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PB6200/ PB6100

Digital Projector
User’s Manual

Welcome

Copyright

Copyright 2003 by BENQ Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be repro­duced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or com­puter language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical,
manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of this company.

Disclaimer

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to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any
particular purpose. Further, BENQ Corporation reserves the right to revise this publication and to
make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation of this company to notify
any person of such revision or changes.

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Table of Contents

Important Safety Instructions .................................1

Introduction .............................................................4

Projector Features .................................................................. 4

Shipping Contents ................................................................. 5

Alternative Accessories ........................................................................5

Optional Accessories ........................................................................... 5

Projector Description ............................................................ 6

Your Projector at a Glance .................................................................. 6

External Control Panel ........................................................................7

Adjuster ................................................................................................ 8

Remote Control Description ................................................ 9

Your Remote Control at a Glance ...................................................... 9

Remote Control Effective Range ........................................................ 9

Remote Control Functions ................................................................. 9

Installing or Replacing Batteries ........................... 10

Installation ................................................................11

Screen Size .............................................................................. 11

Connecting to Various Equipment ...................................... 13

HDTV Equipment ............................................................................... 13

Connecting to Various Equipment .................................................... 14

Operation .................................................................15

Start Up .................................................................................. 15

Digital Keystone Correction ................................................. 16

Auto Adjustment ................................................................... 16

Source Selection ..................................................................... 16

Blank ...................................................................................... 17

Menu System ......................................................................... 18

1. Display Menu ................................................................................. 19

2. Image Menu .................................................................................... 20

3. Source Menu ................................................................................... 21

4. Control Menu .................................................................................. 22

5. PIP Menu ......................................................................................... 23

Shutdown ............................................................................... 24

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Maintenance .............................................................25

Lamp Information .................................................................25

Use and Replacement of the Lamp .....................................................25

Lamp Replacement ..............................................................................25

Resetting Lamp Hours ......................................................................... 27

Temp Information ............................................................................... 27

LED Indicator Status & Illustration .................................................... 28

Service Information ...............................................................30

Accessories (included in the standard package) ................................30

Alternative Accessories (vary from country to country) ........ 30

Optional Accessories (not included in the standard package) ..........30

Ordering Parts or Getting Information .............................................. 30

Troubleshooting .......................................................31

Common Problems & Solutions ...........................................31

Status Messages ......................................................................32

Specifications ............................................................33

Projector Specifications .........................................................33

Technical Specifications ...................................................................... 33

Timing Chart .........................................................................34

Dimensions ...............................................................35

Warranty ...................................................................36

Limited Warranty ...................................................................36

Safety Regulations ....................................................37

FCC Statement .......................................................................37

EEC Statement .......................................................................37

MIC Statement .......................................................................37

Table of Contentsii

Important Safety Instructions

Caution

• To prevent shock, do not open the
cabinet. No user-serviceable parts
inside.

• Please read this user’s manual before
you operate your projector. Save this
user’s manual for future reference.

• Do not look straight at the projector
lens during operation. The intense
light beam may damage your eyes.

• Refer servicing to qualified service
personnel.

• Always open the lens shutter or
remove the lens cap when the
projector lamp is on.

•In some countries, the line voltage is
NOT stable. This projector is
designed to operate safely within a
bandwidth of 100 to 240 volts, but
could fail if power cuts or surges of

±10 volts occur. In these high-risk

areas, it is recommended to install a
power stabilizer unit.

Important Safety Instructions 1

Safety Instructions

1. The lamp becomes extremely hot
during operation. Allow the projec­tor to cool for approximately 45
minutes prior to removing the lamp
assembly for replacement.

4. Do not place this product on an
unstable cart, stand, or table. The
product may fall, sustaining serious
damage.

2. Do not operate lamps beyond the
rated lamp life. Excessive operation
of lamps beyond the rated life could
cause them to explode on rare occa­sions.

3. Never replace lamp assembly or any
electronic components unless the
projector is unplugged.

5. To reduce the risk of electric shock,
do not disassemble this appliance.

*Take it to a qualified technician when
service or repair is required. Incorrect
reassembly can cause electric shock
when the appliance is subsequently used.

6. This product is capable of displaying
inverted images for ceiling mount
installation. Please use BenQ’s Ceil­ing Mounting Kit for mounting the
unit and ensure it is securely
installed.

Important Safety Instructions2

Safety Instructions (Continued)

7. Do not block the ventilation holes.

- Do not place this unit on a blanket or
other bedding.

- Do not cover this unit with a cloth.

- Do not place any inflammables near the
ventilation holes.

If the ventilation holes are seriously
obstructed, overheating inside the unit
may result in a fire.

