Christie Projector J Series 1000W & 1200W User Manual

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Communicating to all Ports
To relay all messages to all ports—RS-232, RS-422, and Ethernet—set the “Network Routing” option in the 
Communications  menu for each projector to “All Joined”, see  Section 3.8.7 COMMUNICATIONS - Submenu . 
This configuration is useful if you are using a non -RS-232 controller with the RS-232 linking available 
between these projectors. For example, you may want to  use...

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2.2.10  Projector Communications
Status LEDs
Looking from the back of the projector, the LEDs represent, from top to bottom; Shutter, Status, Comm, and 
Lamp. The LEDs will display the colors as shown below: 
Status LED 
(located at back of projector) #
LED State
Shutter
1Green - Shutter is open
Ye l l o w  - Shutter is closed
Status 2Off - AC power is off
Ye l l o w - AC is present but projector is...

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2.3 Connecting Sources
Sources are connected to the Input Panel located at the back of the projector.  Figure 2-25 Input Panel. The 
Input Panel allows one image  processor board and up to 4 input cards to be inserted. The input cards are hot 
swappable i.e. they may be plugged in and out while the projector is running. The image processor should only 
be replaced when the projector is off or when...

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Analog BNC Input Card
This card accepts several types of sync modes. In 5-wire sync mode all 5 BNC connectors are used. If H and V 
connectors are swapped, this card will still operate norm ally. An analog graphic source such as a VGA from a 
PC can be connected. The card can operate in 4-wire  sync mode, which accommodates 4-wire RGBC sources. 
The composite sync cable can be connected to either...

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Video Decoder Input Card
This card accepts and decodes standard definition (SD) video. This includes CVBS (composite video), S-
Video, and component sources. This card supports as  many as 6 video signals, four of them on BNC 
connectors and two on 4-pin mini-DIN connectors. E ach mini-DIN connector accepts 1 S-Video signal. The 
first BNC accepts composite video (only), while the rema ining three...

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Input termination (2 Watt, 120 Ohm) is required on the last DMXC card in a loop through configuration. (i.e. 
only on the last projector). Termination may be either  hardware (by plugging in a termination dongle, etc) or 
may be switched in by software, but should not be bo th. Software termination is only in place when the 
projector has AC applied. If there are cases where the network is required...

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Connecting Tiled Projectors
Wiring Requirements
A distribution box or digital signal switcher may be used to feed the same video signal to all the units of the 
tiling array. See  Figure 2-26 Use of Distribution Box . 
FIGURE 2-26 USE OF DISTRIBUTION BOX
Christie loop-through may be used to set up a tiling array (see Figure 2-26 to Figure 2-31 ). The system allows 
wiring providing the HDCP...

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FIGURE 2-27 1X3 WIRING SOLUTION
FIGURE 2-28 2X2 WIRING SOLUTION
FIGURE 2-29 2X3 LOOP-THROUGH WIRING SOLUTION 

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FIGURE 2-30 2X3 SINGLE WIRING LOOP-THROUGH - NO PIP IS SUPPORTED
FIGURE 2-31 3X3 LOOP-THROUGH WIRING SOLUTION