Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 330 InFocus
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USER’S GUIDE 3657 english 7/12/99 12:55 PM Page 2.
Copyright © 199 9 b y InF ocu s W ilsonvi ll e, Or ego n. All rights reserv ed..
FCC W arn in g This eq uipment h as been te sted and found to comply w ith the li mits for a Class A digital devi ce, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provi de r easonable protect ion again st harmful inte rfer ence when the equipment is operated in a commerci al envir onment.
Declarat i on of C onformity Manufactu r er: InFocus 27700B SW Pa rkwa y A ve. W il sonv ille, Oregon 97070 USA European Office: Olym pia 1, NL-1213 NS Hilv e rsu m, The Neth e rla nds W e de c lare u.
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 Ne ed A ssi sta nce 4 Warranty 4 Setting up the.
ii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Appendix 35 Spe cific at ions 3 5 Acce ssories 3 6 Portable an d Laptop Activation Chart 38 Using Video Mirroring with a PowerBook Computer 43 Projected Image Size 44 I.
iii SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please rea d and follow all safety instructions pr ovided BEFORE using your new projector . Fail ure to comply with safety instruc- tions may result in fir e, electrical shock, or personal injury an d may damage or im pair pr otection provided by equipment.
iv Safe ty Instru ctions • Caut ion: Don’ t set liquids on the projector . Spilled liq uids may damage your pr ojector . • Caut ion: Don’t place the pr ojector on a hot surface o r in dir ect sunlight. • Caut ion: Do not dr op the projector .
INTRODUCTION 3657 english 7/12/99 12:55 PM Page 3.
1 INTR ODUCTION The InFocus ® LP330™ is specifically design ed for the mobile pre- senter . It pack s XGA 1024x7 68 gra phics with 16 .7 m illion colo rs into a small, 4.8 po und package. It generates crisp, clear images using Digit al Light Processing™ (DLP) techn ology .
2 Intr oduction NO TE: The contents of your shipping box m ay var y depending on the pr ojector configur ation you’ve or dered. F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents 1. LP330 pr ojector + l ens cap 6. VES A comput er cab le 2. Soft carry case 7. Audio cabl e adapter 3.
3 F IGURE 2 Side view of pro jector Usag e Guidelines • Do not look dire ctly into the pro jection lens when the lamp is turned on. The bright light may harm your eyes. • Do not block the grills on the projector . Restricting the air flow can cause it to ove rheat and turn of f.
4 Intr oduction 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 roubleshoo ting ” on page 31. Or , check the Service and Support section of our website at http://www .in focus.com/ser vice .
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5 SETTING UP THE PR OJECTOR 1 Place the pr ojector on a flat surface. • The pr ojector must be within 10 feet (3 m) of your power source a n d within 6 feet (1.8 m) of your computer . • If you want to pr oject from behind a translucent scr een, set up the pr ojector behind your scr een.
6 Setti ng up the Proj ector NO TE : Bef o re you continue, mak e sur e the pr ojector is unplugged and your equipment is turned off. If you’ re connecting a computer , mak e sure the distance betw een it and the projec t or is 6 feet o r less.
7 Connecting a Computer 1 Plug one end of t he VESA comp uter cable into the vide o con- nector on your computer . NO TE: Many laptop computers do not automatically turn on their external video por t when a sec- ondar y display device such as a pr ojector is connected.
8 Setti ng up the Proj ector Do you want to c ontr ol the c omput er’ s mo use from the projecto r’ s re mote or k eypad? If y our computer has a PS/2 connec t or , use the P S/2 mouse c able. 1 Plug the end of the PS/2 mouse cable with 6 pins into the mouse connector on your computer .
9 Connec ting a Vi deo 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 audio cable, audio adapter , and composite video cable that shipped wi th the pr ojector.
10 Setti ng up the Proj ector F IGURE 7 Connecting the projector to a video player usi ng an S-video cable and the audio cable and adapter NO TE : The audio adapter is pr ovided so that the same audio cable used to connect a co mputer can be used with the adapter to connect a VCR.
11 P o wering up the Pr ojector and Adjusting the Ima ge NO TE : Alw ays use the po w er cor d that shipped with the pr ojector . 1 Remove the lens cap. 2 Plug the power cor d into the side of the projector, then plug it into your electrical outlet. A sur ge-protected power strip is reco m mended.
12 Setti ng up the Proj ector T urning Off the Pr ojector If you want to turn o ff th e projector for a short period of time, press the st andby button on the key pad or remote. Thi s blanks the screen for fifteen minutes, but keeps the projector ru nning.
