BenQ Mp612c Dlp Users Manual

							Operation 41
Menu operation
Menu system
Please note that the on-screen display (OSD) menus vary according to the signal type 
selected.
Main menu Sub-menu Options
DISPLAY
Wall ColorOff/Light yellow/Pink/Light 
Green/Blue/Blackboard
Aspect Ratio Auto/Real/4:3/16:9
Keystone
Position
Phase
H. Size
Digital Zoom
PICTURE
Picture ModePC source: Dynamic/
Presentation/sRGB/Cinema/User 
1/User 2
Video source: Dynamic/
Standard/Cinema/User 1/User 2
Reference ModePC source: Dynamic/
Presentation/sRGB/Cinema
Video source: Dynamic/
Standard/Cinema
Brightness
Contrast
Color
Tint
Sharpness
Brilliant Color B1/B2
Color 
TemperatureT1/T2/T3/T4
3D Color 
ManagementPrimary color R/G/B/C/M/Y
Hue
Saturation
Gain
Save Settings
SOURCEQuick Auto Search On/Off
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							Operation 42
SYSTEM 
SETUP: 
Basic
Presentation 
TimerTimer period 1~240 minutes
Timer display Always/1 min/2 min/3 min/Never
Timer positionBottom-right/Top-right/Bottom-
left/Top-left
Timer counting 
directionCount down/Count up
Timer audible 
reminderOn/Off
On/Off
Language
Projector PositionFront table/Rear table/Rear 
ceiling/Front ceiling
Auto Power OffDisable/5 min/10 min/15 min/20 
min/25 min/30 min
Blank TimerDisable/5 min/10 min/15 min/20 
min/25 min/30 min
Panel Key Lock On/Off
Timer ControllerDisable/30 min/1 hr/2 hr/3 hr/4 
hr/8 hr/12 hr
Splash Screen Black/Blue/BenQ
SYSTEM 
SETUP: 
Advanced
Quick Cooling Off/On
High Altitude Mode Off/On
Audio SettingsMute Off/On
Vo lu m e
Power on/off ring 
toneOff/On
Menu SettingsMenu display time5 sec/10 sec/15 sec/20 sec/25 
sec/30 sec
Menu positionCenter/Top-left/Top-right/Bottom-
right/Bottom-left
Lamp SettingsLamp mode Normal/Economic
Reset lamp timer
Equivalent lamp hour
Security SettingsChange password
Power on lock On/Off
Reset All Settings
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							Operation 43 Note that the menu items are available when the projector detects at least one valid signal. If 
there is no equipment connected to the projector or no signal detected, limited menu items 
are accessible.
Information
FAQ-Image and Installation
FAQ-Features and Service
Current System Status
• Source
• Picture Mode
• Resolution
• Color System
• Equivalent Lamp Hour
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							Operation 44
Using the menus
The projector is equipped with On-Screen Display (OSD) menus for making various 
adjustments and settings.
There are 17 different OSD menu languages. See System setup: Basic menu on page 47 for 
details.
Below is the overview of the OSD menu.
The following example describes the adjustment of Keystone.
1. Press Menu/exit on the projector or 
remote control to turn the OSD menu on.4. Press Mode/enter to display the 
keystone correction page.
2. Use Left/Right to select the 
DISPLAY menu.
3. Press Up/Down to select Keystone.5. Based on the image shape 
displayed on the screen, press 
the keystone buttons ( /Up, 
/Down) to adjust the 
image to a rectangular or square 
one.
6. Press Menu/exit on the projector 
or remote control to leave and 
save the settings.
Current input signal
Main menu icon
Main menu
Sub-menu
Highlight
Press Menu/
exit to the 
previous 
page or to 
exit.Status
DISPLAYWall Color
Aspect Ratio
Keystone
Position
Phase
H. Size
Digital ZoomDisable
Auto
50
50
ENTER
MENU
Exit S-VIDEO
DISPLAYWall Color
Aspect Ratio
Position
Phase
H. Size
Digital ZoomDisable
Auto
MENUExit
Keystone
50
50
S-VIDEO
KEYSTONE
BackMENU
DISPLAYWall Color
Aspect Ratio
Keystone
Position
Phase
H. Size
Digital ZoomDisable
Auto
ENTER
MENU
Exit
S-VIDEO
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							Operation 45
Display menu
FUNCTION
(default setting/
value)DESCRIPTION (default setting/value)
Wall Color
 (Off)Correct the projected picture’s color when the projection surface is not 
white.
