Sony Projector VPL-SW631C User Manual

							51Using Interactive Presentation Utility 2 (VPL-SW636C/SW631C only)
Interactive Function
Icon for Interactive Presentation 
Utility 2
Calibration Auto/Manual 
Calibration aligns the points where the pen 
(Main and Sub) is pointing and where the 
projector displays the cursor on the screen. 
“Calibration Auto” allows you to execute the 
calibration automatically.
Click “Calibration” to select “Calibration 
(Auto).” The calibration starts automatically.
Operating with the Interactive Pen 
Device
With the Interactive Pen Device, you can use 
the functions of the toolbar on the screen. 
See “User’s Guide of Interactive 
Presentation Utility 2” for details.
Closing Interactive Presentation 
Utility 2
Click the icon in the Dock to display the 
pop-up menu, then select [Exit].
Dock
Toolbar
a
b
c
d
Main Pen toolbar
a Calibration (Auto)
b Calibration (Manual (Main))
c Calibration (Manual (Sub))
d Saving calibration data 
						

							52Using the PC Free Interactive Function (VPL-SW636C only)
Using the PC Free Interactive Function 
(VPL-SW636C only)
The PC Free Interactive function enables you to draw on the screen with the Interactive Pen 
Device with only the projector. The data you draw in the whiteboard mode can be saved in the 
projector. In the desktop mode, you can draw with the Interactive Pen Device, using an image 
from the external device as a background. 
1Set “Interactive Mode” to “PC Free” in “Interactive” (page 27).
2Perform calibration.
Perform with “Calibration” in “Interactive” (page 27) or the toolbar (page 53).
 For notes regarding usage of the Interactive Pen Device and performing calibration, see page 53.
 The PC Free Interactive function cannot be used under the following conditions even though 
“Interactive Mode” is set to “PC Free” in “Interactive.”
- When you display the menu
- When the warning, notification, or other messages are displayed 
 The maximum screen size at which the Interactive function works is 100 inches.
Setting the PC Free Interactive Function
Notes
Toolbars and icons
2
1
aSwitching Desktop mode/Whiteboard mode
Click the icon to switch the desktop mode and whiteboard mode.
bHopping tool
The arrow for switching the main pen and sub pen toolbar is displayed on the opposite side 
of the main pen toolbar. If you click this arrow, the main pen and sub pen toolbars move to 
the opposite side. You can easily operate the toolbars on the big screen using this function.
cGo to the next page
Skips to the previous or the next page. You can skip up to 32 pages.
Desktop mode
2
3
Whiteboard mode 
						

							53Using the PC Free Interactive Function (VPL-SW636C only)
Interactive Function
Dual-user (Dual pen)Calibration Auto/Manual 
Calibration aligns the points where the pen 
(Main and Sub) is pointing and where the 
projector displays the cursor on the screen.
“ Calibration (Auto)  ” allows you to 
perform the calibration automatically.
If you select “Calibration (Manual (Main)) 
” or “Calibration (Manual (Sub))  ”, you 
can perform the calibration manually. 
If you display the menu or the warning/
caution messages etc., are displayed during 
the calibration, calibration will stop. In 
addition, if you stop operating the 
calibration for more than 20 seconds, the 
manual calibration will also stop.
If the calibration fails,   will be displayed 
on the calibration icon. In this case, perform 
manual adjustment as needed.
Observe the precautions noted below during 
the “Calibration (Auto)”.
 Avoid placing obstacles between the 
interactive detector and the screen.
 Do not move the projector and the screen.
If “Calibration (Auto)” does not calibrate 
properly, try the following methods.
 Shield the screen from strong, direct outside 
light.
 Reduce the ambient light while “Calibration 
(Auto)” is performed.
 If “Calibration (Auto)” does not work 
properly even though the ambient light is 
reduced a little, select “Calibration (Manual 
(Main))” or “Calibration (Manual (Sub))” to 
make adjustments manually.
 If you use a screen which is not white, 
“Calibration(Auto)” may be inaccurate.
Pen tracking speed adjustment 
Tracking speed of the Interactive Pen Device 
can be adjusted. If you are concerned about 
shakes in drawn lines, set it toward “Slow”. 
However, setting toward “Slow” results in a 
slow response when you draw fast.
If you set “Auto,” the pen tracking speed is 
automatically adjusted according to the 
drawing speed. 
Main Pen toolbar
 The main pen toolbar is 
displayed when the PC Free 
Interactive function is 
activated.
 Usable tools are different 
between desktop mode and 
whiteboard mode. The icons of 
the unavailable tools are not 
displayed.
This is for the main pen only.
Note
Sub Pen toolbar
 The sub pen toolbar is 
displayed when the PC Free 
Interactive function is 
activated.
This is for the sub pen only.
Note
Notes 
						

