BenQ Projector HT6050 User Manual

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Advanced...
• Gamma Selection
Gamma refers to the relationship between input source and picture brightness.
•1.6/1.8/2.0/BenQ:  Select these values according to your preference.
• 2.1/2.2:  Increases the average brightness of the picture. Best for a lit 
environment, meeting room or family room.
• 2.3/2.4:  Best for viewing movies in a darkened environment.
• 2.5/2.6/2.8:  Best for viewing movies which  are mostly composed of dark 
scenes. 
• Color Temperature
Allows you to manually adjust the pre-defined color temperature modes:
1. Press  OK to display the Color Temperature window.
2. Press  ▲/▼  to highlight the item you want to  change and adjust the values by 
pressing  ◄/► .
•Preset:  The options available for color temperature* settings vary 
according to the connected input signal.
• Normal:  Maintains normal colorings for white.
• Cool:  Makes images appear bluish white.
• Lamp Native:  With the lamps original  color temperature and higher 
brightness. This setting is suitable for environment where high 
brightness is required, such as projecting pictures in well lit room.
• Wa rm :  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.
• Red Gain/Green Gain/Blue Gain:  Adjusts the contrast levels of Red, 
Green, and Blue.
• Red Offset/Green Offset/Blue Offset:  Adjusts the brightness levels of 
Red, Green, and Blue.
3. When done, press  OK and BACK  to exit.
The function is accessible through the remote control.
SubmenuFunctions and Descriptions
1.6        1.8        2.0        2.2        2.4     2.5        2.6        2.8
High Brightness
Low Contrast Low Brightness
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Advanced... • Color Management
In most installation situations, color man
agement 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 installation s 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.
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 suitab le source images to measure color 
reproduction. These tools are not provided  with the projector, however, your 
projector supplier should be able to prov ide 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.
1. Press  OK and the  Color Management  page displays.
2. Highlight  Primary color  and press ◄/►  to 
select a color from among  Red, Green , 
Blue , Cyan,  Magenta  and Yellow . 
3. Press  ▼ to highlight  Hue and press  ◄/►  to 
select its range. Incr ease 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.
4. Press  ▼ to highlight  Saturation and adjust its values to your preference by 
pressing  ◄/► . Every adjustment made will re flect to the image immediately. 
For example, if you select Red and set its value at 0, only the saturation of 
pure red will be affected.
5. Press  ▼ to highlight  Gain and adjust its values to your preference by pressing 
◄ /► . The contrast level of the primary  color you select will be affected. 
Every adjustment made will reflect to the image immediately.
6. Repeat steps 2 to 5 for other color adjustments.
7. Make sure you have made all of the desired adjustments.
8. Press  OK and  BACK  to exit and save the settings.
SubmenuFunctions and Descriptions
Red Yellow
Green
Cyan
Magenta
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Advanced...
•CinemaMaster
•Color Enhancer:  Enhances the color saturation to provide more 
splendid image quality.
The higher the setting, the mo re vivid the image reveals.
The lower the setting, the  softer the image reveals.
• Flesh Tone:  This adjustable item to enable  the picture’s vividness to be 
significantly increased.
• Pixel Enhancer: Detects the change in colo r between an object and its 
background to produce a sharpened image of crisp edges and enhanced 
surface textures.
The higher the setting, the sharper the image reveals.
The lower the setting, the tenderer the image reveals.
• DCTI:  Digital Color Transient Improvem ent for reduced color smear in 
the image.
• DLTI:  Digital Level Transient Improvem ent for enhanced details in the 
image.
• Motion Enhancer:  Estimates the motion changes from frame to frame 
and inserts and interpolated frame  to create smoother, more fluent 
viewing experience of movies.
• Noise Reduction
Reduces electrical image noise caused by  different media players. The higher the 
value, the less the noise.
• Dynamic Iris
To change the black level of the projected  image to enhance the effect of contrast 
ratio.
