User manual

Section 3: Operation
3-60 Mirage S+/HD/WU, Matrix S+/HD/WU, Christie HD/DS+/DW, DLV User Manual
020-100001-07 Rev. 1 (11-2009)
When a new lamp is installed and its serial
number recorded by selecting “Change
Lamp” in the Lamp menu, the lamp timer
resets to “0” and begins logging time for
the new lamp. This tally appears in both
the Lamp menu (see right) and the Status
menu.
To review the number of hours logged for
previous lamps, consult the Lamp History
menu.
If the “Lamp Message” checkbox has been
enabled in the Lamp menu (recommended), an expiry message will appear upon
power-up when the lamp has reached its defined “Lamp Limit”. In addition, the
LED’s next to the built-in keypad will flash “LP” when lamp time has expired. The
lamp should be replaced.
The “Lamp Limit” setting should not exceed the expected lamp life, as an old lamp
becomes increasingly fragile and more prone to sudden failure. See also 4.4, Lamp
and Filter Replacement.
The read-only Status menu lists a variety of details about the standard and optional
components currently detected in the projector. Refer to the Status menu for versions
of hardware and software installed, the type (size) of lamp, the hours logged in total
and for a specific period (such as a rental period), and for your projector model name
and serial number. In addition, the Status menu identifies the current channel, its
location, its frequencies and other details.
Scroll the full Status menu using
. Use for page up/down.
IMPORTANT:
When working with more than two projectors, it’s important to work
left to right, top to bottom.
When an installation requires multiple projectors, you can use the RS232 serial ports
to daisy chain the units together and control the group with a single keypad or a
computer/controller connected to the first projector. In such a network, you can
choose to broadcast commands to the entire group, or use the
Proj
key as desired to
limit responses to an individual projector.
Alternatively, you may want to add projectors to a hub on an Ethernet network. See
2.4, Connecting Communications for full routing details.
NOTE: Refer back to 3.6, Adjusting System Parameters and Advanced Controls for
complete information about communicating with multiple projectors.
In a multiple-projector wall, you will likely want to precisely match color and intensity
from image-to-image so that the full wall is as uniform as possible. This matching is
typically done in conjunction with brightness uniformity and edge blending.
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Lamp Hours
Lamp S/N
Lamp Message
Lamp Limit
Lamp Mode
Power
Intensity
Optical Aperture
Lamp History
Change Lamp
Lamp
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1000
Power
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How Old is M
y
Lam
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When to Replace 
the Lam
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3.9 Status Menu
3.10 Using Multiple
Projectors
Matching Colors 
In Multi
p
le Screens