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X1 User ’ s Guide InFocus Corporation 27700B SW Parkway Avenue Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-9215 1-800-294-6400 • 503-685-8888 Fax : 503-685-8887 http://www .infocus.com In Europe: Olympia 1 • NL-1213 NS Hilversum, The Netherlands Phone: (31) 35 6474000 Fax : (31) 35 6423999 In Asia : 238A Thomson Road #18-01/04 Novena Square Singapore 307684 T ...
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This ent ire user ’s guide is available o n the enclosed CD a s an Adobe Acr obat pdf file i n the following la nguages: Engl ish, Fren ch, Germ an, Italian, Norwe- gian, P ortuguese, Span ish, Russian, Ja panese, Kor ean, T raditional Chin ese, Simplified C h inese. Befor e using th is projector , ple ase read t hese instructions. ...
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Decla ration of Confor mity Manufa ctur er: InFocus Co rporat ion, 277 00B SW Park way A ve. W ilsonvil le, Oregon 9707 0 USA European Office: Olympia 1, NL-121 3 NS Hilver sum, The Ne therlan ds W e declar e under our s ole re sponsibility t hat the InFocus X1 projector c onforms to t he following dir ectives and norms: EMC Direct ive 89/3 36/EE C ...
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3 T able of Contents Introduc tion 4 Positioning t he projector 5 Connecting a c omputer so urce 6 Required computer connection s 6 Optional computer connections 6 Displaying a computer source image 7 Adjus ting t he image 8 Usin g the proj ecto r with Window s 98 for th e fir st time 9 Con necting a vid eo devic e 11 Video connections 12 Video dev ...
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4 Intr oduction Y our new digital projecto r is easy to connect, use, and m aintain. I t is an exceptional projector f or both business pr esentations a nd home entertain- ment. The InFocus ® X1 is co mpatible with a wide variet y of compute rs and video dev ices, includi ng: • Most st and ard VCRs, D VD pla yers ( progressive and in ter laced ) ...
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5 P ositioning the pr ojec tor T o determine wher e to position th e projector , consider the size and shape of your scr een, the location of y our power outlets, and t he distance between the proj ector and the r est of your e quipment. Here ar e some genera l guide- lines: • Position the pr ojector on a flat surface at a right angle to the scre ...
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6 Connecting a computer source Required compute r connection s Connect one end of the computer cable (see page 1 1 for connecting video devices ) to the d ark blue Compu ter In connector on the pr ojector . Connect the other end to the v ideo port on your computer . If you are using a desktop computer , you will ne ed to disconnect the monitor cabl ...
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7 Displa ying a computer source ima ge Remove the lens cap. To g g l e t h e Po w e r switch on the si de of the proje ctor to the On posit ion. The LED fla shes green and the fans sta rt to run. Whe n the lamp comes on, the start up s creen display s and the LED is st eady green. It can take a minut e for the i mage to ac hieve ful l bri ght ness ...
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8 Adjusting the imag e Adjust the height of the pr ojector , if nece ssary , by pres sing the rel ease but- ton t o ex tend the fo ot. Rotate the leveling foot located at th e rear of th e proje ctor , if necessary . A void placing your hands in near th e hot exhaust vent in fr ont of the projec- tor . Position the projector the desir ed distance f ...
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9 Using the pr o jector with Windo ws 98 for the first time The first time you connect a computer running W indows 98 to the projector , the computer recognizes the pr ojector as “ new h a rdw a re ” and th e Add Ne w H a rd wa re Wiz ard a pp e a rs . F ol l ow t h es e i ns t ru c t io n s to u se t h e Wiz- ar d to load the correct driver (w ...
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10 Skip thi s pag e if y ou did not co nnect a USB mo use cable F or Windo ws 9 8: • If you connected the USB cable, the Add New Hardwa re W izar d appears a gain. Drivers mu st be install ed to use th e USB functiona lity . • The Wizar d launch es thr ee tim es . The first time it detects a USB Composite Dev ice. The second t ime a USB Human I ...
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11 Connecting a video de vice Y ou can connect VCRs, DVD player s, camcorders, digital ca meras, vide o games, HDTV r eceivers, and TV tuners to the pr ojector . Ther e is also an audio input . Y ou can connect the audi o directly to the projec tor to get sound from t he onboard spea ker , or you can conn ect it to your ster eo ’ s rec eiver to g ...
