Sony VPL-FX41/FX41L manual

4-178-728- 11 (1) Data Projector Opera ting Instru ctions VPL-FE40/FE40L VPL-FX40/FX40L VPL-FX41/FX41L VPL-FW41/FW41 L © 2006 Sony Cor poration Not all models are available in all countries and area. Please check with your local Sony Authorized Dealer.[...]

2 W ARNING T o reduce the risk of fi re or elec tric shoc k, do not expose this apparatu s to rain or moisture. T o av oid elect rical shoc k, do n ot open the cabinet . Refer servicing to qualified pe rson nel only . WARNING THIS APP ARA TUS MUST BE EARTHED . W ARNING When installin g the unit, inco rporate a readily acc essible dis connect de vic[...]

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4 T able of Contents Precautions .......... ................. .............. 5 Notes on Inst allation and Usage ........ 6 Unsuitable Installation ... .............. 6 Usage in High Altitude ................. 7 Unsuitable Conditions ............... ... 7 Overvie w About the Supplied Manuals .............. 8 Features ......... ................. ....[...]

5 Precautions Precautions Wa r n i n g The Instal lation Man ual contai ned in the CD-R OM is for dealers. If customers perfor m the insta llation describ ed in this manu al, an accid ent may occur, causing seriou s injury . Nev er install it by yourse lf. For inst allati on, be sur e to consult with a Sony dealer . On safety • Check that t he op[...]

6 Notes on Inst allation and Usage On LCD projector The LC D proj ector is manuf actured us ing high -precis ion tec hnolo gy . Y ou may , howev er, see ti ny black po ints a nd/or brig ht points (red, blue, or gree n) tha t cont inuousl y appear on the LCD proj e ctor . This is a norm al res ult of the man ufact uring proc ess and do es no t indi [...]

7 Notes on Inst allation and Usage Subject to direct coo l or warm air from an air-conditioner Installing in such a locatio n may cause malfunction of the un it due to mo isture conde nsatio n or rise in temp erat ure. Near a heat or smoke sensor Malfunc tion of t he sensor m ay be c a use d. V er y dusty , extremely smoky A v oid installi ng the u[...]

8 About the Supplied Manuals / F eatures B Over view About th e Supplied Manuals The following manuals and softwares are supp lied with the proje cto r . On Macin tosh syst em, you ca n read only th e Operating Instructions and Insta llation Manual for Dealers. Manuals Safet y Regulations (separately printed man ual) This ma nual d escrib es impo r[...]

9 Feat ures Overview * The opti onal le ns VPLL -1008 can adj ust the focus ma nually . Also, optio nal lenses are a vailabl e for the proj ector, depend ing o n your set up condition . * The option al lenses are av ailable for VPL- FE40, VPL-FX 40, VPL-FX 41 and VP L- FW41 e quippe d wi th a s tandard lens only . Center positione d lens The projec[...]

10 Location and Funct ion of Controls • Kensington is a registered tr ademark of Kensington T echno logy Gro up. • Macintosh i s a registered tradem ark of Apple Inc. • VESA is a registered trade mark of the V ideo Electron ics Standa rd Ass ociation. • Display Data Channel is a trademar k of the V ideo Electron ics Standa rd Ass ociation. [...]

11 Location and Function of Controls Overview f Air filter cove rs The air filter of V PL-FX41 /FW41 ca n be set on one side on ly . T o maintain optimal performance, cl ean the air filter when ever y ou rep lace the lam p . F or de tails, see “Clea ning the A ir F i lter” o n page 44. g Rear remote control detector h Connector Panel F or detai[...]

12 Location and Funct ion of Controls – Flashes in re d when th e internal temperatu re is h igh or the el ectrical system has failed. – Lights in green when the proj ector is turned on, and when it is ready to oper ate. – Flashes in g reen from th e time when the pro jector is turn ed on u ntil the projecto r is ready to o perate. Also, flas[...]

13 Location and Function of Controls Overview A UDIO input L (MO NO)/R (phono type) Connect t o the audio output of vide o equipme nt. For stereo e quipment u se both the L an d R jack s; for mona ural equipment use the L (MONO) jack only . 2 / 3 INPUT A/INPUT B Analog RG B connector (HD D-s ub 15-pin, f e male) Connects to extern al equipme nt suc[...]

