Epson Projector Emp Tw20 User Guide

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Basic Image Quality Adjustments
Image Quality Adjustments
SqueezeNormalZoom
Living Room
Natural
Theatre
Theatre 
Black 1
Dynamic
Theatre 
Black 2
Input signals will be projected 
at the same width as the 
projectors panel resolution. Black bands will appear at 
the left and right of the 
images.Input signals will be projected 
at the same height as the 
projectors panel resolution.
If 4:3 images are projected, 
the top and bottom of the 
images will be truncated.
If images with subtitles are 
projected and the subtitles are 
truncated, use the Zoom 
Caption menu command to 
adjust.        p.28
If 4:3 images are projected, the 
images will be elongated 
horizontally. When HDTV   images are 
projected, the images appear 
in 16:9 size.
Input 
signal
Recommended 
aspect mode
Result
Remarks
Images recorded by a video 
camera or DVD software in 
squeeze mode Images from normal TV 
broadcasts
Images with standard 
aspect ratio (4:3)
Computer imagesLetterbox images such as from 
a DVD
Press         and select the aspect mode from the selection menu. Press         and select the colour mode from the six available modes in the selection menu in accordance 
with the place where the projector is being used.
Setting is also possible using the configuration menu.
If Natural, Theatre, Theatre Black 1 or Theatre Black 2 is selected, the Epson Cinema Filter 
effect will be applied automatically. This increases contrast and makes skin tones appear more natural.
   : Ideal for using in bright rooms.
   : 
Ideal for using in rooms in which the 
curtains are closed.
   : Ideal for using in dark rooms. It is 
recommended that you start in this mode 
when making colour adjustments.
  : Ideal for using in dark rooms.
  : Suitable for use in a completely 
darkened room.
1:A clear tone of colour one might see in 
professional monitors used when 
creating DVD software.
2: A deep warm tone of colour that gives 
you the feeling of enjoying a movie at 
the theatre. 
						

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Advanced Colour Adjustments
The projector allows you to select the optimum colour settings for the images being projected by selecting the 
appropriate colour mode. 
To render the picture even more to your own liking, adjust the “Color Temp.” and “Skin Tone”.
The adjusted values can be stored in the memory so that you can retrieve them and apply them to the 
projected images at any time.  p.22
Colour Temperature Skin Tone
Selection menu operations
Colour Temperature Skin Tone
* If you press     , the selection menu 
disappears. Press      or      to confirm the selection.Press                 on the 
remote control or
       on the projectors 
control panel to select 
an item.
Press          on the 
remote control or         
on the projectors 
control panel to make 
the adjustment. 
						

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Advanced Colour Adjustments
Image Quality Adjustments
Skin tone adjustment
Colour temperature 
High Low
Blue
RedGreen
PurpleWhite
This can be used to adjust the skin tones for images of people.
The Epson Cinema Filter effect that is automatically applied to images when a Color Mode setting 
is made creates natural-looking skin tones. If you would like to further enhance skin tones, use this 
Skin Tone setting to make the adjustment.
If set to the + side, the colours become greenish, and if set to the – side, the colours become reddish.
You can adjust the overall tint of images.
If you select High, images appear bluish, and if you select Low, images appear reddish.
Select one of three levels: High, Medium or Low.
Colour temperature/skin tone adjustment 
						

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Viewing Images at a Preset Image Quality (Memory Function)
After menu commands such as Picture Quality and Screen have been used to adjust the projected 
images, the adjustment values can then be saved.
In addition, the saved data can be retrieved easily, so that you can enjoy viewing images with the 
adjusted settings at any time.
Saving Image quality adjustments 
(Memory save)
Retriving image quality 
adjustments (Memoru retrieve)
Retrieving image quality 
adjustments (Memory retrieve)
Configuration menus      p.24
Select an item to move to the next menu 
level for that item.Selection menu operations
Settings that can be saved in memory
Saving image quality adjustments 
(Memory save)
Image menu Setting menu
Picture QualityBrightness
Color Saturation
Tint
Tracking
Sync.
Color Temp.
SkinTone
Sharpness
Color Mode
Auto Setup
Screen
Only displayed for component video/
composite video/S-Video input
Only displayed for RGB-video/
Computer input
Position
Progressive
Zoom Caption
Output Scaling
Setup Level Contrast
Aspect
* If you press     , the selection menu 
disappears. Press      or      to confirm the selection. Press         or        on the remote control or
   or    on the projectors control panel to 
select an item. 
						

