Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 1080 Ub Users Guide

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Adjusting the Gamma Setting
You can select from five 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. Gamma presets make minor 
adjustments to mid-tone values. The larger the gamma preset, the lower the midtone values. 
Changing these settings affects contrast which can be seen as a blur in bright...

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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.
3. Choose from these options:
■Child Lock to disable the PPower button on the 
projector’s control...

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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...

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5. When you’re finished, press the Esc button to return to the previous menu or press the 
Menu button to exit the menu system.
To display one of the line menus of the Image 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 (if necessary), then press the l or r button to 
adjust it. Press the 
Esc button to return to the previous menu or the Menu button to exit the 
menu system. Press the...

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■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 29. 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, 
HDMI1, HDMI2, Component, PC)...

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■Brightness
Note: This setting cannot be adjusted when Color Mode is set to x.v. Color. 
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. 
■Contrast
Note: This setting...

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■HDMI Video Range
Note: This setting can be used only when either HDMI1 or HDMI 2 is selected as the image 
source (see page 23).
If your video equipment has an HDMI port and you’ve connected it to the projector 
using an HDMI 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.
■Brightness Control
This setting controls the light output from the projector. On high,...

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Leave this setting on Video for most purposes. Set to Film/Auto 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 
480i, or 1080i RGB video (see page 63).
■Motion Detection
This setting specifies how signals are converted to progressive signals. Select a lower 
setting for slow-moving or still images (
S) or select a higher number for...

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■Tint
Note: This setting cannot be adjusted when Color Mode is set to x.v. Color. 
Shifts the color balance between magenta and green. 
■Abs. Color Temp.
Note: This setting cannot be adjusted when Color Mode is set to x.v. Color. 
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 30 for more information.
■Skin Tone
Note: This setting...

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■RGBCMY
Note: This setting cannot be adjusted when Color Mode is set to x.v. Color. 
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 to move to 
another menu option. 
■Gamma
Note: This setting cannot be adjusted when Color Mode is set to x.v. Color. 
You can select from five gamma settings (2.0 to 2.4) or customize your own setting from 
your image or a...