EMP Monitor

Operating Guide

Meanings of symbols used

CAUTION

TIP

[ (Name) ]

Indicates something that may cause injury or damage to the projector.

Indicates information that is related to a topic or which may be useful to know.

Indicates a page where a related topic or more a detailed explanation is provided.

Indicates the name of a projector port or a computer menu or item name.

Example: [InputA] [Start]

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Contents

Meanings of symbols used 1

Operating Environment 3

Compatible computers ............................................................ 3

Before starting operations ....................................................... 3

Registering projectors for monitoring 4

Registration using automatic detection ................................... 5

Registration using IP address (Manual registration) ............... 6

Editing the manually-registered projector list .......................... 6

Deleting a projector from the projector list............................... 6

Main EMP Monitor window 7

Button functions....................................................................... 7

Understanding the projector list............................................... 8

Displaying detailed information ............................................... 9

A projector cannot be monitored or controlled using

EMP Monitor 10

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Operating Environment

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 image source. A maximum of 64 projectors can be monitored and controlled by batch operations.

Projector A

Projector B

EMP Monitor

Turn on projector B

Compatible computers

* 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 (128 MB 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

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Projector C

System configuration example

TIP

If the projector's "Network Monitoring" or "Standby Mode" configuration menu is set to "ON" or "Network ON", the projector can still be monitored when it is in standby mode (when the (Power) indicator is lit orange).

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.

• The computer and the projectors must be connected to the network.

• 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 [Register projector].

Use the "Registration using automatic detection" ( p.5

) or

"Registration using IP address (Manual registration)" ( p.6

) procedure to register projectors.

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Click to add a projector to be monitored

The [Register projector] dialogue box will be displayed.

Registering projectors for monitoring

Registration using automatic detection

PROCEDURE

1 Click [Auto detect] in the [Register projector] dialogue box.

2

Select the projector(s) to be registered, and then click

[Add].

You can select several projectors at the same time.

If a projector does not appear in the list, use "Registration using

IP address (Manual registration)". p.6

TIP

• Projectors that have been registered using automatic detection will be re-detected on the basis of projector name and the IP addresses for these projectors will be displayed each time EMP Monitor is started.

• If a password entry screen is displayed, enter the password for the projector's Administrator and then click [OK].

If more than one projector was selected, the password entry screens for each projector will be displayed in succession.

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Click [Close] to return to the main EMP Monitor window.

Refer to "Main EMP Monitor window" for details on using the

main window.

p.7

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Registering projectors for monitoring

Registration using IP address (Manual registration)

PROCEDURE

1 Click [Manual registration] in the [Register projector] dialogue box.

2

Enter the IP address for the projector to be registered in the [IP address] box, and then click [Confirm].

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 Select the projector to be edited in the [Register projector] dialogue box, and then click [Edit].

2

If the projector name has changed, simply click

[Confirm].

If the IP address has changed, enter the new IP address and then click [Confirm].

Check that the projector name is correct.

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Click [Update].

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Click [Add].

TIP

If a password entry screen is displayed, enter the password for the projector's Administrator and then click [OK].

Deleting a projector from the projector list

Select the projector to be deleted from the list in the

[Register projector] dialogue box, and then click [Delete].

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

Button functions

The power can be turned on or off and the image 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 [Tools] menu.

Detail display 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 images source connected to the

[Computer] port, [Computer1] port or [InputA] port.

PC2,

InputB

BNC

Switches to the images source connected to the

[Computer 2] port or [InputB] port.

Switches the input source to the [BNC] port.

S-Video Switches the input source to the [S-Video] port.

Video Switches the input source to the [Video] port.

D4 Switches the input source to the [D4] port.

DVI,

HDMI

Switches to the images source connected to the [DVI] port or [HDMI] port.

EasyMP 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, nothing will happen.

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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 cord not connected)

Name:Shows the projector name.

Image source:Shows the selected image source.

Computer, Computer1 or InputA

Computer2 or InputB

S-Video

Video

D4 (Digital)

DVI or HDMI (Digital)

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Error information: Uses the following icons to show the status if an error occurs with a projector.

End of lamp life warning

Replace with a new lamp.

"Replacing the Lamp" in the "Replacing

Consumables" section of the accessory User's Guide.

Lamp problem

High internal temperature

(overheating)

Temperature warning

"Reading the Indicators"

Refer to the

"Troubleshooting" section of the accessory User's

Guide and carry out the suggested remedy.

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

[Refresh] in the main window to update the status.

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 [View details].

Click to display details.

The details that are displayed may vary slightly depending on the projector connected.

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Detailed status information will be displayed in the [Details] dialogue box.

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?

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 "Network

Monitoring" or "Standby

Mode" configuration menu set to "ON" or "Network

ON"?

Remedy

Connect the network cable correctly.

"Network Cable Connections" in the accessory User's Guide

Check the settings for the "Network" configuration menu command.

Uninstall EMP Monitor and then re-install it.

Accessory User's Guide

Register the projector in the projector list.

p.4

In order to use EMP Monitor to monitor and control the projector when it is in standby mode, the projector's "Network

Monitoring" or "Standby Mode" configuration menu must be set to "ON" or

"Network ON".

Accessory User's Guide

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