Epson 8100i manual

EPSON ® PowerLite ® 8 100i/ 9100i Mult imedia Project or User’ s Guide[...]

ii Important S afety Information WAR NIN G : Never look in to th e projector lens when the lamp is t u rned o n; the bright ligh t can damage your eyes . Never let chi ldren lo ok into the lens when it is on. Never open any cov e r on t he proj ector, exce pt the lamp an d filter covers. Dang erous e lectrical vol tages in side the projector can se[...]

C iii Conten ts Welcome Suppo rted Compu ters a nd Video Sour ces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Getting M ore Inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Wa rr anty an d Re gis trati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Co ntr ol lin g Y ou r Pr oje ct or fro m a C om pu ter . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Opt io [...]

iv 2 Using th e Projector Tu rn in g O n Yo ur Eq uip me nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Tu rn in g O n the P roj ect o r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Wh at To Do If Y ou See a Blan k Scr e en . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Sleep M ode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 A dj us[...]

v Cu sto mi zin g P roj ect o r Fe at ures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Setting M enu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Ad van ced M e nu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 Cr eat ing a S cre en Lo go o r I mag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2 Cap tu ri ng and [...]

vi 7 No ti ce s I mp ort an t Saf et y I ns truc t ion s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 R em ote C on trol I nfo rm at ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 D ecl ara ti on o f Co n form i ty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 F CC C omp l ian ce Sta te me nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

W Welcome 1 - Welcome Y our E PSON ® PowerLite ® pro jector is an u ltra-b ri g ht, porta ble project or that lets you pro ject brilliant, fu ll-color ima ges and video onto a l a rg e screen. Proj e cte d with up to 3200 o r 2400 AN S I lume ns, your presentations will b e bright en oug h to be cle arly seen with the room ligh ts o n . Images a [...]

2 Welc ome You ca n operate th e projector from you r comp uter or you ca n control it with a hand-held rem ote control unit. The buttons on the remote control allow you to turn th e proj ector on and off, zoom i n on your ima ge, adjust the volum e, mute the sound a nd imag e, switch from one com puter o r video sour ce to anoth er, and acces s th[...]

Welcome 3 ■ supp or t.ep son.c om Downlo ad FAQs and e-mail your q uestions to EPSON ’s techni cal sup port team . ■ St a rt Here fo ld e r Contains your Quick Setup sheet, warra nty broc hure, CD-R OMs, and E PSO N P riv ate Li ne SM S upport card. Stor e this Us er ’s Guide in th e folder and ke ep th e fold er w ith your pro jector at al[...]

4 Welc ome Contro llin g Your Proj ector from a Com puter If y ou want to be able to co ntrol th e proje ctor’s setting s fro m your com puter, you can i ns tall the EMP Link V program on the Proje ctor Sof tware C D-ROM . I n additi on to ma king the proj ector’s features a ccessible from your c o mput er , t his program lets you enha nc e you[...]

Welcome 5 You ca n p urchase these a ccessories from your de aler or by calli ng EP SON at (800) 873 -776 6 ; or visit the EPSON Store ™ at www .epson.com (U.S. sale s o nly). In Canada, plea se ca l l (800) 873 -776 6 for dea ler ref er ra l. Port able projec tion scr eens 50-i nch 60-i nch 80-i nch ELPSC06 ELPSC07 ELPSC08 Remot e I R re ceiver [...]

6 Welc ome About This G uide This guide describes how to s et up and use your EPS ON PowerLite projecto r. The i n for ma tion applies t o both t he 810 0i and th e 9100i mo dels. (Any differences a re noted.) Ch apter 1, “Setting Up the Projecto r,” pr ovides i nstructi ons on how to set up the pro jector a nd conn ect it to you r computer , v[...]

Welcome 7 Warnings, Cautions, and Notes Please fo llow th ese guidel ines as you read thi s man ual: ■ Warn ing s must be follow ed car eful ly to a voi d b od ily injury . ■ Cautio ns m ust be observed to avoid dam age to your eq uipm ent. ■ Notes contain imp ortant info rmation abou t your projecto r. Re ading Thi s Manu al Online Your Powe[...]

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1 Setting U p the Pr ojector 9 Setting Up th e P rojector T his chapte r tells you how to unpack your projector and set it up for a presentation. Th e pr ojector mus t be conn ected to a computer or a vid eo sou rce s uc h as a VC R , D VD pl aye r , c amc ord e r, digi tal ca me ra , or laser disc player befo re it can project any im ages. You may[...]

10 Setting Up the Pr ojector : proj ector Power Freeze A/V Mute E-Zoom R/C ON OFF 3 1 5 2 4 Enter Esc re m ot e contro l batte ries EPSON Po werLite 8100i /9100i CD- ROM Pro jec to r s oft w are CD-ROM pow e r co rd comput er video cable main cable 3.5-mm audi o cable RCA audio cab le (red /white ) RCA video cabl e (ye llow ) PS/2 ® mouse c able P[...]

Setting U p the Pr ojector 11 Additional Components Depending on how you p lan to use th e projecto r, you may need addition al co mponents: ■ To receive an S-Video signal, you need an S-Video cable. (One is usua lly pro vided w ith y our video d evic e.) ■ To recei ve a compo nent v ideo signal fr om a VCR or other vide o device, you need a B [...]

12 Setting Up the Pr ojector Instal ling Batter ies in the Remot e Cont rol The rem ote control opera tes the projecto r a nd lets you access its Eff ects f eatures. You can also run your presen tation with the remote and use it as a wireless mouse. Follow these steps to install th e ba tteries: 1. Pres s th e tab to rel ea se the battery com partm[...]

