Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LPTM425z InFocus
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i T ABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Instruc tions iii Introd uction 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 2 Unpacking the Projecto r 2 Usage Guidelines 5 If Y ou Ne ed A ss ista nce 5 Warranty 6 Setting up the.
ii Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Appendix 45 Spe cifica tio ns 45 Acce ssor ies 4 7 Portable an d Laptop Activation Chart 49 Using Video Mirroring with a PowerBook Computer 54 Projected Image Size 55 I.
iii SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please rea d and follow all safety instructions pr ovided BE FORE using your new projector . Failure to comply with safety ins truc- tions may result in fir e, ele ctrical shock, or personal injury and may damage or im pair pr otection provided by equipment.
iv Safe ty Instru ctions • Caut ion: Don’t set liq uids on the projector . S pilled liquids m ay damage your pr ojector . • Caut ion: Don’t place the pr ojector on a ho t surface or in dir ect sunlight. • Caut ion: Do no t drop the pr ojector .
1 INTR ODUCTION The InFocus ® LP™425 z and LP435z li ghtw eight multim edia pro- jectors are specifically designed for the mobile presenter . They generate crisp, clear images using Digital Light Processing™ (DLP) technology . The pro jectors ar e easy to co nnect, easy to use, and easy to maintain.
2 Intr oduc tion Comp atibili ty The projector is compatible with a wide variety of computers and video devices, including: • IBM-com patibl e computer s, in cludin g lapt ops, up to 1024x76 8 resolution at 75 Hz • Apple Macinto sh and PowerBook computers up to 1024 x768 resolution at 75 Hz.
3 F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents 1. LP425 z or 43 5z pr oje ctor and lens ca p 6. RC A audio/video (A/V ) cable 2. Soft car r y case 7. CableWizard 3 3. LP425z/435z Us er’ s Guide , quick start card, and On line User Guide CD 8. CableW izar d USB mouse ca ble 4.
4 Intr oduc tion F IGURE 2 Side view of pro jector F IGURE 3 Front view of proj ector connec tor panel spe aker focu s ring elevator but ton power cord connector key p a d pow er s witch focu s ring z.
5 Usag e Guidelines • Do not loo k dir ectly i nto the projection lens wh en 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 a nd turn of f.
6 Intr oduc tion W arranty This pr oduct is backed by a limited two-year warranty . The details of the warranty ar e printed at the back of this manual. A longer term warran ty can be pur chased fr om your InFocus dealer . Refer to page 48 for the part number .
7 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 nd within 8 feet (2. 4 m) of your computer . • If you want to pr oject fr om behind a translucen t screen, set up the pr ojector behind your scre en.
8 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor Connecting the CableWizar d™ 3 to the Pr ojector CA UT IO N : Tu r n o f f t h e computer , monitor and pr ojector whenever you connect or disconnect cables .
9 Prep aring to Connect Y our Equi pment to the Pr ojector NO TE : Before you continue, mak e sure the pr ojector and your equipment are turned off. If you’ re connecting a computer , mak e sur e the distance betw een it and the pr ojector is 10 f eet or les s .
10 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor Conne cting a Lapt op Comput er NO TE: Many laptop computers do not automatically turn on their external video por t when a secondar y display device such as a pr ojector is connected. R efer to your computer manual for the command that activates the external video por t.
11 F IGURE 8 Connecting the CableWiza rd audio and mouse cables to a laptop computer If y our com puter ha s a USB con nector an d is running Windo ws 98, use the US B mouse ca ble NO TE: The USB mous e is sup- por ted for use with Windows 98 only. 1 Plug the end of the Ca bleW izard mouse cable into the mouse connector o n yo ur com puter .
12 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor Connecti ng a Desk top Com puter 1 Locate the cable that connects your m onitor to your co mputer . Unplug it fro m the computer . NO TE: If yo u are connecting an older Macintosh computer that does not have a 15-pin connector , you must use the Mac adaptor betw een the computer and the CableWizard.
13 Do y ou wa nt to contr ol y o ur compute r’ s mouse fr om th e pr ojec tor’ s re mote or k eypad? If y our com puter has a PS /2 connecto r , use the PS /2 mouse cab le 1 Unplug the mouse cable fr om your computer .
14 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor Conne cting a V ideo Play er 1 If your video player uses a r o und, one-pr ong 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- prong S -video con- nector , you’ll need an S-video cable in addition to the A/V cable.
15 F IGURE 12 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 left “audio out” port on your video player .
16 Setti ng up the Pr ojec tor P o w ering up the Pr ojecto r and Adj usting th e Imag e NO TE : Always use 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.
17 T urning Off the Pr ojector If you want to turn o ff th e proj ector for a sho rt period of time, press the st andb y button on th e keypad or remot e.
19 USING THE PR OJECTOR This section d escribes how to us e and make adjustments to the pro jector . It also pr ovides a r efer ence to the keypad and r emote buttons and the opti ons available from the on-screen 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 P r oj ector F IGURE 13 Remote co ntrol Pres s anywhere on the edge of the disk m ouse to move the cursor on the scr een. Y ou can move the cursor at an y angle by pressing the corr esponding edge of the disk.
