Digital Projection lightning series User manual

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USER MANUAL
INSTALLATION AND QUICK-START GUIDE
CONNECTION GUIDE
OPERATING GUIDE
REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS GUIDE
REFERENCE GUIDE
113-178C
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High Brightness Digital Video Projector

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About These Guides
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CONTENTS
INSTALLATION AND QUICK-START GUIDE ..............................1
WHAT’S IN THE BOX? ................................................................... 3
GETTING TO KNOW THE PROJECTOR.......................................... 4
Chassis - lamp, lens and lter............................................................... 4
Lamp-hours meter................................................................................. 5
Rear and side panels – connection and control.................................... 6
Rigging frame........................................................................................ 6
Remote control...................................................................................... 6
Control panel indicators ........................................................................ 7
Connection panel indicators.................................................................. 7
POSITIONING THE SCREEN AND PROJECTOR............................. 8
Mounting the projector .......................................................................... 8
Adjustment for table mounting................................................................... 8
Adjusting the rigging frame....................................................................... 8
Coarse frame adjustment......................................................................... 8
Pitch and Roll adjustment ..................................................................... 9
Yaw adjustment..................................................................................... 9
Stacking projectors.............................................................................. 10
FITTING THE LENS...................................................................... 11
OPERATING THE PROJECTOR.................................................... 12
Switching the projector on................................................................... 12
Selecting an input signal or test pattern.............................................. 13
Input signal ........................................................................................ 13
Test pattern ........................................................................................ 13
Adjusting the lens................................................................................ 13
Zoom................................................................................................ 13
Focus ............................................................................................... 13
Shift ................................................................................................. 13
Adjusting the image............................................................................. 14
Orientation and On-Screen Display settings................................................ 14
Keystone ........................................................................................... 14
Picture .............................................................................................. 14
Switching the projector off................................................................... 14
CONNECTION GUIDE ............................................................................15
SIGNAL INPUTS AND OUTPUTS.................................................. 17
Rear Connection Panel....................................................................... 17
VGA (input 1) .................................................................................... 17
HDMI (input 2), DVI (input 3)................................................................ 17
SPDIF............................................................................................... 17
3G-SDI (input 4)................................................................................. 17
CVBS1 (input 5)................................................................................. 17
S-Video (input 6) ................................................................................ 17
Component (input 7) ........................................................................... 17
CVBS2 (input 8)................................................................................. 17
Side Connection Panel........................................................................ 18
DVI (input 9)...................................................................................... 18
DVI/HDMI (input 10)............................................................................ 18

