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LAN Control Utility

User Manual

Contents

1.  Introduction ............................................................................................................ 2

1.1.  Preparing to use network features .......................................................................................... 2
1.2.  Functions and features ............................................................................................................ 2
1.3.  Operation environment ............................................................................................................ 2

2.  Setup ...................................................................................................................... 4

2.1.  Installation of “ProjectorView ” .................................................................................... 4
2.2.  When deleting “ProjectorView ” (Uninstallation) ......................................................... 5

3.  Main screen ............................................................................................................ 6

3.1.  System settings ....................................................................................................................... 8

4.  Projector registration .............................................................................................. 9

4.1.  Connection ............................................................................................................................... 9
4.2.  Registration of projector to “ProjectorView ” .............................................................11
4.3.  When changing the projector IP settings .............................................................................. 13
4.4.  When changing projector settings ......................................................................................... 14
4.5.  When deleting projector registration ..................................................................................... 14

5.  Operation of projector .......................................................................................... 15

5.1.  Operation of projector by remote controller .......................................................................... 15
5.2.  Confirmation of projector status ............................................................................................ 16

6.  Schedule setting ................................................................................................... 17

6.1.  Creation of projector group ................................................................................................... 17
6.2.  When changing schedule setting .......................................................................................... 18
6.3.  When deleting group.............................................................................................................. 19

7.  E-mail setting........................................................................................................ 20

7.1.  Connection with E-mail server ............................................................................................... 20
7.2.  E-mail setting ......................................................................................................................... 20
7.3.  Sending test E-mail ................................................................................................................ 20

8.  Web UI .................................................................................................................. 21

8.1.  Main functions ....................................................................................................................... 21
8.2.  Starting Web UI ...................................................................................................................... 21

9.  Visual PA2 (Visual PA2 enabled projectors only) .................................................. 25

9.1.  Starting Visual PA2 ................................................................................................................ 25
9.2.  Saving messages entered and settings specified in Visual PA2 ........................................... 26
9.3.  Loading saved data in Visual PA2 ......................................................................................... 26
9.4.  Deleting data from Visual PA2 ............................................................................................... 26
9.5.  Configuring the Schedule function of Visual PA2 .................................................................. 27

10. ProjectorView (ProjectorView enabled projectors only) ........................................ 28

10.1. Starting ProjectorView ........................................................................................................... 28

11. Telnet setup (Telnet enabled projectors only) ....................................................... 29

11.1. Displaying the Telnet setting screen ...................................................................................... 29

12. Others ................................................................................................................... 30

12.1. Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................... 30
12.2. Supported projectors............................................................................................................. 30

Summary of Contents for ProjectorView Global+

Page 1: ... projector status 16 6 Schedule setting 17 6 1 Creation of projector group 17 6 2 When changing schedule setting 18 6 3 When deleting group 19 7 E mail setting 20 7 1 Connection with E mail server 20 7 2 E mail setting 20 7 3 Sending test E mail 20 8 Web UI 21 8 1 Main functions 21 8 2 Starting Web UI 21 9 Visual PA2 Visual PA2 enabled projectors only 25 9 1 Starting Visual PA2 25 9 2 Saving messa...

Page 2: ...ple projectors in a group and control them collectively Various conditions of connected projectors can be monitored Schedule of the power supply ON OFF can be set every group Schedule of the power supply ON OFF can be set every day When the communication with the projector monitored by the theft detector is disrupted warning E mail is issued to the designated address Message can be displayed on th...

Page 3: ...tered trademarks of Crestron Electronics Inc Other company names and product names described in this document are the registered trademark or trademark of the respective holders Furthermore mark and TM mark are omitted in this document Windows XP is referred to as Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Professional Windows Vista is referred to as Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic Home Premium Business...

Page 4: ...M to the hard disk of your personal computer 1 Double click ProjectorView Global v3_2 msi and start up the installer of ProjectorView Global 2 The setup window is displayed Click Next 3 Select the folder to be installed and click Next Note When installing ProjectorView Global to Windows Vista or Windows 7 do not change the installation destination folder 4 Click Next Installation is started 2 Setu...

