Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PB8230 BenQ
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We l c o m e PB8230/ PB8220/ PB8120 Digital Pr ojecto r Us e r ’s Ma n u a l.
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Table of Contents iii T able of Cont ents Important Safety Instructions ............. 1 Introduction ........................................................... 4 Projector Features ................................................................ 4 Shipping Contents .
Table of Contents iv Lamp Information ............................................................. 23 Use and Replacement of the Lamp ................................................. 23 Lamp LED Indicators ...........................................
Important Safety Instructions 1 Important Safet y Instructions Caution • T o prev ent shock, do not open the cabinet. No user-serv iceable pa rts inside. • Pl ea se rea d t hi s u ser ’s man ua l b ef ore you operate your projector . Save this user’ s manual for future r eference.
Important Safety Instructions 2 Safety Instructions 1. The lamp become s extremely hot dur- ing op eration. Al low the projector to cool for approximately 45 minutes prior to remov ing the lamp assembly for replacement. 2. Do not oper ate lamps beyond the rated lamp life.
Important Safety Instructions 3 Safet y Instruct ions (Continued) 7. Do not block the ventilation holes. - Do not place this unit on a blank et or other bedding. - Do not cov er this unit w ith a cloth. - Do not place any inflammables near the ventilati on holes.
Introduction 4 Int ro du c ti on Proj e c tor Feat ur es The projector integ rates high -perfor mance optical engine projection and a user-friend ly design to deliv er high reliability and ease of use.
Introduction 5 Shipping Co ntents The projector is shippe d with the neces sar y cables required for standard PC or laptop co m pu te r co n ne c t io n s. C ar e fu l l y u n pa c k a n d ve r if y t ha t yo u h av e a l l th e it e ms s h ow n b el o w.
Introduction 6 Pr ojector Descriptions Front View Left View Back V iew Bottom V iew Speak er V entilation grill Projection lens Projection lens adjuster External c ontrol panel (see next page) Front a.
Introduction 7 Exter nal Cont rol P anel ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ ➏ ➐ ➑ ➒ ➊ Po w e r Press an d ho ld t he Pow e r key to turn the projector on or off. ➋ Au t o A utomatica lly determines the best picture settings for current receiv ed signals.
Introduction 8 Ad ju s te r The pr ojector is equipped with 2 q uick-r e lease adjuster feet. Push the butto ns to adjust its tilt angle. 1. Lift the projector up and press the a djuster button to r elease the adjus ter . 2. The adjuster will dr op into position and be locked.
Introduction 9 R emote Co ntrol Description Pow e r Menu 3 Left/ Keystone - 4 Right/ Keystone + Au t o L-Click/ R -click Zoom in/ out Ret ur n PIP Source PIP P os .
Introduction 10 Re mote control effective range The remote sensors are located on the front and the back of the projector . It can function i n a range of 30 degrees hor izontally an d 30 degree s vertical ly relative to a line that is a r ight angle to the remote sensors.
Installation 11 Ins t al l at i on Screen Siz e Place the projector at th e required distance from the screen according to the desired picture size (see the tab le below).
Installation 12 • PB8120 (SV GA) screen size chart Connecting to V a rious Equipment HDTV descriptio n The project or is capable of disp laying various H ig h Definition TV displa y modes. Some of these sour ces a re: Most of these sourc es will provide an anal og component video output, a standard V GA output, or a YP b P r (default) fo rmat.
Installation 13 Connecting to V arious Equipment It only takes a few seconds to connect y our projector to your desktop or notebook computer , V CR, or other syste ms. Ho wever , a M ac adapter (an optional acc essory) is needed for connection to Macintosh computers.
Operation 14 Operation Start U p 1. Plug the powe r cor d into a wall soc ket. 2. T urn the main power switch on. 3. Pr ess and hold PO WER to start the unit.
Operation 15 Digital K eystone Co rrection K e ystoning refers to the situation where the proje cted ima ge is noticeably wider at either the to p or bottom. T o correct this, press KEYST ONE +/- (h ot key) on the control panel of the pr o jector or on the remote c ontrol , and then adjust the sliding bar labele d K eystone, as needed.
Operation 16 Sour ce Selection When several input sourc es are available, press the SOURCE key to make a selection from the contr ol panel of the projector or the rem ote cont rol. Me n u S y s t e m Press Menu for the main menu, and then press 3 or 4 to select a sub-menu.
Operation 17 1. Display M enu FUNCTION DESCRIPTI ON Ke y s t o n e Corrects any k eystoning of the image. Brig htness Adj usts the brightness of the image. Cont r ast Adjusts the degree of difference between dar k and light in the image. Phase Adj usts to av oid the occurren ce of flicker .
