InFocus Projector SP8602 User Manual
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20 Image upside downTurn off Ceiling Mount in Setup menu Correct image Image reversed left to right Turn off Rear Project in Setup menu Correct image Projected colors don’t match source Adjust color, tint, brightness, contrast in the Basic Picture menu and/or color space in the Advanced Picture menu Correct image Problem Solution Result A A COLORCOLOR
21 The video embedded in my PowerPoint presentation does not play on the screenTurn off the internal LCD display on your laptop Embedded video plays correctly Lamp won’t turn on, Temperature light is on Make sure vents aren’t blocked, turn the projector off and allow it to cool for one minute. Lamp turns on Problem Solution Result ABAB Temperature light Startup Screen
22 Still need assistance? If you need assistance, visit our support website at www .infocus.com/support or call us. Check out the How To sectio n for additional information on using this projector for home thea ter or gaming applications. This product is backed by a limited warran ty. An extended warranty plan may be purchased from your dealer. When sending the projector in for repair, we recommend shipping the unit in its original packing material, or having a professional packaging company pack the unit. Please insure your shipment for its full value. “Replace lamp” message appears at startup, lamp won’t turn on, Lamp light is turned on Lamp must be replaced (see page 33) Lamp turns on Problem Solution Result Lamp light Lamp doorReplace lamp Startup Screen
23 Using the remote control The remote uses two (2) provided AA batteries. You can install the batteries by removing the cover from the remote’s back, aligning the + and - ends of the batteries, sliding them into pl ace, and then replacing the cover. Caution: • When replacing the batteries, be aw are that using batteries other than the type provided with the projector may risk severe damage to the remote. When disposing of the batteries, be sure to do so in an environmentally proper manner. • If the remote control gets we t , wipe it dry immediately. • Avoid excessive he at and humidity. • Ensure the batteries’ polarity (+/-) is aligned correctly. • Do not mix new and old batteries together, or different types of batteries together. • Replace the batteries as soon as they run out. • Remove batteries from the remote co ntrol when storing or not in use for a prolonged period. To operate, point the remote at the fro nt of the projector (not at the computer). The range of optimum operation is about 30’ (9m). Press the remote’s Po wer button to turn the projector on and off (see page 15 for shutdown information). Press the remote’s Menu button to open the projector’s menu system. Use the arrow buttons to navigate, and the Select button to select features and adjust values in the menus. See page 26 for more information on the menus. The remote also has the following buttons: • Help accesses the projector’s help feature (see page 31 ). • Res ize switches between aspect ratios (see page 27). • Ov erscan removes noise at the edge of a video image. • So urce switches between sources. • Custom c an be assigned to a special function, like Blank Screen or Freeze (see page 29 ). • Auto Image resynchronizes t he projector to the source. • Presets sel ects between different stored settings (see page 27). • Source 1, 2, 3 switches between user assigned sources. Troubleshooting the remote • Make sure the batteries are installe d in the proper orientation and are not dead. • Make sure you’re pointing the remote at t he projector or the screen, not the computer, and are within the remote range of 30’ (9m). For best results, point the remote at the projector. Navigation buttons
24 Using the keypad buttons Most buttons are described in detail in other sections, but here is an overview of their functions: Power –turns the projector on and off (page 10). Auto Image –resynchronize the proj ector to the source. Presets–cycles through the availabl e preset settings (page 27). Menu–opens the onscreen menus (page 26). Select –confirms choices made in the menus (page 26). Up/Down/Left/Right arrows –navigates to and adjusts settings in the menus (page 26). Source –changes the active source (page 10). Help –button to access the projector’s help feature (page 31) Optimizing computer images After the projector is running and th e image is on the screen, you can optimize the image using the onscreen menus. For general information on using the menus, see page 26. • Adjust the Keystone, Contrast, or Br ig htness in the Basic Picture menu (page 27). • Change the Aspect Ratio. Choose the opt ion that best fits your input source ( page 27). • Adjust the Color Temperature in the Advanced Picture menu (page 28). • Adjust the Phase, Tracking, or Horizo ntal or Vertical position in the Advanced Picture menu ( page 28). • Once you have optimized the image for a particular source, you can save the settings using Presets. This allows you to quickly recall these settings later ( page 27). Presentation features Several features are provided to make giving presentations easier. Here is an overview, details are found in the menu section. • The Custom key allows you to assi gn various features to the button. The default effect is Source Info, which displays information about the projector and current source. See page 29 for details. • The Search Screen option lets you change the appearance of the blank screen and start up screen (page 30 ). • Two options, Auto Off and Scre en Save Time, are provided to automatically shut down the proj ector after several minutes of inactivity or display a black screen. This helps preserve lamp life (page 29).Menu navigation buttons
25 Optimizing video images After your video device is connected properly and the image is on the screen, you can optimize the image using the onscreen menus. For general information on using the menus, see page 26. • Adjust the Keystone, Contrast, Brightness , Color, Tint or Sharpness in the Basic Picture menu ( page 27). • Change the Aspect Ratio. Choose the o ption that best fits your input source ( page 27 ). • Adjust the Color Temperature. Select a listed warmth value ( page 28). • Turn on Overscan to remove noise on the edges of the image ( page 28). Customizing the projector You can customize the projector for yo ur specific setup and needs. See page 29 to page 30 for details on these features. • For rear projection, turn Re ar Project on in the Setup menu. • For ceiling mounted projection, tu rn Ceiling Mount on in the Setup menu. • Specify which source the projector ch e cks first for active video during power-up. • Specify the functi on of the Custom key on the remote. • Turn the projector’s display messages on and off. • Turn on power saving features. • Specify appearance of blan k screen and startup screen. • Specify the language viewed on the menus.
