Epson EMP-TW100 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 ea tu res of th e Pro je cto r ......... ...... ... ... ... ....... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... .... ...... ... ... ... ... ...... 2 Basic Ope rations T ur ning On the P roject or ....... ......... ......... ....... ......... ......... ...... .......... ......... ...... ... 6 Connecting the Po wer Cord .................. ..........[...]

2 Features of the Pr ojector 80-inch screen Adoption of a wide 1280 x 720 dot panel This panel allo ws high-definition images to be reproduced accurately . Adoption of a special high-resolution DCDi video cir cuit developed b y Far oudja. This circuit greatly reduces the jagged edges that resulted from con ventional progressi ve con version, to pro[...]

3 *Speakers are not included with the projector and must be purchased separately.[...]

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5 Basic Operations This chapter describ es basic operations such as turning the pr oje ctor on a nd of f and adjus ting the pr o jected ima ges. T urning O n the Pr ojector ............... ................... . 6 • • • • Connecting the P ower Cord ................... ...................... ...... 6 • • • • T urning On the P ower and[...]

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 that the power is turn ed off for the proje ctor and all co mpon ents connec ted to th e pr o jecto r . 2 Connec t the c ompute r or other video source to th e projector . Refer to the Setup Guid e . 3 Remo ve th[...]

7 Basic Operations Pr ocedure 1 T urn on th e powe r fo r all equip ment 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 Press the [ P ower] b utto n on either the remot e contr [...]

8 T urnin g Off the Pr ojector Follo w the procedure below to turn of f the po wer of the projecto r . Pr ocedure 1 T urn off the p o wer f or the signal sour ces th at are conn ected to t he projector . Check that the po wer for all connected compone nts ha s been tuned of f. 2 Press the [Po wer] button on either the remot e co ntr ol or the pr oj[...]

9 Basic Operations 6 Retract the front adjusta ble foot if it is extended. Gen tly p ush down on th e proj ect or wh ile pr ess ing the foot adjust button. 7 Attac h the l e n s co ver . Attach the lens co ver to the len s when not using the projector , in order to stop the lens from getting dusty or dirty .[...]

10 Adjusti ng the Screen Im a g e Y ou can adjust the screen image in ord er to obtain the best possi ble picture. The size of the p rojected image is basically determined b y the distance from the projecto r to the screen. (Refer to the Set up Guide .) The follo wing procedures ex plain how to adjust the screen image once the pro jector itself has[...]

11 Basic Operations If the projector is set up so that it is at an an gle to the screen, a type of dist ortion known as "key stone distorti on" may occur . K eystone correction can be carried out if the angle of the projector is within a range of approximately 15 ° vertically fro m the perpendicular . Pr ocedure Correcting K eystone Dist[...]

Adjusti ng the Scr een Imag e 12 When setting up the projector , you can project a test pattern onto the screen and use this test pattern to adjust the projected images befo re a video source has been co nnected. The follo wing two types of test pattern are av ailable. • • • • Crosshatc h • • • • Gra ysc ale patter n The test patter[...]

13 Basic Operations Adjusti ng the Ima g e Qualit y The quality of th e screen images can be adjus ted as follo ws. Pr ocedure T u rn the f ocus ring to adju st th e imag e focus. The follo wing fi ve color modes hav e been preset for us e with images with v arying characteristics. Y ou can use these color modes to obtain th e optimum image quality[...]

Adjusti ng the Image Qua lity 14 The aspect ratio for projected images can be selected from t he following fi ve types of s etting. Howe v er , the aspect ratio settings that can be selected will v ary depen ding on the input signal. Pr ocedure The aspe ct ratio changes a s sh own below each t ime the [Asp ect] button on either the remote control o[...]

15 Basic Operations Squeeze mode Zoom mode Thr ough mode Squeeze Through mode Use this setting if the connected video source has a 16 :9 output mode (Squeeze mode). If images in s queeze mode are vie wed on a 4:3 TV screen, the images are compressed horizontal ly and elongat ed vertical ly . If Squeeze mode is selected on the projector , the images[...]

Adjusti ng the Image Qua lity 16 This function lets y ou adj ust computer images to the optimum setti ngs. Automatic adjust ment in volves adjustment of tracking display position and synchron ization (sync) . Pr ocedure While an image is being pr oject ed fr om the com put er , press t he [A u to] button on the remote control. The screen will appea[...]

