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ULTRA

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STEREO

  PSA-200 Instruction Manual

2nd Edition. January, 2000

PSA-200 Block Diagram

Camera Board

PS2-K10

Modified Camera Assy.

PS2-MCA

CCD

J2

J3

Zoom

Lens

Converter

Lens

Viewfinder

PS2-V10

J1

J4

Camera Assembly

PS2-CA2/23

”Y” Cable

PS2-JY

Camera Cable

PS2-C75

Laptop

PC

PCMCIA

PS2-VC1

Power

Adaptor

PS2-UP

Summary of Contents for PSA-200

Page 1: ...g information for your records Model Serial Number Date of Purchase Purchased from 1 Safety Summary 4 2 Introduction 5 3 Component Identification 6 4 Setup 7 5 Operation 10 6 Report Function 13 7 Menu Bar 14 8 Program 15 9 Export Features 16 10 Specifications 17 11 PSA 200 Block Diagram 18 12 Troubleshooting 19 Section Subject Page PSA 200 Projection System Analyzer PSA Patented Technology ...

Page 2: ...are satisfied does not conform with the foregoing warranty and which is returned to our factory freight paid or serviced by one of our authorized contractors The foregoing warranty is exclusive and in lieu of all other warranties whether expressed or implied Such war ranty shall not apply to any product or component A repaired or altered by anyone other than Ultra Stereo Labs or an authorized serv...

Page 3: ...Page 3 2nd Edition January 2000 ULTRA STEREO PSA 200 Instruction Manual ...

Page 4: ... this product Do Not Operate this Product Near Heat Sources This product should not be located near heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other high temperature sources Provide Proper Ventilation The operating tempera ture should be between 0 C and 50 C The humid ity should be 90 at 40 C or below and 60 at 41 C to 50 C The cooling method is by convec tion Keep Product Surfaces Cl...

Page 5: ... foot Lamberts 10 100 candelas square meter With the addition of an op tional ND1 neutral density filter the range can be changed to 30 to 300 foot Lamberts All information measured and displayed can be saved in a report file suitable for hardcopy print out A listing of all equipment for each theatre auditorium can be entered into the report along with any pertinent comments The report files can b...

Page 6: ... Camera Cable Test Film Optional Power Adaptor Y Adaptor and Cable Power Connector Software PSA 200 Laptop Software Windows 95 98 Version 0 23 Copyright USL Inc 1999 INSTALL DISK ONLY PSA SERIAL User s Laptop Video Interface PC Card Tripod CD ROM PSA 200 Component Identification ...

Page 7: ... run icon The Run Dialog box will appear 3 Type in a setup exe Then click on OK a welcome box will then appear 4 Click install A Target Directory dia log box will appear along with the name of the directory where the PSA 200 program will reside The default directory is c PSA 5 Click on OK A Program Group box will appear along with the name of the program group which will hold the icons for the PSA...

Page 8: ...r Adapter will accept any 50 or 60 Hz power source from 100 to 240 VAC The power cord itself is specific to the region and type of outlet connector 1 The power cord of the power adapter should be disconnected during hard ware set up 2 Mount the camera on the tripod and set it either in the center of the audi torium or in the projection booth 3 Connect the flat AMP connector into the PC Card being ...

Page 9: ...n should fill about 90 of the laptop computer screen and all edges of the movie screen should be visible along with a darker border around the edges If no border is vis ible zoom out until the movie screen s border appears You can use the zoom control on the camera or the zoom control on the laptop computer Cam era View F3 screen whichever is more convenient Fig 3 Camera View 13 Press or click on ...

Page 10: ...ity for easy reference These activities appear in the usual order they are per formed when using the PSA 200 Automatic Alignment Manually adjust the camera angle and the camera zoom switch so that the theater screen appears centered in the camera s viewfinder see Fig 3 Press or click on F3 Camera View The image should appear cen tered in the laptop computer display Ad just the zoom control so that...

Page 11: ...n represents 0 5 weave The vertical dimension of a square represents 0 94 jitter when the as pect ratio is 1 85 to 1 Procedure 1 Run a copy of the SMPTE 35PA RP40 test film in the projector If a film loop is used make the loop as long as is practical Make sure that the projec tor lens is properly focused Be sure to have the appropriate screen aspect ratio present in the Program Setup box Settings ...

Page 12: ...play should appear and present the initial readings See Fig 8 The graphs display amplitude vs frequency of the spectral compo nents as a troubleshooting aid As the PSA 200 analyzes the image motion and accumulates more data the accu racy of the readings increases After approximately two minutes the soft ware will have completed the analysis and will present figures that are quite accurate 6 Press ...

