ViewSonic Projector Pro8520HD User Manual

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• System Status: Displays the system information.
• General Setup: Allows you to turn on/off the projector, switch the input signal for 
the projector, and change the password for the Administrator page.
• Picture Setup/Image Setup: Provides some OSD menu items for adjusting the 
projected pictures. See Menu Operation on page 21 for details.
• Alert Setup/Mail Setup: Allows you to setup the mail server and send system 
error messages to your ITS administrator.
• Network Setup: Provides wired and wireless network settings.
• Reset to Default: Allows you to restore the device to the factory default settings.
About Crestron control
The Crestron (eControl) page displays the Crestron eControl user interface. The 
eControl page provides a variety of virtual keys to control the projector or adjust the 
projected pictures.
i. These buttons function the same as the ones on the OSD menus or remote 
control.
ii. To switch between input signals, click on your desired signal.
iii. To change the language for the Crestron page, click the down arrow to reveal a 
drop down list and select a desired language.
Important
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The Menu button can also be used to go back to previous OSD menus, exit and save 
menu settings.
•The source list varies according to the connectors available on the projector.
•When you use the projector control panel or remote control to change the OSD menu 
settings, it may take a while for the web browser to synchronize these changes with the 
projector.
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You can press 
W/X to reveal 
more buttons.
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The tools page allows you to manage the projector, configure the LAN control settings 
and secure access of remote network operation on this projector.
iv. This section is only used with the Crestron Control System. Please contact 
Creston or refer to its user manual for setup information.
v. Click the down arrow to reveal a drop down list and select a default language.
vi. You can name the projector, keep track of its location and the person in charge 
of it.
vii. You can adjust the LAN Control Settings.
viii. Once set, access to the remote network operation on this projector has been 
password-protected.
ix. Once set, access to the tools page has been password-protected.
Important
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To prevent errors, only input the English alphabet and digits on the tools page.
•After making the adjustments, press the Send button and the data will be saved for the 
projector.
x. Press Exit to go back to the remote network operation page.
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Please pay attention to the limitation of input length (including space and other 
punctuation keys) in the list blow:
The info page displays the information and status of this projector.
After pressing the button “Help”, the Help Desk window will appear in the upper right 
corner of the screen. You will be able to deliver messages to RoomView software 
administrators/users who connect to the same local area network.
Category ItemInput LengthMaximum Number of
Characters
Crestron Control IP Address 15
IP ID 2
Port 5
Projector Projector Name 10
Location 9
Assigned To 9
Network Configuration DHCP (Enabled) (N/A)
IP Address 15
Subnet Mask 15
Default Gateway 15
DNS Server 15
User Password Enabled (N/A)
New Password 20
Confirm 2
Admin Password Enabled (N/A)
New Password 20
Confirm 20
Press Exit to go 
back to the remote 
network operation 
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Important
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Please only deliver the messages in English letters and digits.
For more information, visit http://www.crestron.com & www.crestron.com/getroomview.
**Crestron RoomView
On the Edit Room page, enter the IP Address (or hostname) as shown on the 
projectors on-screen display (OSD) menu, and 05 for IPID, 41794 for the reserved 
Crestron control port.
About Crestron RoomView setting and command method, please access below 
website to get RoomView User Guide and more information:
http://www.crestron.com/features/
roomview_connected_embedded_projectors_devices/resources.asp 
						

