Sharp Xg C455w 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
•Turn 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, first 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 socket
To 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 51.)
•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 50.
▼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.
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.
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.
•When System Lock is set, the keycode in-
put box appears. To cancel the keycode set-
ting, input the keycode that you have already
set. See page 52 for details.
Turning the Power Off (Put-
ting the Projector into Standby Mode)
Press STANDBY/ON on the projector or
STANDBY on the remote control, then press
that button again while the confirmation mes-
sage is displayed, to put the projector into
standby mode.
ON button
STANDBY
button
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 Height Adjustment but-
tons.
•The adjustment feet come out.
2Lift the projector to adjust its
height and remove your hands
from the 
Height 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 V-Keystone” of the “SCR-
ADJ” menu is set to “On” (see page 49),
keystone correction functions automati-
cally to correct trapezoidal distortion.
When you want to adjust the automati-
cally corrected 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
ENDTESTPATTERN ADJUST
RESET
H&V KEYSTONE                    H: 0         V: 0
"
On-screen Display (Keystone Correction mode)
KEYSTONE
button
MOUSE/Adjustment 
buttons ('/" /\ /| )
RETURN button
Note
• Press  RETURN  to return to the default set-
ting.
• Straight lines or the edges of images may
appear jagged while adjusting the image.
•
The Manual Keystone Correction can be
adjusted up to an angle of approximately
±50 degrees vertically and approximately
±30 degrees horizontally.
Correcting Trapezoidal
Distortion
A uto V-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 V-Key-
stone Correction” function that automatically cor-
rects any trapezoidal distortion  within the pro-
jected image. The correction is made automatically
provided the vertical incline  or decline is within
±12  degrees.
Note
• When not using the Auto V-Keystone Cor-
rection function, set “Auto V-Keystone” on
the “SCR-ADJ” menu to “Off ”.
Manual Keystone Correction
When you want to make fine adjustments after the
A uto V-Keystone Correction function has been acti-
vated, or when you want to make corrections without
using the Auto V-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  " to parallelize the
left and right sides, or press
\  or  | to parallelize the upper
and lower sides of the projected
image.
• You can also adjust the Keystone Cor-
rection using the  '
' '
'
' /
"
" "
"
"  and 
\
\ \
\
\ /
|
| |
|
|  b uttons
on the projector.
3Press KEYSTONE.
• The on-screen display of the Keystone
Correction mode will disappear.
• You can also use  KEYSTONE on the
projector.
V ertical Keystone Correction
(Adjustment with 
'  / ")
Horizontal Keystone Correction 
(Adjustment with 
\ /  |) 
						

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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
COMPUTER 1,
COMPUTER 2,
DVI, S-VIDEO,
VIDEO buttons
VOL +/–
(Volume)
buttons
AV MUTE
buttons
Switching the Input Mode
Select the appropriate input mode for the con-
nected equipment.
Press COMPUTER1/2, DVI, S-VIDEO
or VIDEO on the remote control to se-
lect the input mode.
•When you press INPUT on the projector or DVI
on the remote control, the INPUT list appears.
Press 
' '' '
'/
" "" "
" to switch the INPUT mode.
Adjusting the Volume
Press VOL +/– on the remote control or –\/
|+ on the projector to adjust the volume.
Note
•Pressing VOL–/–
\ \\ \
\ will lower the volume.
•Pressing VOL+/
| || |
|+ will raise the volume.
•When the projector is connected to exter-
nal equipment, the volume level of the ex-
ternal equipment changes in accordance
with the volume level of the projector. Set
the projector’s volume to the lowest level
when turning 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 pro-
jector is connected to external equipment,
set “Speaker” in  “PRJ-ADJ” menu to “Off ”.
(See page 51.)
Displaying the Black
Screen and Turning off
the Sound Temporarily
Press AV MUTE on the remote control to
temporarily display a black screen and turn
off the sound.
Note
•Pressing AV MUTE again will turn the pro-
jected image back on.
On-screen display
On-screen display 
						

