BenQ PB8230 manual

We l c o m e PB8230/ PB8220/ PB8120 Digital Pr ojecto r Us e r ’s Ma n u a l[...]

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Table of Contents iii T able of Cont ents Important Safety Instructions ............. 1 Introduction ........................................................... 4 Projector Features ................................................................ 4 Shipping Contents ............................................................... 5 Optional Accessor[...]

Table of Contents iv Lamp Information ............................................................. 23 Use and Replacement of the Lamp ................................................. 23 Lamp LED Indicators ..................................................................... 23 Lamp Replacement ....................................................[...]

Important Safety Instructions 1 Important Safet y Instructions Caution • T o prev ent shock, do not open the cabinet. No user-serv iceable pa rts inside. • Pl ea se rea d t hi s u ser ’s man ua l b ef ore you operate your projector . Save this user’ s manual for future r eference. • Do no t lo ok s tr aig h t at th e pro jec tor lens duri[...]

Important Safety Instructions 2 Safety Instructions 1. The lamp become s extremely hot dur- ing op eration. Al low the projector to cool for approximately 45 minutes prior to remov ing the lamp assembly for replacement. 2. Do not oper ate lamps beyond the rated lamp life. Exc e ssive operation of lamps b eyond the r ated li fe could cause them to e[...]

Important Safety Instructions 3 Safet y Instruct ions (Continued) 7. Do not block the ventilation holes. - Do not place this unit on a blank et or other bedding. - Do not cov er this unit w ith a cloth. - Do not place any inflammables near the ventilati on holes. If the ve ntilation holes are seriously obstructed, overheating inside the unit may re[...]

Introduction 4 Int ro du c ti on Proj e c tor Feat ur es The projector integ rates high -perfor mance optical engine projection and a user-friend ly design to deliv er high reliability and ease of use. The projector off ers the following features: • Small and light for portability • Ful l- fun ct ion r emo te con tro l w it h la ser po inte r/ [...]

Introduction 5 Shipping Co ntents The projector is shippe d with the neces sar y cables required for standard PC or laptop co m pu te r co n ne c t io n s. C ar e fu l l y u n pa c k a n d ve r if y t ha t yo u h av e a l l th e it e ms s h ow n b el o w. If any of these items are missing , please contact your pla ce of purchase. Optional Ac cessor[...]

Introduction 6 Pr ojector Descriptions Front View Left View Back V iew Bottom V iew Speak er V entilation grill Projection lens Projection lens adjuster External c ontrol panel (see next page) Front ad just er IR remote sensor RGB sig n al ou tp ut S-V ideo jac k A udio/ V i deo connector YP b P r conne ctor Au d i o j a c k RGB si g na l i np ut U[...]

Introduction 7 Exter nal Cont rol P anel ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ ➏ ➐ ➑ ➒ ➊ Po w e r Press an d ho ld t he Pow e r key to turn the projector on or off. ➋ Au t o A utomatica lly determines the best picture settings for current receiv ed signals. ➌ Left / K e ys tone - ➍ Exit ➎ Right / K eystone + ➏ Me nu Me nu will display the men u s[...]

Introduction 8 Ad ju s te r The pr ojector is equipped with 2 q uick-r e lease adjuster feet. Push the butto ns to adjust its tilt angle. 1. Lift the projector up and press the a djuster button to r elease the adjus ter . 2. The adjuster will dr op into position and be locked.[...]

Introduction 9 R emote Co ntrol Description Pow e r Menu 3 Left/ Keystone - 4 Right/ Keystone + Au t o L-Click/ R -click Zoom in/ out Ret ur n PIP Source PIP P os . PIP Size By pressing the PIP - S o u r c e , P I P- Po s a n d P I P- Size hotkeys, you can enable the PIP (Pic ture I n Picture) function and choose the position and size of the PIP im[...]

Introduction 10 Re mote control effective range The remote sensors are located on the front and the back of the projector . It can function i n a range of 30 degrees hor izontally an d 30 degree s vertical ly relative to a line that is a r ight angle to the remote sensors. The distance between th e remote control and the remote sensors must be shor[...]

