Epson 7550C manual

EPSON PowerLite 5550C/7550C User’s Guide ® ®[...]

ii Copyright Notice All rights reserved . No part of this publication may be reproduced, sto red in a retrieval system , or transmitted in any for m or by an y means, el ectroni c, mechani cal, ph oto copying , record ing, or other wise, wi thou t the pri or written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. No patent lia bility is assumed with respect[...]

iii Important Information About Y our Projector Important Safety Information Warn ing : Never look into the projector lens when the lamp is turne d on; the bright light can dama ge your eyes. Never le t children loo k into t he lens when it is on. N ever open any cover on the project or, except the lamp an d filter covers. Dan gerous elect rical vo[...]

iv presen tation dire ctly from the compute r, even i n an en vironment containing one of t he cond itions listed above. FCC Complianc e Statement For Unite d States Users This equi pment has b een tested a nd found to comply with the limi ts for a Class B digital d evice, pursua nt to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Thes e limits are d esigned t o provi[...]

v Contents Introduct ion 1 Optional Access ories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Safety Instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Cont en t s vi Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Connecting t o a PC Desktop Comput er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Connecting t o a PC Laptop Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Connecting t o a Desktop Maci[...]

vii Adjusting Audi o Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Changing Basic Projector Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Creating an d Assigning a User Lo go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Creating t he User L[...]

Cont en t s vii i Using the Pro jector Setting Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Using the Quick Cha nge Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Changing Proj ector Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Testing Proj ector Perf[...]

1 Introduction T he EP SON ® Power Lite ® proje ctor is a com pact, ligh tweig ht projec tor th at let s you p roject fu ll-col or image s and video ont o a large scre en for pres enta tions . It s uppo rts IB M ® compatib le PCs and lapt ops, as we ll a s Ap ple ® Ma cint osh , ® Power Maci ntosh, ™ and PowerBook ® computer s. Note: T he p[...]

Intr oduc tion 2 p It produ ces images that can b e easily seen in rooms li ght enough to tak e notes. The PowerL ite 5550 C displa ys images in SVGA at a r esolution of 800 × 60 0 pixel s. The PowerL ite 7550C displays images in XGA at a resol ution of 1 024 × 768 pi xels. p Its t wo speake rs employ a built- in SRS 3D Sou nd System f or rich, p[...]

Optional Accessories 3 Optional Accessories To enhan ce you r use of the proje ctor, EPS ON provide s the follo wing op tional accesso ries : You can p urchase thes e access ories from your dealer or by ca lling EPSON Acces sories at (800) 8 73-7766 ; or visit our web s ite at www.epsons upplies .com (U.S. sa les onl y). In Ca nada, pleas e call (8[...]

Intr oduc tion 4 About This Manual This man ual desc ribes h ow to set up and us e the EPS ON PowerLit e 5550C a nd PowerLi te 7550C pro jectors. E xcept whe re noted, the i nstruc tions ap ply to b oth proj ectors . Chap ter 1, “ Settin g Up th e Pr ojecto r , ” gives step -by-st ep instr uctions f or conne cting yo ur proj ector to a computer[...]

Safety Instructions 5 Safety Instructio ns Alwa ys foll ow t hese sa fety inst ructio ns: 1. Place t he proj ector o n a fla t, stabl e surf ace. 2. Don’t u se the pr oject or near water or sources of heat . Don’t place the proj ector or re mote contro l on t op of he at-prod ucing equip me nt, an d a voi d pl aces subj ect to s hoc ks an d vi [...]

Intr oduc tion 6 9. Don’t p lace th e projec tor where th e cord ca n be walk ed on, which ca n resul t in fr aying or damage t o the pl ug. 10. Unplu g the proj ector f rom the wall outlet b efore clea ning. Use a damp clot h for clea ning. Don’ t use l iqui d or a eros ol cl ean ers. 11. Don’t b lock the slots and openi ngs in t he proj ect[...]

Where to Get Help 7 Where to Get Help If you’ re havi ng trou ble set ting up or using your pr ojector, see th e projec tor’s Hel p menu or read Chap ter 6, “Troub leshoot ing.” If you can’t resolv e the pr oblem, EPSON pr ovides tech nical a ssistance throug h electro nic supp ort ser vices and a utomate d telephone servi ces 24 ho urs a[...]

Intr oduc tion 8 Automated Telephone Services When supp ort is requ ired, f ollow the ca lling i nstruc tions on the b ack of the E PS ON Pr ivate L ine Techn ical Sup port ca rd in clud ed wit h the pr ojector . Techni cal supp ort is also av ailabl e in the U.S. by calli ng (310) 974-1202 between 6 AM and 6 PM , Pacific time, Monday thro ugh Frid[...]

Where to Get Help 9 p Computer configu ration p Descri ption of the pr oblem You can p urchase acce ssories from EPSON Access orie s at (800) 8 73-7766 ; or vis it our web s ite at www.epsonsu pplies. com (U.S. sales on ly). In Canada , please call ( 800) 873 -7766 for dealer referr al.[...]

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11 1 Setting Up th e Projector T his ch apter de scribe s how to unpack the proj ector, conne ct it t o other equipment , and tur n it on . Before it can proje ct any images , the projec tor must be con nected to a video source , such as a compute r, VCR, camcorde r, or DVD player . If you want, you can conne ct your pr ojector to bot h a computer [...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 12 p Connect the mo use cabl e to use the re mote c ontrol a s a wire less mouse. Exc ept for some lap tops, th is disa bles yo ur compute r’s mouse. I f you ar e also viewing the di splay o n your mon itor, t he remo te cont rol’ s poi nter co ntro ls the s cree n cur sor. p Connect the p rojector to an extern [...]

Unpackin g the Projec tor 13 Projec tor v ideo ca ble Audi o cab le Audi o/vi deo (A/V) cabl e PS/2 ® mou se cabl e (for th e PC) Mac mous e cable (for t he Macint osh) Hand str ap (wit h 2 scre ws) Soft c arrying case[...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 14 Maci ntos h a dapte r s et: Macinto sh desktop ada pter Maci ntos h m onit or adap ter You will not nee d all t hese compo nents . Save al l packa ging in c ase you n eed to shi p the pr ojector in the future . Alw ays tra nsp ort the proj ecto r in its o rigi nal p ackag ing (or the eq uivalen t) or us e a car r[...]

Unpackin g the Projec tor 15 p To rece ive an S- Video si gnal, yo u will ne ed an S- Video cab le. (One is usuall y provid ed with y our vide o device .) A sepa rate cable is requ ired for eac h video s ource. p To conne ct the p roject or to a Macintos h PowerBook, you may need a v ideo-ou t cab le and a n adapte r. (Th e video-out cable is provi[...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 16 Attaching the Hand Strap Follow th e step s below to atta ch the ha nd strap to the projec tor with the two scre ws inclu ded with the s trap. 1. Gently place t he proj ector on i ts side , so you a re looki ng at t he bottom a nd the b ack of the pro jector i s facin g left. Caution: Do not lif t or hol d the pr[...]

Attaching t he Hand S trap 17 3. Place one end of the str ap through t he front st rap connec tor and use a s crewdri ver to f asten o ne of th e screws through the str ap. Make su re th e screw is secu rely fasten ed. 4. Place the other end of the strap throug h the r ear st rap co nnector and fas ten it with th e other screw. ( There is no sli de[...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 18 Installing the Remote Control Batteries You can u se th e remote control a s a wire less mous e inste ad of you r computer ’s mouse t o control your pre sentati on. If you purchase d the option al ELP Lin k III ki t, you c an assi gn diff erent f unction s to the Effect s butt ons, and e ven progr am the bu tto[...]