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Viewing Images at a Preset Image Quality (Memory Function)
Image Quality Adjustments
The Cinema Color Editor program can also be used to store and retrieve memory settings from a 
computer. A computer can be used to make detailed adjustments and these adjustments can be stored 
using the Memory: Advance menu command.
TIP
The following describes how to save settings.
Adjust the desired settings that you would like to save in memory.
Select Save Memory from the Image menu and then press      .
Select a memory name from Memory1 to Memory 3 to use for saving and then press     .
The status of a memory area is indicated by the colour of the    symbol to the left of the memory name 
as follows.
Green : Memory area is in use         Grey : Memory area is not in use        Orange : Selected
If you select a memory area that is already in use and press      , the existing contents will be erased 
and the current settings will be saved in their place.
To erase all memory contents, select Memory Reset from the Reset menu.       p.31
You can press         and select the desired memory name from the selection menu.
This can be used to save adjusted values for all of the configuration menu items on the left. 
The Save Memory command in the Image menu is used to save the settings.
Memory settings that have been applied to images will be retained even when the 
projectors power is turned off. The same memory adjustment settings will be applied 
to images that are projected the next time the projectors power is turned on.
The aspect setting retrieved from memory may not be applied to the images if they 
are 16:9 images or if the input signal images have a particular resolution. 
						

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Configuration Menu Functions
The configuration menus can be used to make a variety of adjustments and settings involving the screen, 
image quality and input signals. 
Refer to Using the configuration menus ( p.32) for details on menu operations.
List of configuration menus
If no image signals are being input, none of the settings can be adjusted except for Auto Setup in the 
Image menu. The items displayed in the Image menu and the Info menu will vary depending on 
the type of image signals that are being projected.
The configuration menus can be used to change the colour pattern.
Setting - Display - Menu Color
Top menu Sub-menu
Navigation Bar
TIP
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   Image menu
Picture Quality
Brightness
Color Saturation
High, Medium, Low
Memory 1, Memory 2, Memory 3
Memory 1, Memory 2, Memory 3
ON, OFF
Yes, No
Tint
Tracking
Contrast
Sync.
Color Temp.
Skin Tone
Sharpness
Color Mode
Save Memory
Load Memory
Auto Setup
Reset
Dynamic, Living Room, Natural, Theatre, 
Theatre Black 1, Theatre Black 2
Only displayed for component video/composite video/S-Video input
Only displayed for RGB-video/Computer input 
						

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Configuration Menu Functions
Configuration Menu
ResolutionSleep Mode
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This can only be set when 525i or 525p 
component video signals  are being input or when 
NTSC signals from composite video or S-Video 
are being input.This can only be set when component video 
signals or RGB video signals are being input.
Setting menu
Screen
Progressive
Aspect
Position
Zoom Caption
Output Scaling
Keystone
Operation
Users Logo
Display
ON, OFF
Auto, Normal, Squeeze, Zoom
ON, OFF
ON, OFF
ON, OFF Normal, 
 Larger
ProjectionFront, Front/Ceiling
Rear, Rear/Ceiling
Setup Level
Direct Power ON0% ,7.5%
Vertical Size 
Zoom Position
OFF , 5min. ,10min. , 30min.Sleep Mode
Child Lock
High Altitude Mode
Menu Color
Message
Background Color
Startup Screen
Input Signal
Volume
Language
Reset
Yes, No
Color 1, Color 2,
ON, OFF
ON, OFF Black, Blue, Logo
Video SignalAuto, NTSC,  NTSC4.43, PAL, 
M-PAL, N-PAL, PAL60, SECAM 
Info menu
Lamp Hours
Time from 0H to 10H will be displayed as 0H. 
From 10H onwards, the display will be in units of 1H.
Input Signal Source
Resolution
Video Signal
Refresh Rate 
Sync Info
The Info menu is only used to display the projector status.
Only displayed for composite video/S-Video input
Only displayed for component video/RGB-video/Computer input
Only displayed for RGB-video/Computer input
Reset menu
Reset All
Lamp - Hours Reset Memory ResetYes, No
Yes, No
Yes, No
Input AComponent, RGB-Video
The message text will be displayed in yellow when it is 
time to replace the lamp.
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Configuration Menu Functions
Image menu
The brightness of the images can be adjusted.
If projecting in dark rooms or onto small screens and the images appear too bright, decrease the setting.
Adjusts the difference between bright and dark areas.
When the contrast is increased, images with greater modulation are obtained.
This adjusts the colour intensity for the images.
(Adjustment is only possible when composite video
 and S-Video signals in NTSC format are being
input.)
This adjusts the image tint.
This adjusts the images if vertical stripes appear in the images.
This adjusts the images if flickering, fuzziness or interference appear in the images.
•Flickering and fuzziness may also appear in images when the brightness, contrast, sharpness and key-
stone correction settings are adjusted.
•Clearer adjustments can be obtained if you adjust the Tracking first and then adjust the Sync.
The colour temperature can be selected from three settings in order to adjust the overall tint of the
images. p.20
This adjusts the skin tones of people who appear in the images.  p.20
This adjusts the image sharpness.
The Color Mode can be selected from six different settings in accordance with the images being
projected. p.18
*1 The setting values are stored separately for each image source and signal type.
*2 The setting values are stored separately for each image source and colour mode setting.
          Only displayed for component video/composite video/S-Video input
          Only displayed for RGB-video/Computer input
Picture Quality
Brightness *1
Contrast *1
Color Saturation *1
Tint *1
Tr a c k i n g *1
Sync. *1
Color Temp. *2
Skin Tone *2
Sharpness *1
Color Mode *1 
						

