Sony VPL-BW7 manual

VPL-BW7 © 2009 So ny Corporation 4-155-211- 01 (1) Video Projector Opera ting Instru ctions[...]

2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or e lectric shock, do n ot expose th is appara tus to rain or mois ture. To avoid el ectrical shock, do no t open the ca binet. Refer se rvicing to qualified pe rsonnel only. THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED. CAUTION Dang er of ex plosio n if bat tery is inc orre ctly replaced. Replace o nly with the sam e or equ[...]

3 You are c autioned that any ch anges or modifi catio ns not expre ssly app roved i n this manua l could voi d your au thorit y to ope rate this equipm ent. All interfac e cables used to connect peripherals m ust be shielde d in orde r to comply with th e limits for a digital d evice pursua nt to Su bpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules. This devi ce co[...]

4 Table of Contents Precautions .......... ................. .............. 5 Top/Front/Side .... ................. .............. 6 Rear/Bottom .. ................. ............ ........ 8 Remote Contro l ... ........... ................. . 10 Unpacking ........... ........... ................. . 12 Step 1: Installing the Projector ......... 1 3 B[...]

5 Precautions On safety • Check that t he operating voltag e of your unit is identical with the volta ge of you r local power sup ply. • Sho uld an y liquid or sol id obje ct fa ll into the cabinet , unpl ug the unit and have it che cked by qua lified pers onnel bef ore operat ing it further . • Unplug the unit from the wall o utlet if it is [...]

6 Top/Fr ont/Side You can use the b uttons on the contro l panel with the same n ames as those on the r emote control to operate the projector. Location of Contr ols 2 0 q a 1 3 45 6 7 89[...]

7 Locat ion of Co ntro ls a Ventilation holes (exhaust) b Lens Remove the lens cover before proje ction. c Front remote co ntrol detecto r d ? / 1 (On/standby) switch Turns on the proj ector when the proje ctor is i n stan dby mode. To t urn o ff the power, press the ? / 1 switch twice according t o the messag e or hold the ? / 1 switch for ab out [...]

8 Rear/Bott om S VIDEO VIDEO INPUT A INPUT SERVICE 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0q a q s q d[...]

9 Locat ion of Co ntro ls a Ventilation holes (intake)/Air filter cover b Adjusters (fore pad) c Lamp cover d Adjuster Adjusts th e picture po sition. ( 1 page 23) e S VID EO IN PUT co nnect or (min i DIN 4-pin) Connect s to the S vi deo ou tput of video equipme nt. f VIDEO INPUT connector (phono type) Connects t o the vi deo outp ut of vi deo equi[...]

10 Remote Contro l 1 3 9 0 qa qd qf qg qs 2 4 5 6 7 8[...]

11 Locat ion of Co ntro ls a LIGHT bu tton Illumin ates the but tons on t he remote control. b INPUT butto n c FREEZE key Freezes the pro jected pictu re. To cancel the frozen pict ure, press t he button again. d M / m / < / , (arrow)/ (enter) buttons e MENU button f WIDE MODE button Changes the wid e screen modes according to the video si gnal [...]

12 This section describe s how to instal l the pr ojecto r and s creen, how to connect the equipment from which you want to project the picture, etc. Unpacking Check the carton to make sure it contains the following items: Inserting the bat teries into the remote control Caution about handling the r emote cont rol • Handle the remote control with[...]

13 Connec tions and Pr eparatio ns Step 1: Inst alling the Project or The pro ject or disp lays pic tures ou tput f rom a V CR o r ot her de vices . The pr ojecto r can be us ed in v arious place s and you can enjo y viewing b e autifu l pictur es easily. Unsuitable installat ion Do not place the p rojector in th e following situ ati ons, whic h ma[...]

14 Very dus ty and extrem ely smo ky locations Avoid inst alli ng the un it in a v ery dusty or extremel y smoky en vironmen t. Otherwise , the air filter wi ll become obstructed, and this may cause a mal functi on of the uni t or dama ge it. D ust pr eventing the ai r pass ing through th e filter may c ause a rise in th e internal t emperatur e of[...]

15 Connec tions and Pr eparatio ns the pro ject or at high altitu des coul d have adverse effec ts, such as reducin g the reliability of certa in componen ts.[...]

