InFocus X2 manual

X2 MUL TI-USE PERFORMANCE USER’S GUIDE X2 MUL TI-USE PERFORMANCE 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 585 1077 XX Amsterdam The Netherlands Phone: +31 20 579 2000 Fax: +31 20 579 2999[...]

2 Declar ation of C onformity Manufa ctur e r: InFocus Corpor ation, 27700B S W Parkway A ve. W ilsonv ille, Oregon 97070 USA European Office: Strawinskylaan 585, 1077 XX Amste r dam , The Netherlan ds W e declare unde r our sole respon sibility tha t this projector confo rm to the f ollowing directi ves and no rms: EMC Direct ive 89/336/EE C, Amen[...]

3 T able of Contents Introducti on 5 Position ing the projector 7 Projector a n d Device Connector Guide 8 Computer connections 8 Video con nections 8 Connecting a comp uter source 11 Required c omputer connecti o ns 11 Optional computer connect ions 11 Displa ying a compu t e r source image 12 Adjustin g the imag e 13 Usin g the pr ojecto r with W[...]

4 Important Ope rating Consider ations for Saf ety • Place t he pr ojec tor in a horiz ontal posi tion no greater than 15 degrees off a xis. • Loca t e the proj ector in a well-ventilat ed area wi thout any ob structions to intake or exhaust vents. Do not place the proj ector on a tablecloth or other sof t covering th at may bloc k the v ents. [...]

5 Intr oduction Y our ne w digital projecto r is simp le to connec t, easy to us e, and stra ightfor- war d to maintain. It is a vers atile pr ojector that i s flexible enough for busi- ness presen tations and ho me video viewin g too. It has na tive SVGA 800x60 0 r e solutio n and is compati ble with a wid e variety of computers an d video dev ice[...]

6 Connec tor P anel The pr oj e c t or provides both compute r and video connecti on options, including : • M1 for computer and video • S-video • Composi te RCA audio/video The pr oj e ctor also prov ides the following connecto rs: • Monitor o ut • Audio out • 12 v olt DC out put ( see b elow) 12 volt D C o utput The 3.5 mm mini-jac k t[...]

7 P ositioning the pr ojec tor T o determine wher e to position the pr ojector , consider the size a nd shape of your scr een, the location of y our power outlets, a n d the distance between the proj ector and the r est of your equipment. Her e are some general guide- lines: • Posi tion the pr ojector on a flat surf ace at a right angle to the sc[...]

8 Pr ojector and Devi ce Connector Guide The following illustration and t a b le should help you find the c onnectors to use and obtain the best r esolution possi ble from yo ur input devices, suc h as com- puters, standar d VCRs, DVD players (pr ogre ssive and interla ced), H DTV s ources (10 80i, 1035i, and 720p HD TV formats), TV and sat ellit e[...]

9 Video De vice Video Compatib ility If Y our Device Connector Is Atta ch to Ada pter or Labe led Connect or on Projector F or Set up In st r u ctions, see Comment s Standa rd Br oadcast TV (not HDTV) via: c able , digital cable, satellite TV , D VD , o r VCR NTSC, P AL, and SEC AM formats Composite video or S - v ideo Composite video or S - v ideo[...]

10 Video De vice Video Compatib ility If Y our Device Connector Is Atta ch to Ada pter or Labe led Connect or on Projector F or Set up In st r u ctions, see Comment s HDTV (High Definition TV) 1080i, 720p VGA Component video Computer In Computer In via opti onal M1 t o Com- pone nt ada pter V GA connection on page 18 M1 to Componen t adapter on pag[...]

11 Connecting a computer source Required compute r connections Connect one end of the provided computer cable (see page 16 for connect- ing vid eo devices) to the blu e M1 Comp uter In connector on the pr ojector . Connect the other ends (U SB and VESA ) to the USB and VGA ports on y our computer . If you are u sing a deskt op c om puter , you will[...]

12 Displa ying a computer source ima ge Remove the lens cap. To g g l e t h e Po w e r switch on the si de of the projector to the On position. The LED fla shes green a n d the fans start to r un. When the lamp c omes on, the start up s c r een displays and t h e LED is steady gr een. It can take a minut e for the i mage to ac hieve fu ll bright ne[...]

