BenQ Pb8230/pb8220/pb8120 Users Guide

							Introduction
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Adjuster
The projector is equipped with 2 quick-release adjuster feet. Push the buttons to adjust 
its tilt angle.
1. Lift the projector up and press the adjuster button to release the adjuster.  
2. The adjuster will drop into position and be locked.    
Projector Features
The projector integrates high-performance optical engine projection and a user-friendly 
design to deliver high reliability and ease of use.
The projector offers the following features:
 Small and light for portability
 Full-function remote control with laser pointer/ remote mouse function
 Hight quality manual zoom lens
 One-key auto-adjustment to display the best picture quality
 Easy digital keystone correction through hot keys to correct distorted images 
 Adjustable color balance control for data/video display
 Ultra-high brightness projection lamp
 Ability to display 16.7 million colors 
 On-screen menus in 8 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Korean,  
Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
 Switchable Normal/ Video mode for data/ video display
 Powerful AV function to provide high quality AV picture
 HDTV compatibility (YP
BPR)
Note: The brightness of the projected image will vary depending on the 
ambient lighting conditions and contrast/brightness settings. 
						

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Remote Control Description 
 
Pow e r
Menu
3 Left/ Keystone -
4 Right/ Keystone +
Auto
L-Click/ R-click
Zoom in/ out
ReturnPIP Source
PIP Pos.
PIP Size
By pressing the PIP-Source, 
PIP-Pos and PIP-Size hotkeys, 
you can enable the PIP 
(Picture In Picture) function 
and choose the position and 
size of the PIP image.
Freeze
The image is frozen when FREEZE is pressed. A “Pause” icon 
will appear in the lower right corner of the screen for three 
seconds.  To stop the freeze function, press the FREEZE 
button, RETURN button or SOURCE button (when the input 
source is switched over during display) again. A “Play” icon will 
appear in the lower right corner of the screen for three 
seconds when the freeze function is stopped.
LEDLaser Pointer
Source
Exit
Blank
Mouse Pad
Drag
Volume +/-
Mute
By pressing ZOOM IN +, the center 
of the picture will be magnified. 
When the + button is pressed again, 
the picture is further magnified, up 
to four times the original size. By 
pressing ZOOM OUT -, the size of 
the image is reduced. When the - 
button is pressed again, the picture 
is further reduced until it is restored 
to its original size. To return to the 
normal display mode, press the 
RETURN button. (This function can 
be used in combination with 
FREEZE. )
By pressing the Ratio hotkey, 
you can select the screen 
aspect ratio you prefer: 
4:3,16:9 
Ratio 
						

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Remote control effective range
The remote sensors are located on the front and the back of the projector. It can 
function in a range of 30 degrees horizontally and 30 degrees vertically relative to a line 
that is a right angle to the remote sensors. The distance between the remote control 
and the remote sensors must be shorter than 6 meters (19.5 feet).  
Installing or Replacing Batteries
Caution
Avoid excessive heat and humidity. There may be danger of an explosion if 
batteries are incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent 
type recommended by the manufacturer.  Dispose of used batteries accord-
ing to the manufacturer’s instructions.Push and slide the 
battery 
compartment lid in 
the direction shown.
1Install batteries as 
indicated by the 
diagram inside the 
compartment.2Position the lid 
over the 
compartment and 
snap it back into 
place.3 
						

							Installation
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BenQ PB8230/ PB8220/ PB8120 User’s Guide
INSTALLATION
Screen Size
Place the projector at the required distance from the screen according to the desired 
picture size (see the table below). 
   
• PB8230/ PB8220 (XGA) screen size chart  
Projection Distance
Distance from  screenDiagonal measurementDistance from  screenDiagonal measurement
Minimum 
zoomMaximum  zoomMinimum zoomMaximum zoom
feetinchesfeetinchesfeet inchesmeterscmmeterscmmeterscm
4 48 2.49 29.9 3.05 36.6 1 100 0.62 62.2 0.76 76.2
6 72 3.73 44.8 4.57 54.9 1.5 150 0.93 93.3 1.14 114.3
8 96 4.98 59.7 6.10 73.2 2 200 1.24 124.5 1.52 152.4
10 120 6.22 74.7 7.62 91.4 2.5 250 1.56 155.6 1.91 190.5
12 144 7.47 89.6 9.14 109.7 3 300 1.87 186.7 2.29 228.6
14 168 8.71 104.5 10.67 128.0 3.5 350 2.18 217.8 2.67 266.7
16 192 9.96 119.5 12.19 146.3 4 400 2.49 248.9 3.05 304.8
18 216 11.20 134.4 13.72 164. 6 4.5 450 2.80 280.0 3.43 342.9
20 240 12.45 149.4 15.24 182. 9 5 500 3.11 311.2 3.81 381.0
22 264 13.69 164.3 16.76 201. 2 5.5 550 3.42 342.3 4.19 419.1
24 288 14.94 179.2 18.29 219. 5 6 600 3.73 373.4 4.57 457.2
26 312 16.18 194.2 19.81 237. 7 6.5 650 4.04 404.5 4.95 495.3
28 336 17.42 209.1 21.34 256. 0 7 700 4.36 435.6 5.33 533.4
30 360 18.67 224.0 22.86 274. 3 7.5 750 4.67 466.7 5.72 571.5
32 384 19.91 239.0 24.38 292. 6 8 800 4.98 497.8 6.10 609.6 
						

