Barco R5976924 manual

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    Pr oject or T oolset Refer ence manual R5976924/05 16/04/2009[...]

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    Barco nv Events Noordl aan 5, B- 8520 Kuur ne Phone: +32 56.36 .89.70 Fax: +32 56. 36.88.2 4 E-mai l: sale s.ev ents@ barco. com Visit us at the we b: www.barco.com P r i n t e di nB e l g i u m[...]

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    Changes Barco pro vides th is manual ’as is’ wi thout warra nty of an y kind, eit her exp ressed or implied , incl uding but no t limited to th e impli ed warrant ies or merch antabi lity and fi tness fo r a par ticu lar p urpose . Barco ma y mak e im- provem ents and /or chan ges to th e pro duct(s) and /or the p rogram( s) desc ribed i n thi[...]

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    Table of co ntents T ABLE OF C ONTEN TS 1 . B a s i c c o n c e p t s .. ...................... ............... ............... ....................... ........7 1 . 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n ... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... 7 1.2 About a Con fi g u r a t i o[...]

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    Table of content s 5 . 1 0 . 1 B a c k g r o u n d c o l o r.... .... ...... .... ...... ...... .... ...... .... ...... .... ...... ...... .... ...... .... ...... ..6 3 5 . 1 0 . 2 B a c k g r o u n d i m a g e .......... .... ...... .... ...... ...... .... ...... .... ...... .... ...... .... ...... ...... ....6 6 5 . 1 0 . 3 R e a r r a n g e p i [...]

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    Table of co ntents 8.5.7 Dele ting an input fi l e ........ ...... ...... .... ...... .... ...... .... ...... ...... .... ...... .... ...... .... .. 1 2 4 8 . 5 . 8 A s p e c t r a t i o f o r s e l e c t e d i n p u t ....... .... ...... ...... .... ...... .... ...... .... ...... ...... .... ...... .. 1 2 6 8 . 5 . 9 I n p u t b a l a n c e .... [...]

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    Table of content s 1 2 . 3 . 6 C o r n e r m a n i p u l a t i o n s .. .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ..... 1 7 9 1 2 . 4 W a r p v i a U s e r i n t e r f a c e ........ .... ...... ...... .... ...... .... ...... .... ...... .... ...... ...... .... ...... .... 1 8 0 1 2 . 4 . 1 L a u n c [...]

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    Table of co ntents 1 7 . 2 S t a n d a r d M a i n t e n a n c e .. ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... .... ...... .... ... 2 2 9 1 7 . 3 S e r v i c e s F L M g r o u p ...... ...... .... ...... .... ...... .... ...... ...... .... ...... .... ...... .... ...... ...... .... 2 3 0 1 7 . 3 . 1 U p g r a d [...]

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    Table of content s 6 R597 6924 PROJECTO R TOOLS ET 16/04 /2009[...]

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    1. Basic conce pts 1. BASIC CONCEPTS Overvi ew • Introduc tion • About a C on fi guratio n • About a Sn apshot • About stor ing Con fi gurati ons and S napsh ots 1.1 Introductio n Overvi ew Projec tor T oolset is a so ftware tool t o set up, c on fi g ure, mana ge and contr ol Barco pr ojecto rs. The conc ept of this Pr ojector T o olset[...]

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    1. Basic concepts Con fi gurati ons are direc tly unde r the subd irectory Workspace and have the exte nsion .con fi g . Snapsh ots are sto red in a subdir ectory o f Workspac e, call ed Sn apshots .T h e fi les have t he extens ion .snapsho t . This struc ture make s it possible to zip the wo rkspace and s end it the anothe r computer f or furt[...]

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    2. Inst allati on 2. I NST ALLA TION Overvi ew • Genera l requir ements • Free d ownload of P roject or T oolset • Projec tor T oolse t instal lation •S t a r t i n g u p • Manua l install ation o f a device p lug-in • Uninstal l Projec tor T o olset • About thi s manu al 2.1 General requiremen ts Befo re you b egin It assumes you are[...]

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    2. Instal lation Recommen ded hardwa re speci fi ca tion s : • PC Pen tium IV o r equi valen t, 2.4 GHz •5 1 2 M B R A M • 140 MB ha rd disk f ree spa ce • SXGA res olution (128 0 x 1024) with 3 2 Mb video mem ory • Serial c ommunic ation po rt • Etherne t conne ction Mac OS X Software • App le’ s Java SE 5 .0 Rel ease 3 or better [...]

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    2. Inst allati on T o in stal l on M icr osof t Win dow s The pro cess of inst allin g your soft ware invol ves the fol lowing s teps: 1. Browse to the d irectory wh ere th e install program i s downloa ded. 2. Doub le c lick on Ptoo lset_Ins taller.exe . The instal latio n starts. Depending on th e local In ternet Exp lorer se ttings, it is pos si[...]

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    2. Instal lation Image 2-1 File properties Only Proj ector T oolset fr amework is in stalled . T o start usin g it, fi rst install one or more device plug-ins. The software will request to install the plug-ins. 2.4 Startin g up Launching Projector T oolset on Microsoft W indows T o sta rt up the Proj ector T oolset so ftware: 1. Cli ck on Start ?[...]

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    2. Inst allati on Image 2-2 Start up splash screen Image 2-3 Overview downloaded plug-ins Image 2-4 Plug-ins installed R5976924 PROJECTOR TO OLSET 16/ 04/2009 13[...]

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    2. Instal lation Launching Projector T oolset on Mac OS X T o star t the Proj ector T oo lset s oftware on Mac OS X sys tem: 1. With Finder , go to the Applic ations folde r under your home folde r . 2. Doub le-cli ck on th e Proj ector_T oolset i con to s tart t he applic ation . It ca n take a while to s tart u p. First spl ash screen o pens. The[...]

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    2. Inst allati on 4. Click OK to instal l the sel ected plug -ins . When al l plug-i ns are inst alled, a r estart me ssage is d isplayed . (image 2 -4) 5. Click Ye s to rest art the ap plicati on. Clic k No to conti nue work ing wi th the o ld plu g-in s. 6. On ce Projec tor T oo lset is ful ly starte d, it has the follo wing look a nd feel. (imag[...]

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    2. Instal lation Plug- in fi les are .tpi fi les and ar e mostly lo cated in the Pl ugins sub directo ry of Projec tor T o olset ’s install dire ctory . The Ins tall devic e plug- in dialog is r e-dis played wit h the complete pa th fi lled out . 5. Click Next . An overv iew of projec tor name, pl ug-in ID and ver sion is given . A ques tion d[...]

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    2. Inst allati on Image 2-8 Finish the instal lation 2.6 Uninstall Projec tor T oolset How to uninstall on a Microsoft Windows platform T o uni nstall th e progr am, norma l Window s func tionalit y can be us ed to rem ove a softw are. Click on Wi ndows Start , sel ect Se ttin gs and ope n Add/Re move sof twar e . Sel ect the ver sion of Projec tor[...]

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    2. Instal lation The follo wing icons are used i n the manua l : Caution Wa r n i n g Info, term de fi nition . G eneral in fo about the ter m. Note, gi ves ex tra info rmation a bout the de scrib ed subje ct. T ip, g ives e xtra ad vic e about t he des cribe d subje ct. Images gi ven in the manual ar e used as illustrat ion. The c ontent o f the [...]

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    3. Menu s 3. MENUS Overvi ew • Genera l • Menu and but ton bar • Main win dow •S h o r t c u t k e y s • Workspace E xplor er • How to adju st a sett ing • About P roject or T oolset • Snapsho t manage ment 3.1 Genera l The right mouse button The right m ouse b utton is u sed in Pr ojecto r T o olset f or dire ct contr ols. The us e[...]

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    3. Menus 3.3 Main w indo w Overvi ew The conte nt of the main windo w change s when a othe r navigation ( module) button is act ivate d, but the main part s are the same for al l modules. Image 3-2 Main window indications Indica- tion Descripti on A Window ti tle. Constr uction of ac tive modu le - Con fi gu ration nam e BM e n u C Module na viga [...]

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    3. Menu s informat ion in the pan e. V ertic al scroll ba rs are the bars on th e right side of the pane. Horizonta l scroll bars a re the b ars at t he botto m of the pa ne. T o us e scr oll bars, place the curso r on the s croll bo x, clic k and ho ld dow n the mo use b utton. Move the scrol l box the entire sp an of the scroll ba r . No tice how[...]

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    3. Menus Image 3-4 Workspa ce explo rer What can be done The wor kspace ex plorer wind ow gives an ove rview of the ex isting Con fi gurations . T o select a c on fi guration, just c lick on it. The b ackg round of t he select ed con fi guratio n cha nges to blue. When the same ite m is open (activ e) the backg round rem ains blu e. When ano the[...]

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    3. Menu s The versions indicated on the illustrations are only given as info and these versions can be differ ent with t he curr ent vers ions. How to s tart up 1. Click Help on the men u and select Ab out (a). (image 3-5) The About s tart up dialog bo x opens (b ). Image 3-5 About window Syste m details Click on Syst em deta ils to see the sy stem[...]

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    3. Menus Image 3-6 System details Module details Click on Modu le detail s to ge t an ov ervie w of t he ins talled m odule s. Image 3-7 Module details 24 R597 6924 PROJECTO R TOOLS ET 16/04 /2009[...]

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    3. Menu s First of all the softwar e version and the rel ease date are indic ated in Module mana ger . Modu le det ails gives an ov erview o f the ins talled m odules a nd their version. Plug-in detai ls Plug-in de tails gi ves an over view of the in stalled d evice plug -in toget her with th eir vers ion. Image 3-8 Device plug-ins details For more[...]

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    3. Menus Image 3-9 More info device pl ug -in Release i nformati on, plug- in desc riptio n and li cense ag reem ent is giv en. 3.8 Snapshot m anagem ent Overvi ew • About snaps hots • Managing sn apshots • T ak e a snaps hot • Apply a snapsho t • Delete a s napsh ot • Add sho t cut key to a snapsh ot • Remove s hot cut k ey associati[...]

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    3. Menu s 3.8.1 About snapshots Overvi ew At any mo ment the settings for a co n fi gurat ion can b e saved i n a sn apsho t fi le. Th is snap shot fi le can b e loaded aga in to creat e the sam e situa tion as w hen the snap shot was t aken. A snapsh ot can contain: • All settings • All la yout sett ings • All in put set tings • Lam p s[...]

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    3. Menus Image 3-10 Snapshot view 3.8.3 T ake a snapshot What can be done? As a sn apshot i s collec tion o f setting at a c ertain p oint in t ime, a sna pshot of t he curren t con fi guration c an be taken at any m oment. How to take 1. Click on t he sna pshot icon on the mana ge button ba r (a). (i mage 3-1 1) The Snap shot m anagemen t dialo g[...]

