Epson PowerLite 8000i manual

EP SON Po werL ite 8 000 i/ 900 0i User’s Gu id e ®® 800 090 00 .b oo k Pa ge i Mond ay, Nove m ber 1, 1 99 9 9: 35 AM[...]

ii All rig hts rese rved. No part of thi s publi cation m ay be r eproduce d, sto red in a retrie val s ystem, o r transm itted in any form or by any mean s, electronic, mechan ical, phot ocopyin g, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written p erm ission o f SE IKO EPSON COR PORAT IO N. N o pat ent liabili ty i s assume d with r esp ect to [...]

iii Impor t ant Inf orma t ion A bou t Yo ur Proje c tor Imp ortan t Saf ety Info rmati on WAR NIN G : Neve r look into the pr oje ctor l ens wh en the la mp is tu rned on; the bri ght light ca n damage yo ur eyes. Nev er let ch ildre n lo ok int o the len s when i t is on. Ne ver ope n any cove r on the pr ojector, except the l amp and filter cove[...]

i v FCC Complianc e Statement For Un it ed St ate s User s This e quipm ent has been tested an d found to com ply with t he limi ts f or a Cl ass B digit al dev ice, purs uant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. These li mits are designed t o provi de reason able p rotection agains t harmfu l inter ference in a residential instal lation. This equipmen t[...]

v DEC LARAT ION o f CO NFORM ITY Acc ording to 47CFR, Par t 2 and 15 Declare under so le resp onsib ility that the product id entified he rein , compli es w ith 47C FR Part 2 and 1 5 of t he FCC rules as a Class B digital device. Each product mark eted, is i dentical to the representativ e unit tested and found to be compliant with the s tandards. [...]

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vii Cont ents Intro du c tio n 1 Getting the M ost O ut of Your Pr ojector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Opt io na l Ac ces so ri es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Abo u t T his Gu ide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

v i ii Co nn ec ti ng t o a C om pu t er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 Co nn ec ti ng t o a P C D e sk to p C om p u ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Co nn ec ti ng t o a P C L apto p C om p ut er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Co [...]

ix Vid e o Men u ( I m age So ur c e = Vi d eo ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 0 Au di o M e nu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Effe ct M enu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

x Co nt rol l in g Pr oj ect o r F e at ure s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Us in g t h e Qu ic k C ha nge To o lb ar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Changing Proj ector S ettings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Changi[...]

1 Intro duc tion Y our E P SON ® Po werLi te ® pro jec t or is a b ril lia n t, li gh tw e ig ht, port able pr ojec tor that allows you to project full- col or images and vi deo onto a large scre en for present atio n s. Yo u can con n ect i t sim ulta neo u sly to fo ur im ag e sou rces: two com put ers o r wo rkst atio n sources, p lus two vide[...]

Intr oduc tion 2 Your p roje cto r’s two spea ker s employ a bui lt-i n SRS ® 3D so und syst em for rich, p owerful audio o utpu t. You can even co nnect a n exte rna l spe ake r whe n fu rthe r am plif ica tion is r eq uired . For your pr esen tat ions , you can sel ect fr ont, rear, o r cei ling pr ojec tion . Thi s pro vide s max imu m flexib[...]

Getting the M ost Out of Your Project or 3 Get ting t he M ost O ut of You r Proje ctor Your p rojecto r comes w ith a fu ll set of feature s th at enable yo u to cont rol the s etting s for th e image di spla y, v ideo, and a udio. To get the most out of the p roj ecto r, r ead this se ctio n fo r a quic k su mm ary of the im porta nt fe atures . [...]

Intr oduc tion 4 Op tio nal A cce ss o rie s To e nh a n ce you r us e o f the pr o jec to r , E PS O N p r ov id es t h e f ol lo w ing optional ac ce ssorie s : Pro duct Pro duct nu mber Custo mized carr ying cases for the pr ojector and its cable s: Hard shell car r ying case ATA shippi ng case ELPKS 22 ELPKS 21 Replaceme nt lamp and air filter [...]

Optional Access ories 5 You ca n pur chase t hese ac cessori es f rom your de aler or by cal ling EPSON Acces sories at (80 0) 873-776 6 ; o r v isit our we b s ite at www.epsonsupplies.com (U.S. sale s only). In Canada, please call (800) 87 3-77 66 fo r de aler ref erral. Remot e IR recei ver ELPST0 2 Mediaphi le ™ PA S (perso nal au dio system)[...]

Intr oduc tion 6 Abou t T his Gu ide This guide de s cri b es how to set up and use your EPSO N Powe rLit e pro j ect or . T he in s tr uct io ns a pp l y to b oth th e Po w er L it e 8 0 00 i a n d th e Powe rLit e 900 0i, excep t wh ere no ted ot herwi s e. Cha pt er 1, “S etting Up the P rojec tor , ” p rovide s st ep-b y-s t ep in s truct i[...]

Where to Get Help 7 Chap ter 7, “T ech ni cal Sp ecif ica tion s,” l ists t he t echn ic al spe cif ica tion s for th e pr o j ect or . A Glos sary and Index are pro v ide d at the end of the man ual. Wher e to Get Help If you are having tr ouble se tting up or runni n g your project or, fi rst se e Chapter 6, “Troubles hooting.” If you can[...]

Intr oduc tion 8 Au toma ted T ele phon e S ervi ces Whe n y ou n eed su ppo rt, fo ll ow the ca llin g ins tr uc tions on the back of the EPSON Pri vate Line Tec h nica l S upport card i nclud ed wit h th e p roje ctor. Te chnic al s uppo rt is al so av ail abl e by cal ling (562) 27 6-43 94 b etwe en 6 AM an d 6 PM , Pa cific Time, Monday throug [...]

Sa fe t y Ins tr u ct ion s 9 You ca n pur chase a cc ess ories from EPSON Acces sories at (800) 873- 7766 , or visit our w eb site at www.epsonsup plies.com (U.S. sales only). In C anad a, pl ease c all (8 00) 873- 7766 f or d eale r referr al. Sa fe ty I n st ru ct io ns Fol low these safet y in struc tions wh en s etting u p and using t he pro j[...]

Intr oduc tion 10 8. Do n ot over load wall outl ets, ex tensi on cord s , or integ ral conv enien ce rece pta cles. T his c an ca use fi re or el e ctr ic s hock. 9. Do not p lace th e pr ojec tor wh e re the cord c an be walked on. Th is may resul t in fray ing or dama ge to t he pl ug. 10 . Unpl ug the pr ojector from t he w all ou tlet b efore [...]

Sa fe t y Ins tr u ct ion s 11 ❐ If it d oes no t op erate nor m ally when you f ollow th e op erating instructio ns, o r if it exhibits a disti nct change i n performanc e, indica ting a need for ser vice ❐ If it h as been d ropped or th e hou sing h as been da maged. 17 . If you use th e pr ojec tor in a c ountry other t han wher e you pu rch[...]

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13 1 Settin g Up th e Pr oj ector T his chapter descr i bes ho w to unpa ck your pr ojec tor, con nect it to oth er equi pmen t, and t urn ever ythin g on. The pr ojec tor must be connected t o a computer or a vi d eo sourc e such as a VCR, DVD pla yer, c amcorde r, digi tal camera , or l aser d i sc p layer bef ore it ca n pro j ect a ny im ag e s[...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 14 Unpa c kin g the Proj ec t or When you unp ack the pro j ec tor, make sure you h ave a ll thes e com pon en ts : Proj ector Remote contr ol 2 AA bat ter ies Power cord Proj ector video cable Audio ca b le RCA audio cable Power Freeze A/V Mute E-Zoom R/C ON OFF 3 1 5 2 4 Enter Esc 800 09000 .book Pa ge 14 Mo nd ay,[...]

Unpacking the P roject or 15 RCA v ide o cable M acintos h ad apter s et: Macintosh de sktop adapter M aci n tosh monitor adapte r M ai n c ab le ( for co nn e ct in g a m ous e c a bl e to use t he remo te a s a wire less mo us e a nd/o r a seri al cable to use the ELP Link IV s oftwa re ) PS/ 2 ® mouse ca ble ( for the PC) USB ca bl e Serial m o[...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 16 M a c m ou s e c a bl e ( fo r th e M aci ntos h) PC s erial cabl e Macintosh serial c ab le Proj ector Softwar e CD ROM You wi ll not need all t hes e c ompon ents; your c onf igura tion w ill dete rmine w hich on es yo u need. Save all pack agi ng in case you nee d to s hip the proj ec tor in the future. Al way [...]

