VISUAL PRESENTER INSTRUCTION MANUAL Please read this instruction manual carefully before using this Visual Presenter and keep it for future reference.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. Grounding or Polarization – This product may be equipped with either a polarized 2-wire AC line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other) or a 3-wire grounding type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin. The 2-wire polarized plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. This is a safety feature.
Damage Requiring Service – Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. CAUTION: If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product. If the product has been exposed to rain or water. If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions.
BEFORE YOU USE Use the Visual Presenter under the rated electrical conditions. Do not leave the Presenter under direct sunlight or by heaters, or the Presenter may be discolored, deformed, or damaged. Do not place the Presenter in any humid, dusty, windy or vibrating location. Use the Presenter in the following environmental conditions: Temperature: 5°C~40°C (41°F~104°F) Humidity: 30%~85% (No condensation) Use a soft, dry cloth for cleaning. Do not use any volatile solvent, such as thinner or benzine.
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1. PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS Appearance 3. Camera Head 13. Infrared Sensor 7. Lighting Unit Arm 6. Lighting Unit 4. Close-up Lens Holder 2. Column (Attach this holder for normal use. Swing away this holder for viewing a far-away object.) 5. Column Lock Rerease Button Press this button to raise/fold the column. 7. Lighting Unit Arm 6. Lighting Unit 10. Carryng Handle 12. Power Switch 14. Mic Jack (MIC) 1. Stage 11. LCD Monitor Bracket Socket 8. Front Panel 9.
Front Panel 17. Lamp Buttons 18. Zoom Buttons 19. Auto Focus Button 17 Name Lamp Buttons Function To turn ON/OFF the lighting. 18 Zoom Buttons To change the image size. 19 Auto Focus Button To focus automatically (One-shot auto focus). (FOCUSFREE) 7 Reference Page P.17, P.18 P.16, P.19, P.24 P.16, P.
Operation Panel 27. Menu Button 23. Posi/Nega Conversion Button 21. Magnification Button 20. Input Selection Buttons 26. Focus Buttons 25. Iris Buttons 24. White Balance Button 22. Color/B&W Selection Button 20. Name Input Selection Buttons Function To change the input line. 21. Magnification Button To double the image size. P.21 22. Color/B&W Selection Button To present black-and-white material, such as documents. P.22 23. Posi/Nega Conversion Button To show negative films. 24.
Rear Panel 30. 12VDC Out Terminal [DC12V] 31. Mouse Terminal [MOUSE] 28. Power Cord Receptacle [AC IN] AC IN DC12V POWER 38. Audio-out Terminal [OUTPUT·AUDIO] 33. Video-in Terminal1 S-Video (mini DIN 4P) Composite video (RCA pinjack) [INPUT·AV1·S-VIDEO/VIDEO] 35. Audio-in Terminal1 [INPUT·AV1·AUDIO] ON OUTPUT INPUT MOUSE S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R AV1 S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R AV2 VIDEO L AUDIO R RS-232C OFF 29. Power Switch [POWER] 32. RS-232C Terminal [RS-232C] S-VIDEO VIDEO 36.
Wireless Remote Control 40. IRIS OPEN 48. LAMP 41. IRIS CLOSE 49. MOVE 42. IRIS NORMAL 50. PRESET 43. FOCUS NEAR 44. FOCUS FAR 45. ZOOM TELE 46. ZOOM WIDE 47. INPUT 51. AF 40 Button Name IRIS OPEN Function Reference Page P.23 To open the AUTO iris. 41 IRIS CLOSE To close the AUTO iris. P.23 42 IRIS NORMAL To reset the AUTO iris to the initial value. P.23 43 FOCUS NEAR To move the focus near. P.24, P.25 44 FOCUS FAR To move the focus far. P.24, P.
2. WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL Point the infrared emitting part of the wireless remote control unit at the infrared sensor of the Visual Presenter, located on the top of the column, and press the button for the desired function. The receivable range may be narrowed when the Presenter is placed under sunlight, near an inverter fluorescent lamp or in any other unfavorable surroundings. Depending on the conditions of fluorescent lamps, etc. the sensor may fail to receive the infrared light.
3. MOUSE Connect the mouse to the mouse terminal on the rear panel. The mouse can control the display and operation of the OSD Menu screen, mouse pointer and the Electronic enlargement. · Left button ................ To turn ON/OFF the mouse pointer. · Center button .......... To turn ON/OFF the OSD menu. · Mouse wheel ......... To scroll the enlarged screen up/down in electronic double enlargement. · Right button .............
4. SETTING UP (1) Unfold the lighting unit arms fully until they come to the deadend. Unfold arm 1 and then arm 2 as illustrated. (2) Press the column lock release button, and raise the column until the column lock release button returns to the original position. Make sure that the column has been completely locked. (3) Turn the main camera head as illustrated until it is stopped. (4) Turn the main camera head until the lens faces to the stage.
Connection to the monitor TV Note: Be sure to turn OFF the power supply to all equipment before making any connections to protect the Presenter and all the connected equipment. Note: Hold the cable plug part when connecting or disconnecting the cables. Connection to the composite video-in terminal Use the supplied RCA video/audio cable or a BNC cable available on the market. (Either the RCA jack or the BNC jack can be used.
5. STORING THE PRESENTER (1) Turn OFF the power switch, and unplug the power cord and the video cable. (2) Turn the main camera head as illustrated until it is stopped. Note: Be sure to set the camera head in the illustrated position before storing. Storing the main camera head in any other position may damage the stage surface or the lens. (3) Press the column lock release button, and fold down the main column. Note: The illustration shows the right storage position of the column.
6. OPERATION PROCEDURES Simple steps for presenting printed material (1) Turn ON the power switch. Note: Before turning ON the power switch, connection to the monitor should have been completed. Note: When the power switch is turned ON, the lighting unit lights up. Note: If the power switch is turned ON immediately after being turned OFF, the Presenter may not operate. For restarting, turn ON the power switch several seconds after turning OFF. (2) Place the object on the stage.
Simple steps for showing transparent material, such as overhead transparencies or slide film Front panel (1) Press the base button [BASE] on the front panel or the lamp button [LAMP] on the wireless remote control to light up the base light (transparent lighting unit) built in the stage. Wireless remote control (2) To present a nega film, press the posi/nega conversion button [POSI/NEGA] on the operation panel to change the mode to [N] (Negative).
7. VARIOUS FUNCTIONS Lighting The upper lighting unit for presenting material such as printed matter and 3-D objects, and the baselight for presenting transparent material, such as slide, and negative films, are built in to the Presenter. When the lamp button [LAMP] ([UPPER]/[BASE]) on the front panel or the lamp button [LAMP] on the wireless remote control is pressed, the fluorescent lamp lights up in 1 to 3 seconds.
Zoom Press the zoom button [TELE] on the front panel or wireless remote control, and the image will gradually be enlarged. Front panel Note: The image quality is lower within the electronic zoom range. For some material (objects), Wireless remote control horizontal stripes may be conspicuous. Front panel Press the zoom button [WIDE] on the front panel or wireless remote control, and the image will gradually be reduced. Reference Page · Electronic zoom ON/OFF selection P.
Input selection Operation panel The respective images from two different AV sources such as a VCR and a video camera can be alternately presented on a monitor by selecting the AV source by pressing the desired input selection buttons without changing cable connections. The input can be switched by pressing the input select button [AV1] or [AV2] on the operation panel or the input select button [INPUT] on the wireless remote control. The lighting of the indicator lamp indicates which input is now selected.
Electronic enlargement To double the image. To double the central part of the image, press the button [MAGNIFICATION] on the operation panel. When double magnification is selected, the indicator lamp lights up. The image can be enlarged only within the shooting area of the main camera. The mouse can be operated as follows: · Left button ................ To turn ON/OFF the scroll of the enlarged screen. When this button is pressed, "+" is displayed in the screen.
