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Using the Network Projector
Setting up the projector
1 Turn the projector power on.
2 Switch the input to Network.
Make sure to set the projector’s input to Network. If the other inputs are selected, the 
projector will not be recognized by the computer.
3 A password will be displayed.
A password will be displayed only when [Password] is set to [On] in the Application 
category of the Network Projector settings.
4 By referring to “Using the menus 2”, make the wireless LAN or wired 
LAN settings.
Setting up the computer
5 Make the wireless LAN or wired LAN settings. Please see the help 
function of your computer for details. 
6 Open the [Connect to a Network Projector] wizard by clicking the [Start] 
button, by clicking [All Programs], then clicking [Accessories], finally 
clicking [Connect to a Network Projector].
7 Select the desired projector from the list or enter the projector address. 
8 When the password is displayed in step 3, enter the password.
 Precaution
Before connection, be sure that either setting described below has been applied to your 
computer.
1)  The screen resolution of your computer is set in the following resolution depending on 
the projector you are using.
  X341N  : XGA (104 x 768 dots) or lower
  WX331N  : WXGA (180 x 800 dots) or lower
)  Windows Vista
® SP 1 (Service Pack 1) has been installed on your computer or your 
computer’s operating system is Windows® 7.
•  For users of PJ WX331N
If you are unable to set the screen resolution to 180 x 800 with your computer 
whose resolution is higher than 180 x 800, set it to lower than 180 x 800 
resolution.
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Installing the applications
If you want to use the projector’s internal wireless LAN function, install the Network Utility 
on the supplied CD-ROM onto your computer.
System Requirements
Supported Operating System:  Windows® 000, Windows® XP, Windows Vista® (Ultimate, 
Business), Windows® 7 (Professional, Ultimate)
CPU:   Pentium M 1 GHz or higher recommended
RAM:   56 MB or more recommended
Screen area (resolution):  104 by 768 dots recommended (X341N)
  180 by 800 dots recommended (WX331N)
* The system requirements may vary depending on the conditions of use.
 Notes
The Windows® XP, Windows Vista® and Windows® 7 64-bit versions are not 
supported.
Some functions of applications may not be operational with Windows Vista® and 
Windows® 7.
Application Types and Major Functions
Network Utility
This application is used for network connections. Use it to send the images from the 
computer’s screen to your projector, and display on the screen. In addition, also use it to 
transmit the sound being played on a computer to the projector.
JPEG Conversion Tool
Use to convert JPEG and other files into a format that can be displayed as a slide show 
using a USB memory device.
How to install
Double-click setup.exe in the Network Utility or JPEG Conversion Tool folder on the 
supplied CD-ROM. Follow the on-screen instructions.
If a message appears during installation, please respond to it to continue the installation 
process.
When installation is finished, the following shortcuts will appear on your computer’s 
desktop:
If a message reporting a firewall block appears, select “Allow access”.
Network Utility →  Operations p.64
JPEG Conversion Tool →  Operations p.83
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How to uninstall
Uninstall [RICOH Network Utility] and [RICOH JPEG Conversion Tool] programs by 
using a program removal utility found in the [Control Panel] on your computer.
 Notes
Your computer screen may temporarily go out during installation, but it \
is not an error.
Before beginning installation or uninstallation, you need to log on as A\
dministrator.
For Windows Vista® and Windows® 7, an error message may appear at the end of 
uninstallation when “automatic restart” is selected. However, this\
 is not an error so that 
the computer will restart itself and uninstallation process will be comp\
leted.
When using the Network Utility under Windows Vista® or Windows® 7, you must login 
as an administrator, or enter the password used at start up by a user with administrator’s 
permissions.
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Using the Network Utility
Displaying a computer’s screen via the projector
1 Launch the Network Utility 
software application.
When the Network Utility launches, the Screen 
Image transmission mode window appears on 
the computer screen.
To switch to the Screen Image transmission 
mode window from another mode, click the 
Screen Image icon .
If a message reporting a firewall block appears, 
select “Allow access”.
2 Select Transmission mode.
Click Update automatically or Update 
manually. See step 6 for the descriptions of 
Update automatically and Update manually.
3 Click the Advanced button.
The Screen Image: Advanced Settings dialog 
appears. Set the dialog as shown below, as 
necessary.
Interruption
Check the No Interruptions checkbox to 
prevent other computers from interrupting the 
projector, for example, during a presentation.
Window Display
Select the Place in Tasktray at the start 
of transmission checkbox to iconify the 
Network Utility and place it in the computer’s 
tasktray when transmission initiated.
