InFocus LP 640 manual

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2 Declar ation of C onfor mity Manufa cturer: InFocus Co rporatio n, 27700B SW Parkwa y A ve. W ilsonvil le, Oregon 97070 USA European Office: Strawin skylaan 585, 107 7 XX Am sterdam, The Netherlan ds W e declare under ou r sole responsib ility that thi s projector conform s to the follow ing directi ves and norm s: EMC Direct ive 89/3 36/EEC, Ame[...]

3 T able o f Conten ts Introducti on 5 Connecting a computer 7 Required co mputer connection s 7 Displaying a c omputer image 9 First-tim e projector use with Window s 98 10 Adjustin g the im age 12 Connect ing a vi deo devi ce 13 Displa ying a vide o image 14 Shutting do wn the proje ctor 16 Troublesh ooting you r setup 16 Using the keypad buttons[...]

4 Important Ope rating Con siderat ions for Safety • Place t he projecto r in a hori zont al posi tion no greater than 15 d egrees off a xis. • Loca te the pr ojecto r in a well-venti lated ar ea without a ny obst ructions to intake or exhaust vents. Do not place the projector on a tablecloth or other sof t coveri ng th at may b lock the vents.[...]

5 Intr oduction Y our new digital projec tor pr ovides co mputer and v ideo inputs and has XGA 1024x768 r esolution. The projector i s easy to connect, easy t o use, easy to mainta in. An In teracti ve Display on the top o f the projector g ives you constant feedba ck on the status of t he projector . Onli ne Reg ist ration Register your projector [...]

6 Connec tor P anel The LP540 provides one computer and two video connectors: • one M1-D/ A (HD, DVI, and computer) • one S-vi deo •o n e c o m p o s i t e R C A It al so has an RS-232 serial con nector for serial c ontr ol. The Command Lin e Interfac e (CLI) specifications and comma nds are on our webs ite. The LP640 has an additiona l VESA [...]

7 Connecting a computer Required compute r connection s Connect the black end of the computer cable to the to the Comput er 1 con- nector on the pr ojector . Connect the blue end to the video po rt on your com- puter . If you are using a desk top computer , you first need to disco nnect the monitor cable from the computer ’s video port. Connect t[...]

8 If you prefer connecti ng your LP640 to your compu ter with an optional VESA cable, conn ect one end of th e cable to the VESA port on your com- puter , an d connec t the othe r end of th e cable t o the blue Computer 2 con - nector on the pr ojector . Y ou can contr ol th e projec tor fr om an LCD c ontr ol panel or computer by connecting an RS-[...]

9 Displa ying a computer image Remove the lens cap. Pr ess the Po w e r button on the top of the projecto r or the remote. The LED fla shes gr een and the fans start to run. When the lamp comes on, the sta rtup scr een is displayed an d the LED is steady gr een. It can ta ke a minute for the im age to ach ieve full br ightness. The Int eractive Di [...]

10 First-time pr ojector use with Windo ws 98 The first time you connect a computer running W i ndows 98 to the projector , the computer recognizes the project or as “new h ardwar e” and the Add Ne w H a rd wa re W iz ard a pp e a rs . Fo ll o w t h es e in st ru c t io ns t o u s e t h e Wiz- ar d to load t he corr ect driver (w hich was in st[...]

11 Skip this pa g e if y ou did not co nnec t the U SB portio n of the M1 co m- pute r cable F or Wi ndo ws 98: • If you conn ected the USB cab le, the Add New Hard ware W izar d appears a gain. Dri vers must b e install ed to use the USB fu nctionalit y . • The Wizar d launches tw o ti mes . The firs t time it d etect s a USB Human Interfa ce [...]

12 Adjusting the imag e Adjust the height of the pr ojector , if n ecessary , by pressing the r elease but - ton to extend the elevator foot. Rotate th e level ing foot (locate d at the bo ttom ba ck righ t corner ), if ne ces- sary . Position the projector the d esired distance fr om the scr een at a 90 degree angle to the scre en. See pa ge 42 fo[...]

