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MP515 ST/MP525 ST
Digital Projector
User Manual

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Page 1: ...Welcome MP515 ST MP525 ST Digital Projector User Manual...

Page 2: ...ted image 24 Using the menus 26 Securing the projector 27 Switching input signal 30 Magnifying and searching for details 31 Selecting the aspect ratio 31 Optimizing the image 33 Setting the presentati...

Page 3: ...beam may damage your eyes 3 Refer servicing to qualified service personnel 4 Always open the lens shutter or remove the lens cap when the projector lamp is on 5 In some countries the line voltage is...

Page 4: ...ow the projector to cool for approximately 45 minutes prior to removing the lamp assembly for replacement 9 Never replace the lamp assembly or any electronic components unless the projector is unplugg...

Page 5: ...r any other item Do not place inflammables near the projector If the ventilation holes are seriously obstructed overheating inside the projector may result in a fire 15 Do not place this projector in...

Page 6: ...Do not step on the projector or place any objects upon it Besides probable physical damage to the projector doing so may result in accidents and possible injury 18 Do not place liquids near or on the...

Page 7: ...e key auto adjustment to display the best picture quality Digital keystone correction to correct distorted images Adjustable color balance control for data video display High brightness projection lam...

Page 8: ...ill be suitable for your region and may differ from those illustrated The warranty card is only supplied in some specific regions Please consult your dealer for detailed information Pull the tab befor...

Page 9: ...ront IR remote sensor 8 Auto blank sensor 9 Projection lens 10 AC power cord inlet 11 Kensington anti theft lock slot 12 Rear adjuster foot 13 Ceiling mount holes 14 Lamp cover 15 RS232 control port 1...

Page 10: ...to hide the screen picture Hiding the image on page 38 8 TEMPerature warning light Lights up red if the projector s temperature becomes too high Indicators on page 57 9 LAMP indicator light Indicates...

Page 11: ...due to an improper attachment through the use of the wrong gauge or length screws You can purchase a BenQ projector ceiling mount kit from the place you purchased your BenQ projector BenQ recommends...

Page 12: ...ngs Using the menus on page 26 8 Keystone Arrow keys Up Down Manually corrects distorted images resulting from an angled projection Correcting keystone on page 25 9 AUTO Automatically determines the b...

Page 13: ...te the positive polarity should face outward 3 Push the holder into the remote control Avoid excessive heat and humidity There may be battery damage if the battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only...

Page 14: ...on with the projector suspended upside down from the ceiling in front of the screen Purchase the BenQ Projector Ceiling Mount Kit from your dealer to mount your projector on the ceiling Set Front Ceil...

Page 15: ...ng mounted this refers to the top edge of the projected image If the projector is positioned further away from the screen the projected image size increases and the vertical offset also increases prop...

Page 16: ...heck that your measured distance is between the min and max distances listed on either side of the average distance value 3 Using this value look across that row to the left to find the corresponding...

Page 17: ...you determine the exact mounting position so that it best suits your installation location Screen size Distance from screen mm Vertical offset mm Diagonal W mm H mm Min length Average Max length Inch...

Page 18: ...the connections shown below some cables may not be included with the projector see Shipping contents on page 8 They are commercially available from electronics stores For detailed connection methods s...

Page 19: ...ake a suitable audio cable and connect one end of the cable to the audio output jack of the computer and the other end to the AUDIO L R jack of the projector Once connected the audio can be controlled...

Page 20: ...e expected in home theater or home cinema applications Any stereo audio input if provided is mixed into a common mono audio output through the projector speaker s If you have a separate sound system y...

Page 21: ...e 1 Take a Component Video to VGA D Sub adapter cable and connect the end with 3 RCA type connectors to the Component Video output jacks of the Video source device Match the color of the plugs to the...

Page 22: ...to the S VIDEO VIDEO jack on the projector 3 If you wish to make use of the projector mixed mono speaker s in your presentations take a suitable audio cable and connect one end of the cable to the aud...

Page 23: ...n Tone will be heard The POWER indicator light flashes green and stays green when the projector is on The start up procedure takes about 30 seconds In the later stage of start up a start up logo is pr...

