Ricoh Projector PJ WX6181N User Manual

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❸ Projecting Your Computer ’s Screen Image or Video from the Projector 
over a LAN (Projection Utility) 
 
Using Projection Utility contained on the supplied CD-ROM allows you to send the computer’s screen image to the projector over 
a wired or wireless LAN.
Projection Utility is a program compatible with Windows.
Projection Utility for Mac OS is a program compatible with Mac OS. (→ page 192)
This section will show you an outline about how to connect the projector to a LAN and to use Projection...

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Using on Windows
Step 1: install Projection Utility on the computer. 
NOTE:
• To install or uninstall the program, the Windows user account must have “Administrator” privilege (Windows 7, Windows Vista). 
•  Exit all running programs before installation. If another program is running, the installation may not be completed. 
•  Projection Utility will be installed to the system drive of your computer.
  If the message “There is not enough free space on destination” is displayed, free up enough space...

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Step 2: Connect the projector to a LAN.
Connect the projector to the LAN by following the instructions in “Connecting to a Wired LAN” (→ page 166) and “9. Controlling 
the Projector by Using an HTTP Browser” (→ page 42)
Step 3: Start Projection Utility.
1.  On Windows, click “Start”  → “All programs” → “Ricoh Projector UserSupportware”  → “Projection Utility” → “Projection 
Utility”.
  Projection Utility will start.
  The select window for network connection will be displayed
2.  Select Network and...

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5. Operate the control window.
(1)  (Streaming) . Displays the streaming window. Movie files on the PC can be transferred to the projector via the network 
and played on the projector. Refer to “Movie streaming function” in the help file of Projection Utility.
(2) 
 (Source) ......... Selects an input source of the projector. 
(3) 
 (Picture) ........ Turns on or off AV-MUTE (Picture mute), and turns on or off FREEZE (Freeze a picture).
(4) 
 (Sound) .......... Turns on or off AV-MUTE (Sound mute),...

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Viewing the “Help” file of Projection Utility
• Displaying the Help file of Projection Utility while it is running.
  Click the [?] (help) icon on the control window.
  The Help screen will be displayed.
•  Displaying the Help file of GCT while it is running.
  Click “Help” → “Help” on the edit window.
  The Help screen will be displayed.
•  Displaying the help file using the Start Menu.
  Click “Start” → “All programs” or “Programs” → “Ricoh Projector User Supportware” → “Projection Utility” →...

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Starting Projection Utility from a USB Memory or SD Card
Projection Utility can be started from commercially available removable media such USB memory or SD cards if it is copied be-
forehand. This will eliminate the trouble of installing Projection Utility to your computer.
1. Copy Projection Utility to removable media.
  Copy all the folders and files (total size approx. 6MB) from the “
Projection Utility (removable-media)” folder in the supplied 
CD-ROM to the root directory of your removable...

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Using on Mac OS
Step 1: Install Projection Utility for Mac OS on the computer
1. Insert the accompanying 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 “Projection Utility.dmg” in the “Projection Utility” folder.
  The “Projection Utility” window will be displayed.
5.  Drag and drop the “Projection Utility” folder to your Applications...

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❹ Projecting an Image from an Angle (Geometric Correction Tool in 
Projection Utility) 
 
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 the ones of the screen.
•  Multi-point Correction:  You can correct a distorted...

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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 image.
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❺ Projecting Images from the Projector over a LAN (Advanced Network 
Utility) 
What you can do with Advanced Network Utility
• Using Advanced Network Utility allows you to send the screens of your computers to the projector via wired/wireless LAN.
  The difference from Projection Utility 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.
  When “Meeting Mode” is used, projected images can be sent and received between...