Sony VPL-EX70 manual

4-135-541- 11 (1) © 2009 Sony Corporation Data Projector Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. VPL- EX7 0 VPL- EX7 VPL- ES7[...]

2 W ARNING W ARNING T o reduce the risk of fi re or elec tric shoc k, do not ex pose this app aratus to rain or moisture. T o av oid elect rical shoc k, do not ope n the cabinet . Ref er servicin g to qualified pe rson nel onl y . W ARNING THIS APP ARA TUS MUST BE EARTHED . IMPORT ANT The name plate is lo cated on the bottom. W ARNING When installi[...]

3 W ARNING Plug Cap Parallel bla de with gro und pin (NEMA 5- 15P Confi guratio n) Cord T y pe SJT , thr ee 16 or 18 A WG wires Lengt h Minim um 1.5m (4 ft .11in. ), Less than 4.5 m (14 ft .9 5 / 8 in.) Rating Min imum 10A, 125V Usi ng thi s uni t at a volta ge othe r than 120V may re quire the u se of a d if ferent l ine cord or atta chme nt plu g[...]

4 T ab le of Contents T able of Contents Precautions .......... ................. .............. 5 Notes on Inst allation and Usage ........ 6 Overvie w Features ......... ............ ................. ........ 9 Loc atio n and Fu nct ion o f Cont rols .. 10 T op/Right Side/Front .................. 10 Rear/Bottom ........ ...................... . [...]

5 Precautions Precautions Safety • Check that t he operating voltage of your unit is identical with the v oltage of you r local power supply . If v oltage ad aptation is requir ed, con sult wi th qua lified Sony pers onnel. • Sho uld any liquid or sol id ob ject fal l into the ca binet, un p lug the unit a nd ha ve it checked by qua lified pe r[...]

6 Notes on Inst allation and Usage • If you r ub on the cabi net with a st ained clot h, the c abi net ma y be s cratc hed. • If the cabine t is in contact wi th a rubber or vinyl resi n produ ct for a lo ng peri od of time, the f inish of the c abinet may deteriorate o r the coatin g may come off. LCD data projector This LCD dat a project or i[...]

7 Notes on Inst allation and Usage Hot and hu mid • A void installing the un it in a locatio n where th e temperature or humid ity is v ery high, o r the te mperat ure is very low . • T o a void m oisture condensa tion, do not install the un it in a locatio n where the tempe rature may rise ra pidly . Locations sub ject to direct cool or warm a[...]

8 Notes on Inst allation and Usage Do not block the ventilation holes A void using a th ick-p iled car pet or a nything that cov ers the ventilation hole s (exha ust/ intake ); otherwise , internal heat ma y b uild up. Do not place a blocking object just in front of the lens Do no t place a ny obje ct ju st in fr ont of the lens that may block the [...]

9 Feat ures Overview B Over view Features High brig htness · High picture perf orman ce High brightne ss Sony’ s uniqu e optica l system al lows high eff iciency . High picture perf ormance VPL-EX70/EX7: Three su per-high-ap erture 0.63-inch XGA pa nels with appro xima tely 790, 000 effective pixels prod uce a resol ution of 1024 × 768 d ots (h[...]

10 Location and Funct ion of Controls Loca tion and Func tion of Cont r ol s Top/R ight Side /Front Rear/Botto m 2 4 5 6 1 3 78 9 0 qa qs qd qf qg qh[...]

11 Location and Function of Controls Overview a V entilation holes (exhaust) b Lens Remove th e lens cov er b efore proje ction. c Front remote cont rol detector d Con trol pane l F or details , see “Con tr ol P a nel” on page 12. e Zoom ring Adjusts the pict ure size. f Foc us ring Adjusts the pict ure focus. g V entilation holes (int ake)/Air[...]

12 Location and Funct ion of Controls a ? / 1 (On/Standby) key T urns on the proj ector wh en the projec tor is in sta ndb y mode. T o turn of f the po wer , pre ss th e ? / 1 key twice according t o the message or hold the ? / 1 key for a bout one se cond. Light s up or flash es under the fol lowing condition s: – Lights in red when the A C powe[...]

13 Location and Function of Controls Overview F o r detail , see pa ge 45. e MENU key Displays the on -screen menu. Press again to clea r the menu. f PIC MUTING key Cuts off the picture. Pres s again to restore the picture.[...]

