Open Air Cinema CINEBOX LITE User manual

CINEBOX™ LITE
SYSTEM USER GUIDE
call 866-878-4322
www.openaircinema.us

YOUR NEW CINEBOX™ SYSTEM
Congratulations! You’ve purchased the world’s
nest outdoor movie system.
If you follow the steps for setting up your
outdoor movie system throughout this manual,
setup will be a cinch, and you’ll be watching an
outdoor movie under the stars in no time.
Please make sure to read the entire manual
carefully, as we’ve detailed important
information that will help you make your event a
success and will ensure that your equipment will
last for many years to come.
The rst time you set up your system, it may
take about twenty minutes, but once you’ve
used your system once or twice, you’ll be able
to set it up in ve minutes or less.
We’ve given very specic instructions in this
manual for how to setup and use your system,
but if you have any questions, feel free to call us
at [phone] or send us an email at
[email protected].
Have fun using your new outdoor movie system,
we know that you’ll love it!
The Open Air Cinema Team

System Components
Screen Stands Setup
Lite Screen Setup
Audiovisual Component Placement
Connect Audiovisual Cables
Image Alignment
System Takedown
Folding + Storing Lite Screen
Connecting Other Devices + Maintenance
Upgrades + Accessories
Warnings + Warranty
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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( 1 ) Open Air Lite Screen
( 2 ) Open Air Screen Stands
( 2 ) Tie down tethers
(not pictured)
( 4 ) Ground stakes
(actual products and component models may vary, for illustration purposes only)
SYSTEM COMPONENTS
( 1 ) Lite Screen bag

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( 1 ) 6’ HDMI Cable
(actual products and component models may vary, for illustration purposes only)
( 1 ) Video projector tripod
( 1 ) HD Video
Projector + Cables
( 1 ) 15’ 3.5mm audio cable
( 1 ) Braven
weatherproof +
Bluetooth speaker
( 1 ) Blu-ray player

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STEP 1: SET UP SCREEN STANDS
Remove screen stands from protective bags and place about ve
and a half feet apart.
A. Loosen lower adjustment knob as pic-
tured above, turning counter clockwise. Be
careful not to over-tighten knobs! Doing
so can damage stands.
B. Grab one of the three legs, and push
down until support arms are horizontal
to the ground, as pictured above. Tighten
knob, turning clockwise.
There are two positions that are possible when placing your screen on your
stands - a low and a high position.The high position is recommended when
you have more people, and therefore when you desire greater visibility of
the movie.
C. For low position skip C and D, For high
position, loosen top adjustment knob
counterclockwise.
D. en, raise loosened pole until it’s just
above the third hole (as pictured above),
and tighten adjustment knob clockwise.
SET UP SCREEN STANDS

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SECURE TETHERS AND STAKES
STEP 2: SECURE TETHERS AND STAKES
In order to prevent your screen from unexpectedly tipping over
when installing outdoors, we recommend securing your screen to the
ground with the provided nylon tethers and ground stakes.
A. Find the loop in the middle of the
tethers, and place loop over top of screen
stand (whether in low or high position).
B. Preview of how screen will be posi-
tioned over tethers (do not place screen
onto stands yet).
C. Place tethers at 45 degree angles away
from screen stands. Secure to ground
with provided ground stakes, one in each
corner
D. Properly secured screen stands with
screen (unfold and place screen with
next steps).

8LITE SCREEN SETUP
A. Unzip screen bag and remove screen. B. Unfold screen - it sets up in a snap! Be
careful to not let white projection surface
touch the ground.
STEP 3: REMOVE SCREEN FROM BAG AND UNFOLD
STEP 4: ATTACH SCREEN TO STANDS
A. Cinch velcro straps tightly around
screen stands.
B. Properly secured screen on stands.
High position pictured.
Attach your screen to the screen stands using the adjustable velcro straps.
For the low position, rest the top velcro strap just above the pole adjust-
ment knob. For the high position, rest the lower velcro strap just above the
pole adjustment knob.

