Epson PowerLite 8300i with EasyMP.net module, Software Manual

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Page 2: ...eboard EasyBoard 14 Operating a Network PC Remote Desktop 15 Remote Connection 15 Setting EasyMP net Options EasyConfiguration 18 Managing EasyMP net Users 18 Basic System Setup 19 Network Setup LAN Setup 19 Functions Setup Application Setup 21 Automatic Projection by Schedule Timer Setup 22 Operations from the PC via Network 23 Projecting PC Images Network Screen 24 Before Starting the Network Sc...

Page 3: ...s Network Connection Configurations 45 Local Area Network LAN Environments 45 If No Local Area Network LAN is Available 49 Installing Additional Software 50 Installation Procedure 50 Executing an Installed Program 51 When You Receive a Projector Error E mail 52 ...

Page 4: ...11 Adding Markings and Comments to the Image EasyMarker 11 Startup 11 Toolbar 11 Using the Tools 11 Property Tool 11 Pen Tool 12 Stamp tool 12 Text Tool 13 Eraser and Return to original state Tools 13 Undo Tool 13 Save Tool 13 Quit Tool 14 Using the Projector as a Whiteboard EasyBoard 14 Using the Drawing Tools 14 Changing the Initial Values of Background and Pen Colours 14 Operating a Network PC ...

Page 5: ...e The file list is switched from large icon display small icon display and detailed display each time is clicked as shown below File format type File extension Windows media audio video file asf asx wma wmv wmx Windows audio video file avi wav MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group mpeg mpg MP3 mp3 Still image file bmp jpg jpeg png TIP When using your projector system for the first time you must initia...

Page 6: ...not be changed Right click a folder in the File Manager and select Plazing the slide show to play still image files from the folder continuously To change the play interval or effects of the slide show use EasyConfiguration p 21 Playing Motion Pictures The projector can play pause rewind or fast forward motion pictures in a similar way to a video cassette recorder VCR The Rewind and Fast Forward o...

Page 7: ...age Still image files such as JPEG format files jpg jpeg and Windows bitmap files bmp can be displayed To rotate the image click the Rotate to right or Rotate to left buttons or right click the image and select Rotate to right or Rotate to left Full screen display To display an image on the entire screen click Full screen In full screen display mode you can open a shortcut menu for further functio...

Page 8: ... EasyMP net Operation Guide Adding a Comment to the Projected Still images A comment can be added by using the EasyMarker feature Right click the full screen image p 6 and select EasyMarker The image with comments can be saved Save Tool p 11 Start EasyMarker ...

Page 9: ...le from the right File Manager to the left one or vice versa A file residing on the network can be copied or moved You can also copy or move a file by clicking Copy Cut and Paste at the top of the EasyFile window Deleting a File To delete a file select it and click Delete To delete multiple files at the same time select the files by dragging and click Delete When you are using both keyboard and mo...

Page 10: ...witch between them Operation Buttons Button Name Function Back Forward Moves between the pages forward or backward Stop Stops reading the page Refresh Updates the page Home Displays the default Home page Set Home p 21 Search Displays the default Search page Set a Search Page p 21 Favourites Adds or deletes a page to from Favourites Text size Changes the size of characters on the page The default s...

Page 11: ...omment to the Displayed Page Click Start EasyMarker on the toolbar to add a marking or a comment to the currently displayed page You can save the page with the markings and comments in an image file and use it later See Adding Markings and Comments during a Presentation p 11 ...

Page 12: ...lick You cannot use this function when you are playing motion pictures When one of the projector s applications application is started Click the center button of the mouse or press the Effect button of the remote control Toolbar Button Name Function Pen Used to draw lines If semitransparent lines are drawn the effect is similar to using a highlighter marker pen Stamp There are 14 different stamp s...

Page 13: ... p 21 One of 14 different symbols can be stamped in any position by clicking this tool Two stamps horizontal and vertical lines at the left top position of the palette draw lines from one end to the other end of the screen You cannot change the colour and thickness Pen Tool Thickness Filling Colour Semitransparent Colour Click to select You can use a semitransparent colour to mark the background l...

Page 14: ...To clear the entire image click the Return to original state tool When this tool is clicked your last operation is undone or cancelled When clicked again the operation is repeated Only the last operation can be undone or repeated When this tool is clicked the on screen image is saved as a bitmap format file The file format can be changed to JPEG format by using EasyConfiguration p 21 The file is s...

