Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MDLP1 McIntosh
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McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, New Y ork 13903-2699 Phone: 607-723-3512 F AX: 607-724-0549 MDLP1 Owner ’ s Manual Vid eo P ro je cto r.
2 The lightning flash with arrowhead, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “danger- ous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
3 Safety I nstruct ions ADDIT ION AL SAF ET Y INS TRUC TIONS! W A R N INGS: A. Do no t remo ve the co ver from the equipment. B . Do no t inser t anythi ng into the e quip men t th rou gh the v en tilati on ho les . C. Do n ot handle the mains lead with we t hands.
4 Thank Y ou Y ou r decision to o w n t his McIntosh MDLP 1 Vi deo Projec- tor ra n ks you at the v er y top a mong discr im i nati ng video view ers. Y ou now hav e “T he Best. ” T he Mc I ntosh dedica- tion to “Qu alit y , ” is assu r ance t hat yo u wil l receiv e ma ny years of viewing enjo y ment f rom th is u nit.
5 C A UT IO N: T o prev ent pos sible damage to the Pro jec- tor Lens As sembly , DO NO T at any ti me att empt to LIFT , CAR R Y or R E - OR I- ENT the Proj ec tor using the Lens . 1 . The Mai n A C Po wer going to the M DLP 1 a nd any other Mc I ntosh Component(s ) should not be applied unti l all the system c omponents are c onne cted together .
6 P ow er Control Connectors The M DLP 1 P ow er Cont rol Output Jacks send a nd P ower Control Input Jacks receive P ow er O n /Of f Si g nals when con nected t o Mc I ntosh and othe r non- Mc I ntosh Components. A 1/8 inch stere o mi ni phone pl ug is use d fo r con- nect ion to the P ower Con t rol Input and Out puts on t he MDLP 1 .
7 Introduction Per formance Features •DLP Chip The McIntosh MDLP 1 Vi deo Projector i ncor por ates t he latest a nd largest availab le Di git al Li g ht Proc essing (DLP ) Dark C hip for use in a Home Theat er Projector . T he la rge chip size is 0.
8 Dimensions Dimensions The foll owing di mensions can a ssist in dete r m in ing t he best locat io n for y ou r M DLP 1 . T here is a dditional i nfor ma- tion on the next page per t ain i ng to in stal li ng the MDLP 1 into cabi nets. 20 -1/4 " 51.
9 Installation F or t he best possibl e im age reproduct ion b y the Mc Intosh MDLP 1 Video Proj ector, i t is impor ta nt to obser ve the fo l- lo w ing: C A UT IO N: The M DLP 1 Vi deo Projector we ight is 40 pou nds ( 1 8.
10 Bottom of Screen Ceiling V ertical Screen Height Acceptable Projector Mounting Height T op of Screen V ertical Center of Screen Distance (Minimum-Maximum) between the Screen and the Projector Lens .
1 1 MDLP1 M (wi th Me dium Throw Lens) - 1 6: 9 Sc reen Si ze ( 1 .77 : 1 Aspec t Ratio ) Screen Diagonal Screen Width Screen Height Minimu m Distance Maximum Distance Inche s Cent im eter s Inche s C enti met ers Inche s Cent imet er s I nches Ce nti mete rs I nches C enti met ers 70 1 77 .
12 Bottom of Screen Ceiling V ertical Screen Height Acceptable Projector Mounting Height T op of Screen V ertical Center of Screen Distance (Minimum-Maximum) between the Screen and the Projector Lens .
13 MDLP1 M (wi th Me dium Throw Lens) - 4: 3 Screen Si ze (1 .33 :1 Aspect Rat io) Screen Diagonal Screen Width Screen Height Minimu m Distance Maximum Distance Inche s Cent im eter s Inche s C enti met ers Inche s Cent imet er s I nches Ce nti mete rs I nches C enti met ers 70 1 77 .
14 5 . Rotat e c lockw ise or counte rcl o ckw ise the K nu rl ed R ing su r face on the f ront section of the projector lens to per for m an i nitial fo - cus adjust ment. Ref er to f ig u res 5 a nd 6. Note: F igu re 6 is a n ex ample of a n out of foc us i m- age.
15 1 1 . Us ing t he K nurled R ing su r faces on t he proj ector lens adjust the size a nd focus of the image. Re fer to f igu r e 7 . 1 2. Rotate the projector cl ockw ise or cou ntercl ock wise about the cente r hori zontal a xis to m i ni mi ze any hori zontal keystone distor t ion.
16 Con nec t the M DLP 1 power cord to a live A C outlet. Refer to i nfor ma- tion on t he back pa nel to det er m i ne the c or re ct vo lt age COMPON EN T I N PUTS r eceive Com - ponent Video ( Y , .
