Christie Digital Systems Lx501, Lx601i Users Manual

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SCREEN menu
Item Description
MyScreenThis item allows you to capture an image for use as a MyScreen 
image which can be used as the BLANK screen and START UP 
screen. Display the image you want to capture before executing the 
following procedure.
(1)  Selecting this item displays a dialog 
titled “MyScreen”. It will ask you if 
you start capturing an image from 
the current screen.
Please wait for the target image to be displayed, and press 
the ENTER or INPUT button when the image is displayed. The 
image will freeze and the frame for capturing will appear. 
To stop performing, press the RESET button on the remote 
control. 
(2)  Using the ▲/▼/◄/► buttons adjusts 
the frame position. 
Please move the frame to the position 
of the image which you want to use. 
The frame may not be able to be 
moved for some input signals. 
To start registration, press the ENTER 
or INPUT button on the remote control.
To restore the screen and return to the previous dialog, press the 
RESET button on the remote control. 
Registration may take several minutes. 
When the registration is completed, the registered screen and 
the following message is displayed for several seconds:
“MyScreen registration is finished.”
If the registration failed, the following message is displayed:
“A capturing error has occurred. Please try again.” 
• This function cannot be selected when the ON is selected to the 
MyScreen Lock item (
60).
• This function cannot be selected when the ON is selected to the 
MyScreen PASSWORD item in SECURITY menu (
87).
• This function is unavailable for a signal from the LAN, USB TYPE 
A / B or HDMI 1 / 2 port.
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SCREEN menu
Item Description
MyScreen LockUsing the ▲/▼ buttons turns on/off the MyScreen lock function.
ON 
 OFF
When the ON is selected, the item MyScreen is locked. Use this 
function for protecting the current MyScreen.
• This function cannot be selected when the ON is selected to the 
MyScreen PASSWORD item in SECURITY menu (
87).
MESSAGEUsing the ▲/▼ buttons turns on/off the message function.
ON 
 OFF
When the ON is selected, the following message function works.
“AUTO IN PROGRESS” while automatically adjusting
“NO INPUT IS DETECTED”
“SYNC IS OUT OF RANGE”
“INVALID SCAN FREQ.”
“NOT AVAILABLE”
“+++ FOCUS +++”
“Searching….” while searching for the input
“Detecting….” while an input signal is detected
“AUTO ECO MODE” while starting up with AUTO ECO MODE 
The indication of the input signal displayed by changing 
The indication of the aspect ratio displayed by changing
The indication of the PICTURE MODE displayed by changing
The indication of the ACTIVE IRIS displayed by changing
The indication of the MY MEMORY displayed by changing
The indication of “FREEZE” and “II” while freezing the screen by 
pressing the FREEZE button.
The indication of the TEMPLATE displayed by changing.
The indication of the ECO MODE displayed by changing.
• When the OFF is selected, please remember if the picture is 
frozen. Do not mistake freezing for a malfunction (
37).
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SCREEN menu
Item Description
SOURCE NAMEEach input port for this projector can have a name applied to it.
(1)  Use the ▲/▼ buttons on the SCREEN menu to select SOURCE 
NAME and press the ► or ENTER button.  
The SOURCE NAME menu will be displayed.
(2)  Use the ▲/▼ buttons on the SOURCE 
NAME menu to select the port to be 
named and press the ► button. The 
SOURCE NAME dialog will be displayed. 
Right side of the menu is blank until a 
name is specified.
(3)  Select an icon you would like to assign to 
the port in the SOURCE NAME dialog.  
The name assigned to the port will also 
be automatically switched according to 
your icon selection. Press the ENTER 
or INPUT button to determine your icon 
selection.
(4)  Select a number you would like to assign 
to the port along with the icon. You can 
select the number either from blank (no 
number assigned), 1, 2, 3, or 4.  
Then press the ENTER or INPUT button.
(5)  If you would like to modify the name assigned 
to the port, select CUSTOM NAME and press 
the ENTER or INPUT button. 
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SCREEN menu
Item Description
SOURCE NAME
(continued)
(6)  The current name will be displayed on 
the first line. Use the ▲/▼/◄/► buttons 
and the ENTER or INPUT button to 
select and enter characters. To erase 1 
character at one time, press the RESET 
button or press the ◄ and INPUT button 
at the same time. Also if you move the 
cursor to DELETE or ALL CLEAR on 
screen and press the ENTER or INPUT 
button, 1 character or all characters will 
be erased. The name can be a maximum 
of 16 characters.
(7)  To change an already inserted character, 
press the ▲ button to move the cursor to 
the first line, and use the ◄/► buttons to 
move the cursor on the character to be 
changed. 
After pressing the ENTER or INPUT button, the character is 
selected.  Then, follow the same procedure as described at the 
item (6) above.
(8)  
To finish entering text, move the cursor to the OK on screen and 
press the ►, ENTER or INPUT button. To revert to the previous 
name without saving changes, move the cursor to the CANCEL 
on screen and press the ◄, ENTER or INPUT button.
TEMPLATEUsing the ▲/▼ cursor buttons switches the mode for the template 
screen.
Press the ► cursor (or the ENTER) button to display the selected 
template, and press the ◄ cursor button to close the displayed 
screen.
The last selected template is displayed when the MY BUTTON
allocated to the TEMPLATE function is pressed (
67).
TEST PATTERN 
 DOT-LINE1 
 DOT-LINE2 
 DOT-LINE3
      
