Working With The Lamp - Christie roadie 25k User Manual

OPERATION
AND
Image Optimization Fade Time
NOTE: These features are not available in this projector.
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 activate number
keys as input keys only when PIP is in use.
NOTE: Numbers Select Main Image keypad
functionality works only when menus are closed.
Figure 3.28. Keypad Remap
(Optional "Lite" keypad shown)
Four different sized lamps can be used with this projector: 2, 3, 4.5 or 6 kW. To
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ensure that the required ignition and power level is supplied to the lamp, you must
the Lamp
define in software—preferably before power-up—which size lamp is installed,
otherwise the lamp could be seriously overdriven or underdriven. Subsequent
adjustments in the Lamp menu can then help to optimize lamp performance and
ensure the brightest, most uniform image possible for the life of the lamp.
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The ideal time
Which Lamp is Installed?
to check your
lamp size is
prior to each
power up. This
avoids the
possibility of
igniting your
lamp with the
wrong level of
power:
See Figure 3.29.
Before
powering up the
Figure 3.29. Checking/Setting Lamp Size
projection head,
press Menu
. The
LCD STATUS DISPLAY
at the rear of the projector will show a "Lamp Size" of 2000,
3000, 4500 or 6000 watts, depending on its most recent setting (factory
default=6000). Select the lamp that is currently installed—if you are unsure, a
qualified service technician must unlock the lamp door and look at the lamp.
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