HP ep7100 User Manual

HP ep7100 Series Home Cinema Digital Projector

User’s Guide

The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited except as allowed under the copyright laws.

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Hewlett-Packard Company Digital Projection and Imaging 1000 NE Circle Blvd. Corvallis, OR 97330

First Edition July 2004

1 Setting up

Safety precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

What’s in the box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Identifying common features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Projector at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Projector buttons and lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Back panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Setting up the projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Planning your layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting a video source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting a sound system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Connecting several video sources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Connecting a computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Turning the projector on and off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Turning the projector on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Turning the projector off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Moving the projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Making basic adjustments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Selecting a source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Aiming the projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Adjusting the focus and zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Changing the picture mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Adjusting the shape of the picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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Contents

Adjusting a slanted picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

2 Showing video

Showing the video source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Hiding or showing the picture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Showing a computer screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

3 Adjusting the projector

Adjusting the picture and sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Adjusting the picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Adjusting the sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Adjusting the projector setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Using the on-screen menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Changing settings using the on-screen menu . . . . . . 38

Input menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Picture menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Sound menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

4 Maintaining the projector

Getting the projector status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Cleaning the projector lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Replacing the lamp module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Replacing the battery in the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . 45

5 Installing permanently

Installing the projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Installing on a table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Installing on the ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Installing for rear projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Connecting to a room controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Serial connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Examples of room controller commands . . . . . . . . . . 48

Room controller commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

6 Fixing problems

Troubleshooting suggestions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Warning light problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Start-up problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Picture problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Sound problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Interruption problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Remote control problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Testing the projector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

7 Support and warranty

Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Contacting HP support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Obtaining HP repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Limited warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

HP digital projector limited warranty statement. . . . . 67

Contents

8 Reference

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

LED safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Mercury safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Regulatory information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Korea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Index

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Contents

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Setting up

Safety precautions

WARNING: Read and observe these precautions and all others in this manual to

reduce the risk of injury and equipment damage.

■ Do not look directly into the lens when the lamp is on.

■ Do not expose the projector to rain or moisture, and do not use it near water.

■ Keep paper, plastic, and combustible material at least 0.5 m (2 ft) away from

the projector lens and exhaust vents.

■ Do not allow liquid, food, or small objects to get inside the projector. If

material gets inside the projector, contact HP for assistance.

■ Do not put anything on top of the projector. Do not place any liquids where

they might spill on the projector.

■ Do not block any vents on the projector. Do not place the projector near any

source of heat, such as a radiator or amplifier.

■ Use only an approved power cord rated for the voltage and current marked

on the product label. Do not overload any outlet or extension cord. Do not circumvent the grounding prong on the power cord.

■ Route all cables so they are not located where people can step on them or trip

on them.

■ Place the projector flat on its base on a sturdy surface or on an HP ceiling

mount. Do not stand the projector on its front surface.

■ Do not touch the lens with your fingers. See “Cleaning the projector lens” on

page 43. Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the projector case.

■ Do not open the projector except as instructed by this manual, and only after

allowing the projector to cool down.

■ If the projector is damaged in any way, contact HP for assistance.

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Setting up

What’s in the box?

Before setting up your projector, be sure your shipping box includes the following items. If the shipping box does not contain any of the following items, contact HP.

After you open the box and remove the contents, save the box in case you must ship the projector.

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Identifying the contents of the box

Item Function

Projector Displays images.

Setting up

Remote control (includes two AAA

batteries)

SCART-to-S-Video adapter Connects a SCART source output

DVI-to-VGA adapter Connects a VGA cable to the DVI

User Guide package Contains documentation for the

Quick Setup Guide

S-video cable Connects an S-video source to

Power cord Connects projector to power

Composite-video/audio cable Connects a device with RCA

Controls projector.

to an S-video or composite-video cable.

Included only with certain

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models.

port on the projector.

Included only with certain

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models.

setup and use of the projector.

Provides instructions to help get started.

the projector.

source.

composite-video output.

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Setting up

Identifying common features

Projector at a glance

Identifying major components

Item Function

Button panel Contains control buttons and

Infrared port Receives signals from the remote

Lens cover Protects the lens.

Lens Projects the image.

Tilt lever Levels the projector.

Base Supports the projector.

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indicator lights.

control.

Projector buttons and lights

Identifying the projector buttons and lights

Item Function

Focus ring Focuses at distance of 1 to 10 m (3

to 33 ft).

