BenQ CP120 manual

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Table of Contents iii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Important safety instructions ................. ................ 1 Introduction ............................................................ 5 Projector fe atures ............................................................ 5 Shippi ng con tents .....................................................[...]

Table of Contents iv Fine-tuning the image size and clarity ......................... 24 Correcting keystone ...................................................... 25 Manual keystone correction ................................................................. 25 Automatic keystone correction .........................................................[...]

Table of Contents v Dimensions ................................................................... 54 Timing chart ................................................................. 54 Supported timing for PC input .................................. ........................... 54 Supported timing for Compone nt- YPbPr Input .........................[...]

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Important safe ty instructions 1 Impor tant safet y inst ructi ons Y our BenQ projector is desig ned and tested to meet the latest standards for safety of information tec hnolog y equipmen t. Howev er , to ensur e safe use of this pr oduct, it is impor tant that you follow the instruc tions mentioned in th is manual and marked on t he pro duct. Cau[...]

Important s afety instructi ons 2 Safety instruc tions 1. The lamp becomes e x tremel y hot during ope ration. Allo w the projec tor to co ol for approximately 45 mi nu tes p r io r to re mov in g th e lamp assembly for replacemen t. 2. Do not oper ate lamps beyond the rated lamp life. Excessiv e oper ation of lamps be yond the rated life could cau[...]

Important safe ty instructions 3 Safety instruc tions (continued) 7. Do not place this projector in any of the fol low in g envi ronm en ts. - Space that is p oorly ventilated or confined. Allow at least 50 cm clearance fr om w alls and free flow of air aro un d the projector . - Locations where temperatur es may be come excess ively hi gh, su ch a[...]

Important s afety instructi ons 4 Safety ins tructions (continued) 11. Do not block the pr ojection lens w ith any objects w hen the projector is under operation as this could cause the objects to become heated or d eformed or ev en cause a fi re. T o temporarily turn off the lamp , press BLANK butto n on th e proje ctor or remote con trol. 12. Do [...]

Introduction 5 Introduction Pr ojector feature s The proj ector integrates high-performance o ptical engine projection and a user -friendly design to deliv er high reliability and ease o f use. It offe rs the following features: • W ireless connecti v ity The proj ector provides wirel ess connectivity that allows up to 10 comput ers to share o ne[...]

Introduc tion 6 Shipping contents The proj ector is shipped with the cables re quired for connectio n to a PC and to video eq u ip me n t . Ca re fu l ly un p a c k a n d v er i f y t h at yo u hav e a ll o f th e it em s sh o w n b e l ow. If any o f thes e item s are miss in g, pl eas e cont ac t you r pla ce of pu rcha se. The su pplied a ccesso[...]

Introduction 7 Proje cto r ex ter ior v iew Front / Upper side R ear side Lo wer side CP120 External contro l panel (See pag e "Exter nal control panel" on page 8 for details.) Front IR remote sensor V entil ation grill Projection lens Focu s ring and zoo m ring Kens ington lock hole Sliding lens cover Rear IR r emote s ensor RGB (PC) / C[...]

Introduc tion 8 Co ntrols and functio ns Exter nal control pa ne l 1. Zoom r ing (Re fer to " Fine-tuning the image size and clarity" on page 24 for m ore information) Adj usts the size of the pr ojected image. Ro tate clockwise to enla rge the image or r otate counter-clo ckw ise to reduce the ima ge s ize. 2. TEMPe rature warning light [...]

Introduction 9 Wh en the project or is in standby , press once t o turn the project or on. Wh en the project or is on, press twice t o sw itch t he projector t o standby . 6. K eystone / 3 Left but ton (Refer to " Corr ect ing ke yston e" o n page 25 and "Using the menus" o n page 37 for m ore in for m at io n ) Pr ess this butt[...]

Introduc tion 10 Rem o t e c o nt rol d e s c r ip t i o n 1. P ower (Ref er to "Star t up" on page 21 and "S hutdow n" on pa ge 27 for more infor- mati on) T urns the project or on or off. Whe n the projecto r is in standb y , press onc e to turn the proj ector on. Whe n the projecto r is on, pre s s twice to switc h the projec[...]

