Epson Projector Moviemate 30s User Manual

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Considering Screen Shape and Size
In a home theater setting—for watching DVD movies, HDTV broadcasts, or other 
widescreen content—the best screen shape ratio is 16:9, where the width is almost twice the 
height. Most DVD movies and HDTV broadcasts will fill the screen vertically and 
horizontally for maximum impact. The most popular sizes are from 45 to 100 inches 
diagonal.
Standard screens have a 4:3 shape ratio, which is better suited for viewing computer 
presentations and standard TV broadcasts. Watching DVD movies or HDTV broadcasts on a 
4:3 ratio screen limits the image width and leaves black bars above and below the image. 
Available screen sizes vary, but are usually up to 60 inches diagonal (the same height as an 
80-inch diagonal 16:9 screen).
Screens are also available for wider image formats, such as CinemaScope
™ (approximately 
2.35:1), but are not as common.
Considering Screen Mounting Style
Most screens are either floor standing, wall mounted, or ceiling mounted. Consider these 
characteristics as you choose which type would be best for your viewing environment:
Screen mounting style Characteristics
Floor standing screens Portable
Can be used in multiple locations
Can be stored out of the way
Some may also be wall mountable
Wall mounted screens Typically permanently installed
Can be partially hidden out of the way
Some may be disguised as artwork
Ceiling mounted screens Typically permanently installed
Can be partially hidden out of the way
Some may be recessed into the ceiling and hidden completely
Can be manually or electronically dropped and raised
Outdoor screens Resistant to outdoor environmental factors
Can be used on patios, and around pools and landscaping
Usually made of inflatable plastic or vinyl 
						

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Considering Color and Surface Quality
For home theater settings, screens come in white or a shade of gray. Gray screens (sometimes 
called high contrast screens) increase the natural contrast of images projected in rooms with 
ambient light by absorbing the room light and preserving the darker blacks. If you have a 
dedicated home theater room with dark walls, ceiling, floor, and furniture, a gray screen may 
not provide better contrast than a white screen. However, if you usually project images in a 
typical living room or family room with some reflected light, a gray screen will provide better 
contrast and a truer viewing experience.
Screen surface quality can also affect the reflectivity of light in your projected image. Screen 
reflective properties are measured as “gain” rates, with 1.0 gain as the reflectivity of a white 
board. Highly reflective screen surfaces (above 1.0 gain) create a brighter image, but the 
brightness may not be uniform enough for a dedicated home theater environment and the 
colors may appear to shift from different viewing angles. In a home theater room with 
darkened surroundings and controlled lighting, a screen surface with less than 1.0 gain is best. 
For rooms where you cannot control the light or will always have ambient light, you may 
want to select a screen surface with more than 1.0 gain to compensate for the additional 
brightness. 
						

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Doing More with MovieMate
Follow the instructions in this section to play music and photos on MovieMate, use advanced 
playback controls, and adjust various MovieMate features.
Playing Music and Displaying Photos
You can play music CDs and CDs with MP3 or WMA files. You can also view JPEG photos 
on CDs.
Playing Music CDs
■To play a music CD, insert it in the tray, then press   on 
MovieMate’s control panel or   on the remote control.
You can use most of the video playback features, including pause, 
resume, fast forward, reverse, and skip to the next or previous track.
■You can also select a specific track by using the numeric buttons, as 
described on page 20. To use the numeric buttons, you need to set 
the toggle switch on the remote control to the 
-123 position.
■To turn off the lamp when playing music, press  . Press   to 
turn the lamp back on again.
Note: When you play music CDs, the lamp usually turns off automatically. 
						