14 Location and Funct ion of Controls The k eys th at hav e the s ame n a me s as th ose on the c ontrol pane l function identically . a ? / 1 (On/Standby) key b INPUT A/B/C/D/E keys Selects t he inpu t signal output from th e connect or of t he same name as th ose of the Remot e Comman der . c AIR SHOT ke y Displays the Netwo rk Presentation Home.[...]

15 Location and Function of Controls Overview m MUTING keys Cut off the picture and sound. • PIC : Cuts o ff the picture . Press again to restore the pict ure. • A UDIO: Press to temporarily cut the audio out put from t he speaker or audio signal from the A UDIO jack of OUTP UT . Press a gain or pre ss the V OLUME+ k ey to re store the sound. n[...]

16 Installing the Projector B Pr ojecting the Pic ture Installing t he Pr o jector The f ollowing ta ble gives an exampl e of i nstalli ng th e standa rd len s supp lied wi th VPL- FE40/ FX40/ FX41/FW4 1. For details on installatio n, ceiling installation or when you use an optional lens, be sure to refer to the operating instruc tions of “Instal[...]

17 Connecting the Projector Proj ecting the Pict ure Connecting the Projector When you connect the projector , make sure to: • T urn of f all equi pment bef ore ma king an y connectio ns. • Use the prop er cables for each co nnection . • Insert the cabl e plugs firmly; loose connectio ns may increa se noise and reduce pe rformance of picture [...]

18 Connecting the Projector appear proper ly . Set y our com puter t o output the sign al to only t he extern al monitor . F or deta ils, refe r to the op erating instructio ns supplied with your comput e r . T o conn ect a Maci ntosh co mpute r equipp ed with a v ideo ou tput co nnecto r of a ty pe having two ro ws of pins, use a co mmercially a v[...]

19 Connecting the Projector Proj ecting the Pict ure This se ction describe s ho w to conn ect th e proj ec tor to a VC R. For more information, refer to the instru ction ma nuals of the equipm ent you are con necting. T o connect to a video or S video output connec tor A Au dio connecting cabl e (not supplie d) F or ster eo equipme nt use bo th th[...]

20 Projecting Pr o jecting 1 Plug the A C power cord into a wall outlet, then connect all equipment. The ON/ST ANDBY indi cator lights in red and the proje ctor goes int o standby mode. 2 Press the ? / 1 key . The ON/ST ANDBY indicato r flashes in green, an d then light s in green. 3 T urn o n the equipment connected to the projector . 4 Press the [...]

21 Projecting Proj ecting the Pict ure F or deta ils, see “Auto Input Sea r ch” in the F unct ion menu on page 36. • The Sm art A P A featu re is effective for the input (ana log) sign al fr om a comput er only . (It is not ef fecti ve for digital computer signal .) 5 Switch the equipment connected to output to the projector . Depend ing on t[...]

22 T urning Off th e P ow er 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 con firm that you want to turn of f the po wer . The m ess age di sappea rs if you press any ke y other than the ? / 1 k ey , or if you do not press any key for appr oxima tely fiv e second s. 2 Press th[...]

23 Selecting the Menu Language Convenient Functions B Convenie nt Functi o ns Selecting th e Menu Lang uage Y ou can select one of sixt een lang uages for displa ying the m enu and o ther on -scree n displays . The f actory setting is Englis h. T o chan ge th e menu la nguage, proc eed a s follo ws: 1 Plug the A C power cord into a wall outlet. 2 P[...]

24 Secu rity Lock The menu changes to the selecte d langua ge. T o clear th e 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. Security Lock The projec tor is equipped with a security lock func tion. Wh en you turn the po wer of the pr oject or on, yo u are required to in put the pr e vi ous[...]

25 Sec uri ty L ock Convenient Functions Enter the password on this screen. 3 Enter the password again to confirm. When “Securi ty Lock Enabl ed!” is displa yed on the menu s creen , the setting fo r security lock i s completed. If “ In vali d Pa sswor d!” is displaye d on the menu scr een, pe rform thi s procedur e again from ste p 1. 4 T [...]

26 Other Functions Other Fun ctions If you will be using a circuit breaker to turn the power for the entire sy stem on and off, set the dire ct po w er on func tion to “O n. ” Y ou can turn the po w er on/of f without pressing the po wer ke y on the proje ctor . Afte r the po wer is turned o ff, t he internal circuitry will cause the fan to aut[...]

27 Using a MENU Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu B Adjust ments and Settings Us ing a Me nu Usin g a MENU The projector is equip ped with an on-s creen menu f or making variou s adjustment s and settings. S ome of the adjustab le/setting item s are displa yed i n a p op-up menu , in a setting menu or adju stment m enu with no main me nu, or [...]

