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    USER’S GUIDE LiteShow ® WIRELESS FREEDOM FOR Y OUR PROJECTOR. 6171IFS_LiteShow_UG 4/23/03 5:29 PM Page 1[...]

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    Declar ation o f Conf ormi ty Manufa cturer: InFocus Co rporat ion, 27700B SW Parkwa y A ve. W ilsonvil le, Oregon 97070 U SA European Office: Strawin skylaan 585, 1077 XX Am sterdam, The Netherlan ds W e de cl are un der o ur s ole r esp onsi bili ty t hat th e Lit eSho w wi r ele ss pr o jec tion adap te r con forms t o the fol lowi ng directi ve[...]

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    FCC W a rning This equi pment has been tested and found to comply wit h the lim its for a Class A d igital dev ice, pursuant to part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. These limit s are designed to provi de reasona ble protecti on against harmful interf erence when the equipment is operated i n a commer cial en vironmen t. This equipment generates , uses, and c[...]

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    Contents Introd uctio n 1 What is LiteShow ? 2 Contents 4 About the docum entation 5 If you need assi stance 5 Projecting v ia LiteShow 7 About the LiteShow Adapter 7 The LiteSh ow Splash Screen 9 The LiteShow Manager 11 Setting s Window 15 Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions 21 Trouble shoot ing 21 Frequently Asked Questions 22 Glo ssar[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 1 Intr oduction Congratulat ions. Y ou have chosen to st ep into the futur e of wi reless proj ection thr ough the us e of the InFocus ® LiteSho w ® cab le-fr ee digital projec tion syst em. Lit eShow is a powerf ul and s ecur e wir eless mu ltimedia proje ction adapt er wh ich a llow s you to se nd sh arp im[...]

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    2 InF ocus LiteSh ow Use r’s Guide Be sur e to r egister y ou r Li teShow on line at www .infocus.com/serv ice/re gister to receive pr oduct updates, announce- ments, and r egistrati on incentives. What is LiteSho w ? The sl eek LiteSh ow adapt er contains an 802.1 1b compliant wir eless ra dio that wo rks in tand em with the pr oprietary Lite Sh[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 3 LiteSho w and the projector The LiteShow adapter conn ects to a compatible projecto r by plugging i t s embedded M1 connector i nto a projector ’s M1 receptacl e. The ad apter ’ s latc h mechani sm is att ached by tighte ning the two th umbscrews. If the project or ’s Au to- Sour ce option is on , sourc[...]

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    4 InF ocus LiteSh ow Use r’s Guide Contents Y our LiteShow syste m comes w ith the items shown in the graphic im mediat ely belo w . Not e that the w ireless PC card adapter * is optional . This de pends on if y ou bought the LiteShow system t h at comes wi th a w ire less adap ter or if you already ha ve an adapter and opt ed for th e pack age t[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 5 About the documentatio n Use the LiteShow Quick Start Guide included in the LiteSho w packaging to install an d set up an d LiteShow . The Lite- Show User ’ s Gu ide contain s more infor matio n and can be used to fine tun e your wireless projec tion s etting s to match your needs or to troubleshoot pr oble[...]

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    6 InF ocus LiteSh ow Use r’s Guide[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 7 Pr ojecting vi a LiteSho w This s ection g ives you more detail on LiteS how and i t s par ts and fea tur es. Reading this section should giv e you a bet- ter un derstand ing of the LiteS how system an d allow you to, if needed, ma ke changes to i t. About th e Lite Sho w Adapter Befor e you begin pr ojecting[...]

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    8 InFo cus Li teSho w User’ s Guide LiteSho w adapter ti ps In r egar ds to your LiteShow a dapter , keep the followin g in min d: • Be car eful with the Lit eShow ada pter: do n ot dr op it or otherwise ab use it. Ke ep the LiteShow ada pter in its carry- ing ca se when y ou ar e not usin g it. • The h inge on th e LiteShow adap ter shou ld [...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 9 The LiteSho w Splash Screen Once yo u’ve atta ched the LiteSh ow adap ter to a projector a nd powered tha t projector on, you should se e the L iteShow Splash S cr een, as depicted below . The LiteSh ow Splash Scr een is a small wind ow that appea rs in the upper left c orner of the projected sc reen. If yo[...]

