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    LP ® 650 Simply designed to be shared User ’ s Guide InFocus Corporation 27500 SW Parkway Avenue Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-9215 1-800-294-6400 • 503-685-8888 Fax : 503-685-8887 http://www .infocus.com In Europe: Olympia 1 • NL-1213 NS Hilversum, The Netherlands Phone: (31) 35 6474000 Fax : (31) 35 6423999 In Asia : 238A Thomson Road #18-01/0[...]

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    This ent ire user ’s guide is available o n the enclosed CD a s an Adobe Acr obat pdf file i n the following la nguages: Engl ish, Fren ch, Germ an, Italian, Norwe- gian, P ortuguese, Span ish, Russian, Ja panese, Kor ean, T raditional Chin ese, Simplified C h inese. Befor e using th is projector , ple ase read t hese instructions. LP650 User&apo[...]

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    2 Declar ation of Conf ormity Manufa ctur er: In Focus Corporatio n, 27500 SW Parkway A ve. W ilso n vil le, Or eg on 97070 USA European Office: Olympia 1, NL-121 3 NS Hilver sum, The Ne therland s W e declare unde r our sole respon sibility tha t the LP65 0 projector confo rms to the fol- lowi ng direct ives and no rms: EMC Direct ive 89/3 36/EE C[...]

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    3 T able of Conte nts Introduction 5 Included items 5 Projector components and features 6 Connecting a computer 7 Optional computer connections 7 Disp laying a computer i mage 9 Firs t-ti me project or us e with Windo ws 98 10 Adjus ting t he image 12 Connecting a video device 13 Stand ard video connectio ns 13 Optional vide o connections 13 Displa[...]

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    4 LP650 User's Guide.fm Page 4 Monday, June 3, 2002 9:25 AM[...]

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    5 Intr oduction Y our new digital pr ojector is easy to connect, easy to use, easy to maintain and has XGA 10 24x7 68 resol ution . The pr ojector comes in a carry case that offe rs ample room for InFocus accessory items such as the projec tor remote, color-c oded cables, docu men- tation a nd CD. The color -coded cabl e straps and c ables they con[...]

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    6 Projector com ponen ts an d features key p a d speakers zoom focu s ele v ator f oot r elease rem o te control rec e ive r (I R ) air int ake ven t carr ying handle rem o te c on t rol rec e ive r ( IR ) connectors leveling foot heat vent heat vent remote cont rol rec e ive r (I R) computer 1 computer 2 video monitor out network serial control au[...]

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    7 Connecting a computer Requir ed computer connections Connect the black end of the computer cable to t he Computer 1 connector on the pr ojector . Connect the blue end to the video port on your computer . If you are using a desktop co m puter , you first need to disconnect the moni- tor cable fr om the computer ’ s video port. Connect the black [...]

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    8 If you pr efer connecting your computer t o the projector wi th an optional VESA cable, conn ec t one end of the cable to the VESA port on your com- puter , an d conn ect the ot her end of the cabl e to the bl ue Computer 2 co n- nector on the pr ojector . Y ou can contr ol the pr ojector fr om an LCD con trol panel or computer by connecting an R[...]

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    9 Displa ying a computer imag e Remove the lens cap. Pr ess the Po w e r button on the to p of the projecto r or the remote. The LED fla shes green and the fans sta rt to run. Whe n the lamp comes on, the sta rtup screen is displayed an d the LED is s teady green. It can take a minut e for the i mage to ac hieve ful l brig htne ss. ? No startup scr[...]

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    10 First-time pr ojector use with Windo ws 98 The first time you connect a computer running W i ndows 98 to the projector , the computer recognizes the pr ojector as “ new h a rdw a re ” and th e Add Ne w H a rd wa re Wiza rd ap p e a rs . Fo l lo w t h es e in s tr u c ti o ns t o u s e th e W i z - ar d to load the correct driver (which was i[...]

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    11 Skip thi s pag e if y ou did not co nnect a USB mo use cable F or Windo ws 98: • If you connected the USB cable, the Add New Hardwa re W izard appears a gain. Drivers mu st be install ed to use th e USB functiona lity . • The Wizar d launch es thr ee tim es . The first time it detects a USB Composite Dev ice. The second t ime a USB Human Int[...]

