Sharp Pgf212xl Manual

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Basic
Operation
3 Adjusting the Height
The height of the projector can be ad-
justed using the adjustment feet at the
front and rear of the projector.
When the screen is above the projec-
tor, the projection image can be made
higher by adjusting the projector.
1
2
3
•Do not apply too much pressure on the pro-
jector when the front adjustment foot comes
out.
•When lowering the projector, be careful not to
get your fingers caught in the area between
the adjustment foot and the projector.
•
Hold the projector firmly while lifting or carrying.•Do not hold by the lens area.
Use the rear adjustment foot to
make the projector level.
•The projector is adjustable ±2 degrees
from the standard position.
Remove your hands from the
HEIGHT ADJUST lever of the pro-
jector after its height has been
finely adjusted.
•The angle of projection is adjustable up
to 9 degrees from the surface on which
the projector is placed.
Lift the projector to adjust its
height while lifting the HEIGHT
ADJUST lever.
Info
•When adjusting the height of the projector,
trapezoidal distortion occurs. Follow the pro-
cedures in Keystone Correction to correct the
distortion. (See pages 28 and 43.)
Note
Rear adjustment foot
HEIGHT
ADJUST lever
Make small
adjustments. 
						

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0 KEYSTONEADJUST END
Correcting Trapezoidal
Distortion
When the image is projected either from
the top or from the bottom towards the
screen at an angle, the image becomes
distorted trapezoidally. The function for
correcting trapezoidal distortion is
called Keystone Correction.
•The Keystone Correction can be adjusted up
to an angle of approximately ±40 degrees and
the screen can also be set up to an angle of
approximately ±40 degrees (when the resize
mode is set to “NORMAL” (see page 30)).
Note
1
2
3
Press KEYSTONE.•The on-screen display of the Keystone
Correction mode will disappear.
•You can also use KEYSTONE on the pro-
jector.
Press P/Q or O/R to adjust the
Keystone Correction.
•You can also adjust the Keystone Cor-
rection using the adjustment buttons on
the projector.
Press KEYSTONE to enter the
Keystone Correction mode.
•You can also display the on-screen dis-
play of the Keystone Correction mode
with KEYSTONE on the projector.
•To return to the default setting, press RETURN
while the on-screen display of the Keystone
Correction mode is on the screen.
Note
On-screen display
(Keystone Correction mode)
Shrinks upper side.
(Move the slide bar in the + direction.)
Shrinks lower side.
(Move the slide bar in the - direction.)
•While adjusting the image using Keystone
Correction, straight lines and the edges of the
image may appear jagged.
Info
KEYSTONE button Adjustment buttons
(P/R/O/Q)
RETURN button
Image Projection (Continued) 
						

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Basic
Operation
Displaying the Black Screen
and Turning off the Sound
Temporarily
Adjusting the Volume
Switching the Input Mode
Press COMPUTER, DVI, S-VIDEO or
VIDEO on the remote control to select
the input mode.
•When you press INPUT on the projector or DVI
on the remote control, the INPUT list appears.
Press P/R to switch the INPUT mode.
Select the appropriate input mode for
the connected equipment.
Press VOL +/– on the remote control or
–O/Q+ on the projector to adjust the vol-
ume.
•Pressing VOL–/–O will lower the volume.
•Pressing VOL+/Q+ will raise the volume.
•When the projector is connected to exter nal
equipment, the volume level of the exter nal equip-
ment changes in accordance with the volume
level of the projector. Set the projector’s volume
to the lowest level when tur ning the projector on/
off or when changing the input signal.
•When you do not want to output the sound from
the projector’s speaker while the projector is con-
nected to external equipment, set “Speaker” in
“PRJ-ADJ” menu to “Off”. (See page 45.)
Press AV MUTE on the remote control
to temporarily display a black screen
and turn off the sound.
•Pressing AV MUTE again will turn the pro-
jected image back on.
On-screen display
Note
Note
On-screen displayVOL +/– (Volume)
buttons COMPUTER, DVI,
S-VIDEO, VIDEO
buttons
AV MUTE button 
						

