Epson Projector PowerLite 3900 User Manual

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5.
Select aprojection modeandpress Enter.
 6.
Press Menu orEsc toexit themenus.
 Parent
topic:Projection Modes
 Related
concepts
 Projector
Placement
 Image
Aspect Ratio
 The
projector candisplay images indifferent width-to-height ratioscalled aspect ratios.Normally the
 input
signal fromyourvideo source determines theimages aspectratio.However, forcertain images
 you
canchange theaspect ratiotofityour screen bypressing abutton onthe remote control.
 If
you always wanttouse aparticular...

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Available
ImageAspect Ratios
 You
canselect thefollowing imageaspect ratios,depending onthe input signal fromyourimage source.
 Note:
When theprojector isin 3D mode, theaspect ratioisautomatically settoNormal .
 Note:
Blackbands andcropped imagesmayproject incertain aspectratios,depending onthe aspect
 ratio
andresolution ofyour input signal.
 Aspect
ratiosetting
 Description

Auto
 Automatically
setstheaspect ratioaccording tothe input signal.
 Normal
 Displays
imagesusingthefullprojection...

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1.
Turn onthe projector andswitch tothe image source youwant touse.
 2.
Ifyou areprojecting fromaDVD player orother video source, insertadisc orother video media and
 press
theplay button, ifnecessary.
 3.
Press theColor Mode button onthe remote controltochange theColor Mode.
 A
list ofavailable ColorModes appears.
 4.
Tocycle through allthe available ColorModes foryour input signal, presstheupordown arrow
 button.

5.
Press Entertoselect aColor Mode.
 Parent
topic:ColorMode
 Available
ColorModes...

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Parent
topic:ColorMode
 Turning
OnAuto Iris
 In
certain colormodes, youcanturn onthe Auto Irissetting toautomatically optimizetheimage based on
 the
brightness ofthe content youproject.
 1.
Turn onthe projector andswitch tothe image source youwant touse.
 2.
Press theMenu button.
 3.
Select theImage menuandpress Enter.
 4.
Select theAuto Irissetting andchoose oneofthe following:
 •
High Speed toadjust brightness assoon asthe scene changes.
 •
Normal forstandard brightness adjustment.
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Adjusting
ProjectorFeatures
 Follow
theinstructions inthese sections touse your projectors featureadjustments.
 Shutting
Offthe Picture andSound Temporarily
 Using
Picture inPicture
 Adjusting
theColor Convergence (PanelAlignment)
 Adjusting
theColor Tone(Color Uniformity)
 Projector
SecurityFeatures
 Saving
Settings toMemory andUsing Saved Settings
 Shutting
Offthe Picture andSound Temporarily
 You
cantemporarily turnoffthe projected pictureandsound ifyou want toredirect youraudiences
 attention...

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Note:
Youcandisplay onlyHDMI videosources whenusingPicture inPicture mode.
 Note:
Youcannot usePicture inPicture whileprojecting 3Dimages orwhen Image Processing isset to
 Fast
inthe Signal menu.
 1.
Turn onthe projector andswitch tothe HDMI image source youwant touse.
 2.
Press theP-in-P buttononthe remote control.
 The
second HDMIvideosource appears asasub-screen inthe corner ofthe image.
 Note:
WhilePicture inPicture modeisactive, presstheMenu button onthe remote controltoadjust
 the
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Setting
 Description

Exit
Picture inPicture
 Closes
thesub-screen andresumes normalprojection
 Parent
topic:UsingPicture inPicture
 Adjusting
theColor Convergence (PanelAlignment)
 You
canusethePanel Alignment featuretomanually adjustthecolor convergence (thealignment ofthe
 red,
green andblue colors) inthe projected image.
 Note:
Allowyourprojector towarm upfor atleast 10to15 minutes andmake suretheimage isin focus
 before
youusethePanel Alignment feature.Theprojected imageshould beaminimum of60...

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7.
Select theSelect Colorsetting andchoose oneofthe following:
 •
Rto adjust thered color convergence.
 •
Bto adjust theblue color convergence.
 Note:
Youcanonly adjust thered orblue color convergence. Greenisthe standard colorpanel and
 cannot
beadjusted.
 8.
Select thePattern Colorsetting andpress Enter.
 9.
Select thepattern youwant touse and press Enter.
 10.
Select StartAdjustments andpress Enter.
 You
seethisscreen:
 11.
Press Enter. 

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You
seeascreen likethis:
 12.
Use thearrow buttons onthe remote controltoadjust thecolor alignment ofthe color youselected
 for
the Select Colorsetting.
 Note:
Youradjustments affectthegridlines inthe entire screen. Youcanfine-tune youradjustments
 by
continuing withthenext steps.
 13.
When youarefinished adjusting thescreen, pressEnter.
 You
seethisscreen: 

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14.
Select Adjust thefour corners andpress Enter.
 15.
Use thearrow buttons onthe remote controltoadjust thecolor alignment inthe corner ofthe screen
 highlighted
bythe orange box.
 16.
Press theEnter button tomove tothe next corner ofthe screen.
 17.
When youarefinished adjusting eachcorner ofthe screen, pressEnter.
 You
seethisscreen:
 18.
Doone ofthe following:
 •
Ifyour projectors panelalignment isnow correct, selectExitandpress Enter toreturn tothe
 Panel
Alignment menu.
 •
Ifyour projector...