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Playing MP3/WMA Music and JPEG Photo Files on Disc
You can play MP3 or WMA music files and JPEG photo files on CDs or DVDs. See page 63 
for information on the types of discs that are supported. 
When you insert a disc that contains MP3, WMA, and/or JPEG files, an on-screen menu like 
this is displayed:
1. Press   to select the group.
2. Press   to move the pointer to the track (file name) list. 
Press   to return the pointer to the group name list.
3. Press   to select the track.
4. Press   or   to begin playing the selected track or file.
When a file is finished playing, the next file in the sequence will 
start automatically.
For JPEG files, press   to begin playing a slideshow of all the 
photos, or press   to display individual photos.
■To turn off the lamp when playing music files, press  . 
To turn the lamp back on, press   again.
■You can select program or random play following the instructions on page 36.
■When you play MP3 or WMA files, scrolling through the list of songs will pause the 
music until you highlight the next file. 
Note: If your disc includes both music and photo files, use the Picture Setup menu to specify the 
type of files you want to play. See page 44 for instructions. 
						

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Using Advanced Playback Controls
MovieMate 30s provides advanced features for looping videos or music tracks and selecting 
titles, chapters, or tracks. On DVDs that include subtitles, multiple languages, or multiple 
camera angles, you can use remote control for easy access to these features.
Repeating a Chapter, Title, or Track
You can select a chapter or title on a DVD to repeat continuously (or loop). You can also loop 
a track on a music CD. 
1. To repeat a chapter, title, or track, press  . You see an icon on the screen:  .
2. Press   again to cycle through the options for repeating.
On a video DVD, you can repeat a chapter or title.
On a music CD, you can repeat one track, a group of tracks, or all tracks.
3. To cancel repeat play, press   until   is displayed on the screen.
Repeating a Scene
You can use the on-screen menu to set the start and end point for continuously repeating a 
particular scene in a video (A-B repeat). 
1. Press   twice. The on-screen menu is displayed:
2. Press   until   is highlighted, then press  .
3. Press   and select  . 
Note: You can also select other repeat modes from this menu. See the previous section for 
more information.
4. When you reach the point in the scene or track where you want to start, press  .
5. When you reach the point in the scene or track where you want to stop, press   again.
6. Press   to cancel the on-screen menu. The scene begins playing from the location you 
specified.
To cancel the repeating scene, press  . This also stops the video. 
						

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Changing the Play Sequence (Program Play)
You can create your own program for playing tracks on a music CD or chapters and titles on 
a DVD.
1. When the CD or DVD is stopped, press   until you see 
PRGM 
in the display window.
2. Set the toggle switch on the remote control to the 
-123 position.
3. Use the numeric buttons to set the program order (up to 99 
chapters, titles, or tracks). 
4. Press   to begin playing your programmed sequence.
5. Set the toggle switch on the remote control back to the 
Func.- 
position.
■To cancel individual items on the program screen, press  .
■To cancel the program, press  .
■To resume normal playback, press   repeatedly until the display window returns to 
normal. The program remains in memory, and you can play it again by pressing   
again and selecting 
PRGM.
Playing at Random
You can select random play for tracks on a music CD or chapters and titles on a DVD.
1. When the CD or DVD is stopped, press   repeatedly until you see 
RANDOM in the 
display window.
2. Press   to begin playing tracks at random.
To resume normal playback, press   repeatedly until the display window returns to 
normal. 
Random play is also canceled when you open the tray or switch off the power. 
						

							Doing More with MovieMate37 Selecting Language, Subtitles, and Camera Angles
Some DVDs allow you to display subtitles or select from several languages or camera angles. If 
these features are available, you can use the buttons on the remote control to select them.
1. Press the appropriate button on the remote control:
■To change the language of the video, press  .
■To display subtitles, press  . You may have a choice of 
subtitle languages.
■To change camera angles, press  .
2. Press the button repeatedly to display the options available.
3. Press   to select the setting you want. Wait a few seconds or 
press .
Note: You can also use the Language Setup menu, as described on page 41. For a list of language 
codes, see page 67.
Searching for a Specific Time
You can search for a specific time to begin playing a video (from the start of the title), or from 
the beginning of a music CD. After you start playing a music CD, you can search from the 
start of the current track. 
Note: This feature may not be available on all DVDs or CDs.
1. Press   twice. The on-screen menu is displayed:
2. Press   until   is highlighted, then press  .
3. Set the toggle switch on the remote control to the 
-123 position.
4. Enter the time using the numeric buttons.
■For DVD videos, enter the time in hours, minutes, and seconds. For example, to play 
a video from 0 hours, 23 minutes, and 45 seconds, press the numeric buttons in this 
order:  ,  ,  ,  ,  . If you make a mistake, press   to delete it, then 
enter the correct number.
■For music CDs, enter the time in minutes and seconds.
5. Press . 
						

