BOXLIGHT MP-86i manual

1 Liquid Cr ystal Pr ojector Model MP-86i USER’S GUIDE Thank you for purchasing this L.C.D. projector . Please read the user ’ s manual thoroughly to ensure correct usage. After reading, store this instruction manual in a safe place for future reference. Outline This L.C.D. projector is used to project various computer signals as well as NTSC/P[...]

FOR THE CUST OMERS IN U .K THIS PRODUCT IS SUPPLIED WITH A TWO PIN MAINS PLUG FOR USE IN MAINLAND EUROPE. FOR THE U.K PLEASE REFER TO THE NOTES ON THIS P AGE. IMPOR T ANT FOR UNITED KINGDOM W ORDING FOR CLASS I EQUIPMENT INSTR UCTION BOOKS AND LABELS The mains lead on this equipment is supplied with a moulded plug incorporating a fuse, the value of[...]

W ARNING: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio fre[...]

4 ■ If a prob lem should occur . • If smoke or a strange odor arises, continued use could result in fire or electrical shock. In such case, immediately turn of f the power switch and then disconnect the power plug from the power outlet. After making sure that the smoke or odor has stopped, contact your dealer for repairs. Never attempt to make [...]

■ Handle the power cor d with care . • Do not damage, cut, process or strongl y twist the power cord. Placing heavy objects on the power cord, heating or strongly pulling the power cord can result in damage as well as fire or electrical shock. • Pulling on the power cord • Placing heavy objects on the power cord • Damaging the cord • Pl[...]

6 ■ Do not sit or place heavy objects on this projector . • Do not sit on this projector . This could result in overturning, leading to damage or personal injury . Use special caution in households where children are present. • Do not place heavy objects on this projector . Placing heavy objects on this projector could result in loss of balan[...]

7 ■ A v oid excessivel y hot locations. Do not place this projector in direct sunlight or near a hot object such as a stove, etc., because the heat could have adverse influence on the cabinet and other parts. ■ Sound v olume . Set the volume at a suitable level to avoid bothering other people. It is also better to keep the volume level low and [...]

8 Chec king the pac kage Contents Make sure all of the following items are included in the package. If anything is missing, please contact BOXLIGHT . • Use the remote control in front of the remote control photoreceptor at a distance of about 16.4" or less and an angle of 30 degrees to the left or right of the center . Main unit STANDBY / ON[...]

9 RGB IN 12 CONTROL RGB OUT S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO IN L MONO R USB AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN 12 Names and functions of eac h par t (continued) Main power switch Used to turn the power on and off. : OFF : ON VIDEO IN jack S-VIDEO IN jack Mini DIN 4-pin connector VIDEO IN jack RCA jack AUDIO L/R IN jack RCA jack AC IN jack Used to connect the accessory p[...]

10 Names and functions of eac h par t (continued) Remote contr ol transmitter FOCUS button Used to adjust the focus of the image on the screen. (Refer to page 13.) ZOOM button Used to adjust the size of the image. (Refer to page 13.) FREEZE button Used to turn the freeze (still) image display on and off. (Refer to page 15.) AUTO button Used to exec[...]

11 Names and functions of eac h par t (continued) Loading the batteries Loading AA batteries into the remote control. The laser pointer of the remote control is used as a pointer . Never look directl y into the laser beam outlet or point the laser beam at other people. The laser beam can cause vision prob lems. W arning AVOID EXPOSURE- LASER RADIAT[...]

12 Installation T ypical LCD Pr ojector and Screen Installation Using the adjuster s a. Distance from the LCD projector to the screen b. Distance from the lens center to the bottom of the screen (a,b : +/-10%). The projection distances shown in the diagram to the left are for full size (800 x 600 dots). The LCD projector should normally be used lev[...]

13 Basic operations T o project 2 4 5 7 VIDEO STANDBY/ON RGB POSITION LASER MENU RESET MAGNIFY FREEZE OFF VOLUME P in P MUTE AUTO BLANK TIMER FOCUS ZOOM 2 3 5 4 7 1 1 T urn on the main power s witch of the pr ojector [ I: ON]. • The Power indicator lights orange. 2 Press the ST ANDBY / ON button. • The Power indicator will blink green and then [...]

