Epson BrightLink 450Wi - Interactive Projector Instruction Manual

Start Here
This card helps you get started using your new
BrightLink.
1. First use this easy 5-step document.
2. Then pop in the DVD and learn more.
3. Next, visit us at the BrightLink Educator
Resource Center.
4. Need more help? Additional resources are shown
on the right.
Need More Help?
BrightLink software, manuals, FAQs, and
more are available at epson.com/support/
brightlinkdownloads (U.S.) or epson.ca/support/
brightlinkdownloads (Canada).
DVD containing BrightLink
training videos in this
Welcome Toolkit.
TeamBoard Draw Tips sheet in
this Welcome Toolkit.
BrightLink Quick Guide.A
complete User’s Guide is also
available on the BrightLink CD or
at the BrightLink websites listed
above.
PrivateLine®technical support
card, with your individual PIN.
Ask your tech coordinator or call
[phone] (U.S.) or (905)
709-3839 (Canada).
BrightLink Educator Resource Center
• Sign up for compimentary webinars
• Watch helpful how-to videos
• Find out about cool free interactive sites
• Book on-site Professional Development courses:
Go to www.epson.com/brightlink (U.S.) or
www.epson.ca/brightlink (Canada)
then click the Educator Resource Center tab.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
PrivateLine
®
1•800•637•7661

You need Easy Interactive Driver (EID) to make the pen work with
your projected computer image.
Here’s how to find out if Easy Interactive Driver is already
installed on your computer:
If you are using Windows®:
Select or Start > All Programs or Programs > Epson
Projector > Easy Interactive Driver. If you see Easy Interactive
Driver, the software is installed.
If you are using Mac OS® X:
Look for the Easy Interactive Driver folder in the Applications
folder on your hard drive. If you see the Easy Interactive Driver
folder, the software is installed.
If Easy Interactive Driver is not installed, follow the steps in the
next column to install it.
If you need to install Easy Interactive Driver
Do one of the following:
•Use the CD that came with the projector,
labeled “Epson Projector Software for Easy
Interactive Function”
•Download the most up-to-date version from:
epson.com/support/brightlinkdownloads
(U.S.)
epson.ca/support/brightlinkdownloads
(Canada)
You will need Internet access.
For detailed installation instructions, see the
Quick Guide that came with the projector or
watch the video on your DVD.
1 Make Sure the Software Is Installed

2Turn on the projector by pressing the power
button on the remote control. You can use other
buttons on the remote to adjust the image.
Select from various
image sources
connected to the
projector
Stop video action
Zoom in and out
Turn projector
on/off
Temporar il y
turn off image
Page through
documents
Access menu
system for
additional
adjustments
Tip: Want to learn more about using your remote
control? Visit us online at Epson’s Educator
Resource Center for a whole set of short videos.
3Display an image from your computer. If the
image doesn’t appear, try one of the following:
•On some PC laptops, you may need to hold
down the Fn key on the keyboard and press
F7 or the function key that lets you display on
an external monitor. It may have an icon such
as , or it may be labelled CRT/LCD.
•On a Mac®, you may need to open your
Display Preferences and select Detect
Displays, Show displays in menu bar, or
Mirror Displays.
•Try pressing the Source Search button on
the remote control.
2 Connect Your Computer to the Projector
1Connect the VGA computer cable and USB
cable to your PC or Macintosh®.
VGA cable
USB cable

Using the Pens
Make sure the batteries are installed in the
interactive pens. Your BrightLink came with
rechargeable batteries and a charger.
•Press the button on the pen. If the light turns
green, the batteries are installed and charged.
Battery indicator light
Button
•Hold the pen at an angle, rather than
perpendicular to the board.
•To left-click, tap on the board.
•To double-click, tap twice.
•To right-click, press and hold the button on the
pen, then tap the board.
•To click and drag, tap and drag with the pen.
If you use the pens for several hours every day,
you may have to recharge the batteries once a
week. If you use them less often, you may only
have to recharge once a month.
Tip: You can only write with one pen at a time,
but you can use both pens and trade off. To learn
more about EID and the BrightLink pen, watch the
videos we made just for you on the included DVD.
3 Launch Easy Interactive Driver
1 Look for the pen icon in lower right corner of your
screen (Windows) or in the Dock (Mac OS).
•If you don’t see the icon in Windows, you may need
to click the arrow(s) to show hidden icons.
Click if necessary
•If a red X appears on the icon , the computer
and projector may not be connected correctly. Make
sure the projector is powered on and the USB cable
is connected to your computer.
2 If you don’t see the icon, make sure you have the
program on your computer. Do one of the following to
check:
•Windows: select or Start > All Programs or
Programs > Epson Projector > Easy Interactive
Driver.
•Mac OS X: open the Applications folder, then open
the Easy Interactive Driver folder and select the
Easy Interactive Driver icon.

3Wait a few moments for the flashing green circle
to appear. Use the interactive pen to touch each
flashing green circle as it appears. Continue until
all the circles stop flashing and turn black.
•Touch the center of each circle, and make
sure you are not casting a shadow on the
pen.
•If you make a mistake, or if too many circles
appear at the same time, press Esc on your
computer keyboard and restart calibration.
Tip: You only need to recalibrate if you change
computers, or if you notice that the pen position
is no longer the same as your cursor.
4 Calibrate Your System
Calibration coordinates the positioning of the pen with
the location of your cursor. You can use either pen, and
you only have to calibrate once.
1Do one of the following:
•Windows: click the pen icon in the system
tray on your taskbar (lower right corner of
your screen), then select Calibrate (Normal).
•Mac OS X: click the pen icon in the Dock,
select Calibration from the menu bar at
the top of the screen, then select Calibrate
(Normal).
Note: If the pen icon appears with a red X ,
you won’t be able to calibrate. Make sure the
projector is powered on and the USB cable is
connected to your computer.
2After you read the following message, click OK.
Note: Advanced calibration is recommended
only if you are projecting highly detailed images.
Congratulations! When you finish calibration, you’re
ready to explore your software options, as described
on the next page.

If you are using Windows 7 or Windows Vista®,
you can also take advantage of the Tablet PC and
Ink tools to add handwritten input.
To open the Tablet PC input panel, select >
All Programs > Accessories > Tablet PC >
Tablet PC Input Panel.
If you have Microsoft®Office 2003 or later, you
can use the Ink function to add handwritten notes
to a Word document, Excel®spreadsheet, or
PowerPoint®presentation.
To add ink annotations in Microsoft Office
applications, select the Review menu, then select
Start Inking.
You can select from a variety of Ink Tools:
In Windows XP, you can annotate your
PowerPoint slides without additional software. In
slideshow mode, right-click and select Pointer
Options > Pen.
For more information, see your Windows Help.
Easy Interactive Driver allows you to use the BrightLink pen as a
mouse. For writing, you need annotation software. If you already
have annotation software, you can use it with BrightLink.
You can also use one of the following:
•Easy Interactive Tools (EIT), free from Epson, is a basic
annotation program available for download from the Epson
website. Go to epson.com/support/brightlinkdownloads
(U.S.) or epson.ca/support/brightlinkdownloads (Canada)
Windows Mac OS X
•TeamBoard Draw, a more intermediate level annotation
program, is sold with your projector. You can install it
from the CD that came with your BrightLink projector,
or download it from the Epson website at epson.com/
support/brightlinkdownloads (U.S.) or epson.ca/support/
brightlinkdownloads (Canada). You will need Internet
access and your projector serial number.
For more information, see the TeamBoard Draw Tips sheet or the
TeamBoard training videos on the Epson website.
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