Unpacking the P roject or 17 Ad dit ion al C omp onent s De pe nd in g on how yo u pla n to u se th e pro jec to r , yo u ma y ne ed additional components: ❐ To receive an S-Video s ignal, you need an S -Video cable. (One is usuall y provi ded with your video devi ce.) A se parate cabl e is re qu ir e d f o r e a c h v id eo s o urc e . ❐ To c [...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 18 Insta llin g the Rem ot e C ontr ol B atter ie s You ca n us e the r e mote control a s a w ireles s mous e in ste ad of your com pu t er ’s mo u se t o co nt ro l yo u r pres enta t io n. Y ou c an a lso u se it t o cont rol the project or menus and use t he Effect s but tons. Fol low thes e step s to i ns tall[...]

Before You Connect t he Project or 19 3. Repl ace the ba ttery co mpartmen t cover. When replaci ng batt eries, t ake th e fo llowin g preca utions: ❐ Do n ot mix ol d and ne w batt erie s. ❐ Repl ace bat teries as s oon as they run out . If th e batt erie s leak, wi pe away batter y fluid wit h a soft cloth. If fluid gets on your hands, wa sh [...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 20 Be sur e t o pl ac e th e pro j ec t or on a st u rd y, lev el su rf a ce wi thin fi v e f ee t of the comput er or vi deo s ource. Image s ize (d iagonal ) Hor izont al dis tanc e fr om projec tor to s cre en Minim um Maximum 300 inch es (10 m) 460.6 i nches (11.7 m) 586.6 inch es (14.9 m) 200 inch es (5.1 m) 307[...]

Connect ing to a Computer 21 Conne ctin g to a Co mput er You c an co nnect the proj ec tor to any com puter capab le of produci ng stand ard VGA, Super VGA (SV G A), XG A, Supe r XGA ( SXGA), o r UXG A output, such as : ❐ IBM compatible deskt op PCs ❐ IBM compatible l aptop PCs ❐ Appl e Macint osh de s kto p computer s, incl uding Macin tosh[...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 22 Con nec ti ng to a P C D esk top C omp ut er To con nect th e proj ector to y our PC de skto p comput er, yo u need to: ❐ Co nn ec t the pr o jec t or vid e o c abl e an d com put er mo n i tor ca b le ❐ Con nect t he mous e a n d/or serial c abl e (if y ou wan t to u se the r emote control as a mouse or use t[...]

Connect ing to a Computer 23 Connect i ng the Vide o and Monitor Ca bles Fir st co nn ec t the pr o jec t or vid e o c ab le a nd co m pu ter m on ito r ca b le . Refe r to t his il lu strat io n w hile f ol low ing t he st eps b el ow. Moni tor O ut por t moni tor ca ble p roj ec to r v ide o ca b le Co mp ut er 1 p or t 800 09000 .book Pa ge 23 M[...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 24 1. If you wil l b e v iewing t he vi deo on y o ur com p uter monit or as well as t he proj ector screen , disc onnec t the m onit or cab le f rom the vi deo por t on t he ba ck of y our comput er. Then connect the mon i tor cable t o the pr ojector ’s Monit or Out port, as shown bel ow. (Thi s i s u seful w hen[...]

Connect ing to a Computer 25 4. Tight en the scre ws on al l c onnec tor s . Connect ing the Mouse and Serial Cables If y o u w ant to u se th e re m o te c o nt ro l as a mo u se o r us e t he E LP Lin k IV soft ware, you n eed to conne ct the m ai n ca ble. It pr ovides conn ector s for: ❐ Th e PS /2 mo use or USB ca ble ( to use t he remo te c[...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 26 1. Co nn ec t the ro u nd e nd of t h e m a in c ab le to the pr o jec t or ’s Mouse/Com 1 port. (Use the Mouse/Co m 2 po r t if you a re connect ing a secon d computer .) 2. To us e the r emote con trol as a w i rele ss mous e, connect the PS/ 2 mous e o r USB cab le in cluded wi th the pro ject or to t he MOUS[...]

Connect ing to a Computer 27 4. To u se t h e EL P L ink IV soft wa r e or to pr o gra m new ef f ect s fo r the Ef fe c ts bu tt on s o n t h e r em o te co n tr ol , c o nn ec t o ne e nd of th e ser ial cab le to t he SER I AL ter mina l on th e squa re end of t he mai n cable . Con nect t he oth er en d of the seria l cabl e to th e ser ial por[...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 28 Connect i ng the Audio C able 1. If you wil l be u sing a udio, connec t one end of the a udio ca ble to the Audio 1 port on the proje ctor . (U se the Audio 2 port s if you are co nnectin g a second computer .) 2. Con nect t he oth er en d of the audio c able t o the s pea ker or audi o ou t port on the computer?[...]

Connect ing to a Computer 29 Connec ting to a P C Lap top Com put er To con nect th e proj ector to y our PC l apt op comput er, you need t o: ❐ Co nn ec t th e pr oj ect or vid e o c ab le ❐ Con nect t he mous e a n d/or serial c abl e (if y ou wan t to u se the r emote control as a mouse o r use the EL P Lin k IV soft ware) ❐ Con n ec t th [...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 30 2. Co nn ec t the ot h er e nd of t he v i de o cab le to th e l a pt op’s vid eo (mo n ito r ) por t. 3. Tight en the scre ws on al l c onnec tor s . Connect ing the Mouse and Serial Cables If y o u w ant to u se th e re m o te c o nt ro l as a mo u se o r us e t he E LP Lin k IV soft ware, you n eed to conne c[...]

Connect ing to a Computer 31 1. Co nn ec t the ro u nd e nd of t h e m a in c ab le to the pr o jec t or ’s Mouse/Com 1 port. (Use the Mouse/Co m 2 po r t if you a re connect ing a secon d computer .) 2. To use the remote contro l as a wirel es s mouse, co nnect th e PS /2 or USB cabl e in cluded w ith the pr oject or to the MOU SE te rm i nal on[...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 32 4. To us e th e EL P Li n k IV s of twa r e, o r to pr ogr am ne w e ffe cts f o r the E ffe c ts b utt on s o n t he r em ote co n tr o l, co nn ec t o n e e nd of t he ser ial cab le to t he SER I AL ter mina l on th e squa re end of t he mai n ca ble. 5. Con nect t he oth er en d of the seria l cabl e to th e s[...]

Connect ing to a Computer 33 Connect i ng the Audio C able 1. If you wil l be u sing a udio, c onnect o ne end of t he au dio ca ble to the Audio 1 port on the proje ctor . (U se the Audio 2 port s if yo u are co nnectin g a second computer .) 2. Con nect t he oth er en d of the audio c able t o your l aptop. Not e: PC audio cable port lo cations v[...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 34 Con nec ting to a De sk to p Ma c int osh To c o nn ec t t he p r oje c tor to yo ur d e skt o p M ac in to sh , y ou n ee d to : ❐ Co nn ec t the pr o jec t or vid e o c abl e an d com put er mo n i tor ca b le ❐ Con nect t he mous e a n d/or serial c abl e (if y ou wan t to u se the r emote control as a mous[...]

Connect ing to a Computer 35 Connect i ng the Vide o and Monitor Ca bles Firs t con nect t he video and monit or cab les. Ref er to t his i llust rat ion as you fo llow the ste ps below . Mac Maci ntos h deskt op adapt er Ma ci nto s h monitor adapte r Ma cin t osh moni tor ca ble pr ojec tor vi de o cabl e Comp ute r 1 por t Moni tor Out por t 800[...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 36 1. Con nect o ne end of the proj ector vi deo cabl e to the proje ctor’s Computer 1 port. (Us e t he Comput er 2 port if you are connect ing a secon d computer .) 2. Rem o ve t h e s ma ll co ve r o n t h e M aci nt os h de sk to p a d ap te r ( as shown be low ) and set it s DI P sw itch es in acc orda n ce w i[...]

Connect ing to a Computer 37 3. Co nn ec t the sm al l term in a l of the M a ci nto s h de sk to p a dap te r to th e ot her end of th e proj ector vi deo cabl e. 4. Di sc o nn ec t the m o ni to r ca bl e fr o m t h e vi de o po r t o n t h e b ack of th e Maci ntos h. Then conne ct th e proje ctor vi deo cab le (w i th the Macin tosh de sktop ad[...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 38 5. To a l so v iew th e v ideo o n the computer ’s moni tor, a tta c h the large en d of th e Ma c in to sh mo n ito r a dap te r to th e mo ni to r cab le a nd con n ec t t h e oth e r en d o f th e ada p te r to th e pr o jec t or’ s Monitor Out por t. 6. Ti gh te n t he s cr ew s o n a l l th e co n ne c to[...]

