Epson Projector Content Manager
Operation Guide
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Page 3: ...aylists 16 Adding Effects to a Playlist 23 Customizing Shape Effect Filters for a Playlist 30 Scheduling Playlists 33 Exporting a Project to an External Storage Device 37 Exporting a Project to an External Storage Device on Computer 37 Exporting a Project to an External Storage Device on Networked Projector 38 Solving Problems 40 Solving Epson Projector Content Manager Problems 40 Screen Summary 4...
Page 4: ...ontent Manager Software Windows 7 56 Uninstalling the Epson Projector Content Manager Software Windows 8 x Windows 10 56 Uninstalling the Epson Projector Content Manager Software Mac 57 Notices 57 Copyright Notice 58 About Notations 58 General Notice 59 Copyright Attribution 59 ...
Page 5: ...ylist from the projector Save the playlist to an external storage device and insert the device into the projector Save the playlist to the projector via a network an external storage device for saving the playlist must be inserted into the projector Note Depending on the projector the supported storage devices differ See your projector User s Guide for details You can use a variety of playlist con...
Page 6: ... playlist on the computer screen Simultaneous playback You can play the same playlist at the same time on multiple projectors Note This function is available only for supported models See your projector User s Guide for details Parent topic Introduction to the Epson Projector Content Manager Software Related references Preview Screen Related tasks Creating Playlists Adding Effects to a Playlist Sc...
Page 7: ...e software Note If the language selected for the installation differs from the language of the operating system being used the screens may not display correctly System Requirements Installing the Epson Projector Content Manager Software Windows Mac Supported Projectors Parent topic Setting Up the Software for the First Time System Requirements Your computer must meet the following system requireme...
Page 8: ...Windows 10 Home 32 and 64 bit Windows 10 Pro 32 and 64 bit Windows 10 Enterprise 32 and 64 bit CPU Intel Core i5 or faster Intel Core i7 or faster recommended Memory 2 GB or more 16 GB or more recommended 8 GB or more 16 GB or more recommended Hard disk space 2 GB or more Display Resolution between 1280 800 or 1366 768 WXGA and 1920 1200 WUXGA 32 bit color or greater Parent topic Installing the So...
Page 9: ...anager software Windows You need to install Microsoft NET Framework 4 5 before installing the Epson Projector Content Manager software Windows 1 Download the latest version of the Epson Projector Content Manager software 2 Follow the on screen instructions Parent topic Installing the Software Supported Projectors To use the Epson Projector Content Manager software your projector must support the C...
Page 10: ... Project to an External Storage Device Playlist Editing You can create playlists that contain images movies or both You can also add effects to the playlists and schedule when they should play Multiple scheduled playlists can be saved in one project Supported File Types for Playlists Creating a New Project Opening an Existing Project Creating Playlists ...
Page 11: ...You can use these types of files for playlists Image file type extension Details jpg Make sure the file is not Highly compressed Above 8192 8192 resolution bmp Make sure the file is not Above 8192 8192 resolution gif Make sure the file is not Above 8192 8192 resolution Animated png Make sure the file is not Above 8192 8192 resolution ...
Page 12: ...to the playlist depending on the movie file format setting of the project You can check the setting of a movie file format on the Settings tab of the main screen Movie Codec MPEG 4 ASP H 264 MPEG 4 AVC Resolution 1920 1200 or less for Windows 7 Resolution 4096 2160 or less for Windows 8 1 or later and for Mac Resolution 320 240 or more Frame Rate up to 30 fps Audio Codec MPEG 4 AAC LC LPCM Audio C...
Page 13: ...2 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz High Profile version or earlier is supported Note Files that Windows Media Player or QuickTime cannot play are not supported If the file resolution is above 1280 800 the file is resized to fit the resolution when converted After converted if the file size is larger than 2 GB the file is split into multiple files Parent topic Playlist Editing Related tasks Creating Playlists C...
