BenQ MP770 manual

We l c o m e MP770 Digital Pr ojector M ainst ream Series Us e r ' s M a n u a l[...]

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Table of contents 3 T able of co ntents Important safety instructions .................................... 5 Introduction ............................................................... 9 Projector features ................................................................. 9 Shipping contents .........................................................[...]

Table of contents 4 Lamp information ............................................................... 56 Troubleshooting ....................................................... 62 Specifications ............................................................ 64 Projector specifications ...................................................... 64 Timing ch[...]

Important safety inst ructions 5 Important safet y instr uctions Y our Ben Q projector is designe d and tested to meet the latest stand ards for safet y of information tec hnology equipment. H oweve r , to ensur e safe use of this pr oduct, 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 6 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 7. The lamp becomes extremely hot during op eration. Al low the proj ec tor to co ol fo r a pproxi mat ely 45 minut es prior to remo ving 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 ructions 7 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 . - Locat ions where te mpera tures may be come excessive ly hi g h, su ch as th[...]

Important safety inst ructions 8 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 16. Do not step on the projector or pl ace 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 9 Int ro du ct i on Pr ojector featur es The projector integ rates hig h-perfor mance optical engine projection and a user-friend ly des ign to d eliv er h igh rel iabi lity an d ease o f use. The projector offers t he following features. • Selectable pa ssword pr otected function • Off and Go function allowing present ers to unpl[...]

Introduction 10 Shipping cont ents The project or is shipped with the cables r equired for c onnection to a PC or v ideo eq ui pm en t. Ca re fu ll y unp a ck an d ve r i fy th at yo u h ave a l l o f t he it em s s how n be l ow. If a ny o f these items are missing, please contact your place of purchase. Standard ac cessories The supplied accessor[...]

Introducti on 11 Proj ec tor exte r i or v iew Fron t /u p p er s id e Rea r s i de See "Connection" on page 22 for det ails. Lower/si de v i ew 1. Ext ernal contr ol panel (See "P rojector" on page 12 for details.) 2. V ent (heated air exhaust) 3. Pr ojec tion lens 4. Quick-r elease button 5. Lens cap 6. F ocus ring a nd Zoom r[...]

Introduction 12 Controls and functions Pro j e c to r 1. Focus ring Adjusts the focus of the projected image. See "Fine-tu ning the image si ze and clarity" on page 35 for details. 2. Zoom ring Adjusts the size of the image. See "Fine- tuning the image size and clarity" on page 35 for details. 3. P ower indicator light Lights up[...]

Introducti on 13 7. MODE Depending upon which input signal is selected, selects an available picture setup mode. See "A pplication Mode" on page 48 for details. Wh en a w ireless module is installed and the Wir eless Connection menu is display ed, press this button t o change among LAN, IEEE 802.11 a, and IEEE 802.11 b/g. (The w ireless m[...]

Introduction 14 R emote c ontrol 1. P ow er T ogg les the projector between stand by mode and o n. When the projector is in standby mo de, press once t o turn the projector on. When the projector is on, press twi ce to turn the projector t o standby . See "Start up" on page 31 and "Shutting down the proje ctor" on page 43 for de[...]

Introducti on 15 W ar ning messages on the back of the remote control The laser beam is visible. It is necessary to press and hold LASER for continuous output. The laser pointer is not a toy . P arents should be mi ndful of the dangers of laser energy and k eep this re mote contro l out of the re ach of childre n. Ref er to the warning labels on th[...]

Introduction 16 R emote c ontrol effectiv e range Inf ra -Red (I R) remo te cont rol sen so rs are l o cate d on the front and the back of the projector . The remot e control must be held at an angle w ithin 30 degrees perpendicular t o the projector's IR remote control sen sors to funct ion correctly . The dis tance between the remote contr o[...]

