BenQ MX850UST manual

We l c o m e MX850UST/MW851UST Digital Pr ojector Us e r M a n u a l[...]

Table of contents 2 Ta b l e o f c o n t e n t s Important safety instructions .. ....................... 3 Introduction . ....................... 7 Projector features .................................. 7 Shipping contents .................................. 8 Projector exterior view .......................... 9 Controls and functions ..............[...]

Important safety inst ructions 3 Important safet y instructions Y our pr ojector is designed and tested t o meet the late st standards f or safety of inform ation technology equipment. H owev er , to ensur e safe use of this pr oduct, it is important that y ou follow the instructions mentioned in this manual and marked on the product. Safety Instru[...]

Important safety inst ructions 4 Safety Instruction s (Continued) 6. The lamp becomes extremely hot during operati on. Allow the projector to cool fo r appro ximately 45 minutes prior to removi ng the lamp asse mbly for replac ement. 7. Do not operate lamps beyond the rated lamp life. Excessive operation of lamps beyond the rated life could cause t[...]

Important safety inst ructions 5 Safety Instructions (Continued) 12. Do not place this pr ojector in any of the followin g environments. - Space that is poorly ventilated or confined. Allo w at least 50 cm clearance from walls and free flow of air around the projector . - Locations wher e temperatures may become ex cessiv ely high, such as the insi[...]

Important safety inst ructions 6 Safety Instructions (Continued) 16. Do not step on the projector 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 liquids near or on the projector . Liquids spilled into the projector may cause it to fail. If [...]

Introduc tion 7 In trod uction Pr ojector featur es The projector integ rates high -perfor mance optical eng ine projection and a user-friend ly design to deli ver high reliability and ease o f use. The projector off ers the following features. • Netw ork Settings allowing management of pr ojector status from a c omputer using a web browser • S[...]

Introduction 8 Shipping contents Carefully unpack and verify that you hav e all of th e items show n below . If any of these items are missing, please contact your place of purchase. St an da rd acce ss or i es The supplied accessories will be suit able for your region, and may differ from those illustrate d. *The warranty card is only supplie d in[...]

Introduc tion 9 Proj e cto r ex te r io r v ie w 1. Fr ont IR remote sensor 2. Mirror 3. Pr ojection lens 4. Speaker grill 5. V ent (cool air inta ke) 6. Focus ring 7. V ent (heated ai r exhaust) 8. Lamp cov er 9. External contr ol panel (See "Controls and functions" on page 10 for detai ls.) 10. T op IR remote sensor 11. RJ45 LAN input j[...]

Introduction 10 Contro ls and func ti ons Pro j e c to r 9. K eys tone/Arrow k eys ( / Up , / Down) Manually corrects d istorted images resulting from an angled projection. 10. Auto A utomatically determines the best picture timings for the displa yed image. 11. MODE/ENTER Selects an available picture setup mode. Activates the selected On-Screen Di[...]

Introduc tion 11 R emote contro l 1. ON/OFF T oggles the pr ojector betwe en standby mode and on. 2. Source selection buttons (COMPUTE R -1, COMPUTER -2, VIDEO , S-VIDEO) Selects an input source for display . 3. MENU/EXIT T ur ns on the On-Screen D isplay (OSD) menu. Goes back to previous OSD menu, exits and sav es menu settings. 4. ECO BLANK U sed[...]

Introduction 12 18. ZOOM+/ZOOM- Magnifi es or reduces the projecte d image size. 19. VOLUME+/VOL UME- Adjusts the sound level. 20. MUTE T oggles projecto r audio between on and off. 21. ASPECT Selects t he displa y aspect ratio . 22. MIC/VOL +/- Adjusts the micro phone sound level. 23. CAPT URE Captures the projected pi cture and sav e it as your s[...]

Introduc tion 13 Re mo te control effect ive range Infra-Red (IR) remote c ontrol sensor are located on the front and top of the projector . The remote control must be held at an angle with i n 30 deg rees per pendi cular to th e projector's IR rem ote cont ro l se ns ors to f un ct io n co rre c tly . The distance betw een the remote c ontrol[...]

Positioning your project or 14 P ositioning your pr ojector Choosing a location Y our projector is design ed to be suspended ups ide-down. Install the projector in one of two possible installation locations below : Y our room lay out or personal preferenc e wi ll dictate which installation location y ou select. T ake into consider ation the size an[...]

