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EMP Monitor V4.10
Operation Guide
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1 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. CA CAUTION UTION Indicates information that is related to a topic or which may be useful to know. TIP Indicates a page where a related topic or a more detailed explanation is provided. Click on the page number to display that page. Indicates the name of a projector port or a computer menu or item na
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2 Contents Meanings of symbols used 1 If the projector name or IP address changes after registration.................................................................. 14 Tasks that can be done using EMP Monitor 4 For projectors that have been registered manually.....................14 For projectors that have been registered using Operating environment 5 automatic search........................................................................14 Cancelling (deleting) projector registrations.....
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3 Contents Displaying and deleting logs..................................................24 Troubleshooting 32 Displaying logs .......................................................................... 24 Projectors cannot be monitored or controlled ....................... 32 Deleting logs .............................................................................. 24 An e-mail message is not sent when a problem Using the control functions 25 occurs with a projector...........................
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4 Tasks that can be done using EMP Monitor EMP Monitor lets you carry out operations such as checking the statuses of Group A multiple EPSON projectors that are connected to a network at a computer monitor, and controlling the projectors from the computer. I want to turn on the Following are brief descriptions of the monitoring and control functions that power for Group A can be carried out using EMP Monitor. projectors. • Registering projectors for monitoring and control - Projectors on th
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5 Operating environment Place the "EPSON Projector Software for Monitoring" Compatible computers 2 CD-ROM in the computer's CD-ROM drive. Macintosh computers cannot be used. The installer automatically starts up. OS 98SE/Me/NT4.0/2000 Professional/XP Home Edition/XP Professional From here, continue with the installation by following 3 Internet Explorer Ver. 5.0 or later must be installed. the on-screen messages. CPU Pentium MMX 166 MHz or higher (Pentium II 233 MHz or higher recommended) Me
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6 Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring This operation is carried out when starting EMP Monitor for the first time after The operations to register projectors using the automatic search will it has been installed and when you would like to add projectors. Once a vary depending on where the projectors are connected to in the projector has been registered, the status for the projector will be displayed network. automatically each time EMP Monitor is started from that point onwards.
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7 Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring Click [Search]. Registering projectors using automatic search 2 (Searching for and registering projectors that are Automatic search will be carried out, and the names of the located in the same segment) 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 PROCEDURE f Procedures for automatic search Right-click in "Gro
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8 Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring f Procedures for registration Projector This shows the name that has been registered on the name projector. Select the projector(s) to be registered, and then click 3 IP address This shows the IP address for the registered projector. [Edit]. Use Serial ⇔ This cannot be selected when registering projectors The following window will be displayed. TCP/IP using automatic search. Make the necessary settings while referring to the following con
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9 Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring 5 To end the registration operation, click the in the Select the "Specify an address range and search" 2 top-right corner of the window or click [Cancel]. check box and then enter the starting address and ending address in the range. 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".
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10 Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring f Procedures for registration Projector This shows the name that has been registered on the name projector. Select the projector(s) to be registered, and then click 4 IP address This shows the IP address for the registered projector. [Edit]. Use Serial⇔ This cannot be selected when registering projectors The following window will be displayed. TCP/IP using automatic search. Make the necessary settings while referring to the following con
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11 Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring Registration by specifying an IP address (Manual Enter the IP address of the projector to be registered 2 registration) in the "IP address" box and then click [Search]. When the message is displayed, click [OK]. If using a serial ⇔ TCP/IP conversion adapter and cable to connect the projector, select "Use Serial ⇔ TCP/IP conversion adaptor". PROCEDURE Enter the port number in "Port Number" and then click [Search]. Right-click in "Grou
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12 Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring Registering several projectors to a monitoring group Monitor If a Monitor Password has been set for the projector, Password be sure to enter the Monitor Password that has been all at once set. If the correct password is not entered at this time, it will not be possible to monitor and control the Projectors that have been registered can then be registered together into projector even though it is registered. If using a serial different gr
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13 Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring PROCEDURE TIP You can also carry out this operation by selecting "Group" from Right-click in "Grouping view" and select "New" - 1 "New" in the "Edit" menu. "Group". The following window will be displayed. Make the necessary settings while referring to the table below. After entering the details, click [Register] to start the 2 If "Detail list view" is displayed, select "New" - "Group" from the registration. When the message is displayed
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14 Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring f For projectors that have been registered using automatic If the projector name or IP address changes after registration search PROCEDURE f For projectors that have been registered manually Delete the projector(s) whose name or IP address has 1 PROCEDURE been changed in "Grouping view" or "Detail list view". sp.15 Right-click on a projector icon in "Grouping view" or 1 "Detail list view" and select "Monitoring disabled". Carry out aut
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15 Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring Cancelling (deleting) projector registrations The registrations for projectors can be deleted if they are no longer required for monitoring or control using EMP Monitor. PROCEDURE Right-click the icon for the projector or group that is to be deleted in "Grouping view" or "Detail list view" and select "Delete". When the message is displayed, click [OK]. More than one projector can be selected for deleting by selecting in "Grouping view" or
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16 Monitoring window layout You can monitor using either of the window layouts below. Monitoring using "Grouping view" • "Grouping view" This view lets you check the status of group registrations in a hierarchical f Meanings of "Grouping view" icons diagram. • "Detail list view" In "Grouping view", the patterns on the icons indicate the statuses of the This view lets you display the status of each projector as a list so that the projectors. . projectors can be checked in detail. You can also
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17 Monitoring window layout The icon patterns and their meanings are explained below. *1 When "Temperature level display group view" is set to "On" at "Environment setup" in the "Tool" menu, an icon indicating the internal Group temperature of the projector will be displayed on top of the projector No warnings or problems icon. The default setting is "Off". As you can get an idea of how the All projectors in the group are normal. temperature inside the projector is increasing when the intern
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18 Monitoring window layout Monitoring using "Detail list view" Monitoring disabled The projector is not being monitored. If you right-click the icon and select "Monitoring enabled", the projector f Meanings of "Detail list view" icons will be added to the projectors that are being monitored. The status of registered projectors is displayed as a list in "Detail list view" Data being updated regardless of which groups the projectors belong to. Network error (Monitor Password error) No Monit
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19 Monitoring window layout f Selecting display items Error information: Shows the warning or problem status using the following icons. You can select only the required items to be displayed in "Detail list view". *4 Lamp life warning Lamp out High-temperature Lamp failure at PROCEDURE warning power on High internal Select "Option" from the "View" menu. 1 Replace Air Filter temperature error The "Option" window will be displayed. Internal (system) No Air Filter error Low Air Flow Fan error Ai
