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 of black stripe.
4. Set  Level Detector Threshold  to near white (such as 800).
5. Adjust Gains to minimize area of white stripe.
• LEVEL DETECTOR THRESHOLD
Input Level Value  defines the value to be used by the Input Level Detector  in recognizing blacks and whites. 
See  Input Level Detector , above.
• ASPECT RATIO OVERLAY
Check this box to display an overlay  pattern over the image. The overlay shows the boxes corresponding to the 
size and shape of different aspect ratios.
• TEST PATTERN COLOR SWAP
This function swaps the green and re d color when drawing the Grid test pattern, and may be helpful when 
adjusting convergence on the projector.
• CALIBRATE LITELOC  
The LiteLoc calibration process must be run to calibrat e the LiteLoc sensor on all model types. “Constant 
Intensity” mode cannot oper ate correctly if the calibration has not been performed. 
NOTE: The shutter will 
close for the duration of the calibra tion, and will automatically open again when the calibration is complete.
3.8.10 SERVICE - Submenu
Access restricted to Christie accredited service technicians.
3.8.11OPTION CARD SETTINGS - Submenu
Allows adjustment of any settings specific to any op tion card currently installed in the projector. Refer to 
Appendix A: Menu Tree: Config uration - Option Card Settings.
3.9 Lamp Menu
LAMP MODE
Determines how the lamp power and intensity 
are controlled. If Maximum Brightness  is 
selected, the lamp burns as brightly as possible. 
Select Constant Intensity  mode to maintain a 
specific brightness level over time. As the lamp 
ages, the projector will increase power as 
needed, to closely mainta in the required output from the lamp. Select Constant Power  to specify the power 
level supplied to the lamp. Both  Constant Intensity and Constant Power  modes extend lamp life. 
NOTES: 1) 
Constant Intensity  mode, use the Intensity slidebar to adjust brightness.  
2) Constant Intensity  mode cannot 
operate correctly if the LiteLoc  calibration has not been performed. 
						

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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 value is used as a target value by the LiteLOC™ 
system to maintain constant intensity.
OPTICAL APERTURE 
Controls the diameter of the light  beam passing through the system. With a fully open aperture (slide bar 
default of “0”), the maximum amount of light passes  through for maximum image brightness. To reduce the 
aperture diameter and maximize contrast ratio, incr ease the slide bar setting. 
NOTE: Performance of the 
aperture depends on the lens in use.
WARN WHEN LAMP REACHES (HOURS) 
Allows the maximum number of hours (threshold) to be se t for lamp usage. When the threshold (set number of 
hours) is reached a warning message displays on the stat us system, indicating that the lamp should be changed. 
This setting is  user-defined only, has no bearing on la mp warranty, and is not tied to actual lamp life in any 
way. The default setting is 0, whic h means that the feature is off, and no warning will be generated. 
LAMP s/n
Records the lamp serial number. This will apply the serial  number to the current lamp statistics file. It will not 
perform the archiving as done by the  CHANGE LAMP function.
CHANGE LAMP - Submenu
Initiates the lamp change  process and allows the serial numbe r of the new lamp to be entered.
Lamp serial numbers are used for keeping statistics on each  lamp. Entering of serial numbers is optional, but is 
recommended. 
When using this function, the statistics from the previous lamp are archived, and statistics for the new lamp are 
tracked. If this function is  not used, statistics are accumulated (combined) for both the new and old lamps.
LAMP HISTORY
Lists the serial number and  the number of hours logged for the lamp (c urrent and previously)  installed in the 
projector. The current lamp appears at the bottom of the lis t. This entry is added automatically when you record 
a new serial number during the lamp change process. See CHANGE LAMP - Submenu . 
						