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    3. Menu s The follo wing leve ls are avai lable: - All s etting s - All layo ut set tings : onl y layout se ttings ar e saved - All inpu t settings: only i nput setti ngs ar e saved - Lamp s ettings: only la mp settings are sav ed - Pr oject or se ttings: only pro jecto r sett ings are save d This is a fi rst fi lteri ng level and can be fol lowe[...]

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    3. Menus 3.8.4 Apply a snapshot What can be done? A snaps hot ca n be ful ly or p artiall y app ly to the c urren t con fi guratio n. When there is no wa rning sym bol in front of the snap shot name , this snapsh ot can be fully appl ied to the curren t co n fi guratio n. When ther e is a warning s ymbo l in front o f the snapsh ot name, that m e[...]

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    3. Menu s Image 3-12 Apply snapshot 3.8.5 Delete a snapshot How to delete 1. Click on t he sna pshot icon on the mana ge button ba r (a). (im age 3-13 ) The Snaps hot mana gement di alog bo x opens with al l availab le snap shots (b ). 2. Click on the sna pshot t o delet e (c). The n ame b ecome s yell ow . 3. Click on the del ete icon (d). Ac o n [...]

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    3. Menus Image 3-13 Delete snapshot 3.8.6 Add shot cut key to a s napshot What can be done? T o ea ch snapsh ot a key strok e can be ass ociated s o that it can be us ed as short cu t key . Th is short cu t key can be a ctivate d at any time. Depend ing on the a pply setting s, the s napshot wi ll be lo aded wit hout any notice or will be lo aded a[...]

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    3. Menu s 6. Click OK to sa ve the new short cut status (h). Image 3-14 Associate short cut t o snapshot 3.8.7 Remov e shot cut key assoc iation How to remove a short c ut 1. Click on the snaps hot icon o n the man age button b ar (a) (i mage 3-15 ) The Snaps hot mana gement di alog bo x opens with al l availab le snap shots (b ). 2. Click on the k[...]

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    3. Menus Image 3-15 Clear short cut on snapshot 34 R597 6924 PROJECTO R TOOLS ET 16/04 /2009[...]

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    4. Prefe renc es 4. PREFEREN CES Overvi ew • Introduc tion • Start up the pre ferences • Acce ss level • Software A ppearan ce • B ug repo rt set up • Logging • Workspace s election 4.1 Introductio n Overvi ew Preferenc es determi ne the default beha vior of the softw are. Some prefer ences can be ge nerally set for the comple te soft[...]

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    4. Pref erences Image 4-2 Preference window 4.3 Access level What can b e done ? Some acti ons and func tions of t he Projecto r T oo lset are r estricted t o certain ac cess l evels. In thi s panel you can chec k the acc ess level an d read i nformati on from a d ongle, i f you have o ne. A dongle i s not req uired to use t he nor mal functi ons i[...]

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    4. Prefe renc es Image 4-3 Access levels T o read ou t the dongle setting s, c lick on Read dongle . Th e current le vel of the in serted don gle is indic ated next to User l evel . 4 dif ferent le vels are de fi ned: • operator l evel • servi ce tec hnician l evel • theatre tec hnic ian leve l • Bar co tech nician l evel Each lev el can a[...]

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    4. Pref erences Image 4-4 Language selection Look and feel of the software 1. Click on App earance (imag e 4-2) . The a ppearanc e wind ow open s. 2. Click on the com bo box next to Look an d Feel . (im age 4-5) The p ossibl e loo k and fee ls wil l be d isplay ed. The foll owing are poss ible: - Window s -J a v a An info win dow will be dis playe [...]

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    4. Prefe renc es Image 4-5 Look and feel software Screen shots in this manual are made for a J ava look and feel. Use of speci fi c f ond 1. Click on App earance (imag e 4-2) . The a ppearanc e wind ow open s. 2. Check th e check b ox in front of Use spec i fi c f ont. (imag e 4-6) The drop do wn menu bec omes ava ilable. 3. Click on th e drop do[...]

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    4. Pref erences Image 4-6 Use of speci fi c font 4.5 Bug repo rt setup SMTP SMTP (Si mple Mai l T ra nsfer Pro tocol) is a TCP /IP protoc ol used i n sending E-ma il. Setup bug report 1. Click on Bug reporting . (image 4 -7) The bu g repo rt setup window appe ars. ( image 4- 8) Bug repor ting is b y defa ult enab led. 2. Fill o ut the Per sonal da[...]

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    4. Prefe renc es The fol lowing sett ings shou ld be enter ed : - Y our E-mail addr ess - Orga nizat ion - Bar co’s E-mail ad dress, a utomati cally fi ll ed out when in stallin g the softwa re. 5. I f you w ant to rec eive a c opy o f the bu g report E-m ail to Barc o, ch eck this c heck box. 6. Fill out the add ress of the SM TP mai l server .[...]

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    4. Pref erences Image 4-10 Logging and debugging preferences Logging level Click on the sl ider bar to set t he des ired log ging le vel. The foll owing lev els ar e possi ble: • Debug •I n f o • Error • W arnin g •F a t a l Mess age to log fi le The logging abo ut the behav ior of the prog ram can be logg ed in a fi le. Each t ime th e[...]

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    4. Prefe renc es The w orkspa ce sel ectio n dialo g box open s. 2. T o ch ange to a nother wor kspac e, cli ck on the drop down box an d sele ct the des ired work space. ( im- age 4- 12) Or , click on ... to open an Open dialog box (a 2). 3. Browse to a workspac e or enter a new wo rkspace i n the File name fi eld . 4. Click on Open (b). The curr[...]

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    4. Pref erences Image 4-12 Selecting a workspace 44 R597 6924 PROJECTO R TOOLS ET 16/04 /2009[...]

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    5. Conf igurat or 5. CONFIGURA T OR Overvi ew • Introduc tion •C o n fi gurator w indow • Create a ne w con fi gura tio n • A dd proj ector t o a con fi guration • Reconnec t a projec tor • Mov e project or to a gro up • Edit projec tor prop erties •C o n fi guratio n preview •C o n fi g uration prop erties • Previ ew layo [...]

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    5. Co nfigur ato r Or , press Ct rl + N . The New con fi gur ation dialog box opens ( b). 2. Fill out a na me for the n ew con fi gu ration nex t to Con fi gurat ion name . The def ault nam e will be Co n fi g- urati on_’digi t’ (c). Note: Only th e chara cters a to z, A to Z , 1 to 9 and ( , ), _, - , @ or a llowe d in a nam e. When it is [...]

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    5. Conf igurat or 5.4.1 Add projector The possible projectors types depe nds on the installed plug-ins. About adding a projector To m a k e i t m o r e e a s y t o fi nd back a project or while addi ng it to the softwar e, the different pro jectors are grouped i n catego ries. The followi ng cate gories ar e availa ble for the moment : • Digit a[...]

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    5. Co nfigur ato r When adding twice the same pr ojector , once via a network connection and once via a serial co nnection , a messa ge will be displayed to warn th e user th at there is already an instance wit h the same projecto r and that problems wit h the communicati on are pos- sible. The projector will be added but Pr ojector T oolset advise[...]

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    5. Conf igurat or No serial connection poss ible when using Projector T oolset on MA C OS X or on a Linux system ! 5.4.3. 1 Set up a serial connection Only possible when Pro jector T oolset runs on a Microsoft Windows platfor m. Physi cal connection Before a s erial con nection c an be made , conn ect a ser ial cable fr om PC t o the RS232I N conne[...]

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    5. Co nfigur ato r Image 5-5 Set up a serial connection Scan projector If the projec tor addr ess and the co mmunica tion por t are not kno wn, click on Device sc an to get an overview of the se rial connec ted project ors (a). 50 R597 6924 PROJECTO R TOOLS ET 16/04 /2009[...]

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    5. Conf igurat or Image 5-6 Detect serial connected projectors Fill out the add ress r ange (b) an d click Start detec tion (c). A Seri al scan res ult d ialog box ope ns. Sele ct the de sired pr ojec tor (d) and cli ck Open (e). A connecti on is made with the s elected pr ojector . 5.4.3.2 Set up a Ethernet connection Possibi lities T o es tablish[...]

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    5. Co nfigur ato r Host name This is the name th at will be returne d, al ong with th e IP ad dress in respons e to the UDP broad- cast qu ery fo r projector s/tou ch pane ls. DNS server Computer s, Pro jectors, T ouc h panels conn ected to a netw ork are r eferenc ed by thei r IP ad- dress. The onl y proble m is that r ememb ering IP addresses is [...]

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    5. Conf igurat or 4. Click in t he in put fi el d and ente r the h ost name (d) . 5. Click OK to make th e conn ection. Image 5-8 Create connection vi a host name Making a connection via a host name is only p ossible when the host name is known by the network DNS se rver . Vi a a projector scan single connection 1. Select the Con nection pr operti[...]

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    5. Co nfigur ato r Image 5-9 Create a connection via dev ice scan Vi a a projector scan multiple connection (batch) 1. Select the Conn ectio n propert ies tab (a). (image 5-10) The rig ht pane c hanges to th e conn ection se tup page . 2. Clic k on the radi o butto n next to A projecto r conne cted on the netw ork to sel ect t he Eth ernet co nnect[...]

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    5. Conf igurat or Image 5-10 Batch connection of proj ectors 5.4.4 Decorator setup What is a decorator Decorato r informat ion is ex tra data a bout the proj ector whic h can be di splaye d in the con fi gur ation prev iew next to th e projec tor pic tograph. R5976924 PROJECTOR TO OLSET 16/ 04/2009 55[...]

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    5. Co nfigur ato r Image 5-1 1 Decorator properti es Image 5-12 Decorator position and content A Dec orator nor th of graph B Dec orator sou th of graph C D ecor ator w est of gr aph D Decora tor east of gr aph 56 R597 6924 PROJECTO R TOOLS ET 16/04 /2009[...]

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    5. Conf igurat or Decorator position The extra in forma tion can be pl ace in the no rth, s outh, east or west of the pr oject or pictog raph. Click o n the desi red rad io but ton to de termine the decorat or posi tion. Decorator content The followi ng informati on can be d isplayed i n the con fi gu ration pr eview: • Pr oject or name • Conn[...]

  • Page 62

    5. Co nfigur ato r Image 5-14 Connect projector via menu Vi a the projector properties 1. Selec t a not co nnecte d projec tor in t he preview pane. (image 5- 15) 2. Open t he pro jecto r prope rties v ia right click and selec ting Proper ties . Or , via click on Co n fi gura tion o nt h em e n ua n ds e l e c t i n g S elect ed devi ce → P rope[...]

