Epson Powerlite 755c Multimedia Projector Users Guide

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2. Plug in your external hard drive. 
3. Turn on the projector and the remote control, if they’re not 
already on.
4. Select EasyMP as the source by pressing the 
EasyMP button on 
the remote control.
5. Use the  pointer button on the remote control to position the 
cursor on the folder where your photos or movies are stored and 
press 
Enter. 
6. Select 
Open Folder in the drop-down menu. When the folder 
opens, you see another folder with your manufacturer’s name.
7. Position the cursor on the folder and press 
Enter. 
8. Select 
Open Folder. You see your image files when the folder 
opens.
9. Position the cursor on the image file you want to project and press 
Enter. 
10. Select 
View Image. The image is projected on the screen. If you 
want, you can press a side of the  pointer button to rotate the 
image while you’re viewing it.
To end the slideshow, press the 
Esc button on the remote control, 
then select 
Exit and press Enter.  
						

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Creating a Scenario 
A scenario is a combination of images, movies, and/or audio files that 
you can present from a memory card. The easiest way to create a 
scenario is to drag and drop a PowerPoint file on the   
EMP 
SlideMaker2
 icon on your desktop. This automatically converts the 
file to a scenario that you can save to the memory card. Use this 
method if you have an existing PowerPoint presentation that you want 
to transfer to the projector. 
If you prefer, you can create a scenario from scratch by combining a 
selection of PowerPoint slides, other graphics, and even movies (see 
page 94). 
Converting a PowerPoint File to a Scenario
Follow these steps to convert a PowerPoint file to a scenario. Once the 
scenario is created, you can set up transitions as described on page 98. 
1. Make sure the EMP SlideMaker program is closed. 
2. Locate the PowerPoint file you want to use in My Computer or 
Windows Explorer.
3. Drag the file icon on top of the   
EMP SlideMaker2 icon on 
your desktop. 
4. You see a message that some transitions are not supported. 
Click 
OK.
EMP SlideMaker 2 starts and your PowerPoint slides open 
one-by-one as they are converted. Do not interrupt this process or 
your PowerPoint file won’t be completely converted. 
note
To create a scenario, you 
need a memory card and a 
card reader on your 
computer. Also make sure 
you’ve installed the EMP 
SlideMaker software 
(available for Windows 
only), as described on 
page 171.
Depending on the type of 
card you have, you may also 
need an adapter to use it 
with the projector. See 
page 101. 
						

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5. When you see a message that the slideshow is complete, left 
mouse-click or press 
Enter as prompted. You see your scenario as 
shown below. The scenario is made up of individual cells for each 
of the PowerPoint slides.
6. At this point, you can insert additional images or create transition 
effects between slides. (See “Building a Scenario from Different 
Files” on page 96 and “Setting Up Transitions” on page 98 for 
details.)
If there are slides in the scenario that you don’t want to use, 
right-click those cells and select 
Inactivate.
7. Choose 
Save from the File menu. 
EMP SlideMaker 2 automatically names your scenario 
SCNnnnn.sit (where nnnn is an automatically assigned number). 
It also creates a folder for it within your \Program Files\EMP 
SlideMaker2 
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 in 
your computer’s PC card (PCMCIA) slot (see page 101). 
Scenario
Cell
note
You have to save the 
scenario on your computer’s 
hard drive before 
transferring it. Don’t save it 
directly to the memory card, 
or it may not play correctly. 
						

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Creating a Scenario from Scratch
Use this method when you want to create a scenario from a selection 
of PowerPoint slides, graphics, or movie files. You’ll need to set up 
your scenario file and folder, build the scenario, set up transitions, and 
check the scenario. 
Setting Up the Scenario File and Folder
1. Double-click the   EMP SlideMaker2 icon on your computer’s 
desktop (or click
 Start > Programs or All Programs > Epson 
Projector 
> EMP SlideMaker2). 
You see the EMP SlideMaker 2 screen:
Folders 
window
File 
window
Scenario windowFile-type selection box
Thumbnail 
window 
						

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2. Choose New from the File menu. You see the scenario Properties 
dialog box:
3. Type a name for your scenario file and folder that’s easy to 
remember, using up to eight capital letters and numbers. Then 
select from the following options: 
■The default location for the scenario file and folder is in the 
\Program Files\EMP SlideMaker2 folder. Click Browse to 
choose a new location. 
■Click Configure BGM(W) to play an audio file during the 
scenario. A selection screen appears letting you choose a 
.WAV file. After you select the file you want, click the arrow 
button to the right of the option to play it.
■The Background Color appears around images that don’t fill 
the entire screen area. Select a new color, if desired.
■Select the Image Quality for imported PowerPoint slides. 
Higher-quality images look better on the screen but may take 
longer to appear.
4. Click 
OK. You return to the EMP SlideMaker 2 screen. 
Continue with the instructions in the next section to build your 
scenario.
note
The scenario name you enter 
is also the name of the folder 
for your scenario on your 
hard drive. 
						

