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USER’S GUIDE

BOXLIGHT MP-56t

Summary of Contents for MP-56t

Page 1: ...USER S GUIDE BOXLIGHT MP 56t ...

Page 2: ...STURE This projector produces intense light from the projection lens Do not stare directly into the lens as it could possibly damage your eyes Be especially careful that children do not stare directly into the beam Do not use projectors with whiteboards that produce a very bright glare or hot spot This is most common on shiny surfaces This projector should be used as described in this manual If no...

Page 3: ...h cabinet slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the projector This projector should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supplied consult your authorized dealer or local power company Do not overload wall out...

Page 4: ... frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to ...

Page 5: ...ING INPUT SOURCE 31 SELECTING VIDEO SYSTEM 32 PICTURE IMAGE ADJUSTMENTS 33 IMAGE LEVEL SELECT 33 IMAGE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 34 PICTURE SCREEN ADJUSTMENT 35 SETTING MENU 36 LAMP REPLACEMENT 38 LAMP REPLACE 38 LAMP REPLACE COUNTER 39 OPERATING WIRELESS MOUSE 40 MAINTENANCE 41 WARNING TEMP INDICATOR 41 AIR FILTER CARE AND CLEANING 41 CLEANING PROJECTION LENS 41 TROUBLESHOOTING 42 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS...

Page 6: ... No complicated setup is necessary and projection is always precise Digital Zoom for Computer Digital Zoom function adjusts the image size to approx 1 4 49 times original size allowing you to focus on crucial information in your presentation Compact Design This projector is extremely compact in size and weight It is designed to be portable and work anywhere you need it Power Management The Power M...

Page 7: ...rnal temperature and automatically controls operating speed of Cooling Fans FRONT This projector is equipped with Cooling Fans for protection from overheating Pay attention to the following to ensure proper ventilation and avoid a possible risk of fire and malfunction Do not cover vent slots Keep side and bottom clear of any obstructions that may block cooling air PROJECTION LENS LENS COVER EXHAUS...

Page 8: ...ety unplug AC Power Cord when an appliance is not used When this projector is connected to the outlet with AC Power Cord an appliance is in Stand by Mode and consumes a little electric power CONNECTING AC POWER CORD Connect AC Power Cord supplied to the projector The AC outlet must be near this equipment and must be easily accessible To POWER CORD CONNECTOR on a projector Projector side AC Outlet ...

Page 9: ...ROOM LIGHT Brightness in room has a great influence on picture quality It is recommended to limit ambient lighting in order to provide best image Min Zoom Max Zoom 100 77 10 8 3 3m 150 115 16 4 5 0m 200 154 22 0 6 7m 250 192 27 6 8 4m 300 231 32 8 10 0m 10 0 1 1 LENS SHIFT ADJUSTMENT Projection lens can be moved up and down using the motor driven lens shift function This function makes it easy to ...

Page 10: ... forces Do not stack or place items on top of the projector Use the Carry Handle when moving the projector Replace the Lens Cover and retract the Adjustable Feet to prevent damage to the lens and cabinet When the projector will not be used for an extended period put it into the case dust cover supplied with the projector ADJUSTABLE FEET Picture tilt and projection angle can be adjusted by rotating...

Page 11: ...t Refer to figures on pages 11 to 13 and connect properly Connect an external audio amplifier to this jack Refer to P12 13 This projector uses a micro processor occasionally the micro processor may need to be reset To reset the processor press the RESET button with a pen The projector will shut down and restart If this needs to be done too often contact your dealer the projector may need service R...

Page 12: ...omputer ADB port Cables used for connection Cable or adapter is not supplied with this projector Control Cable for PS 2 Port Control Cable for ADB Port Audio Cable stereo NOTE Turn off the projector and external equipment prior to making any connections Turn the projector and peripheral equipment on before the computer is switched on USB port MAC Adapter Set slide switches according to the chart b...

Page 13: ...ver VIDEO jack When both Y Pb Cb Pr Cr jacks and S VIDEO jack are connected Y Pb Cb Pr Cr jacks has priority over S VIDEO jack S VIDEO Output Audio Input Cables used for connection Cable is not supplied with this projector Video Cable RCA x 1 or RCA x 3 Audio Cable Mini Plug stereo S VIDEO Cable Scart Cable Audio Cable RCA x 2 NOTE Turn off the projector and external equipment before making any co...

Page 14: ...These caution labels are on remote control LASER POINTER FUNCTION POWER ON OFF BUTTON Used to turn projector on or off P19 LASER BUTTON Used to operate Laser Pointer Function Laser beam is emitted while pressing this button within 1 minute When using this Laser Pointer for more than 1 minute release LASER button and press it again Used as a PC mouse in Wireless Mouse Operation P40 MOUSE POINTER Us...