16 The installation distance between the projector and a screen varies depending on the size of the screen. 1 Determine the installatio n positi on of the projector and screen. When “Wide Mode” in t he INPUT SETTING menu is set to “Full 2” Unit: m (feet) There may b e a slight differen ce between the actua l value and the design v alue show[...]

17 Connec tions and Pr eparatio ns 2 Position the projector so t hat the lens is parallel to the screen. Wh en usi ng a sc reen with an une ven su rfac e, stri pes patte rn may rarel y app ear on the sc reen depend ing on t he di stan ce bet ween t he scree n and the p roje ctor or t he zoo ming m agnif ication s. T his is not a ma lfunction o f th[...]

18 Step 2: Connecting the Pro jector When making connect ions, be sure to do the f ollowing: • Turn o ff all e quipme nts bef ore ma king any connect ions. • Use the proper cables for each connection. • Insert the cable plugs properly; poor connection at the plugs may cause a malfunction or poor picture quality. When pulling out a cable, be s[...]

19 Connec tions and Pr eparatio ns • Wh en con nectin g equi pment to the HD MI inp ut of the projec tor, be sure to us e equi pment that have acqu ired the HDM I log o. • When connec ting an HDMI cabl e to t he pr ojec tor, make sure th e v mark on th e lowe r part of the HDMI input of t he pr ojec tor a nd the v mark on the connecto r of the [...]

20 To connect to a VCR equipped w ith the S video co nnector or video connector You can connect a DVD player/recorder, h ard disk video recorder, VCR or laser disk player, which is not equipped with c omponent video connectors. See also the instruction manual of each equipment. Tip In orde r to en joy bette r video pe rfor mance , use S Video conne[...]

21 Connec tions and Pr eparatio ns Tip Set “Input-A Signal Sel.” in the SET SETTING menu to “Auto” or “Computer. ” If the input si gnal does no t app ear prop erly, s et it to “Com pute r.” ( 1 page 39) • The projector a ccepts VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA, S XGA+, WXGA signals. However, we recom mend that you set the o utpu t mode of you[...]

22 Step 3: Adju sting the Pictu re Position Project an image on the screen and adjust the picture position. 1 After connecting the AC cord to the projector, plug the AC cord into a wall out let, connect all equipment, and remove t he lens cover. The ? / 1 (On/standb y) switch li ghts in red and the proj ector goes into standby mode. 2 Press the ? /[...]

23 Connec tions and Pr eparatio ns Tips • You can sel ect t he d esire d lang uage for the menu sc reen . For de tails, refer to “Step 4: Sel ecti ng t he Menu Lang uage” . ( 1 page 24) • When “Au to Inpu t Sear ch” is se t to “On” in the SET SETTI NG menu, the in put terminal with effe ctive sig nals is automat ically displaye d by[...]

24 Step 4: Selectin g the Menu Language You ca n selec t one o f 17 l anguage s for displa ying th e men u and ot her on -scree n displ ays. The factory default setting is English. To change the current menu language, set the desire d lang uage with the me nu scre en. 2,3,4 1 1 2,3,4[...]

25 Connec tions and Pr eparatio ns 1 Press MENU. The menu appea rs. The menu currentl y selected is shown as a yello w button. 2 Press M / m to select the MENU SETTING menu, and press . The setting item s of the selected menu appears. 3 Press M / m to select “Language,” and press . 4 Press M / m / < / , to select a language, and press . The [...]

26 This section describes how to operate the projector to view the pictu re from the equipment connected to the p rojector. It also describes how to adjust the quality of the picture to suit your ta ste. Projecting the Picture on the Screen 1 After connecting the AC cord to the projector, plug the AC cord into a wall out let, connect all equipment,[...]

27 Projecting The ? / 1 (On/sta ndby) switc h flash es in green, th en li ghts in green . The proj e ctor cann ot be used wh ile the ? / 1 switch is flas hing. 3 Turn on th e equipment connected to the p rojector. Refer to the operating instruction s of the connect ed equipm ent. 4 Press INPUT repeatedly to select the input you w ant to project on [...]

28 Selecting the Wid e Screen Mode You can enjoy various wide screen modes according to the video signal received. Press WI DE MODE. Each tim e you pres s the button, yo u can change th e “Wide Mo de” setting i n turn. You can also select it using the me nu. ( 1 page 37 ) Wide Zoom ( When the SD signal is input) A 4:3 aspec t ratio p icture is [...]

29 Projecting Zoom (When the SD or PC signal is input) A nor mal 16 :9 as pect ra tio pict ure is enlarged vertically and ho rizontally in the same ratio to fill the screen. Use th is mode t o view a lett erbox pictu re or a let terb ox pict ure with si de pane ls. Full 1 (When th e PC signal is input) Displays a picture on the who le of the sc ree[...]

30 Selecting the Picture Viewin g Mode You ca n se lec t the pi ct ure vi ewin g mod e tha t be st sui ts t he ty pe of p rog ram or room conditions. Press one of the PICTURE MODE buttons (D YNAMIC, STANDARD, CINEMA and USER 1, USER 2 and USER 3). DYNAMIC The pict ure beco mes brig ht suitab le for viewin g the pictu re in a brigh t room. STANDARD [...]

31 Projecting Adjustin g the Pictu re Quality You can adjust the picture quality that suits your taste b y selecting the adjustment items with the remote control. The adjusted data can be stored in each picture mode. 1 Press ADJ PIC. Each time you press th e butto n, the follow ing adj ustment window s* are displa yed in sequ ence. * Some of the ad[...]

32 Using Othe r Functions You can temporarily turn off or pause a projected pictur e. Press PIC MUTING. Press to tempo rarily turn off a proj ected picture. T o return to the previous sc reen, press PIC MUTING ag ain. Press FREEZE. A project ed pict ure can be paus ed to be displayed . “FREEZE” is shown on the screen when a bu tton is pressed. [...]

33 Using t he Menus This section describes how to mak e various adjustments and settings using the me nus. Operation th rough the Menus The projector is equipped with an on-screen me nu for making various adjustments and settings. Some of the adjustable/setting items are displayed in a p op-up menu, in an adjust ment me nu with no main menu, or in [...]

34 4 Make the se tting or adjus tment of an item. When chang ing the adjustment level To increase the valu e, press M / , . To decrease th e value, press m / < . Press to restore the previous sc reen. When chang ing the s etting Press M / m to change the setting. Press to restore the previous sc reen. You can restore t he previo us screen using [...]

35 Using t he Menus PICTURE SETTING Menu The PICTURE SETT ING menu is used for adjusting the picture. Picture Mode Standard Adjust Picture... PICTURE SETTING Input A PICTURE SETTING Contrast: 80 Brightness: 50 Gamma Mode: Off Color Temp.: High ADJUST PICTURE Standar d Input-A Setting items Functions Initial set ting Pict ure Mod e Y ou can sel ect [...]

36 Brightne ss Adju sts th e brig htness of the picture. The higher the setting, the brighter the picture. The lo wer the se tting, the d arker the picture. Y ou ca n make adjustm ents by pr essin g BRIGHT +/– on the r emote control. 50 Color Adjusts the in tensity of the color density . The higher the s etting, the greater the in tensity . The l[...]

37 Using t he Menus INPUT SETTING Menu The INPUT SETTING m enu is used to adjust the input signal. When the signal is inp ut from a computer Adjust Signal... Wide Mode: Normal Over Scan: Off Setting items Functions Initial set ting Adjust Signal ... Dot Phase Adj usts the do t phase of the LCD pa nel an d the sign al outp ut fr om a compu ter . Adj[...]

38 • Some of the “W ide Mode” setti n g items are not di splayed on the scre en accordi ng to the in put sign al. • Note that if the projector is used for profit o r for public viewing, modif ying the orig inal picture by switching to the wi de mode may c onstitute a n infri ngement of th e rights of author s or pro ducers, which ar e leg a[...]

39 Using t he Menus SET SETTING Menu The SET SETTING me nu is used for changing the settings of the projector. Setting items Functions Initial set ting Smar t AP A The AP A (A uto Pixel Al ignment) automat ically adjust s “Do t Phas e, ” “H Siz e” and “Shi ft” in the INPUT SETTING men u f or the in put sign al fr om a compute r . On: Wh[...]

