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The BrightLink interactive pens turn any wall or table into
an interactive area, with or without a computer.
Follow the steps on this card to get started with your
BrightLink:
Connect your computer and make sure interactive
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software is installed
Calibrate
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• Pen calibration
• Finger touch calibration
Use the PC interactive features
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• Interactive pens
• Finger touch
Use PC Free Annotation
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Using the remote control
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• Choosing the right tool
BrightLink Interaction
• With a computer, you can use Easy Interactive Tools.
This software lets you use the interactive pen or your
finger as a mouse to annotate, save, and interact with
content from your computer.
Command toolbar
Drawing toolbar
The projector control toolbar lets you control the
projector from the screen just as you would using the
remote control.
• Without a computer, you can use the toolbar that is
built into the projector (PC Free Annotation). This
lets you annotate images from a document camera,
tablet, DVD player, or other source connected to your
projector.
Students and colleagues can connect their own
laptops and annotate on the fly using the built-in
toolbar, without installing software.
1 Connect Your Computer and Make Sure
Interactive Software Is Installed
Turn on the projector by pressing the blue power
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button on the remote control.
Connect an HDMI or VGA cable from the projector to
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your computer.
HDMI
VGA
Connect the USB cable from the projector’s USB
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TypeB port directly to any available USB port on
your computer.
The default language of the menu system is English.
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To select another language, press the Menu button
on the remote control. Select Extended and press
. Select Language and press . Select your
language and press . Press the Menu button to
exit the menu system.
You may already have interactive software on your
computer, or you may need to install it. For
OS X, you need Easy Interactive Driver and Easy
Interactive Tools (or other interactive software). For
Windows, you only need Easy Interactive Tools (or other
interactive software).
Here’s how to find out if the Easy Interactive Tools (Ver.
3.00) software is installed on your computer:
If you are using a Mac: Look for the Easy Interactive
Driver and Easy Interactive Tools folders in the
Application folder on your hard drive. If you see these
folders, the Easy Interactive software is installed.
If you are using Windows:
Windows 8.x - Navigate to the Apps screen and select
Easy Interactive Tools Ver. 3.00.
All other versions - Select or Start > All Programs
or Programs > EPSON Projector > Easy Interactive
Tools Ver. 3. If you see Easy Interactive Tools Ver. 3, the
software is installed.
If the software is not installed, do one of the following to
install it:
• Use the CD that came with the projector, labeled
“EPSON Projector Software for Easy Interactive
Function”
Display an image from your computer. If the image
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doesn’t appear, try one of the following:
• On some Windows laptops, you may need to
hold down the Fn key on the keyboard and press
F7 or the function key that lets you display on
an external monitor. It may have an icon such as
, or it may be labelled CRT/LCD.
• On a Mac, you may need to open System
Preferences and select Displays. Select the
display or Color LCD option if necessary, then
click the Arrange or Arrangement tab, and select
the Mirror Displays check box.
• Try pressing the Source Search button on the
remote control.
• Download the most up-to-date version from:
epson.com/brightlinkdownloads (U.S.)
epson.ca/brightlinkdownloads (Canada)
global.latin.epson.com/soporte (Latin America;
site available in Spanish)
For more information about Easy Interactive Tools, see
the online Easy Interactive Tool Tips sheet or the online
BrightLink Us er’s G uide.