Stagehand ® Wireless Presentation Controller plus Laser Pointer & Illumination Light User’s Manual
Contents Contents Need Help?...........................................................................................................................2 Safety Information...............................................................................................................3 Features...........................................................................................................................4 Installation..................................................................................
Need Help? Need Help? If you have trouble using your Stagehand Wireless Presentation Controller, review the Installation, Operation, and Frequently Asked Questions sections of this User’s Manual. If you still have difficulties, instead of returning it to the dealer, check our website Atek.com for possible additional information, or contact us for friendly technical support. Telephone: 1-888-889-9990 (US and Canada only) or 714-258-0100 Monday thru Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Safety Information Safety Information ! WARNING! RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY! LASER POINTER The laser pointer in your Stagehand can cause permanent eye damage if not used properly. • Do not look into the laser beam or shine it in the eyes of other people or pets. • This product should only be used by adults. Keep it away from children! • Do not use the laser pointer for entertainment purposes.
Features Features • Stagehand controls computer presentations by sending keyboard commands from the remote control to the Stagehand USB receiver via 2.4 GHz radio signals. Since these are radio signals rather than infrared signals, there is no need to maintain line-of-sight between the remote control and receiver. Note: Stagehand only indirectly controls a projector via the computer and does not control the mouse pointer on your computer screen. • Plug & play installation. No software installation.
Features • Power, signal, and reprogramming LED indications on USB receiver provide useful feedback. Note: the USB receiver is not a flash memory drive and cannot be used to store presentations. • On/off switch extends battery life and prevents battery drain caused by unintentional button pushing when carrying or storing the product. • Control one computer with multiple remote controls or control multiple computers with one remote control (purchase of multiple sets required).
Installation Installation • Pull the battery protector film out from the battery compartment on the back of the remote control. • Move the on/off button on the right side of the remote control to the “on” position by sliding it up. To confirm that it is on, push the small round button located right above the Atek logo to see if the white LED illumination light below the logo turns on.
Installation • After your laptop or desktop computer is powered on and fully booted up, plug the Stagehand USB receiver into the computer’s USB port. A solid color LED on the USB receiver indicates the receiver has power from the computer. The LED flashes when it receives keyboard command signals from the remote control, but do not push any buttons on the remote control yet.
Operation Operation Refer to these buttons and indicator on the Stagehand remote control and USB receiver when reading the operation instructions. Laser pointer button Up button Reprogram button Down button On/Off button Power, signal, and reprogramming LED indicator Function button LED illumination light button The following instructions describe operation using PowerPoint on a Windows PC.
Operation Black screen (B command) When in slide show view, push and hold the function button for more than two seconds until the screen turns black. To return to the slide show, repeat the same procedure, or simply push and release the up or down button. Laser pointer Push and hold the laser pointer button. The laser beam will stay on for a maximum of 20 seconds. Push again to turn on again.
Operation ADVANCED FUNCTIONS White screen (W command) When in slide show view, push and hold the function button, and without releasing, push the LED illumination light button within two seconds. If you do not push the LED illumination light button within two seconds, you will invoke the black screen function instead. To return to the slide show, repeat the same procedure, or simply push and release the up or down button.
Operation Reprogram up and down buttons The default settings for the up and down buttons are: Up button = Down button = page up command page down command The buttons can be reprogrammed, but only as a pair of changes, not individually. To reprogram, push and hold the function button, and without releasing, push BOTH the up button AND the down button (AT THE SAME TIME) within two seconds.
Operation Reprogram remote control ID code and channel You can randomly reprogram the Stagehand ID code and RF channel on the remote control. The ID code and channel reprogram at the same time – you cannot reprogram them separately. Why reprogram the remote control • Another Stagehand remote control coincidentally was randomly set at the factory, or randomly reprogrammed by a user, to the same ID code as yours and is causing conflicts.
Operation Reprogram USB receiver The reprogram button on the USB receiver features a sophisticated design that allows it to: • Learn and use simultaneously up to eight remote control ID codes and channels. • Erase all learned ID codes and channels and go back to having just one learned ID code and channel. • Accept all ID codes and channels.
