Digital Projection Projector E-Vision 8000 User Manual

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Using the Menus
Use the buttons on the projector control 
panel or on the remote control, to access the 
menu system.
• To open the on-screen display (OSD), 
press MENU. To close, press EXIT/
RETURN.
Notes
 Some menu options and controls 
may not be available due to settings 
in other menus. These will be 
shaded grey on the actual menu.
Remote controlProjector control panel
Navigating the menus
• Select a menu using
 and,
• then open the menu by pressing.
The first item in the menu is highlighted.
• Select an item in the menu using
 and.
• To open another menu, first close the 
current menu by pressing MENU. 
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Notes
 Some menu options and controls 
may not be available due to settings 
in other menus. These will be 
shaded grey on the actual menu.
 The Sub Menu appears to either 
the left or right side of the menu it 
was called from, depending on the 
space available.
 The Sub Submenu appears in place 
of the sub menu it was called from.
Sub Menus
• Select a sub menu using
 and.
• then open the Sub Menu by pressing 
ENTER.
The Sub Menu appears to either the 
left or right side of the menu it was 
called from, depending on the space 
available. 
The name of the Sub Menu is shown at 
the top.
• To close the Sub Menu, press MENU.
Sometimes, a Sub Menu leads to a 
Sub Submenu:
• Select the Sub Submenu using
 and.
• then open it by pressing ENTER.
The Sub Submenu appears in place of 
the sub menu it was called from.
The name of the Sub Submenu is 
shown at the top.
• To close the Sub Submenu, press 
MENU. 
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Selecting parameters
Most parameters are changed by selecting 
from a list:
• Select from the list using
 and .
• The change will usually be made 
immediately.
Notes
 Some menu options and controls 
may not be available due to settings 
in other menus. These will be 
shaded grey on the actual menu.
 There may be a short delay when 
changing some parameters, due to 
internal processing time.
 The sub menu appears to the left 
or right side, or in place of the 
menu it was called from, depending 
on the space available.
Some parameters are changed by selecting 
from a sub menu.
• Press ENTER to open the menu.
The sub menu appears to the left or 
right side, or in place of the menu 
it was called from, depending on the 
space available. 
• The item that is currently selected is 
marked with a block: .
• Select from the sub menu using
 and.
• The change will be made when you 
press ENTER to confirm the selection. 
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Sliders
• Use  or to adjust the value.
The menu will disappear, to be replaced 
by a slider bar.
• To return to the menu, press MENU.
Notes
 Some menu options and controls 
may not be available due to settings 
in other menus. These will be 
shaded grey on the actual menu.
Commands
• To execute the command, press 
ENTER.
In this example,
• use  or to move the blue 
highlight to OK or Cancel,
• then press ENTER to confirm your 
selection. 
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A Tour of  the Menus
INPUT Menu
Input Selection
• Press ENTER to open the Input Selection menu, then select an input from the list.
PIP (Picture in Picture) sub menu
• Press ENTER to open the PIP sub menu.
PIP Option
• Set PIP Option to On or Off.
Main and PIP Inputs
• Select a Main Input from the drop-down list. The inputs are divided into 
two groups – the main image must be from one group, and the sub-
image must be from the other group.
• Group A: VGA, Component/BNC, Composite, S-Video
• Group B: HDMI, DVI, 3G-SDI
• Select a PIP Input from the drop-down list.
Position
• Select a Position or Split L-R for the PIP image.
Notes
 See also Using the Menus, earlier 
in this guide and Menu Map, later in 
this guide.
	 In	this	example,	the	flower	is	the	
main image, and the window is the 
sub-image.
 The two images MUST be from 
different Input groups.
Input MenuPIP Submenu
PIP (top left)
PIP (split L-R) 
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Notes
 See also Using the Menus, earlier 
in this guide and Menu Map, later in 
this guide.
Test Pattern
• Press ENTER to display a Test Pattern.
• Use  or to scroll through the following Test Patterns:
... Off, Colour Bars, Alignment Grid, Burst, Red, Green, Blue, White, Black, Corrected Red, 
Corrected Green, Corrected Blue, Greyscale, Off  ...
• To return to viewing the image from your image source, use  or to scroll through the list to 
Off.
