Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit MP-350m du fabricant BOXLIGHT
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BOXLIGHT MP-350m USERS GUIDE Free phone within these areas: United Kingdom: 0800-762-575 Germany: 0800-180-8381 France: 0800-9132-88 USA and Canada: 800-762-5757 Direct Phone : USA: (360) 779-7901 Europe: +44 (0) 1732-840-404 19332 Powder Hill Place Poulsbo, W A 98370-7407 USA w w w .
FCC W arning This eq uipment has been tested and fou nd to co mply w ith the limits fo r a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of t he FCC Rules. These limits are des igned to provi de r ea s onable pr o tec tion against harmful interfer ence when the equipment is operated in a commer cial envir onment.
Declarat ion of Conf ormity Manufa cturer: Boxl ight Corpo ration 19332 Powd er Hill Pl ac e , Pou lsb o , W ashin gt on , US A W e decla re under ou r sole responsib i lity that the M P-3 50m project.
i T AB LE OF CONTENTS Safety Instruc tions iii Introd uction 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 1 Unpacking the Projecto r 1 Usage Guidelines 3 If Y ou N eed As sis ta nce 4 Warranty 4 Setting up th.
ii T able of Conten ts Maintenance & Troubles ho oting 35 Cleaning the Lens 35 Cleaning the Fan In take Filter 35 Replacing the Projection Lamp 37 Replacing the Batteries in the Remote Control 39 .
iii SAFETY INSTRU CTIONS Please read a nd follow all safety instructions pr ovided BEFORE using your new projector . Fa ilure to comply with sa fety instruc- tions may r esult in fire, electrical shock, or personal injury and may damage or im pair protection provided by equipment.
iv Safe ty Instruct ions • Caut ion: For ceiling mount insta llations, please us e the ceilin g mount recomm ended in this User ’s Guide and follow all instructions pr ovided with it. Safety S ymbols: Atte ntion: For information about usage of a f eature, please refer to the User ’s Guide.
1 INTR ODUCTION The Boxlight MP-350m™ lightweight multimedia projector com- bines powerful and sophisticated features with easy-to-use, intui- tive contr ols. Buil t-in multimedia feature s incl ude audio, a palette of 16.7 million colors a nd active matrix liquid crystal dis- play (LCD) technology .
2 Intr oducti on NO TE : The contents of your shipping box may vary depend ing on the conf iguration you’ve ordered. F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents 1. MP-3 50 m p r ojec to r a nd l ens cap 7. VESA cab le 2. Soft car r y case 8. VESA audio cable 3.
3 F IGURE 2 Proje ctor Usag e Guideli nes • Do not loo k di rectl y int o the p roje ction lens wh en the projec tor is turned on. The bright li ght may harm your eyes. NO TE : W e recommend that you w a it 30 seconds before po w er ing up the pr ojector af ter shutting it down.
4 Intr oducti on If Y ou Need Ass istance The first place to look for help is in this ma nual. Be sure to che ck the guidelines in “ T roubleshoot ing” on page 40. If this manual do esn’t answer your question, call Boxlight at 1-800-762-57 57 . W arran ty This pr oduct is backed by a limited two-year warranty .
5 SETTING U P THE PR OJECTOR 1 Place the pr ojector on a flat surface. • The pr ojector must be wi thin 10 feet (3 m) of your power source an d within 8 feet (2.4 m) of your computer . NO TE : An optional extension cable, sold separa tely, lets you increase the distance betw een the pro jector and your computer to 68 feet (21 m).
6 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Connecti ng the Cabl ePro™ III to the Pro jector CA U TI ON: Tu r n o f f t h e computer , monitor and projector whenever you connect or disconnect cables .
7 Preparing to Co nnect Y our Eq uipm ent to the Projec tor NO TE : Befor e you continue , mak e sure the projector and your equipment are turned off. If you’ re connecting a comp uter , mak e sur e the distance betw een it and the pro jector is 10 feet or less .
8 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Connecting a Laptop Com puter NO TE: Many laptop computers do not automatically turn on their external video por t when a secondar y display device such as a pro jector is connected. Ref er to your computer manual for the command that activates the external video por t.
9 F IGURE 7 Connecting the CablePro audio and mous e cables to a laptop computer If y our comp uter has a US B connec tor and is running Wi ndo ws 98, use th e USB ca ble NO TE : The USB mouse is sup- por ted for use with Windows 98 only. 1 Plug the end of the Ca blePro mouse cable into the mouse co nnecto r on your c o mpute r .
