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i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Ins tructio ns iii Introd uction 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 1 Unpacking the Projecto r 1 Usage Guidelines 3 If You Need Assistance 4 Warranty 4 Setting up the Projector 5 Connecting a Computer 7 Connecting a Video Player 9 Powering up the Projector and Adjusting the Image 11 Turning Off the Projector 12 Using t[...]
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ii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Append ix 35 Spe cif icat ions 3 5 Accessories 36 Portable Co mputer Activati on Chart 38 Using Video M irroring with a PowerBook Computer 43 Projected Image Size 44 Index 45[...]
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iii SAFETY INST RUCTIONS Please read and follow all safety i nstructions provided BEFORE using your new pr ojector . Failure to comply with safety instruc- tions may resu lt in fire, electrical shock, or personal injury and may damage or im pair protection pr ovided by equipm ent. Please save all sa fety in str uct ion s. Safety Defi nitions: • W[...]
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iv Safe ty Instru ctions • Caut ion: Don’t set liq uids on th e projector . S pilled liquid s may dama ge you r pr oje ctor . • Caut ion: Don’t place the pr ojector on a hot surface o r in direct sunlight. • Caut ion: Do not dr op the pr ojector . T ransport the projector in a vendor -appr oved case; r efer to your T oshiba dealer or proj[...]
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1 INTR ODUCTION The T oshiba ® TDP-B1™ is specifically desi gned for the mobile pr esenter . It packs XGA 1024x768 graph ics with 1 6.7 millio n col- ors int o a small, 4 .8 pound pack age. It gener ates crisp, clear images usin g Digital Ligh t Processing™ (DLP) technology . The TDP-B1 is easy to connect , easy to use, easy to transport, and [...]
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2 Intr oduc tion NO TE: The contents of your shipping box may var y depending on the projector conf iguration you’ve or dered. F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents 1. TDP-B 1 pr ojecto r + lens cap 6. Audi o cable ada pter 2. Remote contr ol 7. Audi o cable 3. P ow er cor d 8. Composi te video cable 4. User’ s Guide and qu ick start card 9. PS/2 mou[...]
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3 F IGURE 2 Side view of pro jector Usag e Guidelines • Do not look directly into the projection lens when the lamp is turned on. The bright lig ht may harm your eyes. • Do not block the grills on the projector . Restri cting the air flo w can cause it to over heat and turn of f. If this happens, you must wait a minute before attempting to turn[...]
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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 guidelin es in “T roubleshooting ” on page 31 . Or , check the Service and Support section of our website at support.toshiba. com. If those sources don’t answ er your question, call your T o shiba dealer . Y o u can also call T o[...]
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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 source a nd within 6 feet (1.8 m) of your computer . • If you want to project fr om behind a translucent screen, set up the pr ojector behind your scre en. See “Rear Pr ojection” on page 24 to r e verse the image[...]
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6 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor NO TE : Befor e you continue , mak e sure the pr ojector is unplugged and your equipment is turned off. If you’ re connecting a computer , mak e sure the dis tance betw een it and the projector is 6 feet o r less. F IGURE 4 Connector panel S-vide o composite video Audio in input VESA c ompute r mouse[...]
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7 Connecting a Computer 1 Plug one end of the VESA computer cable into the video con- nec tor on your comp uter . NO TE: Many po r table 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 co nnected. Ref er to your computer manual for the command that activates the exter- n[...]
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8 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor Do you want to c ontrol the comput er’ s mous e from the projector’ s re mote or k eypad? If y our com puter ha s a PS/2 conne ctor , use the P S/2 mouse cab le. 1 Plug the end of the PS/2 mouse cable with 6 pins into the mouse connector on your computer . 2 Plug the end of the PS/2 mouse cable with 9 pins into the[...]
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9 Connec ting a Video Pla y er 1 If your video player uses a round, one-pr ong composit e video connector, you’ll need only t he audio ca ble, audi o adapter , and composite video cable that shipped with the pr ojector. • If your video pla yer uses a r ound, four- prong S -video con- nector , you’ ll need a n S-vid eo cable i n additi on to t[...]
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10 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor 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 audio adapter is pr ovided so that the same audio cable used to connect a computer can be used with the adapter to connect a VCR. 4 Plug the audio adapter ’s white connector into th e left “audi[...]
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11 P ow ering up the Pr ojector and Adjus ting the Ima ge NO TE : Always use the pow er cor d that shipped with the pr ojector . 1 Remove the lens ca p. 2 Plug the power cord into the side of the pr ojector, then plug it into your electrical outlet. A surg e-prot ected power strip is re commended. • The fans start to run, and the Lamp LED on the [...]
