Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SP890 BenQ
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SP890 Digital Pr ojector Us e r M a n u a l W e lc ome.
2 Table of contents English Ta b l e o f c o n t e n t s Important safety instructions ....... ........................... 3 Overview ........... ........................... 6 Shipping contents .................................. 6 Remote control batteries .
3 Important safety instructions English Thank you for your purchase of this quality BenQ projector! It has been desig ned to pro v ide you with an enjoyable home theater viewing experi ence. F or the best results, please read this manual through carefully as it is yo ur guide through the control menus and operation.
4 Important safety instructions English 5. Do not block the vents holes while the projector is on (even in standby mode): - Do not cover the projector with any item; - Do not place the projector on a blanket, bedding or an y other soft surfa ce. 9. Do not look straight into the projector lens during operation.
5 Important safety instructions English 13. Never attempt to replace the la mp assembly until the projector has cooled down and is unplugged from the power supply . 14. When you think se rvice or rep air is required, take the projector only to a suitably qualified technician.
6 Overview English Ov er v iew Shipping c ontents Carefully unpack and verify that you have the items below . Some of the items may not be available depending on your region of purc hase. Please che ck with your place of purchase. Some of the accessories may vary fro m region to region.
7 Overview English R emote c ontrol batteries 1. T o open the batter y cov er , turn the remote control ov er to v iew its back, push on the finger gri p on the cover and slide it down in the direction of the arrow as illustrated. T he cover wil l s lide off .
8 Overview English P roject or features • F ull HD compatible The projector is compatible with Standard Definition TV (SDTV) 480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, and H igh Definition TV (HDTV ) 720p , 1080i and 1080p formats, with the 1080p format pro v iding a true 1:1 image r eprod uction.
9 Overview English P roject or exterior view Fr ont and upper side vi ew R ear v iew Un d e r v i e w 1. Co ntrol panel (See "Control panel" on page 10 for details.) 2. Lamp co ver 3. Fr ont IR sensor 4. V ent (heated air exhaust) 5. Pr ojection lens 6.
10 Overview English Contr ols and functions Contr ol panel 6. Arrow/K eystone keys ( Left / , Up / , Right / , Do w n / ) M oves the current On-Screen Display (OSD) menu selection in the direction of the arro w being pressed when the OSD menu is activated.
11 Overview English R emote contr ol 1. Sourc e selection keys (COMPONENT , VIDEO , S-VIDEO , HDMI , PC) Selects an in put sour ce for display . The COMPONENT key toggles between Component 1 and Co mponent 2. 2. LASER Emits visible las er pointe r lig ht for pr esentation purposes.
12 Positioning your projector English Po s i t i o n i n g y o u r p r o j e c t o r Choosi ng a locati on Y our projector is designed to be installed in one of four possible installation locations. Y o ur room la yout or personal preferenc e w ill dict ate whic h installation locat ion y ou select.
13 Positioning your projector English O btaining a preferred pr ojec t ed image size The distance from the project or lens to the screen, th e zoom setting, and the video form at each factor s in the projected image siz e. This project or is equipped with a movable lens.
14 Positioning your projector English Pr ojection dimensions Installation for a 16:9 ratio screen The screen aspect ratio is 16:9 and the projected pictur e is 16:9 The above numbers are approxim ate and may be slightly different from the actual measurements.
15 Positioning your projector English Installation for a 4:3 ratio screen The illustr ations and table below are pro v ided for those users who already ha ve 4:3 aspect ratio screens or intend to purchase 4:3 aspect ratio scr eens to view 16:9 ratio projected images.
16 Positioning your projector English Shifting the pr ojection lens The lens shift control pr ovides flexibilit y for installi ng your projector . It a llows the projector to b e positioned off the cent er of the screen. The lens shift is expressed as a p erc entage of the projected i mage height or w idth.
17 Connecting with video equipment English Co nnecting w ith v ideo equipment Y o u can connect the projector to any typ e of video equipment, such as a V CR, DVD player , dig ital tuner , cable or satellite decoder , v ideo game console or digi tal camera.
18 Connecting with video equipment English Connecting co mponent-v ideo dev ic es Be sure to match the corresponding colors between the cables and the terminals . The R CA ty pe component video ja cks are pr ovided for connect ion to video output dev ices.
19 Connecting with video equipment English Connecting a c ompute r Connect the p rojecto r to a compu ter with a V GA cable. Many laptops do not turn on their external video ports when connected to a pro jector . Usually a key combination like Fn + F3 o r CRT/LCD key turns the external display o n/off.
20 Using the projector English U sing the pr ojector Pr eparations 1. Plug in and turn all of the connected equipment on. 2. If not already in, plug the supplied po wer cable into the A C i nlet on the rear o f the projector . 3. Plug the pow er cable into a wall po wer outlet and turn the wall switch on.
