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1. Powersuppyfanstoopea _ 8 nn e E Sensor overerp lamps nto 8 gt Lamp fais 9 _ R Red Sensor over limit and Temp Monitor is On Conditions 1 2 4 5 or 6 will cause Lockout After fixing the problem you may see Condition 7 Lockout You must cycle AC power off then on to reset the Lockout condition Sensor over limit and Temp Monitor is Off Unit is waiting for a Lamp On command 9 o a ce 20 cz O y d os lt These start with Amber amp do not turn off lamps LEDs on Panther Front Panel Lamp On Off Red Panther is in Lockout Cannot start lamps yet Panther is in Standby Ready to turn on lamps Computer Rd Source is absent or not valid Laptop DVD Amber Good source is present VCR 136 gt n LR um AO UU z288 m sili LED Indicators on the Electronics Module Failed but not lit yet If Lamp Control is off and the lamp has failed the LED will remain amber Fans Running Failed Failed lamps not shut all lamps shut off off Interlock Normal Lamp Bay cover open interlocks closed or thermal cutoff open Temperature Normal Temperature Temperature approach exceeded limit ing limit RS232 Data On green for one second when 5232 data is received RS232 CMD
2. means This command is unknown to me POJ doesn t mean anything to the cube ERR means This command has an error in it This often means the binary number in the command is out of range f the command asks for a value such as BR meaning What is your White Color Balance adjustment level for Red the cube will also respond with a value either a binary number or an ascii character as appropriate How to send commands Each serial communications system has its own way of sending hex values In AnyComm a Share ware program available on Clarity s website the dol lar sign indicates that a hex value follows So 02 30 34 57 58 03 03 which means 02 the start character 30 34 the cube with address 04 57 58 03 the hex values for the characters WX and the hex value of 3 to set this cube s wall width to 3 cubes wide All RS232 commands use upper case letters never lower case 03 the end character Other communications systems use different ways to indicate hex values WX backslash x Ox zero x Check with the instructions for the system you are using 91 Table of ASCII Hex Values Char Dec Hex Char Dec Char Dec Hex Char LL oy o o o 20 see 64 40 o Mesaja 9 ot a 2 02 stat 34 22 6 42 62 03 ond 23 e c 9 c al
3. vis c au Serial number sticker showing location of the serial number 113 114 7 Routine Maintenance 7 1 Changing Lamps 116 7 2 Changing the Air Filter 118 7 3 Cleaning the Screen Mirror 120 7 4 Upgrading Firmware 122 115 7 1 Changing Lamps Always turn off the power and wait for the lamps to cool If the wall is tilted change the lamps from the rear Reset the lamp hour meter after changing a lamp To remove lamps l Determine which lamp s to change Press MENU on the remote Select Status Monitor and press ENTER Select Cube Status and press ENTER Look for the lamp that is out Remember this number Remove the rear panel Look at the Diagnostic LEDs to determine which lamp is out One will be red or amber Press MENU Select Misc Control and press ENTER Select Misc Options and press ENTER Look for the lamp that is Failed Remove the rear panel Turn off the AC Master switch and disconnect power cord WARNING D Turn off the power and allow the lamps to cool for 15 minutes before changing lamps Open the Lamp Bay cover Remove the screw that holds the Lamp Bay door closed Pull inward on the two spring loaded pins at the rear end of the Lamp Bay cover and lift up Pull in on the other two pins and remove the cover Loosen completely the two captive screws on the failed lamp Lift the lamp stra
4. Aol Aspeot Ratio Color Tenrbera ture Curkain Haus Save Config Recali hix Carne for About LCD rotated left side LCD shifted sideways to down Move left edge the left up or right edge down LCD image too small LCD squarely aligned Rotate with lens and the correct size LCD Paral Al rmert Left edge Right edge Hoe izonmtal Alignment Dashes Geometry Pattern 57 3 6 Lamp Control On or Off Panther tries to maintain the correct number of lamps lit only if Lamp Control is On Lamp Control Lamp Control may be off when the display is shipped If you want the system to automatically turn on a lamp if one should fail Lamp Control must be on See the table opposite to learn about the effect of Lamp Control on and In short if Lamp Control is On the system tries at all times to maintain the correct number of lamps If Lamp Control is off the system does not try to com pensate for failed lamps Lamp Control may already be on in the displays you have It is best to check it now To turn on Lamp Control 1 Connect AC power and turn on the AC Master Meru Ais Leap Combo Test P tterrs Curtain Color eh Rate 2 After the fans stop aim the remote at the 88 222 Address screen and press LAMP ON The lamps will start R Disab
5. 94 5 1376 O gt 108 1688 109 9 1730 130 6 1726 135 1688 157 5 1728 162 2160 31 33 859 57 28 1152 74 25 1650 Co N N 5 T O 74 25 2200 28 32 936 35 5 936 89 12 1323 21 2 4 Connecting Picture Sources 2 4 3 Using RGBS Sources RGBS sources can have composite sync or sync on green These sources connect to the Analog 1 or Analog 2 connector but they are handled differently in the Panther RGB or RGBS signals can have RGB inputs can be in computer like format in composite sync which case the range of acceptable resolutions is the separate H amp V sync same as for the Analog inputs as shown in the table sync On green RGB pictures go into the Analog 1 and Analog 2 inputs If the RGB comes to the first display on three or four BNC connectors you will need to provide an adapter to 15 pin r r2 soc M 905 EU 2 kj 10 The electronics module as seen from the rear of the display Picture Source Connectors Analog 1 Analog 1 and Digital Analog 2 Laptop button 22 Formats Supported in the Analog 1 Analog 2 and Digital Connectors Refresh rate H Freq kHz Pixel Freq Pixels Resolution MHz per line 640 x 480 800 x 600 SVGA 53 7 56 5 31 5 25 175 800 37 9 31 5 832 37 5 31 5 840 43 3 832 36 1024 37 9 gt 0 1056 50 1040 46
6. To load the fpga file 1 At the Cbug prompt type download 1 2 When the C prompt appears begin the xmo dem transfer of the fpga bin file To download the lut lookup table 1 At the Cbug prompt type download lut 2 When the C prompt appears begin the xmo dem transfer of the lut bin file Watching the data You can see the data come into the electronics module by looking at the Serial Status menu Press MONITOR three times to see this menu 124 8 Reference Section 8 1 Menu Structures 126 Source Select 126 Freq Phase 126 Input Levels 127 Pan Zoom 128 Audio 128 Aspect Ratio 129 Color Temperature 129 Curtain 130 Hours 130 Save 131 Recall 131 Misc Control 132 Status Monitor 133 Prev 134 Enter 134 8 2 On Screen Status Codes and LEDs 136 8 3 Connector Diagrams 138 8 4 Glossary of Terms 140 8 5 Regulatory Information 142 8 6 Specifications 144 125 8 1 Menu Structures 126 Sou rce Select details see page 36 Hain u B Se lat i Phasa Input Laven LCD ignem nk Pan fale Ad ie Dolor ba in cum Bus Bornes 5 Segali Cofi Hime nkr Stata Foe eer Source Solace Source Hoda TADA Find Mode Idie Scan Progressive Syne amp v Current eee Compete Mada Sw oe 30
7. Mechanical Specification Outside dimensions Width Height Depth Weight Shipping weight Chassis color Ventilation requirement Screen size Diagonal Width Height Electrical and Heat Specification Video input amplitude Separate RGB analog Composite analog sync TTL H and V sync Input connectors 15 pin D sub female DVI BNC 4 pin DIN RJ45 Frequency see table page 147 Total pixels lines see table page 147 AC requirements Line voltage 115 V range 230 V range Line current 115 V 4 lamps 115 V 3 lamps 115 V 2 lamps 230 V 4 lamps 230 V 3 lamps 230 V 2 lamps Power 144 Maximum Minimum Typical 56 2 77 5 26 5 275 Ibs 350 Ibs Silver 8 200 mm 66 5 53 3 40 2 Maximum Minimum Typical 1 4 V p p 0 35Vp p 0 7Vp p 5 0 V p p 0 3 V p p 5 0 V 2 5 V 3 5 V 120 V 100 V 240 V 200 V 6A 55A 5A 4 2 A 4A 3 0 A 3 2 A 2 7 A 2 7 A 2 1 2 2 1 5 Notes 1427 mm 1969 mm 673 mm 125 kg 159 kg 147L x 109W x 135H cm 58 x 43 W x 53 H Clearance at rear Aspect ratio 4 3 1689 mm 1354 mm 1021 mm Notes 75 ohm termination 75 ohm termination TTL at 330 ohm termination Analog 1 Analog 2 In and Out Digital In and Out DVI std no DDC Composite video S Video In and Out RS232 In and Out 45 65 Hz auto ranging power factor corrected Electrical and Heat Specification 4 lamps 3 lamps 2 lamps Heat in BTUs per hour 4 lamps 3 lamps 2 lamps O
8. 512 to 512 0 is default Send high Get Set Hue high byte byte first Display is updated when the Get Set Hue low byte DE F8 Es low byte is sent Audio Controls 104 Volume SV 0 100 VAU and VAD adjust volume by one unit of audio resolution Volume has 51 steps so there will be no differ ence between commands when the data differs 1106 Loudness E 0 Loudness off 1 Loudness mE 0 Loudness 1 Loudnesson 1 Loudness on E O ST See comments for volume Treble has 17 steps 108 Bass SBZ See comments for volume Bass has 21 steps 99 RS232 a RC Data Comments 109 Balance internal oe comments for volume Balance has 52 steps 0 50 is balance toward left side 110 Balance external See comments for volume Balance has 52 steps 0 50 is balance toward left side Internal Speaker VIO 1 0 disable 1 enable System Monitor Uc V 113 Product ID Gets the product ID hex In the About menu the project number is 573 xxyy zz The xx value is returned as a hex number 114 Version ID VER Get software version ID hex 0x01 Rev 0x02 Rev B 0x03 Rev etc 115 Lamp Out Counter 1 S1C Get Clear lamp out count number of lamp out events such as power brown outs 1116 RestikeAtempis 5 35 Gevclarresinkecm 117 Received vaid Command ack Commandsuccesslyercued _ 118 Received inaid Co
9. Level menu is still visible skip to Step 4 2 Press MENU on the remote 3 Highlight Input Level and press ENTER to open the Analog Level menu 42 4 Select White Adjust and press ENTER This takes about three seconds The system will quickly adjust the computer s white level and a Working message appears If the sample point is obviously not white an out of range message appears Where to get black and white pictures You can download Diag from Clarity Visual s web site www ClarityVisual com It has perfect black and white pictures Or you can make them with Windows Paint Or make a solid color desktop If the center portion of the screen is black or white the auto adjust will work Manually adjusting levels You must use this method for RGB or RGBS pic ture sources but you can use it for any Analog 1 or 2 source 1 Display an all black picture from the RGB source 2 Highlight each of the three numbers under Black and use the left right arrow keys to reduce the Sample numbers until they reach zero Go up and down until you are sure the number just touches the zero point and doesn t go beyond it 3 Black must be done first Display an all white picture from the RGB source 4 Highlight each of the three numbers under White and use the left right arrow keys to increase or decrease the Sample numbers until they reach 255 Go up and down until you are sure the number just touches the 255 point and does
10. M c nn mme Lait ES Oo o TEN we ANRE NO o INTA Composite 289 8 oto COMPUTER 27 Analog A VEL ST own Volume up Q Volume Volume buttons are beneath the panel 4 4 Reading the Inside LEDs These LEDs on the electronics module can tell you a lot about the system Are the fans are running Are any interlocks are open Which lamp has failed But you have to open the rear panel to see them The Diagnostic LEDs are on the electronics module To see the Diagnostic LEDs open the screen and raise the cover of the center bay Near the front screen side of the electronics module you will see the LEDs To see these LEDs look from the rear of the Pan ther 1 Open the rear panel of the Panther 2 Observe the LEDs Lamp LEDs are arranged in the same pattern as the lamps themselves The lamp is off Lamp ballast power is not applied and the lamp is not on Green The lamp is on Lamp ballast power has been applied and the lamp is lit has not failed Amber The lamp is not yet on Lamp ballast power is applied but the lamp is not lit If Lamp Control is off this lamp may have failed Red The system tried to turn on the lamp but lamp would not light Lamp ballast power is not applied and the lamp did not light the last time it tried to light The system will not try this lamp again
11. Turn AC Master switch off then turn it back on Interlock LED red Yes Close Lamp Bay cover or reset Thermal Cutoff switch 107 6 2 Solving Image Problems If you can see the image but it is not right this is the place to start Image problems include skewed rotated and keystoned pictures pictures that are the wrong size and pictures that are torn or noisy If you can t see an image turn back one page What to do about image problems What is wrong What to do to fix it The image is reversed left and right On the remote control press MENU Select Misc Control and press ENTER Select Misc Options and press ENTER Select Horz Flip and press ENTER The white areas are blooming too white Go to Adjustments for DVD and VCR on page 46 The black is too black The areas in the dark parts of Go to Adjustments for DVD and VCR on page 46 the image all one shade all black The images are noisy There are horizontal streaks in Go to Adjustments for Computer and Laptop on page 42 the picture especially at the edges of high con trast There are vertical bands light and dark in the Go to Adjustments for Computer and Laptop on page 42 image There is a dark line of no video on the top bottom Go to Check the Aspect Ratio setting as described in left or right side Pan and Zoom on page 54 and Adjusting the LCD Position on page 56 The image is to
12. audio connectors associated and 39 audio follows 38 composite 46 definition of 141 input amplitude 144 video connectors audio connectors associated with 26 Video Controls menu 46 127 video gamma 50 viewing angle 145 VIM 141 voltages high 4 Volume control 72 volume control of external speakers 26 volume control on remote 34 W wall definition of 141 Warm color temperature 50 website 122 weight 2 144 White Adjust 42 white level see White Adjust 42 White test pattern 84 white screen is too 108 Windows shutdown screen 44 www ClarityVisual com 122 X XGA 19 21 23 147 definition of 141 Z Zoom Pan Zoom 54 Zoom menu 54 156 Feedback About Manuals Clarity Visual Systems Inc is constantly striving to provide the best product available at a reasonable cost Part of this Clarity product is the manual If you have found an error in this manual or if you would like to make any comments about it you may use this form This form is used with the PN 6730 UX USER S GUIDE PART NUMBER 070 0079 01 You may fax this form to Clarity Visual Systems Attention Manuals at 1 503 582 8570 Or you may email comments and corrections to manuals ClarityVisual com If you use email please mention the 070 part number listed above What I like about this manual We love to read this part What I don t like about this manual We read this part too Error s I found in the manual Yipes
13. see page 110 and 56 Hain Peru Phi LE LCD Fane Alignment e Laft odo Right Horizonte Recall Zn Fig SE Hoste Alignment Cashes Sun Ceometr Palen 127 128 Pan Zoom for details see page 54 Hain Herm SOJrrcm Sel Fr Beuanrcgr Pade rent Levels LCD Alig hnent Pan Zac Aud ic Amph Rating Color Terpar aburms Dur tee i r Hours Bawa TErRFig Recall Cirbtereal status far toe ADE Fans 200m Te Gist D ra t Find Custom Zoom lee ENTER to navigasta Audio for details see page 38 Hain Mer Source Select Fr E3LiunpyrPFhazu Input Leala LCD Aligneaent Pani Aspect Hatio Color THP Ah Tarta in H ra Save Config Hecall ConFig Mise Cantree Status ani tor Abbau Audio Controls volume 56 Mute Ha Hute L cudnaess Int On Tome Tr b 1 75 Boss Balance Internal L um R SOx Line tut L mE 50 AS pect Ratio for details see page 54 Pain Meri Source Select Fr E3LiunpyPFhazu Input Liwals LCD Aligneent Pani Audio Aspect Ratio Color curta in H ra Bau Config 1 ConFig Hise Control Status Sani tor fb fut Aspect Ratio Bourca 33 lnit 1 23 Horizontal vertical Inage Fit Fill Fill Color Tem peratu tor details see page 50 Hain Piin So
14. 46 8 10 11 12 Select Blue Only on the Video Controls menu and press ENTER This will display only shades of blue Adjust Saturation up or down until the two outside blue bars which were white and blue are the same Adjust Hue up or down until the two inside blue bars which were cyan and magenta are the same Set VCR Mode On if the source is a video player without time base correction most home VCRs are this type Exit the menus with the PREV button Find Mode the automatic mode detection process page 60 does not function for C Video and S Video sources Nor do any of the subparts of Auto Detect Video Gonkrols Hain Bristnesss IB det 48 Soon BeIPCT ion 2070 i hdi Input Levels LCD 1 Mode WER Pan Boom Blue Oni Pu LEE ie Ampesct Hatin 3 Color tue i Curtin Hours Hmmm Somit Conta Henitor G 0 B o Saturation Match Match Adjust Saturation so the outside bars match when Blue Only is checked Hue Match Match Adjust Hue so inside bars match when Blue Only is checked 3 4 Adjusting For a Good Picture 9 4 4 Setup for Digital Sources Digital sources don t need to be adjusted so this will be very quick Adjusting to digital sources Press MENU select Source Select and press ENTER 2 Press the left or right
15. 9 49 5 1040 O1 06 25 1048 65 1344 5 1328 60 2 78 75 1312 85 5 1376 68 77 1280 1024 SXGA 640 60 63 5 640 x 480 MAC 34 97 832 x 624 49 72 1280 x 720p HDTV 720 x 400 VESA 31 47 1024 x 1024i 1024 x 1024i 8 63 3 94 5 1376 O gt 108 1688 109 9 1730 130 6 1726 135 1688 157 5 1728 162 2160 31 33 859 57 28 1152 74 25 1650 Co N N 5 T O 74 25 2200 28 32 936 35 5 936 89 12 1323 23 2 4 Connecting Picture Sources 2 4 4 Using Composite and S Video Sources Video sources are either Composite or S Video Each connector has a separate output Both C Video Composite and S Video accept NTSC PAL and SECAM pictures If you use S Video loop thru from the S Video Out of these will quickly degrade the picture The usual connector use high quality S Video cables Some effect is loss of chroma color cables particularly the ones that come free with VCRs are low quality Looping through a series string i NIW 09045 AUSOO 1 OOTY ZOOM IM COMPOSTE ANALOG 1 ANALOG 7 DTM RM WED DATA The electronics module as seen from the rear of the display Picture Source Connectors Selected with Picture goes out Analog 1 and Digital Analog 2 and Digital DVD button Composite Video and Digital VCR button P s video and Digit Digital 24 Video Formats Supported in
16. Auto Detect 53 Auto Detect 4 4 5 5 G UJ A U B U B G G ON G G T 2 Actuate Auto Detect one time ATO 54 Source Absent Message ASO 5 0 Source Absent messages off 1 Source Absent messages on 0 Auto Detect messages off 1 Auto Detect messages on 5 Curtain Message CMO C MO A 6 Auto Message A M M D lt 97 RS232 Commands RS232 Data Auto Frequency Phase AF AF 0 turn off Auto Freq Phase 1 Auto Freq Phase on works only if Auto Detect is on 2 Activate Auto Freq Phase one time 98 Auto Position AP 0 Auto Position off 1 Auto Position on works only if Auto Detect is on 2 Activate Auto Position one time 59 Enable Disable Auto Re strike LF1 LFO LF LF1 auto re strike active LFO auto re strike inactive Test Signals Test Signal Disable pass video mI TSD removes test signal displays video e2 63 Gy O o ea eo Test Signal Green rien _ GRN Test Signal inquiry 57 TS none 1 black 2 50 gray 3 white 4 red 5 green 6 blue 7 alignment 8 geom etry TR Set test signal red level 0 255 TG Set test signal green level 0 255 TB Set test signal blue level 0 255 Test Signal Data Red Test Signal Data Green Test Signal Data Blu
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18. Lamp Hours L see Com Requires two commands to get value ments L1 Get Lamp 1 high byte L2 Get Lamp 1 low byte L3 Get Lamp 2 high byte L4 Get Lamp 2 low byte L5 Get Lamp 3 high byte L6 Get Lamp 3 low byte L7 Get Lamp 4 high byte L8 Get Lamp 4 low byte MEE 1 2 Lamp Hours Reset Reset Lamp Hours to zero Lamp number or S all lamps EN omm mg mS LN 95 RS232 Commands RS232 Data Source and Save Recall 21 Select Input 1 Analog 1 2 Analog 2 3 Digital 4 not used 22 Select Mode for Analog 1 Analog 2 and Digital Enter Set values as text VGA 60Hz 1 VGA 72Hz 2 VGA 75Hz 3 VGA 85Hz 4 SVGA 56 Hz 5 SVGA 60Hz 6 SVGA 72Hz 7 SVGA 75Hz 8 SVGA 85Hz 9 XGA 60Hz 10 XGA 70Hz 11 XGA 75Hz 12 XGA 80Hz 13 XGA 85Hz 14 SXGA 60Hz 15 SXGA 75Hz 16 SXGA 85Hz 17 UXGA 60Hz 22 Mac 640 x 480 67Hz 23 Mac 832 x 624 75Hz 24 VESA 720 x 400 70Hz 25 VESA 720 x 400 85Hz 26 HDTV 1080i 60Hz 27 HDTV 720p 60Hz 28 1024 x 1024 O ROH S 5 C Video 6 S Video 23 Select Mode for Composite and S Video 29 NTSC 30 PAL 31 SECAM Memory numbers 1 through 14 Save in numbered memory Recall numbered memory AA Saves all settings not assigned to 26 Save global settings memory numbers VO 28 Hin V sync HV1 HVO off H in V sync prevents sys tem from sensing no H in V sync as a fault 1 N
19. Langer 1024 Cambered Bet to dafaul te 55 3 5 Making the Picture Fit the Screen 3 5 2 Adjusting the LCD Position If the LCD is not properly aligned to the screen a sharp black edge may show on one or more sides These adjustments were correct when the Panther left the factory but vibration during shipping may cause an unwanted change Adjusting the LCD is a two part process moving the LCD to make it align with the screen squarely and adjusting the size of the image so it fills the screen LCD Alignment Press MENU on the remote 2 Highlight LCD Alignment and LCD Panel Alignment press ENTER Lert edge You may choose either 1978 esse Alignment Dashes Horizontal Geometry Pattern and press ENTER Alignment Cashes G cmetery Pattern Alignment Dashes has groups of six dashes around the edges repre senting the outside six pixels This pattern makes it easy to count hidden pixels Geometry Pattern shows a 4x4 grid The outside frame is 3 pixels wide This pattern is useful for rotating and shifting the LCD The patterns are drawn slowly and during this time the remote won t do anything When the pattern is complete a red dot appears next to the pattern name LCD position Highlight Left or Right edge or Horizontal and use the left right buttons to change the position The but tons drive
