Sharp Xg C465x Projector User Manual

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Connections
Audio signals input from equipment connected to each audio input terminal of the projector can be output to audio equipment.
Note
• Tu rn off the power of both the projector and audio equipment when connecting.
• When turning off the power in the case of connecting an amplifier or other audio equipment, firs\
t turn off
the power of the amplifier and then turn off the power of the projector.
• By using external audio components, the volume can be amplified for better sound.
• For details on Variable Audio Output (VAO) and Fixed Audio Output (FAO), see page  52.
Connecting to an Amplifier or Other Audio Equipment
Amplifier
To AUDIO output terminal 
(MONITOR OUT)
To audio input terminal
ø3.5 mm minijack to 
RCA audio cable
(commercially available) 
						

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AC socketTo AC outlet
Turning the Projector On/Off
Info
• When “Auto Restart” is set to “On”:
If the power cord is unplugged from the outlet or the
breaker switch is turned off when the projector is on,
then the projector automatically turns on when the
power cord is plugged into the AC outlet or the
breaker switch is turned on. (See page  50.)
• English is the factory preset language. If you want to
change the on-screen display to another language,
change the language according to the procedure on
page  54.
▼On-screen Display
Info
•Direct Power Off function:
You can unplug the power cord from the AC outlet even if
the cooling fan is still running.
•Even if you unplug the power cord from the projector, the
cooling fan continues to run for a while.
Connecting the Power Cord
Plug the supplied power cord into the AC
socket on the rear of  the projector. Then plug
into the AC outlet.
Turning the Projector On
Before performing the steps in this section,
connect any equipment that you use with the
projector. (See pages  23-29.)
Remove the lens cap and press
STANDBY/ON on the projector or
ON on the remote control.
•The power indicator illuminates green.
• After the lamp indicator illuminates, the projec-
tor is ready to start operation.
• When System Lock is set, the keycode input
screen appears. Enter the right keycode to
start projection. See page  49 for details.
Note
•The lamp indicator illuminates or blinks, in-
dicating the status of the lamp.
Green:  The lamp is on.
Blinking green: The lamp is warming up.
Red:
  The lamp is shut down abnor-
mally or the lamp should be
replaced.
•When switching on the projector, a slight flicker-
ing of the image may be experienced within the
first minute after the lamp has been illuminated.
This is normal operation as the lamps control
circuitry is stabilizing the lamp output charac-
teristics. This does not indicate malfunction.
• If the projector is put into standby mode and
immediately turned on again, the lamp may
take some time to illuminate.
Turning the Power Off (Put-
ting the Projector into Standby Mode)
1Press STANDBY/ON on the
projector or 
 STANDBY on the
remote control, then press that
button again while the confirma-
tion message is displayed, to put
the projector into standby mode.
ON button
STANDBY
b utton
Lamp
indicator
Power indicator
STANDBY/ON button
Power cordSupplied
accessory 
						

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Basic Operation
Image Projection
Height Adjustment button
Side View
Lens 
center
Top View
Using the Adjustment
Feet
The height of the projector can be adjusted
using the adjustment feet when the screen is
located higher than the projector, the screen
is inclined or when the installation site is
slightly inclined.
Install the projector so that it is as perpen-
dicular to the screen as possible.
1Press the H eight Adjustment but-
tons.
• The adjustment feet come out.
2Lift the projector to adjust its
height and remove your hands
from the 
H eight Adjustment but-
tons
.
• The projector is adjustable up to approxi-
mately 9 degrees.
3Rotate the Tilt dial to finely ad-
just the horizontal tilt of the pro-
jector.
•The inclination is adjustable within ap-
proximately 2 degrees.
• When adjusting the height of the pro-
jector, trapezoidal distortion occurs.
When “Auto Keystone” of the “Options1”
menu is set to “On” (see page  48), key-
stone correction functions automatically
to correct trapezoidal distortion. When
you want to adjust the automatically cor-
rected image, use the manual keystone
correction.  (See page  32.)
Info
•Do not press the Height Adjustment button
when the adjustment feet come out without
firmly holding the projector.
• Do not hold the lens when lifting or lower-
ing the projector.
• When lowering the projector, be careful not
to get your fingers caught in the area be-
tween the adjustment foot and the projector.
Adjustment foot
Tilt dial 
						

