Barco R59770183/00 manual

Pr oject or T oolset Ref ere n ce gu id e For S LM R59770183/00 15/07/2009[...]

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1. Basic co n cepts 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 Snap shots 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 ojectors . The conc ept of this Pr ojector T o olset[...]

1. Basic conce p ts Con fi gurati ons are direc tly unde r the subdir ectory Workspace and have the exte nsion .con fi g . Snapsh ots are sto red in a subd irector y of Work space, ca lled Sn apsho ts .T h e fi les h ave t he extens ion .sn apshot . This struc ture make s it possible to zip the wo rkspace and s end it the anothe r computer f or [...]

2. Inst allati on 2. I NST A LLA 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 ar[...]

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 free 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 Ja va SE 5.0 Relea se 3 or bet ter ?[...]

2. Inst allati on T o in stal l on M icr osof t Win dow s The pro cess of inst alling your s o ftw are inv olves the follo wing steps: 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[...]

2. Instal lation Image 2-1 File properties Only Proj ector T oolset frame work is inst alled. T o start using i t, fi rst install one or more device plug-ins. The software will request to i nstall 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 ?[...]

2. Inst allati on Image 2-2 Start up splash screen Image 2-3 Overview downloaded plug-ins Image 2-4 Plug-ins installed R59770183 PROJECTOR TO OLSET 15 /07/200 9 11[...]

2. Instal lation Launching Projector T oolset on Mac OS X T o star t the Proj ector T oo lset so ftware on Mac OS X sys tem: 1. With Finder , go to the Ap plicati ons folder under y our 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. Th[...]

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

2. Instal lation Plug- in fi les are .tpi fi les and are mostl y located in th e Plugins s ubdire ctory of Proj ector T oolset ’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 dia[...]

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 Setti ngs and o pen Add/Re move softwar e . Sel ect the ver sion of Proj ector T[...]

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 . General info ab out the term. Note, gives extr a inform ation abou t the de scrib ed subje ct. T i p, g ives e xtra ad vice a bout t he desc ribed s ubject. Images gi ven in the manual are used as illustrat ion. The con tent of the image[...]

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 direct con trols. The us e [...]

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 ivated, 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. Cons tructio n of active m odule - Con fi gu ration nam e BM e n u C Module na vigat [...]

3. Menu s informat ion in the pan e. V ertical s croll bar s are the bars on the right si de of the pane. Hori zonta 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 cu rsor on t he scro ll box, click 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[...]

3. Menus Image 3-4 Workspa ce explo rer What can be done The wor kspace ex plorer wi ndow gives an overv iew of the ex isting Con fi gurations . T o select a c on fi gurati on, ju st clic k on it. The bac kgro und of the sele cted co n fi gura tion c hanges to blue . When the same ite m is open (activ e) the backg round rem ains blu e. When ano [...]

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 Click Help on the m enu and sel ect Ab out (a). (imag e 3 -5) The About s tart up dialog bo x opens (b ). Image 3-5 About window Syste m details Click on Syst em detai ls to see the s ystem[...]

3. Menus Image 3-6 System details Module details Click on Modu le detail s to ge t an ov erview of t he ins talled m odules. Image 3-7 Module details 22 R5977018 3 PROJECTO R TOOLS ET 15/07/200 9[...]

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

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 • 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 on When a[...]

3. Menu s A snapsh ot can contain: • All settings • All la yout setting s • All in put settings • Lam p setting s • Proj ector setti ngs Snap shot A snaps hot is a c ollecti on of sett ings a t a given point of time f or a con fi gu ratio n 3.8.2 Managing snapshots Overvi ew When ope ning the snaps hot window an ov erview of all avai lab[...]

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 certai n point i n tim e, a sna pshot of t he cu rrent con fi gurati on can be taken at any m oment. How to take Click o n the snaps hot i con on t he manage button b ar (a). (image 3-1 1) The Snap shot m anagemen t dialo g bo[...]

3. Menu s The follo wing levels are ava ilable: - 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 setting s are save d This is a fi rst fi lteri ng level and can be followed [...]

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 mea[...]

