BenQ MP721C manual

We l c o m e MP721/MP721c Digital Pr ojector M ainst ream Series Us e r M a n u a l[...]

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Table of contents iii T able of co ntents Important safety instructions .................................... 1 Introduction ............................................................... 5 Projector features ................................................................. 5 Shipping contents .......................................................[...]

Table of contents iv Troubleshooting ....................................................... 53 Specifications ............................................................ 54 Projector specifications ...................................................... 54 Timing chart ........................................................................ 55 Dim[...]

Important safety inst ruct ions 1 Important safet y instr uctions Y our Ben Q projector i s designe d and tested to mee t the latest sta ndards for safet y of information tec hnology equipment. How ever , to ensure safe use of this product, it is important that you follow the instructions me ntio ned in this manual and mark ed on the product. Safet[...]

Important safety inst ructions 2 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 7. The lamp becomes extremely hot during op eration. Al low the proj ec tor to co ol for a pprox im ate ly 45 minut es prior to re moving the lamp assembly for replacement. 8. Do not operate lamps beyond the rated lamp li fe. Ex cessiv e operation of lamps bey ond the rated life coul[...]

Important safety inst ruct ions 3 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 12. Do not place this p rojector in any of the following environments. - Space that is poorly ventilated or confined. Allow at least 50 cm clearance from walls and free flo w of air around the pr ojector . - Locations where t emperatures may be come excessive ly h ig h, s uch a s th[...]

Important safety inst ructions 4 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 16. Do not step on the projec tor or place any objects upon it. Besides probable physical damage to th e projector , doing so may result in ac cidents and possible injur y . 17. Do not place liquid s near or on the projector . Liquids spilled into the projector may cause it to fail. [...]

Introducti on 5 Int ro du ct i on Pr ojector featur es The projector integ rates hig h-perfor mance optical engi ne projection and a user-friend ly des ign to d eli ver high re liabi lity a nd ease of use . The projector offers t he following features. • Selectable passwor d protected function • Compact and portable unit • High qual ity m anu[...]

Introduction 6 Shipping cont ents The project or is shipped with the cables r equired for connection to a PC or video eq ui p men t . C are fu l ly un p ac k a n d ve r if y th at yo u h ave al l o f t h e i tem s sh ow n be l ow. If a ny o f these items are missing, please contact your place of purchase. Standard ac cesso r ies The supplied access[...]

Introducti on 7 Proj ec to r ex ter i or v ie w Fron t /u p p er s i d e Rea r s id e See "Connection" on page 17 for det ails. Lower/si de v i ew 1. External contr ol panel (See "Projector" on page 8 for details.) 2. V ent (heated air e xhaust) 3. Pr ojection lens 4. Quick-release butt on 5. Lens cap 6. F ocus ri ng an d Zo om [...]

Introduction 8 Controls and functions Pro j e c to r 1. P ower (Refer to "St ar t up" on page 25 and "Shutting down the projector" on page 36 for mor e informatio n.) T urns the projector on or off. 2. Blank/Q? (Ref er to "Hiding the imag e" on page 32 and "U tilizing F AQ function" on page 36 for more inform[...]

Introducti on 9 8. P ower indicat or light (Refer to "Indicators" on page 51 f or more information.) Lights up or flashes w hen the projector is under operation. 9. 3 Left 10. Rig ht 4 (Refer to "C orrecting keysto ne" on page 29 for more info rmation.) When the on-screen menu is not activa ted, #9 and #10 function as Ke y s to [...]

Introduction 10 4. 3 Left, Ri ght 4 W hen the on-scr een menu is acti vated, the 5 Up , 6 Do wn , 3 Le ft and Right 4 buttons are us ed as directional arr ows to select th e desired menu items and to make adjustments. 5. Men u (Refer to "U sing the menus " on page 38 for more infor matio n.) Displays or hides the On-Screen Displa y (OSD) [...]

Introducti on 11 R emote c ontrol effectiv e range Infra-Red (IR) remo te control sensors are located on the front and the ba ck of the projec tor . The remot e control must be held at an angle w ithin 30 degrees perpendicular t o the projector's IR remote control sens ors to functi on correctly . The dis tance betwe en the remote contr ol and[...]

Positioning your project or 12 P ositioning y our projecto r Choosing a location Y our projec tor is designe d to be install ed in one of four possible installation locations: 1. T able in front of screen; 2. Ceiling in front of screen; 3. T able at rear of screen; 4. Ceiling at r ear of screen. Y our room layout or personal preference will dictate[...]

Positioning your projector 13 Safety inst ruct ions for c eiling mounting of the projector W e want y ou to ha ve a pleasant e xperience usin g y our BenQ pr ojector , so we nee d to bring this safety matter t o your attention t o preve nt possible damage to per son and property . If you int end to mount your projector on the ceiling, we strongly r[...]

