Optoma GT5600 User Manual

DLP® Projector

Multimedia Manual

INITIAL SETUP

Prepare for Multimedia Functions

Step1:
Installing USB Wi-Fi Dongle

In order to utilize the embedded HDcast Pro Device Wireless Projection, you need to install the USB Wi-Fi dongle
into the appropriate USB port on the back of the projector. Once the USB Wi-Fi dongle has been installed, HDCast
Pro Device Wireless Projection are ready for use.

Step 2:
Setting up HDCast Pro

Before getting started, please ensure that you have installed the USB Wi-Fi dongle into the USB port labeled USB

. If you have not installed the USB Wi-Fi dongle, please STOP HERE and go to back to “Step 1 Installing USB

Wi-Fi Dongle”. Once the USB Wi-Fi dongle has been installed, please proceed to A.

A. To download HDCast Pro for Android and iOS:

Scan QR Code below to download the App from their respective App Store OR search for “HDCast Pro” in the
Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

B. To download HDCast Pro for Windows 7/8.1/10 and Mac OS X:

Go to http://www.optoma.com/hdcastpro or scan QR Code below for direct access to the webpage from any iOS
or Android Smartphone/Tablet – or Windows or Mac computer.

C. Use the on the projector keypad or the

HDCast Pro home screen. Open the HDCast Pro APP on your iOS, Android, Windows, or Mac OS X device,
select the HDCast Pro icon and then select HDCast Pro from the list (example: HDCastPro_EF4F35F6).
Select OK when the “Go to Wi-Fi Setting” prompt appears. Select HDCastPro_XXXXXXX, enter the password
located on the Projector HDCast Pro Home Screen, then return to the HDCast Pro App. If prompted, select
HDCastPro_XXXXXX from the list.

D. Connect HDCast Pro to existing Wi-Fi network:

Select Conference Control > Network Setting from the HDCast Pro App. Select the arrow to the right of the
Internet icon. Select the existing Wi-Fi network you wish to connect from the list. Enter the Wi-Fi password when
prompted, and then select OK. Once HDCast Pro is connected to the local Wi-Fi network, there is no need to
connect directly to HDCast Pro. Simply close and then open HDCast Pro App, select the HDCast Pro icon, and
select HDCast Pro (w/ Wi-Fi router icon) from the list.

E. All HDCast Pro functions can be accessed from the HDCast Pro App.

Want to Screen Mirror in Android and Windows?
Simply select “Mirror Off” to enable Screen Mirror (the icon will change from Mirror Off to Mirror On – displaying
the current status).

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on the remote control and select Network Display to access the

F. For more information including access to HDCast Pro datasheet, iOS App, Android App, Windows App, and Mac

OS X App – visit www.optoma.com/hdcastpro.

iOS/Android App Windows/Mac App & Information YouTube - Mirroring How to Videos

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USB Reader

Photo and document viewer

Users do not always require a PC or mobile device to display content. With the built-in USB reader, simply by
plugging in a USB storage device, users can directly view photos and documents including PowerPoint, Word,

Excel and PDF le formats.

Note: A USB ash disk must be plugged into the projector if you want to use the USB Reader function.

Follow these steps to playback photo or ofce les on your projector:

1. Connect one end of the power lead to the projector and the other end to the wall outlet. Then turn on
the projector by pressing the “ ” button on the projector keypad or the remote control.

2. Plug in a USB ash disk to your projector.

3. Press the on the projector keypad or the
The USB Reader page opens.

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on the remote control and select USB Reader.

4. Access the USB Reader menu and select the multimedia les: Photo or Ofce. Or select the Settings

option to change settings for photo or ofce.

USB support format

Storage Device type File system File & Dir Level

USB USB Flash FAT16, FAT32, NTFS,

ExFAT

Note: The supported USB storage size is up to 64GB.

 Supports up to 999 directories/les

 Path name length limit is 100

characters

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Photo

Press the t, u, p, or q to select a photo and then press the “ ” button on the projector keypad or the Enter
button on the remote control to access the photo viewer control.

Press the t, u, p, or q to select a control function on the screen and then press the “ ” button on the projector
keypad or the Enter button on the remote control to execute the control function.

The control button icons and functions are included in the following table:

Function icon Function description

Rotate photo by 90 degrees

Zoom in or Zoom out

 Pan move when zoomed in

 Move to the previous or next page when toolbar disappears (not supported

when zoomed in)

Reset the photo size to the default size (1x)

View photos in a slideshow

View photo information

Page

-

Page

-

/

Move to the previous or next page

(on the remote control)

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Photo support format

Image format Prole Color space Size limitation

JPEG Baseline YUV400 8000*6000

YUV420 8000*6000

YUV422 8000*6000

YUV440 8000*6000

YUV444 8000*6000

Progressive YUV400 Width <= 8000 and height <= 6000

YUV420

YUV422

YUV440

YUV444

 Suggestion: Limit supported size of BMP and JPG progressive le.

 BMP resolution supports up to 1600x1200.

 JPEG progressive resolution support up to 1600x1200.

Ofce

Press the t, u, p, or q to select a document and then press the “ ” button on the projector keypad or the Enter
button on the remote control to access the document viewer control.

Press the t, u, p, or q to select a control function on the screen and then press the “ ” button on the projector
keypad or the Enter button on the remote control to execute the control function.

The control button icons and functions are included in the following table:

Function icon Function description

Zoom in or Zoom out

Note: The default magnication is set by the system.

 Pan move when zoomed in

 Move to the previous or next page when toolbar disappears (not supported

when zoomed in)

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Function icon Function description

Fit to height, Fit to width, or Fit to screen

page: 1000 / 1000 Current page / Total pages

Page

-

Page

-

/

(on the remote control)

 Move to the previous or next page

 Switch the worksheet in Excel

Document support format

File format Support version

Adobe PDF PDF 1.0 Up to 1000 pages

PDF 1.1

Pages/lines

limitation

per le

Size limitation Comment

Up to 75 MB -

PDF 1.2

PDF 1.3

PDF 1.4

MS Word British Word 95 Because ofce

Word 97, 2000,
2002, 2003

Word 2007 (.docx),
2010 (.docx)

viewer does not
load all pages of MS

Word le at the same

time, there are no
obvious limitations of

Up to 100 MB Not support Bold

Text in Simple
Chinese front

page and line

MS Excel British Excel 5, 95 Row Limit: up to 595 Up to 15 MB Not support

Excel 97, 2000,
2002, 2003

Excel 2007 (.xlsx),

Column Limit: up to
256

Sheet: up tp 100

password-protected
sheets

2010 (.xlsx)

Ofce XP Excel

MS PowerPoint British PowerPoint 97Up to 1000 pages

Note: Any one of three

limitations above can not
appear on one excel le
simultaneously.

per le

Up to 19 MB No support

SlideShow order

PowerPoint 2000,
2002, 2003

PowerPoint 2007
(.pptx)

PowerPoint 2010
(.pptx)

Ofce XP

PowerPoint

PowerPoint
presentation- -2003
and earlier(.pps)

PowerPoint
presentation- -2007
and 2010 (.ppsx)

Note: Animations in PowerPoint are not supported.

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USB Display (mobile device connect to USB port directly)

Screen mirroring by USB cable

Mirror your iOS or Android screen by connecting the device to the projector with your USB charging cable.
Conveniently and easily share your content to the big screen.

Note:

 The USB Display function requires a tethered connection from the smart device to the projector.

 Mirror your iOS or Android screen by connecting the device to the projector with your USB charging cable.

Conveniently and easily share your content to the big screen.

 Android devices need to download the free mobile APP for the screen mirroring.

Follow these steps to mirror your smart device’s screen to the projector:

1. Connect one end of the power lead to the projector and the other end to the wall outlet. Then turn on
the projector by pressing the “ ” button on the projector keypad or the remote control.