Positioning your project or 15 O btaining a preferr ed 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. MX850UST: For example, if y ou are using an 120-inch screen, the rec ommended projection distance is 1069 mm and the vertical offset is 45[...]

Positioning your project or 16 MW851UST There is 3% toleranc e among these n umbers due t o optical co mponent variations. BenQ recommends that if y ou intend to perm anen tly install the projector , you should phy sically test the pr ojection size and distance using the actual p rojector in situ befor e you permanently install it, so as to mak e a[...]

Connection 17 Connection When connecting a signa l source to the projector , be sure to: 1. T urn all equipmen t off before making an y connections . 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 "Ship[...]

Connection 18 • Many notebooks do not turn on their external video ports when connected to a projector. Usually a key combo li ke FN + F3 or CRT/LCD key turns the external display on/off. Locate a function key labeled CRT/LCD or a function key with a mo nitor symbol on the notebook. Press FN and the labeled function key simu ltaneously . Ref er t[...]

Connection 19 Pla y ing sound through the project or Y ou can mak e use of the pr ojector (mix ed mono) spea ker in yo ur presentation s, and also connect se parate amp lified sp eakers to the AUDIO OUT sock et of the pr ojector . If you ha ve a separate sound system, y ou w ill most likely want to c onnec t the audio output of your V ideo source d[...]

Operat ion 20 Operation Star ting up the projecto r 1. Plug the po wer cor d into the project or and into a power outlet. T urn on th e power outlet s witch (where fitted) . Check that the PO WER indic ator light on the projector lights orange after pow er has been applied. Please use the original accessori es (e.g. power cord) only with the device[...]

Operation 21 A djusting the projected image A uto-adjusting the image In some cases, you may need to optimize the picture quality . T o do this, press Auto on the proj ec tor or re mo te co nt rol. Withi n 3 sec ond s, the built-in I ntelligent A u to A djustment function will r e-adjust the valu es of Fr equency and Clock t o pro vide the best pic[...]

Operat ion 22 Us i n g t h e m e n u s The pr ojector is equ ipped with On-Screen Displa y (OSD) men us for making various adjustments and settings. Below is the overview of the OSD menu. The following example descr ibes how to set the OSD language. 1. Pr ess MENU/EXIT on the projector or remo te cont rol to t ur n t he OS D m enu on . 3. P re ss t[...]

Operation 23 Securing the projecto r U sing a securit y cable lock The pr ojector has t o be installed in a saf e place to prevent theft. Otherwise, purc hase a lock, such as the K ensin gton lock, to se cure the proje ctor . Y ou can l ocate a Kensington lock slot on the rear side of the projector . See item 22 on page 9 for detail s. A Ken si n g[...]

Operat ion 24 If y ou forget the passwor d If the password functio n is activated, you will be asked to ent er the six-digit password every time you turn on the projector . If you enter the wrong password, the password e rror message as pictured to the right displays lasting for 3 seconds, and the INPUT P ASSW ORD message follows. Y ou can r etr y [...]

Operation 25 Changing the password 1. Open the OSD menu and go to the SYSTEM SETU P: Advanced > Security Settings > Change Password menu. 2. Press MODE/ENTER . The message “INPUT CURRENT P ASSW ORD” appear s. 3. Enter the old p assword. i. I f the password is correct, another message “INPUT NEW P A SSW O RD” displa ys. ii. If the pass[...]

Operat ion 26 S w itching input signal The projector can be connected to multiple devices at the same time. However , it can only display one full screen at a time. When starting up, the pr ojector automatically searches for the avai lable signals. Be su re the Quick Auto Search function in the SOURCE menu is On if you want the proj ec tor to a uto[...]

Operation 27 Magnifyi ng and searching for details If y ou need to find the details on the projected pict ure, magnify the pictu re. U s e the directio n arrow k eys for navigating the picture. • U si ng th e re mo te con tro l 1. Press ZOOM+/ZOOM- to displa y the Zoom bar . Press ZOOM+ to magnify th e center of the pictur e. Pr ess the k ey repe[...]

Operat ion 28 About the aspect ratio • In the pictures below , the black portions are inactive areas and the white portions are active areas. • OSD menus can be displayed on those unused black areas. 1. Auto : Scales an image pr oport ionally to fi t the projector's native resolution in its horizontal or v er tical width. This is suitable [...]

