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Page 1: ...e do not make any claim of copyright The copyright remains the property of their respective owners ABOUT PROJECTOR COM Projector com http www projector com is your review and buying guide resource for DLP and LCD video projectors Visit the site to read the latest projector news and reviews read and comment on projector specifications download user manuals and much more ...

Page 2: ...teur MP8740 Multimedia Projektor Benutzerhandbuch Proyector de Multimedia MP8740 Manual del Usuario MP8740 Proiettore Multimediale Manuale dell operatore MP8740 Bruksanvisning for multimediaprojektor MP8740 Multimedia Projector Gebruiksaanwijzing MP8740 Multimedia Projector Operator s Guide EPS 36A ...

Page 3: ...te Control Transmitter Identification 6 Section 3 Basic Operations 7 3 1 Projector Startup 7 3 2 Projector Shutdown 7 Section 4 Adjustments and Functions 8 4 1 Menu Navigation 8 4 2 How To Use Height Adjustment Feet 9 4 3 SETUP 10 4 4 INPUT 11 4 5 IMAGE 12 4 6 OPT 13 Section 5 Maintenance 14 5 1 Cleaning the Air Filter 14 Section 6 Lamp 15 6 1 Lamp 15 6 2 Display Lamp Operation Hours 15 6 3 Replac...

Page 4: ...D o w n l o a d e d f r o m P r o j e c t o r c o m 3M Multimedia Projector MP8740 3M 1999 ENGLISH ...

Page 5: ...To reduce the risk of electric shock do not immerse this appliance in water or other liquids 10 To reduce the risk of electric shock do not disassemble this appliance but take it to a qualified technician when service or repair work is required Incorrect assembly can cause electric shock when the appliance is subsequently used 11 Connect this appliance to a grounded outlet 12 Do not expose this pr...

Page 6: ... gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to state FCC STATEMENT CLASS A This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause interference to radio communications It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant t...

Page 7: ...ure 1 1 In addition the following items are also included but not shown here If any of these items are missing please contact your place of purchase PS 2 mouse cable 1 ADB mouse cable 1 Serial mouse cable 1 Stereo mini jack 1 1 2 Optional Accessories RS 232 control cable 1 1 3 Keep Your Packaging Materials Important Save the shipping box and packing materials in the event the MP8740 should require...

Page 8: ...0 is one of the brightest projectors in the marketplace The brightness of your machine will vary depending on the ambient room conditions and contrast brightness settings 4 Full function remote control Two built in stereo speakers 2 watts each Horizontal and vertical image inverting function Horizontal and vertical image position control Fixed keystone correction On screen menu with seven language...

Page 9: ... IBM compatible computers the operating systems will need to be set to Serial Mouse or PS 2 Mouse to recognize the projector as a mouse pointer device Change mouse driver information to Serial Mouse or PS 2 Mouse a Windows 95 Click Start select Settings select Control Panel Click on Mouse select the General tab see what driver is currently loaded and make note of it select Change select Show all d...

Page 10: ...n INPUT buttons RGB 1 2 Select computer video input RGB1 RGB2 RGB1 VIDEO 1 2 Select video inputs VIDEO1 VIDEO2 VIDEO1 MUTE button Press MUTE to switch the audio sound ON or OFF VOLUME button Press to adjust internal external speaker volume LASER POINTER Press and hold down button to project laser pointer CAUTION To prevent injury to eyesight do not point laser beam at other persons or look directl...

Page 11: ...urn on all connected equipment The method of connecting various equipment see section 2 3 8 Press the INPUT button on the projector or the INPUT SELECT VIDEO or RGB button on the remote to select the source of the signal to be projected on the screen The selected signal input is displayed at the bottom right of the screen The display will show the last selected input source before power was turned...

Page 12: ...SETUP DEFAULT CANCEL VOL B R I CON SHA COL T I N COLOR BAL Section 4 Adjustment and Functions 4 1 Menu Navigation 1 Press the MENU button on projector or remote control MENU button On screen menus are displayed on the screen 2 Select the menu to be adjusted using the MENU buttons or DISC PAD Selected Menu is highlighted 3 Select the item to be adjusted using the MENU buttons or DISC PAD Highlighte...

Page 13: ...p 2 Move the lock lever to the unlock position 3 Extend or retract each foot to the desired height 4 Move the lock lever to the lock position 5 For fine adjustments rotate each foot Caution Do not unlock the foot adjusters if the projector is not supported If the foot adjusters do not lock completely turn the foot adjusters slightly before locking 9 Foot adjusters unlock lock Front view Side view ...