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    5. Conf igurat or Image 5-15 Reconnect via the properti es dialog box 5.6 Move projector to a group What can b e done ? Projec tors ca n be groupe d in new grou ps ar e in exist ing group s. All pr ojector s in one gr oup can b e se- le cted th en and c ontroll ed as one pro jector . How to move to a new group 1. Right cli ck o n the proj ector i c[...]

  • Page 64

    5. Co nfigur ato r 3 .T h ep r o p o s e dn a m en e x tt o Group n ame is sele cted. Ente r a name f or the n ew grou p (d). . 4. Selec t a group s co lor by cli cking on o ne of t he prop osed co lors ( e). 5. Click OK to cre ate the n ew group a nd to mov e the sele cted p rojector to th is group (f). Image 5-16 Create new group H o wt om o v et[...]

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    5. Conf igurat or Image 5-18 Edit projector properties via menu Vi a the context menu 1. Right cl ick on a projec tor grap h in the con fi gu ratio n previe w . (image 5 -19) A conte xt menu op ens. 2. Select Properti es. The Proper ties dialog b ox ope ns. T o edit t he: - gene ral pr operti es, s ee "Gene ral prop ertie s", page 48. - [...]

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    5. Co nfigur ato r Image 5-19 Edit projector properties via right click 5.8 Con fi gurat ion prev iew Projector s tatus The border color arou nd the p ictogra ph i ndica tes the pr ojector s tatu s. Gree n : pr ojector i s online a nd ther e is commun ication w ith the p rojecto r . Grey :p r o j e c t o r i s o f fl ine . Red : pro jecto r is on[...]

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    5. Conf igurat or Or , right cl ick in the previ ew pane of the con fi gur ation previe w , but not on a pictog raph (a2). (image 5-20) The Con fi gur ation pro perties d ialog box opens (b 1, b2) . 2. T o en ter an auth or , click in the in put fi eld n ext to Author and enter the name ( c). 3. T o add a des criptio n, cl ick i n the Descrip ti[...]

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    5. Co nfigur ato r 4. Click on Select a color . The Sele ct co lor dialog b ox opens . 5. 3 w ays are now p ossibl e to select a c olor , rep resente d by a tab in the Sele ct co lor dial og box. Ta b s w a t c h e s = w a y 1 Via the swatch es color dial og, step 6. T ab HS B = way 2 Via t he HSB color dia log, step 7. T ab RG B = w ay 3 V ia the [...]

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    5. Conf igurat or Image 5-22 Select color via sw atche s Image 5-23 Select color v ia HSB R5976924 PROJECTOR TO OLSET 16/ 04/2009 65[...]

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    5. Co nfigur ato r Image 5-24 Select color v ia RGB 5.10. 2 Background image How to set background image 1. Right cl ick in the pr eview pa ne but not o n a pictogr aph (a) . (image 5 -25) A conte xt menu op ens. 2. Selec t Grap h pro pert ies . The Grap h propert ies dial og box ope ns (b). 3. Check t he check b ox next to Use back ground im age ([...]

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    5. Conf igurat or Image 5-25 Set background image 5.10 .3 Rearr ang e picto graph s in prev iew p ane How to rearrange 1. Righ t click i n the prev iew pan e but no t on a pict ograp h. (ima ge 5-26 ) A conte xt menu op ens. 2. Selec t Rearrange gr aphs . The pi ctographs are rear ranged in the pr eview pa ne. Image 5-26 Rearrange pictographs R5976[...]

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    5. Co nfigur ato r 5.1 1 Multiple p rojector selection What be done? Multiple pr ojectors , same typ e or different type can be selec ted in the preview p ane. The settings which are comm on are di splayed in t he setting s pane . The non commo n settings are g rayed ou t. The di splay ed set ting s are tho se of the fi rst sel ected pr ojector , [...]

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    5. Conf igurat or Image 5-27 Multi selection of projectors R5976924 PROJECTOR TO OLSET 16/ 04/2009 69[...]

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    5. Co nfigur ato r 70 R597 6924 PROJECTO R TOOLS ET 16/04 /2009[...]

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    6. C onfig urator, General proj ector sett ings 6. CONFIGURA T OR, GENERAL PROJECT OR SETTINGS Overvi ew •S t a r t u p • Control i nterface • Bas ic controls, Lamp O N/OFF • Bas ic control s, pause setti ng • Basic c ontro l, T ext ON/O FF • T es t patte rn sh ort cut s • T es t patterns , other s • Adv anced contr ols • Maintena[...]

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    6. C onfig urator, General pro jector set tings Image 6-1 Start up general settings 72 R597 6924 PROJECTO R TOOLS ET 16/04 /2009[...]

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    6. C onfig urator, General proj ector sett ings 6.2 Control interface Overvi ew Image 6-2 Control interf ace The follo wing item s can be cons ulted and are r ead only val ues: • Projecto r name : name giv en to the pro jecto r during t he crea tion. • Serial num ber : ser ial num ber of the co nnect ed projec tor . • Projec tor o verv iew - [...]

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    6. C onfig urator, General pro jector set tings • red: lamp is off, text in dicatio n: Lamp off • green: lamp is o n, text i ndicatio n: Lamp on Image 6-4 Lamp switching T oggling the lamp 1. Press the La mp button to toggle the lam p on or of f. When togg ling the lamp fr om off to on, a Switching on wi ndow is dis play as long as the la mp is[...]

  • Page 79

    6. C onfig urator, General proj ector sett ings How to toggle 1. Press Pause butt on to toggle betw een Paus ed and Not paused . 6.5 B asic c ontrol, T ext O N/OFF What can be done? The on-scr een text boxes can be switched OFF so that an adjustme nt during the operat ion of the projector is not visib le on the s creen. T he adjustm ent indi cation[...]

  • Page 80

    6. C onfig urator, General pro jector set tings 2. T o clear a pro jec ted pat tern, clic k Clear . Image 6-8 T est pattern selection 6.7 T est pattern s, others What can be done? Next to the short cu t patterns, othe r internal patte rs for adjustme nt purposes can be acti vated. T o select a non-short cut pattern 1. Click Others (a). (image 6-9) [...]

  • Page 81

    6. C onfig urator, General proj ector sett ings Image 6-9 T est pattern selection 6.8 Advanced controls Overvi ew • Input loc king • Source s witching •N o s i g n a l • Image loa d mode • Min imum fr ame delay • Contras t enhanc ement • Calib rate lens zo om and focus • Lens setti ngs for al l layo uts • A uto pic ture a lig nmen[...]

  • Page 82

    6. C onfig urator, General pro jector set tings When: None Output is loc ked on an internal s ync (60 Hz) Automati c Output is loc ked on the selec ted input fo r the main win dow . Available in put selecte d Outp ut is loc ked on th at selected i nput. 3. Click Close . Image 6-10 Input l ocking When Input locking is set to Automatic or on a speci [...]

  • Page 83

    6. C onfig urator, General proj ector sett ings Image 6-1 1 Input locking, free run options Manual lo ck can be switc hed On or Off just by chec king th e check box ne xt to Manu al lock . Manual lock on : lockin g is done on the indic ated verti cal frequ ency which ca n be chang ed by the user . Manual lock of f : lockin g is done on an inter nal[...]

  • Page 84

    6. C onfig urator, General pro jector set tings 6.8.2 Source switching Switching from one source to another T o min imize und esired e ffects when sw itching from o ne source to ano ther on e can use the seam less s w i t c h i n gm o d e ,u s i n gt h ef a d ee f f e c t . Image 6-13 Example of fade effect Switching mode set up 1. Click on Adv anc[...]

  • Page 85

    6. C onfig urator, General proj ector sett ings Image 6-14 Sou rce swi tchi ng 6.8.3 No signal What can happen when no signal? When no sign al availab le, a blue or bla ck backg round col or can be disp laye d or the projec tor can be shutdown wi th a certai n retard ing time. No signal settings set up 1. Click on Advan ced (a). (image 6- 15) The A[...]

  • Page 86

    6. C onfig urator, General pro jector set tings Or , clic k in the i nput box, s elect th e cur rent value a nd ente r a new va lue with the ke yboard. Image 6-15 No signal settings 6.8.4 Image load mode What can be done? When a so urce is select ed, the p roj e ctor can se arch au tomatic ally th e best fi tti ng fi l eo u to fa l l fi les o r [...]

  • Page 87

    6. C onfig urator, General proj ector sett ings Image 6-16 Image load m ode 6.8.5 Minimum frame delay Purpo se In normal m ode, the pr ocess ing (scal ing and de- interla cing) in DLP pr ojectors i ntroduces a few fr ames delay (fro m input to scr een). S etting the o ption Minim um Dela y to "ON" disable s all scaling and de-inter - laci[...]

  • Page 88

    6. C onfig urator, General pro jector set tings Image 6-17 Minimum frame delay set up 6.8.6 Contrast enha ncement Purpo se T o increas e the contra st of all vi deo and data sour ces. How to change the cont rast setting 1. Click on Advan ced (a). (image 6- 18) The Adva nced contr ol dia log box ope ns. 2. T o set th e cont rast en hancemen t setti [...]

  • Page 89

    6. C onfig urator, General proj ector sett ings Image 6-18 Contrast enhancement 6.8.7 Calibrate l ens zoom and focus What can b e done ? Wit h the cali bration b utto ns, the le ns is sea rching f or its maximum a nd minim um zoom and focus . These v a l u e sa r es t o r e da st h ez o o ma n df o c u sl i m i t sa n dw i l lb eu s e dt od e t e r[...]

  • Page 90

    6. C onfig urator, General pro jector set tings Image 6-19 6.8.8 Lens sett ings for all layouts Purpo se When ch anging f rom one layo ut to anothe r , the z oom/focu s settin gs can be differen t for each layo ut or they can be kep t the same fo r all l ay outs H o wt o s e tt h el e n ss e t t i n g s 1. Click on Advan ced (a). (image 6- 20) The [...]

  • Page 91

    6. C onfig urator, General proj ector sett ings Image 6-20 6.8.9 Auto pict ure alignment What can b e done ? The auto pi cture al ignme nt funct ion can be de activate d or activ ated in two w ays, a lways ex ecuted when s y n cc o m e sb a c ka f t e ras y n cl o s s o r exec uted dur ing a fi le load. How to set t he auto picture alignment 1. Cl[...]

  • Page 92

    6. C onfig urator, General pro jector set tings Image 6-21 6.8.10 LCD timeout settings What can b e done ? The bac klight ti me of t he LCD pa nel on the proj ector whe n a comma nd is gi ven can b e set b etween 0 (backlig ht alway s on) and 15 s ec ond s. How to set up 1. Click on Advan ced (a). (image 6- 22) The Adva nced contr ol dia log box op[...]

