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MP620p Digital Projector
Mainstream Series
User's Manual
Welcome
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Copyright Copyright 2006 by BenQ Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of BenQ Corporation. Disclaimer BenQ Corporation makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to
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Table of contents Important safety instructions .................................... 1 Introduction ............................................................... 5 Projector features ................................................................. 5 Shipping contents................................................................. 6 Optional accessories ...................................................................................... 6 Projector exterior view ............................
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Fine-tuning the image size and clarity ..............................23 Correcting keystone ...........................................................24 Selecting an application mode............................................25 Switching input signal ........................................................25 Hiding the image ................................................................25 Remote paging operations..................................................26 Freezing the image ........
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Limited Warranty .............................................................. 48 Regulation Statements ............................................. 49 FCC statement ................................................................... 49 EEC statement ................................................................... 49 MIC statement ................................................................... 49 WEEE directive .................................................................. 49 Table
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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. Caution • To prevent shock, do not open the • Refer servicing to qualified service cabinet. There are no user serviceable personnel. parts inside. • Always open the lens shutter or remove the lens
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Safety Instructions 1. The lamp becomes extremely hot 4. Do not place this product on an during operation. Allow the unstable cart, stand, or table. The projector to cool for approximately product may fall, sustaining serious 45 minutes prior to removing the damage. lamp assembly for replacement. 5. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not disassemble this appliance. 2. Do not operate lamps beyond the Take it to a qualified technician rated lamp life. Excessive operation when se
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Safety Instructions (Continued) 6. Do not place this projector in any of the 7. Do not block the ventilation holes. - Do not place this unit on a blanket, following environments. bedding or any other soft surface. - Space that is poorly ventilated or confined. - Do not cover this unit with a cloth or any Allow at least 50 cm clearance from walls other item. and free flow of air around the projector. - Do not place inflammables near the - Locations where temperatures may projec
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Safety Instructions (Continued) 10. Do not step on the projector or place 13. This product is capable of displaying any objects upon it. Besides probable inverted images for ceiling mount physical damage to the projector, doing installation. so may result in accidents and possible Please use BenQ’s Ceiling Mount Kit for mounting the unit and ensure it is injury. securely installed. 11. Do not block the projection lens with any objects when the projector is under operation as this could
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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: • Selectable password protected function • Compact and portable unit • High quality manual zoom lens • One-key auto-adjustment to display the best picture quality • Digital keystone correction to correct distorted images • Adjustable color balance control for data/video display •
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Shipping contents The projector is shipped with the cables required for connection to a PC and to video equipment. 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. The supplied accessories will be suitable for your region, and may differ from those illustrated. Projector Soft carry case User’s manual User’s manual CD Pull the tab before using the remote control. Quick start Remote control guide
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Projector exterior view Front / upper side 1. External control panel 1 (See "External control panel" on page 8 for detailed information.) 6 2 2. Ventilation grill 3. Projection lens 3 7 4. Front adjuster button 4 5. Lens cap 6. Focus ring and Zoom ring 7. Front IR remote sensor 5 Rear side Refer to "Connection" on page 15 for more information on making connections to various equipment. 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 18 10 19 9 8 8. Rear adjuster foot 14. RGB (PC) / Component video (YPbPr/ 9. AC power
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Controls and functions External control panel 13 14 7 12 6 8 1 5 9 10 2 4 3 11 I 1. Power (Refer to "Start up" on page 21 and "Shutdown" on page 26 for more infor- mation.) Turns the projector on or off. 2. Blank (Refer to "Hiding the image" on page 25 for more information.) Used to hide the screen image. You can press any key on the control panel to bring the image back. 3. Mode (Refer to "Application Mode" on page 29 for more information.) Depending upon which input signal is selected, there
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Exits and saves the menu settings. When the on-screen menu is activated, the #9 to #12 buttons are used as directional arrows to select the desired menu items and to make adjustments. 13. Focus ring (Refer to "Fine-tuning the image size and clarity" on page 23 for more information.) Adjusts the focus of the projected image. 14. Zoom ring (Refer to "Fine-tuning the image size and clarity" on page 23 for more information.) Adjusts the size of the image. Rotate clockwise to enlarge the image or
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7. Page Up and Down (Refer to "Remote paging operations" on page 26 for more information.) You can operate your display software program (on a connected PC) which responds to page up/down commands (like Microsoft PowerPoint) by pressing these buttons. 8. Auto (Refer to "Auto-adjusting the image" on page 23 for more information.) Automatically determines the best picture settings for the displayed image. 9. Source (Refer to "Switching input signal" on page 25 for more information.) Sequentiall
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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. Floor in front of screen; 2. Ceiling in front of screen; 3. Floor at rear of screen; 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 distance betwe
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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. The maximum (native) resolution of the projector is 1024 x 768 pixels, which is a 4 to 3 aspect ratio (expressed as 4:3). 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 proportiona
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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 'Screen Diameter' 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 value. Thi
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Maximum zoom Minimum zoom Screen Center of lens Offset Projection distance 4:3 Screen Diagonal Distance from Screen in mm Vertical Offset in mm Feet Inches mm Min length Average Max length (with max. (with min. zoom) zoom) 4 48 1219 1745 1876 2007 18 1500 2148 2199 2250 23 5 60 1524 2182 2345 2509 23 6 72 1829 2618 2815 3011 27 2000 2863 3078 3293 30 7 84 2134 3055 3284 3513 32 8 96 2438 3491 3753 4015 36 2500 3579 3848 4116 38 9 108 2743 3927 4222 4516 41 3000 4295 4617 4939 45 10 120 3048 43
