Proxima ASA PL-300 manual

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ii ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide W arranty Pr o xima Corp. (“P roxima”) warrants that each ProjectionLi nk system (P roduct) purchased fr om Pro xim a Corp. is fr ee from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use during the wa rrant y pe rio d sa id warr an ty sha ll co mmen ce on t he d ay of purchase by the End-Use[...]

Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide iii NOT PROHIBITED B Y LA W , ALL ST A TUTORY W ARRANTIES ARE HEREB Y W AIVED AND EX CLUDED FROM THIS LIM ITED W ARRANTY . PRO XIMA CORPORA TION EXPRESSL Y DISCLAIM S ALL W ARRANTIES NOT S T A TED IN THE LIMIT ED WA R R A N T Y . It is understood and agreed that the liability of P ro xima Corporation, [...]

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Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide v T able of Contents Chapter 1: What is Projection Link? ..... ...... ....... ...... .......... ........ 1 Proj ectionL ink Opera tional Su mmary....... ....... .......... 3 Under standin g the Project ionLink System ...... .......... 4 What’ s in the PL-300/P L-300E Acces sories Box? ... ..... 5 Wha[...]

vi ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide Chapter 2: Inst alling P rojection Link ...... ...... ....... .......... .......... .. 9 Before I nstalli ng ... ....... ....... ............ ............. ............ .. 9 Connectin g the Extern al PL-300 Recei ver ...... ....... ... 10 To the DP6850 a nd DP6850+ ........................ ..........[...]

T able of Contents Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide vii Chapter 5: Using Projection Link ..... ...... ........ ....... .......... ...... .. 39 Switchin g Between Inpu t Sources ............ ....... ........ 39 Using ProjectionLink w ith an IR Remote Con trol .... 41 Chapter 6: Upgrading Proj ectionLi nk Firmware ........ ...... ......[...]

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Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 1 Chapte r 1: What is ProjectionLink? Projec tionLink is Pro xima’s revolution ary new s olution to numerous str ay cables to simplify p rojector ins tallations and connectivity . It’s the fi rst single-w ire solution that connec ts your computer and video sour ces with an installed projector . Uti[...]

2 ProjectionLink User & Installation Guide The Projection Link Syste m ProjectionLink inc ludes two comp onents: a T ransmi tter (PL-300T) an d a Receiver (PL -300R). The T ransmi tter is con- nected to you r comp uter o r other source a nd the Re ceiv er is conn ected to your proj ector . This Installation G uide shows yo u how to config ure P[...]

What is ProjectionLink? Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 3 ProjectionLink Operational Summary ProjectionLink can be contr olled by either manuall y selecting the input on the T ransmitter (Pu sh Button Op eration) or selecting the inpu t on the Projector’s Remote. Depen ding on the projector c onnected to ProjectionL ink, you may ha[...]

Understandi ng the Projecti onLink System 4 ProjectionLink User & Installation Guide Understa nding the ProjectionLink System The ProjectionLink system offers many advantages over p r evi- ous mounted projection systems. It also has a few limitations you should be awar e of. The followi ng tables lists some fea- tures the P rojectionLin k syste[...]

What is ProjectionLink? Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 5 What’s in the PL -300/PL - 300E Accessories Box? Make sur e that all of the items with the associated par t number (P/N) l isted bel ow ar e incl uded in your packaging : VGA Cab le VGA Cab le VGA Cab le VGA Cab le Tw o - m e t e r Tw o - m e t e r Tw o - m e t e r Tw o - m [...]

What’s in the PL -300/PL - 300E Accessories Box? 6 ProjectionLink User & Installation Guide Additio nal par ts are also in cluded for m ountin g. These par ts ar e the: • T able Mounting Bracket (140-0 1610) • Rack Mountin g Bracket ( 140-01611 ) • Receiver Ceiling Mount Bracket (140-0 1612) • Hardware Mounting Kit (080 -03028) th at [...]

What is ProjectionLink? Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 7 What’s in the BNDL -001 Accessories Bo x? Make sur e that all of the items with the associated par t number (P/N) l isted bel ow ar e incl uded in your packaging : User’s Guide User’s Guide User’s Guide User’s Guide One 9- Volt AC One 9- Volt AC One 9- Volt AC One 9-[...]

RS-232 Control Cabl es 8 ProjectionLink User & Installation Guide Additio nal par ts are also in cluded for m ountin g. These par ts ar e the: • T able Mounting Bracket (140-0 1610) • Rack Mountin g Bracket ( 140-01611 ) • Hardware Mounting Kit (505-1043 -00) that cont ains: • eight 8 mm scr ews • four #10- 32 scre ws RS-232 Control C[...]

Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 9 Chapte r 2: Installing ProjectionLink Instal ling P rojection Link inv olves maki ng connec tions between your p rojector , transmitter , and receiver . These con- nections ar e different based on the p rojector you ar e using with ProjectionLink. Be su r e to use t he connections for y our par t icu[...]

Connecting the External PL -300 Receiver 10 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide 2. Connect a co mputer sour ce dir ectl y to your proj ector , v er- ify the image quality , and make any adjustments. Connecting the External PL -300 Receiver Be f or e i ns t a ll i n g t h e re c e iv e r a nd ca b l i n g , w e rec om m e n d y o u test th[...]

Installing ProjectionLink Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 11 The receiver por ts func tion as follows: PORT CONNECTS… 1 Computer video fr om the r eceiv er to the projector . 2 Computer ster eo audio from the receiver to the projecto r . 3 Composite video from the r eceiver to the projector . 4 S-video from the r eceiver to the pro[...]

Connecting the External PL -300 Receiver 12 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide T o the DP6850 and DP6850+ Use the following illustration as a guide for con necting the r eceiver to t he DP6850 an d DP6850+: See “A ppendix D : Opera tional Su mmary ” on pa ge 53 f or an opera tional sum mary. It is on ly possible to connect one type o[...]

Installing ProjectionLink Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 13 T o the DP9240, DP9260, and DP9260+ Use the following illustration as a guide for con necting the r eceiver to t he DP9240, DP9260, and DP9260+: See “A ppendix D : Opera tional Su mmary ” on pa ge 53 for an o perational su mmary . It is possi ble to connect S-video, com[...]

Connecting the External PL -300 Receiver 14 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide T o the Pro A V 9320, Pro AV 9400, Pro A V 9400+, and Pro AV 9410 Use the following illustration as a guide for con necting the r eceiver to t he Pro A V 9320, Pro A V 9400, Pro A V 9400+ , and Pro A V 9410: T wo RCA femal e to two RCA male m ono splitters ar [...]

Installing ProjectionLink Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 15 T o the Pro AV 9350 T o connect the P L 300 receiver to the Pro A V 9350, you w ill need to chan ge the order of th e input/outpu t ter minals in the projector to match th e illustrati on on the followi ng page. Th e terminals should be moved as follow s: • HDB 15-P in T [...]

Connecting the External PL -300 Receiver 16 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide Use the following illustration, s hown with term inals moved to correct positions for P rojectionLink, as a guide for connecting the receiver to the Pro A V 9350 : T wo RCA femal e to two RCA male m ono splitters ar e r equired (not included). See “A ppendi [...]

Installing ProjectionLink Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 17 T o the LX2 and LS2 Use the following illustration as a guide for con necting the r eceiver to t he LX2 and LS2: See “A ppendix D : Opera tional Su mmary ” on pa ge 53 for an op erational su mmary. It i s only possi ble to connect one type of v ideo input at a time. Y o[...]

Connecting the External PL -300 Receiver 18 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide T o the DP9280 Use the following illustration as a guide for con necting the r eceiver to t he DP9280: See “A ppendix D : Opera tional Su mmary ” on pa ge 53 for an o perational su mmary. Th is projector can support component, S-Video, and composite v ideo[...]

Installing ProjectionLink Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 19 T o the DP6150 Use the following illustration as a guide for con necting the r eceiver to t he DP6150: See “A ppendix D : Opera tional Su mmary ” on pa ge 53 for an o perational su mmary . S-Video Cable RS232 Control Cable LEFT SIDE OF PROJECT OR Video Audio Cable VGA C[...]

Connecting the External PL -300 Receiver 20 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide T o the S520 Use the following illustration as a guide for con necting the r eceiver to t he S520: See “A ppendix D : Opera tional Su mmary ” on pa ge 53 for an o perational su mmary . RS232 Control Cable Video Audio Cable S-Video Cable Video Cable V GA Ca[...]

Installing ProjectionLink Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 21 Connecting to the Advanced Connectivity Module Y ou can dir ectly conne ct th e Adva nced Connec tivi ty Modul e to the transmit ter using y our CA T -5 c able. Use the foll owing illustrati on as a guid e for conn ecting yo ur Advanc ed Conn ec- tivity Module to y our pr o[...]

Configuring the T ransmitter 22 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide Configuring the T ransmitter One of the ke y features of the ProjectionLink system is that it allows y ou to us e many diff ere nt input devices with most Pr o x- ima proje ctors. But befo re you be gin usin g the system, y ou’ll need to set up the transm itter to matc [...]

