Epson Projector Powerlite 1815p User Manual

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2. Click Display properties.
3. Drag the monitor icons to arrange the positions of the displays.
4. Close the Display Preferences (Windows) or System Preferences 
(Macintosh), when you are done arranging the display numbers.  
						

							92Presenting Through a Wireless Network5. To allocate projectors to each display, choose a number from the 
menu under 
Display. 
6. Click the 
Connect button when you are ready to project the 
image. 
7. You can use the   Screen Preview button on the NS 
Connection toolbar to check the image on each screen.
Projecting Video Clips
You can project full-screen MPEG2 video clips with audio in real time 
(30 frames per second). For best performance, advanced wireless 
mode, 802.11g, or 802.11a are recommended.
1. Click the   Movie Sending Mode button on the NS 
Connection toolbar. 
2. If you are connected to more than one projector, select the one 
you want to use for the video.
note
Only MPEG1-Layer2 
audio is supported. The 
maximum supported 
MPEG2 video resolution 
is 720 × 480 NTSC or 
720 × 756 PAL (without 
audio). 
						

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3. Click the Select file button. Locate the MPEG2 video you want 
to project and click 
Open.
4. Use the standard playback buttons on the screen to start, pause, 
rewind, and control other video functions.
5. When you’re finished projecting video, click the 
Close button on 
the screen.
Using Special Presentation Modes
Your projector provides several features that allow you to show 
presentation slides to your audience and hide other activity on your 
laptop. Both work with PowerPoint in Windows and Keynote
® on 
Macintosh.
■Presentation Mode displays only slides to your audience and hides 
other activity on your computer. 
■Presenter View lets you see your notes and slideshow controls 
while projecting your slides.
note
The video will be projected 
on the screen, but will not 
appear on the host 
computer. 
						

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Using Presentation Mode
In Presentation Mode, the projector shows a black screen (or an image 
of your choice) while you search for files or perform other activities on 
your laptop. When you start a PowerPoint (Windows) or Keynote 
(Mac) slideshow, the projector shows your slides.
1. Click the   Presentation Mode button on the NS Connection 
toolbar. The projector displays a black screen with the Epson 
logo.
2. Open your presentation in PowerPoint or Keynote. 
3. In Keynote, select 
Preferences. Set the Presentation Mode to 
Present on secondary display.
4. In PowerPoint, open the Slide Show pull-down menu and select 
Set Up Show. Set the Multiple monitors box to Display slide 
show on
 Monitor 2. Then click OK.
5. Start your slideshow. The projector displays your slides. When 
you finish your slideshow, the projector again displays a black 
screen.
6. When you want to exit Presentation Mode, click the   
Presentation Mode button on the NS Connection toolbar. 
Using Presenter View
Presenter View allows you to see your PowerPoint notes and controls 
on your laptop while projecting only the presentation slides to your 
audience. Follow these steps to set up and use Presenter View:
1. Make sure you have at least one EPSON Virtual Display enabled. 
If you did not enable Virtual Displays when you installed NS 
Connection, select 
EPSON Projector from Start > Programs or 
All Programs
. Select Add-Remove EPSON Virtual Display, 
then check
 EPSON Virtual Display 1. If you see a message that 
the driver has not passed Windows Logo testing, click 
Continue 
Anyway
. Then restart your computer.
2. Launch NS Connection as described on page 81.
note
If you want to display an 
image or logo instead of a 
black screen, you can replace 
the image.jpg file in the 
EMP NS Connection V2
\Image folder. In windows, 
this is located in C:\Program 
Files \Epson Projector \EMP 
NS Connection V2\image. 
In MAC OS X, it is located 
in \Applications\EMP NS 
Connection V2\Image. 
Disconnect and then 
reconnect to the projector 
after you replace the image. 
						

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3. Click Use multi-display, then click Display properties.
4. On the Display Properties screen in Windows, make sure your 
Epson Projector Virtual Display Driver is selected, then check 
Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor and click 
OK
.
In the Mac OS X Displays program, select the 
Arrangement tab 
and uncheck the 
Mirror Displays setting to deselect it. 
						

							96Presenting Through a Wireless Network5. Set your projector to Display 2 (or the Virtual Display Driver you 
selected in step 4) in NS Connection, then click 
Connect.
6. Open your presentation in PowerPoint or Keynote. 
7. In Keynote, select 
Preferences. 
						

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In PowerPoint, open the Slide Show pull-down menu and select 
Set Up Show.
8. In Keynote, set the Presentation Mode to 
Present on secondary 
display
.
In PowerPoint, set the Multiple monitors box to 
Display slide 
show on
 Monitor 2 (or the monitor associated with your Epson 
Virtual Display) and check 
Show Presenter View. Then click 
OK.
9. Start your slideshow. 
The projector displays the slides, and your laptop displays your 
notes and controls.  
						

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Presenting from a USB 
Drive, Camera, or 
CompactFlash Card
The projector’s EasyMP PC Free feature lets you give presentations 
from a USB flash drive, digital camera, USB multicard reader, or 
CompactFlash card. You can play movies, display graphics, or play a 
scenario, a format that lets you create your own slideshow using 
PowerPoint files, image files, and MPEG videos. 
When a CompactFlash card is inserted and the projector is on a 
network, you can also transfer files to the card over the network. See 
page 51 for instructions.
This chapter covers the following:
■Presenting files from a USB drive or CompactFlash card
■Presenting image files from a digital camera 
■Creating a slideshow on the fly 
■Creating a scenario 
■Transferring your scenario to a USB drive
■Presenting scenarios 
■Supported file formats 
note
Also make sure you’ve 
installed the EMP 
SlideMaker software 
(available for Windows 
only), as described on 
page 182. 
						

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Presenting Files From a USB Drive or 
CompactFlash Card
This section explains how to project individual image or movie files 
from a USB hard drive, flash memory drive, or CompactFlash card 
using EasyMP. See page 118 for a list of the supported file formats.
Follow these steps to display images or play movies:
1. Connect your external drive or insert your CompactFlash 
memory card (see page 50).
If you are using an external hard drive, plug in its power cord. 
2. Turn on the projector, if it is not already on.
3. Select EasyMP as the source by pressing the 
EasyMP button on 
the remote control.
If you have more than one card inserted in a multicard reader, use 
the  pointer button on the remote control to select the card you 
want to use and press 
Enter.
You see your files displayed on the screen: 
4. If your files are in a folder, use the  pointer button on the 
remote control to select the folder and press 
Enter. 
If your files are not in a folder, skip to step 6.