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Maintenance & Troubleshooting

Cleaning the Lens

Cleaning the Fan Intake Filter

Replacing the Projection Lamp

Replacing the Batteries in the Remote Control

Using the Kensington Lock

Troubleshooting 40
Solutions to Common Problems

Appendix 47

Specifications 47
Accessories 49
Portable and Laptop Activation Chart

Using Video Mirroring with a PowerBook Computer

Projected Image Size

Index 59

Summary of Contents for MP-350m

Page 1: ...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 Pou...

Page 2: ...uipment Regulations Cet appareil numerique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada Safety Certifications UL CUL T V EN 55022 Warning This product...

Page 3: ...ended by 93 68 EEC Safety EN 60950 1992 A1 A2 A3 1995 January 1999 Trademarks Apple Macintosh and PowerBook are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc IBM and PS 2 are trademarks or...

Page 4: ...r 8 Connecting a Desktop Computer 10 Connecting a Computer Using a VESA cable 12 Connecting a Video Player 13 Connecting an External Speaker 15 Powering up the Projector and Adjusting the Image 15 Tur...

Page 5: ...ing the Projection Lamp 37 Replacing the Batteries in the Remote Control 39 Using the Kensington Lock 39 Troubleshooting 40 Solutions to Common Problems 41 Appendix 47 Specifications 47 Accessories 49...

Page 6: ...ation openings Warning To replace the lamp turn the power off and unplug the power cord To avoid burns wait 30 minutes before opening the lamp door Follow all instructions provided in this User s Guid...

Page 7: ...llow all instructions provided with it Safety Symbols Attention For information about usage of a feature please refer to the User s Guide Warning Hot surface Do not touch An arrow pointing to the lamp...

Page 8: ...1024 are compressed to 1024x768 The projector cannot compress screen resolutions above 1280x1024 If your computer s screen resolution is higher than 1280x1024 reset it to a lower resolution before you...

Page 9: ...box contents 1 MP 350m projector and lens cap 7 VESA cable 2 Soft carry case 8 VESA audio cable 3 MP 350m documentation User s Guide Quick Start card 9 CablePro III 4 power cord 10 CablePro USB mouse...

Page 10: ...rn off Handle the projector as you would any product with glass components Be especially careful not to drop it Avoid leaving the projector in direct sunlight or extreme cold for extended periods of t...

Page 11: ...in this manual Be sure to check the guidelines in Troubleshooting on page 40 If this manual doesn t answer your question call Boxlight at 1 800 762 5757 Warranty This product is backed by a limited t...

Page 12: ...projector on the ceiling refer to the Ceiling Mount Installation Guide that comes with the Ceiling Mount Kit for more information To turn the image upside down see Ceiling Projection on page 31 The Ce...

Page 13: ...has an LED that lights solid green when the projec tor is on and CablePro is functioning properly A slowly blinking LED indicates CablePro is waiting to initialize with the projector a rapidly blinkin...

Page 14: ...below NOTE In some older computers the monitor connector does not have a hole for Pin 9 If you have trouble connecting the CablePro cable to your computer contact Boxlight Technical Support FIGURE 5...

Page 15: ...don t want audio or mouse control you can use a simplified cable called CablePro Lite ordered separately See Optional Accessories on page 50 1 Plug either end of the CablePro audio cable into the aud...

Page 16: ...he end of the CablePro mouse cable into the connector on the CablePro You must have the appropriate USB drivers installed on you computer to use the USB feature Windows 98 ships with the appropriate d...

Page 17: ...omputer Do you want to display the image on your computer s monitor as well as on the projection screen NOTE The projector must be turned on to display the image on your monitor 1 Plug your monitor s...

Page 18: ...your computer has a USB connector and is running Windows 98 use the USB cable NOTE A USB mouse is hot plug gable meaning you do not need to re boot your computer after con necting the mouse to use it...

Page 19: ...ed Computer 2 1 Plug one end of the VESA cable into the video connector on your computer Plug the other end into the HD 15 connector on the projector 2 If you want audio with your presentation plug th...

Page 20: ...0 2 Plug the A V cable s yellow connector into the video out port on your video player Figure 11 This port may be labeled To Monitor If you re using an S video cable connect it to the s video out conn...

Page 21: ...xial cable connection DO NOT use this to connect to the projector If you re using an S video cable the yellow connectors on the A V cable remain unused Figure 12 5 Plug the A V cable s other white and...

Page 22: ...ad lights and the fans run on low speed After the projector has initialized the Power LED Figure 18 on page 21 lights solid green 3 Turn on the projector by pressing the power button on the keypad CAU...

