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EPSON EMP Link 21L  User’s Guide

  

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1 About EMP Link 21L

 1.2 Operating environment

EMP Link 21L runs in the following environments.

Note:

When using EMP Link 21L, please make sure that your projector is cabled to your computer.

For Windows

The following table lists ports supported by each operating system.

Note:

When using EMP Link 21L with a USB port, you need to separately install a dedicated driver (EPSON 
Projector USB-COM Driver). For details on the EPSON Projector USB-COM Driver, refer to Appendix 
A, “EPSON Projector USB-COM Driver” in this manual.

OS

Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0 Workstation/2000/XP Professional/XP Home 
Edition

CPU

Intel Pentium 166 MHz or above
(Windows XP: 300 MHz or above)

Memory

32 MB or more of available memory
(Windows XP: 128 MB or more of available memory)

Hard Disk Drive

5 MB or more of available space

Port

One of the following ports is required.

-- Serial port
-- USB port for Windows 98/Me/2000/XP

OS

Serial Port

USB Port

Windows 95

Supported

-

Windows 98

Supported

Supported

Windows Me

Supported

Supported

Windows NT 4.0 Workstation

Supported

-

Windows 2000

Supported

Supported

Windows XP Professional

Supported

Supported

Windows XP Home Edition

Supported

Supported

Summary of Contents for EMP Link 21L

Page 1: ...EMP Link 21L User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...ON or a third party authorized by EPSON 6 SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for any damage or problems caused by the use of components parts options or consumables other than those designated as Original EPSON products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION In such a case repairs will be charged Trademark information Windows and Windows NT are trademarks or registered trad...

Page 3: ... 10 4 Using EMP Link 21L 11 4 1 Starting EMP Link 21L for Windows 11 4 2 Starting EMP Link 21L for Macintosh 11 4 3 Using the toolbar 12 4 4 Exiting EMP Link 21L for Windows 16 4 5 Exiting EMP Link 21L for Macintosh 16 5 If a Problem Occurs 17 5 1 Communication with the projector is not possible 17 5 2 The user logo file cannot be downloaded 17 Appendix A About the EPSON Projector USB COM Driver 1...

Page 4: ...ojector connected to your computer Basically the application provides the following two functions Controlling the projector From the connected computer you can control the projector and change various settings of images projected from the projector Setting a user logo You can select a file adjust its zoom ratio and then send it to the projector as a user logo ...

Page 5: ... Appendix A EPSON Projector USB COM Driver in this manual OS Windows 95 98 Me NT 4 0 Workstation 2000 XP Professional XP Home Edition CPU Intel Pentium 166 MHz or above Windows XP 300 MHz or above Memory 32 MB or more of available memory Windows XP 128 MB or more of available memory Hard Disk Drive 5 MB or more of available space Port One of the following ports is required Serial port USB port for...

Page 6: ... to use this manual This manual illustrates how to operate EMP Link 21L using Windows 98 as an example If your operating system is not Windows 98 then the screen shots shown in this manual may be different from what you actually see on your computer However this does not affect the operation If an operation is different due to the difference of the operating system this will be noted OS MacOS 8 6 ...

Page 7: ... Link 21L 2 1 For Windows Follow the procedure below to install EMP Link 21L Make sure to exit any application that is still running 1 Double click the downloaded file EMPLink21LSetup exe 2 The installation program starts and displays the following screen Click Next to continue the installation procedure or Cancel to cancel it ...

Page 8: ... a folder To cancel the installation procedure click Cancel 4 Specify a program folder To use a folder different from the displayed one enter a new name or select another folder from the list Click Next to continue the installation procedure or Cancel to cancel it 5 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen appears click Finish The installation procedure is completed There is no need to restar...

Page 9: ...llation program starts and displays the following screen Click OK to continue the installation procedure or Quit to cancel it 4 Specify an installation destination folder When you open the desired folder and click Install EMP Link 21L is installed into this folder If you want to cancel the installation procedure click Cancel 5 When the Installing is completed Restart Macintosh message appears clic...

