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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 EasyMP
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Bernslip.fm Page 2 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM EPSON is a registered trademark and EasyMP is a trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. PowerLite is a registered trademark of Epson America, Inc. General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks. Copyright © 2003 by Epson America, Inc. 11/03 2
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Bernslip.fm Page 3 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM Introduction Your EPSON PowerLite 735c projector 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 performance in wireless presenting, including the ability to connect to four projectors at once ■ Support for
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Bernslip.fm Page 4 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM 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 Continue. You see the following install window: 6. Click Install. When installation is complete, close
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Bernslip.fm Page 5 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM 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 note User’s Guide to configure the projector for the mode you will be using. EMP NS Connection does Then follow the instructions beginning on pa
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Bernslip.fm Page 6 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM ■ 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 communication status bar in the top right corner of the screen: ■ If the projector has been assigned an ESSID name, click the communication status icon
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Bernslip.fm Page 7 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM The first time you start NS Connection in Windows, you see a window asking you to select your network. note If you don’t see your network adapter’s IP address, allow a minute for it to appear. If your access point uses DHCP, sometimes it takes a minute for the server to pick up the IP address. 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
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Bernslip.fm Page 8 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM The color of the status icon indicates the projector’s status: note The status icon colors may ■ Gray: the projector is not connected be easier to see on the ■ Red: the projector is connected to another computer projected image than on the computer. ■ Green: the projector 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 connection (se
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Bernslip.fm Page 9 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM 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 control bar. Using the Control Bar Clicking one of the buttons on the control bar may cause a subm
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Bernslip.fm Page 10 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM 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 the projector’s control panel) ■ Contrast Increase or decrease image contrast ■ Color Mode Lets
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Bernslip.fm Page 11 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM Connecting in IP Connect Mode Even if your projector and computer are on a different subnet (Access note Point mode only) or connecting over different routers, you can Depending on your network, establish a connection manually using IP Connect Mode. your projector and computer may connect over different 1. Start NS Connection on the computer to which you want to routers even if they are in connect. You see this screen: the same roo
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Bernslip.fm Page 12 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM 3. Select Use IP connect mode and click OK. You see the following screen: Click here 4. Click IP connection. You see this screen: 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 Connection begins 5. Enter the projector’s IP address and click Search. to delete projectors from the list, starting with the first projector adde
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Bernslip.fm Page 13 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM The IP address appears in the Projector list and a searching icon displays: This icon indicates search is in progress This icon appears if the search fails to find the projector If the search fails to find a projector with the specified 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
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Bernslip.fm Page 14 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM tip Using Projector Groups Use a static IP address when configuring a projector for You can register projectors as a group if you want to provide quick and the network if you plan to easy access to other computers. You can also export or import group use it in a group. If you use information as a file to another computer. Projectors must be DHCP, the projector’s IP connected to the network in Access Point mode, and must be on the a
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Bernslip.fm Page 15 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM 3. Click the Advanced button. You see this screen: note 4. Enter a name for the group in the Connection Group box. Then You cannot use the addresses enter the IP address of the projector you want to register in the IP 0.0.0.0 or 255.255.255.255. address box: 15
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Bernslip.fm Page 16 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM 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 note group. To remove a projector from the group, select it from the 7. Click OK to save the projectors as a group. When you see a projector list and click confirmation message, click Yes.
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Bernslip.fm Page 17 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM 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 Extension button on the EMP NS Connection screen. You see this screen: Select these two boxes 2. Select Use IP connect mode and Use Group List. You see the following screen: 17
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Bernslip.fm Page 18 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM 3. From the Connection Group list, choose the group you want to connect to and click OK. You see this screen: If this says IP connect mode, skip step 4. 4. Click IP connection. (If the upper left button on the screen says IP connect mode rather than Automatic search mode, skip this step.) You see this screen: Select the projector Then click Connect 5. Select the projector you want to connect to and click Connect. 18
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Bernslip.fm Page 19 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM 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 note You can export group information as a file to another computer on You must export all of the the wireless network. This is useful, for example, if you want to share groups in the Connection group access with multiple users. Group list. You can’t export individual groups. 1. Start N
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Bernslip.fm Page 20 Friday, December 12, 2003 3:02 PM You see this screen. note If you haven’t created any groups, the Export button will be grayed out. You must create at least one group 3. Click Export to export a file for all groups in the Connection before the Export button is Group list. active. 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 s