21 Using the projector English Selecting an input sourc e The projec tor can be connec ted to multiple equipment at t he same time. When the projector is first turn ed on, it w ill attem pt to recon nec t with the input source which was in use w hen the projector was last shut down.
22 Using the projector English Us i n g t h e m e n u s The projector is equipped with multilingual On -Screen Display (OSD) menus for making various adjustments and s ettings. Below is the ov erv iew of the OSD menu. T o use the OSD menus, please set the OSD menu to y our fam iliar language.
23 Using the projector English U tilizing the password function For security pu rposes and to help prevent unauthorized use, the projector includes an option for setting up password security . The password can be set throug h the On-Screen Displa y (OSD) menu.
24 Using the projector English Entering the password r ecall procedure 1. Mak e sure the Input P a sswo rd page is displaye d on screen. Pr ess and hold PR ESET MODE on the pr ojecto r or MODE on the remote control for 3 sec onds. The projector will display a coded number on the screen.
25 Using the projector English A djusting the pr ojected image A djusting the projection angle There are four adjuster feet on the bottom of the projector . These can be us ed if neces sar y to chan ge th e proj ec ti on ang le. Screw the feet in or out as appropriate to aim and le v el the projec tion angle.
26 Using the projector English Correcting picture dist or tion K eystoning occurs w hen the projector is not perpendicular to the screen and is where the projected p icture displays visible as a trap ez oid shape like either of the following: • T wo par allel sides (left and right, or top and bottom) but is noticeably wider on either side.
27 Using the projector English U sing the pr eset and user modes Selecting a preset mode The projector is preset w ith several pre-defined pic ture modes so that you can choose one to suit your operating en vironment and input sourc e picture type.
28 Using the projector English Setting the U ser 1/U ser 2 mode There are two user -definable modes if the current avai lable picture modes are not suitable for y our ne ed. Y o u can use one of the picture modes (exc ept the se lected U ser mode) as a starting p oint and customize the settings.
29 Using the projector English Fine-tuning the picture quality No matter what picture mode you have selected, you are able to fine-tune those s ettings to fit ever y presentation purp ose. Those adjust ments will b e sav ed to the preset m ode you are at when you exit the OSD menu.
30 Using the projector English A dvanced pictur e qualit y c ontrols There are more advanc ed funct ions in the Picture -- A dvanced menu to be adjusted to your preference. T o sav e the settings, just pr ess MENU on the proj ector or MENU/EXIT on the remote control to leav e the OSD menu.
31 Using the projector English Setting a prefe rred colo r temperatur e T o set a preferred color t emper ature: 1. High ligh t Color T emp erature and select Us er 1 , Us e r 2 , or Us e r 3 by pressing / on the projector or r emote control. 2. Press to hig hlight Color T emper ature U ser_ Fine T uning and press ENTER .
32 Using the projector English Color Management In most installation situations, color management wil l not be necessary , such as in classroom, meeting room, or lounge room situations where lig hts re main on, or where building external windows allow daylight into the room.
33 Using the projector English Setting 3D Comb Filter This feature separates composite sign al to Y (brightness) sig nal and C (color) signal, and can help produce clear er and shar per images with cor rect colo rs in pla ce.
34 Using the projector English 3. Letter B o x ( LB ): Scales a pictur e to fit the projector’ s nativ e resolution in its hori zontal width and resize the picture’ s height to the 3/4 of the projection w idth.
35 Using the projector English Hiding the image In order to draw the audience's full attention to the presenter , you can use BLANK on the remote control to hide th e screen image. The word " BLANK " appears in the corner of the sc r een while the image is hidden.
36 Using the projector English A djusting the sound The sound adjustments made as below will hav e an effe ct on the projector speaker(s). Be sure you ha ve made a correct connection to the p r ojector au dio input. See "Connecting with v ideo equipment" on page 17 for how the audio input is connected.
37 Using the projector English Contr o lling the pr ojector thr oug h a Lan en v i r onment Lan Contr ol Settings allow you to manage the projector from a computer using a web browser when the computer and the projector are properly connected to the same local area networ k.
38 Using the projector English 2. The remote network oper ation page opens. This page allows you to operate the projector as if you were us ing the rem ote co ntro l or con tro l pan el on the p roje ctor .
39 Using the projector English The info page displa ys the information and status of this projector . For more information, visit http://www .crestron.
40 Using the projector English Displa y ing mor e than one image sour ce simultaneously Y o ur projector is capable of displaying pict ures simu ltaneously from tw o input sources, which can be used to enhance y our presentation in an interesting way .
41 Using the projector English Tu r n i n g t h e p r o j e c t o r o f f T o turn th e projector off, press PO WER ( ) on the projector or remote c ontrol and a warning message appears. Press PO WER () again. • T he P ower indicator light flashes orange and the fans run for about two minutes t o cool the lamp.