20. PE moni tor M US oY SM UM EPF1ORTIO Lose Hardaare Vors VPUC3ZSD O000039 002 1 2 22 I rr 77 4 6 The Hours Menu The Lamp Hours menu helps you keep track of lamp life To open the Hours menu 1 Press MENU on the remote 2 Highlight Hours and press ENTER The Hours menu shows the time in hours and min utes for three groups System Hours shows how long the electronics module has received power This is essentially the number hours the AC power has been on You cannot reset this If the electronics module is replaced it will start with System Hours near zero e Runtime Hours shows how long any lamps have been on essentially showing how long the optical parts in the light tower and the optical engine have been used You cannot reset this Lamp Hours should show how long the lamp has been used You can reset these times Lamp Hours will only be accurate if you take care to reset the hours when the lamp is changed and not reset hours otherwise amp Lamps are not warranted to last for any particular number of hours A lamp life of 6 000 hours means that half the lamps in a large sample will last at least that long It does not guaranty that any individual lamp will last that long Resetting Lamp Hours 1 Open the Hours menu Reset lamp is high lighted 2 Press ENTER to move the highlight to No 3 P
21. Pain enu Curtain Dn oFF TAIE Frequency Paes main Leia LED 1 Pin hudin Aspect pales Curtain Menu Curtain Color tellin Li ERU User Curtain On DFF User Blue Curtain Colors Sree Absent Red Lu E curtain Hessage Auto Detect Green Fonitor User Curtain 4 9 Test Patterns The Test Patterns available in the menus are internal patterns They cannot be used for Black and White Level adjustments or Frequency and Phase Test patterns are internally generated When you turn on a test pattern the selected source picture is blocked To show the picture again you have to turn the test pattern off To display a test pattern 1 Press MENU on the remote 2 Select MISC and press ENTER 3 Select Test Patterns and press ENTER 4 change patterns move the highlight up or down with the arrow keys then press ENTER The pattern does not appear until you press ENTER The red dot shows which pattern is on While a test pattern is on you can press PREV to turn off the menu and the pattern will remain To turn off a test pattern Press MENU 2 Select MISC and press ENTER 3 Select Test Patterns and press ENTER 4 Use the up or down arrow to move the high light to None 5 Press ENTER This turns off the test patterns and displays the selected source picture on the screen If the source picture is not visible when the Test Pattern
22. SECAM 16 36 SECAM definition of 141 selecting a source 36 selector red dot 80 sensor approached limit 68 136 sensor overtemp lamps off 68 136 serial number 112 serial port 122 Serial Status menu 76 service customer 112 service clarityvisual com 112 Set command 94 Setup Summary menu 76 Sharpness 80 shipping container 10 shutdown screen 44 single address 88 91 size of the image adjusting the 56 software firmware upgrades 122 software Tera Term 122 SOG definition of 141 source definition of 141 invalid 75 137 none 75 137 picture connecting 16 select on remote 34 selecting 36 selecting from front panel 36 Source Absent message 60 Source Select menu 126 S Video 46 video 46 space behind Panther 2 spare lamps using 70 speakers 72 specifications electrical 144 environmental 145 mechanical 144 optical 145 Sprayway 50 Glass Cleaner 120 Src Abs Message 60 Src Absent curtain color of 82 Standby 106 Standby LED 74 Standby state indicated in diagnostic code 68 136 startup problems 106 startup sequence 106 startup tree 107 Status Monitor menu 133 step sizes of in audio controls 72 straight thru cables for RS232 138 striking alamp 75 137 support technical 112 SVGA 19 21 23 147 definition of 141 S Video 24 definition of 141 In connector diagram of 138 Out connector diagram of 138 selecting 36 source 46 S Video input 16 switch AC Master
23. To relight lamps you must close the Lamp Bay door and cycle AC power amp _ If both exhaust fans fail to turn or the power supply fan fails to turn the lamps will not ignite and will be automatically turned off if they are on If only one exhaust fan fails the system runs normally The long squirrel cage fan that blows on the LCD has no sensor and does not affect lamp operation ON All requested lamps are on 7 When the system receives an Off command all lamps turn off immediately All lamp LEDs go Out 8 All fans stop and the Standby LED turns on Lamp strike sequence The lamps always ignite or try to ignite in this order 1 2 3 4 When you set the Lamp Count for 3 lamps Lamps 1 2 and 3 will try to light If one of these will not ignite in three tries the Panther will try Lamp 4 You cannot choose which specific lamps to light The firing sequence is always 1 2 3 4 If the Lamp Count is set at 2 Lamps 1 and 3 will try to light This produces a better balance of light than if 1 and 2 were used If either of these fails to light Lamp 2 is tried At this point if the system does not detect two working lamps it tries Lamp 4 After the lamps are lit the system continually monitors the state of the lamps If any lamp fails that lamp is marked as failed and Panther tries the next lamp in order if there is one About UPS supplies Some installations use a UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply These wi
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25. and white All computer sources have a slightly different definition of black and white and the adjustments described here tell the display what your computer means There are two ways to do this Use Auto Black Adjust and Auto White Adjust to find the levels based on an all white or an all black picture e Manually adjust the levels For computer pictures Auto is easier and faster For RGB pictures you must adjust manually For these adjustments you must use a picture that comes from the actual computer used for the program material It does not work to set these levels with one computer and then connect a different computer as the source of the program material Auto Black Adjust 1 Show a black picture from the computer that will be used for program material lt point for Black Adjust and White Adjust is near the center of the screen Press MENU on the remote 3 Highlight Input Level and press ENTER to open the Analog Level menu 4 Select Auto White Adjust and press ENTER N The system will quickly adjust the computer s black level The process takes about one second If the picture is not close enough to black a message appears This prevents adjusting the black level when the picture is white but it does not prevent other mistakes Auto White Adjust You must do Black Adjust first 1 Show a white picture from the computer that will be used for program material If the Analog
26. arrow key on the remote to select Digital and press ENTER 3 If Auto Detect is on the Panther will start seeking the mode If it is not on select Find Mode and press ENTER Level and Freq Phase adjustments to not apply to digital pictures so these two will not function even if they are on in the Mode Detect menu Auto Position will run if it is on If you try to enter the Frequency Phase menu when Digital is the current source you get Preequency Psease These controls apply only to computer sources Press enter to continua Black and White Level do not apply to digital pic tures either If you try to open the Input Level menu when Digital is the current source you get Digital Levels Law controle Are mnt with digital sources Prsss Enter t centinue amp When Digital is the selected picture source the audio for Computer Analog 1 is also selected There is no separate audio input associated with the Digital input 48 eu clarity Saurce PAIGE Source Digital Anode S24 Find Mida idl amp oan H A Syn H7 Hain Souro Select Frenzy Phases art L 8vBlinm LCO 11 eine Digital Pan Zoos Hodge Shin Audio Frga o Bakio L Color Terbar ture Freqa Durban Config ESAE fone i gi 3 4 Adjusting For a G
27. automatic as it is in modems If your installation does not control the display with RS232 commands skip this entire chapter To control lots of displays with RS232 commands each display must have a unique RS232 address The cube s address consists of two hexadecimal numbers first digit Group second digit Unit These two digits together make one address There are 256 unique possible addresses To set the baud rate Press MENU 2 Select Misc Control and press ENTER 3 Select Baud Rate and press ENTER This opens the Baud Rate menu 4 Highlight the baud rate that the computer uses at its Comm Port and press ENTER lt baud rate of the computer and the display must be the same The display does not automatically detect the baud rate as most modems do To set the address of a cube Press PREV to go back to the Misc Menu Or press MENU gt Misc Control ENTER gt RS232 Address ENTER This opens the Address Select menu 2 Highlight Group and use the left right arrow keys to change the Group Address Range 0 15 which is 0 in hexadecimal notation 3 Highlight Unit and choose Unit Address for this cube lt addresses are shown in both hex 0 9 a f and decimal 00 15 When sending commands to cubes with RS232 you always use the hex form of the address 4 Press PREV the menus What address to use You may address the cubes with any addressing scheme you choose but here are som
28. black and blocks all pictures Opens the Pan Zoom menu to enlarge or shrink the pic ture slightly and to move it up down and right left Makes the Panther seek and find the cor rect resolution for Computer and Laptop sources These four select the input sources The two Volume buttons change the vol ume and open the Audio menu which has Balance and other controls for ste reo sound Mute turns off all sound Opens the Main Menu From here you can get to everything else Goes to the selected menu Enters the value Confirms the action Reverts back to the previous menu For action in Pan Zoom menu see sometimes and closes the last menu Moves the highlight up and down Changes the selected value In Pan Zoom menu moves picture in four directions zooms goes to Default value or enters Custom Zoom menu 35 3 3 Selecting the Source The Source is the computer or laptop or DVD or VCR that the picture and sound comes from Select the source from the front panel buttons or use the remote control The remote control has four but tons that select a source directly The table below shows which connect is selected with which button This is also the connector on the left side of the Panther Select a source with the remote Press the correct button This immediately switches the Panther to the that source and recalls the associated memory For the Computer and Laptop buttons
29. lamp 59 3 What Mode Detect Does In the Mode Detect menu you decide which of several actions are automatic or manual and what types of messages will appear on the screen The Panther must know what type of source picture it is displaying SXGA UXGA and others for com puter sources NTSC PAL SECAM for video sources This is the mode the type of source picture the Pan ther will use If the mode does not match the actual source picture the image will be very distorted or may not display at all To choose the mode automatically Press Auto Setup on the remote n the Source Select menu select Find Mode and press ENTER Set Auto Detect on in the Mode Detect menu Whenever the resolution changes Find Mode starts and settles on the new one To choose the mode manually select Mode in the Source Select menu and press until the right mode appears To open the Mode Detect menu press MENU gt Misc Control Mode Detect Hinc Mera liess Gt ones Lasp 1 Test P tkerrs Curtain Color Baud Rate RS ZJZ Address Mode Detect Disable Fin Fri Hode Derec force mig Franken Pe irn LED 1 er Pin Bode heim Appt Habis Testing Messages Brno Abs Hesse n Curt amp in Message 485 pom c r Auto Desta amp ct ORF Murs On enables Following fecal Auto Looe OFF Mian Kanaren Position Oni Lu ee Auto PRASE 60 Auto Detect On When th
30. menu says None one of the curtains is on Using Test Patterns None means no test pattern is used and the source picture is displayed White is used for color balancing You can turn on White from the Color Balance menu White can also be used to look for pixels that are stuck off Black is used to look for pixels that are stuck on 50 Gray is also used for color balancing and you can turn it on from the Color Balance menu Red Green and Blue can be used to look for stuck pixels Alignment is used to adjust the position and size of the LCD s image This pattern has a series of short dashes all around the edge of the picture The dashes indicate the outside six pixels on each edge Geometry is used to adjust the position and size of the LCD s image When you highlight Geometry 84 and press ENTER the screen may start with random pixels Then a 4X4 grid is painted from the top down The lines in the interior are one pixel wide and the outside edges are three pixels wide Gray Scale can show if there are any bit missing in the data from the electronics module to the LCD The pattern should progress from dark to light with no vertical bands of a lighter or darker shade interrupting the pattern About Alignment and Geometry patterns The Alignment and Geometry test patterns which are the same as Alignment Dashes and Geometry Pattern in the LCD Alignment menu take several seconds to display They must be drawn eight pixel
31. motors that turn completely so the left or right button may move the pattern in either direc tion Press and hold for continuous motion Adjust the pattern to hide about 3 pixels at each edge 56 Size Size in adjusted by rotating the objective lens The objective lens is the lens that points up at the mirror You can see this lens from the rear of the display Turn the lens in clockwise to make the image larger so it fills more of the screen Turn the lens out anti clockwise so it does not spill past the edges of the screen too far amp Turning the lens adjusts LCD image size not focus There is no focus control in the Panther Objective lens adjusts image size Me EJ eo et PT En Ce rM E E Difference between LCD alignment and the Pan Zoom controls If the LCD is not properly aligned no amount of Pan and Zoom can fix it The LCD Alignment menu physically moves the LCD into proper position so the LCD s image is squarely on the screen Rotating the objective lens assures that all the LCD s image all the pixels except those on the very edges fill the screen The Pan controls move the electronic picture around on the LCD The Zoom controls expand or contract the electronic picture so that less of it or more of it is on the LCD Hain Menu Source Seiece Ph ss Input Levels LCD Pan
32. number 100 BG 97 IN 96 SA 96 BLK 98 lO 94 SO 94 BLU 98 R 97 BO 94 SV 96 BR 97 L T BX 97 L 95 T 98 BY 97 LA 95 97 TB 98 LB 97 TG 98 C LC 95 97 95 LF 98 TL 95 CC 94 LG 97 TR 98 CG 97 LO 94 TS 98 CM 97 LR 95 97 CO 94 TSD 98 97 U CT 97 M number 98 UNK 100 D N V D number 99 NAK 100 VER 100 DG 97 DR 97 OA 97 W OB 97 WHT 98 E OD 97 ERR 100 OR 97 X XO 99 XGO 99 F number 99 POO 100 FR 94 PH 94 2 FS 98 100 Z number 99 FW 94 PO 94 ZA 99 G PR 94 ZB 99 ZL 99 GB 97 ZR 99 GE 98 ZT 99 104 6 Troubleshooting 6 1 Solving Power and Startup Problems 106 6 2 Solving Image Problems 108 6 3 Aligning the LCD 110 6 4 Getting Technical Support 112 105 6 1 Solving Power and Startup Problems When you see nothing but black on the screen it is probably a startup problem If the image is there but it is not right it is an image problem covered in the next section Things to check if you have no image s the AC Master switch lit Is the unit plugged in s there power in the AC mains Press the up down up on the arrow keys of the remote control This will display the Cube Sta tus menu if the lamps are on It also starts the On Screen Diagnostic Code which should appear whether the lamps are on or not These two bright LEDs blink in a pattern to tell you why the lamps are not
33. of the other messages Lack of a valid source will also turn on the source absent Curtain The default color is black but you can change this the Curtain menu See Curtain and Its Colors on page 82 geting Force fel ect Ari 190 HADA BDHZ ind gt Pr ograma s von M Ek v Aart Frau oe 51 Analog 1 SGA DOBHZ Find Aide Auto Frees Scan Progress iun amp V Durr rt Bournre amp mnlog Hewdm guGh EDHZ H Fr gcq 37945 Lire 628 am Poa or elect ee ed ingl nde GOH Find utc Pos Boan Progresas iE Enihi E V Dumr rit om farce Analog i Fade Se Frau I7H7 Limmea 8za Whether Find Mode is started automatically or manually it starts seek ing the mode Analog and Digital sources only If Auto Freq Phase is on the Panther starts to find the correct fre quency and phase If Auto Position is on the Panther puts the upper left corner of the picture in the upper left corner of the screen This is very fast and you may not see Auto Pos in the menu Mode Detect Testing Messages gt On Src Abs Message ori Curtain Hessage Or Auto Detect OFF On en bles Following Auto Loop Enable off Auto Position Auto Phase on Mode Detect menu showing its default factory settings When Auto Detect is Off the two lower Autos are graye
34. on all four edges amp Check the LCD position on each display Check it each time the displays are moved into a new position Shipping sometimes adjusts the LCD position It s best to check again every time the wall is constructed Ifyou use RS232 commands to adjust the LCD the remote control will not work while the pattern is on If the picture is rotated use the Left or Right Edge controls If the picture is moved left or right use the Horizontal control This is the Geometry Pattern Hain Menu Source Select FrequercysPRas amp r ut Levels LOO Alignnent Audio Ratio Dolor Tev perature Cun tain Hours Sve Config Fecal Misc Sbatum about If the picture is too small rotate the lens clockwise LCD Panel Alignment Lert Right edge Horizontal Alignment Dashes Geometry Pattern A aem Cet PILLET 111 6 4 Getting Technical Support Before you call or email get the serial number of the displays you are having trouble with Have you searched the Index of this manual Most of your questions are answered somewhere in this manual Check the Index If the problem you have is completely baffling call email or fax But first Get the serial number of the unit you have The serial number is found inside on the right as seen from the front wall of the display behind
35. or down to the memory you want to recall You cannot recall Empty memories 4 Press ENTER This opens the Recall detail IL i menu with the high pap LL EMEN ie Zar acm Edu Rr light on Yes Press ENTER again 64 ain enu Baca i dourpe Select Franupcy Phasa Input Leela LOO Alignment Pam Zoos Aud in Aspect Ratio Color Tesrarsatuasn Curtain Hours Saye Recall Config Mint Control ates Feri CORPUTER LAPTOP DVD UCR Erp ty Emety Empty FART 2 Empty Ene ti Ere ti Eretr Enmity me ut D DD a CR aA lah m Recall BSpourog hHoda Aspect Fill Fil 1024768 206 32 Audio 52 BOS 50 Hane PART 2 Recall Yes Ao 66 4 Operating the Panther 4 1 Reading the On Screen Diagnostic Code 68 4 2 Controlling the Lamps 70 4 3 Controlling Audio 72 4 4 Reading the Inside LEDs 74 4 5 Reading the Status Menus 76 4 6 Ihe Hours Menu 78 4 7 Setting Some Conditions 80 4 8 Curtain and Its Colors 82 4 9 est Patterns 84 67 4 1 Reading the On Screen Diagnostic Code When the lamp won t light this is the fastest way to learn why To see them press the up down up on the remote when there are no menus on the screen The On Screen Diagnostic Code lets you trouble shoot even whe
36. source is NTSC PAL or SECAM Unlike computer sources the curtain is not put up during video mode detec tion When Mode Detect happens When Auto Detect is on in the Mode Detect menu the Mode Detect process will start whenever if someone unplugs one lap top running at 1024 x 768 and someone else plugs in a laptop at 800 x 600 someone unplugs an NTSC VCR and plugs in a PAL VCR you switch the input from Laptop to Computer Mode Detect Testing Hesmacgem Un Abs Or Auto ensbles Fol lowing Auto Loop Enable OFF amp uto Position Auto Pham tim Whether Auto Detect is on or off you can force Mode Detect by pressing Auto Setup in the remote re O ae ll E oe WA This is the relationship between the source select buttons on the remote and the connectors in the back of the Panther 37 3 3 Selecting the Source 3 3 1 Audio Follows Picture Sources The audio inputs follow the picture connector inputs The names of the connectors are different The audio connectors provide stereo inputs for each of the four video inputs Choosing Laptop from the remote chooses the audio and video together These optional connectors are in the right hand section at the rear of the Panther The Variable Line Out connectors provide a way to feed the audio to an external amplifier and speak
37. supply monitor on off 76 4x3 aspect ratio 140 5x4 aspect ratio 140 5096 Gray test pattern 84 640 x 480 19 21 23 147 720 x 400 19 21 23 147 800 x 600 19 21 23 147 832 x 624 19 21 23 147 9 pin to RJ45 adapter 28 29 122 138 A About menu firmware version in 122 AC Master switch 14 106 power requirements 144 ACK 91 acknowledging commands 91 adapter 9 pin to RJ45 122 adapter RJ45 to 9 pin 28 29 138 address customer service email 112 global 88 90 group 88 91 menu to select 88 RS232 88 90 RS232 addresses types of 90 single 88 91 unit 88 91 which to use 88 Address Select 80 menu 88 132 adjusting color 50 for digital sources 48 levels manually 42 RGB levels 42 size of the image 56 values menus 134 air flow behind Panther 2 aligning image 110 LCD 56 110 Alignment Dashes 110 in LCD Panel Alignment menu 56 Allow Frame Lock 6 amber LED 74 ambient operating temperature 2 145 amplitude video input 144 analog formats 19 21 23 147 inputs 18 Analog 1 selecting 36 Analog 2 selecting 36 Analog Level menu 42 127 arrow keys on remote 35 ascii values 92 aspect ratio 2 52 82 definition of 140 menu 129 audio associated with video connectors 26 connecting 26 controls 72 Digital input for 26 Line Out connectors 26 step sizes in 72 audio and video connectors associated 39 audio connectors 38 Audio Controls
