Ask Proxima C450 Projectors manual

C450 High-per for mance Installation—Innovative Ease of Use User’s Guide 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 B.V . Strawinskylaan 585 1077 XX Amsterdam,The Netherlands Phone: +31 20 579 2000 Fax: +3[...]

2 Declar ation of Conf ormity Manufa cturer: InFocus Co rporatio n, 27700B SW Parkwa y A ve. W ilson ville, Oregon 97070 USA European Office: Strawin skylaan 585, 107 7 XX Am sterdam, The Netherlan ds W e decla re under ou r sole respo nsibi lity th at this projector confo rm to th e follow ing directi ves and norm s: EMC Direct ive 89/3 36/EEC, Am[...]

3 T able of Conten ts Introduc tion 5 Positioning t he projector 7 Connecting a c omputer 8 Required computer connection s 8 Display ing a computer image 10 Firs t-time project or use wi th Win dows 98 11 Adjus ting t he image 13 Con necting a vid eo device 14 Display ing a video im age 16 Shutting down the projector 18 Troubleshootin g your setup [...]

4[...]

5 Intr oduction Y our new multimedia projector provides thr ee 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. Optiona l user -changeable sho rt, fixed short, long and su per long thr ow lenses make this a flexible pr oduct suit able for many differ ent uses. The pr ojector [...]

6 Connec tor P anel The pr ojector pro vides three computer and three vide o 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 video The pr ojector pro vides computer a nd video connecto rs for audio su pport: •[...]

7 P ositioning the pr ojec tor T o determine wher e to position th e projector , consider the size and shape of your scr een, the location of y our power outlets, and t he distance between the proj ector and the r est of your equipment . Here ar e some genera l guide- lines: • Position t he projector o n a flat surface at a ri ght angle to the sc[...]

8 Connecting a computer Required compute r connection s Connect one end of the VESA computer cable to the Comput er 2 conne ctor on the pr ojector . Conne c t the ot her end to the v ideo port on your computer . If you are using a desktop co m puter , you first need to disconnect the moni- tor cable fr om the computer ’s video port. Connect the b[...]

9 If you are using a desktop c omputer an d want to see the image on your computer screen as well as on the projection scr een, plug the monitor cable to the Monitor out conn ector on the proj ec tor . Y ou can also connect to your computer us ing a BNC cable. Connect the BNC connectors on the BNC cable to the appr opriate Com pute r 3 conne ctors [...]

10 Displa ying a computer i mage Remove the lens cap. Press the power switch o n the back of the pr ojector to the on position, then press the Po w e r button on the top of the pr ojector or the remot e. The LED fla shes green and the fans start to run. Whe n the lamp comes on, the sta rtup screen is displayed an d the LED is stea dy green. It can [...]

11 First-time pr ojector use with Windo ws 98 The first time you connect a computer running W i ndows 98 to the projector , the computer recognizes the pr ojector as “new h a rdw are” and th e Add Ne w H a rd wa re W i za rd ap p ea r s. F ol lo w th e se i ns t ru c ti o ns to u se t he W i z - ar d to load the correct driver (which was instal[...]

12 Skip th is pag e if y ou did n ot connect a USB mouse c able F or Windo ws 98: • If you connected the USB cable, the Add New Hardwa re W izard appears a gain. Drivers mu st be install ed to use th e USB functionalit y . • The Wizar d launch es tw o times . The firs t time it d etect s a USB Human Interfa ce Dev ice (for the key- board). The [...]

13 Adjusting the imag e Adjust the height of the pr ojector , if n ecessary , by pres sing the re lease but- tons on each side of the pr ojector ’s fr ont to extend the elevator feet. Position the projector the desir ed distance fr om the screen a t a 90 deg ree angle (perpend icular) to the scr een. See pa ge 43 for a table li sting sc reen s iz[...]

14 Connecting a video de vice Standa rd vide o 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 th e proj ector . Pl ug a white connector into th e left audio out connector o n the video devi ce [...]

15 Y ou can also connect to you r video device using a BNC cab le. Connect the BNC connectors of the BNC cable to the appr opriate Comput er 3 conn ec- tors on the projector . Conn ect the other end to the v ideo port on your vid eo device. Use the A/V cable’s audio connectors as described on the pr evious page (the yel low connectors on the A/V [...]