Page 15: ... Receiver Window when using the remote control Maximum operating range for the Remote Control is about 16 4 5m and 60 in front and rear of the projector 16 4 5 m 60 16 4 5 m Used to operate P TIMER function P21 LOCK FREEZE SELECT D ZOOM MUTE VOLUME MENU NO SHOW IMAGE VOLUME KEYSTONE LASER P TIMER ZOOM COMPUTER 1 COMPUTER 1 COMPUTER 2 COMPUTER 2 VIDEO FOCUS LENS AUTO PC ON OFF P TIMER BUTTON Used t...

Page 16: ... Flashes red when internal projector temperature is too high P41 Used to select input source P22 31 Used to select an item or adjust values in the ON SCREEN MENU They are also used to pan the image in DIGITAL ZOOM mode P30 POINT LEFT RIGHT buttons are also used as VOLUME buttons P21 Used to execute the item selected It is also used to expand compress the image in DIGITAL ZOOM mode P30 Used to turn...

Page 17: ...ve the pointer see below or adjust the value of an item by pressing the POINT on Top Control or on Remote Control Select the item or set the selected function by pressing SELECT OPERATING ON SCREEN MENU The Pointer is the icon on the ON SCREEN MENU that high lights the selected item See the figures in the section FLOW OF ON SCREEN MENU OPERATION below KEYSTONE SELECT Used to select the item SELECT...

Page 18: ...just picture image Contrast Brightness Color Tint Color Temp White balance R G B Sharpness Gamma Noise Reduction Progressive Refer to P34 35 FOR VIDEO SOURCE Press MENU BUTTON while connected to VIDEO input source Same function as Menu for PC source INPUT MENU Used to select input source either Video or Computer Refer to P31 PC ADJUST MENU Used to adjust parameters to match with input signal forma...

Page 19: ...n automatically by connecting AC Power Cord to an AC outlet Refer to page 37 Press POWER ON OFF on Top Control or on Remote Control LAMP Indicator dims and Cooling Fans start to operate Preparation Display appears on screen and count down starts The signal from PC or Video source appears after 30 seconds Current Input position and Lamp mode status are also displayed on screen for 5 seconds Refer t...

Page 20: ... the upper part of the image and press POINT DOWN to reduce the lower part Press POINT LEFT to reduce the left part and press POINT RIGHT to reduce the right part If the projected picture has keystone distortion correct the image with the KEYSTONE adjustment Arrows are white in no correction Arrow s of direction being corrected turn s red Arrow s disappear s at the maximum correction If you press ...

Page 21: ...lume Press VOLUME on Top Control or on Remote Control to adjust volume Volume dialog box appears on the screen for a few seconds button to increase volume and button to decrease Mute Press MUTE on Remote Control to cut off sound To restore sound to its previous level press MUTE again or press Volume To increase volume press POINT RIGHT press POINT LEFT to decrease volume Press POINT LEFT RIGHT to ...

Page 22: ... signal is connected to DVI terminal select Digital RGB Digital When analog signal is connected to DVI terminal select Analog RGB Analog Computer 2 Press MENU and the ON SCREEN MENU appears Press POINT LEFT RIGHT to move the red frame pointer to INPUT Press POINT DOWN to move the red arrow pointer to Computer 1 and then press SELECT Source Select Menu will appear 1 2 Press POINT DOWN and a red arr...

Page 23: ... is required Refer to P26 and 27 There is no signal input from computer Make sure the computer and projector are connected and configured properly Refer to TROUBLESHOOTING on page 42 Auto SYSTEM Menu icon Displays system being selected PC SYSTEM MENU SELECT COMPUTER SYSTEM MANUALLY SYSTEM Menu icon Displays system being selected The systems on this dialog box can be selected Press MENU and ON SCRE...

Page 24: ...1024 x 768 60 31 74 92 VGA 7 640 x 480 43 269 85 00 RGB 15 734 60 Interlace RGB 15 625 50 Interlace SVGA 10 800 x 600 32 70 51 09 XGA 10 1024 x 768 62 04 77 07 MAC 19 1024 x 768 60 24 75 08 MAC 21 1152 x 870 68 68 75 06 MAC 1280 x 960 75 00 75 08 MAC 1280 x 1024 80 00 75 08 XGA 11 1024 x 768 XGA 12 1024 x 768 XGA 13 1024 x 768 XGA 14 1024 x 768 61 00 75 70 XGA 15 1024 x 768 35 522 86 96 Interlace ...

Page 25: ...O PC Adj icon and press SELECT PC ADJUST MENU Auto PC Adj PC ADJUST Menu icon Store adjustment parameters Adjustment parameters from Auto PC Adjustment can be memorized in this projector Once parameters are memorized the setting can be recalled just by selecting that Mode from the PC SYSTEM Menu P23 Refer to step 3 of MANUAL PC ADJUSTMENT section P27 NOTE Fine sync Total dots and Picture Position ...

