Benq X3000i Projector Installation Guide (+ PDF)

Contents hide

1 BenQ X3000i Projector

2 Introduction

3 Connections and communication settings

4 FAQ Video

5 Documents / Resources

5.1 References

6 Related Posts

BenQ X3000i Projector

Introduction

The document describes how to control your BenQ projector via RS232 from a computer. Follow the procedures to complete the connection and settings first, and refer to the command table for RS232 commands.

Available functions and commands vary by model. Check the specifications and user manual of the purchased projector for product functions.

Wire arrangement

Wire Arrangement
P1	Color	P2
1	Black	1
2	Brown	3
3	Red	2
4	Orange	4
5	Yellow	5
6	Green	6
7	Blue	7
8	Purple	8
9	Gray	9
Case	Drain wire	Case

RS232 pin assignment

Pin	Description	Pin	Description
1	NC	2	RXD
3	TXD	4	NC
5	GND	6	NC
7	RTS	8	CTS
9	NC

Connections and communication settings

Choose one of the connections and set up properly before RS232 control.

RS232 serial port with a crossover cable

Settings

On-screen images in this document are for reference only. The screens may vary depending on your Operating System, I/O ports used for connection, and the specifications of the connected projector.

Determine the COM Port name used for the RS232 communications in Device Manager.
Choose Serial and the corresponding COM port as the communication port. In this given example, COM6 is selected.
Finish Serial port setup.

Baud rate	9600 / 14400 / 19200 / 38400 / 57600 / 115200 bps Check the baud rate of the connected projector from its OSD menu.
Data length	8 bit
Parity check	None
Stop bit	1 bit
Flow control	None

Settings

Find the Wired LAN IP address of the connected projector from the OSD menu and make sure the projector and the computer are within the same network.
Input 8000 in the TCP port # field.

Settings

Determine the COM Port name used for the RS232 communications in Device Manager.
Choose Serial and the corresponding COM port as the communication port. In this given example, COM6 is selected.
Finish Serial port setup.

Baud rate	9600 / 14400 / 19200 / 38400 / 57600 / 115200 bps Check the baud rate of the connected projector from its OSD menu.
Data length	8 bit
Parity check	None
Stop bit	1 bit
Flow control	None

Command table

Available features differ by projector specification, input sources, settings, etc..
Commands are working if the standby power is 0.5W or a supported baud rate of the projector is set.
Uppercase, lowercase, and a mixture of both types of characters are accepted for a command.
If a command format is illegal, it will echo Illegal format.
If a command with correct format is not valid for the projector model, it will echo Unsupported item.
If a command with correct format cannot be executed under certain condition, it will echo Block item.
If RS232 control is performed via LAN, a command works whether it starts and ends with <CR>. All the commands and behaviors are identical with the control through a serial port.

Function	Type	Operation	ASCII	support
Power	Write	Power On	<CR>*pow=on#<CR>	YES
	Write	Power Off	<CR>*pow=off#<CR>	YES
	Read	Power Status	<CR>*pow=?#<CR>	YES
Source Selection	Write	COMPUTER/YPbPr	<CR>*sour=RGB#<CR>	NO
	Write	COMPUTER 2/YPbPr2	<CR>*sour=RGB2#<CR>	NO
	Write	COMPUTER 3/YPbPr3	<CR>*sour=RGB3#<CR>	NO
	Write	Component	<CR>*sour=ypbr#<CR>	NO
	Write	Component2	<CR>*sour=ypbr2#<CR>	NO
	Write	DVI-A	<CR>*sour=dviA#<CR>	NO
	Write	DVI-D	<CR>*sour=dvid#<CR>	NO
	Write	HDMI(MHL)	<CR>*sour=hdmi#<CR>	YES
	Write	HDMI 2(MHL2)	<CR>*sour=hdmi2#<CR>	YES
	Write	Composite	<CR>*sour=vid#<CR>	NO
	Write	S-Video	<CR>*sour=svid#<CR>	NO
	Write	Network	<CR>*sour=network#<CR>	NO
	Write	USB Display	<CR>*sour=usbdisplay#<CR>	NO
	Write	USB Reader	<CR>*sour=usbreader#<CR>	NO
	Write	HD BaseT	<CR>*sour=hdbaset#<CR>	NO
	Write	DisplayPort	<CR>*sour=dp#<CR>	NO
	Write	3G-SDI	<CR>*sour=sdi#<CR>	NO
	Write	HDMI 3	<CR>*sour=smartsystem#<C R>	YES
	Read	Current source	<CR>*sour=?#<CR>	YES
Audio Control	Write	Mute On	<CR>*mute=on#<CR>	YES

