InFocus LP420 manual

i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Summa ry iii Introd uction 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 1 Unpacking the Projecto r 1 Usage Guidelines 3 If Y ou Ne ed Ass ist anc e 4 Warranty 4 Setting up the Project or 5 Connecting an IBM-Compatible Computer 7 Connecti ng a Mac intos h C om puter 8 Connecting a Video Player 9 Powering up the Projector a nd Adj[...]

ii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Appendix 33 Spe cifica tio ns 33 Acce ssor ies 3 5 Portable an d Laptop Activation Chart 37 Using Video Mirroring with a PowerBook Computer 42 Projected Image Size 43 Index 45[...]

iii SAF ETY SU MMAR Y Please read these instructions carefully before using your LP 4 20. Failure to co mply with them could result in fir e, 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 useful deta[...]

iv Safety Su mmar y Gr ounding The pr ojector is gr ound ed throug h the gr ounding conductor on t he power cor d . T o avoid electr ic sh ock, plug the pow er cor d int o a pr operly wir ed r eceptacle. Do not de feat the purpose of the gr ounding-type plug. Lamp T o avoid overhea ting and un acceptable image qua lity , r eplace the pr ojec- tion [...]

1 INTR ODUCTION The In Focus LP 420™ is specifically designed for the mobile pre- senter . It packs SVGA graphics with 16 .7 million colors into a small, 6.8 poun d packa ge. It genera tes cris p, clear images usin g Digital Ligh t Processin g™ (DLP) technolo gy . The LP 420 is easy to connect, easy to use, and ea sy to maintain. NO TE: The 420[...]

2 Intr oduc tion NO TE: The contents of your shipping box may var y depending on the pr ojector co nfigur ation you’ve or dered. F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents 1. LP 420 projector 5. RCA audio/video (A/V) cable 2. Soft carry case 6. Audio cable 3. LP 420 User’ s Guide and Onlin e Use r Guid e CD 7. Macintosh adaptor 4. pow er cor d 8. Cable Wi[...]

3 F IGURE 2 Side view of pro jector Usag e Guidelines Do not look direct ly into the pr ojection lens wh en the pr ojector is turne d on. The brig ht light may harm your eyes. D o not block the grills on the pr ojector . Restricting the air flow can cause it to overheat and turn off. If this happens , you must w ait a minu te before att emptin g to[...]

4 Intr oduc tion If Y ou Need Assistance The first place to look for help is in this manual. Be sur e to check the guidelines in “ T r oubleshoo ting” on pa ge 29. If this manual doesn’t answer your question, call your In Focus dealer . Y ou can also call In Focus Customer Service dir ectly at 1-800-799-99 11 . Call between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. [...]

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 source a nd within 6 feet (1. 8 m) of your computer . • If you want to pr oject fr om behind a translucen t screen, set up the pr ojector behind your scre en. See “Rear Pr ojection” on page 23 to reverse th e ima[...]

6 Setti ng up 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 , mak e sure the distance betw een it and the pro jector is 6 f eet or less. F IGURE 4 Connector panel CableWizard s-video com posite video L/R audio in audio in computer Lite (for video sour ce)[...]

7 Connecting a n IBM-Compatible Computer 1 Plug the end of the CableW izar d Lite computer cable into the video connector on your computer . NO TE: Many laptop 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 that[...]

8 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor Connec tin g a Mac intosh C omputer NO TE: S om e Power Bo o ks re qu i re the Apple-supplied video-out cable or mon itor adapt er fo r ext ernal video. Connect it betw een the P ow e rBook and the CableWizard Lite computer cable/Mac adaptor as s ho wn in Fi gur e 6. 1 Plug the end of the CableW izar d Lite computer ca[...]

9 Connec ting a Vi deo Pla y er 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 [...]

10 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor F IGURE 8 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 playe[...]

