Epson Powerlite 7850p Multimedia Projector Users Guide

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Presenting from a Memory 
Card or Digital Camera
The projector’s EasyMP feature lets you give presentations from a 
memory card or a digital camera connected to the projector with a 
USB cable. You can play movies, display graphics, or play a scenario, a 
format that lets you create your own slideshow using PowerPoint files, 
JPG image files, and BMP graphics files. 
This chapter includes instructions for the following:
■Creating a scenario
■Transferring your scenario to a memory card
■Inserting the memory card in and removing it from the projector
■Presenting scenarios
■Creating a slideshow on the fly
■Presenting image files on a digital camera
Before starting, make sure you’ve installed the EMP SlideMaker 
software as described in Appendix A. 
note
To create a scenario, you’ll 
need a memory card and a 
card reader on your 
computer. Depending on the 
type of card, you may also 
need an adapter to use it 
with the projector. See 
page 111. 
						

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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, which 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 104). 
Converting a PowerPoint File to a Scenario
Follow these steps to convert a PowerPoint file to scenario. Once the 
scenario is created, you can add transitions as described on page 108. 
1. Locate the PowerPoint file you want to use in My Computer or 
Windows Explorer.
2. Make sure the EMP SlideMaker program is closed. Then drag the 
file icon on top of the   
EMP SlideMaker2 icon on your 
desktop. 
3. You see a message that some transitions are not supported. 
Click 
OK.
EMP SlideMaker 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
Before starting, make sure 
you’ve installed EMP 
SlideMaker as described in 
Appendix A.  
						

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4. 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.
5. At this point, you can insert additional images or create transition 
effects between slides. (See the instructions for “Building a 
Scenario from Different Files” on page 106 and “Setting Up 
Transitions” on page 108 for details.)
If there are slides in the scenario that you don’t want to use, 
right-click those cells and select 
Inactivate.
6. Click the 
Save button or choose Save from the File menu. 
EMP SlideMaker automatically names your scenario (
SCN____) 
and 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 PCMCIA slot (see page 111). 
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 new scenario from a 
selection of PowerPoint slides, images, or movie files.
1. To start the software, double-click the   
EMP SlideMaker2 
icon on your computer’s desktop (or click 
Programs or All 
Programs > EPSON Projector 
> EMP SlideMaker2 from the 
Start menu). 
You see the EMP SlideMaker 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 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 the 
.WAV file. After you select the file you want, click the arrow 
button to the right of this 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 when you’re finished making these settings. 
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 2002 
(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 
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 in the 
thumbnail 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 in the 
thumbnail window.
note
You can also use the 
instructions in this section to 
add files to an existing 
scenario.
note
Thumbnail previews for 
PowerPoint slides will not 
appear if PowerPoint is not 
installed on your computer.
Click to see 
preview
Thumbnail 
preview 
						

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3. Drag and drop the files you want to use 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
note
Transition effects created in 
PowerPoint look smoother 
than those you add with 
SlideMaker.
note
Unless you change the 
transition setting, your slides 
will automatically advance 
after 30 seconds by default. 
						

							108Presenting from a Memory Card or Digital Camera6. When you’re done, click the 
Save button or choose Save from 
the File menu. Then see page 111 to transfer the scenario to your 
memory card.
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 variety of transition effects between slides.
1. Click the cell or cells 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 and choose a Direction, 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. Start EMP SlideMaker.
2. 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.
3. Click 
Scenario Option(s) > Scenario Preview. The Scenario 
Preview window displays. 
If your scenario is set to advance automatically (see page 109), 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.
4. Use the controls on the Scenario Preview window to pause, stop, 
rewind, or fast forward your scenario. When you’re done, close 
the window.
StopPlayPauseRewindFast forward
VolumeStatus bar