Sharp XR1X User Manual

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Turning the Projector On/Off

Turning the Projector on

Before performing the steps in this section, connect any equipment that you use with the projector. (See pages 23, 24 and 25.) Also connect the power cord to the projector. (See page 25.)

Press SON/STANDBY on the projector or AON/STANDBY on the remote control.

• When the lamp is warming up, the Adjustment buttons blink in a clockwise direction. (When “Guide LEDs” is set to “On”. n page 48)

• When System Lock is set, the keycode input box appears. Enter the right keycode to start projection. See page 49 for details.

Note

• About the Lamp Indicator The lamp indicator lights up or blinks, indicating the status of the lamp.

Green: The lamp is ready. Blinking in green: The lamp is warming up or shut-

Red: The lamp is shut down abnormally or the

lamp should be replaced.

• When switching on the projector, a slight flickering of the image may be experienced within the first minute after the lamp has been illuminated. This is normal operation as the lamp’s control circuitry is stabilising the lamp output characteristics. It should not be regarded as faulty operation.

• If the projector is put into standby mode and immediately turned on again, the lamp may take some time to start projection.

ting down.

• English is the factory default language. If you want to change the on-screen display to another language, change the language according to the procedure on page 46.

Lamp indicator

On-screen Display (confirmation message)

Info

ON/STANDBY button

Turning the Power off (Putting the Projector into Standby Mode)

Press SON/STANDBY on the pro-

jector or AON/STANDBY on the remote control, then press that button again while the confirmation message is displayed, to put the projector into standby mode.

Unplug the power cord from the AC

outlet after the cooling fan stops.

• When the projector is turned off, the Adjustment buttons blink in a counterclockwise direction. (When “Guide LEDs” is set to “On”. n page 48)

Info

• Do not unplug the power cord during projection or cooling fan operation. This can cause damage due to rise in internal temperature, as the cooling fan also stops.

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Image Projection

About the Setup Guide

After turning on the projector, the Setup Guide screen appears to assist you with projector setup.

Guidance items

1 FOCUS 2 HEIGHT ADJUST 3 ZOOM

Adjust the projector by following the illuminated buttons or Setup Guide indicators.

Press TENTER to turn off the Setup Guide screen.

Note

• The Setup Guide screen automatically highlights the items in order of

1 FOCUS 3 ZOOM 4 ENTER2 HEIGHT ADJUST

• You can adjust the focus, height or zoom anytime you want, regardless of the selection on the Setup Guide.

• If you do not want to display the Setup Guide for the next time, set “Menu” - “SCR - ADJ” “Setup Guide” to “Off”. (See page 45.)

Setup Guide screen

Setup Guide indicator

ON/STANDBY button

ENTER button

Operation

Basic

Adjusting the Projected Image

1 Adjusting the Focus

You can adjust the focus with the focus ring on the projector.

Rotate the focus ring to adjust the focus while watching the projected image.

Focus ring

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Image Projection (Continued)

2 Adjusting the Height

The height of the projector can be adjusted using the adjustment feet at the front and rear of the projector.

When the screen is in a higher position than the projector, the projection image can be made higher by adjusting the projector.

Lift the projector to adjust its

height while pressing the HEIGHT ADJUST button.

Remove your hands from the

HEIGHT ADJUST button of the projector after its height has been finely adjusted.

• The angle of projection is adjustable up to 7.5 degrees from the surface on which the projector is placed.

Use the rear adjustment foot to

make the projector level.

• The projector is adjustable ±1 degree from the standard position.

Note

• When adjusting the height of the projector, trapezoidal distortion occurs. When “Auto Keystone” is set to “On”, keystone correction functions automatically to correct trapezoidal distortion. When you want to adjust the automatically corrected image, use the manual keystone correction. (See page 44.)

HEIGHT ADJUST button

Rear adjustment foot

Info

• Do not apply too much pressure on the projector 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.

3 Adjusting the Screen Size

You can adjust the screen size using the zoom knob on the projector.

Zoom Knob

zoom in

zoom out

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Switching the Input Mode

Select the appropriate input mode for the connected equipment.

PressC INPUT 1, D INPUT 2 or EINPUT 3 on the remote control to se-

lect the input mode.

• When pressing INPUT (W/Y) on the projector,

input mode switches in order of

INPUT1 INPUT2 INPUT3

• When “Auto Search” is set to “On”, INPUT (W/ Y) on the projector functions as the Auto Search

buttons. (See page 47.)

Adjusting the Volume

INPUT buttons

AV MUTE button

Volume buttons

Press K/L on the remote control or V/X on the projector to adjust the vol-

ume.

Note

• Pressing K/V will lower the volume.

• Pressing L/X will raise the volume.

Displaying the Black Screen and Turning off the Sound Temporarily

Press MAV MUTE on the remote control to temporarily display a black screen and turn off the sound.

Note

• Pressing MAV MUTE again will turn the pro-

jected image back on.

On-screen Display

Operation

Basic

On-screen Display

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Image Projection (Continued)

Resize Mode

This function allows you to modify or customize the resize mode to enhance the input image. Depending on the input signal, you can choose “NORMAL”, “BORDER” or “STRETCH” image.

Press HRESIZE.

• See page 43 for setting on menu screen.

RESIZE button

Computer

4:3 aspect ratio

Other aspect ratios

SVGA (800 K 600) XGA (1024 K 768)

SXGA (1280 K 960)

SXGA L (1400

SXGA (1280

1280 K 720

1050)

1024)

NORMAL

XR-1X XR-1S XR-1X XR-1S XR-1X XR-1S

1024

768 800

600JJ768

800

768 600

6001024

BORDER

576 600

450JJ1024

576 1024

450768

1024

STRETCH

576 800

450

Input Signal

Computer

XR-1X XR-1S

Resolution lower than

XGA

Resolution

higher than

XGA

Resolution lower than

SVGA

Resolution

higher than

SVGA

Image type BORDER STRETCH

4:3 aspect ratio

SXGA

(1280K1024)

5:4 aspect ratio

1280K720

16:9 aspect ratio

* Mode for projecting an image with the original

aspect ratio without cutting any portions.

NORMAL

Output screen image

Cutout area on which images cannot be projected.

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VIDEO

•“STRETCH” is fixed when 540P, 720P or 1080I signals are entered.

Input Signal

DVD / Video Image type

4:3 aspect ratio

480I, 480P, NTSC,

PAL, SECAM

540P, 720P, 1080I

(16:9)

Letter box

Squeezed 16:9 image

Squeezed 4:3 image

16:9 aspect ratio

Output screen image

NORMAL BORDER STRETCH

Operation

Basic

16:9 aspect ratio

(4:3 aspect ratio in

16:9 screen)

* Mode for projecting an image with the original aspect ratio without cutting any portions.

: Cutout area on which images cannot be projected. : Area on which the image is not included in the original signals.