BenQ W1070 Users Manual

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  Overview
Controls and functions
Control panel
1. Focus ring
Adjusts the focus of the projected image.
2. Zoom ring
Adjusts the size of the image.
3. POWER indicator light
Lights up or flashes when the projector is 
under operation.
4. MENU/EXIT
Turns on the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu. 
Goes back to previous OSD menu, exits and 
saves menu settings. 
5. Top IR remote sensor
6. POWER
Toggles the projector between standby mode 
and on.
7. Left/
Decreases the projector volume.
8. ECO BLANK
Used to blank the screen picture.
9. TEMPerature warning light
Lights up red if the projectors temperature 
becomes too high.
10. LAMP indicator light
Indicates the status of the lamp. Lights up or 
flashes when the lamp has developed a 
problem.
11. AUTO
Automatically determines the best picture 
timings for the displayed image.12. Keystone/Arrow keys ( / Up,  /
Down)
Manually corrects distorted images resulting 
from an angled projection.
13. Right/
Increases the projector volume.
When the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu is 
activated, the #7, #12, and #13 keys are used 
as directional arrows to select the desired 
menu items and to make adjustments.
14. MODE/ENTER
Selects an available picture setup mode.
Activates the selected On-Screen Display 
(OSD) menu item.
15. SOURCE
Displays the source selection bar.
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Remote control
1. POWER
Toggles the projector between standby mode 
and on.
2. Info
Shows the status information of the projector.
3. MENU/EXIT
Turns on the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu. 
Goes back to previous OSD menu, exits and 
saves menu settings.
4. Left
5. MODE/ENTER
Selects an available picture setup mode.
Activates the selected On-Screen Display 
(OSD) menu item.
6. ECO BLANK
Used to blank the screen picture.
7. Keystone/Arrow keys ( / Up,  /
Down)
Manually corrects distorted images resulting 
from an angled projection.
8. SmartEco
Displays the lamp mode selection bar. 
(Normal/Economic/SmartEco)
9. Aspect
Selects the display aspect ratio.10. Digital Zoom (+, -)
Magnifies or reduces the projected picture size.
11. Picture quality adjustment keys
(Brightness, Contrast, Color, Tint)
Displays the setting bars for adjustment of the 
appropriate picture quality values.
12. 3D Setting
Enters 3D settings directly.
13. AUTO
Automatically determines the best picture 
timings for the displayed image.
14. Right
When the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu is 
activated, the #4, #7, and #14 keys are used as 
directional arrows to select the desired menu 
items and to make adjustments.
15. SOURCE
Displays the source selection bar.
16. Volume +/-
Adjusts the sound level.
17. Mute
Toggles projector audio between on and off.
18. Freeze
Freezes the projected image.
19. Test
Displays the test pattern.
20. CC
Displays the video term description on screen 
which is provided for hard-of-hearing viewers.
21. 3D Invert
Toggles the invert function between on and off.
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							  13
  Positioning your projector
Positioning your projector
Choosing a location
Your projector is designed to be installed in one of four possible installation locations.
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 
location and distance between the projector and the rest of your equipment.
*To set the projector position:
1. Press MENU/EXIT on the projector or remote control and then press  /  until the System Setup : Basic menu is 
highlighted.
2. Press  /  to highlight Projector Position and press  /  until the correct position is selected.
1. Front:
Select this location with the projector placed near 
the floor in front of the screen. This is the most 
common way to position the projector for quick 
setup and portability.3. Rear:
Select this location with the projector placed near 
the floor behind the screen.
Note that a special rear projection screen is 
required.
*Set Rear after you turn the projector on.
2. Front Ceiling:
Select this location with the projector suspended 
from the ceiling in front of the screen.
Purchase the BenQ Projector Ceiling Mount Kit 
from your dealer to mount your projector on the 
ceiling.
*Set Front Ceiling after you turn the projector 
on.4. Rear Ceiling:
Select this location with the projector suspended 
from the ceiling behind the screen.
Note that a special rear projection screen and the 
BenQ Projector Ceiling Mount Kit are required for 
this installation location.
*Set Rear Ceiling after you turn the projector 
on.
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							14 Positioning your projector  
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 projector should always be placed horizontally level (like flat on a table), and positioned directly 
perpendicular 90° right-angle square) to the screen. This prevents image distortion caused by angled 
projections (or projecting onto angled surfaces). If the projector is mounted on a ceiling, it must be 
mounted upside-down.
If the projector is positioned further away from the screen, the projected image size increases, and the 
vertical offset also increases proportionately.
When determining the positions of the screen and projector, you will need to account for both the 
projected image size and the vertical offset dimension, which are directly proportional to the projection 
distance.
This projector is equipped with a movable lens. See Shifting the projection lens vertically on page 20 for 
details. You can see the diagrams on pages 16 and 18 for the vertical offset values in the dimension tables 
that are measured when the lens is shifted fully up or down.
Lens shift is only available on W1070.
How to determine the position of the projector for a given screen size
1. Determine the aspect ratio of your screen, 16:9 or 4:3?
2. Refer to the table and find the closest match to your screen size in the left columns labelled Screen 
dimensions. Using this value, look across this row to the right to find the corresponding average 
distance from screen value in the column labelled Average. This is the projection distance.
3. Decide the exact position of your projector according to the position of your screen and the 
adjustable lens shift range.

