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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. 
    						
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