BenQ Mx701 Digital Projector User Manual

							Operation 31 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.
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. Go to the SYSTEM SETUP: Basic > Presentation Timer menu and press MODE/
ENTER to display the Presentation Timer page.
2. Highlight Timer Period and decide the time period by pressing  / . 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   to highlight Timer Display and choose if you want the timer to show up on 
the screen by press
ing /.
4. Press  to highlight Timer Position and set the timer position by pressing  /.
5. Press  to highlight Timer Counting Direction and select your desired counting 
direction by pressing  / .
6. Press  to highlight Sound Reminder and decide if you want to activate sound 
reminder by pressing  / . If you select On, 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. To activate the presentation timer, press   and press  /  to highlight On and press 
MODE/ENTER.
8. A confirmation message displays. Highlight Ye s and press MODE/ENTER on the 
projector or remote control to confirm. You will see the message “Timer is On” 
displaying on the screen. The timer starts counting when the timer is on.
To cancel the timer, perform the following steps:
1. Go to the SYSTEM SETUP: Basic > Presentation Timer menu and highlight Off. Press 
MODE/ENTER. A confirmation message displays.
2. Highlight Ye s and press MODE/ENTER to confirm. You will see the message “Timer is 
Off” displaying on the screen. 
SelectionDescription
AlwaysDisplays 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.
Top-Left Bottom-Left Top-Right Bottom-Right
SelectionDescription
Count Up Increases from 0 to the preset time.
Count Down Decreases from the preset time to 0. 
						

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Remote paging operations
Connect the projector to your PC or notebook with a USB cable prior to using the paging 
function. See Connection on page 16 for details.
You can operate your display software program (on a connected PC) which responds to page 
up/down commands (like Microsoft PowerPoint) by pressing PAGE UP/PAGE DOWN on 
the remote control.
If remote paging function doesnt work, check if the USB connection is correctly made and 
the mouse driver on your computer is updated to the latest version.
The remote paging function cannot work with Microsoft® Windows®98 operating system. 
Windows®XP or higher operating systems are recommended.
Freezing the image
Press  Freeze 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 key on the projector 
or remote control.
If your remote control has the following keys, please note that they cannot be pressed to 
release the function: LASER, #1, #4, PAGE UP/PAGE DOWN.
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.
Hiding the image
In order to draw the audiences full attention to the presenter, you can use ECO BLANK on 
the projector or remote control to hide the screen image. The word “BLANK” appears in the 
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 > Operation Settings > 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. The length of time can be set from 5 to 30 
minutes in 5-minute increments.
If the preset time spans are not suitable for your presentation, select Disable.
No matter 
Blank Timer is activated or not, you can press most of the keys on the projector 
or remote control to restore the picture.
Locking control keys
With the control keys on the projector locked, you can prevent your projector settings from 
being changed accidentally (by children, for example). When the Panel Key Lock is on, no 
control keys on the projector will operate except  POWER.
1. Go to the SYSTEM SETUP: Basic > Panel Key Lock menu, and select On by pressing 
/  on the projector or remote control. A confirmation message displays. 
2. Highlight Ye s and press MODE/ENTER to confirm.
To release panel key lock, use the remote control to enter the 
SYSTEM SETUP: Basic > 
Panel Key Lock menu and press  /  to select Off.
•  Keys on the remote control are still active when panel key lock is enabled. 
						

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•  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.
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 ambient 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 ambient 
temperature is between 0°C and 35°C. The projector will be over cooled, if you turn the mode 
on under such a condition.
To activate the High Altitude Mode:
1. Press MENU/EXIT and then press  /  until the SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced menu 
is highlighted.
2. Press  to highlight High Altitude Mode and press  /  select On. A confirmation 
message displays.
3. 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.
Creating your own startup screen
In addition to selecting the projector preset startup screen from among BenQ logo, Black or 
Blue screen, you can make your own startup screen that is a picture projected from your 
computer or video source.
To create your own startup screen, project the picture you want to use as your startup screen 
from either a computer or video source. The rest steps are as follows.
1. Press MENU/EXIT and then press  /  until the SYSTEM SETUP: Basic menu is 
highlighted.
2. Press  to highlight MyScreen and press MODE/ENTER.
3. A confirmation message displays. Press CAPTURE or MODE/ENTER again.
4. The message Screen Capturing... displays while the projector is processing the 
picture. Please wait.
5. If the action is successful, you see the message Captured Succeeded on the screen. The 
captured picture is saved as My Screen.
6. To view the captured picture displayed as the startup screen, set My Screen in the 
SYSTEM SETUP: Basic > Splash Screen menu and restart the projector.
In the unlikely event that the capturing action fails, change your target picture. Large-sized 
pictures may cause the capturing action to fail. If so, please choose a smaller one and try 
again. 
						

