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•Gamma: Select the base gamma table for a given source. Select 
from one of the standard tables, a custom gamma function, or 
select an arbitrary gamma table that has been downloaded to the 
projector. 
NOTE: A separate PC utility is needed to do this. 
The 2.22 curve is a power curve typically used to encode 
graphics and video sources, see Figure 3-9 Gamma Curve. 
The standard curve (auto setup default) is a modified 2.22 
curve with a small linear section in the black that enhances the 
detail in darker areas of the projected content. Typically 
standard or 2.22 is used for all sources. Alternatively, if neither 
default is ideal, apply a simple gamma curve by defining a custom power function and slope. Select Gamma 
Function from the drop down list to enable the Gamma Function and Gamma Slope controls. For more 
complex non-standard gamma curves, a user-defined curve created externally and downloaded to the 
projector can be used (requires separate PC-based Arbitrary Gamma software application to create the table 
and the Web UI to download it). 
NOTE: If any of these special user curves have been installed, their names will appear in the Gamma Table 
pull-down list.
•Gamma Function: Defines the base gamma power curve used when the base gamma table value is set to 
Gamma Function. This value, combined with gamma slope setting determines the base gamma table to be 
used as the custom base table. The curve is generally a power curve with a small linear segment at the 
bottom defined by the slope.
•Gamma Slope: This control defines a slope to be used for the base custom gamma table for a small section 
at the bottom of the curve. This slope can be used to bring in or out the low level blacks in the image. This 
slope combined with the gamma function, define the custom gamma table.
3.6.9 Detail Settings
Adjusts the sharpness of the image. Setting detail above the halfway point can introduce ‘noise’ in the image. 
Lower settings can improve a noisy signal.
•Detail: Adjust the sharpness of the image. Setting detail above the halfway-point can introduce noise in the 
image. Lower settings can improve a noisy signal. This command does not take effect unless the minimum 
change required in the Detail Threshold control is reached.
•Texture Enhancement: Applies texture detail enhancement based on adaptive horizontal, vertical, and 
diagonal large edge and small edge enhancement processes.
•Detail Threshold: Selects a filter sensitivity to noise. A higher value may improve noisy sources especially 
for higher settings of detail.
•Detail Overshoot: Minimizes ringing on the enhanced edges detail and texture effects.
•Split Screen: 
Allows a snap shot of the main image to be presented on the right side of the screen to 
allow evaluation of advanced image processing features. All resizing controls are honoured on both 
images; however, image processing controls only happen on the left side image. Changing inputs, 
channels or test patterns will disable this control. 
NOTE: PIP and Tiling operation must be disabled prior to enabling this control.
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3.6.10Noise Reduction Settings
•Noise Reduction: Selects a filter sensitivity to noise. A higher value may improve noisy sources, but it will 
soften the image.
•Block Artifact Reduction: Locates and reduces block edges produced by discrete cosine transform (DCT) 
based compression processing.
•Mosquito Noise Reduction: Reduces mosquito artifacts around sharp edges in DCT based compression by 
dynamically adapting to image content.
•Split Screen: Provides a snap shot of the main image to be presented on the right side of your screen to allow 
evaluation of advanced image processing features. All resizing controls and input card features; such as 
color/tint etc, are honoured on both images. However; image processing controls such as the detail-texture, 
noise reduction and adaptive contrast features, only occur to the left side image. Changing inputs, channels 
or test patterns will disable this control. 
NOTE: PIP operation must be disabled prior to enabling this control.
•Full Screen Eye-motion Filter: Select this control to apply the Eye-Motion Filter to the entire screen, rather 
than applying just to the edge blending.
•Eye-motion Filter: Allows you to adjust this filter to reduce saccadic eye-motion artifacts, sometimes 
noticeable in edge blending regions. Too much filtering may result in loss of detail. 
NOTE: For best results, adjust this setting while positioned at the nominal screen viewing distance. 
3.6.11Color Settings
•Select Color Adjustment: Select the output color adjustment most suited to this input signal. The options 
include the following:
•Max Drives: All color adjustments are turned off allowing the projector to run at maximum brightness. 
•Color Temperature: Allows you to specify a color temperature between 3200 and 9300 based on the setting 
of the color temperature slide bar.
Expressed in degrees Kelvin [3200K, 5400K, etc.]. Lower numbers appear reddish white and higher 
numbers appear bluish. 
Standard settings are:
•9300K, is close to the white of many computer monitors
•6500K, is the standard for color video, in both standard and high definition forms
•5400K, is a standard for graphics and black and white video
•3200K, is useful if the projected image is to be filmed or shot as part of a studio set illuminated with incan-
descent lights
For all color temperatures the color primaries; red, green, and blue are unchanged and reflect the native 
colors of the projector.
•SD Video and HD Video: Sets the output color to a specific standard value. Adjusts the colors; red, green, 
blue, and white.
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3.6.12Dynamic Iris
The Dynamic Iris adjusts the aperture to allow more or less light through. This will allow for deeper blacks in 
dark scenes.
NOTE: Dynamic Iris is only applicable on 200W and 350W models.
•Enabled: Enable either Manual or Per Channel operation of the Dynamic Iris. If set to Manual, set the 
Dynamic Iris Position control to set the Dynamic Iris to a fixed position, as a percentage of fully open. If set 
to Off, the position of the Dynamic Iris will be fixed at fully open. If set to Per Channel, the Dynamic Iris 
will operate as selected by the current channel, which may be Off, Manual or Dynamic. This control is a 
global setting. All other Dynamic Iris controls are applied to channels. 
NOTES 1) Dynamic Iris should not be used on blends, as this could result in image distortion. 2) Dynamic 
mode is only permitted in Dual lamp mode. If the global setting is set to Per Channel while in Dual lamp 
mode, then switching to Single Lamp Mode will ignore the channel settings, grey out the Per Channel option 
and set the Dynamic Iris to 100% open. If the Dynamic Iris mode is not changed, then when switching back 
to Dual Lamp mode, the Dynamic Iris setting will return to Per Channel. If the Dynamic Iris mode is 
changed, then when switching back to Dual Lamp mode, the Dynamic Iris setting will remain at the current 
setting. The user will have to specifically go and set it back to Per Channel.
•Dynamic Iris Position: Set the fixed manual Dynamic Iris position as a percentage of fully open.
•Mode: Set the Dynamic Iris Mode for the current channel. 
•Off will place the Dynamic Iris in a fully open position. 
•Manual mode allows the user to adjust the level of light to statically increase the black levels. 
•Dynamic mode allows the Dynamic Iris to open/close based on the frame content and Dynamic Iris Set-
tings control. This will produce optimal black levels. 
NOTE: On DLV projector models, the Dynamic mode of the Dynamic Iris is not available. In Constant 
Intensity mode, Dynamic Iris control is disabled in the menus. In Constant Power mode, only manual 
Dynamic Iris control is available.
•Dynamic Iris Settings: There are 3 predefined settings: 
•Dark Scenes, which produces high contrast ratios, is for movies primarily consisting of dark content. 
•Medium Scenes is for video content containing a moderate level of dark scenes. 
•Light Scenes is for movies containing only a few dark scenes. The 4 User settings allow you to fine tune 
the Dynamic Iris and save your own settings.
•Sensitivity: Adjusts how sensitive the Dynamic Iris control algorithm is to small bright objects entering and 
leaving an image, such as stars or candles. With a lower sensitivity value these small bright objects are more 
likely to be ignored, producing a more stable light level for the image, with the side effect that some detail in 
those bright objects will be lost. It is often best to adjust the sensitivity and white compression together to 
find the optimal settings.
•Open Speed: The open speed of the Dynamic Iris represents the maximum Dynamic Iris change per frame. 
