Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DREAMIO EH-DM3 Epson
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1 Quick Start Adv anced Operations Settings and Adjustments Appendix Contents ...................... .............. .............. .............. ..... 1 Safety Instructions .............. .............. .............. ........... 2 Use and Storage ..
2 All safety and operating in structions should be read befor e using the unit. After you have read all instructions, sav e this information f or later ref erence. The documentation and the unit use grap hical symbols to show ho w to use the unit safely .
3 Follo w these safety instructions when setting up and using th e projector : • Read these instructions. • K eep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. • Follo w all instru ctions. • Do not use this apparatus near water . • Clean only with dr y cloth.
4 T o reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not e xpose this apparatus to rain or moisture . Unplug the unit from the outlet and ref er all repairs to qualified serv ice personnel under the f ollowing conditions: • If smoke, unusual smells or unusual noises come from the un it.
5 Do not place containers with liquids, w ater or chemicals on top of the unit. If the containers spill and the contents get in si de the uni t, fire or electric shock may resul t. Ne v er look into the unit lens when the lamp is s witched on as the bright light can damage your ey es.
6 Class 1 LASER Product Do not open the top cov er . There are no user ser viceable par ts inside the unit. Do not use the unit in places where there are lots of humidity or dust, near cooking or heating appliances, or in places where it ma y come into contact with smoke or steam.
7 Unplug the unit from the outlet bef ore cleaning. This av oids el ectric shock during cleaning. When cleaning the unit, do not use wet cloths or solv ents such as alcohol, thinner or benzine. W ater infiltration or deterioration an d breakage of the unit case could result in electric shock.
8 T ake note of the following advice in order to prev ent malfunction and dam age. • Be sure to observe the oper ating temper atures and storag e temperatu res giv en in this guide when using and storing the projector . • Do not set up the unit in places wh ere it might be subjected to vibr ation or shoc k.
9 • The LCD panel is manufactured using extremely high-precision technology . Ho wev er , black dots may appear on the panel, or some red, blue or green do ts may li ght up e xtremely brightly at times. Furthermore, som etimes striped color irregularities or brightn ess irregularities may also appear .
10 Readable disc types The following discs can be played. • The perf or mance and tonal quality of cop y- control CD dis cs that do n ot conform t o the compact disc (CD) standard ca nnot be guarant eed with this unit. CDs that conf orm to the CD standard will bear the f ollowing compact disc logo ma rk.
11 Unreadable disc types • The f ollowing discs cannot be pla yed. • Round discs w ith a diam eter other than 8 cm or 12 cm • Irregularly shaped discs Disc Handling • A void touc hing the pla yback side wit h y our bare hands. • Be sure to store discs in th eir cases when no t in use.
12 P ar ts Name and Functions Name Function A Slide lens cover knob . Slide the knob to open and close the slide lens cover . B Slide lens cov er Close the lens cover to protect the lens when the unit is not in use. Y ou can stop the projection completely by closi ng the lens co ver during pr ojection.
13 Name Function A A udio input por t Can be connected to the audio output port of the connected video de vice or a computer . s p. 43, 44 B V ideo input port Can be connected to the ordinary im age output port of a video de vice. s p. 43 C Computer input port Can be connected to the RGB output port of a computer .
14 Name Function A Foc u s i ng r i n g Mov e to the left or right for image focusing. s p. 20 B Status indicator If a problem occurs in the unit, the status indicator blinks or lights up to indicate the problem. s p. 61 C Ambient light sensor Detects the brightness of the room.
15 Name Function A Remote contr ol light- emitting area Emits remote c ontrol signals. s p. 16 B T urns power supply to the unit on or off. s p. 22 C Corrects keyston e distortion of the scre en image to square or rectangular . s p. 21 D Press this but ton to eject a disc from the disc slot.
16 At the time of purchase, the batteries ar e not installed into the remot e control. Insert the batteries provided with this unit, before use. A Push in the catch on the rear of th e remote control, then lift it upwards . B Inser t the batter ies observing correct polar ity .
17 Quick Start Quic k Star t Pl ay b a ck p ro c e d u r e No complicated connections are necessary . Y ou do not e ven need to select the tele vision type or change the input. Y ou can enjoy your D VDs on the big screen by following these four easy steps.
18 A Place the unit in a position that will enable the o ptimum siz e image to be projected on the screen. When you use a 16:9 ratio, 80” type widescreen, for example, place the unit approximately 241 cm away from the screen. * The distance from the center of the lens to the base of the screen.
19 Quick Start A Inser t the disc into its slot by f acing the disc label upward. If you are using a dual-side disc, face the side you wish to play downwards. Insert an 8-cm disc into the disc slot center position. A short beep sounds and the power comes on.
