InFocus 4805 manual

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    1 Declar ation of C onf ormity Manufa cturer: InFocus Co rporatio n, 27700B SW Parkwa y A ve. W ilsonvil le, Oregon 97070 USA European Office: Strawin skylaan 585, 107 7 XX Am sterdam, The Netherlan ds W e decla re under ou r sole respo nsibi lity th at this projector confo rm to th e follow ing directi ves and norm s: EMC Direct ive 89/3 36/EEC, A[...]

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    2 T able of Contents Introducti on 4 Position ing the projector 6 Projector a nd Device Connect or Guide 7 Computer connections 7 Video con nections 7 Connecting a comp uter source 10 Required c omputer connecti ons 10 Option al compute r connec tions 10 Displa ying a comp uter source im age 11 Adjustin g the im age 12 Usin g th e pro jec to r with[...]

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    3 Important Ope rating Consider ations f or Sa fety • Place t he projecto r in a hori zont al posi tion no greater than 15 d egrees off a xis. • Loca te the pr oj ector in a well -venti lated ar ea with out any obstr uctions to intake or exha ust vents. Do not plac e the pr ojector on a tablecloth or other sof t cove ring that m ay bloc k the v[...]

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    4 Intr oduction Congratulat ions and tha nk you for y our excellen t choice of a s uperior di gi- tal image pr ojection device. Y our new InFocus ® ScreenPlay™ 48 05 projecto r is specifi cally desi gned for home ci nema appl ications . The Scr eenP lay 480 5 sets a high stand ard using t he latest DLP™ t echnology and new DCDi Pl us video pro[...]

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    5 Connec to r P anel The pr ojector pr ovides b oth computer and vi deo connection options, including : •D V I ( M 1 - D A ) •C o m p o n e n t S D / E D / H D ( R C A ) • S-video • Composi te audio/v ideo (RCA) The pr ojector als o pr ovides the foll owing con nectors: • Audio out • 12 v olt D C ou tpu t ( see be low ) 12 volt D C outp[...]

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    6 P ositioning the pr ojector T o determine wher e to position the pr oject or , consider th e size and sha pe of your scr een, the location of y our power outlets, and the distance between the proj ector and the r est of your equipment. H ere a r e some gene ral guide- lines: • Posi tion the pr ojector o n a flat sur face at a ri ght angle to th[...]

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    7 Pr ojector and Devi ce Connector Guide The following illustra tion and t able shoul d help you find t he connectors to use and ob tain the b est res oluti on possible from yo ur input d evices, such as com- puters, standa rd VCRs, DVD players (pr ogr essive an d inte rlaced), H DTV sour ces, TV and sa tellite tu ners, c amcor ders, v ideo gam es [...]

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    8 Video De vic e Video Compatib ility If Y our Device Connector Is Atta ch to Ada pter or Labe led Connect or on Projector F or Setup Instructions, see Com ment s Standa rd Br oadcast TV (not HDTV) via: c able, digital cable, satelli te TV , D VD , or VCR NTSC, P AL, and SEC AM formats Comp onent 480i Composite video or S -vid eo Component Vide o C[...]

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    9 Video De vic e Video Compatib ility If Y our Device Connector Is Atta ch to Ada pter or Labe led Connect or on Projector F or Setup Instructions, see Com ment s HDTV (High Definition TV) 1035i, 1080i , 720p Comp onent 480i, 480p, 576i, 57 6p DV I Component video Computer In (D VI) Vide o 1 (comp onen t RCA) D VI connecti on on page 17 Com pon ent[...]

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    10 Connecting a computer source Required compute r connection s Connect one end of the pr ovided computer cable (see page 15 for connect- ing v ideo devic es) to the blue DVI Computer In connector on the pro jector . Connect the other ends (U SB and VESA ) to the USB a nd VGA ports on y our computer . If you are u sing a deskt op computer , you wil[...]

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    11 Displa ying a computer sour ce image Remove the lens cap. To g g l e t h e Po w e r switch on th e side of the pr ojector to the On position . The LED fla shes gr een a nd the fa ns start t o run. When the lamp comes on, the start up s creen displays and the LED is steady gr een. It can take a minut e for the im age to achie ve fu ll bri ght nes[...]

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    12 Adjusting the imag e If nec essary , adjust the height of the pr oj ector b y pre ssing t he r elease button to exte nd the foot. If neces sary , rotate the le veling foot loca ted at the rear of the projec tor . A void placing yo ur hands n ear the ho t exhaust v ent in fr ont of the pr ojector . Position the projector t he desir ed dista nce f[...]

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    13 Using the pr ojector with Windo ws 98 for the first time The first time you connect a computer running W i ndows 98 to the projector , the computer recognizes t he pr ojector as “new har dwar e” and th e Add Ne w H a rd wa re W iz ard ap p e ar s . F o ll ow t h es e i n st ru c ti o ns to u s e t h e Wiz- ar d to load the c orr ect driv er [...]

