BOXLIGHT TraveLight DLP™ Digital Projector User’s Guide
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Safety These safety precautions include information to prevent personal injury and damage to the projector. Safety Definitions WARNING: Statements identify conditions or practices that could result in personal injury. CAUTION: Statements identify conditions or practices that could result in damage to your equipment. Projector Safety WARNING: • Please use the power cord provided. Connect the power cord to a receptacle with a protective safety (earth) ground terminal.
Lamp Safety WARNING: • To replace the lamp, turn off the power and unplug the power cord. To avoid burns, wait 45 minutes before opening the lamp door. Follow all instructions provided in this User’s Guide. See “Changing the Lamp Module” on page 34. • When you open the lamp module door, be careful not to touch the hot surfaces inside. • In the unlikely event of the bulb rupturing, thoroughly clean the area behind the projector and discard any items that might have been contaminated with broken glass.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Table of Contents Safety .......................................................................................................... 2 Safety Definitions.............................................................................................................2 Projector Safety................................................................................................................2 Lamp Safety .....................................................................
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Language Menu ...................................................................................................24 Utilities Menu......................................................................................................24 Status Menu .........................................................................................................25 Reference ..................................................................................................
DLP ™ Digital Projector Quick Start Guide Preface Congratulations on purchasing a DLP™ (Digital Light Processing) projector. The micro portable projector uses the Digital Light Processing (DLP™) technology along with a built-in image manager. DLP ™ technology by Texas Instruments offers crystal clear images with superior quality. A built-in image manager provides alternative settings for users to optimize image quality.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Accessories Overview Power Cord There are four different power cords for options, US type, UK type, Euro type and China type. The appropriate Power Cord is included according to your geograhical location & safety requirement. If the standard kit does not satisfied your needs, then please contact your dealer for further service.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Product Profile Control Pad Front View Speaker Ventilation Hole Zoom Ring Focus Ring IR Sensor ENGLISH Lens Cover Adjuster Foot Rear View I/O Connectors Kensington Security Lock AC IN Socket Bottom Panel Fan Cover Ceiling Mounted Screw Lamp Cover ID Label NOTE: • With ceiling installations, use approved mounting hardware & M4 screw. Min. distance from ceiling/rear wall: 30/50 cm, 12/20 inch for proper ventilation.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide LED Indicator & Control Pad on Projector Power Button Same as Power button on the remote control Power LED Indicator Lamp Ready LED Indicator Source Button (+) Same as Source button on the remote control EZKEY with function of Keystone, Volume, Frequency, and Brightness for quick selection.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Remote Control Instruction Laser aperture (pointer/beam) Power LED Power ON/OFF Laser pointer ON Mouse cursor (4 directional arrows) Left mouse button Right mouse button ENGLISH Up direction Enter button Left direction Down direction Right direction button Keystone correction Volume (+/-) Setup menu Mute sound Auto sync Zoom (+) Video source: ie, composite or component Zoom (-) Status of video information: ie, resolution, frequency.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide The following buttons are located on the projector Control Pad or on the Remote Control Power Button Switch power on or off. Use the Power button to begin the warm-up period. The power light blinks green during warm-up and stays green when the projector is ready to use. Menu Button Use to display the On-Screen-Display Menus, which provide several options for adjusting the projected image. Auto Button Use to auto adjust the image quality.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Installation Steps Getting Started 1. Place the projector on a flat surface. 2. Position the projector at the desired distance from the screen. 3. The projection distance is less than 33 feet (10M). Connecting the Projector 1. Connect the power cable 2. When you connect the power cable to the projector, the Power LED & Lamp Ready LED on the control pad will illuminate, wait until LED stop flashing before turning on the projector.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Connecting Input and Output Devices The cables are color coded to assist you in making the connections. You can connect more than one image source at a time. The input source will be detected automatically when enable the “Auto Source” function is enabled in the Status Menu of the OSD MENU. Manually pressing the “Source” button key operates selection. The illustration below shows the ports and appropriate cables for connecting external devices to the projector.