Barco Projector Toolset User manual

Projector Toolset
Reference manual
R5976924/05
16/04/2009

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Table of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Basic concepts .....................................................................................7
1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 7
1.2 About a Configuration ......................................................................................... 7
1.3 About a Snapshot.............................................................................................. 7
1.4 About storing Configurations and Snapshots ............................................................... 7
2. Installation ...........................................................................................9
2.1 General requirements ......................................................................................... 9
2.2 Free download of Projector Toolset .........................................................................10
2.3 Projector Toolset installation.................................................................................10
2.4 Starting up .....................................................................................................12
2.5 Manual installation of a device plug-in......................................................................15
2.6 Uninstall Projector Toolset ...................................................................................17
2.7 About this manual.............................................................................................17
3. Menus ............................................................................................... 19
3.1 General.........................................................................................................19
3.2 Menu and button bar..........................................................................................19
3.3 Main window...................................................................................................20
3.4 Short cut keys .................................................................................................21
3.5 Workspace Explorer ..........................................................................................21
3.6 How to adjust a setting .......................................................................................22
3.7 About Projector Toolset.......................................................................................22
3.8 Snapshot management.......................................................................................26
3.8.1 About snapshots.........................................................................................27
3.8.2 Managing snapshots....................................................................................27
3.8.3 Take a snapshot .........................................................................................28
3.8.4 Apply a snapshot........................................................................................30
3.8.5 Delete a snapshot.......................................................................................31
3.8.6 Add shot cut key to a snapshot ........................................................................32
3.8.7 Remove shot cut key association......................................................................33
4. Preferences ........................................................................................ 35
4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................35
4.2 Start up the preferences......................................................................................35
4.3 Access level ...................................................................................................36
4.4 Software Appearance.........................................................................................37
4.5 Bug report setup ..............................................................................................40
4.6 Logging.........................................................................................................41
4.7 Workspace selection..........................................................................................42
5. Configurator ....................................................................................... 45
5.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................45
5.2 Configurator window..........................................................................................45
5.3 Create a new configuration ..................................................................................45
5.4 Add projector to a configuration .............................................................................46
5.4.1 Add projector.............................................................................................47
5.4.2 General properties ......................................................................................48
5.4.3 Connection setup........................................................................................48
5.4.3.1 Set up a serial connection ........................................................................49
5.4.3.2 Set up a Ethernet connection.....................................................................51
5.4.4 Decorator setup..........................................................................................55
5.5 Reconnect a projector........................................................................................57
5.6 Move projector to a group....................................................................................59
5.7 Edit projector properties......................................................................................60
5.8 Configuration preview ........................................................................................62
5.9 Configuration properties......................................................................................62
5.10 Preview layout properties ....................................................................................63
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5.10.1 Background color........................................................................................63
5.10.2 Background image ......................................................................................66
5.10.3 Rearrange pictographs in preview pane ..............................................................67
5.11 Multiple projector selection...................................................................................68
6. Configurator, General projector settings ................................................... 71
6.1 Start up.........................................................................................................71
6.2 Control interface...............................................................................................73
6.3 Basic controls, Lamp ON/OFF...............................................................................73
6.4 Basic controls, pause setting ................................................................................74
6.5 Basic control, Text ON/OFF..................................................................................75
6.6 Test pattern short cuts........................................................................................75
6.7 Test patterns, others..........................................................................................76
6.8 Advanced controls ............................................................................................77
6.8.1 Input locking .............................................................................................77
6.8.2 Source switching ........................................................................................80
6.8.3 No signal .................................................................................................81
6.8.4 Image load mode........................................................................................82
6.8.5 Minimum frame delay ...................................................................................83
6.8.6 Contrast enhancement..................................................................................84
6.8.7 Calibrate lens zoom and focus.........................................................................85
6.8.8 Lens settings for all layouts ............................................................................86
6.8.9 Auto picture alignment..................................................................................87
6.8.10 LCD timeout settings....................................................................................88
6.9 Maintenance...................................................................................................89
6.9.1 Reset to factory defaults................................................................................89
6.9.2 Reset electronics........................................................................................90
