Christie Projector Roadie HD+35K User Manual

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If you have a simple serial network with only one type of linking (RS-232 or RS-422) the type of network 
routing does not matter.
 Figure 3-26   Using the "Network Routing" Option
RS232 and RS422 Joined. Messages to and from any serial port is also relayed to all other serial ports. Use 
when there is only one physical link between any two projectors, but which might be RS-232 or RS-422.
RS232 and Ethernet Joined. Messages to and from the RS-232 ports are also relayed to the Ethernet port, and 
vice versa. Any RS-422 communications are isolated.
All Joined. All messages reach all ports, regardless of type.
Ethernet Settings Secondary Menu
NOTES: 1) Not used for stand-alone projectors. 2) Recommended for network administrators only.
DHCP.  Select this check box if you want a DHCP server to automatically change the projectors default IP 
address (0.0.0.0) to one that is valid and unique for use on the current Ethernet network. 
On networks without a DHCP server, or to simply override the automatic DHCP server function, clear the 
check box, and enter the new IP Address settings desired. Remember that only a 0.0.0.0 address triggers the 
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IP Address. Enter a valid and unique IP address for use on the network to which the projector is currently 
connected. Upon the next power-up, this address will overwrite any previous IP address such as the projectors 
factory-defined default (0.0.0.0), or one that has been assigned by a DHCP server or other user. An IP address 
entered here remains in effect until it is changed again. 
NOTE:  Make sure the projector is connected to the network before changing its IP address. Make sure to re-boot.
Port. On some Ethernet networks, firewall restrictions may require that the port number of the projector be 
changed from its default of 3002. If so, enter a new valid port number here. . It is highly recommended not to 
use a port# below 1024, as these ports are typically reserved by common IP applications.
Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. The Subnet Mask and Default Gateway are automatically assigned when 
DHCP is enabled. If a static IP is being used, the IP must be assigned first since the subnet mask is estimated 
by the projector after the IP is entered. The Default Gateway is an optional router device used to send and 
receive data outside the subnet.
ArtNet Interface Settings Secondary Menu 
ArtNet is an Ethernet communication protocol that was developed by Artistic Licence. It is used for controlling 
lighting/staging equipment from a lighting console or PC application. It is based on the popular DMX512 
control protocol.
ArtNet Subnet. This is the highest level address for a device. Typically it is set to 0.
ArtNet Universe. Each packet of data is broadcasted to all devices plugged into a universe (up to 512 devices/
channels).
ArtNet Channel. There are 512 channels per universe. This control allows you to specify the starting channel 
for this projector. 
ArtNet Advanced Mode. When this setting is enabled, each projector listens for data on 64 channels starting 
with the base channel. When 
Advanced mode is not in use, the projector only listens on 10 channels. You can 
squeeze more devices per universe when the projector uses fewer channels. 
NOTE:  The additional 54 functions are not currently implemented and are reserved for future use.
ArtNet Base Channel. When advanced mode is enabled, the projector listens to data on 64 consecutive 
channels, or 10 consecutive channels when 
Advanced mode is not enabled. The projector processes requests 
that come on either 10 or 64 consecutive channels beginning with the base channel defined here. The requests 
implement the following functions: 
DMX ChannelFunctionValue
Base Shutter 0 – 64
65 – 192
193 – 255Open
No Action
Closed
Base + 1 Slider Lock 0 – 254
255Locked
Unlocked *
Base + 2 Input * 1 – 8 Input #
Base + 3 Channel * 1-99 Channel #
Base + 4 Lens – Vertical * † 0
1 – 254
255Lens Down
Stop
Lens Up
Base + 5 Lens – Horizontal * 
†0
1 – 254
255Lens Right
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* Functions are only active when the Slider Lock is set to Unlocked.
† Lens functions have no effect on the Roadie HD+35K.
NOTE: It is important to make sure the channels DO NOT overlap another device.
Example:
Device Name. This option is used to name each device. Some ArtNet servers support querying for devices.
Device Description. More information that is returned when a device query has been done.
Broadcast Key
Select the check box if you want remote/keypad commands sent to one projector to be relayed to all projectors 
in a serial network. Note that the 
PROJ key temporarily overrides the effect of a broadcast setting and allow 
you to control a specific projector when necessary. Make sure to clear the Broadcast Key check box when 
operating redundant networks.
Backlight
Toggle the built-in keypad lighting ON/OFF.
Front IR / Back IR
As described in Section 2, the standard IR remote is capable of sending data to the projector in either one of 
seven different protocols called 
A - G, depending on its internal jumper settings (default= A). Likewise, the 
front and rear IR sensors on the projector can be set to accept IR data accordingly, responding to one of the 
A - 
G
 protocols, all or none. The projectors Always default is adequate for most single-projector installations. 
