BenQ W500 user manual Adjusting picture clarity, Selecting a color temperature

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Adjusting picture clarity

1.Go to the Picture--Advanced menu and highlight Clarity Control.

2.Press ENTER.

3.Press cUp ordDown to highlight one of the following functions and press eLeft orfRight to adjust the setting.

Noise Reduction: Reduces electrical image noise. The higher the setting, the less the noise.

Detail Enhancement: The higher the setting, the more details the image reveals.

Luma Transmission: Enhances contour details. The higher the setting, the more distinct the effect.

Chroma Transmission: Reduces color smear. The higher the setting, the more distinct the effect.

4.Repeat Step 3 until you are satisfied with the picture clarity.

Selecting a color temperature

1.Go to the Picture--Advancedmenu and highlight Color Temp.

2.Press eLeft orfRight to select from one of the following settings.

Lamp Native: With factory default color temperature and higher brightness. This setting is suitable for environments where high brightness is required, such as using the projector to project slides in well lit rooms.

Warm: Makes pictures appear reddish white.

Normal: Maintains normal colorings for white.

Cool: With the highest color temperature, making pictures appear bluish white.

User 1/User 2/User 3: recalls the customized settings in the Color Temp User Fine Tuning menu. See "Setting a preferred color temperature" on page 31 for details.

About color temperatures:

There are many different shades that are considered to be “white” for various purposes. One of the common methods of representing white color is known as the “color temperature”. A white color with a low color temperature appears to be reddish white. A white color with a high color temperature appears to have more blue in it.

Setting a preferred color temperature

This function is only available when the color temperature is set as User 1/User 2/User 3.

1.Go to the Picture--Advancedmenu and highlight Color Temp.

2.Press eLeft orfRight to select User 1, User 2 or User 3.

3.Press dDown to highlight Color Temp User 1/2/3 Fine Tuning.

4.Press cUp ordDown to highlight the item you want to change and adjust the values with eLeft orfRight.

Red Gain: Adjusts the contrast level of Red.

Green Gain: Adjust the contrast level of Green.

Blue Gain: Adjusts the contrast level of Blue.

Red Offset: Adjusts the brightness level of Red.

Green Offset: Adjusts the brightness level of Green.

Blue Offset: Adjusts the brightness level of Blue.

5.Press EXIT/MENU to exit and save the settings.

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Using the projector

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Contents W500 LCD Projector Home Entertainment Series WelcomeTable of contents Speeding up the process of source search MaintenanceMenus Troubleshooting Specifications Warranty and Copyright informationRegulation statements Important safety instructions Important safety instructions Ceiling mounting the projector From the power supplyIntroduction Projector featuresShipping contents Under side Projector exterior viewFront and upper side Rear sideProjector Controls and functionsRemote control Remote control effective range Replacing the remote control batteriesFloor rear Positioning your projectorChoosing a location Floor frontDetermine the aspect ratio of your screen, 169 or 43? Obtaining a preferred projected picture sizeAverage Installation for a 169 ratio screenWidescreen ratio screen dimension table Diagonal Width Height Min Max HighestLens Feet Inches Installation for a 43 ratio screenStandard ratio screen dimension table Diagonal Width Height MinVertical lens shift Horizontal lens shift Shifting the projection lensConnection Connecting a computerWith a VGA cable With a Hdmi cable Connecting a Hdmi device Connecting Video source devicesTo connect the projector to a Component Video source device Connecting a Component-Video source deviceVideo socket on the projector Connecting an S-video or a composite Video source deviceWith an S-Video cable With a Video cable DeviceStart up Using the projectorEntering the password recall procedure Utilizing the password functionSetting a password If you forget the passwordHighlight Change Password. Press Enter Switching input signalChanging the password Disabling the password functionCorrecting two-dimensional keystone Adjusting the projected imageAdjusting the projection angle Fine-tuning the image size and clarityPincushion distortion Correcting pincushion and barrel distortionBarrel distortion Situations as described below Selecting a picture modeUsing the projector in well lit rooms Optimizing the imageRenaming the User 1/User 2/User 3 modes Adjusting picture qualitySetting the User 1/User 2/User 3 modes Selecting the aspect ratioAdvanced picture quality controls Setting black levelPress eLeft orfRight to select 0 IRE or 7.5 IRE Repeat until you are satisfied with the picture clarity Adjusting picture claritySelecting a color temperature Setting a preferred color temperatureColor management Repeat steps 3, 4 and 5 for other color adjustmentsActivating the blue filter Searching for details on the projected image Operating in a high altitude environmentCreating your own startup screen Personalizing the projector menu display Turning the power offOn Screen Display OSD structure MenusPress Enter and press Up/ Down to select 2D Keystone Using the menusFollowing example describes the adjustment of the keystone Use Left/ Right to select the Display menuPicture--Basic menu Display menu Picture--Advanced menuSystem Setup menu Advanced Setup menu Information menu Care of the projector MaintenanceTo clean the filter Calculation of lamp hour Lamp InformationLoosen the screws that hold the lamp to the projector. If Replacing the lampHighlight Reset and press Enter to reset the lamp timer to Indicators Temperature informationIllustration Your dealer for assistance Temp Lamp Thermal eventsProjector does not Turn on TroubleshootingProjector specifications SpecificationsDimensions Hdmi Timing chartRateHz KHz Disclaimer Warranty and Copyright informationWarranty CopyrightMIC statement Regulation statementsFCC statement EEC statement