NEC P401w Projector User Manual

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Using on Mac OS
Step 1: Install Image Express Utility Lite for Mac OS on the computer
1.	 Insert	the	accompanying	NEC	Projector	CD-ROM	in	your	Mac	CD-ROM	drive.
	 The	CD-ROM	icon	will	be	displayed	on	the	desktop.
2.	 Double-click	the	CD-ROM	icon.
 The CD-ROM window will be displayed.
3.	 Double-click	the	 “Mac	OS	X”	folder.
4.	 Double-click	 “Image	Express	Utility	Lite.dmg”.
	 The	“Image	Express	Utility	Lite” 	window	will	be	displayed.
5.	 Drag	and	drop	the	“Image	Express	Utility...

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❹ Projecting an Image from an Angle (Geometric Correction 
Tool in Image Express Utility Lite) (not supported by PE501X)
 
The	Geometric	 Correction	Tool	(GCT)	 function	 allows	you	to	correct	 distortion	 of	images	 projected	 even	from	an	
angle. 	
What you can do with GCT
•	 The	GCT	feature	includes	the	following	three	functions
•	4-point	 Correction:	You 	can 	fit 	a 	projected 	image 	within 	the 	border 	of 	the 	screen 	easily 	by 	align 	the 	four 	corners	
of	an	image	to...

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3.	 Use	the	mouse	to	click	the	[	•	]	mark	of	which	corner	you	wish	to	move.
 The currently selected [ •	]	mark	will	turn	red.
(In	the	above	example,	 Windows	screens	are	omitted	for	clarification.)
4.	 Drag	the	selected	[	•	]	mark	to	the	point	you	wish	to	correct	and	drop	it.
•	 When	you	click	 somewhere	 within	the	project	 image	area,	the	nearest	 [	•	]	 mark	 will	go	to	the	 position	 where	
the mouse cursor is.
5.	 Repeat	Step	3	and	4	to	correct	the	distortion	of	the	projected...

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❺ Projecting Images from the Projector over a LAN (Image 
Express Utility 2.0) (not supported by PE501X)
What you can do with Image Express Utility 2.0
•	 Using	Image	Express	 Utility	2.0	allows	 you	to	send	 the	screens	 of	your	 computers	 to	the	 projector	 via	wired/wire-
less	LAN.
	 The	 difference	 from	Image	 Express	 Utility	Lite	is	that	 projected	 images	can	be	sent	 from	 a	computer	 to	not	 only	
one	projector	but	also	to	two	or	more	projectors	at	the	same	time.
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•	 Projected	images	can	be	transferred	and	saved	to	computers.
	 When	“Meeting	Mode”	is	 used,	 projected	 images	can	be	sent	 to	the	 computers	 of	all	 the	 participants	 (attendants)	
of	a	“Meeting”. 	The	received	images	can	be	saved	to	your	computer	with	a	memo	(text	data)	attached.
Presenter
Attendant
Attendant
Attendant
•	 1-click	switching	of	presenter
	 When	
switching	to	another	 presenter	 during	the	conference,	 the	participants	 (attendants)	 can	simply	 click	a	button...

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Basic Operation of Image Express Utility 2.0
This	section	explains	the	following	three	cases	as	examples	of	operating	Image	Express	Utility	2.0.
(1)	 Transferring	images	to	the	projector
(2)	 Holding	a	conference
(3)	 Participating	in	a	conference
Sending	Images	to	Projector
•	Connecting	projector
1	 Turn	on	the	power	to	the	projector	for	which	LAN	has	been	set.
2	 Click	Windows	 [Start]	→	[All	 Programs]	→	[NEC	 Projector	 User	Supportware]	→	[Image	 Express	 Utility	2.0]	
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4	 Check()	the	projector	to	connect	and	click	[Connect].
	 If	the	name	of	the	projector	to	connect	is	not	on	the	list	or	if	it	is	hidden,	click	[Update].
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4-2
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 The screen of your computer will be projected from the projector.
	 At	this	time,	the	input	signal	of	the	projector	will	automatically	change	to	 “NETWORK”.
•	Transferring	images
When	 your	computer	 is	connected	 to	the	 projector,	 the	screen	 of	the	 computer	 is	projected	 from	the	projector	 as	is.	To...

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•	Stopping	or	resuming	the	transmission	of	images
The	transmission	of	the	screen	of	the	computer	to	the	projector	can	be	temporarily	stopped	and	then	resumed.
1	 Click	the	projector	icon	()	on	the	Windows	taskbar.
 A pop-up menu will be displayed.
2	 Click	[Stop	Sending].
	 The	projector	icon	on	the	taskbar	will	change	( → ).
NOTE:
Even	if	the	screen	of	the	computer	is	changed	in	this	status,	the	image	projected	from	the	projector	does	not	change.
To	manipulate	the	screen	that...

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Holding	Conferences
•	Holding	conferences
1	 Follow	steps	1	through	4	in	“Connecting	projector”	of	“Sending	Images	to	Projector” 	(→	page	184).
 The screen of your computer will be projected from the projector.
•	Disclose	a	file	to	the	participants	of	the	conference.
NOTE:
To	disclose	a	file	to	the	participants,	selection	can	be	made	only	in	folder	units.
Therefore,	a	folder	only	having	files	that	can	be	disclosed	to	the	participants	must	be	created	in	advance.
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5	 Select	a	folder	saving	the	file	to	be	disclosed	to	the	participants,	and	click	[OK].
 The file in the selected folder will be displayed in the list of files to transfer.
6	 Click	[Download].
 The file will be shown to the participants.
NOTE:
When	 the	computer	 is	connected	 to	the	 projector,	 the	computer	 screen	that	is	in	 of	 being	 progress	 is	also	 projected	 from	the	projec-
tor.	To	manipulate	a	screen	that	should	not	be	shown	(not	projected),	temporarily	stop	the...