3. Menu s Image 3-12 Apply snapshot 3.8.5 Delete a snapshot How to delete Click o n the snaps hot i con on t he manage button b ar (a). (image 3-13 ) The Snaps hot mana gement dialog box ope ns with al l availab le snapsh ots (b ). Click o n the snap shot to del ete (c) . The n ame b ecome s yell ow . Click on the d elete ic on (d). Ac o n fi rmat[...]

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 loade d withou t any notice or will be lo aded a[...]

3. Menu s Click OK to save t he new shor t cut status (h). Image 3-14 Associate short cut t o snapshot 3.8.7 Remov e shot cut key a ssociation How to remove a short c ut Click o n the snap shot i con on the manage b utton bar (a) (im age 3-15 ) The Snaps hot mana gement dialog box ope ns with al l availab le snapsh ots (b ). Clic k on the key bindi[...]

3. Menus Image 3-15 Clear short cut on snapshot 32 R5977018 3 PROJECTO R TOOLS ET 15/07/200 9[...]

4. Prefe renc es 4. PREFEREN CES • Introduc tion • Start up the pre ferences • Acce ss level • Software A ppearan ce • B ug repo rt setup • 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 softwa re, some[...]

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 check the ac cess l evel an d read i nformati on from a dongle, if you have o ne. A dongle i s not req uired to use t he nor mal functi ons in [...]

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 levels 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 ac[...]

4. Pref erences Image 4-4 Language selection Look and feel of the software Click on Appear ance (image 4- 2). The a ppearanc e wind ow open s. Click on th e comb o box next to Lo ok and F eel .( i m a g e 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[...]

4. Prefe renc es Image 4-5 Look and feel software Screen shots in this manual are made for a J a va look and feel. Use of speci fi c f ond Click on Appear ance (image 4- 2). The a ppearanc e wind ow open s. Check the check bo x in fro nt of Us e speci fi c fon t. (image 4 -6) The drop do wn menu bec omes ava ilable. Click on the d rop down b ox a[...]

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 protocol used in sending E-mail. Setup bug report 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. Fill o ut the Perso nal dat a. This[...]

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, automatic ally fi ll ed out when in stallin g the softwa re. If you want to receive a cop y of the bug report E-ma il to Barco, chec k this check box. Fill out the a ddress o f the SMT P mail ser ver . Tip : Cont a[...]

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 arning •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 [...]

4. Prefe renc es The w orkspa ce sel ectio n dialo g box open s. T o chan ge to another work space, click on the drop down bo x and select the des ired works pace. (i m- age 4- 12) Or , click on ... to open an Open dialog box (a 2). Browse t o a workspac e or ente r a new w orkspace in the Fi le nam e fi eld. Click on Open (b). The current con fi[...]

4. Pref erences Image 4-12 Selecting a workspace 42 R5977018 3 PROJECTO R TOOLS ET 15/07/200 9[...]

5. Conf igurat or 5. CONFIGURA T OR • Introduc tion •C o n fi gurator w indow • Create a ne w con fi gura tion • A dd proj ector to a con fi guration • Reconnec t a projec tor • Mov e project or to a grou p • Edit projec tor prop erties •C o n fi guratio n previe w •C o n fi g uration prop erties •C o n fi g uration p rope[...]

5. Co nfigur ato r Or , press Ct rl + N . The New con fi gurati on dialog box ope ns (b). Fill out a name f or the ne w con fi gurati on next to Con fi guratio n name . The de fault name wi ll be Con fi gu- ratio n_’digit ’ (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 the fi[...]

5. Conf igurat or 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 categor ies ar e availa ble for th e moment ( depending on the loaded pl ug-ins ): • Digital c inema: this cat egory con tains all s upporte[...]

5. Co nfigur ato r 5.4.2 General propertie s Overvi ew Click on the General tab to open th e general properties if not yet op en (a). Image 5-4 General projector properties Projector’s ide nti fi cation The defau lt displa y name is B arco follo wed by th e project or ty pe. This name ca n be changed to any other name . Cli ck in the name fi el[...]

