Epson Projector Powerlite 1815p User Manual

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Choosing When to Display the Image
After your image is saved, you can set it to display as the startup 
screen, the screen you see when there’s no signal, or the screen you see 
when you press the 
A/V Mute button (see page 31).
1. Press the 
Menu button, highlight the Extended menu, and press 
Enter. 
2. Select 
Display and press Enter.
3. Choose from these display options:
■Set Display Background to Logo to display your image 
when there is no signal. 
■Set Startup Screen to On to display your image when the 
projector is warming up. 
■Set A/V Mute to Logo to display your image when you press 
the 
A/V Mute button. 
4. When you’re finished, press
 Menu to exit. 
Disabling the Projector’s Buttons
When you enable the Operation Lock function, you can lock all the 
projector’s buttons, or all buttons except the 
Power button. The 
remote control can still be used to operate the projector.
1. Press the 
Menu button, highlight the Settings menu, and press 
Enter.
2. Select 
Operation Lock and press the Enter button.
3. Select 
Full Lock (to lock all projector buttons) or Partial Lock (to 
lock all buttons except the 
Power button) and press Enter.
4. Select 
Yes and press Enter to confirm the setting.
5. Press the 
Menu button to exit. 
To disable the Operation Lock function, select 
Off in the Operation 
Lock menu. Or press and hold the 
Enter button on the projector’s 
control panel for 7 seconds. A message is displayed and the lock is 
released.
note
You can lock these settings to 
prevent them from being 
changed without a password 
(see page 127).  
						

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Customizing Power and Operation
You can use the Extended menu to customize the way the projector 
displays images, enable quick startup, turn sleep mode on or off, and 
customize other projector operations.
■Display
Use this setting to turn off the display of messages, change the 
background color, enable logo display, or turn off the startup 
screen display.
■User’s Logo
Create a custom startup screen, as described on page 129.
■Projection 
Select Front (to project from the front of a screen and right side 
up), 
Front/Ceiling (when the projector is mounted upside-down 
from the ceiling), 
Rear (to project from behind onto a 
transparent screen), or 
Rear/Ceiling (to project from behind onto 
a transparent screen when the projector is mounted upside-down 
from the ceiling). 
■Operation
Enable Direct Power On if you want to have the projector start 
when the power cable is connected (without pressing the
 Power 
button). Enable Sleep Mode if you want to have the projector 
turn off automatically if it is idle (and no signal is received) for 30  
						

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minutes or when the A/V mute slide (lens cover) is closed. Enable 
High Altitude Mode when you are using the projector above 
4900 ft (1500 m). 
■Standby Mode
Select Network On to enable the projector to be monitored over 
a network when it is in standby mode (the power light is orange).
■USB Type B
Select Easy MP to project your computer’s display through the 
projector’s Type B USB port (see page 39). Choose 
Wireless 
Mouse 
if you want to be able to use the remote as a wireless 
mouse for a USB-connected computer (see page 40).
■Projector ID
Lets you assign a numeric ID to each projector. When you are 
using multiple projectors, you can use the ID to select the one you 
want to operate with the remote control. See page 35 for 
instructions.
■Multi-screen
Use this option if you want to color-match two or more projectors 
that are being used to display images near each other, or you are 
using the multi-screen feature to project from one source (one 
image) with multiple projectors (see page 90). You can make 
image adjustments at each of five adjustment levels. First choose 
an 
Adjustment Level and then adjust the settings for each level: 
Brightness Correct. to adjust the brightness, and Color 
Correct.
 to adjust the balance between red and green, or blue and 
yellow. See page 134 for more information about multi-screen 
color adjustment.
■Language 
Select from nine languages to be used for the projector menus.
note
If Direct Power On is 
enabled, the power cable is 
connected, and a power 
outage occurs, the projector 
will start when the power is 
restored.
Do not use the projector at 
altitudes above 7500 ft 
(2,286 m). 
						

