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8. User Supportware  Operating the Projector Via the LAN (Virtual Remote Tool) Using the software program "Virtual Remote Tool" that you can download from our web site, Virtual Remote screen (or toolbar) can be displayed on your computer screen. This will help you perform operations such as projector's power on or off and signal selection via a LAN connection. It is also used to send an image to the projector and register it as the logo data of the projector. After registering it, you can lock the logo to prevent it from changing. Control Functions Power On/Off, signal selection, picture freeze, picture mute, Logo transfer to the projector, and remote control operation on your PC. Virtual Remote screen Remote Control Window Toolbar This section provides an outline of preparation for use of Virtual Remote Tool. For information on how to use Virtual Remote Tool, see Help of Virtual Remote Tool. (→ page 201) NOTE: • Logo data (graphics) that can be sent to the projector with Virtual Remote Tool has the following restrictions: - File size: 256 KB or less - Image size (resolution): the native resolution of the projector - File format: JPEG • The logo data that is sent with Virtual Remote Tool will be displayed at the center of the screen. Its surrounding will be painted out in black. • Once you have changed the background selection from the default "NEC logo" to another selection, you cannot return the logo to the default "NEC logo" even after using [RESET]. To put the default "NEC logo" back in the background logo, you need to register it as the background logo by using the image file (\Logo\NEC_logo_black_WUXGA.jpg; NEC_logo_black_XGA.jpg; NEC_logo_black_1280x800.jpg) included on the supplied NEC Projector CD-ROM. TIP: • Virtual Remote Tool can be used also with a serial connection. • To download or update Virtual Remote Tool, visit our website: http://www.nec-display.com/dl/en/index.html Connect the projector to a LAN. Connect the projector to the LAN by following the instructions in "Connecting to a Wired LAN" (→ page 163), "Connecting to a Wireless LAN (sold separately)" (→ page 164) and "9 Application Menus - NETWORK SETTINGS" (→ page 133) 199