5. Conf igurat or 5.4.3. 1 Set up a serial connection Only possible when Pro j ector T oolset runs on a Microsoft Windows pla tform. 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 ctor of the projector . RS232 An Electron ic Industr ies Ass ociation ( EIA) seria l digital in[...]

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). 48 R5977018 3 PROJECTO R TOOLS ET 15/07/200 9[...]

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 resul t dialog b ox ope ns. Sele ct the desir ed projec 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 [...]

5. Co nfigur ato r Host name This is the name that wi ll be re turned, along with th e IP addr ess in r esp onse to th e UDP broa d- cast qu ery fo r projector s/tou ch pane ls. DNS server Computer s, Pro jectors, T ouch p anels conn ected to a netw ork are refere nced by t heir IP a d- dress. The only p roblem i s that rem ember ing IP add resses [...]

5. Conf igurat or Clic k in the inpu t fi el d and e nter the host n ame (d) . Click OK to mak e the 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 Select th e Conne ction pr opertie s tab [...]

5. Co nfigur ato r Image 5-9 Create a connection via p rojector scan Vi a a projector scan multiple connection (batch) Select th e Conne ction prope rties tab (a). ( image 5-10) The rig ht pane c hanges to th e conn ection se tup page . C l i c k o nt h er a d i ob u t t o nn e x tt o A projecto r connec ted on th e network t o sele ct the E therne[...]

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 projec tor whic h can be di splayed in the co n fi gurat ion previe w next to th e projec tor pic tograph. R59770183 PROJECTOR TO OLSET 15 /07/200 9 53[...]

5. Co nfigur ato r Image 5-1 1 Decorator properti es Image 5-12 Decorator position and content A Dec orator no rth of g raph B Dec orator sout h of grap h C Decor ator wes t of grap h D De corator e ast of gr aph Decorator position The extra in forma tion can be pl ace in the no rth, s outh, east or west of the proje ctor pic tograph. C l i c k o n[...]

5. Conf igurat or Decorator content The followi ng informati on can be d isplayed i n the con fi gu ration pr eview: • Pr oject or name • Connecti on setting s • Lamp shut ter status •A c t i v e fi le s •D e v i c e t y p e 5.5 Reconnect a pro jector Vi a the context menu Right cli ck on a not connected proje ctor in th e previ ew pane[...]

5. Co nfigur ato r Or , by pressi ng Ctrl + Enter . The Proper ties dialo g box opens (b). Click on Connection (c). The Conne ction tab opens (d). Click on Connect projector (e). The pr ojector tries to ma ke a co nnect ion and to retriev e data (f) . When i t is succe ssfu l the picto graph borde r becomes gr een, th e properties ar e fi lled out[...]

5. Conf igurat or 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 be s e- le cted th en and con trolled a s one proj ector . How to move to a new group Righ t click on the project or icon (a). (im age 5-16) A pop up men u opens . Select Mo ve[...]

5. Co nfigur ato r 5.7 Edit projector properti es Vi a the menu Clic k on a proj ector t o sel ect (a). (im age 5-18) Click Con fi guration o n the men u and selec t S elect ed devi ce → Prope rties (b ). Or , press Ctrl + En ter . The Proper ties dialo g box opens (c). T o edit t he: - gene ral pro perties. - con nection prop ertie s. - decor a[...]

5. Conf igurat or 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 ictograph i ndicate s the proje ctor status . 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 onlin[...]

5. Co nfigur ato r Or , right cl ick in the previ ew pane of the con fi gur ation previe w , but not on a pictogra ph (a2). ( image 5-20) The Con fi gur ation pro perties d ialog box opens (b 1, b2) . T o en ter an autho r , clic k in the inpu t fi eld next to Au thor and ente r the name (c ). T o add a descri ption, cli ck in the Descrip tion ?[...]

5. Conf igurat or Image 5-21 5.1 1 Preview layout p roperties • Backgr ound co lor • Bac kground im age • Rearra nge pictog raphs in pr eview pa ne 5.1 1.1 Background color How to set background color Right cli ck in the previe w pane bu t not on a p ictogr aph (a). (image 5- 22) A conte xt menu op ens. Select G raph pro perties . The Grap h [...]