Color/B&W selection To present the B&W (Black&White) material such as documents. Sharper image with no color blur on the monitor can be produced. Set to color mode for normal use. Press the color/B&W selection button [COLOR/B&W] on the operation panel, the indicator lamp lights up and the mode changes to B&W mode. When the color/B&W selection button [COLOR/B&W] is pressed again, the indicator lamp goes out and the normal (COLOR) mode is resumed.
White balance The camera of the Presenter automatically adjusts the shooting color balance (AUTO mode). However, depending on the color arrangement of document or the like, this color balance may be lost. In such case, shoot the stage surface, and press the white balance button [WHITE BALANCE] on the operation panel. Then, the indicator lamp blinks and then lights up, the mode is switched to the ONE-PUSH mode, and the white balance is fixed.
Focus Auto Focus Press the auto focus button [AUTO FOCUS] on the front panel or the auto focus button [AF] on the wireless remote control, and the auto-focus will be activated. While the auto-focus is in operation, the indicator lamp on the front panel blinks until the object is brought into focus. Front panel Wireless remote control The Presenter features a one-push auto focus function.
Operation panel Powered Manual Focus To focus on specific part of the material, such as 3-D material. Press the focus button [NEAR] or [FAR] on the operation panel or the focus button [FOCUS NEAR] or [FOCUS FAR] on the wireless remote control. Note: The manual focus works up to approx. 15cm Wireless remote control (5.9 in.) above the stage surface (with the closeup lens attached). About the preset and move operation The Presenter has a function of saving its operation status (Preset).
2. How to preset Display the OSD, select in this order, and select "1" or "2" whichever you want to save. Close the status or the OSD and then press the preset button [PRESET], and the present operating status will be saved in the selected No. "1" has been selected on default.
LCD monitor bracket socket The LCD monitor bracket socket is used for attaching an LCD monitor (optional) with an LCD monitor bracket (optional). For the connection method refer to the instruction manual of the LCD monitor. LCD Monitor Note: This Presenter (EV-4400AF) is not accompanied by the LCD monitor or the LCD monitor bracket. These are available on option.
8. OSD (On-Screen Display) When the menu button [MENU] on the front panel or the center button of the mouse is pressed, the OSD Setting Main menu is displayed. Choose the item of each function in the main menu. Operation panel 1. Select the menu to be adjusted by using the [ ] and [ ] buttons, and fix the selection by using the [ ] button. Then, the Sub menu is displayed. 2.
Color adjustment · Menu sequence To adjust the color of the video output image of the main camera. Switching of AUTO MANUAL is available. (Initial setting : ) (Adjustable range : Initial value <0>) Functions Menu displayed R-GAIN Adjustable range To adjust color gain (color depth) of -128 to 127 the red component.
Microphone input · Menu sequence Monitor screen To set the volume of sound from the Mic Jack. Menu displayed VOLUME MIC VOLUME MUTE Functions 42 OFF To set the volume of monaural sound from the Mic Jack. (0 to 64) (Initial value : <42>) MUTE To set the volume of sound from the Mic Jack to zero. (Initial setting : ) Note: If the input selection is set to anything other than [MAIN], the sound will be output from the Mic audio output terminal.
Setting the color of the mouse pointer · Menu sequence
Selection of preset No. and move No. · Menu sequence Select the No. in which you want to save the operation status of the Presenter in PRESET. · Menu sequence Select the No. from which you want to call the operation status of the Presenter in MOVE. Reference Page · About the preset and move operation P.25 32 Monitor screen MEMORY PRESET NUM. MOVE NUM.
