Casio XJ-S47, XJ-S37, XJ-S57, XJ-SC215 User Manual

DATA PROJECTOR XJ-SC215/XJ-S37 XJ-S47/XJ-S57

Data Projector

USB Function Guide

z Be sure to read the precautions in the separate User’s Guide (Basic Operation). For

details about setting up the Data Projector and about lamp replacement, see the User’s Guide (Basic Operation).

z Be sure to keep all user documentation handy for future reference.

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About this manual........................................................... 4

Terms and Conventions ................................................................................. 4

About the Data Projector’s USB Functions .................. 5

Connecting a USB Device to the Data Projector.......... 8

Turning On the Data Projector after Connecting a USB Device .................... 8

Connecting to a USB Device while the Data Projector is On......................... 9

Changing the Input Source while a USB Device is Connected...................... 9

Installing Data Projector Software............................... 10

Minimum System Requirements .................................................................. 10

To install software ........................................................................................ 11

Projecting Presentation Images from a

USB Memory Device or Memory Card......................... 13

Supported USB Memory Devices.........................................................13

Supported Playback Data Types ..........................................................14

Preparing a Presentation by Saving Image Files to a

Memory Device or Memory Card..........................................................14

Using EZ-Converter PRO............................................................................. 14

Using EZ-Converter PRO Launcher............................................................. 18

Using EZ-Converter 1.1 ............................................................................... 19

EZ-Converter 1.1 Menu and Button Reference....................................26

Playing a Presentation with Viewer ......................................................27

To connect a USB memory device to the Data Projector............................. 27

Connecting a USB Card Reader to the Data Projector................................ 28

Drive Menu Operations ................................................................................ 29

File Menu Operations................................................................................... 30

Using the Presentation Menu ....................................................................... 35

Operations during Image File Content Projection ........................................ 37

Operations during a Slideshow .................................................................... 38

Slideshow Start Error ................................................................................... 39

Using Viewer to Play a Movie ...................................................................... 39

Configuring Viewer Setup Menu Settings .................................................... 41

Viewer Error Messages................................................................................ 45

Viewer Troubleshooting........................................................................46

Performing a Presentation Using the

YC-400/YC-430 Document Camera ..............................47

YC Camera Application Function and Operation Overview..................47

Connecting the Document Camera to the Data Projector............................ 47

YC Camera Application Operations......................................................50

YC Camera Application Projection Operations ............................................ 50

Configuring YC Camera Application Setup Menu Settings.......................... 55

Projecting the Screen Image of a

Graphing Calculator...................................................... 59

To project the screen image of a graphing calculator .................................. 59

About this manual...

This manual explains function and operations when any one of the following devices is connected to the USB port of the CASIO XJ-SC215/XJ-S37/XJ-S47/XJ-S57 Data Projector.

z USB memory device or USB card reader z CASIO Multi Projection Camera (YC-400/YC-430) z CASIO Graphing Calculator (fx-9860G Series)

Important!

For information about functions and operations when a YW-2 Wireless Adapter is connected to the Data Projector’s USB port, see page 6 of this manual and the user documentation on the CD-ROM that comes with the separate YW-2L* Wireless Adapter.

* The YW-2L comes packaged with a YW-2 Wireless Adapter and the Wireless

Connection 2 software for your computer.

Terms and Conventions

In this manual, there are many procedures that require parallel operations on the Data Projector and your computer. The following are special terms and conventions used in this manual to differentiate between the Data Projector and computer.

• projection area

This is the entire rectangular area that is projected by the Data Projector. Certain Data Projector operations will cause messages and menus to appear within the projection area.

• computer screen

This is the physical display device of your computer.

About the Data Projector’s USB Functions

The USB port that is built into the Data Projector lets you connect an external USB device and use it as an input source for image projection.

USB Memory Device or Memory Card

You can connect a commercially available USB memory device or USB card reader to the USB port and project images and movies stored on the USB memory device or memory card.