Positioning your projector 17 P ositioning your pr ojector Choosi ng a locat ion Y our projec tor is desig ned to be inst alled in one of four possible installat ion locations: 1. T able in front of screen; 2. Ceiling in front of scr een; 3. T able at rear of screen; 4. Ceiling at rear of scr een. Y our room layout or personal preferenc e w ill dic[...]

Positioning your project or 18 If y ou use the proj ector with wireless function, the re's no need t o worry about data cable connections.This gi ves you t he flexibility to si te the project or anywher e in the room up to a range of 20m away fr om your notebook, and sw itch between presenta tions on different notebooks instantly without fiddl[...]

Positioning your projector 19 Ob taining a preferred pr ojec ted image size The distance from the project or lens to the sc reen, the zoom se tting , and the video for mat each factors in the projected image size. The maximum (nativ e) resolution 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 [...]

Positioning your project or 20 Ho w to deter m ine the po sit ion of the projecto r for a g iv en screen size 1. Select your scr een size. 2. Re fer to the tabl e and find the clos est match t o your scr een size in the left columns la b e l l ed ' 4 : 3 S c re e n D ia g o na l ' . Us i ng t h i s v a l ue , l o o k a c ro s s th i s row[...]

Positioning your projector 21 Pro j e c t i on d i m en s i o n s Ref er to "Dimens ions" on page 66 for the center of lens dimensions of this projector before calculating the appro priate position. There is 3% tolerance among these numbers due to optical component variations. BenQ recommends that if you intend to permanently install the [...]

Connection 22 Connection When connecting a signa l source to the projector , be sure to: 1. T urn all equipment off be fore making any c onnections. 2. U se the corr ect signal cables for each sour ce. 3. Ensur e the cables ar e firmly inserted. In the connections shown below, some cables may not be included with the projector (see "Shipping c[...]

Connection 23 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 connection path should be like that shown in the following diagr am: • Many notebooks do not turn on their external video ports when connected to a projector . Usually a key combo li ke FN + F[...]

Connection 24 Connecting a monitor If y ou want to view yo ur presentation cl ose-up on a monit or as well as on the scr een, you can connect the D-SUB OUT signal output sock et on the project or to an external monit or with a V GA or V GA to DVI-A cable by following the instru ctions below. T o con nec t th e p rojec tor to a m oni tor ( eit her t[...]

Connection 25 Connecting V ideo sourc e dev ices This section d escribes how t o connect the project or to V ideo sour ce devices usin g video cables. V ideo cable c onnections are r ecommended f or Vide o presentations. This projector also support s data (graphic) "PC" connection using wireless function. Wi reless connection is not recom[...]

Connection 26 Connecting Audio The projec tor has a built- in mono spea ker which is desig ned to provid e basic audio functionality accompan ying data presentations fo r business purposes only . It is not designed for , nor intended for s tereo audio r eproducti on use as might be expected in home theatre or home cinema applications. A ny ster eo [...]

Connection 27 T o connect the projector to a D VI source dev ice or a comput er : For information on connecting a DVI source device to a comp uter through a VGA to DVI-A cable, see "Connecting a computer" on p age 22 . 1. T a ke the DVI (DVI-D or DVI-I) cable and connect one end to the DVI output socket of t he DVI so urce de v ice . 2. C[...]

Connection 28 2. Connect the other end of the Component Video to V GA (D- Sub) adaptor cable (with a D-Sub ty pe connector) to the D-SUB/COMP . IN socket on th e projector . 3. If you wish to make use the projector (mi xed mono) speaker , take a suitable audio cable and connect one end of the cable to th e audio output sockets of the video device, [...]

Connection 29 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-Vi deo output socket ava i la bl e: • If so , you can continue with this procedure. • If not, you w ill n eed to reass ess which metho d you can use to connect to th e dev ice. T o connect the projector t o an S-Video sour[...]

Connection 30 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 c ontinue with this pr ocedur e. • If not, you will need to reassess which method you can use to connect to the device. T o connect the projector to an[...]

