NEC P350w Projector User Manual
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183 8. User Supportware (cut-off icon) �������Disconnects communication with the computer � (Shift icon) ����������When the highlight is moved to this icon and the ENTER button is pressed, shift lock status is set� The shift lock is canceled if the highlight is moved to this icon and the ENTER button is pressed again� (Ctrl icon) ������������When the highlight is moved to this icon and the ENTER button is pressed, control lock status is set� The control lock is canceled if the highlight is moved to this icon and the ENTER button is pressed again� (ESC icon) �����������The same operation as when the [ESC] key of the computer is pressed is performed� This icon is used, for example, to stop a slideshow of PowerPoint� • Operating the projector (disconnecting communications) 1 Press the EXIT button while the desktop screen is displayed. An auxiliary operation bar will be displayed at the lower left of the screen. 2 Move the highlight to (cut-off icon) and press the ENTER button. Communication will be disconnected and you are returned to the “DESKTOP CONTROL UTILITY” menu screen. To resume communication, click [COMPUTER SEARCH]. After that, follow step 10 on the preceding page. REFERENCE: Communication can also be disconnected by clicking the projector icon on the taskbar and then clicking “Disconnect” while the desktop screen is displayed.
184 8. User Supportware • Operating the projector (exiting Desktop Control Utility 1.0) 1 Click the projector icon [] on the taskbar while the desktop screen is displayed. 2 Click [Exit]. Desktop Control Utility 1.0 will be terminated. 3 Press the EXIT button on the projector unit or on the remote control. The “network menu” screen will be displayed. 4 Press the MENU button on the projector unit or on the remote control. The on-screen menu will be displayed. 5 Select an input source other than [NETWORK].
185 8. User Supportware Controlling the Projector over a LAN (PC Control Utility Pro 4) Using the utility software “PC Control Utility Pro 4”, the projector can be controlled from a computer over a LAN. Control Functions Power On/Off, signal selection, picture freeze, picture mute, audio mute, adjusting, error message notification, event schedule. Screen of PC Control Utility Pro 4 This section provides an outline of preparation for use of PC Control Utility Pro 4. For information on how to use PC Control Utility Pro 4, see Help of PC Control Utility Pro 4. TIP: • PC Control Utility Pro 4 can be used with a serial connection. Connect the projector to a LAN. Connect the projector to the LAN by following the instructions in “Connecting to a Wired LAN” (→ page 138), “Con- necting to a Wireless LAN (Optional: NP02LM series)” (→ page 139) and “9 Application Menus” (→ page 105) Start PC Control Utility Pro 4 Click “Start” → “All programs” or “Programs” → “NEC Projector User Supportware” → “PC Control Utility Pro 4” → “PC Control Utility Pro 4”. NOTE: • For the Schedule function of the PC Control utility Pro 4 to work, you must have your computer running and not in standby/ sleep mode. Select “Power Options” from the “Control Panel” in Windows and disable its standby/sleep mode before running the scheduler. [Example] For Windows 7: Select “Control Panel” → “System and Security” → “Power Options” → “Change when the computer sleeps” → “Put the computer to sleep” → “Never”. NOTE: • When [POWER-SAVING] is selected for [STANDBY MODE] from the menu, the projector cannot be turned on via the network (wired LAN/wireless LAN) connection. TIP: Viewing the Help of PC Control Utility Pro 4 • Displaying the Help file of PC Control Utility Pro 4 while it is running. Click “Help (H)” → “Help (H) …” of window of PC Control Utility Pro 4 in this order. The pop-up menu will be displayed. • Displaying the help file using the Start Menu. Click “Start” → “All programs” or “Programs” → “NEC Projector User Supportware” → “PC Control Utility Pro 4” → “PC Control Utility Pro 4 Help”. The Help screen will be displayed.
