Christie Projector M-Series User Manual

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The channel setup icons list all defined channels. The far left column lists channel numbers defined. 
The values in the far right columns indicate horizontal and vertical frequencies or if there is a defined 
name for a channel, it appears here. The H & V frequencies will not appear if a name has been defined 
for the channel; instead the name is only seen. The H & V frequencies are inserted as, the name when 
the channel is first created. The vertical...

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FIGURE 3-13 - COPY A CHANNEL
TO DELETE A CHANNEL, highlight the desired channel in the Channel Setup menu, then press 
 to activate the Channel Copy/Delete submenu. Select “Delete” and press  —a window will 
appear to confirm the deletion of this channel.
FIGURE 3-14 - DELETE A CHANNEL
TO DELETE MULTIPLE CHANNELS highlight any channel in the Channel Setup menu and 
press   to go to the Channel Copy/Delete submenu. Select “Delete...

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To edit parameters shown in the Channel Setup menu, select the relevant channel and press . The 
Channel Edit menu will appear similar to the sample shown below.
FIGURE 3-15 CHANNEL EDIT
If desired, review and/or edit the following channel setups in the Channel Edit menu:
•NAME: 
An alphanumeric label can be defined and/or changed here. Channel names can be up to 12 characters 
in length. The default name is the horizontal and vertical sync...

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•AUTO SOURCE: 
If checked, (default), the projector can automatically locate this channel when an incoming input 
signal matches. If not checked, the projector can locate the selected channel only when it is directly 
selected via   on the keypad—and a change in input signal will not result in a channel change.
•LOCKED: 
If checked, all of the image settings for this channel are locked. If unchecked (default), all available 
image...

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Use Auto Setup ( )
The best auto setup will be obtained under the following conditions:
• Input levels, it is best to have an image with saturated (very Bright) colors.
• Phase, high contrast edges are needed.
To determine active window size:
• Video images should have whites and blacks in the image
• Wide range video images should have content (including white) that extends to all edges of the 
image.
3.4.1Size and Position Menu
Increase or decrease...

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WHAT IS THE RESIZING DEFAULT? By default when displaying a new source, your image will 
utilize as much of the projector’s display area as possible for the type of incoming source data, but with 
minimal or no changes to aspect ratio. See Select “Default” below.
WHEN “CUSTOM” APPEARS: The “Custom” re-size descriptor automatically appears in the Size 
and Position menu when any of the values for Size, Vertical Stretch, H-Position,...

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•“FULL WIDTH” fills the projector’s display 
from left-to-right without changing the original 
aspect ratio of the image. Depending on the 
source, data at the top and bottom may be dis-
carded (cropped), or the display may have black 
borders at the top and bottom (called “letter-
boxed”). 
•“FULL HEIGHT” fills the display from top-to-bottom. Depending on the source, this may create 
borders. 
•“ANAMORPHIC” displays an anamorphic image in its native...

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screen. adjust the slide bar until the vertical stripes broaden to the point where one large stripe fills 
the image. If the image still exhibits some shimmer or noise, adjust pixel phase (below).
•PIXEL PHASE:
NOTE: Adjust “Pixel Phase” after “Pixel Tracking”.
Adjust pixel phase when the image (usually from an RGB source) still shows shimmer or “noise” after 
pixel tracking is optimized. Pixel phase adjusts the phase of the...

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BLANKING (TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT, and 
RIGHT): Crop the image so that unwanted edges are 
removed from the display (changed to black). 
Blanking defines the size of the Active Input Window, 
or area of interest. Range of adjustment depends on 
the source resolution and other factors. 
NOTE: Blanking a PIP image resembles zoom. For 
example, left Blanking zooms the right side of the 
PIP image; Right Blanking zooms the left side. 
There are no black bars....

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whites remain bright but are not distorted or tinted, and that light areas do not become white. NOTE: If 
the environment lighting changes, an adjustment of Gamma is recommended (see below).
•BRIGHTNESS:
Increases or decreases the amount of black in the image (0-100). For best results, keep close to 50. 
Start with a high value and decrease so that dark areas do not become black. Conversely, high 
brightness changes black to dark...