Epson 715C manual

EPSON ® PowerLite ® 505c/715c User’ s Guide CPD-11736 EPSON ® PowerLite ® 505c/715c Multimedia Pr ojector EPSON ® PowerLite ® 505c/715c Multimedia Projector EPSON ® PowerLite ® 505c/715c Multimedia Projector User’ s Guide[...]

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EPSON ® Powe rLite ® 505c/715c Multimedia Projector User’ s Guide[...]

ii Important Safety I nformation WARNING : Never look into the projector lens when the lamp is turned on; the bright light can damage your eyes. Never let children look into the lens when it is on . Never open any cover o n the projector, e xcept the lamp and filter cov ers. Danger ous electrical vo ltages insid e the projector can seve rely injur [...]

C iii Contents Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Getting the Most from Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Using Your Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Reading This Manual Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Getting More Information . . . . .[...]

iv Adjusting the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Focusing and Zooming You r Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Adjusting the Height of Your Imag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Adjusting the Image Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Shutting Down the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

v Creating a Scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Creating a Scenario by Drag and Drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Creating a New Scenario File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Building a Sc enario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Setting Up Transitions . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

vi 7 Maintaining and Transporting the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Cleaning the Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Cleaning the Projector Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Cleaning and Replacing the Air Filt er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

vii B Appendix B: Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Remote Control Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . [...]

W Welcome 1 - Welcome T he EPSON ® Pow erLit e ® 505c/7 15c are super- portable p rojectors that offer up to 1200 ANSI lume ns of bri ghtness. From boardr ooms to auditoriums, your full-color presentati ons and videos wi ll be bright and visib le even in or dinary roo m lighting. The new EPS ON EasyM P ™ feature lets you show a presentation wit[...]

2 Welc ome Getting the Most from Your Projector Depending on your presentation, you can take advantage of any or all of these op tions: ■ Projecting without a com puter With the E MP Slid eMa ker s oftwa re o n you r comp uter , yo u can create pres entations c alled “ sc enario s ” from your P owerPoint ® slides and add a variety of speci a[...]

Welcome 3 Using Your Documentation To connect the p rojector to your laptop and get your pr esentation running fast, see th e Quick Setup sheet that came in your Owner ’ s Kit . This boo k contains all the informat ion you need to set up and use your projector. Pleas e follow these guidelines as you read through it: ■ Warnings must b e follo we[...]

4 Welc ome ■ If you hold your mouse pointer over text and the hand changes to an index finger, you can cl ick to jump to a related topic. For more in formation, see yo ur Acrobat Reader onl ine guide. Getting More Information Need ti ps on giving pres entati ons? Qu ick step s for s etting up your projecto r? Her e ’ s where you can look f or h[...]

Welcome 5 If you still need help after checking this User ’ s Guide and the sour ces listed ab ove, you can use the E PSON Priv ateLine Sup port servic e to get help fast . Call (800) 63 7-7661 and enter the PIN on the card in your Ow ner ’ s Kit . Or take advantage of EPSON ’ s automated supp ort serv ices 24 hour s a day. See pag e 103 f or[...]

6 Welc ome Unpacking th e Projector After unpacking the pro jector, make sure you have all the parts shown below: Save all pa ckaging in case you need to ship the pro jector. Alwa ys use the original packaging (o r the equivalent) wh en you need to send the projecto r to another loca tion. If you are moving the projector by hand, use a carrying cas[...]

Welcome 7 Additional Components Depending on how you plan to use the pro jector, you may need additional co mponents: ■ To transfer pr esentations di rectly to the memory car d in the projector, you need a standard USB cable. ■ To receive an S-Video signal, you need an S-Vide o cable. (One is usually pr ovided w ith your video devi ce.) ■ To [...]

8 Welc ome Optional Accessories To enha nce your use of the p rojector, EPS ON pr ovides the following optio nal a ccess orie s: You can pu rchas e these ac cessor ies fr om your de aler or by calling E PSON at (800) 8 73-7766; or v isit the EPSON Store ™ at www.epson.com (U.S. sales only). In Canada, please call (800) 8 73-7766 for de aler refer[...]

1 Setting Up the Projector 9 Setting Up th e Projector T his chapter tells you ho w to set up the pr ojector and connec t it to a laptop c omputer or v ideo source . If you need to connect the p rojector to a des ktop or workst atio n compu ter, see App endix A. Using the Easy MP feature, you can give a presentation directly fr om the projector, wi[...]

10 Setting Up the Projector Positioning th e Projector Before con necting the pr ojector, you nee d to decide w here to place i t. The loca tion you cho ose depe nds on the si ze of th e room and what you are projecti ng. ■ Place the pr ojector o n a sturdy, leve l surface, betw een 3.6 and 45.5 fe et from th e scre en. ■ Make sure there is ple[...]

Setting Up the Projector 11 If you place th e projecto r below the le vel of the s creen, you ’ ll h ave to tilt it up by extend ing the feet as show n. Tilting the p rojector upw ard causes the image to lose its square shape, but yo u can correct the disto rtion b y pressi ng the Keyst one butt on as des cribe d in the nex t cha pter. If you pla[...]

12 Setting Up the Projector Connecting to a Laptop Computer You can connect the Pow erLite proje ctor to any computer that has a standa rd video o utput (mo nitor ) port, in cluding PC notebo ok and laptop comp uters , Macin tosh P owerBo oks, an d hand- held d evices . Connecting the Compute r Cable Before you start, make sure your computer and th[...]

Setting Up the Projector 13 If you don ’ t need to make any other connections, you can plug in your pro jector and turn it on. Se e page 20 for ins tructi ons. Connecting the Cable fo r Remote Mouse Control Using the remote contr ol as a wireless mouse lets you clic k through slide show-style present ations, such as P owerPoint , from up t o 30 f[...]

