Dukane 28A8043 manual

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    ImagePro 8043/8753 LCD Projector USERS GUIDE MODEL 28A8043 MODEL 28A8753[...]

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    FCC W arning This equipment has been tested and found to compl y with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Thes e limits are designed to provide reasonab le protecti on agains t harmfu l inter ference whe n the equip men t is oper ated in a co mm ercial env ironmen t. Th is equi pme nt gene rate s, use s, a[...]

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    T rademarks Apple, Ma cintosh , and PowerBo ok are trademarks o r r egi stered tradem arks of Apple Computer , Inc. IBM and PS/2 ar e trademarks or r egistered tr ad emarks of Intern atio nal Bu siness M ach ines, Inc. M icrosoft, Pow erPoin t, and W indo ws are tradem arks or registered tradem arks o f Microsoft Corpor ation. InFo cus a nd L P are[...]

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    i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Ins truct ions iii Introd uction 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 2 Unpacking the Projecto r 2 Usage Guidelines 5 If You Need Assistance 5 Warranty 6 Setting up the Projector 7 Connecting a Computer 9 Conne cti ng a Vid eo Pl ayer 11 Powering up the Projector and Adjusting the Image 13 Turning Off the Projector 14 Us[...]

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    ii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Append ix 39 Spe cifica tions 3 9 Accessories 40 Port abl e and L aptop Acti vati on Ch art 42 Using Video M irroring with a PowerBook Com puter 47 Projected Image Size 48 Index 49[...]

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    iii SAFETY INST RUCTION S Please read and follow all safety i nstructions provided BEFORE using your new projector . Failure to comply with safety instruc- tions may resu lt i n fir e, electrical shock, or personal injury and may damage or im pair protection provided by equipment. Please save al l safety in stru ction s. Safety Defi nitio ns: • W[...]

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    iv Safe ty Instruct ions • Caut ion: Don’ t set liquids on th e projector . Spil led liquids may dama ge your pr oject or . • Caut ion: Don’t place the pr ojector on a hot surface or in direct sunlight. • Caut ion: Do not drop the pr ojector . T ransport the projector in Important Oper ating Consider ations Do not place the projector on a[...]

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    1 INTR ODUCTION specifically design ed for multipurpose u se. They are easy to con- nect, easy to use, eas y to transport, and easy to maintain. The h as n a t i v e S V GA 80 0 x600 r e s o l u t i o n , t h e has X G A 1024x768 resolut i on. The us er interfaces of the t wo products are i d ent i ca l ; i n f o r m at i o n i n t h is use r ’s [...]

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    2 Intr oduction Compati bility The projector is compatible with a wide variety of computers and video devices, includ ing: • IBM-com patible computers, includin g laptops, up to 1280x10 24 res o l u t io n. • App le ® Macintosh ® and Pow erBook ® computers up to 1280 x1024 res olution . • Most stan dard VCRs, DVD playe rs, camc orders and [...]

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    3 F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents 1. Pr ojector + l ens cap 6. Compu ter cable 2. Soft carry case 7. PS/2 mous e cable 3. Use r’ s Guide , Q uick Star t card, and CD 8. USB mou se cable 4. Remot e contr ol 9. S-Vi deo cable 5. P owe r cord * 10. Audi o/Vide o cable *addition al countr y-dependant po wer cords ma y be included 1 2 3 4 5* 6 7 9 8 1[...]

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    4 Intr oduction F IGURE 2 Front view of projector F IGURE 3 Rear view of projector key p a d zoom ring focus rin g foot r elease IR sensor conn ector s security lock power cord connector foot r elease dust filters adjus tab le foot lamp door IR sensor[...]

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    5 Usag e Guidelines • Do not loo k directly into the projection lens when the projector is turned on. The bright light may harm yo ur eyes. • Do not block the grills on the projector . Restri cting the air flo w can cause it to over heat and turn off. If this happens, you must wait a minute before attempting to turn it back on. • Handle the p[...]

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    6 Intr oduction W arranty T h i s p r o d uct i s b a c k ed by a l i m i ted Five - year w a r ra n t y . T h e det a i l s o f t h e w a rr a n t y a r e p r i n ted a t t h e b a ck of t h is m a nu a l . W h e n s e n d i n g y o ur p r o j ect o r in f o r r e p a i r , Dukane r e c o m m e n ds shipping th e unit in its o rigina l packing m a[...]