	Write	Mute Off	<CR>*mute=off#<CR>	YES
	Read	Mute Status	<CR>*mute=?#<CR>	YES
	Write	Volume +	<CR>*vol=+#<CR>	YES
	Write	Volume –	<CR>*vol=-#<CR>	YES
	Write	Volume level for customer	<CR>*vol=value#<CR>	YES
	Read	Volume Status	<CR>*vol=?#<CR>	YES
	Write	Mic. Volume +	<CR>*micvol=+#<CR>	NO
	Write	Mic. Volume –	<CR>*micvol=-#<CR>	NO
	Read	Mic. Volume Status	<CR>*micvol=?#<CR>	NO
Audio source select	Write	Audio pass Through off	<CR>*audiosour=off#<CR>	NO
	Write	Audio-Computer1	<CR>*audiosour=RGB#<CR>	NO
	Write	Audio-Computer2	<CR>*audiosour=RGB2#<CR>	NO
	Write	Audio-Video/S-Vid eo	<CR>*audiosour=vid#<CR>	NO
	Write	Audio-Component	<CR>*audiosour=ypbr#<CR>	NO
	Write	Audio-HDMI	<CR>*audiosour=hdmi#<CR>	NO
	Write	Audio-HDMI2	<CR>*audiosour=hdmi2#<CR >	NO
	Read	Audio pass Status	<CR>*audiosour=?#<CR>	NO
Picture Mode	Write	Dynamic	<CR>*appmod=dynamic#<C R>	NO
	Write	Presentation	<CR>*appmod=preset#<CR>	NO
	Write	sRGB	<CR>*appmod=srgb#<CR>	NO
	Write	Bright	<CR>*appmod=bright#<CR>	YES
	Write	Living Room	<CR>*appmod=living room#< CR>	YES
	Write	Game	<CR>*appmod=game#<CR>	YES
	Write	Cinema	<CR>*appmod=cine#<CR>	YES
	Write	Standard/Vivid	<CR>*appmod=std#<CR>	NO
	Write	Football	<CR>*appmod=football#<CR >	NO
	Write	Football Bright	<CR>*appmod=footballbt#<C R>	NO
	Write	DICOM	<CR>*appmod=dicom#<CR>	NO
	Write	THX	<CR>*appmod=thx#<CR>	NO
	Write	Silence mode	<CR>*appmod=silence#<CR>	NO

	Write	DCI-P3 mode	<CR>*appmod=dci-p3#<CR>	NO
	Write	Vivid	<CR>*appmod=vivid#<CR>	NO
	Write	Infographic	<CR>*appmod=infographic# <CR>	NO
	Write	Sport	<CR>*appmod=sport#<CR>	YES
	Write	User1	<CR>*appmod=user1#<CR>	YES
	Write	User2	<CR>*appmod=user2#<CR>	NO
	Write	User3	<CR>*appmod=user3#<CR>	NO
	Write	ISF Day	<CR>*appmod=isfday#<CR>	NO
	Write	ISF Night	<CR>*appmod=isfnight#<CR>	NO
	Write	3D	<CR>*appmod=threed#<CR>	YES
	Read	Picture Mode	<CR>*appmod=?#<CR>	YES
Picture Setting	Write	Contrast +	<CR>*con=+#<CR>	YES
	Write	Contrast –	<CR>*con=-#<CR>	YES
	Write	Set Contrast value	<CR>*con=value#<CR>	YES
	Read	Contrast value	<CR>*con=?#<CR>	YES
	Write	Brightness +	<CR>*bri=+#<CR>	YES
	Write	Brightness –	<CR>*bri=-#<CR>	YES
	Write	Set Brightness value	<CR>*bri=value#<CR>	YES
	Read	Brightness value	<CR>*bri=?#<CR>	YES
	Write	Color +	<CR>*color=+#<CR>	NO
	Write	Color –	<CR>*color=-#<CR>	NO
	Write	Set Color value	<CR>*color=value#<CR>	NO
	Read	Color value	<CR>*color=?#<CR>	NO
	Write	Sharpness +	<CR>*sharp=+#<CR>	YES
	Write	Sharpness –	<CR>*sharp=-#<CR>	YES
	Write	Set Sharpness value	<CR>*sharp=value#<CR>	YES
	Read	Sharpness value	<CR>*sharp=?#<CR>	YES
	Write	Flesh Tone +	<CR>*fleshtone=+#<CR>	NO
	Write	Flesh Tone –	<CR>*fleshtone=-#<CR>	NO
	Write	Set Flesh Tone value	<CR>*fleshtone=value#<CR>	NO
	Read	Flesh Tone value	<CR>*fleshtone=?#<CR>	NO
	Write	Color Temperature- Warmer	<CR>*ct=warmer#<CR>	NO

