Epson PowerLite 7000 manuel d'utilisation

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Im por tant In form a tion A bo ut Y ou r Powe rLit e 7000 Im por tan t S afe ty I nfo rm at ion WAR NIN G: N eve r look i nto t he projector l ens when t he lamp is t u rned on; the b ri ght light can dam ag e your eyes. Never let chi ldren lo ok into the l ens when it is on. Nev er open an y cover on the pro jecto r, except t he la m p an d filte[...]

FCC Compliance St atement Fo r U nite d S t ates Use rs This e quipme nt has b een te sted and found to comply w ith th e limi ts for a Class B digital de vice, pur suant to P art 15 of the FCC Rule s. These l imits are designed to provide r easonab le prote ction agai nst harmful interf erence in a residential i nstallation . This equipmen t gener[...]

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ v ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Conten ts Intr od uct ion ix Getting th e Most Out of Your Projecto r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x O ptional A ccessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii Abo ut [...]

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ v i Conne cting to a Com puter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Conne cting to a PC De sktop Com puter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Conne cting to a PC Laptop Compute r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Conne ctin[...]

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ vii 4 Usi ng the ELP Link II Software 59 Ins talling the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Conne cting Needed C ables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Ins talling the Soft ware fro m W indow s 3.x . . . .[...]

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ix ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ In trod uction T he co m pac t, l ig htw e ig ht E P SO N ® Pow erL ite 700 0 Pr ojec tor allo ws you to pr oject XGA full-colo r image s an d v ide o onto a la rge sc reen for pr ese nt ati on s. Y ou c an c o nnec t the pro jec tor sim u lta neo us ly to t[...]

Intro duction ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ x A tota lly n ew, pa tent pend ing AVTSS sy stem (Automat ic Vid eo Tracking and Synchro n izatio n Sensing ) provides automatic i mage setu p from a comput er with a touch o f a butt on, pr oducing b eautif ul im ages quickl y an d easil y. You con trol t he pr ojector thr ough a hand- held re mote c ontrol u[...]

Getti ng the Most Out o f Your Projector ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ xi Remote C ontrol The butt ons on the remo te co ntrol ena ble you to turn the proje cto r on and off, an d provide dir ect access to auto s et up, blank, fr eeze, volume, mute, a nd im age sou rce sw itchi ng. Use t he r emote con trol b utton s to access c us tom functions [...]

Intro duction ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ xii Optio nal Accessories To enha nce your us e of t h e projec tor, EPSON pr ovides the fo llowi ng acc esso ries: ● Carry ing cas es e special ly desi gned fo r the pr ojec tor and its cables . Both a soft and hard case are available. Soft C arrying Cas e ELPKS 04 Har d Ca rr yi ng Cas e ELPKS 05 ● Repl a[...]

About Thi s Manual ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ xiii Abou t Thi s Ma nual Chapter 1, “Installat i on , ” give s step -by-st ep in structi ons o n how to se t up the pr oj ect or and c onn ec t it to y ou r co m put er , vi de o so ur ce , o r oth e r op ti on al e qu ip m en t. R ead th e in sta ll ati on pro ce du re s th at a pp ly to you [...]

Intro duction ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ xiv Saf ety Ins truc ti ons Fol low these safet y inst ructi ons w hen se tting up an d using th e proj ector: 1. Do not p lace the pro ject or on an unsta ble c art, s t and, or table. 2. Do not us e the pro jector near water or sou rces o f heat. 3. Use at tac hments o nly as recomme nded. 4. Use the ty pe of[...]

Safet y Ins truct ions ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ xv 10. Un plug th e proje ctor f rom the wall outl et befor e c leani ng. Use a damp clo th for c leani ng. Do not us e liqui d or ae rosol cleaners . 11. D o not b lock t he sl ots a nd ope nings in the proj ector case. They provi de ven tilat ion an d prev ent the pro jector f rom ov erhea ti[...]

Intro duction ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ xvi W her e to Get H elp EP SON provid es c ustom er suppo rt and ser vice th rough a netw ork of aut horize d EPSO N Cust ome r Care Cen ters. D ial (80 0) 922-89 11 fo r the neares t loc ati on or the fol lowi ng se rvices : ● Fax-on-Deman d acce s s t o EPSON’s technical i n f o rmation lib r ary ● Lit[...]

Wher e to Get Hel p ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ xvii Ele ctr oni c Su ppor t Ser vic es Yo u can acce ss helpf ul tip s, spec ifica tion s, DIP sw itch o r jumpe r set ting s, driv ers, F reque ntl y Ask ed Qu estion s (FA Qs), sam ple file s, appl icati on no tes, and EP SON prod uct bu lleti ns 24 hours a day, 7 day s a week, us in g a modem [...]

Intro duction ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ xviii member ship, whic h entit les y ou to a n intr oductor y cred it an d your ow n us er ID a nd pass wo rd . T o tak e adv a nta ge of this off er i n th e U .S. or C ana da, cal l (80 0) 848-8 199 an d ask fo r repres entat ive #52 9. pro-int.fm Page xviii Tuesday, M ay 13, 1997 2:26 PM[...]

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1 In stal lat ion T his chapter de scribes how to unpack, set up, and connect your proj ector to othe r equi pment. The p rojecto r mus t be c onnect ed to a computer or a vide o source s uch as a VCR, cam corder, or laser d isc pl aye r. Fo r ex am pl e, you [...]

