Toshiba Projector Tdp Ex20 User Manual
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6061 Operations Common [Play icon] The slideshow icon can be displayed.Standard The projector handles the slideshow icon as follows depending on the “On/Off” setting of Icon on the projector’s menu. Icon On: The projector displays the icon upon the start of playing a slide show and turns it off after a few seconds. Icon Off: The projector does not display the icon. Continuous The projector keeps the icon displayed during the slide show. [Thumbnail display] Select the form of a thumbnail list. All: Displays a thumbnail preview of JPEG files, and if any JPEG files exist in the folder displays the leading thumbnail image. File: Displays only a thumbnail image of JPEG files. The thumbnail image of the JPEG files in the folder is not displayed. Off: Displays an icon without displaying thumbnail preview. Note Thumbnail image of MPEG files can not be displayed. [Unplug device] Run when unplugging a USB memory, a USB memory card reader/writer or a digital camera and the like. • • • • • • Checking the projector status Status display To check the current status of the projector, select Status display in step 2 in “Projector settings” p.50. The following items of information will then be displayed. ApplicationThe name of the application currently running on the projector is displayed. (Examples: Slideshow, Network Utility) Details When inputting from USB memory “Free space/Status” are displayed. When inputting from network For wireless LAN, “MAC address/Mode/Channel/SSID/ Encryption/IP address/Subnet mask/Gateway” are displayed. For wired LAN, “Connection status/MAC address/IP address/ Subnet mask/Gateway” are displayed. PJLink class is displayed. Version The firmware version number of the network feature and the USB memory feature is displayed. 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 prompt will be displayed. A password prompt 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 helpMake 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 on 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.Select the desired projector from the list or enter the projector address. 8 When the password prompt is displayed in step 3, enter the password. N N N Using the menus 2 (Continued)
6263 Operations 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 OS: Windows® 2000, Windows® XP and Windows Vista™ (Ultimate, Business) (Windows ® 98SE and Windows® ME are supported by JPEG Conversion Tool.) CPU: Pentium M 1 GHz or higher recommended RAM: 256 MB or more recommended Screen area (resolution): 1024 by 768 pixels recommended * The system requirements may vary depending on the conditions of use. Notes Some functions of applications may not be operational with Windows Vista™. The Windows Vista™ 64-bit version is not supported. ™ 64-bit version is not supported. 64-bit version is not supported. 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. How to install Run the CD-ROM and double-click on Start.pdf. Acrobat® Reader™ launches, and a screen appears asking you that “Select your model”, then click on the model name that you are using. After you select Application on the next screen, click on Network Utility and JPEG Conversion Tool in the application items and run setup.exe, respectively. Follow the on-screen instructions. During the installation, a dialog box may appear with the message “Digital Signature Not Found” and the prompt “Do you want to continue the installation?”. Click on the [Yes (Y)] button to continue the installation. When installation is finished, the following shortcuts will appear on your computer’s desktop: Network Utility → Operations p.64 JPEG Conversion Tool → Operations p.78 N • • N N How to uninstall Uninstall [Toshiba Data Projector] and [Jpeg Conversion Tool] programs by using a program removal utility in the [Control Panel]. 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 Administrator. When the projector is operated using Windows Vista™, it is required to run application as an administrator. See the help section of the application for details. N • • •
6465 Operations 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 on the Screen Image icon . 2 Select Transmission mode. Click on Update automatically or Update manually. See step 6 for the meanings of Update automatically and Update manually. 3 Click on 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 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 on 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 selected. N • • • •4 Select the screen image you wish the projector to display. Select Desktop The computer screen image is transmitted as-is. Select application window Select 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. The IDs of projectors accessible for transmission will be listed. (When a projector name is set, that name appears instead of MAC address.) 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 on 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 on the button. If the Network Utility icon has been placed in the tasktray, double click on the icon to display the window, then halt transmission, or right click on the icon, and halt transmission. Notes It may not be possible to transmit the images from 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. • • • • • •