7. Configurator, Projector alignment settings ................................................ 93
7.1 Lens control....................................................................................................93
7.1.1 Lens shift.................................................................................................93
7.1.2 Lens mid position........................................................................................94
7.1.3 Lens zoom ...............................................................................................94
7.1.4 Lens focus................................................................................................94
7.2 Alignment pattern .............................................................................................95
7.3 Gamma adjustment...........................................................................................96
7.4 Individual color selection .....................................................................................97
7.5 Horizontal keystone correction ..............................................................................97
7.6 Blanking adjustment ..........................................................................................98
7.7 ScenergiX.................................................................................................... 100
7.7.1 Introduction............................................................................................. 100
7.7.2 Preparations ........................................................................................... 101
7.7.3 ScenergiX activation .................................................................................. 101
7.7.4 ScenergiX overlap zone (horizontal ScenergiX) ................................................... 102
7.7.5 ScenergiX overlap zone (vertical ScenergiX) ...................................................... 103
7.7.6 ScenergiX size adjustment (white level adjustment) .............................................. 104
7.7.7 Adjusting the black level of the images ............................................................. 106
8. Configurator, Projector adjustment settings .............................................111
8.1 Native resolution .............................................................................................111
8.2 Window and Source selection ..............................................................................112
8.3 Configuring an input slot ....................................................................................114
8.4 Status input window, visible - not visible...................................................................116
8.5 Input files......................................................................................................117
8.5.1 Introduction..............................................................................................118
8.5.2 Loading a fitting input file ..............................................................................118
8.5.3 Load a file from all files ................................................................................119
8.5.4 Edit Input settings ..................................................................................... 120
8.5.5 Save changes on an input file........................................................................ 121
8.5.6 Rename the current input file ........................................................................ 122
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8.5.7 Deleting an input file .................................................................................. 124
8.5.8 Aspect ratio for selected input ....................................................................... 126
8.5.9 Input balance .......................................................................................... 129
8.5.9.1 Introduction to Input Balance................................................................... 129
8.5.9.2 Adjusting the input balance..................................................................... 130
8.5.10 Input color temperature............................................................................... 133
8.6 Image settings............................................................................................... 136
8.7 Layout settings .............................................................................................. 138
8.7.1 General introduction................................................................................... 138
8.7.2 Load a layout .......................................................................................... 138
8.7.3 Show window border.................................................................................. 139
8.7.4 Re-size a layout window.............................................................................. 139
8.7.5 Move a layout window ................................................................................ 140
8.7.6 Aspect ratio output window........................................................................... 141
8.7.7 Lock a input window................................................................................... 142
8.7.8 Set input window to full size.......................................................................... 143
8.7.9 Save a layout .......................................................................................... 144
8.7.10 Layout Save as........................................................................................ 144
8.7.11 Rename a layout ...................................................................................... 145
8.7.12 Delete a layout......................................................................................... 146
8.7.13 Edit window texture ................................................................................... 147
8.7.13.1 Start up ........................................................................................... 147
8.7.13.2 Color fill ........................................................................................... 148
8.7.13.3 Picture ............................................................................................ 151
9. Configurator, Color alignment ...............................................................153
9.1 Ways to set up color temperature ........................................................................ 153
9.2 Color space.................................................................................................. 153
9.3 Custom color space set up................................................................................. 154
9.4 White point adjustment ..................................................................................... 156
9.4.1 Start up ................................................................................................. 156
9.4.2 Free white point adjustment.......................................................................... 157
9.4.3 White point adjustment using color temperature traject........................................... 158
9.5 Save custom settings....................................................................................... 160
9.6 Preview set up of the color diagram....................................................................... 160
10.Configurator, Installation settings ..........................................................163
10.1 Image orientation............................................................................................ 163
10.2 Lamp settings................................................................................................ 163
11.Configurator, Communication settings ....................................................167
11.1 Network settings ............................................................................................ 167
11.1.1 Ethernet Connection .................................................................................. 167
11.1.2 Assign an Ethernet address via DHCP .......................... ............................ ....... 168
11.1.3 Manually assign an Ethernet address............................................................... 168
11.2 Serial network address ..................................................................................... 170
11.3 DMX settings ................................................................................................ 170
11.3.1 DMX address .......................................................................................... 170
11.3.2 DMX mode ............................................................................................. 171
11.3.3 DMX universe.......................................................................................... 172
11.4 Infrared receivers ........................................................................................... 172
12.Configurator, Warping .........................................................................175
12.1 About warping ............................................................................................... 175
12.2 Type of warping selection .................................................................................. 175
