NEC Lt158 Lcd Projector Users Manual
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E – 37 Show Folder List: If this option is checked, when PC Card Viewer input is selected on the projector, the folder lists will be displayed and allows you to select the presentation from a CompactFlash card. Auto Play: If this option is checked, any given slide will start to play automati- cally. Auto Play Interval: You can specify interval time between 5 and 300 seconds. NOTE: The Auto Play Interval time set on the PC Card Viewer Utility over-rides the one set here. Manual Play: Views a slide manually when PC Card Viewer input is selected. NOTE: The Auto Play and Manual Play options determine the behavior ofthe Play/Stop [ / ] icon on the Viewer toolbar. NOTE: If you check Auto Play and select PC Card Viewer on the projector,the slides will automatically start to play back from any given slide. Capture Options: (available for JPEG only) These options are used for the Capture function that you can select from Tools. You have three options for JPEG compression quality: High quality, Normal and High Compression. High Quality ............. Gives quality of JPEG a priority. Normal ..................... Gives normal JPEG quality. High Compression ... Gives compression a priority. [Page2] PC Card Viewer Options Orientation: This reorients your image for your type of projection. The options are: desktop front projection, ceiling rear projection, desktop rear projection, and ceiling front projection. Cinema Position: This feature selects the vertical position of the image when viewing video with Cinema aspect ratio selected. When Cinema aspect ratio is selected on earlier models, the image is displayed with black borders on the top and bottom. You can select the vertical position among three options: Top .......... Image position is at the top with a black border on bottom. Center ..... Image position is at the center with black borders on top and bottom. Bottom .... Image position is at the bottom with a black border on top. Background: Use this feature to display a blue/ black screen or logo when no signal is available. The default background is blue. You can change the logo screen using the PC Card Files feature. See page E-40. Mouse Settings: This option lets you to change your USB mouse settings. The mouse settings feature is available for USB mouse only. Choose the set- tings you want: Mouse Button ............. Right Hand or Left Hand Mouse Sensitivity ....... Fast, Medium or Slow Setup Enables you to set operating options. Press "OK" to save your changes for all the features of Page1, Page2, Page3, Page 4 and Page5. [Page1] RGB on LT157, DVI (ANALOG) on LT158:Allows you to choose "RGB" for an RGB source such as a computer, or "Component" for a component video source such as a DVD player. Normally select "Auto" and the projector automatically detects a com- ponent signal. However there may be some component signals that the projector is unable to detect. If this is the case, select "Component". VIDEO and S-VIDEO: This feature enables you to select composite video standards manu- ally. Normally select "Auto". Select the video standard from the pull-down menu. This must be done for Video and S-Video separately. [Page3] Signal Select
E – 38 Communication Speed:This feature sets the baud rate of the PC Control port (Mini DIN 8 Pin).It supports data rates from 4800 to 38400 bps. The default is 38400 bps. Select the appropriate baud rate for your equipment to be connected (depending on the equipment, a lower baud rate may be recommended for long cable runs). Default Source Select: You can set the projector to default to any one of its inputs each time the projector is turned on. Last .............. Sets the projector to default to the previous or last active input each time the projector is turned on. Auto ............. Searches for an active source in order of RGB* → Video → S-Video → PC Card Viewer → RGB and displays the first found source. Select ........... Displays the selected source input every time the projector is started up. Select an input from the pull-down menu. * DVI (DIGITAL) → DVI (ANALOG) on LT158. Control Panel Key Lock: This option turns on or off the Control Panel Key Lock function. NOTE:* This Control Panel Key Lock does not affect the remote control and the P\ C Control functions. * When the cabinet buttons are disabled, pressing and holding the CANCEL button for about 10 seconds will change the setting to enabled. [Page5] [Page4] Auto Adjust (RGB Only): When "Auto Adjust" is set to "On", the projector automatically de- termines the best resolution for the current RGB input signal to project an image using NEC's Advanced AccuBlend Intelligent Pixel Blending Technology. The image can be automatically adjusted for position and stability; "Horizontal Position", "Vertical Position", "Clock" and "Phase." On ................ Automatically adjusts image Horizontal Position, Vertical Position, Clock and Phase. Off ................ User can adjust the image display functions (Horizontal Po- sition, Vertical Position, Clock and Phase) manually. NOTE: For LT158This feature is not available for DVI (DIGITAL) signal.If you make any adjustment to DVI digital signal, the Auto Adjust featur\ eautomatically adjusts position and stability; Horizontal and Vertical Posi-tion, and Resolution. However, the horizontal and vertical adjustments will not be stored in memory. Auto Start:Turns the projector on automatically when the power cable is inserted into an active power outlet. This eliminates the need to always use the "Power" button on the remote control or projector cabinet. Power Management: When this option is on and there is no RGB input for five minutes or more, the projector will automatically turn itself off. Power Off Confirmation: This option determines whether a confirmation dialog for turning off the projector will appear or not. NOTE: When the confirmation message is displayed, you must be in the Projector mode to operate your projector using the remote control. If no\ t, press the PJ button on the remote control to change your projector to th\ e Projector mode. The button lights to indicate that you are in the Projec\ tor mode. Keystone Save: This option enables you to save your current keystone settings. Saving your change once affects all sources. The changes are saved when you turn off the projector. Clear Lamp Hour Meter: Resets the lamp clock back to zero. Pressing this button appears a confirmation dialog box. To reset the lamp usage hour, press "OK". NOTE: The projector will turn off and go into standby mode after 1600 hours (up to 2600 hours in Eco mode) of service. If this happens, press the Help button on the remote control for ten seconds to reset the lamp clock bac\ k to zero. Do this only after replacing the lamp. Clear Filter Usage: Resets the filter usage back to zero. Pressing this button appears a confirmation dialog box. To reset the filter usage hour, press "OK".
E – 39 Tools Provides tools for capturing images, displaying files in a CompactFlash Card and drawing. NOTE: The Capture and PC Card Files features are required for a CompactFlashcard. Capture: Allows you to capture an image from a source that is currently be- ing displayed. The image is saved as JPEG in the CompactFlash card. When you select Capture from the menu, you will get a tool bar. You can capture an image directly using the tool bar when the menu is not displayed. The tool bar includes the following buttons: Drag ............. Drags to move the tool bar. (for USB mouse operation only) Capture ........Captures an image and save it as a JPEG file in a CompactFlash card. Freeze .......... Freezes and unfreezes images. Exit ............... Exits the Capture function. Unless a CompactFlash card is inserted into the PC Card slot of the projector, the Capture feature is not available. The "Card Error" display means that the free space of the CompactFlash card is insufficient for saving images. Make more space available on the card by erasing unwanted images with your PC. The number of images that can be captured depends on the size of the CompactFlash card. NOTE: Be sure not to turn off the power or remove the CompactFlash card while capturing an image. Doing so could cause a loss of the data in the CompactFlash card or damage to the card itself. NOTE: Captured images with higher resolution than the projectors nativeresolution cannot be displayed correctly. PC Card Files: Displays a list of all the files stored in the CompactFlash card so that you can select a file you want to display. You can also sort files by file name or date, or display the file. Although a list of all the files in the CompactFlash card is displayed, you can view files in idx, text, HTML, JPEG and BMP format only. Selecting BMP and JPEG files automatically switches to the PC Card Viewer source. NOTE: When an image with a resolution of XGA (1024768) or higher isprojected, the PC Card Files screen may not be correctly displayed. Drag Freeze Exit CaptureSelecting "Execute" displays the file you selected. When you select a JPEG or BMP file and press the Enter button on the remote or the cabinet, or “Execute” on the above, you will get a toolbar. This toolbar is used to return to the PC Card Files screen. Drag ............. Drags to move the tool bar. (for USB mouse operation only) Return .......... Returns to the PC Card Files screen. Close ............ Close the toolbar.Drag ReturnClose
E – 40 Changing Background Logo: The Logo button allows you to select a background logo from graphic files on a CompactFlash card and change the background to the new background logo. NOTE: File size must be 64KB or less. Other file formats than JPEG andBMP are not available. 1. Use the or button to select a JPEG or BMP file for your back- ground logo. 2. Use the and then button to select “Logo”. 3. Press the Enter on the remote control or the cabinet. You will get the confirmation dialog box. 4. Select “OK” and press the Enter button. This completes changing a logo for the background. * Once you have changed the background from the NEC logo to another, you cannot return the logo to background even by using Factory De- fault. To do so, repeat the above steps. The NEC logo file is included on the supplied CD-ROM (/logo/nec_b_x.jpg). ChalkBoard: (available only when using with USB mouse) Provides the tool bar for producing freehand drawings. Drag ............. Drags to move the tool bar. (for USB mouse operation only) Pen .............. Left-click and drag to draw. Left-click [] or right-click the pen icon to display the pen palette containing four lines of different thickness from which you can select a line you pre- fer by left-clicking. Color ............ Selects a color. Left-click to display the color palette from which you can select a color you prefer by left-clicking. Eraser .......... Left-click and drag to erase part of a drawing. Left-click [] or right-click the eraser icon to display the eraser palette con- taining four eraser of different thickness from which you can select an eraser you prefer by left-clicking. Clear ............Left-click to clear the drawing completely from the ChalkBoard screen. View ............. Hides the tool bar by left-clicking. Right-clicking anywhere on the screen displays the ChalkBoard tool bar again. Exit ............... Clears the complete drawing and exits the ChalkBoard. NOTE: * The ChalkBoard feature is available only when a USB mouse is used. Free- hand drawings cannot be saved or captured. * The menu is not available while you display the ChalkBoard screen. * The Capture function is not available on ChalkBoard screen. * Switching slides clears a drawing completely. Help Contents: Provides an online help about how to use the menus. An under- lined link means that you can move to an adjustment item directly. Selecting the underlined link and pressing ENTER moves to the corresponding adjustment item. NOTE: The Help Menu may not be displayed correctly when a UXGA signalis displayed. Information: Displays the status of the current signal, and the lamp and the pro- jector usage hours. This dialog box has four pages. The information included are as follows: NOTE: The progress indicator shows the percentage of remaining bulb life. Thevalue informs you of the amount of lamp and projector usage respectively. Remaining Lamp Time Display: When the remaining lamp time reaches 0, the Remaining Lamp Time bar indicator changes from 0% to 100 Hours and starts count- ing down. If the remaining lamp time reaches 0 hours, the projector will not turn on regardless of whether the lamp mode is set to Normal or Eco. [Page 1] Source Name Input Terminal Horizontal Frequency Vertical Frequency Sync Polarity[Page 2] Signal Type Video Type Sync Type Interlace Resolution [Page 3] Aspect Ratio Gamma Correction Noise Reduction Color Matrix Matrix Type[Page 4] Remaining Lamp Time (%) Lamp Hour Meter (H) Filter Usage (H) Projector Usage (H) Drag PenEraser View Exit Clear Color
E – 41 MENU ENTERCANCELSELECT POWER STATUS ON /STAND BY SOURCE AUTO ADJUST PC CARD ACCESS A C IN C CARD PC CONTROLVIDEO RGB USBS-VIDEO AUDIO Using the PC Card Viewer function NOTE: When using the supplied software (CD-ROM) The software is designed to use with a personal computer only. Do not play the software on CD player. Doing so could cause damage to speakers. FeaturesThe Viewer feature allows slides stored on a CompactFlash memory card (referred to as CompactFlash card in this manual) to be displayed on the projector. Even if no computer is available, presentations can be conducted simply with the projector. This feature is convenient for holding presentations at meetings and in offices, as well as for playing images taken on digital cameras. Easy to use•Presentations can be started immediately simply by