							54Using the PC Free Interactive Function (VPL-SW636C only)
Pen detection sensitivity 
adjustment 
If you are using the Interactive Pen Device in 
too bright a room, the pen position may not 
be detected accurately and may cause 
drawing errors. This function adjusts the pen 
detection sensitivity to optimize the system 
to the brightness of the room.
While using the Interactive Pen Device, the 
pen may not be able to draw or the lines may 
cut intermittently under the following 
conditions. In this case, click this button to 
improve the symptoms.
 A bright light is used or there is sunlight 
and the entire environment is bright.
 The screen is directly exposed to a bright 
light or sunlight.
During adjustment, the picture will turn black. 
Please wait a while.
Management Tools
Save   (whiteboard mode only)
Saves the drawings as PNG files. The file is 
named based on the page number of the 
whiteboard mode and the time displayed on 
the clock on the main pen toolbar.
 If the capacity of the projector is 500KB or 
less, the save button turns gray and is 
disabled. Delete unnecessary files from 
the projector (page 57).
 You cannot save the annotation that is 
added on the screen in desktop mode.
 If you turn off the projector during 
drawing, the whiteboard data will not be 
saved and disappear. Save necessary data 
before you turn off the projector.Display/delete files (whiteboard mode 
only) 
Displays/deletes the selected file.
If you click the folder icon  , the image 
data that is saved in the projector will be 
displayed in the list. You can select the files 
to display or delete. Click the Apply button 
to display the files. To delete the files (you 
can also select multiple files), click  . Click 
“Yes” in the confirmation dialogue box to 
delete the files.
Select the file that you want to delete (you 
can also select multiple files), then click   
to open the confirmation dialogue box. Click 
“Yes” to delete the file.
 If the file is opened, only the opened file 
will be displayed on the page.
 You can only use alphanumeric characters 
for the file name. If other characters than 
alphanumeric characters is input for the 
file name, the file name will not be 
displayed on the Saved Pictures window. 
(Then, a warning message will be 
displayed.)
Restore to the saved data    
(whiteboard mode only)
Restores the drawing data to the data that 
was saved the last time. If you click the icon, 
the confirmation dialog box will appear. 
Click “Yes.”
Note
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							55Using the PC Free Interactive Function (VPL-SW636C only)
Interactive Function
Hide drawings   (desktop mode 
only)
Hides the drawing data and toolbars. You 
cannot draw while it is hidden.
Close 
Hides the toolbars. You can draw while it is 
hidden.
Display toolbar   
If the toolbar is hidden and you click this 
icon, the toolbar will be displayed. When the 
drawings are hidden and you click this icon, 
the drawings will be displayed.
Select Template   (whiteboard 
mode only)
Changes the whiteboard mode background. 
There are eight default templates. If you 
click the template folder icon  , the saved 
templates will be displayed in the list. Click 
the image template to set as a background. 
To add the templates, see “Add/delete 
template images to/from the projector” 
(page 57).
 The files displayed in the Saved Templates 
window are the images that are saved in the 
template folder of the projector.
 You can only use alphanumeric characters 
for the template file name. If characters other 
than alphanumeric characters are input for 
the file name, the file name will not be 
displayed on the Saved Templates window. 
(Then, a warning message will be displayed.)
Drawing Tools
Undo, Redo   
If you click the redo icon, you can restore to 
the status before you performed the 
operation. If you click the undo icon, the 
previous status can be restored. You can 
restore the status up to 3 operations back.
Freehand Drawing Tools
You can write phrases and draw pictures. 
Freehand Drawing Tools include Pencil1  , 
Pencil2   and Magic Pen  . Objects 
drawn by Magic Pen will fade out in 8 
seconds.
 The maximum length of the line you can 
draw with the pen is 2,560 dots (equivalent 
to the length of a line drawn twice in 
crosscuts on the screen)
 If you draw many dots and lines, it will 
gradually be harder to draw. 
 You can use the magic pen when in 
whiteboard mode only.
Color, Thickness, Transparency, Style
Click the icons for color, thickness, 
transparency, and style to set.
 You cannot select the transparency with the 
magic pen.
 When in whiteboard mode, you cannot select 
the transparency.
Notes
 
