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Black Level Blending Procedure
NOTES: 1) Adjust white levels before adjusting black levels. 2) The zones in BLB menu correspond to the 
Edge Blend zones. 
1. Start with two projectors. Select the black test pattern for both projectors from the Geometry and Color 
submenu.
2. In the Black Level Blending submenu, enable black blending by selecting Standard from the pull-down 
list for each projector.
3. Working with one projector at a time, use the center brightness slide bar to adjust the center brightness 
(brightness of the non-blended region) so that the center intensity matches that of the brightest blended 
region (the center of all images when blending a 2 x 2 display is the target area).
4. You can choose which of the next four options, Top, Bottom, Left, Right, to use depending on which edge 
of the projector you are working with has been edge blended. The blend width can be adjusted to line up 
properly but by default it corresponds to the edge blending setting determined for that edge. 
5. The brightness and black hues of the blended region can be adjusted in more detail in case fine-tuning is 
needed (may be only necessary for blending a 2 x 2 projector display because of blending differs for the 
sides and center).
NOTES: 1) The menu options vary depending on the edge blending parameters. 2) When adjusting six or 
more projectors, you need to ensure that the brightness of each target area is matched at closely as possible.
3.7.20Default Color Adjustments and Default Color Adjustment with YNF
Select the default values for the color adjustment without the Yellow Notch Filter. The value selected is the 
default to be used by the system during auto setup or initial detection of a new source. See 3.7.12 Geometry 
And Color - Submenu, Color Adjustments by X,Y for description.
3.7.21Tiling Setup - Submenu
Image tiling allows a single input image to be displayed, spread over multiple screens, with each screen 
displaying a fraction of the image. The image is displayed by the m × n array of projectors, where m is the 
number of rows (1-3) and n is the number of columns (1-3). This allows the following arrays to be set up: 
1x2, 2x1, 1x3, 3x1, 2x2, 2x3, 3x2, 3x3
Projectors are numbered from left to right (left column = 1), and from top to bottom (Top row = 1).
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On each projector you must set the following:
•The tiling array size - set the total rows and total columns. This setting will be the same on all the projectors 
in the array. 
•The relative location of the projector within the array - set the row number and column number for each 
projector
•Enable Tiling - can be enabled or disabled without losing any of the above settings.
NOTE: The Frame Delay Compensation function in the Tiling menu will cause the system to attempt to 
automatically correct for frame delay issues which may occur in 3 row tiling. When this check box is set, and 
using 3 row tiling, the manual frame delay control is disabled.
The features that act differently when Tiling is enabled are:
• The PIP border is disabled
• Cascading menus are turned off
• Menus show only 5 items, with a scroll bar to allow the rest of the menu items to be reached.
• Projector source switching in the array is not synchronized. Therefore some latency can be seen from when 
the commands are issued to each projector, causing switching to not be as seamless when in a tiling 
configuration. When using loop-through via the Twin HDMI Input Card to distribute a signal to the tiling 
array, additional latency in the switching can occur during HDCP repeater negotiations with the source 
player.
NOTES: 1) When the FUNC+HELP key combination is pressed, the tiling settings will be cleared. 2) Tiled 
warps/keystones can be enabled through Christie TWIST 1.6; See the Christie TWIST User Manual.
3.7.22Diagnostics And Calibration - Submenu
•Test Pattern: Choose the desired internal test pattern to display, or select OFF to turn off a test pattern. 
Alternatively, use the T
EST key for cycling through test patterns.
•Grey Level: This will set the level of grey for displaying in the full grey field test pattern.
•Freeze Image: Enter a check mark to freeze (stop) an image on a single frame. Use this diagnostic tool 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 de-interlacing/resizing and 
signal noise. Remove the check mark to return to normal.
•Color Enabled: Select which color(s) you want to see. Use this while working with color temperature, input 
levels or other special setup parameters. Colors can be enabled/disabled by entering the corresponding 
function code listed on the back of the standard remote keypad.
•Input Peak Detector: A fast method for defining individual input levels, and improving 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 grey. When used with a 16-step grey scale 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 black levels 
and input drives until both bands are just visible. Images from this source will then display correct blacks and 
whites without crushing or washing out.
NOTE: If using Peak Detector with PIP, both images must have the same color space.
•Input Level Detector: The Input Level Detector check box enables 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. To use:
1. Enable Input Level Detector and display a continuous grey scale.
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3. Adjust Offsets to minimize area of black stripe.
4. Set Level Detector Threshold to near white (such as 800).
5. Adjust Gains to minimize area of white stripe.
•Level Detector Threshold: Input Level Value defines the value to be used by the Input Level Detector in 
recognizing blacks and whites. See Input Level Detector, above.
•Aspect Ratio Overlay: Check this box to display an overlay pattern over the image. The overlay shows the 
boxes corresponding to the size and shape of different aspect ratios.
•Test Pattern Color Swap: This function swaps the green and red color when drawing the Grid test pattern, 
and may be helpful when adjusting convergence on the projector.
•Calibrate LiteLOC: The LiteLOC calibration process must be run to calibrate the LiteLOC sensor on all 
model types. “Constant Intensity” mode cannot operate correctly if the calibration has not been performed. 
The calibration must be done in Dual Lamp mode, after the lamps have warmed up for at least 5 minutes. 
NOTE: The shutter will close for the duration of the calibration, and will automatically open again when 
the calibration is complete.
3.7.23Option Card Settings - Submenu
Allows adjustment of any settings specific to each option card that is currently installed in the projector. 
3.7.24Dynamic Iris - Submenu
See Image Settings > Advanced Image Settings
NOTE: Dynamic Iris is only applicable on 200W and 350W models.
3.8 Lamp Menu
3.8.1 Lamp Operation
Select between one of the following lamp operational 
modes:
•Lamp 1 single lamp use or Lamp 2 single lamp use 
modes will only use the lamp specified. If the selected 
lamp will not strike, then the projector will not turn on. 
•Dual Lamp Use mode will use both lamps together. 
The projector will stay in this operational mode even if 
only one lamp successfully ignites. If both lamps fail to 
ignite then the projector will go back to standby.
•Auto-Select a Single Lamp mode will ignite the lamp 
with the fewest recorded hours of on time.
NOTE: DLV models are restricted to Dual Lamp Use 
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3.8.2 Lamp Mode
Select between one of the three different lamp modes:
•Maximum Brightness mode sets the lamp to run at its highest power level.
•Constant Intensity mode maintains a specific brightness level over time. The brightness level can be 
adjusted via the Intensity control (see below). As the lamp ages, the projector will increase power to 
maintain the desired brightness. This option is disabled if LiteLOC calibration has not been performed.
•Constant Power mode maintains a specific power level for the lamp. The power level can be adjusted via 
the Power controls (see below).
NOTES (FOR DLV MODELS): 1) DLV models are restricted to 150W to maximize lamp life. 2) If Constant 
Power is selected, the brightness can be reduced by closing the dynamic iris. See 3.6.12 Dynamic Iris for more 
information. 3) If Constant Intensity is selected, then user control of the dynamic iris is disabled.
3.8.3 Power
The Power control represents the amount of power sent to the lamp(s) in Watts. Lower power levels reduce 
brightness and extend lamp life. This control is only enabled while in Constant Power mode.
NOTE: This slide bar does not update in real-time when operating in Maximum Brightness or Constant 
Intensity mode. To see the amount of power being applied to the lamp while in Maximum Brightness or 
Constant Intensity, see the Lamp Info page on the Status tab of the WebUI.
3.8.4 Intensity 
The intensity control represents the target brightness for the LiteLOC system. The value is a percentage of the 
maximum brightness of the lamp(s). This control is only enabled while in Constant Intensity mode.
3.8.5 Yellow Notch Filter 
See 3.6 Image Settings Menu.
3.8.6 Single Lamp Switch On Fail
Enabling this option causes the projector to automatically turn on the other lamp, should the currently 
operating lamp turn off during normal operation or if the currently selected lamp fails to ignite.
This control is only in effect while in the following modes:
• Lamp 1 single lamp use
• Lamp 2 single lamp use
• Auto-select a single lamp
NOTES: 1) A brief period of no light will occur before the other lamp ignites and warms up sufficiently. 2) 
The operational mode of the projector may change from Lamp 1 single lamp use to Lamp 2 single lamp use 
or visa versa with the option enabled. For example: If lamp 1 fails to ignite and lamp 2 ignites successfully, 
then the operational mode will change to Lamp 2 single lamp use. 3) This option does not change the 
operational mode if it is set to Auto-select a single lamp.
3.8.7 Dynamic Iris - Submenu
See 3.6.12 Dynamic Iris and Appendix A: Menu Tree.
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3.8.8 Warn When Lamp Reaches (Hours) 
This control causes the projector to present a warning message when the lamp has a recorded ON time that 
exceeds the specified number of hours. The warning will be displayed via the status page for each lamp, where 
applicable.
A value of 0 will turn this feature OFF.
NOTE: This setting is user-defined only. It has no bearing on lamp warranty and is not tied to actual lamp life 
in any way.
3.8.9 Lamp 1 s/n and Lamp 2 s/n 
This option allows the serial number for the current lamp to be changed. This will apply the serial number to 
the current lamp statistics file. It will not archive the current statistics as done by the Change Lamp function.
3.8.10Change Lamp - Submenu
Initiates the lamp change process for the selected lamp and allows the serial number of the new lamp to be 
entered. Lamp serial numbers are used for keeping statistics on each lamp used in each lamp position. Entering 
of serial numbers is optional, but is recommended. 
When using this function, the statistics from the previous lamp are archived, and starts statistics tracking for 
the new lamp. If this function is not used, statistics are accumulated (combined) for both the new and old 
lamps.
3.8.11Lamp 1 History and Lamp 2 History
Displays the serial number and the number of hours logged for each lamp (currently and previously) installed 
in the projector. The top-most entry is always the most recent/current lamp.
3.9 Input Switching and PIP Menu
Use the Input Switching and PIP menu to 
enable and define how you want to use PIP.
NOTE: To control the primary image, access 
all picture controls through the Main menu. To 
control the secondary (PIP) image, access 
picture controls through the Input Switching 
and Picture-in-Picture menu.
3.9.1 Main Input 
From the list of active inputs, select one to be used as the primary or main image.
3.9.2 PIP Input 
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3.9.3 Swap Main and PIP Inputs 
Toggle the current PIP relationship so that the primary (main) image becomes secondary (PIP), and the 
secondary image becomes primary. Swapping is available only when PIP is enabled. 
NOTE: You may experience a slight delay when swapping the Primary and Secondary images.
3.9.4 PIP Enable 
Short cut: Press PIP on the remote if menu not present.
Toggle between displaying two sources at once (Main 
and PIP images) and the primary or main source only. 
This check box turns the secondary source on and off. 
3.9.5 PIP Windows Options - Submenu 
•Pip Position Presets: Choose a preset location and size of the PIP window. While in split screen mode, 
several channel controls that resize image will be disabled. These controls are size, H-Position and V-
Position.
•Pip Window Size: 
Sets the width of the PIP window in pixels. The active portion of the input signal, as 
determined by blanking controls, will be scaled to fit into the PIP window. The height of the PIP window will 
be set to maintain the aspect ratio of the image being captured, as determined by the Vertical Stretch control.
 
•Pip H-position: Sets the center position of the Picture-In-Picture window on the screen. 
•Pip V-position: Sets the center position of the Picture-In-Picture window on the screen. 
•Pip Border Width: Specify how thick the Picture-In-Picture border should be. Setting the control to zero 
disables the border. 
NOTE: The thickness of the border is proportional to the size of the PIP image. Larger windows will have 
larger borders.
•Pip Border Color: Choose the color of the optional border around the Picture-In-Picture image. 
NOTE: Disabled the boarder by setting the width to zero. 
3.9.6 PIP Size and Position - Submenu
Most controls in the PIP Size and Position menu adjust the PIP (secondary) image in the same fashion as their 
counterparts in the main Size and Position menu. 
•Position Presets: Set the location of the PIP (secondary) image in the display.
3.9.7 PIP Image Settings - Submenu
The controls adjust the PIP (secondary) image in the same fashion as their counter parts in the main Image 
Settings menu. 
NOTE: See 3.6 Image Settings Menu for details of Contrast to Advanced Image Settings.
3.9.8 Fade Time
Sets the amount of time (in seconds) it takes to fade between images on a source switch and fades in the PIP 
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3.9.9 Frame Locking
When the selection is set to Frame Lock, output image frames are locked to the input. When locked, the 
output is always locked to the primary input, never the secondary image. Select Free Run and this will set the 
output to close at 60Hz for all sources.
NOTE: Seamless switching is only available when free run is selected. When switching to a new input with 
frame locking enabled, the image will be black for the short period while the system locks onto the new input.
3.9.10Auto Input Searching
When enabled, the system will continually search for the next valid signal when no signal is present or when 
loss of sync occurs on the current user selected input. In the case of multiple signals to choose from, the order 
is based on slot, followed by inputs on that slot.
3.9.11HDMI Output Loop Source
Configure the HDMI output options. 
Select Direct Loop to directly pass-through the HDMI input signals (from the same Twin HDMI Input Card). 
The Input1 signal is looped to Output1 and the Input2 is looped to Output2. 
Select Main/Secondary Loop to loop the Main and secondary video to the outputs (regardless of which card 
these signal originate from). The Main video signal is looped to Output1 and the Secondary video signal is 
looped to Output2. 
Select Disable to shut off the HDMI outputs completely.
3.9.12Standby Active Loop-through 
Enable this check box in situations where a Twin HDMI Input card is being used to loop signals out to another 
projector. Standby Active Loop-Through ensures that video signals continue to be looped out when the 
projector enters standby power mode. 
NOTE: When the projector is in standby mode (and Standby Active Loop-Through is selected), limited 
channel control is available - inputs can be switched, perform auto setup and some limited input settings can 
be modified.
3.10 Status
The read-only Status menu lists a variety of details about the standard and optional components currently 
detected in the projector. Refer to the Status menu for versions of hardware and software installed, the type 
(size) of lamp, the hours logged in total and for a specific period (such as a rental period), and for your 
projector model name and serial number. In addition, the Status menu identifies the current channel, its 
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3.11 Using Multiple Projectors
IMPORTANT! When working with more than two projectors, work left to right, top to bottom.
When an installation requires multiple projectors, use the RS-232 serial ports to daisy chain the units together 
and control the group with a single keypad or a computer/controller connected to the first projector. In such a 
network, you can choose to broadcast commands to the entire group, or use the P
ROJ key as desired to limit 
responses to an individual projector. 
Alternatively, you may want to add projectors to a hub on an Ethernet network. See 2.9.5 Ethernet 
Communications for full routing details.
3.11.1Match Colors in Multiple Screens
In a multiple-projector wall, you will likely want to precisely match color and intensity from image-to-image 
so that the full wall is as uniform as possible.
3.11.2Preliminary Calibration
All primary colors in the projector are precisely set to pre-established values to ensure that overall color 
performance is optimized and is as accurate as possible. Lighting and other environmental factors may slightly 
change how these colors appear on your screen. While the change is negligible in most cases, you may prefer 
to recover the originally intended color performance before trying to match colors from several projectors. 
To achieve consistency use a color meter to measure the native primary colors—red, green, blue, and white—
as they appear at the screen. Record these as Color Primary Settings in the Service menu (password-protected) 
for each projector. On the basis of these new values, which are stored in memory, each projector will then 
automatically calculate any necessary corrections to reproduce the original factory colors under the current 
environmental conditions. This essentially calibrates a projector to its surroundings, compensating for factors 
such as screen type; lamp and/or ambient lighting and will improve color accuracy and consistency in a group 
of projectors. It ensures a good starting point for further customizing and matching; however, is not critical for 
all installations.
To access the Service menu (password-protected) return to the factory-set color primaries. Select the Reset to 
Factory Defaults option in the Color Primaries submenu. Then repeat the calibration process describe above 
and continue with matching of colors.
3.11.3Color Adjustment Procedure
Once the Color Primary Settings are calibrated for the site (see above), use the Color Adjustments by X,Y or 
Color Saturation menu to further refine each projector’s fundamental colors so that the hue and intensity of 
each color appears the same from one display to another. Once matched, you will have created a single new 
shared range of colors or “color gamut” that all of your projectors can produce. This palette—named User 1, 2, 
3 or 4—can be applied or disabled for a source at any time throughout a bank of adjacent displays, simplifying 
both the setup and maintenance of a “seamless” wall.
1. Set up and optimize all projector settings. You can ignore color temperature, since you will be redefining 
color performance in this procedure, but do optimize each projector in every other aspect. Closely align all 
screen edges.
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3. Use the same lamp mode for all projectors, and do the following:
• Set Select Color Adjustment to Max Drives
• Display a full white test pattern
• Adjust lamp power and Optical Aperture until adjacent white fields appear the same brightness.
• Display the Color Adjustments by X,Y menus for all projectors. Each menu shows the x/y coordinates 
defining the “Max Drives” color gamut for this projector. 
NOTE: The values shown in one (any) of the displays. Use the “Copy From” function to copy them into 
a “User” gamut in one projector. 
4. In each projector, select a “User” color adjustment (1-4) to enable Color Adjustments by X,Y changes. Then 
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5. In each projector, judge by eye and adjust x/y coordinates slightly in the following manner:
• To match reds, decrease “Red X” until full 
field red screens match.
• To match greens, decrease “Green Y” until 
full field green screens match.
• To match blues, increase both “Blue X” and 
“Blue Y” until full field blue screens match.
NOTE: For speed, enable the “Auto Color 
Enable” check box. Each color coordinate 
you select will then automatically trigger a 
full field display of the corresponding color.
Alternatively, use the Color Saturation menu 
for these adjustments or to fine tune.
These coordinate adjustments move the three 
color points closer together (see below) to establish a “shared” gamut attainable by all projectors in your group. 
Adjust only as necessary to ensure that the resulting color palette is as large as possible. When done, you may 
need to adjust lamp power slightly.
6. All screens should now be color-matched. Apply this new “User” gamut to a source at any time by 
selecting it in the “Select Color Adjustment” list accessed in the Advanced Image Settings menu.
3.11.4Use the Color Saturation Menu for Color Match
To use the Color Saturation menu to 
match colors across multiple screens. 
In the three Color Adjustment 
submenus (Red, Green, Blue, and 
White), set all main values to 1000 and 
the secondary values to 0, if applicable. 
Then judge by eye and adjust the slide 
bars as needed. 
NOTE: Adjustments here define new x/
y coordinates in the Color Adjustments 
by X,Y menu. For best results, use this 
menu after doing the color adjustment 
procedure.