Epson LS47P1 manual

User’s Guide ® HDTV LCD Pr ojection T elevision[...]

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Table o f Cont ents 3 T able of Contents Setti ng Up th e TV Selecting a Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Outdoor Antenna Installation and Grounding . . . . . . . . .[...]

4 Table o f Contents Using the TV Feature s Accessing the Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Changing Menu Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Changing the Language of the Menus and Screen Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Table o f Cont ents 5 Caring For the TV Cleaning the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Cleaning the Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Replacing the TV Projection Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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Setti ng Up the TV 7 Setting Up the TV F ol low the steps in thes e sections to prepare a sp ot for your TV , set it up , connect it, turn it on, and prepare it for viewing: • “Sele cting a Loca tion ” be low • “Installing the Se t-T op Shelf ” on page 12 • “Connecting the C ables ” on page 14 • “P reparing the Remote Control?[...]

8 Sett ing Up the TV • Do not operate the TV in an area with high te mperatures or humidity , or where lar ge amounts of dust are presen t. • L eave a t leas t 12 inches (30 cm) o f room ar ound t he v ents on the s ides of the TV and do not block the ve nts. They provide ventil ation and prevent the T V from ov erheating. • Do not use the TV[...]

Setti ng Up the TV 9 Operat ing the TV Safely • Except as specif ically e xplai ned in this Us er ’s Gu id e , d o not attemp t to ser vice this product yourse lf. Refe r all servicing to qualif ied pers onnel. Ope ning or r emovi n g co vers may expose you to dangero us voltages or othe r hazards. • U nplug the TV fr om the wal l outlet and [...]

10 Sett ing Up the TV Outdoor Antenna Installation and Gr ounding • I t is best to have a professional technician install an antenna on the roof of a structur e. If y ou install an ante nna yourself , be careful t o avoid ser ious injury . • If an outside antenna is conn ected through ot her eq uipment, be sure the ante nna system is grounded s[...]

Setti ng Up the TV 11 Placement for Optimum Viewing Y our TV’ s screen is designed to giv e you great pictur e quality ov er a wide viewing angle. F or optimum viewing, place the TV so you can view it as sho wn below . Sit about 6 to 10 feet away from the TV , and within 65° to the left or right. Also make s ure th e stand or other support y ou [...]

12 Sett ing Up the TV If y ou use your own stand, make sure i t can secur e ly suppo rt the TV as follo ws: Make sur e you place the stand i n a location that allo ws you access to the bac k of the TV and provides at least 1 2 inch es (30 c m) of roo m for ven tila tion at the sides . Installing the Set-T op Shelf The set- top she lf provides a con[...]

Setti ng Up the TV 13 2 Align the holes in the shelf with the holes on the back of the TV . 3 U s ing a Phillips-head screwdrive r , secu re the shelf to the TV with the four screws that came with it. Ti ghten the screws . Securing t he TV Y o u may want to secur e the TV to a wall or other suppo rt so it stays up right on i ts stand during an e ar[...]

14 Sett ing Up the TV Connecting the Cables Y ou can connect the TV to a variety of equipment. Follow the steps in the ap plicable sections below , depending on the equipment you ’ re connecting and the type of co nnector or ser vice you ’ re u sin g. • “ Antenna or D irect Cabl e TV Connection ” on page 15 • “Cable Box Connections ?[...]

Setti ng Up the TV 15 Antenna or Direct Cable TV Connection Connect the TV to an outside antenna or to your cabl e system using a 75-ohm coaxi al cable. Connect the cable co ming into the house to th e ANT 1 connect or on th e back of the T V . If your coaxial cable has a screw-type connector on the end, secure it by turning the end clock wise. If [...]

16 Sett ing Up the TV Cable Box Connections The connection method differ s, depending on th e type of cable box you have. Y our cable box may unscramble si gnals for all of yo ur channels or it may unsc ramble onl y some of them. If you ’ll also be attaching a VCR to the TV , you need t o use a different co nnection method s o you can recor d TV [...]

Setti ng Up the TV 17 Cable Box Unscramble s Only Some of Y our Cha nnels If y our cable bo x unscramb les signals f or only so me of your c hannels, connect it as follows: 1 Connect the cable coming i nto the hous e to the ANT 1 connec tor on the b ack of the TV . 2 Remo ve the jumper cable connected to both the RF Outp ut and ANT 2 con nector s o[...]

18 Sett ing Up the TV Digital TV (HDTV) Receiver with a DVI-HDTV Connection 1 T urn off and unplug your TV and your di gital TV receiv er . 2 Connect one end of a DVI-HDTV cable to the DVI-HDTV Input connec tor on the back of the TV . 3 Connect the other end of the DVI-HDTV c able to the DVI-HDTV OUT connector on you r dig it al T V rec eive r . 4 [...]

Setti ng Up the TV 19 Digital TV (HDTV) Receiver with Component Video Conne ction 1 T urn off and unplug your TV and your digital TV receiv er . 2 Connect o ne end of the co mponent video cable to any availabl e set of Y (green), PB (blue ), and PR (red) connec tors on the back of the TV . 3 Connect th e other end of the component v ideo cable to t[...]

20 Sett ing Up the TV DVD Player With Component V ideo Connection 1 Connect one end of the component v ideo cable to any available set of Y (green), PB (blue), and PR (red) connector s on the bac k of the TV . 2 Connect the other end of th e component vid eo cable to th e correspon ding colo r Component Video Out con nector s on y our DVD p layer .[...]

Setti ng Up the TV 21 DVD Player With an S-Video Connection 1 Connect o ne end of an S-Video cab le to one of the S-Vide o connec tors on the back o f the TV or to the o ne on the front of the TV bene ath the connector cover . 2 Connect the other end of the S -Video cable to th e S-Vi deo connector on your DVD player . 3 Connect on e end of a stand[...]

