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only allowed to control it with the ON/OFF commands (starting up and shutting down the projectors ).
No other sets of commands will be used. Using other commands than ON/OFF will not guarantee proper
functioning of the VR Workroom system !
7.1
Connections Setup
VR Workroom Setup
To allow the VR Workroom to work, a few connections are pre-cabled :
Control link : RS232 link between the Master and the Slave projector. Note that the RS232 port of the server is connected to
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the RS232 port of the projector.
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Synchronization link : Both projectors must communicate i.e. they must be connected to each other with a crossed cable
(delivered). Note that the IP addresses are set automatically.
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Desktop link : DVI link between the Master and the Slave projector
Image 7-1
Always check that these connections are present and working. The VR workroom will not operate if the con-
nections are not working.
Typical setup
In this setup we have :
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A video source : connected to the Layer2 composite video input of the Master projector
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A stereo source : left channel connected to the Layer1 RGB input of the Slave projector and the right channel connected to the
Layer1 RGB input of the Master projector
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A mono data source : connected to the Layer2 RGB input of the Master projector
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In case the VR Workroom system is connected to an external control interface i.e. via RS232, it is
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