2. Do any of the following:

For iOS:

a) Press the on the projector keypad or the

The USB Display page opens.

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on the remote control and select USB Display.

b) Connect the projector and your smart device with a USB cable. Your smart device’s screen will be

automatically mirrored to the projector.

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For Android:

a) Download the HDCast Pro app from Google Play and install to your smart device.

b) Tap Settings > More and enable USB Tethering on your smart device.

Note: The location of the tethering function may vary depending on your smart device.

c) Connect the projector and your smart device with a USB cable.

d) Open the HDCast Pro app on your smart device and tap on the HDCast Pro icon. Your smart

device’s screen will be mirrored to the projector.

Note:

 Supported operating system is Android version 5.0 or higher and the recommended CPU is

Quad Core or higher.

 It is required 3.5mm phone jack or speaker to line out mobile content audio.

 The USB Display does not support apps with DRM (Digital Rights Management).

 Please use the default cable accessory that is shipped with your smart device.

 Those smart devices that support USB type C may not support USB Display function. The

USB Display function uses USB 2.0 interface.

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Network Display

Wireless projection with optional WiFi dongle

With an optional WiFi dongle and using the free mobile APP, you can wirelessly connect to your laptop, tablet
or mobile device and project your content to the big screen. Up to 4 devices can be connected to the projector
simultaneously.

With WiFi display, you can eliminate cable clutter and increase connection versatility.

Follow these steps to mirror your smart device’s screen to the projector:

1. Connect one end of the power lead to the projector and the other end to the wall outlet. Then turn on
the projector by pressing the “ ” button on the projector keypad or the remote control.

2. Press the on the projector keypad or the
The Network Display page opens.

Source

on the remote control and select Network Display.

3. Depending on the operating system of your mobile device, open the App Store (iOS) or Google Play
(Android) and install the HDCast Pro app on your smart device.

If you are using a laptop, download the HDCast Pro app from www.optoma.com/hdcastpro website.

4. Plug in a Wi-Fi dongle (optional) to your projector.

5. Connect your smart device or laptop via Wi-Fi to the projector. An example connection parameters are
as follows:

- SSID of the projector: HDCastPro_XXX

- Wi-Fi password: XXX

Note: The projector SSID and Wi-Fi password varies depending on the connected Wi-Fi dongle.

6. Open HDCast Pro app on your smart device or laptop and congure Network Settings in Advanced
menu to establish a connection to the projector.

7. Connect your smart device or laptop to your preferred Wi-Fi access point other than HDCast Pro_XXX.

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Supported Features

Device Feature Limitation

Laptop Mirroring Windows 10

Split Screen

iOS Photo Screen Mirroring and video content

Document

Camera

Split Screen

Android Mirroring Video content is not supported

Photo

Document

Camera

Split Screen

System Requirements

Note: Extension mode is not

supported.

are not supported

Operating System / Item Requirement

Windows:

CPU Dual Core Intel Core i 2.4GHz

Memory DDR 4GB and above

Graphics card 256MB VRAM or above

Operating system Windows 7 / 8.0 / 8.1 / 10 or above

Note:

 ATOM and Celeron processors are not supported.

 Operating system with starter version is not supported.

 Extension mode may not support some laptops with Windows 10 operating system.

Mac:

CPU Dual Core Intel Core i 1.4GHz or higher

Note: PowerPC is not supported.

Graphic card Intel, nVIDIA, or ATI graphics card with 64MB VRAM or above

Operating system Mac OS X 10.11 or above

Note: Please ensure the operating system is up to date.

iOS:

iOS iOS 10 or above

Device

Storage At least 40MB of free storage space

Android:

Phone/Pad Android 5.0 or above with 1GB RAM

Resolution WVGA ~ 1080p

CPU Quad Core or above

Storage At least 40MB of free storage space

All iPhone™ models after iPhone 5

All iPad™ models after iPad mini 2

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