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Lion User`s Guide, 070-0053-09

1. e 21 00 o 20 76 7 26 7 32 60 1 17 92 58 08 16 40 2X 1 4 20 UNC BLIND NUT js 1 28 51 28 53 52 66 94 40 16 Side view Dimensions in inches Front view 195 9 4 Measurement Drawings Lion SXP D 1 OLES OUNTING 12X M 197 9 5 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 N To change the RJ45 connectors to 9 pin D sub connectors use a standard RJ 45 to 9 pin adapter and connect it internally as shown T he wiring shown for this adapter is correct for straight thru cables Yellow wire 3 Black wire 2 RS232 In Out is same Green wire pin 5 RJ 45 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 RXD No Connection No connection po 4 0n EH sm UE Der po S Video In and Out female connector 1 Ground 2 Grou
2. Progreasiwva Sync Frequency PRes 16 Black 18 22 18 1344 White 126 128 128 XGAGO dxs 1 49 Gverweite faa Delete z Sour te Hadi KGABI Math Jad Wall GFE Aspect FLT Fiji Si Ser Poa 255 Sher pre D Bosn Pcie ive Benz V da snp Phasa TE fi 22 18 White 128 128 1278 13244 fames ded 1 45 him Ho 610 S AVE for details see page 108 Rec a for details see 110 Delete for details see page 112 Press ENTER Source Hode AMTI XGA GO WAIT de4 1 4 Wall OFE Fili Fij SizefPos l024x7868B8 278 25 Sipe Gir Scan Progress ive Gynt Hk V Fr gum 16 Black if 2 18 White 124 128 128 13244 Hama 4x4 1 4 Recall Yea Ho If saving in an empty memory location Save 2 Sour Ge Hode ANT Walii ddmd 1 4 Wall OFF Bizmhb POon lOZ4w BB Z7B z5 n Progr ss ive Sync V Fr naiuency Phan 16 Back i 22 White 128 128 128 isda Home AN OAGEO 44 1 42 Tea H 183 If Analog 1 or Analog 2 is the selected source Frequ ency Phase Frequency 1056 1056 0 Phase Find Phase Find Fredq Phase requires Full width input Default Frequency Analog Levi Auto Black adjust requires black Field
3. 08 Get Set Bottom Edge low byte PETG Video Decoder Ho0 Bigness _ piU bb 128 to 127 10is default 101 GevsetBrightness SRS fto2 conast ppu 50 Sand 00063 5 5 defaut GevSet Contrast RUE X Geet Saturation high byte is XQ 3t and 0 to 4094 3900 is default F5 E5 amp Send high byte first Display is updated Get Set Saturation high byte Get Set Saturation low byte m e UJ LEE e the low byte is sent This is always an even number Sand 512 to 512 0 is default 104 105 106 108 109 Get Set Hue high byte Send high byte first Display is updated Get Set Hue low byte Fas when the low byte is sent 149 RS232 Commands for Lion UXP and XP On Screen Status Code and Last Interlock RS232 Commands RS232 Data Comments 110 Last Interlock System Monitor 111 Automatic code display ABN ABF LI AB 0 no fault 1 Intake fan 2 Exhaust fan 3 Optics fan 4 Lamp Fan 5 F Ballastfan 6 R Ballast fan 10 board over temp 11 power supply over temp 12 lamp over temp 13 inlet air over temp 21 lamp bay door open interlock 22 both lamps failed interlock 23 350V power supply failed 255 unknown failure N enable automatic codes F disable automatic codes 113 Product ID 114 Version ID 115 Lamp Out Co
4. See Reading On Screen Diagnostic Code on page 22 AC Master switch lit Check Power Supply and Electronics Module Screen white and no menus ps Check AC source turn switch on No Yes Temperarture LED red Allow display to cool for 15 minutes No Any Fan LED red Check that fan replace if necessary Both lamp LEDs red Try new lamps check ballast connections Lockout LED red Turn AC Master switch off then turn it back on J Interlock LED red Close Lamp Bay cover J 161 7 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 Flip Horz and press ENTER The white areas are blooming too white Go to Analog Level Adjustments on page 84 The black is too black The areas the dark parts of Go to Analog Level Adjustments on page 84 the image all one shade all black
5. 32 o 40 hoe 800 x 600 SVGA o 6 1024 x 768 XGA o a 85 i6 _ o ea 18 168 1280x 1024 SXGA 8 is ne 69 200 1024x 104i 1024x 10Mi 60 63 8912 1383 1024 1024ni 1024x 1024 60 645 8875 1376 _ w 1152 x 900 1472 47 3 5 Next Steps in Building a Wall 3 5 2 Connecting Picture Sources 3 5 2 2 Using Digital Computer Sources DVI Digital Video Interface connects computers to picture display devices with digital signals This reduces picture degradation Digital Out connector is different from the oth ers It does not always carry the same picture as the Digital Input picture on the Digital Output is always the picture on the selected input When Analog 1 is selected the Digital Out connector carries the picture from Analog 1 as a digital picture VW m 20258 Wie Z 5070 Tu 315090 0304S DIGITAL ANALOG 2 ANALOG 1 COMPOSITE S VDEO DATA The electronics module as seen from the front of the display DDC protocol T heLion does not support the DDC protocol T his protocol provides communication from a display device such as a computer monitor to a computer Essentially the computer asks the monitor What is the highest resolution you are capable of If the monitor says SXGA the computer will not
6. Center Bracket 1 9 Side Bracket 2 Steps 7 11 amp 16 Screen brackets Do not use the brackets to pull the units into align ment They hold the units together and pro vide screen alignment pins Step 3 One top section is on the first row of bottom sections Step 9 Boltthe dis plays side to side when the second row oflower sections is on b put the UL LR Screen Brackets and U R LL Screen Brackets in the top corners 17 Check that all the bolts are tight 18 Tie back the top row Step 4 Tighten the 10 captive screws to hold the two sections together Step 10 The lasttop section goes on this 2 x 2 wall UR LL Bracket 5 also used atlower left corner Bracket 3 also used at bottom 39 3 5 Next Steps in Building a Wall Just to be sure everything was done properly go through this quick checklist Then do the next few steps Check list So far all these items should be complete for all displays in the wall Cubes bolted together side to side through legs of cube above All upper sections screwed to lower sections with 10 captive screws Screen brackets at all four corners of each cube Flanges on screen brackets appear only on the outside edges of the complete wall never on top or bottom of the wall Diagonal measurement of whole wall is the same in both directions Screens are NOT installed OO Ll Remove the Electro
7. Freq 37974 37680 H Freq 37974 37680 Srb cm E Lo eas Lints 628 i 626 Freq go i V Freq i i BO 79 4 3 Setup Part 1 Sources 4 3 2 Mode Detect Action In the Mode Detect menu you decide whether several actions are automatic or manual and whether detection messages will appear on the screen TheLion must know what type of source picture it is displaying SXGA U XGA and others for computer sources NT SC PAL SECAM for video sources T his is the mode the type of source picture the Lion will use If the mode does not match the actual source picture the image may be very distorted or may not display at all You can choose the mode manually by highlight ing M ode the Source Select menu and pressing until the right mode appears T his is not recom mended because the automatic system is Or you can le the Lion look at the incoming pic ture and automatically choose the mode If you use the automatic system you have these two choices You can start the automatic process by high light Find M ode and press ENTER each timethe Lion needs to find the mode T his is Auto D etect off You can let the Lion watch the incoming pic ture and if it changes modes let the Lion find the new mode T his is Auto Detect on You turn Auto Detect on and off in the M ode Detect menu To open the M ode D etect menu press SOURCE twice on the remote hand unit or select the M isc sub menu from t
8. About Alignment and Geometry patterns T heAlignment and Geometry test patterns which are the same as Alignment Dashes and Geometry Pattern in the LCD Alignment menu take several 134 seconds to display T hey must be drawn eight pixels at a time Sometimes the screen will also have ran dom pixels but you will always be ableto see the pat tern 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 4 or afew times to make all four 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 To turn off a test pattern l Press MISC to open the Test Pattern menu 2 U se the up or down arrow to move the highlight to None 3 Press ENTER T his turns off the test patterns and displays the selected source picture on the screen IET m FRED DATAR Pus Hain Menu Source Select Frequency PRase Input Levels LCD Alignment Position Zoom Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours Memory Misc Contro Status Monitor About Misc Menu Misc Options Lamp Control Test Patterns Curtain Color Baud Rate RS Z232 Address Mode D
9. CR BG CG BB CB UJ 20 f 0 31 A GRU GRD GR 3 GGU GGD 660 RGF z GBU GBD 585 Re Sor 60 54 CHR Auto Detect and other automatic functions 0 15 F off S Save R Recall 5 55 Auto Detect AT1 AT off 1 2 activate once 56 Source Absent Message ASQ 51 AS off 1 7 Auto Detect Message AM 1 AM off 1 58 Auto Phase AH AH 0 Auto Phase off 1 Auto Phase on works only if Auto Detect is on or activated 2 Activate Auto Phase one time 147 RS232 Commands for Lion UXP and XP ELE LU Comments 59 Auto Position ME 3 Auto Position off 1 Auto Position on works only if Auto Detect is on or activated 2 Activate Auto Position one time a aap Erabe E xus fas sno at Test Signals 62 Test Signal Disable ass video 35 Remevestestsignal and displays video 93 67 S swere GET n 52 n Test Signal Inquiry TS 1 black im gray white 4 red 5 green 6 blue 7 custom test pattern from TR TG and or TB 8 alignment dashes 9 geometry pattern 10 gray scale Test Signal Data Red Set test signal red level 0 255 Test Signal Data
10. a Do not usethe brackets to pull the cubes into place If it looks like this is necessary the row is not straight b If some of the screen brackets do not fit cor rectly as you build the wall check the straight ness of the bottom row with a stretched string C T heflange found on some of the brackets always goes to the outside edge of the wall 3 Side to side bolts go through parts of four cubes the large chassis of the two cubes below and the legs of the two cubes above 4 Do not hangthe screens on any of the cubes until the very end 5 Besureto screw the large upper chassis to the lower part with the legs T here are 10 captive screws in the large upper chassis to do this If you do not do this the upper section will fall off when you hang its screen 34 The most important thing in building a wall is to make the first row straight 3 4 Building a Wall of Lions 3 4 1 To Assemble a Vertical Wall Build the wall by stacking the pieces separately Keep the edges straight and flat Leave at least 8 behind If the wall will tilt forward stop here and go to To Assemble a Tilted Wall on page 42 Assembling the first row 1 Placethelower sections of the display the smaller pieces in a line on the floor or on a platform you have provided Bolt the legs together side to side using the 24 20 x 2 bolts wingnuts and wash ers Ifyou have not read most important thing to do when assembli
11. 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 2 1 4 2 2 How LCD Alignment works 72 Keystoned Pictures 74 Setup Part 1 Sources 76 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 5 4 3 6 4 3 7 How to Selectthe Source 78 Mode Detect in Action 80 Frequency and Phase 82 Analog Level Adjustments 84 Adjustments for Video Sources 86 Setup for Digital Sources 88 Special Notes for 10801 amp 1024i Modes 90 Setup Part 2 Walls 92 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 4 4 1 2 How to Use Clarity s Big Picture 94 About Aspect Ratios 96 Making the Image Fit the Screen 98 Position Control 100 Zoom Adjustments 102 Matching Colors Across All Displays 104 Setup Part 3 Saving 106 4 5 1 4 5 2 4 5 3 4 5 4 How to Save Your Work 108 Recalling What You Saved 110 Deleting a Saved Memory 112 Details in Save Recall Delete 114 67 4 1 What To Do First After the wall is built several items should be checked before you connect source pictures Lamp Control Lamp Control is always on If you areusing 1 lamp the system will automatically turn on the other lamp if there is one available in the event the first lamp fails f alamp does not turn on the first time the sys tem will try 15 moretimes f alamp fails a message will appear on the screen in the source absent space T his message can be controlled by the user in the lamp control menu shown below
12. Analog connections Digital connections In this system the farthest cube is only seven cubes away from the source Digital distribution amp If you want to connect a large wall with digital only use an external digital distribution amplifier In this system the first cube is fed an SVGA pic ture from a PC as before Then the Digital Out is taken to the external distribution amp DA The DA feeds the rest of the cubes in the first col umn and the digital outputs feed the rows In this arrangement the farthest cube is six away from the source including the DA O SVGA Distribution Amplifier Digital connections Digital connections Other ways Some installations use a very large DA or several DAs and feed each cube with a separate line T his is done quite often with analog DAs and works well Other possibilities include feeding an analog signal to cube taking its digital output to a digital DA and feeding all the rest of the cubes directly from that digital DA Which method to use Whatever method you use try to arrange it so that the signal to the farthest cube goes through no more than 7 or 8 amplifiers counting amplifiers include each DA and each cube the picture loops thru but not the source itself Video loop thru Straight video loop thru of composite or S Video sources also has limitations H ow far loop thru wi
13. Analog Leve Auto Black adjust requires black Field Auto White adjust requires white Field Bdg Selec Source igi tat Ace SGA amp EoHz Fired imi shed Scan Progressive amp Ww Currant Source initio 2 How GARG amp DHZ typical H Freg 37074 376BO1 L imis 528 6281 Freq i Mode Detect Testing Hessa ges Src Abs Message Auto Detect On enables Following Auto Loop Emnmabie 0 Auto Position or Auto Phase Or Hamal Black Adjust Level Sample 11 Red 20 Green 26 Blue 20 Manual White Adjust All Red 175 Green 176 Bluse 178 Source Select Source Analog 1 SVGA Firad imished amp can Progress ive Serco H Current Analog 1 Rode tvPicai Frgq dz7B S4 areaoi Lines tig Bro t BED Source Select G re Analog z Find Hode Finished fon Proge ede i v amp Y Current Source amp nalog 1 Rede typical Freq avers 3788201 Linea 8zB i 68 Freg g q a2 After pressing right arrow the listed source is red which means it does not match the current source Press ENTER to make Analog 2 the current source Source Select C ideo Mode
14. Auto White adjust requires white Field Purual Black Adjust Level Sample A11 Rec zo Green 26 eO Blue zo o i Pana White Adjust 175 176 o o Color patteen DFE Hide Bebra Reset values Save to clipboard Recall From Clipboard White balance Adjust all elipecaral Red 21 br n 11 1 Position Image Find Position 184 If Digital is the selected source Color Balanca pattenen DFE Hide wera Reset values Save vto clipboard Recall From Clipboard White balance Adjust all tel ipecera Red 2 3 Green 11 2 Blug 12 UR Gray bal ance Adjust all Red 11 vil Gr n 11 Blug 11 BER Position Image Find Position Setup If C Video or S Video is the selected source Video Controls Brightness 16 Contrast 45 Saturation 1836 Hue 284 Set to defaults VCR Mode VCR Blue Only OFF Sampei e R 118 G 44 B Z Color Balance T st GFE Hide Bera Reset valves Save to clipboard Recall From Clipboard White balance Adjust all gclipasarad Red 2 31 Gregan 11 21 Blue 12 UH Gray balance Adjust all Fed 11 11 r n 11 ETI Blue 11 uit Position Image Find Position Position Image Find Position Zoom Control Width 3 800 5 Left edge 136 Right 995 Height 2 800 4 Top edge 18 Bottom edge 618 Centered zooming OFF set to defaults
15. The images are noisy There are horizontal streaks Go to Frequency and Phase on page 82 the picture especially at the edges of high contrast There are vertical bands light and dark in the Go to Frequency and Phase on page 82 image There is a dark line of no video on the top bottom Go to An Important Step Aligning the LCD on page 70 left or right side Check the Aspect Ratio setting as described on page 94 162 The image is too large or too small This may be due to improper lens adjustment Check this at An Important Step Aligning LCD on page 70 If you are using Clarity s Big Picture it may be a zoom problem See Zoom Adjustments on page 102 The screen is one solid color black red green blue Check Test Patterns to see that they are Off See Lamps or white are on but screen is black or some other color on page 160 The image is not bright enough How many lamps are you using Look atthe Lamp Con trol menu Are any lamps Failed See What To Do First on page 68 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 Col ors on page 130 Using HDTV 1080i mode the picture jumps around See Special Notes for 1080i amp 1024i Modes on page 90 and looks incorrect 163 7 3 Getting Technical Support Before you call or email get t
16. however caused Clarity s liability shall belimited to actual direct damages not in excess of the amounts paid to darity by buyer for the product T hese limitations will apply to all claims including without limitation war ranty contract indemnity tort including negligence strict liability or otherwise Table of Contents 1 2 Unpacking the Lion 1 1 1 Unpacking the Display 2 1 2 What Accessories Should Have 4 1 3 Quick Start 6 About the Lion UXP and XP 9 2 1 Questions Aboutthe Lion 10 2 2 Your Personal Safety Is Important 12 2 3 Power Consumption and Dimensions 14 2 4 How To Use Menus and Diagnostics 16 2 4 1 Using the Remote Control and Menus 18 2 4 2 Whatthe Diagnostic LEDs Can Tell You 20 2 4 3 Reading On Screen Diagnostic Code 22 2 4 4 Reading the Status Menus 24 Installing the Lions 27 3 1 What You Will Do 28 3 2 Installing the Clarity s Big Picture Key 30 3 3 Installing VIM Video Decoder Module 32 3 4 Building a Wall of Lions 34 3 4 1 To Assemble a Vertical Wall 36 3 4 2 To Assemble a Tilted Wall 38 3 5 NextSteps in Building a Wall 40 3 5 1 Connecting Power 42 3 5 2 Connecting Picture Sources 44 3 5 2 1 Using Analog Computer Sources 46 3 5 2 2 Using Digital Computer Sources 48 3 5 2 3 Using RGBS Sources 50 vi 4 3 5 2 4 Using Composite and S Video Sources 52 3 5 3 The Limits of Loop Thru
17. leftright 190 menu 189 Misc 188 Monitor 186 plus minus 190 Prev 190 Recall 183 Save 183 Setup 184 Size Pos 185 Source 180 up down 190 Wall 187 remote control 4 18 Remote IR LED 20 remote definition of 201 renaming memories 108 replacing the light engine 170 222 required tools 4 Reset values 104 resetting lamp hours 126 resolution 10 resolution native definition of 201 resolutions supported range of 47 49 212 Rest Starts at 122 reversed image 162 RGB 50 level adjust 84 RGB definition of 201 RGBHV definition of 201 RGBS 50 RGBS definition of 201 RJ 45 adapter 176 RJ 45 to 9 pin adapter 4 RJ 45 to 9 pin adapter 56 57 198 rotated LCD illustration of 71 row in walls 94 RS232 address 24 138 address current 24 address structure of 140 CMD LED 20 command list 144 commands table of 144 connecting 56 Data LED 20 In connector diagram of 198 straight thru cables for 198 Runtime Hours 126 S Safety regulatory specifications 204 Safety your 12 saturation 86 save 114 183 in memory when to 108 settings in memory 106 108 Save Config 108 Save menu with HDTV 1080i mode 90 Save to clipboard 105 screen alignment bracket 4 36 38 aspect ratio in walls 15 Cleaners 4 174 cleaning 174 closing 60 guides 60 latch 4 latch arms 58 opening 60 unpacking 2 weight 12 screen nuts shoulders of 58 SECAM 10 SECAM definition
18. 1 Open the Lamp Control menu MISC gt MISC 2 Set Lamp Rest Disabled 3 Close all menus Lamp Count determines whether you will use one lamp or two If Lamp Count is 1 and Lamp Con trol is on when one lamp fails the other will turn on to provide backup Lamp Rest is the feature that cycles the lamps every 24 hours It is either Enabled areDisabled Seethe Lamp Count 2 and Lamp Count 1 tables above Rest Starts at sets the hour when lamp resting starts You can set the hour 24 hour time only not the minutes Current Time shows the present ti me You set this to local time 1 Open the Lamp Control menu MISC gt MISC 2 Movethe highlight down with the down arrow key until the hour is highlighted 3 Use the left right arrow keys to set the time in 24 hour time T he hour will be red 4 Press the down arrow to move to the minutes 5 Use the left right arrows to set the minutes T he minutes will be red 6 Press ENTER T he hours and minutes change to black and the clock is set If you close this menu before pressing ENTER thetime in not set lt When you press ENTER the seconds not shown in the menu are set to zero If Lamp Rest is disabled lamp resting will not hap pen amp Lamp resting is not required It is recommended by the lamp manufacturer Atthe time of this writing there is no hard data comparing lamp life with and without resting TEES RE LEVEL Mig
19. 1 L 2 bat _ fe at 1 ITI Hy gt Lamp bay cover with out showing exhaust fan before shroud Is installed as seen from the front Open the Air Intake Bay Exhaust fan shroud Lamp bay cover with Remove and unwrap the exhaust unwrapped out showing exhaust fan shroud fan after shroud is installed as seen from the front 41 3 5 Next Steps in Building a Wall 3 5 1 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 rangng Connect a power cable to the power supply and to an AC source T he power supply is auto ranging so it works with any source from 100 to 240 VAC 50 to 60 Hz TheAC Master switch on the power supply is a circuit breaker When the AC Master Switch is AC power is available and switch is on switch is off or no AC is available If thereis an overload the circuit breaker switch will moveto the OFF position Reset the breaker by switching it to the ON position CAUTION A circuit breaker that trips may be a sign of trouble Find the trouble first or call a qualified service person who can find the trouble About U PS supplies Some installations use a U PS U ninterruptible Power Supply T hese will work on the Lion if the out put of the UPS is a sine wave M any U PS systems have s
20. Image Fit Center Fill This diagram shows the possibili ties available when the aspect ratio ofthe source picture is greater T I A than the ratio of the cube or wall BAIT iga 1 SH Horizontal Vertical Image Fit Fit Bottom Aspect Ratio Image Fit Horizontal Right Center Left This diagram shows the possibili ties available when the aspect ratio of the source picture is less than the ratio of the cube or wall Center Center Je2nJ9A 314 214 Hew 97 4 4 Setup Part 2 Walls 4 4 1 How to Use Clarity s Big Picture 4 4 1 2 Making the Image Fit the Screen In the Aspect Ratio menu you decide how the system will handle source pictures that have an aspect ratio that is different from the cube or wall You must set Aspect Ratio for each cube in a wall T he default condition for Aspect Ratio is fill fill The highlight is placed on Image Fit and cannot move If this type of image fit is not suitable 1 Press WALL twice on the remote T his opens the Aspect Ratio menu 2 Usethe and keys left right arrows to cycle through the seven image fit choices Source shows the aspect ratio of the source picture that is its width divided by its height U nit shows the aspect ratio of the display T his is for reference only it will always be 1 33 for Wall shows the following the aspect ratio of this wall the number of displays in the wall width x height taken from t
21. Lamp Control Status Lamp F On Lamp On Lamp count 2 Lamp Fail 59 Lamp Rest Enabl lecd Rest Starts at o2 00 Current Time 14 48 LCD Alignment T he next section gives instructions for aligning the LCD to the screen a very important step In that sec tion you will hide some pixels behind the mullions Themullion is the metal strip around the outside edge which hold the screen in place Pixels must be hidden behind the mullions so that pictures spreading over a wall of Lions will fit together correctly whether you use Clarity s Big Pic ture or an external video processor H ow many pixels to hide Lion screens come two mullion widths 1 75 mm about 0 07 and 3 5 mm about 0 14 The number of hidden pixels depends on the resolu tion of the LCD and the width of the mullion as shown in the table opposite The following section tells you how to move the LCD to hide pixels 68 Number of Pixels to Hide 0 07 1 16 1 75 mm 0 14 1 8 3 5 mm 69 4 2 An Important Step Aligning the LCD Aligningthe 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 adjustments in this section align the LCD image to the screen giving the image the right position and size Usethe Geometry Pattern described below
22. Remote IR Flickers whenever IR is detected from any source including Remote Standby Normal 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 LL 21 2 4 How To Use Menus and Diagnostics 2 4 3 Reading On Screen Diagnostic Code When the lamp won t light this is the fastest way to learn why Press the monitor button on the remote to see this code The On Screen Diagnostic Code lets you trouble shoot even when the lamp won t ignite T his code is a brief series of lights of two colors that appear on the screen T heselights blink in a simple code shown on the facing page T he 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 To start the On Screen Diagnostic C ode press the MONITOR button You will immediately see the LEDs on the screen Thetables 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 C ode press the MONITOR button again T he Status menu goes away Auto C odes will turn on the On Screen Diagnostic Codes automatically
23. press SAVE twice to open the main Save menu Then press the left arrow key It is not necessary to delete a memory to use it again Just set up the display and save it to that mem ory number Save 1 Source Hode CVD NTSC Wall 2x2 1 2 Wall ore Aspect Fill Fill Size Pos 720x480 93 20 Brightness 16 An example of Save fora LI video source Saturation 2070 Hame CVD NTSC zxz 1 z Qverwrite Yes No save 2 Source Hode AN1 SVGABO Wall 2 2 1 2 Wall OFF Aspect Fill F1i11 Size Pos ROOxBEOO 188 18 Sharpness On An example of Save for Scan Progressive an analog computer Sync HA V source Frequency 1056 Phase Q Black 32 32 32 White 128 128 128 AN SVGAGO 2 2 1 2 Save Yes No Save 5 Source Mode DIG SXGAB amp BO Wall 2 2 1 2 Wall OFF An example of Save fora Aspect Fill Fill digital computer source Size Pos 1280x1024 342 33 Hame DIG SXGABO ZxZ 1 2 7 Save Yes No 115 116 Operating the Lion 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 Selecting Sources During Operations 118 5 1 1 Mode Detect Automatic or Manual 120 Lamp Control and Lamp Resting 122 Normal Startup Sequence 124 The Hours Menu 126 Setting Some Default Conditions 128 5 5 1 Curtain and 5 Colors 130 9 5 2 About Auto Codes 132 Test Patterns 134 117 5 1 Selecting Sources During Operations Do not use the Source Select menu to change in
24. resolution 4 lamps Model WN 6720 UXP with 1600 x 1200 and two 200W lamps instead of four LOOW lamps Model WN 6720 X with 1024 x 768 resolution for display but accepts up to 1600 x 1200 resolution 4 lamps Model WN 6720 XP with 1024 x 768 and two 200W lamps instead of four 100W lamps A stand alone electronic assembly Clarity displays are designed to be serviced atthe module level not the component level That is the techni cian changes the whole electronics module rather than changing a small part in it The metal edge surrounding the screen material that holds the screen in place The resolution of the LCD or DMD itself This is the highest resolution the display can show but in some prod ucts the display will accept higher res olutions an NTSC power supply Refers to all Lions and Panthers that do not have UXP in their names and model numbers These have illumina tion systems with four lamps Panther UX See also UXP WN 6720 S X WN 6720 UX PN 6740 UX PN 6730 UX The television system used in North America J apan and parts of South America It stands for National Televi sion Systems Committee the group that originally approved it See also PAL and SECAM The television system used in most of the world It stands for Phase Alterna tion Line See also NTSC and SECAM The name for any Clarity model begin ning WN 6740 or WN 6730 The device that converts the mains AC voltage to ot
25. to use Clarity s Big Picture Do have to use the whole wall to use Clarity s Big Picture No it can be any rectangular shape 2 x 4 6 x 1 etc up to 32 x 32 No In a 4 x 4 wall you can arrange it as one picture covering the whole thing or as four 2 2s each with a separate picture or as a 3 in one corner with five sep arate pictures surrounding this or as two 4 x 15 4 high 1 wide at each side and two 2 2s in the middle Each of these configurations can be stored separately in memory and recalled instantly Can tilt the wall of Lions Yes up to 15 forward backward or to either side However it must be installed to give service people rear access Can make a curved wall of The Lion was designed for a flat wall The screen brackets and other interconnecting Lions parts require a flat wall Curved walls would have to be custom designed by you How much power does a Lion use It depends on how many lamps you are using For 2 lamps the maximum power Is 690 W See the table Maximum Current and Power Used By One Lion on page 14 or Specifications on page 208 for a complete list How many lamps does it use The Lion UXP has two 2 lamps but you can use one if you wish What is the aspect ratio of the screen Width Height Whatis the difference between analog computer pictures and DVI If don t have DVI picture sources can still use its advan tages How many displays can
26. which source you are using at the moment Part 2 has thethings you have do to each display and to the whole wall no matter what picture source is used and no matter how many sources you have connected Part 2 is the same for all Sources Part 3 is saving your work and recalling what you have saved Several of the fast keys on the remote control go through a menu chain When you press the button once you get the first menu When you press it again you get the next menu and so on chains for several buttons are different depending on the source type T hey go through one sequence if the source is Analog and another sequence if the source is Digital or Video The three SOURCE button chains are illustrated on the facing page Which path the Lion takes depends on the cur rent source type 76 CURTARN Hain Menu Source Select Frequency Phase Input Levels Position Zoom Hall Pr cessor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours H mory Hise Contral Status Monitor About Source Select Source Analog 1 SVGA EOHZ Find imi shed Stan Progressive Serc H Y Durrant Analog 1 BGA amp oHg toe GAI Fr gq 37B74 37880 Lines 62 62 Ww Fir q E BO Mode Detect Testing Src Abs Message Auto Detect On enables Following Auto Loop Enabie OF Auto Position an Auto Phase
27. 1 Analog 2 In and Out Digital In and Out DVI std Composite video S Video In and Out RS 232 In and Out 45 65 Hz auto ranging power factor corrected Notes No objectionable defocusing or chromatic aberration at distance of 1 5 screen diagonals by a 20 20 vision viewer Two part screen composed ofa front glass BlackScreen and a back Fresnel lens UXP XP UXP XP with two lamps on 209 Optical Specification Maximum Minimum Typical Notes QVM at 50 viewing angle 300 with two lamps on Screen Wide View Gain 1 0 10 Viewing angle 2 gain H amp V 80 80 40 Viewing angle 5 gain H amp V 135 135 67 5 Brightness 2 lamps 30 32 ftL UXP XP Brightness 1 lamp 15 16 ftL UXP XP Quality View Metric QVM 2500 with two lamps on QVM at 50 viewing angle 600 with two lamps on Brightness uniformity either screen gt 80 ANSI 13 point standard Contrast ratio gt 1 500 Dark room Resolution see table below Lamp life hours 8000 Median 50 of lamps still opera 200W high pressure mercury tional after the 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 Specification Maximum Minimum Typical Notes Temperature opera
28. 4 1 To Assemble a Vertical Wall 36 3 4 2 To Assemble a Tilted Wall 38 Next Steps in Building a Wall 40 3 5 1 Connecting Power 42 3 5 2 Connecting Picture Sources 44 3 92 1 Using Analog Computer Sources 46 3 5 2 2 Using Digital Computer Sources 48 3 5 2 3 Using RGBS Sources 50 3 5 2 4 Using Composite and S Video Sources 52 3 5 3 The Limits of Loop Thru 54 3 5 4 Connecting RS232 Control Cables 56 Installing the Screen 58 3 6 1 Opening and Closing the Screen 60 3 6 2 Removing a Screen Completely 62 Taking a Wall Apart 64 27 3 1 What You Will Do This section is a checklist for people familiar with Lion installation For others it is also an outline of the procedures an overview The numbers in parentheses are the pages where the procedures are explained in detail You can build a video wall up to four units high by any number wide T he displays need 8 20 cm of clear space at the rear for ventilation Tilted walls need more space behind page 38 Installation 1 Lay down one row of lower sections 36 page 38 for tilted walls and align these units perfectly level and straight with each other 2 Cover this row with their top sections match serial numbers bolt the tops to the bottoms Assurethat the row is straight and squared 36 or 38 Serial numbers should match top and bottom 3 Stack another row of lower sections on these and bolt them
