Sony VPL-DX146 manual

4-471-528- 11 (1) © 2013 Sony Corporation Data Projector Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual and supplied Quick Reference Manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. VPL-DX146/DX126 VPL-DW126 Not all models are available in al l countries and area. Please check with your local Sony Authorized Dealer.[...]

2 T able of Contents T able of Contents Overvie w Loc atio n and Fu nct ion o f Cont rol s .... 4 Main Unit ............................. ........ 4 Connector P anel ............. ........... ... 5 Remote Co mmander an d Contro l Panel K e ys ........ ........... ........... ... 5 Prepa ration Connecting the Pro jector ..... ........... ... 8 Conne[...]

3 T able of Contents USB Me dia Vie wer Using USB Media V iewer ................ 37 Thumbnail Mod e ............. ........... 38 Option Menu ... ........... ................. 38 Display Mode ........................ ..... 39 Option Menu ... ........... ................. 39 Slidesho w Mode .................... ..... 39 Option Menu ... ........... ..[...]

4 Location and Funct ion of Controls B Over view Loca tion and Func ti on of C ont r ol s a Focus ring (page 13) b Zoom r ing (p age 13) c Lens d Remote control detector e Foot adjust butto n (page 14) f Front f oot (adjust able) (page 14) g Air filter cover/V entilation ho les (intake) (page 47) h Lamp cover (page 45) i Rear feet (adjustable) (pag[...]

5 Location and Function of Controls Overview Input (pag es 8, 10) a INPUT A V ide o: RGB/YP B P R in put co nnector Audio: Au dio inpu t conn ector b INPUT B V ide o: HDMI inp ut conne ctor Audi o: HDMI inpu t conn ector c VIDE O V ide o: V id eo inp ut conne ctor Audio: Au dio inpu t conn ector The audio inp uts of INPU T A an d VIDEO are shared .[...]

6 Location and Funct ion of Controls c Operating a menu (page 17) MENU key RESET key ENTER / V / v / B / b (arr ow) k eys RETURN key d Adjusting th e image (page 13) ASPECT key (page 19) KEYST ONE ke y (page 15) P A TT ERN k ey (p age 15) AP A (A uto Pixel Ali gnment) ke y * (page 15) * Use this k ey whe n inputting a co mputer signa l via the RGB [...]

7 Location and Function of Controls Overview 3 Select “User” the n press the b key . The setting items appear . 4 Press t he V / v key to sele ct the item then pr ess the ENTER key . 5 Press th e V / v k ey to select the setti ng val u e. 6 Press th e ENTER key . The screen retu rns to the pre vious men u. For details on ECO Mode set tings, see[...]

8 Connecting the Projector B Pr epar ation Connectin g the Projector • M ake sure a ll the eq uipme nt is powered o ff when connec ting th e projec tor . • U se the prope r cables for ea ch con nectio n. • I nsert t he cable plugs firmly; Loose connect ions may reduc e perfor mance of pictu re sign als or cause a malf unction. When pulling ou[...]

9 Connecting the Projector Prepara tion USB connector (T ype B) ( ) For connecting to a computer with a USB connecto r (“Projecting an Image using USB Connection” (page 36)). LAN connecto r For conn ecting to a computer, tablet PC, or sm artpho ne via a hub or route r (“Prese ntati on Functi on via Netwo rk” (page 3 3)). USB connector (T yp[...]

10 Connecting the Projector • When wirelessly connecting a tablet P C/smartphone t o the proje ctor via USB wireless LAN module I FU-WLM3 (supplied ), set “ Access Point Setup” to “Manual” in the proj ector’ s “WLAN Sett ing s” (pa ge 2 5). Connecti ons with a DVD player or BD playe r are explained for each i nput signal . VIDEO For[...]