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Differences between the two Connection Panels................................ 18
3D sources up to 60Hz requiring frame doubling and left/right interleaving.......... 19
3D sources above 60Hz not requiring frame doubling.................................... 19
Dual Pipe 3D ...................................................................................... 19
3D Sync in ......................................................................................... 19
3D Sync out ....................................................................................... 19
CONTROL CONNECTIONS........................................................... 20
Update port ......................................................................................... 20
Service port......................................................................................... 20
Wired remote control........................................................................... 20
RS232 ................................................................................................. 20
LAN ..................................................................................................... 20
WIRING DETAILS......................................................................... 21
Signal inputs and outputs.................................................................... 21
Input 1: VGA....................................................................................... 21
Input 2: HDMI ..................................................................................... 22
Output: SPDIF .................................................................................... 22
Input 3: DVI........................................................................................ 23
Input 4: 3G-SDI ................................................................................... 24
Input 6: S-Video .................................................................................. 24
Input 7: Component.............................................................................. 24
Input 8: CVBS..................................................................................... 24
Input 9: MAIN/DVI................................................................................ 25
Input 10: SUB/HDMI ............................................................................. 26
Control connections ............................................................................ 27
Update port ........................................................................................ 27
Wired remote control ............................................................................ 27
RS232 .............................................................................................. 28
LAN connection................................................................................... 28
OPERATING GUIDE ................................................................................29
USING THE MENUS ..................................................................... 31
Menus and sub-menus........................................................................ 31
Drop-down lists ................................................................................... 32
Sliders ................................................................................................. 33
Commands.......................................................................................... 33
Editing elds........................................................................................ 34
A TOUR OF THE MENUS.............................................................. 35
Main menu .......................................................................................... 35
Lens menu .......................................................................................... 36
Zoom................................................................................................ 36
Focus ............................................................................................... 36
Calibrate Zoom and Calibrate Focus......................................................... 36
Center Lens ....................................................................................... 36
Nudge............................................................................................... 36
Lens Presets ...................................................................................... 37
Image menu ........................................................................................ 38
Video Filters ....................................................................................... 38
VGA Setup......................................................................................... 38
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Color menu.......................................................................................... 39
Gamut .............................................................................................. 39
Black Level and Gain slides.................................................................... 39
Geometry menu .................................................................................. 40
Size & Position.................................................................................... 41
Cornerstone ....................................................................................... 41
Edge Blend menu................................................................................ 42
PIP menu ............................................................................................ 44
3D menu.............................................................................................. 45
Lamp menu ......................................................................................... 46
Setup menu......................................................................................... 47
Reset Default Settings .......................................................................... 47
Input Conguration............................................................................... 48
Network ............................................................................................ 49
On Screen Display ............................................................................... 50
System ............................................................................................. 51
Information menu ................................................................................ 52
MENU MAP .................................................................................. 53
WEB CONFIGURATION UTILITY .................................................. 60
Menu examples................................................................................... 60
Using the Discovery Tool to view your network................................... 62
REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS GUIDE ..........................................63
INTRODUCTION........................................................................... 65
Network setup ..................................................................................... 65
Serial Port settings.............................................................................. 65
Remote communications commands.................................................. 66
Examples ............................................................................................ 66
COMMAND GUIDE ....................................................................... 67
Input Selection menu .......................................................................... 67
Test Pattern menu ............................................................................... 67
Lens menu .......................................................................................... 68
Image menu ........................................................................................ 69
Color menu.......................................................................................... 70
Geometry menu .................................................................................. 71
Edge Blend menu................................................................................ 72
PIP menu ............................................................................................ 74
3D menu.............................................................................................. 75
Lamp menu ......................................................................................... 75
Setup menu......................................................................................... 76
Information menu ................................................................................ 77
Miscellaneous commands................................................................... 78
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REFERENCE GUIDE................................................................................81
THE DMD™.................................................................................. 84
ASPECT RATIOS EXPLAINED...................................................... 86
Aspect ratio examples for DMD™ resolution SX+ (SXGA+)............... 87
Aspect ratio examples for DMD™ resolution 1080p ........................... 90
Aspect ratio examples for DMD™ resolution WUXGA........................ 93
Aspect ratio example: TheaterScope.................................................. 96
SCREEN REQUIREMENTS........................................................... 97