1. This function does not work under 3D mode.
2. Lamp power will not be affected when Dynamic Iris is enabled.
3. When SmartEco mode is selected, Dynami c Iris will be disabled automatically, 
the item will also be grayed out in OS D. Under this circumstance, a message 
will pop up.
• Film Mode
Enhances picture quality when projecting composite image from a filmsourced 
DVD or Blu-ray Disc. Setting Off  disables the function.
Brilliant Color This feature utilizes a new color-processing algorithm and system level 
enhancements to enable higher brightness while providing truer, more vibrant 
colors in picture. It enables a greater th
an 50% brightness increase in mid-tone 
images, which are common in video an d natural scenes, so the projector 
reproduces images in realistic and true  colors. If you prefer images with that 
quality, select  On. If you don’t need it, select  Off.
Black Level Sets the picture grayscale to 0 IRE or 7.5 IRE.
The grayscale video signal is measured in 
IRE units. In some areas which use NTSC 
TV standard, the grayscale is measured from 7.5 IRE (black) to 100 IRE (white); 
however, in other areas where PAL equipment or Japanese NTSC standards are 
used, the grayscale is measured from 0 IRE (black) to 100 IRE (white). We suggest 
that you check the input source to see if it is with 0 IRE or 7.5 IRE, then select 
accordingly.
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Lamp Power Selects the projector lamp power from the following modes.
•
Normal:  Provides full lamp brightness.
• Economic:  Reduces system noise and power consumption by 30%.
• SmartEco:  Reduces system noise and lamp power consumption by up to 
70%.
If the  Economic  or SmartEco  mode is selected, the light output will be reduced 
and result in darker projected pictures.
See  Setting Lamp Power on page 56  for details.
Reset Current 
Picture Mode All of the adjustments you’ve made for the selected 
Picture Mode (including 
preset modes,  User 1, and User 2 ) return to the factory preset values.
1. Press  OK. The confirmation message displays.
2. Use  ◄/►  to select  Reset and press  OK. The picture mode returns to the 
factory preset settings.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 if you want to reset other picture modes.
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Display menu 
SubmenuFunctions and Descriptions
Aspect RatioThe native display resolution of this projector is in a 16:9 aspect ratio. However, 
you may use this function to display proj
ected picture of different aspect ratio.
In the following illustrations, the blac k portions are inactive areas and the 
white portions are active areas.
•Auto
Scales a picture proportionally to fit the 
projectors native resolution in its horizontal or 
vertical width. This makes the most use of the 
screen and maintains the aspect ratio of a picture.
•4:3
Scales the picture so that it is displayed in the 
center of the screen with a 4:3 aspect ratio.
•16:9 Scales a picture so that it is displayed in the 
center of the screen with a 16:9 aspect ratio.
•Wide Stretches a picture in a horizontal direction to fit 
the screen width. It does not alter the height of a 
picture.
• Anamo. 2.35:1:  Vertical stretch image to fit anamorphic lens. Keep the 
native resolution in its horizontal width and resizes the resolution in its 
vertical height to 1.321875  times of the original image.
• Anamo. 16:9:  Horizontal squeeze image to  fit anamorphic lens.Keep the 
native resolution in its vertical heig ht and resizes the resolution in its 
horizontal width to  0.7565 times of the original image.
Image Position Displays the 
Image Position  window. You may use the directional arrow keys on 
the projector or remote control to adjust the position of the projected picture.
The values shown on the lower position of the window change with every key 
press you made.
This function is only available  when the PC signal is selected.
Overscan 
Adjustment Conceals the poor picture quality in the four edges.
The greater the value, the more portion of the picture is concealed while the 
screen remains filled and geometrically 
accurate. Setting 0 means the picture is 
100% displayed.
15:9 picture
4:3 picture
16:9 picture
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PC & Component 
YPbPr Tuning •H. Size
Adjusts the horizontal width of the picture.
This function is only available when the PC signal (analog RGB) is selected.
