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Projector for Business Use

Projector Quick Connection

Contraol Projector by iPad

Projector Quick Connection is an application that projects images, documents, and web pages from an smart devices onto a Maxell Projector by transferring them through a wireless LAN (Wi-Fi).
* The images on this page are from "PJ Quick Connection" for iPhone / iPad.


Main Functions

1. Remote Control of the Projector

You can use an smart device to easily control the projector allowing you to have a smooth presentation.

Remote Control of the Projector

When projecting documents, pictures and web pages, remote control can also be used.

Remote control when projecting documents
Remote control when projecting pictures
Remote control when projecting Web pages

[Functions that can be Controlled Remotely]

- Standby/On     - Input    - Volume     - Audio Mute     - Blank     - Freeze

2. Project Images, Documents, and Web Pages

From the "Contents" tab in Projector Quick Connection, you can project images, documents, and web pages onto a Maxell Projector.

2-1. Project Images
Projector Quick Connection imports images from the smart device Camera Roll and projects them onto a Maxell Projector.

1. Tap the + button on the upper right corner of the picture.
2. Tap New on the upper right corner of the 'Folder' pop-over to create a new folder.
3. From the Camera Roll, select images to add to the new folder, and then tap the 'Add' button.
4. Tap a folder to project.
5. Select images, and then tap the Project button on the lower left corner to project the pictures.

2-2. Project Documents
You can project a variety of documents onto a Maxell Projector. (View specifications)

For iOS:
You can import documents from attachment files of e-mail, Dropbox® and Evernote® etc.
You can add files by using iTunes® or Finder®. And you can also download/upload documents to iCloud automatically.

For Windows:

Importing Files with Finder

Step1. Click "DEVICE"
Step2. Click "File Sharing"
Step3. Click "PJ Connection"
Step4. Click "Add"

Importing document files with Dropbox. Importing document files from mail

For Android™
You can add files to folders of Android devices.
* In case of Android Application, PDF files are only compatible.

For Mac OS:

Importing Files with Finder

Step1. Click "Files"
Step2. Drop file to PJconnection
* The method of importing files may differ depending on the version of your Mac OS. For details, please refer to your device's manual.

2-3. Project Websites
You can project websites onto a Maxell Projector. You can also save bookmarks of frequently visited sites and easily open those sites.

*Enter a URL Enter a URL on top of the page to open a web page.
*Add Bookmark Tap the Option button, and you can add the open web page to bookmarks.

Tap the Project button on the lower left corner to project the web page onto a Maxell LCD Projector.

2-4. Camera
Camera function can project the caputured images of books and objects that was taken by camera function instead of document camera.

2-4-1. Photograph Mode

1.Tap Camera located in Contents Tab. 2.Photograph the object. 3.Objects that was captured by front-face and back-side camera is projected through the Maxell projector. * You can use
 

2-4-2. Preview Mode Setting (Default of preview : off)

When the photograph mode is active, you can set the preview functions tapping the option button.

You can start preview images after capturing the object under photograph mode, when preview is On. And user can choose project the picture or photograph again. Tap Back button, you can recapture the object. And tap Project button, you can project captured object through to the Maxell projector.
 

3. Monitoring

Monitoring is a function that you can check battery state, lamp time and other information on PJ Quick Connection. And can send error information to the application if an error occurs on projector.

3-1. Monitoring Function

①If you tap the icon of application state display, the state display screen will come out.
②The following information of projector can be checked on the state display screen.

・Projector Name
・Power Status
・Input Source
・Lamp-1 Time (*1)
・Lamp-2 Time (*1)
・Light Source Time (*1)

・Filter Time
・Error Status (*2)
・Input Signal Info
・Output Resolution
・System Time
・Lamp Circle Info (*1)

・Power Voltage
・Temperature
・Network Setting
・Serial Number

*1 Items displayed vary depending on the “light source” of your projector.


*2．The following error items can be checked on error information.

・Cover Error
・Fan Error
・Fan Warning
・Lamp Error
・Light Source Error (*3)
・Temp Error
・Air Flow Error

・Cold Error
・Filter Error
・Shutter Error
・Lens Shift Error
・Lamp-1 Warning (*3)
・Lamp-2 Warning (*3)
・Light Source Warning(*3)

・Humidity Warning
・Color Wheel Error
・Lens Door Error
・AC Black Out Error
・Other Warning
・Other Error

*3 Items displayed vary depending on the “light source” of your projector.

 

3-2. Error information notification settings
You can set On/Off of the error information notification and notification information.

step1. Launch PJ Quick Connection and open the SETUP of the projector which you want control.
step2. You can set ON/OFF of the error information notification and notification information from the ”Error Notification”. step3. Set the monitoring time. You can set the monitoring time to 1 second, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes.