Fitting the image to the DMD™........................................................... 97
SX+ images displayed full width .............................................................. 97
SX+ images displayed full height ............................................................. 97
1080p images displayed full width ............................................................ 98
1080p images displayed full height........................................................... 98
WUXGA images displayed full width ......................................................... 99
WUXGA images displayed with a height of 1080 pixels.................................. 99
WUXGA images displayed full height ...................................................... 100
Diagonal screen sizes....................................................................... 101
Fitting the image to the screen.......................................................... 102
Positioning the screen and projector................................................. 103
CHOOSING A LENS ................................................................... 104
Choosing a lens by calculation.......................................................... 105
Throw distance and lens extension......................................................... 106
Useful lens calculations ....................................................................... 107
Examples of lens calculations ............................................................... 107
Lens charts........................................................................................ 108
How to use the lens charts ................................................................... 108
1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels) .................................................................. 109
WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixels)................................................................ 110
SX+ (1400 x 1050 pixels)......................................................................111
DMD™ resolution 1080p / WUXGA, full width images ................................. 112
DMD™ resolution 1080p, 1.25:1 images.................................................. 113
DMD™ resolution 1080p, 1.33:1 images.................................................. 114
DMD™ resolution 1080p, 1.6:1 images ................................................... 115
DMD™ resolution 1080p, 1.66:1 images.................................................. 116
DMD™ resolution WUXGA, 1.25:1 images ............................................... 117
DMD™ resolution WUXGA, 1.33:1 images ............................................... 118
DMD™ resolution SX+, full width images ................................................. 119
DMD™ resolution SX+, 1.25:1 images .................................................... 120
POSITIONING THE IMAGE......................................................... 121
Maximum offset range....................................................................... 123
INPUT CONNECTIONS............................................................... 124
Inputs 1-8 .......................................................................................... 124
DVI inputs.......................................................................................... 125
Input 3, single link DVI-D ..................................................................... 125
Input 9, dual link DVI-D ....................................................................... 125
Input 10, HDMI-compatible DVI-D .......................................................... 125
Input 11, Dual Pipe 3D ........................................................................ 125
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Special considerations when using Inputs 9-11 ................................ 126
Differences between Inputs 9-11 and Inputs 1-8......................................... 126
Input and processing architecture .......................................................... 126
EDID on the DVI and VGA inputs........................................................... 126
Connection examples........................................................................ 127
DVI Input connection example............................................................... 127
3D connection examples ..................................................................... 128
CONTROL CONNECTIONS......................................................... 129
LAN connection................................................................................. 129
RS232 connection............................................................................. 130
EDGE BLEND AND BLACK LEVEL UPLIFT................................ 131
3D SETUP.................................................................................. 132
Some 3D settings explained ............................................................. 134
Dark Time........................................................................................ 134
Source Dominance............................................................................. 134
Sync Offset ...................................................................................... 134
Frame Rate Multiplier.......................................................................... 135
APPENDIX A: LENS PART NUMBERS........................................ 136
APPENDIX B: SUPPORTED SIGNAL INPUT MODES .................. 137
2D input modes................................................................................. 137
3D input modes................................................................................. 140
APPENDIX C: GLOSSARY OF TERMS ....................................... 142
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IN THIS GUIDE
What’s In The Box?............................................................................................. 3
Getting To Know The Projector...................................................................... 4
Chassis - lamp, lens and lter ...................................................................................4
Lamp-hours meter.......................................................................................................5
Rear and side panels – connection and control ......................................................6
Rigging frame ..............................................................................................................6
Remote control............................................................................................................6
Control panel indicators.............................................................................................7
Connection panel indicators......................................................................................7
Positioning The Screen And Projector......................................................... 8
Mounting the projector ...............................................................................................8
Adjustment for table mounting .......................................................................................... 8
Adjusting the rigging frame ............................................................................................... 8
Coarse frame adjustment.................................................................................................. 8
Pitch and Roll adjustment ..........................................................................................9
Yaw adjustment ...........................................................................................................9
Stacking projectors...................................................................................................10
Fitting The Lens ................................................................................................ 11
Operating The Projector ................................................................................. 12
Switching the projector on.......................................................................................12
Selecting an input signal or test pattern.................................................................13
Input signal......................................................................................................................13
Test pattern .....................................................................................................................13
Adjusting the lens .....................................................................................................13
Zoom...............................................................................................................................13
Focus ..............................................................................................................................13
Shift.................................................................................................................................13
Adjusting the image..................................................................................................14
Orientation and On-Screen Display settings...................................................................14
Keystone .........................................................................................................................14
Picture.............................................................................................................................14
Switching the projector off.......................................................................................14