29. 5 232 Red Group o OO Green Unit o OO Blue Alignment Misc Menu Geometry Gray Scale Misc Options Lamp Control Test Patterns Curtain Color Baud Rate RS z3z2 Address Mode Detect IR Disable 139 6 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 amp 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 to 255 decimal Command 3 bytes text and binary numbers listed in the RS232 Command List Four types of addresses T headdress of each cube is set in the M isc Control menu Each cube in a system must have a different address N ormally all cubes in a system arelooped 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 n the command 02
30. 54 3 5 4 Connecting RS232 Control Cables 56 3 6 Installing the Screen 58 3 6 1 Opening and Closing the Screen 60 3 6 0 Removing a Screen Completely 62 3 7 Taking a Wall Apart 64 Adjusting the Picture 67 4 1 What To Do First 68 4 2 An Important Step Aligning the LCD 70 4 2 1 How LCD Alignment works 72 4 2 2 Keystoned Pictures 74 4 3 Setup Part 1 Sources 76 4 3 1 How to Selectthe Source 78 4 3 2 Mode Detect Action 80 4 3 3 Frequency and Phase 82 4 3 4 Analog Level Adjustments 84 4 3 5 Adjustments for Video Sources 86 4 3 6 Setup for Digital Sources 88 4 3 7 Special Notes for 1080i amp 1024i Modes 90 4 4 Setup Part 2 Walls 92 4 4 1 How to Use Clarity s Big Picture 94 4 4 1 1 About Aspect Ratios 96 4 4 1 2 Making the Image Fit the Screen 98 4 4 2 Position Control 100 4 4 3 Zoom Adjustments 102 4 4 4 Matching Colors Across All Displays 104 4 5 Setup Part 3 Saving 106 4 5 How to Save Your Work 108 4 5 2 Recalling What You Saved 110 4 5 3 Deleting a Saved Memory 112 4 5 4 Details in Save Recall Delete 114 Operating the Lion 117 5 1 Selecting Sources During Operations 118 5 1 1 Mode Detect Automatic or Manual 120 5 2 Lamp Control and Lamp Resting 122 5 3 Normal Startup Sequence 124 5 4 The Hours Menu 126 5 5 Setting Some Default Conditions 128 5 5 1 Curtain and 5 Colors 13
31. AGUA typical H Freq 37874 37680 Lines 628 676 Freq 60 BO Tite img Source Select Bourcm Analog z Find Mode starts Seeking eee Find Mode Seek ing the mode toan Pror Ees iux Ww Current 0 2 SGA and is successful motb us btyegpicmls3 H Freq a 5874 ween E EN or not successful Source Analog 2 Source Analog 2 Mode BOHz SVGA BOHZ Find M d Finished Find Hode Bad Scan Progressive Scan Progressive Syne H amp V Sync H amp Vv Current Current Source Analog 2 Source Analog 2 Hode SWwWi Mode SVGA amp oHz Atual typical actual typical Freq 37974 37680 Freq oi Lines 628 628 Lines o 678 Freq 60 50 v Freg 50 NO H If Find Mode was Good and If Find Mode was Good and Auto Phase is On then Auto Position is On then This is very fast you may not see it Auto Pham Auto Posi tion amp ourceae Source Zalect Spurge naiga 1 Source Anaiag 1 Hada Am Haaa SYO Find Mod Auto Phas Find Auto Pos Scan Progress ive can Progress ive Syne H amp wv Bync H amp Ww Current Sources Analog 1 SYVGA Current Bource Analog 1 EN ical typical 7 S
32. Detect is Off the three lower Autos are grayed out but you can still change them 81 4 3 Setup Part 1 Sources 4 3 3 Frequency and Phase fT hese adjustments match the display s dot clock to the computer picture s bit frequency Frequency and Phase adjustments are automatic or manual They do not apply to digital or video sources Frequency and Phase adjustments must be made using the computer that has or will have program content It doesn t work to make these adjustments using a laptop then switch to the real computer later for program material Automatic adjustment 1 Press FREQ PHASE on the remote T his opens the Frequency Phase menu Frequency Phase Frequency 1056 105640 Phase Find Phase Find Fredq Phase requires Full width input Default Frequency 2 To adjust automatically select Find Freq Phase and press ENTER The will make both adjust ments quickly with most pictures If the Lion can not make the adjustment you are notified with a message Either change the picture or make the Frequency Phase Frequency 1056 1056 0 Phase Find Phase Find Freq Phase requires Full width input Default Frequency Unable to auto Find Frequency with this image adjustments manually as descri bed below lt X Ifthe electronics cannot find frequency you can adjust the frequency manually and use Find Phase to adjust the phase automatically For a precise adjustment you wi
33. Fired F imi sinned Boar Hi A Gyrn Current Sr Se cmn agen AaAntual Fraq 3i4 8 amp 31500 Lirwm 2zS B25 v 5g BO Mode Detect Testing Hessa ges Src Abs Message Auto Detect enables Following Auto Loop Enable OFS Auto Position Auto Phase Vidura Controls Brightness 16 Contrast 49 Saturation 1436 Hue 284 Set to defaults VCR Mode VCR Blue Only OFF Sampel R 1189 G 44 72 77 4 3 Setup Part 1 Sources 4 3 1 How to Select the Source To choose a picture source in the Source Select menu select the source with the left right arrow keys then press ENTER In the Source Select menu you must press ENTER after your selection Source is the connector where the Lion will get the picture M ode is the type of pic ture 1 Press SOURCE on the remote to open the Source Select menu If the word Source is not high lignted use the up down arrow keys to highlight it Source Select Source Analog 1 Mode SVGA e amp GoHz Find F ini shed Scan Progressive Sync AH amp V Current Source Analog 1 Mode SVGA mises actual typical Freq 3787 74 37680 Lines 628 628 V Freq 60 60 2 Usethe right left keys to select a source connec tor T he current source the one that is active now is listed at the bottom of this menu The source at the top is red w
34. Green Set test signal green level 0 255 Test Signal Data Blue rr Set test signal blue level 0 255 Temperature Sensors 76 Temperature Sensors NO T 1 board 2 power supply 3 lamp 4 inlet air Response Is hex C Fan Sensors n u 77 Fans Bit field report of failed fans 0 2 Intake 1 Exhaust 2 Optics 3 Lamp 4 F Ballast 5 R Ballast 0000 0000 fans normal 0011 0000 both ballast fans failed LCD Adjustment Motors LCD Motor Right Edge Ml M lS directions F B Forward Back indi LCD Motor Horizontal cate the direction of motor movement but not necessarily the direction of 148 RS232 Commands for Lion UXP and XP RS232 Commands RS232 Data Incr Decr Get Vici Wall Processor aww WKS SW Pa s WarwWoseonor WWi waa o 1 0 Aspect Ratio EEE Aspect Ratio Horizontal AC AC fill 1 left 2 center 3 right 87 Aspect Ratio Vertical AD AD 0 fill 1 top 2 middle 3 bottom Zoom Control ZLD d Z X To Set always send the high byte first Vow bye 5 Ss 2 nv sendin a m 35 Edge nigh byte zs Afterall 8 settings have been sent send 5 Top Edge ow bls 6o fter make so 97 Zoom BottomEdge Z8U 98
35. If lamps are already on when the door opens they all go off When the Lamp Bay door is opened the Lockout LED goes red To relight lamps you must close the Lamp Bay door and cycle AC power lt Ifany fan fails to operate the lamps will not ignite or will go off if they are on 6 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 Thelamps always ignite or try to ignite in this order front rear About U PS supplies Some installations use a U PS U ninterruptible Power Supply T hese will work on the Lion if the out put of the UPS is a sine wave M any U PS systems have square wave or stepped wave outputs T hese types may not work with Lion TheLion 350 volt power supply requires a sine wave input START HERE Press LAMP ON button on remote AAAA After 1 min Lamps on Screen lit Press MENU on remote See menu on screen Press MONITOR on remote Red or yellow spots on screen Yes Open screen look at inside LEDs Any inside LEDs lit Any inside LEDs red Press MENU on remote See menu on screen Check LCD cable to electronics module Startup was successful Read On Screen Code to find problem
36. It does not work to set these levels with a laptop computer and then connecta different computer as the source of the program material Auto Black Adjust 1 Show an all black picture from the computer that will be used for program material You can make one in Windows Paint lt sample point for Black Adjust and White Adjust is near the center of the screen 2 Press LEVEL to open the Analog Level menu 3 Select highlight Auto Black Adjust and press ENTER Thesystem 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 T his prevents adjusting the black level when Analog Level Auto Black adjust out Of range Auto White adjust requimes white Field Manual Black Adjust Level Sample AT Red 19 Green Blwe 154 Manual White Adjust A11 Red 128 214 Green 178 191 Blue 128 94 84 the picture is white but it does not prevent other mistakes Auto White Adjust You must do Black Adjust first 1 Show an all white picture from the computer that will be used for program material You can make one in Windows Paint 2 Press LEVEL to open the Analog Level menu 3 Select White Adjust and press ENTER T his process takes about three seconds T he sys tem will quickly adjust the computer s white level and a Working message appears If the sample point is obviously not white an out of
37. Loop thru Loop thru means to connect the inputs of several displays together in a series string T his makes con nections simpler and easier T here are many loop thrus in theLion Analog 1 In is a VGA connector which accepts computer pictures up to U XGA It has its own loop thru called Analog 1 Out Any picture com inginto the Analog 1 In connector comes out the Analog 1 Out connector to the next display T hese 44 also accept RGB with separate amp V sync com posite sync or sync on green Analog2 In is just like Analog 1 In and it has its own Analog 2 Out C Video In composite video has its own loop thru called C Video Out T hese are both BNC con nectors S Video In has its own loop thru called S Video Out T hese are both 4 pin DIN connectors Digital In has its own loop thru Digital Out What is special about Digital Out For all theloop thrus except Digital what goes in is what comes out Whatever goes in Analog 1 In comes out Analog 1 Out it is not changed in any way but it is buffered Digital Out is different T he selected source pic ture Analog 1 Digital S Video etc is also avail able at the Digital Out connector as a DVI picture For Analog 1 Out Analog2 Out C Video Out and S Video Out switching inputs does not change what comes from their output connectors T he Analog 2 Out connector always has the same pic ture as Analog 2 In regardless of which connector is cu
38. Memory Misc Control Status Honitor About in this position Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Row 1 3 x 4 video wall Wall width 4 Wall height 3 Unit column 1 Row 2 Unit row 2 Row 3 lt Ifthe selected source is HDTV 10801 an additional choice appears in the Wall Processor menu as described in S pecial Notes for 1080i amp 1024i Modes on page 94 95 4 4 Setup Part 2 Walls 4 4 1 How to Use Clarity s Big Picture 4 4 1 1 About Aspect Ratios 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 T he aspect ratio of the Lion U XP screen is 4 3 referred to as 1 33 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 To find the aspect ratio of any screen or wall of screens divide the width by the height W H Aspect Ratio 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 cube or of the wall if using Big Picture the picture will not fit the screen You have several choices Source aspect ratio is greater When the source picture s ratio is greater than the cube or wall for instance source 1 33 cube 1 25 you have choices such as these 1 Fill the screen for width
39. Reinigungstatigkeiten immer den Netzstecker Open the Air Intake Bay cover by pullingin on the front near spring loaded pins Loosen the screw that holds the filter and remove this bracket Lift the filter from the side nearer the middle of the Lion The other side has a tab that bends over the filter Remove the filter and discard it Install the new filter with the Air Flow arrows on the filter pointing down Replace the bracket and screw it down Finger tight is enough Close the Air Intake Bay cover and be sure the pins go in their proper holes 10 Reconnect power and turn on the main power switch To change the filter from the rear 1 At the Electronics Bay turn off the main power Switch and remove the power cord Ziehen Sie vor Wartungs Reinigungstatigkeiten immer den Netzstecker Remove the rear panel of the Air Intake Bay by turning the quarter turn screws Open theAir Intake Bay cover by pullingin on the rear near spring loaded pins Loosen the screw that holds the filter and remove this bracket Lift the filter from the side nearer the middle of the Lion T he other side has a tab that bends over the filter Install the new filter with the Air Flow arrows on the filter pointing down Replace the bracket and screw it down Finger tight is enough Close the Air Intake Bay cover and be sure the pins go in their proper holes Closethe rear panel of the
40. S Ize P OS for details see page 100 10 185 186 RCE Ti When the Cube Status menu is on the On Screen Diagnostic Codes will also be dis played See Hain Nenu Source Select Frequency Phase Input Levels LCD Alignment Position zoom Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours Memory Misc Control Status Monitor About Status Menu Cube Status Setup Summary Serial Status Board Jumpers Hardware Versions page 22 for details Cube Status Display Lion 1600x1200 Lamp F n Lamp R n Intake Fan On Exhaust Fan On ptics Fan On Lamp Fan On F Ballast Fan On R Ballast Fan on Fan Hon Lamp Bay Door Ok 3507 Power Ok Interleck Hon On LI none 346 36 Setup Summary RS Z232 Address OO Source Hode DIG LxXiABUO Color Bal 31 6 6 7 7 7 Wall ixi 1 1 Wall OFF ASPect Right Fi11 Size Pos 1600 1200 465 To the individual menus M Ito for details see page 24 Serial Stetus Baud Rate 18 ZHbps Group 10D Unit amp 110 Port 1 In Part 2 Load Trace out Re OODOOOOO000 OO0O00000000 OOODOQOODOO OODQOOOOQOUQDDO T OODODOODOD OO000000000 GO00000280 0000617651 Par1ty OOoDoOooooog OQwvernun Qoooooopooop Breck Framing COODOOOUOoOD Jumpernrs Oren Dpen Open Open Open Hardware VPC3Z300 gmVvLx1a FHS9884A gma4 FPGA Flash QODQOOOQOOO Ce ala aiaia aia O0QO0000000 oo
41. Source select Fr qQu nty Prasg Input Levels LCD Alignment Position 200m Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours Memory Misc Control Status Monitor ABOUT Analog Level Auto Black adjust requires black Field Auto White adjust requires white Field Hanual Black Adjust Leve Sample Red 20 o Green 25 Blue 20 0 Manual White Adjust 11 Red 175 Green 176 Blue 178 o With the highlight on All as shown here the and arrow keys change all three Black Levels together Manually adjusting black Analog Level and white levels Auto Black adjust requires black Field Auto White adjust requires white Field Hanual Black Adjust Level Sample A11 Red 20 o Green 26 o Blue 20 0 Manual White Adjust A11 Red 175 Green 176 Blue 178 o With the highlight on Green as shown here the 4 and arrow keys change only the Green Level of Black Adjust 85 4 3 Setup Part 1 Sources 4 3 5 Adjustments for Video Sources These video sources can be composite or S Video The composite or C Video input and the S Video input have their own loop thrus Adjusting the picture 1 86 Select video source the Source Select menu Then press LEVEL T his opens the Video Controls menu If the selected source is not C Video or S Video the LEVEL button will not open the Video Controls menu Display an all black picture from the
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43. a wall of Lions on page 32 read it now 2 Prevent the bottom row from slipping forward This can be done with an angle bracket in front of the legs or by using an angle bracket at the rear and bolting it to the 24 20 holes provided near the bottom of the lower section Bolting at the rear helps prevent ti pping 3 Set the upper sections with matching serial num bers on these lower sections T hey fit together with guide pins in the lower section 4 Bolt them together using the 10 captive bolts in each upper section T hese Phillips head bolts are inside the upper section two at the left and right walls and three at each of the center dividers 5 Stretch a string parallel to the top and bottom edges to assure that the row is straight It should be straight horizontally as well as vertically 6 Usea steel tapeto measure the whole wall which is now only one row high from corner to corner on both diagonals If diagonals are the same the wall is a rectangle with square corners 38 LL Use shims under the legs to make corrections Itis important to get the first row right Any mistake here will become worse as the wall goes up 7 Install screen brackets along the bottom a Top Bottom Screen Bracket along the bottom wherever two units come together b UL LR Screen Bracket in the lower right corner c UR LL Screen Bracket in the lower left corner 8 Stack a another row of lower sections on top of this fir
44. color but you do not adjust the color with them The Level controls only match the electronics of the cube to the incoming computer picture lt Color balancing can be done anytime after the wall is built Itdoes not require LCD alignment Level adjustments or anything else It doesn t even require a source picture because you use internal test patterns H ow to color balance On all the cubes 1 Turn on all the lamps in all the cubes and allow them to stay for at least 5 minutes lt Ifyou plan to use only 1 lamp as the normal illumination then turn on just one lamp in each cube 2 Press SETUP repeatedly until you see the Color Balance menu 3 In the Color Balance menu press the right arrow key to get to the White test pattern lt 1015 sometimes difficult to control one cube ata time with the remote control You may have to get close Some installers have had success using a cardboard tube over the end of the remote to control the cubes separately 4 Press the down arrow twice to highlight Reset val ues in the menu T his makes all the White bal ance 031 and all the Gray balance 007 5 Select Hide menu and press ENTER on each dis play T his will remove all the menus so you can see the whole screen on all displays amp When the Color Balance menu is hidden the test pattern remains To bring the menu back aim the remote at the one screen and press ENTER 104 N ow work on individual cubes 6 Lo
45. flip 6 input black offset adjustall 32 offset adjust blue 35 offset adjust green 34 offsetadjustred 33 input level black auto adjust 31 data blue 43 data green 42 datared 41 white auto adjust 36 inputselect 24 input white level adjustall 37 level adjust blue 40 level adjustgreen 39 level adjustred 38 interlock last 110 invalid command received 118 L lamp count 22 lamp hours read 12 lamp hours reset 13 14 lamp on off 1 lamp out counter 115 lamp rest hour to start 19 lamp status 23 last interlock 110 LCD motor horizontal 79 LCD motor leftedge 80 LCD motor rightedge 78 leftedge Get Set 89 90 leftedge LCD motor 80 left edge zoom 88 local clock 20 21 location of unitin column 83 location of unitin row 84 loop enable auto 61 M memory recall 27 memory save 26 mode select 25 mode wall on off 85 motor LCD horizontal 79 motor LCD leftedge 80 motor LCD rightedge 78 N numbered memory recall from 27 numbered memory save in 26 O on off curtain 7 gamma 53 lamp 1 sharpness 9 wall mode 85 p parameter error 120 phase adjust 3 phase automatic 58 picture sharpness 9 ping 112 position horizontal left right 5 position auto 59 productid 113 R read lamp hours 12 read runtime hours 17 18 read system hours 15 16 real time clock 20 21 recall 27 153 received invalid command 118 received val
46. for 10801 amp 10241 Modes The HDTV 10801 mode when selected activates a feature and changes a couple of the menus TheHDTV 1080i and 1024 x 1024i modes are interlaced and the Lion sometimes has difficulty determining which field odd or even to trigger on T his may cause pictures of these types to incorrectly interlace the odd and even fields producing a broken looking picture T his effect appears only in Wall M ode but it may come and go as you move the picture with Position To fix this open the Misc Options menu Misc Options Beeper Horz Flip Auto Lamp Sharpness Allow Frame Lock Auto Codes Invert Odd Even Usethe LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys on the remote to turn Invert Odd Even on and off T his toggle changes which of the two interlaced fields is regarded by the electronics module as the first field It doesn t matter whether it is on or off as long as the picture looks right TheHDTV 10801 and 1024 x 1024i modes also add information to the Save and Recall detail menus below and to the Setup Summary menu Save Source Mode ANZ HD1O0 amp 8O Wall 4x3 2 Wall OFF Aspect Fill Fill 1924707 Shanrpness On Scan Progressiw Sync H amp V Frequency 2200 Phase Black 32 32 White 128 128 HDIOSO 4 amp 3 27 1 Overwr ite Yes No 90 91 4 4 Setup Part 2 Walls This part of the setup process is the same for all types of inputs Some
47. hold the two connectors side by side with the ends pointing in the same direction Look atthe 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 itis 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 T he adapter is not pre wired You will make three connections inside the adapter as descri bed on the facing page and in Glossary of Terms on page 200 Connecting R S232 cables 1 Connect the adapter to the serial output connec tor of the controlling computer T his computer does not have to be the same one as the computer used as a picture source T he serial output is sometimes called the C omm Port and sometimes there are two Ifthe serial output is a 25 pin connector use a 25 to 9 pin adapter then the 9 pin to RJ 45 adapter 2 Connect a cable from the RJ 45 adapter to the nearest cube s RS232 In connector 56 Wiring the adapter To change the RJ 45 connectors to 9 pin D sub connectors use a standard RJ 45 to 9 pin adapter and connect it internally as shown T he wiring shown for this adapter is cor
48. if the system goes into lockout for any reason T hey will turn off when the lamps are turned on Auto Codes can be turned on or off in the Miscellaneous menu The Priority rating in the table shows which prob lems are most important If there are two problems only the pattern with the lower number will show in the code When this problem is fixed the next prob lem will show in the code 22 Lion UXP On Screen Diagnostic Codes JQ _ _ I tf 05 3 bw 3 E NENNEN Sensoroveremp lamps oto 6 Sensorepproached it 8 _ Sobysue o Starts with Red Lamps turn off C gt 5 E lt 0 R Red Sensor over limit and Temp Monitor is On Conditions 1 2 3 or 4 will cause Lockout After fixing the problem you may see Condition 5 Lockout You must Cycle AC power off then on to reset the Lockout condition Sensor over limit and Temp Monitor is Off Waiting for a Lamp On command 23 2 4 How To Use Menus and Diagnostics 2 4 4 Reading the Status Menus The Status Monitor menu chain shows lots of information about the current state of the cube Even when the lamps are not lit the Monitor button which normally start the Status Monitor menu chain can tell you the most important things about the cube To look at all the Status M onitor menus press MONI TOR on the remote Each press of this bu
49. in place and that the screen is completely closed against them T here must be a screen bracket in each corner even if this display is standing alone U sethe objective lens to change image size O pen the screen or reach into the Electronics Bay through the rear and rotate the large lens Rotating the lens adjusts image size not focus T hereis no control for focus Adjust the image size so that you lose at least two pixel on all four edges Ifyou use RS232 commands to adjust the LCD the remote control will not work while the pattern is on 72 Three motors with cams showing at the bottom of the optical engine Close up view of LCD motor cam Motor shaft goes here 73 4 2 An Important Step Aligning the LCD 4 2 2 Keystoned Pictures A keystoned picture is wider at the top or bottom or taller on one side than the other It is not com mon in Lions but you should know how to correct it Keystone pictures have this or this shape They are wider on one edge than on the opposite edge It is not a common problem but if you think one of your Lions has this problem do this Turn on the internal Geometry Pattern from the Test Pattern menu a Press misc three times to open the Test Pattern menu b Choose Geometry Pattern at the bottom of the list and press ENTER 2 Compare the width of the top of the pattern to the width at the bottom If these two are the same within one or two p
50. must have the Aspect Ratio menu set up as shown The Strip at the top will be the User Curtain color Aspect Ratio Source 1 33 Unit 1 25 Wall 1 25 3x3 2 1 Horizontal Vertical Image Fit Fill Bottom 99 4 4 Setup Part 2 Walls 4 4 2 Position Control The Position Control moves the image electronically on the LCD The LCD must be aliqned to the screen mechanically first To open the Position control press SIZE POS on the remote Use the four arrow keys to move the image in any of the four directions This is electronic movement Ifyou try move the image into black area on the screen to fill it and the image just disappears into the black see An Important Step Aligning the LCD on page 74 This will tell you how to mechanically adjust the LCD which you should do before you adjust Position Position movement accelerates as you continue to hold one of the arrow keys Ifyou are using Clarity s Big Picture first adjust the Position with Wall Mode Off Then setthe position with Wall Mode On Find Position Find Position is a way to automatically move the upper left corner of the picture to the upper left cor ner of the screen really the upper left corner of the LCD To usethis feature press ENTER which highlights Find Position T hen press it again to activate the find ing feature The arrow keys in the Position control cannot move the highlight selector to Find Posit
51. on page 28 This is the fastest way to display a computer picture on one Lion Do not usethese instructions to build a wall of Lions Constructing one Lion 1 Unpack one Lion as described earlier in U npack ingthe Display on page 2 2 Place the lower section on a flat floor 3 Lift the upper section over the lower section and align the rear panels N otice that pins in the lower section fit holes in the upper section Place the upper larger section on top of the lower section 4 Tighten all 10 captive screws insidethe Air Intake Bay and Lamp Bay T here are 5 screws in each bay 2 along the outside wall and along the inside wall WARNING Be sure these screws are tight before pro ceeding 5 Change the light shield in the Electronics Bay to its operating position higher and more toward the rear Or remove the light shield completely for this test 6 Remove the lens cap without turning the lens 7 Remove the exhaust fan shroud from the Air Intake Bay and install it on the Lamp Bay cover with the openingto the rear 8 Install 4 corner screen brackets one in each cor ner of the large opening T here are two types of corner screen brackets U L LR and U R LL mean ing U pper Left Lower Right and U pper Right Lower Left T he flanges should be on the left and right sides of the upper section not on thetop and bottom 9 Extend thetwo arms in the upper section that will hold screen 10 Remove the screen fr
52. range mes sage appears amp You can download Diag from Clarity Visual s website www ClarityVisual com It has perfect black and white pictures Or you can make them with Windows Paint Or make a solid color desktop M anually adjusting levels You must usethis method for RGB or RGBS pic ture sources but you can use 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 pic ture 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 num ber just touches the 255 point and doesn t go beyond it lt numbers under Level not important to you during these adjustments TT Im Ti FREQ Analog Level Auto Black adjust Adjusting the black and white lev els using the auto adjust requires black Field Auto White Adjust requires white Field M nual Black Adjust Level Sampie All Red Green Blue o Hanual White Adjust AT Ried Geean Hain Nenu
53. range for the image will decrease Display a color bar pattern from the video source Frame 17177 is SMPTE Color Bars Or use any 75 saturation color bar signal 7 Select Blue Only on the Video Controls menu and press ENTER T his will display only shades of blue 8 Adjust Saturation up or down until the two out side blue bars which were white and blue arethe same 9 Adjust Hue up or down until the two inside blue bars which were cyan and magenta are the same 10 Set VCR Mode if the source is a video player without ti me base correction most home VCRs are this type 11 Exit the menus with the PREV button Find M ode the automatic mode detection process does not function for C video and S video sources Nor do any of the subparts of Auto D eect The LEVEL button opens the Video Controls menu if the Current source is C Video or S Video Video Controls Br igihtness 16 Contrast 45 Saturation 1436 Hue 284 Set to defaults VCR Mode VCR Blue Oniy OFF Sampel R 1198 0 44 72 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 87 4 3 Setup Part 1 Sources 4 3 6 Setup for Digital Sources Digtal sources don t need to be adjusted so this will be very quick Adjusting to digital sources lt The Digital system does not support the DDC EDI
54. response 142 Table of ASCII Hex Values Dec Hex Char T _ EENNIN 3 e 360 24 _ 39 20 a ERES p 44 26 sjo sjef oT 48 30 52 34 _53 35 5 54 36 rar _56 38 _57 39 58 _ ES PIE A CIE O 4 A co IRIS A iN 104 105 106 6A 107 6B k 108 eC i 109 6D m pelo o f 12 70 p EHE 120 78 x 121 143 6 4 RS232 Command List This 15 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 152 and Index of 5232 Codes on page 156 For ascii values see Table of ASCII Hex Values on page 143 For toggle commands such as Lamp On Lamp Off Increment turns it On For value commands such as Frequency Adjust this raises the value one step For toggle commands such as Lamp On Lamp Off Decrement turns it Off For value commands such as Frequency Adjust this lowers the value one step addressed to a single cube The asks for an ascii character in the asks for binary hex data in the response is a binary hex number or as response response Setis followed by a value in binary hex Substitute an ascii character for this Substitute a binary hex value for or ascii text Set commands can be symbol
55. same case or ship several screens in a different case Shipping on pallets T he diagram on the facing page shows the packag ing system used to ship the Lion originally 206 Accessories box Lower section on top r 4 T i L P F 1 Upper section on bottom Screen is in a separate carton on the same pallet These wood braces and bolts clamp the lower sec tion to the pallet 207 9 9 Specifications Specifications apply to Lion XP SXP and U XP as noted Mechanical Specification Outside dimensions Lion SXP Width Height Depth Outside dimensions Lion XP UXP Width Height Depth Weight all Lions screen lower section upper section Shipping weight Stacking Horizontal Vertical Orientation Chassis color Ventilation requirement Screen size Lion SXP Diagonal Width Height Screen size Lion XP UXP Diagonal Width Height Mullion screen to screen gap Electrical and Heat Specification Video input amplitude Separate RGB analog Composite analog 208 Maximum Minimum Typical 52 29 59 69 31 0 53 58 58 11 32 6 247 lbs 48 lbs 98 Ibs 101 Ibs 350 Ibs Unlimited 4 20 Black 8 200 mm 67 52 29 41 83 67 53 6 40 2 0 07 0 02 Maximum Minimum Typical 1 0 V p p 5 0 V p p 0 5 V p p 0 7 V p p 0 3 V p p Notes 1328 mm 1516 mm 787 mm 1361 mm 1476 mm 828 mm 113 kg 22 kg 45 kg 46 kg 159 kg
56. settings T his process particularly when it causes changes in sync can cause problems It is often better to turn Auto Enable off after you have completed setup and saved the settings If theinstallation is not likely to change automat ically detecting the mode can get in the way of a sta ble picture Some people prefer to leave Auto Enable unchecked all the time then manually initiate M ode D etect from the Source Select menu As long as they remember to do this everything will be fine Whichever you choose do not manually select the mode for computer sources that is do not manually choose the resolution T hey different numbers of active lines in the picture M ode D etect finds and 120 adjusts to all these subtle differences T he chart on the right shows how M ode Detect searches for sync M ode Detect works on C Video and S Video inputs too choosing NT SC PAL or SECAM After initial setup it is a good idea to turn M ode D etect off and do all the switching between sources by recalling memories All the data necessary to dis play each source properly is stored during in the Save operati on See Selecting Sources During O perati ons on page 118 if you have not read it ye MECE Haim Meri Source Select Frequency Phase Input Levels LCD Alignment Position Zoom Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Houra Henory Hisc Control status Poni tor About source Select S