13 Connecting a video de vice Standard v ideo co nnecti ons Plug the audio/ video (A/V) cable’s yellow connector into the video-out connector on the v ideo device. Plug the o ther yellow connec tor into the yel- low Video 2 connect or on the projector . Plug a white connector into the left aud io out connector on the video devi ce and plug a re d[...]

14 Displa ying a video ima g e Remove the lens cap. Press t he Po w e r button on th e top o f the pro jecto r or t he r emot e. The LED flash es gre en and the fans start to r un. When the lamp comes on, the star tup scr een is displayed a nd the LE D is ste ady gr een. It c an take a minute for th e image to achiev e full brig htness. Th e Intera[...]

15 Adjust the zoom or focus rin gs by rotating t hem until the desired image size and fo cus are produc ed. If the image is not squar e, adj ust the vert ical keystone usi ng the b uttons on the keypad. Pr ess the upper Ke y s t o n e button to r educe the u pper part of the image, an d press the lower Ke y s t o n e bu tton to r educe the lo wer p[...]

16 Shutting do wn the pr ojector The projector automati cally bl anks the screen afte r no active source is detected for 3 0 minutes. This blank scr een helps pr eserve the life of the pro- jector . The imag e returns when an active sour ce is detected or a remot e or keypad bu tton is pr essed. The In teractive Displ ay on the pr ojector indicates[...]

17 Sour ce T ro uble shootin g Problem Solution Result No startu p screen Plug pow er ca ble in , press P o wer button . Remo ve lens cap . Correct i mage Only startup screen app ears Pr ess the Comp uter but ton Activ ate la ptop’ s ext ernal po rt Compu te r image proj ecte d c o m p u te r 2 n e tw o r k m o n ito r o u t a u d io o u t a u d [...]

18 No comput er image, ju st the words “Signal out of range” Adjust c ompute r refr es h rate in Contr o l Panel>Displa y>Setti ngs>Advanc ed> Adapte r (lo cation vari es by operat ing system) Compu te r image proj ecte d The vi deo em bedde d in m y P o we rP oint pr ese ntatio n doe s not pla y on the scr een T urn o ff the inte r[...]

19 Ima ge f uzzy or cr opped Set your com puter’ s display r esoluti on to the na tive resolution of the p rojector (Start>Settings> Contr ol P anel>Display>Settings tab, select 1024x76 8) Ima g e clea r and n ot cr opped Remote co ntrol not adva ncing P o w erP oi nt slides Connec t USB cab le (pa ge 7) then load USB drivers, if need[...]

20 Pr oj ector tr o uble shoot ing Problem Solution Result Imag e not squar e Adjust ke ystone on k eypad or Picture menu Square image Imag e not shar p Adjust the focus lens or Sharpness in t he Pictur e> Advance d men u Correct i mage Image does not fit 16:9 screen Chan ge asp ec t rat io t o 16: 9 in Picture >Aspect ra tio m enu Correct i [...]

21 Imag e upside do wn T urn o ff Ceiling in Settings >System menu Correct i mage Image re versed lef t to rig ht T urn off Re ar in Se ttings> System me nu Correct image Pr ojec ted colors don ’ t matc h sourc e Adju st colo r , tint, co lor te mpera tur e , brightne ss, contrast in the me nus Correct i mage A B AB A AB COLOR COLOR[...]

22 Lamp wo n’ t turn on, LED blinking red (page 1 6) Ma ke s u re ve n t s a re n ’t bl o c ke d ; a l l ow pro jec tor to cool f or one m inute Unplug pr oject or ; wait one min ute; plug in projector and turn it on: lamp li ghts Lamp wo n’ t turn on, LED blinking red (page 1 6) Lamp must be r eplaced (pag e 38) Lamp turns o n blinks red c o[...]

23 Still having problems? If you need assi stance, visit our we bsite or call us. S ee the inside of th e back cover for a list of all conta ct num bers and r elevan t web ad dresses . This pr oduct is backed by a limited two -year war ranty . An e xtended war- ranty plan ma y be purch ased from y our dealer . When sen ding the pr ojector in for r [...]

