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6. Starting up
5. Press the DOWSER button on the Local Keypad or use the Communicator to open the dowser.
Note: The state of the dowser (open or closed) when starting up the projector will be the same as when the projector was
switched off. This procedure assumes that the dowser was closed .
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See user’s guide of the Communicator Touch Panel to operate and control the Thor.
When for any reason a restart of the projector is required, the content server should be restarted also.
6.2 Switching the Thor OFF
About the switch off process
To switch off the Thor in a safe manner to protect the internal electronics (avoid moisture due to warming up) the temperature inside
the sealed compartments has to be brought back to ambient in a controlled manner. This process is called
deconditioning .
How to switch the Thor OFF?
1. Press the Standby button for three seconds on the Local Keypad or use the Communicator Touch Panel to switch the projector
from OPERATIONAL mode to STANDBY mode. As a result the lasers are deactivated (if activated) and the projector starts to
deconditioning the sealed compartments.
Caution: Do not switch off the power from the projector until the laser status light is off.
2. Switch the projector OFF with the power switch.
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.
6.3 Projector ON/OFF cycle explained
Projector ON/OFF cycle
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Laser Status light.
PS Projector Status light (tail light).
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Temperature inside sealed compartments.
t time.
A..E Operator manipulations.
1..8 Different process stages.
Stage description:
Stage 1 : Projector is switched off . Local Keypad is not active. The projector status light (PS) and the laser status light (LS) are off.
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