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Displaying images through vsPresenter
Downloading and installing vsPresenter
The vsPresenter is an application running on the host PC. It helps connect your 
computer to an available network projector and transfer the desktop content to the 
network projector via local network connection.
1. Enter the main page of Network Control. See steps 1-2 on page 33 for details.
2. Download vsPresenter.
3. When the download is complete, install the software to your computer by clicking 
the exe file. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
4. Launch vsPresenter.
Using vsPresenter
1. The Search page allows you to search and connect to a projector.
i. To connect to a projector, select Directly then type the projector IP address and 
click Connect.
ii. To search for projectors, simply click Search to list all the projectors on the 
same local area network. Click the desired projectors in the Search result list, 
and click Connect directly. You can also type a desired projector name and 
click Search.
iii. You can link to the ViewSonic webpage control system on page 33.
• If you are the first time user, choose your identity as a Normal user or 
Administrator. Both require no password. But if you choose to be an 
Administrator, you have the authority to set a password for connecting to the 
projector. That password should be kept and used next when you try to connect 
to the same projector.
• If there are multiple computers connected to the projector, you can decide a 
display zone by clicking 1, 2, 3, 4, L, R, All, or Background.
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2. If you want to freeze the projected image on the screen, press  . Any further 
movements will be not been seen on the screen until   is pressed.
3. You can choose a capture mode from here.
i. To display a full screen, click FullScreen.
ii. To display a partial screen, click FixedSize. A square appears on your screen. 
You can place it where you want to project. 
iii. If you wish to change the square, click Alterable.
4. The Basic Setting page allows you to configure vsPresenter.
i. To change the vsPresenter interface language, click the down arrow to reveal a 
drop-down list and select a desired language. Click Apply.
ii. Users can change the size parameters of the frame in FixedSize capture mode 
by modifying width and height on this page and click Apply to make changes 
take effect. 
iii. User can use the mirror driver for presenter capture image, if the system has 
installed the mirror driver.
iv. To allow notification messages to appear, click Yes. Click Apply.
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5. The Advanced Setting page allows you to configure vsPresenter.
i. To adjust the image quality, click the down arrow to reveal a drop-down list and 
select a desired quality level. The higher image quality you select, the higher 
network transfer speed is required. Select a YUV sample format between 
YUV444 and YUV420. Compared to format YUV420, format YUV 444 provides 
better effect but may slow the transport and playing speed. Click Apply after 
your selections.
ii. To adjust the capture rate, move the slide bar. The network bandwidth may also 
affect the performance.
iii. Network port setting for fixed or manual type.
6. You can manage the connected projectors listed under Device Management.
• Under a conference mode:
1. Only the administrator can take control.
2. A projector can display up to 4 computer screens.
• You can set the name of your computer under vsPresenter Management. 
						

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• For details about the icons, please see the following:
7. Disconnect
To disconnect from the projector(s), click the Disconnect icon.
Important
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Be sure to turn off other virtual network control programs before using vsPresenter.
Icon Description Icon Description
You are a normal user and 
have no access to change the 
password.Disconnects from the projector.
You are an administrator and 
have authority to change the 
password.Opens the web page of the 
Network Control.
You are the user of the 
projector.There is another user of the 
projector.
You are an administrator of
the projector.You are a normal user of the 
projector.
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Displaying pictures with a USB storage device
The projector is built-in an application which can display packaged images on a USB 
storage device. It can eliminate the need for a computer source.
The projector supports the following image formats:
• Progressive JPEG files are not supported.
• Some JPEG files may not be displayed clearly.
To display the images on a USB storage device:
1. Plug the USB storage device into the USB A socket.
2. The projector automatically displays the main screen. Or your can manually select 
USB A from the source selection bar.
3. Press ENTER on the projector or Enter on the remote control to display the 
content of your USB storage device.
4. Folders and supported files are represented in thumbnail mode.
• To scroll through the thumbnails, use the four directional arrow keys.
• To open a folder/file, press ENTER or Enter.
• To go back to the previous screen, select the thumbnail with an up arrow in the 
top right corner of the screen, and press ENTER or Enter.
• To obtain more functions, press MENU to open the menu. To leave the menu, 
press ENTER or Enter again.
When viewing thumbnails
• Next: Selects the next folder/image.
• Previous: Selects the previous folder/image.
• Thumbnail/Full Screen/SlideShow: Displays the selected image in thumbnail/
Full Screen/SlideShow mode.File format Maximum pixel size
JPEG 8000 x 8000
GIF/TIFF/PNG/BMP 1280 x 800 
						

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• NameOrder/ExtendOrder/SizeOrder/TimeOrder: Sets the images to be 
displayed in the order of filenames, filename extension, file sizes, or time the 
photos were taken.
• EXIF OFF/EXIF ON: Sets whether to display the image in EXIF format.
• FileName ON/FileName OFF: Sets whether to display the filename.
When viewing slide shows
• Stop: Stops the slide show.
• NEXT: Selects the next image.
• Previous: Selects the previous image.
• Delay 3/Deplay 4/Deplay 5: Sets the interval between the two images display.
• Slide Right/Slide Up/Right Down/XLines/YLines/Blocks: Sets the way the slide 
show is displayed.
• Repeat On/Off: Sets whether to repeat the slide shows.
When viewing full screen images
• Thumbnail/Full Screen/SlideShow: Displays the selected image in thumbnail/
Full Screen/SlideShow mode.
• Best Fit/Actual Size: Sets the display size of the image.
• EXIFDisp OFF/EXIFDisp ON: Sets whether to display the EXIF data.
• + 90deg: Rotates the image 90 degrees clockwise.
• -90deg: Rotates the image 90 degrees counterclockwise.
• USB 2.0 compliant USB storage media (Mass Storage Class) is supported.