InFocus LP 240 manual

LP ® 240/LP ® 250 experience the value of projection User ’ s Guide InFocus Corporation: 27700B SW Parkway Avenue Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-9215 1-800-294-6400 • 503-685-8888 Fax : 503-685-8887 http://www .infocus.com In Europe: InFocus International B.V . Strawinskylaan 585 1077 XX Amsterdam,The Netherlands Phone: +31 20 579 2000 Fax: +31 20[...]

2 Decla ration of Confor mity Manufact urer: InFocus Corporation, 27 700B SW Parkway Ave. Wil sonville, O regon 97070 USA European Of fice: Strawins kylaan 585, 1077 X X Amsterdam, The Net herlands We declare under our sole re sponsibili ty that the LP240/ 250 project ors conform to the follow ing di rectives and n orms: EMC Direct ive 89/336/ EEC,[...]

3 T able of Conte nts Intro duction 5 Connecti ng a computer 6 Require d computer connect ions 6 Dis playin g a com pute r imag e 7 Using the projector with Wi ndows 98 for t he first ti me 8 Adjust ing the image 9 Connect ing a video devic e 10 Sta ndard vide o con nectio ns 10 Displaying a vi deo image 11 Shutting down the proje ctor 13 Troublesh[...]

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5 Intr oducti on Your new InFocus ® digital projector is e asy to connect, easy to use, and easy to main tain. The LP240™ ha s native SVGA 800x 600 resol ution, t he LP250 ™ has n ative X GA 1024x 768 r esolut ion. Included it ems Online R egistration Register your proj ector online at www .infocus.com/register to rec eive product updates, ann[...]

6 Connecting a computer Required compute r connections Connect one end of the computer cable to t he blue Computer In co nnect or on the projector. Connect the other end to the video port on your computer. If you are using a d esktop compu ter, you will need to discon nect the mon i- tor cable fr om the computer’s video port first. Connect the bl[...]

7 Displa ying a computer image Remove the lens cap. Press the Po w e r button on the top of the projector. The LED fla shes green and t he fans start to run. When the lamp c omes on, the startu p screen is displayed and the LED is stead y green. It can take a minut e for th e image to achiev e full b rightne ss. ? No startup screen? Get h elp on pa[...]

8 Using the pr o jector w ith Windo ws 98 for the first time The first time you con nect a compu ter r unning Windows 9 8 to the projector, the computer recognizes the proje c tor as “ ne w har dware ” and the Add New Har dware Wizard appear s. Follow these in structions to use the Wiz - ard to load the correct driver (which was installed w ith[...]

9 Adjusting the imag e Adjust the height of the pr ojector, if necessary, by pressing the release but- ton t o exten d the foot. Rotate the leveling foot, if necessary. Position the projector the desired distance from the s creen at a 90 degr ee angle to t he screen. See page 38 for a tab le listing screen siz es and distances. Adjust the z oom or [...]

10 Connecting a video de vice Standard video connection s Plug the audio/vi deo (A/V) cable ’ s ye llow co nnector i nto the vi deo-ou t connector on your video device. Plug the ot her yellow connector into the yellow Vide o connector on the projector. Plug th e white connec tor into th e left audio out con nector on yo ur video device ; plug th [...]

11 Displaying a vi deo ima ge Remove the lens cap. Press the Po w e r button on the top of the projector. The LED fla shes green and t he fans start to run. When the lamp c omes on, the startu p screen is displayed and the LED is stead y green. It can take a minut e for th e image to achiev e full b rightne ss. ? No startup screen? Get h elp on pag[...]

12 Adjust the zoom an d focus. If the ima ge is not s quare, adj ust the key stone usi ng the butt ons on the key- pad. Press the top Ke y s t o n e button to reduc e the up per part o f the ima ge, and press the bottom Ke y s t o n e bu tton to red uce the low er part. Adju st the vo lume on th e keypa d or remot e. Adjust the Contra st, Brightnes[...]

13 Shutting do wn the pr ojector The proj ector auto maticall y displays a g ray screen after no ac tive source i s detected for 3 0 minutes. This gray screen helps pre serve the life of the pro- jector. The ima ge returns when an active source is d etected or a remo te or keypad b utton is pressed . You can mak e the gray s creen appear after 5 mi[...]

14 Problem Solution Resul t No startu p scr een Plug po wer co rd in Remo v e l ens ca p Press P o wer button Correct i mage Only startup screen app e a rs Pr ess the Comput er button Activ ate lap top’ s ext ernal port Compu ter im age project ed A Resta rt lap top A A p5p7 manual.fm Page 14 Thursday, January 9, 2003 9 :46 AM[...]

15 Problem Solution Resul t No comput er image, just the words “Signa l out of range” Adjust c omputer r efre sh rate in Contr ol P anel>Displa y>Setting s>Advanced >Adapt er (location va ries by op erating system) Compu ter im age project ed Signal out of range A Y ou ma y also nee d to set a diff erent re solution on y o ur c ompu[...]

