Epson Powerlite Cinema 500 Home Theater Projector Users Guide
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Making Basic Adjustments31 Locking the Projector The projector includes two lock settings to prevent the image from being accidentally changed once it’s adjusted, and to keep children from turning on the projector without adult supervision. To access the lock settings, follow these steps: 1. Press the Menu button on the remote control. 2. Use the menu navigation buttons to open the Settings menu, then open the Operation menu. 3. Choose from these options: ■Child Lock to disable the PPower button on the projector’s control panel unless it is pressed for about 3 seconds. (You can use the P Power button to turn it off, however.) Since you can still use the remote control to turn on the projector, you may want to keep it away from children’s reach. ■Operation Lock to disable all the buttons on the projector’s control panel. A lock icon appears on the screen whenever you press a button with Operation Lock turned on. To operate the projector, you must use the remote control. To cancel Operation Lock, press and hold the Select button on the projector’s control panel for at least 7 seconds. 4. Press Menu to exit the menu system. If you turned on the Operation Lock, the projector buttons are now locked. If you turned on the Child Lock, turn off the projector and let it cool down. The Child Lock takes effect after the cool-down period. Menu button Menu navigation buttons
Making Detailed Adjustments33 Making Detailed Adjustments You can use the projector’s on-screen menus to make detailed adjustments to the image quality—such as the brightness, contrast, sharpness, and color. You can also change the menu display, sleep mode settings, and other projector features. Using the Menu System You can access the menu system either from the remote control or the buttons on the projector’s control panel. You can access the full menu or a line menu that lets you adjust the Picture and Memory settings while viewing their effects on your display. You can also change the menu language and control how the menus display (see page 34). 1. To display the full menu, press the Menu button on the projector or remote control. You see a display like this one (the actual display depends on the connected equipment): Note: If no equipment is connected to the projector, some options may not be available. 2. Press the u or d button to highlight an option, then press the Select button to select it. 3. Press the u, d, l, or r button to change settings as necessary. You may have to press the Select button to confirm your choice. 4. When you’re finished, press the Esc button to return to the previous menu or press the Menu button to exit the menu system. Main menu optionsSettings available for the highlighted menu
34Making Detailed Adjustments To display the line menu, press the Select button. You see a display like this at the bottom of the image: Press the u or d button to highlight an option, then press the Select button to select it. Press the Menu button to exit the line menu. You can access the following settings through the line menu while viewing their effects on your display: ■Sharpness (see page 37) ■Black Level (see page 36) ■White Level (see page 36) ■Skin Tone (see page 29) ■Absolute Color Temperature (see page 29) ■Tint (see page 38) ■Color Saturation (see page 38) You can display a test pattern to help adjust the settings. Press the Pattern button on the remote control, then select Gray Scale. Then press the Select button on the remote control to open the line menu. Changing How the Menus Display Use these options to control how the menus display. ■Language Select from nine languages to use in the menu system. ■Menu Position Use the arrow buttons to choose a position on the screen for displaying the menu. SettingsÆLanguage SettingsÆDisplayÆMenu Position
Making Detailed Adjustments35 ■Navigation Bar Select whether to display the navigation bar, which tells you which buttons to press to choose settings. ■Menu Color Select a color scheme for displaying the menus. Adjusting the Picture Quality Before fine-tuning the image using these adjustments, make sure you have already selected the best Color Mode for your picture and viewing environment, as described on page 28. Then use the settings in this section to finish adjusting the picture to your liking. Most image quality settings are saved independently for each input source (Video, S-Video, HDMI, Input A, Input B) and color mode. After you finish adjusting the settings for one input source, switch to the other input sources you’ll be using and make any necessary adjustments. Input Brightness Settings If the signal from connected equipment is weak and images appear dark, you can adjust the White Level/Black Level or the Brightness/Contrast. You can adjust either one of these settings (but not both) for each image source and color mode. Adjust this setting first, then fine-tune the image with the remaining settings. The Brightness setting controls how much light is produced by the projector, and the Contrast setting adjusts the difference between the bright and dark areas of the projected image. The other settings listed on the following page control how the projector interprets the light and dark areas of the picture. SettingsÆDisplayÆNavigation Bar Navigation bar SettingsÆDisplayÆMenu Color
