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P R O D U C T I N F O R M A T I O N G U I D E
EPSON
UPDATE
5/23/03
This package provides a new multimedia projector product section to be added to the
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EPSON Product Information Guide. The table of contents of this section is listed below.
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Projector Specifications ................................................................................ EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector - 1
Positioning the Projector ............................................
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector Brightness 3500 ANSI lumens in high brightness Temperature light Focus ring mode; 2500 lumens in low brightness Power Zoom ring mode light Lamp light Air exhaust Contrast ratio 700:1 vent Control panel Image size 30 to 300 inches Projection distance 2.5 to 36.5 feet (0.8 to 11.1 meters) Remote Projection methods Front, rear, and ceiling mount (upside- control receiver and down front or rear) Wall Shot lens Internal sound Foot system 5 W monaural release l
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector Although images are displayed at the projector’s native Environmental resolution of 1024 × 768 pixels, EPSON’s patented Temperature Operating: 41 to 95 °F (5 to 35 °C) ™ SizeWise chip supports computer display formats ranging Storage: 14 to 140 °F (–10 to 60 °C) from VGA through UXGA. Humidity Operating: 20 to 80% RH, To project images output from a computer, the computer’s non-condensing external monitor signal must be set at a refresh rate (vertical Storag
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector Note: The formulas given here are for when the projector is placed Positioning the Projector flat, without tilting it up at the screen. If you tilt it up by extending the feet or use electronic keystone correction, your image Follow these guideline when deciding where to place the size may vary. projector: Standard Lens ❏ Place the projector on a sturdy, level surface. To determine the diagonal size of an image (in inches) when ❏ Make sure there is plenty of
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector Playing Sound Through the Projector Connecting the Projector You can play sound through the projector’s speaker system or you can attach an external speaker system. You can connect the projector to three computer sources or Two types of audio cables are included with the projector: four video sources—up to a total of four sources altogether. You can include an independent sound channel for each ❏ If your computer or video equipment is connected to the source
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector Follow these guidelines when using an external monitor: 5. If you’ve connected a Windows-based computer to the projector, you may see a New Hardware Wizard saying ❏ The monitor displays the currently selected computer your computer has found a plug-and-play monitor; if so, source. Press the Preview button on the remote control if click Cancel. you want to display all the active sources at once (see “Previewing Image Sources” on this page). Selecting the Imag
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector You see the currently selected source displayed in the main The Projector and Laptop Don’t Display window, as shown below. All other sources (including the the Same Image currently selected source) are displayed in smaller preview If you’re projecting from a laptop, and you don’t see the same windows on the right side and at the bottom. image on the projection screen and on your computer screen, follow these guidelines. Currently selected source If you’re us
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector If you’re using OS 8.6 to 9.x: Adjusting the Image You may need to set up your system to display on the projector screen as well as the LCD screen. Follow these steps: Once you see your image, you may need to make certain 1. From the Apple menu, select Control Panels, then click adjustments. Monitors or Monitors and Sound. 2. Click the Arrange icon. Focusing and Zooming Your Image Use the Focus ring on the projector to sharpen the image. Click here Focus ring
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector Using Keystone Correction Adjusting the Image Shape To adjust your image when it is wider on one side, do one of In most cases, you can maintain a rectangular image by the following: placing the projector directly in front of the center of the screen with the base of the lens level with the bottom of the ❏ Look at the shapes of the icons on the screen. projector’s four Keystone buttons. Press the button whose icon is the Even if the projector is slightly t
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector Correcting Computer Images Projecting Images Without a Screen If you’ve connected a computer and the image Even if you don’t have a screen, you can project images onto doesn’t look right or fit surfaces like blackboards and colored walls without loss of properly on the screen, press image color. Your projector has a sensor that measures the Auto the Auto button on the conditions of the projection surface and automatically adjusts button remote control (o
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector Starting the Projector with a Password Enabling Password Protection When the password function is enabled, you see this screen when you plug in the projector: To prevent unauthorized use of the projector, you can assign it a password. If you do, a screen appears requesting the S Security Lock Release ecurity Lock Release password whenever the projector is plugged in and turned on. If an incorrect password is entered three times in succession, E Enter the pass
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector Caution: To avoid damaging the projector or lamp, never This table summarizes the remote control functions. unplug the power cord when the P power light is green or Button Function flashing orange. E-Zoom Zooms in on a portion of your image. If you want to turn the projector on again, wait until the Page Advances to the next or previous image in a orange light stops flashing. Then press the PPower slideshow. button. Power Turns the projector on or off. 4. If
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector Using the Control Panel Controlling Multiple Projectors If you’re using more than one projector, you can control all the projectors—or just selected ones—by using the projector ID system with just one remote control. To operate a projector, you have to set the remote control’s ID to match that of the projector. Or you can control all of the projectors simultaneously by setting the remote control’s ID to zero. Setting the Projector ID This table describes the
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector 3. Press the Menu button on the remote control and select Managing Projectors from a Remote Network from the Advanced2 menu. Computer Video : Br Brightness Control ightness Control High High Low Audio : 1 Set Set Projector ID Projector ID The EasyManagement software lets you monitor and control Effect Netw Network Set Set Select projector(s) from a remote computer. These features are Setting COM P COM Port RS-232C RS-232C USB USB : Network User's Logo Auto se
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector When you finish changing an address in the network menu, 3. Click Auto detect to locate projectors currently operating press the Enter button (on the remote control) or the on the network. Or click Manual registration and enter Auto/Enter button (on the projector). This stores the the projector’s name and network address. value. Note: If Auto detect fails to find the projector, your projector 6. When you’re done making all necessary changes, press ESC may no
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector Video source icons Monitoring Your Projectors The EMP Monitor screen lets you monitor your projectors Video using the Status, Video Source, and Error icons shown below. This lets you see which projectors are currently being used, from which source (or port) they are projecting an image, and DVI if a problem occurs. Error icons Lamp replacement notification (the lamp is nearing the end of its life; see page 19) High-speed cooling in progress (the projector is
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector 2. If you’d like to register a projector manually and you know Configuring the Monitoring Interval its IP address, double-click the Proj(ector) address If you need to have the most current status information about selection icon. your projectors, click the Refresh button in the EMP Monitor screen. You see this screen: You can also select how often EMP Monitor checks the projector status: 1. From the Tool menu, select Configuration. You see this screen. 3.
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector 3. EMP NetworkManager connects to the projector, and you 7. Enter the IP address and port number of the SMTP server see this screen: used for sending e-mail. (The port’s default setting is 25, but you can enter any number from 1 to 65535.) 8. Enter up to three destination e-mail addresses where you want the event notification messages to be sent. 9. Click the Setting a Notification Event button next to each address, then select the conditions under which you
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector Light Description and solution Projector Status Lights When the power and temperature lights Red are flashing, the projector is getting too hot Lamp light Temperature light and is in rapid cooling mode. You can continue running it in this condition, however, verify that the air filter is not Orange clogged. Clean or replace it as described on page 19. Make sure the room temperature is not Power light above 95 ° F (35 ° C) and there is plenty of space aroun
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EPSON PowerLite 7800p Projector 3. Gently turn the projector over and remove the filters from Cleaning the Lens the side and bottom of the projector. Then use a small vacuum cleaner or soft brush to clean the two filters. Slide Clean the lens whenever you notice dirt or dust on the surface. the filters back into place when you’re done. ❏ Use a canister of compressed air to remove dust. Slide the filter ❏ To remove dirt or smears on the lens, use lens-cleaning up here . . . paper. If nece