Positioning your project or 14 O btaining a preferred projected image size The distanc e from the pr ojector lens to the screen, the zoom setting, and the video format each factor s in the projected image size. The native r esolution of the projector is 1024 x 768 pixels, which is a 4 to 3 aspect ratio (expr essed as 4:3). T o be able to project a [...]

Positioning your projector 15 Ho w to deter mi ne th e p osi ti on of the projector for a giv en screen size 1. Select your screen size. 2. Re fer to the table and find the closest mat c h to your screen size in the left columns la b e l l e d ' 4 : 3 S cr e en D i a g o na l ' . Usi n g th i s v a lu e , lo o k a c ro s s t hi s ro w to [...]

Positioning your project or 16 There is 3% tolerance among these numbers due to optical component variation s. BenQ recommends that if you intend to permanently install the projector , you should physically test the projection size and distance using the actu al projector in situ before you permanently instal l it, so as to m ake allowance for this[...]

Connection 17 Connection Wh en connecting a signal sour ce to the pr ojector , be sure to: 1. T urn all equi pment off before making any connections. 2. U se the co rrect signal cables for eac h source . 3. Ensure the cables a re firmly inser ted. In the connections shown below, some cables may not be included with the projector (see "Shipping[...]

Connection 18 T o connect the pr ojector to a notebook or desktop c omputer (either through a VG A c a b l e o r VG A t o D V I - A c a b l e ) : The final connecti on path should be li ke that shown in the followi ng diagram: Many laptops do not turn on their external video ports when connected to a projector . Usually a key combo like FN + F3 or [...]

Connection 19 Connecting a monitor If you want to view your presentation close-up on a monitor as well as on the screen, you can connect the R GB signal output socket on the pr ojector to an e xternal monitor with a V GA cable follo wing the inst ructions below: 1. Connect the project or to a computer as de scribed in "Connecting a computer&qu[...]

Connection 20 Connect ing Video source devices This section de scribes h ow to connect the pr oje cto r to Vid eo s ou rce de v ice s u sin g v i de o cables. V ideo cable c onnections ar e re co mmended for Vi deo presentations. This projector also support s dat a (graphic) "PC" connection using wirel ess function. Wire less connection i[...]

Connection 21 If you ha ve a separate sound system, you will most likely want to connect the audio output of your V ide o source device to tha t sound system, ins tead of to the mono audio proje ctor . The audi o connect ions illust rated in the follow ing sec tions are provid ed for infor mationa l purposes only . Y ou need not connect audio to th[...]

Connection 22 The final connecti on path should be li ke that shown in the followi ng diagram: • The projector is only capable of playing mixed mono audio, even if a stereo audio in put is connected. Se e "Connecting Audio" o n page 20 for details. • Component Video is the only video output that delivers native 16:9 aspect ratio pictu[...]

Connection 23 Connecting an S-V ideo sourc e dev ice Examine your Video sourc e dev ice to det ermine if it has an unused S-V ideo output socket ava i la bl e: • If so , you can c ontinue with this pr ocedure . • If not, y ou w ill need to reassess which meth od you can use to connect to the device. T o connect the projector t o an S-Video sour[...]

Connection 24 Connecting a composit e Video sour ce dev ice Examine your V ideo source device to det ermine if it has a set of unused composit e Video output sockets available: • If so , you can continue with this procedure. • If not, you will need to r eassess w hich method you can use to connect to the device. T o connect the projector to an [...]

Operation 25 Operation Star t up 1. Plug the po wer cord i nto the projecto r and into a wall socket. T urn on the wall socket switch (where fitted). Che ck that the Po w e r indicator on the projector lights orange after power has bee n applied.. 2. Rem ove the lens cap . If it is left on, it could become d eformed due t o the heat pr oduced b y t[...]

Operat ion 26 • If the frequency/resolution of the input signal exceeds the projector's operating range, you will see the message 'Out of Range' displayed on a blank scree n. U tilizing the password function For security purposes and to help prev ent un authorized use, the pr ojector includ es an option for setting up password secu[...]

Operation 27 If y ou forget the passwor d Y ou w ill b e asked to enter the four dig it password every time you turn on the project or . If you enter the wrong password, the password er ror me ssa ge dis p lays . Y ou c an ret r y by pre ss in g Up 5 , or if yo u d id n ot reco rd th e p as sword in this manual, and yo u absolutely do not remembe r[...]

Operat ion 28 S w itching input signal The projector can be connected to multiple devices at the same time. However , it can only display one at a time. Whe n SOURCE on the projector c ontrol panel or the remote control is pressed, information of current signal and resol ution will display at the low er right corner . Pr ess SOURCE again to display[...]

