NEC Np1250 Lcd Projector Users Manual

							

5. Using the Viewer
 Operating the Viewer Function from the Projector (playback)
This section describes the operation for showing slides created or movie files.
Projecting slides (Viewer)
Preparation: Store JPEG or BMP files (JPEG, BMP, non-interlaced GIF or non-interlaced PNG files) in a USB mem-
ory inserted into your PC.
To start the Viewer, press the SOURCE button on the cabinet to select [VIEWER]. (→ page 25)
Viewer screen will be displayed. (A slide will be displayed at the factory default.)
• You can use the VIEWER button on the remote control to select [VIEWER].
Operating Viewer Menu
1. Insert a USB memory into the USB port of the projector.
  The USB indicator lights.
2. Press the VIEWER button on the remote control or select the [VIEWER] from the source list.
  An image stored in the USB memory will be displayed.
NOTE: When [SHOW THUMBNAILS] is turned on in the OPTIONS menu, the thumb\
nail screen will be displayed. (→ page 70)
NOTE: Pressing the EXIT button during slide playback will display the th\
umbnail screen.
Slide and Thumbnail
When VIEWER is selected, one of the two screens is displayed.
One is a slide and the other is a thumbnail screen.
  [SLIDE]  [THUMBNAILS]
  
TIP: To switch from [SLIDE] to [THUMBNAILS], press the EXIT button. 
The Control Bar
Pressing  the  MENU  button  during  slide  playback  will  display  the  control  bar  which  allows  you  to  operate  a  slide-
show. Press the EXIT button to close the control bar.
The control bar contains the following icon buttons: 
Returns to the pre-vious image.
Plays back slides.Stops Auto Play while you are playing back slides.
Advances to the next image.
Rotates the image 90 degrees clockwise.
Rotates the image 90 degrees counterclockwise.
Selects the currently displayed image for your background logo.Quits slide playback and then returns to the thumb-nail screen. 
						

							
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Projecting a movie file
Preparation: Store MPG files in a USB memory inserted into your PC.
To display a movie file:
1. Press the SOURCE button to select [VIEWER].
  Viewer screen will be displayed. (A slide will be displayed at the factory default.)
2. Select a movie file icon from [THUMBNAILS] screen and press the ENTER button.
Movie icon
[THUMBNAILS]
TIP: To return from the movie screen to [THUMBNAILS], press the EXIT button.
NOTE: 
•  If you select an unsupported file, an error message will be displayed \
and the VIEWER will return to the thumbnail screen.
• If you change a source during playback of a movie file, the playback will stop.
• If you start playing back a movie file with the projector connected to\
 the network, the network will be disconnected.
• If you use a USB memory device which has a slow reading speed, the movie file may not play b\
ack correctly.
• If you remove or insert the USB memory device during playback of a movie file, an error may occur with the \
VIEWER.
•  The network will be disconnected if a movie file starts playing back by using “Image Express Utility”, “Desktop Control Utility”, 
“Network Projector” and “Remote Desktop Connection”.
Remote control button operation when a movie is played back:
ENTER....................Press. this.button. during.playback. to.pause. playback.. Press.this.button. when.the.movie. is.paused. to.re-
sume.playback.
Press.this.button.during.fast-forward.or.rewind.to.return.to.playback.
Press.this.button.when.the.movie.is.stopped.to.start.playback.
EXIT........................Press.this.button.to.return.to.the.thumbnail.screen.
The Control Bar
Pressing the MENU button during playback will display the control bar which allows you to operate movie files.
Press the EXIT button to close the control bar.
The control bar contains the following icon buttons:
Rewind the movie. When rewind-ing is complete, the movie auto-matically begins playback.
Fast-forward the movie. When fastfor-wardingis complete, playback stops.
Starts playback or pauses playback of the movie.
Stops playback of the movie.
Quits playback and then returns to the thumbnail screen. 
						

							
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NOTE: 
• The icon [  ] shows that the file cannot be displayed in the thumbnail screen.
•  The “MPG” or “WMV” icon shows that the movie file cannot be displayed in the \
thumbnail screen.
Highlight....................................Indicates.the.selected.folder.or.drive.
List.of.folders.............................Indicates.folders.contained.on.a.USB.memory.
Information................................Indicates.information.of.the.selected.file.or.folder.
Folder:. folder.name,. number. of.files,. creation. date.(month/day/year),. creation.time.(hour:minute:
second).
File:.file.name,. slide.number/number. of.displayable. slides.in.a.folder,. creation. date*¹.(month/day/
year),.creation.time*².(hour:minute:second),.file.size.
Number.of.files..........................Indicates. number.of.displayable. slides.in.the. selected. folder..The.maximum. number.of.images.
recognized.as.slides.within.one.directory.is.about.250.
Thumbnail/file.name..................Indicates.thumbnails.and.names.contained.in.a.folder.
Cursor........................................Indicates.the.selected.slide.
Scroll.bar...................................Used.to.view.folders.or.files.not.visible.in.the.window.
NOTE: 
*¹  Creation time of a file in a media server will not be shown.
*² Creation date may not be shown in a file in a media server.
Highlight
List of folders
Information
Number of files
Thumbnail/file name
Scroll bar
Cursor (yellow)
Thumbnail screen 
						