W1070: If you are using a 120-inch, 4:3-aspect-ratio screen, please refer to The screen aspect ratio is 4:3 
and the projected picture is 16:9. The average projection distance is 3494 mm.
How to determine the recommended screen size for a given distance
This method can be used for situations where you have purchased this projector and would like to know 
what screen size will fit in your room.
The maximum screen size is limited by the physical space available in your room.
1. Determine the aspect ratio of your screen, 16:9 or 4:3?
2. Measure the distance between the projector and where you want to position the screen. This is the 
projection distance.
3. Refer to the table and find the closest match to your measurement in the average distance from 
screen column labelled Average. Check that your measured distance is between the min. and max. 
distances listed on either side of the average distance value.
4. Using this value, look across that row to the left to find the corresponding screen diagonal listed in 
that row. That is the projected image size of the projector at that projection distance.

W1070: If you have a 16:9-aspect-ratio screen and your measured projection distance was 4500 mm, 
please refer to The screen aspect ratio is 16:9 and the projected picture is 16:9. The closest match in 
the Average column is 4543 cm. Looking across this row shows that a 170-inch screen is required.
Checking the min. and max. projection distance values in the columns of Projection distance  [mm] 
on page 16 indicates that the 4500 mm measured projection distance will also fit the 150 and 190-inch 
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  Positioning your projector
size screens. The projector can be adjusted (using the zoom control) to display on these different screen 
sizes at the projection distance. Be aware that these different screens have different vertical offset values.
If you place the projector in a different position (to that recommended), you will have to tilt it down or 
up to center the image on the screen. In these situations, some image distortion will occur. Use the 
Keystone function to correct the distortion. See Correcting picture distortion on page 29 for details.
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							16 Positioning your projector  
Projection dimensions
Installation for a 16:9 ratio screen
W1070
 The screen aspect ratio is 16:9 and the projected picture is 16:9
The above numbers are approximate and may be slightly different from the actual measurements. Only the 
recommended screen sizes are listed. If your screen size is not in the table above, please contact your dealer 
for assistance.
Screen dimensionsProjection distance  [mm]
Lowest/Highest 
lens position 
 [mm]Diagonal