17 How to Con nect t he MDLP 1 How to Con nect t he MDLP 1 The M DLP 1 has t he ability to autom atically switch pow e r On / Off t o Mc I ntosh Components via t he P ower Con t rol and T r igger Con nect ions. The Data Por t Con nections al lo w for the remote operat ion o f t he M D LP 1 f rom other McIn- tosh Components.
18 Remote Control P ush- Buttons Cha nges t he f il m f r ame pr o- ces sing f rom Auto to O ff Used to cha nge the Ga m ma set t i ngs Pr ess to a djust t he selecte d f u nct ion Selects wh ich comp.
19 How to use the Remote Control How to use the Remote Control The sup plied Remo te Control is capable o f di re ctly control- li ng the f u nctions of the Mc I ntosh M D LP 1 Video Proj ector and V P 1 0 00 Video Proce ssor .
20 Sta ndby Po wer On I nd icator IR Se nsor rec eiv es com ma nds f rom a Remote Cont rol ST A N DB Y /ON Pu sh-but t on swit ches the M DLP 1 ON or OFF (Stand by ) Selects one of f our Video Sou rce.
21 The D efa ult Set ti ngs Cha r ts i ndicate t he On-Sc reen Menu Name, F u nction, Default Sett i ngs and the page numbe r for add itional infor mat ion.
22 Source Selec t ion The default Sourc e Sel e ct for the MDLP 1 Projector is the COMP onent 1 Input. Ther e is an add itional Component Vi deo I nput ( COMP 2) alon g with t wo HDMI I nputs.
23 4. Press t he Na v iga tion ► R IG HT push-but ton a nd the On- Screen D ispla y changes to sho w the v ideo image sel ect ed plus a hori zontal adjust ment bar locate d near the bot tom of the scree n.
24 Remote Con t rol . T o hav e t he MDLP 1 memori ze t he cur rent set ti ng per for m the fo llo wi ng : 1 . Sel ect a memor y location ( U 1 t h r u U9 ) and the n press the SELECT / ENT ER P ush-butt on. 2. Make the cha nges to the i mage using t he menu sys- tem.
25 How to Operate the MDLP1 , con ’t Lamp Mode - T he Norm al set ti ng pro vides a br ightly il- lum in ated i mage with rea sonabl e proj ector lamp li fe . The E conom y set ti ng has slightly reduced i llu mi nation with a n inc rease i n lamp li fe .
26 Fi ne Men u 1 Ad just In t he F i ne Menu 1 there a re t wo user t y pe adjust ments, im age shar pnes s and noise reduction. The re mai ni ng adjust ments a re best p er fo r med by a pro fessi onal with t he necessa r y v ideo si g n al generator s and optical mea su rement equipment.
27 How to Operate the MDLP1 , con ’t Item Reso lut ion S election Component A uto, 480i /5 7 6i, 480p, 540p, 5 7 6 p, 7 20 p 1 and 2 1 03 5 i, 1 080i, 1 080p H DMI Auto , 480i/5 7 6i, 480p, 5 7 6p, .
28 Menu P osition - There a re ni ne di fferent positions On- Scree n to display the menus. Stat us I n f o. - Disp lays On-Scree n in form ation about the stat u s of the video input si g nal and when other ope rational modes a re selected. T h is occu rs when t he I N FO push-button or other push-butt ons ar e pressed on t he Remo te Control.
29 How to Operate the MDLP1 , con ’t Norm al, Zoom, V -st ret ch and T h rough ) set to ON a 1 2 V DC output w ill app ear at t he T r igger 2 Out put Jack; when set to OFF , 0V appea rs at T r igger 2 Out put Jack.
30 Specif ications Optical Sp ecif ications Dig it al M icromir ror Devic e 0. 95 inch ( 1 6:9) 1 920 x 1 080 p ixels Lamp Super High P ressu re 20 0 W DC Lens f: 30 . 7 – 44.5 m m ( mediu m th row lens ) f: 44.5 – 66. 7 5mm (long th row l ens) F : F3 .
31 Packing Instructions In t he ev ent it is necessar y to re pack the equ ipment f or shipment, the e quipment must be packed exactly as sho w n on th is page, with the protec tive co ver in stal led on the proj ector lens. F a ilur e to do th is wi ll resu lt in shipping da mage.
The continuous improvement of its products is the policy of McIntosh Laboratory Incorporated who reserve the right to improve design without notice. Printed in the U.S.A. McIntosh Laboratory , Inc. 2 Chambers Street Binghamton, NY 13903 McIntosh Part No.
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