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Sony DX120 - page 1
4-432-154- 12 (1) © 2012 Sony Corporation Data Projector Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please read this manual and supplied Quick Reference Manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. VPL-DX140/DX120/D X100 VPL-DW120 Not all models are available in al l countries and area. Please check with your local Sony Authorized ...
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Sony DX120 - page 2
2 T able of Contents T able of Contents Overvie w Loc atio n and Fu nctio n of C ontro ls .... 3 Main Unit ....................... ........... ... 3 Connector P anel ................... ........ 4 Remote Co mmander and C ontrol Panel K e ys ........ ........... ........... ... 5 Prepa ration Connecting the Pro jector ..... .............. 7 Connecti ...
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3 Location and Function of Controls Overview B Over view Location and Funct ion of C ontrols a Foc us r ing (pa ge 10 ) b Zoom ring ( page 10) c Lens d Remote control detector e Foot adjust button ( page 11) f Front foot (adjustable) (page 11) g Air filter cover/V entilation h oles (intake) (page 31) h Lamp cover (page 29) i Rear feet (adjustable) ...
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4 Location and Funct ion of Controls Input (pages 7, 8) a INPUT A V ideo: RGB/YP B P R inpu t conn ector Audio: Au dio input connect or b INPUT B V i deo: HDMI inpu t con nector Audio: HDM I input co nnecto r c VIDEO V i deo: V ideo inp ut connec tor Audio : Audio inp ut conn ector The audio inp uts of INPUT A and V IDEO are shared . Other s d A C ...
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Sony DX120 - page 5
5 Location and Function of Controls Overview Rem ot e Co mm an der Contro l P anel Ke ys a T urning on the p ower/Going to standby mode ? / 1 (O n/Sta ndby) key b Selecting an input sign al (page 9) INPUT key c Operating a menu (page 14) MENU key RESET key ENTER / V / v / B / b (arro w) keys RETURN key d Adjusting the imag e (page 10) ASPECT key (p ...
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Sony DX120 - page 6
6 Location and Funct ion of Controls BLANK key Cuts of f the proj ected image tempor arily . Press agai n to restore t he pre vious image. P ictur e mutin g he lps reduce po wer consu mptio n. MUTIN G key Mutes the audio o utput te mpora rily . Press again to restore the previous vol um e. V OLUME +/– key Adjusts the v olume output. FREEZE key * ...
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Sony DX120 - page 7
7 Connecting the Projector Prepara tion B Prepara tion Connecting the Projector • Mak e s ure a ll t he eq ui pment is p o wer ed of f when connec ti ng th e pr ojec tor . • Use the proper cables for e ach co nnecti on. • Inse rt the cabl e plugs firm ly; Loose co nnecti ons ma y reduce p erforma nce of pi cture sig nals or cause a ma lfuncti ...
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Sony DX120 - page 8
8 Connecting the Projector Conne ctions with a DVD player or BD pl ayer are explaine d for each inp ut signal. VIDEO Fo r co nnecti ng vi deo equ ipment with a vi deo ou tput conn ect or . INPUT A For conn ecti ng vi deo equi pment with a YP B P R output connect or . INPUT B • Us e HDMI -compat ible eq uipment and cabl e(s) that hav e an HDM I lo ...
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Sony DX120 - page 9
9 Projecting an Image Projecting /Adjusting an Image B Projecti ng/Adj ustin g an Imag e Projecting an Ima ge The siz e of a projected image depe nds on th e distanc e between the pr ojector an d screen. Inst all the proje ctor so that the proj ected image f its the screen si ze. For details on proje ction distance s and proj ected imag e sizes, se ...
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Sony DX120 - page 10
10 Projecting an Image Displaying a pattern for adjusting an image Y ou can display a pattern for adju sting the projecte d image with the P A TTERN k ey o n the remote comm ander . Press the P A TTERN ke y again to restore the pre vio us image. Adju sting the P rojec ted i mage Focus Siz e (Zoom ) Posi tio n Focus ring Zoom ring Foot adjust button ...
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Sony DX120 - page 11
11 Projecting an Image Projecting /Adjusting an Image Adjusting t he tilt of the projector wi th the foot adjust button/rear feet (adjustable) By changing the ti lt of th e proj ector with t he foot adjust b u tton/re ar feet (a djustable ), you can adjust th e position o f the projecte d image . 1 Press and hold th e foot a djust b utton , then li ...
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Sony DX120 - page 12
12 Projecting an Image Correcti ng trapez oidal dist or tion of the projected image ( Keystone feature) * 1 K eys tone f eatu re *2 may n ot work automatically wh en the screen is t ilted. In this case, set keystone ma nuall y . 1 Press the KEYST ONE ke y on the r emote commander or se lect V K eystone in th e Ins tal lati on m enu . 2 Use the V / ...