Where to Place the Project or 19 3. Replace the bat tery c ompartment cover. When re pla cing ba tter ies, ta ke the f ollo wing p reca ution s: p Don’t mi x old and new batt eries. p Replace batte ries as so on as they run out. If t he batte ries lea k, wipe awa y batte ry fluid wi th a sof t clot h. If f luid gets on your hands, wa sh them i mm[...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 20 Note: In addit ion to front p rojecti on, your project or su pports r ear and cei ling pr ojecti on. To u se rear or ceil ing proj ection , you need to sele ct th e Ceilin g or Rear Proj ection mode in th e Se ttin g menu . See “Changi ng Basic Pro jector Sett ings” on page 76 for more inform atio n. Note: Th[...]

Connec ting the Powe r Cord 21 Connecting the Power Cord Connect the appropr iate end of the power cord to the power inl et on the ba ck of th e proje ctor, as shown below. Conn ect the other end to a groun ded elec trica l outle t. Connecting to a Compute r You can co nnect t he proje ctor to a co mputer ca pable of XGA, VGA, or SVGA out put. The [...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 22 You can c onnec t the pr ojecto r to two video so urces si multane ously (for e xample, a comput er and a VCR), an d you can connect a separa te audi o source for ea ch video source. If you will be using the o ptional ELP Link I II softwa re, you’ ll also need t o connect the ELP Li nk III cables . See Chapter [...]

Connectin g to a Computer 23 The ill ustr atio n belo w iden tifie s all th e inter face por ts on the bac k of the pr ojector; you may want to ref er to thi s as you connect your computer or oth er equip ment to t he proj ector. Connecting to a PC Desktop Computer This se ction d escr ibes how t o connec t th e projec tor to your P C deskto p with[...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 24 Connecting t he projec tor’s video cab le Note: Co mputer co nfigurati ons va ry. See y our comput er manual for the lo cation of th e ports needed t o connect your pr ojector . 1. Turn of f the pr ojecto r and comp uter, i f they’ re on. 2. Connect either end of t he proj ector’ s video cable t o the Compu[...]

Connectin g to a Computer 25 5. If you want to view the video on th e compute r monitor, connect the comp uter’s monitor ca ble to t he proj ector’ s Computer Out port. ( This is especi ally us eful whe n the pr ojecti on screen i s behind you .) 6. Tighte n the sc rews on a ll conne ctors. Connec ting t he pr ojec tor’s a udio c abl e 1. If [...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 26 Connec ting t he pr ojector’s mous e cabl e Connect the pro jector’s PS/2 mouse cable i f you wan t to use the projec tor’s remote c ontrol as a mouse pointer for t he compute r. Note: If yo u’ll be us ing th e optiona l ELP Link II I softwar e, you need to conn ect th e mouse cable i ncluded i n the ELP [...]

Connectin g to a Computer 27 Connecting to a PC Laptop Computer This se ction d escr ibes how t o connec t th e projec tor to your P C lapt op wit h the proj ecto r’s v ide o, aud io, an d mo use ca bles . (Y ou must con nect th e vide o cable; t he audi o and mouse cables are opt iona l.) Connecting t he pr ojector’s vid eo cable Note: L aptop[...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 28 4. Tighte n the sc rews on bo th co nnector s. 5. Check t he docu mentation for your laptop for ins truction s on sett ing the disp lay to appe ar on an exte rna l moni tor (t he projec tor sc reen) on ly or on both the LCD scree n and the projec tor sc reen . If th e proje ctor’s image i s dim or not displa ye[...]

Connectin g to a Computer 29 2. Connect the ot her end o f the aud io cabl e to the a udio out port on your l aptop.[...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 30 Connec ting t he pr ojector’s mous e cabl e Connect the pro jector’s PS/2 mouse cable i f you wan t to use the projec tor’s remote c ontrol as a mouse pointer for yo ur compute r. Note: If yo u’ll be us ing th e optiona l ELP Link II I softwar e, you need to conn ect th e mouse cable i ncluded i n the ELP[...]

Connectin g to a Computer 31 Connecting to a Desktop Macintosh This se ction d escrib es how to connect the pr ojector to your deskto p Macinto sh with t he projec tor’s v ideo, audio, a nd mouse ca bles. (You mu st conne ct the video ca ble; t he audio and mouse c ables a re option al.) Make sure you also have re ady the Ma cintosh desktop adapt[...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 32 Connecting t he projec tor’s video cab le Note: Maci ntosh comp uter co nfigurat ions va ry. See y our comput er manu al for t he lo cati on of th e po rts nee ded to conn ect y our pro ject or. 1. Turn of f the pr ojecto r and your Maci ntosh, i f they’ re on. 2. Connect either end of t he proj ector’ s vi[...]

Connectin g to a Computer 33 3. Locate the Maci ntosh desktop adapter t hat came with your projec tor and remove t he small cover, a s shown be low . 4. Set th e DIP s witches on the de skto p adapte r to sel ect th e resol utions y ou want t o use (s uch as 16 -inch mod e). See y our Macinto sh documenta tion fo r instructi ons. 5. Connect the sma[...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 34 6. Disconn ect the moni tor cable from the vide o port on the bac k of your Maci ntosh. 7. Connect the p roject or’s vi deo cabl e (with the des ktop ada pter atta ched) to the vide o po rt on the b ack of your Macin tos h. 8. If you want to v iew images o n your comp uter’s monitor, locate the M acinto sh m [...]

Connectin g to a Computer 35 Connec ting t he pr ojec tor’s a udio c abl e 1. If you will be using au dio, conn ect one end of the audi o cable that c ame with t he proj ector t o the pr ojecto r’s Audio I n ja ck. 2. Connect the ot her end o f the aud io cabl e to the a udio out port on your co mputer . Audio In jack audio cabl e[...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 36 Connec ting t he pr ojector’s mous e cabl e Connect the Maci ntosh mous e cable tha t came with your proj ector i f you want to use t he proj ector’ s remote control as a mous e point er for yo ur Maci ntosh. Note: If you’l l be usin g the opti onal ELP Link III soft ware, you ne ed to conn ect the Macintos[...]

Connectin g to a Computer 37 Connecting t o a PowerB ook This se ction d escr ibes how t o connec t th e projec tor to your Macinto sh PowerBook with the pr ojecto r’s vide o, audio, an d mouse cables . (You must connect the vi deo cabl e; the audio and mouse cables are opt ional.) Note: When you’ve fini shed connecti ng the cables , you may ne[...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 38 Connecting t he projec tor’s video cab le Note: S ome new Power Books may let you conne ct the p roject or video cable di rectly to the computer without using a v ideo-ou t cable. In addition, Powe rBook confi guratio ns vary, so the loc ation of your computer ’s port s may n ot match th e illus trati on. See[...]

Connectin g to a Computer 39 3. Locate the Maci ntosh desktop adapter t hat came with your projec tor and remove t he small cover, a s shown be low. 4. Set th e DIP s witches on the de skto p adapte r to sel ect th e resol utions you want to use. See yo ur Macintos h documenta tion for ins tructio ns. 5. Connect the smal l ter minal of the Ma cinto[...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 40 6. If your PowerBook requir es a vid eo-out cable, c onnect t he smal ler end to the v ideo-ou t conn ector o n the back of t he PowerB ook. Then conn ect the ot her end to th e project or’s vid eo cable (with t he Maci ntosh de sktop ad apter a ttache d). 7. T ight en th e screw s on all the conn ect ors.[...]

