BenQ SH960 manual

SH960 Dig ital P r ojector Us e r M a n u a l W e lc ome[...]

2 Table of contents English Ta b l e o f c o n t e n t s Important safety instructions ..... 3 Overview ........... ........................... 6 Shipping contents .................................. 6 Remote control batteries ....................... 7 Remote control operation ..................... 7 Projector features ..............................[...]

3 Important safety instructions English Thank you for your purchase of this quality BenQ projector! It has been desig ned to provide you with an enjoyable home theater viewing experi ence. F or the best results, please read this manual through carefully as it is yo ur guide through the control menus and operation. I mpor tant safet y instr uct ions[...]

4 Important safety instructions English 5. Do not block the vents holes while the projector is on (even in standby mode): - Do not cover the projector with any item; - Do not place the projector on a blanket, bedding or an y other soft surf ace. 9. Do not look straight into the projector lens during operation. It may harm your sight. 6. In areas wh[...]

5 Important safety instructions English 13. Never attempt to replace the lamp assembly until the projector has cooled down and is unplugged from the power supply . 14. When you think se rvice or repair is required, take the projector only to a suitably qualified technician. 15. Do not a ttempt to disassemble this projector. There are dangerous high[...]

6 Overview English Ov er v iew Shipping c ontents Carefully unpack and verify that you have the items below . Some of the items may not be available depending on your region of purchase. Please check with y our place of purchase. Some of the accessories may vary fro m region to region. The warranty card is only supplied i n some specific regions. P[...]

7 Overview English R emote c ontrol batt er ies 1. T o op en the batter y cov er , tur n the remote control ov er to view its back, push on the finger gri p on the c over and slide it up in the direction of the arrow as illustrated. The c ove r will slide off. 2. Remov e any e xisting batter ies (if necessar y) and install two new AAA batt eries ob[...]

8 Overview English P r ojector f eatures • F ull HD compatible The projector is compatible with Standard Definition TV (SDTV) 480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, and H igh Definition TV (HDTV ) 720p , 1080i and 1080p formats, w ith the 1080p format providing a true 1:1 image r epr oduction . • High picture quality The projector provides ex cellent picture [...]

9 Overview English P r ojector e x t erior v iew Fr ont and upper side view R ear v iew Un d e r v i e w 1. Control panel (See "Control pa nel" on page 10 for details.) 2. Lamp co ver 3. V ent (heated air exhaust) 4. Pr ojection lens 5. K ensington lock slot 6. V ent (cold air intake) 7. Fr ont IR sensor 8. Lens shift lever 3 1 2 8 7 6 5 [...]

10 Overview English Contr ols and functions Contr ol panel 7. Arrow/K e ystone keys (Left / , Up / , Right / , Do wn / ) M oves the current On-Screen Displa y (OSD) menu selection in the direction of the arro w being pressed when the OSD menu is activated. Manually corrects distorted pictures resulting from an angled projection. 8. MENU/EXIT T ogg [...]

11 Overview English R emote co ntrol 1. ON / OFF T ogg les the projector be tween standby mode and on. 2. Sourc e selection keys (COMPONENT , VI DEO , S-VIDEO , HDMI , PC , SOURCE) Selects an in put sourc e for display . The COMPONENT key toggles between Component 1 and Co mponent 2. 3. MENU/EXIT T urns on the On-Screen D isplay (OSD) menu. Goes ba[...]

12 Positioning your projector English Po s i t i o n i n g y o u r p r o j e c t o r Choosi ng a locat ion Y our projector is designed to be installed in one of four possible installation locations. Y our room layout or personal prefer ence wil l dict ate which installation locat ion you select. T ake int o consideration the size and position of y [...]

13 Positioning your projector English O btaining a preferred pr ojected image size The distance from the project or lens to the screen, th e zoom setting, and the video format ea ch factor s in the projected image siz e. This project or is equipped with a movable len s. See "Shifting the projection lens" on page 16 for de tails. Y ou can [...]

