InFocus LP330 manual

USER’S GUIDE 3657 english 7/12/99 12:55 PM Page 2[...]

Copyright © 199 9 by InF ocu s W ilsonvi ll e, Or egon. All rights r es erv ed.[...]

FCC W arning This eq uipmen t has bee n teste d and fou nd to comp ly with th e lim its for a Class A digita l device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are design ed to pro vi de r easonable pr o tect ion against harmful interfer ence when the equipment is ope rated in a c ommercial envir onment. This equipment generates, uses, an[...]

Declar ation of C onfor mity Manufac tur er: InFocus 27700B SW Pa rkway A ve. W ilson v il le, Oregon 9707 0 USA European Office: Olym pia 1, NL-1213 NS Hi lv ersum, T he Ne t h e rla nds W e declare und e r our so le responsi bi li ty that th e LP3 30 Projector conf o rms to the followin g directive s an d no rms: Directiv e 89/3 36/EE C, Amen d e[...]

i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Inst ructio ns iii Intr oductio n 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 1 Unpacking th e P rojector 1 Usage Guidelines 3 If You N eed A ss ista nce 4 Warranty 4 Setti ng up the Project or 5 Connecting a Co mputer 7 Connecting a Video Playe r 9 Powering up the Projector a nd Adjusting the Image 11 Turning Off the Proje cto[...]

ii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Appendix 35 Spe cific atio ns 3 5 Acce ssor ies 3 6 Portable an d Laptop Activation Cha rt 38 Using Video Mirroring with a PowerBook Computer 43 Projected Image Size 44 Index 45[...]

iii SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please r ead and follow all safety instruction s provided BE FORE using your new projector . Fail ur e to comply with safety ins truc- tions may r esult in fire, electrical shock, or personal injury and may damage or im pair pr otectio n pr ovided by equipm ent. Please sav e al l saf et y ins tr uc t i on s. Safety Defi niti[...]

iv Safe ty Instru ction s • Caut ion: Don’t set liq uids on th e pr ojector . Spil led liquids m ay damage your pr ojector . • Caut ion: Don’t place the pr ojector on a hot surface or in direct sunlight. • Caut ion: Do not dr op the pr ojector . T ransport the pr ojector in an InFocus- a ppr ov ed ca se; see pag e 37 for a lis t of cases.[...]

INTRODUCTION 3657 english 7/12/99 12:55 PM Page 3[...]

1 INTR ODUCTION The InFocus ® LP330™ is specifically design ed for the mobile pre- senter . It pack s XGA 1024 x 7 68 graphics with 16.7 mill ion colors into a small, 4. 8 pound package. It generates crisp, clear images using Digit al Light Processing ™ ( DLP) technology . The LP330 is easy to connec t, easy to use, easy to transport, and ea s[...]

2 Intr oduction NO TE: The contents of your shipping box may var y depending on the pr ojector conf iguration you’ve ordered. F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents 1. LP330 pr ojector + lens ca p 6. VES A comp uter cab le 2. Soft car r y case 7. Audio cable adap ter 3. User’ s Guide , quick start car d and Online User G uide CD 8. Aud i o ca bl e 4. [...]

3 F IGURE 2 Side view of pro jector Usa ge Gui delines • Do not loo k dire ctly into the projec tion lens when the lamp is turned on. The bright light may harm your eyes. • Do no t block the grills on the pr ojector . Restri cting the air flo w can cause it to overh eat and turn of f. If this ha ppens, you must wait a minute before attempting t[...]

4 Intr oduction If Y ou Need Assistance The first place to look for help is in this manual. Be sur e to check the guidelin es in “ T roubleshoo ting ” on page 31. Or , check the Service an d Support section of our website at http://w ww .in focus.com/ser vice . If those sources don’t answer yo ur q uestion, call your InFo cus dealer . Y ou ca[...]

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5 SETTING UP THE PR OJECTOR 1 Place the pr ojector on a flat surface. • The pr ojector must be within 10 feet (3 m) of your power sour ce and within 6 feet (1. 8 m) of your computer . • If you want to pr oject fro m behind a translucent scr een, set up the pr ojector behind your scr een. See “Rear Pro jection” on page 24 to r everse the ima[...]

