Sharp XV-Z200E User Manual

Basic Operation

Basic Operation

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Image Projection

Basic Procedure

Connect the required external equipment to
the projector before operating the following
procedures.

Info

•

The language preset at the factory is English.
If you want to change the on-screen display
to another language, reset the language ac­cording to the procedure on page 31.

1 Plug the power cord into the

wall outlet.

• The POWER indicator illuminates red,
and the projector enters standby mode.

2

Press on the remote control

or

on the projector.

LAMP indicator

TEMP. LAMP POWER

POWER indicator

ON button

INPUT button

• The blinking green LAMP indicator
shows that the lamp is warming up.
Wait until the indicator stops blinking
before operating the projector.

• If the power is turned off and then im­mediately turned on again, it may take
a short while before the lamp turns on.

Note

• After the projector is unpacked and
turned on for the first time, a slight
odour may be emitted from the ex­haust ventilative holes. This odor will
soon disappear with use.

When the power is on, the LAMP in­dicator illuminates, indicating the sta­tus of the lamp.

Green: Lamp is ready.
Green blinking:

down.
Red: Change the lamp.

Warming up. / Cooling

ON button

INPUT buttons

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3 Press , , , or

INPUT 1 Mode

INPUT 2 Mode

INPUT 3 Mode

INPUT 4 Mode

DIGITAL INPUT Mode

on the remote control or on

the projector to select the IN­PUT mode.

•

After pressing once on the projector,

use

to select the desired input mode.

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 modes

INPUT 1
(Compo­nent)

INPUT 2
(Compo­nent/RGB)

INPUT 3
(S-Video)

INPUT 4
(Video)

DIGITAL

Used for projecting im­ages from equipment
connected to INPUT 1
terminals.

Used for projecting im­ages from equipment
connected to INPUT 2
terminal.

Used for projecting im­ages from equipment
connected to INPUT 3
terminal.

Used for projecting im­ages from equipment
connected to INPUT 4
terminal.

Used for projecting
images from equipment
connected to DIGITAL
INPUT terminal.

"On-screen Display (Example)

Basic Operation

Selecting the On­screen Display Lan­guage

English is the preset language for the On­screen Display; however, this can be changed
to German, Spanish, Dutch, French, Italian,
Swedish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean or
Japanese.

Display the “Language” menu and se­lect the desired Language.
➝For operating the menu screen, see
pages 38 to 41.

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On-screen Display

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Image Projection

STANDBY button

Turning the Power off

1 Press on the remote con-

STANDBY button

trol or

then press

on the projector,

or again

while the confirmation message
is displayed, to put the projec­tor into the standby mode.

• A dimly-lit screen is displayed for a
short time to reduce lamp damage.

Note

• If you accidentally pressed
and do not want to put the projector
into the standby mode, wait until the
confirmation message disappears.

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2

Unplug the power cord from the
AC outlet after the cooling fan
stops.

Info

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

• When connected to equipment such
as an amplifier, be sure to turn off
the power to the equipment con­nected first and then to the projec­tor.

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Keystone Correction

This function can be used to adjust the Key­stone settings.

Note

• For details about using the menu screen,
see pages 38 to 41.

1 Press on the projector or

on the remote control.

2 Press / to select “H Key-

stone” or “V Keystone”.

Selected Item

H Keystone
V Keystone
Reset

Horizontally adjusts the keystone settings.
Vertically adjusts the keystone settings.
V and H Keystone adjustments are

returned to the factory preset settings.

Description

KEYSTONE button

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buttons

KEYSTONE button

3 Press / to move the mark

on the selected adjustment
item to the desired setting.

Note

• Straight lines and the edges of the
displayed image may appear
jagged, when adjusting the Key­stone setting.

• When adjusting “H Keystone” and
“V Keystone” at the same time, the

values of adjustable angles for each
setting become smaller.

• The adjustable value of the “V Key-
stone” becomes extremely small
when “H Keystone” is made to be
the maximum value.

• Keystone correction is disabled
while the picture mode is set to
“SMART STRETCH”. (See page

35.)

4 To return to the normal screen,

press

again.

Horizontal Keystone Correction

Vertical Keystone Correction

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buttons

Basic Operation

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Image Projection

Placement of the Pro­jected Image Using the
Keystone Correction

Place the projector at a distance from the
screen that allows images to be projected onto
the screen by referring to “Adjusting the Pro­jection Distance” on pages 26 and 27.

1 Project the test pattern of the

Keystone correction function
onto the screen. Rotate the Fo­cus ring until the image on the
screen comes into focus. (See
page 25.)

2 Change the projection angle

using the Swivel Stand to prop­erly project images onto the
screen. (See page 24).

: Screen area

3 Align the edge of the screen

closest to the projector with
the test pattern by adjusting
the zoom and the Swivel Stand.
(See pages 24 and 25.)

4 Adjust the Keystone function

so that the size of the projected
image matches the screen
size. (See page 33.)

5 Align the image on the screen

by adjusting the zoom function
and the Swivel Stand.

6 Adjust the focus so that the

projected image is in focus at
the centre of the screen. (See
page 25.)

Note

• The aspect ratio of the projected image
shifts slightly when the lens shift is at a
position other than the top position.

• The aspect ratio of the projected image
also shifts slightly when the “H Keystone”
and “V Keystone” functions are adjusted
simultaneously.

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Freezing a Moving
Image

You can instantly freeze a moving image with
the remote control.

1 Press .

• The projected image is frozen.

2 Press again to return to the

moving image from the cur­rently connected device.

Adjusting the Picture
Aspect Ratio

This function allows you to modify or custom­ize the picture display mode to enhance the
input image. Depending on the input signal,
you can choose SIDE BAR, SMART STRETCH,
CINEMA ZOOM or STRETCH image.

Press . Each time is pressed,
the picture mode changes as
shown on the next page.

FREEZE button

RESIZE button

Basic Operation

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RESIZE button

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Image Projection

SMART

STRETCH

For 4:3

aspect ratio

For 16:9

aspect ratio

480

480P

576

576P

NTSC

PAL

SECAM

SIDE BAR STRETCH

I

I

VGA

SVGA

XGA

I

768 ⳯ 576 1024 ⳯ 576

768 ⳯ 576 1024 ⳯ 576480P

––720P

––

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

• “SMART STRETCH” cannot be selected while input signal from a computer (VGA, SVGA or XGA) is entered.

Output screen image

480
480P
576
576P

NTSC

PAL

SECAM

4:3 aspect ratio

I

I

Letterbox

Input Signal

SIDE BAR SMART STRETCH

CINEMA

ZOOM

1024 ⳯ 576

1024 ⳯ 576

1024 ⳯ 576

1024 ⳯ 576

–

–

1024 ⳯ 576

1024 ⳯ 5761080

STRETCHCINEMA ZOOM

Squeeze

540P

1080

I

16:9 aspect ratio

720P

VGA

SVGA

XGA

4:3 aspect ratio

Note

• “SMART STRETCH” cannot be selected while the Keystone correction (page 33) is being adjusted.

• Keystone correction (page 33) is disabled while the picture mode is set to “SMART STRETCH”.

I/580P is displayed on the screen when signal 576I/576P is input.

• 580

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