Epson Powerlite Cinema 500 Home Theater Projector Users Guide

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If you experience problems, try the following:
■The remote control’s batteries may be low on power; replace them.
■Dim the ambient lighting and/or turn off any fluorescent lights.
■Close any window coverings and/or move the projector out of direct sunlight.
■Turn off other equipment that emits infrared energy.
FCC Compliance Statement
For United States Users
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital 
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules....

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Declaration of Conformity
According to 47CFR, Part 2 and 15 for Class B Personal Computers and Peripherals; and/or 
CPU Boards and Power Supplies used with Class B Personal Computers:
We: Epson America, Inc. 
Located at: 3840 Kilroy Airport Way
MS 3-13
Long Beach, CA 90806-2469
Telephone: (562) 290-5254
Declare under sole responsibility that the product identified herein, complies with 47CFR 
Part 2 and 15 of the FCC rules as a Class B digital device. Each product marketed is identical 
to the...

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Epson America, Inc., Limited Warranty
What Is Covered: Epson America, Inc. (“Epson”) warrants to the original end user customer 
that the Epson product enclosed with this limited warranty statement, if purchased and used 
in the United States or Canada, conforms to the manufacturer’s specifications and will be free 
from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of two (2) years from the date of 
original purchase (except that the warranty period is 90 days for projector lamps). For...

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THE WARRANTY AND REMEDY PROVIDED ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF 
ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, 
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
PURPOSE. SOME LAWS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES. 
IF THESE LAWS APPLY, THEN ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED 
TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD IDENTIFIED ABOVE. UNLESS STATED HEREIN, ANY 
STATEMENTS OR REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY ANY OTHER PERSON OR FIRM ARE 
VOID....

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Index
A
Abs. Color Temp. setting, 29, 38
Accessories, 11, 61
Adjustment pattern, 34
Air filter
cleaning and replacing, 48 to 49
ordering, 11
Anti-theft device, 8, 11
Aspect button, 10, 26, 58
Aspect ratio, selecting, 26, 43
Auto Iris setting, 36
Auto Setup, 40
B
Batteries, remote control, 20
Black level, 36
Blank button, 10, 23
Blurry picture, 59
Brightness
setting, 36
specification, 63
C
Cables, connecting, 18 to 20
Child Lock, 31, 46
Cleaning
air filter, 48 to 49
lens and projector case, 47,...

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G
Gain, color, 39
Gamma, 29 to 30, 39
Gamma button, 10
H
HDMI, 7, 18, 19
Help, 61
High Altitude Mode, 46
Home Service, 11
I
Illumination of buttons, 20
Image
adjusting, 25 to 30, 35 to 40
changing aspect ratio, 26
positioning, 24, 43
resizing, 26, 43
selecting source, 22
Image problems, 56 to 60
Info menu, 53
Input A setting, 45
Installing projector, 16 to 17
Interference, signal, 59
Interlaced mode setting, 37
K
Kensington anti-theft device, 8, 11
Keystone buttons, 9
Keystone correction, 14, 25,...

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O
Offset, color, 39
Operation Lock, 31, 46
Output scaling, 43
P
Pattern button, 10
Pattern, adjustment, 34
Picture problems, 56 to 60
Pixelworks, 64
Positioning image, 24, 43
Positioning projector, 13 to 15
PrivateLine Support, 61
Problems
picture, 56 to 60
remote control, 60, 70 to 71
Progressive mode setting, 37
Projection distance, 15, 63
Projector
checking status, 53
cleaning, 48
control panel, 9
dimensions, 16, 64
installing, 16 to 17
lights, 55 to 56
locking, 8, 11, 31
menus, 34 to 46...

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Squeeze mode, 27
Startup screen, selecting, 44
Static, 59
Storing projector, 53
Support, 12, 61
Sync (Synchronization) setting, 40
T
Technical support, 12, 61
Through setting, 27
Tint, 38
Tracking, 40
Transporting projector, 54
Trigger Out setting, 45
Trigger port, 20
Turning on and off projector, 21 to 22, 56
U
User’s Logo setting, 44
V
Video Signal setting, 45
Video, compatible formats, 65 to 66
VP21 codes, 67
W
Warranty, 11, 73 to 74
Where to Get Help, 61
White level, 36
Wide setting, 27
Z...