Sony VPL-CX86 manual

2-634-395- 11 (1) Data Projector Opera ting Instru ctions © 2005 Sony Cor poration VPL-CX86 VPL-CX80[...]

2 T able of Contents Overvie w About the Supplied Manuals .............. 3 Features ......... ................. ................. ... 4 Loc ation an d Funct ion of Co ntrols .... 6 T op/Front/Left Side ................... ... 6 Rear/Right Side/Bottom ............ ... 6 Control P anel ........................ ........ 7 Connector P anel ............[...]

3 About the Supplied Manuals Overview B Over view About t he Supplied Manuals The following manuals and so ftwares are supplied with this unit. For the VPL-CX8 0, read the Safety Regula tions, Quick Ref erence Manua l, and Operating Instructions (for th e VPL-CX86/ VPL-C X80). Other manu als on the CD- R OM an d other software ap plications were no[...]

4 Feat ures Features High brightness, high picture quality High brightness Adopti ng Sony's uniqu e optical syst em provides a high-eff icie nc y opt ical system. I t allo ws the 190 W UHP lamp to gi ve a light output of 3000 ANSI lum en. High picture quality Three sup er -high-aperture 0. 79-inch XGA panel s wi th appr oxi mately 790, 000 ef [...]

5 Feat ures Overview V ersatile installation capability Capabl e of floor , ceiling or tilt installation In addit ion to the front floo r or ceilin g installation , you ca n install the p rojector b y tilting it 90 de grees at the rea r or 90 deg rees in front. Direct P ower On/Off fun ction The AC power of the entire system can be directly turned [...]

6 Location and Funct i on of Controls Location a nd Function of Controls a Control panel F or de tails, see “Con tr ol P anel” on page 7. b Lens protector (lens cover) The lens p rotector o pens automatica lly when the po wer is turned on. c P owered tilt adjuster d Front remote control detector e V ent ilation holes (exhaust) f Access lamp (VP[...]

7 Location and Function of Controls Overview n V entilation ho les (intake)/Lamp co ver o V entilation holes (int ake)/Air filter cover • Do not place anyt hing nea r the ve ntilation holes as th is may cause inte rnal h eat build -up. • Do no t place you r hand near the ve ntilation holes as th is may cause inju ry . • T o maintain optimal p[...]

8 Location and Funct i on of Controls po wer is turned off with the ? / 1 ke y . The fan runs for about 60 seconds after the power i s turned off. F or details, see page 19. c INPUT key d TIL T adjustment key F or de tails, see “Pr ojecting” on page 16. e MENU key Dis play s the on-scr een m enu. Pre ss again to cl ear the menu. f ENTER/ f / F [...]

9 Location and Function of Controls Overview F o r details, see “Connectin g a Computer” on page 14 and “Conn ecting a VCR” o n page 15. b A C IN socket Connects t he supplied AC po wer cord. c A UDIO jack (stereo minijack) (common IN PUT A/B) T o li sten to sou nd output fro m video equipme nt or a computer, connect via this jac k to the a[...]

10 Location and Funct i on of Controls The k eys th at hav e the s ame n ames as th ose on the c ontrol pane l function identically . a ? / 1 (On/Standby) key b MUTING keys Cut o f f th e picture and so und. • PIC: Cuts off the picture. Pres s again to restore t he picture. • A UDIO: Press to temp orari ly cu t off the aud io output from the s [...]

11 Location and Function of Controls Overview l RESET/ESCAPE k ey Functions as a RE SET ke y . Resets the v alue of an it em to its f actory pre set va lue or r etur ns th e enla rg ed image to its origi nal size. This ke y function s when the menu or a setti ng item is di s pla yed on t he screen. m D ZOOM (Digital Zoom) +/– ke y Enlar ges the i[...]

