Epson Projector Emp Tw500 User Manual

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Basic Image Quality Adjustments
Basic Image Quality Adjustments
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Living Room
Natural
Theatre Black
sRGB
TheatreDynamic: Ideal for using in dark rooms.
: Ideal for using in rooms blocking light 
completely.
: If the connected signal source has an 
sRGB   mode, set both the projector and 
the connected signal source to sRGB.
(Ideal for viewing computer images.)
ZoomNormalSqueezeWide
Squeeze 
Through
When HDTV   images 
are projected, the 
images appear in 16:9 
size.
Through
Press           and select the colour mode from the six available modes in the selection menu depending on 
the place where the projector is being used.
Setting is also possible using the configuration menu.
If Natural, Theatre, Theatre Black or sRGB is selected, the Epson Cinema Filter will be applied 
automatically. This increases contrast and makes flesh tones appear more natural. In addition, if 
Dynamic or Living Room is selected, the Black-White Stretch function will operate to produce 
images with greater contrast between lighter and darker shades.
: Ideal for using in bright rooms.
: 
Ideal for using in rooms in which the 
curtains are closed.
: Ideal for using in dark rooms. It is 
recommended that you start in this mode 
when making colour adjustments.
Input signals will be 
projected at the same 
width as the projectors 
panel resolution. Black bands will 
appear at the left and 
right of the images.Input signals will be 
projected at the same 
height as the projectors 
panel resolution.Input signals will be 
projected at the same 
height as the projectors 
panel resolution. At this 
time, the image 
enlargement ratio will be 
smaller near the middle of 
the images but become 
larger towards the left and 
right edges of the images.
This is useful for when 4:3 
images are projected onto a 
wide ascreen. Because there is 
almost no distortion due to 
enlargement in the middle of 
the images, the images appear 
close to what they would be at 
their original size. And because 
both ends of the images are 
enlarged, movement at the 
edges of the images appears 
faster and gives an impression 
of greater speed, making it ideal 
for viewing sporting events.
*Wide cannot be selected if 
keystone correction has been 
carried out.
When 4:3 images are 
projected, the top and 
bottom of the images 
will be truncated.
When images with 
subtitles are projected 
and the subtitles are 
truncated, use the 
Zoom Caption menu 
command to adjust.
      p.19When 4:3 images are 
projected, the images 
will be elongated 
horizontally.
To project images so that they fill the whole of the 
screen, use the zoom adjustment or move the 
projector further away from the screen.
Input 
signal
Recommended 
aspect mode
Result
Remarks
Images recorded by a 
video camera or DVD 
software in squeeze 
mode Images from normal 
TV broadcasts
Images with standard 
aspect ratio (4:3)
Computer imagesImages from normal 
TV broadcasts
Images with standard 
aspect ratio (4:3) Letterbox images
Press           and select the aspect mode from the selection menu.
When the input signal resolution is 1280 × 720 or 
less and Through or Squeeze Through is 
selected, the images are projected onto the screen 
with the input signal resolution unchanged, and so 
clearer images are projected.
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Advanced Color Adjustments
If you would like to create your own images with settings adjusted the way you want them, you can 
adjust Abs. Color Temp., Flesh Tone RGB and/or RGBCMY in the Color Adjustment sub-
menu of the Image menu.
The adjustment values can be stored in 
Memory: Standard and Memory: Advance so that you can 
retrieve them and apply them to the projected images at any time.  p.12
Abs. Color Temp./Flesh Tone 
Adjustments
RGB adjustment
Hue and saturation 
adjustment
Hue and saturation adjustment
Abs. Color Temp./
Flesh Tone  AdjustmentsPress        or      and select Color 
Adjustment.
Flesh tone adjustment
Abs. Color 
Temp.
High 
(10000 K) Blue Low 
(5000 K)RedGreen
White
Purple
Abs. Color Temp. adjustment
Brightness
Input signal
When 
adjusted to 
– side When 
adjusted to 
+ side
Offset adjustment
To make dark areas appear more clearly, 
adjust to the + side. If adjusted  to the – 
side, the whole image will become sharper, 
but the contrast for dark areas will become 
poorer.
After adjusting the hue and saturation for each of the 
red (R), green (G), blue (B), cyan (C) magenta (M) 
and yellow (Y) colour components, select Apply to 
apply the adjustments to the images.
 To make further adjustments, press      . To adjust 
another colour, select Return.
RGB adjustmentPress           and then select Image - 
Color Adjustment  - 
RGB/RGBCMY in that order.
