BenQ PB8140 manual

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    We l c o m e PB8140 / PB8240 / PB8250 Dig ital P r ojector I nstallation Ser ies Us e r ’ s M a n u a l[...]

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    Copy r ig ht Cop y right 2004 by BenQ Corporation. All rights rese rved. N o part of this publication may be repr o- duced, transmitted, transcr ibed, stor ed in a r etr ieval syst em or translated into a ny language or com - puter l anguage, in an y form or by an y means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, c hemical, manual or other wise, [...]

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    Table of Contents iii T able of Cont ents Important Safety Instructions ............................... 1 Introduction ........................................................... 5 Projector Features ........................................................... .............. 5 Shipping Contents .......................................................[...]

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    Table of Contents iv Laser Pointer Operation ................................. ............................ 22 Mouse Function Operation ........................................................ 23 Zoom In + / Zoom Out - ............................................................ 23 Volume Adjustment .................................................[...]

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    Table of Contents v Supported timing for PC (inc luding DVI-I) input .................................... 47 Supported timing for YPbPr input .................................................. ............ 47 Supported timing for Video and S-Video inputs ....................................... 47 Dimensions .........................................[...]

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    Table of Contents vi[...]

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    Important Sa fe ty Instru ctio n s 1 Important Safet y Instruct ions Y our BenQ projec tor is desig ned and tested to meet th e latest stand ards for safet y of infor- mation technol og y equipment. Ho weve r , t o ensure safe use of this pr oduct, it is impor tant that you follo w the instructions mentioned in this manu al and m arked on the produ[...]

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    Importan t Safety In structions 2 Safety Instru ctions 1. The lamp beco mes extr emely hot during operation. Allow the projec- tor to co ol for app roxim at ely 45 minut es prior to re moving the lamp assembly for replacement. 2. Do n ot operate lam ps be yond the rated lamp life. Ex cessive operation of lamps beyond the rated life could cause them[...]

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    Important Sa fety In stru ction s 3 Safety Instructions (Continu ed) 7. Do not place this pr ojec tor in an y of the following en v ironme nts. - Space that is poorly ventilat ed or confin ed. Allow at least 50 cm clearance from walls and free flo w of air around the projector . - Locations wher e temperatur es may beco me exces sively hig h, suc h[...]

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    Importan t Safety In structions 4 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 11. Do not ste p on the pr ojector o r place an y objects upon it. Besides probable physical damage to the projector , doing so ma y result in accidents and possible inj ur y . 12. Do not place liquids near or on the pro- jector . Liquids spilled into the pr ojector may cause it to [...]

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    Introduc tion 5 I ntr oduction P rojecto r F eatures The projector inte grates hig h-p erforman ce optical engine projecti on and a user-friend ly des ign to d eli ver high rel iab ili ty an d eas e of u se. The projector off ers the following features: • Fu ll -f un ct io n re mo te co nt rol w i th l as er po in ter/ rem ote mo us e f un ct io [...]

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    Introducti on 6 Shipping Contents The project or is shipped w ith the cable s requir ed for co nnection t o a PC and to video equip- ment. Care fully unpack and verify that y ou hav e all of the items sho w n below . If an y of these items are missing, please contact y our place of purchase. Pr ojector Soft Carr y C ase U ser’ s Manual Batt er ie[...]

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    Introduc tion 7 Optional A ccessories Proj ec to r Ex ter ior V i e w Fron t / Upp er View Back V iew Bottom V iew 1. Macint osh adapter 2. 250W / 300W lamp module 3. Ceiling mount kit 4. W ireless Pro 5. Pr esentation Pr o 6. DVI- I cable External control panel (See page 9 for detailed informat ion.) K ensington lock slot Fr ont adjuster button Pr[...]

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    Introducti on 8 Connector P anel RG B s ig na l i n pu t (PC/ YPbPr/ Y CbCr) USB connector RGB sign al output S-V ideo jack A udio/ Video connector PC A udio jack DV I-I co nnect or RS 232 c ontrol po r t For e xternal c ontrol syst ems and used b y serv ic e personnel.[...]

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    Introduc tion 9 Controls and F unc tions External Contr ol P anel 1 2 3 9 8 4 11 10 5 7 6 12 13 1. P owe r (Refer t o page 18 for mor e infor- mation.) T urn s the projector on or off. 2. Sourc e (Ref er to page 21 for mor e information.) Sequentially selects the input signal RGB , D VI , Y P b P r, S-V ideo or Vi d e o . 3. 3 Left 4. Right 4 When [...]

