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RLM W-series

Reference manual

R59770513/01
28/07/2010

Summary of Contents for RLM W Series

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Page 2: ...Barco nv Media Entertainment Division Noordlaan 5 B 8520 Kuurne Phone 32 56 36 82 11 Fax 32 56 36 883 86 E mail sales events barco com Visit us at the web www barco com Printed in Belgium ...

Page 3: ...marks or copyrights of their respective holders All brand and product names mentioned in this manual serve as comments or examples and are not to be understood as advertising for the products or their manufacturers Software License Agreement You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before using this software Your use of this soft ware indicates your acceptance of this license a...

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Page 5: ...ke a snapshot 26 3 8 4 Apply a snapshot 28 3 8 5 Delete a snapshot 29 3 8 6 Add shot cut key to a snapshot 30 3 8 7 Remove shot cut key association 31 4 Preferences 33 4 1 Introduction 33 4 2 Start up the preferences 33 4 3 Access level 34 4 4 Software Appearance 35 4 5 Bug report setup 37 4 6 Logging 39 4 7 Workspace selection 40 5 Configurator 43 5 1 Introduction 43 5 2 Configurator window 43 5 ...

Page 6: ...tment 77 7 4 Horizontal keystone correction 78 7 5 Vertical keystone correction 79 8 Adjustments 81 8 1 Auto Image adjust 81 8 2 Aspect ratio 82 8 3 Zoom 83 8 4 Source selection 84 8 5 Working with PIP images 85 8 6 Input settings viewport properties 87 8 7 Input settings image properties 89 8 8 Color space 90 8 9 Input balance 91 9 Color alignment 95 9 1 Color space selection 95 9 2 Custom color ...

Page 7: ...adjustment via the Floater menu or keyboard 127 12 4 8 Add a hard edge 128 12 4 9 Move a hard edge line 129 12 4 10 Remove a hard edge 130 12 4 11 Show hard edge in active node mode 130 12 4 12 Save configuration to file 131 12 4 13 Load a configuration in the Warp UI 132 12 4 14 Start up cylindrical warping 133 12 4 15 Indentation 134 12 4 16 Gradient 135 12 4 17 Fast preview 136 12 4 18 Re size ...

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Page 9: ...does not require extra services to run Several configurations can be controlled simultaneously Even when the configurations are connected via different ways 1 2 About a Configuration What is a Configuration A Configuration is a collection of projectors with all their current settings connected to a computer A configuration can contain different settings called snapshots for all the projectors in t...

Page 10: ...n a subdirectory of Workspace called Snapshots The files have the extension snapshot This structure makes it possible to zip the workspace and send it the another computer for further use To make a backup of all your configurations and snapshots just make a copy of Workspace with all its content 6 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 ...

Page 11: ...ion Software Windows 2000 Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional recommended Recommended hardware specifications PC Pentium IV or equivalent 2 4 GHz 512 MB RAM 140 MB hard disk free space SXGA resolution 1280 x 1024 with 32 MB video memory Serial communication port Ethernet connection System requirements for Linux Software Any Linux distribution that supports Sun s Java Runtime Environment v1 ...

Page 12: ...ee download of Projector Toolset Overview The program and all necessary plug ins can be downloaded for free from Barco s Partnerzone URL https my barco com Registration is necessary If you are not yet registered click on Sign up My barco and follow the instructions With the created lo gin and password it is possible to enter the partnerzone where you can download the Projector Toolset software and...

Page 13: ... software involves the following steps 1 Browse to the folder where the downloaded installer zip file is stored 2 Double click on the zip file to unzip 3 Double click on the PToolset_Installer file The installation starts 4 Follow the instructions given in the different install windows 5 The complete installation is done automatically Only Projector Toolset framework is installed To start using it...

Page 14: ...a while First splash screen opens image 2 2 The software starts up with the latest used configuration or if new plug ins or updated plug ins are downloaded with overview table of the downloaded plug ins All plug ins in the table are selected by default image 2 3 2 Unselect the plug ins which you do not want to install Or click on Unselect all and then select the plug ins you want to install Select...

Page 15: ...2 Installation Image 2 2 Start up splash screen Image 2 3 Overview downloaded plug ins Image 2 4 Plug ins installed R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 11 ...

Page 16: ...e installed a restart message is displayed image 2 4 5 Click Yes to shutdown the application and restart the application Click No to continue working with the old plug ins 6 Once Projector Toolset is fully started it has the following look and feel image 2 5 Image 2 5 Look and feel on MAC Launching Projector Toolset on Linux To start the Projector Toolset software on a Linux system 1 Go to your ho...

Page 17: ... device plug in When should it be done manually When a new plug in is downloaded and the user has decided no to install it yet for some reason He still has the possibility to install this plug in manually How to install 1 Start up Projector Toolset 2 Click Help on the menu and select Install plugin image 2 7 An Install device plug in dialog box opens 3 If the path and file name is known fill it ou...

Page 18: ...is given A question dialog box appears to ask if you really want to install the selected plug in 6 Click Next to continue Installation procedure starts Result is displayed in a dialog box A restart of Projector Toolset is nec essary to activate the new installed plug in 7 Check Shutdown application and click Finish image 2 8 Projector Toolset will be closed 8 Restart Projector Toolset The new plug...

Page 19: ...k on Remove The complete program will be removed from the hard disk How to uninstall on a Linux platform Remove the Projector Toolset folder from the home folder How to uninstall on a Mac OS X platform Remove the Projector Toolset folder from the application folder in the home folder 2 7 About this manual Overview This Reference manual provides detailed information about the configuration and setu...

