Panasonic PT-L701SDE manual

1 TQBH9001-3 GBR SD memory card compatible LCD Pr ojector Commer cial Use Operating Instructions (SD Memor y Card Functions) Model No. PT -L702SDE PT -L701SDE B This LCD projector is designed to be compatible with the SD memory card. These operating instructions explain how to use the SD memory card and how to pla y bac k images which ha v e been r[...]

2 Contents Dear P anasonic Customer: ................ 3 Safety Precautions ............................. 3 Notes on using the PC card adapter . .. 4 Chec k accessories ............................. 5 Names of each part (SD memory card slot) ................................................ 5 What is the SD memory card ? ........... 6 Examples of usi[...]

3 Dear P anasonic Customer: These instr uctions pro vide all the necessar y oper ating inf or mation that you ma y require. W e hope it will help you get the best performance from your ne w product, and that you will be pleased with y our P anasonic LCD projector . Safety Precautions W ARNING Keep the SD memory car d out of the reach of infants. B [...]

4 Notes on using the PC car d adapter Caution Do not remo ve the accessory PC card adapter or the SD memory card while the computer is accessing the SD memory card f or reading or writing. B If this is not obser v ed, the data on the card may become corrupted or erased. Do not install the accessory PC card adapter to an y device other than a PC car[...]

5 SD memor y card (16 MB) ... 1 pc. SD CARD Chec k accessories The follo wing accessor ies are included, in addition to the accessories which are listed in the separate Oper ating Instructions for the PT -L702E or PT - L701E LCD projector . CD-ROM ... 1 pc. (JPEG Conv er tor , Operating Instructions) Names of each par t (SD memory card slot) PC car[...]

6 Capturing images using the pr ojector The freeze function can be used to capture the moving pictures as still pictures . What is the SD memor y car d? The SD memor y card is a semiconductor memor y which at 24 mm x 32 mm x 2.1 mm is about the size of a postage stamp . It is a ne xt-generation recording medium which can be used instead of con v en[...]

7 Notes on handling the SD memor y car d Be sure to read the follo wing before using the accessory SD memor y card. Notes on handling Be sure to obser v e the following. B Do not disassemble or modify the card. B Do not subject the card to strong shocks , and do not twist it, bend it, drop it, step on it or immerse it in liquids. B Do not rub the c[...]

8 Making bac kups of the data in the SD memory card B Double-clic k on the drive icon (ref er to page 15 ) f or the SD memor y card in My Computer (or on the Desktop if y ou are using a Macintosh), and then drag the DCIM directory to the Desktop (while clicking the Option b utton if y ou are using a Macintosh). This will create a bac kup cop y on y[...]

9 Explanation of terms Follo wing are definitions f or some of the ter ms used throughout these Operating Instructions. P owerP oint Application software f or creating presen- tations which is included as par t of Microsoft Office. 95, 97 and 2000 ver- sions are av ailable, b ut the JPEG Conv er tor software which is bundled with the projector is o[...]

10 Inser ting and remo ving the SD memor y car d Inser ting the SD memory card Make sure that the SD memory card is the right wa y up when inser ting it. # # # # # Open the car d slot co ver . $ $ $ $ $ Inser t the SD memory card as shown belo w . Inser t the SD memor y card so that the side with the label is f acing upwards and the end with the cu[...]

11 100-0005 [5/17] REST 2.1MB SELCT ENTER DIR 100[1/7] REST 2.1MB SD CARD CAPTURE MENU AUTO PLAY 60SEC AUTO LOOP OFF ON SELCT ADJ ESC SD CARD CAPTURE MENU FILE EDIT AUTO PLAY 60SEC AUTO LOOP OFF ON PICTURE DIR SELECT SELCT ADJ ESC PICTURE PICTURE MODE NATURAL COLOR 32 BRIGHT 32 CONTRAST 32 SELCT ADJ ESC FILE EDIT MOVE DELETE SELCT ENTER ESC MENU KE[...]

