3 Choose a location

You can set up the projector in a variety of ways. The projector’s short-throw lens leaves plenty of room for your audience and allows you to present comfortably in front of them without casting a shadow on the screen.

To install the projector in a classroom or other setting, you can mount the projector to a wall or compatible whiteboard using an optional Epson® wall mounting system. Using an interactive whiteboard, you can even control your computer presentation by touching the projected display on the board surface.

If you’ll need to take the projector from place to place, you can set it up on a table in front of the screen.

You can also mount the projector from the ceiling and/or project from the rear using a translucent screen. If you project upside-down from a wall or the ceiling, or from the rear, you’ll need to select the correct projection option in the projector’s Extended menu. See the User’s Guide on your CD-ROM for instructions.

The distance between the projector and the screen determines the size of the image, and can vary depending on the aspect ratio (width-to-height ratio) of the image and your screen. Ideally, you should place the projector between 26 and 48 inches from the screen or whiteboard. Be sure to include the slight offset from the center of the projector’s lens to the edge of your image.

Here are the approximate distances and offsets you should use in placing the projector for images displayed in the projector’s native 16:10 aspect ratio:

16:10 aspect ratio

To calculate the distance and offset for 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio images or projection surfaces, see the User’s Guide on your CD-ROM. (For more help determining the size of your image, use the Image Size Calculator on the Multimedia Projectors page on Epson’s website.)