Write	Color Temperature-Warm	<CR>*ct=warm#<CR>	YES
Write	Color Temperature-Norm al	<CR>*ct=normal#<CR>	YES
Write	Color Temperature-Cool	<CR>*ct=cool#<CR>	YES
Write	Color Temperature-Cooler	<CR>*ct=cooler#<CR>	NO
Write	Color Temperature-lamp native	<CR>*ct=native#<CR>	NO
Read	Color Temperature Status	<CR>*ct=?#<CR>	YES
Write	Aspect 4:3	<CR>*asp=4:3#<CR>	YES
Write	Aspect 16:6	<CR>*asp=16:6#<CR>	NO
Write	Aspect 16:9	<CR>*asp=16:9#<CR>	YES
Write	Aspect 16:10	<CR>*asp=16:10#<CR>	NO
Write	Aspect 2.4:1	<CR>*asp=2.4:1#<CR>	YES
Write	Aspect Auto	<CR>*asp=AUTO#<CR>	YES
Write	Aspect Real	<CR>*asp=REAL#<CR>	NO
Write	Aspect Letterbox	<CR>*asp=LBOX#<CR>	NO
Write	Aspect Wide	<CR>*asp=WIDE#<CR>	NO
Write	Aspect Anamorphic	<CR>*asp=ANAM#<CR>	NO
Write	Aspect Anamorphic 2.35	<CR>*asp=ANAM2.35#<CR>	NO
Write	Aspect Anamorphic 16:9	<CR>*asp=ANAM16:9#<CR>	NO
Read	Aspect Status	<CR>*asp=?#<CR>	YES
Write	Vertical Keystone +	<CR>*vkeystone=+#<CR>	YES
Write	Vertical Keystone –	<CR>*vkeystone=-#<CR>	YES
Read	Vertical Keystone value	<CR>*vkeystone=?#<CR>	YES
Write	Horizontal Keystone +	<CR>*hkeystone=+#<CR>	YES
Write	Horizontal Keystone	<CR>*hkeystone=-#<CR>	YES

	–
Read	Horizontal Keystone value	<CR>*hkeystone=?#<CR>	YES
Write	Overscan Adjustment +	<CR>*overscan=+#<CR>	NO
Write	Overscan Adjustment –	<CR>*overscan=-#<CR>	NO
Read	Overscan Adjustment value	<CR>*over scan=?#<CR>	NO
Write	4 Corners Top-Left-X Decrease	<CR>*cornerfittlx=-#<CR>	NO
Write	4 Corners Top-Left-X Increase	<CR>*cornerfittlx=+#<CR>	NO
Read	4 Corners Top-Left-X Status	<CR>*cornerfittlx=?#<CR>	NO
Write	4 Corners Top-Left-Y Decrease	<CR>*cornerfittly=-#<CR>	NO
Write	4 Corners Top-Left-Y Increase	<CR>*cornerfittly=+#<CR>	NO
Read	4 Corners Top-Left-Y Status	<CR>*cornerfittly=?#<CR>	NO
Write	4 Corners Top-Right-X Decrease	<CR>*cornerfittrx=-#<CR>	NO
Write	4 Corners Top-Right-X Increase	<CR>*cornerfittrx=+#<CR>	NO
Read	4 Corners Top-Right-X Status	<CR>*cornerfittrx=?#<CR>	NO
Write	4 Corners Top-Right-Y Decrease	<CR>*cornerfittry=-#<CR>	NO
Write	4 Corners Top-Right-Y Increase	<CR>*cornerfittry=+#<CR>	NO
Read	4 Corners	<CR>*cornerfittry=?#<CR>	NO

