InFocus Projector IN5100 User Manual
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10 Displaying a computer image Remove the lens cap. Press the power switch on the back of the projector to the on (I) position. The Power light on the St atus Indicator Panel (page 15) lights green. Press the Power button on t he top of the projector or the remote. The Power light blinks green and the fans start to run. When the lamp comes on, the startup screen is displayed and the light is steady green. It can take a minute for the image to achieve full brightness. ? No startup screen? Get h elp on page 16. Turn on your computer. The computer’s image should appear on th e projection screen. If it doesn’t, press the Source button on the keypad or remote. Make sure your laptop’s external video port is active. Many laptops do not automatically turn on their external video port when a projector is connected. Usually a key combination like FN + F5 is used to turn the external display on and off. Refer to your computer’s documenta - tion to learn your computer’s key combination. ? No computer image? Get h elp on page 16. remove lens cap press Power buttonpress Power switch I O2 1 turn on computer activate laptop’s external port
11 Adjusting the image Adjust the height of the projector, if necessary, by pressing the release but - tons on each side of the projector’ s fr ont to extend the elevator feet. Position the projector the desi red distance from the screen at a 90 degree angle (perpendicular) to the screen. See page 41 for a table listing screen sizes and distances. Adjust the zoom by rotating the Zoom ring inside the lens door until the desired image size is produced. Adjust the focus by rotating the Focus ring on the lens until the desired focus is produced. If the image is not on the screen or viewing area, adjust it by using the lens shi f t dials inside the lens door. Use the right dial to shift the lens left o r right. Use the left dial to shift the lens up or down. Adjust the Contrast or Brightness in the Picture menu. See page 27 for help with the menus. adjust height elevatorfoot elevator foot release button release button adjust distance adjust zoom and focus adjust lens shift adjust Contrast or Brightnesscontrast brightness
12 Connecting a video device Standard video connections Plug the audio/video (A/V) cable’s yellow connector into the video-out connector on the video device. Plug the other yellow connector into the yel - low Video 3 connector on the projector. Plug a white connector into the left audio out connector on the video device and plug a red connector into the right audio out connector on the video device. Plug the remaining white connector into a left audio in connector on the projector, and plug the red connector into a right audio in connector on the projector. You can assign a particular source to a partic ular audio in connector, see page 33. Connect the black power cable to the co nnec tor on the back of the projector and to your electrical outlet. NOTE : Always use the power cable that shipped with the projector. Optional video connections If the video device uses a round, four-prong S-video connector, plug an S-video cable (sold separately) into the S-video connector on the video device and into the Video 2 connector on the projector. Use the A/V cable’s audio connectors as described directly above (the yellow connectors on the A/V cable are not used). If the video device uses component cabl e conn ectors (sold separately), plug the cable’s green connectors into the green component-out connector on the video device and into the Video 1 green component connector (labeled “ Y”) on the projector. Plug the component cable’s blue connectors into the blue component-out connector on the video device and into the blue component connector (labeled “ Cb/Pb”) on the projector. Plug the component cable’s red connectors into the red component-out connector on the video device and into the red component connector (labeled “ Cr/Pr”) on the projector. Use the A/V cable’s audio connectors as described above (the yellow con - nectors on the A/V cable are not used). NOTE: The component co nnectors can be used for HDTV sources (480i, 480p, 720p, 576i and 1080i formats). connect A/V cable connect power cable connect S-video and video cables connect component cablesand video cables
13 Displaying a video image Remove the lens cap. Press the power switch on the back of the projector to the on (I) position. The Power light on the St atus Indicator Panel (page 15) lights green. Press the Power button on t he top of the projector or the remote. The Power light blinks green and the fans start to run. When the lamp comes on, the startup screen is displayed and the light is steady green. It can take a minute for the image to achieve full brightness. ? No startup screen? Get he lp on page 16. Plug in and turn on the video device. The video device’s image should appear on the projection screen. If it doesn’t, press the Source button on the keypad or remote. Adjust the height of the projector, if necessary, by pressing the release but - tons on each side of the projector’s fr on t to extend the elevator feet. Rotate the feet, if necessary, to level the projector. Position the projector the desi red distance from the screen at a 90 degree angle to the screen. See page 41 for a table listing screen sizes and distances to the screen. remove lens cap press Power buttonpress Power switch I O2 1 turn on video device adjust height elevator foot elevator foot release button releasebutton adjust distance
