BenQ Mp512 St/mp522 St Digital Projector User Manual

Introduction 11
Remote control
1. Power
Toggles the projector between standby 
mode and on. See Starting up the 
projector on page 24 and Shutting down 
the projector on page 40 for details.
2. Freeze
Freezes the projected image. See Freezing 
the image on page 38 for details.
3. Left/
Starts the FAQ function. See Utilizing 
FAQ function on page 38 for details.
4. BLANK
Used to hide the screen picture. See 
Hiding the image on page 37 for details.
5. Digital Zoom keys (+, -)
Magnifies or reduces the...

Introduction 12
Remote control effective range
Infra-Red (IR) remote control sensor is located on 
the front of the projector. The remote control must 
be held at an angle within 30 degrees perpendicular 
to the projectors IR remote control sensor to 
function correctly. The distance between the remote 
control and the sensor should not exceed 8 meters (~ 
26 feet).
Make sure that there are no obstacles between the 
remote control and the IR sensor on the projector 
that might obstruct the infra-red...

Positioning your projector 13
Positioning your projector
Choosing a location
Your room layout or personal preference will dictate which installation location you select. 
Take into consideration the size and position of your screen, the location of a suitable power 
outlet, as well as the location and distance between the projector and the rest of your 
equipment.
Your projector is designed to be installed in one of four possible installation locations: 
1. Front Table
Select this location with the...

Positioning your projector 14
Obtaining a preferred projected image size
The distance from the projector lens to the screen, the zoom setting (if available), and the 
video format each factors in the projected image size.
4:3 is the native aspect ratio of this projector. To be able to project a complete 16:9 
(widescreen) aspect ratio image, the projector can resize and scale a widescreen image to the 
projectors native aspect width. This will result in a proportionally smaller height equivalent 
to 75%...

Positioning your projector 15
How to determine the position of the projector for a given 
screen size
1. Select your screen size.
2. Refer to the table and find the closest match to your screen size in the left columns 
labelled 4:3 screen diagonal. Using this value, look across this row to the right to find 
the corresponding average distance from screen value in the column labelled 
Average. This is the projection distance.
3. On that same row, look across to the right column and make note of the...

Positioning your projector 16
Projection dimensions
Refer to Dimensions on page 58 for the center of lens dimensions of this projector before 
calculating the appropriate position.
There is 3% tolerance among these numbers due to optical component variations. BenQ 
recommends that if you intend to permanently install the projector, you should physically test 
the projection size and distance using the actual projector in situ before you permanently 
install it, so as to make allowance for this projectors...

Connection 17
Connection
When connecting a signal source to the projector, be sure to:
1. Turn all equipment off before making any connections.
2. Use the correct signal cables for each source.
3. Ensure the cables are firmly inserted. 
In the connections shown below, some cables may not be included with the projector (see 
Shipping contents on page 8). They are commercially available from electronics stores.
Connecting a computer or monitor
Connecting a computer
The projector provides a VGA input socket...

Connection 18
Connecting a monitor
If you want to view your presentation close-up on a monitor as well as on the screen, you 
can connect the D-SUB OUT signal output socket on the projector to an external monitor 
with a VGA cable following the instructions below:
To connect the projector to a monitor:
1. Connect the projector to a computer as described in Connecting a computer on page 
17.
2. Take a suitable VGA cable (only one supplied) and connect one end of the cable to the 
D-Sub input socket of the...

Connection 19
Connecting Video source devices
You can connect your projector to various Video source devices that provide any one of the 
following output sockets:
•HDMI
• Component Video
•S-Video
•Video (composite)
You need only connect the projector to a Video source device using just one of the above 
connecting methods, however each provides a different level of video quality. The method 
you choose will most likely depend upon the availability of matching terminals on both the 
projector and the...

Connection 20
Connecting an HDMI device
You should use an HDMI cable when making connection between the projector and HDMI 
devices.
To connect the projector to an HDMI device:
1. Take an HDMI cable and connect one end to the HDMI output socket of the video 
device.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to the HDMI input socket on the projector. 
3. If you wish to make use of the projector (mixed mono) speaker(s), take a suitable 
audio cable and connect one end of the cable to the audio output sockets...