	Top-Right-Y Status
Write	4 Corners Bottom-Left-X Decrease	<CR>*cornerfitblx=-#<CR>	NO
Write	4 Corners Bottom-Left-X Increase	<CR>*cornerfitblx=+#<CR>	NO
Read	4 Corners Bottom-Left-X Status	<CR>*cornerfitblx=?#<CR>	NO
Write	4 Corners Bottom-Left-Y Decrease	<CR>*cornerfitbly=-#<CR>	NO
Write	4 Corners Bottom-Left-Y Increase	<CR>*cornerfitbly=+#<CR>	NO
Read	4 Corners Bottom-Left-Y Status	<CR>*cornerfitbly=?#<CR>	NO
Write	4 Corners Bottom-Right-X Decrease	<CR>*cornerfitbrx=-#<CR>	NO
Write	4 Corners Bottom-Right-X Increase	<CR>*cornerfitbrx=+#<CR>	NO
Read	4 Corners Bottom-Right-X Status	<CR>*cornerfitbrx=?#<CR>	NO
Write	4 Corners Bottom-Right-Y Decrease	<CR>*cornerfitbry=-#<CR>	NO
Write	4 Corners Bottom-Right-Y Increase	<CR>*cornerfitbry=+#<CR>	NO
Read	4 Corners Bottom-Right-Y Status	<CR>*cornerfitbry=?#<CR>	NO
Write	Digital Zoom In	<CR>*zoomI#<CR>	NO

	Write	Digital Zoom out	<CR>*zoomO#<CR>	NO
	Write	Auto	<CR>*auto#<CR>	NO
	Write	Brilliant color on	<CR>*BC=on#<CR>	NO
	Write	Brilliant color off	<CR>*BC=off#<CR>	NO
	Read	Brilliant color status	<CR>*BC=?#<CR>	NO
	Write	Reset picture settings	<CR>*rstpicsetting#<CR>	YES
Operation Settings	Write	Projector Position-Front Table	<CR>*pp=FT#<CR>	YES
	Write	Projector Position-Rear Table	<CR>*pp=RE#<CR>	YES
	Write	Projector Position-Rear Ceiling	<CR>*pp=RC#<CR>	YES
	Write	Projector Position-Front Ceiling	<CR>*pp=FC#<CR>	YES
	Read	Projector Position Status	<CR>*pp=?#<CR>	YES
	Write	Quick cooling on	<CR>*qcool=on#<CR>	NO
	Write	Quick cooling off	<CR>*qcool=off#<CR>	NO
	Read	Quick cooling status	<CR>*qcool=?#<CR>	NO
	Write	Quick auto search	<CR>*QAS=on#<CR>	YES
	Write	Quick auto search	<CR>*QAS=off#<CR>	YES
	Read	Quick auto search status	<CR>*QAS=?#<CR>	YES
	Write	Menu Position – Center	<CR>*menu position=center# <CR>	YES
	Write	Menu Position – Top-Left	<CR>*menu position=tl#<CR>	YES
	Write	Menu Position – Top-Right	<CR>*menu position=tr#<CR>	YES
	Write	Menu Position – Bottom-Right	<CR>*menu position=br#<CR>	YES
	Write	Menu Position – Bottom-Left	<CR>*menu position=bl#<CR>	YES
	Read	Menu Position	<CR>*menu position=?#<CR>	YES

