Knoll Systems HDP404 manual

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    HDP 404 1080p DLP™ Proj ecto r Users Manual v 1.3[...]

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    2 FCC Warning Note: This equipmen t has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or a Class B digital device, pursuant to pa rt 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits a re designed to provide re asonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates , uses and can radiate radio frequency energ y[...]

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    3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety W arnings 4 Introduction 5 Positioning th e projector 7 Choosing the aspect rat io 8 Video connect ors 8 Connecting a video de vice 9 Com posite (RCA) video co nnection 9 S-video conn ection 9 Com ponent (RCA) conn ection 9 SCART RGB connect ion 9 Digital conn ections 10 DVI connecti on 10 HDMI connec tion 10 Com puter co[...]

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    4 Important Oper ating Considerations for Safety • Place the proj ector in a hori zontal posi tion no gre ater than 15 degre es off axis. • Locate the projector i n a well-ve ntilated are a without any obs tructions to intak e or exhaust ven ts. • Do not place t he proj ector on a tab lecloth or other sof t covering t hat ma y block the v ent[...]

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    5 Base Z oom ring Focus r ing Recei ver (IR) Product sp ecification s To read the latest spec ifications, be sure t o visit our website at www.k nollsystem s.com as specificatio ns are subjec t to chan ge. Optional acc essories c an b e found on o ur webs ite at www.k nollsystem s.com , or at your reta iler or dealer. M1-DA/DVI 12 VDC trigger s RS-[...]

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    6 • HDMI™ (Hi gh Def inition Mult imedia I nterface) • Com ponent (RCA) • SCART RGB (you m ust enab le this con nector, se e page 9) • S-video • Com posite video (RC A) See “Video c onnector s” on page 9 for det ails. The proj ector also pr ovides the f ollowing c onnectors : • RS-232 f or serial contr ol (not included on the HD1 [...]

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    7 Position the projector t he desired d istance f rom the s creen. The distance f rom the lens of the projector t o the sc reen, th e zoom setting, and th e video f orm at determ ine the size of th e proj ected im age. Projector Posi tioning The proj ected image b ecom es larger as th e distanc e bet ween the unit and sc reen increas es. The m anua[...]

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    8 Please n ote the HD4 04 proje ctors ar e desig ned for use wi th 16: 9 screen s. They also have a buil t in scaler fo r use wi th 2 .35:1 screens. T o displ ay im ages at the highest defi ni tion possibl e in 2.35:1 or cinema scope (most major m ovies ar e filmed i n 2.35 :1) an anam orphic l ens is requi red. We re commend the P anamorph brand, [...]

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    9 The f irst step for connecting vide o is determ ining what t ype of output co nnectors your vide o Com ponent RCA dev ice has . If there is m ore than one output, s elect the o ne with t he high est quality. The b est qual ity rank ing, with 1 bei ng the hig hest, is: 1. M1-DA/DVI or HDMI (bot h are di gital inputs ). W ith a M1-DA to HD MI adapt[...]

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    10 Digital conne ctions The M1-DA/D VI and H DMI ( High-Definit ion Multim edia Interf ace) connect ors are d igital an d yield the highest q ualit y image. It is comm on for these s ignals to be encr ypted with HDC P (high-b and width digital-c ontent prot ect ion). Your ne w projec tor ships s tandard with decr yption codes so you can enjo y thes[...]

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    11 W hen the lamp c omes on, the start- up sc reen is disp layed and the LED is stead y green. It can take a m inute for the image to ach ieve ful l brightness . ? No start up screen? Get help o n page 13 Plug in, con nect, and turn o n your video device. The video d evice’s im age shou ld appear on the turn on vide o device projection s creen. I[...]

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    12 Sleep T imer The proj ector also has a sleep tim er f eature that aut om atically turns th e projector off after four hours. See page 21. Turnin g off th e projector Press the Po wer button on the rem ote or k eypad to turn the projector of f. T he lamp turns of f and the LED bl inks green f or one m inute whil e the fans continue to run to c oo[...]

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    13 The following tables show common problems. In s ome cases, more than one possible solu tion is provided. Try the solutions in t he order they are presented. W hen the problem is solved, you can skip the additional solutions.[...]

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    15 Still need as sistance? If you need assistance, visit our website at www.k nollsystem s.c om, or call us at 1 800 566 5579. during Pacif ic west coas t tim e. This pr oduct is back ed by a l imited warran ty . An e xtended warrant y plan ma y be purchased f rom your retailer or dealer. W hen sending the projec tor in f or repair, we recom mend s[...]

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    16 Using the r emote cont rol The rem ote uses t wo provided AA batteri es. The y are easil y installed b y sliding the co ver of f the rem ote’s back , aligning the + and - ends of the batteries, sl iding them into place, and then re placing the co ver. Navigatio n butto ns To operate, point the rem ote at t he projec tion screen o r at the f ro[...]

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    17 • Turn on Ov erscan to rem ove noise on th e edges of the video im age (page 19). • Change the Aspect ra tio (page18) . Aspect r atio is th e ratio of the im age width to im age height. TV sc reens are usual ly 1.33:1, also k nown as 4:3. HDT V and m ost DVDs are 1. 78:1, or 16:9 (the projector’s def ault). Ch oose the option that best fit[...]

