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Barco RLM W8 User Manual

Other manuals for RLM W8: Technical Specifications, Service Manual
Manual is about: 8,000 lumens, WUXGA, 3­chip DLP projector

Summary of RLM W8

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    User’s guide user’s guide please read this manual before using this projector rlm w8.

  • Page 2: Installing The Projector

    2 index warning, notices and safety instructions 4 notice 4 descriptionpertainingtofccrulespart15e: 4 warningandsafetyinstructions 5 noticesyoushouldreadpriortotheinstallationoftheprojector 7 projector parts and functions 10 frontview 10 rearview 10 bottomview 12 rangeofeffectiveremotecontrolsignalr...

  • Page 3: Using The Remote Control

    3 using the remote control 27 osd menu tree 29 osd menu description 31 input 31 image 33 layout 40 lamp 42 alignment 44 control 50 service 53 lamp and filter maintenance 54 lampreplacement 54 cleaningthefilter 55 simple troubleshooting and definition of the led indicators 57 projector specifications...

  • Page 4: Notice

    4 notice pleasewritedownyourprojectormodelnumberandserialnumberandkeeptheinformation formaintenancepurposesinthefuture.Shouldtheequipmentbelostorstolen,the informationcouldalsobeusedforthepolicereport. Modelnumber: serialnumber: pleasechecktheaccessoriesthatcomewiththeprojectorwiththefollowinglist.S...

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    5 hg formoreinformation,pleasecontactelectronicindustriesalliance(www.Eiae. Org). Forinformationonproperlamphandling,visitwww.Lamprecycle.Org. Warning and safety instructions special care for laser beams! Specialcareshouldbeconsideredwhendlpprojectorsandhighpowerlaserequipmentare usedinthesameroomas...

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    6 do not overload wall outlets/extension cords payattentiontothecurrentloadoftheoutletyouareusing,beitwalloutletorextensioncord outlettopreventfireorelectricshock. Cleaning whencleaningtheprojector,besuretounplugitfromthewalloutlettopreventelectric shock. Donotuseliquidoraerosolcleaners.Useadry/damp...

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    7 shouldyouencounteranyofthefollowingsituation,pleaseunplugyourprojectorfromthe walloutletandcontactaqualifiedservicepersonnelforassistance: • damagedpowercordorpowerplug. • ifaforeignobjecthasfallenintotheprojectororifyouhavespilledwaterorotherliquid intotheprojector. • iftheprojectorhasbeendropped...

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    8 cleaned routinely to prolong the projector's lifecycle.Cleaningoftheprojector'sinterior shouldonlybeperformedbyqualifiedservicepersonneldispatchedbyyourlocaldealerand youshouldnotattempttocleantheinsideoftheprojectorbyyourself. Ifotherlightsourceisdirectlyprojectedontotheprojectorscreen,thecolorof...

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    9 name and quantity of toxic/hazardous substances/elements contained in the product warning, notices and safety instructions 1.

  • Page 10: Front View

    10 front view lenscover lens infrared receiver adjustablefoot adjusttheheightandangleofthe projectorwiththeadjustablefoot adjustablefoot ventilationinlet theinternalcoolingfandraws coolairfromtheventilationinlet intotheprojector. Rear view referto"page59:ledstatus". Fotthedetaildisplayinformation. S...

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    11 projector parts and functions 2 rs-232 9-pind-subsocket.Connectsyourpcor automatichometheater/controlsystem. 10/100 base-t connectstheprojectortoyour pcvianetworktoenabledi- rectcontroloftheprojectoron yourpc. Hdmi 1 & 2 hdcpcompatibledigitalimageinput; connectstosourcesusinghdmiordvi. Sdi/hdsdi/...

  • Page 12: Bottom View

    12 bottom view 250 8 30 9 147.50 157.50 26 3. 20 25 .5 0 set weight center line set weight center line 152.50 500 53 2 45 .8 0 63 1 ceilingmountorderinfo: 1.R9849999-ceilingmount 2.R9841260-shortpulley400mmto765mm 3.R9841261-longpulley800mmto1165mm adjustable foot adjusttheheightandangleoftheproject...

  • Page 13: Reception

    13 range of effective remote control signal reception thediagrambelowillustratestherangeofeffectiveremotecontrolsignalreception. 40° 40° 12m 12m note:avoidplacingtheremotecontrolatplacesofhightemperatureorhumidityasitcouldcausethe remotecontroltomalfunction. Installing batteries in the remote contro...