12 Location and Funct i on of Controls Y ou can use a laser pointer or co ntrol a pres entatio n f ile made usin g Microso ft PowerPoint when projecting a picture using the Air Shot featu re. a Laser transmitter b LAS ER ke y A laser beam is e mitted from t he laser transmitter while you keep this ke y press ed. c SLIDE G / g ke y Used to change pa[...]

13 Installing the Projector Proj ecting the Pict ure B Project ing the P icture Insta lling the Projector The dist ance between the len s and the screen varies depending on the size of th e screen. Use the follo wing table a s a guide. Ther e may b e a slight diff erence b etween the act ual v alue an d the de sign v alue sho wn in the table above.[...]

14 Connecting the Projector Connectin g the Pr ojector When you connect the projector , make sure to: • T urn off all equipm ent before maki ng any connect ions. • Use the proper c ables for each connect ion. • Insert the cabl e plugs firmly; loose connect ions may i ncrease noise and redu ce pe rfor mance of pic ture sign als. When pu lling [...]

15 Connecting the Projector Proj ecting the Pict ure appe ar proper ly . Set y our c omput er to output the sig nal to only the ex ternal monitor . F or detai ls, refer to the oper ating instructions supplied with your c omputer . T o connec t a Macintos h computer equ ipped with a video outpu t connect or of a type havi ng two ro ws of pins, use a[...]

16 Projecting T o connect to a video GBR/ Component out put connector A Stereo audio conne cting cab le (not supplie d) (Use a no-resistance cab le.) B SMF-402 Signal Ca ble (n ot supplie d) HD D-sub 15-pin (male) ↔ 3 × pho no jack • S et the aspect rati o using “Wide Mode” on the INPUT SETTING menu according to the input signal. • W hen[...]

17 Projecting Proj ecting the Pict ure When the pr ojector is t urned on, the Startu p screen is pro jected (VP L-CX8 6 only). F or details, see the attach ed “Operating Instructions for “ Memory Stick”” stor e d on the CD-ROM. 3 T urn on the equipmen t connected to the projector . 4 Press the INPUT ke y to select the input source. Each tim[...]

18 Projecting • When you adjust the po wered tilt adjuster with the TIL T k ey , the V ke ystone adjustment is performed at th e same time. If y ou do not wan t to perfor m the automati c key stone adjustme nt, set the V Keystone menu to “Manual. ” (See page 33. ) If you s et the “V Keystone” ad justment to “Au to, ” the “V Ke yston[...]

19 T urning Off the P ower Proj ecting the Pict ure T urning Off the Po w e r 1 Press the ? / 1 key . “PO WER OFF? Pleas e press ? / 1 key again.” appears to confirm th at you want to tu rn off the p o w er . The mes sage disappea rs if you pres s any key other than the ? / 1 ke y , or if you do not press any key for fi ve seco nds. 2 Press the[...]

20 Selecting the Menu Language B Conv enient Fu nctions Selecting the Menu Langu age Y ou can se lect one of f ifteen languages for displ aying the menu and other on -screen display s. The factory setting is English. T o ch ange the menu lan guage, procee d as follows: 1 Plug the A C power cord into a wall outlet. 2 Press the ? / 1 ke y to turn on [...]

21 Sec urity Lock Convenient Functions T o clear th e menu Press the MENU key . The menu disappears a utomatica lly if a key is not pressed for one mi nute. Security Lock The projector i s equipped with a sec urity lock fu nction. When you tur n the power of the p rojecto r on, yo u are re quired to input the p rev iously s et passw ord. If you do [...]

22 Secu rity L ock Enter the password on this screen. 3 Enter the passw o rd again to confirm. When the fo llowing message is displayed , the setting fo r security lock is comple ted. If “Inv al id Password!” is displ ayed on the menu screen , perform this procedure again from step 1. 4 T urn the main pow er of f and disconnect the AC power cor[...]