Connect ing to a Computer 39 Connect ing the Mouse and Serial Cables If y o u w ant to u se th e re m o te c o nt ro l as a mo u se o r us e t he E LP Lin k IV soft ware, you n eed to conne ct the m ai n ca ble. It pr ovides conn ector s for: ❐ The Ma c mouse or US B ca ble ( t o use t he remote contr ol as a mouse ) ❐ The Ma c seria l cable ( [...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 40 1. Con nect t he sm all e nd of t he ma in cab le to the project or’s Mouse/Com 1 port. (Use the Mouse/Co m 2 po r t t o co nn ec t a secon d comp ute r.) 2. To use the remote cont rol as a wi reless m ou se, con nect one en d of th e proj ector’s Mac mouse or USB cab le to the MOU SE term in a l on the l a rg[...]

Connect ing to a Computer 41 4. To u se t h e EL P L ink IV soft wa r e or to pr o gra m new ef f ect s fo r the Ef fe cts butt o ns on the re m ot e c o ntr ol , c on ne c t o n e e nd o f th e M ac ser ial cab le to t he MA C SERIAL te rmi nal o n th e l arge end of t he main c able. 5. Con nect the ot her en d of t he M ac se ria l c able t o th[...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 42 Connect i ng the Audio C able 1. If you wil l be u sing a udio, connec t one end of the a udio ca ble to the Audio 1 port on the proje ctor . (U se the Audio 2 por t if y ou are co nnectin g a second computer .) 2. Con nect t he oth er end of the aud i o ca ble to the aud i o- out port on your comput er. audi o ca[...]

Connect ing to a Computer 43 Co nnect ing t o a Powe rBoo k Your P owerBoo k must h ave v ideo- out capab ili ty in or der to connect t o the pr o jec t or . To c o nn ec t t he p r oje c tor to yo ur P o we r Boo k , y ou ne ed to : ❐ Co nn ec t th e pr oj ect or vid e o c ab le ❐ Con nect t he mous e a n d/or serial c abl e (if y ou wan t to [...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 44 Connect i ng the Vide o Cable Firs t con nect t he proj ector vid eo cabl e. Refer to thi s ill ustrat ion as y ou follo w the s teps be low. Not e: Som e ne w Po we rBook s m ay a llow you to c on nect the video c ab le directly to the computer without using a video-out cable. See your PowerB ook ma nu al for add[...]

Connect ing to a Computer 45 1. Con nect o ne end of the proj ector vi deo cabl e to the proje ctor’s Computer 1 port. (Us e t he Comput er 2 port if you are connect ing a secon d computer .) 2. Remov e th e sm all cov er on th e Macint osh des ktop adapt er and set its D IP sw itche s in a ccor dan c e with th e re solut io n you wan t to us e ([...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 46 3. Co nn ec t the sm al l term in a l of the M a ci nto s h de sk to p a dap te r to th e ot her end of th e vide o ca b le. 4. Co nn ec t the pr o jec t or vid e o c abl e (w i th th e Ma c in to sh des kt op ad apter at tach ed) to t h e v ideo-o ut port on th e Power Book. 800 09000 .book Pa ge 46 Mo nd ay, No [...]

Connect ing to a Computer 47 If a vid eo-ou t cable was pr ovided with y our PowerB ook, c onnec t th e smal ler en d of the v ideo -out ca ble t o the v i deo- out po rt o n th e bac k o f the Po w er Bo ok . C onn ec t th e ot h er en d to th e Ma ci n tos h des ktop ad apter o n th e end o f the pr ojec tor vid e o c abl e. vi deo- out c abl e 8[...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 48 Connect ing the Mouse and Serial Cables If y o u w ant to u se th e re m o te c o nt ro l as a mo u se o r us e t he E LP Lin k IV soft ware, you n eed to conne ct the m ai n ca ble. It pr ovides conn ector s for: ❐ The Ma c mouse or U SB cable ( to us e the r emote con trol as a mouse ) ❐ The Ma c seria l cab[...]

Connect ing to a Computer 49 1. Co nn ec t the ro u nd e nd of t h e m a in c ab le to the pr o jec t or ’s Mouse/Com 1 port. (Use the Mouse/Co m 2 po r t if you a re connect ing a secon d computer .) 2. To use the remote cont rol as a wi reless m ou se, con nect one en d of th e proj ector’s Mac mouse or USB cab le to the MOU SE term in a l on[...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 50 3. Conne ct the o ther end o f the Ma c mous e or US B ca ble t o the mous e o r USB por t on t he back of the P owerBook . 4. To us e th e EL P Li n k IV s of twa r e or pr ogr am ne w e ffe c ts fo r th e Ef fe cts butt o ns on the re m ot e c o ntr ol , c on ne c t o n e e nd o f th e M ac ser ial cab le to t h[...]

Connect ing to a Computer 51 Connect i ng the Audio C able 1. If you wil l be u sing a udio, c onnect o ne end of t he au dio ca ble to the Audio 1 port on the proje ctor . (U se the Audio 2 por t if y ou ar e conne cting a seco nd comp uter .) 2. Con nect t he oth er end of the aud i o ca ble to the aud i o- out port on you r PowerB ook. Not e: Af[...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 52 Connecting to a High-En d Workstation Your Pow erLi te projec tor is c apabl e of remappi ng input res ol utions up to 16 00 × 12 00 pix els. S ince 1280 × 1024 pix e ls i s the def ault resol utio n fo r mo st le adi ng w orks tat ions, th is capab il ity ma kes the se proje ctors th e bes t po rta ble s oluti [...]

Connecti ng to a Vi deo Source 53 You ca n connect the proj ec tor to an S-Video sou rce, a comp osite vi deo so urc e , an d a co m po n en t vid e o so u rc e at th e sa me tim e . H o wev e r, t h e proj ecto r aut om a tica ll y select s the S -Vide o as th e vid e o sou rce. Th e pr ojec tor s uppo rts H DTV, NTSC, PAL , and SECAM vi deo form [...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 54 To con nect a video sou rce to the pro jector: 1. Turn off the p roject or and vi deo s ource if t hey are on. 2. If you r video source us es a small, ro un d, one-pr ong composi te (RC A) v i deo c onnec tor, yo u’ll n eed the RC A vi deo ca ble that come s wi th the proj ec tor . If your v ide o sour ce us es [...]

Connecti ng to a Vi deo Source 55 4. Con nect th e RCA audi o cable to the Audi o ports of the pr oject or : in s ert the wh ite plug into the L port an d the r ed plug in to the R port . Conn ect th e plu g at the o ther en d of the RCA a udio ca ble t o th e aud i o out put por ts of the vide o sour ce. 5. Fo r S -V i de o , i ns er t o ne en d o[...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 56 Con necting to an Ex te rnal Speake r or PA System Al th ou g h the pr o jec to r ’s i n te r nal sp ea k er s a r e e no u gh fo r mo st sm al l - or me dium-size rooms, y ou can co nnect the pro jector to an ext ernal speak er o r pu blic addr ess (P A ) sys tem f or la rge rooms or to g ain max i mum be nefit[...]

Turning the Equip m ent On and Off 57 Not e: EP SON offers the Mediap hile PAS (persona l audio system) a nd the Med ia phi le C V S (c le ar vo ice sys te m ) for ex te rn al am pl ifi c at ion. See page 5 for orderi ng in formation . 3. Con nect t he RCA p lugs to th e exte rnal am plified speak er or PA sys tem . Inse rt the c able’ s red plug[...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 58 Tu rn ing th e Pr oj e cto r O n and Of f Fol low thes e step s to tu rn on the pr ojector : 1. Co nn ec t one en d o f the po w er co rd to the pr oj ec to r ’s po w er inl et . 2. Con nect t he oth er en d to a gr ounded ele ctrica l outle t. The p ower ligh t on th e proj ector ’ s con t r ol pan e l tur n [...]

Turning the Equip m ent On and Off 59 When you are done usi ng th e proj ector, u nplug the power cord. Neve r unplug t he powe r cord wh en th e pow er li ght is gre en; this may da mag e th e l amp . 800 09000 .book Pa ge 59 Mo nd ay, No ve m ber 1, 1 999 9:35 AM[...]

1 • Setting Up the Project or 60 800 09000 .book Pa ge 60 Mo nd ay, No ve m ber 1, 1 999 9:35 AM[...]

61 2 Usin g t he Pro jec tor T his ch ap ter pr ov ides t he fo llow ing inf orm atio n ab out usin g y our pro j ect or : ❐ Pos i ti oning t h e pr ojector relati ve to t he scr een ❐ Fo cu si ng an d p os i ti on in g t he s cre en im ag e ❐ Resi zin g the pr ojec ted i m age ❐ Sl eep mo de ❐ Con tr olli ng th e proj ector with th e rem[...]