Page 20: ...ersion numbers installed modules etc Typography Clickable menu items or buttons are indicated in bold e g OK Menu items are indicated in italic A dialog window is indicated in italic e g Make a new configuration Step related notes tips warnings or cautions are printed in italic Procedure related notes tips warnings or cautions are printed in bold between 2 lines preceding by the corresponding icon...

Page 21: ...ual functions of any software File etc and menus specific for Projector Toolset The button bar allows switching between the different modules An extra Workspace explorer window makes configuration management more easy 3 2 Menu and button bar Structure The menu contains drop down menus accessible by clicking with the mouse on an item To select an item just click on an item in the drop down list The...

Page 22: ...tion button on top of the configuration preview pane F Settings pane Content changes with the selected module button and selected projector device G Manage buttons for configurations and snapshots Tool tip Some items and or icons show a tool tip when moving the cursor over that item or icon This tool tip helps to identify the buttons or items Scroll bars If there is more information available than...

Page 23: ...e Image 3 3 Split bar To adjust the position place the cursor over the split bar separating the panes so that the two headed arrow cursor appears Click on the two headed arrow and drag it until the panes are the desired size 3 4 Short cut keys Overview Window operating system Description F8 Take snapshot Ctrl F8 Apply snapshot Shift Ctrl F8 Show snapshot management dialog box F11 Show Workspace Ex...

Page 24: ...on means that a configuration setting is changed since the last saved version A save is necessary to store the changes 3 6 How to adjust a setting About input boxes To change a value Click on the up down control of the spin box next to the input box until the desired value is reached Click in the input field of the spin box select the actual value and enter a new value with your keyboard About dro...

Page 25: ...ferent with the current versions How to start up 1 Click Help on the menu and select About a image 3 5 The About start up dialog box opens b Image 3 5 About window System details Click on System details to see the system parameters on which Projector Toolset is running R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 21 ...

Page 26: ...3 Menus Image 3 6 System details Module details Click on Module details to get an overview of the installed modules Image 3 7 Module details 22 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 ...

Page 27: ... of the installed modules and their version Plug in details Plug in details gives an overview of the installed device plug in together with their version Image 3 8 Device plug ins details For more info about a device plug in click on the desired plug in to select and then click on More info R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 23 ...

Page 28: ...ent Overview About snapshots Managing snapshots Take a snapshot Apply a snapshot Delete a snapshot Add shot cut key to a snapshot Remove shot cut key association When a configuration contains also Digital Cinema Touch panel devices or only these devices these devices are not included in a snapshot 24 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 ...

Page 29: ...iven A snapshot file is built up as a tree of settings To open this tree of settings click on the sign to expand a branch A yellow warning symbol in front of the snapshot name means that something inside the snapshot does not correspond with the current active configuration Expand the snapshot tree to see the differences Such a snapshot can be applied to the current configuration but only the corr...

Page 30: ...he Take a snapshot icon c The Take a snapshot dialog box opens d 3 To change the proposed snapshot name click in the input field next to Snapshot name select the current name and enter a new name e Note Only the characters a to z A to Z 1 to 9 and _ or allowed in a name 4 To enter a description for the snapshot click in the description input field and enter a description f 5 To select the snapshot...

Page 31: ... default all devices are selected h Within the setup snapshot level it is possible to exclude some devices by un checking that device in Select the device E g when selecting as snapshot level lamp settings it is possible to exclude the lamp settings of a certain projector or when selecting input settings it is still possible to exclude some inputs 7 Click OK to take the snapshot i The snapshot is ...

Page 32: ...uration To see which items do not match expand the snapshot Each not matching item will have a warning symbol How to apply 1 Click on the snapshot icon on the manage button bar a image 3 12 The Snapshot management dialog box opens with all available snapshots b 2 Click on the desired snapshot c The name becomes yellow 3 Click on the Apply icon d A Load and apply question dialog box opens e 4 Click...

Page 33: ... on the manage button bar a image 3 13 The Snapshot management dialog box opens with all available snapshots b 2 Click on the snapshot to delete c The name becomes yellow 3 Click on the delete icon d A confirmation dialog box is displayed e 4 Click Yes to delete f R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 29 ...

Page 34: ...ot icon on the manage button bar a image 3 14 The Snapshot management dialog box opens with all available snapshots b 2 Click on the key bindings icon c The Snapshot trigger keybinding dialog box opens d 3 Select the snapshot to add a keybinding e 4 Enter a keystroke f No combination of keys is possible Only single key can be used 5 Select the snapshot trigger by clicking on the radio button g Don...

Page 35: ...utton bar a image 3 15 The Snapshot management dialog box opens with all available snapshots b 2 Click on the key bindings icon c The Snapshot trigger keybinding dialog box opens d 3 To clear the key for a specific snapshot select that snapshot e and click Clear f1 To clear all short cut keys at once click on Clear all f2 4 Click OK to save the new short cut status g R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2...

Page 36: ...3 Menus Image 3 15 Clear short cut on snapshot 32 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 ...

Page 37: ...art up the preferences How to start up 1 Click on File on the menu bar image 4 1 The file menu opens 2 Select Preferences The Preference dialog box opens image 4 2 3 Use the Show all button to display all the preference items This Show all buttons is available in all following sub preference windows 4 Use Apply button to apply a preference change in one of the other module Use Cancel to ignore the...

