Epson Powerlite 74c Multimedia Projector Users Guide
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EPSON ® PowerLite ® 54c/74c Multimedia Projector User’s Guide
2 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. Trademarks EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. EPSON Connection, EPSON Store, and Extra Care are service marks; SizeWise is a trademark; and PrivateLine, Presenters Club, and PowerLite are registered trademarks 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. Copyright © 2003 by Epson America, Inc. 9/03 CPD-16804R1
3 Contents Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Getting the Most from Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Using Your Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Getting More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Registration and Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Unpacking the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Additional Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1Setting Up the Projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Positioning the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Other Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Connecting the VGA Computer Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Connecting a Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Connecting the Cable for Remote Mouse Control . . . . 19 Amplifying Computer Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Connecting to a High-End Workstation . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Connecting to Video Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Connecting a Composite Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Connecting an S-Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Connecting an RGB Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Connecting a Component Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . 26 2Using the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Turning On Your Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Turning On the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Selecting the Image Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 What To Do If You See a Blank Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4 Adjusting the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Focusing and Zooming Your Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Adjusting the Height of Your Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Adjusting the Image Shape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Adjusting the Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Adjusting the Color Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Correcting Computer Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Shutting Down the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 3Using the Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Removing the Battery Tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Storing the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Controlling the Picture and Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Switching Between Picture Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Turning Off the Picture and Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Stopping Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Zooming Your Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Using the Remote Control as a Wireless Mouse . . . . . . . . . . 43 Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 4Fine-tuning the Projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Using the Projector’s Menu System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Changing Menu Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Adjusting the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Adjusting the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Customizing Projector Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Setting Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Viewing Lamp Usage and Other Information. . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Creating Your Own Screen Logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Capturing the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Choosing When to Display the Screen Logo . . . . . . . . . 57 Enabling Password Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Setting a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Turning On the Password and User’s Logo . . . . . . . . . . 59 Starting the Projector with a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Restoring the Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5 5Maintaining and Transporting the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Cleaning the Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Cleaning the Projector Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Cleaning and Replacing the Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Replacing the Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Resetting the Lamp Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Transporting the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 6Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Using On-Screen Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 What To Do When the Lights Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Solving Problems with the Image or Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Solving Password Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Solving Problems with the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Telephone Support Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Appendix A: Technical Specifications. . . . . . . 85 Appendix B: Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Remote Control Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Declaration of Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Welcome7 - Welcome The EPSON® PowerLite® 54c and 74c are micro-portable projectors that offer up to 2000 ANSI lumens of brightness. From classrooms to auditoriums, your full-color presentations and videos will be bright and visible even in ordinary indoor lighting. Images are displayed at a resolution of 800 × 600 pixels (PowerLite 54c) or 1024 × 768 pixels (PowerLite 74c). Three 0.7-inch LCDs provide a 500:1 contrast ratio for incredibly vivid images and clear text. Support for S-Video contributes to theater-quality performance. You can connect the projector to a wide range of computers, including IBM ®-compatible PCs and laptops, Apple® Macintosh,® Power Macintosh ® series (including G3 and G4 systems), PowerBook® computers, many iMac ® and iBook® series systems, and high-end workstations such as the Sun ® SPARCstation.™ With EPSON’s patented SizeWise ™ technology, the projector supports computer displays ranging from VGA through UXGA. You can use any of the following video sources: HDTV, VCR, DVD player, gaming console (such as Microsoft ® Xbox,™ Sony® PlayStation ® 2, and Nintendo GameCube™), camcorder, digital camera, or laser disc player. The projector supports NTSC, PAL, and SECAM video formats. Two devices can be connected to the projector at the same time; either two computers, two video sources, or one of each. The source buttons let you easily switch between them. To safeguard your projector, you can set a password to control who uses it, and create your own screen logo which cannot be disabled by unauthorized users.
8Welcome Getting the Most from Your Projector Depending on your presentation, you can take advantage of any or all of these options: ■Connecting to a laptop or other computer If you want to connect the projector to a laptop or desktop computer, see page 16. For additional presentation control, you can connect the USB cable to the projector for running slide shows, and connect an external monitor to view the presentation on your computer simultaneously. ■Connecting to video sources You can connect a DVD player, VCR, HDTV, camcorder, laser disc player, digital camera, and other video sources to your projector. See page 22 for instructions. ■Using the remote control The remote control lets you switch from computer to video sources, zoom in on part of your image, freeze or mute the presentation, and adjust many other projector features. For details, see Chapter 3. By connecting an additional cable, you can also use the remote control as a wireless mouse. This lets you click through computer-based presentations (such as PowerPoint ®) from up to 20 feet away. For more information, see page 43. ■Including sound in your presentation If your presentation includes sound, you can connect an optional audio cable to use the projector’s built-in speaker. See page 20. note Many of the projector’s features can only be accessed with the remote control. To avoid losing the remote control, place it in the remote control storage compartment beneath the side of the projector.
Welcome9 Using Your Documentation Your Start Here kit includes a Quick Setup sheet, warranty brochures, and EPSON PrivateLine ® Support card. Store this User’s Guide in the envelope and keep the envelope with your projector at all times. The Quick Setup sheet gives instructions to quickly set up your projector and connect it to a laptop or PowerBook computer. 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. Getting More Information Need tips on giving presentations? How about quick steps for setting up your projector? Here’s where you can look for help: ■www.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. ■Built-in help system Press the Help button on the remote control to get quick solutions for common problems. See page 72 for details. ■support.epson.com Download FAQs (frequently-asked questions) and e-mail your questions to EPSON support. If you still need help after checking this User’s Guide and the sources listed above, you can use the EPSON PrivateLine Support service to get help fast. Call (800) 637-7661 and enter the PIN on the card in your Start Here kit. See page 83 for more information.
10Welcome Registration and Warranty Your projector comes with a basic carry-in warranty and an international warranty that let you project with confidence anywhere in the world. For details, see page 96 and the warranty brochure included in your Start Here kit. In addition, EPSON offers free Extra Care SM Road Service. In the unlikely event of an equipment failure, you won’t have to wait for your unit to be repaired. Instead, EPSON will ship you a replacement unit anywhere in the United States or Canada, usually via overnight delivery. See the brochure in your Start Here kit for details. To register, complete the registration form in your Start Here kit and mail it to EPSON. Or register your product online at: http://www.epson.com/webreg Registering also lets you receive special updates on new accessories, products, and services. Unpacking the Projector After unpacking the projector, make sure you have all these items: Projector Remote control Documentation Soft carrying case Power cord VGA computer cable RCA A/V cable USB mouse cable