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SP870 Digital Projector
User Manual
Welcome
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English Table of contents Fine-tuning the image quality in user Important safety instructions ..... 3 modes .................................................... 31 Introduction ................................ 6 Setting the presentation timer .....33 Hiding the image ..........................35 Projector features............................6 Freezing the image........................35 Shipping contents ...........................7 Utilizing FAQ function ................35 Projector exterior v
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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 6. In areas where the mains voltage may 10. 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 r
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English 13. Always place the projector on a level, 18. 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 ho
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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. • 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 pu
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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 and safety manual are only supplied in some specific regions. Please consult your dealer for detailed information. (UK) (US) (KOREA) (CHINA) (AU) (3-2 power (EU) adaptor) Projector Power
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English Projector exterior view 1. Quick-release foot 2. Projection lens Front/upper side 4 3. Lens cap 4. External control panel (See page 9 for details.) 5. Focus ring and Zoom ring 5 (See page 9 for details.) 6 6. Vent (cool air intake) 7. Front IR remote sensor 1 7 8. Quick-release button 9. AC power cord inlet 2 10. Main power switch 8 11. Speaker grill 1 12. Ceiling mount holes 3 13. Lamp cover 14. Rear IR remote sensor 15. RS232 control port 16. USB socket Rear/lower side 17. DVI-D signal
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English Controls and functions Projector 9. TEMPerature indicator light Lights up if the projector's temperature becomes too high. See "Indicators" on page 48 for details. 10. LAMP indicator light 1 2 Indicates the status of the lamp. Lights up when the lamp has developed a problem. See "Indicators" on page 48 for details. 11. AUTO 3 9 Automatically determines the best picture timings 10 for the displayed picture. See "Auto-adjusting the 4 11 image" on page 27 for details. 5 12 12. Keystone
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English Remote control For details, see the info. provided behind the 1 hand sign . 2 13 8. MENU/EXIT 3 14 Turns on the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu. 4 Goes back to previous OSD menu, exits and saves 5 menu settings. 15 6 "Using the On-Screen Display (OSD) menus" 7 16 on page 23 8 17 18 9 9. Left/ 19 Starts the FAQ function. 10 18 "Utilizing FAQ function" on page 35 11 20 10. ENTER 21 12 Activates the selected On-Screen Display (OSD) 22 menu item. 11. BLANK Used to hide the screen image. "
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English 18. Keystone/Arrow keys ( / Up, / Down) Remote control effective range Manually corrects distorted images resulting Infra-Red (IR) remote control sensors are located on from an angled projection. the front and the back of the projector. The remote control must be held at an angle within 30 degrees "Correcting keystone" on page 28 perpendicular to the projector's IR remote control 19. Right/ sensors to function correctly. The distance between the Locks the keys on the projector. re
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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 50 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: •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 each pr
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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
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English Connecting a Component Video source device Examine your Video source device to determine if it has a set of unused Component Video output sockets available: • If so, you can continue with this procedure. • If not, you will need to reassess which method you can use to connect to the device. To connect the projector to a Component Video source device: • With a Component Video cable: • With a Component Video to VGA (D-Sub) adaptor cable: 1. Take a Component Video cable and connect the 1.
