Epson Projector Powerlite 400w User Manual

							PowerLite
®
 400W
Multimedia Projector
User’s Guide 
						

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Important Safety Information
WARNING: Never look into the projector lens when the lamp is turned on; the bright light can damage your eyes. 
Never let children look into the lens when it is on. Never open any cover on the projector, except the lamp and 
filter covers. Dangerous electrical voltages inside the projector can severely injure you. Except as specifically 
explained in this User’s Guide, do not attempt to service this product yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified service 
personnel.
WARNING: The projector and its accessories come packaged in plastic bags. Keep plastic bags away from small 
children to avoid any risk of suffocation.
Caution: When you replace the lamp, never touch the new lamp with your bare hands; the invisible residue left by 
the oil on your hands may shorten the lamp life. Use a cloth or glove to handle the new lamp.
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The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
© 2007 Epson America, Inc. 12/07 
						

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Contents
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
Getting the Most from Your Projector  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
Using Your Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
Getting More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
Registration and Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10
Unpacking the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10
Projector Parts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   11
Additional Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   12
Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   13
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Setting Up the Projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   15
Positioning the Projector  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   16
Whiteboard Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   18
Other Installations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   19
Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   20
Connecting with the VGA Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   20
Connecting with a VGA-5BNC Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . .   22
Connecting an External Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   23
Playing Sound Through the Projector  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   24
Connecting External Speakers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   25
Connecting to Video Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   26
Connecting a Composite Video Source  . . . . . . . . . . . .   27
Connecting an S-Video Source  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   28
Connecting an RGB Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   29
Connecting a Component Video Source  . . . . . . . . . . .   30
Playing Sound Through the Projector  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   31 
						

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Projecting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Turning On Your Equipment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Turning On the Projector  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Selecting the Image Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
What To Do If You See a Blank Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Adjusting the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Focusing and Zooming Your Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Adjusting the Height of Your Image  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Adjusting the Image Shape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Adjusting the Brightness  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Correcting Computer Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Adjusting the Volume  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Shutting Down the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
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Using the Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Controlling the Picture and Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Switching Between Picture Sources  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adjusting the Color Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Turning Off the Picture and Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Stopping Action   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Zooming Your Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Changing the Image’s Aspect Ratio  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Replacing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Fine-tuning the Projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Using the Projector’s Menu System  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Changing Menu Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Adjusting Colors and Clarity  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Adjusting the Input Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Customizing Projector Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Selecting Projector Setup Options  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Selecting Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Viewing Lamp Usage and Other Information. . . . . . . . . . . . 64 
						

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Using the Projector’s Security Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  66
Creating Your Own Screen Logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  67
Setting a Password   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  68
Turning On the Password and User’s Logo . . . . . . . . . .  69
Starting the Projector with a Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  70
Disabling the Projector’s Buttons  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  71
Installing Security Locks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  71
Restoring the Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  72
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Maintenance and Transportation . . . . . . . . . .  73
Cleaning the Lens  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  74
Cleaning the Projector Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  74
Cleaning and Replacing the Air Filter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  74
Replacing the Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  76
Resetting the Lamp Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  79
Transporting the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  80
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Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  81
Using On-Screen Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  82
What To Do When the Lights Flash  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  82
Solving Problems with the Image or Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . .  84
Solving Password Problems  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  89
Solving Problems with the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . .  90
Solving Network Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  91
Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  91
Speak to a Support Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  92
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Monitoring the Projector Over a Network. .  93
Installing the Network Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  94
Windows System Requirements  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  94
Installing the Software on a Windows System . . . . . . . .  94
Connecting to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  95
Selecting Network Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  96
Using Projector E-mail Alerts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  97 
						

							6ContentsUsing EMP Monitor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Opening and Closing EMP Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Registering a Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Monitoring Your Projector  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Using E-mail Alerts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Using a Browser to Monitor the Projector  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
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Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Projection Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Dimensions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Electrical  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Environmental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Safety and Approvals  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Compatible Video Formats  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Compatible Computer Display Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
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Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
FCC Compliance Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 
						

