Epson EMP-TW520 manual

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About the Manuals and Notations Used T ypes of Manual The documenta tion for your EPSON proje ctor is di vided into t he follo wing two man uals. Refer to the manuals in t he order gi ve n belo w . Safety Instructi ons/W orld-Wid e W arranty T erms This manua l contai ns informat ion on usi ng the pro jecto r safely , and also i ncludes safe ty ins[...]

1 Chec king the Components When you unpack the projector , make sure that you hav e all these components. If any of the components are missing or incorr ect, please contact the pla ce of purchase. ❏ Proje ctor (wit h lens c over) ❏ Remote contr ol ❏ P o wer cable (3. 0m) Connect to the proje ctor and t o a wall outlet. ❏ AA alkali batter ie[...]

2 T ab le of Contents ■ Features of the Project or ...... ......... ......... ..... 4 ■ Part Names and Func tions . ........... ......... ..... 6 Fron t / Top ........ ...... ..... ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... 6 Control panel ........... ....... ......... ....... ......... ..... 6 Rem ote c ontro l ..... ....... ...... ..... ...... ...[...]

3 T able of Cont ents Basic Operat ions Appendix T r oubleshooting Image Quality Adjustments Installing the Projector Configuration Menu T r oubleshooti ng ■ Pro blem So lving ......... ....... ...... ..... ...... ....... 35 Reading the indicator s . ....... ......... ......... ..... 35 • When the (warning) indicator is lit o r flashing .......[...]

4 Features of the Pr ojector Image appearance can be selected to match the pr ojection en vir onment (Color Mode) Sophisticated colour adjustment The optimum images for the location can be projected simply by selecting the desired colour mode from the follo wing sev en preset modes. If "Natural", "Theatre", "Theatre Black 1[...]

5 F eatur es of t he Proj ecto r Equipped with a wide- angle lens shift function The lens shift function allo ws the position of the projected images to be adjusted vertically and horizontally without distorting the images. This can allo w the projector to be set up with greater freedom, e ven if it is suspended from a ceiling or at an angle to the[...]

6 P ar t Names and Functions Fr ont / T op Control pane l Buttons with no e xplanation function in the same way as the corresponding buttons on the remote control. Refer to "Remote control" for further details on these buttons. • Front adjustable feet p.17 Extend to adjust the proj ection angle so t hat the projector is ho rizontal when[...]

7 P ar t Names and Functi ons Remote contr ol • Remote control light- emitting area p.13 Outputs re mote control signals. • On/Off b uttons p .14 T urns the projector po wer on/of f. • Indicator Illuminates wh en remote control signals are being ou tput. • Memory b utton p.24 Retriev es stored memories . • Menu b utton p.34 Displays the f[...]

8 P art Names and Functio ns Rear Base • [SCART] input port p.12 Connects to the SCAR T ports of other vid eo equipmen t using t he D4 SCAR T adaptor that is packed with th e projector . • [T rig ger out] port When the projector p ower is turned on, a 1 2 V DC signal is output f rom this p ort. When the pr ojector's po wer is turned off or[...]

9 Appearance 406 Centre of projector Centre of lens *1 Distanc e from ce ntre of lens to susp ension bra ck et fixing point (Lens s hift amou nt: Max. 8. 6 mm ver tically ) *2 Distanc e from centr e of lens to centre o f projector (Lens s hift amou nt: Max. 7. 7 mm hori zontally) 110 *2 131.5 66 *1 19 124 309 76.3 4-M4 × 8 Units:mm 52.8 Centre of [...]

10 Setting up Adjusting the pr ojection size 187 (73.5) 19 (7.4) 25 (9.8) 37 (14.7) 62 (24.5) 75 (29.4) 91 (36.0) 50 (19.6) 125 (49.0) 93 (36.8) 229 (90.0) 23 (9.0) 30 (12.0) 46 (18.0) 76 (30.0) 61 (24.0) 152 (60.0) 114 (45.0) Centre of lens Lens shift To p Lens shift Bottom Offset Offset Screen Projection distance Adjusting the pr ojection size Le[...]

11 Setting up Installing the Pr ojector * When suspending the projector from a ceiling, change the configuration menu settings. p.33 Projection methods When projecting fr om directly in fr ont When projecting fr om a celling When projecting fr om the side of the screen * Even if projection will be from the screen side, set up the screen and project[...]

12 Connecting Ima g e Sour ces *1 If a D VD has been connected using a D4 SCAR T adapter , change the "D4/SCAR T" setting in the "Input Sign al" to "SCAR T". "Selecting the image source" p.15 *2 Some region s may not ha v e the D4 SCAR T adapter included as an acces sory . • T ur n the po wer off f or both [...]