23 Other Functions Convenient Functions Other Fu nctions Y o u can switch the follo wing fun ctions of the Intellig ent Auto-se tup to manu al adjus tments u sing the menu . • V Keystone correction (correction of trapezoi dal distorti on) Set “V K eystone” in the INST ALL SETTI NG menu to “ Manual. ” • Smart AP A (A u to Pixel Align men[...]

24 Other Functions power ed tilt adjuster ex tended may damage the adj uster . • T urn of f the pr ojector a ccordin g to the proced ure explained i n “T urn ing Off the Power, ” th en cool i t down before s toring the proj ector i n the car rying ca se. If you will be using a circuit breaker to turn the power for the entire sy st em on and o[...]

25 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. Displa y items Inpu t signa l indicat or Input signal s etting indicator Picture adj ustment menu Input signal indicator Shows the selected[...]

26 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 then pre s the RESET key on the Re mote Commander . “Comple te!” appears on the scree n and the setting of the item that y[...]

27 The PICTURE S ETTING Menu Adjus tments and Sett ings Using a Menu The PICTURE SETTING Menu The PICTURE SET TING menu is used for adjusting t he pict ure or volume. Items that can be adjusted or set depe nd on the kind of input signa ls. For details, see “Input signals and adjusta ble/setting ite ms” on page 36. Picture Mode Standard Adjust P[...]

28 The INPUT SETTING Men u The IN PUT SETTING Men u The INPUT SETT ING men u is used to adjust the inpu t signal. Items that can be adj usted or set depen d on the kind of inpu t signal s. For det ails, see “Input signals an d adjustable/se tting items” on pag e 36. When the vi deo signal is input When the si gnal is input fr om a comp uter Set[...]

29 The INPUT SETTING Menu Adjus tments and Sett ings Using a Menu Not e that if the proje ctor is used for profit or for pu blic viewing, modi fying th e original pict ure by swit ching to the w ide mode ma y constitut e an infringe ment of th e rights of au thors or prod ucers, which are legally protec ted. This proj ector has 45 t ypes of preset [...]

30 The SET SE TTING Menu The SET SETTING Menu The SE T SETTING menu i s used for ch anging the s ettings of the projecto r . Setting items Functions Initial setting Smart AP A The AP A (Auto P ixel Alig nment) automatica lly adjus ts “Dot Phas e, ” “H Size” an d “Shift” on th e INPU T SETTING me nu for the input signa l from a comp uter[...]

31 The SET SE TTING 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 justme[...]

32 The MENU SETTING Menu The MENU SETTING Menu The MENU SE TTING menu is u sed for changing the menu displ ays. 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 war[...]

33 The INST ALL SETTING Menu Adjus tments and Sett ings Using a Menu The INST ALL SETTING Men u The IN ST ALL SETTING me nu is used for ch anging the set tings of the pr ojector . Setting items Functions Initial se tting T ilt... Adjusts th e positio n (height) of the proj ected picture . V Ke yston e Cor rects the trap ezoidal distor tion caus ed [...]

34 The INST ALL SET T ING M en u • The a uto V K eys tone a djustmen t may not co rrect t he trap ezoidal distort ion per fectly , dep ending on the r oom temper ature or the s creen angle. • Even when projectin g using “Side Shot”, the four side s of a picture may sometimes not be parall el to the respec tive si des of a screen frame. Dire[...]

35 The INFORMA TION Menu Adjus tments and Sett ings Using a Menu The IN FORM A TI ON Men u The INFORM A TION menu displays 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 [...]

36 The INFORMA TION 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 *2 : VP L-C X86 o nly INPUT SETTING men u z : Adjustable/ can be set – : Not ad justable/cannot be set *1 : Expe ct preset memor y No. 3, 4 *2 : Expe ct prese[...]

37 Replacing the Lamp Main tenance B Maint enance Replacing the L amp The lamp u sed as a light sourc e is a consumable product. Thus repla ce this lam p 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 v[...]

38 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 ( b ). F old down the handle to replace it ( c ). • 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 sc[...]

