Boxlight Xd-9m Users Guide

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Setting up the Projector
Turning Off the Projector
If you want to turn off the projector for a short period of time, 
press the 
standby button on the keypad or remote. This blanks the 
screen for fifteen minutes, but keeps the projector running. (You 
can change the amount of time the projector stays in standby 
mode; see “Standby Time” on page 24 for details.) After 15 min-
utes, the lamp goes out (the projector keeps running). To exit 
standby mode, press the 
standby button again. (It may take...

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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 23)....

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Using the Projector
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IGURE 9
Remote control
NOTE: If the remote is inactive
for several minutes, it “sleeps” to
conserve battery life. Press any
button except the disk mouse to
re-activate the remote.
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...

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Adjusting the Projector
To focus the image, rotate the focus ring (Figure 10) until the 
image is clear. To zoom the image, rotate the zoom ring. This 
adjusts the image size without affecting focus.
FIGURE 10
Focus ring and zoom ring
The projector is equipped with a self-locking, quick-release eleva-
tor foot and button (Figure 11).
To raise the projector:
1Press and hold the elevator button (Figure 11).
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 12
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 24 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 Projector
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 14
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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Using the Projector
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.
Sharpness
This setting adjusts the sharpness of a video image.
Press the left mouse button to decrease the sharpness.
Press the right mouse button to increase the sharpness.
Blank...

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Image Menu 
FIGURE 16
Image menu
Ke y s t o n e
This option helps to keep the image square as the angle of projec-
tion is changed. To adjust the keystone, highlight Keystone, then 
click the right navigation button. This option is available for com-
puter sources only.
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. OverscanThis option crops all the edges of the...