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M800Ex Projection Mapping Box User Guide

The absolute opposite of ordinary

Input: up to 7680*1200@30Hz, 4096*2160 @60Hz 4:4:4 full color sampling

Output: 2048*1080 @60Hz

Warp & Edge blending engine

Digital Mapping

M801Ex (1 CH), M802Ex (2 CH), M803Ex (3 CH), M804Ex (4 CH)

Summary of Contents for M800Ex

Page 1: ...rojection Mapping Box User Guide The absolute opposite of ordinary Input up to 7680 1200 30Hz 4096 2160 60Hz 4 4 4 full color sampling Output 2048 1080 60Hz Warp Edge blending engine Digital Mapping M...

Page 2: ...plan and preparation for edge blending 26 4 1 Determine source signal resolution 26 4 2 Determine overlap region size and pixels 26 4 3 Relation between Overlap pixels and geometry alignment accuracy...

Page 3: ...t 57 8 7 Video wall settings 59 8 8 Edge blending setting 60 8 9 Final image quality fine tuning 61 9 Save Load system settings 61 10 Multiple unit applications 62 10 1 System connection in multiple u...

Page 4: ...turer does not assume responsibility for consequential damages expenses or loss of revenue inconvenience or interruption in operation experienced by the customer Warranty service shall not automatical...

Page 5: ...ard functions in M800Ex Users can see real time geometry and color adjustment to get optimized result Digital mapping function is integrated in M800Ex User can upload pattern into M800Ex to perform di...

Page 6: ...gh end projector with low cost projector without lens shift warp and edge blending It provides easy configuration low entry barrier cost effective reliable and flexible solution M801 1 CH M802 2 CH M8...

Page 7: ...ne projector and can be cascaded to control unlimited number of projectors 4 Integrated with full function front panel keypads IR remote controller for manual geometry alignment through OSD up to 9 5...

Page 8: ...tion 1 Image cropping and location assignment for each projector 2 Image pixel cropping range is up to 1800 pixels for image position shift aspect ratio adjustment bezel compensation and creating over...

Page 9: ...mote controller USB WebGui or Ethernet Including through WiFi by PC Mobile or iPad 7 Firmware update via USB or Ethernet 8 Gwarp3 PC tool can control multiple processors simultaneously through USB or...

Page 10: ...port up to 7680 1200 30Hz 4096x2160 60Hz Only HDMI 1 HDMI 3 HDMI 5 HDMI 7 input signals can be looped out Loop out signal is unprocessed source signal For edge blending application user can connect si...

Page 11: ...l and output ports are properly connected LED indicator on the front panel will show up If any of the LED in CH 1 CH 4 is not lighted up please check the input output connection and cable 2 3 Input Ou...

Page 12: ...parately The output resolution selection will apply to single channel Default output resolution is 1080p The output resolution should be the same as the projector native resolution If user changes out...

Page 13: ...HDMI cable and signal source will affect the connection distance and may cause signal noise or show intermittent image To ensure all cables are connected correctly it is recommended to use locking cab...

Page 14: ...o the quality of HDMI cables and signal source resolution good cable or lower source resolution can connect more units User can also add HDMI splitter at the front end to increase the connection numbe...

Page 15: ...0 user can see GeoBox WebGui and menu with virtual keys similar to OSD for further system operation There is no additional software is required If user can t connect the network please power off on M8...

Page 16: ...peration Under this condition Ethernet operation may be the best choice System Information Channel selection OSD Menu operation keypads Input source selection Output resolution selection Power on off...

Page 17: ...projectors at portrait position to increase image height There is no need to rotation signal source Image flip is for projector to project image from rear or top position When the image is rotated or...

Page 18: ...hannel separately Gamma for color compensation in overlap region Offset for black level uplift in non overlap region limited adjustment range Color for color white balance correction limited adjustmen...