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Sony DX120 - page 13
13 Projecting an Image Projecting /Adjusting an Image 1 Press the ? / 1 ke y on the unit or the remote commander . The pro jector star ts shutdown and t urns off. If you press the ? / 1 key with in 10 seco nds o f the message being display ed, shutdown is cancel ed. 2 Unplug the A C po wer cord from the wall outlet. T o turn off without displaying ...
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Sony DX120 - page 14
14 Using a MENU B Adjust ments an d Set tings Us ing a M enu Using a MEN U The m enu dis plays use d for the explanat ion be low may be di f feren t dependi ng on t he mod el you are usin g. 1 Press the MENU key to display the menu. 2 Select the setting menu. Use the V / v key to select the settin g menu then press the b key or EN TER key . 3 Selec ...
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Sony DX120 - page 15
15 The Picture Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Us ing a Menu The Picture Menu The Pictu re is used to adjust t he picture for eac h input signa l. *1: Whe n a com pu ter si gn al is inpu t, th is op tion is availab le . *2: T he settings in the Pi cture retu rn to thei r factory de faults, excep t for Pictur e Mode. *3: Wh en a vide o signal is inp ...
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Sony DX120 - page 16
16 The Screen Menu The Sc reen Menu The Screen menu i s used to adjust th e size, position and aspe ct ratio of the pro jected imag e for each inp ut signal. Items Item descript ions Aspect *1 Changes the aspect ratio of the pr oject ed image ( page 18). VPL-D X140/DX 120/ DX100 : When t he comp uter sign al i s input 4:3: D ispla ys the image to f ...
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Sony DX120 - page 17
17 The Screen Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Usin g a Menu *1: • Note th at if t he proj ector i s used for pr ofit or for public viewing, mo difyi ng the original pictur e by switching to the as pect mode may c onstitute an infring ement of the rights of authors or produce rs, wh ich a re legal ly prot ected. • Depending on the input sig nal, ...
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Sony DX120 - page 18
18 The Screen Menu Aspect VPL-DX140/ DX120/DX100 *1: If you select “Norma l, ” the image is proj ected in the same r esolut ion as the input signal w ithout ch anging the aspec t ratio of t he origin al image. *2: If you select “4:3, ” the image is projecte d to f it the p rojected ima ge size, re gardless of th e as pect rati o of th e ima ...
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Sony DX120 - page 19
19 The Screen Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Us ing a Menu VPL-D W120 * 1: If y ou s elec t “N ormal , ” the im age is projecte d in the same re solution as the input sig nal withou t changi ng the as pect ratio of the original image. *2: If you s elect “Full2 , ” the image is projec ted to f it the projec ted image size, r ega rdless of t ...
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Sony DX120 - page 20
20 The Function Menu The Functio n Menu The Fu nction men u is us ed for set ting v a riou s fu nctions of th e proje ctor . *1: AP A functions when a c omputer s ignal is i nput via the RGB input conne ctor (I NPUT A). Item s Ite m descri pt ions V olume The higher th e v alue, the louder an a udio v olume and th e lo wer the v alue, the lo wer th ...
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Sony DX120 - page 21
21 The Operation Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Us ing a Menu The Operation Me nu The Operat ion menu is used for se tting for th e operatio ns b y using the menu or the re mote comma nde r . *1: Y ou will not be able to use the pr ojector i f you forge t your pa ssword. If yo u call qu alified Sony personn el becau se you hav e forgotten the pass ...
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Sony DX120 - page 22
22 The Connection/Po wer Menu The Co nnectio n/P ow er Men u The Connec tion/Po wer menu is used f or setting for the conn ection s and po wer . *1: This may not be optimum de pending on th e input si gnal. In t his case, set manual ly accord ing to the co nnec ted eq uipme nt . *2: S elect “O ff” to av oid enter ing stand by mode wh en there i ...
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Sony DX120 - page 23
23 The Installation Menu Adjus tments an d Settings Us ing a Menu The Installat ion Menu The Installation m enu is used fo r installing the pr ojector . *1: When “High Altitude Mode” is set to “ On, ” the s peed of t he fan increase s, and the f an noise becomes sl ightl y louder . *2: Since t he K eyst one adjustme nt is an electroni c cor ...
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Sony DX120 - page 24
24 The Information Menu The Information Menu The Inform ation menu is used to check projector stat us, such as total usage time of the lamp . *1: Th ese ite ms ma y no t be disp laye d de pen ding on t he i nput si gnal . Items Item des criptions Model Name Displays the model name. Seri al No. Displays the s erial number. fH/fV *1 Disp lays the hor ...