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    14 quick installation of the projector. 1. Orient the projector towards the screen screen 2. Connect the power cord to the projector s-video video yuv 1 rgb-s rs-232 12v trigger ir ext. I ii 350ma rgbhv / yuv 2 g/y b/pb r/pr h v rgb-hv/sog hdmi ac mains 100-240 volts 50/60hz ac power switch desk top...

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    15 5. Adjusting the projector's angle a.Pleaseusetheadjustablefeettochangetheangleoftheprojectorinordertoachieve themostsuitableangleforprojectiononthescreen. B.Adjustingthelensbyhorizontalandverticallensshift method1:pressthe enter buttonontheremotecontroltoaccesslenscontrol adjustmentscreenbeforep...

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    16 b. Pressthe menu buttonontheremotecontrolandchoosealignmentlens control;thenusethe ▼▲ buttonstoadjustthesizeoftheimagethatisprojected ontothescreen. Originalimagesize zoomout zoomin 7. Correcting keystoning caused by projection angle a. Toadjusthorizontalkeystoning,pressthemenubuttonontheremotec...

  • Page 17: Throw Distance

    17 throw distance throwdistance(td)=screenwidth(w)xthrowratio(tr) screen width (w ) throw distance (td) coupledwiththeavailableprojectionlenses,theprojectoroffersthefollowingthrowratios: • r9832740-rldlens(0.77:1) • r9832741-rldlens(1.16:1) • r9832742-rldlens(1.45-1.74:1) • r9832743-rldlens(1.74-2.1...

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    18 frontal projection - ceiling mode advantage:doesnotoccupyfloorspace doesnotdrawattentiontoit. Eliminatesthepossibilitythat someonewouldaccidentally movetheprojector. Disadvantage:stricterinstallation requirementsandconditions; careshouldbetakenduring theinstallationtoensure theprojectorhasbeen se...

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    19 horizontal and vertical lens shift inadditiontousingtheadjustablefeettoadjustprojectionangle,youcanalsousethelens shiftfunctiontoadjusttheprojectedimage. Moving the lens vertically thedistanceofverticallensmovementis100%ofhalfthescreenheightinbothdirections. Forinstance,ifyouareusinga80"×50"scree...

  • Page 20: 12V Trigger Connection

    20 connecting the projector to other devices hdmi / dvi connection signalsfromimagesourceofferthebestprojectionimagequalitywhensentthroughhdmi. Therefore,trytouseinputdeviceswithhdmioutputasthesourceofimage. S-video video yuv 1 rgb-s rs-232 12v trigger ir ext. I ii 350ma rgbhv / yuv 2 g/y b/pb r/pr ...

  • Page 21: Rgb Connection

    21 rgb connection connectyourpcorotherdeviceswithrgboutputtothergbinputconnectorsonthe projectortobeusedasthesourceofimageinput. S-video video yuv 1 rgb-s rs-232 12v trigger ir ext. I ii 350ma rgbhv / yuv 2 g/y b/pb r/pr h v rgb-hv/sog hdmi ac mains 100-240 volts 50/60hz ac power switch desk top or ...

  • Page 22: Rgbs Connection

    22 rgbs connection ifthesourceequipmentusescompositeimagesynchronizedconnectorstooutput rgb,pleaseconnectthegreen,blueandredconnectorstothey,pb,prjacksatthe component1/scartinputsandthesynchronizedoutputtothevideojack. S-video video yuv 1 rgb-s rgbhv / yuv 2 g/y b/pb r/pr h v rgb-hv/sog hdmi hdmi yu...

  • Page 23: S-Video/video Connection

    23 s-video/video connection iftheimageinputdeviceoffersboths-videoandvideoconnection,itisrecommendedthat youchooses-videotoobtainbetterimagequality.Ifboththes-videoandvideoinputsare connectedtotheprojector,theprojectorwillprioritizes-videosignalinputandimagefrom thevideoinputwillnotbeplayed. S-video...

  • Page 24: Turning On The Projector

    24 turning on the projector refertotheinstructionscoveredin“page14:quickinstallationoftheprojector.“. Changing osd language byfactorydefault,theosdmenuoftheprojectorisdisplayedinenglish.Ifyou wishtoswitchtoadifferentlanguage,youcangoto menu control languageandchoosethelanguageyoupreferfortheosd. I...

  • Page 25: Adjusting Screen Orientation

    25 adjusting screen orientation bydefault,theprojectorisconfiguredfor“frontalprojection-desktopinstallation”.Ifyou choosetoinstallyourprojectorinothersetups,besuretoadjustthescreenorientationto achievethecorrectprojectionmode. Frontal projection - ceiling mode press menu alignmentceilingmodeandcho...

