InFocus Projector In5504 User Manual
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30 Setup menu Language: Allows you to select a language for the onscreen display. Network: Allows you to setup network settings. See page 34 for details on network configuration and operation. •DHCP: Turns the DHCP on or off. •IP Address: Assign Network IP Address. •Subnet Mask: Assign Network Subnet Mask. •Default Gateway: Assign Network Default Gateway. •WINS Host Name Lookup: Turns WINS Host Name Lookup on or off. •Host Name: Displays the host name. •MAC Address: Displays network MAC Address value. •Show Network Messages: Turns network messages on or off. Network messages display the projector’s IP address (and host name if enabled) when the projector is also displaying source messages. •Restart Network…: Restarts the network. •Network Factory Reset…: Performs factory reset. Key Click: Turns the key click sound on or off. When this setting is on, pressing keys on the keypad causes the projector’s speaker to play a “click” sound. Custom Key: Allows you to assign a different function to the Custom button, allowing you to quickly and easily use the effect. Highlight an effect and press Select to choose a different one. •Source Info: The default action. Shows the Source Info menu. •Projector Info: Shows the Projector Info menu. •Aspect Ratio: Sets the ratio of image width to image height (see page 14 and page 28). •Auto Image: Resynchronizes the projector to the source (page 25). •Overscan: Removes noise around the image. •Blank Screen: Displays an empty screen. •Freeze Screen: Pauses the projected image. •Mute: Turns off all sound. •AV Mute: Enables or disables AV Mute function. •Source: Cycles through available sources. •Closed Captions: Enables or disables Closed Captions. •SplitScreen: Enables or disables SplitScreen. Before using this for the first time, configure SplitScreen sources and layouts using the SplitScreen menu ( page 28). Blank Key: Select what to display when the blank key on the remote is pressed: your custom snapshot, a solid color screen (blue, black or white), the factory logo screen, a timer, or test patterns. The timer option is useful for classroom tests or break times during meetings. Source Keys: Enables or disables Source Keys on the optional Commander-2 remote. AC Power On: When this feature is on, the projector automatically turns on when electrical power is connected. This allows control of ceiling mounted projectors with a wall power switch. Auto Off Time: Automatically turns the projector off after no signals are detected for a preset number of minutes. If an active signal is received before the projector powers down, the image will be displayed. Screen Save Time: Automatically blanks the screen with a black color after no signals are detected for a preset number of minutes. The image returns when an active source is detected or a remote or keypad button is pressed. Sleep Timer: Allows the projector to automatically power off after it has been on for a specified amount of time. Always-On Functions: Allows you to control which projector functions will work even when the projector is in standby (powered off but connected to AC Power). Press Up or Down to highlight the function you want to change, then press select or left and right to change the function to either Yes or No. Press menu when done. Note that some functions must always have the same value; in this case when you change one value, other values in the submenu may also change automatically.
