Apple 9000 manuale d’uso

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FCC W arning This equipment has been tested and foun d to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These l imits ar e designed t o provide reasonab le protection against harm ful in terference whe n the equip ment is oper ated in a co mmercia l environm ent. Th is equi pment gener ates, us es, and c[...]

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i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Sum mary iii Introd uction 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 1 Unpacking the Projecto r 1 Usage Guidelines 4 If You Need Assistance 4 Warranty 4 Setting up the Projector 5 Connecting an IBM-Compatible Computer Using the CablePro Lite Cable 11 Connecting a Macintosh Computer Using the CablePro Lite Cable 12 Connecting [...]

ii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Maint enance and Tro ublesh ootin g 35 Clean ing the Lens 35 Cleaning the Fan Inta ke Filter 35 Replacing the Projection Lamp 37 Replacing the Batteries in the Remo te Control 39 Using the Ken sington Lock 39 Troub leshoot ing 40 Solution s to Comm on Prob lems 40 Append ix 45 Spe cif icat ions 4 5 Accessories 47 Por[...]

iii SAF ETY SUMMARY Please read these instructions carefully before using your projec- tor . Failure to comply with them coul d re sult in fire, electrical shock, personal injury o r damage to equipmen t. These gr aphics are used thr o ugho ut this man ual to draw your attention to imp ortant information about the projectors. NO TE : Additional use[...]

iv Safety Su mmar y Gr ounding The pr ojector is grounded thr ough the grounding conductor on the power cor d. T o avoid electric shock, plug the power cor d into a pr operly wired r eceptacle. Do not defeat the purpose o f the grounding-type pl ug. Lamp T o a void overheating and unac ceptabl e image qu ality , replac e the projection lamp with a [...]

1 INTR ODUCTION The Boxlight 900 0 is an XGA multimedia projector designed for fixed instal lations. It allows 3 computer an d 2 video in puts, alo ng with RS- 232 cont rol. Image Res oluti on NO TE : The pr ojector automati- cally expands 640x480 and 800x600 images to fill the screen. Y ou can display these images at their original resolutions by [...]

2 Intr oduc tion NO TE : For model 9000-INT : T o use video input, an optional video board must be installed in the projec tor . Contact Boxlight fo r more information. F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents NO TE : Long throw a nd shor t thro w lenses are also available . See “Opt ion al A cces sorie s” on page 47. 1. Bo xligh t 9000 pr ojector 6. co[...]

3 F IGURE 2 Side view of pro jector F IGURE 3 Front view of pro jector lamp compar tment Ke n s i n g t o n L o c k power c ord leveling foot connector focu s rin g zoom r ing rem ot e c o nt rol rec ei ver s len s shift kno b[...]

4 Intr oduc tion Usag e Guidelines • Do not loo k directly into the projection lens when the projector is turned on. The bright light may harm your eyes. • Do not block th e grills on t he proje ctor . Do not place the projec- tor on cloth ta ble coverings, as they may get suck ed up to the vents. Restricting the air flow can cause th e project[...]

5 SETTING UP THE PR OJECTOR 1 Place the pr ojector on a flat surface. • The pr ojector must be within 7.5 feet (2.3 m) of your power source. • If you are installing the projector on the ceiling, refer to the Ceiling Mo unt Installation Guide that comes with th e Ceiling Mount Kit for mor e information. T o turn the image upside down, see “Cei[...]

6 Setti ng up the Pr ojector F IGURE 4 Proje cted i mage s ize fo r 10’ di agona l image size The pr ojector is equipped with a lens shift featur e that allows you to adjust the projection h eight (move the image a long the wall) without mo ving the projector , while still ma intaining a perfectly square image. T urn the lens s hift knob on top o[...]

7 F IGURE 5 Lowest image projection angle F IGURE 6 Highest image proj ection angle Once you know the diago nal image size, you ca n figure out the width an d height us ing these formula s: width ( inche s) = diag onal (i nches ) x 0.8 height ( inches) = width ( inches) x 0.75 10’ high image bottom of imag e 5’ be low lens H lens cente r 10’ [...]