Page 19: ...ange by negligence To press MENU key for 5 seconds again it will unlock OSD and user can manipulate the OSD again 2 12 System synchronization When the system uses multiple projectors the image should...

Page 20: ...the sub image PIP is 1920 1200 pixels b The location of the PIP image can be controlled by OSD menu at any location inside main image c The size of the PIP image is also flexible and can be controlled...

Page 21: ...080 pixels PIP image can be displayed with full screen in the output Further aspect ratio image size or cropping area can be implement through Overlap function under PiP Settings menu Position only ap...

Page 22: ...rce POP main image aspect ratio can be adjusted through Scaling under Image Properties OSD menu Sub image aspect ratio can be adjusted through Ratio menu under PIP Setting and Overlap function under P...

Page 23: ...any signal source without pre mask and select up to 4 display styles in each pattern 3 2 Applicable models M801Ex single channel M802Ex dual channels M803Ex 3 channels M804Ex 4 channels 3 3 Four displ...

Page 24: ...load the image Pattern into Gwarp3 Select image File Open the file Image show up in control window It will also show the image resolution and file size after compression 11 If the image resolution is...

Page 25: ...isplay style on the screen 2 File size The file size in actual image in PC is not the same as the file size after compressed by Gwarp3 It will be related to the pattern complexity The maximum file siz...

Page 26: ...o 10 patterns in each channel It will be saved into Mode 1 to Mode 10 User can select display mode or turn off projection mapping by remote controller The OSD will be under projection mapping and may...

Page 27: ...ss than 5m watching distance We can provide free service to help customers to make project plan including system configuration type of projector signal source and installation data 4 2 Determine overl...

Page 28: ...at different positions 37 5 overlap pixel will double the control points of the geometry alignment if compared with 25 overlap and have the best geometry alignment accuracy 9x5 Curved alignment will...

Page 29: ...7 5 overlap region and increase geometry alignment accuracy Recommended overlap pixels in different output resolutions Below is the list for the accuracy of geometry adjustment in different overlap pi...

Page 30: ...r Resolution GeoBox output resolution Screen size Projector throw ratio Projector Lumens No of projector and Overlap Pixels User can try different configurations and select most cost effective one wit...

Page 31: ...t will be enough for inside room environment It is allowed to have different overlap pixel among projectors Irregular Spread Sheet is required to calculate the data Please contact dealer or factory to...

Page 32: ...es If the bottom edge needs more adjustment range please flip the image in the projector so that the bottom edge will become top edge and get larger geometry alignment range 4 6 Projector settings bef...

Page 33: ...o get synchronization in all outputs 5 Geometry alignment 5 1 Select the right Grid Pattern for geometry alignment Grid pattern is required for geometry alignment User can activate test pattern throug...

Page 34: ...s grid size is selected the grid pattern will also have some points that will match 17x17 control points It will be convenient for some application In order to get optimized result in video wall Overl...

Page 35: ...mage position to let the projection image match the screen and also let image grids between two adjacent projectors be combined together This step will take most of the time for edge blending User can...

Page 36: ...ate Grid Pattern Use channel selection keys and Pattern hotkey to show grid patterns in all projectors Press Pattern key again will change grid color To set two different pattern colors in adjacent pr...

Page 37: ...and number in overlap area Then to adjust the bottom edge corner point to follow top edge vertical position If the screen is curved it is possible to have some image inside or outside the screen after...

Page 38: ...o wall settings to compensate this deviation and keep reasonable image quality After the above processes if the grid pattern in edge blending area still can t stack together user can reduce one or two...

Page 39: ...en user projects the image to curved screen using projector the image grid size will continuously change the grid size at the center will be bigger than both sides Ultra short throw projector will be...

Page 40: ...e horizontal and vertical corner alignment User can select either horizontal or vertical alignment at one time This function can co exist with edge blending function but not warp function The image po...

Page 41: ...M800Ex User Guide Document M800Ex 1 40 Example A Single projector application...