26 Using the menus To open the menus, press the Menu button on the keypad or remote. (The menus automatically close after 60 seconds if no buttons are pressed.) Use the arrow buttons to move up and do wn to highlight the desired menu, then press the Select button. To change a menu setting, highlight it, press Select, then use the arrow buttons to adjust the value or select an option or turn the feature on or off. Press Select to confirm your changes. Use the arrow buttons to navigate to another setting. When your adjustments are complete, press Menu to access a different menu; press the Menu button at any time to navigate to the higher-level menu and ultimately close the menus. The menus are grouped by usage: • The Basic Picture menu provides common image adjustments. • The Advanced Picture menu pro vides more complex image adjustments. • The Setup menu provides set-up ty pe adjustments that are not changed often. • The Status and Service menu provi des information about the projector and source. Menu navigation buttons Basic Picture menu Advanced Picture menu Setup menuStatus and Service menu
27 Basic Picture menu To adjust the following settings, highlight the setting, press Select, use the arrow buttons to adjust the values, then press Select to confirm the changes. Brightness : Changes the intensity of the image. Contrast : Controls the degree of difference between the lightest and darkest parts of the picture and changes the amount of black and white in the image. Sharpness: Changes the clarity of the edges of a video image. Select a sharpness setting. Color : Adjusts a video image fr om black and white to fully saturated color. The color setting applies to video sources only. Tint: Ad justs the red-green color balance in the image of NTSC video images. The tint setting applie s to NTSC video sources only. SplitScreen : Allows two distinct sources to be displayed simultaneously. Switch primary sources, make pict ure adjustments and choose one of multiple display options: either two side by side horizontal or vertical source regions, or a small secondary source image displayed on top of the primary source in one of four placem ent options. For display options, see page 35. Auto Image : Forces the projector to reacquir e and lock to the input signal. This is useful when signal quality is marginal. Aspect Ratio : Aspect ratio is the ratio of th e image width to image height. TV screens are usually 4:3. HDTV and most DVDs are 16:9. Select Auto to have the projector choose the ratio. Choose Native to see the unm odified input with no resizing by the projector. Select 16:9 to watch enhanced widescreen DVDs. For more information regard ing Aspect Ratio, see page 14. Apply Preset... : Presets are provided that optimize the projector for displaying computer presentation s and video images under certain conditions. There is also a user-definable preset. To set this preset, adjust the image and select Save User in the Presets menu. You can recall these settings in the future by selecting the User preset. Horz/Vert Keystone: Adjusts the image horizontally and vertically and makes a squarer image. Digital Zoom: Changes the size of projector’s display area. If the display area has been resized by this setting, it can be moved by changing the Horz Shift and Vert Shift settings. Horz Shift/Vert Shift: Mov es the display area horizont ally or vertically if its size has been changed by the Digital Zoom setting.. Basic Picture menu Aspect ratio Increasing keystone Decreasing keystone
28 Advanced Picture menu BrilliantColor™: Produces an expanded onscreen color spectrum that delivers enhanced color saturation fo r bright, true-to-life images. Choose Normal Look for most video sources and Bright Look for most computer sources. Iris/DynamicBlack: Select Auto to constantly ad just the aperture based on the amount of black in the cu rrent scene, or select a percentage for a fixed aperture size (100% is maximum size). Color Temperature : Changes the intensity of the colors. Select a listed relative warmth value. Force Wide: When this is off, the analog locking algorithms choose the standard mode resolution (4:3) as th e preferred default resolution. When this is on, the analog locking algo rithms choose wide mode resolution (16:10) as the preferred default resolution. Overscan : Remov es noise around the video image. Phase: Adjusts the horizontal phase of a computer source. Sync Threshold : (progressive signals only) If a hardware device, such as a DVD player, is not syncing pr operly with the projector, select this option to help it to sync when co nnected to the projector. Tracking : Adjusts the vertical scan of a computer source. Color Space : This o ption applies to comput er and component video sources. It allows you to select a color space that has been specifically tuned for the input signal. When Auto is selected, the projector automatically determines the standard. To choose a different se tting, turn off Auto, then