Press      and then select RGB.
Press           and then select Image - 
Color Adjustment  - 
RGB/RGBCMY in that order.
Select RGB/RGBCMY - RGBCMY - 
Return.
Press      and then select RGBCMY.
Use     and     to change.
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Advanced Color Adjustments
Basic Image Quality Adjustments
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If you use the Cinema Color Editor supplied with the projector, you can make picture quality 
adjustments easily from a computer using a mouse. These adjustments can be saved in a 
computer file which can be exchanged with other people so that they can also enjoy the 
images adjusted by you.  p.24
Abs. Color Temp.
You can adjust the overall tint of images.
If you select a higher value, images appear bluish, and if you select a lower value, images appear 
reddish. The absolute colour temperature can be set to one of 12 settings within the range of 5000K to 
10000K.
Adjusting flesh tones
This can be used to adjust the flesh tones for images of people.
The Epson Cinema Filter that is automatically applied to images depending on the Color Mode settings 
creates natural-looking flesh tones. If you would like to further enhance flesh tones, use this Flesh Tone 
setting to make the adjustment.
If you select a larger value, images appear greenish, and if you select a smaller value, images appear purplish.
Brightness
Input signal
When 
adjusted to 
+ side When 
adjusted to 
– side
Brightness
Input signal
When 
adjusted to 
– side When 
adjusted to 
+ side
Gain adjustment Gamma adjustment The image brightness can be adjusted by adjusting the individual R (red), G (green) and B (blue) 
components of the dark areas (offset), bright areas (gain) and intermediate areas (gamma) respectively. 
Because such detailed adjustments are possible, images with greater depth can be obtained.
The hue and saturation for each of the red (R), green (G), blue (B), cyan (C) magenta (M) and yellow 
(Y) colour components can be adjusted to produce images with greater depth.
You can use these adjustments to reproduce the image as if you are watching your favorite movie at a 
theatre, or even adjust the colours to other completely different colours.
Hue:        
 Adjusts the overall colouration from blues to greens to reds.
Saturation:  Adjusts the overall vividness of the images.If you would like bright areas to appear 
more clearly, change the setting to the – side. 
If you change it to the + side, bright areas 
will become whiter, but the contrast will 
become poorer.If the setting is changed to the – side, 
smoother images can be obtained. If the 
setting is changed to the + side, sharper 
images can be obtained.
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Viewing images at a preset image quality (memory function)
After adjusting the projected images using Picture Quality and Color Adjustment, the adjustment 
values can be saved.
In addition, the saved data can be retrieved easily, so that you can enjoy viewing images with the 
adjusted settings at any time.
Saving Image quality adjustments 
(Memory save)
Retriving image quality 
adjustments (Memoru retrieve)
Retrieving image quality 
adjustments (Memory retrieve)
Select an item to move to the next menu 
level for that item. Press      or      to confirm the selection.
* If you press      , the selection menu 
disappears. Press      or      on the remote control      
or      on the projectors control panel to 
select an item. Selection menu operations
Aspect setting     p.8Configuration menus     p.14
Settings that can be saved in memory
Saving image quality adjustments 
(Memory save)
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Picture QualityInput Adjustment
Brightness
Color Intensity
Tint
Sharpness
Tracking
Sync.
Color AdjustmentAbs. Color Temp.
RGB/RGBCMY
Advanced
ScreenSetup Level
DVI-Video Level
Position
Zoom Caption EPSON Super White
Noise Reduction
Output Scaling
Progressive
Motion Detection Color Mode
Only displayed for Computer 
input (does not appear when 
signals from the [HDMI] port 
are being input)
Setting menu
   Image menu
Auto Setup
Displayed for input sources 
other than computer
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Viewing images at a preset image quality (memory function)
Basic Image Quality Adjustments
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The Cinema Color Editor program can also be used to store and retrieve memory settings from a 
computer. A computer can be used to make detailed adjustments and these adjustments can be stored 
using the Memory: Advance menu command.
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Adjust the desired settings that you would like to save in memory.
Select Memory: Standard in the Image menu and then press      .
If RGBCMY is set, the menu name will change to Memory: Advance.
Select the memory area name you would like to save and then press       .
The status of a memory area is indicated by the colour of the    symbol to the left of the memory name 
as follows.
Green : Memory area is in use         Grey : Memory area is not in use        Orange : Selected
If you select a memory area that is already in use and press      , the existing contents will be erased 
and the current settings will be saved in the area.
Up to 9 groups of settings can be stored in each of the Standard and Advance memory areas.
To erase all memory contents, select Memory Reset from the Reset menu.       p.22
You can press            and select the desired memory name from the selection menu. If settings have 
been saved using both the Memory: Advance and the Memory: Standard commands, a screen for 
selecting the Memory: Standard or Memory: Advance will be displayed. Select the one where 
the settings that you would like to retrieve are stored between the two.
If the Cinema Color Editor has been used to make image adjustments from a computer, 
these adjustments can also be stored in memory and retrieved from memory. With Cinema 
Color Editor, the adjusted values can also be saved in files in the computer as well as in 
memory, so you can store many sets of adjustment values without being limited by the 
number of memory areas.      p.30
The adjusted values for each of the configuration menu items shown at left and the aspect setting can be 
saved. 
The memory area used to save the settings will vary depending on whether RGB or RGBCMY is 
selected in the RGB/RGBCMY setting of the Color Adjustment sub-menu.
If RGB is set : Settings will be saved into Memory: Standard
If RGBCMY is set : Settings will be saved into Memory: Advance
Memory settings that have been applied to images will be retained even when the 
projectors power is turned off. The same memory adjustment settings will be applied to 
images that are projected the next time the projectors power is turned on.
The aspect setting retrieved from memory may not be applied to the images if they are 
16:9 images or if the input signal images have a particular resolution.
It may not be possible to change settings for some configuration menu commands depending 
on the type of memory settings that were retrieved. In such cases, if you select Last Memory 
from the selection menu, the settings will be returned to their initial values before the 
adjustments were retrieved, and you will then be able to adjust these menu settings.
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Configuration Menu Functions
The configuration menus can be used to make a variety of adjustments and settings involving the screen, 
image quality and input signals. 
The following two types of menu are available.
Refer to Using the configuration menus ( p.23) for details on menu operations.
List of Configuration Menus
If no image signals are being input, none of the settings can be adjusted except for Brightness in the 
Picture Quality sub-menu of the Image menu. The items displayed in the Image menu and the 
Info configuration menu will vary depending on the type of image signals that are being projected.
•Full menu
All items in the configuration menu can be 
checked while the settings are being made.•Line menu
This lets you adjust Picture Quality and Color 
Adjustment settings in the Image menu. This 
menu is useful for viewing the effects of 
adjustments in the images being projected while 
the adjustments are being made.
The configuration menus can be used to turn the navigation bar on and off and to change 
the colour pattern and display position.
Setting - On-Screen Display- Menu Position, Navigation Bar, Menu Color
Top menu Sub-menu
Navigation Bar
Picture Quality
Input AdjustmentWhite Level/Black Level
Brightness
Color ModeWhite Level: Median value (0)
Black Level: Median value (0)
Input Level/Contrast
5 (Depends on color mode)
Color IntensityMedian value (0)
TintMedian value (0)
Sharpness
Tracking
Sync.
Color Adjustment
Abs. Color Temp.
RGB/RGBCMYAbs. Color Temp.
(Varies depending on country of purchase)
Flesh Tone
Only displayed for Computer input
(does not appear when signals from the [HDMI] 
port are being input)
   Image menuindicates default settings
0
Depends on input signal
Depends on input signal
p.16
Dynamic , Living Room, Natural, 
Theatre, Theatre Black, sRGB
p.17
p.17
Input Level: Median value (0)
Contrast: Median value (0)
Displayed for input sources other than computer
Memory: Standard/Advance
Last Memory
Reset
p.17
Auto Setupp.18
p.18
p.17
ON , OFF Yes, No
Yes, No
5500K(Depends on color mode)
5 (Depends on color mode)
RGB
RGBCMYOffset R, G, B: 0
Gain R, G, B: 0
Gamma R, G, B: 2.2
Hue R, G, B, C, M, Y: 0
Saturation R, G, B, C, M, Y: 0
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Configuration Menu Functions
Configuration Menu
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ResolutionSleep Mode
Language
The message text will be displayed in red when it is time to replace the lamp.
Time from 0H to 10H will be displayed as 0H. From 10H onwards, the display 
will be in units of 1H.
The Info menu is only used to display the projector status.
Memory Reset
All Reset
Setting menu
Info menuReset menu
OFF , NR1, NR2
OFF, 5min., 10min.,  30min.
RS-232C,  USB
Advanced
p.18
Screen
OperationVertical Size 
Zoom Position
Color 1 , Color 2, Color 3, Color 4, Color 5
On-Screen 
Display
Auto
Black , Blue, Logo
Output ScalingWhen component video     or RGB video signals are input:
When signals from the [HDMI    ] port are input:
Position
Zoom Caption
Keystone
Projection
Sleep Mode
COM Port
Network Monitoring
Network Motion Detection
Noise Reduction
Trigger Out
Lock Setting
Navigation Bar
Menu Color
Video Signal
Input B
D4 Message
Startup Screen Background Color
Auto , YCbCr, YPbPr
Input Signal
Lamp Hours
Source
Input Signal
Resolution
Video Signal
Refresh Rate 
Sync   InfoReset
Only displayed for composite video/S-Video input
Only displayed for component video/RGB-Video/Computer input
Only displayed for Computer input
(Varies depending on country of purchase)
ON, OFFOperation Button Lock
ON, OFFZoom Lock
Projector Name
ON, OFFFocus Lock
MAC Address
SNMP Trap IP Address 2
SNMP    Trap IP Address   1
Gateway    Address
Subnet Mask
IP Address
ON , OFFDHCP
Minimum value (0)
p.19
p.20
Users Logo
p.21
p.21
p.22
p.22
p.22
p.XXX
p.22
p.23
Median value (0)
ON , OFF
ON , OFF
ON , OFF
Yes, No
Yes, No
Yes, No
, NTSC  , NTSC4.43, PAL  , M-PAL, N-PAL, PAL60, SECAM 
Lamp-Hours Reset
indicates default settings
Median value (3)
Normal , Larger
Auto , Normal, Smaller
DVI-Video LevelNormal , Expanded
ON, OFF
ON , OFFButton Illumination
ON, OFF
ON, OFF
Yes, No
Front , Front/Ceiling, Rear, Rear/Ceiling
p.22
ProgressiveOFF, Video,  Film/Auto
EPSON Super White
Input AComponent(Auto) , Component(YCbCr    ), Component(YPbPr    ), RGB-Video, RGB
Median value (0)
Top-left, Top-center, Top-right, Center-left,
Center-right, Center , Bottom-left, Bottom-center, Bottom-rightMenu Position
0% , 7.5%Setup Level (Varies depending on country of purchase)
Component(Auto) , Component(YCbCr), Component(YPbPr), RGB-Video, RGB
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Configuration Menu Functions
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Image menu
These settings can be adjusted if the output level of the connected equipment is weak 
and the images appear dark. The two settings cannot be made simultaneously. You can 
only select one of them to be adjusted.White Level/
Black Level
•White Level/Black Level:These adjust the dark and light areas of images
White Level : Adjusts the brightness of bright shades without changing the black 
level.
When the setting is changed to the - side, bright areas become clearer.
Black Level : Adjusts the brightness of dark shades without changing the white level.
When the setting is changed to the + side, dark areas become clearer.
White Level:
Median value (0)
Black Level:
Median value (0)
•Input Level/Contrast:Adjusts the overall brightness of the images.
Input Level : Adjusts the overall brightness of the images.
When the setting is changed to the + side, the images appear brighter 
overall.
Contrast : Adjusts the difference between bright and dark areas.
When the contrast is increased, sharper images are obtained.
Input Level:
Median value (0)
Contrast: 
Median value (0)
The brightness of the images can be adjusted.
When projecting in dark rooms or onto small screens and the images appear too bright, 
decrease the setting.
If the setting is reduced to 0 or less, power consumption can be reduced by up to 
approximately 25%.
5 (Depends on color 
mode)
This adjusts the colour intensity for the images.Median value (0)
(Adjustment is only possible when composite video or S-Video signals in NTSC 
format are being input)
This adjusts the image tint.
Median value (0)
This adjusts the image sharpness.0
This adjusts the images if vertical stripes appear in the images.Depends on input 
signal
This adjusts the images if flickering, fuzziness or interference appear in the images.
•Flickering and fuzziness may also appear in images when the brightness, 
contrast, sharpness and keystone correction settings are adjusted.
•Clearer adjustments can be obtained if you adjust the tracking first and then 
adjust the sync.
Depends on input 
signal
*1 The setting values are stored separately for each image source and signal type.
*2 The setting values are stored separately for each image source and colour mode setting.
Only displayed for Computer input 
(does not appear when signals from the [HDMI] port are being input)
Displayed for input sources other than computer
Default settingPicture Quality
Input Adjustment *1
Brightness *2
Color Intensity *1
Tint *1
Sharpness *1
Tracking *1
Sync. *1
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Configuration Menu Functions
Configuration Menu
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Color Adjustment cannot be selected when the colour mode is set to sRGB.