Setting U p the Pr ojector 13 Pos i ti oning the Projecto r Before connec ting the pro jector, you need to decide whe re to place i t. The lo cation you choo se dep ends o n the si ze of the au dience (and room) and you r pr esentation style. ■ Place the proj ector o n a stur dy, level surface , betw een 3 and 48 feet from the scree n. ■ Make s[...]

14 Setting Up the Pr ojector Wh en p rojecting fro m a ta bl e, the ideal a rrangement is to s et th e proj ector fla t on i ts sur face. Th i s way, yo u c an use t he lens shift kno b (instead of ra ising th e p rojector’s feet) to position the im age o n-screen. This delivers the bes t-looking pi cture. You won’t ne ed t o tilt the projec to[...]

Setting U p the Pr ojector 15 Choosi ng Your Connecti ons The connection s you’ll need to make depend on th e equipment you ’re using, wh ether yo ur presentati on includ es sound , and wh ether you plan to use the remo te to run you r pres entation. ■ Connecting to a computer For ma ny presentations, the o nly connect ion you ’ll need i s [...]

16 Setting Up the Pr ojector Connec ting t o a Comput er Foll ow the instruct ions below for th e type of c omput er you n eed to connect: ■ PC desktop computer on pa g e 17 ■ PC laptop on page 20 ■ Ma cintosh desktop co mputer on pag e 24 ■ Ma cintosh Power Book on pa ge 29 The instructions in th e se sec tions explain how to connect yo ur[...]

Setting U p the Pr ojector 17 Connecting to a PC Desktop Co mputer To connect the projector to your PC desktop comp uter, you need to: ■ Connect th e co mputer video cable and com puter moni tor cable ■ Connect th e m ouse and/or se rial cable (if you want to use the remote control as a mouse or u se the E MP Link V softwa re) ■ Connect the a[...]

18 Setting Up the Pr ojector 3. Conne ct on e end of the c ompu ter video cable to the projecto r’s Compute r 1 (VGA ) port . 4. Ma ke sur e the D VI/VG A switch on the back panel is flipped to the right, as shown. If n ecessary, us e the tip of a ballpo int pen to s l ide it ov er. 5. Conne ct the other end of the com puter v ideo cable to the c[...]

Setting U p the Pr ojector 19 2. To us e the remote cont rol as a w ireless m ouse, connect th e P S/2 mouse or U SB cable included with the pr ojector to the MO USE terminal on th e squa re end o f the m ain c able. 3. Disco nnect your m ous e from the mou se port o n the back of yo ur comp uter and rep lace it with the oth er e nd of th e PS/2 mo[...]

20 Setting Up the Pr ojector Con necting the Au dio Cable 1. If y ou ’ll be usi n g au d i o, co nnect one end of th e 3.5-mm au dio cable to the Audio po rt on the projector . 2. Conne ct the other end of the aud io ca ble to th e sp eaker or aud io ou t port o n th e com puter’s sound ca rd. Connecting to a PC La ptop Computer To co nnect the[...]

Setting U p the Pr ojector 21 Connectin g the Vid eo Cab le 1. Connect one end of the comp uter vide o cable to the projector’s Com p ut er 1 (V GA ) por t . 2. Make sure the DVI/V GA switch on the back panel is flipped to th e right, a s sho wn. If nece ssary, us e the tip of a ballpoint pen to slide it over. 3. Connect th e oth er end of the vi[...]

22 Setting Up the Pr ojector Con necting the Mouse and Seria l Ca bles To u se th e rem ote contro l as a mouse or us e the EMP Link V softwar e, fol l ow the steps below. This i l lustration shows the connections you’ll be making: 1. Conne ct the roun d end of th e ma in cab le to th e proj ector’s M ouse/ Com po r t, as s ho wn. 2. To u se th[...]

Setting U p the Pr ojector 23 4. To use the EMP Link V softwa re, or to program new effe cts for the Effe cts buttons on the remot e control, connect one end of th e PC seria l cable to the SERI AL term inal on the m ain cable. 5. Connect th e oth er end of the serial cable to the serial port on the bac k of yo ur co mp u ter. 6. Tighten th e screw[...]

24 Setting Up the Pr ojector Connecting to a Deskt op Macintosh To connect the projector to your desktop M acintosh, you need to: ■ Conne ct the compu ter video c able and co mpute r mo nitor c able ■ Conne ct the mouse and/o r serial c able (if you w ant to u se the rem ote control a s a m ouse or use the E MP Link V softw are) ■ Conne ct th[...]

Setting U p the Pr ojector 25 3. Make sure the DVI/V GA switch on the back panel is flipped to th e right, a s sho wn. If nece ssary, us e the tip of a ballpoint pen to slide it over. 4. Connect th e oth er end of the comp uter video cable to the video port on the Macintosh . If i t doesn’t fit, you may hav e to us e the Macinto sh d esktop adapt[...]

26 Setting Up the Pr ojector 5. If y ou also want to vie w the p resentation on your co mpute r’s mo nitor, connect the monitor cabl e to the projector’s Moni tor Ou t port. (If necessa ry, attach the M aci ntosh m onitor adapter to the mo nitor c able, as shown b elow, and then connect t he ada pter to th e pr ojector’s Mo ni to r Ou t por t[...]

