Panasonic Projector Pt L780ntu Operating Instructions

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Switch to “SD CARD” using the input switching (RGB) button
on the projector or the remote control.
Switching is also available on the screen of the projector control.
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Click “SD control” of the menu.
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Select from folders in the SD card.
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Select form control modes (presentation and list).
SD control Projector control
Notes:•When the power is turned ON, confirm that the indicator
lamp is lighting, then go to the top screen again.
•Immediately after power turning ON, it may happen to
be unable to connect with the projector. If this is the
case, wait for a while and then try connection again.
•Either basic control or option control will not function
unless Web power is set to ON in the option setting of
the projector.
•Power ON operation will not occur unless Web power is
set to ON in the option setting of the projector. At this
moment, however, the projector control screen has the
same indications as those displayed when normal
operation is available.
PresentationThe NEXT button will project the
next image and the PREV button
the previous image.
ListA list of files that can be replayed
will appear. Press the button
located at the right of the desired
file for replay, and the image will
be projected.
Menu screen
Press Projector control or SD control.    
						

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Wireless Manager 2.0
What you can do with Wireless
Manager 2.0
Wireless Manager 2.0 provides the following functions:
•To register multiple projectors that are on the network.
•To capture images on the computer screen and transmit them to the projector.
•To view the list of existing image files in the folder, from which the user can select
the desired images and transmit them to the projector. In addition, the software
also allows the user to enjoy automatic playback.
•To transmit image data onto the SD card inserted in the projector and stack images
in advance. This function allows quick image switching.
Note:•Wireless Manager 2.0 supports BMP, JPEG, and PNG image formats.
•Wireless Manager 2.0 cannot be used with the earlier model of PT-L712NTU.
Installation of Wireless Manager 2.0Install the Wireless Manager 2.0 onto your PC.
The software is contained in the supplied CD-ROM.
Before installationThe software does not run on the computer that does not operate with
Windows98SE/Me/2000/XP.
Procedure of installation
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Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
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Open WIRELESS MANAGER 2.0 folder in the CD-ROM.
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Open English folder.
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Double-click and run Setup.exe.
Go on installation operation following the instructions shown on the screen.  
						

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Operation of Wireless Manager 2.0
Starting/ending Wireless Manager 2.0
Double-click the Wireless Manager icon.Wireless Manager 2.0 startup screen is
displayed and Wireless Manager icon stays
resident on the task bar.
Right-click the icon displayed on the task bar,
and the Menu appears. Choose and left-click a
desired item, and it will be displayed on the
screen.
To quit Wireless Manager 2.0, right-click the task
bar and select Exit from the menu.
When a confirmation message is displayed, click
Yes.
Note:•Wireless Manager 2.0 can also be launched
from Image Creator 1.0.
From the Image Creator window, click Launch
Wireless Manager button (A).
If the images have been stored using Image
Creator 1.0 in advance, an image list window
appears after the start of Wireless Manager
2.0, followed by the thumbnail display of
images stored using Image Creator 1.0.
Registration of projectorIn addition to the current projector, the user
can register multiple projectors to which
images will be transmitted.
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Right-click the icon on the task
bar and choose Option.
Option screen is displayed.
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From the Option screen,
choose Select the destination
receiver.
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If another projector exists on the same network as the one
for the PC onto which Wireless Manager 2.0 has been
installed
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Click the Search button (B).
A Searching Projectors screen is displayed. To cancel the search, click the
Cancel button.
When the search is completed, a list of projectors connected to the network will
be displayed.
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Choose the desired projector to which
the image data will be transmitted and
click the Register button.
Note:
•If no projector is found on the network, a No projector
is found message is displayed. Check the network
setting of the PC in use and the projector setting.
If no projector does not exist on the
same network as that for the PC onto which Wireless
Manager 2.0 has been installed, or when a projector is to be
registered manually
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Click the Add button (C).
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From the keyboard, type the IP address
of the projector and click the Register
button.
The projector will be registered in the list of projectors
to which the image data is to be transmitted.
If the specified projector is not found on the network,
a The projector was not detected message will be
displayed.
If you want to cancel the registration, click the
Cancel button.
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Choose the SD folder to which the
image data is to be transmitted.
Image data can be transmitted onto the SD card
inserted in the projector.
Ten folders are provided on the SD card to receive
the transmitted image data.
Click the pull-down key of the Folders in SD and
choose a folder to which images are to be
transmitted from folders displayed.
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Click and choose the projector to which image data is to be
transmitted.