•Abs. Color Temp.:This adjusts the overall tints of the images in accordance with 
the images being projected.  p.105500K
(Varies depending on 
country of purchase)
(Depends on colour 
mode)
•Flesh Tone:This adjusts the flesh tones of people who appear in the images. 
p.105 (Depends on color 
mode)
•RGB:This lets you adjust the offset, gain and gamma for each of the R/G/B 
colour components.  p.10Offset R/G/B: 0
Gain R/G/B: 0
Gamma R/G/B: 2.2
•RGBCMY:This lets you adjust the hue and saturation for each of the R/G/B/C/M/
Y colour components.  p.10Hue 
R/ G/B/C/M/Y: 0
Saturation
R
/G/B/C/M/Y:  0
The color mode can be selected from six different settings in accordance with the 
images being projected.  p.8Dynamic
This can be used to save the current Image and Setting configuration menu settings and the aspect.
The type of memory area used for saving will vary depending on the RGB/RGBCMY adjustments.  p.12
It may not be possible to change settings for some configuration menu commands depending on the type of 
memory settings that were retrieved. In such cases, select Yes to return the settings to their initial values 
before the adjustments were retrieved. You will then be able to adjust these menu settings.
*1 The setting values are stored separately for each image source and signal type.
*2 The setting values are stored separately for each image source and colour mode setting.
Default settingColor Adjustment
Abs. Color Temp. *2
RGB/RGBCMY  *1
Default settingColor Mode *1
* Varies depending on country of purchase The settings for each mode are given below.
Mode nameEpson Cinema 
FilterGamma
Abs. Color 
Te m p .  
(default value)Brightness 
adjustment 
(default value)Flesh Tone 
adjustment 
(default value)Black-white 
Stretch 
function
Dynamic OFF Original 1 5500k
*+5 5 ON
Living Room OFF Original 2 5500k
*+5 5 ON
Natural ON 2.2× (basic) 6500k 0 3 OFF
Theatre ON Original 3 6500k 0 3 OFF
Theatre Black ON Original 4 6500k -5 3 OFF
sRGB ON 2.2× (basic) 6500k 0 3 OFF
Memory: Standard/Advance
Last Memory *1
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Configuration Menu Functions
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Setting menu
This sets automatic adjustment to on or off in order to set whether the projector 
automatically adjusts images to their optimum condition when the input signal is 
changed.
ON
This returns all settings in the Image menu to their default settings, except for the settings that have been 
saved using the Memory: Standard and Memory: Advance commands. The Memory: Standard and 
Memory: Advance settings can be reset using the Memory Reset menu.  p.22
(Setting is only possible if the colour mode has been set to Natural, Theatre or 
Theatre Black.)
If bright white areas of images such as clouds and T-shirts on the beach in summer 
appear uneven and overexposed, set to ON. Input signals containing whites of 100IRE 
or higher will then be reproduced without overexposure. When set to ON, the DVI-
Video Level setting will be ignored.
OFF
(Setting is only possible when composite video, S-Video, component video or 
525i and 625i RGB video signals are being input.)
• OFF : Conversion of interlaced (i) signals to progressive (p) signals is carried 
out for each field in the screen. This is ideal for using when viewing 
images with a large amount of movement.
• Video : IP conversion is carried out. The film judgment function is turned off. 
This is ideal for general video images. The DCDi function operates.
• Film/Auto : Automatically judges the input source if it is a film source or not.
When it is judged as a film, the image equivalent with its original source 
will be projected. The DCDi function operates.
Film/Auto
(Setting is only possible when composite video, S-Video, component video and 525i 
and 625i RGB video signals are being input.)
This adjusts the IP conversion settings depending on whether the images contain large 
amounts of movement or they are still (or slow) images.
If a smaller value is selected, flickering is reduced and images become sharper and more 
detailed, so this is ideal for viewing still images. If a larger value is selected, the 
movement becomes smoother with less aliasing and so this is ideal for viewing moving 
images.
Median value (3)
(Setting is only possible when composite video signals or S-Video signals are being 
input.)
This suppresses interference in images and makes the images appear softer. If viewing 
images with little or no interferences, such as images from DVDs, it is recommended 
that you change this setting to OFF.
OFF
*1 The setting values are stored separately for each image source and signal type.
Only displayed for Computer input 
(does not appear when signals from the [HDMI] port are being input)
Default settingAuto Setup *1
Reset
Default settingAdvanced
EPSON Super White *1
Progressive *1
Motion Detection
Noise Reduction *1
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