Panasonic PT-L730NTE, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...ENGLISH R Before operating this product please read the instructions carefully and save this manual for future use LCD Projector Operating Instructions Model No PT L730NTE R TQBH9003 1 Commercial Use ...

Page 2: ...el 3 Do not remove the earthing pin on the power plug This apparatus is equipped with a three prong earthing type power plug This plug will only fit an earthing type power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact an electrician Do not defeat the purpose of the earthing plug Dear Panasonic Customer This instruction booklet provides all the necessa...

Page 3: ...l shock if the cut off plug is inserted into any 13 amp socket If a new plug is to be fitted please observe the wiring code as shown below If in any doubt please consult a qualified electrician WARNING THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Green and Yellow Earth Blue Neutral Brown Live As the colours of the wire in ...

Page 4: ...e 35 PICTURE MODE 35 Colour Hue Setting 36 COLOR 36 TINT 36 BRIGHT 36 CONTRAST 36 SHARPNESS 36 Noise Reduction NR 36 TV SYSTEM 36 WHITE BALANCE R G B 37 Projecting sRGB compatible pictures 37 Adjusting the position 38 POSITION 39 DOT CLOCK 39 CLOCK PHASE 39 KEYSTONE 39 OSD POSITION 40 ASPECT 40 RESIZING 41 AUTO SETUP 41 FRAME LOCK 41 Audio adjustment 42 VOLUME 42 MUTE 42 Changing the display langu...

Page 5: ...0 If two or more network devices are existent 92 Web browser control 94 What you can do with Web browser control 94 Settings of Web browser control 94 Settings of projector 94 Settings of personal computer 94 Operation of Web browser control 95 Starting Web browser control 95 Top screen 95 Projector control 96 SD control 97 Changing password 97 Wireless Manager 2 0 98 What you can do with Wireless...

Page 6: ...t injury or electric shocks may occur If foreign objects or water get inside the projector or if the projector is dropped or the cabinet is broken turn off the power and disconnect the power cord from the wall outlet Continued use of the projector in this condition may result in fire or electric shocks Contact an Authorised Service Centre for repairs Do not overload the wall outlet If the power su...

Page 7: ...or let it become wet Failure to observe this may result in fire or electric shocks Do not place liquid containers on top of the projector If water spills onto the projector or gets inside it fire or electric shocks could result If any water gets inside the projector contact an Authorised Service Centre Do not insert any foreign objects into the projector Do not insert any metal objects or flammabl...

Page 8: ...ich can cause fire or damage to the projector Do not set up the projector in humid or dusty places or in places where the projector may come into contact with smoke or steam Using the projector under such conditions may result in fire or electric shocks When disconnecting the power cord hold the plug not the cord If the power cord itself is pulled the cord will become damaged and fire short circui...

Page 9: ... before carrying out any cleaning Electric shocks can result if this is not done Do not install the accessory wireless card to any device other than the card slot of the projector If this is not observed damage to the device may result Ask an Authorised Service Centre to clean inside the projector at least once a year If dust is left to build up inside the projector without being cleaned out it ca...

Page 10: ... RGB signal cable 3 0 m 9 10 K1HB15FA0001 x1 Video Audio cable 3 0 m 9 10 K2KA2FA00001 x 1 USB cable 3 0 m K1HB04FD0002 x 1 Accessories Check that all of the accessories shown below have been included with your projector Carrying bag TPEP007 x1 CD ROM TQBH9003 x1 Wireless Card N5HBD0000003 x1 SD memory card 8 MB RP SD008BEZ0 x1 Protective case for SD memory card RP SDCC0 x1 ...

Page 11: ...interference if it is set up near high voltage power lines or motors If installing the projector to the ceiling ask a qualified technician to carry out all installation work If the projector is to be suspended from the ceiling you will need to purchase the separate installation kit Model No ET PK730 Furthermore all installation work should only be carried out by a qualified technician If using thi...

Page 12: ...revent this you should touch a nearby metallic object such as an aluminium sash or a door knob to dissipate the static charge from your body About the wireless card slot and SD memory card slot Make sure that there are no foreign objects inside the slot when inserting the wireless card or SD memory card Failure to observe it may damage the card and the slot Before carrying out cleaning and mainten...

Page 13: ...adjust the angle of tilt of the projector tFront adjustable legs L R page 27 yProjection lens uLens cover iZoom knob page 28 oRemote control signal receptor page 21 0Air filter page 51 1Connector panel page 17 2Power input socket AC IN page 27 The accessory power cord is connected here Do not use any power cord other than the accessory power cord 3MAIN POWER switch pages 27 and 28 4Speaker Project...

Page 14: ...handle tAir outlet port Do not cover this port When you change the direction of the air flow out of the outlet port make sure that the MAIN POWER is OFF and the projector is cooled down WARNING Do not bring your hands or other objects close to the air outlet port Heated air comes out of the air outlet port Do not bring your hands or face or objects which cannot withstand heat close to this port ot...