8 Setti ng up the Pr ojector The following tables give the lens shift values for desk top and ceiling-moun ted setups for variou s image sizes . The lower lens shift position repr esents the high est the pr ojector can be above the bottom of the sc r een; the upper lens shift posit ion repr esents the lowest the projector can be below the botto m o[...]

9 F IGURE 7 Lens shift with ceiling-mounted projector Now you’re r eady to connect your equipment. Steps for connecting the dif feren t types of equipment are given on the pages lis ted below. Equipme nt y ou want to c onnec t P ag e IBM-compatible co mputer with CablePro Lite page 11 Macintosh co mputer with CablePr o Lite page 12 Computer with [...]

10 Setti ng up the Pr ojector NO TE : For model 9000-INT : T o use video input, an optional video board must be installed in the projec tor . Contact Boxlight fo r more information. F IGURE 8 Connector panel NO TE : F or the connection pin assignments , see pa g e 55. The pr ojector has the following audio/video inputs: *indicates cab le included w[...]

11 Connecting a n IBM-Compatible Comp uter Using the CablePr o Lite Cable The CablePr o Lite cable pr ovides a computer connection. If you want au dio, mous e contr ol, or moni tor loop -thr ough, pur chase the optional CablePro. See “Optional Accessories” on page 47. This input is de signated Computer 3. 1 Plug the end of the CablePro Lite com[...]

12 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Connecting a Macintosh Computer Using the CablePr o Lite Cable The CablePr o Lite cable provides a co mputer connection. If you want au dio, mous e contr ol, or monit or loop-th r ough, p urch ase the optional CablePro. See “O ptional Accessories” on page 47. This input is de signated Computer 3. NO TE: Som e Power[...]

13 Connecting a Computer Us ing a VESA c able The supplied VESA cable con nects to the High Densi ty 15-pin connector (HD 15 ) on the projector . This input is designated Computer 2. 1 Plug one end of the VESA cable into the video connector on your computer . Plug the other end into the HD 15 connector on the projector . 2 If you want audio with yo[...]

14 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Conne cting a Vid eo Pla y er NO TE : For model 9000-INT : T o use video input, an optional video board must be installed in the projec tor . Contact Boxlight fo r more information. 1 If your video player uses a r ound, one-prong composite video connector, you’ll need only th e A/V cable that shipped with the pr ojec[...]

15 4 Plug the A/V cable’s white connector into the left “audio o ut” port on your video player . Plug the cable’s red connector into the right “audio ou t” port on the video player . CA UT I ON : Y our video play er may also have a “Video Out” po r t for a c oaxial cable connection. DO NO T use this to connect to th e pr ojector . ?[...]

16 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Connecting the Rem ote Control Cable If the pr ojector cannot r eceive the r emote’s signal, as may be the case if you’re using rear pr ojection, conn ect the remote dir ectly to the projector with the remote cable. NO TE : F or mor e info rmation on using the remote, see page 21. 1 Plug the remote cable into the c[...]

17 4 If you connected a vi deo player , turn it on. NO TE : For model 9000-I NT: T o use video input, an optional video board must be installed in the pro- jector . Contact Boxlight for more information. • The image is displa yed. If another source is active, press the video 1 or video 2 button on t he r emote to dis play the image fro m your vid[...]

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19 USING THE PR OJECTOR This section d escribes how to us e and make adjustments to the pro jector . It also provides a refer ence to the remote and keypad buttons and the opti ons available from the on-screen menus. Basic Imag e Ad justment 1 Make sure you have powered up your equipment in the right or der (page 16) . 2 If the image does n’t dis[...]

20 Usin g the Projector Adjustin g the Pr ojector T o focus the image, rotate the focus ring (Figure 15) until the image is clear . T o zoom the im age, r o tate the zoom ring. This adjust s the image s ize w ithout a ffecting focus. F IGURE 15 Focus rin g and zoom ring The pr ojector is equipped with a pr ojection angle lens shift knob that pr ovi[...]