  • Page 93

    6. C onfig urator, General proj ector sett ings Image 6-22 6.9 Maintenan ce Overvi ew • Reset to fa ctory def aults • Reset ele ctronic s 6.9.1 Reset to f actory defaults What can be done? All setting s of the projector are se t to the original fact ory settin gs with the exce ption of the IP addres s, se rial setting s and DMX setting s. For t[...]

  • Page 94

    6. C onfig urator, General pro jector set tings 2. Chec k the item s which ma y also be r eset dur ing th e reset ope ration ( b). The fo llowing ite ms are n ormally exclude during a r eset oper ation: -I P s e t t i n g s - Ser ial co mmunica tion s etting s - DM X settings 3. Click on the button Rese t now next to Reset to facto ry defau lts (c)[...]

  • Page 95

    6. C onfig urator, General proj ector sett ings Image 6-24 Reset formatter - PMP R5976924 PROJECTOR TO OLSET 16/ 04/2009 91[...]

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    6. C onfig urator, General pro jector set tings 92 R597 6924 PROJECTO R TOOLS ET 16/04 /2009[...]

  • Page 97

    7. Configurat or, Projector a lignmen t settings 7. CONFIGURA T OR, PROJECTOR ALIGNMENT SETTINGS Overvi ew • Len s contro l • Ali gnment pa tter n • Gamma ad justm ent • Individ ual col or selecti on • Horizontal k eystone c orrection • Bla nking adj ustme n t •S c e n e r g i X 7.1 Lens co ntrol Overvi ew •L e n s s h i f t • Len[...]

  • Page 98

    7. Configura tor, Proj e ctor al ignment s ettings 7.1.2 Lens mid position What can be done? When the lens es are moto rized, it is pos sible to put th e lens it is mid positi on via the Pro jecto r T ool set. Image 7-2 Lens mid position How to bring to mid position 1. Cl ick on the Cen ter bu tton b etwe en the s hift bu ttons. 7.1.3 Lens zoom Wha[...]

  • Page 99

    7. Configurat or, Projector a lignmen t settings Image 7-4 Lens focus How to focus 1. Click on the up o r down arrow button in the focus pane. Click unt il the correct fo cus is obtain ed. 7.2 Alignm ent pattern What can be done? A prede fi ne d pattern can be set imm ediate ly on the projecti on screen and cle ared again. Thi s can be done via s [...]

  • Page 100

    7. Configura tor, Proj e ctor al ignment s ettings All internal sto red patterns are retrieved an d displayed in T est pattern di alog box . Som e of those w ill be the sam e as thos e acce ssible v ia the sh ort cut butto ns. 2. Selec t a fi le from the lis t and click Op en (b). The se lected patt ern is dis played on th e projec tion scr een. 3[...]

  • Page 101

    7. Configurat or, Projector a lignmen t settings The value in the inp ut fi eld of th e spi n box w ill cha nge acco rdingl y . Adjusting via the up down controls 1. Click o n the u p down co ntrol of the sp in box of th e gamm a adju stmen t until th e des ired va lue is reached . The value in the in put fi eld chang e accordin gly . Adjusting v[...]

  • Page 102

    7. Configura tor, Proj e ctor al ignment s ettings Image 7-9 Side keystone A Keyst one adju stmen t with po sitive v alues B Keyst one adju stmen t with negativ e values How to adjust 1. Click on the slider, hold down th e mouse b utton a nd drag th e slide r to th e left (bo ttom cor rectio n) or the right (top corr ectio n) until the desired keys[...]

  • Page 103

    7. Configurat or, Projector a lignmen t settings Image 7-1 1 Blanking A T op bl anking B Bottom b lanking C Left bla nking D Right bl anking How to adjust a side bla nking 1. Click o n the up down co ntrol of the sp in box of the de sired b lanki ng until the cho sen bla nkin g is correct ly set up. Or , clic k in the input fi eld of the spin box [...]

  • Page 104

    7. Configura tor, Proj e ctor al ignment s ettings Image 7-12 Blanking adjustment Use Rese t to se t all b lanking s ettings to zer o. 7.7 ScenergiX 7.7.1 I ntroduction Why ScenergiX ? When work ing in a multic hanne l setup the Proje ctor T oolset and i ts Soft Edge pos sibil ities enable an im age blending that giv es the ap peara nce of a si ngl[...]

  • Page 105

    7. Configurat or, Projector a lignmen t settings What is the Basic Pr incipal of Sce nergiX ? The princ iple of ed ge blendi ng is ac hieved by line ar mo dulation o f the li ght output in th e overla p zone so that the light ou tput in that zone e quals t he light outpu t of the rest of t he image. Adjustable overlappi ng area 50% 100% 50% 100% im[...]

  • Page 106

    7. Configura tor, Proj e ctor al ignment s ettings Image 7-15 Enable - disable ScenergiX 7.7.4 Sc energiX overlap zone (horizonta l ScenergiX) De fi nitions Image 7-16 ScenergiX set up Overl ap : number of pi xels that o verlap 102 R 5976924 PRO JECTOR TO OLSET 16 /04/2009[...]

  • Page 107

    7. Configurat or, Projector a lignmen t settings Horizon tal resoluti on of 1 projec tor : 10 24 for Grap hics vers ions, 1 280 for Rea lity versi ons, 140 0 for SXGA projector s. T otal hori zontal sc reen re solutio n : [(horiz ontal re solut ion of 1 pro jector) x 2] mi nus overl ap. Horizon tal Resoluti on source : numbe r of active pixe ls of [...]

  • Page 108

    7. Configura tor, Proj e ctor al ignment s ettings V ertic al reso lution o f 1 pro jecto r : 76 8 for Grap hics v ersio ns, 1 024 for R eality v ersio ns, 1050 for S XGA projector s. T otal v ertical s creen r esoluti on : [(V e rtical res olutio n of 1 p rojecto r) x 2] minus (ov erlap) V ertical Reso lution so urce : number of activ e lines of t[...]

  • Page 109

    7. Configurat or, Projector a lignmen t settings Image 7-18 Width selection How to set a blending zo ne 1. C lick on the up down c ontrol of th e spin box of the s elected b lending z one and adjus t until the des ired zone i s reac hed (im age 7-1 9) Or , clic k in t he in put fi eld o f the spin bo x of the sel ected blen ding zone an d enter th[...]

  • Page 110

    7. Configura tor, Proj e ctor al ignment s ettings Image 7-19 ScenergiX size adjustment Use Reset to set all overlap zones b ack to zero (0). 7.7.7 Adjusting the black leve l of t he images Why black level adj ustment For da rk images , th e ove rlap zo ne will b e brigh ter the n the res t of th e images . Typically fo r DLP pr ojector s, next to [...]

  • Page 111

    7. Configurat or, Projector a lignmen t settings Image 7-20 DLP Leakage area s et up How to set the leakage area width 1. Click on th e up down c ontrol of the s pin box of t he selec ted leakag e zone and ad just u ntil the desir ed zone is r eached ( leakage ar ea is cov ered) Or , clic k in the input fi eld of th e spin bo x of the se lecte d l[...]

  • Page 112

    7. Configura tor, Proj e ctor al ignment s ettings Image 7-21 Leakage area adjustment Image 7-22 DLP leakage area 108 R 5976924 PRO JECTOR TO OLSET 16 /04/2009[...]

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    7. Configurat or, Projector a lignmen t settings 1 O verlap ar ea 2 DL P Leak age area How to adjust the blac k level 1. Clic k on the sl ider an mo ve this slider to th e desir ed pos ition. (imag e 7-23) Or , clic k on the up down contr ol of the spin bo x of the select ed color until the de sired value is re ached . Or , clic k in the i nput fi[...]

  • Page 114

    7. Configura tor, Proj e ctor al ignment s ettings A C B Imag e 1 Imag e 2 Image 7-24 ScenergiX, black level adjustment When Lin ked is che cked, R , G and B are a djusted a t the same t ime. 110 R 5976924 PRO JECTOR TO OLSET 16 /04/2009[...]

  • Page 115

    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings 8. CONFIGURA T OR, PROJECTOR ADJUSTMENT S ETTINGS Overvi ew • Nativ e resoluti on • Wind ow and Sour ce sele ction •C o n fi g uring an in put slot • Status input wi ndow , vis ible - not visib le • Input fi les • Image settin gs • Lay out sett ings 8.1 Native resolutio n What can be [...]

  • Page 116

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs How to s et na tive re solu tio n 1. Check the check box in fron t of Use nativ e resol ution . (image 8- 2) Check ed : im age disp layed in nativ e resolutio n. The main sou rce is displayed with its na tive resol ution. PiP is swi tched o ff . Not che cked : no native r esolu tion used Image 8-2 S[...]

  • Page 117

    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings Or , clic k on the desire d window n ame in the Se lection - Wind ow - Slot - Input pan e (a2). (image 8-3) In the layout prev iew pane, th e white s quare with 6 selection p oints is placed ar ound the s elected w in- dow . In th e Se lection - Wi ndow - Slot - Input pa ne, the b ackgr ound of th e [...]

  • Page 118

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs 8.3 Con fi guring a n inpu t slot What should be done? Some inp ut modu les can accept different sou rces. The proj ector mus t know which ty pe of sourc e is co n- nected to th e input. How to con fi gure 1. Selec t the window fo r which the inp ut must be con fi gured ( a1, a2). (im age 8-5 ) 2[...]

  • Page 119

    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings Image 8-6 Input mode selection Possi b le res u lts Input module Indication Description RGB HS/V S - CS RGB input wi th separate ho rizonta l and vertical s ync or sepa rate comp osite syn c. RGB C V RGB inpu t with compo site v ideo as sync si gnal RGB SOG RGB inp ut with sync on g reen YUV HS/VS - [...]

  • Page 120

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs 8.4 Status input w indow , v isible - not vis ible T o toggle the status of a window via the properties 1. Selec t a w indow . (ima ge 8-7) The bor der col or chang es to white . 2. When t he selec ted wi ndow is v isibl e, to m ake this w indow no t visib le, un check the ch eck box Vi si bl e . Wh[...]

  • Page 121

    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings Image 8-8 PiP window status v ia context menu Image 8-9 PiP window status v ia context menu 8.5 Input fi les Overvi ew • Introduc tion • Loading a fi t ting i nput fi le •L o a d a fi le from all fi les • E dit Inp ut setti ngs • Save chan ges on an input fi le • Rename th e curr en[...]

  • Page 122

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs • Input c olor te mperatur e 8.5.1 I ntroduction About fi les B e f o r ean e ws o u r c ec a nb eu s e d ,ac o r r e c t fi le has to ins talled. The proj ector ’s memory con tains a lis t of fi les cor respond ing to t he most u sed sour ces. When the s ource co rrespo nds with o ne of th e[...]

  • Page 123

    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings Load via the input window 1. Selec t fi rst a windo w . 2. Click on Adjust (a). (image 8-1 1) The Inp ut dialog b ox is dis played ( b). 3. Click File a nd select Lo ad (FIT) (c ). Al i s to f fi tting fi les is disp layed in Load ( fi t) di alog box (d ). 4. Selec t a fi le from the list (e). 5[...]

  • Page 124

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs 4. Cli ck on th e desi red fi le i n the lis t (e) an d clic k Open or Select (f). When a s tandard fi le i s select ed or a no t matching c ustom fi le, P roje ctor T oolset wi ll ask to cr eate a new cus tom sour ce fi le by copy ing th e settings of the se lected fi le into the cus tom fi l[...]

  • Page 125

    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings 2. Click o n Adjus t .( i m a g e 8 - 1 3 ) The Input d ialog box is displ ayed. The cu rrent use d input fi le is ind icated nex t to Act ive input fi le . 3. Click in the te xt box of the sp in box of the de sired it em and ent er the desi red value wit h the key board Or , clic k on the up down [...]

  • Page 126

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs When chan ges are ma de in the In put dialog b ox and when c losing this box with out fi rst sav ing, t he softwa re asks to save the settings anywa y . The save is execu ted on the proj ector . For direct save 1. Click Adjus t . (imag e 8- 14) The Input d ialog box i s displ ayed. 2. Click o n Fil[...]

  • Page 127

    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings An Input dial og box opens ( e). The cur rent nam e is fi lled out. 3. Select th e current n ame (f) and ente r a new nam e. Note: Only th e chara cters a to z, A to Z , 1 to 9 and ( , ), _, - , @ or a llowe d in a nam e. 4. Click OK (g). The nam e is change d into the new name . Image 8-15 Rename s[...]

  • Page 128

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Image 8-16 Rename via input settings 8.5.7 Deleting an input fi le What is possible? Any c ustom inpu t fi le ca n be delet e. I t is not pos sible to d elete stand ard fi les. Not possible to dele te the active fi le (current loaded fi le). How to d elet e, w ay 1 1. Click on the delete icon o[...]

  • Page 129

    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings Image 8-17 Delete custom fi le via ic on How to d elet e, w ay 2 1. Click o n Adjus t .( i m a g e 8 - 1 8 ) The Inpu t dialog box o pens. 2. Click on File and se lect Del ete . The Delet e input d ialog box opens . 3. Select the fi l e to delete f rom th e list and clic k Dele te . A Quest ion dia[...]

  • Page 130

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Image 8-18 Delete cust om fi le via input settings 8.5.8 Aspect ratio for selec ted input What can be done? The asp ect rati o setting for ces the inp ut sourc e in the s elect ed format. Aspect r atio De scription 4:3 Standard tel evisi on format 16:9 Wide s creen t elevisio n for mat / a namorphi[...]

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    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings 4/3 5/4 16/ 9 Video Signal Pal/Secam Video Sig nal NTSC Video Signal 16/9 4/3 RGB Signal Image 8-19 Some exam ples for aspect r atio How to select 1. Selec t fi rst the inp ut for which t he aspect r atio must be set. (ima ge 8-20) 2. Click on Adjust (a). The Input di alog box ope ns (b). 3. Click o[...]

  • Page 132

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Image 8-20 Select aspect ratio If custo m is s ele cted 1. If cust om is sel ected as aspec t ratio (a) , t he Aspec t ratio X a nd Y coor dinates becom e availa ble (d). (ima ge 8-21) 2. C lick on the up do wn control of th e correspo nding spin bo x until th e desired val ue is reac hed (d). Or , [...]

  • Page 133

    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings Image 8-21 Custom aspect ratio 8.5.9 Input balance 8.5.9.1 Introduction to Input Balance Introduction: U nbalanced color signals When trans portin g signals , the re is always a ris k of deterio ration of the i nformati on conta ined in the sig nals. In case o f informa tion c ontain ed in the am pli[...]

  • Page 134

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs One can conclude here that a good color tracking can only be met by using three previ- ously (input) balanced color signals Analog Digital Conversion The anal og color s ignals m ust pass throu gh an A nalog/Dig ital conv ersion c ircuit prior to any digi tal pro- cess ing in t he PMP . A typica l A[...]

  • Page 135

    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings A B Image 8-25 White ba lanc e : In the p rojecto r , we w ill se t the c ontr ast for ea ch col or until w e get a 1 00% li ght ou tput picture when pr ojectin g a 100% wh ite ima ge (imag e A) Black bal ance : In the projec tor , we wil l set the brigh tness fo r each col or unt il we get a 0% lig [...]

  • Page 136

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs 6. Sel ect Black b alance gr een and adjust the Green bla ck level un til bright sp ots appear on the sc reen. 7. Sel ect Blac k bala nce blue ad just the Bl ue black l evel until brigh t spots appear on the sc reen. 8. Sel ect Blac k balanc e red adju st the Red b lack lev el until b right sp ots a[...]

  • Page 137

    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings 4. Sel ect W hite bal ance b lue an d adju st the bl ue whit e lev el (gai n) on a m inimal v alue. Note: This min imal valu e is not ne cessar y , prov ided that the 2 othe r colo rs are not in fl uenci ng too much the c olor to be adj usted, in fact the a im is to minim ize the e ffect o f the two[...]

  • Page 138

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Image 8-28 Color temperature 134 R 5976924 PRO JECTOR TO OLSET 16 /04/2009[...]

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    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings Image 8-29 Select a speci fi c color temperature A Cus tom c ol or tem pe rat ure When Custom is selected, 1. C lick on the slid er of Red and /or Blue unti l the desired co lor temper ature is reac hed (imag e 8-30) Or , click on th e up down co ntrol of the sp in box of Red and/o r Blue until the [...]

  • Page 140

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs 8.6 Image s ettings Overvi ew The follo wing im age settin gs can be adj usted depe nding o n the sourc e type: • Contras t • Bright ness • Saturat ion •P h a s e • Shar pness • Noise r educt ion •T i n t When a setti ng is not adj ustable, this sett ing is gra yed out. Image settings [...]

  • Page 141

    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings Image 8-31 Input settings adjustment Adjusting via dragging 1. C lick o n the slid er ba r of a s peci fi c adj ustment and ho ld down the mou se button . 2. M ove the slid er up or down u ntil the des ired v alue for th at speci fi c adjus tment is r eached. The valu e below th e adjustme nt will [...]

  • Page 142

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs 8.7 Layout settin gs Overvi ew • Genera l introd uctio n •L o a d a l a y o u t • Show windo w border • Re-siz e a layout w indow • Move a layout wi ndow • Aspect rati o output win dow • Lock a in put window • Set in put window to ful l size • Sav e a layout • Lay out Save as •[...]

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    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings Image 8-32 Load layout 8.7.3 Show window border What can be done? The borde r of the layout w indow can b e display ed on the screen. How to show 1. Check the ch eck box in fr ont of Show wi ndow bord er . (imag e 8-3 3) The wi ndow bo rder of t he layout window is di splayed o n the sc reen. The re [...]

  • Page 144

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Re-size via drag and drop 1. Select th e window yo u want to re- size. (image 8 -34) The wi ndow b order b ecomes w hite and 6 re-size po ints ar e added . The cursor b ecomes a 4 arrow cursor . 2. Move the cursor to one of th e re-size poi nts. The curs or becomes a 2 arrow cu rsor . 3. Click and d[...]

  • Page 145

    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings Image 8-36 Move a window Move via the coordinates 1. Select th e window you want to move. (image 8-37) 2. Change th e To p and Le ft value i ndicatin g the cu rrent s tart posit ion of the win dow . Clic k on the up down contr ol of the s pin box unt il the de sired valu e is reac hed Or , clic k ins[...]

  • Page 146

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Image 8-38 Aspect ratio locking The input window is r epresented by white dott ed area. When re-sizing the output window , the input wil l move are re-scale in the sa me way . When custom is select ed 1. Set up t he custom aspec t ratio by cha nging X and Y until the de sired ratio is o btained. (im[...]

  • Page 147

    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings Image 8-40 Lock window 8.7.8 Set input window to full size Aspect ratio will be unlocked. Vi a the context menu 1. Right click on the wi ndow . (im age 8-41) A context menu appear s. 2. Selec t Full size . The se lected win dow jum ps to full si ze indepe ndent its as pect rati o setting. Image 8-41 [...]

  • Page 148

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs 8.7.9 Save a layout The save is execu ted on the proj ector . When changes are ma de on a system fi le, a ’save as’ must be execut ed instead o f a save. System fi les cannot be overwritten. How to save 1. Click on the save ic on on the Layou t setting s pane ( image 8 -43) The current layo ut[...]

  • Page 149

    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings Image 8-44 Save-as layout 8.7.1 1 Rename a layout What can be done? Any c usto m lay out fi le can b e renam ed. Standar d layo ut fi le ca nnot be ren amed. Renaming the current active layout fi le is not possible. How to rename 1. Click on the rena me icon i n the Layout set ti ngs pane. ( image[...]

  • Page 150

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Image 8-45 Rename a layout 8.7.1 2 Delete a layout What can be done? Any cus tom cre ated layo ut can be del eted from the pro jecto rs memo ry . No standard layo uts can be deleted. Deleting the current active l ayout fi le is not possible. How to delete 1. Click on the delete icon in the Layou t [...]

  • Page 151

    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings Image 8-46 Delete layout 8.7.13 Edit window texture Window texture Backgr ound of wi ndow re present ation in La yout p review . The tex ture can be a colo r or a pic- ture. Overvi ew •S t a r t u p • Color fi ll •P i c t u r e 8.7.13.1 Sta rt up Introduction The recta ngular w hich r epres en[...]

  • Page 152

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Image 8-47 Edit window texture 8.7.13.2 Color fi ll Color fi ll or not T o apply a Col or fi ll to a windo w , the window mu st be selecte d fi rst. To fi ll the rectang ular with a co lor , chec k the check b ox in front off Fill with co lor . 148 R 5976924 PRO JECTOR TO OLSET 16 /04/2009[...]

  • Page 153

    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings Image 8-48 Edit window texture Note: When P icture fi ll i s disp laye d, cli ck fi rst on Color fi ll tab. Select a color 1. Click on Color button. The col or valu e windo w will be d isplay ed (image 8-4 9. 2. 3 ways a re now pos sible to sel ect a color , represen ted by a t ab in the Colo r va[...]

