BenQ Joybee GP2 manual

Us er Ma n u a l Joybee GP2 Mini Projector[...]

Table of conten ts 2 Ta b l e o f c o n t e n t s Important safety instructions ................... 3 Introduction .................. 7 Projector featu res .......... ........... .......... ...... 7 Shipping content s ........... ............. .......... .... 8 Projector exte rior view ...... ........... .......... 9 Controls and functions ..... ..[...]

Important safety ins tructions 3 Impor tant safety instructions Y our projector is designed and tested to meet the latest st andards for safety of information technology equipment. Howev er , to ensure saf e use of this product, it is important that you follow the instructions mentioned in th is manual and mark ed on the pr oduct. Safety Instructio[...]

Important safety instruction s 4 Safety Instructions (Contin ued) 6. Nev er replace an y electronic components unless the pr ojector is unplugged. 7. Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table . The product ma y fall, sustaining serious damage. 8. Do not attempt to disassemble this projector . There are dan gerous high voltages [...]

Important safety ins tructions 5 Safety Instructions (Continu ed) - Locations near fir e alarms - Locations wi th an ambient tem perature abov e 40°C / 104°F - Locations where the altitudes ar e higher than 3000 m (10000 f eet). 11. Do not block the ventilation holes. - Do not place th is pr ojector on a blank et, bedding or an y other soft surfa[...]

Important safety instruction s 6 Safety Instructions (Continu ed) 15. Do not place liquids near or on the projector . Liquids spill ed into the projector ma y cause it to fail. If the projector does become w et, disconnect it fr om the power suppl y's wall socket and call BenQ to hav e the projector s er viced.[...]

Introduction 7 Intr oduction Pr ojector f eatur es The projector integrates high-perf ormance optical engine projection and a user -friendly design to deliver high r eliability and ease of use. The pr ojector offers the follo wing f eatures. • Advanced LED light sou rce Long lasting LEDs provides a longer life span than traditional lamps. • Opt[...]

Introduction 8 Shipping contents Carefull y unpack and v erify that you ha ve all of the items sho wn below . If an y of these items are missing, please contact y our place of purchase. Standard accessories The supplied accessories will be suitable for y our region, and ma y differ from those illustrated. *The warranty card is only supplied in some[...]

Introduction 9 Pr ojector exterior view Do not block the ventilation openings. Blocki ng the ventilation openings can cause your projector to o verheat and may cause it to fail. 1. iPhone/iPod docking s tation 2. External control panel (See "Projector" on page 10 for details.) 3. V ent (heated air exhaust) 4. Fr ont IR re mote sensor 5. I[...]

Introduction 10 Contr ols and functions Pr ojector 3. OK/Blank Short press: - Confirms a selected function when a menu is displa yed. - Pla ys or pauses a video, music, photo slideshow . (Only applied to SD card, internal memory and USB Drive) Long press (3 seconds ): To g g l e s t h e B l a n k . 4. Menu T urns on the Pop-up setting menu. 5. Do w[...]

Introduction 11 7. Home Directl y returns to home scr een from low er level of OSD . Exits application/pop-up message and back to home screen dir ectly . 8. Right ke y When the O n-Screen Di splay (OSD) menu is on: - Na vigate right to select the desired menu items. - Make adjustments. (e.g. brightness, contrast...) When the O n-Screen Di splay (OS[...]

Introduction 12 Remote contr ol 1. PO WER T oggles the pr ojecto r between standb y mode and on. See "Starting up the projector" on page 29 and "Shutting down the projector" on page 63 for details. 2. K eystone Manually corr ects distor ted images resulting from an angled pr ojection. See "Corr ecting keys tone" on pag[...]

Introduction 13 11. Right key When the O n-Screen Di splay (OSD) menu is on: - Na vigate right to select the desired menu items. - Make adjustments. (e.g. brightness, contrast...) When the O n-Screen Di splay (OSD) menu is off: (Only applied to SD card, internal memory and USB Drive) - Pla y next video an d audio f ile. - Press and hold to fa st fo[...]