Increasing this value will allow the Dynamic Iris to travel further in a frame. Decreasing this value will allow 
for a more gradual change. A slower value will reduce any flicker in the image, but it will also mean that the 
Dynamic Iris will not react quickly to a scene that suddenly becomes much brighter; resulting in a image that 
will show a significant loss of detail for several frames.
•Close Speed: The close speed of the Dynamic Iris represents the maximum Dynamic Iris change per frame. 
Increasing this value will allow the Dynamic Iris to travel further in a frame. Decreasing this value will allow 
for a more gradual change. A slower value will reduce any flicker in the image, but it will also mean that the 
Dynamic Iris will not react quickly to a scene that suddenly becomes much darker, resulting in an image that 
does not have as much contrast as it could for several frames.
•White Compression: The level of white compression adjusts amount of detail in bright parts of dark scenes. 
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amount of detail reduction depends on the average level of brightness in the scene, and the setting of this 
control. The brighter the scene the less impact this control will have. It is often best to adjust the sensitivity 
and white compression together to find the optimal settings.
•Copy From: This control allows you to copy the Dynamic Iris Settings from an existing profile to the 
current profile.
3.7 Configuration - Adjust System Parameters and Advanced Controls
Use the Configuration menu to define general 
operating parameters and communications with 
other projectors and equipment, and to access other 
advanced processing and image adjustments 
affecting overall performance. The Configuration 
menu provides access to diagnostics, calibration 
tools and the Service submenu (password-
protected).
The first six options in the Configuration menu 
are explained below:
3.7.1 Language
Choose the available language to use in the 
projector menus. The change will take effect immediately.
3.7.2 Output Options Card - Submenu
•Screen Image Orientation: Select the on screen image orientation from Front, Rear, Front Inverted, and 
Rear Inverted.
•Frame Locking: Select how the projector controls the output frame timing based on the input signal. When 
set to Framelock, output image frames are locked to the input if possible. When Locked, the output is 
always locked to the primary input, never the PIP/Secondary image. Free Run sets the output to close to 
60Hz for all sources. 
NOTE: When switching to a new input with frame locking enabled, the image will appear black for a short 
duration while the system locks onto the new input.
•Set Frame Delay: This control delays the output signal timing relative to the input signal timing by a 
fraction of a frame, and up to several frames. The minimum latency can vary based on the amount of scaling 
applied to the image. When using keystone or warping, an additional latency is required, depending on the 
amount of warp. The control is only available when the input signal is frame locked. In free run mode, or in 
cases where the signal cannot be frame locked, the minimum latency defined by the scaling and keystone/
warp is applied to the signal.
•Actual Frame Delay: Dynamically calculated by the software as the achievable range being smaller than the 
set range. The image parameters include, image shift, scaling, warp/keystone applied and format. The menu 
displays both the user selected value and the actual frame delay value. When setting up tiling of projectors, 
all projectors in the tile should be set to the worst case, which is the projector with the highest minimum for 
the setup.
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•Fade To Black Time: This control sets the amount of time (in seconds) that it takes to fade the image to/
from black. 
NOTE: The OSD only allows the fade time to be set. To initiate a Fade to Black, the Christie Serial 
command should be used.
•HDMI Output Loop Source: This control is used to configure the HDMI output options. Selecting Direct 
Loop will directly pass-through the HDMI input signals: on the same Twin HDMI Input Card, the Input1 
signal is looped to Output1 and the Input2 signal is looped to Output2. Selecting Main/PIP Loop will loop 
the Main and PIP video to the outputs, regardless from which card these signals originate. The Main video 
signal is looped to Output1 and the PIP video signal is looped to Output2. Selecting Disable will shut off the 
HDMI outputs completely.
3.7.3 Lens Settings - Submenu
•Intelligent Lens System: Check this box to enable the Intelligent Lens System (ILS). When enabled, the 
lens position (horizontal, vertical, focus, and zoom offsets) are stored per channel. If you change channels, 
the lens position will change as the new signal is being displayed.When ILS is not enabled, the lens is 
controlled independently of channels or input signals.