14 Location and Funct ion of Controls a VIDEO IN connector • S VIDEO (mini DIN 4-pin): Connects t o the S vide o outpu t of video equ ipment . • VIDEO (phone type): Con nects to the video outp ut of video equipme nt. b A UDIO INPUT connector Inputs aud io signal attached t o the image from INPUT A, INP UT B (VPL-EX70 only) or VIDEO. c INPUT A c[...]

15 Location and Function of Controls Overview d INPUT B connector RGB connecto r (HD D- sub 15-pin, female) (VPL-EX70 only): Inputs a com puter signal. Connect s to the ou tput co nnector o f equipme nt using the su pplied cab le or an option al cable. e OUTPUT connector • MONITOR (HD D-sub 15-pin female): Connects to the inp ut conn ector of the[...]

16 Location and Funct ion of Controls k USB key This functi on is not provide d in t his proje ctor . l AP A (Auto Pixel Alignment) key Automatically adjusts a pictu re to its clearest while a sig nal is input from a compute r . F or details, see “Smart AP A” in “The SET S ETTI NG Me nu” o n page 33. m LEN S key This functi on is not provid[...]

17 Installing the Projector Proj ecting the Pi ctur e B Project ing the Picture Insta lling the Projector Ther e may be a slig ht dif ference between the act ual v alue and the desi gn val ue sh own i n th e ta ble above. F or detai ls on insta llation , see “I nstallation Dia gram” on pag e 52. Unit: m (fe et) Proje cted i mage size (d iago na[...]

18 Connecting the Projector Connectin g the Pr ojector When you connect the projector , make sure to: • T urn off all equipm ent befor e making any connect ions. • Use the proper c ables for each con nection. • Insert the cabl e plugs firmly; loo se connect ions may increase noise and redu ce perfor mance o f pictur e si gnals. When pu lling [...]

19 Connecting the Projector Proj ecting the Pi ctur e appe ar proper ly . Set you r comp uter to outp ut the sig nal to on ly the e xternal mo nitor . F or detai ls, r efer to the ope ratin g instructions supplied w ith y our c omputer . T o connec t a Maci ntosh com puter equippe d with a video o utput c onnect or of a typ e having two ro ws of pi[...]

20 Projecting Pr o jecting 1 Plug the A C power cord into a wall outlet, and connect all equipment, then r em ove th e l en s cove r. The ? / 1 ke y lights in re d and the proje ctor go es into standb y mode. 2 Press the ? / 1 key . The ? / 1 key lights after flash ing in green . (The pr ojecto r cannot be u sed while the ? / 1 key is flashin g.) 3[...]

21 Projecting Proj ecting the Pi ctur e The key used f or sw itching the comp uter t o output to the p rojector varies de pendin g on the type of comput er . 6 Adjust the upper or lo wer p osition of the picture. Use the adjuster to ad just the pictu re posit ion. Usin g th e ad just er Lift the projector wh ile pressing the adjuster adju stment bu[...]

22 T urning Off th e 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. ” app ears to confirm that y ou want to turn of f the po wer . The m essag e di sappea rs if you press any ke y other than the ? / 1 k ey , or if you do not pres s an y ke y for f iv e seconds. 2 Press the ? / 1 key ag[...]

23 Selecting the Menu Language Convenient Functions B Convenie nt Functions Selecting th e Menu Lang uage Y ou can select one of seventeen lang uages for di splaying the men u and o ther on-s creen displays . The f actory settin g is English. T o chan ge th e menu lang uage, proc eed a s follo ws: 1 Plug the A C power cord into a wall outlet. 2 Pre[...]

24 Secu rity Lock Security Loc k The p rojector is eq uipped wi th a security lock f unctio n. Whe n yo u turn the po wer of the p rojec tor o n, yo u are requi red t o in put the p reviously set password. If you do not input th e correct passw ord, you will n ot be able to proje ct the pi cture. • Y ou will not be a ble to us e the proje ctor if[...]

25 Other Functions Convenient Functions 2 Enter the password. Ent er th e pas swo rd th at was se t. If yo u call the c ustomer servi ce cen ter be cause you ha ve fo rg otte n the passw ord, yo u will need to be abl e to veri fy the pr ojector’ s serial number and yo ur identi ty . (This p rocess m ay differ in ot her count ries/r egions.) On ce[...]

