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FCC W arning This equipment has been tes ted and found to comply with the limits f or a Class A digital devi ce, pursuant to pa rt 15 of the FCC Rules. T hese limits ar e designed to provi de reasonable pr otection agai nst harmful interfer ence when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates , uses, and can rad ...
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Declarat ion of Conf ormity Manufacturer: InFocus Corpor ation 27700B SW Pa rkway A ve. W ilsonville, Oregon 970 70 USA European Office: Str awinskylaan 585, 1077 XX Am sterdam, The Ne therlands W e declar e under our sole res ponsibility that the pro jector conf orms to the follow- ing di rectives and norms: Dir ective 89 /336/EEC, Amen ded by 93/ ...
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i TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety Ins tructio ns iii Introd uction 1 Image Resol ution 1 Compatibili ty 1 Unpacking the Projecto r 1 Usage Guidelines 4 If You Need Assistance 4 Warranty 4 Setting up the Projector 5 Connecting a Computer 7 Connecting a Video Player 9 Powering up the Projecto r 11 Turning Off the Projector 14 Using the Projector 15 Basi c I ...
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ii tabl e of co ntents M2+.book Page ii Thursday, April 8, 2004 8:10 AM ...
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iii SAFETY INSTRU CTIONS Please read and follo w all safety ins tructions provided BEF ORE using your new pr ojector . Failure to comply with sa fety instruc- tions may result in fir e, electrical shock, or personal injury and may damage or impair protection provided by equipment. Please save all saf ety ins truc tion s. Safety D efi nition s: • ...
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iv Safe ty Instruct ions • Caut ion: Don’t set l iquids o n the projector . Spilled liqu ids may dama ge you r pro jecto r . • Caut ion: Don’t place the pr ojector on a hot surface or in dir ect sunlight. • Caut ion: Do not dr op the projector . T ra nsport the projector in an appro ved case; see page 37 for a list of cases. Important Ope ...
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1 INTR ODUCTION The ASK Proxima M2+™ is a projector specifically designed fo r portability , connectivity , an d collaboration. It is easy to connect, easy to use, easy to transport, and easy to maintain. Image Re solu tion The XGA r esolution of the pr ojected image is 1024x768. Th e pro- jector is compatible with screen resolutions up to 1280x1 ...
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2 Intr oducti on F IGURE 1 Shipping box contents 1. Pr ojector + lens ca p 6. Audi o cable 2. Remote contr ol with batter- ies 7. Com puter c able 3. User’ s Guide , Quick Start card, and CD 8. SCAR T adapter * 4. Au dio/Video ( A/V) cabl e 5. P ow er cord * * coun tr y-depe ndent 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 M2+.book Page 2 Thursday, Apri l 8, 2004 8:10 AM ...
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3 F IGURE 2 Front view of pro jector F IGURE 3 Rear view of pro jector F IGURE 4 Bottom view of pro jector key p a d zoom r i ng focus rin g rem ot e c o nt rol se ns o r (IR ) conn ectors power conne ctor security l ock rem ot e co nt rol s en so r (IR ) adjus ta ble foot speak er f oot r e l ease lamp housing lev eling f oot M2+.book Page 3 Thurs ...
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4 Intr oducti on Usag e Guideli nes • Do not l ook directly into th e projection lens when th e projector is turned on. The bright light may harm your eyes. • Do not block the grills on the projector . Restricting the air flow can cause it to over heat and turn of f. If this happens, you must wait a minute before attempting to turn it back on. ...
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5 SETTING UP THE PR OJECTOR 1 Place the pr ojector on a flat surface. • The pr ojector must be within 6 feet (1.8 m) of your power source and your computer . • If you want to project from behind a translucent screen, set up the pr ojector behind your screen. See “Rear” on page 24 to reve rse the image. 2 Position the projector the desir ed ...
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6 Setti ng up the Pr ojecto r NO TE : Before you continue , mak e sure the p rojector and all other equipment is turned o ff. If you’ re connecting a computer , mak e sur e the distance betw een it and the proj ecto r is 6 feet or l ess . F IGURE 6 Connector panel Wireless Projecti on Y ou can use t he proj ector ’s Computer connector along wit ...
