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Digital Projection 

HIGHlite 660 Series  

CHOOSING A LENS 

Reference Guide

Ref 27

Rev A November 2012

DMD™ resolution 1080p, 1.6:1 images

1

0.77 : 1 fixed lens

2

1.16 : 1 fixed lens

3

1.45 - 1.74 : 1 zoom lens

4

1.74 - 2.17 : 1 zoom lens

5

2.17 - 2.90 : 1 zoom lens

6

2.90 - 4.34 : 1 zoom lens

7

4.34 - 6.76 : 1 zoom lens

Notes

  This chart has a TRF of 1.11, for use 

with the following images:

  For information about individual lens 

part numbers, see 

Appendix A

 at 

the end of this document.

1.6:1 (16:10)

Throw distance

Screen width

10 m 

(33 ft)

20 m 

(66 ft)

30 m 

(98 ft)

40 m 

(131 ft)

5 m 

(16 ft)

15 m 

(49 ft)

25 m 

(82 ft)

35 m 

(115 ft)

1 m (3.3 ft)

2 m (6.6 ft)

3 m (9.8 ft)

4 m (13.1 ft)

5 m (16.4 ft)

6 m (19.7 ft)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Summary of Contents for HIGHlite 660 Series

Page 1: ...Rev E November 2012 USER GUIDES INSTALLATION AND QUICK START GUIDE CONNECTION GUIDE OPERATING GUIDE REFERENCE GUIDE 112 668E HIGHlite 660 Series High Brightness Digital Video Projector ...

Page 2: ...this symbol indicates that there is a danger of physical injury to yourself and or damage to the equipment unless the instructions are closely followed NOTE this symbol indicates that there is some important information that you should read Product revision Because we at Digital Projection continually strive to improve our products we may change specifications and designs and add new features with...

Page 3: ...Rev E November 2012 HIGHlite 660 Series High Brightness Digital Video Projector INSTALLATION AND QUICK START GUIDE ...

Page 4: ...ndicators Inst 3 Positioning The Screen And Projector Inst 4 Fitting The Lens Inst 5 Operating The Projector Inst 6 Switching the projector on Inst 6 Selecting an input signal or test pattern Inst 6 Input signal Inst 6 Test pattern Inst 6 Adjusting the lens Inst 7 Zoom Inst 7 Focus Inst 7 Shift Inst 7 Adjusting the image Inst 7 Orientation and On Screen Display settings Inst 7 Keystone Inst 7 Pict...

Page 5: ...You should save the original box and packing materials in case you ever need to ship your projector The projector is shipped without a lens Only one power cable dependent on the destination territory will be supplied with the projector Remote control 105 023 4x AAA batteries Power cable United Kingdom 102 180 User Guides on CD 111 975 Important Information 111 971 Power cable Europe 102 163 Power ...

Page 6: ...rd Digital Projection infra red remote control Only the controls shown highlighted are used on this projector For full details of how to use the controls and the menu system see the Operating Guide Remote control Lens Air outlet Front infra red window Transmit indicator Remote control backlight On Off 40 40 Infra red reception Connection panel Rear infra red window Adjustable feet Mains input Cont...

Page 7: ...EN Error off NO ERROR flashing ERROR temperature steady ERROR voltage IR blue flash Remote control command received Lamp 1 off OFF flashing red LAMP ERROR green ON 100 amber 85 99 flashing green LAMP WARM UP flashing amber COOL DOWN Lamp 2 off OFF flashing red LAMP ERROR green ON 100 amber 85 99 flashing green LAMP WARM UP flashing amber COOL DOWN Notes Only the controls shown highlighted are used...

Page 8: ...evel and perpendicular to the sceen The dimension drawing below shows the positions of the feet for table mounting and the fixing holes for ceiling mounting Notes Always allow the projector to cool for 5 minutes before disconnecting the power or moving the projector Ensure that there is at least 30cm 12in of space between the ventilation outlets and any wall and 10cm 4in on all other sides Do not ...

Page 9: ...king sure that the plug on the zoom drive mechanism lines up with the socket on the right of the lens aperture Still holding down the tab push the lens in firmly as far as it will go Rotate the lens clockwise as far as it will go Release the lens holder tab Replace the front cover and secure it with the six screws Fixing screws Lens holder tab Socket Lens Notes For full details of how to use the c...

Page 10: ...n Selecting an input signal or test pattern Input signal Connect an image source to the projector The signal should be automatically detected by the projector and should be displayed within two or three seconds If more than one signal is connected then select the image you want to display Press one of the Input buttons to on the remote control or Open the On screen display OSD by pressing Select a...

Page 11: ...the Setup menu Keystone This can be set from the Geometry menu Picture Settings such as Brightness and Contrast can be set from the Image menu You can also set Brightness Contrast or Saturation by pressing or on the remote control Notes When any of the three lens adjustment keys is pressed the blue Transmit indicator on the remote control will light for 10 seconds after 10 seconds if no adjustment...

Page 12: ...he control panel and hold for 3 seconds to switch the projector OFF The power indicator on the control panel will show amber the lamp will be off and the projector will be in STANDBY mode Switch off at the switch next to the power connector Disconnect the power cable from the projector Notes Always allow the lamp to cool for 5 minutes before disconnecting the power moving the projector ...

Page 13: ...Rev E November 2012 HIGHlite 660 Series High Brightness Digital Video Projector CONNECTION GUIDE ...