8. Do not place this unit in any of the
following environments.

- Spece where is poorly ventilated or
confined. Allow at least 50 cm clearance
from walls.

- Locations where temperatures may
become excessively high, such as the
inside of a car with all windows rolled
up.

- Locations where excessive humidity,
dust, or cigarette smoke may
contaminate optical components,
shortening the projector’s lifespan and
darkening the screen.

- Locations near fire alarms

9. Always place the unit on a level, hori­zontal surface during operation.

- Do not use if tilted at an angle of more
than 10 degrees left to right, nor at angle
of more than 15 degrees front to back.
Using the unit when it is not fully
horizontal may cause a malfunction of,
or damage to, the lamp.

10. Do not stand the unit on end verti­cally.

Doing so may cause the unit to fall over,
causing injury or resulting in damage to
the unit.

11. Do not step on this unit or place any
objects upon it.

Besides probable physical damage to the
unit, doing so may result in accidents
and possible injury.

Important Safety Instructions 3

Introduction

Projector Features

The projector integrates high-performance optical engine projection and a user-friendly
design to deliver high reliability and ease of use.

The projector offers the following features:

• Small and light for portability

• High quality manual zoom lens

• One-key auto-adjustment to display the best picture quality

• Digital keystone correction to correct distorted images

• Adjustable color balance control for data/video display

• Ultra-high brightness projection lamp

• Ability to display 16.7 million colors

• On-screen menus in 8 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Korean,
Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.

• 4 preset modes for each signal input allow the projected images optimized.

• Switchable Economic mode to adjust the power consumption

• Powerful AV function to provide high quality AV picture

• HDTV compatibility (YP

Note: The brightness of the projected image will vary depending on the ambient lighting con­ditions and contrast / brightness settings.

bPr)

Introduction4

Shipping Contents

The projector is shipped with the cables required for connection to standard PC or laptop
computers. Carefully unpack and verify that you have all the items shown below. If any of
these items are missing, please contact personnel at the place of purchase.

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Projector User’s Manual

Remote Control User’s Manual CD Batteries

S-Video Cable Video Cable VGA Cable

Alternative Accessories

1. Power Cord: 110V for the US, 240V for UK and 220V for European countries

2. 3-2 converter: For the US

US

Power cord 110V and

3-2 converter

EU

Power cord 220V Power cord 240V

UK

Warranty Booklet

Optional Accessories

1. Macintosh adapter

2. 200W lamp module

3. Ceiling mount kit

4. HDTV cable

5. Soft carry case

Introduction 5

Projector Description

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Your Projector at a Glance

Ventilation
grill

S-Video Mini DIM

ideo RCA jack

RGB signal input
(PC/ YPbPr/ YCbCr)

IR remote
sensor

ACINLET

Rear adjusters

Front
adjuster

Main power
switch

IR remote
sensor

Projection
lens

AC inlet

Kensing ton
lock slot

Lamp door

Introduction6

External Control Panel

11. Lamp indicator

10. Temp indicator

9. Power indicator

3. Left

4. Exit

5. Right

6. Menu

1. Power

2. Source

1

Power

Presses the Power key to turn the projector
on or off.

2

Source

Selects signal sources from among PC,

bPr, S-Video and Video.

YP

3

4

Left Exit Right Menu

5

6

Menu will display the menu system on
screen. Press Menu again to access the sub­menus. Left and Right help you navigate
among choices and settings in the menus
and sub-menus. However, when the on­screen menu is not activated, the Left and
Right buttons will function as Keystone -/+
hot keys.

Press the Exit button to go back to the main
menu. Press Exit again to leave the menu
system.

7

Aut o

Automatically determines the best picture
settings for current received signals.

8. Blank

7. Auto

8

Blank

Uses Blank to hide the screen image. To
unseal the image, press Blank again to turn
on the image immediately.

9

Power indicator

It will light up or flash when the projector is
under operation.

10

Temp in di ca to r

The Temp indicator will flash when the sys­tem temperature is too high, which may
occur if the projector is operated improperly.
See "Temp Information" on page 27 for
more detailed information.

11

Lamp indicator

The Lamp Indicator will light up when the
lamp needs service or replacement. See
“Lamp Information” on page 25 for more
detailed information.

Introduction 7

Adjuster

The projector is equipped with 1 quick-release adjuster foot. Push the button to adjust its tilt
angle.

1. Lift the projector up and press the adjuster button to release the front adjuster.

2. The adjuster will drop into position and be locked

3. If the projected image is higher than the screen, you can screw the 2 rear adjusters to

decrease the offset.

1

2

3

3

Introduction8