Sony VPLDX145 manual

4-444-750- 11 (2) © 2012 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-DX145/DX125 VPL-DW125 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 Control Panel K e ys ........ ........... ........... ... 5 Prepa ration Connecting the Pro jector ..... ........... ... 8 Conne[...]

3 T able of Contents USB Me dia Vie we r Using USB Media V iewer ................ 36 Thumbnail Mod e ............. ........... 37 Option Menu ... ........... ................. 37 Display Mode ........................ ..... 38 Option Menu ... ........... ................. 38 Slidesho w Mode .............. ........... 38 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 12) b Zoom r ing (p age 12) c Lens d Remote control detector e Foot adjust butto n (page 13) f Front f oot (adjust able) (page 13) g Air filter cover/V entilation ho les (intake) (page 46) h Lamp cover (page 44) i Rear feet (adjustable) (pag[...]

5 Location and Function of Controls Overview Input (pag es 8, 9) 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 i deo 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 16) MENU key RESET key ENTER / V / v / B / b (arr ow) k eys RETURN key d Adjusting th e image (page 12) ASPECT key (page 18) KEYST ONE ke y (page 14) P A TTERN key This functio n is no t a v ailabl e. AP A (A uto Pix el Alignment) ke y * (page 14) * Use this k ey whe n inputting a co mpu[...]

7 Location and Function of Controls Overview 6 Press th e ENTER key . The screen retu rns to the pre vious men u. For details on ECO Mode set tings, see “Lamp Mode, ” “W it h No Input, ” “With Sta tic Signal ” an d “Sta ndb y Mod e” on the Connec tion/Power menu (page 2 4). Other s g Infrared transmitter About remote com mander oper[...]

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 35)). Connecti ons with a DVD player or BD playe r are explained for each i nput signal . VIDEO For conne cting vide o equip ment w ith a vid eo ou tput c onnec tor . INPUT A Fo[...]

10 Connecting the Projector INPUT B • U se HDM I-com patible equip ment and ca ble(s ) that have an HD MI logo on them. • The HDMI connector of this projector is no t compatible with DSD (Direct Str eam Digital) Signal or CEC (Cons umer Ele ctronics Con trol) Signa l. USB connector (T ype A) ( ) For connecting a USB memory de vice (“Using USB[...]

11 Projecting an Image Projecting /Adjus ting an Image B Projecti ng/Adj ustin g an Im age Projecting an Ima ge The siz e of a projected image d epends o n the d istance b etween the project or and screen. Inst all the proje ctor so that the pro jected image fits the screen size. For details on projection d istances and proj ected imag e sizes, see[...]

12 Projecting an Image 7 Adjust the focus, size and position of the projected image (p age 12). Adju sting the P rojec ted i mage Focus Siz e (Zoom ) Posi tio n Focus ring Zoom ring Foot adjust button F ront f oot (adjust abl e) Rear fe et (adju stab le)[...]

13 Projecting an Image Projecting /Adjus ting an Image Adjusting t he tilt of the projector wi th the foot adjust button/rear feet (adjustable) By changing the ti lt of th e proj ector with t he foot adjust b utton/rear feet (adju stable), you can adjust th e position o f the project ed image . 1 Press and hold th e foot a djust b utto n, then lift[...]

14 Projecting 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 the Ins tal lati on men u. 2 Use the V / v / B / b [...]

15 Projecting an Image Projecting /Adjus ting an Image 1 Press the ? / 1 ke y on the unit or the remote commander . The pro jector star ts shut down and turns off. If you press the ? / 1 key w ithin 10 seco nds o f the message being display ed, shut down is canceled. 2 Unplug the A C po wer cord from the wall outlet. T o turn off with out displayin[...]

16 Using a MENU B Adjust ments an d Set tings Us ing a M enu Using a MEN U The m enu dis plays u sed for the explan ation below may b e different dependi ng on t he mod el you are usin g. 1 Press the MENU key to display the menu. 2 Select the setting menu. Use the V / v key to select the settin g menu then press the b key or EN TER key . 3 Select t[...]

17 The Picture Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu The Picture Menu The Pictu re is used to adjust the picture for eac h input signa l. *1: Whe n a co mp ute r sign al is in put, thi s op tion is availa bl e. *2: The settings in the Pict ure ret urn to thei r factor y defaults, except for Pi cture M ode. *3: When a vide o signal is input, [...]