Page 10: ...trol Panel 3 Double click Add Remove Programs 4 Click EPSON EMP Link 21L 5 Click the Add Remove button 6 Follow the instructions on the screen to un install EMP Link 21L The un installation procedure is completed 3 2 For Macintosh Follow the procedure below to un install EMP Link 21L from Macintosh 1 Drag and drop the EMP Link 21L folder into the Trash 2 Drag and drop Link21L in System Folder Star...

Page 11: ...me time and becomes available on the task tray all the time To display the EMP Link 21L screen toolbar and dialog box double click icon on the task tray Alternatively right click the task tray to display the menu From the menu select Display EMP Link 21L 4 2 Starting EMP Link 21L for Macintosh When Macintosh starts up EMP Link 21L starts at the same time as well To display its toolbar and dialog b...

Page 12: ...ant to use Note If the projector is connected to Windows via a USB port then the port is treated as a COM port To check the port number perform the following procedure 1 Click the Start menu 2 Point to Settings and then select Control Panel 3 Double click System 4 Click Device Manager 5 Double click Ports COM LPT Show Dialog ShortCut Specify a shortcut key to use to display the EMP Link 21L screen...

Page 13: ... the brightness of images projected from the projector Contrast adjustment Adjust the contrast of images projected from the projector Sharpness adjustment Adjust the sharpness of images projected from the projector Sound volume adjustment Adjust the sound volume of the projector Vertical keystone adjustment Adjust the vertical keystone of the projector which corrects any distortion in the vertical...

Page 14: ... button Clicking this button displays the file selection dialog box You can then select a file to use as a user logo If a file has already been selected then the name of the file appears to the right of the button Zoom ratio adjustment Set the zoom ratio of the user logo file The following zoom ratios are available for selection 100 200 and 300 Download start button Use this button to begin downlo...

Page 15: ...ing button Video Use this button to switch the input source of the projector Clicking the button switches the input source in the same sequence performed by the Video button on the panel of the projector Note This button is not supported depending on projector model you use A V Mute button Use this button to enable or disable the A V Mute function of the projector The button functions in the same ...

Page 16: ...e 16 4 Using EMP Link 21L 4 4 Exiting EMP Link 21L for Windows Right click the EMP Link 21L s icon on the task tray to display the menu From the menu select Exit 4 5 Exiting EMP Link 21L for Macintosh From the File menu select Quit ...

Page 17: ...ter Also make sure the projector is turned on Reason 2 The projector does not support EMP Link 21L Solution Make sure your projector supports EMP Link 21L Reason 3 The port is not correctly specified on the projector Solution Make sure the port is correctly specified on the projector 5 2 The user logo file cannot be downloaded Reason The projector does not support user logo Solution Read the opera...

Page 18: ...ts For Windows Note EPSON Projector USB COM Driver also operates on Windows XP When installing this driver on Windows XP please ignore any warning messages and continue installation For Macintosh OS Windows 98 98 Second Edition Me 2000 CPU Intel Pentium 166 MHz or above Memory 32 MB or more of available memory Hard Disk Drive 5 MB or more of available space Port USB port available on PC OS MacOS 8...

Page 19: ...stall the EPSON Projector USB COM Driver For Windows PC Follow the procedure below to install the EPSON Projector USB COM Driver Make sure to exit any application that is still running 1 Double click the downloaded file Setup exe 2 The installation program starts and displays the following screen Click Next to continue the installation procedure or Cancel to cancel it ...

Page 20: ...er 3 When the following screen appears the installation procedure is completed Click Finish and then restart the PC For Macintosh For Macintosh when you install EMP Link 21L the EPSON Projector USB COM Driver is also installed automatically Therefore no further installation is required ...

Page 21: ...bar 2 Point to Settings and then select Control Panel 3 Double click Add Remove Programs 4 Click EPSON Projector USB COM Driver 5 Click the Add Remove button 6 Follow the instructions on the screen to un install the EPSON Projector USB COM Driver The un installation procedure is completed For Macintosh 1 Drag and drop the EPSON VCOM Driver in System Folder Extensions to the Trash 2 Select Empty tr...

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