6 Setti ng up the Pr ojector NO TE : Befor e you continu e , mak e sure the pr ojector is unplugged and your equipment is turned off. If you’ re connecting a computer , mak e sure the distance betw een it and the pr ojector is 6 feet o r less. F IGURE 4 Connector panel S-vide o comp osite video Aud io in input VESA comp uter mouse[...]

7 Connecting a Computer 1 Plug one end of the VESA computer cable into the video con- nector on your computer . NO TE: Many laptop computer s do not automatically turn o n their external video por t when a sec- ondar y display device suc h as a pr ojector is co nnected. Ref er to your computer manua l for the command that activates the exter- nal v[...]

8 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Do y ou w ant to c ontrol the com p uter ’ s mo u se from the projecto r’ s r emote o r k eypad? If y our computer has a PS /2 connec tor , use the PS/2 mo use cab le. 1 Plug the end of the PS/2 mouse ca ble with 6 pins into the mouse connector on your comp uter . 2 Plug the end of the PS/2 mouse ca ble with 9 pins [...]

9 Connec ting a Vi deo Pla y er 1 If your video player uses a r ound, one-pr ong composite video connector, you’ll need only the audio cable, audio adapter , and composite video cable that shipped w ith the pr ojector. • If your video pla yer uses a r ound, four -pr ong S-video c on- nector , you’ll need an S- video cable in addition to the a[...]

10 Setti ng up the Pr ojector F IGURE 7 Connecting the projector to a video player usi ng an S-video cable and the audio cable and adapter NO TE : The aud io adapter is pr ovided so that the same audio cable used to co nnect a computer can be used with the adapter to connect a VCR. 4 Plug the audio adapter ’s white connector into the left “audi[...]

11 P o wering up the P r ojector and Adjustin g the Ima ge NO TE : Always us e the pow er cord that shipped with the pr o jector . 1 Remove the lens cap. 2 Plug the power cord into the side of the pr ojector, then plug it into your electrical outlet. A sur ge-pr otected power strip is r ecommended. • The fans start to run, and the Lamp LED on the[...]

12 Setti ng up the Pr ojector T urning Off the Pr o jector If you want to turn off th e pr ojector for a short period of time, pr ess the standb y button on the key pad or remote. This blan ks the scr een for fifteen minutes, but keeps the pr ojector runn ing. (Y ou can chan ge the amount of time the proj ector stays in standby mode; see “Standby[...]

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13 USING T HE PR OJECTOR This section describes how to use an d make adjustments to the pr ojector . It also pr ovides a r eferen ce to the keypad and r emote buttons and the opti ons availa ble from the on-screen menus. Basic Ima ge Adjustment 1 Make sur e you have power ed up your equipment in the right or der (page 1 1). 2 If the image doe sn’[...]

14 Using the Pr ojector F IGURE 8 Remo te control NO TE: If the remote is inactive for se veral minutes , it “sleeps” to conserve batter y lif e . Pres s any button except the disk mouse to re-activate the remote . Pr ess anywhere on the edge of the disk mouse to move the cursor on the scr een. Y ou can move the cursor at an y angle by pressing[...]

15 Adjusti ng the Pr ojector T o focus the image, rotate the focus ring (Figure 9) unti l the image is clear . T o zoom the image, rotate the zoom ring. This adjusts the imag e s ize without a ff ecti ng f o cus. F IGURE 9 Focus rin g and zoom ring The pr ojector is equipped with a self-locking, q uick-r elease el eva- tor foot and butto n (Figure [...]

16 Using the Pr ojector Using the K eyp ad and Remote Buttons While the menus ar e displayed, the volume, sour ce, and standby buttons on th e keypa d act as menu na vigation butto ns. See “Us ing the On-Scr een Menu s” on page 18 for details. F IGURE 11 Keypad and remote buttons Lamp o n/off (k eypad only) Pr ess the lamp on /off button to tur[...]

