Sony VPL-CX21 manuale d’uso

2-682-487- 12 (1) Data Projector Opera ting Instru ctions © 2006 Sony Cor poration VPL-CX21 VPL-CS21[...]

2 T able of Contents Overvie w Features ......... ................. ................. ... 3 Loc ation an d Funct ion of Co ntrols .. .. 4 T op/Front/Left Side ........ .............. 4 Rear/Right Side/Bottom ....... ........ 4 Control/Conn ector Panel ...... ........ 5 Remote Command er . ................. ... 6 Proj ecting the Picture Installing t[...]

3 Feat ures Overview B Over view Features High brig htness, high picture quality High brightne ss Adop ting Sony's uniqu e ne w opti cal system that incor porat es ne wl y de velo ped LCD panels pr ovide s a high -eff icie ncy o ptical system. It allows the 165 W Ultra High Pressure la mp lamp to g iv e a li ght outpu t of 2100 A NSI lum en. H[...]

4 Location and Funct i on of Controls Location a nd Function of Controls a Front remote control detector b Lens c P owered tilt adjuster d V ent ilation holes (exhaust) e Speaker f Security lock Connects t o an optional securit y cable (from Kensington). W eb page ad dress: http://www .kensingt on.com/ g Rear remote control detector h V en tilation[...]

5 Location and Function of Controls Overview a ZOOM +/– key Adjusts the pict ure size. b INPUT key c ? / 1 (On/Standby) key T urns on the proj ector when the proje ctor is in standby mo de. The ON/ ST ANDBY indicator arou nd the ? / 1 key flashe s in green until the projecto r is ready to operat e. d TIL T adjustment key Adjusts th e tilt of the [...]

6 Location and Funct i on of Controls j INPUT A connector (HD D-sub 15-pin, female) Inputs a comp uter signal, video GBR signal, comp onent signal, o r DTV signa l depe nding on th e connected eq uipment. Connect s to the output connect or of equipm ent us ing the supp lied ca ble or an optiona l cable. F or de tails, see “Con necting a Compu ter[...]

7 Location and Function of Controls Overview p A UDIO MO TING key Press to temporarily cut o ff th e audio output from the speaker . Press again or press the V OLUME + ke y to restore th e soun d. Before using the Remote Commander Pull out the clear film from the l ithium battery ho lder . T o replace a battery 1 Release the lock of the lithium bat[...]

8 Installing the Projector B Pr ojecting the Pic ture Installing t he Pr ojector The distance between the len s and th e screen v ari es depending on the size of the screen. Use the foll owin g table as a guide. There m ay be a slight dif f erence betw een the actu al v alue an d the design v a lue shown in the tabl e abo ve. Distance bet ween th e[...]

9 Connecting the Projector Proj ecting the Pict ure Connecting the Projector When you connect the projector , make sure to: • T urn of f all equipm ent befo re makin g an y connectio ns. • Use the prop er cables for each conn ection. • Insert the cabl e plugs firmly; loose connectio ns may increase noi se and reduce pe rformance of pic ture s[...]

10 Connecting the Projector SVGA (VPL-C S21) mode for the exter nal monitor . • If yo u set your co mputer , suc h as a no tebook comp uter , to ou tput the signa l to both your computer’ s display and the e x t ernal monitor , the picture of the e x t ernal monitor ma y not appear properly . Set your com puter to ou tput the sign al to only t [...]

11 Projecting Proj ecting the Pict ure T o connect to a v ideo GBR/ Component outpu t connector A SMF-402 Sig nal Cable (no t supplied) HD D-sub 15-pin (male ) ↔ 3 × phono jack B A/V conn ecting ada ptor (suppl ied) C Stereo audio c onnecti ng cab le (not s upplied) (Use a n o-resistance cable.) Set th e aspect ratio us ing “W ide Mo de” on [...]

