Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CD-40m BOXLIGHT
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BOXLIGHT CD-40m USERS GUIDE Free phone within these areas: United Kingdom: 0800-762-575 Germany: 0800-180-8381 France: 0800-9132-88 USA and Canada: 800-762-5757 Direct Phone : USA: (360) 779-7901 Europe: +44 (0) 1732-840-404 19332 Powder Hill Place Poulsbo, W A 98370-7407 USA w w w .
FCC W arning This eq uipment has been tested and fou nd to co mply w ith the limits fo r a Class A digital devi ce, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provi de r easonable pro tect ion against harmful interfer ence when the equipment is operated in a commer cial envir onment.
Declarat ion of Conf ormity Boxl ight 19332 Powd er Hill Pl ac e , Pou lsb o , W ashington , 983 70- 740 7, USA W e declare unde r ou r so le responsi bili ty that th e CD-4 0m Projector c onforms to .
i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Instruc tions iii Introd uction 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 1 Unpacking the Projecto r 1 Usage Guidelines 3 If Y ou N eed As sis ta nce 4 Warranty 4 Setting up the.
ii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Appendix 37 Spe cifica tions 3 7 Acce ssorie s 39 Portable an d Laptop Activation Chart 41 Using Video Mirroring with a PowerBook Computer 46 Projected Image Size 47 In.
iii SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please rea d and follow all safety instructions pr ovided BEFORE using your new projector . Failure to comply with safety ins truc- tions may result in fir e, electrical shock, o r personal injury and may damage or im pair protection pr ovided by equipment.
iv Safe ty Instruct ions • Caut ion: Don’t set liquids on the projector . Spil led liquids m ay damage your pr ojector . • Caut ion: Don’t place the pr ojector on a hot surface or in direct sunlight. • Caut ion: Do not drop the pr ojector . T ran sport the projector in a Boxlight-appr oved case; see page 40 for a list of ca ses.
1 INTR ODUCTION The Boxlight CD-40m ™ is specifically desig ned for the mobile presen ter . It packs SVGA graphics with 16.7 million colors into a small, 6.8 poun d packa ge. It genera tes cris p, clear images usin g Digital Ligh t Processin g™ (DLP) techno lo gy .
2 Intr oducti on NO TE: The contents of your shipping box may var y depending on the pr ojector conf iguration you’ve or dered. F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents 1. CD-40m projector 5. RCA audio /video (A/V) cable 2. Soft carr y case 6. Audio cable 3.
3 F IGURE 2 Side view of pro jector Usag e Guidel ines • Do not loo k dir ectly i nto the projection lens when the projector is turned on. The bright li ght may harm your eyes. • Do not block the grills on the projector . Restricting the air flow can cause it to ove rheat and turn off.
4 Intr oducti on If Y ou Need Assistance The first place to look for help is in this manual. Be sur e to check the guidelines in “ T ro ub lesh ooting” o n page 33 . If those sour ces don’t answer your question, call Boxlight at 1-800-762-57 57 .
5 SETTING UP THE PR OJECTO R 1 Place the pr ojector on a f lat surface. • The pr ojector must be within 10 feet ( 3 m) of your power source a nd within 6 feet (1.8 m) o f your computer . • If you want to pr oject fr om behind a translucent scr een, set up the pr ojector behind your screen.
6 Setti ng up the Pr ojector NO TE : Before you continue, mak e sur e the projecto r and your equipment are turned off. If you’ re connecting a computer , mak e sure the distance betw een it and the pro jector is 6 feet o r less .
7 Connecting a n IBM-Compatible Comp uter 1 Plug the end of the CablePro Lite computer cable into the video connector o n your computer . NO TE: Many laptop computer s do not automatically turn on their external video por t when a sec- ondar y display device suc h as a pr ojector is connected.
8 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Connec tin g a Macint osh Computer NO TE: S om e PowerB o ok s re qu ir e the Apple-supplied video-out cable or mon itor a dapter f or ext ernal video. Connect it betw een the P ow erBook and the CablePro Lite computer cable/Mac adaptor as show n in Figure 6.