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Starting the Presentation Power on 1. Remove the lens cap 2. Make sure Lamp LED steady orange state. 3. Press Power on the remote control, or Power on the control pad, to turn on the unit. NOTE: • • CAUTION: Don’t look directly into the lens when the lamp is on. Doing so may cause an eye injury. Turn on the source 1. Turn on the source 2. Selecting the source (PC or Video) • The “Auto Source” function will automatically find a source.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Adjustment Adjusting Projector Angle Place the projector on a flat surface to position it in centre horizontally for best viewing. Height Adjustment Button Foot Adjusters Adjust the projector angle using the Height Adjustment Buttons. Press the Height Adjustment buttons while tilting the projector. The Foot Adjuster will extend accordingly, angled 7 degrees upwards.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Adjusting the Keystone Control To adjust image vertically and make a square image. Adjust the keystone function by pressing the keystone button on the remote control or through OSD menus. ENGLISH Adjusting the Zoom and Pan ZOOM Press the zoom +/- buttons on remote control to enter zoom mode, and use directional keys to pan upward, downward, right, and left.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Power Off 1. Turn off the projector and image sources in the order listed here. a. Computer b. Projector c. Audio Source (if different from your video source or computer). d. Video source (such as VCR, DVD, HDTV). 2. Press the Power button on the top of the unit or remote control to turn off the power. A confirmation request will appear on the screen asking for reconfirmation of power off request. 3. Press the Power button again to confirm.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide On-Screen-Display Menu Format and Description The OSD menu will appear if any button is pressed thru using the control pad and remote control. Input Source OSD Display Logo The projection image will appear in full brightness within 10-15 seconds and the “Digital Zoom Projector” logo will appear on the screen. “No Input Signal” will show on the screen when there is no active signal detected within 16 seconds.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Ezkey OSD By repeatedly pressing EZKEY the following menu can be scrolled though. The user may adjust it to the desired level through keypads of Auto (-) and Source (+). Keystone Correction Use the (-) and (+) to adjust the vertical keystone level of the image. Frequency Use the (-) and (+) to adjust the frequency. Volume Use the (-) and (+) to adjust the volume level. Brightness Use the (-) and (+) to adjust the display brightness.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide OSD Menu Use the On-Screen-Display Menus shown below to adjust the projected image. To access and adjust the On-Screen-Menu do the following: 1. Press the Menu button on the remote control to select one of six on-screen menus: Main Menu, Setup Menu, Color Manager Menu, Language Menu, Utility Menu, and Status Menu. 2. Press arrow keys Left / Right (W/X) for main menu selection, and use arrow keys upward / downward (S/T ) for sub-menu or for adjustment selection. 3.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Setup Menu PC Mode Video Mode Frequency Use arrow keys Left / Right (W/X) to adjust the sampling clock to eliminate flicker. Adjustment range: from low-high (0-100) by 31 steps. (Default value: auto detected) Tracking Use arrow keys Left / Right (W/X) to adjust the sampling number. Adjustment range: from low - high (0 – 100) by 100 steps. (Default value: auto detected) Video AGC Use arrow keys Left / Right (W/X) to adjust the video automatic gain control.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Color Manager Menu PC Mode Video Mode Use arrow keys Left / Right (W/X) to select different color temperature Adjustment range: from cool, normal, warm by 4 steps. (Default value: normal) Color Saturation Use arrow keys Left / Right (W/X) to adjust video saturation. Adjustment range: from color off to color level (0 – 100) by 50 steps. (Default value:50) Color Tint Use arrow keys Left / Right (W/X) to adjust the video tint/hue.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Language Menu Use arrow key of Upward / Downward (S/T) to select the desired language: Chinese-Simplified, Chinese-Traditional, English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish; and use the ↵ button to enter the selected language. (Default value: English) Utilities Menu PC Mode Video Mode PIP Size Use arrow keys Left / Right (W/X) to select different picture in picture size. Selection items: off/small/medium/large by 4 steps.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Status Menu To turn on or off the automatic function to detect one or more active input source. Auto Power Off To turn on or off the function for automatically lamp off when there is no active signal. Video Information To show resolution, H/V sync. information at RGB mode, color standard at Video mode. Software Revision Software version information. Lamp Hour Lamp hour used information. Lamp Hour Reset To reset lamp hour after changing the lamp.