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12 Video connection s The next s tep is t o figure out what type of co nnect ors/out put the equ ip- ment you want to con nect has. If ther e is more than one output, select the one with t he highest quality . Component video has the best qual ity , fol- lowed by S-video, then comp osite video. If you are connecting the proj ector to HDTV , the pr ...
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13 Video de vice connections Composite video connection Plug the in cluded vi deo cable ’ s yellow connector into the video-out connec- tor on y our video devic e. Plug the other yellow co nnector into the yellow Video In connector on the pr ojector . Plug the included audio ada pter ’ s white conn ector into the l eft audio out conn ector on y ...
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14 Component video connection If your vide o device has component connectors, use t he component to S-video ada pter . Plug the component cabl e into the video device. Plug the other en d of the componen t cable into the adapter and plug the adapter i nto the projector ’ s S-vi deo conn ector . U se the audio adap ter as descr ibed on th e previo ...
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15 Displa ying video Remove the lens cap. T oggle the Po w e r swi tch on th e side of the project or to th e On position. The LED flash es green and the fans start to r un. When the la mp comes on, the start-up scr een is display ed and the LED is steady green. It can take a minute for th e image to achieve full brightness . ? No start up scr een? ...
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16 Adjust the zoom an d focus. If the image is not squar e, adjust the key stone using the butt ons on the key- pad. Pr ess the top Ke y s t o n e b utton to reduce the upper par t of the imag e, and press the bottom Ke y s t o n e button to re duce th e lower p art. Adju st the vo lume on th e keypad or re mote. Adjust the Contrast , Brightness , ...
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17 Shutting do wn the projector The projector automa tical ly disp lays a bl ack screen a fter no activ e source is detected for 3 0 minutes. This blac k screen hel ps preserve t he life of the pr o- jector . The image r eturns when a n active source is detected or a r emote or keypad b utton is pr essed. Screen Sa ve Y ou can make the black scr ee ...
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18 Problem Solution Result no start up scr een plug po w er cord in pr ojector’ s left side rem ove le n s c ap toggle power switch correct i mage only start up scr een appears pre ss the Computer b utton activa te laptop’ s externa l por t comput er ima ge pr oject ed tog gle po wer sw it ch on side A res ta r t la pt o p A A ...
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19 Problem Solution Result no compute r image, just the w o rds “ Signal ou t of range ” press the Auto Image button o n k eypad comput er ima ge pr oject ed A Signal out of range P anel> Display>Settings> Advance d>Adapte r (locatio n varies by opera ting system ) y ou ma y also need to set a differ ent re solution on your co mpute ...
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20 Problem Solution Result ima ge fu zzy or cr opped set y our comput er ’ s display r esolution to the na tive resoluti on of th e projector (Start>Settings> Control Panel>Display>Settings tab) select 80 0x600 image clear an d not cropped ima ge no t center ed on scr een mo ve projector , adjust zoom, ad just heig ht correct i mage A ...
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21 Problem Solution Result ima ge not square adjust K eysto ne on k eypad squar e image image not sharp adjust Sharpness (video sources only) in the Pictur e>Ad vanced men u correct i mage image does not fi t 4:3 or 16:9 screen change asp ect ra tio t o 4:3 or 16: 9 in Picture >Aspe ct r atio menu correct i mage AB AB AB ...
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22 Problem Solution Result image upsi de down turn off ceili ng in Sett ings>Sy stem menu correct i mage image r eversed left t o righ t turn off r ear in Setting s>System menu correct i mage pr ojected c olors don ’ t ma tch so urce adjust co lor , tint , color tem pera ture, brightne ss, contrast in t he menus correct i mage AB AB A AB CO ...
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23 Problem Solution Result lamp w on ’ t tu rn on, LED blin king red mak e sure v ents aren ’ t bl ock ed, tu rn off the pro jector and al low it to cool fo r a minut e lamp turns on “ Chang e lamp ” message a ppears at star tup or lamp won ’ t turn on a nd LED bl inking r ed if lamp ho urs > 3,000, lamp must be replac ed (se e page 36 ...
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24 Still need as sista nce ? If you nee d assistance, call InFocus Cust omer Service dir ectly a t 1-800-79 9-99 11 . Support is free betw een 6 a.m. an d 6 p.m. PST , Monday thr ough Friday . S upport is avai lable in Nor th America afte r hours and weeken ds for a fee a t 1-88 8-592 -68 00. Or , send u s an e-ma il at techs upport@inf ocus.co m . ...
