Epson Powerlite Pro G5950nl Users Guide

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4. Turn on the SNMP setting.
5. Enter up to two IP addresses for notification.
You can enter a number from 0 to 255 in each field of the address. 
However, the following IP addresses cannot be used: 127.x.x.x, 
224.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255 (where x is a number from 0 to 
255).
6. For 
Priority Gateway, select Wired or Wireless.
7. If your network environment uses an AMX controller, select 
On 
to allow the projector to be detected by AMX Device Discovery.
8. When you’re done making all necessary changes, highlight the 
Return button at the top of the screen, then press Enter. Choose 
Setup complete and press Enter, then choose Yes and press 
Enter to save the changes.
9. Press 
Menu to exit.
Using a Browser to Control the Projector
You can use a standard web browser to monitor and control the 
projector through the network.
1. Make sure that the projector is set up for your network, as 
described on page 76 (for a wired connection) or page 81 (for a 
wireless connection).
2. Open your web browser and enter the IP address of the projector 
you want to monitor in the browser window.
If you’re not sure what the address of the projector is, turn the 
projector on and select 
Net. Info.-Wired LAN or Net. 
Info.-Wireless LAN
 from the Network menu to display the IP 
address of the projector. Do not enter leading zeroes.
3. Press 
Enter, or, if you set a Web control password in the 
projector’s Network menu, enter the user name 
EPSONWEB and 
your password, then press 
Enter.
note
When using a browser to 
access the projector, you 
cannot connect through a 
proxy server.
When using a browser to 
access the projector over a 
wireless connection, use 
Advanced Mode (see 
page 81).
Standby Mode in the 
Extended menu should be 
set to 
Communication On 
to monitor the projector in 
standby mode. 
						

							102Using the Projector on a Network4. Select one of the menu options listed on the screen, then change 
any of the settings as needed. These settings correspond to those 
found in the projector’s menu system.
You cannot change the following settings using a web browser:
■Quick Corner, Pointer Shape, Test Pattern, or User 
Button 
in the Settings menu
■User’s Logo, High Altitude Mode, BNC Sync 
Termination
, Remote Control Type, and Language in the 
Extended menu
■Any settings in the Reset menu
■Any settings related to the Power On Protect, User’s Logo 
Protect
, or Network Protect passwords
You can only change the following settings using a web browser:
■Community Name
■Monitor password
Using Web Remote Control
When you access the projector through your browser, you can display 
a “virtual remote control” on your computer screen. This lets you 
change sources and perform many of the same functions as you can 
with the physical remote control. 
						

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From the Projector Control menu, select Web Remote. You see the 
following screen:
■The Power button turns the projector on and off.
■The Search button searches for signal sources (see page 56).
■The Computer button changes the input source to Computer1 
(PowerLite G5450WUNL/G5750WUNL) or, with the 
PowerLite G5550NL/G5650WNL/G5950NL, selects a 
computer signal (connected to the 
Computer1 or Computer2 
port).
■The Video button selects a video signal (connected to the Video1 
or 
Video2 port).
■The S-Video button changes the input source to S-Video.
■The LAN/USB button selects a network signal or a signal from 
equipment connected to the   USB port on the projector.
■The BNC button changes the input source to BNC.
■The HDMI/DVI-D button changes the input source to HDMI 
(G5550NL/G5650WNL/G5950NL), or selects a signal from 
equipment connected to the 
HDMI or DVI-D port on the 
projector (G5450WUNL/G5750WUNL).
Search button
S-Video button LAN/USB button
Volume buttons Computer buttonVideo button
A/V Mute buttonPause button Power button
Page-up/down 
buttonsClosed captioning 
button BNC button
HDMI/DVI-D 
button 
						

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■The A/V Mute button temporarily turns off the picture and 
sound (see page 67).
■The Pause button stops the image (see page 67).
■The Volume buttons raise or lower the volume.
■The Page-up/down buttons change slides when you project a 
slideshow over a network or from a device connected to the   
USB port.
■The CC (Closed Captioning) button lets you display closed 
captioning for content that provides it.
Using Crestron RoomView to Monitor 
and Control the Projector
You can use Crestron RoomView to monitor and control the 
projector through the network.
Setting up the Projector
1. Press the Menu button, select the Network menu, then press 
Enter.
2. Choose 
Network Configuration and press Enter.
note
You cannot use the web 
browser control described on 
page 101 or the Message 
Broadcasting plug-in (see 
page 12) while you are using 
Crestron RoomView.
Standby Mode in the 
Extended menu should be 
set to 
Communication On 
to monitor or control the 
projector in standby mode.
When accessing the projector 
over a wireless connection, 
use Advanced Mode (see 
page 81). 
						