38. the screen on the back outside of the display Try to describe the problem in the most precise lan guage you can Remember the person you are talking to or writing to cannot see what you see Un helpful language It looks funny The picture doesn t look right The image is bad It isn t working Helpful language see horizontal streaks from the right side of high contrast edges A solid green background has vertical bands in 1t e Whenever I try to I get a message on the screen that says The lamp did not come on When I swapped it with another lamp it still did not come on There is a black line on the left side and I can t move the picture over there with the Position control 112 Clarity Visual Customer Service 1 503 570 4624 voice 0700 1700 U S Pacific time service clarityvisual com 1 503 570 4657 fax Clarity Visual Systems Attn Customer Service 9025 SW Hillman Court Suite 3122 Wilsonville OR USA 97070 7708 Remember have the serial number ready Arrow points to the serial number i Tru Power a 5 13 54 Zr Carty Vaeal Wade USA Thm decre corpas wi 5 cl Operation rusa Be Isle ites desica may nol couda orkid and 2 hes device acceel ahy including anedererce lhal mar razas und eared ib
39. the source picture is greater than 1 33 Ratio Hnnizanbhl ar7biczh Image Fit Fill Image Fit Horizontal Right Center il hAmnbgl2h Eib iz Bource 25 Tae 22 nit 1 33 E91149A 314 Horisontal For i gong varbica Fit Fili Botta rage Fit Center Fill Center ties available when the aspect ratio pour 1 29 of the source picture is less than Un t t 33 1 33 Horizontal VUer zical Jase Fit Fill 53 3 5 Making the Picture Fit the Screen 3 5 1 Pan and Zoom Pan moves the picture on the screen Zoom makes the picture larger or smaller In this menu the up down keys do not move the highlight selector in the menu Navigating in the Pan Zoom menu move the picture to cover the black area the LCD In the Pan Zoom needs adjusting See Adjusting the LCD Position on menu you move Pan Zoom page 56 around and control t things differently You choose Zoom In Gut Pan DefBult Find e Zoom Custom Zoom Default Usm i navigate Custom Zoom by pressing the ENTER button The highlight selector only moves down You use the arrow keys to move the picture when the highlight is on Pan zoom larger and smaller when on Zoom e find the standard pan zoom values when on Default sort of like a reset open the full control zoom menu when on Custom Zoom Pan Press ENTER to
40. this input connector you should make these adjustments Auto Black just ESS File Analog 1 Computer Black Level page 42 UP ramum Analog 2 Laptop White Level page 42 Frequency Phase page 44 Ham Lug Gi A11 S Video DVD Brightness all on page 46 Composite VCR Contrast Hue Saturation Digital none mn Prequency Phase ite 178 0 rule a Fire ird FRG Pree Video Controls Full width iret Tagilt Fr TI Ig 16 aem alt Eier Comtramstk dE Baturatian 2074 Woe Pode Yo Blues Gril DEF Some 1 0 d cu For all inputs you may want to adjust these Par dmm Position Pan up down right left Aspect ratio Custom Zoom sq i Lak AA i aS ba Color Temp Aspect Ratio Sourca 1 77 Unit 1 263 1 Tenperature cool PS Gans Graphics Horizontal vertical Inage Fit Fiil Bottom Cumtom Color Balsrce 41 3 4 Adjusting For a Good Picture 3 4 1 Adjustments for Computer and Laptop These adjustments tell the display what the computer uses for black and white The adjustments are semi automatic Do NOT use these adjustments to adjust color This section does not apply to com posite or S Video pictures The display has to know what the computer means by black
41. 14 106 circuit breaker 14 thermal cutoff open 68 136 SXGA 19 21 23 147 definition of 141 sync 141 composite definition of 140 H amp V definition of 140 on green definition of 141 System Hours 78 Systems Hours menu 130 T table of ascii values 92 table of inside LEDs 137 technical support 112 temperature approaching limit 68 75 136 137 exceeds limit 75 137 LED 74 operating 2 145 over temp 68 136 Tera Term software 122 terms used in manual meaning of 140 Test Patterns 84 106 132 none 84 Testing Messages 60 thermal cutoff switch 75 137 open 68 136 Thermal Interlock monitor 76 Tone control 72 too large or too small picture is 111 top section weight of 4 transmitted messages counter in RS232 76 Treble 72 tree startup 107 triple beep on error 80 troubleshooting 68 106 troubleshooting image problems 108 U ultra violet radiation 4 undo 78 uninterruptible power supply 14 106 unit address 88 91 definition of 141 UNK 91 unpacking 10 upgrading firmware 122 UPS 14 UPS power supplies 106 User in Curtain Color menu 82 utility software on website 122 UV radiation 4 UXGA 19 21 23 147 definition of 141 V values adjusting 134 Variable Line Out connector 38 Variable Line Out connectors 26 72 VCR 16 36 Mode 46 VCR selecting 36 ventilation 2 vertical bands in image 108 VGA 19 21 23 147 definition of 141 155 video
42. 48 Blue test pattern 66 Brightness 94 Buzzer 10 C Color Balance 44 Color Temperature 45 Command unknown 119 Command received invalid 117 118 Contrast 96 Control Zoom 80 Controls System 5 3 coordinate X 42 coordinate Y 43 Counter Lamp Out 115 Curtain Color 8 Curtain Message 55 Curtain On Off 7 D Decoder Video 93 Detect Auto 53 E Edge zoom bottom 91 Edge zoom left 82 Edge zoom right 85 Edge zoom top 88 102 Edges zoom all 81 Enable Disable Auto Re strike 59 Error Parameter 120 Fan Status 75 Flip 6 Freq Phase Auto 57 Frequency Adjust 2 G Gamma Control 52 Geometry Pattern 68 Gray Scale 69 Gray test pattern 63 Green Color Balance Adjust gray 50 Green Color Balance Adjust white 47 Green test pattern 65 H Hin V sync 28 HDTV 22 H Image Control Normal Flip 6 Horizontal 77 Horizontal Aspect Ratio 79 Horizontal LCD Motor 77 Hours Lamp Read 15 Hours Runtime Read 19 20 Hours System Read 17 18 H Position Left Right 5 Hue 101 ID version 114 Input Black Offset Adjust ALL 35 Input Black Offset Adjust Blue 38 Input Black Offset Adjust Green 37 Input Black Offset Adjust Red 36 Input Level 28 29 34 Input Level Data Blue 41 Input Level Data Green 40 Input Level Data Red 39 Input White Level Adjust ALL 30 Input White Level Adjust Blue 33 Input White Level Adjust Green 32 Input White Level Adj
43. 6431 1 1 H Freq d 7574 13768680 Li rie BZB31 wv Fra 5o E Freq Phase for details see page 44 Hain force In 1 Pree Pee bu LoD Ab orien Fir fom Ei Arpact Hatic Tem d 4 Bg Racal Zn Fig Him Dente Statius Foes eer tct If Computer or Laptop is the selected so Plus Fr ckidrecys 16565H Phe ind Phrase Find Frea Phase Ir dguirds Full default Frequency If Digital or DVD or VCR is urce the selected source Y Pree Pe See Gel Teun BDOCCHN miar to ee irim 2 In put Levels for details see page 42 and 46 Hiin Suri GE lace Phe Irput LCD Alignment Panne ui Hari Color lin um Config If Computer Laptop If Digital is the If DVD or VCR is the Recall is the selected selected source selected source Hime Genie Shahi Pp 55r source area ra Auto Back sche black Lee r ntscis nnb usd Wh jii Gore mitem digital sources Shite Fimid Haruai Black amp diust Pres enter 10 cos isa Laem 1 Digital Lara s Blue Only OFF B zdi 5 20 LCD Al Ig n ment for details
44. Composite and S Video Connectors Name Active lines Vertical rate Horizontal rate NTSC 60 Hz 59 94 15 734 kHz 25 2 5 Connecting Audio Audio follows video When you select a video source you select the corresponding audio source For Panther model PN 6740 UX which has the audio feature each picture input is associated with an audio input Select a picture source also selects the audio source as shown opposite The Digital picture input is associated with the Computer Analog 1 audio input Variable Line Out The Line Out connectors are line level You must have an external amplifier to drive external speakers The Line Out level is variable that is the volume control affects both the internal speakers and the level from the Variable Line Out connectors 26 Each video input is associated with an audio input __ U Lu Bd fy gt um emm INALOG ANALOG 2 ima The Digital input is associated with the Computer audio input 2 6 Connecting RS232 Control Cables Many installations control the displays with RS232 commands from a computer or processor If your installation does not skip this section RS232 control has one big advantage you can control one or more Panthers from a computer at a consider able distance lt If your installation will not use RS232 control skip this section RS232 connections are made with cables like those used for com
45. Fr pouimrazy Phase Input Levels LCD Alignment Ead annm Aud iac Agnes Dolor Tae ores Doe em dn Hours Ew Config Reza ZonPimgm Algo 1 Flor toe Audit E dk une LAF ea Gamea ed Fill Fil Bgm Pra P gduJEBSSgTM HE reser Cn dasdig ER an 1 De Bubn Pe SCS eee LAF a Peepi po Gams Dramnica ril s roce En Badii BIKE JTE NIE Ei F E ir Hb Tree P dee Fragm 5 8 1 17 a T2 Bite TS TEN HEEE LAF Bra Cram Fem BR 7 LAN EAASD Omm es 1 og Anger Fall Fit TE 128 aan 2 Em 7 Eee Pe LA Farr h LAR i eh Fa amp arect Pill Fant Dima Ps feed 25 Hi De TES ITE m B PRISES i Passi ATA EIN Er Bn Poe i Es HB OR i Frae Prog E zd a anm Waite is Ik Th PRERE VIN TIE Te Pi Bde His HEAT BERT 3 2 Tour of the Remote Control Typically most of the initial setup is done with the remote control More detailed information about each of these functions is found throughout this manual 34 Turns the lamp on and off Turns on and off a curtain which is usually
46. Lamp 14 SVGA 22 SXGA 22 sync H in V 28 System Controls 5 3 System Hours Read 17 18 T Temperature Sensors 74 Test Signal 5096 Gray Field 63 Test Signal Alignment 67 Test Signal Black Field 62 Test Signal Blue Field 66 Test Signal Data Blue 73 Test Signal Data Green 72 Test Signal Data Red 71 Test Signal Geometry 68 Test Signal Gray Scale 69 Test Signal Green Field 65 Test Signal inquiry 70 Test Signal Red Field 64 Test Signal White Field 61 Test Signal Disable 60 U Unknown Command 119 UXGA 22 V Version ID 114 Vertical Aspect Ratio 80 Vertical Position 4 VESA 22 VGA 22 Video Decoder 93 V Position Up Down 4 W White Level 29 White test pattern 61 X X coordinate 42 XGA 22 Y Y coordinate 43 Z Zoom All Edges 81 Zoom Control 80 Zoom Bottom Edge 91 Zoom Left Edge 82 Zoom Right Edge 85 Zoom Top Edge 88 103 Index of RS232 Codes The numbers in this index are the row number in the RS232 Command List table on page 94 Only the first two letters of most codes are given because all versions of that code appear in the same row A GE1 98 Q AB 97 GG 97 QA 97 AC 98 GO 97 QB 97 ACK 100 GR 97 QG 97 AD 99 GRN 98 QR 97 AF 98 GRY 98 R AM 97 H AP 98 Hy IE HF 94 RC 96 AS 97 94 RED 98 AT 97 HV 96 AW 97 RG 97 AX 97 RH 95 AY 97 97 ia a RR 97 B 97 BB 97 IG 97 S IM 96 S
47. MPE ZUM ABK HLEN VORSICHT MIT DER LAMPE BEIM HANTIEREN FOLGE ANWEISUNGEN FUR DEN LAMPEN WECHSEL IM REPARATUR MANUAL Hazardous voltage mide shock burn or cause death Disconnect power card belore servicing this unit Reter to service manual fos delails No user serviceable parts inside Rater all sarvice bo qualified sarecaman High intensity light Do not look into the projection lana while unit is an Possible LI Exposure Use protective eye wear while operati with Screen Nr 1 3 Changes in Panther These are the changes in Panther for Rev C firmware To learn about upgrading firmware see Upgrad ing Firmware on page 122 Frame Lock LCD displays like the Panther have a specific fixed frequency of data from the electronics module to the LCD Video has a different frequency In Panther the electronics module collects incoming video frames in a buffer at the video rate and sends frames of pixels to the LCD Because these two rates are the the same there are times when a frame of video may be dropped to keep pace with the output This can cause a jerkiness in video of moving objects This may occur twice a minute or more frequently The Panther can pre vent this by locking two frame rates together if they are close Setting Allow Frame Lock On in the Misc Options menu allows this locking to occur This is the default Frame Lock mode is not turned on if there are men
48. On green for one second when data for this cube is received RemoelR IR Flickers whenever IR is detected from any source including Remote Ready for lamps on Lamp ON command Lockout Normal Lamps can t be lit An interlock or other Standby or during this time failure event occurred lamps on wait You must cycle power to reset this Lockout Source Normal valid Source not valid or Testing for sync type source detected no source 137 8 3 Connector Diagrams These are connector diagrams with pin designations All connectors on these pages are shown looking at them from the outside not from the solder side These diagrams look at as the cable sees it not the wiring side Wiring the adapter Z To change the RJ45 connectors to 9 pin D sub connectors use a standard RJ45 to 9 pin adapter and connect it internally as shown The wiring shown for this adapter is correct for straight thru cables Yellow wire Black wire 2 RS232 In Out is same Green wire 5 HJ45 connector viewed from the outside looking into it as the cable does No connection No connection Transmit Data TXD Ground earth Ground earth Receive Data No Connection No connection Oo oe ONY S Video In and Out female connector Ground Ground Y Luma C Chroma AON 138 the outside of the connector You can tell if a cable is wired straight thru by looki
49. Panther PN 6 30 UX PN 6740 UX PN 6730 UX PN 6740 UX Panther Series 67 Display Unit User s Guide 070 0079 01 12 February 2002 2002 by Clarity Visual Systems Inc All Rights Reserved Contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any form without permission of Clarity Visual Systems Inc Trademark Credits Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corp PowerPoint in a trademark of Microsoft Corp All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Disclaimer The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Clarity Visual Systems Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material While every pre caution has been taken in the preparation of this manual Clarity Visual Systems shall not be liable for errors or omissions contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing per formance or use of this material LIMITED WARRANTY Clarity warrants to Buyer that the PN 6730 UX or the PN 6740 UX the Prod uct if properly used and serviced will perform substantially in accordance with the product data sheet and user s manual and will be free from defects in material and workmanship for 1 year following date of shipment This warranty does not apply to lamps see following paragraph for lamp warranty and other consumable parts The main illumination lamp is considered a consumable a
50. TSC PAL or SECAM Panther Model PN 6730 UX with 1600 x 1200 resolution or Model PN 6740 UX which is the same but with audio NTSC The television system used in North America Japan and parts of South America It stands for National Televi sion Systems Committee the group that originally approved it PAL The television system used in most of the world outside of North America and Japan It stands for Phase Alter nation Line power supply The device that converts the mains AC voltage to other voltages that the rest of the display can use The remote control RGB Red green blue three parts of a video signal sent on separate wires RGBS RGB plus sync with the sync ona separate wires SECAM The television system used in France Russia and the former Soviet Bloc countries Sequential Color and Mem Ory source A source of pictures such as a com puter a VCR DVD player SVGA Super VGA a standard for distributing analog computer pictures with a reso lution of 800 pixels by 600 pixels S Video A video distribution system in which the luminance brightness and chrominance color are sent on sepa rate wires Short for Super Video SXGA Super extended VGA a standard for distributing analog computer pictures with a resolution of 1280 pixels by 1024 pixels sync on green The sync part of the signal is com bined with the green channel in RGB video Also called SOG One complete Panther UXGA Ultra extende
51. a 124 download lut 124 downloading new firmware 122 dressing cords 12 DVD 16 selecting 36 DVD players 46 DVI connecting 16 definition of 140 E electrical specifications 144 electronic picture moving the 56 electronics module 18 20 definition of 140 email address customer service 112 Empty memory 62 Enter 134 enter button on remote 35 environmental specifications 145 erase a memory 62 erasing a memory 62 ERR 91 error counters in RS232 control 76 error messages see Mode Detect 60 external speakers 72 failed fan 75 137 failed lamp 75 137 fan failed 75 137 fan LED 74 fan monitoring 76 fans power supply fan stopped 68 136 fans state of monitor 76 fast key meaning of 140 fax number Clarity s 112 FCC regulations 142 fill fill 82 Find Freq Phase 44 Find Mode 61 Find Phase 44 firmware upgrades 122 firmware version 122 Flip Horz 108 formats supported table of 19 21 23 147 fpga bin 122 frame lock 6 Framing errors in RS232 76 Frequency 108 126 Frequency Phase adjusting 44 Fresnel lens definition of 140 front panel LEDs 36 source select 36 G Gamma 50 Geometry Pattern 110 Geometry Pattern in LCD Panel Alignment menu 56 Geometry test pattern 84 Get command 94 Glass Wax 120 global address 88 90 graphics gamma 50 Gray Scale test pattern 84 Gray test pattern 84 green LED 74 Green test pattern 84 green screen is 108 gro
52. al 1 24 s esta p 64 a s o 2 o 65 26 vo ae r e 7 D Cee alu 534 als 53 35 5 85 55 21161 s 36 6 85 23 M s a Merle _ ER it LA 211 sc lt Welsh Eo 510 1 6 s Bist xe gt o vl Bietet Bester debel 92 93 5 3 RS232 Command List This is a complete list of the RS232 commands that you can use Some commands must be used in pairs to accomplish the change required Two indexes of RS232 commands follow this section Index of RS232 Commands on page 102 and Index of RS232 Codes on page 104 For ascii values see Table of ASCII Hex Values on page 92 Increment and Decrement For toggle commands such as Lamp On Lamp Off Incr turns it on Decr turns it off For adjust able quantities such as H Position Incr increases the value one step Decr decreases it one step Get is an inquiry that must a ways be addressed to a single cube Cubes do not respond when they are addressed in groups The answer is returned as a binary hex number or as text as noted the ascii character which asks an ascii character in the response the ascii character which asks for binary hex data in the response Set is followed by a value in binary hex or ascii text as noted Set commands can be addressed to individual cubes or to groups substitute an ascii character fo
53. amm 0nrn Lamp z On z2 S5triking Lame Z OFF Lamp 3 Un Limp 3 0r Lamp 3 L mp 4 Un Limp 4 OFF Lamp e DPF Four lamps requested Three lamps requested With 2 lamps requested and they all turned on The system is still trying to the system uses 1 and 3 If strike Lamp 2 If this lamp one of these fails the sys m fails it will try Lamp 4 tem tries Lamp 3 then Lie Conbrol Lamp 4 Lamp count 4 ombre Gn Stratum Lang 1 Fai 183 Lame 2 Or Lame 3 0 Lane 4 0r The system wanted 4 lamps but only three work 71 4 3 Controlling Audio The volume is controlled from front panel buttons or the remote control Either way the Audio Con trols menu opens on the screen Audio control from front panel Beneath the Lamp On Off button on the front panel there are two volume control buttons Left button is volume down Right button is volume up Pressing either button opens the Audio Controls menu on the screen To control any of the other audio items in this menu you must use the remote control Audio control with remote control Press either of the Volume buttons on the remote This raises or lowers the volume one step and opens the audio menu With the audio menu open use the up down arrow keys to select an item and the left right keys to change the value To open the audio menu without changing the vol ume press MENU select Audio and press ENTER Volume raises and l
54. ces DVI Digital Video Interface connects computers to picture display devices with digital signals This reduces picture degradation The Digital loop thru is different from all the others Digital pictures may also have video characteristics The Digital Output does not always carry the same when a video picture is looped out of the Digital picture as the Digital Input Out connector and video is the selected source The picture on the Digital Output is always the picture on the selected input 20 ma m D COMPOSITE ANALOG ANALOG 27 DIETAL RS232 The electronics module as seen from the rear of the display Picture Source Connectors Selected with Picture goes out Analog 1 and Digital Analog 2 and Digital Composite Video and Digital S S Video and Digital Digital Source Select menu i Digital 20 Formats Supported in the Analog 1 Analog 2 and Digital Connectors Refresh rate H Freq kHz Pixel Freq Pixels Resolution MHz per line 640 x 480 800 x 600 SVGA 53 7 56 5 31 5 25 175 800 37 9 31 5 832 37 5 31 5 840 43 3 832 36 1024 37 9 gt 0 1056 50 1040 46 9 49 5 1040 O1 06 25 1048 65 1344 5 1328 60 2 78 75 1312 85 5 1376 68 77 1280 1024 SXGA 640 60 63 5 640 x 480 MAC 34 97 832 x 624 49 72 1280 x 720p HDTV 720 x 400 VESA 31 47 1024 x 1024i 1024 x 1024i 8 63 3
55. ck to the main Save menu and the number you just erased is marked Hain Ben a D Bource Auto Seve On Frese Phase COMPUTER LED Aligrmant 25 bi Agent matin Color Curtain Hours Hensal Eortroi sehe Moni far Abert LAPTOP DL Empty Empty Empty Empty Empty 1 2 M Press ENTER Saum 1 Hode Ampmect Fill Fill Jize Pos 1258041024 342 713 Eharfrnass on SIX 7X 52 50 OX Sean Progreseive amo HA Freuen Phaso Black 3 3 Brite 128 128 128 COMPUTER Dveruritae Yas No 63 3 9 Recalling What You Saved Recalling a numbered memory immediately sets all the values to what you previously saved The four standard source select buttons automatically recall their memories as well as switch to that connector If Auto Save is On in the Save menu it is not necessary to Save or Recall When one of these four is the source every change you make in the settings position black level frequency is saved in the associated memory and automat ically recalled when you select that source again If Auto Save in the Save menu is not on this er automatic saving does not happen To recall other memories Press MENU 2 Highlight Recall Config and press ENTER 3 Arrow up
