Connecting The Projector; Viewing Images On An External Monitor - Epson PowerLite 8300i Quick Manual

EPSON PowerLite 8300i Projector
If you place the projector between the top and bottom of the
screen, you can use the Lens Shift to raise or lower the image
(see page 8).
Screen
If you place the projector below screen level, you'll have to tilt
it up by extending its feet. This causes the image to lose its
square shape, but you can correct the distortion by pressing
the button as described on page 9.
Keystone

Connecting the Projector

You can connect the projector to four computer sources or
five video sources—up to a total of six sources altogether. You
can include an independent sound channel for each of the six
sources.
Type of connections
The following types of connections are possible, depending on
the kinds of signals your equipment generates and its available
output ports:
Computer equipment
Output signal Required cable
VGA cable
Analog RGB video BNC cable
VGA-to-BNC cable
DVI-D dual-link cable (DVI-to-DVI or
DVI
DFP-to-DVI available from EPSON)
Video equipment
Output signal Required cable
Composite video RCA video cable
S-video S-video cable
Component video—
BNC cable
NTSC (YCbCr)
Component video—
BNC cable
HDTV (YPbPr)
VGA cable
RGB video
BNC cable
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Side View
Note that the projector's Computer 1, Computer 2, and BNC
ports accept a variety of input signals. If you're connecting to
one of these ports, you'll need to make sure that the correct
input signal setting is selected, or your image won't display
properly.
To change the input signal setting, do the following:
Ideal
1. After turning on the projector, press the
height
menu screen appears.
2. Select the
3. Change the
setting, as needed, to match the signal generated by
Input
your computer or video equipment.
Viewing Images on an External
Monitor
You can use an external monitor to display images from any
connected computer or video source. This lets you view your
presentation close-up, as well as on the projection screen.
Note: Some LCD monitors may not be able to display the image
correctly. If you have trouble displaying the image, connect a
multiscan monitor. If you're projecting computer images, make
sure the computer's refresh rate is set to 65 Hz or greater.
To use an external monitor, connect it to the projector's
port, as shown:
Monitor Out
External monitor
Follow these guidelines when using an external monitor:
The monitor displays the currently selected video source.
Press the
active sources at once (see page 6).
If you want, you can view (or preview) images on the
monitor while the projection screen is darkened after
pressing the
the projector's Setting menu, then set the A/V Mute option
5/03
menu.
Setting
,
Computer 1 Input Computer 2 Input
button if you want to display all the
Preview
button. To be able to do this, enter
A/V Mute
button. The
Menu
, or
BNC