Page 38: ...ve one A dongle is not required to use the normal functions in Projector Toolset When using Projector Toolset without dongle or as operator the maintenance function in the Service module has the same content as the maintenance button in the Configurator module General tab Image 4 3 Access levels To read out the dongle settings click on Read dongle The current level of the inserted dongle is indica...

Page 39: ... Language selection 1 Click on Appearance image 4 2 The appearance window opens 2 Click on the combo box next to Appearance of the application image 4 4 The possible languages will be displayed 3 Select the desired language 4 Click on Apply to confirm the selection An info window will be displayed to announce that the language change will take place after restarting the software Image 4 4 Language...

Page 40: ...the second line becomes available to select a typical look and file out of the collection image 4 6 An info window will be displayed to announce that the look and feel change will take place after restarting the software Image 4 5 Look and feel software Image 4 6 Look and feel software for collection Screen shots in this manual are made for a Java look and feel 36 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010...

Page 41: ...firm the selection An info window will be displayed to announce that the look and feel change will take place after restarting the software Image 4 7 Use of specific font 4 5 Bug report setup SMTP SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is a TCP IP protocol used in sending E mail Setup bug report 1 Click on Bug reporting image 4 8 The bug report setup window appears image 4 9 Bug reporting is by defaul...

Page 42: ...wing settings should be entered Your E mail address Organization Barco s E mail address automatically filled out when installing the software 5 If you want to receive a copy of the bug report E mail to Barco check this check box 6 Fill out the address of the SMTP mail server Tip Contact your system administrator in your organization to obtain the correct address 7 Fill out the port of the mail ser...

Page 43: ...4 Preferences Image 4 9 Bug report setup window Image 4 10 Mail setup window 4 6 Logging Start up 1 Click on Logging The logging preferences window opens image 4 11 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 39 ...

Page 44: ... number of data By default Info level is setup Other levels are Debug Warning Error and Fatal Check the check box in front of Write log messages to file if you want to activate the logging This is a preferred setting The period a logging must be saved on disk can be set Default set to 20 days All logging older than 20 days will be removed When the period is set to 0 only the last created logging w...

Page 45: ...2 3 Browse to a workspace or enter a new workspace in the File name field 4 Click on Open b The current configurations will be closed 5 Click on Apply to apply the new workspace c Image 4 12 Select Workspace preferences R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 41 ...

Page 46: ...4 Preferences Image 4 13 Selecting a workspace 42 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 ...

Page 47: ...or selection 5 1 Introduction Overview The configurator makes it possible to create configurations and to change the settings of each device separately Start up To start up the configurator just click on the configurator icon on the navigation button bar or click on Modules and select Configurator Image 5 1 Configurator start up 5 2 Configurator window Overview The configurator window allows to cr...

Page 48: ...omes available 3 Check the radio button of your choice d 4 When Based on available configuration is checked click on the combo box and select the configuration on which the new configuration must be based on e 5 Click OK to create the new configuration f Image 5 2 Create new configuration 5 4 Add device to a configuration via scanning What can be done The network is scanned for possible devices wh...

Page 49: ... device via scan 1b Or press Insert key A network scan is started and a device overview window is displayed 2a 2b 2 To select a device just click on that device 3 To select multiple devices hold down the Ctrl button and click on the devices to add to the configuration 3 Click OK to add the selected devices to the configuration 4 Only the devices with installed plug ins and which are not yet in the...

Page 50: ...els Mid venue this category contains all supported projectors from the CLM and SLM series Large venue this category contains all supported projectors from the FLM series XLarge venue this category contains all supported projectors from the XLM series How to add 1 Click Configuration on the menu and select Add a image 5 4 2 Move the cursor to the right and select the desired category 3 Move the cur...

Page 51: ...to warn the user that there is already an instance with the same projector and that problems with the communication are pos sible The projector will be added but Projector Toolset advises to uninstall one of the connections 5 5 2 General properties Overview Click on the General tab to open the general properties if not yet open a R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 47 ...

Page 52: ...the name and a device icon Projector status Indicates the communication status of the projector c enabled communication with projector possible disabled no communication with projector possible 5 5 3 Connection setup Overview Set up a serial connection Set up a Ethernet connection No serial connection possible when using Projector Toolset on MAC OS X or on a Linux system 5 5 3 1 Set up a serial co...

Page 53: ...ndard and is functionally identical to the CCITT V 24 standard Logical 0 is 3V Logical 1 is 3V The range between 3V and 3V is the tran sition zone Necessary parts Straight serial cable Software connection 1 Select the Connection properties tab a image 5 6 The right pane changes to the connection setup page 2 Click on the radio button next to A projector connected to a serial port to select the ser...

Page 54: ...ick Open e A connection is made with the selected projector 5 5 3 2 Set up a Ethernet connection Possibilities To establish a Ethernet connection the following ways are possible Enter an IP address Enter a host name Scan the net work for the connected projectors IP Internet Protocol The network layer of TCP IP Required for communication with the internet 50 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 ...

Page 55: ...IP addresses is called a DNS Server Via entering an IP address 1 Select the Connection properties tab a image 5 8 The right pane changes to the connection setup page 2 Click on the radio button next to A projector connected on the network to select the Ethernet connection b 3 Click on the radio button in front of IP address c 4 Enter the IP address d Note An address contains 4 octets with a maximu...

