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  • Page 1 Bay Cat X SN-4620-1080 User Guide...
  • Page 3 SN-4620-1080 Bay Cat X 46" Direct-view LCD Panel User Guide 070-0150-00 31 May 2005...
  • Page 4 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, however caused. Clar- ity's liability shall be limited to actual direct damages not in excess of the amounts paid to clarity by buyer for the product.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction 1 What are the Main Features of Bay Cat X? … 2 You Should Have These Accessories … 3 Safety for You and Bay Cat X … 4 Installing 5 Installing the DVI Board or SDI Board … 6 Installing the Bay Cat X Wall Bracket …...
  • Page 6 Serial Port Settings … 60 Other Operations … 63 Maintenance 65 Cleaning the Screen … 66 Troubleshooting 67 Basic Bay Cat X Troubleshooting Steps … 68 Diagnostics, Test Patterns … 70 Reference 73 Menu Structures … 74 Remote Control Buttons … 106 Drawings …...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    1 Introduction What are the Main Features of Bobcat X? … 2 You Should Have These Accessories … 3 Safety for You and Bobcat X … 4...

  • Page 8: What Are The Main Features Of Bay Cat X

    1.1 What are the Main Features of Bay Cat X? Flat screen, long backlight (lamp) life (60,000 hours). Portrait or Landscape orientation Bay Cat X is a 46" LCD display that can be wall-mounted or mounted on a stand. The display can be portrait or land- scape.

  • Page 9: You Should Have These Accessories

    1.2 You Should Have These Accessories Standard accessories Optional accessories • 1 Power cord • Free-standing feet • 1 VGA cable • 1 Remote control • Adapter Plate, WAL-4025-00, with hardware • This User Guide Bobcat X SN-4045-WX The Adapter Plate comes with 4 nuts and 8 metric screws.

  • Page 10: Safety For You And Bay Cat X

    CAUTION The screen could be damaged by heavy pres- sure. Bay Cat X screens are protected with a cover glass to protect the LCD. Some Bay Cat Xs are shipped, at customer request, without this protective glass. In these, the LCD is not pro- tected.

  • Page 11: Installing

    2 Installing Installing the DVI Board or SDI Board … 6 Installing the Bay Cat X Wall Bracket … 9 Hanging the Bay Cat X on the Wall Bracket … 10 Connecting Power … 12 Connecting Picture Sources … 14...

  • Page 12: Installing The Dvi Board Or Sdi Board

    2.1 Installing the DVI Board or SDI Board Clarity Visual Systems ships the DVI or SDI board separately from the Bay Cat X to some customers and for field upgrades. ✎ b) Remove the blank panel by pushing down slightly The DVI Board is the field-installed video board for on the inserted end of the panel as you pull it out.
  • Page 13 DVI or SDI board from the anti-static bag. (The DVI 7. Align the connector on the board with the connector in board is shown in the pictures below.) the opening. Use a grounding wrist strap (not shown) or other personal ESD devices to prevent damage to the board 6.
  • Page 14 9. Slide the DVI or SDI replacement cover panel into place. Press down gently on the insertion end of the panel to help the tabs insert in the slots. As you insert the panel, push down slightly on this end of the panel 10.

  • Page 15: Installing The Bay Cat X Wall Bracket

    2.2 Installing the Bay Cat X Wall Bracket The Bay Cat X hangs on its wall bracket in either landscape or portrait orientation. Installing the wall bracket For array mounting guidelines, contact Clarity Visual Systems. The wall bracket comes with each Bay Cat X. See pic- ture in “You Should Have These Accessories”...

  • Page 16: Hanging The Bay Cat X On The Wall Bracket

    2.3 Hanging the Bay Cat X on the Wall Bracket The locking system for the Bay Cat X wall bracket prevents the display from jumping off the bracket during earth tremors, and it helps deter theft. Two-person job 4. Use the locking tool to lock the display onto the wall bracket.
  • Page 17 Unlocking from the side: Slide the tool in from the side. It will ride up over the lock and catch it. Pull the lock back to unlock. Unlocking from the bottom: Slide the tool in from the bottom, keep- ing the open side of the hook to the left, as shown. Catch the lock and pull down.

  • Page 18: Connecting Power

    2.4 Connecting Power Bay Cat X accepts 110-120 VAC and 200-240 VAC with no manual switching. Plug the power cord into the receptacle on the rear of the Normal operation Bay Cat X. Plug the other end into a good source of AC It is normal to leave the power connected and the power power.

