BenQ Mp612c Dlp Users Manual

							Operation 31
Correcting keystone
Keystoning refers to the situation where the projected image is noticeably wider at either the 
top or bottom. It occurs when the projector is not perpendicular to the screen. 
To correct this, besides adjusting the height of the projector, you will need to manually 
correct it following ONE of these steps.
1. Press   or   on the control panel of 
the projector or remote control to display 
the status bar labelled Keystone. Press   
to correct keystoning at the top of the 
image. Press   to correct keystoning at 
the bottom of the image.
2. Press Menu/exit on the projector or remote 
control. Go to DISPLAY
 > Keystone and 
adjust the values by pressing   or   
on the projector or remote control.
For example, 
Magnifying and searching for details on the 
projected picture
If you need to find the details on the projected picture, magnify the picture. Use the 
direction arrow keys for navigating the picture.
•Using the remote control
1. Press D. ZO O M + to display the Zoom bar. The center of the 
picture will be magnified when the key is pressed again. Press 
the key repeatedly until the picture size is suitable for your 
need.
2. Use the directional arrows ( ,  ,  ,  ) on the projector 
or remote control to navigate the picture.
The picture can only be navigated after the picture is magnified. You 
can further magnify the picture while searching for details.
0Keystone-6Keystone
0Keystone+6Keystone
• Press   on the projector or remote 
control.
• Press   on the projector or remote 
control when you are in the Picture > 
Keystone menu.
• Press   on the projector or remote 
control.
• Press   on the projector or remote 
control when you are in the Picture > 
Keystone menu.
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							Operation 323. To restore the picture to its original size, press AU TO. You can also press D. ZO OM  -. 
When the key is pressed again, the picture is further reduced until it is restored to the 
original size.
• Using the OSD menu
1.
Press Menu/exit and then press Left or Right until the Display menu is highlighted.
2. Press Down to highlight Digital Zoom. 
3. Press Mode/enter and press Up to magnify the picture to a desired size.
4. Press Mode/enter to activate the Pan functionality.
5. Use the directional arrows ( ,  ,  ,  ) on the projector or remote control to 
navigate the picture.
6. To reduce size of the picture, press Mode/enter to switch back to the zoom in/out 
functionality, and press AU TO to restore the picture to its original size. You can also 
press Down repeatedly until it is restored to the original size.
Selecting the aspect ratio
The aspect ratio is the ratio of the image width to the image height. Most analog TV and 
computers are in 4:3 ratio, which is the default for this projector, and digital TV and DVDs 
are usually in 16:9 ratio.
With the advent of digital signal processing, digital display devices like this projector can 
dynamically stretch and scale the image output to a different aspect than that of the image 
input source. 
You can change the projected image ratio (no matter what aspect the source is) by entering 
DISPLAY > Aspect Ratio. Select an aspect ratio to suit the format of the video signal and 
your display requirements. There are four aspect ratios available:
In the pictures below, the black portions are inactive areas and the white portions are active 
areas.
1.Auto: Scales an image proportionally to fit the projectors native 
resolution in its horizontal width. This is suitable for the incoming 
image which is either in 4:3 nor 16:9 and you want to make most use 
of the screen without altering the images aspect ratio.
2.
Real: The image is projected as its original resolution, and resized to 
fit within the display area. For input signals with lower resolutions, 
the projected image will display smaller than if resized to full screen. 
You could adjust the zoom setting or move the projector towards the 
screen to increase the image size if necessary. You may also need to 
refocus the projector after making these adjustments.
3.4:3: Scales an image so that it is displayed in the center of the screen 
with a 4:3 aspect ratio. This is most suitable for 4:3 images like 
computer monitors, standard definition TV and 4:3 aspect DVD 
movies, as it displays them without aspect alteration.
4.16:9: Scales an image so that it is displayed in the center of the screen 
with a 16:9 aspect ratio. This is most suitable for images which are 
already in a 16:9 aspect, like high definition TV, as it displays them 
without aspect alteration.
16:9 aspect ratio is only sourced through the Component Video input when 
being fed an appropriate 16:9 aspect signal. See Connecting a Component Video source 
device on page 23 and Obtaining a preferred projected image size on page 17 for details.
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							Operation 33
Optimizing the image
Selecting a picture mode
The projector is preset with several predefined 
picture modes so that you can choose one to suit 
your operating environment and input source 
picture type.
To select a operation mode that suits your need, you 
can follow one of the following steps.
•Press Mode/enter on the remote control or 
projector repeatedly until your desired mode is 
selected.
• Go to the Picture > Picture Mode menu and press 
Left/Right to select a desired mode.
