Epson PL 735c manual

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    EPSON PowerLite 735c Multimedia Projector User’s Guide Supplement Installing and Setting Up Wireless Projecting for Macintosh Using EMP NS Connect for Wireless Projecting Using Projector Groups Using E-Mail Alerts Projecting Movies Through Eas yMP ® ® Bernslip.fm Page 1 Friday , December 12, 20 03 3:02 PM[...]

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    2 EPSON is a registered trademark and Ea syMP is a trademark of SEIKO EPSON COR PORATION. PowerLite is a registered trademark of Epson America, Inc. General Notice: Other product names us ed herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all r ights in those marks. Copyright © [...]

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    3 Introduction Your EPSON PowerLite 735c projec tor includes new features for Macintosh ® and Windows ® user that are not covered in the User’s Guide. The following features are now available: ■ Presenting through a wireless network from a Macintosh ■ A new version of NS Connection (for Windows and Macintosh) that supports improved performa[...]

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    4 Installing the Software Follow these steps: 1. Insert the EasyMP software CD-ROM in your drive. You see a window containing the EMP NS Connection.pkg icon. 2. Double-click the EMP NS Connection.pkg icon. 3. Click Continue . You see the software license agreement. 4. Click Continue , then Agree . 5. Select the destination drive, then click Continu[...]

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    5 Configuring Your Network Connection Follow the instructions in your Projector User’s Guide to start EasyMP and insert the EPSON 802.11b card in the projector. Determine whether you will use Ad Hoc mode or Access Point mode to connect to the projector. Follow the instructions in your Projector User’s Guide to configure the projector for the mo[...]

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    6 ■ For optimal performance, set your screen resolution to 1024 × 768 or lower with a color depth of Thousands (16 bit). ■ When making Location settings, you can select the desired location and change all the network settings one at a time. 4. Make sure the following is displayed in the c ommunication status bar in the top right corner of the [...]

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    7 The first time you start NS Connection in Windows, you see a window asking you to select your network. 2. Select the IP address for your computer’s network adapter card and click OK . You see the screen below. (If you have previously started NS Connection, or you’re using a Macintosh, this is the first screen you see.) If the connection is wo[...]

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    8 The color of the status icon indicates the projector’s status: ■ Gray: the projector is not connected ■ Red: the projector is connected to another computer ■ Green: the projec tor is connected to your computer. 3. If you don’t see your projector, check the following: ■ Make sure your wireless signal is strong enough to establish a con[...]

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    9 5. Type in the four-digit number displayed on the EasyMP Network screen and click OK . Once the connection is established, you see your computer’s image transmitted to the projector, and a floating control bar: 6. If necessary, drag the control bar out of the way, or minimize it. 7. When done with your presentation, click Disconnect on the cont[...]

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    10 If you are using more than one projector, you can use the Projector drop-down menu to select the projector to which you want to make any of the following changes: ■ Brightness Increase or decrease brightness ■ Keystone Click + to narrow the top edge of the screen, or - to narrow the bottom edge (this option functions like the Sync buttons on[...]

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    11 Connecting in IP Connect Mode Even if your projector and computer are on a different subnet (Access Point mode only) or connecting over different routers, you can establish a connection manually using IP Connect Mode. 1. Start NS Connection on the computer to which you want to connect. You see this screen: 2. Click the Exten sion button. You see[...]

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    12 3. Select Use IP connect mode and click OK . You see the followin g screen: 4. Click IP connection . You s ee this screen: 5. Enter the projector’s IP address and click Search . Click here Enter the IP address and click Search note You can add up to 16 projectors to the list and connect to four projectors at the same time. If you add more, NS [...]

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    13 The IP address appears in the Projector list and a searching icon displays: If the search fails to find a projector with the speci fied IP address, the searching icon turns into a question mark. If this happens, run EasyMP to check the projector’s IP address, then repeat this step. 6. Click the projector you want to connect to, then click the [...]

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    14 Using Projector Groups You can register projectors as a group if you want to provide quick and easy access to other computers. You can also export or import group information as a file to another computer. Projectors must be connected to the network in Access Point mode, and must be on the same network segment as the computer used to create the [...]

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    15 3. Click the Advanced button. You see this screen: 4. Enter a name for the group in the Connection Group box. Then enter the IP address of the projector you want to register in the IP address box: note You cannot us e the addresses 0.0.0.0 or 255.255.2 55.255. Bernslip.fm Page 15 Friday , December 12, 2003 3:02 PM[...]

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    16 5. Click Add . The IP address appears in the list of registered printers, and the searching icon appears beside it. If the projector is found, its name appears in the projector list. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each projector you want to add to the group. 7. Click OK to save the projectors as a group. When you see a confirmation message, click Y[...]

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    17 Connecting to a Projector in a Group Follow these steps to connect to a projector in a group: 1. Start NS Connection. Then click the Ext ension button on the EMP NS Connection screen. You see this screen: 2. Select Use IP connect mode and Use Group List . You see the following screen: Select these two boxes Bernslip.fm Page 17 Friday , December [...]

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    18 3. From the Connection Group list, choose the group you want to connect to and click OK . You see this screen: 4. Click IP connection . (If the upper left button on the screen says IP connect mode rather than Auto matic search mod e , skip this step.) You see this screen: 5. Select the projector you want to connect to and click Connect . If this[...]

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    19 6. If you want, repeat step 5 to connect to additional projectors. The computer’s image appears on the projector screen. Exporting a Projector Group You can export group information as a file to another computer on the wireless network. This is useful, for example, if you want to share group access with multiple users. 1. Start NS Connection. [...]

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    20 You see this screen. 3. Click Export to export a file for all groups in the Connection Group list. 4. Highlight the file name ( NSGroup.ini ), and then select Save to . Choose a location on the second computer and click Save . To connect to the projector from the new computer, follow the steps beginning on page 17. note If you haven’t created [...]

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    21 Importing a Projector Group You can also import group information as a file to another computer on the wireless network. 1. Start NS Connection. Then click the Ext ension button on the EMP NS Connection screen. You see this screen: 2. Select Use IP connect mode and Use Group List . Then click the Advanced button. You see this screen. 3. Click Im[...]

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    22 4. On the next screen, select the fil e you want to import and click Open . The names of all of the groups in the file are added to the Connection Group list on the Advanced screen. To connect to the projector from the new computer, follow the steps beginning on page 17. Using E-mail Alerts You can set up e-mail alerts to warn you of problems w [...]

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    23 You see the following screen: If you’re connecting over a wired LAN network, go to step 5. If you’re connecting over a wireless network, continue with the next step. 4. Wireless network only: On th e Network Scre en, select the Advanced button next to the Access point mode box. Press Enter on the remote control. 5. When you see the scree n b[...]

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    24 You see the following screen: 6. For Mail Notification Settings, select ON and press Enter on the remote control. 7. Highligh t the IP address of SMTP server box and press Enter . The outline of the box turns green to indicate you are in input mode. You can enter numbers between 0 and 255. However, you cannot use the following IP addresses: 255.[...]

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    25 12. When done making your settings, highlight the OK button at the top of the screen, the n press Ent er . Highlight the OK button again and press Enter to return to the main EasyMP Network Screen. Understanding the Notification Messages If a projector experiences a problem, it sends an e-mail message to each of the addresses you provided using [...]

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    26 Projecting Movies Through EasyMP Your projector now includes version 1.11 of the SlideMaker2 software (for Windows only). This upgrade allows you to add movies in the MPEG2 format and PNG files to a sc enario. You can also incorporate the following PowerPoint transitions: You can use the EasyMP CardPlay er program to play back MPEG2 movies. This[...]

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