Epson Projector Powerlite 1815p User Manual

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6. When you’re done, click the Save button or choose Save from 
the File menu. Then see page 114 to transfer the scenario to your 
USB drive or CompactFlash 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 
						

							112Presenting from a USB Drive, Camera, or CompactFlash Card3. 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 USB drive. 
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 USB drive 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 select 
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 112), 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
Status bar 
						

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Transferring Your Scenario to a USB 
Drive or CompactFlash Card
Once your scenario is saved, you can transfer it to a USB drive or 
CompactFlash memory card. Be sure to use the transfer process 
described below to ensure that the scenario plays properly: 
1. Connect the USB drive. If you are using a CompactFlash card, 
insert it in your computer or insert it in a card reader and connect 
the card reader to your computer.
2. Start EMP SlideMaker 2 (see page 107). 
3. Use the navigation tools in the folders window to locate the 
scenario file you want to review. Click the file, then select 
File > 
Open
 to open the scenario.
4. From the Scenario Option(s) menu, choose 
Send Scenario. You 
see a drive selection window:
5. Choose the drive (and folder) and click 
OK. 
6. Click 
OK again to confirm. Your scenario is transferred to the 
location you specified.
Once the scenario is transferred, you see this message about your 
scenario’s autorun setting: 
 
note
Don’t use Windows to copy 
the scenario to your USB 
drive or memory card, or it 
may not play properly.
You must connect the USB 
drive (or card reader) before 
you select 
Send Scenario 
from the Scenario Option(s) 
menu. If you don’t, you 
won’t be able to see the drive 
in the drive selection 
window. If this happens, 
close and restart EMP 
SlideMaker 2.
Select your 
USB drive 
						

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The autorun setting means that the scenario will start playing 
whenever the projector is turned on (with the drive connected to 
the projector).
7. Do one of the following:
■If you don’t want the scenario to run automatically, click 
Cancel
. Skip to step 11 to remove the drive and insert it in 
the projector.
■If you want it to run automatically, click OK and continue 
with the following instructions.
You see the Edit Autorun window:
8. To set a scenario to run automatically, select it from the list on the 
left side of the screen and use the   arrow button to move it to 
the list on the right. 
9. Click the 
Revive box if you want your scenario to repeat 
continuously. Clear the checkbox if you want it to play only once.
10. When done, click 
OK.
11. Disconnect the USB device or card reader, or remove the 
CompactFlash card. See your computer’s documentation if you 
need instructions. If you’re using Windows XP, 2000 or Me, you 
may first need to click an icon to stop or disconnect the drive
. 
note
If more than one scenario is 
set to run automatically, 
they will play in the order 
listed on this screen. 
						

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Presenting Scenarios
Before you begin, connect the USB drive (see page 50) or insert the 
CompactFlash card containing the scenario to your projector (see 
page 51). 
The follow these steps to present your scenario:
1. Turn on the projector, if it’s not already on. 
■If your scenario is set to autorun, it will start as soon as the 
projector warms up.
■If your scenario is not set to autorun, you need to start it 
manually. Continue with the following steps.
2. Select EasyMP as the source by pressing the 
EasyMP button on 
the remote control. You see a screen like the one below. 
JPEG files are displayed as thumbnails. Other files or folders are 
displayed as icons. A   scenario icon identifies a scenario file.
3. Use the  pointer button on the remote control to highlight 
your   scenario file and press 
Enter. A drop-down menu 
appears under the scenario.
4. Use the  pointer button to select 
Play Scenario and press 
Enter. In a moment, your scenario begins playing. 
note
Your files may take up more 
than one screen. If so, use the 
Page up and Page down 
buttons on the remote 
control to view all your files. 
						

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Controlling Your Scenario
While your scenario is running, use the remote control as follows:
■Press Enter or  Page down to display the next animation, 
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 scenario at any point, press the Esc button. Select Exit 
and press the 
Enter button. 
note
Even if your scenario is set to 
change slides automatically, 
you can still change slides 
manually as described here. 
						

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Supported File Formats
The following file types may be projected from a digital camera, 
external hard drive, flash memory drive, or CompactFlash card: 
Files with the extension JPEG and MPEG can’t be projected. Rename 
or save files as JPG or MPG. Files with high compression will not look 
good. Movie files may not look as good from media with a slow access 
speed. 
File Type Extension Notes
Scenario .sit These are scenario files created using the 
EMP SlideMaker 2 program that is included 
with the projector.
Graphics .bmp Images with a resolution greater than 1024 
× 768 cannot be projected.
.gif Images with a resolution greater than 1024 
× 768 cannot be projected.
.jpg  Projection is not possible for CMYK color 
formats, progressive formats, and images 
with a resolution in excess of 8192 × 6144. 
.png Projection is not possible for images with a 
resolution in excess of 1024 × 768.
Movie .mpg MPEG2-PS
The reproducible audio format is MPEG-1 
Layer 2. Linear PCM and AC- 3 audio cannot 
be played back, but MPEG contents with no 
sound can be played.
.mov QuickTime
® format Motion JPEG files.
DPOF .mrk For DPOF version 1.10, only files named 
AUTPLAYx.mrk (where x is a number 
between 0 and 9) can be projected. 
						

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Fine-Tuning the Projector
You can use the projector’s on-screen menus to adjust the image, 
sound, and other features. This chapter covers the following 
information: 
■Using the menu system
■Adjusting the image
■Adjusting signal settings
■Customizing projector features
■Using the projector security features
■Customizing power and operation
■Multi-screen color adjustment 
						

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Using the Menu System
You can use the remote control or the projector’s control panel to 
access the menus and change settings. Follow these steps:
1. To display the menu screen, press the 
Menu button on the 
remote control or on the projector.  
You see a menu screen similar to the one below: 
The menus are listed on the left and the options available for the 
highlighted menu are shown on the right.
2. Use the  pointer button on the remote control (or the 
navigational buttons on the projector) to scroll through the menu 
list. When you’ve highlighted the desired menu, press the 
Enter 
button to select it. 
3. Once you’ve selected the menu, use the  pointer button to 
scroll through the list of options. (Some of the options may be 
grayed out or unavailable, depending on the selected source.)
Menu list
Options