USB memory device

Refer to the following for details.

For more information about this: Refer to this section of this manual:

Supported USB memory devices “Supported USB Memory Devices” (page 13)

Supported image and movie file formats “Supported Playback Data Types” (page 14)

Saving image data to a USB memory device or memory card

Projecting image and movie data from a USB memory device

“Preparing a Presentation by Saving Image Files to a Memory Device or Memory Card” (page 14)

“Playing a Presentation with Viewer” (page 27)

Wireless Adapter (CASIO YW-2)

Establishing a connection between the Data Projector and a computer over a wireless LAN makes it possible to project the display contents of the computer’s screen from the Data Projector.

CASIO YW-2

You can have up to four computers connected to the Data Projector over a wireless LAN at the same time. Use the remote controller that comes with the Data Projector to select which of the four computer screens you want to project.

Important!

z The optional YW-2L Wireless Adapter is required in order to perform the above

procedure. The YW-2L package includes a YW-2 wireless adapter for the Data Projector and Wireless Connection 2 software for establishing a LAN connection between the Data Projector and a computer.

z For details about the operation required to establish a wireless LAN connection

between the Data Projector and a computer, see the user documentation on the CDROM that comes with the YW-2L.

Document Camera (CASIO YC-400/YC-430)

You can connect a CASIO Document Camera to the Data Projector’s USB port and project the images of documents placed on the document stage of the YC-400/YC-430.

YC-400/YC-430

USB

For more information, see “Performing a Presentation Using the YC-400/YC-430 Document Camera” on page 47.

Graphing Calculator (CASIO fx-9860G Series)

You can use USB port to connect the CASIO fx-9860G series graphing calculator to the Data Projector and project calculator screen images with the projector.

USB

For details, see “Projecting the Screen Image of a Graphing Calculator” (page 59).

Connecting a USB Device to the Data Projector

What happens when you connect a USB device to the Data Projector depends on the current configuration of the Data Projector’s plug-and-play setting. Plug-and-play is enabled under the Data Projector’s initial default settings. For more details about the plug-and-play setting, see “Setup Menu Contents” in the User’s Guide.

Turning On the Data Projector after Connecting a USB Device

Normally when you turn on the Data Projector without a USB device connected, the Data Projector will check the RGB terminal and then the VIDEO terminal for a signal. If it finds a signal, the Data Projector will select it automatically and project the signal contents.

If you turn the Data Projector on while a USB device is connected to its USB port, it will perform one of the following operations (depending on its current plug-and-play setting).

When plug-and-play is enabled:

When this type of device is connected:

USB memory device or USB card reader with memory card loaded

YW-2 Wireless Adapter Starts up Wireless and projects the Wireless screen.

YC-400/YC-430 Document Camera

The Data Projector does this automatically when turned on:

Starts up Viewer (page 27) and projects the Viewer screen.

Checks the RGB terminal and then the VIDEO terminal for an input signal. If it finds a signal, the Data Projector will select it automatically and project the signal contents. Note that the Document Camera is not detected automatically.

When plug-and-play is disabled:

Turning on the Data Projector with a USB device connected while plug-and-play is disabled will cause it to perform the same initial operation it performs when no device is connected. That is, it checks the RGB terminal and then the VIDEO terminal for an input signal. If it detects an input signal, the Data Projector will select it automatically and project the signal contents. In this case, however, either Viewer or Wireless will start up in the background, depending upon the type of USB device that is connected to the Data Projector.

Connecting to a USB Device while the Data Projector is On

If you connect a USB device to the Data Projector’s USB port while it is turned on, it will perform one of the following operations (depending on its current plug-and-play setting).

When plug-and-play is enabled:

When this type of device is connected:

USB memory device or USB card reader with memory card loaded

YW-2 Wireless Adapter Starts up Wireless and projects the Wireless screen.

