2. Installation and Connections

Connecting to a Network

The LT380/LT280 comes standard with a LAN port (RJ-45) which provides a LAN connection using a LAN cable. Placing the optional wireless LAN card (NWL-100*) in the PC card slot of the projector also provides a wireless LAN connection. To use a LAN connection, you are required to assign an IP address to the projector. For setting the LAN mode, see page 86 (From the menu, select [Setup] [Installation] [LAN Mode])

With the LAN connection, two features are available: Projector control and Picture transmission.

Projector control feature

With the wired or wireless LAN connection, you can control (power on/off, input select, etc.) and receive information from the projector over the network using a computer. The following two methods are available:

*Using the HTTP Server feature on the projector. (page 48)

*Using PC Control Utility 3.0 from the supplied User Supportware 3 CD-ROM.

Picture transmission feature

With the wired or wireless LAN connection, you can send images and slides from a personal computer to the projector which then can be projected on the screen. The following two methods are available:

*Using Image Express Utility 2.0 from the supplied User Supportware 3 CD-ROM.

*Using Ulead Photo Explore 8.0 from the supplied User Supportware 3 CD-ROM.

With the USB mouse connected to the projector, you can also operate the desktop screen on your Windows PC connected to the LAN or the wireless LAN.

* Using Desktop Control Utility 1.0 from the supplied User Supportware 3 CD-ROM.

NOTE: Use a wireless LAN card conforming to the Wi-Fi standard for your personal computer.

TIP: Five Windows software programs (Image Express Utility 2.0, Desktop Control Utility 1.0, Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0, Viewer PPT Converter and PC Control Utility 3.0) and a Macintosh software program (Image Express Utility 2 for Mac OS X) are contained on the supplied Projector User Supportware 3 CD-ROM. For their functions and operations, see the user's guides (PDF) contained on the same CD-ROM.

Example of LAN connection

(A) Example of wired LAN connection

Server

Hub

LAN cable (not supplied)

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN

 

USB

 

 

LAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMPUTER 3 IN

PC CARD

 

 

 

 

 

COMPONENT IN

 

 

AUDIO IN

COMPUTER 1 IN

COMPUTER 2 IN

Y

Cb/Pb

Cr/Pr

 

 

 

 

S-VIDEO IN

VIDEO IN

AUDIO IN

 

AUDIO OUT

MONITOR OUT

PC CONTROL

 

L/MONO

R

AC IN

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