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7. Advanced

7.9.5

Automatic shutdown

How to switch to Automatic Shutdown mode?

1. Press

MENU

to activate the Menu bar

2. Press

→

to select the

Installation

item

3. Press

↓

to Pull down the

Installation

menu

4. Use

↑

or

↓

to select

Automatic Shutdown

5. Press

→

to select the

Automatic Shutdown

item

6. Press

↑

or

↓

to select

On

or

Off

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7. Press

ENTER

In case

Off

has been selected, a warning will be displayed to make sure that the operator is fully aware of the fact that the lamp

warranty will expire when the projector stays in active mode for over 24 hours continuously. A con

fi

rmation is asked for. The

operator can then choose to agree (

Yes

) or to go back to Automatic Shutdown mode (

No

)

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Summary of Contents for 7QP

Page 1: ...SIM 7QP series User guide R92112121 R92112122 R92112123 R92112181 R92112182 R92112183 R9211223 R9211225 R59770330 09 07 10 2013 ...

Page 2: ...Factory Barco nv Advanced Visualization Systems Noordlaan 5 B 8520 Kuurne Phone 32 56 36 82 11 Fax 32 56 36 84 86 Support www barco com esupport Visit us at the web www barco com Printed in Belgium ...

Page 3: ...formed immediately in writing of any complaints The period of guarantee begins on the date of transfer of risks in the case of special systems and software on the date of commissioning at latest 30 days after the transfer of risks In the event of justified notice of complaint Barco can repair the fault or provide a replacement at its own discretion within an appropriate period If this measure prov...

Page 4: ...ndation either version 2 or at your option any later version eCos is distributed in the hope that it will be useful but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABIL ITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE See the GNU General Public License for more details You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with eCos if not write to the Free Software F...

Page 5: ... 49 5 1 Warranty continuous mode automatic shutdown mode 50 5 2 Powering the SIM 7 projector 51 5 3 Setting the RCU address 52 5 4 Starting the projector 53 5 5 Setting the projector address only if necessary 54 5 6 Setting the orientation 55 5 7 Lens adjustments 56 5 7 1 Locking the lens holder rugged option 57 5 7 2 Locking unlocking the zoom ring and the focus ring of the lens 59 5 7 3 Back foc...

Page 6: ...al 149 7 7 1 Pause 150 7 7 2 Freeze 151 7 7 3 Identification 152 7 8 Display setup 153 7 8 1 Textbox 154 7 8 2 Menu bar position 155 7 8 3 Slider box position 156 7 8 4 Sync variance limit 157 7 8 5 Soft edge 159 7 8 5 1 Introduction 160 7 8 5 2 Accessing the Soft edge menu 162 7 8 5 3 Soft edge edit 163 7 8 5 3 1 The soft edge edit wizard 164 7 8 5 3 2 The soft edge edit modes 165 7 8 5 3 3 Creat...

Page 7: ...ns 236 8 2 Cleaning the exterior of the projector 237 8 3 Air filters replacement 238 8 3 1 Removing the air filters 239 8 3 2 Installing the air filters 240 8 4 Lamp replacement 241 8 4 1 Lamp removal 242 8 4 2 Lamp installation 246 8 4 3 Resetting the lamp runtime 250 9 Troubleshooting 251 9 1 Diagnostic LEDs 252 9 2 Basic troubleshooting guide 253 10 Environmental information 255 10 1 Disposal ...

Page 8: ...Table of contents 4 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 9: ...1 Introduction 1 INTRODUCTION Overview About the projector About the manual R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 5 ...

Page 10: ...jectors The SIM 7QP series projectors are LCoS Liquid Crystal on Silicon based high resolution projectors developed for high demanding simulation applications Image 1 1 SIM 7QP series smearing reduction and blur reduction 6 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 11: ... reproduction 3 Getting started start the projector for daily use 4 Advanced advanced operation and setup settings using the remote control and the projector s OSD 5 Maintenance projector s maintenance operations 6 Service basic service of the projector Related documentation Several advanced adjustments can be set and controlled via the Barco hand held remote control unit xRACU and are covered in ...

Page 12: ...ternal patterns OSD patterns etc are shown in landscape mode When the projector is in front table configuration they will be seen in portrait mode on the screen i e rotated over 90 compared to what can be seen in the manual Example The images below shows the GUI for the geometry alignment and the GUI for the lens shift menu as it will be visible on the projected image if the projector is in front ...

Page 13: ...2 Packaging 2 PACKAGING Overview Unpacking R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 9 ...

Page 14: ...tion during transportation the projector is surrounded with foam The package is secured with banding and fastening clips Lens delivered The projection lens delivered with the projector will vary depending on the product number ordered and is packed in a separate cardboard box placed inside the main cardboard box Retain the original shipping cardboard boxes and packing material It will be needed if...

Page 15: ...ety manual RCU batteries power cords projection lens 5 Remove the foam parts 6 Open the inner cardboard box 7 Remove the foam parts 8 Lift the projector out of the inner cardboard box Retain the original shipping cardboard boxes and packing material It will be needed if you ever have to ship the projector For maximum protection repack your projector as it was packed at the factory R59770330 SIM 7Q...

Page 16: ...2 Packaging 12 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 17: ...3 Installation guidelines 3 INSTALLATION GUIDELINES Overview Safety warnings Installation guidelines R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 13 ...

Page 18: ...ure or lamp explosion there will be a mercury vapor emission In order to minimize the potential risk of inhaling mercury vapors Insure the projector is installed in ventilated rooms only Replace the lamp module before the end of its operational life Promptly ventilate the room after a lamp rupture or lamp explosion has occurred and evacuate the room particularly in case of a pregnant woman Seek me...

Page 19: ...filters as this will dramatically reduce the lifetime of the consumables It is advised to replace the air filters at any lamp change Barco reserves itself the right to refuse warranty replacement of consumables if they have been used in a projector with dirty air filters Only use the manufactures recommended cleaning kit which has been specifically designed for cleaning optical parts never use ind...

Page 20: ...ill provide a brighter picture but reduce the viewing angle For more information about screens contact your local screen supplier Image size The projector is designed for projecting an image size with a screen width from 1 00 m 3 3 ft to 6 m 19 7 ft with an aspect ratio of 4 to 3 Image retention Image retention can affect LCOS projectors in extreme cases permanent burn can occur if still repetitiv...

Page 21: ...4 Installation 4 INSTALLATION Overview Dimensions Fixation points Projector tilt RCU battery installation Lens installation Projector configuration Connections R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 17 ...

Page 22: ...ithout frame The dimensions are stated in mm 1 inch 25 4 mm Image 4 1 SIM 7QP series dimensions front view and right view Dimensions projector with frame Image 4 2 SIM 7QP series dimensions front view and right view 18 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 23: ...eries dimensions top view Projector weight Part weight Projector no lens no frame 30 5 kg Frame 4 5 kg Projection lens 0 8 1 2 3 kg Projection lens 1 0 1 4 1 2 2 kg Projection lens 1 4 2 0 1 2 0 kg R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 19 ...

Page 24: ...If the standard projector frame is not used three bolts can be screwed into the threaded holes at the bottom of the projector to fix it to a custom frame The bolts must meet the following specifications bolt type M8x1 25 strength class 8 8 or higher preferred bolt length bolt head not included 25 mm bolt length 30 mm mounting torque range 20 Nm 177 lbf in torque 23 Nm 205 lbf in Image 4 5 SIM 7QP ...

Page 25: ...lamp flicker or even lamp explosion Tilt range The tilt range of the projector is restricted by the tilt range of the lamp The drawings below show the maximal tilt range in both senses 20 20 Image 4 6 Projector tilt range 360 Image 4 7 Projector tilt range R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 21 ...

Page 26: ...e fingernail a little backwards 1 and pull at the same time the cover upwards 2 1 2 Image 4 8 2 Insert the two AA size batteries making sure the polarities match the and marks inside the battery compartment Image 4 9 3 Insert 1 the lower tab of the battery cover in the gap at the bottom of the remote control and press 2 the cover until it clicks in place 1 2 Image 4 10 CAUTION Replace with the cor...

Page 27: ...4 5 Lens installation Overview Portrait mode projector Lens range Lens formulas Shift capabilities Installing the lens and adjusting the Scheimpflug Connecting the lens Lens Data R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 23 ...

Page 28: ...n into account Lens formulas SW indicates the longest side of the screen Shift capabilities the table and the diagram below indicate the lens shift ranges as if the projector was in landscape mode The ranges for this projector in portrait mode are rotated 90 CCW compared to what is mentioned 24 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 29: ...4 Installation 4 5 2 Lens range Overview table Lens QSD 0 8 1 QSD 1 0 1 4 1 QSD 1 4 2 0 1 See the Maintenance appendix for more information about lens cleaning R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 25 ...

Page 30: ...pressed in meter or inch Formulas Lens Zoom status Metric formulas meter Inch formulas inch QSD 0 8 1 PD 0 0679 0 803 x SW 0 0121 SW PD 2 673228 0 803 x SW 18 755 SW WA Wide Angle PDmin 0 0299 1 026 x SW 0 0047 SW PDmin 1 177165 1 026 x SW 7 285015 SW QSD 1 0 1 4 1 TP Telephoto PDmax 0 0341 1 434 x SW 0 0030 SW PDmax 1 34252 1 434 x SW 4 650009 SW WA Wide Angle PDmin 0 0858 1 471 x SW 0 0077 SW PD...

Page 31: ... is 100 QSD 0 8 1 up down 12 8 QSD 1 0 1 4 1 up down 100 left right 70 left right 20 QSD 1 4 2 0 1 up down 100 left right 70 left right 20 70 70 7 0 Image 4 12 Lens shift maximum horizontal shift vertical shift 0 20 20 20 100 20 100 Image 4 13 Lens shift maximum horizontal shift vertical shift maximum 100 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 27 ...

Page 32: ...f The exact range in the area indicated by the red dashed line depends on lens type and application Projector Screen Horizontal shift in nominal position Horizontal shift 70 Projector Screen Image 4 15 Horizontal lens shift Projector Projector Screen Vertical shift in nominal position Screen Screen Vertical shift 100 Vertical shift 100 Projector Image 4 16 Vertical lens shift 28 R59770330 SIM 7QP ...

Page 33: ...eplacement of the other Each of the lenses have Scheimpflug adjustment possibility Back focal length adjustment is also needed after the projection lens installation See Back focal length adjustment page 61 for detailed procedure Necessary tools Torx screwdriver T10 Nut spanner or socket spanner 10 mm Allen key 2 mm How to prepare the projector lens 1 Screw in 3 Allen bolts M4 into the lens flange...

Page 34: ... the lens on the projector and adjust the Scheimpflug 1 Remove the top lens cover 6 screws Image 4 20 Top lens cover fixing screws 2 Remove the bottom lens cover 3 screws Image 4 21 Bottom lens cover fixing screws 3 Remove the lock nuts and washers from the lens holder studs but leave the springs on the lens holder studs 30 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 35: ...uts 6 Fix the lock nuts until the lens flange touches the lens holder plate at the 3 fixation points nominal position 7 Unscrew each lock nut 1 revolution and start adjusting the Scheimpflug by tightening or loosening these lock nuts 8 If the adjustment is done screw in the smaller Allen bolts M4 see 1 on image 4 25 until they are hand tight R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 31 ...

Page 36: ...cheimpflug securing bolts and nuts 9 Secure the smaller Allen bolts M4 by tightening the nuts see 2 on image 4 25 to the lens flange 10 Install the bottom lens cover 11 Install the top lens cover 32 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 37: ...the lens aperture and may never be done Therefore a warning is displayed if the lens is not connected and the projector is activated Image 4 26 How to connect the lens 1 Connect the male connector attached to the lens to the female connector located on the front of the projector Tip The side labeled TOP on the male connector must be oriented upwards Image 4 27 Projector lens connector 2 Secure the...

Page 38: ... position in function of the desired light output determined for example by the Time of Day setting To make this possible the lens is connected to the front of the projector chassis through a 16 wire cable Connection The connection to the projector transmits signals for the lens aperture data and the zoom and focus motor control power 1 17 19 3 Image 4 28 Lens connector pinout Pin number Pin descr...

Page 39: ...igurations Depending on the installation the projector can be mounted in different ways the 4 different configurations are 1 Rear Ceiling 2 Rear Table 3 Front Ceiling 4 Front Table 1 2 3 4 Image 4 29 Projector configurations R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 35 ...

Page 40: ...4 Installation 4 7 Connections Overview Power connection Signal connections Communication 36 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 41: ...se 6 3 A 50 60 Hz How to connect the power 1 Use the supplied power cord to connect the projector to the power outlet 2 Plug the female power connector into the male connector at the rear of the projector Image 4 30 Connectors mains power 3 Secure the connection with the locking spring CLOSED OPEN Image 4 31 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 37 ...

Page 42: ...4 Installation CAUTION To prevent damage to the projector always ensure that the locking spring is well engaged 38 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 43: ...4 Installation 4 7 2 Signal connections Overview Input section Input specifications Connecting a DVI source Connecting an RGB source R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 39 ...

Page 44: ...win dual link DVI input input layer 2 analog input consisting of a 5 BNC RGBHV input a composite video input not supported and a S Video input not supported communication layer RJ45 LAN1 This Ethernet input is connected to the image processor PMP or Pixel Map Processor Image 4 32 Input section 40 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 45: ... Twin Dual DVI input to receive a high bit depth signal e g 16 bit DVI 1 DVI 2 Image 4 33 Dual DVI input Video input board The video input board holds an RGBHV input By default the composite video BNC connector and the S video input mini DIN connector are not supported R PR G Y B PB Hs Cs Vs VIDEO S VIDEO Image 4 34 Video input board R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 41 ...

Page 46: ...e input connector IG 1 IG 2 Channel 1 Image 4 35 Connections connecting 2 DVI sources How to connect a dual channel DVI source 1 Connect the dual channel image generator source to the projector by connecting the DVI male connector of channel 1 into the projector s DVI 1 female input connector and the DVI male connector of channel 2 in the DVI 2 female input connector IG Channel 1 Channel 2 Image 4...

Page 47: ...4 7 2 4 Connecting an RGB source How to connect the RGB input 1 Connect the 4 or 5 BNC cables to the projector s 5 cable input IG Image 4 37 Connections connecting an RGB source R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 43 ...

Page 48: ...4 Installation 4 7 3 Communication Overview Network connections Network settings 44 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 49: ... made possible file transfer for firmware upgrade easy adjustment of projector wide range of control possibilities The connection to the projector can be done via a crossed cable or via a HUB on the local network LAN To send commands to the projector connection must be established to port 5401 How to connect the projector 1 Connect the RJ 45 male plug to the projector s RJ 45 female connector Imag...

Page 50: ...lue programmed into the Ethernet board IP Address Current IP Address of the projector This is a non adjustable value Subnet Mask Subnet Mask This is a non adjustable value Gateway Gateway This is a non adjustable value DHCP DHCP setting Yes The projector will dynamically obtain its IP address from the DHCP server No The IP address needs to be entered manually Note that when selecting Fixed IP the ...

Page 51: ...ursor key or the numeric keys on the RCU or the local keypad to edit and change the values 7 Press Apply settings to apply the changes A dialog box is shown The different executed operations are shown with a checkbox The last operation Restarting network takes a few seconds more Image 4 42 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 47 ...

Page 52: ...4 Installation 48 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 53: ...inuous mode automatic shutdown mode Powering the SIM 7 projector Setting the RCU address Starting the projector Setting the projector address only if necessary Setting the orientation Lens adjustments R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 49 ...

Page 54: ... the continuous mode had been selected The next time that the projector is activated the dialog box appears again and it will continue to be that way until you have made a selection Automatic shutdown mode If this mode is selected the projector will display a warning on the projected image after 24 hours of continuous active mode saying that the projector will automatically switch off in four minu...

Page 55: ...e optimal performance after 45 minutes advised for multichannel display systems It should be noted that the heat dissipation of the product itself might influence its environment if not monitored and corrected via external responsive temperature controls this might affect the typical settle time required How to power the projector 1 Switch the power switch to 1 Image 5 1 Barco SIM7 Power switch L3...

Page 56: ...After that LED2 starts blinking the number of tens Finally LED3 starts blinking green the number of units If this is done the original status of the LED s is restored Displaying the Projector Address in projection mode 1 Press the Address key recessed key on the RCU with a pencil The projector s address will be displayed on the screen in a text box Programming the RCU 1 Push the address key If the...

Page 57: ... the projector 1 Press the Standby button on the RCU or on the local keypad 9 0 EN T ER M EN U B A C K D I G I Z O O M PH A SE P A U SE PI P L O G O Image 5 5 The last selected source is displayed If the address setting is wrong the projector will not respond to the RCU see the next step to set the address R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 53 ...

Page 58: ...e user may be from 0 to 255 0 9 is used for RCU communication Common address address may be 0 or 1 How to change the projector s address 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Installation 3 Press to Pull down the Installation menu 4 Use or to select Projector address Image 5 6 5 Press ENTER A dialog box appears on the screen Image 5 7 6 Enter the new projector address with th...

Page 59: ... is shipped default with a table front orientation How to set the orientation 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Installation item 3 Press to Pull down the Installation menu 4 Use or to select Orientation Image 5 8 5 Press to pull down the menu 6 Use or to select the desired orientation 7 Press ENTER The projection is adapted and a bullet shows the active configuration R59...

Page 60: ...locking the zoom ring and the focus ring of the lens Back focal length adjustment Adjusting the lens If the lens locking option rugged option is installed on the projector a warning will be displayed before the execution of any lens shift adjustment 56 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 61: ...m hexadecimal key How to lock the lens holder 1 Make sure the lens is in the correct position 2 Remove the top lens cover Image 5 9 Lens top cover fixing screws 3 Slide both fixation blocks for the horizontal shift away from each other until they hit the lens holder frame Image 5 10 Horizontal shift free Image 5 11 Horizontal shift blocked 4 Fix these blocks by tightening the front bolts R59770330...

Page 62: ...n be reached through the small slot at the left side of the projector seen from the rear of it Image 5 13 Fixation screw for vertical lens shift locking system 6 Reinstall the top lens cover CAUTION The shift motors will be damaged if lens shift is activated while the blocking system is tightened 58 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 63: ... lock the zoom ring and the focus ring of the lens Both zoom ring and focus ring are locked at the same time 1 Install the lens and switch the projector to active state 2 Wait for the lens to be fully heated up i e after 15 minutes of projection 3 Adjust the zoom and the focus of the lens 4 Tighten i e clockwise the zoom focus locking knob until it is hand tight Image 5 14 Engaging the zoom focus ...

Page 64: ...5 Setup 2 Now the zoom and focus can be adjusted 60 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 65: ...ssis By doing so the back focal length is adjusted and the focus is set to an optimal value This adjustment will allow to benefit from the largest adjustment range for the lens focus motorized lens focus 1 1 1 1 2 Image 5 16 Back Focal length adjustment 1 Locking screws 2 Adjustment hole Image 5 17 A wrong back focal length adjustment will not allow optimal focus throughout the full zoom range R59...

Page 66: ... screws a bit Just enough to allow the lens to be shifted forward and backward Image 5 18 Back focal length fixation screws Note The fourth screw is located underneath the lens 2 Put the BFL tool in the adjustment hole Image 5 19 Back focal length adjustment tool 3 Zoom the lens to wide position 4 Focus the image on the screen using the BFL tool 62 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 67: ...ent range 5 Zoom the lens to tele position 6 Focus the image on the screen using the remote control 7 Repeat step 3 to step 6 until the image stays in focus regardless to the zoom position 8 Fix the 4 screws R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 63 ...

Page 68: ...zoom or focus of the lens CAUTION In case of a projector with rugged option make sure to unlock the lens holder before shifting it up down or left right How to adjust the lens using the direct keys on the RCU 1 Use one of the following keys on the RCU Lens shift or to shift down or up Lens zoom or to zoom out or in Lens focus or to adjust the focus 3 1 4 2 L EN S Z O O M L EN S SH I F T L EN S F O...

Page 69: ...action 9 0 EN T ER M EN U B A C K D I G I Z O O M PH A SE P A U SE PI P L O G O Image 5 25 How to adjust the zoom focus using the OSD 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press or to select the Installation 3 Press to Pull down the Installation menu 4 Use or to select Lens adjustments Image 5 26 5 Press ENTER R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 65 ...

Page 70: ...f a sheet of paper held in front of the screen can be useful to determine the focus plane position for best focus Unsharp corners in the image can be adjusted with the Scheimpflug adjustment 3 adjustment screws on the lens holder see the Lens installation section Before adjusting the lens focus insure that the Back Focal Length is correctly adjusted Back focal length adjustment page 61 66 R5977033...

Page 71: ...6 Getting started 6 GETTING STARTED Overview Starting up the projector Selecting a source Adjusting the image Switching the projector to standby R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 67 ...

Page 72: ...witch the mains power switch to ON 2 Press the Standby button on the RCU or the local keypad 9 0 EN T ER M EN U B A C K D I G I Z O O M PH A SE P A U SE PI P L O G O Image 6 1 How to start up the projectors via XDS RACU 1 See dedicated User guide R59770508 68 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 73: ... the BNC connectors press 5 on the RCU to display the source to the DVI connector press 8 on the RCU to hide any source AUT AUTO IMAGE O IMAGE PC PC RGB RGB VIDEO VIDEO Fire W Fire Wire ire DVI DVI IQ PC IQ PC SDI SDI S VIDEO S VIDEO PHASE PHASE TINT TINT COLOR COLOR BRIGHTN BRIGHTN CONTR CONTR ZOOM ZOOM DIGI DIGI 9 0 7 8 5 6 3 4 1 2 Image 6 2 Note Pressing 5 a multiple times cycles between both D...

Page 74: ...ing buttons on the RCU AUT AUTO IMAGE O IMAGE PC PC RGB RGB VIDEO VIDEO Fire W Fire Wire ire DVI DVI IQ PC IQ PC SDI SDI S VIDEO S VIDEO PHASE PHASE TINT TINT COLOR COLOR BRIGHTN BRIGHTN CONTR CONTR ZOOM ZOOM DIGI DIGI 9 0 7 8 5 6 3 4 1 2 Image 6 3 70 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 75: ...ed two minutes Do not power off the projector during the cooling cycle since doing so reduces the lamp life time In case of SIM 7QP HB or SIM 7QP HB C the projector cannot be switched from active state to standby state within the first two minutes after it has been activated Trying to do so pops up an alert message and the command is only executed after the two minutes period has expired Image 6 4...

Page 76: ...6 Getting started 72 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 77: ...7 Advanced 7 ADVANCED Overview Using the Dialog boxes Source selection Image Image files Geometry Lamp General Display setup Installation R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 73 ...

Page 78: ... 7 2 3 Press or to increase or decrease the value Entering numeric values using the arrow keys on the local keypad 1 Press ENTER to activate the input field 2 Press or to select the digit to be changed 3 Press or to increase or decrease the value To confirm the changes always press ENTER Use or to browse between the different fields In some cases an alphanumeric value file name has to be entered U...

Page 79: ...7 Advanced 7 2 Source selection Overview Selecting a DVI source Selecting an RGB source R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 75 ...

Page 80: ...elect L2 DVI 1 Image 7 3 4 Press ENTER to confirm your choice A bullet indicates the selected source which now appears on the screen Adjustments on the L2 DVI 1 source The digital nature of this signal eliminates the need for adjustments In the same way the following sources can be selected and adjusted L2 DVI 2 and L2 Twin Dual DVI 76 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 81: ...select RGB Image 7 4 5 Press ENTER to confirm your choice A bullet indicates the selected source which now appears on the screen Adjustments on an RGB signal The projector allows different adjustments on an RGB signal Contrast Brightness Phase Input balance Auto Image or manual edit of the image file settings In the same way a YUV source can be selected and adjusted R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 ...

Page 82: ...7 Advanced 7 3 Image Overview Introduction Image settings Scaling Time of Day TOD Input balance RGB signals only 78 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 83: ...a dialog box with a scroll bar Minimal maximal and actual values are indicated These settings can also be changed directly via the RCU s dedicated buttons Image 7 5 The adjustments done in the Image menu are saved in the corresponding image file and only affect the active source whereas adjustments done in the Display settings are applied to all sources R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 79 ...

Page 84: ...7 Advanced 7 3 2 Image settings Overview Setting the Contrast Setting the Brightness Gamma Phase RGB signals only 80 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 85: ...ow to change the Contrast 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Image item 3 Press to Pull down the Image menu 4 Use or to select settings 5 Press to pull down the menu 6 Use or to select Contrast 7 Press ENTER On the screen appears now a slider box Image 7 6 8 Use or the numeric keys on the remote or the keypad to change the contrast R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 81 ...

Page 86: ...to change the Brightness 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Image item 3 Press to Pull down the Image menu 4 Use or to select settings 5 Press to pull down the menu 6 Use or to select Brightness 7 Press ENTER On the screen appears now a slider box Image 7 7 8 Use or the numeric keys on the remote or the keypad to change the brightness 82 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013...

Page 87: ...he projected image Changing the gamma mainly changes the midtones of the image How to adjust the Gamma 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Image item 3 Press to Pull down the Image menu 4 Use or to select settings 5 Press to pull down the menu 6 Use or to select Gamma 7 Press ENTER On the screen appears now a slider box Image 7 8 8 Use or the numeric keys on the remote or t...

Page 88: ...ust the Phase 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Image item 3 Press to Pull down the Image menu 4 Use or to select settings 5 Press to pull down the menu 6 Use or to select Phase 7 Press ENTER On the screen appears now a slider box Image 7 9 8 Use or the numeric keys on the remote or the keypad to change the Phase 84 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 89: ...e biggest possible size without being distorted e g stretched in one direction Full screen the source image will be scaled and stretched in order to fill the full native resolution of the projector This can lead to an distorted image e g stretched in one direction or the other How to scale the image 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Image item 3 Press to Pull down the Ima...

Page 90: ...st HC versions the minimum ECR value is calibrated in the projector to coincide with a lens aperture of approximately f 6 4 which leaves a light transmission of around 25 Motorized dimming at different stages in the projector insures a better dynamic behavior through ECR Ex tended Contrast Ratio and CCD Constant Contrast Dimming by enabling the possibility to adjust the light output level of the p...

Page 91: ...7 Advanced A dialog box is displayed Image 7 12 6 Use or the numeric keys on the remote or the keypad to change the Time of Day R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 87 ...

Page 92: ...references also set the range in which the ADC will work for that particular source this also explains why each input balance setting is linked to a particular source and thus saved in the image file How can it be done To balance the three color signals of a particular source there are conditions in fact we must know the black and the white level of the source i e 1 the considered source must be a...

Page 93: ...e Tool bar 2 Press to select the Image item 3 Press to Pull down the Image menu 4 Use or to select Input balance 5 Press to pull down the menu 6 Use or to select Automatic Black level 7 Press to pull down the menu 8 Use or to enable ON or to disable OFF Automatic Black level Image 7 17 9 Press ENTER to confirm A white bullet shows the active setting Performing Black input balance 1 Select a black ...

Page 94: ...ntil bright spots appear on the black part of the image 12 Adjust the Blue black level until bright spots appear on the black part of the image 13 Adjust the Red black level until bright spots appear on the black part of the image The projected image should now be noisy neutral grey If one uses a checkerboard pattern the bright spots should appear in the black blocks Black Level is greyed out if A...

Page 95: ...sition bright spots due to the contribution of these two other colors signals 11 Adjust the Green white level gain until bright spots appear on the white part of the image 12 Adjust the Blue white level gain until bright spots appear on the white part of the image 13 Adjust the Red white level gain until bright spots appear on the white part of the image The projected image should now be noisy neu...

Page 96: ...7 Advanced 7 4 Image files Overview Load file Auto Image Edit file Save as create a custom file Rename file Copy Delete Forced file load 92 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 97: ... How to load a file 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Image files item 3 Press to Pull down the Image files menu 4 Use or to select Load Image 7 22 5 Press ENTER A dialog box is displayed Image 7 23 6 Use or to select the desired file Tip For more information specifications on the image files see the Appendix section 7 Press ENTER The file is loaded and the image is adapt...

Page 98: ...20 seconds depending on file Full scan tracking is done over the full range The operation takes about 1 5 minutes depending on file How to launch Auto Image 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Image files item 3 Press to Pull down the Image files menu 4 Use or to select Auto Image 5 Press to open the menu 6 Use or to select the desired file scan method Image 7 24 7 Press EN...

Page 99: ...he dialog box below How to edit a file 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Image files item 3 Press to Pull down the Image files menu 4 Use or to select Edit Image 7 25 5 Press ENTER A dialog box containing the active file is displayed Image 7 26 6 Use or the numeric keys on the remote or the keypad to edit and change the values confirm with ENTER Note greyed out fields can...

Page 100: ...advanced button enables the advanced settings for digital data sources Image 7 28 UsePictureBox can be disabled 0 or enabled 1 By default it is disabled which means that only few timings can be changed In case of a DVI source this is not a problem In very specific situations however e g iBlend more changes to the timings may be needed such as the setting of the Start pixels Active pixels Start lin...

Page 101: ... often used a custom file should be created This custom file will then be loaded auto matically and will prevent the Auto Image from being launched How to save a file 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Image files item 3 Press to Pull down the Image files menu 4 Use or to select Save as Image 7 30 5 Press ENTER A dialog box is displayed Use or or the numeric keys on the re...

Page 102: ...select the Image files item 3 Press to Pull down the Image files menu 4 Use or to select Rename Image 7 32 5 Press ENTER A dialog box is displayed Use or or the numeric keys on the remote or the keypad to edit and change the values confirm with ENTER Image 7 33 98 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 103: ...Tool bar 2 Press to select the Image files item 3 Press to Pull down the Image files menu 4 Use or to select copy Image 7 34 5 Press ENTER A dialog box is displayed Image 7 35 6 Use or to select the file to be copied 7 Press ENTER The file name is copied in the edit field 8 Use the keys on the remote to change the name of the destination file R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 99 ...

