Christie Projector Mirage S+14k User Manual

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highlight it and press ), the display will automatically change and update 
according to the numerous setup parameters defined for that channel. Note that a new 
channel is automatically created if you adjust an image from a new source. 
NOTE: Channel (
C han nel)
 key behavior during a presentation depends on whether or 
not the Display Channel List option is enabled in the Menu Preferences menu. You 
can choose to use a scrollable list of channels...

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the Dual SD/HD-SDI Module inputs (A or B) was last used. Press Inpu t 6 again 
to display from the other Dual SD/HD-SDI Module input.  
Brightness 
Press 
Bright to increase or decrease the amount of black in the image. Use  
keys until you reach the desired level of contrast—for best results, start high and 
decrease so that dark areas do not become black (i.e., “crushed”). Conversely, overly 
high brightness changes black to dark gray, causing...

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PIP 
Press 
 to enable and disable Picture-in-Picture. PIP enables you to display two 
different images simultaneously – typically a smaller “secondary” image within a 
large “primary” background. When a menu control or slidebar is present, press 
 to 
toggle the current function to affect the other image.  
NOTE: Disable PIP and Best Switching for Interlaced sources > 35 kHz. 
Shutter  
Press and hold
 Shutter briefly to toggle the internal mechanical...

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To control a specific projector with the keypad, enter the 3-digit number assigned to 
the projector you want to use. If you switch to a projector other than the one you are 
currently using, the checkmark will disappear. 
To broadcast to multiple linked projectors, press 
Proj and then Proj again without 
entering a projector number. Keypad commands will then affect all projectors in the 
chain. 
NOTES: 1) The “Broadcast Keys” option in the...

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Most of the controls for the projector are 
accessed from within the projector’s 
menu system. There are several groups of 
related functions, with each group 
selectable from the Main menu as shown 
at right. Press 
Menu at any time to display 
this Main menu. 
On the remote keypad, either enter the 
number corresponding to the function 
menu you wish to access, such as 
2 for 
the Image Settings menu. Or use the 
 keys
 on any keypad to highlight...

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Figure 3.6. Accessing General Help Topics  
If a slidebar, menu, or message is displayed, you have limited time in which to make 
a keypad entry before the projector returns to presentation level
Help and the graphic 
disappears. These time-outs may vary depending on what is displayed. 
Menu options that include this icon apply universally to any incoming signal. 
 
Menu options that include this icon apply to PIP (secondary) images only. 
Most of...

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“Direct” slidebars - For quick access, you access Gamma, Brightness, and Contrast 
slidebars without traveling the menu system. For example, simply press 
Cont to 
immediately display the same contrast slidebar accessed with the 
Contrast option in 
the Image Settings menu. 
Use the arrow keys to adjust a direct slidebar, or press 
 and enter a specific 
number from the keypad, then 
 or  or  to save (or Exit to cancel). When 
you are done, press...

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EDIT A CHARACTER: To edit a highlighted character, use  and  to scroll 
through the alphabet, numbers, spaces and 
punctuation available. When the character 
you need appears, press 
 to select it—
the cursor will move to the next character of 
current text, if present. Note that you can 
also enter a number directly from the 
keypad—it will be accepted and the cursor 
will move on. 
ADD OR DELETE A CHARACTER OR SPACE: 
To insert a space at the cursor...

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SWITCH TO AN INPUT IN EITHER ONE OF TWO WAYS – Pressing the appropriate direct 
key — 
Input 1, Input 2, Inpu t 3, Inpu t 4, Inpu t 5 or Inpu t 6 — is a quick and seamless way to display 
from one of the six inputs connected to the projector. Or, if the “Numbers Select 
Main Image” option, found in the PIP menu, is to enable, press
 numbers 1-6 on the 
number keypad
. With either method, the image will be displayed according to the 
following: 
If it...

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Shown at right is a sample channel list as 
would be available from 
Chan. This is typically 
called the channel list. 
NOTE: The 
Chan key may display a channel list 
or not, depending on what you have defined for 
“Display Channel List” (see Menu 
Preferences later in this section). 
In order to access channels by using 
Chan on 
the keypad, you must first create the channels. 
See below. 
To use a new source with the projector, a new channel must be...