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MP512 ST/MP522 ST
Digital Projector
User Manual
Welcome
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Table of contents Operating in a high altitude Important safety environment.........................................39 instructions .........................3 Adjusting the sound.............................39 Personalizing the projector Introduction........................7 menu display ........................................40 Projector features .................................. 7 Shutting down the projector ...............40 Shipping contents.................................. 8 Menu oper
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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) 17. 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 injury. 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 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. • 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. *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.) 1 2. Vent (heated air exhaust) 3. Quick-release button 4. Lens cover 5. Focus ring 6. Front IR remote sensor 7. Projection lens 2 5 3 6 7 4 8. AC power cord inlet Rear/lower side 9. RS-232 control port 10. RGB signal output socket MP522 ST 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 input socket 14. Audio signa
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Controls and functions Projector 7. TEMPerature indicator light Lights up red if the projector's temperature becomes too high. See 1 "Indicators" on page 55 for details. 7 8. LAMP indicator light Indicates the status of the lamp. Lights up 2 8 or flashes when the lamp has developed a problem. See "Indicators" on page 55 for 9 3 10 details. 4 9. AUTO 11 12 Automatically determines the best picture 5 timings for the displayed image. See 13 "Auto-adjusting the image" on page 29 for 6 detail
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Remote control 7. Keystone/Arrow keys ( / Up, / Down) 6 Manually corrects distorted images 1 7 resulting from an angled projection. See "Correcting keystone" on page 30 for 2 8 details. 3 9 8. AUTO Automatically determines the best picture 10 4 timings for the displayed image. See 11 "Auto-adjusting the image" on page 29 for 7 details. 12 9. Right/ 5 Activates panel key lock. See "Locking 13 control keys" on page 38 for details. When the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu is activated, the #3,
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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 (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 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 in m
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Projection dimensions Refer to "Dimensions" on page 58 for the center of lens dimensions of this projector before calculating the appropriate position. 4:3 screen diagonal Screen Center of lens Vertical offset Projection distance 4:3 screen diagonal Recommended projection distance from Vertical offset in mm screen in mm Feet Inches mm Average 4 48 1219 873 37 59 1500 1074 45 5 60 1524 1091 46 6 72 1829 1309 55 79 2000 1432 60 7 84 2134 1527 64 8 96 2438 1745 73 98 2500 1790 75 9 108 2743 1964 8
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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. Connecting a computer or monitor Connecting a computer The projector provides a VGA input socket th
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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 D-SUB 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 17. 2. Take a suitable VGA cable (only one supplied) and connect one end of the cable to the D-Sub input socket of the vi
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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: •HDMI • Component Video •S-Video •Video (composite) 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 so
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Connecting an HDMI device You should use an HDMI cable when making connection between the projector and HDMI devices. To connect the projector to an HDMI device: 1. Take an HDMI cable and connect one end to the HDMI output socket of the video device. 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the HDMI input socket on the projector. 3. If you wish to make use of the projector (mixed mono) speaker(s), take a suitable audio cable and connect one end of the cable to the audio output sockets of the