26 Other Functions 2 Mov e the icon to the point on the image you want to enlar g e. Use the arrow key ( v / V / b / B ) to mov e the icon. 3 Press the D ZOOM + ke y again. The portion of t he image where the icon is loca ted is enlarged. The enlargement ratio is displayed on the screen for a fe w seconds. By pre ssing the + key repeatedl y , the i[...]

27 Using a MENU Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu B Adjust ments and Sett ing s Using a Menu Usin g a MENU The projector is equip ped with an on-s creen menu f or making various a djustment s and settings. Displa y items Input sign al ind icato r Shows the selected input chann el. is displaye d when no si gnal i s input. Y ou can hide this in[...]

28 Using a MENU T o clear the menu Press the MENU key . The m enu d isappears aut omatic ally if a key is not p ressed f or one minut e. T o reset items th at have been adjusted Select th e item th at you w ant to reset, and then pre ss the RESET key on the Remote Commander . “Comple te!” appears on the screen and the setting of the item that y[...]

29 The PICTURE S ETTING Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu The PICTURE SETTING Menu The PICTURE SET TING menu is used for adj usting the pictu re or volume. Items that can be adjusted o r set depend on the kind of input sign als. F or deta ils, see “Input sign als and ad justab le/sett ing items” on page 39. Picture Mode Standard Adju[...]

30 The PICTURE SETTING Menu Color T emp. Adjusts the color temperature . • High: Make s white co lors bluish . • Middl e: Mak e s whi te part o f the pict ure nat ural white. • Low: Makes whi te colo rs redd ish. Set acco rding t o the inpu t signal DDE (Dynamic Detail Enhanc er) Selects t h e mode to play the input video si gnal according to[...]

31 The INPUT SETTING Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu The INPUT SETTING Menu The INPUT SE TTING menu is used to a djust th e input signal. When the sign al is input fr om a computer Setting items Fu nctions Initial s e tting Adjust Signa l... Dot Phase Adjusts th e dot phas e of the LCD panel and t h e signal output from a c omputer . A[...]

32 The INPUT SETTING Men u • For Aspec t, some of the “ Aspect” setting items a re not di splayed on the sc reen acc ording to t he input signal. • Note that if the proj ector is used f or prof it or for publ ic vie w ing, modif ying the origi nal pictur e by switching to the wi d e mode ma y consti tute an infring ement of the ri ghts of a[...]

33 The SET SE TTING Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu The SET SETTING Menu The SET S ETTING menu is used for changing t he settings of the projector . Setting items Fu nctions Initial s e tting Smart AP A The AP A (Au to Pixe l Alignment) automatical ly adj usts “Dot Phas e, ” “H Size ” and “Sh ift” on th e INPUT SETTING menu[...]

34 The SET SE TTING Menu • P ress the AP A key whe n the fu ll imag e is d isplaye d on th e scree n. If t he proj ected i mage i nclude s a black portio n around i t, the AP A func tion wi ll not work properl y and som e part s of the im age may no t be disp layed on the scre en. - Y ou c an cance l the adj ustmen t by pressing the AP A key agai[...]

35 The MENU SETTING Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu The MENU SETTING Me nu The MENU S ETTING menu is used for changing the me nu display s. Setting items Functions Initial sett ing Status (o n-screen displ ay) Set s up the on -scr een di splay . When set to “Off, ” tu rns off the on -scree n disp lays ex cept for the menus, a messa[...]

36 The INST ALL S ETTING Menu The IN ST ALL SETT ING Men u The I NST ALL SETTIN G menu is used for chan ging the setting s of th e project or . INST ALL SETTING Input-A V Keystone: Auto Image Flip: Off Background: Blue Lamp Mode: Standard High Altitude Mode : Off Security Lock: Off Direct Power On: Off Setting items Functions Initial set ting V Key[...]

37 The INST ALL SETTING Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu • The pictur e quality may deter iorate when the V Ke y stone f unctio n is used , becaus e it is an electr ical corr ectio n. • If you set “H igh Altitude Mod e” to “On” at a n altitude of under 1,500 m, the reliabil ity of the lamp may be re duce d. • The auto V K [...]

