NEC Lt240 Portable Projector Users Manual

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CONVENIENT FEATURES
Making Freehand Drawings on a Projected Image (ChalkBoard)
The ChalkBoard feature allows you to write and draw messages on a pro-
jected image.
NOTE: The ChalkBoard feature is available only when a USB mouse is used.
From the menu, select [Tools] → [ChalkBoard] to display the ChalkBoard
tool bar that cotains the following icons.
Drag
PenEraser Hide
Exit
Clear Color
Drag ..... Drags to move the tool bar by clicking on the blue part. (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 prefer 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.
Capture Left click to capture and save freehand drawings in the PC card.
Eraser ... Left-click and drag to erase part of a drawing. Left-click [
] or
right-click the eraser icon to display the eraser palette contain-
ing 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.
Hide ...... 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 menu is not available while you display the ChalkBoard screen.
•Switching slides clears a drawing completely.
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USING THE VIEWER
NOTE: To use the Viewer, first you need to create presentation materials on your
PC using the Dynamic Image Utility 2.0 contained on the supplied NEC Projec-
tor User Supportware CD-ROM.
For installation, see the printed Application Guide. For creating presentation
materials, see the Slide show function on the on-line manual of the Dynamic Im-
age Utility 2.0.
Making the Most out of the Viewer Function
Features
You can view presentation data, capture, and play images on the projec-
tor. A PC card is used to view presentation data prepared on the computer
and to capture and play images projected with the projector.
The Viewer feature allows you to view slides stored on a PC memory card
(referred to as PC card in this manual) on the projector. Even if no com-
puter is available, presentations can be conducted simply with the projec-
tor. 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 PC
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 1024 x 768 dots (800 x 600 on LT220)
•24-bit full color playback
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Simple utility software (for computer)
•Dynamic Image Utility 2.0 operable on Windows 95/98/Me/XP/
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
*Microsoft, Windows and PowerPoint are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation.
Inserting and Removing a PC Card
Inserting the PC Card
•Hold the PC card horizontally and insert it slowly into card slot with
its top facing up.
•The eject button pops out once the PC card is fully inserted. Check
that the PC card is fully inserted.
NOTE: Do not try to force the PC card into the slot.
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Removing the PC Card
Press the eject button. The PC card pops out a little. Grasp the edges
of the PC card and pull it out.
NOTE: Do not eject the PC card while its data is being accessed.
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Direction for Inserting the PC Card
The PC 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 PC cards operating
instructions for the proper direction of insertion.
PC Card Type
The PC Card slot accepts PCMCIA Type II only.
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Operating the Viewer Function from the Projector (playback)
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This section describes the operation for showing slides of presentation
documents created using the Viewer function with the projector. It is also
possible to make slides directly from the images projected with the projec-
tor.
Projecting slides (Viewer)
1. Insert a PC card into the PC card slot.
Insert the PC card with the side with the insertion direction arrow on the
top.
*Press the eject button to eject the card.
2. Select the Viewer from the Source Select menu.
3. Project slides.
Checking Show Folder List, means that selecting Viewer input displays
a list of the folders in the PC card and if Auto Play is checked the pro-
jector 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. This is available 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
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setting on 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 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 memory 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 +/- button on the remote control or  button
on the cabinet is pressed in Auto Play mode.
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.
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When the tool bar is not displayed:
Press the FOLDER LIST button or the SLIDE LIST button on the remote
control to display folders or from a PC card in the projectors PC Card slot.
SLIDE
Folder
02 : 0001 / 0008Folder Folder Folder
Folder
Multi cursor (blue marks)
Current folder
number
Current slide
numberNumber of all slides
in folder
Use the SLIDE +/- button to advance to
the next folder or return to the previous
folder.
SlideSlide Slide Slide
Slide
SlideSlideSlide
02 : 0004 / 0008
Slide(Table) cursor
(green marks)
Use the SLIDE +/- button to advance to the next slide or return to the
previous slide.
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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 Viewer operation, press
the PJ button to switch to the Projector mode and the PJ button lights red.
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Lit red Works as the Select button
on the projector.
ENTERCANCEL
SELECT
PJ
Auto Play Mode
If the Auto Play option is selected in Viewer Options of the menu, any
given slide will start to play automatically.
You can also specify Auto Play Interval 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
Viewer slide to the video picture then back to the Viewer slide simply by
using the Viewer button.
NOTE: Even if you switch the current Viewer source to another source, the cur-
rent slide is retained. When you return back to the Viewer, you will get the slide
that has been retained.
The PC card editing operation cannot be performed from the projector. Do so
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Viewing Digital Images
Digital images can be played with the Viewer if the following conditions are
met:
•If the image can be stored on an MS-DOS format PC card
•If the image can be stored in a format supported by the Viewer. With
the 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 di-
rectory. Only file and slide switching are possible.
NOTE: The maximum number of images recognized as slides within one directory
is 128.
Storing Images Displayed on the Projector on the PC
card (Capture)
The Capture features allows you to capture an image from a source that is
currently being displayed. The image is saved as JPEG in the PC 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 dis-
played.
The tool bar includes the following buttons:
Drag
Freeze
Exit
Capture
Drag ........... Drags to move the tool bar by clicking on the blue part.
(for USB mouse operation only)
Capture ...... Captures an image and saves it as a JPEG file on a PC
card.
Freeze ........ Freezes and unfreezes images.
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NOTE:
*Unless a PC card is inserted into the PC Card slot of the projector, the Cap-
ture feature is not available.
*The Card Error display means that the free space of the PC card is insuffi-
cient 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 PC card.
*Be sure not to turn off the power or remove the PC card while capturing an
image. Doing so could cause a loss of the data in the PC card or damage to
the card itself.
Preparations:
Insert the PC card into the card slot.
Insert the PC card so that the end with the insertion direction arrow on the
top goes in first.
* Press the eject button to eject the card.
1. Project the image you wish to store on the projector.
Drag
Freeze
Exit
Capture
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 by clicking on the blue part (for
USB mouse operation only).
Capture ...... Captures an image and save it as a JPEG file in a PC
card.
Freeze ........ Freezes and unfreezes images.
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