36Making Detailed Adjustments ■Brightness/Contrast Note: If you cannot access the Brightness and Contrast settings, highlight Input Adjustment and press the Select button, then choose Brightness/Contrast in the sub-menu. Adjust the brightness so it’s suitable for your viewing conditions. For example, if you’re projecting in a brightly lit room or onto an especially large screen, you may need to increase the brightness. Decrease the brightness for dark rooms or small screens; this also reduces power consumption and fan noise, and helps to prolong the life of the lamp. ■White Level/Black Level Note: If you cannot access the White Level and Black Level settings, highlight Input Adjustment and press the Select button, then choose White Level/Black Level in the sub-menu. Adjust the White Level so that details in the brightest parts of the image are not washed out. Then adjust the Black Level so that shadow-level details are still visible in the darkest parts of the image. ■Auto Iris When this setting is on, the amount of light produced by the lamp is automatically adjusted according to the brightness of the image. The setting is stored separately for each image source and color mode. ■Setup Level This setting adjusts the threshold at which dark areas of the image are rendered black (0 IRE). For compatibility with most video equipment sold in the United States, leave this setting at 0%. Check your video equipment’s specifications to be sure of the correct setting. ■EPSON Super White Note: This setting can be used only when the Color Mode is set to Natural, Theatre, or Theatre Black 1 or 2 (see page 28). If bright parts of the image are washed out or overexposed (when the input signal contains values over 100 IRE), turn this setting on to compensate. When this setting is turned on, the projector disregards the DVI-Video Level setting. PictureÆInput AdjustmentÆBrightness/Contrast PictureÆInput AdjustmentÆWhite Level/Black Level PictureÆAuto Iris ImageÆAdvancedÆSetup Level ImageÆAdvancedÆEPSON Super White
Making Detailed Adjustments37 ■DVI-Video Level Note: This setting can be used only when HDMI is selected as the image source (see page 22). If your video equipment has a DVI port and you’ve connected it to the projector using an HDMI/DVI cable, set the level of the projector to match that of the video equipment. When this setting is turned on, the projector disregards the EPSON Super White setting. Sharpness and Picture Quality Settings If the image looks fuzzy, or if it contains noise or flickering, you can use these settings to correct it. ■Sharpness Use this function to make lines and edges appear more distinct in the image. This setting is stored separately for each image source and color mode setting. You can select Standard to adjust the sharpness of the entire image, or select Advanced to access the following submenu: Choose High-band Enhancement to sharpen details such as hair and clothing. Choose Low-band Enhancement to sharpen large contours and backgrounds. ■Progressive The projector uses 3D DigiScan HD Circuitry Processing for video-sourced images. For film-sourced images, the projector uses 3-2 pulldown detection and optimizes the image accordingly. Leave this setting on Video for most purposes. Set to Film when the input source is a film, and you want to project an image closer to its original source. Note: This setting applies only when viewing composite video, S-video, component video, or 525i or 625i RGB video (see page 65). ImageÆAdvancedÆDVI-Video Level PictureÆSharpness ImageÆAdvancedÆProgressive
38Making Detailed Adjustments Color Settings If the image colors don’t look correct, you can adjust them using these settings. Use the first three settings described below to make the most visible changes. If you only need to make slight adjustments, you can fine-tune the picture with the remaining settings. Most color settings are stored separately for each image source and color mode. ■Color Saturation Adjusts the color intensity of the image. ■Tint Shifts the color balance between magenta and green. ■Abs. Color Temp. Shifts the color balance between red and blue, making the image appear warmer or cooler. You can also access this setting by pressing the ColorTemp. button on the remote control. See page 29 for more information. Note: You can display a test pattern to help adjust the color temperature. See page 34 for more information. ■Skin Tone Makes fine adjustments to the tint. Controls the amount of magenta or green in the image. Also useful for correcting black-and-white images, if they look tinted. You can also access this setting by pressing the S. Tone button on the remote control. See page 29 for more information. PictureÆColor Saturation PictureÆTint PictureÆColor AdjustmentÆAbs. Color Temp. PictureÆColor AdjustmentÆSkin Tone
Making Detailed Adjustments39 ■RGB Note: If you cannot access the RGB settings, highlight RGB/RGBCMY (the first item in the menu list) and press the Select button, then choose RGB in the sub-menu. Use the RGB settings to fine-tune the color of the image. You can adjust the offset and gain for each signal color (red, green, and blue). Use Offset to adjust darker shades and Gain for the lightest shades. ■RGBCMY Note: If you cannot access the RGBCMY settings, highlight RGB/RGBCMY (the first item in the menu list) and press the Select button, then choose RGBCMY in the sub-menu. Use the RGBCMY settings to adjust the hue and saturation of the six color components (red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, yellow). After adjusting each color, press Esc or select Return to move to another menu option. ■Gamma You can select from 5 gamma settings (2.0 to 2.4) or customize your own setting from your image or a displayed graph. Lower values will increase the contrast of dark areas, but tend to blur the bright areas. Higher values will darken the light areas. You can also access this setting by pressing the Gamma button on the remote control. See page 30 for more information. PictureÆColor AdjustmentÆRGB/RGBCMYÆRGB PictureÆColor AdjustmentÆRGB/RGBCMYÆRGBCMY PictureÆColor AdjustmentÆGamma
40Making Detailed Adjustments Adjustments Just for Computer Images In addition to the settings described above, you can adjust the Tracking and Sync settings for analog RGB computer images. Normally, these settings are adjusted automatically by the projector. If you notice that the image is blurry or contains dark vertical bands, you may need to adjust the settings yourself. ■Auto Setup Leave this setting on so that the projector automatically adjusts the tracking, sync, and position of the image. ■Tracking Adjust the tracking to eliminate vertical bands. It is easiest to adjust the tracking when the image contains a lot of fine detail (such as black text on a white background). ■Sync. Adjust the synchronization to eliminate blurriness. For best results, make sure the tracking is properly adjusted first. ImageÆAuto Setup ImageÆTracking ImageÆSync.