16 Displaying a video im age Remove the lens cap. Press the power switch o n the back of the pr ojector to the on position, then press the Po w e r button on the top of the pr ojector . The LED fla shes green and the fans start to run. Whe n the lamp comes on, the sta rtup screen is displayed an d the LED is stea dy green. It can take a minut e for[...]

17 Adjust th e zoom or focus by pr essing the power Zo om or power Fo c u s buttons on the ke ypad until the desired ima ge size and foc us are pr oduced. Y ou can also adjust the zoom a nd focus via the menus. See pa ge 32 If the image is not on the screen or view ing area, a djust the it by pressin g the lens shift button on t he keypad. Pr ess t[...]

18 Shutting do wn the pr ojec tor The projector automati cally bl anks the screen afte r no active source is detected for 3 0 minutes. This blank screen helps pr eserve the life of the pro- jector . The imag e returns when a n active sour ce is detected or a r emote or keypad b utton is pr essed. Screen Sav e Y ou can ma ke the b lank scr een app e[...]

19 Sour ce T roub leshootin g Problem Solution Result No startu p screen Plug pow e r cable in, press power switc h, pre ss pow er button. Remo ve lens c ap. Correct i mage Only startup screen app e ars Pr ess the Comput er button Activ ate lap top’ s ex ternal port Compu te r image proj ecte d 1 2 3 startup screen startup screen A[...]

20 No comput er image, ju st the words “Signal out of range” Adjust c omputer r efres h rate in Co ntrol Panel>Displa y>Se ttings>Ad vanced> 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 dif ferent re solution on your co mputer , as sho wn in the f [...]

21 Ima ge fuzz y or cr opped Set your com puter’ s display resolution to the na tive resolution of the p rojector (Start>Settings> Control Panel>Display>Setting s tab, select10 24x768) Ima ge c lear and n ot cr opped Remote cont r o l navigation butto ns no t working with m y computer Connec t USB cable (pa ge 8) then load USB drivers[...]

22 Pr ojecto r tro ubles hooting 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 Pictur e>Adv anced men u 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 o n/off Ceil ing in Setti ngs>Syste m menu Correct image Image re verse d left to righ t T urn on/off Rear in Settin gs>System men u Correct image Pr ojected co lors don’ t match sour ce Adju st color , tint, colo r tempera tur e, brightne ss, contrast in t he menus Correct i mage A B AB A AB COLOR COLOR[...]

24 Lamp won’ t turn on, T e mp LE D sol id 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 f or one minute Unplug proj ector ; wait on e minu te; plug in projector and turn it on: lamp li ghts Lamp won’ t tu rn on, Lamp LED blinking red (page 46) Lamp must be r eplaced (pa ge 40) Lamp turns o n[...]

25 Still having problems? If you need assi stance, visit our website or call us. See the inside of th e back cover for a list of all c ontact num bers and re levant web ad dresses. This pr oduct is ba cked by a limited two-yea r warranty . An e xtended war- ranty plan ma y be purchased fr om your dealer . When sen ding the projecto r in for r epair[...]

26 Using the k eypad buttons Most bu ttons ar e described in detail in other sections, but h ere is an over- view of the ir functions: pow e r –turn s the pr ojector on (pag e 10) an d off ( page 16) . lens shift –shifts the pr ojected image up or down zo om –moves the proj ected image closer or further away . focus –adjusts the cla rity . [...]

27 Using the remote control The r emote uses two (2) pr ovided AAA batt eries. They ar e easily installed by slidi ng the cov er off the remote's b ack, aligning the + and - ends of the batteries , sliding them into place, and then repl acing the cov er . T o operate, point the r emote at the pr ojection screen or at the pro ject or (not at th[...]

28 Using the audio T o play sound from the project or , con nect your source to th e Audio In con- nector on the pr ojector . T o adjust the volume, us e the buttons on the k eypad or remote. T o adjust the balance, or loudness, use the Audio menu (see page 35 ). T o m ute the sound, pr ess the Mute button . T roubleshoo ting au dio If there is no [...]

29 Optimizing computer images After your comput er is connected pr operly and the computer ’s imag e is on the scre en, you can optimize the i mage using the onscr een 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 . Asp[...]