Page 14: ...e Applications folder The main screen is displayed 2 Select the Create project tab 3 Enter a project name and specify the resolution and the location in which to save it and click the Create button The project screen is displayed and now you can create playlists Parent topic Playlist Editing Related tasks Creating Playlists Opening an Existing Project You can open the project that you have created...
Page 15: ...ick Epson Projector Content Manager from the Applications folder The main screen is displayed 2 Select the Open project tab and select the project by browsing the folders or external storage devise SD USB memory or using the recently used project list Note If you select the project that was created by Epson Projector Content Manager Ver 1 10 or earlier the conversion window is displayed and the pr...
Page 16: ...16 Related tasks Creating Playlists Creating Playlists You can create playlists and save them to a project that you can export to an external storage device 1 Open the project screen ...
Page 17: ...ylist click the New button 2 Select the folder containing the images or movie files you want to add to the playlist To add images click in the Pictures tab in the Data list area and select the folder To add movies switch to the Videos tab click and select the folder ...
Page 18: ...es in the Pictures tab or movies in the Videos tab and click the Add button to add them to the playlist The files are added to the Detail area Note Each selected file is marked with in the Data list area Any file with in the Detail area will be converted to the file format that the projector supports when added to the playlist If a file you selected in the Videos tab cannot be converted the file i...
Page 19: ...d files to the playlist by dragging and dropping them from the Data list area or directly from a folder 4 To change the display order of files in the playlist drag and drop them into the desired order in the Detail area 5 To delete a file from the playlist hover the mouse pointer over the file and click displayed on the file ...
Page 20: ...rea if necessary 7 If you want to assign a specific number to the playlist you can select it as the Remote favorite setting This lets you start the playlist directly by pressing the corresponding numeric button on the projector s remote control ...
Page 21: ...aylist Note If there are some movie files that need to be converted in the Detail area the conversion starts You can confirm the conversion status in the Conversion progress screen displayed 9 Click the Preview button to preview the playlist ...
Page 22: ...ing adding effects to the playlist 10 If you want to create multiple playlists and add them to the same project click the New button to add a new playlist Repeat steps 2 through 10 for each playlist you create Note You can reorder playlists in the project by dragging and dropping them in the List of playlists area ...
Page 23: ...sts in the Time table tab See the section in this guide covering scheduling playlists Parent topic Playlist Editing Related references Supported File Types for Playlists Project Screen Effect Settings Screen Related tasks Adding Effects to a Playlist Scheduling Playlists Exporting a Project to an External Storage Device Adding Effects to a Playlist You can select effects for a playlist ...
Page 24: ... Open the project screen 2 Select the playlist name that you want to add effects to from the List of playlists Note If there are not any playlists in the project create a playlist before setting the effect ...
Page 25: ...25 3 Click the Preview button to open the Preview screen 4 Click to open the Effect settings screen ...
Page 26: ...e Preview screen 6 When you want to use a shape effect filter select the target filter name as the Shape Filter setting Circle 1 to Circle 3 or Rectangle 1 to Rectangle 3 These are standard filters You can change the size and position of the shape effect filter by adjusting Preset shape filter position value ...
Page 27: ...27 Custom 1 to Custom 4 You can customize these filters in the Shape Filter tab from the project screen If you select the filter name other than Off four types of image effects are displayed ...
Page 28: ...28 7 Select the image effect you want to use 8 Click the OK button to close the Effect settings screen 9 Close the Preview screen ...
Page 29: ...29 10 Click the OK button to apply the settings to your playlist 11 Repeat steps 2 through 10 if you want to make effect settings to any other playlists 12 Click the Save button to save the project ...
Page 30: ... Parent topic Playlist Editing Related references Effect Settings Screen Customizing Shape Effect Filters for a Playlist You can use your images as shape effect filters named Custom 1 to Custom 4 and add them to your playlists 1 Open the project screen ...
Page 31: ... Select the Shape filter tab 3 Select one of the filters named Custom 1 to Custom 4 in the Filter list area Note You cannot edit standard filters such as Circle 1 to Circle 3 and Rectangle 1 to Rectangle 3 ...
Page 32: ...ng 8192 8192 pixels cannot be used If the width of the image is larger than 1280 pixels or the height is larger than 800 pixels it will be resized to fit in 1280 800 pixels while maintaining the aspect ratio You can use the Sample filters button on the file selection screen if you want to access the prepared sample filters quickly On Mac the Sample filters button is displayed below the Browse butt...
Page 33: ...ect settings screen Parent topic Adding Effects to a Playlist Related references Effect Settings Screen Project Screen Shape Filter Tab Scheduling Playlists You can specify when each playlist starts and finishes Scheduling events allows you to periodically repeat the same playlist play the same playlist at the same time on multiple projectors supported models only ...
Page 34: ...34 1 Open the project screen 2 Select the Time table tab ...
Page 35: ...nt over a certain period of time select the original date and click the Repeat copy button The Repeat copy screen is displayed and you can set the target period in which you want to repeat the event and the day s within that period If you want to repeat all events in a week over a certain period of time select the original first date and click the Repeat copy button The Repeat copy screen is displ...
Page 36: ...playback screen is displayed 7 From the automatically searched projectors list select the name of the projector to use and click the OK button supported models only Note You can also select the projectors from the History IP search or Enter projector name tab Make sure the projectors are connected to your network 8 Click the Save button to save the project Note Scheduled events start playing on th...
Page 37: ...Storage Device on Networked Projector Parent topic Editing and Exporting Playlists Exporting a Project to an External Storage Device on Computer You can export a project to an external storage device connected to a computer 1 Make sure that an external storage device is inserted into your computer 2 Do one of the following Select the Export tab in the main screen then select the project by browsin...
Page 38: ... connect See your projector User s Guide for details 3 Do one of the following Select the Export tab in the main screen then select the project by browsing the folders or using the recently used project list Note If you select the project that was created by Epson Projector Content Manager Ver 1 10 or earlier the conversion window is displayed and the project format will be converted into the form...
Page 39: ...ve the user name or password for the projector contact your projector administrator 8 When the export is complete click Close on the Export progress screen You can project playlists from the projector Parent topic Exporting a Project to an External Storage Device Related references Register Projector for Synchronized Playback Screen Export Network Projector Screen ...
Page 40: ...ons Make sure the projector supports this function See your projector User s Guide for details Make sure the projector is connected to your network See your projector User s Guide for details Make sure the projector name is correct See your projector User s Guide for details If you cannot export a project to an external storage device try the following solutions Make sure the external storage devi...
Page 41: ...arent topic Solving Problems Related references Supported File Types for Playlists Supported Projectors Related tasks Creating Playlists Customizing Shape Effect Filters for a Playlist Scheduling Playlists ...
Page 42: ...ent Manager software the main screen is displayed 1 Create project Creates a new project on your computer 2 Open project Opens an existing project 3 Export Exports the project to an external storage device 4 Video convert Converts a movie file type to a type that the projector supports Note You can check the supported file types by clicking Convertible formats in the Video convert tab ...
Page 43: ...tor is automatically selected The AVI format is supported on any model that has the content playback function If you select Auto Select and save a project to an external storage device connected to computer both MP4 format and AVI format will be saved so more free space is required For Windows 7 you can only select AVI Format 6 Version Displays the software version Parent topic Screen Summary Rela...
Page 44: ...ave Saves the project to your computer 4 Save as Duplicates and saves the project with a different name 5 Export Exports the project to an external storage device 6 Resolution Sets the resolution for the project Select the resolution according to the resolution of the projector 7 Project name Displays the project name You can edit this name Project Screen Playlists Tab Project Screen Shape Filter ...
