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2. Installation 

 
The 3D digital viewer can be used to present a slide show or video. For exhibit 
designers, the viewer could be used as a stand-alone obj

ect or as ‘support’ to explain 

a scene or object close to the viewer.  
Because of the small size of the viewer, in most situations only the lens barrels are 
visible, the visitor should not overlook viewer and miss the presentation!  
 
When looking through the viewer, you get the best experience when there is nothing 
that is irritating or inhibits a clear view. Things that might irritate are bright spot lights 
pointing on the viewer causing the light to be reflected in your eyes. Or flashing lights 
close to the lenses. A black (cinema like) surrounding gives the best impression. 

2.1 The viewer 

The viewer housing is constructed in such a way it gives the most freedom to 
integrate it in almost every situation.  
 
Integrating the viewer in your situation: 

-  Using the front panel plate is the easiest way to build the viewer in a wall or 

panel. 

-  For your custom application, you can replace the front plate for your own front 

cover. Steps in the side of the lens barrels allow to lock up your front plate 
between the barrels and the housing of the viewer. 

 
 
Initially the viewer is supplied with the lens barrels locked up in their screw thread by 
hand. So you can remove the lens barrels with some force. This allows you to 
remove the front plate for whatever reason. 
 
 
 
Model number of the viewer only: 
18-04-D55-xxx 

Year(18)

 of design 

– type panel viewer (

04

– 

D

igital 

5.5

” – Focal length xxx 

80, 100 

or 120

 

 
The LCD panels have their own identification: 
18-04-D55

X

 

The X stands for 

A,B,C or D

 and explained in chapter 3.3 

Digital Video input 

specifications (timing)

 
 

Summary of Contents for 18-04-D55 Series

Page 1: ...l 18 04 D55 x The contents are subject to changes without giving notice January 2019 version 1 1 de Wijs apparatenbouw Vleugelboot 68 3991CL Houten the Netherlands Tel 31 0 30 6364928 Fax 31 0 30 6361723 e mail info dewijs 3d com Website www dewijs 3d com ...

Page 2: ... viewer 4 2 2 Caution required for the next points 5 2 3 Content source 6 3 Technical data 7 3 1 Physical dimensions 120 mm lens version 7 3 2 Connectivity specifications 9 3 3 Digital video input specifications timing 11 3 5 Buttons and indicator LED explanation 15 3 6 Maintenance 16 ...

Page 3: ...ween optics and the resolution of the screen to present a high quality sharp and optically comfortable show of 3D content The aim was to design a visitor tolerant viewing system and reach people of all ages to experience your well prepared and high quality 3D images or video s The viewer is actually a monitor only and can be connected to any source having the ability to customize the video output ...

Page 4: ...e viewer housing is constructed in such a way it gives the most freedom to integrate it in almost every situation Integrating the viewer in your situation Using the front panel plate is the easiest way to build the viewer in a wall or panel For your custom application you can replace the front plate for your own front cover Steps in the side of the lens barrels allow to lock up your front plate be...

Page 5: ...u to exchange the front plate for any reason until you finish the build in preparation Secure the lenses with the hexagon screws on the edge of the housing to prevent unscrewing the lenses by visitors The HDMI cable and micro USB cable are fragile connectors The internal connectors of the LCD controller are mounted securely but allow limited force on the plug perpendicular to the insert of the plu...

Page 6: ... system require more knowledge to configure the vertical display Be aware that there are a number of professional multimedia players having fixed output resolutions to select from they do not match with portrait displays Using a single board computer like the Raspberry pi De Wijs offers a simple solution as content source the Raspberry pi The choice for this device has several reasons affordable a...

Page 7: ...7 3 Technical data 3 1 Physical dimensions 120 mm lens version ...

Page 8: ...can carry 2 types of lenses Both fit in the housing of the viewer Only the length of the barrel is different 100 mm achromatic 33 mm diameter This lens magnifies 2 5x and is a good choice for viewing video content having a 4 3 aspect ratio The most upper and lower part of the LCD is less good visible for glasses wearers when using the full height of the LCD 120 mm achromatic 37 mm diameter This le...

Page 9: ...lieve facility Native display orientation The display panels used in the 3D digital viewer are also used in known brands of smartphones and VR glasses These displays are produced for that particular purpose and orientation vertical or horizontal The HDMI controller inside the 3D viewer is not able to rotate the presented content so the connected media player should be able to rotate the content Th...

Page 10: ...ory to do that The Raspberry pi 2 and 3 are able to rotate only the Full HD resolution However the dual LCD configuration is already horizontal oriented and does not require to rotate see below The HDMI controller in the viewer splits up the content in half for each display panel ...

Page 11: ...440x2560 pixels QHD 18 04 D55C 2880x1440 pixels Double LCD 18 04 D55D 2160x3840 pixels UHD Modern desktop PC s are able to detect the right settings for these LCD s you do not need to set complicated parameters Use the DVI digital output not Display port or HDMI or combinations with converters However if you prefer to work with the Raspberry pi or other Linux based computers you need the timing se...

Page 12: ...60 10 35 1920 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 60 0 137220000 0 OS is able to rotate the desktop to landscape orientation 2 Model 18 04 D55B QHD Resolution horizontal x vertical 1440x2560 pixels at 50Hz 8 bit colour depth Size 5 5 model LS055R1SX04 The timing parameters are as following Active Front Porch Sync width Back Porch horizontal Active field 1440x2560 pixels 70 35 45 Pixels total 1590 Front Porch 12 Hsync a...

Page 13: ...line 2880x1440 265 57440 2880 2928 2960 3040 1440 1448 1450 1456 hsync vsync String for Raspberry pi hdmi_timings 2880 0 48 32 80 1440 0 8 2 6 0 0 0 60 0 265574400 0 No need to rotate the desktop orientation already in landscape The timing parameters are as following 1440x1440 clone mode at 60Hz Active Front Porch Sync width Back Porch horizontal Active field 1440x1440 pixels 48 32 80 Pixels total...

Page 14: ... mode at 50 Hz Active Front Porch Sync width Back Porch horizontal Active field 1440x2560 pixels 105 32 100 Pixels total 1677 Front Porch 12 Hsync and vsync negative Sync Width 2 Back Porch 11 vertical Lines total 2585 Xconfig timing Modeline 1440x2560 216 75225 1440 1545 1577 1677 2560 2572 2574 2585 hsync vsync String for Raspberry pi hdmi_timings 1440 0 105 32 100 2560 0 12 2 11 0 0 0 50 0 2167...

Page 15: ...isplay controller restarts like power up Pressing this button also switches the resolution on some display controllers After each press wait for 5 seconds to let the controller and the source computer to switch over automatically If one of them is not able to adapt to that resolution the bleu LED blinks slowly Brightness button Pressing this button at the rear of the viewer changes the brightness ...

Page 16: ...left and right image on the LCD runs a thin metal plate from the LCD to your nose between the eyes This avoids the left or right eye to see parts of the image of the other side The position of this splitter is accurate but might be for some reason be out of alignment you might see a very small piece of image of the other side left or right To resolve do the following For whatever source you have w...

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