Epson ELPDC05 - High Resolution Document Imager Camera Tips

(Document Camera) ON/OFF: Use this to turn the power on and off. The switch is located on the top of the document camera in the far right hand corner. What do the buttons mean? (INPUT) (RGB1) IRIS IRIS WHITE IMAGE (MAIN) CAMERA LAPTOP PAUSE OPEN CLOSE AUTO/MANUAL BALANCE ROTATION LAMP (RGB2) CLEAR MODE TELE WIDE AUTO CONTRAST POSI/NEGA DESKTOP ZOOM FOCUS On the main control panel (the panel on the front of the document camera), there are several buttons labeled as follows: INPUT/MAIN (or Camera): Use this to select the document camera as the source for materials to be displayed on the projector. (In some rooms, labels have been affixed to the control panel so MAIN may be labeled as CAMERA.) INPUT/ RGB1 (or Laptop): Use this to select the laptop computer as the source for materials to be displayed on the projector. The laptop needs to be connected to the document camera using the SVGA cable provided. (In some rooms, labels have been affixed to the control panel so RGB1 may be labeled as LAPTOP.) INPUT/ RGB2 (or Desktop): This is used in Conservation Auditorium to select the desktop/Smart Sympodium, in Physics 114 and 126 to select the Dell desktop COMPUTER, and may be used in other rooms to select a Macintosh or Windows desktop machine. (In some rooms, labels have been affixed to the control panel so RGB2 may be labeled as DESKTOP.) PAUSE: Use this to freeze an image on the screen. Depress again to unfreeze the image. (During a presentation, it may be necessary to change the materials you are displaying and this allows you to freeze the first image, change the materials, and then display the next item.) CLEAR MODE: Use this to reduce noise in the image projected by the document camera. To exit, press the button again. IRIS OPEN/CLOSE: Use these two buttons to control the brightness of the image when auto iris is off. If the screen looks dark, press and hold the OPEN button to open the iris so more light reaches the screen. If the screen looks too bright, press and hold the CLOSE button. (Auto Iris is off when the AUTO/MANUAL indicator light is illuminated.)

light comes on when the camera is locked in MANUAL mode. Pressing it again unlocks the manual mode so the iris automatically adjusts (AUTO MODE). ZOOM TELE/WIDE: Use the TELE button to increase the size of the object and the WIDE button in decrease the size of the object. AUTO FOCUS: Use this to adjust the focus automatically. The indicator light flashes until the image is focused. WHITE BALANCE: Normally, the screen’s white balance is automatically adjusted, but it may be necessary to correct for color shifts in different lighting conditions. If the displayed image has a color cast, press the WHITE BALANCE once to correct the problem. If you later want to return to automatic white balance adjustment, press the button a second time. CONTRAST: Increase contrast between the image and its background by pressing this button. To turn contrast off, press the button again. IMAGE ROTATION: Use this to rotate the image by 90 degrees in a counterclockwise direction each time you press the button. POSI/NEGA: Use this to turn the image negative or positive. Each time you press the button, a negative image will appear positive or a positive image will appear negative. LAMP UPPER/BASE/OFF: Use this to turn the upper lamp or light box (lower light) on or off. Each time you press the button, the upper lamps will go on, or the light box will go on, or all lights will go off. Use the upper lamps to project a paper document or other materials. Use the light box to project transparencies.

adjust the lamps. a. There are two lighting arms on either side of the unit. Raise the arm for the left lighting unit until it stops. Then raise the arm for the right lighting unit until it stops. b. Position the lighting units so they face the stage (downward). c. Press the camera arm release button [located where the arm meets the platform (left rear corner of unit)] as you raise the camera arm. When the camera arm stops, release the button to lock the arm into place. d. Rotate the camera head so the lens faces the stage (downward). 2. Make sure the video/data projector is on and ready to project. 3. Make sure the document camera is on [the light by the ON/OFF button (right rear corner of unit) should be illuminated and the leftmost light on the front panel (INPUT MAIN/CAMERA) should be illuminated]. 4. Place the object on the light box and adjust the camera head to face to object (the camera head is on top of the main support arm that expends upward from the left rear corner of the unit). 5. Select a proper lighting source using the LAMP button on the document camera. Each time you press the button the upper lamps will go on, or the light box (lower light) will go on, or all lights will go off. Use the upper lamps to project a paper document or other materials. Use the light box to project transparencies. NOTE: It may take a few seconds for the lower light to come on. 6. To focus the object, use the AUTO FOCUS button (it automatically focuses for you and the indicator light flashes until the image is focused). 7. To adjust the size of your image, use the ZOOM buttons (TELE or WIDE). 8. To adjust the brightness of the object, turn off the auto iris feature (the light AUTO/MANUAL light will not be illuminated when auto iris is off) and use the IRIS OPEN and IRIS CLOSE buttons. “Open” will lighten the overall image and “close” will darken the overall image. 9. To adjust the color, press the WHITE BALANCE button once. Press the button a second time to return to automatic white balancing. 10. To change the object projected during the presentation, freeze the image on the screen by pressing the PAUSE button, then change the object. Press the PAUSE button again to cancel the freeze and display the new image. MU Locations with Epson ELPDC05s: • Conservation Auditorium • 114 Physics • 126 Physics • 103 Schlundt • 18 Tucker Academic Support Center University of Missouri-Columbia 505 East Stewart Road Columbia, Missouri 65211-2040 [email protected] Copyright © 2004 MU. Revised: 06 August 2004