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
Lightning Series
High Brightness Digital Video Projector

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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