InFocus LP770 manual

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FCC W arn in g This eq uipment h as been te sted and found to comply w ith the li mits for a Class A digital devi ce, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provi de r easonable protect ion again st harmful inte rfer ence when the equipment is operated in a commerci al envir onment. This equipment gen erates, uses, and c[...]

Declarat i on of C onformity Manufactu r er: InFocus 27700B SW Pa rkwa y A ve. W il sonv ille, Oregon 97070 USA European Office: Olym pia 1, NL-1213 NS Hilv e rsu m, The Neth e rla nds W e de c lare und er our sole respon sibility t ha t t h e LP7 70 L CD projector con fo rms to the fol low in g di rectives and norms: Directive 89/3 36/EE C, A mend[...]

i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Instruc tions iii Introd uction 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 1 Unpacking the Projecto r 1 Usage Guidelines 3 If Y ou Ne ed A ssi sta nce 4 Warranty 4 Setting up the Projector 5 Connecting a Co mputer 7 Connecting a Video Player 10 Powering up the Projector a nd Adjusting the Image 11 Turning Off the Projector 12 [...]

ii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Maintena nce & Troubleshooti n g 29 Cleaning the Lens 29 Cleaning the Air Filters 29 Replacing the Projection Lamp 31 Replacing the Batteries in the Remote Control 33 Using the Ken si ngton Lock 33 Trouble shooting 34 Appendix 39 Spe cific at ions 3 9 Acce ssories 4 0 Portable an d Laptop Activation Chart 42 Usin[...]

iii SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please rea d and follow all safety instructions pr ovided BEFORE using your new projector . Fail ure to comply with safety instruc- tions may result in fir e, electrical shock, or personal injury an d may damage or im pair pr otection provided by equipment. Please save a l l sa fety ins tr ucti on s. Safety Defi nitions: •[...]

iv Safe ty Instru ctions Safety T erms: • Wa r n i n g : Do n’t lo ok directly into the lens when the la mp is turned on. • Wa r n i n g : T o r eplace the lamp, turn the pr ojector off by unplugging the power cor d. T o avoid burns, wait 60 minutes before opening the lam p door . Follow all instructions pro vi ded in this User ’s Guide. ?[...]

1 INTR ODUCTION The InFocus ® LP770™ multimedia proj ector combines powerful and sophist icated features with easy-to -u se, intuitive controls. Built-in multimedia features include a u dio, a palette of 16.7 mil- lion colors and active matrix liq uid crystal display (LCD) technol- ogy . It delivers crisp, clear XG A 1024x768 images. The LP770 i[...]

2 Intr oduction NO TE: The contents of your shipping box m ay var y depending on the pr ojector configur ation you’ve or dered. F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents 1. LP770 pr ojector + l ens cap 7. Audi o cable 2. User’ s Guide and quick start card 8. Composite video cable 3. P ow er cord 9. PS /2 mous e cable 4. Remote control, batteri es, and ca[...]

3 F IGURE 2 Proje cto r over view Usag e Guidelines • Do not look dire ctly into the pro jection lens when the lamp is turned on. The bright light may harm your eyes. • Do not block the grills on the projector . Restricting the air flow can cause it to ove rheat and turn of f. If this happens, you must wait a minute before attempting to turn it[...]

4 Intr oduction If Y ou Need Assistance The first place to look for help is in this manual. Be sur e to check the guidelines in “ T roubleshoo ting ” on page 34. Or , check the Service and Support section of our website at www .info cus.com/ser vice . If those sources don’t answer your q uestio n, call your InFocus dealer . Y ou can also call[...]

5 SETTING UP THE PR OJECTOR 1 Place the pr ojector on a flat surface. • The pr ojector must be within 10 feet (3 m) of your power source a n d within 6 feet (1.8 m) of your computer . • If you want to pr oject from behind a translucent scr een, set up the pr ojector behind your scr een. See “Image Reverse ” on page 24 to reverse th e image.[...]

6 Setti ng up the Proj ector NO TE : Bef o re you continue, mak e sur e the pr ojector is unplugged and your equipment is turned off. If you’ re connecting a computer , mak e sure the distance betw een it and the projec t or is 6 feet o r less. F IGURE 4 Connector panel power pow er co r d computer video audio In re m ot e c o n t ro l USB RS-232[...]

