Panasonic PT-D10000 Series Manual instruction

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Multi Projector Monitoring and Control Software
Multi Projector Monitoring and Control Software
Setup and Operation Manual
June, 2008
June, 2008

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Contents
Contents
Software Licensing Agreement
Request Regarding Security
Operating Environment
Function List
Preparation
Installation
Operation Instructions (1)
Projector Registration
About User Name and Password
Operation Instructions (2)
Creating a Group
Operation Instructions (3)
Creating a Keyword
Operation Instructions (4)
Registering a Projector to a Group
Relocation/Rearrangement of a Group in
the Hierarchical Level
Operation Instructions (5)
Assigning a Keyword to a Projector
Deleting a Registered
Projector/Group/Keyword
Operation Instructions (6)
Brief Information Display (Monitoring
Function)
Information Acquisition Interval Setting
Change
Operation Instructions (7)
Detailed Information Display (Monitoring
Function)
Addition/Deletion of Items to/from Detailed
Information
Operation Instructions (8)
Error Display (Monitoring Function)
Error Log Storage/File Output
Operation Instructions (9)
Executing a Control Command
Operation Instructions (10)
Scheduling Function
Operation Instructions (11)
Opening the Web Control Screen
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Software Licensing Agreement
Software Licensing Agreement
Use of this Software is governed by the terms defined in this Software Licensing Agreement.
•Article 1 License
Licensee is granted the right to use this software, including the information recorded or described on the CD-ROM and in the
instruction manual and any other media provided to the Licensee (collectively “Software”), but all applicable rights to copyright
or intellectual property in the Software are not transferable to the Licensee.
•Article 2 Use by a Third Party
Licensee may not transfer or allow any third party, to use or copy the Software, whether free of charge or not.
•Article 3 Restrictions on Copying the Software
Licensee may make a single copy of the Software in whole or in part solely for backup purposes.
•Article 4 Computer
Licensee may install and use the Software on more than one computer owned or managed by Licensee.
•Article 5 Reverse Engineering, Decompiling or Disassembly
Licensee may not reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the Software. Matsushita shall not be bound by warranty for
any defects in the Software caused by Licensee’s reverse engineering, decompiling or disassembly of the Software.
Furthermore, Matsushita or its distributors or dealers will not be responsible for any damage to the Licensee caused by
Licensee’s reverse engineering, decompiling or disassembly of the Software.
•Article 6 After-sales Service
If a problem should occur with the Software while Licensee is using the Software, Licensee should notify Matsushita of the
problem by telephone or letter. Matsushita shall undertake to notify Licensee of whether the problem is a known error in the
program (“bug”), or whether the way in which the Software is to be used should be modified.
Furthermore, the Software is subject to revision without prior notice.
•Article 7 Indemnification
Matsushita’s liability with respect to this Software is limited to the conditions defined in Article 6 herein.
Matsushita or any of its distributors or dealers shall not be liable for any damage suffered by Licensee, either directly or
through claims from a third party, arising from or in connection with Licensee’s use of the Software.
Furthermore, Matsushita makes absolutely no warranty for the use of this Software for any purpose other than for applications
associated with the projector with which this Software is bundled.
•Article 8 Export Control
Licensee agrees not to export or re-export the Software to any county other than the country of purchase of the projector in
any form without the appropriate export licenses under the regulations of the country where Licensee resides or of any other
country as may be required by such export or re-export.
•Panasonic cannot be held liable for any direct or indirect damages resulting from the use or malfunction of this projector.
•Panasonic cannot be held liable for damages arising from data corruption or loss as a result of using this projector.
Please note the following.

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Request Regarding Security
Request Regarding Security
When using this product, security breaches of the type described below are conceivable.
• Leakage of your private information via this product
• Illegal operation of this product by a malicious third-party
• Harm to or cessation of operation of this product by a malicious third-party
Be sure to implement sufficient security measures.
• Make sure the password is as hard to guess as possible.
• Change the password periodically.
• Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. and its affiliated companies never directly ask customers for their password.
Do not give out your password even if directly asked by a third-party representing themselves as Matsushita Electric
Industrial Co., Ltd.
• Always use on a network that has safety protection such as a firewall implemented.
• Set passwords, and limit the users that are permitted login access.