1 Advanced Operations This chapt er describes functions fo r enhancing the projecti on of images, and how to use the en vironme nt setting men us. Functions f or Enhancing Pr ojection .............. 18 • • • • Using the En vironment Setting Menus ............. ............... 18 • Displaying and Operating Full Menus .......... ...........[...]

18 Functio ns f or Enhancin g Pr ojection This section descr ibes the v arious useful functions that can be used to enhance pro jection. The functio ns described here are used to set the adjustment values u sing the projector ’ s en vironment setting menus. There are two ty pes of projector ’ s en vironment s etting menus used: • • • • [...]

Adv anced Operations 19 3 Select a me nu item. Press the [Select] b utton on either the projector's control panel or the remote control to accept a selection. The sub-menu corresponding to the selected item in the main menu ap pears. 4 Select a settin g item in th e sub-men u. If using th e projector's control panel, pr ess the and button[...]

Functions for Enh ancing P rojection 20 Pr ocedure 1 Press the [S elect] b ut ton on e ither the projector's c ontrol panel or the re mote contr ol. The line menu appears. 2 Select an it em to b e set. If using t he projector's cont rol panel, pr ess the and buttons . If using the remote control, press the [ Select] button u p and d own. [...]

Adv anced Operations 21 This sect ion describes commonly-used fu nctions. "Black Le vel" and "White Le vel" adjustments are the adjustmen t values that are in ef fect before the signals are sampled by the A/D con verter , and so the y are adju sted to match the inp ut signal so that the y do n ot cause distortion. Use "Colo[...]

Functions for Enh ancing P rojection 22 Up to a maximum of six adjustment valu es in the "V ideo" and "Adv anced " menus can be memorize per input source, and s ettings f or six dif ferent sources can be recor ded, fo r a total of 36 po ssible s ettings. Y ou can sa ve the adjustment v al ues for particular video scenes, and the[...]

23 Adv anced Operations Pr ocedure Press one of the re m ote contr ol memor y buttons [1] to [6] corre s ponding t o the ima ge quality setting s to be retrieved. The images being projected will be adjust ed according to the settings that are retriev ed. Retrieving Saved Ima g e Quality Settings Remote con trol Using the En vir onment Set ting Menu[...]

24 Using the Men u Functions The en vironment setting menus can be u sed to carry out a v ariety of settings and adjustments. T wo types of menu ( full menus and line menus) can b e used to make en vironment set tings. This sect ion describes al l of the functi ons that are av ailable in the en vironment setting menus using the fu ll menus as e xam[...]

Adv anced Operations 25 • • • • “ Vi d e o ” menu ad justments cannot be carried o ut when no image si gnal is being inp ut. • • • • The items appearing in the “ Vi d e o ” menu will v ary depending on the input signal that is being projected. Items in menus other th an the menu for the signal currently being input cann ot b[...]

Using the Menu Fu nctions 26 V ideo C olor Adjustment Onl y one of the follo w ing set tings can be made at any one time. I t is not possible for both sett ings to be en abled at the same time. Color T em p. setting (p.21) • • • • Color T emp. :Allo ws lighter colors to b e adjusted so th at they range from ha ving a r ed ting e to ha ving [...]

Adv anced Operations 27 Computer (D-RGB/A-RGB D V I-I, InputB (A-RGB)) Main menu Sub-m enu Funct ion Default setting V ide o Bla ck L evel Th is let s y o u ad just dark sha d e s wi thou t affec ting the w hit e level s etti ng. (p.21) 0 Wh ite L evel Th is let s y o u ad ju st li ght sha d e s wi th ou t a ff ec ting th e bl ack l evel setti ng. [...]

Using the Menu Fu nctions 28 V ideo C olor Adjustment Onl y one of the follo w ing set tings can be made at any one time. I t is not possible for both sett ings to be en abled at the same time. Color T em p. setting (p.21) • • • • Color T emp. :Allo ws lighter colors to b e adjusted so th at they range from ha ving a r ed ting e to ha ving [...]

Adv anced Operations 29 Adv a nc ed Menu Main menu Sub-m enu Funct ion Default setting Adv anced Progress iv e (Can o nly be adjus ted for 525i and 625i image signa ls) Chan ges signal s from Farou dja's int er laced mo de to prog ressive (IP) con v ers ion mo de. • • • • OFF :Prog ressi v e (IP) con v ersio n is carr ied out for the s[...]

