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DATA PROJECTOR
XJ-A146/XJ-A246/XJ-A256
Data Projector
USB Function Guide
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Contents About this manual... ........................................................ 4 Terms and Conventions............................................................................................... 4 About the Data Projector’s USB Functions .................. 5 Connecting a USB Device to the Data Projector ......... 7 Installing the Software.................................................... 8 Minimum System Requirements...................................................................
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Performing a Presentation Using the YC-400/YC-430 Document Camera............................. 41 YC Camera Application Function and Operation Overview .................41 Connecting the Document Camera to the Data Projector......................................... 41 YC Camera Application Operations .....................................................44 YC Camera Application Projection Operations ......................................................... 44 Configuring YC Camera Application Se
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About this manual... This manual explains function and operations when any one of the following devices is connected to the USB port of the CASIO Data Projector. USB memory device CASIO Multi Projection Camera (YC-400/YC-430) CASIO Graphing Calculator Note Use of a memory device (page 5) requires separate purchase of commercially available USB memory or other memory. Use of a CASIO Multi Projection Camera or graphic scientific calculator requires separate purchase of the required device
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About the Data Projector’s USB Functions The USB port built into the Data Projector lets you connect an external USB device and use it as an input source for image projection. USB Memory Device or Memory Card After you connect a memory device to the Data Projector’s USB port, you can playback (project) the following types of files. ECA files (special projector presentation files) The EZ-Converter FA software that comes with the Data Projector can be used to convert PowerPoint files to ECA (.
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Document Camera (CASIO YC-400/YC-430) You can connect a CASIO Document Camera to the Data Projector’s USB port and project the images of documents placed on the document stage of the YC-400/YC-430. YC-400/YC-430 USB For more information, see “Performing a Presentation Using the YC-400/YC-430 Document Camera” on page 41. Graphing Calculator You can connect a CASIO graphing calculator to the Data Projector’s USB port and project calculator screen images with the projector. USB For details, see
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Connecting a USB Device to the Data Projector What happens when you connect a USB device while the Data Projector is turned on depends on the current configuration of the Data Projector’s plug-and-play setting. Plug-and-play is enabled under the Data Projector’s initial default settings. For more details about the plug-and-play setting, see “Setup Menu Contents” in the User’s Guide. If you connect a USB device to the Data Projector’s USB port while it is turned on, it will perform one of the
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Installing the Software The following USB expansion function software is included on the CD-ROM that comes with the projector. Software Name Description EZ-Converter FA Software for converting a PowerPoint file to an ECA file or PtG file that can be played back on the projector. ArcSoft MediaConverter 3 for CASIO Projector Software for converting movie files. Multi Projection Camera Update Software Software for updating the firmware of the YC-400 Multi Projection Camera. Important! The latest
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To install EZ-Converter FA 1. Place the CD-ROM that comes with the projector into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. This will automatically display the CD-ROM menu screen. 2. On the menu screen, click the [Install] button to the right of “EZ-Converter FA”. Follow the instructions on the dialog boxes that appear on the screen. If you are running Windows 7 and the “User Account Control” message appears while installing, click [Yes]. If you are running Windows Vista and the “User Account Control”
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To install ArcSoft MediaConverter 3 for CASIO Projector 1. Place the CD-ROM that comes with the projector into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. This will automatically display the CD-ROM menu screen. 2. On the menu screen, click the [Install] button to the right of “ArcSoft MediaConverter 3 for CASIO Projector”. Follow the instructions on the dialog boxes that appear on the screen. If you are running Windows 7 and the “User Account Control” message appears while installing, click [Yes]. If y