[inch 
(mm)]Height 

[mm]Width

[mm]Min distance 
(with max 
zoom)AverageMax distance 
(with min 
zoom)
40 (1016) 498 886 1013 1165 1316 25
50 (1270) 623 1107 1266 1456 1646 31
60 (1524) 747 1328 1519 1747 1975 37 
70 (1778) 872 1550 1772 2038 2304 44 
80 (2032) 996 1771 2025 2329 2633 50 
90 (2286) 1121 1992 2278 2620 2962 56 
100 (2540) 1245 2214 2532 2911 3291 62 
110 (2794) 1370 2435 2785 3203 3620 68 
120 (3048) 1494 2657 3038 3494 3949 75 
130 (3302) 1619 2878 3291 3785 4278 81 
140 (3556) 1743 3099 3544 4076 4608 87 
150 (3810) 1868 3321 3797 4367 4937 93 
160 (4064) 1992 3542 4051 4658 5266 100 
170 (4318) 2117 3763 4304 4949 5595 106 
180 (4572) 2241 3985 4557 5241 5924 112 
190 (4826) 2366 4206 4810 5532 6253 118 
200 (5080) 2491 4428 5063 5823 6582 125 
235 (5969) 2926 5202 5949 6842 7734 146 




Floor Installation
: Screen             : Center of lens
 
 

Ceiling Installation
: Screen             : Center of lens
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							  17
  Positioning your projector
W1080ST
 The screen aspect ratio is 16:9 and the projected picture is 16:9
The above numbers are approximate and may be slightly different from the actual measurements. Only the 
recommended screen sizes are listed. If your screen size is not in the table above, please contact your dealer 
for assistance.
Screen dimensionsProjection distance  [mm]
Lowest/Highest 
lens position 
 [mm]Diagonal

[inch 
(mm)]Height 

[mm]Width

[mm]Min distance 
(with max 
zoom)AverageMax distance 
(with min 
zoom)
30 (762) 374 664 457 502 548 9 
40 (1016) 498 886 609 670 731 12 
50 (1270) 623 1107 761 837 913 16 
60 (1524) 747 1328 913 1005 1096 19 
70 (1778) 872 1550 1065 1172 1279 22 
80 (2032) 996 1771 1218 1339 1461 25 
90 (2286) 1121 1992 1370 1507 1644 28 
100 (2540) 1245 2214 1522 1674 1826 31 
110 (2794) 1370 2435 1674 1842 2009 34 
120 (3048) 1494 2657 1826 2009 2192 37 
130 (3302) 1619 2878 1979 2177 2374 40 
140 (3556) 1743 3099 2131 2344 2557 44 
150 (3810) 1868 3321 2283 2511 2740 47 
160 (4064) 1992 3542 2435 2679 2922 50 
170 (4318) 2117 3763 2588 2846 3105 53 
180 (4572) 2241 3985 2740 3014 3288 56 
190 (4826) 2366 4206 2892 3181 3470 59 
200 (5080) 2490 4428 3044 3349 3653 62 
250 (6350) 3113 5535 3805 4186 4566 78 
300 (7620) 3736 6641 4566 5023 5479 93 
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							18 Positioning your projector  
Installation for a 4:3 ratio screen
The illustrations and table below are provided for those users who already have 4:3 aspect ratio screens 
or intend to purchase 4:3 aspect ratio screens to view 16:9 ratio projected images.
W1070
 The screen aspect ratio is 4:3 and the projected picture is 16:9
The above numbers are approximate and may be slightly different from the actual measurements. Only the 
recommended screen sizes are listed. If your screen size is not in the table above, please contact your dealer 
for assistance.