choose RGB for computer sources or choose eith er REC709 or REC601 for component video sources. Noise Reduction : Reduces temporal and/or spatial noise in the image. Flesh Tone Correction : Controls the amount of fl esh tone correction applied to the image. Set Black Level... : Analyze s the current input image and calculates an offset value which is then added to the anal og to digital converter black level value. This ensures optimum black level for each analog source. Detect Film: Controls film mode detection, and determines whether the original source of the input video was film or video. Gamma : S elect the appropriate gamma from among Video, Film, Bright, and CRT. Color Gamut : S ets the color gamut of the input signal. Color Gain : Adjusts the gain of the red, gree n, or blue channel of the image. Color Offset : Adjusts the offset of the red, green, or blue channel of the image. Horizontal/Vertical Position : Adjusts the position of a computer source. Horizontal/Vertical Pincushion : Correct optical pincushion distortion. . Advanced Picture menu
29 Setup menu Language: Allows you to select a language for the onscreen display. Key Click : Turns the key click sound on or off. When this setting is on, pressing keys on the keypad causes th e projector’s speaker to play a “click” sound. Custom Key : Allows you to assign a differen t function to the Custom button, allowing you to quickly and easily us e the effect. Highlight an effect and press Select to choose a different one. • So urce Info : The default action. Shows the Source Info menu. • P rojector Info : Shows the Projector Info menu. • Aspect Ratio : S ets the ratio of image width to image height (see page 14 and page 27). • Auto Image : Resynchronizes t he projector to the source (page 24 ). • Ov erscan : Removes noise around the image. • Blank Screen : Dis plays an empty screen. • Free ze Screen : Pauses the projected image. • So urce : Cycles through available sources. • Closed Caption : Enables or disables Closed Captioning. • Spli tScreen : Enables or disables SplitScreen. Before using this for the first time, configure SplitScreen sources and layouts using the SplitScreen menu ( page 27) Source Key Enable : Enabl es or disables Source Keys on the optional Commander-2 remote. AC Power On : W hen this feature is on, the projector automatically turns on when electrical power is connected. This allows control of ceiling mounted projectors with a wall power switch. Auto Off Time : Auto matically turns the projec tor off after no signals are detected for a preset number of minute s. If an active signal is received before the projector powers down , the image will be displayed. Screen Save Time : Automatically blanks the screen with a black color after no signals are detected for a preset nu mber of minutes. The image returns when an active source is detected or a remote or keypad button is pressed. Sleep Timer : Allows the projector to automatically power off after it has been on for a specified amount of time. Always-On Functions : Allows you to control which projector functions will work even when the projector is in standby (powered off but connected to AC Power). Press Up or Down to highlight the function you want to change, then press select or left and ri ght to change the function to either Yes or No. Press menu when done. No te that some functions must always have the same value; in this case wh en you change one value, other values in the submenu may also change automatically. Lamp High Power : Toggles between on and off. Turn it on to raise the light output of the lamp. This also raises the fan speed, making the projector louder. Default is off. Power Sounds : Co ntrols whether the proj ector makes a sound when powered on and off. Auto Source : When this feature is On, the projector automatically finds the active source, checking the selected Power-up Source first. When this feature is Off, the projector defaults to the source selected in Power-up Source. To display another source, you must manually select one by pressing the Source button on the remote or keypad. Power-up Source : De termines which source the projector checks first for active video during power-up. HDMI DDC : When this feature is set to On , the projector will support and older DVD player for HDMI port. Fast Color Refresh : Changes the color wheel speed from 4x to 6x. Video Standard : When this feature is set to Auto, the projector attempts to automatically pick the video standard ba sed on the input signal it receives. (The video standard options may vary depending on your region of the world.) If the projector is unable to detect the correct standard, the colors may not look right or the image may appear “torn.” If this happens, manually select a video standard by selecting NTSC, PAL, or SECAM from the Video Standard menu. Closed Captions: Controls closed caption display while audio is not muted. If this setting is not off, and audio is not muted, and the source is NTSC and