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MX850UST/MW851UST Digital Projector
User Manual
Welcome
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Table of contents Adjusting the sound.............................35 Important safety Controlling the projector through a LAN instructions .........................3 environment.........................................35 Shutting down the projector ...............39 Introduction........................7 Direct power off ...................................39 Projector features .................................. 7 Menu operation ...................................40 Shipping contents............
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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. In some countries, the line voltage is operate your projector. Save it for NOT stable. This projector is designed future reference. to operate
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Safety Instructions (Continued) 6. The lamp becomes extremely hot 9. Do not place this product on an during operation. Allow the projector unstable cart, stand, or table. The to cool for approximately 45 minutes product may fall, sustaining serious prior to removing the lamp assembly damage. for replacement. 7. Do not operate lamps beyond the 10. Do not attempt to disassemble this rated lamp life. Excessive operation of projector. There are dangerous high lamps beyond the rated life
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Safety Instructions (Continued) 12. Do not place this projector in any of the 13. Do not block the ventilation holes. following environments. - Do not place this projector on a blanket, bedding or any other soft surface. - Space that is poorly ventilated or - Do not cover this projector with a cloth confined. Allow at least 50 cm clearance or any other item. from walls and free flow of air around the projector. - Do not place inflammables near the projector. - Locations where tempera
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Safety Instructions (Continued) 16. Do not step on the projector or place Ceiling mounting the projector any objects upon it. Besides probable We want you to have a pleasant physical damage to the projector, doing experience using your BenQ projector, so may result in accidents and possible so we need to bring this safety matter to injury. your attention to prevent possible damage to person and property. If you intend to mount your projector on the ceiling, we strongly recommend that y
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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. • Network Settings allowing management of projector status from a computer using a web browser • Short throw lens to create larger images with less distance between the projector and the screen • Microphone jack to output the sound through the projector speaker • 3D function to e
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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 Power cord VGA cable Quick start guide User manual CD Warranty card* Remote control with
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Projector exterior view 1. Front IR remote sensor Front/upper side 2. Mirror 3. Projection lens 4. Speaker grill 5. Vent (cool air intake) 1 6. Focus ring 7. Vent (heated air exhaust) 6 8. Lamp cover 4 2 9. External control panel 7 (See "Controls and functions" on page 10 8 for details.) 9 3 10. Top IR remote sensor 10 11. RJ45 LAN input jack 12. USB port 4 13. RS232 control port 14. HDMI-input port 5 15. RGB signal output jack 16. RGB (PC)/Component Video (YPbPr/ YCbCr) signal input jack 17.
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Controls and functions Projector 9. Keystone/Arrow keys ( / Up, / Down) Manually corrects distorted images resulting from an angled projection. 10. Auto 1 Automatically determines the best picture 7 timings for the displayed image. 2 8 11. MODE/ENTER 9 10 Selects an available picture setup mode. 3 11 Activates the selected On-Screen Display 4 12 (OSD) menu item. 5 13 12. Right/ 6 9 Increases the projector volume. 1. Focus ring When the On-Screen Display (OSD) Adjusts the focus of the projec
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Remote control 6. MODE/ENTER Selects an available picture setup mode. Activates the selected On-Screen Display 1 (OSD) menu item. 13 2 7. LASER 14 Emits visible laser pointer light for 3 15 presentation purposes. 4 16 8. PAGE UP/PAGE DOWN Operates your display software program 5 17 (on a connected PC) which responds to page up/down commands (like Microsoft 6 16 PowerPoint). 9. FREEZE 18 7 Freezes the projected image. 8 19 10. NETWORK SETTING 20 Enters network setting directly. 9 21 11. TES
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18. ZOOM+/ZOOM- Magnifies or reduces the projected image size. 19. VOLUME+/VOLUME- Adjusts the sound level. 20. MUTE Toggles projector audio between on and off. 21. ASPECT Selects the display aspect ratio. 22. MIC/VOL +/- Adjusts the microphone sound level. 23. CAPTURE Captures the projected picture and save it as your startup screen. 24. Numeric buttons Enters numbers in network settings. Numeric buttons 1, 2, 3, 4 cannot be pressed when asked to enter password. Operating the LASER point
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Approx. +15º Approx. +15º Remote control effective range Infra-Red (IR) remote control sensor are located on the front and top of the projector. The remote control must be held at an angle within 30 degrees perpendicular to the projector's IR remote control sensors to function correctly. The distance between the remote control and the sensors should not exceed 8 meters (~ 26 feet). Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote control and the IR sensors on the projector that might
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Positioning your projector Choosing a location Your projector is designed to be suspended upside-down. Install the projector in one of two possible installation locations below: 1. Front Ceiling 2. Rear Ceiling Select this location with the projector Select this location with the projector suspended upside-down from the ceiling in suspended upside-down from the ceiling front of the screen. behind the screen. Purchase the BenQ Projector Ceiling Mount Note that a special rear projection screen
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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. MX850UST: For example, if you are using an 120-inch screen, the recommended projection distance is 1069 mm and the vertical offset is 457.2 mm. If your measured projection distance is 0.9 m (900 mm), the closest match in the "Distance from Screen in mm" column is 884 mm. Looking across this row shows that a 100'' (about
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MW851UST Screen Size Diagonal W H Distance from Screen in mm Vertical offset in mm Inches mm (mm) (mm) 60 1524 1292 808 427 177.7 70 1778 1508 942 505 207.3 80 2032 1723 1077 583 236.9 90 2286 1939 1212 661 266.5 100 2540 2154 1346 739 296.2 120 3048 2585 1615 896 355.4 150 3810 3231 2019 1130 444.2 200 5080 4308 2692 1521 592.3 220 5588 4739 2962 1677 651.6 240 6096 5169 3231 1833 710.8 260 6604 5600 3500 1989 770.0 280 7112 6031 3769 2146 829.3 300 7620 6462 4039 2302 888.5 There i
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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. • The connection illustrations below are for reference only. The rear connecting jacks available
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• Many notebooks do not turn on their external video ports when connected to a projector. Usually a key combo like FN + F3 or CRT/LCD key turns the external display on/off. Locate a function key labeled CRT/LCD or a function key with a monitor symbol on the notebook. Press FN and the labeled function key simultaneously. Refer to your notebook's documentation to find your notebook's key combination. • The D-Sub output only works when an appropriate D-Sub input is made to the COMPUTER 1 jack.
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Playing sound through the projector You can make use of the projector (mixed mono) speaker in your presentations, and also connect separate amplified speakers to the AUDIO OUT socket of the projector. If you have a separate sound system, you will most likely want to connect the audio output of your Video source device to that sound system, instead of to the mono audio projector. You can also use a microphone to output the sound through the projector speaker. Once connected, the audio can be co
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Operation Starting up the projector 1. Plug the power cord into the projector and into a power outlet. Turn on the power outlet switch (where fitted). Check that the POWER indicator light on the projector lights orange after power has been applied. Please use the original accessories (e.g. power cord) only with the device to avoid possible dangers such as electric shock and fire. 2. Press POWER on the projector or ON on the remote control to start the projector. As soon as the lamp ligh
