Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LP930 InFocus
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FCC W arning This equipment has been tested and foun d to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These l imits ar e designed t o provide reasonab le protection agains t harmfu l interf erence when the equipm ent is oper ated in a co mm ercial env ironmen t.
Declar ation of C onfor mity Manufactu rer: InFo cus 27700B SW Pa rkway A ve. W ilsonville, Oregon 97070 USA European Office: Olym pia 1, NL-12 13 NS Hilv ersum, T he Netherla nds W e d eclar e under .
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i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Ins truct ions iii Introd uction 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 1 Unpacking the Projecto r 1 Usage Guidelines 3 If You Need Assistance 4 Warranty 4 Setting up the Pro.
ii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Maintenance & Troubleshooting 41 Clean ing the Lens 41 Replacing the Projection Lamp 41 Replacing the Batteries in the Remo te Control 4 4 Using the Security Lock 4.
iii SAFETY INST RUCTION S Please read and follow all safety i nstructions provided BEFORE using your new projector . Fail ure to comply with safety instruc- tions may resu lt in fire, ele ctrical shock, or personal injury and may damage or im pair protection pr ovided by equipm ent.
iv Safe ty Instru ctions • Wa r n i n g : Please use the pow er cor d provided. Connect the power cord to a r eceptacle with a protective safety (earth) ground terminal. • Wa r n i n g : V isible laser radiat ion. D o not star e into beam. • Wa r n i n g : Refer all service to qualified service person nel.
v Custome r Service If you need assistance, call InFocus Customer Service dir ectly at 1-800-79 9-9911 . Support is fr ee between 6 a.m . and 6 p.m. PST , Mond ay thr o ugh F riday . Suppor t is avai lable in No rth Am erica after h ours and weeke nds for a fee a t 1-888- 592-6800.
vi Safe ty Instru ctions.
1 INTR ODUCTION The InFocus ® LP930™ XGA mul timedia projector is specifically designed for fixed installatio ns. The projector feature s an M1-DA connector for easy , built-in digital/analog and USB connecti vity . It allows four computer , thr ee video, and thr ee audio inputs, one audio output, and R S-232 contr ol.
2 Intr oduc tion NO TE: The contents of your shipping box may var y depending on the projector conf iguration you’ve or dered. F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents NO TE : Long thr ow z oom, wide angle z oom, and ultra wide angle lenses are also available .
3 F IGURE 2 Side view of pro jector Usag e Guidel ines • Do not look directly into the projection lens when the lamp is turned on. The bright lig ht may harm you r eyes. • Do not block the grills on the projector . Restricting the air flow can cause it to over heat and turn of f.
4 Intr oduc tion If Y ou Need Assistance The first place to look for help is in this manual. Be sur e to check the guidelin es in “T roubleshoo ting” on pa ge 45. Or , check the Service and Support section of our website at http://www .infocus.c om/ser vice.
5 SETTING UP THE PR OJE CTOR 1 Place the pr ojector on a flat surface. • The pr ojector must be within 10 feet (3 m) of your power source a nd within 6 feet (1.8 m) of your computer . • If you want to project fr om behind a translucent screen, set up the pr ojector behind your scre en.
6 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor F IGURE 3 Proje cted ima ge size for 10 ’ dia gona l image siz e The pr ojector is equipped with a lens shift featur e that allows you to adjust the projection h eight (move the ima ge along the wal l) without mo ving the projector , while still mainta ining a perfectly square image.
7 The bottom of the im age can mov e fr om half wa y below the pro- jector ’s lens (Figure 5) to parallel with the lens (Figure 6). Examp le: W ith a 10’ image, a t the lowest projection angle, the bot- tom of the image is 5’ below the projector ’s lens; at the highest projection angle, the bottom of the ima ge is parallel with th e lens.
8 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor The following tables give the lens shift values for desk top and ceiling-moun ted setups for variou s image s izes. The lower le ns shift position repr esents the highest.
9 F IGURE 7 Lens shift with ceiling-mounted projector 3 Make sure the pr ojector is unplugged a nd your computer is turned off. Now you’re r eady to connect your equipment. NO TE : The C ableWizard connec- tor is used with the optional CableWizard2 or 3, a connection hub containing mouse , audio , monitor and computer connector s .
10 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor F IGURE 8 Connector panel NO TE : Mak e sure all equipment is turned off bef ore connecting equipment. The pr ojector has the following audio/video inputs: LL In out In .
11 Connecti ng a Computer Using a VESA Cable This input is desig nated Computer VESA. NO TE: If yo u are connec ting an older Macintosh computer that has a 2-r ow 15-pin connector , you must use a Mac adaptor betw een the computer and the projector . See “Optional Acc essories” on page 50.