Page 15: ...syBoard EasyBoard allows you to use the projector as a whiteboard When you start EasyBoard the toolbar appears on a clear background and you can start drawing an image using the tools The tools can be used in the same way as the EasyMarker tools See Using the Tools p 11 The initial values for background and pen colour can be changed by using EasyConfiguration p 21 Images are easy to see if the bla...

Page 16: ...emote and check the Allow the user to connect to the PC from a remote location box The user administrator who has been created when Windows XP Professional OS was first started has full access rights and can therefore skip Steps 3 and 4 Click the Select a Remote User and click Add Select the user who wishes to access from a remote location and click OK A user from the Administrators group already ...

Page 17: ...remote connection The available colours may be limited depending on the server setup Remote PC sound Specify the sound play position Keyboard Select the keyboard setup to be used Start program Specify the program to start when connected Check the Start the next program when connected box enter the program path and file name and enter the startup folder Enable the following setup The following para...

Page 18: ... Operation Guide When the connection is established the Windows Logon screen is projected and you are ready to operate the Windows XP desktop PC from EasyMP net To terminate the remote connection move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen and click ...

Page 19: ...r ID Enter an ID to be used in EasyMP net One to 20 alphanumeric characters can be entered No symbols are allowed Password Enter a password for system logon The password can be 0 to 14 alphanumeric characters Reenter password Reenter the password for confirmation Click the required menu EasyMP net administrator Check this box to define the current user as the EasyMP net administrator Then this use...

Page 20: ...ng the Keyboard Layout Maintenance of EasyMP net Initialization The entire system setup will be returned to the factory default settings Naming the Projector Projector Name The projector name can be up to 15 characters A projector name can consist of alphanumeric characters and hyphens A projector name consisting of numbers only is not allowed The projector restarts after the name has been set Wor...

Page 21: ...ct Enabled and enter a cipher key for ciphering data to be sent If the cipher key has been registered using WEP data communication is allowed between devices with the same cipher key only Enter a cipher key consisting of 10 to 26 ASCII characters or 10 to 26 hexadecimal characters No key ID is required because only one WEP key can be defined Adhoc Mode Select Enabled to start direct communication ...

Page 22: ...d during wireless LAN setup p 20 When Enabled is set wired LAN cannot be used EasyBoard Setup Background Color The background colour White or Black can be selected White is better for dark rooms Black is better for bright rooms Default Pen Color Specify the pen colour that is used immediately after system startup Save format Specify a storage file format BMP or JPEG formats can be selected Image q...

Page 23: ...he Internet Use the next proxy server This allows you to use the following proxy server and port to receive a stream Address Enter the IP address of the proxy server you use Port Enter the port number of the proxy server you use Bypass proxy server for local address If checked EasyPlayer is not connected to the proxy server when a stream sent from the local server is received Dose not use the prox...

Page 24: ...orting a Group 31 Exporting a Group 31 Importing a Group 32 Using the Toolbar 33 Toolbar 33 E Zoom 34 Basic Setting 34 Disconnecting the Network Connection 35 Disconnecting the Network Connection from the PC 35 Disconnecting the Network Connection from the Projector 35 Projector Setup from the PC EasyWeb 36 Before Operations 36 Preparing the Projector 36 Operating Environment 36 Starting EasyWeb 3...

Page 25: ...Network Screen to Use p 21 Set the projector keyword to Use p 21 Set the following options in EasyConfiguration when connecting the PC and projector in EasyConnection mode Set Adhoc mode to Enable for wireless LAN setup p 20 Set EasyConnection to Enable for Network Screen setup p 21 The following restrictions apply if EMP NS Connection is used and PC images are projected by the Network Screen func...

Page 26: ...e PCs cannot be connected to a single projector Other Restrictions No sounds are transmitted When motion pictures are projected the playback will not be as smooth as when they are played on a PC Applications that use partial DirectX functions may not be projected correctly The DOS prompt cannot be projected in full screen mode Connecting to the Projector Start EMP NS Connection in Windows and conn...

Page 27: ...d again when EMP NS Connection is started If you wish to change the network adapter select the projector selection screen see Step 2 and click Extension When you click Switch LAN on the Extension screen the Netwok Selection screen appears 2 This icon indicates the projector status Gray Not connected Orange Connected to another PC Yellow EasyMP net is not active Searching No response Click here for...

