Epson 826W - PowerLite WXGA LCD Projector User manual

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Message Broadcasting
Message Broadcasting is a plug-in for EMP Monitor. Administrators
can use the plug-in to send messages or announcements to one or
more projectors or all the projectors on the network. You can send
messages manually, or use the Timer function in EMP Monitor to
have messages sent automatically.
You can use Message Broadcasting to send images in JPEG format.
The maximum resolution for an image is 1920 × 1200 pixels.
Getting Started
Before you install the Message Broadcasting plug-in, make sure EMP
Monitor (version 4.30 or later) is installed, and your projectors are
registered in EMP Monitor. Make sure your projectors support
Message Broadcasting; check epson.com/support if necessary.
Follow the instructions on the Epson website for downloading and
installing.
You need to use a networked Windows computer running Windows®
Vista®, XP, or 2000 Professional to install the plug-in.
If any of the projectors you select are switched off, they will power on
automatically when you begin Message Broadcasting. For network
communication, make sure the Standby Mode setting in the
projectors’ Extended menu is set to Communication On.

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Creating Messages
The easiest way to create messages in the JPEG format is to save slides
from Microsoft®PowerPoint®as .JPG files.
1. After you create a slide or series of slides in PowerPoint, open the
File menu and select Save As.
2. For the file type, select JPEG File Interchange Format (*.jpg),
then click Save.
If you are working with a series of slides, you can select whether
you want to save all slides or just the curent slide.
Broadcasting Manually
You can broadcast a single image or select a folder containing a series
of images to broadcast as a slideshow.
1. Start EMP Monitor. You may see a screen like the following,
showing your registered projectors and groups:
2. Open the Tool menu and select Plug-in > Message
Broadcasting.
note
This screen shows an
example of Group View.
Your screen will look
different in Detail View.

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You see the Message Broadcasting window:
3. Select the projector or group you want to send your message to.
4. Click the File or Folder button, depending on whether you want
to broadcast an individual message (File) or a series of slides
(Folder).
5. Click Select, then select the file or folder you want to broadcast.
You see the file or folder on the Message Broadcasting window:
6. If you have selected a folder, you can specify the timing between
slides. Select the number of minutes for the Update interval.
7. Click Start. Your message or slideshow is sent to the selected
projector or group. You will not see a confirmation message.

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If a projector is already operating, the Message Broadcast will
interrupt the existing projection.
8. When you want to end the message display or slideshow, click
End.
If you are broadcasting a series of slides, you may need to calculate
the end time. Multiply the number of slides by the Update
interval between slides, then add the number of minutes to the
start time.
If you do not click End, the message will remain on the screen. If you
are broadcasting a slideshow, it will repeat until you end it.
However, individual projector users or presenters can stop the
broadcast by pressing the Esc button on the projector or remote
control. Once the Esc button is pressed, the projector will not receive
broadcast messages until it is restarted.
Broadcasting Automatically
You can use the Timer function in EMP Monitor to set up slideshows
or messages for automatic broadcasting.
1. Start EMP Monitor. You may see a screen like the following,
showing your registered projectors and groups:
2. Open the Tool menu and select Timer > Timer Settings.
note
Projector users or presenters
can end the message
broadcast at any time by
pressing the Esc button on
the projector or remote
control. The following
reminder is displayed in the
lower left corner of the
screen: [ESC]: Close
Message Broadcasting.
Once the Esc button is
pressed, the projector will
not receive broadcast
messages until it is restarted.
note
This screen shows an
example of Group View.
Your screen will look
different in Detail View.

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You see the Timer Settings window:
3. Select the projector or group you want to send your message to.
4. Click Add. You see the Create New Timer window:

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5. Click the arrow in the Schedule mode box and select one of the
following:
■Date—Select the date you want to broadcast.
■Every Week—Select the start and end dates, and the day or
days you want to broadcast.
■Every Day—Select the start and end dates for the daily
broadcast.
6. Select the time you want to start broadcasting.
7. Click the arrow in the Operation box and select Message
Broadcasting start, then click OK.

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You see the following:
8. Click the File or Folder button, depending on whether you want
to broadcast an individual message (File) or a series of slides
(Folder).
9. Click Select, then select the file or folder you want to broadcast.
10. If you are broadcasting a slideshow, you can specify the timing
between slides. Select the number of minutes for the Update
interval.
11. Click OK.

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You see your schedule in the Timer Settings window:
12. To set the message end time, click Add, select the time, then
select Message Broadcasting end in the Operation box and
click OK. You must set the end time; otherwise, your message
broadcast will continue indefinitely.
You can use the buttons at the bottom of the screen to enable,
disable, edit, or delete your timer settings.
13. When you are finished adjusting timer settings, click Close to
save the settings.
note
Projector users or presenters
can end the message
broadcast at any time by
pressing the Esc button on
the projector or remote
control. The following
reminder is displayed in the
lower left corner of the
screen: [ESC]: Close
Message Broadcasting.
Once the Esc button is
pressed, the projector will
not receive broadcast
messages until it is restarted.

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Solving Problems
If messages fail to display on the selected projectors, check the
following:
■If the message does not appear on any of the projectors, check the
firewall settings on the computer running EMP Monitor. Make
sure EMP Monitor is selected as an exception.
■If an individual projector fails to display the message, make sure
the Standby Mode setting in the projector’s Extended menu is
set to Communication On.
■Try restarting the projector. If a projector user or presenter has
pressed the Esc button to stop the message broadcast, the
projector will not receive messages until it is restarted.
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