Operation 29 Optimizing the i mage Us i n g W a l l C o l o r In the situation where you ar e projecting onto a c olored surface such as a painted wall which may not be whit e, the W all Color featur e can help correct the pr ojected pictur e’ s colors to prev ent possible color differenc e between the sour ce and pr ojected picture s. T o use th[...]

Operat ion 30 8. The confirmation message “ Setting Sa ved ” displays. Fine-tuning the image quality in user modes Ac cording to the detected sig nal ty pe, there are some user-definable func tions available when User 1 or User 2 is selected. Based on your needs, you can make adjustments to these functions by highligh ting them and pressing / o[...]

Operation 31 3D Color Management In most installatio n situations, color mana gement will not be necessary , such as in classroom, meeting room, or lounge room situations where ligh ts remain on, or where building exte rnal w indo ws allow daylight int o the room. Only in permanent installations with controlled li g hting levels suc h as boardrooms[...]

Operat ion 32 7. Repeat st eps 3 to 6 for other color adjustments. 8. Make sure you hav e made all of the des ired adju stments. 9. Press MENU/EXIT to e xit and sav e the settings. Setting the presentation timer Presentation timer can indicate the presentat i on time on the scr een to help y ou achieve better tim e management when giv ing presentat[...]

Operation 33 R emote paging operations Connect the pr ojector to your PC o r notebook with a USB cable prior to using the paging function. See "Connection" on page 17 for details. Y ou can operate y our display softwar e program (on a connect ed PC) which responds to pag e up/do wn commands (lik e Micros of t P owerP oint) by pressing PAG[...]

Operat ion 34 • If you press POWER to turn off the projector without disabling p anel key lock, the projector will still be in loc ked status the next time it is turned on. Oper ating in a hig h altitude en v ironment W e recommend you use the High Altitude Mode when your en v ironment is between 1500 m –3000 m above sea level, and ambient t em[...]

Operation 35 A djusting the sound The sound adjustments made as below will have an effect on the projector speake r . Be sure you have made a correct connec tion to the projector audio in put. See "Connection" on page 17 for how the audio input is connected. M uting the sound T o tempor arily tu rn off th e sound: 1. Press MENU/EXIT and t[...]

Operat ion 36 2. Press MENU/EXIT and then press / until the SYSTEM SETUP: Adva nced menu is hi ghlight ed. P ress to highli ght Network Settings and press MODE/ENTER . The Network Settings page i s displayed. 3. Highl ight Wire d LAN and pres s MODE/ENTER . 4. Make sure the Status is Conn ect . 5. Press to highlight DHCP and press / to select On . [...]

Operation 37 2. The remote network oper ation page opens. T his page allows you to operate the proj ec tor as i f yo u we re us in g th e re mo te con t rol o r con tro l p ane l o n th e p roje c tor . i. These buttons function the same as the ones on the OSD menus or remote contr ol. See "1. DISPLA Y menu" on page 43 and "R emote c[...]

Operat ion 38 iv . Once set, access to the tools page has be en password-protected. After ma king the adjustments, press the Send but ton and the data will be saved in the projector . v . Pr ess Exit to go b ack to th e rem ote n et wor k ope ra ti on pa ge . The info page displays the informat ion and status of this projector . 6. For more informa[...]

Operation 39 Shutting down the projector 1. Press POWER on the projector or OFF on th e rem ote cont ro l an d a confirmation message will display p rompting you. If y ou don't respond in a few seconds, the message wil l disappear . 2. Press POWER a second ti me. The PO WER indicator light flashes orange, the projection la mp shuts down, a nd [...]

Operat ion 40 Me n u o p e r a t i o n M enu system Please note th at the on-screen di splay (OSD) me nus vary accordi ng to the signal type selected and t he projecto r model you ar e using. Main menu Sub-me nu Options 1. DISPLAY Wall Color Off/Light Yellow/Pink/Light Green/Blue/Blackboard Aspect Ratio Auto/Real/4:3/16:9/16:10 Keystone Position Ph[...]

Operation 41 Main menu Sub-menu Options 4. SYSTEM SETUP: Basic Presentation Timer Timer Period 1~240 minutes Timer Disp lay Always/1 min/2 min/3 min/ Never Timer Positi on T op-Lef t/Bottom- Lef t/T op- Right/Bottom-R ight Timer Counti ng Direction Count Do wn/Count Up Sound Reminder On/Off On / Off Language Projector Pos ition Front Table/Rear Tab[...]