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Configuration Menu Functions
Configuration Menu
Setting menu
  
  This can be used to save the current configuration menu settings.   p.22
This retrieves settings stored in the memory.   p.22
This sets automatic adjustment to on or off in order to set whether the projector automatically adjusts
images to their optimum condition when the input signal is changed. The three automatically adjusted
items are Tracking
, Position and Sync. 
This returns all settings in the Image menu to their default settings, except for the settings that have
been saved using the Save Memory command. The Save Memory settings can be reset using the
Memory Reset menu.  p.31
Use  ,  ,   or   to move the display position for images.
(This can only be set when composite video or  S-Video signals are being input or when 525i/625i
signals from component video
 or RGB video are being input.)
• OFF :Conversion of interlaced (i) signals to progressive (p) signals is carried out for each field in the
screen.
 This is ideal for using when viewing images with a large amount of movement.
• ON :Interlaced (i) signals are converted into progressive (p) signals. This is ideal for using when
viewing still images.
Selects the aspect mode.  p.18
*1 The setting values are stored separately for each image source and signal type.
          Only displayed for RGB-video/Computer input
Save Memory
Load Memory *1
Auto Setup *1
Reset
Screen
Position *1
Progressive *1
Aspect *1 
						

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Configuration Menu Functions
If Aspect is set to Zoom when viewing images with subtitles, change the setting as follows so that
the subtitles are visible. The vertical size and the display position can both be adjusted together.
•Vertical Size
The vertical size of the image is
reduced so that the subtitles are
displayed.
•Zoom Position
The whole of the image is moved
up so that the subtitles are dis-
played.
During input of component video or RGB-video signals only, this permits alteration of the output scaling
(extent of the image projected).
Normal (92% display) :Input signals are projected at the normal image size. TV images are displayed at
92% size.
Larger :Component video and RGB-video images are displayed at 100% size. 
The areas at the top, bottom and sides of images that cannot normally be seen are inserted and pro-
jected. Interference may occur at the top, bottom and sides of the images depending on the image
signal. In such cases, try to adjust the display position. 
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This is used to correct keystone distortion in images. The same correction can be carried out using the
projectors control panel.   p.17
This should be set in accordance with the method used to set up the projector.
•Front : Select when the projector is set up in front of the screen.
•Front/Ceiling : Select when the projector is set up in front of the screen and suspended from a ceiling.
•Rear : Select when the projector is set up behind the screen.
•Rear/Ceiling : Select when the projector is set up behind the screen and suspended from a ceiling.
(This can only be set when NTSC signals from composite video or S-Video are being input or when
525i/525p component video signals are being input.)
If using products designed for destinations such as South Korea that have different black level (setup
level) settings, use this function to obtain correct images. Check the specifications of the connected
equipment when changing this setting.
Sets whether Direct Power ON is enabled (ON) or disabled (OFF).
When you set to ON and leave the power cable connected to a wall socket, be aware of that sudden
surges of electricity that may occur when power comes back on after a power outage may cause the
projector to turn on automatically.
*1 The setting values are stored separately for each image source and signal type.
Zoom Caption *1
Subtitle sectionUse Zoom Position to 
change the display position 
of the image. Use Vertical Size to 
reduce the image size. Projection area
Output Scaling *1
Keystone
Projection
Setup Level *1
Operation
Direct Power ON