Page 104: ...t the Image files item 3 Press to Pull down the Image files menu 4 Use or to select delete Image 7 36 5 Press ENTER A dialog box is displayed Image 7 37 6 Use or to select the desired file 7 Press ENTER The selected file is deleted and is removed from the list 100 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 105: ...ess to Pull down the Image files menu 4 Use or to select Forced file load 5 Press to open the menu 6 Use or to select the desired layer for example Layer 1 7 Use or to select the desired input for example Data on BNC Image 7 38 Note Inputs that are not hardware compatible with this layer are greyed out Note if a file is already forced for that input it will be shown on the right 8 Press ENTER The ...

Page 106: ... 5 Geometry Overview Introduction Geometry files Accessing the Geometry menu Geometry distortions Load Edit Rename a Geometry File Copy a Geometry File Delete a Geometry File 102 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 107: ...d flat screen applications ranging from flat or straightforward cylindrical displays to the wildest shapes that can be imagined by pre distorting the image inside the projector a correct geometry can be achieved on curved screens without requiring additional computational power on the IG s side R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 103 ...

Page 108: ... file notation in the Geometry files menu describes a file path For example Standard Dist_file1 xml Standard Dist_file1 xml Type of file standard or custom file name file extension xml Image 7 39 Geometry file notation Standard file directory also the type of file Custom or Standard Dist_file1 file name xml file extension Available Geometry operations Load loads an existing standard or custom geom...

Page 109: ...3 Accessing the Geometry menu How to access the Geometry menu 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select Geometry 3 Press to Pull down the Geometry menu Image 7 40 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 105 ...

Page 110: ...eometry adjustment is divided in 6 groups or modes 2x2 3x3 5x5 9x9 17x17 33x33 These modes represent 21 levels each level represents a group of points or zones Each level will interact with other levels adjusting a point on a certain level will affect points in the levels underneath The level of the adjustment gives a measure of this impact A level 1 adjustment happens on the 4 corners of the imag...

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Page 112: ...vel 19 Level 20 Level 21 33x33 Level 1 2x2 Image 7 43 Geometry level hierarchy On top of this hierarchy the 2x2 points Adjusting points on level 1 will affect level 2 till 21 At the bottom of the structure we find the 33x33 points adjustment adjusting grid points on level 21 will not affect any other points these are called local points 108 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 113: ...ometry menu 4 Press to select Load 5 Press ENTER A dialog box is displayed Image 7 44 6 Use the cursor key and to select the desired geometry file 7 Press ENTER Tip When starting a new geometry setup it is advised to select the No_Distortion file The file is loaded and the geometry settings are adapted R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 109 ...

Page 114: ...ttern generated internally by the projector see internal patterns Overview Accessing the Geometry Edit menu Geometry Edit wizard Geometry Edit Modes Editing a geometry file Axis link Shift Adjustment Transport Delay Sharpness Geometry Reset 110 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 115: ...nu How to access the Geometry Edit menu 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select Geometry 3 Press to Pull down the Geometry menu 4 Press or to select Edit 5 Press to open the Edit menu Image 7 45 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 111 ...

Page 116: ...6 Image 7 47 Note that the dialog box is transparent so as to allow the preview of the adjustment over the whole screen during the adjustment the image to be adjusted is not hidden by the dialog box Description of the Edit dialog box An intuitive user interface is used to perform all the geometry corrections This gives the user real time access to the distortion characteristics Each individual poi...

Page 117: ...his slider box adjusts the new position of the point along the x axis High values can introduce some clipping effects PixelY this slider box adjusts the new position of the point along the y axis High values can introduce some clipping effects edit box PixelX this edit box allows to edit the position of the point along the x axis edit box PixelY this edit box allows to edit the position of the poi...

Page 118: ...d y axis Adjust mode allows to perform the correction in real time using the arrows The adjustment is done in small steps of 0 1 pixels Edit mode allows to select the desired control edit box in the dialog box Change mode allows to change the values in the controls edit box radio buttons of the dialog box Image 7 50 Image 7 51 114 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 119: ...n Edit Mode 1 When the Edit dialog box is displayed the Select mode is selected by default 2 To go to the next mode go to the right press ENTER 3 To return to a previous mode go to the left use BACK R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 115 ...

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Page 123: ...7 Advanced Image 7 56 Image 7 57 How to select another point 1 Press to select the next adjustment point R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 119 ...

Page 124: ...7 Advanced The column is adapted to 32 Image 7 58 Image 7 59 2 Press to select the next adjustment point 120 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 125: ...7 Advanced The row is adapted to 32 Image 7 60 Image 7 61 3 Press to select the next adjustment point R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 121 ...

Page 126: ...mage 7 62 Image 7 63 How to adjust using the Adjust mode Adjusting point row 0 column 0 by 100 pixels along the x axis in the 2x2 mode 1 Press ENTER to go to the Adjust Mode 122 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 127: ... value of PixelsY The image is distorted along the X axis Notice the unaffected regions Image 7 65 The adjustment is done in small steps Adjusting for instance from 0 to 100 using the Adjust mode is not the ideal method The use of the Edit and Change mode is more appropriate R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 123 ...

Page 128: ...d Image 7 66 2 Use and to select the PixelsX edit box The PixelsX edit box is focused 3 Press ENTER The PixelsX edit box is put in edit mode Image 7 67 4 Use and to select the digit and use and to increment decrement the digit Tip One can also use the numeric digits to fill in the desired value The image is distorted along the X axis Notice the unaffected regions 124 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10...

Page 129: ...cide with the edges of the distorted image Following example will show a basic 2x2 adjustment with AxisLink set On and Off 1 Start with a non distorted image assume the left top corner is selected 0 0 Image 7 68 2 Shift the left top corner 300 pixels to the left 0 0 Image 7 69 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 125 ...

Page 130: ...ed image this will result in a quick adjustment when dealing with complex setups AxisLink OFF The coordinate system used for the adjustment is absolute Y 300 216 300 300 300 X Y Y 3 0 0 AxisLink OFF AxisLink ON X Y X Y X Y Image 7 70 How to set AxisLink ON 1 Start up the Geometry Edit menu 2 The Edit mode is selected 126 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 131: ...elect the AxisLink radio buttons Image 7 72 4 Use and to select the ON or OFF radio buttons 5 Press ENTER to enable disable the selected radio button 6 Press BACK to return to the Geometry Edit menu R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 127 ...

Page 132: ...How to use the Shift adjustment 1 Start up the Geometry Edit menu 2 Press to select Shift 3 Press ENTER A dialog box is displayed Note that In the shift adjustment the Adjust mode is selected by default instead of the Select mode for the other geometry adjustments 4 Press ENTER to go to the Edit Mode The Edit mode is selected Image 7 73 5 Use and to select the PixelsX edit box The PixelsX edit box...

Page 133: ...d to select the digit and use and to increment decrement the digit Tip One can also use the numeric digits to fill in the desired value The image is shifted along the X axis Image 7 76 8 Press BACK to return to the Geometry Edit menu R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 129 ...

Page 134: ...frame and is processed line by line In the example of a top side bow distortion the first pixel to be displayed is not pixel 1 of the original line 1 but pixel x 1 of the original line 1 This means that every pixel which comes before pixel x in the original line 1 must be stored in a temporary memory before the processing of the frame can start Image 7 78 Transport Delay basic principle The Transp...

Page 135: ... 2 Use the cursor key or the numeric keys on the RCU or the local keypad to edit and change the value of the Transport Delay Note The Transport Delay is by default set to 200 The Transport Delay Range can be set from 0 to 1023 Tip When the transport delay needs to be adjusted In a multi channel setup first adjust the transport delay of all projectors one by one leave the projector with the maximum...

Page 136: ...metry Sharpness 1 Start up the Geometry Edit menu 2 Push the cursor key or to highlight Sharpness and press ENTER to select Image 7 82 The Sharpness dialog box will be displayed Image 7 83 3 Use the cursor key or the numeric keys on the RCU or the local keypad to edit and change the value of the Sharpness Note The Sharpness can be set from 8 to 8 4 Press BACK to return to the Geometry Edit menu 13...

Page 137: ...7 Advanced 7 5 6 9 Geometry Reset Overview Reset all levels Restore to a level R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 133 ...

Page 138: ... select Reset 3 Push the key to pull down the menu 4 Push or to highlight Reset all levels Image 7 84 All the levels are reset If these levels contained geometry corrections this will be noticed in the image by a jump 5 Press BACK to return to the Geometry Edit menu 134 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 139: ...es are set to 0 The correction values of the level and all the lower levels are kept Image 7 85 Geometry Restore example restoring to a 9x9 level How to restore to a level 1 Start the Geometry Edit menu 2 Push or to select Reset 3 Push the key to pull down the menu 4 Push or to highlight the desired level to restore Restore to R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 135 ...

Page 140: ...higher levels are reset If these levels contained geometry corrections this will be noticed in the image by a more or less accentuated jump 5 Press BACK to return to the Geometry Edit menu 136 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 141: ...o select Rename Image 7 87 3 Press ENTER A dialog box is displayed Image 7 88 4 Use the cursor key or to go to the next or previous characters and use or to browse through the characters 5 Press ENTER The file is renamed 6 Press BACK to return to the Geometry Edit menu R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 137 ...

Page 142: ... ENTER A dialog box is displayed Image 7 90 4 Use the cursor key and to select the desired geometry file 5 Press ENTER to select 6 Use the cursor key or the numeric keys on the RCU or the local keypad to edit and change the values confirm with ENTER 7 Press BACK to return to the Geometry Edit menu 138 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 143: ...ess ENTER A dialog box is displayed Image 7 92 4 Use the cursor key and to select the desired geometry file and press ENTER to select A message will be displayed Image 7 93 5 Press ENTER to confirm The selected file is deleted and removed from the list 6 Press BACK to return to the Geometry Edit menu R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 139 ...

Page 144: ...ty of lamps in relation to the runtime mode on Warranty con tinuous mode automatic shutdown mode page 50 Overview Runtimes Lamp runtime warning History Reset lamp Runtime Lamp power mode only for SIM 7QP SIM 7QP HC CLO Mode 140 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 145: ...e warning message can be removed from the image by pressing the Back key on the RCU but it will pop up again every time the projector is switched to the active state until the lamp has been replaced How to display the runtimes 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Lamps item 3 Press to pull down the Lamps menu 4 Use or to select Runtimes Image 7 94 5 Press ENTER A text box is...

