Christie Projector Mirage Ds+8k J Technical Manual

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(RBL) RIGHT BLANKING 
CONTROL GROUP: Input     SUBCLASS: Power Up           ACCESS LEVEL: Operator
DESCRIPTION
Set the number of lines to blank (turn to black) at the right of the image. This can be used to blank out any 
unwanted data near the right edge of the image. 
A positive amount of blanking makes the image smaller. A negative amount of blanking makes the image larger. 
Negative blanking is only applicable to analog signals, when the autosetup has not been able to set the image size 
correctly. It is preferable not to use negative blanking, but to run autosetup again, ensuring that the content has 
active pixels on each edge of the image. 
The maximum amount of right blanking allowed is half the image width minus 10. For negative blanking, the 
image size can only be increased to the limit of the sync.   
SUBCODE
INxy
DESCRIPTION OF USE
Set the right blanking for slot x, input y. 
MAIN Set the right blanking for the main image.
PIIP or SECD Set the right blanking for the PIP or Secondary image.
EXAMPLES:
(RBL 40) - Set right blanking to 40 on main video. 
(RBL+MAIN 40) - Set right blanking to 40 on main video. 
(RBL+PIIP 40) - Set right blanking to 40 on PIP video. 
(RBL+IN32 40) - Set right blanking to 40 on slot 3 input 2. 
(RBL?) - Returns the right blanking value on main video. 
(RBL+PIIP?) - Returns the right blanking value on PIP video. 
(RBL+IN12?) - Returns the right blanking value on slot 1 input 2. 
(RDB) RED BLACK LEVEL 
CONTROL GROUP: Input     SUBCLASS: Power Up           ACCESS LEVEL: Operator
DESCRIPTION
Red black level is used to compensate for relative variations in the blacklevels between Red, Green and Blue. 
Available on all cards expect the Video decoder. 
The correct setting is when the maximum contrast is achieved without crushing white or black. When the drive 
and black level controls are set correctly for a signal, the Comprehensive Color Adjustment, including color tem-
perature, will work as expected. The drive and black level controls should not be used to setup a specific color 
temperature as this will require separate color temperature adjustments to be made for each signal.   
SUBCODE
INxy
DESCRIPTION OF USE
Set the red black level on slot x, input y to the specified value in 
the range of -255 to 255. 
MAIN Set the red black level on the main video to the specified value in 
the range -255 to 255.
PIIP or SECD Set the red black level on the PIP or Secondary video to the speci-
fied value in the range of -255 to 255. 
						

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EXAMPLES:
(RDB 128) - Set red black level to 128 on main video. 
(RDB+MAIN 128) - Set red black level to 128 on main video. 
(RDB+PIIP 100) - Set red black level to 100 on PIP video. 
(RDB+IN32 100) - Set red black level to 100 on slot 3 input 2. 
(RDB?) - Returns the current red black level value on main video. 
(RDB+PIIP ?) - Returns the current red black level value on PIP video. 
(RDB+IN12 ?) - Returns the current red black level value on slot 1 input 2. 
(RDD) RED DRIVE 
CONTROL GROUP: Input     SUBCLASS: Power Up           ACCESS LEVEL: Operator
DESCRIPTION
The red drive level is used to compensate for different amounts of attenuation between the Red, Green and Blue 
in the signal. Available on all cards expect the Video decoder. 
The correct setting achieves maximum contrast without crushing white or black. When the drive and black level 
controls are set correctly for a signal, the Comprehensive Color Adjustment, including color temperature, will 
work as expected. The drive and black level controls should not be used to setup a specific color temperature as 
this will require separate color temperature adjustments to be made for each source.   
SUBCODE
INxy
DESCRIPTION OF USE
Set the red drive on slot x, input y to the specified value in the 
range of -255 to 255. 
MAIN Set the red drive on the main video to the specified value in the 
range -255 to 255.
PIIP or SECD Set the red drive on the PIP or Secondary video to the specified 
value in the range of -255 to 255.
EXAMPLES:
(RDD 128) - Set red drive to 128 on main video. 
(RDD+MAIN 128) - Set red drive to 128 on main video. 
(RDD+PIIP 100) - Set red drive to 100 on PIP video. 
(RDD+IN32 100) - Set red drive to 100 on slot 3 input 2. 
(RDD?) - Returns the current red drive value on main video. 
(RDD+PIIP ?) - Returns the current red drive value on PIP video. 
(RDD+IN12 ?) - Returns the current red drive value on slot 1 input 2. 
(ROG) RED ODD PIXEL GAIN 
CONTROL GROUP: Option     SUBCLASS: Power Up           ACCESS LEVEL: Operator
DESCRIPTION
Adds an offset to input red gain settings on the analog input card. It is used to compensate for differences between 
the A to D converter used to sample even pixels, and the one used for odd pixels. A value of 0 is the null position 
in which both A to D converters are set to exactly the same value. 
SUBCODE
SLx0
DESCRIPTION OF USE
Set a red gain offset for the second A to D. 
						

