Barco Hdx Series Installation Manual

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9.2 Start up the Image adjustments
Start up
1. PressMenuto activate the menus and selectImage
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Main menu, Image
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Image adjustments
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9.3 Image settings
About image settings
Depending on the type of the connected source, some settings are grayed out
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9.3.1 Contrast
About Contrast
The contrast function is used to adjust the contrast between thelight and the dark areas of the displayed image. It applies a gain to
the red, green and blue signals.
Contrast adjustment can be done with theContrastkey on the RCU or via the menu structure.
How to adjust
1. PressMenuto activate the menus and selectImage→Image Settings→Contrast.
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Main menu, Image
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Image adjustments
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Image settings, contrast
2. PressENTERto select.
3. To change the value directly in the Image Settings window, use the◄or►key or a numeric key 0-9 to adjust as a % of the full
range.
To adjust via the bar scale menu, pressENTERto display theContrastmenu and adjust with the◄or►key. PressENTER
again to enter the value directly with the numeric keys. PressEXITto return toImage Settingsmenu.
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Contrast adjustment
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9.3.2 Brightness
About brightness
The brightness function is used to adjust the black level in the input picture. It adds or subtracts an offset, or bias in to the red, green
and blue signals.
Brightness adjustment can be done with theBrightnesskey on the RCU or via the menu structure.
How to adjust
1. PressMenuto activate the menus and selectImage→Image Settings→Brightness.
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Main menu, Image
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Image adjustments
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Image settings, brightness
2. PressENTERto select.
3. To change the value directly in the Image Settings window, use the◄or►key or a numeric key 0-9, to adjust as a % of the full
range.
To adjust via the bar scale menu, pressENTERto displaytheBrightnessmenu and adjust with the◄or►key. PressENTER
again to enter the value directly with the numeric keys. PressEXITto return toImage Settingsmenu.
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Brightness adjustment
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9.3.3 Saturation
About (color) saturation
The saturation function is used to adjust the color saturation levels.
Saturation adjustment can be done with theSaturationkey on the RCU or via the menu structure.
How to adjust
1. PressMenuto activate the menus and selectImage→Image Settings→Saturation.
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Main menu, Image
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Image settings, saturation
2. PressENTERto select.
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Saturation adjustment
3. To change the value directly in the Image Settings window, use the◄or►key or a numeric key 0-9, to adjust as a % of the full
range.
To adjust via the bar scale menu, pressENTERto display theSaturationmenu and adjust with the◄or►key. PressENTER
again to enter the value directly with the numeric keys. PressEXITto return toImage Settingsmenu.
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9.3.4 Phase
About Phase adjustment
When displaying computer patterns or graphics (RGB or YUV signals) which are very detailed (tilting, vertical stripes, etc. ), jitter
in picture (mis-sampling) may occur, causing horizontal stripes in portions of the screen. When this jitter occurs, adjust ’Phase’ for
optimum image.
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Jittering on image
Phase adjustment can be done with thePhasekey on the RCU or via the menu structure.
How to adjust
1. PressMenuto activate the menus and selectImage→Image Settings→Phase.
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Main menu, Image
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Image adjustments
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Image settings, phase
2. PressENTERto select.
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Phase adjustment
3. To change the value directly in the Image Settings window, use the◄or►key or a numeric key 0-9, to adjust as a % of the full
range.
To adjust via the bar scale menu, pressENTERto display thePhasemenu and adjust with the◄or►key. PressENTERagain
to enter the value directly with the numeric keys. PressEXITto return toImage Settingsmenu.
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9.3.5 Color temperature (fixed values)
Color temperature
The coloration (reddish, white, bluish, greenish, etc.) of white in an image, measured using the Kelvin (degrees K)
temperature scale. Higher temperatures output more light.
Projector white will provide maximum projector light output. The calibrated ’Broadcast’, ’Film’, ’Video’ and
’Computer’ presets will provide optimum color tracking.
How to select
1. PressMenuto activate the menus and selectImage→Image Settings→Color Temperature.
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Main menu, Image
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Image adjustments
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Image settings, color temperature
2. PressENTERto select.
The color temperature selection menu is displayed.
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Depending on the color space setting, a request window is displayed to ask if the color space setting should be switched to Off
Color temperature selection can only be done when the color space settings is set onOff.
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Color temperature question
ClickYesto continue.
3. Use the◄or►key to select the desired value. PressENTERto accept.
The followingfixed choices are possible :
-ProjectorWhite
- Computer 9300
- Video 6500
- Film 5400
- Broadcast 3200
Next to these 5fixed temperatures, a custom setup is also possible.
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9.3.6 Color temperature (custom values)
How to set up
1. PressMenuto activate the menus and selectImage→Image Settings→Color Temperature.
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Main menu, Image
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Image adjustments
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Image settings, color temperature
2. PressENTERto select.
3. Use the▲or▼key to selectCustom Balance.PressENTERto accept.
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Custom color temperature
4. Select Gain Red and pressENTER.Usethe◄or►key to adjust the red gain.
Select Gain Blue and pressENTER. Adjust the blue gain in the same way as the red gain using the◄or►key.
5. Whenfinished, pressEXITto return.
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