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EasyMP Slide Converter Operation
Guide

Contents

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Overview of EasyMP Slide Converter

EasyMP Slide Converter Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Supported File Types for EasyMP Slide Converter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Software Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Converting PowerPoint Files into Scenarios

Converting a PowerPoint File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Scenario Conversion Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Explanation of the Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Converting to a Scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Converting Directly from a PowerPoint File to a Scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Checking and Making Settings for the Scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Previewing a Scenario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Saving a Scenario to a USB Storage Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Editing AutoRun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Changing Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Limitations Regarding Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Other Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Error Message when Starting Up EasyMP Slide Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Problems Concerning EasyMP Slide Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Convert to FSE is not displayed in the PowerPoint right click menu.. . . 20

Cannot convert to a scenario. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Cannot play scenarios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Copyright Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

About Notations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Appendix

Uninstalling the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

EasyMP Slide Converter Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Limitations Regarding OS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Limitations Regarding PowerPoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Overview of EasyMP Slide Converter

This chapter explains how to convert files using EasyMP Slide Converter and how to install the software.

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EasyMP Slide Converter Summary

EasyMP Slide Converter Summary

EasyMP Slide Converter is a software that allows you to perform a slide
show using a projector without connecting to a computer.

To play a slide show without a computer, convert the PowerPoint file
into a scenario file using EasyMP Slide Converter.

Transfer the converted scenarios to a USB storage device and install it in
the projector. You can then play the slide show with the projector's
feature, Slideshow or PC Free.

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Supported File Types for EasyMP Slide Converter

In EasyMP Slide Converter, files created with Microsoft PowerPoint
2002/2003/2007/2010/2013 (extensions .ppt/.pps/.pptx) can be
converted into scenarios.

The following two types of scenarios are available.

FSE files Scenarios that keep slide show animations or effects

set in the PowerPoint file.

SIT files Scenarios created by simplified conversion. Each slide

is converted into a JPEG file.

Animation effects set in the PowerPoint file are not
saved.

For more information on the file format and conversion method, see the
following section.

s "Changing Settings" p.14

For more information on Slideshow or PC Free, see the documentation
supplied with your projector.

Installing the Software

Installing the Software

You can find EasyMP Slide Converter on the EPSON Projector Software
CD-ROM. Install the software on the computer you are using.

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Installing the Software

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Software Requirements

EasyMP Slide Converter runs on computers that meet the following
requirements.

OS Windows XP

Service Pack 2
or later

Windows Vista
Service Pack 1
or later

Windows 7 32-bit Home Basic/Starter

Windows 8 32- or 64-bit standard/Pro/Enterprise

CPU Pentium M 1.6GHz or faster

Memory 512MB or more

Hard Disk Space 50MB or more

Display Resolution greater than XGA (1024x768)

16 bit/32 bit full color display

PowerPoint** Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2002

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007

32-bit Home Edition/Professional

32-bit Ultimate/Enterprise,
Business/Home Premium/
Home Basic

32- or 64-bit
Ultimate/Enterprise/Professional/
Home Premium

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** The Microsoft PowerPoint Web App is not supported.

Installing

Make sure you check the following points before starting installation.

• You need administrator authority to install EasyMP Slide Converter.

• To install EasyMP Slide Converter, PowerPoint 2002 or later and

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) must be installed.

• Close all running applications before starting installation.

• When the language selected for the installation varies from that of the

OS being used, the screens may not be displayed correctly.

A Turn on your computer.
B Insert the EPSON Projector Software CD-ROM into the

computer.

The installer starts automatically.

q

If the installer does not start automatically, open the CD-ROM drive from
My Computer (or Computer), and then double-click InstallNavi.

C Follow the on-screen instructions to install.

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You can download the latest version of EasyMP Slide Converter from the
following Web site.

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010 32- or 64-bit

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2013 32- or 64-bit

* Free space required for installation. The free space required may vary

depending on the kind or the number of animations set in the PowerPoint
files that are being converted.

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Converting PowerPoint Files into Scenarios

This chapter explains how to convert a PowerPoint file into a scenario, and how to transfer to a USB storage device.

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