1 • Ins tal lati on ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 2 Unpa ckin g t he Pr ojec tor When y ou unpac k the pr ojec tor, m ake sur e you h ave all th ese compon ents: ● Pr oject or ● Lens cover ● Remote control ● 2 AA bat te rie s ● P ow er c o rd ● Vi de o cab le ● Audio c ab le ● Audio/v isual ( A/V ) cable ● Macintosh adapter s et Macin[...]

Unpacki ng the Projec tor ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3 Ad diti onal Comp on ents Depe nding on how you plan to use t he pr ojec tor, yo u may n eed addit ional com ponen ts: ● To r ecei ve an S- Vid eo sign al, yo u need an S-Vi deo cable. (O ne is usual ly pr ovided w ith yo ur vide o device .) A sepa rate cable is requi red f or each v ide[...]

1 • Ins tal lati on ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 4 Set ting U p th e Pro je ctor 1. Plac e th e pr ojector o n a st urdy, lev el s urface with in fi ve feet of t he comput er or vi deo s ource. ✦ Cau ti on: Do no t hold t he pro jecto r by t he lens . Thi s can da mage the lens. 2. Plac e the pr oje ctor th e pr oper di stance from t he scre en. The[...]

Sett ing Up the Projector ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 5 3. Make sure t he proj ecto r is a t a ri ght angle to th e sc reen. Ot herw ise, t he s cre en imag e wi ll be d istor ted. 4. Conn ect one e nd of t he p ower co rd to t he proj ector ’s powe r conne ctor. C onnec t the o ther en d to a gr ounded ele ctri cal ou tlet. T he pro jec t or[...]

1 • Ins tal lati on ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 6 5. To in sert the ba tteri es i n the remot e cont rol, slide o ff t he batt ery compartment cover as shown here . 6. In ser t th e tw o A A bat te ri es in clu de d wi th th e pro jec t or. M ake s ure the polari ty of t he bat teri es is correct . 7. Re pl ac e t he b a tter y co mp ar tm en t co ve[...]

Connecti ng to a Com puter ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 7 W hen re p laci n g ba tter ie s, tak e t he fo llow in g p r eca uti on s: ● Do not m ix old an d new bat teri es. ● Repl ace b atteri es as s oon as t hey ru n out. I f t he bat ter ies l eak , wip e away battery flui d with a soft cl oth. If fl ui d get s on your hands, wa sh them [...]

1 • Ins tal lati on ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 8 Connecting to a PC Desktop Computer Be for e beg inn in g, tur n o ff the pr oj ecto r and c ompu t er i f th ey are on . 1. Conn ect the vid eo cabl e. Note : Computer conf igurations vary. Se e your comput er manua l for the l ocatio n of th e po rts nee ded to c onnec t your Pow erLi te 7000 projec[...]

Connecti ng to a Com puter ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 9 c. To a lso view the vi deo on the c ompute r m o nito r, conne ct the com pu t er mo ni to r’ s mo nit or ca b le to the p ro je cto r’ s Mon ito r port . Thi s is us eful w hen you need t o view the v ide o ou tput but the p roject ion s creen is be hind you. d. T igh ten t h e scr [...]

1 • Ins tal lati on ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1 0 a. Con nect t he smal l end of the m ain cabl e to the pro ject or’s Mouse /Com 1 port. ( U se the Mouse/ Com 2 port i f you are connect ing a se cond computer .) b. Con nect o n e end of the PS/ 2 mouse cable i nclude d wit h the proj ecto r to th e mouse t erminal on th e square end of t he main[...]

Connecti ng to a Com puter ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 11 3. Conn ect the audi o cabl e if n eeded . a. Con nect one en d of th e audio cab le to t he Audio In 1 jack on th e project or. (Us e the Audi o In 2 ja ck if you a re conn ecting a secon d compu ter). b. Con nect t he othe r end o f the audio c able t o the speaker or aud io out por t [...]

1 • Ins tal lati on ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1 2 Co nn ecting t o a PC La pt op Co mpu ter Be for e beg inn in g, tur n o ff the pr oj ecto r and c ompu t er i f th ey are on . 1. Conn ect the vid eo cabl e. Note : Laptop configurations vary. See your com puter manua l for th e loca tion of t he ports neede d t o con nect your P ow erLite 70 00 p [...]

Connecti ng to a Com puter ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 13 2. Conn ect t he mai n c able. The main ca b le conn ects th e mous e cabl e (ne eded to us e the r emote control as a mous e) an d seri al cable (n ee ded t o us e t he E LP L ink II so ftw are an d t he E ff e cts b u tt on s on the remot e cont rol) to the proje ctor. a. Con nect t he[...]

1 • Ins tal lati on ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1 4 c. Con nect t he othe r end o f the PS/2 mo us e cable to the m ouse por t o n y o ur la pto p. d. If yo ur lapto p uses a serial mo use , perfor m step s b and c using the se ri al m ous e c ab le i nst ea d o f th e P S/2 mo u se ca bl e ( not shown in t he illustr ation) . e. To con figur e the p[...]

Connecti ng to a Com puter ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 15 3. Conn ect the audio cabl e. a. Con nect one en d of th e audio cab le to t he Audio In 1 jack on th e project or. (Us e the Audi o In 2 ja ck if you a re conn ecting a secon d compu ter). b. Con nect t he othe r end o f the audio c able t o your l apto p. pro-ch1.fm P a ge 15 T uesda y[...]