5. Co nfigur ato r Move the s liders u ntil the des ired colo r is reache d, or fi ll out the RGB val ues in the inp ut boxes. A preview i s given in the pr eview pane . C ontinu e with step 9. Click on OK to apply the s elected col or . Image 5-22 Set background color Image 5-23 Select color via sw atche s 62 R5977018 3 PROJECTO R TOOLS ET 15/07/[...]

5. Conf igurat or Image 5-24 Select color v ia HSB Image 5-25 Select color v ia RGB 5.1 1.2 Background image How to set background image Right cli ck in the previe w pane bu t not on a p ictogr aph (a). (image 5- 26) A conte xt menu op ens. Select G raph pro perties . The Grap h propert ies dial og box opens (b) . Check the check bo x next to Use b[...]

5. Co nfigur ato r Fill out the compl ete path to the image (d 1) and continue to ste p 6 Note: Only jpg , gif a nd png fi le ar e allowed. Or , click on ... (d2) An Open dia log box o pens (d 3) Browse t o the desi red im age (d4) an d cli ck Open (d5). Or , doub le clic k on th e desir ed ima ge. Width an hei ght of the ima ge can be chang ed by[...]

5. Conf igurat or 5.1 1.3 Rearrange pictographs in preview pane How to rearrange Right cli ck in t he prev iew pan e but not o n a pic tograph . (im age 5-2 7) A conte xt menu op ens. Select Rea rrange gra phs . The pi ctographs are rear ranged in the pr eview pa ne. Image 5-27 Rearrange pictographs 5.12 Multi ple projec tor selection What be done?[...]

5. Co nfigur ato r Image 5-28 Multi selection of projectors 66 R5977018 3 PROJECTO R TOOLS ET 15/07/200 9[...]

6. Configurato r, General proj ector settings 6. CONFIGURA T OR, G ENERAL PROJECT OR S ETTINGS •S t a r t u p • Control i nterface • Bas ic controls, Lam p ON/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 • Adv anced cont rol s • Maintena nce 6.1 Sta rt up How to startup Click[...]

6. Configurato r, General pro jector set tings 6.2 Control interface Overvi ew Image 6-2 Control interf ac e The follo wing item s can be cons ulted and are r ead only val ues: • Projecto r name : name giv en to t he proje ctor during t he creation. • Serial num ber : ser ial nu mber of the co nnect ed proj ector . • Projec tor o verv iew - I[...]

6. Configurato r, General proj ector settings Image 6-4 Lamp switching T oggling the lamp Press the Lamp b u t t o nt ot o g g l et h el a m po no ro f 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 not fully on. (image 6- 5) Image 6-5 Switching lamp on 6.4 Ba sic contro ls, pause settin g Wh[...]

6. Configurato r, General pro jector set tings 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 rema ins v isible on t he loca l LCD displ ay . The text on/o ff status is indica[...]

6. Configurato r, General proj ector settings Image 6-8 T est pattern selection 6.7 Advanced controls • Source s witching • Min imum del ay 6.7.1 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 e[...]

6. Configurato r, General pro jector set tings Image 6-10 Sou rce swi tchi ng 6.7.2 Minimum delay Purpo se In normal m ode, the pr ocessin g (scaling and d e-interla cing ) in DLP proj ectors introd uces a f ew frames delay (fro m input to screen). Sett ing the o ption Minim um Delay to "ON" disables all scaling and de- inter- lacing i n [...]

6. Configurato r, General proj ector settings Image 6-1 1 Minimum delay 6.8 Maintenan ce • Restore fa ctory de faults 6.8.1 Restor e factory defaults What can be done? All settings o f the projec tor are set to the o riginal fact ory setti ngs. All user settings a re erase d with this operatio n. How to r eset Click on Mai nten ance (a). (image 6[...]

6. Configurato r, General pro jector set tings Image 6-12 74 R5977018 3 PROJECTO R TOOLS ET 15/07/200 9[...]

7. Configurat or, Projector a lignmen t settings 7. CONFIGURA T OR, PROJECTOR ALIGNMENT SETTINGS • Len s contr ol • Ali gnment pa ttern • Gamma ad justm ent • Horizontal k eystone c orrection • Bla nking adj ustment •S c e n e r g i X 7.1 Lens co ntrol •L e n s s h i f t • Lens zoom • Lens focus 7.1.1 Lens shift What can be done? [...]

