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Using the Wireless Utility

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Using the Wireless Utility ■ Displaying a computer's screen via the projector 1 Launch the Wireless Utility software application. When the Wireless Utility launches, the Screen Image transmission mode window appears on the computer screen. To switch to the Screen Image transmission mode window from another mode (File or Projector Camera), click on the Screen Image icon . 2 Select Transmission mode. Click on Update automatically or Update manually. See step 6 for the meanings of Update automatically and Update manually. 3 Click on the Advanced button. The Screen Image: Advanced Settings dialog appears. Set the dialog as shown below, as necessary. • Interruption Check the No Interruptions checkbox to prevent other computers from interrupting the projector, for example, during presentation in the Update automatically mode. • Window Select the Place in Tasktray at the start of transmission checkbox to iconify the Wireless Utility and place it in the computer's tasktray when transmission initiated. To display the window, double click on this icon, or right click and select Open from the popup menu. Even with the Wireless Utility window minimized, you can use the pop-up menu to stop or resume transmission as described in step 4 and later • Mode Selecting High quality improves the quality of the projected image, but lowers communication speed. Selecting High speed has the opposite effect. 50 4 Select the screen image you wish the projector to display. Select Desktop The computer screen image is transmitted as-is. Select application window Select a running application (e.g. Microsoft® PowerPoint®), and send that application's window only. The desktop and a list of running applications are displayed. Select the desired application from this list. (If the desired application is not on the list, launch it. Note that if too many applications are running, it will consume the computer's resources, which could slow communication speed.) 5 Select the projector to be transmitted. The IDs of projectors accessible for communication will be listed. (When a projector name is set, that name appears instead of MAC address.) Select the checkbox of the projector you wish to transmit to from this list. Then icon is displayed on the projector's screen for few seconds. It is possible to select up-to four projectors. 6 Click on the button. When "Update automatically" is selected in step 2 Screen images are sent consecutively after the When "Update manually" is selected in step 2 button is clicked. A single screen image is sent when the button is clicked. 7 To halt transmission from Update automatically, click on the button. If the Wireless Utility icon has been placed in the tasktray, double click on the icon to display the window, then halt transmission, or right click on the icon, and halt transmission. Notes • It may not be possible to transmit the images from movie player or other video applications. • When using "Update automatically", the transmitted image refresh rate depends on the performance of the computer you are using and the surrounding radio wave environment. • The projector screen may have a few differences from the computer screen. • It is not possible to transmit to a projector that is already receiving from another computer. • If you selected application window in step 4 , if that application is not active (in use), the image may not be correctly displayed by the projector. • The projector ID is the MAC address of the wireless LAN PC card inserted into the projector. 51 Operations

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Operations
50
Using the Wireless Utility
Displaying a computer’s screen via the projector
1
Launch the Wireless Utility
software application.
When the
Wireless Utility
launches, the
Screen
Image
transmission mode window appears on
the computer screen.
To switch to the
Screen Image
transmission
mode window from another mode (
File
or
Projector Camera
), click on the
Screen Image
icon
.
2
Select Transmission mode.
Click on
Update automatically
or
Update manually
. See step
6
for the meanings of
Update automatically
and
Update manually
.
3
Click on the Advanced button.
The
Screen Image: Advanced Settings
dialog
appears. Set the dialog as shown below, as
necessary.
Interruption
Check the
No Interruptions
checkbox to prevent
other computers from interrupting the projector, for
example, during presentation in the
Update
automatically
mode.
Window
Select the
Place in Tasktray at the start of
transmission
checkbox to iconify the
Wireless
Utility
and place it in the computer’s tasktray
when transmission initiated.
To display the window, double click on this icon, or
right click and select
Open
from the popup menu.
Even with the
Wireless Utility
window minimized,
you can use the pop-up menu to stop or resume
transmission as described in step
4
and later
Mode
Selecting
High quality
improves the quality of the
projected image, but lowers communication
speed. Selecting
High speed
has the opposite
effect.
4
Select the screen image you wish
the projector to display.
Select Desktop
The computer screen image is transmitted as-is
.
Select application window
Select a running application (e.g. Microsoft
®
PowerPoint
®
), and send that application’s
window only.
The desktop and a list of running applications are displayed.
Select the desired application from this list. (If the desired
application is not on the list, launch it. Note that if too many
applications are running, it will consume the computer’s
resources, which could slow communication speed.)
5
Select the projector to be
transmitted.
The IDs of projectors accessible for communication
will be listed. (When a projector name is set, that
name appears instead of MAC address.) Select the
checkbox of the projector you wish to transmit to
from this list. Then icon
is displayed on the
projector’s screen for few seconds
.
It is possible to select up-to four projectors.
6
Click on the
button.
When “Update automatically” is selected in step
2
Screen images are sent consecutively after the
button is clicked.
When “Update manually” is selected in step
2
A single screen image is sent when the
button is clicked.
7
To halt transmission from Update automatically, click on the
button.
If the
Wireless Utility
icon has been placed in the tasktray, double click on the icon to
display the window, then halt transmission, or right click on the icon, and halt transmission
.
Notes
It may not be possible to transmit the images from movie player or other video applications
.
When using “
Update automatically
”, the transmitted image refresh rate depends on the
performance of the computer you are using and the surrounding radio wave environment.
The projector screen may have a few differences from the computer screen.
It is not possible to transmit to a projector that is already receiving from another computer
.
If you selected application window in step
4
, if that application is not active (in use), the
image may not be correctly displayed by the projector.
The projector ID is the MAC address of the wireless LAN PC card inserted into the
projector.