YC-400/YC-430 Document Camera

When plug-and-play is disabled:

In this case, the image that is currently being projected does not change. However, Viewer, Wireless, or the YC Camera Application will start up in the background, depending upon the type of USB device that is connected to the Data Projector.

The Data Projector does this automatically:

Starts up Viewer (page 27) and projects the Viewer screen.

Starts up the YC Camera application (page 47) when the Document Camera is turned on and projects the YC Camera application screen.

Changing the Input Source while a USB Device is Connected

On the Data Projector’s remote controller, press the [INPUT] key to change the input source. Each time you press the [INPUT] key, the Data Projector will check the RGB terminal, VIDEO terminal, and USB port for an input signal. If it finds a signal, it will select it as the input source automatically and project its contents.

Installing Data Projector Software

Use the procedures in this section to install the software that comes bundled with the Data Projector onto your computer.

When you want to do this: Install this software:

Convert a PowerPoint file, PDF file, Web page, or other data to an image file that can be projected from the projector, and store it on a USB memory device or memory card

z Convert PowerPoint files to image files, arrange the sequence of

image files, and store data to a USB memory device or memory card

z Convert image files to monochrome negatives for projection onto a

blackboard

Minimum System Requirements

The following describes minimum computer system requirements to run the bundled software.

• Operating System:

• Computer: IBM PC/AT or compatible that conforms to the following conditions.

• Windows Vista

• PowerPoint 2000, 2002, 2003, or 2007 installed (to use EZ-Converter 1.1)

• CPU: Pentium operating system

• Memory: 256MB minimum or amount of memory recommended for operating system being run

• Hard Disk: At least 40MB for installation or at least 60MB when running

• Display: Full-color display with resolution of at least 800 × 600 that is supported by above operating systems and the computer being used.

• Input Device: Keyboard or other pointing device (mouse supported above operating system or equivalent device)

• Normal operation may not be possible under certain hardware configurations.

• Operation is not supported on a computer running Windows

3.1, or on a Macintosh or Mac OS computer.

• Operation on a computer upgraded to Windows Vista Professional from another operating system is not supported.

• Operation is not supported under Windows Vista

• Operation on a computer running Windows supported.

Microsoft® Windows Vista®, Windows® XP SP2, or 2000 Professional SP4

, Windows® XP, or 2000 Professional pre-installed

III 800MHz or higher; CPU recommended for your computer’s

NT, Me, 98SE, 98, 95, or

, Windows® XP, or 2000

64-bit version.

XP Professional x64 Edition is not

EZ-Converter PRO

EZ-Converter 1.1

To install software

Place the bundled CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

z This displays the dialog box shown below.

Select the check box of the software you want to install.

Click the [Install] button.

z This will start installation.

Keep clicking the [Next] button on the dialog boxes that appear.

z If your computer is running Windows Vista and the dialog box shown below appears,

click [Continue].

z If your computer is running Windows XP and the dialog box shown below appears, click

the [Continue Anyway] button.

z If your computer is running Windows 2000 and the message “The software you are

about to install does not contain a Microsoft digital signature.” appears, click the [Yes] button.

z The dialog box shown below will appear after installation is complete.

Click the [Finish] button.

Projecting Presentation Images from a USB

Memory Device or Memory Card

This section explains how to perform the following operations. z How to use the bundled EZ-Converter PRO and EZ-Converter 1.1 software to save image

files to a USB memory device or memory card

z How to use the Data Projector Viewer to play back image and/or movie files that have

been saved to a USB memory device or memory card

Important!

In order to perform the procedures in this section, you will first need to install the software from the bundled CD-ROM onto your computer. For more information, see “Installing Data Projector Software” (page 10).

