Christie Projector J Series 2.0, 2.4, And 3.0kW User Manual

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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 other environmental factors may slightly 
change how these colors appear on your screen. While the 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, which are stored in memory, each projector will then 
automatically calculate any necessary corrections to reproduce the original factory colors under the current 
environmental conditions. This essentially calibrates a projector to its surroundings, compensating for factors 
such as screen type; lamp and/or ambient lighting and will improve color accuracy and consistency in a group 
of projectors. It ensures a good starting point for further 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.
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 projector fundamental colors so that the hue and intensity of 
each color appears the same from one display to another. Once matched, you will have created a single new 
shared range of colors or “color gamut” that all of your projectors can produce. This palette—named User 1, 2, 
3 or 4—can be applied or disabled for a source at any time throughout a bank of adjacent displays, simplifying 
both the setup and maintenance of a “seamless” wall.
1. Set up and optimize all projector settings. 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 Optical Aperture until adjacent white fields appear the same brightness. 
						

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• 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. 
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 slightly in the following manner:
FIGURE 3-40 JOT DOWN A SET OF MAX DRIVES X/Y VALUES
FIGURE 3-41 COPY X/Y VALUES INTO ALL PROJECTORS 
						

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• 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 automatically 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 the 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.
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.
FIGURE 3-42 COLOR ADJUSTMENT
FIGURE 3-43 COLOR MATCHING USING COLOR SATURATION MENU 
						

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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 controller 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.
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 has 
occurred 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
NOTE: When an alarm is displayed on the LCD, the built-in keypad is disabled. Press 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 
						

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4 Web User Interface
4.1 Logging On
IMPORTANT!  Before logging on to the system, ensure that you select the appropriate language 
required. Your language selection only affects the web user interface. The language used by the 
projector on-screen display (OSD) is not affected. See Figure 4-1. 
1. Open your web browser and type the IP address (in the address bar) assigned to your projector.
2. Select the appropriate language from the Language drop-down list, located in the upper left-hand 
corner. See Figure 4-1.
3. Type your username and password in the User Name and Password (see Figure 4-2) fields 
respectively. Both entries are case-sensitive.
4. Click the Login button. The Main window (see Figure 4-3) appears.
FIGURE 4-3 MAIN WINDOW
FIGURE 4-1 LANGUAGE DROP-DOWN LISTFIGURE 4-2 LOGIN 
						

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The following table describes each area found in the Main window. See Figure 4-3.
4.2 Navigating the Web User Interface
It is not recommended that you use the web browser navigation functionality (i.e. the Back and Forward 
functions) as this will cause you to lose your web connection. It is recommended that you navigate using the 
application interface and related functionality detailed in this section.
IMPORTANT: Internet Explorer V6.0 has known performance issues and is not recommended to be used as the 
primary web browser for the web user interface. It is recommended that you use Internet Explorer V7.0.
4.2.1 Help Text
You can move your mouse pointer over most buttons or 
fields to display related help information or click the Help 
button, if available. See Figure 4-4. To disable this feature, 
go to Admin>System>Tooltip: Hide. 
NOTE: Help text is 
not available for a disabled button.
ASECONDARY TABS (SPECIFIC TO 
A PRIMARY TAB
) LOCATED 
ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE 
MAIN WINDOW.
BACTIVE INPUT WINDOW SEC-
TION IS READ
-ONLY.
CTHESE SECTIONS PROVIDE DROP-
DOWN LIST SELECTIONS (REFER 
TO
 SECTION 3, OPERATION FOR 
MORE DETAILS
).
DPRIMARY TABS LOCATED 
ALONG THE TOP OF THE 
MAIN 
WINDOW
.
ECURRENT STATUS BAR PRO-
VIDES INFORMATION MESSAGES 
ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT 
STATUS OF THE PROJECTOR
.
FPROJECTOR INFORMATION 
SECTION IS READ-ONLY.
GSTATUS INDICATOR DISPLAYS 
THE OVERALL STATUS OF THE 
PROJECTOR
, BASED ON THE 12 
CATEGORIES OF INFORMATION 
AVAILABLE
. NOTE: CLICK THE 
STATUS INDICATOR LED TO 
DISPLAY THE 
STATUS WINDOW 
AND OBTAIN MORE INFORMA-
TION ABOUT ANY CURRENT 
ERRORS AND WARNINGS
. SEE 
4.3.2 MAIN TABBED PAGE - 
S
TATUS.
HLOGOUT BUTTON (LOCATED AT 
THE TOP RIGHT CORNER OF THE 
WEB BROWSER
) IS USED TO LOG-
OUT YOU OFF OF THE WEB USER 
INTERFACE AND THE PROJECTOR
. 
IPOWER SECTION CONTAINS AN 
ON AND OFF BUTTON. ONLY 
ONE IS ENABLED DEPENDING ON 
THE CURRENT POWERED STATE 
OF THE PROJECTOR
.
JSHUTTER SECTION CONTAINS AN 
OPEN AND CLOSE BUTTON. 
O
NLY ONE IS ENABLED DEPEND-
ING ON THE CURRENT STATE OF 
THE PROJECTOR SHUTTER
.
KOSD (ON SCREEN DISPLAY) 
SECTION CONTAINS AN ON AND 
OFF BUTTON. ONLY ONE IS 
ENABLED DEPENDING ON THE 
CURRENT STATE OF THE PROJEC-
TOR ON
-SCREEN DISPLAY.
FIGURE 4-4 HELP MOUSE OVER EXAMPLE 
						