Operation 29 A uto-adjusting the image In some cases, you ma y need to optimize the picture qualit y . T o do this, press AU T O on the proj ec to r or remo te cont rol . With in 3 se con ds , the built-in Intellige nt A uto Adjustment function will re- adjust the values of Freq uency and Clock to provide the be st pictu re quality . The current so[...]

Operat ion 30 For ex am ple , Selecting the aspect ratio The 'aspect ratio' is the ratio of the image w i dth to the image height. Most analog TV and computers ar e in 4:3 ratio, which is the defaul t for this projecto r , and digital TV and DVDs are usually in 16:9 ratio. W ith the advent of digital signal processing, digital displa y de[...]

Operation 31 Selecting a picture mod e The project or is preset with sev eral predefined application modes so that y ou can choose one t o suit your opera ting environment and in put source pi cture ty pe. T o select a operation mode that suits your need, press MODE repe ate d ly until your desired mode is select ed. The picture modes available for[...]

Operat ion 32 Hid i n g t h e im a g e In order to draw the audience’ s full attention to the presenter , you can use BLANK to h ide the scree n image. Pr ess any key on the c ontrol panel t o resto re the image . The wor d “ BLANK ” appears at the lo wer right corner of the screen while the imag e is hidden. When this function is activated w[...]

Operation 33 4. T o ex ecute M yScreen u tility : i. After MyScr een Wi zard is successfully ins talled , execute M yScreen utility by se lecting the icon from Program Files . ii.Click Nex t . iii. Click Ne x t iv . Click Browse to cho ose your d esired image and then clic k Nex t . v. C l ic k My S c r e e n to b eg in dow nlo a d. Welcome to MySc[...]

Operat ion 34 • Do not unplug the RS232 cable or clo se MyScreen Wizard window while downloading image. Fai ling to do s o will lead to immedia te shutdown of the p rojector an d MyScreen utility . If this happens, unplug the power cor d and plug it again to restart the download process. A ctivating panel k ey lock T o prevent unauthorized ch ang[...]

Operation 35 Setting the prese ntation timer Presentation timer can indicat e the remaining pr esentation time on the scr een to help you achiev e better time management whe n giving pres entation. F ollow these steps to utilize this function: 1. Go to Setting > P resenta tion Timer or press TIMER SETUP on the remote contr ol to enter timer sett[...]

Operat ion 36 U tilizing F A Q function Press and hold BLANK/Q? on the projector for 3 sec onds or go to Adva nced > F A Q function . P ossible solutio ns to pr oblems enco untered b y users r egarding image quality , installation, special feature o peration and ser vice infor mation a re available to you. U se MENU 6 / EXIT 5 to select one out [...]

Operation 37 Me n u o p e r a t i o n M enu syst em Please note th at the on-screen disp lay (OSD ) menus vary acc ording to t he signal ty pe selected. *Whe n a Video or S-Video signal is connected, the f unction is only available with NTSC syst em selected. Functions available when rec eiving different signal ty pes... Sub-Menu PC Vid e o / S- Vi[...]

Operat ion 38 U sing the menus The pr ojector is equ ipped with on-screen display (O SD) menus for making various adjustments and settings. There are 17 different menu languages. (Refer t o page "Advanced men u" on page 43 for more detail s.) The followi ng example descr ibes the adjustment of th e keystone. 1. Press MENU 6 on the projec [...]

Operation 39 Picture menu Some picture adjustment s are available only when certain input sources are in use. Unavailable adjustment s are not shown on the screen. FUNCTION (default set ting / value) DESCRIPTION Picture Mode (PC: Dynamic; YPbPr/ S- Video/ V ideo: Stand a r d) Pr e-defined application modes ar e provided so you can optimiz e your pr[...]

Operat ion 40 Color (depends on the selecte d input source) Increas es or decrease s the color int ensity of the imag e. Tin t ( 50 ) Adjusts the color tones of the image. The higher th e value, the more reddish the image becomes. The low er the value, the more green ish the image bec omes. When a Video or S-Video signal is connected, the function [...]

Operation 41 Pro - Pi c tu re m e nu Some picture adjustment s are available only when certain input sources are in use. Unavailable adjustment s are not shown on the screen. FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Keystone (0) Corrects any keystoning of the image. R efer to "Cor recting keystone" on page 29 for more information. A[...]

Operat ion 42 Setting menu FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Mute (off) T ogg les projector audio a nd P ower On/Off T one between on and off. To d i s a b l e Po wer On/Off T one , go to Setting > M ute and press Left 3 /Right 4 . Then press Down 6 to cho os e P ower On/Off T one and press Left 3 /Right 4 to s el ec t off . V olume[...]

Operation 43 Adv an c e d me n u FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Mirror (Floor front) The projector can be installed on a ceil ing or behind a screen, or wi th one or more mirrors. C ontact your de aler for the ceili ng mount bracket (optional acc essor y) if you need to install the project or on your ceiling. Ref er t o "Choosi[...]