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    14 Skip this page if you did not conn ect a USB m ouse c able Fo r W i n d ow s 9 8 : • If you connected the USB cable, the Add N ew Har dwar e W izard appears again . Driv ers m ust be i nstal led to u se t he USB f unct ionali ty . • The Wiza rd launches t hree times . The fir st time it dete cts a USB Co mposite Device . The second time a US[...]

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    15 Connecting a video de vice Y o u can connect video devices such as VCRs, DVD players, camcorders, digital cameras, video g ame conso les, HDTV r eceive rs, and TV tuners to t he proj ector . Ther e is also an audio in put via the r ed an d white A/ V connec- tors . Y ou can c onnec t th e aud io d ire ctly to th e pr oje ctor to ge t soun d fr o[...]

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    16 Video de vi ce connections Composite (RCA) video connection Plug th e pr ovided co mposite A/V ca ble’s y ellow conn ector in to th e video- out conn ector on the v ideo devic e. Plug the other yellow c onnector into t he yellow Vide o 2 con nec tor on the pr ojector . Plug a white connector into the left aud io out connector on the video devi[...]

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    17 Component (RCA) connection T o connect a pr ogr essive scan DVD or HD sour ce, u se th e compone nt con- nector . Connect a componen t video ca ble with r ed, gr een, and blue RCA connectors into the source device’s component connector . Connect the other three end of t he component cable into t he Component V ideo connector on the projector .[...]

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    18 Displa ying video Remove the lens cap. To g g l e t h e Po w e r switch on th e si de of th e pr oje ctor to the On position. The LED fla shes gr een a nd the fa ns start t o run. When the lamp comes on, the sta rt-up scr een is displa yed and t he LED is s teady green . It ca n take a minut e for the im age to achie ve fu ll bri ght ness . ? No[...]

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    19 Adjust the z oom and fo cus. If the image is not sq uare, a djust th e keystone us ing the b uttons on the key- pad. Pr ess the top Key s t o n e butt on to reduce the upper part of the i mage, and press the b ottom Ke y s t o n e butt on to r educe th e lowe r par t. Adju st th e volu me on the k eypa d or r emote. Adjust the Co ntrast , Bright[...]

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    20 Shutting do wn the pr ojector The projector automati cally display s a black screen after n o activ e source is detected for 3 0 minutes. Th is black s creen helps pr eserv e the life of the pr o- jector . The imag e ret urns when a n active sour ce is detected or a remot e or keypad b utton is press ed. Screen Sa v e Y ou can make the black scr[...]

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    21 Problem Solution Result no start up scr een plug po wer co rd in pr oj ector’ s left side rem ove le ns ca p toggle power switch correct i mage only start up scr een ap pears pr ess t he Comput er but ton activa te laptop’ s external por t comput er i ma ge pr ojec ted[...]

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    22 Problem Solution Result no compute r image, just t he wor ds “Signal ou t of range” press the Auto Image button o n k eypad comput er i ma ge pr ojec ted A Signal out of range P anel>Displ a y>Settings> Advance d>Adapte r (locatio n varies by opera ting system) y ou ma y a lso need t o set a dif fer ent re soluti on on y o ur com[...]

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    23 Problem Solution Result ima g e fuz zy or cr opp ed set you r computer’ s displa y r esolution to the na tive resolution of the p rojector (Start>Settings> Contr ol Panel>Display>Settings tab) select 85 4x480 image clear an d not cropped ima ge not center ed on scr een mo ve pr ojector , adjust zoom, ad just heig ht correct i mage [...]

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    24 Problem Solution Result ima ge not squar e adjust K eyst one on k ey pad squar e imag e image not sharp adjust Sharpness (video sources only) in the Pictur e> Adva nced me nu correct i mage AB AB AB SP4805-02_usrguide.fm Page 2 4 Friday, J une 11, 2004 8:22 AM[...]

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    25 Problem Solution Result image upsi de down turn off ceiling in Settin gs>Sys tem menu correct i mage image r ev ersed lef t to righ t turn off r ear in Setti ngs>S yste m men u correct i mage pr oje cted c olors do n’ t match sour ce adjust co lor , tint, co lor temp erature , brightne ss, cont rast in the menus correct i mage AB AB A AB[...]

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    26 Problem Solution Result The vi deo em bed ded in m y P o w erP oint pr ese ntat ion d oes not pla y on the scr een T urn off the inte rnal LC D display on your lap to p Embedde d v ideo p lays correctly lamp won’t turn on, LED blinking red ma ke su re ve nt s a ren ’t b l oc ked , t ur n o ff t he pro jec tor and allo w it to cool for one mi[...]

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    27 Still need assistance? If you need assi stance, visit o ur website or call us. See the in side of the back cover for suppo rt cont act inf ormation . This prod uct is ba cked by a lim ited warran ty . An exten ded warrant y plan m ay be pur chase d fr om your de aler . When sending the proje ctor in for r epair , we r ecommend shipping the unit [...]

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    28 Using the remote contr ol The r emote uses tw o (2) pr ovided AAA batteries . They ar e easily install ed by slidi ng th e cover of f the remote ’s bac k, ali gning the + an d - ends of the batteries , slidin g them into plac e, and th en r eplacin g the cover . T o operate, point the r emote at t he proj ection scr een or at the pro jector (n[...]

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    29 Using the audio Using the pro jector’ s speak ers T o use the proj ector ’s speaker , conne ct your so urce to t he Aud io In conn ec- tors ( L an d/or R ) on the projector ’s composite connectors. T o adjust the volume, pr ess the Vo l u m e bu tton s on the k eypad or remote. T o m ute the sound, pr ess the Mute button on the r emote. T [...]

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    30 Using the k eypad buttons Most bu ttons a r e describe d in det ail in ot her sect ions, bu t her e is an over- view of the ir func tions: Menu –ope ns the o n-screen me nus (pag e 32). Select –confirms choices made in the menus (page 32 ). Up/D own arro ws –navi gate s to and adju sts se ttin gs in the men us (pa ge 32) . Auto I mage –r[...]

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    31 Optimizing computer images After your comput er is connected properly and the computer ’s image is on the scre en, you can optimize the i mage using t he onscr een menus. For gen- eral info rmation on using the men us, see page 32. • Adjus t the Ke ysto ne, C ontra st, or Bri ght ness in the Pict ure menu (page 33). • Change t he Aspect Ra[...]

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    32 Using the menus T o open the menus, press th e Menu bu tton o n the keyp ad or remote. ( The menus a utomatica lly close a fter 60 seconds if no butt ons ar e pre ssed.) Th e Main menu appears. Use the arrow buttons to move up and down to high - light t he desir ed su bmenu, then pr ess th e Select but ton. T o change a men u setti ng, hig hligh[...]

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    33 Picture menu T o adjust th e followi ng settin gs, hi ghligh t the set ting, pr ess Select , use the up and do wn arrows to adj ust th e values , then p ress Select to conf irm th e changes . Ke y s t o n e : ad just s the i mage ve rtic ally an d make s a square r image . Y ou can also adj ust key stone fr om t he key pad. Contra st : contr ols[...]

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    34 Presets : This allows you to c ustomiz e settings and s ave the set tings to be rest or ed later . T o restor e t he factory d efault sett ings, choo se Factor y Reset i n the Setting s> Servic e me nu . T o set a preset for the current source, adjust the image, select Sa v e Settin gs in the Prese ts menu , then choo se Save User 1, 2 , or 3[...]

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    35 Advanced menu Chr oma Detail : This adjusts the color sha rpness. Luma Detail : This adjusts t he overal l sharpnes s (edge enha ncement) of th e Luma sign al. Noise Red uction : adjusts sign al noise r eductio n. Choose Off to ha ve no nois e reduct ion, choose Auto to hav e the softwa re dete rmine the a mount of noise r edu ction, or c hoose [...]

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    36 Color S pace : Thi s option appl ies to comp uter and componen t video sour ces. It al lows yo u to select a colo r s pace th at h as bee n spec ifically tuned for the input si gnal. When Auto is sel ected , the projec tor auto matica lly determ ines th e standar d. T o choose a dif fer ent set ting, turn of f Au to, then choose RGB for computer[...]

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    37 Video S tandar d : when it is set to Auto , the projec tor atte mpts to au tomati - cally pick the vid eo standa r d based on the inpu t sign al it r ece ives. (The video st andar d options may v ary depen ding on your r egi on of the world.) If the proj ector is una ble to detect the corr ect standar d, the colors ma y not look ri ght or t he i[...]

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    38 Settings menu Audio : allows adjustme nts to V olume of the i nternal speaker and allow s a chime to p lay w hen st arti ng th e pr oject or . Adjustmen ts can also be ma de from t he pro jector ’s keypad and the r emote. Sources: deter mines which sour ce the pr ojector checks first for a ctive video during power -up. When Au tos our c e is s[...]

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    39 Star tup Logo: allows you to display a bl ank scr een instead of the d efault scr een at s tartup, a nd wh en no sour ce is detec ted. Blank Screen : determine s what col or i s display ed when y ou pr ess the Blank b utton on t he r emote. Languag e : allow s yo u to sel ect a lang ua ge fo r the o nscree n dis play . Ser vice : T o use these f[...]

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    40 Maintenance Cleaning th e Lens 1 Apply a non -abrasiv e camer a lens cleaner to a soft, dr y cloth . • A void using an excessiv e amoun t of cleaner , and don’t apply the cleaner dir ectly to the lens. Abrasiv e cleaners, solven ts or other harsh chemic als might sc ratch the len s. 2 Lightly wipe the clea ning clo th over th e lens in a cir[...]

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    41 4 Loose n th e two capti ve scr ews th at a ttach the lamp hous ing t o the pr o- jector . 5 Detac h the lamp con nector from the projector by de pressing the lo cking tab on t he connect or and lig htly pull ing it fr ee. WA R N I N G : T o avoid bu rns, allow the pr oject or to cool for at le ast 30 minu tes be f ore yo u rep l a ce t he la mp[...]

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    42 Cleaning the Lamp Ho using Screens In dirty or dusty envir onment s, the two dust filter s creens in the lamp h ous- ing can become clogged, causing high temperatures and prematur e lamp failur e. Routin e maint enance to rem ove dus t from the scr eens lowers the lamp operating temperature and pr olongs lamp life. T o maximize lamp life you sho[...]

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    43 Appendix Projected Imag e Siz e NO TE : V i sit ou r webs ite for an inte ract ive im age si ze calc ulator . Ta b l e 2 : Range of distan ce to the screen for a given screen size for the projector Dia gon al Scr een Siz e (inches/m) Pr ojection Ratio Distance to sc reen Imag e Widt h (inche s/m) Wide Zoom P osition (0.66) T elephoto Zoom P osit[...]

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    44 Red LE D Beh a vior and Projec tor Errors If the pr ojector is not functionin g prope rly and the LED is blin king re d, con- sult Ta b l e 3 t o determine a possible cause. There are t wo-second paus es between t he blinkin g cycles. V isit our web site for m ore det ails o n the r ed LED erro r code s. T able 3: Red LE D Beha vior Exp lana ti [...]

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    45 IND EX Numeri cs 16x9 31 16x9 vs 4 x3 screen aspect 15 A About 39 Advance menu 35 advancing s lides 10 Aspect ratio 33 aspe ct rati o 15 Audio 38 Audio In co nnector 10, 16, 29 audio in put 1 5 Audio Ou t 15 Autoso urce 38 B Blank Screen 39 blinking green 20 blinking red 20 Brightness 33 C cable box 15 CCS 35 Chroma Detail 3 5 Color 33 Color Con[...]

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    46 I image size 6 image optimiz ation 31 image s ize projected 43 K keypad buttons projector 30 keysto ne adjust ment 12 , 19 L Lamp Housing S creens cleaning 42 lamp replacement 40 Lamp Rese t 39 Language 39 LED 20 blinking green 20 solid green 20 LED Behavior red 44 LED behavior 20 leveling foot 18 Low Po wer 38 Luma Detail 35 M Macinto sh comp u[...]

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    47 R Rear 38 Red LED beha vior 44 registering your projector 4 remote control 28 advancing s lides 10 replacing the lamp 4 0 S Screen Aspect 15 Screen Save 20 Screen Saver O ff 38 security lock 42 Serv ic e 39 Serv ic e Co de 3 9 Set tings menu 38 sharpness 3 5 solid green 20 solid red 20 Sourc es 38 Star tup Lo go 3 9 S-vi deo co nne cto r 16 Sync[...]

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    48 Limite d W arranty Subjec t to the Limit ations, Exclusio ns and Disclaimer s her eof , InFoc us Cor- poration ("In Focus") warr ants that the Projector , Lamps and Accessorie s (her einafter c ollectiv ely or in dividua lly r eferr ed to as "Pr odu ct" as appropr i- ate) pur chased fr om InFocus , an InF ocus distr ibutor , [...]

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    49 Limite d W arrant y P eriod The Limited W arranty periods hereof commence on the date of purcha se by the end -us er cu st omer . Thes e L imit ed W a rr ant y prov isi ons s hal l ap ply o nly to the en d-user purchaser (fi rst per son or en tity th at purchase d a new Prod- uct for person al or busi ness use and not for t he purpose of distrib[...]

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    40 Maintenance Cleaning th e Lens 1 Apply a non-ab rasiv e camer a lens clea ner to a soft , dry c loth . • A void usi ng an exces sive a mount of c leaner , and do n’t a pply the cleaner dir ectly to the lens. Abra sive clean ers, solven ts or other harsh chem ical s migh t sc ratch the len s. 2 Lightly wipe t he cleanin g clo th over the le n[...]

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    41 4 Loosen the t wo ca ptive scr ews that a ttach the la mp ho us ing t o the p r o- jecto r . 5 Detac h th e la mp conn ecto r from t he proje ctor b y de pressi ng the lock ing tab on the con nector a nd lig htly pull ing it fr ee. WA R N I N G : T o av oid burn s, allow the p r oject or to c ool for at le ast 3 0 mi nute s be f o re yo u re pl [...]