Page 56: ...not yet added projectors to the configuration are in the list 4 Click on the desired IP address to select e and click Open f A connection is made with the selected projector Via a projector scan multiple connection batch 1 Select the Connection properties tab a The right pane changes to the connection setup page 2 Click on the radio button next to A projector connected on the network to select the...

Page 57: ... the configuration preview next to the projector pictograph Image 5 10 Decorator properties Image 5 11 Decorator position and content A Decorator north of graph B Decorator south of graph C Decorator west of graph D Decorator east of graph Decorator position The extra information can be place in the north south east or west of the projector pictograph R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 53 ...

Page 58: ...elect Selected device Connect projector The projector tries to make a connection and to retrieve data When it is successful the pictograph border becomes green the properties are filled out When it is not successful the border stays gray and a projector not responding message is displayed Via the projector properties 1 Select a not connected projector in the preview pane 2 Open the projector prope...

Page 59: ...the general properties connection properties decorator see Add projector to a configuration Image 5 12 Edit projector properties via menu Via the context menu 1 Right click on a projector graph in the configuration preview image 5 13 A context menu opens 2 Select Properties The Properties dialog box opens To edit the general properties connection properties decorator see Add projector to configura...

Page 60: ...ed projector is disabled 5 9 Configuration properties What is available The following properties are available author name created on date and time when the configuration is created read only path full path where the configuration is saved read only description description which identifies the configuration How to change 1 Click Configuration Configuration Properties a1 Or right click in the previ...

Page 61: ... Overview Background color Background image Rearrange pictographs in preview pane 5 10 1 Background color How to set background color 1 Right click in the preview pane but not on a pictograph a image 5 15 A context menu opens 2 Select Graph properties The Graph properties dialog box opens b 3 Check the check box next to Use background color c 4 Click on Select a color The Select color dialog box o...

Page 62: ...HSB tab to display the color pallet HSB Hue Saturation Brightness image 5 17 A color can be selected in 2 ways Slide the slider next to the color gamut until the wanted color in the color pick field is reached or fill out the HSB value until the desired color is reached in the pick up field Click in the color field to display the white circle Drag that circle to the desired tint of the chosen colo...

Page 63: ...5 Configurator Image 5 16 Select color via swatches Image 5 17 Select color via HSB R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 59 ...

Page 64: ...ck on d2 An Open dialog box opens d3 5 Browse to the desired image d4 and click Open d5 Or double click on the desired image 6 Width an height of the image can be changed by clicking on the up down control next to width and height e To keep the original aspect ratio of the image activate button Keep aspect ratio f 7 To tile the image over the complete canvas check the check box before Tile image g...

Page 65: ...phs in preview pane How to rearrange 1 Right click in the preview pane but not on a pictograph image 5 20 A context menu opens 2 Select Rearrange graphs The pictographs are rearranged in the preview pane Image 5 20 Rearrange pictographs R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 61 ...

Page 66: ...amp is not necessary on for all other selected projectors To be sure that the lamp is on for all projectors switch off first the lamp of the first selected projector and then switch on the lamp again The lamp of all projectors will be on How to make a multiple selection 1 Click on the first projector in the preview pane image 5 21 A red dotted area indicates the selection The settings of this proj...

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Page 69: ... text Test pattern Advanced projector control Maintenance Restore factory defaults 6 1 Start up How to startup 1 Click on the desired projector graph to display the projector properties image 6 1 2 If the general settings are not open click on the General Settings tab The general settings are displayed Image 6 1 Start up general settings R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 65 ...

Page 70: ...mp on or off indicated by a light beam yellow Black means that the lamp is off Name of selected test pattern with a preview if available if one is selected Source overview the active source and the PIP source is indicated 6 3 Basic control lamp What can be done The projector lamp can be switched ON or OFF using the toggle button in the basic controls The lamp status is indicated by the led color i...

Page 71: ...mage projection can be interrupted for a short time The image disappears but full power is retained for immediate restarting Shutter is closed when pause is activated The pause status is indicated by the led color in front of the pause button and by the text indication right next to the button red pause is activated shutter is closed Text indication Paused green pause is not activated shutter is o...

Page 72: ... the screen Text indication Text on Image 6 5 Basic control text on off How to toggle 1 Press Text button to toggle between Text on and Text off 6 6 Test pattern What can be done A predefined pattern can be set immediately on the projection screen and cleared again To set a pattern 1 Click on one of the predefined buttons image 6 6 The selected pattern is displayed by the projector when the lamp i...

Page 73: ...selection 6 7 Advanced projector control Overview Start up Advanced projector control Advanced control 6 7 1 Start up Advanced projector control How to start up 1 While in General settings click on Advanced The Advanced projector control window opens image 6 7 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 69 ...

Page 74: ...ween 48 and 62 Hz The frequency of the input signal and the output signal will be refreshed at the same frequency in order to achieve optimal image output If the frequency of the input signal falls between 24 31 Hz the projector will automatically double the vertical refresh frequency If the frequency of the input signal falls between 31 48 Hz or exceeds 62 Hz the projector will automatically set ...

Page 75: ...ards are possible Auto The projector detects automatically the used standard for the selected input signal PAL SECAM NTSC Default setting Auto Blue only When checked only the blue channel is displayed on the screen Menu position OSD menus can be displayed on different places on the screen Click on the drop down box to select the desired position The following position are possible Top left Top rig...

Page 76: ...vices when the projector is on Calculate with a delay of 2 to 3 seconds to prevent operation of this function when the user is choosing the desired aspect ratio Click on the drop down box and select the desired aspect ratio to trigger the outputs When set to Auto the output is set when the projector is on 6 8 Maintenance Restore factory defaults What can be done All settings of the projector are s...

