Color Adjustment Quick Reference Guide

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Visual Products Operations Div.

VP Planning & Design Dept.
High end projector technical support

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Color Adjustment Quick Reference Guide

Introduction
In case of the color adjustment needed, there are variety of setting in EPSON projector.
On the other hand, some experiences are needed to understand and control the color as your needs.
This quick reference guides you to the right setting, for the basic needs of color adjustment.

Contents
- FAQ page 2
- Step by step color adjustment guide page 3
- Actual visual effect for each setting page 4-5
- Compatible model list for this guide page 6

If you have any request for this guide, please contact High end projector technical support team.
E-mail: [email protected]

FAQ
Question Answer

Whole image seems too If the color is shifted toward green/yellow direction like the
green/yellow picture, there is a possibility that “Dynamic” Color Mode is
selected.
• Dynamic gives high priority to brightness in color tone,
entire screen is shifted toward green/yellow direction.

Multi-Projection or sRGB, Presentation color mode is

recommended in this case. Taking the basic adjustment
procedures stated by next page will make the image closer to
your needs.

Color uniformity found Adjustment available by the Color Uniformity function. Please
on the corner area of refer to page 5 for its visual effect image, and the manual for
screen, especially for detail procedures.
the middle tone level.

Color uniformity found Currently, there is no function to adjust full black level Color
on the corner area of uniformity. Still, there is a chance to make slight difference by
screen, when full black brightening the full black level.
image projected. If the uniformity out of spec, please contact to the quality
assurance contact window.

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Step by step guide

This is the recommended steps to adjust the image color as your needs from basic to detail.
Overall color tone can be adjusted by the basic steps, and the partial color tone can be adjusted by the detail steps.

When you have an adjustment target, pick the step you want to adjust, after selecting the color mode which meets
your needs. Recommended method is to go through the top to bottom of the list, just as its order, and stop
adjustment when you satisfied by the result. Actual effects for each settings can be checked by the next page.

Step1. Basic Adjustment (for overall color tone)

Where? Color space? How? Setting } OSD reference

3 .
Basic Select color mode, Color mode
a. Need correct color and white a.= Multi-Projection Image>Color mode
Need to match color for multi-projection sRGB
(Priority: Color reproduction) (Brightness:
b. Need vivid and bright color tone Multi-Pj ≧ sRGB)
(Priority: Vivid color and brightness) b.= Presentation (Extended>Multi-Projection
c. Brightness is the top priority >Color mode)
Whole Image
(Priority: Maximum brightness) c.= Dynamic

Adjust color tone by,

color temperature adjustment. Color temperature Image>Color temperature
From warm to cool color tone.

Adjust color tone by RGB +/- adjustment Gain RGB Image>Advanced>RGB

Step2. Detail Adjustment (for partial color tone)

Where? Color space? How? Setting } OSD reference

3 .
Adjust color tone by, Extended>Multi-Projection
Color Matching
Whole Image Each tone level RGB and brightness +/- adjustment >Color Matching
or Multiscreen
or G/R, B/Y and brightness +/- adjustment (or Multiscreen)

Extended>Display
Each tone level Color Uniformity >Color Uniformity
Selected area Adjust color tone by,
in 9 division RGB and brightness +/- adjustment
Except EB-Z Series (2012) does not (Extended>Multi-Projection
full black have this function. (See page6)
>Color Uniformity)

Each color Image>Advanced>RGBCMY

Adjust RGBCMY color tone by,
Whole Image RGBCMY
No effect to Hue/saturation/Brightness +/- adjustment (Extended>Multi-Projection
Detail Black/Gray/White >RGBCMY)

Each color adjustment value will be stored

per each input port and color mode.

Hint: R= Red Tone level Color space

G= Green G
B= Blue Highlight
C= Cyan Middle tone Y
M= Magenta
Y= Yellow Shadow C
R
B M

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Visual Effect Information
Color Mode

Multi-Projection sRGB Presentation Dynamic

For maximum brightness
Color reproduction for white and color Enhanced vivid color tone
( Brightness : Multi-Projection ≧ sRGB ) ( Vivid color and brightness ) Will have…
greenish white & color shifting

Color Temperature

-
+

- Default +
Gain RGB

+
G -
-
- +R
B
+

- Default +

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Visual Effect Information
Effect only on
Color Matching (Multiscreen) selected tone level

Level
5

- Blue +

Level
3

Color Uniformity
Test Pattern Sample Image

Level
6

Level
3

- Red + - Red +
Effect only on selected tone level & area
(Top area selected for sample)

Effect only on selected color

RGBCMY (No effect to Black/Gray/White)

Hue

- Blue + - +

Saturation

- Blue + - +

Brightness

- Blue + - +

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Supported model and setting
This guide is focusing on the high end projector listed below.
(Depending on the model specification, some of the setting explained in this guide will not appear in OSD.)

EB-Z Series EB-Z Series

(2014) (2012)
Color Mode Color Color Mode
Multi-Projection Multi-Projection
Multiscreen
Matching
sRGB sRGB
Presentation Presentation
Dynamic Dynamic
Color
Uniformity
Color Color
Temperature Temperature
RGBCMY RGBCMY
Gain RGB Gain RGB

WW (EB-)
EAI (PowerLite Pro) WW (EB-) EAI (PowerLite Pro) ECC (EB-)
ECC (CB-)
Z11000W Z10000 Z8250 Z9900
Z10000U Z10005 Z8255 B1500
Z10005U Z8450WU Z9750WU
Z11000 Z8455WU B1575WU
Z11005 Z8350W Z9850W
Z9900W Z8355W B1585W
Z9875U Z8150 Z9800
Z9870U - - Z9805W
Z9870 - - Z9810
Z9800W
Z9750U

EB-G6000 Series EB-G6000 Series EB-4000 Series

(2015) (2013)
Color Mode Color Mode Color Mode
Multi-Projection
Multiscreen Multi-Projection
Multiscreen Multi-Projection
Multiscreen
sRGB sRGB sRGB
Presentation Presentation Presentation
Dynamic Dynamic Dynamic
Color Color Color
Uniformity Uniformity Uniformity
Color Color Color
Temperature Temperature Temperature
RGBCMY RGBCMY RGBCMY
Gain RGB Gain RGB Gain RGB

WW (EB-) WW (EB-) WW (EB-)

EAI (PowerLite Pro) EAI (PowerLite Pro) EAI (PowerLite)
ECC (CB-) ECC (CB-) ECC (CB-)
G6970WU G6900WU 4955WU (WW/EAI)
G6870 G6800 4950WU (WW/ECC)
G6770WU G6750WU 4855WU (WW/EAI)
G6570WU G6650WU 4850WU (WW/ECC)
G6470WU G6550WU 4770W
G6370 G6450WU 4750W
G6270W G6350 4650
G6170 G6250W 4550
G6070W G6150
G6050W

SE Group Confidential Hint: Many adjustment functions are common for the Epson projector, there is a chance to have 6
same setting and effect for the models not listed here.