Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 1080 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, 
HDMI, Component, PC) and color...

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■Brightness
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
This setting adjusts the difference between bright and dark areas.
■Auto Iris
When this setting is...

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■Brightness Control
This setting controls the light output from the projector. On high, the lamp uses 170 W 
of power. On low, the lamp uses 135 W.
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...

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■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 video images 
(
M).
Note: This setting applies only when viewing composite video, S-video, component video, or 
480i or 575i RGB video.
■Noise Reduction
This setting reduces flickering of analog images. You can select from 3 levels of noise 
reduction.
Color Settings
If the image colors don’t...

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■Skin Tone
Makes fine adjustments to the tint and controls the amount of magenta or green in the 
image. Also useful for correcting black-and-white images, if they look tinted. You can 
access this setting by pressing the 
S. Tone button on the remote control. See page 30 for 
more information.
■RGB
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...

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Adjustments 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....