Epson Projector PowerLite Pro Z9870NL User Manual

							

Adjusting
theBlack Level
 When
twoimages overlap, theoverlapping areacanappear differently fromtheareas thatdonot
 overlap.
Youcanusetheprojectors BlackLevelsetting tomake thedifference lessnoticeable.
 Note:
Youcannot adjusttheblack levelwhen atest pattern displayed. Thebrightness andtone ofthe
 overlapping
areasmaydiffer fromtherest ofthe image evenafteradjusting theblack level.
 1.
Press theMenu button.
 2.
Select theExtended menuandpress Enter.
 3.
Select theMulti-Projection settingandpress Enter.
 4.
Select theBlack Levelsetting andpress Enter.
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You
seethisscreen:
 5.
Select theColor Adjustment settingandpress Enter.
 You
seethisscreen:
 6.
Adjust thebrightness andtone ofthe areas thatdonot overlap tomatch theareas thatoverlap using
 the
displayed adjustment sliders.
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7.
Press theEsc button toreturn tothe Black Levelmenu screen.
 8.
Select theArea Correction settingandpress Enter.
 You
seeascreen likethis displaying thepoints youcanusetoset the range forblack level:
 Note:
Thepoints displayed differdepending onthe Edge Blending andPoint Correction settings.
 9.
Use thearrow buttons toselect anadjustment pointandpress theEnter button.
 The
selected pointturns orange.
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10.
Use thearrow buttons tomove thepoint tothe edge ofthe adjustment area.
 11.
Tomove another point,press theEsc button andrepeat theprevious twosteps.
 12.
When youarefinished, presstheEsc button twice.
 13.
When youseetheconfirmation message,selectYestoreturn tothe Black Levelmenu screen.
 14.
When youarefinished, presstheMenu button.
 Note:
Changing anyofthe Edge Blending settingsresetstheBlack Levelsetting toits default
 value.

Parent
topic:UsingMultiple Projectors
 Copying
MenuSettings Between Projectors
 After
youselect menusettings foryour projector, youcantransfer themtoanother projector ofthe same
 model.