10 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Connecti ng a De sktop Co mputer 1 Locate the cable that connects your monito r to your computer . Unplug it fr om the computer .
11 Do y ou wa nt to con trol your computer ’ s mouse fr om th e pro jector’ s re mote or k eypad ? If y our computer has a PS/2 connector , u se the PS/2 cab le 1 Unplug the mouse cable fr om your computer . NO TE : The US B mouse is sup- por ted for use with Windows 98 only.
12 Setti ng up the Pr ojector Conne cting a Co mpute r Usin g a V ESA cable The supplied VESA cable connects to the High Density 15-pin connector (HD 15) o n the projector . This input is desi gnated Computer 2. 1 Plug one end of the VESA cable into the video co nnector on your computer .
13 Connec ting a Video Pla y er 1 If your video player uses a round, one-pr ong composite video connector, you’ll need only the A/V cable that shipped with the proje ctor. • If your video player uses a round, four -prong S-video c on- nector , you’ll need an S-video cable in addition to the A/V cable.
14 Setti ng up the Pr ojector 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 l eft “audio o ut” port on your video player .
15 Connecting a n External Speaker T o connect one or two external speakers, plug the speaker cable into the (audio out) connector on the pr ojector . F IGURE 13 Connecting an external speaker P o wer ing up the Pr ojector and Adjusti ng the Imag e NO TE : Alw ays use the pow er cord that shipped with the pro jector .
16 Setti ng up the Pr ojector • If you don’t wa nt to hear t he sound from your vi deo player , press the mute button . 5 If you connected any external speakers, turn them on. 6 If you connected your monitor , turn it on. 7 T u rn on your comp uter .
17 USIN G TH E PROJEC TOR This section describes how to use an d make adjustments to the proj ector . It also provides a refer ence to the keypad and remote buttons and the opti ons available from the on-screen menus. Basic Ima ge Adju stment 1 Make sur e you have power ed up your equipment in the right orde r (page 15).
18 Using the Pro jector F IGURE 14 Remote co ntrol NO TE: T o control the computer’ s mouse fr om the pr ojector’ s remote or k e ypad, yo u must connect the mouse cable to the CablePr o. See page 7 for details . Press anywher e on the edge of the disk mouse to move the cursor on the scree n.
19 Adjusting the P rojector 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.
20 Using the Pro jector T o raise the pr ojector: 1 Press and h old the elevator button (Figure 15). 2 Raise the pr ojector to the height you want, th en release the button to lock the elevator foo t into positio n. 3 If necessary , use the leveling knob (Figure 16) to adjust the angle of the pr ojected image.
21 Using the Remote and K eypad Butto ns Thi s sec tio n provi des a n al phab eti cal re ferenc e to the remot e and keypad buttons . F IGURE 18 Keypad F IGURE 19 Remote powe r LE D lamp LED stand by.
22 Using the Pro jector Brig htne s s + or - Adjusting the brightness lightens or darkens the image. • T o darken the image, press - . • T o l ighten the image, press + . Compute r When you have mor e than one sour ce (computer and video) con- nected to the pr ojector , select between them by pr essing the but- ton for the source you want.
23 Po w e r The Power button tu rns th e projector on and off. When you plug the pro jector in, the fan r uns on low speed and the Pow er LED lights after the pr ojector has initialized. When the Power LED is lit, you can press the Power button to turn th e lamp on.
24 Using the Pro jector Using the On-Scr een Menus The projector has six drop-d ow n menus th at all ow you to ma ke image ad justments an d change a variety of settings. Mo st of these adjustments aren’t available dir ectly from the keypad or re mote.
25 Displa y Menu Fu nctions F IGURE 21 Display menu Bright ness Adjusting the brightness chang es the intens ity o f the image. • Press the left mouse button to darken the image. • Press the right mouse button to lighten the image. Tint The tint adjusts the r ed-green co lor balance in the pr ojected imag e.
26 Using the Pro jector Color The color setting adjusts a video ima ge from black and white to fully saturated color . • Press the left m ouse but ton to decrease the amoun t of color in the image. • Press the right mouse button to increase the am ount of co lor in the image.
27 Audio Men u Func tio ns F IGURE 22 Audio menu Vo l u m e NO TE : Changing the volume from the menu is th e same as chan ging it using the ke ypad or remote . • Press the left m ouse but ton to decrease the volume . • Press the right mouse button to incr ease the volume.