57. the pic tures and diagrams 1 Center Screen Bracket T his large plate with 8 holes holds four displays together where they meet 2 Side Screen Bracket T his plate which has 4 holes and a flange holds two displays together at the end of a row 3 Top Bottom Screen Bracket T his plate which has 4 holes and no flange holds two displays together at the top or bottom of a column 4 UL LR Screen Bracket T his plate which has 2 holes and a flange is used in either the upper left or lower right corner of a wall to hold the screen 5 UR LL Screen Bracket T his plate also with two holes is used in either the upper right or lower left corner lt screen brackets are marked 4 5 for WN 6720 SX and 3 4 for the WN 6720 X and UX They are notinterchangeable between these model number groups 6 Suction Cup T his tool is used to open the screen after the wall is built particularly screens in the middle of the wall where you cannot grab the edges Accessories with each WN 6720 display Numbers in parentheses after the item name Is the quantity included with each display 1 User s Guide 1 not pictured T his book is the User s Guide 2 Remote Control 1 T he batteries are already installed 3 Screen Latch 2 Holds the screen open so you can work on the unit from the front 4 Power Cord 1 not pictured For usein North America 5 VGA Cable 1 not pictured 15 pin cable for ana log co
58. up down video Saturation adjust video adjust brightness 100 contrast 102 104 video hue adjust 107 v position up down 4 W wallheight 82 wall mode on off 85 wall width 81 white level adjustall 37 adjust blue 40 adjustgreen 39 adjustred 38 auto adjust 36 white test pattern 63 width wall 81 X X coordinate 44 Y Y coordinate 45 Z zoom bottom edge 97 Get Set 98 left edge 88 Get Set 89 rightedge 91 Get Set 92 top edge 94 Get Set 95 99 90 93 96 4 155 6 6 Index of RS232 Codes A F7 149 AB 147 150 F8 149 AC 149 FR 144 ACK 150 FS 148 AD 149 FW 144 AF 147 G AL 148 GB 147 AM 147 GE 148 AP 148 AS 147 ES qu AT 147 GR 147 148 AW 147 147 147 144 144 B ae HV 147 BG 147 BL 148 147 144 IB 147 147 IG 147 147 IM 146 147 IN 146 147 144 CG 147 KM 145 CH 145 CL 147 L CM 145 L1 8 145 CO 144 LA 145 147 CR 147 LB 147 LC 145 D LF 148 01 149 LG 147 D2 149 LI 150 D3 149 LR 145 147 D4 149 DB 147 M DG 147 M1 148 148 E2 149 N E5 149 Eo OA 147 147 OD 147 147 2 149 F4 149 144 F5 149 PN 150 F6 149 PO 144 156 P 150 21 149 PR 144 72 149 PW 144 73 149 PX 149 Z4 149 PY 149 75 149 Z6 149 Q Z7 149 QA 147 ZB 149 QB 147 ZL 149 QG 147 ZR 14
59. up on the shoulder of the corner guide pins on the screen alignment bracket Check the wall to be sure all the chassis are in a straight line If you force the screen the glass may break 5 If thisisatilted wall be sure to secure the two screws from the rear on each side of the screen Suction cup is used to open the screen Step 2 Press the suction cup against the screen one inch L C A 1 Screen BH 4 guide 9 gt n Latch holds Step 4 Release the suction cup by pulling E 5 screen open one of the posts ceti Ent T If the wall is tilted loosen the Screen Capture Screws seen here from the rear through the Air Intake Bay There is another screw on the other side 61 3 6 Installing the Screen 3 6 2 Removing a Screen Completely This 15 a two person job Don t try it alone The screen weighs almost 50 Ibs and can be awk ward to handle If the wall is tilted forward you have to do some of this from the rear Normally you only remove the screen when moving the entire display Removing the screen 1 If the display is tilted open the rear panels on the right and left side Loosen the Screen Capture Screws one at each side of the screen near the middle T hese are captive screws 2 From the front open the screen and extend it fully If you are not sure how to do this see Opening and Closing the Screen o
60. vertical 3 Push the screen all the way in 4 Press the heel of your hand against the corner until the spring loaded latches click into place You may haveto lift the screen a little to get guide pins on the chassis to fit into the holes in the back of the screen Don t hit the glass hard Glass can break For tilted walls For walls that are tilted forward there is one more required process Inside the display on the right and left sides of the screen there is a retaining screw T hese screws prevent the screen from rolling forward should the spring latches accidentally let go 1 Close the screen from the front 2 Open the left and right rear panels Tighten the screen retaining screws in the middle of the right and left sides of the chassis een guide attached to screen seen from inside the scree View from inside Upper arm is Screen Guide Lower arm is Screen Latch Screen latch arm attachg to screen seen from inside the screen Screen end Chassis end Screen Latch meis T i ciTe Looking from the rear into the Air Intake Bay When properly tigh tened Arrow shows the location of one ofthe screen the shoulder of the nut rests retaining screws Open the Lamp Bay rear againstthe screen guide or panel4 to see the other screw These mustbe screen latch arm Two views of shoulder nuts tightened for tilted walls 59 3 6 Installing the Screen 3 6 1 Opening and Closing the Screen T
61. video source T his should come from the actual source that will be used for program material not from a test sig nal generator For DVD players frame 50882 on Reference Recordings A Video Standard test disk has this picture Select Brightness and adjust it with the keys M ake the R G and B values as close to 001 as possible and keep the Brightness number as high as possi ble a If theinitial Sample values are greater than 001 reduce the Brightness until the first Sam ple value reaches 001 b 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 C If Brightness is decreased while the Sample val ues are at 001 the color range for the displayed image will decrease Display an all white image from the video source Frame 50823 on Reference Recordings A Video Standard test disk has this picture Set the Sample values for G and B as close to 254 as possible while keeping the Contrast num ber as low as possible a If theinitial Sample values areless than 254 increase the Contrast until the first Sample value reaches 254 If the 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 C If the Contrast is increased while the Sample values are at 254 the color
62. video wall You want patterns that cross the boundaries between displays SO you can linethings up If theinput is from a video source use a video test pattern Color bars are not very good for this purpose You want something with more detail C ross hatch or convergence might sound likethe ideal pattern but it is easy to be off by one rectangle If no test pattern is available try a still picture with lots of detail It is hard to make minor adjustments to a video wall with a moving or changing picture About saving the Wall Processor settings T he Wall Processor settings are not saved in the same form you see the menu Wall Processor uses the wall height and width and the location of the individual cubes to calculate a zoom amount and a position for each cube It is the Zoom and Position values that are saved along with the wall size and cube location when you savethe settings T hese values are saved in one of the numbered memories Set to defaults In the Wall Processor menu Set to defaults turns off wall mode and sets the wall sizeto 1x1 Wall Processor Wall width 4 Wall h amp isSht 3 Unit column 1 Unit row Z Wall OFF Set to defaults Main Menu Source Select Freauencw rPhase Input Levels LCD Alignment Position zoom Wall Processor Aspect Ratio The wall settings in this menu Color Balance Curtain Hours define a cube in a wall shaped like this
63. 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 T his LED flickers whenever IR radiation is detected indicating that a command is being recei ved from the remote or that there is stray IR from other sources in the area T his LED flickers very briefly so it is sometimes hard to see Power supply LED T he power supply has an LED on it labeled BAL LAST POWER It indicates that the 350 volt supply for the lamp ballasts is working LEDs on the front edge of the electronics module as seen from the rear JUVE Wat B INTAKE FAN EXHAUST FAN b REAR BALLAST FRONT BALLAST FAN Failed shows red only Striking but not lit yet if Lamp Control is on If Lamp Control is off otherwise itis amber and the lamp has failed when the lamp fails the LED will remain amber Fans Off Running Failed Failed previously OK all lamps shut off now 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 RS232 data is received RS232 CMD On green for one second when data for this cube is received
64. width Lion X and UX wall inches 15 of screens in walls 15 of wall 94 wall millimeters 15 zoom menu in 102 Wildcat definition of 202 Windows Paint making test patterns with 94 wingnuts 4 WN 6720 S X 10 WN 6720 UX 10 WN 6720 UXP 10 WN 6720 X 10 WN 6720 XP 10 words used in this manual meanings of 200 WXGA definition of 202 X XGA 47 49 214 XGA definition of 202 XP dimensions 194 Z Zoom 94 Zoom Control menu 185 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 havefound an error in this manual or if you would liketo make any comments about it you may usethis form T his form is used with the WN 6720 XP WN 6720 S XP WN 6720 UXP USER S GUIDE PART NUMBER 070 0094 07 DATED 19 NOVEMBER 2003 You may fax this form to Clarity Visual Systems Attention M anuals at 1 503 570 4657 Or you may email comments and corrections to M anuals C larityVisual com f you use email please mention the 070 part number listed above What like about this manual We love to read this part What don t like about this manual We read this part too Error s found in the manual Yipes We thought we were perfect In future manuals of this type wish you would Thank you for taking the time to help us improve 225 226 227 2003 Clarity Visual
65. without distortion and leave space at the top and bottom T he system expands the picture horizontally until it fits the screen no distortion 2 Fill the screen for height without distortion and let the sides be cropped off T he system expands the picture vertically until if fits the screen no distortion 3 Fill the screen for width and stretch it to fit verti cally T hesystem expands the picture horizontally 96 until it fits the screen then stretches it to fill the screen vertically some distortion results Source aspect ratio is smaller 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 Si des 2 Fill the screen for width and le 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 descri bed 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 Image Fit Horizontal Right Aspect Ratio Source 1 25 Unit 1 33 Center Aspect Ratio Source 1 25 Umit 1 33 Wall 1 23 1252 1 1 4 Wall t 23 2x2 2 1 Horizontal vertical Image Fit Fill Fill Horizontal Vertical
66. 0 5 5 2 About Auto Codes 132 5 6 Test Patterns 134 6 Controlling the Lion with RS232 137 6 1 Controlling the Displays with RS232 138 6 2 Sending RS232 Commands 140 6 3 Check Listfor RS232 Control 142 6 4 RS232 Command List 144 7 Troubleshooting 159 7 1 Solving Power and Startup Problems 160 7 2 Solving Image Problems 162 7 3 Getting Technical Support 164 8 Routine Maintenance 167 8 1 Removing a Lamp 168 8 2 Installing a Lamp 170 8 3 Changing the AirFilter 172 8 4 Cleaning the Screen Mirror 174 8 5 Upgrading Lion UXP Firmware 176 9 Reference Section 179 9 1 Menu Structures 180 9 2 On Screen Diagnostic Codes and LEDs 192 9 3 Measurement Drawings Lion XP UXP 194 9 4 Measurement Drawings Lion SXP 196 9 5 Connector Diagrams 198 9 6 Glossary of Terms 200 9 7 Regulatory Information 204 9 8 Packing for Shipment 206 9 9 Specifications 208 Index 217 vii vill Unpacking the Lion 1 1 Unpacking the Display 2 1 2 WhatAccessories Should Have 4 13 Quick Start 6 1 1 Unpacking the Display You have already opened the package but read this section anyway It tells you how to take the two pieces apart and how to handle them The ships in three main pieces the lower smaller section the upper larger section the screen The Lion is packed with the lower section above the upper sect
67. 147L x 109W x 135H cm 58 L x 43 W x 53 H Tilt of top surface plane on any axis Clearance at rear for level displays For tilted displays must have enough room to stand and work Aspect ratio 5 4 1700 mm 1361 mm 1021 mm Aspect ratio 4 3 1700 mm 1361 mm 1021 mm 1 75 mm 0 5 mm Notes 75 ohm termination 75 ohm termination Electrical and Heat Specification TTL and V sync Input connectors 15 pin D sub female DVI BNC optional 4 pin DIN optional RJ 45 Frequency see table below Total pixels lines see table below AC requirements Line voltage 115 V range 230 V range Line current 115 V 2 lamps 115V 1 lamp 230 V 2 lamps 230 V 1lamp Power 2 lamps 1 lamp Heat BTUs per hour 2 lamps 1 lamp Optical Specification Image position Rotation Pincushion Barrel Keystoning Focus Aberration Screen High Contrast Gain Viewing cone 2 gain H amp V Viewing cone 5 gain H amp V Brightness 2 lamps Brightness 1 lamp Quality View Metric QVM Maximum Minimum 5 0 V 2 5 V 120 V 240 V 100 V 200 V 6A 4A 3 2 A 2 2 690 W 460 W 2373 1571 Maximum Minimum 1 pixel 1 pixel 15 pixel 52 pixel 1 pixel 1 pixel 1 pixel 1 pixel 70 35 90 45 Typical 3 5V 5 5 A 3 0A 2 7 1 5A 633 W 345 W 2167 1178 Typical 0 pixel 0 pixel 0 pixel 0 pixel 1 73 1096 50 55 ftL 25 27 5 6800 Notes TTL at 330 ohm termination Analog
68. 20 standby 20 temperature 20 220 LED inside table of 193 LEDs definition of 201 lens cover 40 lens rotating for image size 70 levels manual adjustment of 84 light engine replacing 170 limit temperature sensor approached 23 133 192 Lion measurements XP UXP 194 Lion measurements S XP 196 Lion SX 10 Lion SX definition of 201 Lion SXP 10 Lion UX 10 Lion UX definition of 201 Lion UXP 10 Lion UXP definition of 201 Lion X 10 Lion X definition of 201 Lion XP 10 Lion XP definition of 201 Lion definition of 201 Load Data connector 176 lock allow frame 128 Lockout 23 133 192 lockout LED 20 loop thru 44 54 loop thru digital and analog 54 loop thru limits of 54 loop thru video 55 M MAC resolutions supported 47 49 215 manual feedback about this 225 manual User s Guide 4 manually adjusting levels 84 manufacturer s address 204 meanings of terms 200 measurement of Lion SXP 196 measurements of Lion XP UXP 194 mechanical specifications 208 memory deleting 108 erasing 108 erasing current name 108 labels 108 naming 108 recalling a 110 when to save 108 menu 189 Address Select 138 188 Analog Level 84 Aspect Ratio 114 187 Baud Rate 138 188 Big Picture 92 Black Level 84 180 184 Board J umpers 24 chains 18 Color Balance 184 Cube Status 24 Curtain 182 Curtain Colors 130 fast keys 18 Freq Phase 181 Hardware Versions 24 Lamp Co
69. 200 pixels 202 203 9 7 Regulatory Information Declaration of C onformity Manufacturer s N ame Clarity Visual Systems Manufacturer s Address 9025 SW Hillman Court Suite 3122 Wilsonville O regon 97070 7708 declares that the products M odel Numbers WN 6720 XP WN 6720 U XP LCD projector Product O ptions 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 C ompatibility Directive 89 336 EEC and amendments EN 55022 CISPR 22 Radiate and Conducted Emissions from IT Equipment EN 50082 1 EN 61000 4 Generic Immunity Standard Inculding EN 61000 4 2Electrostati c Discharge EN 61000 4 3Radi ated Susceptibility ENV50204Radiated Susceptibility EN 61000 4 4Electrical Fast Transient Burst EN 61000 4 5Surge EN 61000 4 6C onducted Susceptibility EN 610004 11Voltage 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 T hese 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 inst
70. 400 640 290 412 650 185 300 420 660 190 310 430 670 200 320 440 680 210 339 450 630 220 340 460 700 230 350 470 710 240 360 480 720 overwriting the saved setting Save 2 Source HMode AHT xGA amp O Wall 4x4 1 4 Wall OFF Aspect FIT1 F111 Size Pos 1024x 758 278 25 Sharpness on Scan Progressive Sync V Frequency 1344 Phase 16 Black 18 22 18 White 128 128 128 XGAGO 4x4 1 4 Qverwr ite Yes HO 109 4 5 2 Recalling What You Saved Recalling a numbered memory immediately sets all the values to what you previously saved T he preferred way to change sources after initial Wall setup is to recall a memory T his is more efficient than changes sources in the Source Select menu 4 high by 4 wide To recall a memory Column 1 Row 4 1 Press the SAVE button once CAUTION Be sure to press SAVE only once Look for green labels and the word Recall Wall Mode is on 2 Arrow up down or sideways to highlight the mem Recall ory you want to recall If the memory is not cur ANI SVGAGO 4x4 1 44 rently used it will be unchecked and gray and you 132 can t select it Otherwise it will be bold and the box will be checked 490 520 3 Press ENTER A menu showing the details of that ie 5402 stored memory location will open 4 At the bottom of the menu Yes should be high lighted If not use the RIGHT or LEFT ARROW key to highlight Yes a
71. 6 42 When you agjust frequency either manually with a checkerboard pattern or automatically with Find Freg Phase the correct value will almost always show a plus zero Frequency 1056 105640 Phase Find Phase Find Freq Phase requires Full width input DeFault Frequency Main Menu Source Select Frequency Phase Input Levels LCD Alignment Position Zoom Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours Memory Misc Control Status Monitor About 83 4 3 Setup Part 1 Sources 4 3 4 Analog Level Adjustments The Analog Level adjustments tell the display what the computer uses for black and white The adjust ments can be automatic or you can do them manually Do NOT use these adjustments to adjust color This section does not apply to composite or S Video pictures The display has to know what the computer means by black and white All computer sources havea Slightly different definition of black and white and the adjustments described here tell the display what this computer means T here 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 Black and Auto White Adjust are easier and faster For RGB pictures you must adjust manu ally X Forthese adjustments you must use a picture that comes from the actual computer used for the program material
72. 9 QR 147 ZT 149 R RB 147 RC 146 RE 148 RG 147 RH 145 RL 145 RR 147 S S1 150 S2 150 S4 145 SA 146 T T1 4 148 TB 148 TG 148 TH 145 TL 145 TR 148 TS 148 U UNK 150 V VE 150 VP 144 W WH 148 WM 149 WX 149 WY 149 X Xl 149 X2 149 X3 149 X4 149 X5 149 X6 149 X7 149 XGO 149 XQ 149 Z Z0 149 157 158 Troubleshooting 7 1 7 2 7 3 Solving Power and Startup Problems 164 Solving Image Problems 166 Getting Technical Support 168 159 7 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 e Is the AC Master switch lit e Is the unit plugged in 5 there power in the AC mains Press the MONITOR button on the remote control T his will display the Status menus if the lamps are on It also starts the On Screen Status Code which should appear whether the lamps are on or not These two LEDs blink in a pattern to tell you why the lamps are not lit If you see a steady amber light that does not blink it means the lamps are on and there is no alarm See On Screen Diagnostic Codes and LEDs on page 192 to interpret the code Lamps are on but screen is black or some other color T hese events will cause the s
73. 9 Saturation 1 436 Hug 2844 Set to defaults VCR Mode VCR Blue Onlw OFF Sammp i R 1198 G 44 Bir If Analog 1 or Analog 2 is the selected source Analog Level Auto Black adjust requires black Field Auto White adjusk ireguiregs white Field Manual Black Adjust Level Sample 20 20 175 176 g If Analog 1 or Analog 2 is the selected source Frequancy PHASE Fr quency 1056 1056401 Phase a Find Phase Find Fr q Phase reauires Full width DeFault Freguency Level for details see page 84 86 88 If Digital is the selected source Digital Color Control Black Of Faet Adjust Level All Red o Green o Blue o White G8in Adjust Reset Valus If C Video or S Video is the selected source Video Controls Bei 16 Centrast 45 Baturstiaon 1436 284 Set to defaults WER Mode VER Biue Only OFF Stamp R 118 Giada Bers F req P h ASe for details see page 82 If Digital is the selected source Frequency Phase Ths controls apply only to computer Press enter to continuas If C Video or S Video is the selected source Frequ ancy Phone These controls apply only to computer sources Press enter to continuas 181 182 Hain Source Select Freauency FPFhase Input Levels LCD Alignment Pos i tian Zoom Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours Memory Hisc
74. Air Intake Bay 172 10 At the Electronics Bay reconnect the power cord and turn on the main power switch Air filter as seen from the rear mM ICI ee i 2 ii X j Ei ENIA TM l L Yu i UE li c LT I at A a 12x 12x1 Lift air filter from the side toward the center of the Lion LLLI mr f T i d es SS 1l New air filter must fit between tabs in front and rear and under the tab shown on the right Seen from rear 173 8 4 Cleaning the Screen Mirror The screen is gass and fingerprints show up on it Most of these may not show in the picture but a clean screen is better CAUTION Whether the screen is glass or acrylic don t lean on it Don t let it get scratched Protect it CAUTION Spray the cleaner on the cloth NEVER spray anything on the screen Do notlet 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 is permanently ruined Why is the screen ruined T he screen is made of several layers T he 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 Both sides You can safely clean both sides of the screen as longas you are careful to prevent l
75. Control Status Honitor About C U rta IN for details see page 130 Turns on or off the User curtain immediately without showing a menu Curtain Menu User Curtain On QFF Curtain On OFF Curtain Colors User Curtain OFF Curtain On OFF Curtain Color User Curtain On User Biue Sere Absent Red Auto Detect Green Hain Menu Source Select Frequency Phase Input Levels LCD Alignment Position 200m Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours Memory Misc Control Status Monitor About Delete AHI KOAR a z E 1 46 37 45 Kl ms meum m E e t Gh Gk E23 Eo i I dc jdm nda an hb LD Of oh x di a QN UR ER ER cn CR ca 2 3 G3 C C Recall SVGAGO 44 1 54 1 138 2 0 Save AH SVGAGO amp 4 1 44 132 230 370 490 1471 2650 380 500 180 270 380 510 160 280 400 Sie 170 290 41458 Sao 180 300 420 S4e 190 310 430 50 200 220 440 210 GD 220 230 350 240 360 Memory Menu Recall Settings Save Settings Delete Settings gt pungb5uM aoUogogoOxur If overwriting an already saved memory Bud 2 AHT XGABO Wa l aed 1 4 Wall OFF Aspect Fill Fill Bire Pon TA 27A 25
76. D protocol If you use a digital source as the inputto a video wall the source must be able to defeat this requirement 1 Press SOURCE on the remote to open the Source Select menu 2 Press the left or right arrow key on the remote to select Digital 3 Press ENTER which activates the source selection and opens the M ode D etect menu 4 f Auto Detect is on theLion will start seeking the mode If it is not on select Find M ode and press ENTER Leve and Freg Phase adjustments to not apply to digital pictures so thesetwo will not function even if they are on in the M ode Detect menu Auto Position will run if it is on However the Frequency and Phase of an Analog driven cube ahead of a Digital cube in a series loop thru is very important T he Frequency and Phase should be adjusted for this first analog cube while watching the effect on the last digital cube If you try the FREQ PHASE button when Digital is the current source you get Frequency Phase These controls apply only to computer sources Press enter to continue If you press the LEvEL button when Digital is the current source you get Digital Levels Level controls are not used with digital sources Press enter to continue 88 Adjust Frequency and Phase in the cube with the Analog input Analog 1 In Digital Out Digital Out Digital In While you observe the effects on the last cube with Digital input Colo
77. Digital Connectors Resolution Refresh rate Pixel Freq pens Hz MHz line 1152 x 900 61 8 92 99 150 4 SUN BE 216 Index Symbols 50 Glass Cleaner 174 Numbers 1024 x 1024 47 49 215 1024 x 768 47 49 214 10241 mode Invert in the 90 10801 mode Invert in the 90 1152 x 900 47 49 216 1280 x 1024 47 49 215 1280 x 720p 47 49 215 1600 x 1200 47 49 215 1920 x 10801 47 49 215 2 lamp definition of 200 350 V power supply LED 20 4 3 aspect ratio definition of 200 4 lamp definition of 200 50 Oray test pattern 134 640 x 480 47 49 212 720 x 400 47 49 215 800 x 600 47 49 213 832 x 624 47 49 215 9 pin to 45 adapter 176 9 pin to RJ 45 adapter 4 56 57 198 A About menu firmware version in 176 AC master switch 42 160 power requirements 209 accessories exhaust fan shroud 40 ACK 141 acknowledging RS232 commands 141 adapter 9 pin to RJ 45 176 adapter RJ 45 to 9 pin 4 56 57 198 address customer service email 164 global 138 140 group 138 140 menu to select 138 RS232 138 140 RS232 types of 140 single 138 141 unit 138 140 which to use 138 Address Select 128 menu 188 Address Select menu 138 adjusting the large mirror 75 values in menus 190 adjusting levels manually 84 adjusting RGB levels 84 adjustment automatic Frequency and Phase 82 adjustment manual Frequency and Phase 82 air filter changing the 172
78. Do this either with loop thru many display cubes You can spread the picture over or with a distribution amplifier In each cube s Wall all the cubes in the wall or you can limit the spread Processor menu set the Wall Width to 4 and the Wall to just some of the cubes Height to 4 Set each cube s Unit and Column to T here are two ways to think about walls Thereis reflect its physical location in the wall the physical wall which is all the cubes that are installed together in rows and columns T his doesn t change T hereis also the Big Picture wall which may be all the cubes in the physical wall or it may bea smaller group of them T he Big Picture wall is defined for each cube in the Wall Processor menu Some examples may make this clear 1 a 4 x 4 physical wall Wall Processor Wall Processor Wall width Wad width 4 Hall Hhgight a WATI bh amp eigmt 4a Well Unit column 1 Unit amp olumn 4 Unit mows Wall width 4 Umit roOmw 1 Wall height Wall mode Or Wall mode Set to defaults Unit column 3 Set to defaults Umit ec a WAIT Set to defaul ta 92 To spread the four different pictures over separate 2 X2s within the wall set the menus this way Notice Wall Processor Wall width Z Wall height Z Unit columm 1 Unit row Wall Set to defaults W411 P
79. Hain Meru Source Select Frequency Phase Misc Menu Input Lewes LCD Alignment Hise Options ee Lamp Contro Wall Processor Test Patterns Aspect Fatio Curta in Color Color Balance Baud Rate Cur ta din RS 2397 Address uae Mode Detect Sem Or Tag Hise Control IR Disable Status Moni tor About What if one lamp has failed If one of the lamps has already failed when the Rest time comes around no resting occurs If the lamp that was off fails to turn on the first lamp does not go off Hisc Options Beeper Horz Flip Auto Lamp Sharpness qu Allow Frame Lock Auto Codes Lamp Control Status Lamp F On Lamp R On Lamp count 2 Lamp Fail Msg On Lamp Rest Enabled Rest Starts 02 00 Current Time 14 48 123 5 3 Normal Startup Sequence From AC power on to lamps on the display follows a strict sequence of events If a safety interlock Is open the lamps will not turn on T he normal startup sequence is shown in the dia gram Lamp Control and Lamp Count T helamps always ignite or try to ignite in this order Front Rear You cannot choose which specific lamp to light If Lamp Count is 2 both lamps will try to light If one will not ignitein fifteen tries the LED for the bad lamp turns red and the system will not try it again If the Lamp Count is 1 the Lion tries to light the Front lamp If it will not light after fifteen tries the Lion tries the Rear lamp lt not
80. Lion Series WN 6720 XP WN 6720 SXP WN 6720 U XP clarity User Guide Clarity visual systems WN 6720 XP WN 6720 S XP WN 6720 UXP 67 Display Wall Unit User s Guide 070 0094 07 ber 2003 2003 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 Clarity s Big Picture is a trademark of Clarity Visual Systems Inc 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 WN 6720 XP the WN 6720 5 or the WN 6720 U XP the Product if properly used and serviced will perform substantially in accordance with the product data sheet and users manual and will be free from defects in material and workmanship for one year fol lowing date of shipment T his warranty applies to all parts exc
81. PON 03 indicates that what follows is in hex all cubes in both video walls turn on their lamps A is a wild card and means any PON is the command to turn on thelamps Global address 140 In unit address all cubes with the same last digit obey the command T hefirst digit is a wildcard In the command 02 4PON 03 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 020 PON 03 all the cubes with an address starting in turn on their lamps Group address 0 In single address only one cube responds to the com mand Here the command is 203PON Only cube 03 turns on its lamps Single address 03 In single address and only in singe 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 T he acknowledgment can take several forms ACK means I heard the command and will attempt to execute it It will try to turn on the lamps for instance but it may not be successful M aybe there are no lamps in the cube to turn on means I heard the command but can t do it The cube can t turn on the lamps during the Lockout Period e UNK means T his command is unknown to me POJ doesn t mean anythi
82. ROIDIR 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 LA LAMPE DEM OFFNEN DES DENKELS STROM ABSCHALTEN VORSICHT EXPLOSIONS GEFAHR LAMPE IST HEIR WARNUNG WARTE WENIGSTENS 15 MIN F R DIE LAMPE ZUM ABKUHLEN VORSICHT MIT DER LAMPE BEIM HANTIEREN FOLGE ANWEISUNGEN FUR DEN LAMPEN WECHSEL IM REPARATUR MANUAL Hazardous voltage inside Can shock burn or cause death Disconnect power cord before servicing this unit Refer to service manual for details No user serviceable parts inside Refer all service to qualified serviceman h 334 0100 00 High intensity light Do not look into the projection lens while unit is on Possible UV Exposure Use protective eye wear while operating with screen removed ass 13 14 2 3 Power Consumption and Dimensions For complete specification details see Specifications on page 208 Maximum Current and Power Used By One Lion ame IS E RENE _ Air Conditioning Required for Various Lion Wall Configurations Number of displays of lamps used 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 16 18 20 Tons A C 0 59 069 0 79 0 88 098 118 137 147 157 177 196 required 108 126 144 162 180 26 2 52 270 288 324 3 60 Heat 1000 71 82 94 106 18 41 65 177 69 212 23 6 BTU hr BO 61 13 3195 216 259 303 324 346 389 43 2 Size and aspect ratios o
83. SUN video systems 47 49 216 support technical 164 SVD 114 SVD in Save menu 110 SVGA 47 49 213 SVGA definition of 202 S Video 52 In connector 44 In connector diagram of 198 Out connector diagram of 198 source 86 S Video cables 55 S Video loop thru 55 S Video definition of 202 switch AC Master 42 160 circuit breaker 42 switching connectors 44 switching sources 44 S XGA 47 49 215 S XGA definition of 202 S XP dimensions 196 Sync composite 120 composite definition of 200 H amp V 120 H amp V definition of 200 on green 120 on green definition of 202 sync on green definition of 202 System Hours 126 T table of ascii values 143 table of inside LEDs 193 table of inside LEDs 21 table of RS232 commands 144 technical support 164 temperature approaching limit 21 23 133 192 193 exceeds limit 21 193 LED 20 operating 10 over temp 23 133 192 Temperature Sensor 186 temperature operating 210 terminating video 55 terms used in this manual meanings of 200 Test Patterns 134 188 Test Patterns none 134 223 testing messages 80 thermal cutoff switch 21 193 Tigress definition of 202 tilted wall 28 tilting the displays 11 time current setting the 122 time rest setting the 122 too large or too small picture is 71 tools required 4 11 top section weight of 12 Top Bottom Screen Bracket 4 36 38 trapezoid 74 triple beep 129 troublesho
84. SVGA three modes to do not appear when Analog 1 or 2 or Digital is the SVGA source SVGA SVGA SVGA XGA XGA XGA XGA XGA SXGA SXGA _ UXGA _ not used not used _ not used not used 640 480 67Hz 800 600 75Hz VESA 720 x 400 70Hz VESA 720 x 400 85Hz 10801 60Hz HDTV 720p 60Hz 1024 x 1024 Save and Recall 26 Save in numbered memory _ SAP a ae Memory numbers 1 through 72 Recall numbered memory 28 Save global settings 5 255 Save settings not assigned to memory numbers Dele Hex values 172 146 RS232 Commands for Lion UXP and XP RS232 Commands RS232 Data Incr Decr Get Set Mii 30 H in V sync HV1 HV 1 Normal Use only when there is no H in V Sync Input Level 31 Auto adjust Black Inputteve ALT 56 i mwutlewlDalRed 3 DR 42 nputlewlDalGren foes Reaigrensampe i3 mpuleviDaaBle 3 08 Reaigrensampe ____ Move Input Level Sample Point M Xcodmte 8 3 A esos is Sample point disable enable DR1 disables sample point uses last sample values DR1 enables new data from the sample point Oo Color Balance 47 Red Color Balance Adjust white BRU BR 48 Green Color Balance Adjust white BGU BGD 9 Blue Color Balance Adjust white BBU BBD gray
85. Status Code whenever there is a fault whether this fault turns off the lamps or not When a fault occurs in the Lion do you want to se a code on the screen telling you what the fault is Or will such information interrupt the program material and be a distraction Auto C odes on When Auto Codes is on any fault that turns off the lamps will immediately display this blinking code on the screen It appears as an out of focus red or amber light on the screen blinking as shown in the table To turn off this code once it has automatically started press MONITOR on the remote Auto C odes off When Auto Codes is off you can still use them but they will not appear automatically Press MONITOR to see the code press it again to turn the codes off If a lamp is on when you press MONITOR the Cube Sta tus menu will also appear Pressing MONITOR again steps through the status menus See Readingthe Status M enus on page 24 for complete explanati on of these menus Which to choose Auto C odes on or off In some installations such as a wall used for cus tomer messages or advertising a coded message on the screen may be out of place In other installations such as data displays for command and control it might be helpful to know immediately if one of the lamps failed 132 Misc Menu Misc Options Hain Menu Beeper Misc Options Horz Flip Source Select Lamp Control Auto Lamp Frequency Phase Input Levels Test Pat