21 Adjusting the Pr o jector T o focus the image, rotate the focus ring (Figure 14) until the imag e is cle ar . T o zoom the im age, rotat e the zo om r ing.
22 Usin g the P r oj ector Using the K eypad and Re mote Buttons The keypad is lit orange when the pr ojector is on and lit gr een while the menus are displayed. While th e menus are displayed, the volume, source, and standby buttons act as naviga tion but- tons .
23 Standb y When you press standb y , the display a nd audio turn of f an d a blank screen is displayed for 15 minutes. Y ou can change the amount of time the pr ojector stays in standby mode; see “Sta ndby T ime” o n page 30 for d etails.
24 Usin g the P r oj ector Using the On-Scr een Menus The pr ojector has six d r op-dow n menus tha t allow you to make imag e adjus tments an d chan ge a vari ety of set tings. Mo st of thes e adjust ment s ar en ’t avai lable di rectly from the key pad.
25 Displa y Men u F IGURE 18 Display menu Bright ness Adjusting the brightness change s the intensity of the ima ge. • Pres s the left mouse button to darken the im age. • Press the right mouse button to ligh ten the image. Tint The tint adjusts the r ed-gr een color balance in the pr ojected image.
26 Usin g the P r oj ector Color The color s etting adjusts a video image fr om black and white to fully saturated color . • Pres s the left mouse button to decrease the amount of color in the image. • Pres s the right mouse button to increase the amount of color in the image.
27 Audio Men u F IGURE 19 Audio menu Vo l u m e NO TE: Changing the volume fro m the menu is the same as ch anging it using the k eyp ad. • Press the left mouse butto n to decrease the volume. • Press the right mouse button to increase the volume .
28 Usin g the P r oj ector Ima ge Men u F IGURE 20 Image menu Auto I mage NO TE: S ome screen sa vers interfer e with the operation of Auto Image. If you’ re experiencing pro blems , try turning your scr een saver off, then turning Auto Image off and bac k on.
29 Manual T rac king The projector adjusts tracking a utomatically to ma tch the video signal from your com puter . H owever , if the displa y shows evenl y spaced, fu zzy , vertical l ines or if the pr ojected i mage is too w ide or too na rr ow for the screen, try turnin g Auto Ima ge off the n bac k on again.
30 Usin g the P r oj ector Controls Menu F IGURE 21 Controls me nu Video Stan dard NO TE: If you already know the video standard used in your geo graphical area, it’ s often best to manually select it. When V ideo standa r d is set to Auto, the projector attempts to pick the vi deo standar d ( NTSC, NTSC 4.
31 Rear P r oje ction When you turn Rear Pro jecti on on, the projector r everses the image so you can project fr om behind a translucen t screen. High- light Rear Projection, then click either mouse button to turn this featu re on and of f. Default Sou rce Default Source toggles between Computer and V ideo.
32 Usin g the P r oj ector Displa y Star tup Screen This setting to ggles between On an d Of f. When this fe ature is On, the InFocus startup scr een appears when the pro jector starts up and remains until a n active sou rce is detected. The startup screen contains inf ormation on contacting InFocu s.
33 Status Menu This is a read-only windo w for informational purpo ses. T o dis- play the status window , select Show status fr om the menu, then click either mouse button. T o r emove the window , click either mouse butt on. F IGURE 23 Status m enu Lamp hour s used Indicates how many hours the curr ent lamp has been in use.
34 Usin g the P r oj ector Softwa re v ersion Indicates the projector ’s software version. This informat ion is useful when contacting T echnical Support. Cabl eWizar d v ersion Indicates the Ca bleW izard’s sof tware version. This info rmation is useful when contacting T echnical Support.
35 MAINTENANCE & T R OUBL ESHOOTING This section describes how to: • clean the lens • r eplace the pr ojection lamp • r eplace the batteries in the r emote • use the Kensington lo ck fea t.
36 Mainte nance & T ro ublesho oting 4 Pull the lamp door up and r emove it. F IGURE 24 Removing the lamp door CA UT IO N : Ne ver oper ate the pro jector with the lamp door open or remove d. This disrupts the air flow and causes the pr ojector to ove rheat.
37 6 Slide the lamp connector to the right to disconnect it fr om the pro jector (Figure 26). F IGURE 26 Sliding the lamp connector 7 Remove the module (Figur e 27). WA R N I N G : Do not dro p the lamp module or touc h the glass bulb! The glass may shatter an d cause injur y.
38 Mainte nance & T ro ublesho oting 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 scr ews on the outside of the module. 11 Slide the lamp connector to the left to re-a ttach it.
39 Using the K ensington Lock The pr ojector ha s a Kensington Security Standar d connector for use with a Kensington Micr oSaver Security System (Figur e 28). Refer to the info rmation that came with the Kensington System for instructions on how to use it to secure the projecto r .