  • Page 26: Adjusting The Projector Lens

    26 rear projection - desktop installaion press menu alignmentrearprojectionandchooseon;theprojectorisnow configuredfor“rearprojection-desktopinstallation”. Canoe correct picture canoe canoe rear projection - ceiling mode press menu alignmentrearprojectionandchooseon; press menu oncemorealignmen...

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    27 using the remote control 5 1 3 2 4 1 5 input aspect ratio auto image pause text menu sharpn phase color tint address swap pip 1 3 4 6 7 2 5 1. On thisbuttonisusedtoturnonthe projector. 2. Off thisbuttonisusedtoturnoffthe projector. 3. 1 2 3 4 5 thesebuttonsontheremotecontrol arethehotkeysfordiffe...

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    28 5 using the remote control pausewillfunctionnormally; pressinganyotherbuttonswill notaccesstheosdmenu. 8. Autoimage thisbuttonisusedtoresyncthe image;whentheimagesignal becomesunstableorimage qualitydeterioratessimplypress thisbuttonandtheprojectorwill automaticallyadjustthescreen dimension,phase...

  • Page 29: Osd Menu Tree

    29 6 osd menu description osd menu tree osdmenu input inputselection hdmi1 hdmi2 rgbd-15(rgb-hv/sog) yuv1 rgbhv/yuv2 compositevideo(video) s-video rgb-s sdi/hdsdi/3g inputconfiguration auto,yuvhd, yuvstd,rgb-pc rgb-video inputlocking auto 48hz,50hz,60hz autopoweroff on off autopoweron on off nosigna...

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    30 alignment rearprojection on off ceilingmode on off lenscontrol zoom/focus shift dynamiccontrast on off gamma 1.82.02.2 2.352.5 internalpatterns on(1~12pattern) off(0off) colorspace native,ebu,smpte custom lensto midposition execute warp horizontalkeystone verticalkeystone rotation pincushion/barr...

  • Page 31: Osd Description

    31 osd description 1. Pressthemenubuttonontheremotecontroloronthebackoftheprojectorto bringuptheosdmenu. 2. Youwillseesevenfunctionalmenus(input,image,layout,lamp,alignment, controlandservice).Press ◄or►toselectthedesiredsubmenu. 3. Press▲or▼toselectthedesiredsubmenu. 4. Yourcurrentselectionineachof...

  • Page 32

    32 input locking usethisfunctiontospecifythefrequencyoftheimageinputsignal.Youcanlettheprojector determinetheoptimalprojectionfrequencyorforcetheprojectortoprojectimageatthe frequencyyouspecify. • auto thepresetvalueforthisfunctionis auto .Ifyouspecifyverticalrefreshfrequencyfromthe inputdevicetobeb...

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    33 • ntsc (nationaltelevisionsystemscommittee) avideostandardwith525scanlinesperframedevelopedbythenationaltelevision systemscommitteeofu.S..Thentscstandardisprimarilyusedintheu.S.,japan, canadaandmexico. Note:generallyspeaking,theprojectorwillbeabletoautomaticallydetectthevideostandardused inyourar...

  • Page 34: Image

    34 image contrast usetoadjustthecontrastoftheprojectedimage.Youcanconnecttheprojectortoan externalimagesourcetodisplayanimageresemblingtheoneshownbelowforadjustment. Itisrecommendedthatyouadjusttheprojectedimageaccordingtotheresultsshownbelow sothatthebrightnessofthespectrumremainsconstantthrougho...

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    35 brightness usetoadjustthebrightnessoftheprojectedimage.Youcanconnecttheprojectortoan externalimagesourcetodisplayanimageresemblingtheoneshown(pluge,pictureline- upgenerationequipment)foradjustment.Althoughtherearenumerousversionsofpluge image,theyaretypicallycomprisedofblocksofblack,whiteandgra...

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    36 tint usetoadjustthetint(balancebetweenmagentaandgreen)oftheprojectedimage. Loweringthevaluewillmaketheimageappearredder;increasingthevaluewillmakethe imageappeargreener. Reducedtint enhancedtint originalimage sharpness theadjustmentofsharpnessprimarilychangesthevalueofhighfrequencydetail.Youca...

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    37 noise reduction usetoadjustthenoiseoftheprojectedimage.Thisfunctionissuitableforthe eliminationofimagenoisefrominterleavingsdinput.Generallyspeaking,reducingimage noisewilllowerthevalueofhighfrequencydetailandmaketheimageappearmoremellow. → noisereduction color temperature youcanchoosefrom 3200...