Aspect Ratio
(Auto)There are four options to set the images aspect ratio depending on your 
input signal source.
See Selecting a picture mode on page 33 for details.
Keystone
(0)Corrects any keystoning of the image. See Correcting keystone on page 
31 for details.
Position
(0)Displays the position adjustment page. To move the projected image, 
use the directional arrow buttons. The values shown on the lower 
position of the page change with every button press you made until they 
reach their maximum or minimum.
Phase
(depends on the 
selected input 
source)Adjusts the clock phase to reduce image 
distortion.
H. Size
(depends on the 
selected input 
source)Adjusts the horizontal width of the image.
Digital Zoom
(100%)Magnifies or reduces the projected image. 
After the image is magnified, you can press Mode/enter to activate the 
Pan functionality for searching the details of the projected image by 
using the directional arrow buttons on the projector or remote control. 
See Magnifying and searching for details on the projected picture on 
page 31 for details.
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							Operation 46
Picture menu
Some picture adjustments are available only when certain input sources are in use. 
Unavailable adjustments are not shown on the screen.
FUNCTION
 (default setting / 
value)DESCRIPTION
Picture Mode
(PC: Dynamic;
YPbPr/ S-Video/ 
Video: 
Standard)Pre-defined picture modes are provided so you can optimize your 
projector image set-up to suit your program type. See Selecting a picture 
mode on page 33 for details.
Reference 
ModeSelects an picture mode that most suits your need for the image quality 
and further fine-tune the image based on the selections listed on the same 
page below.
BrightnessAdjusts the brightness of the image.
See 1. Adjusting brightness on page 34 for details.
ContrastAdjusts the degree of difference between dark and light in the image.
See 2. Adjusting contrast on page 34 for details.
Color
(0)Adjusts the color saturation level -- the amount of each color in a video 
image. Lower setting produces less saturated colors; setting to the 
minimum value makes the image black and white. If the setting is too 
high, colors on the image will be overpowering, which makes the image 
unrealistic.
Tint
(0)Adjusts the red and green color tones of the image. The higher the value, 
the more greenish the image becomes. The lower the value, the more 
reddish the image becomes.
Sharpness
(15)Adjusts the image to make it look sharper or softer.
Brilliant 
Color
(B2)Adjusts white peaking while maintaining correct color presentation.When Brillian Color is set as B1, the color temperature adjustment 
will not function.
Color 
TemperatureThere are four color temperature settings are available.
See 3. Selecting a color temperature on page 34 for details.
3D Color 
ManagementSee 4. 3D Color Management on page 35 for details.
Save 
SettingsSaves the settings made for User 1 or 2 mode.
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							Operation 47
Source menu
System setup: Basic menu
FUNCTION
(default setting / 
value)DESCRIPTION
Quick Auto 
Search
(On)See Switching input signal on page 29 for details.
FUNCTION
(default setting / 
value)DESCRIPTION
Presentation 
Timer
(Off)Reminds the presenter to finish the presentation within a certain time
frame. See Setting the presentation timer on page 36 for details.
Timer period (15 min.)
Sets a preferred length of time for presentation.
Timer display (Always)
Sets whether to display the timer on screen.
Timer position (Top-Left)
Sets the position where the timer displays on screen.
Timer counting direction (Count down)
Sets the timer counting direction.
Timer audible reminder (Off)
Sets whether to activate sound reminder when the time is up.
Language
Sets the language for the On-Screen Display (OSD) menus.
Use Left/Right on the projector or remote control to select your 
desired language. There are 17 languages for your choice: English 
(default), French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Traditional Chinese, 
Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Swedish, Dutch, Turkish, Czech, 
Portuguese, Thai, and Polish.
Projector 
Position
(Front Table)The projector can be installed on a ceiling or behind a screen, or with one 
or more mirrors. Contact your dealer for the ceiling mount bracket 
(optional accessory) if you need to install the projector on your ceiling. 