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AUDIOVISUAL PLACEMENT
CINEBOX AUDIOVISUAL + PROJECTOR PLACEMENT
Properly setup screen on stands (in low position), with CineBox™
Lite audiovisual equipment at correct distance.
Center projector to
screen at 8.5’ distance
Blu-ray player or
media player on
screen bag
Stakes and
tethers
Projection
surface Screen stands
(illustration not to exact scale)
HD video projector
on tripod
OVERHEAD VIEW OF CINEBOX
LITE SCREEN AND AUDIO VISUAL
COMPONENTS
Braven speaker
Below is the proper placement for your projector and CineBox™ Lite components. See
next steps for additional setup instructions.
Place stakes and
tethers at 45
degree angles

10 PROJECTOR AND TRIPOD SETUP
A. Attach projector to tripod by threading
it onto the projector mount as pictured
above.
B. Rotate projector clockwise and tighten
into place (do not over-tighten).
C. is is the default and highest possible
position.
D. is is the lowest possible position, and
is recommended for greatest stability.
Your projector tripod’s legs can be adjusted in several different positions.
We recommend the lowest possible position (see step 5D below) for great-
est stability.
STEP 5: ATTACH PROJECTOR TO TRIPOD & ADJUST

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PROJECTOR AND SPEAKER SETUP
STEP 6: PLACE PROJECTOR AND BRAVEN SPEAKER
A. Place projector on tripod with projector
lens at center and approx 8.5’ away from
projection surface (see p9 for more detail).
B. Place Braven speaker in front and in the
middle of the projection surface, facing to-
wards audience (see p9 for more detail).
Center projector to
screen at 8.5’ distance
Projector on
tripod
Screen
STEP 7: PLACE AND PLUG IN BLU-RAY PLAYER
A. Place Blu-ray player on Lite Screen bag,
to protect it from water and dirt.
B. Plug Blu-ray player power cord (pic-
tured on right), into power source.

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STEP 8: IDENTIFY AND UNCOIL CABLES
Identify the audiovisual cables you’ll need. Uncoil HDMI, Universal i/o
(included with video projector), and 3.5mm mini audio cables (pic-
tured below).
HDMI cable (for connecting Blu-ray
player to video projector)
Universal i/o projector cable (for con-
necting 3.5mm audio cable to projector
and Braven speaker). Included inside HD
video projector packaging.
3.5 mm audio cable (for connecting
Braven speaker to universal i/o projec-
tor cable).
(actual cables and knobs not pictured, for illustration purposes only)
IDENTIFY CABLES

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CONNECT AUDIOVISUAL CABLES
STEP 9: CONNECT AUDIO-VISUAL CABLES
Connect all audiovisual cables. Connect the Blu-ray player to the
projector with the HDMI cable, connect the projector to the speakers
with the universal i/o cable and the 3.5mm audio cable.
B. Connect HDMI
to HDMI projector
port on projector
A. Connect Uni-
versal i/o cable
to Universal i/o
port on projector
C. Connect pro-
jector
power cord to
projector
STEP 9 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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STEP 9: CONNECT AUDIO-VISUAL CABLES (CONTINUED)
Connect the remainder of the audio visual cables. D. Connect other
end of HDMI to rear of Blu-ray player. E. Connnect universal i/o ste-
reo port with 3.5mm audio cable. F. Connect 3.5mm audio cable with
Braven speaker audio jack.
D. Connect other
end of HDMI to
rear of Blu-Ray
player
E. Connect female
3.5 mm headphone
jack from universal
i/o port to 3.5mm
audio cable
Rear of Blu-ray player
F. Connect other end of
3.5mm audio cable to
Braven AUX jack (located
on right side of speaker
under rubber flap)
CONNECT AUDIOVISUAL CABLES

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STEP 10: PLUG IN PROJECTOR + SPEAKER (IF NEEDED)
A. Plug in projector power cable into power
source. Plug in Braven speaker if battery is
not charged.
ATTENTION!
MAKE SURE YOUR BRAVEN SPEAK-
ER BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED
BEFORE YOUR SCREENING. CHARGE
THE BATTERY BY PLUGGING THE
SPEAKER INTO A POWER SUPPLY.
IF IT’S NOT CHARGED, YOU CAN
ALWAYS PLUG IT IN, BUT TO OP-
ERATE IT WIRELESSLY YOU MUST
CHARGE IT AHEAD OF TIME
STEP 11: POWER ON ALL DEVICES
A. Power on Blu-ray player
B. Power on Braven speaker. You will hear a noise when the speaker is turned on.
C. Power on HD projector.
STEP 12: SELECT INPUT ON PROJECTOR MENU
A. Your projector is set by defaut to “In-
ternal Memory” as it’s video source. To
play the content of your Blu-Ray player,
push the menu button on the top of your
projector (bottom right hand button) and
select the HDMI option as your source, as
is pictured to the left.
For all other audiovisual devices, select
your input accordingly.
(Note: leave audio volume all the way up
on projector, otherwise projector will not
output signal through universal i/o)
POWER ON DEVICES

