Epson Projector PowerLite Pro Z9870UNL User Manual

							

9.
Adjust theBrightness settingonthe projector withthedarkest displaysoitmatches thelighter
 display,
andpress Enter.(You mayneed toswitch theremote controlIDback andforth tomake
 adjustments
toeach projector inall ofthese steps.)
 10.
Change theAdjustment Levelsetting to5on each projector, butthis time match thelighter display
 to
the darker one.
 11.
Adjust theBrightness settingonAdjustment Level2,3 ,and 4in the same way.
 12.
Ifyou need tomatch moreprojectors, repeatthesestepsmatching projector3to projector 2,4to 3,
 and
soon.
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topic:UsingMultiple Projectors
 Related
concepts
 Color
Mode
 Adjusting
theColor Tone(Color Uniformity)
 You
canusetheColor Uniformity featuretomanually adjustthecolor tonebalance inthe projected
 image.

1.
Press theMenu button.
 2.
Select theExtended menuandpress Enter.
 3.
Select theDisplay orMulti-Projection settingandpress Enter.
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4.
Select theColor Uniformity settingandpress Enter.
 5.
Press Enterandselect On.
 6.
Press Esc.
 7.
Select theAdjustment Levelsetting andpress Enter.
 8.
Press theright andleftarrow buttons toadjust thelevel, thenpress Esc.
 9.
Select theStart Adjustments settingandpress Enter.
 10.
Select thearea ofthe screen thatyouwant toadjust andpress Enter.
 11.
Select thecolor (Red ,Green ,or Blue )you want toadjust, andusetheleftarrow button toweaken
 the
color toneandtheright arrow button tostrengthen thecolor tone.
 12.
Press Esc.
 13.
Repeat steps10and 11for each areayouwant toadjust.
 14.
When youarefinished, presstheMenu button.
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topic:UsingMultiple Projectors
 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 imagesizeshould beatleast 60inches (152
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cm)
diagonally andtheprojection surfaceshouldnotbecolored ortextured; otherwise theadjustment
 grids
aredifficult toalign.
 1.
Press theMenu button.
 2.
Select theExtended menuandpress Enter.
 3.
Select theDisplay settingandpress Enter.
 4.
Select thePanel Alignment settingandpress Enter.
 5.
Press Enterandselect On.
 6.
Press Esc.
 7.
Select theSelect Colorsetting andchoose oneofthe following:
 •
Rto adjust thered color convergence
 •
Bto adjust theblue color convergence
 Note:
Youcanadjust onlythered orblue color convergence; youcannot adjustthestandard green
 color
panel.
 8.
Select thePattern Colorsetting andpress Enter.
 9.
Select thepattern youwant touse and press Esc.
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10.
Select StartAdjustments andpress Enter twice.
 You
seethisscreen:
 11.
Use thearrow buttons onthe remote controltoadjust thecolor alignment inthe corner ofthe screen
 highlighted
bythe orange box.
 12.
Press theEnter button tomove tothe next corner ofthe screen.
 13.
When youarefinished adjusting eachcorner ofthe screen, pressEnter.
 You
seethisscreen:
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14.
Doone ofthe following:
 •
Ifyour projectors panelalignment isnow correct, selectExitandpress Enter toreturn tothe
 Panel
Alignment menu.
 •
Ifyour projector needsadditional panelalignment, selectSelect intersection andadjust and
 press
Enter.Use thearrow keysonthe remote controltohighlight thecorner ofany boxonthe
 screen
thatismisaligned andpress Enter toadjust thecolor convergence. Repeatthisstep as
 necessary.