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25 Using the remote contr o l The r emote uses two (2) pr ovided AAA batt eries. They ar e easily install ed by slidi ng the cove r off the remote ’ s ba ck, aligni ng the + an d - ends of the batteries , sliding them into place, and then repl acing the cover . Caution : W hen repl acin g the ba tter ies , be aware t hat us ing batte ries oth er ...
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26 Using the audio T o use the pr ojector ’ s speaker , connect y our source to the Audi o In connec- tor on th e projector . See pag e 13 regarding usi ng the aud io adap ter . T o adjust the volume, pr ess the Vo l u m e butto ns o n th e k eypad or remote. T o m ute the sound, pr ess the Mu te button on the r emote. T roublesho oti ng A udio I ...
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27 Optimizing computer images After your comput er is connected properly and the computer ’ s image is on the scre en, you can optimize t he image using the onscr een menus. For gen- eral info rmation on using the menus, see page 29 . • Adjust the Ke ysto ne, C ontra st, or Br ig htnes s in t he Pict ure menu (page 30). • Change the Aspect Ra ...
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28 Optimizi ng video ima ges After your vi deo d evi ce is con nect ed p roper ly an d the imag e is o n the screen , you can optimize the ima ge using the onscr een menus. For general information o n using the menus, see page 29. • Adjust the Keystone , Contrast, B rightness, Co lor , or T int in the Pictur e men u (page 30). • Change the Aspe ...
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29 Using the menus T o open the menus, press th e Menu bu tton o n the key pad or remote. (The menus a utomatically close a fter 60 second s if no button s are pre ssed.) The Main menu appears. Use the arrow buttons to move up and down to high - light t he desired submenu, then pr ess the Select button . T o change a men u setting, hig hlight it, p ...
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30 Picture menu T o adjust th e following set tings, highl ight the settin g, press Select , use the up and do wn ar rows to adj ust th e val ues, th en press Select to conf irm the changes . Ke y s t o n e : adj usts the imag e ve rtic ally an d mak es a sq uarer imag e. Y ou ca n also adj ust keysto ne from the keypad. Contra st : control s the d ...
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31 Presets : Pr esets are pr ovided tha t optimize the pro jector for displayin g computer presen tations, photogra phs, film images, and video images. Film input is material or iginally captur ed on a fil m camera, l ike a movie; v ideo input is material or iginally captur ed on a v ideo camera, l ike a TV sho w or sporting event. Y ou can use the ...
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32 Advanced menu Sharpness : (video sour ces only) changes t he clarity of the edg es of a video image. Select a sha rpness settin g. Color T emperatur e : change s the intensi ty of the colors . Select a list ed value. Color Co ntro l : allows you to individua lly adjust the gain (r elative w armth of the c olor) for the r ed, gr een, and blue col ...
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33 Settings menu Audio : allows adjust ments to V olume of the intern al speaker . Adjust ments can als o b e m ade from the p rojec tor ’ s keypad and the rem ote. Sour ces: P o wer -up Sour ce determ ines which s ource the projector c hecks first fo r acti ve vid eo duri ng powe r-up. When th e Autosou rce fea ture is On, the proj ector automat ...
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34 Star tup Logo: allows you t o display a bl ank scr een instead of the default scr een at startu p, and when no source is detected. Blank Screen : determine s what color i s displayed whe n you pr ess the Blank b utton on the r emote. Effect K ey : al lows you to ass ign a dif ferent function to t he Ef fect button on the r emote, al lowing you t ...
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35 Languag e : al low s you to s elect a la ngua ge f or t he ons creen dis pla y . Ser vice : T o use these features, hig hlight them and pr ess Select . Fac to r y R es e t : restor es all settings to their de fault. Lamp Reset : resets th e lamp hours us ed counter in the About menu t o zer o. Do this o nly after cha nging the la mp. Ser vice C ...
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36 Maintenance Cleaning th e Lens 1 Apply a non-abra sive camera lens cleaner to a soft, dr y cloth. • A void using an excessive amo u nt of clea ner , and don ’ t apply the cleaner dir ectly to the lens. Abrasive cleaners, solvents or other ha rsh chemic als migh t scra tch the lens. 2 Lightly wipe the cleaning cloth over the l ens in a cir cu ...
