BOXLIGHT SP-10t manual

USER’S GUIDE BO XLIGHT SP-10t DRAFT[...]

2 CAUTION : T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE EXCEPT LAMP REPLACEMENT. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT DANGEROUS VOLTAGE CONSTITUTING A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK IS PRESENT WITHIN THIS UNIT. THIS SYMBOL INDICATES THAT THERE ARE IMPORTANT OPE[...]

3 Safety Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. Read all of the instructions given here and retain them for later use. Unplug this projector from AC power supply before cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. Follow all warnings and instructions m[...]

4 Safety Instruction CAUTION IN CARRYING OR TRANSPORTING THE PROJECTOR – Do not drop or bump a projector, otherwise damages or malfunctions may result. – When carrying a projector, use a suitable carrying case. – Do not transport a projector by using a courier or transport service in an unsuitable transport case. This may cause damage to a pr[...]

5 Compliance The AC Power Cord supplied with this projector meets the requirement for use in the country you purchased it. AC P o wer Cor d for the Unit ed States and Canada : AC Power Cord used in the United States and Canada is listed by the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and certified by the Canadian Standard Association (CSA). AC Power Cord has[...]

6 T able of Contents TRADEMARKS • Apple, Macintosh, and PowerBook are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer,Inc. • IBM, VGA, XGA, and PS/2 are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines, Inc. • Windows and PowerPoint are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. • Each name of corporations o[...]

7 Features and Design BOXLIGHT SP-10t is designed with the most advanced technology for portability, durability, and ease of use. This projector utilizes built-in multimedia features, a palette of 16.77 million colors, and matrix liquid crystal display (LCD) technology. Outstanding Compatibility This projector widely accepts various video and compu[...]

8 q Zoom Lever ( ☞ P20 ) w Infrared Remote Receiver ( ☞ P11 ) e Focus Ring ( ☞ P20 ) r Projection Lens ( ☞ P43 ) t Lens Cover y Air Intake Vent ( ☞ P43 ) u Exhaust Vent q Air Intake Vent ( ☞ P43 ) w Terminals and Connectors ( ☞ P10, 15,16 ) e Power Cord Connector ( ☞ P12 ) r Exhaust Vent q Air Filters ( ☞ P43 ) w Air Intake Vents [...]

9 Overview T op panel POWER LAMP REPLACE WARNING INPUT MENU ON - OFF SELECT V O L U M E – V O L U M E + e w q u y t r i i POWER indicator Flashes red until the projector gets ready to be turned on. It turns red when the projector is in the stand-by mode. It remains green while the projector is in operation. ( ☞ P19,37,42 ) q POWER ON-OFF button[...]

10 S-VIDEO COMPUTER IN / COMPONENT IN / COMPUTER / COMPONENT AV AUDIO IN VIDEO USB SERVICE PORT RESET ✽ RESET button A microprocessor included in the projector may occasionally malfunction and need to be reset. If necessary, press this button with a sharp tool to restart the unit. Do not use it excessively. y AUDIO IN COMPUTER/ COMPONENT Connect [...]

11 P - TIMER FREEZE C OMPUTER VIDEO P AGE SELECT D.ZOOM MUTE VOLUME - MENU N O SHOW IMAGE VOLUME + KE Y S TONE AUT O P C ON - OFF Overview To insure safe operation, please observe the following precautions : – Do not bend, drop the remote control or expose Remote Control to moisture or heat. – For cleaning, use soft dry cloth. Do not apply benz[...]

To the POWER CORD CONNECTOR on the projector. Pr ojector side A C Outlet side Ground Note: The AC Power Cord must meet the requirements of the country where you use the projector. Confirm the AC plug type with the chart below. The proper AC power cord must be used. If the supplied AC Power Cord does not match the AC outlet, contact your sales deale[...]

13 Pr epar ation P ositioning the Pr oject or – This projector is designed to project on a flat projection surface. – The projector can be focused from 4.3’(1.3m) to 21.3’(6.5m). – Refer to the figure below to adjust a screen size. 40 ” 100 ” 150 ” 200 ” 169 ” 127 ” 83 ” 34 ” A B 21.3’ (6.5m) 16.1’ (4.9m) 10.6’ (3.2m[...]

14 Preparation Remot e Control Bat t ery Installation To insure safe operation, please observe the following precautions : – Use (2) AAA, SUM-4 or R03 type alkaline batteries. – Replace two batteries at the same time. – Do not use a new battery with a used battery. – Avoid contact with water or liquid. – Do not expose the remote control t[...]