1 • Ins tal lati on ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1 6 Conn ecting t o a Deskt op Macin tosh Be for e begi nn ing , tu rn off the pr oj ecto r a nd Mac int os h if the y ar e o n. 1. Conn ect the vid eo cabl es. Note : Macintosh computer configurations vary. Se e your computer ma nual fo r the lo cation of th e ports needed t o co nnect your Pow erLi te[...]

Connecti ng to a Com puter ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 17 c. Con nect the small termi nal of the Macint osh vi deo adapte r to th e other end of the v ide o cable . d. Di sco nn e ct the m on ito r c ab le f r om the vi de o po r t o n th e bac k of the Maci ntos h and con nect t he vi deo cab le (wit h Macint osh video adapter at t ached) to t[...]

1 • Ins tal lati on ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1 8 2. Conn ect t he mai n c abl e. The main ca b le conn ects th e mous e ca b l e (ne eded to us e the r emote control as a mous e) an d seri al cable (neede d to use t he ELP Li n k II s oftwar e) from your Macintosh to the project or. a. Con nect t he smal l end of the m ain cabl e to the pro ject o[...]

Connecti ng to a Com puter ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 19 c. Dis connec t the m ouse ca b l e from the ADB port of th e Macin- tos h and connect t he mous e con necto r of the M AC m ouse ca bl e to t he m ou s e p ort . d. If y o u ar e pl ann in g to us e t he EL P Li nk II s oft war e, c onn ec t eit her end of t he seria l cabl e to th e se[...]

1 • Ins tal lati on ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 2 0 Co nn ectin g to a Po we rB ook Yo u r Pow erB oo k mu st hav e a vi deo -o ut c apa bi lity in or d er to conn ec t to th e Pow erLit e 7000 pr ojec tor . Be for e beg inn in g, tur n o ff the pr oj ecto r and c ompu t er i f th ey are on . 1. Conn ect the vid eo cabl e. Note : PowerBook configura [...]

Connecti ng to a Com puter ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 21 b. Remov e the small cover and set t he DIP s wit c hes on the Macintosh vi deo adapter in acc o rdance with t he resolutions you wa n t to use (such as 1 6 i nch mode). c. Con nect the small termi nal of the Macint osh vi deo adapte r to th e other end of the v ide o cable . d. Co nn ec[...]

1 • Ins tal lati on ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 2 2 2. Conn ect t he mai n c abl e. The main ca b le conn ects th e mous e ca b l e (ne eded to us e the r emote control as a mous e) an d seri al cable (ne eded to use th e ELP Li nk II s oftwar e) to the pr oject or. a. Con nect t he smal l end of the m ain cabl e to the pro ject or’s Mouse /Com 1 p[...]

Connecti ng to a Com puter ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 23 d. If y o u ar e pl ann in g to us e t he EL P Li nk II s oft war e, c onn ec t eit her end of t he seria l cabl e to th e seri al te rminal on the l arge en d of the ma i n ca bl e. C on ne ct t he o th er en d of the ser ia l cable to th e PRINTER or MOD E M port on the b ack of your P[...]

1 • Ins tal lati on ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 2 4 Co nn ecting t o a Vid eo So ur ce You can connect a VCR, a camcorder, a las e r d is c p layer, or an y ot he r compa tib le v ideo i mage s ourc e to your Po wer Lite 7000 p roje ctor. The project or c an rece ive com posite vid eo or S-V ideo. Your equi pment ha s compo site v ideo if yo ur vide [...]

Connecti ng to a Com puter ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 25 To c onnect a vide o sourc e to t he proj ector : 1. Tur n of f the pr ojec tor a nd vid eo sour ce if they ar e on. 2. If your video sour ce use s a small, roun d, one-pron g composit e (R C A) v ideo c onn ec tor s, yo u’ ll need the au d io/v is ual c ab le t ha t comes with the Pow[...]

1 • Ins tal lati on ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 2 6 5. For S -Video , inser t one end of the S- Video cab le in to the proj ector’ s S-Vide o jac k. Ins ert the oth er end int o the S-vid eo-o ut jack of your vide o sour ce. Conn ectin g to an Ex terna l Speaker o r PA System Alt h ough t he pr ojector ’s in ternal spea kers ar e eno ugh for mo s[...]

Conn ecting t o an Ext ernal Speaker or PA System ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 27 2. Conn ect the cable ’s 3. 5 mm ster eo mi nipl ug to the proj ector ’ s Audio Out j ack. 3. C on nec t t he R CA pl ugs to the ex te rn al a m pli fie d s pea k er o r P A syst em. Inser t the cabl e’s red plug int o the Au dio In R jac k, an d the white pl[...]

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 29 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 2 Using t he Project or T his chapter pr ovides the follow ing information about usi n g your proj ector: ● Turni ng the equipme n t on and off ● Fo cusin g an d po sitio ning the im a ge ● Cont roll ing th e pro jector with the remot e cont rol a nd th[...]

2 • Usi ng the Projecto r ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3 0 Abou t Your Pro jecto r The illus tra tion be low i denti fies t he p arts o f your p roje ctor. foot foot re lease le ver zoom ri ng focus ring cont rol panel ope rat iona l indi cat ors infrared receive r infrared receive r pro-ch2.fm P a ge 30 T uesda y, May 13, 1997 2: 21 PM[...]