  • Page 154

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Image 8-49 Color value via swatches Image 8-50 Color value via HSB 150 R 5976924 PRO JECTOR TO OLSET 16 /04/2009[...]

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    8. Configurator , Projector adjustment sett ings Image 8-51 Color value via RGB 8.7.13.3 P icture T o apply a picture to a window , a window must be selected fi rst. Insert a picture 1. Click on tab Picture (a ). The pi ctur e select ion di alog bo x open s. (i mage 8-52 ) 2. Click o n S elect picture... (b). T h eb r o w s e d i a l o gb o xo p e[...]

  • Page 156

    8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Image 8-52 Window texture, picture Supported types • bitmap ( bmp) •g i f •j p e g 2 •p n g Removal of a picture 1. Click o n Remove picture . The picture fi lli ng is removed fr om the window . 152 R 5976924 PRO JECTOR TO OLSET 16 /04/2009[...]

  • Page 157

    9. C onfig urat or, Col or align men t 9. CONFIGURA T OR, C OLOR ALIGNMENT Overvi ew • Ways to set up color tempe rature • Color spa ce • Custom c olor spa ce set up • White poi nt adjustm ent • S ave cus tom s ettin gs • P r e v i e w s e tu po ft h ec o l o rd i a g r a m 9.1 W ays to set up color temperature What is possible? The col[...]

  • Page 158

    9. Config urator, Col or alig nment cus tom pres et). A temporar y custom a djus tment i s possib le. The maxi mum color spac e which c an be display ed is the pr ojector c olor spa ce. This c olor spa ce is meas ured at the f actory a nd stored inside the projector . How to select a color standard 1. Click o n the open ico n nex t to A ctive sta n[...]

  • Page 159

    9. C onfig urat or, Col or align men t 3. T o chan ge the coordi nate value s for a color , clic k on the up down contr ol of the spin box of the cor re- spondi ng co lor unti l the sel ected c olor has th e desi red coo rdinates. Or , clic k in the input box of the s pin b ox and en ter the d esired valu e. The c orrespon ding c olor po int on the[...]

  • Page 160

    9. Config urator, Col or alig nment Image 9-4 Adjustment via color gamut Note that it is common practice to set the targets outside the projector color space. This implies there would be clipping if a fully saturated input was applied. In normal scenes, this does not happen, and the extra gain or saturation helps balance the overall lock. If clippi[...]

  • Page 161

    9. C onfig urat or, Col or align men t 9.4.2 F ree white point adjustment Uncheck Use color temp. traject . The white point can be moved to any location (f). Setup via the coordinates 1. Selec t fi rst Custom color spa ce. (im age 9-5 ) 2. C lick on the up down c ontrol of the spi n box of White until the desire d coordin ates are reac hed. Or , c[...]

  • Page 162

    9. Config urator, Col or alig nment Image 9-6 Custom white point adjustment via the gamut 9.4.3 W hite point adjustment usin g color temperature traject Check Use color temp. trajec t . Only color value s on the D-illuminance curve are allowed (f). How to adjust via the menu 1. Click on drop down box of the tem peratur e pane (g). (image 9-7) The p[...]

  • Page 163

    9. C onfig urat or, Col or align men t 3. When Custom i s selecte d, t he slider c an be moved t o any positi on so that any v alue can be re ached alon g the temp erature cur ve (D-illum inance curv e). Image 9-7 Select a fi xed color temperature How to adjust via color gamut 1. Click on the white poi nt in th e color gamu t repres entation . (im[...]

  • Page 164

    9. Config urator, Col or alig nment Image 9-8 Custom white adjustment via curve 9.5 Save custom settings What has to be done? When crea ting a custom c olor spa ce with cu stom whi te poi nt, t he cus tom indi catio n next t o Ac tive standa rd gets an asterisk (*) to i ndicate that the v alues are not yet saved. How to save? 1. Click on t he Save [...]

  • Page 165

    9. C onfig urat or, Col or align men t Image 9-9 Diagram preview set up R5976924 PROJECTOR TO OLSET 16/ 04/2009 161[...]

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    9. Config urator, Col or alig nment 162 R 5976924 PRO JECTOR TO OLSET 16 /04/2009[...]

  • Page 167

    10. Confi gurato r, Install ation sett ings 10. CONFIGURA T OR, INST ALLA TION SETTIN GS Overvi ew • Im age ori enta tion • Lam p setting s 10.1 Image orien tation The different con fi gurations Depending on th e install ation, the p rojector can be m ounted in d ifferent ways. Th e 4 possible con fi gura- tions are: • Front / T able • Fr[...]

  • Page 168

    10. Con figurat or, Instal lation se ttings Indicates t he stat us of the l amp. Lamp on Image p rojecti on possi ble Lamp o ff Image p roject ion not possible Image 10-2 Lamp settings Serial number Ser ial num ber of the cur rent inst alled lamp . Nominal power Nominal pow er that can be fed to th e lamp. Actual pow er Current pow er fed to the la[...]

  • Page 169

    10. Confi gurato r, Install ation sett ings Normal Maxim um all owed pow er is fed to th e lamp. M aximum l ight ou tput is rea ched in this way . Econom ic a re duced wa ttage is fe d to the la mp. Reduce d lig ht output bu t a l onger l ife time for the la mp. Remarks: - Whe n mode is se t to Normal, then CLO mod e can be s witch ed on or off. - [...]

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    10. Con figurat or, Instal lation se ttings 166 R 5976924 PRO JECTOR TO OLSET 16 /04/2009[...]

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    11. Co n figur ator, Communication sett i ngs 1 1. CONFIGURA T OR, COMMUNICA TION SETTIN GS Overvi ew • Network s ettin gs • Serial network ad dress •D M X s e t t i n g s • Infra red recei vers 1 1.1 Network setti ngs Overvi ew • Etherne t Connecti on • Assign an E thernet add ress v ia DHCP • Manua lly assig n an Ethern et addres s [...]

  • Page 172

    11. Configurator , Communica tion setti ngs • use the DHC P sett ing so tha t a autom atic add ress will be assigne d. • Assign ma nuall y an IP ad dress, Su bnet-mas k, de fault ga teway ad dress. - Set the IP-Ad dress fi eld to the de sired v alue. The IP addr ess ide nti fi es a projec tor ’s locat ion on the network in th e sam e way a [...]

  • Page 173

    11. Co n figur ator, Communication sett i ngs 5. Click Apply to activate (c). Image 1 1- 2 Network settings, manually The PC’ s IP Address MUST b e w ithin the sa me subnet as t he projector ’ s IP Address in order for communication to be possible. This requires checking the PC’ s and projector ’ s Subnet-Mask se ttings. IP address e xample[...]

  • Page 174

    11. Configurator , Communica tion setti ngs Fourth examp le • PC IP Ad dress : 192. 168.200 .1 • PC Subne t Mask : 2 55.255. 0.0 • Project or IP Ad dress : 1 92.168.100 .3 • Projecto r Subn et Mas k: 255.255.0.0 Remark : Commu nicatio n poss ible. P C addres s is in the su bnet range of the p roject or ’s IP ad dress. The third group i n [...]

  • Page 175

    11. Co n figur ator, Communication sett i ngs Image 1 1- 4 DMX address How to set a DMX address 1. C lick on th e up d own c ontrol o f the spi n box un til th e desir ed add ress is ob tained. Or , clic k on th e input fi el d, select th e current value an d enter a ne w valu e with the ke yboard . 2. Click Apply . 1 1.3.2 DMX mode What are the p[...]

  • Page 176

    11. Configurator , Communica tion setti ngs How to set the mode 1. Click on the drop d own box (a) and selec t the desired mod e. 2. Click Apply . 1 1.3.3 DMX u niverse About DMX (A rtNet) universe Dif ferent un iver ses can b e de fi ned so tha t m ore d evic es can be cont roll ed. Each unive rse must h ave a unique add ress be tween 0 and 2 55.[...]

  • Page 177

    11. Co n figur ator, Communication sett i ngs Image 1 1- 7 Infrared r eceivers on - off R5976924 PROJECTOR TO OLSET 16/ 04/2009 173[...]

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    11. Configurator , Communica tion setti ngs 174 R 5976924 PRO JECTOR TO OLSET 16 /04/2009[...]

  • Page 179

    12. Config urator , Warp ing 12. CONF IGURA TOR, W ARPING Overvi ew • About warping • T ype of warping se lecti on • Warp with commands • W arp via Us er interfac e 12. 1 About wa rpi ng Overvi ew Image warpi ng is the process of digital ly manipu lating an image to co mpens ate for the distortio n of the screen . Conse quentl y , it can a [...]

  • Page 180

    12. Configur ator, Warpin g 12.3 W arp w ith com mands 12.3. 1 Status Overvi ew The sta tus of the w arping b oard ca n be se en next to Warping board. • On : war ping boa rd enabl ed • Of f : warpi ng board disa bled • Not pr esent : no w arpin g board ins erted in the d evice •v i a fi l e s: w a r p i n gi sd o n ev i aaw a r p fi le I[...]

  • Page 181

    12. Config urator , Warp ing Image 12-4 Keystone adjustment A Left key stone B Right ke yston e C B ottom key stone D T op ke ystone How to adjust th e keystone 1. For hor izontal k eystone adjustme nt, cl ick on the s lider a nd move it to t he left or to th e right to ad just the left or righ t keyston e. (ima ge 12-5) Or , clic k in the input ?[...]

  • Page 182

    12. Configur ator, Warpin g 12.3.4 Rota tion What can b e done ? The imag e can be ro tated cloc kwise o r counter cloc kwise u ntil the des ired pos itio n is reache d. Once the rotation a djust ment is starte d, on ly barr el and pincus hion co rrections are stil l possible. All other adj ust- ments a re disa bled. Image 12-6 Rotation How to rota[...]

  • Page 183

    12. Config urator , Warp ing Image 12-8 Barrel a nd pincush ion c orrection A Barrel B Pin cush ion How to adjust 1. Click on the sl ider an d move it to th e left or to th e right u ntil the d esired co rrection is ob tained . (i m- age 12- 9) Or , clic k in the input fi eld and ente r the de sired c orrect ion value , negative o r positi ve depe[...]

  • Page 184

    12. Configur ator, Warpin g The ti tle abov e the sli de bars c hanges ac cordin gly (2). 2. Adjus t the selec ted corner by m oving it le ft right o r up down just by cl ickin g on the corr espondin g slid er and mov ing th e slider to the left or to t he right unti l the d esired adj ustment i s obtaine d. Or , clic k in the cor respon ding in pu[...]