Note:
Anysaved Users Logosetting onthe projector willtransfer tothe other projector.
 The
following settingswillnot transfer between projectors:
 •
Info menu items
 •
Network menusettings otherthanthose inthe Mail andOthers menus
 Saving
Settings toaUSB Flash Drive
 Transferring
SettingsFromaUSB Flash Drive
 Saving
Settings ToaComputer
 Transferring
SettingsFromaComputer
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topic:UsingMultiple Projectors
 Saving
Settings toaUSB Flash Drive
 You
cansave theprojector settingsyouwant totransfer toaUSB flash drive.
 Note:
Useanempty flashdrive. Ifthe drive contains otherfiles,thetransfer maynotcomplete correctly.
 1.
Turn offthe projector andunplug thepower cordfrom theprojectors powerinlet.
 2.
Insert theflash drive intothewireless LANmodule port.
 Note:
Connect theflash drive directly tothe projector. Donot use ahub.
 3.
Press andhold theEsc button onthe control panelorremote controlasyou connect thepower cord
 to
the projectors powerinlet.
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4.
When thepower, Status, Lamp,andTemp lightsturnon,release theEsc button.
 The
lights flashtoindicate thatsettings aretransferring tothe flash drive. When thelights stop
 flashing,
thepower lightturns blueandtheprojector entersstandby mode.
 Caution:
Donot unplug thepower cordorremove theflash drive while thelights areflashing. This
 could
damage theprojector.
 5.
Once theprojector entersstandby mode,remove theflash drive.
 Parent
topic:Copying MenuSettings Between Projectors
 Transferring
SettingsFromaUSB Flash Drive
 After
saving projector settingstoaUSB flash drive, youcantransfer themtoanother projector ofthe
 same
model.
 Note:
MakesuretheUSB flash drive contains onlyasingle settings transferfromanother projector of
 the
same model. Thesettings arecontained inafile called pjconfdata.bin. Ifthe drive contains other
 files,
thetransfer maynotcomplete correctly.
 Do
not adjust image settings onaprojector untilafter youtransfer settings toit.Otherwise, youmay have
 to
repeat youradjustments.
 1.
Turn offthe projector andunplug thepower cordfrom theprojectors powerinlet.
 2.
Insert theflash drive intothewireless LANmodule port.
 Note:
Connect theflash drive directly tothe projector. Donot use ahub.
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3.
Press andhold theMenu button onthe control panelorremote controlasyou connect thepower
 cord
tothe projectors powerinlet.
 4.
When thepower, Status, Lamp,andTemp lightsturnon,release theMenu button.
 The
lights flashtoindicate thatsettings aretransferring tothe projector. Whenthelights stop
 flashing,
thepower lightturns blueandtheprojector entersstandby mode.
 Caution:
Donot unplug thepower cordorremove theflash drive while thelights areflashing. This
 could
damage theprojector.
 5.
Once theprojector entersstandby mode,remove theflash drive.
 Parent
topic:Copying MenuSettings Between Projectors
 Saving
Settings ToaComputer
 You
cansave theprojector settingsyouwant totransfer toacomputer.
 Your
computer mustberunning oneofthe following operating systems:
 •
Windows Vista
 •
Windows 7
 •
Windows 8.x
 •
OS X10.5.8
 •
OS X10.6.x
 •
OS X10.7.x
 •
OS X10.8.x
 •
OS X10.9.x
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1.
Turn offthe projector andunplug thepower cordfrom theprojectors powerinlet.
 2.
Connect aUSB cable toyour projectors Serviceport.
 3.
Connect theother endtoany available USBportonyour computer.
 4.
Press andhold theEsc button onthe control panelorremote controlasyou connect thepower cord
 to
the projectors powerinlet.
 5.
When thepower, Status, Lamp,andTemp lightsturnon,release theEsc button.
 The
projector showsupasaremovable diskonyour computer.
 6.
Open theremovable diskandcopy thepjconfdata.bin filetoyour computer.
 7.
Once thefilehas copied, doone ofthe following:
 •
Windows: OpentheMy Computer ,Computer ,or Windows Explorerutility.Right-click the
 name
ofyour projector (listedasaremovable disk)andselect Eject.
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•
OS X:Drag theremovable diskicon foryour projector fromthedesktop intothetrash.
 The
projector entersstandby mode.
 Parent
topic:Copying MenuSettings Between Projectors
 Transferring
SettingsFromaComputer
 After
saving projector settingstoacomputer, youcantransfer themtoanother projector ofthe same
 model.

Your
computer mustberunning oneofthe following operating systems:
 •
Windows Vista
 •
Windows 7
 •
Windows 8.x
 •
OS X10.5.8
 •
OS X10.6.x
 •
OS X10.7.x
 •
OS X10.8.x
 •
OS X10.9.x
 Do
not adjust image settings onaprojector untilafter youtransfer settings toit.Otherwise, youmay have
 to
repeat youradjustments.
 1.
Turn offthe projector andunplug thepower cordfrom theprojectors powerinlet.
 2.
Connect aUSB cable toyour projectors Serviceport.
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3.
Connect theother endtoany available USBportonyour computer.
 4.
Press andhold theMenu button onthe control panelorremote controlasyou connect thepower
 cord
tothe projectors powerinlet.
 5.
When thepower, Status, Lamp,andTemp lightsturnon,release theMenu button.
 The
projector showsupasaremovable diskonyour computer.
 6.
Copy thepjconfdata.bin filefrom yourcomputer tothe removable disk.
 Note:
Donot copy anyother filestothe removable disk.
 7.
Once thefilehas copied, doone ofthe following:
 •
Windows: OpentheMy Computer ,Computer ,or Windows Explorerutility.Right-click the
 name
ofyour projector (listedasaremovable disk)andselect Eject.
 •
OS X:Drag theremovable diskicon foryour projector fromthedesktop intothetrash.
 The
power, Status, Lamp,andTemp lightsstartflashing toindicate thattheprojectors settingsare
 being
updated. Whenthelights stopflashing, thepower lightturns blueandtheprojector enters
 standby
mode.
 Caution:
Donot unplug thepower cordwhile thelights areflashing. Thiscould damage the
 projector.

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topic:Copying MenuSettings Between Projectors
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