BenQ MP511 Bedienungsanleitung

We l c o m e MP511+ Digital Pr ojector M ainst ream Series Us e r M a n u a l[...]

Table of contents 2 T able of co ntents Important safety instructions .................................... 5 Introduction ............................................................... 9 Projector features ................................................................. 9 Shipping contents .........................................................[...]

Table of contents 3 Correcting keystone .................................................................... .................. 29 Magnifying and searching for details on the projected picture .................................................... 29 Selecting the aspect ratio ................................................... 30 Optimizing the imag[...]

Table of contents 4 Projector specifications ...................................................... 57 Timing chart ........................................................................ 58 Warranty and Copyright information .................... 59 Regulation statements .............................................. 60[...]

Important safety inst ruct ions 5 Important safet y instr uctions Y our BenQ projector is des igned a nd tested to meet the latest stand ards for safet y of information tec hnology equipment. How ever , t o ensure safe use of this product, it is important that you follow the instructions me ntio ned in this manual and mark ed on the product. Safety[...]

Important safety inst ructions 6 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 7. The lamp becomes extremely hot during op eration. Al low the proj ec tor to co ol for app roxim ate ly 45 minut es prior to re moving the lamp assembly for replacement. 8. Do not operate lamps beyond the rated lamp li fe. Ex cessi ve operatio n of lamps bey ond the rated life coul[...]

Important safety inst ruct ions 7 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 12. Do not place this p rojector in any of the following environments. - Space that is poorly ventilated or confined. Allow at least 50 cm clearance from walls and free flo w of air around the pr ojector . - Locat ions wh ere temper atures may be come excess ively hig h, such as t h[...]

Important safety inst ructions 8 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 16. Do not step on the projec tor or place any objects upon it. Besides probable physical damage to th e projector , doing so may result in ac cidents and possible injur y . 17. Do not place liquid s near or on the projector . Liquids spil led into the projector may cause it to fail.[...]

Introducti on 9 Int ro du c ti o n Pr ojector featur es The projector integ rates hig h-per formance optical eng ine projection and a user-fri endly des ign to d eli ver high r eliab ility a nd eas e of us e. The projector offers t he following features. • W all color correction allowin g projection on surfaces of several pr edefined colors • Q[...]

Introduction 10 Shipping cont ents The project or is shipped with the cables r equired for connection to a PC or video eq ui p me nt . C a ref ul l y u np a ck a nd ver i fy t ha t you h ave a l l o f t h e i tem s s how n b el ow. If any of these items are missing, please contact your place of purchase. Standard ac cesso r ies The supplied accesso[...]

Introducti on 11 Proj ec to r ex ter i or v i ew Fron t / up p e r s i d e Rea r s id e See "Connection" on page 20 for det ails. Un d e r v i e w 1. Ext ernal contr ol panel (See "P rojector" on pa ge 12 for details.) 2. V ent (heated air e xhaust) 3. Pr ojection lens 4. Quick-r elease button 5. Lens cap 6. Focus ring 7. K ensi[...]

Introduction 12 Controls and functions Pro j e c t or 1. Focus ring Adjusts the focus of the projected image. See "Fine-tu ning the image s ize and clarity" on page 28 for details. 2. T emperature warning light Lights up red if the proje ctor's temperat ure becomes t oo high. See "Indicator s" on page 5 4 for detail s. 3. P[...]

Introducti on 13 10. A UTO Automat ic al ly d ete rm in es t he be st picture timings for the di splayed image. See "A uto-adjusting the image" on page 28 for details. 11. Right/Panel K e y Lock Ac t i va t e s p a n e l ke y l o c k . S e e "Locki ng cont ro l ke ys " o n p ag e 3 6 for de tails. Wh en the On-Scr een Displa y ([...]

Introduction 14 R emote c ontrol 1. P ow er T oggles the projec tor on or off. See "Start up" on pa ge 24 and "Shutting down the proje ctor" on page 38 for details. 2. Fr eeze Freezes the projected image . See "Freezing the image" on page 36 for details. 3. Left / Starts the F A Q function. See "Utilizing F A Q fu[...]