Section	Page
Front cover	1
Table of Contents	10
1. Introduction	15
(1) What’s in the Box?	15
(2) Introduction to the Projector	16
Congratulations on Your Purchase of the Projector	16
Features you’ll enjoy:	16
About this user’s manual	17
(3) Part Names of the Projector	18
Front/Top	18
Rear	19
Control Panel/Indicator Section	20
Terminal Panel Features	21
(4) Part Names of the Remote Control	22
Battery Installation	23
Remote Control Precautions	23
Operating Range for Wireless Remote Control	23
(5) Operating Environment for Software Included on CD-ROM	24
Operating Environment	25
2. Projecting an Image (Basic Operation)	26
(1) Flow of Projecting an Image	26
(2) Connecting Your Computer/Connecting the Power Cord	27
Using the Supplied Power Cord Stopper	28
(3) Turning on the Projector	30
Note on Startup screen (Menu Language Select screen)	32
If the projected image is inverted or upside down	33
(4) Selecting a Source	34
Selecting the computer or video source	34
(5) Adjusting the Picture Size and Position	35
Adjusting the vertical position of a projected image (Lens shift)	36
Focus	38
Zoom	39
Adjusting the Tilt Feet	39
(6) Correcting Keystone Distortion	40
(7) Optimizing Computer Signal Automatically	42
Adjusting the Image Using Auto Adjust	42
(8) Turning off the Projector	43
(9) After Use	44
3. Convenient Features	45
(1) Blocking the lamp light (LENS SHUTTER)	45
(2) Turning off the Image	45
(3) Freezing a Picture	45
(4) Enlarging a Picture	46
(5) Changing Eco Mode/Checking Energy-Saving Effect Using Eco Mode [ECO MODE]	47
Checking Energy-Saving Effect [CARBON METER]	48
(6) Using the Optional Remote Mouse Receiver (NP01MR)	49
(7) Correcting Horizontal and Vertical Keystone Distortion [CORNERSTONE]	51
Cornerstone	51
(8) Displaying Two Pictures at the Same Time	54
Selecting the PIP or PICTURE BY PICTURE Mode [MODE]	54
[POSITION]	55
(9) Preventing the Unauthorized Use of the Projector [SECURITY]	56
(10) Storing Changes for Lens Shift, Zoom, and Focus [LENS MEMORY]	59
Usage Example	59
To store your adjusted values in [REF. LENS MEMORY]:	59
To call up your adjusted values from [REF. LENS MEMORY]:	60
(11) Controlling the Projector by Using an HTTP Browser	63
(12) Projecting Your Computer’s Screen Image from the Projector via a Network [NETWORK PROJECTOR]	70
(13) Using the Projector to Operate Your Computer via a Network [REMOTE DESKTOP]	74
4. Using the Viewer	80
(1) What you can do with the Viewer	80
(2) Preparing presentation materials	83
(3) Projecting images stored in a USB memory device	84
Starting the Viewer	84
Exiting the Viewer	87
Names and functions of Viewer screen	88
Viewer option settings	93
(4) Projecting data from shared folder	96
Connecting the projector to the shared folder	96
Disconnecting the shared folder from the projector	99
(5) Projecting data from media server	100
Setting up “Media Sharing” in Windows Media Player 11	100
Setting up “Media Sharing” in Windows Media Player 12	102
Connecting the projector to the media server	103
Disconnecting the projector from the media server	104
(6) Restrictions on displaying files	105
Some restrictions on PowerPoint files	105
Some restrictions on PDF files	105
5. Using On-Screen Menu	106
(1) Using the Menus	106
(2) Menu Elements	107
(3) List of Menu Items	108
(4) Menu Descriptions & Functions [SOURCE]	111
COMPUTER 1, 2, and 3	111
HDMI	111
DisplayPort	111
VIDEO	111
S-VIDEO	111
VIEWER	111
NETWORK	111
SLOT (for optional board)	111
ENTRY LIST	111
TEST PATTERN	111
(5) Menu Descriptions & Functions [ADJUST]	115
[PICTURE]	115
[IMAGE OPTIONS]	118
[VIDEO]	122
Using the Lens Memory Function [LENS MEMORY]	123
(6) Menu Descriptions & Functions [SETUP]	124
[BASIC]	124
[MENU]	128
[INSTALLATION(1)]	129
[INSTALLATION(2)]	133
[OPTIONS(1)]	135
[OPTIONS(2)]	137
(7) Menu Descriptions & Functions [INFO.]	139
[USAGE TIME]	139
[SOURCE(1)]	140
[SOURCE(2)]	140
[WIRED LAN]	140
[WIRELESS LAN(1)]	141
[WIRELESS LAN(2)]	141
[VERSION(1)]	141
[VERSION(2)]	142
[OTHERS]	142
(8) Menu Descriptions & Functions [RESET]	143
Returning to Factory Default [RESET]	143
(9) Application Menu	145
IMAGE EXPRESS UTILITY	145
NETWORK PROJECTOR	145
REMOTE DESKTOP CONNECTION	146
NETWORK SETTINGS	147
TOOLS	163
6. Connecting to Other Equipment	168
(1) Mounting a lens (sold separately)	168
Mounting the lens	168
Removing the lens	169
(2) Making Connections	170
Analog RGB signal connection	170
Digital RGB signal connection	171
Connecting an External Monitor	173
Connecting Your DVD Player or Other AV Equipment	174
Connecting Component Input	175
Connecting HDMI Input	176
Connecting to a Wired LAN	177
Connecting to a Wireless LAN (sold separately)	178
Mounting a wireless LAN unit	178
To remove the wireless LAN unit	180
Stacking projectors	182
7. Maintenance	185
(1) Cleaning the Filters	185
(2) Cleaning the Lens	187
(3) Cleaning the Cabinet	187
(4) Replacing the Lamp and the Filters	188
(5) Replacing the Filters	191
8. User Supportware	193
(1) Installing Software Program	193
Installation for Windows software	193
Installation for Macintosh software	196
(2) Projecting Images or Videos from the Projector over a LAN (Image Express Utility 2.0)	197
What you can do with Image Express Utility 2.0	197
Connecting the projector to a LAN	198
Basic Operation of Image Express Utility 2.0	199
(3) Controlling the Projector over a LAN (PC Control Utility Pro 4)	208
(4) Projecting Your Mac’s Screen Image from the Projector over a LAN (Image Express Utility 2 for Mac)	209
What you can do with Image Express Utility 2	209
Operating environment	209
Connecting the projector to a LAN	209
Using Image Express Utility 2	210
(5) Operating the Projector Via the LAN (Virtual Remote Tool)	213
(6) Converting PowerPoint files to Slides (Viewer PPT Converter 3.0)	216
9. Appendix	218
(1) Throw distance and screen size	218
Tables of screen sizes and dimensions	218
Lens types and throw distance	219
Lens shifting range	222
(2) Replacing the Color Wheel (included)	223
Storing Unused Color Wheel:	225
(3) Mounting the Optional Board (sold separately)	226
(4) Compatible Input Signal List	228
(5) Specifications	230
Optical	230
Electrical	230
Mechanical	231
Option lens	232
(6) Cabinet Dimensions	233
(7) Pin Assignments of D-Sub COMPUTER Input Connector	234
(8) Troubleshooting	235
Indicator Messages	235
Common Problems & Solutions	237
If there is no picture, or the picture is not displayed correctly.	239
(9) PC Control Codes and Cable Connection	240
(10) Troubleshooting Check List	241

