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Document Camera
User's Guide
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Important Safety Instructions Read this User's Guide and follow all safety instructions for your document camera. Keep this guide at hand for future reference. This symbol indicates information that, if ignored, could possibly result in personal injury or even death due to incorrect handling. Warning This symbol indicates information that, if ignored, could possibly result in personal injury or physical damage due to incorrect handling. Caution Environmental Requirements Warning Do not leave
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Electrical Safety Warning Never open any covers on the document camera except as specifically explained in the User's Guide. Never attempt to disassemble or modify the document camera. Refer all repairs to qualified service personnel. Unplug the document camera from the outlet and refer all repairs to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: • If smoke, strange odors, or strange noises come from the device • If liquid or foreign objects get inside the device • If the device h
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Securing the Document Camera Warning If you apply adhesives to prevent the screws from loosening, or if you use lubricants or oils on the document camera, the document camera housing may crack. This could cause serious injury. Do not use adhesives to prevent the screws from loosening and do not use oils or lubricants. Caution Do not place the document camera in an unstable location, such as on a shaky table or slanted surface. The document camera may drop or tip over, causing personal injury.
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General Use Caution Do not use excessive force when adjusting the document camera. The document camera may be broken, resulting in personal injury. Do not place heavy objects on document camera, or it may be damaged. Do not try to press the arm flat or fold it backwards, or it may get damaged. Remote Control Battery Safety Warning Incorrect battery usage may cause batteries to rupture and leak battery fluid, which could result in fire, injury, or corrosion of the remote control. If liquid from
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Contents 6 Important Safety Instructions ........................ 2 Image Adjustments and Effects Using the On-screen Menu . . . . ................... ........... 27 Introduction Making Image Adjustments . . ....... .......... .......... ....... .. 27 Displaying a Split Screen ................... ................ 28 Product Features ............. ................ .............. 9 Included Items ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...... ... 9 Making Other Settings .. ...
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Contents 7 WARNING .. ... .... ... . . . .. .... . .. ... ... .... . . ... ... . .. .... .. 63 Editing Saved Files . ...................... .................. 45 For Canadian Users ....... . . ...... ...... . . ...... ...... . . ....... 63 Managing Saved Files . ........ ................ ............. 46 Declaration of Conformity ..... ................. ............ 64 Uploading and Sharing Your Videos ........... .............. 47 Copyrights and Trademarks .................. ........
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Introduction You can use the Epson ELPDC11 document camera to capture and project pages from books or other documents, and even three-dimensional objects. With the included software, you can capture live audio and video, create time lapse photos, and annotate images produced by the document camera.
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Product Features 9 • Versatile setup Connect the document camera to any projector using a standard VGA or composite video cable, or to other video equipment such as an external monitor. • Still image capture Capture still images in the document camera's 1GB internal memory, on an inserted SD card, or with a connected computer. Then play the images back as a slideshow. • Live audio and video Capture smooth, full-motion video at up to 30 frames per second (including sound from the built-in microph
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Document Camera Parts 10 Name Function Top (Control panel)/Side/Rear [Source] button D [ ] Projects images from the document camera. [ ] [ ] [ ] Projects images from a computer. When the menu screen is displayed, pressing these E [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] button buttons selects menu items and setting values. Adjusts the image Brightness. [ ] [ ] button [Enter] button When the menu is displayed, pressing this button confirms the current item. [Zoom] button Enlarges or reduces the image without changing the
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Document Camera Parts 11 Name Function Camera Head Composite port Outputs composite video signals to a projector or P external monitor. Display Out port Outputs image signals to a projector. Q Security bar Lets you attach a commercially available security R cable to lock the document camera in place. s p.16 SD card slot Lets you save and display images on an SD card. S s p.33 Name Function Microphone Captures sound when you record a video. A Turn the LED lamp on or off. B [ ] Lamp switch Image r
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Document Camera Parts 12 Name Function Camera arm Extends or retracts the camera arm to adjust the F height of the camera head. Base Name Function Mounting points You can attach the document camera to a table, cart, A or stand with commercially available M4-size bolts. s p.16 Security bar Lets you attach a commercially available security B cable to lock the document camera in place. s p.16
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Remote Control Buttons 13 Name Function Remote Control [t] button When used with an Epson projector, turns the A projector on or off. You cannot operate the document camera with this button. [t] button Turns the document camera on or off. You B cannot operate a projector with this button. [Focus] button Press the [Focus] button to automatically focus C the image. The unit cannot focus on objects that are approximately 10 cm (4 inches) or less from the camera lens. [Freeze] button Freezes the cur
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Remote Control Buttons 14 Name Function [Source] button M [ ] Projects images from a computer. [ ] [ ] [ ] Projects images from the document camera. [A/V Mute] button Turns the video and audio on or off when you N are connecting the document camera when used with an Epson projector. [Source Search] button When used with an Epson projector, changes O the input source connected to the projector. Remote control Outputs remote control signals. P light emitting area
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Storing the Document Camera 15 When you're not using the document camera, simply fold its arm down as shown. It cannot be folded flat. Caution Do not try to press the arm flat or fold it backwards, or it may get damaged. Attention When you see the black line on the bottom of the camera arm, never fold it more. Or it may get damaged.
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Securing the Document Camera 16 You can secure the document camera by fastening a cable to the security bar, shown below, or by inserting a Kensington anti-theft cable into the Kensington security port. In addition, you can attach the document camera to a table, cart, or stand at the mounting points indicated below. Use M4-size bolts; you can thread them into document camera case to a maximum depth of 9 mm (0.35 inch). Mounting points A Attention Fasten the bolts securely but do not overtighten
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Basic Setup and Use Follow the instructions in this section to set up the document camera and give a presentation.
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Plugging In and Turning On 18 Connect the power adapter as shown. Plug the adapter into a wall a outlet. Press the [t] power button to turn on the document camera. It b takes about 10 seconds for the document camera to output an image. Turn on your projector. c Select the appropriate "source" on the projector (such as d Computer or Video), depending on port to which you connected. Your projector may use different names for the sources. When you're done using the document camera, press the [t] po
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Connecting to a Projector 19 You can connect the document camera to a projector using a standard Connect the document camera in one of the ways shown below: b VGA cable or composite video cable, or to other video equipment such as VGA connection an external monitor. You can also use the document camera with a computer. s p.20 a Choose the type of cable you will use, based on the type of port a that's available on your projector or other video equipment: VGA port Composite video port (computer mo
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Connecting to a Computer 20 When you connect the document camera to your computer, you can use the included software to capture, edit, and play back still images and videos. s p.38 Connecting to a computer also lets you display PowerPoint slides or other applications. You can easily switch back to the live camera image at any time. How you connect to your computer depends on the software you plan to use: • To use the included software, see "Connect to Use the Document Camera Software" below. • I