15 S-VIDEO COMPUTER IN / COMPONENT IN / COMPUTER / COMPONENT AV AUDIO IN VIDEO USB SERVICE PORT RESET Connecting t o a Computer IBM-compatible computer or Macintosh computer (VGA / SVGA / XGA / SXGA) Note : When connecting the cable, the power cords of both the projector and the external equipment should be disconnected from AC outlet. Turn the pro[...]

16 Installation Connecting t o Video Equipment S-VIDEO COMPUTER IN / COMPONENT IN / COMPUTER / COMPONENT AV AUDIO IN VIDEO USB SERVICE PORT RESET Video Source (example) Video Cassette Recorder Video Disc Player Video Cable ✽ (RCA x 1) S-VIDEO Cable ✽ Note : The S-VIDEO jack has priority over the VIDEO jack under the condition of connecting both[...]

17 The projector can be adjusted or set via the On-Screen Menu. Refer to the following pages regarding each adjustment and setting procedure. Press Point 7 8 buttons to select a Menu icon to adjust. Press Point ed buttons to select an item to adjust. Press SELECT button to show the item data. Press Point 7 8 buttons to adjust the data. Refer to the[...]

18 Bef or e Operation Menu Bar For Computer Source PC System Menu Used to select computer system. ( ☞ P23 ) Image Adjust Menu Used to adjust computer image. [Contrast / Brightness / Color temp. / White balance (R/G/B) / Gamma / Auto grayscale] ( ☞ P28 ) Setting Menu Used to change settings of the projector or reset Lamp replace counter. ( ☞ P[...]

19 Connect the projector's AC Power Cord into an AC outlet. The POWER indicator flashes in a moment and then turns red. Press POWER ON-OFF button on the top control or the remote control. The POWER Indicator turns green, and the cooling fans start to operate. The starting display appears on the screen and the count-down starts. 2 3 T ur ning O[...]

20 Press FREEZE button on the remote control to freeze the picture on- screen. To cancel the freeze function, press FREEZE button again or press any other button. Pictur e F r eeze F unction Ke ystone A djustment 1 Press KEYSTONE button on the remote control or select Keystone on the Setting menu ( ☞ P36 ) to display the Keystone dialog box. 2 Co[...]

21 Basic Operation Message disappears after 4 seconds. Press P-Timer button on the remote control. The timer display “00 : 00” appears on the screen and the timer starts to count time (00 : 00 ~ 59 : 59). To stop P-Timer display, press the P-TIMER button. And then, press P-TIMER button again to cancel P-Timer function. 1 2 Press MENU button to [...]

22 Menu Operation Direct Operation Choose Computer by pressing INPUT button on the top control or COMPUTER button on the remote control. Before using these buttons, correct input source should be selected through menu operation as described below. Press the MENU button to display the On-Screen Menu. Press Point 7 8 buttons to move the red frame poi[...]

23 Computer Input Comput er Syst em Selection This projector automatically tunes to various types of computers based on VGA, SVGA, XGA or SXGA with its Multi-scan system and Auto PC Adjustment. If Computer is selected as a signal source, this projector automatically detects the signal format and tunes to project a proper image without any additiona[...]

24 Computer Input A ut o PC Adjustment Auto PC Adjustment function is provided to automatically conform Fine sync, Total dots and Picture Position to your computer. This function can be operated as follows. Press the MENU button to display the On-Screen Menu. Press Point 7 8 button to move the red frame pointer to PC Adjust Menu icon. 1 2 Press the[...]

25 Computer Input Manual PC Adjustment Some computers employ special signal formats which may not be tuned by Multi-Scan system of this projector. In this case, the projector cannot reproduce a proper image and the image may be recognized as a flickering picture, a non- synchronized picture, a non-centered picture or a skewed picture. The Manual PC[...]

26 Computer Input Note : Display area, Display area (H/V) and Full screen cannot be adjusted when “480p”, “575p”, “480i”, “575i”, “720i (HDTV)” , “1035i (HDTV)” or “1080i (HDTV)” is selected on PC SYSTEM Menu ( ☞ P23 ). Selects area displayed with this projector. Select the resolution at Display area dialog box. Displa[...]

27 Computer Input Menu Operation Press MENU button to display the On-Screen Menu. Press Point 7 8 button to move the red frame pointer to Image Select Menu icon. 1 2 Press Point d button to move the red frame pointer to the level that you want to set and then press SELECT button. Move the red frame pointer to the level and press SELECT button. The [...]

