Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MP723 BenQ
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We l c o m e MP723 Digital Pr ojector Us e r M a n u a l.
Table of contents 2 Ta b l e o f c o n t e n t s Important safety instructions .. ....................... 3 Introduction . ....................... 7 Projector features .................................. 7 Shipping contents ............................
Important safety inst ructions 3 Important safet y instr uctions Y our projector i s desig ned and tested to mee t the latest sta ndards for safet y of informa tion technolog y equi pment. However , to ensure safe use of this produ ct, it is im port ant that you follow the instructions mentioned in this manual and marked on the pr oduct.
Important safety inst ructions 4 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 7. The lamp becomes extremely hot during op eration. Al low the proj ec tor to co ol fo r a pproxi mat ely 45 minut es prior to remo ving the lamp assembly for replacement. 8. Do not operate lamps beyond the rated lamp li fe.
Important safety inst ructions 5 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 13. Do not place this p rojector in any of the following environments. - Space that is poorly ventilated or confined. Allow at least 50 cm clearance from walls and free flo w of air around the pr ojector .
Important safety inst ructions 6 Safety Instructio ns (Continued) 17. Do not step on the projector or pl ace any objects upon it. Besides probable physical damage to th e projector , doing so may result in ac cidents and possible injur y . 18. Do not place liquid s near or on the projector .
Introducti on 7 Int ro du c t io n Pro je c to r f e at u res The projector integ rates hig h-perfor mance optical engine projection and a user-friend ly des ign to d eliv er h igh rel iabi lity an d ease o f use. The projector offers t he following features.
Introduction 8 Shipping contents The project or is shipped with the cables r equired for c onnection to a PC or v ideo eq ui pm en t. Ca re fu ll y unp a ck an d ve r i fy th at yo u h ave a l l o f t he it em s s how n be l ow. If a ny o f these items are missing, please contact your place of purchase.
Introducti on 9 Proj e cto r ex ter ior v i e w 1. Lamp cov er 2. V ent (heated air exhaust) 3. Lens sliding door 4. Quick-release butt on 5. External control panel (See "Projec tor" on page 10 for details.) 6. F ocus ring a nd Z oom ring 7.
Introduction 10 Contro ls and func ti ons Proj e c tor 1. Focus ring Adj usts the focus of the projected imag e. See "Fine-tuning the image si ze and clarity" on page 32 for deta ils. 2. Zoom ring Adj usts the siz e of the image. See "Fine - tuning the image siz e and clarity" on page 32 for details.
Introducti on 11 Rem ot e c o n t ro l 1. Power T oggles the projector on or off. See "Starting up the pr ojector" on page 26 and " Shutting down the projector" on page 45 for details. 2. ASPECT Selec ts the disp lay aspect r atio.
Introduction 12 13. Indicator light Flashes or lights red when an y key on the remote c ontrol is pressed. 14. MODE Dependi ng upon which in put sig nal is selected, se lects an avail able picture mod e. See "Selecting a pictur e mode" on page 35 for details.
Introducti on 13 R emote co ntrol effective range Infra-Red (IR) remo te control sensors are located on the front and the ba ck of the projec tor . The remot e control must be held at an angle w ithin 30 degrees perpendicular t o the projector's IR remote control sens ors to function cor rectly .
Positioning your project or 14 P ositioning your pr ojector Choosing a location Y our projector is desi gned to be in stalled i n one of four possible installation locations: Y our room lay out or personal preferenc e w ill dictate which installation location y ou select.
Positioning your projector 15 O btaining a preferred pr ojected image size The distance from the project or lens to the sc reen, the zoom se tting , and the video for mat each factors in the projected image size. 4:3 is the nativ e aspect ratio of this projec to r .
Positioning your project or 16 How to deter m in e th e p os it io n of the projector for a giv en screen size 1. Select your scr een size. 2. Re fer to the tabl e and find the clos est match t o your scr een size in the left columns labelled "4:3 scr een diagonal" .
Positioning your projector 17 There is 3% tolerance among these numbers due to optical component variations. BenQ recommends that if you intend to permanently install the projector , you should physic.
