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ENABLING BRIGHT OUTCOMES

Installation Manual

Loki

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Page 1: ...ENABLING BRIGHT OUTCOMES Installation Manual Loki...

Page 2: ...Barco Fredrikstad AS Habornveien 53 N 1630 Gamle Fredrikstad Norway Support fre barco com www barco com...

Page 3: ...terference at his own expense Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment FCC responsible Barco Inc...

Page 4: ...uaranteed in writing or due to the intent or gross negligence or part of Barco If the purchaser or a third party carries out modifications or repairs on goods delivered by Barco or if the goods are ha...

Page 5: ...tion 27 3 1 Installation process 28 3 2 Installation conditions 28 3 3 Initial inspection 30 3 4 Positioning the projector 30 3 5 Mounting the projector general considerations 31 3 6 Projector safe at...

Page 6: ...ual inputs 52 6 Image menu 53 6 1 Contrast 55 6 2 Brightness 55 6 3 Saturation 55 6 4 Sharpness 56 6 5 Gamma adjustment 56 6 6 Digital Zoom Shift 57 6 6 1 Digital Zoom 58 6 6 2 Digital Shift 59 6 7 Ad...

Page 7: ...5 8 Advanced blend 101 8 6 Illumination 101 8 7 CLO constant light output 102 8 8 Display setup 103 8 8 1 IG Pixel shift 103 8 8 2 IG Pixelshift Night Vision 104 9 System settings menu 107 9 1 Commun...

Page 8: ...601 0445 05 Loki 8...

Page 9: ...nual Clarification of the term Loki used in this document When referring in this manual to the the term Loki means that the content is applicable for the following products Loki Model certification na...

Page 10: ...nly and are not intended for consumer use For RG3 no direct exposure to the beam shall be permitted For RG3 operators shall control access to the beam within the hazard distance or install the product...

Page 11: ...ent the risk of electrical shock This product should be operated from a mono phase AC power source This apparatus must be grounded earthed via the supplied 3 conductor AC power cable If none of the su...

Page 12: ...eration which is both normal and safe Exposing flammable or combustible materials into close proximity of this projector could result in the spontaneous ignition of that material resulting in a fire F...

Page 13: ...oss of warranty Save the original shipping carton and packing material They will come in handy if you ever have to ship your equipment For maximum protection repack your set as it was originally packe...

Page 14: ...phone Do not connect to telephone lines Loki Warning Label For North America this projector may become RG3 when an interchangeable lens with throw ratio greater than 2 33 is installed Refer to the man...

Page 15: ...equate measures EMC RG2 IEC EN 62471 5 IEC EN 60825 1 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT Location of Safety Label 8 9 EMC Label Warning Label Image 1 1 Loki Projector CAUTION This product contains chemicals includ...

Page 16: ...umhuriyeti AEEE Y netmeli ine Uygundur Republic of Turkey In conformity with the WEEE Regulation 1 7 China RoHS compliance RoHS Information for China ROHS compliance RoHS Barco RoHS MCV According to t...

Page 17: ...ic Information Products EIP that are sold within Chinese Mainland must comply with the Marking for the restriction of the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic product of Chinese Ma...

Page 18: ...rcentage content of the restricted substance does not exceed the percentage of reference value of presence 3 Note 3 The indicates that the restricted substance corresponds to the exemption RoHS GP6 GP...

Page 19: ...tor model GP6 1 11 Statement EN55032 CISPR32 Class A MME MultiMedia Equipment Warning This equipment is compliant with Class A of CISPR 32 In a residential environment this equipment may cause radio i...

Page 20: ...601 0445 05 Loki 20 Safety...

Page 21: ...21 About Overview Approved Lenses Lens range Replace a lens Lens calibration 601 0445 05 Loki Lenses 2...

Page 22: ...s according to Risk group 3 RG3 must be followed when interchangeable lens with throw ratio greater than 2 5 is installed Refer to the manual chapter 2 5 for the throw ratio versus hazard distance bef...

Page 23: ...3 5 0 30 FLD Lens 0 75 1 13 1 EN46 2 4 3 29 Yes 2 4 6 5 1 51 15 98 23 99 0 7 7 FLD Lens 0 65 1 EN47 2 1 Yes 2 1 6 0 12 6 0 5 4 0 2 3 Replace a lens Lens lever The Loki lens mount and lens lever is des...

Page 24: ...is facing upwards towards the red marking on the top of the projector cabinet 5 Position the lens bayonet into the projector lens mount and support in place with one hand 6 Slide the lens lever to the...

Page 25: ...hen installed How to calibrate Enter the menu Home System settings Maintenance Lens calibration The calibration menu shows up with a question mark for each of the functions that has to be calibrated I...

Page 26: ...601 0445 05 Loki 26 Image 2 6 Image 2 7 All calibrations performed and OK Lenses...

Page 27: ...ewise any images or graphical representations shown here are for illustrative purposes only If you require further information and assistance during the installation process contact a qualified projec...

Page 28: ...d according to specific design standards which also include environmental conditions Failing to follow the terms and conditions outlined in this chapter can result in loss of product warranty The tabl...

Page 29: ...60 Hz To protect operating personnel the National Electrical Manufacturers Association NEMA recommends that the instrument panel and cabinet be grounded In no event shall this projector be operated w...

Page 30: ...gion Quick start guide Safety manual Remote Control Additional Color Wheel The projector lens is delivered in a separate box 3 4 Positioning the projector CAUTION The position and physical securing of...

Page 31: ...or a safety wire or another safety mechanism to ensure that the projector does not fall down should the interface plate come loose from the mount Always screw the interface plate securely to the proje...

Page 32: ...your setup See Orientation page 81 for more information 5 Go to Main Menu Test Patterns and select an internal hatch pattern to display on the screen 6 Adjust the position height and angle of the rigg...

Page 33: ...late the throw distance for an installation you will need two pieces of data the selected lens throw ratio L and the horizontal width W of the screen For example if the screen width W is 2 4 meters an...

Page 34: ...esight adjustment What is Scheimpflug The lens holder has to be adjusted so that the sharp focus plane of the projected image falls together with the plane of the screen Fp1 Fp2 This is achieved by ch...

Page 35: ...Masking will be required to solve the distortion The disadvantage of Masking is loss of content Therefore it is strongly recommended to place the projector in parallel with the projection screen and u...

Page 36: ...de Scheimpflug adjustment screw reference 2 until the test image in the top left side of the screen is in focus Use a size 4 hex key to do this Note This process may cause the other areas of the image...

Page 37: ...ay 6 Test the focus by zooming out minimum image size on screen and then zooming in again Verify the image is still sharp If there are any deviations to sharpness repeat steps 2 to 6 until the image i...

Page 38: ...601 0445 05 Loki 38 Physical installation...

Page 39: ...rojector setup when the physical installation process is complete Overview Projector source and control connections Power up the projector Power down the projector Power mode transitions Power modes C...

Page 40: ...DisplayPort 1 2 1x HDMI 2 0 1x HDBaseT 1x SDI input initially designed for 3G SDI input signals 12G SDI signals are now supported 4 1 2 Connector specifications Overview DVI I Display Port 1 2 HDMI 2...

Page 41: ...I 2 0 Specifications Regarding HDMI 2 0 The decryption protocol HDCP 2 2 are enabled and valid in this unit Parameter Value Connector Standard HDMI Signal characteristics Digital TMDS Max cable length...

Page 42: ...m Cat6a 7 Pixel Clock 225HHz Video Datarate 5 3Gbps Max TMDS Clock Frequency 270 MHz Max video resolution supported 1920x1200 60Hz WUXGA 60Hz HDCP Pass Through Yes from Source to Projector IR Extensio...

Page 43: ...s Power Power 5V max 1 5A out Standard USB 2 0 4 1 3 4 DMX DMX interface DMX is used as communication bus between different devices in the light technic Each device has an input and an output so that...

Page 44: ...e the projector are in standby mode ready to be switched on 4 Press the standby button on the keypad or the power button on the remote to bring the projector up to on mode The power button backlight o...

Page 45: ...ll BLINKING WHITE until READY mode is achieved Once in READY mode the Power On Off button will be lit WHITE 4 4 3 Going from READY to ON Description Press the Power On Off button on the projector or t...

Page 46: ...ty that can be used for the projector to go from ECO mode to READY mode Use a json command for transition from READY to ON The WOL is performed by sending a Magic Packet followed by the projectors MAC...

Page 47: ...ormation Navigation You can navigate the OSD using the local keypad or the remote control Press the MENU button to display the OSD The OSD must be enabled press OSD button to enable Use the arrow keys...

Page 48: ...601 0445 05 Loki 48 Getting started...

Page 49: ...tor Enables either via the source menu or the shortcut key By navigate through the Home Source menu it will be visible also on the OSD By using the shortcut key the menu occurs only on the LCD display...