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    Introducti on 10 R emote C ontrol Description Fron t Vie w Notes on Remote Contr o l Operation Make sure that there a re no obstac les between the remote control and the IR sensors on the projector that might obstruct the infra-red beam. 6 Down/ M enu ( 26 ) 3 Left/ K eystone - 4 Right/ Keystone + ( 20 ) Au t o ( 21 ) L-Click/ R -click ( 23 ) Z oom[...]

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    Introduc tion 11 Rem o te Co n t r o l Ef fe c t i ve R a n g e Infra Red (IR) remote c ontrol sensors are located on the front and the back of the projector . The re mote co ntrol must be held at an ang le w ithin 30 degrees of the projector’ s IR remot e control sensors t o function correctly . The distance between the remote control and the se[...]

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    Introducti on 12 Installing or R eplacin g the Batteries A void excessive heat and humidi ty . There may be danger of an explosion if the batteries a re incorrectly re placed. Replace only wit h the same or equivalent t ype recommended by the manufacturer . Dispose of the used batteries ac cordi ng to the manufacturer ’ s instructions. Pus h an d[...]

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    Setting Up Your Projector 13 Setting U p Y our P roject or Choo sing a Lo cat ion Y our projector is designed t o be installed in the four installation configurations shown here: Floor front, Ceiling fr ont, Floor rear , Ceiling re ar . Y ou r room layout or pe rson al preference will dictate which inst allation configuration y ou use. For further [...]

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    Setting Up Your Projector 14 Connecting to a Lapto p or Desktop C ompute r A Mac adapter (an optional accessory) may be necessar y if you are connecting to an older Macintosh computers. The USB cable is requi red if you intend using mouse functions on the remote control. Connecting Equipment to the C omponent V ideo Input The pr ojector is capable [...]

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    Setting Up Your Projector 15 Connecting to V ideo or S-V ideo Dev ices If the selected video image is not displayed af ter the projector is turned on and the corr ect video source has been selected, c heck that the video source is turned on and operating cor- rectly . Also check that the signal cables have been connected correctly . Connecting to D[...]

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    Setting Up Your Projector 16 A djusting the Height The pr ojector is equipped with 2 q uick-r elease adjus ter feet . 1. Lift th e projector up and press the adjuster button t o release the adjust er . The adjust er will dro p into position and be locked. 2. Screw the r ear adjuster feet to fine-tun e the pr ojection angle. If the screen and the pr[...]

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    Setting Up Your Projector 17 There is 3% ~ 5% toleran ce among these numbers due to opt ical component variations. * 1m = 3.28 feet, 1 feet = 0.305m, 1m = 100cm, 1 feet = 12 inches PB8250 (X GA) screen siz e chart (4:3 aspect r atio) Dist ance from screen Diagonal measurement Dist ance from screen Diagonal measurem ent Minimum zoom Maxim um zoom Mi[...]

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    Operat ion 18 Operation Star t U p 1. S witch all of the co nnected equi pment on. 2. Plug the po wer c ord int o the project or and into a wall soc ket. 3. T urn on the wall sock et sw itch (whe re fitt ed). 4. T urn the main power switch o n. The Po w e r i n d i c a t o r lights orange. 5. Press and hold Pow e r on th e rem ote con tro l o r pro[...]

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    Operation 19 con tinuously: “ Analog R GB Searching ”, “ DV I- A S e arch i ng ”, “ DVI -D Searchin g ”, “ Ana- log YPbPr Sear ching ”, “ S-V ideo Sear ching ”, “ Composite V ideo Searching ”. 8. Y ou can also press Sour ce on the pr ojector o r remot e contr ol to select your de sired input signal. For more info rmation, re[...]

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    Operat ion 20 Digital K e yst one C orrecti on K eystoning r efers to the situation where th e projecte d image is noticeab ly w ider at ei ther the top or bottom. It occurs when the proje ctor is not perp endicular to the screen. T o corr ect this, besid es adjusti ng the height of the pr ojector , you will need to manu ally correct it follo w- in[...]

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    Operation 21 Sourc e Selection T o se quentially select input sources, pr ess Sour ce on the pr ojector co ntrol panel or the rem ot e con t rol . It may t ake you a f ew se c- onds when the projecto r is searching fo r input signals. The selected sour ce will be displayed at the bottom rig ht of the screen for 3 secon ds. Au t o A d j u s t m e n [...]

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    Operat ion 22 Blank In order to draw the audience’ s full at ten- tion to the pres enter , you ca n use Blank to hide the screen i mage. P ress Bl ank again to restore the im age. A word “ BLANK ” appear at the bottom right corner of the screen when the image is hidden. Zoom / F oc using A djust the projected image to your desi red size using[...]