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    7 SETTING UP THE PR OJECTOR 1 Place the pr ojector on a flat surface. • The pr ojector must be within 6 feet (1.8 m) of your power source and y our computer . • If you want to project fr om behind a trans lucent screen, set up the pr ojector behind your screen. See “Rear” on page 25 to r everse the image. • If you are installing the proje[...]

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    8 Setti ng up the Pr ojector NO TE : Before you continue, mak e sur e the projector an d all other equipment is turned o ff. If you’ re connecting a computer, mak e sure the distance betw een it and the pr ojector is 6 feet o r less . F IGURE 5 Connector panel NO TE: If yo u are connecting an older Macintosh computer that does not have a 15-pin c[...]

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    9 Connecting a Computer NO TE: Many laptop comp uters do not automatically turn on their external video por t when a sec- ondar y disp lay device such as a pr ojector is connected. Re fer to your computer manual for the command that activates the exter- nal video por t. Activation com- mands for some l apto p co mputer s are listed in the Appendix [...]

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    10 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Do you want to c ontrol the comp uter ’ s mouse from th e projector’ s rem ot e ? If y our computer has a PS/2 conne ctor , use the P S /2 mouse c able. 1 Plug the green end of the PS/2 mouse cable into the m ouse connector on your computer . 2 Plug the black end of the PS/2 mouse cable into the “PS2/ RS- 232” [...]

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    11 Connec ting a Vide o Pla y er If your video device (VCR, DVD player , video camera) uses a ro u nd, one-pr ong composite video connector, use the composite audio/video (A/V) cable pr ovided. The end with 2 connectors attaches to the projector , the oth er end attaches to the video device. • If your video device uses a r ound, four-pr ong S-vid[...]

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    12 Setti ng up the Pr ojector 3 Plug the A/V cabl e’s white connector into the left “audio o ut” connector on your video device. Plug the cable’s r ed connec- tor into the right “audio out” connector on the video device. 4 Plug the blue end of the A/V cable into the “Audio in” con- nector on the projec tor . CA UT IO N: Y our video [...]

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    13 P o wering up the Pr ojector NO TE : Always use the pow er cord that shipped with the pr ojector . 1 Remove the le ns cap. 2 Plug the power cord into the back of the projector, then plug it into your electrical outlet. A surg e-protected power strip is re commended. • The LED on the top of the pr ojector (Figure 1 1 on page 18) lights or ange [...]

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    14 Setti ng up the Pr ojector T urning Off the Pr o jector T o turn off t he projector , press the Power button. A dialog box appears, asking f or confirmation. Press the Power button again to turn the lam p off. The fans cont inue to run for a minute, then the pro j ector shuts off. If y ou wan t t o tu r n th e la m p ba ck on, y ou m us t al lo [...]

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    15 USING THE PROJECTOR This section d escribes how to use and m ake adju stments to the pro jector . It also provides a refer ence to the keypad and remote buttons and the opti ons available f rom the on-screen menus. Basic Imag e Adjustment 1 Make sure you have powered up your equipment in the right or der (page 13). 2 If the image doesn’t displ[...]

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    16 Usin g the Projector The projector is equipped with a self-locking, qu ick-release feet and buttons. T o raise the projector: 1 Raise the pro jector to the height you w ant, then pr ess and hold the foot release buttons. Release the buttons to lock the feet into position (F igure 9). 2 If necessary , rotate the feet to adjust the angle of the pr[...]

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    17 Using the Remote Cont rol T o contr o l the computer ’s mouse from the pr o jector ’s remote, you must connect the USB or PS/2 mouse cables t o the computer and the pr ojector . See page 10 for details. Point the remote contr ol at the pr ojectio n screen or at th e fr ont or rea r of the projector (no t at the computer). The range for opti-[...]

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    18 Usin g the Projector Using the K eypad and Remo te Buttons While the menus are dis pl ayed, the Ke y s t o n e and Vo l u m e button s on the keypad and the a rrow buttons on the r em ote act as menu navigation and adjustmen t buttons an d the Source/Select but ton on th e keypa d and the Sel ect button on the remote act a s sele ction butt ons.[...]