                                                                                   

STACK 
 MAP2 
 MAP1 
 CIRCLE2 
 CIRCLE1  DOT-LINE4
You can turn a map upside down and scroll it horizontally when 
MAP1 or MAP2 is selected. To invert or scroll the map, display 
the guidance by pressing the RESET button on the remote three 
seconds or more when MAP1 or MAP2 appears.
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SCREEN menu
Item Description
C.C.
(Closed Caption)The C.C. is the function that displays a 
transcript or dialog of the audio portion of 
a video, files or other presentation or other 
relevant sounds. It is required to have NTSC 
format video or 480i@60 format component 
video source supporting C.C. feature to 
utilize this function.
It may not work properly, depending on equipment or signal source. 
In this case, please turn off the Closed Caption.
DISPLAY
Select Closed Caption DISPLAY setting from following options using 
▲/▼ buttons.
AUTO 
 ON 
 OFF 
   
AUTO :  Closed Caption automatically appears when the input signal 
(C.C. compatible) from the port with the mute icon set at 
AUDIO SOURCE is selected.
ON : Closed Caption is on.
OFF : Closed Caption is off.
• The caption is not displayed when the OSD menu is active.
• The Closed Caption is the function to display the dialogue, 
narration, and / or sound effects of a television program or other 
video sources. The Closed Caption availability is depending upon 
broadcaster and/or content.
MODE
Select Closed Caption MODE setting from following options using 
▲/▼ buttons.
CAPTIONS 
 TEXT
CAPTIONS : Display Closed Caption.
TEXT :  Display Text data, which is for additional information such as 
news reports or a TV program guide. The information covers 
the entire screen. Not all of the C.C. program has Text 
information.
CHANNEL
Select Closed Caption CHANNEL from following options using ▲/▼ 
buttons.
1 
 2 
 3 
 4
1: Channel 1, primary channel / language
2: Channel 2
3: Channel 3
4: Channel 4
The channel data may vary, depending on the content. Some 
channel might be used for secondary language or empty. 
						

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OPTION menu
OPTION menu
From the OPTION menu, items shown in the table 
below can be performed. 
Select an item using the ▲/▼ cursor buttons, and 
press the ► cursor button or ENTER button to execute 
the item, except for the items LAMP TIME and FILTER 
TIME. Then perform it according to the following table.
Item Description
SOURCE SKIPThe ports can be set to be ignored in searching by the AUTO 
SEARCH function (
below) or in selecting by buttons on the control 
panel. 
(1)  Choose a picture input port using the 
▲/▼ buttons.
(2)  Using the ◄/►buttons turns on/off the 
SOURCE SKIP function.
NORMAL 
 SKIP
The port that is set to SKIP will be ignored.
• It's not possible to set SKIP to all ports at the same time.
AUTO SEARCH
Using the ▲/▼ buttons turns on/off the automatic signal search 
function.
ON 
 OFF
When the ON is selected, detecting no signal automatically cycles 
through input ports in the following order. The search is started from 
the current port. Then when an input is found, the projector will stop 
searching and display the image. 
COMPUTER IN1 
	 COMPUTER IN2 
	 LAN 
	 USB TYPE A 
   
