InFocus DP6500x M2 manual

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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 of C onf ormity Manufa cturer: InFocus Co rporatio n, 27700B SW Parkwa y A ve. W ilsonvil le, Oregon 97070 U SA European Office: Strawin skylaan 585, 107 7 XX Am sterdam, The Netherlan ds W e de clar e under our s ole r esp onsi bili ty t hat th e Li teSho w wi r ele ss pr o jec tion adap te r co nfor ms t o the fo llo wing directi ves[...]

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    FCC W a rning This equi pment has been tested and found to c omply wit h the limit s for a Cla ss A digi tal devic e, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits ar e designed to provide r easonable pr otection against harmful interfer ence when the equipment is operated i n a commer cial envir onment. This equi pment 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 shooting 21 Frequently Asked Ques tions 22 Gloss ary[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 1 Intr oduction Congratulations . Y ou have chosen to step in to the futur e of wi reless projecti on thr ough the use of t he InFocus ® LiteSho w ® cab le-free di gital pr ojec tion syst em. Lit eShow is a powerf ul and s ecure w ir eless mu ltimedia pr oje ction adapt er wh ich a llow s you to send shar p im[...]

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    2 InFoc us LiteSh ow Use r’s Gui de Be sur e to regi ster y our LiteS how onlin e at www .infocus.com/serv ice/regist er to receive pr oduct updates, announce- ments, and r egist rati on incent ives. What is LiteSho w? The sleek L iteShow adapte r contains an 802.1 1b compliant w ir eless radio that wo rks in tandem wi th the pr opri etary LiteSh[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 3 LiteSho w and the pr ojector The LiteShow a dapter connects to a compatible pr ojector b y plugging i ts embedded M1 connector int o a pr ojector ’s M1 receptacle . The ad apter ’ s latc h mechan ism is att ached by tigh tening the two th umbscrews. If the project or ’ s Auto- Sour ce option is on , sour[...]

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    4 InFoc us LiteSh ow Use r’s Gui de Contents Y our LiteShow sy stem comes w ith the i tems show n in the gr aphic imm ediate ly below . Note t hat th e wir eless P C car d adapter * is optio nal. Th is depend s on if y ou bou ght the LiteShow system t hat com es with a wir eless adapte r or if you already ha ve an ad apter and opt ed for th e pac[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 5 About the documentatio n Use the LiteShow Quick Start Guide included in the Li teShow pa ckaging to inst all an d set up and Lit eShow . The Lite- Show User ’ s Guide contain s more infor mati on and can be used to fine tun e your wireless projec tion s etting s to match your needs or to troubleshoot problem[...]

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    6 InFoc us LiteSh ow Use r’s Gui de[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 7 Projecting via LiteSho w This sec tion give s you mo re detail on LiteShow and i ts parts and featur es. Reading this sec tion shou ld give y ou a be t- ter un derstand ing of the LiteShow system and a llow you to, if n eeded, ma ke chang es to it. About th e Lite Sho w Adapter Befor e you b egin pr ojec ting [...]

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    8 InFocus Li teSho w User’ s Guide LiteSho w ada pter tips In r egar ds t o your Lit eShow a dapter , keep the follo wing in m ind: • Be car efu l with the LiteSh ow ada pter: do n ot dro p it or otherw ise abus e it. Ke ep the LiteS how adap ter in its carr y- ing ca se when y ou ar e not using it . • The hing e on th e LiteShow adapter shou[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 9 The LiteShow Splash Scr een Once you’ ve atta ched the L iteSho w adapte r to a projector a nd powered tha t projector o n, you should see the Lit eShow Splash Scr een, as depi cted belo w . The LiteShow S plash Scr een is a small window th at appea rs in the upper left c orner of the pr ojected scr een. If [...]

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    10 InFocu s LiteSh ow Us er’s Guid e If you cann ot see th e LiteS how Spla sh Screen aft er you’ve atta ched it to a projec tor and po wered the projector on, con- firm th at Au to Source i s selec ted o n your p rojecto r and tha t the M1 source i s conne cte d. If t hat doe sn’t help , try pow er- ing the pr ojector o ff. W ait a few minut[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 11 The LiteShow Manag er The Lite Show Manager is yo ur prim ary too l for contr olling the LiteShow adapter and proj ecting wir elessly . T o start it, navig ate to St ar t>Programs >InFocus>L iteS how and se lect LiteShow Manag er from the open folder . For Apple users, go to Finder>N ew F inder Wi[...]

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    12 InFocu s LiteSh ow Us er’s Guid e The list win do w The list window contai ns fo ur colum ns: •F a v o r i t e s : When you check t his box fo r a pr ojector , the list wi ndow displa ys these proj ectors whe ther their stat us is Unknown, In Use, or A va ilable. The Favorites column is helpful beca use you can quickly locate your most fre- [...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 13 • The proje ctor cannot be found (it’s either out of range or turned of f), which gener ates an alert message. • The pr oje ctor is fo und bu t is i n use, wh ich generates an a lert mess age . Scan Button The Scan button searc hes for Lit eShow-ena bled pr ojec tors and is acti ve unless you ar e cu rr[...]

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    14 InFocu s LiteSh ow Us er’s Guid e Pr efer ences bo x The Pref ere nces box is avai lable at the bottom of the L iteShow Mana ger when t he Sho w Preferences button is c licked. While it is avail able, you can click the Hide P references 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 cont ains a s[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 15 Enable enc r ypti on whil e I’m projec ting The default st ate for Enable encr ypti on whil e I’m projecting is disa bled (n ot checked). It allo ws you t o pr oject w ith security similar to a cabled computer to projector setup. When the Enab le en cryption wh ile I’m pr ojecting opt ion is ch ecked, a[...]

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    16 InFocu s LiteSh ow Us er’s Guid e Settings T ab The fields i n the Se ttings tab a re popula ted with the selected pr oject or ’s settings. Projector Name : By def aul t, th e nam e is my Lit eSho w , but y ou sh ould chan ge it to dis tingu ish it from o the r Lit eSho w adapter s on t he WLAN. The name you giv e your Li teShow a dapter sho[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 17 The MA C address i s r ead only . The MAC ad dress can be useful b ecause it is un ique to eac h LiteSho w adap ter and physically r esides on the modu le itself. Y ou can use thi s to confi rm tha t you ar e wor king on the co rrec t modul e. Set P asswor d : When you click the Set P assw ord button, the Lit[...]

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    18 InFocu s LiteSh ow Us er’s Guid e 4 Click OK to close the Sett ings wi ndow and return to the Li teShow M anage r . Note : If you prefer to have no passwor d aft er settin g one up, click the Change Password butt on, ente r your o ld pass- wor d, leave the two New Pas sword fields blan k, the click the OK but ton.[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 19 The Dia gnostic s T ab The Diagn ostics t ab contai ns bu ttons for blinking the L ED and r esto ring the LiteShow adapt er ’s factory s ettin gs. Y ou can also set th e passwor d fr om this tab. Blin k th e LED on the LiteS ho w modul e: When you click t he Blink LED but ton on the Diagn ostics ta b, the t[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 21 T r o ubleshooting and F r equentl y Ask ed Questions T roubleshooting LiteShow Manager doesn’t see the projector . T ry t he following : • Make sur e that the LiteShow -enabled pr oje ctor is i n range with y our computer and that the pr ojector is power ed- on. • Clic k the Scan bu tton. • Make su r[...]

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    22 InFocus LiteShow User’s Guide Fr equently Asked Quest ions The followi ng ar e ques tions t hat you ma y have a bout t he LiteS how system and it s individ ual part s. Q: I r eceiv ed a me ssag e tel ling me t hat no w irel ess adapt er or U SB wir eless ada pter with OID support was foun d. What should I d o? A: No matter how n ew a computer [...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 23 A: Unle ss directe d to remove it by In Focus te chnic al servi ce perso nnel, le ave the pl astic top on the Lite Show adapt er at all times. Q: What do es the star (or asteri sk *) mean on the Splash Screen? A: Should you see a s tar (or ast erisk *) i n the Lit eShow S plash S cree n, it indicate s that U [...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 25 Glossar y 802.11: IEEE 80 2.1 1 specificatio ns ar e wir eless st andar ds t hat specif y an over -th e-air in terface b etween a w ir eless client and a base s tation or between two w ir eless clien ts, suc h as the LiteS how adapt er an d a comp uter ’s wir eless adapt er or USB wir eless adapter . Access[...]

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    26 InFocus LiteShow User’s Guide Wi-Fi: Short for wir eles s fidelit y . The te rm is commonly used whe n r eferrin g to any type of 802. 1 1 network. Wireless Adap ter : a wir eless PCMCIA car d, int egrated a dapter , or USB wir eless ada pter th at ins erts into a PC laptop computer . WLAN: A wireless LAN th at tra nsmits over the air , ty pic[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 27 Appendix Specifications Te m p e r a t u r e Opera ti ng Non-o perating 50 to 104 ° F (10 to 40 ° C) at sea le vel 50 to 95 ° F (10 to 35 ° C) at 10, 000 feet -4 to 158 ° F (-20 to 70 ° C) Altitude Opera ti ng Non-o perating 0 to 10,0 00 feet (~ 3,000 m) 0 to 20,0 00 feet (~ 6,00 0m) Humid ity 10% to 95[...]