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    12 Adjusting the imag e Adjust the height of the pr ojector , if n ecessary , by pr essing the r elease but- ton to extend the elevator foot. Rotate the leveling foot, if necessary . Position the projector the desir ed distance fr om the scree n at a 90 degree angle to the screen. See pa ge 41 for a table listing sc reen s izes and d istances . Adj[...]

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    13 Connecting a video de vice Standard v ideo co nnect ions Plug the vid eo cabl e ’ s yellow connector into the video-out connector on the video dev ice. Plug the ot her yellow c onnector into the yellow Vi deo con- necto r on the projector . Plug a white connector into the left aud io ou t connector on the video device and plug a red con nector[...]

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    14 Displa ying a video image Remove the lens cap. Press t he Po w e r button on the to p of the pro jector . The LED flash es green and the fans start to r un. When the la mp comes on, the star tup screen is displayed a nd the LED is steady gr een. It can take a minute for th e image to achieve full brightness . ? No star tup screen? Get help on pa[...]

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    15 Adjust the zoom or focus rin gs by rotating them until the desir ed image size and sharpness ar e produced If the image is not squar e, adjust the key stone using the butt ons on the key- pad. Pr ess the upper Ke y s t o n e b utton t o reduce the upper part o f the image, and pr ess the lower Ke y s t o n e b utto n to reduce th e low er part. [...]

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    16 Shutting down the pr ojector The projector automa tical ly displ ays a bl ack screen a fter no active so urce is detected for 3 0 minutes. This blac k screen hel ps preserve t he life of the pr o- jector . The imag e returns wh en an active sour ce is detected or a remote or keypad b utton is pr essed. Screen Sa ve Y ou can ma ke the b lack scr [...]

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    17 Source troublesh ooting Problem Solution Result No startu p screen Plug power cable i n and re mov e l ens cap pre ss pow er button Correct image Only startup screen app e ars Pr ess the Comput er button. Activ ate lap top’ s ex ternal po r t Compu te r image project ed A or restar t laptop A A LP650 User's Guide.fm Page 17 Monday, June 3[...]

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    18 No compu ter imag e, just the w ords “ Sig nal out of range ” Adjust c omputer r efre sh rate in Co ntrol Panel>Displa y>Se ttings> Advanced> Adapte r (lo cati on vari es by oper atin g system) Com pute r im age project ed A Signal out of range Y ou ma y also need to set a diff erent re solution on your co mputer , as sho wn in t[...]

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    19 Ima ge fuzz y or cr opped Set y our computer ’ s display r esolution to the na tive resoluti on of th e projector (Start>Settings> Control Panel>Display>Setting s tab, select10 24x768 ) Ima ge c lear and n ot cr opped Remot e contr ol not cont rolli ng my computer ’ s mouse Connect c omputer cab le (pag e 7). Then, load USB d riv[...]

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    20 Projector t roubleshoot ing Problem Solution Result Image not sq uare A d j u s t ke y s t o n e o n key p a d Square image Edges of ima ge distorte d T urn Overscan on in the Picture>A dvanced menu Correct image Imag e not sharp Adjust Sharpness in the Picture>Advanced menu Correct image AB AB AB AB AB LP650 User's Guide.fm Page 20 M[...]

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    21 Image does not fit 16:9 screen Chan ge as pec t rat io to 1 6:9 in Picture >Aspe ct r atio menu Correct image Imag e upside do wn T urn off Ceiling in Setting s>Syste m menu Correct i mage Image re versed l eft to righ t T urn off Rear in Settings> System men u Correct image AB AB A AB LP650 User's Guide.fm Page 21 Monday, June 3, [...]

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    22 Video im age “ torn ” and fra gmented Change Video Standar d in Pictur e>Ad vanced men u Correct i mage Pr ojecte d colors don ’ t match sour ce Adju st color , tint, colo r tempera tur e, brightne ss, contrast in t he menus Correct i mage Lamp w on ’ t turn on, LE D blinking red (page 16). Make sure v ent s aren ’ t blocked; allow [...]

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    23 Lamp w on ’ t turn on, LE D solid red (page 16). Lamp must be repl aced (pag e 37). Lamp turns o n. Image not centered on sc reen. Mo ve pr ojector , ad just zoom , adju st heig ht. Correct i mage . solid red adjust hor izonta l or vertical position in Pictur e>Advanced menu zoom LP650 User's Guide.fm Page 23 Monday, June 3, 2002 9:25 [...]

