CASIO has applied its unique new Laser & LED Hybrid Light Source to achieve breakthrough development of a mercury-free high-brightness projector. Adopting a new semiconductor-based light source system combining a blue laser, phosphor and a red LED, we have achieved both high-brightness performance enabling projection in well-lit rooms and environmental friendliness with mercury eliminated from the light source.

CASIO developed a new semiconductor light source technology combining a red LED, phosphor and a blue laser. This source achieves high luminance safely by employing a phosphor device to modify the wavelengths and phases of blue laser light.

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as of February 2011. Source: CASIO

The light source’s life of approximately 20,000 hours far outshines that of conventional projectors that require mercury lamp replacement. It saves maintenance labor and contributes to a significant reduction in operating costs. Since brightness degradation is more gradual than with mercury lamps, moreover, it maintains vivid image quality through long-term use.

Projection at maximum brightness is achieved in as few as five seconds, and the time from startup to screen display is shortened dramatically, facilitating more effective use of limited time. No cooling down is necessary, moreover, when the power is turned OFF. Users can complete the process from setting up to packing up smartly and speedily.

The dramatic improvement in color purity achieved by the new light source has significantly improved color reproduction. Not only are the colors clearer and more beautiful, but the projected images also look brighter due to the visual effects of the high-purity colors. Users benefit from clearer, more powerful images than conventional projectors can achieve.

CASIO has developed a light source with no mercury lamp to eliminate the release of mercury, a highly toxic element, and adopted energy- and resource-saving designs. Superior environmental performance is also achieved by innovations such as Intelligent Brightness Control, which adjusts the projection brightness automatically depending on the level of illumination in the surrounding environment and contributes to daily power savings.

The projector’s ability to project images straight up or down facilitates creation of visual presentations with high-impact advertising effects, such as promotions projected onto the floor of a conference hall or presentations using a showroom ceiling.

Presentation materials stored in the (2GB) internal memory can be projected without using a PC. Operators can project still or moving images as well as files in PDF (and other) formats without conversion. Operation can be conducted with the bundled remote controller or a smartphone.

Wireless communication from a smartphone or tablet with the C-Assist dedicated app installed enables control of projected images, real-time projection of images from a camera, projection of browser pages and remote PC operation. The scope of available presentation styles is broadened dramatically.

♦ Wireless presentation
♦ Wireless camera
♦ Browser projection
♦ Simple PC remote control

The projector can be controlled from a PC using an RS-232C connection or wired LAN, with centralized control of all terminals on the network enabled. The main projector unit is equipped with a key lock that disables all operations except power ON/OFF to prevent unauthorized use and improper operation.