Connection 18 Connection When connecting a signa l source to the projector , be sure to: 1. T urn all equipment o ff before m aking any c onnections. 2.
Connection 19 The final connection path should be like that shown in the following diagr am: Many notebooks do not turn on their external video ports when connected to a projector . Usually a key combo l ike FN + F3 or CRT/LCD key turns the e xternal display on/off.
Connection 20 Connecting a monit or If y ou want to view yo ur presentation cl ose-up on a monit or as well as on the scr een, you can connect the D-SUB OUT signal output sock et on the project or to an external monit or with a V GA or V GA to DVI-A cable by following the instru ctions below.
Connection 21 Connecting Video sourc e dev ices This section d escribes how t o connect the project or to V ideo sour ce devices usin g video cables. V ideo cable c onnections are r ecommended f or Vide o presentations.
Connection 22 Connecting a DVI sourc e dev ice The pr ojector pro vides a DVI inpu t socket that allows you to connect it to a D VI sourc e device like a DVD playe r , or a V G A output device lik e a notebook or desktop computer . There ar e three types of DVI connect ors: DVI-A, DV I-D , and DVI-I.
Connection 23 In the unlikely event that you connect the projector to a DVD player via the projector’ s DVI-D input and the projected picture displays wrong colors, please change the color space to YUV. See "Changing Color Sp ace" on page 31 for details.
Connection 24 Connecting an S-V ideo source d e vice Examine y our Video source device t o determine if it has an unused S-V ideo output socket avai lab le: • If so, you can continue with this procedure. • If not, you w ill need to reassess which me thod you can use to connect to the device.
Connection 25 Conn ec ti ng a co mp osi te Video sou rce de v i ce Examine your Video sourc e device to determine if it has a set of unused c omposite V ideo output sockets available: • If so , you can c ontinue with this proc edure. • If not, you will need to reassess which method you can use to connect to the de vice.
Operat ion 26 Operation Star ting up the projecto r 1. Plug the po wer cor d into the project or and into a wall socket. T urn on the wall sock et switch (where fitted). Check that the Po we r i n d ic a t o r on the projector lights orange after power ha s been applied.
Operation 27 Us i n g t h e m e n u s The pr ojector is equip ped with On-Screen Dis play (OSD) me nus for making various adjustments and settings. Below is the overview of the OSD menu. T o use the OSD menus, please set the OSD menu to y our familiar language first.
Operat ion 28 Securing the projecto r U sing a secur ity cable lock The proj ector has to be installed in a safe p lace to pr event st ealing. If not, pur chase a lock, like K ensington lock, to secure the projector . Y ou can locate a K ensington lock slot on the rear side of the projecto r .
Operation 29 Setting a password Once a passwor d has been set and the p ower on lock is activated, the projector cannot be used unless the correct p assword is entered every time the projector is st arted.
Operat ion 30 Entering the password r ecall procedure Press and hold AUTO on the project or or remote control for 3 seconds. The pr oje ctor will display a coded number on the screen. W rite down the number and turn off your projector . S eek help from the local BenQ ser vice cent er to decode the number .
Operation 31 Though the password function is disabled, you need to keep the old password in hand should you ever need to re-ac tivate the p assword function by entering the old password. S w itching input signal The pr ojector can be co nnected to m ultiple devices at the s ame time.
Operat ion 32 A djusting the projected image A djusting the projection angle The projector is equipp ed with 1 quick- release adjuster foot and 1 rear adjuster foot. Thes e adjusters change t he image height and proj ection angle. T o adjust the project or: 1.
Operation 33 Corr ecting keysto ne K eystoning refers to the situation where the proj ected image is notic eably wider at either the top or bott om. It occurs when the projec tor is not perpendicular to the screen.
Operat ion 34 3. Pr ess repeatedly t o magnify the pict ure to a d esired siz e. 4. T o navigate the pictu re, press Mode/e nter to switch to the paning mode and press the dir ec ti ona l a r rows ( , , , ) on th e pro je cto r o r rem ot e con tro l to nav ig ate th e picture.
