Epson Projector 1705cuser Manual

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Viewing Lamp Usage and Other Information
Use the Info menu to view information about the display settings of 
your computer and the number of hours the lamp has been used. 
Press the 
Menu button and highlight the Info menu. 
You see the lamp usage hours and various input signal settings on the 
right. 
The life span of the lamp is about 2000 hours if the 
Brightness 
Control
 setting in the Setting menu is set to High (default), and 
3000 hours if the 
Brightness Control setting is...

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Solving Problems with the Image 
or Sound
No image appears on the screen.
■Check that the Power light is green, not flashing. 
■The projector may be in standby or sleep mode. If the Power 
light is orange, press the P
Power button to turn the projector 
on.
■If the power was switched off and then on again, the projector 
may be cooling down. Wait until the 
Power light stops flashing 
and remains orange; then press the P
Power button again.
■Press the A/V Mute button on the remote...

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If you’re using a PC notebook: 
■Hold down the Fn key on the keyboard and press the function 
key that lets you display on an external monitor. It may have an 
icon such as  , or it may be labelled 
CRT/LCD. Allow a few 
seconds for the projector to sync up after pressing it. Check your 
notebook’s manual or online help for details. 
On most systems, the   key lets you toggle between the LCD 
screen and the projector, or display on both at the same time.
■Depending on your computer’s...

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■Press the Resize button on the remote control.
■Press the Esc button on the remote control to cancel the E-Zoom 
function.
■Make sure your computer’s resolution setting is correct. Ideally, it 
should be 1024 
× 768 to match the projector’s native resolution. 
If this option isn’t available, select one of the other compatible 
video formats listed on page 171.
■Windows:
Right-click the desktop, select 
Properties, click the Settings 
tab, and select a different resolution. 
■Mac OS...

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■The video signal may be split between the computer and the 
projector. If you notice a decline in the projected image quality 
when the image is displayed simultaneously on your notebook 
computer and the projector, turn off the notebook’s LCD display.
■Make sure the correct input signal is selected in the Signal menu 
(see page 115).
The image is blurry.
■There may be dirt or smears on the lens. Clean the lens as 
described on page 140.
■Adjust the focus using the focus ring (see...

156Solving Problems2. Adjust the 
Tracking to eliminate vertical bands. 
3. Adjust the 
Sync setting to increase the image sharpness. 
The image is too light or dark, or colors are incorrect.
■If you’re displaying a computer image, use the Color Mode 
option in the projector’s Image menu to adjust the color (see 
page 112). 
■If you’re displaying video, adjust the Color Adjustment and 
Color Mode settings on the Image menu. You can also try 
adjusting the 
Color Saturation, ABS Color Temp, and Tint...

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■Try adjusting the Volume setting in the Setting menu (see 
page 116).
■If you’re using a VCR or other video source, make sure the 
volume is not turned all the way down or muted. Also, make sure 
the cables are connected correctly, as described on page 44.
■If your presentation includes computer audio, make sure the 
volume control on your computer is not turned all the way down 
or muted. If you’re using the audio cable, make sure it is securely 
connected to both the projector and...

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■Try restarting your computer.
You can’t connect to the projector using NS Connection.
■Make sure the Epson 802.11g card is installed correctly in the 
projector; see page 48. If you have to reinstall the card, restart NS 
Connection or the program will not be able to detect the 
projector.
■Restart your computer.
■Make sure your projector and computer are configured correctly; 
see page 51 (Ad Hoc mode) or page 57 (Access Point mode).
■Make sure that you have sufficient wireless...

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■If you have an access point or AirPort base station and you’re not 
using DHCP, check your projector’s IP address on the Access 
Point mode advanced settings screen. The first three segments of 
the IP address should be identical to the first three segments of the 
IP address of your access point or base station. The last segment of 
the projector’s IP address should be close, but not identical, to the 
last segment of the IP address of the access point or base station. 
■If you’re...

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Solving EasyMP Problems 
An image displayed with EasyMP appears distorted.
Because of their resolution, some JPEG images cannot be displayed 
correctly. Some JPEG files from digital cameras cannot be previewed. 
Files with a high compression ratio may appear blurry.
In EMP SlideMaker 2, PowerPoint files don’t appear in the 
file window.
EMP SlideMaker 2 does not support PowerPoint 95 or 97. Files 
created in these versions of PowerPoint must be opened and resaved in 
PowerPoint 2000...