Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product L1581A HP (Hewlett-Packard)
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Smart Attachme nt Module 1 hp l15 81a ad v a nced connecti v it y module user’s g uid e.
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Use r’s Guide 3 Contents 1 Setting Up the Projector What’s in the Box?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Identifying Features of the Module . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Use r’s Guide Con tents 4 Presenting from a Memory Card Preparing for Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 To store a presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 Use r’s Guide Con tents Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Use r’s Guide 7 1 Setting Up t he Projector This chapter expl ains ho w to install and set up the mo dule with the projector . ■ “What’ s in the Box?” on page 8 ■ “Identifying Features of the Modu le” on page 9 ■ “Setting Up the Module” on page 10 ✎ Get more from your presentations with HP projector accessories.
8 Use r’s Guide Setting Up the Pr oj ecto r Wha t ’ s in t h e B ox? Before setting up your projector , be sure your shipping box includes the follo wing items.
Use r’s Guide 9 Setting Up the Pro ject or Identif ying F eatures o f the M odul e S ymbol Item Function 1 Mic r ophone in put port Re served f or futur e use . 2 USB ports Connects U SB memory card, mous e or keyb o a rd . 3 RS2 3 2 port Connec ts contro l equipmen t .
10 Use r’s Guide Setting Up the Pr ojecto r Sett ing Up the Module This section describes ho w to set up the module. ■ “T o install the connectivity module” on page 10 ■ “T o install a Com.
Use r’s Guide 11 Setting Up the Pro jector 6. Perform these steps in rev erse order to install the new module, then connect po wer and turn on the projector . ✎ If the projector displays a me ssage saying you must update the f irmware for the projector or accessory module, see “T o update the firmw are” on page 51.
12 Use r’s Guide Setting Up the Pr ojecto r T o install a CompactFlash wir el ess card If you install a compatible Comp actFlash wireless 802.11b network ing card in the CompactFlash slot, you and other presen ters can connect to the projector without using cables.
Use r’s Guide 13 Setting Up the Pro jector T o set up the projector for wir ed net work access Y ou can connect the projector to a netw ork. This action enables you and other presenters to connect to th e projector o ver the network. 1. Plug a CA T5 or equiv alent network cable into the LAN port on the back of the module.
14 Use r’s Guide Setting Up the Pr ojecto r 5. In the browser , go to Networking > Wir eless Presenter . Enter a projector name to identify the projector for network pres enters. Y ou can also ente r a projector password that presenters must pro v ide when they connect.
Use r’s Guide 15 Setting Up the Pro jector T o set up th e pr ojec tor for a wir ele ss connection If a CompactFlash wireless netw orking card is installed, the projector has a wireless network port in addition to the wired netw ork port. Y ou must set up the projector according to the typ e of wireless conf iguration you want to support.
16 Use r’s Guide Setting Up the Pr ojecto r 1. T urn on the projector . 2. Open the on-screen menu. The projector’ s wire d IP address is displayed at the bottom of the on-screen menu. Complete wired and wireless netw ork inform ation is shown in the on-screen menu under Help > About the network .
Use r’s Guide 17 2 Presenting fr om a N et wor ked Computer This chapter expl ains ho w to give presenta tions from a computer that has a wired or wireless network conn ection to a projector .
18 Use r’s Guide Pres ent ing from a Netw orked Computer T o prepar e your computer f or net wor ked pr esentations If you want to make presentations ov e r a wired or wireless network connection, you must install addi tional software on your com puter that provides networked presentation capabilities.
Use r’s Guide 19 Pres ent ing from a Networ ked Computer Use the follo wing instructions to conf igur e the network settings (W indo ws XP path gi ven). See network connecti ons in W indow s help or the network administrator for more information. 1.
20 Use r’s Guide Pres ent ing from a Netw orked Computer T o set up your computer f or a wireles s connec tion (optional) ✎ Y ou do not hav e to change your computer to use the same netw ork as the projector . When you mak e a presentation using W irele ss Presenter -to-Go, the software can connect to a projector on any network.
Use r’s Guide 21 Pres ent ing from a Networ ked Computer ■ Infrastructure connection—Th is is a wi reless connection to a wireless access point. The access point connect to the projecto r through a wired or wireless network connection.
22 Use r’s Guide Pres ent ing from a Netw orked Computer ✎ The steps belo w are optional becau s e W ire less Presenter-to-Go can set up your wireless connection. Ho wev e r , if you set it up in adv ance, you can find and connect to projectors more quickly .
Use r’s Guide 23 Pres ent ing from a Networ ked Computer 6. For an Ad Hoc connection, set the follo wing properties: ■ Set the Authentication Mode to Ad Hoc . ■ Match the Desired SSID and WEP Encrypti on to the settings on the projector . ■ If a channel setting is av ailable, set the channel to Au t o .
24 Use r’s Guide Pres ent ing from a Netw orked Computer T o star t a presentation 1. Be sure the projector is turned on and its network connection is set up. See Chapter 1, “Setting Up the Projector , ” on page 7. 2. Be sure the W ireless Presenter-to-Go soft w are is in stalled.
Use r’s Guide 25 Pres ent ing from a Networ ked Computer 6. Click Connect . 7. If you are prompted for a projector p assword, enter it. The projector displays its password in the on -screen menu at Quick choice > Wir e less Presenter . 8. In the control window , click Start Presentation .
26 Use r’s Guide Pres ent ing from a Netw orked Computer Y ou can then click Start Presentation to resume your presentation, or you can allo w another presenter to start presenting. Y ou can also perform these actions by right-clicking the Wir eless Presenter -to-Go icon in the taskbar .
Use r’s Guide 27 Pres ent ing from a Networ ked Computer T o disconnect and free the projector 1. If the W ireless Presenter-to-Go windo w is not open, click the Wir eless Presenter -to-Go icon in the taskbar . 2. Do one of the following: ■ If you want to disconnect and quit, click Exit .
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Use r’s Guide 29 3 Pr esenting fr om a Wir el ess Handheld Organi zer This chapter explains how to gi ve presentations on a handhe ld organizer that has a wireless network connection to a projector .
30 Use r’s Guide Pres enting from a W ireless Handheld Or ganiz er 5. Select the correct option for the type of operating system, Pock et PC or Palm. For a Palm installation, when prompted, select the users on whose de vices you want to install the software.
Use r’s Guide 31 Pres enting from a W ireless Handheld Or ganiz er 3. T o cr eate a ne w pres entation, click Create . Or T o add the slides to another presentation, select it from the Presentations List and click A ppend .
32 Use r’s Guide Pres enting from a W ireless Handheld Or ganiz er 3. Click OK . This action con verts the do cument to landscape orientation (mobile presentation format). If the size of the document exceeds one page, the balance of th e document is sav ed as additional slides until all the material is con verted.
Use r’s Guide 33 Pres enting from a W ireless Handheld Or ganiz er ■ Infrastructure connection—Th is is a wi reless connection to a wireless access point. The access point conn ects to the projector through a wired or wireless network connection.
34 Use r’s Guide Pres enting from a W ireless Handheld Or ganiz er T o star t a presentation 1. Start W ireless Presenter-to-G o and co nnect to the projector: Pock et PC a. From the Start menu, select Programs > W ireless Pr esenter-to-Go. b . T ap the projector/wireless icon and sel ect the projector from the list.
Use r’s Guide 35 Pres enting from a W ireless Handheld Or ganiz er 3. T o start the presentation, click the first slide you want to show . 4. If the projector is sho wing a different input, press the sour ce button on the projector or remote contro l to find your network input.
36 Use r’s Guide Pres enting from a W ireless Handheld Or ganiz er.
Use r’s Guide 37 4 Pr esenting fr om a M emor y Card This chapter explains how you can store pr esentations on a memory card, then show them on the projector without using a co mputer . Such presenta tions are sometimes called PC-fr ee presentations.
38 Use r’s Guide Pres enting from a Memory Car d Supported t ypes of pr esentations Po w e r Po i n t p r e s e n t a t i o n (PP T) If y ou install HP W ireles s Pre senter-to -Go, it embeds the r equired f onts on the memor y card w hen you cop y the pr esentati on.
Use r’s Guide 39 Pres enting from a Memory Car d T o prepar e your computer Y ou must install HP W ireless Presenter-to -Go software on yo ur computer to support memory card presentations.
40 Use r’s Guide Pres enting from a Memory Car d For best results, follo w these suggestions: ■ Use standard or commo n fonts. A void special fo nts that ha ve restrictions against embedding. ■ If you use transition ef fects, use common transition ef fects.
Use r’s Guide 41 Pres enting from a Memory Car d Sho wing Presentations T o inser t a memor y card in the projector ✎ When a memory card is inst alled, any current network e d or wireless presentation is interrupted. T o make a netw orked or wire less presentation, y ou must remov e all memory cards from the projector .
42 Use r’s Guide Pres enting from a Memory Car d 3. If the projector is sho wing input from a dif ferent source, press the sour ce button on the projector or remote contro l to f ind the memory card input. Or Open the on-screen menu and select Input > Connectivity module .
Use r’s Guide 43 Pres enting from a Memory Car d 8. Press the back button to end the presenta tion and sho w the list of presentations. ✎ Y ou can select a presentation and sho w it us ing the projector b uttons or the remote control.
44 Use r’s Guide Pres enting from a Memory Car d Presenting fr om a memor y card T o do this... Pr ess this... Selecting a presentation Mo ve the hi ghlight up o r dow n the list • P age Up and P .
Use r’s Guide 45 Pres enting from a Memory Car d T o stop a memor y car d presentation ■ Press the back button to end the presenta tion and show the li st of presentations, or ■ Press the source b utton or select a different so urce from the on-screen menu, or ■ Remov e the memory card from the projector .
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Use r’s Guide 47 5 M aintaining th e S ystem This chapter expl ains ho w to maintain and upgrade the module. ■ “Managing the Projector” on page 47 ■ “Upgrading the System” on page 51 Managing t he Projector Y ou can manage many of the projector ’ s settings using th e on-screen menu.