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    10 InFoc us Lite Show Us er’s Guid e If you ca nnot see th e Lit eShow Spla sh Screen af ter you’ ve atta ched it to a proj ector and powered the projecto r on, con- firm th at Au to Sou rce is sele cte d on you r projecto r and that th e M1 sou rce is con nect ed. If that d oesn’t help , try po wer- ing the projector o ff. W ait a few minut [...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 11 The LiteS ho w Manager The L iteShow Manager is yo u r pr imary tool fo r controll ing the LiteS how ada pter and projectin g wir elessly . T o start i t, navig ate to St ar t>Programs >InFocus>L iteS ho w and select LiteSh o w Manager from th e open folder . For Apple users, go to Finder >New Fi[...]

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    12 InFoc us Lite Show Us er’s Guid e The list win do w The li st window contains f our colum ns: •F a v o r i t e s : When you check t h is b ox for a pr ojector , the li st window displays these projecto rs whe ther their status is Unknown, In Use, or A vailable. The Favorites column is helpful becaus e you can quickly locate your most fre- qu[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 13 • The proje c tor cann ot be found (it’s either out of range or turned off), which generates an alert message. • The pr ojector is fo und but is i n use, which generates an alert m essage . Scan Button The Scan button searches for LiteShow -enabled pr ojectors and is active unless you are c urr ently p[...]

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    14 InFoc us Lite Show Us er’s Guid e Pr efer ences bo x The Pref erences box is avai lable at the bot tom of the LiteShow Ma nager wh en the Sho w Preferences button is clicke d. While it is avail able, you can click th e Hi de P refer enc es button to clo se it. Pe r f o r m a n c e S e t t i n g The Pe r f o r m a n c e S e t t i n g contains a[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 15 Enable en cr ypt ion whil e I’m projec ting The def ault state for Enable e ncr ypti on whil e I’m projecting is disa bled (not chec ked). It a llows you to pr oject with security similar to a cabled computer to projector setup. When the Enab le en cr yption while I’ m pr ojecting option is checked, a [...]

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    16 InFoc us Lite Show Us er’s Guid e Settings T ab The fields i n the Settings tab a re populated wi th the selected project or ’s settings. Projector Name : By de fau lt, th e nam e is m yLit eSho w , but y ou sh ould chan ge it to dis tin guis h it from othe r Li teSh ow adapter s on the WLAN. The name you give your LiteShow adapter should be[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 17 The MA C address is r ead only . The MAC ad dress can be usefu l because it is un ique to each LiteS how ada pter and physica lly r esides on the m odule it self. Y ou can use t his to c onfirm t hat you a re working on the co rrect mod ule. Set P assw ord : When you click the Set P a ssw o rd b utton, the L[...]

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    18 InFoc us Lite Show Us er’s Guid e 4 Click OK to close the Set tings window and return to the Li teSho w Manag er . Note : If you prefer t o ha ve no pass word a fter se tting one up, c lick the Cha nge Password butt on, enter your old pas s- wor d, leave the two New Pas sword fields blank, the click t he OK bu tton .[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 19 The Dia gnos tics T ab The Diagn ostics tab cont ains buttons for blinking the L ED and resto ring the LiteSh ow ad apter ’s fac tory sett ings. Y ou can also set the passwor d from t his tab. Bl ink th e LED on the Lit eSho w modul e: When you click the Blink LED bu tton on th e Diagnostic s tab, the tw o[...]

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    20 InFoc us Lite Show Us er’s Guid e[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 21 T r o ub leshooting and F requentl y Ask ed Questions T roubleshooting LiteShow Manager doesn’t see the projector . T r y the following : • Make sur e that the LiteShow -enabled proje c tor is i n range with your computer a nd that the projector is pow ered- on. • Clic k the Sca n button. • Make su r[...]