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7 NO TE: Many laptop computers do not automatically turn on their external video port when a sec- ondar y display device such as a pro jector is connected. Ref er to your computer manua l for t he command that activates the exter- nal video por t. Connecting a Computer The pr ojector ships w ith an analog compu ter cable. If y our com- puter has a ...
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8 Setti ng up the Pr ojecto r Do you want to adv ance sl ides in P o werP oint with the projec tor’ s rem ot e ? NO TE: The USB mouse is suppor ted for use with Windows 98 or higher only . 1 Plug the USB end of the computer cable into the m ouse con- nector on your computer . Y ou must have the appropriate USB drivers insta lled on your computer ...
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9 Connec ting a Vi deo Pla y er If your video device (VCR, D VD player , video camera) uses a round, o ne-prong composite video connector, use the composite audio/video (A/V ) cable. • If your video device uses a ro und, four-pr ong S-video con- nector , use an S-video cable, or dered separately . S-vid eo generates a hig her quality imag e. 1 Pl ...
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10 Setti ng up the Pr ojecto r F IGURE 9 Connecting the projector to a VCR using the S-video cable and A/V cable CA U T I O N: Y our video player may also have a “Video Out” connector for a coaxial cable connection. DO NO T use this to connect to the pr ojector . 3 Plug the A/V cabl e’s white connector into the left “audio out” connector ...
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11 P ow ering up the Pr ojecto r NO TE : Alw ays use the pow er cor d that shipped with the pro jector . 1 Remove the lens ca p. 2 Plug the power cord into the side of th e projector, then plug it into your electrical outlet. A surg e-protected power strip is r ecommended. • The LED turns orange (Fig ure 6 o n page 6). 3 Press the Pow e r button ...
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12 Setti ng up the Pr ojecto r Uncheck any checked boxes, then clic k Next. W indows auto- matically locates th e driver . If this driver ha s been removed, reload the driver using your W indows opera ting system CD. When W indows finds the driver , you a re r eady to insta ll it. Click Next. M2+.book Page 1 2 Thursday, Apri l 8, 2004 8:10 AM ...
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13 Click Finish w hen installation is complete. 6 The computer image should display on the projection s creen. If it doesn’t, pr ess the Source/Select button on the key pad or the Computer button on the remote to display your com- puter ’s i mage. NO TE : With s ome computers , the order in whic h you pow er up the equipment is very important. ...
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14 Setti ng up the Pr ojecto r T urning Off the Pr ojector T o turn off the projector , press th e Po w e r button. A dialog box appears, askin g for confirmatio n. Press Pow e r again to turn the lamp off. The fa ns contin ue to run and the LED blink s orange fo r about 90 seconds, then the projector shuts off. The LED then stays on solid ora nge ...
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15 USING T HE PROJ ECTOR This section d escribes how to use and mak e adjustme nts to the projector . It also provides a refer ence to the keypad and r emote buttons and the opti ons available from the on-screen menus. Basic Ima g e Adjustment 1 Make sure you have powered up your equipment in the right order (pa ge 1 1). 2 If the image doesn’t di ...
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16 Usin g the Projecto r The projector is equipped with a self-locking, quick- release foot and a le veling f oot. T o raise the projector: 1 Raise the projector to the heigh t you want, then pr ess and hold the foo t release button. Rel ease the button t o lock the foot into position (Fi gure 1 1). 2 If necessary , ma nually rotate the leveling fo ...
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17 Using the Remote Cont rol T o advance PowerPoint slides with the projector ’s r emote, you must connect the USB cable on the projector ’s computer cable to the computer . See page 8 for mor e information. Point the remote control at the projection screen or at the front or rear of the projector (not at the computer). The range for o pti- mum ...
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18 Usin g the Projecto r Using the K eypad and Re mote Buttons While the menus are displayed, the Ke y s t o n e and Vo l u m e b uttons on the keyp ad a nd th e arrow bu ttons on the remote and the Select but- ton act as menu naviga tion and adj ustment but tons. See “Us ing the On-Scr een Menus” on page 20 for details . F IGURE 13 Keypad and ...
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19 V olume , Mute Press the Vo l u m e butto ns to adjus t the volume and the Mute but- ton to silence th e sound. Arro w but tons Use these to navigate through a nd make adjustm ents to the on-scr een menus. See “Using the On-Scr een Menus” on page 20 for deta ils. K e ystone (k e ypad onl y) Use this f eature to adjust the image vertically an ...
