Epson Brightlink 485wi Users Guide

Displaying
FromaPC Laptop
 If
you seetheNo Signal message whenyoudisplay fromaPC laptop, youneed toset upthe laptop to
 display
onanexternal monitor.
 1.
Hold down thelaptops Fnkey and press thekey labelled withamonitor iconorCRT/LCD .(See
 your
laptop manual fordetails.) Waitafew seconds foranimage toappear.
 2.
Todisplay onboth thelaptops monitorandtheprojector, trypressing thesame keysagain.
 3.
Ifthe same image isnot displayed bythe laptop andprojector, checktheWindows Displayutilityto
 make...

Supported
VideoDisplay Formats
 Solutions
WhenOnlyaPartial ImageAppears
 If
only apartial computer imageappears, trythe following solutions:
 •
Press theAuto button onthe remote controltooptimize theimage signal.
 •
Try adjusting theimage position usingthePosition menusetting.
 •
Press theAspect buttononthe remote controltoselect adifferent imageaspect ratio.
 •
Ifyou zoomed intoorout ofthe image usingtheE-Zoom buttons,presstheEsc button twicetoreturn
 to
afull display.
 •
Check yourcomputer...

Correcting
ImageShape withtheKeystone Buttons
 Adjusting
theImage Position
 Solutions
WhentheImage Contains NoiseorStatic
 If
the projected imageseems tocontain electronic interference (noise)orstatic, trythe following
 solutions:

•
Check thecables connecting yourcomputer orvideo source tothe projector. Theyshould be:
 •
Separated fromthepower cordtoprevent interference
 •
Securely connected atboth ends
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Not connected toan extension cable
 •
Check thesettings onthe projectors Signalmenutomake...

•
Adjust theSharpness settingtoimprove imagequality.
 •
Ifyou areprojecting fromacomputer, presstheAuto button onthe remote controltoautomatically
 adjust
thetracking andsync. Ifany bands oroverall blurriness remains,displayauniformly patterned
 image
onthe screen andmanually adjusttheTracking andSync settings.
 Parent
topic:Solving ImageorSound Problems
 Related
references
 Input
Signal Settings -Signal Menu
 Image
Quality Settings -Image Menu
 Projection
Distance
 Related
tasks
 Focusing
theImage...

Image
Quality Settings -Image Menu
 Solutions
WhenThere isNo Sound orLow Volume
 If
there isno sound whenyouexpect itor the volume istoo low, trythe following solutions:
 •
Adjust theprojectors volumesettings.
 •
Press theA/V Mute button onthe remote controltoresume videoandaudio ifthey were temporarily
 stopped.

•
Press theSource Searchbuttontoswitch tothe correct inputsource, ifnecessary.
 •
Check yourcomputer orvideo source tomake surethevolume isturned upand theaudio output isset
 for
the correct...

Solving
Projector orRemote ControlOperation Problems
 Check
thesolutions inthese sections ifyou have problems operating theprojector orremote control.
 Solutions
toProjector PowerorShut-Off Problems
 Solutions
toProblems withtheRemote Control
 Solutions
toPassword Problems
 Parent
topic:Solving Problems
 Solutions
toProjector PowerorShut-Off Problems
 If
the projector doesnotcome onwhen youpress thepower button oritshuts offunexpectedly, trythe
 following
solutions:
 •
Make surethepower cordissecurely...

•
Make sureyouareoperating theremote controlwithinthereception angleandrange ofthe projector.
 •
Check tosee ifa button onthe remote controlisstuck down, causing itto enter sleep mode. Release
 the
button towake theremote controlup.
 •
Strong fluorescent lighting,directsunlight, orinfrared devicesignals maybeinterfering withthe
 projectors
remotereceivers. Dimthelights ormove theprojector awayfromthesun orinterfering
 equipment.

•
Ifavailable, turnoffone ofthe remote receivers inthe projectors...

Solutions
WhentheBuilt-In Toolbar DoesNotWork
 Solutions
WhentheInteractive PenPosition IsNot Accurate
 Solutions
WhentheInteractive PensAreSlow orDifficult toUse
 Solutions
WhentheInteractive PensCause Interference orUnwanted Effects
 Parent
topic:Solving Problems
 Solutions
WhenHardware DeviceNotFound Message Appears
 If
the Hardware devicenotfound message appears,trythe following solutions:
 •
Check theUSB cable connection fromtheprojector toyour computer. Trydisconnecting andthen
 reconnecting...

•
Ifyou areprojecting fromacomputer, makesuretheUSB cable isconnected tothe computer and
 projector.

•
Dim theroom lights andturn offany fluorescent lights.Makesuretheprojection surfaceandpen
 receiver
arenotindirect sunlight orother sources ofbright lighting.
 •
Ifthe pen tipisworn outordamaged, youmay need toreplace it.
 •
Make surethepen receiver onthe projector isclean andfree from dust.
 •
Make surethere isno interference frominfrared remotecontrols orinfrared microphones.
 •
Make suretheUSB...

•
Press oneofthe Source buttons onthe remote controltoselect thesource forthe image youwant to
 annotate.
Touse ablank screen, selectComputer2 oranother unusedsource
 Note:
Youcannot usethebuilt-in toolbar ifyou select thesame source thatisselected forEasy
 Interactive
Toolsinthe Extended menu.
 •
Make sureyouhave calibrated thesystem. Tryrecalibrating.
 Parent
topic:Solving Interactive PenProblems
 Related
references
 Projector
SetupSettings -Extended Menu
 Solutions
WhentheInteractive PenPosition...