Panasonic Projector Pt L780ntu Specifications

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Wireless card /Projector LAN card  
Fitting
q
q
Turn off the power to the
projector
Turn off the power referring to  How
to turn off the power supply  given on
page  31.
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w
Open the slot cover
e
e  
Insert the wireless /LAN card
With the side of  LED 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
card. Forcible insertion of the
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  31.
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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
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t
Close the slot cover
Ejector button   
						

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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.
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Using the and buttons, select the
desired item, and make setting with the
and buttons.PICTUREPICTURE MODE
COLOR TEMP.
BRIGHT
CONTRAST
SHARPNESS
WHITE BALANCE R
WHITE BALANCE G
WHITE BALANCE B
STANDARDSTANDARD
STANDARD
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SELECT:[^][@]
ADJUST:[{][}]ENTER:[ENTER]
  ESC:[MENU]
SD CARDAUTOPLAY
REPEAT
INTERVALOFFON
1
5 sec
SELECT:[^][@]
ADJUST:[{][}]ENTER:[ENTER]
ESC:[MENU]
AUTOPLAY ON: The next image will automatically appear when images are replayed.
OFF: Images will not be changed automatically.
REPEAT 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.
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
the projector only  
						

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Replay
q q
Change to SD card using the input
switching (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.
e e
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 directly on SD card
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 130.
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.
CARD
8MB
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.
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r
Select Create list of all drivers
existing in specific location and select
the driver for installation and click the
Next button.
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t
Select Standard IDE/ESDI hard disk
controller and click the Next 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 new
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  6.4  MB for a
8  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  130.
For details of DCF standard, refer to DCF standard on page  136.
Icon of SD card drive      
						

							96Removing 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.
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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 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, 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  98 to take out the SD card from the personal computer, and then release th\
e
write protection switch.
w
w
Insert the PC card adaptor into the PC card slot of the
personal computer.
An icon of drive will be added automatically on the desktop.
e
e
Write and edit files in the similar manner as a floppy 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  136.
CARD
8MB
PC card adaptor
SD card   
						

							98Saving images in Macintosh onto the SD card.
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  136 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).
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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.CARD8MB
Ejector button    
						

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Network setting
Example of setting for use of the
wireless card
Image transfer methods that use wireless card are broadly classified int\
o four types
depending on the current working environment.
To use wireless communication for the first timeInsert the optional wireless card (ET-CDWL1) into your PC and make set\
ting for the
direct wireless communication with the projector.
For details of setting the projector, refer to Setting the projector o\
n page 104.
For details of setting the PC, refer to Settings of personal computer \
on page  112.
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Personal computer Projector
Setting of the projectorSetting of the PC
Typical setting
Parameters
IP address
Subnet mask
Mode
Channel LAN 1 - 5:
192.168.10.10-14
(factory default)
If you use more than one
projector, assign a different
address to each of them.
255.255.255.0
(factory default)
AD HOC
11 (factory default)
Use the same setting as the
PC. Assign an address such as
192.168.10.15 or 192.168.10.20.
The same IP address as the
projector cannot be used.
255.255.255.0
Ad Hoc
11
Use the same setting as the
projector.
Note:•
It is also necessary to install the wireless card driver and to make set\
tings for the
wireless card.
For details of installing the wireless card driver, refer to Installing\
 wireless card
driver on page  107.
For details of setting the wireless card, refer to Settings of wireless\
 card on page
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If wireless communication has already been
established between PCs (in ad hoc mode) 
In this case, it is required to make settings so that direct wireless co\
mmunication will
be available between the personal computers and the projector in ad hoc \
mode using
the wireless cards that are currently used in the PCs.
For details of setting the projector, refer to Setting the projector o\
n page 104.
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Personal computer Personal computerProjector
Typical setting
Setting of the projectorParameters
IP address
Assign an IP address that is different from that of PC.
Example: If the IP address of the PC is 192.168.10.11, assign
an address such as 192.168.10.12 to the projector.
Subnet mask
Mode
ChannelUse the same settings as the PC.
AD HOC
Use the same setting as the PC.
Notes:•
The settings of the PC are available without modification. However, give\
 the same
WEP settings to the projector as the PC because the projector will also \
support
WEP if the WEP function is enabled on the PC.
If the WEP function is disabled, data encryption is also disabled. There\
fore, it is
recommended to take measures for data protection such as setting a passw\
ord in
folder sharing. For details, please consult your network administrator.
• Compatibility with other cards than the optional wireless card (ET-CDWL\
1) is not
guaranteed.