86. TION It is critical that the screen hangs on the shoulders of the nuts and not on the threads 5 Pull the screen all the way out on the guides Keep it even on both sides as you pull it out Attaching the latch arms Inside the display chassis install the two screen latch arms one on each side a T he small open end points out toward the screen b The smooth side should be against the chassis wall 50 C Thearms rest in brackets on the inside walls on the chassis and poke out the lower slots in the chassis 2 Slidethe latch arms forward and into the lower slots on the screen 3 Slip the latch arms onto the studs in the screen 4 Tighten the nuts T hese nuts also have shoulders M ake sure the shoulders fit into the round holes at the end of the latch arms Open the screen all the way Pull the bottom of the screen out slowly As you do this the screen will tilt and notches on the ends of the latch arms will catch on the chassis T he screen will then stay in this open position allowing you to work inside lt Where screens are adjacent to each other be sure the screens do not catch on each other when you are tilting them Damage to the screens could result Close the screen 1 With one person on each side pull out slightly on the bottom of the screen and lift the latch arms at the chassis end This will disengage the notches on the latch arm 2 Lower the bottom of the screen until the screen is
87. age 128 130 132 Curtain Colors User Red Src Absent Green Auto Detect Blue Baud Rate 3 6KbpPs 19 2Kbps 38 4Kbps 5Sr 86KbPs 115 2kKbPs Address Select RS 232 Group 00 Unit Oo OO Hode Detect Testing Messages OFF Src Abs Message Auto Detect On enables Following Auto Loop Enable off Auto Position On Auto Phase IR Disable Disable IR Yes Mo M The main menu provides other paths to get to many of the functions found in the hot keys clari ry WALL Main Menu Source Select Frequency Phase Input Levels Position 2oom Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours Memory Misc Control Status Monitor About aitri 1 Rode GRA BOHE Fire Hoda Fini shel S280 Peo Geo uth Geyrno H amp Bource Analemg 1 Fhioc4e tw s dcr pytal H Freq gd 874 J760 L irka 2 amp 6z55 v Freg gi i eo apum Pres Teoman DEM 8 Fipa Freer emqcaabrae Pull mwiath ire Beau d Fran ne Ar cem Lee Aute Bleck black Field Auto WP t rua shit Fe RADAR FIT Level Samb his im gu 4 17 Gh Oras e Bum e In Rite Adjust LCD Panel Alignm nt Lert edge Right edge Horizontal Alignmen
88. al parts may be damaged 2 Check the bottom of the light engine to see that CAUTION the tabs are in the slots The lamp MUST be installed correctly If it is not installed correctly the light from it will not be aimed correctly and sensitive optical parts To install a lamp the light engine must be removed from the Lion lt Ifthe light engine has not been removed from the Lion go to the previous section for instructions Removing a Lamp on page 168 and that the lamp housing edges are flush 1 Install the new lamp by putting the tabs in the with the light engine slots on the light engine and tightening the screw with screwdriver Tabs on lamp Slots on light engine You can push on the flexible part of the light engine mount to get the light engine in place 170 4 Tighten the 4 light engine screws 5 Reconnect the two lamp cables 6 Reconnect the Optical Fan cable and put the cable in its clip 7 Close the Lamp Bay cover and reconnect power 171 8 3 Changing the Air Filter If the wall is tilted you must work from the rear The air filter should be changed at about 8000 lamp hours more often if the system is used in dusty dirty or greasy environments To change the air filter from the front 1 2 9 Open the screen Opening Closing the Screen on page 60 Turn off the power and remove the power cord Ziehen Sie vor Wartungs
89. aligning the LCD 68 70 Allow Frame Lock 128 ambient operating temperature 10 210 amplitude video input 208 110 114 2 110 114 analog formats 47 49 212 inputs 46 loop thru 54 Signals 11 Analog 1 In connector 44 Analog 1 Out connector 44 Analog 2 In connector 44 Analog 2 Out connector 44 Analog Level adjustments 84 Analog Level menu 84 angle of displays 11 ascii values 143 aspect ratio 10 11 15 130 187 menu 114 aspect ratio definition of 200 Auto Black Adjust 84 Auto Codes 22 Auto Detect 120 in Curtain Color menu 130 Auto in Mode Detect menu 120 Auto Loop Enable 80 Auto Msg 120 Auto White Adjust 84 B ballast power LED 20 ballast definition of 200 barometric pressure 210 baud rate 128 138 188 for firmware upgrades 176 baud rate current 24 beep triple 129 beeper 128 beeper in Misc Options menu 128 big picture key definition of 200 Big Picture about 92 big picture definition of 200 Black Adjust menu 84 black edges in picture 72 Black Level 104 180 184 see Black Adjust 84 Black test pattern 134 black screen is 162 Blue Only 86 Blue test pattern 134 blue in Color Balance 104 blue screen is 162 Board J umpers menu 24 Bobcat definition of 200 217 bolts 4 brackets screen 36 38 break errors in RS232 24 brightness Specification for 209 210 brightness in Video Controls menu 86 buzzer 128 C cable optical fan disco
90. allation If this equi p 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 ncrease 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 T V technician N ote 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 204 205 9 8 Packing for Shipment The lower section goes on top of the upper section and bolts to it The screen is not installed on the chassis when it ships Custom shipping containers If you build custom shipping cases for Lions that will ship frequently keep these points in mind he lower smaller section of the display will ship on top of the upper larger section and bolt to it T his makes the shipping case smaller T helarge section should be bolted to the floor of the shipping container to prevent shifting T he screen should not be installed on the display when it ships Ship it separately in the
91. amp z8 1 Y 60 amp iO 1 Hode Detect Testing Messages OFF Src Abs Message Aute Detect Un enables Following Auto Loop Enable O F Auto Fosition On Auto Phase On Analog Level Auto Black adjust requires black Field Auto White adjust PEQUIFES white Field 1 Black Adjust Level Sample 11 Rad 20 F Green 26 Blue zo Ta Hanua White Adjust Red 175 Green 176 Biwe 178 S for details see page 78 Saurce Select Analog 1 Hodge SVGA BO Fired Hada F ini shta EZcam Progressisag Syme iH amp WV Current Gourde Analog 1 Moda AA Ok H Freq 37B8y 4 UXTBBD Limas 628 B2B 60 Go Detect Testing Messages DFE Src Abs Message Auto Detect On enables Following Auto Loop Enable gfe Auto Fositioan On Auto Phase On The path of the Source Select menu chain depends on the source selected in the first step Source Belaect Source Analog 1 Moda GWA Find Heda Finished Bncan Progresmsi amp Y Dunngant Bource Analog 1 Mode GGA eo bial 691 H Freq rarsra 11726001 LY Y gt i OI Hode Detect Testing Messages OFE Src Abs Message Auto Detect Un enables Following Auto Loop Enable Auto Position Auto Phase wicdeo Controls Brightness 16 Contrast 4
92. an F Ballast Fan R Ballast Fan Fan Mon OFF Lamp Bay Door Ok 3500 Power Ok intenrlock Mon On 1 348 Setup Summary R5 232 Address OO Bounrce fhHode DIG LxiABO Color Bal 31 58 G6 7 7 7 WaT ixi 1 1 Wall OFF Aspect Size Pos 1600 1200 465 41 Main M nu Source Select Frequency Phase Input Levels LCD Alignment Position Zoom Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours Memory Misc Control Status Monitor About Serial Status Baud Rate 13 2 Group oO OQ Unit C1 Port 1 Port z in Out Load Trace Rx QOoOOQOQO0QO OOQOOOOOOO OGOO0000000 Tx Oo000000000 OO000D00000 OOOODOOzZB80 OOOOS ES Pari ty 0000000000 oo00000000 Oviernun C OCcOoCkKOODOD Break 0000000000 o000000000 Framing 0000000000 oo00000000 17 Status Menu Setup Summary Serial Status Board Jumpers Hardware Versions Open Intik Defeat Opern Open V LX LL Open 5 4 Installed Sx x24 Open Open Open EPFIOK1O Load Cube Status Jumpers Hardware Versions YPC322200D 00003002 amVLX1a 00000011 ADS8884A O00000003 9 24 00000090 FPGA 00000305 Flash 00010056 26 Installing the Lions 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 What You Will Do 28 Installing the Clarity s Big Picture Key 30 Installing VIM Video Decoder Module 32 Building a Wall of Lions 34 3
93. and Lamp Resting on page 122 Test Patterns are discussed in Test Patterns on page 134 Curtain Color is described in Curtain and Its Colors on page 130 Baud Rate in kilobytes per second is the data rate that the RS232 Input and Output ports use T he correct rate matching the computer s rate must be set in each display manually with this menu T he RS232 port does not automatically detect the incoming rate as modems often do See Controlling the Displays with RS232 on page 138 for more information The rate set this menu does not effect the baud rates for the Trace and Load Data connectors These are always 115 2 Kbps Address Select sets the RS232 address of this dis play cube 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 138 and Sending RS232 Com mands on page 140 for a complete descri pti on of the system and its protocol IR Disable menu opens with the highlight on No All remote Press MISC seven times to open the IR Disable buttons now operate normally menu If you select Yes and press ENTER the menu amp w When IR Disable is initiated with RS232 commands IR Disable the only remote button that works is Lamp Off ENTER will not enable the remote the rest of the Disable IR Yes No remote disappears and almost all remote control buttons are Tri
94. and they can t be used with liquid cleaners of any kind Where ts the dirt When you see dirt in the picture you can some times tell where it is by its focus Use a white test pat tern to see the dirt most easily Small specs of dirt or dust that are in very sharp focus are either on the screen itself or they are on the LCD If thedirt is slightly out of focus it may be on the input or output Fresnel lens If the dirt is in soft focus it is probably a smudge on the large mirror Dirt on the output lens cannot be seen in the pic ture However that does not mean you should not clean this lens Dirt here will reduce the brightness of the picture but it won t show up as specs in the pic ture Stuck pixels Sometimes you will see a stuck pixel T his will show as a bright spot of color easily visible on a black test pattern Stuck pixels are not unusual U p to ten stuck pixels is within the warranty tolerance as long as they are not touching each other 175 8 5 Upgrading Lion UXP Firmware From time to time Clarity may change the Lion firmware to add features or correct minor problems T he electronics module has a dedicated serial port for downloading new firmware T his Load Data port supports xmodem transfers of binary files at 115 2 kbps only T he display continues to operate while the new firmware is loaded Download the new firmware from www clarityvi sual com Reseller area Check the current firmware v
95. ary to remove the electronics module from the chassis to install the D ecoder Board 1 If the display is assembled turn off the AC Switch and remove the power cord A WARNING Always remove the power cord when adding a Big Picture key 1 If the unit is assembled open the screen or work from the rear Remove the light shield cover in the Electronics Bay 2 Attach the ground strap to your wrist and clip the other end to a metal part of the main chassis that is not painted WARNING Failure to properly use a grounding strap can destroy sensitive electronic components in the electronics module Remove the LCD Cable connector from the aec tronics module WARNING If you don t remove the LCD Cable you will break the printed circuit board in a later step 4 Remove five screws on the top of the electronics module that hold the cover 5 Remove the cover of the electronics module a Lift up very slightly on the edge of the black eectronics module cover that is closest to the AC power connector Movethe cover away from the power con nector and lift it off 6 Install the Big Picture key in its connector T he outline around the connector shows you which way it goes in 7 Reinstall the cover of the electronics module a Check first to see that all the LEDs are straight up and that none of them are bent over 30 b Keeping the cover almost flat hook the cover on the five tabs C Carefully lay the c
96. at is the temperature of the incoming air should not be higher than this Computer UXGA 1600 x 1200 SXGA 1280 x 1024 XGA 1024 x 768 SVGA 800 x 600 VGA 640 x 480 Note Lion X XP and Lion SX will accept resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 and down convert them to their lower native resolution Video optional NTSC PAL SECAM in either composite or S Video Digital Computer DVI at the Computer resolutions noted above RGB Separate H amp V sync composite sync or sync on green at any of the computer or video scan rates A complete list of analog input modes is given in Using Analog Computer Sources on page 46 VIM Video Input Module accepts NTSC PAL and SECAM in composite or S Video BP Clarity s Big Picture lets you spread one picture over multiple displays as ina video wall Clarity s Big Picture option spreads one picture source over all or some of the dis plays in a wall In a 3 3 wall each of the nine Lions gets the same picture by looping one source through all inputs When Clarity s Big Picture is setup and turned on each cube displays the correct section of the picture to produce one large picture covering the whole wall Note that Clarity s Big Picture uses all the resolution available In a 2 x 2 wall of Lion X cubes with a UXGA picture source the displays will use the resolution of the source each display using an 800 x 600 quarter of the original Does the wall have to be square
97. ate Thu How 21 2002 Displayp Lien KP 10242768 LUT Lian RGB 189 190 P FEV Closes the last menu that was opened E nter Enters the current data or goes to selected menu Moves cursor highlight up and down In Position only moves image up and down Adjusts values Right moves to next menu In Position only moves image left and right 191 9 2 On Screen Diagnostic Codes and LEDs Press the monitor button to see the On Screen Diagnostic Code Starts with Red lt B 5 C gt 5 Q 192 Lion UXP On Screen Diagnostic Codes Jaga 3 E we 3 3 Sensor veremo amos roo 9 Sensorapproachedimt 8 Red 1 Sensor over limit and Temp Monitor is On Conditions 1 2 3 or 4 will cause Lockout After fixing the problem you may see Condition 5 Lockout You must cycle AC power off then on to reset the Lockout condition 3 Sensor over limit and Temp Monitor is Off 4 Waiting fora Lamp On command Lamps turn off R R r ll LEDs on the front edge of the electronics module as seen from the rear LEER IIE inous Diagnostic LEDs on the Electronics Module Lamps Front Failed Striking but not lit yet but not lit yet and Rear If Lamp Control is off and the lamp has failed the LED will remain amber Fa
98. ble 70 amp You may notice a very slight curve of the sides where the center of a side hides or shows a half pixel more than at the corners This is not unusual there is no cause for alarm and there is no adjustment for it 9 When the LCD is centered hiding the same num ber of pixels all around but there are too many or too few pixels hidden rotate the large lens just in front of the electronics module Screwing the lens in clockwise makes the pattern larger 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 wall is built 10 To exit the LCD Alignment menu press PREV and the pattern will disappear G eometry Pattern T hereis also a Geometry Pattern which isa4 x 4 grid Highlight this and press enter to see it It takes longer to draw this pattern than the dashes T heinte rior lines are 1 pixel wide and the borders are 3 pixels wide If theleft side border is only two pixels wide no matter how far you move the LCD horizontally high light Geometry Pattern and press the or buttons to fix it If the picture is rotated use the Left or Right Edge controls omu If the picture is too small rotate the lens clock wise Number of Pixels to Hide 0 07 1 16 1 75 mm 0 14 1 8 3 5 mm If the picture is moved left or right use the Ho
99. byte L3 2 GetRear Lamp high byte 4 Get Rear Lamp low byte Reset Lamp Hours Reset Lamps Hours to zero EMEN Read system Hous towe TS 16 Read System Hours T _ Read Runtime Hours lowbyte e 18 Read Runtime Hours high byte s Lamp Rest and Local Clock Hour to start Lamp Rest cycle 5555 54 54 Reset Lamps Hours to zero 1 Front 2 Rear S both lamps oe that electronics module has been Hours that lamp has been on 0 23 hour to start cycle 0 23 if enabled 255 if disabled Local Clock hours D CH CH Hours 0 23 21 Local Clock minutes o T KM CM ne CM Set minutes 0 59 KM Get minutes Note KM is nota misprint Binary hex 1 4 Set number of lamps desired or Get number of lamps on LA1 queries Front lamp status LA2 queries Rear lamp status Responses are LAN lamp on LAF lamp off LAK lamp striking LAS lamp shutting down LAD lamp failed LAR lamp is resting 145 RS232 Commands for Lion UXP and XP RS232 Commands RS232 Data Incr Decr Get B Source and Mode Select 24 Select Input IN IN 1 Analog 12 Analog 2 3 Digital 4 notused 5 C Video 6 S Video Get Set values received sent as text 25 Select Mode if Analog 1 Analog 2 or IM IM VGA Digital in the source VGA When C Video or S Video is the VGA source the only modes available VGA are NTSC PAL and SECAM These
100. change the lamp count rapidly up and down It is possible for the lamp control system to get out of step with reality and not know it After the lamps are lit T he system continually monitors the state of the lamps If any lamp fails the system tries the next lamp in order if thereis one and turns the failed lamp LED red 124 N ormal Startup Sequence AC Master switch or AC is reacquired after power off AC power is applied Several LEDs turn on and off Interlock LED green Lockout LED green Fans start and run for about 15 seconds Are fans running No Lockout state Yes Lamp will not turn on until AC is cycled off then on Auto Lamp Yes On Lockout LED red No System waits for Lamp On command Fans stop Lamp On command from remote or RS232 Lamp s starts to light Did each No required lamp light Is Lamp Yes Control on Try to strike lamps that did not light two more times non UXP or 14 more times UXP Did lamps light For lamps that did not light set LEDs to red Did ALL lamps Enter Run state fail to light Yes Lockout state Lamp will not turn on until AC is cycled off then on 125 5 4 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 T he Hours menu shows the
101. command to all the cubes in all the walls T his is called global addressing You can send a command to one cube alone T his is called single addressing Typical addressing schemes If you want to control cubes is groups give each group auniquefirst number 11 12 13 etc Thereis no rulethat says you must number the cubes for their location in a wall Hereis a physical wall that will be controlled in four separate sections and as a whole wall In this scheme each of the four smaller 2x2 groups can be controlled with group addressing 1 addresses all four cubes in the upper left quadrant And all the cubes can be controlled together with commands H ow you construct commands to address cubes in these different ways is explained in the next section Input Zoom About LCD Alia mnment Position Wall Processor Aspect Ratio TT Hisc Options Beeper Hore Flip Auto Lamp Sharpness Curtain Colors Allow Frame Lock Auto Codes User Red erc Abse nt Green Auto Detect Blue Lamp Control Status Lamp F on Lamp R Gn Baud Rate i gs roS Lamp Fail Hsg On Lamp Rest Enabled 6 5 Aer Rest Starts 26 02 00 219 zZKbpPs 3B 4Kbps Source Select Current Time 14 48 57 6Kbps Frequency PRASE 115 2KbpPs Levels Color Balance Test Patterns Curtain Hours None Henory 5 io E White Address Select Status Monitor Black 50 Gray
102. con nect in this way Can all servicing be performed from the front From the rear How much space do have to leave behind the displays Why does a tilted wall need to be serviced from the rear only What tools do need for installa tion What does cube mean What does wall mean 4 3 or 1 33 for Lion UXP and XP Stacking Lions in various ways can give other aspect ratios as listed in the tables page 15 and 15 VGA SVGA and the rest of this family are analog signals Each pixel is represented by three voltages one each for red green and blue Anything that affects these volt age levels during transmission and processing changes the brightness or color of the picture DVI Digital Video Interface represents each pixel with a number The number is sent as a String of binary digits or bits Things that change the voltage level of the bits do not change the picture unless these changes are very severe Yes Connect any analog source picture VGA SVGA SXGA NTSC S Video RGBS to the appropriate input connector of the first display Then connect the first display s Digital Output connector to the next display s Digital Input connector Continue in this way to connect the other displays No loop thru system can continue forever without some signal degradation The details of these limits and how to work around them are given in The Limits of Loop Thru on page 54 All servicing can be perfor
103. connector T his is the best way to save lots of different configurations for a wall that must change during a program Active Settings is RAM Whatever is here determines how the picture is displayed All memories store set tings from this RAM and recall settings to it T he table shows what is saved in the numbered memories what is saved globally and what is not saved in the memories at all Everything saved in numbered memories is also saved in source memo ries when the source is changed Some things are saved globally such as color balance values and baud rate Some items are not saved in memories Lamp H ours Runtime H ours and System H ours are remembered continuously T hese values are not associated with the memories that you save manually TheLCD Alignment menu which adjusts image position and rotation is saved only in the sensethat this is a mechanical adjustment that stays where you put it 106 In numbered memory Not saved Where is it saved Repeat Baked Bighiness Contrast Hue San Frequency Phase inputconnectorused Mode Postion i Sharpness on off ESI Wall Unit Column amp Row Wall Width amp Height Wal Width amp Height W elee Zoomsetings Ruolamponof pare Beeperonfof ColorBalance Curtain Colors PI HorzontalFip x Lamp Count Lamp Control orot x Mode Detectsettngs PT RS232 Addre
104. creen to be a solid color usually black T hey are listed in order of prior ity User Curtain is on Curtain and Its Colors on page 130 2 Test Pattern is Test Patterns on page 134 3 Auto Detect is searching ode Detect in Action on page 80 4 Thereis no source picture Source Absent See Src Abs M sg on page 120 5 Wall settings and Aspect Ratio are set so this par ticular cube has no picture Setup Part 2 Walls on page 92 and How to Use Clarity s Big Pic ture on page 94 lt 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 Lion gets started T his initialization phase is about 15 seconds 3 After initialization the Standby LED turns on and all the fans stop H owever if Auto Lamp is On in the misc menu the fans stay on and lamp ignition starts right away 160 4 Lamp Ignition T he system receives an On com mand from the remote or RS232 or Auto Lamp On 5 All fans run T he system attempts to ignite each lamp in turn with a one second delay between each lamp start It always starts with Front Lamp then Rear Lamps amp Ifthe Lamp Bay door is open and its interlock switch is open no lamps will ignite
105. cs part module that powers the lamp providing high volt age to start the lamp and a lower volt age for operation big picture Clarity s Big Picture a system for spreading a single source picture over a wall or part of a wall of cubes big picture key The small board that enables the elec tronics module to make Clarity s Big Picture work Bobcat The name for any Clarity model begin ning SN 4025 or SN 4035 A 40 direct view LCD display of 1280 x 768 pix els 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 200 composite video display electronics module Fresnel lens H amp V sync A video distribution system in which all the video information is sent on one wire Sometimes called C Video One display without regard to others that may be in a wall with it See also unit display Composite video a video distribution system in which all the video informa tion is sent on one wire Distribution amplifier a device that takes in one input and gives out many ofthe same type DAs are available for video computer and digital signals One display unit without regard to others that may be in a wall with it See also cube unit Digital Video Interface a standard for distributing computer pictures in digi tal form The electronic part that controls almost everything about the display It co
106. ct menu has three items When Auto is On Mode Detect operates continu ally At one second intervals the electronics sam ples the incoming video signal and checks it against the current settings for M ode Scan and Sync If any of these change the electronics mod ule changes to handle that new signal When Auto is Off the default state you must initiate M ode Detect manually To do that highlight M ode Detect in the Source Select menu and press ENTER Auto M sg displays a message on the screen just above the Source Select menu that tells you what M ode Detect is doing When M ode Detect is acti ve it tests for the presence of sync H amp V Composite or Sync on Green T he message dis plays which of these it is currently testing It is often useful to havethis On duringinitial setup but turn it off later Src Abs M sg when On the default state shows a Source Absent message on a black screen when ever there is no source or when the source has values that are outside the specifications and no image can be displayed When not checked if the source is absent the screen goes to black but no message is displayed T he color of the screen dur ing Source Absent comes from the Curtain Color menu See Curtain and Its Colors on page 130 Should you use Automatic M ode D etect With Auto Enable checked M ode D eect operates continually constantly checking the incoming signal to see if it deviates from the current
107. d 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 BW You can t go to these menus with the Curtain fast key That button simply turns the curtain on and off 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 Lion was doing 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 descri bed above 130 nce lt a Turns on or off the User curtain immediately without showing a menu Hain Source Select Frequency Phase Input Levels LCD Alignment Position Wall Processor Anpect RELIG Color Balance Curtain Hour Henory Control Status Honi tor About Curtain On OFF User Curtain OFF Curtain On OFF User Curtain On Meru Curtain Colors Curtain User Curtain ON OFF Usern Red Curtain Colors Sec Absent Green Curtain Message On Auto Detect Blue 131 5 5 Setting Some Default Conditions 5 5 2 About Auto Codes Auto Codes in the Misc Options menu turns on the On Screen
108. e done forever There are several ways to distribute signals to all the cubes without significantly degrading the picture You can string displays together feeding the same analog signal VGA SVGA RGBS NTSC PAL SECAM to 6 or 8 displays After that you may see noise and distortion in the picture Digital signals coming into the Digital In con nector and looping out the Digital Out also deterio rate as they are processed again and again in each display At U XGA rates after 4 or 5 displays you may see dropouts and sparkles in the picture amp DVI can often loop thru to 4 or 5 displays and sometimes more The number of cubes that can serially loop with Digital In Out depends on many local factors beyond Clarity s control There is no guaranty that any specific number of displays can be successfully linked digitally So how do you feed one signal to 16 cubes in a 4 x 4 wall Or 48 cubes in a 4 x 12 wall Here are some suggestions Analog then Digital In this example a wall of 16 cubes is connected with both analog and digital loop thrus Thesource is an SVGA picture from a PC T his comes into the Analog 1 connector of the first cube and loops out of the Analog Loop T hru to the Analog 1 connector of the second cube 54 Digital Out of each cube in the first column is connected to the Digital of the next cube the row and so on across the whole row O O SVGA
109. e small 162 vertical bands in 162 important step 70 Incr command 144 Increment 144 input amplitude 208 Input Level 86 inputs accepted 10 inside LEDs table of 21 193 installation tools needed for 11 installing a lamp 170 installing exhaust fan shroud 40 interlock event 21 193 interlock LED 20 interlock electrical 12 interlocks monitored display 24 Invert Odd Even 90 IR Disable 129 IR LED 20 jumpers settings of 24 219 K key definition of 200 keystone 74 keystone definition of 201 L lamp changing 168 control of 68 cover open 193 Current state of each 24 fail message 68 failed 21 193 hours resetting 126 ignition 160 installing 2 lamp system 170 lamps on in diagnostic code 23 133 192 LED 20 life 126 210 life definition of 201 number of 11 out 168 removing 168 Striking 21 193 tips are hot 168 Lamp Bay cover open 21 Lamp Bay door switch monitor 24 Lamp Control menu 188 Lamp Hours 126 Lamp Rest 122 lamp tabs 170 large mirror adjusting 75 latch arms screen 58 LCD alignment 70 alignment how it works 72 definition of 201 motors 72 moving 70 position 70 rotated illustration of 71 rotating 70 LCD Alignment menu 70 185 LCD aligning 70 LED fan 20 inside diagnostic 20 inside table of 21 interlock 20 IR 20 lamp 20 lockout 20 On Screen Codes 160 power supply indicator 20 Remote IR 20 RS232 CMD 20 RS232 data
110. e wall apart by whole display units The assembled unit is too heavy and too awkward to handle in this way Take the displays down in sections 2 Tape all the screen guides back to the chassis so they won t roll forward and get in your way when you move the upper sections Remove the upper sections 1 Disconnect any tie backs that hold the top row only to building walls or other structures 2 Remove all the screen brackets from the front of the display from the top row only Remove all the brackets that touch the top row of displays 3 Remove the side to side wingnuts and bolts from the top row 4 Loosen the 10 captive screws that hold the upper section to the lower section for one of the end dis plays on the top row 5 Using at least two persons lift this upper section off and set it aside 6 Continue steps 4 and 5 across the top row until all the upper sections are removed Remove the lower sections 1 Remove the side to side wingnuts and bolts that hold these lower sections together 2 Using at least two persons lift the lower section off from one of the ends and set it aside Continue along the row until all lower sections are removed Continue There is now a new top row Repeat all the steps above with each row T helower section of the bottom row may be secured to the floor or a platform 64 65 66 Adjusting the Picture What To Do First 68 An Important Step Aligning the LCD 70 4 1 4 2
111. els lf you change computers for the source or you change video output cards or even if you switch connections around on the source computer save again If you are using this source computer in several numbered memories re save each memory lt the selected source is HDTV 10801 there will be an additional item in the Save and Recall detail menus as shown below Save Source Mode AN HD1080 Wall 4x3 2 1 Wall OFF Aspect Fill Fill 5ize FPos 19Z20x540 150 23 Sharpness On Inv Odd OFF Scan Progressive Syme HA V Frequency 2200 Phase o Black 2 32 32 White 128 128 128 Mame 2 HD1OS8O0 4x3 2 17 Overwrite Yeas No URCE D Pus Hain Menu Source Select Frequency Phase Input Levels LCD Alignment Position Zoom Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours Memory Mise C ntrol Status Monitor About Menu Memory Recall Settings Save Settings Delete Settings N If saving for the first time Save 2 Source Mode AH XGAGO Wall 4x4 1 4 Wall OFF Aspect Fill Fill Size Fos Sharpness on Scan Progressive Sync H amp V Frequency Phase 165 Black 18 22 18 1344 White 128 128 128 1 XGAGO 4 4 1 46 Save Yes Ho 1lO24x768 278 25 Recall Green labels ANI zu SYGAGO 4d 1 4 SEU Red labels ANI SVGAGO 4x4 1 4 132 250 370 490 610 140 260 380 620 150 270 390 630 160 280
112. ept air filters which are considered consumables 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 writingthat 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 LIMITATION S 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 loss of profits loss of use or for any other incidental consequential indirect or special damages or for contribution or indemnity claims