Zoom ring Enlarges picture size from 100% to

116%.

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Source button Displays picture from the next input

port.

Picture mode button Selects the next picture and color

combination—can be customized.

Menu button Opens or closes the on-screen

projector menu.

Navigation buttons: up, down, left, right, and ok

Volume adjustment Raises or lowers the sound level.

Keystone adjustment Adjusts picture to eliminate slanted

Hide button Blanks picture, mutes speaker.

Select items in the projector menu.

sides.

Setting up

Identifying the projector buttons and lights

Item Function

;

Power button Turns the projector on or off.

Lamp indicator light Warns if the lamp is bad.

Temperature indicator light Warns if the projector is too hot.

Back panel

(Continued)

Identifying back panel components

Item Function

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DVI input port Connects DVI video source. Also

supports computer video source.

Available only on certain

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models.

S-video input port Connects S-video source.

Serial port Connects a room controller.

Available only on certain

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models.

Setting up

Identifying back panel components

Item Function

Composite-video input port Connects composite-video source.

Power cord socket Connects power cord to projector.

Component-video input port (YPbPr)

Audio-in port Connects stereo audio source.

Service port For service use only.

(Continued)

Connects component-video source.

Remote control

Before using the remote control, install two AAA batteries. See “Replacing the battery in the remote control” on page 45.

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Setting up

Identifying features of the remote control

Item Function

Power button Turns the projector on or off.

Keystone adjustment Adjusts the picture to eliminate

slanted sides.

Source button Displays picture from the next input

port.

Picture mode button Selects the next picture and color

combination—can be customized.

Menu button Opens or closes the on-screen

projector menu.

Navigation buttons: up, down, left, right, and ok

Volume adjustment Raises or lowers the sound level.

Mute button Turns sound on or off.

Hide button Blanks picture, mutes speaker.

Infrared lens Sends signal from the remote

Select items in the projector menu.

control to the projector.

Accessories

Enjoy more from your home theater with HP projector accessories. You can purchase accessories at http://www.hp.com or through your projector dealer.

■ HP ceiling mount kit—enables you to simply and discreetly install your

projector on the ceiling.

■ HP mobile screens with built-in handles—designed to be easy to carry and

set up anywhere you need them.

■ HP power cables—allow you to connect in any region.

■ HP cables—allow you to connect all audio-video equipment.

■ HP replacement lamp—brings your projector up to factory-fresh brightness.

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Setting up the projector

Planning your layout

Consider the following suggestions when planning your room layout:

■ Select the projector and screen positions and the screen size according to

your room layout and the distance chart below. The zoom control on the projector gives you some flexibility.

■ Be sure the projector is centered on the screen and perpendicular to it.

Otherwise, the picture might look lopsided.

■ For the best picture, consider purchasing a quality projection screen. Some

screens are designed for wide-angle viewing, while others are designed to concentrate brightness in the center. A flat surface colored white or light gray will also give acceptable results.

■ For the most comfortable viewing, center your seating around the projection

line-of-sight. Depending on the screen material, viewing from far off center might be unsatisfactory.

■ The best viewing distance is roughly the same distance from the screen as

the projector, but personal preferences vary widely.

■ If possible, place the bottom of the screen slightly above the level of the

projector. Or you can mount the projector upside down on the ceiling (see “Installing on the ceiling” on page 47).

■ Design the room so you can control the ambient light. Most people prefer

viewing with minimal lighting, but you can have acceptable results if you limit ambient light on the screen. Bright room lighting might cause a washed-out picture.

■ The most common video source is a DVD player, but sources can also

include devices, such as an audio/video receiver, VCR, hard disk video recorder, video gaming device, or satellite receiver.

■ Depending on your personal setup, try to locate devices to minimize the

lengths of cables connecting them to the projector. If any cable is more than 3 m (10 ft), consider using high-quality, low-loss cables for best video and audio quality.

■ For the ultimate home-theater experience, consider including a 5.1 surround

sound system, such as a Dolby Digital system. This system has five speakers and a subwoofer.

■ For an external sound system, see the following diagram for a possible

speaker layout. Place all front speakers at the same distance from the listener. Place the subwoofer near a wall or corner. Place surround speakers at least as high as the listener’s head. Experiment with the speaker placement.

Setting up

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Setting up

For best picture quality, place the projector 1.5 to 5 m (5 to 16 ft) from the screen.