Image data cannot be transmitted unless a projector is selected.
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Click the OK button.
This will establish the setting.
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To capture and transfer the image of PC screenThe user can capture the screen currently displayed on the PC monitor and transmit
it to the projector or saved it in the PC.
Before transmitting an imageIt is necessary to switch the input of the projector before
sending an image to the projector by Wireless Manager.
Switch to NETWORK using the input selector (RGB)
button of the projector or the remote control.
Functions on the Capture windowWhen you right-click the icon on the task bar and choose Capture, the Capture
window is displayed.
1. Full screen buttonA full screen of the PC is captured.
The screen is kept blank during the image
capture process and it will be displayed again
when the capture is completed. The captured
image is displayed on PictureBox.
The process during the capture is displayed in
scheduled process window (8).
For details of the setting of the process during the
capture, refer to Capture in the option screen.
2. Area buttonThe user can specify an area on the PC screen
and capture the image within the area.
The Capture window is kept blank during the
area definition process. Use the mouse to clip
the area to be captured. When the clipping is
completed, the image is captured and displayed
in the PictureBox of the Capture window.
3. Scope buttonA specified window on the PC monitor can be captured as an image.
The image will be captured when the Scope button is dragged with the mouse
and dropped on the desired window to be captured.
4. Transmission buttonThe image displayed in the PictureBox of the Capture window is transmitted to
the projector.
For details, refer to Registration of
projector.
5. Full size buttonThis button toggles the Capture window
between the full size and the minimum size.
6. Option buttonThe user can define the conditions for
capturing an image.
On the Option screen, the user can specify
the type of capture format, after-capture
processing and the delay time for capturing.
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Note:•Images can be captured in three different formats (PNG, JPEG, BMP).
•As for JPEG, data compression ratio can be optionally specified.
•For the process after the capture, the user can choose either capturing and
transmitting the screen or saving the image.
•If capturing and transmitting the screen is selected, the image is transmitted to the
projector immediately after the capture. In this case, the indication in Window 8 will
be The image will be transmitted when it is captured.
Uncheck this option if you want to transmit the captured image after verifying it.
If saving the image is selected, the captured image will be saved in the specified folder.In this case, Capture only is displayed in part 8.
•The image is saved in the format specified in the capture format.
•The delay time for capture can be set when the image you want to capture is not
displayed immediately.
•The range of delay time setting is 1 to 30 seconds.
This value depends on the hardware of your PC as well as the operating
applications. Try to capture several images into your PC to determine the best
value to choose.
7. Close buttonThis button quits the Capture window.
Transfer of image stored in the personal computerThe images stored in the PC can be transmitted to the projector.
The functions on Image List screenWhen the user right-click the icon on the task bar and choose Image List, the
Image List appears.
1. Choosing an image folderSpecify the folder to manage those images to be transmitted to the projector.
If the specified folder contains some images, they are displayed in the thumbnail
display section (17).
2. Add button
An image will be added to the folder selected in the image folder (1).
Choose the image you want to add and click Open.
The images will be added in the frame next to the last one of thumbnail display section (17).
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3. Delete buttonImage files selected in the thumbnail display section (17) will be deleted.
A message will be displayed to confirm the deletion. Choose Yes to delete, or
No to cancel.
Note:•The deleted image files reside in the Recycle Bin. Any of them can be retrieved
from the bin if you accidentally delete them.
4. [Transmission] buttonImage files selected in the thumbnail display section (17) will be transmitted to the projector.If you want to cancel the transmission, click the Cancel button.
5. Automatic displayImages shown in thumbnails (17) will be replayed automatically.
The image currently selected, shown in the preview screen (16), will be first
displayed in automatic display mode.
To cancel transmission, click the Cancel button.
If you want to stop the automatic display, click the Stop button (7).
When the automatic display comes to an end, the top image will be selected.
For details of the advanced setting in automatic display, refer to the Paragraph 14 Options.In presentation mode, the personal computer uses the projector exclusively so
that images cannot be transferred from other PCs.
6. Transfer to SDAll images shown in thumbnails (17) will be transferred to the SD card inserted in the projector.To cancel the transfer, click the Cancel button.
This function is not available during automatic display.
Note:•The power of the projector cannot be turned off during the process of transfer to SD.
7. StopThis suspends the automatic display currently performed.
Then the top image of in thumbnails (17) will be selected.
8. Presentation modeDuring a presentation, choose this option to disable operation of sorting, adding
and deleting of images.