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Adjusting the sound
The sound adjustments made as below will have an effect on the projector speaker. Be sure 
you have made a correct connection to the projector audio input. See  Connection on page 
16 for how the audio input is connected.
Muting the sound
To temporarily turn off the sound:
1. Press  MENU/EXIT  and then press  /  until the  SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced menu 
is highlighted.
2. Press  to highlight  Audio Settings and press MODE/ENTER . The Audio Settings  
page displays.
3. Highlight  Mute and press  /  to select  On.
Adjusting the sound level
To adjust the sound level, press  VOLUME-/VOLUME+ or /, or:
1. Repeat steps 1-2 above.
2. Press  to highlight  Volume and press  /  to select a desired sound level.
Turning off the Power On/Off Ring Tone
To turn off the ring tone:
1. Repeat steps 1-2 above.
2. Press  to highlight Power On/Off Ring Tone and press  /  to select  Off.
The only way to change Power On/Off Ring Tone is setting On or Off here. Setting the sound 
mute or changing the sound level will not affect the Power On/Off Ring Tone.
Controlling the proj ector through a LAN 
environment
You can manage and control the projector from a remote computer when they are properly 
connected to the same local area network.
Cable connection
If you are in a DHCP environment:
1. Take a RJ45 cable and connect one end to the RJ45 LAN input jack of the projector 
and the other end to the RJ45 port on your Ethernet or router. 
						

							Operation 35 2. Press MENU/EXIT and then press  /  until the SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced menu 
is highlighted. Press   to highlight Network Settings and press MODE/ENTER. The 
Network Settings page is displayed. 
3. Highlight Wired LAN and press MODE/ENTER.
4. Make sure the Status is Connect.
5. Press  to highlight DHCP and press  /  to select On. 
6. Press  to highlight Apply and press MODE/ENTER.
7. Re-enter the Network Settings page. The IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, 
DNS and Mac Address settings will be displayed. Note down the IP address displayed 
in the IP Address row.
If the IP Address still does not appear, contact your ITS administrator.
If you are in a non-DHCP environment:
1. Repeat steps 1-4 above.
2. Press  to highlight DHCP and press  /  to select Off.
3. Contact your ITS administrator for information on the IP Address, Subnet Mask, 
Default Gateway, and DNS settings.
4. Press   to select the item you want to modify and press MODE/ENTER.
5. Press  /  to move the cursor and the press  /  to enter the value.
6. To save the settings, press MODE/ENTER. If you do not want to save the settings, 
press MENU/EXIT.
7. Press  to highlight Apply and press MODE/ENTER. 
Controlling the projector remotely through a web browser
Once you have the correct IP address for the projector and the projector is on or in standby 
mode, you can use any computer that is on the same local area network to control the 
projector.
•  If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, make sure it is version 7.0 or higher.
•  The screenshots in this manual are for reference only, and may differ from the actual 
design.
1. Enter the address of the projector in the address bar of your browser and press Enter. 
						