22 Sett ing Up the TV Satellite Receiver Connection If you ’ll also be attaching a VCR to the TV , you need t o use a different co nnection method s o you can record TV programs. See “ VCR and Satellite Receiver Connection ” on page 26. 1 T urn off and unplug your TV and your satellite receiv er . 2 Connect the satellite antenna cable coming [...]

Setti ng Up the TV 23 VCR Connection F ollow th ese ste ps to connect a V CR by itse lf . If you ’ re connec ting a cable, cab le box, or satellite rece iver along wi th the VCR, or if you ’ re connec ting tw o VCRs for ta pe editin g, see th e inst ruction s in th e section s fol lowing this one instead . 1 Connect o ne end of an S-Video cab l[...]

24 Sett ing Up the TV VCR and Cable Service (Without Cable Box) Connection 1 Connect the V CR as described i n “VCR Connection ” on page 23. 2 Connect the cable coming into the house to the IN connector on the V CR. 3 Connect one end of a coaxial c able to the OUT connector on the V CR. 4 Connect the other end of the coax ial cable to the AN T [...]

Setti ng Up the TV 25 VCR and Cable Box Connection 1 T urn off and unplug your TV , VCR, and cable box. 2 Connect th e V CR as described i n “VC R Connec tion ” on page 23. 3 Connect t he cable line co ming into the house to the ANT 1 conn ector on t he b ack of the TV . 4 Remo ve the jumper cable connected to both the RF Outp ut and ANT 2 con [...]

26 Sett ing Up the TV VCR and Satellite Receiver Connection 1 T urn off and unplug your TV , V CR, and satellite receiv er . 2 Connect the V CR as described i n “VCR Connection ” on page 23. 3 Connect the satellite antenna cable to the Sa tellit e In connecto r on your satellite re cei ve r . 4 Connect o ne end of an S- Video cable to one of th[...]

Setti ng Up the TV 27 8 If your satellite s er vice does not includ e local channels, you can als o connect an outside antenna or c able ser vice line to the VHF/UH F IN connector on the VCR. Then connect a coaxial cable to the VHF/ UHF OUT connector and to the ANT 1 connect or on the bac k of your TV . 9 Plug y our TV , V CR, and satellite r eceiv[...]

28 Sett ing Up the TV Audio Receiver Connection 1 Connect one end of a standard, red/white audio c able to the R and L Audio Outp ut Va r i a b l e co nnec tors o n the ba ck of your TV . 2 Connect the other end o f the audio cable to the R and L Au dio Line I nput connectors on your audio receiver . Note Y ou can’t co nnect exte rnal speakers to[...]

Setti ng Up the TV 29 PC or Game Console Connection 1 F or a PC, connect one end of a Dsub15 R GB for PC cable to the monito r or PC ou tput connector on the back of your PC. F or a game console, just use the cable that came w ith the console. 2 Connect the other end of the cab le to the PC co nnector on the front of the TV . 3 Connect any necessar[...]

30 Sett ing Up the TV Camcorder, Digital Camera, or Other Portable Video Connec tion It ’ s be st to con nec t a po rta ble vide o devi ce t o th e S- Vid eo or Vi deo connector on the f ront of the TV ; howe ver , you c an use the co nnectors on th e back. T hese inst ructio ns use a camcorder as an example. 1 Connect one end of an S-Video cab l[...]

Setti ng Up the TV 31 External CD-R/RW Drive Connec tion 1 Connect the square end of a USB cable to the USB port o n your external CD-R/R W drive . 2 Connect the flat end of the USB cable to the EXT . I/F connect or on th e bac k of th e TV . 3 Plug the power cable that came with the CD-R/R W into the drive’ s power connector and connect it to an[...]

32 Sett ing Up the TV Other Optional Device Connections Headph ones Connect headph ones to the He adphon e connec tor on the front of the TV . Remote IR Repeat er Connecting a remote IR r epeater lets you co ntrol other equipment (such as a VCR or D VD player) by using i ts remote co ntrol po inted at the TV ’ s remote control recei ver on its fr[...]

Setti ng Up the TV 33 Preparing the Remote Contr ol Before you can use t he remote control, you need to insert th e batteries and make s ure you aim it co rre ctly . F or a descrip tion of the r emote control butto n funct ions, se e the ins ide front co ver of this b ook. Inserting the Batteries The remote control uses two AA batter ies. Y ou ’l[...]

34 Sett ing Up the TV Operating the Remote Contr ol Aim the remote control at the front of the T V , wi thin about a 25° ho rizontal angle to the left or right and a 15° ve rtical angle up or down from the remote receiv er . Make sure the room lighting is not too bright and not shinin g directly on the remote c ontrol or the TV receive r window .[...]

Setti ng Up the TV 35 Plugging In and T urning On the TV After your video and audio equipment are connected and the remote control is ready , you can plug in and turn on th e TV . Y ou may want to turn on your connected eq uipment and in sert a tape or disc, if nece ssary , to test the TV wit h all of i t s vide o and audio sources. 1 Plug the powe[...]

36 Sett ing Up the TV If you see a blank screen with No Sign al at the bottom: • T urn on the source (VCR, D VD, etc.) • Ins ert a disc or tape, if you ’ re viewing one, and press Play •P r e s s t h e TV/Video button to se lect the source • Check t he cable co nnectio ns • If i t’ s still no t work ing, see “B asic O peration P rob[...]

Setti ng Up the TV 37 Selecting the Screen Display Size M ost TV and video si gnals det ermine the size of the image on your screen. Y ou can change the size (called the asp ect ratio) by pressing the Aspect button on the remote control. Depending on y o ur signal and input device , you ma y not be able to change the aspect ratio or be offer ed all[...]

38 Sett ing Up the TV Selecting the Color Mode Y our TV offers th ree display types (co lor modes) that are optimized for di fferent room lighting and picture types. Y ou can also create two custo m color modes us ing the TV menu system to fine- tune the picture even further . T o se lect a diff erent co lor m ode, pres s the Col or button on the r[...]