14 Setting Up the Projector 4. If necessary, configure your laptop to work with an external mouse. If you don ’ t need to make any other connections, you can plug in your pro jector a nd turn it on. Se e page 20 for inst ruction s. Amplifying Computer Audi o Your lapt op probabl y has its ow n sound sy stem; howeve r, it may no t be adequate for [...]

Setting Up the Projector 15 Connecting to Video Sources You ca n conne ct a D VD pla yer, VC R, cam cord er, la ser disc player , digital camera, or any oth er comp atible vi deo sour ce to your projecto r. The projector supports HDTV, NTSC, PAL, and SECAM, and automatically de tects the vi deo format. The proje ctor c an re ceive composi te v ideo[...]

16 Setting Up the Projector Connecting the RCA AV C able Before starting, make sure the projector and your DVD player or other vid eo source are turned o ff. 1. Connect the yellow plug on one end of the AV cable to the projecto r ’ s yello w Video jack. 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the video-out jac k on your vide o source . 3. Connec[...]

Setting Up the Projector 17 Connecting S-Video If your video source ha s an S-Video jack, you c an use it to p roject a higher qu alit y video im age. Ho wever, yo u ’ ll need an S-Video cable, which may be incl uded with your video source, o r may be purchased. Before starting, make sure the projector and your DVD player or other vid eo source a[...]

18 Setting Up the Projector Connecting Component V ideo Cables If your vi deo source has component video connector s, you can use them to projec t a higher quality vi deo image. Ho wever, you ’ ll need a component vi deo cable (D-s ub 15-pin to 3B NC), which c an be purchased f rom EPS ON (ELPKC19) . Before starting, make sure the projector and y[...]

2 Using the Projector 19 Using the Projector O nce you ’ ve set up the pr ojector, you ’ re ready to turn it on, adjust the image, and give your pr esentation. You can use the built-in EasyMP system to pr oject withou t connecting to other equip ment, as described i n Chapter 5. Or, you can c onnect the projecto r to a computer or vid eo source[...]

20 Using the Projector Turning On Your Equipment Make sure your p rojector (and optional equip ment) are set up and connected correctly, as describe d in Chapter 1 or Appendix A. Then turn on your projector, as described below, fol lowed by any equipment you ’ ve conne cted to i t. You can turn on your comput er and video equipme nt in any order,[...]

Using the Projector 21 4. Squeeze the lens cap tabs and remove the lens cap. 5. Press the red Power button on top of the proj ector. The power ligh t flashes green as th e projector war ms up, and the projecti on lamp come s on in ab out 30 sec onds. The p ower light stays g reen. You may see the Eas yMP main screen o r a presentation that has been[...]

22 Using the Projector 6. Do one of th e follow ing: ■ If you ’ re presen ting without a computer , you may see the EasyMP main scr een. Use the Ent er butto n on the rem ote control to select your pres entation, then pre ss En ter to start it. See Chap ter 5 for more inform ation. If a presentation s tarts automatically, you may need to press [...]

Using the Projector 23 ■ Press the Source button on top of th e projector to select the correct so urce. (Allow a few s econds for the pr ojector to sync up after pres sing the button.) If you ’ re using a PowerBook: You may need to set up yo ur system to d isplay on the proje ctor scree n as well as th e LCD scree n. Follow th ese steps: 1. Fr[...]

24 Using the Projector If you ’ re using a PC laptop: ■ Hold do wn the Fn key and press the function key that lets you display on an external monitor. It may have an icon such as or it may be labelled CRT/LCD . Allow a few seco nds fo r the pro jec tor to sy nc u p afte r pr ess in g it. C hec k you r la pto p ’ s ma nual or online help for d[...]

Using the Projector 25 Focusing and Zooming You r Image Rotate the focus ri ng to sharpen the image. Use the tab to rotate the lens ring and red uce or enlarge the im age. You can also change the image size by moving the projector closer to or farther aw ay from the screen. You can u se the E-Zoom button on the remote co ntrol to zoom in o n a port[...]

26 Using the Projector Adjusting the Image Sha pe If the projected image isn ’ t squar e or has a “ keystone ” s ha p e , d o o n e o r more of the fo llowing: ■ If your image looks like or , you ’ ve placed the proj ector off t o one si de of th e scre en, at an ang le. Mo ve it dir ectly in front of the c enter of the screen, f acing th[...]

Using the Projector 27 Shutting Down the Projector When you ’ ve finished using the pr oject or, follow the rec ommended procedur e to shut it down. Th is extends the l ife of the lamp and protects the project or from po ssible ov erheating. 1. If you ’ re using a computer, shut i t down fir st. 2. To turn off the pr ojector, pres s the red Pow[...]

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3 Using the Remote Control 29 Using the Remote Control T he remote co ntrol lets you access your p rojector ’ s feat ures from anywhere in the room — up to 30 feet away. You can use it to turn the projector on and off, zoom in on a portion of your image, and highlight your p resentation. You can also use the remo te control for E asyMP presenta[...]

30 Using the Remote Control Turning On and Using the Remote Control Before using the remote c ontrol, you need to ins tall it s batte ries and turn it on as describ ed below. Installing Batteries Follow these steps to install or r eplace the batter ies: 1. Press the tab to release the battery co mpartment c over. 2. Remo ve the co ver and insert th[...]

Using the Remote Control 31 Using the Remote Contr ol When using th e remote co ntrol, stand wi thin 30 feet of the projec tor. Point the rem ote contro l either at the fr ont or back of the projector or at the screen (the pr ojector ’ s front sensor can de tect signals bounced off th e screen). ■ Press the button for the function you want to u[...]