Introduction 14 Remote contr ol effectiv e range Infra-Red (IR) r emote control sens or is located on the front of th e projector . The remote control must be held at an angle within 15 degr ees perpendicular to the projector's IR remote contr ol sensor to function correctl y . The distance between the remote control and the s ensor should not[...]

Positioning your projector 15 P ositioning y o ur pr ojector Obtaining a pr eferr ed pr ojected imag e siz e The distance fr om the pr ojecto r lens to the scr een, the zoom setting (if a vailable), and the video format each factors in the projected image size. 16:10 is the native aspect ratio of this pr ojector . The projector should al ways be pl[...]

Positioning your projector 16 Pr ojection dimensions Refer t o "Dimensions" on page 69 for the center of lens dimensions of this projector befor e calculating the appr opriate position. All measurements ar e appro ximate and ma y vary from the actual size s.BenQ recommends that if you intend to permanently install the projector , you shou[...]

Connection 17 Connection In the connections shown belo w , some cables may not be included with the proj ector (see "Shipping contents" on page 8 ) . They are commerciall y avai lable fr om electronics stores. Connecting the po w er The projector must be used with the pr ovided A C adapter . Damage caused b y the use of an incorrect adapt[...]

Connection 18 Connecting a computer The pr ojector pro vides a V GA input socket th at allows you to connect it to both IBM ® compatibles and Macintosh ® computers. A Mac adapter is needed i f you are connecting legacy version Macintosh computers. T o connect the projector to a notebook or desktop computer : • Using a V GA cable 1. T ake the su[...]

Connection 19 • Using an HDMI cable 1. T ake an HDMI cable and connect one end to the HDMI output jack of the compu ter . 2. Connect the other end of the HDMI cable to the HDMI jack on the pr ojector . • Using a USB cable 1. T ake a USB cable and connect the type A end to the USB output jack of the computer . 2. Connect the mini-B type end of t[...]

Connection 20 T o disconnect the pr ojector from a compute r : i. Click on the Win dows T askbar . ii. Click the pop-up message. iii. Disconnect the USB cable only when the me ssage sa ys that it is safe to remov e th e h ard wa re. • Do not disco nnect the USB c able while the files ar e being copied, as this could result in loss of data or dama[...]

Connection 21 Connecting an HDMI sour ce de vice The projector pr ovides a HDMI input jack th at allows you to connect it to an HDMI source de vice like a Blu-Ra y play er , a DTV tuner or a displa y . HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Inte rface) supports uncompressed video data transmission between compatible devices lik e DT V tuners, Blu-Ra y pl[...]

Connection 22 Connecting a Componen t Video sour ce de vice Examine your Video sour ce device to determine if it has a set of unused Component Vide o output sock ets a v ailable: • If so , you can continue with this pr ocedure. • If not, you will need to reassess which me thod you can use to connect to the device. T o connect the projector to a[...]

Connection 23 Connecting a composite Video sour ce de vice Examine your Video sour ce device to determine if it has a set of unused composite Video output sock ets a v ailable: • If so , you can continue with this pr ocedure. • If not, you will need to reassess which me thod you can use to connect to the device. T o connect the projector to a c[...]

Connection 24 Connecting an iPhone/iP od de vice T o connect the projector to an iPhone/iP od de vice: 1. Dock your iPhone/iPod to f it the docking connector . • See "Playi ng files with iPhone/iP od" on page 39 fo r de tai ls. • Please note that if your iP hone is cov ered with a protectiv e case, it may cause a bad connection betwee[...]

Connection 25 Connecting an external speak er Y ou can hear sound through an external speak er instead of the internal speakers built into the projector . T o connect the pr ojector to an external speak er source de vice: 1. Connect an appr opriate stereo cable to the external speak er and the audio output jack on the projector . When the audio cab[...]

Connection 26 Connecting to an external memor y de vice Connecting an SD card T o connect the projector to an SD card: 1. Connect an SD card to the SD car d slot on the pr ojector . • The maximum memor y capacity supported for an SD(HC) card is 16 GB. (The maximum capacity supported for external memory is ba sed on o ur factory test. Y our experi[...]