20 Adjust the volume and image bei ng projected. Adjusting the projection position and v olume Focusing (Focus ring) V olume control (V olume) Using the main unit Using the remote cont rol Fine-tuning the pr ojection size (Zoom) Adjust the projection size in the V isual Setup menu.
21 Quick Start If the unit i s tilted by up to 30° d egrees in an upward or downward orientation, you can correct the image shape. Howe ver , it will be diff icult to focus if the tilt angle is large.
22 Press . After stopping, when you press , playback is resumed from the interrupted scene (resume). A When y ou hav e pla y ed back a disc, press to eject the disc from its slot. • Once you hav e pressed , if you want to play back the ejected disc ag ain, you cannot push it back into the disc slot manually .
23 Quick Start From here on, operatio ns are explained pr imarily using the buttons of the remote control. Y ou can also use the buttons with the same markings as those on the uni t control panel to achiev e the same ef fect. Press duri ng pla yback. • Press on the operation panel.
24 Press or dur ing playbac k or when paused. If you press once during chapter/track playback, playback returns to the start of the chapter or track being played. After this, playback returns to the start of the previous chapter/track each time you press .
25 Quick Start The break function is useful if, in the middle of a movie, you want to get up or move around, get a drink, or some food, and so on . By simply pressing the button you can pause the disc b eing played until you can get up to turn the lights on in the room.
26 Ad v anced Operations Some discs have the follo wing kinds of original menus saved in them. • Root Menu: When m ultiple titles (ima ge and audio) ha ve been recorded, this integrated disc inf ormation is displa yed. • Menu: Title-specific pla yback data (chapte r , angle, audio , and subtitle menus) is displa yed.
27 Adv anced Operations 3 Press . Y ou can play a disc by selecting the desired chapter from any of the following two menus. • PBC (Playba ck con trol) func tion: If a Video CD with “PBC (pla yback control) enab led” specified on the disc or jac ket is inser ted into the disc slot, a menu screen is displa ye d.
28 If you select “Others” fr om the settings menu and set “PBC” to “Off”, the disc is played directly without displ aying the menu screen. PBC is “On” by default. s p. 54 T o pla y using the Pre view funct ion 1 If y ou press while a video CD is pla ying, the f ollowing Pre view men u is display ed.
29 Adv anced Operations 3 Select the trac k you want to see using , and press . The selected track is played. Although the , or files stored in a disc and a USB storage de vice are pla y ed bac k by se lecting the desired file from a File List, the functi on v ar ies depending on the file, as f ollows .
30 • If is displayed, you will retu rn to the File List when you press twice. Slideshow Pla yback Operati on • The image switching interv al depe nds on the selected image size. • The Slideshow ends after projection of all JPEG files in the folder .
31 Adv anced Operations When pla ying MP3/WMA audio Once menu selection is complete and the audio be gins, close the lens cov er . Y ou can enjo y just th e music being played. Sim ultaneous MP3/WMA and JPEG pla ybac k If a disc contains a mix of MP3/WMA and JPEG files, you can enjoy the Slideshow with sounds.
32 During pla ybac k or when paused, select the chapter or tr ac k number y ou wish to play b y pressing the numeric but tons. s “When using the numeric b uttons” p. 26 Depending on t he type of disc, yo u can loop p layback within a range of titles, chapters, or tracks, as in the table below .
33 Adv anced Operations Canceling re peat play Press repeatedly until “Repeat Off” is displayed on the screen. • does not allow use of the “T it le repeat” function with some D VDs. • Y ou can also repeat the play from the playback information screen.
34 Y ou can set titles, chapters, and tracks to playback in your order of preference. 1 Press dur ing play or when paused. The program screen will appear fo r you to set a playback sequence. 2 Using the numeric k eys , enter title and track/ch apter numbers sequentially .
35 Adv anced Operations Y ou can zoom (enlarge or compress) th e projection image on the unit screen. If the enlar ged image exceeds the screen size, you can display it by panning. 1 Press dur ing pla yback. The magnification (or zoom rate) is displayed.
36 When a disc has been recorded with multip le audio signals or lan guages, you can switch to the av aila ble audio signal or language of your preference. 1 Press duri ng pla yback. The current audio settings are displayed on th e screen. 2 Select the desired settings b y pressing repeatedly .
37 Adv anced Operations For discs that ha v e been recorded with multiple camera angles, you can switch from the main angle to a dif ferent camera angle of y our preference, such as from above, or from the right, during playback . 1 Press duri ng pla yback.
38 2 Pressing , position the pointer on the desired item and press . • Y ou can set the title/chapter/track number and time by using the numeric ke ys, and set the play start time. s p. 26 • When the selected item appears, select the desired value using and press .