Page 24: ...ned where you want it release the quick release button to lock the foot in position 2 Screw the rear adjuster foot to fine tune the horizontal angle To retract the foot hold up the projector while pre...

Page 25: ...isplay the Keystone correction page Press to correct keystoning at the top of the image Press to correct keystoning at the bottom of the image Using the OSD menu 1 Press Menu Exit and then press until...

Page 26: ...nu Current input signal Main menu icon Main menu Sub menu Highlight Press Menu Exit to the previous page or to exit Status DISPLAY Wall Color Aspect Ratio Keystone Position Phase H Size Digital Zoom O...

Page 27: ...manual in a safe place for later recall Setting a password Once a password has been set and the power on lock is activated the projector cannot be used unless the correct password is entered every tim...

Page 28: ...ase documentation to verify that you are an authorized user of the projector Changing the password 1 Open the OSD menu and go to the SYSTEM SETUP Advanced Security Settings Change Password menu 2 Pres...

Page 29: ...u returns to the Security Settings page with Off shown in the row of Power On Lock You will not have to enter the password next time when turning on the projector ii If the password is incorrect the p...

Page 30: ...age will change accordingly when you switch between different input signals Data graphic PC presentations using mostly static images are generally brighter than Video using mostly moving images movies...

Page 31: ...the picture to a desired size 4 To navigate the picture press Mode Enter to switch to the paning mode and press the directional arrows on the projector or remote control to navigate the picture 5 To r...

Page 32: ...itors standard definition TV and 4 3 aspect DVD movies as it displays them without aspect alteration 2 Real The image is projected as its original resolution and resized to fit within the display area...

Page 33: ...projector or remote control repeatedly until your desired mode is selected Go to the PICTURE Picture Mode menu and press to select a desired mode The picture modes are listed below 1 Dynamic mode Maxi...

Page 34: ...details 7 When all settings have been done highlight Save Settings and press Mode Enter to store the settings 8 The confirmation message Setting Saved displays Fine tuning the image quality in user mo...

Page 35: ...2 T2 Makes images appear bluish white 3 T3 Maintains normal colorings for white 4 T4 Makes images appear reddish white About color temperatures There are many different shades that are considered to b...

Page 36: ...on to the right for how the colors relate to each other For example if you select Red and set its range at 0 only pure red in the projected picture will be selected Increasing its range will include r...

Page 37: ...Sound Reminder and decide if you want to activate sound reminder by pressing If you select On a double beep sound will be heard at the last 30 seconds of counting down up and a triple beep sound will...

Page 38: ...till be heard You can set the blank time in the SYSTEM SETUP Basic Blank Timer menu to let the projector return the image automatically after a period of time when there is no action taken on the blan...

Page 39: ...u will still hear the audio even though the image is frozen onscreen Utilizing FAQ function The INFORMATION menu contains possible solutions to problems regarding image quality installation special fe...

Page 40: ...ed to protect your projector from over heating In cases like this you should switch to High Altitude mode to solve these symptoms However this is not to state that this projector can operate under any...

Page 41: ...e and press to select Off The only way to change Power On Off Ring Tone is setting On or Off here Setting the sound mute or changing the sound level will not affect the Power On Off Ring Tone Personal...

Page 42: ...ctivate the Quick cooling function See Quick Cooling on page 48 for details 3 Once the cooling process finishes a Power Off Ring Tone will be heard The POWER indicator light is a steady orange and fan...

Page 43: ...Presentation sRGB Cinema User 1 User 2 Reference Mode Dynamic Presentation sRGB Cinema Brightness Contrast Color Tint Sharpness Brilliant Color On Off Color Temperature T1 T2 T3 T4 3D Color Management...

Page 44: ...30 min Blank Timer Disable 5 min 10 min 15 min 20 min 25 min 30 min Panel Key Lock On Off Sleep Timer Disable 30 min 1 hr 2 hr 3 hr 4 hr 8 hr 12 hr Splash Screen Black Blue BenQ Auto Blank On Off 5 S...

Page 45: ...gnal detected limited menu items are accessible Main menu Sub menu Options 5 SYSTEM SETUP Advanced Closed Caption Closed Caption Enable On Off Caption Version CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 Reset All Settings 6 INFO...

Page 46: ...duce image distortion This function is only available when a PC signal analog RGB is selected H Size Adjusts the horizontal width of the image This function is only available when a PC signal analog R...