Introducti on 15 R emote control effectiv e range Infra-Red (IR) remo te control sensors are located on the front and the ba ck of the projec tor . The remot e control must be held at an angle within 30 degrees perpendicular to the projector's IR remote control sens ors to functi on correctly . The dis tance betwe en the remote control and the[...]

Positioning your project or 16 P ositioning y our projecto r Choosing a location Y our projector is desi gned to be in stalle d in one of four possible installation locations: 1. T able in front of screen; 2. Ceiling in front of screen; 3. T able at rear of screen; 4. Ceiling at r ear of screen. Y our room lay out or personal preferenc e wi ll dict[...]

Positioning your projector 17 Ob taining a preferred pr ojec ted image size The distance from the project or lens to the sc reen, the zoom sett ing, an d the video for mat each factors in the projected ima ge size. The native r esolution of the pr ojector is 800 x 600 pix els, which is a 4 to 3 aspect ratio (expressed as 4:3). T o be able to pr oje[...]

Positioning your project or 18 Ho w to deter m ine the po si ti on of the projector for a giv en screen size 1. Select your scr een size. 2. Re fer to the t able and find the c losest match to your s creen size in the left col umns labelled "4:3 Screen Diagonal" . Using this val ue, look across this row t o the right to find the corr espo[...]

Positioning your projector 19 There is 3% tolerance among these numbers due to optical component variations. BenQ recommends that if you intend to permanently install the projector , you should physically test the projection size and distance using the actua l projector in situ before you perman ently instal l it, s o as to make allo wance for this[...]

Connection 20 Connection When connecting a signa l source to the projector , be sure to: 1. T urn all equipment o ff before m aking any connections . 2. U se the corr ect signal cables for each sour ce. 3. Ensur e the cables ar e firmly inserted. In the connections shown below, some cables may not be included with the projector (see "Shipping [...]

Connection 21 Connecting V ideo source dev ices Y ou can connect y our pr ojector t o various V ide o sourc e devices that provide an y one of the following output so ckets: •C o m p o n e n t V i d e o •S - V i d e o •V i d e o ( c o m p o s i t e ) Y ou need only co nnect the project or to a Video sou rce device using ju st one of the above[...]

Connection 22 Connecting a C omponent Vi d e o s o u r c e d e v i ce Examine your V ideo source device to det ermine if it has a set of unused Component V ideo output sockets available: • If so, you can continue with this procedure. • If not, you w ill need to reassess which me thod you can use to connect to the dev ice. T o connect the pr oje[...]

Connection 23 Connecting an S-Video or a c omposite V ideo source dev ice Examine your Video sourc e device to determine if it has an unused S-V ideo output sock et ava i la bl e : • If so, y ou can continue with this procedure. • If not, yo u w ill need to r eassess whic h method you can use t o connect t o the device. If you have already made[...]

Operat ion 24 Operation Start up 1. Plug the power c ord into the pr ojector and into a wall socket. T ur n on the wall so cket switch (where fitted) . Check that t he Pow e r i nd i c at o r on the proje ctor lig hts or ange af ter power has been applied. The power cable used in the illustration may look different to the power cable type used in y[...]

Operation 25 U tilizing the pow er -on lock function For security purposes and to help prevent un authorized use, the pr ojector inc ludes an option for setting up passwor d securit y . The pas swo rd c an be s et th rou g h th e O n- Scr ee n Display (OSD) menu. For details of the OS D menu op eration, pl ease refer to "Using the menus" [...]

Operat ion 26 Entering the passwor d recall pr ocedur e Press and hold AU T O on the pr ojector or remote control for 3 seconds. The pr ojector w ill display a coded number on the screen. W r ite down the number and turn off your projector . S eek help from the local BenQ serv ice cent er to decode the number . Y ou may be required to provide proof[...]