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Sony DX120 - page 25
25 Ind icator s Others B Others Indic ators The i ndicator s allow checking the stat us and not ify you of abnorma l operati on of th e project or . If the projecto r exhibits abnormal st atus, addr ess the prob lem in acc ordance with the ta ble belo w . ON/ST ANDBY indicator LAMP/CO VER indicator Stat us Meanin g/Remedi es Lights in red The proje ...
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Sony DX120 - page 26
26 Messages List Messages List When an y of the messages listed belo w appears on the p rojected image, a ddress the problem in accordanc e with the table b elow . Mess ages Me aning/R emedy Page High temp.! Lamp off in 1 min. Chec k the items below . • Chec k if nothing i s block ing the ventila tion hole s. • Chec k if the air filter is not c ...
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Sony DX120 - page 27
27 T roubleshooting Others T r oubl esho oti ng Befor e asking to have the projector repair ed, try t o diagno se the probl em, fo llowing the instructions b elo w . Symptoms Reme dy Page The power is not tur ned on. Check if th e A C pow er co rd is f irml y conn ecte d. – When the “Co ntrol Key Lock” is se t to “On, ” you cann ot turn o ...
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Sony DX120 - page 28
28 T roubleshooting *1: VPL-DX140 /DX1 20/D W120 onl y . The im age is dark /too brig ht. The set tings for “Brightne ss, ” “Co ntras t, ” and “ Lamp M ode” af fect brig htness of the image . Check if the v alue is approp riate . 15, 22 The image will b e dark when th e lamp is b urn t out. Che ck “Lamp T imer, ” and rep lace the la ...
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Sony DX120 - page 29
29 Replacing the Lamp Others Replacing the L amp Replace the lamp with a new one if a messag e displayed on the projected image (page 26). Use an LMP- D213 project or lamp (not supp lied) for replac ement. • The lamp r emains hot after the project or is turn ed off. If y ou touch th e lamp, yo u may burn your finger . When you replac e the lamp, ...
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Sony DX120 - page 30
30 Replacing the Lamp Do not put your hands into the lamp repla cemen t slot, and do not allow any liquid or other ob jects int o the slot t o a void elec tric al sh ock or f ire . 4 Insert the new lamp all the way in until it is securely in place ( 1 ). Tighten th e two screws ( 2 ). Fold down the handle to replace it ( 3 ). • B e carefu l not t ...
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Sony DX120 - page 31
31 Cleaning the Air Filter Others Cleaning the Ai r Filter When a me ssage appears o n the projecte d image indica ting time for a filter clea ning, clean the ai r filt er ( page 26 ). If the dust c annot be re mov ed from the a ir f ilter e v en after cle aning, rep lace the a ir f ilter with a ne w one. F or details on pu rchasing/f itting a ne w ...
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Sony DX120 - page 32
32 Specifications Specification s Items Descriptio ns Model VPL -DX140/ DX120/ DX100/VPL- DW120 Projec tion syst em 3 LCD sy stem Dis play de vi ce Ef fec ti v e di splay size VPL-DX 140/DX 120/D X100: 0. 63 inch (1 6.0 mm), 3 plate pane ls, Asp ect ratio 4: 3 VPL-DW120: 0.59 inch (15. 0 mm), 3 plate pane ls, Aspe ct ra tio 16: 10 Effective pictu r ...
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33 Specifications Others *1: For det ails, ref er to “ Accep table Input Signa ls*1” on page 36. *2: In formatio n on acc essories in this manu al is curr ent as of Jun e 2012. *3: Not all optio nal accesso ries are a va ilable in all countries a nd area. Pleas e check with your local Sony Auth orized De aler. INPUT OUT PUT (Co mputer/ video) I ...
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Sony DX120 - page 34
34 Specifications Design and specif icat ions of the unit, including the optional accessor ies, are subjec t to change without notice. Always verify that the unit is operating properly before use. SONY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR D AMA GES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, BUT NO T LIMITED TO, COMPENSA TION OR REIMBURSEM ENT ON A CC OUNT OF THE LOSS OF PRESENT OR ...
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Sony DX120 - page 35
35 Specifications Others Pin as signment HDMI connector ( HDMI, fe male) RGB input c onnector (Mini D-sub 15-pin, f emale) 1 T .M.D.S. Data2+ 11 T .M.D.S . Clock Shield 2 T .M.D.S. Data2 Shiel d 12 T .M.D.S . Clock – 3 T .M.D.S. Data2 – 13 N. C. 4 T .M.D.S. Data1+ 14 RE SER VED (N.C.) 5 T .M.D.S. Data1 Shiel d 15 SCL 6 T .M.D.S. Data1 – 16 SD ...