13 Adjusting the imag e If nec essary , ad just the height of the pr ojector b y pressin g the r elease button to exte nd the foot. If neces sary , rotate th e level ing foot locate d at the rear of the projec tor . A void placing yo ur hands n ea r the hot exhaust vent in front of t h e projector . Position the projector the desir ed distance from[...]

14 Using the pr o jector with Windo ws 98 for the first time The first time you connect a computer ru nning W indows 98 to the projector , the computer recognizes t h e projector as “ ne w h a r dware” and the Add Ne w Ha rdw are W i za rd ap pe ars . Fo ll ow thes e i ns tru cti ons to use th e W i z- ar d to load the c orrec t driver (which w[...]

15 Skip this page if you di d not co nnect a USB mouse cable Fo r W in d ows 98 : • If you connected the USB cable, the Add New Har dware W izard appears again. Driv ers must be i nstalled to u se the USB fu nctionality . • The Wiza r d launches three time s . The fir st time it det ects a USB Compos ite Device. The second time a USB Human Inte[...]

16 Connecting a video de vice Y o u can connect video devices such as VCRs, DVD players, camcorders, digital cam eras, video game conso les, HDTV r ec e ivers, and TV tuners to the proj ec tor . There i s a lso an audio input via t h e r ed and white A/ V connec- tors . Y ou can c onnec t the aud io dire ctly to th e proje ctor to get sound fr om t[...]

17 Video de vice connections Composite video connection Plug th e provided A/V ca ble’s yellow conn ec t or into the video-out connec- tor on th e video dev ice. Plug the other ye llow conn ector into th e yellow Video 2 co nnector on the pr oj ect or . Plug a white connector into the left aud io out connector on the video devi c e and plug a red[...]

18 V GA connection If your video devic e has a 15-pin VGA output, plug one end of th e included computer cable into the VG A con nector on your video sour ce. This connec- tor may be labeled “T o Monitor” on the video sour ce. Plug the M1 computer end of the cable into the Computer In connect or on the projector . Do not plug th e USB en d of t[...]

19 Displa ying video Remove the lens cap. To g g l e t h e Po w e r switch on the side of the project or to the On position. The LED fla shes green a n d the fans start to r un. When the lamp c omes on, the sta rt-up scr een is displayed and the LED is s teady green . It can take a minut e for the i mage to ac hieve fu ll bright ness. ? No start up[...]

20 Adjust the zoom and fo cus. If the image is not square, a djust the keystone us ing the buttons on t h e key- pad. Pr ess the top Ke y s t o n e b utton to reduce the upper par t of the image, and press the bottom Key s t o n e button to reduce the lower part. Adju st the volu me on the k eypad or r emote. Adjust the Contrast, B rightness, Color[...]

21 Shutting do wn the projector The projector automa tically dis plays a black s cr ee n after no acti ve source is detected for 3 0 m i nut e s. This black scr een helps pr eserve the l ife of the pro- jector . The image r eturns when an active sour ce is detected or a r emote or keypad b utton is press ed. Screen Sa ve Y ou can make the black scr[...]

22 Problem Solution Result no start up scr een plug po we r cord in projec tor’ s left side rem o ve len s cap toggle power switch correct i mage only start up scr een appears pre ss the Computer b utton activa te laptop’ s exter nal port comput er ima ge pr ojected toggle power s witch on side Startup Screen A Startup Screen res tar t lapt op [...]

23 no compute r imag e , just the words “Signal out o f range” press the Auto Image button o n keypad comput er ima ge pr ojected Only m y laptop ’ s backgr ound appe ars, not the Desktop icons Disable “Extend m y Windows Desktop” in Control Pa n el>Displa y> Settings>Display 2 (locati on varies by operating syst em) Back ground [...]

24 Problem Solution Result ima ge fuz zy or cr opped set you r computer’ s displa y resolution to the na tiv e resolution of the pr o jector (Start>Settings> Control Panel>Display>Settings tab) select 80 0x600 image clear an d not cropped ima ge not centere d on scr een mo ve projector , ad just z o om, adjust height correct i mage A [...]

25 Problem Solution Result ima ge not squar e adjust K eysto ne on k eypad squar e image image not sharp adjust Sharpness (video sources only) in the Pictur e>Adva nced menu correct i mage image does not fi t 4:3 or 16:9 screen change asp ect ratio t o 4:3 or 16:9 in Picture > Aspe ct ratio menu correct i mage AB AB AB X2_usrguide_One_Year.fm[...]