18 The Screen Menu The Sc reen Menu The Screen menu i s used t o adjust the s ize, posit ion and aspect rat io of the proje cted imag e for each inp ut signal. Items Item descript ions Aspect *1 Changes the aspe ct ratio of th e projec ted imag e (pag e 20). VPL-DX145/DX125 : When t he c omput er sig nal is inpu t 4:3: D ispla ys the image to fit t[...]

19 The Screen Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu *1: • Note that if the pr ojector is us ed fo r profit or for p ublic viewing, mo difyi ng the origi nal pict ure by swi tching to the aspe ct mode may c onstitute a n infring ement of the rights of authors or produce rs, w hich are l egally p rotecte d. • Depending on the input signal,[...]

20 The Screen Menu Aspect VPL-DX145/DX125 *1: If y ou 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 you select “4:3, ” 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.[...]

21 The Screen Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu VPL-D W125 * 1: If you sel ec t “Nor mal , ” the imag e i s 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 s elect “Full2 , ” the image is projec ted to f it the projec ted image size, r ega rdless of th[...]

22 The Function Menu The Functio n Menu The Fu nction men u is us ed for set ting v a riou s fu nctions of the proje ctor . *1: AP A functions when a c omputer s ignal is i nput via the RGB input conn ector (I NPUT A). Item s Ite m descri pt ions V olume The higher th e v alue, the louder an audio v olume and th e lo wer th e v alue, the lo wer the[...]

23 The Operation Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu The Operation Me nu The Operat ion menu is used for se tting for th e operatio ns b y using the men u or the remote comma nde r . *1: Y ou will not be able to use th e projec tor if you forget your passwor d. If you ca ll qual ified Sony personn el becau se you have forgotten th e passwo[...]

24 The Connection/Po wer Menu The Co nnectio n/P ow er Men u The Connec tion/Po wer menu is used f or setting for the conn ection s and po wer . Items Item descript ions LAN Settings IP A ddre ss Set up A uto (DHCP): The IP addre ss is a ssigned automa tically f rom the DH CP ser ver such as a r oute r . Manual : T o specify the IP Address ma nuall[...]

25 The Connection/P ow er Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu *1: Thi s may n ot be opt imum de pendin g on the i nput si gnal. In thi s case, set manua lly acc ording to the conn ected eq uipme nt. *2: Sel ect “O ff” to av oid ente ring st andby mode when th ere is no input sign al. *3: This v a ries depe ndin g on the “Lam p Mode?[...]

26 The Installation Menu The Installat ion Menu The Installation menu is used for instal ling the projecto r . *1: When “High Altitude Mode” is set to “ On, ” the s peed of t he fan increase s, and the f an noise becomes sl ightl y louder . *2: Since t he K eyst one adjustme nt is a n electroni c corr ection, the image may b e deteriora ted[...]

27 The Information Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Using a Menu The Information Menu The Inform ation menu is used to check projecto r status, such as total usage t ime of the lamp. *1: These ite ms may not be disp laye d de pen ding on t he in put si gnal . Items Item des criptions Model Name Displays the model name. Seri al N o. Displa ys the ser[...]

28 Using Network Features B Network Using Network Features Connectio n to the network allo ws you to ope rate the follo wing features : • Check ing the current statu s of the projector via a W eb browser . • Remot ely contro lling the pro jector via a W eb br o wser . • Receiving the e-ma il report via the p rojecto r . • Making th e netw o[...]

29 Using Network Features Network 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 t[...]

30 Using Network Features Set the e- mail rep ort functi on on the Setu p page. Entered v alues will not be applied unless you c lick on [App ly]. 1 Click on [Owner inform ation] t o enter the o wner information recorded in the e-mail repo rt. 2 Set the timing of the e-mail report. Click on [Mail Report] to open th e Mail Report page. Lamp Re min d[...]

31 Using Network Features Network SMTP A uthentication: Check this 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 [...]

32 Using Presentation Func tion via Network B Pr esenta tion F uncti on via N etwork Using Presentation Function via Netw ork The Pres entation Functio n via Ne twor k enable s you to do the fo llo wing: • Conne ct a maxim um of 8 comp uters to the projecto r . • Projec t images from a maxi mum of 4 comp uters simultan eously . • Connect a US[...]

33 Using Presentation Funct ion via Network Presen tation Fun ction via Ne twork 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[...]

