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EMP Monitor
Operation Guide
Contents
What You Can Do With EMP Monitor 2
Operating Environment ........................................................... 2
Before Starting Operations...................................................... 2
Registering Projectors for Monitoring 3
Registration Using Automatic Detection.................................. 4
Registration Using IP Address (Manual Registration) ............. 5
Editing the Manually-Registered Projector List ....................... 5
Deleting a Projector from the Projector List............................. 5
Main EMP Monitor Window 6
Button Functions ..................................................................... 6
Understanding the Projector List ............................................. 7
Displaying Detailed Information............................................... 8
If a Projector Cannot be Monitored or Controlled Using
EMP Monitor 9
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What You Can Do With EMP Monitor
EMP Monitor Operation Guide
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You can display status information on a computer screen for multiple projectors that are connected to a network and also carry out batch operations on all projectors such as turning the power on and off and changing the input source. A maximum of 64 projectors can be monitored and controlled by batch operations.
Projector A
Operating Environment
* Macintosh computers cannot be used.
OS*
CPU
98SE/Me/NT4.0/2000 Professional/XP Home Edition/XP
Professional
Pentium MMX 166 MHz or higher (Pentium II 233 MHz or higher recommended)
64 MB or more (128MB or more recommended) Memory capacity
Free hard disk space
Display
6 MB or more
XGA (1024
×768) or higher resolution, 16 bit or higher display colour
Projector B
EMP Monitor
Turn on projector B
PC
Projector C
System configuration example
TIP
• If the projector's "Extended" - "Standby Mode" configuration menu is set to "Network ON", the projector can still be set and controlled using EMP Monitor even when it is in standby mode
(when the Power indicator is lit orange).
• The administration functions of EMP Monitor cannot be used when using easy connect mode with a wireless LAN.
Before Starting Operations
Check the following points before starting up EMP Monitor.
• EMP Monitor must be installed in the computer to be used for monitoring and control.
If using EMP-835 s"Installing EasyMP Software" in the EasyMP
Network Setup Guide
If using EMP-830 s" Installation and Uninstallation " in the EMP
NetworkManager Operation Guide
• Make the network settings so that the projector and the computer are connected in access point mode or wired LAN connection mode.
If using EMP-835 s"Connecting in Access Point Mode or Wired LAN
Mode" in the EasyMP Network Setup Guide
If using EMP-830 s" Projector Network Connecting Settings (EMP-
830) " in the User's Guide
• If using Windows 2000, NT4.0 or XP, the computer must be started up in administrator mode.
Registering Projectors for Monitoring
This operation is carried out when starting EMP Monitor for the first time after it has been installed and when you would like to add projectors. Once a projector has been registered, the status for the projector will be displayed automatically each time EMP Monitor is started from that point onwards.
PROCEDURE
1 Click "Start" - "Programs" (or "All Programs") -
"EPSON Projector" - "EMP Monitor" in that order to start EMP Monitor.
2
Click the "Register projector" icon.
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Use the "Registration Using Automatic Detection" ( s p.4
"Registration Using IP Address (Manual Registration)"
( s
) procedure to register projectors.
Click to add a projector to be monitored.
The "Register projector" window will be displayed.
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Registering Projectors for Monitoring
Registration Using Automatic Detection
PROCEDURE
1
Click the "Auto detect" button in the "Register projector" window.
2
Select the projector(s) to be registered, and then click the "Add" button.
If a projector does not appear in the list, use "Registration
Using IP Address (Manual Registration)".
s
TIP
• Projectors that have been registered using automatic detection will be re-detected on the basis of projector name each time EMP
Monitor is started.
• If a password entry window is displayed, enter the password for the projector's administrator and then click the "OK" button.
If more than one projector was selected, the password entry windows for each projector will be displayed in succession.
3
Click the "Close" button to return to the main EMP
Monitor window.
Refer to "Main EMP Monitor Window" for details on using the
main window. s
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Registering Projectors for Monitoring
Registration Using IP Address (Manual Registration)
PROCEDURE
1
Click the "Manual registration" button in the
"Register projector" window.
2
Enter the IP address for the projector to be registered in the "IP address" box, and then click the "Confirm" button.
If a projector with the specified IP address is found on the network, the projector's name will be displayed, so check that it is the target projector. If it is not the target projector, re-enter the IP address.
Editing the Manually-Registered Projector List
Use the following procedure to change the projector name or IP address for projectors that have been registered manually.