14 Positioning your projector English Pr ojection dimensions Installation for a 16:9 ratio screen The screen aspect ratio is 16:9 and the projected picture is 16:9 The above numbers are approxim ate and may be slightly different from the actual measurements. Only the recommended screen sizes are listed. If your screen size is not in the table above[...]

15 Positioning your projector English Installation for a 4:3 ratio screen The illustr ations and table below are provided for those users w ho already hav e 4:3 aspect r atio screens or intend to purchase 4:3 aspect ratio scr eens to v iew 4:3 ratio projected i mages. The screen aspect ratio is 4:3 and the projected picture is 4:3 The above numbers[...]

16 Positioning your projector English Shifting the pr ojection lens The lens shift control pr ovides flexibility for instal li ng your projector . It al lows the projector to be positioned off the center of the screen. The lens shift is expressed as a p ercentage of the projected image height or w idth. It is measured as an of fset from the pr ojec[...]

17 Connecting with video equipment English Co nnecting w ith v ideo equipment Y ou can connect the projector to any typ e of v ideo equipment, such as a V CR, DVD player , digital tuner , cable or satellite decoder , v ideo game console or dig i tal camera. Y ou can also connect it to a desktop or laptop PC or Apple M acintosh syste m. Y ou need on[...]

18 Connecting with video equipmen t English Connecting co mponent-v ideo dev ices Be sure to match the corresponding colors between the cables and the terminals . The RCA type component video ja cks are pro vided for connect ion to video output dev ices. The audio connections are provided for informational purp oses only . Y o u can also connect th[...]

19 Connecting with video equipment English Connecting a c omputer Connect the p roject or to a c ompute r with a V GA cable. Many laptops do not turn on their external video ports when connected to a pro jector . Usually a key combination like Fn + F3 o r CRT/LCD key turns the extern al display on/off. Locate a functi on key labeled CRT/LCD or a fu[...]

20 Using the projector English U sing the project or Pr eparations 1. Plug in and turn all of the connected equipment on. 2. If not already in, plug the supplied po wer cable into the A C inlet on the rear o f the projecto r . 3. Plug the pow er cable into a wall po wer outlet and t urn the wall switch on. Please use the original accessorie s (e.g.[...]

21 Using the projector English Selecting an input sourc e The projec tor can be connected to mul tiple equi pment at the same time. When the projector is first turn ed on, i t w il l at tem pt to recon ne ct with the input source which was in use when the projector w as last shut down. To s e l e c t t h e v i d e o s o u r c e : • Using th e rem[...]

22 Using the projector English Us i n g t h e m e n u s The projector is equipped with multilingual On -Screen Display (OSD) menus for making var ious adjustments and s ettings. Below is the ov er v iew of the OSD menu. T o use the OSD menus, please set the OSD menu to y our familiar language. Securing the projecto r U sing a secur ity cable lock T[...]

23 Using the projector English U tilizing the password function For security pu rposes and to help prevent unauthor ized use, the projector includes an option for se tting up password security . The password can be set throug h the On-Screen Displa y (OSD) menu. Onc e the password is set and this function is selected, the pr ojector is password-pr [...]

24 Using the projector English Entering the password r ecall procedur e 1. Mak e sure the Inp ut Passw ord page is displayed on screen. Press MODE . The projector will display a coded number on the screen. 2. W r ite down the number and turn off your projector . 3. Seek help from the local BenQ ser vice center to decode the number . Y ou m ay be re[...]

25 Using the projector English A djusting the pr ojected image A djusting the projection angle There are four adjuster feet on the bottom of the projector . These can be us ed i f ne cess ar y to cha ng e the proj ec ti on angle. Screw the feet in or out as appropriate to aim and le vel the projection angle. If the screen and the pr ojector are not[...]

26 Using the projector English Correcting picture dist or tion K e ystoning occurs when the projector is not per pendicular to the screen and is w here the projected picture displays visible as a trap ezoid shape lik e either of the following: • T wo paralle l sides (left and r ight, or top and bottom) but is noticeably wider on either side. • [...]

27 Using the projector English U sing the preset and user modes Selecting a preset mode The projector is preset w ith several pre-define d picture modes so that you can choose one to suit your operating en vironment and input sour ce pictur e ty pe. T o select a pict ure mod e that sui ts yo ur need: • Pr ess MODE re peatedly until y our desired [...]

