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User’ s Guide Supplement EPSON ® P owerLite ® 500c/ 700 c/ 710 c Mult imedia Projector appendix.b oo k Page 1 Tuesday, December 14, 1999 4:08 PM.
2 Important Safe ty Information WAR NIN G : Neve r look into the proje ctor lens when the lamp is turned on; th e bright l ight can damage your eyes. Never let children look i nto the lens wh en it is on . Neve r open any cover on the pr ojector, e xcept the lamp an d filter covers.
3 C Conten ts A Conn ecting to a Desktop Computer Pos it ion in g t he P roj ect or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Ide nt if yin g th e Pr ojec tor P o r ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Conn ecti ng to a PC Desk top Comput er .
4 C Tec hn ical Spe cifica tion s Ge nera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Pr oje ctio n Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Rem o te C ont ro l . . . . . . . . .
Connecting to a D esktop Computer 5 A A pp end ix A: Conne cting to a Deskto p Computer This appendix describes how to conn ect the projecto r to your desktop com puter an d turn everything on.
6 Connecting to a Desktop Computer Most pre senters find it c onvenient to place the pro j ector (and comp uter) in the front of th e room . W ith this arrangement, the project or is placed close to the screen. You need to rais e th e fron t of the pr ojector (by extendi ng the le gs) in or der to position the image high enoug h on the screen.
Connecting to a D esktop Computer 7 Ide ntifying t h e Pr ojector Ports The fo llowing i ll us trations i denti fy all the interface p orts on the back and side of the p rojector; you may want to refer to t hem a s you connect your com puter or other equ ipment to the project or.
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Connecting to a D esktop Computer 9 Connecting the Audio Cable If you r presentation inclu des sou nd effe cts or other types o f comp uter audio, you need to connect the audio cable . 1. Connect one end of th e a udio cable to the Au dio In jack on the proj ector .
10 Connecting to a Desktop Computer 1. Determ ine w hich typ e of mou se po rt your comp uter has: ■ Ro und PS/2 m ouse port ■ Fla t USB mo u se p o rt 2. Connect one end of the appropr iate mouse cab le to the PS/2 Mouse/Com port or the USB Mouse port on the project or.
Connecting to a D esktop Computer 11 Connecting the Computer Cabl e Before you start, make sure your projector, com puter, and all periph erals a re all tu rned off. 1. Disconnect t he m onitor cabl e from the moni tor po rt on the ba ck of yo ur Mac int osh.
12 Connecting to a Desktop Computer If you can’t connec t the pro jector’s com puter cable to your Macintos h, you may need to use a Ma cintosh adapte r (availa ble from App le). ■ Remo ve the s mall cover on the Macintos h ada pter and set its DIP switch es according to the resoluti o n you wa nt to use (such as 16-inch mode ).
Connecting to a D esktop Computer 13 Connecting the Audio Cable If you r presentation inclu des sou nd effe cts or other types o f comp uter audio, you need to connect the audio cable . 1. Connect one end of th e a udio cable to the Au dio In jack on the proj ector .
14 Connecting to a Desktop Computer 1. Determ ine w hich typ e of mou se po rt your Maci ntosh h as: ■ Ro und mouse por t ■ Fla t USB mo u se p o rt 2. Connect one end of the appropr iate mouse cab le to the stand a rd Mouse/Co m p ort o r the USB M ouse port on the project or.
Connecting to a D esktop Computer 15 3. Use th e tab on the l ens ring to rotate th e ring a nd pop out the lens. 4. Squee ze t he lens cap tabs and remov e the l ens cap. 5. Press th e red Power butto n on top of the projector. The po wer ligh t flashes green, and then sta ys on.
16 Connecting to a Desktop Computer When you are rea dy to turn off the proj ector, follow thes e s teps: 1. Press th e red Power butto n on top of the projector. You see a confirm ation message. (If you don’t want to turn it off, p ress any oth er b utton.
Using the P rojecto r Menus 17 B A pp end ix B: Usin g the Projecto r Menu s The on-scree n m enus let you customize and ad j ust projec tor features. The following 8 menu s and f eatures a re available: ■ Vi deo Control s the look and quality o f the projec ted image (fro m a comp uter or vide o s ource) .
18 Using the P rojecto r Menus Changi ng Menu Set tings You u se the Men u , Ent er and Esc button s on the remote control to change menu s ettings. To ch ange a m enu setting: 1. To acc ess the m enu system , ope n the c over on the lower part of the r emote control a nd pres s the Men u button.
Using the P rojecto r Menus 19 As you s elect a m enu, a subme nu o f options a ppears to th e righ t. 2. Press th e bottom of the Ente r bu tton (or gr asp i t between your th umb and fi nger an d tilt i t down) to scrol l through the menu s . When you highl igh t a menu , its o ptions are shown on the righ t.
20 Using the P rojecto r Menus Vid eo M enu (Co mput er Imag e Source) The Vi deo menu lets you make a dj ustm ents to th e projected image. The followin g options are available when the image sour ce is your computer. note Some opti ons a re limited to bein g en abled (tu rne d on ) or dis abled (tur ned off ).