							
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Setting Option for Viewer
PLAY MODE:
MANUAL.................Views.a.slide.manually.when.the.Viewer.source.is.selected.
AUTO......................Plays.back.slides.automatically.when.the.Viewer.source.is.selected.
NOTE:  This  option  setting  is  required  to  play  slides  automatically  or  manually  which  were  created  with  the  “Output  Viewer” 
feature of ArcSoft MediaImpression. 
INTERVAL:
Specifies interval time between 5 and 300 seconds.
START:
Specifies  start  screen  for  images  in  the  USB  memory  when  the Viewer  source  is  selected. Two  options  can  be 
selected: Slide or Thumbnails
When  [VIEWER]  is  selected  from  the  SOURCE  menu,  the  thumbnail  screen  will  always  be  displayed  if  image 
files are not available in the USB memory.
NOTE: If a USB memory is not inserted into the projector, the [THUMBNAILS] screen will always be displayed at the time of 
start.
SHOW THUMBNAILS:
Selecting the Viewer source will display a list of thumbnails of graphic files stored in the USB memory when [ON] 
is  selected.  Selecting  the  Viewer  source  will  display  a  list  of  icons  of  graphic  files  stored  in  the  USB  memory 
when [OFF] is selected.
SORT:
Rearranges the slides or thumbnails by name, extension, date or size.
NOTE: This setting is not available for the following folders:
* Folders created with the “Output Viewer” feature of ArcSoft MediaImpression or with Viewer PPT Converter 3.0
MOVING PICTURE SIZE:
ORIGINAL...............Displays.the.movie.file.in.its.original.resolution.
FULL.......................Displays.the.movie.file.to.fill.the.screen.with.its.original.aspect.ratio.maintained.
MOVING PICTURE REPEAT:
OFF.........................When.the.movie.reaches.its.end,.its.playback.will.stop.
ON..........................When.the.movie.reaches.its.end,.its.playback.will.start.again.from.the.beginning.
OK/CANCEL:
To close the Options menu with saving changes, select [OK] and press the ENTER button.
To close the Options menu without saving changes, select [CANCEL] and press the ENTER button.
NOTE: 
•  The [PLAY MODE], [START], [SHOW THUMBNAILS], and [SORT](for SLIDE screen) options will work for graphic files only.
• The [MOVING PICTURE SIZE] and [MOVING PICTURE REPEAT] options will work for movie files only. 
						

							

THUMBNAILS menu
The THUMBNAILS  menu  will  appear  when  you  press  the  MENU  button  on  the  remote  control  or  the  projector 
cabinet. To close the THUMBNAILS menu, press the EXIT button.
The THUMBNAILS menu includes the following commands:
PLAY...................Plays.back.automatically. or.manually. depending. on.the. setting. in.Options.. This.allows. you.to.move. on.to.
the.next.slide.when.[MANUAL].is.selected.in.the.[PLAY.MODE].
LOGO..................Replace. the.default. background. logo.with.another. logo.in.JPEG,. BMP,.non-interlaced. GIF.or.non-inter-
laced.PNG.format.
OPTIONS.............Displays.the.Viewer.setting.options.
REFRESH............Reflects.the.new.information.in.the.list.of.folders.
CONNECT............Connects.a.shared.folder.to.the.NETWORK.drive.
DISCONNECT......Disconnects.the.share.folder.from.the.NETWORK.drive.
Exiting Viewer
To  exit  Viewer,  switch  to  another  input  such  as  COMPUTER  1,  COMPUTER  2,  COMPUTER  3,  COMPONENT, 
VIDEO, S-VIDEO or NETWORK.
*  To switch to another input, there are two ways:
• Press  the  COMPUTER  1,  COMPUTER  2,  COMPUTER  3,  COMPONENT,  VIDEO,  S-VIDEO  or  NETWORK 
button on the remote control.
• Press  the  MENU  button  on  the  remote  control  to  display  the Viewer  menu.  Press  the  MENU  button  again  to 
display the main menu and select the input from the [SOURCE] submenu.
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 current slide is retained. When you return back to the 
Viewer, you will get the slide that has been retained.
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5. Using the Viewer
 Changing Background Logo
You can change the default background logo using the Viewer feature.
NOTE: File size must be 256KB or less. Maximum file resolution is 1024 × 768 for NP3250/NP2250/NP1250 and 1280 × 800 for 
NP3250W. File formats other than JPEG, BMP, non-interlaced GIF or non-interlaced PNG are not available.
Preparation:  Store  JPEG  or  BMP  files  (JPEG,  BMP,  non-interlaced  GIF  or  non-interlaced  PNG  files)  in  a  USB 
memory into the projector’s USB port.
NOTE: To change highlight from the Thumbnails screen (right window) to a directory tree (left window), press the EXIT button. To 
return highlight to the Thumbnails screen, press the ENTER button.
1. Use  the  SELECT   button  to  select  a  file  (slide)  for  your  background  logo  when  displaying  the 
Thumbnail screen.
2.  Press the MENU button to display the THUMBNAILS menu.
3.  Use the SELECT  button to select [LOGO] and then press the ENTER button.
  A confirmation dialog box will be displayed.
4. Use the SELECT  button to select [YES] and press the ENTER button. This completes changing a logo 
for the background.
*  Once  you  have  changed  the  background  from  the  default  “NEC  Projector”  image  (jpg)  to  another,  you  cannot 
return the logo to background even by using [RESET]. To put the default “NEC Projector” image (jpg) back in the 
background logo, repeat the above steps.
 The default “NEC Projector” image (jpg) file is included on the supplied User Supportware 6 CD-ROM (NP3250/
NP2250/NP1250: /Logo/necpj_bbwx.jpg and NP3250W: necpj_bbwx.jpg).
 Image files stored on the shared folder and the media server cannot be used as background logo. 
						

