McIntosh MDLP2 manual

McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 www .mcintoshlabs.com MDLP2 Owner ’ s Manual Vide o Pr oj ect or[...]

2 The lightning ash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “danger- ous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufcient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all war[...]

3 Safet y Instruc tions ADDI TI ONAL SAFE T Y INS TR UC TIONS ! W A R N I NG S: A. Do no t remo ve the co ver from the equipment . B . Do no t inser t anythi ng in to th e equi pmen t through the v entilatio n ho les. C. Do n ot handle the mains lead with we t hands. D . No naked f lame sources, such as lighted candl es, sho u ld be p laced on the [...]

4 Thank Y ou Y our decisio n to own t his McIntosh MDLP2 Vi deo Projec- tor ra n k s y ou at the ver y top among disc r im i nati ng video view er s. Y ou now ha ve “The Best. ” The McIntosh dedica- tion to “Qu al ity , ” is assu r ance t hat yo u wil l receive many years of viewing enjo yme nt from t his u n it. P lease t ake a short t i m[...]

5 C A UT IO N : T o pre ven t po ssible damage to the Pro jec- tor Lens Assembly , DO NO T at any time attempt to LI FT , CAR R Y or R E - OR I- ENT the Proj ector using the Lens. 1 . The Mai n A C Po wer going to the M DLP2 and any other Mc I ntosh Component( s ) sho uld not be app lied u ntil al l the system c omponents are c onne cted t og ether[...]

6 P ow er Con trol Connectors The M DLP2 P ow er Cont rol Out put J acks send a nd P o wer Control Input Jacks receiv e P ow e r On /Off Signals when con necte d to Mc I ntosh and ot her non- Mc I ntosh Components. A 1/ 8 i nch stere o mi n i phone p lug is use d fo r con- nection to t he P ower Control Input and Out puts on t he MDLP2. Note : T he[...]

7 Introduct ion Per formance Features •DLP Chip The McIntosh MDLP2 Vi de o Projector incor porate s the latest a nd largest availab le Digital Light Proce ssing (DLP ) Dark Ch ip for use in a Home Theater P roj ector . The la rge chip size is 0. 95 inch a nd produces a High Def i n ition Im- age o f 1 920 x 1 080 pixels. • Adv anced O ptica l S[...]

8 Dimensions Dimensions The fo llo wi ng di mensions can a ssist in dete r m in i ng the best location f or y our M DLP2. Ther e is add itional in- fo r mat ion on the next pag e per tai n ing to i n stal li ng the MDLP2 into cabi nets. 20 -1/4 " 51.44cm 6- 3/4 " 17.15cm Front View of the MDLP2 Rear View of the MDLP2 Side V iew of the MDL[...]

9 Installation F or t he best possibl e i mage re production by the Mc I ntosh MDLP2 Vi deo P roj e ctor , it is impor t a nt to obser ve the f ol - lowi ng: C A UT IO N : The M DLP2 V ideo Proj ector wei ght is 40 pou nds ( 1 8. 1 4 ki lo g ra ms ). When mounti ng the projector to a buildi ng st r uct u re it is i mpor t ant to fo llo w all of the[...]

10 Bottom of Screen Ceiling V ertical Screen Height Acceptable Projector Mounting Height T op of Screen V ertical Center of Screen Distance (Minimum-Maximum) between the Screen and the Projector Lens Pr ojector mounted from th e ceiling Floor T op of Screen V ertical Screen Height V ertical Center of Screen Distance (Minimum-Maximum) between the Sc[...]

11 MDLP2M (wit h Me dium Throw Lens ) - 1 6:9 Scree n Size ( 1 .77 :1 Aspect Rat io ) Screen Diagonal Screen Width Screen Height Minimum Distance Maximum Distance I nches Centimeters I nches Centimeters In ches Centimeters In ches Centimeters In ches Centimeters 70 17 7. 8 61 155. 0 3 4 - 5 / 16 8 7. 2 8 8 - 6 / 16 224. 3 129 -1/1 6 327 .6 72 18 2 [...]

12 Bottom of Screen Ceiling V ertical Screen Height Acceptable Projector Mounting Height T op of Screen V ertical Center of Screen Distance (Minimum-Maximum) between the Screen and the Projector Lens Pr ojector mounted from th e ceiling Floor T op of Screen V ertical Screen Height V ertical Center of Screen Distance (Minimum-Maximum) between the Sc[...]