Setting U p the Pr ojector 27 Connectin g the Mo use an d Serial C ables To us e the remote cont rol as a m ous e or u se the E MP L ink V software, follow the steps b elow. T his illustra tion show s the connections you’ll be making: 1. Connect the sm all en d of th e m ain cable to the project or’s Mouse/Co m po rt. 2. To use the r emote co n[...]

28 Setting Up the Pr ojector 4. To u se th e EM P Link V softwar e or to prog ram new effe cts fo r the Effects buttons on the rem ote control, connect one end of th e Ma c serial cab le to the MAC SERIA L termin al on the main cabl e. 5. Conne ct the othe r end of the Ma c serial ca ble to the pri nter or modem port on the b ack of your Ma cintosh[...]

Setting U p the Pr ojector 29 Connecting to a PowerBook Your Po werBook must hav e video-ou t capa bility in or der to connec t to the projecto r. To connec t th e projector to your Po werBook, you ne ed t o: ■ Connect the co mputer vi deo ca ble ■ Connect th e m ouse and/or se rial cable (if you want to use the remote control as a mouse or u s[...]

30 Setting Up the Pr ojector 3. Conne ct the other end of the c able to the v i d eo-out por t or mo nitor p ort on yo ur PowerBo ok. If you can’t c onnect th e cab le to you r P owerBoo k, you may need to u se th e Ma cintosh des ktop ada pter that came with your pro jector. To use the adapte r, remove its cover as shown and set its DIP switches[...]

Setting U p the Pr ojector 31 Connectin g the Mo use an d Serial C ables To us e the remote cont rol as a m ous e or u se the E MP L ink V software, follow the steps b elow. T his illustra tion show s the connections you’ll be making: 1. Connect th e ro und end of the main cabl e to the pr ojector’s Mouse/Co m po rt, as sho w n. 2. To use the r[...]

32 Setting Up the Pr ojector 4. To u se th e EM P Link V softwar e or pro gram new eff ects f or the Eff ects buttons on the rem ote c ontrol, connec t on e end of the Ma c serial cab le to the M AC SERIAL terminal on the main cable. 5. Conne ct the other end of the seria l cable to the printer / mo dem port on the back of your Pow erBook. Con nect[...]

Setting U p the Pr ojector 33 Making Other Computer Conne ctions If y ou w ant to co nn ect a com puter us ing the BNC cab le or co nnect a high-end workstatio n o r a Digita l Visua l Interf ace ( D VI) source, follo w the instr uctions below. Connectin g a C omputer U sing the B NC Ca ble Follow th ese steps to c onnect a com puter to the Compute[...]

34 Setting Up the Pr ojector Con necting to a High-E nd Wo rkstation Your Powe rLite projector is ca pab le of r emapping inpu t reso lutions up to 1600 × 1200 p i xels. Since 1280 × 1024 pixels is the d efault resolutio n for most l eading workst a ti o ns , your projec tor is ideal for displaying wor kstation vi deo outpu t. There is no standar[...]

Setting U p the Pr ojector 35 Co nnectin g to Oth er Video Sour ces You ca n c on nec t a V CR, ca mco rd er, l aser di sc p lay er , DVD p laye r, digita l c amera, or any other com patible video source to your proj ector. The projector s upports HD TV, NTSC , PAL, and SECA M video form ats, and autom atical ly detects and identifies th e video f [...]

36 Setting Up the Pr ojector Connecting RCA Cable s Befo re starting , make sure th e projec tor and you r VC R or other video sou rce are turned off. 1. Conne ct the yell ow RC A plug on one e nd of the R CA v ideo cabl e to th e pr ojector’s Vide o port. Connect the oth er end of the cable to th e video- out po rt o f your vide o source . 2. If[...]

Setting U p the Pr ojector 37 Connecting S-Video or Compone nt Video Before sta rting, m ake sure the projector and your V CR or other v ideo sourc e are turned off. 1. For S-Video , insert one end of an S-Video cabl e into the projecto r’s S-V ideo connect or. Insert the oth er end i nto the S-vid eo-out por t of you r video sour ce. For com pon[...]

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2 Using the Projecto r 39 Using the Projecto r O nce you have connected your projector to your oth er equipm ent (as de scribed i n Chapter 1), you ’re r eady to turn it on, a djust th e image, and give your presenta tion. This chapter cover s the fo llowing: ■ Turn ing o n the pr ojector and oth er equipm ent ■ Adju sting th e im age ■ Usi[...]

40 Using the Projector Turni ng On Your Equi pment Ma ke sur e your projecto r an d other equipm en t are set up and con necte d correc tly, as des cribed in C hapte r 1. Th en turn on yo ur proj ector, a s desc ribed b elow, follow ed by any eq uipment you ’ve connecte d to it. You can turn on yo ur c ompu ter and vi deo eq uipment in any o r de[...]

Using the Projecto r 41 5. Do one of the fo llowi ng: ■ If you ’ v e conne cted more than o ne com puter a nd/or v ideo source, you m ay need to press the Co mp u ter or Vide o button on top of the proj ector to selec t the corre ct sou rce. (Allow a few s econds f or the pro jector t o sync up after pressing the bu tton.) These b uttons s witc[...]

42 Using the Projector What To Do If You See a Blank Screen If you see a blank screen o r a blue scr een with the message No Sign al after tur ning o n your c ompu ter or v ideo sour ce, do one of the f ollo win g: ■ Ma ke sur e the c ables are co nnected co rrectl y, as d escribed in Ch apter 1. ■ Ma ke sure th e p ower light i s green and not[...]