Page 15: ...page 49 This indicator illuminates if an abnormally high temperature is detected inside the projector or around it If the temperature rises above a certain level the power supply will be turned off automatically and the indicator will illuminate or flash yPOWER button pages 27 and 28 uAUTO SETUP button pages 27 and 55 If this button is pressed while a picture is being projected the projection sett...

Page 16: ... This indicator illuminates while a laser beam is being emitted while the LASER button is being pressed It flashes when any other buttons are being pressed 7LASER button page 19 A beam of laser light is emitted while this button is being pressed This laser beam can be used as a pointer to point to something on the screen 8FREEZE button page 33 This button is used to momentarily freeze projection s...

Page 17: ...nt input or output with this connector tAUDIO OUT jack pages 23 and 24 This jack is used to output the audio signals which are input to the projector If audio equipment is connected to this jack no sound will be output from the built in speaker yS VIDEO IN connector pages 23 and 41 This connector is used to input signals from a S VIDEO compatible equipment such as a video deck The connector is S1 ...

Page 18: ... connector is for connecting the wireless card to the projector s card slot Be careful not to touch the connector uWireless card power indicator Illuminates when the wireless card is operating iMetal terminals These terminals are for connecting the SD memory card to the projector s card slot Do not touch the metal terminals with hands or metal objects attach stickers to them or allow them to becom...

Page 19: ...ssed the laser beam is being emitted and the operating indicator illuminates Do not look into the laser emitter of the remote control unit or point the laser beam towards other people otherwise damage to eyes may occur Caution Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure This remote control unit cannot be r...

Page 20: ...utton R CLICK button Mode switch Computer Projector Mode switch Computer Projector Move the mode switch to the Computer position Page buttons Functions as the Page Up button on a personal computer keyboard v Functions as the Page Down button on a personal computer keyboard Arrow buttons These buttons can move the cursor on a personal computer s screen as the personal computer mouse R CLICK button ...

Page 21: ...acteristics of the screen used NOTE Do not drop the remote control unit Keep the remote control unit away from liquids Remove the batteries if not using the remote control unit for long periods Do not use rechargeable batteries Operating range If the remote control unit is held so that it is facing directly in front of the remote control signal receptors on the front or rear of the projector the o...

Page 22: ...ker However you will need to connect a separate audio system to the AUDIO OUT jack if your needs specify high sound volumes No sound will come out of the projector s built in speaker while the AUDIO OUT jack is being used It may not be possible to connect some types of computer Refer to the list of compatible signals on page 60 The pin layout and signal names for the S VIDEO IN connector are shown...

Page 23: ...lable for the RGB AUDIO IN jacks so if you wish to change the audio input source you will need to remove and insert the appropriate plugs If an audio system is connected to the AUDIO OUT jack the sound volume balance can be controlled by the remote control unit which is supplied with the projector If the video signal source is connected using a cable with a BNC connector plug use a BNC RCA adapter...

Page 24: ... the types of RGB signals which can be input to the projector by connecting a computer Do not input the signal to the RGB2 IN RGB1 OUT connector when the RGB2 SELECT item in the OPTION menu is set to OUTPUT Refer to page 44 Example of connecting to computer Monitor Audio system Refer to the accessory CD ROM for details on the wireless network that is used for controlling the projector with a perso...

Page 25: ...PTION menu Refer to page 44 for details FRONT REAR FRONT REAR Factory default setting NOTE You will need to purchase the separate ceiling bracket ET PK730 when using the ceiling installation method Projector position DESK CEILING DESK CEILING H1 L L SH SW 9 6 3 8 L Projection distance SH Image height SW Image width H1 Distance from centre of lens to bottom edge of projected image Top edge of scree...

Page 26: ...mulas below If the screen size diagonal is SD m then the following formula is used to calculate the projection distance for the wide lens position LW and the projection distance for the telephoto lens position LT For 16 9 aspect ratios the following formula can be used to calculate the projection distance NOTE The dimensions in the table above and the values obtained from the above formulas may co...

Page 27: ... on the projector will illuminate red rPress the POWER button The power indicator on the projector will flash green After a short period the indicator will illuminate green and a picture will be projected tPress the input select INPUT RGB VIDEO button to select the input signal The input signal selected will change as shown at below each time an input select button is pressed yWhile pressing the a...

Page 28: ...away but it will turn on automatically after a short period During this time the power indicator on the projector will flash orange When the projector is in standby mode the power indicator on the projector is illuminated red the projector will still draw a maximum 1 7 W of power even when the cooling fan has stopped When the WEB STANDBY is set to ON the cooling fan operates and the power indicato...

Page 29: ...f these menus is shown below NOTE Keystone distortion of the on screen display will not be corrected PICTURE PICTURE MODE COLORTEMP COLOR TINT BRIGHT CONTRAST SHARPNESS NR STANDARD STANDARD STANDARD 32 32 32 32 4 1 SELECT ADJUST ENTER ENTER ESC MENU When a YPBPR signal is being input PICTURE PICTURE MODE COLORTEMP COLOR TINT BRIGHT CONTRAST SHARPNESS NR TV SYSTEM STANDARD SELECT ADJUST ENTER ENTER...