Page 28: ...Connection with IP setupC mode and specify the IP address as follows PROCEDURE Select Start Program or All Programs EPSON Projector EMP NS Connection in this order to start EMP NS Connection 3 4 5 6 If the Connected Projector is Not Displayed TIP The projector keyword is changed when you turn the projector power off and turn it on again or when you remove the wireless LAN card from the slot and in...

Page 29: ...tor you wish to connect to in the IP address box and click Search The projector name with specified IP address is displayed in the Registered Projectors field To search for another projector repeat Step 5 Select the projector you want to connect to and click Connect The projector name shown on the projector connection standby screen is displayed in the Searching result box 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 30: ...onnect a projector using the group PROCEDURE Select Start Program or All Programs EPSON Projector EMP NS Connection in this order to start EMP NS Connection Click Extension Check Use IP specified connection and Use group list and click Advanced To add a group click New Enter a group name in Connection Group Creating a Group TIP The next time EMS NS Connection is started the projector you have adde...

Page 31: ...and save an existing group or when the group you have specified already exists an overwrite confirmation message appears When you click Yes the group is stored by overwriting To save it under a different name click No and enter a group name in Connection Group To delete a group select it from Connection Group and click Delete Click Close The Extension screen will appear again PROCEDURE Select Star...

Page 32: ...following explains how to export and import the group information PROCEDURE Select Start Program or All Programs EPSON Projector EMP NS Connection to start in this order EMP NS Connection Click Extension Check Use IPconnect mode and Use group list and click Advanced Select a group you wish to export from Connection Group and click Export Select the destination folder enter a file name with an ini ...

Page 33: ...ick Import Select a file you wish to import and click Open The imported group name will be displayed on the Connection Group list If the name of an imported group has already been registered on the Connection Group list an overwrite confirmation message is displayed When you click Yes the imported group will be registered by overwriting When you click No the group will not be imported Importing a ...

Page 34: ...sition of the source image not from the position where pause was pressed This is the same function as the Freeze function p 60 Freeze Function in the User s Guide Mute Clears the display This is useful if you do not want your audience to see changes you are making on the image source for example when you are selecting the next file to present This is the same function as the A V Mute function of p...

Page 35: ...k connection and terminates EMP NS Connection Minimize Minimizes the toolbar and displays it as a button on the Windows taskbar E Zoom Option Name Function E Zoom Controls the scale of E Zooming The enlarges the image and the reduces the image This performs the same function as the and buttons on the remote control Button Name Function E Zoom Position Cancel Selected projector Close Position Moves...

Page 36: ...the following sequence Presentation Theatre Dynamic sRGB Livingroom Selected projector Displays the name of the selected projector If multiple projectors are connected to the PC select the projector that you want to control Close Closes the Basic Setup screen Option Name Function TIP Keystone distortion correction will reduce the size of the projected image If you experience a lack of uniformity a...

Page 37: ... the network Supported browser software Internet Explorer Version 5 01 and higher Set the screen resolution to 1024 768 pixels or higher and set the display colours to 256 colours or more Starting EasyWeb PROCEDURE Start your Web browser on the PC Enter the IP address of the projector you wish to use in the Web browser and connect PC This projector Volume is lowered Volume level down TIP You can s...

Page 38: ...ation in EasyMP net For details of the settings that can be made see the Setting EasyMP net Options EasyConfiguration section p 18 and following sections Only the administrator or a user with administrator rights can access EasyConfiguration To define a user as an administrator select System Management User Management in EasyConfiguration p 18 3 Enter the administrator s ID and password that you h...

Page 39: ...ion menus of the projector For a description of the setup elements p 74 Using the Configuration Menu Functions in the User s Guide EasyRemote The EasyRemote option allows you to adjust the projector from the PC For details of the settings that can be made See the User s Guide Click the menu you wish to set up The setup items are displayed Click the button for the function you want ...

Page 40: ...2000 NT4 0 XP OS Registering Projectors to be Monitored Use this procedure when you start EMP Monitor for the first time after installation or when you register an additional projector Once you have registered the projector the status of registered projectors will be displayed automatically each time you start EMP Monitor PROCEDURE Select Start Program or All Programs EPSON Projector EMP Monitor i...

