File Display and Playback
Problem | Cause and Required Action |
ECA or PtG files converted from | Viewer may be in a mode other than the Presentation Mode. To enter the |
PowerPoint files using | Presentation Mode, highlight “Presentation” on the main Viewer window |
(page 21) and then press the [ENTER] key. | |
the file menu. |
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Image files do not appear in the file | z Viewer may be in a mode other than the Slide Mode. To enter the Slide |
menu. | Mode, highlight “Slides” on the main Viewer window (page 21) and then |
| press the [ENTER] key. |
| z The files may not be of a format that can be recognized by the Data |
| Projector. Image files require the following file name extensions: .jpg, .jpeg, |
| .jpe, or .bmp. For details about image file formats supported for Data |
| Projector playback, see “About the Data Projector’s USB Functions” |
| (page 5). |
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Movie files do not appear in the file | z Viewer may be in a mode other than the Movie Mode. To enter the Movie |
menu. | Mode, highlight “Movie” on the main Viewer window (page 21) and then |
| press the [ENTER] key. |
| z The files may not be of a format that can be recognized by the Data |
| Projector. Movie files require the file name extensions .avi. For details |
| about the movie file format supported for Data Projector playback, see |
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On the Slide Mode file menu, | Question marks are displayed in place of thumbnails of images that cannot |
question marks (?) appear in place | be projected by Viewer (JPEG files larger than 8MB, etc.). |
of thumbnails. |
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I cannot play ECA or PtG files I | The file you are trying to play may be corrupted. |
select on the Presentation Mode | files using the procedure under “To convert a PowerPoint file to an ECA file or |
file menu. | |
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I cannot play image files I select on | z The file you are trying to play may be corrupted. If you have the original file |
the Slide Mode file menu. | on your computer, check to see if it is normal. If it is, copy the original file |
| to the memory device and try playing it again. |
| z If the message “Cannot display an image file.” appears, refer to “Viewer |
| Error Messages” (page 40). |
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I cannot play movie files I select on | z The file you are trying to play may be corrupted. If you have the original file |
the Movie Mode file menu. | on your computer, check to see if it is normal. If it is, copy the original file |
| to the memory device and try playing it again. |
| z If the message “This movie file cannot be played back.” appears, refer to |
| “Viewer Error Messages” (page 40). |
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