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12 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor T urning Off the Pr ojector If you want to turn off the pr ojector for a short period of time, press the stand by button on the key pad or remote. Thi s blanks the scr een for fifteen minutes, but keeps the pr ojector running. (Y ou can change the amou nt of time the projector stays in standby mode; se e “Standby T [...]
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13 USING THE PR OJECTOR This section d escribes how to us e and make adjustme nts to the pro jector . It also provides a r efer ence to the keypad and r emote buttons and the opti ons available from the on-screen menus. Basic Imag e Adjustment 1 Make sure you have powered up your equipment in the right order (pag e 1 1) . 2 If the image doesn’t d[...]
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14 Usin g the Projector F IGURE 8 Remote co ntrol NO TE: If the remote is inactive for se ver al minutes , it “sleeps” to conserve b atter y life. Press any button except the disk mouse to re-activ ate t he re mote . Pres s anywhere on the edge of the disk m ouse to move the cursor on the scr een. Y ou can move the cursor at any angle by pr ess[...]
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15 Adjusting the Pr ojector T o focus the image, rotate the focus ring (Fig ure 9) until the image is clear . T o zoom the image, rotate the z oom ring. This adjusts the imag e size witho ut affec ting f ocu s. F IGURE 9 Focus rin g and zoom ring The projector is equipped with a self-locking, qui ck-release eleva- tor foot and button (Figure 10). T[...]
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16 Usin g the Projector Using the K e ypad and R emote Buttons While the menus are displayed, the volume, source, and standby buttons on the keypa d act as menu navigati on buttons. See “Using the On-Scr een Menus ” on page 18 for details . F IGURE 11 Keypad and remote buttons Lamp on/off (k eypad only) Pres s the lamp on/of f button to turn th[...]
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17 Standb y When you press standb y , the display a nd audio turn of f an d a blank screen is displayed for 15 minutes. Y o u can change the amount of time the pr ojector stays in standby mode; see “Sta ndby T ime” o n page 23 for d etails. • If you press stand by again within 15 minute s, the projector return s to normal operations immediate[...]
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18 Usin g the Projector Using the On-Scr een Menus The pr ojector has six d r op-dow n menus tha t allow you to make imag e adjus tment s and chan ge a vari ety of se ttings. Most of t hese adjust ment s aren’t avai lable directly from the key pad. NO TE: Some menu items m ay be gr ayed out at cer tain times . This indicates the item is not appli[...]
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19 Displa y Me nu F IGURE 13 Display menu Bright ness Adjusting the brightness chang es the intensity o f the image. • Press the left naviga tion button to darken the ima ge. • Press the right navigation but ton to lighten the im age. Contra st The contrast contro ls the degree of dif fer ence between the lightest and darkest parts of the pictu[...]
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20 Usin g the Projector Color The color s etting adjusts a video image from black and white t o fully saturated color . • Pres s the left mouse button to decrease the amount of color in the image. • Pres s the right mouse button to increase the amount of color in the image. Blank Screen Blank Screen determines what color is displayed wh en ther[...]
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21 Image Menu F IGURE 15 Image menu Auto I mage NO TE: Some screen savers inter- fer e with the operatio n of Auto Image. If you’ r e experiencing prob- lems , tr y turning your screen saver off, then turning Auto Image o ff and bac k on. The projector automaticall y adjusts tracki ng, signal s ynchroniza- tion an d vertical a nd horiz ontal posi[...]
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22 Usin g the Projector 1 Tu r n A u t o I m a g e o f f . 2 Highlight Manual sync, then press the left or right navigation button repeatedly until the image is sharp and free of str eaks. Manual T r acking The projector adjusts tracking a utomatically to match the video signal from your com puter . However , if the display show s evenly spaced, fu[...]
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23 Controls Menu F IGURE 16 Controls m enu Video S tandard NO TE: If you already know the video standard used in your g eo- gr ap hic al ar ea, it’ s o fte n b est to manually select it. When V ideo standard is set to Auto, the projector attempts to pick the video standar d (NTSC, NTSC 4.43, P AL, P AL-M, P AL- N, or SECAM) autom atically based o[...]
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24 Usin g the Projector Rear Projection When you turn Rear Pro jecti on on, the projector reverses the image so you can project fr om behind a translu cent screen. High- light Rear Projection, then click th e left or right navigation button to turn this feature on and off. Defa ult So urce Default Source toggles between Computer and V ideo. This de[...]
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25 Displa y Star tup Screen This setting to ggles between On and O f f. When this fe ature is On, the startup scr een appears when the pr ojector starts up and remains until an active source is detected. Click the left or right navigation bu tton to turn thi s feature of f and display a plain black or blue scree n instead of the startup scr een. La[...]
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26 Usin g the Projector Status Menu This is a read-only wind ow for informatio nal purposes. T o dis- play the status window , select Show status fro m the menu, then click the left or right naviga tion button. T o re move the wind ow , click the left or right naviga tion button. F IGURE 18 Status menu Lamp hour s used Indicates how many hours the [...]