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Welcome
The PowerLite® 400W is a portable, short-throw projector that 
weighs less than 8 pounds (3.6 kg) and offers 1800 ANSI lumens of 
brightness. From classrooms to boardrooms, your full-color 
presentations and videos will be bright and vibrant even in ordinary 
indoor lighting.
Images are displayed at a native resolution of 1280 × 800 pixels 
(WXGA) in a wide-screen 16:10 aspect ratio. Epson
® 3LCD 
technology ensures accurate color and remarkable saturation, even in 
well-lit rooms.
The projector’s ground-breaking short-throw lens is ideal for wall 
mounting, allowing more space for your class or audience with no 
shadow cast by the presenter. It can be placed as close as 21 inches 
(54 cm) from a screen, an interactive whiteboard (IWB), or another 
projection surface. And its powerful 10 W speaker and crisp 500:1 
contrast ratio ensure your presentations are seen and heard at their 
best.
You can connect the projector to a wide range of computers, including 
IBM
®-compatible PCs and laptops, Apple® PowerPC® and Intel® 
Core
™ Macintosh® computers, PowerBook® computers, and many 
iMac
® and iBook® series systems. With Epson’s patented SizeWise™ 
technology, the projector supports computer displays ranging from 
VGA through WSXGA+. You can also connect the projector to a 
LAN (local area network) so you can monitor the projector from a 
remote network computer using the included EMP Monitor software 
(Windows
® only).
You can use any of the following video sources: HDTV, VCR, DVD 
player, gaming console (such as Microsoft
® Xbox,™ Sony® 
PlayStation
® 3, and Nintendo Wii™), camcorder, or digital camera. 
The projector supports NTSC, PAL, and SECAM video formats. 
						

							8WelcomeYou can connect up to four devices to the projector at the same time. 
With the projector’s 
Source Search button, you don’t even have to 
identify your input source. Just press the button until you see the 
image you want on the screen.
To prevent unauthorized use of the projector, you can assign a 
password, create a user logo which is displayed at startup to identify 
the projector, and disable the projector’s buttons through a full or 
partial Control Panel Lock feature. For more information about 
security features, see page 66.
Getting the Most from Your Projector
Depending on your presentation, you can take advantage of any or all 
of these options:
■Connecting to a laptop or other computer
If you want to connect the projector to a laptop or desktop 
computer, see page 20. For additional presentation control, you 
can connect an external monitor to view the presentation on your 
computer simultaneously.
■Connecting to video sources
You can connect a DVD player, VCR, HDTV, camcorder, digital 
camera, and other video sources to your projector. See page 26 for 
instructions.
■Using the remote control
The remote control lets you switch from computer to video 
sources, zoom in on part of your image, freeze or mute the 
presentation, and adjust many other projector features. For 
details, see Chapter 3.
■Enhancing sound in your presentation
By connecting your projector to external speakers, you can 
enhance the audio impact of your presentations. (The internal 
10 W speaker provides powerful sound, but is disabled when you 
connect external speakers.) See page 25 for details. 
						

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Using Your Documentation
In addition to this manual, your documentation includes a Quick 
Setup sheet, warranty brochures, and an Epson PrivateLine
® Support 
card.
The Quick Setup sheet gives instructions to quickly set up your 
projector and connect it to a computer or video device.
This book contains all the information you need to set up and use 
your projector. Please follow these guidelines as you read through it:
■Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.
■Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.
■Notes contain important information about your projector.
Getting More Information
Need tips on giving presentations? How about quick steps for setting 
up your projector? Here’s where you can look for help:
■www.presentersonline.com
Includes a library of articles covering presentation tips, tricks, and 
technology. The site provides templates, clip art, and sound clips, 
as well as Presenters Services to use on the road. Even more 
resources and services are available if you register to join the 
Presenters Club—and it’s free.
■Built-in help system
Press the Help button on the remote control or projector to get 
quick solutions for common problems. See page 82 for details.
■epson.com/support
Download FAQs (frequently asked questions) and e-mail your 
questions to Epson support.
If you still need help after checking this User’s Guide and the sources 
listed above, you can use the Epson PrivateLine Support service to get 
help fast. Call (800) 637-7661 and enter the PIN on your PrivateLine 
Support card. See page 91 for more information. 
						

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Registration and Warranty
Your projector comes with a basic carry-in warranty. For details, see 
the warranty brochure that came with your projector.
In addition, Epson offers Extra Care
SM Road Service at no additional 
charge. In the unlikely event of an equipment failure, you won’t have 
to wait for your unit to be repaired. Instead, Epson will ship you a 
replacement unit anywhere in the United States or Canada, usually 
within one business day. See the Extra Care Road Service brochure for 
details.
To register, complete the registration form that came with your 
projector and mail it to Epson. Or register your product online using 
your projector CD, or at:
http://www.epson.com/webreg 
Registering also lets you receive special updates on new accessories, 
products, and services.
Unpacking the Projector
After unpacking the projector, make sure you have all these items:
Save the protective pad attached to the lens cover and all other 
packaging in case you need to ship the projector. Always use the 
original packaging (or equivalent) when you send the projector to 
another location. See page 80 for transportation instructions.
Projector and 
lens cover
Remote control 
and batteries
VGA computer 
cablePower cordPassword Protected 
sticker Projector 
CD-ROMs