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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 image.
PIP INPUT 
From the list of active inpu ts, select one to be used as the secondary or PIP.
SWAP MAIN & PIP INPUTS 
Toggle the current PIP relationship so that the pr imary (main) image becomes secondary (PIP), and the 
secondary image becomes primary. Swapping  is available only when PIP is enabled. 
NOTE: Yo u  m a y  
experience a slight delay when swapp ing the Primary and Secondary images.
PIP ENABLE 
 Short cut:  Press PIP  on the Remote if menu not 
present.
Toggle between displaying two sources at once 
(Main and PIP images) and the primary or main 
source only. This check box turns the secondary 
source on and off. 
PIP WINDOWS OPTIONS - Submenu 
• PIP POSITION PRESETS  
Select a preset location and size of the PIP window. Wh ile in split screen mode, several channel controls that 
resize image will be disabled. These controls are size,  H-Position and V- P o s i t i o n .
• PIP WINDOW SIZE  
Sets the width of the PIP window in pixels. The active  portion of the input signal, as determined by blanking 
controls, will be scaled to fit into  the PIP window. The height of the PIP  window will be set to maintain the 
aspect ratio of the image being captured, as  determined by the Vertical Stretch control. 
• PIP H-POSITION
 Sets the center position of the Pict ure-In-Picture window on the screen.   
• PIP V-POSITION  
 Sets the center position of the Picture-In-Picture window on the screen. 
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PIP Input
Swap Main and PIP Inputs
PIP Window Options
PIP Size & Position
PIP 
Frame Locking
Auto Input Searching
HDMI Output Loop Source
Standby Active Loop-Through Image Settings
Fade Time PIP Enable
Input Switching & PIP
Twin HDMI Input Card, Slot 4 Input 1
Twin HDMI Input Card, Slot 4 Input 1
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Main/Secondary Loop Off
FIGURE 3-39 INPUT SWITCHING & PIP
Secondary (PIP) ImageAdjust through
PIP menu.
Primary ImageAdjust through
Main menu 
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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 and Position  menu adjust the PIP (secondary) im age in the same fashion as their 
counterparts in the main  Size and Position menu. 
• POSITION PRESETS  
Set the location of the PIP (sec ondary) image in the display.
PIP IMAGE SETTINGS - Submenu
The controls adjust the PIP (secon dary) image in the same fashion as  their counter parts in the main Image 
Settings  menu. 
NOTE: Refer to  3.7 Image Settings Menu  for details of Contrast to Advanced Image Settings .
FA D E  T I M E
Sets the amount of time (in seconds) it takes to fade  between images on a source switch and fades in the PIP 
image.
FRAME LOCKING
When the selection is set to  Frame Lock, output image frames are locked  to the input. When locked, the 
output is always locked to the primary  input, never the secondary image. Select Free Run and this will set the 
output to close to 60Hz for all sources. 
AUTO INPUT SEARCHING
When enabled, the system w ill continually search for the next valid signal when no signal is present or when 
loss of sync occurs on the current user selected input. In the case of multip le signals to choose from, the order 
is based on slot, followed by inputs on that slot.
HDMI OUTPUT LOOP SOURCE
Configure the HDMI output options. 
Select  Direct Loop  to directly pass-through th e HDMI input signals (from the same Twin HDMI Input Card). 
The Input1 signal is looped to Output1  and the Input2 is looped to Output2. 
Select  Main/Secondary Loop  to loop the Main & secondary video to the outputs (regardless of which card 
these signal originate from). The Main video signal is  looped to Output1 and the Secondary video signal is 
looped to Output2. 
Select  Disable  to shut off the HDMI outputs completely. 
						

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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 - inputs can be switched, perform auto setup 
and some limited input se ttings can be modified.
3.11 Status
The read-only Sta tus menu lists a variety of details about the  standard and optional components currently 
detected in the projector. Refer to the  Status menu for versions of hardware and  software installed, the type of 
lamp, the hours logged in total and fo r a specific period (such as a rental period), and for your projector model 
name and serial number. In addition, the  Status menu identifies the cu rrent channel, its location, its frequencies 
and other details.
3.12 Using Multiple Projectors
IMPORTANT!  When working with more than two projecto rs, work left to right, top to bottom.
When an installation requires multiple projectors, use the  RS-232 serial ports to daisy chain the units together 
and control the group with a single keypad or a computer /controller connected to the first projector. In such a 
network, you can select to broadcast commands to the entire group, or use the  P
ROJ key as desired to limit 
responses to an individual projector. 
Alternatively, you may want to add projecto rs to a hub on an Ethernet network. See Figure 2-22  for full 
routing details.
Matching Colors in Multiple Screens
In a multiple-projector wall, you will likely want to precisely match color and inte nsity from image-to-image 
so that the full wall is as uniform as possible.
Preliminary Calibration
All primary colors in the projector are precisely set to  pre-established values to ensure that overall color 
performance is optimized and is as  accurate as possible. Lighting and othe r environmental factors may slightly 
change how these colors appear on your screen. While th e change is negligible in most cases, you may prefer 
to recover the originally intended color performance before trying to match colors from several projectors. 
To achieve consistency use a color meter to measure  the native primary colors—red, green, blue, and white—
as they appear at the screen. Record these as  Color Primary Settings in the Service  menu (password-protected) 
for each projector. On the basis of these new values, wh ich are stored in memory, each projector will then 
automatically calculate any necessary corrections to repr oduce the original factory colors under the current 
environmental conditions. This essentia lly calibrates a projector to its surroundings, compensating for factors 
such as screen type; lamp and/or am bient lighting and will improve color  accuracy and consistency in a group 
of projectors. It ensures a good starting point for furthe r customizing and matching; however, is not critical for 
all installations.
To access the  Service menu (password-protected) return to the  factory-set color primaries. Select the “Reset to 
Factory Defaults ?” option in the Color Primaries  submenu. Then repeat the calibration process describe 
above and continue with  matching of colors. 
						

