Epson Powerlite 830p Multimedia Projector Users Guide
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Fine-Tuning the Projector61 5. After changing the settings, press the Esc button to save your changes and return to the previous menu (or press it repeatedly to exit the menu system). You can also press the Menu button to exit. Restoring the Default Settings You can use the menu system’s Reset options to restore the factory- default settings for all the settings listed in a specific menu, or all the settings in all menus. To restore the settings in a specific menu, enter the menu whose settings you want to change, select Reset, and confirm as needed. (The example below shows how to reset the Settings menu.) To restore all the projector settings to their factory-default values, select the Reset menu, highlight All Reset, and press Enter. Reset settings for current menu Reset settings for all menus note When you select All Reset in the Reset menu, it does not reset the Computer Input, User’s Logo, Language, Projector ID, Network, and Lamp settings. Users Guide.book Page 61 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:49 AM
62Fine-Tuning the Projector Adjusting the Image Quality You can use the Video menu to adjust the brightness, sharpness, color, tint, and contrast. If you’re projecting from a computer, there are additional adjustments you can make (see page 63). Adjusting the Image 1. Press the Menu button on the remote control and select the Image menu. You see the Image menu screen. 2. Use the pointer button to highlight the desired option, then adjust it as needed: ■Color Mode Lets you quickly adjust the color and brightness for various environments. Use either the remote control or the Color Mode setting in the Image menu. You can save a different setting for each computer and/or video source. Select from these settings: Dynamic: For projecting movies or playing video games in vivid color in a bright room. Presentation: For presentations in dark rooms. Theatre: For optimizing movie images with natural color in a dark room (the default for video or S-Video display). Living Room: For playing video games and watching TV in a bright room. Users Guide.book Page 62 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:49 AM
Fine-Tuning the Projector63 sRGB: For standard sRGB computer displays (the default when projecting from a computer with analog video). ■Brightness Lightens or darkens the overall image. ■Contrast Adjusts the difference between light and dark areas. ■Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of the image. ■Color Adjustment Adjusts the tint of the image (not available for RGB video images). Adjusting Signal Settings Although the projector normally detects and optimizes the input signal automatically, you can use the Signal menu to make manual adjustments. In addition to changing the position of the projected image, you can correct tracking and sync for computer images, or change the aspect ratio to widescreen format for video images. 1. Press the Menu button on the remote control and select the Signal menu. You see a screen similar to the one below. (The settings will be different depending on the source you are projecting from.) note The Brightness setting changes the opacity of the projector’s LCD panels. You can also change the lamp’s brightness. Select Brightness Control in the Setting menu, then choose High or Low (the default setting is High). note You can also use the remote control’s Auto button to automatically reset the projector’s tracking, sync, resolution, and position settings. See page 28 for details. Users Guide.book Page 63 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:49 AM
64Fine-Tuning the Projector2. Use the pointer button to highlight the desired option, then adjust it as needed: ■Auto Setup Leave this setting ON to automatically optimize the computer image. Turn it off if you want to save adjustments you have made to the video settings. ■Resolution If your image is distorted (compressed, stretched, partially cut off, or doesn’t completely fill the display area), the projector’s resolution setting may not match that of your computer. Select Auto to let the projector adjust the resolution automatically, or Manual to adjust the setting yourself. (Press Enter after you make the selection.) ■Tracking Adjust this value to eliminate vertical stripes in the image. ■Sync Adjust this value if the image appears blurry or flickers. ■Position If the image is slightly cut off on one or more sides, it may not be centered exactly. Select this setting and use the pointer button to center it. ■Preset Once you’ve fine-tuned the settings in the Signal menu for the computer you’re using, you can save them as a group using one of the ten Preset settings. The next time you use the same computer, simply press the Preset button on the remote control to recall your saved settings. (Press the Preset button repeatedly to select the number corresponding to the setting you want to use.) ■Computer 1 Input/Computer 2 Input If the colors don’t look right on the Auto setting, select the setting for the type of equipment you’ve connected to the Computer/Component port(s): RGB: For a computer connection. tip Before adjusting tracking or sync, fill the screen with an image containing fine detail. For example, in Windows you can select a pattern to appear as your desktop background. If this option isn’t available, try projecting black text on a white background. Preset button Users Guide.book Page 64 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:49 AM
Fine-Tuning the Projector65 Component Video : For a video player that outputs a component video signal. ■Video Signal Leave this setting at Auto unless you are using a 60-Hz PAL system (select PAL60). Adjusting the Image Size, Shape, and Position Whether you’re projecting from a computer or video player, you can use these settings to adjust the size, shape, and position of the image. ■Resize button Adjusts how an image fits into the display area. For computer images, resizing is normally unnecessary, since the projector automatically resizes the image to make the best use of the display area. If you press the Resize button on the projector or remote control, the projector displays the image at the output resolution of the computer (which makes the image larger or smaller, depending on its resolution). If the resolution of the image is the same as the projector’s (1024 × 768), pressing Resize has no effect. For video images, pressing Resize switches the aspect ratio between 4:3 and 16:9. This lets you play certain digital video images or movies recorded on certain DVDs in 16:9 widescreen format. ■Keystone (in the Setting menu) Squares up the shape of the image after the projector has been tilted upward or angled to one side (see page 26). If you notice lines or edges looking jagged after adjusting the shape, decrease the Sharpness setting (see page 62). ■Position (in the Signal menu) If the image is slightly cut off on one or more sides, it may not be centered exactly. Select this setting and use the pointer button to center it (not available for digital RGB or RGB video images). note If your computer image is stretched, compressed, or doesn’t fit correctly on the screen, try adjusting the Resolution setting first (see page 64). Users Guide.book Page 65 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:49 AM