16 Ima ge fuzz y or cr opped Set your com puter’ s di spla y resoluti on to the na tive resolution of the projector (Start>Settings> Control Panel>Display>Settings tab, sel ect 800x60 0 for the LP2 40, 1024x7 68 for LP250) Ima ge c lear and n ot cr opped Remot e contr ol not cont rolli ng my computer’ s mouse Connect PS /2 mouse cab[...]

17 Image not centered on sc r een Mo v e pr oject or , ad just zoom, adjus t heig ht Correct i mage Image not sq uare A dj u st key s to n e o n key p ad Square image zoom Adjust ho rizont al or vertical position in Pictur e>Ad vanced men u p5p7 manual.fm Page 17 Thursday, January 9, 2003 9 :46 AM[...]

18 Imag e not sharp Adjust Sharpness in the Picture>Advanced menu Correct image Image does not fit 16:9 screen Chan ge aspe ct rat io to 1 6:9 i n Picture >Aspect r atio menu Correct i mage Imag e upside do wn T ur n on/off Ceiling in Settings>Syste m menu Correct image AB AB AB AB AB p5p7 manual.fm Page 18 Thursday, January 9, 2003 9 :46 [...]

19 Image re versed l eft to rig ht T urn on/off Rear in Settin gs>System men u Correct image Pr ojected co lors don’ t match sour ce Adju st color , tint, colo r tempera tur e, brightne ss, contrast in t he menus Correct i mage Lamp won’ t turn on, LED blinking red Mak e sure v ents aren’ t block ed, turn off the pro jector and al low it t[...]

20 Still ha ving pr o blems? If you nee d assistance, call InFocus Cust omer Service dir ectly at 1-800-79 9-9911 . Support is free between 6 a .m. and 6 p.m . PST, Monday throu gh Friday. S upport is ava ilable in No rth America after hours a nd weeken ds for a f ee at 1-888-5 92-68 00. Or, send us an e-mail at techsuppo r t@inf ocus.com . In Euro[...]

21 Using the re mote c ontr ol To insta ll the 2 AAA batteries, slide the cover off the back of the remote , align the + and – end s of the batteries and slide into pla ce, then replace the cover. To operate , point the remote at the pr ojection screen or at the front/rear of the projector (not at the computer). The range o f optimum operation is[...]

22 Using the audio To use the projector ’ s speake r, connect your source to th e Audio In connec- tor on th e projector. To adjust th e volume, use the Vo l u m e b uttons o n the k eypad or remot e. To mute th e sound, pres s the Mute button on the re mote. T roublesh ooting A udio • If you aren ’ t hea ring the audio , check th e following[...]

23 Optimizing computer ima ges After your computer is connected properly and the computer ’ s i mage is on the screen, y ou can optimize the image using the onscreen menus. Fo r gen- eral info rmation on using the menus, see page 25 . • Adjust the Keystone , Contrast, o r Brightness in the Pictur e menu (page 26). • Change the Aspect Ratio. C[...]

24 Optimizing video imag es After y our video devic e is connected properly and t he image is on the screen, you ca n optimize the image usin g the onscreen menus. For general information o n using the menus, see page 25. • Adjust the Keystone , Contrast, B rightness, C olor, or Tint in the Pictu re men u (page 26). • Change th e Aspect rati o.[...]

25 Using the menus To open th e menus, press the Me nu button on the keypad or re mote. (The menus a utomatically close a fter 60 second s if no button s are pressed.) The Main men u appears. Use the arrow b uttons to mo ve up and down t o high- light t he desired submenu, then press the Select button. To ch ange a menu se tting , highli ght it , p[...]

26 Picture menu To a djust th e follow ing five setti ngs, hi ghligh t the se tting, press Se lect , use the up and down arro ws to adjust the value s, then pre ss Select to conf irm the c hanges. Ke y s t o n e : adjusts t he image vertica lly and makes a s quarer ima ge. You can also adj ust keystone fr om the keypad. Contra st : controls the deg[...]

27 Presets : Preset s are provided t ha t opt imize the projector for displaying computer prese ntations, photograph s, film images, and video images . (Film input is material or iginally capture d on a film ca mera, like a m ovie; video input is material or iginally capture d on a video ca mera, like a TV s how or sporting event.) You can us e the[...]

28 Advanced menu Sharpness : (v ideo sources only) cha nges the clarity of t he edges of a vide o image. Select a sha rpness settin g. Color T emperatur e : changes t he intensity of t he colors. Selec t a listed value, or select User a nd individuall y adjust the intensity of the red, green , and blue co lor. The followi ng 4 options are for compu[...]

29 Settings menu Sour ces>Startup Sour ce: this deter mines which source the projec tor chec ks first f or active signal d uring po wer-up. Autos ource : When t his feature is On, the projector automat ically finds the active source, ch ecking the Startup Source first . When this feature i s Off, the projector d efaults to the source selected i [...]

30 Star tup Logo: allows y ou to display a blank b lack, white, or blue screen instead of t he default screen at s tartup and when no source is detected. Blank Screen : determine s what color i s displayed whe n you press t he Blank button on the remote. Effect : allows you to assign a differe nt functi on to the Effect button on the remote, allowi[...]