Operation 35 4. Rea l : The image is projected as its original resolution, and r esized to fit within the displa y area. F or input signals with lower resol utions, the projected image w ill display smaller than if resized to full screen.
Operat ion 36 YPbPr/S-V ideo/Vi deo/HD CP Signal Input 1. Dynamic mode : Is suit able for playing gamebox- based video games in a normal living room lig hting le vel environment. 2. Standard mode (Default) : Is appro priate for viewing colorful movies, video clips fr om digital cameras or DVs.
Operation 37 Adj u st i n g C o l or High light Color in the PICTURE menu and adjust the values by pr essing / on the proj ec tor or re mo te co nt rol. Low er setting pr oduces less saturated col ors; setting to the minimum value mak es the image black and white.
Operat ion 38 3D Color Management In most installatio n situations, color mana gement will not be necessary, s uch as in classroom, meeting room, or lounge room situations where ligh ts remain on, or where building exte rnal w indows allo w daylight into the room.
Operation 39 6. P re ss to high li ght Gain and adjust its values to your pre ference b y pressing / . The contrast lev el of the primary color you select will be affected. E very adjustment made will reflect t o the image immed iately . 7. Repeat st eps 3 to 6 for other color adjustments.
Operat ion 40 7. T o activate the p resentation timer , press and pr ess / to high light On and pr ess Mode/ enter . 8. A co nfirm ation messa ge dis pla ys. H ighli ght Ye s and press Mode/enter on the projector or ENTER on t h e re mo t e c o n tr ol t o co nf i r m .
Operation 41 Hid in g t he im ag e In order t o draw the audience's full att ention to the presenter , you can u se BLANK on the projector or remote control to hide the screen image. The word ' BLANK ' appears in th e corner o f the screen while the image is hidden.
Operat ion 42 U tilizing F A Q function The INFORMATION menu contains possible solutions to problems enc ountered by users regarding imag e quality , installation, special featur e operation and serv ice info rmation. T o get the F AQ info rmation: 1.
Operation 43 Oper at ing in a h ig h altitu de en v ironment W e recommend you use the H igh Altitude Mo de when your en v ironment is between 1500 m –3000 m above sea lev el, and temperature is between 0°C–35°C. Do not use the High Altitude Mode if your al titude is between 0 m and 1500 m and temperature is between 0°C and 35°C.
Operat ion 44 A djusting the sound The sound adjustments made as below will have an effect on the projector speake r . Be sure you have made a correct connec tion to the projector audio in put. See "Connection" on page 18 for how the audio input is connected.
Operation 45 Shutting d own the project or 1. Press Pow e r and a confirmation message will displa y prompting y ou. If you don't respond in a few seconds, the message w ill disappear .
Operat ion 46 Me n u o p e r a t i o n M enu system Please note th at the on-screen di splay (OSD) men us var y acc ording to the signal ty pe selected. Main menu Sub-menu Options 1. DISPLAY Wall Color Off / Light Yellow / Pink / L ight Green / Blue / Blackboard Aspect Ratio 4:3 / 16:9 / Auto / Real Keystone Position Phase H.
Operation 47 Note that the menu items are available when the projector detects at least one valid signa l. If there is no e quipment conne cted to the proje ctor or no si gnal dete cted, limited menu items are acc essible.
Operat ion 48 DISPLAY menu SOURCE menu FUNCTION (default setting/ value) DESCRIPTION W all Color ( Off ) Correct the pr ojected picture’ s color when the pr ojection surface is not white.
Operation 49 PICTURE menu Some picture adjustment s are available only when certain input sources are in use. Unavailable adjustment s are not shown on the screen.
Operat ion 50 SYSTEM SETUP: Basic menu FUNCTION (default setting / value) DESCRIPTION Presentation Timer Reminds t he presenter to finish the pr esentation within a certain time frame. See "Setting the pr esentation timer" on page 39 fo r details.