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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 proj ectors can produce. This palette—named User 1, 2, 3 or 
4—can be applied or disabled for a source at any time thro ughout a bank of adjacent displays, simplifying both 
the setup and maintenance of a “seamless” wall.
1. Set up and optimize all projector se ttings. You can ignore color temperature, since you will be redefining 
color performance in this procedure, but do optimize  each projector in every other aspect. Closely align all 
screen edges.
2. Assign projector numbers to make communications easier. Use desired keypad.
3. Use the same lamp mode for all projectors, and do the following: • Set Select Color Adjustment  to “Max Drives”
• Display a full white test pattern
• Adjust lamp power and Op tical Aperture until adjacent white fi elds appear the same brightness.
• Display the  Color Adjustments by X,Y  menus for all projectors. Each menu shows the x/y coordinates 
defining the “Max Drives” color gamut for this projector. 
NOTE:  The values shown in one (any) of the 
displays. Use the “Copy From” function to copy  them into a “User” gamut in one projector. 
Color Adjustments by X,YSelect Color Adjustment
Color Temperature
Red X
Red Y
Green X
Green Y
Blue X
Blue Y
White X
White Y
Yellow Notch Filter
Auto Color Enable
Color Enable
Copy From
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Color Temperature
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Yellow Notch Filter
Auto Color Enable
Color Enable
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FIGURE 3-40 JOT DOWN A SET OF MAX DRIVES X/Y VALUES 
						

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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 blues, increase both “Blue X” and  “Blue Y” until full field blue screens match.
NOTE: For speed, enable the “Auto Color 
Enable” check box. Each  color coordinate you 
select will then automa tically trigger a full 
field display of the corresponding color.
Alternatively, use the  Color Saturation menu 
for these adjustments or to fine tune.
These coordinate adjustments move th e three color points closer together (see below) to establish a “shared” 
gamut attainable by all projectors in  your group. Adjust only as necessary to ensure  that the resulting color 
palette is as large as possible. When done,  you may need to adjust lamp power slightly.
6. All screens should now be color-matched. Apply  this new “User” gamut to a source at any time by 
selecting it in the “ Select Color Adjustment ” list accessed in the Advanced Image Settings  menu.
Color Adjustments by X,Y
Select Color Adjustment
Color Temperature
Red X
Red Y
Green X
Green Y
Blue X
Blue Y
White X
White Y
Yellow Notch Filter
Auto Color Enable
Color Enable
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Select Color Adjustment
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Yellow Notch Filter
Auto Color Enable
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Color Adjustments by X,Y
Select Color Adjustment
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FIGURE 3-41 COPY X/Y VALUES INTO ALL PROJECTORS
Reduce Red X
Reduce Green Y
Increase Blue Xand Y
Color Adjustments by X,Y
Select Color Adjustment
Color Temperature
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Green X
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FIGURE 3-42 COLOR ADJUSTMENT 
						

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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 Adjustments 
by X,Y menu.
For best results, use this menu after 
doing the color adjustment procedure.
3.13 Remote Control of the Projector
As an alternative to using a keypad, most projector  functions can be controlled remotely, typically at a 
controller such as a PC, via a web interface.
VIA ASCII MESSAGING —  Connect a serial link between your cont roller and the RS-232 or RS-422 port 
(recommended), or open an Ethernet socket (i.e., Telnet) between your controller and the valid projector 
address. Valid ASCII codes and  messages are documented in the Christie Serial Communications  document 
available at the Christie website.
VIA WEB INTERFACE —  Connect the PC to the projector Ethernet  port. In the web browser (i.e., Internet 
Explorer), enter the IP address of the projector you wish to control. This will prompt a login screen. The 
default login ids are: admin, service, and guest. Up to  a maximum of 3 users can connect at any given time. 
Two users can use the same account to log in. Each user will see a different set of tabs. The default passwords 
can be edited by an administrator or a service user in the Admin tab. Guest users will not see this tab. Basic 
operations of the projector can be controlled from this interface and the Virtual OSD can be accessed from 
here.
Color Saturation
Select Color Adjustment
Red Part of Red
Green Part of Red
Blue Part of Red
Green Part of Green
Red Part of Green
Blue Part of Green
Blue Part of Blue
Red Part of Blue
Green Part of Blue
Red Part of White
Green Part of White
Blue Part of White
Color Purity Filter
Auto Color Enable
Color Enable
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FIGURE 3-43 COLOR MATCHING USING COLOR SATURATION MENU 
						

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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 may cause the projector to shut down automatically. An example would be 
a fan not running.
Alarms are displayed:
• on the projector LCD
• in the Status Menu of the OSD (if active)
• in the Web User Interface
NOTES: 1)  When an alarm is displayed on the LCD, the built-in keypad is disabled. Pr ess the OK soft key to 
re-enable the built-in keypad .
 When the status of the alarm item is within normal range, the alarm will clear.
FIGURE 3-44 EXAMPLE OF ALARM CONDITION