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27 MAINTENAN CE & T ROUB LESHOOT ING This section d escribes how to: • clean the lens • r eplace the projection lamp • r eplace the batteries in the r emote • use the Kensington lock feature • tr oubleshoot the projector Cleaning the Len s Follow these steps to clean the projection lens: 1 Apply a non-abrasive camera lens cleaner to a[...]
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28 Mainte nance & T r oubles hooting 4 Pull the lamp door up and r emove it. WA R N I NG : Be extrem ely careful when remo ving the lamp mo dule . In the unlik ely event that the bulb ruptures , please contact your T oshib a dealer , as small glass fragments may be g enerated. The lamp module is designed to contain these fragments , but use cau[...]
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29 6 Lift and grasp the pul l tab and lift the module ou t (Figure 2 1). F IGURE 21 Removing the lamp modul e WA R N I NG : Do not drop the lamp module or touc h the glass bulb! The glass may shatter and cause injur y. 7 Install the n ew lamp module, being sure to ali gn the connec- tors properly . 8 Push the module in unt il it is flush with the b[...]
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30 Mainte nance & T r oubles hooting Replacing the Batteries i n the Remote Contr ol The life of the batteries d epends on how often a nd how long y ou use the r emote. Symptom s of low battery charge include erratic r esponses when using the r emote and a re duced range of opera- tion. Follow these steps to replace the batteries: 1 T urn the r[...]
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31 T roubles hoo ting Problem: Noth ing on p rojection sc r een • Make sure that the power cord is properly connected to a fully functional A C electrical outlet. Make sure that the power cord is also properly connected to the projector . • If the pr ojector is plugged into a power strip, make sure the power strip is turned on. • Make sure yo[...]
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32 Mainte nance & T r oubles hooting • Y ou might need to turn everything off and power up the equipment again in the pr oper orde r . Refer to your com- puter ’s documentation to determine the correct orde r . • Make sur e your computer ’ s external video port is turned on. See the “Portable Computer Ac tivation Chart” on page 3 8 [...]
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33 Pr ob lem: Ima g e is out of fo cus • 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) fro m the pr ojector . • Check the pr ojection lens to see if it needs cleaning. Pr oblem: Imag e and menus ar e re versed left to right • Rear pr ojection mode is pr obably turned on. T urn[...]
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34 Mainte nance & T r oubles hooting Pr oblem: Pr ojected co lors do n’ t match the compute r or vide o pla y er’ s colors • Just as ther e ar e differ ences in the dis plays of differ ent moni- tors, there a re of ten differ ences between the computer image and the pr ojected image. Adjust the brightness, tint and/or contrast fr om the D[...]
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35 APPENDIX Specific ations The TDP-B1 must be operated and stor ed within the temperature and humidity ranges specified. Te m p e r a t u r e Opera ti ng 50 to 10 4 ° F (10 to 40 ° C) Non-o perating -4 to 158 ° F (-20 to 70 ° C) Humid ity Oper ating and no n-oper . 5% to 95% re lati ve humid ity , non-co ndensin g Dimensions 8.75 x 9.7 5 x 2.5[...]
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36 Appendix Accessor ies NO TE: Use only T oshiba- appro ved accessor ies . Other products have not been tested with the pr ojector . P o wer Cord s (one ships w ith pr ojector , type de pends on country) NO TE: Y ou can purchase these items by contacting your dealer or visiting T os hiba’ s w ebsite at projector s .toshi ba.com . Standa rd Acc e[...]
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37 NO TE: Y ou can purchase these items by contacting your dealer or visiting T oshib a’ s w ebsite at projectors . toshiba.com . Optional Accessories Delux e Carry Case Ship ping Ca se (A T A appr ov ed) Delux e T ra vel Case Macintosh Adaptor Full-Featur e Laser Pro Remote Con trol Gyr oP oint II Rad io Freq uency Remote Remote Receiv er K e ns[...]
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38 Appendix P ortable Co mputer Activatio n Char t NO TE: Visit our w ebsite at projector s .toshi ba.com fo r th e most current activation char t. Many portable comput ers do not automatically turn on their external video port when a projector is connected. Activation commands for some portable computers are listed in the follow - ing table. (If y[...]
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39 BCC* au tomatic reboot computer Bond w ell LCD or CR T optio ns afte r bootup reb oo t fo r L C D o r C R T options t o appear Chaplet* * 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 setup option ) mode/[...]
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40 Appendix Gatewa y FN-F3 FN-F1/FN-F1 again simul- taneous FN-F3 FN-F1 Grid* ** FN-F2, choose aut o or simu ltaneous FN-F2 Ctrl-Alt-T ab Ctrl-Alt-T ab Hitachi FN-F7 FN-F7 Honeywell F N-F10 FN-F 10 Hyundai set up screen option setup scr een option IBM 97 0* auto matic warm rebo ot IBM Thin kPad** reboot, ente r setup m enu FN-F2 FN- F7, s elec t ch[...]