Notes
Notes 
						

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Shapes 
14 kinds of shapes are provided. You can 
select shapes from the “Shapes” tool.
Color, Thickness, Transparency, 
Shapes
Click the icons for color, thickness, 
transparency, and shapes to set.
When in desktop mode, you cannot select the 
transparency.
Line 
Draws a line. Click the icons for color, 
thickness, and style to set.
Point to Point 
This tool allows you to create a Polygon or a 
Polyline. To create a polygon or a polyline, 
click the icon, and click different points to 
create a polygon or polyline. Double-click 
the last point to end the polygon or polyline. 
You can also overlap the last point with the 
first one to make a shape. All the points can 
be removed. Point to Point tool can also be 
customized.Eraser 
Two erasing methods are provided - Object 
Eraser and Erase All.
Object Eraser 
If you want to erase with the Interactive Pen 
Device (Main), select the icon and click the 
object to erase. If you want to erase with the 
Interactive Pen Device (Sub), select the icon 
and click the object to erase. Only objects 
drawn by the sub pen will be erased.
If you directly drag on the object with the 
pen, these parts will be deleted.
Erase All 
If you want to erase with the Interactive Pen 
Device (Main), select the icon and click the 
screen to erase all the objects on the page. If 
you want to erase with the Interactive Pen 
Device (Sub), select the icon and click the 
screen to erase all the objects drawn by the 
Interactive Pen Device (Sub) only.
The sub pen cannot delete the objects that are 
selected with the main pen.
Select objects  /Delete 
If you drag the pen to frame objects, you can 
select objects in a rectangle that is created 
from the point where you started dragging to 
where you finished dragging. If you click the 
displayed delete icon  , the selected 
objects will be deleted at once.    
To cancel the selection, select the objects 
again or click where there is no object.
Note
Note
Overlap the last point to the first point.
Double click the last point. Click the 
first point. 
						

							57Using the PC Free Interactive Function (VPL-SW636C only)
Interactive Function
You cannot delete the objects that are drawn 
with the Magic pen.
Clock Display 
Click to adjust the clock.
Adjust  
Click the up or down button to adjust the 
date and time.
Save 
You can save the date and time you set.
Cancel 
Click to cancel the clock adjustment. 
If the projector is turned off for a long time, or 
the projector is left in the standby mode with 
“Standby Mode” set to “Low” for a long time, 
the clock display setting may return to the 
factory setting. In this case, set the clock again.
You can move the whiteboard data saved in the 
projector to the computer by connecting the 
computer and projector with a USB cable.
1Set “Interactive Mode” to “OFF(Data 
Export)
” in “Interactive” (page 27).
2Connect the computer and projector 
with a USB cable (page 47). 
After a while, the projector will be 
recognized as a hard disc drive.
3Open the SavedPng folder in the hard 
disc drive to copy the necessary files 
to the computer.
Delete unnecessary files from the 
projector if necessary.
 Do not remove the USB cable while you are 
accessing the whiteboard data. The file may 
be damaged.
 If you set “Interactive Mode
” to a setting 
other than “OFF(Data Export)” while 
accessing the whiteboard data in the 
projector, the files may be damaged. Do not 
operate while accessing the whiteboard data.
 Even if you directly put the image or movie 
files into the drive of the projector, you 
cannot project them with the projector.
1Set “Interactive Mode” to “OFF(Data 
Export)” in “Interactive” (page 27).
2Connect the computer and projector 
with the USB cable (page 47). 
After a while, the projector will be 
recognized as a hard disc drive.
3Open the Templates folder to add/
delete the PNG file.
See “Notes” in “Retrieve the Data Saved in the 
Projector” (page 57).
Note
Note
Retrieve the Data Saved in the 
Projector 
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Notes
Add/delete template images 
to/from the projector
Note 
						

							58Using the Mouse Mode Function (VPL-SW636C only)
Using the Mouse Mode Function 
(VPL-SW636C only)
You can directly operate the Interactive Pen Device as a mouse on the screen by connecting the 
projector and computer with a USB cable. You can directly operate the applications, etc. on the 
computer screen.
This is for the main pen only.
System Requirements
 OS: Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1
1Connect the projector and computer with the AV cable and USB cable (page 47), and 
project the image with the projector.
For details on connecting the AV cable (Mini D-sub 15-pin cable or HDMI cable) for image 
signals (VGA), see page 9.
2Set “Interactive Mode” to “PC Interactive” in “Interactive” (page 27).
3Perform the calibration.
Select “Auto” or “Manual (Main)” in “Calibration” of “Interactive” (page 27), or the 
calibration icon on the toolbar of the PC Free Interactive function (page 53) to perform 
calibration.
For notes regarding usage of the Interactive Pen Device and performing calibration, see 
page 53.
 If the projected image includes a large amount of black portions around it, the image will not 
be displayed properly, and the positions of pen tip and the computer cursor may not match. 
In this case, adjust “Pitch” and “Shift” manually (page 24).
 If the resolution of the image signal of the computer and the “Signal Type” (page 34) on the 
Information menu do not match, the positions of the pen tip and computer cursor may not 
match.
 The maximum screen size at which the Interactive function works is 100 inches.
Note
Setting the Mouse Mode
Note
Operations of Interactive Pen Device While Using Mouse Mode
Corresponding mouse operationsOperations of Interactive Pen Device
Left-click Touch the screen once with the pen tip.
Double-click Touch the screen twice with the pen tip.
Drag and drop Move the pen with the pen tip touched on the screen 
then release it.
Right-click Push the button.
Notes 
						