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 PB8120 (SVGA) screen size chart  
Connecting to Various Equipment
HDTV description
The projector is capable of displaying various High Definition TV display modes. Some 
of these sources are:  
Most of these sources will provide an analog component video output, a standard VGA 
output, or a YPBPR (default) format. 
The projector is capable of accepting HDTV data through a YP
BPR connector. Use a 
HDTV cable that came with your projector to display HDTV images.
The following standards are supported in the HDTV function:     
Please refer to Menu System on page 15 for information on the HDTV OSD 
selections.
Distance from 
screenDiagonal measurementDistance from 
screenDiagonal measurement
Minimum 
zoomMaximum 
zoomMinimum zoomMaximum zoom
feetinchesfeetinchesfeet inchesmeterscmmeterscmmeterscm
4 48 1.96 23.5 2.40 28.7 1 100 0.49 48.9 0.60 59.9
6 72 2.93 35.2 3.59 43.1 1.5 150 0.73 73.4 0.90 89.8
8 96 3.91 47.0 4.79 57.5 2 200 0.98 97.8 1.20 119.8
10 120 4.89 58.7 5.99 71.9 2.5 250 1.22 122.3 1.50 149.7
12 144 5.87 70.4 7.19 86.2 3 300 1.47 146.7 1.80 179.7
14 168 6.85 82.2 8.39 100.6 3.5 350 1.71 171.2 2.10 209.6
16 192 7.83 93.9 9.58 115.0 4 400 1.96 195.7 2.40 239.6
18 216 8.80 105.7 10.78 129.4 4.5 450 2.20 220.1 2.70 269.5
20 240 9.78 117.4 11.98 143.7 5 500 2.45 244.6 2.99 299.5
22 264 10.76 129.1 13.18 158.1 5.5 550 2.69 269.0 3.29 329.4
24 288 11.74 140.9 14.37 172.5 6 600 2.93 293.5 3.59 359.4
26 312 12.72 152.6 15.57 186.9 6.5 650 3.18 317.9 3.89 389.3
28 336 13.70 164.3 16.77 201.2 7 700 3.42 342.4 4.19 419.3
30 360 14.67 176.1 17.97 215.6 7.5 750 3.67 366.8 4.49 449.2
32 384 15.65 187.8 19.17 230.0 8 800 3.91 391.3 4.79 479.1
 Digital-VHS (D-VHS) player  DVD player
 Satellite Dish HDTV receiver  DTV tuners
 480i  480p
 720p  1080i 
						

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Connecting to Various Equipment 
It only takes a few seconds to connect your projector to your desktop or notebook 
computer, VCR, or other systems. However, a Mac adapter (an optional accessory) is 
needed for connection to Macintosh computers.    
PC Audio
YPbPr
Video / Audio
USB
S-VideoControlDVD PlayerUSB PC Audio RGB
To RGB Input
To RGB output PC/Notebook Monitor
VIDEO L RAUDIO S-VIDEO
S-VIDEO CONTROLPP Y
RBAUDIO IN
USB
VIDEO
LR COMPUTER IN COMPUTER OUT 
						

							Operation
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OPERATION
Start Up
1. Plug the power cord into a wall socket. 
2. Turn on the main power switch.
3. Press and hold POWER to start the unit. The back-lit POWER key flashes green 
and stays green when the power is turned on.
(When the power is turned off, there is a 120-second cooling period before the 
projector can be re-started.)
4. Switch on all connected equipment.
        Remote Control
Projector 
						

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Digital Keystone Correction
Keystoning refers to the situation where the projected image is noticeably wider at 
either the top or bottom. To correct this, press KEYSTONE +/- (hot key) on the 
control panel of the projector or on the remote control, and then adjust the sliding bar 
labeled Keystone, as needed. Press + to correct keystoning at the top of the image. 
Press - to correct keystoning at the bottom of the image.
Auto Adjustment
In some cases, you may need to optimize the picture quality. To do this, press the 
AUTO key on the control panel of the projector or on the remote control. Within 3 
seconds, the built-in Intelligent Auto Adjustment function will re-adjust settings to 
provide the best picture quality.
 
Projector
Remote control
Auto SourceAuto
ProjectorRemote control 
						

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Source Selection
When several input sources are available, press the SOURCE key to make a selection 
from the control panel of the projector or the remote control.  
Menu System
Press Menu for the main menu, and then press 3or 4 to select a sub-menu. Press 
Menu again to select items in the sub-menu.  
Auto SourceSource
ProjectorRemote control
Menu Bar
Sub-menu Display Image Source Control PIP
PCKe y s t o n e
Brightness
Contrast
Phase
H. SizeRatio
H-position
V- p o s i t i o n
Color Temp
InformationMirror
Source
Vo l u m e
Tr e b l e
Bass
MuteLangauge
OSD
Setup
Video Mode
Reset
Lamp HourMain page:
PIP Source
PIP Size
PIP Pos.
H. Position
V.  P o s i t i o n
More Options
Sub Page:
Brightness
Contrast
Color
Tint
Sharpness
System Y/Pb/PrRatio
Color
Tint
Color Temp
VideoKe y s t o n e
Brightness
Contrast
Color
TintRatio
System
Sharpness
Color Temp
Information
S-Video 
						

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1. Display Menu    
FUNCTIONDESCRIPTION
Key s t o n eCorrects any keystoning of the image. 
BrightnessAdjusts the brightness of the image.  
ContrastAdjusts the degree of difference between dark and light in the 
image.   
PhaseAdjusts to avoid the occurrence of flicker.
*This function is not available when the input mode is Video or S-
Video. 
H. SizeAdjusts to fit in the desired image size. *This function is not available when the input mode is Video or S-
Video.
Color Increases or decreases the color range (R, G, B) of the image.*This function is not available when the input mode is PC.
TintAdjusts  the image to make it appear more red or blue.*This function is not available when the input mode is PC.
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