7 Connecting a Computer 1 (Desktop models only) Locate the cable that connects your monitor to y our com puter . Unplug it from the computer . 2 Plug one end of t he VESA comp uter cable into the vide o con- nector on your computer . NO TE: Many laptop computers do not automatically turn on their external video por t when a sec- ondar y display dev[...]

8 Setti ng up the Proj ector Do you want to c ontr ol the c omput er’ s mo use from the projecto r’ s re mote or k eypad? If y our computer has a USB conne ctor and i s running Windo ws 98, use the U SB mouse ca ble . NO TE: The USB mouse is suppor ted for use with Windows 98 onl y . 1 Plug the one end of the USB m ouse cable into the m ouse co[...]

9 F IGURE 7 Connecting a mouse via the PS/2 connector If your Maci ntosh com puter has an A D B connec tor , use the ADB mouse ad apter an d the RS-232 cable. NO TE: Y ou do not need to restar t your computer after connecting a USB mouse to use it (it is hot-plug- gable). Y ou must restar t your com- puter after plugging in a PS/2 or ADB mouse . 1 [...]

10 Setti ng up the Proj ector Conne cting a V ideo Play er The LP770 has 3 dif ferent conn ections for video players: S-video, composite video, and BNC (the S-vide o and BNC connections req u ir e cables not included with the LP770). 1 If your video player uses a r o und, one-pr on g composite video connector, plug the compo sit e video cable’s y[...]

11 4 Plug the audio cable’s white connector into the Le ft Audio connector on the pr ojector; plug the audio cable’s r ed connec- tor into the Right Audio co nnector on the pr ojector . The pr ojector is compatible with these major broadca st video standar ds: NTSC, NTSC 4.43, P AL, P A L-M, P AL-N, and SECAM. It automat ically adjusts to optim[...]

12 Setti ng up the Proj ector 6 T urn on your computer . NO TE : With some computer s, the order in whic h you pow er up the equipment is ver y impor tant. Most computers should be turned on last, after all other per ipher als have been turned on. Refer to your computer’ s documentation to determine the co rrect o rder . • The computer ima ge s[...]

13 USING T HE PR OJECTOR This section describes how to use an d make adjustments to the pro j ector . It also pr ovides a refer ence to the keypad and remote buttons and the opti ons available from the on-screen menus. Basic Ima ge Adjustment 1 Make sur e you have power ed up your equipment in the right or der (page 1 1). 2 If the image do esn’t [...]

14 Using the Pr ojector F IGURE 10 Remote co n trol NO TE: T o contro l the compute r’ s mouse fr om the pr ojector’ s remote or k eypad, you must co nnect the mouse cable to the pr ojector . See page 8 for details. Press anywher e on the edge of the disk mouse to move the cursor on the scr een. Y ou can move the cursor at any angle by pr essin[...]

15 Adjusting the P r ojector T o focus the image, press the Zoom/Focus button on the r emote or keypad. “Focus” appears o n the scr een. Press the adja cent “+” or “-” buttons u ntil the image is clear . T o zoom the image, press the Zoom/Focus button again. “Zoom” appears on the screen. Pr ess the “+” or “-” buttons to adju[...]

16 Using the Pr ojector Using the K eypad and R emote Buttons This section pr ovides a refer ence to the keypad and remote but- tons. F IGURE 12 Keypad F IGURE 13 Remote power LE D lamp LED temp LED[...]

17 Auto P ositi on NO TE: Some sc reen savers inter- fer e with Auto P o sition. If you’ re experiencing problem s, tr y turning your screen s aver off. Press this button to have the projector autom a tically re-adjust a computer image. It adjusts horizontal and vertical position, fine sync, and tra cking. Comput er When you have mor e than one s[...]

18 Using the Pr ojector Press Vide o to display the image fr om your video player . Press Video again to toggle between video 1 and video 2. Zoom/Focus T o focus the image, pr ess the Zoom/Focus butt on on the remote or keypad. “Focus” appears o n the scr een. Pr ess the adjacent “+” or “-” buttons until the image is clear . T o zoom th[...]

19 V olume + or - • T o increase the volume, pre s s + . The volume control bar appears on the screen. The bar disappears 10 secon ds after you relea se the volume buttons. • T o decrease the volume, press - . NO TE: V olum e adju stm en ts are not available while the menus are displayed, and do not aff ect exter- nal speak ers . V olume adjust[...]

20 Using the Pr ojector Using the On-Scr een Menus The projector has five me nus that allow you to make ima ge adjustments and change a variety of settings. Most o f these adjustments aren’t ava ilable directly fr om the keypad or remote. T o open the on-screen m enus, pr ess the Me nu button on the remote or keypad. Pr ess Menu again w hen you w[...]

21 Pictur e Menu F IGURE 16 Picture menu Contra st The contrast contr ols the degree of dif ference between the lightest and darkest parts of the pictur e. Adjusting the contrast changes the amount of b lack and white in the image. • Press the left arrow button to decrease the contrast. • Press the right arrow button to increase the contrast, m[...]

22 Using the Pr ojector F IGURE 17 Color temperature sub-menu Sharpnes s The sharpness setting adjusts the edges of a comp uter image. • Press the left arr ow butto n to decrease the sharpness. • Press the right arr o w button to increase the sharpness. Tint The tint adjusts the r ed and green color balan ce in the pr ojected image fr om a vide[...]

23 Audio Men u F IGURE 18 Audio menu Bass The bass setting controls the low frequencies of your audio source. NO TE: Bass and treble adjust- ments do not affect external speak ers . • Press the left arrow button to decrease the bass. • Press the right arr ow button to increase the bass. Bass adjustments ar e saved for each sour ce you have conn[...]

24 Using the Pr ojector Insta llation Menu F IGURE 19 Installation menu Imag e Rev erse NO T E: T o or der the LP770 Ceiling Mount, see “Optional Accessories” on p a g e 41. Use this option to change the projection for ceiling mounted or rear pr o jection i nstallation s. • Press the right a r row once to r everse the image so you can pro j e[...]

25 Auto P o wer Off This option lets you select how lo ng the lamp stay s on after no source is detected. After the specified time, the lamp goes out and the pr ojector enters standby mode. Select 0 to cancel this f u nc- tion. T est Signal T urn th is o n to display a test signa l. Rem ove the test signal by pressing the Enter button. Opti on Menu[...]

26 Using the Pr ojector Cinema Mode NO TE: Use this f eature only when viewing movies . Images from other sources may be degraded. This option corr ects line gaps and r educes the flicker in DVD and LaserDisk movie images using an S-video connection. Se l ect Auto (for movie images) or Of f. Video Signal When V ideo standard is set to Auto, the pro[...]

27 Signal M enu F IGURE 21 Signal menu NO TE: Some sc reen savers inter- fer e with signal detection. If you’ re experiencing problem s, tr y turning your screen s aver off. Hori zont al P osi tion Highlight Horizontal P osition, then press the left arrow button to move the imag e left or press the right arrow button to move the image rig ht. Pos[...]

28 Using the Pr ojector NO TE: The Fine Sy nc , T racking , Hori z. Positi on and Ve r t . P o s i t i o n options are available only for computer sources. The pro jector sets the se options automatically for a video source. Tr a c k i n g The projector adjusts tracking auto ma tically to match the video signal from your com puter . How ever , if t[...]

29 MAINTENANCE & T R OUBLESHOOTING This section describes how to: • clean the lens • clean the ai r filters • r eplace the projection lamp • r e place the batteries in the remote • use the Kensington lo ck fea ture • tr oubles hoot the proj ector Cleaning the Len s Follow these steps to clean t he pr ojection lens: 1 Apply a non-abr[...]

30 Mainte nance & T rouble shoot ing F IGURE 23 Filter doors 2 T urn the pro jector over and r emove the larger filter do or . • Press the door ’s tab and lift o ut. F IGURE 24 Removing the filter door 3 Remove the filter from the filter door . 4 W ash the filter . • Use water with a mild deter gent. Rinse thoroughly a nd let it dry compl[...]