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Image Projection
"On-screen Display (Keystone Correction mode)
KEYSTONE
button
MOUSE/Adjustment 
buttons ( '/" /\ /| )
RETURN button
Compresses
lower side.
Compresses
upper side.
Note
• The Manual Keystone Correction can be ad-
justed 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  47)).
Correcting Trapezoidal
Distortion
Auto Keystone Correction
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 .
This projector is equipped with an “Auto Keystone
Correction” function that automatically corrects
any trapezoidal distor tion within the  projected im-
ag e. The  correction is made automatically provided
the vertical inclin e or decline is within ±12 degrees.
Note
•When not using the Auto Keystone Correc-
tion function, set “Auto Keystone” on the
“Options1” menu to “Off ”.
Manual Keystone Correction
When you want to make fine adjustments after the
A uto Keystone Correction function has been activated,
or when you want to make corrections without using
the Auto Keystone Correction function, you can make
corrections manually using the following procedure.
1Press KEYSTONE  on the remote
control to enter the Keystone Correc-
tion mode.
• You can also use KEYSTONE on the
projector.
2Press  ', |  or  ", \  on the re-
mote control to adjust the Key-
stone Correction.
• You can also adjust the Keystone Cor-
rection using the  '
' '
'
' , 
|
| |
|
|  or 
"
" "
"
" , 
\
\ \
\
\  buttons
on the projector.
Note
• Press RETURN to  return to the de-
f ault setting.
•
Straight lines or the edges of images may
appear jagged while adjusting the image.
3Press KEYSTONE.
• The on-screen display of the Keystone
Correction mode will disappear.
• You can also use 
KEYSTONE on the
projector. 
						

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Basic Operation
Adjusting the Lens
The image is focused and adjusted to the screen
size using the focus ring or zoom knob on the
projector.
1The focus is adjusted by rotat-
ing the focus ring.
2Zooming is adjusted by moving
the zoom knob.
Focus ring Zoom knob
Zoom in
Zoom out 
						

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Image Projection
Switching the INPUT
Mode
Select the appropriate input mode for the con-
nected equipment.
On the remote control
Press  ,  ,  ,  or  on the
remote control to select the input mode.
On the projector
1
1 1
1
1 Press an INPUT (
'
' '
'
' /
"
" "
"
" ) button.
•The INPUT list appears.
2
2 2
2
2 Press 
'
' '
'
' /
"
" "
"
"  to select an item on
the list.
3
3 3
3
3 Press 
ENTER.
Note
•When no signal is received, “NO SIGNAL”
will be displayed. When a signal that the
projector is not preset to receive is received,
“NOT REG.” will be displayed.
About the INPUT mode
" On-screen Display of INPUT Mode (Example)
Using RGB
Using Component
COMPUTER/
COMPONENT 1, 2
mode
VIDEO mode
S-VIDEO mode
COMPUTER 1RGB
1024  × 7681
COMPUTER 1Component
720P/750P1
VIDEOV
S-VIDEOS
Used for projecting images
from equipment that sends
RGB signals or Component
signals connected to the RGB
input terminal.
Used for projecting images
from equipment that sends DVI
Digital RGB and Digital Com-
ponent signals connected to
the DVI-D input terminal.
Used for projecting images
from equipment connected to
the S-VIDEO input terminal.
Used for projecting images
from equipment connected to
the VIDEO input terminal.
COMPUTER/
COMPONENT
1, 2
DVI-D
S-VIDEO
VIDEO
INPUT buttons ////
DVI-D mode
"
On-screen Display of INPUT list
INPUT
1 COMPUTER 1
2COMPUTER 2
DV I
S-VIDEO
VIDEO
ENTER
SEL.
D
S
V
D.  PC RGB
1024  × 768DV ID 
						