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    19 Vo l u m e Press the V ol ume buttons to a djust the volum e. Arro w butto ns Use these buttons to n avigate through and make adjustm ents to the on-scr een menus. See “Using the On-Scr een Menus” on page 21 for de tails. Ke y s t o n e Use this feature to adjust the image vertically a nd make a squarer imag e. 1 Pres s the K eystone up arro[...]

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    20 Usin g the Projector Bla ck (r emote o nly) Press this button to display a black screen. Eff ect (r emot e only) Press this button to invoke the presentation effect. The default eff ect is magnify . Y ou can sel ect among freeze, black, mute, and 16:9. See pa g e 26 for details. T o use the magnify ef fect, press Ef fect, then press the up or ri[...]

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    21 Using the On-Scr een Menus The pr ojector has menus that allow you t o make im age adjust- ments an d change a var iety of setting s. NO TE: So me menu ite ms may be gray ed out (dimmed) at cer tain times. This indicates the item is not applicable to y our setup or th e item is not enabled until another selection is made . T o open the on-screen[...]

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    22 Usin g the Projector Basic Menu F IGURE 14 Basic menu Contra st The contrast contro ls the degr ee of diff erence between the lightest and darkest parts of the picture. Adjusting the co ntrast changes the amount of black and white in the image. 1 Use the up and down arrows to highligh t Contrast, press Source/Select , use the left and right arr [...]

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    23 Ke y s t o n e This option helps to keep the image squar e as the angle of pro j ec- tion is changed . Use this feature to adjust the image vertica lly and make a s quarer image. See page 19 for details on keystone adjustm ent s. 1 Press the down button to highl ight Keys tone, then press Source/Select . U se the left and right arrows to adjust [...]

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    24 Usin g the Projector Setup me nu F IGURE 15 Setup and Picture menus Picture menu • Screen Aspect : The default is 4: 3. Click 16:9 if yo u are w atching videos in widescr een format. Highlight Screen Aspect , pr ess Source/Select , use the up and down arrows to highlight you r selection, press Source/Select , then press the left arrow to retur[...]

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    25 System menu T urn the features in the System menu on and o ff by highlight ing them and pr essing Source/Select . A checkmark in the box ind i- cates the featur e is on; an empty box means the featur e is off. F IGURE 16 Syst em menu • Ceiling : Thi s turns the im age upside down for ceiling-m ounted projection. • Rear : This re v erses the [...]

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    26 Usin g the Projector Langua ge menu Y o u can display th e on-screen menus in English, Germa n, Span- ish, Fren ch, Ital ian, Dut ch, Norw egian, Po rtugue se, Japane se, Chinese, or Simplified Chinese. Highlig ht the desired language, then pres s So urce/Select . The menus r edraw immediately . F IGURE 17 Language menu Effec t menu This menu al[...]

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    27 Ser vice menu F IGURE 19 Service m enu • Fa c t o r y re s e t : This resets all options to the original factory s et- tings. Highlig ht it, then press Source/Select . A confirmation dial og box appea rs. Press Sour ce/Sele ct to r eset, press the right arrow button to highligh t No, then press Sour ce /Select if you don’ t want a reset. •[...]

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    28 Usin g the Projector User logo menu This menu al lows you to d isplay a blan k blue or black s creen instead of the default InFocus scr een when no source is detected. Highlight the desired color , press Source/Select , th en press the left arrow to r eturn to the previous menu. F IGURE 20 Userlogo me nu[...]

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    29 MAINTENAN CE & T R OUBLESHOOT ING This section d escribes how to: • clean the lens • clean the air intake d ust filters • r eplace the projection lamp • r epla ce the batteries in the remote • use the security lock featur e • tr o ubleshoot the projector Cleaning the Len s Follow these steps to clean the projection lens: 1 Apply [...]

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    30 Mainte nance & T roubles hooting F IGURE 21 Removing the filter doors 3 Remove the filter doors and clean them us ing a vacuum cleaner on low p ower . 4 Replace the filter doors and tighten the screws. F IGURE 22 Replacing the filter doors[...]

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    31 Replacing the Pr ojection Lamp WA R N I N G : T o avoi d burns , allow the p rojector to cool for at least 60 minutes before you replace the lamp. Ne v er extr act the lamp housing while the pr ojec- tor is oper ating. The lamp hour tim er in the Service Info menu counts the number of hours the lamp has been in use. When the timer r eaches 2000 [...]

