Benq MX711 User Manual
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MX711
DIGITAL
PROJECTOR
Features
Native XGA (1024x768) Resolution
3200 ANSI Lumens; 5300:1 Contrast Ratio
Built-In 10W Speaker, Microphone-In
LAN Control/Display, USB Reader/Display
3D Ready, Wireless Display (Optional)
MX711 8-01-11-US
*Lamp life results will vary depending on environmental conditions and usage.
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Input and Output Terminals
RS232 (DB 9-pin)
HDMI V1.3
Monitor Out (D-sub 15pin)
Computer In 1 & 2 (D-sub15pin)
S-Video in (Mini DIN 4pin)
Audio In L&R (RCA)
Audio In (Mini Jack)
Specications
Native Resolution
Brightness
Contrast Ratio
Keystone
Aspect Ratio
Color
Lens
Zoom Ratio
Image Size (Diagonal)
Throw Ratio
Lamp
Computer Compatibility
HDTV Compatibility
Video Compatibility
Horizontal Frequency
Vertical Scan Rate
Input Terminals
Output Terminals
Control Terminal
Dimensions(W x H x D)
Weight
Power Supply
Power Consumption
Audible Noise
On-Screen Languages
Picture Modes
Functions
Accessories (Standard)
Accessories (Optional)
Lamp P/N
Limited Warranty
XGA (1024 x 768)
3200 ANSI lumens
5300:1 (Full on/Full off)
Manual & Auto Keystone Vertical ± 40 Degree
4:3 Native (5 selectiable aspect ratio)
Full 16.7 million color palette
F=2.59~2.87
Manual Zoom, 1.3:1
32” to 300”
1.5 to 1.97(65”@6.56ft.)
230W 3500/5000hrs(Normal/Economic mode)
VGA (640 x 480) to UXGA (1600 x 1200)
480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
NTSC, PAL, SECAM
31-92 kHz
48-120 Hz
PC: Analog RGB: D-sub 15 pin x 2 (shared with Component)
LAN Networking: RJ-45 x1 (LAN Display)
USB connector: Type A x1 (USB Reader)
USB Type mini B x1 (USB display)
A/V: HDMI V1.3 x 1
S-Video: Mini Din 4 pin x1
Composite Video: RCA x1
Audio: Audio L/R : RCA x 1(set)
Stereo Mini Jack x 1, Mic Input x1
PC: D-sub 15 pin x 1
Variable Audio Out : Stereo Mini Jack x1
Audio: 10W x1
Serial Connector : RS232 x 1
RJ45 x 1 (LAN Control)
USB mini Type B x1(Page up/down) shared
12.24 x 4.09 x 9.6 inches (311 x 104 x 244 mm)
5.94 lbs (2.7kg)
100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Max 306W, Standby < 1W
32/27dBA (Normal/Economic mode)
Bulgarian/ Croatian/ Czech/ Danish/ Dutch/ English/ Finnish/ French/
German/ Greek/ Hungarian/ Indonesian/ Italian/ Japanese/ Korean/
Norwegian/ Polish/ Portuguese/ Romanian/ Russian/ Simplied Chinese/
Spanish/ Swedish/ Turkish/ Thai/ Traditional Chinese (26 Languages)
Dynamic Mode, Cinema Mode
Presentation Mode , User 1 Mode, User 2 Mode
sRGB Mode
BrilliantColor™ Blank
VIDI™ Panel Key Lock
3D Color Management Auto Off
Crestron LAN Control Security Password
Closed Captioning HDTV Compatible
Digital Zoom (x2) High Altitude Mode
Variable Audio Out “Q?” Hot Key for FAQ
Quick Cooling 3D Ready
Quick Auto Search Freeze
Quick Start Guide VGA(D-sub) cable
Manual CD Power cord
Remote control w/battery Soft carry case
Spare Lamp Kit/ Wirless Dongle; Universal Ceiling Mount
P/N: 5J.J3V05.001
3-Year Parts & Labor / 1-Year or 2000 hours of lamp life
Audio Out (Mini Jack)
LAN (RJ45)
USB (Type-A)
USB (Type Mini-B)
Video In (RCA)
Microphone In (Mini Jack)
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Great Expectations
Clovis Unied School District Raises the Bar on
Classroom Collaboration With Projection System
BenQ MX711
Designed For Education...
• Future Proof • Affordable • Excellent Quality
The Task Of Equipping Over 2,000 Teachers With Technology That Delivered
On Clovis’ Expectations Fell To Chris Edmonson, Coordinator Of Educational
Technology And Professional Development For The School District.
Situation And Challenge:
• What is the learning curve for users?
• Who will instruct the faculty?
• What is the total cost of ownership?
• How easy is it to maintain?
• Who will do the maintenance?
• How long will this investment last?
• Which technology: DLP
Chris Edmonson then populated his concerns on a spreadsheet and from
that engineered a scientic formula. He assigned prioritization to each of
the points, with the major issues having greater weight. The objective was
that the district hit the “sweet spot” given their budget, communication, and
user realities. Once the decision making process was dened, he started
looking at specic brands and models, with an eye on two of his more
major concerns: technology brightness and ease of use for teachers.
