BenQ Pe8700 Video Projector Users Manual

							2. Installation BenQ PE8700 User’s Manual11
Floor Installation  
Distance :  Projection distance (the distance between the projection lens and the screen. )
Height :  The vertical height of the screen lower edge.
Offset :  The difference in height between the center of the projection lens and the lower edge of the projection 
image at zoom tele. (The projector should be installed horizontally.)
1. Choose the screen width you desire from the chart below, installing the projector at a distance from the screen 
between the  Minimum and Maximum Distance. (Minimum Distance = 1.36 x Screen Width, Maximum Distance = 
1.66 x Screen Width)
2. Fine-tune the projection image size with the zoom and focus rings on the projection lens.
3. Decide on the exact height you desire for the center of the screen’s Height.
4. Place the projector on a table with a suitable height (Height - Offset) to meet your requirements, to avoid any 
keystone distortion.
5. Alternatively, use the adjusters to fine-tune the projection angle to meet your requirements, and then use the 
keystone correction function to compensate for any distortion.
16:9 (720P mode)  (inch) 
Center of the lens
Distance Wa l l
Lower edge of the screen
Screen Width (W)40.0 60.0 80.0 90.0 100.0 110.0 120.0 130.0 140.0 160.0 180.0 200.0
Screen Height (H)22.5 33.8 45.0 50.6 56.3 61.9 67.5 73.1 78.8 90.0 101.3 112.5
Screen Diagonal (D)45.9 68.9 91.8 103.3 114.8 126.2 137.7 149.2 160.7 183.6 206.6 229.5
Distance  Minimum (W *1.36)54.4 81.6 108.8 122.4 136.0 149.6 163.2 176.8 190.4 217.6 244.8 272.0
Maximum (W *1.66)66.4 99.6 132.8 149.4 166.0 182.6 199.2 215.8 232.4 265.6 298.8 332.0
Offset (H *1.44) (mm)32.4 48.6 64.8 72.9 81.0 89.1 97.2 105.3 113.4 129.6 145.8 162.0
Height
Floor Offet
Height- Offet 
						

							3. Connecting BenQ PE8700 User’s Manual12
3. Connecting
When connecting, make sure to:
1. Turn off all equipment before making any connections.
2. Use the correct signal cables for each source.
3. Ensure the cables are firmly inserted. 
4. Connect all audio signals to external speakers. This projector is not equipped with speakers.
Connecting Video Inputs
❚Video/ S-Video/ Component (Interlaced Video)   
DVD PlayerSpeaker x 2 
						

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Progressive Component (DTV Y/PB/PR)   
❚RGBHV (DTV RGB)
The BNC input supports two HDTV formats: Progressive component (DTV Y/PB/PR) and DTV RGB. The projector will 
detect the resolution automatically.
DTV Source
DTV Source 
						

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Connecting a Computer
The projector only supports resolutions up to XGA. If the input signal is greater than XGA, the projector will display a 
warning message.
PC or Notebook 
						

							4. Basic Operation BenQ PE8700 User’s Manual15
4. Basic Operation
Turning the Power on     
Zoom/Focusing    
■The Power LED shines orange when power is 
applied and the power switch is in the on position.
■Press and hold the ON key on the remote control 
or the STANDBY/ON key on the projector for 
ONE second to turn the projector on. The 
POWER LED will flash orange while warming up,  
then show a steady green. 
■ Searching…. will be displayed on the screen 
before the projector identifies the input signal. This 
message will remain on the screen until a valid 
signal is detected. 
■If the horizontal frequency of the input signal 
exceeds the range of the projector (XGA), a 
message reading  Not supportive timing  will be 
displayed on the screen. This message will remain 
on-screen until you change the input signal.
■Adjust the projected image size you need with the 
zoom ring on the lens. To focus the image, rotate the 
focus ring on the lens.
Focus
Zoom in
Zoom out 
						

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Selecting an Input Source   
Selecting an ASPECT Ratio  
■When the projector is turned on, it will search for 
the input source you last selected.
■You may select the input source directly on the 
remote control.
■Select a proper aspect ratio according to the 
format of the input signal. There are five aspect 
ratios available:
■ANA (ANAMORPHIC): Expands an image with a 
4:3 aspect ratio linearly along the horizontal axis to 
provide full-screen display ar a 16:9 aspect ratio.
■Standard (4:3): The input signal will be scaled to 
accommodate a 4:3 aspect ratio display in the 
center of screen.
■LB (LETTERBOX): An image in letter box format is 
enlarged to accommodate a 16:9 aspect ratio full-
screen display with the upper and lower portions  
cropped.
■THRO (Through): One-to-one mapping is 
performed on the input signal without any scaling 
with the image displayed at the center of the 
screen.
■WIDE: A 4:3 aspect ratio image is enlarged NON-
linearly in horizontal direction to accommodate 
16:9 full-screen display.  
						

