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SP920P Digital Projector
User Manual
Welcome
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English Table of contents Setting the presentation timer .....34 Important safety instructions ..... 3 Remote paging operations ...........35 Introduction ................................ 6 Hiding the image ..........................36 Projector features............................6 Freezing the image........................36 Shipping contents ...........................7 Utilizing FAQ function ................36 Projector exterior view ...................8 Locking control keys.................
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English Thank you for your purchase of this quality BenQ projector! It has been designed to provide you with an enjoyable viewing experience in various situations. For the best results, please read this manual through carefully as it is your guide through the control menus and operation. 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 th
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English 5. In areas where the mains voltage may 9. Do not attempt to disassemble this projector. fluctuate or cut out, it is recommended that There are dangerous high voltages inside you connect your projector through a power which may cause death if you should come stabilizer, surge protector or uninterruptible into contact with live parts. The only user power supply (UPS). serviceable part is the lamp which has its own removable cover. Under no circumstances should you ever undo or re
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English 12. Always place the projector on a level, 17. Do not place liquids near or on the projector. horizontal surface during operation. Liquids spilled into the projector may cause it - Do not use if tilted at an angle of more than to fail. If the projector does become wet, 10 degrees left to right, nor at angle of more disconnect it from the power supply's wall than 15 degrees front to back. Using the socket and call BenQ to have the projector projector when it is not fully horizontal
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English 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 dual-lamp projection capable of displaying super-bright images • 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
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English 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. (UK) (US) (KOREA) (CHINA) (AU) (JAPAN) (EU) Projector Power cord VGA cable Remote control wi
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English Projector exterior view 1. Lamp cover 2. Vent (heated air exhaust) Front/upper side 3. Projection lens 4 4. External control panel (See page 9 for details.) 1 5. Focus ring and Zoom ring 5 (See page 9 for details.) 6. Vent (cool air intake) 2 6 7. Front IR remote sensor 8. AC power cord inlet 7 9. Adjuster feet 3 10. Kensington anti-theft lock slot 11. Speaker grill 12. Ceiling mount holes 13. Rear IR remote sensor 14. Wired remote control port 15. Audio signal input socket 16. RS232 con
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English Controls and functions Projector 9. MODE Depending upon which input signal is selected, 1 selects an available picture setup mode. See "Selecting a picture mode" on page 31 for details. 2 10. ASPECT Selects the display aspect ratio. See "Selecting the 7 3 aspect ratio" on page 30 for details. 8 11. AUTO 9 4 10 Automatically determines the best picture timings for the displayed picture. See "Auto-adjusting the 11 5 image" on page 28 for details. 12 12. Keystone/Arrow keys ( / Up, / D
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English Remote control 13 6. Left/ 1 14 Starts the FAQ function. See "Utilizing FAQ function" on page 36 for details. 2 15 7. BLANK 16 3 Used to hide the screen picture. See "Hiding the 4 image" on page 36 for details. 17 5 8. ENTER 18 Enacts the selected On-Screen Display (OSD) 6 menu item. See "Using the On-Screen Display 19 7 (OSD) menus" on page 24 for details. 4 8 9. TIMER ON/SHOW 20 Activates or displays an on-screen timer based on 9 21 your own timer setting. See "Setting the presen
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English Approx. 15° 18. Right/ Remote control effective range Locks the keys on the projector. See "Locking Infra-Red (IR) remote control sensors are located on control keys" on page 37 for details. the front and the back of the projector. The remote control must be held at an angle within 30 degrees When the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu is perpendicular to the projector's IR remote control activated, the #4, #6 and #18 keys are used as sensors to function correctly. The distance between
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English 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 3. Rear Table Select this location with the proje
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English 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 as
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English 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
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English Projection dimensions Refer to "Dimensions" on page 52 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 4:3 screen diagonal Distance from screen in mm Vertical offset Feet Inches mm Min length Average Max length in mm (with max. (with min. zoom) zoom) 4.0 48 1219 1635 1766 1897 84 59 1500 2012 2173 2334 104 5.0 60 1524 2044 2208 2371 105 6.0 72 1829 2453
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English 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 7). They are commercially available from electronics stores. Connecting a computer or monitor Connecting a computer The projector provides a VGA input s
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English 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 or VGA to DVI-A cable by following the instructions below. To connect the projector to a monitor: •With a VGA cable: •With a VGA to DVI-A cable: Your monitor must be equipped with a DVI input socket. 1. Connect the projector to a computer as described 1. Connect the projector to
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English Connecting Video source devices This section describes how to connect the projector to Video source devices using video cables. Video cable connections are recommended for Video presentations. You can connect your projector to various Video source devices that provide any one of the following output sockets: •HDMI •DVI-D • 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 e
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English Connecting a HDMI source device The projector provides a HDMI input socket that allows you to connect it to a HDMI source device like a DVD player, a DTV tuner or a display. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) supports uncompressed video data transmission between compatible devices like DTV tuners, DVD players and displays over a single cable. It provides pure digital viewing and listening experience. Examine your source device to determine if it has an unused HDMI output sock
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English Connecting a DVI-D source device The projector provides a DVI-D input socket that allows you to connect it to a DVI-D source device like a DVD player. DVI-D format is used to directly carry a digital signal to a digital display without signal conversion. The pure digital connection provides faster and higher image quality than an analog connection, due to the nature of the digital format. Examine your source device to determine if it has an unused DVI-D output socket available: • If
