EIP-4500
OWNER’S MANUAL
EIKI INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
MODEL EIP-4500/EIP-4500L
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If You Forget Your Password
If you forget the password, delete it using the following
procedure and set a new password.
If You Forget Your Password
If you forget the password, delete it using the following
procedure and set a new password.
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Press \
|
\
.
Press 
.
Note
• After  you  have  pressed  the  STANDBY-ON  button,  “Enter
STANDBY mode?” is displayed by pressing the ENTER button.
Ignore this message and continue the operation.
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Falls Sie Ihr Kennwort
vergessen haben
Wenn Sie das Kennwort vergessen haben, löschen Sie es,
indem Sie das folgende Verfahren befolgen; stellen Sie
anschließend ein neues Kennwort ein.
Falls Sie Ihr Kennwort
vergessen haben
Wenn Sie das Kennwort vergessen haben, löschen Sie es,
indem Sie das folgende Verfahren befolgen; stellen Sie
anschließend ein neues Kennwort ein.
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\
|
\
drücken.
drücken.
Hinweis
• Nachdem Sie die Taste STANDBY-ON gedrückt haben, wird
„Ausschalten?“ durch Drücken der Taste ENTER angezeigt.
Ignorieren Sie diese Meldung und setzen Sie den Vorgang fort.
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Si vous avez oublié votre mot
de passe
Si vous avez oublié le mot de passe, supprimez-le en
utilisant la procédure suivante.
Si vous avez oublié votre mot
de passe
Si vous avez oublié le mot de passe, supprimez-le en
utilisant la procédure suivante.
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Appuyez
sur
\
|
\
.
Appuyez
sur
.
Remarque
• A p r è s   avo i r   a p p u y é   s u r   l e   b o u t o n S TA N D B Y- O N ,
“Éteindre?” s’affiche si vous appuyez sur le bouton ENTER.
Ignorez ce message et poursuivez l’opération.
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IMPORTANT
For your assistance in reporting the loss or theft of your
Projector, please record the Serial Number located on
the bottom of the projector and retain this information.
Before recycling the packaging, please ensure that you
have  checked  the  contents  of  the  carton  thoroughly
against the list of “Supplied accessories” on page 11.
Model No.: EIP-4500
Serial No.:
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SPECIAL NOTE FOR USERS IN THE U.K.
The mains lead of this product is fitted with a non-rewireable (moulded) plug incorporating a 13A fuse. Should
the fuse need to be replaced, a BSI or ASTA approved BS 1362 fuse marked 
above, which is also indicated on the pin face of the plug, must be used.
Always refit the fuse cover after replacing the fuse. Never use the plug without the fuse cover fitted.
In the unlikely event of the socket outlet in your home not being compatible with the plug supplied, cut off the
mains plug and fit an appropriate type.
 and of the same rating as
 or 
DANGER:
The fuse from the cut-off plug should be removed and the cut-off plug destroyed immediately and disposed of
in a safe manner.
Under no circumstances should the cut-off plug be inserted elsewhere into a 13A socket outlet, as a serious
electric shock may occur.
To fit an appropriate plug to the mains lead, follow the instructions below:
WARNING:
THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED.
IMPORTANT:
The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code:
Green-and-yellow : Earth
Blue
Brown
: Neutral
: Live
the letter E or by the safety earth symbol 
 or coloured green or green-and-yellow.
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings
identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows:
• The wire which is coloured green-and-yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked by
• The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured
black.
• The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured
red.
IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBT, CONSULT A QUALIFIED ELECTRICIAN.
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The supplied CD-ROM contains SETUP GUIDE in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and
Japanese.
Die mitgelieferte CD-ROM enthält Einrichtungs-Anleitung in Englisch, Deutsch, Französisch, Spanisch, Italienisch,
Portugiesisch und Japanisch.
Le CD-ROM fourni contient le guide d’installation en anglais, allemand, français, espagnol, italien, portugais et
japonais.
Den medföljande CD-ROM-skivan innehåller uppställningsguide på engelska, tyska, franska, spanska,
italienska, portugisiska och japanska.
El CD-ROM suministrado contiene guía de configuración en inglés, alemán, francés, español, italiano,
portugués y japonés.
Il CD-ROM in dotazione contiene guida di impostazione in inglese, tedesco, francese, spagnolo, italiano,
portoghese e giapponese.
De meegeleverde CD-ROM bevat instelgids in het Engels, Duits, Frans, Spaans, Italiaans, Portugees en
Japans.
O CD-ROM fornecido contém guia de configuração em Inglês, Alemão, Francês, Espanhol, Italiano, Português
e Japonês.
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Before using the projector, please read this owner’s manual carefully.
Introduction
ENGLISH
1. WARRANTY
This  is  to  assure  that  you  immediately  receive  the  full  benefit  of  the  parts,  service  and  labor
warranty applicable to your purchase.
2. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT
To  ensure  that  you  will  promptly  receive  any  safety  notification  of  inspection,  modification,  or
recall that EIKI may be required to give under the 1972 Consumer Product Safety Act, PLEASE
READ CAREFULLY THE IMPORTANT “LIMITED WARRANTY” CLAUSE.
U.S.A. ONLY
WARNING: High brightness light source. Do not stare into the beam of light, or view directly. Be especially
careful that children do not stare directly into the beam of light.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this product to
rain or moisture.
See bottom of projector.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.
DO NOT REMOVE SCREWS
EXCEPT SPECIFIED USER
SERVICE SCREW.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER.
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS EXCEPT LAMP UNIT.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE
PERSONNEL.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous  voltage”  within  the  product’s
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude
to  constitute  a  risk  or  electric  shock  to
persons.
The  exclamation  point  within  a  triangle  is
intended to alert the user to the presence of
important  operating  and  maintenance
(servicing)  instructions  in  the  literature
accompanying the product.
WARNING: FCC Regulations state that any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment not
expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equip-
ment.
U.S.A. ONLY
INFORMATION
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against  harmful  interference  when  the  equipment  is  operated  in  a  commercial  environment.  This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance  with  the  owner’s  manual,  may  cause  harmful  interference  to  radio  communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case
the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
U.S.A. ONLY
The enclosed computer cable must be used with the device. The cable is provided to ensure that the device
complies with FCC Class A verification.
U.S.A. ONLY
WARNING:
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in
which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
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WARNING:
The cooling fan in this projector continues to run for about 90 seconds after the projector enters the standby mode.
During normal operation, when putting the projector into standby mode always use the STANDBY-ON button on
the projector or on the remote control. Ensure the cooling fan has stopped before disconnecting the power cord.
DURING NORMAL OPERATION, NEVER TURN THE PROJECTOR OFF BY DISCONNECTING THE POWER CORD.
FAILURE TO OBSERVE THIS WILL RESULT IN PREMATURE LAMP FAILURE.
PRODUCT DISPOSAL
This projector utilizes tin-lead solder, and a pressurized lamp containing a small amount of mercury. Disposal of
these materials may be regulated due to environmental considerations. For disposal or recycling information,
please contact your local authorities or, if you are located in the United States of America, the Electronic Industries
Alliance: www.eiae.org .
Caution Concerning Lamp Replacement
See “Replacing the Lamp” on page 93.
This EIKI projector uses a DMD panel. This very sophisticated panel contains 786,432 pixels (micromirrors). As
with any high technology electronic equipment such as large screen TVs, video systems and video cameras, there
are certain acceptable tolerances that the equipment must conform to.
This unit has some inactive pixels within acceptable tolerances which may result in inactive dots on the picture
screen. This will not affect the picture quality or the life expectancy of the unit.
• DLPTM (Digital Light Processing) and DMDTM (Digital Micromirror Device) are trademarks of Texas Instru-
ments, Inc.
• Microsoft® and Windows® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or
other countries.
• PC/AT is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States.
• Adobe® Reader® is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
• Macintosh® is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
• All other company or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective compa-
nies.
• Some IC chips in this product include confidential and/or trade secret property belonging to Texas Instru-
ments. Therefore you may not copy, modify, adapt, translate, distribute, reverse engineer, reverse as-
semble or discompile the contents thereof.
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How to Read This Owner’s Manual
••••• In this owner’s manual, the illustrations and on-screen displays are simplified for explana-
tion. This may differ from the actual on-screen display.
Using the Menu Screen
The menu can be operated to achieve two functions, adjustments and settings. (For setting
the menu items, see pages 58 and 59. )
Buttons used in this
operation
Mouse/ 
adjustment
button ('/"/\/|)
ENTER 
button
ENTER button
MENU button
UNDO button
Adjustment 
buttons ('/"/\/|)
MENU button
UNDO button
Buttons used in this
operation
Menu Selections (Adjustments)
Button  used  in
this step
Example: Adjusting “Bright”
• This operation can also be performed by using the buttons on the projector.
1 Press 
.
• The “Picture”  menu  screen  for  the  se-
lected input mode is displayed.
Example: “Picture” screen menu for
INPUT 1 (RGB) mode
On-screen display
2 Press \\\\\ or ||||| to display the other
menu items.
Menu items
• There are eight menu items as shown
below.
Menu item
Note
• The “Fine Sync” menu is not available
for selecting INPUT 4 or INPUT 5.
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Info  ...........Indicates safeguards when using the projector.
Note ........Indicates additional information for setting up and operating the projector.
For Future Reference
Maintenance
Page 90
Troubleshooting
Pages 99 and 100
Index
Page 103
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