39 Cleaning the Air Filter Main tenance Cleaning the Ai r Filter The ai r f ilte r should be clea ned e very 1000 hours . Remove dust f rom the ou tside of t he vent ilation ho les with a v acuum cleane r . 1000 ho urs are appro ximate. This value varies dependi ng on the en viro nment or how the proj ector is used. When it becomes difficult to rem[...]

40 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 Symptom Cause and Remedy The power is not turned o n. • Th e po wer ha s been turn ed [...]

41 T roubleshooting Others Picture Symp tom Caus e and Remedy No pi cture. • A cab le is disconn ected or the co nnection s are wrong. c Chec k that the pro per connecti ons have been made (see page 14) . • The conn ecti ons ar e wrong. c This projector is compatib le with DDC2B (Digital Data Channel 2B). I f your computer is compatible wit h D[...]

42 T roubl e shooting Sound Remote Command er/Presentation tool The pic ture is not cle ar . • The pict ure is ou t of focu s. c Ad just the focus ( see pa ge 18). • Conde nsa tion has ac cumulate d on t he lens. c Leav e the projector for about two hours wi th the po wer on. The imag e extends beyond the scre en. The AP A key has been pressed [...]

43 T roubleshooting Others Other s Indicators The comp uter canno t be controlled with the presentatio n tool (VPL- CX86 on ly). • T he USB cable is be ing used. • The Air Sh ot is not being us ed. c The presentatio n tool is designed to be used with th e Air Shot. Use the Re mote Co mmande r to oper ate the dev ice connec ted via t he USB cabl[...]

44 T roubl e shooting W arning Messages Use the li st below to check the mean ing of the messag es displayed on the screen. Caution Messages Use the li st below to check the mean ing of the messag es displayed on the screen. Messa ges List Messa ge Meanin g and Rem edy High temp.! Probab ly use in high alti tude. S witch t o high alti tude m ode on[...]

45 Specifications Others Specification s Optical characteristics Projec tion system 3 LCD pane ls, 1 lens, projection system LCD pane l 0 .79- inc h XGA pan el, a bout 2,360,000 pi xels (786,432 pixels × 3) Lens 1.2 times zoom lens (powered) f 23.5 to 28.2 mm /F1.6 to 1.78 Lamp 190 W UHP Proj ected picture siz e 40 to 300 in ches (meas ured diagon[...]

46 Specifications negati ve Hor izont al sync in put : 1-5 Vp -p high impeda nce, positive/ negati ve VD: V ertical sy nc input: 1 -5 Vp-p high impeda nce, positive/ negati ve A UDIO: St ereo min ijack (Commo n INPUT A/ B), rated input 500 mVrm s, input impedanc e 47 kilohms INPUT B Analog RGB: HD D-sub 1 5-pin (fema le) R: 0.7 Vp-p ±2 dB (75 ohms[...]

47 Specifications Others Optional accessories USB wireless L AN module IFU-WLM2 Pro je ctor Lamp LMP-C190 (for repla cement) Signal Cable SMF-402 (HD D-sub 15-pin (male) y 3 × phono type (male) ) Some of the items may not be a vailable in some ar eas. F or details, please cons ult you r near est Son y dea ler . Pin as signme nt INPUT A connector ([...]

48 Specifications Preset signals Memory No. Preset signal fH (kHz) fV (H z) Sync S IZE 1 V ide o 60 Hz 60 Hz 15.734 59 .940 2 V ide o 50 Hz 50 Hz 15.625 50 .000 3 480/60i 480/60 i 15.734 59 .940 S on G/Y or Comp osite Sync 4 575/50i 575/50 i 15.625 50 .000 S on G/Y or Comp osite Sync 5 1080/60i 1035/6 0i, 1080/60i 33.750 60. 000 S on G/ Y 6 640 × [...]

