Epson Projector Elp 3300 User Manual

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Note: If you do not use the remote control for 15 minutes, it enters sleep
mode and cannot be reactivated using the trackball. Press any button to turn
off sleep mode so you can use the trackball.
Accessing ELP Link menus
You can also access menus from your computer. To do so, start the ELP Link
program as described in Chapter 2. You see a screen similar to the one shown
below. The menu buttons are on the left. To open a menu, simply double-click on
the appropriate icon. Although the menus look different from those displayed on
the projector screen, the menu settings are the same.  
						

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Restoring the default settings
You can reset all settings in the current menu back to the factory defaults by
pressing the Reset button, which appears in each projector and ELP Link menu
except the Options menu.
To restore all default settings in all menus, choose the Reset All button in the
Options menu.
Menu Settings
The following sections describe the settings on each menu. Note that the
Computer and Video menus both contain Brightness and Contrast settings. This
allows you to change the brightness and contrast of one image source without
affecting the other.
Note: You cannot display the Video menu when the computer is selected as
the image source. Likewise, you cannot display the Computer menu when
the video source is selected.
The menus displayed on the projector screen are shown on the following pages.
The ELP Link screens look different, but the settings on the menus are the same.
Menu Settings 
						

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Computer menu
Brightness Lightens or darkens the overall image. Increase bright-
ness to lighten an image; decrease it to darken an image.
Contrast Adjusts the degree of difference between light and dark
areas. Increase the contrast if you want light areas to be
very light and dark areas to be very dark. Decrease
contrast to minimize the difference between the lightest
and darkest parts of the image.
Synchronize Synchronizes the graphics signals coming from the
computer. Adjust this setting if the image is fuzzy or
streaked or contains artifacts.
Use the Synchronize setting only if the image cannot be
corrected by adjusting Brightness and Contrast.  
						

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Tracking Matches the projector’s internal clock to the various
computer graphics signals. If vertical lines appear within
an image, adjust Tracking to spread the distance between
the lines until they disappear.
Red Adjusts the strength of the red level.
Green Adjusts the strength of the green level.
Blue Adjusts the strength of the blue level.
Text Compresses the projected image to fit into the projector’s
640-pixel image area. Normally you need to compress
an image only if your DOS software program has a text
screen wider than the projector’s area.
Menu Settings 
						

							36 3  •  Using the MenusVideo menu
Brightness Lightens or darkens the overall image. Increase bright-
ness to lighten an image; decrease it to darken an image.
Contrast Adjusts the degree of difference between light and dark
areas. Increase the contrast if you want light areas to be
very light and dark areas to be very dark. Decrease
contrast to minimize the difference between the lightest
and darkest parts of the image.
Sharpness Emphasizes or de-emphasizes edges within an image.
Increase sharpness for more edge definition and a
sharper image. Decrease sharpness for softer edges.
Color Adjusts the color density. Increase color when you want
darker and more opaque colors. Decrease color for
lighter and less opaque colors.
Mode Specifies the type of video signal the projector can
receive. Mode can be Auto (default), NTSC, PAL, or
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Menu Settings
When Auto is selected, the projector automatically
identifies the incoming video signal. If you select NTSC,
PAL, or SECAM, the projector accepts only the selected
video signal. Normally you should not change the default
setting.
Tint Adjusts the red/green color balance. Increase tint to
(NTSC only) make the image more green; decrease to make it more
red.
Display menu
Horizontal Moves the image left or right. To move the image to the
right, increase the setting; to move it to the left, decrease
the setting.
Vertical Moves the image up or down. To move the image up,
increase the setting; to move it down, decrease the setting.
Menu Switches the position of the menu between the top and
bottom of the projector screen.  
						

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Blank To Selects the color shown on the screen when you use the
Blank setting to clear the screen. Choose Black, White, or
Blue. For a description of Blank, see page 41.
Rear Proj Flips the right and left of the projected image so the
projector can be used for rear projection. For front
projection, Rear Proj should be off.
Upside Down Flips the horizontal axis of the image so the projector can
be turned upside down from a ceiling mount.
Invert Substitutes each color with its complementary opposite.
For example, when you use Invert, red areas of an image
turn green. For black and white images, Invert makes the
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Audio menu
Volume Increases or decreases the volume.
Balance Distributes sound between the left and right speakers.
Increase the setting for more sound on the left and less on
the right. Decrease it for more sound on the right.
Audio Source Specifies whether audio is supplied only from the
computer (C), only from the video source (V), or from
the currently selected source (CV, the default). If you
select C or V, pressing the Video button does not switch
the audio.
Bass Increases or decreases low tones.
Treble Increases or decreases high tones.
Loudness Turns bass boost on or off.
Fade Adjusts the audio levels between the projector’s built-in
speakers and an external amplified speaker. If you
connect to an external speaker, move the slider to the
right to increase volume to the external speaker.
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Prompt Temporarily displays a prompt on the projector screen to
identify which source (computer or video) is providing
the image. This prompt appears only when you switch the
image source.
Backgnd Specifies what is shown onscreen when an image signal
is not available. The options are Test Pattern (default),
Black, or Blue.
Serial Enables communication between your computer and the
projector. See Chapter 4 for more information.
Power Save Specifies in minutes how long the projector waits for an
image signal before entering standby mode. If an image
signal is not received within the specified time, the
projector automatically enters standby mode.
Power Save can be 5 to 60 minutes. The default is 10.
Delay On Automatically places the projector in standby mode when
it is turned on. By default Delay On is off.  
						

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Language Specifies the language used in the menus. The choices are
English (default), Deutsch, Francais, Espanol, Italiano,
and Japanese.
Custom menu
The Custom menu allows you to use the Custom button to immediately access one
of the following four functions:
• Pattern (default). Displays a test pattern on the screen. 
• Serial. Enables communication between the projector and your computer if
you have installed the Serial Communication Kit.
• Blank. Turns off the image display and blanks the screen to black, white,
or blue. The color of the screen is determined by the Blank To setting
(see page 38).
• Prompt. Temporarily displays a prompt on the projector screen to identify
which source (computer or video) is providing the image. This prompt
appears only when you switch the image source.
Menu Settings