56. composite sync definition of 140 composite video 46 definition of 140 Composite video input 16 Composite selecting 36 Computer source selecting 36 conformity declaration of 142 connecting picture source cables 16 connecting power cables 14 connecting RS232 28 connector Load Data 122 connectors and remote buttons 37 audio line out 26 diagrams of 138 locations of 18 20 150 container shipping 10 Contrast 46 Cool color temperature 50 cords dressing neatly 12 crate shipping 10 Cube Status menu 76 cube definition of 140 cube bin 122 cursor moving the 134 Curtain 60 82 106 colors menu 82 menu 130 message 60 curtain button on remote 34 Curtain Message 82 Curtain On seen on screen 82 Custom Color Balance 6 Custom Zoom 6 customer service 112 cutoff at edges picture is 52 cutoff thermal switch open 68 136 C Video see Composite 46 C Video definition of 140 D DA definition of 140 dark line of no video 108 dark screen is too 108 declaration of conformity 142 Decr command 94 Decrement 94 Default in Pan Zoom menu 54 Diag 42 diagnostic codes on screen 68 Diagnostic LEDs 74 diagrams of connectors 138 Digital audio connector 38 Digital input audio connections for 26 digital inputs 20 Digital Level menu 127 digital sources adjusting for 48 dimensions 144 disabling the remote control 80 display definition of 140 download app 123 download fpg
57. ctor 3 Connect this first cube s RS232 Out connector to the next cube s RS232 In connector 28 4 Continue in this way until all cubes are con D nected The order in which you connect the cubes is not important You can connect them in any order that is convenient and keeps the cable lengths to a minimum Wiring the adapter To change the RJ45 connectors to 9 pin D sub connectors use a standard RJ45 to 9 pin adapter and connect it internally as shown The wiring shown for this adapter is correct for straight thru cables Straight thru cables are wired 1 to 1 2 to 2 etc Yellow wire 3 Black wire 2 Green wire 5 Connector panel seen from rear 29 30 3 Adjusting the Picture 3 1 Quick Selection and Adjustment 32 3 2 A Tour of the Remote Control 34 3 3 Selecting the Source 36 3 3 1 Audio Follows Picture Sources 38 3 4 Adjusting For a Good Picture 40 3 4 1 Adjustments for Computer and Laptop 42 3 4 2 More About Computer and Laptop 44 3 4 3 Adjustments for DVD and VCH 46 3 4 4 Setup for Digital Sources 48 3 4 5 Color Temperature 50 3 5 Making the Picture Fit the Screen 52 3 5 1 Pan and Zoom 54 3 5 2 Adjusting the LCD Position 56 3 6 Lamp Control On or Off 58 3 7 What Mode Detect Does 60 3 8 How to Save Your Work 62 3 9 Recalling What You Saved 64 3 1 Quick Selection and Adjustment These instruct
58. d VGA a standard for distributing analog computer pictures with a resolution of 1600 pixels by 1200 pixels VGA Video Graphics Adapter an early stan dard for distributing analog computer pictures with a resolution of 640 pixels by 480 pixels video In this manual video means NTSC PAL or SECAM pictures Video Input Module A group of displays physically bolted together A real physical wall as in a building XGA Extended VGA a standard for distrib uting analog computer pictures with a resolution of 1024 pixels by 768 pixels mode detect Finding the resolution and other infor mation about a source 141 8 5 Regulatory Information Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer s Name Clarity Visual Systems Manufacturer s Address 9025 SW Hillman Court Suite 3122 Wilsonville Oregon 97070 7708 declares that the products Model Numbers WN 6730 UX LCD projector Product Options All conforms to the following EU Directives and the standards stated Safety UL 1950 Safety of IT Equipment EN 60950 Safety of IT Equipment Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC and amendments EN 55022 CISPR 22 Radiate and Conducted Emissions from IT Equipment EN 50082 1 EN61000 4 Generic Immunity Standard Including EN61000 4 2 Electrostatic Discharge EN61000 4 3 Radiated Susceptibility ENV50204 Radiated Susceptibility EN61000 4 4 Electrical Fast Transient Burst EN61000 4 5 Surge EN61000 4 6 Conducted Susceptibi
59. d out but you can still change them 61 3 8 How to Save Your Work Save Config stores information in one of 14 memories The first four memories are dedicated to the four main inputs Saving can also happen automatically If Auto Save is On the adjustments you make to the four standard inputs are saved automatically each time you change to a new source When you select a new source Computer Laptop DVD or VCR the memory for the new source is recalled If this is all you need press PREV and quit reading There are 10 other memories that you can use and recall manually This is how to use them To save the current configuration of the display in a new memory Press MENU 2 Highlight Save Config and press ENTER 3 Check that Auto Save is On in the second line 4 Arrow up or down to the number you want to save in If the memory is not currently used it will say Empty Otherwise it will show what is currently saved there 5 Press ENTER This opens the Save detail menu for ecard OP toe Fit Fadi that one memory num 28210266222 24 ZU ber shown at the top MOX 4TX Kk OE Bin H C vul 6 If the memory pum M b Pree T e was empty the high sias a light ison Save Yes 15 Press ENTER Or go to eee cre Beats Step 7 for custom naming already had something in it the highlight is on Overwrite No Press left or ri
60. e 71 72 73 Temperature Fans Motors 74 Temperature Sensors T see Com Temperature Sensor 1 4 ments Response is binary C temp of sensor Get Fan status 1 bit for each fan 0 Power Supply Fan 1 Exhaust Fan 1 2 Exhaust Fan 2 The directions F B Forward Back indicate the direction of motor move ment but not the direction of image movement Fan Status LCD Motor motorRight Edge 77 LCD Motor Horizontal M2F M2 F M3 8 LCD Motor Left Edge M3 75 76 MiB N Aspect Ratio 79 Aspect Ratio Horizontal AC 1 left 2 center right 98 RS232 m Data Comments Aspect Ratio Vertical 8 fill 1 2 middle bottom Zoom Control Zoom All Edges et Zoom all edges letter Out Gaba aR ser GeieletEge owbye mima A Byte After all 8 settings have been sent Get Set Right Edge low byte 2358 3 send XGO letter to make it so If Zoom Top Edge ZTU ZTD 525555 the high byte is zero it does need Get Set Top Edge a xag BOSE Gel Set Bottom high byte Get Set Bottom Edge low byte Video Decoder DU w 128 to 127 16 is default 8 EH to 63 48 is default 99 Get Set Saturation a byte first Display is updated when the 101 52 52 10
61. e just to let you know which way and how far you are changing things Adjusting Frequency and Phase manually This requires a checkerboard pattern from the source computer The Windows shutdown screen is ideal for this l Make the desktop of your Windows computer a plain white background no pictures no wall paper 2 Click Start gt Shutdown but do not shut down 3 Now the pixels are alternately black and white 44 in the plain background Select Fre Adjust with the Select Phase On the Panther s remote press MENU select Frequency Phase and press ENTER again Pritt ys Pn quency in the BEE 20 Frequency Phase Phase 09 Find Phase menu Find hai regu 1 reas Fill wid input Dermul left and right arrow keys until you see no verti cal bands in the background Fran a 1888 the left right 1 keys until there Find Fri em rE 1 Full eis input is no noise in the picture There should be at least one large range of Phase numbers in which there is no noise Adjust to the middle of this range Hain Aer sore Se Sct Phase nnut Levels LCD Pani Fn te Audio Azngoch albe Te pare ture Cie i ri Bours Ew Config Rezall Gorfig Hisc Contre Zbatus Aan toe Audit Select Find Phase or Find Freq Phase and press ENTER Fr
62. e source mode changes for instance from UXGA to XGA the Mode Detect process starts If the Panther is successful in finding the mode then if Auto Phase is On phase is automatically set if Auto Position in on the pixel in the upper left corner of the picture is put in the upper left cor ner of the LCD If Auto Loop Enable is On and the Panther cannot find the mode on the first try it will keep testing and testing until it is successful Auto Detect Off The items below Auto Detect are grayed out when Auto Detect is off If the mode changes the Panther does not look for a new mode However when you press AUTO SETUP or select and start Find Mode Auto Detect goes through the mode search process once If Freq Phase or Position are On these automatic systems will occur even though they are grayed out in the Mode Detect menu However AUTO SETUP and Find Mode make it happen only once even if Auto Loop Enable is On Messages If Testing Messages is on a message appears let ting you know what is happening during Auto Detect Testing H V separate amp V sync Testing CMP composite sync Testing SOG sync on green If Src Abs Message is on a sign saying Source Absent appears on the screen whenever there is no source on the selected connector This message turns off after 30 seconds When Curtain Message is on a Curtain sign appears whenever you turn on the User Curtain This message covers up either
63. e things to keep in mind Youcan send a single command to all the cubes that have the same first digit Example You 88 might have two video walls one with 0 as the first number in the address and one with 1 as the first number This is called group address ing Youcan send a single command to all the cubes that have the same last digit Example You can address all the cubes that have 3 as the second digit This is called unit addressing Youcan send a single command to all the cubes in all the walls This is called global address ing You can send a command to one cube alone This is called single addressing How you construct commands to address cubes in these different ways is explained in the next section Sending RS232 Commands on page 90 One thing you cannot do is change a cube s address with RS232 commands You can t send an RS232 command to cube 17 and tell it to have address 18 You can only change addresses with the remote con trol Main Hinu Enrop Briect Phase Levels LED AJ Aidit S ti g Cle Temperatur Durbi 1 ar Eiri Config 11 znnFim Himz Doa t5npl EBLmbLus Ani oor Airut Himc M ru Misc tions Comtbeol Test Patterns Curtain Color Baud Rate R5 232 Address Hode Detect IR Disable Baud Rate mxbpm 19 38 4kKbpz 37 EKbpe 115 Address Select RS Z3Z i00 Un
64. eference Recordings Video Standard test disk has this picture 4 Select Brightness and adjust it with the keys Make the R G and B values as close to 001 as possible and keep the Brightness num ber as high as possible the initial Sample values are greater than 001 reduce the Brightness until the first Sample value reaches 001 If the initial Sample values are 001 increase the Brightness until all Sample values are 002 or greater Stop increasing Brightness when the last Sample value goes from 001 to 002 f Brightness is decreased while the Sample values are at 001 the color range for the dis played image will decrease 5 Display an all white image from the video source Frame 50823 on Reference Recordings A Video Standard test disk has this picture 6 Set the Sample values for R G and B as close to 254 as possible while keeping the Contrast number as low as possible the initial Sample values are less than 254 increase the Contrast until the first Sample value reaches 254 Ifthe initial Sample values are 254 decrease the Contrast until all Sample values are 253 or less Stop adjusting when the last Sample value goes from 254 to 253 fthe Contrast is increased while the Sample values are at 254 the color range for the image will decrease 7 Display a color bar pattern from the video source Frame 17177 is SMPTE Color Bars Or use any 75 saturation color bar signal
65. enu 64 131 recalling a memory 64 received messages counter in RS232 76 red dot selector 80 red LED 74 Red test pattern 84 red screen is 108 reference recordings 46 refresh rate 18 19 21 23 147 remote buttons and connectors 37 arrows 134 Curtain 130 Enter 134 Freq Phase 126 left right 134 plus minus 134 Prev 134 Recall 131 Save 131 Source 126 up down 134 remote control 34 beeper turning on off 80 definition of 140 disable 80 Remote IR LED 75 reseller area on website 122 resetting error counter 76 resetting lamp hours 78 resolution 2 resolutions supported range of 19 21 23 147 reversed image 108 22 definition of 140 level adjust 42 RGBS 22 definition of 140 RJ45 adapter 122 154 RJ45 to 9 pin adapter 28 29 138 rotated LCD illustration of 111 RS232 address 88 90 address current 76 address structure of 90 CMD LED 74 codes index of 104 commands index of 102 commands list of 94 connecting 28 Data LED 74 Decr command 94 Get command 94 In connector diagram of 138 Incr command 94 list of commands 94 Set command 94 straight thru cables for 138 Runtime Hours 78 menu 130 S safety regulatory specifications 142 safety your 4 saturation 46 Save Config 62 Save for many laptops 32 Save menu 62 64 131 saving settings in memory 62 screen cleaners 120 cleaning 120 picture does not fit the 52 weight 4
66. equently Pr E renume i Prise Ci Find Prasad Find Freg PHASE require Full width Default Fracgaanmcy S If automatic Find works Frequently Pr Frequency 18 d If auto won t work with Find Phase Find Fraq Phasa this picture Full widbh Default Fr egoumnicy Phase Fregan 1588 Phaan Find Fhase Find Freg Phase resuires Full width Input If the currently selected source is NOT Computer or Laptop this message appears Preguancy Phase These C ntr ls BPPly only Lo conputaer Press enter to continuas Default 9Fregquenceg Lln bls amp Find Ph s with this inage 45 3 4 Adjusting For a Good Picture 3 4 3 Adjustments for DVD and VCR Video sources can be composite or S Video The composite or C Video input and the S Video input have their own loop thrus This section does NOT apply to computer sources Adjusting the picture 1 Press either DVD or on the remote 2 Press MENU select Input Levels and press ENTER This opens the Video Controls menu If the selected source is not C Video or S Video the LEVEL button will not open the Video Con trols menu 3 Display an all black picture from the video source This should come from the actual source that will be used for program material not from a test signal generator For DVD play ers frame 50882 on R
67. ers It is labeled Variable because the Panther s vol ume control does affect this output level If you use the Digital connector for a picture source connect its audio to the Computer Analog 1 connec tors When you choose Digital in the Source Select menu the Computer audio connect is also selected 38 VARIABLE LINE QUT B4 e 1 i ideni 9005 LSA 775 WIE as Y r o gt i COMPOSTE S i WE Picture connectors seen from the rear Audio connectors seen from the rear Digital connector uses Computer Ana log 1 audio in 39 3 4 Adjusting For a Good Picture If you want your pictures to look their best take a little time to make the correct adjustments Every picture source is different Two laptops of iden tical brand and type and showing the same picture will produce slightly different pictures on a Panther The pictures may vary in color or brightness One may look washed out the other may have no detail in the darker areas Fortunately Panther has an excellent way to over come these differences And it only takes a few min utes Most of these adjustments quick and easy You only have to open a menu and push a button and the Panther does all the rest The table on the opposite page shows which adjustments you need to make for each type of input Don t try to make adjustments from this page che details are given later 40 If you use
68. etting 78 ignition 106 ignition sequence 71 installing 116 Lamp Count 70 lamps on in diagnostic code 68 136 LED 74 life 78 145 monitoring of 70 number of lamps 2 on command for 71 on off button on remote 34 out 116 removing 116 spares using 70 strike sequence 106 striking 75 137 three tries to ignite 70 Lamp 1 2 3 4 in lamp control menu 70 Lamp Control effects of 59 menu 58 70 132 Lamp Control changes in 6 Lamp Count 70 Lamp Hours 78 menu 130 Laptop selecting 36 laptops lots of 32 laser disk 16 LCD aligning 110 alignment 110 alignment vs Pan Zoom 56 definition of 140 motors 110 moving 110 position 110 rotated 57 rotated illustration of 111 rotating 110 shifted sideways 57 LCD Alignment 56 menu 110 127 152 LED definition of 140 fan 74 front panel 36 inside diagnostic 74 interlock 74 IR 75 lamp 74 lockout 74 On Screen Diagnostic Codes 106 power supply 75 Remote IR 75 RS232 CMD 74 RS232 data 74 standby 74 temperature 74 LED inside table of 137 LED meaning of 136 lens objective 56 level adjust numbers 42 levels manual adjustment of 42 limit temperature sensor approached 68 136 Line Out balance control 72 line out connector 72 line out connectors 26 list of RS232 codes 104 list of RS232 commands 102 Load Data connector 122 Lockout 68 136 lockout LED 74 lots of laptops 32 Loudness 72 lut bin 122 M MAC
69. g is on All lamps fail Lockout is green for about 15 seconds after AC power is applied and again immediately after you turn off all lamps Lamps cannot be turned on during this period Temperature There are four temperature sensors lamps LCD electronics module board and Air Intake Bay If any of these exceed a preset limit this LED turns red If it approaches close to the limit but does not exceed it you are warned by an amber LED RS232 Data Stays on green for one second every time an RS232 command is received whether or not the command was addressed to this cube RS232 CMD Stays on green for one second every time an RS232 command is received that was addressed to this cube whether it is a global com mand addressed to all cubes a specific command for this cube only or a command meant for a group that includes this cube Remote IR This LED flickers whenever IR radiation is detected This LED flickers very briefly so it is some times hard to see Power supply LED Near the AC Master switch there is an LED labeled BALLAST POWER It indicates that the 370 volt supply for the lamp ballasts is working LED Indicators on the Electronics Module 1 _ Lamp is off Lamp is on Lamp has failed and Striking but not lit yet will not be tried again If Lamp Control is off and the lamp has failed the LED will remain amber Fan is off and is Fan is running Fan has failed Fan has failed but suppo
70. ght it marks that lamp Failed in the Lamp Control menu and does not try it again If AC power is turned off then on again the state of all lamps is reset Whenever you change lamps you open the Lamp Bay door This opens the Lamp Bay intrusion switch and prevents the lamps from lighting until the switch is closed and AC power is cycled Auto Lamp On In the Misc Options menu set Auto Lamp to On The lamps will come on soon after the AC power is applied without waiting for a command Flirt Mimgmc DFS ons Lamp Cirig eat Pe earns u tmin Color Bd AS 2F2 Address IR Dim bhl Lamm Dont 4 Lemp control OFF ES 1 or Lamm Liat S nn D S Ln Lamp Ignition Sequence Example Seconds Action _ Rem _ Lamp ONcommans Lamp ignition sequence stats fieron amwen Yes Lamp Bay seen from rear Lamp 2 lit No Inquire every one second If Yes is received stop ignition sequence Lamp 3 lit Yes Lamp 2 ignition retry Second try NEN o No Inquire every one second If Yes is received stop ignition sequence No mark as failed go to next lamp In this example Lamp Count is 3 but Lamp 2 will not ignite Times are approximate Coanteoel Limp Central Lamp Control Limp count 2 Lamp control Lamp count Lum Lamm Larne contbtro Dn Ji tis at tum Chbmkijm Lamp 1 0r Lee 1 07 L
71. ght and then press ENTER Or go to Step 7 for custom naming Custom naming the memories The default label for a memory is a very abbrevi ated list of its contents You may want to change the label to something more appropriate to your applica tion After Step 5 above do the following 7 Press the up arrow This puts the highlight just after Name 62 8 10 To erase the current name press ENTER Then use the up down arrows to cycle through ee aros monica the available letters numbers and punctua Es 22 tion Use the left right arrows to navigate along Yan the line When the name is com Gare d plete press ENTER This sensim dert Fill Fril puts the highlight on V2i4ri IR ERE aa Yes Br TUN 1 ve Press ENTER again to save the settings in this numbered memory with the label you Yee wrote You do not have to erase the whole label before writing a new one You can edit the current label There is no delete key or backspace key To delete characters find the space character in the cycle To erase a memory Se Press MENU Highlight Save Config and press ENTER Select the memory you want to erase Press the left arrow key The detail of what you are about to erase is shown Highlight Yes and press ENTER to erase this memory The focus goes ba
72. h has three pixels on the outside border and one pix els boxes 9 Adjust the LCD to hide the number of pixels shown in the table 10 To exit the menu press PREV and the pattern will disappear How LCD Alignment works Three motors move the LCD The edge motors move the LCD up and down and the horizontal motor moves it sideways Each time you push a right or left key once the motor moves a small amount and stops If you hold the button the motor runs continuously The motors move the LCD with eccentric cams which means they have a cyclic effect If you hold the button for one motor long enough the image will come back to where it started There is some horizon tal movement when you move one side vertically and there may be a little vertical movement when you move horizontally When you go too far in one direction and want to go back there is a little slack It takes several kicks in the opposite direction to make the LCD move If you see black all around the picture check to see that the screen brackets are in place and that the screen is completely closed against them There must be a screen bracket in each corner even if this display is standing alone Use the objective lens to change image size Open the screen or reach through the rear and rotate the lens in the Center Bay Rotating the lens adjusts image size not focus There is no control for focus Adjust the image size so that you lose at least two pixel