66Fine-Tuning the Projector Adjusting the Color The projector provides several ways for you to adjust the color: ■Color Mode button (also in the Image menu) Lets you quickly adjust the color and brightness for various environments. Use either the remote control or the Color Mode setting in the Image menu. You can save a different setting for each computer and/or video source. Select from these settings: ■Dynamic: For projecting movies or playing video games in vivid color in a bright room. ■Presentation: For presentations in dark rooms. ■Theatre: For optimizing movie images with natural color in a dark room (the default for video or S-Video display). ■Living Room: For playing video games and watching TV in a bright room. ■sRGB: For standard sRGB computer displays (the default when projecting from a computer with analog video). ■Color Adjustment (in the Setting menu) Adjusts the color temperature. Select Color Temp. to set a temperature between 5000 and 10000 °K. Or select RGB to adjust individual red, green, and blue values. (Not available if sRGB is selected as the Color Mode setting.) Users Guide.book Page 66 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:49 AM
Fine-Tuning the Projector67 Adjusting the Sound You can use the Audio settings to adjust the sound volume or tone. 1. Press the Menu button on the remote control and select the Setting menu. 2. Choose Audio and press Enter. You see the Audio menu settings: 3. Use the pointer button to highlight the desired option, then adjust it as needed: ■Volume Adjusts the volume. ■Tone Adjusts the quality of the sound. Using the Projector Security Features To prevent unauthorized use of the projector, you can do the following: ■Assign a password; this can be disabled for a set period if you want to loan the projector to someone. See page 68. ■Create an identifying user logo that is displayed at startup and/or when the A/V Mute button is pressed. See page 71. ■Disable the projector’s buttons; this is useful, for example, if you’re projecting in a classroom and you want to ensure that no one touches the projector’s buttons while you’re using the remote control. See page 72. note You can also adjust the volume using the remote control. Users Guide.book Page 67 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:49 AM
68Fine-Tuning the ProjectorIf you create a user’s logo for the projector, you can set up the logo so it is displayed as the startup screen and/or AV/Mute screen. Unauthorized users cannot turn it off or change it. This feature is intended to discourage theft and provides a way to identify the projector should it be stolen. Enabling Password Protection To prevent unauthorized use, you can assign the projector a password. If you do, a screen will appear requesting the password whenever the projector is plugged in and turned on. If an incorrect password is entered three times in succession, the projector’s operation is locked and the power cord must be disconnected and reinserted to redisplay the password screen. If an incorrect password is entered thirty times in succession, the user must contact Epson to unlock the projector. The default setting for the Password Protect function is OFF. Follow these steps to turn password protection on: 1. Press the Freeze button on the remote control for about five seconds. You see this screen: 2. Use the pointer button to set Power ON Protect to ON. Then press Enter. 3. Select Password and press Enter. 4. When you see a message asking if you want to change the password, select Yes and press Enter. note It’s a good idea to write down your password. If you leave the projector plugged in, the Password Protect Release screen will not appear. You only need a password if you unplug and reconnect the power cable. caution If you lose the remote control, you will not be able to enter the password. Keep the remote control in a safe place at all times. Users Guide.book Page 68 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:49 AM
Fine-Tuning the Projector69 5. Press the Num button on the remote control. When it lights, the numeric keypad is activated. 6. Use the numeric keypad to enter a four digit password. (The default setting is 0000.) 7. When you see a confirmation message, reenter the password. Then press the Menu button to exit the screen. 8. Press the Num button on the remote control to deactivate the numeric keypad. 9. If you want to disable the password temporarily, select Timer and press Enter. Then hold down the Num button while you use the numeric keypad to enter the number of hours (from 0 to 9999) that you want the password feature disabled. If you want the projector to request the password every time it is turned on, set the timer to 0H. The countdown for the elapsed time begins as soon as you close the Password Protect menu. (You can check the elapsed time in this menu next to Time elapsed.) 10. To enable your screen logo, select User’s Logo Protect and press Enter. Select ON and press Enter. When this feature is on, the logo appears whenever you turn on the projector (if the Startup Screen is enabled in the Extended menu; see page 71). It also appears when you press the A/V Mute button (if you selected the Logo as the Background Color in the Extended menu). None of the User’s Logo features in the Extended menu can be changed when the User’s Logo Protect function is enabled. Users Guide.book Page 69 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:49 AM
70Fine-Tuning the Projector Starting the Projector with a Password When the password function is enabled, you see this screen when you plug in and turn on the projector: 1. Press the Num button on the remote control to activate the numeric keypad. 2. Enter the four digit password. The password screen closes, the numeric keypad is automatically deactivated, and projection begins. If the password is not correct, you see the message Wrong password. Please try again. If you enter an incorrect password three times in succession, you see the message The projector’s operation will be locked. Request code xxxxx and the projector switches to standby mode for approximately 5 minutes. Write down the request code. Then disconnect the projector’s power cord from the electrical outlet, reconnect it, and turn the projector back on. When you see the Password Protect Release screen again, you can try to enter the correct password. If you have forgotten the password, contact Epson with the request code number that appears in the Password Protect Release screen for assistance. See “Where To Get Help” on page 112. If you enter an incorrect password 30 times in succession, the projector remains locked and you must contact Epson to unlock it. Users Guide.book Page 70 Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:49 AM