Page 14: ...ntrol Connections Conn 2 Service port Conn 2 Wired remote control Conn 2 RS232 Conn 2 LAN Conn 2 Wiring Details Conn 3 Signal inputs and outputs Conn 3 Input 1 VGA Conn 3 Input 2 HDMI Conn 4 Output SPDIF Conn 4 Input 3 DVI Conn 5 Input 4 3G SDI Conn 6 Input 6 S Video Conn 6 Input 7 Component Conn 6 Input 8 CVBS Conn 6 Control connections Conn 7 Update port Conn 7 Wired remote control Conn 7 RS232 ...

Page 15: ... Port in the Setup Input Configuration menu to choose between Analog and Digital For more settings see the Operating Guide SPDIF Compatible audio sample packets on the HDMI input stream are decoded by the projector and output on the SPDIF connector This is a digital output CVBS Connect a Composite Video input signal to either the BNC connector CVBS1 or the RCA phono connector CVBS2 S Video Connect...

Page 16: ...can be controlled via a serial connection using the text strings described in the External Control Protocol Use a null modem cable to connect directly to a computer or a straight cable to connect to a modem LAN All of the projector s features can be controlled via a LAN connection using the text strings described in the External Control Protocol Alternatively for details of how to use the Web Conf...

Page 17: ...gnal inputs and outputs Input 1 VGA 15 way D type connector 1 R 2 G 3 B 4 unused 5 Digital Ground H Sync 6 R Ground 7 B Ground 8 G Ground 9 5V 10 Digital Ground V Sync DDC 1 unused 12 SDA 13 H Sync 14 V Sync 15 SCL Notes For full details of all input settings see the Operating Guide VGA pin view of female connector ...

Page 18: ...Shield 6 TMDS Data 1 7 TMDS Data 0 8 TMDS Data 0 Shield 9 TMDS Data 0 10 TMDS Clock 11 TMDS Clock Shield 12 TMDS Clock 13 CEC 14 not connected 15 SCL DDC Clock 16 SCA DDC Data 17 DDC CEC Ground 18 5 V Power 19 Hot Plug Detect Output SPDIF RCA Phono Digital audio output from the HDMI input stream HDMI pin view of panel connector Notes For full details of all input settings see the Operating Guide S...

Page 19: ... link 2 Pin 14 5 V Power for monitor when in standby Pin 15 Ground Return for pin 14 and analog sync Pin 16 Hot plug detect Pin 17 TMDS data 0 Digital blue link 1 and digital sync Pin 18 TMDS data 0 Digital blue link 1 and digital sync Pin 19 TMDS data 0 5 shield Pin 20 TMDS data 5 Digital red link 2 Pin 21 TMDS data 5 Digital red link 2 Pin 22 TMDS clock shield Pin 23 TMDS clock Digital clock lin...

Page 20: ... R Pr Cr SYNC Sync Input 8 CVBS RCA Phono 3G SDI connector Notes 3G SDI signals are very high speed digital signals which require better quality coaxial cable than conventional analogue video The data rate is 3 Gigabits per second In choosing cable length and connectors for any installation the frequency response loss in decibels should be proportional to f from 1MHz to 3GHz For full details of al...

Page 21: ... Pin 1 VCC 5 V Pin 2 Data Pin 3 Data Pin 4 Ground Wired remote control 3 5mm mini jack Tip Power Ring Signal Sleeve Ground Update port 1 2 4 3 Service port pin view of female connector Sleeve Ring Tip pin view of female connector Notes For full details of all network settings see the Operating Guide Note that plugging in the remote control cable will disable the infra red ...

Page 22: ...1 unused 2 Received Data RX 3 Transmitted Data TX 4 unused 5 Signal Ground 6 unused 7 unused 8 unused 9 unused LAN connection RJ45 socket Notes Only one remote connection RS232 or LAN should be used at any one time For full details of all network settings see the Operating Guide RS232 pin view of female connector LAN connection ...

Page 23: ...Rev E November 2012 HIGHlite 660 Series High Brightness Digital Video Projector OPERATING GUIDE ...

Page 24: ...7 Video Filters Op 7 VGA Setup Op 7 Color menu Op 8 Gamut Op 8 Black Level and Gain slides Op 8 Geometry menu Op 9 Size Position Op 10 Cornerstone Op 10 Edge Blend menu Op 11 PIP menu Op 13 Lamps menu Op 14 Setup menu Op 15 Reset Default Settings Op 15 Input Configuration Op 16 Network Op 17 On Screen Display Op 18 System Op 19 Information menu Op 20 Menu Map Op 21 Input Selection Op 21 Test Patte...

Page 25: ...gital Projection HIGHlite 660 Series CONTENTS Operating Guide Rev E November 2012 Web Configuration Utility Op 28 Menu examples Op 28 Using the Discovery Tool to view your network Op 30 CONTENTS continued ...

Page 26: ...he on screen display OSD press Menus and sub menus To open a sub menu select it using and then press To return to the previous menu press Notes Some menu items may not be available due to settings in other menus These will be grayed out on the actual menu When a globe icon appears next to a setting the setting affects all sources and all inputs otherwise only the current input source will be affec...

Page 27: ...em using and then press again or press to exit without changing Notes Some menu items may not be available due to settings in other menus These will be grayed out on the actual menu When a globe icon appears next to a setting the setting affects all sources and all inputs otherwise only the current input source will be affected if you change the setting ...