2 • Using t he Proj ector 6 2 The il l us tra ti on be l ow id en ti fi es t he p a rts o f yo u r p roj e cto r . Pos i tio nin g th e P roj ect or Your p roje cto r supp orts front , rear , an d ceilin g projec tion, allo wing you t o choos e the b est method for di s playin g your i mages. If you use rea r or cei li n g pr o jec t ion , yo u n[...]

Posit i oning the P roject or 63 To get the b est r esul t s wh en pr ojec ting your image s , i t’ s im portan t to pos i tio n th e pr o jec to r at t h e p ro per h e ig ht a n d d ist a nc e rel a tiv e t o t h e scr een. Wh e n pro j e cti n g fr o m a ta b le o r d es k, p lac e the pr o jec to r so the le ns is al igned as clos el y as p o[...]

2 • Using t he Proj ector 6 4 Wh e n pr oj e cti n g fr o m t h e c ei li ng , a li gn t h e len s as cl os el y as pos si bl e wit h the to p of yo ur scre en: Using the Keystone Feature In circu mstance s where the le ns canno t be prop erly ali gned , us e th e pr oje ctor’ s Ke ystone function to hel p mai ntai n opt imum s creen geom etry.[...]

Posit i oning the P roject or 65 Calculatin g Imag e Size an d P roject ion D istance Th e dis tance betwe en the pr oject or and the sc reen d etermin es the actua l imag e siz e. T o dete rmin e th e exac t dist ance requ ired f or a part icula r ima ge size (or to det erm ine the siz e of an im ag e at a particu lar dist ance), use the fo r mula[...]

2 • Using t he Proj ector 6 6 For example , her e are the m eas urements f or three ins ta llatio n s: * Fo r an i ma ge siz e o f 30 0 inc hes , the p rojec tor ma y be up to 52. 1 feet a way fro m the s cr ee n, de pe nd ing on t he set tin g o f th e zo om ri ng . Long Throw Zoom Lens Calculations (ELPLL02) T o de ter min e t he m axi mu m an [...]

Posit i oning the P roject or 67 To det ermine the pr ojecti on d ist ance when you kno w the diago n al s ize of the scre en im age: ❐ Inc h e s: Maxi m um proj ecti on distanc e = (3.492 × diagonal size) - 5.091 Min imu m pr o jec t io n d ist a nc e = (2 .05 3 × diagonal size) - 4.795 ❐ Centim eters: M axi mu m p roj ec tio n dis tanc e = [...]

2 • Using t he Proj ector 6 8 Fixed Short Throw Lens Calculations (ELPLR01) To de termin e the dia go n al s ize of an i mage wh en you k n ow t he pro j ect i on di st anc e : ❐ Inc h e s: Diagonal si ze = (1.239 × pr o jec ti on d i st anc e) + 3. 41 5 ❐ Centim eters: Diagonal si ze = (3.1470 × p roje ction d ista nce ) + 8.6 741 To det e[...]

Focusi ng and P osi ti oni ng the Screen I mage 69 Foc usin g a nd Po sit ion ing th e Sc re en Im a ge When an image appears on screen, che ck that it is in focus an d corr ectly posit io ned on the sc ree n. ❐ To f o cu s t he i mag e, ro ta t e t he f o cus r in g (the i ns id e r ing o n t he lens). ❐ To a djus t the s ize of the i mage, ro[...]

2 • Using t he Proj ector 7 0 If yo u ne ed to ra ise or low er th e ima ge on the scr ee n , ex tend or re tr ac t th e t wo feet at th e bo ttom of t he proj ector as fol lows : 1. Sta n d b eh in d th e pr o jec t or and s up po r t t h e fr on t o f it w h il e y o u lif t up on the foot adjus t l ever s, loca ted abo ve th e feet . This unlo[...]

Resiz i ng the Proj ected Image 71 Not e : You ca n al so us e the p rojec tor’s K ey sto ne fu nct ion t o help get opt imum s creen geomet ry. Adjust angle til t opti call y by pr essi ng th e Op tica l Ke yst one A dju stment kno b on t he s ide of t he pr oj ecto r ( next to t he ha ndle ), and t hen turn ing th e dial clockw is e or count er[...]

2 • Using t he Proj ector 7 2 Sl eep Mo de Sl eep mod e conserves electri city by aut omaticall y turni ng off the lamp af ter the project or ha s not been us ed for 30 min ute s. In sle ep mod e, th e p roje ctor’s power st atus i ndic ator i s ora nge a nd o nly a m ini mum amoun t of the project or’s ci rcui tr y remai ns on. This c onserv[...]

Control ling the Proj ector 73 Using the Remote Control Power Freeze A/V Mute E-Zoom R/C ON OFF 3 1 5 2 4 Enter Esc Enter (p ointe r) button Esc b utton Fre eze A/V Mute E-Zo om Spec ia l e ffe ct s buttons (1 -5) Il lumi natio n IR Out pu t Pow er ba ttery cov er c over lock Remote Contro l ON/OFF 800 09000 .book Pa ge 73 Mo nd ay, No ve m ber 1, [...]

2 • Using t he Proj ector 7 4 Addi tiona l re mote contro l op tion s a re a v aila ble by op enin g t he co v er just belo w the Esc but ton. The re mote contro l uses a l ine-of -sight infr ared sig nal. To us e the r emote control , p oint it t oward on e of t he remote contro l receiv ers lo cat ed at the fro nt and b ac k of th e proj ector.[...]

Control ling the Proj ector 75 Not e: To be ab le to use th e remot e control as a w ireless mous e, make sure you’ve con nect ed th e mouse cabl e to the proj ecto r and yo ur com put er. (See Ch ap te r 1 for i n st ru ctio ns.) The five Specia l Effects butt ons ar e p rep rogr ammed with t he follo w ing optio ns: 1 C hange the m ouse cursor [...]

2 • Using t he Proj ector 7 6 The fol lo wi ng tab le su m ma ri zes t h e re m ote c on tro l fu nc t ions . But ton Function Power Starts or stops the projector. Freeze Keeps t he current computer or video image on the screen. A/V Mute Tu rns off t he audio and video, displaying either the bl ack, blue or user l ogo background. E-Zoom Enlar ges[...]

Control ling the Proj ector 77 Comp1 Switche s to the C omputer 1 image. S-Vi deo Swi tches t o the S-Vi deo image. Auto Optimiz es the comput er imag e. P in P Displ ays a video or S -video i mage in a subscreen o n the main display. Use the E nter butt on to r eposit ion the Pict ure in Pi cture (P i n P) screen, or the E - Zoo m butt on to en la[...]

2 • Using t he Proj ector 7 8 Using the Control Pan el You ca n use t he cont rol panel t o control the proj ector in stead of t he remote control. H owever , you can acce s s th e cust om feature s onl y wh en you a re usin g the remote c ontrol . Im age Cal ibrat ion for Proje ctor Sof tware Includ ed on the ELP Link IV software C D is the Imag[...]

Control ling the Proj ector 79 Comput er Switches bet ween Computer 1 and Comput er 2. Video Switche s to t he video i mage. Pressing t he but ton once swit ches to composit e video, pressing it twi ce switches to S-Video. A/V Mute Turns off the audio and video, displaying either the bl ack, blue or user l ogo background. Resize Switche s the displ[...]

2 • Using t he Proj ector 8 0 Pr oject or Stat us Li ght s Th e ligh t s on t op of t he p roje ctor i ndic ate the projec tor’ s opera ting statu s. Caut ion : A red light warn s you if a serious problem occurs. See Chapter 6 for what to d o if a warning light com es on. Shif t Pressi ng the shift an d Keystone butto ns at t he same time incre[...]

Project or Statu s Lights 81 Po w er Li g ht Proje ction La mp Lig ht Light stat us Meaning Steady orange Pr ojector is in sleep mode. (It is p lugged in, but not project ing.) Steady green Power an d lamp are on. Flashing green Projector is warming up . Allow about 30 seconds. Flashing oran ge Pr ojector is cooling down. Off The pro jector is n ot[...]

2 • Using t he Proj ector 8 2 Temp eratu re L ight Light status Meani ng Flashing oran ge Project or is too hot. Steady r ed Projector has turned off automat ically because of overheati ng. Flashing red Problem wit h t he cooling fan or temperature sensor. Off Project or is functioning normal ly. 800 09000 .book Pa ge 82 Mo nd ay, No ve m ber 1, [...]

83 3 Using the Projector Menus T he eig ht pr o j ecto r me nu s a ll o w y ou to c o nt ro l yo u r pr oj ec tor fr o m ei the r t h e re m ote c on tr o l or th e co n trol p a nel : ❐ The V i deo m e nu co ntrols t he look and qual ity of the p roje cted image, and w hether the ima ge source is a co m puter or a video source (f or examp le, a [...]