Connectin g to a Computer 41 Connec ting t he pr ojec tor’s a udio c abl e 1. If you want to us e audio, conne ct one en d of the audio th at came with th e pr ojec tor to th e pro jecto r’s A udi o In jac k. 2. Connect the ot her end o f the aud io cabl e to the a udio out port on your co mputer . Audio In jack audio ca ble[...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 42 Connec ting t he pr ojector’s mous e cabl e Connect the Maci ntosh mous e cable tha t came with your proj ector i f you want to use t he proj ector’ s remote control as a mous e point er for yo ur Maci ntosh. Note: If y ou’ll b e using t he optio nal ELP Lin k III s oftware, you need to conn ect the Macinto[...]

Connectin g to a Video Source Other Than a Comput er 43 Connecting to a Video Sourc e Other Than a Computer In addi tion to yo ur comp uter, yo u can con nect a VCR, camcorder , DVD player, or any other co mpatible video sour ce to your pro jector. If you want, you can conne ct a si ngle vid eo sourc e, such a s a VCR. You don’t have t o connect [...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 44 The pr ojec tor s upp orts NTSC , PA L, PA L60, and SECA M vi deo format s, and automatica lly det ects a nd ident ifies the vide o format . How ever, if a utom atic selec tion is no t po ssible fo r so me re ason, you can sp ecif y tha t a spec ific v ideo form at be dete cted (s ee pa ge 7 4). Note: If you ch a[...]

Connectin g to a Video Source Other Than a Comput er 45 3. For S-Vi deo, ins ert one en d of an S- Video ca ble into t he projec tor’s S-Video I n connec tor. Insert th e oth er end i nto the S-Video Out jack on your v ideo dev ice. If you want to u se your S -Video de vice as an audi o source too, follow the instru ctio ns earl ier in this ch ap[...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 46 4. For compo site vi deo, conn ect the yellow R CA plug on o ne end of the audio/v ideo ca ble to the project or’s Vi deo In p ort. Connect the oth er yell ow RCA plug t o the vide o-out j ack on your vi deo devi ce. If you want to u se your c omposite vi deo devi ce as an audio source too, con nect the othe r [...]

Connecting t o an External Speak er or Public Address System 47 Connecting to an External Sp eaker or P ublic Address System Althoug h the pr ojector ’s int ernal spe akers ar e eno ugh for most smal l- or med ium-siz e rooms, yo u can connect the proj ector to an exter nal spea ker or pu blic address (PA) syst em for large rooms or t o gain max [...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 48 3. Connect the RCA pl ugs to t he speake r or PA s ystem. In sert the cable’ s red p lug int o the Audio R ja ck, and t he white plug int o the Audi o L jack.[...]

Turnin g the Equipm ent On and Of f 49 Turning the Equipment On and Off It’s best to turn on the p roject or and i ts att ached equ ipment in the follo wing or der: 1. Video s ource (s uch as a VCR), if y our vide o source is not your computer 2. Audio so urce (if di fferen t from t he compute r or vi deo sourc e) 3. Extern al ampli fied sp eaker[...]

1 • Settin g Up the Projecto r 50 3. Press the Power but ton on t he remot e contr ol or th e contr ol panel o n top of the p roject or. The po wer ligh t flas hes gree n as the pro jector warms up. When the proj ector i s fully warmed up, this lig ht rem ains g reen . If compu ter or video eq uipment is attache d, th e computer o r video signa l[...]

Turnin g the Equipm ent On and Of f 51 When the projec tor has cooled down, th e power l ight s tops f lashing and rema ins ora nge. To tur n off th e pro ject or com pletel y, wa it until it coo ls dow n and the power l ight st ops flash ing. Then turn off the swi tch on the back of the pr ojector. Note: If you pres s the Powe r button t o turn t [...]

49 2 Using the Projector T his ch apter provid es in struct ions for the fo llowi ng: p Posit ioning the projec tor re lative to th e scree n p Focusi ng and pos itioni ng the s creen i mage p Using t he re mote cont rol and control panel t o con trol the pro jecto r p Monitor ing the project or’s op eratin g statu s[...]

2 • Usin g the Pr ojecto r 50 The il lustra tion below identif ies th e parts of your projector . control p anel status lights speakers adjust able f oot foot ad just lev ers infrare d receiv er proj ector lens/focu s/zoom hand strap connect ors rear feet (left foot not visibl e)[...]

Positioni ng the Pro jector 51 Positioning th e Projector Your proj ector s upports front, re ar, and cei ling pro jection, a llowing you to c hoose t he best me thod for displ aying you r images . If you use re ar or ce iling project ion, you need to s elect a s pecial mode in the pr ojector ’s Setti ng menu. See page 76 for mor e infor mation. [...]

2 • Usin g the Pr ojecto r 52 When proj ecting from the ceili ng, alig n the le ns as cl osely a s poss ible wi th the t op of you r scr een: Calculating Image Size and Projection Distance The d istance between the pro jector and th e scre en deter mines the actua l ima ge size . To d eterm ine th e ex act dis tanc e req uired for a parti cular i[...]

Positioni ng the Pro jector 53 To det ermine the minimum a nd maximum diagonal size of an i mage when you know th e projec tion dist ance: p Inch es: Maximum dia gonal siz e = (0.60 38 × proj ecti on dist anc e) + 1.889 8 Minimum di agonal s ize = (0.46 31 × pr ojec tion di stan ce) + 1.400 0 p Centimet ers: Maximum dia gonal siz e = (0.60 38 × [...]

2 • Usin g the Pr ojecto r 54 For ex ampl e, he re are th e m easure me nts for three inst allatio ns: * For an imag e size of 300 inc hes, the pro jector may be up to 53.7 feet away fro m the screen, d ependin g on the setting of the zoo m ring. Image s ize (diagonal) Horizon tal distance fr om projector t o screen Minimu m Maximum 300 inches* ([...]

Focusi ng and Po sitioning the Screen Im age 55 Focusing and Positioning the Sc reen Image When a n image ap pears on screen , check t hat it is in f ocus and corre ctly pos itione d on the screen. p To fo cus the image, rotate the foc us ri ng (the front ring on t he lens). p To adju st th e size of the i mage, rot ate the zoom ring ( the rea r ri[...]

2 • Usin g the Pr ojecto r 56 If you need to raise o r lower t he image on the s creen, e xtend or retra ct the foot at the bot tom fron t of the proj ector as fo llows: 1. Stand b ehind th e proje ctor and support the fr ont of i t while you lift the blue foot adjus t leve rs ab ove th e adj ustab le foo t. Th is unlo cks the foot so it can move[...]

Focusi ng and Po sitioning the Screen Im age 57 3. Releas e the le vers to l ock the foo t in its ne w positi on. Make sure the fo ot is l ocked before le tting g o of the project or. 4. If th e projec tor is not o n a leve l sur face, l evel th e proj ector by turnin g one o f its r ear fe et to adjust its he ight . Resizing the Projec ted Image T[...]

2 • Usin g the Pr ojecto r 58 p With ima ges grea ter tha n XGA size , you can e ither project a portio n of the im age o r proje ct th e ent ire im age i n a com pre ssed format . If you k eep pre ssing the Re size bu tton, t he proje ctor will pan around are as of the i mage. The pr ojecto r automa tical ly reduc es th e imag e siz e to the pro[...]

Controlli ng the Pro jector 59 Using the Remote Contro l The remot e contr ol uses a line -of-si ght infra red sig nal. To us e the remo te cont rol, point it towa rd th e infrar ed re ceiv er loca ted at the front of the pro jector ( see page 50). Note: T o be able to use t he remot e control as a wi reless mouse, make sur e you’ve connect ed th[...]

2 • Usin g the Pr ojecto r 60 You can use t he remote co ntrol up to 32.8 feet (1 0 meters) from the proje ctor . (This dist anc e may b e shor ter if the re mote cont rol batter ies ar e low .) You m ust also hol d the re mote contro l so th at it is within ± 30 ° left or right of, and ± 15 ° highe r or lowe r than, the infrar ed re ceiver .[...]