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Resize Mode
This function allows you to modify or customize the resize mode to enhance the input image. De-
pending on the input signal, you can choose a desired image.
Press RESIZE .• See page 43 for setting on menu screen.RESIZE
button
COMPUTER
STRETCH
For 4:3 screen For 16:9 screen
Input signal
Image type
NORMAL FULL BORDER
4:3 aspect ratio
5:4 aspect ratio
16:10 aspect ratio 16:9 aspect ratio
: Cutout area on which images cannot be projected
: Area where the signals are off screen
The Image Shift function can be used for these images.
Same as NORMAL mode.
Computer
Resolution lower than XGA
XGA
Resolution
higher than XGA
SXGA (1280  ´ 1024)
1280  ´ 720
1280  ´ 768
1280  ´ 800
1360 
´ 768
1366  ´ 768
DOT BY DOT
*1
*1
*2*2
*2*2
*1*1
*1*1
*1*2
4:3 aspect ratio
Other aspect ratios
Main resolutionSVGA (800  × 600)XGA (1024  × 768)SXGA (1152  × 864)UXGA (1600  × 1200)SXGA (1280  × 1024)1280  × 7201360  × 7681366  × 7681280  × 768
1280  × 800
NORMAL
1024  × 768
968  × 7681024  × 5761024  × 5781024  × 5761024  × 614
1024  × 640
BORDER
768  × 576
720  × 576———960  × 576
922  × 576
STRETCH
1024  × 576
———
1024  × 576
DOT BY DOT800  × 600—1152  × 8641600  × 12001280  × 10241280  × 7201360  × 7681366  × 7681280  × 768
1280  × 800
Image Projection (Continued)
FULL
—
1024  × 768 
						

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Basic
Operation
VIDEOVIDEO/DTV
*1
*1
*1
*1
*1
*1
*1
*1
*2*2
4:3 aspect ratio
Squeeze
Letter box
16:9 aspect ratio 16:9 aspect ratio
(4:3 aspect ratio in 16:9)
For 4:3 screen For 16:9 screen Input signal
Image type NORMAL Video/DTV
480I, 480P,
576I, 576P,
NTSC, PAL,
SECAM
720P, 1035I,
1080I, 1080P
540P
: Cutout area on which images cannot be projected
: Area on which the image is not included in the original signals
The Image Shift function can be used for these images.
Same as NORMAL mode.
BORDER STRETCH AREA ZOOMV-STRETCH
*1*2
About Copyrights
•When using the RESIZE function to select an image size with a different aspect ratio to
a TV program or video image, the image will look different from its original appearance.
Keep this in mind while choosing an image size.
•The use of the Resize or Keystone Correction function to compress or stretch the image
for commercial purposes/public displays in a café, hotel, etc. may be an infringement of
copyright protected by law for copyright holders. Please use caution. 
						

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Operating with the Remote Control
Displaying and Setting the
Break Timer
Press BREAK TIMER .•The timer starts to count down from 5
minutes.1
2
Press  P/R /O /Q  to adjust the
length of the break time.
• Increases with  P or  Q
5 minutes  s 6 minutes  s 60 minutes•Shortens with  O or  R4 minutes  s 3 minutes  s1 minute
• The break time can be set in units of one
minute (up to 60 minutes).
On-screen display
Canceling the break timer display function
Press  BREAK TIMER .
•Break Timer does not function while the pro-
jector is operating the “Auto Sync”, “FREEZE”
or “AV MUTE” functions.
Note
Switching the Eco+Quiet
Mode
Press  ECO+QUIET  to switch the
Eco+Quiet mode between on and off.
• When the Eco+Quiet Mode is set to “ON”, the
sound of the cooling fan will turn down, the
power consumption will decrease, and the lamp
life will extend.
Press  POINTER  and press  P/R /
O /Q on the remote control to move
the pointer.
•P ress  EFFECT  to change the pointer icon
(5 types).
Displaying the Pointer
Press  SPOT and press  P/R /O /Q
on the remote control to move the
spot area.
•P ress  EFFECT  to change the spot area
size (3 types).
Using the Spot Function
1
Press  POINTER  again.•The pointer will disappear.2
1
Press  SPOT again.•The spot area will disappear.2
•Refer to “Lamp Setting” on page  42 for de-
tails of the Eco+Quiet mode.
Note
POINTER button
ECO+QUIET button
Adjustment buttons
( P /R /O /Q )
BREAK TIMER button
SPOT button
AUTO SYNC button FREEZE button
PICTURE MODE button MAGNIFY buttons
EFFECT buttonStar Finger1 Finger2 Heart Underline
1/9 1/25 1/8 
						