Page 146: ... disabled in the hidden Service menu the lamp runtime warning will only be displayed at the next startup of the projector not during a session Enabling or disabling TextBox does not affect the display of the lamp runtime warning How to set the lamp runtime warning 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Lamps item 3 Press to pull down the Lamps menu 4 Use or to select Runtime w...

Page 147: ... history 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Lamps item 3 Press to pull down the Lamps menu 4 Use or to select History Image 7 98 5 Press ENTER A text box is displayed Image 7 99 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 143 ...

Page 148: ...ime 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Lampsitem 3 Press to pull down the Lamps menu 4 Use or to select Reset runtime Image 7 100 5 Press to pull down the menu 6 Use or to select the lamp to be reset 7 Press ENTER A dialog box is displayed Image 7 101 8 Use or the numeric keys on the remote or the keypad to enter the serial number of the new lamp serial number 000000 will ...

Page 149: ...itching between Normal lamp mode and Economic lamp mode can only be done 6 times and only within the first 100 hours of the lamp life On each switch a dialog box indicates the actual amount of performed lamp power mode switches and asks for confirmation Once the lamp life time has exceeded 100 hours the menu will be disabled How to set the lamp power mode 1 In the OSD browser to Lamps Lamp power m...

Page 150: ... Advanced 7 6 6 CLO Mode The adjustment and calibration of the CLO is done via the hand held control unit RACU For more information see the dedicated system manual 146 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 151: ...nate uncontrolled light output drop caused by natural aging of the lamp The CLO is done by automatically adjusting the Dimmer How to set the CLO On or Off 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Lamps item 3 Press to pull down the Lamps menu 4 Use or to select CLO Mode 5 Press to pull down the menu 6 Use or to select CLO 7 Press to pull down the menu 8 Use or to select ON or OF...

Page 152: ... 7QP HC This range is extended to 200 40000 for SIM 7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C How to set the CLO target 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Lampsitem 3 Press to pull down the Lamps menu 4 Use or to select CLO 5 Press to pull down the menu 6 Use or to select Target Image 7 105 7 Press ENTER A dialog box is displayed Image 7 106 8 Use or the numeric keys on the remote or the keypad...

Page 153: ...7 Advanced 7 7 General Overview Pause Freeze Identification R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 149 ...

Page 154: ...n for immediate restart How to pause the image display 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select General 3 Press to Pull down the General menu 4 Use or to select Pause Image 7 107 5 Press ENTER The image display is stopped The projection can also be interrupted using the PAUSE key on the RCU To restart the image projection press PAUSE 150 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 155: ...ess the FREEZE button on the remote How to freeze the image 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select General 3 Press to Pull down the General menu 4 Use or to select Freeze Image 7 108 5 Press ENTER to activate the Freeze function The image can also be frozen using the FREEZE key on the RCU R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 151 ...

Page 156: ... version is the master software version both versions are separated with a How to display the identification screen 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select General 3 Press to Pull down the General menu 4 Use or to select Identification Image 7 109 5 Press ENTER On the screen appears a text box Image 7 110 6 Press MENU or BACK to exit or to go back to the previous menu 152 R59770330...

Page 157: ...box Menu bar position Slider box position Sync variance limit Soft edge Auto Image Setup Smearing reduction Optional True motion reproduction Color temperature Dynacolor Gray Level Definition Convergence R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 153 ...

Page 158: ...sable the Textbox 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Display setup item 3 Press to Pull down the Display setup menu 4 Use or to select Textbox 5 Press to pull down the menu 6 Use or to enable ON or disable OFF the textbox Image 7 111 7 Press ENTER A white bullet shows the active setting 154 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 159: ...be useful in applications where the top image content is not displayed soft edge region How to center the menu 1 Press MENU to activate the tool bar 2 Press to select the Display setup item 3 Press to Pull down the Display setup menu 4 Use or to select Menu bar position menu 5 Press ENTER Image 7 112 6 Use or to position the Menu bar R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 155 ...

Page 160: ...o activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Display setup item 3 Press to Pull down the Display setup menu 4 Use or to select Slider box position Image 7 113 5 Press ENTER A slider box is displayed Use the 4 arrow keys to drag the box to the desired position There is a coarse and a fine adjustment of the position use ENTER when slider box is displayed to switch between the two 156 R59770330 SIM ...

Page 161: ...tion The best value for the sync variance limit is about 200 microseconds higher than the critical range This guarantees the display of the actual frame without distortion and with minimum delay frame B frame B frame C frame B frame D frame D x frame B frame A frame C frame B frame D frame C v x sync variance limit is critical v sync variance limit is too small x frame B frame B frame C frame C fr...

Page 162: ...til you get to the range where frame tearing is clearly visible Tip Use the arrow keys the numeric keys on the remote or the keypad to change the Sync variance limit 8 Further increase the value until this frame tearing disappears again 9 Increase the actual value by 100 or 200 158 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 163: ...ft edge Overview Introduction Accessing the Soft edge menu Soft edge edit Black level Blanking The soft edge adjustment can be done on the hand held remote control unit RACU as well R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 159 ...

Page 164: ... edging 1 Internal soft edges the contour and shape can be adjusted in the projector using the soft edge edit wizard 2 External Alpha planes An external file is sent to the projector and is memorized This file contains data corresponding to the shape contour of the soft edge Soft Edge Preparations To ensure proper soft edge adjustment be sure that the following adjustments are done perfectly on al...

Page 165: ...7 Advanced Note that the soft edges are placed on the distorted image i e it surrounds the limits of the distorted image R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 161 ...

Page 166: ...ow to access the Soft edge menu 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select Display setup 3 Press to pull down the menu 4 Push or to select Soft edge 5 Push the key to pull down the menu Image 7 119 162 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 167: ...7 Advanced 7 8 5 3 Soft edge edit Overview The soft edge edit wizard The soft edge edit modes Creating editing a soft edge Alpha planes R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 163 ...

Page 168: ...e results in a blanking adjustment See blanking Source The background image on which the soft edge adjustment is applied can be the source or a full white image pattern The procedures in this manual are explained using a full white background Adjustment guide An adjustment guide consisting of a 4 brightness graduated bars can be applied on the background image during the soft edge adjustment Hiera...

Page 169: ...e desired level or edge using the and arrows Adjust mode allows to perform the correction in real time using the arrows Edit mode allows to select the desired control edit box in the dialog box Change mode allows to change the values in the edit boxes of the dialog box Image 7 121 Image 7 122 Image 7 123 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 165 ...

Page 170: ... How to select an Edit Mode 1 When the Edit dialog box is displayed the Select mode is selected by default 2 To go to the next mode press ENTER 3 To return to a previous mode use BACK 166 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 171: ...bar 2 Push the cursor key or to highlight Display setup 3 Push the key to pull down the menu 4 Push or to select Soft edge 5 Push the key to pull down the menu 6 Push the cursor key or to highlight Edit Image 7 125 7 Press ENTER The soft edge dialog box will be displayed How to select the soft edge type The internal soft edge type is selected by default 1 Push or to select the Internal check box T...

Page 172: ...ss ENTER The internal soft edge is selected Image 7 127 How to enable the soft edges 1 Push or to select the desired Edges check box The item is focused Image 7 128 2 Press ENTER 168 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 173: ...ges The default soft edge is applied on the selected edges How to select the source background 1 Push or to select the desired Source check box in this case we will perform the adjustment on a Full white background The item is focused Image 7 130 2 Press ENTER R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 169 ...

Page 174: ...hite image is displayed with the soft edges on the 4 sides Image 7 131 How to enable the adjustment guide 1 Push or to select the check box ON to enable the adjustment guide The item is focused Image 7 132 2 Press ENTER 170 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 175: ...st the soft edge 1 Press Adjust An Edit dialog box is displayed and the left side soft edge zone is selected The default level is level 1 2 Use the and to select a point within the same level and side to be displaced Note The and can be used to switch to another level or to another side of the image 3 Press ENTER to go to the Edit mode 4 Use the and arrows to select the desired field 5 Press ENTER...

Page 176: ... ENTER to confirm The selected point is displaced to the new position x 100 Y 0 8 Press BACK to exit A dialog box is displayed Press ENTER to confirm All the points of the higher levels level 2 are altered by this adjustment The points that belong to the same level level 1 remain in the same position anchors 172 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 177: ...ge The file must be named as follows alpha tiff The alpha plane will only be applied if it has been activated in the Edit menu s dialog box see procedure above How to activate an alpha plane 1 Press the MENU key to activate the Tool bar 2 Push the cursor key or to highlight Display setup 3 Push the key to pull down the menu 4 Push or to select Soft edge 5 Push the key to pull down the menu 6 Push ...

Page 178: ...7 Advanced Image 7 136 Note It takes some time for the alpha plane to be applied 174 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 179: ...7 Advanced 7 8 5 4 Black level Overview Introduction Internal black level Beta planes R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 175 ...

Page 180: ...using a dialog box or externally by uploading a user defined Beta plane This beta plane will contain the values for the brightness offset to be applied to the image Both methods will allow to compensate for the typical double brightness phenomenon in the soft edge zones by increasing the brightness of the rest of the image channel 1 channel 1 Overlap zone double brightness channel 1 2 pulled up Im...

Page 181: ...r key or to highlight Display setup 3 Push the key to pull down the menu 4 Push or to select Soft edge and alpha beta planes 5 Push the key to pull down the menu 6 Push the cursor key or to highlight Black level Image 7 138 7 Press ENTER A dialog box will be displayed Black Level Internal Beta planes Planes Level 0 Image 7 139 8 Use the arrows to select the Internal check box and press ENTER Note ...

Page 182: ...es factory backup Alpha planes and Beta planes Practically about 6 MB will be available for the Alpha Beta plane The Beta plane will only be applied if it has been activated in the Black level menu s dialog box see proce dure below How to activate a beta plane 1 Press the MENU key to activate the Tool bar 2 Push the cursor key or to highlight Display setup 3 Push the key to pull down the menu 4 Pu...