Installing ProjectionLink Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 23 Connecting the T ransmitter The transmitt er has the followi ng connections: Projecti onLink T ransmitter The following table lists the function of each c onnection: 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 [...]

Configuring the T ransmitter 24 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide It is not ne cessary to mak e all of the con nections at once. Connect only the ports you need for y our current present ation. ProjectionLink does not accept multiple, simultaneous video signals on each video i nput on the Transmitt er. Whil e Projectio nLink c an acce p[...]

Installing ProjectionLink Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 25 Connecting I nput Sources Use the following illustrati on as a guide to c onnect you r input sources to the transmit ter .[...]

Configuring the T ransmitter 26 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide While ProjectionLink acc epts numerous video signals per video input, only one video signal per input is allowed. That is, you cannot simultaneously connect S-video, composite, and compon ent signal to video input 1 or 2. Choose only one v ideo signal per video input. Con[...]

Installing ProjectionLink Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 27 Connecting CA T -5 Cable The next step to co nfigur ing Projectio nLink is connect ing th e transmitt er and receiver with a CA T -5 cable. Wiring for Projec- tionLink mus t be a CA T -5, four -pair , solid, plenum rat ed cable. Also make sure your cabl ing confor ms to the[...]

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Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 29 Chapte r 3: Configuring Projecti onLink The ProjectionLink transmitte r and receiver power up auto- maticall y when po wer is conne cted. P ower mu st be conn ected to both the transm itter and the receiver for ProjectionLink t o work proper ly . The power s witch on t he ProjectionLink tr ansmitter[...]

30 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide T o r emotely po wer the p rojector: 1. Plug in the pow er cord and tu rn on th e projector’s main power sw itch. 2. Press the power button in the upp er right cor ner of the transmitter to p ower the p rojector . Powe ri ng the project or from the transmi tter The LED blink s orange while the p ro[...]

Configuring ProjectionLink Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 31 The Projec tor Standby LED on the ProjectionLink transmitter indicates th e status of the system. Us e the followin g table to determ ine the sta tus of ProjectionLink: The UTP outpu t LED on the T ransm itter indicate s the status of the link between t he transmitter and [...]

Fine- T uning the Image 32 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide Fine- T uning the Image Dependi ng on your P rox ima projec tor , the le ngth of CA T -5 cable used, or the ty pe of computer sig nal being displayed, you may need to optimize the imag e quality by adjusting the gain and color sett ings on the receiver (PL-300R). We r ecom - m[...]

Configuring ProjectionLink Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 33 The second adjustm ent is co lor . Th e color con trols are loca ted on the bottom of the r eceiver . Gain Adjustment and Color Cont rol Settings Use the following steps to make the color adjustmen ts: 1. Connec t the CA T -5 cable to both the tran smitter and re c e i v e[...]

Fine- T uning the Image 34 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide 4. Use a screwdriver or other small, narrow tool to adjust each of the co lor controls. Use the following table as a guide: Make sure that none of t he color c ontrols are in the vertical p osition. If the y are, the im age will n ot display. If the colored line changes t o a [...]

Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 35 Chapte r 4: Mounting ProjectionLink The ProjectionLink system also c ontains multiple p ieces of equipment to enable you to mount the ProjectionLink system. Mounting the transm itter and r eceiv er helps y our pro jector users by hiding equ ipment from their view and he lps them focus on the m ateri[...]

Mounting the T ransmitte r Under a T able 36 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide T o install the ProjectionLink table mountin g ears: 1. Remove the screws on the sides of the transmitter . 2. Attach the m ounting ear with fou r of the 8 mm s crews from the Hardw are Kit included with ProjectionLin k. The mountin g ears are symmetrical and[...]

Mounting ProjectionLi nk Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 37 Mounting t he T ransmitter in a Rack The ProjectionLink transmitte r also incudes rack mountin g ears. Make sure to secure the moun ting ears w ith the 8 mm screws included with ProjectionLink. T o install the ProjectionL ink rack mountin g ears: 1. Remove the screws on the [...]

Mounting the Receiver 38 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide Mounting the Receiver The ProjectionLink receiver includes a pipe mount for u se with ceilin g-mounted projectors. T o mount th e r eceiv er: 1. Remove the four screws on the sides of the receiver . 2. Attach the m ounting pan with four of the 8 mm screws from the Hardw are Kit.[...]

Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 39 Chapte r 5: Using ProjectionLink In addition to config uring the Projection Link system, y ou can use one of the following options to operate the system: • switc h between project or input s our ces • use a remote control with the project or Switch ing Betw een In put Sources The Projec tionLink[...]