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Selecting the Video Memory
Setting Menu  
■ Press the video memory key on the remote 
control to recall the settings directly or use the 
MEMORY key on the projector to recall the 
settings sequentially.
■There are four video settings : MEMORY 1, 
MEMORY 2, MEMORY 3, and DEFAULT. The 
DEFAULT key can be used to restore the default 
setting for the current input source.
■Press the MENU button to turn the on-screen 
display menu on or off.
■Use the ARROW buttons (c/e/d/f) to select 
items in the menu or to make various adjustments.
■Press the ENTER button to enter the setting for 
the current items in the menu, or press the EXIT 
button to leave and save the setting for the current 
items in the menu.
■For more detailed settings, see 5. Menus on 
page 19. 
						

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PIP (Picture-In-Picture)/POP (Picture-On-Picture) functions    
Turning the Projector Off 
■Press the PIP button to enable the PIP function.
■For PIP purposes, there are two groups of inputs 
classfied according to their display modes: 
Video Group: Video, S-Video and Component Y/
C
B/CR inputs 
Graphic Group: HDTV input and Computer input. 
■The PIP function allows the projector to display 
one input from the Graphic Group within one 
input from the Video Group, or display one input 
from Video Group within one input from the 
Graphic Group.
■Press the PIP button to switch to the main 
window or turn off the PIP function.
■Select the input source for the main window by 
pressing the INPUT button.
■ Press the POP key to enable the POP function.
■Press the ACTIVE button to switch to the active 
window. You can change the input signal setting in 
the active window.
■Press + or - to adjust the size of the PIP window.
■Adjust the position of the PIP window with the 
ARROW keys (c/e/d/f).
■Press the OFF key on the remote control or the 
STANDBY/ON key on the projector to turn the 
projector off.
■After turning the projector off, the POWER LED 
will flash green and the fans will run for one 
minute to cool the lamp. The projector will not 
respond to any commands until cooling process is 
complete. The POWER LED will be lit a steady 
orange once the cooling process has finished. 
						

							5. Menus BenQ PE8700 User’s Manual19
5. Menus
Using the Menus 
The projector is equipped with on-screen display (OSD) menus for making various adjustments and settings. 
There are eight different menu languages. Refer to “Language setting” on page 22 for more details. 
■Press the MENU button to turn the on-screen display menu function on or off.
■Use the ARROW buttons (c/e/d/f) to select items in the current menu or to make various adjustments.
■Press the ENTER button to enter the setting of the current item in the menu, or press the EXIT button to leave and 
save settings for items shown in the menus. There are four main menus available. 
PICTURE Menu
In this menu, all front panel adjustments can be made. These settings can be stored in three separate video memories, 
in which each can have different parameters for different input sources.
There are eleven items in this menu: BRIGHTNESS — CONTRAST — COLOR — SHARPNESS — TINT — COLOR 
TEMP. — FILTERS — RED — GREEN — BLUE — YELLOW.  
1. BRIGHTNESS: Adjusts the picture brightness to values between 0 and 60. The higher the value, the brighter the 
picture. And lower the setting, darker the picture.
2. CONTRAST: Adjusts the picture contrast to values between 0 and 30. The higher the value, the greater the 
contrast. 
						

							5. Menus BenQ PE8700 User’s Manual203. COLOR: Adjusts the color intensity to values between 0 and 60. The higher the value, the more intense the color.
4. SHARPNESS: Adjusts the picture sharpness to values between -10 and +10. The higher the value, the sharper the 
picture. 
5. TINT: Adjusts the color tones to values between 0 and 30. The higher the value, the more green-toned the picture 
becomes. The lower the value, the more purplish the picture becomes.
6. COLOR TEMP.: Adjusts the color temperature.
■0 : The default color temperature of the lamp.
■1 : Low color temperature (6500°K). Makes white appear reddish.
■2 : Middle color temperature (7500°K). Maintains normal colorings for white.
■3 : High color temperature (9300°K). Makes white bluish.
7. FILTERS: Turn the video filters on or off. Filters can reduce noise in the picture to produce a sharper image. There 
are four filters for video input (0 ~ 3) and two filters for graphic input (0 ~ 1). The higher the setting, the less the 
noise.
8. RED: Adjusts red hues independently to values between 0 and 30. The higher the setting, the greater the intensity 
of red hues.
9. GREEN: Adjusts green hues independently to values between 0 and 30. The higher the setting, the greater the 
intensity of green hues.
10. BLUE: Adjusts blue hues independently to values between 0 and 30.The higher the setting, the greater the intensity 
of blue hues.
11. YELLOW: Adjusts yellow hues independently to values between 0 and 30. The higher the setting, the greater the 
intensity of yellow hues.
DISPLAY Menu 
In this menu, you can set the way the projector displays the picture.
There are five items in this menu: SOURCE — ASPECT  — PC&HDTV — SAVE — LOAD.  
1. SOURCE: Selects the input source.
■VIDEO: Composite video signal input. 
■S-VIDEO: S-Video signal input  
■COMPONENT: Component Y/CB/CR input
■COMP - HD: DTV Y/PB/PR input
■RGB - HD: DTV RGBHV signal input