InFocus LP1200 manual

1 ENGLISH FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH ITALIANO ESPAÑOL USER’S GUIDE APPENDIX[...]

2 ENGLISH RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION CAUTION : T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated ?[...]

3 ENGLISH Contents Important safeguards ........................................................................... 4 Overview of the projector ...................................................................... 6 Overview of the remote control ............................................................ 8 Battery installation ..................[...]

4 ENGLISH Important safeguards PLEASE READ ALL THESE INSTRUCTIONS RE- GARDING YOUR LCD PROJECTOR AND RET AIN THEM FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. FOLLOW ALL W ARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS MARKED ON THE LCD PROJECTOR. 1. Read instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain instructions The safety a[...]

5 ENGLISH WARNING: Unplug immediately if there is something wrong with your projector. Do not operate if smoke, strange noise or odor comes out of your projector. It might cause fire or electric shock. In this case, unplug immediately and contact your dealer. Never remove the cabinet. This projector contains high voltage circuitry. An inadvertent c[...]

6 ENGLISH Overview of the projector Normal On Menu On PC card Menu FINE ( ) Adjust FINE (-) Select the setting item (Left) Select previous image (Left) FINE ( ) Adjust FINE(+) Select the setting item (Right) Select next image (Right) FOCUS / ZOOM FOCUS or ZOOM setting Enter the layer setting Select the group (-) AUTO POSITION Adjust position when i[...]

7 ENGLISH PC analog RGB input Use to input video signals (analog RGB) of a personal computer. (Pin assignment of Mini D-SUB 15P jack) PIN NO. SPEC PIN NO. SPEC 1 R(RED)/C R 9– 2 G(GREEN)/Y 10 GROUND 3 B(BLUE)/C B 11 GROUND 4 GROUND 12 – 5 GROUND 13 HD/CS 6 GROUND 14 VD 7 GROUND 15 – 8 GROUND 1 5 11 6 10 15 RS-232C input Connect here when you [...]

8 ENGLISH Overview of the remote control The operations of these buttons varies as follows depending on the modes selected: Normal On Menu On PC card Menu PinP EXPAND $ $ $ $ $ Adjust FINE (-) Select the setting item (Left) Select previous image (Left) Exchange the image (main or sub) Expand different area (Left) % % % % % Adjust FINE(+) Select the[...]

9 ENGLISH Important: • T o save battery power , turn off the operation indicator by pressing the ST ART/STOP button when not in use. • T o save battery power , the operation indicator will turn off if the remote control is not operated for a period of 5 minutes. Battery installation Use two AA size batteries. 1. Remove the back cover of the rem[...]

10 ENGLISH Preparing the projector for operation Orientation of the projector Picture size can be set by changing the distance between the screen and the projector . Front projection T o find the approximate distance between the projector and screen: Multiply the width of the screen x 1.875 - 1.975 (max.) , Multiply the width of the screen x 2.468 [...]

11 ENGLISH Adjusting the angle of projection Screen on a flat wall with a 90 degree angle to the floor by adjusting two foot adjustments on the bottom of the projector . If the angle cannot be corrected by them, adjust the height and angle of screen. 1. Lift the projector to the right angle. 2. Press the release button for angle adjustment to take [...]

12 ENGLISH Basic connections The projector can be connected to equipment such as VCRs, video cameras, videodisc players, and personal comput- ers having analog RGB input. Important: • Make sure that your equipment is turned off before connection. • Match the color of video and audio plugs on the AV cable with each terminal. • Plug in firmly a[...]

13 ENGLISH Projector + IBM PC or IBM PC compatibles Make sure that your equipment is turned off before connection. Important: • Connectors or analog RGB output adapters may be necessary depending on the personal computer connected to this projector . Please contact your dealer . • The audio input for a personal computer is the stereo mini-jack.[...]

14 ENGLISH Projector + Macintosh Make sure that your equipment is turned off before connection. Important: • A monitor output adapter is necessary for a Macintosh if it has no video port. Contact your dealer . • If you use the RGB conversion adapter provided, set the dip switch to the appropriate position. See page 12. • Connectors or analog [...]

