InFocus LP 250 User manual

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User’s Guide
InFocus Corporation
27700B SW Parkway Avenue
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-9215
1-800-294-6400 •503-685-8888
Fax: [phone]
http://www.infocus.com
In Europe:
Olympia 1 • NL-1213 NS
Hilversum, The Netherlands
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
In Asia:
238A Thomson Road
#18-01/04 Novena Square
Singapore 307684
Telephone: [phone]
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# ,:
4D ,/
D* ,/
6 ,=
# ,.
$ 80
Maintenance 33
7 88
 88
%#*7 8:
79$ 8/
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 8=
#*D 8.
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("
*6(

www.infocus.com(
E
D
3F3
(
Important Operating Considerations
*
32("( 
233
*3
(
Do not place objects in
this area behind the projector
2ft(.6m)

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Introduction
G*333
(7#,:0$><00@=00
7#,/0H+0,:@.=<(
*(

%3*www.infocus.com/service/register
"
(


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remote control
power cord*
computer cable
audio/video cable
audio cable
lens cap
documentation
projector
*country-dependent
remote control receiver (IR)
keypad
zoom
focus
speaker
foot release
remote control receiver (IR)
leveling foot power cord
connector
dust filters
lamp door

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1Required computer connections
 "
*(
3(
323
(
22
*3(
#723(
 %3*(
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2Optional computer connections
3
3 *(
3*"
6$)#$,E3F*
(6$)6$)"
(
32
3*
-4*(
connect computer cable
connect power cable
connect audio cable
connect mouse cable
connect monitor cable

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3 Displaying a computer image
%(
#power*(
7(1
373
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3(
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computer23(
-23@(
-33@
*(63232!J
/@3(%3"
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? !I3auto image
23( +:(
remove lens cap
press Power Power
turn on computer
activate laptop’s external port

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c6232@2!@(1"
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d1133(2
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keystone (
*)#(
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adjust height
adjust distance
adjust zoom and focus zoom
focus
adjust keystone
adjust Picture menu

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#;E;>F3
"3(#3
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(# 
*(
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2Optional video connections
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connect A/V cable
connect power cable
connect S-video and A/V cables

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remove lens cap
press power Power
turn on video device
adjust height
adjust distance

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adjust zoom and focus zoom
focus
adjust keystone
adjust volume
adjust Picture menu

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Shutting down the projector
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Troubleshooting your setup
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3(
Table 1: LED behavior and meaning
LED color/behavior Meaning
solid green The projector is plugged in, or the projec-
tor has been turned on and the software
has initialized. The projector has been
turned off and the fans have stopped.
blinking green The power button has been pressed and
the software is initializing, or the projec-
tor is powering down and the fans are
running to cool the lamp.
blinking red A fan or lamp failure has occurred. Turn
off the projector and wait one minute,
then turn the projector on again. If the
projector has been working for 2000
hours or more, replace the lamp and reset
the lamp timer. Also check for a blocked
vent or a stopped fan.
solid red An unidentifiable error: please contact
Technical Support.

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Problem Solution Result
no start up screen
plug power cord in
remove lens cap
press power button correct image
only start up screen appears
press the computer button
activate laptop’s external port
computer image projected
A
restart laptop
A
A

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Problem Solution Result
no computer image, just the words “Signal out of
range”
press the auto image button on keypad computer image projected
Signal out of
range
A
Adjust phase or tracking in
Picture>Advanced menu
Adjust computer refresh rate in Control
Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced>Adapter
(location varies by operating system)
A
A

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image fuzzy or cropped set your computer’s display resolution to
the native resolution of the projector
(Start>Settings>Control
Panel>Display>Settings tab, select 800x600
for the LP240, 1024x768 for LP250)
image clear and not cropped
remote control not controlling my computer’s
mouse
connect optional mouse cable (page 6) remote controls computer cursor
A
AAA
X
load USB drivers, if necessary (page 8)
see page 22 for more info on the remote

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image not centered on screen move projector, adjust zoom, adjust height correct image
image not square adjust keystone on keypad square image
zoom
adjust horizontal or vertical position in
Picture>Advanced menu

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image not sharp
adjust Sharpness in the Picture>Advanced
menu correct image
image does not fit 16:9 screen
change aspect ratio to 16:9 in
Picture>Aspect ratio menu correct image
image upside down turn off Ceiling in Settings>System menu correct image
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AB
AB

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image reversed left to right turn off Rear in Settings>System menu correct image
projected colors don’t match source
adjust color, tint, color temperature,
brightness, contrast in the menus correct image
lamp won’t turn on, LED fast blinking red
make sure vents aren’t blocked, turn off the
projector and allow it to cool for a minute lamp turns on
AB AB
COLOR
CO
L
O
R
blinks red