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•SCREEN IMAGE ORIENTATION: 
•OUTPUT RESOLUTION: 
Sets the output pixel resolution; default is the native resolution of the projector.
•  OUTPUT ASPECT:
Allows custom output aspect ratios to be defined. 
By default the output ratio follows that of the 
platform.
•ASPECT RATIO: 
This control allows the selection of one of the pre-
defined aspect ratios, or the native aspect ratio of the platform.
•WIDTH: 
The width of the aspect ratio in pixels.
•HEIGHT: 
Defines the height of the aspect ratio in pixels.
•H-POSITION: 
Defines the horizontal position of the output image in pixels.
•V-POSITION: 
Defines the vertical position of the output image in pixels.
•BORDER: 
This control toggles an OSD graphic rectangle that represents the current aspect ratio.
•FREE RUN FREQUENCY: 
This control sets the output video vertical frequency.
FIGURE 3-48 - SCREEN IMAGE ORIENTATION
FIGURE 3-49 - OUTPUT ASPECT  
						

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LENS SETTINGS
• INTELLIGENT LENS SYSTEM: 
Check this box to enable the Intelligent Lens System (ILS). 
When enabled, the lens position (horizontal, vertical, focus, 
and zoom offsets) are stored per channel. If you change 
channels, the lens position will change as the new signal is 
being displayed.When ILS is not enabled, the lens is 
controlled independently of channels or input signals.
•MANUAL ZOOM/FOCUS: 
When this control is selected, the holding current is removed from the zoom and focus motors so that 
they can be changed manually. NOTE: Zoom and Focus should not be adjusted manually when this 
control is not selected, as this will result in damage to the motors.
•MANUAL LENS CALIBRATION: 
The lens calibration procedure is needed each time a new lens is installed in order for the ILS feature to 
perform reliably. This procedure calibrates; horizontal, vertical, focus, and zoom offset movements.
• AUTO LENS CALIBRATION: 
Check this box to prompt for a lens calibration each time a lens is inserted. The user will always be 
prompted before starting the calibration.
• AUTO LENS RESET: 
Check this box to initiate a ‘Lens Reset’ procedure on every power-up. This is useful if the lens is 
subject to manual movement between power sessions.
•LENS HOME POSITION: 
Return the lens to the horizontal and vertical home position. Focus and zoom are unaffected.
•LENS STATUS: 
This control displays the current lens calibration status.
FIGURE 3-50 - LENS SETTINGS  
						

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POWER MANAGEMENT
•LCD BACKLIGHT: 
The backlight for the LCD has 3 states. Always On, Always Off, or Timer. The backlight will turn on 
again when any key on the LCD is pressed or if an alarm is raised.
•LCD BACKLIGHT TIMER: 
Set how long the LCD backlight stays on (in seconds) when in timer mode. 
•LCD BACKLIGHT LEVEL: 
Sets the LCD backlight brightness level. Maximum 25/Minimum 0.
•AUTO POWER UP: 
When the A/C switch is turned on, the projector will automatically change from Stand-by Mode to 
Power On Mode. The projector will switch the lamp(s) on without waiting for further actions.
DATE & TIME
The current year-month-day, hour-minute-second, 
and timezone. Changes here reset the projector’s 
real-time clock.
FIGURE 3-51 - POWER MANAGEMENT
FIGURE 3-52 - DATE & TIME 
						