•Manual Zoom/focus: When this control is selected, the holding current is removed from the zoom and focus 
motors so that they can be changed manually. 
NOTE: Zoom and Focus should not be adjusted manually when this control is not selected, as this will result 
in damage to the motors.
•Calibrate: The lens calibration procedure is needed each time a new lens is installed in order for the ILS 
feature to perform reliably. This procedure calibrates; horizontal, vertical, focus, and zoom offset 
movements.
•Lock All Lens Motors: Select this check box to prevent all lens motors from moving. It will disable the 
Zoom, Focus, Horizontal and Vertical Position settings, effectively locking out any changes and overriding 
all other lens features. This feature is particularly useful to prevent accidental lens position changes in multi-
projector installations.
•Calibrate On New Lens: Check this box to prompt for a lens calibration each time a lens is inserted. The 
user will always be prompted before starting the calibration.
•Calibrate On Startup: Check this box to initiate a ‘Lens Reset’ procedure on every power-up. This is useful 
if the lens is subject to manual movement between power sessions.
•Home Position: Return the lens to the horizontal and vertical home position. Focus and zoom are 
unaffected.
•Calibration Status: Displays the current lens calibration status.
3.7.4 Power Management - Submenu
•LCD Backlight: The backlight for the LCD has 3 states. Always On, Always Off, or Timer. The backlight 
will turn on again when any key on the LCD is pressed or if an alarm is raised.
•LCD Backlight Timer: Set how long the LCD backlight stays on (in seconds) when in timer mode. 
•LCD Backlight Level: Sets the LCD backlight brightness level. Maximum 25/Minimum 0.
•Auto Power Up: If there is an AC power interruption, while Auto Power Up is enabled, the projector will 
resume operation in the same state as it left off. If the lamps are on and an image showing when AC power is 
lost, the projector will automatically power back up with the lamps on and an image will show when AC is 
restored. 
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dim and the shutter will close. If this condition persists for an additional time-out period, the projector will 
automatically go to Standby mode. The presence of any activity within this combined interval will cancel 
Auto Shutdown and return the projector to normal operation. 
•Turn Off Image After (Min): This sets the activation interval (in minutes) for Auto Shutdown. If all activity 
(input signals, web or serial port activity, key presses) is lost for this length of time, and Auto Shutdown is 
enabled, an Auto Shutdown cycle will begin.
•Enter Standby After (Min): This sets the interval (in minutes) between starting Auto Shutdown and 
entering Standby mode. Once Auto Shutdown has been entered, and all activity continues to be absent for 
this interval, the projector will automatically enter power Standby mode.
•Lamp Regeneration Start Time: For 24/7 operation, the lamp regeneration cycle is required or lamp life 
will be reduced. This control allows you to set the time of day (in 24 hour format) when the regeneration 
cycle will start. In Dual Lamp mode, the cycle will be performed on each lamp separately. The second lamp 
will wait for the first lamp to come back on before it begins the cycle. In single lamp mode, the projector will 
go into Standby mode for the regeneration cycle. The regeneration cycle will run for 15 minutes for each 
lamp. The lamp(s) must run for a minimum of 24 hours or the regeneration cycle will be skipped.
•Over-temp Fan Assist: When enabled, this option will cause all fans to come on at full speed if any enabled 
thermal sensor has an over-temperature fault. This may help to prevent an emergency shutdown if the extra 
cooling can bring the temperature within limits before the shutdown occurs. The fan assist will cause 
increased noise levels due to the simultaneous full speed operation of all the fans. Normal operation will 
resume when all over-temperature conditions are removed or fan assist is turned off.
3.7.5 Date And Time - Submenu
The current year-month-day, hour-minute-second. Changes here reset the projector real-time clock.
3.7.6 Menu Preferences - Submenu
Adjust the appearance, content and/or location of on-screen menus and messages.
