Epson PowerLite S8+ User manual

PowerLite S8+/PowerLite W8+/EX51
Multimedia Projector
User’sGuide

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Important Safety Information
WARNING: Never look into the projector lens when the lamp is turned on; the bright light can damage your eyes.
Never let children look into the lens when it is on. Never open any cover on the projector, except the lamp and
filter covers. Dangerous electrical voltages inside the projector can severely injure you. Except as specifically
explained in this User’s Guide, do not attempt to service this product yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified service
personnel.
WARNING: The projector and its accessories come packaged in plastic bags. Keep plastic bags away from small
children to avoid any risk of suffocation.
Caution: When you replace the lamp, never touch the new lamp with your bare hands; the invisible residue left by
the oil on your hands may shorten the lamp life. Use a cloth or glove to handle the new lamp.
Copyright Notice
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written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. The information contained herein is designed only for use with
this Epson product. Epson is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other products.
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damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of
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strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation’s operating and maintenance instructions.
Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or
any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by
Seiko Epson Corporation.
Software Copyright:
This product uses free software as well as software to which this company holds the rights.
The following is information on the free software used by this product.
Hereafter, each author, the conditions, and so on are described in the original. Furthermore, there is no guarantee
for free software because of the characteristics of the free software that has already been used in this product; any
problems in this product (including problems that originate with the free software concerned) do not influence the
conditions of the guarantee (written guarantee) issued by this company.
(1) libjpeg
© 1991-1998 Thomas G. Lane.
This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.
(2) libpng
© 1998-2004 Glenn Randers-Pehrson
© 1996-1997 Andreas Dilger
© 1995-1996 Guy Eric Schalnat, Group 42, Inc.
(3) zlib
© 1995-2003 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler

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Trademarks
Epson and Instant Off are registered trademarks, and Epson Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko
Epson Corporation.
PowerLite e and Accolade are registered trademarks, and SizeWise and Duet are trademarks of Epson America,
Inc.
Pixelworks, DNX, and the DNX logo are trademarks of Pixelworks, Inc.
HDMI, the HDMI logo, and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of
HDMI Licensing, LLC.
General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of
their respective owners. Epson disclaims any and all rights in those marks.
This information is subject to change without notice.
© 2009 Epson America, Inc. 12/09

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Contents
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using Your Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Getting More Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Projector Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Projector Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Projector Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Optional Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1Setting Up the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Unpacking the Projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Additional Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Positioning the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Projector Placement Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting to a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Connecting to the USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Connecting to the VGA Computer Port . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Connecting to Video Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Connecting an HDMI Video Source
(EX51/PowerLite W8+ only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Connecting a Composite Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Connecting an S-Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Connecting a Component Video Source . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Connecting an RGB Video Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Playing Sound Through the Projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Connecting External Speakers (PowerLite S8+ Only). . . 36
Connecting a Digital Camera or Other USB Device
(EX51/PowerLite W8+ Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

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Turning the Projector On and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using the Direct Power On Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Shutting Down the Projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
2Displaying and Adjusting the Image . . . . . . . . 43
Selecting an Image Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Adjusting the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Adjusting the Position of the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Adjusting the Image Shape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Focusing and Zooming the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Selecting the Color Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Resizing Video Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
3Presenting With the Remote Control. . . . . . . . 51
Using the Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Controlling the Picture and Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Turning Off the Picture and Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Stopping Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Zooming In on Your Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Controlling the Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Operating Your Computer With the Remote Control . . . . . 54
Highlighting Your Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using the Pointer Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Customizing the Pointer Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Presenting a Slideshow (EX51/PowerLite W8+ Only) . . . . . 57
Starting a Slideshow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Selecting Slideshow Display Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
4Fine-Tuning the Projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Using the Menu System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Restoring the Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting the Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting Signal Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Customizing Projector Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Customizing Power and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Using the Projector Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Enabling Password Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Creating Your Own Startup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Disabling the Projector’s Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Using Security Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
5Maintaining the Projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Cleaning the Lens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Cleaning the Projector Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Cleaning the Air Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Replacing the Air Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Replacing the Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Resetting the Lamp Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Checking Lamp Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Replacing the Remote Control Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Transporting the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
6Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Using On-Screen Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Checking Projector Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
What To Do When the Lights Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Solving Projector Operation Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Solving Problems With the Image or Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Solving Problems With the Remote Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Where To Get Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Speak to a Support Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
ATechnical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

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BNotices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Important Safety Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
FCC Compliance Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

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Welcome
The PowerLite S8+/PowerLite W8+/EX51 is an easy-to-use,
compact, lightweight projector with a built-in speaker. It offers up to
2500 lumens of white and color light output (brightness). It also
provides a native SVGA (PowerLite S8+), XGA (EX51), or WXGA
(PowerLite W8+) resolution. You can connect it to a wide range of
computers and video sources. You can also project JPEG files from a
USB storage device (EX51/PowerLite W8+ only).
Your projector offers these easy setup, control, and security features:
■Plug n’ Play instant setup—instantly project images from a
Windows®PC via USB connection
■Ultra HD-quality with just one cable—all digital HDMI
audio/video connection (EX51/PowerLite W8+ only)
■PC-free slideshows and presentations—USB thumb drive port
(EX51/PowerLite W8+ only)
■Quick, convenient control—Direct Power On, sleep mode,
Instant Off ®/On
■Easy picture adjustment—ultra flexible, Auto Keystone
correction and optical zoom (EX51/PowerLite W8+ only)
■Security features—password protection, user’s logo, projector
button lock, security cable attachment (cable not included), and a
slot for an optional Kensington®security lock
Additional enhancements:
■2000:1 contrast ratio (in Dynamic color mode with Auto Iris
setting turned on)
■Integral lens cover (A/V Mute slide) that won’t get lost
■Low power, long-lasting lamp with 2 Power Consumption modes

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■Carrying case and remote control included
Using Your Documentation
This book contains all the information you need to set up and use
your projector. Please follow these guidelines as you read through it:
■Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.
■Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.
■Notes contain important information about your projector.
■Tips contain additional projection hints.
Getting More Information
Need quick steps for setting up your projector? Here’s where you can
look for help:
■Quick Setup sheet
Provides information for connecting the projector to your
equipment, displaying and adjusting the image, and solving
display problems.
■Built-in help system
Provides assistance for common problems. Available from the
?Helpbutton on the projector or the remote control. See page 88
for details.
■www.latin.epson.com
Download FAQs and e-mail your questions to Epson support.