Interlink electronics RemotePoint VP4300, User Manual

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Page 2: ...d patents pending 2003 Interlink Electronics Inc All rights reserved RemotePoint Presenter the logo ClickTrigger the six dot logo and Interlink Electronics are registered trademarks of Interlink Electronics Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners RemotePoint Presenter User s Guide Rev B ...

Page 3: ...ng RemotePoint Presenter for a PowerPoint Presentation 9 Starting the RemotePoint Presenter Software 10 Using RemotePoint Presenter as a Presentation Remote Control 11 Clearing a Presentation Tool from the Screen 12 Operating Distances 12 Transporting RemotePoint Presenter 13 4 Customizing RemotePoint Presenter 14 Changing All Buttons to a Preset Profile 14 Changing Individual Button Functions 15 ...

Page 4: ...leshooting 35 No Mouse Cursor Motion in Windows 35 Operating Distance Is Reduced 36 A Specifications 37 B Technical Support 38 FCC Certification 39 Warranty 40 RemotePoint Presenter Software License Agreement 42 Table of Contents continued ...

Page 5: ...ide effects is also included This wireless presentation system is the ideal solution for presentations training and interactive multimedia The RemotePoint Presenter software lets you control and customize the functions of RemotePoint Presenter It includes 95 different tools with hundreds of configurations for enhancing PowerPoint presentations The RemotePoint Presenter box contains RemotePoint Pre...

Page 6: ...uble click My Computer double click the icon for your CD ROM drive and then double click Setup exe 1 Remove the battery cover on the underside of the RemotePoint Presenter Remote 2 Insert the two AAA batteries in the compartment Ensure that the batteries are in the correct orientation as indicated by the positive and negative markings 3 Replace the battery cover System Requirements Installing the ...

Page 7: ...nterlinkelec com Because RemotePoint Presenter uses radio waves the receiver can be placed anywhere You do not need to place it where you have a line of sight connection with the RemotePoint Presenter Remote Note Shortly after you connect the receiver Windows might display the Add New Hardware wizard If required click Next a few times to get through the wizard Some Windows 98 computers require tha...

Page 8: ... Remote and the receiver To program the receiver 1 Plug the receiver into a USB port and wait for the green light on the receiver to blink slowly 2 On the RemotePoint Presenter Remote press the laser button and shine the laser beam on the receiver s starburst icon for about five seconds 3 When the green light glows steadily the receiver is programmed to the unique address of the RemotePoint Presen...

Page 9: ...you present a PowerPoint slideshow To use the RemotePoint Presenter as a mouse 1 Using your thumb apply side pressure to the mouse pointer in the direction you want the mouse cursor to move 2 Using your index finger click the mouse by pressing the ClickTrigger on the back of the RemotePoint Presenter Remote Using RemotePoint Presenter for a PowerPoint Presentation ClickTrigger on bottom Mouse poin...

Page 10: ...ect the audience s attention away from the screen or to begin or end a slide show Launches a PowerPoint slideshow when PowerPoint is active F5 keystroke in other programs The RemotePoint Presenter software allows you to customize the buttons on RemotePoint Presenter Built in profiles for several common applications are provided and you can create your own profiles if the built in profiles don t fi...

Page 11: ... is a collection of button assignments To use RemotePoint Presenter as a presentation remote control 1 Start the RemotePoint Presenter software as described in Starting the RemotePoint Presenter Profiles Lists preset and personal profiles the current profile is shown in bold These icons show the current button assignments Tool palette These tools can be assigned to any button simply drag to a butt...

Page 12: ...digital clock and countdown timer all display clocks in one form or another You can clear these from the screen by pressing a second time the button you pressed to display the item or by pressing Escape on your keyboard Toolbars are cleared from the screen by clicking the close button on the toolbar or by selecting another tool button on the Remote unit If the Keep Cursor On Toolbar option isn t c...

Page 13: ...ng the RemotePoint Presenter Remote always remove the batteries from the unit Although the transmitter automatically goes into a low power sleep mode after a period of non operational use we recommend that you remove the batteries to avoid battery drain caused by accidental button activation during transportation The carrying case provides protection for the RemotePoint Presenter during transporta...

Page 14: ...ePoint Presenter operates To perform any of these functions start the RemotePoint Presenter software as described in Starting the RemotePoint Presenter Software on page 10 A profile is a collection of button assignments The four programmable buttons on the RemotePoint Presenter Remote can be set to any of the preset profiles or to any custom profile you have created and saved When you choose a pro...

