Christie Projector Mirage S+14k User Manual

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All available channels are listed in the Channel Setup menu, which describes how 
each channel can be accessed and which serves as the gateway for editing, copying 
and deleting channels. 
From the presentation 
level press 
Menu to 
display the Main menu. 
To display the Channel 
Setup menu, press 
, or 
move the highlight to the 
Channel Setup option and 
press 
Enter. The Channel 
Setup menu will appear 
(see sample at right), 
with the active...

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• Press Enter if you want to edit channel setups (i.e., non-image related 
parameters) for the selected channel. See Editing a Channel Setup, 
below. 
TO COPY A CHANNEL, highlight the desired channel in the Channel Setup menu, then 
press 
Fu nc to go to the Channel Copy/Delete submenu. Select “Copy” and press 
Enter—a new channel will be created. It is identical to original, which still remains, 
but it is identified with the next available number...

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From the presentation level press Menu to display the main menu. To display the 
Channel Setup menu, press 
, or move the highlight to the Channel Setup option 
and press 
Enter. The Channel Setup menu will appear. 
To edit parameters shown in the Channel Setup menu, select the relevant channel and press 
Enter. The Channel Edit menu will appear similar to the sample shown in Figure 3.12. 
 
Figure 3.12. Channel Edit Menu (SAMPLE) 
If desired, review...

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The most commonly used options for image adjustments are accessed through two 
menus: Size and Position (
Menu ) and Image Settings (Menu ), both of which 
appear in the Main menu. From either of these two menus, you can change settings 
affecting the image from the current channel by working with the appropriate 
slidebars, checkboxes and pull-down lists. 
Exi t will return to the previous menu (or to 
the presentation, if from the Main menu) and...

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Resize Presets 
S elect a Resize Presets option 
to quickly display an image in 
its native resolution or to 
automatically resize an image 
to closely fill the projector’s 
native resolution of 1400 x 
1050, or to optimize the width 
or height of your display. Size, 
Position and Blanking 
parameters will automatically 
adjust accordingly. Or, if Blanking is set first, which defines an Active Input Area, 
Resize Preset scaling will occur in this...

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• Select “FULL SCREEN” to use all 
pixels (1400 x 1050) for 
displaying the image, regardless 
of source or original aspect 
ratio. Incoming source material 
having a different aspect ratio 
than the projector will be 
stretched for display.  
• Select 
“FULL WIDTH” to fill 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 
discarded...

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For best results, use a good test pattern such as a smooth gray consisting of a clear 
pattern of black and white pixels, or a similar “half on, half off” graphic image, such 
as the Windows 2000 shutdown screen. Adjust the slidebar 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...

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to 1200 x 1050. When using SD or HD or a decoded video source at INPUT 3 or 
INPUT 4, the default blanking of  “0” defines an active input window of 720 x 483. 
BLANKING (TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT, and RIGHT): 
Crop the image as desired so that unwanted 
edges are removed from the display (changed 
to black—see right). Blanking defines the 
size of the Active Input Window, or area of 
interest. Range of adjustment depends on the 
source resolution and other...

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Use options in the Image 
Settings menu to alter your 
main image without affecting 
its size or position. Changes 
made to the Image Settings 
menu are applied 
immediately and are saved 
when you exit the menu 
(press 
Exit or
 Menu). Options 
not available for the projector 
model or source are disabled 
and appear dim (gray). 
Contrast 
(
SHORT CUT: Press Contra st and adjust the slidebar.) 
“Contrast” increases or decreases the perceived...

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impossible to see details in dark areas, lower the gamma setting to compensate. This 
will improve contrast while maintaining good details for blacks. Conversely, if the 
image is washed out and unnatural, with excessive detail in black areas, increase the 
setting. In high ambient light conditions, lower gamma may produce better results 
than higher gamma. Gamma of 2.5 (default) indicates the gamma table has not been 
adjusted. For more information,...