Setting Up and Co ntrolling C hannels 39 Setting Up and Controlling Channels Before you use yo ur TV to view television pr ograms, yo u may need to set up your av ailable channels. Y ou may als o want to use the TV ’ s channel control features or block unwanted viewing of channels o r input so urces by child ren, as describe d in thes e sections:[...]

40 Setting Up and Cont rolling Channels 4 F irst make sure the correct television source type i s selected for Antenna 1 and /or Antenna 2. Select TV for broadcast television via an antenna outside your house. Select CA TV for c able televi sion via a cable ser vic e line brought into your house. If you need to change the option, p ress Se lect d o[...]

Setting Up and Co ntrolling C hannels 41 Manually Adding or Skipping Channels F or channels that are not automatic ally detected when you use Auto P rogram, you can use Manual P rogram to add them. Y ou can also choose to have the TV “ skip ” certain channels so you don ’ t have to c ycle through them when you change channels. 1 Pr e s s Sele[...]

42 Setting Up and Cont rolling Channels Selecting Channels T o select the channe l you want to watch, do one of the following: • Enter the channel num ber using the number keys and press Ch Enter . •P r e s s t h e Ch + or – button to go up or down one channel at a time. •P r e s s t h e Ch Prev. button to go back and forth betwe en the pre[...]

Setting Up and Co ntrolling C hannels 43 Setting Up Par ental Contr ols Y ou can c o ntrol ac cess to rated te levision p rograms and block access to ce rtain channels and input so urces to p revent ch ildren or oth ers fro m viewin g uns uitabl e material s. The per son controlling acce ss creates a passwor d that allo ws him or her to set up, lo [...]

44 Setting Up and Cont rolling Channels Then y ou see t he Lock menu . 5 Pr e s s Select d to highlight Password Change , t hen p res s Enter . Y ou see th is screen: 6 U s e the number buttons on the remote control to enter a four-digi t password. 7 Enter the same passw ord again to confirm it. Y o u return to the Lock menu. 8 T o block pr ograms [...]

Setting Up and Co ntrolling C hannels 45 Blocking Programs Using V-Chip Y our TV is equipped with V -Chip techno logy that allo w s you to block the display of TV prog rams or movi es based upon t heir co ntent rating . Y ou can als o block display of pr ograms or movies that don ’ t carr y V -C hip ratings (unrated pro grams). Wheneve r you need[...]

46 Setting Up and Cont rolling Channels 7 Pr e s s Select d to highlight Cou ntry , then press Prev < or Next > to select U.S.A . or Canada . 8 If y ou want to block access to progr ams that d o n ’ t carry V -Chip rati ngs, pr ess Sele ct u to highlight Unrated . Then press Prev < or Next > to select Bloc k . 9 T o set up V -Chip blo[...]

Setting Up and Co ntrolling C hannels 47 11 If you selected TV Rating, you see these o ptions: All of the ratings are unblocked by default. P ress Sel ect d or Select u to selec t an A ge Based r ating. If desi red, press Pr ev < or Next > to se lect a Content Based ra ting. Pr e s s Ente r to block programs wit h the selected rating and any [...]

48 Setting Up and Cont rolling Channels V- Ch i p R a t in g s U.S.A. TV r atings Ratin g Descri ption Age-based rati ngs TV-Y All Chil dren Desig ned to be approp riate fo r all children , inc luding ages 2 to 6 . TV-Y7 Direc ted to Ol der Ch ildren Des igned for chil dren aged 7 and ab ove. TV-G Genera l Audie nce Desig ned to be su itable f or a[...]

Setting Up and Co ntrolling C hannels 49 Blocking Channels and Input Sour ces In addition to blocking rated TV programs and movie s, you c an block access to p articular TV channels or input sources, s uch as those used for game consoles. 1 Pr e s s t h e Menu button on the TV pane l or the remote control. 2 T o move to the Lock tab, press Next >[...]

50 Setting Up and Cont rolling Channels The highlight moves to the fir st character in the password field: 4 U s ing the number buttons on the remote control, enter your passwo rd. Y ou see the Lock menu: 5 Channel & Game Lock is highl ighted. P ress Prev < or Next > to select ON . 6 T o lo ck a ch ann el, p ress Selec t d to highlight Ch[...]

Setting Up and Co ntrolling C hannels 51 7 Pr e s s Select d or Selec t u to highlight the channel number , then pres s Enter . T he highlight moves to the Lock column. 8 Pr e s s Pre v < or Next > to select Lock o r unlock ( – ). Then press Enter . 9 Repeat steps 7 and 8 to lock any other channels, then press Exit to return to the Lock men[...]

52 Setting Up and Cont rolling Channels If y ou see on e of t hese scre ens a nd you want to a ccess t he pr ogr am, mo vie, ch anne l, or i nput sourc e, follo w these ste ps: 1 Pr e s s Ente r . Y ou see a scr een asking you to enter your passwor d. 2 Enter your 4-digit pass word using the remote control number buttons. The program, mo vie, chann[...]

Using t he TV F eatur es 53 Using the TV Features Y our TV pro vides many helpful f e atur es access ible by th e remo te control bu ttons and the menu syste m, as de scrib ed in th ese sect ions: • “ Access ing the M enus ” below • “Labelli ng Y our Channels ” on page 56 • “Labelli ng Y our I nput Sourc es ” on page 58 • “ Ad[...]

54 Using the TV Featur es 2 T o move to another menu tab, such as A udio or Channel, press the Next > button. 3 When the menu is highlighted, press the Enter button . The fi rst sett ing is hi ghlig hted. 4 T o move to a different setting, pres s the Sele ct d or Select u button. T o move to a different menu, p ress the Exit button, then press P[...]

Using t he TV F eatur es 55 T o change a se tting like this one: Pr e s s Pre v < or Next > to select a different setti ng. The setting is now changed. T o change a se tting like this one: Pr e s s Pre v < or Next > to selec t a high er or lower nu mbered sett ing. Th e sett ing is now changed. (The T racking setting is availab le for t[...]

56 Using the TV Featur es Labelling Y our Channels Y ou may want to lab el your ch annels so y ou can easi ly identify them by name instead of just by number . The channel label appears with the nu mber i n the upper right co rner of the sc reen when you di splay o r swit ch c hannel s. 1 Pr e s s t h e Menu button on th e TV panel or the remote co[...]

Using t he TV F eatur es 57 Selecting a Predefined Label 1 Pr e s s Select d or Selec t u to highlight the label (such as CBS ) in th e Edit co lumn. If you don ’ t see a p articular lab el, press Prev < or Next > to display the next screen. 2 Pr e s s Ente r . The new label is list ed in the Lab e l column and the Channel number is highlig[...]

58 Using the TV Featur es Labelling Y our Input Sources I t ’ s helpfu l to label your inpu t sources if you ’ r e using more than one device with your TV , such as a DVD player , VCR, etc. Then you can easil y recognize the devices as you swit ch between them. Th e label appears on th e TV sc reen when yo u dis play or sw itch i nput source s.[...]

Using t he TV F eatur es 59 Select a Predefined Label 1 Pr e s s Select d or Selec t u to highlight the label you want. If 1/2 appears i n the bottom right corner o f the screen, you can press Next > to vie w more predefined labels on a se cond screen. (Press Prev < to return to screen 1.) 2 Pr e s s Ente r . Creating a Custom Label 1 Pr e s [...]

60 Using the TV Featur es Adjusting the P icture Quality Y our TV offers th ree display types (co lor modes) that are optimized for di fferent room lighting and the picture types. Y ou can also create two custom display typ es to fine-tun e the picture even fur ther . The color mode you s et with the menus is the def ault mode you want to use whene[...]

Using t he TV F eatur es 61 Adjusting the Brightness, Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation, Tint, and Black Level 1 Pr e s s Select d or Selec t u to highlight the setti ng, then press Enter . The menu disap pears and the setting selecto r appears at the bottom o f the screen. 2 Pr e s s Pre v < or Next > to adjust th e setting. Pr ess the butt on[...]

62 Using the TV Featur es The m enu disa ppear s and a positio n sele ctor a ppear s on your imag e: 3 T o positio n the image on the screen, press Sele ct d , Select u , Prev < , or Ne xt > as necess ary . (This does n ’ t affect the po sition o f the menus.) 4 Pr e s s Exit when you ’ re finish ed. Switching the Component Video Image Qu[...]

Using t he TV F eatur es 63 Adjusting the Screen D isplay Size M ost TV and video si gnals det ermine the size of the image on your screen. Y ou can change the size (called the asp ect ratio) by pressing the Aspect button on the remote control. Y ou can select the aspect ratio you ’ d like the TV to use if your TV is ev er unable to detect an a s[...]

64 Using the TV Featur es • Wide stretches a stan dard 4:3 rati o image to fit int o your 16 :9 ratio scr een, but the image siz e str etch es increasi ngly m ore from the cent er to the si des. • Zoom enlarges th e entire screen and cuts off s ome of the to p and bottom for a closer vi ew . Use Zoom when you ’ re watching movies broadcast i [...]

Using t he TV F eatur es 65 5 Pr e s s Ente r . Th e menu disappears and the setting selec tor appears on the bottom of the screen. Pr e s s Prev < or Next > to move the setting higher or lower . Pr ess the butt ons repeatedly or hold them down. Th e current setting ba r moves and the set ting n umber c hanges , but the default setti ng marke[...]

66 Using the TV Featur es 5 Pr e s s Pre v < or Next > to select o ne of the fol lowing opt ions: CC1 , CC2 , CC3 , or CC4 Display s clo sed cap tions of the pro gram ’ s d ialog ue and soun d effec ts. TEXT1 , TEXT2 , TEXT3 , or TEXT4 Dis plays clos ed captio ns of th e networ k and statio n information. MUTE ON Displays clo sed captions w[...]

Using t he TV F eatur es 67 The i mage f rom the first source appear s on the l eft and the image from th e sec ond so urce appears o n the ri ght. (If y ou ’ re watchi ng a TV station and hav e no seco nd video so urce running, the next TV channel is automatically selected as the second source.) 3 The r ed outli ne indi cates the cur rently s el[...]

68 Using the TV Featur es • T o resize the POP wind ows, press Swap to select the source, then press Next > to enlarge its wi ndow or Prev. < to red uce i t. T he size o f t he o the r w indow is also adj uste d to fit the screen, as shown below . ] Using Channel Zapping Channel zapping le ts you get a quick look at pr ograms broadcast on u[...]

Using t he TV F eatur es 69 3 Pr e s s Next > to highlight Channel , then press Enter . 4 Pr e s s Select d to highlight Use of Ant. 2 , then pr ess Next > to select OFF . 5 Pr e s s Me nu to ex it the menu system. Zapping Channels The fi rst channel you select i n channel zap ping is the main channel. Y ou ’ll o nly be able to h ear the au[...]

70 Using the TV Featur es Here ’ s how to control the zapped channels: • T o view the z apped channel at the to p as your main channel on the left, press the Swap button. • T o make the ne xt zapped channel your main zapped channel, press Ch + or Sele ct u . The channels rotate into position. Wh en you see the channels you wan t, press Enter [...]

Using t he TV F eatur es 71 4 Pr e s s Select d to highlight Auto S hut down . 5 Pr e s s Pre v. < or Next > to select ON . 6 Pr e s s Menu to exit the m enu system . If there is no s ignal input after 30 minute s, the TV shuts off. Controlling Other Equipment with the Remote Contr o l Y ou can u se the TV ’ s remote control to select funct[...]

