Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 8350 Users Guide

							Setting Up the Projector21
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 screen, or at the front or 
back of the projector. Make sure you are within 30 feet 
of the projector.
If you suspect the batteries are weak, press the  illumination button. If the buttons do not 
glow, replace the batteries.
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.
ON 
						

							22Setting Up the Projector
4. Press the Ppower button on the remote control or projector.
Note: To prevent children from turning on the projector, you can use the Child Lock feature. See 
page 32 for details.
If you’ll be using the projector at an altitude above 4921 feet (1500 meters), turn on High Altitude 
Mode so the fan can properly cool the projector at the high altitude air pressure. See page 49 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.
Turning Off the Projector
1. Turn off any equipment connected to the projector.
2. Press the Ppower button on the remote control or projector. When you see a 
confirmation message, press the Ppower button again to turn the projector off.
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.
3. If you need to move the projector, wait for the Ppower light to stop flashing, then turn 
off the projector’s main power switch on the back. You can now unplug the projector.
Caution: Never turn off the main power switch without first turning off the projector and 
letting it cool as described above, or you could damage it and reduce lamp life.
Remote control Projector 
						

							Setting Up the Projector23
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 Blu-ray Disc/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.
If you press the  source button on the projector, you see a list of available sources. Press 
the  source button to move through the list and select the desired source.
Note: If an image does not appear, see “Problem Solving” on page 58.
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. 
						

							24Setting Up the Projector
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 Esc button to turn off the test pattern.
When you hear a click, the lens position is almost centered. If the lens shift dial becomes 
difficult 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 
						

							Setting Up the Projector25
The image 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 width of the image. The amount by which 
you can shift the image is expressed in terms of the image width (W) and height (H), as 
shown below:
H H
H
Move
upwards
Move to 
the leftMove to 
the rightMove
downwards
1/2H
1/2W
Maximum lens 
shift boundary 
						

							26Making Basic Adjustments
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
Use the focus ring to sharpen the image.
Use the zoom ring to reduce or enlarge the image.
Focus ring
Zoom ring 
						

							Making Basic Adjustments27
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.
Select 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.
■Anamorphic Wide when using a commercially available anamorphic lens (Home 
Cinema 8700 UB only). This lets you display images recorded at a 2.35:1 aspect ratio 
using the projector’s built-in scaler. If you use this setting without an anamorphic lens, 
the image fills the screen but not at the correct aspect ratio. If your anamorphic lens has a 
motorized transport, you may be able to operate it automatically with the 
Trigger out 
port (see page 48).
Note: When displaying 720p, 1080i, or 1080p signals through the HDMI or Component video port, 
the aspect ratio is automatically selected and you cannot change it.
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 47.
For details on how the projector resizes the picture when you choose an Aspect setting, see 
page 67.
Aspect 
button
4:3 image using Normal setting16:9 image using Zoom setting 
						

							28Making Basic Adjustments
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 HDMI 1 source to 
Living Room if it’s usually used for watching movies in the daytime with the blinds closed, 
and the PC 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 television programs during 
the day.
■THX (Home Cinema 8700 UB) or Natural (Home 
Cinema 8350) for projecting natural, accurate colors in 
a dimly lit room.
■Theatre (Home Cinema 8700 UB) or Cinema 
(
Home Cinema 8350) for viewing movies in a dimly lit 
room.
■Theatre Black 1 (Home Cinema 8700 UB) for images that are close to those in 
professional-use broadcast monitors. Use in a fully darkened room.
■Theatre Black 2 (Home Cinema 8700 UB) to emphasize rich colors, like those seen in 
movies at the theater. Use in a fully darkened room.
■x.v.Color for the most natural color reproduction when viewing movies through HDMI.
The built-in Epson Cinema Filter automatically improves color reproduction in a darkened 
room; it is not used when you select 
Dynamic or Living Room. 
Color 
Mode 
button 
						

							Making Basic Adjustments29
Advanced Color Adjustments
To further customize the color and image quality, you can adjust the gamma and individual 
RGBCMY color tones using the 
RGBCMY and Gamma buttons on the remote control. 
(Not available when 
x.v.Color is selected as the Color Mode.)
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 43). If you don’t like the settings you have selected on a particular 
menu screen, you can press the Default button to restore the factory settings.
Gamma RGBCMY 
						

							30Making Basic Adjustments
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 areas.
Note: This setting cannot be used when the Color Mode is set to x.v.Color (see page 28).
1. Press the Gamma button. You see the following displayed on the screen:
2. Do one of the following:
■Select one of the numeric correction values using the u or d button on the remote 
control and press the
 Enter button. You see the setting reflected in the graph on the 
right. The horizontal axis represents the input signal level, and the vertical axis 
represents the output signal level. Press the 
Gamma button to exit.
■Select Customized. Then continue with the next step.
3. Do one of the following:
■Select Adjust it from the image. You see a gamma icon on the projected image. Use 
the arrow buttons to move the icon to the area of brightness you want to adjust, then 
press 
Enter. The custom gamma graph appears with the channel selected for 
adjustment. Press the u or d button to adjust and then press 
Enter.
■
Select Adjust it from the graph. When the gamma graph appears, use the l or r 
button to select the point on the graph that you want to adjust, and then use the 
uord button to adjust the settings. Press 
Enter to save your setting and exit.