7. Configura tor, Projecto r alig nment sett ings Image 7-2 Lens zoom How to zoom Click on the u p or do wn arrow butto n in the zoo m pane. 7.1.3 Lens focus What can be done? When t h e lense s are motori zed, it is poss ible to focus th ese lenses vi a the P roje ctor T oolset . Image 7-3 Lens focus How to focus Click on t he up or do wn arrow b [...]

7. Configurat or, Projector a lignmen t settings The selec ted pattern is d isplayed by the proj ector when th e lamp is on and the shutter i s open (not paused ). The fol lowin g patterns are av aila ble: -H a t c h - Check erboard - Col or bar s -M u l t i b u r s t - Outli ne -O v e r l a y T o cl ear the projec ted patt ern, cl ick Clear . T o [...]

7. Configura tor, Projecto r alig nment sett ings Adjusting via the up down controls Click o n the up do wn con trol of th e spi n box of t he gam ma adj ustment u ntil the d esired va lue is r each ed. The value in the in put fi eld chang e accordi ngly . Adjusting via the input fi eld Click ins ide th e inpu t fi eld of the spin bo x of th e g[...]

7. Configurat or, Projector a lignmen t settings Double click on the Horizontal keystone correction slider bar to reset the keystone (value =0 ) . 7.5 Blanking adju stment What can b e done ? Blanking adj ustme nts affect only the edges of the pr ojected i mage and are used to f rame the projec ted image on to the s creen an d to hide or blac k out[...]

7. Configura tor, Projecto r alig nment sett ings Image 7-9 Blanking adjustment Use Rese t to se t all b lanking s ettings to zer o. 7.6 ScenergiX 7.6.1 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 th e appeara nce of a si ngle [...]

7. Configurat or, Projector a lignmen t settings Adjustable overlappi ng area 50% 100% 50% 100% image 2 image 1 image 2 image 1 Light output per im age Total composite light output Image 7-1 1 ScenergiX Basic Principle 7.6.2 Prepar ations ScenergiX Preparations T o ensu re proper Scen ergiX adj ustment, be sur e that the followin g adjustm ents are[...]

7. Configura tor, Projecto r alig nment sett ings Image 7-12 Enable - disable ScenergiX 7.6.4 Sc e nergiX over lap zone (horizontal ScenergiX) De fi nitions Image 7-13 ScenergiX set up Overl ap : number of pi xels that o verlap Horizon tal resoluti on of 1 projec tor : 10 24 for Grap hics vers ions, 1 280 for Rea lity versions , 140 0 for SXGA pro[...]

7. Configurat or, Projector a lignmen t settings Horizon tal Resoluti on source : num ber of active pixe ls of the source . Adjustment of Active pixels of the fi rst pr o jector Go t o Adju stmen t tab –> Input sett ings pa ne –> Adjus t m enu of fi rst projector . Enter val ue for ho rizonta l active as fol lows : Horz. ac tive= [ (Hor[...]

7. Configura tor, Projecto r alig nment sett ings V ertical Reso lution so urce : number of a ctive li nes of the so urce Adjustment of Active lines (Lact) of the fi rst projector Go t o Adju stmen t tab –> Input sett ings pa ne –> Adjus t m enu of fi rst projector . Enter val ue for vertic al activ e (= Lact) a s follows : Lact = [( ve[...]

7. Configurat or, Projector a lignmen t settings Image 7-15 Width selection How to set a blending zo ne Click on th e up down contr ol of the spin bo x of the selected b lendi ng zone and adj ust until th e desired zone i s reac hed (im age 7-1 6) 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 the de[...]

7. Configura tor, Projecto r alig nment sett ings Image 7-16 ScenergiX size adjustment Use Reset to set all overlap zones b ack to zero (0). 7.6.7 Adjusting the black leve l of the images Why black level adj u stment 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 t[...]