To display the window, double click this icon, 
or right click and select Open from the popup 
menu. Even with the Network Utility window 
minimized, you can use the pop-up menu to 
stop or resume transmission as described in 
step 4 and later.Transmission Mode (Image)
Selecting High quality improves the 
quality of the projected image, but lowers 
communication speed. Selecting High speed 
has the opposite effect.
Transmission Mode (Sound)
Check the Transmit sound to a projector (Only when connected with one 
projector) checkbox to transmit the sound being played on a computer to the projector.
Note: The sound can be sent when only one projector is connected.
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Network Mouse ControllerCheck the Control computer mouse pointer using remote control (Only when connected with one projector) checkbox to control computer mouse pointer with Mouse control button, PAGE+ button, PAGE - button, L-CLICK button and R-CLICK button of the projector’s remote control.
Note 1: This function is available when only one projector is connected to computer.
Note : When you use the Network Mouse Controller function, do not connect the 
mouse remote control receiver to your computer. The function will fail to operate properly.
4 Select the Transmission Image you 
wish the projector to display.
Select DesktopThe computer screen image is transmitted as-is.Select application windowSelect a running application (e.g. Microsoft® PowerPoint®), and send that application’s  window only.The desktop and a list of running applications are displayed. Select the desired application from this list. (If the desired application is not on the list, launch it. Note that if too many applications are running, it will consume the computer’s resources, which could slow communication speed.)
5 Select the projector to be 
transmitted.
A list of the names of the projectors you can use will appear. (If a projector’s name is not specified, its ID will be displayed instead.) Select the 
checkbox of the projector you wish to transmit to 
from this list. Then icon  is displayed on the projector’s screen for a few seconds. It is possible to select up-to four projectors.
6 Click the  button.
When “Update automatically” is selected in step 2
Screen images are sent consecutively after the  button is clicked. Besides, the sound being played on a computer can be sent to the projector.
When “Update manually” is selected in step 2
A single screen image is sent when the    button is clicked.
7 To halt transmission from Update automatically, click the 
 button.
If the Network Utility icon has been placed in the tasktray, double click the icon to 
display the window, then halt transmission, or right click the icon, and halt transmission.
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 Notes
It may not be possible to transmit the images from a movie player or other video applications.When using “Update automatically”, the transmitted image refresh rate depends on the performance of the computer you are using and the surrounding radio wave environment.The projector screen may have a few differences from the computer screen.
If you selected application window in step 4, if that application is not active (in use), the image may not be correctly displayed by the projector.The projector ID is the MAC address of the wired LAN inserted into the projector.Playing contents protected by copyright is not supported.To transmit sound, press the  button then launch the application that plays the contents including the sound. When you operate the projector using Windows Vista® or Windows® 7, “Switching audio play device” window may be displayed after pressing the start button of Network Utility. If this window is displayed, follow the instruction to switch the audio play device, and then launch the application that plays the contents including sounds.If no sound can be heard from the computer though the connection is stop\
ped, re-launch the application that plays the contents including the sound.Transmission may not be available depending on the sound type.Sound cannot be transmitted if multiple projectors are selected.The audio signals transmitted by a computer become mono.Network Mouse Controller function may not work properly depending on the network condition.
Displaying a JPEG image saved on a computer via the 
projector
1 Launch the Network Utility software 
application.
The Screen Image transmission mode window 
appears on the computer’s screen.
2 Click the JPEG File icon .
The Network Utility window changes to JPEG File 
transmission mode.
3 Click the Browse button, and select 
the file to send.
Clicking the Browse button displays the Open 
dialog box. Select the file to send, then click the 
Open button.
The selected file is added to the pull-down list in 
the Network Utility’s Transmission File field.
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4
 Select the file to be sent from the 
pull-down list of the Transmission 
File field.
Click the Transmission File field’s  button to 
display the pull-down list. Select the file to be sent 
from this list.
A thumbnail of the selected file appears in the 
Preview box. The file displayed here will be 
transmitted.
Step 3 can be skipped. 
The way that drag and drop the file to be sent from the desktop or Windows Explorer 
into the Preview box is also available. In this case as well, the selected file is added to 
the file pull-down list Transmission File field’s.
5 Select the projector to be 
transmitted.
A list of the names of the projectors you can 
use will appear. (If a projector’s name is not 
specified, its ID will be displayed instead.) Select 
the checkbox of the projector to be transmitted 
to from this list. Then icon  is displayed on the projector’s screen for a few seconds.
It is possible to select up-to four projectors.