Controlli ng the Pro jector 61 Using the Effect s buttons The Eff ects bu ttons on the remote cont rol allow yo u to enha nce your prese ntat ion w ith sp ecia l effe cts (f or ex ampl e, you can use highli ghting or a b ox or li ne to emp hasize d iffer ent part s of t he Top multi- purpos e but ton Acts as a right mouse click. Press to open subme[...]

2 • Usin g the Pr ojecto r 62 screen ). E ach bu tton is as sign ed a fu ncti on in the fac tory . You can use the Ef fect me nu to modify the appear ance an d behavior of these functi ons. (Se e “Modi fying t he Speci al Effe cts” on page 81.) If you have the optiona l ELP Link III so ftware, you can a ssign diffe rent func tions t o each bu[...]

Controlli ng the Pro jector 63 3 Line Draws a straight l ine on the screen: Press the Effects button, then press the bottom multi-purp ose button once to define the line position. To draw ano ther line, move the pointe r away from the line you just created and press the bottom multi-purp ose button again to define the new line position. 4 Marker Le[...]

2 • Usin g the Pr ojecto r 64 Using the Control Panel Althoug h you mus t use t he remot e contro l to ac cess cus tom featu res, such a s funct ions ass igned to t he Effec ts button s, you can use th e cont rol pan el to pe rform mos t standa rd oper ations, such as selec ting menu options , adjust ing vol ume, or re sizing the image on the scr[...]

Controlli ng the Pro jector 65 The fol lowin g table s ummarizes the func tions o n the cont rol pan el. Bu tton Fu nctio n Power Turns the projecto r lamp on or off. Source S witches the i nput source between comput er and video. Menu Displays or hides the active menu. Up, down arrows (Sync+/Sy nc-) Synchro nize the computer’s graphic sig nal to[...]

2 • Usin g the Pr ojecto r 66 Projector Stat us Lights The li ghts on t op of th e pro jector tell y ou about its ope rating status . Caution: A red l ight warn s you if a seri ous probl em occurs . See Chapter 6, “Troubl eshooti ng,” for what to d o if a war ning ligh t come s on. power li ght projec tor la mp light tempe rature light[...]

Proj ecto r Statu s Ligh ts 67 Power Light Light status Meaning Steady ora nge The projector i s in sleep mode. (The projector is plugged in, but not projecting.) Steady gre en Power and projector lam p are on. Flashing green The projector is warming up. Allow about 30 seconds. Flashing orange The projector i s cooling down. Off There is an interna[...]

2 • Usin g the Pr ojecto r 68 Projector Lamp Light Temperature Light Light status Meaning Orange and red flashing alternately The lamp needs to be replaced. See “Replacing the Lamp” on page 134 for instructions. Steady red Projector lam p has bur ned out. Repl ace it to proj ect images. S ee “Replacing th e Lamp” on page 1 34 for inst ruc[...]

67 3 Adjusting Projector Settings Y ou ca n use the button s on t he remo te cont rol or the proj ecto r’s contro l panel to acc ess sev en proj ector me nus, whic h let you control the fo llowi ng sett ings: p The Vide o menu cont rols t he lo ok and qua lity of t he proj ected image, whether the imag e source is a co mputer or another video sou[...]

3 • Adjustin g Proj ector Setting s 68 p The Eff ect menu l ets you modi fy the appearance of the default specia l effe cts assigne d to the Effect s button s on the remote contro l. (T o assign differ ent functio ns to th e butto ns, you need the opt ional E LP Link III software . See “Ass igning F unctions to the Eff ects Bu ttons” on page [...]

Accessing the Main Menu 69 Accessing the Main Menu To disp lay the Main men u, press the Men u button on the c ontrol panel o r th e remote con trol. The Main menu app ears: Press the Menu bu tton aga in to hi de the menu.[...]

3 • Adjustin g Proj ector Setting s 70 Changing a Men u Setting To chang e a menu se tting: 1. Press the Me nu butto n on the contro l pa nel or remote c ontro l to displa y th e Main m enu. 2. Press th e up or down arro ws (cont rol panel ) or press up or down on the pointer button (remote) to scr oll th rough th e menu choice s. As you s elect [...]

Chang ing a Menu Sett ing 71 3. Press eith er the En ter butt on (contro l panel) or the top or bottom mu lti-pu rpose bu tton (r emote) t o move to a submenu list. The fol lowin g screen displa y shows t he optio ns for t he Video menu when t he image source is the computer. 4. Press the up or d own arro ws (cont rol pa nel) or press up o r down o[...]

3 • Adjustin g Proj ector Setting s 72 Adjusting Video Settin gs (Image Source = Comput er) You can a djust t he proj ected i mage by us ing the Video menu. The follo wing optio ns are avail able when t he image sourc e is Computer . Note: T he compute r must be connect ed and op erating , and the image s ource on the proj ector mus t be se t to [...]

Adjusti ng Vide o Sett ings (I mage So urce = Co mputer) 73 Color Adjusts t he color bal ance of the input source. Select this item by pressing the Enter button (control panel) or press either mu lti-purpose b utton on the remote. The projector enters color adjustment mode. Use the pointer button (remote) or up and down buttons ( control panel) t o[...]

3 • Adjustin g Proj ector Setting s 74 Adjusting Video Settin gs (Image Source = Vid eo) You can a djust t he proj ected i mage by us ing the Video menu. The follo wing op tions a re avai lable wh en the i mage so urce is Video. Note: The proj ecto r’s imag e so urce must b e set to Vi deo , and t he video source ( such as a VCR o r camcord er)[...]

Adjusting Au dio Settin gs 75 Adjusting Audio Settings You can u se the Au dio menu t o adjust the se ttings shown in the follow ing table. Reset Returns al l menu item s to thei r factory defaul ts. Sele ct this it em and th en pre ss the En ter button (control panel ) or a multi-purp ose button (remote) to display the confirmation scree n. Next, [...]

3 • Adjustin g Proj ector Setting s 76 Changing Basic Proj ector Settings You can a djust b asic proj ector s ettings b y using t he Sett ing menu. SRS CENTER Adjusts s tereo sou nd. Use this setting to bal ance the stereo sound. Reset Returns all menu items to their factor y defaults. Sele ct this it em and th en pre ss the En ter button (contro[...]

Changing Basic Proje ctor Settings 77 Ceiling Flips the pr ojected image so it looks cor rect when you’re hanging the proje ctor upsi de-d own fr om the ce ilin g. Se lectin g O N tu rns thi s feature o n, while O FF turns it of f (for a no rmal image). Rear Projection Mirror s the projected image so i t looks correct whe n you’re projecti ng f[...]

3 • Adjustin g Proj ector Setting s 78 Creating and Assigning a User Logo You can u se the Us er’s Lo go menu to define a logo fo r the s creen and ass ign it to the AV/Mut e button . Once you’ ve assign ed a logo , you can press t he AV/Mute button o n either the re mote contr ol or the con tro l panel to disp lay th e logo . Creating the Us[...]

Crea ting an d Assi gnin g a User Logo 79 6. The messa ge “Do you use t his imag e?” appe ars on t he scre en. Select Yes and pr ess th e Enter but ton. If y ou want to change th e positi on, se lect No. 7. Next, t he Zoom rate setting wi ndow appea rs on th e screen. Select a rate usin g the ar row butt ons or po inte r, then press t he Enter [...]

