Epson Powerlite 737c Multimedia Projector Users Guide

							Epson
® 
PowerLite
®
 737c/745c
Multimedia Projector
User’s Guide
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Important Safety Information
WARNING: Never look into the projector lens when the lamp is turned on; the bright light can damage your eyes. 
Never let children look into the lens when it is on. Never open any cover on the projector, except the lamp and 
filter covers. Dangerous electrical voltages inside the projector can severely injure you. Except as specifically 
explained in this User’s Guide, do not attempt to service this product yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified service 
personnel.
WARNING: The projector and its accessories come packaged in plastic bags. Keep plastic bags away from small 
children to avoid any risk of suffocation.
Caution: When you replace the lamp, never touch the new lamp with your bare hands; the invisible residue left by 
the oil on your hands may shorten the lamp life. Use a cloth or glove to handle the new lamp.
Copyright Notice
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in 
any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior 
written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. The information contained herein is designed only for use with 
this Epson product. Epson is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other products.
Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for 
damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of 
this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to 
strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation’s operating and maintenance instructions.
Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or 
any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by 
Seiko Epson Corporation.
Epson is a registered trademark, and EasyManagement, EasyMP, and the 3LCD logo are trademarks of Seiko 
Epson Corporation.
PrivateLine, Presenters Club, and PowerLite are registered trademarks; SizeWise is a trademark; and Epson 
Connection, Epson Store, and Extra Care are service marks of Epson America, Inc.
Pixelworks, DNX, and the DNX logo are trademarks of Pixelworks, Inc.
General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of 
their respective owners. Epson disclaims any and all rights in those marks.
© 2005 Epson America, Inc. 1/05
CPD-19399
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Contents
Welcome  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using Your Documentation   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Getting More Information   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Registration and Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Unpacking the Projector   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Additional Components   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Optional Accessories  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1Displaying and Adjusting the Image  . . . . . . . 15
Positioning the Projector  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Projecting the Image   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Turning On the Projector  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Selecting the Image Source   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Troubleshooting Display Problems   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
You Can’t Project an Image   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
The Projector and Notebook Don’t Display 
the Same Image   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Adjusting the Image   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Adjusting the Height of Your Image  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Focusing and Zooming Your Image   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Adjusting the Image Shape   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Correcting Computer Images   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Shutting Down the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using the Direct Power On Function  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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2Using the Remote Control  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the Remote Control   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Replacing the Batteries   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Controlling the Picture and Sound   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Switching Between Picture Sources  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Turning Off the Picture and Sound   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Stopping Action   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Zooming Part of Your Image   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Controlling the Volume   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Resizing Video images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Adjusting the Color Mode   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Operating Your Computer with the Remote Control   . . . . . 35
Highlighting Your Presentation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Using the Pointer Tool  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Customizing the Pointer Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3Connecting to Computers, Cameras, and 
Other Equipment 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Connecting to a Computer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Connecting to the Computer Port   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the Macintosh Desktop Adapter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Connecting the Cable for Remote Mouse Control     . . . 40
Connecting to Video Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Connecting a Composite Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Connecting an S-Video Source  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Connecting a Component Video Source  . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Connecting an RGB Video Source  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Connecting to a Digital Camera or Other Device  . . . . . . . . 46
Removing the USB Cable  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Playing Sound Through the Projector  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Connecting External Speakers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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4Presenting Through a Wireless Network  . . . 49
Starting EasyMP   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Configuring the Connection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Using Ad Hoc Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Using Access Point Mode   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Using Wireless Security Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adding WEP Encryption   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Adding WPA Security  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Adding LEAP Authentication  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Projecting Wirelessly  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Using the Control Bar  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Connecting in IP Connect Mode   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Switching Between Users   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Removing the Wireless 802.11g Card   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
5Presenting from a Memory Card, 
Digital Camera, or External Drive 
. . . . . . . . . 85
Inserting a Memory Card in the Projector  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Removing a Memory Card   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Creating a Slideshow on the Fly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Displaying the Slideshow   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Controlling Your Slideshow   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Changing Timing and Other Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Presenting Image Files From a Digital Camera   . . . . . . . . . . 89
Presenting Image Files From an External Drive  . . . . . . . . . . 90