Turni ng the Equipment On and Off ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 31 Tur nin g the Equ ipm ent On a nd Off Alway s tur n on th e projec tor a nd its atta ched equi pmen t in the fol lowing or der: 1. Video s ource (such a s a VCR), if y our vide o source is not your comput er 2. Audio sour ce (if diffe rent from computer or vide o source) 3. Pr oje[...]

2 • Usi ng the Projecto r ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3 2 When y ou want to st op pro ject ing im ages, pres s the Power butto n agai n. Th e fa n rema ins on, the proj ection l amp indicat or f lash es orange for ab out 60 s econds , and the power indicat o r chan ges to or a nge a s the pro jec to r c ool s o ff. W hen th e pro jec t or h as c oo l[...]

Focusing and Posi tioning the Screen I m ag e ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 33 Foc using and Positio nin g the Scree n Im ag e When an image appears on screen, che ck that i t i s in fo cus and cor rectly posi tio n e d on the scre en. ● To f ocus th e image, rotat e th e focus ring ( the i nside r ing o n the lens). ● To a djust t he s ize o[...]

2 • Usi ng the Projecto r ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3 4 If you ne ed to ra ise or lo wer the ima ge on the scr een, ex tend or re tra ct th e fo ot at t he b ot to m o f th e pr o jec tor as fo llo ws : 1. Stan d behin d the pr oject or and suppor t th e fron t of i t whil e you pr ess th e pu r ple bu tto n a bov e th e len s. Thi s u nlo ck s t h[...]

Focusing and Posi tioning the Screen I m ag e ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 35 Auto B utton If you ar e using image i nput fro m a computer, y ou can press the Auto but ton after f ittin g the i mag e to the scre en. Pr essin g the Au to butto n auto mati cally a djusts the c ompute r signa l in put to the curr ent proj ector sett ings. P ress th[...]

2 • Usi ng the Projecto r ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3 6 Co ntro llin g the Proje cto r Yo u ca n us e t he c ontr o l pa n el o n th e t op of t h e pr o jec tor o r t he r e mo te co nt rol to per for m t h e fo llo w ing a cti on s: ● Tur n po wer on or off ● Sel ect auto -setup for the comput er image scree n ● Swit ch betw een i nput im a[...]

U si ng the Rem o te Co ntr ol ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 37 U sing the Remo te Co ntro l Th e remo te c ontro l uses a l ine-o f-sig ht inf rare d signa l. T o use th e remot e cont rol, point i t to wards o ne of t he rem ote con trol r ecei v e rs loc ated a t the f ront an d back of the p roje ctor. Yo u can us e t he r em o te co n tr ol [...]

2 • Usi ng the Projecto r ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3 8 infra red receiv er; or other e quip ment emitt ing in frared ene rgy is pr esen t (such a s a ra diant room heat er). Remove the se conditions to use the rem ote control or cont rol the projector from a comput er. T his t a ble s u mma ri ze s th e f un ctio n s on the r em ote c o ntro l . B[...]

U si ng the Rem o te Co ntr ol ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 39 Us ing t he C ontrol Pane l Yo u c an us e t he c o ntro l pa n el t o c ont ro l th e pr in te r in ste a d of the remot e control . Howe ver, y ou can p rogram an d acces s the custom feature s only w hen you are using the remote c on tro l. Resi ze Swit ches the display dot mo de [...]

2 • Usi ng the Projecto r ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 4 0 The foll owing ta ble s u mmariz es th e funct ions on t he cont rol panel. Bu tton Fun ction Power Start s or stops projecti on. Vide o Switches from comp uter to video. Computer Switches between C omputer 1 and Computer 2, and f rom vide o to computer. Menu Displays or hides the menu. Up, do[...]

Projec tor St atus Indi cators ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 41 Pro jecto r Statu s In dic ators T he p o wer a nd la m p in dic ato r s at t he t o p o f th e pr o jecto r tel l y ou t he proj ector’s opera ting status. ✦ Cau ti on: A red indica tor warns you if a serious proble m occurs. See Chapt er 6, “Troub l e shooting,” for what to[...]

2 • Usi ng the Projecto r ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 4 2 Proj ec tion Lamp Ind i cat or Li gh t st atus Mea ning Steady g reen Projec tion lamp is on. Flashing gr een The projector is warmin g up. Orange and red flashing alt er nately Projec tion lamp needs re placing. Flashing or ange Projec tor lam p is cooli ng down. Steady r ed Projec tor lam p [...]

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 43 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 3 Using t he Project or Men us T he si x proje ctor m enus en able y ou to contr ol your proj ector. ● The Video m enu con trols the comput er i ma ge, su ch as br ightn ess an d c ont ra s t, w hen th e com pu t er i s t he i ma ge s ou r ce. ● The Video[...]

3 • Usi ng the Projecto r M enu s ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 4 4 Ac cessi ng the Ma in Menu The project or menus c an be acc esse d usi ng eit her the pr ojec tor co ntrol pan el or re mote con trol . To di splay t he Mai n menu, f irs t pres s the Compute r or Vi deo butt on on th e con trol pa nel or remo te co ntrol, the n pres s the Menu but ton[...]