12 Projecting may no t be perfec tly adjusted de pending on the br ightnes s of the room, or the state of the sc reen. In this case , adjust it ma nually in st ep 8 on pa ge 13. 3 T u rn on the equipment connected to the projector . 4 Press the INPUT key to select the input source. Each tim e you press the key , the inpu t signal switches as follow[...]

13 Projecting Proj ecting the Pict ure • When you adjust the powe red tilt adjuster with the TIL T key , the V keystone a djustment is performe d at the same tim e. If you do not want to perfor m the aut omatic ke ystone adjustment, se t the V Ke ystone me nu to “Ma nual. ” (See page 26. ) • If you set the “V Ke ystone” ad justment to ?[...]

14 T urning Of f the P ower Tu r n i n g O f f t h e Po w e r 1 Press the ? / 1 key . “POWER OFF? Please press ? / 1 key again.” ap pears to con f i rm that you wa nt to turn of f the po wer . The m essage disappea rs if y ou press any ke y other than the ? / 1 key , or if you do not pres s any k ey for f iv e second s. 2 Press the ? / 1 key ag[...]

15 Selecting the Menu Language Convenient Functions B Convenie nt Functi o n s Selecting th e Men u Lang uage Y ou can select on e of f i fteen languages for displa ying the m enu and ot her on -scree n displays . The f actory setting is Englis h. T o change the menu languag e, proc eed as follo ws: 1 Plug the A C power cord into a wall outlet. 2 P[...]

16 Secu rity L ock Security Loc k The p rojector is equipped with a se curity lock f unction . When you tur n the po wer of the p rojecto r on, yo u are r equired t o input the p re vio usly set password. If you do not input th e correct p asswo rd, you will not be able to project the pi cture. Y ou will not be able to use the pro jector if you for[...]

17 Other Functions Convenient Functions entering the password is displaye d when the power is turned on the next ti me. Security c er tif ication When the password screen is di splayed, enter the passwo rd that was set. If y ou fail to enter the correct password after three tries, the proj ector cannot be used. In this case, press the ? / 1 key to [...]

18 Other Functions T o enlarge the image (Digital Zoom function) Y ou can select a secti on of the image to enlarge. This fu nction works when a sign al from a computer is i nput. This fu nction does no t work whe n a vid eo signal is input. 1 Project a normal im age, and press the D ZOO M + key on the Remot e Commander . The digita l zoom ico n ap[...]

19 Using a MENU Adjus tments and Sett ings Using a Menu B Adjust ments and Settings Us ing a Me nu Usin g a MEN U The projector is eq uipped with an on-screen menu f or making various adjus tments and settings. S ome of the adjustab le/setting item s are di splayed i n a pop -up menu , in a setting menu or adju stment m enu with no main me nu, or i[...]

20 Using a MENU T o clear the menu Press the MENU key . The m enu disapp ears aut omatically if a ke y is not p ressed for on e mi nute. T o reset items that have been adjusted Select th e item that you w ant to reset, an d press the RES ET ke y on the Remote Commander . “Comple te!” appears on the scree n and the setting of the item that y ou [...]

21 The Picture Menu Adjus tments and Sett ings Using a Menu The Picture Menu The Pictu re menu is used for adjusting t he picture or volume. Picture Signal Function Setup Installation Information Picture Mode: Standard Adjust Picture Sel: Set: Exit: 30 Vo lu m e : Sel: Set: Back: Exit: Picture Signal Function Setup Installation Information 80 50 50[...]

22 The Signal Me n u The Signal Menu The Signal menu is used to adjust the input signal. Note that if the projec tor is used fo r profit or for pub lic viewing, mo difying the original pict ure by switching to the wide mode may constit ute an infri ngement of the rights of a uthors or pro ducers, which ar e legally protect ed. Sel: Set: Back: Exit:[...]

23 The Signal Menu Adjus tments and Sett ings Using a Menu This proj ector has 40 t ypes of preset data for input sig nals (the preset memory). When a prese t signal is input, t he projector autom atically de tects th e signal type and recalls the data for the s ignal from the preset memory to a djust it to a n optimum p icture. The me mory number [...]