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13 USING T HE PR OJECTOR This section describes how to use an d make adjustments to the pro j ector . It also pr ovides a refer ence to the keypad and remote buttons and the opti ons available from the on-screen menus. Basic Ima ge Adjustment 1 Make sur e you have power ed up your equipment in the right or der (page 1 1).
14 Using the Pr ojector F IGURE 8 Remote co n trol NO TE: If the remote is inactive for se veral minutes, it “sleeps” to conserve batter y life. Press any button except the disk mouse to re-activate the remote . Press anywher e on the edge of the disk mouse to move the cursor on the scr een.
15 Adjusting the P r ojector T o focus the image, rotate the focus ring (Figure 9) until t he image is clear . T o zoom the image, rotate the zoom ring.
16 Using the Pr ojector Using the K eypad and R emote Buttons While the menus ar e displayed, the volume, sour ce, and standby buttons on the keypa d act as menu navig ation buttons.
17 Standb y When you press standb y , the display and audio turn off and a blank scree n is displayed for 15 m inutes. Y ou can change the amount of time the pr ojector stays in standby mode; see “Standby T ime” on page 23 for details.
18 Using the Pr ojector Using the On-Scr een Menus The projector has six drop-down m enus that al low you to m ake image ad justments an d change a variety of se ttings. Most of these adjustments aren’t ava ilable directly fr om the keypad. NO TE: Some menu items may be gr ayed out at cer tain times .
19 Displ a y Me nu F IGURE 13 Display menu Bright ness Adjusting the brightness chang e s the in tensity of the ima ge. • Press the left navigation button to darken the image.
20 Using the Pr ojector Color The color setting adjusts a video image fr om black and white to fully saturated color . • Press the left mouse button to decrease the amount of color in the image. • Press the right mouse button to incr ease the a m ount of co lor in the image.
21 Image Menu F IGURE 15 Image menu Auto I mage NO TE: Some sc reen savers inter- fer e with the operation of Auto Image. If you’ re experiencing prob- lems , tr y turning your screen saver off, then turning Auto Image off and bac k on.
22 Using the Pr ojector 1 T urn Auto Image of f. 2 Highlight Manual sync, then press the left or right navigation button repeatedly until the image is shar p an d fr ee of streaks. Manual T r ac king The projector adjusts tracking auto ma tically to match the video signal from your com puter .
23 Contr ols Menu F IGURE 16 Controls m enu Video S tandar d NO TE: If you already know the video standard used in your g eo - grap hical area, it’ s often best to manually select it. When V ideo standard is set to Auto, the projector attempts 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 pr ojector r evers es the image so you can pr oject from behin d a translucent screen . Hi gh- light Rear Projection, then click th e left or right navigation button to turn this feature on and of f.
25 Displa y Start up Screen This setting toggles between On and Off . When this feature is On, the InFocus startup scr een appears when the pr ojector starts up and remains until an active sou r ce is detected. The startup screen contains informatio n on contactin g InFocus.
26 Using the Pr ojector Status Menu This is a read-only window for informa tional purposes. T o dis- play the s tatus wi ndow , s elect Sh ow status f rom the m enu, th en click the left or right navigation button. T o re m ove the window , click the left or right naviga tio n button.
MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING 3657 english 7/12/99 12:55 PM Page 6.
27 MAINTENANCE & T R OUBLESHOOTING This section describes how to: • clean the lens • r eplace the projection lamp • r e place the batteries in the remote • use the Kensington lo ck fea tur.
28 Mainte nance & T rouble shoot ing 4 Pull the lamp door up and r emove it. WA R N I N G : Be extremely careful when remo ving the lam p module . In the unlik ely event that the bulb ruptures , small glass fragments may be gener ated. The lamp module is designed to contain these fragments, but use cautio n when remo ving the lam p module .
29 6 Lift and grasp the pull tab and lift the m odu le out (Fi gure 21). F IGURE 21 Removing the lamp module 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. 7 Install the new lamp module, being sur e to align the connec- tors properly .
30 Mainte nance & T rouble shoot ing Replacing the Batteries i n the Remote Contr ol The life of the batteries depends o n how often and how lon g you use the r em ot e. Symptoms of low battery char g e include erratic respon ses when using the r emote and a r educed range of opera- tion.
31 T roubles hooti ng Prob lem: Nothin g on projection screen • Make sur e that the power cor d is pr operly connected to a fully functional AC electrical outlet. Make sure that the power cor d is also pro perly connected to the projector . • If the pr ojector is plugged into a power strip, make sur e the power strip is turned on.
32 Mainte nance & T rouble shoot ing • Y ou m ight need to turn everything off and power up the equipment again in t he pr oper orde r . Refer to your com- puter ’ s documentation to determine the corr ect orde r . • Make sur e your laptop’s external video port is turned on .