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    38 gain thisreferstothecontrolofcolorimbalanceinthebrighterareasoftheprojectedimage.Itis recommendedthatyouuseanexternaltestimagewithmanyareasofwhite(i.E.Animageof 80ire-window).Ifyounoticeminimalamountofred,greenorblueinthegrayareas,lower thegainofthecorrespondingcoloraccordingly.Thisfunctionisused...

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    39 native input 16:10 output aspect ratio 16:9 output aspect ratio 1.88 output aspect ratio unscaled output aspect ratio 2.35 output aspect ratio 5:4 output aspect ratio 4:3 output aspect ratio native output aspect ratio letterbox native input 4:3 output aspect ratio 16:9 output aspect ratio 1.88 ou...

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    40 timings • h total presstoadjustthehorizontaltotal. Usethisfunctiontoadjusttheclockfrequencyofpixelsampling(horizontalpixelfrequency oftheanaloginputsourcegeneratedbytheadc).Ifyounoticeflickeringorverticlelines intheimage,itmeansthatthepixelsamplingfrequencyisinsufficient.Youcanusethis functiont...

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    41 auto image whenautoimagewasselectedintheosdmenu,press enter toexecutetheautomatic imageadjustmentfunction. Byexecutingthisfunction,theprojectorwillresynctheimage.Usethisfunctionwhenthe imagesourceisunstableorwhenyounoticedeteriorationinimagequalityandtheprojector willautomaticallyadjusttheimagesi...

  • Page 42: Layout

    42 layout zoom duetothefactthatsomeconsumersmaystillbeusingoldertelevisionsystems,sometv programsmaynotdisplaytheedgesoftheimage.Usethisfunctiontohidetheimageedge bychoosingoneofthefollowingthreeoptions: • off settingittooffmakesnochangetotheprojectedimage. • crop settingitto"crop"willaddtwo"masks"e...

  • Page 43

    43 pip select usethisfunctiontoselectthesourceforthesubwindow. Youcanchoosefromhdmi1,hdmi2, rgbd-15(rgb-hv/sog),yuv1, rgbhv/yuv2,compositevideo(video), s-video,rgb-s,sdi/hdsdi/3gandsoforth. Pip position youcanchoosetodisplay thesubwindowinfivedifferent location overthemainpictureaccording toyourpref...

  • Page 44: Lamp

    44 lamp thischaptercoversinformationontheprojectorlamp. Mode • eco whensettoecomode,thewattageofthelampwillbeat280w.Ifthesurrounding environmentissufficientlydarkorifyoudonotrequireintensebrightness,youcansetthe lamptoecomodetoprolongitsusagelife. • normal whensettonormalmode,thewattageofthelampwill...

  • Page 45

    45 high altitude mode usethisfunctiontocontroltheprojector'scoolingfan.Youcansetittoofforon.Thedefault settingisoff. Undernormalcircumstances,theprojectorwilloperatenormallywiththisfunctionsetto off.Bydefault,theprojectorwilldetectthetemperatureofthesurroundingenvironmentto regulatethespeedofthecool...

  • Page 46: Alignment

    46 alignment rear projection thedefaultsettingisoff. Whenyouhavesetuptheprojectorforrearprojection,pleasesetittoon.Formore informationondifferentmodesofprojection,referto"page17:modesofinstallation". Ceiling mode thedefaultsettingisoff. Whenyouhavesetuptheprojectorforceilingmode(hungfromtheceilingin...

  • Page 47

    47 dynamic contrast usethisfunctiontoconfiguretheprojectortoautomaticallyadjustimagecontrastfromthe sourceuponstartuporshutdown.Whenactivated,theprojectorwilldynamicallyadjustthe imagecontrastfromthebeginningoftheprojectionuntilthecontenthasended. Gamma differentgammasettingswillaffectviewers'percep...

  • Page 48

    48 warp thefunctionprovidesdistortioncorrectiononprojectedimages. • horizontal keystone press▲▼tocorrecthorizontalkeystoneduetoprojectionangle. Pleasereferto"page16:7.Correctingkeystoningcausedbyprojectionangle". • verticall keystone press▲▼tocorrectverticalkeystoneduetoprojectionangle.Pleasereferto...

  • Page 49

    49 6 osd menu description • top right corner press◄►tocorrecttoprightcornerimagebias → press◄►tocorrect toprightcornerimage biastocorrectimage. • bottom left corner press◄►tocorrectbottomleftimagebias → press◄►tocorrect bottomleftimagebias tocorrectimage. • bottom right corner press◄►tocorrectbottom...