38 The INFORMA TION Menu The IN FORMA TION Me nu The INFORMA T ION menu disp lays the model n ame, serial number, the horizon tal and verti cal frequencies of t he input sig nal and the cumul ated hours of usa ge of the la mp. These ar e only di splaye d on the sc reen . Y ou cann ot alte r the displ ay , an d these is no setting t o be alte red. f[...]

39 The INFORMA TION Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu Input signals an d adjustable/setting items Some o f the items in the men us can not be a djuste d dep ending on the input signal as indic ated in the fo llo wing tables. The ite ms that canno t be adjusted are n ot displa yed in the men u. PICTURE SETTING menu z : Ad just abl e/ca n [...]

40 Replacing the Lamp B Maint enanc e Replacing th e Lamp The lamp use d as a light so urce is consumab le prod uct. Thu s replace the lamp with a ne w one in the fo llo wing cases. • When t he lamp has burnt out or dims • “Pleas e replace the Lamp . ” appears on the screen • The LAMP /COVE R indicator lig hts up (repeats flashing three t[...]

41 Replacing the Lamp Main tenance 5 Insert the new lamp all the way in until it is securely in place ( a ). T ighten th e two scre ws ( b ). Fo ld down the handle to replace it ( c ). • Be c aref ul not to touch the gla ss su rface of the lamp. • The power will not turn on if the lamp is not secu red prop erly . • Do no t allow any liquid or[...]

42 Cleaning the Air Filter Cleaning th e Air Filter The air f ilter should be cleaned whenev er you replace the lamp. Remove th e air f ilter , and then remove the dust with a vacuum cleaner . The time ne eded to c lean the a ir f ilter will vary dependin g on the environment or how the projector is used. When it becomes di ffic ult to remo ve the [...]

43 T roubleshooting Others B Others T r oubl esho oting If the projector appe ars to be ope rating erratic ally , try to diagnose and correct th e problem usi ng the follo wing instruction s. If the p roblem pers ists, c onsult with qu alified Son y personnel. Pow e r Picture Symp tom Cause an d Remed y The power is not tur ned on. • The p ower h[...]

44 T roubl eshooting Sound On-s creen d ispla y does not appear. “Status ” on the ME NU SET TING m enu has be en set to “O ff. ” c Set “Statu s” on th e MENU SETTING menu to “On” (see page 35) . Color balance is incorr ect. • The pict ure has n ot been ad justed p roperly . c Adju st the pict ure (se e page 29) . • The projector[...]

45 T roubleshooting Others Remot e Commander Other s Indicators W arning Messages Use the li st below to check the meaning of the message s displayed on the screen. Symp tom Cause an d Remed y The Remote Commander does no t work. The Remote Commander batter y are dead. c Replac e them wit h new battery (see pa ge 16). Symp tom Cause an d Remed y Th[...]

46 T roubl eshooting Caution Messages Use the li st below to check t he meanin g of the messages disp layed on the scree n. Messa ge Meanin g and Remedy Not ap plicabl e! Y ou have presse d the wron g key . c Pres s th e ap prop riat e key . The pane l keys are locked! “Pan el Key Lock” on the SET SETTIN G menu is set to “On. ” c All the ke[...]

47 Specifications Others Specification s Optical characteristics Projec tion system 3 LCD pane ls, 1 lens, projec tion system LCD panel VPL-EX70 /EX7: 0.63-inch XGA panel, about 2 ,360,00 0 pixels (1024 × 768 × 3) VPL-ES7: 0.63-in ch SVGA panel , about 1,440 ,000 pixels (80 0 × 600 × 3) Lens 1.2 t imes zoom lens f 18.53 to 22 .18 mm/F1.65 t o 1[...]

48 Specifications R: 0.7 Vp-p ±2 dB (75 ohms term inat ed) G: 0.7 Vp-p ±2 dB (75 ohms term inat ed) B: 0.7 Vp-p ±2 dB (75 ohms term inat ed) HD: Hori zontal sync input: TTL level, Posi tive/negative VD: V erti cal sync input: TTL lev el, positive/negative A UDIO INPUT Stereo minijack , 500 mVrm s, input imped ance 47 K ilohms or more OUTPUT MONI[...]

