EasyMP Multi PC Projection Operation
Guide
Contents
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About EasyMP Multi PC Projection
Meeting Styles Proposed by EasyMP Multi PC Projection . . . . . . . . 5
Holding Meetings Using Multiple Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Holding Remote Meetings Over a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Software Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Operation Summary
Operating Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Preparations Before Starting a Meeting
Preparing to Connect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Operations During a Meeting
Project Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the Projection Control Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Changing the Number of Projected Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Changing the Presenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Outputting Audio from the Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ending the Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Holding Frequent Meetings with Ease
Saving Projector Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Creating a Shortcut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Registering a Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sharing a Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Exporting the profile you want to share. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Importing the shared profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Preparing Your Projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Preparing Your Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting to the Projectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Starting EasyMP Multi PC Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Using the Search Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Searching for and Connecting to the Projectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Automatic search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Manual search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Profile search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting to Multiple Projectors (Mirroring) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Connecting to Projectors on a Different Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Troubleshooting
Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Supported Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Display Color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Number of Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Other Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
When Using Windows 8/Windows 7/Windows Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Limitations when projecting from Windows Photo Gallery or
Windows Live Photo Gallery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Limitations in Windows Aero (Windows 7/Windows Vista). . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Other Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Solving Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Cannot connect to the projector you want to use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Cannot connect the projector and the computer via wireless LAN . . . . . 34
Cannot connect the projector and the computer via wired LAN . . . . . . . 35
Cannot connect the projector and the computer via the network. . . . . . 35
Cannot select the projector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
The Screen is not Projected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
The movie image and audio are not displayed, the image is slow to
appear, or either the video or audio stop when projecting using
EasyMP Multi PC Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
No audio from the projector when connecting with EasyMP
Multi PC Projection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
When a connection is made using EasyMP Multi PC Projection, a
PowerPoint Slide Show cannot be started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
When a connection has been made using EasyMP Multi PC Projection,
the screen will not be refreshed when using an Office application.. . . . . 38
Error Message List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Appendix
Set Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
User Settings Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
General Settings Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Adjust Performance Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Audio Output Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Uninstalling the Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Uninstalling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Copyright Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Regarding the use of Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Regarding Screen Shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Error Messages when Starting up EasyMP Multi PC Projection. . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Error Messages when Searching for and Selecting Projectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Error Messages when Projecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Error Message when Operating a Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
About EasyMP Multi PC Projection
This chapter introduces the meeting styles you can use with EasyMP Multi PC Projection, and explains how to install the software.
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Meeting Styles Proposed by EasyMP Multi PC Projection
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Meeting Styles Proposed by EasyMP Multi PC Projection
By using EasyMP Multi PC Projection, you can use the projectors to hold
interactive meetings.
You can connect up to 32 computers to one projector via a network. You
can then select up to four of these connected computers and project their
screens.
Holding Meetings Using Multiple Images
s "Project Screens" p.23
When connected to the same projector, anyone can change the screen
being projected by simply dragging and dropping one of the connected
user icons into the projection area. Making these changes allows
presenters to clearly express their opinions along with the images.
Share notes in a presentation
You can project the presentation on part of the screen and your notes on
another part of the screen, allowing the meeting participants to fully
grasp the contents.
Holding Remote Meetings Over a Network
s "Connecting to Projectors on a Different Network" p.21
Compare data using up to four screens
You can compare and analyze data by simultaneously projecting screens
from multiple computers connected to the network.
Smoothly change presenters using drag and drop
Project the same screen in different places
Projectors on the network in remote locations can project the same
image. A maximum of four projectors can project the same screen.
Installing the Software
Installing the Software
You can find EasyMP Multi PC Projection on the EPSON Projector
Software for Meeting & Presentation CD-ROM. Install the software on
the computer you are using.
Software Requirements
EasyMP Multi PC Projection runs on computers that meet the following
requirements.
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Installing the Software
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For Windows
OS Windows XP
Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit
Windows 7 Ultimate 32/64-bit
Windows 8 Windows 8 32/64-bit
CPU Mobile Pentium III 1.2 GHz or faster
Recommended: Pentium M 1.6 GHz or faster
*
Professional 32-bit
Home Edition 32-bit
Tablet PC Edition 32-bit
Enterprise 32-bit
Business 32-bit
Home Premium 32-bit
Home Basic 32-bit
Enterprise 32/64-bit
Professional 32/64-bit
Home Premium 32/64-bit
Home Basic 32-bit
Starter 32-bit
Windows 8 Pro 32/64-bit
Windows 8 Enterprise
32/64-bit
* Except for Windows XP without any service packs installed, and Windows
XP Service Pack 1.
For Mac OS X
OS Mac OS X 10.4.x 32-bit
Mac OS X 10.5.1 or later
Mac OS X 10.6.x 32/64-bit
Mac OS X 10.7.x 32/64-bit
Mac OS X 10.8.x 64-bit
CPU PowerPC G3 900 MHz or faster
Recommended: Core Duo 1.83 GHz or faster
Amount of Memory 256MB or more
Recommended: 512MB or more
Hard Disk Space 20MB or more
Display Resolutions greater than XGA (1024 x 768), or
less than WUXGA (1920 x 1200)
Display color: 16-bit color (display color
approx. 32,000 colors)
* Operation is not guaranteed in Mac OS X 10.5.0 because the Firewall
settings are not set correctly when the version is updated.