inserting a CompactFlash card (not supplied) •Easy slide switching •Remote control operation •Jumping to list of slides or any specific slide High quality images•High resolution up to 1024768 dots •24-bit full color playback •Viewing of digital camera images Simple utility software (for computer)•PC Card Viewer Utility operable on Windows 95 / 98 / Me / NT4.0 (SP3 or later) / 2000 •Slides can be created by capturing the currently displayed image •Control screen for displaying lists of slides and editing •PC Card Viewer PPT Converter 1.0 [Add-In Version] converts files created with Microsoft PowerPoint 95/97/2000 (hereafter referred to as PowerPoint) into indexes playable with PC Card Viewer * Microsoft, Windows and PowerPoint are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Inserting and Ejecting a CompactFlash Card A CompactFlash card is used to view presentation data prepared on the computer and to capture and play images projected with the pro- jector. Inserting the CompactFlash Card•Hold the CompactFlash card horizontally and insert it slowly into the card slot with its top facing up. •The eject button pops out once the CompactFlash card is fully in- serted. Check that the CompactFlash card is fully inserted. NOTE: Do not try to force the CompactFlash card into the slot. MENU ENTERCANCELS E LE C T O N /S TA N D B Y S O U R C E A U TO A D JU S T AC IN C C A R D P C C O N T R O LV ID E O R G B U S BS -V ID E O A U D IO Ejecting the CompactFlash Card Press the eject button. The CompactFlash card pops out a little. Grasp the edges of the CompactFlash card and pull it out. Do not eject the CompactFlash card while its data is being accessed. Eject button Direction for Inserting the CompactFlash Card The CompactFlash card has a top and bottom and must be inserted into the PC card slot in a specific direction. It cannot be inserted backwards or upside-down. Attempting to force it into the slot in the wrong direction may break the internal pin and damage the card slot. Refer to the CompactFlash card's operating instructions for the proper direction of insertion. CompactFlash Card TypeThe PC Card slot accepts CompactFlash only. PC-Card Adapter 8MB Install the CompactFlash card on a card adapter when using on your PC. •Set the ComapctFlash card in the direction shown in the diagram and insert it into the card adapter. Card adapter (not supplied) CompactFlash card (not supplied)
E – 42 Installing the PC Card Viewer Software Before InstallingPerform the following before installing the PC Card Viewer software: •If Windows is already started, exit all applications. Installation may not be performed properly if any applications are running. InstallationInstall the viewer software as described below. To quit installation before it is completed, press the "Cancel" button then follow the instructions in the dialog box. 1. Start up Windows. 2. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The auto CD play function automatically starts the CD-ROMs program and the contents screen appears. * The auto CD play function operates if the Auto insert notification box in the computers CD-ROM control panel is checked. (The box is checked by default.) 3. Click [Installing the PC Card Viewer Utility 1.0] The setup dialog appears. * Follow the instructions in the setup dialog to complete the installation. For instructions on uninstalling the PC Card Viewer software, see page E-46. Starting Up the PC Card Viewer Software on your PC (PC Card Viewer Utility 1.0) Use the PC Card Viewer Utility 1.0 for creating viewer slides. To start the PC Card Viewer software: * Select [Start]-[Programs]-[NEC Projector Tools]-[PC Card Viewer Utility 1.0]. Refer to online help for instructions on using the PC Card Viewer soft- ware. Contents of the English version PC Card Viewer software (PC Card Viewer Utility 1.0) This is the software used for creating PC Card Viewer slides. In this manual it is referred to as the "PC Card Viewer software". PC Card Viewer PPT Converter 1.0 This is an application that converts files created with Microsoft PowerPoint 95/97/2000 into indexes so that they can be played directly with the PC Card Viewer Utility 1.0. PC Card Viewer PPT Converter is installed automatically when you install the PC Card Viewer Utility. To start PC Card Viewer PPT Converter: * Select PC Card Viewer PPT Converter from NEC Projector Tools. Basic Operation of the PC Card Viewer SoftwarePC Card Viewer Utility is an application for editing documents, con- verting them into slides and storing them on CompactFlash cards as playback data (indexes) for presentations using projectors.