Select a specific protocol to work with only certain projectors in a multi-projector group.
Note that the front and rear IR sensors cannot respond to different protocols-changing a protocol for either 
sensor to anything other than OFF changes the protocol for the other sensor too. For example, setting Front IR 
to 
E also changes the Back IR to E. If you want only one sensor to respond to a particular protocol, you must 
disable the other sensor by setting its protocol to OFF.
DMX ChannelFunctionValue
Base + 6 Lens – Focus * † 0
1 – 254
255Negative Focus
Stop
Positive Focus
Base + 7 Lens – Zoom * † 0
1 – 254
255Zoom Out
Stop
Zoom In
Base + 8 Power * 0
1 – 254
255Power Off
No Action
Power On
Base + 9 None
GoodBad
Proj1_Base = 0 Proj1_Base = 5
Proj2_Base = 10 Proj2_Base = 9
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To disable both IR sensors, you cannot use the IR remote to select the second OFF setting. This safeguard 
prevents accidentally disabling a remote while you are using it. Instead, use either the built-in keypad or the 
wired remote (optional) to set the remaining active sensor to OFF. The projector no longer responds to an IR 
remote.
NOTE: The standard IR remote for this projector is set at manufacture to Protocol A. Refer to Section 2.14 IR 
Remote Protocols and Adjustment for information about changing the remote protocol for use with 
supporting software.
Wired Keypad
Select On to enable use of a wired remote connected to either the rear of the projector (standard IR remote 
with XLR connector) or the side input panel (optional Lite remote with phono-jack connector). The projector 
will then respond to incoming commands from either port. To disable the wired remote, you must use a 
different either the built-in keypad or another IR remote to select OFF. This safeguard prevents you from 
accidentally disabling the wired remote during use.
3.8.3 System Configuration (Geometry & Color)
In the Configuration menu, select the Geometry and Color secondary menu when you need to modify 
overall color performance and/or image geometry for all sources.
Test Pattern
Choose the desired internal test pattern, or select OFF to turn a test pattern OFF. Alternatively, use the TEST 
key for cycling through test patterns.
Keystone
NOTE: If the optional Christie TWIST module is installed, this option is Keystone and Warping, and activates a 
secondary menu for defining custom image shapes. Please refer to documentation included with your 
Christie TWIST module.
Reserved
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Use to correct a keystoned image shape in which both sides of your image are inclined toward the top or 
bottom edge. Keystone is typically caused by tilting the projector in relation to the screen, so that the lens 
surface and screen are no longer parallel to each other.
 Figure 3-27  Keystone Adjustment
Brightness Uniformity Secondary Menu
Brightness Uniformity provides further refinement of displays already matched for their primary colors and 
overall light output. Use Brightness Uniformity option to create an exceptionally smooth image in which no 
area appears brighter and/or more red, green or blue than another. In the 
Brightness Uniformity menu, select 
the Uniformity Enable check box to access a multitude of adjustments for critical color light output control 
in specific areas throughout the image. Your settings apply as long as the Uniformity Enable check box is 
enabled and you are using a User color temperature defined by the Brightness Uniformity controls. To 
disable the Brightness Uniformity function, delete the Uniformity Enable check mark. 
NOTES: 1) See also Section 3.12 Using Multiple Projectors for the complete step-by-step procedure for achieving 
uniform brightness in adjacent displays. 
2) If the Christie TWIST module is installed, the enable check box 
changes to a list giving the option to choose from several different uniformity maps. Please refer to 
documentation included with your Christie TWIST module.
Edge Blending Secondary Menu
The Edge Blending secondary menu provides a range of controls for smoothing together the overlapping 
bright edges of multiple adjacent projected images to create a single larger seamless image. These controls, 
which primarily affect whitelevels, are typically used in conjunction with mechanical lens blinders (optional), 
which are installed on the front of the projector and which primarily affect blacklevels. See also Section 3.12 
Using Multiple Projectors.
Color Adjustments by X/Y and Color Saturation Secondary Menus 
NOTES: 1) For defining or changing a User 1, 2, 3, or 4 color palette or gamut. Sometimes known as 
Comprehensive Color Adjustment™.  
2) Factory-defined primary color levels, which ensure a specific 
color performance from projector-to-projector, can be altered in the Service menu only. If you suspect 
alteration of these defaults, the factory settings can be recovered with selection of Reset to Factory 
Defaults? in the Color Primary Settings secondary menu accessed via the Service menu (password-
protected).