12 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor Conne cting a Comput er with an M 1-D A Cable See “Opt ional Accessories” o n page 50 to ord er this cabl e. This input is designated Computer M1 Analog o r Computer M1 Digital. 1 Plug the end of the M1-DA computer cable into the M1-DA c onnec tor on the projector .
13 Connec ting a Video Pla y er Ther e are 3 video inputs: Composite video, S-video, an d Compo- nent video. For Compo site and S-vid eo, follow these in structions: 1 If your video player uses a round, one-pr ong composit e video connector, you’ll need only th e A/V cable that shipped with the pr ojector.
14 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor F IGURE 12 Connecting the projector to a video player using an S-video cable and the A/V cable 4 Plug the A/V cabl e’s white connector into the left “audio out” connector on your vi deo player .
15 Connecting Exter nal Speake rs T o connect one or two external speakers, plug the speaker cable into the out (audio out) connectors on the projector. The external speaker ’s volume is controlled by the pr ojector; see “V o l- ume + or - ” on p age 26.
16 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor P ow ering up the P r ojecto r and Adj ustin g the Ima g e NO TE : Always use the pow er cord that shipped with the pr ojector . 1 Remove the lens c ap. 2 Plug the power cord into the side of the pr ojector, then plug it into your electrical outlet.
17 T urning Off the Pr ojector If you want to blank the scr een for a short period of time, pr ess the standb y button on the keypad or remote. This blanks th e scr een for fifteen minutes, but keeps the pr ojector running. (Y ou can change the amou nt of time the projector stays in standby mode; se e “Standby T ime” o n page 35 fo r details.
18 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor.
19 USING THE PR OJECTOR This section d escribes how to use and m ake adjustm ents to the pro jector . It also pr ovides a r efer ence to the keypad and rem ote buttons and the opti ons available f rom the on-scr een menus . Basic Imag e Adjustment 1 Make sure you have powered up your equipment in the right or der (page 16) .
20 Usin g the Projector Adjustin g the Pr oj ector T o focus the image, rotate the focus ring (Figure 15) until the image is clear . T o zoom the image, r otate the zoom ring.
21 T o adjust the height of the pr ojector , press and hold the elevator button, raise the projector to the desir ed height, then release the button to lock the foot into positio n. Rotate the leveling kn ob, if necessary , to adjust the an gle of the projected image .
22 Usin g the Projector Using the Remote Contr ol NO TE: If you can’t aim the remote c ontrol at the projecto r so that its signal is received — for example , when using rear project ion or in a large auditor ium — connect it directly to the pr ojector with the optional remote contr ol cable .
23 Pres s anywhere on the edge of the d isk mouse to move the cursor on the scr een. Y ou can move the cursor at any angle by pr essing the corr esponding edge of the disk. The m ouse button on the top of the remote simulates your computer ’s right mous e button; the button on the botto m simulates your computer ’s left mouse but- ton.
24 Usin g the Projector Using the K e ypad and Remo te Buttons While the menus are displayed, the volume, source, and standby buttons on the keypa d act as menu navig ation buttons.
25 Brightness + or - (r emote only) Adjusting the brightness lightens or darkens the image. • T o darken the image, pr ess - . • T o lighten th e image, press + . Fr eeze (remote only) The fr eez e button halts, or “fr eezes” the pr ojected image.
26 Usin g the Projector Standb y When you press standb y , the display a nd audio turn of f an d a blank screen is display ed for 15 m inutes . Y ou can change the amount o f time the projecto r stays in stand by mode; see “Standby T ime” on page 35 for details.
27 Using the On-Scr een Menus The pr ojector has si x dr o p-do wn men us th at a llow y ou to mak e imag e adjus tmen ts and change a vari ety of setting s. Most of these adjustm ent s aren’t avail abl e directly from the keypad . NO TE: Some me nu items may be gray ed out at cer tain times .
28 Usin g the Projector Displa y Menu F IGURE 23 Display menu Brig htne ss Adjusting the brightness cha nges the intens ity of the image. • Pres s the left mouse button to darken the image.
29 Color The color s etting adjust s a video image from black and whi te to fully satu rated color . • Press the left mouse butto n to decrease the amount of color in the image. • Press the right mouse button to increase the amount o f color in the image.
30 Usin g the Projector Audio Men u F IGURE 24 Audio menu Vo l u m e NO TE: Changing the volume using the menu is the same as c hanging it using the remote or k eypad. • Pres s the left mouse button to decrease the volume. • Press the right mouse button to increase the volume.