Page 183: ... the Edges disabled unchecked How to setup a hard edge shape 1 Press the MENU key to activate the Tool bar 2 Push the cursor key or to highlight Display setup 3 Push the key to pull down the menu 4 Push or to select Soft edge 5 Push the key to pull down the menu 6 Push the cursor key or to highlight Edit left Image 7 142 7 Press ENTER The soft edge dialog box will be displayed 8 Uncheck all the ed...

Page 184: ...rast brightness levels Auto Image works only for data signals To launch Auto Image see Auto Image in the Image files menu How to set up Auto Image 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Display setup item 3 Press to Pull down the Display setup menu 4 Use or to select Auto Image setup Image 7 143 5 Press ENTER A dialog box is displayed Image 7 144 6 Use the arrow keys to select...

Page 185: ...7 Advanced 7 8 7 Smearing reduction Optional Overview Introduction Enabling Smearing reduction Adjusting the phase R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 181 ...

Page 186: ...nstalled in this projector This smearing reduction system will reduce the trail effect in fast moving objects Image 7 145 With smearing Smearing reduction off Image 7 146 Without smearing Smearing reduction on WARNING During the switch off of the smearing reduction system the image will present a flicker Some people may have seizures or blackouts triggered by light flashes or patterns Anyone who h...

Page 187: ...Press to Pull down the Display setup menu 4 Use or to select Smearing reduction 5 Press to pull down the menu 6 Use or to enable ON or disable OFF the Smearing reduction Image 7 147 7 Press ENTER When disabling OFF the Smearing reduction the flicker will be noticeable frequency will decrease notice ably See warning above When disabling the Smearing reduction the projector will try to get the full ...

Page 188: ...elect the Display setup item 3 Press to Pull down the Display setup menu 4 Use or to select Smearing reduction 5 Press to select the Smearing reduction item 6 Use to select Phase 7 Press ENTER Image 7 148 Tip Smearing reduction must be enabled to make this selection possible A dialog box is displayed Image 7 149 8 Use the arrow keys the numeric keys on the remote or the keypad to change the Smeari...

Page 189: ...e True motion reproduction 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Display setup item 3 Press to Pull down the Display setup menu 4 Use or to select True motion reproduction 5 Press to pull down the menu 6 Use or to enable ON or disable OFF True motion reproduction Image 7 150 7 Press ENTER to activate the selection R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 185 ...

Page 190: ...led will change the coordinates of the desired value of the white point in the Dynacolor user interface If Dynacolor is enabled and the white point coordinates have been changed there then the color temperature will be set to Dynacolor white and the value will match the coordinates of the white point in the desired values of the Dynacolor user interface How to select a preset color temperature 1 P...

Page 191: ...7 Advanced 7 8 10 Dynacolor Overview Introduction Enabling DynaColor Dynacolor adjustment Black color matching CLO TOD color tracking R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 187 ...

Page 192: ... diagram A projector can only reproduce a certain color gamut within this diagram This color gamut is defined by the triangle formed by the x y coordinates of Red Green and Blue These parameters are used by the DynaColor adjustment in the projector Image 7 153 The projector color gamut is defined by the triangle formed by the x y coordinates of Red Green and Blue Due to the tolerance on optical co...

Page 193: ...rojectors can be smooth out by matching the color gamuts of the different projectors to a Common Color Gamut Image 7 155 Common Color Gamut The Common Color Gamut In a basic setup with 2 projectors the perimeter of the Common Color Gamut is described by the 3 points of intersection of the 2 separate color gamuts R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 189 ...

Page 194: ...utput of the 6 Common Color Gamut perimeter points the x y coordinates and L Light Output of the White point of the Common Color Gamut The Dynacolor Interface Field item Description Measured values The coordinates in the CIE Chromaticity diagram and luminance of the native primary colors of the projector as they have been measured in ideal conditions in the factory Only Barco engineers may change ...

Page 195: ...e and fill out the Desired values In case of SIM 7QP HB or SIM 7QP HB C this command also sets the white point to the default white point x 0 306 y 0 382 to avoid the greenish perception of the projector s native white point Factory Preset Overwrites the Measured parameters by the factory measured values Maximum white only available in case of SIM 7QP HB or SIM 7QP HB C Uses the Measured parameter...

Page 196: ...7 Advanced Image 7 157 192 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 197: ...or sets can and will be used if the Dynacolor feature is enabled Standard Dynacolor set Dynacolor set with advanced color tracking through CLO Dynacolor set with advanced color tracking through NVG Only the Standard Dynacolor set can be calibrated without the use of an additional device and software XDS RACU R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 193 ...

Page 198: ...e original colors determined by the source and the projector s optical path How to enable Dynacolor 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Display setup item 3 Press to Pull down the Display setup menu 4 Use or to select Dynacolor 5 Press to open the menu 6 Use or to select Enable 7 Press to open the menu 8 Use or to select ON Image 7 159 9 Press ENTER A white bullet indicates...

Page 199: ...7 Advanced 7 8 10 3 Dynacolor adjustment Overview Introduction Calibration for multiple projectors Common color values Factory preset R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 195 ...

Page 200: ...ues Multiple channel setup in multiple channel setup it might be needed to align the colors of every projector in order to match the colors of the other projectors in a prefect way Only this case where multiple projector have to be color matched may require a calibration Dynacolor adjustment To adjust the Dynacolor settings it is sufficient to change the values in the field Desired of the user int...

Page 201: ...stment of Dynacolor 1 Measuring the color values for each projector Calibration procedure 2 Calculating the common values and entering them in the desired values of every projector The recalibration adjustment is explained in the procedure below R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 197 ...

Page 202: ... a system of 2 projectors CAUTION Only to be done by Barco trained and qualified engineers Never change the values if not needed Altered color values will not guarantee optimal image reproduction How to calibrate Dynacolor for projector 1 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Display setup item 3 Press to Pull down the Display setup menu 4 Use or to select Dynacolor 5 Press t...

Page 203: ...tor 11 Press Proceed A Green test pattern is displayed 12 Proceed in the same way for Green Blue and White as for the Red color 13 The values are finally updated in the measured values of the Dynacolor dialog box 14 Press Default desired to copy the measured values for Red Green Blue and White and to calculate the secondary colors Cyan Yellow and Magenta R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 199 ...

Page 204: ...d Image 7 163 How to calibrate Dynacolor for projector 2 1 Proceed in the same way as for projector 1 The values will slightly differ form the ones of the first projector 200 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 205: ...mmon color values can be determined manually Calculating the common color values 1 Calculate the common values and enter them in the Desired values of both projectors Both projectors will now operate within the same color gamut R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 201 ...

Page 206: ...n ideal conditions and entered as measured values in the projector If at any time the Dynacolor parameters are changed and a bad color reproduction is observed you can easily return to the factory settings by clicking Factory preset in the Dynacolor dialog A warning message is displayed Image 7 164 202 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 207: ...7 Advanced 7 8 10 4 Black color matching Overview Introduction Black Color adjustment R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 203 ...

Page 208: ...can differ over the different channels projectors This can be matched using the Black color matching function This function allows to adjust the Red Green and Blue contribution to the black color produced The procedure has to be done for all the channels projectors 204 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 209: ...splay setup item 3 Press to Pull down the Display setup menu 4 Use or to select Dynacolor 5 Press to open the menu 6 Use or to select Black Color matching Image 7 165 7 Press ENTER A dialog box is displayed Image 7 166 8 Use or the numeric keys on the remote or the keypad to change the settings R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 205 ...

Page 210: ...OD color tracking In this case the color variation amongst different dimmer transmissions i e different TOD settings is not compensated Disabling CLO TOD color tracking 1 In the OSD browse to Display setup Dynacolor CLO TOD color tracking Off 2 Press Enter to confirm Image 7 167 Enabling CLO TOD color tracking 1 In the OSD browse to Display setup Dynacolor CLO TOD color tracking On 2 Press Enter t...

Page 211: ...ignment can be used to optimize the black to white tracking If there are no issues with the color setup of a multi channel display system it is not necessary to perform this procedure Overview Description Illustrating the influence of GLD correction GLD correction R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 207 ...

Page 212: ...rk GLD allows you to adjust the contribution of the primary colors to different gray levels or zones to match different display channels to a reference channel Applying a correction in a certain zone also influences the adjacent zones The hierarchical levels are selected in a way that the first hierarchy level influences the entire transition from black to white 0 to 100 with the main correction d...

Page 213: ...t levels GLD correction on Hierarchy level 1 When a correction is applied to Hierarchy level 1 blue line its main influence is visible on 25 level The sum of the adjustment and the linear transition results in a transition as it is presented by the dash dotted red line in the graph below Adjustment Linear response Sum Intensity Adj value Signal 0 1 0 1 5 0 5 512 1024 0 25 50 75 100 Image 7 169 GLD...

Page 214: ...100 GLD correction on Hierarchy levels 1 and 3 Performing corrections on multiple hierarchies result in the sum of the different corrections From the hierarchy 1 and hierarchy 3 corrections of the example above the following final GLD correction is obtained Adjustment Linear response Sum Intensity Adj value Signal 0 1 0 1 5 0 5 512 1024 0 25 50 75 100 Image 7 171 GLD correction on Level 1 and 3 It...

Page 215: ...7 Advanced 7 8 11 3 GLD correction Overview Preparing the GLD correction Performing GLD correction R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 211 ...

Page 216: ...light the system surroundings must be fully dark 6 Match the Light output CLO 7 Perform Dynacolor alignment 8 Perform Black Color Matching if required Suitable test patterns Several test patterns can be used for the GLD alignment internal gray level which can be set to be automatically generated during the alignment procedure advised external gray scale pattern full gray pattern generated by a tes...

Page 217: ...Gray Level Definition Gray Levels and press ENTER to open the Gray Level Definition user interface Image 7 173 2 Use the arrows on the Remote Control Unit RCU to highlight Gray Level or Image in the Source section and confirm by pressing ENTER Gray Level is used to use the internal gray level patterns advised Source must be selected to use patterns generated by an external source different gray le...