73. h video walls turn on their lamps A is a wild 90 card and means any PON is the command to turn on the lamps Global address In unit address all cubes with the same ast digit obey the command The first digit is a wildcard In the command 4 all cubes with an address ending in 4 turn on their lamps Unit address 4 In group address all cubes with the same first digit obey the command In the command 0 PONY all the cubes with an address starting in O turn on their lamps 00 01 02 03 04 05 Group address 0 10 11 12 13 14 15 In single address only one cube responds to the com mand Here the command is 903PON Only cube 03 turns on its lamps 00 01 02 03 04 05 Single address 03 10 11 12 13 14 15 In single address and only in single address the cube responds to the computer acknowledging the com mand Acknowledging commands A cube acknowledges a command only if the com mand is addressed to it individually no in the address The acknowledgment can take several forms ACK means I heard the command and I will attempt to execute it It will try to turn on the lamps for instance but it may not be success ful Maybe there are no lamps in the cube to turn on means I heard the command but I can t do it The cube can t turn on the lamps during the Lockout Period
74. he advantages of DVI are DVIis less subject to picture degradation than analog methods of loop thru However even with DVI loop thru is not infinite DVI inputs require much less setup and adjust ment You adjust the picture in the first Panther only the one with the analog input Setup time is reduced What s in a name The inputs Computer and Laptop are identi cal You can use the Computer Analog 1 input with a laptop computer And you can plug a tower computer into the Laptop Analog 2 input In the same way the S Video connector can be used from a DVD laser disk VHS VCR or any other video source And the Composite input will accept any kind of composite video picture regardless of the type of player connected to it The Composite and 16 S Video inputs will accept and display NTSC PAL or SECAM Video inputs and outputs as seen from the rear of the Panther zn T E E m vi IM ANALOG 2 DETAL RS232 The Analog 2 In connector is initially connected to the Laptop connector on the side of the Panther 17 2 4 Connecting Picture Sources 2 4 1 Using Analog Computer Sources These inputs include everything from 1600 x 1200 down to 640 x 480 Analog 1 and Analog 2 are the analog computer input connectors They have separate outputs The two Analog inputs are identical and each can The range of supported computer resolutions be separately configured to accept any of the com incl
75. hed limit One of the temperature sensors came within 10 of its Trip point 11 Standby state The display is in Standby It is waiting for an On command to turn on the lamps 12 Lamps on and no alarms Everything is normal Sensor over limit and Temp Monitor is On Conditions 1 2 4 5 or 6 will cause Lockout After fixing the problem you may see Condition 7 Lockout You must cycle AC power off then on to reset the Lockout condition Sensor over limit and Temp Monitor is Off Unit is waiting for a Lamp On command 69 4 2 Controlling the Lamps You can operate the display with 2 3 or 4 lamps If you don t need them all the others will be there as spares The system can automatically switch over to a good lamp whenever one fails to ignite Do not change the Lamp Count rapidly The Panther has four lamps as you know How many are used depends on the settings in the Lamp Control menu To open the Lamp Control menu Press MENU 2 Select Misc Control and press ENTER 3 Select Lamp Control and press ENTER Lamp Count is the number of lamps wanted not the number of lamps operating Set this number with the left right buttons to 4 3 or 2 lamps Or only one lamp The Panther will then turn lamps on or off to reach this number of operating lamps lt Do not change the Lamp Count rapidly It takes about 30 seconds for the system to change the lamp configuration Changing the lamp count ra
76. if the picture is the same resolution as is stored in that memory the picture is displayed almost immediately if the picture has a different resolution than was stored in the memory the Mode Detect cycle starts Selecting a source from the front panel Press one of the four front panel buttons Lamp On Off Computer Laptop DVD VCR A green LED means the source is valid a red one means the source is invalid or absent The Lamp On Off button has an LED that is green when lamps are on amber when they are off and there is AC power With Lamps Off you cannot change the source 36 The Mode Detect cycle The mode is the resolution of the source picture but itis more than that Mode also means the vertical frequency the number of blank lines at the bottom of the picture which you don t see and the number of blank pixels at the end of each line which you also don t see During the Mode Detect cycle the Panther looks at the incoming picture and determines how to set itself to display the picture properly This takes sev eral seconds and during this time the curtain is on During this time the curtain is a solid color on the screen usually black At the end of the Mode Detect cycle the curtain turns off the Panther shows the picture and the new mode is stored in the associated memory Mode Detect for video When you select DVD or VCR the Panther recalls the correct memory and detects whether the
77. ification Temperature operating non operating Maximum Minimum 35 C 95 F O C 32 F 60 140 F 10 C 14 F Typical Notes All performance specifications are maintained within this tempera ture range 145 Environmental Specification Maximum Minimum Typical Notes Altitude barometric pressure 10 000 ft Above sea level or equivalent baro metric pressure 80 R H 20 R H 40 C non condensing Humidity 146 Formats Supported in the Analog 1 Analog 2 and Digital Connectors Pixel Freq Pixels Resolution per line 640 x 480 25 175 800 31 5 832 31 5 840 832 800 x 600 1024 gt 1056 O 1040 49 5 1040 56 25 1048 1024 x 768 65 1344 5 1328 78 75 1312 85 5 1376 94 5 1376 1280 x 1024 108 1688 109 9 1730 130 6 1726 135 1688 157 5 1728 1600 x 1200 162 2160 640 x 480 31 33 859 832 x 624 57 28 1152 1280 x 720p 74 25 1650 1920 x 10801 74 25 2200 720 x 400 28 32 936 720 x 400 35 5 936 1024 x 1024i 1024 x 1024i 89 12 1323 u 147 148 Index Symbols 5232 commands table 94 50 Glass Cleaner 120 in RS232 commands table 94 in RS232 commands table 94 in RS232 commands table 94 Numbers 1024 x 1024 19 21 23 147 1024 x 768 19 21 23 147 1280 x 1024 19 21 23 147 1280 x 720p 19 21 23 147 1600 x 1200 19 21 23 147 1920 x 1080i 19 21 23 147 350V missing 68 136 power supply LED 75 power
78. ight up with the wire handle It is a requirement to cycle power off and then on whenever the Lamp Bay door is opened None of the lamps will light unless you do this To install lamps If you have just removed a lamp and everything is still open skip to Step 3 l Turn off the AC Master switch and disconnect power cord 2 Remove the rear panel 116 Remove the screw that holds the Lamp Bay door closed Pull inward on the two spring loaded pins at the rear end of the Lamp Bay cover and lift up Pullinon the other two pins and remove the cover Insert the lamp in the empty place The lamp should face toward the center They will only fit one way Tighten the two lamp screws Finger tight is enough Close the Lamp Bay cover and replace the SCICW AN CAUTION 6 ig 8 Turn on the lamps and select MENU gt Hours The spring loaded pins must be visible on the top of the cover as you close it Reconnect the power cord and turn on the main power switch Close the rear panel Reset the lamp hours for the lamp s you changed This step is not absolutely necessary It s for your records Hain Pere Eure Ee SOL Phase Leni lE LOCO amp Tignaemnt Pang Pitre Bate Coler Terrorabure Dti r Hour Eye Cerfig 11 Gorfis Aigo Contre ZbLatus Hani toe Als Dit Hain Feru Same Sel mee Fr zqugnoy Phn Inu LCD Al gnee
79. ignite around 20 000 volts The lamps produce lots of light and UV radia tion ultra violet as well UV light can damage your retinas After the light leaves the lamps and passes through the LCD there is no more UV M OFF POWER SW HOT LAMP INSIDE ALL LAMP TO COOL BEFOR HANDLE BULB WITH CAR FOR LAMP REPLACEMEN WARNING 15 EE USER S MANUAL The screen is heavy about 50 lbs and made of glass Breakable glass Treat it with care Always handle the screen with two people When it is not on the display keep it in a safe place where it will not be hit and no one will lean against it There is no electrical interlock on the screen Opening the screen does not turn off the high voltage to the lamps The Lamp Bay door has an intrusion switch opening this door shuts off the lamps The plug on the power cord serves as the disconnect for this product Der Netzstecker dient bei diesem Produkt als Trenneinrichtung vom Stromversorgungsnetz NING COVER INUTES FOR K OF EXPLOSION COUPER L ALIMENTATION ELECTRIQUE AVANT OUVERTURE DE LA FACE AVANT ATTENTION LA LAMPE EST CHAUDE AVERTISSMENT LAISSER REFROIDIR AU MOINS 15 MINUTES AVANT SON REMPLACEMENT RISQUE D EXPLOSION MANIPULER L AMPOULE AVEC PRECAUTION SE REFERER AU MANUEL DE L UTILISATEUR POUR TOUT REMPLACEMENT DE LALAMPE DEM OFFNEN DES DENKELS STROM ABSCHALTEN VORSICHT EXPLOSIONS GEFAHR LAMPE IST HEIR WARNUNG WARTE WENIGSTENS 15 MIN F R DIE LA
80. ine wave Many UPS systems have square wave or stepped wave outputs These types will not work with Lion The Lion 350 volt power supply for the lamps requires a sine wave input 14 E zur T m N 25 a AC Master switch AC power in 15 2 4 Connecting Picture Sources The three basic types of inputs are 1 analog computer UXGA down to 2 digital computer and 3 video NTSC PAL and SECAM optional Each of these inputs has a separate loop thru output With the DVI the selected input is always available as a digital signal on the Digital Out connector The Panther has these connectors for picture sources Picture Source Connectors Picture comes in on Picture is selected with Picture goes out from Analog 1 Computer button Analog 21 Laptop button S Video DVD button Composite VCR button Digital Source Select menu Analog 1 and Digital 1 The Analog 2 Input is initially connected to the Laptop connector on the side of the Pan ther Digital Video Interface is a standard for digitally connecting computers to their monitors or for inter connecting digital displays The Panther converts any of its inputs to the DVI standard and makes this available at the Digital Out connector This means you can bring in any picture source UXGA SXGA SVGA NTSC RGBS to the first display and connect the rest of the displays in the loop with DVI T
81. ing the Picture Fit the Screen 52 3 5 1 Pan Zoom 54 3 5 2 Adjusting the LCD Position 56 vi 3 6 Lamp Control On or Off 58 3 7 What Mode Detect Does 60 3 8 How to Save Your Work 62 3 9 Recalling What You Saved 64 Operating the Panther 67 4 1 Reading the On Screen Diagnostic Code 68 4 2 Controlling the Lamps 70 4 3 Controlling Audio 72 4 4 Reading the Inside LEDs 74 4 5 Reading the Status Menus 76 4 6 The Hours Menu 78 4 7 Setting Some Conditions 80 4 8 Curtain and Its Colors 82 4 9 Test Patterns 84 Controlling with RS232 Commands 87 5 1 Controlling the Displays with RS232 88 5 2 Sending RS232 Commands 90 5 3 RS232 Command List 94 Index of RS232 Commands 102 Index of RS232 Codes 104 Troubleshooting 105 6 1 Solving Power and Startup Problems 106 6 2 Solving Image Problems 108 6 3 Aligning the LCD 110 6 4 Getting Technical Support 112 Routine Maintenance 115 7 1 Changing Lamps 116 7 2 Changing the Air Filter 118 7 3 Cleaning the Screen Mirror 120 7 4 Upgrading Firmware 122 Reference Section 125 8 1 Menu Structures 126 Source Select 126 Freq Phase 126 Input Levels 127 Pan Zoom 128 Audio 128 Aspect Ratio 129 Color Temperature 129 Curtain 130 Hours 130 Save 131 Hecall 131 Misc Control 132 Status Monito
82. ions will get you a good looking picture 95 of the time Details on how to adjust for a good picture the other 5 of the time are given in the rest of this chapter 1 Select the source by either pressing one of the source buttons on the remote or pressing one of the front panel buttons 2 When you select Laptop or Computer you should adjust for Black Level and White Level for best pic ture Adjustments for Computer and Laptop on page 42 3 When you use DVD or VCR you can adjust color and brightness in the Video Controls menu Adjustments for DVD and VCR on page 46 Lots of laptops Sometimes several people will bring their laptops plug into the side Laptop connector and run their PowerPoint slide shows If the color and brightness of these shows differ or are not satisfactory the fault is probably in the Black Level and White Level set tings See Adjustments for Computer and Laptop on page 42 for more on this laptops have different voltage levels for black and white and that can cause problems However Panther has a solution using separate memories for each laptop Set it up this way 1 Connect a laptop to the Laptop connector on the side and select Laptop with the remote 2 Press Auto Setup on the remote 3 Display a black picture from the laptop You can make a black picture quickly with Windows Paint program 4 On the remote press MENU gt Input Levels gt ENTER gt Auto Black Ad
83. it o 100 89 5 2 Sending RS232 Commands RS232 commands must have the specific form described here The baud rate of the computer must match the rate of the display Every command must start and end with special characters Start character hex 02 which sometimes it prints as the character End character hex 03 which sometimes prints as the character Between the start and end of an RS232 command there are two parts Address 2 bytes 00 through FF hex numbers which equal 0 to 255 decimal Command 3 bytes text and binary numbers listed in RS232 Command List on page 94 Four types of addresses The rest of this section does not apply to most Panther installations because most Panthers are single units and you can safely leave the RS232 address at 00 The address of each cube is set in the Address Select menu Each cube in a system must have a dit ferent address Normally all cubes in a system are looped together for RS232 control so several separate video walls may be joined in a single long RS232 loop In such an arrangement cubes can be addressed singly in small groups or they can all be addressed together In the following illustrations all 12 cubes are strung together in one RS232 loop so they can all hear the same commands When the command uses a global address all the cubes obey the command regardless of their addresses In the command PONY all cubes in bot
84. just gt ENTER 5 Display a white picture from the laptop again making one with Paint 6 Select Auto White Adjust down arrow in the Analog Level menu and press ENTER The Pan ther is now adjusted for this laptop 7 If necessary press PAN ZOOM and adjust posi tion and size Try the Default Find first 32 Press ENTER enough times to highlight Default Press left or right arrow to activate Find f necessary press ENTER to select Pan and use the arrows to make minor adjustments 8 Save this in a numbered memory e Press MENU gt Save gt ENTER Select a numbered memory 5 14 and press ENTER Press the up arrow to highlight Name If there is already a name here press ENTER to erase it Use the up down arrows to cycle through the alphabet numbers and punctuation to write your name Use the right left arrows to move along the line When finished press ENTER to leave the Name section Highlight Yes and press ENTER Press PREV to leave the Save menu 9 Repeat steps 1 through 8 for each different lap top 10 When you plug your laptop into the Panther again recall the settings Press MENU on the remote Select Recall and press ENTER Select your named memory and press ENTER two times Press PREV to clear the menu Lots of DVD players You can use the laptop trick above to save for many different DVDs or VCRs too E g LEFTEF Hain Mera E dk sore Se cct
85. k Start for Panther These quick start steps are explained fully in succeeding sections If you have trouble turn to the more detailed description 1 Roll the Panther into place leaving enough 6 Plug in the power cord space behind it to work to an AC socket Turn on the AC Master 2 Remove the rear cover switch Panther seen from rear with cover closed 7 For neatness dress the cords on the rear panel through the slot and out the bottom cutout 3 Plug in the power cord Panther with rear cover off 8 Close the rear panel and roll the Panther into place 4 Connect a laptop or any other computer to the VGA connector on the left side of the Pan ther lt AC Master power switch should stay on Turn the lamps on and off from the front panel or the remote 5 If you are using sound from the laptop con nect the sound output from the computer to the Laptop connector on the Panther s audio input panel at the rear right 4 12 9 10 11 Wait about 30 seconds for the system to start When the Lamp LED turns amber press the Lamp On switch on the front panel Or aim the remote con trol at the screen and press Lamp On Off If you hear a rapid triple beep the system is not ready for a Lamp On command Wait a few more seconds and try again When the Lamps start to turn on the Lamp LED next to the Lamp On switch on the front panel turns green Pre
86. lack Adjust 43 3 4 2 More About Computer and Laptop For the very best picture and for the correct size computer sources should be adjusted for Frequency and Phase These are automatic or manual The phase of computer pictures varies slightly from one computer to another and the frequency is some times incorrect Adjusting for this is quick and easy l 2 3 Press MENU on the remote Highlight Frequency Phase and press ENTER Highlight Find Phase and press ENTER or highlight Find Freq Phase and press ENTER It is usually enough to Find Phase which is faster because the frequency is often correct There are three possible results If everything works the Working label dis appears If the Selected Source was not Computer or Laptop the error message appears If the picture does not have enough fine detail in it you see the Unable message in the Frequency Phase menu Display a page of black and white text on the computer and try again For these adjustments you must use a picture that comes from the actual computer used for the program material It does not work to set these levels with one computer and then connect a different computer as the source of the program material Adjusting the Frequency also changes the width of the picture However do not use this control for width adjustment Use Pan Zoom The numbers for Frequency and Phase do not have any meaning They are ther
87. le to turn on 3 After about a minute when the lamps have min warmed up press MISC two times You should now see the Lamp Control menu LED A1 Lane Limp cour Lamp Core Limi 1 Lam z Lan 3 8 Contra Lamp Count 4 Lamp Or Status Lamp 1 0n Lamp 2 On Lamp 3 Orn Lamp 4 d i If the second line in this menu says Lamp Control On stop here e Ifthe second line says Lamp Control Off go to the next step 4 Press the down arrow on the remote to high light Lamp Control 5 Press ENTER to change Lamp Control to On 6 Press PREV to close the menus CAUTION Do not change the Lamp Count number up and down and up and down rapidly It takes about 30 seconds for the lamps to respond to changes in the Lamp Count number If you run the count up and down the system may get out of step with reality 58 Effect of Lamp Control o When and Lamp Control is OFF and Lamp Control is ON alamp fails to light on the first try alamp goes out and the Lamp Count is 2 or 3 the system will not try that lamp two more times and will not turn on another lamp in its place the system will not try another lamp the system will try that lamp two more times If it doesn t light on the third try and if the Lamp Count is 2 or 3 the system will try to light another lamp the system will try to turn on another
88. lit See On Screen Sta tus Codes and LEDs on page 136 to interpret the code f the lamps are lit and you can see menus but you don t see the video image check Curtain In the main menu select Curtain and press ENTER Highlight Curtain On Off and press ENTER If Curtain is on press ENTER to turn it off Check Test Pattern Maybe the black test pat tern is on amp There no user serviceable parts in either the electronics module or the power supply This is the normal startup sequence 1 AC power is applied Either the main circuit breaker switch is turned on or AC is reacquired after a power loss 2 Several LEDs on the electronics module turn on and off as the Panther gets started This initial ization phase is about 15 seconds 3 After initialization the Standby LED turns on and all the fans stop However if Auto Lamp On is enabled this step is skipped the fans stay on and lamp ignition starts right away 4 Lamp Ignition The system receives an On command from the remote or RS232 or Auto Lamp On 5 All fans run The system attempts to ignite each lamp in turn with a one second delay between each lamp start It always starts with Lamp 1 and lights them in numerical order amp Ifthe Lamp Bay door is open and its interlock switch is open no lamps will ignite If lamps are already on when the door opens they all go off When the Lamp Bay door is opened the Lockout 106 LED goes red
89. lity EN610004 11 Voltage Dips amp Interrupts FCC Regulations This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence in an installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communica tions However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equip ment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate receiving antenna Increase separation between equipment and receiver Connect equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult your dealer or an experienced radio TV technician Note Any changes or modifications to the display not expressly approved by Clarity Visual could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Use of a shielded interface cable is required to comply with the Class A lim its of Part 15 of FCC rules Other Certifications UL cUL FCC CISPR 22 85 CE 142 143 8 6 Specifications