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Operating Environment
Operating Environment
PC OS Windows 2000 SP4 or later
Windows XP Home Edition / Professional SP2 or later
Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/Ultimate/Enterprise or later
* 64-bit Windows and Mac are not supported.
Display resolution 1024 x 768 pixels or higher is recommended
Other Wired or wireless LAN connectivity
Projector Applicable models • PT-F100NT/FW100NT/F200NT
* For network models only
• PT-D5600/DW5000/D5700/DW5100/D4000/D3500
• PT-D7700/DW7000 * Optional network board ET-MD77 series required.
• PT-D10000/DW10000/DZ12000/D12000
• Proper operation cannot be guaranteed if the above system requirements are not met or if a self-built computer is
used.
• Proper operation cannot be guaranteed for all computers even if they satisfy the above requirements.

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Function List
Function List
Connection/registration Maximum number of registerable projectors: 1,024 units
Grouping Categorizes projectors into groups using "groups" or "keywords."
Group: Up to 1,024 units, hierarchical arrangement (tree view), drag-and-drop for
"move" and "register"
Keyword: Up to 1,024 units
Brief information display
(monitoring function) Displays a list of multiple projectors registered in a selected group/keyword.
Projector name, status (power ON/Mute/Warning/Error: Icon indication), input terminal,
input signal, model name, serial number
Detailed information
display (monitoring
function)
Displays detailed information of a selected projector in text format.
Brief information display + lamp selection, lamp output, lamp status,
operating/remaining time, intake/exhaust temperature, optical module temperature,
module operating time, software version (main/NT), self-diagnosis results
Error display Displays a list of projectors that generated warnings/errors.
Projector name, group name, detection time, error status
Error log storage
The log of generated warnings/errors can be output to a file.
Control function Executes a control command in multiple projectors in a group.
Power ON/OFF, AV Mute ON/OFF, input channel switching
Scheduling function Executes the above three types of control commands at a specified day and time
Maximum number of scheduled operations: 100, repeated operation (day of week/every
day + time) possible
Other Opens Web Control screen.

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PC
PC
Network Setup
Set the IP address, subnet mask and gateway according to the operating environment. (Consult your network
administrator.
Turn off the proxy setting in the browser or register the IP addresses of the projectors to the proxy exceptions
list.
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Projectors
Projectors
Network Setup
Set the host name (projector name), IP address, subnet mask, and gateway. (Consult your network
administrator.)
Set DHCP to OFF and set a fixed IP address, making sure that the entered IP address is not used by
any other device on the LAN.
If the entered IP address is used by another device, the projector cannot be registered.
The host name set for the projector is displayed as the projector name on the software.
Enable Web Control, Network Standby and PJLink Control.
For models in which the Web port number can be set, set the port number to "80."
Others
Disable Input Auto Search.
Preparation
Preparation

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Projector Network Setting Screen (F100NT, with wired LAN connect
Projector Network Setting Screen (F100NT, with wired LAN connection) ion)
1. Set NETWORK
STANDBY to ON.
2. Set WEB CONTROL
to ON.
The projector name can
be changed by clicking
Name Change.
Set DHCP to OFF.
Consult your network
administrator for the IP
address, subnet mask and
gateway to enter.
After entering all of the settings,
click OK to apply them.
Select WIRED LAN.
Select
NETWORK.

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Installation
Installation
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Preparing Software
Preparing Software
Contents of Installation Folder
The following shows the folder structure
setup.exe
installer.msi
dotnetfx
multi_pj_ctrl
extract

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Installation
Installation
Execute "setup.exe" in the folder of the desired language located in the main program
folder to initiate the installation process.
If the software is already installed, a screen for repair or uninstallation will appear.
When the license agreement screen appears, select I Agree, and click NEXT or OK in all
subsequent screens.
If Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is installed in the PC, an installer will automatically start up. In
that case, install the program by following the instructions of the installer.
After the software is installed, the following shortcut icon appears on the desktop.

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Installation Screen (when .NET Framework 2.0 is not installed)
Installation Screen (when .NET Framework 2.0 is not installed)
To the first screen shown on the next page
Installation of .NET Framework 2.0
Click Don't Accept.Clicking OK cancels
the installation
process
Click Accept.