3 • Using the Project or Menus 8 4 ❐ Th e Sett ing men u allows you to s et o r adjus t such pr oject or opti ons a s the Pict ure in Picture (P in P) v ideo source , bl ank scr een co lor, ima ge source m ess age pr om pt, A/V M ute display option, and BNC input source . ❐ The Us er’s Logo me nu lets y ou captur e and sto re a cus tom lo g[...]

Acce ssing the Main Menu 85 Acc ess ing the Ma in Men u To di splay the Main menu , pr ess the Menu butt on on th e contr ol pa nel or the remot e cont rol. The M ain menu a ppea rs. Pre ss t he Menu button again to hide the menu. As yo u se l ec t a m en u, a sub m e nu of op ti on s a p pe ars to th e ri ght . Th e opti ons a vaila b l e in s o m[...]

3 • Using the Project or Menus 8 6 To us e IC P, with th e pro ject or connect ed and op erati ng, o pen th e ICP folde r, and then doub le-click th e ICP icon. Cha nging a Men u Se ttin g To change a menu settin g: 1. Press t he M enu but ton on t he cont rol pan el or re m ote contro l t o disp lay the M ain menu . 2. Pres s the up or down arro[...]

Changing a Menu Setti ng 87 3. Press t he En te r butto n to disp la y a su bm enu . 4. Pre s s the up or down ar ro w s (co n tr ol pan el ) or up or do w n on the Ente r b utt on ( re m ot e c o ntro l ) to s cr ol l thr o u gh th e su bme n u choic es. 5. Pre s s ei the r t h e le ft or ri gh t a rr o w b utt on s (c on tr o l pa ne l) or ri gh [...]

3 • Using the Project or Menus 8 8 The sett ings ava ilabl e in eac h o f the me nus a re de sc ribed bel ow. Not e: Some option s are limi ted to b eing e nable d (tu rned o n) or dis abled (t urned off ). Enabled opt ions ar e i ndicate d by a gr een li ght. Disabl e d opt ions are blan k. Vide o Menu (Im a ge So ur ce = Co mp ut er) Th e Vid e[...]

Video Menu (Image Sour ce = Computer ) 89 Bri ghtness Lighte ns or darkens t he over all image. I ncrease bright ness to ligh t en an image, or de crease it to dar ken the image . Cont rast A djusts the d if fer ence betwe en light and dark areas. I ncrease the contr ast to make ligh t areas lighter and dark areas darker. Decrease it to mi nimize t[...]

3 • Using the Project or Menus 9 0 Vide o Menu (Im a ge So ur ce = Vid e o) Th e Vid eo men u lets you m ake adj ustm ents to the pr ojected image. The foll owi ng o pt ions ar e av ailab l e when the image so urce is Vi deo . Not e: The p ro jec t or ’s i mage sourc e mu st be se t to Vi deo, and the vid eo source (such as a VCR , DVD, or cam [...]

Video Menu (Image Source = Video) 91 Bri ghtness Li ghtens or dar kens the over all image. I ncr ease br ightness to lighten an image, or de crease it to dar ken the image . Cont rast Adjust s the d egree of di fference b etween li ght and dark areas. Increas e the con t rast to make l ight areas l ighter and dark are as darker . Decrease it to min[...]

3 • Using the Project or Menus 9 2 Audio M en u Use t he Au dio menu to ad just the soun d volum e and qual ity o f yo ur audio. Me nu item Des cript ion Volume Adjust s the vo lume level f or t he speaker s and audi o-out t erminal. Increas e the setting to r ais e the vo lume, or decr ease it to lower t he volume. Treble Adjust s the treble ton[...]

Effe c t Me nu 93 Effe c t Menu The E ffect me nu le ts y ou modify the ef fects assign ed to th e r emote cont rol Effec ts b utton s . Me nu item Des cript ion Curso r/Stamp Select s t he stamp you want to use as t he cursor graphic and a zoom rat e. Box Select s a box color. Marker Select s the fre e line color and width. Curso r Speed Adjust s [...]

3 • Using the Project or Menus 9 4 Sett ing M enu The S e tt ing m en u all o w s yo u t o s et or a d ju st va ri ou s pr oj ec tor o pt io ns. Me nu item Des cript ion Keyston e Adjusts a trape z oid di st orte d image to a 4:3 r ectangle, correcting up to a ± 20 ° ti lt . P in P Select s the image so urce (comp osite or S -Vid eo) for the P [...]

User’s Logo Menu 95 User ’s Log o M enu The U ser ’s Lo g o m en u a llo w s yo u to ca pt ure a nd s ave a cus tom lo g o whi ch ca n be u s ed a s a s pla s h sc reen or w ith t h e A/ V Mu t e b ut to n . Captur ing and Saving a Lo go Fol low thes e step s to c apt ure and sa ve a logo: 1. Dis p la y t he i m ag e (w i t h th e pro j ect o[...]

3 • Using the Project or Menus 9 6 8. Use the arr ow but tons on the con trol pa nel or th e Ente r but t on on t he remo te con trol t o sele ct a zoo m rate , and th en pres s E n te r . 9. When the message “Do you sav e this use r logo?” app ears, se lect Yes and press En te r . If y ou do no t wa nt to save the logo , sele ct No . Note : [...]

Re s et A ll Me nu 97 Reset A ll Me nu The R e set A ll m en u le ts yo u re tu r n al l the pr o jec t or se tt ing s to the i r defaul t value s. Sele ct Res et All an d pr e ss th e En te r butt on o n t h e cont rol but ton or re mote contr ol to di splay th e confi rmation screen . Se le ct Ye s to res et all the def ault sett i ngs or No to c[...]

3 • Using the Project or Menus 9 8 Video Signal Specif ies the input i mage signal mode. You can select AUTO, N TSC, NTSC 4.43, NT SC50, P AL, N PAL, M P AL, PAL 6 0 or S E CAM. Rear Project ion Mirror s the proje ct ed image on its Y-axis ( left-right) . Selecting ON tur ns mirroring on, while OFF turns it off (for a normal image) . Turn on th i[...]

About Menu (Image Sour ce = Computer ) 99 Ab out M e nu (Im a ge Sou rc e = C o mput er ) Whe n t he im age s our ce is a c o mpu ter , t he Ab out menu d ispl ays informatio n about the proj ector’s hor izontal a n d vertical frequency, la mp hours, and co m puter connecti on. Abou t M e nu (Im age Sou rce = V id eo) Whe n the image sour ce is v[...]

3 • Using the Project or Menus 1 00 800 09000 .book Pa ge 100 M on day, N ov embe r 1, 1999 9: 35 AM[...]

101 4 Usin g ELP Lin k IV T he ELP Link I V so ftwar e is a utilit y yo u can run f rom you r de skt op or l ap top com puter to c ontro l pr ojector feature s a nd draw special graphi cs on your s creen. Yo u can also use t he softw are t o reco n figur e the E f fe cts bu tt on s o n t h e r em o te co n tr o l. T hi s c h ap te r d e sc ri b es [...]

4 • Using ELP Link IV 1 02 Insta llin g the So ft wa re ELP Li nk IV so ftware can be used w i th the follow ing op era ting syste ms : ❐ Windows 3.x ❐ Win dow s 9 5 or 98 ❐ Windows NT 3.5 1 or 4.0 ❐ Mac into sh O S Syst em 7. 5.1 an d OS Sys te m 8.x . Connec ting Nee ded Cables Before instal ling the ELP Link IV software, make sur e the[...]

I nst a lli n g th e Sof tw ar e 103 If you have Windows 3.x, in P rogram Manager click on the File menu, th en on Run . The Run dial o g box appears. Type E:SET U P (subs tit ute the cor rec t dr ive le tter f or your C D-ROM driv e if it is not E), then p ress Ent er or cli ck OK . 4. You se e t he E LP L i nk I V S et u p s cre en li sti ng th [...]

4 • Using ELP Link IV 1 04 Installing the Sof tware for a Macintosh Fol low the s tep s bel ow to i nstal l t he s of twa re f or t he Mac intosh. Not e : You cannot curren tly use th e ELP L ink IV so ftware w ith a Powe r Macin tosh G3 or iMac. C heck with your dea ler for futu re support. 1. Insert the Projector Software CD into your CD-ROM dr[...]

Starting ELP Li nk IV 105 Star ti ng ELP L ink IV Fol low the step s in the appr opri ate se ctio n belo w to laun ch the sof tware. If yo u’re using the remote contro l as a mous e, use the E n te r butt on to po sit ion t he curs or and clic k th e E n te r butt on to la unch t he softw are . Not e: ❐ If you have a Macint osh, your scre ens m[...]