Supported USB Memory Devices

The Data Projector supports connection of the following types of FAT/FAT32 format USB memory devices.

z USB memory z USB Mass Storage Class compatible digital cameras

For details about supported USB memory devices (products whose operation has been confirmed), see the CASIO website at http://world.casio.com/projector/support/en/. Connecting a commercially available USB card reader to the Data Projector makes it possible to handle data on memory cards supported by the reader the same way as USB memory device data. For details about supported USB card readers, see the CASIO website.

Supported Playback Data Types

The data types listed below can be played back using the Data Projector’s Viewer.

Image Files

Playback is supported JPEG (jpg, jpeg, jpe; excluding progressive format) format or BMP (bmp) format image files up to 6 Mbytes in size.

Movie Files

Playback is supported for the following movie file formats.

• MPEG-4 Type avi Format Movie Files Recorded on a CASIO Digital Camera

Applicable Models: See the CASIO website at http://world.casio.com/projector/support/en/. Applicable Recording Modes: Fine Mode (640 × 480, 30fps, up to 15MB),

Applicable Audio Format: wav

• Motion JPEG Type avi Format Movie Files Recorded on a CASIO Digital Camera

Applicable Models: See the CASIO website at http://world.casio.com/projector/support/en/. Applicable Recording Modes: Long Play Mode (320 × 240, 15fps) Applicable Audio Format: wav

• mp4 Format Movie Files Converted Using Computer Software

Applicable Formats: VGA (640 × 480) size (25fps maximum when less than 15MB,

15fps maximum for 15MB or greater recommended), QVGA (320 × 240) size (15fps maximum recommended)

Applicable Audio Format: AAC

Normal Mode (640 × 480, 30fps, up to 15MB), Long Play Mode (320 × 240, 15fps)

Preparing a Presentation by Saving Image Files to a Memory Device or Memory Card

In order to use a USB memory device or memory card for a presentation, you must first save the image files to the applicable media. The software that comes with the Data Projector helps to simplify the presentation preparation procedure. You can use EZ-Converter PRO to convert files (PowerPoint, PDF, etc.) that are on your computer’s hard disk to image files, and save the image files to a USB memory device or memory card. With EZ-Converter 1.1, you can rearrange the projection sequence of image files, and convert images to monochrome negative to make them easier to view when projecting onto a blackboard.

Using EZ-Converter PRO

EZ-Converter PRO is software that converts computer files to JPEG image files that can be used in presentations. You can convert a file using the print function of the application used to create the file.

CASIO EZ-Converter PRO

Important!

Operation of EZ-Converter PRO has been verified for the following applications. No guarantees are made concerning operation with any particular application.

z Word 2000 / 2002 / 2003 / 2007 z Excel 2000 / 2002 / 2003 / 2007 z PowerPoint 2000 / 2002 / 2003 / 2007 z Adobe Reader / Acrobat Version 6 / 7 / 8 z WordPad Version 5 / 6

To convert a document to an image file

Using the appropriate application, open the document that you want to convert

to an image.

Perform the required procedure in the application you are using to launch a

print operation.

z This will display a dialog box for configuring print settings. The sample below shows the

dialog box for a document opened with WordPad.

Depending on the application you used to open the document, perform one of

the following operations.

z WordPad, etc.: Use “Select Printer” to select “CASIO EZ-Converter PRO”. z Adobe Reader, PowerPoint, Word, etc.: In the “Printer” group, click the “Name” down

arrow button and then select “CASIO EZ-Converter PRO” from the menu that appears.

Note

Steps 4 through 6 are required only if you want to change the output image file size and resolution settings from their initial defaults (Size: 1024 × 768, Resolution: Standard). If you want to use the initial default settings without changing them, skip these steps and jump to step 7.

Click the [Properties] button or [Preferences] button.

z This will display the CASIO EZ-Converter PRO Proper ties dialog box or a printer setup

dialog box. Actual button names and dialog box names depend on the application you are using.

Configure the output image file size and resolution settings.

z To specify the size, click the image size down arrow button and then select the image

file size from the menu that appears.

z For the quality setting, select the button next to either “Normal-quality” or “High-quality”.