Changin g a M enu Settin g ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 45 2. Pr ess the up or down ar rows (c ontr ol pan el) o r pres s the top or bott om of the p oint er button (r emote ) t o scro ll thr ough the men u choice s . pointer button u p and do w n butt ons pro-ch3.fm P a ge 45 T uesda y, May 13, 1997 2: 21 PM[...]

3 • Usi ng the Projecto r M enu s ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 4 6 3. Pr ess ei ther t he Enter b utton (co ntrol panel ) or the t op or bott om m ult i-p u rp ose bu tt on (r em ote ) to di sp lay a sub m en u. A sub-menu such as the follow i ng appear s . Note : Sub-menus differ, depend ing on if the curre nt image s ource is Comput er or Vide o. En[...]

Menu Options ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 47 4. Pr ess the up or down ar rows (c ontr ol pan el) o r th e top o r bott om of th e po inter butto n ( remote) to scrol l t hrough t he men u ch oices. 5. P ress ei th er th e lef t o r ri gh t ar ro w b utt on s (c o nt rol pan el ) o r th e ri gh t or le ft si de s o f the po in ter b u tt on (re m[...]

3 • Usi ng the Projecto r M enu s ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 4 8 Note : The comput er mus t be conn ecte d and opera ting, a nd the im age so urc e on th e pro jec tor m us t be set to Com pu ter for y ou to acce ss the se me nu options. Menu i tem Description Brightness Light ens or darkens the overall image. Increase bri ghtness to light en an ima[...]

Menu Options ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 49 Position Sele ct this item and t hen press the En t er bu tton ( control panel ) or either multi-pur pose button (remote ) to enter the scr ee n position adjustment mode. Then use t he point er button or up, down , left, and right buttons (co ntrol panel) to move the scr een position in t he correspon[...]

3 • Usi ng the Projecto r M enu s ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 5 0 Vid eo Me nu (I mag e so urce = V ide o) The Video m enu en ables you mak e ad justme nts to the proje cted im age. T he fo llow ing o ption s are availa ble wh en t he ima ge sou rce is Vi de o. Note : The vi deo source (su ch as a VCR or cam corder) must be conn ected and o perating,[...]

Menu Options ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 51 Au dio Me nu Th e Audio menu enab les y ou ma ke adjust men ts relat ed to a udio . Rese t Retur ns all Vi deo menu i t ems t o their in itial f act o r y defaults. Select this it em and then press eit her mul t i- purpose butt on (remot e) or th e Enter key (control panel) t o display the confirmatio[...]

3 • Usi ng the Projecto r M enu s ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 5 2 Opt ion s Me nu Th e Opti ons m en u enab les y ou to ad just basic se ttin gs that nor mally do not n ee d cha n ging . Rese t Retur ns all Audio menu ite ms to their initial f actory def aults. Select this it em and then press th e Enter bu tton (c ontrol panel ) or either multi-pur [...]

Menu Options ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 53 Col or Temperat ur e Adjusts the whiteness of t h e screen. The H settin g provides a col d white, M a st and ard white, and L a warm white. To set the color temper at u r e settin g more pr ecisely, press the right arrow butto n past H, M, and L t o select the User item. This displ ays a screen showi[...]

3 • Usi ng the Projecto r M enu s ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 5 4 Cu sto m Me nu Th e Cu stom me nu al lows yo u to sel ect spe cia l featu res such as zoo m, prev iew, or stro be eff ects. Un l ike th e other menus, which us e the E nter button to select a menu option, the Custom me nu requi r es that you use t he Cus tom butt on to selec t a Cus to[...]

Menu Options ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 55 T o op en the Cu st om me n u, p ress th e to p m u lti- pu r pose bu tt on o r sele ct CUSTOM f rom t he Main m e nu. ZOOM i s high lighte d and the wor ds PRESE NT SET are dis playe d aft er it . Refer to the ta ble below for a desc riptio n of the vari ous zo om func tions. To change PREVIEW or STR[...]

3 • Usi ng the Projecto r M enu s ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 5 6 Zoom Screen Shift Press t he point er button t o zoom in on a port ion of the enl arged disp lay. You can move t he image up , down, left , righ t , and diagonally to closel y view any part of the display. Preview Pr ess the bott om multi-pur pose but to n then check if t he value next[...]

Menu Options ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 57 Number of Frames, T ime Press th e t op multi-purpose button while t he strobe effect is running to displ ay a screen speci fying t he number of frames f lashed and the time i nterval between t hem. Yo u can specify t he number of frames as 4, 9, or 16, and the t ime interval from 0.1 to 1 second in 0[...]

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 59 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 4 Using t he ELP Link II Soft ware T he E LP L ink I I so ftwa re is a u til ity yo u can run f rom y our des ktop or lap to p com pu t er to c on tro l p r oj ecto r fea tu re s a nd c on f igu re sp ecia l eff ect butt ons o n the r emote contr ol. pro-ch4.[...]

4 • Usi ng the ELP Link II Softw are ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 6 0 Insta ll ing th e Softwa re ELP Link I I soft ware c an b e use d wit h the fo llowi ng ope ratin g system s: ● Wi nd ow s 3 .x ● Wi nd ow s 9 5 ● Macintos h OS System 7. Conn ecting N eede d Cables Befo re inst allin g the softwa re, m ake su re the p roje ctor i s proper ly [...]