186 8. User Supportware Converting PowerPoint files to Slides (Viewer PPT Converter 3.0) Using Viewer PPT Converter 3.0 allows you to convert PowerPoint files into JPEG files. Converted JPEG files and Index files (.idx) can be saved to a USB memory. When the USB memory inserted into the projector, these JPEG files and Index files (.idx) can be displayed with the viewer function of the projector without connecting a computer. NOTE: When Viewer PPT Converter 3.0 has been installed, once start Viewer PPT Converter 3.0 once with the privilege used for installation. Then exit from Viewer PPT Converter 3.0 without doing anything. • Starting Click Window’s [Start] → [All Programs] → [NEC Projector User Supportware] → [Viewer PPT Converter 3.0] → [Viewer PPT Converter 3.0], in that order. NOTE: When installing Viewer PPT Converter 3.0 onto a computer that has PowerPoint installed, Viewer PPT Converter 3.0 is automatically registered as a Power-Point add-in. It is necessary to cancel Viewer PPT Converter 3.0 add-in before uninstalling Viewer PPT Converter 3.0. Refer to Viewer PPT Converter 3.0 Help to unregister the add-in. Converting PowerPoint files and saving them to a USB memory 1. Insert the USB memory into the USB port of the computer. 2. On Windows, click “Start” → “All programs” → “NEC Projector UserSupportware” → “Viewer PPT Converter 3.0” → “Viewer PPT Converter 3.0”. Viewer PPT Converter 3.0 will start. 3. Click “Brows...” and select a PowerPoint file you wish to convert, and then click “Open”. 4. Click “Next”.
187 8. User Supportware 5. Select the USB memory drive for “Card Drive” and type in “Index name”. Index name must be eight alphanumeric characters or less. 2-byte character and file with a long filename cannot be used. 6. Click “Export”. A confirmation message will be displayed. 7. Click “OK”. Exporting a file will start. 8. Click “OK”. 9. Click “Exit”. Viewer PPT Converter 3.0 will exit. 10. Remove the USB memory from the computer. NOTE: • Before removing the USB memory from the USB port of the computer, click the “Safe to Remove Hardware” icon on the task- bar.
188 8. User Supportware Projecting Your Mac’s Screen Image from the Projector over a LAN (Image Express Utility 2 for Mac) Using Image Express Utility 2 for Mac contained allows you to send the Mac’s screen image to the projector over a network (wired or wireless LAN). Image Express Utility 2 for Mac runs on Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later. It runs on both Mac OS X (PowerPC) and Mac OS X (Intel). Hereafter, “Image Express Utility 2 for Mac” is abbreviated as “Image Express Utility 2”. What you can do with Image Express Utility 2 • Via the network images on the screen of your Mac can be sent to the projector and projected on the screen. • One computer can send images to more than one projector. Operating environment Supported OS Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later required Mac OS X 10.3.0 or later recommended Processor (CPU) PowerPC G3 600 MHz processor required PowerPC G4 800 MHz or higher recommended or Intel Core Solo 1.5 GHz or higher required Memory 256 MB or higher required Network environment Wired or wireless LAN required that supports TCP/IP Only the AirPort and AirPort Extreme wireless LAN cards are guaranteed to work with Image Express Utility 2. “Easy Connection” supports only AirPort and AirPort Extreme. Supported resolution VGA (640 × 480) or higher required XGA (1024 × 768) recommended (1024 × 768 - 1280 × 800 recommended for P350W) Supported screen colors 32 thousands of colors, 16.7 million colors required * 256 or fewer colors are not supported. Connecting the projector to a LAN Connect the projector to the LAN by following the instructions in “Connecting to a Wired LAN” (→ page 138), “Con- necting to a Wireless LAN” (→ page 139) and “9 Application Menus” (→ page 105)
189 8. User Supportware Using Image Express Utility 2 Connecting to a projector 1 Confirm that the projector has been turned on. 2 Click the AirPort status ( ) on the Macintosh menu bar, and click “Turn AirPort On”. The AirPort status is changed to “ ” or “ ”. • AirPort status types and meanings ...AirPort : Off ...AirPort : On ( in infrastructure connection ) ...AirPort : On ( in adhoc connection ) REFERENCE: When the AirPort status ( / / ) is not displayed on the menu bar: 1 Click Apple Menu ( ) and [System Preferences...]. The “System Preferences” window will be displayed. 2 Click [Network]. The Network configuration window will be displayed. 3 Select [AirPort] in [Show]. 4 Click [AirPort] tab. The AirPort configuration item will be displayed. 5 Check the “Show AirPort status in menu bar” check box at the bottom configuration item. The AirPort status ( / / ) will be displayed on the menu bar. 6 Click the [ ] button at the upper left on the Network configuration window. The Network configuration window will be closed.