34 Using Presentation Func tion via Network Using th e Control ler Items Functions Sta rt pr oj ectin g an ima ge. Pause proj ecting an image. Sto p proj ect ing an image (scree n turns black ). Change the app lication settings . Disc onn ect f ro m the projec tor . Select a pr ojection metho d the n sta rt pr oj ecti ng a n ima ge. Projection meth[...]

35 Projecting an Im age using USB Connection Projecting an Image using USB C onnection B Pro jecti ng an Image using U SB Con necti on Projecting an Image using USB Co nnection Y ou can al so projec t an image simpl y by connecti ng the project or and comp uter with a USB A- B cable (no t supplied). Projec ting an ima ge us ing USB co nnecti on r e[...]

36 Using USB M edia Viewer B USB M edia V i ewer Usi ng USB M ed ia Vie wer Y ou can browse image files stored in a USB mem ory device inserted in the USB conn ector of the proj ector , without us ing a c omput er . Supporte d storage medi a and file format: • S uppor ted sto rage medi a: USB flash m emory • S uppor ted form at of stor age med [...]

37 Using USB M edia Viewer USB Media Vie w er Press t he V / v / B / b ke y on the remote co mmande r to select an imag e, then press t he ENTER key . The opti on menu appea rs in the lower part of the screen . Y o u can se lect the display order o f thumbn ails an d display m ethod of image f iles. • F iles wit hout thu mbnail d ata (in cludin g[...]

38 Using USB M edia 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 . T he slideshow pauses an d the opt ion menu[...]

39 Using USB M edia Viewer USB Media Vie w er Option Menu Items It em descripti ons Hide t he option m enu. Retu rn to the th umb nail mod e (p age 3 7). Display the pre vious image. Display the next ima ge. Press th e V / v key to change th e slidesho w time interv al. Slidesh ow time interval After 3 second s, d ispl ay the n e xt im age. After 5[...]

40 Ind icato rs B Others Indicators The indi cators al low checking the st atus and no tify yo u of abnor mal operat ion of t he projecto r . If the projector exhi bits abnorm al status, add ress the pr oblem in acco rdance with the tab le belo w . ON/ST ANDBY indicator LAMP/CO VER indicator Stat us Meaning/ Remedies Light s in red The proj ector i[...]

41 Messages List Oth er s Messages List When any of the messa ges lis ted below appears on the p rojected i mage, addre ss the pro blem in accordan ce with the tab le below . Mess ages M eaning/ Remedy Page High temp.! Lamp of f i n 1 min. Check the ite ms belo w . • Check if noth ing is blo cking th e vent ilation h oles. • Check if th e air f[...]

42 T roubleshooting T r oubleshooting Befo re askin g to have the proj ector repair ed, try to diagnos e the pr oblem, foll o wing the instructio ns belo w . Symptoms Remedy Pa ge The power is no t turne d on. Ch eck if th e AC power cord is firml y c onn ecte d. – When t he “C ont rol K ey Lo ck” is se t t o “On, ” you cann ot t urn on t[...]

43 T roubleshooting Oth er s The image is dark/too brig ht. The settings for “Bri ghtnes s, ” “C ontrast , ” and “Lamp M ode” affect brig htness of the ima ge. Chec k if the value is appr opri ate. 17, 24 The image will be dark when the lamp is bu rnt out. Ch eck “Lamp T imer, ” and replac e the lamp with a ne w one if necess ar y .[...]

44 Replacing the Lamp Replacing th e Lamp Replace the lamp with a new one if a message d isplayed on the projected image (page 41). Use an LMP-D213 projector lamp (not supplied) for replacement. • The lamp remains hot aft er the pr ojector i s turned of f. If y ou t ouc h the lam p, y ou may burn your f inger . W hen you replace th e lamp , wait [...]

45 Replacing the Lamp Oth er s Do not pu t your ha nds int o the lamp replac ement slot, and d o not allow any liquid o r oth er obj ects in to the s lot t o avo id electr ical sh ock or fire . 4 Insert the new lamp all the way in until it is securely in place ( 1 ). T igh ten th e two s crews ( 2 ). Fold do wn the handle to replace it ( 3 ). • B[...]

46 Cleaning the Air Filter Cleaning th e Air Filter When a me ssage appea rs on the p rojected image indic ating ti me for a f ilter cleaning, clean the air f ilter (page 4 1). If the dust cannot be removed from the air filter e ven after cleaning, repl ace the air filter with a ne w one. For d etails on p urchasing/f itting a ne w air f ilter, co [...]

