Christie Digital Systems Ds+5k, Kc-8k, Dw3k-6k, Kc, Mirage S+2-4-8k, Dlv1400-dx, Matrix 4000 Users Manual

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To use “Intensity” mode, judge by eye (or use a meter) and set the level as desired for 
your application. Over time, the projector will automatically increase the power 
supplied to the lamp as needed to maintain the chosen intensity as closely as possible. 
This mode is known as “Brightness Tracking” or “LiteLOC”. 
HOW LONG CAN I MAINTAIN BRIGHTNESS? Software can maintain your “Intensity” 
setting until the required power reaches the maximum rating...

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Use CHANGE LAMP to record the serial number for a newly installed lamp: 
In the Lamp S/N window, use the number text entry keys to record the new lamp serial 
number and press 
 again to accept the change. See Using Slide bars and Other 
Controls if you need help entering the number. Once entered, the new lamp serial 
number will be added to the Lamp History menu and the Lamp Hours timer will reset 
to “0”. Lamp Mode and Lamp Limit remain as they were...

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The read-only Status menu lists a variety of details about the standard and optional 
components currently detected in the projector. Refer to the Status menu for versions 
of hardware and software installed, the type (size) of lamp, the hours logged in total 
and for a specific period (such as a rental period), and for your projector model name 
and serial number. In addition, the Status menu identifies the current channel, its 
location, its...

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To return to the factory-set color primaries, such as when a projector is moved to 
different site, you must access the Service menu (password-protected). Select the 
“Reset to Factory Defaults?” option in the Color Primaries submenu. Then repeat the 
calibration process describe above, if desired, and continue with matching of colors. 
Color Adjustment Procedure 
Once the Color Primary Settings are calibrated for the site (see above), use the Color...

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Figure 3.14. Copy X/Y Values into All Projectors 
6.  In each projector, judge by eye and adjust x/y coordinates slightly in the following 
manner: 

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Using the Color Saturation Menu for Color Matching 
You may prefer to use the 
Color Saturation menu to 
match colors across 
multiple screens. In the 
three Color Adjustment 
submenus (Red, Green, 
Blue—see right), set all 
main values to 100 and 
the secondary values to 0. 
Then judge by eye and 
adjust the slide bars as 
needed. Note that 
adjustments here define 
new x/y coordinates in the 
Color Adjustments by X,Y 
menu. 
For best results, use this...

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• If you have created a “User 1” color gamut (recommended) for a well-matched wall, 
continue to Step 
1e. 
• If you prefer maximum brightness rather than a particular color temperature, select “Max 
Drives”. 
 IMPORTANT  
Do not change User 1 Color Adjustment 
in color-matched applications! 
1e) In the White Uniformity 
menu, set the “Overall” 
output level to 50.0 and all 
remaining slide bars to 0.0. 
This decreases the light 
output just enough...

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Figure 3.16. Match Zones to Center Color Temperature 
Repeat the color adjustment of sides and corners for each edge of the screen that does 
not yet match the center (note that each corner is adjustable in either of its two 
adjacent “side” menus). When done, all areas of a given screen should match. Repeat 
Steps 
2a & 2b for all remaining screens. 
Step 3: Adjust Light Output in 8 Zones 
3a) For each screen, compare the light output of each edge and...

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Cancelling Brightness Uniformity 
If you do not want to use or apply Brightness Uniformity settings, delete the 
checkmark from the “Uniformity Enable” checkbox at the top of the Brightness 
Uniformity menu. 
Christie Edge Blending is an innovative set of software functions that can quickly and 
easily blend white levels along the edges of multiple adjacent projected images to 
create a single seamless larger image. 
What is a Blend? 
In simple terms, a...