Page 23: ...enu or the Image menu For more infor mation about the menus see page 24 If you don t want to hear the sound from your computer or video player press the mute button Turning Off the Projector If you wa...

Page 24: ...r up the image adjust the sync page 29 and or the tracking page 30 manually 5 If the colors don t look right adjust the brightness page 22 and tint page 26 Using the Remote Control NOTE If you can t a...

Page 25: ...ights up The light goes off 10 seconds after you stop pressing buttons To use the laser press and hold the laser button The laser goes off when the button is released If you are creating presentations...

Page 26: ...mage rotate the zoom ring This adjusts the image size without affecting focus FIGURE 15 Focus ring zoom ring and elevator button The projector is equipped with a self locking quick release eleva tor f...

Page 27: ...lease the button to lock the elevator foot into position 3 If necessary use the leveling knob Figure 16 to adjust the angle of the projected image FIGURE 17 Adjusting the height of the projector To lo...

Page 28: ...21 Using the Remote and Keypad Buttons This section provides an alphabetical reference to the remote and keypad buttons FIGURE 18 Keypad FIGURE 19 Remote power LED lamp LED standby LED...

Page 29: ...other operations on the computer without the audience seeing them Press freeze again when you want the image to return to normal Help keypad only Press help to display the on screen help information...

Page 30: ...15 minutes The Standby LED lights solid orange while the projector is in standby After 15 minutes the lamp goes out if you haven t pressed standby again You can change the amount of time the projecto...

Page 31: ...light the menu you want The drop down menu appears FIGURE 20 Drop down menu To change a menu setting use the up and down arrow keys on the keypad or the disk mouse on the remote to move the cursor up...

Page 32: ...t on PAL or SECAM video sources Press the left mouse button to increase the amount of green in the image Press the right mouse button to increase the amount of red in the image Contrast The contrast c...

Page 33: ...he left mouse button to decrease the amount of red in the image Press the right mouse button to increase the amount of red in the image Blank Screen Blank Screen determines what color is displayed whe...

Page 34: ...rce Treble The treble setting controls the higher frequencies of your audio source NOTE The Treble and Bass settings apply only to the projec tor s internal speaker External speakers typically have th...

Page 35: ...unt of sound coming from the left external speaker Press the right mouse button to increase the amount of sound coming from the right external speaker Fade The fade setting controls the balance betwee...

Page 36: ...ither mouse button to select off Auto Resize Auto Resize automatically resizes the image by scaling it up or down When Auto Resize is on the projector makes the best fit of the image to the screen If...

Page 37: ...Image off then back on again If the image is still bad try adjusting the tracking manually as described below 1 Turn Auto Image off 2 Press the left or right mouse buttons repeatedly until the fuzzy...

Page 38: ...ct the standard the col ors might not look right or the image might appear torn If this happens manually select a standard by clicking the button and cycling through the standards Standby Time This op...

Page 39: ...nize the projector then set the monitor resolution and refresh rate accordingly You need to set the Plug and Play setting to Off for the projector to display properly on some older computers The Plug...

Page 40: ...sh Move the cursor to the language you want then click the either mouse button The menus redraw immediately Status menu This is a read only menu for informational purposes To display the status window...

Page 41: ...l Panel and adjust the resolution in the Display tab See your computer s user s guide for details Horizontal refresh rate The time period that one horizontal line is displayed Vertical refresh rate Th...

Page 42: ...cleaners solvents or other harsh chemicals might scratch the lens 2 Lightly wipe the cleaning cloth over the lens 3 If you don t intend to use the projector immediately replace the lens cap Cleaning t...

Page 43: ...sing a screwdriver or your hand push the tab on the filter door forward and lift the door out 4 Clean the filter Use a vacuum cleaner set on low power to remove the dust and dirt FIGURE 28 Cleaning th...

Page 44: ...onitor LED marked on the top of the projector near the keypad lights yellow For optimum results the lamp should be replaced at this time You can order new lamp modules from Boxlight See Accessories on...

Page 45: ...e 30 FIGURE 30 Removing the lamp module WARNING Do not drop the lamp module or touch the glass bulb The glass may shatter and cause injury 7 Align the new lamp module in the correct direction 8 Gently...

Page 46: ...ver off the end of the remote by pressing on it with the heel of your hand 3 Remove the old batteries 4 Install two new AA alkaline batteries Make sure you install each in the correct direction 5 Slid...

Page 47: ...till exists unplug the projector from the com puter and check the computer monitor s display The maxi mum resolution that the projector can display is 1280x1024 pixels preferably 1024x768 The problem...

Page 48: ...Lamp on page 37 Make sure that the CablePro and the cables do not have any bent pins Check the power cord for bent pins also Problem Color or text not being projected You might need to adjust the bri...