31 Balance The Balance settin g controls the balance between the left and right speakers. The Balance set ting appli es to al l sour ces you have connected. • Press the left mouse butto n to increase the amount of sound coming fr om the left speaker; pres s the right mouse button to increase the amount of sound coming from the right speaker .
32 Usin g the Projector Ima ge Men u F IGURE 25 Image menu NO TE: Some sc reen savers interfer e with the operation of Auto Image. If you’ re experiencing pro blems , tr y turning your scr een saver off, then turning Auto Image off and bac k on.
33 For video sou rces, Resize allo ws you to select from among four differ ent r e-sizing opti ons. The default i s Standard , which res izes the image from its origina l version to fit a st andard 4x3 aspect ratio scr een.
34 Usin g the Projector Horiz ontal position Follow thes e steps to manually adjust the hori zontal positio n: 1 Tu r n A u t o I m a g e o f f . 2 Highlight Horizontal position, then press the left mouse but- ton to mo ve the image right or press the right mou se button to move the image left.
35 Controls Menu F IGURE 26 Controls m enu Video S tandard NO TE: If you already know the video standard used in your g eo- gr ap hic al ar ea , it’ s o fte n be st to manually select it. When V ideo sta ndard is set to Auto, the pr ojector attempts to pick the video s tandar d (NTSC, NTSC 4.
36 Usin g the Projector Ceiling Projecti on When you turn Cei ling Project ion on, the projector turns the image up side down for ceilin g-mounted projection. Highlight Ceiling Projection, then click the lef t or right mouse bu tton to turn this feature on and of f.
37 USB: Mo use Bu tton This setting toggl es between Left/Right a nd Page up/Page down. Use Page up/Page down if you want to use the r emote or keypad mouse butto ns to advance slides in PowerPoint. A type B USB mouse cable must be connected to use this featur e.
38 Usin g the Projector Langua ge Men u F IGURE 27 Language menu Y ou can display the on-screen menus in English , French, German, Spanish, Chinese or Japanese. • Move the cursor to the langu age you wa nt, then clic k the left or right mouse button.
39 Lamp hour s used Indicates how many hours the curr ent lamp has been in use. The counter starts at zero hours and coun ts each hour the lam p is in use. Af ter 1,900 hours, th e messa ge “Change La mp” tempor arily appears on the scr een when the pr ojector is turned on.
40 Usin g the Projector.
41 MAINTENAN CE & T ROUB LESHOOT ING This section d escribes how to: • clean the lens • r eplace the projection lamp • r eplace the batteries in the remote • use the security lock featur e.
42 Mainte nance & T r oubles hooting WA R N I N G : Be e xtremely car eful when remo ving the lamp mo dule . 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 lamp mo dule .
43 5 Lift and gr asp the metal han dle and pull th e module out (Fig - ure 31). Dispose of the lamp mo dule in an environmentally pro per manner . F IGURE 31 Removing the lamp mo dule WA R N I N G : Do not drop the lamp module or touc h the glass bulb! The glass may shatter and cause injur y.
44 Mainte nance & T r oubles hooting Replacing the Batteries i n the Remote Contr ol The life of the batterie s depend s on how of ten and ho w long you use the r emote. Symptom s of low battery charge include erratic r esponses wh en using the r emote an d a re duced range of opera- tion.
45 T roubles hoo ting Problem: Noth ing on p rojection sc reen • Make sure that the power cord is properly connected to a fully functional A C electrical outlet. Make sure that the power cord is also properly connected to the projector . • If the pr ojector is plugged into a power strip, make sure the power strip is turned on.
46 Mainte nance & T r oubles hooting • Y ou migh t need to turn everything o ff and power up the equipment again in the pr oper orde r . Refer to your com- puter ’s documentation to determine the correct orde r . • Make sur e your laptop’s external video port is turned on.
47 Pr oblem: the pr ojector displa ys vertical lines, “bleed ing” or spots • Adjust the brightness. See “Brightness” on page 28. • Check the pr ojection lens to see if it needs cleaning. Problem: no soun d • Adjust volume. • V erify audio/input con nection s.
48 Mainte nance & T r oubles hooting Pr ob lem: Lamp shuts of f • A minor power sur ge may cause the lamp to shut of f. Unplug the pr ojector , wait at least a minute, then plug it back in.
49 APPENDIX Specific ations The pr ojector must be operated and st ored within the tempera- ture and humidity rang es specified. Te m p e r a t u r e Opera ti ng 50 to 104 ° F (1 0 to 40 ° C) Non-o perati ng -4 to 158 ° F (-20 to 70 ° C) Humid ity Operat ing a nd non -ope r .
