Digital Projection Mercury HD, User Manual

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5. Using the Viewer Digital Projection
MERCURY HD
Auto Play Mode
If the "Auto Play" option is selected in "Viewer Options" of the
menu, any given slide will start to play automatically.
You can also specify Auto Play Interval between 5 and 300 sec-
onds.
Switching to Slides Directly from Other Input
Modes
With this function it is possible to switch directly to a slide when
the picture of a VCR or computer is being projected.
Example: When conducting presentations using a combination
of slides and moving pictures from a VCR, etc., it is possible to
switch from a Viewer slide to the video picture then back to the
Viewer slide simply by using the SELECT button.
NOTE: Even if you switch the current Viewer source to another source,
the current slide is retained. When you return back to the Viewer, you
will get the slide that has been retained.
The PC card editing operation cannot be performed from the pro-
jector. Do so using the Dynamic Image Utility 2.0 software.
Viewing Digital Images
Digital images can be played with the Viewer if the following con-
ditions are met:
• If the image can be stored on an MS-DOS format PC card
• If the image can be stored in a format supported by the Viewer.
With the Viewer, images on the card are searched for in directories
and images in JPEG or BMP format are recognized as slides.
Searchable directories are directories within two steps from the root
directory, and searchable images are images within the first 12 files
in the directory. Only file and slide switching are possible.
NOTE: The maximum number of images recognized as slides within one
directory is 128.
Storing Images Displayed on the Projector on the
PC card (Capture)
The Capture features allows you to capture an image from a
source that is currently being displayed. The image is saved as
JPEG in the PC card. When you select Capture from the menu,
you will get a tool bar. You can capture an image directly using
the tool bar when the menu is not displayed.
NOTE:
* Unless a PC card is inserted into the PC Card slot of the projector,
the Capture feature is not available.
* The "Card Error" display means that the free space of the PC card is
insufficient for saving images. Make more space available on the card
by erasing unwanted images with your PC. The number of images that
can be captured depends on the size of the PC card.
Preparations:
Insert the PC card into the card slot.
Insert the PC card so that the end with the insertion
direction arrow on the top goes in first.
* Press the eject button to eject the card.
1. Project the image you wish to store on the projector.
2. Select the "Capture" from the Tools menu.
3. A tool bar will appear.
Freeze
Exit
Capture
Drive
The tool bar includes the following buttons:
Capture .... Captures an image and save it as a JPEG file on a
PC card.
Freeze ...... Freezes and unfreezes images.
Drive ......... Switches between PC Card slot.
Exit ........... Exits the Capture function. Another option to exit the
Capture function is to press MENU or CANCEL but-
ton on the remote control or projector cabinet.
NOTE:
You can compress a captured file (JPEG) using the Capture Options in
the Setup dialog. See page 8-15.
Captured images with higher resolution than the projector's native
resolution cannot be displayed correctly.
• File size of the captured image varies depending on the resolution of
an input signal.
• An hourglass indicating that an image is being captured appears on
the projector's display. Do not eject the PC card or turn off the
projector's power while this icon is displayed. Doing so will damage
the PC card data. If the PC card data is damaged, use a computer to
repair the data.
CAUTION: Make sure that the PC card is removed during
Standby mode (NOT Idle mode) or with the main power off.
Failure to do so may cause damage to the data on your PC
card, or may cause the projector to malfunction.
Should a malfunction occur, turn off the main power and turn
it back on.