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W500 LCD Projector
Home Entertainment Series
User Manual
Welcome
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English Table of contents Important safety instructions ............................................................................. 5 Introduction ........................................................................................................8 Projector features .......................................................................................8 Shipping contents ......................................................................................9 Standard accessories ..........
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English Speeding up the process of source search ..................................................................26 Adjusting the projected image ..................................................................26 Adjusting the projection angle ....................................................................................26 Fine-tuning the image size and clarity .......................................................................26 Correcting two-dimensional keystone ................
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English Indicators .....................................................................................................................47 Troubleshooting .................................................................................................. 49 Specifications ....................................................................................................... 50 Projector specifications ..............................................................................50 Optical .......
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English Important safety instructions Your BenQ projector is designed and tested to meet the latest standards for safety of information technology equipment. However, to ensure safe use of this product, it is important that you follow the instructions mentioned in this manual and marked on the product. Safety instructions 1. Please read this user manual before you operate your 4. Do not place the projector in any of the projector. Keep this manual in a safe place for future following environm
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English Safety instructions (continued) 5. Do not block the ventilation holes whilst the 9. Do not look straight into the projector lens during projector is on (even in standby mode): operation. It may harm your sight. - Do not cover the projector with any item; - Do not place the projector on a blanket, bedding or any other soft surface. 10. Do not operate the projector lamp beyond the 6. In areas where the mains power supply voltage rated lamp life. Excessive operation of lamps may
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English Safety instructions (continued) 12. Never attempt to replace the lamp assembly until 15. This projector is capable of displaying inverted the projector has cooled down and is unplugged images for ceiling mount installation. Use only from the power supply. BenQ’s Ceiling Mounting Kit for mounting. 13. Do not attempt to disassemble this projector. There are dangerous high voltages inside which Ceiling mounting the projector may cause death if you should come into contact We want
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English Introduction Projector features The projector integrates high-performance optical engine projection and a user-friendly design to deliver high reliability and ease of use. The projector offers the following features. • Three-panel LCD system to deliver superior brightness, color saturation and color depth • HQV (Hollywood Quality Video) scaler functionality to provide excellent picture quality employing contrast and clarity enhancement, noise reduction and motion optimization • Intuiti
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English Shipping contents The projector is shipped with the cables required for connection to a video and PC equipment. Some of the items may not be available depending on your region of purchase. Please check with your place of purchase. Standard accessories Some of the accessories may vary from region to region, and may differ from those illustrated. Projector Remote control and two User manual AAA batteries Quick start guide User manual CD Warranty card Safety manual Power cable Component Vi
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English Projector exterior view Front and upper side 1. External control panel (See page 11 for details) 1 2 2. Vent (heated air exhaust) 3. Focus and Zoom adjustment 2 4. Front IR sensor 6 3 5. Projection lens 6. Inlet (cool air intake) 4 7 7. Len shift lever 5 8. Lens cap 8 Rear side See "Connection" on page 19 for connection details. 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 10 21 9 9. Front Adjuster foot 17. Composite Video input (RCA) 10. AC power cord inlet 18. S-Video input (mini 4-pin DIN) 11. Rear
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English Controls and functions Projector 1 2 9 4 10 6 5 6 11 6 3 12 7 6 8 1. Focus ring 7. MODE Adjusts the focus of the projected image. See "Fine- Sequentially selects a predefined picture setting tuning the image size and clarity" on page 26 for available for each input. See "1. Selecting a picture details. mode" on page 28 for details. 2. Zoom ring 8. ENTER Adjusts the size of the image. See "Fine-tuning the Enacts the selected On-Screen Display (OSD) menu image size and clarity" on page
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English Remote control 1. POWER Turns the projector on or off. See pages 23, 34 and 47 for details. 1 2. Source buttons (COMP1, COMP2, VIDEO, HDMI, D-SUB, S-VIDEO) 2 Selects an input source for display. See "Switching input signal" on page 25 for details. 3. Aspect buttons (ANA (Anamorphic), 4:3, LB (Letterbox), WIDE, REAL) 3 Selects the display aspect ratio. See "3. Selecting the aspect ratio" on page 29 4 for details. 4. MODE 6 5 Selects one of the picture modes (Cinema, Dynamic, Standard, P
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English Approx. 22.5° Replacing the remote control batteries 1. To open the battery cover, turn the remote control over to view its back, push on the finger grip on the cover and slide it down in the direction of the arrow as illustrated. The cover will slide off. 2. Remove any existing batteries (if necessary) and install two new AAA batteries observing the battery polarities as indicated in the base of the battery compartment. Positive (+) goes to positive and negative(-) goes to negat
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English Positioning your projector Choosing a location Your projector is designed to be installed in one of four possible installation locations: 1. Floor in front of screen; 2. Ceiling in front of screen; 3. Floor at rear of screen; or 4. Ceiling at rear of screen. Your room layout or personal preference will dictate which installation location you select. Take into consideration the size and position of your screen, the location of a suitable power outlet, as well as the location and di
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English Obtaining a preferred projected picture size The distance from the projector lens to the screen, the zoom setting, and the video format each factors in the projected image size. BenQ has provided separate tables of dimensions for both 16:9 and 4:3 screen ratios to assist you in determining the ideal location for your projector. The projector should always be placed horizontally level (like flat on a table), and positioned directly perpendicular (90° right-angle square) to the horizont
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English column is 4356 mm. Looking across this row shows that a 3048 mm (30.48 m) screen is required. If you can only obtain imperial sized screens, the screen size is 10' (120") diagonally. Installation for a 16:9 ratio screen Ceiling Installation Floor Installation Ceiling Diagonal Projection Distance Screen Diagonal Offset Center of the lens Center of the lens Offset Screen Projection Distance Floor 16:9 (widescreen) ratio screen dimension table Screen Dimensions Distance from Screen in mm
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English Installation for a 4:3 ratio screen Ceiling Installation Floor Installation Ceiling Diagonal Projection Distance Diagonal Image Height Screen Offset Center of the lens Center of the lens Offset Screen Projection Distance Image Height Floor 4:3 (standard) ratio screen dimension table Screen Dimensions Distance from Screen in mm Vertical Offset in mm Diagonal Width Height Min Max Highest Lowest distance distance Average lens lens (with max. (with min. Feet Inches mm mm mm position p
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English Shifting the projection lens The lens shift lever at the front side of the projector provides flexibility for installing your projector. It allows the projector to be positioned off axis from screen center. The lens shift (offset) is expressed as a percentage of the projected image height or width. It is measured as an offset from the projected image's vertical or horizontal center. The W500 is equipped with + 110% vertical lens shift and + 48.8% horizontal shift. You can use the joys
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English Connection You can connect the projector to any type of video equipment, such as a VCR, DVD player, digital tuner, cable or satellite decoder, video game console or digital camera. You can also connect it to a desktop or laptop PC or Apple Macintosh system. The projector can be connected to multiple video equipment at the same time by using different cables. All you need to do is select the appropriate input for the projector to display. When connecting a signal source to the project
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English Connecting Video source devices You can connect your projector to various Video source devices that provide any one of the following output sockets: •HDMI • Component Video •S-Video • Video (composite) You need only connect the projector to a Video source device using just one of the above connecting methods, however each provides a different level of video quality. The method you choose will most likely depend upon the availability of matching terminals on both the projector and the