Page 5: ...ce If the application continues operating uninstallation can not be performed normally 1 Double click ProjectorView Global v3_2 msi and start up the installer of ProjectorView Global 2 Select Remove ProjectorView Global and click Finish The uninstallation is started 3 When the uninstallation has been completed click Close Logs and setting files are not automatically deleted Delete them manually 2 ...

Page 6: ...an make various settings using Telnet Telnet enabled projectors only You can set the password ProjectorView display language LAN control and PJLink certification For details see page 29 Visual PA2 You can display a line of any text on the projector screen Visual PA2 enabled projectors only For details see page 25 Remote Controller Remote Controller window can be displayed to operate the projector ...

Page 7: ...yed The display color changes as follows depending on the condition of the projector Black In normal condition Red In abnormal condition Check the abnormal condition by ProjectorView When the communication fails see 12 1 Troubleshooting Black yellow background Warning about the lamp lifetime White red background The communication with the projector monitored by the theft detector has been disrupte...

Page 8: ...hown in the following example Item Description Language You can select the user interface language Japanese or English Refresh Status Cycle You can set the cycle to obtain the projector status Select an integer value with no decimal part from 1 to 60 minutes 2 Change the settings as needed and click Save To update the settings you changed it is necessary to restart ProjectorView Global ...

Page 9: ... and straight through cables can be used In the case of connection examples 5 and 6 see the instruction manual of the router Note The LAN function may be unavailable depending on the standby mode setting of the projector To enable the LAN function change the setting referring to the User Manual of your projector Some USB wireless adapters cannot be used for your projector depending on the specific...

Page 10: ...xternal hub External hub Projector Projector External hub Router Router Projector Projector Projector Projector Projector Connection example 4 Connection example 5 Connection example 6 Controller PC Controller PC Controller PC Commercially available LAN cable ...

Page 11: ...s you registered aren t displayed on the projector list on the main screen select All from the group select pull down menu Procedure A For connection examples 1 to 4 where projectors are installed within the same local network 1 Start up ProjectorView Global 2 Select Search Projector from Configuration of the menu bar on the main screen The projectors connected to LAN are searched automatically So...

Page 12: ... specify a value that is smaller than the last octet of the search start IP address specified in step Search Projector The settings you made are saved and then the automatic projector search is performed 3 Specify the projector search range by IP address and Up to 16 search ranges can be set Settings can be configured for each line of the search range 4 To save the settings click Save To continue ...

Page 13: ...ging the projector IP settings You can change the projector IP settings 1 Select the projector which you like to change from the projector list on the main screen 2 Select Assign IP from Configuration of the menu bar on the main screen Assign IP window is displayed 3 To automatically assign an IP address select Auto and then select DHCP To manually assign an IP address select Manual and enter valu...

Page 14: ...o change the IP address use Assign IP Group Name From the pull down menu select the group to which the projector is belonging A new group can be created by clicking Add New Group See 6 1 Creation of projector group Theft Check Turn on or off the theft detector Note In right click menu also the setting of the projector can be changed Multiple projectors can be selected Add to New Group Addition to ...

Page 15: ...ge the input signal to COMPUTER 1 COMPUTER 2 Change the input signal to COMPUTER 2 VIDEO Change the input signal to VIDEO S VIDEO Change the input signal to S VIDEO COMPONENT Change the input signal to COMPONENT DIGITAL 1 1 Change the input signal to DIGITAL 1 1 DIGITAL 2 1 Change the input signal to DIGITAL 2 1 DIGITAL 3 1 Change the input signal to DIGITAL 3 1 STORAGE 1 Change the input signal t...

Page 16: ...Lamp illuminating time HHHH MM In the case of the projector equipped with two lamps illuminating time for the lamp 1 is displayed in the left side and illuminating time for the lamp 2 is displayed in the right side Group Name The belonging group of projector 1 HDMI and DVI D are displayed with DIGITAL 1 or DIGITAL 2 by a connected projector Note The default cycle of the automatic re acquisition is...

Page 17: ...riday Time of power supply ON OFF Group name Day of the week Time of power supply ON Time of power supply OFF When validating the setting put a check mark in the box Schedule list 1 Select Add New Group from Configuration of the menu bar Add New Group window is displayed 2 Input the group name to be created in the Group Name column within 16 characters in one byte alphanumeric symbol 3 Select the ...