113. er Step 7 Start a second row sections IS on fi on this 2 X 2 wall UL LR Bracket 4 UR LL Bracket 5 also used atlower also used at lower right corner left corner Top Bracket 3 Center Bracket 1 Side Bracket 2 Steps 6 10 amp 15 Screen brackets Do not use the brackets to pull the units into Top Bracket 3 alignment They hold the also used at units together and provide bottom screen alignment pins 37 3 4 Building a Wall of Lions 3 4 2 To Assemble a Tilted Wall You can tilt a wall of Lions up to 15 forward There are several safety issues to consider and the wall must have enough space behind for a person to stand and work Tilted walls are built almost like vertical walls but they have these special considerations If the diagonal measurements are not the same the wall is skewed e Stops U se some method to prevent the base of the bottom unit from sliding forward Tipping Tie the displays to a supporting wall or other structure to prevent tipping Rear access T he screens on a tilted wall will be bolted closed from the inside so rear access is essenti al 1 Placethe lower sections of the display the smaller pieces in a line on the floor or on a platform you have provided Bolt the legs together side to si de using the 24 20 x 2 bolts wingnuts and wash ers Ifyou have not read most important thing to do when assembling
114. ersion Look at the About menu MENU gt About to see if you need to upgrade Clarity Visual Systems 3025 SW Hillman Court Suite 3122 Wilsonville OR 57070 USA Tel 503 570 0700 Web www ClarityVisual com Lion XP RGB Firmware version Access the electronics module T his upgrade can be accomplished from either the front or the back of the display To access from the back remove the center bay cover It is held in place by four spring loaded plungers Release the plungers from their detents and remove it To access from the front open the screen 176 Connect the PC to the Lion U XP U se a female 9 pin to RJ45 adapter available at electronics and computer stores and wireit as shown Yellow wire 3 Black wire 2 Green wire pin 5 Connect straight thru cable with RJ45 connec tors at each end computer network cable from the adapter to the Lion s Load D ata connector amp Do NOT use the RS232 connectors on the electronics module for firmware upload in Lion It won t work Midi j Ec udi gt ELI LF LE BET Eua EALA To Screen Lion UXP electronics module showing the Load Data and Trace ports Set up the communications software Turn an AC power to the Lion It is not necessary CAUTION to turn on the lamp Do not use the remote control or send RS232 commands during firmware upload It will slow Start t
115. etect IR Disable Misc Options Beeper Horz Flip Flip Auto Lamp OFF sharpness Allow Frame Lock On Auto Codes n Lamp Control Status Lamp F On Lamp am Lamp count 2 Lamp Fail Hasg On Lamp Rest Enabled Rest Starts at 02 00 Current Time 14 48 Test Patterns None White Black 50 Gray Red Green Blue Alignment Geometry Gora Scale 135 136 Controlling the Lion with RS 232 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 5 6 6 Controlling the Displays with RS232 138 Sending RS232 Commands 140 Check List for RS 232 Control 142 Index of RS232 Commands 152 Index of RS232 Codes 156 137 6 1 Controlling the Displays with RS 232 Lions can be controlled individually or in groups with RS232 commands Each display must have a unique address Each cube and the command computer must have the same baud rate setting Baud rate setting is not automatic as it is in modems To control lots of displays with RS232 commands each display must have a unique RS232 address T he cube s address consists of two hexadecimal numbers first digit Group second digit Unit T hesetwo digits together make one address T here are 256 unique addresses possi ble To set the baud rate 1 On the remote press misc five times T his opens the Baud Rate menu 2 Highlight the baud rate that the computer uses at its Comm Port and press ENTER amp baud rate of the computer and the dis
116. f several wall configurations for Lion UXP and XP in inches Aspectratio of screen Wall size heightwidth Size inches Screen Screen High Wide Total 7 height width Wall height Wall width HI HI I O0 fF BW WN UU BN WN NY BK WW BW A U BPN WN FLU Size and aspect ratios of several wall configurations for Lion UXP and XP in millimeters Aspectratio of screen heightwidth Screen Screen height width Wall height Wall width 4 3 8 3 3 2 1 3 4 9 1 3 4 3 2 1 8 9 8 3 2 3 4 3 1 1 4 3 1 2 1 3 1 4 2 2 3 2 4 3 3 4 4 A W A WN BPN W NIK BK WW KF 2 4 How To Use Menus and Diagnostics For most of the setup and control you will use the remote control to open menus and read them The remote control works much like a remote con trol for a TV or VCR but it does more It opens menus changes values moves the image balances colors sets up Clarity s Big Picture and zooms the picture You can setup and adjust the displays with the remote or with RS232 commands n most cases you do initial setup and adjustment with the remote as explained here You have several ways to determine the state of the Lion whether it is working properly The Status menus tell you about the current state of the lamps and other things but the lamps must be on to see these menus Pressing the MONITOR button several times lets you see all these
117. ft arrow key several times until it is then press ENTER b Press the down arrow to move the selector to Find M ode and press ENTER C Press FREQ PHASE highlight Find Freg Phase and press ENTER d Press SIZE POS and press ENTER twice Press PREV f For optimum picture quality go to Analog Level Adjustments on page 84 You should now see a picture on the screen After testing 1 Turn off the lamps and replace lens cap 2 Movethelight shield into its original shipping position before removing the upper section 3 Take the display apart before moving it a Remove the screen and store it carefully b Remove screen brackets from corners and save them c Return light shield to shipping position d Remove upper section from lower section Step 4 Tighten 10 captive screws in Step 6 Remove the lens cap these four areas Step 5 a Light shield in shipping Step 5 b Light shield in operating Upper Right Screen position position Bracket installed Latch holds rh screen open Step 13 Screen should be at this angle Step 14 Screen guide arm shoulder nut when fitting screen guides Not necessary tightened Screen should rest on shoulder to install Latches for this test of nut noton threads of screw About the Lion UXP and XP 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 Questions About the Lion 10 Your Personal Safety Is Important 12 Power Consumption and Dimensions 14 How To Use Menus and Dia
118. g page Pressing the 17 button on the remote one time opens the Position menu Pressing it again opens the Zoom Control menu One more press doses the menus You can also go to any of these menus from the main menu Press MENU T hen usethe up down arrow keys to highlight the menu you want Press ENTER M ost menus are accessible from menus chains or from the main menu Misc Control is an example e Press MENU selecting Misc and pressing ENTER opens a menu from which you can choose other menus e Pressing MISC several times opens all the lower level Misc menus one after another Sometimes the path through a menu chain depends on the selected source Pressing PREV closes the current menu and steps you back through all previously opened menus Complete menu chains are shown starting in the Reference Section 18 Every time you close a menu all the settings for the display are saved as the current setting If the AC power is turned off and then turned on again the display will come back the way it was when the last menu was closed Main Source Select Frequency Phase Input Levels LCD Alignment Position Zoom Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours Memory Misc Control Status Monitor About Position Image Find Position Zoom Control Width B00 Left edge 196 Right edge 3365 Height BOO TOP edge 18 Bottom edge 518 Centered zooming OFF Set
119. ght display is 6 pixels more than the number of source pixels 2 pixels on the top edge and 4 pixels on the bottom This makes the image shrink vertically The Width display is 8 pixels more than the number of source pixels 3 pixels on the left edge and 5 pix els on the right This makes the image shrink hori zontally The extra rows of pixels are filled in the with User Curtain color Adjusting position changing aspect ratio or wall parameters will force the zoom to default Zoom Contro Width ro Left edge 196 Right edge 993 Height 597 Top edge 21 Bottom edge 618 Centered zooming Set to defaults Zoom Control Width 3 800 5 Left edge 196 Right edge 3365 Height 24500 4 Top edge 18 Bottom 6128 Centered zooming OFF Set to defaults 103 4 4 Setup Part 2 Walls 4 4 4 Matching Colors Across All Displays Color Balancing matches the color characteristics of the lamps and optics so all displays in a wall look the same When you match the displays for White and Gray all the other colors will be the same across all displays T he goal of color balancing is to make all the displays show the same colors so that a red car driving across the picture does not change from red to maroon to pink as it traverses the screens amp NOT use Black Level and White Level to try to adjust colors between displays These levels must be set properly for proper
120. gnostics 16 2 4 1 Using the Remote Control and Menus 18 2 4 2 What the Diagnostic LEDs Can Tell You 20 2 4 3 Reading On Screen Diagnostic Code 22 2 4 4 Reading the Status Menus 24 2 1 Questions About the Lion upper units tied to a wall or other structure to prevent tipping Lion is the name for the Clarity displays with model numbers that begin WN 6720 Name Model Resolution Aspect Ratio Lion XI VN 6720 XI 1024 x 76 4x3 Whatis a Lion Whatis a Lion SX Lion UX Lion X Lion XP Lion UXP How does a Lion UXP differ from a Lion UX Or an XP differ from an X How much does a Lion weigh What 15 the operating tempera ture range What kinds of inputs does the Lion accept What options are available for the Lion What Is Clarity s Big Picture 10 The term Lion refers to any of these The XP SXP and UXP have a different lamp system using two lamps instead of four and a more efficient light transmission system This produces a brighter picture with better brightness uniformity They also has a new arr filtration All of this means is that some of the menus in Lion XP Lion SXP and Lion UXP are different from previous Lions but most menus are the same A fully assembled Lion weighs 247 lbs 113 kg The screen weighs 48 lbs 22 kg The lower section weighs 98 lbs 45 kg The upper section weighs 101 lbs 46 kg 0 to 35 C 32 to 95 F The ambient air temperature th
121. he download to Lion the upload process and may cause it to crash T he upgrade firmware is an executable file Click on the file name to start the download and follow the on screen instructions 1 You see this screen first Are you sure you want bo do this 4 f you have trouble this is how to abort Clicking OK on this screen starts the download m T T 5 R foo WHL p 177 178 9 Reference Section 9 1 9 2 9 3 9 4 9 5 9 6 9 7 9 8 9 9 Menu Structures 184 Source 184 Level 185 185 Curtain 186 Save 187 Recall 187 Delete 187 Setup 188 Size Pos 189 Monitor 190 Wall 191 Aspect Ratio 191 Misc 192 Menu 193 Prev 194 Enter 194 On Screen Diagnostic Codes and LEDs 196 Measurement Drawings Lion XP UXP 198 Measurement Drawings Lion SXP 200 Connector Diagrams 202 Glossary of Terms 204 Regulatory Information 208 Packing for Shipment 210 Specifications 212 179 9 1 Menu Structures ETT Hain Henu Source Select Frequency Fhase Input Levels Position Zoom Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours Mise Control Status Monitor About 180 Source Belaect Analog 1 EVGA GDHE Finished iva HE Y Currin Bourot Analog 1 Hode dci Itria H Fraq 37874 378801 Lir D
122. he 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 normally off Interlock A switch opens when the Lamp Bay door opens Interlock LED turns red and the lamps will not light If the lamps were lit they go off immediately The Interlock LED will turn green when the Lamp Bay door is closed again See Lock out below Lockout is red whenever the Interlock LED turns red As longas it is red you cannot light thelamps The only way to turn off the Lockout LED is to cycle the AC power off then on again When AC 20 power comes back the Lockout LED will be off provided the condition that caused the lockout has been corrected T hese events cause a Lockout con dition amp Bay door opens any fan stops when it should be on overtemp condition occurs if Temperature M oni toringis on both 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 T here are four temperature sensors lamps power supply 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
123. he main menu When Auto Detect is on the Lion will start the Find M ode in the source menu process whenever the source picture is not the current mode e If any of the Autos listed below Auto Detect are also on they are activated in the order Freg Phase Position e Duringthe whole M ode Detect process Cur tain will be on except when detecting video modes and no picture will be displayed e Mode Detect will select the frequency closest to that of the incoming signal source whether or not it will produce an acceptable picture T he source menu shows the expected frequency and the measured frequency If they don t match within 1096 the measured frequency is shown in red See also Auto Loop Enable below When Auto Detect is off you can manually start the Find M ode Select Find M ode and press ENTER 80 When Auto Detect is off the two items below it in the M ode Detect menu are grayed out f Auto Detect is not able to find the mode the menu shows Bad and the process stops e f Auto Detect does find the mode then any of the other Autos that are On in M ode Detect will happen amp During Mode Detect and most of the other auto matic processes the Curtain is turned on remov ing the picture The default color for the Curtain is black but you can change it See Curtain and Its Colors on page 130 Video M odes Auto detect is done differently for video than for other sources Thetimingis much shorte
124. he screen is held against the chassis with spring loaded latches It pulls forward on guides like a filing cabinet drawer The bottom of the screen tilts up so you can work beneath it T he screen slides in and out on guides likethe drawer guides used in good metal filing cabinets When you pull the screen forward it rides on these guides which extend about a foot 30 cm T hescreen is held against the frame by four spring loaded latches one at each corner T he way you open the screen depends on whether the unit is in a wall or is standing alone When the display is standing alone 1 With your fingers behind the screen pull sharply at each side You only need to movethe screen out about one inch to releasethe latches When all four corners are released you can pull the whole screen forward on the guides 2 Pull up the bottom of the screen It will tilt up and latch in position allowing you to work beneath Two arms one on each side keep the screen in this tilted position When the display is in a tilted wall 1 Remove the rear panels to the Air Intake Bay and the Lamp Bay 2 Loosen the captive screen retaining screws in the middle of the right and left sides of the screen 3 Now follow all the steps When the display is in a vertical wall below When the display is in a vertical wall Use suction cup to pull out each corner 1 First be sure the inside surface of the suction cup is clean and free of dirt a
125. he serial number of the displays you are having trouble with Have you searched the Index of this manual M ost of your questions are answered somewhere in this manual Check the Index If the problem you haveis completely baffling call email or fax But first Get the serial number of the unit you have T he serial number is found inside on the right as seen from the front wall of the display behind 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 aretalking to or writing to cannot see what you see U n helpful language t looks funny T he picture doesn t look right e The image 1 bad t isn t working Helpful language e see horizontal streaks from the right side of high contrast edges A solid green background has vertical bands in it Whenever try to get amessage on the screen that says p T helamp did not come on When swapped it with another lamp it still did not come on T hereis a black line on the left side and can t move the picture over there with the Position con trol T heflashing lights on the screen flash in this sequence 164 Clarity Visual Customer Service 1 503 570 4634 voice M F 0700 1700 U S Pacific time service clarityvisual com 1503 570 4657 fax Clarity Visual Systems Attn Customer Service 9025 SW Hillman Court Suite 3122 Wilsonv
126. he settings in the Wall Processor menu the location of this unit in the wall shown as col umn row e whether Wall M ode is on or off Note that the Wall data is the same whether Wall M ode is On or Off Aspect Ratio in Big Picture Aspect Ratio also applies to Clarity s Big Picture H ow this works is best demonstrated with an exam ple Assuming the following Display is a Lion U XP e Source picture is SVGA 800 x 600 Horizontal image fit is Fill e Vertical image fit is Bottom Big Picture will fill the wall like this image will have no distortion T he color of the strip at the top is the User Curtain color For some walls and some aspect ratio settings a cube may have 98 no picture in it In a wall high by 1 wide if the aspect ratio settings were H orizontal fill and Vertical bottom the top two cubes would have none of the source picture they would show only the User Cur tain color Wall Processor Wall width 4 Wall height 3 Unit column 1 Unit 2 Wall mode OFF Set to defaults Aspect Ratio Source 1 23 Unit 1 33 Wall 1 33 4dx4 2 1 Horizontal Vertical Image Fit Fill Fill Hain Source Select Freauency Phase Input Levels LCD Alignment Position Zoom Wall Processog Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours Memory Misc Control Status Monitor About A 3 x 3 wall with Wall Mode On Each cube
127. hen it does not match the current source Source Select Source Analo dg 2 SVGA 60Hz Find Mode F inished Scan Prognressive Sync H amp VW Current Source Analog 1 Mode 5 GOHE actual typical Freq 37974 37680 Lines 628 678 V 60 60 3 Press ENTER to activate the source you have cho sen Ifyou exit this menu without pressing ENTER no change occurs 4 Choose the M ode e fthesource you selected is Analog 1 or 2 or Digital move the highlight to Find Mode 78 and press ENTER T his forces the system to detect the mode of the source picture While it is detecting the mode you will see Seek ing then either Good or Bad depending on the outcome of the process e fthesourceis C Video or S Video movethe highlight to M ode Use the right left arrow keys to select NT SC PAL or SECAM Press ENTER M ode Detect Other actions may occur in the Source Select menu depending on the settings in M ode Detect Press SOURCE again on the remote to open the M ode Detect menu M ode Detect is explained in the next section amp Ifyou select mode HDTV 10801 see Special Notes for 10801 amp 10241 Modes on page 90 Source Select Source Analog 2 Hoda Find Hode Finished Scan Progressive Senc H amp V To setthe mode of the source highlight Find Auto Curr nt Source Analog 1 and press ENTER Hode SVGA amp OHz
128. hen turn the B nut the same direction but only half as much T his is a very tricky adjustment To understand how these adjustments work keep in mind that the imageis expanding as it leaves the last lens T he farther it travels the larger the image becomes When you pull the mirror away from the screen the image has to travel a bit farther so it is larger on the screen Tightening a nuts pulls the mir ror away from the screen Three nylock nuts for adjusting keystone problems Effect of Adjusting Large Mirror Nuts L amp R L amp R together Top 5 narrower Image moves up Image moves down Bottom wider Bottom narrower Image moves down Image moves up Right side taller Right side shorter Image moves right Image moves left amp B Left side taller Left side shorter Image moves left Image moves right 15 4 3 Setup Part 1 Sources The first part of setup is different for each type of input What you do for computer images is different from what you do for video images Menu chains paths through the menus change to reflect the selected source T he setup procedure is divided into three main parts Part 1 this part contains all the steps to do for each source If you have pictures cominginto Ana log 1 and Analog 2 you must do the setup sepa rately for both of these If you do not have anything connected to S Video In you can skip that section What you do in Part 1 depends on
129. her voltages that the rest of the display can use Puma The name for any Clarity model begin ning with WN 5020 or WN 5010 Puma UXP Puma with 2 lamps 1600 x 1200 LCD WN 5020 U XP Same as Puma XP but with only one lamp Upgrade kit can add the second lamp making it a Puma XP Puma with 2 lamps 1024 x 768 LCD Accepts up to 1600 x 1200 and down converts to LCD s resolution The remote control RGB Red green blue three parts of a video signal sent on separate wires RGBHV RGB plus sync where H and V sync are on separate wires RGBS RGB plus sync where composite sync 15 on a separate wire 201 SECAM The television system used primarily UXP Refers to all Lions Panthers Pumas in France Russia and the former that do have UXP in their names and Soviet Bloc countries Sequential model numbers These have illumina Color and Memory See also NTSC tion systems with two lamps Lion UXP WN 6720 UXP a Panther UXP PN 6740 UXP y PN 6730 UXP Sync on green usually for RGB Puma UXP WN 5020 UXP sources source A source of pictures such as a com puter a VCR a DVD player or the loop thru from another Clarity cube VGA stack A group of displays physically bolted tures with a resolution of 640 pixels by together forming a wall 480 pixels lighting a lamp or trying to light a lamp video In this manual video means NTSC DUET PAL or SECAM pictures SVGA Super VGA a standard for distributing analog computer
130. hich it always oper atest In Lion incoming video is collected in a frame buffer at the input rate and fed to the LCD at the output rate Because these two rates are not the same sometimes a frame of video may be dropped in order to keep pace with the output T his will causea jerk in video scenes with motion D epending on the relative speed of the input and output these jerks may be as seldom as twice a minute or much more frequent When the input frequency is similar to the out put frequency Lion synchronizes the two clocks to avoid this frame drop T his is called Frame Lock which is on in all modes with a vertical frequency of 60 Hz When the system is frame locked it is dependent on having a stable input vertical fre quency in order to work If that vertical timingis not there there will be no picture including no menus So for safety 128 Although very rare it is possiblethat a marginal input could cause the system to not lock to the video If this were to happen you would see a pic ture when the menu is open but not see it when the menu is closed The override in the Misc Options menu which will force frame lock to not turn on T his override is saved in numbered memories Allow Frame Lock should normally be Yes but if the symptom above descri bed occurs set it to No Auto C odes is described in About Auto C odes on page 132 Other menus on the Misc button Lamp Control is discussed in Lamp Control
131. his one task getting the first row straight When the first row is perfectly straight the rest of the wall goes up easily and the screens will fit well and work well About the screen brackets T he screen brackets were designed to do two things assist in aligningthe display chassis properly with each other provide aligament points at the corners of the screens When a wall has been properly installed there will be a small gap between the screens they will not quite touch each other T hisis so the screens can be opened and closed easily and not be wedged together tightly with no movement possible amp Notbuilding a wall Even if you use only one Lion you must still use the UR LL and UL LR Screen Brackets as described in the next sections This assures that the single screen is in the correct position The image was adjusted atthe factory with these brackets installed TheLion was designed to build flat display walls that is all the screens together produce a flat picture space Vertical 2 x 2 wall of Lions using Clarity s Big Picture a confer ence room 29 3 2 Installing the Clarity s Big Picture Key These instructions apply only if you have a Big Picture key This component is shipped separately and not installed at the factory It is easiest to install the Big Picture key while the display is still in the packing case but you can also do it after the units are assembled It is not necess
132. id command 117 red color balance adjust gray 50 red color balance adjust white 47 red test pattern 66 73 remote IR enable disable 11 resetlamp hours 13 14 responses invalid command received 118 parameter error 120 ping 112 valid command received 117 rest lamp hour to start 19 re strike attempts 116 re strike auto 60 right edge Get Set 92 93 LCD motor 78 zoom 91 row unitlocation in 84 runtime hours read 17 18 S Sample point disable enable 46 Saturation 104 saturation Get Set 105 106 Save 26 save global settings 28 Save recall from clipboard 54 Selectinput 24 select mode 25 sensor temperature 76 sensors fan 77 settings save global 28 sharpness 9 show source turn off test pattern 62 size of wall 81 82 software version of 114 source absent message 56 source is Analog or Digital 25 source is C Video or S Video 25 status lamp 23 S Video source 25 sync in V 30 system hours read 15 16 T temperature sensors 76 test pattern alignment grid 69 black 64 blue 68 data blue 75 data green 74 data red 73 disable show source 62 geometry 70 154 gray 65 gray scale 70 71 green 67 red 66 white 63 time clock 20 21 top edge Get Set 95 top edge zoom 94 U unitlocation in column 96 83 unitlocation in row 84 unknown command 119 V version id 114 vertical aspectratio 87 vertical position
133. ight leaving a black band on theleft move the picture further to the right to see if there is a visible vertical line on theleft edge of the screen If thereis this whiteline defeats the automatic Find Position system and you must position manu ally MORITOR WALL MISC Fosition Image Find Position To set position automatically press ENTER once to highlight Auto Press it a second time to activate the process Position Imade Find Position Press and hold an arrow button to accelerate image movement Position Image Find Position Unable to auto Find position with this image If the system cannot auto posi tion you will see this message 101 4 4 Setup Part 2 Walls 4 4 3 Zoom Adjustments Zoom is used to make minor adjustments in individual displays to make the edges of pictures match correctly in a wall Clarity s Big Picture does most of the zooming for you Zoom is not an optical zoom it is electronic Clar ity s Big Picture feature controlled by the Wall Pro cessor menu does most of the zooming for you as you set up the wall Use Zoom menu to make minor adjustments If you do not have Clarity s Big Picture then the amount you can zoom is very limited If you don t use Clarity s Big Picture When you use some other method such as an external processor using the zoom controls will scale the picture and may soften the image Whenever pos sible use onethe Positi
134. ille OR USA 97070 7708 REMEMBER HAVE THE SERIAL NUMBER READY x CLE L Power 100 120 200 240V 5 3 2 5A 50 60 Arrow points to the serial number SN Clarity Visual Systeme Made in USA This device complies with Pari 15 o i Rules Operation is subject to the followin Conditions 1 his dovice may nol cause harmful interterance and 2 his device must accept any interference received including interference thal may Cause undesired operation 1 Pm Serial number sticker showing location of the serial number 165 166 Routine Maintenance 8 1 8 2 8 3 8 4 8 5 Removing a Lamp 172 Installing a Lamp 174 Changing the Air Filter 176 Cleaning the Screen Mirror 178 Upgrading Lion UXP Firmware 180 167 8 1 Removing a Lamp To remove a lamp first remove the light engine i b Pull inward on the two spring loaded pins at A CAUTION end of the Lamp Bay cover nearest you and lift The lamp MUST be installed correctly If it is up not installed correctly the light from it will not be aimed correctly and sensitive optical parts may be damaged To remove a lamp 1 Determine which lamp to change a Press MONITOR on the remote to open the Cube Status menu b Look for the lamp that is out or C Look in the Electronics Bay at the Diagnostic LEDs to determine which lamp is out 5 a Lamp Bay seen from rear 5 b Pull in on pi
135. in the command line this symbol in the command line addressed to individual cubes or to an inquiry that mustalways be is sentas an ascii character and is sent as an ascii character and Q Where there might be confusion between 0 numeral and O letter is used for the numeral RS232 Commands for Lion UXP and XP Commands Data Comments System Controls 00000 Controls vM LLL 1 Lamp On Off PON Run lamp on POU UL lockout cycle power POX Timed lockout wait POF Standby waiting for PON PO Unknown state 2 Frequency Adjust and 128 to 127 3 Phase Adjust Phase PhaseAdjsst SF PHD PW 00 31 V Position Up Down VPU VPD yoo Get Set see Get Set Top Row 95 96 H Position Left Right HPL HPR d Get Set see Get Set Left Row 89 90 Image Normal Flip HF HFl 1 HE 1 Q Normal 1 Flip reversed zz Curtain Evam to cor ce got off Curtain Color 1 red 2 3 blue 4 black 5 white S smmns 50 50 50950 SOF of Buzzer BO BON on BOF off Remote IR Enable Disable isse REGERE hn hi6 ON on of Hours Controls 144 RS232 Commands for Lion UXP and XP Pom Wow Wm 12 Read Lamp Hours L Q see Com ments Comments Requires two commands to get value L1 Get Front Lamp high byte L2 2 GetFront Lamp low
136. in white use the Test Pattern menu to choose Gray so all the displays show an internal gray pattern 13 T he gray values range from 000 to 015 and they are all now set at 007 T herefore gray can be adjusted up and down Choose a display that has a middle brightness and that has very little color in gray T his becomes the first baseline display for gray It is not necessarily the same one as the base line cube for White Main Meri Source Select Frequency Phase Input Levels LCD Alignment Position Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours Memory Misc Control status Monitor About T he clipboard clipboard on the Color Balance menu gives you a place to temporarily store all the color balance settings for the display If you want to experiment with another setting to see if it looks better than the present setti ng sel ect Save to clipboard and press ENTER T he clipboard values will now match the current settings Adjust and experiment all you want If you find something better fine If you want to go back select Recall from clipboard and press ENTER All your old values are reinstated lt The clipboard values are not saved when AC power is turned off 14 Proceed as before matching the grays one display at a time Always work with adjacent displays 15 When all displays match in gray turn off the test pattern on each display with the top item in the Color Bala
137. ion because they are used to move the image In some pictures such as the Windows shutdown screen it is not possible for the system to find the upper left corner of active picture If this occurs the system will display a message telling you that it did not adjust position 100 If Find Position fails If Find Position results in the error message you Fositio n Image Find Position Unable to auto Find position with this image will have to position the picture manually T he pic ture may have the black edges which Find Position can t use M any types of video players DVDs Laser discs produce pictures with a non standard number of pixels These display fine but Find Position doesn t work automatically with on them Set Position with Wall M ode off first Position is stored separately for two conditions with Wall M ode on and with Wall M ode off To save time and trouble first adjust the Position with Wall M ode off T hen turn Wall M ode on se the Aspect Ratio setting you want and make any fine adjust ments to position if needed lt Position control will not move the picture over the User Curtain Possible Position problem Some PC sources have a vertical line of white pix es in the blanking part of the field Because Find Position is looking for a black vertical interval this can throw off the automatic position finding system If you use Auto Position and the picture is off to the r
138. ion to save space and the two are bolted together T he screen is packed in a separate compartment because it is partly glass and requires special han dling H ow to unpack the display X Lions are usually shipped it groups to build a wall Package number 1 will have the accessories necessary for building the wall Open 1 first 1 After cutting the packaging straps lift the screen box off and set it aside Keep it vertical and set it down gently amp In some shipments some or all of the screens are on a separate pallet Leave them on the pallet until they are needed 2 Open the top of the carton and fold the flaps down 3 Usingtheflaps lift the carton up and off the dis play 4 Remove the packing material from the top and the accessories box 5 Remove two bolts with wingnuts on them at each side of the display T his separates the two sections of the display See pictures opposite 6 Lift off and set aside the top section U se two per sons to handle these sections T his smaller part is thelower section of the display 7 Remove the two eye bolts holding the rest of the display to the pallet 8 Lift off and remove the larger section T his is the upper section of the display lt notremove the screen from its carton Do not attach the upper larger section of the display on the lower smaller section at this time You will do this eventually but not now The upper and l