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topic:UsingMultiple Projectors
 Scaling
anImage
 You
canproject thesame image frommultiple projectors andusetheScale feature tocrop andcombine
 them
intoone large image.
 1.
Press theMenu button.
 2.
Select theSignal menuandpress Enter.
 3.
Select theScale setting andpress Enter.
 You
seethisscreen:
 4.
Select theScale setting andselect On.
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5.
Select theScale Modesetting andselect oneofthe following options:
 •
Zoom Display :Maintains theimage aspect ratioasyou scale theimage
 •
Full Display :Adjusts theimage tothe projectors screensizeasyou scale theimage
 6.
Select oneormore ofthe following scalingoptions andadjust itas necessary:
 •
–or +:Scales theimage horizontally andvertically atthe same time
 •
Scale Vertically :Scales theimage vertically only
 •
Scale Horizontally :Scales theimage horizontally only
 7.
Select theImage Display Rangesettingandusethearrow buttons toadjust thecoordinates and
 size
ofeach image asyou view thescreen.
 8.
When youarefinished, presstheMenu button.
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topic:UsingMultiple Projectors
 Projecting
TwoImages Simultaneously
 You
canusethesplit screen feature tosimultaneously projecttwoimages fromdifferent imagesources
 next
toeach other. Youcancontrol thesplit screen feature usingtheremote controlorthe projector
 menus.

Note:
Whileyouusethesplit screen feature, otherprojector featuresmaynotbeavailable andsome
 settings
maybeautomatically appliedtoboth images.
 1.
Press theSplit button onthe remote control.
 The
currently selectedinputsource movestothe leftside ofthe screen.
 2.
Press theMenu button.
 You
seethisscreen:
 3.
Toselect aninput source forthe other image, selecttheSource setting,pressEnter,select the
 input
source, selectExecute ,and press Enter.(You canalso change imagesources, ifnecessary.)
 4.
Toswitch theimages, selecttheSwap Screens settingandpress Enter.
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5.
Tochange theimage sizes,select theScreen Sizesetting, pressEnter,select asizing option,
 press
Enter,and press Menu toexit.
 Note:
Depending onthe video inputsignals, theimages maynotappear atthe same sizeeven ifyou
 choose
theEqual setting.
 6.
Toexit thesplit screen feature, presstheSplit orEsc button.
 Parent
topic:UsingMultiple Projectors
 Adjusting
theLamp s Brightness
 When
projecting withmultiple projectors, youmust adjust thebrightness settingsothat allprojectors are
 as
bright asthe darkest lamp.
 Note:
Evenafteradjusting thebrightness levels,thebrightness ofeach lampmaynotmatch exactly.
 Note:
Youcannot adjustthebrightness levelinportrait projection.
 1.
Turn onallthe projectors anddisplay thesame image.
 2.
Select Normal forthe Power Consumption setting.
 3.
Select Multi-Projection or3D Multi-Projection (for3Dimages) forthe color mode.
 4.
Press theMenu button.
 5.
Select theExtended menuandpress Enter.
 6.
Select theMulti-Projection settingandpress Enter.
 7.
Select theBrightness Levelsetting andpress Enter.
 8.
Select abrightness level.
 9.
Press Esctoreturn tothe previous screen.
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topic:UsingMultiple Projectors
 Related
concepts
 Color
Mode
 Related
references
 Projector
FeatureSettings -Settings Menu
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Blending
theImage Edges
 You
canusetheprojectors EdgeBlending featuretocreate aseamless imagefrommultiple projectors.
 1.
Press theMenu button.
 2.
Select theExtended menuandpress Enter.
 3.
Select theMulti-Projection settingandpress Enter.
 4.
Select theEdge Blending settingandpress Enter.
 You
seethisscreen:
 5.
Turn onthe Edge Blending ,Guide Display ,and Pattern Guidesettings.
 Note:
Ifthe projected guideisunclear, trychanging theGuide Colors setting.
 6.
Select theedge youwant toblend andpress Enter.
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You
seeascreen likethis:
 7.
Select theBlending settingandselect On.
 8.
Select theBlend Range settingandselect thewidth ofthe blended area.
 The
range should beset sothat thedisplayed guidesareatthe edges ofthe overlapping area
 between
thetwo images.
 9.
Press Esctogo back tothe previous screen.
 10.
When youarefinished performing EdgeBlending functions, turnoffthe Guide Display andPattern
 Guide
settings.
 11.
When youarefinished, presstheMenu button.
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