11 P o wering u p the Pr ojector and Adjustin g the Ima ge NO TE : Always us e the pow er cord that shipped with the pr ojector . 1 Remove the lens cap. 2 Plug the power cord into the side of the projector, then plug it into your electrical outlet. A sur ge-pr otected power strip is reco mmended if power sur ges are co mmon in your ar ea. 3 T urn o[...]

12 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor T urning Off the Pr ojector If you want to turn o ff th e proj ector for a sho rt period of time, press the st andb y button on the keypad. This blanks the screen for fifteen minutes, but keeps the pr ojector run ning. After 15 min- utes, the lamp goes out (the pr ojector keeps r unning). T o exit standby mode, pr ess[...]

13 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[...]

14 Using the Pr ojecto r The projector is equipped with a self-locking, quick- r elease eleva- tor foot and butto n (Fig ure 10). T o raise the pr ojector: 1 Press and hold the elevator button (Fig ure 9). 2 Raise the pr ojector to the height you want, then release the button to lock the elevator foo t into position. F IGURE 10 Adjusting the height[...]

15 Using the K eypad Buttons The keypad is lit orange when the projector is on and lit green while the menus are displayed. While the menus are displayed, the volume, s ource, and standby button s act as nav iga tion but- tons. See “Using th e On-Scre en Menus” on page 16 for details. F IGURE 11 Keypad Menu Press menu to open the on-scr een men[...]

16 Using the Pr ojecto r Vo l u m e • T o increase the volume, pr ess • T o decrease the volume, pr ess V olume adjustments ar e sa ved for each sour ce you have con - nected. Using the On-Scr een Men us The projector has four on-screen menus that allow y ou to make image ad justments an d change a variety of settings. Most of these adjustments[...]

17 Displ a y Menu Func tions F IGURE 13 Display menu Bright ness 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 contrast contr ols the degree of dif ference between the lightest and darkest parts of the pictur[...]

18 Using the Pr ojecto r • Press the left mouse button to increase the amount of green in the image. • Press the right mouse button to increase the amount of red in the image. Color The Color setting adjusts a video image fr om black and white to fully saturated color . • Press the left mouse button to decrease the amount of color in the imag[...]

19 Audio Men u Functio ns F IGURE 14 Audio menu Vo l u m e NO TE: Changing the volum e 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 each sour ce. Tr e b l e The Tr e b l e se[...]

20 Using the Pr ojecto r Ima ge Men u Function s F IGURE 15 Image menu Auto I mage NO TE: Some sc reen savers interfere with the operation of Auto Image. If you’ re exper iencing pro blems , tr y turning your s creen saver off, then turning Auto Image off and bac k on. The projector automatically adj usts tracking , signal synch roniza- tion and [...]

21 Manual S ync The projector adjusts signal s ynchronization aut omaticall y for most computers. But if the projected computer image looks fuzzy or str eaked, try turning Au to Im age of f then back on again. If the image is stil l unacceptable, try adj usting the sign a l synchroniza- tion manua lly: 1 Click the Au to I mage button to turn Au to [...]

22 Using the Pr ojecto r Controls Menu Func ti on s F IGURE 16 Controls me nu Video Standar d NO TE: If you already know the video standard used in your geo gr ap hical area, it’ s often best to manually select it. When Auto is on, the projector attempts to pick the video stan- dar d (NTSC, NTSC 4.43, P AL, P AL-M, P AL-N, or SECAM) auto- matical[...]

23 Rear Pr oject ion When you select Rear Pr ojec ti on , the pr oj ector r everses the image so you can project fr om behind a trans lucent screen. Defaul t Source Default Sour ce toggles between Computer and V ideo. This deter- mines which source the pro jector checks first during power -up for active video. Click the button to toggle between the[...]

25 MAINTENANCE & T R OUBL ESHOOTING This section describes how to: • clean the lens • r eplace the pr ojection lamp • use the Kensington lo ck feature • tr oubleshoot the pr ojector Cleaning the Len s Follow these steps to clean the pro jection lens: 1 Apply a non-abrasive cam era lens cleaner to a soft, dry cloth. • A void usi ng an [...]