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    24 If the Pr ojector Sti ll W on't W ork This pr oduct is ba cked by a limited two-yea r warranty . An e xtended wa r- ranty plan ma y be purchased fr om your dealer . When sen ding the proj ector in for r epair , we r ecommend shipping the u nit in the carr y case in its origi- nal packing material, or having a profess ional packaging company[...]

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    25 Using the remote contr ol The r emote uses two (2) pr ovided AAA batt eries. They ar e easily install ed by slidi ng the cove r off the remote ’ s ba ck, aligni ng the + an d - ends of the batteries , sliding them into place, and then repl acing the cover . T o operate, point the r emote at the pr ojection screen or at the pro ject or (not at [...]

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    26 Using the audi o T o play sound from the project or , con nec t your source to the Audio In con- nector on the pr ojector . T o adjust the volume, us e the buttons on the k eypad or remote. T o m ute the sound, pr ess the Mu te button . T roublesho oti ng aud io If there is no sound, check t he following: • Make sur e the a udio ca ble is conn[...]

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    27 Optimizing computer images After your comput er is connected properly and the computer ’ s image is on the scre en, you can optimize t he image using the onscr een menus. For gen- eral info rmation on using the menus, see page 29 . • Adjust the Ke ysto ne, C ontra st, or Br ight nes s in the Pict ure menu. • Change th e Aspect Ra tio. Aspe[...]

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    28 Optimizing video imag es After the video devic e is connecte d properly an d the image is on the scr een, you can optimize the image using the onscreen menus. For general informa- tion on using the menus, s ee page 29. • Adjust the Keystone , Contrast, B rightness, Co lor , or T int in the P icture menu. See page 30. • Change th e Aspec t ra[...]

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    29 Using the menus T o open the menus, press the menu b utton o n the key pad or r emote. (The menus a utomatically close a fter 60 second s if no button s are pre ssed.) The Main menu appears. Use the arrow buttons to move up and down to high - light t he desired submenu, then pr ess the Select button . T o change a men u setting, hig hlight it, p[...]

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    30 Picture menu T o adjust th e following five settings, high light the sett ing, press Selec t , use the up an d down arro ws to adjust the values, then pr ess select t o confirm the c hange s. Ke y s t o n e : adj usts the imag e vert ic ally an d mak es a square r imag e. Y ou can also adj ust keysto ne from the keypad. Contra st : control s the[...]

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    31 Presets : The pr ovided Pr esets optimize the pr ojector for displaying com- puter pr esentation s, photographs, fil m images, an d video images. (Film input is material or iginally captur ed on a fil m camera, l ike a movie; v ideo input is material or iginally captur ed on a v ideo camera, l ike a TV sho w or sporting event.) Y ou can us e the[...]

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    32 Advanced settin gs Sharpness : (video sources only) changes t he clarity of the edge s of a video image. Select a sha rpness settin g. Color S pace : This option appl ies to compute r and component v ideo sour ces (it won ’ t appear in the menu f or S-video or c omposite vi deo sour ces). It allows you to select a color space that has been spe[...]

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    33 Settings menu Audio : allow s adjustments to the sound Ba lance between spea kers and speaker V olume. The Internal speaker s and projecto r startup Chime can be turned on or off by placing or removing a check in the r espective check- boxe s. Sources>P ow er -up Source: this determi nes which so urce the projecto r checks fir st for active v[...]

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    34 Screen Sav e : automa ticall y bla nks the screen wi th a blac k col or aft er no si g- nals ar e detected for a preset number of min utes. The image r eturns when an a ctiv e s ource is dete cted or a rem ote or keyp ad butt on is presse d. Scree n Save is di sabl ed when Power Sa ve is en abled . Star t-up Logo: allows you t o display a blan k[...]

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    35 Network : The projector has an RJ45 Ethernet connector that support s net- work connections and TCP/IP protocols. Th is will allow for the control and management of th e projector over a corporate networ k. The following fields are accessible when DHCP is not check ed and available for manual entry of data. IP Addr ess: Identifies the pr ojector[...]

