Epson Emp Monitor V4.22 User Manual

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Monitoring window layout
*1 When Temperature level display group view is set to On at 
Environment setup in the Tool menu, an icon indicating the internal 
temperature of the projector will be displayed on top of the projector 
icon. The default setting is Off.
*2 Check the following items.
 Check that the projectors power is turned on. 
 Check that the LAN cable is connected.
 Check that Network Monitoring is set to ON or Standby Mode 
is set to Network ON in the projectors configuration menu.
*3 Check that the projector has been correctly connected to the network.
*4 You can display the Replace Lamp warning at any time preset in 
Environment setup in the Tool menu.
fSelecting display items
You can select only the required items to be displayed in Detail list view.PROCEDURE
Select Option from the View menu.
The Option window will be displayed.
Error information:Shows a notification or warning/problem status 
using the following icons.
Clean Air Filter 
Notice
Lamp Error
Replace Lamp
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Lamp failure at 
power on
High-temperature 
warning
High internal 
temperature error
Replace Air Filter
Internal Error
No Air Filter
Fan error
Low Air Flow
Sensor error
Air Flow Sensor Err.
Supply System Error 
(Ballast)
Low air flow error
Auto Iris Error
Air filter air flow 
sensor error
Other error
Lamp Cover Open
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 The projector information that is generated when a problem is 
detected is stored until EMP Monitor is closed. The EMP Monitor 
displays will not be updated automatically even if the projector status 
returns to normal. Click [Refresh] in the main window to update the 
status.
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Monitoring window layout
Select the check box of the item you want to display.Click [OK].When all of the details of the item cannot be displayed 
in Detail list view, drag the boundary line on the 
right of the item name so that the view is extended to 
the desired width.
fSorting lists
You can sort detailed lists by using a specific row as a sort key, such as 
projector name order or IP address order.PROCEDUREClick the item name of the row you want to use as the sort 
key.
Searching for desired icons (Projector list)
The Projector list feature is useful for searching in lists when many 
groups and projectors are registered and the icon you are looking for is not 
displayed on screen.  PROCEDURESelect Projector list from the View menu. The Projector list lets you check the registration details for groups in a 
hierarchical diagram. When you click on an icon, Grouping view and 
Detail list view are scrolled so that the selected icon is displayed in the 
window.
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With Projector list, temperature 
level icons are not displayed 
regardless of the setting of 
Temperature level display group 
view at Environment setup.  
						

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Monitoring window layout
Monitoring using the system tray
The projector statuses are always displayed as icons in the system tray, 
even when Grouping view or Detail list view is not always displayed, 
and the statuses can be checked by the icon patterns. 
When the configuration menus are set using the following operations, an 
icon appears in the system tray and the status can be monitored by means 
of the icons pattern.
PROCEDURE
Select Environment setup from the Tool menu.
The Environment setup window will be displayed.Select Resident in the task tray.Click [OK].
 : No problem
 : Problem
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 Right-click the icon in the system tray to open a pop-up menu to 
select the Open the main screen or Exit.
 If Register at start up in the Environment set up is selected, 
EMP Monitor starts automatically when the computers power is 
turned on. When using EMP Monitor under Windows Vista, you 
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Monitoring window layout
Displaying projectors with problem or warning statuses in a list
You can display a list of only the projectors which have a problem or 
warning status.PROCEDURESelect Warning and Error Projector list from the View 
menu.The following Warning and Error Projector list window will be 
displayed.The icon patterns and their meanings are explained below.
If you move the 
mouse pointer over 
the icon, details of 
the error and the 
remedy will be 
displayed.
If you double-click in 
a line, the properties 
for that projector will 
be displayed. 
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Ty p e : Shows the group or projector status. sp.17Display name: Shows the display name.Power: Shows the power on status for the projector.
Power on and normal 
status
Power on and 
abnormal status
Power off and normal 
status
Power off and 
abnormal status
Lamp Hours: Shows the lamp operating time for the projector.Source: Shows the input source that has been selected for the projector.
Computer or 
Computer1
Video(BNC)
Computer2
DVI or HDMI 
(Digital)
BNC
D-Video
S-Video
EasyMP
Video(RCA)
Temperature level: The following five icons display the differing 
internal temperature status of the projector.
Internal temperature 
normal
High-temperature 
warning
Internal temperature 
normal
Internal temperature 
error
High-temperature 
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Monitoring window layout
*You can display the Replace Lamp warning at any time preset in 
Environment setup in the Tool menu.
Checking properties in detail
You can check the properties of groups and projectors in detail.
fDisplaying group properties
You can use either of the following methods to display the properties.
• Displaying the properties for all groups in Grouping view
Right-click in Grouping view and then select Property.
 Displaying properties for specified groups
Right-click an icon in Grouping view and then select Property.
Error information:Shows the warning or problem status using the 
following icons.
Replace Lamp*
Lamp Error
High-temperature 
warning
Lamp failure at 
power on
Replace Air Filter
High internal 
temperature error
No Air Filter
Internal Error
Low Air Flow
Fan error
Air Flow Sensor Err.
Sensor error
Low air flow error
Supply System Error 
(Ballast)
Air filter air flow 
sensor error
Auto Iris Error
Lamp Cover Open
Other error
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Detectable error information differs with the projector you are using. 
If you double-click 
in a line, the 
properties for that 
group or projector 
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fDisplaying projector properties
Right-click on a projector icon in Grouping view or Detail list view 
and select Property.
Displaying and deleting logs
In your web browser, you can check a transmission log of content such as 
what has been controlled by the EMP Monitor, projector errors. You can 
delete logs once you have checked them.
fDisplaying logs
PROCEDURESelect Log - show from the View menu.
The web browser will open and the communication logs up until that 
time will be displayed.
fDeleting logsPROCEDURESelect Log - Delete from the View menu.
When the confirmation message is displayed, click [OK].
All logs will be deleted and details of EMP Monitor control 
operations and details of projector errors from that point onward will 
be recorded in a new log.
Displays the 
projector firmware 
version.
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When Log output is set to On at Environment setup in the 
Tool menu, transmission logs are stored. The default setting is 
Off. 
						

