Panasonic LCD Projector PT-L730NTU Operating Instructions

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The supplied Wireless Manager 2.0 allows the user to
transfer image data from the personal computer to the SD
card inserted in the projector and to record the data on the
card. Thus the user can project images changing very
quickly to desired ones.
Example of use of wireless functions
The Web browser allows the user to access the projector
and to project the image data stored on the SD card
inserted in the projector.
Trans ferring im ag e data f rom pe rsonal
computer to the p rojector and reco rding
them onto the SD ca rd inse rted in the
p rojector
P
rojecting im ag es f rom SD ca rd using
W eb b ro wser cont rolFor details of network
setting, refer to
Network setting on
page  91.
For details of Wireless
Manager 2.0, refer to
Wireless Manager 2.0
on page  110.
For details of network
setting, refer to
Network setting on
page  91.
For details of Web
browser control, refer
to Web browser
control on page  106.
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SD card
Projection
Projector   ScreenImage
LAN-connecta
ble 
P ersonal computer T
rans fer 
image data
Recording  Insertion
Wireless 
card
Inse rtion
Install Wireless 
Manager 2.0
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SD card 
containing image data
Wireless card
ProjectorProjection
ScreenImage
LAN-connecta
ble 
P ersonal computer Ope
ration 
with  Web 
br owser control Inse
rtionInse
r tion
The Web browser accesses the projector and allows the
user to make settings for the projector.
Cont rolling the p rojector using  Web
b ro wser cont rolFor details of network
setting, refer to
Network Setting on
page  91.
For details of Web
browser control, refer to
Web browser control
on page  106.
Wireless card
Setting up 
the projector 
Projector Screen
LAN-connectable 
Personal computerOperation 
with Web 
browser control
Insertion  
						

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Fitting and removal of SD
card and wireless card
SD card
Removal
q q
Open the slot cover
w w
Confirm that the access
lamp is not blinking (i.e., SD
card is not under reading or
writing operation) at the
right back of the slot.
Note: 
•Be sure to confirm that the access
lamp is not blinking when to remove
the card. Removing the SD card while
the access lamp is blinking may
destroy the data stored on the card.
e e
Press the center of the SD
card to release the lock and
remove the card
r r
Close the slot cover
FittingPay attention to the difference between
up and down sides of the SD card.
q q
Open the slot cover
w w
Insert the SD card
With the card label facing up, insert
the card from the side that has a cut
corner until it reaches the depth and
is locked.
Note: •Forcible insertion of the SD card in a
wrong direction may cause a fault.
e e
Close the slot cover.
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Wireless card 
Fitting
q
q  
T urn off the p ower to the
p rojector
Turn off the power referring to  How
to turn off the power supply  given on
page  28.
w
w
Open the slot cover
e
e
Insert the wireless card
With the side of power monitor facing
up, insert the card until it reaches the
depth and is locked.
Note: •Pay attention to the difference
between up and down sides of the
wireless card. Forcible insertion of the
wireless card in a wrong direction may
cause a fault.
r
r
Close the slot cover
Removal
q
q
Turn off the power supply to
the projector
Turn off the power referring to  How
to turn off the power supply  given on
page  28.
w
w
Open the slot cover
e
e
Press the ejector button
Press the ejector button and it will
pop out.
r
r
Further depress the ejector
button, and take out the
card
t
t
Close the slot cover
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How to use SD card
Setting 
q q
Press the MENU button to view the
menu
w w
Using the and buttons, show the
SD card screen
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Press the ENTER button to show the
SD card setting screen.
r r
Using the and buttons, select the
desired item, and make setting with the
and buttons.PICTUREPICTURE MODE
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SELECT:[
↑][↓]
ADJUST:[←][→]ENTER:[ENTER]
  ESC:[MENU]
SD CARDAUTOPLAY
REPEAT
INTERVALOFFON
1
5 sec
SELECT:[
↑][↓]
ADJUST:[←][→]ENTER:[ENTER]
ESC  :[MENU]
Auto play ON: The next image will automatically appear when images are replayed.
OFF: Images will not be changed automatically.
Auto loop 1~10: Automatic replay will be repeated by the predefined times if ON has been
selected for auto play.
Continuous: Automatic replay will be repeated endlessly if ON has been selected
for auto play.
Image changing intervalThis parameter defines the interval of changing to the next image when ON has
been selected for auto play. The interval value can be selected from 5 to 60
seconds with the step being 5 seconds.
Note: • Some images require a due time until they are displayed. For such images, the
actual image changing time may be longer than the set interval value.
Replaying from recorded SD card using
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Replay
q q
Change to SD card using the input
switching (INPUT, RGB) button of the
projector or remote controller.
w w
Select the folder with the  and
buttons and press the
ENTER button.
A file selection screen will appear.
Notes: •If three or more folders are found, press the
button and the next three (or less)
folders will be shown in turn.
•If no thumbnail has been incorporated in the
image file in advance, it will take a longer
time before image appears.
•A folder that contains no image file cannot
be selected.
•To return to the folder selection screen,
press the MENU button.
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Select the file with the 
buttons and press
the ENTER button.
The selected image will be displayed in full
screen mode.
If OFF has been selected for auto play, 
the  and  buttons can select the
previous or next image for display.
Notes: •If ten or more files are found, press the  button when the bottom row files are
highlighted, or press the  button when the right bottom file is highlighted. This
will show another nine (or less) files in turn.
•To return to the file selection screen, press the MENU button.
•If ON has been selected for auto play, the image will be displayed in full screen
mode and automatic replay will start.
SD CARD    
						