Page 47: ...o signal is selected and the system format is NTSC or PAL Brilliant Color See Adjusting Brilliant Color on page 35 for details Color Temperature There are four color temperature settings available See...

Page 48: ...the image on page 38 for details Panel Key Lock Disables or enables all panel key functions except Power on the projector and keys on the remote control See Locking control keys on page 40 for detail...

Page 49: ...ter the current password before changing to a new one See Utilizing the password function on page 27 for details Power On Lock See Utilizing the password function on page 27 for details Baud Rate Sele...

Page 50: ...e factory preset values The following settings will still remain Position Phase H Size User 1 User 2 Color Space Conversion Language Projector Position High Altitude Mode Security Settings and Baud Ra...

Page 51: ...aterial Cleaning the projector case Before you clean the case turn the projector off using the proper shutdown procedure as described in Shutting down the projector on page 42 and unplug the power cor...

Page 52: ...consumable item that normally can last up to 2000 3000 hours with proper usage To keep the lamp life as long as possible you can do the following settings via the OSD menu Setting Lamp Mode as Economi...

Page 53: ...hour on page 52 you may continue to operate the projector until the 2950 hour lamp warning appears The lamp has been in operation equivalent to 2950 hours A new lamp should be fitted to avoid the inc...

Page 54: ...this lamp in a proper manner To assure optimal performance from the projector it is recommended that you purchase a qualified projector lamp for lamp replacement If lamp replacement is performed whil...

Page 55: ...he 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 nea...

Page 56: ...ant to reset the lamp timer Highlight Reset and press Mode Enter The lamp time will be reset to 0 Do not reset if the lamp is not new or replaced as this could cause damage 10 Tighten the screw that s...

Page 57: ...ur dealer for assistance Lamp events Orange Flashing Off Red The projector has shut down automatically If you try to re start the projector it will shut down again Please contact your dealer for assis...

Page 58: ...l device Check the connection The input signal has not been correctly selected Select the correct input signal with the SOURCE key on the projector or remote control The lens cover is still closed Ope...

Page 59: ...rminals Speaker Stereo 5 watt x 2 Control RS 232 serial control 9 pin x 1 IR receiver x 1 Input terminals Computer input RGB input D Sub 15 pin female x 1 Video signal input S VIDEO Mini DIN 4 pin por...

Page 60: ...x 114 mm H x 236 mm D Ceiling mount installation 255 236 114 60 23 65 55 67 00 189 00 100 00 116 00 82 50 50 00 36 69 119 00 PUSH 69 41 111 41 107 28 218 69 84 00 61 00 127 12 255 25 82 50 Ceiling mo...

Page 61: ...5 029 60 023 78 750 XGA_85 84 997 68 667 94 500 1024 x 576 Netbook 1 60 000 35 820 46 996 1024 x 600 Netbook 2 64 995 41 467 51 419 1280 x 800 WXGA_60 59 810 49 702 83 500 WXGA_75 74 934 62 795 106 50...

Page 62: ...50 XGA_85 84 997 68 667 94 500 1280 x 800 WXGA_60 59 810 49 702 83 500 WXGA_75 74 934 62 795 106 500 WXGA_85 84 880 71 554 122 500 1280 x 1024 SXGA_60 60 020 63 981 108 000 SXGA_75 75 025 79 976 135 0...

Page 63: ...59 94 480p 525p 60Hz 31 47 59 94 576i 625i 50Hz 15 63 50 00 576p 625p 50Hz 31 25 50 00 720p 750p 60Hz 45 00 60 00 720p 750p 50Hz 37 50 50 00 1080i 1125i 60Hz 33 75 60 00 1080i 1125i 50Hz 28 13 50 00 1...

Page 64: ...ty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from country to country For other information please visit www BenQ com Copyright Copyright 2009 by BenQ Corporation All rig...

Page 65: ...hich the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help EEC statement This machine was tested against the 89 336 EEC European Economic Community for EMC Electr...

Page 66: ...ude user selectable color controls such as color temperature selections Monitor 5800K 6500K and 9300K Projector 5500K 6500K 7500K and 9300K with a wide range of contrast levels BenQ s multimedia monit...

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