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■To change the network addresses from the projector’s control 
panel, press the right and left arrow buttons to select the part 
of the address you want to enter, then use the up and down 
arrow buttons to increase or decrease the numeric value. 
When you finish changing an address in the network menu, press 
the 
Enter button (on the remote control) or the Auto/Enter 
button (on the projector). 
5. When you’re done, press 
Esc to exit the menu system. 
Using EMP Monitor
EMP Monitor lets you use a remote computer to manage your 
projectors 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 114. The 
computer you’re using to monitor the projector should already 
be connected to your network.
Increase 
or 
decrease
the value
Select the 
part of the 
address to 
change
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 75.
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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.
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:
Click here to start EMP Monitor
Click here
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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. 
Any 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. 
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 80 to 
configure your projector for 
a wired network.
Click here
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							84Managing ProjectorsYou see this screen with a list of all registered projectors.
5. Click 
Close.
You see the status of each of your registered projectors on the main 
EMP Monitor screen:
note
To delete a projector from 
the list, highlight the 
projector name, and click 
Delete. 
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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
. 
The following table explains the meaning of the status icons:
Status icons
 (green) Projecting; no problems
 (dark) Turned off; no problems
 (green) Projecting; problems detected
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 75). 
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
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							86Managing ProjectorsThe following table explains the meaning of the video source icons: 
 (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 75).
Video source icons
Computer/Component 1
Computer/Component 2
S-Video
Video
EasyMP (Not functional for the PowerLite 830p) 
Status icons
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The following table explains the meaning of the error icons. See 
page 101 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 97)
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 75).
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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							88Managing ProjectorsThe following table explains the functions of the control buttons:
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 (Not functional for the 
PowerLite 830p) 
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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 114. 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   
Projector address selection icon. 
You see this screen:
3. Enter the projector’s IP address and click 
Add. The projector’s 
icon is added to the EMP NetworkManager screen.
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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).
note
Entering a password in 
EMP NetworkManager will 
automatically assign that 
password in EMP Monitor. 
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