Barco Galaxy 12 HB+ User manual

Stereo dedicated 3-chip DLP™ projectors
with built-in color matching and WARP™ predistortion
The Barco Galaxy Family
The Barco GALAXY family has a proven record for active and passive stereo
technology. It is the only 3-chip DLP™ projector offering the unrivaled platform
for Infitec+™, the superior stereo separation technology combining high contrast
with excellent stereo separation. These stereo projectors are also available in
mono version.
•SXGA+ resolution (1400x1050)
•4:3 aspect ratio: compatible with all widely used resolutions
•Built-in STEREO-CREATOR™, including DVI sources
•I-Blend™ supports up to three channels
Classic
GALAXY 7 Classic+
•7000 / 4650 lumens
•1600:1
High Brightness
GALAXY 12 HB+
•12000 / 9000 lumens
•1600:1 / 1800:1

Two optical filters (illustrated by a thick and a dotted line) split the color
spectrum in two parts: one for the left and one for the right eye.
Barco positioned the Infitec+™ filters at the ideal location
inside its DLP™ and LCD projectors. The matching Infitec+™
filters in the pair of Infitec+™ glasses make sure the correct
information passes through to the corresponding eye.
Active Infitec+™ achieves its optimal performance with
3-chip DLP™, an exclusive Barco development. Infitec+™ is
completely free of flickering.
GALAXY with Active Infitec+™: 13% overall efficiency
GALAXY with DLP™ active stereo: Extra fast refresh rate
(118 Hz) allows for high-resolution active stereo with
minimal flicker.
GALAXY with DLP™ active stereo: 16% overall efficiency
Barco GALAXY with passive circular or linear polarization.
Especially suited for stereo presentation to large audiences.
Different brightness versions depending on room size and
environmental lighting conditions.
Blue area Green area Red area
Filter 2
T= transmission
wavelength
T= transmission
Filter 1
Unrivaled stereo separation
Barco’s optimized Infitec+™
Full freedom of motion. No ghosting
Projection on standard screen, no need for non-depolarizing screen
Barco Galaxy family...
One consistent projection platform
Classic
GALAXY 7 Classic+
•7000 ANSI lumens
•1600:1
High Brightness
GALAXY12 HB+
•12000 ANSI lumens
•1600:1
Two choices for optimum performance
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Optimal multi-
channel geometry
Thanks to WARP™, all GALAXY projectors can be used with flat screens
(CADWalls) cylindrical and conical screens (e.g. Decision Centers) and
hemispherical screens (Dome constructions, planetariums).
Test charts scaled using generic bilinear
algorithm as used in most common projectors.
Test charts scaled using WARP™ algorithm with
proprietary bi-cubic interpolation to preserve fine
detail in the image and suppress resampling
artifacts.
Optimized Soft Edge Matching
Multi-channel setups of light valve projectors lead to brighter
overlap zones. Barco’s standard ELECTRONIC SOFT EDGE MATCHING
technology allows you to adjust edge blending to uniform level.
Barco’s proprietary OPTICAL SOFT EDGE MATCHING blending
maintains the black level in the overlap zone to that of the
separate images. This solution is preferred when deep blacks
are very important e.g. in planetariums.
The Barco Galaxy family: Developed for high-
Left Right
Optical Soft Edge Matching:
Black level in overlap zone is
equivalent to seperate images
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SXGA+ resolution
(1400x1050)
Enhanced contrast ratio
from 1600:1 to 1800:1

Constant Light Output (CLO) option
An integrated, calibrated light meter measures and controls
the light output. A projector set at e.g. 4000 lumen maintains
this brightness over time, independent of lamp life.
•New and used lamps can be mixed, brightness controlled
•Not all lamps need to be changed at the same time
With the Linked CLO the brightness of all linked projectors is
monitored and adjusted to the lowest value.
DynaColor™color matching
DYNACOLOR™ provides the ultimate electronic fine tuning to
digitally set the primary and secondary color coordinates to
obtain perfect color matching across a system. Part of
DYNACOLOR™ is the improved grayscale tracking controlling
the black, white and grays across the different channels of
the multi-channel setup.
Linked DYNACOLOR™automatically aligns the projector to a
common color triangle. This ensures that all projectors in the
entire system have exactly the same primary and secondary
color coordinates. The system auto-senses the addition of a
new projector to a system and updates the common color
triangle as required.
The linked DYNACOLOR™ option is enabled with the linked CLO option
i-Blend™: Three channels with a single PC
A single high-bandwidth PC or workstation output (>170 MHz)
generates a wide high-resolution image, that is fed to all
projectors. Each then selects the area to display - including
overlap - using the I-BLEND™ functionality. Depending on the
application, ELECTRONIC or OPTICAL SOFT EDGE MATCHING can be used.
The initial low-refresh rate image is upconverted to 112 Hz
using the built-in Stereo-Creator.
Unique visualization syst
-resolution, multi-channel visualization
Light output:
from 4650 to 12000 ANSI lumens
e.g. 40 Hz
Stereo-Creator™
112 HZ
Photo courtesy of Sivax - Japan

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As Barco develops and manufactures all of its system
components (projectors, screens, mirrors) in-house, products
with almost identical color gamut can be selected to obtain
optimal color uniformity in a single system and even
between various systems.
Barco’s Optocolor™ software tool calculates optimal
common color values for multiple systems. Using DYNACOLOR™
existing color uniformity can then be further enhanced to
reach an optimal match between all systems.
A GISCU™ maintenance contract covers the multi-system
and multi-site color matching, including:
•the Color Gamut Matching of all new systems
•the color matching initialization of all systems
•regular tune-up and color adjustment of all systems
em upgrades
Barco’s Global Inter System Color Uniformity
(GISCU™) guarantees that all colors (e.g.
sapphire black metallic on a car) are perfectly
matched on all Barco systems, even if located
in geographically different sites.
Stereo-Creator™: Three channel stereo with a single-pipe IG. Native SXGA+ resolution
The STEREO-CREATOR™ is a market-leading, patented Barco
technology, which enables you to drive up to three blended
stereo GALAXY projectors in native SXGA+ resolution with a
single pipe image generator, without any need for external
equipment.
A major advantage for the user is the GALAXY SXGA+
projectors’ direct feed of native SXGA+ high-resolution
information. It contains far more detail while omitting
possible artifacts and delays caused by external scalers,
warping or blending boxes.
GISCU™: Multi-system and multi-site color matching
3 channels
with overlap
bandwidth scaler
WARP™ &
blend box
matrix switch
output at 1024 x 768
1400 x 1050
native resolution
1400 x 1050

AC Power
230V (tolerance 180V - 255V)
Weight lbs kg
Net weight 124 56
Shipping weight 210 95
Dimensions Inch mm
W 20.84 529
L 31.29 795
H 16.05 408
Shipping
dimensions Inch mm
W 31.50 800
L 47.24 1200
H 29.52 750
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Barco Simulation division
US Headquarters:
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Ref.no. R599785 September 2006
Barco Simulation is an ISO 9001 registered company.
The information and data given are typical for the equipment described.
However any individual item is subject to change without any notice.
The latest version of this product sheet can be found on www.vr.barco.com.
WARP, Stereo-Creator, i-Blend, DynaColor, Lamp Flicker Reduction (LFR) are trademarks of Barco n.v.
Infitec is a trademark from DaimlerChrysler Research and Technology Ulm, licensed to Barco
DLP, Digital Micromirror Device, DMD are trademarks of Texas Instruments.
Other, non-Barco product names appearing in this brochure are trademarks/registered trademarks of
their respective owners.
DESIGNED UNDER
ISO
Digital Micromirror Device™
3 high-resolution SXGA+ active stereo DMD™’s
Native resolution
1400 x 1050 (SXGA+)
Standard features
•Bi-cubical WARP™
•Synchronous and asynchronous active
stereo display
•DYNACOLOR™/ Linked DynaColor™
•STEREO-CREATOR™ on RGB and DVI
•i-Blend™ (three-channel)
•Economy mode
•Shutter
Optional features
•OPTICAL SOFT EDGE MATCHING (OSEM)
•INFITEC™ (switchable)
•External polarization (linear or circular)
•GISCU™: multi-system and multi-site color
matching
Compatibility
•Active Stereo capabilities up to SXGA+ at
118 Hz
•WARP 6™ based pixel map processor
using bi-cubic interpolation algorithms for
advanced geometry correction up to a
pixelclock of 205 MHz
•All current video sources in RGB or DVI
Noise level
< 60 dBA at 40°C
< 54 dBA at 20°C
Fixed analog inputs
1 multifunctional 5-Cable input (high band
width) for the connection of:
•RGB analog signals with standard sync
(BNC connectors), sync on green or
separate sync
•1 Stereo sync input (mini din)
•2 Stereo sync outputs (coax)
•1 DVI input
Communication
•RS232 or RS422 loop-through input (D9-
connector) for PC-based projector control
•Communication input (D9 connector) for
peripherals
Lens type Throw ratio
Fixed Lens (Manual Focus)
TLD (0.8:1) HB* - 9842040 0.75
TLD+ (1.2:1) - 9840775 1.23
Motorized Zoom and Focus
TLD (1.6-2.0:1) HB* - 9842060 1.5 to 1.8
TLD (2.0-2.8:1) HB* - 9842080 1.8 to 2.6
TLD (2.8-5.0:1) HB* - 9842100 2.6 to 4.6
TLD (5.0-8.0:1) HB* - 9842120 4.6 to 7.3
* High brightness lens
Shift
Motorized V shift: up to 100%
Motorized H shift: up to 65%
H
W
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Specifications
GALAXY 7 Classic+ GALAXY 12 HB+
Normal Economy Normal High Contrast
Light output (ANSI lumens) 7000 4650 12000 9000
Brightness uniformity (for the total screen area) >90% >90% >90% >80%
Contrast ratio (full white/full black) 1600:1 1600:1 1600:1 1800:1
Lamp power (Xenon illumination system) 1.2 kW 800 W 2.2 kW 2.2 kW
•Typical lifetime 1200 hours 1700 hours 800 hours 800 hours
•Max. lifetime 1500 hours 2000 hours 1200 hours 1200 hours
CLO/Linked CLO yes yes
Power consumption 1700 Watts 1400 Watts 2750 Watts 2750 Watts
Ambient temperature Max. 35°C Max. 35°C Max. 35°C Max. 35°C
Order number R9040361 R9040371