User manual X10 VK73A

[. . . ] HOWT SHOWT IMETM VIDEO SENDER PHOTO VIDEO SENDER OWNER'S MANUAL Start A B C D VT37A OK 1 4 7 Fo rwar d 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 Page up Bac kwa rd Su btitle Page do wn VR30A UR85A MODEL VK73A ENDER, ECEIVER, SENDER RECEIVER ( INCLUDES VT37A S ENDER , VR30A R ECEIVER , EMOTE) REMOTE AND UR85A R EMOTE ) INTRODUCTION Your ShowTime TM Wireless Photo Video Sender kit consists of a Sender which connects to the VGA output and audio out jack on your PC, and a Receiver which you connect to your TV. It includes a software program that you install from X10's Web Site. You control the Photo Sender and software using a remote control (included). The Sender converts the VGA video from your PC's video card and the audio signal from your PC's sound card, into wireless Radio Frequency (RF) signals and transmits them (even through walls) to the Receiver. [. . . ] You will hear a camera shutter click when you press any button, on the ShowTime mini app, but you can turn the sound off in Preferences if you want to. Preferences is also where you can adjust the color, brightness, contrast, sharpness, and the size and position on your TV screen. IF YOUR TV ALREADY IS ALREADY HOOKED UP TO A RECEIVER DBS R ECEIVER OR OTHER A/V Click on the Picture Wizard button to copy photos from other folders on your PC's hard drive into the ShowTime folders. Click on the Caption Editor button to add captions to photos and group photos into "collections. " You will then be able to use the remote to search for collections by name. In the Caption Editor you can also rotate photos that you took with your camera sideways. After you have familiarized yourself with the Demo, click on the ShowTime button in the ShowTime mini application shown above. A Tray Icon appears in the Windows Task Bar at the bottom right hand corner of your computer monitor's screen. To show or hide the main ShowTime application screen press the Start button on the remote control. If you don't see the icon in the Task Bar, run ShowTime either from the ShowTime mini application, the shortcut on your desktop, or from the Windows Start button. A screen like the one shown on the next page appears on your PC's monitor. The Broadcasting button in the ShowTime mini application shown above is green if ShowTime is transmitting to your TV. Click the button to turn off transmission. The button turns red. DEVICE If a DBS Receiver or other A/V component is connected to your TV using Audio/Video cables, you can connect the Video Receiver to the free LINE IN jacks on the component. If there are no LINE IN jacks, you will need to use a TV antenna splitter as described above. 8 9 USING THE REMOTE The remote lets you view your favorite photos from the comfort of your easy chair. Below is a summary of the button functions. You can learn more by watching the demo. Select Demo from either the ShowTime mini application, or the Windows Start button. Press B to View thumbnail views of the pictures in the album you selected when you pressed A. Press A to List photo albums. A B C Press C to Search through collections of photos you have grouped together. Press to Show or Hide the main ShowTime screen. Start D Press D to access Help. Moves up and down through Thumbnails. Use buttons A, B, C, and D on the remote to access the four main sections of the ShowTime application. If you have gone through the Demo you will be familiar with these sections. Refer also, to the descriptions on page 11. [. . . ] · Take a look at what the video signal is passing through or near to get to the Receiver. Metal objects and electromagnetic fields can distort the signal. Try to keep the Receiver as far away from other devices as the RCA or Coax cables allow. In most cases, relocating the Sender or Receiver a few feet is enough to avoid the source of interference. [. . . ]