Using the Projecto r 43 If this option i s n’t available, you ma y need to select one of the Simulscan resolu tion setti ngs: 1. Click the Monitor ic on . 2. Sele ct a Simulscan resol u tion as shown. (All o w a few seconds for the pro jector to sync up a fter m aking th e selection.) If you’r e usi ng a PC lapto p: ■ Press the f unctio n key[...]

44 Using the Projector Adju sting the Im age On ce you see your image, you’ll need to make certain adjustm ents: ■ To focus or zoom you r im age, see below. ■ If only part of a comp uter im age is di splayed , yo u may need to pres s th e Re size button. Se e pa ge 45 for m ore i nfo rmation. ■ If the image is too high or too low, yo u can [...]

Using the Projecto r 45 Rotate the zoo m ring to enlarge or reduce the imag e. If the i mage still isn’t large enough, you may need to move the projecto r farth er awa y from the screen. You can a lso u se the E-Zoo m button on the remot e co ntrol to zoom in on a portion of the im age. See page 50 for ins tructions. Resizing the Image If only pa[...]

46 Using the Projector Adjusting the Height of the Image You ca n adjust the heigh t of the image u s i ng the lens shift kno b on the side of the pro jector and the projector’s fe et. Using th e Lens Shif t Knob Use the lens shi ft knob on the si de of the project or to raise or lower the p rojected imag e. Press th e k nob to make i t pop o ut;[...]

Using the Projecto r 47 2. Rai se or l ow er the projecto r until the im age is positi oned where you wa nt it. 3. Release the levers to l ock the fee t in the n ew p osition and set the projecto r d own gently. 4. To fine-tune the height of the projector , turn the feet. Turn them clockwis e to ra ise th e projec tor and co untercloc kwise to low [...]

48 Using the Projector ■ Pres s the Tr ac king – and Trac king + b uttons to elimin ate th e vert ic al stripes. ■ Pres s the Sync – and Sync + b uttons to eliminate flashing, blurring, o r ver tic al noise on the screen ima g e. Us in g the Re mo te Co nt rol The remote cont rol lets yo u access you r projector’s features f rom almos t a[...]

Using the Projecto r 49 4. Press th e bu tton for the function you want to use. See pa ges 50 to 55 for more informati on. For some fu nctions, you need to use the En ter bu tton li ke a mouse to navigate on the scre en. Pres s on the edg e of th e button with you r thum b. Or , grasp it betw een yo ur thu mb an d finger and tilt i t i n th e d ire[...]

50 Using the Projector ■ To m ove the mou se po inter on the scre en, aim the remote at the screen a nd press on the edg e o f the Ente r bu tton with yo ur thum b. Or, grasp it b etw een your th umb a nd fing er. This b utton works like th e mouse b utton o n ma ny laptop keyb oards. ■ To click, press down on the center of the Ent er b u tton.[...]

Using the Projecto r 51 Co ntrolli ng the Projector While giving your pres entation, you ma y want to switch betw een video sour ces, a djust the v olume, pa use the a ction or sound, or d isplay a picture wi thin your curr ent video di splay. Ma ke sure you have set up yo ur p roj ec to r an d con ne ct ed y our audi o o r vid eo s our ce a s de s[...]

52 Using the Projector Stopping Action You can use the remote control to stop the a c tion in your video or com puter. ■ Pres s the Free ze button to stop the action and keep the c urrent ima ge on th e screen. The sou nd will conti nue. ■ Pres s the Free ze button again to re-start it. Turning Off the Picture and Sound Y ou can us e the A/V Mu[...]

Using the Projecto r 53 3. When the windo w is l ocated and sized the way you wa nt, press the En ter button. The m enu disappears , and you r video pl ays on th e s cr een . 4. When you’re fi nished v iewing the pictu re-in-pict ure, pr es s the P in P bu tton again. The video window disappears. Drawin g on the Screen The projector’s d rawing [...]

54 Using the Projector Using the Cursor/Stam p Arrow You c an use the cursor stamp to ol as a po inter and place cu rsor sta mps anywh ere on your screen. You can ch oose from thr ee typ es of stamps. 1. To activate the curs or stamp, press button 1 o n the re mote control . A green pointer appea rs in th e u pper lef t c orner of the screen. To tr[...]

Using the Projecto r 55 6. To erase the box(es), press button 5 . 7. To cancel the box d rawing fe ature, press Esc . Spotlighting Your Image With the Spo tlight to ol, you can p lace a spot light b ox o n part of the scre en imag e . 1. To activate the spotlight tool, press button 3 o n th e remote control. A box of l i g ht ap pears on par t of t[...]

56 Using the Projector What To D o When th e Lights Flash The ligh ts on top of th e proj ector indic ate the projector’s status a nd let yo u kno w w hen a proble m occur s. pow er li gh t la mp ligh t te mper atu re li ght Light Status Descrip tion a nd acti on orange The proje ctor is in sleep m ode. You can unplug it or press the Po w er bu t[...]

Using the Projecto r 57 Using th e On-Screen Help If you have a problem wh i l e setting up or using you r projector, you can ge t help by pr essing th e blue ? Help button on to p of the projecto r or th e rem ote contr ol. Th e followi ng ch oices are a vailable: ■ Help for the image Tells you how to sol ve pro blems w ith a bla nk sc reen, blu[...]

58 Using the Projector Shutti ng Dow n the Proj ector Wh en you’v e finished u sing th e proj ector, foll ow the reco mmended proced ure to s h ut it down. This extends th e life o f the lamp a nd protect s the pr o je c tor from possib le ove r heating . 1. If yo u’ve conn ec ted a comp uter or l apto p and i t’s d isp layi ng onl y throu gh[...]