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    Operation 23 Mo u s e Fu n c t i o n O p e r a t i o n Connect the project or to y our PC or notebook with a USB cable prior to using these functions. The Mou s e Pad can ta ke ov er the PC or noteboo k mouse fu nction. When the displayed image is mag- nified, use th e Mou s e Pad to mov e around the dis- play areas. The L-Cli ck and R -Click act a[...]

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    Operat ion 24 F reez e The im age is frozen when Fre ez e is pressed. An ic on w ill appear in the lower right corn er of the screen. T o release the function, press Fr eeze again, Re t ur n or Sour ce (this wil l change the in put source and releas e the pause func tion). Pre s e t Mod e S e l e c t io n Pr ess Preset to select a operation mode th[...]

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    Operation 25 M en u Operation Me n u Sy s t e m Please note that the OSD menus vary accor ding to the si g nal type selected. Functions a vailable when receiving different signal t y pes... Sub-Menu Analog RGB / DVI-A DVI-D YPbPr (480p/ 576p/ 720p/ 1080i) YCbCr (480i/ 576i) / S-V ide o / Video Display Ke y s t o n e Brightness Con tr a st Phase H S[...]

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    Operat ion 26 Us i n g t h e m e n u s The pr ojecto r is equip ped with on-scree n displa y (OSD) menus f or making various adjust- ments an d settings. Ther e are 10 di ffere nt menu la nguages. (R efer to page 33 for more details.) The fo llowing example describe s the adjust ment of the keystone. 1. Pr ess Me nu on the projector or remote contr[...]

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    Operation 27 1. Display M enu Analog R GB/ DVI-A/ YPbPr (480p , 576p , 720p, 1080i) signal input DVI -D s ig n al in p ut FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Keystone Co r rects an y k eystoning of the image. Re fer to page 20 for mor e infor- mation. Brightne ss Adjusts the brig htness of the image. The hig her the valu e, the brigh ter the image. And low er the[...]

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    Operat ion 28 Y CbCr (480i, 576i)/ S-V ideo/ V ideo signal input FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Keystone As a bove . Brightness As a b ove. Contrast As a b ove. Color Incr eases or decrea ses the c olor inte nsity of the image. Ti n t A djusts the color tones of t he image. The hi gher the value, t he more r ed- dish the image bec omes. The lowe r the value,[...]

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    Operation 29 2. Image M enu Anal og RGB/ DV I-A s ig nal i nput *About c olor temperatures: There are many different shades that are considered to be “white” for variou s purpos es. One of the common methods of representing white color is known as the “c olor temperature” . A white c olor with a low c olor temperature a ppears to be r eddis[...]

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    Operat ion 30 YPbPr (480p , 576p, 720p , 1080i) sig nal input Y CbCr (480i, 576i)/ S-V ideo/ V ideo signal input FUNCTION DESCRIPT ION Ratio U sers hav e 2 options for the image ratio . 1. 4 : 3 2. 16 : 9 H Position As a bove. V Position As above. Color Incr eases or decr eases the c olor int ensity of the i mage. Tin t Adjusts the color t ones of [...]

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    Operation 31 3. Source M enu FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Mirror The projec tor can be in stalled on a ceiling or be hind a screen, or w ith one or mor e mirrors. Co ntact y our deale r for the ceiling mount brack et (optiona l acce ssor y) if y ou need to insta ll the pr ojector on y our ceiling. • Floor fr ont: Select this setting wi th the projec tor [...]

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    Operat ion 32 Bass Adj usts the bass level. (-5 ~ 5) Mute Off On[...]

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    Operation 33 4. Control M enu FUNCTION DESCRIP TION Language Language sets the la nguage f or the OSD contr ol menu s. Us e t he 3 / 4 k e y to select the desired language fr om among Eng lish, Frenc h, Ger man, Italian, Spanish, Russi an, T raditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, J apanese and K orean. OSD OSD P os. Selec ts a desired OSD position[...]

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    Operat ion 34 Preset Mode Pr eset modes are pr ovided so yo u can optimiz e your project or image se t- up to suit y our pr og ram type. PC/ DVI Signal input 1. Pr esentation M o de : Is designed for presenta tions. The br ig htness is emphas ized in th is mo de. 2. Viv id Mo de : Is perfect for pla ying games. The color saturation and brightness a[...]

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    Operation 35 5. PIP (Pict ur e In Pict ure) M en u Y our projecto r is capable of displa ying images simultaneously from two input sources, which enhances your presentation in a more effect iv e way . These fu nctions are available only w hen the input sou rce is PC and the PIP source is Video or S-Video . FUNCTION DESCR IPTION PIP Source Selects t[...]

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    Maintenance 36 M aintenanc e Y our project or needs little maint enance. Things y ou hav e to do on a regul ar basis are k eep the lens clean a nd clean the air filter to prevent ov erhea ting. Neve r remov e any parts of the projector ex cept the la mp and air filter . Contact your dealer if other parts need s replacing. Cleaning the lens Clean th[...]

