Barco PreCa 1280i Networking Manual

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Networking Guide
To know the connection methods
Before use
Before use
To operate this unit from a PC
For your reference
Attention
• This manual, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced without written permission.
• The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
• We shall not be responsible f or the results and eff ects of operation if this unit is operated under an y private programme created by users.
Using the Unit in a Network ...............2
Connecting the Unit to a Network .....3
Setting the Unit ...................................4
Setting a PC.........................................6
Operating the Web Screen .................9
Additional Applications......... Back cover
PROJECTION SYSTEMS
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Using the Unit in a Network

When connected to a network, this unit can send images to distant locations, enabling presentation in a new style.
Features
• Conforming to Ethernet (10BASE-T), the unit can be directly connected to a LAN or Internet line without using a PC.
• If you use a Web browser on a computer in the connected network, images captured with this unit can be displayed and even downloaded. No special driver software is required.
• Storing images captured with this unit as files in a server via a LAN, you can check the images from a domestic PC any time you want.
• The Enable Control function permits you to operate this unit from a PC (see pages 10 and 11).
• The last eight images can be seen at a glance in "Multiple window system" on the Web screen.
Conference room A Conference room B
I Image captured by
the conference room A
Monitor
Projector Projector
in
PC PC PC PC
Connected to a LAN
: LAN connection
: RGB connection
: Signal flow
Operational environments
OS: Windows 95/98 Software: Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher or Netscape Communicator 4.5 or higher Memory: 64MB or more
The above figure shows an e xample of vie wing an image captured by the in conference room A shown simultaneously in conference room B .
The image can be seen even if there is no
in conference room B.
To conference room C, D, and so on, or a server
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Caution
• The size of an image captured with this unit may be as large as 3.5MB (f or a full-sized BMP). To send such mass data via a network, consult the administrator of your network.
• Do NOT perform any network operation while this unit is accessing a PC card (with the PC card indicator lit in green).
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Connecting the Unit to a Network

Before connection, turn off the power to the equipment to be connected. It is also requested that you consult the administrator of your network in advance.
LWhen connecting to a LAN
Rear of the unit
Turn off the power.
Network
10Base-T
to the Ethernet connector
PC
Commercially available 10/ 100BASE-TX (category 5) cable (straight)
Commercially available 10/ 100BASE-TX (category 5) cable (straight)
LWhen connecting to a PC without connecting to a LAN
Rear of the unit
Hub
10Base-T
Commercially available 10/ 100BASE-TX (category 5) cable (cross)
Note on cables and hubs
Cables and hubs for the 100BASE speed can also be used.
to the Ethernet connector
PC
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Setting the Unit

The network settings are performed with a menu operation. There are two methods for the menu operation: using the operation panel and using a mouse. The method using a mouse is discussed here.
1 Display the menu.
Right-click on the area in the upper one-fifths of the screen.
Right-click on this area.
2 Select “Setup. ”
Left-click on “Setup.” The Setup display appears.
3 Select “NetW ork Setting. ”
Left-click on “NetWork Setting.” The NetWork Setting display appears.
4 Check “Enable NetW ork.”
Left-click the “Enable NetWork” check box. A check mark (
) appears in the box.
Screen of the connected monitor or projector
NetWork Setting display
PowerOn Setting
NetWork Setting
*
Internal Server
External Server
NetWork Setting
Enable NetWork
IP Address
SubNet Mask
User ID
Pass Word
Enable FTP Client
IP Address
User ID
Pass Word
The IP Address and SubNet Mask values are indicated as examples. Ask the administrator of your network for the values to be actually entered.
Timer... Setting Return to Window
Read Only ( FTP, WEB : disable Write / Control)
*
192 168 001 002 255 255 000 000
anonymous none
( max 10 char.)
( max 10 char.)
192 168 001 001
anonymous none
( max 10 char.)
( max 10 char.)
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SAVE
skip a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Default
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5 Enter the IP address.
1 Left-click on the leftmost IP Address box. 2 Left-click on the numeric keys on the lo wer area
of the display. Enter three digits of the IP address. For a single­digit or two-digit number, first type 0 or 00. The cursor moves to the next box. Repeat the same operation.
6 Enter the Subnet Mask.
1 Left-click on the leftmost SubNet Mask box. 2 Left-click on the numeric keys in the lo wer area
of the display. Enter three digits of the Subnet Mask. For a single-digit or two-digit number, first type 0 or 00. The cursor moves to the next box. Repeat the same operation.
Setting items
L Enable NetWork
To enable/disable the network function
L Read Only (FTP, WEB: disable Write/Control)
If operating the unit from a PC, remov e the chec k mark ( ).
L Internal Server
To set the IP address, subnet mask, user ID, and password for the FTP, HTTP, and Telnet servers of this unit. When you set “User ID” to other than “anonymous , ” a certification will be requested before connecting to the network. You can log on using the user ID and password specified here.
L Enable FTP Client
T o enable/disab le the function to send data to a file server. When the function is disabled, the menu button becomes invalid, preventing erroneous op­eration.
7 Register the settings.
Left-click on “Save.”
8 Clear the menu.
Left-click on “Return to Window.”
9 Turn off the po wer, then turn it
on again.
Notes:
• For details on the IP Address and SubNet Mask, ask the administrator of your network.
• If any item other than the IP Address and SubNet Mask must be set, perform the setting before step 7.
• Be sure to reboot this unit any time after setting/changing the IP address.
L External Server
To set an external FTP server . This item m ust be set if you want to send an image file to the FTP server. For FTP servers, ask the administrator of your network.
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Setting a PC