Page 15: ...l Button Functions Profile Business Page Up Page Down Black Screen F5 Keystroke Presentation Educational Page Up Geometric Black Screen Countdown Presentation Pointer Timer Right Arrow Internet Browser Back Right Click Browser Activate Browsing Page Down Browser Keynote Page Up Page Down Black Screen F5 Keystroke Speech Lecture Page Up Geometric Black Screen Ticker Tape Pointer Right Arrow Standar...

Page 16: ...e tool palette at the bottom of the window 3 Drag the tool to the button to which you want to assign it Note You can drag a tool from another button as well as from the tool palette To assign a tool to a button using menus 1 Open the RemotePoint Presenter software 2 Click the button you want to change 3 From the context menu select Replace Tool 4 From the pop out menus select a tool These are the ...

Page 17: ...can select the image file and choose how it appears Hide and The Reveal tool covers the screen with Reveal a solid color Reveal the screen by moving the mouse across it in the direction of the reveal You can change the reveal style and direction Clipart Toggles the mouse cursor between a Pointer clip art image you select and a normal mouse cursor Click the mouse to leave a copy of the image on the...

Page 18: ...of the pointer Spotlight Dims the screen except the part that is in the spotlight You can vary the size and shape of the spotlight by dragging it Hold the shift key to maintain its aspect ratio You can change the type and shape of the spotlight Subliminal Displays a message for a short period of Message time You can change the text and the font as well as the position background and the length of ...

Page 19: ...oom tool button With Pan Enabled you can drag to move the enlarged area around the screen Proportional to Screen constrains your selection to the height width ratio of your display Laser Toggles the mouse cursor between a virtual laser pointer and a normal mouse cursor You can change the size of the virtual laser pointer by dragging Remember that the virtual laser is activated by the button to whi...

Page 20: ...rmal mouse cursor Drag the pen to mark The marks you make become annotations in the PowerPoint presentation You can change the color width and appearance of the pen Powerpointer Toggles the mouse cursor between a pointer you select and a normal mouse cursor Click to leave a copy of the pointer on the screen The pointer becomes an annotation in the PowerPoint presentation You can change the size an...

Page 21: ...ou can change the shape color and style of the shape PowerText Toggles the mouse cursor between a large letter T and a normal mouse cursor Click to leave a copy of the text you enter in the Properties dialog on the screen The text becomes an annotation in the PowerPoint presentation You can change the text and the font Black Toggles a black screen on and off in a Screen PowerPoint slide show White...

Page 22: ...st Slide Jumps to the first slide in a PowerPoint slide show Last Slide Jumps to the last slide in a PowerPoint slide show Exit Slide Exits from the slide show in a Show PowerPoint slide show Internet Tools Activate Activates your browser Browser Go to URL Goes to the selected Web page Forward Clicks your browser s Forward button Back Clicks your browser s Back button Refresh Refreshes the current...

Page 23: ...own button Page Up Clicks your browser s page up button Mouse Tools Center Moves the cursor to the center of the Cursor active monitor Wheel Uses the mouse to scroll the active window Left Click Clicks the left mouse button Middle Clicks the middle mouse button Click Right Click Clicks the right mouse button Left Double Double clicks the left mouse button Click Middle Double clicks the middle mous...

Page 24: ...lication such as Microsoft Excel or PowerPoint Click on keyboard buttons to enter characters into the underlying application Keystroke Sends a selected keystroke to the active application You can select the keystroke that is sent Page Up Presses the Page Up key Page Down Presses the Page Down key Enter Presses the Enter key Escape Presses the Esc key Delete Presses the Delete key Right Presses the...

Page 25: ...top of the active document The same as pressing Ctrl Home Bottom of Moves to the bottom of the active Doc document Minimize Minimizes all windows on the desktop Restore All Restores all windows if they were just minimized The same as pressing Windows D Next Moves to the next window on the Window desktop The same as pressing Alt Esc Previous Moves to the previous window on the Window desktop The sa...

Page 26: ...e background Play Sound Plays a selected sound file once Once You can select a sound file and choose to play it once play it continuously or stop playing Play Sound Plays a selected sound file Continuously continuously You can select a sound file and choose to play it once play it continuously or stop playing Stop Sound Stops a sound file that is playing You can select a sound file and choose to p...

Page 27: ...und volume go up down or mute Play Plays a CD Next Plays the next track on a CD Previous Plays the previous track on a CD Last Plays the last track Pause Pauses the CD player Stop Stops the CD player General Tools Launch Starts a selected application Program Display Toggles the display of the RemotePoint Configuration Presenter Control Panel Change Changes to a selected RemotePoint Profile Present...