Connection 27 • Do not turn off the product or pull a conn ected USB storage device out while the USB storage de vice is in use. Doing so may res ult in damage to the USB storage device or stored file . • Use a USB storage de vice which c ontains normal files. Abnormal files can cause a malfunction or the files ma y not pla y . • USB storages[...]

Connection 28 Pla ying sound thr ough the pr ojector Y ou can mak e use of the projector speak er in your presentations, and also connect separate amplified speakers to the audio output jack of the projector . The table below describes the connection methods for differ ent devices, and where th e sound is fr om. • The selected input signal determ[...]

Operation 29 Operation Star ting up the pr ojector 1. Connect the pow er using the A C adapter . The Pow er LED indicator turns into blue and flash es slowly . 2. Press Power on the pr ojector or remote control to start the projector . T he Pow er , OK and Ring LED indicators light blue when the pr ojector is on. The start up procedur e takes se ve[...]

Operation 30 Adjusting the pr ojected imag e Adjusting the imag e height The pr ojector is equipped with 1 adjuster f oot . This adjuster changes the image height. T o adjust the projector: 1. Screw the adjuster foot to adjust the image height. T o r etract the foot, screw the adjuster f oot in a reve rs e di re c ti o n. If the pr ojector is not p[...]

Operation 31 Corr ecting k eystone K eystoning r efers to the situ ation wher e the projected image is notice ably wider at either the top or bottom. It occurs when the proj e ctor is not perpendicular to the screen. Corr ecting k eystone when an image is displa yed on the scr een. T o corr ect this, besides adjusting the height of the projector , [...]

Operation 32 Securing the pr ojector Utilizing the passw ord function For security purposes and to help pr event una uthorized use, the pr ojector includes an option for setting up passw ord security . The passwor d can be set through the Settings menu. Y ou will be inconvenienced if y ou activate th e po wer -on lock functionality and subsequently[...]

Operation 33 pro vide proof of purchase documentation to v erify that you are an authorized user of the projector . Changing the passw ord 1. Go to the Settings > GENERAL > Security Settings > Change password menu. 2. Press OK . The message 'Inp ut Curr ent Pass wor d' displa ys. 3. Enter the old passwo rd. • If the pass wor d [...]

Operation 34 Firmwar e upgrade Follow be low pr ocedures to upgrade firmwar e version. • Only an SD Card is supported for a firmwar e update. • Do not remo ve the SD Card while an update is in pr ogress. • Do not operate any buttons during the update. • Do not turn the pr ojector off during the update. • T o confirm that the firmware has [...]

Operation 35 Optimizing the imag e Selecting a pictur e mode The projector is pr eset with sev eral predefined picture modes so that you can choose one to suit your operating envir onment and input signal picture type. T o select an operation mode that suits your need, y ou can follow one of the following steps. • Make sure the input source is on[...]

Operation 36 Using W all Color In the situation wher e y ou are projecting on to a colored surface such as a pai nted wall which ma y not be white, the Wall Color featur e can help correct the projected pictur e’ s color to prev ent possible color difference betw een the source and pr ojected pictures. T o use this function, pr ess to open the po[...]

Operation 37 Operating in a high altitude en vir onment W e recommend you use the High Alti tude Mode when your en vironmen t is between 1500 m –3000 m above sea le vel, and ambient temperatur e is between 0°C–30°C. Do not use the High Altitude Mode if your altitude is betw e en 0 m and 1499 m and ambient temperature is between 0°C and 35°C[...]

Operation 38 T o adjust the sound lev el, press + or - on the r emote control, or: 1. Repeat steps 1-2 abov e . 2. Highlight Vo l u m e and press OK to open the pop- up menu. 3. Press / to select a desired sound lev el. 4. T o lea ve the OSD , follow step 5 abo ve. Setting the k eypad tone T o set the k eypad tone: 1. Repeat steps 1-2 in Muting the[...]

