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4. Convenient Features
5.  Click [→ Search for a projector (recommended)].
  i
n the “
a
vailable projectors” box, your projector model name is displayed.
6.
 
Click your projector model name.
  t
he message “ e nter the password for the projector that you selected.” is displayed at the bottom of the window.
7.
 
Check the password displayed in the screen projected by the projector.
8.
 
Input the password to the password input box displayed by the operation at Step 7.
 
9.   Click [Connect].
  t he network projector function works and the screen of Windows Vista is projected from the projector.
NOTE:  When the network projector function works, the background color of the desktop changes to black. When the network 
projector function is stopped, the original background color is restored\
.
Reference:    If  the  projector  cannot  be  found  at  Step  5,  click  [ → Enter  the  projector  address].  Then,  input  the  “Network  ad-
dress”  (Input  example:  http://10.32.97.61/lan)  and  “Projectorpassword”  (Input  example:  82291627)  displayed  in  the  screen 
projected from the projector.
Exiting the Network  p rojector Operation
1.  Click [Projecting: your projector model name] in the Windows Vista task bar.
 
2.  Click [Disconnect].
  t he  n etwork Projector function is stopped.
3.  Press  the  MENU  button  of  the  projector  to  display  the  menu.  From  the  menu,  select  an  input  terminal 
other than [NETWORK]. 
						

							
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4. Convenient Features
N Using the Projector to Operate Your Computer via a Network 
[REMOTE DESKTOP]
•  By  selecting  the  PC  connected  to  the  same  network  as  that  of  the  projector,  the  PC  screen  image  can  be  pro-
jected to the screen via network.
 
Then,  by  operating  the  keyboard  connected  to  the  projector,  you  can  operate  Windows  Vista  on  the  PC  con
-
nected with the network.
•
 
With the Remote Desktop function, you can remotely operate the PC placed\
 at a distance from the projector.
NOTE:
•   Available  versions  of  Windows  Vista  are  provided  on  page 
54.  Windows  Vista  Home  Premium  is  not  available  for  REMOTE 
DESKTOP.
•
 
In this user’s manual this feature is described using Windows Vista as an example, but the following Windows XP will also work 
with this feature.
 
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 or later
•
 
A keyboard is required to use the Remote Desktop function.
•
 
The Remote Desktop function can be operated with a keyboard only. Using a wireless mouse with a wireless keyboard is more 
useful for operating.
 
Use a commercially available wireless keyboard, a wireless mouse, and a USB wireless receiver.
 
Use a commercially available USB keyboard and USB mouse.
•
 
A USB keyboard with a built-in USB hub cannot be used with the projector\
.
•
 
A wireless keyboard or mouse that supports Bluetooth cannot be used with\
 the projector.
Prepare a commercially available wireless keyboard (US layout version)\
.
NOTE: We do not warrant that the USB port of the projector will support all USB\
 keyboards in the market.
Connect the USB wireless receiver to the USB port (Type A) of the projector. Make all necessary settings for your 
wireless keyboard and mouse.
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4. Convenient Features
Setting the password to the user account of Windows Vista
TIP: If a password has been set for an account, the steps 1 to 9 can be skip\
ped.
1.
 
Click [Start] from the desktop of Windows Vista.
2.
 
Click [Control Panel].
3.
 
Click [Add or remove user accounts] displayed under [User Accounts].
4.
 
When the [User Account Control] confirmation window appears, click [Continue].
5.
 
Click [Administrator].
6.
 
Click [Create a password].
7.
 
Input the password to the [New password] box.
8.
 
Input the same password as that at Step 7 to the [Confirm new password] box.
9.
 
Click [Create a password].
  t he  a dministrator is changed to [Password Protection].
Setting the Remote Access
1.  Click [Start] from the desktop of Windows Vista.
2.   Click [Control Panel].
3.
  Click [System and Maintenance].
4.
  Click [Allow remote access] displayed under [System].
5.
  When the [User Account Control] confirmation window appears, click [Continue].
  t he [ s ystem Properties] window appears.
6.
  Click  [Allow  connections  from  computers  running  any  version  of  Remote  Desktop  (less  secure)]  in  the 
Remote Desktop box and click [OK].
 