40 Mainte nance & T ro ublesho oting T roubl eshoo tin g Pr oblem: Nothing on pr ojection scr een • Make sure that the power cor d is pr operly con nected to a fully functional AC electrical outl et. Make sure that the power co rd is also pro perly connected to the pr ojector .
41 • Y ou m ight need to turn e verything of f and power up the equipment again in the pr oper ord er . Refer to your com- puter ’s docume ntation to determine the corr ect or der . • Make sur e your laptop’s external video por t is turned on.
42 Mainte nance & T ro ublesho oting Pr ob lem: Ima g e is out of f ocus • T urn the projection lens to focus the image. • Make sur e the pr ojection scr een is at least 5 feet (1.5 m ) from the pr ojector . • Check the pr ojection lens to see if it needs cleaning.
43 Pr oblem: Project ed colors do n’ t match the co mputer or video pla y er’ s colors • Just as the re are difference s in t he dis play s of d ifferent m o ni- tors, ther e ar e often dif fer ences between the computer image and the pr ojected image.
45 APPENDIX Specific ations The pr ojectors must be operated and stor ed within the tem pera- 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 -ope ratin g -4 to 158 ° F (-20 to 70 ° C) Humid ity Operating and non-oper .
46 Appendix Video Audio In put Input Imped a nce 5K ohm DC couple d Maximum In put V oltage (L IN + R IN ) PEA K < 4.5 V for THD ≤ 0.3% L IN or R IN < 2.
47 Accessor ies NO TE: Use only InFo cus- appr oved acce ssories . Other pr od- ucts have not been tested with the pr ojector . P ow e r Cor ds (one ships with pr ojector , type depend s on count r y) NO TE: Y ou can purchase these items by contacting your dealer or InFocus Catalog Sales at 1-800-660-0024.
48 Appendix NO TE: Y ou can purchase these items by co ntacting your dealer or InFocus Catalog Sales at 1-800-660-0024. Option al Acce ssor ies P ersonal Plus Accessor y Pack, includes: SP-PP-LP4 Delu.
49 P o rtable and Laptop Activation Chart NO TE: Visit our w ebsite at www .infocus.com for the most cur- rent activation char t. It is located in the T ec hnical Librar y in the Ser- vice and Suppor t section.
50 Appendix Austin Ctrl-A lt-comma Ctrl-Alt- comma Aw ard FN-F6 FN-F6 BCC* au tomatic reboot computer Bondwell LCD or CR T options after bootup re bo o t fo r LC D o r CR T options to appear Chapl et*.
51 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 .
52 Appendix Magitr onic FN-F4 FN-F4 Maste rspor t FN-F2 FN-F 1 Micr o Expr ess* au tomatic warm reboot Micron FN-F2 FN-F 2 Micr oslate* automatic warm reboot Mitsub ish i SW2 On-Off- Of f- Off SW2 Off.
53 * These man ufactur ers ha ve models that automati cally sen d video to the extern al CR T por t when some type of displa y device is attached. ** These man ufactur ers off er mor e than on e k ey co mmand depend - ing on th e computer mode l.
54 Appendix Using Video Mi rr oring with a P o werBoo k Comp ute r When you turn video mirr oring (called Si mulScan in newer Pow- erBooks-see below) on, the pr ojector displays the same inform a- tion that appear s on your PowerBook’s built-in scr een.
55 Projected I mage Size NO TE: Use these c har ts and tables to help you determine pr o- jected image siz e s. F IGURE 29 Projected image siz e for LP425z NO TE: Visit our w ebsite at www .infocus .com f or an interactive image s ize calculator . It is located in the T ec hnical Librar y in the Ser- vice and Suppor t section.
56 Appendix F IGURE 30 Projected image size for LP435z T a ble 3: Image Size, W idth and He ight for L P435z -maximum im age si ze Distance to Screen (feet) Diagonal (feet) Width (feet) Height (feet) 4.9 3.6 2.9 2.2 86 . 5 5 . 2 3 . 9 12 9.7 7.8 5. 8 16 12.
57 IND EX A access ori es, orde rin g 47, 48 activa ti on comma nds fo r lapt op comp ut er s 49 adjust ing bass 27 brightn ess 25 colo r 2 6 contr ast 25 tin t 2 5 tre b le 27 volume 23, 27 adjust ing the he ight of th e projec tor 21 altit ude limits 45 assistance.
58 Inde x Contro ls me nu op tions Auto Source Select 31 Ceilin g 30 Default Source 31 Display M essage s 31 Display Startup Screen 32 Plug an d Play 31 Rear Proj ec tion 31 Standby Time 30 Video Stan.
59 L lamp orderi ng 47 replacing 35 turns off unexpe c t edl y 4 3 lamp ho ur counter 33 Language me nu 32 language , select ing for m enus 32 lapt op co mp u ter s activa tion seque nce t o allow sec.
60 Inde x S safety g ui delin e s iii SECAM v ideo 25 , 30 security feat ur e 39 SimulS can, using with PowerB ooks 54 Source button 2 2 specificati ons 45 Standby button 23 Standby Time 30 startup sc.
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