							
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 Projecting data from shared folder (Viewer)
Preparation
For projector: Connect the projector to the network.
For computer: Place files to be projected in a shared folder and note the folder’s path. Memorize or write down the 
path for later use.
• For sharing a folder, refer to your user guide or help file accompanied with your Windows computer.
• Use a keyboard to give a name to the shared folder in alphanumeric characters.
• To connect the shared folder beyond the subnet, set [WINS CONFIGURATION] in [NETWORK SETTINGS] from 
the menu.
• Digital signature (SMB signature) is not supported.
Connecting the projector to the shared folder 
1. Press the VIEWER button on the remote control.
  The VIEWER will start.
 
• Another  way  to  start  the VIEWER  is  to  press  the  SOURCE  button  a  few  times  on  the  projector  cabinet.  (→ 
page 25)
LAN
Shared folder
Wireless LAN
Projector
Shared folder 
						

							
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2. Select “NETWORK” on the left side of the thumbnail screen and press the MENU button.
 
  The thumbnail menu will be displayed.
 Unavailable items are shown in gray.
• To close the thumbnail screen, press the EXIT button.
3. Select [CONNECT] from the thumbnail menu and press the ENTER button.
 
  The [CONNECT TO SHARED FOLDER] dialog box will be displayed.
 
4. Enter the path for the shared folder. Select [CONNECT] and press the ENTER button.
  The shared folder will be displayed under “NETWORK” on the thumbnail screen. Up to four shared folders can be 
added to the “NETWORK”. 
 
• When authentication is required at the time of connecting to the shared folder, the [AUTHENTICATION] dialog 
box will be displayed. Enter appropriate information and select [OK] and press the ENTER button. 
 
NOTE: The maximum length of a path of the shared folder must be 15 alphanumeric characters for computer name and 22 alpha-
numeric characters for folder name.
Path of a shared folder:
\\computer name\folder name 
						

							
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Reflecting changes of the shared folder on the thumbnail screen.
If  changes  to  the  shared  folder  are  made  after  the  projector  is  connected,  use  this  feature  to  display  the  updated 
information on the thumbnail screen.
1. Press the MENU button while the thumbnail screen is displayed.
  The thumbnail menu will be displayed.
 Unavailable items are shown in gray.
 
• To close the thumbnail screen, press the EXIT button.
2. Select [REFRESH] from the thumbnail menu and press the ENTER button.
 
  The thumbnail information will be updated.
 See “Operating the Viewer Function from the Projector (playback)” for more information. (→ page 67)
  
						

							

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Disconnecting the shared folder from the projector
1. Select a shared folder under “NETWORK” and press the MENU button.
  The thumbnail menu will be displayed.
 Unavailable items are shown in gray.
 
• To close the thumbnail screen, press the EXIT button.
2. Select [DISCONNECT] from the thumbnail menu and press the ENTER button.
 
  The shared folder will be disconnected from “NETWORK”.
TIP: 
• If you have done the above operation, all the shared folders will be dis\
connected.
• Shared folder connection history
 Connection history for the shared folder will be recorded. If the projector is restarted without disconnecting the shared folder, 
the [?] mark will be added to the folder in the thumbnail screen.
• Up to four folders including the shared folder and history can be displayed under the “NETWORK” drive.
 When the folder with the [?] mark is highlighted and [CONNECT] is selected, typing the path name for the shared folder can be 
skipped. The folder with the [?] mark can be deleted by selecting [DISCO\
NNECT].