26 Problem Solution Result image upsi de do w n turn off ceiling in Sett ings>System m enu correct i mage image r ev er sed left to ri ght turn off r ear in Settings>S ystem men u correct i mage pr ojected c olors do n’t match sour ce adjust co lor , tint , color temper ature, brightne ss, contrast in the me nus correct i mage AB AB A AB CO[...]

27 Problem Solution Result The vi deo embed ded in m y P ow erP oint pr esentat ion does not pla y on th e scr een turn off the interna l LCD displa y on y ou r lap top Embedde d video p la ys correctly lamp won’t turn on, LED blinking r ed ma ke s ure v ent s a ren ’ t blo cke d, t ur n o ff t he pro jector and allo w it to cool for one minute[...]

28 Still need assistance? If you need assi stance, visit our website or call u s . See the inside of the back cover for support cont act inf ormation. This product is ba cked by a limit ed warrant y . An exte nded warran ty plan may be pu rc hased from your deal er . When sending th e projector in for re pair , we recomme nd shipping the unit in it[...]

29 Using the remote contr ol The remote uses tw o (2 ) pr ovided AA batteries. They are ea sily installed by sliding t he cover of f the remot e’s back , aligning the + and - e nds of the bat- teries, s liding them int o place, an d then r eplacing th e cover . Caution : When repl acing the batterie s, be aware tha t using bat teries o ther than [...]

30 Using the audio Using the pro j ec to r’ s speak er s T o use the proj ector ’s speaker , connect your so u r ce to the Aud io In connec- tors ( L an d/or R ) on the projector ’s composite connectors. T o adjust the volume, pr ess the Vo l u m e buttons on the ke ypad or r emo te. T o m u te the sound, press th e Mute button on t h e remot[...]

31 Using the k eypad buttons Most bu ttons are des cribed in detai l in other sect ions, bu t her e is an over- view of the ir functions: Menu –ope ns the on-screen menus (page 34) . Select –confirms choices made in the menus (page 34). Up/D o wn a rr ows –n avigates t o and adju sts settin gs in the menus (pa ge 34). Auto I mag e –r esets [...]

32 Optimizing computer images After your comput er is connected properly and the computer ’s image is on the scre en, you can optimize the i mage using the onscreen menus. For gen- eral info rma t ion on using the menu s, see page 34. • Adjus t the Keys tone, Cont rast, or Bright ness in the Picture menu (page 35). • Change t h e A s pec t Ra[...]

33 Optimizi ng video imag es After your vi deo devi ce is con necte d properly and the im age is on t he screen , you can optimize the image us ing the onscreen men us. For genera l information o n using the menus, see pa g e 34. • Adj ust th e Keystone, Con trast, Brightness , Color , or T int in the Pic ture men u ( page 3 5). • Change t h e [...]

34 Using the menus T o open the menus, press th e Menu button on the keypad or r emo te. (The menus a u to matically close after 60 sec onds if no button s are pre ssed.) The Main menu appears. Use the arrow buttons to move up and down to high - light t h e desired sub m e nu, then press the Selec t button. T o change a men u setting, highli ght it[...]

35 Picture menu T o adjust th e following settin gs, highlight t he setting, pr ess Select , use the up and do wn arrows to adj ust the val ues, then pres s Select to confir m the changes . Ke y s t o n e : ad justs the image vert ically an d makes a sq uarer image. Y ou ca n also adj ust keystone fr om the key pad. Contra st : controls the deg ree[...]

36 Presets : Pr esets are pr ovided that optimiz e the pr ojector for displayin g computer presen tations, photographs, film images, and video i m a g es . Film input is material origin ally captur ed on a film cam era, like a movie; video input is material origin ally captur ed on a video cam era, like a T V show or sporting event. Y ou can use th[...]

37 Advanced menu Sharpness : (video sources onl y) changes the clarity of the edg es of a video image. Select a sharpne ss setting. Color S pace : Thi s option appl ies to computer and com p onent v ideo sour ces. It al lows you to select a colo r space th at has been s pecifically tuned for the input signal . When Auto i s selected, t he projector[...]

38 Settings menu Audio : allo ws adjustme nts to V ol u me of the internal speaker and allow s a chime to play w hen st arti ng the pr ojector . Adju stments can also be ma de from t he pro j ecto r ’s keypad and the r emote. Sour ces: P o wer -up Sour ce deter mines which sou rce the pr ojector checks first fo r active vid eo during po w er-up. [...]

