KEY TECHNOLOGY
PROJECTORS Off and Go S
ony’s Off and Go feature lets you
p
ack your
equipment away faster when your presentation
is over. To maximise their li
f
e all pro
j
ector lamps
need to cool down be
f
ore they are packed
awa
y
and usuall
y
this means
y
ou need to leave
t
he
p
ower connected to allow the
f
an to kee
p
r
unning to cool the lamp
However, Sony’s Off and Go feature kee
p
s the
f
an running without the power connected, so you
c
an unp
l
u
g
a
ll
t
h
e ca
bl
es an
d
pac
k
everyt
hi
n
g
e
l
se away w
hil
e t
h
e pro
j
ector
l
amp coo
l
s
d
own.
T
his is one more example of
S
ony desi
g
nin
g
projectors for your convenience; you do not need
t
o remember to leave the power connected and
t
he lam
p
li
f
e is maximised
.
T
o
g
et the best ima
g
e on the screen
f
or a
presentation, there are a number of adjustments
t
hat need to be made when you are setting up.
A
t Sony, we have designed our projectors to
make these adjustments
f
or you – automatically.
H
ere
i
s
h
ow:
1)
T
he lens protector is an integral part o
f
t
he projector so it cannot get lost. It opens
a
utomat
i
ca
ll
y w
h
en t
h
e pro
j
ector
i
s turne
d
on
a
nd automatically closes when the projector is
t
urned o
ff.
2)
Th
e
h
e
igh
t a
dj
ustment
i
s powere
d
an
d
a
utomatically adjusts to the same height as
l
ast time. I
f
that is not appropriate, chan
g
e it
w
ith the push of a button. This new height
is remembered. The height adjuster retracts
a
utomatically when the pro
j
ector is turned o
ff.
3)
Digi
ta
l
k
eystone correct
i
on
h
appens
a
utomatically whenever the height is
a
djusted, so you always see a properly
s
quare
d
-up
i
ma
g
e
.
4)
T
he input is selected automatically. If you are
c
onnected to a di
ff
erent in
p
ut
f
rom last time,
t
he pro
j
ector will search
f
or the active input
a
nd display it on screen, saving you from
w
orrying that something is not working
.
5)
A
uto Pixel Ali
g
nment (APA) automatically
matches the projector’s pixel clock and phase
t
o that o
f
the com
p
uter, and also o
p
timises
h
orizontal size and shi
f
t to display the whole
image across the full screen
.
6)
S
ome models also incor
p
orate Automatic
Focus, leaving you with one less thing to
w
orry about during set up
.
A
uto height adjustmen
t
3
LCD is the core technolo
g
y inside Sony’s
c
omplete range of data projectors. It uses three
hi
g
h-resolution LCD panels to create superb
p
icture
q
uality. The 3LCD system works by
u
sing special dichroic mirrors to split white light
i
nto re
d
,
g
reen an
d
bl
ue
b
eams.
Th
ese t
h
ree
c
o
l
oure
d
b
eams are t
h
en passe
d
t
h
rou
gh
t
h
e
t
hree separate L
C
D panels. The L
C
D panels
allow the ri
g
ht amount o
f
each colour throu
g
h to
make up the correct colour for every pixel in the
image. The red, green and blue beams are then
r
ecombined in a prism be
f
ore bein
g
pro
j
ected
o
nto the screen.
The 3LCD system has many benefits:
1) High native resolution
2) Natural vibrant colours because all three
p
r
i
mary co
l
ours are on t
h
e screen a
ll
t
h
e t
i
me
3) No ‘rainbow effect’ because the image is
r
ecombined be
f
ore i
t
hi
t
s
t
he scree
n
4)
L
umen for lumen, 3LCD technolo
g
y will
deliver brighter, more dynamic colours.
Check the details at www.3LCD.com
3LCDlight path
www.sony.com.au
106
q COMPUTER