Operation 31 Operation Star t up 1. Plug the power cord into the projec tor and into a wall sock et. T urn on the wa ll socket sw itch (where fitted). Check that the Po w e r in d i c a to r on the projector lights orange after power has been applied. 2. Rem ove the lens cap . If it is le ft on, it could become d eformed due to the heat pr oduced b[...]

Operat ion 32 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 securit y . Th e password can be set through the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu. For details of the OSD menu op erati on, please refer to "U sing the menus" on page 46 . W AR[...]

Operation 33 En ter i ng t he pa ss word rec al l p roce dure Press and hold AU T O on the projector or r emote control f or 3 seconds. The pr ojector will display a coded n umber on the screen. W rite down the numbe r and turn off y our projector . Seek help from the local BenQ serv ice center to decode the number . Y o u may be requir ed to provi[...]

Operat ion 34 S w itching input signal The projector can be connec ted to multiple dev ices at the same time. H owever , it can only displa y one full screen at a time. T o cycle through the available input sources, press SOUR CE on the projector or remote control. A sour ce selec tion bar displays. Y ou can manually press SOUR CE repeat edly until[...]

Operation 35 A ut o-adjusting the image In so me c ase s, yo u m ay ne ed to opt imi ze th e pi ct ure qualit y . T o do this, press AU T O on the projector or remo te co nt rol . With in 3 se con ds , th e bu il t- in Intellige nt Au to Adjustment function will re-adjust the values of Frequency and Clo ck to provide the best picture quality . The [...]

Operat ion 36 the button whose keystone icon is simila r to the shape of th e projected ima ge. Continue pressing the same button or press the other buttons until you are satisfied with the shape. •P r e s s MENU/BA CK on the projector or remote control. Go to th e DISPLA Y > Ke y s t o n e menu and press ENTER to display the K eystone correct[...]

Operation 37 Selecting the aspect ratio The 'aspect ratio' is the ratio of the image wi dth to the image heig ht. Most analog TV and computers are in 4:3 ratio, wh ich is the defaul t for this proje ctor , and digital TV and DVDs are usually in 16:9 ratio . W ith the advent of digital signal processing, digital display devices like this p[...]

Operat ion 38 Optimizing the image Selecting an ap plication mode The projec tor is preset wi th severa l predefined application modes so that you can choose one to su it your opera ting environment and input source picture ty pe. T o select a operat ion mode that suits your need, press MODE repeatedly un til your desired mo de is selected. The pic[...]

Operation 39 3. Press Left/ Ri ght to se le ct Use r 1 Mo d e to Us e r 2 Mo de . 4. Press Down to h ig hl ig ht Ref e ren c e . 5. Press Left/ Ri ght to select an application mode that is c losest to yo ur need. 6. Press Down to select a menu item t o be changed and adjust the value with Left/ Right . See "Fine-tuni ng the image qu ality in u[...]

Operat ion 40 white color with a low color te mperature appear s to be reddish whit e. A white colo r with a high color temper ature appears to have more blue in it. 4. Other adjustments Y ou can find other image qualit y fine-tune selection s in the PICTURE menu as we ll. See "Picture men u" on page 48 for details. Oper ating in a high a[...]

Operation 41 PIP (Picture In Picture) operation Y our projector is capable of displaying images simultaneously from two input sourc es, which can be use d to enhance your presentation in an in teresting way . The PIP functi ons are available only when the in put source is PC and the PIP source is Video or S-Video . 1. Ensure both the PC, and Video [...]

Operat ion 42 R emote paging operations Conn ec t t he p roje cto r to yo ur PC o r no te bo ok w i th a USB ca ble pr ior to using the paging fu nction. Y ou can operate your display software pr og ram (on a connected PC) which responds to p age up/down commands (like Micr osoft P owerP oint) by pressing Pa g e Up and Pa g e D o w n o n th e re mo[...]