•Large Menu Font: Enter a check mark to enlarge menus and their text. To adjust Menu Location to 
accommodate the increased menu area.
•Menu Location: Use the pull-down list to choose a pre-defined default or customized location for the 
display of all on-screen menus. 
To create a custom menu location:
a. Choose a preset that is closest to the desired location. 
b. Adjust Horizontal Shift and Vertical Shift slide bars to move the menu to the desired location. 
NOTE: Avoid locations too close to a corner or edge to prevent cropping of larger menus.
•Horizontal Shift And Vertical Shift: Shift your menus as desired, creating a customized menu location.
•Display Automatic Message Boxes: Enable or disable the pop-up of automatic message boxes. These are 
messages to the user that are not directly triggered by user actions. Examples are signal information, function 
limitation or auto calibration message boxes.
•Display User Message Boxes: Enable or disable the pop-up of message boxes that are directly triggered by 
user actions. Examples are gamma or lens control message boxes.
•Display Error Messages: Choose how you want to be notified of errors detected in either the incoming 
signal or projector. Select Screen or All (default) to see brief on-screen messages. This is recommended 
during setup or testing of the projector. Or select “Serial Ports” to receive messages via RS-232 or RS-422 
serial communication only. To hide error message displays, such as during shows and presentations, select 
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•Splash Screen Setup: Choose when to display a special introductory splash screen image, such as your 
company logo, graphic or message.
•Always Off – A splash screen never appears
•Start-up Only – The splash screen logo appears at projector start-up only.
•Start-up And No Signal – A splash screen appears at start-up and at any time when there is no signal.
To add your own splash screen in addition to the default “Christie logo” splash screen, use the Web UI to 
download the desired bitmap (.bmp) file to the projector. This will overwrite any other user splash screen 
that has been downloaded. 
NOTE: Only one user splash screen can be saved in the projector.
•OSD Transparency: Check this box if you want the OSD menu backgrounds to be transparent.
•Menu Type: Select the Basic or Advanced menu type from this list box. The Advanced menu setting will 
give the menu options. The Basic menu setting will give a small number of the most frequently used menu 
items.
•Splash Screen: Choose which splash screen is to be used; the default or user downloaded splash screen.
•Cascading Menus: Enable or disable cascading menus. When disabled, a single menu level will be 
displayed on the OSD at a time.
3.7.7 Communications - Submenu
Defines and controls how single or multiple projectors are linked with each other and with a controlling 
device. For detailed information refer to the Serial Command Document provided in the Dealer Section of the 
Christie Website, 020-100224-XX.
3.7.8 Serial Options - Submenu
•Baud Rate: Determines the speed of communication to and from the projector on the RS-232 or RS-422 
links. The maximum rate for the RS-232 is 115200; for RS-422 it is 19200. Set the baud rate to match that of 
your controlling device, such as your PC. Refer to the documentation for the controlling device to determine 
the baud rate. In an existing network of projectors, if you discover that a projector has a different baud rate, 
use the pull-down list and select the correct baud rate using the E
NTER key. Do not scroll this control with 
L
EFT ARROW KEY or RIGHT ARROW KEY. Serial communication is always eight data bits, no parity.
•Serial Flow Control: Determines whether software flow control or no flow control is used when 
transmitting and receiving data on the serial port. 
•Projector Address: Enter a three-digit number (such as “001”) to assign or change a number to the projector 
currently in use. If the current projector already has a number assigned, that number will appear here (for 
example “004” in the menu shown below. Numerical identity for projectors enables you to communicate 
with a single projector within a multiple-projector application (see also P
ROJ key in 3.1.2 Remote Keypad). 
If you make a mistake in assigning or changing the projector number, press E
XIT to cancel. 
NOTE: When multiple projectors are being used and you want to adjust the color for individual projectors 
to create one seamless image, you must assign different numbers for each projector to allow switching back 
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•Network Routing: 
NOTE: Not applicable for stand-alone projectors or simple serial networks with only one type of controller 
and linking.
