Epson EasyMP Monitor Ver.4.31 Manual

EasyMP Monitor Operation Guide

Ver.4.31

Notations Used in This Guide

The following table shows the symbols used in this manual, along with descriptions of what they mean.

Attention

Indicates procedures which may result in damage or injury if sufficient care is not taken.

Indicates additional information and points which may be useful to know regarding a topic.

s Indicates a page where detailed information regarding a topic can be found.

Procedure

[ (Name) ] Indicates the name of the buttons on the projector's remote control or the control panel.

"(Name)"

Timer (Boldface)

Indicates operating methods and the order of operations. The procedure indicated should be carried out in the order of the numbered steps.

Example: [Esc] button

Indicates the name of the buttons on the EasyMP Monitor or OS screens. Example:

Select "Timer" - "Timer Settings".

Select Timer - Timer Settings.

Notations Used in This Guide.......................... 2

EasyMP Monitor Features

Tasks that can be done using EasyMP Monitor.................. 6

Operating environment...................................... 7

Compatible computers...........................................7

Supported language............................................. 7

Installing EasyMP Monitor......................................... 7

Limitations imposed by a Windows Vista environment......................8

Before starting operations......................................... 8

Using EasyMP Monitor

Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring............ 10

Starting EasyMP Monitor......................................... 10

Registering projectors using automatic search (Searching for and registering

projectors that are located in the same segment)......................... 10

Procedures for automatic search..................................10

Procedures for registration...................................... 11

Setting the range of addresses to do an automatic search and registration. . . . . . . 13

Procedures for automatic search..................................13

Procedures for registration...................................... 14

Registration by specifying an IP address (Manual registration)................ 15

Registering several projectors to a monitoring group all at once..............16

If the projector name or IP address changes after registration................17

For projectors that have been registered manually...................... 17

For projectors that have been registered using automatic search............ 18

Cancelling projector registrations (Delete)............................. 18

Monitoring window layout.................................. 19

Types of monitoring windows and switching method......................19

Types of monitoring windows....................................19

How to switch views.......................................... 19

Monitoring using Grouping view.................................... 19

Meanings of Grouping view icons................................. 19

Using the icons in Grouping view.................................20

Monitoring using Detail list view....................................21

Meanings of Detail list view icons................................. 21

Selecting display items.........................................22

Sorting lists................................................ 23

Searching for desired icons (Projector list)..............................23

Monitoring using the system tray................................... 24

Displaying projectors with problem or warning statuses in a list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Checking properties in detail......................................27

Displaying Group properties..................................... 27

Displaying Projector properties ..................................27

Displaying and deleting logs.......................................27

Displaying Log..............................................28

Deleting Log............................................... 28

Using the control functions. . ................................ 29

Carrying out control using control buttons............................. 29

Carrying out control using a web browser (Web control)....................30

Carrying out control using timer settings..............................30

Procedures for new timer settings................................. 31

Mail notification function settings............................ 33

An e-mail notifying the operator of a problem/warning/status

is issued................................................... 35

Application lock function.................................... 37

Switching Application lock between enabled and disabled..................37

Enabling the application lock.................................... 37

Disabling the application lock....................................37

Setting a password for cancelling application lock........................ 37

Appendix

Troubleshooting............................................ 39

Projectors cannot be monitored or controlled...........................39

An e-mail message is not sent when a problem occurs with a projector.......... 39

Contents

General Notice............................................. 40

Trademarks.................................................. 40

EasyMP Monitor Features

Tasks that can be done using EasyMP Monitor

EasyMP Monitor lets you carry out operations such as checking the statuses of multiple EPSON projectors that are connected to a network at a computer monitor, and controlling the projectors from the computer.

Following are brief descriptions of the monitoring and control functions that can be carried out using EasyMP Monitor.

• Registering projectors for monitoring and control

Projectors on the network can be searched for automatically, and you can then select projectors to be registered from the projectors that are detected. You can enter the IP addresses for target projectors to register them.

• Registered projectors can also be assigned to groups so that they can be monitored and controlled in groups.

• Monitoring the statuses of registered projectors

The power status (ON/OFF) for projectors and problems or warnings requiring attention can be checked visually by means of icons. You can select groups of projectors or a single projector that you are interested in, and then check the cumulative lamp operating time or the details of information such as input sources, problems, and warnings for these projectors.

• Controlling registered projectors

Projectors can be selected in groups or as single projectors, and you can then carry out operations for the selected projectors such as turning the power on and off and switching their input sources. Web control functions can be used to change the settings in the projector's configuration menu. If there are certain control actions which are carried out regularly at particular times or on particular days, you can use Timer Settings to register timer settings.

• Mail notification function settings

You can set e-mail addresses to which notifications are sent if a status requiring attention, such as a problem, occurs with a projector that has been registered.

To enable projectors to be monitored and controlled even when they are in standby mode projectors. The settings that need to be made will vary depending on the projector you are using. s Projector's User's Guide

• Set Network Monitoring to On.

• Set Standby Mode to Network On.

* When the projector's

, make the following settings at the

indicator is lit orange.

Operating environment

Compatible computers

This software is compatible with computers that comply with the following requirements.

CPU

Memory capacity

Free hard disk space

Display

Windows 98 Second Edition SP1 Windows Me Windows NT4.0 SP6 Windows 2000 Professional SP4 The following 32-bit operating systems: Windows XP Home Edition SP2 or later Windows XP Professional SP2 or later Windows Vista

(All editions except Starter Edition) Windows Vista SP1

(All editions except Starter Edition)

• Internet Explorer Ver. 5.0 or later must be installed.

Pentium MMX 166 MHz or higher (Pentium II 233 MHz or higher recommended)

64 MB or more (128 MB or more recommended)

50 MB or more

SVGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution, 32 bit or higher display colour

Supported language

EasyMP Monitor supports the following languages.

If your OS is Windows Vista, you must update to Windows Vista SP1 to

use the Ukrainian version of EasyMP Monitor.

*2 Windows NT4.0 does not support Arabic and Hebrew versions.

Installing EasyMP Monitor

When you are using the following OS, you must have administrator authority in order to install EasyMP Monitor.

• Windows 2000 • Windows NT4.0

• Windows XP • Windows Vista

When your OS language is supported by EasyMP Monitor, the software is installed in the same language as your OS automatically.

• Macintosh computers cannot be used.

• Operations carried out at the computer may become slow depending

on the number of projectors being managed. If this happens, use a computer with higher specifications.

• EasyMP Monitor cannot be used in environments which do not allow pings to be transmitted.

However, the following cases are exceptions.

• When using Windows NT4.0: Since Arabic and Heblew are not supported, English is selected for the installation.

• When using Windows Vista: You must update to Windows Vista SP1 to use the Ukrainian version.

When the language selected for the EasyMP Monitor installation varies from that of the OS being used, the screens may not be displayed correctly.

Operating environment

Procedure

Turn the computer on.

To prevent problems from occurring during the installation, we recommend that you terminate all resident applications that can be ended.

Load the supplied Projector Software CD-ROM in your computer.

The installer automatically starts up.

From here, continue with the installation by following the on-screen messages.

The software name has been changed. Before: EMP Monitor _ After: EasyMP Monitor

If you are already using EMP Monitor, you can replace with this software. To update software, uninstall EMP Monitor first, and then install this software.

• Even after EasyMP Monitor has been uninstalled, the settings and log information will remain on the hard disk. If this information is no longer required, you may delete the EasyMP Monitor Ver.4.31 folder. Provided the default settings were used at installation, this folder can be found at: "C:\Users\(User Name)\AppData\Local\VirtualStore \Program Files\EPSON Projector\EasyMP Monitor Ver.4.31"

Before starting operations

Check the following points before starting up EasyMP Monitor.

• EasyMP Monitor must be installed on the computer to be used for monitoring and control.

• The computer and the projectors must be connected to the network.

• If using Windows 2000/Windows NT4.0/Windows XP/Windows Vista,

the computer must be started up in Administrator mode.

• Depending on the projector model, a commercially-available serial TCP/IP conversion adapter and a connection cable are required in order to use EasyMP Monitor. Mode" Make the settings for the serial connecting to the projector.

Projector's User's Guide "Standby

TCP/IP conversion adapter before

Limitations imposed by a Windows Vista environment

When using EasyMP Monitor under Windows Vista, note the following limitations.

• You must have administrator authority in order to use Register at startup on the Environment setup screen of EasyMP Monitor.

"Monitoring using the system tray" p.24

Using EasyMP Monitor

Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring

This operation is carried out when starting EasyMP Monitor for the first time after it has been installed and when you would like to add projectors. Once a projector has been registered, the status for the projector will be displayed automatically each time EasyMP Monitor is started from that point onwards.

The operations to register projectors vary as followings depending on where the projectors are connected to in the network.

• When registering a projector that is located in the same segment as

the computer in which EasyMP Monitor is installed. projectors using automatic search (Searching for and registering projectors that are located in the same segment)" p.10

• When registering projectors that are in multiple segments of the

network. search and registration" p.13

"Setting the range of addresses to do an automatic

"Registering

Starting EasyMP Monitor

Procedure

Click "Start" - "Programs" (or "All Programs") - "EPSON Projector" - "EasyMP Monitor Ver.4.31" in that order to start EasyMP Monitor.

The main window will be displayed.

The red box area described in the screen below is referred to as Grouping view.

Registering projectors using automatic search (Searching for and registering projectors that are located in the same segment)

Procedures for automatic search

Procedure

Right-click in Grouping view and select "New" - "Projector (automatic search)".

The following Create new projector (automatic registration) window will be displayed.

If Detail list view is displayed, select New - Projector (automatic search) from the Edit menu.

Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring

• You can also carry out this operation by selecting New -

Procedures for registration

Procedure

Projector (automatic search) from the Edit menu.

• Projectors that are using a serial W TCP/IP conversion adapter

cannot be detected.

Click "Search".

Automatic searching will be carried out, and the names of the projectors that have been detected will be displayed.

If a projector does not appear in the list, use "Registration by specifying an IP address (Manual registration)".

p.15

Select the projector(s) to be registered from the displayed list, and then click "Edit".

The following window will be displayed.

Registering and deleting projectors for monitoring

Make the necessary settings while referring to the following table.

Display name

Display icon

Enter the name of the projector(s) to be displayed in Grouping view or Detail list view.

Up to a maximum of 32 bytes can be entered. A space cannot be used as the first character.

Select the icon(s) to be displayed in Grouping view or Detail list view.

Projector name

IP address

Use Serial W TCP/IP conversion adaptor.

Port Number

Monitor Password

Description

Monitor

This shows the name that has been registered on the projector.

This shows the IP address for the registered projector.

This cannot be selected when registering projectors using automatic search.

If a Monitor Password has been set for the projector, be sure to enter the Monitor Password that has been set. If the correct password is not entered at this time, it will not be possible to monitor and control the projector even though it is registered.

You can enter some kind of memo about the projector. The details you enter here will be displayed at the projector properties.

Up to a maximum of 60 bytes can be entered.

Select this when you want monitoring to start.

After entering the details, click "Register" to start the registration. When the message is displayed, click "OK".

To continue registering other projector(s), repeat Steps 1 and 2.

Projectors that have been registered using automatic search are searched for again by projector name each time EasyMP Monitor is started.

Parent group

Select when registering a projector in a group. If no groups have been created, this cannot be selected.

"Registering several projectors to a monitoring

group all at once" p.16

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