Epson V4.22 manual

EMP Monitor V4.22 Operation Guide[...]

1 Meanings of symbols used The following table sh o ws the sym bols used i n this manual, al ong with des criptions of wh at they mean. Indica tes som ething that may cause injury or damag e to the projec tor . Indicates informati on that is related to a topic or wh ich may be useful to know . Indicates a page where a related topic or a more de tai[...]

2 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 Limitations imposed by a Windows Vista environme nt ........... 6 Before [...]

3 Contents Checking properties in detail ......... .................................... .... 24 Displaying group properties .......................................... ............. 24 Displaying projector properties .................. ................................ 25 Displaying and deletin g logs .................................. ..............[...]

4 T asks 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 c onnec ted to a network at a computer monitor , and controlling the projec tors from the computer . Follo wing a re brief descriptions of the monitoring and control functions that can be carried [...]

5 Operating en vir onment Compatib le computers Macintosh computers are not supported. * Operations carried out at the computer may bec ome slo w depending on the number of projectors being managed. If this happens, use a c omputer with higher specificat ions. * EMP Monitor cannot be used in en vironments which do not allo w pings to be transm itte[...]

6 Operating environment Limitati ons impos ed b y a Windows Vist a en vir onment When using EMP Monitor under W indows V ista, note the follo wing limitations. • Y ou must ha v e administrator authority in order to use "Register at startup" on the "En vironment setup" screen of EMP monitor . s "Monitoring using the system[...]

7 Registering and deleting pr ojectors f or monitoring This operation is ca rried out when starting EMP Mon itor for the fi rst time after it has been installed and when you w ould lik e to add projectors. Once a projector has been registered, the status for the projector will be displayed automatic ally each time EMP M onitor is started from t hat[...]

8 Registering and deleting project ors for monitoring Regist ering p r ojecto rs using au tomatic sear c h (Sear ching f or and regist ering p r ojecto rs that ar e locate d in the s ame seg ment) PROCEDURE f Procedures for auto matic search Right-clic k in "Grouping vie w" and s elect "New" - "Projector (automatic search)&[...]

9 Registering and deleting project ors for monitoring f Procedures for reg istration Select the projector(s) to be registered, and then clic k [Edit]. The following windo w will be displayed. Make the necessary settings while referring to the following table. After entering the deta ils, clic k [Register] to star t the registration. When the messag[...]

10 Registering and deleting project ors for monitoring T o end the registr ation operation, clic k the in the top-right corner of the window or c lick [Cancel]. The icon(s) of the projector(s) y ou registered will be displayed in "Grouping view" or "Detail list view". Refer to "Monitoring window layout" for details on [...]

11 Registering and deleting project ors for monitoring f Procedures for reg istration Select the projector(s) to be registered, and then clic k [Edit]. The following windo w will be displayed. Make the necessary settings while referring to the following table. After entering the deta ils, clic k [Register] to star t the registration. When the messa[...]

12 Registering and deleting project ors for monitoring Regist ration by specify ing an IP ad dress ( Manu al reg istra tion) PROCEDURE Right-clic k in "Grouping vie w" and s elect "New" - "Projector (manual registration)". The following windo w will be displayed. • If "Detail lis t view " is displayed, sele[...]

13 Registering and deleting project ors for monitoring After entering the deta ils, clic k [Register] to star t the registration. When the message is dis pla yed, c lick [OK]. The icon(s) of the projector(s) y ou registered will be displayed in "Grouping view" or "Detail list view". Registe ring several projectors to a monitorin[...]

14 Registering and deleting project ors for monitoring PROCEDURE Right-clic k in "Grouping vie w" and s elect "New" - "Group". The following windo w will be displayed. Make the necessary settings while referring to the table below . • If "Detail list vie w" is displayed, select "Ne w" - "Grou[...]

15 Registering and deleting project ors for monitoring If the p r ojecto r name or IP addres s ch anges af ter reg istra tion f For projectors that h ave been registe red manually PROCEDURE Right-clic k on a projector icon in "Grouping vie w" or "Detail list view" and select " Monitoring disabled". Then right-clic k th[...]

16 Registering and deleting project ors for monitoring Cancelling (deleting) projector regist rations The registrations for projectors can be deleted if they are no longer required for monitoring or control using EMP Monitor . PROCEDURE Right-clic k the icon for the projector or group that is to be deleted in "Grouping view" or "Deta[...]

17 Monitoring windo w la y out Y ou can monitor using either of the windo w layouts belo w . • "Gro uping vie w" This vie w lets you check the status of group registrations in a hierarchical diagram. • "Detail list view" This vie w lets you display the status of each projector as a list so that the projectors can be checked [...]