26 Mainte nance & T ro ubleshoot ing 4 Pull the lamp door up and r emove it. F IGURE 17 Removing the lamp door CA UT IO N : Ne ver oper ate the pro jector with the lamp door open or remove d. This disrupts the air flow and causes the pr ojector to ove rheat. 5 Loosen the two non-r emova ble scr ew s on the outside of the module. F IGURE 18 Loos[...]

27 6 Slide the lamp connector to the right to disconnect it fr om the pro jector (Figure 19). F IGURE 19 Sliding the lamp connector 7 Remove the module (Figur e 20). 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. F IGURE 20 Removing the lamp module[...]

28 Mainte nance & T ro ubleshoot ing 8 Align the new la mp m odule in the correct dir ection. 9 Gently push th e mo dule in as far as it goes. 10 T ighten the scr ews on the outside of the module. 11 Slide the lamp connector to the left to re-a ttach it. 12 Insert the tabs at the top of the lamp do or into the pr ojector and pr ess the lamp doo[...]

29 T roubles hoo ting Prob lem: Nothin g on projecti on screen • Make sure that the power cord is pr op erly connected to a func- tional AC electrical outlet. Make sure tha t the power cor d is also pr operly connected to the pr ojector . • If the pr ojector is plugged into a power strip, make sure th e power strip is turned on. • Make sur e [...]

30 Mainte nance & T ro ubleshoot ing • Y ou might need to turn everything of f and po wer up the equipment again 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 por t is turned on. Se e the “Portable an d Laptop Activation Chart” on page 37[...]

31 Pr ob lem: Ima g e is out of f ocus • T urn the projection lens to focus the image. • Make sur e the pr ojection scr een is at least 5 feet (1.5 m ) from the pr ojector . • Check the pr ojection lens to see if it needs cleaning. Prob lem: Image and menus are re versed left to ri ght • Rear pr ojection mode is pr obably turned on. T urn R[...]

32 Mainte nance & T ro ubleshoot ing Pr oblem: Project ed colors do n’ t match the com puter or video pla y er’ s colors • Adjust the brightn ess, tint and/o r cont rast from the Display menu. Just as ther e ar e dif feren ces in the displays of dif feren t monitors, ther e ar e often dif fer ences between the computer image and the proje[...]

33 APPENDIX Specific ations The LP 420 must be operated and stor ed within the temperature and humidity ranges specified. Te m p e r a t u r e Operating 50 to 104 ° F (1 0 to 40 ° C) Non -ope ratin g -4 to 158 ° F (-20 to 70 ° C) Humid ity Operating and non-oper . 5% to 95% r elativ e humidity , non-condensing Dimensions 4.0 x 9 . 3 x 11.8 i nc[...]

34 Appendix 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 or 88 dB SPL at 1 meter Connector T ype RCA jack Compute r Audi o Input Input Imped ance 10K ohm nom inal, AC coupl ed Maximum In pu[...]

35 Accessor ies NO TE: Use only In F ocus- 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 ar t Numb er LP 420 Quick S tar t card 009-0 31 4-xx LP 420 User’ s Guide 010-014 0-xx Soft C[...]

36 Appendix Option al Ac ce ssor ies P ersonal Plus Accessor y Pack, includes: SP-PP-LP4 Delux e Soft Case (CA-C132) Cable Wizard 2 (SP-C W 2) 2-butt on remo te (HW -EXRE M) Deluxe Soft Case CA-C1 32 A T A T ra vel Case CA-C1 34 Ex ecutiv e Leather Cas e CA-C1 33 CableWizard 2 SP-CW2 Cable Wiza rd E xtensi on Cab le, non-p le- num rated, 60.7 ft (1[...]