12 Capturing pr ojected images onto the SD memory car d It is possib le to capture images which are being projected from a source such as a connected computer or VCR, and sav e these captured images onto the SD memo r y card which has been inserted into the SD memor y card slot of the projector . Images can be captured in one of two wa ys: by using[...]

13 Capturing images Using the FREEZE button Using the MAIN MENU Insert the SD memor y car d into the pr ojector according to the pr ocedure given on page 10 . # # # # # Pr oject the screen image to be captured. Use the input select (INPUT , RGB, VIDEO) button to select the input signal, or operate the signal source (such as the computer or VCR) to [...]

14 CARD PC card adapter SD memor y card Using the SD memor y car d in a Windo ws PC The accessor y PC card adapter can be used to inser t the SD memor y card into a computer with a b uilt-in PC (PCMCIA) card slot which is either T ype II or T ype III compatible. The accessor y JPEG Con v er tor softw are can then be used to edit and sav e images on[...]

15 ) ) ) ) ) Open My Computer on the Desktop, and chec k that the icon for the ne w drive appears. The drive icon is the same icon as that used f or hard disks, b ut you can chec k which icon is which b y looking at the disk capacity (14.1 MB f or a 16-MB SD memor y card). (The dr iv e letter will appear as D:, E:, F: or something similar , dependi[...]

16 % % % % % Select and c lic k Stop Standar d IDE/ESDI Har d Disk Contr oller or Stop BN-SD SeriesPCMCIA Disk Contr oller . & & & & & The screen sho wn at right will appear . Click OK to remo ve the PC car d adapter . ( ( ( ( ( Press the eject b utton of the PC car d adapter and take out the SD memory card. Note: B Be sure to f[...]

17 $ $ $ $ $ Inser t the PC car d adapter into the PC car d slot of the Macintosh. The drive icon will be added automatically to the Desktop . % % % % % Files can then be sa ve and edited in the same wa y as when using a floppy disk or MO drive. Note: B F or Macintosh computers , a System Extension such as PC Exchange or File Exchange is required. [...]

18 $ $ $ $ $ Open the "DCIM" directory which has been created, press the " " and "N" ke ys to create a ne w f older (directory), and change the name of the directory to a name that conforms to the DCF standar d (example: 100abcde). In the same wa y as in step # abov e, an e xisting director y which is al- ready DCF-com[...]

19 DCF standar d This projector can only pla y bac k image files which comply with the DCF specifica- tion. The DCF specification imposes the f ollo wing conditions . Image files or directo- ries which do not conform to these conditions cannot be recognised by the projector . Limits on director y names Directories m ust be created as sub-directorie[...]

20 Con version of P owerP oint files (.ppt extension) to DCF-compliant JPEG images P owerP oint 97/2000 must be installed on the computer which is being used to do the conv ersion. Con version of JPEG, BMP and TIFF images to DCF-compliant JPEG images Changing image siz es and compression rates Sorting of imag es Saving ima ges to locations such as [...]

21 Main screen functions When JPEG Conv er t or is star ted, the main screen shown in the illustration below appears. # # # # # Impor t Slide b utton Impor ts presentation files created using Microsoft P owerP oint into JPEG Conv er tor . $ $ $ $ $ Impor t file b utton Impor ts image files (JPEG, BMP or TIFF f ormat) created using other application[...]

22 Impor ting presentation files created using Micr osoft P owerP oint # # # # # Chec k the size in the Slide size dr op-do wn list bo x. The projector can project JPEG images which are of XGA size , so Slide size should be set to "XGA (1024 x 768)". Note: B If Slide size is set to SXGA siz e, y ou can create JPEG files with the maximum q[...]

23 Impor ting JPEG, BMP and TIFF files created using other applications Clic k Import file , and then select the f older and then the image y ou wish to import. An Open window such as the one shown in the illustration will appear . Use the drop-down list bo x or doub le-clic k the folder icons to na vigate to the location of the image file(s) to be[...]