3 • Adjustin g Proj ector Setting s 80 Assigning the Logo to the AV/Mute Button Follow t hese st eps to assign t he logo to the AV/ Mute butt on: 1. Press the Menu bu tton to open the Main menu. 2. S elec t the S etti ng me nu an d pr ess the Ent er bu tton . 3. Select the Bla nk (AV/Mu te) opt ion, the n highl ight Logo. 4. Pres s the M enu butt[...]

Modifying the Speci al Effects 81 Modifying t he Special Effects The Eff ect menu l ets you modify t he appea rance of sp ecia l effe cts. You c an al so use i t to ch ang e the curso r spe ed or reset th e Eff ects butto ns to thei r factor y de faul ts. Item D escr iptio n Poin ter Chang es the poi nter ’s shape an d size . (This is simi lar to[...]

3 • Adjustin g Proj ector Setting s 82 If yo u have t he opti onal EL P Link I II sof tware, you can reconfi gure the Ef fects b uttons wi th dif ferent fu nctions . See “A ssigni ng Functi ons to th e Effe cts Butt ons” on pa ge 102 for more i nformat ion. Displaying Informat ion About Your Projector The About menu di splays informat ion abo[...]

Resetting All Menu Optio ns 83 Resetting All Menu Options Selec ting th e Re set A ll me nu op tion from the Ma in M enu resets the setting s in all menus to their fa ctory d efaults. I t does not chang e or delet e any user l ogo you ma y have stor ed. You w ill be prom pted to co nfir m the reset a ctio n. Sel ect Y es o r No , then pr ess the to[...]

3 • Adjustin g Proj ector Setting s 84[...]

85 4 Using ELP Link III T he opti ona l ELP Li nk II I soft ware gi ves you gr eate r flexib ility in using y our proj ector. Its most im portant ad vanta ge is t hat it allows you to c ontrol the pro jector fr om a comput er. Howeve r, it a lso lets you do the fo llowing: p Reconfi gure th e remote control’ s Effect s butt ons with a wider range[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 86 Note: If your compu ter doe sn’t hav e a PS/2 mouse conn ector, y ou must us e the ELP L ink III kit to c onnect t he proj ector t o a comput er. If you purchas ed the op tional ELP Link I II kit, you need to conne ct the sp ecial E LP Link III ca bles af ter you ’ve fin ishe d connect ing the projec tor’s power ca[...]

Connecting the ELP Link III Cables 87 PS/2 m ouse cabl e* (P C set) Seri al mou se cab le (P C set) Mouse cable* ( Mac set) Seri al cabl e (M ac se t) ELP L ink III softw are on CD -ROM (PC or Ma c) * These mouse cabl es are differ ent fro m the c ables i ncluded with your pr ojector . Connecting the ELP Link III Cables To use t he ELP Lin k III so[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 88 You sh ould alre ady ha ve connec ted the power cor d, the p roject or’s video ca ble, and any other cab les requ ired for the equipme nt you are using, as descr ibed in Chapter 1. Note: To k eep the illus tratio ns in this se ctio n simp le, the pict ure s show onl y how to c onnect t he ELP Lin k III c ables; they do[...]

Connecting the ELP Link III Cables 89 Note: Th is ill ustrat ion shows a desktop , but the steps ar e the same if you have a la ptop. 1. If you connect ed the PS/ 2 mouse c able tha t came wi th th e projec tor—as descri bed on pa ge 26 (de sktop) or page 3 0 (lapt op)—disco nnect i t from t he compute r and th e proje ctor. Mouse/Com p ort mai[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 90 2. Connect the rou nd end of the ma in cabl e to the pr ojector ’s Mouse/Com p ort. 3. Connect one end o f the PC ser ial cabl e to the PC SE RIAL termin al on th e squa re end o f the mai n cable. Note: You won’ t be a ble to use t he E LP Li nk II I sof tware if yo ur syste m has only one ser ial port that is being[...]

Connecting the ELP Link III Cables 91 4. Connect the ot her end o f the PC se rial ca ble to t he seri al port o n the bac k of your computer. 5. If you want to u se the r emote co ntrol as a mouse for your computer , connec t the 9- pin end of the PS /2 mous e cable th at came with your ELP Link I II kit to the MOUSE termi nal on the square end of[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 92 Connecting to a Macintosh Desktop or P owerBook The foll owing inst ructi ons expla in how to connect the ELP Link II I cables to your Macintosh d esktop o r PowerB ook. The s teps are t he same for both t ypes of c omputers ex cept wher e noted otherwi se. You must co nnect bot h the ma in cabl e and the Mac serial cabl[...]

Connecting the ELP Link III Cables 93 Note: Th is ill ustrat ion shows a desktop , but the steps ar e the same if you have a PowerBoo k. 1. If you connect ed the Mac mouse cab le that came with t he projec tor—as descri bed on pa ge 36 (de sktop) or pag e 42 (PowerBo ok)—dis connect it fro m your compu ter and the projec tor. Mac seria l cabl e[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 94 2. Connect the rou nd end of the ma in cabl e to the pr ojector ’s Mouse/Com p ort. 3. Connect one end of the Mac s erial ca ble tha t came wi th the ELP Link II I kit to the M AC SERIAL ter minal on the s quare e nd of the ma in cab le. 4. Connect the o ther end of the Ma c seri al cable t o the printe r or mode m por[...]

Connecting the ELP Link III Cables 95 5. If you want to u se the r emote co ntrol as a mouse for your Macin tosh, co nnect th e 9-pin end of t he Mac mo use cabl e that came with th e ELP Link III kit t o the MOU SE term inal on the square end of t he main c able. 6. Connect the oth er end ( labele d MAC MOUSE) of the Mac mous e cable that came w i[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 96 Installing the ELP Link III Software You can use the ELP Link II I software on any Wind ows syste m, and on Macin tosh OS Syste m 7.x and OS S ystem 8.x. Installing the Software for W indows 1. Turn on your comput er and start Windows. 2. Close a ny ope n Windows ap plicat ions and turn off any screen saver s. 3. Inser t[...]

Installing the EL P Link III Software 97 7. The next screen asks if y ou want t o insta ll the ELP Li nk III User’s Guide an d Adobe ® Acro bat ® Read er. Select the U ser ’s Guid e if you want to inst all it and Ac rob at Read er if it is not alrea dy inst alled on your sys tem. Then click I nstall. 8. F ollo w the in struc tion s on the scr[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 98 Chec k the ite ms y ou want to inst all; E LP Li nk III V 2.0 m ust be instal led, bu t the User ’s G uide a nd A crob at R ead er a re op tiona l. 7. Click I nstall t o insta ll the softwar e on your hard di sk. 8. Wh en ins talla tion is compl ete, c lick Quit. If y ou ar e insta llin g Acrobat Reader, you see t he A[...]

Starting ELP Link III 99 Starting the Program from Windows If you have Windo ws 95, 98, o r NT, click S tart, poi nt to Pr ograms, ELPLink3, and t hen click t he ELPLin k3 progra m icon. The ELP Link II I progr am icon a ppears mini mized on t he tas kbar. Cli ck the minimiz ed icon. If you have Windo ws 3.1x, double-cl ick the ELPLink3 pr ogram gr[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 100 Note: If you see a prompt a sking you to o pen the s oftware or sele ct a port , the pro jecto r ma y be disc onnec ted or co nne cted to an incorr ect COM port. If you want to run t he soft ware with out the projec tor c onnecte d, click Unconnec ted and E xecute . If the projec tor is connecte d, click Select a por t,[...]