40 • Press APA when the full image is displa yed on the sc reen. If t he projected image includ es a black portion around it, t he APA function will not wor k properly and some parts o f the imag e may not be disp laye d on th e scre en. - Y ou can c ancel t he ad justm ent by pres sing A P A again whil e “ Adj usting ” app ears on th e scre [...]

41 Using t he Menus MENU SETTING Me nu The MENU SETTING m enu is used for changing the menu displays. Setting items Functions Initial set ting Statu s (on- scre en disp lay) Sets w hethe r or n ot the on-scr een dis play is displaye d. Set to “Off ” to turn off the on-screen displa ys except for the me nus, message when turnin g off the po we r[...]

42 INSTALL SETTIN G Menu The INSTALL SET TING menu is used for changing the settings of the projector. INST ALL SETTING Input-A V Keystone: Auto Image Flip: Off Background: Blue Lamp Mode: Standard High Altitude Mode : Off Standby Mode: Low Setting ite ms Functions Initial s etting V Keysto ne Correct s the tra pezoi dal dis tortio n caus ed by th [...]

43 Using t he Menus • The pictur e qualit y may de terio rate when the V K eyston e func tion is us ed, be cause it i s an electr ical co rrec tion. • If you set “H igh Altitude Mode ” to “On” at an alti tude of under 1,5 00 m, the reliab ility of th e lamp may be re duce d. • The auto V Keys tone adjustmen t may not corre ct the tr a[...]

44 INFORMATION Menu The INFORMATION menu displays the model name, serial number, the horizontal and vertic al freq uencies of the input sig n al an d the cum ulated hours o f usage of the lamp. • f H (hor izonta l freque ncy) an d fV(v ertical freq uency ) may no t be displ ayed depen ding on th e inpu t sign al us ed on the proje ctor . • Yo u[...]

45 Using t he Menus Some of the it ems in the menus c annot be adj usted dep ending on the i nput si gnal as indicated in the following tables. The items that cannot be adjusted are not displayed in the menu. PICTURE SETTING menu z : Ad just ab le/ can be se t – : N ot ad ju sta ble /ca nn ot b e set *1 : Exce pt f or pr eset memory No. 7 , 8 *2 [...]

46 This section describes how to solve the problems, how to replace the lamp and air filter, etc. Trou blesh ootin g If the projector appears to be operating erratically , try to diagnose and correct the problem using the following instructions. If the problem persists, consult with qualified Sony perso nnel. Power Pict ure Other s Symptom Cause an[...]

47 Others Remot e con trol The pict ure is noi sy . Noise may appea r on the ba ckgr ound depe ndin g on the combination o f the number of dots in put from the computer and the numbers o f pixels on the LCD panel. c Change the desktop pattern on the connected computer . The pictu re from the INPUT A conn ecto r is colore d strang e. The inpu t sign[...]

48 Indica tors Warni ng Messag e Cauti on M essag e Symptom Cause and Remedy The LAMP/COVER indica tor f lashes in orange. (Rep etiti on rate of 2 flas hes) • The lamp c over or the air filte r co ver is detached. c Attac h the co ver se curel y ( 1 page s 49 and 51). The LAMP/COVER indica tor f lashes in orange. (Rep etiti on rate of 3 flas hes)[...]

49 Others Replacing the L amp The lamp u sed as a light sourc e is con sumabl e produc t. Th us replac e the lam p with a ne w one in th e following cases. • When the la mp has bu rnt out o r dims • “Please replac e the Lamp and clean t he Filter” a ppears on th e screen • The LAMP/CO VER in dicator lig hts up (repeats flash ing th ree t [...]

50 • B e care ful n ot to touc h the g lass su rfac e of the la mp. • The power will not turn on if the lamp is not s ecur ed properl y. • Do not a llow any liqu id or ot her o bject s into the slot to avoid elec tric al shock or fire. 6 Close the lamp cover and tighten the screw . Be sure to at tach the la mp cover secu rely as it wa s. If n[...]

51 Others Cleaning the Ai r Filter The air filte r should be cleaned whenever you repl ace the l amp. Remove the air fi lter, and then remove the dust wit h a vacuum clean er. The time n eeded to clean the air filte r will vary depend ing on the en viron ment or how the proj ector is used. When it becomes difficult to remove the dust from t he filt[...]

