Sony VPL-FX50 User Guide
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Operations from a Computer
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PRESENTATION VIEWER icon
Opens the select window for starting the PowerPoint
viewer (Slide Viewer) or Excel viewer (Worksheet
Viewer).
viewer (Slide Viewer) or Excel viewer (Worksheet
Viewer).
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(on/standby) button
Turns the projector on or sets it to standby mode.
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Help
Resting the pointer over each item displays the
instructions for the item. This makes your operations
easier in each window.
instructions for the item. This makes your operations
easier in each window.
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Input select buttons
Select the input to the projector.
The INPUT C button does not exist in the window for
the VPL-PX15.
The INPUT C button does not exist in the window for
the VPL-PX15.
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MORE... button
Opens the control window for the projector.
Running a Presentation Using
the Slide Viewer
the Slide Viewer
When you intend to run a presentation with
PowerPoint in a conference room, you can control the
presentation by operating your computer in the same
room or in the location far away from the projector.
PowerPoint in a conference room, you can control the
presentation by operating your computer in the same
room or in the location far away from the projector.
What you can do with the Slide Viewer
You can
• run a slide show using the file created with
• run a slide show using the file created with
PowerPoint.
• show a custom slide show if created.
• show a speaker’s note or hide it.
• show a slide or hide it.
• set timings to advance a slide during a slide show.
• show a speaker’s note or hide it.
• show a slide or hide it.
• set timings to advance a slide during a slide show.
You can select an automatic or manual slide show.
Notes
• It may take time to display the file depending on your
network configuration.
• As the Slide Viewer is a basic PowerPoint viewer
function, it does not support some features of
PowerPoint. We recommend you should project the
file you are using for your presentation on the
projector before starting the presentation.
PowerPoint. We recommend you should project the
file you are using for your presentation on the
projector before starting the presentation.
• The following fonts are available for the Presentation
Viewer; Arial, Bookman Old Style, Comic Sans MS,
Impact, Symbol, Tahoma, Times New Roman and
Wingdings.
Impact, Symbol, Tahoma, Times New Roman and
Wingdings.
Running a presentation
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Click the PRESENTATION VIEWER icon in the
Application Select window.
The Look In window appears.
Application Select window.
The Look In window appears.
2
Click to select where to search for the file you
want to use for your presentation.
COMPUTER: To select a file stored in a
want to use for your presentation.
COMPUTER: To select a file stored in a
computer
PROJECTOR: To select a file stored in the
projector
The File Select window appears.
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Select the file you want to use for your
presentation.
presentation.
When you select COMPUTER in step 2
Clicking Browse opens the file select window on a
computer. Click the PowerPoint file (.ppt or .pps
file) you want. You can also select the file by
entering the file name in the Browse text box. The
selected file name is displayed in the Browse text
box.
Clicking Browse opens the file select window on a
computer. Click the PowerPoint file (.ppt or .pps
file) you want. You can also select the file by
entering the file name in the Browse text box. The
selected file name is displayed in the Browse text
box.
BACK button
Click to return to the
previous window.
Click to return to the
previous window.
Password setting box
HOME button
Click to return to the
Application Select window.
Click to return to the
Application Select window.