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Optional Accessories

Easy Carry Case

Soft Case

Hard Travel Case

Deluxe Travel Case

ATA Shipping Case

CablePro Lite, 6.5 ft (2 m)

Mac Adapter

CablePro Extension 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

JBL Subwoofer

Portable Projector Stand

S-Video Cable

Ceiling Mount

False Ceiling Plate

Pipe Tubing Extension

CablePro Wall Plate

Year Extended Warranty

(1 year extension)

Summary of Contents for MP-355m

Page 2: ...rference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense DOC Canada This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la c...

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

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Page 5: ...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 6: ...ing the Projection Lamp 39 Replacing the Batteries in the Remote Control 41 Using the Kensington Lock 41 Troubleshooting 42 Solutions to Common Problems 43 Appendix 49 Specifications 49 Accessories 51...

Page 7: ...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 8: ...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 door of...

Page 9: ...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 10: ...box contents 1 MP 355m projector and lens cap 7 VESA cable 2 Soft carry case 8 VESA audio cable 3 MP 355m documentation User s Guide Quick Start card 9 CablePro III 4 power cord 10 CablePro USB mouse...

Page 11: ...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 12: ...manual Be sure to check the guidelines in Troubleshooting on page 42 If this manual doesn t answer your question call Boxlight at 1 800 762 5757 or 360 779 7901 Warranty This product is backed by a l...

Page 13: ...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 14: ...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 15: ...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 16: ...don t want audio or mouse control you can use a simplified cable called CablePro Lite ordered separately See Optional Accessories on page 52 1 Plug either end of the CablePro audio cable into the aud...

Page 17: ...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 18: ...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 19: ...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 20: ...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 21: ...2 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 22: ...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 23: ...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 24: ...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 25: ...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 26: ...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 27: ...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 28: ...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 29: ...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 30: ...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 31: ...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 32: ...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 33: ...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 34: ...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 35: ...rce Treble The treble setting controls the higher frequencies of your audio source NOTE The Treble and Bass set tings apply only to the projector s internal speaker External speakers typically have th...

Page 36: ...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 37: ...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 38: ...the image right press the right mouse button to move the image left Positioning adjustments are saved when you power off the pro jector Vert Position Follow these steps to manually adjust the vertica...

Page 39: ...re they must be chosen manually If the projector is unable to detect the standard the col ors might not look right or the image might appear torn If this happens manually select a standard by clicking...

Page 40: ...tically finds the active source checking the default source first Click the button to tog gle between the options Plug and Play This setting toggles between On and Off When it is On most new computers...

Page 41: ...ue screen instead of the startup screen Auto startup This setting toggles between On and Off When this feature is On the lamp turns on automatically when you power on the projector This is especially...

Page 42: ...default is English 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...

Page 43: ...t 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 The time period tha...

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Page 45: ...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 46: ...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 47: ...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 48: ...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 49: ...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 50: ...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 51: ...Lamp on page 39 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 52: ...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 53: ...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 54: ...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 55: ...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...

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Page 57: ...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 58: ...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 59: ...projector MP 355m Quick Start card MP 355m 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 60: ...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 61: ...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 62: ...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 63: ...ontrol Panel folder Pow erBook 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 M...

Page 64: ...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 65: ...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 66: ...58 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 67: ...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...

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Page 69: ...ce adjusting 28 bass adjusting 27 Blank Screen 26 Brightness buttons 22 brightness adjusting 22 25 buttons on keypad Brightness 22 Computer 22 Freeze 22 Help 22 Menu 22 Mute 22 Power 23 Standby 23 Vid...

Page 70: ...urce Select 32 Auto startup 33 Ceiling 31 Default Source 32 Display Messages 32 Display Startup Screen 33 Document camera 33 Plug and Play 32 Rear Projection 32 Standby Time 31 Video Standard 31 D Def...

Page 71: ...g 30 Vert Position 30 Zoom 30 intake filter cleaning 37 K Kensington lock 41 52 L lamp LED 39 ordering 51 replacing 39 turns off unexpectedly 46 lamp hour counter 35 Language menu 34 language selectin...

Page 72: ...ents 26 resolution 1 S safety guidelines iii SECAM video 25 31 security feature 41 SimulScan using with PowerBooks 57 speakers external 15 22 52 internal 22 muting 22 specifications 49 Standby button...

Page 73: ...ack 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 shippi...

Page 74: ...Part Number 010 0224 00...

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