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    50 scenergix thefunctionofscenergixisappliedinmultipleprojectorsthatareprojectingatthesame screensimultaneouslytoadjusttheuniformityoftheimagesonthescreen. • status pressentertoselectonoroff.Thefunctionmustbesettooninordertoenablethe functionofscenergix.Ifthefunctionissettooff,thefunctionofscenergix...

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    51 6 osd menu description 2. Colormatching2projectorsonwhiteisdonewithp7(r.G.B.C.M.Y.W)adjustin projectortoolset. 3. Brightnessmatching2projectorscanbedonewiththelamppower(referto adjustmentbydimmingtheprojectorwithhigherlumens. 4. Usescenergix->whiteleveltosettheblendingsizebasedontheoverlapregion ...

  • Page 52: Control

    52 control ir address usethisfunctiontoconfiguretheprojector’sircodereceivecommandsfromtheremote control.Thedefaultvalueis1.Ifyouhaveotherequipmentinyourhomethatcouldpickup thecommandfromtheprojector’sremotecontrol,itisrecommendedthatyousettheremote controlcodeto2. Whenyouarerunningtwoprojectorsvias...

  • Page 53

    53 6 osd menu description network tocontroltheprojectorvianetwork,afterconnectingthenetworkcablesforapcandthe projector,youcanusethisosdfunctiontoviewtherelevantnetworkinformation(suchasip address,subnetmask,gatewayanddhcp)oftheprojector.Pleaseconfigurethepctobe connectedtotheprojectorwithaproperipa...

  • Page 54

    54 start up chime setittoontohavetheprojectorplayasoundeffectduringstartup;whenitissettooff,the projectorwillnotplayanysoundeffecttoindicatestartup. Button 1~5 usethisfunctiontodesignatetheimagesourceforeachcorrespondingbutton. Forexample,ifyouhaveassignedbutton1ashdmi1andbutton2asrgb-s, whenyoupres...

  • Page 55: Service

    55 6 osd menu description service service thefunctionscoveredinthisunitrelatetothedisplayofsomebasicinformationaboutthe projector. *memoryofthecustomtimingfileswillbeerasedinthefactoryresetoperation.* • model:thedesignatedmodelnumberoftheprojector. • serialnumber:thedesignatedserialnumberoftheprojec...

  • Page 56: Lamp Replacement

    56 lamp replacement thelifecycleofordinaryprojectionlamp typicallylastsfor1200hoursbeforerequiring replacement(differentlampconfigurations willaffectlamplife).Fromtheosdmenu, youcangoto"page45:lamp1runtime ".Tocheckhowlongalamphasbeenused. Youshouldalsoreplacethelampwhenthe projectedimagegetsnoticea...

  • Page 57: Cleaning The Filter

    57 cleaning the filter inordertokeeptheinterioroftheprojector clean,theprojectorisequippedwithafilterto keepoutdustandothersmallparticles.Itis recommendedthatyoucleantheprojector's filteraround500hoursofprojectoroperation. Ifyouareoperatingtheprojectorinadusty environment,itisrecommendedthatyou clea...

  • Page 58

    58 thefollowingtableoffersalistofcommonproblemswithprojectorsandhowtotroubleshoot.Iftherecommendedsolutionsfailto resolveyourproblem,contactyourlocaldealertoarrangeforservicing;donotattempttoservicetheprojectorbyyourself. Problem possiblecause solution youcannotturnonthe projector 1.Theprojectormayb...

  • Page 59: Led Status

    59 led status stand by error on led status stand by turnsblue indicatesthattheprojectorisinstandbymode;thisalso meanstheprojectorhasnotbeenturnedonbypressingthe softpowerbuttonbuthasbeenconnectedtopower. Theindicatorisoff thisindicatesthattheprojectorhaseitherbeenturnedon andisworkingnormallyorthepr...

  • Page 60: Specifications

    60 specifications description specifications brightness 7300ansilumens(8000centerlumens*) resolution 1920×1200(native) microdisplay 3×dlp0.67"dmd contrast 2200:1fullfield brightnessuniformity 95% lamp 2×330wuhp projectionlens-projectionratio zoomlens: 1.45~1.74 1.74~2.17 2.17~2.90 2.90~4.34 4.34~6.7...

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    61 signal type resolution frame rate v id eo s -v id eo s c a r t (r g b -s ) y- p r- p b (y u v1 ) h d 15 ,b n c -r g b h v h d 15 ,b n c -y u v h d m i- r g b h d m i- y u v references pc 640×480 59.94 × × vesa dmt, cea-861d format 1 640×480 74.99 × × vesa dmt 640×480 85 × × vesa dmt 800×600 60.32...

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    62 500 20 516.76 669.74 18.74 25 247 9 projector specifications.