21 F IGURE 17 Leveling knob Using the Remote Cont r ol NO TE : If you can’t aim the remo te control at the proj ector so that its signal is received — for example, when using rear pr ojec- tion or in a large auditor ium — connect it directly to the pr o jector with the optional remote contr o l cable . Point the remote control at the pr oject[...]

22 Usin g the Projector Using the Remo te and K e ypad Buttons NO TE : For model 9000-INT : T o use video input, an optional video board must be installed in the projec tor . Contact Boxlight fo r more information. This section pro vides an alphabetical refer ence to the re mote and keypad buttons . F IGURE 18 Remote co ntrol F IGURE 19 Keypad powe[...]

23 Comp uter 1, 2 an d 3 When you have more than o ne source (co mputer or video) con- nected to the projector , select between them by pressing the but- ton for the source you want. NO TE : It tak es a few seconds for the pr ojector to r ecogniz e a new source . After the f ir st time , the source is reco gnized immediately . Press compu ter 1, 2,[...]

24 Usin g the Projector Scri bble The scribbl e button acti vates on-screen annotation. 1 Pres s the scr ibble button. The cursor changes to a pencil. 2 Press the right disk mouse button (Fig ur e 20 on page 25) to display the color selector . Use the disk mouse to position the cursor on the desir ed color , then press the left mouse button. Press [...]

25 Vo l u m e • T o increase the volume, press • T o decrease the volume, press V olume adjustments ar e saved for each source you have con- nected (incl uding ext ernal speak ers). Using the On-Scr een Menus The pr ojector has four on -screen menus that allow y ou to make imag e adjus tment s and chan ge a vari ety of setting s. Most of these [...]

26 Usin g the Projector The status bar at the top of the menu display indicates the so urce that is currently active (Computer or V ideo) and any peripherals that ar e connected. NO TE : For model 9000-INT : T o use video input, an optional video board must be installed in the projec tor . Contact Boxlight fo r more information. The status ba r als[...]

27 Displ a y Me nu Func tions F IGURE 22 Display menu Bright ness Adjusting the brightness chang es the intensity of th e image. • Pres s the left mouse button to darken the image; press the right mouse button to lighten the image. Contra st The contrast contro ls the degree of dif fer ence between the lightest and darkest parts of the picture . [...]

28 Usin g the Projector Color T emperatur e The Color T emperatu re setting ad justs the amount o f red in the pro jected image. • Pres s the left mouse button to decrease th e amount of re d in the image; pr ess the right mouse button to increase the amount of red in the image. NO TE: If you w ant to display a blank screen while you’ re presen[...]

29 Audio Menu F unctions F IGURE 23 Audio menu Vo l u m e NO TE : Changing the volume fro m the menu is the same as ch anging it using the k eypad or rem ot e . • Press the left mouse butto n to decrease the volume; pre ss the right mouse button to increase the volume. V olume adjustments yo u make are saved for each so ur ce (includ- ing externa[...]

30 Usin g the Projector Fa d e The Fade setting controls the balance between the internal and external speakers. The settin g appears gray and won’t high light if external speakers ar en’t connected. • Press the left mouse button to increase the amount of sou nd coming from the interna l speaker; press the right mouse but ton to increa se the[...]

31 Image Menu Fu nctio ns F IGURE 24 Image menu Auto I mage NO TE : Some screen saver s inter- fer e with the operation of Auto Image. If you’ re experiencing prob- lems , tr y turning your screen saver off, then turning Auto Image o ff and bac k on. When Auto Image is on, the projector autom atically ad justs track- ing, sign al synchroniza tion[...]

32 Usin g the Projector Manual S ync The projector adjusts sign al synchronization automati cally for most computers. But if the projected computer image looks fuzzy or streaked, try turning Auto I mage of f then back on agai n. If the image s till looks ba d, try adjustin g the sign al synchronizat ion manual ly as described below . 1 Click the Au[...]

33 Contr ols Men u Funct ions NO TE : For model 9000-I NT: T o use video input, an optional video board must be installed in the pro- jector . Contact Boxlight for more information. F IGURE 25 Controls m enu Video S tandard NO TE : If you already know the video standard used in your g eo- gr ap hic al ar ea, it ’ s oft en best to manually select [...]

