Epson Powerlite 755c Multimedia Projector Users Guide

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Managing Projectors 
The software included with your projector lets you monitor and 
control your projectors from a remote computer:
■Use EMP Monitor (available for Windows only) to see your 
projectors’ status, switch image sources, and control basic settings.
■Use the mail notification function to receive e-mail alerts about 
possible problems. 
■Use a network management utility running SNMP, such as 
HP OpenView, to manage your facility’s equipment from a 
pre-existing system (requires an optional plug-in available on 
request from Epson).
You can also use NS Connection to register up to 16 projectors as a 
group. This allows you to provide quick and easy access to these 
projectors from other computers.
To use the software to manage your projectors, first install EMP 
Monitor as described on page 171. If you plan to create projector 
groups, also install EMP NS Connection. Then connect and 
configure each projector you want to monitor. You can connect the 
projector wirelessly in Access Point mode or over a wired network (as 
described on page 59). 
This chapter covers the following information:
■Monitoring and controlling your projector with EMP Monitor
■Using e-mail alerts to warn you of problems
■Understanding notification messages
■Using a browser to monitor the projector
■Using projector groups 
						

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Using EMP Monitor
EMP Monitor lets you use a remote computer to manage your 
projectors, whether connected wirelessly or over a wired network. It 
lets you easily turn the projectors on or off (together or individually), 
switch image sources, and check their status. 
Before using EMP Monitor, make sure you’ve installed the software 
(available for Windows only) as described on page 171. The 
computer you’re using to monitor the projector should already 
be connected to your network.
Opening and Closing EMP Monitor
To start EMP Monitor, click Start > Programs or All Programs > 
Epson Projector > EMP Monitor
. 
If you’ve added the program to the Startup programs folder, then it 
may already be open. If so, click the icon in the system tray on the 
lower-right corner of your screen to display the EMP Monitor 
window:
To close EMP Monitor, right-click the program icon shown above 
and select 
Exit.
note
If you want to monitor 
projectors while they are in 
standby mode, select 
Standby Mode in the 
Extended menu, then select 
Network ON. See 
page 120.
Click here to start EMP Monitor 
						

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Registering Your Projectors
Before you can monitor your projectors, follow these steps to register 
them:
1. Click
 Start > Programs or All Programs > Epson Projector > 
EMP Monitor
 or click the EMP Monitor icon in the taskbar. You 
see this screen:
2. Click 
Register projector. You see this screen:
3. Click 
Auto detect to locate projectors currently operating on the 
network. Or click 
Manual registration and enter the projector’s 
network IP address. 
Click here
Click here
note
If Auto detect fails to find 
the projector, your projector 
may not be connected or 
configured correctly for the 
network. See page 52 to 
configure the projector for a 
wireless network. 
						

							124Managing ProjectorsAny projectors found on the network are listed as shown below:
4. Select each projector you want to add by clicking its name, then 
clicking the 
Add button. When you’re done, click Close. 
You see this screen with a list of all registered projectors.
5. Click 
Close.
Click here
note
To delete a projector from 
the list, highlight the 
projector name, and click 
Delete.  
						

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You see the status of each of your registered projectors on the main 
EMP Monitor screen:
Monitoring Your Projectors
The EMP Monitor screen lets you monitor your projectors using the 
Status, Video Source, and Error icons shown below. These let you see 
which projectors are currently being used, from which source (or port) 
they are projecting an image, and if a problem occurs.  
For detailed status information, select the projector and click 
View 
details
. 
note
To monitor a projector 
when it’s in standby mode 
(plugged in but not turned 
on), you must select 
Network ON as the 
Standby Mode setting in 
the projector’s Extended 
menu (see page 120). 
Remember that when 
Standby Mode is set to 
Network ON, the exhaust 
fan continues to operate 
after the projector has cooled 
down. This is normal.
Status icon Video Source 
iconError icon 
						