12.3 Warp with commands....................................................................................... 176
12.3.1 Status................................................................................................... 176
12.3.2 Reset ................................................................................................... 176
12.3.3 Keystone ............................................................................................... 176
12.3.4 Rotation ................................................................................................ 178
12.3.5 Barrel - Pincushion.................................................................................... 178
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12.3.6 Corner manipulations ................................................................................. 179
12.4 Warp via User interface .................................................................................... 180
12.4.1 Launch the Warp UI................................................................................... 180
12.4.2 Upload Warp file....................................................................................... 181
12.4.3 Download Warp file ................................................................................... 182
12.4.4 Delete Warp file on projector......................................................................... 183
12.4.5 Activate warp file ...................................................................................... 184
13.Configurator, Warp User Interface ..........................................................187
13.1 About the Warp UI .......................................................................................... 188
13.2 About the Floater menu .................................................................................... 189
13.3 Increasing - decreasing the number of nodes ........................................................... 190
13.4 Make node selection........................................................................................ 191
13.5 Change selection to new active node..................................................................... 194
13.6 Making an adjustment via drag and drop................................................................. 195
13.7 Making an adjustment via the Floater menu or keyboard............................................... 195
13.8 Add a hard edge ............................................................................................ 196
13.9 Move a hard edge line...................................................................................... 197
13.10 Remove a hard edge....................................................................................... 198
13.11 Show hard edge in active node mode.................................................................... 198
13.12Saveconfiguration to file .................................................................................. 199
13.13 Load a configuration in the Warp UI...................................................................... 200
13.14 Start up cylindrical warping................................................................................ 201
13.15 Indentation .................................................................................................. 202
13.16 Gradient ..................................................................................................... 203
13.17 Fast preview ................................................................................................ 204
13.18 Re-size and centering for cylindrical warping ........................................................... 205
13.19 Recover warping board.................................................................................... 206
13.20 Preferences ................................................................................................. 206
13.20.1 Background of the grid............................................................................... 206
13.20.2 Active node intersection ............................................................................. 207
13.20.3 Interpolation node intersection...................................................................... 208
13.20.4 Hard edges............................................................................................ 208
13.20.5 Color selection........................................................................................ 209
14.Update module ..................................................................................213
14.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 213
14.2 Updating the projector...................................................................................... 213
14.3 Version info .................................................................................................. 215
15.Diagnostics module ............................................................................217
15.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 217
15.2 Actual mode ................................................................................................. 217
15.2.1 Run time, lamp run time and strikes................................................................. 218
15.2.2 Voltages ................................................................................................ 218
15.2.3 Temperatures .......................................................................................... 219
15.2.4 Fan speeds............................................................................................. 219
15.3 History mode ................................................................................................ 219
15.3.1 History overview....................................................................................... 220
15.3.2 Set history options..................................................................................... 220
16.Lens calculator ..................................................................................223
16.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 223
16.2 Launching the lens calculator.............................................................................. 223
16.3 Functions of the lens calculator............................................................................ 224
16.4 Calculate a lens ............................................................................................. 225
16.5 Calculate distance .......................................................................................... 226
16.6 Calculate screen ............................................................................................ 226
17.Service module .................................................................................229
17.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 229
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17.2 Standard Maintenance ..................................................................................... 229
17.3 Services FLM group ........................................................................................ 230
17.3.1 Upgrade projector ..................................................................................... 230
Glossary...............................................................................................233
Index ...................................................................................................235
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1. Basic concepts
1. BASIC CONCEPTS
Overview
• Introduction
• About a Configuration
• About a Snapshot
• About storing Configurations and Snapshots
1.1 Introduction
Overview
Projector Toolset is a software tool to set up, configure, manage and control Barco projectors.
The concept of this Projector Toolset software is modular. The basic package can be extended with sev-
eral optional device plug-in modules, now and in the future available.
The Projector Toolset software works with configurations that can be loaded. Within a configuration, differ-
ent snapshots can be taken. A snapshot represents a current state of a configuration and can be reloaded
to return to this typical state. These terms will be used through the complete software.
Projector Toolset is a stand-alone application that runs on a Java Virtual Machine and that does not require
extraservicestorun.
Several configurations can be controlled simultaneously. Even when the configurations are connected via
different ways.
1.2 About a Configuration
What is a Configuration?
AConfiguration is a collection of projectors with all their current settings, connected to a computer. A
configuration can contain different settings, called snapshots, for all the projectors in the configuration.
1.3 About a Snapshot
What is a Snapshot?
ASnapshot is collection of settings of a configuration. Such a snapshot represents the current state of a
configuration.
A snapshot can contain all settings or specific settings as input settings, lamp settings, layout settings or
projector settings. When restoring a snapshot, only the stored settings will be restored. The others remain
on their current value.