90. ll work on the Lion if the out put of the UPS is a sine wave Many UPS systems have square wave or stepped wave outputs These types will not work with Lion The Lion 350 volt power supply requires a sine wave input START HERE Press LAMP ON button on remote Lamps on Screen lit Press MENU on remote Press MENU on remote See menu screen Press MONITOR on remote Red or yellow spots on screen See menu on screen Startup was successful Check LCD cable on electronics module Yes Read On Screen Code to find problem Open screen look at inside LEDs Any inside LEDs lit Any inside LEDs red Screen white and no menus See On Screen Status Codes and LEDs on page 136 AC Master switch lit Check Power Supply and Electronics Module Check AC source turn switch on No Temperarture LED red No Intake Fan LED red No Both Exhaust Fan LEDs red No All lamp LEDs red No Lockout LED red No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Allow display to cool for 15 minutes Change Intake Fan Change Exhaust Fan set Try new lamps check ballast connections
91. menu 72 128 audio controls on remote 34 audio follows video 38 Auto Black Adjust 42 Auto Detect 6 36 60 Auto Detect curtain color of 82 Auto Freq Phase 61 Auto Lamp On 80 Auto Position 61 Auto Save 62 64 Auto Setup 60 Auto Setup button on remote 34 Auto White Adjust 42 B Balance control 72 balance control audio on remote 34 ballast definition of 140 power LED 75 barometric pressure 146 Bass 72 baud rate 88 132 current 76 menu 80 baud rate for firmware upgrades 122 beep triple on error 80 149 Beeper in Misc Options menu 80 bin files in firmware upgrades 122 black edges in picture 110 screen is 108 test pattern 84 Black Adjust menu 42 black level see Black Adjust 42 Blue Only 46 Blue test pattern 84 blue screen is 108 Board Jumpers menu 76 Break errors in RS232 76 brightness in Video Controls menu 46 specification for 145 buttons 101 buzzer Beeper 80 C cables connecting picture sources 16 for RS232 straight thru 138 S Video 24 Cbug prompt 123 certifications 142 circuit breaker switch 14 106 Claire 50 Glass Cleaner 120 Clarity Visual Customer Service 112 cleaning the screen 120 codes RS232 index of 104 Color Balance settings in Setup Summary menu 76 Color Temperature menu 50 129 color adjusting 50 colors Curtain 82 comm port of computer 88 commands acknowledging 91 RS232 index of 102 RS232 list 94 composite 140
92. mmand NAK eror on execution _ 118 Unknown Commend u _ Hzo Paamserno fen PWameerousdermge 100 The RS232 codes here produce the effect of pushing the corresponding buttons on the remote control For instance sending the code 2058209 will toggle the Curtain on or off for the display with address 05 because that has the same effect as pressing the CURTAIN button on the remote control There is no difference to the elec tronics module between sending the R61 command and actually pressing the up arrow on the remote When an R command opens a menu the highlight bar will be where it was the last time the menu was closed and you probably won t know where that is Some of the R buttons do not exist on the physical remote control and have no function 101 Index of RS232 Commands The numbers in this index are the row numbers in the RS232 Command List table on page 94 Numerics 1024 22 5096 Gray Field test pattern 63 A Alignment Dashes 67 Alignment test pattern 67 Aspect Ratio Horizontal 79 Aspect Ratio Vertical 80 Auto 58 Auto Detect 52 53 Auto Freq Phase 57 Auto Message 56 Auto Position 58 Auto Re strike 52 59 Auto Save 27 Auto adjust Black Input Level 34 Auto adjust White Input Level 29 B Black Level 34 Black test pattern 62 Blue Color Balance Adjust gray 51 Blue Color Balance Adjust white
93. move the highlight selector to Pan Use the 4 arrow keys to move the image elec tronically on the screen Zoom Press ENTER to move the highlight selector to Zoom Use the left right arrow keys to zoom the pic ture larger and smaller Zoom occurs from the center in all four directions Default Press ENTER to move the highlight selector to default and press the left arrow key This restores the default size zoom of the picture and moves the upper left corner of the picture to the upper left cor ner of the screen Custom Zoom If you want to zoom on only one side and not all four sides at once press ENTER to move to Custom Zoom then press left or right This opens the Zoom Control menu The numbers is this menu indicate the number of original pixels that are displayed This means that as you zoom in the pic ture getting larger the numbers get smaller Black edge in picture If you see a black edge in the picture try to use the Pan control to move the picture over it If you cannot 54 Hain enw TPR Selec Fr aquaenc y neue Levels LCD Alignment Pans Zoom Pin Ratio Color Durt i r Pures save Gane Recall Co Fig His DCantesal Aoi Soar Pans Zoom T Pan 4 Zoom In Qut Default Find Custom 2008 es Use ENTER to n vig te Leon Comtrol Left edge Right edge Width 1280 Haight adge Bottom
94. mplete The dialog box does not disappear and the Cbug prompt does not reappear f the download is performed with a very slow PC it is possible that the electronics module will overrun the PC If the PC can t keep up the download stalls f you select the wrong file to transfer the wrong bin file the file may overrun the space available and stall the transfer If not successful If AC power to the cube is lost during firmware download the cube will not work Do this 1 With the computer connected and the Tera Term program active turn on AC power to the cube 2 As soon as text appears in the Tera Term win dow press Escape several times This will give you a new CBug prompt Begin again with download app at the top of this page If successful If the download was successful turn off the AC power and turn it back on again The changes in firm ware only take effect after a new power up You may download new firmware while the display is on this will not interrupt the program However the new firmware will not be used until AC power is cycled Other downloads It is usually not necessary to load the fpga or the lut files but there is no harm in doing so However if this is a cube read the caution below AN CAUTION You must load cube bin first When this is 123 successfully loaded cycle AC power off then on again so the system is running on the new firmware Then load lut bin and fpga bin
95. n of the picture with these jumpers Hardware Versions This is for service information only It shows the version of the main chips in the electronics module main ai ouncmg Egit Phase Input Levels LCD Ali goment 2007 Hatia color Terperature Curtain Hour z Save Config Recall anfi Mist Contre Status Fon tor Ale Ca Status Fern Cube Status Setup Sumsary Serial Status Board Jumpers Hardware Vers ons Senats Lamp Orn L ibm Lane 3 On Lame Lane Chrl n Exhaust Fam 1 rin Ewheuet Fan z Dn Intake Fan Hor Trer nmal Inber logik Ok Lamp Bay 0k J amp O0Vv Pewee Inweriock Aan On fetup Summary Bouron Roda CHR ERGABO Color Bal 31 31 31 7 7 7 Aspect Fill Fill Eiza Poa amp 2501024 342 J3 pras Dr Audio Sie 47 52 Sox 30 Scan Progressive Sac hk V Frequency 1688 Prise D Black 32 dz White 128 128 Serial Status Haud Hutg 15 2Kbh m Group 0 1001 nit A Clot Port 1 1r Em Oe Tx DOO ee Parity Cherie DES Dr dh Freee irg ii Jumpers Deer Installed OP ar Open Orpen Open Port 2 Trace CHHOBODODDOJ CRS ee See 88 SE OODOODOO00 Defeat
96. n t go beyond it lt numbers under Level are not important to you during these adjustments Main Mera Source Selact Frezueroy Phase Lave ls Position zoom Ampegct Fat ic Color Balance Curtain Hour Save Config Config Misco Control Statue Pomrtor Analog Level Auto Black just eequires black Field Auto Bhite aa just requires white Field Har ual BIiatk Adjust Level sSampl amp 11 Red 0 Gran TE e Elus TO ea manus White Adjust AT Fed 175 ce Grier 1 e BEL 178 ce With the highlight on All as shown here the and arrow keys change all three Black Levels together Adjusting the black and white lev els using the Auto Level analog Lave Auto Black Ir amp juir s olk Field Auto White adjust Iregi rta white Fi amp gld Bleck Acdjust Lewes A11 RB Gi Gran 25 D Blum Adres Ahite 11 17 i n I TE Blum 178 Manually adjusting black Analog Level and white levels Auto Black adjust eequires black Field Auto HRite aa just requires white Field Har ual Bi ask Adjust Level S nmple AT 1 Red 0 Gr gen zB Blue z0 e manus White Adjust AT REG 175 e Grier 17 e B E 178 e With the highlight on Green as shown here the and arrow keys change only the Green Level of B
97. n the lamp won t ignite This code is a brief series of lights of two colors that appear on the screen These lights blink in a simple code shown on the facing page To start the On Screen Diagnostic Code Press PREV twice to be sure there are no menus on the screen Then press up down up arrow keys You will immediately see the LEDs on the screen The tables show the patterns of the codes and what they mean If the lamps are on you will also see the Cube Status menu To stop the On Screen Diagnostic Code ENTER or the left or right arrow key The Status menu goes away amp Whenever you open the Cube Status menu MENU Cube Status ENTER you will see the On Screen Diagnostic Code This will usually be a steady amber light The code is built so you can read it even if you are color blind One color always stays on three times as long as the other so you can read the code by the sequence of colors or by the time sequence On Screen Diagnostic Code Each block represents 0 1 seconds a u turn off the lamps O cc G 4 v 9 C 350V missing Sensor overtemp lamps not off 8 NN Lamps on and no alarms Red 1 Sensor over limit and Temp Monitor is On Lockout 7 Lamp failure any lamp 1 Sensor approached limit Standby state These start with Amber amp do not turn off lamps A B o Senorovetemplampsof 3 BE Powersupply fan
98. nd is warranted against failure for 30 days from the date of installation or first day of rental The replacement of other consumable parts are the Buyer s responsibil ity If any Product fails to conform to the written warranty Clarity s exclusive liability and Buyer s exclusive remedy will be at Clarity s option to repair replace or credit Buyer s account with an amount equal to the price paid for any such defective Product returned by Buyer during the warranty period provided that a Buyer promptly noti fies Clarity in writing that such Product failed to conform furnishes an explanation of any alleged deficiency and obtains from Clarity a return authorization and b Clarity is satisfied that claimed deficiencies actually exist and were not caused by accident misuse neglect alteration improper installation repair or improper testing Clarity will have a reasonable time to make repairs to replace Products or to credit Buyer s account LIMITATIONS Any written warranty offered by Clarity is in lieu of all other warranties express or implied Clarity neither assumes nor authorizes any other person to assume any other liabilities in connection with the sales or use of any product without limitation Clarity disclaims all other warranties express or implied includ ing any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose In no event will clarity be liable to buyer or any other party for procurement costs los
99. ne wire Sometimes called C Video One complete Panther C Video Composite video a video distribution system in which all the video informa tion is sent on one wire DA Distribution amplifier a device that takes in one input and gives out many of the same type DAs are available for video computer and digital signals display One complete Panther DVI Digital Video Interface a standard for distributing computer pictures in digi tal form The device that controls almost every thing about the display It converts incoming pictures to a form that the LCD can use and provides control through the remote control and RS232 connections electronics module One of the buttons on the remote con trol that takes you directly to a menu or chain of menus A lens that has been flattened Fast key 140 amp V sync Horizontal and vertical sync on two separate lines The VGA family uses this type a push button on the remote control ey keystone An image that is wider at the top or bottom or taller on the left or right LCD Liquid Crystal Display the imaging device used in the Panther It works something like a digital watch but in three colors and with greater detail Light Emitting Diode a small low power lamp that glows used as an indicator mode The type of source for computer sources mode is the resolution and other factors such as the vertical refresh rate For video source mode is N
100. neenk Fan zoom Aud in Hise Menu Aspart e ni nr Tareerabure Hisc tions Curtain Lamp Control Curtain Color Bours Test Pateerns Rave Config Curtain Color Blue Hgcall Cersig Rate Mint 20 222 Address Abs nt Red Form tor Fronde Detect Auto Detect Green About IR Disable Baud Hate 219 3B8 dkbpa 7 6Hbpm 115 Addrass Solect Graup 100 0 400 Foge Detect Tasting Massages Ori Sro Haessagae Curtain Auto Datect DEEP enables Fallo wina Auto Loop Enable r z Auto Position nm Auto Phase Or Dimable Disable Yes 132 Hain Merm urce Select input Levels LCD Ali ganent Fani ZOGA Audic Aspect Rnatin Color Terperakura Curtain Hours Save Config Recall Garfig Alec Status Fond far Status Mon itor for details see page 76 Status Menu Cube Status Setup Summary Serial Status Board Jumpers Hardeare VWersi ons Cube S5lbi 5 Lamp 1 Dn Lara 2 Dn Lane d Dn Lane d Dn Lame Geel 0r Fri 1 On Exhauat Fan 2 05 Intake Fan On Fin Han Gn Therrsl Inter lock ok Lamp Bap S504 Poetr Ok interlock Rom On Seti Burm r Brom Rode Color Bal 31 31 3177 7_7 H l dud 4 71 Mall OFF Ampgct Fill Fill Sizgp
101. ng at its two ends side by side Hold the cable ends next to each other both ends pointing away from you Have the clips on both connectors pointing down so you can t see them If the color coding on the two connectors is the same left to right the cable is straight thru The order of the colors doesn t matter as long as they are both the same Analog In and Out 1 and 2 female connector Hed Video Green Video Blue Video No connection No connection Ground Ground Ground 9 No connection 10 Ground 11 No connection 12 No connection 13 Horizontal sync Com posite sync 14 Vertical sync 15 No Connection DUB Coo or us 139 8 4 Glossary of Terms Lots of words and acronyms abbreviations are used in this manual Here is what some of them mean Check the Index too page 149 aspect ratio The ratio of the width to the height of a picture often expressed as 4 by 3 4 3 4x3 or 1 33 1 the aspect ratio of standard television pictures 16 by 9 1 77 1 is the aspect ratio for high definition TV The aspect ratio of a single Panther is 5 4 ballast The device that drives the lamp it pro vides high voltage to start the lamp and lower voltage later composite Sync signals that combine the hori sync zontal and vertical syncs onto one sig nal line separate from the video RGBS uses this type composite A video distribution system in which all video the video information is sent on o
102. nt Par Zim had ASP mation Color Curtain a nav Config Hecall Garsig Hit Lopritnrpi status Pet fie Status Fani Cube StAtUs Setup Summary Serin Status Board Ju rpers Hardware Voersions Menu Deki rns Leap Comteol Test Patterns Curtain Color Baud Rate RS ZJZ Addrass Hode Detect IR Disable Guba Lamp Lamp Sree Fan 7 Cnr ErH Faia intake Fas oe Fan Fem Gn 1 Bay Dcos 22049 oer rtp Ik H r le Contro Lamm d Lane contral Statum Lamp I Failed Lamp 2 Lamp 3 Lane 4 Cr Remember You must cycle the AC power after you change lamps Turn it off then on again 117 7 2 Changing the Air Filter The air filter should be changed at about 8000 lamp hours more often if the system is used in dusty dirty greasy environments To change the filter 1 Remove the rear panel 2 Turn off the AC Master switch and remove the power cord 3 Open the Air Intake Bay door by pulling in on two spring loaded pins 4 Loosen the screw that holds the filter at one corner and remove the filter 5 Install the new filter with the wire side facing inside 6 Close the Air Intake Bay door and be sure the pins go in their proper holes CAUTION The spring loaded pins must be visible on the top of the cover as
103. o large or too small This may be due to improper lens adjustment Check this at Adjusting the LCD Position on page 56 If you are using Clarity s Big Picture it may be a zoom problem See Pan and Zoom on page 54 The screen is one solid color black red green blue Check Test Patterns to see that they are Off See on or white page 85 Check Curtain in the Main menu When the Curtain is On it can have any of these colors See Curtain and Its Colors on page 82 The image is not bright enough How many lamps are you using Look at the Lamp Con trol menu Are any lamps Failed See Controlling the Lamps on page 7O The screen flashes to red or green or blue or white Check Curtain in the Main menu When the Curtain is On when change the source it can have any of these colors See Curtain and Its Colors on page 82 Using HDTV 1080i mode the picture jumps around See and looks incorrect 108 109 6 3 Aligning the LCD Aligning the LCD image to the screen must be done first If you don t check this first later adjustments may be a waste of time Rule No 1 If it doesn t need adjusting don t adjust it Rule No 2 Always follow Rule No 1 The adjustments in this section align the LCD image to the screen giving the image the right position and size Use the Geometry Pattern described below to do general alignment Use the Alignment Dashes to hide an exact number of pixels Does the LCD ha
104. oerper aturn Cur tein MOL haue Config GanFig Mise Status Mani tor Abit Calar Teer ae LFE Color Cac eae Sich iiS Color Balanme Chit Tih eer EP bam Gamma Wide Cumtrm Color Bimlamitm Conr Teer Barr Grm v iud Cumtcem Balance 51 3 5 Making the Picture Fit the Screen Aspect ratio is the width of a picture divided by its height When the aspect ratio of the source picture differs from the aspect ratio of the Lion screen something must be done to make the picture fit the screen The aspect ratio of the screen Panther is 4 3 or 1 33 which is the aspect ratio of 1600 x 1200 UXGA pic tures This is fine for most picture sources Aspect Ratio is ratio of the width to the height of the screen expressed as two whole numbers 4 3 16 9 or a decimal number 1 33 1 77 1600 _ 1200 1 33 When aspect ratios are not the same When the aspect ratio of the source picture is not the same as the aspect ratio of the Panther the pic ture will not fit the screen You have several choices If the source aspect ratio is greater than 1 33 When the source picture s ratio is greater than the cube or wall for instance source 1 77 cube 1 33 you have choices such as these 1 Fill the screen for width without distortion and leave space at the top and bottom The system expands the picture horizontally until it fits the screen no disto
105. olor Tenpera Cu LEDmE 1 GoePig Hisp C ntre l Zbatus Hanrtor 130 Hain Menu Source Freque nty Phasa Input Levels LCD Al greent Pans Audio hin Monitor Aout Save for details see page 62 Auto Save On COFPUTER LAPT OF ovo aa 1 2 3 4 5 E T B E Save 4 Sourne Hade WCRIHTSC Aspect FIll Fill 720 0 83 20 Audio 48 47 82 50 50 Be ighteasa 5 Contrast 4B Hue Saturation 2070 VCR Mode VCR HE HB B mi i idi d m cw di Recall for details see page 64 Hane YCE Qverweite t Tas Recall E 8 dg En COhHPLTER LAPTOP DHC VCR Ch Recall 1 Source Mode Aspect Fill Fill iz oxwloz4 342 33 5 Audio BOR 47 SX Sik Gran Progressive Srnec H amp y Frequency 1688 Phase 0 Black 32 12 Waite 128 128 128 COMPUTER Peal i jas Ao 131 Misc Control io details Hiso Optiona see page 80 Sharpness n Baer Horz Flip Morr ubo Lame OFF Allow Frame Lock On Contra Lamp Count 4 Lamp Controaol n Status Lamp 1 n Lamp z n Lamp 3 0 Lamp 4 0n Test Patterns White Back DON bray Bourot Select Ao Fregus Phase Graben Input Lewis LED Align Aligr
106. ood Picture 3 4 5 Color Temperature The three settings change the warmth of the picture These choices apply globally over all the SOUICES Incandescent lights have a warm feeling while most fluorescent tubes feel cool because they have a dit ferent color temperature You can change the color temperature of the Panther s picture 1 Press MENU on the remote 2 Select Color Temperature and press ENTER 3 With Color highlighted use the right left arrow keys to select the color temperature you wish e Warm Normal Cool the default setting 4 Highlight Gamma and select Graphics usually best for computer pic tures Video best for video pictures You will see the change immediately Note that the Color Temperature setting applies to all five inputs including Digital If you change the Color Temperature for the Computer input it changes the setting for Laptop DVD and VCR too CAUTION For Computer and Laptop inputs DO NOT use the Black Level and White Level controls to adjust color The results will not be good For DVD and VCR inputs you can use the Video Controls to adjust Brightness Contrast Hue tint and Saturation called color or picture in TV con trols These are saved separately for each memory See Adjustments for DVD and VCR on page 46 50 Pain Pen Source Select Fregni Input Lawals LCD Pan 200m Audio Aepert Ratiu Color T
107. ormal H is in V sync M IM M IM SA RC S HV 96 RS232 Data Comments RS232 Commands Input Level Auto adjust White Input Level Input White Level Adjust ALL IA 0 255 LG L G B 3k WL LAU LRU L BL O O OGU O BU O LR G B D Input White Level Adjust Red UJ A Auto adjust Black Input Level input Black Offset Adjust ALL input Black Offset Adjust Red input Black Offset Adjust Bue Move Sample Point Sample point disable enable DRO DR1 AD RD OR QR GD OD QG BD OB QB DR Read red sample in FPGA DG Read green sample in FPGA DB Read green sample in FPGA i gt k 0 255 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 8 3 BX 0 255 BY AY 0 255 DRO disables sample point uses last sample values DR1 enables new A A gt A NO data from the sample point Color Balance 45 CT CT C Cool N Normal W Warm Color Temperature custom color balance setting only in response to CT 46 Red Color Balance Adjust white BR R BR CR 47 Green Color Balance Adjust BG G BG CG 0 31 white 8 Blue Color Balance Adjust white BBU BD BB CB 1 D R RR GG RG 0 15 RB O Auto Detect off 1 Auto Detect on 9 0 R Green Color Balance Adjust gray GGU GD Blue Color Balance Adjust gray GBU BD