31 Lamp Low Power: Toggles between on and off. Turn it on to lower the light output of the lamp. This also lowers the fan speed, making the projector quieter. Current Lamp: (IN5532/IN5534 only) Controls which lamp(s) is in use. Lamp Auto Switch: (IN5532/IN5534 only) Controls when the projector switches between lamps. Choices include: upon failure, at power-up, or after a set number of hours. Power Sounds: Controls whether the projector makes a sound when powered on and off. Internal Speakers: Allows the user to turn on and off the internal speakers. Audio Inputs: Assign an audio input to a specific video/computer source input. (Default settings are as follows: Audio 1 is used with VGA 1; Audio 2 is used with VGA 2 and RGBHV/YPbPr; Audio 3 is used with Component; Audio 4 is used with S-video; Audio 5 is used with composite.) Press up or down to highlight the source you want to change, then press select or the left and right arrow keys to change that source’s audio input. Press menu when done changing audio inputs. Auto Source: When this feature is On, the projector automatically finds the active source, checking the selected Power-up Source first. When this feature is Off, the projector defaults to the source selected in Power-up Source. To display another source, you must manually select one by pressing the Source button on the remote or keypad. Power-up Source: Determines which source the projector checks first for active video during power-up. Fast Color Refresh: Controls color wheel speed. Video Standard: When this feature is set to Auto, the projector attempts to automatically pick the video standard based on the input signal it receives. (The video standard options may vary depending on your region of the world.) If the projector is unable to detect the correct standard, the colors may not look right or the image may appear “torn.” If this happens, manually select a video standard by selecting NTSC, PAL, or SECAM from the Video Standard menu. Closed Captions: Controls closed caption display while audio is not muted. If this setting is not off, and audio is not muted, and the source is NTSC and contains captions on the selected channel, then the projector must display caption text overlaid on the image. Ceiling Mount: Turns the image upside down for ceiling-mounted projection. Rear Project: Reverses the image so you can project from behind a translucent screen. Auto Keystone: Automatically adjusts vertical keystoning. Prevent PC Screen Saver: Prevents your computer from going into Screen Save mode. The projector must be connected to the PC via a USB cable for this feature to work. Search Screen: Allows you to display one of the following options instead of the default screen at startup, and when no source is detected. Options include the factory logo screen, a custom Snapshot, or a blue, black or white screen. Take Snapshot...: Captures the current image and allows it to be used as the search screen image. Disable Snapshot: Allows the user to disable the snapshot capability. Show Messages: Displays status messages (such as “Searching”) in the lower- left corner of the screen. Menu Offset: Allows you to change the position of the On Screen Display items. Menu Transparency: Allows you to change how much of the projected image behind the menu you can see. As the value increases, more of the image behind the menu is visible. Magnify Controls: Allows you to change the function of the arrow buttons when the menu is not shown. By default, the arrow buttons allow you to advance slides while in PowerPoint’s SlideShow mode. To make the arrow buttons also adjust magnify settings, choose Magnify Controls to turn magnify controls on. Now when the menu is not shown, you can press the Select button to switch between the magnification settings (Magnify Level, Magnify Horizontal Position and Magnify Vertical Position), then press
32 Select again to turn off magnify controls and use the arrow buttons to advance slides. Lens Adjust Enable: When turned on, lens shift, zoom, focus, digital keystone, auto keystone and pincushion adjustments can be made. When the product has been mounted, installers can turn this feature off to prevent changes to lens shift, zoom, focus, keystone and pincushion settings. Keypad Enable: Enables or disables keypad. Glow Ring: Controls the brightness level of the glow ring status indicator. PIN Protect: The PIN (personal identification number) feature allows you to password protect your projector. Once you enable the PIN feature, you must enter the PIN before you can project an image. The default PIN on this projector is Menu-Up-Down-Select-Source. Use the navigation buttons on the remote or keypad to enter the correct 5-button press sequence. When all 5 numbers are entered correctly, press the Select button on the remote or keypad to select OK. If the message “Wrong PIN” appears, verify the code and re-enter it. If you mis-enter a number, you must enter 5 numbers