Checking the I p  address on Windows Vista
1.  Click [Start] from the desktop of Windows Vista.
2.   Click [Control Panel].
3.
  Click [View network status and tasks] displayed under [Network and Internet]. 
						

							
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4. Convenient Features
4.   Click [View status] displayed in blue on the right of [Local Area Connection] in the window.
  t he [ l ocal  a rea Connection  s tatus] window appears.
 
5.  Click [Details...].
  Write down the value for “ i Pv4  i P  a ddress” (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) displayed.
 
6.  Click [Close].
7.   Click [X] at the upper right of the window.
  t he system goes back to the desktop.
Starting the Remote Desktop
1.  With the projector turned on, press the SOURCE button.
  t he input selection window appears.
  a nother  way  to  display  the  input  selection  window  is  to  press  the  net WO r K  button  on  the  remote  control.  t he 
net WO r K screen will be displayed.  g o to step 3.
  
						

							
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4. Convenient Features
2.   Press the SELECT  or  button to select [NETWORK] and press the ENTER button.
  t
he [
net
WO
r
K] menu will be displayed.
 
3.   From the [NETWORK] menu, use the wireless keyboard to select [REMOTE DESKTOP CONNECTION].
  t he [ r emote  d esktop Connection] window appears.
 
 TIP:
 
Setting [OPTIONS] in REMOTE DESKTOP
 
Clicking [OPTIONS] displays the [PERFORMANCE] screen.
 
Making  settings  to  [OPTIONS]  will  allow  you  to  display  the  desktop  background,  or  to  enable  the  window  animation  function 
during the Remote Desktop operation. However, doing this will cause the display’s or mouse’s response to slow down. 
 
If the display’s or mouse’s response is slowed down, try one or more of the following:
DESKTOP BACKGROUND: Clear the check mark to display the desktop backgrou\
nd in monochrome.
MENU AND WINDOW ANIMATION: Clear the check mark to disable menu and wind\
ow animation.
THEMES: Clear the check mark not to use Themes.
SHOW  CONTENTS  OF  WINDOW  WHILE  DRAGGING:  Clear  the  check  mark  to  show  only  the  window  pane 
while dragging.
4.
 
Operate the wireless keyboard to input the IP address of Windows Vista and click [CONNECT].
  t he log-on screen of Windows Vista is displayed in the screen projected by the projector.
5.
 
Operate the wireless keyboard to input the user’s password and press [Enter].
  t he remote desktop function is started.
 
Windows Vista desktop is displayed in the screen projected by the projector.
  l og out the computer.
 
Use the wireless keyboard connected to the projector to operate Windows Vista.
NOTE:  When  the  projection  is  made  with  the  remote  desktop  function,  the  background  color  of  the  desktop  is  changed  to 
black. 
						

							
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4. Convenient Features
Exiting the Remote Desktop
1.   Operate the keyboard to click [Start] from the desktop screen projected by the projector.
 
2.  Click [X] on the right of the start menu.
  t he remote desktop function is stopped.
3.
  Press the SOURCE button of the projector to select an input terminal other than [NETWOR
K].
 
When using the remote control, press a button other than the 
net
WO
r
K button. 
						

							

5. Using the Viewer
 Making the Most out of the Viewer Function
Features
The  Viewer  feature  allows  you  to  view  slides  or  movie  files  stored  on  a  USB  memory  on  the  projector.  Even  if  no 
computer is available, presentations can be conducted simply with the pr\
ojector. This feature is convenient for hold-
ing presentations at meetings and in offices, as well as for playing i\
mages taken on digital cameras.
Easy to use
•  Presentations can be made by inserting a USB memory (not supplied)
•   Easy slide switching
•
  Remote control operation
•
  Jumping to a list of slides or any specific slide
•
  Display a movie file
Simple utility software (for computer)
•  Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0SE Basic operable.
•   Control screen for displaying lists of slides and editing.
TIP:
•  To  use  the  Viewer,  first  you  need  to  create  presentation  materials  on  your  PC  (JPEG,  BMP,  GIF*1,  PNG*1,  Index*2  and  MPG 
(MPEG2) files).
•
 
An image with higher than 4000 pixels in width or height cannot be displ\
ayed.
•
 
The following image formats cannot be displayed:
 
Progressive JPEG, Interlaced GIF, animation GIF, interlaced PNG, 
α channel PNG.
 
