Working With The Lamp - Christie DS+5K User Manual

Section 3: Operation
3.8 Working with
the Lamp
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Image Optimization
Choose whether to use Best Switching or whether you prefer to optimize image
quality, whichever best suits your needs. When Best Switching is selected, sources are
switched almost instantaneously without a dark state in between images. Eight-bit
processing is used to maximize the opportunity for a seamless transition. Best
Switching is recommended when only when seamless switching is necessary. Best
Quality maximizes allocated resources to maintain image quality by using 10-bit
processing and a single source only. If selected, there may be a brief dark state
between images.
NOTE: Disable PIP and Best Switching for Interlaced sources > 35kHz.
Fade Time
Set how long (in seconds) it takes to gradually dissolve one image into another for a
source switch when Image Optimization is set to Best Switching. NOTE: PIP must be
disabled for Fade Time to take effect. Also, the PIP window must be closed to activate
it.
Numbers Select Main Image
Use Numbers Select Main Image to use the
numeric keys #1-8 as input keys. This remapping
of the keypad (see right) can be particularly useful
with PIP displays, providing a convenient shortcut
for changing the primary (background) image
without first having to return to the Main menu.
To use the keys in this manner all of the time,
even with single displays, select Always. For
normal keypad function, select Never (default).
Set to PIP Only to use activate number keys only
when PIP is in use.
NOTE: Numbers Select Main Image keypad
functionality works only when menus are closed.
Whenever you install a new lamp in the
projector, access the Lamp menu to record
the lamp serial number in the projector's
memory. You can also choose a lamp mode
for regulating power and light output,
change optical aperture size, and access
other read-only information pertaining to
past and present lamps.
shows the number of hours
LAMP HOURS
logged on the current lamp. Whenever you
record a new lamp serial number this value
automatically resets to "0", where it begins to log time for the new lamp.
NOTE: Read-only. This information also appears in the Status menu.
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