Epson Projector 1705cuser Manual

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3. From the drop-down menu, use the pointer to select Play 
Slideshow
 and press Enter. The images contained in the folder 
are presented as a slideshow.
Use the remote control to run the slideshow as described in the 
next section. 
Controlling Your Slideshow
While your slideshow is running, use the remote control as follows:
■Press Enter or  Page down to display the next slide or image, 
or to begin playing a movie. 
■Press  Page up to display the previous slide or image, or to 
replay a movie.
■Press the appropriate side of the  pointer button to rotate a 
slide or image on the screen.
■To exit the slideshow at any point, press the Esc button. Press the 
Enter button to confirm that you want to exit. 
Changing Timing and Other Settings
For each folder on the memory card, you can set the display timing for 
your slides and change several other display settings. 
1. Select the folder containing the images for the slideshow settings 
you want to change and press 
Enter.
2. From the drop-down menu, use the pointer to select 
Options 
and press Enter
.  
						

							92Presenting from a Digital Camera or External DriveYou see this screen:
3. Use the  pointer button to select from the following settings. 
After making a selection, press 
Enter to save the change.
■Mode switching
Lets you choose the mode to use when presenting slideshows, 
movies, or images, or editing a scenario on the projector.
In 
Guide mode, a drop-down menu appears whenever you 
select an item and press 
Enter. 
In 
Quick mode, selecting a scenario, movie, or image file and 
pressing 
Enter starts the presentation; selecting a folder and 
pressing 
Enter opens the folder. To access the menus in 
Quick mode, press the Esc button. 
■Display order
Lets you choose between displaying alphabetically by file 
name or by image file date. 
■Continuous Play
Determines whether to repeat the display of images in the 
folder. 
						

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■Screen switching time
Sets the display time for each image. Choose No if you want 
to change slides manually. 
■Effect
Lets you choose from various transitions between slides, such 
as Dissolve or Wipe.
4. When you’re done, highlight 
OK and press Enter. Your changes 
are permanently saved with each folder—even if you turn off the 
projector or disconnect the drive or camera. 
Presenting Image Files From a Digital 
Camera
This section explains how to project individual image files on your 
digital camera using EasyMP PC Free mode and a USB cable 
connection. 
Follow these steps:
1. Connect your digital camera (see page 43).
2. Turn on your digital camera.
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. If your camera complies with the DCIM 
standard, you’ll see a 
DCIM folder appear on the EasyMP PC Free 
screen.
5. Use the  pointer button on the remote control to position the 
cursor on the folder 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.
note
Most digital cameras also 
have the ability to play 
internal slideshows. 
Depending on the kind of 
cable you have, you can 
connect a camera with a 
video or A/V out port to the 
projector’s 
Video or 
S-Video port and transmit 
your camera’s slideshow 
directly to the projector. You 
must press the 
Video or 
S-Video button on the 
remote control to select the 
correct signal source. See 
pages 39 or 40 for details. 
						

							94Presenting from a Digital Camera or External Drive9. 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 stop viewing images, press the 
Esc button on the remote control, 
then select 
Exit and press Enter.
Presenting Image Files From an 
External Drive
This section explains how to project individual image or movie files 
from an external hard drive or flash memory drive using EasyMP and 
a USB connection. 
Follow these steps:
1. Connect your external hard drive or flash memory drive (see 
page 43).
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. You see your image files when the folder 
opens.
7. Position the cursor on the image file you want to project and press 
Enter. 
8. 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.
note
Make sure your camera 
shows up on your desktop as 
a drive letter. If it does, it is 
probably a USB mounted 
device and will work with 
the projector software. The 
EasyMP software does not 
support TWAIN-compliant 
digital cameras. 
						

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To stop viewing images, press the Esc button on the remote control, 
then select 
Exit and press Enter. 
Creating a Scenario 
A scenario is a combination of images, movies, and/or audio files that 
you can present from a USB drive. 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 drive. 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 96). 
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 101. 
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 
Continue.
5. When you see the next message, click 
Start. 
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
If you exit the PC Free mode 
on the projector, disconnect 
and re-connect your USB 
device before starting again. 
note
To create a scenario, you need 
a USB drive connected to 
your computer. Also make 
sure you’ve installed the EMP 
SlideMaker software 
(available for Windows only), 
as described on page 166. 
						

							96Presenting from a Digital Camera or External Drive6. When the scenario is done, click 
Close. You see the following 
message:
7. Connect a USB device and browse to the drive, then click 
OK to 
transfer your scenario file. 
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).  
						

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You see the EMP SlideMaker 2 screen:
2. Choose 
New from the File menu. You see the scenario Properties 
dialog box:
Folders 
window
File 
window
Scenario windowFile-type selection box
Thumbnail 
window 
						

							98Presenting from a Digital Camera or External Drive3. 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.
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) 
note
The scenario name you enter 
is also the name of the folder 
for your scenario on your 
hard drive.
note
You can also use the 
instructions in this section to 
add files to an existing 
scenario. 
						

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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.
Click to see 
preview
Thumbnail 
preview
note
Thumbnail previews for 
PowerPoint slides will not 
appear if PowerPoint is not 
installed on your computer. 
						

							100Presenting from a Digital Camera or External Drive3. 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.