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Installing Multi Projection Camera Update Software A YC-400 Multi Projection Camera can be connected to the Data Projector only if it is running firmware version 1.1 or higher. For information about how to check the firmware version of a camera, see the file named “YC-Update_Guide_English.pdf” in the “English” folder inside the “User’s Guide” folder on the CD-ROM that comes with the projector. To install Multi Projection Camera Update Software 1. Place the CD-ROM that comes with the projector
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Projecting the Contents of Files on a Memory Device This section explains how to perform the following operations. How to use EZ-Converter FA computer software to convert PowerPoint files to files that can be played back with the Data Projector’s Viewer function. How to use ArcSoft MediaConverter 3 for CASIO Projector computer software to convert movie files to files that can be played back with the Data Projector’s Viewer function. How to project the contents of files stored on a memory d
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Starting Up and Exiting EZ-Converter FA To start up EZ-Converter FA Perform either of the following operations to start up EZ-Converter FA on the computer. Double-click the icon on your Windows desktop. On your computer’s Windows Start menu, select [All Programs] - [CASIO] - [EZ-Converter FA]. Important! If your computer is running Windows Vista or Windows 7, starting up EZ-Converter FA may cause the “User Account Control” message to appear. If it does, click [Allow] or [Yes]. EZ-Converter F
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Converting a PowerPoint File to an ECA File or PtG File Important! Before performing any of the operations here, you will need to have a file created using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, 2007 or 2010 on hand. Conversion of a PowerPoint file to an ECA file or PtG file requires playback of the original file from beginning to end. Note that the time required for conversion will roughly correspond to the time required for playback. Note Starting a conversion operation with EZ-Converter FA w
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6. Select the PowerPoint file you want to convert from and then click the [Open] button. This will display a dialog box like the one shown below for specifying the file settings. 7. Configure the settings as required on the dialog box. The following describes the meanings and settings of each of the items that appear on the dialog box. Dialog Box Item Description Input File Shows the name of the PowerPoint file selected in step 6. The setting of this item cannot be changed. Output Drive Sho
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To specify the screen resolution of the ECA file or PtG file 1. Right-click the left side of the EZ-Converter FA window. 2. On the menu that appears, click “Output Resolution”. 3. On the sub-menu that appears, select the resolution you want. The following shows the resolution settings that should be used for each Data Projector model. Model Resolution *1 XJ-A146 1024 × 768, 800 × 600 *2 XJ-A246/XJ-A256 1280 × 800, 1280 × 768, 1024 × 768 *1 If you cannot select the 1024 × 768 resolution, select
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4. Select the ECA file or PtG file you want to play back and then click the [Open] button. This will display a control panel at the top of the screen. Control panel During file playback, you can use the control panel buttons to perform the operations described below. To do this: Perform this operation: Go to the previous page Click the button. Go to the next page Click the button. Jump to a specific page 1. Click the button and then click “Slide Viewer” on the menu that appears. 2. On the
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To convert a movie file to a format that can be played by Viewer 1. Double-click the icon on your computer desktop. This starts up ArcSoft MediaConverter 3 for CASIO Projector and displays a window like the one shown below. CASIO Projector device icon 2. Drop the original movie file into the ArcSoft MediaConverter 3 for CASIO Projector window or onto the CASIO Projector device icon. This will start the conversion, and display a progress bar like the one shown below in the window. The progr
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Using Viewer to Project the Contents of a File on a Memory Device Use the Data Projector’s Viewer application to project the contents of a file on a memory device. Viewer starts up automatically whenever you connect a memory device that is supported by the Data Projector into the Data Projector’s USB port. Connecting a Memory Device to the Data Projector The Data Projector’s USB port supports connection of a FAT/FAT32 format memory device supported by the USB interface. The following are sup
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To connect a memory card to the Data Projector 1. Load the memory card into a USB card reader’s card slot. For details about how to load a memory card into the USB card reader, see the user documentation that comes with the reader. 2. Connect the USB card reader to the Data Projector’s USB port. To connect a digital camera to the Data Projector 1. If necessary, configure the digital camera’s USB mass storage class setting. 2. Turn off the digital camera and connect a USB cable to it. 3. Connec
