Epson Projector Powerlite 4100 User Manual
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Using the Projector on a Network51 From the Projector Control menu, select Web Remote. You see the following screen: â– The Power button turns the projector on and off. â– The Search button searches for signal sources (see page 28). â– The Computer button changes the input source to Computer1. â– The Video button changes the input source to Video1. â– The BNC button changes the input source to BNC. â– The A/V Mute button temporarily turns off the picture (see page 37). â– The Pause button stops the image (see page 37). â– The CC (Closed Captioning) button lets you display closed captioning for content that provides it. Search button Computer buttonVideo button A/V Mute buttonPause button Power button Closed captioning button BNC button note Some buttons are not available with your projector.
53 5 Fine-Tuning the Projector You can use the projector’s on-screen menus to adjust the image and other features. This chapter covers the following information: ■Using the menu system ■Adjusting the image ■Adjusting signal settings ■Customizing projector features ■Using the projector security features ■Customizing power and operation ■Multi-screen color adjustment ■Projector Menu and Options List
54Fine-Tuning the Projector Using the Menu System You can use the remote control or the projector’s control panel to access the menus and change settings. Follow these steps: 1. To display the menu screen, press the Menu button on the remote control or on the projector. You see a menu screen similar to the one below: The menus are listed on the left and the options available for the highlighted menu are shown on the right. 2. Use the pointer button on the remote control (or the navigational buttons on the projector) to scroll through the menu list. When you’ve highlighted the desired menu, press the Enter button to select it. 3. Once you’ve selected the menu, use the pointer button to scroll through the list of options. (Some of the options may be grayed out or unavailable, depending on the selected source.) Menu list Options note For a complete list of menus and options, see page 70. For more information on these menus and options, continue reading this chapter.
Fine-Tuning the Projector55 4. After highlighting the option you want to adjust, use the pointer button to change the setting. In some cases, you may have to press the Enter button to view a sub-screen for changing the setting. ■Press the left or right side of the pointer button to adjust a slider bar. ■To select from two or more settings, use the pointer button to highlight the desired setting and press Enter. 5. After changing the settings, press the Esc button to save your changes and return to the previous menu (or press it repeatedly to exit the menu system). You can also press the Menu button to exit. Restoring the Default Settings You can use the menu system’s Reset options to restore the factory- default settings for all the settings listed in a specific menu, or all the settings in all menus. To restore the settings in a specific menu, enter the menu whose settings you want to change, select Reset, and confirm as needed. (The example below shows how to reset the Image menu.) To restore all the projector settings to their factory-default values, select the Reset menu, highlight Reset All, and press Enter. Reset settings for current menu Reset settings for all menusnote When you select Reset All in the Reset menu, it does not reset the Input Signal, User’s Logo, Multi-screen, Language, Lamp Hours, or Network settings.
56Fine-Tuning the Projector Adjusting the Image You can use the Image menu to adjust the brightness, sharpness, color, tint, and contrast. 1. Press the Menu button on the projector or remote control and select the Image menu. You see a screen similar to one of those below. (The settings will be different depending on the source you are projecting from.) 2. Use the pointer button to highlight the desired option, then adjust it as needed: ■Color Mode Lets you quickly adjust the color and brightness for various environments. Use either the remote control or the Color Mode setting in the Image menu. You can save a different setting for each source. See page 32 for more information on each color mode. ■Brightness Lightens or darkens the overall image. ■Contrast Adjusts the difference between light and dark areas. ■Color Saturation Adjusts the color depth of the image. ■Tint Adjusts the balance of green to magenta in the image. Computer/RGB Video Component Video/ Composite Video/ S-Video note The available settings vary depending on the input source selected. note The Brightness setting changes the opacity of the projector’s LCD panels. You can also use the Power Consumption setting to change the lamp’s brightness (see page 61).
