Epson 685WI User Manual
BrightLink® 685Wi
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Follow the steps on this card to get started with your
BrightLink projector:
Connecting your computer
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Installing interactive software
2
Interacting with the screen
3
Using the built-in toolbar
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Easy Interactive Tools
With a computer, you can use Easy
Interactive Tools. This software
lets you use the interactive pens
as a mouse to annotate, save, and
interact with content from
your computer.
Drawing toolbar
BrightLink Interaction
The BrightLink interactive pens turn any wall or table into
an interactive area, with or without a computer.
The projector control toolbar lets you control the projector
from the screen just as you would using the remote
control.
Command toolbar
Built-in Toolbar
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.
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Connecting Your Computer
Turn on the projector by pressing the blue power
1
button on the remote control.
Connect an HDMI or VGA cable from the projector to
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your computer.
• On a Mac, you may need to open System
Preferences and select Displays. Click the
Arrangement tab and select the Mirror Displays
check box.
• Try pressing the Source Search button on the
remote control.
• Press the Home button on the projector or
remote control to verify the source input and
settings.
HDMI
VGA
Note: You can also display media through a USB
connection with the USB Display feature. See the
online BrightLink User’s Guide for more information.
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.
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Installing Interactive Software
You may already have interactive software on your
computer, or you may need to install it. If you are using
a Mac, 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
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 10/Windows 8.x — Navigate to the Apps
screen or All Apps menu and select Easy Interactive
Tools.
All other versions — Select
or Programs > EPSON Projector > Easy Interactive
Tools Ver. 4.2.
If you see Easy Interactive Tools, the software is installed.
or Start > All Programs
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 Windows 7 or later, hold down the Windows
key and press P at the same time, then click
Duplicate.
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”
Download the most up-to-date version from:
•
www.epson.com/brightlinkdownloads (U.S.)
www.epson.ca/brightlinkdownloads (Canada)
For more information about Easy Interactive Tools, see
the online Easy Interactive Tools tip sheet or the online
BrightLink User’s Guide.
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