Page 18: ...ime Protocol NTP function on the Internet the schedule operation may not be executed because the setting time of the schedule jumps over When the automatic time adjustment by summer time is valid the schedule operation may not be executed because the time is automatically adjusted before and after switching over 6 2 When changing schedule setting 1 Select a group which you like to change from the ...

Page 19: ...ain screen 2 Select Edit Schedule Setting from Configuration of the menu bar Edit Schedule Setting window is displayed 3 Click Delete The selected group is deleted Note When deleting a group the projector which has belonged to the relevant group will not belong to any group Set a new group to belong again on Edit Projector Setting window ...

Page 20: ...le mail example com Destination E mail Address Enter the destination E mail address using up to 64 single byte characters Up to 3 places can be designated at the maximum 7 3 Sending test E mail After completing the setting of the each item on the E mail Setting window a test E mail can be sent to confirm whether the E mail is correctly delivered to the destination When clicking Test E mail at the ...

Page 21: ...1 Enter the projector s IP address e g http 192 168 0 30 in the address bar of the browser and then press the Enter key Note You can connect only one Web UI to one projector Control screen You can perform the following controls by clicking the buttons and tabs displayed on the screen Power Turns on or off the power AV Mute Mutes the video and audio temporarily Clicking this button again will disab...

Page 22: ...ing the or button Scroll the button bar to display hidden buttons Menu Displays the Main Menu Enter Acts in the same way as the ENTER button on the remote control Auto Position Automatically optimizes the settings of the video signal supplied from the computer Act in the same way as the and buttons on the remote control Log Out Logs out from the control screen Available only when the User Password...

Page 23: ...ress Subnet Mask Shows the subnet mask Default Gateway Shows the default gateway User Password To require entry of the password to display the control screen on the computer select the Enabled checkbox When this checkbox is selected you can configure the following settings New Password Enter a password to display the control screen Up to 26 alphanumeric characters Confirm Enter the same password a...

Page 24: ...han the actual lamp operation time Projector Model Shows the projector s model name Projector Status The following information on the projector s status is displayed Power Status Shows the projector s power status Input Source Shows the name of the source currently selected Lamp Mode Shows the lamp mode currently selected Error Status Shows the following information if an error occurs in the proje...

Page 25: ...tered in the Textbox Click to load saved messages Click to save messages entered in Textbox Settings specified for Text Frame Location and Text Speech can also be saved Select to set Schedule On or Off When you click Edit the Visual PA2 Schedule window is displayed See page 27 Choose the color and font You can also choose the flash text option Choose the color and pattern of the frame Specify the ...

Page 26: ... the Visual PA2 window 1 Enter text in Textbox specify settings for Text Frame Location and Text Speech and then click Save Save Data window is displayed 2 Enter the Data name in Save Data name and click Save Up to 20 data can be saved 9 3 Loading saved data in Visual PA2 1 Click Load Load Data window is displayed 2 Select the data you want to load and click Load 9 4 Deleting data from Visual PA2 ...

Page 27: ...ules can be configured using the four rows in the table You can configure a schedule for each row By default when no schedule is entered the table has only one row A new row is automatically added when you enter the items for and in the first row In this manner up to ten rows are automatically added to the table 3 Click Exit to close the window Note Once a schedule has been configured it is execut...

Page 28: ...use ProjectorView for multiple projectors 2 Click ProjectorView in the tool bar on the main screen The Web browser launches automatically The password entry window is then displayed Note You can start ProjectorView by manually typing the projector IP address in your web browser s address bar If you are using a proxy server do not enable proxy settings when accessing the projector IP address Up to ...

Page 29: ...olumn select Turn Windows features on or off and then check the box next to telnet 11 1 Displaying the Telnet setting screen 1 Select the projector that you want to configure on Telnet from the list of projectors on the main screen Run Telnet on one projector at a time Multiple projectors cannot be set simultaneously 2 Click Telnet in the toolbar on the main screen A command prompt starts An error...

Page 30: ...isition time by deleting unnecessary registered projectors Projectors cannot be controlled Projector status isn t displayed Restart the application If the problem persists try Network Initialization in the projector menu In that case you need to make settings of the projector again because they are reset to the default values 12 2 Supported projectors ProjectorView is available in the following ty...

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