Epson Home Cinema 2100 Users Guide - Page 130

Solutions When \, Brightness, Normal, Display, Messages, Enter, Reset, Parent topic

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• Make sure all necessary cables are securely connected and the power is on for the projector and connected video sources. • Press the projector's power button to wake it from standby or sleep mode. Also see if your connected computer is in sleep mode or displaying a blank screen saver. • Press the Menu button. If the projector menu displays, there may be a problem with the connected video source, cable connection, or port. • Check the settings on the Signal menu to make sure they are correct for the current video source. • Adjust the Brightness setting or select the Normal Power Consumption setting. • Check the Display setting to make sure Messages is set to On. • If the projector does not respond when you press the control panel buttons, the buttons may be locked. Unlock the buttons. Press and hold the Enter button for 5 to 10 seconds or use the remote control. • For images projected with Windows Media Center, reduce the screen size from full screen mode. • For images projected from applications using Windows DirectX, turn off DirectX functions. • The projector may not be able to project copyrighted videos that you play back on a computer. For details, see the manual supplied with your computer. • If the other solutions do not solve the problem, reset all of the projector settings using the options on the Reset menu. Parent topic: Solving Image or Sound Problems Related references Image Quality Settings - Image Menu Projector Setup Settings - Extended Menu Solutions When "No Signal" Message Appears If the "No Signal" message appears, try the following solutions: • Press the Source button on the projector repeatedly to cycle through the available sources. Wait a few seconds for an image to appear. • Turn on the connected computer or video source, and press its play button to begin your presentation, if necessary. • Check the connection from the projector to your video sources. • If you are projecting from a laptop computer, make sure it is set up to display on an external monitor. • If necessary, turn the projector and the connected computer or video source off and then on again. 130

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• Make sure all necessary cables are securely connected and the power is on for the projector and
connected video sources.
• Press the projector's power button to wake it from standby or sleep mode. Also see if your connected
computer is in sleep mode or displaying a blank screen saver.
• Press the
Menu
button. If the projector menu displays, there may be a problem with the connected
video source, cable connection, or port.
• Check the settings on the Signal menu to make sure they are correct for the current video source.
• Adjust the
Brightness
setting or select the
Normal
Power Consumption setting.
• Check the
Display
setting to make sure
Messages
is set to
On
.
• If the projector does not respond when you press the control panel buttons, the buttons may be
locked. Unlock the buttons. Press and hold the
Enter
button for 5 to 10 seconds or use the remote
control.
• For images projected with Windows Media Center, reduce the screen size from full screen mode.
• For images projected from applications using Windows DirectX, turn off DirectX functions.
• The projector may not be able to project copyrighted videos that you play back on a computer. For
details, see the manual supplied with your computer.
• If the other solutions do not solve the problem, reset all of the projector settings using the options on
the
Reset
menu.
Parent topic:
Solving Image or Sound Problems
Related references
Image Quality Settings - Image Menu
Projector Setup Settings - Extended Menu
Solutions When "No Signal" Message Appears
If the "No Signal" message appears, try the following solutions:
• Press the
Source
button on the projector repeatedly to cycle through the available sources. Wait a
few seconds for an image to appear.
• Turn on the connected computer or video source, and press its play button to begin your presentation,
if necessary.
• Check the connection from the projector to your video sources.
• If you are projecting from a laptop computer, make sure it is set up to display on an external monitor.
• If necessary, turn the projector and the connected computer or video source off and then on again.