3 Fine-tuning the Pro jec to r 59 Fine- tunin g the Proje ctor Y ou ca n use th e proj ector’s on-screen menus to adj ust the ima ge, sound , and oth er features. You can also create your own startup screen, cu stomize the “drawing” to ols, and view info rmation about th e current di splay settings and lam p sta tus. This chapter cove rs the [...]

60 Fine -tuning the Projector ■ The Setting menu allows you to set or adjust s uch proj ector opti ons a s the keystone func tion, Pictur e in Pictu re (P in P) video source , blank s creen co lor, ima ge sou r ce me ssage p rompt, A/ V Mut e display o ption, BNC input sourc e, and sleep m ode. ■ The Captu re me nu lets you c apture and store a[...]

Fine-tuning the Pro jec to r 61 You see the Main m enu: The eight menus are display ed a t the left, a nd the options available for th e Video menu (highlig hted) are shown o n th e righ t. 2. Press th e up or d own arrows (cont rol panel) or press up or down on the En ter bu tton (remo te c ontrol) to s croll th rough the menu choi ces. When you h[...]

62 Fine -tuning the Projector 3. Wh en th e menu you want is highlight ed, press th e En ter bu tton to select it. The highligh t moves to the first o ption for that menu. 4. Pres s the up o r down a rrow s (control panel) or up or d own o n the Ent er button (remote cont rol) to s croll throug h th e opti ons. 5. Pres s eith e r the left or right [...]

Fine-tuning the Pro jec to r 63 Ad jus ting th e Im ag e The Vi deo m enu let s you make a djustments to th e proje cted im age. The op tions ava ilable in the me nu depend on wh i c h so urce is connected to the proj ector: comp uter, c omposi te (R CA) v ideo, S-vid eo, or B N C (com ponen t) v id eo. The fo llowing ta ble des cribes a ll the po [...]

64 Fine -tuning the Projector Video Menu Menu i tem Descri ption Posit ion Moves t he dis played i mage u p, down, l eft, or right. Sele ct thi s item and then p ress ri ght on the Ent er butt on (remote contr ol) or press the right a rrow bu tton (control panel ) to enter the scr een positi on adj ustment mode . Then us e the Enter but ton (remo t[...]

Fine-tuning the Pro jec to r 65 Prese t Allows you to save and recal l sett ings for up to fi ve comput er sessions i ncluding the r esolut ion, trac king, sync signal , br i g htness, contras t, s harpness , gamm a, and positi on. (See “Savi ng and Recalli ng Computer Set tings” below.) Smoot h Motion When turned ON , make s m o tion look smoo[...]

66 Fine -tuning the Projector Saving and Recalling Computer Settin gs Wh en you are pro jecting f rom a c ompu ter sou rce, you can save and recall setti ng s (reso l ution, trac king , sync signal, and position) for up to five diff er ent se ssions. This is useful if you use more than one com puter with the projecto r; you can save the settings fo[...]

Fine-tuning the Pro jec to r 67 Adju s ting the Soun d Use th e Aud io menu to a djust the s ound volume and q uality of your au dio. Menu item Descri ption Vo l ume Adj usts th e v olume level for the spe akers. Press the right a rrow but ton (control panel ) or pr ess r ight on the Enter butt on (rem ote contr ol) t o inc rease the volum e; press[...]

68 Fine -tuning the Projector Cu sto miz in g t he Dra w ing Too ls The dra wing tools let you highlig ht your present ation with cursor stamps, lines, bo x es, a nd spotl ights, as described o n page 53. You can us e the Eff ect m enu to custom ize these tool s an d set the cu rsor speed for dr awin g. T he Reset option l ets yo u return a ll th e[...]

Fine-tuning the Pro jec to r 69 Cust omizing Proj ector Featur es The Setting menu an d the A dvanced menu let you set o r adjust many projecto r functio ns. Setting Menu Cursor Speed Adjus ts the cursor spe ed to low, mediu m , or hi gh. Reset Ret urns al l Ef fect menu item s to the ir init ial facto ry defau lts. Selec t this item and th en pres[...]

70 Fine -tuning the Projector Menu i tem Descrip tion Keystone Adjusts a tra pezoid-di stort ed image to a 4:3 rect angle, correc ting up to a ± 30 ° til t. See page 47. P in P Sel ects the ima ge source for the P in P subscr een. See page 52 for m ore informat ion. No-Sign al Ms g Specif ies whe ther no scr een, a blac k screen, a bl ue screen, [...]

Fine-tuning the Pro jec to r 71 Advanced Menu Menu item Des cripti on Langua ge Selec ts the language to be used i n the menus: English, Frenc h, German, Itali an, Spa nish, Por tuguese, Japanes e, Chines e, or Korea n. Star tup Scree n Turns on or off the display of yo ur use r logo d uring the proj ector’ s startup. The logo firs t m u st be ca[...]

72 Fine -tuning the Projector Creating a Screen Log o or Image You can transfer any image on your computer to th e projector, and then use it as the image displayed when the projector is not receivi ng a signal. You can al so set it to be displayed wh en you pres s the A/V Mute butt on on the re mote, or as a sta rtup screen. The im age can be a co[...]

Fine-tuning the Pro jec to r 73 Capturing and Saving the Imag e Follow th ese steps to c apture and s ave a logo or image: 1. Display the image ( with the projector). 2. Press th e Menu button on the c ontrol panel or rem ote co ntrol to display the Main menu. 3. Press th e down a rrow ( control panel) or p ress dow n on the Ent er button (remote c[...]

