Canon Sx6, Sx60, X600 Multimedia Projector Users Manual

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zYou can adjust the followings for each image mode. For detailed information on the proce-
dures, refer to Image Adjustment Menu (P89 to 95).
- Brightness Adjust this when the image is too bright or dark.
- Contrast Adjust this to decrease or increase contrast of the entire image.
- Sharpness Adjust this to soften or sharpen an image.
- Gamma Adjust this when light or dark portions of an image are obscure.
- Color adjustment
Adjust this to adjust the color level...

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Selecting a Screen Mode (Aspect)
You can select one of four screen modes depending on the aspect ratio or display resolu-
tion of your computer.
zYou can specify the aspect ratio from the menu. Refer to [Aspect] in the menu (P78).
„Full screen
Select this to project a computer screen with aspect ratio of 4:3
(SXGA+ [1400 by 1050 dots] or XGA [1024 by 768 dots]).
If you select this mode to project the computer screen with aspect
ratio of 5:4 (SXGA [1280 by 1024...

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Turning Off the Projector
1Press the [POWER] button.
A confirmation message appears on the screen.
To continue projection, wait until the confirmation message disappears (approximately
4 seconds) or press a button other than the [POWER] button.
2Press the [POWER] button again while the confirmation message is displayed.
The lamp goes off, the [POWER] indicator starts flashing in red, and it starts cooling
the lamp.
3Remove the power cord from the AC outlet.
It...

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Setting Up the Power Management Function
You can use the power management function that turns off the lamp if the projector
receives no signal input for a while.
If you enable the power management mode, the projector displays a countdown timer if the
projector is receiving no signal input and is not operated for 30 seconds, and approxi-
mately 5 minutes later the lamp is turned off and the projector goes into the power man-
agement mode.
You can select one of the...

Safety Instructions
Before Use
Setting Up the Projector
Projecting an Image from the Computer
Projecting an Image from AV Equipment
Useful Functions Available During a Presentation
Setting Up Functions from Menus
Maintenance
Troubleshooting
Appendix
Index
PROJECTING AN 
IMAGE FROM 
AV EQUIPMENT
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Projecting an Image from AV Equipment
Connecting the Projector to an AV Equipment
Connect the projector and AV equipment.
Connecting to Video Terminals
Supplied component cable
Video output
terminal
INPUT Signal: [COMPONENT] is selected 
automaticallyAV equipment
Projector
(RCA terminal) (D terminal)
Commercial 
Component 
cable
(RCA x 3)Commercial 
Component 
cable
(D terminal/
RCA x 3)
Supplied com-
ponent cable
(RCA/Mini D-sub 
15-pin)
Component 
input...

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Digital cableYou can project digital content via the HDMI or DVI 
terminal.
Digital video 
output terminal
INPUT Signal: Select [DIGITAL VIDEO] (P61)AV equipment
Projector
(HDMI terminal) (DVI terminal)
Input Terminal-1 
(DIGITAL IN) Commercial HDMI adapter cable
Commercial DVI cable
S-VIDEO cable
INPUT Signal: [S-VIDEO] is selected automati-
callyAV equipment
ProjectorS-VIDEO input 
terminal
(S-VIDEO IN)Commercial S-VIDEO video cable S-VIDEO output terminal...

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INPUT Signal: [VIDEO] is selected automati-
callyAV equipment
ProjectorVideo input
terminal
(VIDEO IN)Commercial Video cable Video output terminal
(VIDEO OUT terminal)
Video cable
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Projecting a Video Image from an AV Equipment
You can project a video image with the steps similar to those for projecting an image from a
computer.
This section provides information specific to the projection from an AV equipment.
For more detailed information for each step, refer to the corresponding page.
1Turn on the projector.   P35*
zConnect the power cord and turn on the projector (P35).
zAdjust the height of the projecting image (P38).
zSelect a display...

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Performing the Auto Setup
With the auto setup function, the following set of adjustments is performed automatically
when projecting a video image from an AV equipment. You can start the projection only
with this operation if the input signal has been appropriately selected.
1Select [DIGITAL VIDEO].
Perform the steps shown in the Selecting DIGITAL VIDEO section on page 61 before
performing the auto setup if you want to project a digital content video image.
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