32 Using the Remote Control Controlli ng the Picture and So und You can use the remote control to select your source, adjust the volume, temp orarily turn o ff the picture and sound, f reeze the act ion, zoom i n on the pictu re, or di splay a pic ture-in-p icture video imag e. Make sure you have se t up your projector and connect ed any equipme nt[...]

Using the Remote Control 33 Turning Off the Picture an d Sound You can use the A/V Mute button on the remo te control to turn of f the image and sound and dar ken your scre en. This is useful i f you want to temporar ily re-direct yo ur audience ’ s attention witho ut the dist ractio n of a br ight scr een. ■ To turn off the pi cture, press the[...]

34 Using the Remote Control Resizing the Image Som e co mpu ter im age s ne ed t o be r esi zed t o dis pla y in the p roj ecto r ’ s native format — 1024 × 768 pix els (Powe rLite 715c) or 800 × 600 pixels (Pow erLite 505c) . If only part of yo ur computer image is displaye d, you c an corre ct it wi th the Re size button. ■ Press th e Res[...]

Using the Remote Control 35 3. When the window is located and sized th e way you want, pres s the Enter button. The menu disappears, and your video plays on the screen. 4. When you ’ re finished viewi ng the picture-in- picture, press the P in P button ag ain. The v ideo window disappe ars. Highlighting Your Presen tation You can highlight areas [...]

36 Using the Remote Control Using the Pointer You can use the pointer to ol to place an arrow anywh ere on your screen . 1. To activate the pointe r tool, press butto n 1 on the remote control. A green p ointer ap pears in the upper l eft corner of the s creen. 2. Use the Enter button to move the p ointer where you want it. 3. To “ paste ” the [...]

Using the Remote Control 37 Spotlighting Your Image With the Spotlight too l, you can place a square highlight o n part of the screen image. 1. To activate the spotlight too l, press button 3 o n the remote control. The screen darkens, and a bo x of light appears on part o f the image. 2. Use the Enter button to move the spotlight whe re you want i[...]

38 Using the Remote Control Using the Remote C ontrol as a W ireless Mouse When you use the remote contro l as a wireless mouse, you can control your comput er or clic k through slidesho w-style presentati ons (such as PowerPo int) from u p to 30 feet away. This gives yo u more fl exibil ity, sinc e you w on ’ t need to stand near y our computer [...]

4 Creating Presentations for Your Projector 39 Creating Presentations for Your Projector T he projec tor ’ s EasyMP featur e lets you give a pr esentation without a computer. Once you install the software, you can drag and drop a PowerPo int file to conver t it into a format called a scenario . Then yo u can download the scenario to th e projecto[...]

40 Creating Presentations for Your Pr ojector Accessing the Memor y Card To access the memory card, you can either transfer it to your computer or use a USB cabl e to access the c ard in the projec tor. Use the instructi ons to do one o f the follow ing: ■ Remove the memory card from the projector and insert it i n your comp ute r ’ s PCMCIA sl[...]

Creating Presentations for Your Projector 41 2. Press the button again. The memory card is released, and you can remove it fr om the slot i n th e proj ector . 3. Press the button to in sert it in the slo t. 4. Insert the card in your computer ’ s PCMCIA slot or card reader. See you r computer d ocumentatio n if you nee d instru ctions. Continue [...]

42 Creating Presentations for Your Pr ojector Accessing the Memory C ard Through a US B Cable If your computer has a USB port (and a factory-installed version of Windows 98/Me/ 2000), you can transf er your scenar io to the memory card in the projector. This method is especially u seful if you don ’ t have a PCMCIA slot or PC card reader in your [...]

Creating Presentations for Your Projector 43 Installing EasyMP You mu st instal l the soft ware to u se the Easy MP fe atures. Bef ore you install EasyM P, make sure the computer you use meets the requir ements listed be low: System Requirements ■ IBM ® compatible with at least a Pentium ® 166 MHz p roces sor (Pentium II 300 MHz or higher recom[...]

44 Creating Presentations for Your Pr ojector Creating a Scenario A scenario is a series of slid es and/or images that you can present without a compute r. The easiest way to create a scenario is to drag and drop a PowerP oint file on the EMP SlideM aker icon on your desktop. Th e file is converte d automatica lly, and you can download it to the pr[...]

Creating Presentations for Your Projector 45 When the conver sion is com plete, you see your scen ario in the EMP Sl ideMaker window : At this p oint, you can insert addit ional slide s or images, create transiti on effects be tween sli des, and ad d other fe atures t o your presentatio n. See page 47 fo r instru ctions. 3. Click the Save button or[...]

46 Creating Presentations for Your Pr ojector Creating a New Scena rio File Use this method when you want to combine slides from se veral PowerPoint presentations and/or include additional imag e s in your scenar io. Ma ke sur e the EasyMP softw are is ins talled before y ou sta rt. 1. To start the software, do uble-click the EMP SlideMak er icon o[...]

Creating Presentations for Your Projector 47 3. Type a name for your sc enario. SlideMaker automatically creates a folder with the same name. ■ The de fault locat ion for t he scenari o file and folder is in the Program FilesEM P SlideMaker folder, but you can choose a new location. ■ The background color (black) appears around images that do[...]

48 Creating Presentations for Your Pr ojector 2. Drag and drop the files you want to use into the Scenario window. 3. To inc lude individual P owerPoi nt slide s, click the PowerP oint file icon. PowerPoi n t op ens briefly in t he backgro und, and the PowerPo int slides appe ar in the Thumbnail wind ow. Drag th e slides fr om the Thu mbnail window[...]

Creating Presentations for Your Projector 49 If you need to rearrange cells, you can drag and drop them as necessary within the Scenario window. When you have f inished adding sli des and images to your sc enario, you can add transit ions and other d isplay settings. See the next sectio ns for i nstructi ons. Setting Up Transitions EMP Slid eMaker [...]