28 Using the projector English Setting the U ser 1/U ser 2 mode There are two user -definable mode s if the current avai lable picture modes are not suitable for your need. Y ou can use on e of the picture modes (exc ept the selec ted U ser mode ) as a starting point and cu stomize the settings. 1. In the Pictur e -- Basic men u, high ligh t Pictur[...]

2 9 U si ng t he pr oj ect or English Fine-tuning the picture quality No matter what picture mode you have selected, you are able to fine-tune those s ettings to fit e ve r y presentation purp ose. Those a djustments w ill be saved to the preset mode you are at w hen you exit the OSD menu. Ad justing Brig htness Hi ghli ght Brig htness in the Pictu[...]

30 Using the projector English A dvanced pictur e qualit y c ontrols There are more advanc ed function s in the Picture -- A dvanced menu to be adjusted to your preference. T o sav e the settings, just press MENU/EXIT to lea ve the OSD menu. Setting Black Level Hi ghli ght Black Level and pr ess / on the project or or remot e contr ol to se le ct 0[...]

31 Using the projector English Setting a prefe rred c olor tempe rature T o set a preferred color temperature: 1. High light Color T emp eratu re and select Us e r 1 , Us e r 2 , or Us e r 3 by pressing / on the projector or remot e control. 2. Press to highlig ht Color T emperature User_ Fine T uning and press ENTER . The Color T emperature U ser_[...]

32 Using the projector English Color Management In most installation situations, color management wil l not be necessary , such as in classroom, meeting room, or lounge room situations where lig hts remain on, or where building external w indows allow daylight into the room. Only in permanent installations w ith controlled lighti ng levels such as [...]

33 Using the projector English Setting 3D Comb Filter This feature separates composite sign al to Y (brightness) sig nal and C (color) signal, and can help produce clear er and sharper images w ith cor rec t co lor s in pl ace. This function is only availa ble when a Video signal is selected Selecting the aspec t ratio The "aspect ratio" [...]

34 Using the projector English 3. Letter B ox ( LB ): Scales a picture to fit the projecto r’ s native resol ution in its hori zontal width and resize the pictu re ’ s heig ht to the 3/4 of the projection w idth. This may pr oduce a picture greater in height than can be di splayed , so par t of t he pi ctu re is l ost ( not d ispl ayed) a long [...]

35 Using the projector English Hiding the image In order to draw the audience's full attention to the presenter , you can use BLANK to hide the screen image. When th is function is ac tivated with an audio input connected, the audio can still be heard. Y ou can set the blank t ime in the Display > Blank Timer me nu t o let the projector r e[...]

36 Using the projector English A djusting the sound The sound adjustments made as below will hav e an effe ct on the projector speaker(s). Be sure you ha ve made a correct connection to the p rojector audio input. See "Connecting with video equipment" on page 17 for how the audio input is connect ed. M uting the sound T o temporarily turn[...]

37 Using the projector English • If one lamp fails, the projector en ters Single-Alternative mode automatically . Dual-Brightest, Dual- Reliable and Single-Eco settings are no t available. • A f ter switching from Dual-Brightest/Dual-Reliable mo de to Single-Alternative/Single-Eco mode or vice versa, wait for 90 seco nds before you can adjust t[...]

38 Using the projector English Con tro ll in g t he proj ec tor remo tel y t hrou g h a web brows er Once you ha ve the correct IP address for the projector and the pr ojector is on or in standby mode, you can use any c omputer that is on the same local area network to control the projector . 1. Enter the address of the projector in the ad dress ba[...]

39 Using the projector English The tools page allows y ou to manage the projector , co nfigure the Lan c ontrol settings and secure access of remote network operation on this projector . i. Y ou can name the project or , keep track of its location and the person in charge of it. ii. Y ou can adjust the Lan Control Settings . iii. Once set, access t[...]