  • Page 185

    12. Config urator , Warp ing Image 12-12 Startup warp UI 12. 4.2 Up lo ad W arp fi le What can b e done ? Before a c reated wa rp fi le can b e loade d in the war p board, it s hould be transf erred (upl oaded) from Projector T oolset t o the pr ojector. H o wt ol o a da fi le 1. While Warp with UI is selec ted, click on Upload W arp fi les to [...]

  • Page 186

    12. Configur ator, Warpin g Image 12-13 12.4.3 Download Warp fi le What can b e done ? Wa r p fi les stored on a projector can b e downloa ded to th e compute r running P rojec tor T oolset. Thi s fi le can th en be e dited or u sed to be upload ed in an identi cal p rojecto r . How to download 1. Whi le Warp with UI is select ed, click on Downl[...]

  • Page 187

    12. Config urator , Warp ing Image 12-14 Download warp fi le 12.4.4 Delete W arp fi le on projector What can b e done ? Aw a r p fi le st ored on th e pro jecto r can be de leted. How to delete 1. While Warp with UI is selecte d, click on Delete W arp fi les on pr oje ctor (1). (i mag e 12- 15 ) The Delete Warp Con fi gura tion window opens ( [...]

  • Page 188

    12. Configur ator, Warpin g Image 12-15 Delete war p fi le 12.4. 5 Activate wa rp fi le What can b e done ? Aw a r p fi le s tored on the proj ector can be act ivated and is loaded in the w arp boar d as the new settings. How to activate 1. Whi le Warp with UI is sele cted, cli ck on Activate W a rp fi les on pr ojector (1). (ima ge 12-16) The [...]

  • Page 189

    12. Config urator , Warp ing Image 12-16 Activate warp fi le R5976924 PROJECTOR TO OLSET 16/ 04/2009 185[...]

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    12. Configur ator, Warpin g 186 R 5976924 PRO JECTOR TO OLSET 16 /04/2009[...]

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    13. Confi gurator, Warp User Inter face 13. CONFIGURA T OR, W ARP USER INTER F ACE Overvi ew • About the Warp UI • About the F loater men u • Increasi ng - decreasi ng the numbe r of nodes • Mak e node sele ction • Change se lecti on to new acti ve nod e • Making an a djustmen t via drag and dr op • Making a n adjustme nt via th e Flo[...]

  • Page 192

    13. Configurator, Warp User Interfa ce 13.1 About the W arp UI Overvi ew Image 13-1 1A c t i v e fi eld 2 S elected a ctive nod e 3 A ctiv e node 4 In terpo lation node 5 In terpo lation node int ersecti on 6 A ctiv e node int erse ction Nodes Each do t in the grid in dica tes a node. T he small do ts are not act ive nod es and cann ot be move d. [...]

  • Page 193

    13. Confi gurator, Warp User Inter face 13. 2 About the Fl oater menu Overview and funct ions Depending on the sel ection, t he Floate r men u can ha ve a differen t look. Image 13-2 1 Funct ion selec tion • Man ipulate nodes : no des can b e indiv idually m oved. • Manipu late hard edg es: a horizontal and/o r vertic al hard edge can be in tro[...]

  • Page 194

    13. Configurator, Warp User Interfa ce 16 Save cur rent war ping se ttin g to a fi le. 17 Close the wa rping us er interface . 13.3 Increasin g - decreasing th e numb er of nod es What can be done? The number of ac tive nodes c an be increas ed to obtain a mor e accurate adj ustment. As th e number of nodes in crea se, th e activ e area de crea se[...]

  • Page 195

    13. Confi gurator, Warp User Inter face 13.4 Make no de selection Selecting a single node 1. Click on a node in th e grid. (im age 13- 6) An acti ve area is cr eated a round that s ingle n ode. This act ive are a is created by co nnecti ng the adj acent activ e nodes wi th each oth er . That is also the a rea th at will be i n fl uenced b y an ad [...]

  • Page 196

    13. Configurator, Warp User Interfa ce Image 13-7 Multi node selection Selecting all nodes in a row/column 1. First s elect a sing le node. An acti ve area is s et and the b ackgro und become s yello w . 2. Right click on a gr id to open the con text menu. (im age 13-8) 3. Selec t M ultiS elect and move the c ursor to th e right. 4. S elect T oggle[...]

  • Page 197

    13. Confi gurator, Warp User Inter face Image 13-8 All nodes on a row selected Multi desel ect 1. While m ultip le active node s are sel ected, ri ght clic k in the grid . ( image 1 3-9) The contex t menu ope ns. 2. Selec t M ultiS elect and move the c ursor to th e right. 3. Selec t Multi d eselect . All selec ted active no des are desele cted exc[...]

  • Page 198

    13. Configurator, Warp User Interfa ce Image 13-9 Multi deselect 13.5 Ch ange sele ction to new active node What can b e done ? The selecti on, active no de and the active area , can be move to anothe r active node . V i at h em o u s ec l i c ki nt h eg r i d 1. While an ac tive node is sel ected, ju st clic k on another active no de to select thi[...]

  • Page 199

    13. Confi gurator, Warp User Inter face 13.6 Makin g an adjustm ent via drag and dro p How to make the adjustme nt 1. Click on the se lected nod e and hold do wn the mous e button. 2. Move the node in th e desire d direct ion. The po sition of a ll the ot her nodes in the acti ve area is r ecalcu lated wi th regar d to the new p osition o f the act[...]

  • Page 200

    13. Configurator, Warp User Interfa ce As lon g as the dots rem ain green , the war ping boar d can exe cute this n ew positio n. The coordi nates and the statu s icon of the sel ected activ e node are als o green; When the dots b ecome oran ge, a possible pr oblem can occu r on the warping boa rd. The c oordina tes value s change a lso to ora nge [...]

  • Page 201

    13. Confi gurator, Warp User Inter face The Float ing menu ch anges . 2. C lick on Add ve rtical (A) and or A dd hori zontal ha rd edg e (B) icon on th e Floati ng menu . A line is added on th e grid. Red line : sele cted hard ed ge G r e e nl i n e: n o ns e l e c t e dh a r de d g e Image 13-14 1 3 . 9 M o v eah a r d e d g el i n e What can b e [...]

  • Page 202

    13. Configurator, Warp User Interfa ce Image 13-16 Move hard edge 13.10 Remove a hard edge How to remove 1. Select the hard edg e to remove by clic king on it. (image 13- 17) The line be comes r ed. 2. Click on the delete icon in the Floating m enu. The hard edg e is remov e. Image 13-17 13.1 1 Show hard e dge in active node mod e What can b e done[...]

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    13. Confi gurator, Warp User Inter face How to toggle hard edges on or off 1. Right click on th e grid. (ima ge 13-18) The contex t menu ope ns. 2. Click o n Show hard edg es . When the hard ed ges are hi dden be fore the clic k, the har d edges wi ll be vis ible an d the check box in the con tent men u will be c hecked . When ha rd edg es are vis [...]

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    13. Configurator, Warp User Interfa ce Image 13-19 Save con fi guration The number of active nodes per row or column are not saved in the fi le. 13.13 Lo ad a con fi guratio n in the W arp UI What is possible ? Wa r p c o n fi gurati on fi le s saved in [Projector Toolset install directory]/warping_config- uration can be loa ded in the Warp UI[...]

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    13. Confi gurator, Warp User Inter face Image 13-20 Open con fi guration fi le 13.14 Start up cylin drical warp ing How to s tart up 1. Right cl ick on the grid. The contex t menu ope ns. 2. Selec t Cylind rica l war ping (1). (i mage 13-21 ) A new ex tra menu op ens next to t he Floate r menu (2). The grid is reset. 3. Selec t the orient ation o[...]

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    13. Configurator, Warp User Interfa ce Image 13-21 Cylindrical warping menu Image 13-22 Cylindrical warping menu A T ype of c ylin der B Indentatio n. Inte rnal or externa l projec tion. C Gradie nt. Relati ve devia tion on the cy linder . D Calcu late w arp butto n. Only used for spe cial ca ses. Recalculatio n is nor mall y done automa tically . [...]

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    13. Confi gurator, Warp User Inter face A B Image 13-23 Indentati on, cylindrical warping A Positi ve inden tation B Negat ive inden tation How to adjust 1. Withi n the Cylindri cal warping men u, click o n the sli der below Indenta tion an d move the slide r to the left or the ri ght until the d esir ed inde n tat ion is ob tain ed (1) . (image 13[...]

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    13. Configurator, Warp User Interfa ce Image 13-25 Gradient The grad ient settin g is used to adj ust the imag e so that it look s normal on t he cylindr ical surfa ce. How to adjust 1. Withi n the Cylind rica l warpi ng me nu, clic k on the slid er below Gr adient and m ove the s lider to the lef t or the right until the des ired gra dient is obta[...]

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    13. Confi gurator, Warp User Inter face Start up a preview via the cont ext menu 1. Right click on th e grid. (ima ge 13-28) The contex t menu ope ns. 2. Selec t Fa st Pre view and mov e the mouse p ointer t o the right. 3. Selec t Fast Previe w . T h ec u r r e n tw a r p i n gc o n fi gu ratio n is sent t o the w arpi ng boa rd. Image 13-28 Star[...]

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    13. Configurator, Warp User Interfa ce How to re-size and center 1. While in prev iew mod e, click on the r e-size and ce nter ico n of the Cyli ndrica l warpin g menu. (i m- age 13 -30) The ima ge is re-siz ed on the projec tion area an d sized in the m iddle of this area . Image 13-30 Re-sizing and centering 13.19 R ecover warpin g board What can[...]

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    13. Confi gurator, Warp User Inter face • an embedde d image •b l a c k •w h i t e • a cust om sele cted c olor How to make the selection 1. Right click on th e grid. (ima ge 13-32) The contex t menu ope ns. 2. Selec t Pref erence s a nd move th e mouse point er to the right. 3. Selec t Backgr ound an d move th e mouse p ointer a gain to th[...]

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    13. Configurator, Warp User Interfa ce Image 13-33 Active node intersections li nes 13.20.3 Int erpolatio n node intersection What can b e done ? The interpol ation node in tersec tion is the li ne which conn ects 2 nodes. Thi s line can be dis abled or en- abled and w hen enabl ed, the c olor can b e the defau lt color (gr een) or a cus tom se lec[...]

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    13. Confi gurator, Warp User Inter face How to select the color 1. Right click on th e grid. (ima ge 13-35) The contex t menu ope ns. 2. Selec t Pref erence s a nd move th e mouse point er to the right. 3. Selec t Hard E dges and move the m ouse poi nter aga in to th e right. 4. T o set the col or for an Ac tive har d edge: for the def ault color ,[...]