9 Connec ting a Video Pla y er 1 If your video player uses a r o und, one-pr on g composite video connector, you’ll need only the A/V cable that shipped with the pr ojector. • If your video player uses a round, four-pr ong S-video con - nector , you’ll need an S-video cable in addition to th e A/V cable.
10 Setti ng up the Pr ojector F IGURE 8 Connecting the projector to a video player using an S-video cable and the audio con- nectors on the standard A/V cable 4 Plug the A /V cable’s w hite connector in to the l eft “audio o ut” port on your video player .
11 P ow ering up the Pr ojector and Adjus ting the Imag e NO TE : Always us e the pow er cord that shipped with the pr ojector . 1 Remove the lens cap. 2 Plug the power cord into the side of the pr ojector, then plug it into your electrical outlet. A sur ge-pro tected power strip is reco mmended.
12 Setti ng up the Pr ojector T urning Off the Pr ojector If you want to turn o ff the pr ojector for a short period of time, press the st andby button on the keypad.
13 USING T HE PR OJECTOR This section describes how to use an d make adjustments to the projector . It also provides a refer ence to the keypad butto ns and the opt ions ava ilable fr om the o n-scr een menu s. Basic Ima ge Adjus tment 1 Make sur e you have power ed up your equipment in the right or der (page 1 1).
14 Using the Pr ojector The projector is equipped with a self-locking, quick- release eleva- tor foot and butto n (Fig ure 10). T o raise the pr ojector: 1 Press and hold the elevator button (Fig ure 9). 2 Raise the pr ojector to the height you want, then r elease the button to lock the elevator foo t into positio n.
15 Using the K e ypad Buttons The keypad is lit orange when the projector is on an d lit green while the menus are displayed. While the menus are displayed, the volume, s ource, and standby button s act as nav igation but- tons. See “Using th e On-Screen M enus” on page 17 for details.
16 Using the Pr ojector Standb y When you press standb y , the display and audio turn of f and a blank scr een is displayed for 15 mi nutes. Y ou can change the amount of time the pr ojector stays in standby mode; see “Standby T ime” on page 23 for details.
17 Using the On-Scr een Menus The projector h as six drop-down m enus t ha t allow you to make image adjus tments and chan ge a variety of setting s. Most of these adjustments aren’t ava ilable directly fr om the keypad. NO TE: Some menu items may be gray ed out at cer tain times .
18 Using the Pr ojector Displa y Menu F IGURE 13 Display menu Brig htne ss Adjusting the brightness cha nges the intens ity of the image. • Press the left mouse button to darken the imag e. • Press the right mouse button to ligh ten the image. Tint The tint adjusts the r ed-green color balance in the pr ojected imag e.
19 Color The color setting adjusts a video image fr om black and white to fully saturated color . • Press the left mo use button to decrease the amount of color in the image. • Press the right mouse button to increase the amount of color in the image.
20 Using the Pr ojector Audio Men u F IGURE 14 Audio menu Vo l u m e NO TE: Changing the volume from the menu is the same as ch anging it usin g the k eypad. • Press the left mo use button to decrease the volume. • Press the right mouse button to increase the volume.
21 Image Menu F IGURE 15 Image menu Auto I mage NO TE: Some screen savers inter- fer e with the operation of Auto Image. If you’ re exper iencing prob- lems , tr y turning yo ur screen saver off, then turning Auto Image off and bac k on.
22 Using the Pr ojector Manual T rackin g The projector adjusts tracking auto ma tically to match the video signal from your com puter . However , if the disp lay shows evenl y spaced, fuzzy , vertical lines or if the pro jected image is too wide or too narrow for th e screen, try turn ing Auto Imag e of f then ba ck on again .
23 Contr ols Men u F IGURE 16 Controls m enu Video S tandard NO TE: If you alread y know the video standard used in your g eo- grap hical area, it’ s often best to manually select it. When V ideo sta ndard is set to Auto, the pr ojector attem p ts to pick the video standar d (NTSC, NTSC 4.