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Basic Operation
Adjusting the Volume
Press / VO L on the projector or  /  VOL
on the remote control to adjust the volume.
Note
• Pressing  or  V OL will lower the volume.
Pressing 
  or  V OL will raise the volume.
Displaying the Black
Screen and Turning Off the
Sound Temporarily
Press AV  MUTE on the remote control to tem-
porarily display a black screen and turn off the
sound.
Note
• Pressing AV  MUTE  again will turn the pro-
jected image and sound back on.
Displaying an Enlarged
Portion of an Image
Graphs, tables and other portions of projected
images can be enlarged. This is helpful when pro-
viding more detailed explanations.
1Press   MAGNIFY on the remote
control.
• Enlarges the image.
• Pressing 
 or  MAGNIFY enlarges or
reduces the projected image.
Note
• You can change the location of the en-
larged image using  ', " , \  and  |.
2Press RETURN on the remote
control  to cancel the operation.
•The magnification then returns to  ×1.
Note
In the following cases, the image will re-
turn 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 RESIZE has been pressed.
Freezing an Image
1Press FREEZE on the remote control.
•The projected image is frozen.
2Press FREEZE again to return to
the image from the currently con-
nected equipment.
" On-screen Display
RESIZE button
MOUSE/Adjustment 
b
uttons ( '/" /\ /| )
RETURN
button
FREEZE 
button
MAGNIFY
(Enlarge/Reduce)
buttons
AV  MUTE button
Volume buttons
" On-screen Display
×1 ×2 ×3 ×4 ×9 ×16 ×36 ×64
Press
.
Press. 
						

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Displaying and Setting the
Break Timer
This function allows you to show the remaining
time for break during meeting.
1Press BREAK TIMER. The break
timer starts to count down from 5
minutes.
2When “”  is displayed, press 
'
' '
'
'  ,
"
" "
"
"  , 
\
\ \
\
\  or 
|
| |
|
|  to set the break timer.
•You can set anywhere between 1 and 60
minutes (in 1 minute units).
3Press BREAK TIMER to cancel
the break timer.
MOUSE/Adjustment 
b uttons ( '/" /\ /| )
      PICTURE MODE 
button
BREAK TIMER 
b
utton
RETURN button
ECO+QUIET button
" On-screen Display
Switching the Eco+Quiet
Mode
Press ECO+QUIET on the remote control or
ECO+QUIET on the projector 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 con-
sumption will decrease, and the lamp life will ex-
tend.
Note
•Refer to “Eco+Quiet Mode Setting” on page  48
f or details.
Selecting the  Picture Mode
You can select the suitable picture mode for the
projected image, such as movie or video game.
Press PICTURE MODE on the remote
control.
• When pressing PICTURE MODE, the picture
mode changes in order of:
Note
• “sRGB” is displayed only when RGB signal is
input.
• Press 
RETURN to return to the “STANDARD”
mode while “Picture Mode” is displayed on the
screen.
STANDARD PRESENTATION MOVIE GAMEsRGB
Image Projection 
						

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Basic Operation
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.
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.
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
**
*
* *
*
4:3 aspect ratio
Other aspect ratios
SVGA (800 × 600)XGA (1024  × 768)SXGA (1152  × 864)SXGA+ (1400  × 1050)SXGA (1280  × 1024)1280  × 7201360  × 7681366  × 7681280  × 768
1280  × 800
1024  × 768
968  × 7681024  × 5761024  × 5781024  × 5761024  × 614
1024  × 640
1024  × 768
768  × 576
———960  × 576
922  × 576
1024  × 576
———
1024  × 576
NORMAL
FULL BORDER STRETCH
RESIZE button
MOUSE/Adjustment 
b
uttons ( '/" /\ /| )
DOT BY DOT
800  × 6001024  × 7681152  × 8641400  × 10501280  × 10241280  × 7201360  × 7681366  × 7681280  × 768
1280  × 800 
						

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VIDEO/DTV
**
**
*
*
* *
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
480 I,  480P,
576 I,  576P,
NTSC, PAL, SECAM
720P, 1035 I,
1080 I
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.
BORDER STRETCH
AREA ZOOM
V
-STRETCH
Image Projection