•Phase
Adjusts the clock phase to reduce picture distortion.
This function is only available when the PC signal (analog RGB) is selected.
• Auto (Only for RGBHD PC Timing)
Adjusts the phase, and frequency automatically.
This function is only available 
when the PC signal is selected.
3D This projector supports playing three-
dimensional (3D) content transferred 
through your 3D-compatible video devices and contents, such as PlayStation 
consoles (with 3D game discs), 3D Blu-ray 3D players (with 3D Blu-ray discs), 3D 
TV (with 3D channel), and so on. After you have connected the 3D video devices 
to the projector, wear the BenQ 3D glas ses and make sure the power is on to 
view 3D contents.
When watching 3D contents,
• The image may seem misplaced, however, this is not a product  malfunction.
• Take appropriate breaks when watching 3D content.
• Stop watching 3D content if you feel fatigue or discomfort.
• Keep a distance from the screen of  about three times the effective 
height of the screen when watching 3D content.
• Children and people with a history of oversensitivity to light, heart  problems, or have any other existing medical condition should be 
refrained from watching 3D content.
The following functions help enhance your 3D viewing experience.
• 3D Sync Mode
Select  DLP-Link  or 3D VESA  for DLP-Link or 3D VESA glasses.
•3D Mode
The default setting is  Auto and the projector automatically chooses an 
appropriate 3D format when detecting  3D contents. If the projector cannot 
recognize the 3D format, manually choose a 3D mode according to your 
preference.
When this function is enabled:
• The brightness level of the projected image decreases.
• The Picture Mode cannot be adjusted.
• 3D Depth Adjust
Adjusts the depth level of 3D images on  the screen to let you perceive more 
natural and comfortable effect of 3D contents.
•3D Sync Invert
When your 3D image is distorted, enable  this function to switch between the 
image for the left eye and the right eye for the more comfortable 3D viewing 
experience.
The function is accessible through the remote control.
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System Setup : Basic menu 
SubmenuFunctions and Descriptions
LanguageSets the language for the On-Screen Display (OSD) menus.
Background Color Sets the background color wh en there is no signal to the projector.
Splash Screen Allows you to select which logo screen displays during projector start-up. You can 
choose 
BenQ logo screen,  Blue screen, or  Black screen.
Projector Position The projector can be installed on a ceilin
g or behind a screen, or with one or 
more mirrors. See Choosing a location on page 16  for details.
Auto Off Prevents unnecessary projection when no 
signal is detected for a long time. See 
Setting Auto Power Off on page 56  for details.
Direct Power On When the function is set to 
On, the projector will be turned on automatically 
once the power is fed through the power cable. When the function is set to  Off, 
you’ll have to turn on the projector by  pressing   on the projector or   on 
the remote control.
Menu Settings •Menu Position
Sets the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu position.
•Menu Display Time
Sets the length of time the OSD will remain active after your last key press.
• Reminder Message
Sets whether the reminder message is di
splayed by the projector while the image 
is hidden.
Source Rename Renames the current input source to your desired name.
On the Source Rename window, use 
▲/▼ /◄ /►  to set the desired characters 
for the connected source item.
When done, press  OK to save the changes.
Auto Source Sets whether the projector searches automatically for input sources.
Select 
On to enable the projector to scan fo r input sources until it acquires a 
signal. If the function is set to  Off, the projector will select the last used input 
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System Setup : Advanced menu 
SubmenuFunctions and Descriptions
Lamp Settings • Reset Lamp Timer
Activates this function only after a ne
w lamp is installed. When you select Reset, 
a “ Reset Successfully ” message displays to notify that the lamp time has been 
reset to “0”.
•Lamp Timer
The  Lamp Timer  function displays the portion of  time used by each operation 
mode: Normal, Eco, SmartEco mode, an d the Equivalent Lamp Hour meter.
HDMI Settings •HDMI Range
Selects an input source type for the HDMI signal. You can also manually select the 
source type. The different source types carry different standards for the 
brightness level.