Page 77: ...6 General projector settings Image 6 8 Restore factory defaults R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 73 ...

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Page 79: ...olset The images can be shifted horizontally and vertically Image 7 1 Lens shift How to shift the image 1 To shift the image horizontally click on the left or right arrow button in the shift pane 2 To shift the image vertically click on the up or down arrow button in the shift pane Click on the shift buttons until the correct image position is obtained 7 1 2 Lens mid position What can be done When...

Page 80: ...en the lenses are motorized it is possible to zoom these lenses via the Projector Toolset Image 7 3 Lens zoom How to zoom 1 Click on the up or down arrow button in the zoom pane 7 1 4 Lens focus What can be done When the lenses are motorized it is possible to focus these lenses via the Projector Toolset Image 7 4 Lens focus 76 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 ...

Page 81: ...lowing patterns are available Full screen red Full screen green Full screen blue Full screen black Full screen white Color bars Hatch Burst TI red TI green TI blue TI ramp Use the Clear button to remove the displayed pattern 7 3 Gamma adjustment About Gamma Gamma is an image quality enhancement function that offers a richer image by brightening the already darker portions of the image without alte...

Page 82: ...he input field change accordingly Adjusting via the input field 1 Click inside the input field of the spin box of the gamma adjustment 2 Select the actual value and enter a new value with the keyboard 7 4 Horizontal keystone correction What can be done The horizontal keystone correction is used to align the image if the projector is mounted at a non standard projection angle Image 7 7 Horizontal k...

Page 83: ...age 7 8 Image 7 8 Horizontal keystone correction 7 5 Vertical keystone correction What can be done The Vertical Keystone adjustment is used to align the image geometry this can be necessary when pro jecting under a non standard angle Image 7 9 Vertical keystone A Keystone adjustment with positive values B Keystone adjustment with negative values For RLM W8 vertical keystone correction is blanked o...

Page 84: ...red value with the keyboard Value can change between 200 and 200 A negative value is a correction at the left side of the image A positive value is a correction at the right side of the image image 7 10 Image 7 10 Vertical keystone correction 80 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 ...

Page 85: ...mage use the Auto image button to automatically adjust the image size phase and timing This function is applied on the main window and on the PIP window How to setup 1 Click on the drop down box next to Auto image adjust and select the desired setting image 8 1 The following choices are possible Off never auto image adjust Auto Auto image adjust done when not yet done before or done for the first ...

Page 86: ...lack bars or cropped portions will be visible Image 8 2 Example aspect ratio A Native input 4 3 B Output aspect ratio 5 4 C Output aspect ratio 4 3 D Output aspect ratio 16 9 E Output aspect ratio 1 88 F Output aspect ratio 2 35 G Output aspect ratio Letterbox H Output aspect ratio Native How to select 1 Click on the drop down box next to Aspect ratio and select the desired output aspect ratio ima...

Page 87: ...ow be displayed in a cropped or zoomed way so that the edges are gone When aspect ratio is set to Native set Zoom to Off or Crop Image 8 4 Example zoom function How to set the zoom function 1 Click on the drop down box next to Zoom and select the desired value image 8 5 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 83 ...

Page 88: ... 106 of the default aspect ratio Any portion that exceeds the original image will be cropped Image 8 5 Image zoom 8 4 Source selection What can be done The source for the main window can be selected out of the list This source will be displayed as full screen image How to select an source 1 Click on the drop down box next to Main window and select the desired source type image 8 6 The following so...

Page 89: ...indow check the check box in front of Enable PIP a image 8 7 checked 2 windows visible on the screen a main window and a PIP window not checked only the main window visible on the screen 2 Select the PIP window source Click on the drop down box next to PIP window and select the desired source b Note Some selection are not possible in combination with the selected Main source See table for more inf...

Page 90: ... x x x o o o o x PIP win dow SDI HDSI 3Go o x x x x x x x possible combination o not allowed combination This selection table is visible by checking the check box before Show help d 3 Select the PIP window position Click on the drop down box next to PIP position and select the desired position on the screen c The following positions are possible Top right Top left Bottom right Bottom left Split le...

Page 91: ...ties Horizontal total This function adjust the clock frequency of pixel sampling horizontal pixel frequency If flickering or vertical lines are visible in the image then the pixel sampling frequency is insufficient and can be adjusted by changing the horizontal total value Image 8 9 Example horizontal total R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 87 ...

Page 92: ...tion then the phase must be adjusted accordingly Vertical start position If the vertical image is not at the center of the screen shifted up or down and ends up being cropped then the vertical start must be adjusted to center the image Image 8 11 Example vertical start A Native image B Skewed bottom C Skewed top How to change a setting 1 Click on Input settings a image 8 12 The input settings wind...

Page 93: ...ght and vivid decrease the saturation When white and washed out increase the color saturation Tint Adjust the tint balance between magenta and green of the projected image until correct colors are reproduced Lower values will reproduce redder images Higher values will make the image greener Sharpness Sharpness will change the value of high frequency detail Adjust for sharp images Noise reduction A...

Page 94: ...ghtness Saturation Sharpness Tint Noise reduction 2 Click on the slider and drag the slider up or down until the desired value is reached Or click on the up down control of the spin box until the desired value is reached Or click inside the input field select the current value and enter a new value with the keyboard Image 8 13 Input properties 8 8 Color space How to select 1 Click on Input setting...

