BenQ Projector MP610 User Manual

Introduction 5
Introduction
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:
• Selectable password protected function
• Compact and portable unit
• High quality manual zoom lens
• One-key auto-adjustment to display the best picture quality
• Digital keystone correction to correct distorted images 
• Adjustable color balance control for data/video...

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Shipping contents
The projector is shipped with the cables required for connection to a PC and to video 
equipment. Carefully unpack and verify that you have all of the items shown below. If any of 
these items are missing, please contact your place of purchase. 
The supplied accessories will be suitable for your region, and may differ from those 
illustrated.
Optional accessories
Projector Soft carry case User’s 
manualUser’s manual 
CD
Pull the tab before using the remote control.
Quick...

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Projector exterior view
Front / upper side
Rear side
Refer to Connection on page 15 for more information on making connections to various 
equipment.
Lower side
1. External control panel 
(See External control panel on 
page 8 for detailed information.)
2. Ventilation grill
3. Projection lens
4. Front adjuster button
5. Lens cap
6. Focus ring and Zoom ring
7. Front IR remote sensor1
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8. Rear adjuster foot
9. AC power cord inlet
10. Kensington anti-theft lock slot
11. IR remote...

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Controls and functions
External control panel
1. Power (Refer to Start up on page 21 and Shutdown on page 26 for more infor-
mation.)
Turns the projector on or off.
2. Blank (Refer to Hiding the image on page 25 for more information.)
Used to hide the screen image. You can press any key on the control panel to bring the 
image back.
3. Mode (Refer to Application Mode on page 29 for more information.)
Depending upon which input signal is selected, there are several picture setup options...

Introduction 9 When the on-screen menu is activated, the #9 to #10 buttons are used as directional 
arrows to select the desired menu items and to make adjustments.
12.5Exit
Exits and saves the menu settings.
13. Focus ring (Refer to Fine-tuning the image size and clarity on page 23 for more 
information.)
Adjusts the focus of the projected image.
14. Zoom ring (Refer to Fine-tuning the image size and clarity on page 23 for more 
information.)
Adjusts the size of the image. Rotate clockwise to enlarge...

Introduction 10Manually corrects distorted images resulting from an angled projection. 
7. Page Up and Down (Refer to Remote paging operations on page 26 for more 
information.)
You can operate your display software program (on a connected PC) which responds to 
page up/down commands (like Microsoft PowerPoint) by pressing 
these buttons.
8. Auto (Refer to Auto-adjusting the image on page 23 for more information.)
Automatically determines the best picture settings for the displayed image. 
9. Source...

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Positioning your projector
Choosing a location
Your projector is designed to be installed in one of four possible installation locations: 
1. Floor in front of screen; 
2. Ceiling in front of screen; 
3. Floor at rear of screen;
4. Ceiling at rear of screen. 
Your room layout or personal preference will dictate which installation location you select. 
Take into consideration the size and position of your screen, the location of a suitable power 
outlet, as well as the...

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Obtaining a preferred projected image size
The distance from the projector lens to the screen, the zoom setting, and the video format 
each factors in the projected image size.
The maximum (native) resolution of the projector is 800 x 600 pixels, which is a 4 to 3 aspect 
ratio (expressed as 4:3). To be able to project a complete 16:9 (widescreen) aspect ratio 
image, the projector can resize and scale a widescreen image to the projectors native aspect 
width. This will...

Positioning your projector 13 horizontal distance from the centre of the screen (projection distance), and the vertical 
offset height of the projector from the horizontal edge of the screen (offset).
How to determine the position of the projector for a given 
screen size:
1. Select your screen size.
2. Refer to the table and find the closest match to your screen size in the left columns 
labelled Screen Diameter Using this value, look across this row to the right to find the 
corresponding average...

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• The recommended focus range is from 1500-8000 millimeters (1.5-8 meters).
• There is 3%-5% tolerance among these numbers due to optical component variations.
Screen DiameterDistance from Screen in mmVertical Offset in mmFeetInchesmmMin length 
(with max. 
zoom)Ave r a g eMax length 
(with min. 
zoom)
4 48 1219 1745 1876 2007 18
1500 2148 2199 2250 23
5 60 1524 2182 2345 2509 23
6 72 1829 2618 2815 3011 27
2000 2863 3078 3293 30
7 84 2134 3055 3284 3513 32
8 96 2438 3491...