When using Internet Explorer 5.0
T o control this unit using Internet Explorer 5.0 as your Web browser, perform the following settings:
Attention:
• Some special settings may be required for your network. Please consult the administrator of your network before starting to make the settings, to eliminate causing any trouble in networking.
1 Start your PC.
For details, refer to the instructions for the PC.
2 Run Internet Explorer.
For details, refer to the instructions for the PC or Internet Explorer.
4 Select “Connections.”
Left-click on “Connections.”
Left-click here.
5 Select “LAN Settings.”
Left-click on “LAN Settings.”
3 Choose “Internet Options”
from the “Tools” menu.
Left-click on “Tools,” and a pop-up menu is display ed beneath. Then left-click on “Internet Options.”
Left-clicking here displays a pop-up menu.
Left-click here.
6 Select “Advanced.”
Left-click on “Advanced.”
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Left-click here.
If “Advanced” is disabled, left-click on the “Use a proxy server” chec k box. A check mark ( ) appears, permitting you to select “Advanced.”
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7 Enter the IP address of this unit
When using Netscape
in the “Exceptions” field.
Left-click in the “Exceptions” field, and type the IP address of this unit specified in step 5 on page 5.
• Enter a dot (period) between each three digits.
• If the three digits begin with “0” or “00,” skip “0” input (s).
Example: when the address is
192.168.1.2
Enter the address in this field.
Communicator 4.5
To control this unit using Netscape Communicator 4.5 as your Web browser, perform the following settings:
Attention:
• Some special settings may be required for your network. Please consult the administrator of your network before starting to make the settings, to eliminate causing any trouble in networking.
1 Start your PC.
For details, refer to the instructions for the PC.
2 Run Netscape Communicator.
For details, refer to the instructions for the PC or Netscape Communicator.
8 Select “OK. ”
Left-click on “OK.” Repeat this operation until the display in step 1 is restored.
3 Choose “Preferences” from the
“Edit” menu.
Left-click on “Edit,” and a pop-up menu is displa yed beneath. Then left-click on “Preferences.”
Left-clicking here displays a pop-up menu.
Continue
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Setting a PC (Continued)
4 Select “Pro xies” from
“Advanced.”
Left-click on “Adv anced,” and a menu is display ed beneath. Then left-click on “Proxies.”
Left-click here.
5 Select “Manual pro xy
configuration.”
Left-click on “Manual proxy configuration.”
7 Enter the IP address of this unit
in the “Exceptions” field.
Left-click in the “Exceptions” field, and type the IP address of this unit specified in step 5 on page 5.
• Enter a dot (period) between each three digits.
• If the three digits begin with “0” or “00,” skip “0” input (s).
Example: when the address is
192.168.1.2
Enter the address in this field.
Left-click here.
6 Select “View . ”
Left-click on “View.”
8 Select “OK. ”
Left-click on “OK.” Repeat this operation until the display in step 1 is restored.
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Left-click here.
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Operating the Web Screen

