BenQ Mp510 Dlp Users Manual

							Operation 31
Freezing the picture
Press   on the remote control to freeze the picture. An icon   
will display in the lower right corner of the screen. To release the 
function, press   on the remote control, or SOURCE on the 
projector. Note that pressing SOURCE will also change the input 
source.
Even if a picture is frozen on the screen, the pictures are running on 
the video or other device.
Operating in a high altitude environment
We recommend that you use the High Altitude Mode when your environment is between 
1500 m–3000 m  above sea level, and temperature is between 0°C–35°C.
Do not use the High Altitude Mode if your altitude is between 0 m and 1500 m and temperature 
is between 0°C and 35°C. The projector will be over cooled, if you turn the mode on under 
such condition.
To activate the High Altitude Mode, go to the Advanced > High Altitude Mode 
menu, select On by pressing Left/ Right on the projector or remote control. A 
confirmation message displays. PressDown.
Next time you turn on the projector, it will show a message pictured below as a reminder 
during the start-up.
Operation under High Altitude Mode may cause a higher decibel operating noise level 
because of increased fan speed necessary to improve overall system cooling and 
performance.
If you use this projector under other extreme conditions excluding the above, it may display 
auto shut-down symptoms, which is designed to protect your projector from over-heating. 
In cases like this, you should switch to High Altitude mode to solve these symptoms. How-
ever, this is not to state that this projector can operate under any and all harsh or extreme 
conditions.
We recommend you use the High Altitude Mode by selecting it
whenever your environment is higher than 1500m.
Confirm to turn High Altitude Mode on?
Ye s         No 
Current Status
High Altitude Mode     On
This mode is used for protecting projector from extreme environment and may cause 
higher fan speed.
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							Operation 32
Shutting down the projector
1. Press Power and a prompt message appears. Press 
Power a second time to turn the projector off.
2. The Power indicator light flashes orange and the lamp 
shuts down, the fans continue to run for approximately 
110 seconds to cool down the projector.
To protect the lamp, the projector will not respond to any commands during the cooling 
process.
3. If the projector will not be used for a long period of 
time, disconnect the power cord from the wall socket.
• Do not unplug the power cord before the projector 
shutdown sequence is complete or during the 110-
second cooling down process.
• If the projector is not properly shut down, to protect 
the lamp, when you attempt to re-start the projector, 
the fans will run for a few minutes to cool down. Press 
Power again to start the projector after the fans stop and the Power indicator light turns 
orange.
Are You Sure to Power Off ?
Press Power again to power off
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							Operation 33
Menu operation
Menu system
Please note that the on-screen display (OSD) menus vary according to the signal type 
selected.
*When a Video or S-Video signal is connected, the function is only available with NTSC 
system selected.
Functions available when receiving different signal types...
Sub-MenuPCVideo / S-VideoComponent Video 
Picture
• Picture Mode
•Wall Color
• Color Temperature
• Brightness
• Contrast• Picture Mode
• Wall Color
• Color Temperature
• Brightness
• Contrast
• Color
•Tint*
• Sharpness
Pro-Picture
• Auto Resize
• Aspect Ratio
• Keystone
• Horizontal Position
• Vertical Position
• Phase
• Horizontal Size• Auto Resize
• Aspect Ratio
• Keystone
Setting
•OSD Time
•Blank Timer
•Password
• Change Password
• Reset
Advanced
• Mirror
• Source Scan
• Language
• Splash Screen
• High Altitude Mode
• Auto Off
• Economic Mode
• Presentation Timer
Information
• Source
• Resolution
• Picture Mode
• Equivalent Lamp 
Hour• Source
•System
• Picture Mode
• Equivalent Lamp 
Hour• Source
• Resolution
• Picture Mode
• Equivalent Lamp 
Hour
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							Operation 34
Using the OSD menus
The projector is equipped with on-screen display (OSD) menus for making various 
adjustments and settings.
There are 17 different menu languages. (Refer to Language on page 38 for more details.)
The following example describes the adjustment of Ke ystone.
1. Press MENU on the projector or 
MENU on the remote control to turn 
the OSD menu on.4. Adjust keystone values by 
pressing Left/ Right on the 
projector or remote control.
2. Use Left/ Right on the projector or 
remote control to select the 
 
Pro-Picture menu.
3. Press Up/ Down on the projector 
or remote control to select Ke ystone.5. Press EXIT on the projector 
repeatedly or press MENU on 
the remote control to leave and 
save the setting.