74 Fine -tuning the Projector Assigning the Image to the No-Signal Me ssage and/or A/V Mute Button After you r im age is saved, you can s et it u p as the no-s ignal message and/or the s creen th at’s displayed when you press the A/ V Mu t e button. 1. Press the Menu button on the control p anel or remote control to display the Main men u (if not[...]

Fine-tuning the Pro jec to r 75 Viewing Pr ojector Infor mation The Abo ut me nu lets you view infor mation about the display setti ngs of your co mpute r a nd the numb er of ho urs t he lamp has bee n used . When the image source is a comp uter, the Abou t m enu displays the infor ma tion list ed bel o w. Menu item Des cripti on Lamp ON Time Displ[...]

76 Fine -tuning the Projector Restori ng th e Defau lt Setti ngs The Re se t Al l menu lets you retur n all the projector sett ings to their de fault values . Sel ect Reset All and pres s the Ente r button on the control panel or rem ote control to display the confirm ation s c reen. Select Yes to reset all the defau lt settings or No to cancel. Ex[...]

4 Maintaining a nd Transporting the Pr ojector 77 Main tain ing an d Transp orting the Proje cto r Y our projector needs little maintenance. All you need to do on a regular basis is keep the lens c lean. Any dirt or sm ears on the lens will show up on you r proje cted im age. You also need to periodi cally clean the air filter on the bottom of the [...]

78 Maintaining and Transporting th e Projector Cle aning the Projector Case Befo re yo u clea n the c ase, firs t turn off the pr ojector and u nplu g the pow er cord. ■ To re mov e dirt or du st, wipe the c ase with a soft, dry, lint- free clo th. ■ T o re m o v e s t u b b o r n d i rt o r s t a i n s , m o i s t e n a s o f t c l o t h w i t[...]

Maintaining a nd Transporting the Pr ojector 79 If th e dirt is diff icult to remov e or if th e filt er is to rn, repl ace it. See page 92 for in format ion on orderin g access ories. 4. If you need to replac e the f ilter, pu ll up on the tab to release the filter and re m ove it . 5. Insert the new filter as shown. note Whe n yo u get a repla ce[...]

80 Maintaining and Transporting th e Projector Replacing the Lamp The pro jection lamp typicall y l asts f o r abou t 2000 hours of use. It is time to replace the lamp w hen: ■ The proj ection imag e g ets darker or starts to deteriora te. ■ The proj ection lamp light is flashing red or orange. ■ The mes s a ge LAMP RE PLACE a p pears on the [...]

Maintaining a nd Transporting the Pr ojector 81 4. Use a screwdriv er to l oosen the thr ee screws holding the l amp in place. (You cannot remov e these screws.) 5. Lift up the handl e and p ull ou t the lamp . 6. Gently insert the new l amp as shown bel ow . Make sure it’s in se r te d se c ur e ly . Tighten th e screws o n th e new l amp. 7. Re[...]

82 Maintaining and Transporting th e Projector Resetting the Lamp T imer After you i nstall a new lam p, you need to reset the ti mer so the proj ector ca n kee p track of ho w ma ny hour s it has b een u sed. Fo llow these s teps: 1. Press the Help butto n a nd hold it down for at least 5 seconds. The Hel p menu w i l l be displayed a nd then you [...]

5 So lving Pr oble ms 83 Solvin g Problems T his cha pter he lps yo u diag nose a nd solv e prob lems w ith yo ur project or, and pr ovides tech nical s upport infor mation for proble ms you ca n’t solve yourse lf. You c an al s o check th e on-scree n help by pressing the ? Help butto n on th e control panel or r emote contro l. See p a ge 5 7 f[...]

84 Solvi ng Pr oble ms Problem s with th e Proje ctor If t he proj ector i s no t workin g corre ctly, f irst turn it o ff and unpl ug it. Then plu g t he power cord back in and turn on the p rojector . If this does not solve the problem , ch eck the warning l ights on t op o f the proj ector. T hese lights al ert you to problem s with projector op[...]

So lving Pr oble ms 85 See the in formation b elow for what to d o when you s ee these warning lights or enco unter oth er specific probl ems with the pr ojector. The power light i s flashing ora nge and you canno t turn on the p roject or. The lamp is cooling down. W ait until the l i ght turns off and th en press th e Pow er butto n to turn on th[...]

86 Solvi ng Pr oble ms Pro blems wit h the Re mote Cont ro l The projecto r doesn’t respond to remote control comma nds. ■ Ma ke sure th e r emote contro l is tu rned on. ■ Ma ke sure you are within 3 0 feet of the pro jector, and with in range of th e infrared rec eivers (appr oximately 30 ° to le ft o r ri ght and 15 ° abo ve or b elow ).[...]

So lving Pr oble ms 87 Probl ems with the Im age or Sound No ima ge appears on the screen. ■ Check th at the pow er light is green, not flashing, a nd the lens cover is off . ■ The pr ojector may be in sl eep m ode. I f the p ower light i s o range, press th e Pow er butto n to turn the pr ojector on. ■ If the po wer was switched of f and the[...]

88 Solvi ng Pr oble ms If y ou’re usi ng a PC la ptop: ■ Pres s th e function key that lets you display on a n ex ternal mo nitor. It’s often labell ed with an icon such a s but it may als o be labe lled CRT/LCD . You may h ave to hold down th e Fn key while pre ssing it. Check your laptop’s manual or onl ine help for detail s. O n mo s t s[...]