6 Click the  button.
The selected file’s image is displayed by the projector.
 Notes
Only one file can be sent at a time. To send another file, repeat steps 4 and 6.Selecting a file by drag and drop may not be available with Windows Vista® and 
Windows® 7.
Displaying a video file saved on a 
computer via the projector
1 Launch the Network Utility 
software application.
The Screen Image transmission mode window 
appears on the computer’s screen.
2 Click Movie File icon .
The Network Utility window changes to Movie 
File transmission mode.
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3
 Click the Advanced button.
The Movie file: Advanced Settings dialog 
appears. Set the dialog as shown below, as 
necessary.
Interruption
Check the No Interruptions checkbox to 
prevent other computers from interrupting the 
projector, for example, during a presentation.
Transmission Mode (Sound)
Check the Transmit sound to a projector 
(Only when connected with one projector) 
checkbox to transmit the sound being played on 
a computer to the projector.
Autostart
Check the Start playing the file automatically 
when starting transmission checkbox to 
automatically start playing the video file when 
connecting to the projector.
Repeat
Check the Play repeatedly after the end of playing checkbox to automatically 
repeat from the beginning when the file reaches the end.
4 Click the Browse button and select 
the file to send.
Clicking on the Browse button displays the Open 
dialog box. Select the file to send then click the 
Open button.
The selected file is added to the pull-down list in 
the Network Utility’s Select file field.
5 Select the file to send from the pull-
down list of the Transmission File 
field.
Click the Transmission File field’s  button to display the 
pull-down list. Select the file to send from this list.
A thumbnail of the selected file appears in the 
Preview box. The file displayed here will be 
transmitted.
Step 4 can be skipped. 
The way that drag and drop the file to send from the desktop or Windows Explorer into 
the Preview box is also available. In this case as well, the selected file is added to the 
pull-down list.
 Note
You may not select a file by drag and drop with Windows Vista® and Windows® 7.
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6
 Select the projector to transmit to.
A list of the names of the projectors you can 
use will appear. (If a projector’s name is not 
specified, its ID will be displayed instead.) Select 
the checkbox of the projector to be transmitted 
to from this list. Then icon  is displayed on the projector’s screen for a few seconds.
It is possible to select only one projector.
7 Click the  button.
The selected file’s image is displayed by the projector and the Control window appears 
as well.
8 Play the video file via the Control window.
The function of each button and box is as follows:
 (Current position):    Indicates the playing position. Dragging the slider 
can move the playing position.
 (Play):  Starts playing the video file.
 (Freeze):  The picture is paused.
 (Stop):  Stops playing the video file.
 (Volume):  Adjusts sound volume contained in the video file.
 (Mute): Cuts off picture and sound contained in the video file.
 (Release mute):  
Restores picture and sound contained in the 
video file.
 Notes
Only one file can be sent at a time. To send another file, repeat steps 5 and 7.MPEG/AVI/ASF/WMV files can be transmitted.
Additional software may be required to play MPEG or ASF files.
The update speed of the transmitted file depends on your computer’s performance and 
the surrounding radio environment.
The projector ID is the MAC address of the wired LAN mounted on the projector.
The audio signals transmitted by a computer become mono.
Playing contents protected by copyright is not supported.
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Displaying computer’s screens via projectors using the 
Multiscreen function
1 Launch the Network Utility 
software application.
The Screen Image transmission mode window 
appears on the computer’s screen.
2 Click the Multiscreen icon .
The Network Utility window changes to 
Multiscreen transmission mode.
3 Select Transmission mode.
Click Update automatically or Update manually. See step 7 for the descriptions of 
Update automatically and Update manually.
4 Click the Advanced button.
The Multiscreen: Advanced Settings dialog 
appears. Set the dialog as shown below, as 
necessary.
Window Display
Select the Place in Tasktray at the start 
of transmission checkbox to iconify the 
Network Utility and place it in the computer’s 
tasktray when transmission initiated.
To display the window, double click this icon, 
or right click and select Open from the popup 
menu. Even with the Network Utility window 
minimized, you can use the pop-up menu to 
stop or resume transmission.
Transmission Mode (Image)
Selecting High quality improves the 
quality of the projected image, but lowers 
communication speed. Selecting High speed 
has the opposite effect.
Transmission Mode (Sound)
Check the Transmit sound to a projector (Only when connected with one 
projector) checkbox to transmit the sound being played on a computer to the 
projector.
Note: The sound can be sent when only one projector is connected.
 Note
The multi screen function cannot be used with Windows 7. 
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