11 Connecting the Projector Prepara tion INPUT B • U se HD MI-com patible equip ment wh ich has t he HDMI Logo. • U se a high s peed HD MI ca ble(s) on w hich t he cable type log o is speci fied. (Sony pro ducts ar e recom mend ed.) • The HDMI connector of this projector is no t compatible with DSD (Direct Str eam Digital) Signal or CEC (Cons[...]

12 Projecting an Image B Pr oject ing/A djustin g an Im age Pr ojecting an Imag e The size of a projecte d image depen ds on the distance be tween the pro jector and screen. Install the project or so that th e projected ima ge f its the screen size. Fo r details on projection distances and project ed image size s, see “Projection Distance” (pag[...]

13 Projecting an Image Projecting /Adjus ting an Image 7 Adjust the focus, size and position of the projected image (page 13). Adju sting the Proj ecte d imag e Focus Size (Zo om) Posi ti on Focus ring Zoom ring Foot adjust button F ront f oot (adjust abl e) Rear fe et (adju stab le)[...]

14 Projecting an Image Adjusting the t ilt of the projector wi th the foot adjust button/rear feet (adjustable) By changing the tilt of the project or with the foot ad just b utton /rear fee t (adjustab le), you can adjust t he positi on of the projec ted imag e. 1 Press an d hold the foot adjust b utto n, then lift up the front of the proj ector t[...]

15 Projecting an Image Projecting /Adjus ting an Image Correcti ng trapezo idal dist ort ion of the projected image (Keystone feature) K eysto ne featu re may not w ork automatica lly when the screen is ti lted. In this case , set keystone ma nuall y . 1 Press the KEYST ONE ke y on the r emote commander or se lect V K eystone in th e Ins tal lati o[...]

16 Projecting an Image 1 Press the ? / 1 ke y on the unit or the remote commander . The pr oje ctor s tarts shut do wn and tu rns of f. If yo u pre ss th e ? / 1 key within 10 sec onds of the messa ge bein g displ ayed, shu tdown is cancel ed. 2 Unplug the A C po wer cord from the wall outlet. T o turn of f without d isplaying confirmation message [...]

17 Using a MENU Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu B Adjust ments and Sett ing s Using a Menu Usin g a ME NU The menu d ispla ys used for the expla nation below may be differe nt depe nding o n th e mode l you ar e using . 1 Press the MEN U key to display the menu. 2 Select the setting menu. Use the V / v key to sele ct the sett ing menu then [...]

18 The Picture M enu The Picture Menu The Picture i s used to adjust the picture fo r each input sig nal. *1: Wh en a computer signal is input, this optio n is av ailab le. *2: Th e setti ngs in the P ictur e retu rn to their fac tory defaul ts, except fo r Pic ture M ode. *3: When a video signal is input, this option is a va ilable . *4: Wh en the[...]

19 The Screen Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu The Screen Menu The Scre en menu is u sed to adjust th e size, position and a spect ra tio of the projecte d image for each i nput si gnal. Items Item descrip tions Asp ect *1 Chang es t he a spec t r ati o of the proj ect ed i mage (pag e 21) . VPL-DX146/DX126 : When t he compu ter signal [...]

20 The Screen Menu *1: • Note t hat if the pr oje ctor is used for pr of it or for p ublic vie wing, modi fyi ng the origi nal pict ure by switc hing to t he aspect mo de may cons titute an infringe ment of the r ights o f authors o r produ cers, wh ich are l egally prote cted. • D epe nding on t he input signal, se tting ite ms for aspe ct rat[...]

21 The Screen Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu Aspect VPL-DX146/DX126 * 1: I f you sel ect “Nor mal , ” th e imag e is projecte d in the same re solution as the input sig nal wit hout cha nging the as pect ratio of the original image. *2: If you sele ct “4 :3 , ” th e im age is pr oje cte d to f it the projec ted image size, r e[...]

