Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 1080 Users Guide

							Setting Up the Projector21
■The Trigger out port outputs a 12-volt DC signal 
when the projector is turned on. This lets a central 
control system monitor whether the projector is on 
or off, and can be used to raise or lower your 
projection screen automatically when the projector 
is in use.
Connect a 3.5-mm mini jack to the port, as shown.
Installing Batteries in the Remote Control
The remote control uses two AA batteries.
Warning: Keep batteries away from children. If a battery is swallowed, contact your doctor 
immediately.
1. Release the tab and lift open the cover.
2. Insert two new AA batteries as shown. 
3. Insert the tab on the cover and press it down until it 
clicks into place.
Aim the remote control at the front or back of the 
projector. Make sure you are within 30 feet of the 
projector with the remote aimed within a 30° angle from 
the infrared receivers.
If you suspect the batteries are weak, take the remote 
control to a dark room and press the  illumination button. If the buttons do not glow red, 
replace the batteries.
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Turning the Projector On and Off
Turning On the Projector
1. Remove the lens cap.
2. Turn on any connected equipment you plan to use.
3. Turn on the main power switch on the back of the projector.
4. Press the 
On button on the remote control or the PPower button on the projector.
Note: To prevent children from turning on the projector, you can use the Child Lock. See page 32 
for details.
If you’ll be using the projector at an altitude above 4900 feet (1500 meters), turn on High Altitude 
Mode so the fan can properly cool the projector at the high altitude air pressure. See page 45 for 
details.
The projector takes about 30 seconds to warm up and display an image. If you don’t see a 
picture, you may need to change the image source as described on page 23.
Power switch
Turn on the projector
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Turning Off the Projector
1. Turn off any equipment connected to the projector.
2. Press the 
Off button on the remote control, or press the PPower button on the 
projector twice. 
3. When the P
Power light stops flashing orange and stays on, turn off the projector’s main 
power switch on the back. 
It is now safe to unplug the projector, if necessary.
Caution: Turn off this product when not in use to prolong the life of the projector. Continuous 
24-hour-a-day use may reduce the overall life of the product. Never turn off the main power switch 
without first turning off the lamp and letting it cool as described above, or you could damage it and 
reduce lamp life.
Selecting the Image Source
The Source buttons on the projector and remote control let you switch between images from 
different pieces of equipment connected to the projector (such as a DVD player, cable or 
satellite box, or video game console). 
Press the 
Source button on the remote control that 
corresponds to the port to which your video source is 
connected.
Source 
buttons
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							24Setting Up the Projector
If you press the Source button on the projector, 
you see a menu of available sources. 
Press the u or d button to go up or down the menu, then press the 
 Select button.
Note: If an image does not appear, see “Problem Solving” on page 55.
To temporarily turn off the image and darken the screen, press the Blank button on the remote 
control. Press the Blank button again to return to normal viewing.
Source button
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Positioning the Image
If the image is not centered on the screen, use the horizontal and vertical lens shift dials to 
adjust its position.
Caution: Do not try to move the lens by hand, or you may damage the projector. Always use the 
lens shift dials to change the lens position.
Note: You can display a test pattern to help adjust the image position by pressing the Pattern 
button on the remote control. Press the Pattern button again to turn off the test pattern.
When you hear a click, the lens position is almost centered. If the lens shift dial becomes hard 
to turn, you cannot adjust the position any further.
If one side of the image is taller than the other, make sure the projector is parallel to the 
screen. If necessary, adjust the front feet so that the projector is horizontal.
 
Vertical lens shift dial Horizontal lens shift dial
Adjustable feet
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							26Setting Up the Projector
The image display position cannot be moved to the maximum distance in both the vertical 
and horizontal directions. For example, the image cannot be shifted vertically when it has 
been shifted horizontally by the full amount. When the image has been shifted vertically by 
the full amount, it can be shifted up to 9 percent of the horizontal width of the screen.
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Making Basic Adjustments
Follow the instructions in this chapter to make basic adjustments to the image shape, size, 
color, and quality. For further refinements, see “Making Detailed Adjustments” on page 33.
Focusing and Zooming
Sharpen or reduce the focus using the focus ring.
Zoom into or out of the picture using the zoom ring.
Focus ring
Tele WideZoom ring
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Choosing the Aspect Ratio
In many cases, video signals are automatically resized to fit 
on your screen when 
Auto is selected as the Aspect setting. 
You may need to change the size of the image (or aspect 
ratio) for certain image types by pressing the 
Aspect button 
on the remote control.
If your video source is connected to the HDMI, S-Video, or 
Video port—or the Component port when it is outputting 
480i or 480p signals—select 
Auto to automatically display 
your image in the correct size.
If the 
Auto setting is unavailable, you may want to choose 
one of these settings:
■Normal for standard TV broadcasts, computer images, or images with a 4:3 aspect ratio.
■Full for images recorded in squeeze mode.
■Zoom for images recorded in 16:9 (wide-screen) format.
■Wide for expanding a 4:3 image to 16:9 so it fills the whole screen. This stretches only 
the right and left sides of the image; the central part is unchanged.
Note: If you display a 4:3 image using the Zoom setting, the top and bottom will be cut off. You 
can use the Zoom Caption Pos. option and other settings to resize and reposition the image. For 
details, see page 43.
For details on how the projector resizes the picture when you choose an Aspect setting, see 
page 63.
Aspect 
button
4:3 image using Normal setting16:9 image using Zoom setting
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Choosing the Color Mode
You can change the Color Mode to automatically adjust brightness, contrast, and color, 
letting you quickly optimize the projected image for various lighting environments. You can 
also select a different color mode for each input source—which is useful if you view different 
types of images from different sources. (For example, you might set the source to 
Living 
Room 
if it’s usually used for watching movies in the daytime with the blinds closed, or you 
might set the source to 
Dynamic for playing video games with the blinds open.) 
Select the image source you want to adjust, then press the 
Color Mode button on the remote 
control. Choose from these settings:
■Dynamic for projecting the brightest picture available.
■Living Room for watching movies during the day.
■Natural for projecting the most natural, accurate 
colors.
■Theatre for viewing movies in a dark room.
■Theatre Black 1 for images that are close to those in 
professional-use broadcast monitors.
■Theatre Black 2 for black and white movies or those 
with dark scenes.
When you select the 
Natural or Theatre setting, the built-in Epson Cinema Filter 
automatically increases the contrast and naturalizes projected skin tones.
Color 
Mode 
button
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Adjusting Color Temperature, Skin Tone, and 
Gamma
To further customize the color and image quality, you can adjust the Gamma, abstract Color 
Temperature, and Skin Tone settings using buttons on the remote control. (Not available 
when you’re projecting sRGB images.)
Note: You can fine-tune these and other color and image quality settings using the projector’s 
menu system (see page 33). You can also save combinations of picture settings with the Memory 
feature for easy recall (see page 41).
Select the image source you want to adjust, then press any of the buttons described below. A 
slider appears beneath the image so you can adjust the setting and view the effect of your 
adjustments.
■ColorTemp. adjusts the overall color tint (absolute color temperature) between 5000K 
and 10000K. Higher temperature settings increase the blue tint and lower temperature 
settings increase the red tint.
■S. Tone adjusts the color of projected skin tones. The Epson Cinema Filter automatically 
optimizes this setting, but you can customize it if necessary. Higher numbered settings 
increase the green tones and lower numbered settings increase the red tones.
S. Tone 
button
Gamma 
button
ColorTemp. 
button
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