Page 28: ...command press In the example below press to confirm or press to cancel Notes Some menu items may not be available due to settings in other menus These will be grayed out on the actual menu When a globe icon appears next to a setting the setting affects all sources and all inputs otherwise only the current input source will be affected if you change the setting ...

Page 29: ...it using and then press Use and to move the green highlight to the digit or character which is to be changed then use and to adjust it Use and to select the next digit or character Press to accept the new value or press to exit without changing Notes Some menu items may not be available due to settings in other menus These will be grayed out on the actual menu The highlighted digit is being edited...

Page 30: ...n Edge Blend mode as shown in the picture PIP is not available and vice versa Lamps Select lamp configuration and adjust lamp power Setup Adjust Input Configuration Network On Screen Display and System settings Information View your current configuration Notes See also Using the Menus earlier in this guide and Menu Map later in this guide Main Menu You can also select an input source by pressing 1...

Page 31: ... or Focus Far then press OK 2 When the image is correctly focussed select Focus Stop then press OK Center Lens To center the lens select Center Lens and press OK Nudge To position the image correctly on the screen use the Nudge controls Notes Main Menu Lens You can also move the lens focus and zoom using the keypad Press SHIFT followed by and to shift the lens up down left and right Press FOCUS fo...

Page 32: ...e Phase slider to correct for shimmering or poor quality definition on for example fine text Set the Total H Samples slider to match the resolution of the incoming video signal or Use Auto Setup to allow the projector to detect the appropriate settings automatically Notes Main Menu Image You can also press or on the remote control Hue applies only to NTSC signals When a new input mode is detected ...

Page 33: ...age Choose HDTV for high definition standards and SDTV for standard definition standards A value between 3200K and 9000K selects the relevant color temperature You can upload your own gamut using the Projector Manager software and then select it from the User 1 and User 2 settings Black Level and Gain slides Set the slides as required Notes Main Menu Color ...

Page 34: ...being in a different horizontal or vertical plane to the screen Set the Pincushion Barrel slider to correct for any distortion caused by the screen being concave or convex Set the Rotation slider to rotate the image on the screen Warp Map Using an external Digital Projection computer application up to eight customised warp maps can be created and uploaded to the projector If Warp is selected and a...

Page 35: ...ase these settings will be applied only to the current input signal Set the H Position and V Position sliders as required Set H Size and V Size When Aspect Lock is set to On the V Size slider is disabled Select Reset and press OK to reset all the sliders Cornerstone If Cornerstone is selected from the main Geometry page you can use the sliders to stretch the image from each of the four corners Not...

Page 36: ...can determine which edges are to be blended Sometimes only one edge overlaps sometimes two three or four Blending Set this to Off for a lone projector On to enable Edge Blending or Align Pattern to help adjust the physical position of the projectors Segmentation Set this to On if you want the projector to divide up the image into tiles or Off if you have external equipment to do this Notes Main Me...

Page 37: ... zero black levels in the blended regions Reduce Black Level Uplift Width Use this to correct for stray light from the DMD s non addressable border Notes To apply the settings in these menus use the command at the bottom of each page Main Menu Edge Blend Blend Width Main Menu Edge Blend Black Level Uplift For additional information see the Reference Guide Main Menu Edge Blend Reduce Black Level Up...

Page 38: ... Select a size for the sub image from the drop down list Position Select one of the preset positions for the sub image from the drop down list Custom Position If you have chosen Custom from the Position drop down list then you can use the sliders to position the image manually Notes Main Menu PIP This menu is available only when Setup System Configuration is set to PIP PIP PAP and POP are NOT poss...

Page 39: ...Guide Op 14 Rev E November 2012 Lamps menu Set Operation to choose between Lamp 1 Lamp 2 Lamp 1 Lamp 2 and Auto 1 In the Auto 1 mode the lamp usage will be spread evenly over the two lamps over time Set the slider to vary the Power between 85 and 100 Notes Main Menu Lamp ...

Page 40: ...d performance with films involving motion sequences the Best Video setting uses adaptive de interlacing and interpolation but takes longer to process Reset Default Settings When you press OK to restore the factory default settings a warning message appears asking you to confirm or cancel Once the process has begun wait one minute and then power cycle the projector so the restored settings can take...

Page 41: ...Auto except when the projector has problems identifying the correct colour space DVI HDMI Range should normally be set to Auto except when you are having contrast problems with some DVI sources Set DVI I Port to choose between the Analog and Digital signals from a DVI I source Set Component Colour Space to choose between RGB and YPbPr Component Sync Type should be set to Auto except when the proje...

Page 42: ...CP to On if the IP Address is to be assigned by a DHCP server or Off if it is to be set here If DHCP is set to On It will not be possible to edit either IP Address or Subnet If DHCP is set to Off Edit IP Address to the correct value Edit the Subnet to the correct value Notes Main Menu Setup Network Any new settings will not be effective until the projector has been power cycled ...

Page 43: ...n list The menus will disappear if no buttons are pressed within the Timeout selected from the drop down list If you want the menus to stay on screen permanently then select Infinite Select a Position from the drop down list If you do not want projector status messages to be displayed for instance then set Messaging to Off Notes Main Menu Setup On Screen Display ...

Page 44: ...s required Use the Power Off command to set the projector into Standby mode Notes Main Menu Setup System When you switch between PIP and Edge Blend the projector will reboot instantly to enable the new setting The Power On command has no function when seen on the projector OSD However it can be used from the Web Configuration Utility described at the end of this guide Both the keypad and remote co...