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37 4 Loose n the two captive scr ews that a ttach th e lamp ho using to the pr o- jector . 5 Detac h the lamp con nec tor f rom the proje ctor b y depress ing th e lo cking tab on t he connector and lightly pulling it free. WA R N I N G : T o avoid bu rns, allo w the pr ojecto r to cool for at le ast 30 mi nutes be f ore y o u re p l a ce t he l am ...
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38 Cleaning the Lamp Ho using Screens In dirty or dusty environ ments, the two dust filt er screens in the lamp hous- ing can become clogged, causing high temperatures and prematur e lamp failur e. Routine mai ntenance to r emove dust fr om the scr eens lowers the lamp operating temperature and pr olon gs lamp life. T o maximiz e lamp life you shou ...
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39 Appendix Specifications Accessories Te m p e r a t u r e Opera ti ng 50 to 10 4 ° F (10 to 4 0 ° C) at sea lev el 50 to 95 ° F (10 to 35 ° C) at 10,000 f eet Non-o perati ng -4 to 140 ° F (-20 to 60 ° C) Altit ude O perat ing 0 to 1 0,000 feet (3,0 48 mete rs) Non-o perati ng 0 to 20,0 00 feet (6,0 96 met ers) Humidi ty Oper atin g 10% to ...
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40 NO TE : Use onl y approved accessories . Y ou can purchase thes e items by contacting your dealer or InF ocu s Catalog Sales at 1- 800-66 0-0 024 or vi siti ng o ur webs ite at www .i nfocu s.com /acce s- sories . For ge nera l produc t infor matio n, please call 1- 800-2 94- 6400 . Projected imag e siz e NO TE : V isit our website at www .infoc ...
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41 Red LE D Beh a vio r an d Projector Err o rs If the pr ojector is not function ing properly and the LED is blinkin g red, con- sult Ta b l e 3 to determine a poss ible cause. There are two-second pauses between t he blinking cycles. V isit www .infocus.com/ser vice for more details on the r ed LED error codes. T able 3: Red LE D Beha vior Expl a ...
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42 Numerics 16x 9 vs 4x3 s creen as pect 1 1 800x60 0 res oluti on 4 A About 34 , 35 Accessor ies optional 40 standa rd 39 accessori es, ordering 39, 40 Advance me nu 32 altitude limits 39 Aspect Ratio 34 Aspect rat io 30 aspect rat io 1 1 Audio 33 Audio In co nnect or 6, 13 , 26 Autosource 33 B Blan k button 27 Blank S creen 34 blinkin g green 17 ...
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43 K keypad butt ons projector 26 keysto ne adjust ment 8, 16 L lamp ordering 39 Lamp Housing Screens cleaning 38 lamp replacement 36 Lamp Rese t 35 Langu age 35 LED 17 blinkin g green 17 solid gree n 17 LED Behavior red 41 LED beha vior 17 lens cap 39 leveling foot 15 M Macintosh computer s compat ibility 4 maintai ning the projec tor 36 Menu b ut ...
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44 S Screen Aspect 11 Screen Sa ve 17 secur ity lock 38 Servic e 35 Service Code 35 Setting s men u 33 sharpnes s 32 solid gree n 17 solid red 17 Sources 3 3 Specifica tions 39 Startup L ogo 34 S-vide o co nnecto r 1 3 System 33 T technical support e-mail 24 phone numbers 24 temperature limits 39 Tint 30 Trac king 32 troubleshooting 17 turnin g o f ...
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45 Limite d W arrant y Subjec t to the Lim itations, Exc lusions and Disc laimers her eof, InFoc us Cor- poration ( “ InFocus ” ) warr ants th at the Pr oje ctor , Lamps and Acc essories (her einafter collectively or individually r eferr ed to as “ Product ” as appr o- priate) pur chased from InFocus, an InFocus distributor , or an InF ocus ...
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46 Limite d W arr anty P eriod The Limited W arranty periods hereof commence on the date of purcha se by the end -us er c ust om er . Th ese Li mit ed W a rr ant y prov is io ns sh al l ap pl y only to the en d-user purchaser (first perso n or enti ty that purcha sed a n ew Prod- uct for person al or business use a nd not for the purp ose of distri ...
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