72 Using the TV Featur es Remote Control Pr ogramming Codes D VD m anufactur er’ s codes Manufa cturer Code Manufa cturer Code Aiwa 420 Philips 401, 426, 4 33 Denon 406, 423 Pioneer 415, 416 Funai 435 P roscan 424, 425 Harm on/Kardon 410 RCA 424, 425 Hitachi 407, 422 Samsung 421 JVC 413, 414 Sanyo 401 Kenwood 431 Sharp 427, 434 Konka 403, 404 Son[...]

Using t he TV F eatur es 73 CCE 333, 346 Philco 312, 328, 3 34, 349, 351 Citizen 310, 314, 319, 329, 346 Philips 319, 328, 349, 351, 358 Colortyme 310 Pilot 319 Colt 333 Pioneer 316, 343, 350, 351 Craig 313, 319, 329, 333 Proscan / RCA 304, 305, 3 06, 314, 315, 316, 323, 3 28, 329, 349, 351, 365, 3 66, 367 Curtis Mathes 305, 308, 310, 328, 329, 336[...]

74 Using the TV Featur es Hitachi 316, 331, 332, 351, 353 Singer 301, 328, 333 Hi-Q 313, 314 Sony 301, 302, 3 03, 360, 361, 362 Instant Replay 328, 351 STS 316, 328 JC Penney 308, 310, 311, 316, 317, 319, 328, 329, 343, 351, 354 SV2000 328 JCL 328 Sylvania 328, 336, 3 41, 349, 351 Jensen 316, 353 Sympho nic 336 JVC 308, 310, 311, 343, 344, 345, 353[...]

Using t he TV F eatur es 75 Satellite receiv er manufactur er’ s codes Manufa cturer Code Manufa cturer Code Alphastar 216 Philips 206 Echostar 213, 214 Primest ar 215 GE 210, 211, 212 RCA / Pr oscan 210, 211, 2 12 GI 215 Sony 209 Hitachi 203, 204 T oshiba 202 Hughes 203 Uniden 207 JVC 213 Radio Shack 208 Magnavox 206 Zenith 205 Panasonic 201 Cab[...]

76 Using the TV Featur es Using the Programme d Remote Control with Y our Other Equipment Once you ’ ve programmed the remote control, follow these steps to use i t to control your other eq uipment: 1 Slide the switch at the top of the remote control to the type o f equipment you want to control , suc h as DVD . 2 U s e the 8 buttons on the top o[...]

Viewing, Printing, and Saving Pho tos 77 Viewing, Printing, and Saving Photos Y ou can use the digital photo c ard slots and printer built into your T V , and on the ex ternal CD-R/R W driv e, to vi ew , print, and save di gital photos, as d escribed in these sectio ns: • “ Viewi ng Photos on a Digital Phot o Card or C D” below • “F reezi[...]

78 Viewing, Printing, and Saving P hotos • The p hoto fi les mu st co ntain a tim e sta mp, so the sl ide sh ow can dis play the file s in tim e stamp order . • The photo files sh ould contain thumbnail data, su ch as that included in Exi f format JPE G files, t o speed up display of the files i n the Pho to view er . 1 Make sure the T V is tur[...]

Viewing, Printing, and Saving Pho tos 79 3 After a fe w sec onds, th e Photo screen a ppears. It displays the p hotos o n your card and outlines the firs t one in gold: 4 If you inserted more than o ne photo card, the pho tos on the card you inser ted first appear on the screen. T o switch to the photos on another car d, press the 1 button. (Or pre[...]

80 Viewing, Printing, and Saving P hotos Inserting a CD Before you view photos on a CD, make sure you ’ ve connected the external C D-R/R W drive that came with your TV . See page 31 fo r instructions. If you create a CD-R/R W of your photos using a computer , make sure that you use the fi le struc ture and nam ing co nventions define d in the DC[...]

Viewing, Printing, and Saving Pho tos 81 3 Place your CD-R/R W on the tray with the label side fac ing up. Make sur e the disc lays flat in the tray . 4 P res s the eject button again to c lose the tray . 5 Pr e s s t h e P hot o Vi ew button on the TV pane l or remote control. The Photo screen appears: 6 Pr e s s t h e 1 button . (Or press the Men[...]

82 Viewing, Printing, and Saving P hotos 7 Pr e s s Select d to highlight CD-R/RW (if necessary) and press Enter . Y ou see the CD folder s in the Ph oto Vie w screen : 8 Select a fold er by press ing th e Prev. < , Next > , Selec t d , or Sele ct u button. Then press Enter . The fold er open s and the ph otos wit hin it ap pear in th e Pho t[...]

Viewing, Printing, and Saving Pho tos 83 Enlarging and Rotating the Photos Y ou can enlarge the photo s so that each one f ills the screen for eas y viewing. Y ou can also rotate a photo so you can v iew it correctly . The rotat ion positi on is retaine d until you remove the card or CD. 1 If nec essa ry , press Menu to move to the Photo View scree[...]

84 Viewing, Printing, and Saving P hotos Viewing a Slide Show Y ou can view your p hoto s autom atical ly , f or a fe w se cond s each , by r unni ng a slide show . Y ou can view all the photos or just se lected ones. 1 Pr e s s t h e 2 button . (Or press Menu , pr ess Select d or Select u to highlight Slide Show , and press Enter .) The S lide S h[...]

Viewing, Printing, and Saving Pho tos 85 2 Pr e s s Pre v. < , Next > , Select d , or Select u to highlight the photos you don ’ t want to include, then p ress Enter to deselect them. (T o select them again, press Enter ag ain.) 3 When you ’ re ready to run the s lide show , press the 2 button, then press Enter to select View Sl ide Sho w[...]