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    32 Mainte nance & T roubles hooting F IGURE 24 Remo ving the lamp ho using 5 Install the n ew lamp hous ing and ti ghten the screws. WA R NI NG : Do not dro p the lamp module or touc h the glass bulb! The glass may shatter and cause injur y . 6 Plug in the power cord and pr ess the Power button to turn the projector back on . 7 T o r eset th e [...]

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    33 F IGURE 25 Replacing the batteries in the remote 5 Slide the two tabs on the battery door into posi tion, press the release tab and push the door into the r em ote to re-install the door . Using the Security Lock The proje ct or has a security connector for use wi th a PC Guardian Cable Lock System (Figu re 26 ). See “Optional Accessories” o[...]

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    34 Mainte nance & T roubles hooting T roubles hoo ting LEDs The Alarm LE D on top of the project or (Figure 1 1 on page 1 8) will alert you to cer tain p roblems . • A solid red Alarm LED m eans it is time to chang e the lamp. See page 31 . • A blinking red Alarm LED means th e pr ojecto r is overheat- ing. T u rn off the pr o jector and al[...]

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    35 Prob le m: Only the star t- up screen displays • V erify that the cables ar e connected correctly . See page 9 for connection procedur es. • Make sur e that the cables do not have any bent pins. • V erify that the proper input source is connected. See “Sour ce/ Select (keypa d only) or Computer and V ideo (remote o nly)” on page 18. ?[...]

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    36 Mainte nance & T roubles hooting Pr o blem: Image is too wide or n arr ow f or s creen • Adjust the zoom or pr ojecto r placem ent. • Adjust the w idth of the image. See page 2 4. Pr oblem: Imag e is out of focu s • T urn the projection lens to focus the image. • Make sur e the pr ojection scr een is at least 3.6 fee t (1 m) fro m th[...]

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    37 Be f o r e c a l l i n g y o u r dealer o r Dukane T e c h n i cal Supp o r t f o r as s i s- tance, please have the follo wing inf ormation availa ble: • the pro jector ’s serial number (located on the bottom label) • the re s olution of yo ur computer . C all Dukane Technical Support at: 630-584-2300 or T oll-Free at: 1-800-676-2487[...]

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    38 Mainte nance & T roubles hooting[...]

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    39 APPENDIX Specific ations The pr ojector must be operated and stor ed within the tempera- ture and humidity ranges s pecified. Te m p e r a t u r e Opera ti ng 41 to 95 ° F (5 to 3 5 ° C) at sea le vel 41 to 86 ° F (5 to 30 ° C) at 10,0 00 feet Non-o perati ng -4 to 140 ° F (-20 to 60 ° C) Altit ude Operating 0 to 10,000 f eet (3,048 meters[...]

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    40 Appendix Accessor ies Standa rd Accessori es ( s h i p w i th t h e p r o j e c t o r) U s e r ’ s G u i d e So f t C a s e S h i p p i ng B o x ( w i t h p a c k ag i n g ) C o m p u t e r C a b l e 6 f t ( 1.8 m ) A ud i o / V i d e o C a b le 6 f t ( 1.8 m) S- V id e o C a b le 6 f t (1 . 8 m ) P S / 2 M o use C a b l e USB M o u s e Ca b l[...]

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    41 Optional Accessories For a complete listing of Optional Accessories:  • Contact your local Dukane Dealer  • Contact Dukane Audio Visual Products Division at:  1-800-676-2485/2486  • Check out our web-site at: www .dukane.com/av[...]

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    42 Appendix P o r table and Laptop Activation Char t Many laptop compu ters do not au tomatically turn on their exter- nal video port when a pr ojector is connected. Activation com- mands for some laptop computers ar e lis ted in the followin g table. (If your computer is no t listed or the gi ven command do es not work, refer to the computer ’ s[...]

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    43 Bond wel l LCD or CR T opt ions afte r bootup reb o o t fo r L C D o r C R T options t o appear Chaplet* * setup scr een setup scr een FN-F6 FN-F6 FN-F4 FN-F4 Chembook FN-F6 FN- F6 Commax Ctrl-Alt-#6 Ctrl-Alt-#5 Compaq* ** Ctrl-Alt-< Ctrl-Alt- > FN-F4 FN-F4 automatic automatic mode/? (for setup opt ion) mode/? (for setup op tion) Compuadd*[...]

