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 
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 menu system 
(see page 73). 
You can monitor up to 255 
projectors.
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 
						

							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).
Video source icons
Computer 
BNC
S-Video
Video
DVI 
						

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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 icons
Lamp replacement notification (the lamp is nearing 
the end of its life; see page 96)
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 menu system 
(see page 73). 
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 
						

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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 Projector > EMP NetworkManager. 
You see the EMP NetworkManager screen. The projectors you’ve 
already registered through EMP Monitor appear as icons.
2. If you’d like to register a projector manually and you know its IP 
address, double-click the   
Proj(ector) address selection 
icon.
You see this screen: 
						

							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 it from 
the Start menu. 
You see your registered projectors displayed as shown:
2. Double-click the icon for the projector whose e-mail settings you 
want to create. Enter your password, if you created one (see 
above). 
						

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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 you identify it in EMP Monitor 
and EMP NetworkManager, especially if you’re managing 
more than a few of them.
5. Click 
Mail Notification Settings.
You see this screen:
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 73). 
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. 
						

							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. 
10. Click 
OK, then click OK again on the next screen. Click Set on 
the Setup for Network Projector screen and confirm as needed.
11. When you see the test message window, you can send a message 
with the heading “TEST MAIL” to the addresses you have 
entered. The projector’s name and IP address are included in the 
body of the message. 
12. When done making all your projector settings, close EMP 
NetworkManager. (It does not have to be open for messages to be 
sent or received.)
note
A no-signal message is 
reported when no image 
signals are being input to a 
projector. If the projector 
will not normally be 
displaying an image, do not 
select ‘no signal’ as a 
condition for 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. 
If a plus (+) sign appears before the description, it indicates that a 
problem has occurred. A minus (–) sign appears when the problem 
goes away or is resolved. 
note
If a projector develops a 
critical problem, it may not 
be possible for it to report the 
error. 
						

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