Page 95: ...tion 8 9 Input balance Offset This refers to the control of color imbalance in the darker areas of the projected image Project an image with dark and gray areas If there is a minimal amount of red green or blue in the gray areas adjust the offset of the corresponding color accordingly The entire color spectrum for the whole image is shifted and the brightness is changed By increasing the offset th...

Page 96: ...ecome lower red gain adjust the gain of red in bright areas blue gain adjust the gain of blue in bright areas green gain adjust the gain of green in bright areas How to make an adjustment 1 Click on Input settings a image 8 15 The input settings window opens b 2 Click on Input Balance c The Input balance settings window opens d The following adjustments are possible Red offset Green offset Blue of...

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Page 99: ...lor alignment tab click on the drop down box next to Color alignment and select the desired gamut a image 9 1 The following color spaces gamuts are possible Native projector s native color gamut EBU European color gamut standard SMPTE American color gamut standard Custom customized color gamut according to the preferences of the user 2 While Native EBU or SMPTE is selected click on the drop down b...

Page 100: ...white point can be changed in the same way to obtain a custom white point How to adjust 1 Click on the up down control of the spin box to change the X or Y coordinate of the selected color Or click in the input field select the current value and enter a new value with the keyboard image 9 2 Image 9 2 Custom color gamut adjustment 1 Native color gamut 2 Custom color gamut 3 Native white point 4 Cus...

Page 101: ...llowing installations are possible front table front ceiling rear table rear ceiling Image 10 1 A Front table B Rear table C Front ceiling D Rear ceiling Set up of the orientation 1 Click on the drop down box next to Image orientation and select the desired image orientation im age 10 2 The logo next to Image orientation changes accordingly Image 10 2 Image orientation R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07...

Page 102: ...pt himself 2 To select the number of active lamps click on the drop down box and select the desired number b Single when the environment is sufficiently dark a single lamp can be used The projector will automatically select the lamp with the lowest lamp run time Dual when brighter images are required use dual lamp Switching from a dual lamp configuration to a single lamp configuration will block a...

Page 103: ...ng fan will work at a higher speed to regulate the temperature inside the projector High altitude regions are areas with an elevation over 1500 m 4900 feet 10 3 Lamp overview Overview Lamp overview gives information about the status of lamp 1 and or lamp 2 When the lamp symbol is yellow then the lamp is on Below the lamp symbol the total run time for the specific lamp is given in hours Image 10 4 ...

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Page 105: ...ress The projector s IR code can be configured so that no interference can happen with another device Two IR code are possible Switch the projector to another code to solve the interference problems Using a different code on the two projectors will allow the user to control both projectors with only one remote control Image 11 2 Infrared settings How to set up 1 Click on the drop down box next to ...

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Page 107: ...eystone correction Rotation PinBarrel Blanking Scenergix Corner Switching one to the other can be done via Reset all Advanced warping is done via a warp ui which makes it possible to adjust almost every single point on the screen How to select 1 Click on Warping tab 1 image 12 1 The warp window opens with 2 possible choices 2 Click on the button of your choice 2 The following choices are possible ...

Page 108: ...ystone correction is obtained Or click in the input field next to the slider and enter the desired value with the keyboard Value can change between 200 and 200 A negative value is a correction at the bottom side of the image A positive value is a correction at the top side of the image image 12 3 3 To adjust the vertical keystone correction click on the slider hold down the mouse button and drag t...

Page 109: ...12 Warping Image 12 2 Normal warping keystone Image 12 3 Horizontal keystone A Keystone adjustment with positive values B Keystone adjustment with negative values R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 105 ...

Page 110: ...n Normal warping click on the Rotation Pin Barrel button image 12 5 2 Click on the Rotation slider hold down the mouse button and drag the slider to the left left rotation or the right right rotation until the rotation correction is obtained Or click in the input field next to the slider and enter the desired value with the keyboard Value can change between 32 and 32 A negative value is a rotation...

Page 111: ...12 Warping Image 12 5 Normal warping rotation R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 107 ...

Page 112: ...ortion How to correct 1 Once in Normal warping click on the Rotation Pin Barrel button 2 Click on the Barrel PinCushion slider hold down the mouse button and drag the slider to the left left rotation or the right right rotation until the rotation correction is obtained Or click in the input field next to the slider and enter the desired value with the keyboard Value can change between 100 and 100 ...

Page 113: ... Blanking adjustments affect only the edges of the projected image and are used to frame the projected image on to the screen and to hide or black out unwanted information or noise A 0 on the bar scale indicates no blanking Which blanking adjustments are available top blanking bottom blanking left blanking right blanking R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 109 ...

Page 114: ...just 1 Once in Normal warping click on the Blanking Scenergix Corner button image 12 9 2 Click on the up down control of the spin box of the side the blanking should be adjusted until the desired blanking is obtained Or click the input field and enter the desired value with the keyboard 3 Repeat this procedure for the other sides 110 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 ...

Page 115: ...eset All settings are set to zero 12 2 5 Scenergix Scenergix activation 1 Check the check box in front of Enabled image 12 10 All adjustments and the virtual representation become active 2 To show alignment lines check the check box in front of Show alignment lines R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 111 ...

Page 116: ...g Scenergix About the overlap zone blending zone The Top bottom left or right item set the blending zone This zone is the overlap with the next part of the complete picture Image 12 11 Width selection 112 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 ...