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Useful
Features
Auto Sync
(Auto Sync Adjustment)
Freezing a Moving Image
•When the optimum image cannot be achieved
with Auto Sync adjustment, use the help menu
for manual adjustments. (See page 48.)
Auto Sync function works when detect-
ing input signal after the projector turns
on.
Press AUTO SYNC to manually adjust
with Auto Sync function.
Press FREEZE.
•The projected image is frozen.
Press FREEZE again to return to
the moving image from the cur-
rently connected device.
Note
Selecting the Picture Mode
Press PICTURE MODE.•When pressing PICTURE MODE, the picture
mode changes in the following order:
STANDARD PRESENTATIONMOVIE GAME sRGB
You can select the appropriate picture
mode for the projected image, such as
movie or video game.
•See page 40 for details on the picture mode.
Note
*
*“sRGB” is displayed only when RGB signal is
input.
Displaying an Enlarged
Portion of an Image
Graphs, tables and other portions of
projected images can be enlarged. This
is helpful when providing more detailed
explanations.
1
2
1
2
Press  MAGNIFY on the remote
control.
•Enlarges the image.
•Pressing   or  MAGNIFY enlarges
or reduces the projected image.
Note
1234 Press
.
Press.
•You can change the location of the en-
larged image using P, R, O and Q.
Press RETURN on the remote con-
trol to cancel the operation.
•The magnification then returns to ×1.
Note
•The selectable magnifications differ
depending on the input signal.
•In the following cases, the image will
return to the normal size (×1).
-When switching the INPUT mode.
-When RETURN has been pressed.
-When the input signal is changed.
-When the input signal resolution and
refresh rate (vertical frequency)
change.
-When the Resize mode is changed.
-When the Picture mode is changed.
-When the Progressive mode is changed. 
						

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Using the Remote Control as the Wireless Computer Mouse
When connecting the projector and the computer with a USB cable, you can use
the remote control as the computer mouse.
If the computer is placed too far away from the projector to be connected via the
USB cable, the remote receiver (optional, AN-MR2) makes it possible to operate
the projector with the remote control.  For details, see the operation manual of
the receiver.
Connecting with a USB cable
or
Remote receiver 
(optional, AN-MR2)To USB terminal
USB cable
(commercially available or available  as 
Sharp service part QCNWGA014WJPZ)To USB terminalComputer
MOUSE/Adjustment
buttons ('/"/\/|)
R-CLICK button
L-CLICK button PAGE UP/
PAGE DOWN buttons
The mouse pointer can be oper-
ated in the following way after it
is connected.
■ When moving the cursorPress MOUSE/Adjustment buttons (P/R/O/Q).
■ When left-clicking  Press L-CLICK.
■ When right-clicking  Press R-CLICK.
■ When your computer supports only a
one-click mouse (such as Macintosh)
Press L-CLICK or R-CLICK.
L-CLICK and R-CLICK have common function.
■ When using [Page Up] or [Page Down]
•This function only works with the Microsoft® Windows® OS and Mac OS®. However, this function
does not work with the following operation systems that do not support USB.
• Versions earlier than Windows
® 95
• Versions earlier than Windows® NT4.0
• Versions earlier than Mac OS® 8.5
•You cannot use this function when displaying the menu screen.
•Confirm that the computer recognizes the USB connection.
Note
  Same as the [Page Up] and [Page Down] keys on a computer keyboard.
  Press PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN.
Operating with the Remote Control (Continued) 
						