28 Using a MENU 4 Make the setting or adjustment of an item. • When changing t he adj ustme nt lev el: T o i ncrease the n umber , press th e M or , key . T o decrease the numb er , press t he m or < key . Press the ENTER key to restore the pre vious scr een. • When changin g the se tting: Press the M or m key to chang e the setting. Press t[...]

29 The Picture Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu The Picture Menu The Pictu re menu is used for adjus ting the pictur e. 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 justabl e/setti ng items” on page 40. When the video signal is input When the signal is input fr om[...]

30 The Picture M enu DDE (Dynamic Detail Enhanc er) Acco rding t o the film sou rce you have sele cted, make a sett ing for pl ayba ck. • Fil m: N orm ally , se lect this op tion. Repr oduces the 2-3 Pull-Do wn film s o urces wit h smooth pictu re move ment. When the video sign al with a format ot her tha n the 2-3 Pull-Do wn is input, “Progres[...]

31 The Screen Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu The Screen Menu The Screen me nu is used t o adjust the i nput signal . Y ou can also adju st the aspect ratio of the picture. Items that can be adjusted o r set depend on the kind of inp ut signals. F or deta ils, see “Input sign als and ad justabl e/setti ng items” on page 40. Aspect [...]

32 The Screen Menu • Note that if the proj ector is used for profit or fo r public vie w ing, modif ying the origi nal picture b y switching t o the aspect mode may constitute an infrin gement of the rig hts of autho rs or produce rs, which are le gally prot ecte d. Over Sca n Hid es the outl ine of the pi cture . • On: Hides th e outline of th[...]

33 The Screen Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu • Fo r Aspe ct, “ Aspe ct” i tsel f or a p art of the setting items canno t be displa yed on th e scre en accordi ng to the in put sig nal. Also , “Full 1 ” and “Fu ll 2, ” or “Ful l 1” and “4 :3” ma y becom e the same image s. This projecto r has 48 t ypes of pre set [...]

34 The Setup Menu The Setup Menu The Setu p menu is used for changing the settin gs of the pr ojector . Setting items Functions Initial setting Stat us Sets wheth er o r not the on -screen displ ay i s dis playe d. Set to “Of f” to turn off t h e on-sc reen displa ys exc ept for the me nus, message when turnin g off the po wer, and wa rning m e[...]

35 The Setup Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu • If you tu rn on “High Altit u de Mode” t o “On” at a n altitude less than 1 ,500 m (4,921 f eet), the project or may reduce th e reliabi lity of th e lamp. • When “High Alti tude Mode” is set to “ On”, the number of turns of the f an increa ses, and th e fan noise be co[...]

36 The Function Menu The Funct ion Menu The Function men u is used for changing the settin gs of the v arious functions o f the proje ctor . Setting items Functions Initial setting Smart AP A The AP A (Auto Pix el Alignment) au tomatically adjus ts “Phas e, ” “P itch” and “Shi ft” in the Sc reen menu for the inpu t signa l from a co mpu[...]

37 The Function Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu • Pre ss the AP A key when the full image is displ ayed o n the sc reen . If the pr oject ed image includ es a black p ortion aroun d it, the AP A func tion will not work prope rly and some par ts of the image may not be displaye d on t he screen. • Y ou ca n cancel the adj ustme nt b[...]

38 The Installation Menu The Installation Menu The Installa tion menu is used for cha nging the se ttings of the proje ctor . Lamp Mode Standard All ID Mode Illumination Direct Po wer On Setting items Functions Initial set ting V Keystone C orre cts the vertical trap ezoi dal disto rtion o f the pic ture. Wh en the bo ttom of the tr apezo id is lon[...]

39 The Installation Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu • Since the V k eystone function is an electro nic correc tion, sometime s the image wil l be dete rior ated. • Depending on the pi cture positi on adjusted with the lens shi ft feature, th e aspect ra tio of the pic ture may ch ange fro m the or iginal or pictur e distort ion may[...]

40 The Information Menu The Information Menu The Inform ation me nu display s the model name, serial number , the h orizonta l and v ertical frequencies of t he input sig nal and the cumul ated ho urs of usage of the la mp. • f H (hor izontal frequen cy) and f V(vertic al freq uency) ma y not be d isplay ed dep ending on the in put sign al us ed [...]