30 Optimizi ng video ima ges After the video devic e is connected pr operly an d the image is on the scr een, you can optimize the image using the onscreen menus. For general informa- tion on u sing t he menus, see page 31 . • Adju st the Keystone , Contrast, B rightness, C olor , or T int in the Picture menu. See page 32. • Chang e the Aspe ct[...]

31 Using the menus T o open the menus, press the menu b utton on the keyp ad or r emote. (The menus a utomatically close a fter 60 second s if no button s are pre ssed.) The Main menu appears. Use the arrow buttons to move up and down to high - light t he desired submenu, then pr ess the Select butto n. T o change a men u setting, hig hlight it, pr[...]

32 Picture menu T o adjust th e following six settings, hi ghlight the set ting, pr ess Selec t , use the up an d down arro ws to adjust t he val u es, the n press sele ct to confirm the c hanges . Zoom : allows you to adj ust a lens to zoom in and out. Highligh t Zoom, then pr ess the up or down arr ows on the keypa d or remot e. Foc us : allows y[...]

33 Presets : The pr ovided Pr esets optimize the pr ojector for displaying com- puter pr esentations, ph otographs, fil m images, an d video images. (Film input is material or iginally captur ed on a fil m camera, like a movie; video input is material or iginally captur ed on a v ideo camera, li ke a TV show or sporting event.) Y ou can us e the pr[...]

34 Advanced settings Sharpness : (video sources only) changes t he clarity of the edge s of a video image. Select a sha rpness settin g. Color S pace : This option appl ies to computer a nd component vide o sour ces. It allows you to select a color spac e that h as been sp ecifically tu ned for the input si gnal. When Auto is sel ected , the projec[...]

35 Settings menu Audio : allow s adjustmen ts to the Bala nce and V olume. Also allows you to turn on and off the Intern al spe akers, and projector startup Ch ime. Sources : allows you to assign a particula r input to a specific 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 or [...]

36 Screen Sav e : automatically blanks th e screen aft er no signals are detected for fiv e minutes. The image r eturns when an active s ource is detect ed or a remote or keypad button i s pressed. Scr een Save is dis abled when P ower Save is en abled. Star tup Logo: allows you to di splay a blank Bla ck, White, or Blue scr een instead of the defa[...]

37 PiP : (Pictur e in Pict ure) allows you to over lay a smaller wi ndow showing the video s ource on top of th e larger computer source window . Only video sour ces 2 and 3 (composite and S-video) 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 the smalle r PiP window ,[...]

38 Network : The projector has an RJ45 Ethernet connector that supports n et- work connections and TCP/IP protocols. Th is will allow for the control and management of th e projector over a corporate network. Th e following fields are accessible when DHCP is not checked a nd available for manual entry of data. IP Addr ess: Identifies the pr ojector[...]

39 Maintenance NO TE : When you a re perfor ming maintenance activities on your pro jector , keep in m ind that you sh ould only re move scre ws that ar e single-slo t, or flathea d, screws. Any other type of screw , such as a phillips or st ar should not be re moved. These types of scre ws should only be remo ved by technical support experts. Clea[...]

40 6 T o remove a lens, push the lever ins ide the lens h ousing and turn the lens cou nterclockw ise until it st ops. Remove the l ens. 7 T o install a new lens, place it in th e opening thro ugh the fro nt of the pro- jector , aligning t he red do t (near the base of th e lens) with the red dot on the proj ector . T urn clockwise un til you feel [...]

41 4 Loosen th e three captive scr ews on the lamp module. W ARNINGS : • T o avoid burns, a llow the pr ojector to cool for at least 60 minutes before you r epla ce the lamp . • Do not drop the la mp module. The g lass may shatt er and cause injury . • Do not touch the glass lamp screen. Fingerprin ts ca n obscure pr ojection sharpnes s. • [...]

42 Cleaning the dust filter 1 T urn off the pr ojector and unplug the power cable. 2 W ait 6 0 minutes to allow the projector to cool thor oughly . WA R N I N G : T o avoid bu rns, allow the projector t o cool for at lea st 60 minutes bef ore you clean or r eplace the dust filter . 3 Remove the dust filter gr ill door on the side of the pro jector [...]

