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R5906790 /04
Athena
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4.1 Installation process overview
Installation process from A to Z
1.
Check if all installation requirements are fulfilled
such as the environment conditions of the installation
area, electrical facilities, etc. Note that a solid pedestal is required to support the projector. For more info see
topic
installation requirements
.
2.
Physical installation of the projector
upon its pedestal. See chapter
Positioning the Athena at port
, page 30.
3.
Electrical connection with the power net
. See chapter
Connecting the projector with the power net
”
, page
4.
Installation of a UPS to the projector electronics
(if applicable). See chapter
”
, page 33.
5.
Installation of the lens
. First select a lens with appropriate throw ratio covering the screen size and the
projector - screen distance. Then install the lens in the lens holder of the projector. For more information about
available lenses, lens selection and lens installation see chapter
, page 37.
Caution:
The projector is delivered with a plastic cover inside the Lens Holder. Remove the cover prior
to installing the lens.
6.
Installation of the ICMP(-X), IMB, IMS or HDSDI input module
. (only in case no ICMP(-X), or IMB or IMS or
HDSDI is factory installed).
7.
Installation of the HDDs.
In case the HDDs of the ICMP are delivered separated from the projector remove
the protection tape from the HDD input slots and install all three HDDs as described in the procedure
Installing a HDD into the ICMP(-X)
”
, page 66. Make sure that all HDDs in the ICMP(-X) HDD set have the
same storage capacity. See label on top of the HDD to know the storage capacity.
8.
Installation of the Communicator Touch Panel
. See chapter
“
Installing the Touch Panel interface
”
, page 93.
9.
Switch on the projector.
The projector can now be switched on. Place the
ON/OFF
switch of the projector in
the
”
I
”
position. As a result the projector starts to initialize. The status lights of the projector lights up GREEN
once the projector is initialized. In case the status lights up RED may indicate a tamper event during transport.
If so, contact Barco customer service.
10.
Select the corresponding lens parameters for the installed lens
. See user guide of the
“
Communicator
”
chapter
Installation
>
Advanced
>
Lens parameters
.
11.
Alignment of the projected image on the screen
. The image can be aligned with the screen size of the
application. Follow the next steps to achieve that:
1.
Press the
STANDBY
button on the Local Keypad to activate the lamp.
2.
Press the
DOWSER
button on the Local Keypad to open the electronic dowser of the projector. The
electronic dowser is open if the color of the DOWSER button is GREEN.
3.
Press the
TEST PATTERN
button on the Local Keypad to project one of the internal test patterns of the
projector on the screen.
4.
Perform a
“
Lens Homing
”
. See user guide of the Communicator.
5.
Use the lens
ZOOM
,
SHIFT
and
FOCUS
buttons on the Local Keypad to match the projected image with
the screen. Tilt the projector in case you can not SHIFT the image completely upon the screen. See
Positioning the Athena at port window
”
, page 30.
See chapter
”
, page 46, for detailed description of the Local Keypad buttons.
12.
Adjusting the light path
. Normally the lens holder and the convergence of the projector are perfectly
adjusted at the factory. Nevertheless, some applications require a readjustment of the lens holder,
convergence or both. See procedure
“
, page 103, and
13.
Creating screen files, lens files, light sensor calibration (LSC) files, and macro files for FLAT and for
SCOPE
. See user guide of the Communicator.
14.
Backup of all projector configuration files
. See user guide of the Communicator.
15.
Registration of the projector
. The Athena is DCI compliant and should be registered.
16.
Projection of a digital cinema movie
.
Summary of Contents for Athena
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