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Useful
Features
The following shows the items that can be set in the projector.
Menu Items
Picture Mode
Contrast 0
0
0
0
BrightColorTint0 Sharp
Standard
SEL./ADJ. ENTER END0
0 Red
Blue
PictureSCR - ADJ PRJ - ADJ Help
Picture Mode
CLR Temp
BrilliantColor
TMC.M.S. Setting
C.M.S.Standard
SEL./ADJ. ENTER END Progressive
Lamp Setting
0
1
On
3D Progressive
Bright DNR
Off
Reset
PictureSCR - ADJ PRJ - ADJ Help
PAGE 2
Main menu Sub menuPicture
Page 40Page 40
Page 41
Page 41
Page 41
Page 41
Page 41
Page 42
Page 42
+30 -30Contrast
+30 -30
+30 -30
+30 -30
1 -1
2 0
+30 -30+30 -30+30 -30Tint Color
Sharp Bright
Progressive
Lamp Setting
Reset2D Progressive
3D Progressive
Film Mode CLR Temp
BrilliantColor™
C.M.S. Setting [On/Off]
C.M.S.Standard
Presentation
Movie
Game
sRGB*1 Picture Mode
*2 *2
*2
Red
Blue
*2
Page 42
DNR Off
Level 1
Level 2
Bright
Eco + Quiet
C.M.S.-Hue
C.M.S.-Saturation
C.M.S.-Value
Page 41
Page 41
Page 41Reset+30 -30
R
+30 -30
+30 -30
+30 -30+30 -30+30 -30C G
B Y
M
Reset
*1 Items when inputting RGB signal through
COMPUTER or DVI.
*
2 Items when inputting component signal through
COMPUTER or DVI, or when selecting S-VIDEO or
VIDEO.
PAGE 1
“Picture” menu
“C.M.S.”
SEL./ADJ.
ReturnENTER
END C. M. S.  -   H u e
0
0
0
0
C. M. S. - SaturationC. M. S. - Value
0
0 R
Y
G
C
B
M
C. M. S.
Reset
Reset 
						

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Menu Items (Continued)
SEL./ADJ. ENTER END Resize
Image Shift 0
0
Keystone
OSD Display
Background
Setup Guide
PRJ Mode
LanguageFront
English On Logo On Border PictureSCR - ADJPRJ - ADJ Help
Main menu Sub menuSCR - ADJ
Page 43
Language Image Shift Resize
Page 43
Page 43
Page 43
Page 43
Page 44
Page 44
Page 44
Page 44
Keystone
OSD Display [On/Off]
Background
Setup Guide [On/Off]
PRJ ModeLogo
Blue
None
Front
Ceiling + Front
Rear
Ceiling + Rear +80 -80
+96 -96
Normal
Full
Dot By Dot
Area Zoom
V-Stretch
Border
StretchNormal
Area Zoom
V-Stretch
Border
Stretch
COMPUTER/
DTVVIDEO/
S-VIDEO
English
Deutsch
Español
Nederlands
Français
Italiano
Svenska
Português
polski
Magyar
Türkçe
“Screen adjustment (SCR-ADJ)” menu
SEL./ADJ. ENTER END Auto Power Off
System Sound
System Lock
hOn On
Auto Restart On
STANDBY Mode Standard
0min 0 Lamp Timer(Life) 100% Auto Sync OnPicture SCR - ADJPRJ - ADJHelp
Speaker OnAudio Input Audio 1RS-232C 9600bpsFan Mode Normal
Disable
Main menu Sub menuPRJ - ADJPage 45
STANDBY Mode
System Sound [On/Off]
Speaker [On/Off]
System Lock
[Enable/Disable]
Lamp Timer(Life)Page 45
Auto Restart [On/Off]Page 45
Auto Power Off [On/Off]Page 45
Page 45
Page 45
Page 46
Page 47
Fan ModePage 46Normal
High RS-232CPage 469600bps
115200bps Audio InputPage 46Audio 1
Audio 2 Standard
Eco Auto Sync [On/Off]
Page 45
“Projector adjustment (PRJ-ADJ)” menu