Barco Galaxy Family Manual

Stereo dedicated 3-chip DLP™ projectors
with built-in color matching and WARP™ predistortion
The Barco Galaxy Family
The Barco GALAXY famil has a proven record for active and passive stereo
technolog . It is the onl 3-chip DLP™ projector offering the unrivaled platform
for Infitec+, the superior stereo separation technolog combining high contrast
with excellent stereo separation. These stereo projectors are also available in
mono version.
•SXGA+ resolution 1400x1050 => 12% more pixels
•4/3 aspect ratio compatible with all widely used resolutions
•Built-in STEREO-CREATOR™, including DVI sources
•I-Blend™ supports up to three channels
Long Life
GALAXY 4 LL+
•4000 lumen
•1500:1
Classic
GALAXY 6 Classic+
•6000 lumen
•1500:1
High Contrast
GALAXY 9 HC+
•9000 lumen
•1700 1
High Brightness
GALAXY 12 HB+
•12000 lumen
•1500:1
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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.
Infitec+ achiees its optimal performance with 3-chip
DLP™, an exclusive Barco development.Infitec+ is
completely free of flickering.
GALAX with Infitec+™: 27% overall efficiency
GALAXY with DLP™ active stereo Extra fast refresh rate
(110 Hz) allows for high-resolution acti e stereo with
minimal flicker.
GALAX 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 ersions depending on room size and
en ironmental 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 Galax famil ...
One consistent projection platform
Long Life
GALAXY 4 LL+
•4000 lumen
•1500:1
Classic
GALAXY 6 Classic+
•6000 lumen
•1500:1
High Contrast
GALAXY 9 HC+
•9000 lumen
•1700:1
High Brightness
GALAXY12 HB+
•12000 lumen
•1500:1
Four choices for optimum performance
All versions also available in mono.
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Optimal multi-
channel geometr
Thanks to WARP™, all GALAX 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 al e projectors lead to brighter
o erlap zones. Barco’s standard ELECTRONIC SOFT EDGE MATCHING
technology allows you to adjust edge blending to uniform le el.
Barco’s proprietary OPTICAL SOFT EDGE MATCHING blending
maintains the black le el in the o erlap zone to that of the
separate images. This solution is preferred when deep blacks
are ery important e.g. in planetariums.
The Barco Galax famil : Developed for high-
Left Right
Optical Soft Edge Matching:
Black level in overlap zone is
equivalent to seperate images
Left Right
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SXGA+ resolution 1400x1050
>12% more pixels Enhanced contrast ratio 1500:1 and 1700:1
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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 o er 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 alue.
D naColor™color matching
DYNACOLOR™ pro ides 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 ha e 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 D NACOLOR™ 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
o erlap - 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 upcon erted to 112 Hz
using the built-in Stereo-Creator.
Unique visualization s st
-resolution, multi-channel visualization
Light output:
4000, 6000, 9000 or 12000 ANSI lumens
e.g. 40 Hz
Stereo-Creator™
112 HZ
Photo courtesy of Sivax - Japan
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As Barco de elops 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 e en
between arious systems.
Barco’s Optocolor™ software tool calculates optimal
common color alues 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 co ers 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
tem 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 dri e up to three blended
stereo GALAXY projectors in nati e SXGA+ resolution with a
single pipe image generator, without any need for external
equipment.
A major ad antage 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-s stem and multi-site color matching
3 channels
with overlap
bandwidth scaler
WARP™ &
blend box
matrix switch
output at 1024 x 768
1400 x 1050 nati e resolution
1400 x 1050
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AC Power
230V (tolerance 180V - 255V)
Weight lbs kg
Net weig t 124 56
S ipping weig t 210 95
Dimensions Inc mm
W 20.84 529
L 31.29 795
H 16.05 408
Shipping
dimensions Inc mm
W 31.50 800
L 47.24 1200
H 29.52 750
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Ref.no. R599785 July 2005
Barco Simulation is an ISO 9001 registered company.
T e information and data given are typical for t e equipment described.
However any individual item is subject to c ange wit out any notice.
T e latest version of t is product s eet 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 DaimlerC rysler Researc and Tec nology Ulm, licensed to Barco
DLP, Digital Micromirror Device, DMD are trademarks of Texas Instruments.
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DESIGNED UNDER
ISO
Digital Micromirror Device™
3 ig -resolution SXGA+ active stereo DMD™’s
Native resolution
1400 x 1050 (SXGA+)
Standard features
•Bi-cubical WARP™
•Sync ronous and async ronous active
stereo display
•DYNACOLOR™/ Linked DynaColor™
•STEREO-CREATOR™ on RGB and DVI
•i-Blend™ (t ree-c annel)
•Economy mode
•S utter
Optional features
•OPTICAL SOFT EDGE MATCHING (OSEM)
•Mono mode
•INFITEC™ (switc able)
•External polarization (linear or circular)
•GISCU™: multi-system and multi-site color
matc ing
Compatibility
•Active Stereo capabilities up to SXGA+ at
110 Hz
•WARP 6™ based pixel map processor
using bi-cubic interpolation algorit ms 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 ( ig band
widt ) for t e connection of:
•RGB analog signals wit 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-t roug input (D9-
connector) for PC-based projector control
•Communication input (D9 connector) for
perip erals
Lens type Throw ratio
Fixed Lens (Manual Focus)
TLD (0.8:1) HB* - 9842040 0.75
TLD (1.2:1) - 9840770 1.1
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 s ift: up to 100%
Motorized H s ift: up to 65%
H
W
L
Specifications
GALAXY 4 LL+ GALAXY 6 Classic+ GALAXY 9 HC+ GALAXY 12 HB+
Light output (ANSI lumens) 4000 6000 9000 12000
Brightness uniformity (for the total screen area) >90% >90% >80% >90%
Contrast ratio (full white/full black)1500:1 1500:1 1700:11500:1
Lamp (Xenon illumination system) 800 W 1.2 kW 2.2 kW 2.2 kW
•T pical lifetime 1700 ours 1200 ours 800 ours 800 ours
•Max. lifetime 2000 ours 1500 ours 1200 ours 1200 ours
CLO/Linked CLO no yes yes yes
Power consumption 1400 Watts 1700 Watts 2750 Watts 2750 Watts
Ambient temperature Max. 35°C Max. 35°C Max. 35°C Max. 35°C
Order number R9040355 R9040360 R9040365 R9040370
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