Page 50: ...f connectors displayed is Display Port 1 Display Port 2 Dual Displayport Columns Dual Displayport Sequential DVI 1 DVI 2 Dual DVI Columns Dual DVI Sequential HDBaseT HDMI SDI 5 2 Connector settings Ab...

Page 51: ...he desired connector The Connector Settings menu for this connector will be displayed Image 5 4 Example of connector settings of an HDMI Connector 5 You can change the following To force a limit on th...

Page 52: ...st be the same on both channels Signal source setup When using dual inputs it is important that the signal sources are set up correctly with the correct resolution Please refer to the manual for the s...

Page 53: ...e LCD display the menu is shown below The OSD menu is shown in the different topics below and is visible in the lower left corner of the screen The operation of the menus can be done with both the rem...

Page 54: ...turation Sharpness or Gamma menus from the keypad When entering any of these menus from the Keypad the screen below will show up in the LCD panel Use the arrow keys to select and adjust the values Ima...

Page 55: ...ess and Gamma by using the up and down arrows on the remote control or keypad 6 2 Brightness About Image Brightness The brightness function is used to adjust the black level in the input picture It ad...

Page 56: ...eg a table with text and borders In a natural picture high sharpness can be perceived as noise as all details in the picture will be amplified Available range 2 to 8 Default value 0 Image 6 6 Sharpne...

Page 57: ...ased on output level input level gamma 1 Enter the menu Home Image and select Gamma 2 Use the arrow keys to adjust the Gamma value until the colors seems to be perceived correctly The default value is...

Page 58: ...then be black See the illustrations below The red lines in the figures represent the DMD outline Enter the menu showed above and toggle the Digital zoom switch Select the slider according to the instr...

Page 59: ...rations below The red lines in the figures represent the DMD outline Enter the menu showed above and toggle the Digital shift switch Select the slider according to the instructions in the menu and mov...

Page 60: ...be altered to a desired common level so that the projected colors are identical over all projectors used Alternatively if you are unfamiliar with how adjusting the Colors to a specific setting there a...

Page 61: ...Default setting EBU European color standard for broadcasting SMPTE C American color standard for broadcasting Rec 709 Color standard for high definition televisions HDTV Image 6 19 Note When choosing...

Page 62: ...en 3200K and 13000K tracking along the black body curve You can reset all coordinates to the default values to native by selecting Reset modes to native Press OK button to reset 6 7 2 Edit the RealCol...

Page 63: ...age 6 23 Reset the custom values to original 6 7 3 Output resolution 4K About With this function the projector output resolution can be changed between 4K UHD resolution and WQXGA resolution Refer to...

Page 64: ...mear Reduction Process SRPTM that reduces this perceived rendering Select the option that give the best result Image 6 25 This menus are only valid for projectors with COLOR colorwheel For BRIGHT colo...

Page 65: ...COLOR colorwheel is installed Mode SRP Brilliant Color WQXGA 60Hz SRP Off Off Native Video SRP Half Off Native SRP Full Off Native SRP Half Plus Native Off BSI Black Sub Frame Insertion Native Off Vi...

Page 66: ...y display HDR content If your provided HDR content has been mastered with PQ e g HDR10 and Dolby Vision a few changes can be made in order to project the intended mastering on screen These changes are...

Page 67: ...ness level while the projector is configured to only play on 1 brightness level As a result when a brightness mismatch occurs the image is either washed out or too dark Without this feature playing HD...

Page 68: ...rojector will calculate a color within the REC 709 spectrum that is close to the rendering in REC2020 in practice a saturated color along with the outer border of the REC709 See figure Rendering Princ...

Page 69: ...05 Loki 69 Image 6 32 Menu picture Equal for all inputs Rendering Principle Rec709 Green Color as is Rendered REC 2020 color Rec 2020 Green Image 6 33 Rendering principle Simplified representation Im...

Page 70: ...601 0445 05 Loki 70 Image menu...

Page 71: ...71 601 0445 05 Loki Advanced picture adjustments 7...

Page 72: ...not covered by these values the manual mode must be used When using the preset values the image is scaled to fill the frame vertically and at the same time keep the aspect ratio This means that there...

Page 73: ...ode must be used Enter the menu and select manual The OSD will show four numeric values that may be changed and each numeric value indicates the number of black display lines that shall be removed Sel...

Page 74: ...tom value until you have removed just enough to still see the subtitles 7 4 Automatic source cropping About This function is only available in Cinemascope variants of the projector Enter the menu Home...

Page 75: ...tion is enabled the picture will downsize to fit the height of the screen Therefore in order to keep the aspect ratio the image will not exploit the entire screen width How to enter the 16 to center f...

