Epson EasyMP Monitor User Manual

							EasyMP® Monitor Operation Guide
Ver.4.52 
						

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Notations Used in This Guide
The following table shows the symbols used in this manual, along with descriptions of what they mean.q
Indicates additional information and points which may be useful to know regarding a topic. 
sIndicates a page where detailed information regarding a topic can be found. 
Procedure
Indicates operating methods and the order of operations.
The procedure indicated should be carried out in the order of the numbered steps. 
[ (Name) ] Indicates the name of the buttons on the projector's remote control or the control panel.
Example: Esc button
"(Name)"
Timer (Boldface)Indicates the name of the buttons on the EasyMP Monitor or OS screens.
Example:
Select "Timer" - "Timer Settings".
Select Timer - Timer Settings. 
						

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Notations Used in This Guide  EasyMP Monitor FeaturesTasks that can be done using EasyMP Monitor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
Installing EasyMP Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Operating environment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Transferring the settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
Limitations imposed by a Windows Vista or Windows 7 environment  . . . . .  8
Before starting operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  8
  Using EasyMP MonitorRegistering and deleting projectors for monitoring  . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
Starting EasyMP 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Procedures for automatic search  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Procedures for registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Registration by specifying an IP address (Manual registration)  . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Registering several projectors to a monitoring group all at once  . . . . . . . . . 17If the projector name or IP address changes after registration . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
For projectors that have been registered manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
For projectors that have been registered using automatic search . . . . . . 19
Cancelling projector registrations (Delete)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Monitoring window layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Types of monitoring windows and switching method  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Types of monitoring windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
How to switch views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Monitoring using Grouping view  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Meanings of Grouping view icons  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the icons in Grouping view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Displaying Group properties  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Displaying Projector properties  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Displaying and deleting logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Displaying Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Deleting Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the control functions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Carrying out control using control buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Carrying out control using a web browser (Web control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Carrying out control using timer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Procedures for new timer settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Mail notification function settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  38
An e-mail notifying the operator of a problem/warning/status 
is issued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  40
Application lock function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  43
Switching Application lock between enabled and disabled  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Enabling the application lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Disabling the application lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Setting a password for cancelling application lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
  AppendixTroubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  45
Projectors cannot be monitored or controlled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
An e-mail message is not sent when a problem occurs with a projector  . . 45
Uninstalling EasyMP Monitor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  46
General Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  47
Trademarks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 
						

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EasyMP Monitor Features 
						

							Tasks that can be done using EasyMP Monitor
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Tasks that can be done using EasyMP Monitor
EasyMP Monitor lets you carry out operations such as checking the 
status of multiple EPSON projectors that are connected to a network and 
controlling the projectors from the computer.
Following are brief descriptions of the monitoring and control functions 
that can be carried out using EasyMP 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.
•Sending messages to registered projectors
You can send JPEG files to the registered projectors at once by using 
Message Broadcasting, which is a plug-in software for EasyMP 
Monitor.
To download the software and manual, visit www.epson.com, select 
your location, and select your product. 
						

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Installing EasyMP MonitorOperating environment
This software is compatible with computers that comply with the 
following requirements.* Supports only 32 bit version of OS.•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.
•EasyMP Monitor cannot be used in environments which do not allow 
pings to be transmitted.
Transferring the settings
If you are already using EasyMP or EMP Monitor, you can transfer the 
projector settings to this version. The settings are stored as a data file 
(EMP Monitor.dat). Make a copy of the EMP Monitor.dat before you 
install this software. EMP Monitor.dat can be found at the following 
location if the default settings were used to install the software: 
•If your operating system is Windows 2000 or Windows XP
"C:\Program Files\EPSON Projector\EasyMP (or EMP) Monitor Ver. 
x.xx (Ver. x.xx represents the software version)"
•If your operating system is Windows Vista or Windows 7
"C:\Users\(User Name)\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program 
Files\EPSON Projector\EasyMP (or EMP) Monitor Ver. x.xx (Ver. x.xx 
represents the software version)"
If you cannot find the "AppData" folder, click "Start" - "Control Panel" 
- "Appearance and Personalization" - "Folder Options". Select "View" 
tab, and then configure the "Show hidden files, folders, and drives" 
setting in "Advanced settings".
After installing this software, follow the instructions below before 
starting EasyMP Monitor to transfer the settings.
•If your operating system is Windows 2000 or Windows XP
Overwrite the existing EMP Monitor.dat file with the copy you made. 
The existing EMP Monitor.dat file is in "C:\Program Files\EPSON 
Projector\EasyMP Monitor Ver.x.xx".
OSWindows 2000 Professional SP4
Windows XP Home Edition SP2/SP3
*
Windows XP Professional SP2/SP3
*
Windows Vista
*
(All editions except Starter Edition)
Windows Vista SP1/SP2
*
(All editions except Starter Edition)
Windows 7 32 bit version
(All editions except Starter Edition)
Windows 7 64 bit version
•Internet Explorer Ver. 5.0 or later must be installed.
CPUPentium MMX 166 MHz or higher (Pentium II 233 MHz 
or higher recommended)
Memory 
capacity64 MB or more (128 MB or more recommended)
Free hard disk 
space50 MB or more
DisplaySVGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution, 32 bit or higher 
display color 
						

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•If your operating system is Windows Vista or Windows 7
Place the copy of the EMP Monitor.dat file in "C:\Users\(User 
Name)\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\EPSON 
Projector\EasyMP Monitor Ver.x.xx".
q
The software name has been changed.
Before: EMP Monitor _ After: EasyMP Monitor
If you are already using EMP Monitor, you can replace with this software.
Installing
You must have administrator authority in order to install EasyMP 
Monitor.
To download the software and manual, visit www.epson.com and select 
your location.
Double-click the downloaded software file to start the install program. 
Follow the on-screen instructions.
If EasyMP or EMP Monitor is already installed, uninstall it before 
installing this software. s"Uninstalling EasyMP Monitor" p.46
Limitations imposed by a Windows Vista or 
Windows 7 environment
When using EasyMP Monitor under Windows Vista or Windows 7, note 
the following limitations.
•You must have administrator authority in order to use Register at 
startup on the Environment setup screen of EasyMP 
Monitor.s"Monitoring using the system tray" p.26•If EasyMP Monitor is installed on your computer, uninstall it before 
you update the operating system to Windows Vista or Windows 7. 
Updating your OS without uninstalling the software may cause a 
malfunction. s"Uninstalling EasyMP Monitor" p.46
Before starting operations
Check the following points before starting up EasyMP Monitor.
•EasyMP 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.
•Depending on the projector model, a commercially-available serial W 
TCP/IP conversion adapter and a connection cable are required in 
order to use EasyMP Monitor. See your projector's User's Guide.
Make the settings for the serial W TCP/IP conversion adapter before 
connecting to the projector.
q
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. 
See your User's Guide for more information.
•Set Standby Mode to Communication On (or Network On).
•Set Network Monitoring to On.
* When the projector's   indicator is lit orange. 
						

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Using EasyMP Monitor 
						

							Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring
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Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring
This operation is carried out when starting EasyMP 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 EasyMP Monitor is 
started from that point onwards.
The operations to register projectors vary depending on where the 
projectors are connected on the network.
•When registering a projector that is located in the same segment as the 
computer in which EasyMP 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
Starting EasyMP Monitor
ProcedureA
Click "Start" - "Programs" (or "All Programs") - "EPSON 
Projector" - "EasyMP Monitor Ver.x.xx" in that order to start 
EasyMP Monitor.
B
The main window will be displayed.
The red box area described in the screen below is referred to as 
Grouping view.