28 Using the Pro jector Balance The balance setting contr ols the balance between the left and right external speakers. It appears gray and w on’t highlight if you haven’t con nected external speakers. Balan ce applies to al l sources you ha ve connected.
29 Image Me nu Fun ction s F IGURE 23 Image menu Auto I mage NO TE : Some scr een savers inter- fere with the oper ation of Auto Image. If you’ re experien cing prob- lems , tr y turning your screen saver off, then turning Auto Image off and bac k on.
30 Using the Pro jector NO TE: The Manual Sync , Manual T racking , Horiz. Position and Ve r t . P o s i t i o n buttons are available only for computer source s . The pr ojector sets these options automatically for a video source . Manual T ra cking The tracking function adjusts the pr ojector to m atch the video signal from your com puter .
31 Controls Menu Functions F IGURE 24 Controls m enu Video S tandard NO TE : If you already know the video standard used in your ge o- graphical are a, it’ s often best to manually select it. When Auto is on, the pr ojector attempts to pick the video stan- dard (NTSC, NTSC 4.
32 Using the Pro jector Defa ult So urce Default Source to ggles betw een Computer and V ideo. This deter- mines which source th e projector ch ecks first for active video during power-up. Click the button to toggle between the opt ion s. Auto Sou rce Select This setting toggles between On and O ff.
33 Language menu F IGURE 25 Language menu Y ou can display the on-screen menus in English, French, German, and Spanish . The default is English. • Move the cursor to the lang uage you want , then click the either mouse button. The me nus redraw immediately .
34 Using the Pro jector Lamp hour s used Indicates how many hours the curr ent lamp has been in use. The counter starts at zero hours and counts each hour the lamp is in use. When the counter reaches 3000 h ours, the la mp monito r light turns on. For optimum r esults, the lamp should be r eplaced at this time.
35 MAINTENANCE & T ROUBLESHOOTING This section describes how to: • clean the lens • clean the fan int ake filter • replace th e projection lamp • replace th e batteries in the remo te cont.
36 Mainte nance & T roubles hooting F IGURE 27 Removing the lamp and filter doors 3 Using a screw driver or your hand, push the tab on the filter door for ward and lift the do or out. 4 Clean the filter . • Use a vacuum cleaner set on low power to remove the dust and dirt.
37 Repla cing the Pr ojection Lam p W ARNIN G: T o avoid burns , allow the pr ojector to cool f or at least 30 minutes before you open the lamp module door . Never extract the lamp module while the lamp is oper ating. The lamp hour counter on the status bar at the top of the menus counts the number of hours the lamp has been in use.
38 Mainte nance & T roubles hooting CA U TIO N: Never op erate the pr ojecto r with the lamp c o ver open or remove d. This dis rupts the air flow and causes the pr ojector to overheat. 5 Loosen the two non-rem ovable screws on the outside of the module (Figure 30).
39 Replacing the Batteries in the Remote Contr ol The life of the batteries depends o n how often and how long you use the rem ote. Symptoms of low battery cha rge include erratic respon ses when using the remote a nd a reduced ran ge of opera- tion. Follow these steps to r eplace the batteries: 1 T u rn the r emote face down in your hand.
40 Mainte nance & T roubles hooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g If you’re exper iencing trouble with the pr ojector , follow these steps to make sure ever ything is properly conn ected before you call T echnical Support for assistance. 1 Check cable connections.
41 Solut ions to Commo n P rob lems Problem: Not hing on projectio n screen • Make sure that the power cord is properly connected to a func- tional AC electrical outlet. Make sur e that the power cor d is also pro perly connected to the proj ector .
42 Mainte nance & T roubles hooting Pro blem: Onl y the start-up scr een displa ys • V erify that the cables ar e connected corre ctly . Check to see that the CablePro computer cable is corr ectly connected to the mon- itor connector on the co mputer (this is the connector where your monitor cable usually goes.
43 Problem: Image i s too wide or narrow for sc reen • Y ou might need to manually adjust the tracking to red uce or enlar ge the proj ected image. Refer to “Manual T racking” on page 30. • Adjust the r esolution of your monitor if it’s gr eater than 1280x102 4.
44 Mainte nance & T roubles hooting Pro blem: Ima ge is “noi sy” or stre aked T r y these steps in this or der . 1 Deactivate the screen saver on your computer . 2 Tu r n Au to Image off and then ba ck on again. See “Auto Image” o n page 29.
45 Before calling Boxlight for assistance, please ha ve the f ol lowing informatio n avai lable: • the pr ojector ’s serial number (located on the bottom label) • the resolution of your computer .