34 Usin g the Projector Languag e Y ou can display the on-screen menus in English , French, German, and Span ish. The default is Engli sh. • Click the button for the lang uage you wa nt. The menus redraw immediately . Ceiling NO TE : T o order the Ceiling Mount, refer to “Optional Acce ssor i es” on pa ge 47. • Click either mouse button to [...]

35 MAINTENANCE AND T ROUB LESHOOTING This section d escribes how to: • clean the lens • clean the fan int ake filter • repla ce the projec tion lamp • repla ce the batteries in th e re mote control • use the Kensington lock feature • troubleshoot the projector Cleaning the Len s Follow these steps to clean the projection lens: 1 Apply a[...]

36 Mainte nance a nd T roub lesh ooting F IGURE 26 Removing the filter door 3 Clean the filter . • Use a vacuum clea ner set on low po wer to remove the dust and dirt. F IGURE 27 Cleaning the air filter 4 Replace the filter . • First, insert the side with the tabs, then pr ess the other end in place.[...]

37 Replacing the Pr ojection Lamp WA R N I N G : T o avoid burns , allow the p rojector to cool f or at least 30 minutes before you open the lamp module door . Never extr act the lamp module w hile the lamp is oper ating. The projector is designed so you can easily ch ange the projection lamp. The lamp hour counter on the status ba r at the top of [...]

38 Mainte nance a nd T roub lesh ooting F IGURE 29 Remo ving the lamp modul e WA R N I N G : Do not drop the lamp module or touc h the glass bulb! The glass may shatter and cause injur y. 7 Align the new la mp module in the correct dir ection. 8 Gently push th e module in as far as it goes. 9 T ighten the screws on the outside of the modu le. 10 Re[...]

39 Replacing the Batteries in the Remote Contr ol The life of the batteries d epends on how often a nd how long yo u use the r emote. Symptom s of low battery charge include erratic res p o ns e s wh e n us in g t h e re m ot e an d a red u ce d r an g e o f o pe r a- tion. Follow these steps to replace the batteries: 1 T urn the remote face down i[...]

40 Mainte nance a nd T roub lesh ooting T roubles hooti ng Soluti ons to Commo n Pr oblems Pr o blem: Nothing on projec tion scr een • Make sure that the power cord is pr operly connect ed to a func- tional AC electrical outlet. Make sure that the power cord is also pr operly connected to the projector . • If the projector is plugged into a pow[...]

41 Prob lem: On ly the star t-up screen displays • V erif y that the cables ar e connected corr ectly . • V erify that the proper input sour ce is connected. See “ Com- puter 1, 2 and 3” on page 23 o r “V ideo 1 and 2” on page 24. NO TE : For model 9000-I NT: T o use video input, an optional video board must be installed in the pro- jec[...]

42 Mainte nance a nd T roub lesh ooting • Adjust the resolution of your moni tor if it’s greater than 1280x102 4. Only this resolution at 75 Hz or less will display on the pr ojector . Pr oblem: Ima g e is out of fo cus • T urn the projection lens to focus th e image. • Make sure the pr ojection scre en is at least 6 feet (1.8m) fr o m the [...]

43 3 Adjust t he synchronization a nd trackin g manual ly to find an optimal setting . See “Manual Sync” on pa ge 32 and “Manual T r acking ” on pa ge 32. • If you’re using an extension cable, ma ke sure it’s Boxlight- appr oved. • The pr oblem could be w ith your computer ’s g raphics boar d. If possible, connect a dif fer ent co[...]

44 Mainte nance a nd T roub lesh ooting Before calling Boxlight f or assistance, please have the follo wing informatio n avai lable: • the pro jector ’s serial number (located on the bottom label) • the computer ’s type and resolution Call Boxlight at 1-800-7 62-5757 .[...]

45 APPENDIX Specific ations The pr ojector must be operated and st ored within the tempera- ture and humidity rang es specified. Te m p e r a t u r e Opera ti ng 10 C to 4 0 ° C Non-o perating -20 to 70 ° C Humid ity Oper ating and no n-oper . 5% to 95% r elativ e humidity , non-co ndensin g Dimensions 13.8 x 20 x 8.0 in ches (35 x 50. 8 x 20. 3 [...]