33 Pr oblem: Ima ge is o ut of fo cus • T urn the pr ojection lens to focus the image. • Make sur e the projection scr een is at least 5 feet (1.5 m) fr om the pr ojector . • Check the pr ojection lens to see if it needs cleaning. Prob l em: Imag e and me nus ar e re versed left to right • Rear pr ojection mode is probably turned on.
34 Mainte nance & T rouble shoot ing Pr oblem: Project ed colors do n’ t match the com puter or video pla y er’ s colors • Just as ther e are dif ferences in the displays of dif ferent moni- tors, ther e are often dif ferences betw een the computer image and the pr ojected image.
APPENDIX 3657 english 7/12/99 12:56 PM Page 7.
35 APPENDIX Specific ations The LP330 must be operated and s tor ed within the temperature and humidity ranges specified. Te m p e r a t u r e Operating 50 to 104 ° F (1 0 to 40 ° C) Non -ope rating -4 to 158 ° F (-20 t o 70 ° C) Humid ity Operating and non-oper .
36 Appendix Accessor ies NO TE: Us e on l y InFo cus- appro ved accessories . Other pr oducts have not been tested with the pr ojector . P o w e r Cords (o ne ships with pr oject or , type depends on country) NO TE: Y ou can purchas e these items by co ntacting your dealer or InFocus Catalog Sales at 1-800-660-0024.
37 NO TE: Y ou can purchas e these items by contacting your dealer or InFocus Catalog Sales at 1-800-660-0024. Option al Acces sori es LP330 Delux e Carry Case CA-C161 LP330 Ship ping Ca se (A T A app.
38 Appendix P or table an d Laptop Activa tion Char t NO TE: Visit our w ebsite at www .infocus .com for the most current activation char t. It is located in the T e c hnical Librar y in the Ser vice and Suppor t section. Many laptop compu ters do not automat ically turn on their exter- nal video port when a projector is connected.
39 Bondwell LCD or CR T options after bootup re bo o t fo r L C D o r C R T options to appear Chaplet** setup scr een setup scr een FN-F6 FN-F6 FN-F4 FN-F4 Chembook FN-F6 FN- F6 Commax Ctrl-Alt-#6 Ctr.
40 Appendix Gatewa y FN-F3 FN-F1/FN-F1 again simul- taneous FN-F3 FN-F1 Grid* ** FN-F2, choose auto or simultaneous FN-F2 Ctrl-Alt-T ab Ctrl-Alt-T ab Hitachi FN-F7 FN-F7 Honey well FN-F10 FN-F 10 Hyun.
41 Micr o E xpr ess* automatic warm reb oot Micron FN-F 2 FN- F2 Mic rosla te * autom atic war m r eboot Mitsub ish i SW2 On -O ff- Of f- Off SW2 Off-O n-On - On NCR setup scr een option set u p scree.
42 Appendix * These man ufactur ers ha ve model s that automatical ly sen d video to the extern al CR T port when some type o f displa y device i s attached. ** These man u facturers o ffer mo re than one k ey co mmand depend- ing on th e computer mo d el.
43 Using Video Mirr orin g with a P ow erBoo k Compute r When you turn video mirroring (called SimulScan in new er Pow- erBooks—see below) on, the pr ojector displays the same informa- tion that appears on your PowerBook’s built-in scr een. When video mirr oring is of f, the pr ojector acts like a separate display .
44 Appendix Projecte d Im age Size NO TE: Use the graph and tables to help you determ ine pro jected image s izes . F IGURE 23 Projected image siz e NO TE: Visit our w ebsite at www.inf ocus .com for an interactive image s ize calculator . It is located in the T ec hnical Librar y in the Ser vice and Suppor t section.
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45 IND EX A access ori es, orde rin g 36, 37 activa ti on comma nds for lap t op c om- puters 38 adjust ing brightn ess 19 contr ast 19 tin t 1 9 volume 17, 20 adjust ing the he ight of th e project or 15 altit ude limits 35 assistance.
46 Inde x D Default Source 24 Display men u 19 Displa y men u op t io n s Blank Screen 20 Brightne ss 19 Contrast 1 9 Reset A ll 20 Tint 19 Display M essage s 24 Display Startup Screen 25 displa ying .
47 M Macintos h computers com p at ib il ity 1 connecting 7 Menu butto n 18 menus. See o n-screen menus monito r, projec ted colors d o n’t match 34 mouse, connecting 8 N NTSC video 23 O on-scree n .
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LIMITED W ARRANTY InFocus (“ InFocus” ) warrants tha t each LP33 0 (“t h e P roduct”) sold hereunde r wi ll confor m t o an d function in ac cordance with the w ritten spe c ificati on s of InFo cu s.
Part Numbe r 01 0-02 00-00.
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