Using the P rojecto r Menus 21 Color Adjus ts t h e col or balanc e (r ed:green:b l ue ) of the in put source. Inc rea se th e co lor s etti ng fo r more inte ns e colo r on the screen, and l ower the setti ng f or les s inten se colo r. When yo u fi nish m aking adj ustment s, press the Esc b utton.
22 Using the P rojecto r Menus Vid eo M enu (Vi deo Image S o urce) The Vi deo menu lets you make a dj ustm ents to th e projected image. The followin g options are available when the image sour ce is Video.
Using the P rojecto r Menus 23 Au dio M enu Use th e Audio menu to adju st the sound vol ume and qualit y of your a udio. Menu item Descri ption Vo lume Adj usts th e v olume l evel for the pr oject or’s speake r and audio- out ter m ina l. Incr ease the setti ng t o rai se the vo lume, or de crease i t to l ower th e v olume .
24 Using the P rojecto r Menus Effect Me nu The E ffect menu lets you cus tomiz e the dr awing tool s available on the remote con trol. Menu item Descri ption Cursor / Stam p Selec ts the stamp yo u want to use as the curso r graphic and l ets yo u enla rge it.
Using the P rojecto r Menus 25 Setting Menu The S etting me nu allows yo u t o set or adjust various proj ector options. Menu item Descri ption Keyst one Adjus ts a trapez oid (di stort ed) image t o a 4:3 rect angle, corr ecting up to a ± 15 ° tilt.
26 Using the P rojecto r Menus User’ s Logo Featu re The Us er’s Logo featur e allows you to tra nsfer any image on your co mpute r to th e proje ctor, an d then use it as the screen displayed when the pr ojector is not receivin g a signal.
Using the P rojecto r Menus 27 3. Pre ss Ent er to select this feature. You see the follow i ng messag e : 4. Sele ct Yes and pre ss Enter . A s electio n box d isplays ove r the im age. 5. Use th e Ente r button on the rem ote c ontrol to select th e area of the image you want to u s e.
28 Using the P rojecto r Menus 8. When the fo llowing me ssage app ears, select Yes and pres s Ent er . Saving th e logo may ta ke a fe w mome nts. Do not us e the project or o r other sour ces (com puter , video, speaker , etc.) while the log o is being saved.
Using the P rojecto r Menus 29 Assigning the Image to the No-S ignal Message and/or A/V Mute Butto n After your image is saved, you can set it up as t he no-signal message and/or the screen that’s dis played wh en you p ress th e A/V Mute button. 1.
30 Using the P rojecto r Menus Adv anced Menu The A dvanced me nu lets you set addi tional projec tor options . Menu item Descri ption Languag e Selec ts the language to be used in the m enus: Japane se, Engli sh, Fre nch, Germ an, It al i an , Spani sh, Portugues e, Chi nese, or Korean .
Using the P rojecto r Menus 31 Abou t Menu (Com p ute r Image Source) When the i mage sour ce is a com puter, the Abou t menu displ ays informa tion a bout th e proje ctor’s horizo ntal and vertica l frequ ency, lamp hours, and comp uter con nection.
32 Using the P rojecto r Menus Abou t Menu (Vi deo Image S o urce) When the image source is video, the About menu di splays infor mation about the projecto r’s lamp hours and video sig nal. Re set All Feature The R eset All feature lets y ou retu rn all th e proj ector setti ngs to their def ault va lues.
Techni c al Spec ifications 33 C A pp end ix C: Tec hnica l Spe cific ation s Genera l T ype of display Poly-sil icon Thin Film Transistor (T FT ) Size of liquid cr ysta l panels Di a go nal: 0.
34 Technic al Spec ifications P rojec tion L a mp T ype UHE (Ul tra Hig h Effi cienc y) P owe r c onsumpti on 120 W Lamp life About 2000 hours P art number ELPLP 10S (710c) ELPLP10B (500c, 700c) Rem ote C ont r ol Range 3 2.
Techni c al Spec ifications 35 Safety U nited States F CC Part 15 J Class B UL1950 Rev. 3 Canada DOC SOR/88-475 CSA C22.2 No. 950 Rev. 3 CE Mark ing Dir ective 89/336 /EEC EN 550 22 Class B EN 500 82-.
36 Technic al Spec ifications Note: T he f req uen cie s of som e com put er s may no t all ow t he i mage to be di splaye d c o r re ctly. SXGA3_43i SXGA3_60 SXGA3_75 SXGA_85 1280 x 1024 1280 x 1024 1280 x 1024 1280 x 1024 46.433 / 86 .871 63.981 / 60 .
Techni c al Spec ifications 37 Compu ter Conne c t or Pi n Assignments The Compu ter port is a female video RGB , 15-pin micro- D-style co nnector. Here are the pi n assignm ents: Input pin C omput er.
38 Ind ex . Index A A/V Mu te Bu tton, 29 About men u, 31 to 32 Ad van ced m e nu, 30 Audio conn e ct ing desk top, 9, 13 men u, 2 3 B Br igh tne ss, 3 3 Bri g ht ness sett ing, 20, 22 Butto ns, remot.
Ind ex 39 M Macinto sh, co nne c ting p roj e ct o r to, 1 0 t o 14 Mech anical s pecif ications, 34 Menu s About, 31 to 32 Advanc ed, 30 Audio , 23 chang ing s ettings, 18 t o 19 Effect, 2 4 Rese t A.
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