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Help & FAQ

Getting connected, which projectors work, how purchases and restore behave, and how the app treats your privacy. Still stuck? Reach the developer in the community, or tap Send Feedback in the app.

Connection

Getting connected

Projector Pilot talks to your projector directly on your network. Three things get you connected, and one of them trips most people up.

Same Wi-Fi, same subnet

The phone and the projector must be on the same network and subnet. Guest networks, IoT VLANs and some mesh setups isolate devices from each other, so a projector on the "IoT" SSID cannot be reached from your phone on the main one. Put both on the same network.

Enable PJLink and Web Control on the projector

Network control has to be turned on at the projector. In the projector's network menu, enable PJLink and Web Control (Epson calls the latter the web remote / Web Control). With network control off, the projector simply does not answer.

Find the projector's IP address

The app scans your network for projectors, and you can also add one by IP. To find the IP, open the projector's network information screen in its own menu - it lists the current address. If your scan comes up empty, add that IP by hand.

The three projector passwords

Epson projectors have three separate passwords: Web Control, PJLink and Remote. They are not the same field, and a projector can want one, some or none of them. Enter the ones your projector asks for; the app works out which the projector actually requires and connects either way, and Diagnostics tells you which path was used. If a projector answers without needing a password, the app says the saved password was not needed here rather than claiming none is set.

Compatibility

Supported projectors

Not sure about your model? The app's About screen lists the projectors it supports from its model database, and says for each whether it was verified on hardware or inferred. If the projector's own web page and network control work, Projector Pilot should reach it too.
Purchases & restore

Buying, and getting it back

Is it a one-time purchase?

Yes. Pro, the Home Automation add-on and the bundle are all one-time purchases. No subscription, no ads, no account. See pricing.

How do I restore on a new device?

Sign in to the same store account you bought on and use Restore Purchases in the app. One purchase unlocks every platform you own - Android, iOS, Windows and macOS - tied to that store account.

I already own it but the app shows an error

It should not, and newer builds fix exactly that. If the store reports Pro, Home Automation or the bundle as already owned, the app grants it and quietly refreshes your purchases, so buying or restoring something you already own always unlocks it.

Why is the price different from what I read online?

The app shows the store's price, in your own currency, before you confirm. Regional pricing differs, and the app never falls back to a hard-coded figure - if the store has not answered yet it says so rather than inventing a number.

Privacy

Your data stays yours

Projector Pilot is a local app. It talks to your projector on your network, and there is nothing to sign up for.

Terms

Terms, in plain language

Contact

Still stuck? We are quick to help

Community

Join the Discord community to reach the developer and other users. Replies are quick.

Send Feedback

Use Send Feedback in the app to report a bug or ask a question, with the app's diagnostics attached so it can be fixed fast.

Read the guides

The user guide and the Home Automation guide cover setup end to end.