Operation 27 S w itching input signal The pr ojector can be co nnected to multiple devices at the same time. H owever , it can only display one full screen at a time. Please decide i f you want to acti vate the qu ick aut o search function by performing the following st eps. 1. Press MENU/Exit on the p rojector or remot e control t o turn on the OS[...]

Operat ion 28 A djusting the projected image A djusting the projection angle The projector is equipp ed wi th 1 quick-release adjuster foot and 1 rear adjuster foot. Th ese adjusters change t he image height and proj ection angle. T o adjust the project or: 1. Press the quick-releas e button and lift the front of the p rojector . Once the image is [...]

Operation 29 Correc ting keystone K eystoning refers to the situation where the proj ected image is noticeably wider at either the top or bott om. It occurs when the projec tor is not perpendicular to the screen. T o corr ect this, besides adjus ting the height of the pr ojector , you will need t o manually correct it following ONE of th ese steps.[...]

Operat ion 30 • Using the OSD menu 1. Pres s MENU/Exit and then press Left or Right until the Displa y menu is highlighted. 2. Press Down to highl ight Digit al Zoo m . 3. Press MODE/Enter and press Up to mag nify the pict ure to a desired size. 4. Press MODE/Enter to activa te the Pan funct ionality . 5. Use the di rec ti on al ar rows ( , , , )[...]

Operation 31 Optimizing the image Selecting a picture mod e The project or is preset with sev eral predefine d picture modes so that you can choose one to suit your operating environment and input source picture type. T o select a operation mode that suits your need, you can f ollow one of the follo wi ng steps. •P r e s s MODE/Enter on the remot[...]

Operat ion 32 3. Press Le ft/ Ri g ht to s el ec t Us e r 1 M o d e or Us er 2 Mo d e . 4. Press Down to hi ghlight Re fe re n ce Mo d e . 5. Press Le ft/ Ri g ht to select an pictur e mode that is closest t o your need. 6. Press Down to select a menu item t o be changed and adjust the value with Left/ Right . See "Fine-tun ing the image qua l[...]

Operation 33 1. T1: W ith the highest color t emper ature, T1 mak es the image ap pear the most bluish white t han other setti ngs. 2. T2: Mak es images appear bluish white. 3. T3: Maintains normal colorings for white. 4. T4: Mak es images appear r eddish white. *About c olor temperatures: There are many different shades that are considered to be &[...]

Operat ion 34 If y ou select Red and set its value at 0, o nly the saturation of pur e red will be affect ed. Ev er y adjustment ma de will reflect to the imag e immedia tely . 6. Press d t o high light Gain and adjust its values t o your pref erence b y pressing e Lef t or f Right . T h e con t ra st le ve l of t he pr i ma r y col or you se le ct[...]

Operation 35 4. Press Down to high li ght Time r Pos i ti on and set the timer position by pr essing Left / Right . Up per left lo wer left upper rig ht lower right 5. Press Down to high li ght Time r C ou n ti n g D i re c ti o n and select your desired c ounting direction b y pressing Le ft / Right . 6. Press Down and press Left / Right to se le [...]

Operat ion 36 Y ou can set the blank time in the SYSTEM SETUP : Basic > Blank Timer menu t o let the project or return the image aut omatically after a pe ri od of time when there is no action taken on the blank screen. Once BLANK is pressed, the projector enters Economic mode autom atically . Do not block the projection lens from pr ojecting as[...]

Operation 37 U tilizing F A Q function The Information menu contains possible so lutions to problems encount ered by users regarding im age qualit y , installat ion, spec ial feature oper ation and ser v ice inform ation. 1. T o enter the Information menu, press Left / on the remo te cont ro l. 2. Press Up or Down to select F A Q-Image and Installa[...]