39 Adv anced Operations When the time you set on the sleep timer has passed, the un it po wer switch is turned of f automatically . Y ou can pr ev ent unnecessary po wer from being consumed if you fall asl eep while watching a movie.
40 The unit automatically recognizes the as pect suitable for the input signal, and the image is projected in the approp riate aspect. If you want to change the aspect yourself, or if the aspect is not correct, you can change it in the follo wing way .
41 Adv anced Operations When pr ojecting component video (SDTV)/HDMI (SDTV), composite video ima ges When pr ojecting component vide o (HDTV)/HDMI (HDTV) images When pr ojecting computer images W ide panel computer images are always projected at the normal (wide screen) setting.
42 Y ou can attach a USB memory or multicard reader that conform to the USB 1.1 to the unit and play the following format fil e s . • MP3/WMA files • JPEG files • DivX ® files The file playback and your operations during play are the same as when you play files of a using the standard D VD player .
43 Adv anced Operations Aside from the built-in D VD player, this unit can project images b y connecting to a computer or th e following de vices with a video output port.
44 Connecting with a component video cable Connecting with an HDMI cable Use a HDMI cable that meets the HDMI standard. Otherwis e, the image may not be displayed clearly or lost. For a D port output de vice, use a commercially av ailable D port - component con version cable.
45 Adv anced Operations Connecting with a com puter Use a cable marked “No resistance” when you use a commer cially av ailable 2RCA st ereo mini-plug audio cable.
46 This unit automatically detects inpu t si gnals and changes the projected image. The projector automatically detects signals bein g input from connected equipment, and th e image being input from the equipment is projected.
47 Adv anced Operations When a computer image is not pr ojected Y ou can switch the image signal destin ation from the computer b y holding down and pressing (the key is usually labeled or ). s Computer “Documentat ion” After switching, wait a few seconds for projection to start.
48 Connecting commercially av ailable headphones. A udio Settings Caution • When listening with headpho nes, make sure the volume is not too high. Y o u may damage your hearing when listening to sounds at high volume o ver an extended period of time.
49 Adv anced Operations Y ou can output microphone audio from the projector's speaker b y connecting a microphone to the projector's Mic Input Port. T o adjust audio from the Mic input p ort, press . • When the Mic Input Lev el is too low , adjust it using .
50 Y ou can connect to A V amplif iers and so on o r equipment cap able of ma king di gital recordings when the y are equipped with a coaxial digit al audio input port.
51 Adv anced Operations Y ou can select the sound ef fects appropri ate to the musical ge nre of the current disc. 1 Press . The current settings are display ed on the screen.
52 Settings and Adjustments The settings of this unit can be adjust ed to suit the en viron ment in which it is used. 1 Press during pla y bac k or when stopped.
53 Settings and Adjustments 3 Press to select the item to be set, and then press . The settings are displayed on the right. 4 Select the setting y ou wish to change , and press . T o di splay other setting pages, select a desired icon by repeatedly pressing .
54 A udio page Others page Setting Item Setting Cont ents Digital Output Select the kind of output signal according to the equipment connect ed to the Digital Coaxial Audio-Out port. For detailed information s p. 56 All: Use when connected to a DTS/Dolby Digital Decoder , or when connected to equi pment with these functions.
55 Settings and Adjustments Abkhazian 6566 Gael ic; Scottish Gael ic 7168 Magyar 7285 Sinhalese 8373 Afar 6565 Gallegan 7176 Malayalam 7776 Slovensky 8373 Afrikaans 6570 Georgian 756 5 Maltese 7784 Sl.
56 Pla yback Disc “Digital Output” Settings Stream PCM Linear PCM D VD video Linear PCM Stereo DTS D VD video DTS bit stream 48 kHz, 16 bit lin ear PCM Dolby digital D VD video Dolby digital bit stream 48 kHz, 16 bit stereo linear PCM Audio CD, V ideo CD, SVCD 44.
57 Settings and Adjustments Y ou can adjust the brightness, contrast, and other values of the projected image. 1 Press during projection. The following menu is di splayed. 2 Press to select the item to be set, and then press . 3 Press to select the item to be set, and then press to adjust.
58 Image page When the color mode is set to “ Auto”, you cannot make the setting . s p. 25 Signal page Setting Item Setting Cont ents Brightness Adjusts the image brightness. Contrast Adjusts the dif ference between li ght and shade in the images.
59 Settings and Adjustments Option page Inf o page Setting Item Setting Content s Mic Input Lev el Adjust if the Mic Input Level is too lo w to hear from the projector’ s speaker , or if the level is too high making the audio crack. When the Mic Input Lev el is turned down to “0”, no audio is output from the speaker .
