Epson Projector Moviemate 72 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 four different setups:
To project onto a wall, choose a flat white wall with a smooth surface. When you find a...

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MovieMate doesn’t have to be directly in front of the screen 
or wall, but it has to face straight ahead (at a 90-degree angle 
to the surface). If the image is too low, too high, or off to 
the side, you can use the quick image adjustment dials to 
adjust the position (see page 15 for instructions).  
The farther you place MovieMate from the screen or wall, 
the larger the image will be. 
The following table lists the distances required for various 
image sizes (measured diagonally)....

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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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■Rotate the zoom ring to reduce or enlarge the picture.
■If the picture is still not high enough, you can extend the feet 
and tilt MovieMate up.
If MovieMate is rotated so that the lens faces away from the 
disc slot, you can adjust the feet as shown:
If you’re using MovieMate without rotating the top section and you need to tilt it up, you 
can use the riser.
Zoom ring 

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If you tilt MovieMate, the image will lose its rectangular shape. Use the Keystone 
buttons on the remote control to adjust the image shape.
■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.)
Focus ring 

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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. 
You can also press and hold   or   on the control panel.
Each time you press the...

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Using DVD Menus
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....