28 Image Level Menu Move the red frame pointer to any of Image 1 to 4 where you want to set and then press SELECT button. Reset all adjustment to previous figure. Reset Store Closes Image Menu. Quit To store manually preset image, move the red frame pointer to Store icon and press SELECT button. The Image Level Menu will appear. Move the red frame [...]

29 Computer Input Scr een Siz e Adjustment This projector has a picture screen resize function, which enables you to display the desirable image size. Press MENU button to display the On-Screen Menu. Press Point 7 8 buttons to move the red frame pointer to Screen Menu icon. When Digital zoom + is selected, the On-Screen Menu disappears and the mess[...]

30 Input Sour ce Selection ( Video , S-Video ) Menu Operation Direct Operation Choose Video by pressing INPUT button on the top control or VIDEO button on the remote control. Before using these buttons, correct input source should be selected through menu operation as described below. Press MENU button to display the On-Screen Menu. Press Point 7 8[...]

31 Video input Input Sour ce Selection ( Component, RGB Scar t 21 -pin ) Menu Operation Direct Operation Choose Computer by pressing INPUT button on the top control or COMPUTER button on the remote control. Before using these buttons, correct input source should be selected through menu operation as described below. Press MENU button to display the[...]

32 Video Input AV SYSTEM MENU (VIDEO OR S-VIDEO) AV SYSTEM MENU (COMPONENT VIDEO) V ideo Syst em Selection Press MENU button to display the On-Screen Menu. Press Point 7 8 buttons to move the red frame pointer to AV System Menu icon. Press Point d button to move the red arrow pointer to the system that you want to select and then press SELECT butto[...]

33 Video Input Menu Operation Press MENU button to display the On-Screen Menu. Press Point 7 8 button to move the red frame pointer to Image Select Menu icon. 1 2 Press Point d d button to move the red frame pointer to the level that you want to set and then press SELECT button. Move the red frame pointer to the level and press SELECT button. The l[...]

34 Video Input Press Point 7 8 buttons to adjust value. Press MENU button to display the On-Screen Menu. Press Point 7 8 buttons to move the red frame pointer to IMAGE ADJUST Menu icon. 1 2 Press Point d button to move the red frame pointer to the item that you want to adjust and then press SELECT button. The level of each item is displayed. Adjust[...]

35 Video Input Scr een Siz e Adjustment This projector has a picture screen resize function, which enables you to display the desirable image size. Press MENU button to display the On-Screen Menu. Press Point 7 8 buttons to move the red frame pointer to Screen Menu icon. Press Point d button and move the red frame pointer to the function that you w[...]

36 Keystone This function corrects the distorted image. Select either of Store or Reset and press SELECT button. The keystone dialog box will appear. ( ☞ P20 ) Store Store the keystone adjustment data even if the AC power cord is disconnected. Reset Reset the keystone adjustment data when the AC power cord is disconnected from the AC outlet. Set [...]

37 Setting For reducing power consumption as well as maintaining the lamp life, the Power Management function turns off the projection lamp when the input signal is interrupted and no button is pressed for 30 seconds or more. If the input signal is interrupted and no button is pressed for 30 seconds or more, the timer display with the message "[...]

38 Setting Remote control This projector has two different remote control codes; the factory- set normal code (Code 1) and the secondary code (Code 2). This switching function prevents remote control interference when operating several projectors or video equipment at the same time. When operating the projector in “Code 2,” both the projector a[...]

39 P - TIMER N O SHOW FREEZE VIDEO C OMPUTER L-CLICK R-CLICK P AGE q PAGE ▲▼ buttons Scroll back and forth pages on the screen when giving presentations. Installation Connect the Projector and your computer with the VGA cable. q r w y t u i o e For computer Aim the remote control at the Presentation Remote receiver. w Cursor button Scroll back [...]

40 Lamp Replace When the life of the projection lamp draws to an end, LAMP REPLACE indicator lights yellow. If this indicator lights yellow, replace the projection lamp with a new one promptly. ORDER REPLACEMENT LAMP Replacement Lamp can be ordered through Boxlight at 1-800-762-5757 or 360-779-7901. When ordering a Projection Lamp, give the followi[...]