Page 42: ...user can save the settings into UserMap through Save to Box There are totally 10 UserMaps for user to save different geometry alignment result in different application User can recall this UserMap ge...

Page 43: ...The purpose for Video Wall Setting is to determine the display Matrix split the image and assign the right image to each GeoBox display device in the matrix The overlap pixel between two images can b...

Page 44: ...izontal and vertical directions from single input source Use Pan to determine the location of each split image in both horizontal and vertical directions Default setting Horizontal Pan 1 Vertical Pan...

Page 45: ...age size After cropping user can shift image position at H V directions without changing image size Usually it is for video wall application to fine tune image position In projector edge blending appl...

Page 46: ...image edge location and implement Edge Mask function for non overlapped edges with black background Gamma adjust gamma value in Transition and Gain in each channel to improve banding effect in overla...

Page 47: ...ck background without changing image position It implements Edge Mask function follow the final result after geometry alignment without changing aspect ratio It can execute curved edge mask up to maxi...

Page 48: ...y Mode Please disable Dynamic color or Brilliant color function in the projectors These functions may change gamma curve based on the content and affect final edge blending image quality Offset gamma...

Page 49: ...y DLP projector will have higher contrast ratio with better result Laser projector has high contrast ratio with accurate color and gamma setting and is suitable for edge blending Corner function is to...

Page 50: ...adjust accurate location for color compensation If RGB value is set to zero the background color will remain the same as not adjusted 7 4 2 Corner Adjust the correct location for black level uplift b...

Page 51: ...uplift areas through above method It can show different colors with different shape of the borders Maximum adjusting area is nine 7 5 Color Individual projector white balance and color correction The...

Page 52: ...ge mask location will follow the image position after geometry alignment Edge Mask There are 8 control points for edge mask When user moves the position for each control point it will result various e...

Page 53: ...he adjusting range for Shift is based on the image position after geometry alignment and the range for Mask is calculated from the original edge position before geometry alignment and before Shift edg...

Page 54: ...rojector characteristics projector setting screen ambient light and GeoBox setting Banding in overlap area under dark environment is caused by light leakage in the projector optic system It is not pos...

Page 55: ...n value screen Short throw projectors with high gain screen may cause banding effect when watch from different viewing angles due to different reflection intensity 8 Example for 3 projector edge blend...

Page 56: ...RH edge 197 Projector Center LH edge 98 RH edge 99 total 197 Projector RH LH edge 197 The final luminance is 819 Lux It will be enough for inside room environment 8 2 Mark image location and install t...

Page 57: ...IP address in each M800Ex so that user can setup each unit separately through WebGui or Gwarp3 PC tool Select input port and set GeoBox output resolution to be the same as projector native resolution...

Page 58: ...o have correction system connection Disable Frame Sync function to eliminate Source re search in the projector while executing GeoBox system setup through Options Setting Frame Sync Disable If control...

Page 59: ...rs to expected locations It doesn t matter to have some image inside the screen once it covers entire screen before 4 corner adjustment Warp alignment will adjust the image position back to the requir...

Page 60: ...3 projectors horizontal edge blending with two M800Ex cascaded Zoom set to H 3 V 1 in all channels Each channel should be set separately Pan LH projector 1st H 1 Center projector 2nd H 2 RH projector...

Page 61: ...ng range The difference shall not be over 2 pixels If user still sees some blurred image in edge blending area please increase or decrease Overlap value in Video Wall setting to improve video quality...

Page 62: ...try to change projector settings All projector should have the same setting Select color profile with gamma 2 2 will get the best result Check Display Mode Usually Standard sRGB modes will get better...

Page 63: ...hout loss even the setting is not saved into Profile Index unless someone to change it When system has been reset from OSD menu or update new Firmware Profile data will be still kept inside M800Ex Hot...