47 APPENDIX Specific ations The pr ojector must be opera ted and stored w ithin the tempera- ture an d humidity ranges specified. Te m p e r a t u r e Operating 10 C t o 4 0 ° C Non -opera ting -20 to 70 ° C Humid ity Operating and non-oper . 5% to 95% r elative humidity , non-condensin g Dimensions 5.
48 Appendix Video Audio Input Input Imped ance 5K ohm DC couple d Maximum In put V oltage (L IN + R IN ) PEA K < 4.5 V for TH D ≤ 0. 3% L IN or R IN < 2.
49 Accessor ies NO TE : Use only Boxlight- appr oved accesso r ies . Other pro d- ucts have not been tested with the project or. P o wer Co rds (one ships with pr ojecto r , type d epends on cou ntr y.
50 Appendix Option al Ac cesso r ies Easy Carry Case Soft Case Hard T ra vel Cas e Delux e T rav el Case A T A Ship ping Cas e Cabl ePro Lite , 6.5 f t (2 m) Mac Adapter Cable Pro Extension Cable , n o n- plenum r ated, 60.7 ft (1 8.5 m) Cabl ePro Exten sion Cabl e, plenum -rated , 60.
51 P or table and Laptop Activa tion Ch art NO TE : Of ten, pr essin g t he k ey commands once activates the external video por t, pressing it again activates both the external and internal por ts , and pressing it a third time activates the internal por t.
52 Appendix Compaq* ** Ctrl-Alt- < Ctrl-Alt-> FN-F4 FN-F4 automatic automatic mode/? (for set up option) mode/? (for set up option) Compuadd* ** automatic automatic Alt-F for scr een setup optio.
53 IBM ThinkPad** reb oot, enter setup menu FN -F2 FN-F7, selec t choice fr o m setup men u FN-F1, select ch oice FN-F5, select ch oice PS/2 SC se lect choice (CR T , LCD , etc.
54 Appendix * These man ufactur ers ha ve mo dels that automaticall y send video to the extern al CR T port when some type of di spla y device is attached. ** These man ufacturer s offer mor e than o ne ke y command depend- ing on th e computer model.
55 Using Video M irr oring wi th a P ow erBook Comp uter When you turn video mirr oring on (called SimulScan in new er PowerBooks-see below), the pro jector displays the same informa- tion that appears on your PowerBook’s built-in screen. When video mirr oring is off, the projector acts like a separate display .
56 Appendix Pr ojected Ima ge Siz e Use the chart below and th e tables on the next page to help you determine pr ojected image sizes. F IGURE 32 Projected image siz e.
57 T able 1 : Image Size, W idth and Height for Lens at Maximu m Imag e Size Distance to Scre en (feet) Diagonal (i nche s) Widt h (i nche s) Height (inches) 43 1 2 5 1 9 10 77 62 46 15 115 92 69 20 1.
59 IND EX A access ori es, ord erin g 49, 50 activa ti on comm a nds fo r lap t op c o m - puters 51 adjust ing balance 28 bass 27 brightn ess 22, 25 colo r 2 6 contr ast 25 fade 28 tin t 2 6 tre b le 27 volume 23, 27 adjust ing the he ight of the proj ector 19 altit ude limits 47 assistance.
60 Inde x color temperature 26 colo r, adj u st in g 26 colo rs don’t ma tch mo nitor c olors 44 not displ a ye d 41 com patibil ity IBM-co mp a t i b le 1 Macintos h 1 compos ite video c able conne.
61 I IBM-co mp a ti ble computers com p at ib il ity 1 connecting 8– 11 icons on CableP ro 6 on the proje ctor 3, 7 image adjustin g 1 5, 17 cente rin g 17 , 30 colors d on ’t match co mp ut er .
62 Inde x N NTSC video 31 O on-scree n me n u s Audio menu 27 changing language of 33 Controls menu 31 Display men u 25 displaying 24 Image m enu 2 9 making changes to menu function s 24 removing f ro.
LIMITED W ARRANTY Boxligh t Corpo ration (“Bo xlight” ) wa rrants tha t eac h MP -350 m (“the Produc t”) so ld hereunde r wi ll c onform to and fu n c- tion in acc ordanc e wit h th e wr itten sp e c ifi cation s of Boxl ig h t .
Part Numbe r 01 0-01 97-00.
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Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté BOXLIGHT MP-350m c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du BOXLIGHT MP-350m - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation BOXLIGHT MP-350m, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le BOXLIGHT MP-350m va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
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