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    22 InFocus LiteShow User’s Guide F requently Asked Quest ions The fol lowing ar e questions t hat you m ay hav e about t he LiteS how system an d its indiv idual part s. Q: I r eceived a messag e telling me t hat no wire less ada pter or U SB wirele ss adapte r with OID support was foun d. What should I d o? A: No matter how n ew a computer a nd [...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 23 A: Unle ss directe d to remove it by In Focus te chnic al servi ce perso nnel, le ave the plastic to p on the Lite Show adapt er at all time s. Q: What does the star (or aste risk *) mean on the Spla sh Screen? A: Should you see a s tar (or a sterisk *) i n the LiteShow Splash S cree n, it indicate s that US[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 25 Glossar y 802.11 : IEEE 802. 1 1 specificatio ns are wir eless standa rd s that specif y an over-th e-air interfac e between a wir eless client and a base station or between two w ireless c lients, su ch as the LiteShow a dapter an d a computer ’s wi reless ada pter or USB w ire less ad apter . Access po i[...]

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    26 InFocus LiteShow User’s Guide Wi-Fi: Short for wir eless fid elity . The te rm is common ly used w hen r eferring to a ny ty pe of 802. 1 1 ne twork. Wireless Ad apter : a wir eless PCMCIA car d, integrat ed adap ter , or USB wi re less adapte r that insert s into a PC laptop computer . WLAN: A wireless LAN that t ransmits ov er t he air , ty [...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 27 Appendix Specifications Te m p e r a t u r e Ope rati ng Non-o perati ng 50 to 1 04 ° F (10 to 40 ° C) at sea le vel 50 to 9 5 ° F ( 10 to 35 ° C) at 10, 000 feet -4 to 158 ° F (-20 to 70 ° C) Altitude Ope rati ng Non-o perati ng 0 to 10,0 00 feet (~ 3,000 m) 0 to 20,0 00 feet (~6,00 0m) Humid ity 10% [...]

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    28 InFocus LiteShow User’s Guide Accessories The LiteShow system comes w ith the follow ing accessori es, except wh ere not ed: Input 5V DC @ 750mA Lite Sho w ad apter 591-026 0-01 Wireless a dapter * 412-0 003-xx Pro tectiv e sleev e 110-0682-xx User ’ s Guide 010 -0449 -xx Quick Star t Guide 009-080 1-xx Lite Sho w CD 010-0 446-xx * when pur [...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 29 Compatible pr ojectors The followi ng table contains pr ojector models that hav e been test ed and ar e known to be compa tible with the Lite- Show wir eless projection system. InF ocus Pro x ima ASK LP70 DP100 0x C200 LP12 0 DP120 0x M1 LP13 0 DP650 0x M2 LP33 5 LP34 0 LP35 0 LP50 0 LP53 0 LP65 0 LP92 5 LP9[...]

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    30 InFocus LiteShow User’s Guide[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 31 Numerics 24-bit co lor depth 3 802 .11 25 802.11b 2 A Access point 25 ac cess orie s 28 Ad-hoc Mode 25 anim ated c urso r 22 assis tanc e 5 Available projector 12 B Blink the LED 1 9 C Channel 16 compat ible projectors 29 Contents 4 D data rate 3 Diag nosti cs tab 19 Blink the LED 1 9 docum entation 5 E e-ma[...]

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    32 InFo cus LiteShow User’s Guide encryption 25 F Favor ites 12, 15 firmware 25 I icons flick er 22 IEEE 25 image s hrank 22 IP Ad dres s 16, 25 L LAN 25 list win dow 12 Available 12 ID Number 12 In Use 12 Projector 12 Stat us 12 Unkno wn 12 LiteSh ow adapt er 7 features 7 tips 8 LiteShow doesn’t see the projector 2 1 LiteShow Manager 3, 11 lis[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 33 LiteShow Splash Screen 9 IP 9 Model 9 Name 9 Unique ID 9 Version 9 WLAN 9 LiteShow-compatible proj ectors 29 M M1 conn ector 3, 9 MAC addre ss 17 N Network Name 1 6 O Obtain the IP auto matically 16 OID support 22 Optional accessories 29 P password 17 Performance issues 21 Performance Setti ng 14 Preferences[...]