24 Using the Pr ojector Rear Projection When you turn Rear Pro jec ti on on, the proj ector r everses the image so you can pr oject fr om behind a translucent scr een. High- light Rear Projection , then click either mouse but ton to turn this featur e on and of f.
25 Displa y Star tup Screen This setting toggles between On and Off . When this feature is On, the startup screen appears when the pr ojector starts up and remains until an active source is detected. Click either mouse but- ton to turn this feature off and display a plain black or blue screen instead of the startup scr een.
26 Using the Pr ojector Status Menu This is a read-only window for informa tional purposes. T o dis- play the s tatu s wi ndow , sele c t Show status from the m enu, th en click either mouse button. T o r emove the window , click either mouse but t on .
27 Mute statu s Indicates if the audio is muted. Softw are v ersi on Indicates the projector ’s software v ersion. This inf orm ation is useful when contacting T echnical Support. Cabl ePro v ersion Indicates the CablePr o’s software version. This information is useful when contacting T echnical Support.
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29 MAINTENANCE & T R OUBLES HOOTING This section describes how to: • clean the lens • r eplace the proj ection lamp • use the Kensington lo ck feature • tr oubleshoot the pr ojector Cleaning the Le ns Follow these steps to clean the projection lens: 1 Apply a non-abrasive cam era lens cleaner to a soft, d ry cloth.
30 Mainte nance & T rouble shooting 4 Pull the lamp door up and r emove it. F IGURE 19 Removing the lamp door CA UT I O N: Ne ver oper ate the pro j ector with the lam p door open or remove d. This dis rupts the air flow and causes the pr ojector to ove rheat.
31 6 Slide the lamp connector to the right to disconnect it fr om the pro jector (Figure 21). F IGURE 21 Sliding the lamp connector 7 Remove the module (Figur e 22). WA R N I N G : Do not drop the lamp module or touc h the glass bulb! The glass may shatter an d cause injur y.
32 Mainte nance & T rouble shooting 8 Align the new la mp m odule in the correct dir ection. 9 Gently push th e mo dule in as far as it goes. 10 T ighten the screws o n the outside of the module. 11 Slide the lamp connector to the left to re-atta ch it.
33 T roubles hoo ting Prob lem: Nothin g on p r ojection screen • Make sure that the power cord is pr op erly connected to a func- tional AC electrical outlet. Make sure that the po wer cord is also pr operly connected to the pr ojector . • If the pr ojector is plugged into a power strip, make sure the power strip is turned on.
34 Mainte nance & T rouble shooting • Y ou might need to turn everything of f and power up the equipment again in the pro per order . Refer to your co m- puter ’ s documentation to determine the corr ect or der . • Make sur e your laptop’s external video port is turned on.
35 Pr ob lem: Imag e is out of focus • T urn the projection lens to focus the image. • Make sur e the proj ection screen is at least 5 feet (1.5 m) fro m the pr ojector . • Check the pr ojection lens to see if it needs cleaning. Prob lem : Imag e and m enus are r ev ersed left to ri ght • Rear pr ojection mode is pr obably turned on.
36 Mainte nance & T rouble shooting Pr oblem: Project ed colors do n’ t match the com puter or video pla y er’ s colors • Just as ther e ar e differ ences in the displays of dif ferent moni- tors, ther e are of ten diff erences between the computer image and the pr ojected image.
37 APPENDIX Specific ations The pr ojector must be operated an d stored within the tempera- ture an d humidity ranges specified. Te m p e r a t u r e Operating 50 to 104 ° F (1 0 to 40 ° C) Non -opera ting -4 to 158 ° F (-2 0 to 70 ° C) Humid ity Operating and non-oper .
38 Appendix Video Audio Input Input Imped ance 5K ohm DC co upled Maximum In put V oltage (L IN + R IN ) PEA K < 4. 5 V for TH D ≤ 0. 3% L IN or R IN < 2.