Operat ion 38 P ersonalizing the projector menu displa y The On-Screen Dis play (OSD) menus can be set according to your preferenc es. The following settings do not af fect the projecti on settin gs, op erat ion, or p erfor mance. • Menu D i s pl ay Tim e in the S YSTEM SETUP: A dvanced > Menu Settings menu sets the length of time the OSD w il[...]

Operation 39 Me n u o p e r a t i o n M enu syst em Please note th at the on-screen disp lay (OSD ) menus vary acc ording to t he signal ty pe selected. Main menu Sub-menu Options DISPLA Y Wa l l C o l o r Off/Light yellow/Pink/Light Green/Blue/Blackboard Aspect Ratio Auto/Real/4:3/16:9 Keystone Position Phase H. Size Digital Zoom PICTURE Picture M[...]

Operat ion 40 SYSTEM SETUP: Basic Presentation Tim e r T imer period 1~240 minutes T imer display Always/1 min/2 min/3 min/Never T imer position Bottom-right/T op-right/Bottom- left/T op-left Ti mer co unting direction Count down/Count up On/Off Language Projector Position Front table/Rear table/Rear ceiling/Front ceiling Auto Power Off Disable/5 m[...]

Operation 41 Note that the menu items are available when the projector detects at least one valid sig nal. If there is no e quipment conne cted to the projector or no signal detected, li mited menu item s are acc essible. Information F AQ-Image and Installation F AQ-Features and Service Current System S tatus • Source • Picture Mode • Resolut[...]

Operat ion 42 U sing the menus The pr ojector is equ ipped with On-Screen Displa y (OSD) men us for making various adjustments and settings. There are 17 differ ent OSD menu l anguages. See "S ystem se tup: B asic menu " on page 45 for details. Below is the overview of the OSD menu. The followi ng example descr ibes the adjustment of K ey[...]

Operation 43 Display menu FUNCTION (default setti ng/ value) DESCRIPTION (default setting/value) W all Color (Off) Correct the p rojected pictur e’ s color when the projection surfac e is not white . Aspect Rat io (Auto) There are four opt ions to set th e image' s aspect ratio dep ending on your input signal source. See "Selecting t he[...]

Operat ion 44 Picture menu Some picture adjustments are available only when certain input sources are in use. Unavailable adjustment s are not shown on the screen. FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Picture Mode (PC: Dynamic; YPbPr/ S-Video/ Video: S tandard) Pr e-defined picture modes are pr ovided so you can optimiz e your projector i[...]

Operation 45 Sourc e menu Sy stem setup: Basic menu FUNCTION (default settin g / value) DESCRIPTION Quick Auto Search (On) See "S witching input signal" on page 27 for details. FUNCTION (default sett ing / value) DESCRIPTION Present ation Tim er (Off) Reminds the presenter to finish the presentation with in a certain time frame. See "[...]

Operat ion 46 Syst em setup: Advanc ed m enu Auto Power Off (Disable) This function allows the pr ojector to turn off auto matically if no input signal is detect ed after a set period of time. Press Left / Right on the project or or remot e control to set the duration before the pr ojector is turned off. The time period can be set fr om 5 to 30 min[...]

Operation 47 Lamp Settings La mp mo de (Normal) T oggles the projector lamp be tween Normal and Economic modes. Using Economic mod e reduces syst em noise and powe r consumption by 20%. I f the Economic mo de is se lected, t he lig ht output w il l be reduced and result in darker projecte d images. Setting the projector in Economic mode al so exten[...]

Operat ion 48 Infor m at ion menu This menu shows you the cur rent oper ating s tatus of the projector . Some picture adjustments are available only when certain input sources are in use. Unavailable adjustment s are not shown on the screen. FUNCTION DESCRIPTION F AQ-Image and Inst allation Di splays possible solutions to problems you ma y encounte[...]

Maintenance 49 M aintenanc e Care of the projector Y our pr ojector needs li ttle maintena nce. The only thing you need to do on a r egular basis is to keep the lens clean. Nev er remov e any parts of the projector e xcept the lamp. Contact your dealer if other pa r ts need replaci ng. Cleaning the lens Clean the lens whene ver you notice dirt or d[...]