41 The Information Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu z : Ad just abl e/ca n be set – : N ot ad just ab le/c ann ot b e set *1 : E xcept B & W *2 : NTSC 3.58 and NTSC 4.43 only , except B & W *3 : P reset memor y No. 3, 4 only *4 : P reset memor y No. 3, 4, 7, 8 only Screen men u z : Ad just abl e/ca n be set – : N ot ad just [...]

42 Replacing the Lamp B Maint enanc e Replacing th e Lamp The lamp use d as a light source i s a consumab le prod uct. Th us repla ce this la mp with a ne w one in the fo llo wing cases. • When t he lamp has burnt out or dims • “Please repl ace the Lamp and cl ean the Filter . ” appears on the screen. • The LAMP /CO VER indicato r flashes[...]

43 Replacing the Lamp Main tenance • 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 . 6 Restore th e lamp co ver to th e original position and t ighten the three scre ws with the phillips scre wdriver . Be sur e to atta ch the lamp cover se cure ly as it was. If not,[...]

44 Cleaning the Air Filter Cleaning th e Air Filter The air f ilter should be cleaned whe nev er you repl ace the lamp. Remov e the air f ilter , and then remov e the dust with a vacuum cleaner. The time ne eded to cle an the air f ilter will vary dependin g on the environment or how the projector is used. 1 T u rn the power off and unplug the po w[...]

45 T roubleshooting Others B Others T r ouble shoot ing If the projector appe ars to be operat ing erratically , try to diagnose and correct the proble m using the follo wing instructions . If the prob lem pers ists, consult with qualif ied Sony personnel. Pow e r Picture Symp tom Cause an d Remed y The power is not tur ned on. • The power h as b[...]

46 T roubl eshooting Sound “Ple ase chec k Input- C Signal Sel. ” appear s in spite of inputting th e correct sig nal from INPUT C. The setting of “Input-C Sign al Sel. ” in t he Setup menu is incorrect. c Select “Com puter, ” “V id eo G BR” o r “C ompone nt” c orrect ly accord ing to th e input s ignal (se e page 3 5). On-s cre[...]

47 T roubleshooting Others Remot e Commander Other s Indicators Symp tom Cause an d Remed y The Remote Commander does no t work. • T he R emote C omma nder batt eries ar e d ead. c Replac e them wi th ne w batt eries ( see pa ge 15). • The COMMAND ON/OFF switch is set to OFF . c Set it to ON . • T he ID num ber of th e project or assigne d in[...]

48 T roubl eshooting W arning Messages Use the li st below to check t he meanin g of the messages disp layed on the scree n. Caution Messages Use the li st below to check t he meanin g of the messages disp layed on the scree n. Messa ges List Messa ge Meanin g and Rem edy High temp.! Lamp o ff i n 1 min. The int ernal tempe ratur e is too hig h. c [...]

49 Specifications Others Specification s Optical characteristics Projec tion system 3 LCD pane ls, 1 lens, 3 primary colo r sh utte r sy ste m LCD pa nel VPL-FE4 0: 0.79 -inch (20. 1 mm) SXGA+ panel, 4 ,410,000 pix els (1400 × 1050 × 3) VPL-FX4 0/FX41: 0 .79-inch (20.1 mm) XGA panel, 2,359,296 p ixels (10 24 × 768 × 3) VPL-FW41 : 0.75-in ch (19[...]

50 Specifications 1) Set th e res oluti on a nd the fr equ ency of the signal of th e connec ted com puter with in the range of ac ceptable pre set signals of the projector. Applicabl e video signals 15 k RGB 50/60 H z, Progressive compone nt 50/60 Hz, DTV (480/60i, 575 /50i, 480 /60p, 575/50p, 720/60p , 720/50p, 1080/60i , 1080/50i, 10 80/60p, 108[...]

51 Specifications Others Heat dissipat ion 1365 BTU Oper atin g tem perature 0°C to 35°C (3 2°F to 95°F) Oper atin g humidity 35% to 85% (n o condensa tion) Stor age temp erature –20°C to +60°C (–4°F t o +1 40°F) Storag e humidit y 10% to 90% Supplie d acce ssories Remote Commander ( 1) Size A A (R6) batteries (2) Lens cap (1) (VPL-FE 4[...]

52 Specifications 100 inch es (2,540 m m): 48 40 to 6630 mm 200 inch es (5,080 m m): 97 70 to 13350 mm 300 inches (7 ,620 mm): 14 700 to 20060 mm VPL-FW41: 100 inch es (2,540 m m): 50 80 to 6960 mm 200 inches (5,080 m m): 10260 to 14010 mm 300 inches (7,620 m m): 15440 to 21070 mm Max imum e xter nal dime nsio ns 97 × 87 × 180 mm (W × H × D) We[...]

