel>Displa y>Setti ngs>Advanced > Adapte r (lo cation vari es by operat ing system) Compu te r image proj ecte d A Signal out of range Y ou ma y also ne ed to set a differe nt re solution on y our compute r , as sh o wn in th[...]

21 Ima ge fuzzy or cr opped Set your com puter’ s disp la y resolution to the na tive resolution of the p rojector (Start>Settings> Contr ol Panel>Display>Setting s tab, select10 24x768) Ima ge cl ear an d not cr opped Remote cont r ol navigation b utton s not working with m y computer Connec t USB ca ble (pa ge 8) then load USB drive[...]

22 Pr ojecto r tro ubles hootin g Problem Solution Result Image not sq uare Adjus t keystone the Pictu re menu Square image Imag e not sharp Adjust the focus on the k eypad or Sharpne ss in the P ictur e>Advanced menu Correct i mage Image does not fit 16:9 screen Chan ge asp ec t rat io t o 16: 9 in Picture >Aspect ra tio m enu Correct i mage[...]

23 Imag e upside do wn T urn on/of f Ceiling in Setting s>System menu Correct image Image re verse d lef t to rig ht T urn on /off Rear in Sett ings>System me nu Correct image Pr ojected colo rs don’t match sour ce Adju st co lor , tint, colo r tempera ture, brightne ss, cont rast in the menus Correct i mage A B AB A AB COLOR COLOR[...]

24 Lamp won’ t tu rn on , T emp LE D soli d red ( page 46) Ma ke s u re ven t s a re n ’t b l oc ked ; a l l ow pro jector to cool for one min ute Unplug proje ctor; wait one m i nu te; plug in projector and turn it on: lamp li ghts Lamp won’ t turn on, Lamp LED blinking red (page 46) Lamp must be re placed (pag e 40) Lamp turns o n solid red[...]

25 Still having problems? If you need assi st ance, visit o ur website or call us. See the inside of t he back cover for a list of all contact nu mbers and re levant web addr esses. This pr oduct is bac ked by a limited two-yea r warrant y . A n exte nded war- ranty plan ma y be pur chased fr om your dealer . When sen ding the pr ojector in for r e[...]

26 Using the k eypad buttons Most bu ttons are des c ribe d in detai l in other sections, but h ere is an ov er- view of the ir functions: pow e r –turns t he proj ector on (page 10) an d off (p age 1 6). lens shift –shifts the pr ojected imag e up or down zo om –moves the proj ected image closer or further a way . focus –adjusts the clarit[...]

27 Using the remote control The r emote uses two (2) pr ovided AAA b atteries. Th ey are easily in stalled by slidi ng the cover of f the rem ote's b a ck, al igning the + a nd - ends of the batteries , sliding them into place, a nd then repl acing the cover . T o operate, poin t the r emot e at the projection screen or at the projector (n ot [...]

28 Using the audio T o play s ound from the projector , con nect your source to th e Audio In con- nector on the pr ojector . T o adjust th e volume, use t he buttons on the keypad or remote. T o adjust th e balance, or loudness, use the Audio menu (s ee page 35). T o mute the sound, press th e Mute butto n. T roubleshoot ing audi o If there is no [...]

29 Optimizing computer images After your comput er is connected pr operly and the computer ’s image is on the scre en, you can optimize the im age using the onscreen menus. For gen- eral info rmation on using the menus, see page 31. • Adjus t the Keys tone, Cont rast, or Br ight ness in the Pi cture me nu. • Chang e the As pect Ratio . Aspect[...]

30 Optimizi ng video imag es After the video device is connect ed properly an d the image is o n the screen, you can optimize the image using the onscreen menus. For general informa- tion on using the men us, see page 3 1. • Adju st the K eystone , Contr ast, Brig htness, C olor , or T int in the P ictur e menu. See page 32. • Chang e the Aspe [...]

31 Using the menus T o op en the menus, pr ess the m enu bu tton on th e keypad or remo te. (Th e menus a utomatically c lose aft er 60 seconds if no b uttons are pressed. ) The Main menu appears. Use the arrow buttons to move up and down to high - light t he desir ed submenu, then press the Selec t butto n. T o chan ge a men u setting, highlight i[...]

32 Picture menu T o adju st the fol lowing six settin gs, highlight t he setting, pr ess Selec t , us e the up an d down arro ws to adju st the val ues, then pr ess select to confi rm the c hanges . Zoom : allows you to adj ust a lens t o zoom in a nd out. High light Zoom, then pr ess the up or dow n arr ows on the keypa d or remote . Foc us : allo[...]

33 Presets : The pr ovided Preset s optimize the pr ojector for displaying com- puter pr esentations, ph otographs, film images, an d video images. (Film input is materia l originally ca ptur ed on a fil m camera , like a movie; v ideo input is materi al origin ally ca ptur ed on a v ideo camera , like a TV sho w or sporting event.) Y ou can us e t[...]