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Reference Positioning the Projector To adjust the size of the projected image, refer to figures 1 below and table 1 on the next page for Projection Distances to increase/decrease the distance between the projector and the projection screen. Screen Width Screen Height Screen size (diagonal) Center of image Figure 1: Projection Distance vs.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Width x Height 31.12x23.34" - 37.34x28.01" (0.78x0.59 - 0.94x0.70m) 41.49x31.12" - 49.79x37.34" (1.04x0.78 - 1.25x0.94m) 49.79x37.34" - 59.75x44.81" (1.25x0.94 - 1.50x1.13m) 58.09x43.57" - 69.71x52.28" (1.46x1.10-1.75x1.32m) 62.24x46.68" - 74.69x56.02" (1.57x1.17 - 1.88x1.41m) 66.39x49.79" - 79.67x59.75" (1.67x1.25 - 2.01x1.50m) 74.69x56.02" - 89.63x67.22" (1.88x1.41- 2.26x1.69m) 82.99x62.24" - 99.58x74.69" (2.09x1.57 - 2.51x1.88m) 91.29x68.46" - 109.54x82.16" (2.30x1.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Remote Control Transmission Range The Remote Control shall function at a distance within the range that the IR Transceiver can receive. For best operation, kindly refer to the following illustration of the Remote Control and IR transceiver transmission range and distance. The projector is equipped with an IR Transceiver located at the front cover of the unit for the receipt of remote control transmission.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Product Specification Safety & Regulatory Operation Temperature Range Storage Temperature Range Operating Relative Humidity Storage Relative Humidity Altitude (operating) Altitude (storage) DLP™ Projection System 0.7" DMD x 1 XGA (1024 X 768 ) Native VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA, Macintosh 1500 ANSI Lumens 1000:1 1: 1.20 Manual Zoom / Focus 16.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Timing Charts The projector can display several resolutions. The following table outlines the resolutions that can be displayed by the projector. Table 2: ANALOG Computer Timings (Resolution and Refresh Rate【fV】) Resolution FH(kHz) FV (Hz) Signal mode 640 x 350 37.9 85 Expanded VGA 640 x 480 31.5 60 Expanded VGA 640 x 480 37.9 72 Expanded VGA 640 x 480 37.5 75 Expanded VGA 640 x 480 43.3 85 Expanded VGA 720 x 400 31.5 70 Expanded VGA 720 x 400 37.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Troubleshooting Power Indicator ENGLISH The power and lamp indicator on the control pad provides you with information about the condition of the projector. Indicator Light Status Condition Lamp Blinking • Lamp is off but power cord is connected to the projector. Ready • Projector is in standby mode. LED • Lamp is off and fan is running. • Projector is cooling down. Power Two blinks Scaling chip has malfunctioned. LED Three blinks System has overheated.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Image Source Symptom The S-Video image source does not appear. Only the start-up screen appears and not the image from the image source. The image source is connected but a “No Signal Message” appears. • • • • • • Cause and Solution Be sure to use the cable that comes with your projector. Some inexpensive cables are not compatible with the projector. Verify that the cables are connected correctly.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Image is blocked PIP window can not display video Image is “noisy” or streaked. decrease the brightness to the desired level. Press Menu on the remote and go into the main menu of Utility • To disable PIP Size function • To check PIP Input selection • 1. 2. • Lamp Symptom No light is coming from the lamp. • • • • • • • Lamp shuts off • • • Cause and Solution Make sure that the power cable is properly connected to a fully functional AC electric outlet.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Maintenance Changing the Lamp Important! The lamp contains a trace amount of mercury. Some governments require special disposal of lamps containing mercury. Dispose of lamps in accordance with the law and any applicable local regulations. The lamp module should be replaced with a certified replacement part. To order a new lamp, contact your local dealer.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide NOTE: 1. The lamp contains a trace amount of mercury. Some governments required special disposal of lamps containing mercury. Dispose of lamps in accordance with the law and any applicable local regulations. 2. Do not loosen or remove any screw other than lamp unit or its cover. 3. Do not touch any of the glass surface on the lamp unit. Lamp Hour Reset Press “Exit: Menu” to cancel Changing the Battery of Remote Control • Remove the battery cover.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Cleaning Cleaning the Projection Lens 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Be sure the projector is powered-off and has cooled down. Unplug the projector. Remove the lens cap. Apply a non-abrasive camera lens cleaner to a soft, dry cloth. Lightly wipe the cleaning cloth over the lens. NOTE: Always keep lens cap on the projector when not in use. CAUTION: • Avoid using an excessive amount of camera lens cleaner.
DLP ™ Digital Projector User’s Guide Customer Support For most of your questions, it is suggested that you contact your dealer for assistance or ask your dealer to refer you to a service center. To facilitate after-sales service process, it is suggested that you fill in following information when you purchase this product. For Your Records ENGLISH Product Name: Model Number: Serial Number: Purchase Date: Service Information Contact Person Company Address Telephone Fax No.