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Basic Operation
Displaying and Setting the
Break Timer
1Press BREAK TIMER.
•The timer starts to count down from 5 min-
utes.
On-screen display
2Press '/"/\/| to adjust the length
of the break time.
•Increases with ' or |
5 minutes s 6 minutes s 60 minutes
•Shortens with \ or "
4 minutes s 3 minutes s 1 minute
•The break time can be set in units of one
minute (up to 60 minutes).
Press BREAK TIMER.
Note
•Break Timer does not function while the projec-
tor is operating the “Auto Sync”, “FREEZE” or
“AV MUTE” functions.
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 consump-
tion will decrease, and the lamp life will extend.
Note
•Refer to “Checking the Lamp Life Status” on
page 53 for details of the Eco+Quiet mode.
Auto Sync
(Auto Sync Adjustment)
Auto Sync function works when detecting input
signal after the projector turns on.
Press AUTO SYNC to manually adjust
with Auto Sync function.
Note
•When the optimum image cannot be achieved
with Auto Sync adjustment, use manual adjust-
ments. (See page 47.)
Freezing a Moving Image
1Press FREEZE.
•The projected image is frozen.
2Press FREEZE again to return to
the moving image from the cur-
rently connected device.
MOUSE/Adjustment 
buttons ('/"/\/|)
FREEZE
button
AUTO SYNC 
button
BREAK TIMER
button
ECO+QUIET
button
Canceling the break timer display function 
						

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Selecting the Picture Mode
You can select the appropriate picture mode for
the projected image, such as movie or video
game.
Press PICTURE MODE.
•When pressing PICTURE MODE, the picture mode
changes in the following order:
STANDARD PRESENTATIONMOVIE GAME sRGB
Note
•See page 45 for details on the picture mode.
*“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.
1Press  MAGNIFY on the remote
control.
•Enlarges the image.
•Pressing 
 or  MAGNIFY enlarges or
reduces the projected image.
Note
×1×2×3×4×9 Press
.
Press.
•You can change the location of the en-
larged image using 
' '' '
', 
" "" "
", 
\ \\ \
\ and 
| || |
|.
2Press RETURN on the remote con-
trol to cancel the operation.
•The magnification then returns to ×1.
Note
•The selectable magnifications differ de-
pending on the input signal.
•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 re-
fresh rate (vertical frequency) change.
-When the Resize mode is changed.
-When the Picture mode is changed.
-When the Progressive mode is changed.
Image Projection
MOUSE/Adjustment 
buttons ('/"/\/|)
RETURN
button
PICTURE MODE
button
MAGNIFY
buttons 
						

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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.
Press RESIZE.
•See page 49 for setting on menu screen.
RESIZE button
COMPUTER
STRETCH
Output screen image
Input signal
Image Type
NORMAL FULL
4:3 aspect ratio
5:4 aspect ratio
15:9 aspect ratio16:9 aspect ratio
16:10 aspect ratio16:9 aspect ratio Computer
Resolution
XGA and below
Resolution
higher than
XGA
SXGA
(1280  1024)
1280  720
1280  800 1360  768
1366  768
1280  768
DOT BY DOT
*1
*1
*1
*3
*1
*1
*2
—*2
—
*2
—
*2
—
*1
*1
: Cutout area on which images cannot be projected
: Area where the signals are off screen
*1 The Image Shift function can be used for these images.*2 Same as NORMAL mode.*3 In case SXGA+ input.
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
1068 × 800
1000 × 8001280 × 7201280 × 7221280 × 7201280 × 768
1280 × 800
1280 × 800
—
800 × 6001024 × 7681152 × 8641400 × 10501280 × 1024 —1360 × 7681366 × 768
 —
1280 × 720
—
1280 × 720
NORMALFULL STRETCHDOT BY DOT 
						

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VIDEO/DTV
Image Projection
4:3 aspect ratio
Letter boxSqueeze
16:9 aspect ratio 16:9 aspect ratio
16:9 aspect ratio
(4:3 aspect ratio in 16:9)
Output screen image Input signal
Image Type NORMAL Video/DTV
480I, 480P,
576I, 576P,
NTSC, PAL,
SECAM
720P, 1035I,
1080I, 1080P
540P
STRETCH AREA ZOOMV-STRETCH
16:9 aspect ratio
: Cutout area on which images cannot be projected
: Area on which the image is not included in the original signals
*1 The Image Shift function can be used for these images.*2 Same as NORMAL mode.
*1
*1
*2
—*1
*1
*1
*1
*1
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.