60 The projector includes the follo wing security devices to pre vent from being stolen . • Security slot The security slot is compatible with the Microsav er Security Sy stem manufactured by K ensington. Y ou can find details about the Microsav er Security Sy stem on the K ensingt on homepage http://www .
61 Appendix Appendix Y ou can check the status of this unit using the indicators on the top panel. Check each condition in the following table and follow the steps to remedy the problem. * If all indicators are not lit, the power cable is not connected correctly or the unit is not powered.
62 When lights on red Erro r : li t : flashing : o ff Internal failure W ait for approximately 1 minute and 30 seconds. Then, disconnect and reconnect the power cable.
63 Appendix When the or in dicator s are off Normal : lit : flashing : off Standing-b y Sho ws that the unit is ready to be used. During warming up (Appr o x. 30 sec) In warm-up mode, pressing has no ef fect. Do not unplug the po wer cable during warm-up.
64 If this unit is not functioning normally , check the following not es before requesting repairs. Howe ver , if the unit fails to improv e, contact your dealer for advice. At these tim es Check here Ref erence page Power does not turn on • Did y ou press ? s p.
65 Appendix When using e xternal vi deo or computer mode At these tim es Check here Refere nce page No images appear • Is the po wer for the conn ected equipment turned on? Switch on the po wer to the connected equipment, or start playback depending on the playback method for the connect ed equipment.
66 This section describe s maintenan ce tasks such as cleaning the unit and replacing consumable parts. Cleaning the air filter and air intake vent When dust b uilds up on the ai r filter or the air intake vent, or the message “The unit is ov erheating.
67 Appendix Air filter repl acement period When the air filter ge ts dirt y or is broken Lamp replacement pe riod • The message “Replace the lamp” appears on the scree n when projection starts. • The projecte d image gets darke r or star ts to deterior ate.
68 Replacing the air filter 1 T ur n the pow er s w itch off and when a short beep sounds, unplug the po wer cab le. 2 Remov e the air filter cov er . 3 T ake out the old air filter . 4 Install the ne w air filter . 5 Install the filter co v er . Dispose of used air filters properly in accordance with your local regulations.
69 Appendix Replacing the lamp 1 T ur n the pow er s witch off, and wh en a shor t beep sounds, unplug the po wer cab le. 2 Loosen the scre ws of the lamp co ver attachment using the screwdriv er that supplied with the replacement lamp . Slide the lamp cov er toward y ou, and then lift it up to remo v e it.
70 6 Tighten the lamp attachment screws firmly . 7 Install the lamp cov er . Resetting the lamp operating time After the lamp has been replaced, mak e sure you initialize the Lamp Hours setting. The unit has a built-in counter that keeps track of the lamp operat ing time and the lamp replacement message is displayed based on this counter .
71 Appendix 3 Select “Y es” and press to initialize the setting..
72 Refer to the following table and place the unit in a position wh ich allo ws the best possible projection for the size of the screen. V alues are just reference.
73 Appendix Composite video Units : Dots * Letterbox signal Component video Units : Dots * Letterbox signal HDMI Units : Dots Compatible Resolution List Signal Resolution Aspect Mode Normal Full Zoom .
74 * Letterbox signal Computer image Units: Dots * 1 Y ou cannot connect to models where the VGA output port is not installed. * 2 Letterbox signals Even when signals other than those mentio ned above are input, it is likely that the image can be projected.
75 Appendix The file format must meet the following requirements • Resolution: up to 720 x 5 76 • GMC (global motion compensation) point: Up to one • Bit rate: CD: 5.6 Mbps D VD: 19Mbps USB: 5.57 Mbps (Ho wev er , this may be slower depending on the performan ce of the USB storage.
76 * The USB ports may not accept all USB-compatible de vices. Specifications Product name EH-DM3 Dimensions 335W x 136H x 239D mm (Including pro jections) Pa n e l s i z e 0.54” wide Displa y method Polysi licon TFT activ e matrix Resolution 518,400 pixels (960W x 540H dots) x 3 F ocus adjustment Manual Zoom adjustm ent Digital type (Approx.
77 Appendix We : Epson America, INC . Located at : 3840 Kilroy Airport W ay MS:3-13 Long Beac h, CA 90806 T el : 562- 290-5254 Declare under sole responsi bility that the product ident ified herein, complies with 47 CFR Part 2 and 15 of the FCC rules as a Class B digital device.
78 HDMI An abbre viated form of "H igh-Def i nition Multimedia Interface", which is the digi tal transmission standard for transmitting images and sound using one cable.
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