34 Advanced settings Sharpness : (video sources only) cha n ges the c larity of the edges of a video image. Select a s harpness settin g. Color S pace : This opt ion applies to compute r and component vide o sour ces. It al lows you to sel ect a colo r space that has bee n specifical ly tuned for the input si gnal. When Auto is sel ected , the proj[...]

35 Settings menu Audio : allow s adjustments to the Ba lance a nd V olume. Also a llows you to turn on and off the Intern al spe akers, and projector startup Ch ime. Sources : allows you to a ssign a partic ular inpu t to a specif ic sour ce key when using the Inte grato r remote. Al so all ows se lectio n of a defa ult Star tup Sour ce and enables[...]

36 Screen Sav e : automat ically blanks the scr een after no signal s are detected for fiv e minutes. The ima ge retu rns when a n active sour ce is detect ed or a r emote or keypad butt on is pr essed. Screen Save is disab led when P ower Sav e is enab led. Star tup Logo: allows you to di splay a blank Blac k, White, or Blu e scr een instead of t [...]

37 PiP : (Pictur e in Pictur e) allows you to overlay a sma ller window showi n g the video s ource on t op of the lar ger computer sour ce window . Only v ideo sour ces 2 a nd 3 (c omposite a nd S-vide o) support PiP . Y ou must have b oth a computer and video sou rce connected to use PiP . Y ou can’t show a com- puter image in t h e smalle r Pi[...]

38 Network : The projector has an RJ45 Ethernet conn ector that su pports net- work connections and TCP/IP protocols. Th is will allow for the control and management of th e projector over a corpora te network. The follow ing fields are accessible when DHCP is not checked and a vailable for manual entry of data. IP Addr ess: Identifies the projecto[...]

39 Maintenance NO TE : When you are performing main tenance activities on your pr ojector , keep in m ind tha t you shou ld only r emove scre ws that are single-sl ot, or flathea d, scr ews. Any othe r type of scr ew , such as a phillips or star should not be re moved. These types of screw s should only be r emoved by technical support experts. Cle[...]

40 6 T o re move a lens, push th e lever inside th e lens housing a nd turn the lens cou nter clockwise until it stops. Remove the l ens. 7 T o instal l a new lens, place it in the opening thr ough the front of the pr o- jector , align ing the red dot (near the base of the lens) wit h th e red dot on the proj ect or . T urn clockwise until you fe e[...]

41 4 Loosen th e three ca ptive screw s on the lamp module. W ARNINGS : • T o avoid b urns, allow the pr ojector to cool for a t least 6 0 minutes befor e you r eplace the lamp . • Do not drop t he lamp module. The glass ma y shatter an d cause inj ury . • Do not touch the glass lamp screen. Fingerprin t s can obscure proje ction sharpnes s. [...]

42 Cleaning the dust filter 1 T urn of f t he pr ojector and unplug the power cab le. 2 W ait 60 minutes to allow the projector to cool thorough ly . WA R N I N G : T o avoid b urns, allow the projecto r to cool for at least 60 minutes bef ore you clea n or r eplace the dust filter . 3 Remove the dust filter grill d oor on the side of t he pro j ec[...]

43 Appendix Projected ima ge size NO TE : V is it our websi te for an inter acti ve imag e size calcul ator . T able 1 : Pr ojection si zes: Standar d lens (1.5 - 2.2:1 thr o w ratio) The image offset r a nge for t he standar d lens is 10:1 (1 00%) to 1:1 (50%). T able 2: Pr ojectio n sizes: Shor t Fixed lens (0.8 :1 thro w r atio) The optimal of f[...]

44 T abl e 3: Pr ojection sizes: Short Zoom l ens (1.1 -1. 51 thr ow r atio rang e) The image offset range fo r the short throw lens is 10:1 (100%) to 1:1 (50%). T able 4: Projectio n sizes: Long Thro w lens (2.2 - 4.2:1 throw r atio ra nge) The image o ffset r a nge for t he long t hrow lens is 10 :1 (100%) t o 1:1 (50%). Minimum Ima ge Maximum Im[...]

45 T able 5: Project ion sizes: Super Lon g thro w l ens 3.9 - 7. 3:1) The image offset r ange for the super throw lens i s 10:1 (100%) to 1:1 (5 0%). Minimum Ima ge Maximum Ima ge Distance (feet/m) Diagon al Imag e (feet/m) Imag e Widt h (feet/m) Diagonal Imag e (feet/m) Imag e Widt h (feet/ m) Min Di stanc e 7.5/2 .3 1.28/ 0.39 1 .03/0 .31 2.4 /0[...]

46 LED Behavior LED c olor /behavior Meaning P ow er : blinkin g green Te m p : N / A Lamp : N/A The pow er switch has been toggled on and the s oftware is in itializi ng, or the projec tor is poweri ng down and the fans ar e running to cool the lamp . P ow er : blinking gr een (once) Te m p : N / A Lamp : N/A Pow er Sa ve or Screen Sav e . P ow er[...]