86 Viewing, Printing, and Saving P hotos Free zing an Image for Pri nting Y ou c an “ freeze” and print any video image that yo u see on your TV screen, such as scene in a movie or sporting event on TV (excep t from so urce s con nected to the DVI or P C por t). Th en you ca n print the imag e, if you li ke. 1 While you ’ re viewing a pro gra[...]

Viewing, Printing, and Saving Pho tos 87 4 T o print the curre ntly disp layed image , pre ss the Pr int button on the TV p anel or remote control . Y ou see the P rint Settings screen. (T he current program or video image keep s running on the right.) 5 T o select the numb er of printed copies you want, pres s Prev. < or Next > . 6 Pr e s s [...]

88 Viewing, Printing, and Saving P hotos Changing the Capture Settings If you ’ re freezing images containing text or images f rom a DVD player that uses progress ive output, you may get better results by changing the capture method, as de scribed bel ow . 1 Pr e s s t h e Fre eze butto n. 2 Pr e s s Select d to highlight Capture settings and pre[...]

Viewing, Printing, and Saving Pho tos 89 Printing Photos Once you ’ ve viewed your photos on a dig ital photo card or CD—or ca ptured a video imag e using the F reeze button—follow the steps in the se sections to pr int it. •“ L o a d i n g P a p e r ” b e l o w • “S electing a Photo and P r inting I t” on page 92 • “M o nitor[...]

90 Viewing, Printing, and Saving P hotos 2 Gr asp the pap er cassette and pull it all the way out o f the printer . 3 Open the paper cassette l id.[...]

Viewing, Printing, and Saving Pho tos 91 4 Y ou can load up to 20 sh eets of pa per . P ositio n the pape r with the sh iny side face up, with the wide bordered edge faci ng the hinge of the cass ette, and the narrow bordered end facing th e open end of the c assette. 5 Close the cass ette li d and pr ess it until it c licks s hut. Caution Don’t [...]

92 Viewing, Printing, and Saving P hotos 6 Slid e the casse tte into it s slot, o pen end fir st. P ush it in until i t clicks int o place. 7 Close th e printer cover . Selecting a Photo and Printing It Y ou can print on e photo at a time from a di gital phot o card or CD-R /R W . If you haven ’ t yet inserted your photo card or CD, insert it. Th[...]

Viewing, Printing, and Saving Pho tos 93 2 Pr e s s t h e Print button on the TV panel or remote control. Y ou see the P r int Settings screen: 3 T o print o ne copy of the photo, press Enter . T o print multip le cop ies, pr ess Pre v. < or Next > until the number in the Copies box is correct. Then p ress Enter . After a moment, pr inting st[...]

94 Viewing, Printing, and Saving P hotos Monitoring or Cancelling Y our Print Jobs Once you send a photo for printing, you can monitor its pr ogress or cancel it. 1 Pr e s s t h e 4 button. (Or press Menu, pres s Sele ct d to highlight Print Monitor , and press Enter .) The Print Monitor menu open s. 2 T o monitor your pr int jobs, press Enter to c[...]

Viewing, Printing, and Saving Pho tos 95 Cancelling an Individua l Print Job 1 Pr e s s Pre v. < , Ne xt > , Select d , or Sele ct u to hi ghlight the job and press Enter . Y ou see the P rinting or W ait ing screen: 2 Pr e s s Select u to hi ghli gh t Cancel and press Enter . (If t he print job has fini shed before y o u could canc el it, pr[...]

96 Viewing, Printing, and Saving P hotos Inserting a CD-R/R W 1 P res s the eject butt on on the drive to open th e tray . 2 Place a new , blank CD-R/R W disc on the tray with the label side facing up. M a ke sure the disc lays flat in the tray . 3 P res s the eject butt on again to close th e tray . W riting Photos to a CD-R/R W 1 Pr e s s t h e 3[...]

Viewing, Printing, and Saving Pho tos 97 4 Y ou see a writing confirmati on message while your photo s are written to the CD and the drive light fl ashes. W hen it’ s f inishe d, the CD tray op ens and y ou see a co mpleti on message. Pr es s Enter . Selecting Phot os for W riting to CD- R/RW 1 T o select only some of yo ur photos for writing to [...]

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Caring For the TV 99 Caring For the TV T o keep your TV clean and operating correctly , or to move it to another location, follo w the steps in these sec tions : • “Cleaning the TV” below • “Cleaning the Air F ilter” belo w • “Replacing the TV Pr oject ion Lamp ” on page 101 • “Replacing the P rinter I nk Cassette” on page 1[...]

100 Caring For the T V 2 U se a small, hand-held vacuum to r emove du st from bo th sides o f the ve nt cov er . 3 T o replace the vent cover , insert the tabs on the back into the right side of the vent opening. T hen press in the l eft side of th e vent cover .[...]

Caring For the TV 101 Replacing the TV Pr ojection Lam p The projection lamp in y o ur TV is designed to last approxi mately 10,000 hours . Lamp life will var y de pendi ng on the mo de selec t ed, environmental conditions, and usage. When it is time to replace the lamp , the TV displays a message on the screen. The Lamp and Power lights on the fro[...]

102 Caring For the T V Lamp Replacement Precautions • N ever touch the projecti on lamp immedi atel y af ter t urnin g off the T V or y ou could b e burned.W ait at least 30 minutes after turnin g off the TV to let the lamp cool down comp lete ly . • I f the lamp ha s broke n, handle th e shar ds car efully t o avoid i njur y . • The used lam[...]

Caring For the TV 103 4 On the front of the TV , pus h in the latch on th e lamp cover , then pull off the c over and set it as ide. 5 U s e the screwdriver that came with the replacem ent lamp to loosen the two screws in the corners of the lamp housing. (Y o u can ’ t remove the scr ews.) 6 G rasp the handle on the lamp and pull it out of the TV[...]