Page 117: ... the black level 1 Click on the slider an move this slider to the desired position Or click on the up down control of the spin box of the selected color until the desired value is reached Or click in the input field of the spin box of the selected color and enter the desired value Adjust the black level of area A until the black level of area A B and C are equal image 12 12 A C B Image 1 Image 2 I...

Page 118: ... on the drop down box next to step and select the desired step 3 The following steps are possible 1 2 5 10 15 20 30 50 3 Click on the arrow buttons to move the corner to the desired direction 2 One click on an arrow button will move the corner with a step indicted in Step 4 Repeat in the same way for the other corners 114 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 ...

Page 119: ...tes 4 All The All button will move all corners to the 0 0 coordinates 5 12 2 7 Recover Warp crash What can be done Due to certain circumstances it is possible that the warp processor stuck up By pressing on the Recover Warp crash button the processor is reset and warping can be continued Image 12 15 Recover warp crash R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 115 ...

Page 120: ...e via an RS232 connection How to setup 1 Click on the drop down box next to RS communication port and select the port which is connected with the projector image 12 16 Image 12 16 Advanced warping com setup 12 3 2 Loading and applying a warp file How to load 1 Click on Select 1 image 12 17 A browser window opens 2 Browse to the desired file select this file 2 and click on Use Warp File 3 The warp ...

Page 121: ...s per rows by clicking on the up down control of the spin box next to Nbr of Rows max 25 4 3 Enter the number of active nodes per column by clicking on the up down control of the spin box next to Nbr of Columns max 33 5 4 To change the output resolution of the grid click on the drop down box next to Output Resolution and select the desired resolution 6 5 If you want to start the warping grid in fu...

Page 122: ...Recover Warp crash What can be done Due to certain circumstances it is possible that the warp processor stuck up By pressing on the Recover Warp crash button the processor is reset and warping can be continued 118 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 ...

Page 123: ... Making an adjustment via drag and drop Making an adjustment via the Floater menu or keyboard Add a hard edge Move a hard edge line Remove a hard edge Show hard edge in active node mode Save configuration to file Load a configuration in the Warp UI Start up cylindrical warping Indentation Gradient Fast preview Re size and centering for cylindrical warping Recover warping board Preferences R5977051...

Page 124: ...occur on the warping board but it is not sure Red node is moved over more than 20 Error status for the warping board Active area Yellow area around the selected node When moving the active node only the adjacent nodes in the yellow area will move accordingly Node selection Single node or multi node selection is possible To select a single node click on a big dot active node in the grid For a multi...

Page 125: ...or state Warp board cannot process this deviation 10 Status icon of active node normal status The deviation of the active node is less than 10 Position of active node can be processed by the warping board warning status The deviation of the active node is between 10 and 20 There can be problems while processing this position error status The deviation of the active node is bigger than 20 The possi...

Page 126: ...er adjustment is possible More nodes can be adjusted in the same original area Image 12 22 Increase active nodes When node adjustment are made before increasing or decreasing the active nodes de select the active area Otherwise a recalculation will take place How to increase 1 Click on the increase node icon to increase the number of active nodes image 12 23 Image 12 23 Increase active nodes How t...

Page 127: ...ing multiple nodes 1 Double click on each active node that must be included in the selection image 12 26 The active node symbol changes to an orange icon An active area is created around each selected node Those active areas can overlap each other Only the current selected active node has a yellow background all others in the selection have a light green background When moving one node in the sele...

Page 128: ... and of column with the first selected node is completely selected All symbol of all other nodes on that line becomes orange An active area is set around each active node but the back ground color of these active areas is light green The color of the master active node remains yellow 5 Two types of movements are now possible Start by moving the master active node All other selected nodes will foll...

Page 129: ...e active nodes are selected right click in the grid image 12 28 The context menu opens 2 Select MultiSelect and move the cursor to the right 3 Select Multi deselect All selected active nodes are deselected except the current selected active node R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 125 ...

Page 130: ...ater menu 1 While an active node is selected click on the arrow keys on the Floater menu to move the current selection to the adjacent node image 12 29 The active area follows the selection Image 12 29 Move active area Via the keyboard 1 While an active node is selected use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the current selection to the adjacent node The active area follows the selection 12 4 ...

Page 131: ...ing an adjustment via the Floater menu or keyboard About the arrow keys Click in on the arrow keys of the Floater menu is the same as pressing Ctrl arrow key on the keyboard How to make the adjustment 1 Select the active node to move 2 Before starting set first the adjustment step Click on the drop down box next to Step in the Floating menu and select the number of pixels one step represents image...

Page 132: ...ions must be taken in account will adding a hard edge 1 Hard edges should stay 32 pixels from the border of the image 2 Vertical hard edge are a multiple of 4 pixels That means that a vertical hard edge can be placed on 32 or 36 or 40 etc pixels from the border 3 Horizontal hard edge are a multiple of 8 pixels That means that a horizontal hard edge can be placed on 32 or 40 or 48 etc pixels from t...

Page 133: ...age 12 34 2 Drag the line to the desired location and release the mouse button Image 12 34 Move hard edge How to move with the menu or keyboard 1 Select the hard edge to move by clicking on it image 12 35 The line becomes red 2 Click on the arrow keys in the Floating menu until the desired place is obtained Or press Ctrl arrow keys on your keyboard until the desired place is obtained R59770513 RLM...