18 Monitoring window layout The icon patterns and their meanings are e xplained below . *1 When "T em perature le vel display group view" is set to "On" at "En vironment setup" in the "T ool" menu, an icon indicating the internal temperat ure of the projector will be displ ayed on top of the projector icon. T[...]

19 Monitoring window layout Monitoring using "Detail list vie w" f Meanings of "Deta il list view" ico ns The status of re gistered projectors is displaye d as a list in "Detail list vie w" regardless of which groups the projectors belong to. The icon patterns and their meanings are e xplained below . Ty p e : Displays[...]

20 Monitoring window layout *1 When "T empera ture le ve l display group view" is set to "On" at "En vironment setup" in the "T ool" menu, an icon indicating the internal temperat ure of the projector will be displ ayed on top of the projector icon. The default setti ng is "Off". *2 Check the follow[...]

21 Monitoring window layout Select the check bo x of the item you want to display . Click [OK]. When all of the details of the item cannot be display ed in "Detail list view", drag the boundar y line on the right of the item name so that the view is e xtended to the desired width. f Sorting lists Y ou can sort detailed lists by using a sp[...]

22 Monitoring window layout Monito rin g using th e syste m tray The projector statuses are always displayed as icons in the system tray , e ven when "Grouping vie w" or "Detail list vie w" is not al ways displayed, and the statuses can be checked by the icon patterns. When the configuration menus are set using the follo wing op[...]

23 Monitoring window layout Displaying pr ojectors with pr oblem or warning status es in a lis t Y ou can display a list of only the projectors which ha ve a problem or warning status. PROCEDURE Select "W arning and Er r or Projector list" fr om the " Vie w" menu. The follo wing "W arning and Error Project or list" win[...]

24 Monitoring window layout *Y ou can display the "Replace Lamp" warning at any time preset in "En vironment setup" in the "T ool" menu. Checking proper ties in det ail Y ou can check the properties of groups and pr ojectors in detail. f Displaying group pr operties Y ou can use either of the following methods to displ[...]

25 Monitoring window layout f Displaying projecto r properties Right-click on a projector icon in "Grouping vie w" or "Detail list vie w" and select "Property". Displaying and dele ting logs In your web browser , you can check a transmission log of content such as what has been controlled by the EMP Monitor , projector[...]

26 Using the contr ol functions Carrying out co ntr ol us ing co ntr ol b uttons Click the icon of a projector to be c ontrolled in "Grouping view" or "Detail list vie w", and clic k a control b utton to enable control of only that selected projector . Y ou can also enable control of all se lected projectors b y selecting more t[...]

27 Using the control functions Carryin g out contr ol using a web br ows er (W eb cont r ol) Y ou can use the computer's web bro wser to change the conf iguration menu settings for projectors. PROCEDURE Right-clic k on the icon o f a pr ojector to be c ontr olled in "Grouping view" or "Detail list view" and select "W e[...]

28 Using the control functions Carrying ou t contr ol using timer set tings This is useful for carrying out certai n control operations such as turning a projector's po wer on and off at specif ied times ev ery day or e very week. T imer settings can be carr ied out either for a single pr ojector only , or all at once for all projectors in a g[...]

29 Using the control functions f Procedures for new timer settings When you c lick "Add", the f ollowing window is display ed and the new timer settings are applied. At "Operation", you can carry out the operations of tur ning the power on and of f and switching the input sourc es, similarly for the control buttons on the main w[...]

30 Setting the mail no tification function The mail notif ication function can be used to send corresponding notif ication messages to a preset e-mail address when a projector that is connected to the network assumes a certain status, or i f it e xperienc es a problem or warning. By using this function, the operator can be notif ied of a projector&[...]

31 Setting the mail notification function Click [Notification event] and chec k the items for mail notification in the win dow that appears. Click [OK]. When the "Set mail notification function" window appears again, repeat Steps 3 and 4 to set the e vents to be notified. When the setup is co mplete, c lick [OK]. 3 4 5[...]

32 An e-ma il not ify ing the op erator of a pr o blem/wa rning/ sta tus is issu ed If the projector experiences a problem or enter s a status requiring attention, an e-mail like that sho wn belo w is sent to the address specified for "Recipie nt mail address". If there is more than one problem, warning, or status, the corresponding messa[...]

33 Application loc k function Y ou can use the application lock to prev ent third parties from operating the projectors using EMP Monitor and from changing settings without authority . Opening and closing EMP Monitor and status m onitoring can still be carried out e ven when the application lock is applied. In addition, when a password has been set[...]

34 T r oubleshooting Projectors cann ot be moni tored or controlled An e- mail messag e is not sent when a problem occurs with a projector Cau se Remedy Is the projector connecte d to the netw ork correctly? Connect the network cable correctly . See your User’ s Guide for m ore information. Has the projector been set up correctly for connection t[...]

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