Page 49: ...It is especially important that you follow this sequence for Macintosh computers Make sure your computer s graphics board is installed and configured correctly If you re using Windows 3 x 1 In the Win...

Page 50: ...lem Image and menus are reversed left to right Rear projection mode is probably turned on Switch back to for ward projection from the Controls menu The image should immediately return to forward proje...

Page 51: ...trast from the Display menu Just as there are differences in the displays of different monitors there are often differences between the computer image and the projected image See Brightness or on page...

Page 52: ...ore calling Boxlight for assistance please have the following information available the projector s serial number located on the bottom label the resolution of your computer Call Boxlight at 1 800 762...

Page 53: ...non condensing Dimensions 5 2 x 11 7 x 14 7 inches 13 x 29 5 x 36 7 cm Weight unpacked 9 7 pounds 4 4kg Altitude Operating 0 to 10 000 feet 3048 meters Non operating 0 to 40 000 feet 12 192 meters Op...

Page 54: ...RCA jack CablePro Audio Input Input Impedance 10K ohm nominal AC coupled Maximum Input Voltage LIN RIN PEAK 4 5 V for THD 0 3 LIN or RIN 2 0 Vrms for THD 0 3 Sensitivity 100 mV at 1 KHz for 88 dB SPL...

Page 55: ...projector MP 350m Quick Start card MP 350m User s Guide Shipping Box CablePro and Cables CablePro Audio Cable CablePro USB Mouse Cable CablePro PS 2 Mouse Cable VESA Cable HD 15 to HD15 6 ft VESA Audi...

Page 56: ...ion Cable non plenum rated 60 7 ft 18 5 m CablePro Extension Cable plenum rated 60 7 ft 18 5m CablePro Installation Extension Cable 70 5 ft Kensington MicroSaver Security System Rhapsody II Speakers J...

Page 57: ...On some laptops the activation function key is labeled with an icon for example or the text CRT LCD Computer Key command to activate port Key command to de activate port Acer Ctrl Alt Esc for setup Ct...

Page 58: ...t Ctrl Alt Ctrl Alt F10 Ctrl Alt F10 FN F8 CRT LCD FN F8 FN D FN D FN F12 FN F12 Digital automatic reboot FN F2 FN F2 Dolch dip switch to CRT dip switch to LCD Epson dip switch to CRT dip switch to LC...

Page 59: ...ontrol Panel folder PowerBook Display folder Activate Video Mirroring warm reboot 210 230 250 270 280 2300 requires Apple Docking Station or Mini Dock Magitronic FN F4 FN F4 Mastersport FN F2 FN F1 Mi...

Page 60: ...h to CRT dip switch to LCD Sun SPARC Dataview Ctrl Shift M Ctrl Shift M Tandy Ctrl Alt Insert Ctrl Alt Insert setup screen option setup screen option Texas Instru ments setup screen option setup scree...

Page 61: ...control panel again When using video mirroring and high color graphics such as slide shows the projected image occasionally might turn black and white If this happens perform the following steps 1 Tur...

Page 62: ...56 A p p e n d i x Projected Image Size Use the chart below and the tables on the next page to help you determine projected image sizes FIGURE 32 Projected image size...

Page 63: ...46 15 115 92 69 20 154 123 92 25 192 154 115 30 230 184 138 35 269 215 161 40 307 246 184 Table 2 Image Size Width and Height for Lens at Minimum Image Size Distance to Screen feet Maximum Diagonal i...

Page 64: ...lance adjusting 28 bass adjusting 27 Blank Screen 26 Brightness buttons 22 brightness adjusting 22 25 buttons on keypad and remote Brightness 22 Computer 22 Freeze 22 Help 22 Laser 22 Menu 22 Mute 22...

Page 65: ...ontrols menu options Auto Source Select 32 Ceiling 31 Default Source 32 Display Messages 32 Display Startup Screen 32 Plug and Play 32 Rear Projection 31 Standby Time 31 Video Standard 31 D Default So...

Page 66: ...cking 30 Vert Position 30 intake filter cleaning 35 K Kensington lock 39 50 L lamp LED 37 ordering 49 replacing 37 turns off unexpectedly 44 lamp hour counter 34 Language menu 33 language selecting fo...

Page 67: ...ustments 26 resolution 1 S safety guidelines iii SECAM video 25 31 security feature 39 SimulScan using with PowerBooks 55 speakers external 15 22 50 internal 22 muting 22 specifications 47 Standby but...

Page 68: ...any pack the unit Please insure your shipment for its full value A return authorization number issued by the Boxlight customer service department must also be clearly displayed on the outside of the s...

Page 69: ...Part Number 010 0197 00...

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