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STEP 13: INSERT BLU-RAY DISK AND PUSH PLAY
Insert your Blu-ray disk into Blu-ray player and push play. You will
now see your movie on your Lite screen.
STEP 14: ADJUST AUDIO VOLUME
Return to speaker and adjust audio volume as necessary, pushing the
plus and minus buttons for less and more volume respectively. You
may also use an MP3 player, iPod, or iPhone to test audio levels with
full sound.

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IMAGE ALIGNMENT
STEP 15: ALIGNING THE IMAGE
Use the tripod ball head to adjust the image and ensure that it lls
the projection surface.
You may need to reposition the projector and tripod if the zoom
function is not sufcient to ll the screen. Consult projector manual
on the focus, zoom, and keystone features.
Image needs keystone adjustment Properly adjusted image
STEP 2: WIDESCREEN 16:9 VS FULLSCREEN 4:3 IMAGE
The Open Air Lite Screen has an aspect ratio of 16:9 (wides-
creen). Some Blu-Ray and DVD content may be formated in a 4:3
(fullscreen) aspect ratio which will not ll the entire screen and may
leave unused space on the left and right side of the image. Settings
in the media player and the projector can stretch the 4:3 image if
desired to ll the entire screen.
4:3 image does not fill projection
surface, however, it is properly displayed
4:3 image that has been stretched to
fill the 16:9 projection surface (notice
that image gets distorted)

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WATCH YOUR MOVIE
You’re all ready to watch your movie, so sit back, relax, and enjoy!
For troubleshooting steps, see next page.
SYSTEM TAKEDOWN
Power down projector by pushing power button on top of projector
or by using remote. Make sure projector cools down completely
before unplugging or turning off power source. Failure to do so
could result in projector or bulb damage.
Power down all electronic components, neatly coil all cables, and
return components to cases. Take down screen stands and return
to cases.
Unhook tethers from stakes. Remove stakes from ground and clean
off any debris or dirt.
See instructions on next page for properly folding screen.
ATTENTION: Prevent the projection surface of the Lite Screen from
touching the ground. Do not pack the screen if it is wet. Hang the
screen indoors if necessary to dry before storage.

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Follow these steps to ensure that your screen is properly folded.
Screen can be folded with one or two people.
ATTENTION! MAKE SURE SCREEN IS NOT WET WHEN STORING!
IF NECESSARY, DRY SCREEN INDOORS BEFORE STORING IN
BAG.
A. Hold the screen in front of you with the
projection surface facing away from the
ground. Begin to fold screen in half, hold-
ing both sides of the screen with hands.
B. While folding in half, pull wrists inward
so that screen begins to collaps on itself.
C. e screen will naturally fall into a hoop
like shape, continue folding until com-
pletely flat.
D. Once screen is flat and in hoop-like
formation, store in provided screen bag.
SYSTEM TAKEDOWN: FOLD SCREEN

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CONNECTING OTHER DEVICES
CONNECTING COMPUTERS
To send the video image from a laptop computer to the projector
connect the “monitor out” of the laptop to the appropriate
“computer in” of the projector. Connect the audio as is described
on page 14, using the computer’s headphone jack as the source.
CONNECTING VIDEO GAME SYSTEMS
For video game systems connect an HDMI video cable from the
gaming console to the projector’s video in. Connect the audio as is
described on page 14.
CONNECTING iPODS AND MP3 PLAYERS
Use the supplied 3.5mm (headphone) cable to connect other audio
players to the speaker. To play sound and video from an iPod or
iPhone you will need a special iPod audio video cable made for the
iPod. Audio connections from the iPod will plug into the speaker
and the video cords will plug in to the projector.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Spot clean any soiled areas of screen with a mild detergent and
water. Do not use bleach. Rinse any soap thoroughly but avoid
soaking more area than necessary. Air dry.
ATTENTION: Do not machine wash or dry. Do not use bleach or
strong detergent. Do not allow black frame material to fold or rest
on the white surface material when drying. Do not store wet. Color
bleeding can occur if screen is not open fully when drying.
WASHING INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCREEN