Epson Powerlite Presenter Users Guide

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After you connect your equipment to the projector, follow these steps to begin:
1. Make sure all of the equipment is plugged into a power source.
2. Open the lens cover and press the   button on the projector or the   on the remote  control.
3. Press the   button on the projector or the   button on the remote control.
4. When you see the menu, use the down-arrow or up-arrow button to select the correct  source (if necessary), then press the   button on...

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Connecting a USB Device
You can connect a USB device, such as a flash drive or memory card reader containing a 
memory card. You can view photos or play music or DivX videos. The projector supports the 
following types of files on USB devices:
■MP3
■WMA
■JPEG
■DivX
■MPEG 1/2/4
Connect the drive or other device to the USB port as shown below.  When you’re finished, 
make sure you press   before removing the device from the USB slot.
For instructions on...

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Playing Projector Audio Through an External 
Audio System
You can connect the projector to an amplifier, a 5.1 Stereo Surround Sound System, or a 
digital audio recorder. To output sound from the projector, the external equipment needs to 
have a digital coaxial (S/PDIF) audio input port.
You will also need a digital coaxial cable,  which may be provided with your external 
equipment, or may be purchased from an electronics store.
1. Make sure the...

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Connecting a Computer or Laptop
You can connect the projector to a computer or laptop to play videos or games, display 
presentations or photos, or project anything you can see and hear on your computer.
Connecting to the USB Port
You can connect a Windows Vista®, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 (SP4) computer to the 
projector’s Type B (square) USB port and project your computer’s display.
The first time you connect your computer to  the projector’s USB...

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6. Follow the instructions on your computer screen to install the Epson USB Display software. If you see a “Digital Signature Warnin g,” select Continue. You will only need to 
install the software the first time you connect.
7. After the software has installed, you see your computer’s desktop displayed by the  projector. (It may take a moment.)
8. If you want to play audio from the computer through the projector, you also need to  connect a stereo...

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Connecting to the PC Port
You will need a computer cable (D-sub 15-pin to D-sub 15-pin) and an RCA stereo audio 
cable (2-RCA to stereo mini-pin). You can purchase these cables from an electronics store.
Caution: Before connecting, make sure all equipment is turned off. 
1. Connect the computer or laptop as shown.
2. Connect the power cords and plug in all the equipment.
3. Open the lens cover and press the   button on the projector or the   button on the...

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7. Switch the display on the computer or laptop to display on the projector, or on both the projector and the computer screen. Usually you do this by pressing function keys to 
toggle through display choices; see your computer documentation for instructions.
Note:  If your laptop cannot play movies on both the laptop display and an external display, you 
may need to disable the laptop display to view movies on the projector. See your laptop 
documentation...

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Doing More with 
PowerLite Presenter
Follow the instructions in this section to play music and photos on your projector, use 
advanced playback controls, and adjust various projector features.
Playing Music and DivX Videos and Viewing 
Photos
You can play music CDs and discs or USB devices with MP3, WMA, DivX, and MPEG 
1/2/4 files. You can also view JPEG photos on discs or USB devices.
Playing Music CDs
■To play a music CD, simply insert it in the slot. 
You can...

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Playing MP3/WMA Music or DivX Videos
You can play MP3 or WMA music files and DivX or MPEG 1/2/4 videos on CDs, DVDs, or 
USB devices. See page 69 for information on the types of discs that are supported. 
When you insert a disc or USB device that contains MP3, WMA, and/or DivX files, you see a 
list of files and/or folders:
1. Press   or   to select a folder or file.
To go to the next or previous page, press   or  .
2. Press   or   to begin playing the selected...

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Viewing JPEG Photos
When you insert a disc or USB device that contains JPEG photo files, you see a list of files 
and/or folders.
■Press   or   to select a folder or file, then press   to begin 
displaying the photos.
■To rotate an image, press   or  .
■To stop the slideshow and display a thumbnail screen, press  .
■To display the next or previous page of thumbnails, press   or  .
■To display the list of the files and folders, press  .
■If your disc or USB device...