Operat ion 42 Note that the menu items are available when the projector detec ts at least one valid sig nal. If there is no equipment conne cted to the projector or no signa l detected, limited menu items are acc essible. Main menu Sub-menu Options 5. SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced High Altitude Mode On/Off Audio Setti ngs Mute On/Off Volume Microphon e Vo[...]

Operation 43 Description of each menu Function Description Wall Color Co rrects the pr ojected pictur e’ s color when the projectio n surface is not white. S ee "U sing W all Color" on page 29 for details. Aspect Ratio There ar e several opti ons to set the image's aspect ratio de pending on your input signal source. See "Sele[...]

Operat ion 44 Function Description Teaching Template Pr ovides sev eral preset patterns fo r various teac hing purposes. Choose Blackboard or Whiteboard first by pressing / and pr ess / to c hoose the patte rn you need. P ress MODE/ENTER to a ctivate the pattern. Picture Mode Pre-de fined picture modes ar e provided so you can optimize your project[...]

Operation 45 Function Descriptio n Quick Auto Search See "S witching i nput signal" on page 26 for details. Color Space Conversion See "Changing C olor Space" on page 26 for detail s. Presentation Timer Reminds the presenter to finish the presentation within a ce r tain time frame. See "Setting the pr esentation timer"[...]

Operat ion 46 Function Description Operation Settings Direct Power On Allows the pr ojector to turn on aut omatically once the pow er is fed throug h the p ower cord. Signal Power On Sets whether to turn the projector directly on without pressing the POWER k e y on the projector when th e projector is in stan dby mode and the signal is feed thr oug[...]

Operation 47 Function Description High Altitude Mode A mode for operation in hi g h altitude ar eas. See "Oper ating in a hi gh altitude en vironment" on page 34 for details. Audio Settings Mute Volume Microphone Volume Power On/Off Ring Tone See "A djusting the sound" on page 35 for details. Lamp Settings Lamp Mode See "Se[...]

Operat ion 48 Function Description Standby Settings Network Selecting On enab les the function. The projecto r is able to pro vide the network function when it is in standb y mode. Microphone Selecting On enables the function. The project or can output the microphone signal when it is in standby mode and all the necessary equipment is corr ectly co[...]

Operation 49 Function Description Current System Status Source Shows the current signal source. Picture Mode Shows the selected mode in the PICTURE menu. Resolution Shows the nati ve resol ution of the input signal. Color System Shows input syst em format: NT SC, P AL, SECA M, YUV , or R GB. Equivalent Lamp Hour Displays the number of hours the lam[...]

Maintenance 50 M aintenanc e Care of the pr ojector Y our pr ojector needs littl e maintenanc e. The only thing y ou need t o do on a r egular basis is to keep the lens and case clean. Nev er remov e any parts of the projector ex cept the lamp. C ontact your dealer i f other parts need re placing. Cleaning the lens Clean the lens whene ver you noti[...]

Maintenance 51 Lamp information Getting to kno w the lamp hour Whe n the project or is in operati on, the duration (in h ours) of lamp usage i s automaticall y calculated by the built-in timer . See "Setting Lamp Mode as Economic" below for more information on Economic mode. T o obtain the lamp hour information: 1. Press MENU/EXIT and the[...]

Maintenance 52 T iming of re placing the lamp When the Lamp indicator lights up r ed or a message appears sugge sting it is time to re place the lamp , please install a new lamp or consult yo ur dealer . An old lamp ma y cause a malfunction in th e projecto r and in some instan ces the lamp ma y explode. Go to http://lamp .benq.com for a replacemen[...]

Maintenance 53 R eplacing the lamp • T o reduce the risk of electrical shock, alway s 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 in[...]

Maintenance 54 8. U se the handle to slowly p ull the lamp out of the project or . • Pulling it too quickly may cause the lamp to break and scatter broken glas s in the projector . • Do not place the lamp in locat ions where water might splash on it, children can reach it, or near flammable materials. • Do not inse rt your h ands int o the p [...]

Maintenance 55 15. Connect the powe r and restart the projecto r . Do not turn the power on w i th the lamp cover removed. Resetting the lamp timer 16. After the startup logo, open the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu. Go to the SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced > Lamp Settings menu. Press MODE/ENTER . The Lamp Settings page displa ys. Highlight Reset Lamp Ti [...]