Page 64: ...thernet control through WiFi will be the most convenient Notebook mobile phone and Pad can execute GeoBox setup through WiFi User can set individual Box ID and IP address for easy independent control...

Page 65: ...rlap content between two independent signal sources shall be handles through below methods To set Overlap image through PC display card In this case the overlap cropping issue in this section will be...

Page 66: ...M800Ex User Guide Document M800Ex 1 65 Overlap pixels for medial player 1 2 in this region...

Page 67: ...all the box OSD will be locked except ID 3 The LED light will be flashing in the locked unit and only ID 3 can be operated Press 850 all the box OSD will be unlocked and can be operated through remot...

Page 68: ...PC through Ethernet user can access WebGui and execute all operation similar to OSD menu through Virtual Keys and OSD Menu No PC or appropriate software tool is required The connection can go through...

Page 69: ...ugh Gwarp3 User can control multiple units at the same time through different IP address 11 3 Keyboard Hotkey for convenient Gwarp3 operation System Reset a CTRL Shift R Reset selected channel b CTRL...

Page 70: ...ion 1920x1080 12 1 2 Usually 5000 Lum projector can cover 3 4 meters image width Four projectors are required to cover entire screen W1 one projector is enough W2 require two projectors with edge blen...

Page 71: ...ap Pixel based on this resolution If we set 320 overlap pixels the overlap value in video wall is 83 pixels Under this condition the image cropped for PJ2 should be in the range from coordinate 914 to...

Page 72: ...the image in advance When apply portrait edge blending the VNS Excel Spread Sheet calculation also needs to change the output resolution If the projector is 1920x1200 then user needs to input Output...

Page 73: ...Case B 2 1 two projectors edge blended and one independent content display Case C 1 1 1 Each projector displays independent content GeoBox setting for each case Case A it is normal edge blending sett...

Page 74: ...If necessary user can use Overlap function under Video Wall to adjust image aspect ratio This function can also let the image in overlap area apart from each other without change geometry alignment Ho...

Page 75: ...e user can shrink the image width However the overlap region will become blurred User needs to re calculate Overlap value by new input resolution 3840 500 2 4840 to get correct video wall Overlap valu...

Page 76: ...ply big geometry alignment and degrade the video quality The optimized EDID resolution should be the final resolution after edge blending For instance if user uses three WXGA projectors for edge blend...

Page 77: ...pect ratio User can ultilize different EDID setting to change signal source timing and get different output aspect ratio Use can select different EDID directly from OSD list or use Customize function...

Page 78: ...l also affect the display It may cause intermittent or loss of image Under this condition user can try to set DVI output The connection doesn t need to change 13 4 System Standby and Automatically Tur...

Page 79: ...as audio output 14 Trouble Shooting 14 1 Front Panel LED indicators User should see Input Output LED lights in each channel If no light illuminated in specific channel please check Input Output conne...

Page 80: ...4 4 4 images allowed by M800Ex to be used as a signal source whenever possible There are a number of lower quality AV players the specification and actual output are difference or because of the use...

Page 81: ...erting to reset hole on the back panel for 5 seconds to avoid abnormal settings inside the system When the input source is 4 4 4 PC graphics signal only Brightness Contrast and Sharpness three items u...

Page 82: ...ion Press Info key to get System Information and send the data to us including input output timing and F W version The exact nature of the problem Please be as detailed as possible If possible please...

Page 83: ...r and are non transferable Warranty period extension is available up to 5 years through paying extra charges 16 4 Maintenance and Repair Apart from what is detailed in User Guide maintenance should be...

Page 84: ...th optional transparency to see background image Flexible aspect ratio adjustment in each edge up to _ 1800 pixels position shift Frame rate conversion and 50Hz in out function to eliminate image fram...

Page 85: ...M800Ex User Guide Document M800Ex 1 84 Revision History Revision Date Originator Comments V1 0 2019 10 16 Steve Wang First version...

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