40 Using the projector English The info page displa ys the information and status of this projector . For more information, visit http://www .crestron.c om & w ww.cres tron .com /g et roomv ie w . Oper ating in a hig h altitude en v ironment W e rec ommend that you activate High Alt itude Mode w hen your en v ironment is higher than 1500 meters[...]

41 Using the projector English Displa y ing mor e than one image sour ce simultaneously Y our projector is capable of displaying pict ures simu ltaneously from two input sour ces, which can be used to enhance y our presentation in an interesting way . Ensure the signals you want t o display are c or rectly conn ec ted to th e p roje cto r . To d i [...]

42 Using the projector English Tu r n i n g t h e p r o j e c t o r o f f T o turn the project or off, press PO WER ( ) on the projector or ON on the remote c ontrol and a warning message appears. Press PO WER/ON ( ) again. • T he P ower indicator light flashes orange and the fans run for about two minutes t o cool the lamp . The projector will n[...]

43 Using the projector English On-Screen Displa y (OSD) menus On-Screen Displa y (OSD) structure Please note that the on-scr een display (OSD) men u s var y acco rding to the signal ty pe selected. Main menu Sub-menu Options Picture -- Basic Picture Mode Cinema/Dynamic/Present ation/sRGB/User 1/User 2 Load Set tings Fr om Brightness 0–100 Contras[...]

44 Using the projector English Main menu Sub-menu Options Display Aspect Ratio Anamorphic/4:3/Letter Box/W ide/Real Keystone 2D Keystone Position Overscan Adjustment 0/1/2/3 Color Space Conversion Auto/RGB/YUV PIP PIP On/Off Main Source HDMI/Video/S-Video/Component 1/ Component 2/PC Second Source Active Window Main/PIP Position T op-Right/Bottom-Le[...]

45 Using the projector English Not e that the menu items are available when the projector detects at least on e valid signal. If there is no equipment connected to the projector or no signal de tected, limited menu items are accessible. Main menu Sub-menu Options Advanced Setup Lamp Settings Lamp Mode Dual-Brightest/Dua l-Reliable/Single - Alternat[...]

46 Using the projector English Picture -- Basic menu Picture -- A dvanced menu Function Description Picture Mode Pre-defin ed picture modes ar e provided so y ou can optimize yo ur projector picture set-up to suit y our program t ype. See "Selecting a preset mode" on page 27 for details. Load Settings From Selects a preset mode that most [...]

47 Using the projector English Displa y menu Function Description Aspect Ratio There are sev eral options to set the picture’ s aspect ra tio depending on yo ur input source. See "Selecting the aspect ratio" on page 33 for details. Keystone Corrects an y keyst oning of the picture. See "Correcting picture distort ion" on page [...]

48 Using the projector English Syst em Setup menu Function Description Language Sets the language for the On-Screen Displa y (OSD) menus. See "Using the menus" on page 22 for details. Splash Screen Al lows y o u to select which logo scree n w ill be display ed during projector start- up. Y ou can choose Ben Q logo screen, Blue screen or B[...]

49 Using the projector English Ad vanced S etup menu Function Description Lamp Sett ings Lamp Mode Selects the pr ojector lamp po wer among Dual-Brightest , Dual-R eliable and Single-Alternativ e modes. Reset Lamp Timer 1/R eset Lamp Time r 2 Once the lamp is renewed, sel ect Re se t to return the lamp timer to "0". S ee "R esetting [...]

50 Using the projector English Info rmation menu This menu shows y ou the current operat ing status of the projector . Some picture adjustments are available only when certain input sources are in use. Unavailab le adjustments are not shown on the screen. Function Description F AQ-Imag e and Inst allation Displays possible solutions to problems you[...]

51 Additional information English A dditional information Care of the projec tor Y our projecto r needs little maintenanc e. The only thing you ha ve to do on a regular basis is keep the lens cle an . Neve r rem ove a ny pa r ts of t he proj ec tor except the lamp. Contact y our dealer or local customer ser vice center if the projector fails to ope[...]

52 Additional information English Lamp information Getting to kno w the lamp hour When the pr ojector is in op eration, the durat ion (in hours) of lamp usage is automatically calculated b y the built-in timer . T o obtain the lamp hour informat ion: 1. Pr ess MENU/EXIT and then press / until the Advanc ed Setup men u is h ighl ight ed. 2. Pr ess t[...]

