Christie Digital Systems Ds+60 Users Manual

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Contrast 
Press 
Contra st to change the amount of white in your images. Use  keys until 
you reach the desired level of contrast—for best results, start low and increase so that 
whites remain bright but are not distorted or tinted, and that light areas do not become 
white (i.e., “crushed”). Conversely, low contrast causes dim images. See 3.5, 
Adjusting the Image (Image Settings subsection).  
Brightness 
Press 
Bright to increase or...

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Shutter  
Press and hold
 Shutter for two seconds to toggle the internal mechanical shutter blade 
closed or open with a single keystroke, or press and release 
Shutter followed 
immediately by 
 (closed) or  (open) to guarantee the correct toggle (useful if 
you are unsure of the present state). Alternatively, press 
Shutter Shutter to toggle from the 
present on/off state. A closed shutter blanks the display (turns it to black). Close the...

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NOTES: 1) The Broadcast Keys option in the Communications menu must be 
selected for only one (any) projector in a serial network. The keypad in use must be 
OFF (disabled) for the remaining projectors. See also 3.6, Adjusting System 
Parameters and Advanced Controls. 
Enter 
Press 
 to select a highlighted item, to toggle a checkbox, or to accept a parameter 
adjustment and return to the previous menu or image.  
Exit 
Press 
Ex i t to...

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Laser 
Press 
 to activate the laser pointer on the remote. This feature is useful when 
making presentations - just point the remote at the screen to highlight an area of your 
presentation. Keep the 
 key depressed while 
you are pointing. Release it to turn it off. The 
closer you are to the screen the brighter the laser 
beam appears. The laser pointer works best in 
an environment where ambient lighting can be 
controlled. 
NOTE: The...

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Figure 3.5. Context-sensitive Help 
From presentation level, press Help to access general Help Topics. Scroll as necessary 
within a topic. Press Help or Ex i t to return to your presentation. 
 
Figure 3.6. Accessing General Help Topics 
If a slidebar, menu or message is displayed you have limited time in which to make a 
keypad entry before the projector returns to presentation level
 and the graphic 
disappears. These time-outs may vary...

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Slidebars in menus – The current value for a given parameter, 
such as size or vertical stretch, appears to the left of its slidebar 
icon (adjustment window). This number often expresses a percentage, or it may have 
units associated with it (such as pixels, degrees Kelvin, etc.), depending on the 
specific option. Press 
 to gradually adjust the setting up or down—both the 
number and the length of the bar change accordingly. Hold for...

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NOTES: 1) Press  or  to jump between pages in an extra long pull-down list. 
2) Press 
Ex i t while in a pull-down list to cancel any change. 
ACTIVATE THE EDIT WINDOW: To enter or edit text, highlight the desired parameter 
(such as a channel name) and press 
 to activate its adjacent edit window. Any 
previously entered text is displayed with its first character highlighted in a square 
cursor, signifying that this character is ready for...

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NOTE: See Section 2, Installation and Setup, for details on connecting sources to the 
projector. 
The projector stores and automatically recalls up to 50 different channels (source 
setups) for a variety of inputs. This memory feature allows you to define and 
conveniently use a wide variety of customized setups rather than having to repeatedly 
re-configure the projector for different presentations. Depending on what you have 
defined, each...

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Shown at right is a sample channel list as would 
be available from
 
C han nel. This is typically called 
the channel list. 
NOTE: The 
C han nel key may display a channel list 
or not, depending on what you have defined for 
“Display Channel List” (see Menu Preferences 
later in this section). 
In order to access channels by using on the 
keypad, you must first create the channels. See 
below. 
To use a new source with the projector, a new...

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All available channels are listed in the Channel Setup menu, which describes how 
each channel can be accessed and which serves as the gateway for editing, copying 
and deleting channels. 
From the presentation 
level press 
Menu to display 
the Main menu. To 
display the Channel Setup 
menu, press
 
3, or 
move the highlight to the 
Channel Setup option and 
press
 
. The Channel 
Setup menu will appear 
(see sample at right), with 
the active...