Introduction 1 1 11. Chann el (Refe r to "Ma ki ng w ireles s pres en tat io n" o n p age 30 fo r more information.) Wh en the Wi reles s Connect ion menu is disp l ayed, press this button to cha n ge the wi reless connec tion channe l. 12. A uto (Refer to "A uto-adjustin g the image" on page 24 for more information.) A utomatic[...]

Position ing your pro jector 12 P ositioning y our projector Choosing a location Y our pr ojector i s designed t o be instal led in one of tw o possibl e install ation locati ons: 1. Floo r in fro nt of scre en; or 2. Floor at rear of scr een Y our room lay out or personal prefer ence will d ictate which installation location y o u select. T ake in[...]

Positio ning y our pr ojector 13 signal) w ill display in a 4:3 aspect ratio (and will require an additional 33% display hei g ht than that of the sca led 16:9 aspect image projection ar ea). IMPORT ANT : D o not se lect a p ermanen t project or posit ion base d upon a 16:9 proj ection if you will eve r need to se lect an in put ot her th an comp o[...]

Position ing your pro jector 14 H ow to determine the rec ommended screen size for a giv en d istanc e This metho d can be use d for situation s where you have purchased this projector a nd would like t o kn ow what screen siz e will fit in your r o om. The maximum sc reen size is limited by the phy sical space available in y our room. 1. Me asure [...]

Positio ning y our pr ojector 15 Screen size ch ar t Ther e is 3% ~ 5% to lerance amo ng thes e numb ers due to o ptical c omp onent v ariat ions. 4:3 Screen D iagona l 4: 3 Aspec t in mm Dis tance from Sc reen i n mm Ve r t i c a l Offset i n mm Feet Inches mm Width Heig h t Min l ength (with max. zoom) Average Max le ngth (with min. zoom) 4 48 12[...]

Connec tion 16 Co nnec tion When connec ting a sig nal s ource to the pro jector, be sure to: 1. T urn all equipm ent off before making an y connections. 2. Use the correc t sig nal cables for e ach so urce. 3. Ensure the cables are firmly inserted. • In th e con necti ons s hown b elow, some cables may no t be inclu ded w ith the proj ector (see[...]

Connection 17 Connec ti ng Video source dev ices This sect ion descr ib es how to connec t the projec tor to Vide o sour ce dev ices us ing vide o cables. Vide o cable conn ections are rec ommended fo r Video p resentat ions. This p rojec tor al so su pports data (g raphic ) "PC " conn ection u sing wirel ess loca l area netw ork (WLAN ) [...]

Connec tion 18 Connec ti ng a Comp onen t V i deo so urce dev ice Examin e your Vide o sou rce dev ice to de ter mine if it has a set of unused Com pon ent Video output sockets a vailable: • If so , you can c ontinu e with this proc edu re. • If n o t, you w ill n ee d to re as se ss w h ich m et ho d you c a n u se to co nn e ct to t he de v i[...]

Connection 19 Conn e cting an S-V ideo s ource d ev ice Examine your V ideo source device to determine if it has an unused S-Video output sock et avai la ble : • If so, y ou can continue with this procedure. • If not, you wi ll need to reassess w hich meth od you can us e to conn ec t to th e d ev i ce. T o connect the p rojector to an S-Video [...]

Connec tion 20 Co nn e c t i n g a com p o s it e Vid e o so u rce de vi ce Examin e your Video source devi ce to det ermi ne if it has a set of unuse d comp osi te Video output sockets a vailable: • If so , you can c ontinu e with this proc edu re. • If n o t, you w ill n ee d to re as se ss w h ich m et ho d you c a n u se to co nn e ct to t [...]

Using th e projecto r 21 U sing the pr oje ctor Start up If the project or is st ill hot fr om pr evious a ctivit y , it will run the c ooling f an fo r approx imately 90 secon ds be fore en erg ising th e lam p. 4. If you are prompted for a password, press the arrow buttons to selec t the fou r password digits, then p ress the Au t o (o r AU TO / [...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 22 The projector w ill also disp lay its name, cur rent wireless conne ction mode and chann el in the lowe r part of the di alog. The de fault w ir eless c onnectio n mode is 802.11 b/g. The projector name is used to ide ntify which projector to connect when you ha ve multiple projectors availab le in the same lo cation. If a[...]

