OPERATION
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DLV 1280 User's Manual
NOTES: 1) Numbers are at either end of the alphabet. If desired, scroll with
or
. Or enter numbers using the number keys on the keypad.
When a number is required, such as when you are specifying a projector number,
a special highlighted numeric field appears on screen. Press a numbered key on
the keypad to begin entering the desired number. Note that once you enter the
first digit, it replaces all of the old.
•
To delete the last digit entered press
•
To cancel (revert back to the old number), press
at any time
•
To accept the new number, press
Whenever the projector is not at presentation level, such as when there is a
slidebar, menu, message or test pattern present, you have limited time in which
to make a keypad entry before the projector returns to presentation level. These
time-outs vary depending on the specific function at hand, as shown in the
following chart:
TIME-OUTS
Display
Time-out
All menus and options
15 minutes
Slidebar (direct access)
5 seconds
Source entry
5 seconds
Direct control entry
5 seconds
Other
15 minutes
NOTE: See Section 2, Installation and Setup, for a complete explanation of how
to connect the various types of sources to the projector.
Once you connect a source to the projector, such as a VCR or computer, you can
display the image from it by pressing the appropriate “direct” key:
,
,
or
at any time.
Or, perhaps if your system includes many sources, press
to use another
method of selection. Depending on how you have defined it from within the
Preferences menu, the
key will trigger one of the following:
•
A pull-down list
of channels retained in projector. Highlight and press
to select the desired channel. Or press
to cancel and return to
the present channel. Note too that you can cycle up or down through this
list of channels simply by pressing
or
from presentation level.
NOTE: Only those sources marked as “In Menu” (default) in the Channel
Edit menu appear. See Editing Channels, below.
•
2-digit channel entry
of channel numbers representing source setups
retained in projector memory.
•
Switcher & Slot
entry
of a source location (default). First enter the number
of the switcher used, then enter the number of the slot for the source.
Entering Numbers
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Time-outs
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3.5
Working With
Sources and
Channels
Selecting a Source
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