Page 26: ...ADJUST 1 2 Press POINT DOWN to move the red frame pointer to the item that you want to adjust and then press SELECT Adjustment dialog box will appear Press POINT LEFT RIGHT to adjust value Move red frame icon to the item and press SELECT PC ADJUST MENU PC ADJUST Menu icon Adjusts image as necessary to eliminate flicker from the display Press POINT LEFT RIGHT to adjust value From 0 to 31 Fine sync ...

Page 27: ...SELECT Move red arrow pointer to any of Mode 1 to 5 that you want to store to and then press SELECT Reset all adjust parameters on adjustment dialog box to previous values Mode free Vacant Mode Shows values of Total dots Horizontal Vertical Display area H and Display area V Store icon Mode free icon Close this dialog box To store adjustment data To clear adjustment data To clear adjustment paramet...

Page 28: ...rmal picture level preset on this projector Standard Picture level with improved halftone for graphics Real User preset picture adjustment in IMAGE ADJUST Menu P29 IMAGE 1 4 IMAGE SELECT Menu icon IMAGE LEVEL SELECT DIRECT Select image level from Standard Real Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 and Image 4 by pressing IMAGE on Top Control or on Remote Control IMAGE button Standard Real Image 1 Image 2 Image ...

Page 29: ... 63 Contrast Brightness Press either POINT LEFT or POINT RIGHT to obtain better balance of contrast From 0 to 15 Gamma 3 To store manually preset image move red frame pointer to Store icon and press SELECT Image Level Menu will appear Move red frame pointer to the Image 1 to 4 where you want to store and then press SELECT Image Level Menu Move red frame pointer to any of Image 1 to 4 where you wan...

Page 30: ...ppears and the message D Zoom is displayed Press SELECT to compress image size The projected image can also be compressed by pressing D ZOOM on Remote Control Digital Zoom Provides image in its original size When the original image size is larger than screen size 1024 x 768 this projector enters Digital zoom mode automatically Provides image to fit wide video aspect ratio 16 9 by expanding image w...

Page 31: ...t S Video S Video When video input signal is connected to Y Pb Cb Pr Cr jacks select Y Pb Cb Pr Cr Y Pb Cb Pr Cr Select INPUT source by pressing INPUT on Top Control Select INPUT source by pressing COMPUTER 1 or VIDEO on Remote Control If projector cannot reproduce proper image select correct input source through MENU OPERATION see below INPUT button Computer 1 Video Computer 2 Press MENU and ON S...

Page 32: ... PAL SECAM NTSC NTSC4 43 PAL M PAL N Projector automatically detects incoming Video signal and adjusts itself to optimize its performance If projector cannot reproduce proper video image it is necessary to select a specific component video signal format from 480i 575i 480p 575p 720p 1035i and 1080i Auto COMPONENT VIDEO SIGNAL FORMAT VIDEO JACK OR S VIDEO JACK Y Pb Cb Pr Cr JACKS Projector automati...

Page 33: ...re level preset on this projector Standard Picture level adjusted for the picture with fine tone Cinema User preset picture adjustment in IMAGE ADJUST Menu P34 35 IMAGE 1 4 IMAGE SELECT Menu icon IMAGE LEVEL SELECT DIRECT Select image level from Standard Cinema Image 1 Image 2 Image 3 and Image 4 by pressing IMAGE on Top Control or on Remote Control Normal picture level preset on this projector St...

Page 34: ...ften the image and POINT RIGHT to sharpen the image From 0 to 31 Sharpness Press POINT LEFT to lighten red tone and POINT RIGHT to deepen tone From 0 to 63 White balance Red Press POINT LEFT to lighten green tone and POINT RIGHT to deepen tone From 0 to 63 White balance Green Press POINT LEFT to lighten blue tone and POINT RIGHT to deepen tone From 0 to 63 White balance Blue Press SELECT at this i...

Page 35: ...1080i is selected on AV SYSTEM Menu P32 Move the red frame to the function and press SELECT SCREEN MENU SCREEN Menu icon Provides image at a wide screen ratio of 16 9 Wide Provides image at a normal video aspect ratio of 4 3 Normal 3 To store the adjustment data move red frame pointer to Store icon and press SELECT Image Level Menu will appear Move red frame pointer to the Image Level 1 to 4 and t...

Page 36: ...ING MENU Press MENU and ON SCREEN MENU will appear Press POINT LEFT RIGHT to move the red frame pointer to SETTING 1 2 Language Language used in ON SCREEN MENU is selectable from among English German French Italian Spanish Portuguese Dutch Swedish Chinese Korean and Japanese Display This function decides whether to display On Screen Displays On shows all the On Screen Displays Off No On Screen Dis...

