Epson Projector PowerLite 2040 User Manual
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Setting Options Description Screen Switching No Does notdisplay thenext fileautomatically Time 1 Second to60 Seconds Displays filesforthe selected timeand switches tothe next fileautomatically; high resolution imagesmayswitch ataslightly slower rate Effect Wipe Transitions betweenimageswithawipe effect Dissolve Transitions betweenimageswithadissolve effect Random Transitions betweenimagesusingarandom variety ofeffects Parent topic:Starting aSlide Show 81
Adjusting ProjectorFeatures Follow theinstructions inthese sections touse your projectors featureadjustments. Shutting Offthe Picture andSound Temporarily Projecting TwoImages Simultaneously Projector SecurityFeatures Shutting Offthe Picture andSound Temporarily You cantemporarily turnoffthe projected pictureandsound ifyou want toredirect youraudiences attention duringapresentation. Anysound orvideo action continues torun, however, soyou cannot resume projection atthe point thatyoustopped it. 1. Press theA/V Mute button onthe remote controltotemporarily stopprojection andmute anysound. Note: Tomute onlytheaudio, presstheMute button onthe remote control. 2. Toturn thepicture andsound backon,press A/VMute again. Note: Youcanalso stop projection usingtheA/V Mute slidelever onthe projector. Parent topic:Adjusting ProjectorFeatures 82
Projecting TwoImages Simultaneously You canusethesplit screen feature tosimultaneously projecttwoimages fromdifferent imagesources (HDMI1/HDMI2 andScreen Mirroring) nexttoeach other (PowerLite HomeCinema 2045).Youcan control thesplit screen feature usingtheprojector menus. Note: Whileyouusethesplit screen feature, otherprojector featuresmaynotbeavailable andsome settings maybeautomatically appliedtoboth images. Note: Youcannot projectfromthesame inputsource ontobothsides (leftand right) ofthe screen. You also cannot usesplit screen with3Dimages orcertain inputsource combinations. 1. Press theMenu button. 2. Select theSettings menuandpress Enter. 3. Select SplitScreen andpress Enter. Images fromtheHDMI1 orHDMI2 sourceareprojected onthe leftside ofthe screen, andimages from Screen Mirroring areprojected onthe right sideofthe screen. (Thesearetheonly sources that can beused forthis feature.) Note: 3Dimages cannotbeprojected usingSplitScreen. 4. Press theMenu button onthe remote controltochange theSplit Screen Settings. 83
You seethisscreen: 5. Tochange thesize andorientation ofthe image sentbyScreen Mirroring, selecttheScreen Right Format setting,pressEnter,select sizeandorientation options,pressEnter,and press Menu to exit. (The image sentbyScreen Mirroring willalways beonthe right side.) 6. Tochoose theaudio youwant tohear, select theAudio Source setting,pressEnter,select an audio option, pressEnter,and press Menu toexit. 7. Toexit thesplit screen feature, selectExitSplit Screen orpress theEsc button. Parent topic:Adjusting ProjectorFeatures Projector SecurityFeatures You cansecure yourprojector todeter theftorprevent unintended usebysetting upthe following security features: • Button locksecurity toblock operation ofthe projector usingthebuttons onthe control panel. • Security cablingtophysically cabletheprojector inplace. Locking theProjector s Buttons Installing aSecurity Cable Parent topic:Adjusting ProjectorFeatures Locking theProjector s Buttons You canlock thebuttons onthe projectors controlpaneltoprevent anyonefromusing theprojector. 1. Press theMenu button. 84
2. Select theSettings menuandpress Enter. 3. Select theLock Setting settingandpress Enter. 4. Select oneofthese locktypes andpress Enter: • To lock theprojectors powerbutton, selectChildLock.To turn theprojector on,you must press the power button forlonger thanthree seconds. • To lock allbuttons, selectControl PanelLock>Full Lock . • To lock allbuttons exceptthepower button, selectControl PanelLock>Partial Lock. Note: The lockicon isdisplayed onthe screen ifany control panelbuttons arepressed while this setting isenabled. You seeaconfirmation prompt. 5. Select Yesandpress Enter. 6. Restart theprojector forthe lock settings totake effect. Unlocking theProjector s Buttons Parent topic:Projector SecurityFeatures Related references Projector FeatureSettings -Settings Menu 85
Unlocking theProjector s Buttons If the projectors buttonshavebeen locked, holdtheEnter button onthe projectors controlpanelfor seven seconds tounlock them. Parent topic:Locking theProjector s Buttons Related references Projector FeatureSettings -Settings Menu Installing aSecurity Cable You caninstall twotypes ofsecurity cablesonthe projector todeter theft. • Use thesecurity slotonthe projector toattach aKensington lock.Seeyour local computer or electronics dealerforpurchase information. • Use thesecurity cableattachment pointonthe projector toattach awire cable andsecure itto aroom fixture orheavy furniture. Note: Donot pass drop-prevention cablesthrough thesecurity cableattachment pointwhen mounting the projector onawall orceiling. Parent topic:Projector SecurityFeatures Related references Optional Equipment andReplacement Parts 86
Adjusting theMenu Settings Follow theinstructions inthese sections toaccess theprojector menusystem andchange projector settings. Using theProjector s Menus Image Quality Settings -Image Menu Input Signal Settings -Signal Menu Projector FeatureSettings -Settings Menu Projector SetupSettings -Extended Menu Projector NetworkSettings-Network Menu Projector Information Display-Info Menu Projector ResetOptions -Reset Menu Using theProjector s Menus You canusetheprojectors menustoadjust thesettings thatcontrol howyour projector works.The projector displaysthemenus onthe screen. 87
1. Press theMenu button onthe control panelorremote control. You seethemenu screen displaying theImage menusettings. 88
2. Press theupordown arrow button tomove through themenus listedonthe left. The settings for each menu aredisplayed onthe right. Note: Theavailable settingsdependonthe current inputsource. 3. Tochange settings inthe displayed menu,pressEnter. 4. Press theupordown arrow button tomove through thesettings. 5. Change thesettings usingthebuttons listedonthe bottom ofthe menu screens. 6. Toreturn allthe menu settings totheir default values, selectReset. 7. When youfinish changing settingsonamenu, pressEsc. 8. Press Menu orEsc toexit themenus. Parent topic:Adjusting theMenu Settings 89
Image Quality Settings -Image Menu Settings onthe Image menuletyou adjust thequality ofyour image forthe input source youarecurrently using. Theavailable settingsdependonthe currently selectedinputsource andresolution. (Ifamenu is grayed-out, thatitem isnot available forthe input source youarecurrently using.) To change settings foraninput source, makesurethesource isconnected andselect thatsource. Setting Options Description Color Mode See thelistofavailable Color Adjusts thevividness ofimage Modes colors forvarious imagetypes and environments Brightness Varying levelsavailable Lightens ordarkens theoverall image Contrast Varying levelsavailable Adjusts thedifference between light anddark areas ofthe image Color Saturation Varying levelsavailable Adjusts theintensity ofthe image colors Tint Varying levelsavailable Adjusts thebalance ofgreen to magenta tonesinthe image Sharpness Varying levelsavailable Adjusts thesharpness or softness ofimage details 90