Barco Projector Toolset For Hdx Series Reference Guide

1. Basic concepts
1. BASIC CONCEPTS
Overview
• Introduction
• About a Configuration
• About a Snapshot
• About storing Configurations and Snapshots
1.1 Introduction
Overview
Projector Toolset is a software tool to set up, configure, manage and control Barco projectors.
The concept of this Projector Toolset software is modular. The basic package can be extended with sev-
eral optional device plug-in modules, now and in the future available.
The Projector Toolset software works with configurations that can be...

1. Basic concepts
Configurations are directly under the subdirectoryWorkspaceand have the extension.config. Snapshots
are stored in a subdirectory of Workspace, calledSnapshots.Thefiles have the extension.snapshot.
This structure makes it possible to zip the workspace and send it the another computer for further use.
Tomakeabackupofallyourconfigurations and snapshots, just make a copy ofWorkspacewith all its
content.
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2. Installation
2. INSTALLATION
Overview
• General requirements
• Free download of Projector Toolset
• Projector Toolset installation
•Startingup
• Manual installation of a device plug-in
• Uninstall Projector Toolset
• About this manual
2.1 General requirements
Before you begin
It assumes you are familiar with the computer system at your site.
System requirements for Microsoft Windows
Minimum hardware specifications :
• PC Pentium III or equivalent, 1 GHz
•512MBRAM
• Free hard disk space: 80 MB
• XGA...

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Recommended hardware specifications :
• PC Pentium IV or equivalent, 2.4 GHz
•512MBRAM
• 140 MB hard disk free space
• SXGA resolution (1280 x 1024) with 32 Mb video memory but better is for some advanced features to
have the same resolution as the projector.
• Serial communication port
• Ethernet connection
Mac OS X
Software
• Apple’s Java SE 5.0 Release 3 or better
• Mac OS X v10.4.2 or better
Minimum system requirements :
•PowerPCG3
•256MBRAM
•10MBdiskspace
• Display with XGA resolution...

2. Installation
To install on Microsoft Windows
The process of installing your software involves the following steps:
1. Browse to the directory where the install program is downloaded.
2. Double click onPtoolset_Installer.exe.
The installation starts. Depending on the local Internet Explorer settings, it is possible that a warning is
displayed. Just click Run to start the installation.
3. Follow the instructions given in the different install windows.
4. Complete installation is automatic.
Note:A...

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Image 2-1
File properties
Only Projector Toolset framework is installed. To start using it,first install one or more
device plug-ins. The software will request to install the plug-ins.
2.4 Starting up
Launching Projector Toolset on Microsoft Windows
To start up the Projector Toolset software:
1. Click onStart→Programsand selectBarco→Projector Toolset→Projector Toolset.
Or,
if a desk top icon is available, double click that desk top icon.
The software starts up. This start up procedure can...

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Image 2-2
Start up splash screen
Image 2-3
Overview downloaded plug-ins
Image 2-4
Plug-ins installed
Launching Projector Toolset on Mac OS X
To start the Projector Toolset software on Mac OS X system:
1. With Finder, go to the Applications folder under your home folder.
2. Double-click on the Projector_Toolset icon to start the application.
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It can take a while to start up. First splash screen opens.
The software starts up with the latest used configuration or, if new plug-ins or updated plug-ins are
downloaded, with overview table of the downloaded plug-ins. All plug-ins in the table are selected by
default. (image 2-3)
3. Unselect the plug-ins which you do not want to install.
Or,
click onUnselect alland then select the plug-ins you want to install.
Select allwill check all plug-ins at once.
4. ClickOKto install the selected...

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6. Once Projector Toolset is fully started, it has the following look and feel. (image 2-6)
Image 2-6
Look and feel on Linux
2.5 Manual installation of a device plug-in
When should it be done manually
When a new plug-in is downloaded, and the user has decided no to install it yet for some reason. He still
has the possibility to install this plug-in manually.
How to install
1. Start up Projector Toolset.
2. ClickHelpon the menu and selectInstall plugin....(image2-7)
AnInstall device...

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6. ClickNextto continue.
Installation procedure starts. Result is displayed in a dialog box. A restart of Projector Toolset is nec-
essary to activate the new installed plug-in.
7. CheckShutdown applicationand clickFinish.(image2-8)
Projector Toolset will be closed.
8. Restart Projector Toolset.
The new plug-in is activated.
Image 2-7
Install plug-ins, start
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