Maintenance 50 Lamp information Calculation of lamp hour Whe n the project or is in opera tion, the duration (in h ours) of lamp usage i s automaticall y calculated by the built-in timer . The method of calcul ating th e equivalent lamp hour is as follows: T otal (equivalent) lamp hour = 1 (hours used in Economic mode) + 3/2 (hours used in normal m[...]

Maintenance 51 R eplacing the lamp • T o reduce the risk of electrical shock, alwa ys turn the proj ector off and disconnect the power cord before changing the lamp. • T o reduce the risk of severe burns, allow the projector to cool for at leas t 45 minute s before replacing the lamp. • T o reduce the risk of injuries to fingers and d amage t[...]

Maintenance 52 4. Remo ve the lamp cor ds from the slots. 5. Disconnect the lamp connector by pushing it against the p rojector whi le pulling it up. 6. Loosen the screw th at secures the lamp. 7. Lift the handle so tha t it stands up. U se the handle to slo wly pull the lamp out o f the projector . • Pulling it too quickly may cause the lamp to [...]

Maintenance 53 14. Restart the projector . Do not turn the power on with the lamp cover removed. 15. After the s tar tup logo, open the O n-Screen Display (OSD ) menu. Go to the SYST EM SETUP: Advanc ed > Lamp Se ttings me nu. Press ENTE R . The Lamp Settings page disp la ys. H ighli ght Reset Lamp T imer . A warning message displays asking if y[...]

Maintenance 54 Indi c ator s Illustration • Blank - : Light OFF • O : Orange light •: L i g h t f l a s h i n g • R : Red light •: L i g h t O N • G : Green light Light St atus & Description Power Te m p Lamp Power events The project or has just been co nnected to a po wer outlet. -- Stand-by m ode. -- Pow e r in g u p. -- Normal op[...]

Maintenance 55 Light St atus & Description Power Te m p Lamp Thermal events -- The projector has shutdown automatically . If you try to re-star t t h e pr o j e c t o r, i t w i l l s h u t d o w n a g a i n . P l e a s e c o n ta c t y o u r d ea le r for assistance. - - - - R R R R G R O R R R R R G R R O G R R G R G G R O O R R O R G O R O G[...]

Troubleshooting 56 T roubleshooting The projector does not turn on. No p i c t u re Blurred image Remot e control does not work The password is incorrect Cause Remedy There is no power from the power cable. Plug the power cord into the AC inle t on the projector , and plug the power cord into the power outlet. If the power outlet has a switch, make[...]

Specifications 57 Specificat ions Pr ojec tor specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice . General Product name Digital Projector Model name MP511+ Optical Resolutio n 800 x 600 SV GA Display system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/N umber F=2.57 (fixed) Lamp 180 W lamp Electrical P ower supply A C100–240V , 2.9A, 50–60 Hz (A utoma[...]

Specifications 58 T iming char t Supported timi ng for PC input Supported timi ng for Component-YP b P r input Supported ti ming for Vi deo and S-V ideo inputs Resolution Horizo ntal Frequency (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Mode 640 x 480 31.469 59.940 25.175 V GA_60 37.861 72.809 31.500 V GA_72 37.500 75.000 31.500 V GA_[...]

Warranty and Copyright inf ormation 59 W ar r ant y and Cop y r ig ht information Limited warrant y BenQ warrants this product against any defects in mate rial and workmanship, und er normal usage and st orage. Proof of p urcha se date w il l b e requ ire d w it h a ny war r ant y cla im. In t he even t th is p rodu ct is fo un d to b e de f ec t i[...]

Regulation state m ent s 60 R e gulation statements FCC statement CLASS B : Thi s equipment generat es, uses and can radiate radio fr equency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with th e instruc tions, may cause har mful interference to radio communication s. However , there is no guarantee that interference wi ll not occur in a pa[...]