46 Appendix Audio Input Input Impeda nce 8K ohm AC coupled Maxi mum In put V oltage (L IN + R IN ) PEAK < 4.5 V fo r THD ≤ 0. 3% L IN or R IN < 2.0 Vrms for TH D ≤ 0.3% Sensitivi ty 100 mV at 1 KHz f or 88 dB SPL at 1 meter Connector T ype r ed and white RCA jacks Audio Output Freq uency Respons e 10 Hz - 20 KHz Outp ut Impe dance 1.0K oh[...]

47 Accessories NO TE : Use only Bo xlight - appro ved accessor ies . Other prod- ucts have not been tested with the pr ojector . P o w er Cord s (one ships w ith pr ojector , type de pends on country) Optional Accessories Standa rd Acc essories (shi p with th e projector) Boxlight 9000 Quick Star t card Boxlight 9000 U ser’ s Guid e Ship ping Box[...]

48 Appendix 5 BNC to 5 BNC (workstations) 6.5 ft (2m) HD 15 to 5 BN C (VESA ) 6.5 ft (2m) MiniD in4 to MiniDi n4 S-V ideo 6.5 ft (2m) S-Video Cab le 30 ft (9.2m) SGI/S UN W ork stat ion cable s Maci ntosh ada pter K ensington Micr o Sa ver Security Syst em Rhapsody II Speak ers JBL S ubwoofer Por t a b le P ro j ec t o r S ta n d Insta-Theater High[...]

49 P or table and Laptop Activati on Char t Many laptop compu ters do not automatically turn on their exter- nal video port when a secondary di splay device such as a proje c- tor is connected. Activation commands for some lapto p computers are listed in the follow ing table. (If your compu ter is not listed or the given command does not work, refe[...]

50 Appendix Compaq* ** Ctrl-Alt-< Ctrl-Alt-> FN-F4 FN-F4 automatic automatic mode/? (for setup optio n) mode/? (for setup opt ion) Com puad d* ** automa tic aut omat ic Alt-F for scr een setup option Alt-F for scr een setup option Data General Ctr l-Alt-Command Ctrl-Alt-Comm and Data Gene ral Wa l k a b o u t 2 CR T/X at DOS pr ompt reboot Da[...]

51 IBM Th inkPad** reboot, e nter setu p menu FN-F2 FN- F7, s elec t cho ice f rom setup men u FN-F1, select choice FN-F5, select choice PS/2 SC se lect choi ce (CR T , L CD , etc .) Ka yp ro boot up, monitor plugg ed in unpl ug monit or Kris T ech FN-F8 FN-F8 Mac Por table 100 no vide o por t: not com patible Mac Pow erBo ok 140, 145, 150, 170 no [...]

52 Appendix * These man u factur ers ha v e models that auto matically send video to the extern al CR T port when some typ e of displa y devi ce is attached. ** These man ufactur ers offer mor e than one k ey command de pend- ing on the co mputer model. Packard Bell** FN-F2 FN-F2 Ctrl-Alt-< Ctrl-Alt-> Panaso nic FN-F2 FN-F2 Samsung* setup scr[...]

53 Using Video Mir r oring with a P o w erBoo k Computer When you turn video mi rr oring (called Simu lScan in newer Pow- erBooks-see below) on, the pr o jector displays the same informa- tion that appears on your PowerBook’s built-in screen. When video mirroring is off, the pr ojector acts like a separate d isplay . T o turn on video mirroring f[...]

54 Appendix Pr ojected Imag e Siz e for Optional Lenses NO TE: The lens shift is not adjustable on the optional sho r t thr ow lens. It is fix ed at zer o degrees. The formulas for dist ance to the scr een are: Long th row lens dista nce (ft) = di agonal im age size (f t) ÷ .25 Short th row l ens dist ance (ft) = diagonal image size ( ft) ÷ 1. 04[...]