							59Using Presentation Function via Network
Presentation Function via Network
BPresentation Function via Network
Using Presentation Function via Network
The Presentation Function via Network enables you to do the following:
 Connect a maximum of eight computers to the projector.
 Project images from a maximum of four computers simultaneously.
 Connecting a USB wireless LAN module (not supplied) to the projector as an access point, 
allows the projector to connect to up to seven computers simultaneously.
Presentation Function via Network requires installation of Projector Station for Network 
Presentation (supplied CD-ROM). For information on updates of Projector Station for Network 
Presentation, visit Sony’s web site: https://www.servicesplus.sel.sony.com/
System requirements for using the application are as follows.
OS
Windows XP: Home/Professional
Windows Vista: Home Premium/Business/Ultimate/Enterprise
Windows 7: Home Premium/Professional (Recommended)/Ultimate/Enterprise
Windows 8/8.1
Mac OS X: 10.6.x/10.7.x/10.8.x/10.9.x/10.10.x
CPU 
Pentium4 2.8GHz or faster
 To install the application, administrative rights are required. 
 If you do not have administrative rights, the application may not run properly.
 If firewall or security software is installed, the application may not run properly.
 Depending on the type of network adapter, the application may not run properly.
 Images may not be projected properly depending on the operating environment or the application.
1Close all running applications.
2Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the 
CD-ROM drive of the computer.
3Open the CD-ROM.
For Windows:
Double-click the .exe file. When the 
message “User Account Control” is 
displayed, click “Allow” or “Yes.”
For Mac:
Double-click the .pkg file.
4Follow the on-screen instructions to 
install the software.
1Connect the projector to a network.
For a wired connection, connect the 
projector by a LAN cable, then make the 
network settings. For details, see “LAN 
Settings” (page 30) or “Setting the LAN 
Network of the projector” (page 39).
For a wireless connection, see “LAN 
terminal” (page 10) or “USB terminal 
(Type A) ( )” (page 11). Also check 
“WLAN Settings” (page 30). 
2Turn on the projector.
Select “Network” as the input source 
(page 14).
Notes
Installing Projector Station 
for Network PresentationStarting Projector Station for 
Network Presentation 
						

							60Using Presentation Function via Network
3Start Projector Station for Network 
Presentation.
For Windows:
Select [Start]-[All Programs]-[Projector 
Station for Network Presentation] on the 
computer.
For Mac:
Double-click [Projector Station for 
Network Presentation] in Applications 
folder.
When you start Projector Station for 
Network Presentation for the first time after 
installing to your computer, the connection 
guidance window will be displayed. This 
window gives you the information for the 
necessary settings for connection. Be sure to 
read it thoroughly. When starting the 
application after the first time, the 
connection method selection window will be 
displayed first. You can check the 
connection guidance window anytime from 
the connection method selection window.
For Windows
1Select the connection method.
Refer to the network information on the 
projected screen of the projector and 
select “LAN Mode” or “AP Mode.”
LAN Mode: Select this mode if 
“Display Setting” in “Network 
Presentation” is set to “LAN Mode” on 
the projector’s menu. In this mode, the 
computer connects to the wired LAN of 
the projector or the USB wireless LAN 
module of the projector that operates as 
a client (“WLAN Network” page 30).AP Mode: Select this mode if “Display 
Setting” in “Network Presentation” is 
set to “AP Mode” on the projector’s 
menu. In this mode, the computer 
connects to the USB wireless LAN 
module of the projector that operates as 
an access point (“WLAN Network” 
page 30).
For Windows:
The appearance of the application on the screen 
is subject to change without notice.
2Set the projector an image will be 
projected to
.
a)  For LAN Mode
Refer to the network information on the 
projected screen of the projector that you 
want the computer connect to, and input 
the IP address and the Connection 
CODE. If “CODE” is “----”, 
“Connection CODE” (page 30) is set to 
“Off.” The computer can connect 
without inputting “CODE”.
Projecting an Image
Connection guidance window
Note
Connection method selection window