 VIDEO 
USB TYPE B 
   
      S-VIDEO  

  COMPONENT  

  HDMI 2  

  HDMI 1
• It may take several seconds to project the images from the 
USB TYPE B port.
AUTO 
KEYSTONE
Using the ▲/▼ buttons turns on/off the automatic keystone function.
ON 
 OFF
ON:  Automatic keystone distortion correction will be executed 
whenever changing the slant of the projector.
OFF:  This function is disabled. Please execute the AUTO 
KEYSTONE (EXECUTE) in the SETUP menu for automatic 
keystone distortion correction.
• When the projector is suspended from the ceiling this feature will 
not function properly so select the OFF.
• This function will be unavailable when the Transition Detector is on 
(
89).
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OPTION menu
Item Description
DIRECT POWER 
ONUsing the ▲/▼ buttons turns on/off the DIRECT POWER ON 
function.
ON 
 OFF
When set to the ON, the lamp in projector will be automatically turned 
on without the usual procedure (
25), only when the projector is 
supplied with the power after the power was cut while the lamp was on.
• This function does not work as long as the power has been 
supplied to the projector while the lamp is off.
• After turning the lamp on by the DIRECT POWER ON function, 
if neither input nor operation is detected for about 30 minutes, the 
projector is turned off, even though the AUTO POWER OFF function 
(
below) is disabled.
AUTO POWER 
OFFUsing the ▲/▼ buttons adjusts the time to count down to 
automatically turn the projector off.
Long (max. 99 minutes) 
 Short (min. 0 minute = DISABLE)
When the time is set to 0, the projector is not turned off 
automatically.
When the time is set to 1 to 99, and when the passed time with  
no-signal or an unsuitable signal reaches at the set time, the 
projector lamp will be turned off. 
If one of the projector's buttons or the remote control buttons 
is pressed or one of the commands (except get commands) is 
transmitted to the CONTROL port during the corresponding time, 
projector will not be turned off.
Please refer to the section Turning off the power (
25).
SHUTTER TIMERUsing the ▲/▼ buttons sets the time from closing the lens shutter 
to automatically turning the projector off.
1h 
 3h 
 6h 
• The shutter will open automatically when turning the projector on 
again.
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OPTION menu
Item Description
USB TYPE B
Using the ▲/▼ buttons selects the function of USB TYPE B port.  
To use this function, you need to connect the USB TYPE B port of 
the projector and the type A USB port of a computer.
MOUSE 
 USB DISPLAY
MOUSE:  The accessory remote control works as the simple mouse  
and keyboard of the computer.
USB DISPLAY:  The port works as an input port that receives image  
signals from the computer (
103).
• It may take several seconds to project the images from the USB 
TYPE B port.
• In the following cases, a message to notify you that USB TYPE B 
port is not available for picture input appears together with the USB 
TYPE B dialog:
-  This setting is switched to MOUSE while a picture input from the 
USB TYPE B port is projected.
-  The USB TYPE B port is selected as the picture input source while 
this setting is set to MOUSE. Select USB DISPLAY in the dialog to 
project the picture input to the USB TYPE B port. In this case, you 
cannot use the simple mouse and keyboard function. Otherwise 
select other port for picture input. 
LAMP TIMEThe lamp time is the usage time of the lamp, counted after the last 
resetting. It is shown in the OPTION menu.
Pressing the RESET button on the remote control or the ► button 
of the projector displays a dialog. 
To reset the lamp time, select the OK using the ► button.
CANCEL 
	 OK
• Please reset the lamp time only when you have replaced the lamp, 
for a suitable indication about the lamp.
• For the lamp replacement, see the section Replacing the lamp 
(
107).
• The lamp time can be checked also with the Status Monitor on 
LX601i (
23).
FILTER TIMEThe filter time is the usage time of the air filter, counted after the last 