Page 45: ...menu gives information about lamp operating times software and hardware configuration input source and network settings Notes Please note that the values shown in the menus on this page are examples and may differ significantly on your OSD Main Menu Information Main Menu Information Lamps Main Menu Information Configuration ...

Page 46: ...t Grid Warp Adjust SMPTE Chequerboard White Field Black Field Convergence Custom 1 Custom 2 Custom 3 Custom 4 Lens Zoom In command Zoom Stop command Zoom Out command Focus Near command Focus Stop command Focus Far command Center Lens command Nudge Up command Down command Left command Right command Notes Some of the information in this menu map is summarised See the actual menu on the projector for...

Page 47: ...NR slider value range 0 3 Mosquito NR slider value range 0 3 Cross Color Supression Off On VGA Setup Phase slider value range 50 50 0 Total H Samples slider value range 50 50 0 Auto Setup command Color Gamut Peak HDTV SDTV 3200k 5400k 6500k 8000k 9000k User 1 User 2 Red Black Level slider value range 50 50 0 Green Black Level slider value range 50 50 0 Blue Black Level slider value range 50 50 0 R...

Page 48: ...one H Keystone slider value range 50 50 0 V Keystone slider value range 50 50 0 Pincushion Barrel slider value range 30 30 0 Cornerstone Upper Left X slider value range 500 500 0 Upper Left Y slider value range 500 500 0 Upper Right X slider value range 500 500 0 Upper Right Y slider value range 500 500 0 Lower Left X slider value range 500 500 0 Lower Left Y slider value range 500 500 0 Lower Rig...

Page 49: ...value range 0 63 Middle Left slider value range 0 63 Middle Right slider value range 0 63 Lower Left slider value range 0 63 Lower Middle slider value range 0 63 Lower Right slider value range 0 63 Apply Uplift command Reduce Black Level Uplift Width Upper Left X slider value range 0 200 Upper Left Y slider value range 0 200 Upper Right X slider value range 200 0 Upper Right Y slider value range 0...

Page 50: ...ge 0 100 50 Custom V Position slider value range 0 100 50 Lamps Operation Lamp 1 Lamp 2 Lamp 1 Lamp 2 Auto 1 Power slider value range 85 100 Information Lamp 1 Hours Lamp 1 Starts Lamp 2 Hours Lamp 2 Starts Notes Some of the information in this menu map is summarised See the actual menu on the projector for full detail The underlined text represents the factory default value for each setting PIP a...

Page 51: ... numeric input Information DHCP Status IP Address Subnet MAC Address On Screen Display Language US English UK English Timeout 5 sec 10 Sec 15 sec 20 sec 25 sec 30 sec infinite Position Center Top Left Top Right Bottom Left Bottom Right Messaging Off On System Configuration PIP Edge Blend Shutter Open command Shutter Close command Power On command Power Off command Reset Default Settings command No...

Page 52: ...ember 2012 Main Menu Sub Menus Information Lamps Lamp 1 Hours Lamp 1 Starts Lamp 2 Hours Lamp 2 Starts Configuration Scaler Interface Hardware Firmware Factory ROM OSD Notes Some of the information in this menu map is summarised See the actual menu on the projector for full detail ...

Page 53: ... browser then press ENTER Use the DiscoveryTool_V1 0 exe application as described in Using the Discovery Tool to view your network later in this section The embedded webpage shown below right should appear Menu examples The webpages mirror the OSD menus as shown in the following examples The last 3 bytes of the projector s MAC Address are shown in the Unit ID 00 27 86 in the example shown here The...

Page 54: ... sliders as in the Array Width and Array Height sliders shown here Items that are not available are shown grayed out as shown here To return from a sub menu to the previous menu click on the Back link at the bottom of the menu Commands are represented by Do it buttons as shown here Notes For full details of how to use the menu system see earlier in this Guide ...

Page 55: ... to view the IP addresses of all projectors in your network The tool opens the following page in your browser Click on a projector IP address to access the Web Configuration Utility for that projector Notes The tool will only find projectors from the same subnet as the host computer The IP addresses of these projectors will be identical up to the third octet as shown in the example ...

Page 56: ...Rev A November 2012 HIGHlite 660 Series High Brightness Digital Video Projector REFERENCE GUIDE ...

Page 57: ...mage to the screen Ref 16 Positioning the screen and projector Ref 17 Choosing A Lens Ref 18 Choosing a lens by calculation Ref 19 Useful lens calculations Ref 20 Examples of lens calculations Ref 20 Lens charts Ref 21 How to use the lens charts Ref 21 1080p 1920 x 1080 pixels Ref 22 WUXGA 1920 x 1200 pixels Ref 23 DMD resolution 1080p WUXGA full DMD width images Ref 24 DMD resolution 1080p 1 25 1...

Page 58: ...0 Series CONTENTS Reference Guide Rev A November 2012 Edge Blend And Black Level Uplift Ref 37 Appendix A Lens Part Numbers Ref 38 Appendix B Supported Signal Input Modes Ref 39 Appendix C Glossary Of Terms Ref 42 CONTENTS continued ...