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Setting up

Image size relative to distance from the screen—ep7110 series

Image size (diagonal) Image size (width) Distance (lens to screen)

(inches) (meters) (inches) (meters) (inches) (meters)

30 0.8 24 0.6 41 to 48 1.1 to 1.2

40 1.0 32 0.8 55 to 64 1.4 to 1.6

60 1.5 48 1.2 83 to 96 2.1 to 2.4

80 2.0 64 1.6 110 to 128 2.8 to 3.3

100 2.5 80 2.0 138 to 160 3.5 to 4.1

120 3.0 96 2.4 166 to 192 4.2 to 4.9

150 3.8 120 3.0 207 to 240 5.3 to 6.1

180 4.6 144 3.7 248 to 288 6.3 to 7.3

200 5.1 160 4.1 276 to 320 7.0 to 8.1

240 6.1 192 4.9 331 to 384 8.4 to 9.8

270 6.9 216 5.5 372 to 396 9.5 to 10.0

Image size relative to distance from the screen—ep7120 series

Image size (diagonal) Image size (width) Distance (lens to screen)

(inches) (meters) (inches) (meters) (inches) (meters)

30 0.8 24 0.6 43 to 50 1.1 to 1.3

40 1.0 32 0.8 58 to 67 1.5 to 1.7

60 1.5 48 1.2 87 to 101 2.2 to 2.6

80 2.0 64 1.6 116 to 134 2.9 to 3.4

100 2.5 80 2.0 145 to 168 3.7 to 4.3

120 3.0 96 2.4 174 to 202 4.4 to 5.1

150 3.8 120 3.0 217 to 252 5.5 to 6.4

180 4.6 144 3.7 261 to 302 6.6 to 7.7

200 5.1 160 4.1 290 to 336 7.4 to 8.5

240 6.1 192 4.9 348 to 400 8.8 to 10.0

270 6.9 216 5.5 391 to 400 9.9 to 10.0

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Setting up

Connecting power

1. Place the projector on a stable platform located 1 to 10 m (3 to 33 ft) in front of the screen. Ideally, the platform should be lower than the bottom of the screen.

2. Connect one end of the power cord to the back of the projector other end to a grounded electrical outlet 2.

1 and the

If you want to permanently install the projector on the ceiling or behind the screen, see “Installing the projector” on page 47.

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Setting up

Connecting a video source

Many video devices have more than one type of output port. When you connect the device to the projector, choose the connection that provides the best picture quality. Relative picture qualities are indicated by stars in the following diagram. If you have several video sources, you can connect them to the different ports, or you can connect them to an audio/video receiver and connect the receiver to the projector (see “Connecting several video sources” on page 26).

Only the S-video and composite-video cables shown in the following sections are included with the projector. A DVI port is available only on certain models.

If you already have a home theater system with a TV, you can probably connect the projector in place of the TV as the viewing device.

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Setting up

Connecting a component-video source

Examples: Cable box, DVD player, satellite receiver, and audio-video receiver

Requires:

■ Component-video cable

■ Many DVD players and other high-quality video devices provide

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component video output. The three RCA connectors might be labeled YPbPr or YCbCr.

■ If possible, configure the video source to use progressive scan output,

such as 480p, 575p, or 720p. For additional information, refer to the user documentation provided with the video source.

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Setting up

Connecting an S-video source

Examples: DVD players, VCRs, cable boxes, camcorders, and video gaming devices

Requires:

■ S-video cable

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Setting up

Connecting a composite-video source

Examples: VCRs, DVD players, audio-video receivers, and video gaming devices

Requires:

■ Composite-video cable

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Connecting a DVI source

The DVI port is available only on certain models.

Examples: Cable boxes, satellite receivers, and some computers

Requires:

■ DVI cable

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Setting up

Connecting a SCART source

Examples: VCRs and DVD players

Requires:

■ S-video cable (or composite-video cable if source does not provide S-video

output)

■ S-video-to-SCART adapter (included with certain models)

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Setting up

Connecting a sound system

For best home theater sound, connect the audio output of your video source directly to a stereo or surround sound system (connection illustration). Refer to the instructions provided with your video device.

However, in some situations, you might want to use a simpler setup that uses the single speaker built into the projector (connection illustration).

2 in the following

1 in the following

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Setting up

Connecting several video sources

If you have several video sources, connect them to an audio/video receiver or switch box, then connect the video output from the receiver or switch box to the projector using the highest quality connection available. Also connect the audio outputs from all sources to the receiver, switch box, or sound system.

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