and press the Select button in order to access the “Wrong PIN” message and re- enter the code. To enter the PIN at projector startup: Power up the projector. The “Enter PIN” dialog box appears after the startup screen. Enter the PIN. Use the navigation buttons on the remote or keypad to enter the correct button press sequence. See the description above for instructions. To change the PIN: Select “Change PIN...” in the Setup menu. Enter the existing PIN. Enter the new PIN. You can navigate between OK and Cancel by pressing the arrow buttons on the keypad. Select OK or Cancel by pressing the Select button. Verify the new PIN. If you lose or forget your custom PIN: Contact InFocus support at www.infocus.com/support. Serial Port, Baud Rate: Selects the serial port and baud rate. Serial Port Echo: Controls whether the serial port echoes characters. Setup menu
33 Status and Service menu Source Info: Displays current source settings (read-only). Projector Info: Displays current projector settings (read-only). Reset Lamp Hours: Resets the lamp hours used counter in the Projector Info menu to zero. Do this only after changing the lamp. Factory Reset: Restores all settings to their default. Service Code: Only used by authorized service personnel. Help Press Help (on the keypad or remote) at any time to get interactive help for solving common, picture, sound, and cabling problems. NOTE: The projector can be re-programmed to display a custom (non- interactive) screen when Help is pressed. To do this: Create your custom screen on a computer and display it on the projector, then use the Take Snapshot command in the Setup menu. When you see the Snapshot Successful message, hold down the Help button until the message is removed. To revert a customized Help screen back to the InFocus default Help screen, a Factory Reset will be needed.Status and Service menu
34 Using Network Functions IMPORTANT: To enable network functions at all times (even when the projector is powered off), the Network item in the Always-On Functions submenu in the Setup menu must be set to Yes (not No). Projector network functions include: • Configuring and controlling the projector via a web browser. • Failure and warning alerts via email. • Projector Management via SNMP. • Controlling the projector via Scheduling. NOTE: Projector web pages and emails sent by the projector are always displayed in English language. Before using the network functions To use the network functions of the projector, the projector must be configured to suit your network. Consult with your network administrator before connecting the projector to your network; incorrect network configuration of the projector may cause problems on your network. Connect the Network Cable Properly connect projector to the network, then configure the following settings. If Using a Network with DHCP Enabled: 1Use the projectors remote control or keypad to select the Network item in the projectors Setup menu. 2If DHCP is off, select it to turn it on. If Using a Network that does not have DHCP Enabled: 1Use the projectors remote control or keypad to select the Network item in the projectors Setup menu. 2If DHCP is on, select it to turn it off NOTE: If you still don’t see an IP address, go to the projector’s Setup menu, select Network, then turn on Show Network Messages. After exiting the menu press the Source button again.. 3Select IP Address. This will highlight the first of the four octets in the IP address. Press Up or Down to change the value, then press Select or Right when done to move to the next octet. Repeat until you have changed all four octets in the IP address. 4Repeat the above for Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and other settings that are in IP address format (to assign or change the Host Name, see Network Settings Page below). Configuring and Controlling the Projector via a Web Browser You can adjust or control the projector via a network from a web browser on a computer that is connected to the same network as the projector. NOTES: • To access the projector’s web pages, the projector must be connected to the network and connected to AC power (and if you want to access the web pages even when the projector is powered off, make sure that the Network item in the Always-On Functions submenu is set to Yes). • JavaScript must be enabled in your browser to use the projector web pages properly. If JavaScript is disabled, see the Help files for your web browser for details on how to enable it. • If no operations are performed in the web browser for approximately ten minutes, the system will automatically log you off. Logging in To log into the projector web pages, follow these steps: 1Make sure the projector is connected to the network and connected to AC power. 2If you dont know the projectors IP address, turn on the projector. After the projector starts up, if its IP address is not shown, press the Source button to view the IP address.
