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History

Q. Which company invented the visualiser and why?

Elmo invented the visualiser. It was a product originally developed
for the scientific & medical market. Elmo themselves are based in
Japan and have been one of the world’s leading manufacturing of
cameras for over 80 years.

Summary of Contents for P30

Page 1: ...Elmo P30 Visualiser ...

Page 2: ...stion Q Is everyone familiar with exactly what a visualiser is A A visualiser is effectively a camera on an arm usually with a shooting stage and its own lighting source Camera head Lighting unit Shooting stage ...

Page 3: ...isualiser and why A Elmo invented the visualiser It was a product originally developed for the scientific medical market Elmo themselves are based in Japan and have been one of the world s leading manufacturing of cameras for over 80 years ...

Page 4: ...eras Higher resolution older visualisers tend ed to have composite video outputs New units have XGA or even SXGA outputs Image capture to PC via USB connection USB 2 capability allows live XGA signals to be fed into a PC offering annotation via interactive white board or tablet software ...

Page 5: ...e first should concentrate on showing the your audience the visualiser as a camera 2 The second demonstrates the Image Mate software and how the image from the P30 can be used interactively e g via a SMART Board It should also touch on recording video clips and the use of the SD Card Reader ...

Page 6: ...Set up Connect the computer s VGA output cable into the RGB input on the P30 N B This may require you to disconnect an existing cable from wall plate or splitter 15 pin VGA cable from PC into visualiser ...

Page 7: ...Set up Connecting the VGA output cable supplied will now drive projector and PC monitor 15 pin VGA cable from visualiser into wall point or splitter Connect power supply ...

Page 8: ...cted in this way the visualiser will act as a switcher for the incoming PC signal Switching from Camera mode to PC mode to SD Card Reader may be carried out from either the front panel or R C Button to switch mode ...

Page 9: ...actory default is Mass Storage Using on screen Menu change setting to Application This only has to be done once N B Units shipping in the New Year are likely to be set to this mode as standard in the factory Change mode to Application if required ...

Page 10: ... rights to install software on school PC s First step is to load CD double click Set Up and follow on screen instructions Once this stage is complete connect USB cable from PC to visualiser At this point PC should indicate found new hardware Follow on screen instructions to complete installation USB cable from PC ...

Page 11: ... simultaneously Most visualisers will crop an A3 image by around either side 2 Show the difference Text mode makes to contrast It is particularly useful in education as projectors are often low output The Text button may be found on the remote control 3 Don t forget to reset Text mode for general use Text mode off Text mode on ...

Page 12: ... Zoom The zoom function is operable either by a unique and highly responsive dial system or via R C It has 60x Digital Zoom An on screen display will show Digital Tele if zooming in and Digital Wide if zooming out Lens will be silent ...

Page 13: ...Focus The P30 has a one touch Auto Focus button in the centre of the zoom dial Manual focus is accessed via the Remote Control It is often necessary to use this with 3D objects Manual Focus Auto Focus ...

Page 14: ...Example of Manual Focus Manual Focus Near Manual Focus Far ...

Page 15: ...ue multi angle camera arm Most visualisers have a camera arm that locks into place for viewing objects from above folding flat for storage The P30 is different It allows one to view 3D objects from the side ...

Page 16: ...close up lens to allow camera to focus on large documents e g maps or demonstrations taking place in front or behind the visualiser It is a good idea to point camera at attendees to demonstrate the effect Don t forget to clip lens back in place when viewing objects on shooting stage ...

Page 17: ...on involves displaying the P30 image via the USB cable into a PC Image Mate software consists of two halves Image Mate for Presentation blue icon and Image Mate for Movie Creation orange icon Image Mate for Presentation lnk Image Mate for Movie Creation lnk ...

Page 18: ...ols Live Monitor and select option 3 from the drop down list i e 1024 x 768 This ensures the output resolution of the P30 matches that of the projector and PC 3 Click Play icon 4 Live image from P30 should appear in window Click Tools Live Monitor and select 1024 x 768 Play Icon ...

Page 19: ...Image Mate for Presentation With Live P30 image running in a window on the PC select SMART Floating Tools or equivalent SMART Floating Tools ...

Page 20: ...Image Mate for Presentation Select Full Screen icon in Image Mate software Full Screen mode The result is a full screen image from the P30 with Floating Tools overlaid on the top ...

Page 21: ...Image Mate for Presentation IWB Software Picking up a pen from the tray freezes the P30 image and facilitates annotation ...

Page 22: ... IWB Software If required annotated image may be captured in full in part or using freehand cut out tool Once captured it automatically drops into SMART Notebook or equivalent N B Annotations are now embedded into original image ...

Page 23: ...Image Mate for Presentation IWB Software Alternatively capture image first into Notebook then annotate Background and annotations will then remain seperate ...

Page 24: ...o return to a live camera image at any time simply replace pen click on cursor arrow in floating tools and touch the screen Should one wish to exit the full screen P30 image at any time simply touch the screen a second time to return to PC desktop Cursor Arrow ...

Page 25: ...software is used for capturing Video Clips e g demonstrations N B Image Mate for Presentation and Image Mate for Movie Creation cannot be open simultaneously To begin click Live Monitor then Start A live image will then appear in the window Live Monitor Start ...

Page 26: ...Image Mate for Movie Creation Next step bring up R C on screen by clicking on Remote Control icon All functions of the visualiser may now be controlled from the IWB Remote Control icon ...

Page 27: ...age Mate for Movie Creation Next step To set recording levels to create a balance between image quality and file size This only has to be done once Click Tools then Recording Settings Select the following ...

Page 28: ...Record icon to begin recording Use the on screen R C to operate the visualiser as required Once complete press Stop To play back video clip click Movie then Open Playback may be paused stopped fast forwarded or rewound at any point Click Movie then Open ...

Page 29: ... feature of the P30 Allows one to capture images onto a removable data storage card without the need for a PC Images may be shared with other visualisers and compatible digital cameras and may also be downloaded to PC SD Card slot ...

Page 30: ...mages onto SD Card the visualiser must be in Camera mode this will be displayed in top right corner of projected image Insert card and when ready to capture simply press the Camera icon on either the R C or base panel Camera icon ...

Page 31: ...SD Card Reader To access images press SD icon on R C or press mode button on base panel twice SD icon Mode button ...

Page 32: ...Reader Images from card can be displayed as either 1x1 3x3 or 4x4 It is possible to navigate through images using cursor arrows on R C or base panel to move red highlighter box Use cursor arrows to move red box ...

Page 33: ...SD Card Reader Click enter to view image full screen Use zoom buttons on R C or dial on base panel to enlarge image then use cursor arrows to move image around electronically on screen ...

Page 34: ...back automatically in sequence click Slide Show on R C Slide Show settings e g transition time wipe etc may be accessed via on screen SD menu Click menu button on R C or base panel at any time Slide Show function Slide Show function ...

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