Using the Menu Fu nctions 30 Advanced Input B S el ec ts the type of signa l b ei ng input to th e In put B port . RGB Setup Le vel (Adjustment is only p ossible when composit e, S-V ideo, 525i/p or 625i/p signa ls ar e be ing inp ut.) If usin g a foreig n pr oduct t hat ha s different bl ack level (setup level) settings, use this functi on to obta[...]

Adv anced Operations 31 • • • • The “ About ” menu di splays the settings for the input source for the images being projected, and also sho ws the lamp status. • • • • The "Lamp" sho ws times between 0 an d 10 hours as 0H. T imes greater than 10 hours ap pear in units of one hour . Setting Projection Selects the p roje[...]

Using the Menu Fu nctions 32 Computer (D-RGB/A-RGB D VI-I, InputB (A-RGB)) Main menu Sub-menu Fu nction Def ault sett ing About L amp Displa ys the cumula tiv e la mp operatin g time. When th e lamp warning period is rea ched, the dis play chara cters appear in red. 0H Reset Lamp T imer Initializes the lamp operatin g time when the la mp is replace[...]

3 Troubleshooting This chapter de scribes troub leshooting procedur es for the pr ojector . Using the Help .................. ................... ............. 34 When Ha ving Some T roub le ............... ............. 35 When the Indicator s Pro vide No Help ........ .... 37[...]

34 Using the Help If a prob lem occurs w ith the projector , the Help fu nction uses on-screen displ ays to assi st you in so lving the problem. It uses a series of menus in a question and answer format. The questions vary dep ending on the type of vide o source. Pr ocedure 1 Pres s the [Help] b ut ton on eit h er the remote control or th e project[...]

35 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 36 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 minutes have elapsed, the pr ojector 's coolin g fan will stop . When the co oli ng fan stop s, tu rn off the m a i n powe r[...]

37 T roub leshooting When the In d ic ators Pr o vid e No Help If any o f th e following problems occur and the indicators do not of fer a solution, refer to the pages gi ven for each problem. No imag es appear p .37, p .38 Images app ear dark p .41 P oor image q uality p .39 Images app ear gree n p .41 Only pa r t of the ima ge is displ ay ed (Lar[...]

When the Indicators Provide No Help 38 Condit ion No image s appear (Mes sages do ap pear) “ Not Supp ore d . ” message appears on the scre en. “ No-Signa l. ” me ssag e appear on the scree n. Probab le cause Re medy Does the in put si gnal set ting match the connecte d source? Use the “ V ideo Si g nal ” , “ Input A ” or “ Input [...]

39 T roub leshooting Condit ion P oor image qua lity • • • • The image is fuzzy • • • • Pa rt of the image is o ut of focus • • • • The whole imag e is out of focus • • • • The image is dist orted • • • • The image con t ai ns interference Probab le cause Remedy Has the f ocus been adju sted co rrectly? Adjus[...]

When the Indicators Provide No Help 40 Condit ion • • • • Image is too l arge (Only part of th e i mag e is display ed) • • • • Image is too sma ll Probab le cause Re medy The disp la y mod e (a spect ratio ) setti ng ma y no t be sele cted co rrectly . Press the [Aspe ct] butto n on either the remote cont rol or the proj ec to r &a[...]

41 T roub leshooting Condit ion Images appear dark Probab le cause Remedy Is the l amp due for replacemen t? If the indic ator is flashing orange, it m eans 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 n[...]

When the Indicators Provide No Help 42 Condit ion The po wer doe s not turn off (after the [P ow er] b utton is pres sed) Probab le cause Re medy Is the ind icator still orange? This projec tor is designed so that the indicator remains lit e ven when after the po wer has been turned off. When the main p o wer switch at t he rear o f the proj ector [...]

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 ................. .............. .................. .... 44 • • • • Cleaning ............ ....................... ................. ...................... .... 44 • Cleaning [...]

44 Main tenance This section descr ibes maintenance tasks such as cleaning the projector and replacing consumable parts. Y ou should clean the projector if it becomes d irty or if the quality of p rojected 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 , moist[...]

45 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 i ndicator fl ashes orange or light s red. • • • • The proje cted imag e gets dar ker or st ar t[...]

Maint enance 46 Pr ocedure 1 T urn off the m ain power switch at th e rear of the projector . (p.8) 2 W ait until t he lamp has co oled do wn, and then r emove the lamp cover . Afte r th e coo l-down p e riod has finis hed, it ta ke s approximately a fu rther 30 minutes for the lamp to be coo l enough. Use the screwdri ver that is provided with the[...]

47 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 48 Pr ocedure 1 T urn off the p ower switch at the rear of the pr ojector , and t hen disc on nect the po wer c ord . (p.8 ) 2 Put your finger in to the rece ss in the a ir filter hook , an d lift up the air filter to remove it. In or der t o prevent any dus t on t he ai r filter f rom getting into the projector , be sure t o stand up [...]

49 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 required in o rder to suspend the projector from the ceiling. Please[...]

50 List of Suppor ted Sig nal Re solutions Units: dots Units: dots Component Video Input Signal Res olut io n Aspec t Norm al (Def ault) Sque eze Zoom Through Squeeze Through SDTV (525i , 60 Hz) 640 × 480 640 × 360 (W hen zo omed) 960 × 72 0 (4:3 as pe ct) 1280 × 720 (16:9 a sp ec t) 1280 × 720 (16: 9 as pect) 590 × 442 (4: 3 aspect ) 786 × [...]

51 Appendices Units: dot s * indicates resolutions that ar e compatible with both analog and dig ital formats. *1 This con nection is n ot possible fo r models which ar e not equipped w ith a VGA output port. RGB Input Signal Resolution Aspect Norm al (Default ) Zoom Through PC98 640 × 400 1152 × 720 – 640 × 400 EGA 640 × 35 0 1280 × 700 –[...]

52 Specificat ions Product name H ome Theatre Projector EMP-TW100 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 0.87 inches Displ a y method Polysilico n TFT activ e matrix Drive method Full-line 12-phase block sequential writing Resolution 921,60 0[...]

53 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 Directive (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 ,[...]

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

55 Appendices P ar t Names and Func tions Fr ont/T op Temperature indicator (p.35) Indicates abnormalities in the internal projector temperatu re. Lamp indicator (p.35) Indicates a problem with the projection lamp or that the lamp needs to be r e plac e d. Operation indicator (p.35) Flashes or lights to indicate the oper ating stat us of the projec[...]

Part Nam es and Func tions 56 Control P a nel [Power] button (p.7 ) Press to turn the projector power o n and off. [Source] button (p.7) Switches the input source between InputA → InputB → S-Video → Vid eo → D-RGB → A-RGB each time the button is pressed. [Menu] button (p.18) The environment setting menus turn on and off each time the [Men[...]

57 Appendices Rear Base Trigger port When the projector power is turned on, 12 V DC is ou tput fro m this po rt. When the projector's power is turned off, t he output b ecomes 0 V to communicate the projector's power ON/OFF status to an external device. Remote control light- receivin g area ( Setup G uide ) Receives signals from the remot[...]

Part Nam es and Func tions 58 Remote Control Remote control light- emitting ar ea ( Setup Guid e ) Outputs infrared remo te cont ro l signals. [Pattern] but ton (p.12) Projects a test pattern for image adjustment. The test pattern switches between Crosshatch → Gray scal e Pat t er n → Off each time the button is pressed. [Esc] button (p.19, 34)[...]

59 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. 3-2 pull-do w n function This functio n directly conv erts image sources t[...]

Glossary 60 HDTV An abbre viation for High-Def inition T e le vision. It refe rs to high-def inition system s which satisfy the following conditions. • • • • V ertical r esolution of 750p o r 1125i or greater (p = progr e s si ve scan ni ng, i = interl ac e d s ca n nin g) • • • • Screen aspect ratio of 16:9 • • • • Dolby Di[...]

61 Appendices Inde x General T erms About menu. .... ..... ............. .... ............. 31 Adv anced menu ................ ........... 22, 29 Air filter cleaning ......... .................. .... 44 Air filter replacement ........ ................. 48 Appearance ..... ............. .................. .... 54 A-RGB/D-RGB D VI-I port ............[...]

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W e : EPSON AMERICA, INC . Located at : 3840 Kilroy Air por t Wa y MS: 3-13 Long Beach, CA 90806 T el : 56 2 - 290- 52 54 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 [...]

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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