Christie Mirage S+, User Manual

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OPERATION
Roadster/Mirage S+ User’s Manual
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NOTES: 1) Inputs 7 and 8 require the Dual SD/HD-SDI module in either of the
projector’s option slots. For their selection, see also 3.3, Using the Keypads. 2) For
more information on Numbers to Select Main Image, see 3.8, Working with PIP or
Seamless Switching .
CHANNEL -
A channel is a collection of measurements, locations and settings that
tailor the display of a 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 or for 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 projector’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
Chan
key on the keypad followed by the 2-digit channel number.
Shown at right is a sample channel list as
would be available from
Chan
. This is typically
called the channel list .
NOTE: The
Chan
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
Chan
on
the keypad, you must first create the channels.
See below.
To use a new source with the projector, a new channel must be added to projector
memory so that the projector 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 necessary (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
), the projector’s
existing channels are searched for matching input and signal parameters. If no match
to the incoming input signal is found, 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 1-50.
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
'
Channel
– AUTOMATIC –