Epson Monitor V4.30 User Manual

							EMP Monitor Operation Guide
V4.30 
						

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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.
s Indicates a page where a related topic or a more detailed explanation is provided. 
[ (name) ] Indicates the name of the buttons on the remote control or the control panel. 
Example: Esc button
"(name)"
TimerIndicates the name of the buttons or items on EMP Monitor.
Example: Select "Timer" - "Timer Settings".
Select Timer - Timer Settings. 
						

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Meanings of symbols used  EMP Monitor Features EMP Monitor Functions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
Operating environment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Compatible computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Installing EMP Monitor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Limitations imposed by a Windows Vista environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Before starting operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
  Using EMP MonitorRegistering and deleting projectors for monitoring  . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
Starting EMP Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Registering projectors using automatic search (Searching for and registering 
projectors that are located in the same segment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Procedures for automatic search  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Procedures for registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting the range of addresses to do an automatic search and registration . 
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Procedures for automatic search  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Procedures for registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Registration by specifying an IP address (Manual registration)  . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Registering several projectors to a monitoring group all at once  . . . . . . . . . 18If the projector name or IP address changes after registration . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
For projectors that have been registered manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
For projectors that have been registered using automatic search . . . . . . 20
Cancelling (deleting) projector registrations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Monitoring window layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Monitoring using Grouping view  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Meanings of Grouping view icons  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the icons in Grouping view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Monitoring using Detail list view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Meanings of Detail list view icons  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Selecting display items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Sorting lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Searching for desired icons (Projector list) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Monitoring using the system tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Displaying projectors with problem or warning statuses in a list  . . . . . . . . . 27
Checking properties in detail  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Displaying group properties  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Displaying projector properties  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Displaying and deleting logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Displaying logs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Deleting logs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Using the control functions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Carrying out control using control buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Carrying out control using a web browser (Web control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Carrying out control using timer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Procedures for new timer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
E-mail notification function settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
E-mail notification of problem/warning/status  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Application lock function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  39
Switching application lock between enabled and disabled  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Enabling the application lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Disabling the application lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Setting a password for cancelling application lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
  AppendixTroubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  41
Projectors cannot be monitored or controlled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
An e-mail message is not sent when a problem occurs with a projector  . . 41
General Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  42
Copyright Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Trademarks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 
						

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EMP Monitor Features 
						

							EMP Monitor Functions
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 EMP Monitor Functions
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 problems or warnings 
requiring attention 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 the 
details of information such as 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.•Mail notification function settings
You can set e-mail addresses to which notifications are sent if a status 
requiring attention, such as a problem, occurs with a projector that has 
been registered.
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. sProjector User's Guide
•Set Network Monitoring to ON.
•Set Standby Mode to Network ON.
* When the projector's   indicator is lit orange. 
						

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Operating environmentCompatible computers
Only Windows is supported.
•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.
•Windows NT4.0 does not support Arabic and Hebrew versions of EMP 
Monitor.
•You must update Windows Vista to Windows Vista SP1 to use the 
Ukrainian version of EMP Monitor.
Installing EMP Monitor
When you are using Windows 2000/Windows NT4.0/Windows 
XP/Windows Vista, you must have administrator authority in order to 
install EMP Monitor.
When the language selected for the EMP Monitor installation varies 
from that of the OS being used, the EMP Monitor screens may not be 
displayed correctly.
ProcedureA
Turn the computer on.
To prevent problems from occurring during the installation, we 
recommend that you terminate all resident applications that can be 
ended.
B
Load the following CD-ROM in your computer: “EPSON 
Projector Software for Meeting & Monitoring” or “EPSON 
Projector Software for Monitoring”.
The installer automatically starts up.
C
From here, continue with the installation by following the 
on-screen messages.
OS Windows 98 Second Edition SP1
Windows Me
Windows NT4.0 SP6
Windows 2000 Professional SP4
The following 32-bit operating systems: 
Windows XP Home Edition SP2 or later
Windows XP Professional SP2 or later
Windows Vista
(All editions except Starter Edition)
Windows Vista SP1
All editions except Starter Edition
•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 
space50 MB or more
Display SVGA (800 X 600) or higher resolution, 32 bit or higher 
display colour 
						

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Limitations imposed by a Windows Vista 
environment.
When using EMP Monitor under Windows Vista, note the following 
limitations.
•You must have administrator authority in order to use Register at 
startup on the Environment setup screen of EMP Monitor. 
•Even after EMP Monitor has been uninstalled, the settings and log 
information will remain on the hard disk. If this information is no 
longer required, you may delete the EMP Monitor V4.30 folder. 
Provided the default settings were used at installation, this folder can be 
found at:
"C:\Users\(User Name)\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program 
Files\EPSON Projector\EMP Monitor V4.30"
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/Windows NT4.0/Windows XP/Windows 
Vista, the computer must be started up in Administrator mode.
•Depending on the projector model, a commercially-available serial 
TCP/IP conversion adapter and a connection cable are required in 
order to use EMP Monitor. sProjector User's Guide "
Make the settings for the serial TCP/IP conversion adapter before 
connecting to the projector. 
						

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Using EMP Monitor 
						

							Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring
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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
ProcedureA
Click Start - Programs (or All Programs) - EPSON Projector - 
EMP Monitor V4.30 in that order to start EMP Monitor.
B
The main window will be displayed.
The area described in red box is referred to as Grouping view.
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 as the 
computer in which EMP Monitor is installed. s"Registering 
projectors using automatic search (Searching for and registering 
projectors that are located in the same segment)" p.11
•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.13