139. iquid from running down to the bottom of the screen Cleaners to use Claire 50 Glass 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 does a good job of cleaning the screen Itis athick 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 Plain soapy water You can use plain soapy water to clean the screen Usea mild liquid soap very dilute Wring out or squeeze out most of the water Read the Cautions on 174 this page Wipe carefully with the damp cloth Dry with a second cloth Cleaners NOT to use Do not use any cleaner that has an abrasive mate rial such as sink and porcelain cleaners or clean ing compounds that contain pumice T hese damage the anti reflective coating e Do not use alcohol on the screen unless you use it in very small very controlled areas not near the edge Alcohol can very quickly run down to the edge and wick up between the layers Alcohol will dissolve some of the material of the black glass screen and make it u
140. ixels leave it alone 3 Compare the height on the left side with the height on the right If these two are the same within one or two pixels leave it alone CAUTION Do nottry these adjustments unless you are sure they need to be done This is not something you wantto adjust just to see what happens These three nylock nuts were sealed with thread locking fluid to prevent them from turning accidentally so they may be very hard to start lt Donotconfuse image rotation with keystone If you think the pattern is rotated choose Left edge or Right edge and press or to cause one ofthe sides to go up or down If you have keystoning To adjust for a keystoned picture the unit must be standing alone not in a wall T he adjustment nuts are on the back of the upper section behind the large mirror If the problem is in thetop row of a wall you could adjust it there Behind the large mirror as seen from the rear of the display you will see three nylock nuts two toward the top and one at the middle of the bottom n the diagram opposite the L and R nuts are labeled for the Left and Right sides as you see them from the rear n thetable of the effect of these adjustments left and right mean the picture as viewed from the front 74 When adjusting the top two nuts together turn them the same amount To adjust for one side too tall or two short be very careful You should turn the L or R nut t
141. l because you can be off by one whole grid box and not know it Still pictures are best M ov ing pictures make it very hard adjust zoom and posi tion Use Windows Paint program to draw boxes elipses and diagonal lines M ake the lines different colors and place them randomly on the screen Display the pattern over the whole wall Check the center unit first Usethis as a baseline for adjusting the other units N otice how the edges of the baseline unit and how the neighboring units match it Adjust the neighbor ing units with Position first T hen adjust Zoom which will stretch the picture to make the edges match all the way Fine tuning the wall You may have to go back and forth between Posi tion and Zoom to get the pictures to fit together over the whole wall Start with a display near the middle and work your way outward in all directions Remember it is best to first adjust Position with Wall M ode off then turn Wall M ode on and adjust Position and Zoom When you adjust Position you may find that part of one side lines up correctly but another part of the same side does not Try adjusting Zoom to stretch or shrink the picture Then adjust Position again Zooming smaller than normal In Lions it is possible to zoom the source picture smaller For instance if you needed to zoom out on an 800 x 600 picture to make it smaller the num bers in the zoom menu should become larger than 800 and 600 However there a
142. l the onetime ground strap b Wrap the black end of the ground strap around your wrist with the black sticky strip inside touching your wrist c Peel the cover off the copper sticky strip at the other end and stick it to an exposed metal part of the electronics module chassis that is not painted A WARNING Failure to properly use a grounding strap can destroy sensitive electronic components in the electronics module 13 Remove the LCD Cable connector from the eec tronics module WARNING If you don t remove the LCD Cable you will break the printed circuit board in a later step 14 Remove five screws on the top of the electronics mocule that hold the cover 15 Remove the cover of the electronics module a Lift up very slightly on the edge of the black electronics module cover that is closest to the AC power connector b Movethe cover away from the power connector and lift it off 32 16 Inspect the Decoder Board to see that all its pins are straight and plug it into its connector amp If you have to remove the ground strap from your wrist for any reason be sure to reconnect it before you touch any part of the electronics module 17 Install the four screws that hold the Decoder Board 18 Reinstall the cover of the electronics module a Check first to see that all the LEDs are straight up and that none of them are bent over b Keeping the cover almost flat hook the cover on the five tabs C Caref
143. ll continue to look good depends somewhat on the length and quality of the cables used In S Video particularly there are inexpensive low quality cables available that won t loop beyond a few displays T he early symptom is loss of chroma color For video loop thru it is not necessary to terminate thelast cube T hesignal is terminated and buffered in each cube 25 3 5 4 Connecting RS232 Control Cables Many installations control the displays with RS232 commands from a computer or processor This is the best way to turn the whole wall on and off RS232 control has one big advantage you can control 3 Connect this first cube s RS232 Out connector to all the cubes from a computer at a considerable dis the next cube s RS232 In connector tance from the wall You can control 4 Continue this way until all cubes are con e cubes one at a time nected several video walls separately all the cubes in all the walls at the same time The orderin which you connect the cubes is not important You can connect them in any order that installation will not use RS232 control skip Is convenient and keeps the cable lengths to a this section minimum RS232 connections are made with cables likethose used for computer networks T hese cables have eight 8 conductors and have 45 connectors on each end Itis important that the cable have straight through connections To know if your cable is correct
144. ll need a checker board pattern A checkerboard pattern looks like an all gray picture but it isn t In a true checkerboard alternate pixels are black and white It is the hardest picture for the display to handle so it makes a good test You can download several bit maps in Lion s reso lutions from www ClarityVisual com 82 M anual adjustment Frequency first 1 Show a checkerboard pattern from the computer used for program material at the resolution of the program material 2 On the remote press FREQ PHASE to open the Fre quency menu Select Frequency 3 Using the left and right buttons marked adjust the frequency back and forth to renove the vertical bands When the frequency is correct you Should see no vertical bands in the picture number shown in the Frequency menu is the number of horizontal pixels that are displayed T his number will NOT bethe same as the horizontal reso lution because many pixels are used in horizontal blanking and are not visible Frequency affects the width of the displayed pic ture M anual adjustment Phase second 1 Still showing the checkerboard pattern press the down arrow key to highlight Phase 2 Adjust phase with the and buttons Try to eliminate all horizontal streaking and noisein the picture If you can t get it all out don t worry J ust remove as much as you can U sually there is quite a wide area without noticeable streaking Adjust Phase to the
145. med from either the front or the rear However for display walls that tilt forward from vertical rear servicing is required and front servicing is not possible At least 8 200 mm Additional space may be needed depending on the cooling sys tem available and your need to service from the rear If the wall is tilted there must be enough space for a person to stand and work behind the displays When the wall is tilted the screens are screwed into place from the rear This is a safety requirement You cannot remove the screen from the front when these screws are used so you have to work from the rear 2 Phillips screwdriver Large flat blade screwdriver Socket wrench set with a socket One WN 6720 one Lion of any type A stack of Lions bolted together A list of terms used in this manual is in Glossary of Terms on page 200 11 2 2 Your Personal Safety Is Important The WN 6720 is heavy It sometimes contains very high voltages It produces U V ultra violet radia tion 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 sec tion at least once The fully assembled display weighs about 247 Ibs 113 kg which is why you assemble it by parts as you build the wall T heindividual pieces are not light either lower section 98 165 45 kg top section 101 165 46 kg e
146. menus See Reading the Status M enus on page 24 The On Screen Diagnostic Codes flash two bright spots on the screen code T his code tells you the most important information when the lamps won t light Pressing the MONITOR button once turns on this code See Reading On Screen Diag nostic Code on page 22 Diagnostic LEDs on top of the electronics module can be seen from the front or the rear The LEDs can each show three colors green red and amber although not all three colors are used by each one You haveto be looking straight down at them to see the amber color clearly T hese also can indicate why the lamps won t light See What the Diagnostic LEDs Can Tell You on page 20 If the AC power is on press MONITOR once on the remote control to seethe first of the Status menus If the lamps are not lit you won t be able to see any of Status menus but you will see the On Screen Diag nostic Code If the lamps are lit pressing the MONITOR button several times will steo through all the status menus You can see the Diagnostic LEDs when you open the screen You can also see them from the rear when you open the cover of the Electronics Bay 16 To see the Status menus press MONITOR on the remote several times to step through them all See Reading the Status M enus on page 24 e see the On Screen Diagnostic Codes press MONITOR once This turns on the blinking code whether the lamps are lit or no
147. middle of this area 3 When finished press PREV to clear the menus from the screen T he Phase number is not related to a physical prop erty of the source The range is 0 31 and wraps around at the end Each step changes the phase 11 25 degrees Sources for checkerboard pattern M ake one with Windows Paint program 1 Choose Image gt Attributes gt Black and White 2 Set the Width and Height in pixels 3 At the bottom of the window click on the checker board pattern BBB ESI E ER ER E ELE ed sd 4 Choose the paint bucket icon and click in the picture area It will fill with a checkerboard pattern Save this as a bit map BM P file ur untitled File Edi vis Or use the Windows shutdown screen 5 Have a plain flat desktop image Light gray or white is best Frequencwvy Phase 6 Click Start then choose Shutdown but don t actually shut down the computer T he image is now a checkerboard Reading the Frequency menu The Frequency number is the number of pixels cur rently being used in asingle line In the screen below this is 1056 T his number will always be sarger than the horizontal resolution because there are black unused pixels at the end of each line Thenumber in parentheses 1056 0 shows the default number of line pixels for the current mode plus or minus some amount T hat is if you set the Frequency below to 1058 the menu will show 1058 105
148. mputer pictures Although this is called a VGA cable it carries anything up to UXGA 6 Bolts side to side 2 bolts 4 washers 2 wing nuts T hese are used to bolt the displays together side to side 7 Bolts 10 32 x a flat head Phillips 8 for screen alignment brackets 8 Digital Cable 1 not pictured 9 Exhaust Fan Shroud is stored in the Air Intake Bay and mounts on the Lamp Bay Cover Other things you may need RJ45 to 9 pin adapter if you will use RS232 com mands to control the displays It adapts the com puter s 9 pin serial port to the RJ45 connector used on all the displays Computer network cables to interconnect the dis plays for RS232 control one cable for each display Tools 2 Phillips screwdriver 3 Phillips screwdriver flat blade screwdriver large socket wrench a Screen cleaner 50 Glass Cleaner See Cleaners to use on page 176 for details and alternatives Service M anual A service manual is available for purchase or from www ClarityVisual com reseller section part number 070 0054 Customer supplies these items if needed RJ 45 to 9 pin adapter partly assem RJ 45 cable computer net bled not supplied work type not supplied 1 3 Quick Start These instructions apply to setting up and testing ONE Lion alone It is not necessary to do this if you are building a wall of Lions For a list of steps to install and configure a wall of Lions see What You Will Do
149. n page 66 3 Tilt the screen to its latched position by pulling out the bottom 4 Loosen the two shoulder nuts on the screen latch arms the lower arms 5 Remove the screen latch arms from the stud and remove them from the chassis CAUTION Do no transport the display with the screen latch arms the lower arms in the chassis They may bounce around and cause damage Pack them separately Or wrap them securely in bubble wrap and store them in the Air Intake Bay CAUTION The next steps must be done with at least two persons 6 With one person at each side of the screen loosen the two shoulder nuts on the screen guides 7 Rotate the bottom of the screen up slightly and lift the screen off the screen guides and set it aside 8 T he four shoulder nuts can be left in place on the screen 62 Screen Capture Screw as seen from the rear through the Air Intake Bay There is another screw on the other side screen quide altaching point Screen latch attaching point 63 3 7 Taking a Wall Apart Remove and store the screens first Then take the units down one piece at a time Do not attempt to move or ship a whole assembled display Disconnect cables 1 Turn off the power to each display 2 Disconnect all power video and RS232 cables Remove the screens 1 Remove all the screens See the previous section Removing a Screen Completely on page 62 CAUTION Do not attempt to take th
150. nce menu 16 Save your work H ow to Save Your Work on page 108 Color Balance Test pattern Hide menu Reset values Save to clipbaare Recall from clipboard White balance Aejust All Red 21 Green if Blue 12 Gray balance Adjust all Rez 11 Green 11 11 clipboard 311 211 C22 111 111 111 E1 ue 105 4 5 Setup Part 3 Saving Now that you ve done all that work save it Save your work often The memory has 72 locations for storing the settings Source Black Level Wall Processor Position everything or almost everything T he settings everything you change such as Black Level Color Balance M ode are saved in three ways as explained below and in the diagram opposite Current Settings memory Every time you close the last menu so that no menus are present all the settings are saved If you leave a menu on the screen and do not use the remote for 5 seconds the settings are saved Any changes made with RS232 or through the action of Auto Detect are saved If AC power goes off when it comes back on the Current Settings memory is loaded into Active Settings Source M emories Every time the source is changed the Active Setti ngs are saved to the previ ously selected Source M emory T hen Active Set tings is loaded with the newly selected Source M emory M emories 1 72 You can save settings in 72 num bered memories Any numbered memory can be associ ated with any input
151. nd 3 Y Luma 4 C Chroma 198 the outside of the connector You can tell if a cable is wired straight thru by looking at its two ends side by side Hold the cable ends nextto 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 leftto 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 Red Video Green Video Blue Video No connection No connection Ground Ground Ground No connection Ground No connection No connection Horizontal sync Com posite sync Vertical sync No Connection ub M UJ NEF me Hd A 199 9 6 Glossary of Terms A list of terms used in this manual 2 lamp A Lion or Panther that has accommo dation for 2 lamps regardless of how many are installed or used 4 lamp A Lion or Panther that has accommo dation for 4 lamps regardless of how many are installed or used aspect ratio The ratio of the width to the height of a picture often expressed as 4 by 3 4 3 4 3 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 Lion X UX XP UXP Panther UX UXP Puma X XP UXP Tigress S X Wildcat S SE Lion SX SXP ballast The electroni
152. nd grit Grit may scratch the glass Dust will prevent it from grip ping 2 Press the cup against the screen in one of the corners as shown here 60 3 Pull the suction cup sharply a short distance You only need to pull the screen out about one inch at this time You will hear a click as the spring loaded latch releases Releasethe suction cup by lifting oneof thetwo short posts Dothe samefor the other corners When all four corners are released you can pull the screen forward on its guides Pull it straight out don t twist the screen Pull up the bottom of the screen It will tilt up and latch in position allowing you to work beneath Latch arms one on each side keep the screen in this tilted position Closing the screen 1 With one person on each side pull out slightly on the bottom of the screen and lift the latch arms at the chassis end T his will disengagethe notches on the latch arm Lower the bottom of the screen until the screen IS vertical Push the screen all the way in Press the heel of your hand against the corner until the spring loaded latches click into place You may have to lift the screen a little to get guide pins on the chassis to fit into the holes in the back of the screen Don t hit the glass hard Glass can break CAUTION Don t break the glass screen If the screen does not latch in easily it may be that the holes in one corner of the screen are hanging
153. nd press ENTER H ow to read the Save Recall menus Memory 2 would recall the picture from Analog 1 In By default the secondary Save and Recall menus using as the M ode SVGA at 60 Hz This cube would show you the memory number selected source mode bein a 4 high by 4 wide wall in Column 1 first col of that source the wall configuration and the position umn in Row 4 bottom row and wall mode would of this cubein the wall If you wrote a custom N ame be turned on Memory 2 contains much more which for the memory this name shows instead of the is shown in the details of this memory be highlight default name ing 2 and pressing ENTER Selected source AN1 Analog 1 In AN2 Analog 2 In DIG Digital In CVD Composite In SVD S Video In M ode SVGA 800 x 600 etc is the mode for computer sources The number following this is the refresh rate vertical frequency e NTSC PAL SECAM are the modes for video sources 110 Ti FREQ Hain Menu Source Select Frequency Phase Input Levels LCD Alignment Position Zoom Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours ig Recall Settings Memory Save Settings Misc Control Status Monitor Delete Settings About Memory Men Recall SVGAGO 4x4 1 4 1 2 132 Recall 2 Source Hode AMTI XGAGO Wall 4x4 1 4 Wall orf Aspect Fill Fill Size Pos 1024x768 278 25 Sharpness On Scan Progres
154. ng a wall of Lions on page 32 read it now 2 Set the upper sections with matching serial num bers on these lower sections T hey fit together with guide pins in the lower section 3 Bolt them together using the 10 captive bolts in each upper section T hese Phillips head bolts are inside the upper section two at the left and right walls and three at each of the center dividers 4 Stretch a string parallel to the top and bottom edges to assure that the row Is straight It should be straight horizontally as well as vertically 5 U se a steel tape to measure the whole wall which IS now only one row high from corner to corner on both diagonals If diagonals are the same the wall is a rectangle with square corners If the diagonal measurements are not the same the wall is skewed Use shims under the legs to make corrections lt 1015 important to get the first row right Any mistake here will become worse as the wall goes up 6 Install screen brackets along the bottom a Top Bottom Screen Bracket along the bottom wherever two units come together 36 b UL LR Screen Bracket in the lower right corner c UR LL Screen Bracket in the lower left corner 7 Stack a another row of lower sections on top of this first row 8 Bolt the rows loosely side to side using the bolts wingnuts and washers supplied T hese bolts go through four displays the legs of two lower sec tions and the sides of two upper sections Fo
155. ng to the cube ERR means T his command has an error in it This often means the binary number in the com mand 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 H ow 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 se 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 X backslash Ox zero x Check with theinstructions for the system you are using 141 6 3 Check List for RS232 Control _ Each cube has a unique RS232 address includ ing all cubes in all walls in this RS232 loop thru __ Addresses are logically assigned for addressing cubes in groups __ All cubes connected with RJ 45 cable __ Baud rate set on all cubes __ Baud rate of controlling device same as cubes __ Sending PNG command to each cube separately produces a
156. nics Bay cover When shipped the Electronics Bay cover is in a posi tion to cover the lens After you have assembled the display remove this cover Later put it in the operat ing position T he cover is held with four spring loaded pins two of them visible from the front and two visible from the rear You can open it from either front of rear You can remove the cover entirely which makes it easier to work Be sure to put it in place when you are finished The cover ts alight shield CAUTION If you take the wall or cube apart be sure to move the Electronics Bay cover to the shipping position In the operating position the cover extends below the bottom of the upper section and if you take the upper section off and set it on the floor the cover will be damaged Removethe lens cover T helens cover is a soft plastic cup usually red If you want to keep it put it in the Air Intake Bay CAUTION Do not install the screens yet C Install the exhaust fan shroud 40 T he exhaust fan shroud is stored in the Air Intake Bay Install the shroud on top of the Lamp Bay cover so the opening points to the rear If the opening points toward the screen light will leak onto the screen pro ducing a bright spot Tighten the captive screws a Se shipping position the Electronics Bay cover is in this position covering the lens After you assemble the display move it to the position shown on the right
157. nnecting 169 cables 4 connecting picture sources 44 for RS 232 straight thru 198 S Video 52 cables S Video 55 center bay 40 Center Screen Bracket 4 38 center screen bracket 36 centered zooming 102 certifications 204 changing sources 44 check list for wall building 40 check lists RS 232 control 142 checkerboard pattern 82 checklist building 28 circuit breaker switch 42 160 Claire 50 glass cleaner 174 Clarity Visual Customer Service 164 Clarity s Big Picture 10 92 cleaners types of for screen 4 cleaning the screen 174 clipboard 105 closing the screen 60 color adjustment for digital source 88 Color Balance 184 clipboard 105 current values 24 menu hiding 104 color balancing 104 column in walls 94 comm port of computer 138 commands acknowledging 141 table of RS232 144 commands table of RS232 144 composite sync 120 composite sync definition of 200 composite video 86 composite video loop thru 55 composite video definition of 200 conformity declaration of 204 connecting picture source cables 44 connecting power cables 42 connecting RS232 56 connector Load Data 176 connectors diagrams of 198 locations of 46 48 218 Contrast 86 control remote 4 16 Covers 40 Cube Status menu 24 Cube definition of 11 200 current time setting the 122 cursor moving 190 Curtain 130 182 colors of 130 curved wall 11 custom names for memories 108 custome
158. ns 2 Turn off all lamps and disconnect power cord PON Pee Siew e ang 3 If changing from the front open the screen Opening and Closing the Screen on page 60 4 If changing from the rear open the rear panel of 6 Disconnect both lamp cables the Lamp Bay A WARNING Even when the lamps are off the lamp tips are still electrically hot Turn off the main power switch N WARNING Turn off the power and allow the lamps to cool for a minute before removing a lamp 7 Release the Optical Fan cable from its clip 5 Open the Lamp Bay cover Remove the screw that holds the Lamp Bay BAD seen door closed m SW om ow o LS 168 8 Disconnect the Optical Fan cable Center Bay is flexible You may bend it somewhat as long as it will go back to its original shape Light engine flexible mounting at the output end toward Center Bay 9 Loosen the 4 screws that hold the light enginein lace j CAUTION Do nottouch any optical part of the light engine The mirrors and filters in it don t need your fingerprints eam Mai 7 10 Lift out the light engine The arrow points to the flexible mounting at its output end METTE Do nottouch these optical parts You may move the light engine back and forth along its long axis to getitout The output end toward the 169 8 2 Installing a Lamp If the lamp is not installed correctly optic
159. ns all 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 85232 Data Data pr green for one second when any RS232 data is received RS232 CMD ep On green for one second when data for this cube is received RemotelR 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 193 9 3 Measurement Drawings Lion XP UXP 194 9 o o o 4 N Sez 0 9 o o 48 57 o o o 0 9 y X uw o o o od QU 4p i E 0 o 0 S oA o o o 48 52 9 9 0 0 ji PS NA i Lo 0 0 o o o o Top view hes Irmnensions IN Inc D Rear view 40 20
160. ntrol 188 Lamp Hours 126 LCD alignment 70 LCD Panel Alignment 185 Level Analog 84 Main Menu 189 Misc Control 188 Mode Detect 120 180 Monitor 186 Phase 181 Position 184 185 Recall 110 114 183 Runtime Hours 126 Save 114 183 Save Config 108 Serial Status 24 186 Setup 184 Setup Summary 24 Size 185 Source Select 180 Status 24 System Hours 126 Test Patterns 188 Video Controls 86 Wall Processor 92 187 White Level 84 180 184 Zoom 185 Zoom Control 185 menu White Adjust 84 Misc Control 188 descriptions of 128 Mode 110 mode 80 Mode Detect 80 120 180 manually initiated 120 should it be automatic 120 mode HDTV 10801 90 module definition of 201 Monitor 186 monitor button 16 motors LCD 72 moved picture is 71 moving the cursor 190 mullion definition of 201 N NAK 141 naming memories 108 native resolution definition of 201 no source 21 193 noise in picture 82 noisy picture 162 None test pattern 134 non U definition of 201 normal startup sequence 124 160 NTSC 10 NTSC definition of 201 number of lamps 11 nuts nylock on large mirror 74 nylock nuts on large mirror 74 O odd even field selection in 10801 90 On Screen Diagnostic Code 22 160 On Screen Diagnostic Code priority for 22 opening the screen 60 operating temperature 10 210 optical fan cable disconnecting 169 optical specifications 209 options 10 Overrun erro
161. nverts incoming pictures to a form the LCD can use to display pictures and provides control through the remote control and RS232 connec tions to other functions such as turn ing lamps on and monitoring fans One of the buttons on the remote con trol that takes you directly to a menu or chain of menus A flat groove material often plastic that performs functions similar to a normal lens Used extensively in Clarity LCD products All screens have a Fresnel lens Named for the French inventor in 19th century and pronounced fruh NELL Horizontal and vertical sync on two separate lines The VGA family uses this type a push button on the remote control lamp life Lion UXP module mullion native resolu tion An image that is wider at the top or bottom or taller on the left or right A lamp life of 5 000 hours means that for a large group of lamps after 5 000 hours of use at least half of them will still be operation Liquid Crystal Display the imaging device used in the Lion Wildcat and Panther displays It works something like a digital watch but in three colors and with greater detail Light Emitting Diode a small low power lamp used as an indicator often red or green but can be other colors The name for any Clarity model begin ning WN 6720 Model WN 6720 SX with 1280 x 1024 resolution for display but accepts up to 1600 x 1200 resolution 4 lamps Model WN 6720 UX with 1600 x 1200
162. ocessor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours Memory Misc Control Status Monitor About Delete ANI XGAG6O 250 260 Z f 280 290 300 341 320 330 347 350 360 1 2 3 A 6 YT 8 3 1 1 1 MNOOOOOARAOCOM x Delete 2 Source Mode AN1 XGAG amp GO Wall 4x4 1 4 Wall OFF Aspect Fill Fill Size Pos 1024x7688 278 25 Sharpness Scan Progressive Sync H amp V Fredquency 1344 Phase 16 Black 18 22 18 White 128 128 128 Mame ANT 4 4 1 490 Delete Yes No 113 4 5 Setup Part 3 Saving 4 5 4 Details Save Recall Delete The Save and Recall menus don t have room for much detail so the Enter key opens a detailed menu showing everything The form of the Save Recall D elete detail menu depends on the source type In the Save menu this shows what you will save In the Recall menu it shows what is saved in the numbered memory Here is what it all means Save or Recall the number of the memory you are about to save into or recall from Source M ode e AN1 and AN2 Analog 1 2 DIG Digital e CVD Composite video e SVD S Video Source M ode NTSC PAL or SECAM e UXGA SXGA XGA SVGA or VGA fol lowed by the vertical refresh rate in Hz e HD1080 or HD720p for HDTV Wall the settings of the Wall Processor width x height of wall column row of this cube whether wall mode 1 on or off Aspect the settings in
163. of 202 selected source 110 sensor approached limit 23 133 192 sensor overtemp lamps off 23 133 192 separate sync 120 serial number 164 Serial port 176 Serial Status 186 menu 24 service customer 164 service clarityvisual com 164 Setto defaults 94 Setup 184 setup procedure 76 part 1 76 part 2 92 part 3 106 setup procedure overview of 28 Setup Summary menu 24 Sharpness 128 shoulder of screen nuts 58 shrinking the image 102 103 shroud exhaust fan 40 Side Screen Bracket 4 36 38 single address 138 141 Size 185 size of screens in walls 15 Size Pos 114 slot definition of 202 SOG definition of 202 source definition of 202 digital 88 invalid 193 none 21 193 picture connecting 44 S Video 86 switching 44 video 86 source invalid 21 Source Select menu 180 source absent message 120 source invalid 80 space behind displays 11 28 specifications 208 electrical 208 environmental 210 mechanical 208 optical 209 Sprayway 50 glass cleaner 174 Src Abs Message 80 Src Abs Msg 120 Src Absent in Curtain Color menu 130 stack definition of 202 Standby 160 standby LED 20 Standby state indicated in diagnostic code 23 133 192 startup problems 160 startup sequence 160 normal 124 status menus 16 24 step an important 70 Straight thru cables for RS232 198 streaking horizontal 82 Strike definition of 202 striking a lamp 21 193 suction cup 4 60 61
164. ok at all the displays together Stand far enough away from the wall so you are looking al most squarely at all of them M ove around Try to look at all the cubes from the same viewing angle 7 Find the darkest display T hink of this as the baseline display It is now as bright as it can be you will adjust all the other displays to look like this baseline display 8 Pick a display next to the baseline display T his will bethe variable display Turn on the Color Bal ance for this variable display 9 Match the brightness of the variable display to the baseline display Match brightness first the highlight to Adjust all under White Balance e With theleft key reducethe brightness until it matches the baseline display e Select the individual colors and adjust the amounts of Red Green and Blue to achieve the best match in color and brightness to the baseline display oe eme yellow amber reduce blue or add more red and green magenta purple reduce green or add more blue and red cyan sea green reduce red or add more green and blue 10 When the first variable unit matches the baseline unit it becomes another baseline unit Turn off its Color Balance menu Continue with the other displays 11 Choose another variable unit next to any baseline display turn on its Color Balance menu and match its white to any baseline display Finished with White then do Gray 12 When all displays match