The picture modes available for different types of signals are listed below.
PC Signal Input
1.Dynamic Mode (Default): Maximizes the brightness of the projected image. This 
mode is suitable for environments where extra-high brightness is required, such as 
using the projector in well lit rooms.
2.Presentation Mode: Is designed for presentations. The brightness is emphasized in this 
mode to match PC and notebook coloring.
3.sRGB/Photo Mode: Maximizes the purity of RGB colors to provide true-to-life images 
regardless of brightness setting. It is most suitable for viewing photos taken with an 
sRGB compatible and properly calibrated camera, and for viewing PC graphic and 
drawing applications such as AutoCAD.
4.Cinema Mode: Is appropriate for playing colorful movies, video clips from digital 
cameras or DVs through the PC input for best viewing in a blackened (little light) 
environment.
5.User 1/User 2 Mode: Recalls the settings customized based on the current available 
picture modes. See Setting the User 1/User 2 mode on page 33 for details.
YPbPr/S-Video/Video Signal Input
1.Dynamic Mode: Is suitable for playing gamebox-based video games in a normal living 
room lighting level environment.
2.Standard Mode (Default): Is appropriate for viewing colorful movies, video clips 
from digital cameras or DVs.
3.Cinema Mode: Is suitable for enjoying dark movies or DVD movies best viewed in a 
blackened (little light) home cinema or lounge room environment.
4.User 1/User 2 Mode: Recalls the settings customized based on the current available 
picture modes. See Setting the User 1/User 2 mode on page 33 for details.
Setting the User 1/User 2 mode
There are two user-definable modes if the current available picture modes are not suitable 
for your need. You can use one of the picture modes (except the User 1/2) as a starting point 
and customize the settings.
1. Press Menu/exit to open the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu.
2. Go to the PICTURE > Picture Mode menu.
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							Operation 343. Press Left/ Right to select User 1 Mode to User 2 Mode.
4. Press Down to highlight Reference Mode.
5. Press Left/ Right to select an picture mode that is closest to your need.
6. Press Down to select a menu item to be changed and adjust the value with Left/
Right. See Fine-tuning the image quality in user modes below for details.
7. When all settings have been done, highlight Save Settings and press Mode/enter to 
store the settings.
8. The confirmation message Setting Saved displays.
Using Wall Color
In the situation where you are projecting onto a colored surface such as a painted wall which 
may not be white, the Wall Color feature can help correct the projected picture’s color to 
prevent possible color difference between the source and projected pictures.
To use this function, go to the DISPLAY > Wa l l  C o l o r menu and press Left/Right to 
select a color which is the closest to the color of the projection surface. There are several 
precalibrated colors to choose from: Light Yellow, Pink, Light Green, Blue, and Blackboard.
Fine-tuning the image quality in user modes
According to the detected signal type, there are some user-definable functions available 
when User 1 or 2 mode is selected. You can make adjustments to these functions based on 
your needs.
1. Adjusting brightness
Adjust the values by pressing Left/Right on the projector or remote control.
The higher the value, the brighter the image. And lower the setting, darker the image. Adjust 
this control so the black areas of the image appear just as black and that detail in the dark 
areas is visible.
2. Adjusting contrast
Adjust the values by pressing Left/ Right on the projector or remote control.
The higher the value, the greater the contrast. Use this to set the peak white level after you 
have previously adjusted the Brightness setting to suit your selected input and viewing 
environment. 
3. Selecting a color temperature
Adjust the values by pressing Left/ Right on the projector or remote control.
There are four color temperature* settings available.
50-30+70
-30
50+70
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							Operation 35 1.T1: With the highest color temperature, T1 makes the image appear the most bluish 
white than other settings.
2.T2: Makes images appear bluish white.
3.T3: Maintains normal colorings for white.
4.T4: Makes images appear reddish white.
*About color temperatures:
There are many different shades that are considered to be white for various purposes. One 
of the common methods of representing white color is known as the “color temperature”. A 
white color with a low color temperature appears to be reddish white. A white color with a 
high color temperature appears to have more blue in it.
4. 3D Color Management
In most installation situations, color management will not be necessary, such as in 
classroom, meeting room, or lounge room situations where lights remain on, or where 
building external windows allow daylight into the room. 
Only in permanent installations with controlled lighting levels such as boardrooms, lecture 
theaters, or home theaters, should color management be considered. Color management 
provides fine color control adjustment to allow for more accurate color reproduction, 
should you require it.
Proper color management can only be achieved under controlled and reproducible viewing 
conditions. You will need to use a colorimeter (color light meter), and provide a set of 
suitable source images to measure color reproduction. These tools are not provided with the 
projector, however, your projector supplier should be able to provide you with suitable 
guidance, or even an experienced professional installer.