		Status
	Write	Direct Power On-on	<CR>*directpower=on#<CR>	YES
	Write	Direct Power On-off	<CR>*directpower=off#<CR>	YES
	Read	Direct Power On-Status	<CR>*directpower=?#<CR>	YES
	Write	Signal Power On-on	<CR>*autopower=on#<CR>	NO
	Write	Signal Power On-off	<CR>*autopower=off#<CR>	NO
	Read	Signal Power On-Status	<CR>*auto power=?#<CR>	NO
	Write	Standby Settings-Network on	<CR>*standbynet=on#<CR>	NO
	Write	Standby Settings-Network off	<CR>*standbynet=off#<CR>	NO
	Read	Standby Settings-Network Status	<CR>*standbynet=?#<CR>	NO
	Write	Standby Settings-Microphon e on	<CR>*standbymic=on#<CR>	NO
	Write	Standby Settings-Microphone off	<CR>*standbymic=off#<CR>	NO
	Read	Standby Settings-Microphon e Status	<CR>*standbymic=?#<CR>	NO
	Write	Standby Settings-Monitor Out on	<CR>*standbymnt=on#<CR>	NO
	Write	Standby Settings-Monitor Out off	<CR>*standbymnt=off#<CR>	NO
	Read	Standby Settings-Monitor Out Status	<CR>*standbymnt=?#<CR>	NO
Baud Rate	Write	2400	<CR>*baud=2400#<CR>	NO
Baud Rate	Write	4800	<CR>*baud=4800#<CR>	NO

	Write	9600	<CR>*baud=9600#<CR>	YES
	Write	14400	<CR>*baud=14400#<CR>	YES
	Write	19200	<CR>*baud=19200#<CR>	YES
	Write	38400	<CR>*baud=38400#<CR>	YES
	Write	57600	<CR>*baud=57600#<CR>	YES
	Write	115200	<CR>*baud=115200#<CR>	YES
	Read	Current Baud Rate	<CR>*baud=?#<CR>	YES
Lamp Control	Read	Lamp	<CR>*ltim=?#<CR>	YES
	Read	Lamp2 Hour	<CR>*ltim2=?#<CR>	NO
	Write	Normal mode	<CR>*lampm=lnor#<CR>	YES
	Write	Eco mode	<CR>*lampm=eco#<CR>	YES
	Write	SmartEco mode	<CR>*lampm=seco#<CR>	YES
	Write	SmartEco mode 2	<CR>*lampm= seco2#<CR>	NO
	Write	SmartEco mode 3	<CR>*lampm= seco3#<CR>	NO
	Write	LampSave+ mode	<CR>*lampm= lamp save+#<CR>	NO
	Write	Dimming mode	<CR>*lampm=dimming#<CR >	NO
	Write	Custom mode	<CR>*lampm=custom#<CR>	YES
	Write	Light level for custom mode	<CR>*lampcustom=value#<C R>	NO
	Read	Light level status for custom mode	<CR>*lampcustom=?#<CR>	NO
	Read	Lamp Mode Status	<CR>*lampm=?#<CR>	YES
Miscellaneous	Read	Model Name	<CR>*modelname=?#<CR>	YES
	Read	System F/W Version	<CR>*sysfwversion=?#<CR>	YES
	Read	Scaler F/W Version	<CR>*scalerfwversion=?#<CR >	YES
	Read	Lan F/W Version	<CR>*lanfwversion=?#<CR>	NO
	Read	MCU F/W Version	<CR>*mcufwversion=?#<CR>	YES
	Read	Ballast F/W Version	<CR>*ballastfwversion=?#<C R>	NO
	Write	Blank On	<CR>*blank=on#<CR>	YES
	Write	Blank Off	<CR>*blank=off#<CR>	YES
	Read	Blank Status	<CR>*blank=?#<CR>	YES
	Write	Freeze On	<CR>*freeze=on#<CR>	NO
	Write	Freeze Off	<CR>*freeze=off#<CR>	NO
	Read	Freeze Status	<CR>*freeze=?#<CR>	NO