1.4 About storing Configurations and Snapshots
Overview
All information is stored by default in the install directory of Projector Toolset in the subdirectory Workspace.
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Configurations are directly under the subdirectory Workspace and have the extension .config. Snapshots
are stored in a subdirectory of Workspace, called Snapshots.Thefiles have the extension .snapshot .
This structure makes it possible to zip the workspace and send it the another computer for further use.
Tomakeabackupofallyourconfigurations and snapshots, just make a copy of Workspace with all its
content.
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2. Installation
2. INSTALLATION
Overview
• General requirements
• Free download of Projector Toolset
• Projector Toolset installation
•Startingup
• Manual installation of a device plug-in
• Uninstall Projector Toolset
• About this manual
2.1 General requirements
Before you begin
It assumes you are familiar with the Windows operating system at your site.
System requirements for Microsoft Windows
Minimum hardware specifications :
• PC Pentium III or equivalent, 1 GHz
•512MBRAM
• Free hard disk space: 80 MB
• XGA resolution (1024 x 768)
• Serial communication port and/or Ethernet connection
Software
• Windows 2000, Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional (recommended)
Recommended hardware specifications :
• PC Pentium IV or equivalent, 2.4 GHz
•512MBRAM
• 140 MB hard disk free space
• SXGA resolution (1280 x 1024) with 32 MB video memory
• Serial communication port
• Ethernet connection
System requirements for Linux
Software
• Any Linux distribution that supports Sun’s Java Runtime Environment v1.5.0 (RedHat 9.0, SuSe 8.2,
Debian/Ubuntu, Mandriva, ...)
Check out the documentation of your favorite distribution to find out if Java 1.5 is supported.
Minimum hardware specifications
• PC Pentium III or equivalent, 1 GHz
•512MbRAM
• Freeharddiskspace: 100MB
• XGA resolution (1024 x 768)
• Ethernet connection (serial connection is not supported)
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Recommended hardware specifications :
• PC Pentium IV or equivalent, 2.4 GHz
•512MBRAM
• 140 MB hard disk free space
• SXGA resolution (1280 x 1024) with 32 Mb video memory
• Serial communication port
• Ethernet connection
Mac OS X
Software
• Apple’s Java SE 5.0 Release 3 or better
• Mac OS X v10.4.2 or better
Minimum system requirements :
•PowerPCG3
•256MBRAM
•10MBdiskspace
• Display with XGA resolution (1024x768)
• Network connection
Recommended system requirements
• PowerPC G5 or Intel Core 2 Duo
• Display with SXGA resolution (1280x1024)
•512MBRAM
• 50MBharddiskfreespace
• Network connection
2.2 Free download of Projector Toolset
Overview
The program and all necessary plug-ins can be downloaded for free from Barco’s Partnerzone, (URL:
https://my.barco.com). Registration is necessary.
If you are not yet registered, click on Partnerzone registration and follow the instructions. With the created
login and password, it is possible to enter the partnerzone where you can download the Projector Toolset
software and the device plug-in updates.
When downloading the complete Projector Toolset, this software contains already the latest device plug-
ins.
It is not necessary to install any other software. A Java virtual machine is included with this download.
2.3 Projector Toolset installation
The installation file contains the Projector Toolset framework and the available plug-ins.
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2. Installation
To install on Microsoft Windows
The process of installing your software involves the following steps:
1. Browse to the directory where the install program is downloaded.
2. Double click on Ptoolset_Installer.exe .
The installation starts. Depending on the local Internet Explorer settings, it is possible that a warning is
displayed. Just click Run to start the installation.
3. Follow the instructions given in the different install windows.
4. Complete installation is automatic.
Note: A restart of the computer is necessary before the software can be used.
Barco →Projector Toolset →Projector Toolset item is added to the program list (unless otherwise
selected during the installation).
Only Projector Toolset framework is installed. To start using it, first install one or more
device plug-ins. The software will request to install the plug-ins.
To install on MAC OS X
The process of installing your software involves the following steps:
1. Browse to the folder where the downloaded installer zip file is stored.
2. Double click on the zip file to unzip.
3. Double-click on the PToolset_Installer file.
Theinstallationstarts.
4. Follow the instructions given in the different install windows.
5. The complete installation is done automatically.
Only Projector Toolset framework is installed. To start using it, first install one or more
device plug-ins. The software will request to install the plug-ins.
To install on Linux
The process of installing your software involves the following steps:
1. Browse to the folder where the downloaded installer file (PToolset_installer.bin) has been stored.
2. Check if the file is executable. This is done by right clicking on the file and selecting ‘Properties’ from
the popup menu.
