Epson Projector PowerLite 1224 User Manual

							• Windows 10
• OS X 10.5.8
• OS X 10.6.x
• OS X 10.7.x
• OS X 10.8.x
• OS X 10.9.x
• OS X 10.10.x
1. Turn off the projector and unplug the power cord from the projectors power inlet.
2. Connect a USB cable to your projectors
USB-Bport.
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							4. Press and hold the
Escbutton on the control panel or remote control as you connect the power cord
to the projectors power inlet.
5. When the power, Status, Lamp, and Temp lights turn on, release the Escbutton.
The projector shows up as a removable disk on your computer.
6. Open the removable disk and copy the pjconfdata.binfile to your computer.
7. Once the file has copied, do one of the following: •Windows: Open theMy Computer, Computer, orWindows Explorer utility. Right-click the
name of your projector (listed as a removable disk) and select Eject.
• OS X: Drag the removable disk icon for your projector from the desktop into the trash.
The projector enters standby mode.
Parent topic: Copying Menu Settings Between Projectors
Transferring Settings From a Computer After saving projector settings to a computer, you can transfer them to another projector of the same
model.
Your computer must be running one of the following operating systems:
• Windows Vista
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							• Windows 7
• Windows 8.x
• Windows 10
• OS X 10.5.8
• OS X 10.6.x
• OS X 10.7.x
• OS X 10.8.x
• OS X 10.9.x
• OS X 10.10.x
Do not adjust image settings on a projector until after you transfer settings to it. Otherwise, you may have
to repeat your adjustments.
1. Turn off the projector and unplug the power cord from the projectors power inlet.
2. Connect a USB cable to your projectors
USB-Bport.
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							4. Press and hold the
Menubutton on the control panel or remote control as you connect the power
cord to the projectors power inlet.
5. When the power, Status, Lamp, and Temp lights turn on, release the Menubutton.
The projector shows up as a removable disk on your computer.
6. Copy the pjconfdata.bin file from your computer to the removable disk.
Note: Do not copy any other files to the removable disk.
7. Once the file has copied, do one of the following: •Windows: Open theMy Computer, Computer, orWindows Explorer utility. Right-click the
name of your projector (listed as a removable disk) and select Eject.
• OS X: Drag the removable disk icon for your projector from the desktop into the trash.
The power, Status, Lamp, and Temp lights start flashing to indicate that the projectors settings are
being updated. When the lights stop flashing, the power light turns blue and the projector enters
standby mode.
Caution: Do not unplug the power cord while the lights are flashing. This could damage the
projector.
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							Parent topic:
Copying Menu Settings Between Projectors
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							Adjusting the Menu Settings
Follow the instructions in these sections to access the projector menu system and change projector
settings.
Using the Projectors Menus
Image Quality Settings - Image Menu
Input Signal Settings - Signal Menu
Projector Feature Settings - Settings Menu
Projector Setup Settings - Extended Menu
Projector Network Settings - Network Menu
Projector Setup Settings - ECO Menu
Projector Information Display - Info Menu
Projector Reset Options - Reset Menu
Using the Projectors Menus You can use the projectors menus to adjust the settings that control how your projector works. The
projector displays the menus on the screen.
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							1. Press the
Menubutton on the control panel or remote control.
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							2. Press the up or down arrow button to move through the menus listed on the left. The settings for
each menu are displayed on the right.
Note: The available settings depend on the current input source.
3. To change settings in the displayed menu, press Enter.
4. Press the up or down arrow button to move through the settings.
5. Change the settings using the buttons listed on the bottom of the menu screens.
6. To return all the menu settings to their default values, select Reset.
7. When you finish changing settings on a menu, press Esc.
8. Press MenuorEsc to exit the menus.
Parent topic: Adjusting the Menu Settings
Image Quality Settings - Image Menu Settings on the Image menu let you adjust the quality of your image for the input source you are currently
using. The available settings depend on the currently selected input source.
To change settings for an input source, make sure the source is connected and select that source.
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							Setting
Options Description
Color Mode See the list of available Color Adjusts the vividness of image
Modes colors for various image types
and environments
Brightness Varying levels available Lightens or darkens the overall
image
Contrast Varying levels available Adjusts the difference between
light and dark areas of the image
Color Saturation Varying levels available Adjusts the intensity of the
image colors
Tint Varying levels available Adjusts the balance of green to
magenta tones in the image
Sharpness Varying levels available Adjusts the sharpness or
softness of image details
Color Temp. (color temperature) Color Temp. Sets the overall color tone; high
values tint the image blue and
Customized
low values tint the image red
Color Temp.: Sets the color
tone in a range of 3200 to 10000
°K (Kelvin) for thesRGBColor
Mode or 0 to 10 for all other
Color Modes
Customized: Adjusts the
intensity of individual hues in the
image
Image Enhancement Noise Reduction Reduces flickering in analog
images in 3 levels
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							Setting
Options Description
Advanced Deinterlacing Sets whether to convert
interlaced to progressive signals
for certain video image types
Off: for fast-moving video
images
Video: for most video images
Film/Auto: for movies, computer
graphics, and animation
Auto Iris Off Adjusts the projected luminance
based on the image brightness
Normal
when theDynamic orCinema
High Speed Color Modes are selected;High
Speed sets faster luminance
correction for fast-moving
images
Note: TheBrightness setting does not affect lamp brightness. To change the lamp brightness mode,
use the Power Consumption setting.
Note: TheNoise Reduction setting is not available if you have done the following:
• Set the Deinterlacing option toOff
• Selected a digital RGB or an interlaced (480i/576i/1080i) input signal
Parent topic: Adjusting the Menu Settings
Related references
Available Color Modes
Projector Setup Settings - ECO Menu
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