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What’s In The Box? Notes
Make sure your box contains
everything listed. If any pieces are
missing, contact your dealer.
You should save the original box
and packing materials, in case you
ever need to ship your projector.
The projector is shipped without a
lens.
Only one power cable - dependent
on the destination territory - will be
supplied with the projector.
Remote control
(105-023)
4x AAA batteries
Power cable, USA
(LA00098)
User Guides on CD
(106-267)
Important Information (113-182)
Power cable, Rest of World (LA00097)
Projector
Remote cable
(102-162)

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Getting To Know The Projector
Chassis - lamp, lens and lter
Notes
For full details of how to use the
controls and the menu system, see
the Operating Guide.
Lens
Air outlet
Rear infra-red
window (remote
control)
Lamp compartment
Air inlet
Air lter
Front infra-red window
(remote control)
Air outlet
Lamp module

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Lamp-hours meter
The LCD Lamp-hours meter has two modes of operation:
• When the lamp is switched on, the LCD will show lamp run hours.
• When the lamp is switched off, the LCD will be blank.
Press the button and hold for 5 seconds to display lamp run hours.
Display buttonLCD meter
Notes

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Rear and side panels – connection and control
Rigging frame
Control panel
Power switch
and power
connection
Rear infra-
red window
(remote
control)
Input
connections
Frame
adjuster Rigging frame Input
connections
Transmit
indicator
Remote
control
backlight
On/Off
40°
40°
Infra-red
reception
Remote control Notes
The projector uses the standard
Digital Projection infra-red remote
control.
For full details of how to use the
controls and the menu system, see
the Operating Guide.
Stacking adapter
Foot

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Control panel indicators
The indicators on the control panel are as follows:
Power off = NO POWER
green = normal RUNNING mode amber = STANDBY mode
Shutter amber = CLOSED green = OPEN
Error off = NO ERROR
ashing = ERROR (temperature) steady = ERROR (voltage)
IR blue ash = Remote control command received
Lamp 1 off = OFF
ashing red = LAMP ERROR green = ON (100%) amber = (60 - 99%)
ashing green = LAMP WARM-UP ashing amber = COOL-DOWN
Connection panel indicators
The indicators on the rear connection panel are as follows:
All on = Power-On Self Test
Lamp 1 off = OFF
green = ON (100%) amber = (80 - 99%)
ashing green = WARM-UP ashing amber = COOL-DOWN
red (projector in standby) = Lamp Comms Error (call service)
red (projector on) = Ballast Comms Error (call service)
ashing red (projector in standby) = Lamp Error on previous operation
ashing red (projector on) = Lamp / Interlock Error
Error ashing = Fan / System Error steady = Voltage Error
IR blue ash = Remote control command received
Inputs The indicators next to the input connectors on both panels are as follows:
off = not selected
green = input selected, signal detected, and in range
ashing green = input selected, but signal not detected or out of range
Power Shutter
IR
Lamps
3 4
1 2
Error
Rear Connection Panel
Notes
For full details of how to use the
controls and the menu system, see
the Operating Guide.
For more information about
the connection panels, see the
Connection Guide.
Only the Lamp 1 indicator is active
on this projector.
Side Connection Panel

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Positioning The Screen And Projector
• Install the screen, ensuring that it is in the best position for viewing by your audience.
• Position the projector, ensuring that it is at a suitable distance from the screen for the image to ll the screen.
Mounting the projector
The projector is designed to be suspended from a lighting truss by its rigging frame. However, the four adjustable feet under the chassis allow
the projector to be lowered onto a at surface without any danger of hands being trapped between the bottom frame and the surface.
Adjustment for table mounting
If the projector is to be operated from a at surface such as a projector table, then
adjustment of projector level should be made by turning the four feet under the chassis.
Adjusting the rigging frame
Before suspending the projector, make sure that the three frame adjusters and the yaw
adjustment are set roughly midway. Centering lines are scribed on the shafts to show
the centres of adjustment.
Coarse frame adjustment
Coarse adjustment of projector level should be made by adjusting the length of the
supporting wires or chains, or by adjusting the position of the truss.
Once the initial coarse frame adjustment has been made, ne adjustment should be
made using the three frame adjusters and the yaw handle (if ttled) on the rigging frame.
Notes
Always allow the projector
to cool for 5 minutes before
disconnecting the power or
moving the projector.
Ensure that there is at least
30cm (12in) of space between the
ventilation outlets and any wall,
and 10cm (4in) on all other sides.
Do not stack more than 3
projectors.
Do not place heavy objects on top
of the projector chassis. Only the
chassis corners and the rigging
frame are capable of withstanding
the weight of another projector.
Do not place the projector with its
front panel down on a surface, as
this may damage the lens or the
lens release lever.
Backup safety chains or wires
should always be used with
ceiling mount installations.
Centering line
Frame adjuster