Operation 39 Pla ying files with iPhone/iP od The projector comes with an all-in-one iPho ne/ iPod dock w hich support video pr ojection and music pla yback through specific apps not onl y in power -on mode but also in standby mode . <In po wer -on mode> Projecting videos via iPhone or iP od native app 1. Dock your iPhone or iP od to fit the [...]

Operation 40 7. The video will be projected on a big screen. 8. When a video is pla ying, press for Pause/Pla y . Press / for repla y or skip to n e x t v i d e o . H av e l o n g p r e s s o n / to m a ke t h e p l ay i n g f i l e re w i n d o r f a s t - f o r w a rd . Press / to control the volume. Projecting photo slidesho w via iPh one or iP [...]

Operation 41 Projecting a 3r d par ty app • Download and install an app that suppor ts Apps TV -out function. (e .g., Y outube , Netflix, TV Out genie) For a list of apps that support Apple's TV -out function, please ref er to TV -Out Enabled Apps for iOS De vices.pdf in internal memory . • Launch the app from your de vice and the app will[...]

Operation 42 4. Dock your iPhone or iPod on the projector . 5. Select the iP od icon in iPhone or iPod main menu . 6. Press Menu on re m o te c on t rol to switch to music-related menu , use / to select a music in file list and then press OK to start pla ying music. If the iPhone or iP od is at the Main Menu, pressi ng Pla y/Pause will cause the iP[...]

Operation 43 Operation iPhone or iP od du ring video or music pla yback Y ou are allo wed to use remote contr ol to operate your iPhone or iPod when the pr ojector is in both of power -on and standby mode . For more instructions on iPhone/iP od keys, see "iPhone/iP od" on page 13 for d etail s.[...]

Operation 44 Displa ying ima ges with PC and Video sour ce de vices Y ou can connect your pr ojector to a PC and various Video so urce de vices. (e.g. HDMI, composite video, component video) Howe ver , you need only connect the projector to an input source de vice. T o displa y images: 1. Connect the projector to one of the abov e signal sour ce. 2[...]

Operation 45 Using PC/ Video pop-up menus The projector has a multilingual OSD that allows you to make image adjustments and change a variety of setti ngs. This men u is for the settings to be used in computer , iP hone/ iPod, composite video , component and HDMI modes. Using the menu 1. T o open the OSD menu, pr ess on the projector or re mote con[...]

Operation 46 Description of each menu FUNCTION DE SCRIPTION W all Color Corr ects the proj ected pictur e’ s color when the pr ojection surface is not white. See "Using W all Color" on pa ge 35 for d eta ils . Aspect Ratio There ar e four options to set the image's aspect ratio depending on your input signal sour ce . See "Sel[...]

Operation 47 Displa ying files with internal memor y , USB Driv e and SD card The projector can displa y files sa ved in intern al memor y or external storage like an SD card or a USB Driv e when you ha ve connected to projector . T o displa y files: 1. T urn on the power of th e projector and the pr ojector displa ys the home screen. 2. Connect th[...]

Operation 48 When pla ying videos Video pla yer pop-up settings men u The video pla yer pop-up menu pr ovides an on -screen displa y (OSD) for adjustments when pla ying videos. Using the menu 1. T o open the OSD menu, pres s on the projector or re mote control when the pr ojection scr een is displa yed. 2. When the OSD is displa yed, pr ess / to se[...]

Operation 49 • See the table for suppo rted subtitle file types. Refer to "Suppor ted file formats" on page 56 . Menu syst em Menu Item Sub-menu Options W all Color Off/Light Y ellow/Pink/Light Green/ Blue/Blackboard Aspect Ratio Full Scr een/4:3/16:9/16:10/A uto/ Real Auto K eystone On/Off Ke y s t o n e Picture Mode Settings Picture M[...]

Operation 50 Description of each menu FUNCTION DE SCRIPTION W all Color Corr ects the proj ected pictur e’ s color when the pr ojection surface is not white. See "Using W all Color" on pa ge 35 for d eta ils . Aspect Ratio There ar e four options to set the image's aspect ratio depending on your input signal sour ce . See "Sel[...]

