Important Information About Your projector Important Safety Information Warning: Never look into the projector lens when the lamp is switched on as the bright light can damage your eyes. Never let children look into the lens when it is on. Warning: Never open any covers on the projector except the lamp and filter covers. Dangerous electrical voltages inside the projector can cause severe injury. Except as specifically directed in this Owner's Manual, do not attempt to service this product yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Warning: Keep the plastic bags for the projector, accessories and optional parts out of the reach of children. Children covering their heads with bags may result in death by suffocation. Be particularly careful around small children. Caution: When you replace the lamp, never touch the new bulb with your bare hands. The invisible residue left by the oil on your hands may be shorten the bulb life. Use a cloth or gloves to handle the new bulb. EMP-7550/7500/5550/5500 QUICK START operation panel speaker zoom ring focus ring speaker front foot operation indicator remote control receiver foot adjust lever Button Power Source Menu Up, down arrows (Sync+/Sync-) Function Turns the projector on or off. Switches the input source to Computer or Video. Displays or hides the menu. Synchronizes the computer's graphic signal. Use these buttons to adjust an overall image that is fuzzy or streaked, or to select menu items during menu operations. Matches the projector's internal clock to various computer graphic signals (tracking adjustment). Use these buttons to adjust an image with vertical lines, or to change numeric settings during menu operations. Registers a menu selection. Switches between Resizing screen and Window screen (PC input). Turns off the screen and sound of the projector temporarily. Adjusts the volume. Displays the help menu for various types of problems you may encounter. Left, right arrows(tracking-/ tracking+) Enter button Resize Operation Panel AV/Mute ­ Volume + Help EMP-7550/7500/5550/5500 QUICK START Button Menu Source Menu Function Displays or hides the menu. Switches the input source to Computer or Video. Use to display special effects; 1 Pointer, 2 Box, 3 Line, 4 Marker, 5 Clear. Source Effects 3 2 4 Effects buttons Top multi-purpose Acts as a right mouse click, registers a menu button selection, and selects other custom functions. Bottom multipurpose button Help Resize Custom Acts as a left mouse click, registers a menu selection, and selects other custom functions. Displays the help menu for various types of problems you may encounter. Switches between Resizing screen and Window screen (PC input). Zooms an image using the Mouse Right/Left buttons. Keeps the current computer or video image on the screen. Turns off the screen and sound of the projector temporarily. Adjusts the volume. Turns the projector on or off. 1 5 AV/Mute Resize Custom Freeze Help - Volume + Power Remote control Freeze AV/Mute ­ Volume + Power Connecting to a PC laptop computer Connecting to a Macintosh PowerBook Mac desktop adapter Computer cable Video cable adapter Computer cable After sales service contact addresses EPSON (UK) LIMITED (01442) 261144 Campus 100 Maylands Avenue Hemel Hempstead Herts. HP2 7TJ United Kingdom EPSON FRANCE S.A. 33-1-40873737 68 Bis Rue Marjolin 92305 Levallois Perret France EPSON DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0211/56030 Zülpicher Straße 6, 40549 Düsseldorf F.R. Germany EPSON HONG KONG LIMITED (852) 2585 4300 Rooms 4706-10 47 th Floor China Resources Building 26 Harbour Road Wanchai Hong Kong EPSON ELECTRONICS TRADING LTD. (TAIWAN BRANCH) (02) 27177360 10F, No. 287 Nanking E.Road, Sec.3, Taipei, Taiwan R.O.C. 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EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks. · · s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s Contents Contents Introduction iii vii Getting the Most Out of Your Projector ................................ ix Remote control ..........................................................................ix Optional Accessories....................................................................x About This Manual................................................................ xi Safety Instructions ................................................................ xii Where to Get Help .............................................................. xiv World Wide Web site................................................................. xv Transporting your projecotor................................................ xv 1 Installation 1 Unpacking the Projector.........................................................2 Additional Components.............................................................. 3 Setting Up the Projector.........................................................4 Connecting to a Computer .....................................................7 Connecting to a PC desktop computer ....................................... 8 Connecting to a PC laptop computer........................................ 10 Connecting to a Macintosh desktop computer .......................... 12 Connecting to a Macintosh PowerBook.................................... 14 Connecting to a Video Source .................................................. 16 Connecting to an External Speaker or PA System..................18 ssssss iii 2 Using the Projector 21 Turning the Equipment On and Off .....................................23 Turning the Projector On and Off ............................................ 23 Sleep Mode .............................................................................. 24 Focusing and Positioning the Screen Image ..........................25 Resize Button........................................................................... 27 Controlling the Projector.......................................................... 28 Using the Remote Control ....................................................... 29 Using the Operation Panel ....................................................... 31 Projector Status Indicators ....................................................33 Operation Indicator.................................................................. 33 Lamp Indicator......................................................................... 34 Temperature Indicator.............................................................. 34 3 Using the Projector Menus 35 Accessing the Main Menu .....................................................36 Changing a Menu Setting .....................................................36 Video Menu (Image source = Computer) ................................. 39 Video Menu (Image source = Video) ........................................ 41 Audio Menu ............................................................................. 42 Setting Menu ........................................................................... 42 User's Logo Menu ................................................................... 45 Effect Menu ............................................................................. 47 About Menu............................................................................. 48 RESET ALL Menu................................................................... 48 4 Maintenance 51 Cleaning the Lens.................................................................52 Cleaning the Projector Case..................................................52 Cleaning the Air Filter ..........................................................53 Replacing the Lamp..............................................................54 5 Troubleshooting 57 Problems with the Projector..................................................58 Problems with the Image or Sound .......................................60 ssss iv Contents 6 Technical Specifications 63 Supported Monitor Displays (EMP-7550/7500) ..................65 Supported Monitor Displays (EMP-5550/5500) ..................66 Monitor and Computer connector pin assignments ...............67 Glossary 69 ssssss v ssss vi Contents s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s Introduction our EPSON EMP series projector is a compact, lightweight projector that lets you project XGA(EMP-7550/7500) or SVGA(EMP-5550/5500) full-color images and video onto a large screen for presentations. The projector can connect simultaneously to two image sources: one PC or Apple® Macintosh® computer image sources plus one video source such as a video tape deck, camcorder, or digital camera. Audio can also be connected for each image source. Images are displayed in true XGA and SVGA full color (16,670,000 colors) at a resolution of 1024 × 768(EMP7550/7500) and 800 × 600(EMP-5550/5500) pixels. Your projector produces bright images that can be easily seen in rooms light enough to take notes. Audio can be produced from the projector's 1W+1W stereo, which employ a built-in SRS 3D sound® for output that is rich and powerful. You can also connect an external speaker when further amplification is required. A totally new AVTSSTM (Automatic Video Tracking and Synchronization Sensing, patent pending) provides automatic set-up of image from a computer for quick and easy projection of beautiful images every time. You can control your projector through a hand-held remote control unit, with menus being provided for image source switching and image adjustment. The remote control can also act as a wireless mouse to control mouse operations on your Y ssssss vii computer screen during presentations. The optional ELP LINK IIITM provides a number of add-on features that are designed to make presentations more effective. Your projector also features a new patented BIS CUIT (Balanced Image Size Conversion UnIT) chip which supports XGA(EMP-7550/7500), VGA~XGA(EMP-5550/5500) computer output, as well as VGA and SXGA output. No matter what type of computer output is used, the result is a full-size video image of outstanding clarity. Your projector supports IBM-compatible PCs and laptops, as well as Apple® Macintosh®, Power Macintosh and PowerBook computers. The video source can be NTSC, PAL or SECAM in composite video, S-Video format. ssss viii Introduction Getting the Most Out of Your Projector Your ...