So lving Pr oble ms 89 Only part of the computer image is displayed. ■ Press th e Resize button on th e control panel or r emote contro l. ■ Make sure the imag e Posi ti on setti ng is correct on t he Video menu. See p age 6 4 f or mo re inf orma tion. ■ If the right or left side of the im age is cut off, you may need to adjust the tracking u[...]

90 Solvi ng Pr oble ms The image or parts of the image are blurred or not in focus. ■ Adj ust the focu s u sing th e fo cus ring. ■ Adj ust the Brightness, Contras t, Sharpne ss, and G amm a settings on the Video menu . If you’re v iewing a compu ter i m age, a lso try adjusting the Tracking and Sync buttons on the pro jector’s control pane[...]

So lving Pr oble ms 91 The colors of th e ima ge a re not right. ■ The co lor bal ance m ay be i nc orrect. If you ’re dis playin g a comp uter image, use th e Gamm a op tion in the projecto r’s Vi deo menu to adjust the balance of red, g reen, and blue. If you’re displaying video, adjust the Color, Tint, a nd Gamma setting s on the Vi deo [...]

92 Solvi ng Pr oble ms Where To Get He lp EPS ON pr ovid es techni cal ass istance throug h electr onic su pport services and automa ted telephone services 24 hou rs a da y, as li sted in the f ollowing table: Telephone Support Se rvices To u s e the EPSON PrivateLine Support serv ic e, call (800) 637 -7661 and enter the PIN on the EPS ON PrivateLi[...]

6 Technical Speci fications 93 Technical Specifications General Type of displ ay Poly -sili con Th in Film T ransis tor (T FT) Size of liquid crystal panels Diagonal: 1.3 inches (34 mm) Lens PowerLite 810 0i: F=1.7–2.3, f=49–6 3 mm PowerLite 910 0i: F=1.8–2.4, f= 49–69 mm Resolution PowerLite 810 0i: 1024 × 768 pi xels PowerLite 910 0i: 12[...]

94 Technical Specifi cations Internal speaker system 2 × 3 W 8 (ohm) speakers Optical aspect ratio 4:3 (horizontal : vertical) Zoom ratio PowerLite 810 0i: 1:1.3 PowerLite 910 0i: 1:1.4 Manual lens shift 0 to 10 degrees Keystone correction angle ± 30° (ratio: 10.0 to 5.5) Projection Lamp Type UHE (Ult ra High Ef ficiency) Power c onsumption 230 [...]

Technical Speci fications 95 Electrical Rated frequency 50/60 Hz Power sup ply 100 to 120 VAC , 4.0 A 200 to 240 VAC , 2.0 A Power consumption Operating: 360 W Standby: 8.5 W Environmental Temperature Operating: 41 to 104° F (5 to 40° C), non-condensing Storage: 14 to 140° F (–10 to 60° C), non-condensing Humidity Operating: 20 to 80 % RH, no[...]

96 Technical Specifi cations Mode Re solution Frequency PowerLite 8100i PowerLite 9100i H (KHz) V (Hz) Pixel (MHz) PC (RGB) com patible modes VGACG A VGAE GA NEC400 VGA60 VGA72 VGA75 VGA85 VGA100 VGA120 SVGA56 SVGA60 SVGA72 SVGA75 SVGA85 SVGA100 SVGA120 XGA43i XGA60 XGA70 XGA75 XGA85 XGA100 XGA120 SXGA1-70 SXGA1-75 SXGA1-85 SXGA1-100 SXGA2-60 SXGA2[...]

Technical Speci fications 97 * Resize mode (those w ithout asterisks are native mode). ** Although res ize mode is shown, Windows mode is also available. ***Select 4:3 or 16:9 mode as the Aspect Ratio setting in the Video men u; see page 64 for instr uctions. UXGA48i UXGA60 UXGA65 UXGA70 UXGA75 UXGA80 UXGA85 MACLC 13 MAC II 13 iMAC VGA iMAC SVGA MA[...]

98 Technical Specifi cations Interface Connectors Monitor Out Stack Out Computer 2 / Component Video Computer 1 Audio Mouse/Com S-Video S-Audio/Audio2 L-Audio-R Video Remote R/Cr/Pr B/Cb/Pb H/C Sync V Sync G/Y DVI connector VGA (video in) connector BNC connectors (f or Computer 2 or componen t video source) DVI / VGA switch optional remote receiver[...]

Technical Speci fications 99 Computer Video Port Pin Assignments The Computer 1 analog po rt (the VGA port on the right side of the projector) and the M onitor Out port are female video RGB, 15-pin micro- D-style connect ors. Here are their pin ass ignments: Pin no. Computer 1 port Monitor Out port 1 Red vid eo Red out / re d video 2 Green vi deo G[...]

100 Technical Specifi cations Image Size and Projecti on Distance Use the formulas give n below either to find out how large your image will be when you kno w the distance from the projector to the screen, or to find out ho w far from th e screen to p lace the projector if you want an image of a certain size. Si nce th e size of the image can be ch[...]

Technical Speci fications 101 To determine the projection distance when you know the diagonal size of the scre en im age: ■ Inche s: Maximum projection d istance = (3.492 × diagonal size) – 5.1 Minimum projection d istance = (2.053 × dia gonal size) – 4.8 ■ Centim eters: M axi mum pro jecti on di stance = ( 3.492 × diagonal size) – 12.[...]

102 Technical Specifi cations Short Throw Zoom Le ns (ELPLW01) To deter mine the diagonal size of an image whe n you know t he projecti on distance: ■ Inche s: Maximum diagonal size = (0.876 × proj ection distanc e) + 3.8 Minimum diagonal size = (0.730 × project ion di stance) + 3.0 ■ Centi meters: Maximum diagonal size = (0.876 × proj ectio[...]

7 Notic es 103 Not ices T his chapter inclu des safety instructi ons and other impo rtan t informa tion ab out you r EPS ON Po werLite pro jector. Impo rtan t S afet y Inst ructio ns Follow these safety instructi ons when setting up and using the project or: ■ Do not place the pro jector on a n uns table ca rt, stand , o r table. ■ Do not use t[...]

104 No t ice s ■ Do not p lace the p rojector where the cor d can be wa lked on. This ma y re sult in fraying or dama ge to the plug. ■ Unp lug th e proj ector fr om th e wall outlet befor e clean ing. U se a damp cloth for cl e aning. D o not u se l iquid or ae rosol c leaners. ■ Do not block the slots and opening s in th e p rojector case. [...]

Notic es 105 Re mote Cont rol I nformat ion You ca n o perate the proj ector b y rem ote contr ol via a line- of-sigh t infra red (IR) receiver at the front and rea r of the projector. Th e projecto r ma y not re spond to re mote contro l comm ands und er the follow ing conditi o ns: ■ There is an obje ct betwe en the remo te cont rol IR emitter [...]

106 No t ice s Decl aration of Conf ormity Acco rdi ng to 47CF R, Part 2 and 15 Clas s B Per sonal Com puters and Periph erals; and/or CPU B oards a nd Po wer Sup plies u sed w ith Cl ass B Pers onal Com puters We: EPS ON AMER ICA, INC. Located at: 3840 Ki lroy Airport Way MS: 6- 43 Long Beach , CA 90806-2469 Tel: (562) 290-5 254 Decl are under so [...]

Notic es 107 FCC Compliance Statement For Un ite d St a tes Us ers Thi s eq uipm ent ha s been t este d an d fo und to c omply with t he li mits for a Clas s B d igit al device , pursuant to Pa rt 15 o f the F CC Ru le s. These limit s are designe d to provide reasona ble prot ection against har mful interfe renc e in a res ide ntia l in sta llati [...]

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Index 109 Index A A/V Mu te butt on, 52, 74, 91 menu o ption, 70 Abo ut menu, 60, 75 Ac cess ories , 4 to 5 , 92 Adobe Acrob at Re ade r, 7 Advanc ed menu, 6 0, 69, 71 t o 72 Air f ilter cle aning, 78 to 79 repl acing, 78 to 79 ANSI lumens, 1, 93 Arrow tool, usi ng, 54 Aspec t ratio , 94 Audio adj u stin g vo lu m e, 51 cabl e, 1 0, 20, 2 3, 28, 3 [...]

110 In d ex Contras t option, 64 Contr ast ratio, 93 CRT/LCD, 43, 88 Curs o r speed, 69 Curs o r /stamp tool chang ing, 68 using , 54 D Declar ation of Conformit y, 106 Defaul t setting s, 76 Deskto p adapter, Macintos h, 10, 24 to 25, 29 to 30 De skt op co mp ut er, co nne cti ng pr oj ect or to, 17 to 20, 24 to 28 Digi tal c amera, 1, 15 Di g ita[...]

Index 111 K Ke nsingt on se curit y loc k, 4 Keysto ne button, 47, 89 Keysto ne corr ection, 47, 70, 89, 94 L Lamp lig ht, 56, 84 to 85 num b er o f ho ur s use d, 75 repl acing, 80 to 81 spec ifica tions, 94 ti mer , rese tting , 82 Lamp ON Time option, 75 Lan gua ge m enu op ti o n , 71 La ngua ge se tti ng, 57 Laptop computer conn ec t ing to, 2[...]

112 In d ex N No Signa l message , 40 to 42, 70, 74, 87 No ise re du ctio n, 1 NTS C, 2 , 3 5, 95 t o 9 7 Nu mbe red b ut ton s o n rem ot e con tro l, 53 O On lin e He lp, 2 Options for the projector, 4 to 5 P P in P butt on , 52 to 53 option, 70 PAL, 2, 35, 95 t o 97 PC seri al cable, 10, 17 to 19, 22 to 23 PC se rial m ous e cab le , 10 , 19 Pic[...]

Index 113 R epl ac i n g th e air f il te r , 7 8 t o 7 9 R epl ac i n g th e la m p , 80 to 8 1 Rese t All menu, 60, 76 Rese tti ng lamp t ime r, 82 Rese tting menu optio ns, 62 Resi ze butto n, 4 5 Resi zing imag e, 45 Resol ution, 1, 64, 66, 75, 93 S Safet y instruct ions, 103 to 10 4 Screen image, See Image Scr een lo go, 7 2 to 7 4 Scr een , d[...]

114 In d ex Trou bles hootin g ima ge an d so un d pro blem s, 87 to 91 projector problems, 84 to 85 re mote cont ro l p robl ems, 86 Turnin g off picture, 52 Tu rn i n g of f p r oje ct o r, 58 Tu rning on pro jector , 40 U Unpacking projector, 9 to 11 USB c able, 10 , 18 to 1 9, 27 Us er’ s Log o me nu, 72 to 7 3 UXGA, 1, 95 to 97 V VCR, 1 , 35[...]