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41 Micro Express * auto mati c wa rm reboot Micron FN-F 2 FN-F 2 Mic r oslat e* au toma tic war m r ebo ot Mitsub ishi SW2 On-Off- Off-Off SW2 Off-O n-On-On NCR setup screen option setup sc reen option NEC* ** set up scr een option setup screen o ption CR T at th e DOS pr ompt LCD at the DOS pr ompt FN-F3 FN-F3 Oliv etti* automatic automatic FN-O/*[...]
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42 Appendix * These man ufactur ers ha ve mo dels that automati cally sen d video to the extern al CR T por t when som e type of displ a y de vice is attached. ** These man ufactur ers offer mor e than one k ey comman d depend- ing on the co mputer model. W yse so ftwar e driv en softwar e driv en Zenith** FN- F10 FN-F10 FN-F2 FN-F2 FN-F1 FN-F1 Zeo[...]
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43 Using Video Mir r oring with a P o w erBook Computer When you turn video mi rr oring (called SimulS can in newer Pow- erBooks—see below) on, the pr ojector displays the same informa- tion that appears on your PowerBook’s built-in screen. When video mirroring is off, the pr ojector acts like a separate d isplay . T o turn on video mirroring f[...]
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44 Appendix Pr ojected Ima g e Size NO TE: Use the graph and tables to help you determine pro jected image s izes. F IGURE 23 Proje cted imag e size Ta b l e 1 : Image S ize, W idth and He ight for TDP-B1-max imum ima ge size Distance to Screen (feet) Diag onal (feet) Width (feet) Heigh t (feet) 4.9 3.2 2.6 1. 9 85 . 2 4 . 2 3 . 1 12 7.8 6.3 4.7 16[...]
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45 IND EX A access ories, ord ering 36, 37 acti vati on co mma nds fo r lapt op com - puters 38 adjust ing brightness 19 colo r 20 contr ast 19 tin t 19 volume 17, 20 adjusting the height of the projector 15 altit ude limits 35 assistan ce. See Tec hnica l Suppor t Audio men u 20 Audio m enu op tions Volume 20 Auto Source Selec t 24 B Blank Scr een[...]
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46 Inde x D Default Source 24 Displa y menu 19 Displa y menu optio ns Blank Screen 20 Brightne ss 19 Color 2 0 Contrast 1 9 Reset A ll 20 Tint 19 Display M essages 24 Display Startup Screen 25 displa ying on-scr een menus 16 startup scree n 25 status messag es 24 E elevator button/foot 15 F fuzzy lines 22 I IBM-co mpatib le compute rs comp atibil i[...]
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47 L lamp orderin g 36 rep lacin g 27 turns off unexpectedly 34 lamp hour counter 26 Lamp on/off button 16 Language me nu 25 langua ge, sel ecting for menus 25 lens cap 3 6 cleaning 2 7 M Macintos h computers comp atibil ity 1 connecting 7 Menu button 18 menus. See on- screen menus monitor, projected colors don’t match 34 mouse, connect ing 8 N N[...]
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48 Inde x T TDP-B1 project fr om behind the screen 24 setting up 5 speci ficat ions 35 turning off 12 turning on 11 Technical Support informati on to hav e on hand before yo u call 34 temper ature lim its 35 test patter n 31 text not visible 31 tint, a djusting 19 trouble shooting 31 turning off the projector 12 turnin g on the proj ector 11 U USB [...]
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LIMITED W A RRANTY T oshiba Corpor ation (“T oshiba ”) warrants t hat each TD P-B1 (“the Product”) sold hereunde r will confo rm to and fun ction in accor dance with the writte n specific ations o f T os hiba. Said limited war ranty shall apply only to th e first pers on or entity that purchases the Product for personal or business use and [...]
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Part Number 01 0-0228- 00[...]
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FCC W arnin g This equipment has been tested and foun d to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Thes e limits ar e designed t o provide reasonab le protection against ha rmful in terference wh en the equip ment is oper ated in a co mmercia l environm ent. T his equi pment gener ates, us es, and [...]
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Declar ation of C onfor mity Manufactu rer: T oshiba 1-1, Shibaur a 1-Chome, M inato-ku, T okyo, Japan W e d eclar e under our sole r esponsib ility th at the TDP-B1 Pro jector co nforms to the f ollow ing di rec tive s and n orms: Directive 89/336/ EEC, Amen ded by 93/68/EE C EMI: EN 55022 (1992 ) Class A EMC: EN 500 82-1 (199 2) IEC 801-2, IEC 80[...]