14 Adjust the zoom by rotating the Zoom ring, located inside the lens door, until the desired image size is produced. Adjust the focus by rotating the Focu s ring on the lens until the desired focus is produced. If the image is not on the screen or vi ewing area, adjust it by using the lens shift dials inside the lens door. Use the right dial to shift th e lens left or right. Use the left dial to shift the lens up or down. Adjust the volume in the Audio menu. Adjust the Contrast, Brightness , Color , or Tint i n the Picture menu. See page 27 for help with the menus. adjust Zoom and Focus adjust Lens Shift adjust volume adjust Picture menu
15 Shutting down the projector The projector automatically blanks the screen after no active source is detected for 5 minutes. This blank scre en helps preserve the life of the pro- jector. The image returns when an active sour ce is detected or a remote or keypad button is pressed. Screen Save You can make the blank screen appear after five minutes by turning on Screen Save in the Settings>System menu. See page 34. Power Save The projector also has a Power Save feature that automatically turns the lamp off after no signals are detected for 20 minutes. After 10 additional minutes with no signal, the projector po wers down. If an active signal is received before the projector powers down, the image is displayed. You must press the Power button to disp lay an image after 30 minutes have passed. When Power Save is enabled, Screen Save is disabled. See page 34. Turning off the projector To turn off the projector, press the pow er button and verify that you want to turn the projector off by pressing the power button again within 3 seconds. You can cancel the shutdown by not pressing the power button a second time. The lamp turns off and the Power light blinks green for over 1 minute while the fans continue to run to cool the lamp. When the lamp has cooled, the Power light is solid green and the fans stop. Press the power switch on the back of the projector and unplug the power cable to completely power off the projector. Troubleshooting your setup If your image appears correct ly on the screen, skip to the next section. If it does not, troubleshoot the setup. The Status Indicator Panel on top of th e pro jector indicates the state of the projector and can help you troubleshoot . Table 1: Status indicator light behavior and meaning Status Indicator Panel icons Meaning Power, solid greenThe power button has been pressed and the software has initialized or the projec - tor has been powered off. Power, blinking green The power button has been pressed and the software is initializing, or the projec - tor is powering down and the fans are ru nnin g to cool the lamp. Thermometer The projector is too hot. Make sure the vents aren’t blocked (see page 20). Turn off the projector and wait one minute, then tu rn the projector on again. Contact Technical Support if the problem persists . LampTurn off the projector and wait one min - ute, then turn the projector on again. If the lamp ligh t turns on again, replace the lamp and reset the lamp timer. Wrench/Service Turn off the projector and wait one min - ute, then turn the projector on again. If the service lam p turns on again, service is required. Visit our website to contact Ser - vice.
Problem SolutionResult No startup screen 12 3 Plug power cable in, press power switch and power button. Remove lens cap. startup screen Correct image A startup screen Only startup screen appears/no computer image or restart laptop Press the Source button Activate laptop’s external port AA Computer image projected 16
No computer image, just the words “Signal out of range” Signal out of range A You may also need to set a different resolution on your computer, as shown in the following problem, “Image fuzzy or cropped” Adjust computer refresh rate in Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced> Adapter (location varies by operating system) AA Computer image projected Image fuzzy or cropped AA For a laptop, disable laptop monitor or turn-on dual- display mode Set your computer’s display resolution to the native resolution of the projector (Start>Settings>Control Panel>Display>Setting s tab, select1920x1200) A Image clear and not cropped 17
18 Projector troubleshootingProblem SolutionResult Image not squareAdjust keystone in the Picture menuSquare image ABAB Image not sharpAdjust the focus ring or Sharpness in the Picture>Advanced menu AB Correct image Image does not fit 16:9 screenChange aspect ratio to 16:9 in Picture>Aspect ratio menuCorrect image
A B 19 Image upside downTurn on/off Ceiling in Settings>System menu AB Correct image Image reversed left to right A Turn on/off Rear in Settings>System menu AB Correct image COLOR Projected colors don’t match sourceAdjust color, tint, color temperature, brightness, contrast in the menus COLOR Correct image