Epson Projector Moviemate 50 User Manual

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Playing Movies
Follow the instructions in this section to choose a location, play a DVD movie, and control 
playback.
Choosing a Location
You can use your Epson MovieMate just about anywhere—in the living room, bedroom, or 
even outside. You can use it with an optional floor-, wall-, or ceiling-mounted screen, or 
simply project on a flat white wall. 
The following pictures show three different setups:
To project onto a wall, choose a flat white wall with a smooth surface. When you find...

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MovieMate should be directly in front of the screen or wall, 
facing straight ahead (at a 90-degree angle to the surface).
If the image is too low, you can raise it by extending the feet 
and tilting MovieMate up. This causes the image to lose its 
rectangular shape. You can adjust the shape using the 
keystone buttons on MovieMate or on the remote control. 
See page 15 for instructions.
The farther you place MovieMate from the screen or wall, 
the larger the image will be. 
The...

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When setting up MovieMate, keep these considerations in mind:
■Make sure you don’t block the air vents on the sides.
■Make sure you place MovieMate within 10 feet of an electrical outlet, power strip, or 
extension cord. 
■Do not tilt MovieMate more than 15 degrees.
Wall and Projection Screen Recommendations
To optimize viewing of MovieMate images on a wall in your home or on an optional 
projection screen, follow the recommendations in this section.
Viewing on a Wall
You can easily view...

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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...

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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...

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■Use the W and T buttons on the control panel to adjust the image size.
■Rotate the focus ring to sharpen the picture.
■To enlarge or reduce the aspect ratio of the picture, press the   button on the remote 
control to select 
Normal, Full, or Zoom (if available for the video source you’re using). 
(Make sure the toggle switch on the remote control is set to the 
Func.- position.) 

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Adjusting the Sound
To adjust the volume, use the + or – Volume buttons on the control panel or remote control.
You can also press the   button on the remote control to temporarily turn off the sound.
Controlling Playback
You can use the buttons on the remote control or the MovieMate control panel to pause, 
fast-forward, or replay sections of your video or audio. You can also select items on a DVD 
menu by using the remote control.
Note: DVD movies are divided into units called titles....

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To resume, press   again. Pressing any of the following buttons also cancels break 
mode: , , , or .
Note: After 5 minutes in break mode, the lamp turns off and the screen darkens. After 30 minutes, 
the power shuts off, and you need to press the   button to turn it on again.
Searching (Fast Forward or Reverse)
■To move forward or backward through a video or music CD, press 
 or   on the remote control. 
Each time you press the button, the search (or “shuttle”) speed 
increases. 
■To...

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Many DVDs display a top menu at startup and include submenus that let you select chapters.
■To display a menu, press   or  .
■To select items in a menu, press  ,  ,  , or  . Then press 
 if necessary.
You can also select a title or chapter by number.
■If you want to use the numeric buttons, you need to set the toggle 
switch on the remote control to the 
-123 position.
■After you set the toggle switch, you can simply press the numeric 
button for the numbers 1 through 9....

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Adjusting the Sound and Audio Modes
You can switch between stereo sound and virtual surround sound and select from several 
audio modes, depending on the type of movie (or music) you’re playing.
1. To display the sound mode, press the   button on the remote control. You see the 
current setting displayed on the screen.
2. To switch between 
Stereo and Multi (virtual surround sound), press   again.
3. To change the audio mode, press  . You see the current setting displayed on the...