104 Caring For the T V 7 P osition the new lamp as shown belo w . Then slide it carefully i nto the lamp slot unti l it stop s. 8 T ighten the screws in the cor ners of the lamp ho using. 9 Insert the tabs o n the lamp cover into the righ t side of the openi ng. Then push in th e left side to clo se the cover .[...]

Caring For the TV 105 10 Align the speaker cover ov er the T V , making sur e it fits int o the holes . Push in on all sid es of the cover . 11 Pl ug in the T V and pr ess th e Power button to turn it on. If t he Lam p and Power lights come on or flash r e d, you may not have i nstalled the lamp correct ly or com plete ly clos ed the lamp cover . C[...]

106 Caring For the T V 2 F lip do wn the pr inter l ock co ver . 3 T urn the print er lock c ountercloc kwise to l oosen it. I t spins fr eely when it i s unlocked.[...]

Caring For the TV 107 4 Gr asp the prin ter handle and pull the printer out as far as it goes. Removing and Replacing the Ink Cassette 1 P u ll open the ink cover on the side of th e printer .[...]

108 Caring For the T V 2 Lift up the ink casse tte latch, then carefully pull out the cass ette. 3 Remo ve the ne w casset te fr om its package. Then remo ve the r ed paper strip from t he en d. 4 If the ink ribbon is slack, rotate the spindles to tighten it. Caution If the ink ribbon ca tches in the open ing, caref ully adjust it so it doesn’t t[...]

Caring For the TV 109 5 P osition the cassette as shown below . Then ca refully align the cassette and its ribbon with with the cass ette slot. 6 Once it is aligned, gently push the c assette into the s lot until it clicks in to place beneath the latch. Note Y our ink cassette may loo k sli ghtly diffe rent . Cover ed ends of the ribb on shoul d fa[...]

110 Caring For the T V 7 F lip up th e ink co ver and push i t closed . Sliding the Printer Back In 1 Slide in the printer until it s tops. If the prin ter catches on the o pened prin ter door beneath it, gently hold the cover down and out of the way as you slide the printer in . 2 P u sh in on the pr inter lock as you turn it clockwise to tighten [...]

Caring For the TV 111 3 F lip up the lock cov er . 4 Close th e printer cove r . If you see any error messages when you print, you may need to reinstall the ink cassette . Care fully foll ow the steps in thi s section t o reinst all it. Moving or T ransporting the TV When moving the TV , have two people grasp th e TV as sho w n belo w . Lift t he T[...]

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Solving Pr oblems 113 Solving Problem s If you have a probl em with the TV , read any error messages on the screen and check the lights on the fro nt panel . Then follow th e sugges ted solu tions in these section s: • “Responding to S creen Error Messages ” below • “Responding to TV P anel Light I ndicators ” on page 114 • “B asic [...]

114 Solving P roblems Responding to TV Panel Light Indicators Lamp and P ower light status Lamp li ght P ow er light S tatus Off Green R eady The T V is oper ating n or mally . Off G reen f lashi ng W a r m-up mode After a mo ment, your image wi ll appear . Off O rang e fla shing Cool -down mo de Wa i t u n t i l t h e Power lig ht sto ps flash ing[...]

Solving Pr oblems 115 Off Red In ternal erro r The TV has an i nternal problem. Press th e Power button to turn off the TV and then unplu g it. Con tact EPS ON as de scribe d on page 124. Orange flashi ng Red Fan or temperat ure sensor e rror The cooling fan o r temperature sensor has a problem. Press the Power button to turn off the TV and then un[...]

116 Solving P roblems Basic O peration Problems Pictur e Pro blems P roblem Solution The power wo n’t come on. Make sure your elect rical outlet is workin g and isn’t control led by a swit ch o r tim er . Check that the power cord is connected securely. If the Power l ight is flashi ng o range, the T V is coolin g down. When it stops flashing a[...]

Solving Pr oblems 117 Sound Pr oblems The p ictur e contains no color or incorrect colors. Press the Color button on the remote control to select an other color mode. I f you wan t to use a di ffer ent mode as your de faul t settin g, change the Colo r Mode menu setting as de scribed on page 60. Chec k you r TV recept ion an d co nnect ions . W eat[...]

118 Solving P roblems TV Receptio n or Operation Pr oblems Remote Control Problems P roblem Solution TV rec eption is po or . Check your ante nna, c able, or d igital o r sate llite receiver connection s. See page 14 for details. W eathe r condit ions an d inter ference f rom other ne arby equipm ent may be affecti ng the picture qualit y. T ur n o[...]

Solving Pr oblems 119 Pr oblems Vie w ing P hotos fr om Cards or Di scs Printing Pr oblems When the printer is out of paper o r ink, or ha s another detectable problem, the TV displays an error message on the s creen. F o llow the on-s creen instr uctions or the ins tructio ns on the sticker in side the prin ter door to solve t hese problem s. If t[...]

120 Solving P roblems Clearing a Paper Jam Fr om the Back of the Printer 1 P res s and release the printer cover latch to ope n the cover . 2 F lip do wn the pr inter l ock co ver .[...]

Solving Pr oblems 121 3 T urn the print er lock c ountercloc kwise to l oosen it. It spins fr eely when it i s unlocked. 4 Gr asp the prin ter handle and pull the printer out as far as it goes.[...]

122 Solving P roblems 5 U s e a Phillips-head screwdriv er with a shaft at least 6 inches long to loosen the 2 sc rews securing the printer on each side, as shown belo w . 6 Lift u p the fro nt of t he print er sli ghtly and slide it forward off of its gui d erails until yo u can acces s the back of the printer . 7 Open the back do or of the printe[...]

Solving Pr oblems 123 9 Sl ide the pr inter back onto its guide rails and ali gn the sc rews with the scr e w holes on each side . 10 T ighten th e screws securely . 11 Slide in the printer unti l it stop s. If the printer c atches on the o pened printer d oor beneath it, gently hold the cover down and out of the way as you slide the printer in . 1[...]