49 Specifications Others • Wh en a signal other than t he preset signals shown a bo ve is inp ut, the pict ure may n ot be display ed properl y . • Mem ory No. 22 *1 and 34 *1 show the interl ace signal. • For the Memory No. 38 *2 , the smart AP A funct ion and the AP A key of the remote commander d o not activate. Make adjus tments for th e [...]

50 Specifications W arning on power conn ection Use th e supplie d po wer co rd whe n you use th e p rojec tor in you r coun try/re gion. Othe rwise, us e a prop er po we r cord meeting the follo wing specif ications. 1) U se the c orrect pl ug for yo ur cou ntry/region. The United States, Canada Contine ntal Europe UK, Ir eland, Australi a, New Ze[...]

51 Installation Diagram Others Installatio n Dia gram This se ction describe s the exam ples of inst alling th e project or on a desk, e tc. See th e chart on page 52 concerni ng the installa tion measurem ents. The alphab etical lette rs in the illustra tion indic ate the distance s belo w . a: distance b etween the screen and th e center of the l[...]

52 Installation Diag ram a (N) = {(S S × 23 .177/0.78 74)–5 0.4} × 1.025 a (M) = {(SS × 28.1 77/0.78 74)–50 .4} × 0.975 b = x–(SS /0.7874 × 4.6 67) c = x–(S S/0.7874 × 4. 667+61.8) The instal lation measurement s and their calculat ion method for each lens are shown abo ve. The alph abetical le tters in the c harts and calculation met[...]

53 Installation Diagram Others This section desc ribes the exampl es for installing the projector on the ceiling . When ins talling the pro jector on the ceilin g, use a Projecto r Suspension Supp ort recommended by Sony . For ceil ing install ation, ask f or qualified Sony pers onnel. See th e chart on page 54 concerni ng the installa tion measure[...]

54 Installation Diag ram a’(N) = {(SS × 23.17 7/0.7874 )+51.4} × 1. 025 a’(M) = {( SS × 28 .177/0. 7874) +51.4 } × 0.97 5 x = b + (S S/0.7874 × 4.66 7+55.8) The instal lation measurement s and their calculat ion method for each lens are shown abo ve. The alph abetical le tters in the c harts and calculation method s indicate the follo wing[...]

55 “Side Shot” and “V K eystone” Adjustments Others “Side Shot” and “ V K eystone” Adju stments W ith “Side Sho t” (horiz ontal k eystone adjustmen t) pro vided for th e pro jector , you can project the pictu re from the side of the screen. When projecting with “Side Shot” adjustment on ly , y ou can adjust the horizontal d [...]

56 “Side Shot” and “V K eystone” Adjustments • If “V Ke ystone” is set t o “Auto, ” the “Side Shot” adjustment area may be narr ow . • “V Keystone” on the INST ALL SETTING me nu is set t o “Auto” at the factory , and the vertical distortio n of the pi cture is aut omatically c orrected. Ho wev er, t h e d istortion m[...]

57 Dimensions Others Dime nsio ns Fron t Right side Unit: mm (inches ) Center of the lens Center of the projector Remote control detector Hole f or security lock Cent er of th e lens[...]

58 Dimensions Left sid e Bottom Unit: mm (inches) Project or suspens ion support mounting surf ace 97.4(3 7 / 8 ) Center of t he lens Center of th e projector Holes f or mounting a proj ector suspens ion support C e nter of gra vity of the projec tor[...]

59 Inde x Others Index A Adjusting memory of th e settings .......... .............. 26 the pict ure ............ ............... ........... ...... 27 the pict ure size/s hift ............ ........... 28, 29 Air f ilter ........ ........... ........... .................. ... 39 Auto Inpu t Search ........ ........... .............. ... 30 B Backgr[...]

60 Ind e x R Remote Co mmander ......... .................. .... 10 front re mote control d etector ........ ......... 6 locati on and fu nction of c ont rols .. ....... 10 rear remote control de tector ............ ...... 6 Reset resetta ble items .......... ............... ........... 26 resettin g an item ........ ................... ....... 26 [...]

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