Floor Installation
: Screen             : Center of lens

 


Ceiling Installation
: Screen             : Center of lens
Screen dimensionsProjection distance  
[mm]Lowest/
Highest 
lens 
position 

[mm]
Image 
height 
[mm]
Diagonal

[inch (mm)]Height

[mm]Width

[mm]Min 
distance 
(with 
max 
zoom)AverageMax 
distance 
(with min 
zoom)
40 (1016) 610 813 929 1069 1208 23 457
50 (1270) 762 1016 1162 1336 1510 29 572
60 (1524) 914 1219 1394 1603 1813 34 686
70 (1778) 1067 1422 1627 1871 2115 40 800 
80 (2032) 1219 1626 1859 2138 2417 46 914 
90 (2286) 1372 1829 2091 2405 2719 51 1029 
100 (2540) 1524 2032 2324 2672 3021 57 1143 
110 (2794) 1676 2235 2556 2940 3323 63 1257 
120 (3048) 1829 2438 2788 3207 3625 69 1372 
130 (3302) 1981 2642 3021 3474 3927 74 1486 
140 (3556) 2134 2845 3253 3741 4229 80 1600 
150 (3810) 2286 3048 3486 4008 4531 86 1715 
160 (4064) 2438 3251 3718 4276 4833 91 1829 
170 (4318) 2591 3454 3950 4543 5135 97 1943 
180 (4572) 2743 3658 4183 4810 5438 103 2057 
190 (4826) 2896 3861 4415 5077 5740 109 2172 
200 (5080) 3048 4064 4647 5345 6042 114 2286 
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  Positioning your projector
W1080ST
 The screen aspect ratio is 4:3 and the projected picture is 16:9
The above numbers are approximate and may be slightly different from the actual measurements. Only the 
recommended screen sizes are listed. If your screen size is not in the table above, please contact your dealer 
for assistance.
Screen dimensionsProjection distance  
[mm]Lowest/
Highest 
lens 
position 

[mm]
Image 
height 
[mm]
Diagonal

[inch (mm)]Height

[mm]Width

[mm]Min 
distance 
(with 
max 
zoom)AverageMax 
distance 
(with min 
zoom)
30 (762) 343 610 419 461 503 9 218
40 (1016) 457 813 559 615 671 11 290
50 (1270) 572 1016 699 768 838 14 363
60 (1524) 686 1219 838 922 1006 17 435
70 (1778) 800 1422 978 1076 1174 20 508
80 (2032) 914 1626 1118 1229 1341 23 581
90 (2286) 1029 1829 1257 1383 1509 26 653
100 (2540) 1143 2032 1397 1537 1676 29 726
110 (2794) 1257 2235 1537 1690 1844 31 798
120 (3048) 1372 2438 1676 1844 2012 34 871
130 (3302) 1486 2642 1816 1998 2179 37 944
140 (3556) 1600 2845 1956 2151 2347 40 1016
150 (3810) 1715 3048 2096 2305 2515 43 1089
160 (4064) 1829 3251 2235 2459 2682 46 1161
170 (4318) 1943 3454 2375 2613 2850 49 1234
180 (4572) 2057 3658 2515 2766 3018 51 1306
190 (4826) 2172 3861 2654 2920 3185 54 1379
200 (5080) 2286 4064 2794 3074 3353 57 1452
250 (6350) 2858 5080 3493 3842 4191 71 1815
300 (7620) 3429 6096 4191 4610 5029 86 2177
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							20 Positioning your projector  
Shifting the projection lens vertically
The vertical lens shift control provides flexibility for installing your projector. It allows the projector to be 
positioned slightly above or below the top level of the projected images. 
The lens shift (offset) is expressed as a percentage of the projected image height. It is measured as an 
offset from the projected images vertical center. You can use the lever to shift the projection lens 
upwards or downwards within the allowable range depending on your desired image position. 
To use the lens shift lever:
1. Release the lever by turning it counterclockwise.
2. Move the lever to adjust the projected image position.
3. Lock the lever by turning it clockwise.
•  Please do not over-tighten the lever.
•  Lens shift adjustment will not result in a degraded picture quality. In the unlikely event that the image 
distortion is produced, see Adjusting the projected image on page 29 for details.
•  When the screen position is fixed
•  When the projector position is fixed
100%
10% 30%
DOWNLENS SHIFTUPScreen
Projector
110% 130%
120%
DOWNLENS SHIFTUP
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