Epson Powerlite 7800p Multimedia Projector Users Guide

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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. This lets 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 in question and 
click...

84Managing the Projector from a Remote ComputerThe 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 
network, or power cable disconnected). 
You may also see this error if Network OFF is 
selected in Standby Mode (see page 73)....

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The following table explains the meaning of the error icons 
(see Chapter 7 for recommended solutions to problems): 
Controlling Your Projectors
The control buttons in the upper-right let you turn on and off the 
projectors and select video sources. (Hold the mouse pointer over a 
button to see a description of its meaning.) Make sure you’ve selected 
the projector you want to operate (with the mouse pointer) before 
clicking one of the buttons.  Error...

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Configuring the Monitoring Interval
If you need to have the most current status information about your 
projectors, click the 
Refresh button in the EMP Monitor screen. 
You can also select how often EMP Monitor checks the projector 
status:
1. From the Tool menu, select 
Configuration. 
You see this screen. 
2. Select the desired update interval and click 
OK.
note
If you want EMP Monitor 
to run whenever you start 
your computer, click 
Add to 
Startup. 

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Using EMP NetworkManager
You can use EMP NetworkManager to send out messages by e-mail, 
notifying you when a problem occurs with a projector. Before running 
EMP NetworkManager, make sure you’ve installed the software as 
described on page 76. Then follow the steps below to create e-mail 
settings for each projector you want to monitor.
Selecting the Projectors to Monitor
1. To start EMP NetworkManager, click Start > Programs or 
All Programs > EPSON...

88Managing the Projector from a Remote Computer3. Enter the projector’s IP address and click 
Add. The projector’s 
icon is added to the EMP NetworkManager screen.
Setting a Password
You can set a password to restrict access to each projector from EMP 
NetworkManager: 
1. Right-click the icon of the projector whose password you want to 
set, then select 
Change Password.
2. Enter a password up to 14 characters in length.
Creating the E-Mail Settings
1. If EMP NetworkManager is not already running, open...

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3. EMP NetworkManager connects to the projector, and you see 
this screen: 
4. Verify that the network settings are correct. (If DHCP is on, you 
don’t need to verify network settings.)
■Make any desired changes to the projector’s network address 
configuration (turning off DHCP enables the manual 
settings). 
■You can give the projector a name—up to 15 characters long, 
including the following symbols: 
! @ # $ % ^ &  . - _ { } ~
Naming the projector helps...

90Managing the Projector from a Remote Computer6. Select 
ON for the Mail Notification setting.
7. Enter the IP address and port number of the SMTP server used 
for sending e-mail. (The port’s default setting is 25, but you can 
enter any number from 1 to 65535.)
8. Enter up to three e-mail addresses where you want the event 
notification messages to be sent.
9. Click the 
Setting a Notification Event button next to each 
address, then select the conditions under which you want a 
message to be sent....

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Understanding the Notification Messages
If a projector experiences a problem, it sends an e-mail message to 
each of the addresses you provided using EMP NetworkManager. The 
message includes the heading “EPSON Projector” in the subject line. 
The body of the message contains:
■the name of the projector
■the projector’s IP address
■a description of the problem 
The problem descriptions are similar to the errors reported by EMP 
Monitor listed on page 85....

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