Operation 43 P ersonalizing the projector menu displa y The On-S creen Display (OSD) m enus can be se t according to your preferenc es. T he following settin gs do not affect the projection settings, operation, or perform ance. • Me nu D i s p l ay Ti m e in the S YSTEM SETUP : Basic > Menu Settings menu sets the length of time the OSD will re[...]

Operat ion 44 Me n u o p e r a t i o n Me n u s y st e m Please note th at the on-screen di splay (OSD) men us var y acc ording to the signal ty pe selected. Main menu Su b-menu Options DISPLA Y Aspect Ratio Auto/Actual Size/4:3/16:9 Keystone Position Phase H. Size Digital Zoom Pan PIP Settings PIP On/Off Source S-Video/Video Position Bottom-Right/[...]

Operation 45 Note that the menu items are available when the projector detects at least one valid signa l. If there is no e quipment conne cted to the proje ctor or no si gnal dete cted, limited menu items are acc essible. SOURCE Auto Source Detection On/Off Network SYSTEM SETUP: Basic Language English, French, German, Italian, S panish, Russian, T[...]

Operat ion 46 U sing the men us The pr ojector is equip ped with On-Screen Displa y (OSD) men us for making various adjustments and settings. There are 17 differ ent OSD menu lang uages. See "System setup: Bas ic menu" on page 50 for details. Below is the overview of the Eng lish OSD menu. The follow ing example descr ibes the adjustment [...]

Operation 47 Display menu FUNCTION (default setti ng/ value) DESCRIPTION (default s etting/value) Aspect Rat io (Auto) There are four opt ions to set th e image's as pect r atio depen ding on your input signal source. See "Selecting t he aspect ratio" o n page 37 for details. Keystone (0) Corrects any k eystoni ng of the image. See &[...]

Operat ion 48 Picture menu Some picture adjustments are available only when certain input sources are in use. Unavailable adjustment s are not shown on the screen. FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Application Mode (PC/DV I-A/DVI- D: Presentat ion; YPbPr/S-Video Video: Movie) Pr e-defined application modes are pro vided so you can opti[...]

Operation 49 Sourc e menu Gamma (Gamma 2) The relationship betwee n input signal and image brig htness. The lower the figure, the more blac k detail is visible. • Gamma 1, 4, and 8 Increases the average brigh tness of the ima ge. Be st f or a l it env iron me nt , me e tin g ro om or fa mil y ro om • Gamma 2: Gamma curve 2.5 Simulates the PC di[...]

Operat ion 50 Syst em setup: Basic menu FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Language (English) Sets the language f or the On -Screen Display (OSD) menus. Us e Left / Rig ht on the projector or remote c ontrol to select your desired language . There are 17 languages f or your choic e: Eng lish (default), Fr ench, German, Italian, Spanish,[...]

Operation 51 Sy stem setup: A dvanced men u FUNCTION (default sett ing / value) DESCRIPTION Quick Cooling (Off) Enables or disables the Quick Cooling function. Selecting On enables the function and projector cooling time will be shor tened from a normal 90- second dura tion to approximately 30 seconds . High Altitude Mode (Off) A mode fo r operatio[...]

Operat ion 52 Infor m at ion menu This menu shows you the cur rent opera ting st atus of the projec tor . Some picture adjustments 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 sourc e. Application Mode Shows the selected mode in t[...]

Maintenance 53 M aintenance Care of the projector Y our proje ctor needs little maintenanc e. The only thing y ou need to d o on a regula r basis is to keep the lens clean and to clean the dust filter to prevent overheating . See "Cleaning the lens" and "Cleaning and replacing the dust filter" below for details. Never r emove an[...]

Maintenance 54 A warning message lik e the one pictur ed to the right w ill be displa yed for 10 sec onds every 500 hours of use to remind you to clean the filter . T o leave the message, press ENTER on the project or or remote control. T o cle an the filter 1. T ur n the projector off and wait until the fans stop runn ing. 2. Locate the filter cas[...]