Fine-Tuning the Projector57 ■Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of the image. If you select Advanced, you can access more detailed settings: Adjust Thin Line Enhancement to enhance or soften objects like hair or fabric patterns. Adjust Thick Line Enhancement to enhance or soften outlines of objects or backgrounds. Adjust Vert. Line Enhancement to enhance or soften the image in the horizontal direction. Adjust Horiz. Line Enhancement to enhance or soften the image in the vertical direction. ■Abs. Color Temp. Sets a color temperature between 5000 and 10000 °K. (Not available if sRGB is selected as the Color Mode setting.) ■Color Adjustment Adjusts the color values. For Customized color mode, select R, G, B, C, M, Y to adjust individual red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, and yellow hue and saturation values. For other color modes, RGB may be selected to adjust red, green, and blue hue and saturation values. (Not available if sRGB is selected as the Color Mode setting.) Six-Axis Color Adjustment For special projection material, such as high-quality photographs or artwork, you can adjust the hue and saturation for six different color axes. 1. Follow the instructions on page 56 to open the Image menu and select Color Mode. 2. Press the Enter button to select Customized, then press Esc to return to the Image menu. 3. Select Color Adjustment and press Enter. You see hue and saturation controls on the screen for six colors: R, G, B, C, M, Y (red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, and yellow). 4. Select the color axis you want to adjust and press Enter. You see color controls for hue and saturation. note You cannot adjust the advanced Sharpness settings if the input signal is RGB.
58Fine-Tuning the ProjectorHue changes the balance of color, and saturation changes the strength of the color. 5. Use the pointer button to adjust the hue and saturation. You see the adjustments reflected on the screen. When you are satisfied with the color, press Esc. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each color axis you want to adjust. You may need to readjust the color as the lamp in your projector changes over time. Adjusting Signal Settings Although the projector normally detects and optimizes the input signal automatically, you can use the Signal menu to make manual adjustments. In addition to changing the position of the projected image, you can correct tracking and sync for computer images, or change the aspect ratio to widescreen format for video images. 1. Press the Menu button and select the Signal menu. You see a screen similar to one of those below. (The settings will be different depending on the source you are projecting from.) 2. Use the pointer button to highlight the desired option, then adjust it as needed: â– Auto Setup Leave this setting On to automatically optimize computer images. Turn it off if you want to save adjustments you have made to the Tracking, Sync, and Position settings. Computer/RGB Video Component Video
Fine-Tuning the Projector59 ■Resolution Set to Auto to have the projector automatically identify the resolution of the input signal. If necessary (because some of the image is missing, for example), adjust to Wide or Normal. You can also select Manual and specify a resolution. ■Tracking Adjust this value to eliminate vertical stripes in computer images. ■Sync Adjust this value if computer images appear blurry or flicker. ■Position If the image is slightly cut off on one or more sides, it may not be centered exactly. Select this setting and use the pointer button to center it. ■Progressive For composite video and component video signals only. Turn this setting on to convert interlaced signals into progressive signals (best for still images). Select Video for viewing general video images. Select Film/Auto for movie images, CG, and animated images. Leave the setting Off for moving images. ■Noise Reduction Smooths out rough images. Select the setting that makes the selected input source look best. Epson recommends that you select Off when viewing image sources with very low noise, such as DVDs. ■Input Signal If the colors don’t look right on the Auto setting, select the setting for the type of equipment you’ve connected to the Computer1 or BNC ports. Choose RGB for a computer or RGB-video connection, and Component for a video player that outputs a component video signal (with connectors labeled Y/Cb/Cr or Y/Pb/Pr). ■Video Signal Select the setting for the type of equipment you’ve connected to the Video1 port. Leave this setting at Auto unless you are using a 60-Hz PAL system (then select PAL60). note You can also use the remote control’s Auto button to automatically reset the projector’s Tracking, Sync, and Position settings. See page 95 for details. note For component or RGB video, the Progressive setting can only be adjusted when 480i/576i/1080i signals are being input. note The Noise Reduction and Progressive settings cannot be set for digital RGB signals.
60Fine-Tuning the Projector ■Aspect Sets the image’s aspect ratio (ratio of width to height). Depending on your projector model and input source, you can select Auto, Normal, 4:3, 16:9, Full, Zoom, or Native; see page 33 for more information. ■Overscan Allows you to reduce the image size slightly when the edges of the image are not visible. The range of trimming can be set to Off, 4%, or 8%. Customizing Projector Features You can use the Settings menu to lock the buttons on the projector and customize several other features. ■Keystone Adjusts the shape of the image if the projector has been tilted upward or placed at an angle to the screen. Select H/V-Keystone to correct horizontal and vertical keystone distortion. Select Quick Corner to adjust the shape and position of the projected image. ■Control Panel Lock Lets you disable all of the buttons on the projector, or all of the buttons except the Ppower button. See page 66 for more information.