39 Accessor ies NO TE: Use only Bo xlig ht- appr oved acce ssories . Other prod- ucts have not been tested with the pr ojector . P ow er Cor ds (one ships w ith pr ojector , type depend s on country) Standar d Accessories (shi p with th e projector ) Quick Start card User’ s Guide Soft Case Shi p pi ng Bo x CablePr o Lite computer cable 6.
40 Appendix Option al Ac cesso r ies Delux e Soft Case ATA T r a v e l C a s e Ex ecutive Leather Case Delux e T ra vel Case Macintosh adaptor CablePr o 3 CablePr o 2 Cab leP r o Extensio n C a bl e, non-p l e n u m rated, 60.7 ft (18 .5 m) Cable Pr o Extensio n C abl e, plen um-ra te d , 60.
41 P o r table and Laptop Acti vation Char t Many laptop computer s do not automatically turn on their exter- nal video port when a secondary display device such as a pro jec- tor is connected. Activation commands for some laptop computers are listed in the follow ing table.
42 Appendix Austin Ctrl-A lt-comma Ctrl-Alt- comma Aw ard FN-F6 FN-F6 BCC* au tomatic reb oot computer Bondwell LCD or CR T options after bootup re b o o t fo r L C D o r CR T options to appear Chapl .
43 Ev erex* setup scr een option setup scr een option For -A Ctrl-Alt- Shift-C Ctrl-Shift-Alt-L Fujitsu FN-F10 Gatewa y FN-F3 FN-F1/FN-F1 again simul- taneous FN-F3 FN-F1 Grid* ** FN-F2, choose auto o.
44 Appendix Magitr onic FN-F4 FN-F4 Maste rsp or t FN- F2 FN- F1 Micr o Express* automatic warm reb oot Micron FN-F2 FN-F 2 Micr oslate* automatic warm reboot Mitsub ish i SW2 On-O ff- Of f- Off SW2 O.
45 * These man ufactur ers ha ve model s that automatically send video to the extern al CR T port when some typ e of displa y devi ce is attached. ** These man ufactur ers offer mo re than one k ey comman d depend- ing on th e computer model.
46 Appendix Using Video Mir r oring wi th a P o werB oo k Computer When you turn video mirro ring (called SimulScan in newer Pow- erBooks-see below) on, the pro jector displays the same informa- tion that appear s on your PowerBook’s built-in scr een.
47 Projected I mage Size Use the chart and table to h elp you determine projected image sizes. F IGURE 24 Projected image siz e T a ble 1: Image Siz e, W idt h and Heig ht Distance to Screen (feet) Di.
48 Appendix T a ble 2: Imag e Size, W idt h and Hei ght-m etric Distance to Scr een (m) Diag onal (m) Widt h (m) Height (m) 1.5 1.3 1.0 .79 3.1 2.6 2 .
49 IND EX A access ori es, ord erin g 39, 40 activa ti on comm a nds fo r lap t op c o m - puters 41 adjust ing bass 20 brightn ess 18 colo r 1 9 contr ast 18 tin t 1 8 tre b le 20 volume 16, 20 adjust ing the he ight of the pr ojector 14 altit ude limits 37 assistance.
50 Inde x Controls menu 23 Contro ls me nu o ptions Auto Source Select 24 Ceilin g 23 Default Source 24 Display M essage s 24 Display Startup Screen 25 Plug and P lay 24 Rear Proj ec tion 24 Standby T.
51 L lamp orderi ng 3 9 replacing 29 turns off unexpe c t edl y 3 6 lamp ho ur counter 2 6 Language me nu 25 language , select ing for menu s 25 lapt op co mp u ter s activa tion se quence to al low s.
52 Inde x S safety g ui delin e s iii SECAM v ideo 18 , 23 security feat ur e 32 SimulS can, usin g with Po werBooks 4 6 Source button 1 5 specificati ons 37 Standby button 16 Standby Time 23 startup .
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