Page 134: ...menu The hard edge is remove Image 12 36 12 4 11 Show hard edge in active node mode What can be done Within the Manipulate nodes mode hard edges can be made visible as info or can be hidden When visible the hard edges are displayed as a green line How to toggle hard edges on or off 1 Right click on the grid image 12 37 The context menu opens 2 Click on Show hard edges 130 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28...

Page 135: ...nfiguration can be save to file This file can be reloaded for editing purposes or the saved file can be uploaded on a device and activated via DMX commands How to save to file 1 Click on the Save icon in the Floater menu 1a image 12 38 Or right click on the grid to open the context menu and select Save configuration file 1b The Save window opens 2 The warping files are normally stored in Projector...

Page 136: ... directory warping_config uration can be loaded in the Warp UI for editing purposes How to load a file 1 Right click on the grid image 12 39 The context menu opens 2 Click on Load configuration file An Open window opens The files are normally stored in Projector Toolset install direc tory warping_configuration 3 Browse to the desired file and click on it to select 4 Click Open to load the file 132...

Page 137: ...ick on the grid The context menu opens 2 Select Cylindrical warping 1 image 12 40 A new extra menu opens next to the Floater menu 2 The grid is reset 3 Select the orientation of the cylinder horizontal or vertical by clicking on the corresponding radio button 3 Image 12 40 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 133 ...

Page 138: ...eview Current settings are sent to the device G Resize and center 12 4 15 Indentation About indentation The indentation indicates the way the surface is oriented to the projector Projecting on the outside of the cylinder indentation value is negative Projecting on the inside of the cylinder indentation value is positive The indentation value can vary between 300 and 300 A B Image 12 42 Indentation...

Page 139: ...rp but ton 12 4 16 Gradient About gradient E g when using a hatch pattern the gradient is the differentiation between two lines which varies from a small difference to a larger difference Image 12 44 Gradient The gradient setting is used to adjust the image so that it looks normal on the cylindrical surface How to adjust 1 Within the Cylindrical warping menu click on the slider below Gradient and ...

Page 140: ... im age 12 46 The current warping configuration is sent to the warping board Image 12 46 Start fast preview Start up a preview via the context menu 1 Right click on the grid image 12 47 The context menu opens 2 Select Fast Preview and move the mouse pointer to the right 3 Select Fast Preview The current warping configuration is sent to the warping board Image 12 47 Start Fast preview Some node set...

Page 141: ...g menu im age 12 49 The image is re sized on the projection area and sized in the middle of this area Image 12 49 Re sizing and centering 12 4 19 Recover warping board What can be done Due to sending a warping configuration with errors via the fast preview to the warping board of a device it is possible that the warping board crashes The recovery operation starts by clearing the sent configu ratio...

Page 142: ...mage 12 51 The context menu opens 2 Select Preferences and move the mouse pointer to the right 3 Select Background and move the mouse pointer again to the right 4 Select the desired background The current active background is indicated with a checked check box If you select Background color custom follow the color selection procedure as described in Color selection page 141 Image 12 51 Background ...

Page 143: ...dicates which item is selected Image 12 52 Active node intersections lines 12 4 20 3 Interpolation node intersection What can be done The interpolation node intersection is the line which connects 2 nodes This line can be disabled or en abled and when enabled the color can be the default color green or a custom selected color How to make the selection 1 Right click on the grid image 12 53 The cont...

Page 144: ...ight 4 To set the color for an Active hard edge for the default color select Active HardEdgecolor Default for a custom color select Active HardEdgecolor Custom See Color selection page 141 for more information about how to select a color 5 To set the color for an Inactive hard edge for the default color select Inactive HardEdgecolor Default for a custom color select Inactive HardEdgecolor Custom S...

Page 145: ...n in the preview pane Continue with step 5 3 Click on the HSB tab to display the color pallet HSB Hue Saturation Brightness image 12 56 A color can be selected in 2 ways Slide the slider next to the color gamut until the wanted color in the color pick field is reached or fill out the HSB value until the desired color is reached in the pick up field Click in the color field to display the white cir...

Page 146: ...12 Warping Image 12 56 Color value via HSB Image 12 57 Color value via RGB 142 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 ...

Page 147: ...C Color alignment 95 96 Color space 95 96 Custom 96 Predefined 95 Communication 101 Infra red setting 101 Network settings 101 Configuration 44 46 55 56 62 65 77 Add device via scan 44 Add projector 46 Alignment 77 Gamma 77 Create new 44 General projector settings 65 Start up 65 General settings 65 Multiple projector selection 62 Preview 56 Projector properties 55 Edit 55 Properties 56 Configurato...

Page 148: ...bar 17 General 17 Main window 18 Tool tip 18 Menu 17 Short cut keys 19 Workspace explorer 19 Multiple projector selection 62 N Network settings 101 Normal warping 104 106 108 109 111 113 115 Barrel correction 108 Blanking correction 109 Corner manipulation 113 Keystone correction 104 PinCushion correction 108 Recover Warp crash 115 Rotation correction 106 Scenergix 111 P PC requirements 7 Plug in ...

Page 149: ...ter menu 127 Adjust via keyboard 127 Change selection 126 Toggle hard edge preview 130 Normal 104 106 108 109 111 113 115 Barrel correction 108 Blanking correction 109 Corner manipulation 113 Keystone correction 104 PinCushion correction 108 Recover Warp crash 115 Rotation correction 106 Scenergix 111 Preferences 138 140 Active node intersection 139 Background 138 Hard edges 140 Interpolation node...

Page 150: ...Index 146 R59770513 RLM W SERIES 28 07 2010 ...

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