6. Starting up
6. STARTING UP
About this chapter
This chapter contains the switch ON and switch OFF procedures of your Thor. These procedures highlight all important points to be
checked prior to switching the projector ON. This is to ensure a safe startup of the projector.
Overview
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Projector ON/OFF cycle explained
6.1
Switching the Thor ON
About the start up process
To start up the Thor the sealed compartment of the Light Processor and the sealed compartment of the Laser Clusters must be
brought into a ’condition’ which is safe for the electronics to operate (avoid moisture due to extreme cooling). In other words, the
temperature and humidity inside these compartments must be brought within specs prior to activating the lasers and Light Processor.
The time needed to bring the projector from a
deconditioned
state into a
conditioned
state depends on the ambient conditions
and can take several minutes. This process is called
conditioning
.
Start up checklist
1.
Check if the chiller is correctly installed. See documentation set of the chiller.
2.
Check if the chiller is equipped with the expansion unit for DMD cooling.
3.
Check if the Thor is installed onto a stable platform and all covers are installed..
4.
Check if all hoses are properly connected with the chiller and projector. .
5.
Check if the data cables between chiller and projector are correctly installed.
6.
Check if the projector is connected with the mains electricity.
7.
Check if the ambient temperature and humidity are within speci
fi
cations..
8.
Check if the chiller, hoses and projector are completely acclimatized to the same ambient temperature.
9.
Check if the correct lens is installed for the application and the lens cap is removed from the lens. See chapter "Lens installa-
tion", page 17.
10. Check if the small drain tubes at the bottom of the projector leads to a water drain or to an open reservoir to capture the
condensed water.
Keep in mind that it can take up to 10 minutes to start the lasers again after they were switched off. If there
are only 30 to 45 minutes between the shows it’s advisable to keep the lasers on with dowser closed. When
the dowser is closed the lasers are automatically dimmed.
Start up procedure
1. Switch on the chiller. The status light of the chiller should light up white. See documentation set of the chiller.
2. Press the
Power Switch
to switch the projector
ON
.
As a result the Controller of the projector starts up. All other electronics remain off. The booting process is indicated by the
blue
blinking backlight
of the Standby button on the local keypad. Once the Controller is up and running the backlight of the Standby
button is changed to continuous white. This is the projector Standby mode. The status light of the projector also
fl
ashes green.
Note:
The projector always boots up in the same mode (E.g. Standby or Operation) as it was switched off. This procedure
assumes that the projector was switched off in Standby mode.
3. Press the
STANDBY
button on the Local Keypad for three seconds or use the Communicator to put the projector in
OPERA-
TIONAL
mode.
As a result the backlight of the Standby button starts blinking green indicating the start up of all other projector electronics. Once
this initializing process is done the backlight of the Standby button is changed to continuous green. This is the projector Opera-
tional mode. The status light of the projector also lights up green (not
fl
ashing).
4. Press the
LIGHT
button on the Local Keypad for three seconds or use the Communicator to activate the lasers.
As a result the backlight of the Light button starts blinking green indicating the projector is in CONDITIONING mode. The laser
status light on the top of the projector
fl
ashes a few times and then lights up continuously white.
Once the projector is conditioned the backlight of the Standby button is changed to continuous green. Now the lasers are active
and light can come out of the projector. The status light of the projector remains green and the status light of the lasers remains
white.
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Summary of Contents for Thor
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