Page 76: ...601 0445 05 Loki 76 Advanced picture adjustments...

Page 77: ...77 Overview Lens Orientation Scaling modes Warping Blending Illumination CLO constant light output Display setup Image 8 1 601 0445 05 Loki Installation menu 8...

Page 78: ...E N44 E N45 E N46 E N47 Iris Zoom Focus For best results lens adjustments should be done in the following order zoom focus and then iris where applicable 8 1 2 Shift General The lenses can be shifted...

Page 79: ...ned range The output light will then be reduced to 20 of max 8 1 3 Shift to center From remote control This function adjust the lens position to the mechanical mid position Enter the menu Home install...

Page 80: ...reases brightness The number below the keys in the menu indicate the degree of engagement of the iris 0 iris full open and increasing number 1 98 indicates that the iris is positioned somewhere betwee...

Page 81: ...tate the image on the imaging device in table or ceiling and front or rear There are four options as illustrated below table front table rear ceiling front ceiling rear Default Table Front Image 8 8 H...

Page 82: ...of 2 35 1 and a DMD format 16 10 WQXGA The scaling mode function has four different presets Fill aspect 1 1 Fill Screen Stretch The illustrations below shows the resolution for WQXGA and a screen aspe...

Page 83: ...2560 x 1600 pixels Screen 2 35 1 Cinemascope Input signal Source 4 3 Image 8 13 Stretch This mode stretch the rendered picture to utilizes the defined screen size The rendered picture will then be st...

Page 84: ...ess of digitally manipulating an image to compensate for the distortion of the screen typically by non perpendicular alignment of the projector versus the screen The image will then typically occur as...

Page 85: ...e is 16 9 and projector is 16 10 then black bars will be projected In the example case a black bar on top and bottom of the image will be projected The warp area contains not only the image informatio...

Page 86: ...ment of the screen Note It is only the ratio between the width and height that is used so the values may be entered as the screen aspect ratio or actual measurement in cm inches or any other unit Tip...

Page 87: ...jector axis is not perpendicular to the screen Image 8 24 How to adjust the image 1 From the warp menu select the 4 Corners Menu A yellow frame will be visible Image 8 25 2 To enable the 4 Corners War...

Page 88: ...status changes to On Image 8 27 8 4 5 Warping Bow About bow adjustment A bow distortion can be adjusted so that a normal image is displayed Positive adjustments angles introduce more outside bow dist...

Page 89: ...able a symmetric adjustment make sure the Symmetric slider is set to On The slider is enabled when set to the right and when it is colored blue 5 Select the side of the picture to be bow corrected con...

Page 90: ...ngth individually to obtain the correct correction The angle is adjusted by the up and down arrows on the remote control and the linearity is adjusted by the left and right arrows Image 8 33 Left vect...

Page 91: ...multiple projectors need an identical Warp configuration To upload or download warp files you can use Projector Toolset or Prospector tool to upload download the warp grid in the format of an XML fil...

Page 92: ...Warp menu select Files Image 8 38 Warp menu Files The Warp Files menu is displayed Image 8 39 3 If any custom Warp files are available select the desired warp file Image 8 40 4 Click on the on off but...

Page 93: ...have a different latency This latency depends on the amount of warp and on the frequency of the projected image In order to have no visible difference in the overall projected image the user needs to...

Page 94: ...8 5 Blending 8 5 1 Basic blend About When two projectors are used together to make one picture on the screen the blend function must be activated This blend function ensures a seamless transition of...

Page 95: ...500 pixels the width of the blend zone for the projector also must be set to 500 pixels First step is to align the image from the projectors as accurate as possible in a mechanical way meaning without...

Page 96: ...eally be the same as for the right width for the left picture in the steps above 6 Exit the menu by using the exit button on the remote control Adjustment procedure in over under configuration For Ble...

Page 97: ...e in the menu Press enter and adjust the value with the arrow keys As mentioned earlier the value shall be slightly larger than the blend zone offset A line that indicates the zone will also be visibl...

Page 98: ...int directly via the curl program or some other tool that supports http upload For more information on uploading downloading Black Level files using the Prospector refer to the Prospector user manual...

Page 99: ...zone 1 one for the Blend zone zone 2 and one for the zone where there is only the picture of the right projector zone 3 Picture Left Picture Right Blend Zone Image 8 54 The black levels for zone 1 an...

Page 100: ...e projectors need an identical blending configuration To upload or download Blend masks you can use the Prospector tool Alternatively you can contact the file endpoint directly via the curl program or...