165. om the packing case 11 Arrange the screen so the narrow slot on the side is at the top 12 Loosen the nut behind this narrow slot on both sides Notice that this nut has a shoulder on its inside 13 With two persons lift the screen at the sides Tilt the bottom of the screen away from the display at 30 or more and hangit on the screen guide hooks so the upper studs on the screen go in the notches on the guide arms It is easier to do this one side at a time one person holding still and the other person hanging the screen on the hook 14 Tignten the nuts T hese nuts have shoulders to hold the screen and allow it to rotate M anipulate the screen to make the shoulders on the nuts go into the round holes in the screen guide arms Tighten the nuts 15 Push the screen in evenly on both sides Press the heel of your hand against the corner until the spring loaded latches click into place You may have to lift the screen a little to get guide pins on the chassis to fit into the holes in the back of the screen Don t hit the glass hard Glass can break Connecting power and picture 1 Connect the power cord and turn on the AC M as ter switch 2 Connect a computer s VGA output to the Analog l input connector 3 From the front of the display aim the remote con trol at the screen from a distance of about 10 feet m and do the following a Press SOURCE on the remote If the Sourcein this menu is not Analog 1 press the le
166. on controls for adjust the pic ture to reduce this effect Z oom controls The Width and Height controls operate on one edge only If you adjust the Left edge the right side stays in place and the picture expands or contracts on the left side If Centered zooming is On then the Width and Height controls operate on opposite sides at the same time T hat is the Left edge or Right edge control will stretch or contract the picture from the middle T he middle of the picture stays where it is Set to defaults returns the zoom amounts to the values required by the Wall Processor settings Values in the Zoom menu Thenumbers shown for Width and Height show the total number of active picture elements on the screen The numbers for top bottom left and right edges show the actual pixel location of the screen edges referenced to 0 position located in vertical and horizontal blanking T hese edge numbers are the val ues used in RS232 commands that define the posi tion of theimage on the screen In a2 x 2 wall usingClarity s Big Picture with an 800 x 600 source and a zoom factor of 2 1 T he val ues in the menu will be 400 and 300 because each cube is displaying only 400 of the source s pixels in width and 300 pixels of the height But see Zooming smaller than normal below H ow to use the Zoom Control When adjusting a video wall use a test pattern that has circles and diagonal lines Grid patterns are 102 not very helpfu
167. on the remote control 151 6 5 Index of RS232 Commands A absent source message 56 adjust black level all 32 blue 35 green 34 red 33 frequency 2 phase 3 video brightness 100 video contrast 102 video hue 107 white level eo all 37 blue 40 red 38 alignment grid test pattern 69 Analog 1 source 25 Analog 2 source 25 aspect ratio horizontal 86 aspect ratio vertical 87 auto detect 55 message 5 auto frequency phase 58 auto loop enable 61 auto phase 58 auto position 59 auto re strike 60 auto adjust black inputlevel 31 auto adjust white input level 36 B black level adjustall 32 adjust blue 35 adjustgreen 34 adjustred 33 auto adjust 31 black test pattern 64 blue color balance adjust gray 52 blue color balance adjust white 49 blue data fortest pattern 75 blue input level 43 blue test pattern 68 bottom edge Get Set 98 99 bottom edge zoom 97 brightness 100 brightness Get Set 101 buzzer 10 C clipboard save and recall 54 Clock local 20 21 152 color balance blue adjust gray 52 blue adjust white 49 green adjust gray 51 green adjust white 48 red adjust gray 50 color balance red adjust white 47 color of curtain 8 column unitlocation in 83 command unknown 119 command received valid 117 contrast 102 contrast Get Set 103 coordinate X 44 coordinate Y 45 count lamp 22 counter lamp out 115 curtain color 8 cur
168. onoo0Oo000 Intik Defeat V Xx18b UXx SV X18b 24b SX UxX X2Z4b EPF1OKRT1O Load Versions QOQ0Q3002 OOOoOOoQs 00010056 Hain Menmu Source Select Frequency Phase Input Levels LCD Alignment Position Zoom Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Houra Hemornrjy Misc Control status Poni tor About Wa for details see 94 AS pect Ratio for details see page 96 98 Wall Processor Wall width 4 Wall height Unit column Wall mode Set to defaults Aspect Ratio source 1 33 Unit 1 25 Wall 1 25 3 4x4 2 1 Horizontal Vertical Image Fit Fill Bottom 187 Hain Meru Source Select Frequency s PRaSse Input Levels LCD Alianment Position Zoom Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours Hemonry Misc Control Status Moni tc About Misc Options Lamp Control Test Patterns Curtain Color Baud Rate RS Z3Z Address Hode Detect IR Disable 188 To the individual menus Misc Options Beeper Horz Flip Auto Lamp Sharpness Allow Frame Lock Auto Codes Invert Odd Even Lamp Control Status Lamp F On Lamp R On Lamp count 2 Lamp Fail Msg n Lamp Rest Enabled Rest Starts at 027 00 Current Time 14 48 Test Patterns eNone White Black 50 Gray Red Green Blue AT i agnment Geometry M ISC for details see p
169. op Enable off Auto Position On Red Auto Phase On Green Blue Alignment Geometry Gray Scala IR Disable Disable IR Yes Wo 129 5 5 Setting Some Default Conditions 5 5 1 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 pic tureis invalid which is also considered to be Source Absent Auto Detect whilethe system is tryingto acquire the incoming picture searching for its type of Sync In each of these situations the Lion covers the screen with black or with a color you choose red green blue black or white T heUser color is also used as the background for Aspect Ratio When thelmageFit is not set to fill fill part of the screen is filled with the User color If a source is present and the curtain is on a Cur tain On message will appear for about 2 seconds above the menu whenever a menu is opened T his is to help avoid confusion as to why the screen is black when a source is present To set Curtain colors 1 Press MENU Highlight Curtain an
170. or About Hours Reset lamp F Yes 127 5 5 Setting Some Default Conditions Here are the settings you can change to suit your application frame lock mode is not turned on if menus are open or if there is no input Press MISC once to open the Misc Options menu To change any item highlight it and press ENTER Beeper When this is on the system beeps every time a button is pressed and beeps continually when a button is held down When Off the sys tem still beeos for these conditions Lamp On command from the remote e Lamp Off command from the remote Seealso Triple beep on page 129 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 Sharpness is normally On for analog sources It is grayed out for digital video sources where it would have no effect When Sharpness is off the picture goes through a low pass filter Auto Lamp when on starts to strike the lamps very soon after AC power is acquired without waiting for a Lamp On command If AC power is lost the lamps are ignited soon after it power is restored T he system takes about 15 seconds to initialize after AC power on If Auto Lamp is Off the system waits for a command from the remote or from RS232 before igniting the lamps Allow Frame Lock is normally set to Yes Unlike CRT monitors an LCD monitor has a specific output frequency at w
171. ot saved in individual numbered memories It s also a good placeto see the RS232 address T helook of this menu varies depending on the currently selected source 24 Serial Status e Current setting in the Baud Rate menu page page 138 Current RS232 address page 138 Number of bytes Received and Transmitted for each of the four ports Port 1is RS232 In and Out Port 2 is the Load Date and Trace connectors 1 The bottom four rows show Parity errors not used Overrun of UART capacity Breaks in reception 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 Pressing ENTER also resets these counts lt Pressing ENTER in this menu resets all the counts to zero Board Jumpers T hese jumpers are on the electronics module board T heright column is a label that shows the state of the jumper open installed N one of these jumpers are for user control T hey are here for infor mation only H ardware Versions This is for information only It shows the version of the main chips in the electronics module The RS232 Out port might receive data from a display further along the serial string and trans mit this data out the In port sending it eventu ally to the controlling computer Cube Status Display Lion UXP 1600x1200 Lamp Lamp Intake Fan Exhaust Fan Optics Fan Lamp F
172. oting 160 U UL LR Screen Bracket 4 36 38 ultra violet radiation 12 unhide Color Balance menu 104 uninterruptible power supply 42 unit address 138 140 Unit Column 94 Unit Row 94 unit definition of 202 UNK 141 unpacking the display 2 UPS 42 UR LL Screen Bracket 4 36 38 User Curtain 103 User in Curtain Color menu 130 User s Guide 4 UV radiation 12 UXGA 47 49 215 UXGA definition of 202 UXP dimensions 194 definition of 202 V values adjusting 190 VCR Mode 86 ventilation space behind wall for 28 vertical bands in image 162 VESA 47 49 215 VGA 47 49 212 VGA cable 4 VGA definition of 202 video composite 86 composite definition of 200 definition of 202 input module definition of 202 Video Controls menu 86 video input amplitude 208 Video Input Module 10 video loop thru 55 Video Modes 80 video termination 55 viewing angle 209 VIM 10 224 VIM definition of 202 voltages high 12 W Wall 110 wall 114 check list for 40 definition of 11 202 height 94 setting up Big Picture in 92 size of screens 15 space behind 28 width 94 Wall Mode and Position 100 Wall Processor 92 94 187 wall tilted 28 weight 10 208 what to do first 68 what you will do 28 White Adjust 84 White Adjust menu 84 White Level 104 184 white level see White Adjust 84 White test pattern 134 white picture is too 162 white whole screen is 162
173. ource Analog 1 Hode SVoA eoOHz Find Mode F inished Stan Progressive Syync H amp Current Source Analog 1 Mode SVGA B amp OHz actual typical Freq 37974 37680 Lin s 628 628 V Freq 60 Mode Detect Testing Messages OFF Src Abs Message Auto Detect On On enables Following Auto Loop Enable Auto Position On Auto Phase Misc Options Lamp Control Test Patterns Curtain Color Baud Rate RS 232 Address Mode Detect IR Disable 121 5 2 Lamp Control and Lamp Resting For longer lamp life use the Lamp Resting feature The lamp manufacturer recommends that the lamps turn off for at least 30 minutes every 24 hours The Lamp Control menu lets you decide whether and when this will happen To cycle the lamps 1 Open the Lamp Control menu MISC gt LAMP CON TROL 2 S amp Lamp Rest Enabled 3 Set the Current Time to the current local time hours and minutes then press ENTER 4 Set Rest Starts at to the time you want the cycling to occur hours only minutes are always Zero 5 Close all menus Lamp Control Status Lamp F Lamp R Lamp count Lamp Fail Msg Lamp Rest Rest Starts ab 02 00 Current Time 14 48 122 At the selected time the lamps will cycle like this Lamp Count 2 Lamp Count 1 before Rest Lamp F off 24 hours later Lamp R off To prevent lamp cycling
174. over all the way down over the electronics module watching the LEDs to see that they go in their holes 8 Screw the cover in place with the five screws 9 Reconnect the LCD Cable Steps 3 amp 7 Arrows point to LCD cable and connector 1 Tare vam Step 5 a Removing the cover Step 6 a Big Pi connector Step 4 Arrows show locations of five screws that hold the electronics module cover ns ficum ai xm re ns ae T a i i z at vi 1 gt lt we ee Fa x m Step 5 b Cover removed 1 Step 6 0 Big Picture E installed 31 3 3 Installing VIM Video Decoder Module These instructions apply only if you have a VIM board This component is shipped separately and not installed at the factory It is easy to install the Decoder Board while the dis play is still in the packing case but you can also do it after the units are assembled It is not necessary to remove the electronics module from the chassis to install the Decoder Board 10 If the display is assembled turn off the AC Switch and remove the power cord A WARNING Always remove the power cord when adding or removing a Decoder Board 11 If the unit is assembled open the screen or work from the rear Remove the light shield cover in the Center Bay 12 Attach the ground strap to your wrist and the chassis a U nrol
175. ower sections of the display were calibrated as a unit during manufacturing They have the same serial number Keep them together as a pair when assembling later The screens are not serialized Lower section of Lion shipped on top Accessories box Upper section of Lion shipped on Screen is shipped WT in separate carton on same pallet Upper and lower sections in larger carton Retaining bolts are here Screen in smaller carton Lion as itis packaged Lion is it will be assembled Retaining bolts ona Lion SX Step 5 Remove these wingnuts and bolts two on each side to sep arate the two parts of the Lion Retaining bolts ona Lion XP or UXP 1 2 What Accessories Should Have Some of the accessories come with each WN 6720 display unit Other accessories come with each order for displays T he accessories for each display include things like the power cord VGA cable bolts Each display needs a complete set of these items and they are packed with the display T he requirements for other accessories depends on the wall configuration You need only one Center Screen Bracket for a 2 x 2 wall but for a 1 x 4 wall you don t need any T hese accessories are shi pped with each order for a group of displays Additional accessories may be ordered from Clarity if the config uration changes Accessories with each order of WN 6720 displays The list number corresponds to numbers in
176. parts such as Color Balancing can be done at any time Other parts must be done in a specific order T his part of the setup procedure is the same for all 1 Turn on the display whether or not it has a input types H owever what you do depends on source whether you will use Clarity s Big Picture 2 Press MENU on the remote Some Lions may have the Clarity s Big Picture 3 Select WALL PROCESSOR in the main menu and option and some may not To determine which parts press ENTER of the rest of this section you should read see the 4 f you see the Wall Processor menu this display table below has the Clarity s Big Picture option Otherwise Tofind out if a display has the Clarity s Big Picture you will see a message stating that this display option do this does not have the option If you have If you will only one notuse display not Clarity s Big a wall Picture Section 4 4 1 How to Use Clarity s Big Picture on page 94 No No If you will use Clarity s Big Picture Which sections do you need to read Section 4 4 1 1 About Aspect Ratios on page 96 Yes Yes Section 4 4 2 Position Control on page 100 Yes Yes Section 4 4 3 Zoom Adjustments on page 102 Section 4 4 4 Matching Colors Across All Displays Yes 104 About Clarity s Big Picture To spread a picture over the entire wall feed each Clarity s Big Picture spreads a single source over cube the same picture
177. pictures with a reso video input See VIM lution of 800 pixels by 600 pixels module S Video A video distribution system in which VIM Video Input Module a optional board the luminance brightness and which plugs into the electronics mod chrominance color are sent on sepa ule that allows S Video and composite rate wires Short for Super Video video inputs SXGA Super extended VGA a standard for wall A group of displays physically bolted distributing analog computer pictures together Not possible with Panthers with a resolution of 1280 pixels by 1024 pixels Wildcat The name for any Clarity model begin ning WN 4030 sync on green The sync part of the signal is com _ bined with the green channel in RGB WXGA Wide XGA a standard for distributing video Also called SOG analog computer pictures with a reso lution of 1280 pixels by 768 pixels Tigress The name for any Clarity model begin ning with WN 5230 The original XGA eXtended VGA a standard for distrib Tigress no longer produced has uting analog computer pictures with a been replaced by the Tigress S and resolution of 1024 pixels by 768 pixels See also non UXP Video Graphics Adapter a standard for distributing analog computer pic Tigress X whose model numbers start with WN 5230A unit One complete display See also cube display UXGA Ultra extended VGA a standard for distributing analog computer pictures with a resolution of 1600 pixels by 1
178. play must be the same The display does not automatically detect the baud rate as most modems do To set the address of a cube 1 Press MISC one more time or press it six times if you are start with no menus on the screen T his opens the Address Select menu 2 Highlight Group and usethe left right arrow keys to changethe Group Address Range 0 15 which is O f 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 MISC one more time to close the menu amp One thing you cannot do is change a cube s address with RS232 commands You can t send a command to cube 17 telling it to have address 18 You can change addresses only with the remote control What address to use You may address the cubes with any addressing scheme you choose but here are some things to keep in mind 138 e You can send a single command to all the cubes that have the same first digit Example You might have two video walls one with O as the first num ber in the address and one with 1 as the first number T his is called group addressing e You can 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 e You can send a single
179. ple beep disabled T his is useful to prevent accidental changes to the settings T he Lamp Off button will still turn off thelamps in this condition and when they areturned 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 The Lion will triple beep if you try to give it a com mand from the remote control that it cannot do For instance pressing MENU with thelamps off will pro duce a tri ple beep Some of the triple beep signals will happen even when the Beeper is off CE Ti Misc Options Curtain Colors Usern Red Horz Flip src Absent Green Auto Lamp Auto Detect Blue Sharpness Allow Frame Lock Auto Codes Invert Odd Ev n Baud Rate S 6Kbps 0198 2kbps 38 4kKbps Lan Control 57 8KbpPs dd d 115 2KbPs Status La F Orn Hain Misc Menu wu a BD Source Select Frequency Phase Misc Options Lame count 2 7 Input Levels Lamp Contro Lamp 1 Msg 0 Address select LCD Alignment Test Patterns Lamp Rest Enabled Position Curtain Color F para i Pts 26 02 00 ER Baud Rate Rest Start Aspect Ratio DE MEN Current Time 14 48 Mode Detect Color Balance Curtain IR Disable Hours Memory Hisc Control Status Monitor About Mode Detect Test Patterns Testing Messages OFF eNone Src Abs Message White Black 50 Gray Auto Detect On enables Following Auto Lo
180. propriate to your applica tion After Step 2 above do the following 1 Press the up arrow T his puts the highlight on N ame 2 To erasethe current name press ENTER T hen use the up down arrows to cyclethrough the available letters numbers and punctuation U sethe left right arrows to navigate along the line 3 When the name is complete press ENTER T his puts the highlight on Yes 4 Press ENTER again to save the settings in this numbered memory with the label you wrote It is not required to erase the whole label before writing a new one You can edit the current label When the highlight goes to N ame in Step 1 move the cursor left or right to the label and start writing There is no delete key or backspace key To delete characters find the space character in the cycle To delete a memory 5 Press MENU on the remote control 6 Select M emory from the M ain menu 7 Select Delete from the M emory menu 108 8 Arrow up down or sideways to highlight the memory number you want to delete 9 The detail of what you are about to delete is shown Highlight Yes and press ENTER to delete this memory 10 T hefocus goes back to the main Delete menu and the memory you just erased is unchecked and no longer bold When should save It is a good idea to save often As you set up each display in a wall save several times T his way if something happens you will havethe saved values to recall e Black and White Lev
181. puts after you have set everything up U se Recall instead T he Source Select menu is a good tool for setup but it s not a good tool for operations If you have several sources coming into the Lion Analog 1 Analog 2 and S Video for instance use the Source Select menu to initially adjust everything Black and White Levels or Video Controls Frequency and Phase e Saturation and Hue Position e Zoom Wall Processor Big Picture T hen Savethe setting for each source in a numbered memory In the future and during program opera tions use Recall to change sources For convenience name the memories as you save or rename them later T he default name Why use Recall e Auto Detect has to do alot of work checkingthis type of sync counting lines counting pixels and all of this takes time Recalling a memory is much faster With 72 numbered memories you can use several of them for one input connector which may have sources of different resolutions at different times during the show all coming through an external Switcher 118 The Source Select menu is a good tool for setup but it s not a good tool for operations 119 5 1 Selecting Sources During Operations 5 1 1 Mode Detect Automatic or Manual Mode Detect is a powerful system that automatically sets the display for the type of source you have selected But automatic systems should sometimes be turned off The Mode Dete
182. quare wave or stepped wave outputs T hese types will not work with Lion TheLion 350 volt power supply for the lamps requires a sine wave input 42 AC Master switch AC power in 43 3 5 Next Steps in Building a Wall 3 5 2 Connecting Picture Sources The three basic types of inputs are 1 analog computer U XGA down to VGA 2 digtal 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 digtal signal on the Digtal Out connector TheLion has these connectors for picture sources Picture Source Connectors Analog 1 Analog 1 or Digital Analog 2 Analog 2 or Digital Digital DVI or Digital Video Interface is a standard for digitally connecting computers to their monitors or for interconnecting any displays TheLion converts any of its inputs to the DVI standard and makes this available at the Digital Out connector This means you can bringin any picture source U XGA SXGA SVGA NT SC RGBS to the first display and connect the rest of the displays in the loop with DVI The advantages of are DVI 15 less subject to picture degradation than analog methods of loop thru H owever even with DVI loop thru is not infinite e DVI inputs require much less setup and adjust ment You adjust the picture in the first cube only the cube with the analog input Setup time is reduced Composite Video
183. r adjustment for digital sources Lion SXP has color adjustments for digital inputs With a digital source selected in the Source Select menu press LEVEL T his opens the Digital Color Con trol menu T he default for all values is O You can adjust any of them up and down in the range 127 to 127 Select Reset Values and press ENTER to reset them all to zero Adjusting Black Offset determines how much of the darkest pixels will be black Pushingthis too far negative will result in many dark areas of a picture being totally black Adjusting White Gain determines how much of thelightest pixels will be pure white Pushingthis too far positive will result in many light areas of the pic ture being totally white Hain Menu Source Select Frequency Phase Input Levels Position zoom Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours Misc Control Status Monitor About Souree Select Source Digital Pode SYGA Find Made imi 1 1 Scan Progressive Bync H amp Y Current Source Analog 2 Hode SVGA metum 1 typical H Fra acg u uTd 037580 Linge 628 ez v Frea ao Mode Detect Testing Messages OFF orc Abs Message On Auto Detect On On enables Following Auto Loop Enable Auto Position Auto Phase On Digital Color Contro Black Adjust Lewe l Ald Red G8Bim Adjust Reset Valu s 89 4 3 7 Special Notes
184. r and the auto detect curtain will not appear If the input is switched from NT SC to PAL or vice versa the mode will change automatically Auto Loop Enable If Auto Loop Enable is on Auto D etect will con tinue to cycle trying the three modes again and again until sync is found If Auto Loop Enable is off Auto D etect tries to find the mode only once whether this action is started automatically or manually M essages If Testing M essages is on during the various parts of Auto Detect a message will appears letting you know what is happening T his is true whether the Source Select menu is visible and the process is started manually or it is not visible and the process happens automati cally If Src Abs M essage is on a sign saying Source Absent appears on the screen for 30 seconds T his occurs whenever there is no source on the selected connector Lack of a valid source will also turn on the source absent Curtain T he default color is black but you can change this See Testing Source Seieet Source Analog Z Mode SVGA Find Seeking Sean Progress ive Sync H Vv burrs Source Analog F Hode zwGA actua typical H Freq 375974 37660 Lines 628 i B26 Freq 60 i Auto Phase Source Select Source Analog 1 Mode Find Auto Prose Scam Progressive Sync H amp Y Current Bource Analog 1 Mode SVGA actum t
185. r end units use the short bolts and wingnuts that held the sections together during shipping npack ing the Display on page 2 Step 5 9 Set another row of upper sections and bolt them tightly to their lower sections with 10 captive SCl ews 10 Install Screen Brackets along the horizontal line between the completed rows a Center Screen Brackets and b Side Screen Brackets 11 Again measure the diagonals of the whole wall If the tape is not long enough for the whole wall measure as much as you can diagonally M ake any adjustments needed to make the diagonals equal 12 Tighten the side to side bolts in this row Tie back 13 Starting with the second row tie upper units to a wall or other building structure to prevent tipping Each display has 24 20 holes in the back for this purpose Continue with more rows 14 Repeat steps 7 through 13 until the wall is com plete 15 When the last row is on a put the Top Bottom Screen Brackets along the top and b put theUL LR Screen Brackets and U R LL Screen Brackets in the top corners 16 Check that all the bolts are tight Step 3 Tighten the 10 captive screws Step 1 Two bottom sections Step 2 One top section is on the firstrow to hold the two sections together arranged Check for straight and of bottom sections level These units have a custom front panel for appearance Step 8 Bolt the dis plays side to side when c the second row of low
186. r service 164 CVD 114 CVD in Save menu 110 C Video 86 C Video In connector 44 C Video definition of 200 D DA definition of 200 dark line of no video 162 dark screen is too 162 DDC 88 protocol 48 declaration of conformity 204 definitions of terms 200 deleting a memory 108 Deleting a saved memory 114 Diag 84 Diagnostic LEDs 16 20 diagrams of connectors 198 DIG 110 114 digital 54 loop thru 54 Digital In connector 44 digital inputs 48 Digital Out connector 44 digital signals 11 Digital Video Interface 11 digital color adjustment for 88 dimensions 208 dimensions of Lion SXP 196 dimensions of Lion XP UXP 194 disabling the remote control 129 disconnecting optical fan cable 169 display unpacking the 2 display definition of 200 distribution amplifiers 54 downloading new firmware 176 drawings of Lion SXP 196 drawings of Lion XP UXP 194 DVD players 86 DVI 11 advantages of 11 connecting 44 DVI loop thru 54 DVI definition of 200 E EDID 88 electrical specifications 208 electronics module 46 48 electronics module definition of 200 email address customer service 164 Enter 190 environmental specifications 210 erasing amemory 108 erasing memory name 108 ERR 141 error counters in RS232 control 24 even odd field selection in 1080i 90 exhaust fan shroud 40 F failed fan 21 193 failed lamp 21 193 fan exhaust shroud 40 failed 21 193 LED 20 moni
187. re no more active picture de ments so the Zoom menu represents this as 3 800 5 shown opposite if you zoomed out 8 pixels hori zontally 3 on left edge and 5 on the right The user curtain color fills in for the absent picture elements If you zoom smaller than normal on the left side and then on the right side and you later decide to undo this you must zoom larger on the left side and the right side to get back to a normal sized picture Adjusting position changing aspect ratio or wall parameters will force the zoom to return to the default position LEVEL am FREG PHASE Main M nu Source Select Frequency Phase Input Levels LCD Alignment Position Zoom Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance Curtain Hours Memory Misc Control Status Monitor About Position mage Find Position Zoom Control Width 800 Lert edge 136 Right edge Height 600 Top edge 18 Bottom edge 618 Centered zooming OFF Set to defaults This Zoom Control menu shows the full picture made larger than normal The Width display is 3 pixels smaller than the number of source pixels and the Height display is 3 pixels smaller then the number of source pixels The numbers nextto the left right top and bottom edges are the pixel locations that need to be included in RS232 com mands used to set zoom positions This Zoom Control menu shows the full picture made smaller than normal The Hei
188. rect for straight thru cables Straight thru cables are wired 1 to 1 2 to 2 ec Yellow wire 3 Black wire pin 2 Green wire pin 5 57 3 6 Installing the Screen This is a two person job Do this after the whole wall is built and the cables are connected Install the screen after the whole wall is built CAUTION Be sure the upper chassis is securely bolted to the lower section before installing the screen If they are not bolted together the upper section will tip over with the added weight of the screen CAUTION The screen is heavy about 48 pounds 21 kg itis glass and itis expensive Take care 1 There are four slots in the back edge of the screen Orient the screen so the four slots are toward the top T he screen guide arms go through the upper thin slots 2 Check that the four shoulder nuts on the inside of the screen are very loose 3 With two persons lift the screen at the sides Tilt the bottom of the screen away from the display at 30 or more and hangit on the screen guide hooks so the upper studs on the screen go in the notches on the guide arms It is easier to do this one side at a time one person holding still and the other person hanging the screen on the hook 4 Tighten the nuts T hese nuts have shoulders to hold the screen and allow it to rotate M anipulate the screen to make the shoulders on the nuts go into the round holes in the screen guide arms Tighten the nuts CAU
189. rizon tal control This is the Geometry Pattern Hain Henu Source Select Frequency Phase Input Levels LCD Alignment Position Zoom Wall Processor Aspect Color Balance PREY Eh Tk bd Curtain Hours E5 Memory Misc Contra Ux Status Monitor About RN A _ ec LCD Panel Alignment Left edge Right edge Horizontal Alignment Dashes Geometry Pattern LCD Pis deb a mm be ipl ipasi ishin heey 71 4 2 An Important Step Aligning the LCD 4 2 1 How LCD Alignment works Three motors move the LCD two 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 but ton the motor runs continuously T he 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 whereit started T hereis 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
190. rocessor Wall width Wall height jx ra Unit column 2 Unit Wall mode On Set to defaults that each menu shows a2 X 2 wall lt Each cube knows the dimensions of the wall and where it is in that wall only from the Wall Processor menu The cube has no way to know the actual physical size of the wall Each wall configuration can be saved in one of 14 memories M any other wall configurations are possible T his wall contains a 3 x 3 picture and seven individual pictures T his wall has one 3 x 3 picture and a border on two side made from one picture 93 4 4 Setup Part 2 Walls 4 4 1 How to Use Clarity s Big Picture The Wall Processor menu controls Clarity s Big Picture which spreads a singe input over several dis plays You can configure Clarity s Big Picture to cover all the displays or just some of them and switch between these settings instantly Clarity s BigPicture can spread a single picture over the entire wall or just a part of it In a 2 high by 4 wide wall you can use Clarity s Big Picture to cover all 8 cubes or you can make two 2 X 2s side by side How to setup Clarity s Big Picture Clarity s Big Picture is controlled in the Wall Pro cessor menu For each display in the video wall press WALL on the remote control IfClarity s Big Picture option is not installed you will see this notice Big Picture The Big Picture option i