HDMI Range is only available when the HDMI signal is selected.
•CEC
Enables or disables the CEC function. When you connect an HDMI CEC 
compatible device to your projector with
 an HDMI cable, turning on the HDMI 
CEC compatible device automatically turns on the projector, while turning off the 
projector automatically turns off  the HDMI CEC compatible device.
•Power On Link
When a device is connected to the projector, turning on the device or the 
projector can also turn on each other.
•Power Off Link
When a device is connected to the projector, turning off the device or the 
projector can also turn off each other.
Baud Rate Selects a baud rate that is identical with
 your computer’s so that you can connect 
the projector using a suitable RS-232  cable and update or download the 
projector’s firmware. This function is intended for qualified service personnel.
Te s t  P a t t e r n Enables this function to display the grid test pattern, which helps you adjust the 
image size and focus so as 
to check if the projected im age is free of distortion.
Closed Caption • Closed Caption Enable
Activates the function by selecting On 
when the selected input signal carries 
closed captions*.
*About caption
An on-screen display of the dialogue, narr ation, and sound effects of TV programs 
and videos that are closed captioned (usu ally marked as “CC” in TV listings).
• Caption Version
Selects a preferred closed captioning mode. To view captions, select CC1, CC2, 
CC3, or CC4 (CC1 displays captions in the primary language in your area).
Quick Cooling Selects 
On to shorten the projector cooling time from a normal 90-second 
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High Altitude Mode
It is a mode for operation in areas like hi
gh altitude or high temperature. Activate 
the function when your environment is between 1500m – 3000m above sea level 
and ambient temperature is between 0°C–30°C.
Do not use the High Altitude Mode if your altitude is between 0 m and 1500 
m and temperature is between 0°C a nd 30°C. The projector will be over 
cooled, if you turn the mode on under such a condition.
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 extr eme 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.
Password For security purposes and to prevent unauthorized use, you may set up password 
security for the projector. See 
Utilizing the password function on page 35  for 
details.
•Change Password
You will be asked to enter the current password before changing to a new one.
•Power On Lock
Limits use of the projector to only  those who know the correct password.
Key  L o c k With the control keys on the projector locked, you can prevent your projector 
settings from being changed accidentally (by children, for example).
When you select 
On to enable this func tion, no control keys on the projector will 
operate, except    POWER.
To unlock the keys, press  ► and hold on the projector for 3 seconds.
12V Trigger Enable or disable 12V Trigger signal output.
LED Indicator When you select 
On, all LED indicators on the pr ojector function normally. See 
Indicators on page 62 for more details.
When you select  Off, the LED indicators are off after you turn on the projector 
and the splash screen displays. However,  if the projector is not working properly, 
the LED indicators light or flash to remind you that a problem may occur. See also 
Indicators on page 62 for more details.
Reset All Settings Returns all settings to the factory preset values.
The following settings will still remain: ISF, Reset Lamp Timer, 
Power On Lock, High Altitude Mode, Password.
ISFThe ISF calibration menu is password prot
ected and only accessible by authorized 
ISF calibrators. The ISF (Imaging Scienc e Foundation) has developed carefully 
crafted, industry-recognized standards  for optimal video performance and has 
implemented a training program for technicians and installers to use these 
standards to obtain optimal picture qua lity from BenQ video display devices. 
Accordingly, we recommend that setup and calibration be performed by an ISF 
certified installation technician.
For more information, please go to www.imagingscience.com or contact 
the place you purchased the projector.
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Information menu 
Some information is given only when certain input sources are in use.
SubmenuFunctions and Descriptions
Source Displays the current signal source.
Picture Mode Displays the current pi cture mode under the Picture menu.
Resolution Displays the native resolution of the input source.
Color System Displays input system format.
Lamp Usage Time Displays the number of hours the lamp has been used.
3D Format Displays the current 3D mode. Only available when  3D Mode is enabled.
Firmware Version Displays the firmware version of your projector.