13 Installing the Pr ojector Preparing the Remote Contr ol Inser ting batteries into the re mote contr ol The remote cont rol is not supplie d with batteries alr eady i nserted . Insert the ac cessory batter ies before using the remote control. If dela ys in the res ponsiv eness of the remote cont rol occur or if it does not operate after it has be[...]

14 Pr ojecting Ima ges T u rning the power on and pr ojecting images ON Control P anel Remote Control T urning the po wer on and pr ojecting images TIP If you set the "Direct P ow er On" to "On", the pow er of the unit will tur n ON when the main pow er s witch is tur ned ON, without having to press the po wer b utton of the rem[...]

15 Projec ting Imag es Basic Operations When the expected ima ge s are not projected T urning the po wer off Simply pressing or does not stop electricity consumption. When the expected ima ges are not projected If more than one signal source has been connected, or if no images are projected, use the remote control or the projector's control pa[...]

16 Adjusting the Pr ojection Screen Focu s adjustm ent Fine adjustments to imag e size (Zoom adjustm ent) Pr ojection image position adjustment (Lens shift) V H When transpor ting the projector , make sure to tur n the lens position down b y the full amount. Otherwise the lens shift function ma y be damaged. Focus adjustment T urn the focus ring to[...]

17 Adjusting the Proj ection Scr een Basic Operations Correcti ng projector tilt Correcting keystone distor tion (K eystone) Displa ying a test pattern If the projected images are tilted horizontally , use the front adjustable feet to adjust the projector so that it is horizontal. Correcting projector tilt Extend Retract Extend Retract Correcting k[...]

18 Basic Ima g e Quality Adjustments Selecting the co lour mode Selec ting the aspect Press or on the remote control or on on the projector's control panel to select an item. Press or to confirm the selection. * If you press , the menu disappears. If you project an image that is compressed, enlarged or separated using the aspect function in pu[...]

19 Basic Image Qu ality Adjustments Imag e Qual ity Adjustm ents Living Room Natural Theatre Dynamic : Ideal for using in bright rooms. : Ideal for using in rooms in which the curtains are closed. : Ideal for using in dark rooms. It is recommended that you start in this mode when making colour adjustments. : Ideal for using in dark rooms. When you [...]

20 Ad v a nced Colour Adjustments If you would lik e to create your own images with settings adjusted the w ay you w ant them, you can adjust "Skin T one", "Abs. Color T emp.", "R GB/RGBCMY" and/or " Gamma" in the "Color Adjustment" sub-menu of the "Picture" menu. (When "sRGB " i[...]

21 Adva nced Co lour Adjustments Imag e Qual ity Adjustm ents Customized ("Adjust it from the ima ge") Customized ("Adjust it from the graph") Use or to mov e the gamma icon to the place where you want to adjust the brightness, and press or to confirm the selection. The place selected and the regions of the same brightness will [...]

22 Adv ance d Colo ur Adjust ments RGB adjustment (Offset, Gain) Hue and saturation adjustment RGB adjustment (Offset, Gain) Hue and saturation adjustment Press and then select "Picture" - "Color Adjustment" - "RGB/RGBCMY" - "RGB" in that order and confir m the selection. Use or to select a menu item, and use[...]

23 Imag e Qual ity Adjustm ents Examining Ima g e Quality Fur ther In addition to colour adjustments, adjustments to adv anced sharpness and the amount of light from the lamp can also be made to match the ima ge in search of the best picture. Sharpness (Adv anced) adjustment A uto Iris (automatic aper ture) setting Sharpness (Ad v anced) adjustment[...]

24 Vie wing Ima g es at a Preset Ima ge Quality (Memor y Function) After menu commands such as "Col or Adjustment" and "Adv anced" ha v e been used to adjust the projected images, the adjustment v alues can then be sav ed. In addition, the sa ved data can be retrie v ed easily , so that you can enjoy vie wing images with the adj[...]

25 Viewing Images at a Preset Image Quality (Memory Function) Image Quality Adjustments TIP Adjust the desired settings that you w ould lik e to sav e in memor y . Select "Sav e Memor y" from the "Memor y" menu and then press or . Select a memor y name from Memor y1 to Memor y9 to use f or saving and then press or . The follo wi[...]

26 Configuration Menu Functions The conf iguration menus can be used to make a variet y of adjustments and settings in volving the screen, image quality and input signal s. The follo wing two types of menu are a vail able. Refer to "Using the configuration m enus"( p.34) for details on menu operations. List of co nfiguration menu s If no [...]

27 Config uratio n Men u Functions Configuration Menu ÉXÉäÅ[ ÉvÉÇÅ [Éh ì¸óÕâšëú ìx Memory1 to Memor y9 p .33 p .33 p .34 p .34 Memory1 to Memor y9 0%, 7.5% EPSON Super White * p .29 p .29 p .29 p .29 p .30 p .30 p .32 Input A D4/SCAR T Auto , YCbCr , YPbPr D4(Auto), D4(YCbCr), D4(YPbPr), SCART Auto , NTSC , NTSC4.43, P AL , M-P AL[...]