6667 Operations 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™, “Switching audio play device” window will be displayed after pressing the start button of Network Utility. 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. 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 on the JPEG File icon . The Network Utility window changes to JPEG File transmission mode. 3 Click on 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 on the Open button. The selected file is added to the pull-down list in the Network Utility’s Transmission File field. 4 Select the file to be sent from the pull-down list of the Transmission File field. Click on 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. • • • • • N Using the Network Utility (Continued) 5 Select the projector to be transmitted. The IDs of projectors accessible for transmission will be listed. (If projector name has been set up already, it is shown instead of the MAC address.) Select the checkbox of the projector to be transmitted to from this list. Then icon is displayed on the projector’s screen for few seconds. It is possible to select up-to four projectors. 6 Click on 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™. 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 on the icon. The Network Utility window changes to Movie File transmission mode. 3 Click on 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 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. • • N • •
6869 Operations 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 on 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 on 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 on 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 Selecting a file by drag and drop may not be available with Windows Vista™. 6 Select the projector to transmit to. The IDs of projectors accessible for transmission will be listed. (If projector name has been set up already, it is shown.) Select the checkbox of the projector to be transmitted to from this list. Then icon is displayed on the projector's screen for few seconds. It is possible to select only one projector. • • • Using the Network Utility (Continued) 7 Click on 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. Mute: Cuts off picture and sound. Release mute: Restores picture and sound. 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. 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. • • • • • •
7071 Operations Easy Connect utility This feature allows users to easily connect the projector to a computer over wireless networks, without making Wireless LAN settings via Network Utility. Launch the Network Utility software application and click the Tool button to bring up the Wireless LAN Settings Utility dialog box. Select a desired connection mode in this dialog box. L How to set up a simple 1:1 connection Setting on the projector 1 Turn the projector power on. 2 Switch the input to Network. 3 Press the button on the projector control panel. Setting on the computer 4 Launch the Network Utility software application. When the Network Utility launches, the Screen Image transmission mode window appears on the computer screen. 5 Click the Tool button . The Wireless LAN Settings Utility dialog box appears. 6 Select Simple 1:1 connection then click OK. The connection starts up. When a connection confirmation message appears, proceed as instructed in the message. 7 When the connection is complete, the computer screen image is transmitted. If the transmission does not start, uncheck the Confirm and immediately transmit screen image checkbox. Notes This operation is allowed only when the Transmission mode is set to Ad hoc in the projector’s wireless LAN settings. The operation procedure of the projector setting and the computer setting can be\ altered without affecting the connection setup, assuming the operation on each side is complete within 60 seconds. Be sure to use Network Utility version 5.0. N • • • • • Using the Network Utility (Continued) L How to connect USB memory Set up wireless LAN using a commercial USB memory. See p.49 for available USB memories. 1) Copying the computer settings to the projector Setting on the computer 1 Insert the USB memory into the USB terminal slot on the computer. 2 Click the Tool button of the Network Utility to bring up the Wireless LAN Settings Utility dialog box. Select USB memory connection and click OK. The dialog box for USB memory connection appears. 3 Select [Projector settings] and click OK, then enter the required setting items and click OK. The setting information is saved to the USB memory. 4 Unplug the USB memory from the computer. To unplug the USB memory, follow the instructions in the user’s manual supplied with the USB memory or the computer. Setting on the projector 5 Turn the projector power on. 6 Switch the input to Network. 7 Insert the USB memory into the projector. A message appears, notifying that the projector settings have been changed. 8 The projector name or the projector ID (MAC address of wired LAN) will be displayed on the computer’s screen. • •
7273 Operations 2) Modifying the computer settings using the projector settings Setting on the projector 1 Turn the projector power on. 2 Switch the input to Network. 3 Press the MENU button twice, then select Easy Connect (USB memory) in Network Utility settings from the Setting display (2) menu and press the button. 4 When a confirmation window appears, insert the USB memory into the projector. 5 Click Yes then press the button. The wireless LAN settings are saved to the USB memory. When successfully saved, a message appears. 6 Unplug the USB memory. Setting on the projector 7 Launch the Network Utility software application. 8 Insert the USB memory into the computer. 9 After a confirmation message appears, make settings. 