The Color Management provides six sets (RGBCMY) of colors to be adjusted. When you 
select each color, you can independently adjust its range and saturation according to your 
preference.
If you have purchased a test disc which contains various color test patterns and can be used 
to test the color presentation on monitors, TVs, projectors, etc. You can project any image 
from the disc on the screen and enter the Color Management menu to make adjustments.
To adjust the settings:
1. Go to the PICTURE menu and highlight 3D Color Management.
2. Press Mode/enter and the 3D Color Management page displays.
3. Highlight Primary Color and press eLeft orfRight to select a color from among Red, 
Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, or Magenta.
4. Press d to highlight Hue and press eLeft orfRight to select its range. Increase in the 
range will include colors consisted of more proportions of its two adjacent colors.
Please refer to the illustration to the right for 
how the colors relate to each other.
For example, if you select Red and set its 
range at 0, only pure red in the projected 
picture will be selected. Increasing its range 
will include red close to yellow and red close 
to magenta. 
5. Press d to highlight Saturation and adjust its 
values to your preference by pressing eLeft 
orfRight. Every adjustment made will reflect 
to the image immediately.
RED
BLUEGREEN Yellow
Cyan
Magenta
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							Operation 36For example, if you select Red and set its value at 0, only the saturation of pure red will 
be affected.
6. Press d to highlight Gain and adjust its values to your preference by pressing eLeft 
orfRight. The contrast level of the primary color you select will be affected. Every 
adjustment made will reflect to the image immediately. 
7. Repeat steps 3 to 6 for other color adjustments.
8. Make sure you have made all of the desired adjustments.
9. Press Menu/exit to exit and save the settings.
5. Other adjustments
You can find other image quality fine-tune selections in the PICTURE menu as well. See 
Picture menu on page 46 for details.
Setting the presentation timer
Presentation timer can indicate the presentation time on the screen 
to help you achieve better time management when giving 
presentations. Follow these steps to utilize this function:
1. Press Timer Set up on the remote control or go to the SYSTEM 
SETUP: Basic > Presentation Timer menu and press Mode/
enter to display the Presentation Timer page.
2. Press Down to highlight Timer Period and decide the timer period by pressing 
Left/Right. The length of time can be set from 1 to 5 minutes in 1-minute 
increments and 5 to 240 minutes in 5-minute increments.
If the timer is already on, the timer will restart whenever the Timer Period is reset.
3. Press Down to highlight Display Timer and choose if you want the timer to show 
up on the screen by press
ing Left/Right.
SelectionDescription
Always Displays the timer on screen throughout the presentation time.
1 min/2 min/3 min  Displays the timer on screen in the last 1/2/3 minute(s).
Never Hides the timer throughout the presentation time.
Presentation Timer
Timer period
Timer display
Timer position
Timer counting direction
Sound reminderAlways
Top-left
Count down
Off
On Off
MENUBack
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							Operation 37 4. Press Down to highlight Timer Position and set the timer 
position by pressing Left/Right
.
Upper left lower left upper right lower right
5. Press Down to highlight Timer Counting Direction and 
select your desired counting direction by pressingLeft/
Right
.
6. Press Down and decide if you want to activate sound reminder by pressing Left/
Right
. If you select Ye s, a double beep sound will be heard at the last 30 seconds of 
counting down/up, and a triple beep sound will be produced when the timer is up.
7. Press Down and press Left/Right 
to select On. Press Mode/enter to confirm.
8. A confirmation message displays. 
Highlight Ye s and press Mode/enter to 
confirm. You will see the message “Timer 
is On” displaying on the screen. The timer 
start counting at the time the timer is on.
To cancel the timer, perform the following steps.
1. Enter the SYSTEM SETUP: Basic > Presentation Timer menu and select Off. Press 
Mode/enter to confirm. 
2. A confirmation message displays. Highlight Ye s and press Mode/enter to confirm. You 
will see the message “Timer is Off” displaying on the screen. 
How to use the TIMER On button?
The button is a multi-functional key.
• If the presentation timer is off, pressing this button displays a 
confirmation message. You can decide whether to activate the 
timer or not by following the on-screen instruction.
• If the timer is already on, pressing this button displays a 
confirmation message. You can decide whether to restart, 
continue or turn off the timer by following the on-screen 
instruction.
SelectionDescription
Count Up Increases from 0 to the preset time.
Count down Decrease from the preset time to 0.
5 min5 min
5 min5 min
Are you sure to turn on the 
presentation timer?
