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EPSON PowerLite 54c/74c
Multimedia Projector
User’s Guide
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Important Safety Information WARNING: Never look into the projector lens when the lamp is turned on; the bright light can damage your eyes. Never let children look into the lens when it is on. Never open any cover on the projector, except the lamp and filter covers. Dangerous electrical voltages inside the projector can severely injure you. Except as specifically explained in this User’s Guide, do not attempt to service this product yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified service personne
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Contents Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Getting the Most from Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Using Your Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Getting More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Registration and Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Unpacking the Projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Additional Componen
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Adjusting the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Focusing and Zooming Your Image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Adjusting the Height of Your Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Adjusting the Image Shape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Adjusting the Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Adjusting the Color Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Correcting Computer Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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5 Maintaining and Transporting the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Cleaning the Lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Cleaning the Projector Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Cleaning and Replacing the Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Replacing the Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Resetting the Lamp Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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- Welcome ® ® The EPSON PowerLite 54c and 74c are micro-portable projectors that offer up to 2000 ANSI lumens of brightness. From classrooms to auditoriums, your full-color presentations and videos will be bright and visible even in ordinary indoor lighting. Images are displayed at a resolution of 800 × 600 pixels (PowerLite 54c) or 1024 × 768 pixels (PowerLite 74c). Three 0.7-inch LCDs provide a 500:1 contrast ratio for incredibly vivid images and clear text. Support for S-Video contribu
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Getting the Most from Your Projector Depending on your presentation, you can take advantage of any or all of these options: ■ Connecting to a laptop or other computer If you want to connect the projector to a laptop or desktop computer, see page 16. For additional presentation control, you can connect the USB cable to the projector for running slide shows, and connect an external monitor to view the presentation on your computer simultaneously. ■ Connecting to video sources You can connect
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Using Your Documentation Your Start Here kit includes a Quick Setup sheet, warranty brochures, ® and EPSON PrivateLine Support card. Store this User’s Guide in the envelope and keep the envelope with your projector at all times. The Quick Setup sheet gives instructions to quickly set up your projector and connect it to a laptop or PowerBook computer. This book contains all the information you need to set up and use your projector. Please follow these guidelines as you read through it: ■ War
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Registration and Warranty Your projector comes with a basic carry-in warranty and an international warranty that let you project with confidence anywhere in the world. For details, see page 96 and the warranty brochure included in your Start Here kit. SM In addition, EPSON offers free Extra Care Road Service. In the unlikely event of an equipment failure, you won’t have to wait for your unit to be repaired. Instead, EPSON will ship you a replacement unit anywhere in the United States or Ca
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Save all packaging in case you need to ship the projector. Always use the original packaging (or equivalent) when you need to send the projector to another location. If you are moving the projector by hand, use the carrying case included with the projector. Additional Components Depending on how you plan to use the projector, you may need additional components: ■ To receive an S-Video signal, you need an S-Video cable. One is usually provided with your video device, or you can purchase it
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Optional Accessories To enhance your use of the projector, EPSON provides the following optional accessories: Product Product number Replacement lamp V13H010L27 Air filter set (includes 5 filters) V13H134A05 ® Samsonite wheeled soft case ELPKS24 Soft shoulder bags (projector/laptop) ELPKS43 ATA molded hard-shell carrying case ELPKS45 Replacement remote control V12H007T13 Component video cable (VGA-to-RCA) ELPKC19 S-Video cable ELPSV01 Macintosh adapter set ELPAP01 50-inch portable screen ELP
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1 Setting Up the Projector This chapter tells you how to set up the projector and connect it to a computer or video source. You can connect up to two devices simultaneously: two computers or two video sources or one of each. You’ll find instructions for the following in this chapter: ■ Positioning the projector ■ Connecting to a computer ■ Connecting to video sources Setting Up the Projector 13
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Positioning the Projector Before connecting the projector, you need to decide where to place it. If you’re setting up the projector yourself and it isn’t already installed in the room you’re using, you’ll probably want to place it on a table in front of the screen, as shown. This lets you stand in the front of the room, face the audience, and remain close enough to the equipment to be able to control it. Try to leave as much space as possible between the projector and the screen to get
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Try to place the projector directly in front of the center of the screen, facing it toward the screen squarely. If the projector isn’t positioned this way, the image will be “keystone” shaped, instead of square or rectangular. If you place the projector below the level of the screen, you’ll have to note tilt it up by extending the feet. This also causes the image to lose its The Auto Keystone feature rectangular shape, but the Auto Keystone feature corrects the corrects vertical distortio
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Connecting to a Computer You can connect the PowerLite projector to any Macintosh or note ® IBM -compatible PC that has a standard video output (monitor) If you have an iBook with an port, including PC notebook and laptop computers, Macintosh RCA video-out port, follow the instructions for PowerBooks and iBooks, and hand-held devices. You can connect two connecting to a video device computers at the same time. on page 22. Follow the instructions in this section to: ■ Connect the VGA comp
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3. Connect one end of the cable to the projector’s Computer1/Component Video1 or the Computer2/Component Video2 port. If you are going to connect your computer monitor to the projector for simultaneous display, use the Computer1/Component Video1 port. 4. Connect the other end of the cable to your computer’s video-out or monitor port. If you’re using a PowerBook or iBook and you can’t connect the cable, you may need to use the Macintosh desktop adapter as shown below (available from EPSO
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After projection starts, select the correct source (either Computer1 or Computer2) when you want to project this source. See page 30. If you don’t need to make any other connections, you can plug in your projector and turn it on. See page 28 for instructions. Connecting a Monitor If you want to see your presentation close-up as well as on the screen, you can connect an external monitor to the projector. This lets you note view images on your computer monitor while the projector is in Some
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Connecting the Cable for Remote Mouse Control Using the remote control as a wireless mouse lets you click through slideshow-style presentations, such as PowerPoint, from up to 20 feet away. This makes it easy to deliver your presentation, since you won’t need to stand near your computer. To use the wireless mouse function, your system must have a USB port and the full version of one of these operating systems: Windows Macintosh Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP Macintosh OS 8.6 to 9.2, OS X 1.
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Amplifying Computer Audio Your computer probably has its own sound system; however, it may not be adequate for your presentation. If you need more volume, you can connect a computer audio cable to take advantage of the projector’s built-in amplifier and speaker. You can obtain a computer audio cable (3.5-mm stereo miniplug cable) from a computer or electronics dealer. 1. Connect one end of the audio cable to the Audio1 jack on the projector. 2. Connect the other end of the audio cable to y