Inst alling the Sof tware ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 61 2. In t he Wind ows Pr ogra m Manager, clic k on the Fil e menu , the n on Run. The Run dialo g box a ppears : 3. Type A: SET UP (o r B:SETUP as ap propria te), then press E nter or click OK. The ELP Link II introduct i on appears . 4. Pr ess C to con ti n ue. 5. T o ac ce pt the def au[...]

4 • Usi ng the ELP Link II Softw are ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 6 2 8. You se e a prom pt to create the install ati on dire ctory you sp ecifi ed in st ep 5. P ress Y (yes). Installing the So ftware from Windo ws 95 Perfor m t he f ollowi ng step s to set up the softw are for Wind ows 95. 1. In sert th e L ink II f or W indo ws in st allat ion disk [...]

Inst alling the Sof tware ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 63 7. The Link II soft ware communi cates with the project or usi ng the co mpute r’s se rial comm u nicat ion (COM ) po rt. Spe cify w hich COM port to us e, then pres s C to c on ti n ue. (Most li kely, your computer is using COM 1.) 8. A summary screen ap pears s tating how much free ha[...]

4 • Usi ng the ELP Link II Softw are ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 6 4 4. When p rompted t hat t he in stall ation has b e en comple ted, click OK . Then restart your Macint osh for t he changes t o take effect . Launc hin g the Softwa re 1. Double- clic k the ELP Link II prog ram icon from t he Windows 3.x ELP L ink II program grou p or Mac OS ELP Li [...]

Using the Sof tware ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 65 Function Descri ption and Usag e The functi on lis t on t he left side of the E LP Lin k II ma in dial og box sh ows t he func tion s avail able for a ssign ment to an Ef fect s but ton. T o assign the functions , see page 6 7. The table below descr ibes thes e funct ion s and ho w to use th em[...]

4 • Usi ng the ELP Link II Softw are ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 6 6 Bar Creat es a horizo nt al or verti cal bar. You can use t his function to highlight a por tion of t he screen wit h a hori zontal or ver tical bar. Press t he Effects key assigned t o this eff ect . Mo ve the b ar using t he remote p ointer button. Press the bottom mul ti-purpose [...]

Using the Sof tware ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 67 Assigning Fun ctions Ther e are t hree ways to assi gn func tion s to each of th e fiv e Eff ects butto ns on the re mote contro l: ● Drag and dr op a func tion fro m the f uncti on list to the Effects butto n you w ant to cus tomize . ● Clic k a f uncti on in t he funct ion l ist, click th[...]

4 • Usi ng the ELP Link II Softw are ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 6 8 Setti ng Effect Options Onc e you have ass igned funct ions to on e or more Eff ects b utton s, y ou can s p ecify de tail ed op tions for each funct ion. To set d etail ed o ptio ns, cl ick De tail Setting . A dialog box sim ila r to the following app e ars. (The options an d tabs [...]

Using the Sof tware ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 69 Func tion Opti ons Line Wid th Specif y the line widt h, from 1 to 32 points. Gr id Specif y whether to have the lin e “snap” to the corner s of a grid by entering t he size o f the sides of th e box, i n pixels ( dots). Col or Choose a color for the line. Transparen t Click th is check box[...]

4 • Usi ng the ELP Link II Softw are ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 7 0 Change Cur sor Click on the cursor shape to be used. Clear Scr een No opt ions availabl e. Macro Key Enter up to 16 ch aracters, i ncluding comb inations such as Ctrl + A in the Registr at i on Keys Macro field. The B ackspace and Delete keys are also recorded. Click on the Clear bu[...]

Using the Sof tware ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 71 Saving and Recalling Effects Key Button Assignments To save E ffe cts but ton a ssig nme nts, click Execut e . To save m ul tiple se ts of bu tton assig nm ent s, click Regi stration and speci fy a n ame for the current s etti ngs . To recall a saved s et of a ssig nmen ts, selec t its n ame fr[...]

4 • Usi ng the ELP Link II Softw are ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 7 2 Co ntro ll ing Pr oject or Fea tures You ca n use the ELP Li nk II softw are to cont rol the fo llowin g fea ture s : ● Pr oject or Co ntrols ● Te st Pat te rn ● C olo r P r oper t ies . Displaying t he Projector Set Window 1. Double- clic k the ELP Link II prog ram icon from [...]

Using the Sof tware ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 73 3. Fr om th e Op tio n s me nu, se lec t Pr oj ec tor Con tro l . The Pr ojec tor Set wi ndow a ppe ars: Using the Quic k C han ge Toolbar To quic kly ch ange some basi c proje ctor setti ngs, cl ick o ne of th e too lbar butto ns de scribe d bel ow: Pow er On, O ff Volu me Up , Do wn, M ut e A[...]

4 • Usi ng the ELP Link II Softw are ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 7 4 Changing Pr ojector S ettings 1. Cl ic k Projec tor C on trol on the Proj ector S et di alog box . The fol lowing win dow appe ars: 2. C lick on the ta b for the set ti ng s y ou w ant to ad ju st. 3. Change one or m or e of the foll owing op tions . Computer Tab Opt ion Description[...]

Using the Sof tware ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 75 Vi de o Ta b Position Adj usts t he horizont al and vertical screen position . Col or Adjusts the balance of red, green, and blue in the image. Pattern Display Displays the test p at tern currently selected. Rese t Click Rese t to reset all f ields to th eir default values. Opt ion Description [...]

