Epson PowerLite Cinema 500 Projector

Basic Image Adjustments

Once the projector is turned on, use these functions to adjust the image.

Selecting the Image Source

If you don’t see the image you want, press the Source button on the remote control that corresponds to the port to which your video equipment is connected. For example:

To select the image source

. . . press the Video

connected to the Video port . . .

button

Focusing and Zooming the Image

To adjust the sharpness or size of the image:

Note: Before starting, you may want to display a test pattern to facilitate adjustment. Press the Pattern button on the remote control, then select Cross-hatching.

1.Press the Focus or Zoom button on the projector or remote control.

You see this screen:

2.Use the arrow buttons to adjust the image.

Note: If you use the remote control, you can stand close to the screen while focusing the image. This lets you adjust the picture more precisely.

3.Press ESC when done.

Inverting and Mirroring the Image

If the image is upside-down or backwards, use the Projection function to adjust it:

1.Press the Menu button on the remote control.

2.Use the menu navigation buttons to open the Setting menu, then open the Screen menu and select Projection.

3.Choose from these options:

❏Front if the projector is located in front of the screen (for example, on a table).

❏Front/Ceiling if the projector is located in front of the screen and mounted overhead.

❏Rear if the projector is located behind the screen.

❏Rear/Ceiling if the projector is located behind the screen and mounted overhead.

Selecting the Input Signal

If you’re using the projector’s Input A or B port, select the correct setting for the type of video equipment you’ve connected to it:

1.Press the Menu button on the remote control.

2.Use the menu navigation buttons to open the Setting menu, then open the Input Signal menu and select Input A or Input B (depending on the port to which you’ve connected your equipment).

3.Choose from these options:

❏YCbCr for a video player that outputs an NTSC signal.

❏YPbPr for a video player that outputs an HDTV signal.

❏RGB-Videoif your video player outputs an RGB video signal.

❏RGB if your image is coming from a computer.

Performing Keystone Correction

If the projected image looks like or , use the Keystone function to correct its shape.

Note: If the image is shaped like or , the projector has been placed off to the side of the screen and angled toward it. Face the projector straight ahead (instead of at the center of the screen), then use the horizontal lens shift knob to center the image.

To perform keystone correction:

1.Press the Menu button on the remote control.

2.Use the menu navigation buttons to open the Setting menu, then open the Screen menu and select Keystone.

3.Use the arrow buttons to adjust the shape of the image.

4.Press the Menu button when done.

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