BenQ W20000/w5000 Digital Projector Home Cinema Series User Manual

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  Positioning your projector
EnglishPositioning 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; or 
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...

12 Positioning your projector  
EnglishObtaining 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 horizontal center of the screen. This prevents image distortion 
caused by angled projections (or projecting onto angled surfaces). If the...

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  Positioning your projector
EnglishHow 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 height of your...

14 Positioning your projector  
EnglishProjection dimensions
Refer to Dimensions on page 49 for the center of lens dimensions of this projector before calculating the 
appropriate position.
Installation for a 16:9 ratio screen
16:9 (widescreen) ratio screen dimension table
* See the pictures of Shifting the projection lens vertically on page 12 for the range of (C) and (D)
The above numbers are approximate and may be slightly different from the actual measurements. Only the 
recommended screen sizes are...

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  Positioning your projector
EnglishInstallation 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.
4:3 (standard) ratio screen dimension table
* See the pictures of Shifting the projection lens vertically on page 12 for the range of (C) and (D)
The above numbers are approximate and may be slightly different from the actual measurements....

16 Connecting with video equipment  
EnglishConnecting with video equipment
You can connect the projector to any type of video equipment, such as a VCR, DVD player, digital tuner, cable or 
satellite decoder, video game console or digital camera. You can also connect it to a desktop or laptop PC or 
Apple Macintosh system. However, it has no built-in speakers and cannot be connected to audio equipment.
The projector can be connected to multiple video equipment at the same time by using different cables....

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  Connecting with video equipment
EnglishConnecting HDMI devices
You should use an HDMI cable when making connection between the projector and HDMI devices.
You should also connect the separate audio cable to a suitable audio amplifier.
Connecting RGBHV devices
Use a RGBHV video cable with 5 BNC male connectors for connection. Be sure to match the corresponding 
colors between the cables and the terminals.
Connecting component-video devices
Be sure to match the corresponding colors between the...

18 Connecting with video equipment  
EnglishConnecting S-Video or video devices
You need only connect S-Video or composite Video cable from the same device, never both at the same time. You 
should also connect the separate audio cable to a suitable audio amplifier.
If you have already made a Component Video connection between the projector and the video source 
device, you need not connect to this device again using an S-Video or composite Video connection as this 
makes an unnecessary second connection...

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  Using the projector
EnglishUsing the projector
Preparations
1. Plug in and turn all of the connected equipment on.
2. If not already in, plug the supplied power cable into the AC inlet on the 
rear of the projector and turn on the power switch. 
3. Plug the power cable into a wall socket and turn the wall switch on.
Tu r n i n g  t h e  p r o j e c t o r  o n
Follow the steps below.
1. Make sure the Power light is orange after power has been applied and 
the main AC power switch is turned on.
2....

20 Using the projector  
EnglishUsing the menus
The projector is equipped with multilingual On-Screen Display (OSD) menus for making various adjustments 
and settings.
Below is the overview of the OSD menu.
To use the OSD menus, please set the OSD menu to your familiar language first.
Fine-tuning the image size and clarity
Picture Mode
Load Settings From
Brightness
Contrast
Tint
Sharpness
Reset Picture Settings
Rename User Mode
Picture -- Basic
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S-Video
Cinema
EXIT       BackCurrent input source
Main...