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4.3 Basic Operation
This section discusses the primary tabs located along the top of the application window. Each primary tab also 
has related secondary tabs which are located along the bottom of each tabbed page as follows:
• Main
• General
• Status
• Lens
• Tools
• Virtual OSD
• Admin
• System
• Users
• Advanced
•RTE
• Serial
• About
• Version
• License
4.3.1 Main Tabbed Page - General
Under the Main tabbed page, select the General secondary tab to view general information about Inputs, 
Channels, Projector Information, Test Pattern, and Color Enable (see Figure 4-3). For detailed information 
refer to Section 3 Operation.
4.3.2 Main Tabbed Page - Status  
Under the Main tabbed page, select the Status secondary tab to view the 12 Category LED status lights which 
indicate the projector highest critical state. See Figure 4-5. The LED color of the category indicates that it is in 
one of the following states:
• Green = Good
• Yellow = Warning
• Red = Error
For more information about each LED, click a category for details.
FIGURE 4-5 CATEGORY STATUS EXAMPLE 
						

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4.3.3 Main Tabbed Page - Lens 
Under the Main tabbed page, select the Lens secondary tab to define your adjustment settings for the lens. For 
detailed information, refer to Section 3 Operation.
4.3.4 Tools Tabbed Page - Virtual OSD 
Under the Tools tabbed page, select the Virtual OSD secondary tab to access to the virtual OSD page. See 
Figure 4-6.
FIGURE 4-6 TOOLS WINDOW
 The following table describes each area found in the Tools window. See Figure 4-6.
AVIRTUAL OSD TABBED PAGE 
PRESENTS THE 
MAIN MENU 
(
REFER TO APPENDIX A, MENU 
TREE FOR MORE DETAILS).
BTHE MAXIMIZE/MINIMIZE BUT-
TON TOGGLES DEPENDING ON THE 
CURRENT STATE OF THE PROJEC-
TOR
. WHEN MAXIMIZED, THE VIR-
TUAL 
OSD DISPLAYS OVER THE 
ENTIRE PAGE SO THAT SUBSE-
QUENT MENUS CAN BE VIEWED 
WITHOUT SCROLLING
. No access to 
tabbed pages when maximized.
CHELP BUTTON PRESENTS A POP-UP 
WINDOW WHICH PROVIDES INFOR-
MATION TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE 
WITHIN THE CURRENT MENU
.
DOSD SECTION CONTAINS AN ON 
AND OFF BUTTON. ONLY ONE IS 
ENABLED DEPENDING ON THE CUR-
RENT STATE OF THE 
OSD. CON-
TROL OF THE 
OSD IS ALWAYS 
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE 
REMOTE
.
EAUTO SETUP BUTTON USES THE 
MANUFACTURE DEFAULT SET-
TINGS 
(REFER TO SECTION 3, 
O
PERATION FOR MORE DETAILS). 
						

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Virtual OSD Menu
By selecting an option from a menu, its associated window 
appears, showing related information and input fields. To 
return to the previous menu, click the menu title bar (see 
Figure 4-7). 
To return to a previous menu, click on the current menu title 
bar or press ESC. 
NOTE: It is recommended to click the 
Maximize button to view the full screen size.
There are various types of menu elements (Figure 4-8 and 
Figure 4-9) which allow you to define various projector 
settings. 
These include:
• Field entries
• Drop-down lists
• Check boxes
• Sliders
IMPORTANT!  When a menu option is modified through the Virtual OSD menu, the projector setting takes 
affect immediately.
E
NTERING A NUMBER IN A NUMERIC FIELD
1. Position your mouse pointer within the numeric field that you wish to edit.
2. Click to highlight the field entry. 
NOTE: If you click the menu option, the field cannot be edited.
3. Edit the field entry.
4. Press Enter to save your changes.
FIGURE 4-8 SELECT NUMERIC FIELD
FIGURE 4-7  VIEW PREVIOUS MENU 
						

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SELECTING A OPTION FROM A DROP-DOWN LIST
1. Click the option drop-down arrow to open the drop-down list. 
2. Locate and select the desired option.
FIGURE 4-9 TYPES OF MENU ELEMENTS
SELECTING OR CLEARING A CHECK BOX
To select or clear a check box, click the check box with your mouse pointer. This enables or clears the option 
respectively.
4.3.5 Admin Tabbed Page - System
Under the Admin tabbed page, select the System secondary tab to upgrade, upload, backup and restore 
specific files, change the Logo position, background color, gamma properties, and select the interrogation 
level.
FIGURE 4-10 ADMIN WINDOW