15 ENGLISH Projector + NEC PC-98 series Make sure that your equipment is turned off before connection. Important: • Connectors or analog RGB output adapters may be necessary depending on the personal computer connected to this projector . Please contact your dealer . • The audio input for a personal computer is the stereo mini jack. There are s[...]

16 ENGLISH T o operate projector power ON Numbers 1 - 9 correspond to the instruction numbers below . Important: • A darkened image may be seen right after pressing the POWER button due to warming up of this pro- jector . When warming up, no other commands can be accepted. • When the lamp indicator is blinking red, the ser - vice life of the la[...]

17 ENGLISH AUTO POSITION button When the source is selected to RGB1 or RGB2 and the image is not in the right place, set to display as blightest signal as possible, then press the AUTO POSITION button. If the image is still not in the right place. • Set screen to the brightest display possible (e.g., full-screen display of the “T rash” window[...]

18 ENGLISH Basic operation Several settings can be adjusted using Menu. EXAMPLE: Brightness adjustment 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the or buttons on the control panel (or $ or % buttons on the remote control) to select PICTURE. 3. Press the ª or º buttons on the control panel (or { or } buttons on the remote control). 4. Press the or butto[...]

19 ENGLISH Q SIGNAL AUTO .................. Use to select AUTO, USER 1 or USER 2. HORIZ. POSITION .... Use to adjust the horizontal position of the image. VERT. POSITION ..... Use to adjust the vertical position of the image. FINE SYNC. ....... Use to synchronize the projector with PC input signals so that the image is not blurred. TRACKING .......[...]

20 ENGLISH E PinP/EXPAND This menu appears when either the display enlargement or PinP functions are used. ZOOM MODE ..... Selects the desired type of expand mode, type1, 2, 3 or 4 (actual size display). POSITION .......... Selects the desired position of the sub image in expand or PinP mode. SIZE .................... Selects the desired size of th[...]

21 ENGLISH U OPTION MOTION/STILL . Select MOTION when motion images are mainly projected. Select STILL when still images such as PC-CARD images are mainly projected. It works only when inputting personal computers of SXGA signals or inputting video signal. SQUEEZE ........... Set to switch the normal image (4:3) and HDTV (16:9) automatically or not[...]

22 ENGLISH Adjustment from personal computer Although this projector sets proper signal systems automatically for the image signal from personal computers, it cannot be applied to some of personal computers. In this case, press AUTO POSITION button. If the images are still not projected correctly , use MENU display to adjust the projected images fr[...]

23 ENGLISH Specification of RGB signals in each computer mode of the projector Signal mode resolution horizontal V ertical Normal Native (H x V) frequency (kHz) frequency (Hz) (H x V) (H x V) TV60 – 15.73 59.94 1024 x 768 (640 x 480) TV50 – 15.63 50.00 1024 x 768 (640 x 480) HiV ision – 33.75 60.00 1024 x 576 (882 x 496) PC98 640 x 400 24.82 [...]

24 ENGLISH GAMMA CORRECTION menu The proportion of the brightness of input signals to that of output signals can be corrected effectively by adjusting GAMMA. 1. Select GAMMA CORRECTION of PICTURE menu and then press the ENTER button. (The GAMMA CORRECTION menu appears on-screen display .) Horizontal axis: brightness of the input signals V ertical a[...]

25 ENGLISH Advanced feature for presentation Cursor operation 1. Press the CURSOR button. The cursor appears on the screen. 2. Press the ST ART/STOP button to ON. The operation indicator will be illuminated. (The operation indicator will turn off if the remote control is not used for a period of five minutes.) 3. Move the cursor by using the remote[...]

26 ENGLISH Advanced feature for presentation (Continue) Expand By pressing the EXP AND button on the remote con- trol, you can view the detailed image of the picture. Setting the Expand mode 1 . Press the MENU button once to display the on- screen menu. 2. Press the or buttons on the control panel (or $ or % buttons on the remote control) to select[...]

