Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PE8700 BenQ
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BenQ PE8700 Video Pr ojector BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 1 BenQ PE8700 Video Pr ojector User’ s Manual Thank you for y our purc hase of this quality BenQ video pr ojector! It has been designed to provide y ou with a home theater viewing experience.
T able of Contents BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 2 T able of Contents BenQ PE8700 Video Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 User’s Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. Overview BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 3 1. Ov er view Fe a t u r e s ■ Superior Picture Quality This single-DMD DLP™ pr ojector pr ovides r eliable pict ure quality with contrast ratio and color unif ormity .
1. Overview BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 4 Location ❚ Fr ont/Upper Side ❚ Rear/Bottom Side 1. Fr ont Lamp Cov er Remov e this cover when r eplacing the lamp. 2. Projection Lens 3. Fr ont IR Sensor 4. V entilation Holes (exhaust) 5. F ocus Ring and Zoom Ring Adjusts the focus and zoom of the projection lens.
1. Overview BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 5 Contr ols and Functions ❚ Contr ol P anel 1. ST ANDBY/ON Press this k ey for ONE second to turn on the unit when it is in the standby mode .
1. Overview BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 6 ❚ Connector P anel 1. Video (RCA Jack) Composite video signal input. 2. S-Video (mini DIN 4-pin) Y/C (S-vid eo) signal inp ut 3. Component (RCA Jacks) 480i Component (Y/C B /C R ) video signal input 4. RGB/ HDTV (BNC) DTV Y/P B /P R or DTV RGB video signal input.
1. Overview BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 7 ❚ Remote Contr ol ON Hold this button down for ONE second to turn the proje ctor on. OFF Press this button to turn the proje ctor off. ANA (A NAMORPHIC ): Expands an image with a 4:3 aspect ration linearly along the horizontal axis to provide full-scr een display with a 16:9 aspect ration.
2. Installation BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 8 2. Installation Remote Contr o l Notes on Batteries ■ Mak e sure that the polariti es are cor rect when installing the batteries. ■ Do not mix an old batter y with a new one , or mix different types of batteries.
2. Installation BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 9 ❚ Adjust the Lens Zoom/Focus Ring ❚ Adjust the Height Adjusts the projected image size y ou need with the zoom ring on the lens . T o focus th e image , rotate the focus ring on the lens. There ar e four scre w adjusters on the bottom of the projector .
2. Installation BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 10 Ceiling Installation Distance: Proje ction distance (the distance between the pr ojection lens and the screen). Height 1: The vertical height of the screen uppper edge Roof: The height of the r oof. Height 2: The height from the base plate to the center of lens (2.
2. Installation BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 11 Floor Installation Distance : Pr ojection distance (the dis tance betw een the pr oj ection lens and the screen.
3. Connecting BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 12 3. Connecting When connecting, mak e sure to: 1. T urn off all equipment b efor e making any connections. 2. Use the correct signal cables for each sour ce. 3. Ensure the cables are firml y inser ted. 4. Connect all audio signals to ex ternal speak ers.
3. Connecting BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 13 ❚ Pr ogr e ssive Component (DTV Y/P B /P R ) ❚ RGBHV (DTV RGB) The BNC input supports two HDTV f ormats: Progr essive component (DTV Y/P B /P R ) and DTV RGB. The projector will detect the resolution automatically .
3. Connecting BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 14 Connecting a Computer The projector onl y suppor ts resolutions up to XGA. If the input signal is greater than XGA, the pr ojector will displa y a warning message .
4. Basic Operation BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 15 4. Basic Operation T urning the P o w er on Zoom/F ocusing ■ The Po wer LED shines orange when po wer is applied and the power switch is in the on position. ■ Press and hold the ON ke y on the remote control or the ST ANDBY/ON ke y on the projector f or ONE second to turn the pr ojector on.
4. Basic Operation BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 16 Selecting an Input Sour ce Selecting an ASPECT Ratio ■ When the projector is turned on, it will sear ch for the input sour ce you l ast selected. ■ Y ou ma y select the input source dir ectly on the rem o te c on tro l .
4. Basic Operation BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 17 Selecting the Video Memor y Setting Menu ■ Press the video memory key on the r emote control to recall the settings directly or use the MEMOR Y k ey on the pr ojector to recall the settings sequentially .
4. Basic Operation BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 18 PIP (Pictur e-In-Pictur e)/POP (Pi ctur e-On-Pictur e) functions T urning the Pr ojector Off ■ Press the PIP button to enable the PIP function.
5. Menus BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 19 5. Menus Using the Menus The projector is equipped with on-screen displa y (OSD) menus for making various adjustments and settings. There ar e eight different men u languages. Refer to “Language setting” on page 22 for more details.
5. Menus BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 20 3. COLOR: Adjusts the color intensity to values between 0 and 60. The higher the value, the more intense the color . 4. SHARPNESS: Adjusts the picture sharpness to values betw een -10 and +10. The higher the value , the sharper the picture.
5. Menus BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 21 ■ D VI-I: Computer signal input PC . Auto sele ct D VI-A (Analog) or D V I-D (Digital)signal. 2. ASPECT : There are fiv e aspect ratios that can be selected .
5. Menus BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 22 ■ THR OUGH : One-to-one mapping is performed without a n y scaling of the image, The im age is displa yed at the center of the screen. 3. PC&HDTV: The following settings ar e only a vailable with a PC or DTV RGB signal: ■ AUT O: Adjusts the phase , frequency and position automatically .
5. Menus BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 23 There ar e five items a vailable: LANGUA GE, MIRR O R, KEYST ONE, SCREEN and P A TTERN. 1. LANGUA GE: There are eight languages that can be selected for the m enus: English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, T radition al Chinese , S implified Chinese and K orean.
6. Additional Inf ormation BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 24 6. Ad ditional Information W arning Messa ge Replace the Lamp ■ It is normal for illum ination from the lamp to dim somewhat when the pr ojector has been used for a period of time. ■ The message "Lamplife is expired ! Please change a new lamp .
6. Additional Inf ormation BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 25 T roub leshooting 11. Put on the front lamp cover . 12. Tighten the screws on front lamp cov er . 13. T urn the power on and go into Envir onmen t menu to reset the "Lamp Timer" item.
6. Additional Inf ormation BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 26 Specifications Optical Characteristics Pr ojection system Single-chip DLP TM system. DMD chip HD2 DMD , 128 0 x 720 pixels. Lens 1.2-times zoom ratio, F/# 2.8, efl 24.2; F/# 3.42, efl 29.6 Fo c u s d i s t a n c e 1.
6. Additional Inf ormation BenQ PE8700 User’ s Manual 27 Dimensions Unit: mm.
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