From the factory, the projector can utilize any of the 3 pre-defined color performance settings identified at right 
(default=Max Drives), or colors can be driven on the basis of color temperature. For most applications, one of 
these options will produce accurate and realistic colors from a variety of sources. They can be applied at any 
time in the 
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 Figure 3-28   Color Performance Choices
Defining User Color Gamuts 
In some cases, you may find that none of the pre-defined Select Color Adjustment options exactly suit your 
needs. For example, you may require a unique color range or gamut for a single projector or application, or you 
may need to precisely match colors across multiple adjacent displays. In such cases, use the 
Color 
Adjustments by X,Y
 or Color Saturation secondary menus to define the precise hue of each primary color 
component (red, green, blue, and white) used to generate the millions of colors produced in displays. You can 
create up to four custom color gamuts (User 1, 2, 3, or 4) with these adjustments.
NOTE: The two menus differ only in their user interface, so use whichever menu best suits your needs and 
application.
•Color Adjustments by X,Y - Enter known x/y coordinates from the chromaticity graph.
•
Color Saturation - Adjust color slidebars and judge image color by eye or meter.
A user-defined color adjustment can be applied for a source by selecting the desired User option in the 
Select Color Adjustment list accessed in the 
Advanced Image Settings menu. 
Color Adjustment By X,Y Secondary Menu
Use this secondary menu if you want to alter, add or copy a color gamut (i.e., color adjustment). Controls in 
this menu define the precise hue of each primary color component (red, green, blue, and white) used to 
generate the millions of colors produced in displays. 
The x/y coordinates for each color define its location on the standard CIE chromaticity graph (refer to Figure 
3-29). Changing either or both of these numbers changes the hue of the color, and relocates the triangle for 
possible colors. For example, changing the x/y coordinates for red will either move the color closer to orange 
or closer to violet, which in turn affects all displayed colors having a red component. Adjust the slidebars or 
enter new specific coordinates as desired to define or change up to four User color gamuts needed for your 
environment and applications. Apply at any time in the 
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 Figure 3-29   CIE 1931 Chromaticity Diagram
NOTE: 
Keep new x,y coordinates within the original color gamut triangle shown here.
PROCEDURE FOR X,Y ADJUSTMENTS.  Refer to Section 3.12 Using Multiple Projectors.
Colour Saturation Secondary Menu
Use the  Colour Saturation secondary menu if you do not have specific color coordinates in mind and will be 
simply judging color performance by eye or meter. Like the 
Color Adjustment by X,Y secondary menu, each 
color control actually defines new x/y coordinates for that color and changes its hue-it is just a different 
interface.
Adjust the hue of each primary color (red, green, blue, and white) by using more or less of it in relation to the 
other colors. Apply at any time in the 
Advanced Image Settings menu. 
NOTE: A Color Saturation adjustment defines the corresponding x/y coordinates shown in the Color Adjustments 
by X,Y secondary menu. These x/y coordinates remain stable for this User gamut until they are changed 
again via either menu. Values displayed in the Color Saturation menu, however, will likely fluctuate as 
you use the projector, and will be different when you return to this menu at some point in the future. These 
floating changes do not affect the x/y coordinates or gamut.
Default Color Adjustments Secondary Menu
Refer to Section 3.8.3 System Configuration (Geometry & Color) for description.
Reserved - No function.
3.8.4 System Configuration (Diagnostics / Calibration)
Test Pattern
Choose the desired internal test pattern to display, or select OFF to turn off a test pattern. Alternatively, use the 
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Test Pattern Grey Level
Set the desired level of gray for displaying in the full gray field test pattern.
 Figure 3-30  Diagnostics and Calibration
Freeze Image
Enter a check mark to freeze (stop) an image at a single frame. This diagnostic tool is useful if you need to 
examine in detail a still version of an incoming image that cannot be frozen at the source. For example, in 
moving images it is sometimes difficult to observe artifacts such as external deinterlacing/resizing and signal 
noise. Remove the check mark to return back to normal.
Color Enable
Select which color or colors you want to see. This is useful while working with color temperature, input levels 
or other special setup parameters. Colors can also be enabled/disabled by entering the corresponding function 
code listed on the back of the standard IR remote.
Odd Pixel Adjustment
NOTES: 1) Factory-set and rarely required by user. 2) Source must be >90 MHz.
When using certain RGB sources, you may need to adjust the normal gain or offset of odd pixels in relation to 
even pixels. This smooths out very narrow (1-pixel wide) checks or vertical stripes that indicate adjacent 
on and off pixels. Although Offset and Gain slidebars can be adjusted individually and manually, using the 
Level Detector simplifies this process (see )
1. Use an external analog native-sized continuous grayscale test pattern with at least 256-levels.
2. Turn Level Detector ON.
3. Set Level Value to ~200. The image should now be black-and-white (or black-and-one color, if you use 
Color Enable function).