4 • Using ELP Link IV 1 06 Not e: If you see a prompt asking y ou to select a port or ope n the so ftwa r e w ith t h e p ro j ec tor di scon nec t ed, it may be bec aus e th e project or is disco nnec ted o r is co nne cted to an incorr ect CO M port. If you w ant t o run t he sof twa re wi thou t th e p roject or c onn ecte d, sel ect Unconnect[...]

Customiz i ng t he Remote Control E f fect s Buttons 107 Cust om izin g the Rem ot e Co ntro l E ffe ct s Buttons In a d d iti on to th e pr e pro g ra m me d ef fe c ts , y ou ca n als o a ss ign n ew fu nct ions to the remo te contr ol Effec ts button s from the ELP Link IV main d ialog box. Func t ion Des cr ipt ion a nd Us age To a ssi gn a ne [...]

4 • Using ELP Link IV 1 08 Th e fol low ing t able de scrib es th ese functio ns and h ow to u se the m. Not e: T o p r o gram n ew e ffe c ts for the Eff ec ts b utt ons , the E LP Lin k IV software must be runn ing. Once you have pressed an Effects b utton, you can c heck th e ef fect by usin g eith er yo ur mous e or yo ur remo te con trol (if[...]

Customiz i ng t he Remote Control E f fect s Buttons 109 Square Draws a square on the screen. Press t he Ef f ects but ton assigned to t his effect. T hen press the Ent er butt on once to d efine the position of one corner of the squ are. Move the cu rsor using t he remote Enter button . Then p ress the Enter butt on again to d efine the position o[...]

4 • Using ELP Link IV 1 10 Not e: To cance l or end a function, doub le-click with your mous e or press the En te r b utton twice (if you’re us ing th e remot e control as a mous e). Spot ligh t Creates a spotligh t effect on the screen. Press the Effe cts button assigned to this effect. Use the Enter button to pl ace the cursor whe re you wan [...]

Customiz i ng t he Remote Control E f fect s Buttons 111 As si gnin g Fu ncti ons Eac h of th e five Ef fects b u tton s is as signe d a def ault fun ct ion: 1 Change the mouse curs or to a s t amp 2 Draw a box 3 U se a marker pen 4 Dr aw a freehand li ne 5 Clea r the scr een If y o u w ant to a ssi g n a d if fere n t f u ncti on to a bu tt o n, c[...]

4 • Using ELP Link IV 1 12 Setting Effects Opt ions Onc e you hav e a ssign ed f unc t ions to on e or m o re E ff ect s b utt ons, yo u ca n s peci fy det ailed opt ions for each func tion. You can a lso modif y the deta ile d option s assi gned t o the p re-progr am med effects. To s et det ailed op tions , click on the op tion yo u want to app[...]

Customiz i ng t he Remote Control E f fect s Buttons 113 The f oll o wi ng tab le d esc r ibe s t h e o p tio n s a va ila bl e f or e a c h fu n c tio n. Func tion Opt ions Descrip tion Free Line W idth Specify the li ne wid th, f rom 1 t o 32 points. Color C hoose a color for the line. Transpar ent Check t his box t o make the backgr ound text or[...]

4 • Using ELP Link IV 1 14 Bar Widt h Specify the line wid th, f rom 1 t o 300 po ints. Color Choose a color for the bar . Dir ection Choose H orizont al or Vertical . Transpar ent Check t his box t o make the backgr ound text or image visible t hrough the bar . Stamp Click on the stamp to be used. To cre at e a new stamp, click N ew. The Stamp E[...]

Customiz i ng t he Remote Control E f fect s Buttons 115 As si gnin g Fu ncti ons t o th e Key b oard If you want to exe cute an eff ect using y o ur key board, follow th ese step s: 1. Sele ct the effec t tab fo r wh ich you w ant to assig n fun ctio n k ey ex ec uti on . 2. Cl ic k t he m o us e i n the Shortcut key on executi on field an d then [...]

4 • Using ELP Link IV 1 16 Saving and Recallin g Effects Bu tton Assign ments To save Ef fec ts bu tto n assi gnm en ts, cl ick Ent er n ext to the En try Name dropdown list. The Regist ering Function Settings d ialog box ap pears. Speci fy a n ame for the curr ent set tings a nd cl ick OK . To r eca ll a s aved set o f a ssign me nt s, se lect i[...]

Control l ing Proj ector Featur es 117 Cont rolli ng Pro je cto r Fe atur es You ca n us e the ELP Link IV softw are to control the follow i ng featu res: ❐ Cha ngin g projec tor s ettings ❐ Cha n gi ng the te st pat te r n ❐ Spec ifyin g an im age g amm a ❐ Cre ating a user l ogo Using the Qu ick Change Toolbar To qu ick ly c hang e som e [...]

4 • Using ELP Link IV 1 18 Chan gin g P ro ject or Se tti ngs 1. Choos e Projector Control f rom the Se lect Sc reen dro pdown li s t. You s ee the foll owing wind ow . 2. Cli ck the tab for th e set tings y ou wa nt to adjus t. 3. Cha nge on e or more of the o ptions , as de s ire d. The op tions are des cribed i n the followi ng table s. 800 09[...]

Control l ing Proj ector Featur es 119 Video T ab (Compu ter Inpu t) Opt ion Des cript ion Tracking Adjust s tracki ng to r emove vertic al lines. Sync Adjusts the syn c (synchronizati on) to remove scr een flicker . Bri ghtness Adjust s screen brightness. Cont rast Adjusts scr een contrast . Sharpn ess Adjusts scr een sharpness. Color Adjust s the[...]

4 • Using ELP Link IV 1 20 Vid eo T ab (V id eo Inp ut) Opt ion Des cript ion Tracking Adjust s tracki ng to r emove vertic al lines. Sync. Adjust s the sync (syn chronization) to re move screen fl icker. Bri ghtness Adjust s screen brightness. Cont rast Adjusts scr een contrast . Sharpn ess Adjusts scr een sharpness. Color Adjust s the b alance [...]

Control l ing Proj ector Featur es 121 Audio Tab Opt ion Des cript ion Volume Adjust s the so und volume. Treble Adjusts t he tr eble tone. Bass Adjusts t he bass tone. 3D S ound or SRS SPA CE and SR S C EN T ER Adjust s ster eo sound effe ct s. Wh en you increase t he number , the ster eo effe ct is en hanced. Pat te r n Disp lay Displ ays the t e[...]

4 • Using ELP Link IV 1 22 Setting Tab Opt ion Des cript ion Keyston e Adjusts a trapezoid distor t ed image to normal, correcting up to a ± 30 ° tilt. Prompt Temporaril y displays a pr ompt on the projecto r screen identifyin g whic h source (computer or video) is p roviding t he image . DPM S (Power Savings) Turns the lamp power off when the [...]

Control l ing Proj ector Featur es 123 Advanced T ab About Tab Opt ion Des cript ion St art u p Screen Displ ays your use r logo duri ng the pro jector’s st ar tup. Color Setting Adjust s the tempe r ature of the scr een color s. Positive color temper ature values prov ide a cold white; negative values provide a warmer white. You can also adjust [...]

4 • Using ELP Link IV 1 24 Gamma Tab Pat te r n Disp lay Displ ays the t est pattern cu rrently sel ected. Reset Reset s all f ields to their default values. Opt ion Des cript ion Select Gamma Specif ies the desired gamma: Gamma 1 Provides a dynamic and contrastive image. Gamma 2 Provi des an image bet ween G amma 1 an d Gamma 3. Gamma 3 Provides[...]

Control l ing Proj ector Featur es 125 Ch angi ng th e Tes t P atter n 1. Ch oo s e the Test Pattern Set ting opti on fro m the Opti on menu. The fol lo wi ng wi nd o w ap pea rs: 2. You ca n dis play a test p attern t o veri fy that the pr ojector is work i ng p roperly. Choos e one of the foll owing: Color I ma ge Dis play s a color bar tes t pat[...]

4 • Using ELP Link IV 1 26 3. Click OK to s ave th e se tt ing s a n d clo se th e Sett in g Te st P a tt er n scr een. 4. Click P att ern D ispl a y on any Pr ojec tor Cont rol ta b to disp la y th e sel ected t est patter n. Specifying an Image G amm a 1. Click th e G amma tab on th e Pr oj ecto r Co nt ro l di alo g. T he Gamma Setting wind ow[...]

Control l ing Proj ector Featur es 127 2. Selec t the de sir ed gamma: Gamma 1 P rovi des a dyn amic an d co ntrast ive im age. Gamma 2 P rovi des an im ag e bet wee n G am m a 1 and Ga mm a 3. Gamma 3 Pr ovid e s a na tura l ima ge . 3. Click Patt ern Displ ay to d isp l ay th e te st pat te r n se lec te d . Sa ving Pr oje c to r Se t tin g Fil e[...]