Using th e projecto r 23 4. Y ou hav e the followin g options: • Press Aut o to continue. T he set-u p is finishe d when th e message “Password setup complet ed” displays. • Press the 5 butto n to go ba ck to th e pre v iou s s cre en an d re- en ter fo ur d i gi ts . • Press the 6 butto n to ca n cel the p as swo rd s e t-u p a nd re tu [...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 24 A djustin g the heig ht The proj ector is equipped with one qui ck-release adjus ter foot and one r ear ad just er foot. These adjus ters change the image height and p roj ection angle. T o adju st the project or: T o retract the foot, hold up the projecto r wh ile pressing the front adjuster butt on, then slo wl y lower t[...]

Using th e projecto r 25 Corr e cting k eystone K eystoning r efers to the situatio n where the proj e c ted image is noticeably wider at either the top or bot tom. It occurs whe n the proj ector i s not perpendi cular t o the scree n. Manual k eystone correction T o cor rec t ke ysto nin g m a nual ly , you c an perfor m the follow ing steps. 1. A[...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 26 A utomatic keyst one corr e ction Y our projector is equipped with Autok eystone function that corrects keystoning automatically . See "A utok eystone (On) " on page 38 for details. Selecting an application mode The proj ector is preset with seve ral predefined applic ation modes so that you can choo se one to su[...]

Using th e projecto r 27 R emote pag ing ope r ations Fr eezing the image Shut do w n • Do not unplug th e power co rd before t he project or shut down seq uence is co mplete or during the coo ling do wn proce ss. • If th e proje ctor is not p roperly shut -down, y ou risk damag ing the lamp. Do not mo ve the proj ector whils t the la mp is ho [...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 28 Us i n g t h e w i r e l e s s f u n c t i o n s Y our projector pro v ides wireless connectivity that allows one or multiple wireless enabled clie nt PCs to c onnect t o the proj ector . The initial w irel ess conn ection pr ocess ta kes tw o steps: • Pre p are your co m puter for wireless connection. This includes inst[...]

Using th e projecto r 29 Pr eparing your c omputer fo r w ireless co nnection Checking the TCP/IP settings of your computer In order for the projector to connect to your computer successfully , your computer must allow aut omatic IP and DNS addre ss assignment in TCP/IP settings. Follow th e steps below to check if th e TCP/IP se ttin gs of your co[...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 30 4. Make sur e that O btain an IP address automatically and Ob tain DNS ser ver address automatically are select ed, and then click the OK but ton. Installing W i reless W izard In ord er to get your c omputer ready fo r wireless c onnection to the pr ojector , you need to install W ireless Wizard. Pre- in stallation check [...]

Using th e projecto r 31 3. The following Wir eless Connection m enu will be projected. If not, press the Wi r e l e s s (or SOURCE/WIRELESS ) button. 4. Start your computer and turn on its w ireless function. For more information on how to do this, ple ase refer to the do cumenta tion of your com puter . 5. D ouble-cl ick o n the icon o n Windows [...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 32 suitable mode. The selected mode will disp lay on the pr ojected Wireless Connection menu. Current w ireless connection channe l will also display . The 802 .1 1 a mode may not be availab le on the project ors sold in certain c ountrie s/areas due to loca l regula tions. 8. When the pr ojector is disco vered b y the comput[...]

Using th e projecto r 33 9. Click on the name of the disc overed project or and then clic k the Connect button. 10. The c o mputer will star t connecting to the project o r . This may tak e a few seconds. 11. R epeat Step 2 - St ep 6 if y ou want to establis h wireless conn ections to the pr ojector on other computers. Y ou can connect up to 10 com[...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 34 The Wireless Wizar d icon on Windows T askbar w ill also turn from to to indicate the status. 13. Pr ess the 5 or 6 but ton on t he project or or re mote c ontrol t o select t he comput er you w ish to c o nnect in the projected W ireless Connection menu, and then press the 3 or 4 button t o use the image from the co nnect[...]

