Ask ASK C40 User manual

Brand: Ask

Model: ASK C40

Category: Projectors

Type: User manual

This manual is also suitable for

C40/C50

experience the value of projection

User’s

Guide

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!:/ 00

0'#00' 

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:0#!0(/<! ./!'0#0

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0!!0000//'/'!

0'' -/#/

!!!!! /;'0

/'!0!//10'01

#/;'0/#0/

1'/!!#'

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#' 7

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5!#''# 

%#/4/0$6/' 6

04#/'# $

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000 (

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%#/'! (

%#/0 

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"'B#''# ,

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' 7

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 ,,

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!#/!'/# ,7

0= ,

 ,

 ,

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0= ,$

=0#'/

0/!00 '!0!#0+

#/4/%CA0 &!/

C#0'!!!##!1!/!005

Important Operating Considerations

5!/41!!//#/'

1!/ 5+0!#' /!!

/1!1#/#/!!/1/0/4

00001!'!0/

Do not place objects in

this area behind the projector

2 ft (.6m)

Introduction

D0#!40'+

 ./2/8A6=7!//EA

(2=76! 

Included items

Online Registration

<#4!www.infocus.com/register

00'0# 

Projector components



remote control

power cord*

computer cable

audio/video cable

audio cable

lens cap

documentation

projector

*country-dependent

SCART adapter

remote control receiver (IR)

keypad

zoom

focus

speaker

foot release

remote control receiver (IR)

leveling foot power cord

connector

dust filters

lamp door

Connecting a computer

Required computer connections

0/'1!/1!Computer In

/4 //0/0' 

#0'!!00/'+

1!'/'C0 

/1!0//1/4

0!!!

./*&5/0!#/#

 %!/0//0//4 

Optional computer connections

./0//01!

'0/0/4 

.!'C'#/4C'!

%:1!F00!G/40/

' %:0'1!!0/%:

#0'0/'#

'!!/4/'

1!/"/4 

connect computer cable

connect power cable

connect audio cable

connect mouse cable

connect monitor cable

Displaying a computer image

<'/!

/Power1//4

./*&5!/#0/ //!''

/0!00/*&50# 

'/'#/!!1#/ 

? No startup screen?A/!# (,

.'

./'C'#/!0/4 0C

/Computer1/0 

!C=!0 

!0'!!/=!0/

40 %!!'1!)H0

/=!0!0 <'C0'+

!'C'1 

? No computer image?.#/Auto Image1/

0 A/!# (2 

remove lens cap

press Power Power

turn on computer

activate laptop’s external port

Using the projector with Windows 98 for the first

time

./''#0$6/4

/'#B/4I/0J0/00

)-0B0 !!//B+

0!0/0F//!!0/0

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=0/ 

</!!#

/4/000'/$0#

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# ,61!!#B00

04/B'

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/Keystone 10//'#0

/1'Keystone 10/!

04/:#//' 

# /!//'

adjust height

adjust distance

adjust zoom and focus zoom

focus

adjust keystone

adjust Picture menu

Connecting a video device

Standard video connections

!#/030F38G1!C!!/0+

00 !#//!!/

!!Video/4 

!#///!00

0K!#/0/#/0/

00 !#/1!/Audio In/

4 

/0//1/40

!!!

./*&5/0!#/#

 %!/0//0//4 

Optional video connections

000+#+0!#+

01!!0!/+00

00/S-video/4 %/381!

00101F/!!/38

1!0G

connect A/V cable

connect power cable

connect S-video and A/V cables

Displaying a video image

<'/!

/Power1//4

./*&5!/#0/ //!''

/0!00/*&50# 

'/'#/!!1#/ 

? No startup screen?A/!# (,

!#000

./00C'#/!0/4 

0C/Video1/0 

? No video image?A/!# (

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/ </!!# 

#!/ 

# ,61!!#B00/

remove lens cap

press Power Power

turn on video device

adjust height

adjust distance

04/B'0

0 /Keystone 10//'#

0/1'Keystone 10/!