17 Standb y When you press standb y , the display and audio turn of f and a blank scr een is displayed for 15 minutes. Y o u can change the amount of time the pr ojector stays in standby mode; see “Standby T ime” on page 23 f or details. • If you pr ess stand by again within 1 5 minutes, the pr ojector returns to no rma l oper atio ns imm ed [...]

18 Using the Pr ojector Using the On-Scr een Menus The pr ojector has six dr op-dow n menus that al low you to m ake imag e adjustmen ts and change a vari ety of settings. Mo st of these adjustments ar en’t available directly fr om the keypad. NO TE: Som e menu items may be gr ayed out at cer tain times . This indicates the item is not applicable[...]

19 Dis pla y Menu F IGURE 13 Display m enu Bright ness Adjusting the brightness cha nges the intens ity of the image. • Pr ess the left navigation button to darke n the image. • Pr ess the righ t navigatio n but ton to lighten the image. Contra st The contrast con trols the degr ee of diff erence between the lightest and darkest parts of the pi[...]

20 Using the Pr ojector Color The color setting adj usts a video image from black and white to fully saturated color . • Pr ess the left mo use button to decrease the amount of color in the image. • Pr ess the right mouse button to incr ease the a mount of color in the image. Blank Sc r een Blank Scr een determines what colo r is displayed when[...]

21 Image Menu F IGURE 15 Image menu Auto Image NO TE: Some screen saver s inter- fer e with the oper ation of Auto Image. If you’ re experiencing prob- lems , tr y t urning your screen saver off, then turning Auto Image off and bac k on. The pr ojecto r automaticall y adjusts tracki ng, sign al s ynchroniza- tion and vertical a nd horizontal posi[...]

22 Using the Pr ojector 1 T urn Auto Image of f. 2 Highlight Manual sync, then press the left or right naviga tio n button repeatedly until the image is sharp and fr ee of streaks. Manual T rac king The pr ojector adju sts tracking a uto matically to match the video signal f r om yo ur computer . However , if the dis play show s evenly spaced, fuzz[...]

23 Contr ols Menu F IGUR E 16 Controls menu Video Standar d NO TE: If yo u alread y kno w the video standard used in your geo- grap hical area, it’ s often best to manually select it. When V i deo sta ndar d is set to Au to, the projector attempts to pick the video standar d (NTSC, NTSC 4.43, P AL, P AL-M, P A L-N, or SECAM) au tomatical ly based[...]

24 Using the Pr ojector Rear Projection When you turn Rear Pro jecti on on, th e proj ector r everses the image so you can pr oject fr om behind a translucent scr een. High- light Re ar Pr ojection, then click th e left or right naviga tion button to turn this feature on and of f. Defa ult So urce Default Sour ce toggles between Computer and V ideo[...]

25 Displa y Star t up Screen This setting toggles between On and Off . When this featur e is On, the InFocus startup scr een appears when the proj ector starts up and r emains until an active sou r ce is detected. The startup screen contains informa tion on conta cting InFo cus. Click the lef t or right navigati on button to turn this feature off a[...]

26 Using the Pr ojector Status Menu This is a read-only window for in forma tional purposes. T o dis- play th e statu s wind ow , sel ect Sh ow status f rom the me nu, then click the left or right navigation button. T o remove the wi ndow , click the left or right na viga tion button. F IGURE 18 Status menu Lamp ho urs used Indicates how many ho ur[...]

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27 MAINT E NANCE & T R OUBLESHOOTING This section describes how to: • clean the lens • r eplace the pr ojection lamp • r eplace the batteries in the r emote • use the Kensingto n lo ck featur e • tr oubleshoot the pr ojector Cleani ng the Lens Follow these steps to clean the pr ojection lens: 1 Apply a non-abrasive cam era lens cleane[...]

28 Mai ntenanc e & T rouble shoot ing 4 Pull the lamp door up and r emove it. WA R N I N G : Be extremely car eful when remo ving the lamp module . In the unlik ely event that the bulb ruptures , small glass fragments may be gener ated. The lamp module is designed to co ntain these fragments , but use cautio n when remo ving the lamp module . F[...]