Page 28: ...time You can choose how much of the screen is saved and what type of file is created Note The location to which the screen is saved might be different if you did not install RemotePoint Presenter software in the default location Clipboard Places the text you enter in the properties dialog on the Windows clipboard Pen Toggles the mouse cursor between a pen and a normal pointer Drag the pen to mark ...

Page 29: ...ware 2 Click the button you want to change 3 Click Properties 4 Make changes to the properties of the tool 5 After making your changes to the tool properties click OK to apply the changes Each properties dialog box has a different set of options that you can use to change the effect produced by the tool Below is an example of the Digital Clock Properties dialog box in which you can Specify the loc...

Page 30: ...e the top row of buttons to adjust the number of buttons and tabs to support the tools you want on the toolbar 3 Click a button position to add a tool to it Click Insert Tool and choose the tool you want to assign 4 When you have assigned all the tools you want to the toolbar set the options for location and size To use a toolbar 1 Using the RemotePoint Presenter Remote press the button to which t...

Page 31: ...Enabled Hotspots Displays the Hotspots tab in the main Events window Other Events Displays the Other Events tab in the main window Display Specifies where the presentation tools Tools On such as the clocks and spotlight are displayed on a multimonitor system Using Hotspots Hotspots are areas of the screen that react when the mouse cursor is moved over them You can assign tools to eight different h...

Page 32: ...hown you must select the Other Events check box in the Options dialog box as described in Changing Preferences on page 30 To assign a tool to an event 1 Click the Other Event tab 2 Right click in the Event column 3 On the context menu click New Event 4 On the pop out menus choose the event you want 5 From the tool palette drag a tool to the Tool column adjacent to the new event Once you have made ...

Page 33: ...menu click Save As 2 In the File Name box enter the name you want for the profile 3 Click Save Once you have created a custom profile you might make changes To save the changes follow this procedure To save an existing custom profile On the File menu click Save ...

Page 34: ...ers When you insert the RemotePoint Presenter receiver into a USB port an additional drive appears in Windows This drive acts like the other drives on your system You can read write and delete files on it It provides an easy way to transport your PowerPoint presentations from one machine to another The drive can be locked to write protect your data Use a paper clip to slide the data lock to the lo...

Page 35: ...from operating Restart Windows Sometimes restarting or powering the computer off and back on will restore cursor motion when the RemotePoint Presenter program is restarted Try installing the RemotePoint Presenter receiver and software on another computer Note The RemotePoint Presenter is a Microsoft compatible mouse It is not necessary to load the RemotePoint Presenter software to use it as a mous...

Page 36: ...tteries available The RemotePoint Presenter Remote the transmitter is designed to operate at distances up to 100 feet from the Receiver The operating distance may vary depending on the structural environment where the device is operated Changing the orientation of the receiver s antenna may increase the operating distance Operating Distance Is Reduced ...

Page 37: ... Frequency 900 MHz Dimensions 2 4 x 4 3 x 1 5 62mm x 110mm x 37mm Weight 5 ounces 140g Power 2 AAA Batteries Battery Life 6 months typical Laser Class II Laser Receiver Specifications Interface USB Presentation Storage 32 MB Dimensions 1 x 3 9 x 58 27mm x 98mm x 14mm Weight 1 ounce 28g Programmable Via Laser from transmitter LED Address setting indicator ...

Page 38: ...problem If you are still unable to solve the problem please call our Product Support team for assistance Product Support Hours 8 am to 5 pm PST Tel 888 696 3500 Fax 805 484 5997 Email support interlinkelec com Please be ready to provide the following information Date and place of purchase Brand and model of computer Software you use with this product Technical Support B ...

Page 39: ...terference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that this radio interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Re orient or relocat...

Page 40: ...ct INTERLINK reserves the right to provide at no additional cost a more current or upgraded model for replacement if available What is not covered by this warranty a This warranty does not extend to i Products which have been subjected to misuse accident physical damage improper installation abnormal operation or handling neglect inundation or fire or ii Products which have been damaged due to rep...

Page 41: ...mes no risk for damage or loss in shipment If in INTERLINK S sole opinion the Product failure is not covered under this warranty you will be notified and an authorization will be requested for any further repair activity Products repaired under warranty will be returned to you transportation prepaid You must pay return shipping costs for the Products repaired which are not covered by warranty or t...

Page 42: ... from one computer and install it on another provided that the Software is used only on one computer by one person at a time Licensee may not distribute copies of the Software or the accompanying written materials to others Licensee may not modify adapt translate or create derivative works based on the written materials without prior written consent of the Licensor Transfer Any transferee of the S...