Page 30: ...LECT ENTER ENTER ESC MENU When a YPBPR signal is being input POSITION POSITION KEYSTONE OSD POSITION ASPECT RESIZING AUTO SETUP STANDARD H 63 V 63 H 0 V 0 OFF ON TOP LEFT AUTO SELECT ENTER ENTER ESC MENU When an S VIDEO VIDEO signal is being input POSITION KEYSTONE OSD POSITION AUTO SETUP STANDARD H 0 V 0 TOP LEFT SELECT ENTER ENTER ESC MENU When the NETWORK SD CARD is selected AUDIO VOLUME MUTE O...

Page 31: ...WORK menu page 46 SD CARD AUTOPLAY REPEAT INTERVAL OFF ON 1 5 sec SELECT ADJUST ENTER ENTER ESC MENU SD CARD menu page 46 Menu operation guide qPress the MENU button The menu screen will be displayed wPress the or arrow buttons to select a menu The selected menu screen will then be displayed Example POSITION menu PICTURE PICTURE MODE COLORTEMP BRIGHT CONTRAST SHARPNESS WHITE BALANCE R WHITE BALANC...

Page 32: ...ng the or buttons in the menu screen Some items can be adjusted by pressing the or buttons BFor the selective items Select the setting by pressing the or buttons CFor the fixed items Press the ENTER button and the function will work Returning to the previous screen Press the MENU button to return to the previous screen POSITION POSITION DOT CLOCK CLOCK PHASE KEYSTONE OSD POSITION RESIZING AUTO SET...

Page 33: ...E You can also select STANDARD from the menu screen and then press the ENTER button When an individual adjustment screen is being displayed Only the item displayed will be returned to the factory default setting POSITION POSITION DOT CLOCK CLOCK PHASE KEYSTONE OSD POSITION RESIZING AUTO SETUP FRAME LOCK STANDARD H 63 V 63 H 0 V 0 32 32 OFF OFF ON ON TOP LEFT SELECT ENTER ENTER ESC MENU Using the f...

Page 34: ...d area which you want to project rPress the MENU button to return to the normal screen NOTE This function can only be used when using the remote control unit If the type of signal being input changes while the digital zoom function is being used the digital zoom function will be cancelled eUse the D ZOOM buttons to change the enlargement ratio The enlargement ratio can be changed within the range ...

Page 35: ...use DYNAMIC PICTURE PICTURE MODE COLORTEMP BRIGHT CONTRAST SHARPNESS WHITE BALANCE R WHITE BALANCE G WHITE BALANCE B STANDARD STANDARD STANDARD 32 32 0 32 32 32 SELECT ADJUST ENTER ENTER ESC MENU When an RGB signal is being input PICTURE PICTURE MODE COLORTEMP COLOR TINT BRIGHT CONTRAST SHARPNESS NR STANDARD STANDARD STANDARD 32 32 32 32 4 1 SELECT ADJUST ENTER ENTER ESC MENU When a YPBPR signal i...

Page 36: ...IGHT setting first if required before adjusting the CONTRAST setting SHARPNESS Press the button to make the picture details sharper and press the button to make the picture details softer STANDARD HIGH LOW STANDARD HIGH LOW Noise Reduction NR When S VIDEO VIDEO YPBPR signals are being input If the signal is of such poor quality that picture interference appears you can suppress this interference b...

Page 37: ...ional Electrotechnical Commission IEC If you would like the colours in sRGB compatible pictures to be reproduced more faithfully make the following settings q qPress the or button to select PICTURE MODE and then use the or button to select NATURAL w wPress the or button to select COLOR TEMP and then use the or button to select STANDARD e ePress the STANDARD STD button on the remote control unit r ...

Page 38: ... by the following procedure POSITION POSITION DOT CLOCK CLOCK PHASE KEYSTONE OSD POSITION RESIZING AUTO SETUP FRAME LOCK STANDARD H 63 V 63 H 0 V 0 32 32 OFF OFF ON ON TOP LEFT SELECT ENTER ENTER ESC MENU When an RGB signal is being input POSITION POSITION KEYSTONE OSD POSITION ASPECT RESIZING AUTO SETUP STANDARD H 63 V 63 H 0 V 0 OFF ON TOP LEFT AUTO SELECT ENTER ENTER ESC MENU When an S VIDEO VI...

Page 39: ...eriodic striped pattern interference noise may occur when a striped pattern such as the one below is projected If this happens use the and buttons to adjust so that any such noise is minimised CLOCK PHASE RGB only Adjust the DOT CLOCK setting first before carrying out this adjustment Use the and buttons to adjust so that the noise level is least noticeable NOTE If signals with a dot clock frequenc...

Page 40: ... is as minimal as possible The picture size will also change when correction of keystone distortion is carried out The range of keystone correction varies depending on the type of signal being input If you make an adjustment that is outside the allowable range the setting will not be changed In addition if the input signal changes after keystone correction has been carried out the correction setti...

Page 41: ...ed onto a wide screen distortion may occur around the edges of the picture so that part of the picture is no longer visible Such programmes should be viewed in 4 3 mode to give proper consideration to the aims and intentions of the original programme s creator RESIZING This should normally be set to ON This setting is only for signals which have lower resolutions than the LCD panels Refer to page ...

Page 42: ...e MUTE to ON pressing the or buttons to turn off the volume of the sound output To release muting set to OFF pressing the or buttons AUDIO VOLUME MUTE OFF ON 20 SELECT ADJUST ENTER ENTER ESC MENU Changing the display language Use the or buttons on the projector or remote control unit to select a language then press the MENU button to accept the setting ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL ITALIANO LAN...

Page 43: ...set to ON ON During automatic setup the angle of tilt of the projector is detected and vertical keystone distortion is corrected automatically OFF Use this setting when you do not want automatic keystone correction to be carried out during automatic setup such as when the screen itself is at an angle RGB YPbPr This setting is valid when 750p HDTV60 HDTV50 525p 625i and 525i signals are being input...

Page 44: ... positioned behind the screen DESK CEILING This setting should be changed in accordance with the projector setting up method Set to DESK when setting up the projector on a desk or similar and set to CEILING when suspending the projector from the ceiling using the ceiling bracket which is sold separately LAMP POWER This setting changes the lamp brightness When set to LOW the luminance of the lamp i...

Page 45: ...eless network Use the or buttons to change the characters and use the or buttons to change the character position When finished press the ENTER button The projector comes from the factory without any password If password setting is complete the password will not be displayed on the WEB PASSWORD screen When you forget it set it again from the beginning CONTROL KEY To make the buttons on the project...

Page 46: ...STATUS This setting is used to adjust the LAN to control the projector by means of the wireless network WEP This setting is for encrypting data transmitted by means of the wireless network SD CARD SETUP The following settings are used when projecting the pictures recorded in the SD memory card Refer to the accessory CD ROM for details AUTO PLAY Plays the pictures recorded in the SD memory card aut...

Page 47: ...mand for 10 seconds after the lamp is switched on Wait 10 seconds before sending the command If sending multiple commands check that a response has been received from the projector for one command before sending the next command When a command which does not require parameters is sent the colon is not required If an incorrect command is sent from the personal computer the ER401 command will be sen...

Page 48: ...as switched off the lamp is not turned back on again straight away in order to protect the lamp Power ON PON Power OFF POF Volume AVL Parameter 000 063 Adjustment value 0 63 Input signal selection IIS Parameter VID VIDEO SVD S VIDEO RG1 RGB1 YPBPR1 RG2 RGB2 YPBPR2 NWP NETWORK SDC SD CARD Lamp ON condition query Q S Parameter 0 Standby 1 Lamp ON control active 2 Lamp ON 3 Lamp OFF control active Ca...

Page 49: ...ure has suddenly changed The ventilation holes may be covered The ambient temperature in the place of use may be too high The air filter may be blocked Uncover the ventilation holes Set up the projector in a place where the temperature is between 0 C 32 F and 40 C 104 F and the humidity is between 20 and 80 with no condensation If you set the FAN CONTROL to HIGH page 44 set up the projector in a p...

Page 50: ...aight away after it was turned off Wait for a while until the lamp unit cools down before turning the power back on again There may be an abnormality in the lamp circuit Turn off the MAIN POWER switch by following the procedure given on page 28 and then contact an Authorised Service Centre LAMP indicator NOTE Be sure to turn off the MAIN POWER switch by following the procedure given in Turning off...

Page 51: ... upside down NOTE Place the projector on top of a soft cloth so that it will not become scratched eRemove the air filter Put your fingernails under the air filter and pull the air filter out of the projector rClean the air filter Use a vacuum cleaner to clean off any accumulated dust NOTE Be careful not to let the air filter get sucked into the vacuum cleaner tInstall the air filter NOTE Be sure t...

Page 52: ...number indicated above Lamp unit replacement period The lamp is a consumable product Even when the full life of the bulb has not been exhausted the brightness of the light will gradually decline Therefore periodic replacement of the lamp is necessary The intended lamp replacement interval is 2 000 hours but it is possible that the lamp may need to be replaced earlier due to variables such as a par...

Page 53: ...of the projector and then remove the lamp unit cover from the projector eUse a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the two lamp unit fixing screws until the screws turn freely Then hold the handle of the lamp unit and gently pull it out from the projector rInsert the new lamp unit while making sure that the direction of insertion is correct and then use a Phillips screwdriver to securely tighten the la...

Page 54: ...lug into the wall outlet and then press the MAIN POWER switch NOTE If the POWER indicator on the projector does not illuminate red when the MAIN POWER switch is turned on turn the MAIN POWER switch off again and check that the lamp unit and the lamp unit cover are securely installed Then turn the MAIN POWER switch back on uPress the POWER button so that a picture is projected onto the screen iPres...

Page 55: ...e items given in the table below will be set automatically The setting details change according to the signal which is being input Refer to the table below for details VIDEO S VIDEO NETWORK SDCARD YPBPR Dot Clock frequency is 140 MHz or higher Signal other than above Horizontal vertical position Dot clock clock phase Auto RGB input select Automatic vertical keystone correction Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ...

Page 56: ... setting may not be correct Refer to page 27 The BRIGHT adjustment setting may be at the minimum possible setting Refer to page 36 The shutter function may be in use Refer to page 43 The lens cover may still be attached to the lens The lens focus may not have been set correctly Refer to page 28 The projector may not be at the correct distance from the screen Refer to page 26 The lens may be dirty ...

Page 57: ...TV system may not be set correctly Refer to page 36 There may be a problem with the video tape or other signal source A signal which is not compatible with the projector may be being input Refer to page 60 If you select SXGA60 or SXGA60 type RGB signals the pictures may not be projected correctly If this happens press the AUTO SETUP button The cable may be too long The external video output for th...

Page 58: ... frequency Less than 140 MHz YPBPR signals 525i 480i 625i 525p 480p 750p 720p HDTV60 1080i 60 HDTV50 1080i 50 Colour system 7 NTSC NTSC 4 43 PAL PAL M PAL N PAL60 SECAM Projection size 1 016 mm 7 620 mm 40 300 Throw distance 1 2 m 11 8 m 3 11 38 8 Optical axis shift 9 1 fixed Screen aspect ratio 4 3 Installation Front Rear Ceiling Desk Menu selection method Speaker 4 cm x 3 cm oval x 1 Max useable...

Page 59: ...s cover Weight 4 0 kg 8 8 lbs Operating environment Temperature 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F When the FAN CONTROL is set to HIGH page 43 0 C 35 C 32 F 95 F Humidity 20 80 no condensation Certifications EN60950 EN55022 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 EN55024 Remote control unit Power supply 3 V DC AAA battery x2 Operating range Approx 7 m 23 when operated directly in front of signal receptor Weight 108 g 3 8 ozs in...

Page 60: ... 480 37 500 75 000 31 500 A OK RGB 640 x 480 43 269 85 008 36 000 A OK RGB 800 x 600 35 156 56 250 36 000 A OK RGB 800 x 600 37 879 60 317 40 000 A OK RGB 800 x 600 48 077 72 188 50 000 A OK RGB 800 x 600 46 875 75 000 49 500 A OK RGB 800 x 600 53 674 85 061 56 250 A OK RGB 832 x 624 49 725 74 550 57 283 A OK RGB 1 024 x 768 48 363 60 004 65 000 AA RGB 1 024 x 768 56 476 70 069 75 000 AA RGB 1 024...

Page 61: ...arks of International Business Machines Corporation Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc S VGA is a registered trademark of the Video Electronics Standards Association Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the property of the various trademark owners Dimensions Units mm inch USB 9 6 3 8 245 9 5 8 291 2 11 15 32 55 2 5 32 5 3 16 118...

Page 62: ...62 ENGLISH Opereting Instructions Wireless Functions SD Card Functions Model No PT L730NTE ...

Page 63: ...he card slot Inserting foreign objects may damage the projector If the wireless card is inserted while some foreign object is inside the slot it may damage the wireless card Notes with regard to the wireless card and the projector Caution Before touching the wireless card make sure that you earth your body to dissipate any static electric charge that might damage the card Static electricity from t...

Page 64: ...affix other labels or stickers To insert the card into a device that does not accept an SD card e g device for multimedia cards To apply excessive force when operating the lid of the card port To use cracked or deformed card To use the card in a moist place such as bathroom or in a dusty place such as warehouse Instruction on storage Be sure to put the card in the case when it is taken out from th...

Page 65: ...ion can create copies of all data within the DCIM folder into your personal computer Write protection switch Putting the write protection switch of SD card to the LOCK position will disable image editing operation such as deleting or moving on the projector attempt of operation will bring error message If the SD card is inserted into the personal computer by means of the PC card adaptor while the ...

Page 66: ...es Keep the wireless card as far away as possible from devices such as mobile telephones TVs and radios when using such devices Devices such as mobile telephones TVs and radios use different frequencies from the wireless card so that there will be no effect on either wireless card communication or on reception or transmission for such devices However radio emissions from the wireless card may caus...

Page 67: ...w Zealand Spain Singapore DGT SIRIM ETSI 300 328 ETSI 300 328 IDA 3 4 5 1 13 10 11 10 13 2 412 MHz 2 472 MHz 2 457 MHz 2 462 MHz 2 457 MHz 2 472 MHz Certification Last digit of card number Operating channels Frequency band median frequency To check the region of intended use for the wireless card which you have purchased check the last digit of the product number which appears on the label on the ...

Page 68: ...lications of SD card wireless functions Examples of use of SD card For the procedure of direct writing from personal computer refer to Recording directly onto SD card on page 74 For details of Image Creator 1 0 refer to Image Creator 1 0 on page 106 An SD viewer helps user easily search images 8MB SD card containing image data Insertion Projection Projector Screen Image Writing data directly on SD...

Page 69: ...s Manager 2 0 on page 98 For details of network setting refer to Network setting on page 79 For details of Web browser control refer to Web browser control on page 94 8MB SD card Projection Projector Screen Image LAN connectable Personal computer Transfer image data Recording Insertion Wireless card Insertion Install Wireless Manager 2 0 8MB SD card containing image data Wireless card Projector Pr...

Page 70: ...while the access lamp is blinking may destroy the data stored on the card e e Press the centre of the SD card to release the lock and remove the card r r Close the slot cover Fitting Pay attention to the difference between up and down sides of the SD card q q Open the slot cover w w Insert the SD card With the card label facing up insert the card from the side that has a cut corner until it reache...

Page 71: ... attention to the difference between up and down sides of the wireless card Forcible insertion of the wireless card in a wrong direction may cause a fault r r Close the slot cover Removal q q Turn off the power supply to the projector Turn off the power referring to How to turn off the power supply given on page 28 w w Open the slot cover e e Press the ejector button Press the ejector button and i...

Page 72: ...Auto play ON The next image will automatically appear when images are replayed OFF Images will not be changed automatically Auto loop 1 10 Automatic replay will be repeated by the predefined times if ON has been selected for auto play Continuous Automatic replay will be repeated endlessly if ON has been selected for auto play Image changing interval This parameter defines the interval of changing ...

Page 73: ...not be selected To return to the folder selection screen press the MENU button e e Select the file with the buttons and press the ENTER button The selected image will be displayed in full screen mode If OFF has been selected for auto play the and buttons can select the previous or next image for display Notes If ten or more files are found press the button when the bottom row files are highlighted...

Page 74: ...t the SD card into the PC card adaptor as shown in the diagram on the right Positively push in the card until it is locked Also pay attention to the difference between up and down sides and fore and back sides when inserting the card Note If the SD card is inserted in the personal computer by means of PC card adaptor with the write protection switch of SD card set to the LOCK position a blue scree...

Page 75: ...ght select the drive icon and press the ALT ENTER buttons and check the indication on the displayed Properties window Notes The procedure window is for Windows 98SE The contents of displayed window vary with the Windows version If the New hardware window requests selection of the driver select Windows standard driver and click the OK button For further information refer to on line Help of Windows ...

Page 76: ...panel open PC card click the Show control on the task bar check box and then click the OK button e e Select either Disable standard IDE ESDI hard disk controller or Disable BN SD Series PCMCIA Disk Controller and click it r r When a screen appears as shown on the right click OK and take out the PC card adaptor t t Press the ejector button of the PC card adaptor and pull out the SD card Note Strict...

Page 77: ...te and edit files in the similar manner as a floppy disk and an MO disk Note Extension of functions is required including PC Exchange and File Exchange If those functions are not installed a message appears saying The computer cannot read this disk Will you format the disk and a formatting screen appears NEVER format the disk though If the card undergoes Macintosh formatting the projector will not...

Page 78: ...xisting DCF conforming directory may be used as in Step q e e Drag and drop your saving desired JPEG image file into the created directory The file will be copied in the directory the original file in the personal computer will not be deleted r r Rename the copied file with a file name e g abcd0001 jpg that conforms to the DCF standard When file saving is complete take out the SD card from the per...

Page 79: ... of the projector Setting of the PC Typical setting Parameters IP address Subnet mask Mode Channel LAN 1 5 192 168 10 10 14 factory default If you use more than one projector assign a different address to each of them 255 255 255 0 factory default AD HOC 11 factory default Use the same setting as the PC Assign an address such as 192 168 10 15 or 192 168 10 20 The same IP address as the projector c...

Page 80: ...om that of PC Example If the IP address of the PC is 192 168 10 11 assign an address such as 192 168 10 12 to the projector Subnet mask Mode Channel Use the same settings as the PC AD HOC Use the same setting as the PC Notes The settings of the PC are available without modification However give the same WEP settings to the projector as the PC because the projector will also support WEP if the WEP ...

Page 81: ...ress Subnet mask Mode Channel SSID For details of setting please consult your network administrator INFRASTRUCTURE Notes If the projector is used in the area where the radio waves cannot reach the access point follow the instructions described in If wireless communication has already been established between PCs in ad hoc mode on page 80 For the SSID of the projector up to 32 alphanumeric characte...

Page 82: ... encryption function is enabled it takes more time to transmit images Selecting from KEY 1 4 with and buttons press the ENTER button and the WEP data will be displayed To change the setting of WEP choose RUN from Setting Wizard and press the ENTER button to move to the WEP setup wizard To enable the WEP data choose OK from Setting Wizard and press the ENTER button LAN Setup Wizard IP address Assig...

Page 83: ...blished using an access point Press the ENTER button when the setting is completed SSID only in the INFRASTRUCTURE mode Change the projector s SSID to the one that is set for the access point with which the projector communicates in the INFRASTRUCTURE mode For the SSID of the projector up to 32 alphanumeric characters and symbols are available For this reason if the SSID of the access point cannot...

Page 84: ...mpleted KEY ID encryption key ID Specify the ID of the encryption key to be used Conform to the setting of the personal computer and the access point Use and buttons to select values and press the ENTER button when the setting is completed KEY encryption Enter a 10 digit key for 64 bit and a 20 digit key for 128 bit using characters 0 to 9 and A to F Conform to the setting of the personal computer...

Page 85: ...C Forcible insertion of the wireless card in a wrong direction may cause a fault Removal of wireless card q q Quit Wireless Manager if using it w w Left click the icon for PC card shown on the task bar at the bottom right corner of the screen Note If no PC card icon is appearing on the task bar at the bottom right of the screen go to Start menu Setting Control panel open PC card click the Show con...

Page 86: ...r Windows98SE Note The Windows98SE installation CD ROM may be required when installing the driver q q When the wireless card is inserted Add New Hardware Wizard appears Press Next button w w Select Search for the best driver for your device and press Next button e e Check CD ROM drive and click NEXT r r When pananic inf is detected press the Next button Installation of the driver will be started t...

Page 87: ...s2000 q q When the wireless card is inserted New Hardware Found Wizard appears Press the Next button w w Select Search for a suitable driver for my device and press the Next button e e Insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive of the PC click the check box for CD ROM drive and press the Next button r r Press the Browse and select Wireless Card English in the CD ROM ...

Page 88: ...f the driver will be completed For WindowsXP q q When the wireless card is inserted New Hardware Found Wizard appears Press the Next button w w Uncheck Search removable media check Include this location in the search click the Browse button and then select WirelessCard English in the CD ROM drive for driver search location e e Press the Next button r r Press the Finish button ...

Page 89: ... Communication mode is set to AdHoc Pseudo AdHoc Set the channel to the same number as the projector r r If WEP encryption has been set in the projector Select the WEP mode and set it to the same settings as the projector and the access point 64 40 bit encryption To enter an encryption key Characters 5 characters Hexadecimal numbers 10 digits Select a default key number from 1 to 4 128 104 bit enc...

Page 90: ... to the projector r r Enter the same value as the subnet mask assigned to the projector t t To communicate in AdHoc mode delete the gateway To communicate in Infrastructure mode set a proper gateway After the entry click the OK button to return to the previous screen y y Click the OK button to complete the setting procedure Rebooting the PC will establish the settings For Windows98SE To install th...

Page 91: ...utton r r Enter an IP address of the same segment as the one assigned to the projector t t Enter the same value as the subnet mask assigned to the projector After the entry click the OK button to return to the previous screen y y Click the OK button to complete the setting procedure You do not have to restart the computer For Windows2000 To install the driver for Windows2000 refer to the procedure...

Page 92: ...nager and select the icon of the device you want to disable and click the Properties button e e Check the Disable in this hardware profile checkbox and click the OK button r r Confirming that each icon of the disabled adaptors is marked with X click the OK button to close the window For Windows98SE To install the driver in a Windows98SE machine refer to the procedures for WindowsMe ...

Page 93: ... and open the Network connection window w w Right click the icon of the device you want to disable and select Disable e e Making sure the icon of the device you just disabled is gray close the window For Windows2000 To install the driver for Windows2000 refer to the procedure for WindowsXP ...

Page 94: ...using up to 16 alphanumeric characters and symbols Use buttons to change letters use buttons to move the digit No password has been set as a factory default Settings of personal computer q q Right click Internet Explorer icon and open Properties w w From Connection open LAN setting clear all the check boxes of options and click the OK button Click the OK button to close the set up window Note If t...

Page 95: ...t and left click Remote Control Top screen Note The top screen may not be displayed depending on the browser In that case close the window first and start again the Web browser control or press the CLT H buttons at the same time Disable the use of the proxy server to use the proxy server refer to Settings of Web browser control on page 94 Specify the IP address that has been assigned to the projec...

Page 96: ...ntrol is not turned ON in the option setting of the projector neither basic control nor option control will operate Web power is not turned ON in the option setting of the projector it will not be powered on However the projector control screen will display still the same content as shown when the projector operates normally Option control screen Note If the projector does not work as controlled e...

Page 97: ... the menu The user can change the password Note Up to16 characters can be used for a password Use alphanumeric characters and symbols to create a password Both upper and lower case letters can be used Select a folder in the SD card Select thumbnail display or file name list display Control auto play Clicking a file name will zoom in on it within the Web browser Clicking Projection will display the...

Page 98: ...n the projector and stack images in advance This function allows quick image switching Note Wireless Manager 2 0 supports BMP JPEG and PNG image formats Wireless Manager 2 0 cannot be used with the earlier model of PT L712NTE Installation of Wireless Manager 2 0 Install the Wireless Manager 2 0 onto your PC The software is contained in the supplied CD ROM Before installation The software does not ...

Page 99: ...essage is displayed click Yes Note Wireless Manager 2 0 can also be launched from Image Creator 1 0 From the Image Creator window click Launch Wireless Manager button A If the images have been stored using Image Creator 1 0 in advance an image list window appears after the start of Wireless Manager 2 0 followed by the thumbnail display of images stored using Image Creator 1 0 Registration of proje...

Page 100: ... e Click the Add button C r r From the keyboard type the IP address of the projector and click the Register button The projector will be registered in the list of projectors to which the image data is to be transmitted If the specified projector is not found on the network a The projector was not detected message will be displayed If you want to cancel the registration click the Cancel button t t ...

Page 101: ...f the process during the capture refer to Capture in the option screen 2 Area button The user can specify an area on the PC screen and capture the image within the area The Capture window is kept blank during the area definition process Use the mouse to clip the area to be captured When the clipping is completed the image is captured and displayed in the PictureBox of the Capture window 3 Scope bu...

