Epson TW100 Selecting the Color Mode, Selecting the Aspect Ratio

EPSON PowerLite TW100 Projector

Selecting the Color Mode

Select from five pre-set color modes to get the best color settings:

❏Dynamic—for projecting images with greater modulation and color intensity

❏Theater—good when projecting movies or images with dark scenes

❏Natural—best for projecting images in their natural color

❏PC—brightest color mode for projecting computer images

❏sRGB—good for images that conform to the sRGB standard. If the connected video source has an sRGB mode, set both the projector and the video source to sRGB.

To change the color mode, press the Colortune button until the desired setting appears on the screen.

Projector Remote control

Note: You can also change the color mode through the Video menu.

Selecting the Aspect Ratio

The aspect ratio is the ratio between an image’s length and its height. Standard images have an aspect ratio of 4:3 and HDTV images have an aspect ratio of 16:9. If your video source is 16:9, the projector displays it in its native ratio. If it is 4:3, you can choose the best mode for projecting it.

Press the Aspect button on the control panel or the remote control to select one of the following aspect ratios. The current setting appears on the screen each time the ratio changes.

Normal

Aspect ratio
mode	Description
Normal	Normal mode maintains the aspect ratio of the
	image source and the images are projected onto a
	16:9 screen area. When 4:3 images are being
	projected, black bands appear on the sides.
Squeeze	Use this setting if the video source has a 16 :9
	output mode. If images in Squeeze mode are
	viewed on a 4:3 TV screen, the images are
	compressed. But when Squeeze mode is selected
	on the projector, the images are projected correctly
	in their native wide-screen (16:9) format.
	When images output in 4:3 format are projected
	using the projector’s Squeeze mode, they are
	elongated horizontally.
Zoom	In Zoom mode, images output in 4 :3 format are
	cropped at the top and bottom by a set amount and
	then projected in a 16:9 format.
Through	If the input signal resolution is 1280 x 720 or less,
	the images are projected with the resolution
	unchanged. The size of the displayed images
	depends on the input resolution.
Squeeze Through	If the input signal resolution is 1280 x 720 or less,
	the input signal resolution is elongated horizontally
	and the images are projected at an aspect ratio of
	16:9. The size of the displayed images will change
	depending on the input resolution.

The table below shows which aspect ratio modes are available for the different input sources.

Input					Squeeze
signal	Normal	Squeeze	Zoom	Through	Through
Video	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
(SDTV)
Video	✓			✓
(HDTV)
Computer	✓		✓	✓
(SVGA or
lower)
Computer	✓		✓
(XGA or
higher)

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