							Operation 362. The remote network operation page opens. This page allows you to operate the 
projector as if you were using the remote control or control panel on the projector. 
i. These buttons function the same as the ones on the OSD menus or remote 
control. See 1. DISPLAY menu on page 42 and Remote control on page 11 for 
details.
ii. To switch input source, click on your desired signal.
•  The Menu button can also be used to go back to previous OSD menu, exit and save menu 
settings.
•  The software is available in multiple languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, 
Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese. It will display the language of your 
computer operating system (OS) when connected to the projector. If the language of your 
OS is not available, it will display the English version.
The tools page allows you to manage the projector, configure the Network settings and 
secure access of remote network operation on this projector.
i. You can name the projector, keep track of its location and the person in charge of 
it.
ii. You can adjust the Network Settings.
iii. Once set, access to the remote network operation on this projector has been 
password-protected.
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							Operation 37 iv. Once set, access to the tools page has been password-protected.
After making the adjustments, press the Send button and the data will be saved in the 
projector.
v. Press Exit to go back to the remote network operation page.
The info page displays the information and status of this projector.
6. For more information, visit http://www.crestron.com. If you are an IT administrator 
and would like to manage multiple devices through one interface, you can download 
Crestron Roomview at www.crestron.com/getroomview.
Press Exit to 
go back to the 
remote network 
operation page. 
						

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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.
To shorten the cooling time, you can also activate the Quick cooling function. See This 
function is only available when Quick Cooling is off. on page 45 for details.
3. Once the cooling process finishes, a Power Off Ring 
To n e will be heard. The POWER indicator light is a 
steady orange and fans stop. Disconnect the power 
cord from the power outlet.
•  To turn off the power ring tone, see Turning off the 
Power On/Off Ring Tone on page 34 for details.
•  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.
•  Lamp life results will vary depending on environmental 
conditions and usage.
Direct power off
The AC power cord can be pulled out right after the projector is turned off. To protect the 
lamp, wait about 10 minutes before re-starting the projector. (When you attempt to re-start 
the projector, the fans may run for a few minutes to cool down. In such cases, press 
POWER again to start the projector after the fans stop and the POWER indicator light 
turns orange. 
						

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Menu operation
Menu system
Please note that the on-screen display (OSD) menus vary according to the signal type 
selected and the projector model you are using.
Main menu Sub-menu Options
1. 
DISPLAY
Wall ColorOff/Light Yellow/Pink/Light 
Green/Blue/Blackboard
Aspect Ratio Auto/Real/4:3/16:9/16:10
Keystone
Position
Phase
H. Size
Digital Zoom
3D Sync Off/Frame Sequential/Top-Bottom
3D Sync Invert Disable/Invert
Teaching 
TemplateBlackboardOff/Letter Formation/Worksheet/
Coordinate Chart
WhiteboardOff/Letter Formation/Worksheet/
Coordinate Chart
2. 
PICTURE
Picture Mode Dynamic/Presentation/sRGB/Cinema/User 1/User 2
Reference Mode Dynamic/Presentation/sRGB/Cinema
Brightness
Contrast
Color
Tint
Sharpness
Brilliant Color On/Off
Color Temperature Cool/Normal/Warm
3D Color 
ManagementPrimary Color R/G/B/C/M/Y
Hue
Saturation
Gain
Save Settings
3. SOURCEQuick Auto Search On/Off
Color Space Conversion Auto/RGB/YUV 
						

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Main menu Sub-menu Options
4. 
SYSTEM 
SETUP: 
Basic
Presentation 
TimerTimer Period 1~240 minutes
Timer Display
Always/1 min/2 min/3 min/
Never
Timer Position Top-Left/Bottom-Left/Top-
Right/Bottom-Right
Timer Counting 
Direction Count Down/Count Up
Sound Reminder On/Off
On /Off
Language
Projector Position Front Table/Rear Table/Rear 
Ceiling/Front Ceiling
Menu Settings Menu Display 
Time
5 sec/10 sec/15 sec/20 sec/25 
sec/30 sec
Menu Position Center/Top-Left/Top-Right/
Bottom-Right/Bottom-Left
Reminder 
Message On/Off
Operation 
Settings Direct Power On On/Off
Signal Power On On/Off
Auto Power Off
Disable/5 min/10 min/15 min/20 
min/25 min/30 min
Instant Restart On/Off
Quick Cooling On/Off
Blank Timer Disable/5 min/10 min/15 min/20 
min/25 min/30 min
Sleep Timer Disable/30 min/1 hr/2 hr/3 hr/4 
hr/8 hr/12 hr
Panel Key Lock On/Off
Background Color Black/Blue/Purple/BenQ
Splash Screen Black/Blue/BenQ/My Screen
My Screen