MEGAPOWER M-POINTER ML11 User Manual

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M-POINTER

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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Safety Instructions Package Contents Part Names and Function Installation Software Installation. Using the Software . Calibration Options Functions Annotation Whiteboard Keyboard Shortcut Tools Using the IR Pen Setting Up Changing RF Communications Channel Troubleshooting Specifications...
Page 3: Safety Instructions
Safety Instructions Warning If smoke or strange odor arise, continued use could result in fire. In such case, immediately switch off the M-Pointer and if appropriate, disconnect the USB cable. After making sure that the smoke or odor has stopped, contact your dealer for repairs. Do not attempt to make repairs yourself.
Page 4: Package Contents
To make sure you have a thorough understanding of the various functions of the M-Pointer, please go through this booklet in details. Please also keep it in a handy place for future reference when necessary. Package Contents Before you start, please check the package contents, if any are missing, please contact your dealer immediately.
Page 5: Part Names And Function
Part Names and Function (1) LED Indicator Lights up when the M-Pointer is turned On. (2) Rotating Camera Head (3) USB Port Used for charging the internal battery or for direct connection with PC (4) Tripod Mount Use with Tripod or with the Ceiling Mount Kit. (5) Pen Tip (6) USB Dongle Use for Wireless Connection of M-Pointer with PC...
Page 6: Installation
Installation Software Installation The M-Pointer Driver program is on the CD ROM. Turn on your PC and insert the CD into the CD ROM driver. Follow the instruction to install the program. 1. click “MPOINTER.EXE” to start the installation. 2. Accept the terms and conditions of the license agreement, then click NEXT...
Page 7 3. Set the location to install the MPOINTER software, then click INSTALL to start the installation.
Page 8 4. Click FINISH to complete the installation.
Page 10: Using The Software
Using the Software Connect the M-POINTER unit via the USB cable or insert the wireless USB dongle into the USB port of your PC. Start the MPOINTER application software. The icon will appear in the task bar on the bottom of the screen and the menu will display as follows : : Before using the functions of the M-Pointer the unit needs to be set to read the screen size.
Page 11: Calibration
Calibration 4 points mode : standard Touch the displayed crosshairs with the IR pen. If the device is able to detect the signal from the pen, the crosshairs will move to the next calibration point. 075, 0.5 and 0.3 modes : When the camera is not able to cover the whole screen, that is the top parts of the screen is out of reach, then use these modes.
Page 12 Picture in Picture : : When the PiP function is selected, a small window of the whole screen will appear, as in the following picture. Calibrate as in the main calibration procedure but for the small window. This is particularly useful in situations when the entire screen is large and the top of the screen is out of reach.
Page 13: Options
OPTION : Basic settings for the M-Pointer. The options can be changed for personal preferences or left as they are. -13-...
Page 14: Functions
Functions The following describes the functions of the M-Pointer software. ANNOTATION PEN : A selection of different pen styles ERASER : Selecting ways to delete annotations GRAPHICS : Function to draw -14-...
Page 15 Fountain pen Pencil Highlighting pen Brush Dotted line style Clear all writings on the screen Input text by keyboard. Move cursor to location where you would like the text to be placed. Press and hold LEFT mouse button then move mouse to open required box size.
Page 16 ERASE erase at the cursor position Erase an enclosed area Cancels last operation Reverse the cancelled operation Clear all annotations -16-...
Page 17 GRAPHICS Use this function to draw various regular shapes on the screen -17-...
Page 18: Whiteboard
WHITEBOARD A blank screen to let you draw and write. PEN, ERASER, GRAPHICS, functions exactly as in ANNOTATIONS. 3DBOARD : Displays a set of 20 files (PNG files). Each numbered tile can be selected and displayed as the main tile on the screen. Can draw, write on each file and the whole set can be stored in the SAVEFILE folder.
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Page 20: Keyboard
KEYBOARD Sets the IR pen equivalent to operate as the RIGHT BUTTON of a mouse. Sets the IR pen equivalent to operate as the DOUBLE CLICK action of a mouse Closes opened applications Provides options RESTORE, MINIMIZE, ESC and KEYBOARD. See Below -20-...
Page 21: Shortcut
SHORT CUT The options are equivalent to computer commands, minimizing, restoring and escape functions for applications windows. A soft keyboard to aid input. -21-...
Page 22: Ppt
PPT : opens, plays and annotate PPT or WPS files. SAVE : Option to save annotated active files to desired storage locations. 3DPPT : Same function as 3Dboard but instead displays the pages of the PPT as a series of PNG files which are stored in a PowerPoint folder -22-...
Page 23: Tools
TOOLS Capture and display images. Images capture a selected area of the screen capture whole screen print selected image select and display previously stored images -23-...
Page 24 SCREEN stop recording screen activity pause recording screen activity playback captured video Captured video is in AVI file format MEDIA : Browse pictures with the 3D board. -24-...
Page 25: Using The Ir Pen
Using the IR Pen Unscrew the rear cap to open and insert two AAA size batteries into the compartment. Please note the correct polarity of the battery. Click Lightly tap the pen tip once on the menu or icon of the screen. Double Click Light tap the pen tip twice on the same place of the screen.
Page 26: Changing Rf Communications Channel
Changing RF communications channel Set MAIN UNIT check that both the main unit and RF dongle is powered OFF connect the USB cable from the main unit to a computer invoke the MPointer software click on then click on EFFECT SETTINGS on the computer keyboard press ‘Ctrl’...
Page 27 Select an unused channel (channel 80 is factory default), for example channel 100. slide the vertical bar to the right until 100 is displayed, then to the right of the RF channel bar click on OK Click on the OK at the bottom of the settings screen to finish Close the MPointer software and disconnect the main unit from the computer Set RF DONGLE...
Page 28 slide the green bar to channel 100 (same channel as the main unit), then on the right click on OK Click on the OK at the bottom of the settings screen to finish Close the MPointer software then remove dongle from computer to finish -28-...
Page 29 Installation Diagram -29-...
Page 30: Troubleshooting
TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Reason and Solution LED on the camera Rechargeable battery runs low. Recharge battery does not light up using the supplied USB cable Mouse cursor not The M-Pointer might have moved during accurate after installation. Recalibrate. Please do not change calibration the resolution on your computer AFTER the driver software is opened...
Page 31: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS Operating System Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 Better than Pentium 4, 1.0 G, 512 M RAM and 2G PC Reqirement Harddisk space 67 frames/second Scan Rate 300,000 Native, 1.2M expanded Resolution(pixels) 4/16/25 points selectable Calibration Method USB 2.0 Interface Less than 1.5 pixels Accuracy >85%...
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