Page 13: ...on and save it to the report The old data for that function will be replaced with the new data Adding Text to a Report Once data has been saved to a report text information about the equipment and the measurements can be added First press or click on F9 Report to view the saved data see Fig 10 Press or click again on F9 Re port again to bring up the Report Edit dialog box see Fig 11 Press the tab ...

Page 14: ...e File menu Choose the previously saved file and click on OK Save the new data to the report then make any necessary changes in the text Select Save As from the File menu Enter the file name for the new report then click on OK Creating Multiple Reports with the same or similar file name After saving the first report be sure not to select New from the File menu this clears the report contents but d...

Page 15: ...Fig 14 In the 9x5 dis play the luminance value is displayed for each zone In the 3x3 display the luminance value for the center zone is displayed and the rest of the zones show the luminance value as a percentage of the center value reading Fig 13 Luminance Grid 9x5 Fig 14 Luminance Grid 3x3 A check box is provided for the choice of luminance data being displayed rapidly as measured or after filte...

Page 16: ...ttings Export Export Features Maximum number of report files selectable for export at one time is now 3000 Save As recognizes numeric file names and auto increments each new file Report displays pop up with luminance val ues centered on screen Database file export now has its own setup screen under Settings see Fig 15 and Fig 16 Options are explained in the order that they appear on the screen Fil...

Page 17: ... 30 foot Lamberts 10 100cd m Optionally 30 to 300 foot Lamberts 100 1000cd m 6 Luminance Measurement Accuracy 5 2 digits 7 Spot Meter Acceptance Angle approxi mately 1 when camera is 1 5 screen widths distant from the movie screen and the screen image fills approxi mately 90 of the camera s horizon tal image area 8 Spot Meter Accuracy 5 2 digits 9 Weave Jitter and Flicker Measure ments Accuracy 10...

Page 18: ...ion January 2000 PSA 200 Block Diagram Camera Board PS2 K10 Modified Camera Assy PS2 MCA CCD J2 J3 Zoom Lens Converter Lens Viewfinder PS2 V10 J1 J4 Camera Assembly PS2 CA2 23 Y Cable PS2 JY Camera Cable PS2 C75 Laptop PC PCMCIA PS2 VC1 Power Adaptor PS2 UP ...

Page 19: ... a problem occurs during the installation or operation of the PSA 200 system 1 Verify you have installed the PSA 200 software before you inserted the PCMCIA card If you did not proceed to step 4 2 Be sure that the card is properly in serted in the PC Card socket Eject the card and insert it again 3 Ensure that all cables are correctly connected together Check that all con nectors are fully inserte...

Page 20: ...After your computer has com pletely rebooted insert the PCMCIA card and wait for the new hardware to install N Hookup the PSA 200 camera and power and launch the PSA soft ware The PSA 200 should now work prop erly if not 5 Make sure the Windows operating sys tem is located in C Windows and the USL support files are as follows The Ms80x inf driver is in the C Windows Inf folder The Ms80x vxd is in ...

Page 21: ...move the Card Soft card driver mode To change the Card Driver mode A Insert the PSA 200 Video Capture Card B Open the PCMCIA slot controller software by double clicking on the PCMCIA icon usually located in the icon tray at the lower right corner of your desktop or open the CardWizard software from your Start Menu C Find VideoPort Professional 5 2 MRT on the list of cards in stalled D If the card ...

Page 22: ... PCMCIA slot Some laptops also use a socket controller from a manufacturer other than Windows The PSA 200 needs the generic Windows socket controller To check your PCMCIA socket controller A Enter into the System window from the Control Panel Choose the Device Manager tab B Scroll down to PCMCIA socket and double click to expand C The entry under this heading should be PCIC or compatible PCMCIA co...

Page 23: ...ed to the right see Fig 26 Click Next Fig 26 K Windows will then inform you of the setting it is assigning to your new hardware Click Next L Windows will advise you that your new device is now installed and might ask you if you want 32 bit support You probably do if you have more than one PCMCIA slot Click Finish M If you did not already have 32 bit support enabled you will now be prompted through...

Page 24: ...apter is working check the camera cable connec tions and the Y cable connections If there is still no power the camera or camera cable may need repair Call us for technical sup port Camera viewfinder is dark but camera power indicator light is on Make sure the camera lens cap is removed from the camera lens If the viewfinder is still dark make sure the camera is receiv ing at least five foot Lambe...

Page 25: ...you have at least 6 to 18 foot Lamberts of light from the lamp house If you cannot fix the problem call us for tech nical support Weave and Jitter measurements are not constant The initial period that the PSA takes to sample the projected image is 30 seconds When this occurs the Weave and Jitter read ings will be high or zero for a few seconds until they are updated This is an errone ous reading w...

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