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    28 InFocus LiteShow User’s Guide Accessories The LiteShow system comes wit h the followin g accessories, e xcept wher e not ed: Input 5V DC @ 750mA LiteS how ad apter 591-026 0-01 Wireless a dapter * 412-000 3-xx Pro tectiv e sleev e 110-0682-xx User ’ s Gu ide 010- 0449 -xx Quick St ar t Guide 009-080 1-xx LiteS how CD 010-044 6-xx * when pur [...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 29 Compatible pr ojectors The followi ng table cont ains pr ojector model s that have been test ed and ar e known t o be compatible with th e Lite- Show wir eless pr ojection system. InF o cus Pro xima ASK LP70 DP1000x C 200 LP12 0 DP1200x M1 LP13 0 DP6500x M2 LP33 5 LP34 0 LP35 0 LP50 0 LP53 0 LP65 0 LP92 5 LP9[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 31 Numerics 24-bit color d epth 3 802. 11 25 802.11b 2 A Access point 25 acc ess orie s 2 8 Ad-hoc Mo de 25 anim ated c urso r 22 assis tance 5 Available projector 12 B Blink the LED 19 C Channel 16 compatible proj ectors 29 Contents 4 D data rate 3 Diag nosti cs tab 19 Blink the LED 19 docume ntation 5 E e-mail[...]

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    32 InFocus LiteShow User’s Guide encryption 25 F Favori tes 12 , 15 firmware 25 I icons flick er 22 IEEE 25 image shra nk 22 IP Ad dress 16 , 25 L LAN 25 list wind ow 12 Available 12 ID Number 12 In Use 12 Projector 12 Statu s 12 Unknown 12 LiteShow adapter 7 features 7 tips 8 LiteShow doesn’t see the projector 21 LiteShow Ma nager 3, 11 list w[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 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 address 17 N Network Name 16 O Obtain the IP auto matically 16 OID support 22 Optional accessories 29 P password 17 Performance issues 21 Performance Setti ng 14 Preferences bo[...]

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    34 InFocus LiteShow User’s Guide Q Quick Start G uide 1 R range 3 register your LiteShow 2 S Scan button 13 Set P as sword 17 Settings butto n 13 Set ting s tab 16 Channel 16 IP Address 16 MAC address 17 Network Name 16 Projector Name 16 Sett ings wi ndow 15 Diag nosti cs 15 Set ting s 15 Show Favor it es 15 Spe cif ica tio ns 2 7 static IP addre[...]

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    InFo cus Lite Sho w Us er’s Guid e 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 InFocus LiteShow User’s Guide[...]

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    LiteShow User’s Guid e 37 One-Y ear W arranty Limite d W arrant y Subjec t to the Limita tions, Exc lusions a nd Discla imers he reo f, InF ocus Corporat ion ("InF ocus") w arrants t hat th e Pr o- jector , La mps and A ccessories (her einafter collectivel y or indiv idually re ferred to as "Pro duct" a s appr opriate) pur- ch[...]

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    38 Lite Show User ’s Guid e unauthori zed modifications (incl uding use of an unauthor ized mount), tamperi ng, alterat ions, or service oth er than by InFocus or it s authorized a gents, causes other than fr om or dinary use or failur e to pr operl y use the Pr oduct in the application for wh ich said Pr oduct was inten ded. This Limi ted W arra[...]

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    LiteShow User’s Guid e 39 YOU CONSUMER RIGHTS WITH MINIMUM W ARRANTY DURA TION THA T DIFFER FROM THE DURA TIONS PROVIDED HEREIN, AND INFOCUS WI LL HONOR ALL S UCH CONSUMER RIGHTS. T o Be E ligible For Limited W arranty Covera ge Any p erson exer c ising a clai m und er thi s Limi ted W arra nty mu st es tabli sh to the satis facti on of InFo cus [...]

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    40 Lite Show User ’s Guid e LIMIT A TION OF LIABILITY IT IS UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED THA T INFOCUS' LIABIL ITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT , IN TOR T , UNDE R ANY W ARRANTY , IN NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERW ISE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE RETU RN OF THE AMOUNT OF THE PURCHASE PRIC E P AID BY PURCHASER AND UNDER NO CI RCUMST ANCES SHALL INFOCU S BE LIA- BLE FOR S PECI[...]

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    LiteShow User’s Guid e 41 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED W ARRANTIE S OF MERCHANT ABILITY , FITNESS FOR A P ARTIC- ULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT , WITH REGARD TO TH E SOF TW ARE PRODUCT AND THE PROVISION OF OR F AILURE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SER VICES. THIS LIMITED W ARRANTY GI VES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. YOU MA Y HA VE OTHER S[...]

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    42 Lite Show User ’s Guid e DAMAGES WHA TSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMIT A TION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BU SINESS PROF- ITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMA TIO N, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIAR Y LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY T O USE THE SOF TW ARE PRODU CT OR THE PROVISION OF OR F AILUR E TO PROVIDE SU[...]

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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[...]