48 Use r’s Guide Maint aining the S yste m T o manage the projector using the on -screen menu The projector’ s on-screen menu is descri bed in detail in the projector manual. Ho we ver , when you install a connectiv ity module, certain ne w menu entries are displayed in the on-screen menu.
Use r’s Guide 49 Maint aining the S yste m T o manage the projector fr om the W eb When the proj ector is connected to a ne twork, you can access the p rojector’ s embedded W eb server . Y ou can check the projector’ s current status, change its con figuration, and upgrade firmware.
50 Use r’s Guide Maint aining the S yste m W ir ed Se tting s Sp ec if ies netw or king se tting s f or th e w ir ed LAN po rt . Wir eless Settings Spec ifies netw orking settings fo r the optional 80 2 .11b wir eless car d, if installed . SNMP Conf igure s Simple Networ k Management Pr otocol (SNMP) oper ation .
Use r’s Guide 51 Maint aining the S yste m Upgrading the S ystem This section describes how to upgrade the projector’ s firmware. ■ “T o up date the firmware” on page 51 T o update t he firm ware HP might periodically release updated v ersio ns of the projector firmw are to enhance the projector performance.
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Use r’s Guide 53 6 F ix ing t he S ystem This chapter offers suggest ions to help correct problems you might encounter with the module. ■ “T roubleshooting Suggestions” on page 53 ■ “T est.
54 Use r’s Guide F ix ing the Sy stem If y ou cannot connect to the projector using a W eb bro w ser: ❏ Be sure the projector is plu g ged in and the main disconnect switch is turned on. ❏ If you are using a wireless connectio n on the projector , be sure the projector is turned on.
Use r’s Guide 55 F ix ing the Sy stem Projector—wired connectio n ❏ Check the network cable connections at the projector and at the wall. ❏ Be sure you are using a standard network cable. Do not use a cross-ov er network cable or f irmware upgrade network cable for a normal network connection.
56 Use r’s Guide F ix ing the Sy stem an Infrastructure connection. Fo r more details, see Chapter 2, “Presenting from a Network ed Computer , ” on page 17 or Chapter 3, “Presenting from a W ireless Handheld Organizer , ” on pag e 29.
Use r’s Guide 57 F ix ing the Sy stem If y ou cannot install Wir eless Presenter -to-Go on your handhel d organizer: ❏ If the installation fails to install the software on your computer , be sure your computer meets th e minimum requireme nts. See “T o prepare your handh eld organizer for wireless presentations” on page 29.
58 Use r’s Guide F ix ing the Sy stem ❏ In W ireless Presenter-to-Go, if you selected the adv anced option to use the projector as an extended desktop, you must open Display Properties on your compute r , go to the Settings tab, an d set display 2 to extend the W indows desktop.
Use r’s Guide 59 F ix ing the Sy stem Memor y card pr oblems If the incorr ect f onts are displayed in a P owerPoi nt presentation: T o embed PowerP oint fonts on a memory card, you must use a co mputer with HP W ireless Presenter-to-Go software (see “T o prepare your computer” on page 39).
60 Use r’s Guide F ix ing the Sy stem ❏ If you are presenting a Po werPoint PPT file, a slide may not display completely if it requires too much memory .
Use r’s Guide 61 F ix ing the Sy stem If pictures in a pictur e pr esentation do not display in the corr ect order: ❏ Pictures are displayed in alphan umeric order based on the file names. Insert the memory card in a computer and rename the pictures files so they appear in the desired order .
62 Use r’s Guide F ix ing the Sy stem If the microphone port doesn’t seem to work: ❏ The microphone port is reserv ed for features planned in future firmw are versions.
Use r’s Guide 63 7 Re ference This chapter lists the specif ications, safety information, and re gulatory information for the projector . ■ “Specif ications” on page 63 ■ “Safety Informati.
64 Use r’s Guide Refe ren ce Safety Information Å WA R N I N G : Observe the f ollow ing precauti ons to r e duce the risk of inj ur y . ■ T o prev ent eye injury , do not look directly into the lens when the lamp is on. Do not point the laser light into an yone’ s eyes.
Use r’s Guide 65 Refe ren ce Regulatory Information This section presents information that sho ws how y our accessory module complies with regulatio ns in certain re gions. An y modifications to yo ur module not ex pressly approv ed by HP could v oid the authority to operate the module in these regions.
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Use r’s Guide 67 Refe ren ce International DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014 Manufacturer’s Name: Hewlett Packard Company Manufacturer’ s Address: Hewlett Packard Company Digital Projection & Imaging 1000 NE Circle Blvd.
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Use r’s Guide Index 6 9 Ind e x 802.11b see wireless A accessories 7 Ad Hoc connection for computer 20 for handheld 32 for wireless projector 15 animation 30 assign moderator 26 assign projector acc.
Index 7 0 Use r’s Guide Index IP address finding 47 M managing projecto r from menu 48 from Web 49 master slide 30 memory card creating on 40 installing 41 presenting from 41 see also presentations .
Use r’s Guide Index 71 Inde x W Web managing projecto r from 49 wired network configuring compute r 18 configuring projec tor 13 troubleshooting 53 wireless configuring compute r 20 configuring proj.
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