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Using the control functionsCarrying out control using control buttons
Click the icon of a projector to be controlled in Grouping view or Detail 
list view, and click a control button to enable control of only that selected 
projector.
You can also enable control of all selected projectors by selecting more 
than one projector in Grouping view or Detail list view and clicking a 
control button. The methods of selecting more than one projector at the 
same time are as follow.
 If you select a group icon in Grouping view, all projectors that have
been registered in that group and that are set to be monitored can be 
controlled at the same time.
 Hold down the [Ctrl] key on the keyboard while clicking on the desired 
icons.
 Use drag and drop to select a range of desired icons.
The following table shows the meanings of the control buttons.
Control buttons
Power On
Turns the projector power on.
Power Off
Turns the projector power off.
Switch source
Computer 1
Switches the input source to the [Computer1] port 
or [Computer] port.
Switch source
Computer 2
Switches the input source to the [Computer2] port.
Switch source 
BNC
Switches the input source to the [BNC] port.
Switch source 
S-Video
Switches the input source to the [S-Video] port.
Switch source 
Video(RCA)
Switches the input source to the [Video] port or the 
[Video 2] port.
Switch source 
Video(BNC)
Switches the input source to the [Video1] port.
Switch source 
DVI, HDMI
Switches the input source to the [DVI] port or 
[HDMI] port.
Switch source 
D-Video
Switches the input source to the [D4] port.
Switch source 
EasyMP
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Using the control functions
Carrying out control using a web browser (Web control)
You can use the computers web browser to change the configuration menu 
settings for projectors.PROCEDURE
Right-click on the icon of a projector to be controlled 
in Grouping view or Detail list view and select 
Web control.The web browser will open and the Web control 
window will be displayed.
Web control lets you set the same details as the configuration menu for the 
projector. Refer to the Projectors Users Guide for details on the 
configuration menu.
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 Some connected projectors may not be equipped with all of the 
above ports or functions. If you click a button for a port or function 
that is not available, nothing will happen.
 You can select objects to be controlled and use the control buttons to 
carry out control operations even when the following are being 
displayed. 
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- Group properties
- Projector properties
- Warning and Error Projector list (Control operations can only be 
carried out for projectors with a warning status.)
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You can select projectors and right-click on them to select Web 
control even when the following are being displayed.
 Group properties 
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 Warning and Error Projector list (Control operations can only be 
carried out for projectors with a warning status.) 
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Using the control functions
Carrying out control using timer settings
This is useful for carrying out certain control operations such as turning a 
projectors power on and off at specified times every day or every week.
Timer settings can be carried out either for a single projector only, or all at 
once for all projectors in a group.PROCEDURE
Select Timer - Timer Settings from the Tool 
menu.
The following window will be displayed and you can then 
check the timer setting status.
The details that can be checked and operations that can be carried out at this 
time are given below.
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The colours in the lines of the list have the following meanings:
: Current days timer setting
: When some of the projectors in the group have timer setting 
enabled and others have it disabled for the current days timer 
setting
: When the current days timer setting is a disabled setting
: Timer setting for a day other than the current day
Projectors
Selects a group or projector to check the status of.
When a group is selected, the timer setting statuses for 
all projectors in that group are displayed.
Date
Shows the current day in a red box.
Days for which timer settings have been made are shown 
in bold.
Click   or   to switch to the calendar for the 
previous or next month.
Timers
Shows a list of the timer settings.
[Enabled]
[Disabled]
Switches the timer settings that have been selected from 
the timer list between enabled and disabled.
[Add]
Registers new timer settings.
[Edit]
Lets you change the timer settings that have been 
selected from the timer list.
If a group has been selected for status checking, the 
settings cannot be changed.
[Delete]
Lets you delete timer settings that have been selected 
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Using the control functions
fProcedures for new timer settings
When you click Add, the following window is 
displayed and the new timer settings are applied.
At Operation, you can carry out the operations of turning the 
power on and off and switching the input sources, similarly for 
the control buttons on the main window. If you set the input 
source switching, the projectors power will turn on at the timer 
start time even if it is not on at the time. Because of this, it is not 
necessary to make two separate timer settings for turning the 
power on and switching the input source.
After completing the timer settings, click [OK].
The timer settings that have been made will be registered and 
they can be checked in the displayed timer list.
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You can enable and disable all of the timer settings that have been 
registered. Select Timer - Enable or Disable from the Tool 
menu.