47 RS-232 co mmands Comm unication Configur atio n V isit our w ebsite for additiona l RS-232 sett ings and information. T o contr ol this projec tor via RS-23 2 , connect a null modem cab le and set the contr ol system seria l port sett ings to m atch the follow ing commun ication configu ration: Command For mat All com mands con sist of 3 alph a [...]

48 Err or Condit ions Not all commands ar e supported for all projectors. If an u nsupported com- mand is issued, th e command will b e ignored. If a command is rec eived tha t is not u nderstood , a ‘?’ char acter w ill be retu rned indic ating the co mmand was no t under stoo d. Limitation s The projec tor can not respon d to comm ands co min[...]

49 Funct ion Com- mand Min Ma x De- fault Step Contr ast CON at R W 96 160 128 1 Color Space 0: RGB 1: SMP TE240 2: REC7 09 3: REC6 01 7: Aut o CSM at R W 0 7 7 Gr een Gain GCG at R W 0 1 00 50 2 V ertical K e ystone DKC at R W 78 178 128 1 Horiz ontal K eystone DKH at R W 78 178 128 1 Displa y Messages 0: disabl e 1: ena ble D M G a t R W 01 11 P [...]

50 Funct ion Com- mand Min Ma x De- fault Step Time In Ho urs Last Bulb3 Lasted LB3 at R 0 3276 6 0 Lamp Lit 0: not li t 1: lit LML at R 0 1 Lamp Hour s LMP at R 0 65534 0 1 Lamp Rese t 0: not reset 1: reset LMR at R W 0 32766 0 Lamp T ota l On Time (All Bulbs) LMT at R 0 214748 3646 Low P ow er 0: disabl e 1: ena ble LPE at R W 0 1 0 Menu 0: disab[...]

51 Funct ion Com- mand Min Ma x De- fault Step Rear 0: disabl e 1: ena ble REA at R W 0 1 0 Factory Reset 0: not reset 1: reset RST at W 0 1 -1 Sharpness 5 = Sharp est 6 = Sharp er 7 = Stand ard 8 = Softe r 9 = Softe st SHP at R W 126 130 128 1 Source 0: co mpute r1 1: co mpute r2 2: vi deo 1 3: vi deo 2 4: vi deo 3 5: co mpute r 3 SRC at R W 0 5 0[...]

52 Funct ion Com- mand Min Ma x De- fault Step PiP Si ze Selec tion 0: off 1: sm all 2: medi um 3: lar ge PSS at R W 0 3 0 PiP In put 3: vi deo 2 1: vi deo 3 PIN at R W 3 4 3 PiP Position 0: lower righ t 1: upp er righ t 2: lower le ft 3: lower righ t 10: use r PPO at R W 0 4 2[...]

53 Numerics 1024 x768 reso lut ion 6 A About 38 Aspect Ratio 38 audio 29 Audio In co nnect or 9, 15 Auto Im age 38 Auto Pow er 36 Autosource 36 B Blan k 38 BNC 10, 16 BNC connec tors 16 Brightn ess 14 C Capture Position 37 Capture St art 37 chang ing the l ens 40 cleaning the dust filter 4 3 cleaning the lens 40 Color 18 colors are inco rrect 24 co[...]

54 Info netwo rk 39 IP Addr ess 39 IR Receivers 36 L lamp replacement 41 Lamp Rese t 39 lamp won’ t turn on 25 Langu age 39 laptop connec ting 9 extern al vid eo por t 11 LED 19 blinkin g red 25 solid red 25 lens changi ng 40 cleaning 40 Logo Captur e 37 Low Po wer 36 M Magnify 38 Main menu 32 menu system 32 Monitor connect or 10 mouse, using you[...]

55 S secur ity lock 43 Seri al connec tion 10 serial c onnection 7 Servic e 39 Service Code 39 Setting s men u 36 shutd own projector 19 solid red 47 Source 38 Source troubles hooting 20 Sources 3 6 Subnet mask 39 S-vide o co nnector 15 T Tint 18 Troubleshootin g 20 troubleshooting 1 9 U USB, using your mouse 9 V video 16 Video button 1 7 video co [...]

56 Lim ited W arran ty InFocus Corporation (“I nFocus”) warrants that the Pr ojector (“Product”) pur c hased from InFocu s, an InFocu s distri butor , or an InFocus reseller wi ll confo rm to the m an- ufacturer's specifi cations and be free fr om defects in material or wo rkmanshi p for the W arranty period provided bel o w . InFocus [...]

57 Limite d W arranty P eriod The Limited W arranty period co mmences on the da te of pur c hase by the end-user custom er for both the 2 year Product W arranty an d the 1 year Ac cessor y W arr anty . Thes e Limite d W arrant y provision s sha ll app ly only t o the end -user purchase r (first person or entity tha t purchased a new Product for per[...]

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LP ® 840/ LP ® 850 INST ALLA TION & INTEGRA TION PROJECTOR. USER’S GUIDE LP ® 840/ LP ® 850 INST ALLA TION & INTEGRA TION PROJECTOR. 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 BV Strawinskylaan 5[...]