47 Specifications Oth er s Specification s Items Descriptions Mode l VPL-DX1 45/DX12 5/VPL- DW125 Proj ection system 3 LCD system Displ ay device Effectiv e disp lay size VPL-D X14 5/DX12 5: 0.63 inch (16. 0 mm), 3 plate pan els, As pect rati o 4:3 VPL- D W125: 0. 59 i nch (15. 0 mm) , 3 p lat e pa nels , Aspe ct rati o 16: 10 Effective picture ele[...]

48 Specifications INPUT OUTPUT (Comp uter/vi deo) INPUT A RGB/YP B P R inpu t connect or: M ini D-sub 15 pin femal e, G with sync/Y : 1 Vp -p ± 2 dB , sync negat iv e, 75 ohms terminated, RGB/P B P R : 0.7 Vp-p ± 2 dB, 75 ohms terminated, Syn c signal : TTL lev el high impe danc e, pos iti v e/ ne ga ti v e A u dio inpu t conn ector: Stereo mini [...]

49 Specifications Oth er s *1: For det ails, ref er to “ Ac ceptable Input Si gnals” o n page 5 1. *2: In forma tion on acc essori es in this manual is current as of Septe mber 20 12. *3: Not all optio nal accesso ries are a v ailable in all countries a nd area. Pleas e check with your loca l Sony Auth orized De aler. Des ign and sp ecificati o[...]

50 Specifications Pin assignment HDMI connect or (HDMI, f emale) RGB input connector (Mini D-su b 15-pin, f emal e) USB connec tor (T ype A, female) USB connec tor (T ype B, female) 1 T .M.D.S. Dat a2 + 11 T .M. D.S. Clock Shield 2 T .M.D.S. Data2 Shield 12 T .M. D.S. Clock – 3 T .M.D.S. Dat a2 – 13 N.C. 4 T .M.D.S. Dat a1 + 14 RESER V ED (N.C.[...]

51 Specifications Oth er s Acceptable Input Signals *1 Computer signal Digital TV signal *4 Analog TV signal *1: • Wh en a sign al othe r tha n the si gnals l isted in tab le is input, the pictur e may no t be disp laye d prop erl y . • An in put sig nal m eant for sc reen resolutio n dif f eren t from t hat of the pan el will not be displaye d[...]

52 Projection Distance Pr ojection Dis tance The project ion dist ance is the dist ance bet ween the front of t he lens and the surface of the projected image. T he following describ es the p rojection d istance an d heigh t from the c enter of the len s to ed ge of screen by each projected screen size. Hei ght H is the he ight fro m the bottom of [...]

53 Projection Distance Oth er s Ceiling Inst allation L: Projec tion distan ce L H: Heig ht H from cent er of lens t o edge of sc reen 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[...]

54 Projection Distance Projection distance table (VPL-DX145) Unit: m (in ches) Projection distance form ula (VPL-DX145) 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 [...]

55 Projection Distance Oth er s Projection distance table (VPL-DX125) Unit: m (inches) Projection distance form ula (VPL-DX125) 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-D W125) Unit: m (inches) Projection distance form ula (VPL-D W125) 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 Dimensions Oth er s Dime nsio ns 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 125 E dge of l ens VPL-DX145 /VPL-D W125 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 / [...]

58 Dimensions 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 )[...]

59 Dimensions Oth er s 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 ) 2 3.9 ( 15 / 16 ) 271 (10 21 / 32 )2 2 ( 7 / 8 )[...]

60 Ind ex Index A A C IN .............. ....... ....... ........ ........... ....... .. 5 Accepta ble inp ut sign al ......... ....... ....... .... 51 Adjust S ignal .............. ....... ....... ........ ....... 19 Air f ilter ........... ....... ........... ....... ........ ....... 46 Air filte r co ver/ V entilation holes (intak e) ..... ......[...]

61 Inde x Oth er s R Rear feet (ad just able) .. ....... ....... ........ .. 4, 13 Remote com mander ........ ........ ....... ....... ..... 5 Remote con trol dete ctor ............ ........ ........ 4 Replacing the lamp ......... ........ ....... .......... 44 Reset .. ........ ....... ....... ........... ....... ........ ...... 17 S Security b ar[...]

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