53 Additional information English T iming of replacing the lamp W hen the Lamp indicator lights up red or a message appears suggesting it is time to replac e the lamp, please install a new lamp or consult your dealer . An old lamp may cause a malfun ction in the projector and in some instances the la mp may explode. Go t o http://lamp .BenQ.com for[...]

54 Additional information English 1. T urn the power off and disc onnect the project or from the po wer outlet. T urn off all connected equipment and disconnec t all other cables. See "T urning the projector o ff " on page 42 for details. 2. Loosen the screw on the lamp c over . 3. Remov e the lamp cov er . 4. Identify the lamp y ou want [...]

55 Additional information English R esetting the lamp timer Do not reset the lamp tim er if the lamp has not been rep laced as this could cause damage . 7. Insert the replacement lamp. M ake sure it is pushed fully and firmly in plac e. 8. Tighten the screw securing the lamp box. Rec onnect the lamp connecto r . 9. Ensure the handle is ful ly locke[...]

56 Additional information English 1. After the start-up logo, press MENU/EXIT and then press / until the Ad vanced Setup men u is h ighl ight ed. 2. Pr ess to hi ghli ght Lamp Set tings and press ENTER . The Lam p Settings page is display ed. 3. High light Re s et L am p Ti m er 1 / Re s et L am p Tim er 2 and press ENTER . A warning mes sage is di[...]

57 Additional information English Ind i ca tor s Light St atus & Description POWER TEMP LAMP1 LAMP2 Power events Orange Off Off Off Stand-by mode. Green Flashing Off Off Off P owering up. Green Off Off Off N ormal operation. Orange Flashing Off Off Off 1. The projector needs 90 seconds to cool do wn as i t was abnormally shut down without the n[...]

58 Additional information English T r oubleshooting Problem Cause Remedy The project or does not turn on. There is no power fr om the power cable. Plug the power cable into the A C inlet on the rear of the projecto r , and plug the power cable into to the po wer outlet. If the po wer outlet has a switch, make sure that it is switched on. (See page [...]

59 Additional information English Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Optical Proj ec ti on s ys tem Single-chip DLP™ system. DMD chip 0.65" DLP (1920 x 1080) Lens F = 2.48 to 2.81, f = 24.1 to 36.15 mm Proje c ti on s cre en siz e 28" to 300" Lamp 330W Electrical Compatibility PC: 640 x 480 to 1[...]

60 Additional information English Dimensions 443 mm x 354.7 mm x 167 mm (W x D x H) Ceiling mount installation 443 354.7 167 128 88 151.2 173 106 211.7 424.4 364.4 124.5 397.9 46 72.52 24 266 298 324.1 70 222 288 Ceiling mount screws: M6 x 8 (Max. L = 8 mm) Unit: mm[...]

61 Additional information English Timing c har t Supported timing for PC input * Only for the PC (analog RGB) inputs Format Resolution Refresh rate (Hz) H. Frequency (KHz) Pixel Frequen cy (MHz) 640 x 480 640 x 480 59.94 31.469 25.175 72.809 37.861 31.5 75 37.5 31.5 85.008 43.269 36 720 x 400 720 x 400 70.087 31.469 28.3221 800 x 600 800 x 600 56.2[...]

62 Additional information English Supported timing for HDMI (HDCP) input Supported timing for EDTV and HDTV (via Component inpu ts) Supported timing for V ideo and S-Video inputs Format Resolution Refre sh rate (Hz) H. Freq. (KHz) Pixel Freq. (MHz) 480i 720 x 480 59.94/60 15.734/15.75 27/27.027 480p 720 x 480 59.94/60 31.469/31.5 27/27.027 576i 720[...]

63 Warranty and Copyright information English W ar rant y and C op y r ig ht infor mation Wa r r a n t y BenQ warrants this product against any defects in material and workmanship, under normal usage and storage. Pr oof of purchase date will be required with any warran ty claim. In the event this product is found to be defective within the warr ant[...]