Installation 11 Ins t al l at i on Screen Siz e Place the projector at th e required distance from the screen according to the desired picture size (see the tab le below). • PB8230/ PB8220 (X GA) screen size chart Projection Distance Distanc e from scree n Diagonal measurement Distance from screen Diagonal measurement Minimum zoom Maxim um zoom M[...]

Installation 12 • PB8120 (SV GA) screen size chart Connecting to V a rious Equipment HDTV descriptio n The project or is capable of disp laying various H ig h Definition TV displa y modes. Some of these sour ces a re: Most of these sourc es will provide an anal og component video output, a standard V GA output, or a YP b P r (default) fo rmat. Th[...]

Installation 13 Connecting to V arious Equipment It only takes a few seconds to connect y our projector to your desktop or notebook computer , V CR, or other syste ms. Ho wever , a M ac adapter (an optional acc essory) is needed for connection to Macintosh computers. PC Audio YP bP r Video / Audio USB S-Video Control DVD Player USB PC Audio RGB T o[...]

Operation 14 Operation Start U p 1. Plug the powe r cor d into a wall soc ket. 2. T urn the main power switch on. 3. Pr ess and hold PO WER to start the unit. The back-lit PO WER key flashes green and stays green when the power is tu rned on. (When the power is turned off, there is a 120-se cond cooling period before the pr ojector can be re -start[...]

Operation 15 Digital K eystone Co rrection K e ystoning refers to the situation where the proje cted ima ge is noticeably wider at either the to p or bottom. T o correct this, press KEYST ONE +/- (h ot key) on the control panel of the pr o jector or on the remote c ontrol , and then adjust the sliding bar labele d K eystone, as needed. Pr ess + to [...]

Operation 16 Sour ce Selection When several input sourc es are available, press the SOURCE key to make a selection from the contr ol panel of the projector or the rem ote cont rol. Me n u S y s t e m Press Menu for the main menu, and then press 3 or 4 to select a sub-menu. Press Men u again to select it ems in the sub-menu. Me nu B a r Sub-menu Dis[...]

Operation 17 1. Display M enu FUNCTION DESCRIPTI ON Ke y s t o n e Corrects any k eystoning of the image. Brig htness Adj usts the brightness of the image. Cont r ast Adjusts the degree of difference between dar k and light in the image. Phase Adj usts to av oid the occurren ce of flicker . This function is not available when the input mode is Vide[...]

Operation 18 2. Image M enu FUNCTION DESCRIPTI ON Au t o R e s i z e Makes the best fit of the image to the screen, 1. On 2. Off 3. 16:9 This function is available only when the input mode is PC . Ratio U sers hav e 2 options for the image ratio. 1. 4 : 3 2. 16 : 9 This function is available when the input mode is YPbPr , Video or S- Video. H P osi[...]

Operation 19 3. Source M enu FUNCTION DESCRIP TION Mir ror Source Selects the input source from among PC, V ideo, S-V i deo, and YP b P r, when several sources are available. Vo l u m e Adjusts the volume level. Tr e b l e Adjusts the treble level. Bass Adjusts the bass level. Mu t e 1. Default 2. Ceiling mounted pr oje ction 3. R ear screen pr oje[...]

Operation 20 4. Control Menu FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Language Language sets the language for th e OSD control menus. Us e t h e 3 / 4 key to select the desired language from among English, French, German, I talian, Spanish, K orean, T raditional Chinese and Simplifi ed Chinese. OSD OSD P os. Selects a de sired OSD position. OSD Time Sets the length of[...]

Operation 21 5. PIP M enu These functions ar e available only when the inpu t mode is PC and the PI P source is V ideo or S-Video. FUNCTION DESCRIPTI ON PIP Sourc e Selects th e source for the PIP . PIP Size Enables use of the 3 / 4 key to sc rol l th rou g h th e fo ur alternatives: Off, Sm all, Medium, Larg e. When the resolution of the PC signal[...]

Operation 22 Shutdo w n 1. Press and hold PO WER and a warning message w ill ap pear . T o tur n off the projec tor , press POWER again. 2. The fan wil l continue t o run for appro x imately two minutes. 3. T urn the main power switch off. 4. Disconnect the power c ord from the wall socket. Please do not unplug the power cord before PO WER is shut [...]