Yes
No
NOTICE
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							Operation 38
Hiding the image
In order to draw the audiences full attention to the 
presenter, you can use BLANK on the projector or 
remote control to hide the screen image. Press any 
button on the projector or remote control to restore the 
image. The word BLANK appears at the lower right 
corner of the screen while the image is hidden. When 
this function is activated with an audio input 
connected, the audio can still be heard. 
You can set the blank time in the 
SYSTEM SETUP: 
Basic > Blank Timer menu to let the projector return 
the image automatically after a period of time when 
there is no action taken on the blank screen. 
Once BLANK is pressed, the projector enters Economic mode automatically.
Do not block the projection lens from projecting as this could cause the blocking object to 
become heated and deformed or even cause a fire.
Locking control keys
To prevent unauthorized changes in the settings or accidental button pushes, panel key lock 
can be activated to disable all panel key functions except POWER.
1. Press Right/ on the projector or remote 
control or go to 
SYSTEM SETUP: Basic > Panel 
Ke y Lock
, and select On by pressing Left/ 
Right on the projector or remote control. 
2. A confirmation message displays. Select Ye s to 
confirm.
To release panel key lock, press and hold Right/ 
for 3 seconds on the projector or remote control.
You can also use the remote control to enter 
SYSTEM 
SETUP: Basic > Panel Key Lock
 and press Left/ Right to select Off. A confirmation 
message displays. Select Ye s to confirm.
• Buttons on the remote control are still in use when panel key lock is enabled.
• If you press POWER to turn off the projector without disabling panel key lock, the 
projector will still be in locked status the next time it is turned on.
Freezing the image
Press the FREEZE button on the remote control to freeze the 
image. The word FREEZE will display in the upper left corner of 
the screen. To release the function, press any button on the 
projector or remote control.
Even if an image is frozen on the screen, the pictures are running 
on the video or other device. If the connected devices have active 
audio output, you will still hear the audio even though the image 
is frozen onscreen.
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							Operation 39
Utilizing FAQ function
The Information menu contains possible solutions to problems encountered by users 
regarding image quality, installation, special feature operation and service information.
1. To enter the Information menu, press Left/
 on the projector or remote contorl.
2. Press  Up or Down to select FAQ - Im a ge  
and Installation or FAQ-Features and Service.
3. Press Mode/enter.
4. Press  Up or Down to select the a problem 
and press Mode/enter for possible solutions.
5. Press Menu/exit to exit the OSD.
Yo u  c a n  a l s o  p r e s s  Menu/exit to open the OSD menu 
and enter the Information > FAQ-Image and 
Installation and Information > FAQ-Features and Service menus.
Operating in a high altitude environment
We recommend 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 SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced > High Altitude 
Mode, 
select On by pressing Left/Right on the projector or remote control. A 
confirmation message displays. Highlight Ye s and press Mode/enter.
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. 
However, 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 1500 m.
Do you want to turn the High Altitude 
Mode on?
YesNo
WARNING
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Operation
40
Personalizing the projector menu display
The On-Screen Display (OSD) menus can be set according to your preferences. The 
following settings do not affect the projecti on settings, operation, or performance. 
• Menu Display Time  in the SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced  > Menu Settings  menu sets the 
length of time the OSD will remain active af ter your last button press. The time length 
ranges from 5 to 30 seconds in 5-second increments. Use  Left/Right  to select a 
suitable time.
• Menu Position  in the SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced  > Menu Settings  menu sets the OSD 
position in five locations. Use  Left/ Right  to select a preferred position.
• Language  in the SYSTEM SETUP: Basic  menu sets your familiar language for the On-
Screen (OSD) Menus. Use  Left/Right  to select your language. 
• Splash Screen  in the SYSTEM SETUP: Basic  menu sets a preferred logo screen to be 
displayed during projector start-up. Use  Left/ Right  to select a screen.
Shutting down the projector
1. Press  Power and a 
confirmation message will display 
prompting you. 
If you dont respond in a few 
seconds, the message will 
disappear.
2. Press  Power a second time. 
The  Power indicator light  flashes 
orange, the projection lamp shuts 
down, and the fans will continue 
to run for approximately 90 
seconds to cool down the projector.
To protect the lamp, the projector will not respond to any commands during the cooling 
process.
3. Once the cooling process finishes, a  Power Off 
Ring Tone  will be heard. The Power indicator 
light is a steady orange and fans stop. 
Disconnect the power cord from the wall 
socket.
• Do not unplug the power cord before the projector  shutdown sequence is complete or during the 90-
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.
POWER OFF
Press       button 
again to power off
Press any button to cancel
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