50 Creating Presentations for Your Pr ojector 4. Choose how you want to advance to the next cell. ■ If you want to advance manually, click On m ouse click. ■ If you want to advance automatically, set the timing in the Automaticall y after box. You can set any length of time between 1 and 180 0 seconds (30 minutes ). 5. To add a transitio n “ [...]

Creating Presentations for Your Projector 51 3. Righ t-cl ick the con trol ce ll and choo se Cell Properties fr om the menu. The Source Control box appears: 4. Sel ect your so urce: ■ If y o u wa n t t o s w i tc h to v i d eo r a t he r t ha n a co m p ut e r s ou r ce , click Video. ■ If you plan to use the S-v ideo connectio n for the DVD or[...]

52 Creating Presentations for Your Pr ojector Transferring Your Presentati on to the Projector Once your scenario is saved, y ou can transf er it to the memory card . The transfer process converts your scenario from a .SIC file to a .SIT file. Only .SIT files can be played on the projector. Before you start, mak e sur e you are set up t o access th[...]

Creating Presentations for Your Projector 53 5. Do one o f the follow ing: ■ If you don ’ t w ant the scenario to run automatically, click No . Skip to step 7 to remo ve the card and inser t it in the projecto r. ■ If you want it to run automatically, click Yes . Continue with the fo llowing i nstructions. You see the Edit Autorun window: All[...]

54 Creating Presentations for Your Pr ojector 6. Do one of th e follow ing: ■ If the memory card is inserted in the projector , you can begin your presen tation as described in C hapter 5. ■ If the c ard is in your co m puter, remove it and insert it in th e projector to run your presen tation. See your co mputer ’ s documentatio n if you nee[...]

5 Presenting Without a Computer 55 Presenting Without a Computer Y ou can run your p resentation from the p rojector without a computer. You need to start by converting a Pow erPoint file into a format called a scenario and do wnloading the scenar io to the projecto r ’ s memory card. See Ch apter 4 for ins tructi ons. Once the scenar io is sa ve[...]

56 Presenting Without a Computer Presenti ng Your Scenario If your scenario is set to autorun, it w ill start when the pro jector ’ s lamp comes on after you p ress the Power button. If you di dn ’ t ch ange the defau lt settings, e ach slide will display for 30 second s. However , you can also display each slid e manually, as de scribed on pag[...]

Presenting Without a Computer 57 Two types of icons appear on the scre en: ■ EasyM P create s a fol der for ea ch sce nario on the card. ■ Scenarios always have the .SIT file name extension. 3. Use the Enter button on the remote control to highlight your scenar io fi le (S CN002. SIT, f or exa mple ). 4. Press Enter. In a moment, your scenario [...]

58 Presenting Without a Computer Editing Your Scenario You can modif y your scenario us ing EasyMP on the projector. Some of the things you can do include: ■ Rearrangi ng slides ■ Hidin g indi vidual slides ■ Changing the continuo us play setting ■ Previe wing ind ividu al slid es ■ Changing the timing between s lides Rearranging and Hidi[...]

Presenting Without a Computer 59 4. Use the Enter button to highlight Edit Scenario , t hen p res s Enter to select it . You see t humbnail image s of the slides in your scenario: ■ To mov e a slide: Use the Enter button to highlight the s lide you want to move. Then pr ess Enter . A wh ite lin e ( or “ I-beam ” ) appe ars to the left of the [...]

60 Presenting Without a Computer The re d non-dis p lay icon appear s on your slid e: If you change your mind and want to display the slide, repeat the proces s to remove the non-disp lay icon. 5. Do one of th e follow ing: ■ To save your ch anges, pres s Esc , then use the Enter button to highlight the Return ic on. Then press En ter . You retur[...]

Presenting Without a Computer 61 Changing the Continuous Play Setting You can set a scenario to repeat continuously or to play through only once. 1. Press the Ea syMP butt on on the remote c ontrol to di splay the EasyMP main screen. 2. Use the Enter button on the remote control to highlight your scenario file. You see a s creen like the fo llowing[...]

62 Presenting Without a Computer Previewing Slides For each folder on the memory card, you can display thumbnai ls and prev iew the slid es in th e fold er. 1. Press the Ea syMP button o n the remote con trol to display th e EasyMP main screen. 2. Use the Enter button on the remo te control to highlight the fold er for y our sc enar io. 3. Press Es[...]

Presenting Without a Computer 63 5. Press Es c to access the menu ic ons. 6. Use the Enter button to highlight E xecute. Press Enter to display the first sl ide in the fo lder. 7. Press Enter to change to the next slide. C ontinue pressing Enter to disp lay each slide in s e quence . Press Esc if you want to display th e previ o us sl ide. 8. Press[...]

64 Presenting Without a Computer 5. Use the Enter button to select the fo llowing settings. After you make your choice for each option, press Enter to enable the cha nge. ■ Continuous Play Determine wh ether to re peat the display o f slides or images in the folder. ■ Screen s witching ti me Set the display time for each slid e or image. Cho os[...]

Presenting Without a Computer 65 Capturing Images EasyMP lets you capture any im age displayed on the proje ctor and save it on the memory card. You c an capture images from video or computer sources. Once you have captured an image o r a series of images, you can play them back through EasyMP. Saving Images on the M emory Card You use the pro ject[...]

66 Presenting Without a Computer 6. When you s ee the mes sage “ This i mage was saved as CAP_0 01.JPG in the M emory Card, ” press the Menu button to exit the pro jector menus. Previewing Captured Im ages Capt ured imag es are saved in the CAPTURE folder on the memory card. You can view them and play them back through EasyMP the same as other [...]

