Sony VPL-FX50 User Manual

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• turn off all equipment before making any

connections.

• use the proper cables for each connection.
• insert the plugs of the cables properly; plugs that are

not fully inserted often generate noise. When pulling
out a cable, be sure to pull it out from the plug, not
the cable itself.

This section describes how to connect the projector to
a computer or video equipment.
Also refer to the instruction manual of equipment to
be connected.

• This unit accepts the VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA or

UXGA (60 Hz) signals. However, we recommend
you to set the output signal of your computer to the
XGA.

• If you set your computer, such as a notebook type

IBM PC/AT 

1)

 compatible, to output the signal to

both the display of your computer and the external
monitor, the picture of the external monitor may not
appear properly. In such cases, set the output mode
of your computer to output the signal to only the
external monitor.

• This projector complies with DDC1 and DDC2B

(Plug & Play). (DDC1 and DDC2B are the Display
Data Channel (DDC

TM

)

 2)

 standard in the VESA

standard.) When connecting a DDC1 host system,
the projector synchronizes with V.CLK that follows
the VESA standard and outputs EDID (Extended
Display Identification Data) to the data line. When
connecting a DDC2B host system, the projector
automatically switches to the appropriate
communication mode.
The INPUT B RGB (DVI) connector complies with
the VESA DDC2B. If your computer or graphics
board is compatible with DDC, turn on the power of
the equipment as follows:

According to the input signal, set INPUT-B TERM.
in the SET SETTING menu to PC ANALOG or PC
DIGITAL.

Connect the projector to the computer with the DVI
cable.

Turn on the power of the projector.

Boot up the computer.

Connecting

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1) IBM and PC/AT are a trademark and a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation, U.S.A.
2) DDC

TM

 is a registered trademark of the Video Electronics Standard Association.

3) Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc.

INPUT A

R/R-Y/P

R

INPUT B
RGB (DVI)

INPUT C
ETHER

B/B-Y/P

B

G/Y

SYNC/HD

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT

S VIDEO

VIDEO

TRIG

RS-232C

PLUG IN POWER

CONTROL S

VD

Computer

to DVI
output

DVI cable
(not supplied)

VCR

to S video
output

S-Video cable
(not supplied)

to video
output

Video
cable (not
supplied)

Front of the projector

SMF-400
Monitor
cable
(5BNC

y

 HD D-

sub 15-
pin) (not
supplied)

to monitor
out

SMF-410 Monitor cable
(HD D-sub 15-pin 

y

 HD

D-sub 15-pin) (not
supplied)

Monitor

Computer

• Set INPUT-A in the SET SETTING menu to

COMPUTER when you connect the computer to the
INPUT A connector.

• When connecting a Macintosh

3)

 computer equipped

with video output connector of a type having two
rows of pins to the INPUT A connector, use a
commercially available plug adaptor.

• Select PC DIGITAL or PC ANALOG using INPUT-

B TERM. in the SET SETTING menu depending on
the signal input.

to monitor input