Page 59: ...each one representing a pixel in the final projected image The outermost micromirrors in the array remain inactive and are not used in constructing the image 1 Casing 2 Light shield 3 Inactive mirrors 4 Array Each mirror element is suspended over address electrodes by a torsion hinge between two posts 1 Support posts 2 Mirror element 3 Torsion hinges 4 Offset address electrode Notes DMD 2 3 4 1 Mi...

Page 60: ... element tilted to the right 4 Mirror element tilted to the left 5 Reflected light left tilt 6 Light dump 7 Reflected light right tilt The projector optically filters white light from the lamp into its constituent red green and blue Each color illuminates a separate DMD whose modulated output is then recombined with the other two to form the projected full color image 1 Lamp 2 Optical filtering of...

Page 61: ...spect Ratio setting of the projector Source show the image with its original aspect ratio not using the whole screen if the DMD aspect ratio does not match Fill Display fill the screen but force the DMD aspect ratio on the image Fill Crop fill the screen without changing the original aspect ratio but cropping the image to fit the DMD aspect ratio Anamorphic force a 16 9 ratio on the source You nee...

Page 62: ...EXPLAINED Reference Guide Ref 4 Rev A November 2012 Aspect ratio examples for DMD resolution 1080p Source 4 3 1 Unused screen areas 2 Cropped parts of the image Notes Aspect Ratio Source Aspect Ratio Fill Display Anamorphic Aspect Ratio Fill Crop 2 1 1 2 ...

Page 63: ...HIGHlite 660 Series ASPECT RATIOS EXPLAINED Reference Guide Ref 5 Rev A November 2012 Aspect ratio examples for DMD resolution 1080p continued Source 16 9 native resolution Notes Aspect Ratio Source Fill Display Fill Crop ...

Page 64: ...EXPLAINED Reference Guide Ref 6 Rev A November 2012 Aspect ratio examples for DMD resolution 1080p continued Source 16 10 1 Unused screen areas 2 Cropped parts of the image Notes Aspect Ratio Fill Display Aspect Ratio Source Aspect Ratio Fill Crop 2 1 1 2 ...

Page 65: ...D Reference Guide Ref 7 Rev A November 2012 Aspect ratio examples for DMD resolution WUXGA Source 4 3 1 Unused screen areas 2 Cropped parts of the image Notes Aspect Ratio Source Aspect Ratio Fill Display Aspect Ratio Fill Crop Aspect Ratio Anamorphic 2 1 1 1 1 2 ...

Page 66: ...EXPLAINED Reference Guide Ref 8 Rev A November 2012 Aspect ratio examples for DMD resolution WUXGA continued Source 16 9 1 Unused screen areas 2 Cropped parts of the image Notes Aspect Ratio Source Aspect Ratio Fill Display Aspect Ratio Fill Crop 2 1 1 2 ...

Page 67: ...IGHlite 660 Series ASPECT RATIOS EXPLAINED Reference Guide Ref 9 Rev A November 2012 Aspect ratio examples for DMD resolution WUXGA continued Source 16 10 native resolution Notes Aspect Ratio Source Fill Display Fill Crop ...

Page 68: ...op and bottom of the 16 9 screen to make up for the difference in aspect ratios Without an anamorphic lens and without the TheaterScope setting applied a 16 9 source containing a 2 35 1 image looks like this If we change the setting to TheaterScope the black lines will disappear but the image will stretch vertically to reach the top and bottom of the DMD An anamorphic lens will stretch the image h...

Page 69: ...ge will not fill the DMD The following examples show how a number of common formats may be displayed depending on your DMD resolution 1080p images displayed full width Notes The images are shown here scaled automatically by the projector The image may be scaled differently if the aspect ratio is set differently in the Geometry menu 2 35 1 Scope 817 pixels full width 1920 pixels 1 85 1 1037 pixels ...

Page 70: ...layed full height Notes The images are shown here scaled automatically by the projector The image may be scaled differently if the aspect ratio is set differently in the Geometry menu 4 3 1 33 1 1440 pixels full height 1080 pixels 1 66 1 Vista 1792 pixels 16 9 1 78 1 1920 pixels native resolution 16 10 1 6 1 1728 pixels ...

Page 71: ...2 35 1 Scope 817 pixels 1 85 1 1037 pixels 16 9 1 78 1 1080 pixels full height 1200 pixels Notes The images are shown here scaled automatically by the projector The image may be scaled differently if the aspect ratio is set differently in the Geometry menu 4 3 1 33 1 1440 pixels full height 1200 pixels 1 66 1 Vista 1792 pixels 16 10 1 6 1 1728 pixels max possible image height 1080 pixels full widt...

Page 72: ...MENTS Reference Guide Ref 14 Rev A November 2012 WUXGA images displayed full height Notes Only WUXGA or UXGA images can fill the full height of the DMD using all 1200 pixels full height 1200 pixels WUXGA 16 10 1 6 1 1920 pixels UXGA 4 3 1 33 1 1600 pixels ...

Page 73: ... ratios it is more convenient to measure screen width W and height H The example calculations below show how to convert diagonal sizes into width and height at various aspect ratios 2 35 1 Scope W D x 0 92 H D x 0 39 1 85 1 W D x 0 88 H D x 0 47 16 9 1 78 1 native aspect ratio for 1080p projectors W D x 0 87 H D x 0 49 1 66 1 Vista W D x 0 86 H D x 0 52 16 10 1 6 1 native aspect ratio for WUXGA pr...