See Choosing a location on page 16 for details.
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							Operation 48
System setup: Advanced menu
Auto Power 
Off
(Disable)This function allows the projector to turn off automatically if no input 
signal is detected after a set period of time. Press Left/ Right on the 
projector or remote control to set the duration before the projector is 
turned off. 
The time period can be set from 5 to 30 minutes in 5-minute increments. 
If the preset time lengths are not suitable for your presentation, select 
Disable. The projector will not automatically shut down in a certain time 
period.
Blank Timer
(Disable)Sets the image blank time when the Blank feature is activated, once 
elapsed the image will return to the screen. See Hiding the image on 
page 38 for details.
Timer 
Controller
(Disable)Sets the auto-shutdown timer. The timer can be set to a value between 30 
minutes and 12 hours.
Panel Key 
Lock
(Disable)Disables or enables all panel key functions except POWER on the 
projector and buttons on the remote control. See Locking control keys 
on page 38 for details.
Splash 
Screen
(BenQ logo)Allows you to select which logo screen will display during projector start-
up. Three options are available: BenQ logo, Black screen, or Blue screen.
FUNCTION
(default setting / 
value)DESCRIPTION
Quick 
Cooling
(On)Enables or disables the Quick Cooling function. Selecting On enables the 
function and projector cooling time will be shortened from a normal 90-
second duration to approximately 30 seconds.
High Altitude 
Mode
(Off)A mode for operation in high altitude areas. 
See Hiding the image on page 38 for details.
Audio 
Settings
Mute (Off)
Toggles the projector audio between on and off.
Vo l u m e (5)
Adjusts audio volume level.
Power on/off ring tone (On)
Toggles the ring tones during startup and after the cooling process finishes 
between on and off.
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							Operation 49
Menu 
Settings
Menu display time (15 sec)
Sets the length of time the OSD will remain active after your last button 
press. The range is from 5 to 30 seconds in 5-second increments.
Menu position (Center)
Sets the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu position.
Lamp 
Settings
Lamp mode (Normal)
Toggles the projector lamp between Normal and Economic modes. Using 
Economic mode reduces system noise and power consumption by 20%. If 
the Economic mode is selected, the light output will be reduced and result 
in darker projected images.
Setting the projector in Economic mode also extends the lamp timer 
automatic shutdown feature. See Calculation of lamp hour on page 52 
for details on how the total lamp hour is calculated.
Reset lamp timer
Once the lamp is renewed, select Reset to return the lamp timer to 0.
Equivalent lamp hour
Displays the number of hours the lamp has been used.
Security 
Settings
Change password
You will be asked to enter the current password before changing to a new 
one. See Utilizing the power-on lock function on page 27 for details.
Power on lock (Off)
Limits use of the projector to only those who know the correct password. 
When the function is activated for the first time, you have to set a 
password for it. See Utilizing the power-on lock function on page 27 for 
details. Once the password is set and this function is selected, the projector 
is password-protected. Users who do not know the correct password can 
not use the projector.
The password can be entered by using either the buttons on the projector 
or the remote control.
You will be inconvenienced if you activate the power-on lock 
functionality and subsequently forget the password.
Print out this manual (if necessary) and write the password you used 
in this manual, and keep the manual in a safe place for later recall.
The password will display as asterisks on-screen when being input.
Reset All 
Settings
Returns all settings to the factory preset values.
The following settings will still remain: Projector Position, Language, 
Security Settings, High Altitude Mode, Phase, User I, User II, Position, 
H. Size.
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							Operation 50
Information menu
This menu shows you the current operating status of the projector.
Some picture adjustments are available only when certain input sources are in use. 
Unavailable adjustments are not shown on the screen.
FUNCTIONDESCRIPTION
FAQ-Image and 
Installation
Displays possible solutions to problems you may encounter.FAQ-Features 
and Service
Current System 
Status
Source
Shows the current signal source.
Picture mode
Shows the selected mode in the PICTURE menu.
Resolution
Shows the native resolution of the input signal.
Color system
Shows input system format, NTSC, PAL, SECAM, or RGB.
Equivalent lamp hour
Displays the number of hours the lamp has been used.
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