Page 102: ...ou want to capture is not displayed immediately The range of delay time setting is 1 to 30 seconds This value depends on the hardware of your PC as well as the operating applications Try to capture several images into your PC to determine the best value to choose 7 Close button This button quits the Capture window Transfer of image stored in the personal computer The images stored in the PC can be...

Page 103: ...rred to the SD card inserted in the projector To cancel the transfer click the Cancel button This function is not available during automatic display 7 Stop This suspends the automatic display currently performed Then the top image of in thumbnails 17 will be selected 8 Presentation mode During a presentation choose this option to disable operation of sorting adding and deleting of images This mode...

Page 104: ...umber of loops specifies the times of automatic display cycle to be repeated Choose from 1 to 10 or continuous Interval specifies the interval time for transmitting images during automatic display Choose from 10 to 600 seconds Click the OK button to save the above settings Click the Cancel button to cancel 15 Close The image list window will be closed 16 Preview screen If thumbnail display has bee...

Page 105: ...n the thumbnail display window sort the images in the order you want to replay w w Press the Transmit to SD button to send all image data to the projector e e From the remote control Web browser control screen project the image data that has been transferred to the projector keeping in step with the presentation Conference using multiple personal computers q q Select the connection with the projec...

Page 106: ...ppt extension into a DCF compliant JPEG or PNG image file The PC that converts the file must have PowerPoint97 2000 2002 installed in it To convert JPEG BMP TIFF and PNG images to DCF compliant JPEG or PNG images XGA SXGA SVGA XGA XGA XGA To change the image size or compression ratio B C A A B C To sort the images 8MB To write to the SD card the hard disc and the MO etc ...

Page 107: ...ss the Exit button on the control screen Functions on the main screen When you launch Image Creator the main screen will appear as shown in the diagram on the right The functions on the main screen are as follows 1 File menu Capture slides Capture an image Convert and save and Exit are available in this menu 2 Settings menu This menu allows you to use change of JPEG conversion format saving in DCF...

Page 108: ...ify the compression format in which the files are saved AUTO JPEG and PNG are available If AUTO is selected the file is automatically converted into either JPEG or PNG format Note If the file would be more compact in PNG format this format will be selected for saving 3 Convert and screen size setting Specify the screen size of the file to be saved 4 Current image button Currently selected image fi...

Page 109: ...utton When the capture is completed press the Stop Exit button Note Press the Stop Exit button if you want to stop the process of Capture all The aspect ratio of captured slides will be converted to 4 to 3 It is not recommended to capture the slides whose ratio is not 4 to 3 because they will not be reproduced correctly Some slides created with PowerPoint97 may cause an error during their converti...

Page 110: ...eletion If you click on images while depressing the CTRL button multiple images will be selected If you click on different images while depressing the SHIFT button all images between the two images will be selected w w Right click to display the sub menu and select Delete from the list If you choose Delete all images from the list all captured images will be deleted e e Click Yes when a confirmati...

Page 111: ...ther folder button If you choose higher quality a file becomes larger if you choose lower quality a file becomes smaller The size of the lowest quality file is about one fifth of that of the highest quality Note The JPEG format is suitable for natural pictures such as photographs For presentations created with PowerPoint and illustrations made with graphic software there may be significant loss of...

Page 112: ...t case sensitive Double byte characters cannot be used Multiple directories with the same three digit number directory number cannot be created Layering of directories is not supported File name A file name must be made of 4 alphabets a four digit number file number jpg extension e g abcd0001 jpg 37 different characters including 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x ...

Page 113: ...f Windows If WEP is enabled transfer operation takes a longer time because the image data needs to be converted If another wireless device uses the same channel the transfer rate may become lower Select other channel for setting Immediately after the projector is turned on it is on the way to establish the network communication Perform the search again after a while Check whether the distance is t...

Page 114: ...r Although an image is displayed on the Image list screen of the Wireless Manager 2 0 an error message appears saying that this image cannot be displayed Colours are not displayed properly with Wireless Manager 2 0 and it is hard to read characters Symptom Please check There are several different formats in JPEG and PNG images and some of them cannot be displayed ...

Page 115: ... mask Gateway A junction point where different types of networks are connected to each other It is used to refer to the hardware and software which is used when connecting a particular network to another network which has been set up under different network specifications It makes adjustments for differences in the protocols used by the two networks and makes it possible to connect to other networ...

Page 116: ...roduct JPEG Abbreviation for Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEG is the name of an international organisation which was jointly established by the ISO and the ITU TS formerly the CCIT but the term is normally used to refer to the specifications for the still picture compression algorithm which was formulated by the JPEG This algorithm allows still images such as photographs single frames of movi...

Page 117: ...comparable to JPEG files cannot be expected to be obtained Image Creator 1 0 does not support files compressed using LZW DCF Abbreviation for Design rule for Camera File system DCF is a standard which was established by the Japan Electronic Industry Development Association JEIDA with the aim of realising a common image file format directory name format and file name format for the images used with...

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