Presenting Without a Computer 67 You see icons for the im ages in the fold er: 4. To preview an i mage, use the Enter button to highlight it, then press Enter to display it. To return to th e folder display, pres s Esc. 5. To return to the Eas yMP main screen, use th e Enter button to highlight the folder icon. Then press Enter. You can also play b[...]

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6 Fine-tuning the Projector 69 Fine-tuning the Projector Y ou can use the pr ojector ’ s on -screen m enus to ad just the im age, sound, and other featur es. You can also create your ow n startup screen, customi ze the highlighting tools, and find out how long your lamp has been in use. This chapter co vers the follow ing informati on: ■ Using [...]

70 Fine-tuning the Projector Using the Projector ’ s Menu System The eight pro jector menus let you adjust and c ustomize the projecto r featu res from th e remo te control : ■ The Vid eo menu c ontro ls the look and qua lity of the p rojected image. It lets y ou adjust the image position and fi ne-tune set tings such as Brightness, Sharpness, [...]

Fine-tuning the Projector 71 Changing Menu Settings You can use the buttons o n the remote contro l to access the menus and change settings. Fo llow these s teps: 1. To disp lay the menu scre en, press the Menu button on the remote control . You see the menu screen: The eight menu s ar e listed on the lef t, and th e opt ions avai labl e for the hi[...]

72 Fine-tuning the Projector Adjusting the Im age The Video menu lets you make adjustments to the projected image. The opt ions av ailab le in the me nu dep end on wh ich so urce is sele cted: standa rd com puter v ideo , EasyMP , comp osite or S -Vide o, or compon ent vi deo. Position T racking Sync. Brightness Contrast Sharpness Gamma Input Signa[...]

Fine-tuning the Projector 73 Repositioning the Image Follow these steps to f ine-tune the image posi tion: 1. Press the Me nu b utton. You see the main menu. 2. Press Ent e r to select the Video menu. 3. Press Ent e r to select the Pos ition o ption. You see the f ollowing on the righ t side of th e screen: 4. Use the Enter button to move th e imag[...]

74 Fine-tuning the Projector ■ Color (composite vide o or S-Video only) Adju sts the de pth or intensi ty of the i mage. ■ Tint (video only ) Adjusts the balance of green to magenta in the image. ■ Sharpness Sharpens or softens the image. ■ Gamma Choos e Dyn ami c for computer images with bright colors (such as charts or graphs), Normal for[...]

Fine-tuning the Projector 75 You se e the fo llowing: 3. Press Ent e r to select the Audio menu. 4. Use the Enter button to set the follow ing options: ■ Volume ■ Tone (tre ble/bass balance) 5. When you ’ r e finishe d adjusting the sound, pr ess Esc or Menu . Customizing the Highligh ting Tools The highlighting tools let you ad d pointers an[...]

76 Fine-tuning the Projector You se e the E ffect menu: 3. Press Ent e r to select the Effect menu. 4. Use the Enter button to cu stomize: ■ Cursor /Stamp Lets y ou define th e shape an d size for the point er. For s o me pointers, you can also define the color and length. ■ Box Lets y ou define t he box co lor and cho ose from a solid or outli[...]

Fine-tuning the Projector 77 Creating Your Own St artup Screen You can transfer any image on your comp uter to the projector , and then use it as the scr een displayed when the projector is not receiv ing a signal. Yo u can also set it to be displayed when you pr ess the A/V Mute button, or as a startup screen. The image can be a company logo, s lo[...]

78 Fine-tuning the Projector 5. Use the Enter button to select the are a of the image you want to use. Once you have s elected th e entire area, press Enter . 6. When you s ee the mes sage “ Do you use this image? ” sele ct Yes and pre ss Enter . If you want to change the area selected, select No , press Ente r and repeat steps 4 through 6. You[...]

Fine-tuning the Projector 79 To test yo ur setting, p ress the A/V Mute button to d isplay your image. Press it again to turn off the i mage. Customizing Project or Features You can use the Setting menu to disable the pr ojector ’ s sleep mo de, adjust the image shape, and custo mize se veral ot her fe atures. 1. Press the Me nu button. 2. Use th[...]

80 Fine-tuning the Projector ■ Prompt Turns o ff the iden tifyin g text that a ppear s briefly w hen yo u switch from co mputer inpu t to a video s ource. ■ A/V Mute Selects the screen colo r or image to disp lay when yo u press the A/V Mute button. The logo setting displays an image that you have transferr ed to the projector . See page 77 for[...]

Fine-tuning the Projector 81 4. Use the Enter button to set the follow ing options: ■ Language Select from ni ne languages to be used fo r th e projector menus. ■ Start up Scree n Turn on to display the image or logo you have captured whenever the projector star ts. See page 77 for more informat ion. ■ Color Setting Adju sts the co lor temper[...]

82 Fine-tuning the Projector You see the lamp usage hour s and computer dis p lay settings on the right: The life span of the lamp is about 1000 hours. If the number shown is clo s e to 1000 , make sure you have a spare lamp handy. 3. When you ’ r e finish ed, pres s Esc or Menu . Restoring the Default Sett ings The Reset All op tion lets you ret[...]

7 Maintaining and Transporting the Projector 83 Maintaining and Transporting the Projector Y our projector needs little maintenance. All you need to do on a regular basis is keep the lens clean. Any dirt or smears on the lens may show up on your projected im age. You also need to per iodically clean the air filte r on top of the proj ector. A clogg[...]

84 Maintaining and Transporting the Pr ojector Cleaning the Lens Clean the le ns whenever you noti ce dirt or du st on the surface. ■ Use a canist er of compres sed air to remo ve dust . ■ To remove dirt or smears on the lens, use lens-cleaning paper. If necessary , moist en a soft cl oth with lens cleane r and gently w ipe the lens surface. Cl[...]