  • Page 20: Connecting Picture Sources

    2.5 Connecting Picture Sources The Bay Cat X accepts inputs from many different sources, depending on configuration Which Configuration Do You Have? YPbPr sources The Bay Cat X can be ordered in one of three configura- Component video sources, such as those provided by tions: Base Model, Video Model, or Broadcast Model.
  • Page 21 The Base Model (shown above) has only an Analog VGA connector. If the Video Model or Broadcast Model of the Bay Cat X is shipped outside the US, video boards are shipped separately to reduce import duties. The Video Model...

  • Page 22: Connecting Rs232 Communication

    2.6 Connecting RS232 Communication RS232 control is not necessary for operation, but it is a convenient way to control Bay Cat Xs from a distance. RS232 communication allows a computer to control one or Connecting for RS232 control more units using the computer’s serial port. Almost every- Use Cat-5 cable to connect from the computer (with the thing you can do with the remote, you can do with RS232 adapter in place) to the first unit’s RS232 In connector.
  • Page 23 S e r i a l P o r t S e t t i n g s Au t o S e tu p O p t io n s Only the specific Bay Cat X addressed will M e nu O pt io n s obey the command.
  • Page 24 User name: tech Password: help Find Bay Cat X tech support. Open or download “Bay Cat X RS232 Programming Guide.” RS232 Connector Location For exact locations and dimensions of connectors, see “Connector Locations and Diagrams” on page 114.

  • Page 25: Configuring Bay Cat X

    3 Configuring Bay Cat X Quick Start … 20 Setting up a Bay Cat X … 22 3.2.1 Selecting the Picture … 23 3.2.2 Adjusting Levels for Digital Computer Sources … 26 3.2.3 Adjusting Levels for Analog Computer Sources … 28 3.2.4...

  • Page 26: Quick Start

    S ha rp ne ss S h a r p e s t The Bay Cat X looks at each of the connectors and I np u t L ev els stops on the first one that is receiving a valid picture.
  • Page 27 SDI (SDI In/Out ports) • The remote was not aimed at the screen. Video and Broad- Component • Something is blocking the IR receiver in the Bay Cat X. cast models • IR remote action was disabled by an RS232 command. Composite Video S-Video ✎...

  • Page 28: Setting Up A Bay Cat X

    The source picture—from computer, video, DVD—is not always perfect in its size or resolution; it does not always conform exactly to a standard. Bay Cat X can compensate for this. You’ll find it easier to configure your Bay Cat Xs when you...

  • Page 29: Selecting The Picture

    3.2.1 Selecting the Picture Selecting the source (picture) manually is usually quicker than using the button. SETUP Selecting the picture is really selecting the input connector. Composite Video and S-Video If you have the Base Model, you have only one connector, These two inputs accept NTSC and PAL.
  • Page 30 3. Select Source and press E NTER The Source popup menu displays to the right of the Pic- Digital ture menu. (For space saving reasons, only the Source popup menu is shown below.) P ict u re An a lo g S ou rc e Di gi tal Di gi tal...
  • Page 31 Component (YPbPr) P i c t u r e S o u r ce C o mp o n en t ( Y P b P r ) Vid e o Stan d ard NT SC 6 0 H z /3 .5 8 M Hz Ver ti ca l F re qu e nc y (f ra me l oc ke d) 60H z Sh a rpn e ss...

  • Page 32: Adjusting Levels For Digital Computer Sources

    In p u t Le ve ls ✎ Don’t use these controls unless you have been briefed by Clarity or you are familiar with black level adjustments. These controls are usually not Bl ac k L e vel ( o ff s et )A ll 12 8 necessary.

  • Page 34: Adjusting Levels For Analog Computer Sources

    They even vary between video outputs P ict u re from a multiple-output video card in a computer. Your pictures will not look their best on Bay Cat X until S ou rc e An a lo g you adjust for these differences.
  • Page 35 ENTER Black levels to the brightest and darkest pixel, respectively, The Bay Cat X is now adjusted to the black and white in the picture. This does not work well because: levels of this computer using this video card. If you change computers or video output cards in the com- •...