Page 218: ...vel 2 then level 3 to end at level 4 2 Highlight Adjust and confirm by pressing Enter to open the alignment user interface Image 7 176 3 In the alignment user interface highlight the edit box in the Level section 4 Use the arrows or to select the range to be adjusted Warning To perform GLD correction you must start at the lowest range and go though all ranges to end with the highest range 214 R597...

Page 219: ...which the intensity need to be changed 7 Use the arrows or to adjust the intensity of the selected color or enter a new value in the corresponding edit box 8 In the Level section move to the next range and repeat steps 5 to 7 9 Repeat this procedure for all remaining Hierarchy levels 2 then 3 ending with 4 until all the intermediate grays are matched How to reset the gray levels 1 In the Gray Leve...

Page 220: ...e The convergence menu allows to reduce this misalignment The 3 main colors can be adjusted separately Necessary tools No tools How to adjust the convergence 1 Press MENU to activate the Tool bar 2 Press to select the Display setup item 3 Press to Pull down the Display setup menu 4 Use or to select Convergence Image 7 178 5 Press ENTER A dialog box is displayed Image 7 179 216 R59770330 SIM 7QP SE...

Page 221: ...hange the values Note The range of the vertical adjustment for green is only 4 to 4 in pixels whereas all other adjustment ranges are from 8 to 8 pixels Note No image lines or columns are lost by changing these convergence settings R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 217 ...

Page 222: ...lation Overview Lens adjustments Projector address Orientation Network settings Automatic shutdown Internal Patterns Scaled Patterns Combiner Patterns Driver Patterns Change password 218 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 223: ...7 Advanced 7 9 1 Lens adjustments How to adjust the lens 1 See the Setup section R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 219 ...

Page 224: ...7 Advanced 7 9 2 Projector address How to change the projector address 1 See the Setup section 220 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 225: ...7 Advanced 7 9 3 Orientation How to set up the orientation 1 See the Setup section R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 221 ...

Page 226: ...7 Advanced 7 9 4 Network settings How to set the network 1 See the Communications section 222 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 227: ...matic Shutdown item 6 Press or to select On or Off Image 7 180 7 Press ENTER In case Off has been selected a warning will be displayed to make sure that the operator is fully aware of the fact that the lamp warranty will expire when the projector stays in active mode for over 24 hours continuously A confirmation is asked for The operator can then choose to agree Yes or to go back to Automatic Shut...

Page 228: ...n not be used on these internal patterns Some of the patterns can be inverted by hitting ENTER on the RCU while the pattern is displayed and some patterns can be changed to another color by hitting Color or Color on the RCU Available Internal Patterns Outline Image 7 182 Internal Outline pattern Hatch Image 7 183 Internal Hatch pattern 224 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 229: ...dvanced Color Bars Image 7 184 Internal Color Bars pattern Checkerboard Image 7 185 Internal Checkerboard pattern Full White Image 7 186 Internal Full White pattern R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 225 ...

Page 230: ...H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H ...

Page 231: ...pattern Image 7 191 Convergence pattern Image 7 192 Convergence pattern Image 7 193 Convergence pattern ANSI which indicated the exact measure positions to do a ANSI lumen measurement Image 7 194 ANSI pattern R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 227 ...

Page 232: ...tween the different color levels Purity These colors are generated by the projector Following dialog box is displayed when the internal purity pattern is selected use the buttons to change the transition level Gray Levels Red Levels Green Levels Blue Levels Level 1 Level 16 Min Level 0 Level 1 Level 16 Max Level 255 Image 7 197 Internal Purity Dialog Box 228 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 233: ... to pull down the Installation menu 4 Push the cursor key or to highlight Internal Pattern 5 Push the key to pull down the Internal Pattern menu 6 Push the cursor key or to highlight the desired Internal Pattern Image 7 198 7 Press ENTER to confirm The Internal Pattern will be displayed 8 Press BACK to return to the Installation menu R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 229 ...

Page 234: ...can be set The user interface to do so is the same as the one which is used in the internal purity pattern None Geometry Graylevels Moving hatch Image 7 199 Stereo pattern Purity Image 7 200 Scaled Purity pattern How to display a Scaled Pattern 1 Press the MENU key to activate the Menu bar 2 Push the cursor key or to highlight Installation 3 Push the key to pull down the Installation menu 4 Push t...

Page 235: ...7 201 7 Press ENTER to confirm The selected Scaled Pattern is displayed 8 Use the dialog box to adapt the colors Red Green and Blue 9 Press BACK to return to the Installation menu R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 231 ...

Page 236: ...able Combiner Patterns Composite Alternating checkerboard Gray levels How to display a Combiner Pattern 1 Press the MENU key to activate the Menu bar 2 Push the cursor key or to highlight Installation in the menu bar 3 Push the key to pull down the Installation menu 4 Push the cursor key or to highlight Combiner Pattern 5 Push the key to pull down the Combiner Pattern menu 6 Push the cursor key or...

Page 237: ...U Available Driver Patterns Diagonal Hatch Color bars Gray levels How to display a Driver Pattern 1 Press the MENU key to activate the Menu bar 2 Push the cursor key or to highlight Installation in the menu bar 3 Push the key to pull down the Installation menu 4 Push the cursor key or to highlight Driver pattern 5 Push the key to pull down the Driver Pattern menu 6 Push the cursor key or to highli...

Page 238: ...m 3 Press to Pull down the Installation menu 4 Use or to select Change password Image 7 204 5 Press ENTER A dialog box is displayed Image 7 205 6 Use or the numeric keys on the remote or the keypad to enter the old password and to enter and confirm the new password Each character is displayed as an asterisk The new password is accepted if the new password and the confirmed password are a 100 match...

Page 239: ...nu item is needed to reset the air filter runtime Maintenance procedures like lens cleaning etc are also explained These procedures can easily be performed by the operator or owner of the projector Advanced service information Advanced service information for qualified service technicians e g Service manual can be found on https my barco com de fault asp Registration is needed Overview Cleaning th...

Page 240: ...oraysee cloth 2 Wipe lenses in a one single direction Warning Do not wipe back and forwards across the lens surface as this tends to grind dirt into the coating 3 Do not leave the cleaning cloth in either an open room or lab coat pocket as doing so can contaminate the cloth 4 If smears occur when cleaning lenses replace the cloth Smears are the first indication of a dirty cloth CAUTION Do not use ...

Page 241: ...or of the projector 1 Switch off the projector and unplug the power cord at the projector side 2 Clean the housing of the projector with a damp cloth Stubborn stains may be removed with a cloth lightly dampened with a mild detergent solution R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 237 ...

Page 242: ... These air filters must be checked and replaced on a regular basis depending on the environment conditions of the projector A good practice in a clean environment is to check replace both air filters on each lamp replacement In dusty conditions the air filters must be checked at least once a month The two different air filters used in this projector are x cube air filter electronics air filter Ove...

Page 243: ...the air filters 1 Loosen the screws fixing the filter cover 2 Remove the filter cover FILTER COVER Image 8 1 Air filter cover fixing screws Image 8 2 Air filter cover removed 3 Gently pull out the air filters in a straight way Image 8 3 Air filters removing R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 239 ...

Page 244: ...air filters 1 Insert the new filters the seals pointing towards the projector Image 8 4 Air filters inserting 2 Place the filter cover in its correct position 3 Tighten the fixing screws to fix the filter cover FILTER COVER Image 8 5 Air filter cover fixing screws 240 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 245: ...clean the lamp area in the projector to remove all glass particles and install the new lamp WARNING The lamp removal and lamp installation procedures may only be performed by Barco trained and qualified service technicians WARNING Risk of burns make sure the projector is fully cooled down 15 minutes before starting the lamp removal or installation procedure WARNING Risk of electrical shock make su...

Page 246: ...ll turn 1 1 1 1 5 Image 8 6 Lamp cover removal SIM 7QP SIM 7QP HC 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 5 3 Image 8 7 Lamp cover removal SIM 7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C 2 Remove the lamp cover SIM 7QP SIM 7QP HC see 5 in image 8 6 SIM 7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C first tilt it a bit 3 then slide it up 4 and finally remove it 5 See image 8 7 3 In case of SIM 7QP SIM 7QP HC disconnect the lamp power connector 242 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 0...

Page 247: ...2 1 1 1 2 Image 8 9 Lamp door removal SIM 7QP SIM 7QP HC 1 1 1 2 Image 8 10 Lamp door removal SIM 7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C Warning Make sure the lamp power wire does not get stuck between the lamp door and the projector frame 5 In case of SIM 7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C disconnect the lamp power connector R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 243 ...

Page 248: ...7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C 6 Lift the lamp locking handle to release the lamp Image 8 12 Unlocking the lamp SIM 7QP SIM 7QP HC Image 8 13 Unlocking the lamp SIM 7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C 7 Slide out the lamp in a straight way 244 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 249: ...8 Maintenance Image 8 14 Lamp removal SIM 7QP SIM 7QP HC Image 8 15 Lamp removal SIM 7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 245 ...

Page 250: ...fting the handle Image 8 16 Lift lamp locking handle SIM 7QP SIM 7QP HC Image 8 17 Lift lamp locking handle SIM 7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C 2 Slide the lamp in the projector in the correct orientation the connector towards the projector s front side Image 8 18 Lamp power connector SIM 7QP SIM 7QP HC 246 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 251: ... 1 1 3 3 Image 8 21 Lamp fixation SIM 7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C 4 Then firmly push the top side of the lamp 2 while carefully pushing the lamp locking handle down 3 5 Check the fixation of the lamp by trying to move it left right and up down it should not move 6 In case of SIM 7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C plug in the lamp power connector See image 8 19 7 Install the lamp door 1 and tighten the three screws 2 R59...

Page 252: ...C plug in the lamp power connector Image 8 24 Lamp power connector SIM 7QP SIM 7QP HC 9 Install the lamp cover SIM 7QP SIM 7QP HC place the lamp cover in the correct position 1 See image 8 25 SIM 7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C slide the joggle of the lamp cover slightly tilted under the projector s cover 1 2 then tilt it back 3 See image 8 26 248 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 253: ...n SIM 7QP SIM 7QP HC 4 4 4 4 5 5 2 1 3 Image 8 26 Lamp cover installation SIM 7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C 10 Tighten the four fixing screws 4 See image 8 26 11 In case of SIM 7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C tighten screws 5 See image 8 26 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 249 ...

