Epson EMP Monitor V4.10 User manual

EMP Monitor V4.10
Operation Guide

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Meanings of symbols used
The following table shows the symbols used in this manual, along with descriptions of what they mean.
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 a more detailed explanation is provided. Click on the page
number to display that page.
[ (Name) ] Indicates the name of a projector port or a computer menu or item name.
Example: [InputA] [Start]
CAUTIONCAUTION
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Contents
Meanings of symbols used 1
Tasks that can be done using EMP Monitor 4
Operating environment 5
Compatible computers ............................................................ 5
Installing EMP Monitor ............................................................ 5
Before starting operations ....................................................... 5
Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring 6
Starting EMP Monitor .............................................................. 6
Registering projectors using automatic search
(Searching for and registering projectors that are
located in the same segment)............................................... 7
Procedures for automatic search .................................................. 7
Procedures for registration........................................................... 8
Setting the range of addresses to do an automatic search and
registration ............................................................................ 9
Procedures for automatic search .................................................. 9
Procedures for registration......................................................... 10
Registration by specifying an IP address
(Manual registration) ........................................................... 11
Registering several projectors to a monitoring group
all at once............................................................................ 12
If the projector name or IP address changes
after registration.................................................................. 14
For projectors that have been registered manually..................... 14
For projectors that have been registered using
automatic search........................................................................ 14
Cancelling (deleting) projector registrations.......................... 15
Monitoring window layout 16
How to switch views .................................................................. 16
Monitoring using "Grouping view" ......................................... 16
Meanings of "Grouping view" icons.......................................... 16
Using the icons in "Grouping view" .......................................... 17
Monitoring using "Detail list view" ......................................... 18
Meanings of "Detail list view" icons.......................................... 18
Selecting display items............................................................... 19
Sorting lists................................................................................. 20
Searching for desired icons (Projector list) ........................... 20
Monitoring using the system tray .......................................... 21
Displaying projectors with problem or warning
statuses in a list .................................................................. 22
Checking properties in detail................................................. 23
Displaying group properties ....................................................... 23
Displaying projector properties .................................................. 24

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Contents
Displaying and deleting logs.................................................. 24
Displaying logs .......................................................................... 24
Deleting logs .............................................................................. 24
Using the control functions 25
Carrying out control using control buttons............................. 25
Carrying out control using a web browser (Web control) ......26
Carrying out control using timer settings ............................... 26
Procedures for new timer settings.............................................. 27
Setting the mail notification function 28
If a problem notification e-mail message
has been sent 30
Application lock function 31
Switching application lock between enabled
and disabled........................................................................ 31
Enabling the lock ....................................................................... 31
Disabling the lock ...................................................................... 31
Setting a password for cancelling application lock ................31
Troubleshooting 32
Projectors cannot be monitored or controlled ....................... 32
An e-mail message is not sent when a problem
occurs with a projector........................................................ 32

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Tasks that can be done using EMP Monitor
EMP Monitor lets you carry out operations such as checking the statuses of
multiple EPSON projectors that are connected to a network at a computer
monitor, and controlling the projectors from the computer.
Following are brief descriptions of the monitoring and control functions that
can be carried out using EMP Monitor.
•Registering projectors for monitoring and control
- Projectors on the network can be searched for automatically, and you can
then select projectors to be registered from the projectors that are detected.
- You can enter the IP addresses for target projectors to register them.
•Registered projectors can also be assigned to groups so that they
can be monitored and controlled in groups
•Monitoring the statuses of registered projectors
- The power status (ON/OFF) for projectors and problem and warning
statuses can be checked visually by means of icons.
- You can select groups of projectors or a single projector that you are
interested in, and then check the cumulative lamp operating time or check
the details of information on input sources, problems and warnings for
these projectors.
•Controlling registered projectors
- Projectors can be selected in groups or as single projectors, and you can
then carry out operations for the selected projectors such as turning the
power on and off and switching their input sources.
- Web control functions can be used to change the settings in the projector's
configuration menu.
- If there are certain control actions which are carried out regularly at
particular times or on particular days, you can use "Timer Settings" to
register timer settings.
•E-mail notification function settings
You can set e-mail addresses for problem notifications to be sent to if a
problem occurs with a projector that has been registered.
System configuration example
Projector A
Projector B
Group B
I want to turn on the
power for Group A
projectors.
EMP Monitor
Group A
TIP
To enable projectors to be monitored and controlled even when they
are in standby mode*, make the following settings at the projectors.
The settings that need to be made will vary depending on the projector
you are using.
s"Configuration menus" in the projector's User's Guide.
•Set "Network Monitoring" to "ON".
•Set "Standby Mode" to "Network ON".
* When the projector's (Power) indicator is lit orange