Maintaining and Transporting the Projector 85 Cleaning and Re placing the A ir Filter Clean the ai r filter on to p of the projector after every 100 hours of use. If it is not cl eaned periodically, it can b ecome clogged with dust, preventing proper ventilation. This can cause overheating and damage the projec tor. To clea n the air filter, f ollo[...]

86 Maintaining and Transporting the Pr ojector 4. If you need to repl ace the filter, use a smal l screwdriver to pry it off. 5. To install th e new fi lter, first insert th e tab, the n press d own until it clic ks in pla ce. Replacing the Lamp The projecti on lamp typically lasts for about 1000 hours of use. It is time to replace the lamp wh en: [...]

Maintaining and Transporting the Projector 87 Follow these ste ps to replace the lamp: 1. Turn off the p rojector, then unpl ug the power co rd. 2. Allow the projector to c ool down for at least an ho ur (if it has been on). 3. Turn the pr ojector up side-dow n to access the lamp compartm ent. 4. Use a screwdr iver to loosen the retaining s crew on[...]

88 Maintaining and Transporting the Pr ojector 7. Ge ntl y inse rt the new la mp. 8. Once the lam p is fu lly in serted, tigh ten its s crews. 9. Rep lace the lamp cover and tighten i ts screw securely. (Th e projecto r won ’ t come on if th e lamp cover is loose.) Transporting the Projector The projector contains many glass and precision parts. [...]

8 Solv ing Prob lems 89 Solving Prob lems T his chap ter helps you so lve proble ms with you r projector, and tells you how to contac t technical supp ort for problems yo u can ’ t solve yoursel f . This chapter explains t he foll owing: ■ Using the projector ’ s on-s creen help sys tem ■ What to do when the projector ’ s st atus l ights [...]

90 Solv ing P roble ms Using On-Screen Help If t he image doesn ’ t look right or your audio isn ’ t worki ng, you can get help by pressing the blue ? Help butt on on top of the projec tor or under the cover on the remote co ntrol. The followi ng choices are available: ■ Help for the image ■ Help for the sound ■ Language selection Follow [...]

Solv ing Prob lems 91 What To Do When the Lights Flash The lights on top of the pr ojector indi cate the proj ector ’ s status and let yo u know when a pr oblem occurs. If the projec tor is not working cor rectly, first turn it of f and unplug it. Then plug the power cord back i n and turn o n the projector. If this does not solve the problem, ch[...]

92 Solv ing P roble ms The temperature light is flashing orange. ■ The projec tor is in a high-tem perature coolin g cycle. Make sure the room temperatur e does not exceed 104 ° F and there is plen ty of space around and under the projector for ventilation. ■ The air filter may be clogged. Clean or replace it as described on page 85. The tempe[...]

Solv ing Prob lems 93 Refer t o the foll owing table fo r a comple te desc ripti on of the projecto r ’ s status li ghts and their meaning: Status lights Light Status Description oran ge The proj ector is in sle ep mode. Yo u can unplug i t or press the Power button to turn it on. flashi ng green The proj ector is warming u p. Wait for the ima ge[...]

94 Solv ing P roble ms Solving Problems with the Image or Sound No image appears on the screen. ■ Check that the power light is green, not flashing, and the lens cap is off. ■ The projector may be in sleep mode. If the power light is orange, press the Power button to turn the projecto r on. ■ If the power was switched off and then o n again, [...]

Solv ing Prob lems 95 If you’re using a PC laptop: ■ Hold do wn the Fn key and press the function key that lets you display on an external monitor. It may have an icon such as , or it may be labelled CRT /LCD . Allow a few se conds for the projector to sync up after pressing it. Check your laptop ’ s manual or online help fo r details . On mo[...]

96 Solv ing P roble ms Only part of the computer image is displayed. ■ Press the Resize button on the remote control. ■ Make su re the im age Po sit ion setting i s correct on the Video menu. See page 7 3 for mo re informati on. ■ Make sure the Input Signal s etting is correct o n the Video menu. See page 74 for more i nformati on. ■ Make s[...]

Solv ing Prob lems 97 The image contains static or noise. ■ If you ’ re using a computer cable longer than 6 feet, or an extension cab le, the image quality may be r educed. ■ Keep your comp uter and video c ables separ ated from the p ower cord as muc h as possib le to prevent int erfere nce. ■ The video si gnal may be split between the co[...]

98 Solv ing P roble ms You see vertical stripes or the image sti ll looks blurry after trying the solutions in the previ o us section. ■ If you ’ re projecting from a computer and displaying an image that contains a lot of fine detail, you may notice one or more vertical stripe s or band s, or so me of th e char acters may look heavy o r blurre[...]

Solv ing Prob lems 99 There is no sound. ■ Try turning up the v olume. Press the right sid e of the Volume button on the re mote control. ■ If you ’ re usin g a VCR or other video s ource , make sure the volu me is not tur ned all t he w ay do wn o r mut ed. Also , mak e su re the cabl es are conne cted correct ly, as desc ribed i n Chapter 1[...]

100 Solv ing P roble ms Solving Problems with the Remote Control The projector doesn ’ t respond to remote con trol com mands. ■ Make sure the remote co ntrol is turn ed on. ■ Make su re you are within 3 0 feet of the proje ctor, and within range of the projec tor ’ s front or back senso r (appro ximately 30 ° to left o r righ t and 15 ° [...]

Solv ing Prob lems 101 Solving EasyMP Problems An image disp layed with EasyMP ap pears distorted. Because of their resolution, some JPEG images cannot be di splayed correctl y. Some JPEG fi les from digital cameras cannot be p reviewed. Files with a high compression ratio may appear blurry. In EMP SlideMaker, some PowerPoint files don ’ t appear[...]

