BenQ SP840 Utilizing the password function, Setting a password, If you forget the password

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Utilizing the password function

For security purposes and to help prevent unauthorized use, the projector includes an option for setting up password security. The password can be set through the On-Screen Display (OSD) menu. For details of the OSD menu operation, please refer to "Using the menus" on page 26.

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.

Setting a password

Once a password has been set, the projector cannot be used unless the correct password is entered every time the projector is started.

1.Open the OSD menu and go to the SYSTEM SETUP: Advanced > Security Settings menu. Press MODE/ENTER. The Security Settings page displays.

2.Highlight Power on Lock and select On by pressing / .

3. As pictured to the right, the four arrow keys ( , INPUT NEW PASSWORD

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, , ) respectively represent 4 digits (1, 2, 3, 4). According to the password you desire to set, press the arrow keys to enter five digits for the password.

4.Confirm the new password by re-entering the new password.

Once the password is set, the OSD menu returns to the Security Settings page.

5.To activate the Power on Lock function, press / and press / to select On.

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to highlight Power on Lock

The digits being input will display as asterisks on-screen. Write your selected password down here in this manual in advance or right after the password is entered so that it is available to you should you ever forget it.

Password: __ __ __ __ __

Keep this manual in a safe place.

6.To leave the OSD menu, press MENU/EXIT.

If you forget the password

If the password function is activated, you will be asked to enter the five-digit password every time you turn on the projector. If you enter the wrong password, the password error message as pictured to the right displays lasting for three seconds, and the message 'INPUT PASSWORD' follows. You can retry by entering another five-digit password, or if you did not

record the password in this manual, and you absolutely do not remember it, you can use the password recall procedure. See "Entering the password recall procedure" on page 28 for details.

If you enter an incorrect password 5 times in succession, the projector will automatically shut down in a short time.

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