29 6 Lift and grasp the pull tab an d lift the module out (Figure 2 1). F IGURE 21 Removing the lamp module WA R N I N G : Do not drop the lamp module or touc h the glass bulb! The glass may shatter an d cause injur y. 7 Install the new lamp module, being sur e to align the connec- tors properly . 8 Push the module in unt il it is flush with the bo[...]

30 Mai ntenanc e & T rouble shoot ing Replacin g the Batteries in the Remote Contr ol The life of the batteries depen ds on how often and how lon g you use the r em ote. Symptoms of low battery charge include erratic r esponses when using the r emote and a r educed range of opera- tion. Follow these steps to replace the batteries: 1 T urn the r[...]

31 T roubles hoo ting Pr oblem : Noth ing on p r ojection sc r een • Make sur e that the power cor d is pr operly con nected to a fully functional AC electrical outlet. Make sure that the power cor d is also pr operly connected to the proj ector . • If the pr ojector is plugged into a power strip, make sur e the power strip is turned on. • Ma[...]

32 Mai ntenanc e & T rouble shoot ing • Y ou might need to turn everything of f and power up the equipment a gain in the pr oper or der . Refer to your com- puter ’s documentation to determine the correct or der . • Make sur e your laptop’s external video port is turned on . See the “Portable and Laptop Activation Cha rt” on page 38[...]

33 Pr oblem: Imag e is out of fo cus • T urn the pr ojection lens to fo cus the image. • Make sur e the pr ojecti on screen is at least 5 feet (1.5 m) fr om the pr ojector . • Check the pr ojection lens to see if it need s cleaning. Pr oblem: Image and menus are r e v ersed left to right • Rear pr ojection mode is pr obably turned on. T urn[...]

34 Mai ntenanc e & T rouble shoot ing Pr oblem: Pro jected colo rs don’ t mat ch the compu ter or vid eo pla y er’ s colors • Just as ther e are dif ferences in the displays of dif ferent moni- tors, ther e ar e often dif ferences between the computer image and the pr ojected image. Adju st the brightness, tint and/or contrast fr om the D[...]

APPENDIX 3657 english 7/12/99 12:56 PM Page 7[...]

35 APPENDIX Specif ications The LP330 must be operated a nd stor ed within the temperatur e and humidity ranges specified. Te m p e r a t u r e Operating 50 to 10 4 ° F (10 to 40 ° C) Non -ope rat ing -4 to 158 ° F (-20 to 70 ° C) Humid ity Operating and non-oper . 5% to 95% rel ative humi dity , non-condensing Dimensions 8.75 x 9.75 x 2.5 inch[...]

36 Appendix Access ories NO TE: Use o nly I nFocu s- appro ved accessories . Other pr oducts have not been tested with the pr ojector . P o w er Cor ds (one ships wi th pr ojector , type depends on count r y) NO TE: Y ou can purchas e these items b y contacting your dealer or InFo cus Catal og Sales at 1-800-660-0024. Standar d Accessories (shi p w[...]

37 NO TE: Y ou can purchas e these items by contacting your dealer or InFo cus Catal og Sales at 1-800-660-0024. Opti onal Ac cesso ries LP330 Delux e Carry Case C A-C161 LP330 Ship ping Cas e (A T A ap pr ov ed) CA-C164 LP33 0 Deluxe T rav e l Case C A-C1 60 Macintosh Adaptor SP-MA C ADPT Full-Featu re Lase r Pro R emote Contr ol HW -LASERPR O Gyr[...]

38 Appendix P or t able and Laptop Activation Char t NO TE: Vis it ou r w ebsite at www .infocus .com for the most current activation c har t. It is located in the T ec hnical Librar y in the Ser vice and Suppor t section. Many laptop compu ters do not au tom atically turn on their exter- nal video port when a proj ector is connected. Activation co[...]

39 Bondwell LCD or CR T options after bootup re b oo t fo r L C D or C R T options to appear Cha plet** setup scr een setup scr een FN-F6 FN-F6 FN-F4 FN-F4 Chembook FN-F6 FN-F6 Commax Ctrl-Alt-#6 Ctrl-Alt-#5 Compaq* ** Ctrl-Alt-< Ctrl-Alt- > FN-F4 FN-F4 automatic automatic mode/? (for setu p option) mode/? (for setu p option) Compuadd* ** aut[...]