108. ou are using For 4 lamps about 690 W See Spec ther use ifications on page 144 for a complete list How many lamps does it use The Panther has four lamps but you can use two three or four It will continue to operate even if only one lamp works What is the aspect ratio of the 4 3 or 1 33 the same as standard television or computer screens screen Width Height Can servicing be performed from No All servicing is performed from the rear the front How much space do have to At least 8 inches 20 cm for air flow leave behind the Panther for ven tilation 1 2 Your Personal Safety Is Important The PN 6730 UX is heavy It sometimes contains very high voltages It produces UV ultra violet radi ation and in some parts it is very hot If your physical health and safety mean nothing to you you may skip this section and take your chances More sensible people will take two minutes to read this section at least once The fully assembled display weighs about 247 lbs 113 kg which is why you assemble it by parts as you build the wall The individual pieces are not light either lower section 98 lbs 45 kg top section 101 lbs 46 kg screen 48 lbs 22 kg These pieces are large and awkward to handle Never lift or move pieces alone Always have at least two people When assembling a wall you will need more than two people to handle and control the sections The lamps need very high voltages to
109. owers the sound level of the inter nal speakers and the external speakers if you have them connected Mute turns off or on the sound for internal and external speakers Loudness boosts the bass and treble Int Spkrs turns off or on the internal speakers but leaves the external speakers untouched Tone Treble adjusts the relative volume of the highs Bass adjusts the relative volume of the lows Balance Internal adjusts the left right balance for the inter nal speakers only Line Out adjusts the left right balance for the external speakers only About Line Out The Line Out connectors are called Variable Line Out because the Volume controls both the internal speakers and external speakers Why does the value jump so far When you adjust Volume or the other controls the step size is determined by the audio control chip 72 These step sizes are not the same for the four con trols so some controls move along faster than others The table below shows how many steps there are for each control Control Number of steps Volume Pain Fen Source Select Feequencty Phase Audio Input Levols LCD Al iamment Volume ETE Pan doon Hute Ha ute Loudness Aspect Ratio Int Spkes On color Terperaturs TII D Curtain Tome Haus Trebie 72015 Save Config Bass E1 Hias Balance Statum tor Internal R 50 Line tut L NEN 50 Controls
110. pidly before the system has time to respond can cause the system to get out of step with reality Do not use this control as a toy Lamp Control turns the lamp control on and off You would only use this in troubleshooting When lamp control is On everything works as it is described in this section When lamp control is Off changing the Lamp Count doesn t do anything Also if a lamp goes out the system will not try to light another one Lamp 1 2 3 4 shows the state of each lamp Each lamp has a state indication On The system needed this lamp and it is on Off The System Did Not Try To Strike This Lamp During The Most Recent On Sequence Striking The system is currently trying to light this lamp If the lamp is good this process will take only a few seconds If the lamp is not good this could take more than a minute Failed The system tried this lamp but it would not light Shutdown The system is about to turn this lamp off If a lamp fails to light on the first try and Lamp Con trol is on the system waits 30 seconds and tries to 70 ignite that lamp again It tries three times so it might take several minutes to get all the lamps lit Continual monitoring of lamps When Lamp Control is on the system monitors the state of the lamps once per second If any lamp goes out it tries to ignite the next spare good lamp Failed lamps When the system tries a lamp three times and it does not li
111. ptical Specification Image position Rotation Pincushion Barrel Keystoning Focus Aberration Screen Wide View Gain Viewing cone 1 2 gain Brightness 4 Iramps Brightness 3 lamps Brightness 2 lamps Quality View Metric QVM QVM at 50 viewing angle Brightness uniformity Contrast ratio Resolution see table page 147 Lamp life hours 100W UHP lamp Maximum Minimum 690 W 575 W 460 W 2373 1964 1571 Maximum Minimum 1 pixel 1 pixel gt pixel 1 pixel 1 pixel 1 pixel 1 pixel 1 pixel 80 40 Typical Notes 633 W 483 W 345 W 2167 1615 1178 Typical Notes pixel pixel 0 pixel pixel No objectionable defocusing or chromatic aberration at distance of 1 5 screen diagonals by a 20 20 vision viewer 1 071096 4 Two part screen composed of a front black glass screen and a back Fresnel lens 1 5 gain 135 63 5 52 cd m 39 cd m 26 cd m 1 400 with four lamps 300 gt 8096 ANSI 13 point standard gt 1 500 Dark room 8 000 Median according to UHP specifica tion 50 still operational after specified median lamp life 1 Clarity s Quality Viewing Metric QVM is a comprehensive measure of image quality It combines the effects of brightness contrast and ambient light to yield a more meaningful measurement for evaluating perceived image quality See www ClarityVisual com for more information on QVM and image quality Environmental Spec
112. puter networks These cables have eight 8 conductors and have RJ 45 connectors on each end Itis important that the cable have straight through connections To know if your cable is correct hold the two connectors side by side with the ends pointing in the same direction Look at the side of the connectors that do not have the locking tab If the colors of the wires inside the connector are the same left to right for both connectors this is the correct cable If the colors are mirror reflections of each other it is the wrong type You need an adapter to go from the computer s 9 pin serial output connector to an RJ 45 connector Adapt ers of this type are readily available at computer and electronic supply stores You will only need one adapter all the rest of the connections will be RJ 45 to RJ 45 The adapter is not pre wired You will make three connections inside the adapter as described on the facing page and in Connector Diagrams on page 138 Connecting RS232 cables 1 Connect the adapter to the serial output con nector of the controlling computer This com puter does not have to be the same one as the computer used as a picture source The serial output is sometimes called the Comm Port and sometimes there are two lt serial output is 25 pin connector use a 25 to 9 pin adapter then the 9 pin to RJ 45 adapter 2 Connect a cable from the 45 adapter to the nearest cube s RS232 In conne
113. r 133 Prev 134 Enter 134 8 2 On Screen Status Codes and LEDs 136 8 3 Connector Diagrams 138 8 4 Glossary of Terms 140 8 5 Regulatory Information 142 8 6 Specifications 144 Index 149 vii viii 1 About the Panther 1 1 Questions About the Panther 2 1 2 Your Personal Safety Is Important 4 1 3 Changes in Panther 6 1 1 Questions About the Panther In this manual the various Panther models are referred to generally as Panther or PN 6730 UX Questions and Answers about the Panther What is a Panther Panther is the name for model number PN 6730 UX or PN 6740 UX the 67 Clarity display designed specifically for stand alone operation How much does a Panther A fully assembled Lion weighs 300 Ibs 136 kg weigh What is the operating tempera 0 to 35 32 to 95 The ambient air temperature that is the temperature of the ture range incoming air should not be in this range What kinds of inputs does the Computer UXGA 1600 x 1200 SXGA 1280 x 1024 XGA 1024 x 768 SVGA Panther accept 800 x 600 VGA 640 x 480 Video NTSC PAL SECAM in either composite or S Video Digital Computer DVI at the Computer resolutions noted above What options are available for There are two models PN 6730 UX which does not have audio the Panther and PN 6740 UX which has audio Beyond that there are no options How much power does a Pan It depends on how many lamps y
114. r this symbol in the command line substitute a binary hex value for this symbol in the command line RS232 Data Comments EEE Controls Lamp Se eS eae Off State of system responses to PO PON Run POU UL lockout cycle power POX Timed lockout wait POF Standby PO1 Ignition PO2 Waiting for power PO3 Restrike PO Unknown E dono Adjust LIE MC FRS 128 127 V Position Up Down To Get Set V Position Get Set Zoom Edge EX H Image Control Normal Flip HFO HF1 HF normal 1 flip 7 Curtainon off CO CON on COF off HE Color CC 1 red 2 green 3 blue 4 black white Son s _ 22 Lamp Conan or 108 0 oiicon _ 94 RS232 Commands RS232 Data hex 13 Lamp Count Set lamp count to LC LC Set binary hex 1 4 number of lamps desired Get is a bit mask showing which Lamp Mask Get mask of which lamps are enabled not how many lamps are supposed to be on Does not determine which lamps are See also Lamp Status for actually on See Lamp Status com actual state of each lamp mand F in hex 1111 binary all lamps 7 in hex 0111 binary lamps 1 2 5 in hex 0101 binary lamps 1 amp 3 Etc Lamp Status LA Send LA where is lamp number 1 4 Responses are LAN lamp on LAF lamp off LAK lamp striking LAS lamp shutting down LAD lamp failed Read
115. resolutions supported 19 21 23 147 manual part number manually adjusting levels 42 manufacturer s address 142 meanings of terms used in manual 140 mechanical specifications 144 memory erasing 62 recalling a 64 memory saving to a 62 menu Address Select 80 132 Analog Level 42 127 Aspect Ratio 129 Audio Controls 72 128 Baud Rate 80 88 132 Black Level 42 Board Jumpers 76 button on remote 35 Color Temperature 50 129 Cube Status 76 Curtain 130 Curtain Colors 82 Digital Level 127 Freq Phase 126 Hardware Versions 76 Hours 78 130 Input Levels 127 IR Disable 80 Lamp Control 58 70 132 Lamp Hours 78 LCD Alignment 127 LCD alignment 110 LCD Panel Alignment 56 Level Analog 42 Misc Control 80 132 Mode Detect 36 60 Pan Zoom 54 128 Phase 126 Recall 64 131 Runtime Hours 78 Save 62 64 131 Save Config 62 Serial Status 76 Setup Summary 76 Source Select 126 Status Monitor 133 System Hours 78 Test Patterns 132 Video Controls 46 127 White Adjust 42 White Level 42 Zoom Pan Zoom 54 messages on the screen 60 messages received counter in RS232 76 Misc Control descriptions of 80 Misc Control menu 132 Misc menu 80 mode definition of 140 detect definition of 141 Mode Detect 36 menu 60 monitoring lamps 70 motors LCD 110 moved picture is 111 moving the cursor 134 Mute 72 mute control on remote 34 N NAK 91 no source 75 137 noisy pic
116. ress the left arrow key to highlight Yes 4 Press ENTER lt _ There is no undo for Lamp Hours 78 hain enu Sourcm Select lneut Levels LCD Alignment Pan Zoos Audia AgpbcL Waking Colas Terber ture Que bain Hars Sma Config Real Govkeol Sbabus Hanitor aout 79 4 7 Setting Some Conditions Here are the settings you can change to suit your application Press MENU select Misc Options and press ENTER to open the Misc Menu menu To change any item highlight it and press ENTER Sharpness The default conditions is on for ana log sources and that s the best It is grayed out for digital video sources where it would have no effect When Sharpness is off the pic ture goes through a low pass filter Beeper When this is on the system beeps every time a button is pressed and beeps continu ally when a button is held down When Off the system only beeps for three conditions Lamp On command from the remote Lamp Off command from the remote See also Triple on this page Horz Flip reverses the image left and right when you press ENTER It is usually set to Norm but you can change it to Flip if you need to Auto Lamp when on starts to strike the lamps very soon after AC power is acquired without waiting for a Lamp On command In most applications for Panther it is best to leave it off If AC power is lost the lamps are ignited
117. rol 0n Status Lamp 1 n Lamp z n Lamp 3 0r Lamp 4 0n Test Patterns Homer Wm its Black COX Greasy Hed Green ETum 411 mae Ce come to ro ye Gray Scale Curtain Color leer Biue Abs nt Red Auto Detesct oreen Baud R te 2 amp ikbER 013 57 Gkbps 115 Z2kbps AdgrBss Eelect Rafa Group Oo Unita 101 Rode Detect Testing Dim Sel Auto Dobie on enables Auta Loop Enable Auto Poel tion Auth Phase IR O1584b12 B mabie IRT Yes No 81 4 8 Curtain and Its Colors Curtain when on blocks the source picture and displays instead a solid color on the screen There are three conditions under which this might occur Curtain is a control that covers blocks the incoming picture with either black or a selected color Curtain is active on under these conditions User when you manually turn Curtain on with the Curtain button or through the main menu Src Absent when there is no picture from the selected source Source Absent or when this picture is invalid which is also considered to be Source Absent Auto Detect while the system is trying to acquire the incoming picture searching for its type of sync In each of these situations the Panther covers the screen with black or with a color you choose red green blue black or white The User color is also used a
118. rted mode It now picks the closest matching mode no matter how far it is from the ideal The Source Select menu shows both the actual values frequencies detected and the expected values for that mode When these differ by more than 10 the value is red 2 Installing the Panther 2 1 Unpacking the Panther 10 2 2 Quick Start for Panther 12 2 3 Connecting Power 14 2 4 Connecting Picture Sources 16 2 4 1 Using Analog Computer Sources 18 2 4 2 Using Digital Computer Sources 20 2 4 3 Using RGBS Sources 22 2 4 4 Using Composite and S Video Sources 24 2 5 Connecting Audio 26 2 6 Connecting RS232 Control Cables 28 2 1 Unpacking the Panther The Panther in the shipping container is fully assembled These are the same instructions that were on the outside of the container Tools 9 16 socket wrench At least two persons 4 Remove 3 bolts 2 at bottom edge 2 Remove all 2 bolts 3 places on one vertical end 3 places on opposite vertical end 2 places 5 Remove remaining side panel 10 6 Remove 4 bolts 2 places at one end Do NOT remove 7 bolts 9 Hold display to prevent it from rolling and remove 7 bolts 2 places 11 Panther out of packing crate Disassemble crate further for storage 7 One person hold rear of display One person push up on end of Panther display Pull 5 strap first 8 Then pull 6 strap One end of packing case is 11 2 2 Quic
119. rtion 2 Fill the screen for height without distortion and let the sides be cropped off The system expands the picture vertically until if fits the screen no distortion 3 Fill the screen for width and stretch it to fit ver tically The system expands the picture hori zontally until it fits the screen then stretches it 52 to fill the screen vertically some distortion results If the source aspect ratio is smaller than 1 33 When the source picture s ratio is less than the cube or wall for instance source 1 25 cube 1 33 you have choices such as these 1 Fill the screen for height and leave space at the sides 2 Fill the screen for width and let the top and bot tom be cut off 3 Fill the screen for height and stretch it horizon tally to fit This produces some distortion In the Aspect Ratio menu described in the next section you choose how you want to display the pic ture The background color which shows in strips at the top and bottom in example 1 is taken from the User Curtain color You will learn how to set this color in Curtain and Its Colors on page 82 Image Fit Horizontal Right Center Ratio h mpmszt ig B urce T zi nor et init 33 jes oA 314 Hm Sirti fal Kori forbs Wertioal eens zu manga Fit Fill Botton Center This diagram shows the possibili ties available when the aspect ratio MOM of
120. s at a time In the Alignment pattern you may see only three dashes on the left side of the screen no matter how where the LCD is horizontally If this happens high light Alignment in the Test Patterns menu and press the or a few times to make all six dashes appear If the left side border in the Geometry Pattern is only two pixels wide highlight Geometry Pattern and press the or buttons to fix it lt Be sure to set Test Patterns to None when you are finished with them Otherwise no source pictures can be displayed clarity Hain Henu Sturge Se ect Fresuency Phase Input Levels LCD A1l 8rment Pan zace amp udic Color Termerabure Cur bain Hours Donzig Recall Cenria Mis C ntnrbBl Status Monitor About FMimc Menu Misc Options Lamp C ntral Test Patterns Curtain Calor Baud Rate Ro Za2 Address Mode Detect Disable Test Patterns Hone White Black Geometry aGGray Scale 85 86 5 Controlling with RS232 Commands 5 1 Controlling the Displays with RS232 88 5 2 Sending RS232 Commands 90 5 3 RS232 Command List 94 Index of RS232 Commands 102 Index of RS232 Codes 104 87 5 1 Controlling the Displays with RS232 Panthers can be controlled individually or in groups with RS232 commands Each display must have a unique address Each cube and the computer used for command must have the same baud rate set ting Baud rate is not
121. s Cleaner is good glass cleaner It is a foaming spray in a pressurized can It is sold under many different names by local companies that sell janitor and building maintenance supplies In some parts of the world this same cleaner is known as Sprayway 50 Glass Cleaner Ask at a jan itor supply company for either of these cleaners Hundreds of supply companies sell this product under their own brand name Glass Wax does a good job of cleaning the screen It is a thick pink liquid Put some on a clean damp cloth and or a clean damp sponge and spread it thinly on the screen Let it dry Wipe up the powder with a clean dry cloth Cleaners NOT to use Do not use any cleaner that has an abrasive material such as sink and porcelain cleaners or cleaning compounds that contain pumice These damage the anti reflective coating e Do not use a A clean cloth that has been used to wipe some thing else such as a table There could be microscopic particles of grit in the cloth and these will scratch the screen 120 Do not use a sponge that has been used to clean other things It is very difficult to get grit out of a sponge once it is in there Buy a new sponge and keep it for this purpose only Using soapy water You can use plain soapy water to clean the screen Use a mild liquid soap very dilute Wring out or squeeze out most of the water Read the Cautions on this page Wipe carefully with the damp cloth Dry
122. s of profits loss of use or for any other incidental consequential indirect or special damages or for contribution or indemnity claims however caused Clarity s liability shall be limited to actual direct damages not in excess of the amounts paid to clarity by buyer for the product These limitations will apply to all claims including without limitation war ranty contract indemnity tort including negligence strict liability or otherwise Table of Contents 1 About the Panther 1 1 1 Questions About the Panther 2 1 2 Your Personal Safety Is Important 4 1 3 Changes in Panther 6 2 Installing the Panther 9 2 1 Unpacking the Panther 10 2 2 Quick Start for Panther 12 2 3 Connecting Power 14 2 4 Connecting Picture Sources 16 2 4 1 Using Analog Computer Sources 18 2 4 2 Using Digital Computer Sources 20 2 4 3 Using RGBS Sources 22 2 4 Using Composite and S Video Sources 24 2 5 Connecting Audio 26 2 6 Connecting RS232 Control Cables 28 3 Adjusting the Picture 31 3 1 Quick Selection and Adjustment 32 3 2 A Tour of the Remote Control 34 3 3 Selecting the Source 36 3 3 1 Audio Follows Picture Sources 38 3 4 Adjusting For a Good Picture 40 3 4 1 Adjustments for Computer and Laptop 42 3 4 2 More About Computer and Laptop 44 3 4 3 Adjustments for DVD and VCR 46 3 4 4 Setup for Digital Sources 48 3 4 5 Color Temperature 50 3 5 Mak
123. s the background for Aspect Ratio When the Image Fit is not set to fill fill part of the screen may be filled with the User color To set Curtain colors Press MENU Highlight Curtain and press ENTER Highlight Curtain Colors and press ENTER Select the condition and press ENTER Select the color Press PREV to return to back up and select another condition or press PREV several times to back out of the all menus ee For most applications the screen should be black under each of these conditions and this is the default setting However you may set them differently so you will know what the Panther was doing To turn the Curtain on or off Press CURTAIN on the remote to toggle the cur tain on or off or Press MENU select Curtain press ENTER select User Curtain On Off press ENTER press ENTER again to toggle the curtain on or off Curtain Message When Curtain Message is On a notice appears on the screen whenever the User Curtain is on Curtain Qn 82 Test Patterns Test patterns constitute a fourth type of curtain When you turn on a test pattern the incoming video is blocked just as it is with the three types of curtain described above The Test Pattern overrides all cur tain types That is when you turn on a test pattern you see the test pattern not the curtain color Turns on or off the User curtain immediately without showing a menu Cur bain Leer Curt amp in OFF
124. sed to be all lamps shut off lamps do not shut off off Interlock No AC power Normal Lamp Bay cover open interlocks closed or thermal cutoff open Temperature No AC power Normal Temperature Temperature approach exceeded limit ing limit menu __ Onguentronesecnd whe _ __ tars whenever ie detected rom any sauce eee Normal lamps on Standby Ready for Lamp ON command Lockout Normal Lamps can t be lit An interlock or other Standby or during this time wait failure event occurred lamps on for Lockout state to You must cycle power to reset this Lockout end Source No AC power Normal valid Source not valid or Testing for sync type source detected no source 75 4 5 Reading the Status Menus The Status Monitor menu chain shows lots of information about the current state of the cube To see the Status Monitor menus Press MENU 2 Select Status Monitor and press ENTER 3 Select the menu you want to see and press ENTER None of these menus have any control so there is no highlight in any of them Cube Status Current state of each lamp Lamp Control is on or off can be changed in the Lamp Control menu page 70 Current state of each fan Whether fan monitoring is on or off Service Guide State of the Thermal Interlock Current state of the Lamp Bay door switch OK means the switch is closed Whether 350 V power is available to the lamp balla