35 3Start a web browser on your computer. 4Enter the projectors IP address or host name (preceded by http://) into the web browsers address bar. Example: If the IP address is 192.168.1.10, enter http://192.168.1.10 into the browsers address bar. 5The Log In to Projector Control page will be shown in the browser. 6Select Access type: Basic User or Administrator. 7Click Log In. Navigating Projector Web Pages The left side of every page shows a navigation bar. Click the links in the navigation bar to go to different projector web pages. NOTE: If a Basic User is logged in, no links are shown. The top of the navigation bar shows the projector name, model, and serial number. The web pages also include the following options: •Log Off: Logs off and returns to the Log In page (see above). •Refresh: Reloads the page with current status. •Defaults: Displays default (factory settings) values (to save these values click Apply). •Apply: Saves the values that are currently shown on the page. Projector Controls Page (All users) This page lets you control the same settings that are available via the projectors main menu and remote control. The Controls tab includes basic remote control functions; other tabs correspond to the projectors menus. NOTE: If a Basic User is logged in, only the Controls, Basic Picture, and Advanced Picture tabs are shown. In each tab, the current value of each setting is shown in blue color. NOTE: Unlike other pages, changes you make to Projector Control settings are applied immediately. •To change an on/off setting (e.g. Power): Click the corresponding On or Off button. •To change a multi-value setting (e.g. Sharpness): Select a value from the drop-down menu. •To change a numeric setting (e.g. Brightness): Click the corresponding + or - button, or select a value from the drop-down menu. •To perform a command (e.g. Auto Image): Click the corresponding Execute button. Network Settings Page (administrators only) This page lets you view and change the projectors network settings. Consult with your network administrator before making any changes on this page; incorrect network configuration of the projector may cause problems on your network. Projector Name: The name of the projector shown in the projectors web pages. IP Address: These settings control the projectors network configuration. Enter the appropriate settings required for your specific network. Advanced Network Settings: Click this link to show advanced settings: 802.1x Authentication: If your network requires 802.1x authentication, enter the user name and password that the projector should use, and select the authentication type. SNMP: If your network uses SNMP, enter necessary SNMP information here. Command and Control Pass-Through: This setting allows you to send and receive projector commands over the network. For command codes, see the Appendix or visit the InFocus website at: www.infocus.com/support.
36 Event Notifications Page (administrators only) This page lets you configure the projector to automatically send email when specific events occur. E-Mail Settings tab: In the Account Used… section, enter the information needed for your projector to connect to an email sending (SMTP) server. Then in the Recipient E-Mail Addresses section, enter the email addresses of people who will receive emails, and for each address, select whether that address receives reminders and/or warnings and errors (enter only one address per line). After you have completed this page, click Send Test to make sure that email is correctly set up. Reminders tab: Select which types of reminders to send. For most reminders, you can adjust the frequency or date/duration associated with the reminder. Warnings & Errors tab: Select which warnings and errors to send. Date/Time Settings Page (administrators only) This page lets you configure the projector to read the time and date from an SNTP server on your network. NOTE: The projector does not have a built-in clock. If the projector is unable to access the SNTP server, or no SNTP server is defined, functions that rely on the time and date may not work correctly. Current Date and Time: Shows the current date and time read from the SNTP server. Synchronize the system clock…: Select how often the projector should check the SNTP server to get the time and date. Between checks, the projector will keep track of the amount of time elapsed, allowing it to maintain the correct time and date. SNTP Server: The address of the time and date server on your network. Time Zone: The projectors time zone (if you are in a different time zone from the projector, make sure this is the time zone of the region where the projector is located). Set Now: Click this to immediately set the time and date based on the above information. Daylight Savings Settings: Click this link to show daylight savings settings: Start: Select when daylight savings starts. End: Select when daylight savings ends. Automatically adjust…: Check this to have the projector automatically update time and date when daylight savings starts and ends. Scheduled Tasks Page (administrators only) This page lets you configure the projector to perform tasks automatically on specific days and times. You can set up a maximum of three different scheduled tasks; each tab corresponds to a task. Each scheduled task can perform different commands on different days and times. Each tab contains the following items: On/Off: Select whether or not this scheduled task will run on the days and times shown. Description: Explanation of what the task does. Run Every: Select the days of the week when the scheduled task should run. At Time(s): Select the times of day when the scheduled