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EXAMPLE:
(ROG+SL10 -10) - Set a red gain offset to -10 on slot 1. 
(ROO) RED ODD PIXEL OFFSET 
CONTROL GROUP: Option     SUBCLASS: Power Up           ACCESS LEVEL: Operator
DESCRIPTION
Adds an offset to input red blacklevel settings on the analog input card. It is used to compensate for differences 
between the A to D converter used to sample even pixels, and the one used for odd pixels. A value of 0 is the null 
position in which both A to D converters are set to exactly the same value. 
SUBCODE
SLx0
DESCRIPTION OF USE
Set a red blacklevel offset for the second A to D.
EXAMPLE:
(ROO+SL10 -10) - Set a red gain offset to -10 on slot 1. 
(RQR) RGB QUANTIZATION RANGE 
CONTROL GROUP: Input     SUBCLASS: Power Up           ACCESS LEVEL: Operator
DESCRIPTION
Select RGB quantization range, 0 = full(0~255), 1 = limited(16~235).   
SUBCODE
INxy
DESCRIPTION OF USE
Set the RGB quantization range for slot x, input y. 
MAIN Set the RGB quantization range for main video.
PIIP or SECD Set the RGB quantization range for PIP or Secondary video.
EXAMPLE:
(RQR 1) - Set RGB quantization range to limited, expanding numbers to the full range. 
(RTE) REAL TIME EVENTS
CONTROL GROUP: Unsaved     SUBCLASS: Power Down          ACCESS LEVEL: Operator
DESCRIPTION
Real time events allow custom user actions to occur based on a system trigger. There are various triggers in the 
system such as power up, channel change, errors, or based on time. Time can be absolute, (e.g. 12:00:00 on 
December 25, 2008) or relative (e.g. 5 hours and 30 minutes from now). Special function keys can also be used as 
a trigger. An example would be pressing Func+1 on the remote. Events can also be connected to external hard-
ware triggers via the General Purpose IO port (GPIO). 
						

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Single Occurrence Events:
(RTE T YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS S description command)
Daily Occurring Event:
(RTE T YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS YYYY/MM/DD D R description command)
where the first date and time is the start date and occurrence time
the second date is the end date
R is the Repeat Every interval i.e. repeat every R days 
Weekly Occurring Event:
(RTE T YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS YYYY/MM/DD W R D description command)
where the first date and time is the start date and occurrence time
the second date is the end date
R is the Repeat Every interval i.e. repeat every R weeks
D is the weekday or weekdays that the command should run on:
M = Monday
Tu = Tuesday
W = Wednesday
Th = Thursday
F = Friday
S = Saturday
Su = Sunday
i.e. MT will run on Monday and Tuesday TTh will run on Tuesday and Thursday MTWFSSu will run on 
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Monthly Occurring Event:
(RTE T YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS YYYY/MM/DD M R description command)
where the first date and time is the start date and occurrence time
the second date is the end date
R is the Repeat Every interval i.e. repeat on the same date every R months
NOTE: If there are not 31 days in the next run cycle month, the event will not run in that month. 
Function Key Events:
(RTE F K description command)
where K = the specific function key (1-5,7-9). Key 6 is reserved and cannot be used.
DMX Events:
(RTE M C description command)
where C = channel (54-63)  
						

