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MP515/MP525/MP525P/
MP526/MP575/MP576
Digital Projector
User Manual
Welcome
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Table of contents Personalizing the projector menu Important safety display...................................................41 instructions .........................3 Controlling the projector through a Lan environment (MP526/ Introduction........................7 MP576 only).........................................42 Projector features .................................. 7 Shutting down the projector ...............45 Shipping contents.................................. 8 Menu operation ....
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Important safety instructions Your 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 manual before you 4. Always open the lens shutter or operate your projector. Save it for remove the lens cap when the future reference. projector lamp is on. 5. I
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Safety Instructions (Continued) 7. Do not block the projection lens 10. Do not operate lamps beyond the with any objects as this could cause rated lamp life. Excessive operation the objects to become heated and of lamps beyond the rated life deformed or even cause a fire. To could cause them to break on rare temporarily turn off the lamp, press occasions. BLANK on the projector or remote control. 11. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table. The 8. The lamp become
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Safety Instructions (Continued) 13. Do not attempt to disassemble this 15. Do not place this projector in any of projector. There are dangerous high the following environments. voltages inside which may cause death - Space that is poorly ventilated or confined. Allow at least 50 cm if you should come into contact with clearance from walls and free flow of live parts. The only user serviceable air around the projector. part is the lamp which has its own - Locations where temperatu
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Safety Instructions (Continued) 16. Always place the projector on a level, 18. Do not place liquids near or on the horizontal surface during operation. projector. Liquids spilled into the - Do not use if tilted at an angle of projector may cause it to fail. If the more than 10 degrees left to right, projector does become wet, nor at angle of more than 15 degrees disconnect it from the power outlet front to back. Using the projector and call BenQ to have the projector when it is not full
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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. • LAN Settings allowing management of projector status from a computer using a web browser (MP526 and MP576 only) • Wall color correction allowing projection on surfaces of several predefined colors • Quick auto search speeding up the signal detecting process • Selectable password
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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. *The warranty card is only supplied in some specific regions. Please consult your dealer for detailed information. Projector Quick start User manual Warranty guide CD card* VGA cable Power cord Remote control with
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Projector exterior view 1. External control panel Front/upper side (See "Controls and functions" on page 10 for details.) 5 1 2. Vent (heated air exhaust) 3. Quick-release button 4. Lens cover 5. Focus ring and Zoom ring 6. Vent (cool air intake) 7. Front IR remote sensor 2 6 8. Projection lens 7 9. AC power cord inlet 3 10. Kensington anti-theft lock slot 11. Rear adjuster foot 12. Ceiling mount holes 8 4 13. Lamp cover 14. RS232 control port 15. RGB signal output jack Rear/lower side 16. RGB
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Controls and functions Projector For details, see the info provided behind the hand sign . 1 6. Left/ 2 8 Starts the FAQ function. 9 "Utilizing FAQ function" on page 39 3 7. BLANK 4 10 11 Used to hide the screen picture. 5 12 "Hiding the image" on page 38 13 6 8. TEMPerature warning light 14 7 Lights up red if the projector's 11 temperature becomes too high. "Indicators" on page 60 1. Focus ring Adjusts the focus of the projected 9. LAMP indicator light image. Indicates the status of the lamp
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13. Mode/Enter 14. SOURCE Selects an available picture setup Displays the source selection bar. mode. "Switching input signal" on page 30 Activates the selected On-Screen Display (OSD) menu item. "Selecting a picture mode" on page 33 Ceiling mounting the projector We want you to have a pleasant experience using your BenQ projector, so we need to bring this safety matter to your attention to prevent possible damage to person and property. If you intend to mount your projector on the ceiling,
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Remote control For details, see the info provided behind the hand sign . 7 7. Menu/Exit 1 8 Turns on the On-Screen Display 2 9 (OSD) menu. Goes back to previous OSD menu, exits and saves menu 3 10 settings. 4 11 "Using the menus" on page 26 12 5 8. Keystone/Arrow keys ( / Up, / 8 Down) 13 Manually corrects distorted images 6 14 resulting from an angled projection. "Correcting keystone" on page 25 15 9. AUTO Automatically determines the best I I 1. Power picture timings for the displayed T
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Approx. 15° 13. Timer On 15. Page Up/Down Activates or displays an on-screen (This function is not available with the timer based on your own timer MP5 series models.) setting. "Setting the presentation timer" on page 37 14. Timer Set up Enters presentation timer setting directly. "Setting the presentation timer" on page 37 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 degr
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Positioning your projector Choosing a location Your projector is designed to be installed in one of four possible installation locations: 1. Front Table 3. Rear Ceiling Select this location with the projector Select this location with the projector placed near the floor in front of the screen. suspended upside-down from the ceiling This is the most common way to position behind the screen. the projector for quick setup and Note that a special rear projection screen portability. and the BenQ
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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 each factors in the 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 aspect he
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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 (mm)" value. This will determine the final vertical offset placement of the projector in relation to the edge of the screen. 4. The recommended position for the projector is aligned perpendicular to the horizontal center of the screen, at the distance from the screen det
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Projection dimensions Refer to "Dimensions" on page 63 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 Screen size Distance from screen (mm) Vertical offset (mm) Min Max • MP525 Diagonal length length • MP525P W (mm) H (mm) Average • MP515 • MP526 (max. (min. • MP575 Inch mm zoom) zoom) • MP576 30 762 610 457 1132 1189 1245 23 46 40 1016 813 610 1
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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 8). They are commercially available from electronics stores. • For detailed connection methods, see pages 19-22. Monitor Notebook or desktop computer A/V devic
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Connecting a computer or monitor Connecting a computer The projector can connect 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 jack of the computer. 2. Connect the other end of the VGA cable to the COMPUTER, COMPUTER 1 or COMPUTER 2 signal input jack on the projector. 3. If you
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Connecting Video source devices You need only connect the projector to a Video source device using just one of the 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 Video source device as described below: Terminal Terminal appearance Reference Picture quality name "Connecting a Component Component Video source device" on page Best Video 21 S-V
