Christie Projector Roadie HD+35K User Manual

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3.10.8 How Old is My Lamp? 
When a new lamp is installed and its serial number recorded by 
selecting Change Lamp in the Lamp menu, the lamp timer 
resets to 0 and begins logging time for the new lamp. This tally 
appears in both the 
Lamp menu (see right) and the Status menu.
To review the number of hours logged for previous lamps, consult 
the 
Lamp History menu.
3.10.9 When to Replace the Lamp
If the Lamp Message check...

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3.12.1 Matching Colors In Multiple Screens
In a multiple-projector wall, you will likely want to precisely match color and intensity from image-to-image 
so that the full wall is as uniform as possible. This matching is typically done in conjunction with brightness 
uniformity and edge blending.
Preliminary Calibration
As a final part of the manufacturing process, all primary colors in the projector are precisely set to...

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 Figure 3-38   Jot Down a Set of "Max Drives" X/Y Values
(NOTE: MAGENTA, CYAN, AND YELLOW ARE NO LONGER USED)
5. In each projector, select a User color adjustment (1-4) to enable Color Adjustments by X, Y changes. 
Then enter your recorded x/y values into each menu.
 Figure 3-39   Copy X/Y Values into All Projectors
NOTE:
  MAGENTA, CYAN, AND YELLOW ARE NO LONGER USED. 

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6. In each projector, judge by eye and adjust x/y 
coordinates slightly in the following manner:
• To match reds, decrease  Red X until full field red 
screens match. 
• To match greens, decrease Green Y until full field 
green screens match.
• To match blues, increase both Blue X and Blue Y 
until full field blue screens match.
NOTE: For speed, enable the Auto Color Enable check 
box. Each color coordinate you select...

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3.12.2 Achieving Brightness Uniformity
What is Brightness Uniformity? 
When used to refine screens already matched for their primary colors (refer to Section 3.12.1 Matching Colors 
In Multiple Screens) and overall light output, proper adjustment of Brightness Uniformity can create an 
exceptionally smooth screen in which:
• No area of the screen appears more red, green or blue than another.
• No area of the screen appears...

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2. Enable the Uniformity Enable check box. This  
enables access to the uniformity controls and applies 
the settings to your image.
3. Select the 13 Point test pattern for display. This pattern 
provides 9 screen zones with 13 targets. 
FOR BEST RESULTS!Rather than examining the
CENTER of each zone when
assessing Brightness Uniformity
adjustments, focus on extreme
EDGES as indicated in the
illustration shown to the...

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9. Return to the Brightness Uniformity menu. Beginning with the screen that exhibits the most obvious 
color shift(s), for each edge that exhibits a noticeably different color temperature from the center, select the 
corresponding 
Uniformity adjustment menu (Left, Right, Top or Bottom). For example, if any part of the 
left side is too blue, too red or too green, adjust the colors in the 
Left Uniformity menu (i.e., change...

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 Figure 3-42   Match Zones to Center Light Output
13. Re-adjust Color Temperature (level of red/green/blue) in 8 Zones.
• Return to Step 7 and, if necessary, fine tune the zones so that they all still exhibit a single color 
temperature.
Canceling Brightness Uniformity
If you do not want to use or apply Brightness Uniformity settings, clear the Uniformity Enable check box at 
the top of the 
Brightness Uniformity menu....

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 Figure 3-43    Edge Blending Concept
For best results, use the same projector model and type throughout your display wall. In addition, avoid high-
gain screens whenever possible. The optical performance of such screens demands minimal image offset, thus 
projectors must be located very close to one another. It should be noted that the requisite tiling of the image 
(with data repeated along internal edges that will...

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• Decreasing the Blend Shape setting slows the rate of change so that more of the region appears mid-
gray. For most applications, this subtle control is best left close to 50.
 Figure 3-44  "Shape" Examples
•Blend Midpoint determines the white level at the blend midpoint (the point equidistant between the 
beginning and end of the blend). Increasing the Blend Midpoint setting creates a blend that appears brighter...