Creating a Scenario   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Converting a PowerPoint File to a Scenario   . . . . . . . . . 92
Creating a Scenario from Scratch   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Transferring Your Scenario to a Memory Card   . . . . . . . . . 101
Presenting Scenarios   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Controlling Your Scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Editing Your Scenario on the Projector  . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Supported File Formats  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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6Fine-Tuning the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Using the Menu System   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Restoring the Default Settings   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Adjusting the Image   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Adjusting Signal Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Customizing Projector Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Using the Projector Security Features   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Enabling Password Protection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Creating Your Own Startup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Disabling the Projector’s Buttons   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Customizing Power and Operation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
7Managing Projectors   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Using EMP Monitor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Opening and Closing EMP Monitor   . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Registering Your Projectors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Monitoring Your Projectors   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Controlling Your Projectors   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Using E-Mail Alerts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Understanding the Notification Messages  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Using a Browser to Monitor Projectors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Using Projector Groups  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Creating a Group   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Connecting to a Projector in a Group  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Exporting a Projector Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Importing a Projector Group   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
8Maintaining the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Cleaning the Lens   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Cleaning the Projector Case   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Cleaning the Air Filters and Vents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Replacing the Lamp and Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Resetting the Lamp Timer   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Transporting the Projector   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
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9Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Using On-Screen Help   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Checking Projector Status  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
What To Do When the Lights Flash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Viewing Lamp Usage and Other Information  . . . . . . . 155
Solving Projector Operation Problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Solving Problems with the Image or Sound  . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Solving Network Problems   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Solving EasyMP Problems    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Solving Problems with the Remote Control  . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Where To Get Help   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Telephone Support Services   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
A
Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Windows System Requirements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Macintosh System Requirements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Installing the Software on a Windows System   . . . . . . . . . . 171
Installing the Software on a Macintosh   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
B
Projector Installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
C
Technical Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
General   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Projection Lamp   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Dimensions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Electrical   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Environmental  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Safety  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Compatible Video Formats   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
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Notices  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Important Safety Instructions   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Remote Control Information   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Declaration of Conformity   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
FCC Compliance Statement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Warranty  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
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Welcome
The Epson® PowerLite® 737c/745c is an easy-to-use projector that 
weighs less than 4 pounds. The projector offers up to 2500 lumens 
(745c) or 2000 lumens (737c) of brightness. You can connect it to a 
wide range of computers and video sources, or you can project from a 
USB storage device, memory card, or over an 802.11g or 802.11b 
wireless network.
Easy control
The projector’s keystone correction feature automatically corrects 
image distortion, and you can use the remote control to take charge of 
your presentation from almost anywhere in the room. Freeze the 
action, zoom in on part of the picture, or use the remote as a pointer. 
You can even use it in place of your computer’s mouse to control your 
computer and change slides in Microsoft
® PowerPoint.® 
EasyManagement
With the projector’s EasyManagement
™ system, you can use a 
Windows
® PC to remotely monitor and control the projector over a 
network. 
Security
To prevent unauthorized use, this projector includes several security 
features including a password, user’s logo, and the ability to lock the 
projector buttons.
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Using Your Documentation
This book contains all the information you need to set up and use 
your projector. Please follow these guidelines as you read through it: 
■Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.
■Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.
■Notes contain important information about your projector.
■Tips contain additional projection hints.
Getting More Information
Need tips on giving presentations? Quick steps for setting up your 
projector? Here’s where you can look for help: 
■presentersonline.com
Includes a library of articles covering presentation tips, tricks, and 
technology. The site provides templates, clip art and sound clips, 
as well as Presenters Services to use on the road. Even more 
resources and services are available if you register to join the 
Presenters Club
®—and it’s free. 
■Quick Setup sheet
Gives you the instructions you need to get your projector up and 
running if you are connecting to a notebook, PowerBook,
® or 
iBook
® computer, or projecting over a wireless network.
■Start Here kit
Includes this User’s Guide, your Quick Setup sheet, warranty 
brochures, and Epson PrivateLine
® Support card. Keep the kit 
with your projector at all times.
■Built-in help system
Provides assistance for common problems. Available from the 
Help button on the projector or the remote control. See page 152 
for details.
■support.epson.com
Download FAQs and e-mail your questions to Epson support. 
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