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Epson V4.21 manual

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    EMP Monitor V4.21 Operation Guide[...]

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    1 Meanings of symbols used The follo wing table sho ws th e symbols used in this ma nual, along with descriptions of what the y mean. Indicates something that may cause injury or da mage to the projector . Indicates information that is related to a topic or wh ich may be useful to kno w . Indicates a page where a related to pic or a more detailed e[...]

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    2 Contents Meanings of symbols used 1 Tasks that can be do ne using EMP Monitor 4 Operating environment 5 Compatible computers .. .......................................................... 5 Installing EMP Monitor .. .......................................................... 5 Languages supported by the application .................................[...]

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    3 Contents Checking properties in de tail ....................... .......................... 24 Displaying group prope rties ......................... .............................. 24 Displaying projector pr operties .................................................. 25 Displaying and deleting lo gs.............................. ..................[...]

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    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 connected to a network at a computer monitor , and controlling the pr ojectors from the computer . Follo wing are brief descriptions of the monitoring and control functions that can be carried out[...]

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    5 Operating en vir onment Compatible computer s Macintosh computers cannot be used. * Operations carried out at the com puter may become slo w depending on the number of projectors being managed. If this happens, use a computer with higher specifications. * EMP Monitor cannot be used in en vi ronments which do not allo w pings to be transmitted. In[...]

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    6 Operating environment f Languages supported by the application Note that Ukrainian is not supported by W indo ws V ista. Arabic is not sup ported by W indo ws NT4.0. f Languages supported by th e automatic installer Limitations imposed b y a Windows Vista en vironment When using EMP Monitor under W indo ws V ista, note the follo wing limitations.[...]

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    7 Registering and deleting pr ojector s f or monitoring This operation is carried out when starti ng EMP Monitor for the f irst time after it has been installed and when you would like to add pr ojectors. Once a projector has been registered, the status for the projector will be displayed automatically each time EMP Monitor is started from that poi[...]

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    8 Registering and deleting pr ojectors for monitoring Registering pr ojectors using automatic sear ch (Sear ching f or and registering pr ojector s that are located in the same segment) PROCEDURE f Procedures for automatic search Right-c lick in "Gr ouping vie w" and select "New" - "Pr ojector (automatic searc h)". The[...]

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    9 Registering and deleting pr ojectors for monitoring f Procedures for registration Select the projector(s) to be registered, and then clic k [Edit]. The follo wing windo w will be displayed. Make the necessary settings while referring to the follo wing table. After entering the details, c lick [Register] to start the registration. When the message[...]

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    10 Registering and deleting pr ojectors for monitoring T o end the registration operation, clic k the in the top-right corner of the window or c lic k [Cancel]. The icon(s) of the projector(s) you registered will be displayed in "Grouping vie w" or "Detail list vie w". Refer to "Monitoring windo w layout" for details o[...]

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    11 Registering and deleting pr ojectors for monitoring f Procedures for registration Select the projector(s) to be registered, and then clic k [Edit]. The follo wing windo w will be displayed. Make the necessary settings while referring to the follo wing table. After entering the details, c lick [Register] to start the registration. When the messag[...]

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    12 Registering and deleting pr ojectors for monitoring Registration b y specifying an IP address (Man ual registration) PROCEDURE Right-c lick in "Gr ouping vie w" and select "New" - "Pr ojector (manual registration)". The follo wing windo w will be displayed. • If "Detail list vie w" is displaye d, select [...]

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    13 Registering and deleting pr ojectors for monitoring After entering the details, c lick [Register] to start the registration. When the message is display ed, c lick [OK]. The icon(s) of the projector(s) you registered will be displayed in "Grouping vie w" or "Detail list vie w". Registering several pr ojector s to a monitoring[...]

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    14 Registering and deleting pr ojectors for monitoring PROCEDURE Right-c lick in "Gr ouping vie w" and select "New" - "Gr oup". The follo wing windo w will be displayed. Make the necessary settings while referring to the table belo w . • If "Detail list vie w" is displaye d, select "New " - "[...]

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    15 Registering and deleting pr ojectors for monitoring If the pr ojector name or IP address c hanges after registration f For projectors that have been registered manu ally PROCEDURE Right-c lick on a pr ojector icon in "Gr ouping view" or "Detail list view" and select "Monitoring disab led". Then right-clic k the proj[...]

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    16 Registering and deleting pr ojectors for monitoring Cancelling (deleting) pr ojector registrations The registrations for projectors can be deleted if the y are no longer required for monitoring or control using EMP Monitor . PROCEDURE Right-c lick the icon f or the pr oject or or group that is to be deleted in "Grouping vie w" or "[...]

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    17 Monitoring windo w la y out Y ou can monitor using either of the windo w layouts belo w . • "Grouping view" 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 in[...]

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    18 Monitoring window layout The icon patterns and their me anings are explained belo w . *1 When "T emperature le v el display group vie w" is set to "On" at "En vironment setup" in the "T ool" me nu, an icon indicating the internal temperature of the projector will be displayed on top of the projector icon. [...]

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    19 Monitoring window layout Monitoring using "D etail list view" f Meanings of "Detail list view" icons The status of registered projectors is displayed as a list in "Detail list vie w " reg ardless of which groups the projectors belong to. The icon patterns and their me anings are explained belo w . T ype: Displays th[...]

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    20 Monitoring window layout *1 When "T emperature le v el displa y group vie w" is set to "On" at "En vironment setup" in the "T ool" me nu, an icon indicating the internal temperature of the projector will be displayed on top of the projector icon. The default setting is "Of f". *2 Check the follo [...]

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    21 Monitoring window layout Select the chec k bo x of the item you want to displa y . Clic k [OK]. When all of the details of th e item cannot be display ed in "Detail list view", dra g the boundary line on the right of the item name so th at the view is extended to the desired width. f Sorting lists Y ou can sort detailed lists by using [...]

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    22 Monitoring window layout Monitoring using the system tra y The projector statuses are alw ays disp layed as icons in the system tray , e ven when "Grouping vie w" or "Detail list vie w" is not alw ays displayed, and the statuses can be checked by the icon patterns. When the conf iguration menus are set using the follo wing op[...]

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    23 Monitoring window layout Displa ying pr ojectors with pr oblem or warning statuses in a list Y ou can display a list of only the pr ojectors which ha ve a problem or warning status. PROCEDURE Select "W arning and Error Pr ojector list" fr om the "View" menu. The follo wing "W arning and Error Projector list" windo w[...]

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    24 Monitoring window layout *Y ou can display the "Replace Lamp" w arning at any time preset in "En vironment setup" in the "T ool" menu. Chec king properties in detail Y ou can check the properties of gr oups and projectors in detail. f Displaying group properties Y ou can use either of the follo wing methods to displ[...]

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    25 Monitoring window layout f Displaying projector properties Right-click on a projector icon in "G rouping view " or "Detail list view " and select "Property". Displa ying and deleting logs In your web bro wser , you can check a tr ansmission log of content such as what has been controlled by the EMP Monitor , project[...]

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    26 Using the contr ol functions Carrying out control using contr ol buttons Click the icon of a projector to be controlled in "Grouping vie w " or "Detail list vie w", and click a c ontrol b utton to enable cont rol of only that selected projector . Y ou can also enable control of al l selected projectors by selecting more than [...]

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    27 Using the control functions Carrying out control using a web br o wser (W eb contr ol) Y ou can use the computer's web bro wser to change the conf iguration menu settings for projectors. PROCEDURE Right-c lick on the icon of a pr ojector to be contr olled in "Grouping vie w" or "Detail list view" and select "W eb co[...]

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    28 Using the control functions The details that can be checked and operations that can be carried out at this time are gi ven belo w . f Procedures for new timer settings When y ou clic k "Ad d", the follo wing window is display ed and the new timer settings are applied. At "Operation", you can carry out the operations of turnin[...]

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    29 Setting the mail notification function The mail notification function can be used to send corresponding notification messages to a preset e-mail address when a projector that is connected to the network assumes a certain st atus, or if it e xperienc es a problem or warning. By using this function, the operator can be notified of a projector&apos[...]

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    30 Setting the mail notification function Clic k [Notification event] and chec k the items for mail notification in the window that appear s. Clic k [OK]. When the "Set mail notifica tion function" window appears again, repeat Steps 3 and 4 to set the ev ents to be notif ied. When the setup is complete, clic k [OK]. 3 4 5[...]

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    31 An e-mail notifying the operator of a pr ob lem/warning/status is issued If the projector experiences a problem o r enters a status requiring attention, an e-mail like that sho wn belo w is sent to the address specif ied for "Recipient mail address". If there is more than one problem , warning, or status, the corresponding messages are[...]

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    32 Application loc k function Y ou can use the application lock to pr e v ent third parties from operating the projectors using EMP Monitor and from changing settings without authority . Opening and closing EMP Monitor and st atus monitoring can still be carried out e ven when the applic ation lock is applied. In addition, when a password has been [...]

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    33 T r oub leshooting Projector s cannot be monitored or controlled An e-mail message is not sent when a prob lem occurs with a pr ojector Cause Remedy Is the projector connected to the network correctly? Connect the network cable correctly . s "Network Cable Connections" in the projector's User's Guide Has the projector been se[...]

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    34 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrie v al system, or trans mitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Se iko Epson Corporation. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information[...]