10 When the setting is complete, the projector name of the connected projector or the projector ID (MAC address of wired LAN) is displayed. Note This operation is allowed only when the Transmission mode is set to Ad hoc in the projector’s wireless LAN settings. Be sure to use Network Utility version 5.0. • • • Using the Network Utility (Continued) L Profile settings This feature allows the user to save the computer’s wireless LAN settings. This feature is useful when you need to change wireless LAN settings according to where you use. L Advanced setting This feature allows the user to set details for Easy Connect settings. Make the following settings as required in this dialog. Registering profile automatically Check this checkbox to automatically register the settings of the Easy Connect as profile setting data. Switching settings automatically at start-up Check this checkbox to automatically switch to the last used wireless LAN settings when launching the Network Utility. L WEB browser Where the computer and the projector are connected over the network, bring up the window of Projector Configuration Tool by pressing the WEB browser button. Precautions If the page is not displayed correctly, re-select the projector. When the network settings are changed, the network connection is disconnected. If you wish to reconnect, set up the computer again. Precaution The simple 1:1 connection, the USB memory connection and the profile setting may not work normally depending on the type of the wireless LAN adapter and the wireless\ LAN embedded computer. When such a case arises, use the Network Utility menu to make necessary wireless LAN settings manually. • • • • •
7475 Operations Operating the projector This function can be used with any projector input. 1 Launch the Network Utility software application. The Screen Image transmission mode window appears on the computer’s screen. 2 Click on the Remote Control button. The Remote Control window appears. As the Network Utility window is still displayed, you can operate the projector via the Remote Control window, while using the Network Utility’s functions. While it is possible to use this function merely to operate the projector, closing the Network Utility also closes the Remote Control window. 3 Select the projector to be operated. In the Remote Control window, click on the button, and select the desired projector from the pull-down list. When you make a selection, the Remote Control window displays as shown in the right figure. Only one projector can be selected. (It is not possible to operate multiple projectors.) 4 Click on the Remote Control window’s buttons. The function of each button and box is as follows: Power On: Turns projector power on. Power Off: Turns projector power off. Freeze: The picture is paused. Input (box): Click on the button, and select the desired input from the pull-down list. Go: Switches to the input selected in the Input box. Mute: Cuts off picture and sound. Click again to restore picture and sound. Volume +/–: Adjust sound volume. Resize Off Restores the picture to its original size. Resize +/–: Adjusts the enlargement ratio. : Move screen (up/down/left/right/diagonal) 5 To quit, click on the button on the Remote Control window. Performing this does not close the Network Utility window. To exit both the Network Utility and the Remote Control, click on the button on the Network Utility window. N Using the Network Utility (Continued)Projecting images stored in a USB memory Playing a slide show from a thumbnail list With Auto. demo set to Off in “Setting slideshow options”, data readout begins when a USB memory is inserted and the input switches to USB memory. A list of thumbnails will then appear on the screen. The figure below is an example of this process: Thumbnail image of fir st file in folder Folder Thumbnail image of file JPEG fileMPEG file Previous page exi sts Current File Name Current Folder Name Operation Guide Orange frame: currently selected file or folder Thumbnail list numberCurrent list No./Total number of lists Next page exists Symbols in the thumbnail list Indicates that only folders are inside the folder.Indicates that there is no data to be displayed in the folder. Indicates that the JPEG, MPEG or other file is not supported.Indicates that an unsupported JPEG, MPEG or other file is present. When the Thumbnail display is set to Off, the screen appears like this. N
7677 Operations 1 Plug a USB memory. Plug a USB memory according to the procedure in “Connecting USB device” p.48. The projector starts loading data from the USB memory and displays a thumbnail list on the screen. 2 Searching for a target file Use the buttons to move the orange frame over the desired file or folder. If there are multiple pages of thumbnails, click the button on the bottom row to go to the next page, and the button on the top row to go to the previous page. To open a folder, move the orange frame to the desired folder and press the button. You can navigate down up to 5 levels using the same procedure. Pressing the RETURN button returns you to the next or other upper level folder. For JPEG files 3 Displaying slides Pressing the button with a file selected displays the image in that file only in full- button with a file selected displays the image in that file only in full- screen view on the screen as a slide. Pressing the button enters the automatic button enters the automatic play mode. To return to the thumbnail list display screen, press the RETURN button. 4 Changing slides Pressing the buttons with a slide displayed changes slides. ( : previous slide; : next slide. These buttons are not available during an automatic play.) 5 Rotating a slide Pressing the buttons with a slide displayed rotates the slide 90 degrees. The rotation information is preserved as long as you remain in the current folder. ( : Rotate left; : Rotate right. These buttons are not available during an automatic play.) • • • • • Projecting images stored in a USB memory (Continued) For MPEG files 3 Displaying video Pressing the button while a file is selected plays only the video image in full- screen view. Pressing the button again pauses the video image. button again pauses the video image. To return to the thumbnail list display screen, press the RETURN button. 