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Recording direct ly on SD ca rd
Use the SD card by means of a PC card adaptor in a personal computer hav\
ing a slot
that is compatible to TYPE 2 or TYPE 3 PC (PCMCIA) card.
For a Windows machine, the supplied software, Image Creator 1.0, will be\
 available
for compiling and storing.
For details of Image Creator 1.0, refer to  Image Creator 1.0 on page  118.
Compiling on Windows
If your PC is a Windows machine, the supplied software, Image Creator 1.\
0 can be
used. With this Image Creator 1.0, the user can convert the presentation\
 file prepared
with Microsoft PowerPoint into image data that can be replayed on the pr\
ojector,
change the screen size and sort the images.
Fitting SD card
q
q
Insert the SD card into the PC card
adaptor as shown in the diagram on
the right.
Positively push in the card until it is locked. Also
pay attention to the difference between up and
down sides and fore and back sides when
inserting the card.
Note: •If the SD card is inserted in the personal computer by means of PC card \
adaptor
with the write protection switch of SD card set to the LOCK position, a \
blue-screen
warning appears when accessed. If this occurs, press any button on the k\
eyboard
of the personal computer to return the indication to the previous one. B\
efore using
the SD card in your PC, confirm that the write protection switch is not \
set to the
LOCK position.
w
w
Insert the PC card adaptor into the PC card slot of the
personal computer.
e
e
If this is the first time to insert an SD
card, an Add New Hardware Wizard
dialog box appears. Click the Next
button.
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PC card adaptor 
SD card    
						

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If this is the second or forward time of SD card insertion, no setting o\
peration is
required.
r
r  
Select Create list of all drive rs
e xisting in specific location and select
the driver  for installation and  cli ck the
N ext  button.
t
t  
Select Standa rd IDE/ESDI ha rd disk
cont roller and  cli ck the N ext  button.
From now on, go on installation operation following
the instructions on the screen. Finally, click the
Complete button to finish the preparatory
operation for SD card use.
y
y  
Open My Computer on the desktop
and confirm that the icon of the n ew
drive has been created.
Although the drive icon has the same picture
pattern as that of thee hard disk, you can identify it
with the disk capacity (indication of 14.1 MB for a
16 MB SD card; the drive character of D:, E:, F:
etc. is used depending on the model of the
personal computer). If the capacity is not displayed
as in the diagram on the right, select the drive icon
and press the ALT + ENTER buttons and check
the indication on the displayed Properties
window.
Notes: •   The procedure window is for Windows 98SE. The contents of displayed wind\
ow
vary with the Windows version. If the New hardware window requests sel\
ection of
the driver, select Windows standard driver and click the OK button. \
For further
information, refer to on-line Help of Windows.
•   Deletion, copy and renaming of a file, creation and deletion of a folder\
 (directory)
and similar operations can be performed in a similar manner to normal ha\
rd disk.
Refer to the instruction manual and Help descriptions of your operating \
system
(OS).
•   The projector supports DCF-conforming directories and files as well as f\
olders and
files specified by Wireless Manager 2.0. The projector cannot recognize \
directories
and files that are not conforming to DCF (except when Wireless Manager \
2.0 is
used). Use Image Creator 1.0 to convert the format.
For details of Image Creator 1.0, refer to Image Creator 1.0 on page  118.
For details of DCF standard, refer to DCF standard on page  124.
Icon of SD card drive      
						

