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Table of contents Personalizing the projector menu Introduction..................3 display.......................................... 36 Projector features........................... 3 Shutting down the projector......... 36 Shipping contents .......................... 4 Menu operation............................ 37 Projector exterior view ................... 5 Controls and functions ................... 6 Maintenance...............44 Care of the projector.................... 44 Positioning your
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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. • Wall color correction allowing projection on surfaces of several predefined colors Quick auto search speeding up the signal detecting process Selectable password protected function Up to 11 sets of picture modes providing multiple choices for different projection purposes
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Shipping contents Carefully unpack and verify that you have all of the items shown below. If any of these items are missing, please contact your place of purchase. Standard accessories The supplied accessories will be suitable for your region, and may differ from those illustrated. Projector Power Cord VGA Cable Reference Registration Warranty Safety Quick Start Guide Guide CD Card Booklet Booklet Pull the tab before using the remote control. Carry case (Not included Remote Control & Batte
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Projector exterior view 1. External control panel Front/upper side (See "Projector and remote control" on page 6 for details.) 1 2. Vent (heated air exhaust) 3. Quick-release button 4. Lens cover 5. Focus ring and Zoom ring 6. Front IR remote sensor 7. Projection lens 2 5 3 6 7 4 8. AC power cord inlet 9. RS-232 control port Rear/lower side 10. RGB signal output socket 11. RGB (PC)/Component video 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 (YPbPr/YCbCr) signal input socket 12. Video input socket 13. S-Video inpu
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Controls and functions Projector and remote control 8 5 11 1 14 10 9 2 3 15 12 10 4 5 13 16 11 7 12 6 11 7 8 13 17 11 1. Focus ring I I 5. POWER Adjusts the focus of the projected Toggles the projector between image. See "Fine-tuning the image size standby mode and on. See "Starting and clarity" on page 26 for details. up the projector" on page 20 and 2. Zoom ring "Shutting down the projector" on page Adjusts the size of the image. See 36 for details. "Fine-tuning the image size and clari
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8. MENU/EXIT 13. SOURCE Turns on the On-Screen Display Displays the source selection bar. (OSD) menu. Goes back to previous See "Switching input signal" on page OSD menu, exits and saves menu 24 for details. settings. See "Using the menus" on 14. Freeze page 21 for details. Freezes the projected image. See 9. LAMP indicator light "Freezing the image" on page 35 for Indicates the status of the lamp. Lights details. up or flashes when the lamp has 15. Left developed a problem. See "Indicato
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Approx. 15° Remote control effective range Infra-Red (IR) remote control sensor is located on the front of the projector. The remote control must be held at an angle within 30 degrees perpendicular to the projector's IR remote control sensor to function correctly. The distance between the remote control and the sensor should not exceed 8 meters (~ 26 feet). Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote control and the IR sensor on the projector that might obstruct the infra-re
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Positioning your projector Choosing a location 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 distance between the projector and the rest of your equipment. Your projector is designed to be installed in one of four possible installation locations: 1. Front Table Select this location with the projector placed near the
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Obtaining a preferred projected image size The distance from the projector lens to the screen, the zoom setting, and the video format all factor into the resulting projected image size. 4:3 is the native aspect ratio of this projector. To be able to project a complete 16:9 (widescreen) aspect ratio image, the projector can resize and scale a widescreen image to the projector's native aspect width. This will result in a proportionally smaller height equivalent to 75% of the projector's native
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How to determine the position of the projector for a given screen size 1. Select your screen size. 2. Refer to the table and find the closest match to your screen size in the left columns labelled "4:3 screen diagonal". Using this value, look across this row to the right to find the corresponding average distance from screen value in the column labelled "Average". This is the projection distance. 3. On that same row, look across to the right column and make note of the "Vertical offset" val
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Projection dimensions Refer to "Dimensions" on page 53 for the center of lens dimensions of this projector before calculating the appropriate position. Maximum zoom Minimum zoom Screen Center of lens Vertical offset Projection distance 4:3 screen diagonal Recommended projection distance from Vertical offset screen Min length Average Max length (with max. (with min. zoom) zoom) Feet Inches mm mm Inches mm Inches mm Inches mm Inches 4 48 1219 1829 72 1920 76 2011 79 37 1.4 59 1500 2250 89 2362
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Connection When connecting a signal source to the projector, be sure to: 1. Turn all equipment off before making any connections. 2. Use the correct signal cables for each source. 3. Ensure the cables are firmly inserted. In the connections shown below, some cables may not be included with the projector (see "Shipping contents" on page 4). Additional cables can be purchased from InFocus.com in select areas, your dealer and/or from a commercial electronics store. Connection 13
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Connecting a computer or monitor Connecting a computer The projector provides a VGA input socket that allows you to connect it to both IBM® compatibles and Macintosh® computers. A Mac adapter is needed if you are connecting legacy version Macintosh computers. To connect the projector to a notebook or desktop computer: 1. Take the supplied VGA cable and connect one end to the D-Sub output socket of the computer. 2. Connect the other end of the VGA cable to the COMPUTER IN1/COMPUTER IN2 signal
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Connecting a monitor If you want to view your presentation close-up on a monitor as well as on the screen, you can connect the MONITOR OUT signal output socket on the projector to an external monitor with a VGA cable following the instructions below: To connect the projector to a monitor: 1. Connect the projector to a computer as described in "Connecting a computer" on page 14. 2. Take a suitable VGA cable (only one supplied) and connect one end of the cable to the D-Sub input socket of the
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Connecting video source devices You can connect your projector to various video source devices that provide any one of the following output sockets: Component video S-Video Video (composite) You only need to connect the projector to a single video source device; 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 video source device as described below: Best vide
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Connecting a Component video source device Examine your video source device to determine if it has a set of unused Component video output sockets available: If so, you can continue with this procedure. If not, you will need to reassess which method you can use to connect to the device. To connect the projector to a Component video source device: 1. Take a Component video to VGA (D-Sub) adaptor cable and connect the end with 3 RCA type connectors to the Component video output sockets of t
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Connecting an S-Video source device Examine your video source device to determine if it has an unused S-Video output socket available: If so, you can continue with this procedure. If not, you will need to reassess which method you can use to connect to the device. To connect the projector to an S-Video source device: 1. Take an S-Video cable and connect one end to the S-Video output socket of the video source device. 2. Connect the other end of the S-Video cable to the S-VIDEO socket on
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Connecting a composite video source device Examine your video source device to determine if it has a set of unused composite video output sockets available: If so, you can continue with this procedure. If not, you will need to reassess which method you can use to connect to the device. To connect the projector to a composite video source device: 1. Take a video cable and connect one end to the composite video output socket of the video source device. 2. Connect the other end of the video
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Operation Starting up the projector 1. Plug the power cord into the projector and into a wall socket. Turn on the wall socket switch, if applicable. Check that the POWER indicator light on the projector lights orange after power has been applied. 2. Remove the lens cap. If it is closed, it could become deformed due to the heat produced by the projection lamp. I I 3. Press POWER on the projector or remote control to start the projector. The POWER indicator light flashes green and stays g