Using th e projecto r 35 2. On the next p rese nter’ s compute r , click the Pr esentation J umper butto n in the W irele ss Wizard window . M e thod 2: Projector control 1. Press th e Wi re le s s (or SOURCE/WIRELESS ) button to display the Wir eless Conne ct ion menu . 2. Press th e 5 or 6 butt on on the pr ojector or remot e contr ol to select[...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 36 Me n u o p e r a t i o n Men u sy s te m Please note t hat the on-sc reen d isplay (OS D) m enus v ar y according to the sig nal t y pe selected. *When a Video or S-Video sig nal is conne cted, the function is only available wi th NTSC system selected. Functions av ailable when receiving different signal ty pes... Sub-Menu[...]

Using th e projecto r 37 Us i n g t h e m e nu s The proj ector is equipped with on-scr een display (OSD ) menus for makin g various adjustments an d settings. There are different menu languages. Be fore making adjustm ents, you may choo se a suitable OSD langu age in Advan ce > Lang uage menu. (Refer t o page "4. Ad v ance men u " on [...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 38 1. Picture men u • Some picture a djust ments are avai lable on ly when ce rtai n input so urces ar e in use. Unav ailabl e adjust men ts are not s hown on the screen . • Any cu stom se lected v alues fo r Color T e mp, Bright ness, Contr ast, and Color will be r eset if you s ubsequ ently select an Appl icatio n mode [...]

Using th e projecto r 39 Keystone (0) C or rec ts any ke ysto nin g of t he im age . Ref er to "Correcting k e yst one" on page 2 5 for more information. Color T emp (depends on the selected Application mode) There ar e 4 color temperature* settings availab le. This val ue will be rese t if you subseq uently select an Appli cation mode 1.[...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 40 2. Pr o-Picture men u Some pi ctur e adju stments ar e avai lable on ly whe n certain in put ports are i n use. Unava ilable adjust ments are n ot sh own on th e scree n. Function (default setting/ value) Description Auto Resize (On) A utomatically resizes the input signal pix el resolution to the native resolution of the [...]

Using th e projecto r 41 3. Setting menu Function (default se tting/ valu e) Descrip tion OSD Ti me ( 10 ) Sets the length o f time the OSD will remain active afte r your last button press. The range is fro m 5 to 100 seconds. Quick C ooli ng (On) Enab les or disabl es th e Q uick Co olin g func tion . Se lec ting On enabl es the function and proje[...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 42 4. A dvance men u Function (default se tting/ valu e) Description Mirror (Floor front) The proj ector can be insta lled behind a scr een. In such case , you can use this function to set the correct orientation of the projected image. R efer to " Choosing a loc ation" on pag e 12 for more information. Blank Time ([...]

Using th e projecto r 43 High Altitude Mode (Off) If you use this projec tor un der ot her ex trem e cond it ion s excludin g th e above, it may displ ay auto shu t-dow n sy mptoms, which is desig ned to protect your projector fro m over -heating . In cases like this, you should switch to Hig h Altit ude m ode to so lve t hes e sym p tom s. Howeve [...]

Using t he pr ojecto r 44 5. Information M enu This menu sh ows you the current op erating status of the projector . Some pi ctur e adju stments ar e avai lable on ly whe n certain in put ports are i n use. Unava ilable adjust ments are n ot sh own on th e scree n. Function Desc r iption Source Shows the c urrent signal source. Resolution Shows the[...]

Mainten ance 45 M aintenance Care o f the projector Y our projector ne eds little maintenanc e. The only thing yo u need to do on a regular basis is to kee p the lens clean. Never re move any parts of the projector ex cept the lamp. Contact your dealer if other parts need re placing. Cleaning the lens Clean the lens whenever y ou notice dirt or dus[...]

Mainten ance 46 Calculation of la mp hour When the proje ctor is in op era tio n, th e dur atio n (by ho urs ) of lam p usa ge is autom at ical ly calculated by the built-in timer . The method of calculating the equivalent lamp hour is as follows: T otal (equiv alent) lamp hou r = hours used in Economic mode + hours u sed in normal mode See "E[...]