Page 45: ...aylists tab in the project screen the following screen is displayed 1 List of playlists Displays the list of playlists in the project Select the playlist name to edit the playlist You can add up to 50 playlists to the project Remote is the remote control shortcut key assigned to the playlist 2 New Creates a new playlist 3 Copy Copies the selected playlist 4 Delete Deletes the selected playlist ...
Page 46: ...s screen You can add effects settings to the playlist 11 Add Adds any selected images or movies in the Data list to the playlist 12 Remote favorite Assigns a remote control shortcut key to the playlist See your projector User s Guide to play back the playlist using the shortcut key 13 Displays the folders or files one level higher than the path displayed in the folder path 14 Available formats Dis...
Page 47: ...y imported to playlists Any files used in the playlist are marked with Preview Screen Effect Settings Screen Parent topic Project Screen Preview Screen When you click the Preview button in the Detail area in the Playlists tab the Preview screen is displayed 1 Seek bar Shows the progress of the Preview screen 2 Play Stop Plays back or stops the preview 3 Volume gauge Adjusts volume for the audio of...
Page 48: ...l screen Windows only Displays the preview at the full screen or exit the full screen Parent topic Project Screen Playlists Tab Effect Settings Screen When you click in the Preview screen the Effect settings screen is displayed ...
Page 49: ...oject screen Duration secs Selects the time that each file is displayed before switching to the next file automatically You can enter 1 to 60 Apply Only displayed when the Effect settings screen is opened in the Preview screen Applies the value set in Duration secs to the Preview screen ...
Page 50: ...ilter effect Shape Filter Selects a standard or customized shape effect filter and a black or white mask or inverted mask setting The standard shape effect filters are Circle 1 to Circle 3 and Rectangle 1 to Rectangle 3 Note You can customize the shape effect filters in the Shape filter tab Preset shape filter position Available only when the Effect settings screen is opened in the Preview screen ...
Page 51: ...layed 1 Filter list Displays the list of the shape effect filters When you click a filter name images using that shape effect filter are displayed in the Edit filter area You can edit only the Custom 1 to Custom 4 shape effect filters 2 Edit filter Displays four types of the selected shape effect filter on a sample image ...
Page 52: ...ter 4 Auto levels Automatically adjusts the intensity levels of the image tones to emphasize black and white 5 Original image Displays the file path for the image you are using as the shape effect Click the Browse button to select the file You can use the Sample filters button on the file selection screen if you want to display the prepared sample filters quickly On Mac the Sample filters button i...
Page 53: ... To add a new event double click the day To lock or unlock all events for the day click the key icon 2 Copy Copies the all events in the selected day to another day 3 Repeat copy Repeats all events in the selected day or one week starting from the selected date to a particular day and time 4 Delete Deletes all events in the selected day 5 Delete by period Deletes all events in the selected period ...
Page 54: ... selected day 10 Event schedule Displays the event schedule for the selected day 11 Synchronize settings supported models only Click this button to open the Register projector for synchronized playback screen to share the scheduled events with other selected projectors Parent topic Project Screen Register Projector for Synchronized Playback Screen Export Network Projector Screen The following scre...
Page 55: ...u can remove the projector name from the list by clearing the check box On the Export network projector screen an icon indicating the status of the projector is displayed next to the projector name The status of the projector has not been checked The projector was not detected You can upload the project to the projector You cannot upload the project to the projector 3 IP search Allows you to enter...
Page 56: ... Software Windows 7 Follow the instructions below to uninstall the Epson Projector Content Manager software Note You need administrator authority to uninstall the software 1 Turn on your computer 2 Make sure all running applications are closed 3 Click Start and then click Control Panel 4 Click Uninstall a program from the Programs category 5 Select Epson Projector Content Manager and then click Un...
Page 57: ...r 2 Make sure all running applications are closed 3 Open the Launchpad to display applications or type the software name to search in the search field at the top of the screen to display the Epson Projector Content Manager software 4 Click and hold the Epson Projector Content Manager software icon until the icon jiggles 5 Click the X button displayed on the icon to uninstall the software Note If t...
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