53 Specifications Others Preset signals Memor y No. Prese t signal fH (kHz) fV (Hz) Sync Analo g sign als Digital signal s 1 V ide o 60 Hz V i deo 60 H z 15.734 59.940 – z 2 V ide o 50 Hz V i deo 50 H z 15.625 50.000 – z 3 480/6 0i DTV 480/60i 15.734 59. 940 S on G/ Y zz 4 575/5 0i DTV 575/50i 15.625 50. 000 S on G/ Y zz 5 480/ 60p 480/ 60p (NT[...]

54 Specifications 31 800 × 600 VESA 56 35. 156 56. 250 H -pos, V- p o s z 32 V ESA 60 37.879 60.317 H-p os, V- p o s zz 33 V ESA 72 48.077 72.188 H-p os, V- p o s z 34 V ESA 75 ( IBM M5) 46.875 75. 000 H-p os, V- p o s z 35 V ESA 85 53.674 85.061 H-p os, V- p o s z 36 832 × 624 Mac 16 49. 724 74. 550 H -neg, V- n e g zz 37 1024 × 76 8 V ESA 60 4[...]

55 Specifications Others Preset memor y No. at the input signal Analog sig nals Digital sig nals • 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 isplay ed properl y . • An in put sig nal me ant for s cree n resolu tion di fferent from that of the pane l will no t be disp layed in its origina[...]

56 Dimensions Dimensions Fr ont To p Unit: mm (inches) Center of the le ns 532 (21) 497 (19 5 / 8 ) 133 (5 1 / 4 ) 65.4 (2 5 / 8 ) 65.4 (2 5 / 8 ) 133 (5 1 / 4 ) 116 (4 5 / 8 ) 29.5 (1 3 / 16 ) 145 (5 3 / 4 ) 87.5 (3 1 / 2 ) 47.5 (1 7 / 8 ) 27.5 (1 1 / 8 ) 71 (2 7 / 8 ) 26 (1 1 / 16 ) 100 (4) 7.6 ( 5 / 16 ) 24.5 ( 31 / 32 ) 13 ( 17 / 32 ) 500 (19 3[...]

57 Dimensions Others Side Unit: mm (inches ) 82 (3 1 / 4 ) 41.6 (1 11 / 16 ) 34.7 (1 3 / 8 ) 55 (2 1 / 4 ) 112 (4 1 / 2 ) 133 (5 1 / 4 ) 34 (1 3 / 8 ) 298 (11 3 / 4 ) 279 (11) 112 (4 1 / 2 ) 16.5 ( 21 / 32 ) 9.5 ( 3 / 8 ) 27 (1 1 / 8 ) 352 (13 7 / 8 ) 330 (13) 77 ( 3 1 / 32 ) 95 (3 3 / 4 ) 80 (3 1 / 4 ) 145 (5 3 / 4 ) 89 (3 1 / 2 ) 24.5 ( 31 / 32 )[...]

58 Dimensions Rea r Bottom Unit: mm (inches ) 40 (1 5 / 8 ) 120 (4 3 / 4 ) 82 (3 1 / 4 ) 33.6 (1 3 / 8 ) 25 (1) 25 (1) 71 (2 7 / 8 ) 40 (1 5 / 8 ) 90 (3 5 / 8 ) 96 (3 7 / 8 ) 24.3 ( 31 / 32 ) 10 ( 13 / 32 ) 15 ( 19 / 32 ) V entilat ion holes (Exhaust ) Speak ers 16.7 ( 11 / 16 ) 454.8 (18 ) 163 (6 1 / 2 ) 140 (5 1 / 2 ) 219 (8 5 / 8 ) 124 (5) 124 ([...]

59 Inde x Others Index A Adju st Sign al AP A ....... ........... .......... ............... .......... 32 Phase .. ........... ........... .............. ........... ... 32 Pitch ... ........... ........... .............. ........... ... 32 Shift ....... .................. .............. ........... ... 32 Adjusting memory of th e settings .......[...]

60 Ind ex Po wer turn of f ............. .............. ........... ........... 22 Precautions ...... .... .......... ................... ......... 5 Projecting ............... ............... ........... ....... 20 R Remote Co mmander ............. ........... ....... 14 front re mote control d etector ........... .... 10 locati on and fu nction o[...]

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