Christie CineIPM-2K, User Manual

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OPERATION
3-14 Cine-IPM 2K User’s Manual
020-100164-01 Rev. 1 (01/08)
NOTE:
Inputs 7 and 8 require the Dual SD/HD-SDI module in either of the Cine-
IPM’s option slots. For their selection, see also 3.2, Using the Keypad .
CHANNEL -
A channel is a collection of measurements, locations and settings that
tailor the display of an incoming signal to your specific needs. Since source types and
applications can vary greatly, you will likely want to adjust and define a wide variety
of parameters, such as brightness, contrast, size, etc., in order to customize and
optimize the display from a particular source. For example, the display settings you
choose for a VCR source may be very different from those you choose for a high
resolution computer source, or one signal may simply vary from another signal used
previously through the same input location. Once you have adjusted a display
parameter, such as pixel tracking or contrast, all current settings are collectively
stored in the
Cine-IPM 2K 's memory as a unique 2-digit channel, such as . You
can have numerous distinct channels available for the same input, any of which can
be selected by using the
key on the keypad followed by the 2-digit channel
number.
Shown at right is a sample channel list as
would be available from
. This is
typically called the channel list .
NOTE: The key may display a channel
list or not, depending on what you have
defined for “Display Channel List” (see
Menu
Preferences later in this section).
In order to access channels by using on
the keypad, you must first create the channels.
See below.
To use a new source with the Cine-IPM 2K , a new channel must be added to its
memory so that the Cine-IPM 2K will respond properly to an input signal from that
source in the future. A new channel can be created automatically, as described here,
or it can be copied from an existing channel and then edited as desired (see
Copying
or Deleting Channels later in this section).
When you select a direct input (
Input 1
,
Input 2
,
Input 3
,
Input 4
,
Input 5
or
Input 6
), any existing
channels in the Cine-IPM 2K are searched for matching input and signal parameters.
If no match to the incoming input signal is found in currently-defined channels, a
new channel is temporarily created based on factory-defined defaults for this type of
signal. The
channel number assigned is the lowest available number from 01-99.
NOTES: 1)
An automatic channel will be discarded unless one or more of its
parameters are changed, and will not appear in the channel list (see below).
2)
If two
channels have the same distinguishing source characteristics except for the reversal
of sync connectors (i.e., H-sync and V-sync, are switched), they are still defined as
distinct channels.
3)
You cannot define a new channel without an incoming signal.
If the incoming signal does match an existing channel, the image will be set up and
displayed as usual according to the parameters currently defined for that channel.
Channel List
Creating a New
X
Channel
– AUTOMATIC –