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System Events:
(RTE S E T description command)
where E is the event to respond to:
0 = Boot Up
1 = Power On/Off
T = 0 (Either a Power On or Off event)
T = 1 (Power On only)
T = 2 (Power Off only)
2 = Any System Error
3 = Good Signal
4 = No Signal
5 = Input Change
6 = Channel Change
T = channel (where channel is 1-99)
GPIO Events:
(RTE G AAAAAAA description command)
where A is GPIO input for each pin:
= X (dont care)
= H (when pin is high) - See 
 (GIO) General Purpose Input/Output
= L (when pin is low) - See  (GIO) General Purpose Input/Output
Delete All Events:
(RTE X *)
Delete a single event:
(RTE X A)
where A is the event to be deleted (0-??)
EXAMPLES:
Single Occurrence Events:
(RTE T 2008/12/25 11:48:00 S description (SHU 1)) - close the shutter at 11:48:00 on December 25, 2008 
(RTE T 2009/01/01 23:00:00 S description (CHA 2)) - switch to channel 2 on January 1, 2009 at 23:00:00 
Daily Occurring Event:
(RTE T 2009/01/01 23:00:00 2009/02/01 D 1 description (PWR 1)) - power on the projector every day at 
23:00:00, starting from January 1, 2009 until February 1, 2009 
(RTE T 2009/01/01 23:00:00 2009/02/01 D 2 description (PWR 1)) - power on the projector every other day 
at 23:00:00, starting from January 1, 2009 until February 1, 2009 
(RTE T 2009/01/01 23:00:00 2009/02/01 D 5 description (PWR 1)) - power on the projector every fifth day at 
23:00:00, starting from January 1, 2009 until February 1, 2009  
						

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Weekly Occurring Event:
(RTE T 2009/01/01 23:00:00 2009/03/01 W 1 SSu description (PWR 0)) - power off the projector every 
week, on Saturday and Sunday at 23:00:00, starting from January 1, 2009 until March 1, 2009 (inclusive) 
(RTE T 2009/01/01 23:00:00 2009/03/01 W 2 MTWThF description (PWR 1)) - power on the projector 
every other week, on every weekday at 23:00:00, starting from January 1, 2009 until March 1, 2009 (inclusive) 
(RTE T 2009/01/01 23:00:00 2009/03/01 W 5 MTWThF description (PWR 1)) - power on the projector 
every fifth week, on every weekday at 23:00:00, starting from January 1, 2009 until March 1, 2009 (inclusive) 
Monthly Occurring Event:
(RTE T 2009/01/1 23:00:00 2010/01/01 M 1 description (PWR 0)) - power off the projector on the 1st day of 
every month at 23:00:00, starting January 1, 2009 until January 1, 2010 (inclusive) 
(RTE T 2009/01/10 23:00:00 2010/01/01 M 12 description (PWR 0)) - power off the projector on the 12th 
day of every 12 months at 23:00:00, starting January 12, 2009 until January 1, 2010 (inclusive)
(RTE T 2009/01/31 23:00:00 2010/01/01 M 2 description (PWR 0)) - power off the projector every other 
month on day 31 starting January 31, 2009 until January 1, 2010 (inclusive) 
Function Key Events:
(RTE F 1 description (SHU 0)) - open the shutter if Func+1 is pressed on the remote 
(RTE F 2 description (SHU 1)) - close the shutter if Func+2 is pressed on the remote
DMX Events:
(RTE M 55 description (SHU 0)) - open the shutter when the DMX channel 55 is moved into the range of 
192-255 
(RTE M 56 description (SHU 1)) - close the shutter when the DMX channel 56 is moved into the range of 
192-255 
System Events:
(RTE S 1 1 description (CLE 5)) - change color to cyan when system powers up 
(RTE S 6 25 description (SHU 1)) - close the shutter if channel 25 is selected
GPIO Events:
(RTE G XXXXXXX description (PWR 1)) - turn on the projector if we receive any GPIO input 
(RTE G  description (PWR 1)) - turn on the projector if we receive any GPIO input 
(RTE G XX description (PWR 1)) - turn on the projector if we receive any GPIO input
(RTE G XXXXXLH description (PWR 0)) - turn off the projector if pin 6 is set to low and pin 7 is high 
(RTE G HH description (FRZ 0)) - freeze the image if pins 1 and 2 are set to high 
(RTE G XXHHXXH description (FRZ 0)) - freeze the image if pins 3,4,7 are set to high
(RTE G LLHXX description (FRZ 0)) - freeze the image if pins 1,2 are set to Low and pin 3 is set to high
(RTE G LLH description (FRZ 0)) - freeze the image if pins 1,2 are set to Low and pin 3 is set to high  
						