24 The Function Menu The Funct ion Menu The Func tion men u is used for changing t he settings of the proj e cto r . Setting items Functions Initial setting Smart AP A The AP A (Auto P ixel Alig nment) automati cally adjus ts “Dot Phas e, ” “H Size” an d “Shift” on th e Sign al menu for the i nput si gnal from a co mputer . • On: When[...]

25 The Function Menu Adjus tments and Sett ings Using a Menu • Pre ss the AP A key wh en the full ima ge is disp layed on th e screen . If the proj ected ima ge includ es a black p ortion aroun d it, the AP A fu nction will not work p roperly and some parts of th e image may not be displaye d on t he screen. • Y ou ca n cancel the ad justment b[...]

26 The Installation Menu The Installation Men u The Installa tion menu is used for cha nging the se ttings of the proje ctor . Sel: Set: Exit: Picture Signal Function Setup Installation Information Lamp Mode: Standard Lens Control: On IR Receiver: Front & Rear V Ke ystone: Aut o Image Flip: Off Background: Blue Illumination: On High Altitude Mo[...]

27 The Installation Menu Adjus tments and Sett ings Using a Menu The auto V K eystone adjustment may not co rrect the tra pezoidal disto rtion perfe ctly , depen ding on the ro om tempe ratu re or the scre en an gle. High A lti tude Mode Set to “ On” when the proj ector is use d at an alti tude of 1,500 m or higher . Off Setting items Functions[...]

28 The Setup Menu The Setup Menu The Se tup me nu is us ed for c hang ing the menu di splays. Setting items Functions Initial setting Status ( on-screen disp lay) Sets up the on-scr een display . When se t to “Of f, ” turns of f the on-scr een disp lays except fo r the menu s, a mess age when th e power is turned o ff, and warning messages. On [...]

29 The Information Menu Adjus tments and Sett ings Using a Menu The Information Men u The Inform ation menu display s the model name, serial number, the horizontal and vertical fre quencies of th e input sig nal and the cumu lated hour s of usage of th e lamp. These are on ly displa yed on the sc reen. Y ou cannot alte r the dis play , and th ese i[...]

30 The Information Menu Input signals and adju stable/sett ing items Adjust Picture... menu z : Adjustable/ can be set – : Not ad justable/cannot be set *1 : Preset memory N o. 3, 4 only Signal men u z : A djustable/c an be set – : N ot adjustab le/canno t be set *1 : VPL-CX21: Lower th an SVGA VPL-CS 21: Lo wer than VGA *2 : Except preset memo[...]

31 Replacing the Lamp Main tenance B Maint enance Replacing the L amp The lamp u sed as a light sourc e is a consuma ble produc t. Thus, repl ace the lamp with a ne w one in the follo wing cases. • When the lamp has burnt out or dims • “Please repl ace the Lamp.” appe ars on the screen • The LAMP/CO VER indicator lights up The lam p life [...]

32 Replacing the Lamp 5 Insert the new lamp all the way in until it is securely in place ( a ). T ighten the two scre ws ( c ). Fold do wn the handle to replace it ( b ). • B e carefu l not to touc h the glas s surface of the la mp. • The power wil l not turn on if t h e la mp is not s ecured properly . 6 Close the lamp cover and tighten the th[...]

33 Cleaning the Air Filter Main tenance Cleaning the Ai r Filter The ai r f ilte r should be clea ned e very 500 hours . Remove dust f rom the ou tside of t he vent ilation ho les with a v acuum cleane r . 500 hou rs are approximate. This value varies depen ding on th e en vironm ent or h ow the proj ecto r is use d. When it becomes difficult to re[...]

34 T roubl e shooting B Others T r oubleshooting If the pr ojector appea rs to be op erating erratically , try to diagnose an d correct the problem using the fol lo wing in structions. If the problem per sists, co nsult with qual if ied Sony pe rsonnel. Pow e r Picture Symptom Cause and Remedy The power is not turned o n. • Th e po wer ha s been [...]