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    44 Appendix Gatewa y FN- F3 FN-F1/FN-F1 again simul- taneous FN-F3 FN-F1 Grid* ** FN-F2, choose a uto or simu ltaneous FN-F2 Ctrl-Alt-T ab Ctrl-Alt-T ab Hitachi FN-F7 FN-F7 Honeywell F N-F10 FN-F 10 Hyundai setup scr een option setup scr een option IBM 97 0* automa tic warm rebo ot IBM Thin kPad** reboot, enter setup m enu FN-F2 FN- F7, s ele ct ch[...]

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    45 Micro Express * auto mati c w arm reboo t Micron FN-F 2 FN- F2 Mic ros late* aut omatic war m r eboot Mitsub ishi SW2 On -Off-Off-Off SW2 Off-On-On-On NCR setup screen option setup sc reen option NEC* ** setup scr een option setup scr een option CR T at the DOS pr ompt LCD at the DO S pr ompt FN-F3 FN-F3 Oliv etti* automatic automatic FN-O/* FN-[...]

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    46 Appendix * These man ufactur ers ha ve model s that automatically send video to the extern al CR T port when some type of displa y de vice is attached. ** These man ufactur ers offer mor e than one k ey command depend- ing on the co mputer model. W yse softwar e driven softwar e driven Zenith** FN- F10 FN-F10 FN-F2 FN-F2 FN-F1 FN-F1 Zeos** Ctrl-[...]

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    47 Using Video Mirr oring with a P o wer Book Computer When you turn video mi rroring (called SimulScan in newe r Pow- erBooks—see below) on, the pr ojector displays the same informa- tion that appears on your PowerBook’s built-in screen. When video mirroring is off, the pr ojector a cts like a separate displa y . T o turn on video mirr o ring [...]

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    48 Appendix Pr ojected Imag e Size NO TE: Use the grap h and table to help you determine pro jected image s izes . F IGURE 27 Proje cte d ima ge si ze 50 100 150 200 250 5 10 0 15 20 25 30 Diagonal Image Size (inches) Distance to Screen (feet) maximum image size minimum image size Ta b l e 1 : Range of dista nce to the screen for a given screen siz[...]

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    49 IND EX Numeri cs 16 by 9 forma t 26 A access ories, ord ering 40, 41 acti vati on co mm and s fo r lapt op co m- puters 42 adjust ing brightness 22 colo r 22 contr ast 22 height of projector 15 image pos ition 24 image w idth 24 keystone 23 adjustin g the i mage 24 altit ude limits 39 assistan ce. See Techni cal Sup port B Basic menu 22 brightne[...]

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    50 Inde x F Factory reset 27 focusin g the i mage 15 Freeze 26 H Hide OSD 25 I IBM-comp atible computer s comp atibil ity 2 connecting 9 image adj usting 13, 15 colors d on’t match co mputer’s 36 focusin g 15 freezing 26 has lines or spots 36 not centered 35 not displ ayed 34 out of focus 36 quality 35– 36 resolutio n 1 reverse d 36 size 7 , [...]

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    51 P Picture menu 24 Plug and Pl ay 25 PNP En able 25 position, a djusting 24 powe r cord connecting 13 orderin g 40 power saving mode 25 power up se quence 13 , 35 PS/2 mo use 10 R Rear proje ction 25 remote contro l replacing the batter ies 32 using 17, 18 replacing projection lamp module 31 Reset 23 resetting the lamp timer 27 resetting the proj[...]

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    52 Inde x[...]

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    LEGAL I NFORMA TION FIVE-YEAR LIMITED W ARRANTY This Dukane LCD projector is warranted to the original purchaser for a period of five (5) years from the original purchase date - in normal use and service - against defects in material and workmanship. DUKANE CORPORA TION EXPRESSL Y DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR [...]

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    Dukane Corporation Audio Visual Products Division 2900 Dukane Drive St. Charles, IL 60174-3395 E-mail: avsales@dukane.com Phone: (630) 584-2300 Orders: (800) 676-2485 Information: (800) 676-2486 Fax: (630) 584-5156 Parts & Service: (800) 676-2487 Fax: (630) 584-0984 Audio Visual Products Part # 401-577-00[...]