14 VIDEO STANDBY/ON RGB POSITION LASER MENU RESET MAGNIFY FREEZE OFF VOLUME P in P MUTE AUTO BLANK TIMER T urning off the po wer Plug & Pla y Basic operations (contin ued) 1 Press the ST ANDBY/ON button f or appro ximately 1 second. • The Power indicator will blink orange, then the lamp will turn off. Approximately 1 second. after that, the i[...]

15 VIDEO STANDBY/ON RGB POSITION LASER MENU RESET MAGNIFY FREEZE OFF VOLUME P in P MUTE AUTO BLANK TIMER Freeze function Basic operations (contin ued) 1 Press the FREEZE b utton. • The image being displayed will freeze. • The [ ] mark appears in the lower right corner of the screen when the Freeze function is on. 1 Press the FREEZE b utton. •[...]

16 1 Press the MA GNIFY + button. • The center part of the image will be displayed magnified approximately 2x. 2 Press the MA GNIFY + button. • When this button is pressed, the image will be displayed even larger . 3 Press the MA GNIFY – b utton. • When this button is pressed, the image will be displayed even smaller . 4 Press the POSITION [...]

VIDEO STANDBY/ON RGB POSITION LASER MENU RESET MAGNIFY FREEZE OFF VOLUME P in P MUTE AUTO BLANK TIMER FOCUS ZOOM MENU 17 Returning to the initial settings Adjustments and functions 1 Press the MENU ( ) b uttons of the pr ojector or the MENU b utton of the remote control. • The Menu screen will appear . (refer to page 18 - 21 for details.) 2 Press[...]

18 Adjustments and functions (contin ued) RGB signal input Video signal input VOLUME BRIGHT CONTRAST V POSIT H POSIT H PHASE H SIZE COLOR BAL R COLOR BAL B 100 100 800 SETUP INPUT OPT. IMAGE VOLUME BRIGHT CONTRAST SHARPNESS COLOR TINT COLOR BAL R COLOR BAL B SETUP INPUT OPT. IMAGE • The menu cannot be displayed while the initial screen (“No inp[...]

19 Adjustments and functions (contin ued) INPUT The INPUT menu is used to select RGB signal sync signal frequency of the monitor and the VIDEO signal. RGB VIDEO fH:38kHz fV:60Hz SETUP INPUT OPT. IMAGE RGB VIDEO AUTO NTSC PAL SECAM NTSC4.43 M-PAL N-PAL SETUP INPUT OPT. IMAGE Adjustment item RGB VIDEO Adjustment description Displays the following RGB[...]

20 Adjustments and functions (contin ued) Adjustment item KEYSTONE MIRROR BLANK START UP P in P Adjustment description Reduces keystone Reduces keystone distortion at the bottom distortion at the top Sets vertical or horizontal inversion of the projected image. H: horizontal inversion only V: vertical inversion only H&V: both horizontal and ver[...]

21 Adjustments and functions (contin ued) OPT Communication functions, etc., can be set from the OPT menu. Adjustment item COM. SPEED COM. BITS TIMER LANGUAGE AUTO OFF SYNC ON G Adjustment description Sets the communication speed (5 steps). Sets the bit configuration for the communication data. 7N1...7 data bits, No parity, 1 stop bit. 8N1...8 data[...]

22 Connection to the video signal terminals Connection to the RGB signal terminal 1. Input signals 2. Signal input jacks 1. Input signals 2. Signal input jacks S-VIDEO input (mini DIN 4-pin) Color signal Ground Ground Brightness signal The priority sequence of the video input jacks is as follows. (1) S-VIDEO input jack (2) RCA jack input jack When [...]

23 Connection to the RGB signal terminal (contin ued) • Some computers may have multiple display screen modes. Use of some of these modes will not be possible with this projector . • Be sure to check jack type, signal level, timing and resolution before connecting this projector to a computer . • Depending on the input signal, full-size displ[...]