04/!'/0'

04/:#/!./' 

# /!//'

adjust zoom and focus zoom

focus

adjust keystone

adjust volume

adjust Picture menu

Shutting down the projector

./4'!!0!#

00,' ./#/!/!/+

4 ./'#/00'

010

D'/#'1#/

/Settings>System' # $

./4!//'!!/

!'00' :0!/

 # $

./4/Power10/

/41#/Power1#/,0 

D!//01#/Power10

' ./!'0/*&51!#('/!/

!/!' //!'/!0/*&5

!#/#0/ %!#/1!/+

4'!!

Troubleshooting your setup

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01!// 

./*&5/40//40

/!1!/ 

./!!#1!/''1!' ''/

1!!00 ./!/0/+

0 //1!'!0/00!!

Table 1: LED behavior and meaning

LED color/behavior Meaning

solid green The projector is plugged in, or the

projector has been turned on and the

software has initialized, or the projec-

tor has been turned off and the fans

have stopped.

blinking green The Power button has been pressed

and the software is initializing, or the

projector is powering down and the

fans are running to cool the lamp.

blinking red A fan or lamp failure has occurred.

Turn off the projector and wait one

minute, then turn the projector on

again. If the projector has been work-

ing for 2000 hours or more (page 31),

replace the lamp and reset the lamp

timer. Also check for a blocked vent

or a stopped fan.

solid red An unidentifiable error: please con-

tact Technical Support.

Problem Solution Result

No startup screen

Plug power cord in

Remove lens cap

Press Power button

Correct image

Only startup screen appears

Press the Computer button

Activate laptop’s external port

Computer image projected

startup

screen

startup

screen

Restart laptop

Problem Solution Result

No computer image, just the words “Signal out of

range”

Adjust computer refresh rate in

Control Panel>Display>Settings>Advanced

>Adapter (location varies by operating

system)

Computer image projected

Signal out of

range

You may also need to set a different

resolution on your computer, as shown

in the following problem, “Image fuzzy

or cropped.”

Image fuzzy or cropped Set your computer’s display resolution to

the native resolution of the projector

(Start>Settings>Control

Panel>Display>Settings tab, select 800x600

for the C40, 1024x768 for C50)

Image clear and not cropped

Remote control not controlling my computer’s

mouse

Connect optional mouse cable (page 6)

Remote controls computer cursor

(note that the mouse is not functional in

zoom mode). See page 21 for information

on the remote.

For a laptop,

disable laptop

monitor

or turn-on dual-

display mode

Load USB drivers, if necessary (page 8)

See page 21 for more info on the remote

Image not centered on screen Move projector, adjust zoom, adjust height Correct image

Image not square Adjust keystone on keypad Square image

zoom

Adjust horizontal or vertical position in

Picture>Advanced menu

Image not sharp Adjust Sharpness in the Picture>Advanced

menu Correct image

Image does not fit 16:9 screen Change aspect ratio to 16:9 in

Picture>Aspect ratio menu Correct image

Image upside down Turn on/off Ceiling in Settings>System

menu Correct image

ABAB AB

Image reversed left to right Turn on/off Rear in Settings>System menu Correct image

Projected colors don’t match source Adjust color, tint, color temperature,

brightness, contrast in the menus Correct image

Lamp won’t turn on, LED blinking red Make sure vents aren’t blocked, turn off the

projector and allow it to cool for a minute Lamp turns on

COLOR COLOR

blinks red startup

screen

Still having problems?

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(+666+$+76

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"0+'! techsupport@infocus.com

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'!/#!##'/

/# !/'!!!

Lamp won’t turn on, LED blinking red, “Change

lamp” message appears at startup

If lamp hours > 2000, lamp must be

replaced. See page 34. Lamp turns on

blinks red Check lamp hours:

should be less

than 2000 hours

in the

Main>About menu

startup

screen

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