Epson EMP-TS10 manual

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About The Man uals and Notations Used The documen tation for your EPSON project or is di vided into t he follo wing four manuals. Refer t o the manuals in the order gi v en belo w . Unpacking and Ins tallatio n Guide This manual contains in formation on the procedures from unpacking th e projector through to starting to use th e projector , and als[...]

1 Conte nts F eatur es of the Projec tor ................ ............. ...... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ....... ............. .. 2 Basic Ope rations T ur ning On the Proj ector ................. ............. ................... ............. ................... ......... 6 Connecting th e Power Cord .. ...................... ..........[...]

2 Features of the Pr ojector Compact and lightweight The projector has a compact body with a footprint the size of an A4 page (274 (D) x 348 (W) x 104 (H) mm (10.79 (D) x 13.7 (W) x 4.09 (H) inches) and is light in weight (approximately 4.2kg (9.3 lbs)). Equipped with five color modes The optimum images can be projected simply by selecting the desi[...]

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5 Basic Operations This chapter describ es basic operations such as turning pr ojection on and off and adjusting the pr ojected images. T urning On the Pr ojector ........... .................. ...... 6 • • • • Connecting the P ower Cord ............. ....................... ........... 6 • • • • T u rning O n the Power and Pr oject[...]

6 T urning On th e Pr ojector This section de scribes the procedure fr om turning on the po wer to pr ojecting images. Pr ocedure 1 Check th at the power is turn ed off for all compon ents con nected to the projector . 2 Connec t the c ompute r or other video source to th e projector . ( Setup Gui de ). 3 Remo ve th e lens cov er . 4 Connec t the a[...]

7 Basic Operations Pr ocedure 1 T urn on the po w er f or al l equipmen t connec ted to th e pro j ector . For a vid eo source, press the [Play] b utton at the video sour ce to start playback if neces sary . Check that the indicator on the projector has stoppe d flashing and l ights orange. 2 When us ing th e rem o te co ntrol, set the R/C switch o[...]

Turning O n the Pr ojector 8 • • • • If only on e signal so urce has bee n connected , the sign als from that source will b e projected without nee ding to press on e of the b uttons f rom the pre vious table . • • • • If the "N o-Signal." me ssage do es not disap pear , chec k the conn ections a gain. • • • • If a[...]

9 Basic Operations T urning Off th e Pr ojector Fo llow the p rocedure belo w to turn off t he po wer of the projector . Pr ocedure 1 T urn off the power for the sign al sour ces that are co nnected t o the projector . Check that the po wer for all connected component s has been tuned off. 2 Press the [ P ower] b utto n on either the remot e contr [...]

Turning O ff the Pr ojector 10 6 Set the R/C s witch on the re mote contro l to the OFF position. 7 Retract the front adju stable foot if it is ext e nd ed . Gently push do wn on the projector while pressing the foot ad just b utton. 8 Attach the lens cover . Attach the lens cov er to the lens when not using the projector , in or der to stop the le[...]

11 Basic Operations Adjustin g the S creen I mage Y ou can adjust the screen image in order to obtain the best possible picture. The size of the projected image is basically determined by th e distance from the projector to the screen. ( Se tup Gu ide ) The follo wing procedures e xplain ho w to adjust the screen image o nce the projector itself ha[...]

Adjusti ng the Scr een Imag e 12 When the projector is set up at an angle, key stone distortion may appear in the projected images. If the projector is adju sted to within a range of ap proximately 30 ° verti cally or 10 ° horizo ntall y , th e keysto ne correction f unction can be us ed to adjust thi s ke ystone distor tion. The v alues gi ven h[...]

13 Basic Operations Pr ocedure Proce dure to follow if using both hor izontal a nd ver tical k eystone c orrectio n: 1. With the front adjusta ble foot retracte d, set the proj ector so that it is fully horizontal. 2. Extend t he front ad justabl e f oot to adjus t the angle a s necessary . 3. Adju st the v er tical k e ystone dist or tion until bo[...]

14 Adjusting the Image Qu ality The quality of the screen images can be adjusted as follows. T urn the f ocus ring to adj ust th e imag e focus. The follo wing fi ve co lor modes hav e been preset f or use with images with v arying characteristics. Y ou can use these color modes to o btain the optimum image quality easil y , ju st b y selecting whi[...]

15 Basic Operations This function changes the aspect ratio of video im ages from 4:3 to 16 :9 when video images ar e being projected. I mages which ha ve been recorded in digi tal video or on to D VDs can be vi ewed in 16:9 wide- screen forma t. Pr ocedure The asp e ct ra t io c han ges ea c h ti m e the [Resize] button on either the remote control[...]