Color Space
• Set this to Auto, except when the projector has problems selecting between YCrCb, YPrPb, RGB-PC 
and RGB-Video.
Input Lock
• Set this to Auto, except when the projector has problems locking on to 48Hz, 50Hz and 60Hz signals.
Background
• Set this to determine what appears on screen when the projector is searc\
hing for a valid input source.
Video Standard
• Set this to Auto, unless the projector has problems selecting between PA L, SECAM and NTSC.
Auto Sync Adjust
• Select from
• Off: Auto Sync Adjustment is never performed.
• Auto – Projector will compare with the previous five signals stored in memory , and then recall 
those settings if possible.
• Always - Projector will perform auto setup every time a new signal source is c\
onnected, ignoring 
any settings in memory.
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PICTURE Menu
Display Mode
• Select one of the Display modes as required.
Contrast, Brightness, Saturation, Hue
• Adjust the sliders for these settings, as required.
Dynamic Contrast
• Set this to On or Off as required.
Gamma
• Select one of the Gamma settings as required.
Notes
 See also Using the Menus, earlier 
in this guide and Menu Map, later in 
this guide. 
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Color sub menu
• Press ENTER to open the Color sub menu.
Colour Temperature
• Set this to suit the specification of the input source, or to improve the appearance of the 
projected image.
Trim
• Set the Red, Green and Blue Lift and Gain settings, to improve the appearance of the 
projected image.
Sharpness, Noise Reduction
• Adjust the sliders for these settings, as required.
Aspect Ratio
• Set Aspect Ratio to suit the incoming video signal.
The 5:4, 4:3, 16:10, 16:9, 1.88:1 and 2.35:1 settings will stretch the image to the 
selected aspect ratio, leaving black bars at the top and bottom or sides\
 of the screen, 
depending on the aspect ratio of the projector.
The Letterbox setting can be used where a wide screen image has been supplied in a 
narrower format with black bars at the top and bottom. The top and bottom of the image 
will be cropped,and the image stretched to fill the screen.
The Native setting will scale the image to fit either the full height or width of the screen, 
whilst retaining the aspect ratio of the image.
The Unscaled setting will display the image pixel for pixel at its supplied resolution, in 
the centre of the screen. There may be black bars at the top and bottom or sides of the 
screen, or the image may be cropped, depending on the video signal and t\
he aspect 
ratio of the projector.
Notes
 See also Using the Menus, earlier 
in this guide and Menu Map, later in 
this guide.
 The full height and width of the 
screen will depend on the projector 
model. For more information, see 
the Specification leaflet, or the 
Important Information.
16:10 image
displayed at 5:4
displayed at 2.35:1
letterbox image
stretched and cropped5:4 imagedisplayed at nativedisplayed unscaled
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Notes
 See also Using the Menus, earlier 
in this guide and Menu Map, later in 
this guide.
 Overscan is used to compensate 
for	noisy	or	badly	defined	image	
edges, by cropping the image, or  
increasing the size of the image to 
force the edges off-screen.
Overscan
• Set this to Off On or Zoom as required.
VGA Setup sub menu
• Press ENTER to open the VGA Setup sub menu.
 Horizontal Total, Start and Phase, Vertical Start
• Adjust the sliders for these settings, as required to suit the incoming \
image.
Auto Sync
• Press ENTER to force the projector to re-synchronise with the input signal.
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LAMPS Menu
Mode
• Set this to Single or Dual as required.
When	the	mode	is	changed,	it	will	not	be	possible	to	change	it	again	within	five	minutes.
Power
• Set this to Normal for 100% power, Eco for 80% power or Custom to enable the 
Custom Power slider.
High Altitude Mode
• Set this to On if it is necessary to have the cooling fans running at high speed.
Custom Power
• Set the slider as required.
Lamp Status and Time
• For information only.
Notes
 See also Using the Menus, earlier 
in this guide and Menu Map, later in 
this guide.
 When Lamp Mode is set to Single, 
the projector will turn on using the 
lamp with the least hours of use.
 To protect the lamps from thermal 
shock, it will not be possible to 
change the Lamp Mode more than 
once	within	five	minutes.
 The Power setting should be set 
to Custom, if you want to use the 
Custom Power slider. 
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