22 The Screen Menu VPL-D W126 *1 : If you select “Norma l, ” the image is proj ected in the sam e resol ution a s the input signal w ithout ch angi ng the asp ect ratio of t he origin al image. *2: If yo u select “ Full2, ” the image is projecte d to f it the p rojected ima ge size, re gardless of th e as pect rati o of th e imag e. *3: If [...]

23 The Function Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu The Funct ion Menu The Fu nction men u is used for settin g various functi ons of the project or . *1: AP A functions when a computer sig nal is in put via t he RGB input conn ector (INPUT A). Items Item descrip tions V olume The higher the v alue, the louder an audio v olume and th e lo [...]

24 The Operation Menu The Operatio n Menu The Opera tion me nu is used for setting fo r the op eration s b y using the me nu or th e remote commande r . *1: Y ou wil l not be a ble to use t he proj ector if yo u forget yo ur passwor d. If you call qu alified Sony perso nnel bec ause you h ave forgotten the pas sword, you will be a sked to verify t [...]

25 The Connection/P ow er Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu The Conne ction/P ower Menu The Conne ction/P owe r menu is u sed for settin g for the conn ections and po wer . Items Item descri ptions LAN Settings IP Addr ess Setu p *9 A u to (D HC P): The IP ad dres s is assig ned aut omatic al ly fr om the DHCP serv er su ch a s a r oute [...]

26 The Connection/Po wer Menu *1: This m ay not be opt imum dependin g on the inpu t signal . In this case , set manu ally accor ding to the co nnec ted eq ui pment . *2: Selec t “O ff” to avoid ent ering stand by mode w hen th ere is no i nput sign al. *3: This varies d epend ing on th e “Lamp M ode” se tting. *4: As th e la mp i s di mmed[...]

27 The Installation Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu The Installat ion Menu The Installation menu is used for instal ling the projecto r . *1: When “High Altitude Mod e” is set to “O n, ” the s peed of the fan increase s, and th e fan noise becomes sl ightl y louder . *2: Since t he K eyst one adjustme nt is an electroni c corre[...]

28 The Information Menu The Information Menu The Informatio n menu is used to check proj ector status , such as total u sage time of the l amp. *1: T hese i tems ma y not be disp laye d dependi ng on the input sign al. Items Item descrip tions Model Name Displays t he model name . Seria l No. Displ ays the s erial n umber. fH/fV *1 Display s the ho[...]

29 Using Network Features Network B Network Using Network Features Conn ection to the ne twork allows you t o operate t he following fea tures: • Che cking the curr ent stat us of the pro ject or via a W eb bro ws er . • Rem otel y co ntrolli ng th e pro jec tor via a W e b b ro wse r . • Recei ving the e-mail report via the projector . • M[...]

30 Using Network Features How to operate t he Control window Switching the page Click one of the P age Switching b uttons to display t he desired settin g pag e. Setting the acc ess lim itation Y ou can lim it a user for acces sing any particu lar page. Administrator: Allowed access to a ll pages User: Allowed acce ss to all page s except the Se tu[...]

31 Using Network Features Network Set the e -mail repo rt functio n on th e Setu p page. Entered v alu es will not be appl ied unless you click on [Apply ]. 1 Click on [Owner info rmation] to e nter the o wner informatio n recorde d in th e e-mail report. 2 Set the timing of the e-mail report. Click o n [Mail Repo rt] to open the Mail Repor t page.[...]

32 Using Network Features SMTP A uthentication: Check thi s check box to arrange for SMTP authenticatio n to b e perform ed before send ing e-ma il. Accoun t Name: Enter the mail accoun t name . Password: Enter the password. 5 Confirm the contents of the e-mail repo rt. When you c lick on [V iew], the contents of the e-ma il report are disp laye d.[...]

33 Using Presentation Funct ion via Network Presen tation Fun ction via Ne twork B Pre sent ation Fu nction via Networ k Using Pre sentation Function via Network The Prese ntation Function via Ne twork enables you to do th e follo wing: • Con nec t a maximu m of 8 comp uter s to the proj ecto r . • Project im ages fro m a max imum of 4 comput e[...]

34 Using Presentation Func tion via Network After s tartin g Proje ctor Sta tion for Netw ork Presentatio n, the con nection sett ing windo w appears. 1 Find pr ojector s conne cted to the network . Click “ Search” in the conn ection setting windo w to search for proj ectors. • T he appea rance of the appl ication on the screen is subject to [...]

35 Using Presentation Funct ion via Network Presen tation Fun ction via Ne twork Y ou can project JPEG images, PDF files, etc. stored in a tablet PC/smart phone wirelessly b y usin g a spe cif i c appl icat ion . *1 For do wnloading *2 or deta iled me thod of using the ap plication , access the fol lowing URL. http://PWPre senter .pixel works. com [...]

36 Projecting an Image using USB Co nnection B Pr oj ecting an I mage usi ng US B Con necti on Pr ojecting an Imag e using USB Connection Y ou can also pro ject an image sim ply by connecting the projector an d comput er with a USB A- B cable ( not supplie d). Projecting an image u sing USB conn ection re quires to sta rt USB Displa y . System re q[...]

37 Using USB M edia Viewer USB Medi a Viewer B USB Me dia V iewer Using USB Med ia Vie wer Y ou can b ro wse imag e files stored in a U SB memory device i nserted in th e USB connect or of the pro jector, withou t usi ng a comput er . Suppo rted storage me dia and file format : • S upport ed stor age med ia: US B flash m emor y • S upport ed fo[...]

38 Using USB M edia Viewer Press the V / v / B / b k ey on the rem ote commande r to select an im age, th en press the ENT ER ke y . The optio n menu appears in the lo wer pa rt of the scr een. Y ou can sele ct th e displa y order of thumbn ails a nd display metho d of image files. • F iles wit hout thum bna il data (inc luding those crea ted by [...]

39 Using USB M edia Viewer USB Medi a Viewer In displa y mode, you can view a selected image in full screen view . Press th e ENTER key on the remote com mander . The option menu appear s in the lower part of the screen. In slidesh o w mode, yo u can view images as a slides how . Press ENTER key on the remot e commande r . The sl ideshow pauses an [...]

40 Using USB M edia Viewer Option Menu Item s Ite m descri pti ons Hide the option menu. Return to the thumbnail mode (page 38). Display t he pre vious image. Displa y the next ima ge. Press t he V / v k ey t o change t he slid esho w time inte rv al. Slideshow time inte rval After 3 se cond s, disp lay the n ext image . After 5 se cond s, disp lay[...]

41 Ind icato rs Other s B Others Indic ators The i ndicat ors allow checki ng the st atus and notify y ou of abn ormal o peratio n of the pr oject or . If the projecto r exhibits abnormal status, ad dress the probl em in accorda nce with the ta ble belo w . ON/ST ANDBY indicator LAMP/CO VER indicator Stat us Mean ing/Rem edies Lights in red The pro[...]

42 Messages List Messages List When an y of the messages listed belo w appears on the p rojected image, address the proble m in accordanc e with the tabl e below . Mess ages Me aning/ Remedy Pa ge High temp.! Lamp off in 1 min. Chec k the item s below . • Check i f nothing i s block ing the ventila tion hole s. • Check i f the air filter is not[...]

43 T roubleshooting Other s T r oubl esho oti ng Befor e asking to have the project or repa ired, t ry to diag nose the p roblem , following the instructions b elo w . Symptoms Reme dy Page The power is not tur ned on. Check if th e A C pow er co rd is f irml y co nnect ed. – When the “Co ntrol Key Lock” is se t to “O n, ” you ca nnot tur[...]

44 T roubleshooting The im age is dark /too brig ht. The set tings for “Bright ness, ” “Contras t, ” and “ Lamp M ode” af fect brig htness of the image . Check if the v alue is approp ria te. 18, 25 The image will b e dark when th e lamp is b urnt out. Check “Lamp T imer, ” and rep lace the lamp w ith a ne w one if nece ssary . 28, [...]