31 PiP : (Pictu re in Picture) a llows you to ov erlay a smal ler window show- ing the video source on top of the larg er computer source window. You must have both a computer and video source connected to use PIP. You can ’ t show a c omputer ima ge in the sma ller PiP window , only a vid eo image. You can select a s mall, medium, or large windo[...]

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33 Maintenance Cleaning the lens 1 Apply a non-abra sive camera lens cleaner to a soft, dr y cloth. • Avoid us ing an excessiv e amount of clea ner, and don ’ t apply the cleaner directly to th e lens. Abrasive cleaners, solvents or other ha rsh chemic als migh t scratch the lens. 2 Lightly wipe the cleani ng cloth over the lens in a ci rcular [...]

34 Replacing the pr ojection la mp The lamp hours used timer in the About menu coun ts the number of hours the lamp has been in use. After 19 80 hours, the message “ Change lamp ” appears on t he screen at start up. When the timer r eaches 2000 hours , the lamp w ill no longer li ght. You can order new lam p housings from your dealer. See “ A[...]

35 WA R N I N G : To avoid burn s, allow the projector to c ool for at least 60 min- utes before you replace the lamp . WA R N I N G : Do not drop the lamp modu le or touch the glass bulb ! The glas s may shatt er and cause injury . WA R N I N G : Be extremely careful when removing the lamp housing . In the unlikely ev ent that the bulb ruptures, s[...]

36 Cleaning the lamp housing scr eens In dirty or dusty en vironments, the dust filter sc reens in the lamp housing area in t he LP250 can become clogged, causin g high temperatures and pre- mature la mp failure (these screens are not present on the LP240). Routine maintenance t o remove dust from the s creens lowers the la mp operating temperature[...]

37 Appendix Specifications Accessories Te m p e r a t u r e Opera ting 41 to 95 ° F (5 to 35 ° C) at sea lev el Non-o perating -4 to 140 ° F (-2 0 to 60 ° C) Humidi ty Operat ing 20% to 80% r el ative humidit y , non-cond ensing Non-o perating 10% to 90% r el ative humidi ty , non-c ondensin g Dimensions 12 x 10 x 3.7 ” (305 x 255 x 95 mm) We[...]

38 NO TE : Use onl y approved accessories. Projected imag e siz e NO TE : Visit our web site at www .info cus.com for an inte ractive ima ge size calculator . Optional A ccessories P ar t Numb er Shippin g Case (A T A approv ed) C A-A T A-012 Samson ite Deluxe T rave l Case C ASE-802 50 ’ V GA Extens ion Solut ion SP-V GAEXT50 -D Projector M ount[...]

39 Index A A/V cable, connect ing 10 Abou t menu 31 accessorie s included 5 order ing 37, 38 activa ting lapto p’s exter nal video 7 Add New hardware Wizard 8 adjusting Bright ness 26 Color 26 comp uter i mage 9 comp uter im ages 23 computer refresh rate 15 Cont rast 26 distance t o the screen 9 focus 9 height of projector 9 Keyst one 9, 26 prese[...]

40 D desktop computer, vi ewing image on monitor 6 Display Mess ages 29 displa ying comp uter i mage 7 languag es 31 onscreen men us 25 PiP 31 video i mage 11 drivers, in stalling 8 E Effect bu tton 30 elevator foo t 9 F Facto ry Reset 31 filters, clea ning 33 focussing th e image 9 Freeze 30 H Horizontal /Vertical Positi on 28 I image adjusting 9 [...]

41 P Phase 28 Picture in Picture 31 Picture men u 26 PiP 31 Power bu tton 22 power cord, conn ecting 6 Power Save 29 powering on the project or 7 presentati on features 23 Pres ets 27 projec ting from beh ind a wall 29 proj ecting from the ceiling 29 proje ctor adjustin g height 9 adjusti ng keystone 9 componen ts 5 connect ing computer 6 cust omin[...]

42 T Tint 26 Tracki ng 28 troubl eshootin g 13 turning off the projector 13 turning on the proj ector 7 U USB mouse , connecting 6 using t he menus 25 V video de vice, conne cting 10 video i mage displa ying 11 opt imizing 24 volu me adjsuting 12 Z zoom 9, 30 p5p7 manual.fm Page 42 Thursday, January 9, 2003 9 :46 AM[...]

43 Limite d W arrant y Subjec t to the Lim itations, Exc lusions and Disc laimers hereof, InFocus Cor- poration ( “ InFocus ” ) warran ts that the Project or, Lamps and Accessories (hereina fter collectively or individually referred to a s “ Prod uct ” as appro- priate) pur chased from InF ocus, an InFo cus distribut or, or an InFo cus rese[...]

44 Limite d W arr anty P eriod The Limited Warranty period s hereof commence on the date of purchas e by the end-user customer . These Limit ed Warranty provisions sh all apply only to the en d-user purch aser (firs t person or en tity that purc hased a new P rod- uct for person al or business use a nd not for the purp ose of distribution or resale[...]