125. should see a Cbug prompt appear in the software window If you do not see this prompt stop here and check the settings above At the Cbug prompt type download app J LN WARNING Typing download app erases several blocks of code in memory Do not turn off the power until the new firmware is successfully loaded You should see text like this CBug download app Sector 0x40000 Sector 0x50000 Sector 0x60000 Sector 0x70000 Downloading app 0x40000 C At this point you see a C prompt and slowly more Cs will appear Start the transfer before the 5th C prompt appears which is a time out Begin transferring the cube bin file using xmodem If you are using Tera Term you would do this 1 Click File gt Transfer gt XMODEM gt Send 2 In the dialog box Browse to find the directory with cube bin 3 Double click cube bin If you extracted the bin files from a self extracting zipped file cube bin will be in C Clarity Up 573 1 000 A dialog box will appear showing the progress of the transfer in percent At the end of downloading this box disappears and the Cbug prompt appears again LN WARNING If the dialog box does not disappear and the transfer stalls before it is complete DO NOT turn off the cube s AC power Instead press Cancel in the dialog box type download app again and start over Possible problems The most common problem is a download stall the download process stops before it is co
126. soon after it power is restored If Auto Lamp is Off the system waits for a command from the remote or from RS232 before igniting the lamps Lamp Control is discussed in Controlling the Lamps on page 70 It should normally be left on Test Patterns are discussed in Iest Patterns on page 84 Curtain Color is described in Curtain and Its Colors on page 82 Baud Rate in kilobytes per second is the data rate that the RS232 Input and Output ports use This does not matter if you are not using RS232 con trol The correct rate matching the computer s rate must be set in each display manually with this menu The RS232 port does not automatically detect the incoming rate as modems often do See Controlling the Displays with RS232 on page 88 for more information lt Therate set in this menu does not effect the baud rates for the Trace and Load Data connectors These are always 115 2 Kbps 80 Address Select sets the RS232 address of this display cube This does not matter if you are not using RS232 control This is the only place where you can set the RS232 address If you do not use RS232 control this address does not matter If you do use RS232 see Controlling the Displays with RS232 on page 88 and Sending RS232 Com mands on page 90 for a complete description of the system and its protocol Mode Detect See complete discussion in What Mode Detect Does on page 60 IR Disable Press MISC se
127. ss the Laptop but ton on the front panel Or on the remote The Laptop LED on the front panel will be green if the source picture is valid amber if it is not valid or missing Control the volume of sound with the two buttons beneath the front panel or the Volume buttons on the remote 13 2 3 Connecting Power Each display may draw up to 6 amps 3 amps at 230 V The AC Master switch on the power supply module is a circuit breaker which will trip to the off position in the event of an overload The power supply is auto ranging Remove the back cover Use a flat screwdriver or a coin to turn the four very large screws one quarter turn Connect a power cable to the power supply and to an AC source The power supply is auto ranging so it works with any source from 100 to 240 VAC 50 to 60 Hz The AC Master switch on the power supply is a circuit breaker It lights when the switch is ON and AC power is available to it The AC Master is not lit if it is OFF or there is no AC power available If there is an overload the circuit breaker switch will move to the OFF position Reset the breaker by switching it to the ON position However a circuit breaker that trips is a sign of trouble Find the trouble first or call a qualified service person who can find the trouble About UPS supplies Some installations use a UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply These will work on the Lion if the out put of the UPS is a s
128. stopped Ej Either Exhaust fan stopped 5 E WE R y 2 Conditions 1 2 4 5 or 6 will cause Lockout After fixing the problem you may see Condition 7 Lockout You must cycle AC power off then on to reset the Lockout condition Sensor over limit and Temp Monitor is Off Unit is waiting for a Lamp On command 68 What the On Screen Diagnostic Codes Mean Mm 1 Interlock thermal cutoff open The thermal cutoff switch is open preventing the lamps from lighting This indicates a serious overtemp condition 2 Interlock Lamp Bay door open The Lamp Bay cover is lifted Close it and recycle the AC power 3 Sensor overtemp lamps off One of the temperature sensors measured a temperature over its limit Trip point and the Temperature Sensor control is On 4 Power supply fan stopped The power supply fan has failed 5 Either Exhaust fan stopped Either exhaust fan has failed 6 350V missing The 350V from the power supply to the lamp ballasts is not there so the lamps cannot light 7 Lockout The system is in the UL Lockout state Cycle AC power off then on to reset this 8 Sensor overtemp lamps not off One of the temperature sensors measured a temperature over its limit Trip point and the Temperature Sensor control is Off This will not turn off the lamps 9 Lamp failure any lamp At least one of the lamps failed but not all of them 10 Sensor approac
129. sts Whether the interlocks are being monitored to shut off the lamps normally Setup Summary This is the same information shown in the Save and Recall detail menus with the addition of the Color Bal which is saved globally and not in each memory These number will be different for the three Color Temperature choices See Color Temperature on page 50 and How to Save Your Work on page 62 Serial Status Current setting in the Baud Rate menu page 88 Current RS232 address settings page 88 Number of messages Received and Transmitted for each of the four ports Port 1 is RS232 In and Out Port 2 is the Load Date and Trace con nectors Bottom four rows show Parity errors not used Overrun of UART capacity Breaks in recep tion or transmission and Framing errors on the two ports Port 1 is used for ordinary control of the cube Port 2 is for loading new firmware and monitoring the cube s status amp Pressing ENTER in this menu resets the counts to Zero 76 Board Jumpers These jumpers are on the electronics module board Some are used to bypassed interlocks for test ing purposes Don t do it safety is involved The state of each jumper is indicated by the open installed notice None of these jumpers are for user control They are here for information only The 7 8 and 11 12 jumpers indicate that this dis play uses a UXGA LCD Do not move these jumpers You cannot change the resolutio
130. ture 108 None test pattern 84 Normal color temperature 50 normal startup sequence 106 NTSC 16 36 NTSC definition of 140 number of lamps 2 O objective lens 56 On Screen Diagnostic Code 68 136 meanings of 69 On Screen Status Code 68 106 136 operating temperature 2 145 optical specifications 145 options 2 Overrun errors in RS232 76 overtemp sensor is 68 136 P package shipping 10 PAL 16 36 PAL definition of 140 Pan Zoom button on remote 34 menu 54 128 vs LCD Alignment 56 Panel Alignment menu 56 Panther definition of 140 Parity errors in RS232 76 part number of this manual i Phase 108 126 adjustments 44 phone numbers Clarity s 112 picture does not fit the screen fit the screen picture does not 52 not bright enough 108 too large or too small 111 too large small 108 pixel freq for analog amp digital inputs 19 21 23 147 pixels per line for analog inputs 19 21 23 147 PN 6730 UX 140 PN 6740 UX 140 PN 6740 UX audio connections for 26 Position see Pan Zoom menu 128 power ballast LED 75 cables connecting 14 consumption 2 153 power supply definition of 140 fan 74 fan stopped 68 136 LED 75 uninterruptible 14 pressure barometric 146 Prev 35 134 problems with firmware downloads 123 prompt Cbug 123 Q questions and answers 2 quick start 12 H ROO and other Rxx numbers 101 radiation UV 4 Recall Config 64 Recall m
131. uding refresh vertical rate is listed in the table puter resolutions within range Each Analog input on the facing page has a separate buffered output for loop thru The Analog 2 Input is initially connected to the Laptop connector on the side of the Panther COMPOSITE ANALOG I ANALOG 2 DOTA R22 L Mm The electronics module as seen from the rear of the display Picture Source Connectors Selected with Picture goes out Analog 1 Computer butto Analog 1 and Digital Analog 2 Laptop button ied 18 Formats Supported in the Analog 1 Analog 2 and Digital Connectors Refresh rate H Freq kHz Pixel Freq Pixels Resolution MHz per line 640 x 480 800 x 600 SVGA 53 7 56 5 31 5 25 175 800 37 9 31 5 832 37 5 31 5 840 43 3 832 36 1024 37 9 gt 0 1056 50 1040 46 9 49 5 1040 O1 06 25 1048 65 1344 5 1328 60 2 78 75 1312 85 5 1376 68 77 1280 1024 SXGA 640 60 63 5 640 x 480 MAC 34 97 832 x 624 49 72 1280 x 720p HDTV 720 x 400 VESA 31 47 1024 x 1024i 1024 x 1024i 8 63 3 94 5 1376 O gt 108 1688 109 9 1730 130 6 1726 135 1688 157 5 1728 162 2160 31 33 859 57 28 1152 74 25 1650 Co N N 5 T O 74 25 2200 28 32 936 35 5 936 89 12 1323 19 2 4 Connecting Picture Sources 2 4 2 Using Digital Computer Sour
132. until AC power has been cycled off then on after you have changed the lamp 258 ro er IE CELSA Fan LEDs indicate the fan s state To turn on any lamps the Power Supply Fan and both the Exhaust Fans must be working 74 Green This fan is running Red This fan failed and it caused the lamps to go out Lamps cannot be lit Standby is green when the lamps are ready to light and the display is waiting for an ON command It is off when the lamps are on Interlock There are two interlocks One is a switch which opens when the Lamp Bay door opens and the other is a thermal cutoff switch not associated with the temperature sensors If either of these opens this LED turns red and the lamps will not light The Interlock LED will turn green when the Lamp Bay door is closed again or the thermal cut off switch is reset See Lockout below Lockout is red whenever the Interlock LED turns red As long as it is red you cannot light the lamps The only way to turn off the Lockout LED is to cycle the AC power off then on again When AC power comes back the Lockout LED will be off provided the condition that caused the lockout has been corrected These events cause a Lockout con dition Lamp Bay door opens ntake fan stops when it should be on Both exhaust fans stop when they should be on Thermal cutoff switch opens Overtemp condition occurs if Temperature Monitorin
133. up address 88 H H amp V sync definition of 140 H Freq for analog amp digital inputs 19 21 23 147 Hardware Versions menu 76 HDTV 19 21 23 147 HDTV 1080i mode 108 heat from displays 145 hex values for ascii 92 high voltage 4 Horz Flip 80 108 Hours menu 78 130 Hours resetting lamp 78 hue 46 humidity 146 ignition sequence of lamps 71 image dark line of no video 108 focus not adjustable 110 moving the 110 noisy 108 position 110 reversed 108 rotating 110 size of adjusting 110 too large small 108 vertical bands in 108 image not bright enough 108 image problems 108 image aligning the 110 image moving the LCD 56 Incr command 94 Increment 94 index of RS232 codes 104 index of RS232 commands 102 input amplitude 144 Input Level for video 46 Input Levels menu 127 input sources on remote 34 inputs accepted 2 inside LEDs table of 137 Int Spkrs 72 interlock lamp bay door open 68 136 thermal cutoff open 68 136 interlock event 75 137 interlock LED 74 interlock electrical 4 interlocks monitored display 76 Internal balance control 72 internal speakers 72 IR Disable 80 IRLED 75 151 J jumpers settings of 76 K key definition of 140 keystone definition of 140 L lamp changing 116 cover open 68 75 136 137 cover switch monitor 76 current state of each 76 failed 70 75 137 failure indication of in diagnostic codes 68 136 hours res
134. urrent firmware version Look at the About menu MENU gt About to see if you need to upgrade Clarity Systams S075 SW Hillmam Court Suite 3122 Wileonwvwilia OR 37070 LSA Tel 803 570 0700 Wes wwu clarityWVimual com NL d E b m Ga ee 09 000 EN LH LI Be Date Tue Dec 19 200 Firmware version 122 Connect the PC to the electronics module Use a female 9 pin to RJ 45 adapter available at electronics and computer stores and wire it as shown Yellow wire Black wire 2 Green wire 5 Connect a straight thru cable with RJ 45 connec tors at each end computer network cable from the adapter to the electronics module s Load Data con nector lt NOT use the RS232 connectors on the electronics module for firmware upload It won t Load Data connector Set up the communications software Turn on AC power to the display It is not neces sary to turn on the lamps Start the communications software Tera Term on your computer and use these settings E Tees Term COM WI Fie Setup Corded ann COM1 is the usual setting but it may be different for you rate Parity nane Sinp 1 bi Qoo H4 Fiar conto nome gt Tramemit delay n meecichar RN merciine Start the download With the cursor in the serial communications soft ware press Enter You
135. urtea Select Frequency Phase Input Levels LOD Audio Aust Ratio Color Terserature Hours Bawa Config Recs Coefig Comtron ptits Monitor Color Balance Test pattern OFF Hide menu to clipboNrsd Rectal Foor Write Adjuss mil el 1 ea a 1313 Green 11 1213 Blue 12 1225 balance 8811 Frau Green 1 Blue 1 1 1 Color Go te Go Tm ern es een Color Balance Color Go ce Acne CHmmd amp Der ee Em Color Balance Color Tienes tir Colon Harm gt Y gdt Custom Color Balance 129 Cu N details see page 82 Turns on or off the User curtain immediately without showing a menu Hain Pin amp ourcg Fragen 181 Lurtaim gmi DFF LEG Al igat Curtain Manu Pan Liner Curtain On Madii User Curtain n DFF us on nn Curtain Colors lore ere Durbin Curtain Agsesage orn HUP Curtain Color Base Config Recall DcnPig Hist Control leer Blue Src Alsace Aubo Datact nnrecon H OUFS for details see page 78 rein Ferri Burl SEGL AFLE 21 8 LCD Foote Md ic Amngch Bebe D
136. us open or if there is no input If you see a pic ture when menus are open but it disappears when menus disappear turn off Allow Frame Lock Himc Onticns Bhsrmpmness Harper Flip Auto Lemp Allee Fries LOCE L Lamp Control The lamps turn on and off almost immediately when you change the Lamp Count Be careful not to change this count up and down too fast Do not reduce the count turn lamps off then increase it turn them back on again immediately Wait at least 15 seconds There is additional logic to detect a false 350V missing notification This would turn lamps off Now if the Panther electronics senses that 350V is missing it looks to see if any lamps are on If any are then 350V must be present and lamps are not forced off Video mode detection Composite or S Video sources are now detected for NTSC PAL and SECAM This works for Auto Detect as well as for Find Mode The Curtain is not put up during this detection Video colors wrong Sometimes with AC power on the colors of com posite or S Video would be completely wrong This is now corrected Zoom A Custom Zoom selection was added to the Pan Zoom menu This allows zooming the edges inidivd ually Color Balance The Color Temperature menu now has a Custom Color Balance control that allows finer adjustment of the overall colors of the picture Auto Detect The auto detection cycle would operate continu ously when given an unsuppo
137. ust Red 31 Input Select 21 Invalid command received 117 118 IR Remote Enable Disable 11 L Lamp Control 12 Lamp Count 13 Lamp Hours Reset 16 Lamp Hours Read 15 Lamp Mask 13 Lamp On Off 1 Lamp Out Counter 115 Lamp Status 14 LCD Motor Horizontal 77 LCD Motor LeftEdge 78 LCD Motor Right Edge 76 Left Edge LCD Motor 78 M Mac 22 Mask Lamp 13 Memory Recall 25 Memory Save 24 Message Auto 56 Message Source Absent 54 Mode Select 22 23 Move Sample Point 41 N Normal 6 P Parameter Error 120 Phase Adjust 3 Phase Auto 57 Ping 112 Position 4 5 58 Product ID 113 H Read Lamp Hours 15 Head Runtime Hours 19 20 Read System Hours 17 18 Read Temperatures 74 Hecall 20 Recall numbered memory 25 Received Invalid Command 118 Received Valid Command 117 Red Color Balance Adjust gray 49 Red Color Balance Adjust white 46 Red test pattern 64 Remote Enable Disable 11 Remove test pattern 60 Reset Lamp Hours 16 Responses from display 116 Re strike Attempts 116 Right Edge LCD Motor 76 Runtime Hours Read 19 20 5 Sample point disable enable 44 Sample Point move 41 Saturation 98 Save Recall 20 Save global settings 26 Save in numbered memory 24 Seeking See Auto Detect 53 Select Input 21 Select Mode 22 23 Sensors Temperature 74 Sharpness 9 Source Absent Message 54 Source and Save Recall 20 Status Fan 75 Status
138. ve to be moved Turn on the power 2 After one minute aim the remote control at the screen and press LAMP ON When the lamps are lit press MENU 3 Press the down arrow key to highlight LCD Alignment and press ENTER 4 Highlight Geometry Pattern press ENTER and wait 5 In a few moments you will see a grid pattern slowly appear on the screen a white grid enclosing 16 black boxes The outside lines are three pixels wide and the interior lines are one pixel wide amp X If the left side border is only two pixels wide no matter how far you move the LCD horizontally highlight Geometry Pattern and press the or buttons to fix it 6 There are six dashes in each group represent ing the outside six pixel rows and columns of the LCD You won t see them all because some will be hidden behind the mullion If you have not read and on do so now 7 adjust the LCD Highlight Left Edge Right Edge or Horizon tal in the menu Press or momentarily to move that part of the LCD pattern one small amount Press and hold or to move that part con tinuously lt may see only three dashes on the left side of the screen no matter how far you move the LCD horizontally If this happens highlight Alignment Dashes again and press the or a few times to make all six dashes appear Then move the 110 highlight up to the three motor controls and continue 8 There is also a Geometry Pattern whic
139. ven times to open the IR Disable menu If you select Yes and press ENTER the menu IR Disable IR Yes Ho disappears and almost all remote control buttons are disabled This is useful to prevent accidental changes to the settings The Lamp Off button will still turn off the lamps in this condition and when they are turned back on IR is not disabled To enable IR control again without having to turn off and on the lamps press ENTER The IR Disable menu opens with the highlight on No Press ENTER again and all remote buttons operate normally Triple beep The Panther will triple beep if you try to give it a command from the remote control that it cannot do For instance pressing MENU with the lamps off will produce a triple beep Some of the triple beep signals will happen even when the Beeper is off lt To make a selection in a menu that has a red dot move the highlight to your choice and press ENTER rein menu Select Freg mcr hasse Lert ig LU Al gersent P Mua des Eating Cn r curta inm Fior 38 Gorf parfi Also Honi bgr Pirai Himz Henu Himzcz Det jons Lamp Control Test Patterns Curtain Colo BR amp z32 Adcd rgsa Hode Detect IR Ola abie Hisc Options Sharen ss On Beteer OFF Horz Flip Nore Auto Lamp i OFE Allow Frame Lock On Lame Control Lamp count 4 Lamp Cont
140. with a second cloth lt White cloth is actually a better for wiping than colored cloth The dyes in cloth tend to make it less absorbent Same cleaner for mirrors lens You may use the same cleaner for the large mirror and the lens However in most instances the mirror and lens only have dust It is best to blow this away using clean air Clean compressed air is available in pressurized cans from stores that sell cameras Camera stores also sell lens cleaning solutions and this is good for the lens mirror or screen 121 7 4 Upgrading Firmware From time to time Clarity may change the Panther firmware to add features or correct minor prob lems Firmware upgrades must be done Read all these instructions before you start The electronics module has a dedicated serial port for downloading new firmware This port supports Xmodem transfers only of binary files at 115 2 kbps only The display continues to operate while the new firmware is loaded but the new firmware does not take effect until the AC power is cycled You may use any serial communications software that supports Xmodem Tera Term works well share ware on www ClarityVisual com Reseller area Util ity Software section Download the new firmware from www ClarityVisual com Reseller area The zipped file will contain cube bin the main application program lut bin a lookup table fpga bin field programmable gate array data Check the c
141. you close it 7 Close the rear panel 8 At the Center Bay reconnect the power cord and turn on the main power switch To clean the air filter If the air filter is not too dirty use a vacuum cleaner to suck the dirt out However it is recom mended to change the air filter when vacuuming no longer produces a clean air filter 118 Air Intake Bay is below Audio Input panel Pull in two spring loaded pins at rear and lift cover front You will be looking at it from J ue Inside the Air Intake Bay as seen from th the rear Screw holding air filter bracket 119 7 3 Cleaning the Screen Mirror The screen is glass and fingerprints show up on it Most of these may not show in the picture but a clean screen is better amp The outer layer of the screen is glass Don t lean on it Don t let it get scratched Protect it LN WARNING Spray the cleaner on the cloth Never spray anything on the screen Do not let any liquid drip down the screen It will wick up between the screen layers When liquid gets between the screens it is impossible to remove The screen may be permanently ruined Why is the screen ruined The screen is made of several layers The outer layer is glass but there are inner layers of acrylic that are Fresnel lenses If liquid runs down the screen col lects at the bottom and wicks up between these lay ers it is impossible to get it out Cleaners to use Claire 50 Glas

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