24 Using the k eypad buttons Most bu ttons ar e des cribed in detail in other sect ions, but h er e is an ov er- view of the ir functio ns: pow er –turns the projector on (page 9) and off (page 14) . menu –op ens the on-sc re en menu s (pag e 29). select –confirms choic es made in t he menus (page 29). up/d own arro ws –navig ates t o and a[...]

25 Using the remote contr ol The remote uses tw o (2) provided AA batter ies. They are ea sily installed by sliding t he cover off t he rem ote’s ba ck, alig ning the + and - e nds of the bat- teries, s liding them into place, and then repla cing th e cover . T o operate, point the r emote at the projection s creen or at the pr ojector (not at th[...]

26 Using the audio T o play sound f rom the projecto r , connec t your so urce to the Audi o In con- nector on the pr ojector . T o adjust the volume, us e the buttons on the keypad or remote. T o adjust the balance or turn of f the pr ojector ’s chime, use the Audio menu (see page 33) . T o m ute the sound, pr ess the Mute button. T roubleshoo t[...]

27 Optimizing computer images After your comput er is connected pr operly a nd the computer ’s image is on the scre en, you can opt imize the image using the onscr een menus. For gen- eral info rmation on using the menus, see page 29 . • Adjus t the Ke ysto ne, C ontra st, or Bri ght ness in the Pict ure menu . • Change t he Aspect Rati o. Se[...]

28 Optimizi ng video im ag es After the video device is c onnected pr oper ly and the image is on the scr een, you can optimize the image using the onscreen menus. For general informa- tion on using the menu s, see page 2 9. • Adj ust the K eystone , Contrast , Bright ness, Colo r , or T int in the Pictur e menu. See page 30. • Change the Aspec[...]

29 Using the menus T o open the menus, press th e Me nu button on the key pad or remote. (The menus a utomatically close afte r 60 second s if no butt ons ar e pre ssed.) The Main menu appears. Use the arrow buttons to move up and down to high - light t he desir ed subme nu, then pr ess th e Select but ton. T o change a men u setting, highli ght it[...]

30 Picture menu T o adjust th e following six settin gs, hi ghlight t he setti ng, pr ess Sel ect , use the up an d down ar rows to adjust the values, t hen press select t o confirm the c hanges . Ve r t i c a l K e y s t o n e : adjusts the im age vert ically a nd mak es a squa re r image . Y ou can also adju st vert ical key stone fr om the keyp [...]

31 Presets : The pr ovided Pr esets optimize t he projector for displaying com- puter pr esentations, ph otographs, a nd film images. Y ou can use the pr eset as a sta rting point, then further customize the s ettings for ea ch source. If you do change t he settings, t he Preset men u item selected ch anges to None to indi cate you r cust omization[...]

32 Advanced settings Sharpness : (video sources only) cha nges the clari ty of the edge s of a vide o image. Select a s harpness s ettin g. Color S pace : This option applies to computer sources. It allows you to select a color spa ce that has been spec ifically t uned for th e video input. When Aut o is s elec ted, th e project or auto matica lly [...]

33 Settings menu Audio : allow s adjus tments to the vo lume and balance, a nd tur ns the pr ojec- tor ’s startup Chime on and of f. Sources : allows you to assi gn a particula r input to a s pecific sour ce ke y when usin g the opti onal Inte grator remo te. Also allow s select ion of a default Startup S ource and en ables or d isables A utosour[...]

34 Star tup Logo: allows you to display a blan k Black, White, or Blue scr een instead of the defa ult scr een at startup a nd when n o sour ce is dete cted. It also a llow s yo u to capture and d ispl ay a c usto m star tup screen. T o capture a custom log o, displa y the imag e you wa nt to captu re on your computer , highligh t Capture New , the[...]

35 Effect K ey : allows yo u to assign a dif fer ent funct ion to t he Effect butto n on the re mote to quickly a nd easily use t he effect. O nly one effect can be enabled at a t ime. Highlig ht an ef fect and pr ess Se lec t to choose a differ ent one. The d efault effect is Free ze. Blank : shows an e mpty scre en. Mute : turns off all soun d. A[...]