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Installation Screen (when .NET Framework 2.0 is installed)
Installation Screen (when .NET Framework 2.0 is installed)

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Confirming Program Startup
Confirming Program Startup
After the software is installed, double-click the shortcut icon on the desktop to make
sure that the program starts up properly.
If the Japanese-version and/or Chinese-version program is installed in a PC running an OS other
than the Japanese/Chinese version, screens may not appear properly.
Group/keyword tree
view pane
Brief
information
display pane
Command
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log pane

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Operation Instructions (1)
Operation Instructions (1)
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Projector Registration
Projector Registration
1. Select the desired group icon in the group/keyword tree view pane, and perform either (a) or (b).
(a) On the menu bar, select File → Create New Projector (1 in the above diagram).
(b) Right-click the selected group icon, and select Create New Projector in the context menu.
2. Enter the IP address of the projector to connect to, user name and password (2 in the above diagram).
3. Select Test (3) to conduct a connection test.
→If the connection test does not end successfully, check the IP address, user name and password.
4. Click OK in the connection test success/registration confirmation dialog box (4 in the above diagram).
⇒A projector icon will be created in the group/keyword tree view pane.
It is possible to register a projector without performing the connection test by clicking the Create button (5 in the above diagram).
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About User Name and Password
About User Name and Password
The default user name and password are shown in the table below.
If the password has been changed in the Web Control screen, enter the currently
valid password.
Model number User Name Default Password
F100NT/FW100NT/F200NT user1 None
D5600/DW5000/D5700/DW5100/D4000/D3500
D7700/DW7000
D10000/DW10000 user1 panasonic
DZ12000/D12000 admin1 panasonic

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Operation Instructions (
Operation Instructions (2 2) )
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Creating a Group
Creating a Group
1. Select the desired group icon in the group/keyword tree view pane, and perform either (a) or (b).
(a) On the menu bar, select File →Create New Group (1 in the above diagram).
(b) Right-click the selected group icon, and select Create New Group in the context menu.
2. Enter a new group name (max. 128 characters) in the Group Name text box (2 in the above diagram), and click OK.
(* A memo may be added, if desired.)
⇒ A new group icon will be created in the group/keyword tree view pane.
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Operation Instructions (
Operation Instructions (3 3) )
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Creating a Keyword
Creating a Keyword
1. Select the desired group/projector/keyword icon in the group/keyword tree view pane, and select File → Create
New Keyword (1 in the above diagram) on the menu bar.
2. Enter a new keyword (max. 128 characters) in the Keyword text box (2 in the above diagram), and click OK.
(* A memo may be added, if desired.)
⇒A new keyword icon will be created in the group/keyword tree view pane.
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Operation Instructions (
Operation Instructions (4 4) )
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Registering a Projector to a Group
Registering a Projector to a Group
A projector can be registered to a group or moved from one group to another by
dragging the icon of the projector in the group/keyword tree view pane onto the icon
of the destination group.
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Relocation/Rearrangement of a Group in the Hierarchical Level
Relocation/Rearrangement of a Group in the Hierarchical Level
A group can be moved/rearranged in the hierarchical level by dragging the group icon
onto another group in the group/keyword tree view pane.
The above operation also moves the groups and projectors belonging to that group.
The information of the operation schedules (described in a later section) for the relocated projectors and the
group will also be moved together.

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Operation Instructions (
Operation Instructions (5 5) )
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Assigning a Keyword to a Projector
Assigning a Keyword to a Projector
1. Select the desired projector icon in the group/keyword tree view pane, and perform either (a) or (b).
(a) Right-click the selected projector icon, and select Property in the context menu (1 in the above diagram).
(b) Select File →Property on the menu bar.
2. Move the keyword to be assigned from Keyword List to Registered Keyword List by using the >> button (2 in the
above diagram).
3. Click Update (3 in the above diagram) to assign the keyword.
* To cancel the keyword assignment, follow the above procedure in reverse.
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Deleting a Registered Projector/Group/Keyword
Deleting a Registered Projector/Group/Keyword
Select the projector/group/keyword icon to be deleted in the group/keyword tree view pane, and perform either
(a) or (b).
(a) Select File →Delete on the menu bar (see the above diagram).
(b) Right-click the selected icon, and select Delete in the context menu.
* A group registered with projectors cannot be deleted. To delete such a group, delete the registered projectors
or change the registered location of the projectors (move to another group) first.
When a confirmation dialog
box appears, click OK.