Page 37: ...n allows several projectors in the same area to be controlled via remote control without interfering with each other For example operating projector in Code 7 both projector and Remote Control must be switched to Code 7 To change the code of Projector To change the Remote control code of the projector use the ON SCREEN MENU to select from Code 1 to Code 8 To change the code of the Remote Control T...

Page 38: ...low these steps to replace the lamp assembly Reset the Lamp Replace Counter Refer to LAMP REPLACE COUNTER on the next page 5 LAMP ASSEMBLY HANDLE LAMP COVER ORDER REPLACEMENT LAMP Replacement Lamp can be ordered through Boxlight Corporation at 1 800 762 5757 or 360 779 7901 When ordering Projection Lamp give following information to dealer Model No of your projector BOXLIGHT MP 56t Replacement Lam...

Page 39: ...new one IMMEDIATELY after the projector has cooled down Follow carefully the instructions in the LAMP REPLACEMENT section of this manual Continuous use of the lamp with the LAMP REPLACE INDICATOR lighted may increase the risk of lamp explosion A Lamp may explode as a result of vibration shock or degradation as a result of hours of use as its lifetime draws to an end Risk of explosion may differ ac...

Page 40: ...NT Drag ON OFF LEFT CLICK and RIGHT CLICK buttons on the Remote Control to control the mouse functions on your computer Used to move PC mouse pointer The pointer is moved corresponding with the direction you are pressing POINT button This button has the same function as the left button in a PC mouse Press this button and the POINT button to drag a selected screen object LEFT CLICK button This butt...

Page 41: ... off the projector and disconnect AC power cord from the AC outlet Turn the projector upside down and remove four Air Filters by pulling the latches upward 1 2 The Removable Air Filters prevent dust from accumulating on the surface of optical components inside the projector Should the Air Filters become clogged with dust particles it will reduce the effectiveness of the Cooling Fans and may result...

Page 42: ...ator lights green again and a projector may be turned on by pressing Power ON OFF button Check WARNING TEMP and READY indicator If both WARNING TEMP and READY indicator are flashing the projector cannot be turned on See TURNING ON OFF PROJECTOR section on page 19 Check Projection Lamp Refer to page 38 Image is out of focus Adjust the focus Make sure the projection screen is at least 4 1 1 2m from ...

Page 43: ...turning on the computer This symbol on the nameplate means the product is Listed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc It is designed and manufactured to meet rigid U L safety standards against risk of fire casualty and electrical hazards The CE Mark is a Directive conformity mark of the European Community EC SERVICE WARNING High voltages are used to operate this projector Do not attempt to open the ca...

Page 44: ... x 3 Y Pb Cb Pr Cr Mini DIN 4 pin x 1 S Video and RCA x 2 Audio R and L Projection Lens Throw Distance Projection Lamp Video Input Jacks VGA HDB 15 pin Terminal x 1 Mini Jack stereo x 2 Computer 1 and Computer 2 Mini DIN 8 pin x 1 Mini Jack stereo x 1 Computer 1 Input Terminal Computer Audio Input Jacks Control Port Connector Audio Output Jack 0 to 10 Feet Adjustment Power Source AA UM3 or R06 Typ...

Page 45: ...ue Input C1 C5 C2 C4 C3 APPENDIX T M D S Data2 W LAN T M D S Data2 3 3V MCI T M D S Data2 4 Shield DDC Clock DDC Data Analog Vert sync 1 5 2 4 3 6 7 8 T M D S Data1 Card In T M D S Data1 5V MCI T M D S Data1 3 Shield 5V Power Ground for 5V Hot Plug Detect 9 13 10 12 11 14 15 16 T M D S Data0 Viewer TXD T M D S Data0 Viewer RXD T M D S Data0 5 Shield T M D S Clock Shield T M D S Clock T M D S Clock...

Page 46: ... MCPS2 Control Cable ADB Port Type No POA MCMAC MAC Adapter Type No POA MACAP HDB 15 pin SCART 21 pin Cable Type No POA CA SCART Media Card Imager Kit Type No PCMCIA MOD1 Wireless Imager Kit Type No Available models are different in each country Contact the sales dealer for details When using Wireless Imager set the following model name to PJ Controller Model Name 10 2 1 ...

Page 47: ...be turned on The WARNING TEMP indicator keeps flashing Check and clean the Air Filter The projector is being cooled down It cannot be turned on until the READY indicator lights green Projector Condition The projector is operating normally The projector is cooled down enough and the temperature returns to normal When turning on the projector the WARNING TEMP indicator stops flashing Check and clean...

Page 48: ...oduct WARRANTY LIMITATION AND EXCLUSION BOXLIGHT CORPORATION shall have no further obligation under the foregoing limited warranty if the Product has been damaged due to abuse misuse neglect accident unusual physical or electrical stress unusual physical and electrical stress includes unusually long operation exposure to smoke and other airborne contaminants unauthorized modifica tion tampering al...

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