28 Config uration Menu Func tions "Picture" menu Sev e n dif ferent set tings can be s elected f or the Col or Mode, to match the i mages being pr ojected or the projecti on en vironment. p.18 These sett ings ca n be adjust ed if the out put le v el from the connected eq uipment is weak and th e images appear dar k. The two sett ings cann[...]

29 Config uratio n Men u Functions Configuration Menu "Image" menu This adju sts the s kin tones of people wh o appear i n the ima ges. p.20 • RGB : This l ets you adjust t he of fset and gai n for each of the R/G/B colour components . p.22 • R GBCMY : This lets you adjus t the hue and s aturati on for each o f the R/G/B/C/ M/Y colour[...]

30 Config uration Menu Func tions (Setting is not pos sible when signals are being inpu t from the [HDMI ] input por t.) Use , , and to mov e th e display position for i mages. (Setting is only possibl e when Color Mode is "Natur al", "Theat re", "Theatre Black 1", or "Theatre Bla ck 2", and composite v ideo [...]

31 Config uratio n Men u Functions Configuration Menu "Settings" menu This sets au tomat ic adju stme nt to on o r off in order to set wh ethe r the pr oject or autom atic ally a djust s images to thei r optimum c ondition when the i nput sign al is c hanged. The three au tomatical ly adjus ted items ar e "T racki ng ", "Po[...]

32 Config uration Menu Func tions A fan is set at a certain speed of r otation s o as to bring do wn int ernal t emperature . When using abov e an al titude of about 1500 m, set to "On". Y ou can record y our fa v orite image as a user's logo. The logo wil l be proj ected when project ion star ts and when using the blank fun ction. W[...]

33 Config uratio n Men u Functions Configuration Menu "Memory" menu Sets the si gnal forma t in acco rdance wit h the video equ ipment that is conne cted to the [V ideo] or [S- V ideo] inpu t port. If set to " Auto", the video signal f ormat is se t automati cally . If the re is a lot o f in terfere nce in t he image, or i f a p[...]

34 Config uration Menu Func tions "Reset" menu Using the configur ation menus Displa ying a men u Selecting a men u item Use or to select a menu item, then press . Chan ging s et tings Example: If you press when an item with next to it is sel ected, the se lection scre en for that item will be displayed. T o return to a previous display ,[...]

35 T r oubleshooting Pr ob lem Solving Read ing the indicato r s The projector is pro vided with the follo wing two indi- cators which notify you of the operating status of the projector . The follo wing table s sho w what the indicators mean and ho w to remedy the problems that they indicate. * If all indicators are switched off, chec k that the p[...]

36 Problem Solvin g When the (operation) indicator i s lit or flashing When the (war ning) indicator is of f : Lit : Fl ashin g When the ind icator s pr ovid e no help If any of the follo wing problems occur and the indicators do not of fer a solution, refer to the pages gi ven for each problem. Standby condi tion If you pre ss , projecti on will s[...]

37 Prob lem Solving T r oubleshooting Problems re latin g to imag es ■ No images appear ■ Movi ng images are not displa y ed Have y ou pressed the [ P o wer] but ton? Press on the remot e control or on the projecto r’ s control panel. Is the main pow er swit ch turned off? T urn on the mai n po wer swit ch at the rear of t he pro jector . Are[...]

38 Problem Solvin g ■ The messa ge "Not Supported." is displ ay ed ■ The message "No Signal." is disp la yed ■ Images ar e fuzzy or out of f ocus Are the i mage signal for mat setti ngs cor rect ? If a composite video or S-V ide o is being input If pro jection d oes not occ ur when the "V ideo Signa l" menu comma[...]

39 Prob lem Solving T r oubleshooting ■ Interf erence or distortion appear in ima ges ■ Ima ge is truncated (lar ge) or small Has co ndensa tion f ormed on th e lens? If the proje ctor i s sudd enly taken fr om a co ld environme nt to a warm e n vironmen t or if s udden ambien t temperat ure change s occur , condensati on may form on t he surf [...]

40 Problem Solvin g ■ Image colour s are not right ■ Images appea r dark Has the cor rect resolut ion bee n sele cted? Set the computer so that the signa ls tha t are output are comp atible with th is pro jector . "List of Supported Monitor Displays" p.47 Computer docume ntation Are the i mage signal for mat setti ngs cor rect ? If a [...]

41 Prob lem Solving T r oubleshooting ■ Pr ojection st ops automatical ly Problems wh en project ion st ar ts ■ P ower does not t urn on Pr oblems w ith the remote contr ol ■ The remot e contr ol does no t w ork Is slee p mode active? When "Sl eep Mod e" has bee n set to On, the la mp turns of f automatic ally if no signal is input [...]

42 Maintenance This section describes maintenance tasks such as cl eaning the projector and replacing consumable parts. Cleaning Y ou should clean the projector if it bec omes dirty or if the quality of projected images starts to deteriorate. Cleaning the air filte r If the air f ilter becomes blocked with dust and the message "The projector i[...]

43 Mainte nance Appendix Consumab le replacement peri ods Air filter r eplacement period • If the air fi lter has bee n brok en or the " Replace" m essage is disp la y ed e v en though the air fil ter has been cleaned . Replace with an opti onal air f ilter . Replacing t he air f ilter p.44 Lamp replacement period • The messa ge "[...]

44 Maintenance Replacing consumables Replacing the air filter Replacing the lamp Resetting the lamp operating time Remov e the air filter cov er . Put your finger under the latch and pull it upward. Press or to tur n the pow er off , wait until the projector cools down, and then tur n off the main pow er s witch. Dispose of used air filters properl[...]

45 Mainte nance Appendix Remov e the old air filter . Inser t the new air filter . Install the air filter cov er . Loosen the lamp fixing screws . Remov e the old lamp . Pull out straight. Inser t the new lamp . Make sure that it f aces the correct wa y . Install the lamp and the lamp cov er securely . The lamp will not tur n on if the lamp or the [...]

46 Optional Accessori es / Consumables The follo wing optional accessories / consumables are av ailable for purchase if requir ed. This list of optional accessories / consumables is current as of October , 2005. De tails of accessories are subject to change without notice. V aries depending on country of purchase . ■ Optional Accessories ■ Cons[...]

47 Appendix List of Suppor ted Monitor Displa ys Depending on the setting, the output screen resolution will change slightly . Component Vi deo *Letterbo x signal Composite Video /S-Vide o *Letterbo x signal : Aspe ct Unit s: Dots Signal Re solution Aspect mode Norm al Squeez e Z oom Through Sque eze thro ugh Wide SDTV (525i, 60Hz)( D1) 640 × 48 0[...]

48 List of Suppor ted Monitor Displa ys Analog-RGB signals/sign als input to the [HDMI ] input por t *1 Connection is not possib le if the equipment does not have a V GA output port. *2 Letterbox signal correspond to inpu t signals from the [HDMI] input po rt. It may be possible to project sign als which are not lis ted in the abo ve table. Ho weve[...]

49 Appendix Specifications Pr oduc t name Home Projector EMP-TW600 / EMP-TW520 *Model lineup v aries depending on the country . Dimens ions 406 (W) × 124 (H) × 309 (D) mm (not including feet) Pan e l s iz e 0.7 inch wide Display method Polysilico n TFT acti ve matrix Resolut ion 921,600 pixels (1280 (W) × 720 (H) dots) × 3 Scanni ng freq uencie[...]

50 Specificatio ns ■ Angle of tilt If you set the projector higher than 15 º , it could damage the project or a nd cause an accident. ■ RS-232C cable la y out Safety USA UL60950 Third Editi on Canada CSA C22. 2 No.609 50 European Com munity The Lo w V oltage Directiv e (73/23 /EEC) IEC60 950 3 rd Edition EMC USA FCC Part 15 B Class B ( DoC) Ca[...]

51 Specifications Appendix W e :EPSON AMERICA, INC . Located at : 3840 Kilroy Air por t Wa y MS: 313 Long Beach, CA 90806 T el : 562-290 -5254 Declare under sol e responsibility that the produc t identified h erein, complies with 47CFR Part 2 and 15 of the FCC rules as a Class B digital device . Each product marketed, is identical to the representa[...]

52 Glossar y Foll owing is an explanation of some of the terms us ed in this gui de which ma y be unfamiliar or which were not explain ed in the manual itself. Further in formation can be obtained by referring to other commerciall y-a v ailable publica tions. Aspect The ratio between an image's length and its heig ht. HDTV images ha ve an asp [...]

53 Glossary Appendix Secur ity lo ck A de vice consisting of a pro tector case with a hole in it that a commercially-a vailable theft-pr ev ention cable can be passed thr ough in ord er to secur e the de vice to a t able or pillar . This projector is compatible with the Microsav er Security System manuf actured b y Ken sington. sRGB An internationa[...]

54 Index Absolute Colo r T emperature .......... ............. .............. .. 20,26,28 Adv anced ........ ............. .............. ............. ......... ............. ... 27,30 Air f ilter . ......... ............. .............. ............. ......... ............. .......... 8 Aspect ......... ............. ......... ............. .....[...]

55 Inde x Appendix Refresh Rate ........ ............. ............. .............. ........ .............. .... 27 Remote control ........ ............. ......... .............. ............. ......... . 7,13 Replacing the air f ilter ............... ............. ............. .............. .... 44 Replacing the batter y................. .......[...]

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