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8. User Supportware



Operating the Projector Via the LAN (Virtual Remote Tool)

Using฀the฀software฀program฀“Virtual฀Remote฀Tool”฀that฀you฀can฀download฀from฀our฀web฀site,฀Virtual฀Remote฀screen฀

(or฀toolbar)฀can฀be฀displayed฀on฀your฀computer฀screen.

This฀will฀help฀you฀perform฀operations฀such฀as฀projector’s฀power฀on฀or฀off฀and฀signal฀selection฀via฀a฀LAN฀connection.฀It฀

is฀also฀used฀to฀send฀an฀image฀to฀the฀projector฀and฀register฀it฀as฀the฀logo฀data฀of฀the฀projector.฀After฀registering฀it,฀you฀

can฀lock฀the฀logo฀to฀prevent฀it฀from฀changing.

Control Functions

Power฀On/Off,฀signal฀selection,฀picture฀freeze,฀picture฀mute,฀Logo฀transfer฀to฀the฀projector,฀and฀remote฀control฀op

eration฀on฀your฀PC.

Virtual฀Remote฀screen

Remote฀Control฀Window

Toolbar

This฀section฀provides฀an฀outline฀of฀preparation฀for฀use฀of฀Virtual฀Remote฀Tool.

±or฀information฀on฀how฀to฀use฀Virtual฀Remote฀Tool,฀see฀Help฀of฀Virtual฀Remote฀Tool.฀(

→

฀page฀

)

NOTE:

•฀ Logo฀data฀(graphics)฀that฀can฀be฀sent฀to฀the฀projector฀with฀Virtual฀Remote฀Tool฀has฀the฀following฀restrictions:

-฀ ±ile฀size:฀256฀KB฀or฀less฀

-฀ Image฀size฀(resolution):฀the฀native฀resolution฀of฀

the projector

-฀ ±ile฀format:฀JPEG

•฀ The฀logo฀data฀that฀is฀sent฀with฀Virtual฀Remote฀Tool฀will฀be฀displayed฀at฀the฀center฀of฀the฀screen.฀Its฀surrounding฀will฀be฀painted฀

out in black.

•฀ Once฀you฀have฀changed฀the฀background฀selection฀from฀the฀default฀“NEC฀logo”฀to฀another฀selection,฀you฀cannot฀return฀the฀logo฀

to฀the฀default฀“NEC฀logo”฀even฀after฀using฀[RESET].฀To฀put฀the฀default฀“NEC฀logo”฀back฀in฀the฀background฀logo,฀you฀need฀to฀

NEC_logo_black_1280x800.jpg)฀included฀on฀the฀supplied฀NEC฀Projector฀CD-ROM.

TIP:

•฀ Virtual฀Remote฀Tool฀can฀be฀used฀also฀with฀a฀serial฀connection.

•฀ To฀download฀or฀update฀Virtual฀Remote฀Tool,฀visit฀our฀website:฀http://www.nec-display.com/dl/en/index.html

Connect the projector to a LAN.

Connect฀the฀projector฀to฀the฀LAN฀by฀following฀the฀instructions฀in฀“Connecting฀to฀a฀Wired฀LAN”฀(

→

฀page฀

163

),฀“Con

necting฀to฀a฀Wireless฀LAN฀(sold฀separately)”฀(

→

฀page฀

164

)฀and฀“9฀Application฀Menus฀-฀NETWORK฀SETTINGS”฀(

→

page฀

133

)