Page 74: ...splay the full image on your screen If you have insufficient height or width you will have to reduce the overall image size in order to display the full image on your screen 1 4 3 1 33 1 W H x 1 33 H W x 0 75 2 16 10 1 6 1 native aspect ratio for WUXGA projectors W H x 1 6 H W x 0 625 3 1 66 1 Vista W H x 1 66 H W x 0 6 4 16 9 1 78 1 native aspect ratio for 1080p projectors W H x 1 78 H W x 0 56 5...

Page 75: ...nge from the face of the screen Notes The projector should be installed as close to the power outlet as possible The power connection should be easily accessible so that it can be disconnected in an emergency Ensure that there is at least 30cm 12in of space between the ventilation outlets and any wall and 10cm 4in on all other sides Do not install the projector close to anything that might be affe...

Page 76: ...the DMD this effectively increases the throw ratio of the lens This can be corrected by applying a throw ratio factor TRF To choose a lens for your projector you can either apply a lens calculation or use the lens charts provided here for quick reference Notes The High Brightness lenses are recommended for the standard models for maximum light output The High Contrast lenses are recommended for th...

Page 77: ...w distance range 0 77 1 fixed lens 1 3 2 5 m 4 3 8 2 ft 1 16 1 fixed lens 1 4 6 2 m 4 6 20 3 ft 1 45 1 74 1 zoom lens 1 8 9 3 m 5 9 30 5 ft 1 74 2 17 1 zoom lens 2 2 11 8 m 7 2 38 7 ft 2 17 2 90 1 zoom lens 2 7 15 4 m 8 9 50 5 ft 2 90 4 34 1 zoom lens 3 6 22 5 m 11 8 73 8 ft 4 34 6 76 1 zoom lens 5 5 35 m 18 115 ft Notes The throw ratio for a particular lens is fixed but assumes that the image fil...

Page 78: ...th Screen width x Throw ratio x TRF Throw distance Notes The throw ratio for a particular lens is fixed but assumes that the image fills the width of the DMD For images that do not fill the width of the DMD the throw ratio is effectively increased To correct for this in these calculations a throw ratio factor TRF is used The DMD width is 1920 for WUXGA and 1080p projectors Throw distance calculati...

Page 79: ...dth of your screen In the chart for the required DMD resolution find the point where the throw distance corresponds to the screen width as shown in the example below Example For a 1080p projector with throw distance 14 m and screen width 3 5 m the correct lens would be number 6 in the chart Notes For information about individual lens part numbers see Appendix A at the end of this document 1 2 1 Sc...

Page 80: ...17 pixels TRF 1 1 85 1 Flat 1920 x 1037 pixels TRF 1 1 78 1 16 9 1920 x 1080 pixels native resolution TRF 1 Full height images A throw ratio factor TRF has been applied to the following charts 1 25 1 5 4 1350 x 1080 pixels TRF 1 42 1 33 1 4 3 1440 x 1080 pixels TRF 1 33 1 6 1 16 10 1728 x 1080 pixels TRF 1 11 1 66 1 Vista 1792 x 1080 pixels TRF 1 07 Notes For information about individual lens part...

Page 81: ... x 817 pixels TRF 1 1 85 1 Flat 1920 x 1037 pixels TRF 1 1 78 1 16 9 1920 x 1080 pixels TRF 1 1 66 1 Vista 1920 x 1156 pixels TRF 1 1 6 1 16 10 1920 x 1200 pixels native resolution TRF 1 Full height images A throw ratio factor TRF has been applied to the following charts 1 25 1 5 4 1500 x 1200 pixels TRF 1 28 1 33 1 4 3 1600 x 1200 pixels TRF 1 2 Notes For information about individual lens part nu...

Page 82: ...7 1 zoom lens 5 2 17 2 90 1 zoom lens 6 2 90 4 34 1 zoom lens 7 4 34 6 76 1 zoom lens Notes This chart has a TRF of 1 0 for use with the following images For information about individual lens part numbers see Appendix A at the end of this document For WUXGA 2 35 1 Scope 1 85 1 Flat 1 78 1 16 9 1 66 1 Vista and 1 6 1 native For 1080p 2 35 1 Scope 1 85 1 Flat and 1 78 1 native Throw distance Screen ...

Page 83: ... 1 zoom lens 6 2 90 4 34 1 zoom lens 7 4 34 6 76 1 zoom lens Notes This chart has a TRF of 1 42 for use with the following images For information about individual lens part numbers see Appendix A at the end of this document 1 25 1 5 4 Throw distance Screen width 10 m 33 ft 20 m 66 ft 30 m 98 ft 40 m 131 ft 5 m 16 ft 15 m 49 ft 25 m 82 ft 35 m 115 ft 1 m 3 3 ft 2 m 6 6 ft 3 m 9 8 ft 4 m 13 1 ft 5 m...

Page 84: ... 1 zoom lens 6 2 90 4 34 1 zoom lens 7 4 34 6 76 1 zoom lens Notes This chart has a TRF of 1 33 for use with the following images For information about individual lens part numbers see Appendix A at the end of this document 1 33 1 4 3 Throw distance Screen width 10 m 33 ft 20 m 66 ft 30 m 98 ft 40 m 131 ft 5 m 16 ft 15 m 49 ft 25 m 82 ft 35 m 115 ft 1 m 3 3 ft 2 m 6 6 ft 3 m 9 8 ft 4 m 13 1 ft 5 m...