45 Replacing the Lamp Other s Replacing the L amp Replace the lamp with a n ew one if a message displaye d on the project ed image (page 42). Use an LMP- D213 proj ector lamp (no t supplied) for replac ement. • The lamp remain s hot afte r the pro jector is turn ed off. If you touch th e lamp, yo u may burn your finger . When you replac e th e la[...]

46 Replacing the Lamp Do not put your hands into the lamp repla cemen t slot, an d do not allow any liquid or other ob jects into the slo t to avoid elec tric al sh ock or f ire . 4 Insert the new lamp all the way in until it is securely in place ( 1 ). Tighten th e two screws ( 2 ). Fold down the handle to replace it ( 3 ). • B e care ful not to[...]

47 Cleaning the Air Filter Other s Cleaning the Ai r Filter When a me ssage appears o n the project ed image i ndicatin g time for a filter cleani ng, clean th e ai r filt er ( pa ge 4 2). If the dust c annot be re mov ed from the a ir f ilter e v en after cle aning, rep lace the a ir f ilter with a ne w one. F or details on pu rchasing/f itting a [...]

48 Specifications Specification s Items Descriptio ns Model VPL -DX146/ DX126/ VPL-DW 126 Projec tion syst em 3 L CD syst em Dis play de vice Ef fecti ve di spl ay size VPL-DX 146/DX 126: 0 .63 inch (16.0 mm ), 3 plate pane ls, Asp ect ratio 4:3 VPL-DW126: 0.59 inch ( 15.0 mm) , 3 plate pa nels, Aspe ct ra tio 16: 10 Effective pictu re elemen ts VP[...]

49 Specifications Other s INPUT OUT PUT (Co mpute r/video) INP UT A RGB/YP B P R inp ut conn ecto r: Mini D-s ub 1 5 pi n female, G with sync/Y : 1 Vp-p ± 2 dB, sync negati ve, 75 ohm s termin ated, RG B/P B P R : 0. 7 Vp -p ± 2 dB, 75 ohm s termin ated, S ync sign al: TTL level high imped anc e, posi ti ve/ne gat i ve A udio inpu t co nnec tor :[...]

50 Specifications *1: For detai ls, re fer to “ A ccepta ble In put Sig nals” on page 52 . *2: Information on accessori es in this manual is current as of July 2 013. *3: Not all optiona l access ories ar e av ailabl e in all count ries and area. Ple ase chec k with yo ur local Son y Auth ori zed Deale r. Design and specif icat ions of the unit[...]

51 Specifications Other s Pin as signment HDMI connector ( HDMI, fe male) RGB input c onnector (Mini D-sub 15-pin, f emale) USB connector ( T ype A, fema le) USB connector ( T ype B, fema le) 1 T .M.D.S. Data2+ 11 T .M.D.S . Clock Shield 2 T .M.D.S. Data2 Shiel d 12 T .M.D.S . Clock – 3 T .M.D.S. Data2 – 13 N. C. 4 T .M.D.S. Data1+ 14 RESER VED[...]

52 Specifications Acceptable Input Signals *1 Computer signa l Digital TV signa l *4 Analog TV signa l *1: • Wh en a signal othe r than t he si gnal s list ed in table is input, the pictu re may not b e disp laye d pr ope rly . • An inp ut s ignal mean t for sc reen resoluti on diff erent fr om that of the panel will no t be displa yed in its o[...]

53 Projection Distance Other s Projection Distance The proje ction distance is the distance between the front of the lens and the su rface of the projec ted i mage. T he fo llowing descr ibes t he projec tion distanc e and height f rom the center of the lens t o edg e of screen b y each p rojected sc reen si ze. Height H is the heig ht from the bot[...]