Operation 51 SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced menu FUNCTION (default sett ing / value) DESCRIPTION Quick Cooling ( On ) Enables or disables the Quick Cooling function. Selecting On enables the function and projector cooling time will be shor tened from a normal 90- second dura tion to approximately 30 seconds .
Operat ion 52 INFORMATION menu This menu shows you the cur rent opera ting st atus of the projec tor . Some picture adjustments are available only when certain input sources are in use. Unavailable adjustment s are not shown on the screen. FUNCTION DESCRIPTION FAQ-Image and Installation Displays possible solutions to problems you ma y encounter .
Maintenance 53 Maint enance Care of the pr ojec tor Y our pr ojector needs litt le maintenanc e. The only thi ng you need t o do on a regu lar basis is to keep the lens clean. Nev er remov e any parts of the pr ojector ex cept the lamp . Contact y our dealer if other parts need replaci ng.
Maintenance 54 Lamp information Getting to kno w the lamp hour Whe n the project or is in operation , the duration (in hours ) of lamp usage is au tomatically calculated by the built-in timer .
Maintenance 55 T iming of replacing th e lamp Whe n th e Lamp indicator lights up red or a message appears suggesting it is time to replac e the lamp , please install a n ew lamp or con sult your d ealer . An old lamp may cause a malfunction in the projector and in some insta nces the lamp may e xplode.
Maintenance 56 R eplacing the lamp • T o reduce the risk of electrical shock, alway s turn the projector off and disconnect the power cord before changing the lamp. • T o reduce the risk of severe burns, allow the pr ojector to cool for at least 45 minutes before replacing the lamp.
Maintenance 57 5. Lift the handle so that it stands up . U se the handle to slo wly pull the lamp out of the projector . • Pulling it too quickly may cause the lamp to break and scatter broken glass in the projector . • Do not place the lamp in locations where water might splash on it, children can reach it, or near flammable ma terials.
Maintenance 58 11. Restart the pr ojector . Do not turn the power on w i th the lamp cover removed. Resetting the lamp timer 12. After the star tup logo, open the On -Screen Display ( OSD) m enu. Go to the SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced > Lamp Settings menu.
Maintenance 59 Ind ic ato rs Light St a tus & Description Power Te m p Lamp Power events Orange Orange Orange The projector has just b een conne cted to a power outlet or the lamp do or is op en. Orange Off Off Stand-by mode. Green Flashing Off Off Po w e r i n g u p .
Troubleshooting 60 T r oubleshooting The projector does not turn on. No pi c t u r e Blurred image Remot e control does not work The password is incorrect Cause Remedy There is no power from the power cable. Plug the power cord into the AC inle t on the projector , and plug the power cord into the power outlet.
Specifications 61 Specifications Pr ojector specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. Optical Re so l u t io n 1024 x 768 X GA Display system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/Number F=2.4 to 2.48, f= 20.7 to 22.8 mm Lamp 280 W lamp Electrical Pow e r s u p p ly A C100–240V , 4.
Specifications 62 Dimensions 274.87 mm (W ) x 131.30 mm (H) x 304.99 mm (D) 274.87 304.99 131.30 48.57 74.30.
Specifications 63 Ti m i n g ch a r t Supported timing for PC (including D VI-D) input Supported timing for Comp onent-YP b P r input Resolution Horizont al Frequency (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Mode 640 x 480 31.469 59.940 25.
Specifications 64 Supported t iming for Video and S-Video inputs Video mode Horizont al Frequency (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Color sub- carrier Frequency (MHz) NTSC 15.73 60 3.58 P AL 15.63 50 4.43 SECAM 15.63 50 4.25 or 4.41 P AL-M 15.73 60 3.
Warranty and Copyright inf ormation 6 5 W ar r anty and Copyr ig ht information Limited warrant y BenQ warrants this product against any defects in mat erial and workmanship, und er normal usage and st orage. Proof of p urcha se d ate wi ll b e req ui red w i th a ny war r ant y c lai m.
Regulation state ments 66 R egulation statements FCC statement CLASS B : Thi s equipment generat es, uses and can radiate radio freq uency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the i nstruc tions, may cause harm ful interference to radio communication s.
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