43 Appendix Projected ima ge size NO TE : V i sit ou r webs ite for an inte ract ive im age si ze calc ulator . T able 1: Pr ojection si zes: Standar d lens (1.5 - 2 .2:1 thro w ratio) The image offset range f or the standar d lens is 10:1 (100%) to 1:1 (50 %). T abl e 2: Projection sizes: Shor t Fixed lens (0.8:1 throw ratio) The optimal of fset s[...]

44 T able 3: Pr ojection sizes: Short Zoo m lens (1.1 -1.51 thr ow r atio rang e ) The image offset range fo r the short thro w lens is 10:1 (100%) to 1:1 (50%). T able 4: Projection sizes: Long Thro w lens (2.2 - 4.2:1 throw r atio range) The image o ffset range fo r the long thr ow lens is 10:1 (100%) to 1:1 (50% ). Minimum Ima ge Maximum Ima ge [...]

45 T abl e 5: Projection sizes: Sup er Long throw lens 3.9 - 7.3:1 ) The image offset range fo r the super throw lens is 10:1 (10 0%) to 1:1 (50%). 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/ 0.73 [...]

46 LED Behavior LED c olor /behavior Meaning P ower : blinking gr een 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 lam p. P ower : blinking gr een (once) Te m p : N / A Lamp : N/A Pow er Save o r Screen Sa ve . P ower : [...]

47 RS-232 co mmands Comm unicati on Confi guratio n V isit our web site for additional RS-232 sett ings and inform ation. T o control th is projector v ia RS-232, connect a null modem c able and set the contr ol system ser ial port settin gs to match the following c ommunication configu ration: Command F ormat All com mands con sist of 3 alph a cha[...]

48 Err or Condition s Not all commands ar e supported for all pr oj ectors. If an unsupported com- mand is issued, the command w ill be ignor ed. If a command is r eceived t hat is not u nderstood, a ‘?’ charac ter will be returned i ndicating th e command was no t under stoo d. Limitation s The projec tor can not respon d to comm ands co ming [...]

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 0 100 50 2 V ertical K eysto ne DKC at R W 78 178 128 1 Horiz ontal K eyst one 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 32 766 0 Lamp Lit 0: not li t 1: lit LML at R 0 1 Lamp Hour s LMP at R 0 6553 4 0 1 Lamp Rese t 0: not reset 1: reset LMR at R W 0 327 66 0 Lamp T o tal O n Ti me (All Bulbs) LMT at R 0 2147 48 3646 Low P ower 0: disabl e 1: ena ble LPE at R W 0 1 0 Menu 0: d[...]

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 lens 40 cleaning the dust filter 43 cleaning the lens 40 Color 18 colors are inco rrect 24 comp[...]

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 connectio n 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 19 U USB, using your mouse 9 V video 16 Video button 1 7 video co n[...]

56 Lim ited W a rranty InFocus Corporation (“I nFo cus”) warrants tha t the Projector (“Pro duct”) purchased from InFocu s, an InFocu s distri butor , or an I nFocus resell er will c onform to the man - ufacturer's specifi cations and be free fr om defe cts in materi al or workman ship for the W arranty period pr ovided below . InFocus[...]

57 Limite d W arra nty P eriod The Limited W arranty period commences on the date of pur chase by the end-user custom er for both the 2 year Product W ar ranty and t he 1 year Acces sory W arr anty . Thes e Limite d W arra nty p rovisions shall a pply on ly to th e end-u ser p urchaser (fi rst person or entity tha t purchased a new Product for pers[...]

IF YOU NEED ASSIST ANCE… call your ASK par tner or InFocus Corporation Customer Ser vice dir ectly at (+31) 20 579 2820. SUPPORT IS FREE between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. CET , Monday through Friday . Suppor t is available in EMEA after hours and weekends for a fee at (+31) 20 579 2828 . Or , send us an e-mail at emea.suppor t@infocus.com . IN NORTH AMER[...]

C450 High-per for mance Installation—Innovative Ease of Use User’s Guide 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 B.V . Strawinskylaan 585 1077 XX Amsterdam,The Netherlands Phone: +31 20 579 2000 Fax: +3[...]