Christie Projector J Series 1000W & 1200W User Manual

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J Series 1000W and 1200W User Manual3-51020-100706-02  Rev. 1  (03-2014)
• INPUT LEVEL DETECTOR
The Input Level Detector check box enables specific  thresholds for blacks and whites. Input levels that fall 
below a specified level value (see below) are displayed as  black, and all others are displayed as white. To use:
1. Enable  Input Level Detector  and display a continuous greyscale.
2. Set  Level Detector Threshold  to near black (such as 200).
3. Adjust Offsets to minimize area...

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POWER
Sets the lamp power in Watts. The Power control represents the amount of power sent to the lamp. Power 
increases when operating in Intensity mode, until it reaches its maxi mum. The value remains stable when in 
Max Brightness or Power mode. If using Power mode , setting a lower power level reduces brightness and 
extends lamp life.
INTENSITY 
Adjusts the lamp intensity to the required % of full.  This...

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3.10 Input Switching & PIP Menu
Use the Input Switching & PIP  menu to 
enable and define how you want to use PIP.
NOTE:  To control the primary image, access 
all picture controls through the Main menu. 
To control the secondary (PIP) image, access 
picture controls through the Input Switching 
& Picture-in-Picture menu.
MAIN INPUT 
From the list of active i nputs, select one to be 
used as the primary or main...

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•PIP BORDER WIDTH  
Specify how thick the Picture-In-Pic ture border should be. Setting the control to zero disa bles the border. 
NOTE: The thickness of the border is proportional to the size of the PIP image. Larger windows will have 
larger borders.
• PIP BORDER COLOR  
Select the color of the optional border  around the Picture-In-Picture image. 
PIP SIZE & POSITION - Submenu
Most controls in the  PIP Size...

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STANDBY ACTIVE LOOP-THROUGH 
Enable this checkbox in situations where a Twin HDMI Input card is be ing used to loop signals out to another 
projector. Standby Active Loop-Through  ensures that video signals continue to be looped out when the 
projector enters standby power mode. 
NOTE: When the projector is  in standby mode (and Standby Active 
Loop-Through  is selected), limited channel control is availabl e -...

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Color Adjustment Procedure
Once the Color Primary Settings  are calibrated for the site (see above), use the  Color Adjustments by X,Y or 
Color Saturation  menu to further refine each pr ojector fundamental color so that  the hue and intensity of each 
color appears the same from one displa y to another. Once matched, you will have created a single new shared 
range of colors or “color gamut” that all of your...

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4. In each projector, select a “User” color adjustment (1-4) to enable Color Adjustments by X,Y changes. Then 
enter your recorded x/y values into each menu.
5. In each projector, judge by eye and adjust x/y coordinates slig htly in the following manner:
• To match reds, decrease “Red X” until full  field red screens match.
• To match greens, decrease “Green Y” until full  field green screens match.
• To match...

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Using the Color Saturation Menu for Color Matching
To use the  Color Saturation  menu to 
match colors across  multiple screens. 
In the three Color Adjustment 
submenus (Red, Green, Blue, and 
White—see right), set all main values 
to 1000 and the secondary values to 0, 
if applicable. Then  judge by eye and 
adjust the slide bars as needed. 
NOTE: 
Adjustments here define new x/y 
coordinates in the Color...

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3.14 Alarms
There are two types of alarms:
•Warning Alarm 
• Critical Alarm
A warning alarm is generated when an 
error or a non-optimal condition occurs 
that will not prevent the projector from 
operating. An example is when a 
temperature is slightly elevated.
A critical alarm is generated when a condition occurs that could prevent the projector from operating and could 
cause damage to the projector. This...