task should run (the task will run at the indicated times on every one of the days checked above). Command Sequence and Available Commands: The Command Sequence list on the left shows commands currently performed by the scheduled task (each task can include up to 20 commands). The Available Commands list on the right shows all commands that can be added to a scheduled task. > Remove: Removes the command selected in the Command Sequence list. Move Up: Moves up the command selected in the Command Sequence list. Move Down: Moves down the command selected in the Command Sequence box list. Clear All: Erases all commands in the Command Sequence list. Custom: Click this link to show custom command entry options. With custom commands, you can perform additional commands not shown in the Available Commands list. The RS-232 command codes are available in the Appendix and on our website at www.infocus.com/support. NOTE:
37 Custom commands you enter here should be in write format (do not include ?), and should use < and > instead of ( and ). Example: to turn on the ceiling mount setting, use the custom command . User Access and Security Page (administrators only) This page lets you configure security options for the projector, including log in passwords and projector access restrictions. Web Access - Administrator tab: Select whether or not Administrators must enter a password to log into the projectors web pages. If a password is required, click create or change password to update the administrator password. Web Access - Basic User tab: Select whether or not Basic Users must enter a password to log into the projectors web pages. If a password is required, click create or change password to update the basic user password. Projector PIN tab: Allows you to turn projector PIN protection on or off, or change the PIN. When PIN protection is on, the current PIN must be entered when the projector is powered on, otherwise the projector will not operate. NOTE: PIN protection only applies to projector operation via the projectors keypad and remote control; it does not affect the projectors web pages. System Log Page (administrators only) This page shows a log of the 100 most recent projector events. Erase Log…: Click this to erase all events in the log. Network Utilities Page (administrators only) This page lets you perform various network-related projector tasks. Save and Load Projector Configuration: These functions save and load all network-related projector settings into/from a file stored on your computer. This lets you quickly clone network settings from one projector to other projectors. Upgrade Projector Network Firmware: Upgrades the firmware for the projectors network and LitePort features (this firmware is separate from the regular projector firmware). Restart Projector Network Subsystem: Restarts the projector network subsystem; does not change any projector settings. Network Subsystem Factory Reset: Returns all network and LitePort settings to default values and then restarts the projector network subsystem. Troubleshooting Network Functions • If network status is shown as Not Connected in the projectors Network menu, or the projector does not display its IP address, check the cable or the network configuration. • If your web browser displays Page Not Found or a similar error when you try to access the projectors web pages, verify that the projector is connected to the network (select the Network item in the projectors Setup menu and verify that Network Status shows as Connected); if there is no connection refer to the troubleshooting item above for more help. • Make sure the Network item in the Always-On Functions submenu in the Setup menu is set to Yes (if it is set to No, the projector web pages will only be available when the projector is powered on). • If scheduled tasks are not performed, check if the SNTP is set up correctly and is online. Also check if the Command sequence is correct. • If automatic emails are not sent, check if SMTP is set up correctly and is online. To manually restart the projector network subsystem: Use the projectors remote control or keypad to select the Network item in the projectors Setup menu. Then scroll down and select either Restart Network (to restart the network subsystem without changing any settings), or Network Factory Reset (to return all network settings back to default values, and then restart the network subsystem). If the manual restart procedure does not work: To force the network subsystem to restart, disconnect the projector from AC power, wait 10 seconds, then reconnect AC power.
38 Using LitePort LitePort displays a slide show of JPEG images stored on a USB flash drive connected to the projector. This can eliminate the need for a computer source. Image File Types LitePort displays image files in JPEG format only (file extensions .JPEG and .JPG). Other file types including PDF, BMP, TIFF, PNG, GIF, etc. are ignored. Viewing a Slide Show To view your pictures as a slide show, follow these steps: 1Connect a USB flash drive to your computer and copy JPEG files from your computer to the USB flash drive. 2Turn on your projector if needed. 3Remove the USB flash drive from your computer and plug it into the LitePort connector on the rear of the projector. 4The projector will start a slide show of the images found (if you see image thumbnails instead, see To Start the Slide Show section below). 