31 F IGURE 25 Removing the filter door 7 Use a vacuum cleaner to r emove the dust from the fil ter , then reinstall the filter . Replacing th e Pr ojection Lamp WA R N I N G : T o avoid burns , allow the p rojector to cool fo r at least 60 minutes before you open the lamp module door . Never extr act the lamp module while the lamp is oper atin g. T[...]

32 Mainte nance & T rouble shoot ing F IGURE 27 Removing the screws on the lamp module 5 Lift up the metal handle and pull the module out (Figure 28 ). F IGURE 28 Remo v ing th e la mp mo du l e W ARNING: Do not drop the lamp module or touc h the glass bulb! The glass may shatter and cause injur y. 6 Install the new lamp module, being sur e to [...]

33 Replacing the Batteries in the Remote Contr ol The life of the batteries depends o n how often and how lon g you use the r em ot e. Symptoms of low battery charge include erra ti c respon ses when using the r emote and a r educed range of opera - tion. Follow these steps to r eplace the batteries: 1 T urn the re m ote face dow n in your hand. 2 [...]

34 Mainte nance & T rouble shoot ing T roubl eshoo ting LED in dicators Pr oblem: Nothing on pr ojection scr een NO TE: If you accidentally use the Main pow er sw itc h to turn the pro jector off while the lamp is on or still cooling, allo w the projector to cool for 10 minutes bef ore attempting to turn it ba ck on. • Make sure that the powe[...]

35 Pr oblem: Colo r or te xt not being pr ojected • Y ou might need to adjust the brightness up or down until the text is visible. Refer to “Brightness” on page 21 for more infor- mation. Pr oblem: The sc reen r esolutio n is not right • Make sur e the computer ’s vi deo car d is set for a resolution of no gr eater than 1 024x768. Pr oble[...]

36 Mainte nance & T rouble shoot ing Pr oblem: Imag e is too wide or narr o w for scr een • Adjust the zo om or pr ojector placemen t. • Adjust the r esolut ion of your video car d if it’s greater t han 1280x102 4. Pr oblem: Ima ge is o ut of fo cus • Use the Foc u s / Zo o m butto n to focus the image. • Make sur e the pr ojection sc[...]

37 Pr oblem: Project ed colors do n’ t match the co mputer or video pla y er’ s colors • Just as the re are difference s in the disp lay s of di fferen t mo ni - tors, ther e are often d iffer ences between the computer image and the pr ojected image. Adjust the brightness, tint and/or contrast fr om the Picture menu. See “Brightne ss” on[...]

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39 APPENDIX Specific ations The LP770 must be operated and s tor ed within the temperature and humidity ranges specified. Te m p e r a t u r e Operating 41 to 104 ° F (5 to 40 ° C) at sea l ev el 95 ° F (35 4 ° C) maximum at 9, 000 feet Humid ity Operat ing and non-op er . 30% to 90% relative humi dity , non-co ndensing Dimensions 15 x 1 1.8 x [...]

40 Appendix Accessor ies NO TE: Us e on l y InFo cus- appro ved accessories . Other pr oducts have not been tested with the pr ojector . P o w e r Cords (o ne ships with pr oject or , type depends on country) Standard A ccessories (shi p with th e projector) P a r t Number Quic k Star t card 009-045 8-xx User’ s Guide 010-022 2-xx Easy Car r y Ca[...]

41 NO TE: Y ou can purchas e these items by contacting your dealer or InFocus Catalog Sales at 1-800-660-0024. Option al Acces sori es LP770 Delux e Carry Case CA-C180 LP770 Ship ping Ca se (A T A appr ov ed) CA-C184 LP77 0 De luxe T ra vel Case C A-C182 Macintosh Adaptor SP-MA C ADPT Gyr oPoint II Radio Fr equency Remote HW -RF-REM IR Remo te R ec[...]

42 Appendix P or table an d Laptop Activa tion Char t NO TE: Visit our w ebsite at www .infocus .com for the most current activation char t. It is loc ated in th e T echni cal Lib r ar y . Many laptop compu ters do not automat ically turn on their exter- nal video port when a projector is connected. Activation com- mands for some laptop computers a[...]

