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Preventing theft (Password Protect)EMP-7850 User’s Guide
Set Password Protect to ON and then press the 
[Enter] button on the remote control or the [Auto/
Enter] button on the projectors control panel.To set the password, select Password and then press 
the [Enter] button on the remote control or the [Auto/
Enter] button on the projectors control panel.When the message Change the password? is 
displayed, select Yes and then press the [Enter] 
button on the remote control or the [Auto/Enter] 
button on the projectors control panel.
The default setting for the password is 0000, and you can 
change it to the required password.
If you select No, the display will return to the screen in step 2.Enter a 4-digit password.
Press the [Num] button on the remote control, and then use the 
numeric keypad to enter a 4-digit number.
The password entered will be displayed as * * * *.
Once four digits have been entered, the following confirmation 
screen will be displayed.
Re-enter the password that you entered in step 5.
The message The new password is stored. will be displayed. 
If you enter the password incorrectly, a message will be 
displayed prompting you to re-enter the password.Once the setting is complete, press the [Menu] 
button.
Press the [Num] button on the remote control to 
cancel numeric keypad mode.
Check that the [Num] button indicator is turned off.
The Password Protect function will be enabled next time the 
power plug is inserted into an electrical outlet and the 
projectors power is turned on.
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 When Password Protect has been set to ON, attach the Password 
Protect stickers to your preferred place on the projector to increase 
anti-theft effectiveness.
 Make a note of the password so that you do not forget it and keep it 
in a safe place.
 If you lose the remote control, you will not be able to enter the 
password. Keep the remote control in a safe place at all times. 
						

							Advanced OperationsThis chapter describes functions for enhancing the projection of images, and how to use the configuration menus.Functions for Enhancing Projection ................. 62
 A/V Mute Function ............................................................. 62
 Freeze Function ................................................................... 63
 E-Zoom Function ................................................................ 63
 P in P (Picture in Picture) Function .................................. 64
 Effect Function .................................................................... 66 Using the Pointer Icon................................................................................... 66
 Drawing Straight and Curved Lines .............................................................. 67 Preset Function .................................................................... 68 Saving Video Menu Settings ...................................................................... 68
 Applying Saved Video Menu Settings ....................................................... 70 Changing the Resize/Aspect Ratio ..................................... 70 Selecting the Computer Display Method ...................................................... 70
 Projecting Wide-screen Images from Video Equipment ............................... 72 Projector ID/Remote Control ID ....................................... 73 Registering an ID Number for a Projector .................................................... 73
 Registering an ID Number for a Remote Control ......................................... 74
Using the Configuration Menu Functions ......... 75
 List of Functions ................................................................. 76 Video Menu ............................................................................................... 76
 Audio Menu ............................................................................................... 81
 Effect Menu ............................................................................................... 82
 Setting Menu ............................................................................................. 83
 Users Logo Menu ..................................................................................... 85
 Advanced1 Menu....................................................................................... 86
 Advanced2 Menu....................................................................................... 89
 About Menu ............................................................................................... 90
 Reset All Menu .......................................................................................... 91 Using the Configuration Menus ........................................ 92 
						

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Functions for Enhancing ProjectionThis section describes the various useful functions that can be used to enhance 
presentations.A/V Mute Function
This function momentarily pauses the images and sound.
For example, it can be used when you do not wish to show details of 
operations such as selecting different files while computer images are 
being projected.
However, if you use this function when projecting moving images, the 
images and sound will still continue to be played back by the source, and 
you cannot return to the point where the A/V Mute function was activated.PROCEDUREPress the [A/V Mute] button on either the remote control 
or the projectors control panel.
The images and sound will then be paused.
Press the [A/V Mute] button once more to continue normal 
projection.
You can also continue normal projection by pressing the [ESC] key 
on either the remote control or the projectors control panel.You can use the A/V Mute command in the Setting menu to set 
the screen appearance when the images and sound have been paused 
to any one of the following three settings.   p.84
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The default users logo is the EPSON logo. You can change the users 
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Freeze Function
This function pauses only the projected images. The sound keeps playing 
without pausing.
The signal source will still be playing back the images even while 
projection is paused, and so it will not be possible to resume projection 
from the point where it was paused.PROCEDUREPress the [Freeze] button on the remote control.
The images will then be paused.
To continue projecting the images, press the [Freeze] button once 
more. You can also continue normal projection by pressing the [ESC] 
button on either the remote control or the projectors control panel.
E-Zoom Function
This function lets you enlarge and reduce a parts of projected images such 
as graphs and tables.
The E-Zoom function is controlled using the remote control.PROCEDURE
Press the [E-Zoom  ] button on the remote control.
A cursor (cross) indicating the centre point for the area to be 
enlarged will appear on the screen.Move the cross to the area of the image that is to be 
enlarged.
Tilt the [ ] button on the remote control to move the cross.
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 If you press the [Freeze] button on the remote control while a 
configuration menu or help menu is displayed, the configuration 
menu and help menu display is cancelled.
 The Freeze function also works while the E-Zoom function is being 
used.
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When the [ ] button is pressed, the image is enlarged 
with the cross at its centre. When the [ ] button is 
pressed, the enlarged image is then reduced.
The enlargement ratio will appear at the bottom-right of the 
screen.
You can scroll around the image by tilting the [ ] button.
To cancel the E-Zoom function, press the [ESC] button.
P in P (Picture in Picture) Function
This function lets you display separate images in a smaller screen (sub-
screen) over the top of the images that are currently being projected (main 
screen).
Computer images and EasyMP images can be displayed in the main 
screen, and video images (composite video
 or S-Video
) can be 
displayed in the sub-screen.