Changin g the COM Po rt Assignme nt 10 1 Changing the COM Port Assignment If you didn’t select the corre ct COM (communic ation) por t when setti ng up the sof tware, or if you ’ve change d the COM port to which the pr ojector i s connec ted, you can ch ange the COM por t sett ing from t he ELP Link III so ftware . 1. Select Com P ort from t he[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 102 Assigning Functions to the Effects Buttons You can u se th e ELP Link III sof tware to a ssign di ffere nt funct ions to the r emote con trol’ s Effec ts bu ttons or pr ogra m Eff ects bu tton s with yo ur own cus tomized f unctio ns. You can also save th e assig nments you make as a set, then re call t hat set at a l[...]

Assigning F unctions to th e Effects Butto ns 103 You can r eturn E ffects button assignmen ts to t heir de fault values a t any time by se lecti ng Default s in the lis t box in the upp er left co rner of the E LP Link II I ma in di alog box. Follow t hese st eps to change Ef fects b utton a ssignment s: 1. Click t he lis t box th at co rrespon ds[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 104 The tab le belo w descri bes the availab le functi ons a nd how to u se them . Function Description and usage Line Draws a stra ight line on the s creen. Press the Effects butt on assigned t o this eff ect. Then pre ss the bottom multi-purpos e button once to define the line start position. Move the pointer using the re[...]

Assigning F unctions to th e Effects Butto ns 105 Bar Creates a horizontal or vertical bar. Y ou can us e this function to highlight (or underline) a portion of the screen. Press the Effects button assig ned to this effect. Move the bar using the remote po inter button. Pres s the bottom m ulti-purpose button t o lock the bar in place. To draw an o[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 106 To cance l or en d a fu nction d uring a present ation, click the righ t mouse but ton (Win dows), double-cl ick yo ur mouse (M acintos h) or press the top multi-p urpose b utton (if yo u’re usi ng the r emote contro l as a mouse). Modifying Functions Once you’ ve assi gned a f unction to an Ef fects b utton, y ou c[...]

Assigning F unctions to th e Effects Butto ns 107 3. To test each se tting, click t he Test but ton and use the effect as descri bed in t he tabl e on the precedi ng pages . 4. To end t he te st, click the ri ght mouse button ( Windows ) or double- click the mouse ( Macintos h). I f you’r e usin g the remote contro l as a mou se poi nter, pre ss [...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 108 Box Wid th Sets the lin e wid th, from 1 to 3 2 poi nts. Color Specifies a c olor for the line. Transparent Makes the background text or ima ge visible through the box. Fill Fills the box w ith co lor. Make oval shape Rounds the corners of the box. Bar Wid th Sets the lin e wid th, from 1 to 3 00 point s. Color Specifie[...]

Assigning F unctions to th e Effects Butto ns 109 Defining and Using Key Macros You can use key ma cros to assi gn your own custo mized functi ons to Effect s buttons . Follow t hese st eps to define a ke y macro: 1. Select Key Macro as th e functio n for an Effect s button . (See “Assignin g Functi ons to t he Effec ts Buttons ” on p age 102 f[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 110 3. Positi on th e curso r in the Registra tion key fi eld and pres s a key to ente r a ke y macr o. In addi tion to s ingle keys , you can enter combi nation k ey macros, such as Ct rl + S. You can al so ente r key macros that help yo u navigate a present ation, suc h as Home, En d, Page Up, and Page Down. If you enter [...]

Assigning F unctions to th e Effects Butto ns 111 Saving and Recalli ng Effects Button Assignments You can save more than one set of Effects but ton assi gnments if you want to use dif ferent functi ons with differ ent pr esentat ions. You might a lso want to save more than one set i f you want to use the same fun ctions , but a pply a di ffere nt [...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 112 Note: If you have multipl e sets of Effect s button assignme nts, make sure yo u re gist er an d nam e ea ch ne w set. If yo u fail to regi ster the set, i t disap pears as soon a s you rec all anothe r set. To rec all a s et of button assi gnme nts, s elec t its nam e fro m the list box in t he upper left cor ner of th[...]

Assignin g Fun cti ons to th e Keyboa rd 113 Assignin g Functions to the Keyboa rd You c an al so as sign funct ions to ke ys or key comb inat ions on you r keyboar d. Becaus e these assignme nts rema in in ef fect un til you clear them, you can cust omize th e keyboar d of a c omputer t hat you freque ntly us e with t he proje ctor. Yo u can the n[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 114 Follow t hese st eps to assi gn funct ions to the keyb oard: 1. Click Ke yboard Cu stomize on the ELP Link III main dia log box. A dialog b ox similar to the followi ng appea rs. (The functi ons li sted ar e those current ly assi gned to the Ef fects button s on t he rem ote cont rol. ) 2. P osit ion t he cu rsor in the[...]

Using the Pro jector Se tting Dialog Box 115 To use t hese fu nctions , see th e tab le on pag e 104. Ins tead of using the rem ote co ntr ol’s multi- purp ose bu tto n, clic k the left mo use button (Windows) or cli ck your mou se once (Macin tosh) t o define the be ginn ing and e nd of li nes, elli pse s, box es, a nd ba rs. To modif y functi o[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 116 To disp lay the Project or Sett ing dia log box, c lick t he Projector Setti ng butto n on the ELP Link II I main d ialog box. Yo u see the Projec tor Setti ng window: Note: S ome optio ns aren’ t availab le if y ou’re ru nning th e softwa re without the pr ojector co nnected . See “B ringing out detai l in you r [...]

Using the Pro jector Se tting Dialog Box 117 Using the Quick C hange Toolbar To quic kly ch ange some basic pr ojecto r sett ings, click o ne of th e butt ons on the Pr ojec tor S etting tool bar. Changing P rojector Settings The set tings y ou can ad just fr om the Pr ojector Se tting dialog b ox are al most the sam e as those a vail able on the p[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 118 Follow t hese st eps to change pr ojecto r sett ings: 1. Click Pr ojecto r Control on the Proj ector Se tting di alog box. The follo wing dial og bo x appear s: 2. C lick the tab for th e settin gs y ou wa nt to adjust . See th e tab les on the followi ng pages fo r explana tion s of the di fferen t setti ngs. 3. Make t[...]

Using the Pro jector Se tting Dialog Box 119 Video tab (video source is a computer) If th e imag e source on your project or is set to Computer, you see t he follo wing op tions o n the Vid eo tab: Optio n Descrip tion Brightness Adjust s screen brightness. Increase brightness to lighten an image, or decrea se it to darken the image. Contra st Adju[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 120 Video tab (video source other than a computer) If th e image source on your p rojecto r is se t to Vid eo, you see the follo wing op tions o n the Vid eo tab: Audio tab The Audi o tab le ts you mak e the fo llowing adjustme nts: Optio n Descrip tion Brightness Adjust s screen brightness. Increase brightness to lighten a[...]

Using the Pro jector Se tting Dialog Box 121 Treble Adjusts t he treble tone of the s peakers. Bass Adjust s the bass tone of the speakers. SRS SPAC E Adj usts stere o sound. Incr easing the va lue increases the stereo sound separatio n. SRS CENTER Adjusts s tereo sound. Changing the va lue balances the SRS sound. Pat ter n Displ ay Enables or disa[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 122 Settin g tab The Set ting ta b enab les you t o adjus t basic projec tor set tings. Optio n Descrip tion Blank (AV/MUTE) Specifies whether a black screen , a blue sc reen, or a user-defi ned logo displays when the s creen is bl anked. Install Specifies how the projector is installed (i f you are not using front projecti[...]