resetting. It is shown in the OPTION menu.
Pressing the RESET button on the remote control or the ► button 
of the projector displays a dialog. 
To reset the filter time, select the OK using the ► button.
CANCEL 
	 OK
• Please reset the filter time only when you have cleaned or 
replaced the air filter, for a suitable indication about the air filter.
• For the air filter cleaning, see the section Cleaning and replacing
the air filter (
109).
• The filter time can be checked also with the Status Monitor on 
LX601i (
23).
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OPTION menu
Item Description
MY BUTTON
This item is to assign one of the following functions to MY BUTTON 
(1 to 4) on the remote control (
6).
(1)  Use the ▲/▼ buttons on the MY BUTTON menu to select a 
button from MY BUTTON - 1 to 4 and press the ► or ENTER 
button to display the MY BUTTON setup dialog. 
(2)  Then using the ▲/▼/◄/► buttons sets one of the following 
functions to the chosen button. Press the ENTER or INPUT 
button to save the setting.
SLIDESHOW: Selects the input from USB TYPE A, and starts a 
Slideshow.
MY IMAGE: Displays the MY IMAGE menu (
83).
MESSENGER: Turns the messenger text displayed on the screen 
on/off (
5. Messenger Function in the Network Guide). 
When there is no transferred text data to display, the message 
”NO MESSENGER DATA" appears.
SHUTTER: Turns the lens shutter closed and opened (
37).
INFORMATION: Displays SYSTEM_INFORMATION,  
INPUT_INFORMATION (
74), WIRELESS INFORMATION 
(79), WIRED INFORMATION (81) or nothing.
AUTO KEYSTONE: Performs automatic keystone distortion 
correction (
53).
MY MEMORY: Loads one of adjustment data stored (
45). 
When more than one data are saved, the adjustment  
changes every time the MY BUTTON is pressed.
When no data is saved in memory, the 
dialog "No saved data" appears.
When the current adjustment is not 
saved to memory, the dialog as shown in 
the right appears.
If you want to keep the current adjustment, please press  
the ► button to exit. Otherwise loading a data will overwrite the 
current adjusted condition.
ACTIVE IRIS: Changes the active iris mode (
45).
PICTURE MODE: Changes the PICTURE MODE (
41).
FILTER RESET: Displays the filter time reset confirmation dialogue 
(
66).
TEMPLATE: Makes the template pattern selected to the TEMPLATE 
item (
62) appear or disappear.
MUTE: Turns the audio mute on/off.
RESOLUTION: Turns on/off the RESOLUTION dialog (
52).
ECO MODE: Turns on/off the ECO MODE dialog (
54).
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OPTION menu
Item Description
SERVICESelecting this item displays the SERVICE 
menu.
Select an item using the ▲/▼ buttons, 
and press the ► button or the ENTER 
button on the remote control to execute 
the item.
ALTITUDE
Using the ▲/▼ buttons switches the rotation speed of the cooling 
fans. It is recommended to leave it at AUTO usually.
HIGH-2 
 HIGH-1 
 NORMAL 
 AUTO 
AUTO:  The projector changes the rotation speed automatically to 
suit the altitude and other environmental factors. 
Choose an option below when there is a trouble with the 
AUTO mode.
NORMAL:  This mode can be used below 1600m (5250ft.).
HIGH-1:  This mode can be used between 1600 to 2300m (5250 to 
7550ft.).
HIGH-2:  This mode can be used above 2300m (7550ft.).
AUTO ADJUST
Using the ▲/▼ buttons to select one of the mode. When the 
DISABLE is selected, the automatic adjustment feature is disabled.
FINE 
 FAST 
 DISABLE
   
FINE: Finer tuning including H.SIZE adjustment.
FAST:  Faster tuning, setting H.SIZE to prearranged data for the 
input signal.
• Depending on conditions, such as input image, signal cable to 
the projector, environment around the projector, etc., the automatic 
adjustment may not work correctly.  In such a case, please 
choose DISABLE to disable the automatic adjustment, and make 
adjustment manually.
GHOST
1.  Select a color element of ghost using 
the ◄/► buttons.
2.  Adjust the selected element using the ▲/▼ buttons to disappear 
ghost.
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