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    36 Maintenance Cleaning the lens 1 Apply a non-abra sive camera lens cleaner to a soft, dr y cloth. A void using an excessive amo u nt of cl eaner , and don ’ t apply the cleaner directly to the lens. A brasive clea ners, solvents or other har sh chemic als might sc ra tch the lens. 2 Lightly wipe the cleaning cloth over the l ens in a cir cular [...]

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    37 Replacing the pr ojection lamp The lamp hour timer in the About menu counts the number of hours the lamp has b een in use. Af ter 1,480 hours, the message “ Change lamp ” briefly appe ars on the scree n at each startup. When th e timer r eaches 1,500 hours, the lamp will no long er light. Y ou can or der new l amp modules fr om your dealer .[...]

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    38 W ARNINGS : • T o avoid burns, a llow the p roject or to c ool for at least 60 minut es befo re you r epla ce the lamp . • Do not dr op the la m p modu le. The glass ma y shatter an d cause injury . • Do not tou ch the glass l amp scree n. Fingerprin ts can obscur e proje ction sharpnes s. • Be extr emely careful when remov ing the lamp [...]

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    39 Using the security lo ck The pr ojector ha s a security lock for use with a PC Guardia n Cable Lock System. See “ Accessories ” on page 40 for or dering in formation. Ref er to the infor mation that ca me with the lock for in struc tions o n how to us e it. computer 1 computer 2 video monitor out network serial control audio in audio in audi[...]

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    40 Appendix Spe cific ations Accessor ies T emperatu re Operatin g 50 to 95 ° F (10 to 35 ° C) at 0 - 1 0,000 f eet Non-o perati ng -4 to 158 ° F (-20 to 70 ° C) at 0 -20,000 feet Altit ude O perat ing 0 to 10,0 00 feet (3 ,048 meters ) Non-o perati ng 0 to 20,0 00 feet (6,0 96 mete rs) Humidi ty Oper atin g 10% to 95% relative humidi ty , non [...]

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    41 NO TE : Use only appr oved accessories. Pr ojected imag e size NO TE : V isit our website at ww w . inf ocus.co m for an inte rac tive i mage size calculator . Optional A ccessories P ar t Number Shipping Case (A T A approv ed) C A-A T A-013 Samsonite D elux e T ra vel Case (acco mmo- dates pr ojector and laptop) CAS E-8 01 Projector Mo unt SP-C[...]

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    42 Numerics 1024 x768 reso lut ion 5 A About 34 altitu de limits 40 Aspect Ratio 34 audio 26 Audio In connec tor 7, 13 audio volu me 15 Auto Im age 34 Auto Pow er 33 B Blan k 34 blinkin g green 16 blinkin g red 16 Brightn ess 12 C cables optional 41 cleaning the lens 36 Color 15 colors are incorrect 22 component cable conn ector 13 Computer 1 conne[...]

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    43 laptop externa l video port 9 LED blinkin g green 16 blinkin g red 22 solid gree n 16 solid red 23 LED beha vior 16 Lens cle aning 36 leveling foot 12 Low Po wer 33 M Main menu 29 menu system 29 Monitor connect or 7 mouse, using your 7 Mute 34 N Network 35 Network conne ctor 8 Network Info 35 no computer image 18 no star tup screen 17 O only sta[...]

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    44 V VESA port 8 Video button 1 4 video co nnections optional 13 standa rd 13 Video connector 13 video im ages optimizi ng 28 W warran ty 24 , 45 W indows 2000 1 1 W indows 98 10 Wi n d o w s M E 11 Wi n d o w s X P 11 X XGA 5 Z zoom 12 , 15, 34 LP650 User's Guide.fm Page 44 Monday, June 3, 2002 9:25 AM[...]

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    45 Lim ited W a rranty InFocu s Corpora tion ( “ InFo cus ” ) warrants that the Pr ojector ( “ Product ” ) pur chas ed from InFocu s, an InF ocus dist ributo r , or an InFocus reseller wi ll confo rm to the man- ufacturer's specifi cations an d be free from defects in material or wo rkmansh ip for the W arranty period pr ovided below .[...]

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    46 Limite d W arr anty P eriod The Limi ted W arranty period co mmences on the date of purchase by the end-user custom er for both th e 2 year Product W ar ranty an d the 1 year Ac cessor y W arrant y . Thes e Limite d W a rrant y provision s sha ll ap ply only to th e end-u ser p urchaser (fi rst person or entity tha t purchased a new Product for [...]