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Sony DX120 - page 36
36 Specifications Acceptable Input Signals *1 Computer signa l Digital TV signa l *4 Analog TV signa l *1: • When a signal othe r than t he si gnal s list ed in table is input, the pictu re may not b e disp laye d pr ope rly . • An input sign al mean t for scre en resoluti on diff erent fr om that of the panel will no t be displa yed in its ori ...
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Sony DX120 - page 37
37 Projection Distance Others Projection Distance The proje ction distance is the distance bet ween the front of the le ns and the surface of the projec ted im age. Th e following describes the project ion distanc e and height f rom the center of the lens t o edg e of screen b y each p rojected sc reen si ze. Height H is the heig ht from the bott o ...
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Sony DX120 - page 38
38 Projection Distance Ceiling Insta llation L: Proje ction dist ance L H: He ight H from cen ter of lens t o ed ge o f scre en Projectio n distanc e L Height H from cent er of lens to edge of scre en Center of lens Proj ected image A To p s i d e ...
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Sony DX120 - page 39
39 Projection Distance Others Projection distance table (VPL-DX140) Unit: m (inches) Projection distance form ula (VPL-DX140) D: Proj ected imag e size (Diagonal ) H: Heig ht H from cent er of lens to ed ge of screen Expressi on#1 Unit: m (inches) Expre ssi on#2 Projec ted imag e size Proj ect ion Dist ance L Height H from ce nter of lens to edge o ...
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Sony DX120 - page 40
40 Projection Distance Projection distance table (VPL-DX120/DX100) Unit: m (in ches) Projection distance form ula (VPL-DX120/DX100) D: Projected image size (Diagonal) H: He ight H from cen ter of lens t o ed ge o f scre en Expression #1 Unit: m ( inches) Expressi on#2 Projecte d image size Projecti on Distance L Height H fr om center of lens to edg ...
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Sony DX120 - page 41
41 Projection Distance Others Projection distance table (VPL-D W120) Unit: m (inches) Projection distance form ula (VPL-D W120) D: Projected image size (Diagonal) H: He ight H from cen ter of lens t o ed ge o f scre en Expression #1 Unit: m ( inches) Expressi on#2 Projecte d image size Projecti on Distance L Height H fr om center of lens to edge of ...
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Sony DX120 - page 42
42 Dimensions Dimensions To p Unit: mm (inches ) 230.5 (9 1 / 16 ) 315 ( 12 13 / 32 ) 7.5 ± 1 ( 9 / 32 ) 11.9 ± 1 ( 15 / 32 ) 2.5 ( 3 / 32 ) VPL-DX120/ DX100 Edge of lens VPL-DX140/ D W120 Edge of lens F ront Unit: mm (inches ) 75 (2 15 / 16 ) 157.5 (6 3 / 16 ) 81 (3 3 / 16 ) 26 (1 1 / 32 ) 46.3 (1 13 / 16 ) 66 (2 19 / 32 ) 78 (3 1 / 16 ) 87.2 (3 ...
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Sony DX120 - page 43
43 Dimensions Others Side Unit: mm (inches) 69 (2 23 / 32 )1 1 3 ( 4 7 / 16 ) 69 (2 23 / 32 )3 1 ( 1 7 / 32 ) Rear Unit: mm (inches ) 48 (1 7 / 8 ) 252.5 (9 15 / 16 ) 16.8 ( 21 / 32 ) 164.4 (6 15 / 32 ) 157.5 ( 6 3 / 16 ) 28 (1 3 / 32 ) ...
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Sony DX120 - page 44
44 Dimensions Bottom Unit: mm (inches) 78.9 (3 3 / 32 ) 38.8 (1 17 / 32 ) 207.5 (8 5 / 32 ) 99.9 (3 15 / 16 ) 105.8 (4 5 / 32 ) 83.5 (3 9 / 32 ) 79.4 ( 3 1 / 8 ) 76.4 (3 ) 88.5 (3 15 / 32 ) 23. 9 ( 15 / 16 ) 271 (10 21 / 32 )2 2 ( 7 / 8 ) ...
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Sony DX120 - page 45
45 Inde x Others Index A A C IN ............... ....... ....... ........ ....... ........... . 4 Acceptable input signal .......... ........... ...... 36 Adjust Si gnal ............... ....... ....... ........ ...... 17 Air f ilter ............ ....... ....... ........ ........... ...... 31 Air f ilter co ver/V entilation holes (intak e) .......... ...
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Sony DX120 - page 46
46 Ind ex S Security ba r ......... ....... ....... ........... ....... ...... 3 Security Loc k ......... ....... ........ ....... ....... 3, 21 Selectin g an in put sig nal .......... ........... ...... 5 Serial No . ............ ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... 24 Sharpn ess .... ........ ....... ....... ....... ........... .... 15 Signal ...
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