4 Fast-forwarding and rewinding video images Pressing the buttons while a video image is displayed fast-forwards or rewinds the video image. ( : Fast-forward; : Rewind) Notes The thumbnail display order and slide order goes in order from shortest file name to longest. If two file names have the same number of characters, they are ordered numerically if numbers are used in the file name, and alphabetically otherwise. It is possible to give presentations without using a computer by converting presentations created with Microsoft ® PowerPoint® into JPEG files using the JPEG Conversion Tool, and storing them on a USB memory. p.78 Note, however, that functions such as animation effects and hyperlinks cannot be used, so it should be tested before the actual presentation. Freeze function can not be used during slide show or automatic play. A slide show is terminated when the input is switched to another. With some USB memories, the slideshow playback may stop in the midway. When encountering such a phenomenon, use another USB memory because the current one is not supported. Pressing the GUIDE button on the remote control with a slide displayed displays the operation guide for slideshow. When you operate the projector using the USB memory card reader/writer, up to 4 media types are supported. • • • • • • • • • •
7879 Operations How to use the JPEG Conversion Tool The JPEG Conversion Tool converts JPEG files not supported by the projector, image files in other formats, Microsoft® PowerPoint® files, and the like into JPEG files supported by the projector. The JPEG files converted with this tool can be displayed by sending them using the wireless LAN p.66, or saving them on a USB memory. Launching the JPEG Conversion Tool The window shown in the figure to the right appears on the computer screen. Drag the Image Quality Settings slider to the left or right to set the image quality of the file after conversion. Lower values create smaller files, but lower the image quality. (It is not possible to restore the quality of an image after it has been lowered.) Converting an image file This converts JPEG files using compression formats not supported by the projector, Windows® metafiles (wmf), and bitmapped files (bmp) into JPEG files. (1) In the Conversion Method field, select Converting image file. (Status on launch) (2) In the File settings field, click on the Browse button for Original Image File Name. The Open dialog box appears. (3) In the Open dialog box: (a) Specify the location of the file to be converted; and (b) In the Files of Type field, click on the button to select the file format. A list of files of that format appear in the Open dialog box. (4) In the Open dialog box, select the file to convert, then click on the Open button. (5) In the JPEG Conversion Tool window, in the File settings field, select Browse for File name after conversion. The Save As dialog box appears. (6) In the Save As dialog box: (a) Specify the location in which to save the converted file; (b) Enter a file name of up to 8 characters in the File Name field; and (c) Press the Save button. (7) (a) In the JPEG Conversion Tool, click on the Conversion button. (b) The resolution selection dialog box appears. Select a desired resolution and click on the OK button. (c) A confirmation dialog box opens. Click Ye s . The computer converts the file. When it finishes a message appears informing you that a “JPEG file has been created”. N N Converting files created with Microsoft® PowerPoint® This process provides presentations without using a computer by converting presentation files created with Microsoft® PowerPoint® into JPEG files, storing them on a USB memory, and displaying them in a slide show. To use this conversion mode, Microsoft ® PowerPoint® must be installed on the computer. Only static images are supported by this process. Animation and audio are not supported. Presentation files created with Microsoft ® PowerPoint® usually consist of several slides. For this reason, the tool creates a folder with the name specified in step (5), below, and file for each slide is created in the folder (starting with slide001.jpg). (1) In the Conversion Method field, select Converting PPT file. (2) In the File settings field, click on the Browse button for PPT File Name. The Open dialog box appears. (3) In the Open dialog box: (a) Specify the location of the file to be converted; and (b) Select the PowerPoint ® presentation file to convert, then click on the Open button. (4) In the JPEG Conversion Tool window, in the File settings field, click on the Create button for New folder name. The Folder create dialog box appears. (5) In the Folder create dialog box, in the Folder Name of document of document field, specify a folder name of 12 characters or less. (6) In the Folder create dialog box, click on the Selection button. The Browse Folders dialog box appears. (7) In the Browse Folders dialog box: (a) Specify the location in which to save the folder; and (b) Click on the OK button. (8) In the Folder create dialog box: (a) Click on the Create button. A confirmation dialog box appears; (b) Click on the OK button. N • • (1) (2) (5) (7)-(a) (1) (2) (5) (7)-(a) (3)-(b)(3)-(b) (3)-(a) (4) (6)-(b) (6)-(c) (6)-(a) (7)-(c)(7)-(c) (7)-(b)(7)-(b) (1) (2) (4) (9)-(a) (1) (2) (4) (9)-(a) (3)-(b) (3)-(a) (6) (8)-(a) (6) (8)-(a) (5)(5) (7)-(a) (7)-(b) (7)-(b) (8)-(b)(8)-(b)