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6. Set the toggle switch on the remote control back to the Func.- position.
To cancel the on-screen menu, press  . The video or CD begins playing from the location 
you specified.
Playing Video CDs with Playback Control (PBC)
When you insert a video CD with playback control (PBC), you see a menu like the following:
■To select the item you want to play, set the toggle switch on the remote control to the 
-123 position, then use the numeric buttons as described on page 37.
■To display the next or previous menu page, press   or   when the menu is 
displayed.
■To open the menu during playback, press   repeatedly until the menu is displayed. 
■To play without using the menu (play without PBC):
When the video is stopped, specify the track number that you want to see using the 
numeric buttons.
When the video is stopped, select the track number using   or   then press  .
■To open the menu screen when playing back without PBC, press   or  . Press   
twice to stop playback, then press  . 
						

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Customizing MovieMate
You can limit children’s access, improve the sound, adjust the picture, 
and customize other features of MovieMate. Many of these settings are 
available through the Setup menus, which you can access by pressing the 
Setup button on the remote control (when a DVD is not playing). 
Setting Parental Controls
You can set parental controls to prevent children from viewing 
inappropriate video material.
1. When a DVD is not playing, press the   button on the remote 
control. You see the 
LANGUAGE Setup menu:
2. Press   to highlight   and display the 
OTHERS Setup menu.
3. Press   to highlight 
Parental Lock, then press   to select it. 
4. Press   to highlight one of the settings, then press   to view your options. 
5. Press   to select the option you want, then press   to save it. 
To return to the previous menu level, press  .
You can select from the following options for Parental Lock:
■COUNTRY CODE: Select US. 
■SET LEVEL: The smaller the number, the greater the restriction. If you want to disable 
Parental Lock, select 
NONE.
■PASSWORD: Set the toggle switch on the remote control to the -123 position, then 
enter a 4-digit number using the numeric buttons. Press   to save the password. 
Once a password is set, you will need to enter it before you can change the Parental Lock 
settings. If the wrong password is entered three times, the menu closes. If you forget your 
password, enter 
8888. 
						

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Locking the Power Button on the Control Panel
You can lock the   Power button on the control panel to prevent young children from 
accidentally turning on MovieMate and looking into the lens. (You can still turn on 
MovieMate using the remote control, so you may want to place it out of children’s reach.) 
Warning: Do not allow young children to look into the projector lens when MovieMate is turned on. 
The lens projects bright light that may affect their vision.
■To lock the   Power button, press and hold the   button, then press and hold the 
 button on the control panel. 
CHILD LOCK appears briefly in the display window 
above the tray. Then turn off MovieMate.
■To turn MovieMate on, press and hold the   Power button on the control panel for 
five seconds or use the remote control.
■To unlock the   Power button on the control panel, press and hold   and   
again. 
UNLOCKED appears briefly in the display window.
Locking the Tray
You can lock the tray to prevent children from playing with it.
■To lock the tray, press and hold the   button on the MovieMate control panel, then 
press . 
TRAY LOCK appears briefly in the display window above the tray.
■To unlock the tray, press   and   again. UNLOCKED appears briefly in the display 
window.
Saving Power
You can select several settings that turn off the power automatically 
when MovieMate is not playing a disc. Power saving settings are not 
saved after you turn off MovieMate.
To select a power-saving option, press  . Continue pressing the 
button to select from the following settings:
■A. STBY ON: The power switches off automatically after 
3 minutes (Auto Standby).
■SLEEP 10: The power switches off automatically after 10 minutes. 
You can select Sleep Timer settings up to 150 minutes.
■SLEEP OFF: Power saving is disabled.