Maintenance 56 Ind ic ato rs Light St atus & De scription Power even ts Orange Off Off Stand-by mode. Green Flashing Off Off Po we r in g u p . Green Off Off Normal operation. Orange Flashing Off Off • The project or needs 90 sec onds to c ool do wn as it was abnormally shut d own without the normal cooling do wn process. • The projector ne[...]

Troubleshooting 57 T r oubleshooting The projector does not turn on. No pi c t u r e Blurred image Remot e control does not work The password is incorrect Cause Remedy There is no power from the power cord. Plug the power cord into the AC power jack on the projector , and plug the power cord into the power outlet. If the power outlet has a switch, [...]

Specifications 58 Specifications Pr ojec tor specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Optical Re so l u t io n MX850UST 1024 x 768 X GA MW851UST 1280 x 800 WX GA Display system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/Number F = 2.59 Lamp 230 W lamp Electrical Pow e r s u p p ly A C100–240V , 3.3 A, 50-60 Hz (A utomatic) Pow e r c o n s u[...]

Specificatio ns 59 Dimensions 339 mm (W ) x 236.9 mm (H) x 322.8 mm (D) 339 322.8 236.9[...]

Specifications 60 W all mount installation Minimum installati on r equirements Computer Resolution: WXGA Image Reso lution: WXGA Diagram Reference SMART Board 685 Promethean ActivBoard 387 Hit achi FX- TRIO-88W Hit achi FX- DUO-88 W Image Diagonal (inches) D 87 87 88 88 Image Height (mm) H 1171 1171 1181 1181 Image Width (mm) W 1874 1874 1887 1887 [...]

Specificatio ns 61 Computer Resolution: XGA Image Resolution: XGA Diagram Reference SMART Board 660 Smart Board 680 Promethean ActivBoard 164 Promethean ActivBoard 178 RM ClassBoard2 77.5 Hitachi StarBoard FX-63 StarBoard FX-77 Image Diagonal (inches) D 64 77 64 78 78 63 77 Image Height (mm) H 975 1173 975 1189 1181 960 1173 Image Width (mm) W 1300[...]

Specifications 62 Minimum Ceiling Height ( mm) = f + H + b + 60 + 221+ c • The dimensions are based on the BenQ wall mount (P/N: 5J.J4V10.001). • There is 3% tolerance among these numbers due to optical component variations. BenQ recommends that if you intend to permanentl y install the projector , you should physically test the projection size[...]

Specificatio ns 63 Ti m i n g ch a r t Suppo r ted timing for PC input • *Supported timing for non-3D and 3D signal with Fram e Sequential and T op-Botto m format. ** Supported timing for non-3D and 3D si gnal with Frame Sequential form at. *** Supported timing for non -3D and 3D signal with Top-Bottom format. Resolution Mode V erti cal Frequency[...]

Specifications 64 • The 3D timings showing above may vary depending on the EDI D file and VGA display card. It is possible that the above 3D ti mings cannot be chosen on VGA display card. Supported timing for HDMI (HD CP) input • *Supported timing for non-3D and 3D signal with Fram e Sequential and Top-Bottom format. Resolution Mode V ertical F[...]

Specificatio ns 65 ** Supported timing for non-3D and 3D si gnal with Frame Sequential form at. *** Supported timing for non -3D and 3D signal with Top-Bottom format. • The 3D timings showing above may vary depending on the EDID fil e and VGA display card. It is possible that the above 3D ti mings cannot be chosen on VGA display card. Displaying [...]

Specifications 66 Supported t iming for Video and S-Video inputs ** Supported timing for non-3D and 3D signal w ith Frame Sequential format. Video mode Horizontal Frequency (kHz) V ert ical Frequency (Hz) Color sub-carrier Frequency (MHz) NTSC** 15.73 60 3.58 P AL 15.63 50 4.43 SECAM 15.63 50 4.25 or 4.41 P AL-M 15.73 60 3.58 P AL-N 15.63 50 3.58 P[...]

Warranty and Copyright informatio n 67 W ar r anty and Copyr ig ht information Limited warrant y BenQ warra nts this product against any defects in material and workmanship, under normal usage and storage. Proof of p urcha se date w il l b e re quire d w i th a n y warranty claim. In the event this product is found to be defect ive within the war r[...]