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Operating environment
Compatible computers
Macintosh computers cannot be used.
* Operations carried out at the computer may become slow depending on the
number of projectors being managed. If this happens, use a computer with
higher specifications.
* EMP Monitor cannot be used in environments which do not allow pings to
be transmitted.
Installing EMP Monitor
If using Windows 2000, NT4.0 or XP, the computer must be started up in
Administrator mode.
PROCEDURE
Turn the computer on, and quit all running
applications.
Place the "EPSON Projector Software for Monitoring"
CD-ROM in the computer's CD-ROM drive.
The installer automatically starts up.
From here, continue with the installation by following
the on-screen messages.
Before starting operations
Check the following points before starting up EMP Monitor.
• EMP Monitor must be installed on 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.
When using EMP-6000/821/81/61
• A commercially-available serial ⇔ TCP/IP conversion adapter and a
connection cable are required in order to use EMP Monitor.
s"Standby mode" in the projector's User's Guide
• Make the settings for the serial ⇔ TCP/IP conversion adapter before
connecting to the projector.
OS 98SE/Me/NT4.0/2000 Professional/XP Home Edition/XP
Professional
• Internet Explorer Ver. 5.0 or later must be installed.
CPU Pentium MMX 166 MHz or higher (Pentium II 233 MHz
or higher recommended)
Memory
capacity
64 MB or more (128 MB or more recommended)
Free hard disk
space
50 MB or more
Display SVGA (800×600) or higher resolution, 32 bit or higher
display colour
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Registering and deleting 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.
Starting EMP Monitor
PROCEDURE
Click [Start] - [Programs] (or [All Programs]) - [EPSON
Projector] - [EMP Monitor V4.10] in that order to start
EMP Monitor.
The main window will be displayed.
The operations to register projectors using the automatic search will
vary depending on where the projectors are connected to in the
network.
•When registering a projector that is located in the same segment
that the computer the EMP Monitor is installed in is associated
with. s"Registering projectors using automatic search (Searching
for and registering projectors that are located in the same segment)"
p.7
•When registering projectors that are in multiple segments of the
network s"Setting the range of addresses to do an automatic
search and registration" p.9
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"Grouping view"

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Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring
Registering projectors using automatic search
(Searching for and registering projectors that are
located in the same segment)
PROCEDURE
fProcedures for automatic search
Right-click in "Grouping view" and select "New" -
"Projector (automatic search)".
The "Create new projector (automatic registration)" window
will be displayed.
• If "Detail list view" is displayed, select "New" - "Projector
(automatic search)" from the "Edit" menu.
Click [Search].
Automatic search will be carried out, and the names of the
projectors that have been detected will be displayed.
• If a projector does not appear in the list, use "Registration by
specifying an IP address (Manual registration)". sp.11
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• You can also carry out this operation by selecting "Projector
(automatic search)" from "New" in the "Edit" menu.
• Projectors that are using a serial
⇔ TCP/IP conversion adapter
cannot be detected.

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Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring
fProcedures for registration
Select the projector(s) to be registered, and then click
[Edit].
The following window will be displayed.
Make the necessary settings while referring to the following
table.
After entering the details, click [Register] to start the
registration. When the message is displayed, click
[OK].
To continue registering other projector(s), repeat Steps 3 and 4.
Display name Enter the name of the projector(s) to be displayed in
"Grouping view" or "Detail list view".
Up to a maximum of 32 bytes can be entered.
A space cannot be used as the first character.
Display icon Select the icon(s) to be displayed in "Grouping view"
or "Detail list view".
Parent group Select when registering a projector in a group.
If no groups have been created, this cannot be
selected. s"Registering several projectors to a
monitoring group all at once" p.12
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Projector
name
This shows the name that has been registered on the
projector.
IP address This shows the IP address for the registered projector.
Use Serial ⇔
TCP/IP
conversion
adaptor.
This cannot be selected when registering projectors
using automatic search.
Port Number This cannot be selected when registering projectors
using automatic search.
Monitor
Password
If a Monitor Password has been set for the projector,
be sure to enter the Monitor Password that has been
set. If the correct password is not entered at this time,
it will not be possible to monitor and control the
projector even though it is registered.
Description You can enter some kind of memo about the projector.
The details you enter here will be displayed at the
projector properties.
Up to a maximum of 60 bytes can be entered.
Monitor Select this when you want monitoring to start.
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TIP
Projectors that have been registered using automatic search are
searched for again by projector name each time EMP Monitor is
started.

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Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring
To end the registration operation, click the in the
top-right corner of the window or click [Cancel].
The icon(s) of the projector(s) you registered will be displayed
in "Grouping view" or "Detail list view".
Refer to "Monitoring window layout" for details on using the
"Grouping view" and "Detail list view". sp.16
Setting the range of addresses to do an automatic
search and registration
PROCEDURE
fProcedures for automatic search
Right-click in "Grouping view" and select "New" -
"Projector (automatic search)".
The "Create new projector (automatic registration)" window
will be displayed.
• If "Detail list view" is displayed, select "New" - "Projector
(automatic search)" from the "Edit" menu.
Select the "Specify an address range and search"
check box and then enter the starting address and
ending address in the range.
Click [Search].
Automatic searching will be carried out, and the names of the
projectors that have been detected will be displayed.
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TIP
Projectors that are using a serial ⇔ TCP/IP conversion adapter
cannot be detected.
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