191. rrently used for the displayed picture the upper pair of illustrations switching from one input to another on the first cube only changes the picture in the first cube not in the rest of the wall For the Digital Out connector switching inputs does change what comes out of it T he selected picture always comes out the Digital Out connec tor In thelower illustrations switching sources in Cube 1 does change the picture in the rest of the wall SXGA picture source S Video picture source A Analog Analog 1 Out Lin 1 S Video In S Video Out H Analog Analog 1 Out Cube 3 S Video In Analog Analog 1 Out 1 In Cube 2 S Video In S Video Out Analog Analog 1 Out 1 In Cube 4 S Video In S Video Out S Video picture Cube 1 source SXGA picture source Analog Analog 1 Out S Video In S Video Analog Analog 1 Out 1 In Cube 3 S Video In Analog Analog 1 Out 1 In Cube 2 S Video In S Video Out Analog Analog 1 Out 1 In Cube 4 S Video In S Video Out f When all cubes have Analog 1 selected as the source picture all cubes show picture A SXGA picture A source Analog 1 In S Video picture Bore Cube 1 Cube 2 S Video In Digital Out Digital In Digital Out Cube 3 Cube 4 Digital In Digital Out Digital In Digital Out In this digital loop thru arrangement Cube 1 selects the Analog 1 input and all o
192. rs in RS232 24 overtemp sensor is 23 133 192 overview of setup process 28 Overwrite 114 p Paint making test patterns with 94 PAL 10 PAL definition of 201 Panther definition of 201 Parity errors in RS232 24 Phase 162 181 automatic adjustment 82 manual adjustment 82 phone numbers Clarity s 164 picture crooked 74 keystoned 74 too large or too small 71 162 pixel freq for analog amp digital inputs 47 49 212 pixels per line for analog inputs 47 49 212 Position 100 184 185 and Wall Mode 100 control 94 moving 190 power ballast LED 20 cables connecting 42 consumption 11 cord 4 supply definition of 201 221 power supply fan 20 LED 20 uninterruptible 42 pressure barometric 210 Prev 190 priority for On Screen Diagnostic Codes 22 procedure setup part 1 76 Puma definition of 201 definition of 201 X definition of 201 XP definition of 201 Q Quality View Metric QVM 209 quick start 6 R radiation UV 12 Recall 114 183 menu 110 recall from clipboard 105 Recall menu with HDTV 1080i mode 90 recalling a memory 110 red in Color Balance 104 screen is 162 Red test pattern 134 reducing image size below normal 102 103 reference recordings 86 refresh rate 46 47 49 212 regulatory information 204 remote arrows on the 190 beeper on off 128 control 16 control disable 129 Curtain 182 Enter 190 Freq Phase 181
193. s not installed Please see the About menu for contact information on purchasing the Big Picture option Press enter to continue 1 Wall width and Wall height define the size of the wall the number of displays horizontally and ver tically Usethe and keys to set these values the same for all displays in the wall T hese se tings will be the same for all displays in the wall lt 115 not necessary to have a square wall The wall can be 2 high and 4 wide or 5 high and 1 wide Of course this will distort the source picture unless the source picture is designed to stretch in this Way 2 Unit column and Unit row define the position of each individual display in the wall T hese settings will be different for each display in the wall U se the and keys to set the column and row for each cube separately 3 Press ENTER when any item except Set to defaults is highlighted You must do this for each cube T he edges might not fit together exactly right when you first activate wall mode T his is normal To make minor adjustments to the wall mode pic ture use Position and Zoom To make these adjust 94 ments it helps to have some kind of geometric pattern on the screen If theinput is from a computer you can make a useful geometric pattern with the Windows Paint pro gram Fill the screen with rectangles circles and ran dom straight lines at various angles M akethe lines 9o all the way across the whole
194. screen 48 Ibs 22 kg T hese pieces are large and awkward to handle N ever 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 12 The lamps need very high voltages to ignite around 20 000 volts Thelamps produce lots of light and U V 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 TURN OFF POWER SWITCH BEFORE HOT LAMP acl ALLOW AT LEAST 1 BEFORE REPLACING HANDLE BULB WITH CARE S FOR LAMP REPLACEMENT WARNING LAMP TO COOL 5 EE USER S MANU screen is heavy about 50 Ibs 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 behit and no one will lean against it Thereis no electrical interlock on the screen O pening the screen does not turn off the high voltage to the lamps T he Lamp Bay door has an intrusion switch openingthis 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 OPENING COVER 9 MINUTES FOR RISK vi Festa bis COUPER L ALIMENTATION ELECTRIQUE AVANT OUVERTURE DE LA FACE AVANT ATTENTION LA LAMPE EST CHAUDE AVERTISSMENT LAISSER REF
195. seless T he only way to fix this is to buy a complete new screen Do not use a clean cloth that has been used to wipe something else such as a table T here could be microscopic particles of grit in the cloth and these can scratch the screen 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 What to use for a cloth White cotton cloth is better for cleaning than col ored cloth T he dyes in some colored cloth tend to make it less absorbent Paper towels tend to leave lint A better paper towel for cleaningis Scott Shop Towels T hese blue lintless paper towels are generally available at auto parts stores home fix it stores and hardware stores Cheesecloth is another good choice T his open weave cotton material is light and 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 or wipe it away using a clean cloth Clean compressed air is availablein pressurized cans from stores that sell cameras What about dust If themirror has only light dust and nothing greasy or oily you can wipethe dust of with a dry cloth Or use a Swiffer Swiffers are good at picking up dry dust but they will not remove oil or grease
196. send U XGA to it If your computer source requires a response from the display device it may not function properly with the Lion You must turn off this requirement in the computer n 48 Formats Supported at Analog 1 Analog 2 and Digital Connectors Refresh rate Hz Pixels Resolution per line m 25 175 800 31 5 832 31 5 840 832 1024 1056 1040 1040 1048 1344 1328 1312 NO l Ul UJ oO Ul 36 0 50 49 5 56 25 65 75 78 75 85 5 1376 94 5 1376 108 1688 109 9 1730 130 6 1726 135 1688 157 5 1728 162 2160 31 33 859 57 28 1152 858 74 25 1650 74 25 2200 28 32 936 35 9 93 89 12 1323 92 99 1504 105 59 1472 Ul o I 800 x 600 SVGA UT NO e G 1280 1024 SXGA V 640 x 480 MAC 832 x 624 U1 amp A v Co N uj w amp W o gt I le I l Ul NO Ul 720 x 480p 1280 x 720p HDTV 1920 x 1080 720 400 720 400 1024 10241 1024 1024 1152 900 SUN 1152 x 900 Oo 49 3 5 Next Steps in Building a Wall 3 5 2 Connecting Picture Sources 3 5 2 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 Lion RGB or RGBS signals can have RGB inputs can bein computer like format in composite sync
197. sideto side with the cubes below 36 or 38 4 Stack a second row of tops and bolt them to their lower sections 36 or 38 5 Bolt the Screen Brackets on the front 36 or 38 6 Remove the metal Electronics Bay cover and remove the soft plastic lens cover 40 7 Install the hood over the Exhaust Fan 40 8 Install the Video Input M odule 32 and Big Pic ture keys 30 if these were purchased 9 Connect power 42 picture source 44 54 and RS232 control cables 56 10 Install all the screens 58 11 Turn on AC power in each display Configuration 1 Check LCD alignment 70 2 Select the sources 78 3 Adjust to computer source frequency and phase 82 4 Adjust to computer sources 84 5 Adjust to video sources 86 6 Set up Big Picture if you are usingthis option 94 28 7 Set M ode Detect options 120 8 Adjust picture position 100 and zoom size 102 with Big Picture off 9 Set up Big Picture if you are using this option and aspect ratio 100 102 10 Adjust picture position 100 and zoom size 102 with Big Picture on 11 Check and set Lamp Control 68 12 Check and set the options in Misc Control menus 128 13 Save your work 108 Space behind a vertical wall A vertical wall needs only 8 inches 20 cm of Space behind it However this soace must not be dead air space T here must be some way for exhaust air from the displays to get away If the space behind the
198. sive Sync H amp V Frequency 1344 Phase 16 Black 14 ZZ 18 White 128 128 128 1 XGAGO 4 1 45 Recall Yes Ho 111 4 5 3 Deleting a Saved Memory Delete is an option provided for convenience only Overwriting a saved memory accomplishes the same thing To delete a saved memory Deleeis not part of the menu chain that occurs when you press SAVE on the remote control To access Delete you must go through the M ain menu 1 Press MENU on the remote control 2 Highlight M emory and press ENTER 3 The M emory menu is now open as shown on page 113 Highlight Delete Settings and press ENTER 4 Arrow up down or sideways to highlight the mem ory you want to delete If the memory is not cur rently used it will be grayed out and unchecked Otherwise it will be bold and the box will be checked 5 Press ENTER 6 TheDelete menu will appear as shown on page 113 with the number of the memory that you want to delete next to theDeleetitle Besure that is the memory you wish to delete there is no U ndo available 7 At the bottom of the Delete menu arethe choices Yes or No Usethe RIGHT or LEFT ARROW to high light Yes and press ENTER 8 memory is now clear and will be unchecked and grayed out in all of the M emory menus 112 Memory Menu Recall Settings Save Settings Delete settings Main Menu Source select Frequ ncy Phase Input Levels LCD Alignment Position Zoom Wall Pr
199. ss Bae ColorBalance Clipboard Curamonorof T T pe Rosae x Lamp System Runtime Hours x see text Any change made with menus or RS232 or Auto Detect Recall Switch sources AC on Active Settings Current Settings Analog 1 memory memory Analog2memory Digital memory C video memory S video memory Close menu remote idle 5 sec Switch sources Save Memory 72 107 4 5 Setup Part 3 Saving 4 5 1 How to Save Your Work Save stores information in numbered memories Some items such as color balance values are stored gobally without reference to the numbered memories To save the current configuration of the display 1 Press the SAVE button twice lt sure to press SAVE two times Look for the red labels and the word Save atthe top 2 Arrow up down or sideways to highlight the number you want to save in If the memory is not currently used it will be unchecked Otherwise the box will be checked and bolded Press ENTER T his opens the Save detail menu for that one memory number 3 If the memory you are savingto was empty the highlight is on Save Yes Press ENTER already had something saved in it the high light is on Overwrite N o Press left or right and then press ENTER Custom naming the memories T he default label for a memory is a very abbrevi ated list of its contents You may want to change the label to something more ap
200. st row 9 Bolt the rows loosely side to side using the bolts wingnuts and washers supplied T hese bolts go through four displays the legs of two lower sec tions and the sides of two upper sections For end units use the short bolts and wingnuts that held the sections together during shipping npack ing the Display on page 2 Step 5 10 Set another row of upper sections and bolt them tightly to their lower sections with 10 captive SCrews 11 Install Screen Brackets along the horizontal line between the completed rows a Center Screen Brackets and b Side Screen Brackets 12 Again measure the diagonals of the whole wall If the tape is not long enough for the whole wall measure as much as you can diagonally M ake any adjustments needed to make the diagonals equal 13 Tighten the side to side bolts in this row Tie back 14 Starting with the second row tie upper units to a wall or other building structure to prevent tipping Each display has 24 20 holes in the back for this purpose This is particularly important with tilted walls Continue with more rows 15 Repeat steps 8 through 14 until the wall is com plete 16 When the last row is on a put the Top Bottom Screen Brackets along the top and Step 1 Two bottom sections arranged Check for straight and level These units have a custom front panel for appearance UL LR Bracket 4 also used at lower right corner Top Bracket 3
201. stack is enclosed or has very poor air circulation the displays will get too hot If the air does not circulate well enough naturally consider adding a fan behind the stack or plan A C venting T heinstaller is responsible for ensuring that the ambient temperature is always within specifica tions Space behind a tilted wall For tilted walls those that lean forward rear ser vicingis essential T his means there must be enough space behind a tilted wall for a person to stand kneel and work Setting the ID address If the wall will behigh and large it may be difficult to adjust the displays using the remote control because of the distance M any installers prefer to use RS232 commands to adjust the cubes If you plan to work this way it is good idea to set the RS232 ID address while the cubes are still on the floor See Controllingthe Displays with RS232 on page 138 if you have not done this before TheMosr IMPORTANT thingto do when assembling a wall of Lions When you build a wall of Lions align the first row of lower sections exactly T he alignment of the bot tom row is critical Check the straightness of this row with string stretched very tight Or use a long carpenter s level Simply sighting down the row eye balling it is not good enough T heslightest deviations from absolutely straight should be corrected with shims or other means Plan to spend half or more of the entire setup time for the whole wall on t
202. t See Reading On Screen Diagnostic Code on page 22 To see the Diagnostic LEDs look in the Electronics Bay from the front or rear From the rear lift or remove the Electronics Bay cover See What the Diagnostic LEDs Can Tell You on page 20 17 2 4 How To Use Menus and Diagnostics 2 4 1 Using the Remote Control and Menus U se the remote control to open menus and move through them both to control the display and to read its present state Some remote control buttons cycle through a menu chain a group of logically con nected controls remote control opens menus the screen and gives you control of the electronics T he remote has several fast key buttons that go directly to the menus you want T he fast keys lead you through a menu chain which is a series of menus Each press of a fast key moves you to the next menu in the chain Some of the menu chains are slightly intelligent T hey take you through different paths depending on the type of source currently selected In all menu chains the last press of the key turns off the last menu Seeing the menus Press the MENU button on the remote control to open the M ain M enu The up and down arrow but tons on the remote move the highlight bar through the various items Press ENTER to choose an item T he ENTER button either activates the current selection or it moves you to the next menu U sing menu chains An example of menu chains is shown on thefacin
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204. tain on off 7 C Video source 25 D data blue test pattern 75 green test pattern 74 red data for test pattern 73 data blue inputlevel 43 data green level 42 data red input level 41 Digital source 25 disable test pattern 62 E enable disable auto loop 61 buzzer 10 remote IR 11 sample point 46 error invalid command received 118 error parameter 120 errors command unknown 119 F fan sensors 77 firmware version of 114 frequency adjust 2 frequency automatic 58 G gamma on off 53 geometry test pattern 70 Get Set bottom high byte 98 bottom edge low byte 99 brightness 101 contrast 103 hue high byte 108 hue low byte 109 left edge high byte 89 left edge low byte 90 right edge high byte 92 right edge low byte 93 saturation high byte 105 saturation low byte 106 top edge high byte 95 top edge low byte 96 global settings save 28 gray field 50 65 gray scale test pattern 70 71 green color balance adjust gray 51 green color balance adjust white 48 green data for test pattern 74 green test pattern 6 7 grid test pattern 69 H Hin Vsync 30 height wall 82 horizontal LCD motor 79 horizontal aspectratio 86 horizontal position left right 5 horizontal image normal flip 6 hours lamp read 12 runtime read 17 18 system read 15 16 hue 107 hue Get Set 108 109 id product 113 id version 114 image H normal
205. tern will remain With the Alignment and Geometry patterns you cannot turn off the menu Test patterns are internally generated When you turn on a test pattern you block the selected source picture To show the picture again you have to turn off the test patterns U sing Test Patterns N one 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 and to check for light block issues such as a strong overhead source of light sending between the main chassis and the screen 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 four pixels on each edge Geometry is used to adjust the position and size of the LCD s image When you highlight Geometry and press ENTER the screen may start with random pixels Then a 4x4 grid is painted from the top down T helines in theinterior are one pixel wide and the outside edges are three pixels wide Gray Scale tests for missing bits in the LCD You should see a relatively smooth transition from black to white
206. terns Sharpness Q Pan Zoom Curtain Color Allow Frame Lock Audio Baud Rate Auto Codes paneer RETO RS 232 Address Color Temperature i Curtain 7 Mode Detect IR Disable Misc Control Status Monitor About Lion UXP On Screen Diagnostic Codes Ares NS gae wwmsw gt Ny U a Sensorovetemo emes vw O Sensoroveremo ems ES E3 TT pes E NO UJ Lamps turn off I Starts with Red Ul Sensor approached imit 8 r o lll Standby state 9 tt ff R Red Sensor over limit and Temp Monitor is On Conditions 1 2 3 or 4 will cause Lockout After fixing the problem you may see Condition 5 Lockout You must cycle AC power off then on to reset the Lockout condition 3 Sensor over limit and Temp Monitor is Off 4 Waiting fora Lamp On command E gt g Q Fo lt 5 0 133 5 6 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 To display a test pattern Press MISC to open the Test Pattern menu change patterns move the highlight up or down with the arrow keys T hen press ENTER T he pattern does not appear until you press ENTER While test pattern is on press PREV to turn off the menu and the pat
207. the Aspect Ratio menu horizontal vertical Size Pos pixel dimensions of the source picture width x height horizontal and vertical position of theimage T he pixel dimensions when Wall M ode is on arethe number of pixels used in this display not the total number of pixels in the whole pic ture e Sharpness on or off for video or computer sources Brightness the setting for video sources Contrast the setting for video sources Hue the setting for video sources e Saturation the setting for video sources e Scan the setting for Analog sources Frequency the setting for Analog sources Phase the setting for Analog sources Black the Black Level setingfor Analog sources of R G and B values White the White Level setting for Analog sources of R G and B values Name By default the name is an abbreviation of the settings but you can change this to a custom name See Custom naming the memories on page 108 Action If you are saving and the current memory is empty this says Save If you are saving and 114 the current memory is occupied this says Over write If you are recalling this says Recall You will understand some of these numbers such as those for Wall Other numbers do not carry very much meaning such as Black Level T heillustrations on the facing page are for Save T he Recall and Delete menus look the same except for the Save labels amp the Delete menu
208. ther cubes select Digital In All cubes show picture A Then Cube 1 only selects S Video as the source picture Cube 1 shows picture B but all the other cubes continue to show picture A Nothing changed for them SXGA picture source Analog 1 In S Video pee B Cube 1 Cube 2 source S Video In Digital Out Digital In Digital Out Cube 3 Cube 4 Digital In Digital Out Digital In Digital Out Then Cube 1 only selects S Video In and all other cubes stay with Digital In All cubes show picture B Cubes 2 3 and 4 did not change their input selections but their pictures changed 45 3 5 Next Steps in Building a Wall 3 5 2 Connecting Picture Sources 3 5 2 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 Thetwo Analog inputs are identical and each can be T he range of supported computer resolutions separately configured to accept any of the computer including refresh vertical rate is listed in the table resolutions within range on the facing page Each Analog input has a separate buffered output for loop thru EZY 90NN DATA The electronics module as seen from the front of the display 46 Formats Supported at Analog 1 Analog 2 and Digital Connectors Refresh Pixels Resolution rate per Hz line 60 315 2535 90 _
209. time in hours and min utes for three groups e System H ours shows how long the electronics module has received power T his 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 H ours near Zero Runtime H ours shows how long any lamps have been on essentially showing how long the optical parts in thelight 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 ti mes 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 X Lamps are not warranted to last for any particular number of hours A lamp life of 8000 hours means that half the lamps in a large sample will last atleast that long It does not guaranty that any individual lamp will last that long Resetting Lamp H ours 1 Open the Hours menu Reset lamp is high lighted 2 Press ENTER to move the highlight to No 3 Press the left arrow key to highlight Yes 4 Press ENTER is no undo for Lamp Hours 126 Hain Menu Source Select Frequency Phase Input Levels LCD Al 8nment Position Zoom Wall Processor Aspect Ratio Color Balance System Hours 4964 15 Curtain Runtime Hours 2182 20 Hours Lamp F Hours 2047 07 Memory Lamp R Hours 2050 00 Misc Control Status Monit
210. ting 40 C 95 F O C 32 F All performance specifications are non operating 60 C 140 F 10 C 14 F maintained within this tempera ture range Altitude barometric pressure 10 000 ft Above sea level or equivalent baro metric pressure Humidity 80 R H 20 R H 40 C non condensing 210 211 Formats Supported at Analog 1 Analog 2 and Digital Connectors Resolution Refresh rate Pixel Freq pens Hz MHz line 31 5 800 25 175 212 Formats Supported at Analog 1 Analog 2 and Digital Connectors Resolution Refresh rate Pixel Freq js Hz MHz line 56 35 1 36 102 4 37 9 40 105 6 48 1 50 800 x 600 SVGA 104 0 46 9 104 0 53 7 56 25 104 8 72 75 85 BK 213 Formats Supported at Analog 1 Analog 2 and Digital Connectors Refresh rate Pixel Freq Pixels Resolution Ber line 1024 x 768 214 Formats Supported at Analog 1 Analog 2 and Digital Connectors Pixels per line 64 108 168 60 a 63 5 109 9 173 70 11 4 130 6 1280 x 1024 SXGA 172 75 135 168 85 91 1 157 5 172 1600 1200 75 162 216 640 480 34 97 31 33 859 832 624 75 49 72 57 28 115 2 720 x 480p 60 31 54 27 00 858 1280 x 720p 45 74 25 165 HDTV Refresh rate Pixel Freq Resolution Hz MHz 1920 x 1080i 720 x 400 3147 28 32 936 VESA 1024 x 1024i 63 3 89 12 1024 x 1024 132 3 1024 x 1024ni 1024 x 1024ni 6 215 Formats Supported at Analog 1 Analog 2 and
211. to do general alignment Use the Alignment D ashes to hide an exact number of pixels Does the LCD have to be moved 1 Turn on the AC power 2 After one minute aim the remote control at the screen and press LAMP ON When the lamps lit press MENU 3 Press the down arrow key to highlight LCD Align ment 4 Press ENTER 5 Highlight Aligament D ashes press ENTER and wait In a few moments you will see white dashes appear at the edges of the screen 6 There are six dashes in each group representing 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 LCD Alignment and How many pixels to hide in the previous section do so now 7 f and only if the LCD needs adjusting e Highlight Left Edge Right Edge or H orizon tal in the menu e Press or momentarily to move that part of the LCD pattern one small amount e Press and hold or to move that part con tinuously You may see only five 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 highlight up to the three motor controls and continue 8 Adjust the LCD to hide the number of pixels shown in thetable opposite Try to come within 1 pixel of the suggested number of hidden pixels in the ta
212. to defaults 19 2 4 2 What the Diagnostic LEDs Can Tell You These LEDs on the electronics module can tell you a lot about the system whether the fans run ning whether any interlocks are open The Diagnostic LEDs are on the electronics module To seethe Diagnostic LEDs open the screen and raise the cover of the center bay N ear the front screen side of the electronics module you will see the LEDs Lamp LED s are arranged in the same pattern as the lamps themselves Off Thelamp is off Lamp ballast power is not applied and thelamp is not on Green Thelampis on Lamp ballast power has been applied and the lamp is lit has not failed Amber Thelamp is not ye on Lamp ballast power is applied but the lamp is not lit e Red T he 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 T he system will not try this lamp again until thelamps are cycled off then on When lamps areturned on the electronics module assumes that both lamps are good have not failed When a lamp is marked as failed red LED the elec tronics module will not try that lamp again until both lamps are turned off then on Fan LEDs indicate the fan s state To turn on any lamps all fans must be working Green This fan is running e Amber T his fan failed but it is now working again Red T his fan failed and it caused t
213. toring 24 State of 24 fast key 18 fast key definition of 200 fax number Clarity s 164 FCC regulations 204 feedback about this manual 225 field selection is 1080i 90 fill fill 130 Find Freq Phase menu 82 firmware version 176 first what to do 68 Flip Horz 162 formats supported table of 47 49 212 frame lock allow 128 Framing errors in RS232 24 Frequency 162 181 Frequency automatic adjustment 82 Frequency manual adjustment 82 Fresnel lens definition of 200 G Geometry Pattern 70 geometry test pattern 134 Get command 144 Glass Wax 174 global address 138 140 Gray test pattern 134 green in Color Balance 104 screen is 162 green test pattern 134 group address 138 H H amp V sync 120 H amp V sync definition of 200 H Freq for analog amp digital inputs 47 49 212 Hardware Versions menu 24 HD1080 114 HD720p 114 HDTV 47 49 114 215 HDTV 1080i mode 90 heat from displays 209 height Lion X or UX screens in walls 15 Lion X or UX wall 15 of Lion X or UX wall 15 wall limits 10 walls 94 height in zoom menu 102 hex values for ascii 143 Hide menu in Color Balance 104 high voltage 12 horizontal streaking 82 Horz Flip 128 Hours menu menu Hours 126 hours resetting lamp 126 hue 86 humidity 210 image dark line of no video 162 focus not adjustable 72 moving the 70 noisy 162 position 70 reversed 162 rotating 70 size of adjusting 72 too larg
214. tton steps to the next status menu You can go directly to any of the six menus from the main menu N one of these menus have any control over the Lion so there is no highlight selector in any of them Cube Status e Display model name of this display Lion U XP and the resolution of the LCD 1600 x 1200 pix ds e Lamp current state of the two lamps Front and Rear Fans current state of each fan e Fan Mon whether fan monitoring is on or off Service Guide e Lamp Bay D oor current state of the Lamp Bay door switch OK means the switch is closed 350V Power whether power is available to the lamp ballasts e Interlock whether the interlocks are being moni tored to shut off the lamps normally on e LI Last Interlock event and the time it occurred T his menu shows that the last event to turn off the lamps was that the Lamp Bay D oor was opened T his happened 327 hours and 39 minutes ago in System Time System Time is accumulated as long as the electronics module Is on Setup Summary This is the current state of the Lion Although this looks like the same information as the Save and Recall menus the values may not be the same as a numbered memory You or someone else might have changed something since a memory was recalled This is the state of the display right now Setup Summary shows the current Color Balance settings which are the ones in the global memory Color Balance settings are n
215. ully lay the cover all the way down over the electronics module watching the LEDs to see that are visible through their holes 19 Screw the cover in place with the five screws 20 Reconnect the LCD Cable Step 14 Arrows show locations of five screws that Steps 13 amp 18 Arrows point to LCD cable and connector ey mere i 2 1 Step 16 Decoder Board Step 17 Arrows m pera of screws that hold the Decoder Board 33 3 4 Building a Wall of Lions Whether the video wall is vertical Section 3 4 1 or it is tilted forward Section 3 4 2 this information Should help you get the job done efficiently and effectively Vertical and tilted walls are built with almost the same steps so the next two sections are almost iden tical Use the section that applies and take note of these points 1 The most important thing in building a wall is to make the first row straight Don t bein a hurry to get all the rows stacked up U se a tightly stretched string to assure that the row is straight Eyeballing it is not good enough b If the first row is not straight the problems just get worse as you go up C T hefirst row does not haveto be level but it must be straight d Plan to spend the time necessary to make the first row straight It will save time later 2 Install the screen brackets as the wall goes up and all the screw holes for mounting one of them become available
216. unter 116 Re strike Attempts Responses from display if it is individually addressed POD VER S1 2 G v Z Verifies that a cube is atan address 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 Get software version ID hex 0x01 Rev A 0x02 2 Rev B 0x03 RevC etc Get Clear lamp out count number of lamp out events such as power brown outs Get Clear re strike count 117 Received Valid Command ACK 118 Received Invalid Command NAK 119 Unknown Command UNK 120 Parameter Error 150 ERR Command is valid attempting to execute Command is valid cannot execute at this time Unknown command First two characters of command are valid but third character value charac ter is out of range The RS232 codes shown here produce the effect of pushing the corresponding buttons on the remote control For instance sending the code 020 5R29 03 will turn off the lamps in the display with RS232 address 25 because that has the same effect as pressing the Lamp Off button on the remote control There is no difference to the display between sending the R61 command and actually pressingthe 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 buttons do not exist
217. which case the range of acceptable resolutions is the e Separate 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 AU 2254 Tur Ern 3045 The electronics module as seen from the front of the display 50 51 3 5 Next Steps in Building a Wall 3 5 2 Connecting Picture Sources 3 5 2 4 Using Composite and S Video Sources Video sources are either C Video composite video or S Video Each connector has a separate output Both C Video and S Video accept NTSC PAL and SECAM pictures If you use S Video loop thru use high quality S Video series string of these will quickly degrade the picture cables Some cables particularly the ones that come T he usual effect is loss of chroma color free with VCRs arelow quality Looping through a TL eee raten Z SOWN JOWNY 31504109 0305 5 DATA The electronics module as seen from the front of the display 52 Video Formats Supported in Composite and S Video Connectors Name Active lines Vertical rate Horizontal rate NTSC 60 Hz 59 94 15 734 kHz 53 3 5 Next Steps in Building a Wall 3 5 3 The Limits of Loop Thru Looping signals through from one display to another is very convenient but it cannot b
218. ypical H Freq 37974 137680 Lines 628 1 626 v Freq 60 1 ED Auto Position Source select Source Analog 1 Find Pos Scan Progressive Sync H V Current Source Analog Mode sSvo amp OHz actua typical A Fregq s 3734 378680 Lines GzB lt 628 Freq 60 Gt Source Select Source Analog 1 Mode 640 480 GPHZ Find Hode Finished Scan Progress ive Sync H amp V Current Source Analog 1 Mode MAC 6408460 amp Hz actual typical H 521391 35179 1250 825 v Fra amp daq aes 678 Whether Find Mode is started automatically or manually it starts seek ing the mode Analog and Digital sources only If Phase is on the Lion starts to find the cor rect frequency and phase If Auto Position is on the Lion 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 The source menu shows the expected fre quency and the mea sured frequency If they don t match within 1096 the measured frequency is shown in red Red when parameters don t match current sourc Mode Detect Tasting Messages On Src Abs Message On Auto Detect OFF On amp nables fo lowing Auto Loop Enable OFF Auto Position On Auto Phase On Mode Detect menu showing its default factory set tings When Auto

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