Picture Mode
Wall Color
Color Temperature
Brightness
ContrastDynamic
Off
T1
0
0Auto Resize
Aspect Ratio
Keystone
Horizontal Position
Ve r t ic a l Po s it io n
Phase
Horizontal SizeOn
Auto Resize
Aspect Ratio
Keystone
Horizontal Position
Vertical Posit ion
Phase
Horizontal SizeOn
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							Operation 35
Picture menu
Some picture adjustments are available only when certain input sources are in use. 
Unavailable adjustments are not shown on the screen.
FUNCTION
(default setting / 
value)DESCRIPTION
Picture Mode
(PC: Dynamic;
YPbPr/S-Video/
Video: Standard)
Pre-defined modes are provided so you can optimize your projector 
picture set-up to suit your program type.
You can use the remote control MODE button to select a predefined 
Picture Mode. See Selecting a picture mode on page 27 for details.
Wall Color
(Off)
Correct the projected picture’s color when the projection surface is not 
white.
Color 
Te m p e r a t u r e
(depends on the 
selected Picture 
Mode)
There are four color temperature settings available.
See Selecting a Color Temperature on page 28 for details.
Brightness
(depends on the 
selected input 
source)
Adjusts the brightness of the picture.
See Adjusting Brightness on page 28 for details.
Contrast
(depends on the 
selected input 
source)
Adjusts the degree of difference between dark and light in the picture. 
See Adjusting Contrast on page 29 for details.
Color
(depends on the 
selected input 
source)
Increases or decreases the color intensity of the picture.
Tint
(50)
Adjusts the color tones of the picture. The higher the value, the more 
reddish the picture becomes. The lower the value, the more greenish the 
picture becomes.
When a Video or S-Video signal is connected, the function is only 
available with NTSC system selected.
Sharpness
(15)
Adjusts the picture to make it look sharper or softer.
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							Operation 36
Pro-Picture menu
Some picture adjustments are available only when certain input sources are in use. 
Unavailable adjustments are not shown on the screen.
FUNCTION
(default setting/
value)DESCRIPTION
Auto Resize
(On)
Automatically resizes the input signal pixel resolution to the native 
resolution of the projector.
On: The pixel resolution of the input signal is converted to the native 
resolution of the projector (800 x 600). For input signals with lower 
resolutions, gaps in the pixels are automatically interpolated into the 
picture before being projected. This may distort the picture clarity.
Off: The picture is projected as its original resolution, with no pixel 
conversion. For input signals with lower resolutions, the projected picture 
will display smaller than if resized to full screen. You could move the 
projector towards the screen to increase the picture size if necessary. You 
may also need to refocus the projector after moving the projector.
The projector is always started with the default setting of this 
function and will not save and store the last change you make to it.
Aspect Ratio
(Native)
There are three options to set the pictures aspect ratio depending on your 
input signal source.
See Selecting the aspect ratio on page 26 for details.
Keystone
(0)
Corrects any keystoning of the picture. See Correcting keystone on page 
25 for details.
Horizontal 
Position
(0)
Adjusts the horizontal position 
of the projected picture. 
Ve rt i c a l  
Position
(0)
Adjusts the vertical position of 
the projected picture. 
Phase
(depends on the 
selected input 
source)
Adjusts the video input clock to synchronize with 
the video signal. This helps reduce picture 
distortion produced by some PC video timings.
Horizontal 
Size
(0)
Adjusts the horizontal width of the picture.
-30+30
-30+30
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							Operation 37
Setting menu 
FUNCTION
(default setting / 
value)DESCRIPTION
OSD Time
(20)
Sets the length of time the OSD will remain active after your last button 
press. The range is from 5 to 100 seconds.
Blank Timer
(20)
Sets the picture blank time when the Blank feature is activated, once 
elapsed the picture will return to the screen.
Password
(Off)
This is a selectable function. Selecting On limits use of the projector to 
only those who know the correct password. When the function is activated 
for the first time, you have to set a password for it. For more information, 
refer to Utilizing the password function on page 22. Once the password 
is set and this function is selected, the projector is password-protected. 
Users who do not know the correct password can not use the projector.
You will be inconvenienced if you activate the password functionality 
and subsequently forget the password.
Print out this manual (if necessary) and write the password you used 
in this manual, and keep the manual in a safe place for later recall.
The password can be entered by using either the buttons on the projector 
or the remote control.
The digits being input will display as asterisks on-screen.
Change 
PasswordYou will be asked to enter the current password before changing to a new 
one. For more information, refer to Utilizing the password function on 
page 22.
Reset
(No)
Returns all settings to the factory preset values.
The following settings will still remain: Mirror, Language, Password, 
High Altitude Mode, Phase, Horizontal Position, Vertical Position, and 
Horizontal Size.
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							Operation 38
Advanced menu
FUNCTION
(default setting / 
value)DESCRIPTION
(default setting / value)
Mirror
()
The projector can be installed on a ceiling or behind a screen, or with one 
or more mirrors. Contact your dealer for the ceiling mount bracket 
(optional accessory) if you need to install the projector on your ceiling. 
See Choosing a location on page 13 for details.
Source Scan
(On)
Sets whether the projector searches automatically for input signals. If the 
source scan is On, the projector will scan for input signals until it acquires 
a signal. If the function is not activated, the projector selects the last used 
input signal. The default value is 'RGB'.
Language
(English)
Sets the language for the OSD menus.
There are 17 languages for your choice: English (default), French, 
German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified 
Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Swedish, Dutch, Turkish, Czech, Portuguese, 
Thai, and Polish.
Splash 
Screen
(BenQ logo)
Select which logo screen will display during projector start-up. Three 
modes are available: BenQ logo, Black screen, and Blue screen.
High Altitude 
Mode
(Off)
A mode for operation in areas like high altitude or high temperature.
See Operating in a high altitude environment on page 31 for details.
Auto Off
(Off)
Sets the projector to turn off automatically if no input signal is detected 
after a set period of time.
See Switching input signal on page 24 for details.
Economic 
Mode
(Off)
Use this mode to reduce system noise and reduce power consumption by 
20%. If this mode is activated, the light output will be reduced and result 
in darker projected pictures.
Setting the projector in Economic mode extends the lamp timer 
automatic shutdown feature. For details on how the total lamp hour is 
calculated, see Calculation of lamp hour on page 41.
Presentation 
Timer
Reminds the presenter to finish the presentation within a certain time 
frame. See Setting the presentation timer on page 29 for details.
Timer Activate (Off): Turns the presentation timer on or off.
Timer Period (60 min.): Sets a preferred length of time for presentation.
Display Timer (Always): Sets whether to display the timer on screen.
Timer Position ( ): Sets the position where the timer displays on screen.
Timer Counting Direction (Count Up): Sets the timer counting direction.
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							Operation 39
Information menu
This menu shows you the current operating status of the projector.
Some picture adjustments are available only when certain input sources are in use. 
Unavailable adjustments are not shown on the screen.
FUNCTIONDESCRIPTION
SourceShows the current signal source.
ResolutionShows the resolution of the input signal.
SystemShows the Video input system format, NTSC, SECAM or PAL.
Picture ModeShows the selected mode in thePicture menu.
Equivalent 
Lamp HourDisplays the equivalent lamp hour calculated by the built-in timer.
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							Maintenance 40
6. Maintenance
Care of the projector
Your projector needs little maintenance. The only thing you need to do on a regular basis is 
to keep the lens clean.
Never remove any parts of the projector except the lamp. Contact your dealer if other parts 
need replacing.
Cleaning the lens
Clean the lens whenever you notice dirt or dust on the surface. 
• Use a canister of compressed air to remove dust. 
• If there is dirt or smears, use lens-cleaning paper or moisten a soft cloth with lens cleaner 
and gently wipe the lens surface.
Never rub the lens with abrasive materials.
Cleaning the projector case
Before you clean the case, turn the projector off using the proper shutdown procedure as 
described in Shutting down the projector on page 32 and unplug the power cord.
• To remove dirt or dust, wipe the case with a soft, lint-free cloth.
• To remove stubborn dirt or stains, moisten a soft cloth with water and a neutral pH 
detergent. Then wipe the case.
Never use wax, alcohol, benzene, thinner or other chemical detergents. These can damage the 
case.
Storing the projector
If you need to store the projector for an extended time, please follow the instructions below:
• Make sure the temperature and humidity of the storage area are within the 
recommended range for the projector. Please refer to Specifications on page 48 or 
consult your dealer about the range.
• Retract the adjuster feet.
• Remove the battery from the remote control.
• Pack the projector in its original packing or equivalent.
Transporting the projector
It is recommended that you ship the projector with its original packing or equivalent. When 
you carry the projector yourself, please use the original box or a soft carry case which is 
available from your BenQ dealer.
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