Barco Orion 1080, Safety And Users Manual

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4 Installation
4.1 System considerations
Chapter 5, Overview, provides more information on the various features of the projector.
Safety first: Projectors and other equipment that are not mounted properly represent
a potential danger to people and may result in injury or death!
Installation should only be performed by trained and experienced personnel in order to achieve the desired
results.
Creating a successful system installation requires proper skills, competencies and knowledge of the particular
system requirements. In addition to knowing the expected performance, ambient conditions and all the
components that form the complete system, including Image Generation (IG), cabling, control system, screens
and projectors.
An installation may consist of multiple projectors, long cables and several IG, as well as intermediate system
components like signal converters and line buffers. Consideration should be taken to ensure that:
• IG properties like pixel resolution and frame refresh match those of the projector
• Choice of signal interface and cable lengths match.
o HDBaseT and 3G-SDI are so called long-haul interfaces, suitable for bespoke installation
on the premises using relatively long cables.
o DP, HDMI, DVI and VGA are all short-haul interfaces using pre-assembled cables with
limited cable lengths. Using extended cable lengths may result in reduced image quality
as well as loss of control information such as EDID (Extended Display Information Data).
• Signal amplifiers, switches and other components should convey EDID and other control
information. However, unfortunately many times EDID data is lost in translation under way,
potentially resulting in images of reduced pixel resolution and wrong aspect ratio.
A successful installation takes all relevant parameters into account to achieve great imagery!