52 Specification s Optical characteristics Proj ecti on sys tem 3 LCD pan els, 1 len s, proje ction sys te m LCD panel 0.59-inch WXGA panel, about 3,070,000 pi xels (1280 × 800 × 3) Lens 1.2 times zo om lens f 18.53 to 22.18 mm/F1.65 to 1.93 Lamp 195 W Ultra high pressu re lamp Proj ecte d pict ure siz e 40 to 300 inches (m easured diag onally ) [...]

53 Others Power consum ption Max.270 W (in low standby mode: 1W ) Heat dissipat ion 921 BTU Oper atin g tem per ature 0°C to 35°C (3 2°F to 95°F) Oper atin g humid ity 35% to 85% (n o conde nsation) Stor age tem perat ure –20°C to +60° C (– 4°F to +140°F) Storag e humidit y 10% to 90% Supplie d acce ssories Remote contr ol (1) Size A A [...]

54 Pres et Sign als Memory No. Preset signal fH (kHz ) fV (Hz) Sync 1 V ideo 60 Hz 60 Hz 15.73 4 59 .940 – 2 V ideo 50 Hz 50 Hz 15.62 5 50 .000 – 3 480/ 60i 480/6 0i 15.7 34 59.9 40 S on G/Y 4 575/ 50i 575/5 0i 15.6 25 50.0 00 S on G/Y 5 4 80/60p 480/6 0p (P rogr essive compo nent NTSC ) 31.47 0 60 .000 S on G/Y 6 5 75/50p 575/5 0p (P rogr essi[...]

55 Others • The receivable digit al sign als are preset signal s of Mem ory No. 3 to 11, 26, 3 2, 37, 45 , 47, 50, 55 and 56. • Wh en a si gnal ot her tha n the pres et sign als shown a bove is input , the pi cture m ay n ot be dis played properl y . • When an SXGA+ sign al is inpu t, the image may exten d beyond t he edges of t he screen. In[...]

56 Installation Diagram This sec tion descr ibes th e examples of ins tallin g the pro jector o n a desk, et c. The alph abetical lette rs in the ill ustration ind icate the distances belo w . a: distance betwe en t he sc reen a nd the cent er o f th e le ns b: distance betw een the floor and the cent er of the lens c: distance bet ween the floor a[...]

57 Others a (M) = {(PS × 37 .252 ) × 0.97 } – 31. 7 b = x – {P S × 4.46 5 + (a + 31.7 ) × 0.14 05 – 4.5} c = x – {PS × 4.46 5 + (a + 31.7 ) × 0.14 05 – 4.5 + 90.5 } • The projected i mage size is the one when “W ide Mode” i n the INPUT SETTING menu is s et to “Full 2 ”. When “W ide Mode” in the INP UT SETTING menu is s[...]

58 This section describes the e xamples for inst alling the p rojector o n the ceiling. When insta lling the p rojector o n the ce iling, use a Projecto r Suspensi on Support recommen ded by Son y . For ceilin g installati on, ask for qualif ied Sony personne l. See the chart on page 59 co ncerni ng the inst allation measureme nts. The alph abetica[...]

59 Others When “Wide Mode” in th e INPUT SETTING m enu is s et to “Full 2 ” a’(N ) = {(PS × 31.1 47) × 1. 03} – 32. 0 + 16 .4 a’(M ) = {(PS × 37.367) × 0.97} – 32.0 + 16. 4 x = b + {PS × 4.4 81 + (a’+ 32. 0 – 16.4) × 0.0734 4 – 2.3 + 72.5} • The projected i mage size is the one when “W ide Mode” i n the INPUT SETTI[...]

60 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 )[...]

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

62 Index A Adjust Signal Dot Pha se ........ ....... ........... ........... ....... 37 H Size .......... ........... ........... .................. 37 Shift ...... ........... .................. .................. 37 Adjuste r ........... ........... .................. ........... 23 Adjusting picture position .......... ........... ........ .....[...]

63 Others R Remote control inserting the batte ries ............. ........... ... 12 location of co ntrols ............. .............. ... 10 Reset resettable items ........ ........... ........... ...... 34 resetting the items ........... ........... ....... ... 34 S Security b ar .......... .......... ........... ........ ........ 9 Sharpnes s .[...]

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