27 ENGLISH PC-CARD The projector can play back an image by using the PC- CARD. Using the PC-CARD Use only the flash memory card of PCMCIA•A T A com- patible type II. • Due to PC-CARD type, some images can not be prop- erly recorded. Please contact your dealer . Setting up the PC-CARD 1. Set the projector into standby mode by pressing the main p[...]

28 ENGLISH PC-CARD (Continue) T o automatically change the image, follow the steps as shown below . 1. Press the MENU button. 2. Press the or buttons on the control panel (or $ or % buttons on the remote control) to select PC CARD AUTO PLA Y . 3. Press the ª or º buttons on the control panel (or { or } buttons on the remote control). 4. Press the[...]

29 ENGLISH Advanced feature with PC There are three types of application software provided. 1. PCV (PC Card V iewer) 2. PCGC (Personal Computer Graphic Controller) 3. SpacePointer (Driver for PC control by the remote controller) Environment The following system software and hardware are nec- essary to use the projector . When you use Macintosh • [...]

30 ENGLISH Advanced feature with PC (Continue) Starting up PCV (For Windows) For W indows 95 or Windows NT 1. Start up Windows. 2. Insert the PC card to the PC Card slot on the per- sonal computer . 3. Start up Program Manager . Click the [Start] button and select the [Program ( P)] ➔ [Pcv] ➔ [PCV]command. For W indows 3.1 1. Start up Windows. [...]

31 ENGLISH Recording the image (For Windows) When you wish to record the image of the display to a PC-CARD. 1. Cooose the PC-CARD drive using the drive bar under the status bar . 9. Click the return button. The presentation window will open. The recorded image appears on the presentation window . • Depending on the personal computer , the recorde[...]

32 ENGLISH Editing the presentation (For Windows) Delete the image 1. Select the image to be deleted. 2. Choose [ Delete image...] under the [Image] menu. • If you are using W indows 3.1, choose [ Delete image...] under the [T ool] menu. Sequencing A. Exchange images Y ou can exchange the images among images next to each other . 1. Select an imag[...]

33 ENGLISH 4. Click the properties button. Starting up PCV (For Macintosh) 1. Start up Macintosh. 2. Insert the PC card to the PC Card slot on the per- sonal computer . 3. Double click the [PCV for Mac] icon. Command reference The command references are as shown below: File Create New presentation . Create a new presentation. Open presentation... O[...]

34 ENGLISH When you wish to record the image from existing files. 1. Choose [Create New presentation...] under the [ File] menu. The new presentation window will open. 2. Select ‘Open image file‘ in File menu of PCV main wimdow . 3. Select the image you wish to record. 4. Click OK button. The recorded image appears on the presentation window . [...]

35 ENGLISH B. PCGC (Personal Computer Graphic Control) By connecting to personal computer is RS-232C port, you can operate your computer with the projector remote control. Also you can set the menu setting of the projector by computer . Connection Projector + IBM PC or IBM PC compatibles (DOS/V) Note: If the only serial port is a “modem/printer?[...]

36 ENGLISH Installation of software For W indows 95 1. Start up Windows. 2. Insert the Projector driver CD-ROM into your CD- ROM drive. 3. Start up Program Manager . Click the [Start] button and select the [Run (R)] com- mand. Then the [Run] dialog box is displayed. 4. If you inserted the CD-ROM to drive D, type [D: W in95PcgcUsSetup] in the &qu[...]

37 ENGLISH C. SpacePointer The remote control provides remote PC operation for presentation from PC. Connection Projector + IBM PC or IBM PC compatibles (DOS/V) RS-232C cable RS-232Ccable(option) to RS-232C terminal to RS-232C 1 terminal to RS-232C 2 terminal When connecting two personal computers to RS-232C terminal RS-232C adapter for Macintosh N[...]

38 ENGLISH Installation of software For W indows 95 1. Start up Windows. 2. Insert the Projector driver CD-ROM into your CD- ROM drive. 3. Start up Program Manager . Click the [Start] button and select the [Run (R)] com- mand. Then the [Run] dialog box is displayed. 4. If you inserted the CD-ROM to drive D, type [D: W in95SpSetup] in the "co[...]