40 Appendix Gatewa y FN-F3 FN-F1/FN-F1 again simul- taneous FN-F3 FN-F1 Grid* ** FN-F2, choose auto or simu ltaneous FN- F2 Ctrl-Alt-T ab Ctrl-Alt- T ab Hitachi FN-F7 FN-F7 Honey well FN-F 10 FN- F10 Hyundai setup scr een option setu p scr een option IBM 970* automatic warm reb oot IBM ThinkPad** r eboot, enter setup men u FN-F2 FN- F7, selec t cho[...]

41 Micr o Expr ess* automatic warm reb oot Micron FN- F2 FN- F2 Mic r osla te* au tom atic war m re boot Mits ub ish i SW 2 On -O ff-Of f-Off SW2 Off-O n- On -On NCR set up scr een opt ion setup screen option NEC* ** setup scr een option setup scr een option CR T at the DOS pr omp t LCD at the DOS pr o mpt FN-F3 FN-F3 Oliv etti* automatic automatic[...]

42 Appendix * These man u factur ers ha ve model s that automatical ly send video to the extern al CR T port when some type o f displa y device i s attached. ** These man ufactur ers offer mo re th an one k ey comman d depend- ing on th e computer mo del. W yse softwar e driv en softwar e driven Ze nith ** FN-F 10 FN -F1 0 FN-F2 FN-F2 FN-F1 FN-F1 Z[...]

43 Usi ng Video Mi rr oring with a P ow erBoo k Compute r When you turn video mirroring (called SimulSca n in newer Pow- erBooks—see below ) on, the pr ojector displays the same info rma- tion that appea rs on your PowerBook’s built-in scr een. When video mirr oring is of f, the pr ojector acts like a separate display . T o turn on video mi rro[...]

44 Appendix Project e d Im age Size NO TE: Use the gr aph and tables to help you dete rmine pro jected imag e sizes. F IGURE 23 Projected image size NO TE: Vis it ou r w ebsite at www .infocus .com f or an interactive image s ize calculator . It is located in the T ec hnical Librar y in the Ser vice and Suppor t section. T able 1 : Imag e Siz e , W[...]

INDEX 3657 english 7/12/99 12:56 PM Page 8[...]

45 IND EX A access ories, ord e rin g 36, 37 activa tion co mma nd s fo r laptop c om- puters 38 adjust ing brightn e ss 19 contr ast 19 tin t 19 volum e 17, 20 adju sting the height of the projector 15 altit ude limits 35 assistance. See Tech nical Support Audio menu 20 Audi o m enu o ption s Volume 20 Auto Source Selec t 24 B Blank Screen 20 brig[...]

46 Inde x D Default Source 24 Display men u 19 Displa y menu op t io ns Blank Screen 20 Brightne s s 19 Contra st 19 Reset A ll 20 Tint 19 Display M es sages 24 Display Startup Screen 25 displa ying on- scr een m enus 16 startup scre en 2 5 status me ssag es 2 4 E elevat or b u t t on /fo ot 1 5 F fuzzy line s 22 I IBM-co mpati ble co mp u ter s co[...]

47 M Macinto sh comput ers com p at ib ilit y 1 connecti ng 7 Menu butto n 18 menus. See o n-screen menus monito r, projec ted co lors d on’t match 34 mouse, connect ing 8 N NTSC vide o 23 O on-scre e n me n u s Audio men u 20 changing language of 25 Controls m enu 23 Display men u 19 displayin g 18 Image m e n u 21 Language me nu 25 making chan [...]

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LIMITED W ARRANTY InFocus (“ InFoc us” ) warran t s th a t each LP33 0 (“the Product” ) sold hereunde r wi ll confor m to and functio n in ac co rdance with t he w ritte n sp e c ifica ti on s of I nF o cus. Sai d limit e d warran t y sha ll appl y on ly t o th e fir st pers on or e n tity th at pu r- chase s th e Produc t fo r per son al o[...]

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