E – 43 Operating the PC Card Viewer Function from the Projector (playback) This section describes the operation for showing slides of presentation documents created using the PC Card Viewer function with the projec- tor. It is also possible to make slides directly from the images projected with the projector. Projecting slides 1. Insert a CompactFlash card into the card slot. Insert the CompactFlash card with the side with the insertion di- rection arrow on the top. * Press the eject button to eject the card. 2. Select the “PC Card Viewer” from the Source Select menu. 3. Project slides. Checking “Show Folder List”, means that selecting PC Card Viewer input displays a list of the folders in the CompactFlash card and if “Auto Play” is checked the projector automatically starts to play slides at the first slide of the folder you have selected. A tool bar will appear when you press the MENU button on the remote control or the projector cabinet or clicking with the right button of a mouse. DragPrev Play Jump Setup View Next Stop Select Delete The tool bar includes the following buttons: Drag .......... Drags to move the tool bar (for USB mouse operation only). Prev .......... Returns to the previous slide or folder. Or this lets you play slides back in reverse. Next .......... Advances to the next slide or folder. Or this lets you play slides back. Play ........... Plays back automatically or manually depending on the set- ting on PC Card Viewer Options of the menu. This allows you to move on to the next slide when “Manual Play” is selected. Stop .......... This allows you to stop Auto Play while you are playing back and to resume playing from the selected slide or folder when “Auto Play” is selected. Jump ......... Displays a list of slides while you are playing back. Select ........ Displays a list of folders while you are playing back. Setup ........ Displays the PC Card Viewer Options dialog box on Page 2 of the Setup dialog box.Delete ........ Deletes a captured slide(s) or all the captured slides in the Capture – specific folder. View .......... Hides the tool bar while you are playing back. Pressing the MENU button or clicking with the right button of a mouse shows it again. NOTE: If no CompactFlash card is inserted in the PC CARD slot, there is no signal, and a black, blue or logo background is displayed, depending on the setting. Playback is stopped when SLIDE +/– on the remote control or / button on the cabinet is pressed in Auto Play mode. NOTE: Up to 12 indexes can be displayed on the list of folders. The folder in the right bottom is always a folder exclusively for captured images, but is only displayed when images have been captured. To display the list of folders when there are 13 or more indexes stored on the CompactFlash card, select Edit index from the PC Card Viewer softwares File menu and move the index you want to display to within 12 indexes from the top of the folder index. For details on indexes, refer to the PC Card Viewer softwares help folder.
E – 44 When the tool bar is not displayed: Press the FOLDER LIST button on the remote control to display fold- ers from a CompactFlash card in the projector’s PC Card slot. Use the SLIDE +/- button to advance to the next folder or return to the previous folder. Folder 02 : 0001 / 0008Folder Folder Folder Folder SlideSlide Slide Slide Slide SlideSlideSlide 02 : 0004 / 0008 Slide Slide(Table) cursor (green marks) Use the SLIDE +/- button to advance to the next slide or re- turn to the previous slide. Auto Play Mode•If the “Auto Play” option is selected in “PC Card Viewer Options” of the menu, any given slide will start to play automatically. You can also specify Auto Play Intervals between 5 and 300 seconds. Switching to Slides Directly from Other Input Modes With this function it is possible to switch directly to a slide when the picture of a VCR or computer is being projected. Example: When conducting presentations using a combination of slides and moving pictures from a VCR, etc., it is possible to switch from a PC Card Viewer slide to the video picture then back to the PC Card Viewer slide simply by using a source button and PC CARD button. NOTE: Even if you switch the current PC Card Viewer source to another source, the current slide is retained. When you return back to the PC Card Viewer, you will get the slide that has been retained. NOTE: The CompactFlash card editing operation cannot be performed from theprojector. Do so using the PC Card Viewer software. Folder Lit red Works as the Select button on the projector. ENTERCANCEL FOCUS ZOOMSHIFT SELECT PJ Multi cursor (blue marks) SLIDE O NOTE: You can also use the and button on the remote control to select folders or slides. If you use the and button on the remote control for PC Card Viewer opera- tion, press the PJ button to switch to the Projector mode and the PJ button lights red. MENU ENTERCANCEL PJ FOCUS ZOOM OFF VIDEO AUTO ADJ. S-VIDEO RGB1 RGB2 LASERON VOLUME SHIFT HELP POINTER KEYSTONEMAGNIFY FREEZE PIC-MUTEPC CARDSLIDE FOLDER SLIDE LIST SELECT POWER Current folder number Current slide numberNumber of all slides in folder