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3. Choose Others and press Enter. You see the following screen:
4. Turn on the 
RoomView setting.
5. Highlight the 
Return button at the top of the screen, then press 
Enter. Choose Setup complete and press Enter, then choose 
Yes and press Enter to save the changes.
6. Press 
Menu to exit.
7. Turn the projector off and then on again. The setting change will 
take effect once the projector restarts.
Using a Browser to Control the Projector
You can use a standard web browser to monitor and control the 
projector through the network.
1. Make sure that the projector is set up for your network, as 
described on page 76 (for a wired connection) or page 81 (for a 
wireless connection). 
						

							106Using the Projector on a Network2. Open your web browser and enter the IP address of the projector 
you want to monitor in the browser’s address box. You see a 
window like this:
3. Select options on the screen as necessary:
■To turn the projector on or off, click the Power button.
■To raise or lower the volume, click the Vol+ and Vol- 
buttons.
■To temporarily turn off the picture and sound, click the A/V 
Mute
 button (see page 67).
■To select an input source, click it in the Sources List. To 
scroll through the list, click the arrow bars at the top or 
bottom of the list.
■To pause or unpause an image, click the Freeze button in the 
toolbar.
■To adjust the contrast, click the Contrast button in the 
toolbar.
■To adjust the image brightness, click the Brightness button 
in the toolbar.
■To adjust the color saturation, click the Color button in the 
toolbar.
note
If you’re not sure what the 
IP address of the projector is, 
turn the projector on and 
select 
Net. Info.-Wired 
LAN
 or Net. 
Info.-Wireless LAN
 from 
the Network menu to 
display the address. Do not 
enter leading zeroes.
toolbar
note
The toolbar buttons are not 
all visible at the same time. 
To scroll through the toolbar 
buttons, click the arrow 
buttons on the left or right 
side of the toolbar. 
						

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■To adjust the image sharpness, click the Sharpness button 
in the toolbar.
■To enlarge the image without changing the projection size, 
click the 
Zoom button in the toolbar. Then click the  
button to enlarge the image or the   button to reduce an 
image that was enlarged with the 
 button. Click the arrow 
buttons the change the position of an enlarged image.
4. Use the following buttons in place of the buttons on the 
projector’s remote control:
Additionally, the arrow buttons in the Crestron RoomView 
window can be used in place of the  pointer button on the 
remote control.
5. Select the 
Info tab in the top right corner of the window to 
display information about the projector.
6. Select the 
Contact IT Help tab in the top right corner of the 
window to display the Help Desk window, which can be used to 
send messages to and receive messages from an administrator 
using Crestron RoomView Express.
Crestron RoomView button Remote control button
OK Enter
Menu Menu
Auto Auto (see page 117)
Search Search (see page 66)
Esc Esc 
						

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Using the Tools Tab
Select the Tools tab in the top right corner of the window to display 
the window shown below:
1. Enter settings for Crestron
® central controllers in the Crestron 
Control
 section of the window.
2. Enter settings in the 
Projector section of the window:
■Enter a Projector Name to differentiate the current 
projector from other projectors on the network (up to 15 
single-byte alphanumeric characters).
■Enter a Location name for the projector (up to 32 single-byte 
alphanumeric characters).
■Enter a user name for the projector in the Assigned To box 
(up to 32 single-byte alphanumeric characters).
■Click the Enabled checkbox to use DHCP.
■If you’re not using DHCP, enter an IP Address for the 
projector.
■Enter a Subnet Mask and Default Gateway address for the 
projector.
3. Click 
Send to register the changes you made in the Projector 
section of the window. 
						

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4. To require a password for access to the initial Crestron 
RoomView window, click 
Enable in the User Password section 
of the window, enter a password (in both the 
New Password 
and 
Confirm boxes), and click Send.
5. To require a password for access to the 
Tools tab, click Enable in 
the 
Admin Password section of the window, enter a password 
(in both the 
New Password and Confirm boxes), and click 
Send.
6. When you’re through making settings on the 
Tools tab, click 
Exit.
note
Passwords you enter in the 
User Password or Admin 
Password
 window sections 
can contain up to 26 
single-byte alphanumeric 
characters. 
						

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