•Separate - Select “Separate” (factory default) to keep RS-232, RS-422 and Ethernet messages on their 
respective paths instead of being broadcast to the other types of ports, see Section 2 Installation and Setup.
•RS-232 and RS-422 Joined - Messages originating from an RS-232 or RS-422 controller will be relayed 
to all RS-232or RS-422 ports. Any Ethernet communication, however, will not.
•RS-232 and Ethernet Joined - Messages to and from the RS-232 ports will also be relayed to the Ethernet 
port, and vice versa. Any RS-422 communications will be isolated. In the case of multiple Ethernet ses-
sions over the single Ethernet connector, input on the RS-232 port will be relayed to all Ethernet sessions; 
however, input from any Ethernet session will only be relayed to the RS-232 ports.
•All Joined - All messages reach all ports, regardless of type in the case of multiple Ethernet sessions, input 
on one Ethernet session will be relayed to all other Ethernet sessions as well as to the RS-232 and RS-422 
ports.
3.7.9 Ethernet Settings - Submenu
NOTE: Recommended for network administrators only.
•DHCP: Users may enable Dynamic IP (DHCP) support if the network is equipped with a DHCP server. 
Once enabled, the projector will configure the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway with the settings 
provided by the DHCP server. When disabled, the projector will reset the address back to the default static 
address (0.0.0.0). If the projector cannot contact a DHCP server, the projector software will revert to using 
the Link-Local IP settings. 
•Link-Local IP: When set to Dynamic IP, the projector will configure itself to a valid IP address, even if no 
DHCP server is available to provide a dynamic IP. If the PC is configured to obtain an IP address 
automatically (by default in Windows), both the PC and the projector will use compatible IP addresses.
•IP Address: If DHCP is disabled, enter a valid and unique IP address for use on the network to which the 
projector is currently connected. This address will overwrite any previous IP address such as the projector’s 
factory-defined default. It takes approximately 10 seconds for the projector to respond at its new address.
•TCP 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 1000, as these ports are typically reserved for and used by common 
IP applications.
•Subnet Mask: Determines the subnet for the IP address and must be set manually, if not using DHCP. 
•Default Gateway: This is the IP address of the gateway used to reach any non-local IP addresses. All PCs 
and projectors must be on the same subnet and it must be set manually, if not using DHCP.
•Host Name: Set the host name for the device.
•Domain Name: Set the domain for the device.
•Mac Address: Displays the MAC address of the projector (read-only)
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3.7.10DMX / ArtNET - Submenu
The projector supports the DMX512 protocol through both the DMXC option card and through the ArtNET 
communications via the Ethernet connector. Both input methods share the same feature list, and can share the 
same configuration methods as follows:
• The user may select to monitor both, neither, or a single interface via a DMX control.
• If both interfaces are selected, the DMXC input card will take priority if it is actively receiving data. While 
data is active on this card, ArtNET packets will be ignored.
• Only 1 DMXC card can be used at a time. If more than one is populated, the 2nd and subsequent cards will 
not be activated.
• The DMXC card will always be active, even when the projector is powered down (i.e. in standby mode). 
• When controlling a projector with DMX, it is recommended that no other interfaces (such as the IR Remote 
or Web interfaces) are used.
• The Menu for setting the ArtNET and DMX interface is always available at: 
Configuration > Communications > DMX/ArtNET Settings. 
NOTE: When a DMXC card is installed, the same menu is available at: 
Configuration > Option Card Settings > DMX Input Card > DMX/ArtNET Settings.
•DMX Interface: Select whether to monitor the DMXC input card only, the ArtNET interface only, both 
(ArtNET is ignored if the DMXC card is actively receiving data), or neither.
•DMX Personality: This control determines how many contiguous channels the projector will respond to. 
Fewer channels mean more devices can be used per universe. More channels mean greater control of the 
projector, but fewer devices.