Write	Menu On	<CR>*menu=on#<CR>	YES
Write	Menu Off	<CR>*menu=off#<CR>	YES
Read	Menu Status	<CR>*menu=?#<CR>	YES
Write	Up	<CR>*up#<CR>	YES
Write	Down	<CR>*down#<CR>	YES
Write	Right	<CR>*right#<CR>	YES
Write	Left	<CR>*left#<CR>	YES
Write	Enter	<CR>*enter#<CR>	YES
Write	Back	<CR>*back#<CR>	YES
Write	Source Menu On	<CR>*sourmenu=on#<CR>	YES
Write	Source Menu Off	<CR>*sourmenu=off#<CR>	YES
Read	Source Menu Status	<CR>*sourmenu=?#<CR>	YES
Write	3D Sync Off	<CR>*3d=off#<CR>	YES
Write	3D Auto	<CR>*3d=auto#<CR>	YES
Write	3D Sync Top Bottom	<CR>*3d=tb#<CR>	NO
Write	3D Sync Frame Sequential	<CR>*3d=fs#<CR>	YES
Write	3D Frame packing	<CR>*3d=fp#<CR>	NO
Write	3D Side by side	<CR>*3d=sbs#<CR>	NO
Write	3D inverter disable	<CR>*3d=da#<CR>	YES
Write	3D inverter	<CR>*3d=iv#<CR>	YES
Write	2D to 3D	<CR>*3d=2d3d#<CR>	NO
Write	3D nVIDIA	<CR>*3d=nvidia#<CR>	NO
Read	3D Sync Status	<CR>*3d=?#<CR>	YES
Write	Remote Receiver On	<CR>*rr=on#<CR>	NO
Write	Remote Receiver Off	<CR>*rr=off#<CR>	NO
Write	Remote Receiver-front+rear	<CR>*rr=fr#<CR>	NO
Write	Remote Receiver-front	<CR>*rr=f#<CR>	NO
Write	Remote Receiver-rear	<CR>*rr=r#<CR>	NO
Write	Remote Receiver-top	<CR>*rr=t#<CR>	NO
Write	Remote Receiver-top+front	<CR>*rr=tf#<CR>	NO

Write	Remote Receiver-top+rear	<CR>*rr=tr#<CR>	NO
Read	Remote Receiver Status	<CR>*rr=?#<CR>	NO
Write	Instant On-on	<CR>*ins=on#<CR>	NO
Write	Instant On-off	<CR>*ins=off#<CR>	NO
Read	Instant On Status	<CR>*ins=?#<CR>	NO
Write	Lamp Saver Mode-on	<CR>*lpsaver=on#<CR>	NO
Write	Lamp Saver Mode-off	<CR>*lpsaver=off#<CR>	NO
Read	Lamp Saver Mode Status	<CR>*lpsaver=?#<CR>	NO
Write	Projection Log In Code on	<CR>*prjlogincode=on#<CR>	NO
Write	Projection Log In Code off	<CR>*prjlogincode=off#<CR>	NO
Read	Projection Log In Code Status	<CR>*prjlogincode=?#<CR>	NO
Write	Broadcasting on	<CR>*broadcasting=on#<CR>	NO
Write	Broadcasting off	<CR>*broadcasting=off#<CR>	NO
Read	Broadcasting Status	<CR>*broadcasting=?<CR>	NO
Write	AMX Device Discovery-on	<CR>*amxdd=on#<CR>	NO
Write	AMX Device Discovery-off	<CR>*amxdd=off#<CR>	NO
Read	AMX Device Discovery Status	<CR>*amxdd=?#<CR>	NO
Read	Mac Address	<CR>*macaddr=?#<CR>	NO
Write	High Altitude mode on	<CR>*Highaltitude=on#<CR>	YES
Write	High Altitude mode off	<CR>*Highaltitude=off#<CR>	YES
Read	High Altitude mode status	<CR>*Highaltitude=?#<CR>	YES
Write	Color Gamut DCI-P3	<CR>*cgamut=dci-p3#<CR>	NO

Read	Color Gamut Value	<CR>*cgamut=?#<CR>	NO
Write	Dynamic Iris ON	<CR>*diris=on#<CR>	NO
Write	Dynamic Iris OFF	<CR>*diris=off#<CR>	NO
Read	Dynamic Iris status	<CR>*diris=?#<CR>	NO

FAQ Video

How to use RS232 cable to do volume control and sound control on projector?
https://youtu.be/P4F26kEv60U
How to use RS232 cable connection to power on & off projector?
https://youtu.be/faGUvcDBmJE
How to set up RS232 cable connection?
https://youtu.be/CYJRqyO6K1w
How to use RS232 command to request fan speed and temperature value?
https://youtu.be/KBXEd-BCDKQ