102 Solv ing P roble ms EasyMP Error Messages Error discovered in the EasyMP sys t em or No mem ory card Insert the memor y card all the way into the pro jector ’ s card slo t. See page 5 4 for in structi ons. No display a ble file Only the f o llowi ng file types can be displaye d from t he memory card with Eas yMP: Scenar io file s (.SIT) , JPE[...]

Solv ing Prob lems 103 Where To Get Help EPSO N prov ides tech nical a ssist ance th rough e lectron ic suppo rt serv ices and automat ed tele phon e servic es 24 ho urs a d ay, a s listed in the fo llowing table. Telephone Support Serv ices To use the EP SON PrivateLine Support service , call (800) 637-7661 and enter th e PIN on the EPSO N Private[...]

104 Solv ing P roble ms Before you call, p lease have the follo wing information read y: ■ Product name (EPSON Power L ite 50 5c/715c) ■ Product serial number (located on the bottom of the projector) ■ Comp uter c onfig urat ion ■ Descr iption of the probl em You can pu rchase scree n s, ca rrying cases, or other accessor ies from EPSON at [...]

A Appendix A: Connecting to Additional Equipment 105 Appendix A: Connecting to Additional Equipment T his appendix explains how to connect the projec tor to a desktop compute r or Macintos h, or a high-end workstati on. The fo llow ing in format ion is c over ed: ■ Installing the projector ■ Connecting t o a PC desk top computer ■ Connecting [...]

106 Appendix A: Connecting to Additional Equipment Installing the Projector The pr ojector can b e instal led for t hree differ ent view ing setups: fr ont projecti on, ceiling m ounting, or re ar projection onto a semi-t ransparent scre en. To pr oject fro m overhe ad, yo u ’ ll need to select Ceiling in the projecto r ’ s Advanced menu. To pr[...]

Appendix A: Connecting to Additional Equipment 107 Before you start, mak e sur e the pro jector and speakers or PA syste m are turned of f. 1. Connect the cabl e ’ s 3.5-mm stereo mini plug to the project or ’ s Audio Out jack. 2. Co nnect the RCA plugs to the speak er or PA system. In sert the cabl e ’ s red p lug into th e Audio R jack, and[...]

108 Appendix A: Connecting to Additional Equipment Connecting the Compute r Cable 1. Discon nect the moni tor cable f rom the vi deo port on the back of the computer. 2. Connect one end of the computer c able to the proj ector ’ s Computer port. 3. Connect the other end of the computer cable to the computer ’ s vide o port. 4. Ti ghten the scre[...]

Appendix A: Connecting to Additional Equipment 109 Connecting the Mouse Ca ble To use the remote c ontrol as a mouse, follow the steps below. You ’ ll use a different mouse cable, dep ending on whether your comput er has a round PS/2 mouse port or a flat USB port. 1. Connect o ne end of the appro priate mouse cable to the projec tor ’ s Mouse/C[...]

110 Appendix A: Connecting to Additional Equipment Connecting the Audio Ca ble If your presentation inc l udes sound and you want to use the projecto r ’ s built-in speakers , you can use a computer audio cable. The required cable (3.5-mm ste reo miniplug cable) is available from computer or electron ics deal ers. 1. Connect one end of the audio [...]

Appendix A: Connecting to Additional Equipment 111 Connec ting to a Deskto p Macin tosh You can connect the projector to any desktop Macintosh. This section incl udes ins tructi ons fo r the foll owing: ■ Connecting t he c omputer vi deo cabl e ■ Connecting the mous e cable (if you want to use yo ur remote control as a mouse) ■ Connecting an [...]

112 Appendix A: Connecting to Additional Equipment If it doesn ’ t fit, you may have to use a Macintos h desktop adapte r, which you can buy from EPSON (see page 8). To use the adapter, remove its cover as shown and set its DIP s w itche s acco rding to the resolution you w ant to use, such as 16-inch mod e. See your Maci ntosh documentat ion for[...]

Appendix A: Connecting to Additional Equipment 113 Connecting the Audio Ca ble If your presentation inc ludes sound and you want to use the projecto r ’ s built-in speakers, you can use a computer audio cable. The requ ired cable (3.5 -mm ster eo min iplug cabl e) is av ailab le from computer or electronic s dealers. 1. Connect o ne end of the au[...]

114 Appendix A: Connecting to Additional Equipment[...]

B Appendix B: Notices 115 Appendix B: Notices T his app endix includes safety i nstructi ons and other imp ortan t informatio n about your EPSON PowerLite 505c/715c. Important Safety Inst ructions Follow thes e safety instruct ions when setti ng up and using the projecto r: ■ Do not place the projector on an unstable cart, stand, or table. ■ Do[...]

116 Appendix B: Notices ■ Do not place the p roject or where the cord can be walke d on. This may result i n fraying or damage to the plug. ■ Unplug the projector from the wall outl et before cleaning. Use a damp cloth for cleaning. Do not use liquid or aerosol c l eaners. ■ Do not block the slo ts and openings i n the projecto r case. They p[...]

Appendix B: Notices 117 ■ Do not stor e the projector outside of the requi red temperature range (14 to 140 ° F) or in direc t sunligh t for long periods of ti me. Doing so may cause damage to the case. ■ Do not use the p rojector w ith the lens cap i n place. The he at generated by the lens may damage the cap. ■ The liquid crystal di splay [...]

118 Appendix B: Notices Declaration of Conformity Accordin g to 47CFR, Part 2 and 1 5 Class B Perso nal Computers and Peripherals; and/or CPU Boards and Power Supplies used with Class B Personal Computer s We: EPSON AMERICA, INC. Locate d at: 3840 Ki lroy Ai rport Way MS: 6-43 Long Beach, CA 9 0806-2469 Tel: (562) 2 90-5254 Declare under s ole resp[...]