Operation 18 2. Image M enu FUNCTION DESCRIPTI ON Au t o R e s i z e Makes the best fit of the image to the screen, 1. On 2. Off 3. 16:9 This function is available only when the input mode is PC . Ratio U sers hav e 2 options for the image ratio. 1. 4 : 3 2.
Operation 19 3. Source M enu FUNCTION DESCRIP TION Mir ror Source Selects the input source from among PC, V ideo, S-V i deo, and YP b P r, when several sources are available. Vo l u m e Adjusts the volume level. Tr e b l e Adjusts the treble level. Bass Adjusts the bass level.
Operation 20 4. Control Menu FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Language Language sets the language for th e OSD control menus. Us e t h e 3 / 4 key to select the desired language from among English, French, German, I talian, Spanish, K orean, T raditional Chinese and Simplifi ed Chinese.
Operation 21 5. PIP M enu These functions ar e available only when the inpu t mode is PC and the PI P source is V ideo or S-Video. FUNCTION DESCRIPTI ON PIP Sourc e Selects th e source for the PIP . PIP Size Enables use of the 3 / 4 key to sc rol l th rou g h th e fo ur alternatives: Off, Sm all, Medium, Larg e.
Operation 22 Shutdo w n 1. Press and hold PO WER and a warning message w ill ap pear . T o tur n off the projec tor , press POWER again. 2. The fan wil l continue t o run for appro x imately two minutes. 3. T urn the main power switch off. 4. Disconnect the power c ord from the wall socket.
Maintenance 23 M aintenance Lamp Information U se and Replacement of the Lamp Wh en the Lamp Indicat or lights up red or a message appears suggesting the time of lam p replacement, please install a new lamp or consult your dealer . An old lamp could cause a malfunction in the project or and in rare instances may even e x plode.
Maintenance 24 1. T ur n off the projector . D isconnect the power c ord from the outlet and the projector . 2. Lo ose n t he sc rew an d re move th e lamp cov er . If the lamp is hot, avoid burns by waiting 45 minut es until the lamp has co oled. 3. Loosen the 3 screws.
Maintenance 25 Res e t t in g La m p Hou r s If you r eplace the lamp after 2000 hours of o peration, please follow the instructions below within 10 minutes of po wering on. Te m p I n f o r m a t i o n When the LED li ghts u p, it is warni ng you of the follo wing possible problems: 1.
Maintenance 26 Serv ice I nformatio n A ccessories (in cluded in the standard package) Optional Ac cessor ies (not included in the standard package) Ordering P ar ts or Getting Information For pr oduct information, product assist ance, se rvice inform ation, or to order ac cessor ies, please visit the BENQ Corporatio n website at http://www.
Troubleshooting 27 T r oubleshooting Common P roblems & Solutions NO PO WER T ry these solutions: • Mak e sure the pow er cor d is inserted snugged into the A C adapter socket. • Mak e sure the po wer cord is insert ed snugged into the power outlet.
Troubleshooting 28 Status M essages On-Screen M essages Description SEAR CHING P rojecto r is searc hing for input. A CQUIRING SIG N AL Pr ojec tor has i dentified the input signal and is running the auto image ad ju stment func tion. OUT OF R ANGE Input signal frequ ency ex ceeds the pr ojector’ s range.
Specifications 29 Specifications Pr ojector Specifications All specifications are subject to change without notice. General M odel name PB8230 1024X768 XGA PB8220 1024X768 XGA PB8120 800X600 SVGA Optical Display system 1-CHIP DMD Lens F/N umber F/2.6 Lamp 250W UHP lamp Electr ical P ower supply A C100 ~ 240V , 4.
Specifications 30 T iming Chart Supported timing for PC input Supported timing for YP b P r input Res o lu t io n Hor iz on ta l Frequ en cy (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pixel Frequency (MHz) Mo d e 720x400 37.927 85.039 35.500 720x400_85 640x480 31.
Specifications 31 Supported timing for V ideo and S-Video inputs V ideo mode Hor i zo n ta l Frequency (kHz) Ve r t i c a l Frequency (Hz) Pixel F requency (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 3.58 P AL- N 15.
Dimensions 32 Dimensions Un i t: m m 308 238 95.
Warranty 33 W ar rant y Lim ited W arranty BENQ warrants this product a gainst any d e fects in material and workmanship , under normal usage and storage. Exclusion to W ar rant y: Th e lamps are consider ed as consumabl e items and a re warranted for 90 day s or 500 hours, whichever occurs first.
Safety Regulations 34 Safety Regulations FCC Stateme n t CLASS A : This equipm ent genera tes, uses and c an radiate r adio frequency energy , an d if not installed and used in ac cordance with the in struction manual, may cause inte rference to radio communications.
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