Page 254: ...ment can only be done by Barco trained and qualified service technicians Resetting the lamp runtime 1 In the projector s OSD browse to Lamps Reset runtime Image 8 27 2 Press ENTER to confirm A dialog box is displayed Image 8 28 3 Enter the serial number of the new lamp 4 Press ACCEPT to confirm the serial number The lamp runtime is now set to zero 5 Exit the menu 250 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10...

Page 255: ...9 Troubleshooting 9 TROUBLESHOOTING Overview Diagnostic LEDs Basic troubleshooting guide R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 251 ...

Page 256: ...ED consists of a red LED and a green LED If both are ON the visible color is orange LED Green Orange Red LED 1 Cool down sequence blinks 2 minutes after switching to standby2 Upgrading Rescue program Software error LED 2 Not used Not used Hardware error LED 3 IR acknowledgement blinks Not used Standby Status Backlight Not used Not used Keypad activation 2 Projector cannot be restarted during this ...

Page 257: ...he room HUMIDITY OUT OF RANGE Decrease humidity in the room VERY HIGH ALTITUDE LAMP Replace lamp NO IMAGE LAMP ON NO SOURCE SELECTED Select a source NO SOURCE SIGNAL FOUND NOT CONNECTED Connect the source Check wires and connectors Check IG LAMP OFF PROJECTOR IN STANDBY Switch to active state Replace lamp ARTEFACTS STRETCHED SHRUNK IMAGE Adjust the Scaling setting WRONG ORIENTATION Adjust the Orie...

Page 258: ...9 Troubleshooting 254 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 259: ...10 Environmental information 10 ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Overview Disposal information Rohs compliance Hazards Production address R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 255 ...

Page 260: ...m responsibly to promote the sustainable reuse of material resources For more information about recycling of this product please contact your local city office or your municipal waste disposal service For details please visit the Barco website at http www barco com en AboutBarco weee Disposal of batteries in the product This product contains batteries covered by the Directive 2006 66 EC which must...

Page 261: ... O O O O O 外壳 Enclosure O O O O O O 电机 Motor X O O O O O 电源供应器 Power Supply Unit X O O O O O 风扇 Fan X O O O O O 附電池遙控器 Remote control X O O O O O O 表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有均质材料中的含量均在 SJ T 11363 2006 标准规定的限量要求以下 O Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in all of the homogeneous materials for this part is below the limit requirement in SJ T11363 2006 X 表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含量超出 SJ T 11...

Page 262: ...10 Environmental information 10 Turkey RoHS compliance Türkiye Cumhuriyeti AEEE Yönetmeliğine Uygundur Republic of Turkey In conformity with the WEEE Regulation 258 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 263: ...ISPOSE ACCORDING TO STATE LOCAL LAW This Barco product consists of materials that may contain mercury which must be recycled or disposed of in accordance with local state or country laws Within this system the lamps in the device contain mercury R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 259 ...

Page 264: ...10 Environmental information 10 4 Production address Factories Barco NV Noordlaan 5 B 8520 Kuurne BELGIUM 260 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 265: ...A NVG option for SIM 7QP A NVG OPTION FOR SIM 7QP Overview Description Description of a full dimming cycle R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 261 ...

Page 266: ... on dedicated optical filters that automatically move into the light path from a certain TOD Time Of Day setting on In practice this optical filter comes in when TOD drops below a value of 1001 At the same time Dynacolor if enabled switches over to a NVG set i e Set 3 to improve the quality level of the displayed night scenery As soon as the TOD value raises above 1000 the NVG filter moves out and...

Page 267: ...drops further below 1000 ECR is dimming the light output until it comes to its minimum being 40 5 Fifth phase TOD value is further lowered to 100 CCD starts further dimming the light output Increasing the light transmission from a TOD value below 1000 to full transmission Assume that we want to go back from a TOD value of 100 to full light transmission ending up with a TOD value of 10000 The follo...

Page 268: ...A NVG option for SIM 7QP 264 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 269: ...B NVG option for SIM 7QP HC B NVG OPTION FOR SIM 7QP HC Overview Description Description of a full dimming cycle R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 265 ...

Page 270: ...sion goggles without changing any setting to the projector Technology This technology is based on dedicated optical filters that automatically move into the light path from a certain TOD Time Of Day setting on In practice this optical filter comes in when TOD drops below a value of 1001 At the same time Dynacolor if enabled switches over to a NVG set i e Set 3 to improve the quality level of the d...

Page 271: ... Contrast Ration at the same level CCD returns to full transmission NVG Dynacolor set is enabled 4 Fourth phase TOD value is further lowered to 100 CCD starts further dimming the light output Increasing the light transmission from a TOD value below 1000 to full transmission Assume that we want to go back from a TOD value of 100 to full light transmission ending up with a TOD value of 10000 The fol...

Page 272: ...B NVG option for SIM 7QP HC 268 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 273: ...C GLD alignment C GLD ALIGNMENT Overview Gamma values R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 269 ...

Page 274: ...25 35 45 55 64 72 80 88 95 101 107 56 30 158 169 178 185 191 196 201 204 208 210 213 3 1 60 8 13 19 25 32 38 45 51 58 64 69 14 10 50 63 75 86 96 104 113 120 127 133 138 39 10 116 130 142 151 159 166 172 178 182 186 190 76 60 204 210 216 220 223 226 228 230 232 233 235 4 0 40 2 5 8 12 16 20 25 30 35 40 45 3 50 16 23 31 40 48 56 63 70 77 83 90 9 80 37 48 60 70 80 89 97 104 111 117 123 19 10 64 78 91...

Page 275: ...D Image files D IMAGE FILES Overview Image files R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 271 ...

Page 276: ...2 xml 800x600 72 47 952 49 87 1040 800 666 600 SG_60_3 60 xml 960x680 60 43 2 54 432 1260 960 720 680 HD_60P 60 xml 1280x720 60 45 74 25 1650 1280 750 720 XGA_1 75 xml 1024x768 75 60 78 72 1312 1024 800 768 XGA_GS 75 xml 1024x768 75 60 075 79 78 1328 1024 801 768 XGA_1 70 xml 1024x768 70 56 42 74 926 1328 1024 806 768 XGA 60 xml 1024x768 60 48 36 64 996 1344 1024 806 768 XGA 85 xml 1024x768 85 68 ...

Page 277: ...125 1080 HD_25P 25 xml 1920x1080 25 28 125 74 25 2640 1920 1125 1080 HD_24P 24 xml 1920x1080 24 27 74 25 2750 1920 1125 1080 WUXGA 60 xml 1920x1200 60 74 7 193 622 2592 1920 1245 1200 UXGA 85 xml 1600x1200 85 106 25 229 5 2160 1600 1250 1200 UXGA 75 xml 1600x1200 75 93 75 202 5 2160 1600 1250 1200 UXGA 70 xml 1600x1200 70 87 5 189 2160 1600 1250 1200 UXGA 60 xml 1600x1200 60 75 162 2160 1600 1250 ...

Page 278: ...olution4 Fvert Hz5 FHor kHz6 Fpix MHz7 Ptot8 Pact9 Ltot10 Lact11 HP 100 xml 1280x1024 100 108 5 187 488 1728 1280 1085 1024 EWS 110 xml 1280x1024 110 116 16 200 724 1728 1280 1056 1024 274 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 279: ...crease the contrast of the image while the light output decreases GLC Gray Level Correction GLD Gray Level Definition NEMA5 American power plug to connect the power cord to the wall outlet Smearing Smearing is a trail effect produced by fast moving objects in a displayed image Any fast moving object will look blurred or smeared along the direction of relative motion R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 ...

Page 280: ...Glossary 276 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 281: ...tant Light Output Mode 147 continuous mode 50 223 contrast 81 Convergence 216 Copy 138 Geometry 138 File 138 correction 207 Gray Level Definition 207 Creating editing a soft edge 167 D delete 139 geometry 139 Delete a Geometry File 139 diagnostic LEDs 252 dimensions 18 display 181 smearing 181 reduction 181 display setup 216 convergence 216 Display setup 153 185 True motion reproduction 185 Driver...

Page 282: ...15 17 33 44 52 address 52 connection 33 lens 33 connections 44 communication 44 guidelines 13 15 Installation 10 218 Installation guidelines 14 Safety 14 safety warnings 14 installing 240 air filters 240 Installing 29 lens with Scheimpflug 29 Internal 224 Patterns 224 Internal black level 177 introduction 5 182 smearing reduction 182 Introduction 176 188 196 DynaColor 188 L lamp 140 144 241 242 24...

Page 283: ...terns 230 scaling 85 screen width 26 Selecting a DVI source 76 selecting a source 69 Selecting an RGB source 77 Setting the orientation 55 setup 49 56 61 64 lens 56 61 64 adjustment 61 Setup 51 Power up 51 Sharpness 132 Shift Geometry 128 shift capabilities 27 signal 42 dvi 42 signal connections 39 sliderbox 156 smearing reduction 182 184 enabling 183 introduction 182 phase 184 Smearing reduction ...

Page 284: ...Index 280 R59770330 SIM 7QP SERIES 07 10 2013 ...

Page 285: ...ing an RGB source 43 4 38 Network connection via crossed cable Null modem 45 4 39 Network connection through a HUB 45 5 1 Barco SIM7 Power switch 51 5 3 Standby state L3 is red 51 5 9 Lens top cover fixing screws 57 5 10 Horizontal shift free 57 5 11 Horizontal shift blocked 57 5 12 Fixation screws for horizontal lens shift locking system 58 5 13 Fixation screw for vertical lens shift locking syst...

Page 286: ... 7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C 242 8 8 Lamp power connector SIM 7QP SIM 7QP HC 243 8 9 Lamp door removal SIM 7QP SIM 7QP HC 243 8 10 Lamp door removal SIM 7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C 243 8 11 Lamp power connector SIM 7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C 244 8 12 Unlocking the lamp SIM 7QP SIM 7QP HC 244 8 13 Unlocking the lamp SIM 7QP HB SIM 7QP HB C 244 8 14 Lamp removal SIM 7QP SIM 7QP HC 245 8 15 Lamp removal SIM 7QP HB SIM 7QP ...

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