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Pitch and Roll adjustment
The frame adjusters can provide approximately ±10mm of vertical movement relative to the rear right corner, giving approximately ±0.65° pitch
and ±0.85° roll. It is not possible, however, to achieve maximum adjustment in pitch, roll and yaw simultaneously.
Yaw adjustment
The yaw handle uses a ratchet to move the front of the projector from left to right. To change the direction of movement, push the direction lever
on the handle up or down.
The yaw handle can provide approximately ±11mm of left-right movement relative to the rear right corner, giving approximately ±0.75° yaw. It is
not possible, however, to achieve maximum adjustment in both tilt, roll and yaw simultaneously.
Yaw
Pitch Roll
Notes
Do not tilt the projector more than
±12° from side to side when in
use, as this may cause serious
lamp failure, damage the lamp
module and cause extra cost on
replacement.
The projector my be tilted
forwards and backwards as
necessary.
360° ±12°
Yaw handle Ratchet Direction lever

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Stacking projectors
The rigging frame is capable of supporting the weight of up to three other projectors, using the built-in stacking adapters. The projectors can be
stacked on top of each other, or suspended below each other.
• Carefully lower each projector down onto the top of the others, making sure that all four stacking adapters engage fully.
• Fit a locking pin into each adapter. A ball in the end of the pin prevents the pin from falling out – to insert or remove a locking pin, press the
button on the t-bar to release the ball.
Stacking adapter with
hole for locking pin
Notes
Do not try to stack more than four
projectors.
When stacking projectors, the
stack MUST be vertical, to ensure
that the stresses are distributed
to all four stacking adapters.
Make sure that the surface,
ceiling or rigging that is to
support the projector is capable
of supporting the combined
weight of all the projectors and
lenses (see specication for
weights).
Do not place heavy objects on
top of the projector chassis.
Only the rigging frame is capable
of withstanding the weight of
another projector.
Separate backup safety chains or
wires should always be used for
each projector.
For information about aligning the
images from the projectors, see the
Operating Guide, section A Tour of
the Menus - Edge Blend.

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Fitting The Lens
• Turn the lens release lever anti-clockwise
to the mid-position.
• The lens can now be pushed in further.
Push the lens in rmly as far as it will go.
• Turn the lens release lever clockwise so
that it is pointing upwards, to open the
lock fully.
• Remove the rear lens cap from the lens.
• Insert the lens into the lens aperture,
making sure that the plug on the zoom
drive mechanism lines up with the socket
on the front of the projector, then push
the lens in rmly as far as it will go.
Lens release lever
pointing upwards
• Turn the lens release lever fully
anti-clockwise so that it is pointing
downwards, to close the lock fully.
Lens release lever
pointing downwards
Notes
Always allow the lamp to cool for
5 minutes before:
- disconnecting the power
- moving the projector
The lens release lever should
always be set to the locked
position to prevent the lens from
falling out.
Do not place the projector with its
front panel down on a surface, as
this may damage the lens or the
lens release lever.
Lens release lever
in mid-position

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Operating The Projector
Switching the projector on
• Make sure the main power switch is off, then connect the power cable between the mains supply and the projector, depending on your
location:
• Push the main power switch upwards to switch the power ON.
• Wait until the self-test has completed and the standby indicator on the projector control panel shows amber. The lamp will be off and the
projector will be in STANDBY mode.
• Press on the remote control or the control panel and hold for 3 seconds, to switch the projector ON. The power indicator on the
control panel will show green, the lamp will light and the shutter will open.
USA power input
Firmly push in the Hubbell connector,
then turn clockwise to lock.
Rest of the world power input
Lift the lid of the C-form connector,
then rmly push in the connector.
Notes
Mains power switch
Power connection