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MENU PREFERENCES
Adjust the appearance, content and/or 
location of on-screen menus and messages.
•LARGE MENU FONT: 
Enter a checkmark to enlarge menus and 
their text. To adjust Menu Location to 
accommodate the increased menu area.
• MENU LOCATION: 
Use the pull-down list to choose a pre-
defined default or customized location for 
the display of all on-screen menus. 
To create a custom menu location:
1. Choose a preset that is closest to the desired location. 
2. Adjust “Horizontal Shift” and “Vertical Shift” slide bars to move the menu to the desired location. 
NOTE: Avoid locations too close to a corner or edge to prevent cropping of larger menus.
•HORIZONTAL SHIFT AND VERTICAL SHIFT: 
Shift your menus as desired, creating a customized menu location.
•DISPLAY CHANNEL LIST: 
Enter a checkmark to see a scrollable channel list whenever you press   from your presentation. 
Channels marked with a list icon   in the Channel Setup menu will appear here. The “Display 
Channel List” option also enables on-screen feedback when using the   key. To hide the channel list 
and input dialog box while switching channels and sources during a presentation clear the checkbox. 
NOTE: The Channel List and input dialog box cannot be hidden during use of the menus.
•DISPLAY SLIDE BARS: 
Enter a checkmark to superimpose a small slide bar over the current image whenever an adjustable 
parameter is selected directly with a key such as   or  . If “Display Slide bars” is unchecked, 
these slide bars can still be accessed, but will be hidden during adjustment. This option does not affect 
slide bars in menus.
•DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGES: 
Choose how you want to be notified of errors detected in either the incoming signal or projector. Select 
“Screen” or “All” (default) to see brief on-screen messages. This is recommended during setup or 
testing of the projector. Or select “Serial Ports” to receive messages via RS232 or RS422 serial 
communication only. To hide error message displays, such as during shows and presentations, select 
“Off” or “Serial Ports”.
FIGURE 3-53 - MENU PREFERENCES
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•SPLASH SCREEN SETUP: 
Choose when to display a special introductory splash screen image, such as your company logo, 
graphic or message.
•Always Off – A splash screen never appears
•Start-up Only – The splash screen logo appears at projector start-up only.
•Start-up And No Signal – A splash screen appears at start-up and at any time when there is no 
signal.
To add your own splash screen in addition to the default “Christie logo” splash screen, use the Web UI 
to download the desired bitmap (.bmp) file to the projector. This will overwrite any other user splash 
screen that has been downloaded. NOTE: Only one user splash screen can be saved in the projector.
•OSD TRANSPARENCY: 
Check this box if you want the OSD menu backgrounds to be transparent.
•MENU TYPE: 
Select the Basic or Advanced menu type from this list box. The Advanced menu setting will give the 
menu options. The Basic menu setting will give a small number of the most frequently used menu 
items.
•SPLASH SCREEN TYPE: 
Choose which splash screen is to be used; the default or user downloaded splash screen.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION - COMMUNICATIONS
Defines and controls how single or 
multiple projectors are linked with each 
other and with a controlling device. For 
detailed information refer to the Serial 
Command document provided in the 
Dealer Section of the Christie Website, 
PN 020-100224-XX.
FIGURE 3-54 - SPLASH SCREEN 
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FIGURE 3-55 - COMMUNICATIONS 
						

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SERIAL OPTIONS 
Baud Rate
Determines the speed of communication to and from the projector on the RS232 or RS422 links. The 
maximum rate for the RS232 is 115200; for RS422 it is 19200. Set the baud rate to match that of your 
controlling device, such as your PC. Refer to the documentation for the controlling device to determine 
the baud rate. In an existing network of projectors, if you discover that a projector has a different baud 
rate, use the pull-down list and select the correct baud rate using the   key. Do not scroll this control 
with   or   keys. Serial communication is always eight data bits, no parity.
Serial Flow Control - Determines whether software flow control or no flow control is used when 
transmitting and receiving data on the serial port. 
• PROJECTOR ADDRESS
Enter a three-digit number (such as “001”) to assign or change a number to the projector currently in 
use. If the current projector already has a number assigned, that number will appear here (for example 
“004” in the menu shown below. Numerical identity for projectors enables you to communicate with a 
single projector within a multiple-projector application (see also   key in, 3.1 Using the Remote 
Keypad or Built-In Keypad). If you make a mistake in assigning or changing the projector number, 
press   to cancel. 
NOTE: When multiple projectors are being used and you want to adjust the color for individual 
projectors to create one seamless image, you must assign different numbers for each projector to 
allow switching back and forth between projectors while adjustments are being made.  
FIGURE 3-56 - SERIAL OPTIONS
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• NETWORK ROUTING
NOTE: Not applicable for stand-alone projectors or simple serial networks with only one type of 
controller and linking.
Separate - Select “Separate” (factory default) to keep RS232, RS422 and Ethernet messages on their 
respective paths instead of being broadcast to the other types of ports, refer to 2 Installation and Setup,
 
Figure 2-18 - Connecting RS232, on page2-23
 to Figure 2-23 - Communicating To All Ports, on 
page2-27.
RS232 and RS422 Joined - Messages originating from an RS232 or RS422 controller will be relayed 
to all RS232or RS422 ports. Any Ethernet communication, however, will not.
RS232 and Ethernet Joined - Messages to and from the RS232 ports will also be relayed to the 
Ethernet port, and vice versa. Any RS422 communications will be isolated. In the case of multiple 
Ethernet sessions over the single Ethernet connector, input on the RS232 port will be relayed to all 
Ethernet sessions; however, input from any Ethernet session will only be relayed to the RS232 ports.
All Joined - All messages reach all ports, regardless of type in the case of multiple Ethernet sessions, 
input on one Ethernet session will be relayed to all other Ethernet sessions as well as to the RS232 and 
RS422 ports.
ETHERNET SETTINGS
NOTE: Recommended for network administrators 
only.
•IP ADDRESS:
 Enter a valid and unique IP address for use on the 
network to which the projector is currently connected. 
This address will overwrite any previous IP address 
such as the projector’s factory-defined default. It takes 
approximately 10 seconds for the projector to respond 
at its new address.
•PORT: 
On some Ethernet networks, firewall restrictions may require that the port number of the projector be 
changed from its default of 3002. If so, enter a new valid port number here. It is highly recommended 
not to use a port # below 1000, as these ports are typically reserved for and used by common IP 
applications.
FIGURE 3-57 - NETWORK ROUTING LIST
FIGURE 3-58 - ETHERNET SETTINGS 
						

