HDCast Pro
User manual
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY ............................................................................................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 6
Standard accessories ................................................................................................... 6
Product Overview ......................................................................................................... 6
SETUP AND INSTALLATION ............................................................................................... 7
Step 1 - Connecting the HDCast Pro ................................................................ ............ 7
Step 2 – Turn on projector and select HDMI source ..................................................... 8
Step 3 – Download and install the HDCast Pro app ..................................................... 9
Step 4 – Connect to wireless SSID (HDCastPro_xxxxxxxx) ....................................... 10
Step 4 – Using the HDCast Pro .................................................................................. 11
FEATURES ........................................................................................................................ 14
Mirroring - Android .…………………………………………………………………………27
Mirroring - iOS ……………………………………………………………………………... 28
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................ 27
SAFETY
Copyright
© Copyright 2015. This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under
international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained
herein, may be reproduced without written consent of the author.
Disclaimer
The information in this document is subject to change without notice. The manufacturer makes no
representations or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied
warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. The manufacturer reserves the right to
revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the content hereof without obligation of the
manufacturer to notify any person of such revision or changes
Trademarks
Optoma and its logo is a registered trademark of Optoma Corporation. Optoma Europe Ltd is the licensee of
the registered trademark. Android is a registered trademark of Google Inc. Windows is a registered
trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. OS X is registered
trademarks of Apple Inc. iOS is a trademark or registered trademark of Cisco in the U.S. and other countries
and is used under license. HDMI, the HDMI Logo, and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks
or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries.
FCC
This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part
15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This device generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this device does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the device off
and on is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the device and receiver.
Connect the device into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected...
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
Notice: Shielded cables
All connections to other computing devices must be made using shielded cables to maintain compliance with
FCC regulations.
Caution
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority, which
is granted by the Federal Communications Commission, to operate this projector.
Operation Conditions
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
Notice: Canadian users
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Remarque l'intention des utilisateurs canadiens
Cet appareil numerique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Declaration of conformity
EMC Directive 2004/108/EC (including amendments)..
Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC.
R & TTE Directive 1999/5/EC
WEEE
Disposal instructions
Do not throw this electronic device into the trash when discarding. To minimize pollution and
ensure utmost protection of the global environment, please recycle it.
INTRODUCTION
Micro USB Charging Cable
HDMI extension Cable
Switch
MHL port
MHL/HDMI connector
Switch
HDMI port
+ USB power
LED indicator
Standard accessories
Product Overview
SETUP AND INSTALLATION
MHL
HDMI
Plug into MHL port directly to use it directly.
*Requires 900mA from MHL port
Use external DC power, and make sure you're
your USB DC power can provide 1A current.
Step 1 - Connecting the HDCast Pro
The HDCast Pro dongle is compatible with MHL interface, so there are 2 ways to connect with HDCast Pro
dongle with your receiver devices. Use the switch to choose HDMI output or MHL output, please be noted
your MHL device must provide 900mA power, and if you use HDMI out, you will need external 5V/1A DC
power to bring up the dongle.
Step 2 – Turn on projector and select HDMI source
a.
b.
c. After booting up successfully, the following screen will be displayed. It shows the download and connect
methods, SSID, password, and network link status.
Step 3 – Download and install the HDCast Pro app
Android / iOS
Make sure your device is connected to the Internet
Search for “HDCast Pro” in App Store or Google Store and install it.
Windows / OS X
Search for “Optoma HDCast Pro” or visit www.optoma.eu/wireless
Step 4 – Connect to wireless SSID (HDCastPro_xxxxxxxx)
HDCastPro_xxxxxxxx
Note: You may be asked to enter a password. The password can be found in the top right corner of the
projector screen
Step 4 – Using the HDCast Pro
1. Open the app
2. Select HDCast Pro
3. Connect to HDCastPro_xxxxxxxx
3a. Connecting to the internet
The first time you launch the app, there will be a pop up WiFi router list so that you can link with your WiFi
router through HDCast Pro device to keep internet surfing.
Select the required network you wish to connect to and enter the password if required.
You can then setup how you want to connect to the HDCast Pro dongle
Option 1 – Direct link
Note: After setting up your internet, sometimes the connection between the HDCast Pro and your mobile
phone might disconnect because your WiFi router may change channel. Please remember to reconnect
again.
Option 2 - Infrastructure mode
This model allows you to link with the HDCast Pro through router. However, the performance may not as
good as direct link, and you will need to enter the setting to enable it if need it.
FEATURES
Link Mode Indication
Direct link
Infrastructure mode
Main Features
Main screen (Android / iOS)
Main screen (Windows / OS X)
File Format
Video Format
Decode Max res.
Max Bit Rate
Audio Format
Profile
MPG, MPEG
MPEG1
1920x1090 30fps
30M bps
MPEG1 L1-3
AVI, MOV, MP4,
MKV
H.264
1920x1090 30fps
30M bps
MPEG1 L1-3
HE-ACC v1
AC3
BP/MP/HP
AVI, MOV, MP4,
MPEG4
1920x1090 30fps
30M bps
HE-ACC v1
SP/ASP
AVI, MOV, MP4,
Xivd
1920x1090 30fps
30M bps
MPEG1 L1-3
HE-ACC v1
HD
AVI
MJPEG
8192x8192 30fps
30M bps
MPEG1 L1-3
HE-ACC v1
Baseline
WMV
VC-1
1920x1090 30fps
30M bps
WMA8/9(V1/v2)
SP/MP/AP
Subtitle Format
Font
Subtitle Size
Standard SRT
UTF-8/UTF-16
8 bits up to 1280x800
SMI
SSA/ASS
Video
There are 2 sources to video streaming. One is to sync the video you like through iTunes (iTunes File
Syncing), or you can select video from your recorded video (Camera Roll)
Please be noted iOS will compress the recorded video before streaming to save the bandwidth, you can
decide if you want to save it in HDCast Pro app for future use.
You can also sync subtitle file to HDCast Pro, just make sure the filename is the same with your video and
sync through iTunes, it will be automatically shown with video playing.
Supported file formats
It only supports MPEG1/2/4/H.264. For subtitle, we support srt, smi, ssa and cdg formats with UTF-8 coding.
Note: DO NOT support mixed code in subtitle files.
Photo
Image Type
(Ext Name)
Sub Type
Encode Type
Max Size
Jpeg / Jpg
Baseline
YUV420
4000x4000=16,000,000 pixel
YUV422
YUV440
YUV444
Progressive
YUV420
4000x4000=16,000,000 pixel
YUV422
YUV440
YUV444
BMP
4000x4000=16,000,000 pixel
You will have to allow HDCast Pro to share your camera roll and enable the location service before using
Photo function.
In Photo viewer, you can select photo and it will be displayed on your Projector. You can also use gesture
control to zoom in/out or change photos.
We developed a practical tool called “Sketch”, you can draw on the photo you picked, and save it if you like.
Supported file formats
Document
File
Format
Support Version
Page/Lines Limitation
Limitation
Adobe PDF
PDF 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
Up to 1000 pages (One File)
Size up to 75MB
MS Word
British Word 95,
Because office viewer does not
load all pages of MS/Word file at
the same time, there are not
obvious limitations of page and
line.
-Size up to 100MB
- Not support Bold Text
in Simple Chinese
front
Word 97, 2000, 2002, 2003
Word 2007(.docx),
Word2010(.docx),
MS Excel
British Excel 5,95
Row Limit: up to 595
-Size up to 15MB
-Not support
password-protected
sheet
Excel 97, 2000, 2002, 2003
Column Limit: up to 256
Excel 2007(.xlsx),
Excel 2010(.xlsx)
Sheet: up to 100
Office XP Excel
Note: Any one of three limitations
above can not appear on one
excel file simultaneously
MS
PowerPoint
British PowerPoint 97
Up to 1000 pages (One File)
-Size up to 19MB
-Not support
SlideShow order
PowerPoint 2000, 2002,
2003
PowerPoint 2007(.pptx)
PowerPoint 2010(.pptx)
Office XP PowerPoint
PowerPoint presentation
2003 and earlier (.ppx)
PowerPoint presentation
The document viewer can support MS-office, PDF, and Apple’s iWorks. Before you start to cast, please
remember to sync the document files to your iOS device through iTunes.
The document viewer supports sketch as well, that means you can make some note on the document, and
save the page to camera roll.
Please be noted some documents may not be displayed the same as shown on PC.
Supported file formats
2007 and 2010 (.ppsx)
Music Type (Ext Name)
Sample Rate (KHz)
Bit Rate (Kbps
MP3
8-48
8-320
WMA
22-48
5-320
ADPCM-WAV
8-48
32-384
PCM-WAV
8-48
128-1536
AAC
8-48
8-256
Voice Record Type
Audio Format
Sample Rate
(KHz)
Bit Rate (Kbps
.mp3
MPEG Layer-3
8-48
64-256
.wav
IMA-ADPCM
8
32
16
64
24
192
48
384
Music
The music player allows you to stream music through WiFi, and we can support playlist.
There are multiple music formats supporte: ape, flac, ogg, mp3, wma, wav, rm, m4a, aac, ra, aif, aiff, mka
Please be noted HDCast Pro can’t access your iTunes music library due to iOS limitation, so you must use
iTunes to sync the audio you like to our app.
Supported file formats
Live camera
Live camera is a real object camera which allows you to stream the image from mobile device’s camera, and
take a snap shot to edit.
You can adjust image quality, switch from Front/Rear camera. You can enable Sketch and save the current
image to album.
Web browser
HDCast Pro comes with a built-in browser, and we also categorize several popular websites for you.
The web page will dynamically change with different country setting in your device.
Sketch function is also supported.
Cloud storage
We will link to your personal Dropbox, iCloud and/or *Google Drive account to let you access your cloud
storage anywhere. All content will be shown for you to download and display.
You can enable sketch function if you download and decode a document file.
iOS version doesn’t support Google Drive.
Cloud video
Cloud media is a shortcut for all major web video sites, you can link to Youtube, Vimeo and other on-line
video sites with the existing shortcuts.
Cloud media is a shortcut for all major web video sites, you can link to Youtube, Vimeo and other on-line
video sites with the existing shortcuts.
HDMirror
HDMirror is fully compatible with Miracast, you can click the HDMirror button in the HDCast app, and the
receiver will be switched to Miracast mode.
Once you turn it on, there will be a 60seconds countdown for your mobile phone to connect with the receiver.
Please select your Miracast function in your mobile phone setting page.
We also recommend you link your smart phone to your home network at the same time to
keep internet connection.
HDAir
You can connect use iOS AirPlay to discover our dongle under single user (host) mode. Just simply swipe up
and enable AirPlay.
DLNA
DLNA is an industrial standard which allows you to stream multimedia formats through WiFi/LAN
In the main menu, you can also use DMLA app to push multimedia files to HDCast Pro for streaming.
Split screen 4:1
HDCast Pro device will allow max. 4 users to display on screen together, but only Host can decide the
position he wants, other guest’s screens will be placed automatically after the request is allowed.
Additional features
Annotations
Except Preferred device setting, you can also enable/disable the inquiry from guests, or automatically allow
all display requests from guests without showing pop-up message.
Preference
Except Preferred device setting, you can also enable/disable the inquiry from guests, or automatically allow
all display requests from guests without showing pop-up message.
AirView
This feature allows connected devices to view the projected content on their devices screen providing one
device is casting an image or document to the HDCast Pro.
Mirror
This feature allows Android devices to be mirrored at the touch of a button.
Setting
In setting function, you can setup HDCast Receiver’s configurations including output resolution, change
SSID password, setup router connection for internet surfing, boot up mode priority and update the latest FW
over the air.
We also added a new linking mode to allow you link with dongle through router, however, please be noted
the performance may be impacted if you choose to link through router due to distance or router performance.
Update
Update function allows you to check the app version, history and update it up to date.
Preferred Device
We added a special mode “Preferred device” which will remember your device ID. You can save the current
hardware to preferred device, and the app will find the preferred device and link to it directly next time.
Host control
When you are the first user link to HDCast Pro and open the app, you will become the “Host”.
Host has the authority to control the display, that means Host role can use all features without limitation
The next or later coming users will be treated as “Guest”, some functions will be disabled under Guest mode,
and you will need to get Host’s permission to display.
＊ Once the current host quits from app, the second user will become host automatically.
Mirroring – Android
Connect to the dongle as described in Step 1 – 4
Once connected you should see the home screen below
Select
Your device will be mirrored straightway
Mirroring – iOS
Open WiFi setting on your iOS device
Connect to the dongle SSID “HDCastPro_XXXXXXXX”
Go back to the home screen on your iOS device
Swipe your finger up from the bottom of the screen. The following screen below will show
Then select AirPlay
Select the HDCast Pro SSID “HDCastPro_XXXXXXXX”
Then select Mirror
Your device will be mirrored straightway
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
DRAM
DDR3 256MB, 1Ghz
NAND
128MB
Output
Resolution
1280x720 default for HDMI/MHL
(HDMI Max. up to 1080p@30p by EDID)
I/O
Output: HDMI 1.2 or MHL2.0
Input: Micro USB
WiFi
802.11 b/g/n 2T2R single band
Power
DC 5V/1A, through Micro USB port (HDMI)
DC 5V/0.9A, through MHL (MHL)
Video support
Max. 1080p@30p video decode, output
1080p@60/50hz
LED
LED indication for Power status
Working Temp.
0~60°˚C
Storage Temp.
-20~+80°°C
iOS
iOS 8 and above
Device
All iPhone model after iPhone 4
All iPad model after iPad 2
All iPod touch after iPod touch 4th generation
Resolution support
iPhone: 480x320~1136x640
iPad: 1024x768~2048x1536
Storage
At least 40MB free space needed
Phone/Pad
Android 4.0 ICS model with 1GB RAM
Resolution
WVGA ~1080p
Storage
At least 40MB free space needed
Specifications
App
iOS System requirements
Android OS System requirements
Windows OS:
CPU
Dual Core 2 GHz or higher (Not support ATOM)
Graphic card
Graphic card with 64MB VRAM or above
OS version
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8 and later
PC’s WiFi
802.11n (2T2R recommended)
CPU
Dual Core Intel Core i 1.4 GHz or higher (PowerPC not supported)
Graphic card
Graphic card with 64MB VRAM or above
OS version
Mac OS X 10.9 and above
Recommended
Models
Mac Book series and iMac series after E/2011
Mac OS:
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