7. Configurat or, Projector a lignmen t settings Image 7-17 DLP Leakage area set up How to adjust the blac k level Click on t he slider an move this slider to the desired position . ( imag e 7-18) Or , clic k on the up down contr ol of the spin bo x of the select ed color until the desired value is re ached . Or , clic k in the i nput fi el d of t[...]

7. Configura tor, Projecto r alig nment sett ings A C B Imag e 1 Imag e 2 Image 7-19 ScenergiX, black level adjustment When Lin ked is che cked, R , G and B are adjusted a t the same t ime. 88 R5977018 3 PROJECTO R TOOLS ET 15/07/200 9[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs 8. CONFIGURA T OR, PROJECTOR ADJUSTMENT S ETTINGS • Wind ow and sour ce sele ctio n •C o n fi g uring an in put slot • Input fi les • Image settin gs • Lay out set tings 8.1 Win dow an d source selectio n What can be done? The main wind ow is selecte d by defau lt and an inpu t can be as[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settings Click on t he combo b ox next to I nput mod e and s elect the c orrect setting. Click Close to return. Image 8-2 Open the adjustment mode Image 8-3 Input mode selection Possi ble results Input module Indication Description RGB_SS (CV or HS&VS) RGB ana log sig nals, separate sync i s composi te sy[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Input module Indication Description Compone nt video_ SOY (S OY or 3LSO Y) compone nt video with comp osite sync on Y or compo site tri-le vel sync on Y . Vid e o Compo site video S-V ideo Comp onent video DVI 8.3 Input fi les • Introduc tion • Loading a fi t ting i nput fi le •L o a d a ?[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settings When a standa rd fi le is se lecte d or a not ex actly mat ching c usto m fi le, Project or T o olset w ill ask to create a new custo m fi le by copyin g t he set t in gs of the sel ected fi le into the custom fi le. Click OK to contin ue. The ne w creat ed custom s ource fi le is loaded and c [...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Image 8-5 Load fi ttin g fi le 8.3.3 Load a fi le from all fi les What is possible? A fi le ca n be loade d from t he com plete lis t o fa l l fi les . How to load Select fi r st a window. Click on Adjust (a) . (im age 8-6) The Input di alog box i s dis played ( b). Click File and sele ct Loa[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settings Image 8-6 Load fi le from all fi les 8.3.4 Edit Input settings Adjustable items • T otal hori zontal pi xels : t otal hor izont al pi xels in the sour ce. If the valu e is wrong, s ampli ng mistak es (smal l vertical bars in the projec ted image) will be see n in the i mage. • Activ e horizont [...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Image 8-7 Adjust timings source fi le Once a value or a sett i ng is changed the fi le name next to Active input fi le ge ts an as- terisk to indicate that the fi le is not saved yet. When cl osing th e Input dialog box, Projector T oolset asks to save t he changes. 8.3.5 Save changes on an inpu[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settings Click on Fil e and select Save . The setti ngs are s aved in the sam e fi le on the p rojecto r . Image 8-8 Save cus tom sou rce fi le When cl osing th e Input dialog box, Proje ctor T oolset asks to sa ve the changes. 8.3.6 Rename the current input fi le What can be done? The curr ent input fi l[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Image 8-9 Rename source fi le via icon How to rename, way 2 Click on Adjust (a). (image 8- 10) The Input di alog box ope ns (b). Click on File and selec t Renam e (c). The Rename i nput dialo g box open s (d). Select the fi le to ren ame from the list ( e) and click Renam e (f). An Input dialo g b[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settings Image 8-10 Rename via input settings 8.3.7 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 Clic k on the delete i con on [...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Image 8-1 1 Delete custom fi le via ic on How to d elet e, w ay 2 Click on Adjust . (i mage 8 -12) The Inpu t dialog box o pens. Click on File and sele ct Delete . The Delet e input d ialog box opens . Select th e fi le to d elete f rom th e list an d click Delete . A Quest ion dialo g box open s [...