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20 Usin g the Projecto r Blank Press this button to display a blank scree n instead of the current image. Using the On-Scr een Menus The proj ector has me nus that allow y ou to make im age adju st- ments an d change a vari ety of set tings. NO TE: Some m enu i tems m ay be gray ed out (dimmed) at cer tain times. This indicates the item is not appl ...
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21 Basic Menu F IGURE 16 Basic menu Contra st The contrast contro ls the degree of diff erence between the lightest and darkest parts of the picture. Adjusting th e contrast changes the amount of bl ack and wh ite in the image. 1 Use the up and down arr ows to highlight Contrast, pr ess Select , use the arrows to adjust the contrast from 0 to 100 i ...
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22 Usin g the Projecto r Ke y s t o n e This option helps to keep the image square as the angle of projec- tion is changed. Use this feature to adjust the ima ge vertically and make a squarer image. See page 19 for details on keyst one adjust ment s. 1 Press the down button to highlight Key stone, then press Select . Use the arr ows to adjus t the ...
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23 Setup me nu F IGURE 17 Setup and Picture menus Picture menu • Aspec t Rat io : The default is 4:3. Click 16:9 if you are watching videos in widescreen format. Click Native to dis play the imag e in its native form at. Highligh t Aspect Ratio, press Select , use the up and down arrows to highlight y our selection, then press Select . • Colo r ...
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24 Usin g the Projecto r System menu T urn the featur es in the System menu on and off by highlighting them and pres sing Select . A checkmark in th e box indicates the featur e is on; a n empty box means the featur e is of f. F IGURE 18 System menu • Rear : This reverses the image so you can project f rom behind a translucent screen. • SourceS ...
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25 Lang uage menu Y ou can display the on-screen menus in Germa n, English, Span- ish, French, Italian, Norwegia n, Portuguese, Japane se, Chinese, or Simplified Chinese. Highlig ht the desired languag e, then press Select . The men us redraw immed iately . F IGURE 19 Language menu Effe ct menu This menu allows yo u to assign a differ ent effect to ...
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26 Usin g the Projecto r Ser vice menu F IGURE 21 Service me nu • Fa c to r y re s et : This resets all opti ons (except rear , lang uage, and lamp time) to the o riginal factory settin gs. Highligh t it, then press Select . A confirmati on dialog bo x appears. Press Sel ect to reset, or pr ess the rig ht arrow button to highlight No, then press ...
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27 User ’ s logo menu This menu al lows you to dis play a blank blue or bla ck screen instead of the default scr een at startup and when no sour ce is detected. It also a llows you to captur e and display a custom logo. F IGURE 22 User’s logo menu • Highlight th e desired color (black or blue), then press Select . T o captur e a custom logo: ...
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28 Usin g the Projecto r PiP PiP (P icture in Picture) allows you to overl ay a smaller window showing the video so urce on top of the larger comput er source window . Y ou must have both a computer and video s ource con- nected to use PIP . Y o u can’t show a computer image in the smaller PiP w indow , only a video im age. Y ou can select a sm a ...
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29 MAINTENAN CE & T ROU BLESHOOTING This section d escribes how to: • clean the lens • clean the lamp filter scre ens • re place the projection lamp • re p lace the batteries in the remote • use the security lock featur e • troubleshoot the pr ojector Cleaning the Len s Follow these steps to clean the projection lens: 1 Apply a non- ...
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30 Mainte nance & T r oublesho oting Replacing the Pr ojection Lamp WA RN I N G: T o av oid burn s , allow the p rojector to cool fo r at least 60 minutes before you replace the lamp. N ever extract the lamp housing while the projector is oper ating. The lamp hour timer in th e Service Info menu counts th e number of hours the lamp has been in ...
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31 F IGURE 25 Inserting the screwdriv er into the lamp housing tab 5 Carefully remove the lamp housing. Dispo se of the lamp in an environmentally proper manner . WAR N I NG : Do not drop the lamp module or touc h the glass bulb! The glass may shatter and cause injur y. F IGURE 26 Remo ving the lamp housing 6 Install the new la mp housing. Be caref ...
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32 Mainte nance & T r oublesho oting Replacing the Batteries i n the Remote Contr ol The life of the batteries d epends on how often a nd how long y ou use the remote. Sym ptoms of low battery ch arge include erratic res ponses when using the remote and a r educed range of opera- tion. 1 T urn the remote face down in yo ur hand. 2 Slide the doo ...