124 Solving P roblems Pr oblems S aving Photos to a CD-R/RW When the CD-R/R W W riter can ’ t write your photo to a disc, or has another detectable prob lem, the T V displays an err or message on the scre en. F ollow the on-scr een instructio ns to solve the pro blem. If replac ing the disc doesn ’ t solve the prob lem, make sure you didn ’ t[...]

Specifications 125 Specifications General Scr een and Display * Lamp l ife wi ll vary depe nding on th e mode sele cted, e nviron mental condit ions, and u sage. Electri cal Mechanical Proj ectio n syst em 3 LCD pane l, 1 len s, rear projec tion T el evision system NTSC (Ameri can stand ard); 2 tuners Cha nne l cov erag e VHF : 2 - 13 UHF: 14 - 69 [...]

126 Specificat ions Envi r onm enta l Inter faces Operating temperature 41 to 95 °F (5 to 35 °C) Storage temperatu re 14 to 140 °F (–10 to 60 °C) Operating humidity 20 to 80%, non-condens ing In p u t i n t e r f a c e s Video IN 4 tot al (3 in back, 1 in fron t), RCA-type; 1 V p-p, 75 ohms S-Vide o IN 4 tota l (3 in ba ck, 1 in fro nt), S- t[...]

Specifications 127 Printer Options Safety EMI Type Dye-s ublim ation ther m al transf er printer Resolut ion 300 dpi (equi valent to 4896 dpi on an ink jet printe r) Paper size 4 × 6 inches (10.2 × 15.2 cm) Paper ca pacity 20 sheet s Print speed 110 seconds per sheet TV st and For LS47 P1: LS 47S TD For LS57 P1: LS 57S TD Replac ement la mp ELSLP[...]

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Notices 129 Notices FCC Compliance Statement F or United States Users This equipment has been te sted and found to comply wi th the limits for a Class B digital device , pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rul es. These limits are designed to provide reas onable prote ction agains t harmful inter fer ence in a resi dential installati on. This equi pmen[...]

130 Notices ENER GY ST AR Com plianc e As an ENERGY ST AR P artne r , EPSON has determined that this product meets th e ENERGY ST AR guidelin es for energy efficiency . Note on Closed Captioning This te levisi on receive r provides displa y of te levisi on clo sed ca ptionin g in ac cordance with §15.119 of the FCC rules. Note on TV Use U s e of t[...]

Index 131 Index A Adding channels, 41 Air filter, cleaning, 9 9 to 100 Antenna connecting, 15 grounding , 10 satell ite, 22 Antenna 1/2 settings, 39 to 40, 68 to 69 Aspect button, 37, 63 Aspect ratio changing screen, 37 for froz en images, 88 setting default, 63 to 64 Audio defau lt settin gs, 6 4 to 65 problems, 117 setting volume, 36 Audio receiv[...]

132 Index CD-R/ RW dri ve cable connection, 31 inserti ng CD in, 80 to 82 Channel zapping, 45, 68 to 70 Channel(s) adding, 41 Auto Program setting, 39 to 40 blocking, 49 to 51 buttons, 4 2 favor ite, 42 labelli ng, 56 to 57 Lock sett ing, 4 9 to 51 Manual Program setting, 41 menu, 56 to 57 , 68 to 69 problems, 118 selec ting , 42 setting up, 39 to [...]

Index 133 H Headpho n es cable connection, 32 volum e, 36 I Ink casset te problems, 119 replacing, 105 to 111 Input source blocking, 49 to 51 labelli ng, 58 to 59 skippi ng unused, 52 Interfa ce spec ificati ons, 1 26 J Jammed pape r, clearing, 1 19 to 123 JPEG format, 77, 80 Jumper cabl e , 68 L Labelli ng channels, 56 to 57 inpu t sourc es, 58 to[...]

134 Index Photo( s) enlarging, 8 3 on CD, 80 to 82 on photo c ard, 77 to 79 printing, 89 to 95 problems, 119 rotating, 83 saving, 95 to 97 slide s how, 84 to 85 viewing, 77 to 85, 97 Picture quality adjusting, 60 to 62 problems, 116 to 117 Picture-Outs ide-Picture (POP), 66 to 68, 69 to 70 Playback setting, 85 POP button, 66 to 68, 69 to 70 Positio[...]

Index 135 Saving photos to CD-R/RW, 95 to 97, 124 Screen aspect ratio , 37, 63 to 64 cleaning, 99 display size, sett ing, 37, 63 to 6 4 display type, setting, 38 error me ssages, 93, 113 freezin g ima ges, see Freezin g images picture q uality, 60 to 62 position setting, 60 to 62 problems, 116 to 117 Setting menu, 52, 5 5, 58 to 59, 65 to 66, 70 to[...]

136 Index TV ( continued ) shelf , 12 to 13 shippi ng, 111 shutting off automatically, 70 to 71 sleep mode , 70 to 71 stands, 11 to 12, 111 suppor ts, 11 to 12, 1 11 transporting, 111 turning off, 38 turning on, 35 to 36 usage notification, 130 viewin g posi tion, 11 weight, 125 TV/Video button, 35 to 36, 66 U USB/CD-R/RW drive connection, 31 V V-C[...]

Remote Control Map Button F unction Power T ur ns the TV on and off. See page 35. Equipment selection switch and control buttons Selects equipment and controls it if you programmed the remote control to do so. See page 71. Photo View Starts the Photo viewer so you can view or print photos on a digital photo card or CD. See page 77. Freeze Freezes t[...]

Connector Panel Maps Back connector panel Connector Function ANT 1 For outside antenna, cable serv ice line, or other video inputs. RF Output Video output for various connections. Leave jumper cable connected to RF Output and ANT 2 connectors to provide POP an d Channel Zapping features in certain connection schemes. ANT 2 Alternate connector for o[...]