24 Chec king, sor ting and deleting images JPEG Conv er tor lets you enlarge the impor ted images which are displa y ed in the thumbnail screen f or chec king, and also lets y ou sor t the images into a par ticular order f or displaying during a presentation. Y ou can also delete unneeded images. Chec king images Double c lick on the image y ou wis[...]

25 Con ver sion settings f or saving image s The conv ersion settings to be used when saving images onto the SD memor y card or into other f olders can be set using the Pref erences dialog box which appears when Pref erences is selected from the Setting menu, or using the Picture quality slider in the main application window . Sa ve as DCF chec k b[...]

26 Sa ving impor ted images onto the SD memory card Once the images hav e been im- por ted and sor ted, you then need to sa v e them onto the SD memor y card. # # # # # Use the PC car d adapter to inser t the SD memory card into the computer . (Refer to page 14 .) Chec k that the write-protect s witch on the SD memor y card is not at the LOCK posit[...]

27 Sa ving to other f olders Y ou can sav e images to a location such as the computer's hard disk or a MO drive b y clicking on Sav e to other folder . Clic k Sa ve to other folder and select the destination f older f or sa ving. A Select f older windo w such as the one in the illustration will appear . Use the drop-down list box or double-cli[...]

28 Pla ying bac k images using the pr ojector Selecting the f older (director y) # # # # # Use the input select (INPUT , RGB) b utton to select "CARD". $ $ $ $ $ At the directory selection screen, use the I I I I I or H H H H H arr ow b utton to select the directory . A thumbnail image of the first image in each director y and the directo[...]

29 Pla ying back ima ges Press the ENTER b utton at the image selection screen. The selected image will then be pla y ed back. If the MENU b utton is pressed during playbac k, the displa y will return to the image selection screen. 100-0005 [5/17] REST 2.1MB Pressing the I I I I I or H H H H H arr o w button during pla yback This will pla y bac k t[...]

30 Deleting Moving At the image selection screen, press the F F F F F , G G G G G , I I I I I or H H H H H arr ow b utton to select the desired image. # # # # # Press the MENU b utton. The SD CARD screen will be displa yed. $ $ $ $ $ Press the F F F F F or G G G G G arr o w button to select "FILE EDIT", and then press the ENTER b utton. %[...]

31 T r oubleshooting Bef ore asking f or ser vice Check the f ollowing bef ore asking f or ser vice. Symptom Computer cannot recognise the SD memory card Writing is not possibl e Video signals from the computer cannot be pro- jected. Check the f ollowing B Has the PC card adapter been securely inser ted into the PC card slot of the computer? B Has [...]

32 P ower supply: 100 V–240 V ~, 50 Hz/60 Hz P ower consumption: 240 W Appro x . 5 W–10 W when in standb y mode (when fan is stopped) LCD panel: P anel size (diagonal): 0.9 type (22.86 mm) Aspect ratio: 4:3 (16:9 compatible) Display method: 3 transparent LCD panels (RGB) Drive method: Activ e matrix method Pixels: 786 432 (1024 x 768) x 3 panel[...]

33 Connection ter minals During RGB input: R.G.B.: 0.7 V [p-p], 75 Ω G.SYNC: 1.0 V [p-p], 75 Ω HD/SYNC: TTL high impedance, automatic plus/minus polarity compatible V D : TTL high impedance, automatic plus/minus polarity compatible A UDIO IN (f or RGB): Double-line 0.5 V [rms] M3 jack (Stereo MINI) VIDEO IN: Single-line, RCA pin jac k 1.0 V [p-[...]

34 T rademark Inf ormation B The SD logo is a trademark. B Windows and P ow er point are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Cor poration in the United States of America and other countries. B Macintosh and Mac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. B All other model names, company names or product names are tr ade- marks or [...]