43 Compaq* ** Ctrl-Alt-< Ctrl-Alt-> FN-F4 FN-F4 automatic automatic mode/? (for setup op tion) mode/? (for setup op tion) Compuadd* ** automatic automatic Alt-F for scr een setup option Alt-F for scr een setup option Data General Ctrl-Alt-Command Ctrl-Alt-Command Data General W alkabout 2 CR T/X at DOS prompt rebo ot Data vue Ctrl-Shift-M Ctr[...]

44 Appendix IBM ThinkPad** reb oot, enter setup men u FN-F2 FN- F7, sel ect ch oice from setup men u FN-F1, select ch oice FN-F5, select ch oice PS/2 SC select choice ( C RT , L C D, e t c . ) Ka yp r o boot up, monitor plugged in unpl ug monit o r Kris T ech FN-F8 FN-F8 Mac P or table 100 no video port: not compati ble Mac PowerBo ok 140, 145, 150[...]

45 * These man u factur ers ha ve models that auto matically send video to the extern al CR T port when some type of di spla y device is attached. ** These man u facturers o ffer mo re than one k ey co mmand depend- ing on th e computer mo del. Packard Bell** FN-F2 FN-F2 Ctrl-Alt-< Ctrl-Alt- > Panaso nic FN-F2 FN-F2 Samsung* setup scr een opt[...]

46 Appendix Using Video Mirr orin g with a P o w erBook Comp uter When you turn video mirr oring (called SimulScan in newer Pow- erBooks—see below) on, the pr ojector displays the same informa- tion that appear s on your PowerBo ok’s built-in scr een. When video mirr oring is off, the projector acts like a separate display . T o turn on video m[...]

47 Projected I mage Size NO TE: Use the gr aph and tab les to help you determine pr ojected image s izes . F IGURE 30 Projected image siz e NO TE: Visit our w ebsite at www .infocus .com f or an interactive image s ize c alculator . It is located in the T ec hnical Librar y in the Ser- vice and Suppor t section. T able 1: Image Si ze, W idth an d H[...]

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49 IND EX A access ori es, orde rin g 40, 41 activa ti on comma nds for lap t op c om- puters 42 adjust ing bass 23 brightn ess 21 colo r 2 2 contr ast 21 tin t 2 2 volum e 19 adjust ing the he ight of th e project or 15 altit ude limits 39 Anam orp h ic 28 assistance. See Technic al Support Audio menu 23 Audi o menu op tions Bass 23 P in P audio 2[...]

50 Inde x F fine sync 27 fuzzy lines 28 H HDTV 11 Hold Begin/E nd 28 I IBM-co mp a ti ble computers com p at ib il ity 1 connecting 7 icons on the proje c tor 16 image adjustin g 1 1, 13 cente rin g 13 , 27 colors d on’t match co mputer’s 37 focusin g 15, 1 8 fuzzy lines 13 , 28 has lines or spot s 36 not cent ered 35 not displ a ye d 34 out of[...]

51 O on-scree n me n u s displayin g 20 making changes to menu function s 20 removin g fro m the screen 20 Opti on menu opti ons Cinema Mo de 26 Lang u ag e 26 Menu Position 25 Mode Displ a y 25 Splash Screen 25 Video Signal 26 P P in P aud io 23 P in P butto n 18 PAL video 26 Picture men u 21 Pictur e menu opt ions Brightne s s 21 Color 22 Color t[...]

52 Inde x T Technical Support in Eu rop e 4 in Singapo re 4 in USA 4 informati on to hav e on hand before you call 37 temperature li mits 39 test patter n 35 Test Signal 25 text no t visible 35 tint, adjust in g 2 2 Tracking 28 trouble sh ooting 34 turnin g off sound and image 17 turnin g off t h e projector 12 turnin g on the project o r 11 U USB [...]

LIMITED W ARRANTY InFocus (“ InFocus” ) warrants tha t each LP77 0 (“t h e P roduct”) sold hereunde r wi ll confor m t o an d function in ac cordance with the w ritten spe c ificati on s of InFo cu s. Said lim ited warr anty sha ll apply on ly t o th e fir st person or e n tity that pu r- chase s the Produc t fo r p er son a l or busine s s[...]

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