Page 85: ...1 zoom lens 6 2 90 4 34 1 zoom lens 7 4 34 6 76 1 zoom lens Notes This chart has a TRF of 1 11 for use with the following images For information about individual lens part numbers see Appendix A at the end of this document 1 6 1 16 10 Throw distance Screen width 10 m 33 ft 20 m 66 ft 30 m 98 ft 40 m 131 ft 5 m 16 ft 15 m 49 ft 25 m 82 ft 35 m 115 ft 1 m 3 3 ft 2 m 6 6 ft 3 m 9 8 ft 4 m 13 1 ft 5 m...

Page 86: ...1 zoom lens 6 2 90 4 34 1 zoom lens 7 4 34 6 76 1 zoom lens Notes This chart has a TRF of 1 07 for use with the following images For information about individual lens part numbers see Appendix A at the end of this document 1 66 1 Vista Throw distance Screen width 10 m 33 ft 20 m 66 ft 30 m 98 ft 40 m 131 ft 5 m 16 ft 15 m 49 ft 25 m 82 ft 35 m 115 ft 1 m 3 3 ft 2 m 6 6 ft 3 m 9 8 ft 4 m 13 1 ft 5 ...

Page 87: ... 1 zoom lens 6 2 90 4 34 1 zoom lens 7 4 34 6 76 1 zoom lens Notes This chart has a TRF of 1 28 for use with the following images For information about individual lens part numbers see Appendix A at the end of this document 1 25 1 5 4 Throw distance Screen width 10 m 33 ft 20 m 66 ft 30 m 98 ft 40 m 131 ft 5 m 16 ft 15 m 49 ft 25 m 82 ft 35 m 115 ft 1 m 3 3 ft 2 m 6 6 ft 3 m 9 8 ft 4 m 13 1 ft 5 m...

Page 88: ... 1 zoom lens 6 2 90 4 34 1 zoom lens 7 4 34 6 76 1 zoom lens Notes This chart has a TRF of 1 2 for use with the following images For information about individual lens part numbers see Appendix A at the end of this document 1 33 1 4 3 Throw distance Screen width 10 m 33 ft 20 m 66 ft 30 m 98 ft 40 m 131 ft 5 m 16 ft 15 m 49 ft 25 m 82 ft 35 m 115 ft 1 m 3 3 ft 2 m 6 6 ft 3 m 9 8 ft 4 m 13 1 ft 5 m ...

Page 89: ...ve or below the centre or to one side and adjust the image using the Lens shift feature known as rising and falling front to maintain a geometrically correct image Notes For more information on shifting the lens see Lens Menu in the Operating Guide Whenever possible position the projector so that the lens is centered for the highest quality image Shifting the lens up rising front Centered lens Shi...

Page 90: ...table level of distortion particularly at the corners of the image due to the image passing through the periphery of the lens optics If the lens is to be shifted in two directions combined the maximum range without distortion will be somewhat less as can be seen in the illustrations below Notes For more information on shifting the lens see Lens Menu in the Operating Guide Full horizontal or vertic...

Page 91: ...ysically possible however you may experience some vignetting or distortion for WUXGA projectors vertical pixels horizontal pixels vertical frame horizontal frame 0 77 1 and 1 16 1 fixed lens 240 96 0 2 0 05 all zoom lens 720 288 0 6 0 15 for 1080p projectors vertical pixels horizontal pixels vertical frames horizontal frames 0 77 1 and 1 16 1 fixed lens 216 96 0 2 0 05 all zoom lens 648 288 0 6 0 ...

Page 92: ...connect the source to the projector This will allow the source to determine the projector s capabilities via DDC and show an optimized image Such cables can be identified as they have a blue connector shell Video source 3G SDI input 4 Uses a BNC connector to receive uncompressed unencrypted digital video Component input 7 RGsB or RGBS or YPbPr S Video input 6 Uses a 4 pin mini DIN connector CVBS1 ...

Page 93: ...012 Control Connections LAN connection The projector s features can be controlled via a LAN connection using a standard internet browser package such as Internet Explorer Notes Hub or LAN Computer Projector Projector Un crossed LAN cables Projector Computer Crossed LAN cable Connection panel 1 1 LAN ...

Page 94: ...Digital Projection HIGHlite 660 Series CONTROL CONNECTIONS Reference Guide Ref 36 Rev A November 2012 RS232 connection Notes Connection panel 1 1 RS232 Projector Computer Null modem cable ...

Page 95: ...any projector to produce an absolute black any black areas in the overlapped edges may appear slightly less dark than those in the rest of the image Black Level Uplift can be used to counteract this effect by raising the black level of the rest of the image The amount of uplift required will be either x2 or x4 depending on how many images are overlapped as shown in the examples on this page no upl...

Page 96: ... 2 7 15 4 m 8 9 50 5 ft 2 90 4 34 1 zoom lens 110 806 110 020 3 6 22 5 m 11 8 73 8 ft 4 34 6 76 1 zoom lens 110 807 110 021 5 5 35 m 18 115 ft Notes The Throw ratio for a particular lens is fixed but assumes that the image fills the width of the DMD For images that do not fill the width of the DMD the throw ratio is effectively increased To correct for this in these calculations a throw ratio fact...

Page 97: ...1 50 ü ü ü 576p50 720 x 576 50 00 625 31 25 ü ü ü HDTV 720p50 1280 x 720 50 00 750 37 50 ü ü ü 720p59 1280 x 720 59 94 750 44 96 ü ü ü 720p60 1280 x 720 60 00 750 45 00 ü ü ü 1080s23 1920 x 1080 23 98 1125 26 97 ü ü ü 1080p23 1920 x 1080 23 98 1125 26 97 ü ü ü 1080s24 1920 x 1080 24 00 1125 27 00 ü ü ü 1080p24 1920 x 1080 24 00 1125 27 00 ü ü ü 1080p25 1920 x 1080 25 00 1125 28 13 ü ü ü 1080p29 19...

Page 98: ...640 x 480 66 67 525 35 00 ü ü VGA72 640 x 480 72 81 520 37 86 ü ü VGA75 640 x 480 75 00 500 37 50 ü ü DOS70 720 x 400 70 09 449 31 47 ü ü SVGA50 800 x 600 49 92 621 31 00 ü ü SVGA56 800 x 600 56 25 625 35 16 ü ü SVGA60 800 x 600 60 32 628 37 88 ü ü SVGA72 800 x 600 72 19 666 48 08 ü ü SVGA75 800 x 600 75 00 625 46 88 ü ü MACII 832 x 624 75 08 1120 49 10 ü ü XGA50 1024 x 768 49 98 793 39 63 ü ü XGA...

Page 99: ...60 60 00 1000 60 00 ü SXGA50 1280 x 1024 49 84 1057 52 68 ü ü SXGA60 1280 x 1024 60 02 1066 63 98 ü ü SXGA75 1280 x 1024 75 02 1066 79 98 ü ü HD50 1360 x 768 49 89 793 39 56 ü HD60 1360 x 768 59 80 798 44 72 ü SXGA 50 1400 x 1050 49 97 1083 54 12 ü ü SXGA 60 1400 x 1050 59 98 1089 65 32 ü ü WSXGA50 1536 x 960 49 93 991 49 48 ü WSXGA60 1536 x 960 59 91 996 59 67 ü UXGA50 1600 x 1200 49 92 1238 61 7...

Page 100: ...left lens and light with right hand polarisation can pass through the right hand lens These glasses are used in conjunction with another device which polarizes the image such as a ZScreen Anamorphic lens A special lens which when used with the TheaterScope aspect ratio allows watching 2 35 1 content packed in a 16 9 source Aspect ratio The proportional relationship between the width and the height...

Page 101: ...ptical Describes how bright an image that is projected onto a screen appears to an observer C See Chrominance Chrominance Also known as C this is the component or pair of components of an S Video or Component Video signal which describes color difference information Cold mirror A mirror that preferentially reflects or transmits infra red light In a projector a cold mirror is used to reflect the vi...

Page 102: ...ite video A signal line that carries luminance chrominance synchronization pulses and blanking Contrast electronic control The adjustment of the white point of the image without affecting the black point This increases the intensity range of the displayed image Contrast optical The intensity difference between the darkest and lightest areas of the screen Cr Cb Color difference signals used with Y ...

Page 103: ... network for example by allocating an IP address DMD Digital Micromirror Device The optical tool that transforms the electronic signal from the input source into an optical image projected on the screen The DMD of a projector has a fixed resolution which affects the aspect ratio of the projected image A Digital Micromirror Device DMD consists of moving microscopic mirrors Each mirror which acts as...

Page 104: ...ntended for one eye is partially seen by the other eye Ghosting can be removed by optimizing the dark time and sync delay Global setting A projector setting that affects all inputs In the OSD global settings are indicated with a globe icon HDCP High bandwidth Digital Content Protection An encryption scheme used to protect video content HDTV High Definition Television A television system with a hig...

Page 105: ...erlacing was commonly used as a way of doubling the refresh rate without consuming extra bandwidth Interleaving The alternation between left and right eye images when displaying 3D IRE A unit used to show the range from black to white in Composite Video signals LED Light Emitting Diode An electronic component that emits light Letterboxing Black margins at the top and bottom of the image Letterboxi...

Page 106: ...ds per second OSD on screen display The projector menus allowing you to adjust various global and modal settings PAL Phase Alternate Line The television system used in the UK Australia and other countries 625 lines transmitted at 50 interlaced fields per second Pillarboxing Black margins at the left and right of the image Pillarboxing appears when a narrower image is packed into a wider frame with...

Page 107: ...f color in an image Scope An aspect ratio of 2 35 1 SDTV Standard Definition Television An interlaced television system with a lower resolution than HDTV For PAL and SECAM signals the resolution is 576i for NTSC it is 480i SECAM Sequential Color with Memory The television system used in France Russia and some other countries 625 lines transmitted at 50 interlaced fields per second SPDIF Sony Phili...

Page 108: ...ge does not fill the width of the DMD The throw ratio for a particular lens is fixed but assumes that the image fills the width of the DMD For images that do fill the full width of the DMD TRF 1 For images that do not fill the DMD TRF is effectively increased UXGA A display resolution of 1600x1200 pixels with a 4 3 screen aspect ratio Stands for Ultra Extended Graphics Array Vertical Scan Rate The...

Page 109: ...0 screen aspect ratio Stands for Widescreen Ultra Extended Graphics Array Y This is the luminance input brightness from an S Video or Component Video signal YUV See Pr Pb ZScreen A special kind of light modulator which polarizes the projected image for 3D viewing It normally requires that images are projected onto a silver screen The ZScreen is placed between the projector lens and screen It chang...

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