36 Network : The LP640 ha s an RJ45 Ether net connec tor tha t supports ne twork connecti ons an d TCP/IP protoc ols. This w ill al low for th e control and man- agement of the projector over a corporate network. The follow ing fields are accessib le when DHCP is n ot checked and av ailable for m anual entry of data. IP Addr ess: Identifies the pr [...]

37 Maintenance Cleaning the lens 1 Apply a non-ab rasive c amera lens clea ner to a soft, dry c loth. A void using an excessive a mount of c leaner , an d don’t apply t he cleaner direc tly to the lens. A brasive c leaners, solvents or other h arsh chemic als might sc ratch the len s. 2 Lightly wipe the clea ning cloth ov er the lens in a cir cul[...]

38 Replacing the projection lamp The lamp hour timer in the About menu counts the number of hours the lamp has been in use. Fifty h ours before the specified end of the lamp’s life, the message “ Replace lamp” bri efly appears on the screen at each star tup and in the Inte ractive Di splay . After 50 additio nal ho urs, th e lamp wi ll no lon[...]

39 • Be extr emely careful whe n removing the lamp housi ng. In the unlikely event that the lamp rupt ures, sma ll glass frag ments may be g enerated. The lamp module is d esigned to contain m ost of these fr agments , but use caution when removing it. Before r eplacing the lamp, clean the lamp compa rtment and dispose of c leaning materia ls. W [...]

40 Cleaning the dust filters The dust f ilters catch du st and othe r particles in the air . If the fil ters become clogged, the proj ector doe s not cool pr operl y and may m alfunction. In dirty or dusty envir onments, t hey should b e cleaned a fter ev ery 100 hours of use. Failur e to do so may result in pre matur e lamp failur e. Ther e ar e t[...]

41 Appendix Accessories NO TE : Use only appr oved accessories. Standa rd Ac cessori es (shi p with th e projecto r) P art Number Shippin g Box (wit h packa ging) 111-0053- xx Carr y Ca se 110- 0793- xx Computer Cable 6 ft (1.8 m) SP-D VI-A Audio/Vi deo Cabl e 6 ft (1.8 m) 516- 0051- xx Audio Ca ble 6 ft (1.8 m) 210- 0118- xx Pow er Cab le* 516- 00[...]

42 Red LED behavior and pr ojector err ors If the pr ojector is not functionin g properly and the red LED is b linking, con- sult Ta b l e 2 to determine a possibl e cause. There are t wo second pauses between t he blinking cycle s. V isit our websit e for mor e details on the r ed LED err or codes . See the ins ide back cover for c ontact inform a[...]

43 Numeri cs 1024 x768 reso lut ion 5 A About 35 adva ncin g Pow erPo int s lide s 7 Aspect Ratio 35 audio 26 Audio In co nnect or 7, 13 audio vo lume 15 Auto Im age 35 Auto Pow er 33 B Blan k 35 Blan k scree n 34 blinkin g green 16 blinkin g red 16 Brightn ess 12 C cables optional 41 standa rd 41 cleaning the dust filter 4 0 cleaning the lens 37 C[...]

44 I image display c omputer 9 display v ideo 14 image does not fit screen 2 0 image not centere d 23 image not sh arp 20 image not square 20 image revers ed 21 image size matr ix 42 image u pside down 21 IP Address 36 K Keyst one 12 keys tone 3 0 L lamp replacement 38 lamp won’ t turn on 22 Langu age 36 laptop connec ting 7 externa l video port [...]

45 R Rear 33 remot e c ontr ol 2 5 advanc ing sli des 25 Effect k ey 25 not w orki ng 19 Pre vious /Next butt ons 25 replacin g the la mp 38 Reset 36 reset ting the lam p time r 39 RS-232 control 8 S Screen Sa ve 16 secur ity lock 40 serial c onnecti on 8 Setting s men u 33 shutting down the projector 1 6 solid gree n 16 solid red 16 Source trouble[...]