Maintenance 55 6. Refi t the filter case by aligning and inserting it into the project or slot. 7. Press the case back until it clicks into place. 8. T urn the projector back on. If the case is not correctly seated in place, the projector will display an on-screen message as pictured t o the right every three min utes. The message w ill display 3 t[...]

Maintenance 56 Lamp information Calculation of lamp hour Whe n the project or is in operation , the duration (in hours ) of lamp usage is au tomatically calculated by the built-in timer . The method of calculating th e equivalent la mp hour i s as follows: T otal (equivalent) lamp hour = 3/4 (hours used in Economic mode ) +1 (hours used in norm al [...]

Maintenance 57 R eplacing the lamp • T o reduce the risk of electrical shock, always turn the projector off and disconnect the power cord before changing the lamp. • 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 damage to int[...]

Maintenance 58 4. Disconnect the lamp co nnector from the projector . 5. Loosen the screw th at secures the lamp. 6. Lift the handle so tha t it stands up. U se the handle to slo wly pull the lamp out of th e projector . • Pulling it too quickly may cause the lamp to break and scatter broken glas s in the projector . • Do not place the lamp in [...]

Maintenance 59 13. Restart the projector . Do not turn the power on with the lamp cover removed. 14. After the s tar tup logo, open the On- Screen Display (OSD ) menu. Go to the SYSTEM SETUP: Advanc ed > Lamp Se ttings me nu. Press ENTER . The Lamp Settings page disp la ys. H ighlight Reset Lamp T imer . A warning message displays asking if y ou[...]

Maintenance 60 Indi c ator s Illustration • Blank - : L ight OFF • O : Orange light •: L i g h t f l a s h i n g • R : R ed ligh t •: L i g h t O N • G : Green light Light St atus & Des cription Power Te m p Lamp Power events The project or has just been co nnected to a pow er outlet. -- Stand-by m ode. -- Pow e r i n g up. -- Norma[...]

Maintenance 61 Light St atus & Description Power Te m p Lamp Thermal events -- The projector has shutdown automatically . If you try to re-star t t h e p ro j e c to r, i t w i l l s h u t d o w n a g a i n . P le as e c o n t a c t y o ur d ea l e 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[...]

Troubleshooting 62 T r oubleshooting The projector does not turn on. No p i c t u r e Blurred image Remot e control does not work Cause Remedy There is no power from the power cable. Plug the power cord into the AC inle t on the projector , and plug the power cord into the power outlet. If the power outlet has a switch, make sure that it is switche[...]

Troubleshooting 63 The computer pr ojected im age is too big for the screen or appeared to be cut- off M y Wind ow Media Pla yer program works gr eat on my computer , but the movie w indow is dark on my pr ojector , while the Media Pla yer tools display OK. The remote mouse func tion does not wo rk. Cause Remedy The computer's resolution does [...]

Specifications 64 Specifications Pr ojector specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Optical Resol ution 1024 x 768 X GA Displa y system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/N umber F=2.6 to 2.77, f= 20.4 to 23.5 mm Lamp 220 W lamp Electrical P ower supply A C100–240V , 1.5A–3.2A, 50/60 Hz (A utomatic) P ower c onsumption 320 W (Max[...]

Specifications 65 Tim i n g c h a r t Supported timing for PC (including DV I-I) 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 400 31.47 70.089 25.176 640 x 400_70 640 x 480 31.469 59.940 25.175[...]

Specifications 66 Dimensions 298 mm (W ) x 94 mm (H) x 230 mm (D) Un i t : m m 230 298 94 59 78[...]

Warranty 67 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 wi ll b e req ui red w i th a ny war r ant y c lai m. In the eve nt t his p rodu ct is fo un d to b e def e ct ive w i th in th e wa r ra nt y p er i od , B en Q 's on[...]

Regulation state ments 68 R egulation statements FCC statement CLASS B : Thi s equipment generat es, uses and can radiate radio freq uency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the i nstruc tions, may cause harm ful interference to radio communication s. Howev er , there is no guaran tee that interference will not occur in a part[...]