Selecting an input signal (continued)

1. Press VIDEO button on the remote control.

Each time you press the button, the projector switches its input port from the current port as below.

Operating

VIDEO button

VIDEO COMPUTER SEARCH

 

ASPECT

 

AUTO

BLANK

MAGNIFY

HOME

PAGE UP

VOLUME

 

COMPONENT (Y, CB/PB, CR/PR) S-VIDEO VIDEO

ON

 

 

 

 

END

PAGE DOWN

MUTE

OFF

 

 

 

FREEZE

MY BUTTON

KEYSTONE

 

1

2

 

While TURN ON is selected for AUTO SEARCH item in OPTION Menu, the projector will keep checking every port sequentially till an input signal is detected (42). If VIDEO button is pushed when COMPUTER IN1 or COMPUTER IN2 port is selected, the projector will check COMPONENT port first.

Searching an input signal

1. Press SEARCH button on the remote control.

The projector will start to check its input ports as below in order to find any input signals.

When an input is found, the projector will stop searching and display the image. If no signal is found, the projector will return to the state selected before the operation.

COMPUTER IN 1 COMPUTER IN 2

VIDEO S-VIDEO COMPONENT (Y, CB/PB, CR/PR)

SEARCH button

VIDEO

COMPUTER

SEARCH

 

ASPECT

 

AUTO

BLANK

MAGNIFY

HOME

PAGE UP

VOLUME

 

ON

 

 

 

 

END

PAGE DOWN

MUTE

OFF

 

 

 

FREEZE

MY BUTTON

KEYSTONE

 

1

2

 

- FOCUS +

- D-ZOOM +

POSITION

 

 

MENU

While TURN ON is selected for AUTO SEARCH item in OPTION Menu (42), the projector will keep checking the ports in above order repeatedly till an input signal is detected.

Selecting an aspect ratio

1. Press ASPECT button on the remote control.

Each time you press the button, the projector switches the mode for aspect ratio in turn.

For a computer signal NORMAL 4:3 16:9

ASPECT button

VIDEO

COMPUTER

SEARCH

 

ASPECT

 

AUTO

BLANK

MAGNIFY

HOME

PAGE UP

VOLUME

 

ON

 

 

 

 

END

PAGE DOWN

MUTE

OFF

 

 

 

FREEZE

MY BUTTON

KEYSTONE

 

1

2

 

For a video signal, s-video signal or component video signal 4:3 16:9 14:9

For no signal 4:3 (fixed)

ASPECT button does not work when no proper signal is inputted.

NORMAL mode keeps the original aspect ratio setting.

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Epson 8100 user manual Searching an input signal, Selecting an aspect ratio, Selecting an input signal

8100 specifications

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