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(SHU) SHUTTER 
CONTROL GROUP: Unsaved     SUBCLASS: Power Down           ACCESS LEVEL: Operator
DESCRIPTION
This control opens or closes the mechanical shutter that completely blocks all light to the screen. Valid values are: 
0 = Open 
1 = Close   
SUBCODE

DESCRIPTION OF USE
Open or close the shutter. 
EXAMPLES:
(SHU 1) - Close the shutter. 
(SHU?) - Get the shutter position. 
(SIN) SELECT INPUT 
CONTROL GROUP: Preference     SUBCLASS: Power Up           ACCESS LEVEL: Operator
DESCRIPTION
Select the active input for the video in control (VIC). The VIC can be main or picture in picture (PIP). To specify 
a new input routing, enter the number of the slot followed by the input. The projector will switch to that input 
location and automatically select the channel best suited to the incoming signal. For example, 1 2 would indicate 
slot 1 input 2.   
SUBCODE
MAIN
DESCRIPTION OF USE
Set the active input for the main video. 
PIIP or SECD Set the active input for the PIP or Secondary video.
EXAMPLES:
(SIN 12) - Set main video to slot 1 input 2. 
(SIN+MAIN 45) - Set main video to slot 4 input 5. 
(SIN+PIIP 21) - Set picture in picture video to slot 2 input 1. 
(SIN?)(SIN!12) - Get the current main video input. 
(SIN+MAIN?)(SIN+MAIN!12) - Get the current main video input. 
(SIN+PIIP?)(SIN+PIIP!21) - Get the current picture in picture video input. 
(SIZ) SIZE 
CONTROL GROUP: Input     SUBCLASS: Power Up           ACCESS LEVEL: Operator
DESCRIPTION
This controls how much the projector will electronically expand or shrink the image. It will expand/contract the 
image in both the vertical and horizontal directions so that the aspect ratio will not change. 1000 is the neutral 
position where no resizing is done. Scale = value / 1000. The horizontal scaling of the image is always to exactly 
this value but the vertical scale is also controlled by the VST control which stretches the image vertically. When 
size is changed on PIP video, nothing will visually happen. It gets saved in the PIPs channel and will be applied 
the next time that channel is on main video.   
SUBCODE

DESCRIPTION OF USE
Set the size for the main image.  
						

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EXAMPLES:
(SIZ 500) - Set size to 500 on main video. 
(SIZ?) - Returns the size value on main video. 
(SMP) SAMPLING MODE 
CONTROL GROUP: Input     SUBCLASS: Power Up           ACCESS LEVEL: Operator
DESCRIPTION
This control sets the color sampling mode for a digital signal to either YCbCr 4:4:4, RGB or YCbCr 4:2:2. 
Although the proper sampling mode is determined automatically by the projector, you can override the setting. 
Valid values are: 
0 = YCbCr 4:4:4 (or RGB) 
1 = YCbCr 4:2:2   
SUBCODE
INxy
DESCRIPTION OF USE
Set the sampling mode on slot x, input y. 
MAIN Set the sampling mode on main video. 
PIIP or SECD Set the sampling mode on PIP or Secondary video.
EXAMPLES:
(SMP 1) - Set sampling mode to YCbCr422 on main video. 
(SMP+MAIN 0) - Set sampling mode to YCbCr444 on main video. 
(SMP+PIIP 1) - Set sampling mode to YCbCr422 on PIP video. 
(SMP+IN32 1) - Set sampling mode to YCbCr422 on slot 3 input 2. 
(SMP?) - Returns the current sampling mode value on main video. 
(SMP+PIIP?) - Returns the current sampling mode value on PIP video. 
(SMP+IN12?) - Returns the current sampling mode value on slot 1 input 2. 
(SOR) SCREEN ORIENTATION 
CONTROL GROUP: Preference     SUBCLASS: Power Up           ACCESS LEVEL: Operator
DESCRIPTION
Selects the orientation of the displayed image. It can be displayed normally, inverted horizontally, inverted verti-
cally, or inverted in both directions, as required by the projector installation. Valid values are: 
0 = Front Projection 
1 = Rear Projection 
2 = Front Projection Inverted 
3 = Rear Projection Inverted   
SUBCODE

DESCRIPTION OF USE
Select screen orientation. 
EXAMPLE:
(SOR 0) - Set image orientation to Front projection.  
						

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(SPS) SPLASH SCREEN 
CONTROL GROUP: Preference     SUBCLASS: Power Up           ACCESS LEVEL: Operator
DESCRIPTION
Upload a User Splash Screen (logo) bitmap and configure splash screen display options.   
SUBCODE

DESCRIPTION OF USE
View/Set option indicating when a logo is displayed. Valid values 
are: 
0 = Always off 
1 = Display on Startup only 
2 = Display on Startup and when there is no Signal
BACK View/Set logo background color.
DLET Delete user logo from storage flash.
SLCT View/Set which logo to display. Valid values are: 
0 = Default Splash Screen 
1 = User Splash Screen
XPOS View/Set logo horizontal position.
YPOS View/Set logo vertical position.
EXAMPLES:
(SPS ?) - Get the display option. If 0, logo is always off. 1, logo is displayed at start up, etc. 
(SPS 2) - Set the display option. Logo will be displayed when there is no signal. 
(SPS+SLCT 0) - Use Christie logo.  
(SPS+BACK 225) - Set background color of user logo screen to Blue. Value format: 0xRRGGBB (must be con-
verted to decimal).
(SPS+DLET 1) - Delete user logo from flash.
(SPS+SIMG 1) - Set option to show logo image on user logo screen.
(SPS+SIMG 0) - Set option to hide logo image and only display background color on user logo screen.
(SPS+XPOS 50) Move the logo image on user logo screen to 50th pixel from left screen edge.
(SPS+YPOS 50) - Move the logo image on user logo screen to 50th pixel from top screen edge. 
(SPT) SPLIT SCREEN 
CONTROL GROUP: Unsaved     SUBCLASS: Power Up           ACCESS LEVEL: Operator
DESCRIPTION
Split screen enable control. Allows a snap shot of the main image to be presented on the right side of the screen to 
allow evaluation of advanced image processing features. All resizing controls are honoured on both images. How-
ever, image processing controls only happen on the left side image. Changing inputs, channels or test patterns will 
disable this control. PIP operation must be disabled prior to enabling this control. 
Valid options are: 
0 = Off 
1 = Side 
2 = Top   
SUBCODE

DESCRIPTION OF USE
Select split screen method.  
						

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EXAMPLES:
(SPT 1) - Turn on split screen to the side. 
(SPT 0) - Turn off split screen. 
(SST) SYSTEM STATUS 
CONTROL GROUP: Preference     SUBCLASS: Power Down           ACCESS LEVEL: Status
DESCRIPTION
Retrieve the various system status groups.   
SUBCODE

DESCRIPTION OF USE
Returns information on all status groups, with one message per 
item.
ALRM Returns a summary of any active alarms.
CONF Returns configuration data - model, serial number, build date, etc. 
COOL Returns cooling data - cooling fans, air flow, etc. 
HLTH Returns system health. 
LAMP Returns LAMP operational data. 
SIGN Returns signal data - frequency, etc. 
SYST Returns system data - power, hours of use, shutter open, etc. 
TEMP Returns temperature data. 
VERS Returns version numbers. 
EXAMPLES:
(SST+ALRM?) returns (SST+ALRM!000 002 101 Prism temperature) 
where parameters are P1=index number, P2=error level, P3=value, P4=description. 
Error level is 0=no errors or warnings, 1=warning, 2=error, 3=error and warning.