Hitachi Projector CP-WU8461 User Manual

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PC-LESS Presentation (continued)
The SETUP menu for the selected image
Item Functions
SETUPUse the ◄/► cursor buttons to switch each setting or use the ► 
cursor button to execute the functions as follows.
RETURNPress the ► cursor button or ENTER to return to the Thumbnail 
screen.
STARTSwitch to ON to set the selected image as the first image in the 
Slideshow. This setting information will be saved in the “playlist.
txt” file (
108).
STOPSwitch to ON to set the selected image as the last image in the 
Slideshow. This setting information will be saved in the “playlist.
txt” file (
108).
SKIPSwitch to ON to skip the selected image in the Slideshow. This 
setting information will be saved in the “playlist.txt” file (
108).
ROTATEPress the ► cursor or ENTER button to rotate the selected still 
image 90 degrees clockwise. This setting information will be 
saved in the “playlist.txt” file (
108).
You can control the images on the Thumbnail screen with the remote control, 
control panel or Web Remote Control. The following functions can be supported 
while the Thumbnail screen is displayed.
Button operation
Functions
Remote 
controlControl panelWeb Remote 
Control
▲/▼/◄/►▲/▼/◄/►[▲]/[▼]/[◄]/[►] Moves cursor.
PAGE UP
PAGE DOWN-[PAGE UP]
[PAGE DOWN]Switches pages.
ENTER INPUT[ENTER]
• Displays the selected image 
on the Full Screen mode when a 
cursor is on a Thumbnail image. 
• Displays the SETUP menu 
(
below) for the selected image 
when a cursor is on a Thumbnail 
image number.
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You can also control the images by using the menu on the Thumbnail screen.
PC-LESS Presentation (continued)
Operating by the Thumbnail menu
Item Functions
Moves to an upper folder.
SORT Allows you to sort files and folders as following.
RETURNPress the ► cursor button or ENTER to return to the Thumbnail 
screen.
NAME UP Sorts in ascending order by file name.
NAME DOWN Sorts in descending order by file name.
DATE UP Sorts in ascending order by file date.
DATE DOWN Sorts in descending order.by file date.
▲/▼Go to previous / next page.
SLIDESHOW Configures and starts the Slideshow (
106).
RETURNPress the ► cursor button or ENTER to return to the Thumbnail 
screen.
PLAY Press the ► cursor button or ENTER to start the Slideshow.
START Sets the beginning number of the Slideshow.
STOP Sets the end number of the Slideshow.
INTERVAL
Sets the interval time for displaying still images during the Slideshow. 
It is not recommend to set the interval time very short something 
like several seconds, because it may take more than several 
seconds to read and display an image file if it is stored in very deep 
layer directory or if so many files are stored in the same directory.
PLAY MODE
Selects the mode of Slideshow.
ONE TIME : Play the Slideshow one time. 
ENDLESS : Play the Slideshow endless.
INPUT Switches the input port.
MENU  Displays the menu.
REMOVE USBBe sure to use this function before removing USB storage device 
from the projector. 
After that, the projector will not recognize USB 
storage devices until you insert it again into the USB TYPE A ports. 
 / Turns the sound on/off for files that contain audio data.
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PC-LESS Presentation (continued)
• These operations are not accessible while the projector OSD is displayed.
• The Thumbnail mode is able to display up to 20 files in one page.
• 
It is not possible to change the input port by using the INPUT button when the 
Thumbnail screen, Slideshow, or Full Screen image is displayed.
• The image quality may deteriorate when playing back audio data included in 
a movie. If you want to give priority to the image quality, turn off the sound by 
setting ♪ to off.
• If one of the AUDIO IN ports is selected or 
 is selected for USB TYPE A in 
AUDIO SOURCE of the AUDIO menu 
(60), ♪ cannot be operated.
• Some error icons will be displayed on the Thumbnail screen.
NOTE
This file seems to be broken or not supported format.
A file that cannot be displayed on the 
Thumbnail screen is indicated by a file 
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PC-LESS Presentation (continued)
The Full Screen mode shows a full display image. To display in Full Screen mode, 
select an image in the Thumbnail screen. Then press the ENTER button on the 
remote control, the INPUT button on the 
control panel or click [ENTER] on the 
Web Remote Control.