Adjusti ng the Image Qua lity 16 Computer images can be adjusted automatically to the o ptimum images. Automatic adjust ment in volves adjustment of the following three items: T racking , Display position and Sync (syn chronization) . Pr ocedure While an imag e is being projected from the computer , press the [A uto] but ton on either th e remote c[...]

17 Basic Operations I If flick ering, fuzziness or interference ap pear in images that are inp ut from the computer , and thi s cannot be f ixed u sing automatic adj ustment, you w ill need to adjust the sync(synchronization) manually using the follo wing projection. Pr ocedure While holding dow n the [Shift] butt on on the pr ojector's contro[...]

18 Adjusting the V olume Y o can adjust the volume of the sound coming from the projector's built-in speaker . Pr ocedure Press the [V olume , ] b utton on the pr ojector's control panel or the [V olu m e -,+] button on the r emote contr ol. If you pres s the [ ] or [+] side, th e volume increases, and if yo u press the [ ] side or [-] si[...]

1 Settings and Useful Functions This chapte r descri bes the envir onme nt setting menus and useful functions that can be used when a computer is connected . En vir onment Setting Menu Functions and Operations .................. .............. .................. .... 20 • • • • V ideo Menu ............ ...................... ...............[...]

20 En vir onm ent Setti ng Menu Functi ons a nd Operat ions The setting menus can be used to carry out a v ariety of settin g s an d adjustment s. The menus hav e a hierarchical structure, with a main menu that is di v i ded into sub-men us, which are further di vided into other s ub-menus. • • • • The functio ns in the V ideo menu cannot b[...]

Settings and Useful Functions 21 * If set to sRGB, the color temperature for the Color Adjustm ent command in the Adv anced menu wil l be set t o 6500K. Main menu Sub-menu F unction Default setting V ideo Position Mo ves the image display po sition verti cally and ho rizontally . • • • • Press th e button on the proj ector 's co ntrol [...]

Envir onment Set ting Me nu Functio ns and O peration s 22 * If se t to sR G B, the co lor tem pera ture for the Color A d j ustm ent co mma n d i n the A d van ce d menu wil l b e set to 6 5 00 K. Computer (Analog-RGB, Digital-RGB) Main menu Sub-menu Func tion Def ault sett ing V ideo Positi on (Anal og-RGB o nly) Mov es the image display positi o[...]

Settings and Useful Functions 23 Au d i o M e n u Main menu Sub-menu F unction Default setting Audio Au dio Inpu t Se ts the audio i nput por t from Audio1 , Audio 2 or US B to m atch the curre nt vide o source . Depen ds on conn ection V olum e Ad justs the volu me. 15 T reble Adjusts th e treble set ting. Median v alue (0) Bass Adjusts the ba ss [...]

Envir onment Set ting Me nu Functio ns and O peration s 24 Setting H-Keystone Corre cts hori zo ntal keystone distortio n in ima ge s. • • • • When ke ystone correct ion is carried o ut, the image b ecomes smaller . • • • • If using both ho r iz on tal and vert i ca l keystone corr ect i on, first make th e vert ical co rr ection an[...]

Settings and Useful Functions 25 Adv a nc ed Menu Main menu Sub-me nu Function Def ault sett ing Advanced Lang ua ge Sets the l angu age for mes s age disp lays. • • • • Press th e button on the proj ector 's co ntrol p ane l or the [E nt e r] button on the r emote con trol, and select th e langua ge from th e se lecti on menu that ap [...]

Envir onment Set ting Me nu Functio ns and O peration s 26 • • • • The About menu shows the status of the cur rent image source. • • • • The Lamp ite m appears as 0 H for 0 – 10 hou rs, after th at, it appears in units of 1 h our . About Menu Composite Video , S-Vi deo Main menu Sub-menu Func tion Def ault sett ing About Lamp Disp[...]

Settings and Useful Functions 27 Reset All Menu Main menu Sub-menu F unction Default setting Reset All Ex e cute Resets all items in all en vironment setting menus to their defa ul t set tin gs . • • • • Press th e button on the proj ector 's co ntrol p ane l or the [E nt e r] button on the re mote control to d isplay the co nfirmatio [...]

Envir onment Set ting Me nu Functio ns and O peration s 28 The menus can be o perated using either the remote co ntrol or the projector's contr ol panel. Pr ocedure 1 Press t he [Menu] button on either the remote contr ol or the projector 's control panel. The en vironment set ting menu appear s. The en v ironm ent setting menu consists o[...]

29 Settings and Useful Functions 5 Select a se tting value. If using th e projector's control panel, pr ess the or button. If using t he remote contro l, press the l eft or right edge of the [En ter] b utton. 6 Select other menu i tems in the sa me way . Repeat steps 2 to 5 to change the setting for oth er menu items. T o retu rn to a previous[...]

30 Useful Functions When a Co mputer is Connecte d This section descr ibes some of the useful fun ctions that can be used when a computer is connected to the projector . This function momen tarily pauses the image and s ound. For example, it can be used when you do not wan t to sho w vie wers details of operations su ch as selecting dif ferent f il[...]

Settings and Useful Functions 31 This function lets you enlarge or reduce selected areas of images . Pr ocedure 1 Press the [E -Zoom] button on the remote contr ol. A cursor (cross) indicating the center point for the area to be enlar ged will ap pear on the screen. 2 Move the cross to the a rea of the imag e that is to be enlarged or reduced. T il[...]

Useful fu nctions when a com puter is c onnect ed 32 This funct ion lets you p roject computer i mages or componen t video images in th e main screen, and a vi deo image (V ideo or S-V ideo) in a sub-s creen. The video image in the sub- screen can be set us ing the P in P com mand in the Sett ing menu. (p. 24) Pr ocedure 1 Connect all components, s[...]

33 Settings and Useful Functions 4 Press the [Enter] button on the r emote contr ol to a ccept t he displ a y posit ion and size f or th e sub-scr een. If you pr ess the [P in P] bu tton once more, the sub-screen will disappear . • • • • If y ou change and set th e position o f the sub-scre en, the sub-scre en will ap pear in the la st posi[...]

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3 Troubleshooting This chapter de scribes troub leshooting procedur es for the pr ojector . Using the Help ....................... .............. ............. 36 When Ha ving Some T r oubl e ............... ............. 37 When the Indicator s Pro vide No Help ............ 39[...]

36 Using the Help If a problem occurs with the projector , the Help function u ses on-screen displays to assis t you in solving the pro blem. It uses a seri es of menus in a question and an swer format. The questions v ary depending on the type of image sou rce. Pr ocedure 1 Press the [H el p] button on eith er the remot e co ntr ol or the pr oject[...]

37 T roub leshooting When Ha ving Some T r ouble If you are having a problem with the projector , f irst check the pro jector's indicator s. The project or is prov ided with the fo llowing three indicators. Th ese indicators al ert you to proble ms with projector oper atio n. The follo wing tables sho w what the indicators mean and how to rem [...]

When Hav ing Some T rouble 38 High tem p eratur e inside pr ojecto r (overheatin g) The lamp wil l turn off automatically an d projection will stop. W ait for about 5 min ut es without operati ng the projecto r . After 5 minu tes ha ve e lapsed , the pr oject o r’ s cooling fan wi l l stop . O n ce the cool ing fan has stop ped, unpl ug the power[...]

39 T roub leshooting When the In d ic ators Pr o vid e No Help If an y of the follo wing problems oc cur and the indicators do n ot offer a solution, refer to the pages gi ven for each problem . No images appear p .39, 40 Imag es appear dark p .42 P oor image q uality p .40 Images appear green p .43 Only pa r t of the ima ge is displ a yed p .41 No[...]

When the Indicators Provide No Help 40 Condit ion No image s appear (Mes sages do ap pear) “Not Suppor t ed.” message appears on the scree n. “No-Signal. ”message appears o n the screen. Probab le cause Remedy Does the in put si gnal set ting match the connecte d source? Use t he Comp1 Input o r Comp2/ YCbCr I nput commands i n the Setting [...]

41 T roub leshooting Is the l ens dir ty? Clea n t he lens. ( p.46) Has condensa tion for med on the lens ? If the proje ctor is suddenly taken from a cold en viron ment to a warm environment, condensati on may form on the le ns, and this may ca use the im age s to appear fuzz y . T urn off the power and wait f or th e conde nsa tion t o disapp ear[...]

When the Indicators Provide No Help 42 Has the co mputer be en set for dual displ a y? (When conn ected t o a comput er) If dual display has bee n acti v a te d in the Display Prop er t ies of the co mputer' s Control Panel , the proj ec tor w il l only pr oject about hal f of the i mag e on the com puter screen. T o disp lay the whole of the [...]

43 T roub leshooting Probab le cause Remedy Is the l amp due for replacemen t? If the indicator is flashing orange, it mea ns that the lamp will soon b e du e for re p la ceme nt. Whe n th e lamp is nearly d ue for replacem ent, the image will become darker and the ti nt will becom e poorer . Replace the lamp with a new one. (p.47, 48) Has the ima [...]

When the Indicators Provide No Help 44 Condit ion The remo te control does not w or k Probab le cause Remedy Is the R/C s witch on the re mote control set to OFF? Set the R/C switch on the re mote control to ON. (p.7) Is the rem ote contr ol being pointed at the righ t angle? The ope rating an gle for the remote co nt rol is appr oximately 30 ° h [...]

4 Appendices This chapter pr ovides inf ormation on maintenance pr ocedures to ensure the best level of perf ormance for the pr ojector for a long time. Maintenanc e ................. .............. .................. .... 46 • • • • Cleaning ............ ....................... ................. ...................... .... 46 • Cleaning [...]

46 Main tenance This section descr ibes maintenance tasks such as cleaning the projector and replacing consumable parts. Y o u shou ld clean th e projector if it becom e s d irt y or if the quality of projected im ages star ts to deteriorate. Clean the projector case by wiping it gently with a soft cloth. If the pr ojector is particu larly dirty , [...]

47 Appendices This section describes how to replace the lamp and the air f ilter . It is time to replace the lamp when : • • • • The mes sage "L amp Replace" appears on the scr een when pr ojectio n star ts. • • • • The indi cator fl ashes orange or light s red. • • • • The proje cted imag e gets dar ker or st ar t[...]

Maint enance 48 Pr ocedure 1 T urn off the pr ojector power , wait for the cool-do wn period to en d, and the n discon nect the p ower cor d. (p.9) The cool-d own peri od lasts for ab out 2 minut es. The actual tim e will va ry depending on the exte rnal air temperature. 2 W ait until t he lamp has co oled do wn, and then r emove the lamp cover . I[...]

49 Appendices 6 Inst all the lamp cover . Insert the two co ver tabs into the project or , and then press th e other side of the lamp cover until it clicks into place. The projector has a built-in counter which keeps t rack of the lamp operating time. When the cumulati ve operating time reaches a certain point, it causes the replacement w arning me[...]

Maint enance 50 Pr ocedure 1 T urn off the pr ojector power , wait for the cool-do wn p eri od to en d, and then discon nect the p ower co rd. (p.9) The cool-d own peri od lasts for ab out 2 minut es. The actual tim e will va ry depending on the exte rnal air temperature. 2 Put your finger in to the rece ss in the a ir filter hook , an d lift up th[...]

51 Appendices Sa ving a User' s Logo Y ou can record the image th at is currently being projected as a u ser's logo. Pr ocedure 1 Pr oject the image that you w ould like to use as a user's logo, and then press the [Menu] b utton on the projector ’ s cont r ol panel or the remote contr ol. 2 Select t he User's Log o menu, and t[...]

Saving a User's Log o 52 6 Selec t the z oom rate i n the Zo om rate setti ng screen , and then p ress the button on the projector's c ontrol panel or th e [Enter] button on the remote contr ol. 7 Selec t Y es at the confi rmation scre en, and th en pr ess the button on th e projector's c ontrol panel or the [En ter] button on the re[...]

53 Appendices Optional Accessorie s The follo wing optional accessories are a v ailable for purchase if requ ired. This list of optional accessories is current as of February 2002. Details of acces sories are subject to change withou t notice. * A special method of installation is requir ed in o rder to suspend the p rojector from the ceiling. Plea[...]

54 List of Suppor ted Sig nal Re solutions Component Video In put / RGB Vide o Input Signal Refresh rate (Hz) Resolutions f or resized display (dot s) SDTV (5 25i) (D1) 60 800 × 60 0 (4:3 as pect) 800 × 450 (16: 9 as pect) SDTV (62 5i ) 50 800 × 60 0 (4:3 as pect) 800 × 450 (16: 9 as pect) SDTV (5 25p) (D2) 8 00 × 600 (4:3 as pect) 800 × 450 [...]

55 Appendices *1 V irtual (windo w) display *2 Connection is n ot possible i f the equipment d oes not ha ve a V GA output p ort. Computer Signal Refresh rate (Hz) Resoluti on (dots) Resolutions f or resized displa y (resizi ng ON) (dots) Resolutions for normal display (resizing OFF ) (dots) PC98 640 × 400 800 × 500 640 × 40 0 EGA 640 × 350 800[...]

56 Specificat ions Product name Home Theatre Projector EMP-TS10 Dimensions 348 (W) x 104 (H) x 274 (D) mm (13. 7 (W ) x 4. 09 (H) x 10.7 9 (D) i n ch e s) (no t inc l udi n g pr ot rudi n g pa r ts) P anel size 0.9 inches Displ a y method Polysilicon TFT activ e matrix Drive method Full-line 12-ph ase block sequential writing Resolution SV GA 480,0[...]

57 Appendices Saf ety USA UL19 50 3 rd Edition Canada CSA C22. 2 No.9 50 -9 5 (cUL) European Commu nity The Low V oltage Directi ve (73/23/EEC) IEC60 950 2 nd Edition, +Amd.1, +Amd.2, +Amd.3, +Amd.4 EMC USA FCC 47CFR P art15B Class B (DoC) Canada ICES-003 Clas s B European Commu nity The EMC Direc ti ve (89/336/E EC) EN55022 , 1998 Class B EN55024 [...]

58 Appearance 274 (10.79) 114 (4.49) 348 (13.7) 104 (4.09) Units: mm (inch)[...]

59 Appendices P ar t Names and Function s Fr ont/ T op • • • • (Tem perature ) indicator (p.37) Indicates abnormalities in the internal pro jector tempera ture. • • • • (Lamp) indicator (p.37) Indicates a problem with the projection lamp or that the lamp needs to be replaced. • • • • (Operation) indicato r (p.37) Flashes or [...]

Part Nam es and Func tions 60 Control P a nel Source V olume Pow e r A/V Mute Sync+ T racking - T racking + Sync- Menu Esc Help Computer/YCbCr Video Ke ystone Shift Aut o Resize • • • • [Power] butt on (p.7) Turn s the proj ector pow er on and of f. • • • • [Computer/YCbCr ] button (p.7) Changes the image source betwee n the Comput [...]

61 Appendices Rear Base • • • • Control (RS-232C) port Connects the p rojector to a computer usin g an RS-23 2C ca ble. Th is por t is for se rvice us e, and s ho u ld not no rm a lly be used . • • • • USB port ( Setup Guid e ) Conn ects th e proj ector t o a co mputer using a USB cable . • • • • Remote co ntrol light-re cei[...]

Part Nam es and Func tions 62 Remote Control Underneath co ver • • • • Remote contro l light-emittin g area ( Setup Guide ) Outputs infrared remote contr ol sign als. • • • • Indicator Lights wh en a remote co ntrol signal is being out p ut. • • • • R/C switch (p.7) Turns the re mote control power o n and off. • • • ?[...]

63 Appendices Glossar y Foll owi ng is an e xplanation of s ome of the te rms used in thi s guide which m ay be unf amiliar or wh ich were not explained in the manual itself. Further informatio n can be obtained by referring to other commer cially - av ailable publicatio ns. 5BNC A port used to inpu t analog vi deo sign als. A/V Mute The mom ent a [...]

Glossary 64 S-Vi de o A video signal wh ich ha s th e lumina nce comp on ent and co lor comp onen t sep arated in orde r to pro vide better im age quality . It refer s t o images whic h consist of two indepe ndent sign als: Y (lumi nance signal ), and C (color signal) . SDTV A n abbre viation for Standard Def inition T ele vision. It refers to stan[...]

65 Appendices Inde x General T erms A/V Mute function .................... ................. .......... 24, 30 About menu ......... ...................... ................. ................ 26 Adv anced menu .............. ....................... ................ ..... 25 Air filter clean ing ........... ................. ...................... ...[...]

Index 66 Noise reduction.................. ....................... ................ . 2 1 No-Signal..................... ....................... ................. ...... 24 Operating temperature .................. ....................... ...... 56 Operation indicato r ............ ................. ................. 37, 59 Optional accessories ....[...]

W e : EPSON AMERICA, INC . Located at : 3840 Kilro y Air por t W ay MS: 3-13 Long Beach, CA 90806 T el : 562-290-5254 Declare under sole responsibility that the p roduct identified herein, com plies with 47CFR P ar t 2 and 15 of the FCC r ules as a Class B digital device . Each product mar keted, is identical to the representative unit t ested and [...]

FCC Compli ance Statement For United S tates Users This equipment has been tested and f oun d to comply with the limits f o r a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against har mful interference in a residential installation. This equipmen t gen erates, uses, and[...]

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Printed in Japan 402171700 (9002556) 02.01-.*A(C05) Printed on 100% recycled paper. E[...]