49 Specifications Others Pin as signm ent INPUT A connector (HD D-sub 15-pin, female) INPUT B connector (HD D-su b 15-pin, female) (VPL -EX70 onl y) RS-232C connecto r (D-sub 9 pin, female ) (VPL-EX70/EX7 only) 1R / R - Y 9P o w e r sup pl y inpu t for DDC 2 G/Y 10 GND 3 B/B-Y 11 GND 4 RESER VE 12 DDC/SDA 5 GND 13 HD 6 GND (R) 14 VD 7 GND (G) 15 DD[...]

50 Specifications Preset signals Memory No. Preset signal fH (kHz ) fV (Hz) Sy nc 1 V i deo 60 Hz 60 H z 15.73 4 59.940 – 2 V i deo 50 Hz 50 H z 15.62 5 50.000 – 3 480 /60i 480/ 60i 15.7 34 59.940 S on G /Y 4 575 /50i 575/ 50i 15.6 25 50.000 S on G /Y 5 480/ 60p 480/60 p (Pro gressive compo nent N TSC) 31.47 0 60.000 S on G/Y 6 575/ 50p 575/50 [...]

51 Specifications Others • Wh en a sign al othe r than t he pres et sign als shown a bove is input, the pictur e may n ot be d isplayed properl y . • When an SXGA+ sign al is in put, the i ma ge may e xtend beyond t he edges of t h e scr een. In this case, input a s ignal with n o blac k edg es aro und the imag e, and disconne ct a nd rec onnec[...]

52 Installation Diag ram Installation Diagram This sec tion descri bes the exampl es of insta lling the pro jector o n a desk, et c. See the chart on page 53 co ncerning the installat ion measur ements. The alph abetical le tters in the illustratio n indic ate the distances be low . a: distance betwe en the screen and t he c enter o f the l ens b: [...]

53 Installation Diagram Others a (N) = {(PS × 29 .376) × 1.03} – 31. 7 a (M) = {(PS × 35 .202) × 0.97} – 31.7 b = x – {P S × 5.055 + (a + 31.7) × 0.1405 – 4.5} c = x – {PS × 5.055+ (a + 31.7) × 0.1405 – 4. 5 + 90.5} The alphab etical lette rs in the cha rts and ca lculation m ethods indicate the follo wing. PS: project ed image [...]

54 Installation Diag ram This section describes the ex amples fo r installing the pr ojector o n the ceilin g. When insta lling the projecto r on the ceiling, use a Projecto r Suspensi on Supp ort reco mmended by S o ny . For ceilin g installation, ask for qua lifi e d Son y personnel. See the chart on page 55 co ncerning the installat ion measur e[...]

55 Installation Diagram Others a’(N ) = {(PS × 29.415 ) × 1.03} - 32.0 + 16.4 a’(M ) = {(PS × 35 .283) × 0.97} - 32. 0 + 16.4 x = b + {P S × 5. 073 + (a ’+ 32 .0 - 16. 4) × 0.07 344 - 2. 3 + 72.5 } The alphab etical lette rs in the cha rts and calc ulation m ethods indicate t h e follo wing. PS: project ed image siz e measured diago nal[...]

56 Dimensions Dimensions Fr ont Unit: mm (inches) Side Unit: mm (inches) Center of th e projector 109 (4 3 / 8 ) 314 (12 3 / 8 ) 69.5 (2 5 / 8 ) 72.2 ( 2 7 / 8 ) 269 (10 5 / 8 ) 109 (4 3 / 8 )[...]

57 Dimensions Others To p Unit: mm (inches) 314 (12 3 / 8 ) 269 ( 10 5 / 8 )[...]

58 Ind ex Index A Adjust P icture ...... .............. ........... ........... 29 Air f ilter ........... ....... ........... ............... ....... 42 Aspect ......... ............... ....... ....... ......... 31, 32 Auto Inp ut Search ............. ....... ........... .... 33 B Backgrou nd ............ ............... ....... ....... .... 36 Ba[...]

59 Inde x Others Reset resetting an item ......... ............... .......... 28 RS-232C con nector ............ .................. ... 49 S Screen siz e ........ ....... ........... ............... ...... 17 Security b ar .......... .......... ............... ....... ... 11 Security Lo ck .............. ....... ........... .... 24, 36 Security lo [...]

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