3. Select tab Permissions and check if Is executable is enabled. (image 2-1)
4. Double click on the Ptoolset_installer.bin to start the installation.
5. Follow the instructions given in the different install windows.
6. The complete installation is done automatically.
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Image 2-1
File properties
Only Projector Toolset framework is installed. To start using it, first install one or more
device plug-ins. The software will request to install the plug-ins.
2.4 Starting up
Launching Projector Toolset on Microsoft Windows
To start up the Projector Toolset software:
1. Click on Start →Programs and select Barco →Projector Toolset →Projector Toolset.
Or,
if a desk top icon is available, double click that desk top icon.
The software starts up. This start up procedure can take a while. First splash screen opens. (image 2-2)
The software starts up with the latest used configuration or, if new plug-ins or updated plug-ins are
downloaded, with overview table of the downloaded plug-ins. All plug-ins in the table are selected by
default. (image 2-3)
2. Unselect the plug-ins which you do not want to install.
Or,
click on Unselect all and then select the plug-ins you want to install.
Select all will check all plug-ins at once.
3. Click OK to install the selected plug-ins.
When all plug-ins are installed, a restart message is displayed. (image 2-4)
4. Click Yes to shutdown the application and restart the application.
Click No to continue working with the old plug-ins.
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Image 2-2
Start up splash screen
Image 2-3
Overview downloaded plug-ins
Image 2-4
Plug-ins installed
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Launching Projector Toolset on Mac OS X
To start the Projector Toolset software on Mac OS X system:
1. With Finder, go to the Applications folder under your home folder.
2. Double-click on the Projector_Toolset icon to start the application.
It can take a while to start up. First splash screen opens.
The software starts up with the latest used configuration or, if new plug-ins or updated plug-ins are
downloaded, with overview table of the downloaded plug-ins. All plug-ins in the table are selected by
default. (image 2-3)
3. Unselect the plug-ins which you do not want to install.
Or,
click on Unselect all and then select the plug-ins you want to install.
Select all will check all plug-ins at once.
4. Click OK to install the selected plug-ins.
When all plug-ins are installed, a restart message is displayed. (image 2-4)
5. Click Yes to shutdown the application and restart the application.
Click No to continue working with the old plug-ins.
6. Once Projector Toolset is fully started, it has the following look and feel. (image 2-5)
Image 2-5
Look and feel on MAC
Launching Projector Toolset on Linux
To start the Projector Toolset software on a Linux system:
1. Go to your home folder.
2. Double click on the Projector_Toolset icon to start the application.
It can take a while to start up. First splash screen opens.
The software starts up with the latest used configuration or, if new plug-ins or updated plug-ins are
downloaded, with overview table of the downloaded plug-ins. All plug-ins in the table are selected by
default. (image 2-3)
3. Unselect the plug-ins which you do not want to install.
Or,
click on Unselect all and then select the plug-ins you want to install.
Select all will check all plug-ins at once.
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4. Click OK to install the selected plug-ins.
When all plug-ins are installed, a restart message is displayed. (image 2-4)
5. Click Yes to restart the application.
Click No to continue working with the old plug-ins.
6. Once Projector Toolset is fully started, it has the following look and feel. (image 2-6)
Image 2-6
Look and feel on Linux
2.5 Manual installation of a device plug-in
When should it be done manually
When a new plug-in is downloaded, and the user has decided no to install it yet for some reason. He still
has the possibility to install this plug-in manually.
How to install
1. Start up Projector Toolset.
2. Click Help on the menu and select Install plugin... .(image2-7)
An Install device plug-in dialog box opens.
3. If the path and file name is known, fill it out next to Select a tpi file.
Or,
click on the Browse button (...).
An Open dialog box opens.
4. Browse to the desired plug-in file and click Open.
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Plug-in files are .tpi files and are mostly located in the Plugins subdirectory of Projector Toolset’s install
directory.
The Install device plug-in dialog is re-displayed with the complete path filled out.
5. Click Next.
An overview of projector name, plug-in ID and version is given.
A question dialog box appears to ask if you really want to install the selected plug-in.
6. Click Next to continue.
Installation procedure starts. Result is displayed in a dialog box. A restart of Projector Toolset is nec-
essary to activate the new installed plug-in.
7. Check Shutdown application and click Finish.(image2-8)
Projector Toolset will be closed.
8. Restart Projector Toolset.
The new plug-in is activated.
Image 2-7
Install plug-ins, start
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