Digital Projection Projector HIGHlite 740 Series User Manual

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Edge Blend procedure (continued)
7. Adjust uplift edges (optional).
This step is necessary if you 
have uplifted the black levels 
in the previous step.
During the black level uplift 
process, brighter lines appear on 
the edges of the uplifted regions. 
This is due to the inactive area 
around the periphery of the DMD, 
also known as 
pond of mirrors 1.
To remove these edges, use the Edge Blend > Reduce Black 
Level Uplift Width settings for 
each projector...

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Edge Blend procedure (continued)
8. Blend the images.
Set Edge Blend > Blending to On for 
each projector to activate s-curves in the 
blend regions.
Once blending is activated, use test 
patterns to detect irregularities within the 
blend and to correct them.
What test patterns to use
• Use White Field (recommended) 
and/or Grey H Bars, if you are 
blending horizontally aligned images, 
and Grey V Bars, if the images are 
vertically aligned.
What...

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Edge Blend procedure (continued)
9. Set up segmentation (optional).
If you are feeding the same source into all the projectors and aim to ha\
ve each projector reproduce a segment of the source, you can use 
the Edge Blend > Segmentation function, or you can use an external processor to control the segments.\
To use the Segmentation function:
1. On each projector, set Edge Blend > Segmentation to On.
2. Test with the source. If necessary, enter further...

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PIP menu
Two images can be combined, in three different ways using this feature. The PIP menu is available 
only when Setup > System > Configuration is set to PIP.
Option
• Select PIP, PA P, or POP mode from the drop-down list.
Input
• Select an Input for the sub-image from the drop-down list. The inputs are divided into two groups 
– the main image must be from one group, and the sub-image must be fr\
om the other group.
• Group A: COMPOSITE 1, COMPOSITE 2,...

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Lamps menu
Set Operation to choose between Lamp 1 + Lamp 2, Lamp 1, Lamp 2 and Auto 1. In the Auto 1 
mode, the lamp usage will be spread evenly over the two lamps, over time\
.
Set the slider to vary the Power between 80% and 100%.
If you have rented the projector from a dealer, the projector may have been shipped with one 
lamp deactivated to lower the rental cost. You can reactivate the lamp (at extra cost) using the 
Feature Control setting in the Setup >...

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Setup menu
• Orientation
Depending on how the projector is mounted, select the appropriate settin\
g from the drop-down 
list.
• Latency
Affects interlaced sources only. For fastest response, the Lowest setting gives minimum frame 
delay. For improved performance with films involving motion sequences, the Best Video setting 
uses adaptive de-interlacing and interpolation, but takes longer to proc\
ess.
Reset Default Settings
When you press OK to restore the...

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Input Configuration
This menu allows adjustment of various technical parameters specific to each of the signal inputs:
• DVI Boost EQ should normally be set to O f f, except when you are having problems with a long 
DVI cable.
• DVI / HDMI Color Space should normally be set to Auto, except when the projector has 
problems identifying the correct color space.
• DVI / HDMI Range should normally be set to Auto, except when you are having contrast 
problems with...

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Network
The fields at the bottom of the menu show the current settings.
• Set DHCP to On if the IP Address is to be assigned by a DHCP server, or Off if it is to be set here.
• If DHCP is set to On:
It will not be possible to edit either IP Address or Subnet.
• If DHCP is set to Off:
Edit IP Address to the correct value.
Edit the Subnet to the correct value.
Notes
Main MenuSetup Network
 Any new settings will not be effective 
until the projector has been power...

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On Screen Display
• Select a display Language from the drop-down list.
• The menus will disappear if no buttons are pressed within the Timeout selected from the drop-
down list. If you want the menus to stay on screen permanently, then select Infinite.
• Select a Position from the drop-down list.
• If you do not want projector status messages to be displayed, for instan\
ce , then set 
Messaging to Off.
Notes
Main MenuSetup On Screen Display
   
Digital...

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System
• Configuration: switch between PIP and Edge Blend.
• Use IR Address to set an address for the remote control.
The other settings in this menu are provided mainly to allow control fro\
m the Virtual OSD.
• Feature Control
If you have rented the projector from a dealer, the projector may have been shipped with a 
deactivated lamp to lower the rental cost. If more brightness is needed,\
 this lamp can be activated 
(at extra cost) by obtaining an unlock...