39 Star tup Logo: allow s you to display a blank scr een instead of the default scr een at startup, a nd when no sour ce is detected . Blank Screen : determine s what color i s displayed w hen you pr ess the Blank b utton on t h e remote. Effect K ey : allows yo u to assign a differ ent function to the Ef fec t button on the r emote, allowi ng you [...]

40 Languag e : a llows y ou to sel ect a la nguage f or the ons creen dis play . Ser vice : T o use these feat ures, highlight them and press Sel ect . Fac tor y R ese t : re stor es all set t i ngs to th eir defa ult. Lamp Reset : resets the lamp hours used counter in the About menu to zer o. Do this only after changing the lamp. Ser vice Code : o[...]

41 Maintenance Cleaning th e Lens 1 Apply a non-abrasiv e camera lens cleaner to a soft, dry c loth. • A void using an excessive amount of cleaner , and don’t apply the cleaner dir ectly to the len s. A b rasive cleaners, solvents or other ha rsh chemic als migh t scratch th e lens. 2 Lightly wipe the clea ning cloth over th e lens in a cir cul[...]

42 4 Loose n the two captive sc rews th at attach the lamp ho using to the pro - jector . 5 Detac h the lamp con nector f r o m the projector by depressi ng the lock ing tab on t h e c onnector and lig htly pulling it free. WA R N I N G : T o avoid bu rns, allow the pr ojector to c ool for at least 30 minutes be fo re yo u rep la ce t he lam p . Do[...]

43 Cleaning the Lamp Ho using Screens In dirty or dusty environment s, the two dust filter scr eens in the lamp hous- ing can become clogged, causing h igh temperatures a nd pr emature lamp failur e. Routine maint enance to r emove dus t from t he screens lowers the lamp operating temperature and pr ol ongs lamp life. T o maximize lamp life you sho[...]

44 Appendix Projected Imag e Size NO TE : V isi t our websi te for an inte ractive image size calculator . Red LED Be ha vio r and Projector Err ors If the pr ojector is not fun c tion ing properly and the LED is b linking red, con- sult Ta b l e 3 to determine a possible cause. There a r e two-second pauses between the b linking cycles. V isit our[...]

45 IND EX Numerics 16x9 vs 4 x3 screen aspect 16 800x600 reso lution 5 A About 39, 40 Advance menu 37 advancing s lides 11 Aspect Rati o 39 Aspect ratio 35 aspe ct ratio 1 6 Audio 38 Audio In co nnector 11, 17, 30 audio in put 16 Audio Ou t 16 Autoso urce 38 B Blank button 32 Blank Screen 39 blinking green 21 blinking red 21 Brightness 35 C cable b[...]

46 H HDT V 8, 35 Horizon tal 37 I IBM-compatible computers 5 image size 7 image optimiz ation 32 image s ize projected 44 K keypad buttons projector 31 keysto ne adjust ment 13, 20 L Lamp Housing S cr eens cleaning 43 lamp replacement 41 Lamp Rese t 40 Language 40 LED 21 blinking green 21 solid green 21 LED Behavior red 44 LED behavior 21 leveling [...]

47 trouble shooting p roblems 21 turning o ff 21 R Rear 38 Red LED beha vior 44 registering your projector 5 remote control advancing s lides 11, 29 Effect key 29 laser pointer 29 Previous/Next butto ns 29 usage 29 replacing the lamp 4 1 S Screen Aspect 16 Scre en Save 21, 38 Screen Saver O ff 38 Screen Trigger 38 security lock 43 Serv ice 40 Serv [...]

48 Limited W arranty Subjec t to the Limit ations, Exclusio ns and Disclaimer s hereof, I n F ocus Cor- porat ion (“In Focus”) warrants that the Proj ector , Lamps and Accessor ies (her einafter collectively o r individually r eferred t o as “Pr oduct” as appr opri- ate) pur chased fr om InFocus , an InFocus distr ibutor , or an InFocus r e[...]

49 AN IMPLIED W ARRANTY MA Y LAST , SO SUC H LIMIT A T IONS MA Y NOT APPL Y TO YOU. Limited W arranty P eriod The Limited W arranty periods hereof commence on the date of purcha se b y the end-user customer . These Limited W arranty prov isions shal l a pply only to the en d-user purchaser ( first pers on or entity th at purchased a new Prod- uct f[...]