Epson Projector Powerlite 1825 User Manual

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

							122Presenting From a USB Drive, Camera, or CompactFlash Card3. 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. 
						

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6. When you’re done, click the Save button or choose Save from 
the File menu. Then see page 128 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 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:
3. Click 
Cell Properties. You see this dialog box:
Cell 
menu
Select transition effects Click to change 
slides manually
Click to change slides automatically 
						

							124Presenting From a USB Drive, Camera, or CompactFlash Card4. 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. 
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 appears. 
If the scenario is set to advance automatically (see page 124), 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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Editing a Scenario
You can edit a scenario stored on a USB storage device or 
CompactFlash card to change the order in which images are projected, 
or select whether to display individual images.
1. Press the  pointer button on the remote control to move the 
cursor to the icon for the scenario you want to edit, and then press 
the 
Esc button. You see this screen:
2. Select 
Edit Scenario and press the Enter button.
3. Use the cursor to select the desired slide, then press 
Esc. 
						

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■To select whether to display a slide, select Show/Hide and 
press 
Enter.
■To change the order of the slide, select Move Files, then 
move the cursor to the desired position and press 
Enter.
4. When you are done editing, use the remote control to select the 
Edit Complete button and press Enter.
The edited content can be accessed only while the CompactFlash card 
or USB storage device is inserted into the projector.
Select the slide 
to be moved
Cursor for 
selecting the 
desired position 
						

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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 119). 
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: 
 
The autorun setting means that the scenario will start playing 
whenever the projector is turned on (with the drive connected to 
the projector).
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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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 52) or insert the 
CompactFlash card containing the scenario to your projector (see 
page 53). 
Then 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. 
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. In a moment, your 
scenario begins playing. 
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
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.
note
Even if your scenario is set to 
change slides automatically, 
you can still change slides 
manually as described here.