190 8. User Supportware 3 Double-click the “Image Express Utility 2” icon in the “Image Express Utility 2” folder. • At the initial start, the “License Agreement” window is displayed. Thoroughly read the agreement shown on the screen, and click “I accept the terms in the license agreement” and the [OK] button. Next, the “Authenticate” window will be displayed. 4 Enter the administrator name and password of your Macintosh computer, and click the [OK] button. The [Projector Selection] window will be displayed. 5 Check the ( ) check box to the left of the projector name to connect and click [Connect]. The Macintosh computer and the projector are connected via wireless LAN, and images on the Macintosh screen are projected from the projector.
191 8. User Supportware Stopping/Restarting Image Transmission • Stopping image transmission 1 Click [Tools] on the menu bar, and click [Stop Sending]. Image transmission is temporarily stopped. • Restarting image transmission 1 Click [Tools] on the menu bar, and click [Start Sending]. Image transmission is started again. Exiting Image Express Utility 2 1 Click [Image Express Utility 2] on the menu bar, and click [Quit Image Express Utility 2]. Image Express Utility 2 is exited.
192 9. Appendix 1 Troubleshooting This section helps you resolve problems you may encounter while setting up or using the projector. Indicator Messages Power Indicator Indicator ConditionProjector ConditionNote Off The main power is off – Blinking light Blue 0�5 sec On,0�5 sec OffThe projector is getting ready to turn on�Wait for a moment� 2�5 sec On,0�5 sec OffOff Timer is enabled� – Steady lightBlueThe projector is turned on�– Orange [NORMAL] is selected for [STANDBY MODE] – Red [POWER-SAVING] is selected for [STANDBY MODE] – Status Indicator Indicator ConditionProjector Condition Note Off N o r m a l o r S t a n d b y ( [ P O W E R - S AV I N G ] f o r [STANDBY MODE]) – Blinking light Red 1 cycle (0�5 sec On, 2�5 sec Off)Lamp cover error or lamp housing errorReplace the lamp cover or lamp housing correctly � 2 cycle (0�5 sec On, 0�5 sec Off)Temperature errorThe projector is overheated� Move the projector to a cooler location�3 cycle (0 �5 sec On, 0�5 sec Off)Power errorPower unit is not working properly � Contact your dealer�4 cycle (0 �5 sec On, 0�5 sec Off)Fan errorFans will not work correctly � 6 cycle (0�5 sec On, 0�5 sec Off)Lamp errorLamp fails to light� Wait a full minute and then turn on again�9 cycle (0 �5 sec On, 0�5 sec Off)[DYNAMIC CONTRAST] errorDynamic Contrast function is not working properly � Contact your dealer� Orange1 cycle (0�5 sec On, 2�5 sec Off)Network conflict Both the built-in wired LAN and the wireless LAN can - not be connected to the same network at the same time�To use both built-in wired LAN and wireless LAN at the same time, connect them to different networks� Green Re-firing the lamp (The projector is cooling down�)The projector is re-firing�Wait for a moment�Steady lightGreenStandby ([NORMAL] for [STANDBY MODE])– OrangeCONTROL PANEL LOCK is on�You have pressed cabinet button when Control Panel Lock is on�CONTROL ID error R e m o t e c o n t r o l I D a n d p r o j e c t o r I D a r e n o t matched� Lamp Indicator Indicator ConditionProjector Condition Note Off Normal – Blinking light Red Lamp has reached its end of life� Lamp replace-ment message will be displayed�Replace the lamp� Steady lightRedLamp has been used beyond its limit � The projector will not turn on until the lamp is replaced�Replace the lamp� Green [ECO MODE] is set to [AUTO ECO], [ECO1], or [ECO2] – Over-Temperature Protection If the temperature inside the projector rises too high, the over-temperature protector will automatically turn off the lamp with the STATUS indicator blinking (2-cycle On and Off.) Should this happen, do the following: • Unplug the power cord after the cooling fans stop. • Move the projector to a cooler location if the room where you are presenting is particularly too warm. • Clean the ventilation holes if they are clogged with dust. • Wait about 60 minutes until the inside of the projector becomes cool enough.