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•SUBNET MASK: 
Subnet Mask determines the subnet for the IP address and must be set manually. 
• DEFAULT GATEWAY: 
This is the IP address of the gateway used to reach any non-local IP addresses; it must be set manually.
ARTNET INTERFACE SETTINGS
ArtNet is an Ethernet communication protocol that was developed by Artistic License. It is used for 
controlling lighting/staging equipment from a lighting console or PC application. It is based on the 
popular DMX512 control protocol.
•ARTNET SUBNET: 
This is the highest level address for a device. Typically it is set to 0.
•ARTNET UNIVERSE: 
Each packet of data is broadcasted to all devices plugged into a universe (up to 512 devices/channels).
•ARTNET CHANNEL: 
There are 512 channels per universe. This control allows you to specify the starting channel for the 
projector.
•ARTNET ADVANCED MODE: 
When this setting is enabled, each projector listens for data on 64 channels starting with the base 
channel. When advanced mode is not in use, the projector only listens on 10 channels. You can 
squeeze more devices per universe when the projector uses fewer channels.
DMX Channel Function Value
Base Shutter 0 - 64
65 - 192
193 - 255Open
No Action
Closed
Base + 1 Slider Lock 0 - 254
255Locked
Unlocked*
Base + 2 Input* 1 - 8 Input #
Base + 3 Channel* 1 - 99 Channel #
Base + 4 Lens - Vertical* 0
1 - 254
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* Functions are only active when the Slider Lock is set to Unlocked
NOTE: It is important the channels DO NOT overlap another device.
Example:
DEVICE NAME: This option is used to name each device. Some ArtNet servers support device 
queries.
DEVICE DESCRIPTION: More information that is returned when a “device query” has been done. 
Base + 5 Lens - Horizontal* 0
1 - 254
255Lens Right
Stop
Lens Left
Base + 6 Lens - Focus* 0
1 - 254
255Negative Focus
Stop
Positive Focus
Base + 7 Lens - Zoom* 0
1 - 254
255Zoom Out
Stop
Zoom In
Base + 8 Power* 0
1 -254
255Power Off
No Action
Power On
Base + 9 None
Good Bad
Proj1_ Base = 0 Proj1_ Base = 5
Proj2_ Base = 10 Proj2_ Base = 9
Proj3_ Base = 20 Proj3_ Base = 11 
						

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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION - GEOMETRY AND COLOR
In the Configuration menu, select the Geometry 
and Color submenu when you need to modify 
overall color performance and/or image 
geometry for all sources.
•TEST PATTERN: 
Choose the desired internal test pattern, or select 
OFF to turn off a test pattern. Alternatively, use 
the   key for cycling through test patterns. 
• RESERVED:
 No function.
•COLOR ADJUSTMENTS BY X/Y: 
Enter known x/y coordinates from the chromaticity graph
NOTES: 1) For defining or changing a User 1, 2, 3, 
or 4 color performance or “gamut”. Sometimes 
known as Comprehensive Color Adjustment™. 2) 
Factory-defined primary color levels, which ensure a 
specific color performance from projector-to-
projector, can be calibrated in the Service menu only. 
The factory settings can be recovered with selection 
of “Reset to Factory Defaults?” in the Color 
Primary Settings submenu accessed via the Service 
menu (password-protected).
From the factory, the projector can utilize any of the three pre-defined color performance settings 
identified at right (default=Max Drives), or colors can be driven on the basis of color temperature. For 
most applications, one of these gamuts will produce accurate and realistic colors from a variety of 
sources. They can be applied at any time in the Advanced Image Settings menu (“Select Color 
Adjustment”), and are not adjustable.
DEFINING “USER” COLOR GAMUTS: You may find the pre-defined “Select Color Adjustment” 
options do not suit your needs. For example, you may require a unique color gamut (range) for a single 
projector or application, or you may need to precisely match colors across multiple adjacent displays. 
In such cases, use the Color Adjustments by X,Y or Color Saturation submenu to define the precise 
hue of each primary color component (red, green, blue, and white) used to generate the millions of 
colors produced in displays. You can create up to four custom color gamuts (User 1, 2, 3, or 4) with 
these adjustments.
NOTE: The two menus differ only in their user interface, so use whichever menu best suits your needs 
and application. A color meter can help with adjustments.
FIGURE 3-59 - GEOMETRY AND COLOR
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