4 • Usi ng the ELP Link II Softw are ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 7 6 Sound Tab Opt io n Tab Opt ion Description Volu me A djusts sound volume. Tone Adjusts sound tone. Spatiali z e r Select one o f the following soun d qualiti es for t hree dime nsional-like sound: No rmal Ster eo sound is expanded. Wid e Stereo sound is furthe r expanded to sound mo[...]

Using the Sof tware ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 77 Cust om Tab View Change Specify how the sc reen shoul d disappear when changing t he image source: Diagonall y Images disappear and appear from the top left of the screen to the bottom right . Lef t to Rig ht Images disappear and appear from the left to the right. Fade In Images appear f r om t[...]

4 • Usi ng the ELP Link II Softw are ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 7 8 Changing the Tes t Pattern 1. Cl ic k Tes t Pat ter n on t he Pr o ject or S et d ia log box . Th e foll o win g wind ow ap pears : 2. You ca n disp lay a test pat tern w hen s etti ng up the proj ector to veri fy that the projec tor is work ing prop erly. Choose one of the fol lowi[...]

Using the Sof tware ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 79 User File(b mp) D is pla ys a bi tmappe d tes t patt ern fr om the f ile na m e spec ified. Eith er t ype the name o r cl i c k Ref... (refer ) to brows e the har d dis k for t he f ile. The bi tm ap shou ld be 1 024 x 768 pixels (d ots ). 3. Cl ic k Pattern Dis pl ay to d isp la y th e tes t p[...]

4 • Usi ng the ELP Link II Softw are ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 8 0 Sett ing the Im a g e Col or Prop erty 1. Cl ic k Color Prop erty on th e Pro jector S et di alog box . Th e Color Pr operty win dow appe ars . 2. Spec ify a color t emper ature: H High (more b lue) M Medium ( normal w hi te) L Low ( more r ed) Us er Creat e a custo m color t empera[...]

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 81 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 5 Maintenance T he P owerLite 7000 proj ector nee ds li ttle maint enanc e. You s hould keep t he l ens c lean b ecause any dirt or sm ears a ppear on the screen . You a lso ne ed to perio dically clea n the air fi lter a t t h e b ottom of the proj ector. A [...]

5 • Maintenanc e ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 8 2 can in jure you severely. Do not try to service this product you rself, except as sp ecific ally exp lained in thi s Own er’s Ma nual. Refer al l other servicin g to qua lifie d service p ersonne l. Clean ing the Len s Clea n the lens w henev er you noti ce dir t or dus t on t he surf ace. L ight ly [...]

Cleanin g the Air Filter ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 83 Clean ing th e A ir F ilt er Clean the air fil ter at the b otto m of the proj ector aft er every 100 hour s of use. If i t is not cle an ed pe r iodical ly, it can become c lo gged wit h du st , pr ev enti ng pr ope r v enti lat io n. T h is ca n ca use ov er hea tin g an d da ma ge th e [...]

5 • Maintenanc e ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 8 4 4. The filte r is a ttache d to th e ins ide o f the fi lter c over . It is recom m ende d that you use a small vac uum clean er des igned fo r co mp u ter s a nd oth e r of fi ce eq uipm ent t o cle a n th e fi lte r. I f yo u don’ t have o ne, use a d ry, lint -fre e cloth. If the dir t is difficul[...]

Replac ing t he Lamp ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 85 3. Use a screw driver , coin , or si mil ar objec t to lo osen the two reta ining sc rews on t he lamp co v e r. When the s crew s are loo se, li ft of f t he lamp c ove r. (Yo u can not re mo ve t he se scr ew s. ) 4. Use a screw driver , coin , or si mil ar objec t to lo osen the two scre ws[...]

5 • Maintenanc e ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 8 6 5. Lift up the h andle and pull out th e lamp . 6. Gen tly inser t the n ew la mp by low ering it int o po sition . Make sur e it is in sert ed sec urel y. 7. Tigh ten t he scr ews y ou loos ened in ste p 4. 8. Repl ace th e lamp cover a nd tigh ten th e cover screw s. ( M a ke sur e th e lam p c over [...]

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 87 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 6 Troub leshoo ting T his cha pte r descri bes the probl ems in dicat ed by the w arning li ghts and provide s info rmati on on h ow to s o lve p roblems with the pro ject or. It is divide d int o the f ollow ing se ctio ns: ● Pr ob l ems wi th t he proj ec[...]

6 • Tr oubleshoo t ing ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 8 8 If you have a pr oble m , check th e app ro pri at e s ection and follo w all suggest ions that app ly to y our probl em. If none of the sugges tions solv es t he pr oblem, call your P owerLite 700 0 deal er or co nta ct EPSON as descri bed on pa ges xvii thr ough xv iii. Prob lems wi th the Proj[...]

Problem s with the Projec tor ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 89 See the followi ng pages for info rm ati on on what t o do when you s ee the se war ning li ghts or encoun ter o ther s pecif ic pro blems w ith the proj ector. ◗ The pr ojecti on lam p ligh t is flashi ng o range an d you c annot tur n on the pr ojector. The lamp i s cool ing down [...]

6 • Tr oubleshoo t ing ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 9 0 If t he proj ecto r conti nues t o over heat a fter you clea n t h e a ir f i l ter, the probl em may be cause d by damage to the c ooling fan or inte rnal circui ts. C o n t act a qu alifi ed serv ice p erson. ◗ The proj ection l amp and power lig hts ar e flash ing at th e same time . An abn [...]

Problem s with t he Im age or Soun d ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 91 and make sure Macintosh Hi-Res Display or an other 1 0 24 X 76 8 disp lay i s se lect ed. F or s upp orted disp lay s et tings, see page “ Supporte d Mo ni tor D ispl ays ” on page 95. You a lso ma y need to modif y ex i st ing pr esen tati on fi les if y ou crea ted the m [...]

6 • Tr oubleshoo t ing ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 9 2 ◗ The colo rs of the imag e are no t righ t. The colo r bala nce ma y be incor rec t. I f you’ re dis pla yin g a compu ter im age, ad just the re d, gree n, an d blue setting s in the V ideo menu . If you’ re d ispl ayi ng v ideo , ad just t he colo r and tin t ( NTSC onl y) se ttin gs on [...]

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 93 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 7 Technical S pecifications General Type of dis play Liquid cry stal panel, T h in Fi lm Transistor (TFT ) Size of liqu id cry stal pa nels 1. 32 inc hes (33.6 m m) Re solutio n 1024 (hor izont al) × 768 (ve rtical ) pixels Im age size 21 to 300 in ches (0 .[...]

7 • Tec hnical Spe cificat ions ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 9 4 Projector Lamp Type Metal H a lide, DC Power 150 W Par t nu m ber ELPL P04 Mechanic al Hei gh t 6.3 in ch es ( 159 mm ) Wi dt h 9.7 in ch es ( 245 mm ) Dept h 1 5.0 inc hes (380 m m) with len s We i ght 14.55 lb ( 6.6 kg) Electrical Vo lta g e 1 00 to 1 20 VA C and 20 0 to 24 0 VAC Rate [...]

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 95 Supp or ted Mon ito r Dis pla ys The proj ector d ispl ays imag es at a res ol ution of 102 4 × 768 pixe ls. To di splay a highe r res oluti on imag e, the proj ector c ompre s ses it to 1024 × 76 8. T he foll owin g tab le list s th e di splay format s s uppo rted b y the project or: * The p rojec to r u ses a [...]

7 • Tec hnical Spe cificat ions ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 9 6 Monitor and Computer I n 1/2 c onne ctor pin assignments The Mon itor a nd Computer I n 1/2 co nnect ors are female vide o RGB, 1 5-p in m icro -D - styl e co nn ecto rs . Th e p in ass ig nm en ts ar e: Input pin Monito r connecto r signals Co mputer In 1 /2 conne ctor sign als 1 Red ou[...]

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 97 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Glossar y Br ight ness. The b alan ce of li ght a nd dark shades in a n image. Comp osite video. A ty pe of v ideo s ignal that encode s pi cture, lumi na nce, and syn c hroni zatio n in forma tio n so it c an b e carrie d in on e sig nal. Contr ast. A m eas [...]

• Glo ssary ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 9 8 Poi nt . A me asurem ent o f drawn or pri nted ob je cts. One poi nt e quals 1/ 72 i nc h. Res ol uti on . A me asu r e of th e a mou nt o f de ta il c onta i ned i n an ima ge . Resolu tion can be measured in do ts pe r inch or in pi xels. Image sh arpne ss an d clar ity imp rov e as res olut ion in cre as[...]

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 99 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ In dex A Acces sor ies, xii Adjusting col or b ala nce , 50 col o r sa tur ati on , 50 image b r i g ht ne ss, 50 image co ntrast, 50 screen bright ness, 73 , 74 , 75 screen c ontrast, 73 , 74 , 75 screen wh iteness, 53 speaker tone, 51 speaker vo lume, 5[...]

Ind ex ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 10 0 C Ca mcord er, adju sting th e proj ected i mage, 50 to 51 Case, cleaning, 82 Ceiling, h anging the projecto r from, 53 Chan ging batteri es, 6 cursor s hape, 66 ima ge colo r propert y, 80 menu l angua g e, 54 menu s ettings, 44 to 47 proje ctor settings, 74 to 78 test pattern, 78 to 79 Cleaning ai r fil ter, 83[...]

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 101 function opti ons, 69 saving and recall ing button assign- ments, 71 Electri cal specifications, 94 ELP Link II sof twa re installing , 60 to 64 la unch in g, 64 us ing, 64 to 80 Environment a l sp e cific ations, 94 EPS O N, con tact ing, xvi to xviii F Fea ture s, ix to x Feet, raising or loweri ng image, 34 Fo[...]

Ind ex ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 10 2 Video, 43 , 47 to 51 Monitor connector signals, 95 Monitor s, sup ported, 95 Mut e, 39 , 40 O Options for the PowerLite 7000, xii Opti ons menu, 43 , 52 to 54 P PA system, connecti ng projector to, 26 to 27 Packa ge contents, 2 Pin assi gnments, monitor and c o mputer connector, 95 Pointe r button, 38 Power butto[...]

■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 103 Satu ration, 50 , 75 Screen im age, problem s, 90 to 92 Screen, adjusting whiteness, 53 Ser vi ce, xvi i to xvii i Sleep mode , xi , 32 , 98 Sof tw are installing , 60 to 64 la unch in g, 64 us ing, 64 to 80 Sou nd p rob le ms, 92 Sp atiali zer, 51 Speak ers adjusti ng the tone, 51 adjust ing the volume, 51 , 76 [...]