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    18 Menu optio ns are gr ayed out onl y if the sour ce is se lected but no signal is presen t. For exam ple, if the projector is set to a video so urce but the sourc e, such as a DVD p layer, is tu rned off video menu optio ns are gr ayed out. Picture Menu Increasing ke ystone To adjus t the follow ing settings, h ighlight t he setting, press Select[...]

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    19 Gamma : Gam m a tables contain pr eset i ntensity configurat ions optim ized for the input sourc e. You can sel ect a gam ma table that has b een Gamm a specificall y tuned for either f ilm, CRT (Cathode R ay Tube), Video , PC, or Br ight Room input. (F ilm input is m aterial origin ally captured on a film camera, lik e a m ovie; video input is [...]

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    20 Color Space : this opt ion applies to com puter and C olor space component video sourc es. It al lows you to select a color space t hat has b een specif ically tun ed for the input signa l. W hen Auto is s elected, the pr ojector automatical ly determ ines the stand ard. To c hoose a different s etting, turn off Auto, then choos e RGB for com pu[...]

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    21 W hen Autosource is n ot chec ked, the proj ector def aults to Com ponent in itiall y, then defaults to whatever the last ac tive sourc e was when t he project or was powered d own. T o displa y another source, you mus t manually select o ne b y pressing the Source bu tton on the r em ote or ke ypad. This c ycles through a ll the s ources that a[...]

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    22 Language : allows you to s elect a lang uage for the ons creen displa y. • Custom ke y: allows you to as sign a dif ferent f unction to the Cus tom ke y on the rem ote, a llowing you to quick ly and eas ily use the ef fec t. Highlight an eff ect and press Select to choose a dif ferent one. • Blank Scre en : displa ys a solid bl ank im age. ?[...]

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    23 Main tenance Cleaning the l ens 1 Appl y a non-abrasive cam era lens c leaner to a soft, dr y cloth. • Avoid using an exc essive am ount of c leaner, and don’t appl y the cleaner direc tly to th e lens. Abrasive c leaners, so lvents or other hars h chem icals might scr atch the l ens. 2 Lightly wi pe the clean ing c loth over the lens in a c[...]

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    24 7. Install the new lam p housing a nd tighten the scr ews. 8. Replace the lam p door. 9. Replace the base or ceiling m ount plate , if necess ary. Service m enu 10. Plug in th e power c ord and pr ess the Po wer butto n on the rem ote to tur n the proj ector bac k on. 11. To reset th e lam p hour tim er, navigat e to the Settings> Service m e[...]

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    25 Supported video formats RS-232 te rminal specifications Communicat ion config uration To contr ol the projector f rom and LCD contro l panel, c onnect RS-232 cab le to the serial contr ol connector o n the projec tor and set your com puter’s s erial port s ettings to matc h this comm unication conf iguration. Setting Value Bits per sec ond 19,[...]

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    26 RS232 COMMAND FORM A T All comm ands c onsist of 3 alpha c haracter s followed by a re quest, all e nclosed i n parent heses. The request c an be a r ead r equest (ind icated b y a “?”) or a write reques t (indic ated b y 1 to 4 ASCII dig its). A read requ est form at (AAA?) where ( starts the com m and AAA deno tes the c omm and ? denotes t[...]

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    27 Supported commands Function Co mmand Range Default Aspect R atio ARZ 0-5 1 0 = Auto 1 = Native 2 = 4:3 3 = 16:9 4 = Letterbox 5= Natural W ide Auto Ceil ing Enable ACL 0-1 0 Auto Color Ga mut Enable AGA 0-1 1 Auto Color Sp ace Enabl e ACS 0-1 1 Auto Image AIM 0-1 0 Auto Power En able APO 0-1 0 Auto Source Enable ASC 0-1 1 Auto Vide o Standard En[...]

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    28 Supported commands (continued ) Function Co mmand Range Default Gamma Table GTB 5 = Brigh t Room 7 = CRT 8 = PC Green Color Of fset GCO 0-255 128 Green Gain GCG 0-255 128 HDMI DDC Enabl e 1 EE 1 0-1 1 HDMI DDC Enabl e 3 EE 3 0-1 0 High Power En able HPE 0-1 0 Horizontal Pos ition HPS n/a n/a Illuminatin g State L ML 0-2 0 Iris IRI 0-100 100 ISF [...]

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    29 SUPPORT ED COMM A NDS (CONT INUED) Function Co mmand Range Default Power Up Source D SC 0-5 2 Presets P ST 0-9 0 0 = Defau lt 1 = User 1 2 = User 2 3 = User 3 4 = Off 8 = ISF Day 9 = ISF Night Rear Project REA 0 -1 0 Red Color Off set RCO 0-255 1 28 Red Gain RCG 0-255 128 Screen Trigger En able STE 0-1 1 Sharpness SHP 0-4 2 Sleep Timer SLT 0-1 0[...]

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    30 LIMIT ED W ARRANTY Knoll Systems, Inc. (“Knoll”) warrants that each HDP404 (“the Product”) sold hereunder will conform to and function in accordance with the written specifications of Knoll. Said limited warranty shall apply on ly to the first person or entity that purchases the Product for personal or business use and not for the purpos[...]