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33 T r oub leshooti ng LEDs The Lamp LE D on top of the projector (Figure 13 on pa ge 18) will alert you to cert ain proble ms. • A solid red Lamp LED means it is time to change the lamp. See page 30. • A blinking r ed Lamp LED means the projector is overheat- ing. T urn off the projector and allow it to cool. The other LED on top o f the pr oj ...
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34 Mainte nance & T r oublesho oting Problem: Only the s tar t-up screen displ a ys • V erify that the cables are connected correctly . See page 7 for connection procedur es. • Make sure that the cables do not have any ben t pins. • V erify that the proper input source is connected. See “Com- puter and V ideo and Sour ce/Select” on pa ...
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35 Problem: Image is too wid e or na rr ow for screen • Adjust the zoom or projector placement. • Adjust the width of the image. See page 23. Problem: Image is out of focus • T urn the projection lens to focus the imag e. • Make sur e the projec tion screen is at lea st 4.9 feet (1.5 m) fr om the pr ojector , and t hat the pr ojector is at ...
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36 Mainte nance & T r oublesho oting Pr obl em: Lamp shut s off • A minor power surge may cause the lamp to shut off. T urn off the projector , wait at least a minute, then turn it back on . • Make sure the vents on the projector ar e not blocked. The most current troubleshoot ing informat ion can be fo und in the Service and Support sectio ...
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37 APPENDIX Accessories NO TE: Use on ly appro ved acces- sor ies . Other pr oducts hav e not been tested with the pr ojector . See our w ebsite for the latest list of available accessor ies . * Count r y-depe ndent Optional Accessories Standa rd Acce ssories (shi p with th e projector) Part Number Quick St art card 009-064 0-xx User ’ s Guide 01 ...
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38 Appendix Pr ojected Imag e Size Use the table to help you determine projected image sizes. Ta b l e 1 : Image S ize, W idth and H eight for Le ns at Maxim um Image S ize Distance to Screen (feet/m) Diagonal (inches/m) Widt h (inches/m) Height (inches/m) 4.9/ 1.5 40/1 32/.8 24 /.6 7.4/2 .3 60/1. 5 48/1. 2 36/. 9 9.9/3 .0 80 /2 64/1. 6 48/1 .2 12. ...
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39 IND EX A About 22 access ories, o rdering 37 adjust ing brightness 21 colo r 21 contr ast 21 height of projector 15 image pos ition 23 image w idth 23 keystone 22 adjustin g the im age 23 Applic ation 23 ARLS 23 Aspect Rat io 23 assistan ce. See Tec hnica l Suppor t audio/ video (A/ V) cable connecti ng to video s ource 9 B Basic menu 21 brightn ...
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40 Inde x I IBM-comp atible comput ers comp atibil ity 1 connecting 6, 7 image adj ustin g 11, 15 colors d on’t match computer’s 35 focusin g 15 freezing 25 has lines or spots 35 not centered 34 not displ ayed 33 out of focus 35 quality 34– 35 resolutio n 1 reversed 35 size 5 , 38 too wide or too narrow 35 zoomin g 15 Info 2 6 K keypad 18 key ...
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41 S safety g uidel ines iii security lock 32 Service Code 26 Service menu 26 Setup men u 21, 22 Sharpne ss 23 Shipping box contents 2 shu ttin g of f the pro jecto r 14 sound no sou nd 35 Source/Select button 18 SourceSearch 24 starting up th e projector 11 startup scree n cust om log o 27 S-video, co nnecting 9 System menu 24 T tex t not vi sibl ...
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Limite d W arr anty Subjec t to the Limitatio ns, Exclusions and Disclaimers her eof, InFoc us Corporation (“InF ocus”) warran ts that the Pr ojector , Lamps and Access ories (her einafter co llectively or in dividually r eferred t o as “Prod uct” as appr opriate) pur chased from InFocus, an InFocus dist ributor , or an InF ocus re seller w ...
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Limite d W arr anty P eriod The Limited W arranty periods he reof commence on the d ate of purcha se by the end-user customer . These Limited W arranty pr ovisions sha ll apply only to t he end-user pur chaser (first person or entity th at pur chased a new Pr oduct for personal or business use a nd not for the pur pose of distribution or resale ). ...
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