35 T roubleshooting Others The pictur e is noisy . Noi se may appea r on the bac kground de pending on the comb ination of the numb er of dots inpu t from the co nnector an d the numbers of pix els on t he LC D pane l. c Change the desktop pattern on the co nnected com puter . The pi cture f rom t he INP UT A conn ector is colore d strange ly . The[...]

36 T roubl e shooting Sound Remote Command er Othe rs Indicators Symptom Cause and Remedy No sou nd. • A ca ble is disco nnected or the connections are wrong. c Check that the proper c onnections have been ma de (see page 9) . • The c onnect ing cabl e used is incorr ect. c Use the A /V connect ing adaptor (supplied) (see p age 9). • Th e sou[...]

37 T roubleshooting Others W arning Messages Use the li st belo w to check the mea ning of the message s displayed on the sc r een. Caution Messages Use the li st belo w to check the mea ning of the message s displayed on the sc r een. Messages List Mess age Mean ing and Remedy High temp.! Proba bly use in high altitude. Switch to high altitude mo [...]

38 T roubl e shooting Lens control is locked! Do you w ish t o unl ock? Y es V No v “Le ns Con trol” on the I nstal lation men u is set t o “Off. ” c T o enable the th e LENS (FOCUS, ZOOM) key on the Remote Command er , and the FOCU S and ZOOM keys on the projector, set “ Lens Co ntro l” to “O n. ” Messa ge Mean ing an d Remed y[...]

39 Specifications Others Specification s Optical characteristics Projec tion system 3 LCD pane ls, 1 lens, projection system LCD panel VPL-CX21: 0.63-inch XGA panel, app roximately 2,360, 000 pixels (786,432 pix els × 3) VPL-CS 21: 0.63-inch SVGA panel, app roximately 1,440, 000 pixels (480,000 pix els × 3) Lens 1.2 times zoom lens (powered) f 18[...]

40 Specifications Safety regula tions UL60950, cUL (CSA No. 60 950), FCC Class B, IC Class B , NEMK O (EN60 950), CE (L VD , EMC) , C-T i ck General Dimension s 273 × 52 × 210 mm (10 3 / 4 × 2 1 / 8 × 8 3 / 8 inch es) (w/ h / d) (without pr ojecting parts) Mass Appr ox. 1.9 kg (4 lb 3 oz) Po wer re quireme nts A C 100 to 240 V , 2.2 to 1.0 A, 5[...]

41 Specifications Others Preset signals Mem ory No. Pres et signal fH (k Hz) fV (Hz) Sync SIZE 1 V ideo 60 Hz 60 Hz 15.7 34 59.940 – – 2 V ideo 50 Hz 50 Hz 15.6 25 50.000 – – 3 480/60i 480/6 0i 15.734 59.94 0 S on G/Y – 4 575/50i 575/5 0i 15.625 50.00 0 S on G/Y – 5 480/60p 480/6 0p (Progr essi ve comp onent 31.470 60.00 0 S on G/Y – [...]

42 Specifications • W hen a signal other than th e preset sig nals shown above is inpu t, the pict ure may not b e displayed prop erly . • For the Memory No.49*, th e smart AP A functi o n a nd the AP A ke y of the remote c ommander do not acti ve. Mak e adjustment s for the input sign al using the Ad just Sign al... on t he Signal menu. • Wh[...]

43 Inde x Others Index A Adjusting memory of th e settings .............. .......... 20 the pict ure ............ ........... ............... ...... 21 the pictu re size/shift ........ ........... .......... 22 Air f ilter ........ ........... ........... .................. ... 33 Auto Fo cus ....... ........... ........... ................. 24 Aut[...]

44 Ind e x S Scan Con verter ........... ........... ........... ....... 22 Screen siz e .. ........... .................. ........... 8, 39 Security Loc k ............. ........... ........... ....... 25 Sharpn ess .... ........... ........... ............... ....... 21 Shift ...... ........... .............. ........... ........... .... 22 Smart [...]

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