Full Screen Mode
Button operation
FunctionsRemote 
controlControl panelWeb Remote 
Control
▼  
► 
or
PAGE DOWN▼ 
or  
► [▼]  
[►]
or
[PAGE DOWN]
Shows the next file.
▲ 
◄
or  
PAGE UP▲ 
or  
◄[▲] 
[◄]
or  
[PAGE UP]
Shows the previous file.
ENTER INPUT[ENTER] Displays Thumbnail.
The following operations are enabled in the Full Screen mode while a still image 
is displayed.
Full screen display
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PC-LESS Presentation (continued)
Button operation
Functions
Remote 
controlControl panelWeb Remote 
Control
▲▲[▲]
 (Play) /  (Pause) toggle
►►[►] (FF) Fast-forward
◄◄[◄] (REW) Fast-rewind
ENTER INPUT[ENTER] (Stop), Displays Thumbnail.
PAGE DOWN–[PAGE DOWN]
Shows the next file.
PAGE UP–[PAGE UP]Shows the previous file.
• These operations are not accessible while the projector OSD is displayed.
• It is not possible to change the input port by using the INPUT button when the 
Thumbnail screen, Slideshow, or Full Screen image is displayed. NOTE A remote control icon and a progress bar are 
displayed when one of the cursor buttons, ENTER 
button or INPUT button on the remote control, control 
panel or Web Remote Control is pressed or clicked while a movie is playing in the 
Full Screen mode. The following operations are enabled while the remote control 
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PC-LESS Presentation (continued)
Slideshow Mode
While the Slideshow is displayed, the following button operations are enabled 
when still images are displayed, and the same button operations in the Full 
Screen mode are enabled when movies are displayed. 
• These operations are not accessible while the projector OSD is 
displayed.
• It is not possible to change the input port by using the INPUT button when the 
Thumbnail screen, Slideshow, or Full Screen image is displayed.
• 
When the Slideshow mode is set to ONE TIME and the last file is a still image, 
the last slide of the presentation will remain displayed until the ENTER button 
on the remote control or Web Remote Control, or the INPUT button on the 
control panel is pressed.
NOTE
You can start this function from the Slideshow menu. To display the Slideshow 
menu, select the SLIDESHOW button in the Thumbnail menu and press the 
ENTER button on the remote control, INPUT button on the control panel, or click 
[ENTER] on the Web Remote Control. 
Button operation
FunctionsRemote 
controlControl panelWeb Remote 
Control
ENTER INPUT[ENTER] Displays Thumbnail.
The Slideshow mode displays images in full screen and switches the images at 
intervals set in INTERVAL on the Thumbnail menu (
102).
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PC-LESS Presentation (continued)
You can play the Slideshow at your desired configuration. 
Configure the SLIDESHOW item in the Thumbnail menu  
(
102).
Item Functions
SLIDESHOW
RETURNReturns to the Thumbnail mode. 
PLAY Play the Slideshow.
START  Set the beginning number of the Slideshow.
STOP  Set the end number of the Slideshow.
INTERVAL
Sets the interval time for displaying still images during the 
Slideshow. 
It is not recommend to set the interval time very short something 
like several seconds, because it may take more than several 
seconds to read and display an image file if it is stored in very 
deep layer directory or if so many files are stored in the same 
directory.
PLAY MODE
Selects the mode of Slideshow.
ONE TIME : Play the Slideshow one time. 
ENDLESS : Play the Slideshow endless.
• The settings of the Slideshow are saved to the “playlist.txt” file 
that is stored in the storage media. If the file is not existed, it is generated 
automatically.
• The settings for the START, STOP, INTERVAL, and PLAY MODE are saved to 
the Playlist.
• If the storage media is under the write protection or the 
“playlist.txt” is the 
read only type file, it is impossible to change the settings of the Slideshow.
NOTE
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PC-LESS Presentation (continued)
Playlist
The Playlist is a DOS format text file, which decides the order of displayed still 
image files in the Thumbnail mode or Slideshow.
The playlist file name is “playlist.txt” and it can be edited on a computer.  
It is created in the folder that contains the selected image files when the PC-LESS 
Presentation is started or the Slideshow is configured.
[Example of “playlist.txt” files] 
START setting : STOP setting : INTERVAL setting : PLAY MODE setting :
img001.jpg: : : :
img002.jpg:600: : : 
img003.jpg:700:rot1: :
img004.jpg: : :SKIP:
img005.jpg:1000:rot2:SKIP:
The “playlist.txt” file contains the following information.
Each piece of information requires to be separated by “:”, and “:” at the end of 
each line.
1st line: START, STOP, INTERVAL and PLAY MODE settings (
102).
2nd line and after: file name, interval time, rotation setting and skip setting.
interval time: It can be set from 0 to 999900 (ms) with an increment of 100 (ms).
rotation setting:  “rot1” means a rotation at 90 degrees clockwise; “rot2” and 
“rot3” increase another 90 degrees in order.
skip setting:  “SKIP” means that the image will not be displayed in the 
Slideshow.
• The maximum length in a line on the playlist.txt file is 255 characters 
including linefeed. If any line exceeds the limit, the playlist.txt file becomes 
invalid.
• Up to 999 files can be registered to the Playlist. However, if some folders exist 
in the same directory the limit number is decreased by the number of folders.
Any files over the limit will not be shown in the Slideshow.
• If the storage device is protected or does not have sufficient space, the “playlist.
txt” file cannot be created.
• For the Slideshow settings, refer to the section Slideshow mode (
106).
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USB Display
The projector can display images transferred from a computer via an USB cable (11).
Hardware and software requirement for computer
• OS:  One of the following.  
 Windows ® XP Home Edition /Professional Edition 
 Windows Vista 
® Home Basic /Home Premium /Business /Ultimate /Enterprise 
 Windows
® 7 Starter /Home Basic /Home Premium /Professional / Ultimate /  
 Enterprise
  
 Windows ® 8 /8.1 
 Windows 
® 8 /8.1 Pro/Enterprise
• CPU: Pentium 4 (2.8 GHz or higher)   
• Graphic card: 16 bit, XGA or higher
• Memory: 512 MB or higher
• Hard disk space: 30 MB or higher
• USB(A) Port
• USB cable : 1 piece 
						

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This application will appear as an icon in the 
Windows notification area once it starts.
 You can 
quit the application from your computer by selecting 
“Quit” on the menu.
• The “LiveViewer” (refer to the  
Network Guide) and this application cannot 
be used at the same time. If you connect your 
computer to the projector by using a USB cable 
while the “LiveViewer” is running, the following message will be displayed.
• Depending on the software installed on your computer, images on your 
computer cannot be transferred using “LiveViewer Lite for USB”. 
• If any application software having the firewall function is installed into your 
computer, make the firewall function invalid with following the users manual. 
• Some security software may block image transmission. Please change the 
security software setting to allow the use of “LiveViewer Lite for USB”.
• 
When the audio input from USB TYPE B (60) is selected, if the sound level is 
still low even after raising the volume level in the projector to the maximum, check 
whether your computer outputs audio and raise the volume level accordingly. 
NOTE
USB Display (continued)
Select the USB DISPLAY for the USB TYPE B item in the OPTION menu. When 
you connect your computer to the USB TYPE B port on the projector using a USB 
cable, the projector will be recognized as a CD-ROM drive on your computer. 
Then, the software in the projector, “LiveViewerLiteForUSB.exe”, will run 
automatically and the application, “LiveViewer Lite for USB”, will be ready on your 
computer for the USB Display. The application, “LiveViewer Lite for USB”, will be 
automatically closed when the USB cable is unplugged.
• If the software does not start automatically (this is typically because 
CD-ROM autorun is disabled on your OS), follow the instructions below.
(1) Click on the [Start] button on the toolbar and select the “Run”
(2) Enter F:\LiveViewerLiteForUSB.exe and then press the [OK]
• CD-ROM autorun is disabled while the screen saver is running.
• 
The image transmission from the computer is suspended while the password-
protected screen saver is running. To resume the transmission, exit the screen saver.
• Check our web site for the latest version of the software and its manual.
(
Users Manual (concise))
Follow the instructions that can be obtained at the site for updating.
NOTE
If your CD-ROM drive is not drive F on your computer, you will need to 
replace F with the correct drive letter assigned to your CD-ROM drive.
Star ting USB Display