Page 14: ...nal input TINT COLOR and SHARPNESS cannot be adjusted with an RGB signal input V POSIT H POSIT H PHASE and H SIZE cannot be adjusted with a VIDEO signal input 10 Adjustment Item VOLUME BRIGHT BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST SHARPNESS COLOR TINT V POSIT V POSITION H POSIT H POSITION H PHASE H SIZE COLOR BAL Details of adjustment Decrease Increase Dark Bright Lower Higher Soft Sharp Less More Red Green Moves th...

Page 15: ...and VIDEO2 values Figure 4 7 have additional values that can be selected 11 Figure 4 6 Input Menu Figure 4 7 Value Selects the video signal format Auto NTSC PAL SECAM NTSC 4 43 M PAL Adjustment Area RGB1 RGB2 Video1 Video2 Test Pattern Value Selects the RGB1 terminal Selects the RGB2 terminal Select the VIDEO1 or VIDEO2 terminal Selects the TEST PATTERN Start up Screen Value Screen System ...

Page 16: ...ertically Selects the blank color Selects reveal speed Turn ON or OFF on screen messages 4 5 IMAGE The IMAGE sub menu is used to change the image characteristics S E T U P I N P U T I M A G E O P T MIRROR BLANK REVEAL MESSAGE S E T U P I N P U T I M A G E O P T WHITE BLUE BLACK B L A N K S E T U P I N P U T I M A G E O P T NORMAL H INVERT V INVERT H V INVERT M I R R O R S E T U P I N P U T I M A G...

Page 17: ...ench German Spanish Italian Norwegian Dutch AUTO OFF Selects how long projector will stay on if no input is detected Select 0 to disable this function START UP Enable Disable Startup Screen TURN ON 13 S E T U P I N P U T I M A G E O P T COM SPEED COM BITS TIMER LANGUAGE AUTO OFF STARTUP S E T U P I N P U T I M A G E O P T 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 COM SPEED bps S E T U P I N P U T I M A G E O P T ...

Page 18: ...om of projector Unscrew two retaining screws 1 and pull down and out 2 on the handle to free air cleaner door Lift air filter door up and out 3 and set it aside 3 Carefully remove foam air filter Screen 4 and clean foam screen and metal screen using a vacuum cleaner 4 Re install the air filter and replace the air filter door Note If air flow is restricted due to dust accumulation on filter the pro...

Page 19: ...f replacement LAMP indicator lights up red CHANGE THE LAMP message appears on the screen 6 2 Display Lamp Operation Hours To determine the lamp operation hours follow these steps 1 While the projector is running press and hold the timer button on the remote control for 3 seconds 2 The operating time of the lamp will be displayed If the operating hours are greater than 1 900 the CHANGE THE LAMP mes...

Page 20: ...dule out 3 using steady pressure 4 Insert lamp module Carefully insert the new lamp module Ensure that it is fully seated Tighten the lamp module retaining screws to secure the lamp module in place Insert the hinge tabs on the left side of the lamp access door then close and tighten the retaining screws to secure the door 16 8730 33A 3 Note Reset the lamp operation hours See section 6 2 for detail...

Page 21: ...put source Press the MENU button and increase BRIGHTNESS Connect the cable to correct input output source Press the VOL button and increase VOLUME Press the MUTE button Adjust the color and tint correctly Adjust the brightness and contrast correctly Replace the lamp with a new one Adjust the focus Turn off power and let cool for 20 minutes then restart If problem persists call your dealer Ensure a...

Page 22: ...ereo mini jack cable 26 1012 0683 2 Remote Control 78 8118 3402 3 Ceiling mount 78 6969 8357 2 Adjustable height suspension 78 6969 8312 7 Shipping case 78 6969 8347 3 Soft carry case 78 6969 8346 5 Soft travel case with wheels 78 6969 8130 3 Not Included with Basic Packet Part Number RS 232 control cable 78 8118 3312 4 How to Order Please order these parts through your dealer or contact 3M Custom...

Page 23: ...ht video signal input terminal RGB input output signal terminal Control terminal A 1 Technical Specifications Note All specifications are subject to change without notice Multimedia projector MP8740 3 beam poly silicon LCD 1 3 inches 33 mm TFT active matrix 786 432 pixels V768 H1024 per panel 2 36 million total pixels with 3 panels F Number F 2 3 F 3 0 Focal Length F 48 1 72 1 mm 1 9 2 8 Metal hal...

Page 24: ...D o w n l o a d e d f r o m P r o j e c t o r c o m 3M Multimedia Projector MP8740 3M 1999 TECHNICAL A 2 Dimension A 2 ...