Click the [OK] button.

z This will close the CASIO EZ-Converter PRO Properties dialog box and return to the

print setup dialog box.

Click the [OK] button.

z This will display a dialog box for selecting the location where you want to store the

image file.

Click the drive where you want to save the image file.

z If you want to save the image file in an existing folder, click the folder to select it.

In the “Folder Name” text box, enter the name of the folder where you want to

save the image file.

z The name you enter here will be used for both the file name and for name of the folder

where the image file is saved. If the document has multiple pages, each page will be saved as a separate image file, with each file named using the following format: Entered Name - XXX (XXX is a three-digit serial number).

Click the [OK] button.

z This will start the conversion process. Wait until the message “JPEG image output

complete!” appears.

Important!

A dialog box with the message “The name you specified is already used by another folder. Specify a different name.” may appear when you perform step 10. If it does, click the dialog box’s [OK] button to return to the Save Destination dialog box, and change the name in the “Folder Name” text box.

Tip: Convertible document types

The aspect ratio (horizontal:vertical) of the image projected by the Data Projector is 4:3. Because of this use of a page aspect ratio setting that comes as close to this as possible is recommended. Projecting an image file whose aspect ratio has been altered may cause deterioration of the projected image’s resolution.

Document File Conversion Precautions

Microsoft PowerPoint

On the print dialog box, be sure to select the “Scale to fit paper” check box.

Microsoft Word

z Regardless of whether or not you are using initial default settings, you should display

the CASIO EZ-Converter PRO Properties dialog box and click the [OK] button.

z Depending on the type of document you are converting, output of the image file can

take an extremely long time. If this happens, clear the “Background printing” check box on the print dialog box.

Microsoft Excel

Display the print preview, adjust the range of the area that you want to output to the image file, and then perform the output.

Using EZ-Converter PRO Launcher

EZ-Converter PRO Launcher lets you use drag and drop to convert a document to an image file and to access document conversion help.

To use EZ-Converter PRO Launcher

On your computer’s Windows Start menu, select [All Programs] - [CASIO] - [EZ-

Converter PRO].

Carefully read the “Important!” message that appears, and then click the [OK]

button.

z This will display EZ-Converter PRO Launcher.

Select the operation you want to perform.

To convert a document to an image file

1. Drop the document you want to convert to an image file onto .

z Read the contents of the “File Drag & Drop Precautions” dialog box that appears.

2. If the application used to create the document you dropped onto the icon in step 1 is already running, quit it.

z Be sure to perform this step. If you continue this procedure without quitting the

application, the document will be output to the printer that is currently configured for the application.

3. On the “File Drag & Drop Precautions” dialog box, click the [OK] button.

4. Now perform the procedure starting from step 7 under “To convert a document to an

image file” (page 15).

Important!

z The above works only with a document that can be opened by double-clicking its

icon (one that has an associated application). A document that does not have an associated application or a document that cannot be printed for some reason cannot be converted to an image file using drag and drop.

z Some documents that are associated with certain applications will open with the

associated application as soon as they are dragged to , without displaying the save dialog box. If this happens, perform the application’s print operation.

To display the CASIO EZ-Converter PRO Properties dialog box

Click .

To display help

Click .

To exit EZ-Converter PRO Launcher, click the [x] button.

Using EZ-Converter 1.1

EZ-Converter 1.1 is software that lets you register images on your computer as presentation data, rearrange the projection sequence of the images that make up a presentation, select image transition effects, and more. It also can be used to convert a PowerPoint file to presentation data.

Note

Presentation data created with EZ-Converter 1.1 consists of image files (jpg) and a presentation file (plf). The presentation (plf) file contains playback settings that control the playback sequence of the image files on the USB memory device or memory card. For details about projection using presentation file settings, see “Using the Presentation Menu” (page 35).

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