Switching Between Input Sources 40 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide T o switch between sources, use one of the following steps. • Pr ess the button located above each of the ProjectionLink transmitter’s connection areas. The LED in each area tur ns green. Switching between input sources OR • Pr ess t he Source button on the proje[...]

Using ProjectionLink Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 41 Using ProjectionLink with an IR Remote Control T o use cer tain f eatures on the projector’s IR r emote control with ProjectionLink, you mus t set the dip -switches on the back of the transmit ter . Use the fol lowing table as a gu ide when using DP 9XXX and Pro A V 9XX X seri[...]

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Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 43 Chapte r 6: Upgrading Pr ojectionLin k Firmware F rom tim e to time, Pro x ima upgrades the f ir mware in the ProjectionLink syste m. Be sure to check the web s ite (www .pro xima.com) periodically for any u pdates to your par t icular Projection Link system .[...]

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Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 45 Appendix A : T roubleshooting Befo re yo u contact P ro xima T echnical S upport, make sur e you have co nnected the pr ojecto r and all sour ces as descr ibed in “Installing P rojectionLink” on page 9 and “Con figuring ProjectionLink” on pag e 29 of th is guide. Also be s ure you have verif[...]

T roubleshooting T able 46 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide T roubleshooting T able SYMPTOM SOLUTIONS No p owe r Plug the transmitter and r eceiver power adapters into an AC outlet. Ensur e the Computer 1 LED on the transmitter is solid gr een. Also make sure the UTP input LED on the receiver is either blink- ing or on. All lights flas[...]

T roubleshooting Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 47 Computer Audio modu- lates the black leve l of the image when using a LX2, LS2, DP 9240, DP9260, Pro A V 9320, P ro A V 9400, Pro A V 9400+, and Pr o A V 9410 Adjust the Clamp level in your projector . T o do this select Menu, PC Adjust, F ree Mode. In F ree Mode select the  menu[...]

T echnical Support 48 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide T echnical Support The ProjectionLink system is desig ned to simplify projector insta llati ons and conn ections . However , if you have any quest ions conc erning how to install , conne ct, or c onfigur e Projectionlink or any associated equipment, please r efer to the Suppor t se[...]

Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 49 Appendix B: T echnical Sp ecificat ions The following tables list the techn ical specifications for the ProjectionLink system: SYSTEM SPECIFICA TIO NS Resolutions S uppor ted VGA (640 x 480), S VGA (800 x 600), XGA (1024 x 76 8), SXGA (1280 x 1024), Mac (640 x 480, 832 x 624, 1152 x 870) Computer Co[...]

50 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide V ideo Sour ce Com pat ibil ity Compos ite video , S- V ideo , Compone nt video (Y , Cb, Cr) UTP Cable L eng th Up to 300 feet with S XGA inpu t Remote Contr ol Uses the projector ’s remot e control Appro v als UL, c UL, F CC Cl ass A, CE Pro je ct o r C on t rol RS-232C cont rol of project or PL -[...]

Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 51 Appendix C: Dip-Switch Settings T o use P r ojectionLink and the DP6850 with an ex ter nal con- trol system such as P an ja, Crestron, or AMX, set the external control system to 1200, 7, N, 2. The following table descri bes the dip-switch settings for t he back of your tr ansmitter: PROJECTOR DIP-SW[...]

52 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide DP6850, DP 6850+ 1200, 7, N, 1 1200, 7, N, 2 D P 615 0 9600 , 8 , N , 1 9 6 00 , 8 , N , 1 S520, DP6860 19200 , 8 , N , 1 19200, 8, N, 1 X350 9600, 8, N, 1 9600, 8, N, 1 a. Consult your e xternal control system or projector User’s Guide for more infor- mation on control por t settings. PROJECTOR DI[...]

Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 53 Appendix D: Operational Sum mary ProjectionLink can be contr olled by either manuall y selecting the input on the T ransmitter (Pu sh Button Op eration) or by selecting the inpu t on the Projector’s Remote. Depen ding on the projector c onnected to ProjectionL ink, you may have lim- ited operation[...]

54 ProjectionLink U ser & Installation Guide DP9240, DP9 260, DP926 0+ DP6850, DP6850+ , LS2, LX2 S520 X350 (Adva nced Connectiv ity Module) Operational Mode Computer S- Video Composite Video Component Video 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 Push Butto n   1  1  1  1  1  1 Pro je ct o r Remote   1 NS  1 NS  1 NS Operational[...]

Operat iona l Summar y Project ionLink User & Installa tion Guide 55 DP9280 DP6150  F ully suppor ted.  1 Y ou must manually set the video source type using the projector ’s on -screen menu.  2 S- Video or Composite Video only . Y o u can only select one video typ e.  3 If you connect component video to the projector , composite v[...]

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