							126Managing ProjectorsThe following table explains the meaning of the status icons:
The following table explains the meaning of the video source icons:  Status icons
 (green) Projecting; no problems
 (dark) Turned off; no problems
 (green) Projecting; problems detected
 (dark) Turned off; problems detected
Network error (for example, not connected to the 
network or power cable disconnected). 
You may also see this error if Network OFF is 
selected in Standby Mode (see page 120).
Video source icons
Computer/Component 1
Computer/Component 2
S-Video
Video
EasyMP  
						

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The following table explains the meaning of the error icons. See 
page 151 for recommended solutions to problems. 
Controlling Your Projectors
The control buttons in the upper-right let you select video signals and 
turn projectors on or off. (Hold the mouse pointer over a button to 
see a description of its function.) Select the projector you want to 
operate (with the mouse pointer) before clicking one of the buttons.  Error icons
Lamp replacement notification (the lamp is nearing 
the end of its life; see page 146)
High-speed cooling in progress (the projector is 
getting too hot but continues to operate)
Overheating (projection turned off automatically)
Lamp out or lamp cover open
Fan error
Sensor error
Internal problem
note
To turn on a projector when 
it’s in standby mode 
(plugged in but not 
projecting), you must have 
selected 
Network ON as the 
Standby Mode setting in 
the projector’s Extended 
menu (see page 120).
Remember that when 
Standby Mode is set to 
Network ON, the exhaust 
fan continues to operate 
after the projector has cooled 
down. This is normal.
Control 
buttons 
						

							128Managing ProjectorsThe following table explains the functions of the control buttons:
Using E-Mail Alerts
You can set up e-mail alerts to warn you of problems with the 
projector on either a wireless network or a wired LAN connection.
1. Insert the Epson 802.11g wireless card and set up your projector 
to work in Access Point mode, as described on page 59.
2. Turn on your projector and remote control. 
3. Press the 
EasyMP button on the remote control to switch to 
EasyMP.  Control buttons
Turns the projector on
Turns the projector off
Changes the video signal to the 
Computer/Component 1 port
Changes the video signal to the 
Computer/Component 2 port
Changes the video signal to the S-Video port
Changes the video signal to the Video port
Switches the display to EasyMP 
note
The projector must be plugged 
in (projecting or in standby 
mode) for you to be able to 
connect to it. To access a 
projector in standby mode, you 
must select 
Network ON as 
the Standby Mode setting in 
the projector’s menu system 
(see page 120.)
Remember that when Standby 
Mode is set to 
Network ON, 
the exhaust fan continues to 
operate after the projector 
enters standby mode. 
						

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You see the following screen:
4. Select 
Config in the lower right corner of the screen and press 
Enter on the remote control.
5. When you see the screen below, select 
Mail and press Enter.
Select 
Mail 
						

							130Managing ProjectorsYou see the following screen:
6. For Mail Notification Settings, select 
ON and press Enter.
7. Highlight the 
IP address of SMTP server box and press Enter. 
The box turns yellow to indicate you are in input mode. You can 
enter numbers between 0 and 255. However, you cannot use the 
following IP addresses: 255.255.255.255, 224.0.0.0, or 127.x.x.x 
(where x is a number between 0 and 255).
8. Highlight the 
Port Number box and press Enter. Then enter the 
SMTP server port number. The default value is 25, but you can 
enter numbers between 1 and 65535.
9. Highlight the 
Destination address 1 box and press Enter. Enter 
the e-mail address for the first computer that you want to receive 
e-mail alerts. You can enter a maximum of 53 single-byte 
alphanumeric characters.
Use the  pointer button on the remote control to enter letters. 
Press the top of the button to scroll through capital letters, and 
the bottom of the button to scroll through lowercase letters. You 
will also see punctuation marks, such as a period (.) and symbols, 
such as @. When you see the letter or symbol you want, press 
Enter. Then press the right side of the button to move to the next 
position. To correct a mistake, press the left side of the button to 
return to the previous position.
note
To enter numbers with the 
remote control, hold the 
Num button and use the 
numeric keypad. Press the 
Num button again to exit 
numeric keypad mode.