Epson Powerlite 715c Multimedia Projector Users Guide
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42Creating Presentations for Your Projector Accessing the Memory Card Through a USB Cable If your computer has a USB port (and a factory-installed version of Windows 98/Me/2000), you can transfer your scenario to the memory card in the projector. This method is especially useful if you don’t have a PCMCIA slot or PC card reader in your computer. You’ll need a shielded USB “AB” interface cable, available from any computer dealer. Before you can transfer your scenario, you need to install the USB driver from the EasyMP CD-ROM. 1. Connect the square end of the USB cable to the USB port on the side of the projector. Connect the flat end to your computer’s USB port. 2. Plug in and turn on the projector and the computer. You see the Add New Hardware window on your screen. 3. Click Cancel. (If you’re using Windows 2000, click Next and follow the instructions on the screen to install the USB driver.) 4. Insert the EasyMP Software CD-ROM in your drive. 5. Double-click My Computer, then double-click the EasyMP icon. 6. Double-click each of these folders to open them: USB-Driver\Win98\Eng\Disk1 7. Double-click Setup.exe and follow the instructions on the screen to install the USB driver. When the installation is finished, click Yes to restart your computer, then click Finish. note When your computer and projector are connected by USB cable, you may be able to use the remote control as a wireless mouse. See page 38 for more information. Mouse/Com
Creating Presentations for Your Projector43 Installing EasyMP You must install the software to use the EasyMP features. Before you install EasyMP, make sure the computer you use meets the requirements listed below: System Requirements IBM® compatible with at least a Pentium® 166 MHz processor (Pentium II 300 MHz or higher recommended) Microsoft® Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000 (USB feature not available with Windows 95 or Windows NT 4.0) At least 32MB of RAM (96MB or more recommended) At least 12MB of free hard disk space VGA (640 × 480) or better display adapter and monitor Installing the Software Locate the EasyMP Software CD-ROM that came with your projector and follow these steps to install the software. 1. Insert the EasyMP Software CD-ROM in your drive. The setup program starts automatically. If it doesn’t start automatically, double-click My Computer, double-click the EasyMP icon, then double-click setup.exe . 2. Select your language and click OK. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to accept the license agreement and install the software. 4. When you see the Setup Complete message, click Yes to restart your computer, then click Finish. Once EasyMP is installed, you see the EMP SlideMaker icon on your desktop.
44Creating Presentations for Your Projector Creating a Scenario A scenario is a series of slides and/or images that you can present without a computer. The easiest way to create a scenario is to drag and drop a PowerPoint file on the EMP SlideMaker icon on your desktop. The file is converted automatically, and you can download it to the projector. You can also create a scenario from scratch using the EMP SlideMaker software to combine PowerPoint slides and images. No matter how you start, you can enhance your presentation by adding transitions and other features. Creating a Scenario by Drag and Drop The drag and drop method is the easiest way to create a scenario. Use this method if you have an existing PowerPoint presentation that you want to transfer to the projector. 1. Locate the PowerPoint file you want to use in My Computer or the Windows Explorer. 2. Make sure the EMP SlideMaker program is closed. Then drag the file icon on top of the EMP SlideMaker icon. EMP SlideMaker starts, and PowerPoint opens briefly. You see the window shown at the left as each slide is converted.
Creating Presentations for Your Projector45 When the conversion is complete, you see your scenario in the EMP SlideMaker window: At this point, you can insert additional slides or images, create transition effects between slides, and add other features to your presentation. See page 47 for instructions. 3. Click the Save button or choose Save from the File menu. EMP SlideMaker automatically names your scenario SCN0001.sic and creates a folder for it within your \Program Files\EMP SlideMaker folder. However, you can choose Save As from the File menu and enter a new scenario name and folder location if you want. Once your scenario is saved, you can transfer it to the memory card, either in your computer’s PCMCIA slot or in the projector. See page 52 for instructions. scenario window
46Creating Presentations for Your Projector Creating a New Scenario File Use this method when you want to combine slides from several PowerPoint presentations and/or include additional images in your scenario. Make sure the EasyMP software is installed before you start. 1. To start the software, double-click the EMP SlideMaker icon on your computer’s desktop. You see the EMP SlideMaker screen: 2. Choose New from the File menu. You see the Scenario Settings box: Scenario window Thumbnail window File windowFolder window Drive selection box
Creating Presentations for Your Projector47 3. Type a name for your scenario. SlideMaker automatically creates a folder with the same name. The default location for the scenario file and folder is in the \Program Files\EMP SlideMaker folder, but you can choose a new location. The background color (black) appears around images that don’t fill the entire screen area. You can choose a new color. 4. Click OK when you’re finished with Scenario Setup. Continue with the instructions in the next section to add slides and build your scenario. Building a Scenario Once a scenario file is created, you can build it by adding existing slides and images. You can add the following three types of files: PowerPoint slides, version 97 (SR-1 or higher) or 2000 JPEG files (file names with .JPG extension) Bitmap files (file names with .BMP or .DIB extension) Follow these steps to build a scenario: 1. Use the Drive selection box and Folder window to locate files that you want to include in your scenario. PowerPoint, JPG, and BMP files appear as icons in the File window, as shown to the right.
48Creating Presentations for Your Projector2. Drag and drop the files you want to use into the Scenario window. 3. To include individual PowerPoint slides, click the PowerPoint file icon. PowerPoint opens briefly in the background, and the PowerPoint slides appear in the Thumbnail window. Drag the slides from the Thumbnail window: Each slide appears in a numbered “cell” in the Scenario window as you drop it. The cell background color varies according to the type of file in the cell. active cell (yellow) JPEG cell (blue) BMP cell (green) PowerPoint cell (pink)
Creating Presentations for Your Projector49 If you need to rearrange cells, you can drag and drop them as necessary within the Scenario window. When you have finished adding slides and images to your scenario, you can add transitions and other display settings. See the next sections for instructions. Setting Up Transitions EMP SlideMaker lets you set your slides to advance manually or automatically after a specified period of time. You can also choose from a wide variety of transition effects between slides or cells. 1. Click the cell you want to set up in the Scenario window. To select more than one slide, hold down the Ctrl key while you click. To select all the cells, choose Select All from the Edit menu. Selected cells turn yellow. 2. Right-click the selected cell or cells. The Cell menu appears: 3. Click Cell Properties. The Cell Settings box appears: Cell menu Click to add transition effects Click to change slides manually Click to change slides automatically
50Creating Presentations for Your Projector4. Choose how you want to advance to the next cell. If you want to advance manually, click On mouse click. If you want to advance automatically, set the timing in the Automatically after box. You can set any length of time between 1 and 1800 seconds (30 minutes). 5. To add a transition “special effect,” click the Effect box and choose from the list. 6. When you’re finished setting up the transition for the selected cell or cells, click OK. 7. Repeat steps 1 through 6 as necessary. 8. Click the Save button or choose Save from the File menu. If you want to include computer access or video in your scenario, continue with the steps in the next section. If you’re ready to transfer your scenario to the projector, see page 52. Adding Computer Access or Video Adding computer access or video to your scenario lets you easily switch sources in the middle of your presentation. You can set up your scenario to switch manually or automatically and specify the length of time before switching back to your presentation. For example, you can have a video play for up to 30 minutes within your scenario. 1. Right-click in the Scenario window where you want to switch sources (on the cell you want to follow the source switch). You see the Cell menu, as shown at the left. 2. Choose Insert Source Control. A Control cell appears in your scenario: The cell is initially set to PC (computer access). This means that your scenario will access a computer connected to the projector at the point where the cell occurs. However, you can change the source to video, as described in the following step.
Creating Presentations for Your Projector51 3. Right-click the control cell and choose Cell Properties from the menu. The Source Control box appears: 4. Select your source: If you want to switch to video rather than a computer source, click Video. If you plan to use the S-video connection for the DVD or other source, click S-Video. 5. Choose how you want to advance to the next cell. If you want to advance manually, click On mouse click. If you want to advance automatically, set the timing in the Automatically after box. You can set any length of time between 1 and 1800 seconds (30 minutes). 6. When you’re finished setting up the source control cell, click OK. 7. To choose how you want to advance to the source control cell, right-click the previous cell, and choose Cell Properties from the menu. Set up the Advance properties as described on page 50. 8. When you’re finished creating your scenario, click the Save button or choose Save from the File menu. Once your scenario is saved, follow the instructions in the next section to transfer it to the memory card.