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    Maintenance 37 4. U se a small vacuum cleaner designed for c omputers and oth er office equipmen t to clean the filters. Or use a soft brush (such as a clean artist’ s paintbrush) to gently sweep the dust a way . If the dirt is difficult to re move or th e filters ar e brok en, contact y our place o f purc hase to re place them. 5. Replace the fi[...]

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    Maintenance 38 Lamp In formation U se and R eplacement of the Lamp When the Lamp Indicator lights up red or a message appe ars suggesting it is time to replace the lamp , please install a new lamp or consul t you r dealer . An old lamp may cause a mal- function in the projector and in some instan ces the lamp may explode. Fo r more detailed informa[...]

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    Maintenance 39 T o reduce the risk of injuries to fingers and/or compromising image quality by touching the lens, do not touch the empty lam p compa rtment when the lamp is removed. This lamp contains mercury . Consult your lo cal hazardous waste regulations and dispose of this lamp in th e prop er manner . Step 1. T urn the powe r off and disconne[...]

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    Maintenance 40 Step 7. Reset th e lamp counter i. Press and hold Exit on the proje ctor for 3 seconds t o display the total used lamp time. ii. Press Men u on the projector or on the remote control to access the lam p hour ti mer . An adjustmen t messag e will appear . iii. Pr ess W or X to r ese t lamp hour s and press EXIT to le ave. Te m p W a r[...]

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    Maintenance 41 LED St atus & Descrip tion Power Te m p Lam p Power events The projector has just been connected to a power outlet . -- Stand-by mode. -- (1) The projector needs 90 seconds to c ool down as it was abnormally shut do w n w ithout the normal c ooling do w n process. Or (2) The project or needs to c ool for 90 seconds aft er the pow[...]

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    Maintenance 42 The projec tor has shutdown automat ically . If you tr y to re- start the project or , it will shutdown again. Please co ntact your dealer for assistance. The projec tor has shutdown automat ically . If you tr y to re- start the project or , it will shutdown again. Please co ntact your dealer for assistance. - The projec tor has shut[...]

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    Maintenance 43 Ser v ice I nformation A ccessories (included in the standard package) Optional A cc essor ies (not included in the standard package) Or de rin g P arts o r G ett in g In fo rm at io n Fo r prod uct information, pr oduct assistance, se rvice information, or to order ac cessories, please v isit the BenQ Cor porati on website at http :[...]

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    Troubleshooting 44 T r oubleshooting Common P r oblems & Solutions THE PR OJECT OR DOES NOT TURN ON. NO PICTURE BL URRED IMA GE REMOTE CONTR OL DOES NOT W ORK Cause Remedy There is no power from the power cable. Plug the power cord in to the AC inlet on the projector , and plug the power cord into th e power outlet. If the power outlet has a sw[...]

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    Specifications 45 Spec ifications P roject or Specifications T echnical Specifications All specifications are subject to change wi thout notice. General Pr oduct name Digital Project or M odel name PB8240 1024 x 768 X GA PB8140 800 x 600 SV GA PB8250 1024 x 768 X GA Optical Displa y system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/N umber F/2.4 Lamp PB8140 / PB8240 250W l[...]

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    Specifications 46 Control RS-232C 9-pin x1 Environment al Requirement s Oper atin g tempera ture 0 °C ~ 40°C at sea level Opeating relati ve h umidity 10% ~ 90% (without condensation) Opeating altitude 6000 feet at 30°C 6000 ~ 10000 feet at 23°C[...]

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    Specifications 47 Ti m i n g C h a r t Supported timing for PC (including D V I-I) input Suppo r ted timing for YP b P r input Suppo r ted timing for V ideo and S-Video inputs Resolution Horizont al Frequency (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pixel Frequen cy (MHz) Mode 720 x 400 37.927 85.039 35.500 720 x 400_85 640 x 480 31.469 59.940 25.175 V [...]

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    Dimensions 48 Dimensions Un i t : mm[...]

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    Warranty 49 Wa r r a n t y Limited W a r rant y BenQ warrants this pr oduct against any defects in mat erial and workmanship , under normal usage and storage. Proof of purch as e date w il l be requi red w i th any w ar ra nt y cla im . In th e even t thi s pro d- uct is found to be defectiv e w ithin the warr anty period, B enQ ’ s only obligati[...]

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    Regulation St atements 50 R egulation Statements FCC Stat ement CLASS B : This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in ac cordanc e with the instructions, may cau se harmful inter- ferenc e to radio communications. H oweve r , there is no guarantee that int erferenc e wil l not occur i n a [...]