Using the Pro jector Se tting Dialog Box 123 Testing Projector Performance You can u se th e Test Pa ttern dialog box to te st your projector ’s focus , reso lutio n, co lor fide lity , and g rays cale q uali ty. Ea ch of th e test patter ns on the dialog box test s a dif ferent aspect of proj ector perf orma nce . 1. Click T est Pat tern on the [...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 124 2. C hoo se on e of the fo llowi ng: Colo r Imag e Dis play s a colo r bar te st pa ttern to veri fy color acc urac y. Gray Sca le Displays a graysc ale te st patt ern. Focus Pa ttern Displays a c harac ter-base d foc us patt ern. User F ile (b mp) Displ ays a blow -up o f the bi tma p file yo u spec ify. Ei ther ty pe [...]

Using the Pro jector Se tting Dialog Box 125 Creating a User Logo You can c reate o r edit a logo f rom the Pr ojecto r Setti ng dial og box, then sa ve it to a file on yo ur hard di sk or download it to the pr ojecto r when you wa nt to use it wit h a pres enta tion . 1. Click Us er’s Lo go on the Projector Setti ng dialog bo x. The User’s Log[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 126 2. Click t he Edit button. The foll owing di alog box appears . 3. Click t he Open t he File icon to l ocate a nd open a bitmap or logo (.lgo) file. The se lected image app ears in the d isplay area. Note: If you se e a scre en reque sting t he imag e type, select the corr ect image typ e. 4. To crop the image, click t [...]

Using the Pro jector Se tting Dialog Box 127 6. Click t he Save button t o save yo ur logo to your h ard dis k. The Save As d ialog bo x appears. Type a name for your logo, u sing the .l go extensi on, then c lick OK. Note: Y ou must sa ve logo f iles wit h the ex tension .lgo. 7. To downlo ad a logo file t o the pr ojecto r, clic k the Down load b[...]

4 • Using ELP Link III 128 2. Select the des ired ga mma correc tion: Gamma 1 Provide s the gr eatest degree of corr ection ( a dyna mic imag e with a lot of contras t). Gamma 2 Provides an image between Gamm a 1 and Gamma 3. Gam ma 3 Provi des a natur al im age. 3. Click P attern Display to displa y a test pattern with the gamma correc tion ap p[...]

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131 5 Mainten ance Y our p rojector needs l ittle mai ntenance. However, you shoul d do the fo llowing: p Clean t he lens so dirt or smear s don’t appear on the s creen. p Clean t he proj ector cas e when nec essary. p Period ically clea n the air filte r at th e bottom and re ar of the projec tor. A cl ogged air fil ter can block ve ntilat ion n[...]

5 • Main tenance 132 p When t ranspor ting the pro jector , fol low the p ackin g guidel ines on page 137 to avoid da maging th e delic ate int ernal component s. Warning: Bef ore you clean a ny part of the project or, tur n it of f and unplug the power cord and any ot her cables that ar e attac hed. Never op en any co ver o n the pro jector, exc[...]

Cleaning the Air Filter 133 Cleaning the Air Filt er Clean t he air filte r at th e bott om of the projec tor af ter eve ry 100 hours o f use. I f it isn’ t clea ned peri odically , it can become cl ogged with dust , prevent ing prope r ventil ation. Th is can caus e overhea ting and da ma ge the p roje ctor . To cl ean the air fi lter, foll ow t[...]

5 • Main tenance 134 4. Use a sma ll vacu um cleane r desig ned for c omputers and othe r offic e equipme nt to cl ean the filter. If you do n’t have one, use a dry, lint-fr ee clot h. If di rt is har d to remov e or if th e filter is torn, replace the ai r filter. Note: An air fi lter c omes with each rep lacement lamp. Cont act your de aler o[...]

Replacin g the Lamp 13 5 Warning: Let the lamp c ool befo re repl acing it . Also, d on’t to uch the gl ass port ion of t he lamp a ssembly; t his can cause pr emature lamp fail ure. 1. Turn off the projecto r and unplug t he power c ord fro m the electr ical outlet a nd the proj ector. Wait at le ast 20 minut es fo r the bul b to coo l. 2. P lac[...]

5 • Main tenance 136 4. Use a screwdr iver, co in, or simila r obj ect to loosen t he t wo screws holding the lamp assembly in posi tion. ( You can’t remo ve th ese scr ews eith er.) Caution: Don’t t ouch the glass p ortion of the l amp assemb ly; this c an cause prematur e lamp fa ilure. 5. Lift u p the handl e and pul l out t he lamp a ssem[...]

Transporting the Projecto r 137 Transporting the Project or The proj ector contain s many del icate par ts. If you need to tran sport it, pl ease fo llow the se packi ng guide lines t o preve nt damagi ng the proj ector : p When ship ping the projec tor for rep airs, pl ace ple nty of cushio ning a round it . p When tra nsporti ng it for bus iness [...]

5 • Main tenance 138[...]

139 6 Troubleshooting T his ch apter de scribe s how to i nterpr et your pr ojector ’s warn ing light s and what to do whe n you enc ounter p roblems. It’s di vided into th e fol lowin g secti ons : p “Using the Online Help Menu ” on page 140 desc ribes h ow to use th e projec tor’ s onli ne help f or prob lems with the i mage o r sound. [...]

6 • Troubl esho oting 140 p “Problems with the Image or Sound” on page 1 45 descr ibes what to do if yo u can’t projec t an image , if th e scree n image i s not goo d, or if there i s no sou nd. If you have a pr oble m, check the app ropriat e sect ion and f ollow al l suggest ions t hat appl y to your p roblem. I f none of the sug gestion[...]

Problems with the Proje ctor 141 Problems with the Projector If you have pro blems wit h the pr ojector, f irst turn it off and unplu g it. Then plug t he power cor d back in a nd turn th e projec tor back on. If th is doesn ’t s olve the proble m, check the li ghts on t op of t he projec tor. These ligh ts al ert you to prob lems with projec tor[...]

6 • Troubl esho oting 142 See the followi ng pages f or infor mation on wh at to do whe n you see these warning l ights or encoun ter ot her spec ific p roblems wi th the proj ector . Lig ht Color Mean ing Temperat ure Fl ashing orange The projector is too hot. Red The projector has turn ed off automatically because of overheat ing. Flashing red [...]

Problems with the Proje ctor 143 w The power light i s flash ing orange and you ca n’t turn the projecto r on . The p rojector is cool ing do wn. Wait un til th e light stops f lashin g and the n turn t he proj ector o n. w The pr oject or scr een is blank and the lamp i s off. If the re is no vide o sig nal for 30 m inute s, th e pr ojec tor goe[...]

6 • Troubl esho oting 144 If th e projec tor continu es to overhea t after you cle an th e air f ilter , the pro blem may be caus ed by damage to the cool ing fan or internal circ uits. C on tact a qua lified s ervi ce pe rso n. Warning: Don’ t attempt to perf orm any s ervici ng other than the mainten ance p rocedure s expla ined in Chapte r 5[...]

Proble ms with the Image or Sound 145 If you are usi ng ELP Link III, mak e sure yo u selec ted the co rrect COM (communic ation) port f or the serial c able whe n you set up the ELP Link I II softwa re. If necessary , you can c hange th e COM port from th e Option menu. Se e page 101 for more informati on. Problems with the Image or Sound w No ima[...]

6 • Troubl esho oting 146 w Only part of the computer im age is disp layed. If th e computer ’s out put reso lution setti ng is hi gher tha n 800 × 600 (PowerLi te 5550C) or 102 4 × 768 (PowerLite 7550 C), the projec tor resize s the imag e. If t he comp ute r outpu t is n ot com patib le w ith this resizin g, choose a diff erent dis play set[...]

Proble ms with the Image or Sound 147 Then che ck th at the imag e source is sel ected c orrectly . If your projec tor is attach ed to a M acintosh , make s ure that t he DIP switch es on your Macin tosh des ktop ada pter are set co rrectly . (See your Maci ntosh d ocumentat ion if you need instru ctions.) When NO SIGNAL i s displ ayed, you can’t[...]