54 Projection Distance Ceiling Insta llation L: Proje ction dist ance L H: He ight H from cen ter of lens to ed ge o f scr een Projectio n distanc e L Height H from cent er of lens to edge of scre en Center of lens Proj ecte d image A To p s i d e[...]

55 Projection Distance Other s Projection distance table (VPL-DX146) Unit: m (inches) Projection distance form ula ( VPL-DX146) D: Proj ected imag e size (Diago nal) H: Heig ht H from cent er of lens t o edge of sc reen Expressi on#1 Unit: m (inches) Expre ssi on#2 Projec ted imag e size Proj ect ion Dist ance L Height H from ce nter of len s to ed[...]

56 Projection Distance Projection distance table (VPL-DX126) Unit: m (in ches) Projection distance form ula (VPL-DX126) D: Projected image size (Diagonal) H: He ight H from cen ter of lens to ed ge o f scr een Expression #1 Unit: m ( inches) Expressi on#2 Projecte d image size Projecti on Distance L Height H fr om center of lens to edge of scree n [...]

57 Projection Distance Other s Projection distance table (VPL-D W126) Unit: m (inches) Projection distance form ula (VPL-D W126) D: Projected image size (Diagonal) H: He ight H from cen ter of lens to ed ge o f scr een Expression #1 Unit: m ( inches) Expressi on#2 Projecte d image size Projecti on Distance L Height H fr om center of lens to edge of[...]

58 Dimensions Dimensions To p Unit: mm (inches ) 230.5 (9 1 / 16 ) 315 ( 12 13 / 32 ) 7.5 ± 1 ( 9 / 32 ) 11.9 ± 1 ( 15 / 32 ) 2.5 ( 3 / 32 ) VP L-DX 126 E dge of l ens VPL-DX146 /VPL-D W126 Edge of lens F ront Unit: mm (inches ) 75 (2 15 / 16 ) 157.5 (6 3 / 16 ) 81 (3 3 / 16 ) 26 (1 1 / 32 ) 46.3 (1 13 / 16 ) 66 (2 19 / 32 ) 78 (3 1 / 16 ) 87.2 ([...]

59 Dimensions Other s Side Unit: mm (inches) 69 (2 23 / 32 )1 1 3 ( 4 7 / 16 ) 69 (2 23 / 32 )3 1 ( 1 7 / 32 ) Rear Unit: mm (inches ) 48 (1 7 / 8 ) 252.5 (9 15 / 16 ) 16.8 ( 21 / 32 ) 164.4 (6 15 / 32 ) 157.5 ( 6 3 / 16 ) 28 (1 3 / 32 )[...]

60 Dimensions Bottom Unit: mm (inches) 78.9 (3 3 / 32 ) 38.8 (1 17 / 32 ) 207.5 (8 5 / 32 ) 99.9 (3 15 / 16 ) 105.8 (4 5 / 32 ) 83.5 (3 9 / 32 ) 79.4 ( 3 1 / 8 ) 76.4 (3 ) 88.5 (3 15 / 32 ) 23. 9 ( 15 / 16 ) 271 (10 21 / 32 )2 2 ( 7 / 8 )[...]

61 Inde x Other s Index A A C IN ........ ....... ....... ....... ........ ........... ....... . 5 Acceptable input signal .......... ........... ...... 52 Adjust Si gnal ............... ....... ....... ........ ...... 20 Air f ilter ............ ....... ....... ........ ....... .......... 47 Air f ilter co ver/V entilatio n holes (intak e) .......[...]

62 Ind ex R Rear feet (adjusta ble) ........ ....... ........ ... 4, 14 Remote com mande r ...... ........ ....... ........... .. 5 Remote con trol detect or ........ ....... ....... ...... 4 Replacin g the lam p .... ........... ....... ....... .... 45 Reset ..... ....... ........ .......... ........ ....... ....... .... 18 S Security ba r .......[...]

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