This mode will be cancelled when the order of images is changed.
In presentation mode, the personal computer uses the projector exclusively so
that images cannot be transferred from other PCs.
9. Previous imageThis function selects the previous image in the thumbnails (17).
Selection of this function is ignored the top image is currently selected.
10.Next imageThis function selects the next image in the thumbnails (17).
Selection of this function is ignored the last image is currently selected.
11 .Re-displayThe images in the folder that is selected in image folder setting (1) will be
displayed again in the thumbnail display area (17).
Thumbnails will be displayed in the same order as the previous one. The
registered new images such as the ones written into the folder with Explorer etc.
will be added to the last of thumbnails in turn.
This function is not available when the system is in automatic display mode.
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12.Display switchingSwitch the way to show images in the thumbnail display area (17).
You can toggle between a mode of 4-row 4-line thumbnail display on the page
and a mode of full-size display of the image.
If the full-size mode is selected, the same image will be displayed as the one
currently projected.
13.Start (stopwatch function)When you click the Start button with the mouse, the timer starts counting, the
elapsed time is displayed and Stop is shown on the button.
When you click the Stop button, the timer stops and Reset is displayed on the
button.
When you click the Reset button, the elapsed time is cleared to zero and Start
is displayed on the button.
14.OptionsThe user can make the setting of the shortcut keys and the operation mode of the
automatic display.
•Setting of the shortcut keys
Transmit full-screen: transmits the entire image on the PC screen.
Image list: displays an image list window.
Capture: displays a capture window.
•Setting of the automatic display mode
Number of loops: specifies the times of automatic display cycle to be
repeated. Choose from 1 to 10 or continuous.
Interval: specifies the interval time for transmitting images during automatic
display. Choose from 10 to 600 seconds.
Click the OK button to save the above settings. Click the Cancel button to
cancel.
15.CloseThe image list window will be closed.
16.Preview screenIf thumbnail display has been selected, the same image as the one transmitted to
the projector will be displayed.
If zoom or full-size image has been selected, the image to be transmitted next
(the selected one) will be displayed.
17.Thumbnail displayThis function displays 4-row 4-line thumbnails on the page. Any thumbnail shown
in this area can be moved to a different location by drag-and-drop operation.
Clicking the Display switching button (12) will toggle between the mode of 4-row
4-line thumbnail display on the page and the mode of full-size display of the
image.
Any image file can be added from Explorer by drag-and-drop operation.
Up to 1000 thumbnails can be displayed. If more than 1000 thumbnails are found,
an error message will appear. Even when this error occurs, at least the 1000
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Major examples of usage
Basic usage
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Launch the image list window.
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Choose the folder that contains prepared images.
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From the thumbnail display window, specify the image file
you want to transmit to the projector.
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Press the Transmit button to send the image to the projector.
Automatic display in predefined sequence
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In the thumbnail display window, sort images in the order you
want to replay.
Choose images and change the display order by drag-and-drop mouse operation.
w wCheck the Presentation mode box to disable alteration of the sequence.
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Press the Automatic display button to send the images to
the projector in the sequence defined above.
The number of repetitions of automatic display and the interval time of the display
should be specified in advance.
Quick-changing presentation using SD card
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On the thumbnail display window, sort the images in the order
you want to replay.
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Press the Transmit to SD button to send all image data to
the projector.
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From the remote control (Web browser control) screen,
project the image data that has been transferred to the
projector keeping in step with the presentation.
Conference using multiple personal computers
q q
Select the connection with the projector to be used in the
conference from the multiple personal computers.
w w
Manipulating the Image list, the remote control (Web
browser control) and the Capture window depending on the
situation, transmit the selected images to the projector.
Image list
The images to be displayed are transferred to the projector from the folder that
contains the prepared images.
Remote controlThe image data saved previously on the SD card is projected from the remote
control window.
Capture windowWhole or part of the PC screen is captured and transferred to the projector.The operation mode after the capture should be specified in the option in advance.  
						

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Image Creator 1.0
What you can do with Image Creator 1.0
The following lists the functions that Image Creator 1.0 provides.
To convert a PowerPoint file (with a .ppt extension) into a DCF-compliant
JPEG or PNG image file.
The PC that converts the file must have PowerPoint97/2000/2002
installed in it.
To convert JPEG, BMP, TIFF and PNG images to DCF-compliant JPEG or
PNG images.
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To change the image size or compression ratio.
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To sort the images.
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To write to the SD card, the hard disc and the MO etc.