Page 101: ...s in multiprojector installations Due to the complexity a separate manual has been prepared for this subject and can only be performed by an authorized installer There is no user interface for this fu...

Page 102: ...laser power is not set to 100 from the start but to a lower value The lower this value is set the longer the projector will manage to maintain the level This is due to the fact that the light source...

Page 103: ...tallations Only available through API commands and is by that not accessible via the projectors User Interface 8 8 Display setup About All sub menus except from the IG Pixel shift are described in oth...

Page 104: ...8 66 Display setup Menu Image 8 67 Dropdown menu selecttion When IG pixelshift is enabled it will be visible in the Status Menu Scroll down a bit to see it and also in the LCD Information display Imag...

Page 105: ...he two inputs This switch is default set to IR channel being DVI1 DP1 and visible light being DVI2 DP2 as it is today This can be useful to swap those two due to the fact that the input DVI1 DP1 has a...

Page 106: ...601 0445 05 Loki 106 Installation menu...

Page 107: ...107 Overview Communication Apply a menu theme Standby ECO Maintenance Reset Lens features Controlling the backlight of the LCD Display 601 0445 05 Loki System settings menu 9...

Page 108: ...Auto zone will change to Manual Scroll down and modify the desired fields When in the desired fields press Enter to enable the virtual keyboard enter the desired values and press Enter again to confi...

Page 109: ...O mode 1 In the main menu select System Settings Standby ECO Image 9 3 2 To disable the ECO mode make sure the slider is set to Off The slider is disabled when set to the left and when it becomes grey...

Page 110: ...Signal Range auto ImageResolution Output Resolution if applicable 4K UHD ImageWarp Screen size 5120x3200 2560x1600 4 corner Bow Warp off no warp Warp files Disabled no files selected ImageBlend Blend...

Page 111: ...OK Multiple selections are possible 3 Select RESET and press OK to reset all selected settings 9 6 Lens features About In order to prevent unintentional lens adjustments especially after e g a comple...

Page 112: ...cklight of the LCD the backlight of all the buttons of the keypad and the indication LEDs for the LAN and HDbaseT inputs will be disabled Stealth Mode is enabled and disabled by pressing the OSD butto...

Page 113: ...113 This is a status menu only No changes can be made to settings from this menu Overview Status menu overview 601 0445 05 Loki Status menu 10...

Page 114: ...0445 05 Loki 114 10 1 Status menu overview Status menu While in the main menu press Status Image 10 1 Status Menu enter Image 10 2 Status overview Image 10 3 Status overview Menu scrolled down Status...

Page 115: ...age version Model name Projector model name Illumination Shows the used light source power in and runtime Communication Lists the projector network address the remote control broadcast address and the...

Page 116: ...601 0445 05 Loki 116 Status menu...

Page 117: ...rom the signal source to the picture viewed through the 3D goggles See instructions in this chapter to set up the projector for this feature Active stereo input One channel input One cable Update freq...

Page 118: ...Enter the menu Home Installation Display Setup and select AutoStereo in the drop down menu The other choices in the drop down menu is not applicable When in auto stereo display mode the product shall...

Page 119: ...tern available Go to the menu Home Test Patterns Internal Select the 3DSTEREO pattern The test pattern menu also have a shortcut key on the remote control and the keypad Why change the 3D setup While...

Page 120: ...601 0445 05 Loki 120 3D...

Page 121: ...121 601 0445 05 Loki Risk Group 3 Safety 12...

Page 122: ...with or exposure to those energy sources This personnel must instruct the user about High intensity light beam The user must respect the exclusion zone based on the light beam Hazard Distance HD Dange...

Page 123: ...stem or other applicable control measure shall prevent hazardous eye access to the radiation within the hazard distance For example projectors that have a HD greater than 1 m and emit light into an un...

Page 124: ...t a height vertically above the floor such that the bottom plane of the Hazard distance Zone shall be no lower than 3 meters above the floor Horizontal clearance to the hazard distance zone shall be n...

Page 125: ...sed projection system HD Hazard Distance HD is the distance measured from the projection lens at which the intensity or the energy per surface unit becomes lower than the applicable exposure limit on...

Page 126: ...Dreflection distance equals 25 of the difference between the determined HD distance and the projection distance to the rear projection screen To determine the HD distance for the used lens and project...

Page 127: ...601 0445 05 Loki 127 Risk Group 3 Safety...

Page 128: ...Barco Fredrikstad AS Habornveien 53 N 1630 Gamle Fredrikstad Norway www barco com 601 0445 05 2019 03 28...

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