Web Screen Operations
You can see and download the image being captured by this unit using a Web browser in a room distant from the unit. This may be helpful, e.g. when you want to observe the progress of a conference in another distant place.
• For operation, use “Single window system” and “Multiple window system” on the Web screen. The operational procedure is the same. (See pages 10 and 11.)
• The major difference between “Single window system” and “Multiple window system” is the number of captured im­ages that can be displayed. While “Single window system” can displa y the latest image, “Multiple window system” can display the last eight updated images in addition to the latest one. Use either of them, according to your purpose.
• The operation may differ depending on the browser version.
The display examples in section “Operating the WEB Screen” (pages 9 to 11) are those with Internet Explorer 5.0.
To display the Web screen
1 Run Internet Explorer or
Netscape Communicator.
2 Enter the IP address of this
unit in the “Address” or “Location” field.
Left-click in the corresponding field, and type the IP address of this unit specified in step 5 on page 5, and press the enter key.
• Enter a dot (period) between each three digits.
• If the three digits begin with “0” or “00,” skip “0” input (s).
Enter the address in this field.
3 Open “Single windo w system”
or “Multiple window system.”
Left-click on "Single window system" or "Multiple window system." Use either “Single window system” or “Multiple window system” referring to “What Can be Done on the Web Screen” on pages 10 and 11.
The Web screen for this unit appears.
Example: when the address is 192.168.1.2
Click here.
When “Multiple window system” is not found on the screen, scroll the display downward.
Note
• If the Web screen of this unit is displayed simultaneously on multiple PCs, the operation speed will be decreased.
Continue
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Operating the Web Screen (Continued)
What Can be Done on the Web Screen
What can be done with “Single window system” can also be done with “Multiple window system,” while the screen lay outs are slightly different.
Single window system displays an image being captured by this unit.
Setting the Interval Time for the previe w displa y
Set the time to update the display (preview displa y) to check images captured by this unit before actually loading an im­age onto the PC. Left-click on the option button for the desired time value.
• When you select “None,” the display is not updated after an image is once displayed.
• The values listed for “Interval Time” are appro ximate dur ations.
Operating this unit
Set/adjust the unit by left-clicking on these items. Be sure to remove the check mark from the “Read Only (FTP, WEB: disable Write/Control)” check box, which can be accessed from the Setup menu of this unit. (See page 5.)
• For details on the setting/adjustment items, see page 11.
• Do NOT perform any network operation while this unit is accessing a PC card (with the PC card indicator lit in green).
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Loading an image
Left-click on the preview display. When loading of the image is completed, proceed to “Saving the loaded image” on page 11.
• The loaded image is saved to a JPEG-format file.
Note
• When loading an image onto a PC, the latest image at the time when you click on the display is loaded from this unit, which may be different from that on the preview display.
Setting the picture image size
Left-click on the option button f or the desired v alue.
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Multiple window system displays the last eight updated preview images in addition to the current image being
captured by this unit.
Checking the transition of preview display
If the eight-image display area is not seen, scroll the display.
• The preview displays are updated each time a new image is loaded.
• While the preview display is not updated eight times after displa ying the Web screen, only the a vailab le images are displa y ed.
Note
• The last eight updated images displayed by Multiple window system cannot be loaded onto the PC.
Storing the Loaded Image
1 Display the menu.
Right-click on the image, and a context men u is dis­played. Choose “Save As” from the menu.
Right-clicking on the image displays a context menu.
Note
• With some browser software, the latest image at the time when you click on “Save As” is saved, which may be different from that on the preview display.
2 Specify a filename and save.
Type a filename, then left-click on “Save.”
Folder where the image file is to be saved.
Click here.
Enter the filename here.
Items that can be set/adjusted on the W eb screen
L Light ON/OFF
Selects “Upper lamps on,” “Lower lamps off,” and “Both off” in the sequence.
L Auto Focus
Turns on/off the auto-focus function.
L Focus-Near/Focus-Far
For fine-adjustment of the focus. Left-click repeatedly on either “Focus-Near” or “Focus-Far.”
L Zoom-OUT/Zoom-IN
Zoom-OUT: To widen the area to be captured Zoom-IN: To enlarge the image
L AE ON/OFF
Turns on/off the auto-iris function.
L Iris +/
L SXGA/XGA
L White Balance
L TONE
L Reverse
L T-GAIN+/-, R-GAIN+/-, G-GAIN+/-, B-GAIN+/
L Sharpness +/
For details on these items, refer to pages 24 to 28 of the User’s Manual.
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For fine-adjustment of the iris. Left-click repeatedly on either “-” or “+.”
Switches the output mode.
Turns on/off the white-balance function.
Selects “Natural, ” “Linear1,” “Document,” “Linear2,” and “Picture” in sequence.
Selects “Normal,” “Nega,” and “BlueBack” in sequence.
-
To adjust the colouring. Each time you click on “+” or “-,” the corresponding setting changes in the range of 50 to 150.
-
For contour adjustment.
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Additional Applications

Shooting a three-dimensional subject
A solid object can be seen in sharp detail even from a distance.
Projector
Projector
PC
Printer
Shooting a white board and sending handwriting
A handwritten manuscript or memo can be sent to a distance just by shooting (there is no need to convert it to data for transmission).
Set the camera head horizontally.
Printer
PC
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