Operation 51 When pl a ying mus ic Music pla y er pop-up settings menu The music pla yer pop-up menu pro vides an on-scree n displa y (OSD) for adjustments when pla ying music. Using the menu 1. T o open the OSD menu, pres s on the projector or re mote control when the pr ojection scr een is displa yed. 2. When the OSD is displa yed, pr ess / to se[...]

Operation 52 Menu syst em Description of each menu Menu Item Options Pla y Mod e All in folder/One music Pla y Order Normal / Shuffle Repeat On/Off FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Pla y Mode Lets you choose to pla y one music or all music in a folder . Pla y Order Lets you select the pla yback order of music files. Repeat Lets you select whether to r epeat mu[...]

Operation 53 When viewing photos Photo view er pop-up settings menu The photo view pop-up men u pro vides an on-s creen dis pla y (OSD) for adjustments when viewing photos. Using the men u 1. T o open the OSD menu, pres s on the projector or re mote control when the pr ojection scr een is displa yed. 2. When the OSD is displa yed, pr ess / to selec[...]

Operation 54 Menu syst em Description of each menu Menu Item Options Slidesho w Speed Fast/ Normal/ Slow Slidesho w Mode All in folder / One photo Slidesho w Order Normal / Shuffle Repeat On/Off FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Slidesho w Speed Lets you select slideshow speed. Slidesho w Mode Lets you choose to slideshow one photo or all photos in a folder . S[...]

Operation 55 When viewing documents • Loading time may be longer for large files. • Document view er may not w ork properly when a f ile does not comply with standards or it is damaged. • Document viewer ma y not work when a file cont ains too much data to display on a screen . (For e xample, to o much data on one sheet in an Excel file.) •[...]

Operation 56 Supported file formats • Document , Photo, Music • Video, Subtitles Please visit BenQ.com to know more deta ils about the latest supported formats. ITEM FILE EXTE NSION Document Adobe PDF 1.0~1.4 (PDF) MS poweP oint 97~2010 (ppt, pptx) MS Excel 95~2010 (xls, xlsx) MS W ord 95~2010 (doc , docx) Photo JPG, BM P , PNG Music MP3, MP2, [...]

Operation 57 Using USB Str eaming The projector supports USB streaming for USB displa y and USB file transfer . USB displa y The pr ojector can proje ct computer screen vi a a USB cable instead of a V GA cable. To u s e U S B d i s p l a y : 1. Connect the projector to a computer using a USB cable. 2. T urn on the power of th e projector and y our [...]

Operation 58 7. Copy & Paste or Drag-N-Dr op files from your computer to the r emovable disk. 8. If you want to display those files, use / to se lect Internal Memor y . See "Displa ying files with internal memory , USB Drive and SD card" on page 47 for details. 9. Press or to leav e USB File T r ansfer mode and back to projector home [...]

Operation 59 Using settings menu This menu is to set the projector’ s operating envir onment. Using th e menu 1. T o open the OSD menu, pres s / to select Settings icon in ho me screen.. 2. When the OSD is displa yed, pr ess / to select any item in the main menu. 3. After selecting the desi red main menu item, press OK to enter the feature settin[...]

Operation 60 Menu syst em Main menu Sub-menu Options 1. GENERAL Language LED Mode Normal/Eco W all Color Off/Light Y ellow/Pink/Light Green/ Blue/Blackboard Auto K eystone On/Off Auto Po wer Off Disable/5 min/10 min /15 min/20 min/25 min/30 min Splash Screen BenQ/ Black/Blue High Altitude Mode On/Off Audio Settings Mute On/Off Vo l u m e K eypad to[...]

Operation 61 Description of each menu FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Languag e Sets the language for the On -Screen Displa y (OSD) menus. LED Mode Choose Eco to dim the projector LED which will lower pow er consumption, extend the LED lif e and r e duce noise. Choo se Normal to r eturn normal mode . Wall Color Corr ects the projected pictur e’ s colo r whe[...]

Operation 62 FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Source Shows the current signal source. Picture Mode Shows the selected mode . Color System Shows input system f o rmat: RGB or YUV . Resolution Shows the native r esolution of the input signal. Internal Memory Shows the memor y capacity status: Internal M emor y . SD Card Shows the memor y capacity status: SD Card[...]

