BenQ Professional VP150X manual

ULTRA PORTABLE PROJECTOR VP150X USER’S GUIDE Thank you for purchasing Benq Ultra Portable Projector. Please read this user’s guide to ensu re correct use of the device. Save this user’s guide for future reference. OUTLINE This Ultra Portable Projector can display various computer signals and NTSC /PAL/S ECAM video signals. FEATURES 1. High Br[...]

ii English Copyright Copyright © 2002 by Benq Corporation , formerly Acer Commun ications & Multimedia Inc.. All righ ts reserved. No part of this publication may b e reproduced, transmitte d, transcribe d, stored in a ret rieval system or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any mean s, electronic, mechanical, [...]

Safety Instr uctions iii Safety Instructions 1. Read this user’s guide before you operate yo ur projector and save it for future reference. 2. When the lamp becomes extremely hot during operation, allow th e projector to cool for approximately 45 minutes prior to removing the lamp assembly for replacement. Do not operate lamps beyond the rated la[...]

iv English TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................... ................................... ................................... .......... ................ 1 Projector Features ........... .......... ............. .......... ........... ............ .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... .......... ..........[...]

Introduction 1 INTRODUCTION Projector Features A. Image Resolution By using advanced intelligent compression te chnology, it is fully compatible with true XGA, an d supports SXGA . The advanced intell igent compression technology enable s the pr ojector to present cle ar compression XGA images without line omission. B. Brightness Provides superior [...]

2 English Description AF R O N T Figure 1. Front view BR I G H T Figure 2. Right view C BOTTOM Figure 3. Bottom view Projecton Lens Ventilation Hole Lamp cover[...]

Introduction 3 Installation AI m a g e S i z e A d j u s t m e n t z This projector is basically designe d to project on a flat projection surface. z This projector can be focused from 1m–12.3m. z Refer to Figure. 4 to adjust the screen size. Figure 4. Positioning B Adjustable Feet Picture tilt and projection angle can be adjusted by twisting the[...]

4 English Moving the Projector Use the carrying handl e when moving the projector. Replace the lens cover and rotate the fe et fully clockwise (to shorten the feet) when moving the projector to prevent damage it. Figure 6. Moving the projector Caution The carrying bag is supplied to protect the projector from dust and scratches on the surface of th[...]

Introduction 5 Accessories Please check and ensure your box contains everything list ed below. Cont act your dealer , if any pieces are missing,. Please save the original box and packing materi als in case you ever need to ship the unit. Figure 7. Accessories User’s Guide Remote Controle AAA Batteries Mac Adapter VGA Cable ADB Mouse Adapter PS/2 [...]

6 English CONNECTION Connect the Projector to Computer Figure 8. Connect to PC Connect the Projector to Notebook Figure 9. Connect to note book Computer In put Control Port Output Computer in Control Port VGA Cabl e (supplie d) ADB Port Input Mouse Cable for PS/2 Port (Supplied) Computer output Computer Input Control Port Output Computer in Control[...]

Connection 7 Connect the Projector to Macintosh Figure 10. Connect to Macintosh Connect the Projector to Power Book Figure 1 1. Connect to Power Book Connect to Video/ S-Video Figure 12. Connect to Video, S-Video Computer Input Computer in VGA Cable (supplied) ADB Port Input Mouse Cabl e for PS/2 Port (Supplied) Computer output VGA/MAC Adapter (Sup[...]

8 English OPERATION Turn On/Off Procedure A Power on Press the Standby/On key to turn on th e lamp. The LED will blink green during warm up and then light solid green. z “INPUT SIGNAL DETECTED, ACTIVATING AUTO IMAGE” will be displayed on the screen after the projector identifies the input signal. z “SEARCHING” message will be displayed on t[...]

Operation 9 B Remote Control Figure 14. Remote control MAIN UNIT FUNCTION Menu     To call the OSD menu. To enter sub pages. To select items. To navigate through sub pages or to increase/decrease the scale bar number. Exit To exit from the current page or OSD menu, and save setting changes. To show lamp hour messages. i -key To adjust p[...]

10 English The remote control allows you to operate the function k eys on the projector and to emul ate mouse function when the projector is connected to a computer. Inserting Batteries in the Remote Control Be sure to follow instruction s in placing batteries into the remote control units. z Push and slide the lid in the direction of the arrow. z [...]

Operation 11 Remote Control Range The remote sensors are located on the back of the unit. It can function in a range 50 degrees horizontal and 30 degrees vertical relative to a line that is a right angl e to the remote sensor. Th e distance between the rem ote control and remo te sensor must be shorter th an four meters (13 feet). Figure 16. Range [...]

12 English 2. Lamp is not well attached If the LED blinks rapidly, it indi cates that the lamp is not att ached properly. 3. Temperature is too high If the internal temp erature of the projector i s too hot to op erate safely, the LED will blin k slowly for one minute and then the lamp will turn off automaticall y. 4. Normal status If the LED light[...]

Operation 13 Lamp Replacement Procedure Figure 17. Lamp replacement: Step 1, Step 2, Step 3 Resetting Lamp Timer Carry out the following operation within 10 minut es of powering on after a new l amp is installed. OSD FUNCTION Press Exit on the projector for 3 seconds or Exit on the remote control for 3 seconds and display the tota l lamp usage time[...]

14 English OSD Main OSD Menu Press Menu and the mai n OSD menu structure will appear as shown at right (Fig ure 18). Whenever AV connector is attached, 4 sub-pages appear in the menu: Display page, Image page, Control pa ge and Source page. Press the " ▲ " or " ▼ " key to enter Display page items or press " " or &q[...]

Operation 15 B Image Page Select the Image sub-page and Auto Resize will be highlighted. There are five items on this page: Auto Resize, H. Phase, H. Size, H. Position, and V . Position (Figure 21). If the input is from video, s-video inst ead of PC, another differen t IMAGE sub-page including Image Ratio, System, Color and Tint will come out as Fi[...]

16 English CC o n t r o l P a g e DS o u r c e P a g e *The sequence of input signal detect ion: a. PC b. Video c. S-Video *When selecting input sources, the projector will detect the selected input simultaneously, and the OS D menu will still exist on the screen. There are five items on this page: Auto, Language , Mirror, and Auto Off. (Figure 23)[...]

Operation 17 Other Correspondent and Remote Functions Messages OSD FUNCTION Source The selected source will be disp layed at the bottom right of the screen for 3 seconds afte r selecting the source. Freeze The image will be frozen when the Freeze i s p r e s s e d . A m a r k appears at the lower right of the screen for 3 seconds during the freeze [...]

18 English MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING A Lamp Replacement Refer to page 11. BC l e a n i n g t h e L e n s Follow the steps below to clean the projection lens: 1. Apply a non-abrasive camer a lens cleaner to a soft , dry cleaning cloth (abras ive cleaners, solvents or other harsh chemicals might scratch the lens). 2. Avoid using an excessive am[...]

Specifications 19 SPECIFICATIONS AO p t i c a l LCD Panel 3 sheets of liquid c rystal panels, 3 pri mary color lights shutter system Lens Manual zoom, manual focus (F=1.73 to 2.17 f=3 7.8 to 49 mm) Lamp 150W UHE Image size 19 to 310 Projection Distance 1 to 13 M B Electrical Inputs RGB (H:31.47 to 68.70 kHz V:56.25 to 85.00 Hz) Video (NTSC/PAL/SECA[...]

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