Page 41: ...nd click Add Multiple projectors can be selected simultaneously If the projector you want to register is not displayed in the list use Registration Using the Projector s IP Address Manual Registration p 41 Registration Using Auto Detection 1 2 TIP Each time EMP Monitor is displayed a projector registered by Auto Detection will be detected again and its IP address will be shown If the password inpu...

Page 42: ...gistered projector has been changed use the following procedure to edit the projector list PROCEDURE Select the projector you wish to edit in the Register projector dialogue box and click Edit When the projector has been renamed click Confirm When the IP address of the projector has been changed enter the new IP address and click Confirm Make sure that the correct projector name is displayed Click...

Page 43: ...jector p 43 Turns the projector power on Turns the projector power off Projec tor List Buttons Switches the video source to the Computer1 port Switches the video source to the Computer2 port Switches the video source to the BNC port Switches the video source to the S Video port Switches the video source to the Video port Switches the video source to the DVI port Switches to EasyMP net Projector Li...

Page 44: ... replacement notification Replace the lamp with a new one p 115 Replacing the Lamp in Replacing Consumables in the User s Guide High speed cooling in progress See the p 98 Problem Solving section in the User s Guide for instructions on what to do if these errors occur Lap cover open error High internal temperature Internal problem Fan related error Sensor error Displaying Detailed Information TIP ...

Page 45: ...t Examples Network Connection Configurations 45 Local Area Network LAN Environments 45 Example 1 Connection Using Network Cables 45 Example 2 Connection Using a Wireless LAN Access Point 46 Example 3 Connection Using a Wireless LAN Access Point and Network Cables 47 Example 4 Connection using Wireless Adhoc Mode and Network Cables 48 If No Local Area Network LAN is Available 49 Example 5 Connectio...

Page 46: ...tor can be monitored from a PC connected to the LAN If multiple projectors have been installed they can all be monitored from a network PC You do not need to go to the room where the projector is installed Notes The network cable layout must first be checked if the projector is fixed to the ceiling or other fixed areas Connecting the Network Cable Connection PROCEDURE Plug the network cable into t...

Page 47: ...nge the PC connection for each presenter The status of the projector can be monitored from a PC connected to the connector If multiple projectors have been installed they can all be monitored from a network PC You do not need to go to the classroom or the conference room where the projector is installed Notes A RADIUS server or others can be installed to ensure security Setting Up the Wireless LAN...

Page 48: ... computer A presenter can use files stored on the network PC for a presentation They do not need to bring their computer to the presentation room The status of the projector can be monitored from a PC connected to the LAN If multiple projectors have been installed they can all be monitored from a network PC You do not need to go to the room where the projector is installed Setting Up a LAN Connect...

Page 49: ...ork PC for a presentation They do not need to bring their computer to the room The status of the projector can be monitored from a PC connected to the LAN If multiple projectors have been installed they can all be monitored as an integrated management system from the network PC You do not need to go to the room where the projector is installed Notes Bi directional routing communication is not supp...

Page 50: ...ns Each presenter can bring their notebook computer with a wireless LAN port into the room where the projector is installed and project files using a wireless connection You do not need to change the PC connection for each presenter Notes As the projector is not connected to a network it can only project files from a computer with a Wireless LAN card Setting Up a Wireless LAN Connection PROCEDURE ...

Page 51: ...pplication Launcher on the Task Manager Click Software Extension Software Extension will start up Follow the on screen instructions On a network PC set the CD ROM drive to Shared in Windows and place the PowerPoint installation CD ROM in the disk drive Double click on the PowerPoint setup program The PowerPoint installation will now start Follow the on screen instructions CAUTION When you install ...

Page 52: ...on selection in Step 2 The Application Installation function is required for the installation of certain applications Executing an Installed Program PROCEDURE Click External Application Launcher on the Task Manager Software icons for installed programs will be displayed Click the icon for the software you wish to start Executing an Installed Program Open the required file for presentation 5 6 1 Cl...

Page 53: ...he negative sign indicates that the problem has been solved Message Possible Cause Action Taken Internal error An internal problem has occurred Take appropriate action by referring to the Reading the Indicators section in the User s Guide Fan related error A problem has occurred in the fan Sensor error The temperature sensor has failed Lamp cover is open The lamp cover is open Lamp timer failure T...

Page 54: ...e instructions SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any optional or consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION General Notice EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION EasyMP and EasyMP net are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORA...