Sony VPL-HS1 Operating Instruction

LCD Video Projector VPL-HS1

4-085-330-

(1)

LCD Video Projector

Operating Instructions ___________________________________

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Manual de instrucciones __________________________________

VPL-HS1

WARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: SONY Model No.: VPL-HS1 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Address: 680 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell NJ 07649 U.S.A. Telephone No.: 201-930-6972

For the customers in Canada

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Voor de klanten in Nederland

Bij dit product zijn batterijen geleverd. Wanneer deze leeg zijn, moet u ze niet weggooien maar inleveren als KCA.

The socket-outlet should be installed near the equipment and be easily accessible.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Table of Contents

Precautions ...............................................4

Connections and Preparations

Unpacking .................................................5

Step 1: Installing the Projector ..................5

Before Setting Up the Projector ..................... 6

Installing the Projector and a Screen .............. 7

Step 2: Connecting the Projector ..............8

Using a “Memory Stick”

About a “Memory Stick” ..........................22

Preparing for Viewing the Still Picture Stored

in a “Memory Stick” .................................23

Inserting a “Memory Stick” ..........................23

Using the MS (“Memory Stick”) Home .......24

Viewing Still Images in Sequence

— Slide Show ..........................................24

Displaying Index Pictures on the

Full Screen ..............................................26

Displaying the Index Menu ...........................27

Displaying a Full-Screen Picture .............27

Rotating a Still Picture .............................28

Protecting an Important Still Picture ........29

Projecting a Selected Picture When the

Power Is Turned On — Startup ...............30

Connecting with video equipment ................. 8

Connecting Using the Optional Signal Interface

Cables ........................................................ 8

Connecting Using the Optional Interface Unit 9

Step 3: Adjusting the Picture Size and

Position .....................................................9

Step 4: Selecting the Menu Language ....12

Projecting

Projecting the Picture on the Screen ......14

Selecting the Picture Viewing Mode .......16

Using the Menus

Operation through the Menus .................17

Menu Configurations ...............................18

Menu Items ................................................... 19

Registering a Still Picture as the Startup

Picture ......................................................30

Setting the Startup Picture ............................31

Deleting a Still Picture .............................32

Initializing a “Memory Stick” ....................33

Others

Troubleshooting .......................................34

Replacing the Lamp ................................38

Replacing the Air Filter ............................39

Specifications ..........................................40

Location of Controls ................................44

Front ..............................................................44

Rear ...............................................................45

Remote control ..............................................46

Index .......................................................47

About the Preset Memory No. ..................... 21

Adjusting Picture Quality of a Signal from the

Computer ................................................. 21

Precautions

On safety

• Check that the operating voltage of your unit is identical with the voltage of your local power supply.

• Should any liquid or solid object fall into the cabinet, unplug the unit and have it checked by qualified personnel before operating it further.

• Unplug the unit from the w all outlet if it is not to be used for several days.

• T o disconnect the co rd, pull it out by the plug. Never pull the cord itself.

• The wall outlet should be near the unit and easily accessible.

• The unit is not disc onnected to the A C po wer source (mains) as long as it is c onnect ed to th e wa ll outl et, even if the unit itself has been turned off.

• Do not look into the lens while the lamp is on.

• Do not place your hand or objects near the

ventilation holes. The air coming out is hot.

On preventing internal heat build-up

After you turn off the power with the I / 1 (on/ standby) switch, do not disconnect the unit from the wall outlet while the cooling fan is still running.

Caution

The projector is equipped with ventilation holes (intake) and vent ilation hole s (exhaust ). Do not block or place anything near these holes, or internal heat build-up may occur, causing picture degradation or damage to the projector.

On repacking

Save the original shipping carton and packing material; the y wil l c om e in handy if you ev e r have to ship your unit. Fo r maxim um protect ion, repack your unit as it was originally packed at the factory.

Precautions

Connections and Preparations

This section describ es how t o install the proj ector and screen, how to connect the equipment from which you want to project the picture, etc.

Unpacking

Check the carton to make sure it contains the following items:

Connections and

Preparations

Step 1: Installing the Projector

You can obtain good picture quality even when you project the picture from the side of the screen (“SIDE SHOT”) (1 page 7). You can enjoy home entertainment with this projector i n various si tuations.

Enjoying home theater

Remote control (1), Size AA (R6) batteries (2)

Signal interface cable (1)

Air filter (for replacement) (1)

Lens cap (1)

AC power cord (1) Operating Instructions (1)

Enjoying video games on a large screen

Inserting the batteries into the remote control

Insert the batteries E side first as shown in the illustration.

Unpacking / Step 1: Installing the Projector

Connections and

Preparations

Watching sports, etc. with your company

Viewing images, recorded by a digital camera and stored in the “Memory Stick,” on a large screen.

Highly heated and humid

Very dusty and extremely smoky

Do not use the projector under the following conditions.

Tilting the unit out of the range of the adjuster setting

Before Setting Up the Projector

Do not place the proje ctor in the foll owi ng situations, which may cause malfunction or damage to the projector.

Poorly ventilated

Blocking the ventilation holes

Ventilation

holes

(exhaust)

Placing the projector without the adjuster

Ventilation holes (intake)

Step 1: Installing the Projector

Installing the Projector and a Screen

The installation distance between the projector and screen varies depending on the size of the screen.

Determine the installation position of the projector and screen.

When projecting from the side (SIDE SHOT)

Position the projector with the lens end come within the area in the illustration, by using the values a, b, c and d in the table below as a guide. Align the bottom of the adjuster of the projector with the bottom end of the screen.

When projecting from the center

You can change the projection angle using the adjuster. Position the projector with the lens end come within the area in the illustrati on, by using the valu es c and d in the t able belo w as a guide.

Screen

c: Maximum projection distance between the

screen and the center of the projector’s lens when you use the horizontal distance a, or when you place the pr oje ct or with the ce nt er of the screen and the center of the lens aligned.

d: Minimum projection distance between the

screen and the center of the lens when you use the horizontal distance b, or when you place the projector with the center of the screen and the center of the lens aligned.

Unit: m (feet)

Screen size (inches)

a0.6

b0.4

c1.7

d1.6

When you project a 720p format signal, computer’s signal, etc.

The table shows the distances when projecting the conventional video signals. Distances used for projecting a 720p format signal, computer’s signal and data stored in the “Memory Stick” are shown on page 41.

40 60 80 100 120 150

(2.0)

(1.3)

(5.6)

(5.2)

0.9 (3.0)

0.6 (2.0)

2.7 (8.9)

2.5 (8.2)

1.2 (3.9)

0.8 (2.6)

3.6 (11.8)

3.3 (10.8)

1.5 (4.9)

1.0 (3.3)

4.5 (14.8)

4.2 (13.8)

1.8 (5.9)

1.2 (3.9)

5.4 (17.7)

5.0 (16.4)

2.3 (7.5)

1.6 (5.2)

6.8 (22.3)

6.3 (20.7)

Connections and

Preparations

a: Maximum horizontal distance between the

right/left end of the screen and the center of the projector’s lens when the projector is placed on the side (for “SIDE SHOT”)

b: Horizontal distance between the right/left

end of the screen and the center of the lens when the projector is placed on the side (for “SIDE SHOT”)

Projector

10°

Project an image on the screen and adjust the picture so that it fits the screen.

T o project an image, co nnect video equipment to the projector. (1 page 8)

Step 1: Installing the Projector

Connections and

Preparations

Step 2: Connecting the Projector

When making connections, be sure to do the following:

• Turn off all equipment before making any connections.

• Use the proper cables for each connection.

• Insert the cable plugs properly; plugs that are not

fully inserted often generate noise. When pulling out a cable, be sure to pull it out f rom the plug , n ot the cable itself.

• When you connect your projector to PJ MULTI INPUT, select the input signal with the INPUT-A setting in the SET SETTING menu. (1 page

20)

Connecting Using the Optional Signal Interface Cables

To connect with a DVD player with component video connectors/digital BS tuner

Rear of the projector

Signal interface cable SIC-HS20

(not supplied)

to RGB/component output

to audio output

Connecting with video equipment

Rear of the projector

S video or video/

audio cable

(not supplied)

to S

video or

video/

audio

output

to video/

Signal

interface

cable

(supplied)

audio

output

with SONY logo upside

(PR)

S Video

Audio L

Audio R

(PB)

DVD player with component video

connectors, digital BS tuner, etc.

To connect with an AV amplifier

Rear of the projector

Signal interface cable SIC-HS40

to component video output

(PB)CR(PR)

(not supplied)

to video output

S Video

Video

Video equipment Video equipment

Step 2: Connecting the Projector

AV amplifier

To connect with a computer

Connections and

Preparations

Rear of the projector

Signal interface cable

SIC-HS30 (not supplied)

Computer

to monitor output

to audio output

Connecting Using the Optional

Step 3: Adjusting the Picture Size and Position

Rear remote control detector

5,8

Front remote control detector

Adjuster stopper

Interface Unit

Using the optional interface unit allows you to connect various video equipment, and to select the output to the projector or TV from the connected equipment simply by switching the select switch on the interface unit.

Rear of the projector

VCR, etc.

Interface unit IFU-HS1

DVD player, etc.

to PJ multi output

PJ multi cable (supplied with the IFU-HS1)

SIDE

VOLUME

SHOT

+ –

VIDEO MEMORY

DYNAMIC STANDARD LIVING

USER 1

ENTER

INPUT

MS SLIDE

–

APA

USER 2 USER 3

OFF

RESET

2 4

Step 3: Adjusting the Picture Size and Position

Connections and

Preparations

Plug the AC power cord into a wall outlet.

The ON/STANDBY indicator lights in red and the projector goes into standby mode.

Press the [/1 (on/standby) switch to turn on the projector.

The ON/STANDBY indicator lights in green.

Turn on the equipment connected to the projector.

Refer to the operating instructions of the connected equipment.

ON/

STANDBY

Lights in red.

ON/

STANDBY

Lights in green.

Adjust the size and position of the picture to fit the screen using the zoom lever and adjuster.

Move the zoom lever to adjust the picture size.

Zoom lever

Use the adjuster to adjust the picture position. Hold down and slide the adjuster stopper to the right, move the projector, then replace the stopper.

Adjuster stopper

Press INPUT to project the picture on the screen.

Each time you press the button, the input indication changes. (1 page 15)

INPUT

Adjust the focus roughly using the focus lever.

VIDEO 1

You can move the projector vertically and horizontally within the following ranges:

Up to 20° each for horizontal angle

Up to 10° each for vertical angle

Up to 2° each for tilting angle

Focus lever

Step 3: Adjusting the Picture Size and Position

Connections and

Preparations

When projecting from the side

Screen

Picture

If you position the projector on the left side of the screen, adjust so that the left side of the picture fits the left side of the screen. For the projector positioned on the right side, adjust so that the right side of the picture fits the right side of the screen.

When projecting from the center

Screen

Picture

If you position the projector below the bottom of the screen, adjust so that the bottom edge of the picture fits the bottom edge of the screen. For the projector positioned above the bottom of the screen, adjust so that the top edge of the picture fits the top edge of the screen.

Adjust to correct the trapezoidal distortion.

When projecting from the side

Corrects the horizontal distortion. Press SIDE SHO T + o r – so that th e top edge of the picture becomes paral lel to the bottom edge. If the left side is l onger than the right side, pr ess SIDE SHOT –.

Use SIDE SHOT + if the right side is longer. To fine-adjust the distortion, press M or m.

When projecting from the center

Corrects the vertical distortion. Use the menu. Select V (vertical) with the KEYSTONE DIR setting in the INSTALL SETTING menu. Next, adjust with the DIGIT KEYSTONE setting so that the left side of the picture be comes para llel t o the righ t si de. (1 page 20) If the top edge of the picture is longer than the bottom edge, set to a plus value.

If the bottom edge is longer than the top edge, set to a minus value.

Adjust the focus again using the focus lever.

Step 3: Adjusting the Picture Size and Position

Connections and

Preparations

Step 4: Selecting the

Press the [/1 (on/standby) switch to turn on the projector.

The ON/STANDBY indicator lights in green.

Menu Language

You can select one of nine languages for displaying the menu and other on-screen displays. The factory default setting is English.

SIDE

VOLUME

SHOT

+ –

VIDEO MEMORY

DYNAMIC STANDARD LIVING

USER 1

INPUT

MS SLIDE

–

APA

USER 2 USER 3

OFF

Press MENU.

The menu appears. The menu presently selected is shown as a yellow button.

PICTURE CTRL

CONTRAST: BRIGHT:

Press M or m to select the SET

COLOR: HUE: SHARP: D.PICTURE: COLOR TEMP: COLOR SYS: VOLUME:

80 50 50 50 50 OFF HIGH AUTO 30

SETTING menu, and press , or ENTER.

The selected menu appears.

VIDEO 1

ENTER

RESET

4,5,6

Plug the AC power cord into a wall outlet.

The ON/STANDBY indicator lights in red and the projector goes into standby mode.

SET SETTING

STATUS: INPUT-A:

LANGUAGE

POWER SAVING

ON COMPONENT

ENGLISH

OFF

ENTER

VIDEO 1

Step 4: Selecting the Menu Language

Press M or m to select LANGUAGE, and press , or ENTER.

ENTER

Connections and

Preparations

SET SETTING

STATUS: INPUT-A:

LANGUAGE

POWER SAVING

Press M or m to select a

ON COMPONENT

ENGLISH

OFF

language, and press < or ENTER.

The menu changes to the selected language.

ENTER

VIDEO 1

To clear the menu

Press MENU.

Step 4: Selecting the Menu Language

Projecting

This section describes ho w to oper ate the projector to view the pi cture from the equip ment co nnected t o the projector . It also desc ribes how to adjust the qualit y of the picture to suit your taste.

Plug the AC power cord into a wall outlet.

The ON/STANDBY indicator lights in red and the projector goes into standby mode.

ON/

STANDBY

Lights in red.

Projecting

Projecting the Picture on the Screen

SIDE

VOLUME

SHOT

+ –

VIDEO MEMORY

DYNAMIC STANDARD LIVING

USER 1

INPUT

MS SLIDE

–

APA

USER 2 USER 3

OFF

2 4

Press the [/1 (on/standby) switch to turn on the projector.

The ON/STANDBY indicator lights in green.

ON/

STANDBY

Lights in green.

Turn on the equipment connected to the projector.

Refer to the operating instructions of the connected equipment.

Press INPUT repeatedly to select the input you want to project on the screen.

Display the indication of the input you want.

ENTER

Projecting the Picture on the Screen

RESET

Example:To view the picture from the video

equipment connected to the VIDEO INPUT jack.

VIDEO 1

INPUT

To view the picture from

Video equipment connected to VIDEO INPUT on the projector

Video equipment connected to S VIDEO INPUT on the projector

RGB/component equipment connected to PJ MULTI INPUT via the optional signal interface cable or the interface unit

Video equipment connected to PJ MULTI INPUT via the optional signal interface cable or the interface unit

Video equipment equipped with S VIDEO connected to PJ MULTI INPUT via the optional signal interface cable or the interface unit

“Memory Stick” inserted into the “Memory Stick” slot

Set the INPUT-A setting in the SET SETTING menu according to the input signal. (1 page 20)

Move the zoom lever to adjust

Press INPUT to display

VIDEO 1 AUDIO INPUT

S-VIDEO 1 AUDIO INPUT

INPUT A

VIDEO 2 PJ MULTI

S-VIDEO 2 PJ MULTI

MS AUDIO INPUT

Sound is heard from the equipment connected to

PJ MULTI INPUT

INPUT

the size of the picture.

Move the focus lever to adjust the focus.

Adjust to obtain sharp focus.

Focus lever

Press VOLUME + or – to adjust the volume.

VOLUME

–

To turn off the power

1 Press the [/1 (on/standby) switch.

A message “Power OFF?” appears on the screen.

2 Press the [/1 switch again.

The ON/ST ANDBY indicator flashes in green and the fan contin ues to run to red uce the int ernal heat. Also, the ON/ST ANDBY indicator flashes quickly during which you will not be able to light up the ON/STANDBY indicator with the [/1 switch.

Projecting

Zoom lever

3 Unplug the AC power cord from the wall

outlet after the fan stops running and the ON/STANDBY indicator lights in red.

You can turn off the projector by ho lding the [/1 (on/ standby) switch for about one second, instead of performing the above steps.

Projecting the Picture on the Screen

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