E – 45 Capturing Images Displayed on the Projector Storing images displayed on the projector on the CompactFlash card Preparations: Insert the CompactFlash card into the card slot. Inser t the CompactFlash card (side with the insertion direction ar- row) facing the top of the projector. * Press the eject button to eject the card. 1. Project the image you wish to store on the projector. 2. Select the “Capture” from the Tools menu. 3. A tool bar will appear. The tool bar includes the following buttons: Drag ............. Drags to move the tool bar (for USB mouse operation only). Capture ........Captures an image and save it as a JPEG file in a CompactFlash card. Freeze .......... Freezes and unfreezes images. Exit ............... Exits the Capture function. Another option to exit the Capture function is to press MENU or CANCEL button on the remote control or projector cabinet. NOTE: You can compress a captured file (JPEG) using the Capture Options inthe Setup dialog. See page E-37. NOTE: Captured images with higher resolution than the projectors native reso-lution cannot be displayed correctly. NOTE: •File size of the captured image varies depending on the resolution of an input signal. •Since an image data is compressed with the JPEG format, the image is slightly degraded. NOTE: An hourglass indicating that an image is being captured appears on the projectors display. Do not eject the CompactFlash card or turn off the projectors power while this icon is displayed. Doing so will damage the CompactFlash card data. If the CompactFlash card data is damaged, use a computer to repair the data. NOTE: The folder in the right bottom is always a folder exclusively for captured images. To display the list of folders when there are 13 or more indexes stored on the CompactFlash card, select Edit index from the PC Card Viewer softwares File menu and move the index you want to display to within 12 indexes from the top of the folder index. For details on indexes, refer to the PC Card Viewer softwares help file. Drag Freeze Capture Exit DragPrev Play Jump Setup View Next Stop Select Delete Deleting Captured Images Using the Delete button on the tool bar for PC Card Viewer can delete captured images. To delete captured images: 1. Select PC Card Viewer. 2. Use button to select the Capture folder in the right bottom of the screen. 3. Press the MENU button to display the tool bar. 4. Use the or button to select the Delete icon and press the ENTER button or click with a mouse button. Viewing Digital ImagesDigital images can be played with the PC Card Viewer if the following conditions are met: •If the image can be stored on an MS-DOS format CompactFlash card •If the image can be stored in a format supported by the PC Card Viewer. With the PC Card Viewer, images on the card are searched for in directories and images in JPEG or BMP format are recognized as slides. Searchable directories are directories within two steps from the root directory, and searchable images are images within the first 12 files in the directory. Only file and slide switching are possible. NOTE: The maximum number of images recognized as slides within one direc-tory is 128.
E – 46 Uninstalling the PC Card Viewer Software Even if you do not know the PC Card Viewer software's file names or where they are stored, the PC Card Viewer software files can be easily removed from the system using the "Install/Uninstall Applications" con- trol panel in Windows. (Normally there is no need to perform this op- eration.) Uninstalling the softwareUse the procedure described below to uninstall the PC Card Viewer software files. 1. From the Start menu, select Settings then Control Panel. 2. In the Control Panel dialog box, double-click on Add/Remove Programs. 3. In the Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box, click the Install/Uninstall tab, then select PC Card Viewer Utility 1.0 from the list of applications and click on Add/Remove. 4. In the Confirm File Deletion dialog box, click Yes. 5. Once the application is uninstalled, click on OK in the Remove Program From Your Computer dialog box.