NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc.
VE281/VE281X/VE282B/VE282XB Installation Guide
Ceiling and Desktop Mounted
Rev 1.0
www.necdisplay.com
VE281/VE281X/VE282B/VE282XB
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Formulas
The Projection Formulas use the image width for calculation. For proper projection placement, determine the image width
for the desired screen size. Use the Screen Formulas below to calculate all screen dimensions. Plug in the width for “W” in
the Projection Formulas.
Refer to the diagrams and charts below for popular screen sizes:
Definitions:
4:3 Screen Formulas:
W
=
Image
Width
W
=
H
x
4/3
H
=
Image
Height
(size)
H
=
W
x
3/4
B = Vertical distance between lens center and screen center
Screen Diagonal = W x 5/4
C = Throw distance
D = Vertical distance between lens center and screen top
(screen bottom for desktop application)
Projection Formulas:
B
=
0.487W
C
(wide) = 1.94W
C
(tele)
= 2.165W
D
= 0.112W
α
(wide) = tan¯¹ (B/C(wide))
α
(tele) = tan¯¹ (B/C(tele))
Distance Chart for popular 4:3 screens
.
Note:
For screen sizes not indicated on the projection tables, use the formulas on above
Diagonal Width(W) Height (H)
inches
inches
inches
inches
30
24
18
12
46
-
52
14.1 -
12.7
60
48
36
23
93
-
104
14.1 -
12.7
67
53.6
40.2
26
104
-
116
14.1 -
12.7
72
57.6
43.2
28
111
-
125
14.1 -
12.7
84
67.2
50.4
33
130
-
146
14.1 -
12.7
90
72
54
35
139
-
156
14.1 -
12.7
100
80
60
39
155
-
173
14.1 -
12.7
120
96
72
47
186
-
208
14.1 -
12.7
150
120
90
58
232
-
260
14.1 -
12.7
180
144
108
70
279
-
312
14.1 -
12.7
210
168
126
82
325
-
364
14.1 -
12.7
240
192
144
94
372
-
416
14.1 -
12.7
270
216
162
105
418
-
468
14.1 -
12.7
300
240
180
117
465
-
520
14.1 -
12.7
19
22
24
27
9
11
13
16
6
6
8
8
D
α
w ide - tele
degrees
Screen Size (4:3)
5
inches
3
B
C
w ide - tele
inches