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Multi-screen Color Adjustment
You can match the color of projected images when two or more 
projectors are being used to display images near each other, or when 
you use the multi-screen feature to project from one source (one 
image) as described on page 90. For each screen, you can set five levels 
of brightness and color correction.
1. Before starting, you may want to assign a numeric ID to each 
projector. This lets you use the remote control to select the 
projector you want to adjust. See page 35 for instructions.
To match the display colors as closely as possible, make sure that 
all the projectors are set to the same color mode before starting. 
See page 122 for instructions.
2. Press the 
Menu button on the remote control. You see the 
projector’s menu screen. 
3. Select 
Extended > Multi-screen.
4. Start by setting the 
Adjustment Level to 1 for two projectors. 
Then use 
Brightness Correct. to match the darker projector to 
the lighter one. Press 
Enter to see the effects of your adjustments.
5. Next, adjust the brightness of Level 5 for the same two projectors. 
Match the brighter projector to the darker one.
6. Adjust and match the brightness of Levels 2, 3, and 4. 
7. Adjust and match the G/R color correction for all levels. Then 
adjust and match the B/Y correction for all levels. 
8. If you are using three or more projectors, repeat steps 4 through 7 
to match projector 3 to projector 2, then match projector 4 to 
projector 3, and so on.
note
If you use two or more 
projectors side-by-side, 
exhaust from adjacent 
projectors might cause 
overheating. Leave at least 
2 feet (60 cm) of space 
between projectors. 
						

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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. 
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 182. 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 (see page 65) or over a wired 
network as described here. 
This chapter covers the following information:
■Connecting your projector to a wired network
■Monitoring and controlling your projector with EMP Monitor
■Using e-mail alerts to warn you of problems
■Using a browser to monitor the projector 
						

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Connecting to a Wired Network
Follow these steps to connect the projector to your network and 
configure it with an IP address. 
1. Connect the projector to your network using a commercially 
available 100BaseTX or 10BaseT network cable. Connect the 
cable to the 
LAN port on the projector. See page 53.
2. Point the remote control at the projector and press the P 
Power 
button.
3. Press the 
EasyMP button on the remote control to select EasyMP 
as the source. 
4. Press the 
Menu button on the remote control, select the 
Network menu, then press Enter. 
5. Choose 
To Network Configuration and press Enter.
6. Choose 
Wired LAN and press Enter. 
You see the following screen:
7. Do one of the following:
■If your network assigns addresses automatically, turn on the 
DHCP setting. 
						

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■If your network does not assign addresses automatically, turn 
off 
DHCP and enter the projector’s IP Address, Subnet 
Mask
, Gateway Address, and DNS Servers, as needed. 
To enter numbers, use the  pointer button on the remote 
control to highlight the number you want to input, then press 
the 
Enter button. 
8. When you’re done making all necessary changes, select 
Return, 
select 
Setup complete, and then select Yes to confirm that you 
want to save the changes. Press 
Menu to exit the menu system. 
Using Projector E-mail Alerts
When this feature is enabled, the projector sends you an e-mail alert if 
it has any problems. 
1. Press the 
Menu button on the remote control, select the 
Network menu, then press Enter. 
2. Choose 
To Network Configuration and press Enter. 
3. Choose 
Mail, then press Enter.
You see the following screen: 
note
If you’re a network 
administrator, you can use 
the SNMP option to enter a 
trap IP address. This lets you 
receive trap alerts for the 
projectors you’re monitoring.
note
You can also set e-mail alerts 
from EMP Monitor (see 
page 147). 
						

							138Managing Projectors4. Highlight 
On to receive email notifications, then press Enter.
5. Enter the IP address for the SMTP server for the projector.
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. Enter the SMTP server’s port number. The default value is 25. 
You can enter a numeric value from 1 to 65535.
7. Choose one of the 
Destination Address fields, then enter the 
e-mail address where you want to receive a message when a 
problem occurs. You can register up to three addresses. You can 
enter up to 32 alphanumeric characters for the e-mail address.
8. Select problems or warnings to be notified about by mail. 
(Numbers 1 through 3 in this section correspond to the e-mail 
addresses you entered.) 
9. When you’re done making all necessary changes, select 
Return, 
select 
Setup complete, and then select Yes to confirm that you 
want to save the changes. Press 
Menu to exit the menu system. 
When the selected problem or warning occurs, an e-mail message is 
sent to the specified notification addresses. The subject line of the 
e-mail is 
EPSON Projector. The e-mail includes the following 
information:
■Line 1: The name of the projector where the problem has 
occurred
■Line 2: The IP address of the projector where the problem has 
occurred
■Line 3: Details of the problem 
note
If a critical problem develops 
with a projector which 
causes it to suddenly stop 
working, it may not be 
possible for the projector to 
send a message.
If Standby Mode is set to 
Network On in the 
Extended menu, the 
projector can still be 
monitored even if the 
projector is in standby mode 
(when the power is off). 
						

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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 182. 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, select 
Exit from the File menu or right-click 
the program icon shown above, then 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 133.
Click here to start EMP Monitor 
						

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Registering a Projector
Before you can monitor a projector, you have to register it. Follow 
these steps to automatically search for your projector(s). 
1. Open EMP Monitor as described above. You see this screen:
2. Select 
Edit > New > Projector (automatic search).
You see this screen: