Epson Powerlite 8300i Multimedia Projector Users Guide
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EPSON ® PowerLite ® 8300i 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. EPSON is a registered trademark, and EasyMP and Quick Corner are trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. EPSON Connection, EPSON Store, and Extra Care, are service marks; EasyManagement and SizeWise are trademarks; and PrivateLine, Presenters Club, and PowerLite are registered trademarks of Epson America, 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 by Epson America, Inc. 10/05 CPD-16107R5
3 Contents Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Using Your Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Getting More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Registration and Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Unpacking the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Additional Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1Setting Up the Projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Positioning the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Connecting to Video Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Connecting a Composite Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Connecting an S-video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Connecting a Component Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Connecting an RGB Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Connecting to the Computer 1 or 2 Port . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Connecting to the BNC Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Connecting to the DVI Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Using the Macintosh Desktop Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Connecting the Cable for Remote Mouse Control . . . . 27 Connecting an External Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Playing Sound Through the Projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Connecting Audio Equipment to the Projector . . . . . . . 29 Connecting External Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4 2Displaying and Adjusting the Image . . . . . . . . 31 Projecting the Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Turning on the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Selecting the Image Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Troubleshooting Display Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 You Can’t Project an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 The Projector and Laptop Don’t Display the Same Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Adjusting the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Focusing and Zooming Your Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Adjusting the Height of Your Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Adjusting the Image Shape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Correcting Computer Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Shutting Down the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 3Giving Your Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Activating and Using the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Using the Navigation Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Controlling Multiple Projectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Replacing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Controlling the Picture and Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Switching Between Picture Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Previewing Picture Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Turning Off the Picture and Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Stopping Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Zooming Your Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Displaying a Picture-in-Picture Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Adjusting the Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Controlling the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Highlighting Your Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Using the Pointer Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Customizing the Pointer Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Operating Your Computer with the Remote Control . . . . . 58 Creating Your Own Startup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Capturing the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Choosing When to Display the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
5 4Fine-tuning the Projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Using the Menu System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Restoring the Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Adjusting the Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Adjusting Computer Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Adjusting the Image Size, Shape, and Position . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Adjusting the Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Adjusting the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Customizing Projector Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Image Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Communication Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Miscellaneous Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 5Managing the Projector from a Remote Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Installing the EasyManagement Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Connecting and Configuring the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Using EMP Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Opening and Closing EMP Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Registering a Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Monitoring Your Projectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Controlling Your Projectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Configuring the Monitoring Interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Using EMP NetworkManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Selecting the Projectors to Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Creating the E-Mail Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Understanding the Notification Messages . . . . . . . . . . . 88 6Maintaining the Projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Cleaning the Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Cleaning the Projector Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
6 Cleaning and Replacing the Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Cleaning the Lamp Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Cleaning the Air Intake Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Replacing the Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Resetting the Lamp Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Transporting the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 7Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Checking the Projector Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 What To Do When the Lights Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Viewing the ‘About’ Menu Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Solving Problems with the Image or Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Solving Problems with the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Telephone Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Appendix A: Projector Installation. . . . . . . . . 111 Placement and Mounting Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Image Size and Projection Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Image Size Calculations (For All Lenses) . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Converting Between Diagonal Size and Width or Height. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Converting Between 16:9 and 4:3 Image Sizes . . . . . . . 115 Installing the Rear Cable Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Installing Multiple Projectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Appendix B: Technical Specifications. . . . . . 117 Appendix C: Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Remote Control Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 FCC Compliance Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Welcome7 - Welcome The EPSON® PowerLite® 8300i is a theater-grade projector that offers up to 5200 ANSI lumens of brightness. Images are displayed at a resolution of 1024 × 768 pixels, and the 1.4-inch LCD provides an unprecedented 1200:1 contrast ratio (1500:1 in low-brightness mode) for incredibly rich images. From auditoriums to conference rooms, your full-color presentations will be vivid and clear even in bright indoor environments. Your projector includes these outstanding features: ■Connectivity Your EPSON PowerLite projector can be connected to four computer sources and five video sources (up to a total of six sources at the same time). You can include an independent sound channel for each of the six sources. A preview feature lets you see all the sources at a glance, so you can easily switch between them. ■Complete control Use the remote control to take charge of your presentation. Freeze the action, zoom in on part of the picture, or display a picture-in-picture video. Use the remote as a pointer, or to draw on the screen. You can even use it in place of your computer’s mouse to control your computer and change slides in PowerPoint. ® ■EasyManagement With the projector’s EasyManagement™ system, you can use a Windows ® PC to remotely monitor and control the projector. ■EasyMP.net™ (optional; see page 12) The optional EasyMP.net offers you a premium network solution: web browsing, remote desktop client access, projection over an 802.11b wireless network, and storage of Microsoft ® PowerPoint slideshows on a memory card for computer-free presentations.
8Welcome 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. 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 basic instructions on connecting to a laptop. ■Start Here kit Includes this User’s Guide, your Quick Setup sheet, warranty brochures, and EPSON PrivateLine ® Support card. Keep the folder 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. ■support.epson.com Download FAQs and e-mail your questions to EPSON support. need help? If you still need help after checking this User’s Guide and the sources listed here, 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. Or take advantage of EPSON’s automated support services 24 hours a day. See page 110 for more information.
Welcome9 Registration and Warranty Your projector comes with a basic carry-in warranty as well as an international warranty that let you project with confidence anywhere in the world. For details, see page 128 and the warranty brochure included in your Start Here kit. In addition, for customers who register their projector, 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, simply fill out the registration card included in your Start Here kit and mail it to EPSON. Or you can register online at http://epsonwebreg.info2.net/. Registering also lets you receive special updates on new accessories, products, and service.
10Welcome Unpacking the Projector After unpacking the projector, make sure you have all the parts shown below: Save all packaging in case you need to ship the projector. Always use the original packaging (or the equivalent) when you need to send the projector to another location. Projector* Rear cable cover Projector software CD-ROM Remote control AA batteries Power cord Computer VGA cable Audio (stereo mini-jack) cableUSB cable * Remove plastic film from projector’s control panel.