Operation How to reprogram the receiver Add ID code and channel: (If you are reprogramming for the purpose of avoiding conflicts, skip to the next section since you will first want to erase all ID codes and channels) With the USB receiver plugged into the powered on computer, take a narrow instrument, such as the uncurled end of a paperclip, and push and hold the reprogram button on the USB receiver until the LED indicator on the receiver (not the LED illumination light on the remote control) flashes two t
Operation Erase all ID codes and channels (original and added) and learn new one: Follow the “Add ID code and channel” procedure described above, but instead of releasing the receiver button after two flashes, continue to hold the button without releasing for two more seconds until the LED indicator on the receiver flashes four times. Then quickly release the button within two seconds.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Q1: I cannot control my slide show, and the laser pointer and LED illumination light are also not working. A1: Check the following: 1. Make sure the on/off switch on the remote control is in the “on” position (up). 2. Make sure there is a CR2032 coin cell battery with the printed text face up inside the battery compartment and that the battery compartment cover is locked tight. 3.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Q3: I cannot control my slide show, but my laser pointer and LED illumination light are working. A3: Check the following: 1. Make sure you have a slide show open and that the slide show responds to buttons on your keyboard (if it does not respond to the keyboard, it also will not respond to Stagehand commands). 2.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 9. M ake sure your computer is running a compatible operating system (Windows Vista or XP or Mac OS X). 10. Mac OS X, some presentation programs, and some versions of PowerPoint may not respond to certain Stagehand keyboard commands. Check that by doing the same commands on a keyboard that Stagehand sends and see how the program responds. 11. Make sure you are using the Stagehand slide show control buttons correctly per the Operation section.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Q4: Can I use a USB hub, USB extension cable, or laptop docking station? A4: In principle yes, but you might find sometimes hubs and docking stations do not work.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Q8: My remote control does not work from far away. A8: The Stagehand has a signal distance of approximately 50 feet but this distance may vary depending on various factors. Check the following: 1. Remove, or move away from, any objects located between the remote control and USB receiver that might be affecting the signal strength. 2. I t is possible some other RF signal is interfering.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Q12: Can I store presentations on the USB receiver? A12: No, the USB receiver is not a flash memory drive. Q13: How long should the battery last? A13: The battery lasts for many hours of normal operation but will gradually weaken over time. Exact battery life depends on how often you use the Stagehand, how you use it, and whether you turn off the remote control when you store it.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Q17: Does Stagehand control the mouse pointer on the screen? A17: N o, Stagehand does not control the mouse pointer, and it also does not have left and right mouse click buttons. Q18: M y USB receiver is in the “Accept all ID codes and channels” operating mode and now I want to go back to having just one or several ID codes and channels only.
Compatibility and Specifications Compatibility and Specifications Model number: RM200 Operating system: Windows Vista & XP and Mac OS X Interface: USB 1.1 or 2.0 Radio frequency: 2.4 GHz Battery: CR2032 coin cell Laser: Class 2 No. of ID codes: 65,535 No.
Maintenance Maintenance Clean with a dry soft cloth only. Do not use water, chemical solvents, or abrasive materials. For use in home and office environments only. Do not submerge in liquids or expose to extreme temperatures, high humidity, high pressure, physical shock, electrostatic charges, or intense electromagnetic radiation. Except for the user-replaceable battery, this product contains no user serviceable parts. Opening the enclosure will void the warranty. Contact Atek, Inc.
Regulatory Compliance Regulatory Compliance FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
One Year Limited Warranty One Year Limited Warranty The following limited warranty applies only to the United States and Canada: Atek, Inc. warrants to you, as the original purchaser of this product, that this product will be free from relevant defects in material and workmanship at the time of original purchase and for a period of one year thereafter. This warranty gives you, as the original purchaser, specific legal rights, and you also may have other rights which vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
One Year Limited Warranty Except for a user-replaceable battery, this product contains no user serviceable parts – opening the enclosure will void this warranty. As with any electronic device, it is your responsibility to be careful not to expose this device to water or to other fluids, or to do anything that creates a risk of electrical shock, or to expose this device to high heat, freezing temperatures, high pressure, high humidity, intense electromagnetic radiation and/or physical shock.
Contact Information Contact Information If you have trouble using your Stagehand Wireless Presentation Controller, review the Installation, Operation, and Frequently Asked Questions sections of this User’s Manual. If you still have difficulties, instead of returning it to the dealer, check our website Atek.com for possible additional information or contact us for friendly technical support. Telephone: 1-888-889-9990 (US and Canada only) or 714-258-0100 Monday thru Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Other Atek Products Other Atek Products If you like Stagehand, you might like some other Atek products too. • OnBoard® Travel Keyboard • Logio® Secure Password Organizer • Super Mini® Optical Mouse © 2008 Atek, Inc. All rights reserved. Atek, Stagehand, OnBoard, Logio, and Super Mini are trademarks or registered trademarks of Atek, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and PowerPoint are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the US and/or other countries. Apple and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc.
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