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, LCD, or OLED?
imperative. “The thinking went along the lines that an investment of this
magnitude needed to really accomplish our overall mission and sharpen
our teachers’ ability to communicate, not encumber them with the stress
of having to worry about using the system.”
The Brand Comparisons and
Decision:
At the ISTE (International Society of Technology in Education) conference
in Denver, Chris Edmonson compared numerous projector brands and
models. Having already decided on DLP technology, he started looking
for the best projector to t Clovis’ requirements. Ultimately BenQ’s
MX711 won the projector “shoot out.”
The MX711 provided the greatest bang for the buck, in terms of brightness
and ease of use. With a brightness of 3200 ANSI lumens and a high 5300:1
contrast ratio, the unit projects the brightest image in a real classroom
environment, even more than projectors that cost over $300 more. The
MX711 would also display the content from each classroom’s Internetenabled computer without effort from the instructors. The MX711 comes
with an optional wireless display adaptor for USB 2.0 wireless WLAN
connectivity, simplifying set-up and eliminating the clutter of cables. Using
the projector’s optional wireless dongle, the computer wirelessly ips the
display and audio content seamlessly to the projector.
Since each classroom would have at least two audio sources, another
important feature for Chris Edmonson was the MX711’s built-in 10-W
speaker and microphone input. The speaker is sealed and secured within
the projector with BenQ’s anti-shake design to deliver crisp and clear
audio quality and projection stability, while the microphone input connects
to conventional and wireless microphones and microphone headsets. The
audio system is engineered to cover all but the most peculiar classroom
layouts, and is designed to authentically reproduce voice frequencies,
music, and even theatrical audio scenes cleanly and clearly across the
entire spaces needed. Chris Edmonson determined “The incorporated
speaker system and amplier made this a ‘no brainier.’ The speaker clarity
and dispersion pattern covers all our classrooms with power to spare.”
And of course, keeping expenses to a minimum is a priority for
any school. To that end, the MX711 offers the industry’s lowest
maintenance cost. “The greatest expense associated with
projector maintenance is bulb replacement. To the uninitiated,
the costs for most brands can be shocking, but BenQ’s are
reasonably priced” stated Chris Edmonson.
The Clovis Unied School District in Clovis, California, has high
expectations for classroom technology. Administrators are charged
with equipping instructors with effective solutions that are future- and
bullet-proof, easy to utilize, and cost little to maintain. When it came to
classroom communication technology, however, individual teachers had
been acquiring different brands of TVs and projectors over the years.
The result was a mishmash landscape of unique classrooms, making
maintenance projections impossible, ease of use nonexistent, and
consistent reliability a dream. To address these issues, the decision was
made in 2009 to standardize on a collaborative classroom system and
deploy it district wide.
The task of equipping over 2,000 teachers with technology that delivered
on Clovis’ expectations fell to Chris Edmonson, coordinator of educational
technology and professional development for the school district. Chris
Edmonson decided quickly that projectors were the technology of choice
for the communication challenges within a classroom, with a cost that
is equivalent or less than small at screen displays. Selecting the right
projector was a little more difcult. He took a strategic approach to the
process, rst listing out the many considerations he had to take into
account?
• What is the real budget?
• What is the bottom line cost?
• What is the return?
• What is the cost of delaying?
• What is required to deploy?
• What is the deployment cost?
• Where will the funding come from?
DLP vs. Other Technologies:
DLP (Digital Light Processor) is a Texas Instruments
which constructs images in a radically different way than the traditional
transparency processors. Chris Edmonson’s research showed that DLP
is superior in brightness to both LCD and OLED, and that its brightness
lasts signicantly longer. In addition, LCD experiences color erosion over
time. Based on these factors, he decided on DLP technology.
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innovation,
Ease of Use:
Each Clovis classroom would feature at least three video sources – a
DVD player, computer, and document camera – and the projector would
have to integrate with each, making ease of use a considerable concern.
The navigation between content sources, at least two of which had audio,
could cause the instructor to become bogged down in switching an audio
and video system. There was fear that this factor would cause instructors
to underutilize the projectors or even avoid them altogether.
“The district needed an easy to use and easy to learn solution,” said Chris
Edmonson. “Usability sometimes takes a secondary role when educators
start looking at adapting technology, but we made this a high priority
Beyond maintenance, there is also the issue of keeping up with constantly
changing technology, and to that end, the MX711 helps provide Clovis
with a future-proof solution with its 3D capabilities. If and when 3D
curriculum becomes more widespread in the classroom, Clovis is in a
position to implement it at a much faster rate, and without purchasing
more equipment. Having this functionality ready to go keeps the district
on the cutting edge at no addition cost.
Conclusion:
When addressing today’s technology and communication
mediums available to any district, the rst question that comes
up is cost. For Clovis, BenQ answered with a projector at a price
that enabled the district to acquire a signicant upgrade while
managing overall expenditures, and meeting every criterion they
had for the project.
Chris Edmonson concluded “Of all the technology projects I have
been tasked with, this was by far the most successful and fullling
endeavor. It is being utilized in more situations, across more
educational disciplines, and has been adopted faster. The teachers
now say they don’t know how they lived without it, and the kids
are learning more efciently, which is really what it’s all about.”
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