PROCEDURE
1
2
Select the projector to be edited in the "Register projector" window, and then click the "Edit" button.
If the projector name has changed, simply click the
"Confirm" button.
If the IP address has changed, enter the new IP address and then click the "Confirm" button.
Check that the projector name is correct.
3
Click the "Update" button.
3
Click the "Add" button.
TIP
If a password entry window is displayed, enter the password for the projector's administrator and then click the "OK" button.
Deleting a Projector from the Projector List
Select the projector to be deleted from the list in the
"Register projector" window, and then click the "Delete" button.
More than one projector can be selected at the same time.
Main EMP Monitor Window
The main window shows the status information for each projector. To carry our operations for projectors, select the projectors from the projector list and then click the buttons.
To close the window, click the in the top-right corner.
Buttons
Projector list
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Button Functions
The power can be turned on or off and the input source can be changed for the projectors that are selected from the projector list. The same operations can also be carried out using the commands in the "Tool" menu.
"View details" button
Shows detailed information for the selected projectors.
Power ON Turns the projector power on.
Power OFF Turns the projector power off.
PC1,
InputA
Switches to the input source connected to the
[Computer1] port, [Computer] port or [InputA] port.
PC2,
InputB
Switches to the input source connected to the
[Computer2] port or [InputB] port.
BNC
Switches to the input source connected to the [BNC] port.
S-Video
Video
D4
DVI,
HDMI
EasyMP
Switches to the input source connected to the
[S-Video] port.
Switches to the input source connected to the [Video] port.
Switches to the input source connected to the [D4] port.
Switches to the input source connected to the [DVI] port or [HDMI] port.
Switches to EasyMP or EasyMP.net.
TIP
Some connected projectors may not be equipped with all of the above ports or functions. If you click a button for a port or function that is not available, the button will not work.
Main EMP Monitor Window
Understanding the Projector List
The projector list uses the following icons to show the projector statuses.
Status: Shows the projector status.
Power on and normal status
Power off and normal status
Power on and abnormal status
Power off and abnormal status
Network error (such as not connected to network or power cable not connected)
Name: Shows the projector name.
Input source: Shows the selected input source.
Computer, Computer1 or InputA
Computer2 or InputB
S-Video
Video
D4 (Digital)
DVI or HDMI (Digital)
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Error information: If an error occurs with a projector, the following icons are used to show the status.
End of lamp life warning
Replace with a new lamp.
s
" Replacing the Lamp " in the "Replacing
Consumables" section of the User's Guide.
Lamp problem
High internal temperature
(overheating)
Temperature warning
Refer to "Reading the
Indicators" to remedy the problem. s
" Problem Solving " in the User's Guide
Internal problem
Fan problem
Temperature sensor problem
The projector information that is generated when a problem is detected is stored until EMP Monitor is closed. The EMP Monitor displays will not be updated automatically even if the projector status returns to normal. Click the "Refresh" button in the main window to update the status.
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Main EMP Monitor Window
Displaying Detailed Information
You can check detailed information on the status of individual projectors that are connected.
PROCEDURE
1
Select the projector to be checked in the main window.
2
Click the "View details" button.
Click to display details.
The details that are displayed may vary slightly depending on the projector connected.
Detailed status information will be displayed in the "Details" window.
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If a Projector Cannot be Monitored or Controlled Using EMP Monitor
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Cause
Is the projector connected to the network correctly?
Has the projector been set up correctly for connection to the network?
Remedy
Connect the network cable correctly. s
" Network Cable Connections " in the
User's Guide
Check the projector's network settings.
If using EMP-835 s
"Connecting in
Access Point Mode or Wired LAN Mode" in the EasyMP Network Setup Guide
If using EMP-830 s
" Projector Network
Connecting Settings (EMP-830) " in the
User's Guide
Uninstall EMP Monitor and then re-install it.
Has EMP Monitor been installed to the computer correctly?
Have all projectors that are to be monitored and controlled been registered in the projector list?
Is the projector's "Standby
Mode" configuration menu set to "Network ON"?
Register the projector in the projector list. s
In order to use EMP Monitor to monitor and control the projector when it is in standby mode, the projector's
"Extended" - "Standby Mode" configuration menu must be set to
"Network ON".
s
" List of Configuration Menu
Commands " in the User's Guide
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General Notice:
EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON
CORPORATION.
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Computer, Inc.
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