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MP615P/MP625P
Digital Projector
User Manual
Welcome
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Adjusting the sound.............................41 Table of contents Adjusting the sound level ....................41 Personalizing the projector Important safety menu display ........................................42 instructions .........................3 Shutting down the projector ...............42 Menu operation ...................................43 Introduction........................7 Projector features .................................. 7 Maintenance......................53 Shipping c
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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. In
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Safety Instructions (Continued) 7. The lamp becomes extremely hot 10. 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. 11. Do not attempt to disassemble this 8. Do not operate lamps beyond the projector. There are dangerous high rated lamp life. Excessive operation voltages inside which may cause
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Safety Instructions (Continued) 13. Do not place this projector in any of 14. Do not block the ventilation holes. the following environments. - Do not place this projector on a blanket, bedding or any other soft surface. - Space that is poorly ventilated or confined. Allow at least 50 cm clearance - Do not cover this projector with a cloth or from walls and free flow of air around the any other item. projector. - Do not place inflammables near the - Locations where temperatures may pr
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Safety Instructions (Continued) 16. Do not stand the projector on end 18. Do not place liquids near or on the vertically. Doing so may cause the projector. Liquids spilled into the projector to fall over, causing injury or projector may cause it to fail. If the resulting in damage to the projector. projector does become wet, disconnect it from the power supply's wall socket and call BenQ to have the projector serviced. 17. Do not step on the projector or place any objects upon it. Besides
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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 • 3D color management allowing color adjustments to your liking • Selectable quick cooling func
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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* Pull the tab before
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Projector exterior view 1. External control panel Front/upper side (See "Projector" on page 10 for details.) 2. Lamp cover 1 3. Zoom ring 2 4. Focus ring 5. Lens cover 3 6. Vent (heated air exhaust) 6 4 7. Front IR remote sensor 8. Projection lens 9. Quick-release button 10. USB input jack 7 11. S-Video input jack 12. RGB signal output jack 8 5 13. RGB (PC)/Component video 9 (YPbPr/ YCbCr) signal input jack 14. Audio input jack 15. Video input jack Rear/lower side 16. RS-232 control port 17.
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Controls and functions Projector 6. Mode/Enter Selects an available picture setup mode. 1 See "Selecting a picture mode" on page 34 for details. 2 9 3 Activates the selected On-Screen Display (OSD) menu item. See "Using the menus" 4 on page 27 for details. 10 5 7. SOURCE 6 Displays the source selection bar. See 4 "Switching input signal" on page 31 for 11 7 details. I I 8. Power/POWER indicator light 8 Toggles the projector between standby 1. Focus ring mode and on.See "Starting up the A
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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, we strongly recommend that you use a proper fitting BenQ projector ceiling mount kit and that you ensure it is securely and safely installed. If you use a non-BenQ brand projector ceiling mount kit, there is a safety risk that the pr
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Remote control 7. Menu/Exit Turns on the On-Screen Display (OSD) 7 menu. Goes back to previous OSD menu, 1 8 exits and saves menu settings. See "Using the menus" on page 27 for 2 9 10 details. 10 3 8. Keystone/Arrow keys ( / Up, / 11 Down) 12 4 Manually corrects distorted images 8 resulting from an angled projection. See 5 13 "Correcting keystone" on page 26 for 14 details. 6 9. AUTO 15 Automatically determines the best picture timings for the displayed image. See "Auto-adjusting the ima
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Approx. 15° 14. Timer On 15. Timer Setup Activates or displays an on-screen timer Enters presentation timer setting directly. based on your own timer setting. See See "Setting the presentation timer" on "Setting the presentation timer" on page page 38 for details. 38 for details. 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 co
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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 (if available), 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 n
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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 on page 17 and find the closest match to your screen size in the left columns labelled "Screen size". 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 (
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Projection dimensions Refer to "Dimensions" on page 62 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 Diagonal W H Min length Average Max length (mm) Inch mm (mm) (mm) (max. zoom) (min. zoom) 30 762 610 457 1200 1260 1320 69 40 1016 813 610 1600 1680 1760 91 50 1270 1016 762 2000 2100 2200 114 60 1524 1219 91
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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 19-23. 3 2 1 2 4 (MP615P ) (MP625P) 4 5 6 7 8 4 1. U
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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 socket of the computer. 2. Connect the other end of the VGA cable to the COMPUTER 1 or COMPUTER 2 signal input jack on the projector. 3. If you wish to
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Connecting Video source devices 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 Video source device as described below: Terminal Terminal appearance Reference Picture quality name "Connecting an HDMI HDMI HDMI source device Best (MP625P only) (MP625P only)
