Epson Powerlite 830p Multimedia Projector Users Guide

							Epson
® 
PowerLite
®
 830p
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, Quick Corner, and Wall Shot 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.
© 2004 Epson America, Inc. 5/04
CPD-18223
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Troubleshooting Display Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
You Can’t Project an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
The Projector and Notebook Don’t Display the Same 
Image  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adjusting the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Adjusting the Height of Your Image  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Using Quick Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Focusing and Zooming Your Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Adjusting the Image Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Correcting Computer Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Shutting Down the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the Direct Power On Function  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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2Using the Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Turning On and Using the Remote Control  . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Controlling the Picture and Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Switching Between Picture Sources  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Previewing Picture Sources  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Adjusting the Image Shape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Turning Off the Picture and Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Stopping Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Zooming Part of Your Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Displaying a Picture-in-Picture Video  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Controlling the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Projecting Images Without a Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Making Initial Color Corrections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Adjusting Color Corrections for a New Surface . . . . . . . 41
Operating Your Computer with the Remote Control . . . . . . 41
Highlighting Your Presentation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using the Pointer Tool  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Customizing the Pointer Tools  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
3Connecting to Computers and Other 
Equipment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Connecting to a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Connecting to the Computer Ports  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Using the Macintosh Desktop Adapter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Connecting the Cable for Remote Mouse Control  . . . . 49
Connecting an External Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Connecting to Video Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Connecting a Composite Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Connecting an S-Video Source  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Connecting a Component Video Source  . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Connecting an RGB Video Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Playing Sound Through the Projector  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Connecting Audio Equipment to the Projector  . . . . . . . 56
Connecting External Speakers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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4Fine-Tuning the Projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Using the Menu System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Restoring the Default Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting the Image Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adjusting the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adjusting Signal Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting the Image Size, Shape, and Position  . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Adjusting the Color  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Adjusting the Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Using the Projector Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Enabling Password Protection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Creating Your Own Startup Screen  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Disabling the Projector’s Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Controlling Multiple Projectors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Setting the Projector ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Changing the Remote Control ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Customizing Projector Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Remote Monitoring Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Miscellaneous Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Enabling Quick Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Automatically Running Quick Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
5Managing Projectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Connecting and Configuring the Projector on a Wired 
Network   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Using EMP Monitor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Opening and Closing EMP Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Registering Your Projectors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Monitoring Your Projectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Controlling Your Projectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Using EMP NetworkManager  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Selecting the Projectors to Monitor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Setting a Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Creating the E-Mail Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Understanding the Notification Messages  . . . . . . . . . . . 93
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6Maintaining the Projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cleaning the Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cleaning the Projector Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Cleaning the Air Filters and Vents  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Replacing the Lamp and Air Filters  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Resetting the Lamp Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Transporting the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
7Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Using On-Screen Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Checking Projector Status  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
What To Do When the Lights Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Viewing Lamp Usage and Other Information  . . . . . . . 105
Solving Problems with the Image or Sound  . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Solving EasyManagement Problems   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Solving Problems with the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Telephone Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
ASoftware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Windows System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Installing the Software on a Windows System  . . . . . . . . . . 114
BProjector Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
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CTechnical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Projection Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Dimensions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Environmental  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Safety  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Compatible Video Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
DNotices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Remote Control Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
FCC Compliance Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Warranty  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
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Welcome
The Epson® PowerLite® 830p is an easy-to-use, lightweight 
projector that offers up to 3000 lumens of brightness and a 600:1 
contrast ratio for incredibly vivid images and clear text. 
Versatility
You can connect it to a wide range of computers and video sources, or 
you can project over a wired LAN network. 
Ease of use
The projector’s keystone correction and Quick Corner
™ features 
automatically correct image distortion, and Epson’s unique Wall 
Shot
™ function lets you project against blackboards and colored walls 
without loss of image color, regardless of ambient lighting. The 
projector also automatically focuses the projected image. These 
features can all be set to automatically create the best image projection 
by pressing a single button. 
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 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.
■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. See page 102 
for details.
■support.epson.com
Download FAQs and e-mail your questions to Epson support. 
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