Operat ion 44 High Altitude Mode (off) A mode for operation in area s like high altitude or high temperature. W e recommend you use the High Altitude Mode when your environment is higher than 3000 feet abov e sea level, or i s hotter than 40 °C , or whenever the projector wi ll be used for extended periods of time (>10 hours) without shutdown. [...]

Operation 45 Infor m at ion menu This menu shows you the cur rent oper ating s tatus of th e projector . Some picture adjustment s are available only when certain input sources are in use. Unavailable adjustment s are not shown on the screen. FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Source Shows the current signal sou rce. Resolution Shows the resolution of the input [...]

Maintenance 46 M aintenance Care of the pr ojector Y our project or needs little main tenance. Th e only thing y ou need to do on a regular basi s is to k eep the lens clean. Nev er remov e any parts of the pr ojector ex cept the lamp . Contact y our dealer if other parts need re placing. Cleaning the lens Clean the lens whene ver you notice dirt o[...]

Maintenance 47 Lamp information Calculation of lamp hour Wh en the project or is in operation, th e duration (in hours) of lamp usage is aut omatically calcula ted by the built-in timer. The metho d of calculating the equivalent lamp hour is as follows: T otal (equivalent) lamp hour = (hours used in Economic mode) + 4/3 (hours used in nor mal mode)[...]

Maintenance 48 Rep la c in g t h e l a m p • T o reduce the risk o f electrical shock, al ways turn the projector off and disconnect the power co rd before ch anging the la mp. • T o reduce the risk of severe burns, allow the projector to cool for at least 45 minutes before replacing the lamp. • T o reduce the risk of injuries to fingers and [...]

Maintenance 49 3. Remove the lamp cover from the projector . Do not turn the power on w ith the lamp cover removed. 4. Remov e the lamp cords from the slots. 5. Disconnect the lamp connector by pushing it against the projector w hile pulling it up. 6. Loosen the screw that secures the lamp . 7. Lift the handle so that it stands up . U se the handle[...]

Maintenance 50 14. Restart the pr ojector . Do not turn the power on w i th the lamp cover removed. 15. Resetting the lamp counter Do not reset if the lamp is not replaced as this could cause damage. i. Press and hold the Exit 5 button on the proj ec tor for 5 s econ ds to d is play th e tot al us ed lamp time. ii. Press Aut o on the projector or o[...]

Maintenance 51 Indi c ator s Illus tration • Blank - : Light OFF • 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 St atus & Desc ription Power Te m p Lamp Power events The projec tor has just been connec ted to a power outlet. -- Stand- by mode . -- Pow er i n g u p. -- Normal [...]

Maintenance 52 Light St atus & Description Power Te m p Lamp Thermal events -- The project or has shut down autom atically . If you try to re-s tart the project or , it will shutdown again. Please contact your deale r for assistance. - - - - R R R R G 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[...]

Troubleshooting 53 T r oubleshooting THE PROJECT OR D OES NOT TURN ON. NO PICTURE BL URRED IMA GE REMOTE CONTR OL DOES NOT W ORK THE P ASSW ORD IS INCORRECT Cause Remedy There is no power from the power cable. Plug the power cord into the AC inlet on the projector , and plug the power cord into the power outlet. If the power outlet has a switch, ma[...]

Specifications 54 Specifications Pr ojector specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. General Produ ct n ame Di gi ta l Pro je ct or Model name MP721/MP721c Optical Resol ution 1024 x 768 X GA Displa y syste m 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/N umber F=2.6 to 2.77, f= 20.4 to 23.5 mm Lamp 200W lamp Electrical P ower supply A C100–2[...]

Specifications 55 Tim i n g c h a r t Supported timing for PC input Supported timing for Component-YP b P r input Supported timing for V ideo and S-V ideo inputs Resolution Horizont al Frequency (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Mode 640 x 480 31.469 59.940 25.175 VGA_60 37.861 72.809 31.500 VGA_72 37.500 75.000 31.500 VGA_7[...]

Specifications 56 Dimensions 278 mm (W ) x 94 mm (H) x 219.5 mm (D) U nit: mm 219.5 278 94 64.3 53[...]

Warranty 57 W arra nty Limited warrant y BenQ warrants this product against any defects in mat erial and workmanship, und er normal usage and st orage. Proof of p urcha se d ate w ill be requ ired w ith any w ar ra nt y cl aim . In the eve nt t his prod uct is fo un d to b e de fe c ti ve w i t hi n t h e w ar r a nt y p er i o d, Be n Q' s o [...]

Regulation state m ent s 58 R egulation statements FCC statement CLASS B : Thi s equipment generat es, uses and can radiate radio fr equency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with th e instruc tions, may cause har mful interference to radio communication s. Howeve r , there is no guaran tee that interference will not occur in a pa[...]