4 • Using ELP Link IV 1 28 Opening a P rojector Setting F ile 1. Ch oo s e th e Open c om ma n d fr om t he F il e me nu . T h e O p en window appears. 2. Loc a te th e f il e (. el p) y ou w a nt to ope n, a n d t hen c li ck Open . 800 09000 .book Pa ge 128 M on day, N ov embe r 1, 1999 9: 35 AM[...]

Control l ing Proj ector Featur es 129 Creating a Use r Logo You ca n cre ate or edit a logo from t he Sett ing Us er Logo dial og box, then save it t o a file on yo ur hard disk or download it to the projector. 1. Ch oo s e th e Setting User logo optio n from the Select Scre en dr opd own menu . The Sett ing U ser L ogo windo w appea r s. 2. Ch oo[...]

4 • Using ELP Link IV 1 30 4. To cr op th e ima ge, c li ck t he Selec ting Area but ton. Th e Sel ec ting User Logo Area wi ndow ap pear s . 5. Drag the mou s e ov er the area you want t o use as y our logo . 6. Click OK to ac ce p t th e c h ang e s. The U s er’s Lo g o w in d ow reappears. 7. To in cre ase or d ecr eas e the siz e at whic h [...]

Control l ing Proj ector Featur es 131 Creating Cursors/Stamps You ca n cre ate or edit a curso r or stam p from the C ursor/ Stamp Sett ing window . 1. Ch oo s e th e Cursor/S tamp Setting op tion fr om the S elect Screen dropdown menu. The Cursor/Stamp Setting window ap pears. 800 09000 .book Pa ge 131 M on day, N ov embe r 1, 1999 9: 35 AM[...]

4 • Using ELP Link IV 1 32 2. Click th e Edi t button. The Cursor/Stamp edit window appears. 3. Cre ate a ne w curs or/s tamp usi n g th e pen cil, li ne, s quare , el lips e, and co lor tools . 4. Click Renewal to inse rt the cursor/s tamp into the ne xt ava ilabl e spo t in th e Curso r/Stam p list . 5. Ch oo s e the Close comman d from the Fil[...]

Exit i ng the Soft w are 133 Creatin g a New File To cr eate a new s et of cur sors / st amps, c hoose th e New co mm an d fro m t h e Fi le me nu . A bl an k C ur so r/ S tam p S e tt ing w in do w di sp lay s al lowin g you to cre ate a ne w set of curs ors/ st am ps. Opening a File To op en a cursor /st amp fi le: 1. Ch oo s e th e Open command [...]

4 • Using ELP Link IV 1 34 800 09000 .book Pa ge 134 M on day, N ov embe r 1, 1999 9: 35 AM[...]

135 5 Maintenance Y our pr oject or ne eds lit tle mai ntena nc e. Y ou shoul d keep the lens cl ean becau se an y dirt or s mears appear on the sc reen. You a lso ne ed to per i o di cal l y cl ea n th e a ir fi lt er a t t he b ot to m of th e p ro jec t or . A cl ogge d air fi lter can b l ock ve ntil ation neede d to cool t he projec tor a nd k[...]

5 • M aint enance 1 36 War nin g: Bef ore you cle an any part o f the pro j ector , tu r n off th e proj ec tor and unplug the pow er cord. Never open a ny cover on t he projector, except the lam p and fi lter c overs . Da ngero u s elect ric al vol tage s in t he pro j ector can injure you severel y. Do not try to service this product yourself, [...]

Cleani ng t he Air Filt er 137 Clea ning th e Air Fi lter Cl ean th e ai r fil t er at t h e bo t to m o f the pr o jec t or aft e r e ver y 100 ho u rs of use . If it is not clea ned per iodic al ly, it can be c ome c logg ed with du st, pr even tin g proper ventil at i on. Th is c an cause overh eat ing an d da m age th e proj ector. To clean the[...]

5 • M aint enance 1 38 4. Th e filt er is a ttac hed to t he i nsi de of t he f ilte r cove r. It is reco m mended t hat you use a s m all v acuum cle aner design ed for com put er s a n d o t h er of f ic e e qu ip m e n t to c lea n th e fi lter . I f yo u don’t have one, use a dry , lint-fr e e cloth. If the di rt is diffi cult to remove o r[...]

Replaci ng t he Lamp 139 1. Turn off the p roject or and unplug the pow er cabl e. 2. Turn the pro j ec tor o ver so y ou can a c cess the lam p cover. 3. Use a sc rew dri ver to l oose n the tw o re tain ing sc rew s on t he la m p cov er . Wh e n th e s cr ew s a r e lo os e, l if t of f t h e la mp c ov er . ( Y ou can not r emove t hese scr ews[...]

5 • M aint enance 1 40 4. Use a s cre wdriv er to loosen the thr ee scr ews hol ding the la mp unit in place. (You cannot remove thes e screws.) 5. Lift up the handle an d pull out the lam p uni t . 6. Gen tly in sert the new lam p un it b y lo we ring it int o posit io n. Make sure i t ’s insert ed secur e ly. Tighten the screws on th e new la[...]

Transpo rting the Proj ector 141 Tran spor ting th e Proje ctor The pro je cto r cont ains m any glas s par t s and pre cisio n pa rts. If yo u nee d to tr ansport i t, ple ase fo llo w thes e pac king gui delines to prev ent da m aging the pro jector: ❐ When shippi ng the p roje ctor fo r repai rs, u se the origi na l pack ag ing mat e rial if p[...]

5 • M aint enance 1 42 800 09000 .book Pa ge 142 M on day, N ov embe r 1, 1999 9: 35 AM[...]

143 6 Tro ubleshoot ing T his ch ap ter de scri be s the pr obl em s ind ica ted b y th e warn in g ligh ts an d p rovi des in formatio n on ho w to s olve probl em s w ith t he p rojecto r. It is divid ed in to the f ollow ing sect ions: ❐ Prob lems wi th the proj ect or . See this s ecti on i f the pr ojec tor is not working and t o find out wh[...]

6 • Troubles hooting 1 44 If you have a pr oblem, check the appropriate sec t ion and fol low all sugge stions that apply t o your problem. You can also check th e onli ne he lp by pre ssing the Hel p b utt on on th e c on tr ol p a nel or r em ot e cont rol . If non e of t he suggesti ons sol v es the problem, call your deale r or con t a ct EPS[...]

Probl em s with t he Project or 145 See t he f ollo wing pages for inf ormati on on what to do when you see the se wa r ni ng li gh ts or en c oun te r o t h er s p eci fi c p ro bl e ms w i t h th e pro j ect or . Light Co lor Meaning Temperat ure Flashi ng orange The p rojector i s hot. Red The p rojector i s too h ot and has turned of f automati[...]

6 • Troubles hooting 1 46 ◗ The po wer li ght i s f lashin g o ran ge and you ca nnot turn o n th e projector . Th e lam p is coolin g down. W ait until th e lig ht t urns off and the n turn on t he proj ector . ◗ The po wer li ght do es n ot c ome o n. Turn off the p roject or, check that the power cabl e is connect ed se cur e ly bo th at t[...]

Proble ms wi th the Remot e Co ntrol 14 7 Pr oble ms wi th the Re mote Co ntrol ◗ The pr ojector doesn ’ t r es pond to r emote contr ol commands . Mak e sure t he remot e contr ol is turned on . The RC swi tch, on the s ide of t h e r em o te co n tr ol , sh o u ld b e tu rn ed to t h e On posit i on. The r em ot e co nt r ol u ni t’s ba tt [...]

6 • Troubles hooting 1 48 Pr oble ms with the Imag e or So und ◗ An im age does no t appea r on th e screen. Chec k tha t th e po wer l igh t is on and t he lens cover i s off. Als o make sure the cab les ar e in s talle d corre ctly, as des cribed i n Chap ter 1. Th e corre ct ima ge sou rce may not be s elect ed . Pr ess the Computer butt on [...]

Probl em s with the Image or Sound 149 Ma c i nt o sh : Fo r a Maci ntosh, choos e Control P anels und e r the Ap ple menu a n d the n c ho o se M onitors . In the Monitors scre en, choose Opti ons and make sure Macintosh Hi-Res Display or another 102 4 × 768 disp lay for the 80 00i or 136 6 × 102 4 d ispl ay f or t he 90 00i is se l ected . For [...]

6 • Troubles hooting 1 50 ◗ The i ma ge or pa rts o f the ima ge are blu rred or n ot in focu s. Adjus t th e Brigh tne ss an d Con tra st setti ngs o n th e Vid eo me nu. I f you’re viewing a comput er image, als o try adjus ting the Tracki ng and Sync butto ns on the proj ector ’ s c ontrol panel. The r e may b e di rt o r sm ea r s on t [...]

