Boxlight Xd-5m Users Guide

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USING THE PROJECTOR
This section describes how to use and make adjustments to the 
projector. It also provides a reference to the keypad and remote 
buttons and the options available from the on-screen menus.
Basic Image Adjustment
1Make sure you have powered up your equipment in the right 
order (page 11).
2If the image doesn’t display completely, zoom the image 
(page 15), adjust the height of the projector (page 15) or center 
the image by adjusting its horizontal or vertical position 
(page 22)....

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IGURE 8
Remote control
Press anywhere on the edge of the disk mouse to move the cursor 
on the screen. You can move the cursor at any angle by pressing 
the corresponding edge of the disk. The mouse button on the top 
of the remote simulates your computer ’s right mouse button; the 
button on the bottom simulates your computer ’s left mouse but-
ton. See “Using the Keypad and Remote Buttons” starting on 
page 16 for a description of the four function buttons.
If you are creating...

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Adjusting the Projector
To focus the image, rotate the focus ring (Figure 9) until the image 
is clear. To zoom the image, rotate the zoom ring. This adjusts the 
image size without affecting focus.
FIGURE 9
Focus ring and zoom ring
The projector is equipped with a self-locking, quick-release eleva-
tor foot and button (Figure 10).
To raise the projector:
1Press and hold the elevator button (Figure 10).
2Raise the projector to the height you want, then release the 
button to lock the elevator foot...

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Using the Projector
Using the Keypad and Remote Buttons
While the menus are displayed, the volume, source, and standby 
buttons on the keypad act as menu navigation buttons. See 
“Using the On-Screen Menus” on page 18 for details.
FIGURE 11
Keypad and remote buttons
Lamp on/off (keypad only) 
Press the lamp on/off button to turn the lamp on or off. The Lamp 
LED indicates the state of the lamp. A green Lamp LED indicates 
that you can turn the lamp on, or the lamp is currently on. An 
orange LED...

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Standby  
When you press standby, the display and audio turn off and a 
blank screen is displayed for 15 minutes. You can change the 
amount of time the projector stays in standby mode; see 
“Standby Time” on page 23 for details.
•If you press standby again within 15 minutes, the projector 
returns to normal operations immediately.
•If you press standby again after 15 minutes, there is about a 
60 second delay before the lamp turns back on.
•If you don’t press standby again, the lamp turns off after...

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Using the On-Screen Menus
The projector
 has six drop-down menus that allow you to make 
image adjustments and change a variety of settings. Most of these 
adjustments aren’t available directly from the keypad. 
NOTE: Some menu items may be
grayed out at certain times. This
indicates the item is not applicable
to your setup (for example, video
standards do not apply to
computer sources) or the item is
not enabled until another selection
is made (for example, Manual
Tracking is not...

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Display Menu 
 
FIGURE 13
Display menu
Brightness
Adjusting the brightness changes the intensity of the image.
•Press the left navigation button to darken the image.
•Press the right navigation button to lighten the image.
Contrast
The contrast controls the degree of difference between the lightest 
and darkest parts of the picture. Adjusting the contrast changes 
the amount of black and white in the image.
•Press the left navigation button to decrease the contrast.
•Press the right navigation button...

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Color
The color setting adjusts a video image from black and white to 
fully saturated color. This setting is not available for computer 
images.
•Press the left mouse button to decrease the amount of color in 
the image.
•Press the right mouse button to increase the amount of color in 
the image.
Blank Screen
Blank Screen determines what color is displayed when there is no 
active source and when the projector is in standby. Click the left 
or right navigation button to toggle...

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Image Menu 
FIGURE 15
Image menu
Auto Image
NOTE: Some screen savers inter-
fere with the operation of Auto 
Image. If you’re experiencing prob-
lems, try turning your screen saver 
off, then turning Auto Image off 
and back on.
The projector automatically adjusts tracking, signal synchroniza-
tion and vertical and horizontal position for most computers 
(Auto Image does not apply to video sources). If you want to 
adjust these features manually, you must turn off 
Auto Image first 
by highlighting...

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Using the Projector
1Turn Auto Image off.
2Highlight Manual sync, then press the left or right navigation 
button repeatedly until the image is sharp and free of streaks.
Manual Tracking
The projector adjusts tracking automatically to match the video 
signal from your computer. However, if the display shows evenly 
spaced, fuzzy, vertical lines or if the projected image is too wide 
or too narrow for the screen, try turning 
Auto Image off then back 
on again. If the image is still bad, try adjusting...