55 Connec tion Pin Assi gnments NO TE : Pin assignments are not available for the CablePro connec- tor . HD 15 NO TE : For model 9000-I NT: T o use video input, an optional video board must be installed in the pro- jector . Contact Boxlight for more information. 5 BNC NO TE : Wh en all 5 BN Cs are con- nected, the projector handles sepa- rate sync [...]

56 Appendix S-video NO TE : For model 9000-INT : T o use video input, an optional video board must be installed in the projec tor . Contact Boxlight fo r more information. Wired remote 1. Ground 3. lumin ance 2. Ground 4. Chromi nance 3 4 1 2 1. (inne r circle) Ground 3. (oute r circle) Remot e power 2. (second circle) Data 1 2 3[...]

57 RS232 T erminal Specificati ons Communicatio n configu ration T o control the projector fr o m an LCD control panel, connect the RS232 cable and set yo ur computer ’s serial po rt settings to match this commu nication configura tion: Command f ormat All comm ands consis t of 3 alph a characters followed by a req u es t , al l en c l o se d in [...]

58 Appendix A write r equest example: (AAA## ##) wher e ( starts th e command AAA den otes the command #### denotes the va lue to be written (lea ding zer os not nec essary ) )e n d s t h e c o m m a n d NO TE : T o assure the pr ojector can proc ess a command, wait 3 seconds befor e entering the next command. Some commands have ra nges, while othe[...]

59 Reset All RST 0-1 Auto Source Se lect Co ntrol ASC 0-1 Default So urce DSC 0-4 0 = Compu ter 1 1 = Compu ter 2 2 = Compu ter 3 3 = Video 1 4 = Video 2 Source SRC 0-4 (same designations as Def ault So ur ce) Vo l u m e V O L 0 - 8 0 Mute MTE 0-1 Bala nce BAL 0-63 Fade F AD 0-63 T r eble TRB 0-14 Bass BAS 0-14 Auto Image AIM 0-1 Auto Reseize ARZ 0[...]

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61 IND EX A access ories, ord ering 47, 49, 58 acti vati on co mma nds fo r lapto p com - puters 49 adjust ing balance 29 bass 30 colo r 28 contr ast 27 fade 30 Menu Position 28 tin t 27 treb le 30 volume 25, 29 altit ude limits 45 annotati ng 24 assistan ce. See Tec hnica l Suppor t Audio men u 29 Audio m enu op tions Bala nce 2 9 Bass 30 Fade 30 [...]

62 Inde x connecti ng external speak ers 15 IBM-comp atible comp uter 11 Macintos h computers 1 2 powe r cord 1 6 remot e contro l cable 16 video p layer 14–15 connector panel audi o out 15 remote c able 16 contr ast, adju sting 27 Controls me nu 33 Controls m enu options Auto Source Selec t 34 Ceilin g 34 Default Source 34 Languag e 34 Rear Proj[...]

63 K Kensin gton lo ck 39, 48 keypad, description of buttons 22 L labels on pr ojector i ii lamp orderin g 47 overhe ating iv rep lacin g 37 safety ii i–iv turns off unexpectedly 43 lamp hour counter 26 lamp hour counter, resetting 38 langua ge, sel ecting for menus 34 lapto p com pute rs acti vati on se quen ce to allow secondary display 49 comp[...]

64 Inde x S safety g uidelin es iii–iv Scribble but ton 24 SECAM video 33 security fe ature 39 servic e. See Tec hnic al Suppo rt SimulS can, u sing wit h Powe rBooks 53 speakers external 23, 48 intern al 23 muting 23 speci ficat ions 45 Standby T ime 33 S-video connecting 14 orderi ng cab le 48 T Technical Support informati on to hav e on hand b[...]

LIMITED W ARRANTY Boxlig ht Corpo ratio n (“Boxl ight”) wa rrants t hat each Boxlight 9000 (“th e Product”) sold hereund er will c onform t o and functio n in acco rdanc e with the written spec ificati ons of Box light. Said limited warranty s hall apply onl y to the f irst perso n or entity that purc hases the Product fo r personal or bus [...]

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