Maintenance 23 M aintenance Lamp Information U se and Replacement of the Lamp Wh en the Lamp Indicat or lights up red or a message appears suggesting the time of lam p replacement, please install a new lamp or consult your dealer . An old lamp could cause a malfunction in the project or and in rare instances may even e x plode. Lamp LED Indicators [...]

Maintenance 24 1. T ur n off the projector . D isconnect the power c ord from the outlet and the projector . 2. Lo ose n t he sc rew an d re move th e lamp cov er . If the lamp is hot, avoid burns by waiting 45 minut es until the lamp has co oled. 3. Loosen the 3 screws. (It is strongly recommended th at you use a ma g- netic-head screw driver .) P[...]

Maintenance 25 Res e t t in g La m p Hou r s If you r eplace the lamp after 2000 hours of o peration, please follow the instructions below within 10 minutes of po wering on. Te m p I n f o r m a t i o n When the LED li ghts u p, it is warni ng you of the follo wing possible problems: 1. The internal te mperature is too hi gh. 2. The fans are not wo[...]

Maintenance 26 Serv ice I nformatio n A ccessories (in cluded in the standard package) Optional Ac cessor ies (not included in the standard package) Ordering P ar ts or Getting Information For pr oduct information, product assist ance, se rvice inform ation, or to order ac cessor ies, please visit the BENQ Corporatio n website at http://www.BenQ.c [...]

Troubleshooting 27 T r oubleshooting Common P roblems & Solutions NO PO WER T ry these solutions: • Mak e sure the pow er cor d is inserted snugged into the A C adapter socket. • Mak e sure the po wer cord is insert ed snugged into the power outlet. • T ogg le the power switch to the position “ | ”. • W ait two minutes after the p r[...]

Troubleshooting 28 Status M essages On-Screen M essages Description SEAR CHING P rojecto r is searc hing for input. A CQUIRING SIG N AL Pr ojec tor has i dentified the input signal and is running the auto image ad ju stment func tion. OUT OF R ANGE Input signal frequ ency ex ceeds the pr ojector’ s range. LAMP W ARNING - CHANGE LAMP AND RESET LAM[...]

Specifications 29 Specifications Pr ojector Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. General M odel name PB8230 1024X768 XGA PB8220 1024X768 XGA PB8120 800X600 SVGA Optical Display system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/N umber F/2.6 Lamp 250W UHP lamp Electr ical P ower supply A C100 ~ 240V , 4.0A, 50/60 Hz (Aut omatic) P ower con[...]

Specifications 30 T iming Chart Supported timing for PC input Supported timing for YP b P r input Res o lu t io n Hor iz on ta l Frequ en cy (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Mo d e 720x400 37.927 85.039 35.500 720x400_85 640x480 31.469 59.940 25.175 V GA_60 37.861 72.809 31.500 V GA_72 37.500 75.000 31.500 V GA_75 43.269 85[...]

Specifications 31 Supported timing for V ideo and S-Video inputs V ideo mode Hor i zo n ta l Frequency (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pixel F requency (MHz) NTSC 15.73 60 3.58 P AL 15.63 50 4.43 SECAM 15.63 50 4.25 or 4.41 P AL- M 15.73 60 3.58 P AL- N 15.63 50 3.58 P AL- 60 15.73 60 4.43 NTSC4.43 15.73 60 4.43[...]

Dimensions 32 Dimensions Un i t: m m 308 238 95[...]

Warranty 33 W ar rant y Lim ited W arranty BENQ warrants this product a gainst any d e fects in material and workmanship , under normal usage and storage. Exclusion to W ar rant y: Th e lamps are consider ed as consumabl e items and a re warranted for 90 day s or 500 hours, whichever occurs first. P roof of purchase date will be required with any w[...]

Safety Regulations 34 Safety Regulations FCC Stateme n t CLASS A : This equipm ent genera tes, uses and c an radiate r adio frequency energy , an d if not installed and used in ac cordance with the in struction manual, may cause inte rference to radio communications. It has been tested and f o und to compl y with the limits for a Class “ A ” co[...]