•Show Personality (18 channels): This is the default setting. The 18 Show channels are those controls 
which are expected to be used throughout the course of an actual show (ie. shutter, channel change). These 
channels are a subset of those in the Setup Personality.
•Setup Personality (38 channels): The 38 Setup channels are those controls which are expected to be used 
during the setup of an actual show (ie. Projector orientation, Color, Brightness, etc.)
•Nitro Personality (25 channels): The Nitro personality includes channels with Load/Execute style    func-
tionality for ‘critical’ functions that require security so that they cannot be changed by a single button press 
and will not be affected by a Grand Master. This personality cannot be used with a control board contain-
ing only sliders. The Load/Execute channels operate as follows:
• The user must load a value, then send 86 (LOAD), then send 171 (EXECUTE) to execute the loaded 
value
• If this sequence of 3 values is not sent to the projector, the command is ignored
See Appendix B: DMX/ArtNET for the DMX Channel Allocation
•Base Channel: There are 512 channels per universe. This control specifies the starting channel for this 
projector. If multiple projectors are used on the same universe and are to be controlled independently, this 
value must be changed. i.e. If both projectors are using the Show personality (18 channels), projector 1 
should start at base channel 1 and projector 2 should start at base channel 19. 
NOTE: The Base channel setting must allow enough space for the channels required by the selected 
personality (i.e. If the Show Personality is selected, the Base Channel may be in the range 1-494). If the 
Setup Personality is selected, the Base Channel may be in the range 1-474.
•Software Termination: This control supplies a signal to the card to switch termination resistance in/out of 
the circuit. It may be necessary to clear this setting upon card removal. By default SW termination is 
disabled. The Input termination (2 Watt, 120 Ohm) is required on the last DMXC card in a loop through 
configuration. (i.e. only on the last projector). Termination may be either hardware (by plugging in a 
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NOTE: Hardware termination is recommended, because software termination is only in place when the 
projector has AC applied. If there are cases where the network is required to be terminated without AC 
applied to the last projector, then a hardware terminator should be used
•ArtNET Universe: For DMX512, each universe represents a separate electrical circuit (up to 512 devices/
channels). For ArtNET however, DMX data is broadcasted over an Ethernet network, so every device will 
receive every packet of data, whether they belong to that universe or not. This control specifies which 
universe the projector belongs to, so it can filter out all other data packets. The Universe applies to ArtNET 
only, and does not apply to the DMXC input card.
•ArtNET Subnet: This is the highest level address in an ArtNET network, providing expandability beyond 
the universe level. This control specifies which ArtNET subnet (group of universes) the projector belongs to. 
The Subnet applies to ArtNET only, and does not apply to the DMXC input card.
•Input Noise Filter: The Input Noise Filter eliminates DMX/ArtNET input oscillation, which can occur on 
some DMX control boards. This can cause fine resolution controls (e.g. Lens, Brightness) to continually 
change. A filter setting of 0 will turn off the filter; a setting of 1 will filter +/- 1 step changes, etc. Using this 
filter will decrease the fine control precision of some slider controls. By default this filter is set to 0 (Off). It 
is not recommended to use this feature unless you are experiencing problems with your DMX input.
•Host Name: This will be used to respond to ArtNET polling queries. “Christie” will be the short name, 
“Christie_HostName” will be our long name. By default the host name is composed from the projector name 
and serial number. (Default = “_”). 
NOTE: The Host name is also defined at Configuration > Communications > Ethernet Settings > Host 
Name.
3.7.11SNMP - Submenu
The M Series SNMP (Simple Network Management 
Protocol) interface provides network administrators with a 
common way to manage their network devices from a 
single remote location. SNMP allows an administrator to 
query a number of devices to see their current status/
configuration. It also allows operators to change 
configuration values and configure trap notifications to be 
sent when certain events occur.
The SNMP menu can be accessed from: 
Configuration > Communications > SNMP
Controls
Operators are able request the current state of the following controls:
• Power
• Main Input
• Channel
• Lamp Life
• Shutter
• Host Name
• IP Address