							88Removing SD card
Take out the SD card in the following procedure:
q q
Quit all software applications that use the SD card.
w w
Left-click the PC card icon ( ) shown on the task bar at the
right bottom on the screen.
Note: 
•If no PC card icon is appearing on the task bar at the right bottom of the screen, go
to Start menu →Setting →Control panel, open PC card, click the Show control
on the task bar check box, and then click the OK button.
e e
Select either Disable standard
IDE/ESDI hard disk controller or
Disable BN-SD Series PCMCIA Disk
Controller and click it.
r r
When a screen appears, as shown on
the right, click OK and take out the
PC card adaptor.
t t
Press the ejector button of the PC card
adaptor and pull out the SD card.
Note: 
•Strictly follow the procedure for card removal.
Removing the card in a wrong procedure may
destroy the card or stored data.CARD8MB
Ejector button      
						

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Compilation on Macintosh machine The supplied software, Image Creator 1.0, is not available in Macintosh \
machines.
However, it is possible to write and compile images stored in the person\
al computer.
Fitting SD ca rd
q
q  
Inse rt the SD ca rd into the PC ca rd
adaptor as sh own in the di agram on
the right.
Positively push in the card until it is locked. Also
pay attention to the difference between up and
down sides and fore and back sides when
inserting the card.
Note: •   If the SD card is inserted in the personal computer by means of PC card \
adaptor
with the write protection switch of SD card set to the LOCK position, an\
 error
message may be shown after a long time taken for card recognition (for \
several
minutes depending on the conditions). If this occurs, follow the proced\
ure given on
page  90 to take out the SD card from the personal computer, and then release th\
e
write protection switch.
w
w  
Inse rt the PC ca rd adaptor into the PC ca rd slot of the
pe rsonal compute r.
An icon of drive will be added automatically on the desktop.
e
e  
Write and edit files in the similar manner as a flop py disk and
an MO disk.
Note: 
•   Extension of functions is required including PC
Exchange and File Exchange. If those functions are
not installed, a message appears, saying, The
computer cannot read this disk. Will you format the
disk? and a formatting screen appears. NEVER
format the disk though.
If the card undergoes Macintosh formatting, the projector will not be ab\
le to
recognize the SD card. Be sure to click the Remove button and take out\
 the SD
card. Then install PC Exchange, File Exchange and other function extensi\
on. (For
details of procedures, refer to the instruction manuals for the OS and r\
elated Help.)
•   Deletion, copy and renaming of a file, creation and deletion of a folder\
 (directory)
and similar operations can be performed in a similar manner to normal ha\
rd disk.
Refer to the instruction manual and Help descriptions of your operating \
system
(OS).
•   The projector supports DCF-conforming directories and files as well as f\
olders and
files specified by Wireless Manager 2.0. The projector cannot recognize \
directories
and files that are not conforming to DCF (except when Wireless Manager \
2.0 is
used).
For details of DCF standard, refer to DCF standard on page  124.
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PC card adaptor
SD card   
						

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aving im ag es in Macintosh onto the SD ca rd.
JPEG images that were created with graphic software or captured by digit\
al camera
into Macintosh can be saved onto the SD card and replayed with the proje\
ctor.
Note: •  Fully read DCF standard on page  124 and perform file operation.
q
q
Open the icon of SD card drive and press the   + N
buttons to create a new folder (directory) and rename it DCIM.
A DCIM directory already exists in an SD card in which any file has been\
 saved
as a result of image capture by using the projector or use of a DCF-conf\
orming
digital camera; thus there is no need for folder creation anew.
w
w
Open the created DCIM directory and press the   + N
buttons to create a new folder (directory), and rename it with a
directory name that conforms to the DCF standard (e.g.,
100abcde).
Also an existing DCF-conforming directory may be used as in Step  q.
e
e
Drag and drop your saving-desired JPEG image file into the
created directory
The file will be copied in the directory (the original file in the pers\
onal computer
will not be deleted).
r
r
Rename the copied file with a file name (e.g., abcd0001.jpg)
that conforms to the DCF standard.
When file saving is complete, take out the SD card from the personal com\
puter
and insert that SD card into the projector following the procedure below\
. Now
JPEG images are ready for replay.
Removing SD cardTake out the SD card in the following procedure:
q
q
Quit all software applications that use the SD card.
w
w
Drag and drop the icon of SD card drive on the desktop into
the Recycle Bin icon and then take out the PC card adaptor.
e
e
Press the ejector button of the PC
card adaptor and pull out the SD card.
Note: 
• Strictly follow the procedure for card removal.
Removing the card in a wrong procedure may
destroy the card or stored data.CAR D8MB
Ejector button