50 Appendix Accessor ies NO T E: Use only InF ocus appro ved acces sor ies . Other products have not been tested with the pr ojector . P o w er Co rds (o ne ships w ith pr ojec tor , type de pends on country) NO TE: Y ou can purc hase these items by contacting your dealer or InF ocus Ca talo g Sales a t 1-800-660-0024.
51 Ceiling Mount Kit (10 ” bas e box) SP-CEI L-LM 9x Ceiling Mount Adapter Plat e (10 ” ba se box) SP-CEI L-P9 Ceiling Mount Adapter Plat e (12 ” ba se box) SP-CEI L-P9A LiteMount False Ceiling .
52 Appendix P ort able and Laptop Acti vation Ch art Many laptop compu ters do not autom atically turn on their exter- nal video port when a pr ojector is connected.
53 Bond w ell LCD or CR T op tion s after bootup reb o o t fo r L CD o r CR T options t o 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 .
54 Appendix Gatewa y FN-F3 FN-F1/FN-F1 again simul- taneous FN-F3 FN-F1 Grid* ** FN-F2, choose a uto or simu ltaneous FN-F2 Ctrl-Alt-T ab Ctrl-Alt-T ab Hitachi FN-F7 FN-F7 Honeywell F N-F10 FN-F10 Hyu.
55 Micro Express * auto mati c warm reboot Micron FN-F 2 F N-F2 Mic r oslat e* a utom atic warm re boot Mitsub ishi SW 2 On-Off-Of f-Off SW2 Off-O n-On-On NCR setup sc reen option setup sc reen option.
56 Appendix * These manufa ctur ers ha v e models th at automatically send video to the extern al CR T p ort when some type of di spla y d evice is attached. ** These man ufactur ers off er mor e than on e k ey co mmand depend - ing on the co mputer model.
57 Using Video Mir r orin g with a P o w erBook Computer When you turn video mi rroring (called SimulScan in newer Po w- erBooks—see below) on, the pr ojector displays the same informa- tion that appears on your PowerBook’s built-in screen. When video mirroring is off, the pr ojector acts like a separate d isplay .
58 Appendix Pr ojected Ima ge Si zes NO TE: U se the tables to help you determine pr ojected imag e sizes. NO TE: Visit ou r 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 s ection.
59 RS232 T erminal Specifications Communicatio n confi guration T o control the projector fr om an LCD control panel or term inal softwar e, connect a n ull modem type RS232 cable an d set your comput.
60 Appendix A re ad command returns the range and the current setting, for example: A write r equest example: (AAA## ##) wher e ( starts the command AAA denotes the command #### denotes the value to b.
61 Brightness BR T 0-63 Contrast CON 0-63 Tin t TN T 0- 63 Color CLR 0-127 Contrast CON 0-63 Res et Al l RST 0-1 Auto Sour ce Select Contr ol ASC 0-1 Default Sou r ce DSC 0-9 0 = Comput er RGB HV 1 = .
62 Appendix USB:In hibit S cre en Sa ver UIS 0-1 USB:Mouse Button UMB 0-1 Curr ent US B 0-6 V er tical Position Setting VPS 0-28 Video Standard VSU 0-6 0 = NTSC 1 = P AL 2 = P AL- M 3 =P AL-N 4 = SEC AM 5 = NTSC4.
63 IND EX A access ories, o rderin g 50 acti vati on co mma nds for la ptop com - puters 52 adjust ing balance 31 brightne ss 25, 28 colo r 29 contr ast 28 fade 31 tin t 28 volume 26, 30 altit ude limits 49 assistan ce.
64 Inde x Controls me nu 35 Controls m enu options Auto Source Selec t 36 Ceilin g Pro jecti on 36 Default Source 36 Display M essages 37 Display Startup Screen 37 Plug an d Play 36 Rear Proje ction 3.
65 L lamp orderin g 50 rep lacin g 41 turns off unexpectedly 48 lamp hour counter 39 Language me nu 38 langua ge, sel ectin g for men us 38 lapto p com put ers acti vati on seque nc e to al low second.
66 Inde x R rear pr ojectio n 36 remot e contro l advanc ing Pow erPoint slide s with 12 connecting 12 contr ollin g th e comp uter wit h 1 2, 22 laser p ointer 23 , 25 replacing the batteries 44 usin.
LIMITED W ARRA NTY InFocus Cor poration (“InFocu s”) warra nts that eac h LP930 (“the Product”) sold hereunder will confo rm to and func tion in accor dance with t he writte n specific ations of I nFocus.
LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY IT IS UNDERST OOD AN D AGREED THA T INFOCU S’ LIABIL ITY WHETHER IN CON TRACT , I N TOR T , UNDER ANY W ARRAN TY , IN N EGLIGEN CE OR OTHER WISE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE RETUR .
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