9. RS-232C SPECIFICATIONS The Presenter can be controlled by a PC connected to the Presenter through the RS-232C terminal [RS-232C]. Setting up (1) Open the OSD menu, select the setting by opening
Cable connection PC side (DSUB-9P) Visual Presenter side (DSUB-9P) DSUB-9P (Female) 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 CD RXD TXD DTR SG DSR RTS CTS RI (CI) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 PC side : DSUB-9P (Female) CD RXD TXD DTR SG DSR RTS CTS RI 5 4 3 2 1 9 8 7 6 RS-232C connector specifications (DSUB-9P) Pin No.
Table of the communication commands Function Command Parameter Comments Data Auto Focus AF 0 Command to execute the one-step Auto Focus. Focus adjustment FO + (NEAR) - (FAR) 0 (STOP) Command to adjust the Focus. Zoom adjustment ZO + (TELE) - (WIDE) 0 (STOP) Command to adjust the Zoom. Iris adjustment IR + (OPEN) - (CLOSE) 0 (STOP) 1 (NORMAL) Command to adjust the Iris. Lighting selection PL 0 (OFF) 1 (BASE) 2 (UPPER) Command to select the Lighting.
Function Command Parameter Comments Data Local lockout LL 0 (OFF) 1 (ON) Command to invalidate the switches on the front panel, operation panel and wireless remote control. Default DF 0 Command to reset to the initialized mode. Status request QS 0 Command to inquire the status of the equipment. ROM version QR 0 Command to refer to the ROM version. Acknowledge check SA 0 (OFF) 1 (ON) Command to select the command acknowledge for each operation command. Default is ON.
Data format specifications This command is executed in the form of 1-command/1 packet. The next command is not accepted until the previous processing is completed. · The communication command always starts with STX (Start of Text) [02H], and ends with ETX (END of Text) [03H]. · If the communication format or command name is wrong, NAK (Negative Acknowledgement) [15H] will be sent from the Presenter as a result of failing to receive correctly.
Transmission specifications · · · · · · · Full duplex start-stop sync. mode Start bit Data bit Stop bit Parity bit X parameter Baud rate (Communication speed) : 1 bit : 8 bits : 1 bit : None : None : 9600bps Connection If the RS-232C cable is not correctly connected between the Presenter and the PC, no acknowledgement is transmitted. Connect the RS-232C cable correctly, and fix it firmly with the connector set screws before the operation.
10. TROUBLESHOOTING HINTS Symptom Possible cause/countermeasure No Images on TV monitor · · · · · · Out of focus · The object is too close to the lens. Check if it does not stand higher than 15cm (5.9 in.) above the stage surface. · Zoom is set at TELE after focusing at WIDE angle. Focus on the point of max. TELE. · In the auto-focus, focusing is difficult in some cases. The lamp is not quickly turned ON. · For protection purposes, the lamp is turned ON after preheating for 2 seconds.
11. SPECIFICATIONS General Specifications Item Power source AC100V-240V 50Hz/60Hz Power consumption 0.5A-0.3A Outside dimensions 533mm (W) X 449mm (D) X 190mm (H) (21.0 X 17.7 X 7.5 in.) - When folded 766mm (W) X 449mm (D) X 602mm (H) (30.2 X 17.7 X 23.7 in.) - When set up Weight 10 kgs (main body only) Television system NTSC compatible Input selection Internal/External 2 systems Output terminal C-video output RCA pinjack/75 unbalanced BNC connector/75 Input terminal Ext.
Main camera Specifications Item Lens f=4.7-84.6mm (Optical 18-time zoom) F2.1-2.4 Shooting area 420mm X 310mm (16.5 X 12.2 in.) max., 26mm x 20mm (1.0 X 0.8 in.) min. (13mm X 10mm (0.5 X 0.4 in.) when digitally zoomed) Limit of focus adjustment at the range of stage surface~150mm from the stage surface 0.
Lighting Specifications Item Upper High frequency lighting mode, 3-wave-length type fluorescent lamp 6W (Model:FHL6EX-N) Base High frequency lighting mode, 3-wave-length type fluorescent lamp Area size: 296mm (W) x 216mm (H) (11.7 x 8.5 in.) Supplied accessories Name Quantity Power cord (2.
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