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    34 InFo cus LiteShow User’s Guide Q Quick Start G uide 1 R range 3 register your LiteShow 2 S Scan bu tton 13 Set Pas sword 17 Setting s button 13 Set ting s ta b 16 Channel 16 IP Address 1 6 MAC addre ss 17 Network Name 1 6 Projector Name 16 Set tings wi ndow 15 Diag nostics 15 Set ting s 15 Show Fav orit es 15 Spe cifica tions 2 7 stati c IP ad[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’ s Gu ide 35 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g 2 1 W website 5 WEP 25 Wi-Fi 25 Wireless Adapter 26 WLAN 26 X XGA 3[...]

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    36 InFo cus LiteShow User’s Guide[...]

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    LiteShow User’s Gu ide 37 One-Y ear W arrant y Limite d W arrant y Subjec t to the Limitations, Exclusio ns and Disc laimers he reof, InF ocus Corpor ation ("I nFocus") w a rrant s that the Pr o- jector , La mps and A ccessories (hereinafter c ollecti v ely or individua lly r eferr ed to as "P rodu ct" as appr opriate) pur- ch[...]

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    38 Lit eShow Us er’s Guid e unauthori zed modifications (in cluding use of an unaut horized mount), tamperi ng, alterations, or serv ice other than by InFocus or its authorized a gents, causes ot her than fr om ordinary use or failure t o properl y use the Product in the applicat ion for wh ich said Product w as inten ded. This Limi t ed W arrant[...]

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    LiteShow User’s Gu ide 39 YOU CONSUMER RIGHTS WITH MINIMUM W ARRANTY DURA TION THA T DIFFER FROM THE DURA TIONS PROVIDED HEREIN, A ND INFOCUS WILL HONOR ALL SUCH CONSUMER RIG HTS. T o Be Eligible For Limited W a rranty Co verage Any perso n exer cising a claim und er this Limi ted W arranty m ust es tablish to th e satis faction of InF ocus both [...]

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    40 Lit eShow Us er’s Guid e LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THA T INFOCUS' LIABIL ITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT , IN TOR T , UNDER ANY W ARRAN TY , IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER WISE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE RETURN OF THE AMOUNT OF THE PURCHASE PRI CE P AID BY PURCHASER AND UNDER N O CIRCUMST ANCES SHALL INFOCU S BE LIA- BLE FOR S PECIA[...]

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    LiteShow User’s Gu ide 41 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED W ARRA NTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY , FITNESS FOR A P ARTIC- ULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT , WITH REGARD T O THE SOF TW ARE PRODUCT AND THE PROVISION OF OR F AILURE TO PROVIDE SUPPOR T SER VICES. THIS LIMITED W ARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. YOU MA Y HA VE OTHER S[...]

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    42 Lit eShow Us er’s Guid e DAMAGES WH A TSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMIT A TION, DA MAGES FOR LO SS OF BUSINESS P ROF- ITS, BUSINESS INTE RRUP T ION, COMPUTER INTERRUP TION, LOSS OF BUSINE SS INFORMA TION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIAR Y LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILIT Y TO U SE THE SOF TW ARE PRODUCT OR THE PROVISION OF OR F AILUR E T O PR[...]

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    LiteShow ® WIRELESS FREEDOM FOR Y OUR PROJECTOR. USER’S GUIDE InFocus Corporation 27700B SW Parkwa y Avenue Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-9215 1-800-294-6400 • 503-685-8888 F ax : 503-685-8887 http://www .infocus.com In Europe: InFocus International BV Strawinsk ylaan 585 1077 XX Amsterdam The Netherlands Phone: +31 20 579 2000 F ax: +31 20 579 29[...]