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settings Image 8-12 Delete cust o m fi le via input settings 8.3.8 Aspect ratio for selec ted input What can be done? The asp ect rati o setting forces the inp ut sourc e in the s elected f ormat. Aspect r atio De scription 4:3 Standard tel evisi on format 16:9 Wide s creen televisio n for mat / a namorphi c[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs 4/3 5/4 16/ 9 Video Signal Pal/Secam Video Sig nal NTSC Video Signal 16/9 4/3 RGB Signal Image 8-13 Some exam ples for aspect r atio How to select Select the m ain inp ut to set the as pect ratio. Click on Adjust (a). (image 8- 14) The Input di alog box ope ns (b). Click on the co mbo box ne xt to A[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settings Image 8-14 Select aspect ratio 8.3.9 Input balance 8.3.9.1 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[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Bla ck le vel Δ G ΔΒ Δ R R G B Image 8-16 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 dig[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settings 8.3.9.2 Adjusting the input balance How can it be done ? T o bal ance th e three color signals of a partic ular sou rce there ar e conditi ons; in fa ct we mus t know the black and th e white lev el of the so urce i.e. : 1. The so urce in que stion mus t be ab le to gener ate a wh ite sign al, id eal[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Adjust the re d and blue by moving the s lider up or down or by click ing on the up down con trol until the re i s n o r e do rb l u en o i s e v i s i b l ei nt h eb l a c ka r e a s . Image 8-20 Input balance adjustment White b ala nce ad jus tmen t P u tg a i nr e da n dg a i nb l u eo n- 3 2 . A[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settings • Shar pness • Noise r educt ion When a setti ng is not adj ustable, this sett ing is gra yed out. Image settings are done for the main window only . Access to the I mage properties Select a w indow ( input ). (i mage 8 -21) Click on Adjust (a). The Input di alog box ope ns (b). Image 8-21 Input [...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs 8.5.1 Re-size a layout window Re-sizing will respect the chosen aspect ratio of the input ! Re-sizing in any direction is only possible when the aspect ra tio is unlocked. Only th e main win dow can be r esize d. Re-size via drag and drop Select th e main w indow . (image 8- 22) The wi ndow b order [...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settings 8.5.2 Move a layout window Move via dra g and drop Select th e main w indow . (image 8- 24) The win dow bor der becom es white. The cursor be come s a 4 arrow cur sor . Click somew here inside the wi ndow and hold down th e button to grab the wi ndow . Move the window to the desired posi tion. The To[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Select As pect r atio l ocking an d move th e cursor to the r ight. The po ssible ch oices ar e displ ayed. Possibl e choices are: -3 / 2 -4 / 3 -1 4 / 9 -1 6 / 9 -2 1 / 9 - cus tom: cur rent as pect ratio i s fi xed, wha t ever it i s. - unlo cked : no lock ing betwee n the di spla yed wind ow (in[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settings Image 8-27 Custom aspect ratio 8.5.4 Set input window to full size Aspect ratio will be unlocked. Vi a the context menu Right cli ck on the w indow . ( image 8- 28) A context menu appear s. Select Full size . The se lected win dow jum ps to full si ze indepe ndent its as pect rati o setting. Image 8-[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Image 8-29 Set window to full size 8.5.5 Edit window texture Window texture Backgr ound of window rep resent ation in La yout p review . The texture c an be a color or a pic- ture. •S t a r t u p • Color fi ll •P i c t u r e 8.5.5. 1 Start up Introduction The recta ngular w hich r epres ents [...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settings Image 8-30 Edit window texture 8.5.5. 2 Color fi ll Color fi ll or not T o apply a Col or fi ll to a window , the win do w mus t be s elected fi rst. To fi ll the rectang ular with a co lor , chec k the check box i n front off Fill wit h co lor . Image 8-31 Edit window texture 112 R5977 0183 PRO[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Note: When P icture fi ll is disp laye d, c lick fi rst on Color fi ll tab. Select a color Click on Colo r bu tton. The col or value windo w will be displ ayed (ima ge 8-3 2. 3 ways ar e now poss ible to s elect a c olor , rep resente d by a tab i n the Color val ue win dow . Ta b s w a t c h e s[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settings Image 8-33 Color value via HSB Image 8-34 Color value via RGB 8.5.5. 3 Picture T o apply a picture to a window , a window must be selected fi rst. Insert a picture Click on tab Pict ure (a). The pi ctur e select ion di alog bo x open s. (i mage 8-35 ) Click on Select pi cture... (b). T h eb r o w s [...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settin gs Check the des ired option (g ). Scale the pictur e is sca led so that the comp lete rect angula r is fi lled . Repeat the pictu re is repeat ed as many tim es as nec essary to co mplet ely fi ll th e recta ngular. Click OK to insert the selecte d picture (h). Image 8-35 Window texture, picture Sup[...]