You can set the monitoring time to 1 second, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes.

Convenience Functions

1. Display Mode
You can split the screen into 4 parts and simultaneously project up to 4 iPads and computers from the Display Mode in the Projection Quick Connection Option Settings tab.

Display Mode

[Files that can be Projected]


[iOS]

- Microsoft® Word (.doc, .docx)
- Microsoft® Excel (.xls, .xlsx)
- Microsoft® PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx)

- Pages (.pages)*1
- Numbers (.number)*1
- Keynote (.key)*1

- PDF (.pdf)
- JPEG (.jpeg, .jpg)
- PNG (.png)


[Android]

- PDF (.pdf)*2
- JPEG (.jpeg, .jpg)
- PNG (.png)


*1 iOS 12 or later is not supported.
*2 Some types of PDF files may not be displayed correctly.

2. Slideshow
You can set a slideshow from "Options" while projecting images, and view the slideshow of the selected images.

1. Tap the Option button on the upper right corner while projecting images, turn the slideshow on, and then set the projection duration.
2. Tap anywhere outside of the pop-over. Once it disappears, the slideshow starts.

* The images in the slideshow switch smoothly, so you can change the order of the images.

3. Press and hold an image whose order you want to change. Once the image icon vibrates, drag it to the desired position.

3. iCloud Setting(Only Apple iOS Device)

Files saved in the Projector Quick Connection "Document" folder are automatically uploaded to iCloud, and the same data can be viewed from iPads and iPhones using the same iCloud account.

3-1. How to turn the iCloud setting On/Off

1. Register an iCloud account.
On Settings in Projector Quick Connection, turn iCloud on.
3. In Content ? [Document, files on iCloud are downloadeds.

* Regardless of the communication speed, such as Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G, files can be uploaded to and downloaded from iCloud.

Note

  1. ­If the iCloud setting is "ON", [Content]-[Document] uses files on iCloud.
  2. ­If the iCloud setting is "OFF", [Content]-[Document] uses files added from iTunes.

3-2. How to add files inserted from iTunes onto iCloud (iCloud setting: "ON")

In order to add documents inserted from iTunes onto iCloud, the files must be manually added to iCloud from the iTunes folder.
* For details about how to add documents from iTunes, refer to the "document files with iTunes" in "2.Project Documents".

1. Tap the + button on the upper right of the Content ? Document screen.
2. Select the files to add to iCloud from the document list popover menu (Copy From iTunes). 3. Tap the Add button on the upper right of the popover menu after selecting the files.
4. The documents added from iTunes are added to iCloud.

* Documents that are saved on iCloud can not add to iTunes folder.

4. Marker

Marker function can project contents (documents, pictures, web sites, and camera) by using fingers.

4-1. Drawing Function

1. Tap the Pen button that is located upper right corner, when project the content. (in iPhone, there is the button bottom of the screen.) 2. Setting color and weight of lines 3. Draw something. * Choose a pen from Pen button, fluorescence pen button, and figure button.
 

4-2. Open other application / Save the image to the camera roll.

You can save pictures that drew on the display to camera roll in png form. Or open other application.

Tap Option button located upper right corner, you can choose Open in or Save in camera roll, when marker funcion is working.

5. Easy Web Access Control

5-1. Easy Projector Web Access Control

You can access to the projector web control easily that control various settings such as Maxell projector from web pages.

Easy Projector Web Access Control

You need to enter User Name and Password when using projector web control.

Enter User Name and Password, and tap OK button. Then display like below.
 

6. Security Function

Security function is a function that prevents the content projection and projector control from an unauthorized user. In order to use this function, the security setting of projector side and password input of application side are required in advance.

 

6-1. Security settings on the projector side

step1. Access the projector web control. ※You can access projector web control from [Projector]-[Projector Setup （Projector icon（i））]-[Projector Web Controller] of the PJ Quick Connection application
step2. Please set the password of [Security Settings]-[Network Control].（This setting is not required if only network presentation is limited.)
And subsquently, please enable both the check boxes of

Notice : This password can be used in common projector control function which using network control port 1 (Port : 23) or port 2 (Port : 9715), PJ Link function, my image fucntion and messenger function. If you want use these functions, please note that the password will be changed.

* For details about how to add documents from iTunes, refer to the "document files with iTunes" in "2.Project Documents".

step3. Please set the password of [Security Settings]-[Network Presentation].（This setting is not required if only projector control is limited.)
step4. In order to reflect the changed setting, please run the
 

6-2. Password input in the application side

step1. Launch the PJ Quick Connection, and open the SETUP of projector which you want control.
step2. Enter the password you set in the projector into [Security Settings]-[Projector Control] and [Network Presentation]. ※ If you want to delete the password, please erase the entered password and click


reference : If the password set in application and the one set in projector do not match, password entry screen will be displayed when you run "Projector Control" and "Content Projection". If you enter the correct password set in the projector, it will also be automatically reflected in the [Security Settings] on 2)-step2.