Operation 63 Shutting do wn the pr ojector 1. Press Power and a confirmation message displa ys prompting you. If you don't r espond in a few seconds, the message will disappear . 2. Press Power a second time. 3. The P ower LED indicator flashes blue s lowly and fans stop. 4. Disconnect the power cord fr om the wall so cket if the pr ojector wi[...]

Maintenan ce 64 Maintenance Car e of the projector Y our projector needs little maintenance. The on ly thing y ou need to do on a regu lar basis is to keep th e lens clean. Ne ver re mo ve an y p a r t s of t he p ro je c to r . Contact your dealer if other parts need rep l a ci n g. Cleaning the lens Clean the lens whenev er you notice dirt or dus[...]

Maintenance 65 LED Indicators Status / Pr oblems LED indicators LED Beh a vior Po w e r OK & Ring Ke y Standby Blue Off Off Po wer LED slow flash Po wer on Blue Blue W hite Light solid on sequence : Pow e r -> Ke y -> Ring & OK Cooling Blue Off Off Power LED slow flash Fan1 err or Off Blue W hite Ring & OK LED flash f irst and the[...]

Troubleshooting 66 T r oubleshooting The projector does not turn on. No picture Blurr ed image Remote contr ol does not work The passw ord is incorr ect Cause Remedy There is n o power fr om the power cab le. Plug the A C adapter into the DC IN sock et on the projector , plug the power cord into the A C inlet on the A C adapter , plug the power cor[...]

Specifications 67 Specifications Pr ojector specifications All specifications ar e subject to change without notice. General Product name Mini Projector Model name GP2 Optical Resolution 1280 x 800 WXGA Displa y system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/Number F = 1.928 f = 26.95 mm Lamp LED Thr ow Ratio 1.13 (44" @ 1m) Electrical Po wer s upply A C100–240V [...]

Specifications 68 Operating relative humidity 10%-90% (without condensation) Operating altitude • 0–1499 m at 0°C–35°C • 1500–3000 m at 0°C–30°C (with High Altitude Mode on)[...]

Specifications 69 Dimensions 140.3 mm (W) x 52.5 mm (H) x 129.8 mm (D) Timing char t Supported timing for PC input 22.8 33 Resolution Mode Ve r t i c a l Fr equency (Hz) Horizontal Fr equency (kHz) 720 x 400 720 x 400_70 70.087 31.469 640 x 480 V GA_60 59.940 31.469 V GA_75 75.000 37.500 V GA_85 85.008 43.269 800 x 600 SV GA_60 6 0.317 37.879 SV GA[...]

Specifications 70 Suppor ted timing for HDMI input PC timings: Resolution Mode Ve r t i c a l Fr equency (Hz) Horizonta l Fr equency (kHz) 640 x 480 V GA_60 59.940 31.469 V GA_72 72.809 37.861 V GA_75 75.000 37.500 V GA_85 85.008 43.269 720 x 400 720 x 400_70 70.087 31.469 800 x 600 SV GA_60 6 0.317 37.879 SV GA_72 7 2.188 48.077 SV GA_75 7 5.000 4[...]

Specifications 71 Video timings: Supported timing for Component-YPbPr input Supported timing for Video input Timing Resolution Ve r t i c a l Fr equency (Hz) Horizontal Fr equency (kHz) 480i* 720 (1440) x 480 59.94 15.73 480p 720 x 480 59.94 31.47 576i 72 0 (1440) x 576 50 15.63 576p 720 x 576 50 31.25 720/50p 1280 x 720 50 37.5 720/60p 1280 x 720 [...]

Warranty and Copyright information 72 W arran ty and Cop yright information P atents This BenQ pr ojector is cov ered by the following patents: U.S. paten ts 6,837,608; 7,275,834; 7,18 1,318; TW patents 202690; 2054 70; I228635; I259932; China Patents ( 中国发明专利 ) ZL01143168.7; ZL03119907.0 ; ZL200510051609.2 Limited warranty BenQ warrant[...]