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Building a Scenario from Different Files
You can build your scenario from any of the following file types, either 
alone or in combination with other file types:
■PowerPoint slides, version 2000 through 2003 
(file names have .PPT extension)
■JPEG files (with .JPG extension) 
■Bitmap files (with .BMP or .DIB extension)
■Movie files (with .MPG extension); must be MPEG 2 (MPEG1 is 
not supported) 
Follow these steps:
1. Use the navigation tools on the left side of the EMP SlideMaker 2 
screen to locate the files you want to include in your scenario. 
PowerPoint, JPEG, bitmap, and movie files appear as icons in the 
file window.
2. Click the icon for each file that you want to preview. The preview 
appears in the thumbnail preview window. If you click a 
PowerPoint icon, thumbnail images are generated for all the slides 
in the PowerPoint file. If you click a movie file, an illustration of a 
film strip appears.
note
You can also use the 
instructions in this section to 
add files to an existing 
scenario.
Click to see 
preview
Thumbnail 
preview
note
Thumbnail previews for 
PowerPoint slides will not 
appear if PowerPoint is not 
installed on your computer. 
						

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3. Drag and drop the files you want to include in your scenario from 
either the file window or thumbnail window into the scenario 
window. (You can also double-click a thumbnail to add the file to 
the scenario.)
To include a whole PowerPoint file (instead of individual slides), 
drag the PowerPoint icon itself into the scenario window. 
Dragging an entire file preserves the transitions set in PowerPoint. 
4. Continue dragging files into the scenario window to build your 
presentation. Each slide appears in a numbered cell. The cell 
background color varies according to the type of file in the cell.
5. If you want, you can make changes to the scenario:
■To rearrange cells, drag and drop them as necessary within 
the scenario window. 
■To delete a cell, right-click the cell and select Cut.
■To check the animation for a slide, click its cell. A section 
appears at the bottom of the scenario window displaying each 
animation operation. (Slides using animation have an .EMA 
extension.)
You can also create transitions between slides, as described in the 
next section. 
Check a slide’s 
animation 
effects here
Scenario Cell
note
Transition effects created in 
PowerPoint look smoother 
than those you add with 
EMP SlideMaker 2.
note
Unless you change the 
transition setting, your slides 
will automatically advance 
after 30 seconds. 
						

							98Presenting from a Memory Card, Digital Camera, or External Drive6. When you’re done, click the 
Save button or choose Save from 
the File menu. Then see page 101 to transfer the scenario to your 
memory card.
Setting Up Transitions
EMP SlideMaker 2 lets you set your slides to advance manually or 
automatically after a specified period of time. You can also choose 
from a variety of transition effects between slides.
1. Click the cell or cells for which you want to set up in the scenario 
window. 
To select more than one cell, 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:
Cell 
menu 
						

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3. Click Cell Properties. You see this dialog box:
4. Choose how you want to advance to the next cell.
■If you want to change slides manually using the remote 
control, select 
On mouse click. 
■If you want your slides 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). 
Even if you select this setting, you can still change slides 
manually using the remote control.
5. To add a transition effect (such as a dissolve, fade, or wipe), select 
one of the 
Animation Effects settings and choose a Direction 
setting, if applicable.  
6. When you’re finished setting up the transition for the selected cell 
or cells, click 
OK.
7. Click the 
Save button or choose Save from the File menu.
Continue with the steps in the next section when you’re ready to 
transfer your scenario to a memory card. 
Select transition effects Click to change 
slides manually
Click to change slides automatically
note
Transition effects look 
smoother when you create 
them in the PowerPoint file 
itself and use that file to 
create a scenario. 
						

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Checking Your Scenario
You can play your scenario before you transfer it to a memory card to 
make sure it looks and sounds the way you want it to.
1. Use the navigation tools in the folders window to locate the 
scenario file you want to review. Click the file, then click 
File > 
Open
 to open the scenario.
2. Click 
Scenario Option(s) > Scenario Preview. The Scenario 
Preview window displays. 
If the scenario is set to advance automatically (see page 99), it 
begins to play. If it is set to advance each time you click the 
mouse, click the   play button to go through your slides one by 
one.
3. Use the controls in the Scenario Preview window to pause, stop, 
rewind, or fast forward your scenario. When you’re done, close 
the window.
Stop PlayPause RewindFast forwardVolume
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