Appendix B: Notices 119 FCC Compliance Statement For Unit ed Sta tes Use rs This equipment has been tested and found to comply with t he limits for a Class B digi tal device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limi ts are designed to provide reasonable protectio n against harmful interference in a residential inst allation. This equipment [...]

120 Appendix B: Notices[...]

C Appendix C: Technical Specifica tions 121 Appendix C: Technical Specifications General Type o f display P oly-silicon Thi n Film Tr ansistor (TFT) Size of L CD panels Diagonal: 0. 9 inches (22.9 mm ) Lens F=2.0 to 2.2, f =35 to 42 mm Resolution 715c: 1024 × 768 p ixels (nati ve format) 505c: 800 × 6 00 pixels (native fo rmat) Color re producti [...]

122 Appendix C: Technical Speci fications Projection Lamp Type UHE (Ult ra High Efficiency) Power co nsumption 150 W Lamp lif e About 1000 hour s Part n umber ELPLP14 Remote Control Range 32.8 feet (10 meters) Batteries Alkaline AA (2) Mouse Compatibility Supports PS/2, USB, ADB Dimensions Height 2.8 to 3.4 inches ( 72 to 87 mm) Width 8.4 inches (2[...]

Appendix C: Technical Specifica tions 123 Environmental Temperature Operating: 41 to 95 ° F (5 to 35 ° C) Storage: 14 to 140 ° F ( – 10 to 60 ° C) Humidity Operating: 20 t o 80% RH, non-condensing Storage: 10 to 90% RH, non-condensing Safety United S tates FCC Part 15B Class B UL1950 Rev. 3 Cana da DOC I CES00 3 Clas s B CSA C22. 2 No. 950 Re[...]

124 Appendix C: Technical Speci fications Compatible Video Forma ts The p rojecto r support s NTSC, HDTV , PAL, an d SEC AM international video standards , as well as the monitor display formats liste d below. To projec t images outp ut from a co mputer, the comp uter ’ s vide o card must be set at a refresh rate (vertica l frequency) that ’ s [...]

Appendix C: Technical Specifica tions 125 1 The image is res ized so that it displa ys using o ne of the projector ’ s nat ive formats (PowerLite 505c only). 2 The image is res ized so that it displa ys using o ne of the projector ’ s nat ive formats. 3 Not supported on the PowerLite 505c. SXGA2 — 85 85.002 1280 × 960 2 SXGA3 — 43i 43.436 [...]

126 Appendix C: Technical Speci fications Computer Video Port Pin Assignments The Computer port is a f emale video RGB, 15-pin mic ro-D-style connector. Here are its pin assignments: Pin no. Comp uter port 1 Red vi deo 2G r e e n v i d e o 3 Blue v ideo 4 Mon itor (ID bit 2) 5 GND 6 Red vi deo GND 7 Green vide o GND 8 Blue v ideo GND 9+ 5 V 10 Sync[...]

Index 127 Index A A/V Mute button, 33, 78 A/V Mu te settin g, 80 About m enu, 70, 81 Accessor ies, 8, 104 Adapters, Ma c intosh, 8, 111 to 112 Adobe Acro bat Reader, 3 to 4 Advance s etting, 49 t o 50, 63 t o 64 Advanced m enu, 70, 80 to 81 Air filter, cl eaning and replacing, 85 Anti-th ef t de vice, 8, 11 Aspect ratio, 121 ATA flash cards, 41 Aud[...]

128 Index Contrast setting, 73 Cursor speed, set ting, 76 Cursor /Stam p tool customi zing, 76 using , 36 D Declarat ion of Confor mity, 11 8 Default sett ings, restorin g , 71, 82 Desktop ad apter, Ma cintosh, 111 to 112 Desktop computer , connecting to , 107 to 113 Digi tal cam era, conne ctin g to, 15 to 18 Display order set ting, 63 to 64 Displ[...]

Index 129 Image adjus ting, 24 to 26, 72 to 74 capturin g and saving i n projector , 77 capturing an d saving on memor y card, 65 to 67 correcting sha p e of, 26, 7 9 , 96 focusing, 25 height, ad justing, 25 positioning, 25, 7 3 previewing capt ured, 66 to 67 probl ems with, tr oubleshooti ng, 94 to 98 raisi ng, 25 resi zing, 3 4 shape, corr ecting[...]

130 Index O Option s for proje ctor, 8 Options ico n, 61, 63 P P in P (p ictu re in pi cture) button , 34 to 35 PC c ard adap ter, 41 reader, 4 1 , 52 PCMCIA slo t, 41, 52 Pictur e See Imag e Pictur e-in -pictu re vide o sour ce, sele cting, 79 Pin assignmen t s, connector, 126 Pointer tool customi zing, 76 using , 36 Positi oning ima ge, 25, 73 Po[...]

Index 131 Remo te cont rol EasyMP, u sing for, 38 light button, 30 numbered bu ttons, 35 proble ms, 100, 11 7 speci ficatio ns, 1 22 troubl eshooting, 1 00, 117 turni ng o n, 3 0 usin g, 29 to 38 wireless mo use, using a s, 38 Replac ing lamp, 86 to 88 Reset Al l menu, 70 , 82 Resetting menu op tions, 7 1, 82 Resiz e button, 34 Resi zing i mage, 34[...]

132 Index Start up Sc reen sett ing, 81 Startup screen, c reating, 77 to 79 Statu s li ghts, 91 to 94 Stopping action, 33 Supp ort See Technica l support S-Vide o butt on, 32 S-Vide o cabl e, 7, 15 Sync, adjusti ng, 73 T Technic al support , 4 to 5, 103 to 10 4 Temperat ure req uirem en ts, 1 23 status l ight, 91 Thum bnail slide image s, 62 Tint s[...]