Christie Digital Systems M Series User Manual

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 SWAP
Swaps the main and PIP images.
 CONTRAST
Changes the level of peak 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 fully white (i.e., “crushed”). Conversely, low contrast causes 
dim images.
 BRIGHT
Increases or decreases the black level in the image. Use   keys until you reach the...

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 MENU
Press   to enter or exit the projector’s menu system.
 OSD (ON-SCREEN DISPLAY) 
Press     to hide the projector’s menu system during use. To see the menus again, do one of the 
following:
• Press and hold   for two seconds.
• Press and release   followed immediately by  .
• Press .
Invisible menus are fully functional, enabling “hidden” access to numbered features and image 
adjustments by entering the corresponding sequence of...

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 PROJECTOR
Press   to access a specific projector within a group of projectors or to confirm if the local projector 
is listening. The number in the “Enter Number” window indicates which projector is currently 
listening to commands, and will match the projector number that has been defined in the Menu 
Preferences menu. 
The “Projector” checkbox (read-only) shows whether or not the projector physically connected to a 
keypad is listening to commands...

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,  LENS H AND LENS V
When adjusting the image for focus, zoom or horizontal and vertical positioning, use the specific 
arrow keys ( /  or  / ) related to each function. A small window will appear to indicate 
the type of adjustment taking place. For example,
• Use the “Focus”  or   keys to improve image clarity as desired.
• Use the “Zoom”   or   keys to achieve a desired image size.
• Use the “Lens H ”  or   keys to position the...

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bar on the right—use the arrow keys to access the remainder of the menu. Locked items or items that 
do not pertain to the current action or condition appear dimmed and cannot be selected.
When finished with a function menu:
• Press   to return to the previous screen.
OR
• Press   to leave the menu system and return to the presentation.
NOTES: 1) If there is no signal present, all source-dependent adjustments are disabled. 2) After 15 
minutes of...

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• You can bypass the menus entirely and use a single key to immediately access an adjustment during 
your presentation (applies only to options having their own key, such as Contrast, Brightness, 
Gamma, etc.).
• For “blind” access, hide the entire menu system (see OSD key, above) and access using the proper 
sequence of key presses.
Slide bars in menus – The current value for a given parameter, such as 
size or vertical stretch,...

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FIGURE 3-7 EXAMPLE OF PULL-DOWN LIST
If you prefer to quickly scroll through a list without first pulling it down, highlight the option and 
use  or  . Press   when the desired choice appears.
NOTES: 1) Press  or  to jump between pages in an extra long pull-down list. 2) Press  
while in a pull-down list to cancel any change.
EDITING TEXT
Activate the Edit Window:
 To enter or edit text, highlight the desired parameter (such as a channel 
name) and...

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Press  (Enter) When Finished: To accept edits and leave the edit window, press   (Enter).
NOTE: Press   at any time to cancel changes and return to the previously defined text.
Edit numerical values:
Enter numbers directly from the keypad to specify numbers representing projectors, channels (source 
setups), or slots. As each digit is entered, it is inserted on the right of the field, and the numbers already 
in the field are...

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Once you have adjusted a display parameter, such as pixel tracking or contrast, all current settings are 
collectively stored in the projectors memory as a unique two-digit channel, such as  . You can 
have numerous distinct channels available for the same input, any of which can be selected by using 
the   key on the keypad followed by the two-digit channel number.
Shown below is a sample channel list available from . This is typically called the...

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When you select a direct input ( ,  ,  , or  ), any existing channels in the projector are 
searched for matching input and signal parameters – this only occurs if Auto Source is enabled on 
these channels. If no match to the incoming input signal is found in currently defined channels, a new 
channel is temporarily created based on factory-defined defaults for this type of signal. The channel 
number assigned is the lowest...