13 MDLP2M (wit h Me dium Throw Lens ) - 4: 3 Sc reen Si ze ( 1.33 : 1 Asp ect Ra tio) Screen Diagonal Screen Width Screen Height Minimum Distance Maximum Distance I nches Centimeters I nches Centimeters In ches Centimeters In ches Centimeters In ches Centimeters 70 17 7. 8 56 14 2 . 2 42 10 6 .7 1 0 8 - 8 / 16 2 75 . 4 158 -5/1 6 4 01. 8 72 18 2 . [...]

14 5 . Rotate clockwise or counte rcl ockw ise the K nu rl ed R i ng sur fac e on the f ront section o f the projector lens to per form a n i nit ial f o - cus a djustment. Ref e r to f ig u res 5 a nd 6. Note: F igu re 6 is an ex ample of an out of foc u s image. D o not be con cer ne d at this t ime if th e image doe sn ’t f ill the scre en , i[...]

15 1 1 . Us ing t he K nurled R ing su r face s on the proj ector lens, adjust the size a nd focus o f the i mage. R ef e r to f igu re 7 . 1 2. Ro tat e the projector c lockwise or cou nterclockwise about the center hor i zontal a xis to m i ni m ize a ny hori zontal keystone distor tion. The top a nd bott om hori zontal l ine s o f the Crosshatch[...]

16 2 Con nec t the M DLP2 power cord to a live A C outlet. Ref er to i n for ma- tion on t he back pa nel to det er m i ne t he cor re ct volt ag e COMPON EN T I N PUT S receive Com- ponent Video ( Y , PR and PB ) Signa ls f rom Comp onent Video Sour ces RS23 2 con ne ct or for con nec tion to a c om- puter or ot her cont rol dev ic e H DMI I nputs[...]

17 How to Co nnect th e MDLP2 How to Co nnect th e MDLP2 The M DLP2 has the abilit y to automat ically switch po wer On / Off t o Mc I ntosh Components via t he P ow er C ontrol and T r igger Con nect ions. The Data Port C on nections al lo w fo r the remote ope rat ion o f t he MDLP2 f rom other Mc I n- tosh Components. Wi th a n exter nal sen sor[...]

18 Remote Control P ush- But tons Cha nges t he f il m f r a me pro - cessi ng f rom Auto to Of f Used to cha nge the Ga m ma set t i ngs Pre ss to a djust t he selecte d f u nct ion Selects wh ich component , either t he V P 1 00 0 P roce ssor or t he MDLP2 Project or , the re mote cont rol com- ma nds a re se nt to Note: P ush -b ut ton s whose f[...]

19 How to use the Remote Control How to use the Remote Control The supplied Remote Control is capab le o f d i rectly control- li ng the f u nctions of the Mc I ntosh MDLP2 Vi deo P roj e ctor and V P 1 0 00 Video Proce ssor . F or addit ional infor mat ion on the var ious video a dj ust ments a nd thei r pur pose, please ref er to t he “Ho w t o[...]

20 2 Sta ndby Po wer On I nd icator IR Se nsor receives com ma nds f rom a Remote Co nt r ol STA N D BY / ON Pu sh-but ton swit ches the M DLP2 ON or OFF ( Sta ndby ) Selects one of f ou r Video Sou rces avail able and i nd icates t he selected v ideo in put Activates t he On- Scr een Menus for chang i ng the set ti ngs Po wer ON Ind icator Activat[...]

21 The Default Sett i ngs Char ts i ndicate the O n-Scre en Menu Name, F u nction, Default Sett ings a nd the page number for add itional in format ion. Default Set tings Default Set tings MEN U F U N CT I ON S ETTING PA G E Pict u re Mode The ate r Def au lt 24 Sta nd ard ( Defau lt ) Def au lt 24 Dynamic Defau lt 24 Use r 1 24 Pict u re Adjust Ga[...]

22 Source Select ion The default Source Sel ect for the MDLP2 Projector is the COMP onent 1 Input. Ther e is an a dditional Component Vi deo I nput ( CO MP 2 ) a lon g with t wo HDMI I nputs. Sel e ct the desi red sou rce usi ng the push-butt ons located on the P roj e ctor Cont rol P a nel or on the P R O J I N PUT P ush- button s located on the R[...]

23 5 . P ress t he ◄ LEFT or ► R IGHT Na vigation Push-but ton to adjust the i mage so the left a nd right ver t ical si de s o f the i mage are pa ral le l to the sides o f the scre en. Ref e r to f ig u res 1 9 a nd 20. Note: The A DJUST + an d - Push -b ut tons o n the Remote Cont rol ma y also u sed . In order t o see t he si des o f the pr[...]

24 3 . Reselect the memor y location f rom step one and t hen press t he SE LECT / EN TER P ush-but ton. Pict ure Ad just M enu The re are va r ious image adjust ments availabl e as fo l lo ws : Re fer to f ig ur e 24 . Gam m a - The re are eight di fferent set ti ngs chang ing a nar row range o f the g ray scale. Col or T emp . - The Color T emp e[...]

25 How to Operate the M DLP2, con ’t Fi ne Men u 1 Adj ust In t he F ine Menu 1 there a re t wo user t y pe a djustme nts, im age shar pness a nd noise reduction. The rem ain i ng adjust ments a re best pe rfor med by a pro fessi on al with t he necessa r y v ideo si g nal gener ators a nd optical measu rement equipment. Ref e r to f ig u re 25 .[...]

26 R GB/ H D Ad just The R GB / HD a llo w fo r f i ne adjust ments to be m ade to H D (H igh Reso lution ) Vi de o Si g na ls. Re fer to f igu re 29 . Mode - A uto : Automatically adjusts ea ch o f t he R GB/H D Menu i tem s. Memory: A llow s fo r ma nual adjust ments of the 1 - 3 R GB/H D Menu items a nd the adjust ments can be st ored in one of [...]

27 How to Operate the M DLP2, con ’t input si g nal. T he remai ni ng adjust ments are for R GB si g na ls and a re thus “gr ay ed o u t ”. H DMI Men u Ad just The H DMI Menu pro vides adjust ments for matchi ng the Col or Space and Dee p Col or set t i ngs o f t he M DL P2 to t he source c omponent. R ef er to f igu re 30 . CSC HDMI 1/2 - Th[...]

28 Stat us I n fo . - Displays On-Scre en i nfor mation about the stat u s of the video input si g nal a nd when other ope rational modes a re selected. T his occu rs when t he I N FO Pu sh-button or other push-butt ons ar e pressed on t he Remote C on t rol . Enabl e : Displa ys the cu r re nt stat u s fo r a set amou nt o f t i me in t he upper r[...]

29 How to Operate the M DLP2, con ’t Wireless : Selects exte r nal se nsor( s ) only . Wired: Selects the t wo inter nal sen sors and a ny exter nal se nsor( s ) con nect ed to the M DLP2. Note: Whe n mak ing a c hange to the c ur - rent me nu se tt ing, th e ENTER Pu sh- but ton on th e MDLP2 Control Pane l mu st be u sed to ef fect th e de sire[...]

30 Specif ications Optic al Specif ications Dig ita l Micromi rror Dev ice 0. 95 inch ( 1 6: 9 ) 1 920 x 1 080 pix els Lamp Super High P ressu re 20 0 W D C Lens f: 3 0. 7 – 4 4.5 m m ( med ium t h row lens ) f: 44.5 – 66 . 7 5 m m (long throw lens ) F : F3 .0/F 6. 0 Proj e cte d Image Si ze 7 0 to 25 0 inches ( med ium t h row l ens , 1 . 77 :[...]

31 Packi ng Instr uctions In t he even t it is necessa r y to re pack the equ ipment f or shipment, the equ ipment must be packed exactly as sho w n on th is page, with the protect ive co ver in st alled on the proj ector lens. F ai lure t o do th is wil l resu lt in shipping d a ma ge. Use the origi nal shipping ca r ton a nd inte r ior par ts on [...]

The continuous improvement of its products is the policy of McIntosh Laboratory Incorporated who reserve the right to improve design without notice. Printed in the U.S.A. McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, NY 13903 www .mcintoshlabs.com McIntosh Part No. 04106200[...]