8. Configurator , Projector adju stment settings The picture fi lli ng is removed fr om the window . 116 R5977 0183 PRO JECTOR TOO LSET 15/07 /2009[...]

9. Config urator, Install ation settin g s 9. CONFIGURA T OR, INST ALLA TION SETTIN GS • Im age orient atio n • Lam p setting s 9.1 Image orientation 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 possibl e con fi gura- tions are: • Front / T able • Front / Ceiling[...]

9. Configurat or, Instal lation setti ngs Lamp on Image p rojecti on possi ble Lamp off Image pro jection no t possibl e Image 9-2 Lamp settings Lamp power mode Click on the drop do wn box and sele ct the des ired power m ode. Power m ode Normal Maximum a llowe d power is f ed to the la mp. Max imum lig ht output i s reach ed in this way . Power m [...]

10. Configurator, Communic ation sett ings 10. CONFIGURA TOR, COMMUNI CA TION SETTIN GS • Network s ettin gs • Serial network ad dress 10.1 Netwo rk settings • Etherne t Connecti on • Assign an E thernet add ress v ia DHCP • Manua lly assig n an Ethern et addres s 10.1.1 Ethernet Connection IP Internet Pr otocol. T he networ k lay er of T[...]

10. Configurat or, Communication setti ngs • use the DHC P sett ing so tha t a autom atic add ress will be assigne d. • Assign manually an IP addr ess, Su bnet-mas k, de fault gat eway addr ess. - Set the IP-Addr ess fi eld to the d esired v alue. The IP addr ess id enti fi es a projector ’s location on the network in th e sam e way a stree[...]

10. Configurator, Communic ation sett ings Click Apply to activate (c). Image 10-2 Network settings, manually The PC’ s IP Address MUST be within t he same subnet as the pr oj ec tor ’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 xamples First e[...]

10. Configurat or, Communication 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. PC ad dress is i n the subne t range of the p roject or ’s IP ad dress. The third group i n t[...]

11. Upda ter 11 . U P D AT E R • Introduc tion •V e r s i o n i n f o 1 1. 1 Intr oducti on Overvi ew Only the s oftware of t he networ k modul e of the proj ector can be up date. T he proje ctor fi rmware itself canno t be updated v ia Proj ector T oolset. T o update t he fi rmware , use t he Codecon trol. exe progra m which is in clude d in[...]

11. Upd ater Image 1 1- 2 T o save t he version inf o Click on the Save butt on. (i mage 1 1 -3) A browse w indow o pens and a propos ed name is fi lled out . If you are not ag ree wit h the prop osed loca tion, browse t o the desi red loca tion. If yo u want to c hange the na me, en ter a ne w name fo r the versi on info. Click sav e to s ave the[...]

12. Diagn ostics 12. DIAGNOSTICS • Introduc tion • Projec tor diag nosti cs 12.1 Introductio n Overvi ew Diag nostics giv es the possi bility to get an over view of th e worki ng of the proj ector . Run tim e, lamp s tatus, I² C diagn ostics and F ormatt er status di agnos tics. Start u p T o sta rt up the Diagn ostics , clic k on the diagn os[...]

12. Diagno stics 12.2 Pro jector diagno stics Overvi ew Image 12-3 Projector diagnostics Run time T ime th e projecto r is used since its fi rst start up. Lamp status A progress b ar indicati on the time the lamp i s used in compar ison to the max imum life ti me of the lamp. A percent age is also give n. Next to, the n umber of strikes ar e given[...]

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