Elmo P30S User Manual

Elmo P30 Visualiser

Set up• Install Image Mate software on to a PC – preferably your own, as it is often difficult to get administrators rights to install software on sch

Demonstration Part 1 - Camera1. Show A3 Shooting Area – Open an A4 text book an demonstrate the P30’s ability to display both pages simultaneously. Mo

Zoom• Elmo P30 has a 15x Optical Zoom. The zoom function is operable either by a unique and highly responsive dial system or via R/C.• It has 60x Digi

Focus• The P30 has a one-touch Auto Focus button in the centre of the ‘zoom’ dial.• Manual focus is accessed via the Remote Control. It is often neces

Example of Manual FocusManual Focus ‘Near’ Manual Focus ‘Far’

Unique multi-angle camera arm• Most visualisers have a camera arm that locks into place for viewing objects from above, folding flat for storage.• The

Viewing distant objects or those too large to place on the shooting stage• Unclip close up lens to allow camera to focus on large documentse.g. maps,

Image Mate Software• The second stage of the demonstration involves displaying the P30 image via the USB cable, into a PC.• Image Mate software consis

Image Mate for Presentation1. Select ‘Image Mate for Presentation’.2. Click on ‘Tools’, ‘Live Monitor’ and select option 3 from the drop down list (i.

Image Mate for Presentation• With Live P30 image running in a window on the PC, select SMART ‘Floating Tools’ (or equivalent).SMART ‘Floating Tools’

First Question:Q. Is everyone familiar with exactly what a visualiser is?A. A visualiser is effectively a camera on an arm, usually with a sho

Image Mate for Presentation• Select ‘Full Screen’ icon in Image Mate softwareFull Screen modeThe result is a full screen image from the P30 with ‘Floa

Image Mate for Presentation / IWB Software• Picking up a pen from the tray ‘freezes’ the P30 image and facilitates annotation.

Image Mate for Presentation / IWB Software• If required annotated image may be captured in full, in part or using ‘freehand’ cut-out tool. Once captur

Image Mate for Presentation / IWB Software• Alternatively capture image first into Notebook then annotate. Background and annotations will then remain

Image Mate for Presentation / IWB Software• Should one wish to return to a ‘live’ camera image at any time simply replace pen, click on cursor arrow i

Image Mate for Movie Creation• This half of the Image Mate software is used for capturing VideoClips e.g. demonstrations. N.B. Image Mate for Presenta

Image Mate for Movie Creation• Next step: bring up R/C on screen by clicking on ‘Remote Control’icon. All functions of the visualiser may now be contr

Image Mate for Movie Creation• Next step: To set recording levels to create a balance between image quality and file size. This only has to be done on

Image Mate for Movie Creation• Simply click the red ‘Record’ icon’ to begin recording. • Use the on screen R/C to operate the visualiser as required.•

SD Card Reader• Another unique feature of the P30!• Allows one to capture images onto a removable data storage card without the need for a PC.• Images

HistoryQ. Which company invented the visualiser and why?A. Elmo invented the visualiser. It was a product originally developed for the scientific

SD Card Reader• To capture images onto SD Card, the visualiser must be in ‘Camera’mode – this will be displayed in top right corner of projected image

SD Card Reader• To access images press ‘SD’ icon on R/C or press ‘mode’ button on base panel twice‘SD’ icon‘Mode’ button

SD Card Reader• Images from card can be displayed as either 1x1, 3x3 or 4x4.• It is possible to navigate through images using cursor arrows on R/C or

SD Card Reader• Click ‘enter’ to view image full screen.• Use zoom buttons on R/C or dial on base panel to enlarge image, then use cursor arrows to mo

SD Card Reader• To play images back automatically in sequence click ‘Slide Show’ on R/C.• Slide Show settings (e.g. transition time, wipe etc.) may be

Moving up to dateQ. How have visualisers improved over the last few years?A. Better cameras• Higher resolution – older visualisers tend(ed) to

Demonstrating the P30It is usually best to split your demonstration into two halves:1. The first should concentrate on showing the your audience the v

Set up• Connect the computer’s VGA output cable into the RGB input on the P30. • N.B. This may require you to disconnect an existing cable from wall p

Set up• Connecting the VGA output cable (supplied) will now drive projector and PC monitor.15 pin VGA cable from visualiser into wall point (or splitt

Set up• Connected in this way the visualiser will act as a switcher for the incoming PC signal.• Switching from ‘Camera’ mode to ‘PC’ mode to ‘SD Card

Set up• Check P30 is set to correct USB mode. (Factory default is ‘Mass Storage’). • Using on-screen ‘Menu’, change setting to ‘Application’. This onl