Pro Cinema 4030 Hardware Tour 2 Posted on November 19, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Epson Pro Cinema 4030 Projector – Review - Overview: Pro Cinema 4030 - The Pro Cinema 4030 Earns Hot Product Award - Pro Cinema 4030 Highlights2. Pro Cinema 4030 Special Features - Super-Resolution - Dynamic Iris and Contrast - Picture In Picture - HDMI-Link3. Epson Pro Cinema 4030 Projector – Special Features 2 - Black and White Cinema Mode - Full Color Management System - 3D and 3D Glasses - Epson Panel Alignment - Lamp Life4. Pro Cinema 4030 Projector – Hardware Tour - Appearance - Control Panel - Lens Controls - Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Pro Cinema 4030 - Overall Placement Flexibility5. Pro Cinema 4030 Hardware Tour 2 - Inputs and Outputs - Pro Cinema 4030 Menus - Lamp Door - Remote Control6. Pro Cinema 4030 Projector – Image Quality - Pro Cinema 4030 - Out of the Box Picture Quality - Pro Cinema 4030 Skin Tones - 4030 Black Level and Shadow Detail - Black Level Performance - Projectors Side by Side7. Pro Cinema 4030 – Image Quality 2 - Black Level Performance - Black Levels: Pro Cinema 4030 vs. Competition - Shadow Detail - Overall Picture Quality - HDTV and Sports8. Pro Cinema 4030 Projector Performance - Pro Cinema 4030 Brightness in Different Image Preset modes - Full Power vs. Eco Mode - Affect of Zoom Lens position on Brightness - Epson Pro Cinema 4030 Projector - Calibrated - Brightest Mode - Quick-Cal For better Viewing Experience - Quick-Cal of Dynamic Mode: Measurements9. Pro Cinema 4030 Projector Performance 2 - Pre Calibration Color Temp: Natural Mode - Pro Cinema 4030 Color Temperature Post Calibration - Pro Cinema 4030 - 3D Brightness10. Pro Cinema 4030 Performance 3 - Epson PC4030 Projector - Sharpness - Bottom Line Sharpness11. Pro Cinema 4030 Performance 4 - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise12. Pro Cinema 4030 – Warranty and Support - Epson Provides Three Years of Warranty and Replacement Program13. Pro Cinema 4030 Calibration - General Calibration Settings - Before After Color Temperature Comparison - Comments about the Calibration - Additional Calibration Information for our members14. Epson Pro Cinema 4030 – Advanced Calibration Information - Color Management Settings (CMS) - Notes - Calibration Charts (Before and After)15. Epson Pro Cinema 4030 Projector: Competitors - Epson Pro Cinema 4030 vs. Panasonic PT-AE8000U - Pro Cinema 4030 vs. Home Cinema 5020UB - Pro Cinema 4030 vs Pro Cinema 603016. Pro Cinema 4030 Projector – Summary - Let's Talk Picture Quality - Fitting in Your Room17. Epson Pro Cinema 4030 Projector: Summary 2 - 3D Performance - Pro Cinema 4030 - Great Warranty and Support - Taking On The Competition 18. Epson Pro Cinema 4030 Projector: The Bottom Line - A Few Final Thoughts19. Epson Pro Cinema 4030 Projector Full Specifications HARDWARE TOUR 2: Inputs and Connectors, Menus Inputs and OutputsThe Epson Pro Cinema 4030 has a pretty typical lineup of inputs and outputs. Nothing really fancy that’s unique. Looking at the image here of the back of the projector, let’s start on the left: There are two HDMI 1.4 inputs. Interestingly, Picture in Picture will work with both HDMI inputs at the same time, which is rare (and nice)! Next over is the component video input (three color coded RCA jacks) then the composite video (another RCA jack). The analog computer input comes next (DB15 connector), please know that it can instead be used as a Component video 2 (adjust in menus). An RS232 is next in line for command and control. The RS232 (serial port) is there for command and control, such as controlling the projector from a room control system like Crestron or Control4. Finally there’s a small service port, for support. Click Image to EnlargePro Cinema 4030 MenusHere are about a dozen of the key menus of the Pro Cinema 4030 projector. The player rotates through them all. Click for the larger version to see all the menus and to be able to read everything. The first menu: Image is where most of the image controls are, with more, like Gamma and the calibration controls (adjusting color temp and the individual primary and secondary colors, in the Image menu’s Advanced sub menu. 3D controls and more are found on the next main menu down. The other main menus are more operations oriented. The last menu on every Epson projector is the Information menu, which as you can see, provides a wide range of info, from the resolution of what you are watching to the hours on your lamp. The Most Important Epson Menus Epson Image Menu Epson's main menu screen, The main menus go down the left side. Image menu offers extensive control. Image - Advanced submenu Gamma control and color calibration controls Image - Advanced - Gamma submenu Offers five preset gammas, but lacks the customizable gamma option found on the Epson UB projectors Image - Advanced - RGB submenu These RGB Gain and Bias controls adjust the grayscale balance. Image - Advanced - RGBCMY This sub-menu allows the fine tuning of each of the primary and secondary colors for hue, saturation, and brightness Lamp DoorThe Epson lamp door is located on the top. That way, when you have the Pro Cinema 4030 Projector ceiling mounted (which would be upside down, aka “inverted”), you will not have to unmount the projector to change out the lamp. Remote ControlEpson keeps making minor changes to the remote control with each generation, but this series of remotes is several years old, and one of the better ones out there. Believe it or not, one of my biggest complaints is that the backlight is in the upper right. The remote is long enough that when you hold it balanced in your hand, it’s not easy to hit that button without using your other hand. Tsk Tsk! Let’s take a look at the remote control starting at the top. Click Image to Enlarge 1. Epson Pro Cinema 4030 Projector – Review - Overview: Pro Cinema 4030 - The Pro Cinema 4030 Earns Hot Product Award - Pro Cinema 4030 Highlights2. Pro Cinema 4030 Special Features - Super-Resolution - Dynamic Iris and Contrast - Picture In Picture - HDMI-Link3. Epson Pro Cinema 4030 Projector – Special Features 2 - Black and White Cinema Mode - Full Color Management System - 3D and 3D Glasses - Epson Panel Alignment - Lamp Life4. Pro Cinema 4030 Projector – Hardware Tour - Appearance - Control Panel - Lens Controls - Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Pro Cinema 4030 - Overall Placement Flexibility5. Pro Cinema 4030 Hardware Tour 2 - Inputs and Outputs - Pro Cinema 4030 Menus - Lamp Door - Remote Control6. Pro Cinema 4030 Projector – Image Quality - Pro Cinema 4030 - Out of the Box Picture Quality - Pro Cinema 4030 Skin Tones - 4030 Black Level and Shadow Detail - Black Level Performance - Projectors Side by Side7. Pro Cinema 4030 – Image Quality 2 - Black Level Performance - Black Levels: Pro Cinema 4030 vs. Competition - Shadow Detail - Overall Picture Quality - HDTV and Sports8. Pro Cinema 4030 Projector Performance - Pro Cinema 4030 Brightness in Different Image Preset modes - Full Power vs. Eco Mode - Affect of Zoom Lens position on Brightness - Epson Pro Cinema 4030 Projector - Calibrated - Brightest Mode - Quick-Cal For better Viewing Experience - Quick-Cal of Dynamic Mode: Measurements9. Pro Cinema 4030 Projector Performance 2 - Pre Calibration Color Temp: Natural Mode - Pro Cinema 4030 Color Temperature Post Calibration - Pro Cinema 4030 - 3D Brightness10. Pro Cinema 4030 Performance 3 - Epson PC4030 Projector - Sharpness - Bottom Line Sharpness11. Pro Cinema 4030 Performance 4 - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise12. Pro Cinema 4030 – Warranty and Support - Epson Provides Three Years of Warranty and Replacement Program13. Pro Cinema 4030 Calibration - General Calibration Settings - Before After Color Temperature Comparison - Comments about the Calibration - Additional Calibration Information for our members14. Epson Pro Cinema 4030 – Advanced Calibration Information - Color Management Settings (CMS) - Notes - Calibration Charts (Before and After)15. Epson Pro Cinema 4030 Projector: Competitors - Epson Pro Cinema 4030 vs. Panasonic PT-AE8000U - Pro Cinema 4030 vs. Home Cinema 5020UB - Pro Cinema 4030 vs Pro Cinema 603016. Pro Cinema 4030 Projector – Summary - Let's Talk Picture Quality - Fitting in Your Room17. Epson Pro Cinema 4030 Projector: Summary 2 - 3D Performance - Pro Cinema 4030 - Great Warranty and Support - Taking On The Competition 18. Epson Pro Cinema 4030 Projector: The Bottom Line - A Few Final Thoughts19. 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