37 P o rt able and Laptop Activation Char t Many laptop computer s do not automatically turn on their exter- nal video port when a secondary display device such as a pr ojec- tor is connected. Activation commands for some laptop computers are listed in the follow ing table. (If your computer is not listed or the given command does not work, refer t[...]

38 Appendix Austin Ctrl-A lt-comma Ctrl-Alt- comma Aw ard FN-F6 FN-F6 BCC* au tomatic reboot computer Bondwell LCD or CR T options after bootup re bo o t fo r L C D or C R T options to appear Chapl et** setup scr een setu p screen 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[...]

39 Ev erex * setup scr een option setup scr een option For -A Ctrl-Alt- Shift-C Ctrl-Shift-Alt-L Fujitsu FN-F10 Gatewa y FN-F3 FN-F1/FN-F1 again simul- taneous FN-F3 FN-F1 Grid* ** FN-F2, choose auto or simultaneous FN-F2 Ctrl-Alt-T ab Ctrl-Alt- T ab Hitachi FN-F7 FN-F7 Honey well FN-F10 FN-F10 Hyundai setup scr een opt ion setup screen option IBM [...]

40 Appendix Magitr onic FN-F4 FN-F4 Maste rspor t FN-F2 FN- F1 Micr o Expr ess* automatic warm reb oot Micron FN-F2 FN-F 2 Micr oslate* automatic warm reboot Mitsub ish i SW2 On-Off- Of f- Off SW2 Off-O n-On - On NCR setup scr een o ption setup screen option NEC* ** setup scr een option setup scr een option CR T at the DOS prompt LCD at the DOS pr [...]

41 * These man ufactur ers ha v e models th at automatically send video to the extern al CR T por t when som e 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 mode l. T winhead* FN- F7 FN-F7 FN-F5 FN-F5 Automatic Automatic WinBook Ctrl-Alt-F10 Ctrl-Alt-F10 W yse softw [...]

42 Appendix Using Video Mi rr oring with a P o w er B ook Comp uter When you turn video mirr oring (called Si mulScan in newer Pow- erBooks-see below) on, the pr ojector displays the same inform a- tion that appear s on your PowerBook’s built-in scr een. When video mirr oring is off, the pro jector acts like a separate display . T o turn on vid e[...]

43 Projected I mage Size Use the chart and table to h elp you determine proj ected image sizes. F IGURE 22 Projected image siz e T able 1: Image Siz e, W idth and Height Distance to Screen (feet) Diag onal (inches) Wi dth (inches) He igh t (i nche s) 5 51. 0 40.8 30 .6 10 10 2.0 81 .6 6 1.2 15 15 3.0 1 22.4 9 1.8 20 20 4.0 163. 2 122.4 25 25 5.3 20[...]

45 IND EX A access ori es, orde rin g 35, 37 activa ti on comm a nds for lap t op comp ut er s 37 adjust ing bass 19 brightn ess 17 colo r 1 8 contr ast 17 Menu Position 18 tin t 1 7 tre b le 19 volume 16, 19 adjust ing the he ight of t he proj ector 14 altit ude limits 33 assistance. See Technic al Support Audio menu 19 Audi o me nu o ptions Bass [...]

46 Inde x D Default Source 23 Display men u 17 Displa y men u op t io n s Blank Screen 18 Brightne ss 17 Color 1 8 Contrast 1 7 Menu Position 18 Reset A ll 18 Tint 17 displaying on -sc re e n me n us 15 E extension cable 36 F fuzzy lines 21 H hot sur face s iv I IBM-co mp a ti ble computer s com p at ib il ity 1 connecting 7 icons on project o r la[...]

47 M Macintos h comput ers adaptor 8 com p at ib il ity 1 connecting 8 Menu butto n 16 Menu P osition 18 menus. See o n-screen menus monit or, p roject ed c olors d on’t match 3 2 N NTSC video 22 O on-scree n me n u s Audio menu 19 changing language of 22 Controls menu 22 Display men u 17 displayin g 16 Image m enu 2 0 making changes to menu func[...]