The video images in the sub-screen can be selected using the P in P 
command in the Setting menu.   p.83
The P in P function is controlled using the remote control.
PROCEDURE
Connect the equipment to be used for projecting the 
main screen and sub-screen images, set the type of 
sub-screen using the P in P command in the 
Setting menu, and then press the [PinP] button on 
the remote control.
The sub-screen will appear at the top-left of the screen, and the 
operation guide will appear at the bottom-left of the screen.
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The P in P function cannot be used for computer images that have the 
refresh rate
 set to interlaced
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Tilt the [ ] button on the remote control to change the 
position of the sub-screen.Press the [E-Zoom] button on the remote control to 
change the size of the sub-screen to one of five 
available sizes.
The values given below are the ratios for the sides of the sub-
screen when the width and height of the main screen is 1.
Size 2 is the default size for the sub-screen when the [PinP] 
button is pressed.
When you press the [Enter] button, the operation 
guide screen will disappear and the display position 
and size for the sub-screen will be accepted.
To cancel the P in P function, press the [PinP] button once 
more. 
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 The position of the sub-screen is memorised, so that the sub-screen 
will appear in the last position which was set next time the P in P 
function is used.
 Before setting the display position and size for the sub-screen, you 
can carry out the following operations to switch the sound output 
between the main screen and the sub-screen.
· To output the sound for the main screen: Press the [Color Mode] 
button.
· To output the sound for the sub-screen: Press the [A/V Mute] 
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Effect Function
You can display a pointer icon on the images being projected, and then use 
the remote control to draw straight and curved lines.
This function can be used to emphasise parts of an image that you want to 
draw attention to.
The Effect function is controlled using the remote control.
You can use the pointer icon to draw attention to parts of projected images 
that you would like to explain about during a presentation, for example.PROCEDURE
Press the [Effect] button on the remote control.
The pointer icon will appear in the middle of the projection 
area.The pointer icon will change to the icon set for Pointer/
Line1, Pointer/Line2 and Pointer/Line3 in that order each 
time the [Effect] button is pressed.
Tilt the [ ] button to move the pointer icon.
To cancel the Effect function, press the [ESC] button. The 
pointer icon will then disappear from the screen.
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You can use the Effect menu to change various settings for the 
pointer icon, such as type, size, movement speed, and the colour and 
thickness of the line that is drawn. The selected settings can be saved 
as Pointer/Line1, Pointer/Line2 or Pointer/Line3 and then 
retrieved when required.   p.821
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The last pointer icon type used will remain as the current pointer icon 
until the projectors power is turned off, so that when the Effect 
function is used, that pointer icon will appear. When the projectors 
power is turned off, the pointer icon that has been saved using the 
Pointer/Line 1 command will be the first pointer icon to be 
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You can draw straight lines to emphasise aspects of an image, and draw 
freehand lines to circle parts of the image at times such as when giving 
presentations.PROCEDURE
Press the [Effect] button on the remote control.
The pointer icon will appear in the middle of the projection 
area.
The pointer icon will change to the icon set for Pointer/Line1, 
Pointer/Line2 and Pointer/Line3 in that order each time the 
[Effect] button is pressed, and you can then select the type of 
line that has also been set for that pointer type.
Set the starting point for the line.
Straight line : Move the pointer icon to the starting point for the 
line and press the [Enter] button.
Curved line : Move the pointer icon to the starting point for the 
line and hold the [Enter] button down for 
approximately 1.5 seconds to start drag mode. 
The [Enter] button will light.Set the ending point for the line.
Straight line : Move the pointer icon to the ending point for the 
line and press the [Enter] button.
Curved line : Move the pointer icon to the ending point for the 
line. The path moved by the pointer icon will 
appear as a line drawn on the screen. 
Press the [Enter] or [ESC] button. The light for 
the [Enter] button will turn off. Drawing Straight and Curved Lines
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To draw further lines, repeat steps 2 and 3.
To cancel the Effect function, press the [ESC] button. The 
pointer icon and the lines that have been drawn will then 
disappear from the screen.
Preset Function
When projecting analogue RGB video signals being input from a computer 
connected by a computer cable, you can change the settings for these 
signals using the Video menu. Up to ten different sets of these settings 
can be saved.
When the setting values for different resolutions and frequencies that have 
been made using the Video menu have been saved in this way, you can 
then load these settings and apply them to analogue RGB video signals that 
are currently being projected just by pressing the [Preset] button on the 
remote control.PROCEDURE
Press the [Menu] button on either the remote control 
or the projectors control panel, and then select the 
Video menu from the main menu. Then make the 
settings that you would like to be saved.   p.76
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 The thickness and colour of the line cannot be changed by pressing 
the [Effect] button during the time in between when the starting 
point is set and the ending point is accepted.
 Straight lines and curved lines cannot be erased individually. All 
lines will disappear at the same time when the Effect function is 
cancelled.4
Saving Video Menu Settings1
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Once the settings have been made, select Preset in 
the sub-menu and then press the [Enter] button on 
the remote control or the [Auto/Enter] button on the 
projectors control panel.Select a number (1–10) for saving the settings.
Press the [Enter] button on the remote control or the 
[Auto/Enter] button on the projectors control panel to 
save the Video menu settings.
When the settings have been saved, the input resolution will 
appear.
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The preset numbers that have an input resolution displayed have 
already been set. If you select a preset number that has already been 
set and use it to save the current settings, the existing settings in that 
recording area will be overwritten.4
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 To clear the memorised details, select Reset from the Video 
menu. Note that this will clear all of the preset settings.
 Preset recording is possible regardless of whether Wall Shot is on or 
off. However, the Wall Shot settings are not memorised.