39 ENGLISH Uninstallation of software For W indows 95 1. Start up Windows. 2. Insert the Projector driver CD-ROM into your CD- ROM drive. 3. Start up Program Manager . Click the [Start] button and select the [Run (R)] com- mand. Then the [Run] dialog box is displayed. 4. If you inserted the CD-ROM to drive D, type [D: W in95SpSpuninst] in the &qu[...]

40 ENGLISH The light source lamp is designed to project the image on the LCD panel. When the light source lamp no longer functions, replace it with a new one to ensure optimum performance. Caution: • Do not remove the light source lamp from inside of this equipment immediately after using the projec- tor , you may get burned because of the high t[...]

41 ENGLISH Caution: • The light source lamp is fragile. Be careful not to cut yourself with the fragments. • The lamp life depends on the environment. For re- placement lamps, please contact your dealer . The projector automatically shuts off when the lamp is used up in about 1,300 hours and not used until lamp replacement. 11 . Tighten up the [...]

42 ENGLISH Maintenance Caution: Be sure to turn off the projector and unplug the power cord from the wall outlet before you perform any main- tenance on the projector . Cleaning the air-filter Clean the air-filter frequently . If the filter or ventila- tion slots become clogged with dirt or dust, the tem- perature inside of the projector may rise a[...]

43 ENGLISH T roubleshooting The following offers solutions to some of the common problems you may encounter . W e suggest that you consult this chart before contacting your dealer . CAUSE • The air intake vents, exhaust vents or air filter is clogged with dust or some object. Power indicator does not light up. • Power cord is unplugged from the[...]

44 ENGLISH Indicators The projector has three indicators each of which shows the working condition of the projector . The following offers solutions to possible problems. If a problem persists, turn the projector off and consult your dealer . LAMP RGB VIDEO TEMP INDICA TOR TEMP INDICA TOR Normal Lamp is almost used up. • Lamp is used up. • The [...]

45 ENGLISH Specifications LCD projector LP1200 AC100 ~ 240V , 50 / 60Hz 5.0A 1.3-inch LCD panel: 3 pieces (for R, G, B) Pixels 1,024 × 768 = 786,432 pixels T otal 2,359,296 pixels Active pixel rate: 99.99 % or more (each panel) F 2.3~2.7 f = 53.3 ~ 69.3 mm 330 W DC metal halide lamp aspect ratio 4:3 40~300 inch 1 W + 1 W stereo 6 cm round type (8 [...]

46 ENGLISH Limited warranty In Focus, Inc. (“In Focus”) warrants that each LP1200 (“the Product”) sold hereunder will conform to and function in accordance with the written specifications of In Focus. Said limited warranty shall apply only to the first person or entity that purchases the Product for personal or business use and not for the [...]

APPENDIX USER’S GUIDE[...]

APPENDIX Control this projector by using a personal computer This projector can be controlled by connecting a personal computer with RS-232C terminal. Functions can be controlled by a personal computer: • Turn the ON or OFF • Changing input signals • PCGC ( button input by remote control) • Reading warning data By making a programme, you ca[...]

APPENDIX [Example] T urn the power ON (' 'is for ASCII code) Sending commands Status code from Meaning from the PC etc. projector 30 30 21 0D Command for POWER ON '0' '0' '!' ' ' 30 30 21 0D Command received '0' '0' '!' ' ' (Command echo back) 4) Operation com[...]

APPENDIX ASCII HEX Recent data En 45h 6Eh past data Ep 45h 70h clear past data Ec 45h 63h 6) Warning commands Read the recent warning data and the past warning data. The personal computer doesn’ t attach the data code onto the warning commands to send. On the other hand, the projector which has received a command, attach the warning data as the d[...]

APPENDIX 7) Reading command diagram Monitor projector operation status. The power ON, OFF and input terminal settings can be monitored. When a personal computer sends the command, data code will not be attached. On the othe hand, the projector which has received a command will attach the recent operating status then send. [Example ] Input was Video[...]

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