42 Using the projector English On-Screen Displa y (OSD) menus On-Screen Displa y (OSD) struc tur e Please note that the on-scr een display (OSD) menu s var y accor ding to the signal t ype selected.
43 Using the projector English Main menu Sub-menu Options Display Aspect Ratio Anamorphic/4:3/Letter Box/W ide/Real Keystone 2D Keystone Position Overscan Adjustment 0/1/2/3 Color Space Conversion Aut.
44 Using the projector English Not e that the menu items are available when the projector detects at le ast one valid signal. If there is no equipment connected to the projector or no signal detec ted, limited menu items are accessible.
45 Using the projector English Picture -- Basic menu Picture -- A dvanced men u Function Description Picture Mode Pre-defin ed picture modes are provided so yo u can optimize y our projecto r picture set-up to suit y our program type. See "Selecting a preset mode" on page 27 for details.
46 Using the projector English Displa y menu Function Description Aspect Ratio There are sev eral options to set the picture’ s asp ect ratio depending on your input source. See "Selecting the aspect ratio" on page 33 for details. Keystone Corrects an y keystoning of the pictur e.
47 Using the projector English Syst em Setup menu Function Description Language Sets the language for the On-Screen Displa y (OSD) menus. See "U sing the menus" on page 22 for details. Splash Screen Allows y ou to select which logo screen will be displayed during projecto r star t- up.
48 Using the projector English Ad vanced Setup menu Function Description Lamp Sett ings Lamp P ower Selects the pr ojector lamp power between No rm a l and Economic modes. Res et Lamp Timer Once the lamp is renewed, sel ect Re se t to r eturn the lamp timer to "0".
49 Using the projector English Info rmation menu This menu shows y ou the current oper ating status of the projector . Some picture adjustments are available only when certain input sources are in use. Unavailab le adjustments are not shown on the screen.
50 Additional information English A dditional information Care of the projec tor Y our projector needs little main tenance. The on ly thing you have t o do on a regular basis is k eep the lens cle an. Never re move a ny pa rt s of the proj ecto r except the lamp.
51 Additional information English Lamp information Getting to kno w the lamp hour When the pr ojector is in op eration, the duration ( in hours) of lamp usage is automatically calculated b y the built-in timer .
52 Additional information English T iming of replacing the lamp W hen the Lamp indicator lig hts up red or a message appears suggesting it is time to r eplace the lamp, please install a new lamp or consult your dealer . An old lamp may cause a malfun ction in the projector and in some instances the la mp may explode.
53 Additional information English 1. T urn the powe r off and disconnect the project or from the po wer outlet. T urn off all connected equipment and disconnec t all other cables. See "T urning the projector off " on page 41 for details. 2. Slightly lift the projector up .
54 Additional information English R esetting the lamp timer Do not reset the lamp tim er if the lamp has not been replaced as this could cause damage. 1. After the start-up logo , press MEN U on the projector or MENU/EXIT on the remot e control, and then press / until the Adv an ce d Se tu p men u i s high ligh ted .
55 Additional information English Ind ic ato rs There are three indicators which sho w the status of the projec tor . Check the following for in formation about the indicator lights. If there is an y thing wron g, turn the projector off and contact your dealer .
56 Additional information English T r oubleshooting Problem Cause Remedy The project or does not turn on. There is no power fr om the power cable. Plug the power cable into the A C inlet on the rear of the projecto r , and plug the power cable into to the po wer outlet.
57 Additional information English Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Optical Proj ect ion sys tem Single-chip DLP™ system.
58 Additional information English Dimensions 428 mm x 318 mm x 169 mm (W x D x H) Ceiling mount installation 428 318 169 128 88 151.2 173 106 211.7 424.
59 Additional information English Timing c har t Supported timing for PC input * Only for the PC (analog RGB) inputs Format Resolution Refresh rate (Hz) H. Frequency (KHz) Pixel Frequen cy (MHz) 640 x 480 640 x 480 59.94 31.469 25.175 72.809 37.861 31.
60 Additional information English Supported timing for HDMI (HDCP) input Supported timing for EDTV and HDTV (via Component inpu ts) Supported timing for V ideo and S-Video inpu ts Format Resolution Refr esh rate (Hz) H. Freq. (KHz) Pixel Freq. (MHz) Aspect 480i 720 x 480 59 .
61 Warranty and Copyright information English W ar rant y and Cop y r ig ht information Wa r r a n t y BenQ warrants this product against any defects in material and workmanship, under normal usage and storage. Pr oof of purchase date will be required with any warran t y claim.
62 Regulation statements English R egulation statements FCC statement (for U nited States users) This equipment has been tested and found to co mply w i th the limits for a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC R ules.
63 Regulation statements English A ccessibility Requir ements for Reha bilitation A c t of 1973, Section 508 Ben Q's comm itm ent to acces sib le pro duc ts a llows us to support gov ernment in m.
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