Mainten ance 47 Re p l a c i n g th e l a mp • T o redu ce the risk of electr ical shoc k, alw ays turn th e projec tor of f and disco nnec t the power cord bef ore chang ing the lamp. • T o r educe t he ri sk of sev ere b urns, allow the proj ector to cool for at leas t 45 min utes before replaci ng th e lam p. T o red uce the risk o f inj uri[...]

Mainten ance 48 • Pulli ng it too qu ickly m ay ca use the lamp to bre ak an d scatte r br oken g lass in the project or. • Do no t place t he lamp in locat ions wh ere w ater mi ght spla sh on i t, childr en can reach it , or near flammab le ma terial s. • Do not in sert you r han ds in to th e pr oject or after the l amp is rem oved. If yo [...]

Mainten ance 49 Indic ators Illustration • Blank - : Light O FF • O : Orange light • : L i g h t f l a s h i n g • R : Red light • : L i g h t O N • G : Green light Light S tatus & De scription POWER TEMPerature LAMP Power even ts -- • T he p roje c tor n eed s to c ool af ter th e p ower i s turned off. • The projector is in th[...]

Mainten ance 50 - The projector has shutdown automatically . If you try to re-start the projector , it will shutdown again. Please contact y our dealer for assistance. - - R O R R R R R G R R O G R R G R G G R O O R R O R G O R O G R G G[...]

Troubl eshoot ing 51 T r oubleshootin g The projector does not turn on. No p i c t u re . Imag e is uns table . Image is blurred. Cause Remedy There is no power from the power cable. Plug the power cord into the AC inlet on the projector , and plug the p ower cord into the power outlet. If the pow er outlet has a switch, make sure t hat it is switc[...]

Troublesh ooting 52 Rem o te c on t ro l d o e s n o t w or k . U nable to use w ireless connection. Cause Remedy The battery is out of pow er . Replace the battery w ith a new one. There is an obstacle between t he remote control and the projector . Remove the obstacle. Y ou are too far away from the projector . S tand within 6 meters (~ 20 f eet [...]

Spec ifications 53 Specifications projector specific ations All sp ecifi cations are s ubjec t to cha nge without noti ce. Genera l Product name Digital Projector Model name CP120 Optical Resolution 1024 x 768 X GA Display system 1-CHIP DM D Lens F/N u mber F=2.6 to 2.96, f= 25.8 to 30 mm Lamp 132W lamp Elect rical P ower supply AC100 ~ 240V , 3.5A[...]

Specificat ions 54 Dime nsions Unit: mm Ti m i n g c h a r t Suppor ted timin g for PC inpu t T o achi eve th e bes t qualit y proje cted imag e, please use t he pr ojecto r's na tive r esoluti on o f 1024 x 7 68. Resolution Hori zont al Frequency (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Mod e 720 x 400 37.927 85.039 35.500 72[...]

Spec ifications 55 Suppor ted timin g for Comp onent-YP b P r Inp ut Su pported timing for V ideo and S -V ideo inputs Signal Format Horizont al Frequenc y (kHz) V ertical Fre quency (Hz) 480i(525i)@60Hz 15.73 59.94 480p(525p)@60Hz 31.47 59.94 576i(625i)@50Hz 15.63 50.00 576p(625p)@50Hz 31.25 50.00 720p(750p)@60Hz 45.00 60.00 720p(750p)@50Hz 37.50 [...]

Warran ty 56 W arranty Limit e d war rant y BenQ warrants this prod uct against an y defects in material and workman ship, under normal usage and storage. Pr o of of purchase date w ill be required wit h any warrant y claim. In the event this prod- uct is found to be defective within the warra nty period, BenQ’ s only obligation and your exclusiv[...]

Regu lati on sta tements 57 R e gulation st atements FCC state ment CLASS B : Th is equip ment gene rates, us es and can rad iate radio fr equency energy and, if not installed and used in accor dance with the instr uctions, may cause harmful inte r- ference t o radio commu nications. Ho we ver , there i s no guarantee that interfer ence will not oc[...]

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