41 Maintenance Lamp Replace Counter Be sure to reset the lamp replace counter after Lamp Assembly is replaced. When the lamp replace counter is reset, the LAMP REPLACE Indicator stops lighting. Note : Do not reset the Lamp Replace Counter until after the projection lamp is replaced. Turn projector on, press MENU button to display the On- Screen Men[...]

42 Maintenance W ar ning Indicator The WARNING indicator shows the state of the function which protects the projector. Check the state of the WARNING indicator and the POWER indicator to take proper maintenance. POWER LAMP REPLACE WARNING IN F WARNING flashing red Top Control The projector is shut down and the WARNING indicator is flashing red When[...]

43 Maintenance Cleaning the Pr ojection Lens Apply a non-abrasive camera lens cleaner to a soft, dry cleaning cloth. Avoid using an excessive amount of cleaner. Abrasive cleaners, solvents or other harsh chemicals might scratch a surface. When the projector is not in use, replace the Lens Cover. 1 3 Lightly wipe Projection Lens with a cleaning clot[...]

44 T r oubleshooting Before calling your dealer or service center for assistance, check the matters below once again. – Make sure you have properly connected the projector to peripheral equipment as described in the section "Installation" on P15-16. – Make sure all equipment is connected to AC outlet and turned on the power. – When [...]

45 This symbol on the nameplate means the product is Listed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. It is designed and manufactured to meet rigid U.L. safety standards against risk of fire, casualty and electrical hazards. Appendix W ARNING : High voltag es ar e used to oper ate this pr ojector . Do not at tempt t o open the cabinet. Remote Control does [...]

46 Appendix Check the indicators for projector condition. • • • lights green. • • • lights red. • • • off • • • flashes green. ✽ When the life of the projection lamp draws to an end, the LAMP REPLACE indicator lights yellow. When this indicator lights yellow, replace the projection lamp with a new one promptly. Reset the L[...]

47 Appendix Menu T r ee MODE 1 MODE 2 SVGA 1 - - - - Auto PC Adj. Fine sync. Total dots Horizontal Vertical Current mode Clamp Display area Display area - H Display area - V Full screen Reset Mode free Store Quit Standard Real Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image Adjust Contrast Brightness Color Temp Red Green Blue Gamma Store Quit Normal True Wid[...]

48 Appendix Auto PAL SECAM NTSC NTSC 4.43 PAL-M PAL-N Main menu Video Input Auto 1080i 1035i 720p 575p 480p 575i 480i Standard Cinema Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Quit Normal Wide 0 - 63 0 - 63 0 - 63 0 - 63 L1 / L2 / Off Main menu Set tings Volume Mute Quit On / Off Language Image Select Image Adjust Contrast Brightness Color Tint Red Green Blu[...]

49 Appendix Compatible Comput er Specifications Basically this projector can accept the signal from all computers with the V, H-Frequency below mentioned and less than 100 MHz of Dot Clock. NOTE : Specifications are subject to change without notice. ON-SCREEN DISPLAY RESOLUTION H-Freq. (kHz) V-Freq. (Hz) VGA 1 640 x 480 31.47 59.88 VGA 2 720 x 400 [...]

50 Appendix T ec hnical Specifications 0.5" TFT Active Matrix type, 3 panels Multi-media Projector 4.6lbs (2.1 kg) 10.63" x 3.07" x 7.48" (270mm x 78.0mm x 190mm) (not including Adjustable Feet) 800 x 600 dots 1,440,000 (800 x 600 x 3 panels) PAL, SECAM, NTSC, NTSC4.43, PAL-M and PAL-N H-sync. 15 ~ 80 KHz, V-sync. 50 ~ 100 Hz Ad[...]

51 Appendix COMPUTER INPUT TERMINAL (ANALOG) Terminal : HDB15-PIN 5 1 2 3 4 10 9 6 7 8 15 14 13 11 12 R / Cr, Pr Input Ground (Horiz.sync.) G / Y Input No Connect B / Cb, Pb Input Ground (Red) Ground (Green) Ground (Blue) 1 5 2 4 3 6 7 8 No Connect Horiz. sync. Ground (Vert.sync.) No Connect Ground Vert. sync. No Connect 9 13 10 12 11 14 15 Pin Con[...]

LIMITED W ARRANTY BOXLIGHT CORPORATION ( “ BOXLIGHT ” ) warrants that each BOXLIGHT SP-10t ( “ the Product ” ) sold hereunder will conform to and function in accordance with the written specifications of BOXLIGHT. Said limited warranty shall apply only to the first person or entity that purchases the Product for personal or business use and[...]