*
32-bit
Amount of Memory 256MB or more
Recommended: 512MB or more
Hard Disk Space 20MB or more
Display Resolutions greater than XGA (1024 x 768), or less
than WUXGA (1920 x 1200)
Display color: 16-bit color (display color approx.
32,000 colors) or more
Installing
Make sure you check the following points before starting installation.
• Close all running applications before starting installation.
• When the language selected for the installation varies from that of the
OS being used, the screens may not be displayed correctly.
For Windows
Installing the Software
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q
You need administrator authority to install EasyMP Multi PC Projection.
A Turn on your computer.
B Insert the EPSON Projector Software CD-ROM into your
computer.
C The installer starts automatically.
q
If the installer does not start automatically, open the CD-ROM drive from
My Computer (or Computer), and then double-click InstallNavi.
D Follow the on-screen instructions to install.
For Mac OS X
A Turn on your computer.
B Insert the EPSON Projector Software CD-ROM into your
computer.
C Double-click the Install Navi icon in the EPSON window.
D Follow the on-screen instructions to install.
q
You can download the latest version of EasyMP Multi PC Projection from
the following Epson web site. Go to www.epson.com and select your
location.
Operation Summary
This chapter explains the basic procedures for using EasyMP Multi PC Projection in a meeting.
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Operating Procedures
Operating Procedures
A Install EasyMP Multi PC Projection.
s p.6
B Start EasyMP Multi PC Projection.
s "Starting EasyMP Multi PC Projection" p.16
For Windows 8
From the Start menu, select EasyMP Multi PC Projection Ver. x.xx.
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Follow the on-screen instructions to install.
For Windows 7/Windows Vista/Windows XP
Start - Programs (or All Programs) - EPSON Projector - EasyMP Multi PC Projection
- EasyMP Multi PC Projection Ver. x.xx
For Mac OS X
Applications - EasyMP Multi PC Projection - EasyMP Multi PC Projection
Operating Procedures
C Connect to the projectors.
s "Searching for and Connecting to the Projectors" p.18
Select Automatic search to search for the projectors.
Select the projectors you want to connect to, and then click Join.
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q
• You can search for the projectors using three different methods; Automatic search, Manual search, and Profile. See the following for more details on each search
method.
s "Using the Search Screen" p.17
• Once you have created a shortcut for the projectors you searched for, you can start EasyMP Multi PC Projection by double-clicking the shortcut.
The projectors saved in the shortcut file is automatically searched for when starting from the shortcut.
s "Creating a Shortcut" p.28
Operating Procedures
D Project screens.
s "Using the Projection Control Screen" p.23
On the projection control screen, the projection area is divided into four panels. You can change the number of available panels and change which
computer's screens are projected.
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A
D
B
The computer's screen for the first user to connect is projected in the top left panel. Users who connect later can project by dragging and dropping
the user's icons into the available (white) panels.
1 Changing the number of projected screens
: Project one screen at full screen.
: Divide the projected screen in two.
: Divide the projected screen in four.
2 Operating your screen's status
: Project the computer's screen as it is.
: Stop projecting.
: Pause the computer's screen currently being displayed. The
projected screen does not change, even if you make changes on the
computer's screen.
3 Projecting the computer's screen
4 Changing the projection position
C
Drag and drop the user's icon to a white panel.
Your icon is always displayed on the left. You
can project your own screen as well as the
screens for other participants.
Drag and drop the user's icon to change the
projection position.
Operating Procedures
E End the meeting.
s "Ending the Meeting" p.26
Select Leave or End Session from the Tool menu to stop projecting.
When you select Leave or End Session, you are returned to the search screen.
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q
Leave
The connection between your computer and the projectors is cut.
End Session
The connection between all computers and projectors participating in the session is cut.
Preparations Before Starting a Meeting
This chapter explains the settings you need to make before starting a meeting.
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Preparing to Connect
Preparing to Connect
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Preparing Your Computer
Preparing Your Projector
Follow the steps below to put the projector into connection standby
status. When connecting via wired LAN, check that the projector is
connected to the network with a commercially available network cable.
When connecting via wireless LAN, install the wireless LAN unit in the
projector.
A Turn on your projector.
B Make the projector's network settings.
When connecting the computer to the projector via wireless LAN,
connect using the Advanced connection mode. You cannot connect using the Quick connection mode.
See your projector User’s Guide for details on network settings.
C Change the projector's input source to LAN.
The LAN standby screen is displayed.
Follow the steps below to connect the computer to the projectors and
start projecting.
A Install EasyMP Multi PC Projection on the computer.
s "Installing the Software" p.6
B Make the computer's network settings, and connect the
computer to the network.
s Computer's documentation
q
When the computer you are using is already connected to the network, you
do not need to make network settings on the computer.
C Start EasyMP Multi PC Projection.
s "Starting EasyMP Multi PC Projection" p.16
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