4. Adjust offset. Half of the pixels will move, the other half will not.
5. Adjust until the two transition regions overlap. The stripe of noise will be minimized, defined by the value 
in the slidebar.
6. Set Level Value to ~800. The image should now be black-and-white.
7. Repeat Steps 4 and 5, but adjusting gain.
8. Repeat Steps 3-7 for all remaining colors. Your RGB source should now be OK.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
7.
8.
9.
0. 6.Test Pattern
Grey Level
Freeze Image
Color Enable
Odd Pixel Adjustment
Peak Detector
Level Detector
Level Value
Aspect Ratio Overlay
Lens Center 
ILS CalibrationReserved
Diagnostics and Calibration
Grid
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Two sets of values are automatically saved with these controls-one value for Input #1, and one for Input #2 
(analog). The current set of values depends on which source is in use. This enables a source to be processed 
correctly via 2 different inputs.
NOTES: 1) Adjust offset before gain, since offset affects gain. 2) A value of 128 represents no change in normal odd 
pixel offset or gain. 
3) Odd Pixel Adjustment eliminates 1 pixel on, 1 pixel off patterns only, not any type 
of larger patterns.
Reserved
No function.
Peak Detector
The Peak Detector is fast method of defining individual input levels, and can improve the accuracy of input 
levels set by the Auto Input level function. Enabling the Peak Detector activates a special operating mode for 
detecting only pixels that are considered black or white-all other levels are displayed as a mid-level gray. When 
used with a 16-step grayscale pattern in which the two black and white bands are known to be at opposite 
edges of the image, you can watch these isolated areas while adjusting individual blacklevels and input drives 
until both bands are just visible. Images from this source then display blacks and whites correctly without 
crushing or washing out.
Level Detector
The Level Detector check box enables a specific thresholds for blacks and whites-input levels that fall below 
a specified Level Value (see below) are displayed as black, and all others are displayed as white. It aids in Odd 
Pixel Adjustment. 
To  u s e :
1. Enable Level Detector and display a continuous grayscale.
2. Set Level Value to near black (such as 200).
3. Adjust Offsets to minimize area of black stripe.
4. Set Level Value to near white (such as 800).
5. Adjust Gains to minimize area of white stripe.
Level Value
The Level Value defines the value to be used by the Level Detector in recognizing blacks and whites. See  
Level Detector, above.
Lens Center
Lens Center moves the horizontal and vertical lens offsets to their center position.
Lens Calibration
Reference calibration determines a reference point that is used as a defined starting position for relative motion 
of the lens. All positioning is measured from this reference point.  
Lens calibration must be performed each time a new lens is inserted or after 
performing manual lens mount adjustments. This is critical to the projector 
functioning properly. Failure to do so could result in damage to the lens mount, the 
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To calibrate the lens, select the Configuration > Diagnostics and Calibration > ILS Calibration > 
Reference Calibration option from the Main menu. This allows the lens to find the center points of each 
axis (focus, zoom, horizontal, and vertical), the end stops, and other motion parameters.
3.8.5 System Configuration (Optional Input Modules)
The two Option Card entries In the 
Configuration menu identify which optional 
input modules (a.k.a. cards) are present at 
INPUT 5 (Option 1) and INPUT 6 (Option 2).     
If either of these option slots are empty, the 
corresponding read-only menu entry does 
nothing. If there is a module installed, the 
corresponding menu entry may activate a 
secondary menu of further options pertaining to 
that module. 
For example, the Dual SD/HD-SDI module is factory-installed at
 INPUT 5 (Option 1). The Option 1 Card 
secondary menu provides controls for configuring the various connections on this multi-input, multi-output 
module. As desired for your application, you can define 1) which physical input loops through to which output, 
and 2) which functional input (main or PIP signal) loops through to which output.
3.9 Working with PIP
NOTE: Seamless switching is not currently supported in this projector.
PIP (Picture-in-Picture) and Seamless Switching are independent , but related projector features that both 
utilize two image-processing paths within the projector. In the case of Picture-in-Picture, this double 
processing enables you to display two different images simultaneously - typically a smaller secondary image 
within a large primary background.  In a seamless switch (not currently available for this projector), the 
double processing essentially occurs between displays so that a full image relayed from one source can 
smoothly transform into a full image from another source. This change can be virtually instantaneous, or 
slowed as desired so that the current image appears to dissolve or fade into the new image.
Options for enabling and controlling PIP and Seamless Switching all reside in the same menu. Note, however, 
that because both features utilize the projectors double processing capability, PIP and Seamless Switching 
cannot be used together. For example, fading a pair of PIP images into a new display from a different source is 
not possible.