Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HDP420 Knoll
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HDP 410 HDP 420 HDP 460 1080p DLP™ Proj ecto r Users Manual v 1.3.
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.
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-.
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.
5 Introduction Congratulati ons and t hank you f or your choice of a superior dig ital im age projecti on device. Your new Knoll pr ojector is s pecif ically designe d for hom e cinem a applications . The pro jector s ets a high standar d using the lates t DLP™ tech nolog y and new DNX video pr ocessin g fr om Pixelwork s™.
6 M1-DA/DVI 12 VDC trigger s RS-232 IR input HDMI Rear Conn ector Pan el S-video Com posite RCA Com ponent video The proj ector provides t he follo wing connect ion optio ns: • M1-DA/D VI (Digital Visual Interf ace) f or DVI connec tion an M1-D A to D VI adaptor is r equired.
7 Setting up the P rojector There are a n um ber of f actors to consider when d eterm ining where to se t up the projec tor, including the s ize an d shape of your scr een, the loca tion of your po wer outl ets, and th e distance between the projector and the res t of your equipm ent.
8 HDP410, HDP420 and HD P460 Projectio n Throw Distan ce 16:9 Vid eo Scre en: Screen Diagonal 92" 103" 106" 110" 122.5" 146 .75" Minimum Distance 149 " 166 " 17.
9 Video Conne ctors Com ponent RCA M1-DA/DVI 12 VDC trigger s RS-232 IR input HDMI Rear Conn ector Pan el S-video Com posite RCA Com ponent video 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 .
10 Composite (RCA ) video connecti on Plug the com posite video cabl e’s yellow connector i nto the vi deo-out co nnector on the video device. Plug t he other yellow co nnector into the yellow C omposite c onnector o n the projec tor.
11 Computer connecti ons You can con nect a c omputer ’s VGA conn ector to the M 1-DA/DVI input o n the pr ojector usin g an M1-A cabl e. RS-232 connecti ons You can contr ol the pr ojector f rom an LCD c ontrol pan el or com puter b y connecting a n RS-232 cable to the pr ojector ’s Serial con trol co nnector.
12 Your projec tor has bee n factor y optim ized for adjust Pictur e menu o ptions excellent per form ance no m atter what the source. includ ing Aspect Ratio However, if you wish to mak e further c hanges you can optim ize the im age using o n screen m enus.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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 Enabl.
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-.
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.
30 LIMIT ED W ARRANTY Knoll Systems, Inc. (“Knoll”) warrants that each HDP410, HDP420 and HDP460 (“the Product”) sold hereunde r will conform to and function in accordance with the written specifications of Knoll.
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