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    13. Configurator, Warp User Interfa ce A col or can be s elected in 2 ways: - Sli de the sli der nex t to the c olor gam ut until the want ed color in t he color pick fi eld is re ached, or fi ll out th e HSB val ue until the desired co lor is reac hed in th e pick up fi el d. - Click in t he color fi eld to displa y the white ci rcle. D rag th[...]

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    13. Confi gurator, Warp User Inter face Image 13-38 Color value via RGB R5976924 PROJECTOR TO OLSET 16/ 04/2009 211[...]

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    13. Configurator, Warp User Interfa ce 212 R 5976924 PRO JECTOR TO OLSET 16 /04/2009[...]

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    14. Upda te mo dule 14. UPDA TE MODULE Overvi ew • Introduc tion • Updating t he proje ctor •V e r s i o n i n f o 14.1 Introductio n Overvi ew The fi rmware of the pr ojector/d evice c an be upd ated with Pr ojector T oolset . Free down loadable p ackages can be fou nd on Barc o’s Partnerzo ne. (URL: w ww .partner- zone.events.ba rco.com [...]

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    14. Updat e module How to update 1. Select the pro jector in t he previe w pane. 2. Click o n Update settings . Projec tor ID and ser ial numbe r is gi ven. 3. Click o n Update now to start up the upd ate wizard. (image 14- 2) 4. If the indica ted folder (a ) is not the location wher e the update pack age is store d, click on ... (b) t o open the b[...]

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    14. Upda te mo dule (a) (c) (d) (e) (b) Image 14-2 Update wizard Image 14-3 Update progress 14.3 V ersion info Retrieving version inf o is only possible when connected to the p rojector via a LAN net- work. T o get version info 1. Click on the Ve r s i o n i n f o tab. (im age 14- 4) 2. Click on the Refre sh info button. V er sion info will be retr[...]

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    14. Updat e module Image 14-4 Ve r s i o n i n f o 216 R 5976924 PRO JECTOR TO OLSET 16 /04/2009[...]

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    15. Diag nostics modul e 15. DIAGNOST ICS MODULE Overvi ew • Introduc tion •A c t u a l m o d e • History mode 15.1 Introductio n Overvi ew Diag nostics giv es the possi bility to get an over view of th e working of t he proj ector . V oltage s, fan speed s and tempe ratures are red o ut as well a s an indic ation about the lamp r un time, l [...]

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    15. D iagnos tics mo dule 15.2.1 Run time, lamp run time and st rikes Overvi ew Image 15-3 Lamp and projector run time, strikes Lamp run time T h el a m pr u nt i m ei ss p l i tu pi n2 : . • Act ual: indicat es how lo ng the c urre nt lamp i s running si nce i ts fi rst start up. • Remainin g: ind icates how lo ng the curren t lamp can be use[...]

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    15. Diag nostics modul e 15.2. 3 T emper atures Overvi ew An overvie w of the curr ent measur ed tempe ratures ar e given in the t able T e mperatur es. No in dication o f the maximu m or min imum v alues is gi ven. Image 15-5 Diagnosis, temperature overview Depending on the Projector type, the content of the T emperature pane can be different. 15.[...]

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    15. D iagnos tics mo dule 15.3. 1 History overvi ew Overvi ew The dia gnost ics loggi ng fi le stor ed inside the pr ojec tor is displ ayed in the Pro jector T oolset inte rface. Errors are d isplay ed in r ed, warnings in o range. Save log fi le locally T o sa ve th e log fi le locally , press Save . The Save dial og box opens. Browse to t he d[...]

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    15. Diag nostics modul e Image 15-8 Set list fi lter The Hi story vie w optio ns wi ndow o pens (b) . Click on the drop d own box and sel ect the desired fi lter ( c) (d). The followin g fi lters ar e availabl e: • All message s • Informat ion and err ors • Only err or mess ages Click OK to activate the options (e). Se t num ber of l ines [...]

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    15. D iagnos tics mo dule Image 15-9 Number of lines The Hi story vie w optio ns wi ndow o pens (b) . Click in the inp ut fi eld next t o Number of lin es to show and sel ect the cu rrent v alue (c) . Enter a new va lue with your ke yboar d. Click OK to activate the options (d). 222 R 5976924 PRO JECTOR TO OLSET 16 /04/2009[...]

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    16. Lens c alcula tor 16. LENS CALCULA T OR Overvi ew • Introduc tion • Launchi ng the lens calculato r • Functions o f the lens calc ulator • Calcula te a len s • Calcula te distanc e • Cal culate scr een 16.1 Introductio n Overvi ew For a typic al projecto r and len s, th e distanc e between th e projec tor and the s creen in rel atio[...]

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    16. Lens c alcula tor Image 16-1 Start up lens calculator 16.3 Functions of the lens calculator Calc ulate l ens Starting from a ty pical proj ector type, , the s creen wid th used to pr oject on an d the distan ce betwe en the projector a nd the screen, Starting from : • a typic al projec tor , s electab le in C hoose pr ojector •s c r e e n w[...]

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    16. Lens c alcula tor Calc ulate sc ree n Start by selec ting a projec tor and the a lens. Enter th e distance be tween the pr ojector an d the screen. The minim um and max imum scre en width is g iven in red at the b ottom lin e of the calc ulation pa nel. 16.4 Calculate a lens How to calculate a lens 1. Click o n the drop dow n box below Choose p[...]

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    16. Lens c alcula tor 16.5 Calcu late distance How to calculate dista nce 1. Click o n the drop dow n box below Choose proje ctor an d select t he des ired p rojector . (ima ge 16-3) 2. Click on the d rop do wn box below Cho ose lens and selec t the desir ed lens. 3. Clic k in the input fi eld of scr een w idth an d ente r the co rrect val ue Or ,[...]

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    16. Lens c alcula tor Image 16-4 Screen width calculation R5976924 PROJECTOR TO OLSET 16/ 04/2009 227[...]

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    16. Lens c alcula tor 228 R 5976924 PRO JECTOR TO OLSET 16 /04/2009[...]

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    17. Servi ce modul e 17. SERVICE MODULE Overvi ew • Introduc tion • Standar d Mainte nance • Servi ces FLM group 17.1 Introductio n Overvi ew The conte nt of the ser vice modu le depen ds on the acces s level . Th e acce ss level is de fi ned by th e type of dongle c onnected to an USB po rt of your comp uter . 4 differe nt lev els ar e de ?[...]

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    17. Servi ce module 17.3 Services F LM group 17.3.1 Up grade projector What can b e done ? Rhe Barco F LM R20+ or t he Barco FLM HD18 c an be upgra ded to resp ective a FL M R22+ or a F LM HD20. T o re alize thi s upgra de, the Lamp Po wer Su pply (LPS ) and Lamp House has to be replac ed and the projector softwa re must be updated. Futherm ore, th[...]

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    17. Servi ce modul e Image 17-2 Upgrade projector R5976924 PROJECTOR TO OLSET 16/ 04/2009 231[...]

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    17. Servi ce module 232 R 5976924 PRO JECTOR TO OLSET 16 /04/2009[...]

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    Glossary GLOSSAR Y Aspect ratio Relation bet ween the horiz ontal & verti cal dimen sion in whic h the window will b e display ed, e.g. 4 by 3 or 16 by 9. Can also be e xpress ed as a d ecim al number, such as 1.77. The l arger the r atio or d ecimal, the wider ar e less sq uare the i mage. Color standard A col or sta ndard o r colo r space i s[...]

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    Glossary RS232 An Electr onic Indu stries A ssoci ation (E IA) se rial digital inter face st andard sp ecifyin g the cha racter istics of the commun ication p ath between two de vic es using eithe r D-SUB 9 pins or D-S UB 25 pin s connector s. This sta ndard is us ed for relati vely sho rt-rang e communi catio ns and does n ot spec ify balanc ed co[...]

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    Index INDEX A About P roje ctor T oolset 22–25 Modu le details 24 Plug -in d etail s 25 System de tails 23 About thi s manua l 17 Access le vel 36 Prefer ence s 36 Alignm ent 93– 94, 100–1 04, 106 Lens cont rol 9 3–94 Lens focus 94 Lens mi d positi on 94 Lens sh ift 93 Lens zo om 94 Scenergi X 100 –104, 106 Activati on 101 Black level 106[...]

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    Index Delete lay out 14 6 Layou t ’ save a s’ 144 Layout del ete 14 6 Layout re name 1 45 Load lay out 138 Lock in put 142 Move lay out win dow 140 Re-size lay out window 139 Rename l ayout 145 Save lay o ut 144 Show wind ow border 139 Window full s ize 143 Mult iple proje ctor s elect ion 68 Prev iew 62 Projecto r adjustme nt setting s 1 1 1 P[...]

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    Index Getting se ttings 82–84 Advanc ed control s 82–8 4 Contrast enh ancem ent 84 Image lo ad mod e 82 Minimu m frame del ay 83 Group 59 Proj ect ors 59 I Image load mod e 82 Image orie ntation 163 Image prop erties 136 Adjust 1 36 Image setti ngs 1 36 Adjust 1 36 Indi vidual c olor s electio n 97 Infr ared receive rs 172 Input bal ance 1 29?[...]

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    Index No signa l 81 P Pause proj ector 74 PC req uiremen ts 9 Plug-in i nstalla tion 15 Manu ally 15 Prefer ences 35–38, 40– 42 Access le vel 36 Appear ance 37 Bug rep ort 40 Introduction 35 Langu age selecti on 37 Logging 41 Look and fee l 38 Start up 35 Workspace sel ection 42 Progra m 35 Prefer ence s 35 Start up 35 Projecto r 48– 49, 51, [...]

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    Index Hard edge 196–198 Add 196 Move li ne 197 Remove 198 Keyst one 176 Load con fi guration 200 Nodes 194–195, 198 Adjus t via drag and drop 195 Adjust vi a fl oat er menu 195 Adjus t via keyb oard 195 Change s electio n 194 T og gle ha rd edge previ ew 1 98 Pinc ushi on 178 Prefer ences 206 –208 Active n ode i ntersecti on 207 Backgr ound[...]

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    Index 240 R 5976924 PRO JECTOR TO OLSET 16 /04/2009[...]

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    Revision Sheet To : Barco nv Eve nts/Documentation Noor dlaa n 5, B-8520 K uurne Phone: +32 56.36. 89.70, Fax : + 32 56.36.88.2 4 E-mai l: servic e.mne @barco .com, Web: www .ba rco .com Fro m: Date: Please c orrect the followin g point s in this document ation ( R59769 24/05 ): page wrong correct R5976924 P ROJEC TOR T OOLSET 16 /04/ 2009[...]