151 7 Technical Specif ications General Type of display Poly -silico n Thin Film Transistor ( TFT) Size of liquid crysta l panels Diag onal : 1.3 in ch es (33. 6 mm) Le ns F= 1. 8–2. 3, f =49 –6 9 mm Res oluti on 8000i: 1 024 × 768 pix els 9000i: 1 366 × 102 4 pi xe ls Color r ep roduct ion 24 b it, 16.7 m ill ion color s Brig htn ess 8000i: [...]

7 • Technica l Specifi cati ons 1 52 Imag e siz e Wide ang le: 30 to 32 0 inche s (a t 3 .6 to 43 .3 fe e t d ist a nc e ) Tele angle: 2 3 to 320 i nches (a t 3 .6 to 52 .1 fe e t d ist a nc e ) Projection dis tance 3.6 to 52.1 fee t (1.1 to 15.9 meters) Projection me thods Front, rear, upside-do wn (ceiling mo unt) In tern al speak er s yste m 3[...]

153 Rem ote Control Ran ge 32 .8 f eet (1 0 me t ers) Ba tt eri e s Al ka lin e AA (2 ) Mou s e C om pa tibi lit y Supports P S/ 2, USB, serial, ADB Remote IR Recei ver Suppor ts EPSON Remote IR Receiver, 10- foot ca ble (typi cal use for rear s creen pro j ect i on ) Mechani cal Heigh t 6.1 i nches (157 mm ) Widt h 12 i nch es (305 mm ) Dep th 19 [...]

7 • Technica l Specifi cati ons 1 54 Humid i ty Operat ing: 20 to 8 0 % RH, non- co n dens ing Stora ge: 10 to 90% RH, non- co n dens ing Safety Unit ed Stat es FCC Par t 15 J Class B UL1 950 Re v. 3 Canada DOC SO R/88-47 5 CSA C2 2.2 N o. 95 0 R ev. 3 CE Ma rkin g Direct ive 89/ 336 /EE C EN 5 5022 Cl ass B EN 5 0082-1 Direct ive 73/23/ EEC EN 6[...]

155 VG A60 VG A72 VG A75 VG A85 640 x 4 80 640 x 4 80 640 x 4 80 640 x 4 80 31.469 / 59.94 37.861 / 72.80 9 37.5 / 75 48.269 / 85.00 8 25.175 31.5 31.5 36 SVG A56 SVG A60 SVG A72 SVG A75 SVG A85 800 x 6 00 800 x 6 00 800 x 6 00 800 x 6 00 800 x 6 00 35.156 / 56.25 37.879 / 60.31 7 48.077 / 72.18 8 46.875 / 75 53.674 / 85.06 1 36 40 50 49.5 56.25 XG[...]

7 • Technica l Specifi cati ons 1 56 UXGA 48 i UXGA 60 UXGA 65 UXGA 70 UXGA 75 1600 x 1200 1600 x 1200 1600 x 1200 1600 x 1200 1600 x 1200 62.5 / 96.080 75 / 60 81.25 / 65 87.5 / 70 93.75 / 75 135 162 175 .5 189 202 .5 MAC L C13 MACI I13 MAC1 6 MAC1 9 -60 MAC1 9 MAC2 1 640 x 4 80 640 x 4 80 832 x 6 24 1024 x 768 1024 x 768 1152 x 870 34.975 / 66.[...]

157 Not e: Th e fre quenc ies o f som e co mp uter s m ay not all ow th e ima ge to b e displaye d correctly. NTSC (SXG A) NTSC (XGA) 1366 x 438 1024 x 438 15.734 / 60 15.734 / 60 28.486 2.890 PAL (SX G A) PAL (XG A) 1366 x 512 1024 x 512 15.625 / 50 15.625 / 50 28.846 21.154 SEC AM (SXGA) SEC AM (X G A ) 1366 x 512 1024 x 512 15.625 / 50 15.625 / [...]

7 • Technica l Specifi cati ons 1 58 Computer 1 a nd 2 a nd Compute r Out connector pi n assignments The Co m p ut er 1, 2, and C o m put er O u t c on ne cto r s a re fem ale vid e o RGB, 15-pin micro- D -st yle con n ec to rs. Here are the pin assign m ents : Inpu t pin Co mputer Out connector sig n als Compu ter 1 and 2 connector sig n als 1 R[...]

159 Glos sary Brightness. The b alance of l ight and d ark shades i n an image. Component vide o. The rec o rdin g an d tr ansm iss io n of v id eo u sing separ ate red, green , bl ue an d sy nchr o nizat ion sign als . Composite video. A ty pe of vi de o sig na l th at en c od e s p ic tu re, lum ina nce, a nd sy nch ron iza tion info rm ati on so[...]

Glossary 1 60 NTSC. A 525 -line vide o broa dcast f ormat d evelope d by the N ation al Tel evisio n Stand ar ds C ommi ttee . NT S C is w idely us ed in No rth Amer ica, Mexi co, and Japan. PAL (Pha se A lterna tion by Lin e). A 62 5-lin e vide o br oadca st for mat used i n Western Europe, India, China, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Afric [...]

161 SXG A . Super E xte nded G raphi cs Ar ray. SXGA p rovi des highe r resolut ion than XGA (1280 × 102 4). UXG A. Ultra E xt ended G raphic s Array . UXGA pro vid es h igher resol ution than S XG A (1600 × 120 0). VGA . Video Graphics Array. A high-resolut ion display adapter t hat prov ides a v arie ty of v ideo m odes (64 0 × 480). XGA. Exte[...]

Glossary 1 62 800 09000 .book Pa ge 162 M on day, N ov embe r 1, 1999 9: 35 AM[...]

163 Index Numerics 3D Sou nd, 92 , 121 A A/V Mu te Button, 96 Abou t me n u, 84 , 99 Accessor ies, 4 to 5 , 9 Advanced menu , 84 Air filter, clea ning, 13 7 to 138 Amplific ation, 56 to 57 Anti- the ft d evic e, 17 Audi o conne ctin g desktop, 28 , 42 conne cti ng lap top, 33 connecting PowerBook, 51 menu, 83 , 92 B Bar f u nc tio n, 114 Bass, 92 ,[...]

Index 1 64 Case, cleaning , 136 CE Mark ing, 154 Ceiling, hanging the pr oje ctor from, 98 , 99 , 123 Cleaning air filter, 137 to 138 lens , 136 projecto r c ase, 136 Col or bal ance, 91 , 119 , 12 0 menu option, 89 saturation, 91 , 119 , 120 COM p ort, cha ngi ng, 106 CompuS er ve, 7 Computer conne ctor pin assignme nts, 158 Compu ter, adju sting [...]

165 EL P L in k IV , 101 Abou t tab , 123 to 124 Advanced ta b, 123 Audi o t ab, 121 Gamma tab, 124 inst alling, 102 to 104 laun ch ing, 105 to 106 Setting ta b, 122 using, 105 to 133 Vi deo ta b, 119 to 120 Enviro nmental speci fications, 153 to 154 EP SO N sup po rt, 7 to 8 External speakers , 56 to 57 F Fax Ad vi ce , E P S ON , 8 Fe atu re s, 1[...]

Index 1 66 Language menu opt ion, 97 Laptop, co nnecting to, 29 to 33 , 43 to 51 Launch ing the ELP Link IV softwa re, 105 to 106 Lens accesso ries, 4 cleaning , 136 fixed s hort thr ow, 4 , 68 long throw zoo m , 4 , 66 to 67 short th row zoo m, 4 , 67 stand a rd, 65 to 66 Ligh ts, status, 80 to 82 , 144 to 146 Line func tion, 108 , 113 Logo, cre a[...]

167 Projecto r (co ntinued) probl ems, 144 to 146 setting up, 13 to 57 stat us l ights, 80 to 82 , 144 to 146 turning on a nd off, 57 to 58 unpa cking , 14 to 16 using the Quick C hang e To olbar, 117 Projecto r c ase, cl eaning, 136 Projecto r S etting wi ndow, 117 to 124 Promp t menu op tion, 94 Q Quick Ch ange Toolba r, 117 R RCA vi deo cable, 5[...]

Index 1 68 Stamp, crea ting, 131 to 133 Status l ight s, 80 to 82 , 144 to 146 Support , te chnic al, 7 to 9 S-Vid eo s ignal , 17 , 160 Sync , 88 , 119 , 120 T Temper ature ligh t, 82 , 144 to 146 requireme nts, 153 Test p attern chan g ing , 125 to 126 displayi ng , 119 , 120 Tint, 91 Tone, adjusting , 92 , 121 To olba r, us ing, 11 7 Tracking, 8[...]