24 Connection to the RGB signal terminal (contin ued) 4. Initial set signals The following signals are used for the initial settings. The signal timing of some computer models may be different. In such case, refer to pages 17 and 18 and adjust the V .POSIT and H.POSIT of the menu. DATA HSYNC a c bd DATA VSYNC a bd c Computer/Signal Horizontal signa[...]

25 Connecting the USB 1. Connect the projector and computer with a suitable commercially available cable. Disconnect the mouse cable from the projector . 2. Press the INPUT button of the projector or the RGB 1/2 button of the remote control and select the input where the computer is connected. 3. Start the mouse function. 4. Refer to page 10 concer[...]

26 Connection to the contr ol signal terminal Use the mouse cable provided. Cables for ADB mouse (Apple), bus mouse (NEC) and serial mouse are available as options. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 CLK DATA RTS SEL0 GND 1 2 3 4 5 6 DATA +5V GND CLK 6 3 4 2 1 +5V 5 control jack D-sub 15-pin shrink jack Projector Computer Mouse jack Mini DIN 6-pin[...]

27 Connection to the contr ol signal terminal (continued) CONTROL signal jac k ADB (Mac) mouse 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 DATA RTS GND 1 2 3 4 ADB +5V GND 3 4 2 1 +5V (POWER ON) Projector Computer Mouse jack Mini DIN 4-pin Mouse cable (ADB) (option) Serial mouse 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 GND TD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 CD RD TD DTR GND [...]

28 Connection to the contr ol signal terminal (continued) 2. RS232C communication (1) T urn off the projector and computer power supplies and connect with the RS232C cable. (2) T urn on the computer power supply and, after the computer has started up, turn on the projector power supply . (3) Refer to page 21 and set the communication speed and the [...]

29 Connection to the contr ol signal terminal (continued) The command code configuration consists of a 2-byte command and the following data. • The first byte of a command indicates the command type with 3 bits on the MSB side and the data length with 4 bits on the LSB side. Projector - computer Computer - projector ‘0xH’ : Error code ‘2xH?[...]

30 Connection to the contr ol signal terminal (continued) Requesting projector status (1) Send the request code ‘20H’ + ‘ yyH’ from the computer to the projector . (2) The projector returns the response code ‘1xH’ + ‘yyH’ +data to the computer . Changing the projector settings (1) Send the setting code ‘3xH’ + ‘yyH’ +data fr[...]

31 RGB IN 12 CONTROL RGB OUT S-VIDEO IN VIDEO IN AUDIO IN L MONO R USB AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN 12 Example of system setup Cleaning the Air filter T urn power off to all devices before connecting. Refer to the instruction manual of each device before connecting. Caution AC input Video tape recorder with S jack Video tape recorder Speaker (with built-in a[...]

32 Cleaning the Air filter (contin ued) 3 Clean the air filter with a v acuum cleaner 4 Install the air filter When the air filter becomes clogged with dust, etc., the projector power may turn off to prevent the internal heat level from rising. (The lamp indicator color changes to red.) Do not operate the projector with the air filter removed. (If [...]

33 Messa ge table (contin ued) Indicators The POWER indicator , LAMP indicator and TEMP indicator light or blink in the following cases. POWER indicator Lights orange Flashes green Lights green Flashes orange Lights red Lights red Lights red Flashes red LAMP indicator Turns off Turns off Turns off Turns off Lights red Flashes red Turns off Flashes [...]

34 Specifications Dimensional Diagram · These specifications are subject to change without notice. Unit: inches Product name Liquid crystal display projector Display method Three liquid crystal panels, three primary color system. Liquid crystal Panel size 3.3 cm (1.3 type) panel Drive system TFT active matrix Number of pixels 480,000 pixels ( 800 [...]

35 About the warranty and after -ser vice LIMITED W ARRANTY BOXLIGHT CORPORA TION(“BOXLIGHT”) warrants that each Boxlight MP-86i(“the Product”) sold hereunder will conform to and function in accordance with the written specifications of BOXLIGHT . Said limited warranty shall apply only to the first person or entity that purchases the Produc[...]

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