Compatible Devices and Connection Settings（as of September 2020）

1. Compatible Devices

Application Compatible OS version
Projector Quick Connection for iPad® (Free) iOS 11.0 or later or iPadOS

Projector Quick Connection for iPhone® (Free)

iOS 11.0 or later

Projector Quick Connection for Android (Free)

Android 5.0 or later

[Projectors]

- MC-EU5001
- MC-EW3051
- MC-EW3551
- MC-EW4051
- MC-EW5001
- MC-EX3051
- MC-EX3551
- MC-EX4551
- MC-EX5001
- MP-AW3001
- MP-AW4001
- MP-AX3001
- MP-EU5002
- MP-EW5002
- MP-EX5002
- MP-JU4001
- MP-JW4001
- MP-JW3501
- MP-TW3001
- MP-TW4001
- MP-WU5503
- MP-WU5603


2. Connection Settings

2-1. Configuring Wi-Fi

To connect a Maxell Projector to Projector Quick Connection, the smart device and Maxell projector must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
The optional USB wireless adapter (USB-WL-11N or USB-WL-5G) can be needed to make wireless environment.

2-1-1. Configuring an iPad/iPhone Wi-Fi
Use the following instructions to connect an iPad/iPhone to a Wi-Fi network.

  1. On the Home screen, tap the "Settings" icon.
  2. Tap "Wi-Fi" and turn "Wi-Fi" on.
  3. From "Choose a Network," select the network where the Maxell Projector is registered.

2-1-2. Configuring an Android Wi-Fi
Configuring an Android device Wi-Fi. Use the follwing instructions to connect an Android device to a Wi-Fi network.

  1. On the Home screen, tap the "Settings" icon.
  2. Tap "Wi-Fi" and turn "Wi-Fi" on, and choose a network that is registered by Maxell Projector.

USB Wireless Adapter (USB-WL-11N)

2-1-3. Configuring a Maxell Projector Wi-Fi
Use the following instructions to connect a Maxell Projector to a Wi-Fi network.

  1. Plug the USB wireless adapter to the projector.
  2. From the projector's "Network" - "Wireless LAN Settings,"
    configure the settings.

Maxell Projectors support infrastructure and ad hoc modes.

Maxell LCD Projectors support infrastructure and ad hoc modes

* It is incompatible to connect Ad hoc mode, when using Android devices.

2-2. Connecting Smart Devices and Projector

Start Projector Quick Connection (PJ Connection), and then tap the "Discovery" button on the upper right corner to perform an automatic search for Maxell Projectors. Tap the found projector, and then tap the "Save" button to complete the registration of the Maxell Projector.

1. Start PJ Connection
2. Tap the Discovery button on the upper right corner to automatically search for connectable projectors. A list of the found projectors is displayed.
3. Tap the icon of the projector to connect, select an input channel, and then tap the Save button.
4. The projector is now registered and its icon is displayed. Tap the icon of a projector to connect.

Registering a Projector Manually

1. Tap the + button on the upper right corner of Discovery.
2. From Setup, select a projector name, IP address and input channel. Tap the

Editing the Registered Projector

Tap "infomation information" on the lower right corner of a projector icon. From "Setup," you can edit the projector.

*Adding or Deleting Input Channels Tap Information on the lower right corner of a projector icon. From
*Renaming an Input Channel Tap Information on the lower right corner of a projector icon. From Setup, you can rename an input channel.

Using the Application for Smart Device

1. Downloading the iOS version

You must download the dedicated application from the iTunes App Store℠.

Available on the App StoreProjector Quick Connection for iPad

Available on the App StoreProjector Quick Connection for iPhone


2. Downloading the Android version

You must download the dedicated application from the Google Play.

ANDROID APP ON Google PlayProjector Quick Connection for Android

Tips

FAQ

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iTunes is a trademark of Apple Inc. registered in the United States and other countries.
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Dropbox is a trademark or registered trademark of Dropbox, Inc. in the United States.
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Evernote is a trademark or registered trademark of Evernote Corporation in the United States.
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iPad is a trademark of Apple Inc.
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iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc.
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App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
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Android™ and Android™ logo are a registered trademark of Google Inc.
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Google Play(formar Android Market) and Google Play logo are trademark or registered trademark of Google Inc.
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Performance is not guaranteed on all models. Depending on the model, performance may be unstable or may not perform as expected.