For creating presentation materials using the Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0, see the supplied “User Supportware 5 User’s Guide” or 
On-line help in Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0.
*1  Both PNG and GIF format support non-interlaced images only.
*2 “Index”  file  is  a  file  created  using  the  Ulead  Photo  Explorer  8.0  or  Viewer  PPT  Convert  3.0  contained  on  the  supplied  NEC 
User Supportware 5 CD-ROM.
 
See the supplied “User Supportware 5 User’s Guide” for installing the Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0 on your computer\
.
•
 
The video format available for VIEWER is MPEG2 MP@ML.
•
 
A movie file with display size greater than  720 x 576 pixels (width \
x height) cannot be played back.
•
 
Movie files converted by using the compact/expand format which is not \
unsupported by this projector cannot be played back.
 
In this case, there will be no icon to show that playback is not possibl\
e.
 
The audio format available for VIEWER is MPEG-1 Layer 1 and 2.
*
 
Linear PCM and AC-3 audio formats are not available for VIEWER.
NOTE: 
•   Use commercially available USB memory devices. 
•
  We do not warrant that the USB port of the projector will support all USB\
 memory devices in the market.
•
  The projector does not support NTFS formatted USB memory device.
 
Be sure to use a USB memory device formatted with the FAT32, FAT16 or FAT file system.
 
To format your USB memory device in your computer, refer to the document or help file that comes with your Windows.
 Saving data to a USB memory device
There are two ways to save your data to a USB memory device.
Using Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0
Install Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0 from the supplied User Supportware 5 CD-ROM to your computer. Use Ulead Pho-
to Explorer 8.0 to create graphic data on your computer and save the fi\
les to a USB memory device.
Files created on Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0/Viewer PPT Converter 3.0 are index format and are stored in [Presentation] 
folder.
For more details about Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0, see the supplied “Wired and Wireless Network Setup Guide”, “Basic 
Operation Guide (PDF)” on the User Supportware 5 CD-ROM and the hel\
p file of Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0.
Using Windows Explorer to save files
Supported file format for Viewer are JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, Index and MP\
G. 
						

							
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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 
memory inserted into your PC.
To start the Viewer, press the SOURCE button on the cabinet to select [V\
IEWER]. (→ page 24)
Viewer screen will be displayed. (A slide will be displayed at the fact\
ory 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 [ V
IEWER
] 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 67)
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]   [T h U m BNAILS]
  
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.
s
tops  a uto Play while you 
are playing back slides.
a dvances to the next image.
r otates the image 90 degrees clockwise. rotates the image 90 degrees 
counterclockwise.
s
elects 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.
[Th U m BNAILS]
Movie icon
TIP: To return from the movie screen to [THUMBNAILS], press the EXIT button.
NOTE:
•
  If  you  select  an  unsupported  file,  a  message  "This  file  cannot  play  back."  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  press  any  other  button  than  the  ENTER  button  during  playback  of  a  movie  file,  the  playback  will  stop  and  the  VIEWER 
may return to the thumbnail screen.
•
 
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.
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: 
5. Using the Viewer
rewind the movie. When rewind-ing is complete, the movie auto-matically begins playback.starts playback or pauses playback of the movie.
f
ast-forward the movie. When fast-
forwarding is complete, playback stops.Quits playback and then returns to the thumbnail screen.
s
tops playback of the movie. 
						

							

5. Using the Viewer
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  (month/day/
year), creation time (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.
highlight list of folders
i
nformation
n umber of files t humbnail/file names croll bar
Cursor (yellow)
Thumbnail screen