Page 25: ...151 cm 379 cm 303 cm 227 cm 18 7 ft 99 in 79 in 60 in 149 in 119 in 90 in 682 cm 302 cm 241 cm 181 cm 454 cm 363 cm 272 cm 22 4 ft 119 in 95 in 71 in 179 in 143 in 107 in 853 cm 377 cm 302 cm 226 cm 556 cm 453 cm 340 cm 28 0 ft 148 in 119 in 89 in 223 in 178 in 134 in 1137 cm 502 cm 402 cm 301 cm 755 cm 604 cm 453 cm 37 3 ft 198 in 158 in 119 in 297 in 238 in 178 in Note These sizes are 1 inch Thi...

Page 26: ...n No Connection Ground for R Ground for G Ground for B 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 No Connection No Connection Ground SDA DDC Horizontal Composite sync signal Vertical sync signal SCL DDC b Signal input terminal output terminal A 4 Connection to the Video Signal Terminal a Input signal S VIDEO signal VIDEO signal AUDIO signal Input Output Luminance signal 1 0Vp p 75 Ω termination Chrominance signal 0 286V...

Page 27: ... 1000 x 750 800 x 600 85 1 Hz 53 7 kHz VESA 800 x 600 832 x 624 74 6 Hz 49 7 kHz MAC 16 980 x 735 1024 x 768 43 5 Hz Interlaced 35 5 kHz VESA Compressed 853 x 640 1024 x 768 60 0 Hz 48 4 kHz VESA 1024 x 768 1024 x 768 70 1 Hz 56 5 kHz VESA 1024 x 768 1024 x 768 75 0 Hz 60 0 kHz VESA 1024 x 768 1152 x 864 75 0 Hz 67 5 kHz VESA Compressed 960 x 720 1280 x 960 60 0 Hz 60 0 kHz VESA Compressed 1024 x ...

Page 28: ...nks orange Lights red Blinks red Lights red Blinks red Meaning Standby mode During warming up During operation During cooling down Lamp cannot light Air filter open Temperature inside too high Cooling fan not operating Remedy normal normal normal normal Cool projector by power off for 20 minutes Ensure filter is closed Let projector cool 20 minutes Check air flow and filter call your dealer When t...

Page 29: ...puter are turned OFF connect the projector and the mouse terminal of computer using an appropriate cable PS 2 Serial or ADB 2 Turn ON the projector 3 Turn ON the computer 4 Select the correct mouse driver for the application See computer s User Manual for this procedure Note In some Notebook computers which have internal pointing device mouse emulation will not work unless the internal pointing de...

Page 30: ... 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Serial mouse A 7 Connection to the Control Signal Terminal continued b RS 232 Control Cable not included with basic packout This cable is used to directly control the projector without using the Remote Control or Operator s Panel Serial Mouse cable male A 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1 5 D sub 15pin Female 6 10 15 11 Computer CD RD TD DTR GND DSR RTS CTS RI Projector SEL0 R...

Page 31: ...Y is the number of extra bytes that come after the command The XX is the same as in the Ask code Set Code User 3Y XX Y bytes of data XX is the attribute you are checking The Y is the number of bytes for the data Projector 1Y XX Y bytes of data This is a reply code The Y is the number of extra bytes that come after the command The XX is the same as in the Set code Default Code User 40 XX XX is the ...

Page 32: ...3 H V Invert Input 21 1 11 Video 1 12 Video 2 21 RGB 1 22 RGB 2 Video Type 22 2 00 00 Auto 00 01 NTSC 00 02 PAL 00 03 SECAM Volume 23 1 00 7F 00 Softest Mute 24 1 00 Mute off 01 Mute on Brightness 31 3 00 00 00 7F is high end of scale 00 00 7F Contrast 32 3 00 00 00 7F is high end of scale 00 00 7F Color 33 3 00 00 00 7F is high end of scale 00 00 7F Tint 34 3 00 00 00 7F is green end of scale 00 ...

Page 33: ... con t Function Command Code Bytes Data Code Meaning Blank 41 1 0X Blank off 1X Blank on bit 0 0 Blue off bit 0 1 Blue on bit 1 0 Green off bit 1 1 Green on bit 2 0 Red off bit 2 1 Red on bit 3 0 No change bit 3 1 Change Reveal 42 1 0X Stop X1 Reveal down X4 Reveal right X in down and right is 0 7 with 7 being the fastest A 11 ...

Page 34: ...D o w n l o a d e d f r o m P r o j e c t o r c o m 3M Multimedia Projector MP8740 3M 1999 TECHNICAL A 12 ...

Page 35: ...rrent publications shall have no force or effect unless contained in an agreement signed by an authorized officer of Seller The statements contained herein are made in lieu of all warranties expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose which warranties are hereby expressly disclaimed SELLER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO T...

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