6 • Troubl esho oting 148 w The colo rs of th e image are not rig ht. The co lor bala nce may be inc orrect . If you’r e disp laying a computer image , use the Colo r opti on in the Vid eo menu to a djust the balan ce of red , green, a nd blue. If yo u’re di splayi ng video, adjust the Colo r and Tin t (NTSC onl y) sett ings on the Vide o men[...]

149 7 Technical Specifications General Ty pe of display Poly-s ilicon Thin- Film Transi stor (TFT ), acti ve mat rix Size o f liqu id cry stal p anels Diag onal : 0.9 in ches ( 22.9 mm) Lens F=1.7 to 2.0, f=37 to 48 mm Resolut ion 5550C: SVGA 800 × 600 pixel s 7550C: XGA 1 024 × 768 Color r eproduc tion 24 bit, 16.7 milli on color s Image br ight[...]

7 • Tech nical Sp ecifications 150 Projec tion di stance 3.3 to 53.5 feet (1.0 to 16.3 met ers) (stan dard 8. 2 feet [2.5 mete rs] on 60-inc h scree n) Projec tion met hods Front, rear, up side-do wn (ceil ing mount) Optic al as pect ratio 4:3 (hor izonta l:ve rtic al) Zoom ra tio 1:1.3 Tilt an gle 0° to 12 ° Support ed video interfa ce standar[...]

151 Remote Contr ol Range 32.8 fee t (10 met ers) Batte ries Alka line A A ( 2) I/R rece iver inte rface Suppo rts Xantec h ® IR repea ters, 3.5 mm ste reo mini-j ack right/ left: ± 30 ° ; upp er/lowe r: ± 15 ° Mouse Compatibility Support s PS/2 , serial, ADB, and 98 Bus Repe ater Int erfac e Support s Xantec h IR repe aters, 3.5 mm ste reo mi[...]

7 • Tech nical Sp ecifications 152 Environmental Temperature Operat ing: 41 t o 95 °F ( 5 to 35 ° C), non-con densi ng Storag e: 14 to 140 °F (–10 to 60 °C), non-con densi ng Humidity Operating : 20 to 80% RH, non-con densi ng Storag e: 10 to 90% RH, non-con densi ng Safety United States FCC Part 15J Class B UL1950 Rev. 3 Canada DOC SOR/88-[...]

153 Supporte d Computers and Monitor Displ ays The fol lowin g table lists the dis play fo rmats sup port ed by the proj ector . * PowerL ite 7550 on ly . Note: T he frequ encies o f some co mputers may not al low the image to be di spla yed corre ctly. Compu ter type Formats Resolutions IBM PC and IBM PC-compa tible EGA NEC PC 400 VGA60, VESA 72/7[...]

7 • Tech nical Sp ecifications 154 Computer I n and Compute r Out conne ctor pin ass ignments The Comp uter In an d Comput er Out co nnectors a re femal e video RGB, 15-pin micr o-D-style connector s. The pin assign ments are: Pin Computer Out connector signal s Computer In connector signals 1 Red analog input Red video 2 Green anal og input Gree[...]

155 Glossary Brightn ess The b alance of ligh t and dar k shades in an image. Composite vi deo A ty pe of vide o sig nal that e nco des p ict ure , lumina nce, and synchron izatio n infor matio n so it can be carr ied in o ne signa l. Contrast A measur e of the t onal d ifferenc es betwe en the highli ghts and shadows of a n image. In a high-co ntr[...]

Glossary 156 PAL Phase Al ternati on by Line . A 625-l ine video broa dcas t for mat us ed in Weste rn E urope , India, China, Austra lia, Ne w Zealand , and parts of Afri ca. Point A measuremen t of drawn or print ed object s. One point equals 1/72 in ch. Rear Projec tion Proje cting the ima ge from behind the scr een. Resolut ion A meas ure of th[...]

157 SVGA Super Vi deo Grap hics Arr ay. SVGA prov ides higher resolut ion than VGA. SXGA Super E xtended Graphics Array. SXGA provide s higher resoluti on than XGA. VGA Video Gr aphics Array. A hi gh-res olutio n displa y adapte r tha t provi des a var iety o f video modes. XGA Extende d Graphics Ar ray. IBM’s n ext generat ion dis play adapt er,[...]

Glossary 158[...]

159 Index A Accessori es, 3, 9 Adjustin g bass, 75, 12 2 brightne ss, 72, 74, 11 8, 120, 121 color bal ance, 73, 74, 120, 121 color sa turation, 74, 120, 121 contrast, 73 , 74, 118, 120, 1 21 image posi tion, 72 image qual ity, 72 to 75 , 128 to 129 screen whi teness, 7 6, 123 sharpnes s, 74, 121 speaker t one, 75, 122 speaker v olume, 75, 122 ster[...]

Index 160 Brightne ss ELP Link II I setting, 1 18, 120, 12 1 project or menu setti ngs, 72, 74 specif ication, 149 Buttons control panel, 63 t o 64, 70 Effect s, see Effects butt ons remo te con trol, see Remote c ontrol C Camcorder adju sting the proj ected image, 74 to 75 connecti ng projec tor to, 11, 41 to 44 Case, cleani ng, 132 Ceiling , hang[...]

161 D Definin g key macros, 110 to 111 Detail, improving di splay of , 128 to 129 DIP switches , Macintosh, 3 0, 37 Display formats, su pported, 15 3 Displaying t he Main menu, 69 Distanc e, calcula ting, 20, 52 to 53 DVD player, c onnecting pr ojector t o, 11, 41 to 44 E Effect s buttons assigni ng functi ons, 102 to 106 modifying , 81, 107 to 10 [...]

Index 162 I Imag e adjusti ng image qua lity, 72 t o 75, 128 to 129 adjusti ng the pos ition, 54 to 56, 72, 120 calcul ating image size, 52 t o 53 enhancin g deta il, 128 to 1 29 focusin g, 54 to 56 problems, 145 to 148 resizing, 56 to 57, 64 size ra nge, 149 testing, 12 4 to 125 Infrar ed recei ver, locat ion, 50 Insta llin g the E LP L ink II I s[...]

163 Reset All , 68, 83 Menus (conti nued) User’s Logo, 6 7, 78 to 80 Video, 67, 7 2 to 75 Monitors, support ed, 153 Moving proj ector, 13 7 Mute, 64 N NO SIGNAL message, 147 Noise le vel, 151 NTSC, 155 O Optional accessor ies, 3 P PA system, c onnecting projecto r to, 45 PAL, 156 Pin assi gnments, con nector, 154 Pointer , changing s hape, 81, 10[...]

Index 164 Prompt menu o ption, 76, 12 3 Q Quick Chang e Toolbar, 1 18 R Rear proj ection, 7 7, 123, 156 Remote cont rol batter ies, 18 to 19 button f unctions , 58 to 60 customiz ing Effect s button s, 106, 110 to 111 infrar ed repeater , 15 problems, 59, 144 to 145 range, 59, 151 using th e Effects buttons, 60 to 62 Replaci ng the lamp, 134 t o 13[...]

165 SXGA, 21, 57, 153, 1 57 Sync, 72, 120 T Tempera ture light, 47, 65, 66, 141 to 14 4 requir ements, 152 Test pat tern, displ aying, 120, 12 2, 123 Testing projecto r perf ormance, 124 to 125 Tint, 74, 1 21 Tone, adju sting, 75, 1 22 Toolbar, usi ng, 118 Tracking , 72, 120 Transpor ting proj ector, 13 7 Treble, 75, 12 2 Troubles hooting image and[...]