Epson PowerLite 8100NL User Manual - Page 95

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Only part of the computer image is displayed. s Press the Resize button on the control panel or remote control. s Make sure the image Position setting is correct on the Video menu. See page 64 for more information. s If the right or left side of the image is cut off, you may need to adjust the tracking using the buttons on the control panel. Hold down the + or - Tracking button to change the setting until the image looks correct. s Make sure your computer's resolution setting is correct. Ideally, it should be 1024 × 768 (PowerLite 8100i) or 1280 × 1024 (PowerLite 9100i) to match the projector's native resolution. If this option isn't available, select one of the other compatible video formats listed on page 95. s Windows: Right-click the desktop, select Properties, click the Settings tab, and use the dialog box to select a different resolution. s Macintosh: On the Apple menu, choose Control Panels, then click Monitors and Sound. Select a different resolution. s You also may need to modify existing presentation files if you created them for a different resolution. See your software manual for specific information. The image has a distorted, crooked, or keystone (trapezoid) shape. s This may be caused by extending the legs and tilting the projector to position the image. Press the right + or left - side of the Keystone button on top of the projector. Press and hold either side of the button until the image is rectangular. s Make sure the projector faces the screen squarely. If the projector is not pointed straight at the screen, your image will be distorted. Solving Problems 89

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Solving Problems
89
Only part of the computer image is displayed.
■
Press the
Resize
button on the control panel or remote control.
■
Make sure the image
Position
setting is correct on the Video
menu. See page 64 for more information.
■
If the right or left side of the image is cut off, you may need to
adjust the tracking using the buttons on the control panel. Hold
down the + or –
Tracking
button to change the setting until the
image looks correct.
■
Make sure your computer’s resolution setting is correct. Ideally, it
should be 1024
×
768 (PowerLite 8100i) or 1280
×
1024
(PowerLite 9100i) to match the projector’s native resolution. If
this option isn’t available, select one of the other compatible video
formats listed on page 95.
■
Windows
:
Right-click the desktop, select
Properties
, click the
Settings
tab, and use the dialog box to select a different resolution.
■
Macintosh
:
On the Apple menu, choose
Control Panels
, then click
Monitors and Sound
. Select a different resolution.
■
You also may need to modify existing presentation files if you
created them for a different resolution. See your software manual
for specific information.
The image has a distorted, crooked, or keystone (trapezoid)
shape.
■
This may be caused by extending the legs and tilting the projector
to position the image. Press the right
+
or left
–
side of the
Keystone
button on top of the projector. Press and hold either
side of the button until the image is rectangular.
■
Make sure the projector faces the screen squarely. If the projector
is not pointed straight at the screen, your image will be distorted.