5To go to the next image in the slide show, press the Down or Right arrow button on the projector keypad or remote. To go to the previous image, press the Up or Left arrow button. Controlling LitePort When you plug a USB flash drive into the projectors LitePort connector, the projector will scan the drive and then either start a slide show or show image thumbnails. To stop the slide show and view thumbnails: Press the Select button during the slide show. In Thumbnails view, the name of the current folder, the current image number, and the total number of images in that folder are shown at the bottom of the screen. While viewing thumbnails, press the arrow buttons to scroll through the thumbnails, or press Select when an image is highlighted to start the slide show, or press Select when a folder is highlighted to open that folder. To start the slide show: While viewing thumbnails, press the arrow buttons to highlight a thumbnail, then press the Select button to start the slide show at the highlighted image. To change the image during the slide show: Press the Down or Right button to go to the next image, or press the Up or Left arrow button to go to the previous image (the slide show may also advance automatically depending on the value of the Next Slide setting; see the LitePort Menu section below for details). To change to a different folder: While viewing thumbnails, press the arrow buttons to highlight the desired folder icon, then press the Select button (to go to the higher-level folder, select the folder icon labeled Up). To change LitePort settings: Press the Menu button during the slide show, or while viewing thumbnails (see the LitePort Menu section below for details). Using the LitePort Menu To show the LitePort menu, press the Menu button on the keypad or remote during the slide show, or while viewing thumbnails. To highlight a menu item, press arrow buttons. Then to do the action or change the setting, press Select. To remove the menu, press the Menu button again. Rotate Picture: Rotates the current image by 90 degrees clockwise (rotation is temporary; the image returns to its original orientation when the USB flash drive is removed from the projector or when the projector is turned off). Stop/Start Slideshow: Stops the slide show, or starts it at the selected thumbnail (when the menu is not visible, you can also stop or start the slide show by pressing the Select button). Go to Projector Main Menu: Removes the LitePort menu and displays the projectors main menu, where you can adjust the picture or change other projector settings.
39 (For remaining items below, highlight the setting, then press Select one or more times to change the setting value.) Auto Start: Select On to have the player start the slide show when the USB flash drive is first connected. Select Off to have the player display thumbnails when the USB flash drive is first connected. Show All Folders: Select On to have the slide show display all images in all folders. Select Off to have the slide show display images only from the current folder. Fill Screen: Select On to have the slide show expand small images to fill the screen. Select Off to have the slide show display small images at their original size. Next Slide: Select Manual to disable automatic slide advance in the slide show. Select other values to make the slide show advance to the next image automatically (regardless of this setting, manual advance is always available by pressing the arrow buttons). Effect: Select Off to have no transition effect when changing between images during the slideshow. Select Random to use a different random effect for each transition. Select other values to use a specific effect. Show Info: Select On to show the name of the current file and folder, the current image number, and the total number of images in the slide show at the bottom of the screen. Select Off to hide this information. Displaying PowerPoint Slides Follow the steps below to display PowerPoint slides using LitePort (these instructions apply to PowerPoint 2007 in Windows; for other presentation programs refer to the programs instructions or help file for the steps needed to save a presentation as separate JPEG files): 1Connect the USB flash drive to your computer. 2Open your PowerPoint document. 3This step is optional but improves image quality: Click the Design tab near the top of the PowerPoint document window, then click Page Setup. Click the Slides sized for drop-down menu and select Custom. Change both Width and Height to double their previous values, then click OK. 4Click the Office button in the upper left corner of the PowerPoint docu- ment window. 5Point to Save As, then click Other Formats. 6In the Save As dialog box, click the Save as type drop-down menu. Scroll through the menu and select JPEG File Interchange Format. 7Make sure the contents of your USB flash drive are visible in the Save As dialog box before you continue - to view your USB flash drive in the Save As dialog box, first click My Computer, then double-click the USB flash drives icon (make sure you do both of these in the Save As dialog box, not on your computers desktop). 8Click Save. PowerPoint will ask if you want to export every slide or only the current slide; click Every Slide. PowerPoint will save each slide in your presentation as a separate JPEG file. These files are saved in a new folder that has the same name as the original document. 9Remove the USB flash drive from your computer and plug it into the projectors LitePort connector. 10On the projector, navigate to the folder created in step 8 and then start the slide show (for instructions on navigating and controlling the slide show, see the Controlling LitePort section above). NOTE: PowerPoint embedded videos, transition effects, and animations are not included when saving as JPEG. However, you can select a LitePort slideshow transition effect by changing the Effect in the LitePort menu.