  • Page 36: Adjusting Levels For Video Sources

    This procedure must be done after you adjust color bal- made manually. ance (page 46). 1. Choose pictures that have blacks and whites repre- sented as well as a variety of colors. 2. Adjust Contrast, Brightness, Saturation and Hue on one Bay Cat X until it looks satisfactory.
  • Page 37 3. Adjust all the other Bay Cat Xs in the array so they have the same values for Contrast, Brightness, Satura- tion and Hue as the first Bay Cat X. Saturation Mai n Me nu P i c tu r e S i z e &...

  • Page 38: Aspect Ratio And Scale Mode

    O n e to O n e When the incoming picture is a different aspect ratio from the screen, Bay Cat X gives you six choices to make it fit. To select the scaling mode, go to Main Menu > Aspect ✎...
  • Page 39 Affect on Input Type Standard Video or VGA/SVGA/XGA Source 1080i Computer Source Scale Mode Fill All Distorts (expands) width of image Displays at native resolution without distortion Crop Crops top and bottom of image; fits width of image Displays at native resolution without distortion without distortion Letterbox/ Fits height of image without distortion;...
  • Page 40 Affect on Input Type Standard Video or VGA/SVGA/XGA Source 1080i Computer Source Scale Mode One to One Displays image without distortion at actual size with Displays at native resolution without distortion border on all sides...

  • Page 41: Adjusting Sharpness

    3.2.6 Adjusting Sharpness After you set the Scale Mode to the one you will use for the program, select the Sharpness level in the Picture menu to reduce scaling artifacts. If you are not scaling your image, you may skip this section. Sharpness Settings From the Aspect Ratio menu (Main >...

  • Page 42: Position

    3.2.7 Position This moves the picture image on the screen, but does not move the menus. Image Position In the Picture Position menu, the four arrow keys move the picture. Mai n Me nu P i c tu r e S i z e &...

  • Page 44: Tiling A Display

    3.3 Tiling a Display Whether you use Clarity’s Big Picture™ or an external video processor, your goal is to make the picture fit together properly at the edges. Using an external processor Wall Width and Wall Height are the number of units wide and high for the picture.
  • Page 45 “Optimizing Your Clarity Display” on page 116. If you have any questions about your installation, con- sult Clarity Visual Systems for proper Bay Cat X array configuration guidelines. To hide pixels at the top and bottom of images, set...

  • Page 46: Saving Your Work & Recalling A Memory

    Recall is fastest from memory slots. new configurations First, set up the Bay Cat X the way you want it, includ- ing all the adjustments listed in this section. Then press the button twice. This opens the Save grid.
  • Page 47 ENTER ENTER...

  • Page 48: Memory: What Is Saved? And Where

    3.4.1 Memory: What Is Saved? And Where? Bay Cat X’s automatic memories work well, but the best way to save and recall is with the numbered memory slots, because they recall everything. In the Bay Cat X some parameters (values) are associated Specific to the with the mode.
  • Page 49 Possible issue with Input specific memory What happens if you switch back to Analog and the pic- ture there is YPbPr? The Bay Cat X has no way to know this, no way to detect the difference between RGB and YPbPr, so it will use the wrong Colorspace.

  • Page 50: Scaling And Cropping

    • Fill All means that the picture will touch the borders of the array all around, even if this means stretching (and The aspect ratio of a Bay Cat X is 1.77 (16x9), the same as distorting) the picture in one direction. The picture had HDTV.
  • Page 51 • If the picture is too tall for the array and is cropped top and bottom, you can choose Top, Middle, or Bottom. • Similar choices are made if the picture is letterboxed. Border Color determines the color of the “extra” space around the picture if it doesn’t fill the screen.

  • Page 52: Adjusting Color Balance

    Color Balance is used to match the colors of adjacent displays when several Bay Cat Xs are arranged in an array. You may also use it to adjust the color of a single display. For one Bay Cat X only Co lo r Ba lan c e...
  • Page 53 Set (or confirm) Backlight Intensity to 100%. from one display to the next, because of slight variations in 3. For each Bay Cat X in the array, do the following: the backlights and LCDs. This cannot be avoided, but we a) Open the Color Balance menu on all displays in the can compensate for it with color balancing.
  • Page 54 displays, not the adjacent edges. (If you can’t bring the- Color Balance values are saved for all input sources in ses settings down to match the baseline, maybe you the same memory location. Color Balance is the same for didn’t choose the darkest display.) Do not adjust the all sources.

  • Page 55: Zoom And Position

    Re se t Al l Wi n do w s t o De fa u lt is used mainly to make the edges of a large picture—one that covers many Bay Cat X screens—fit each other side- to-side and top to bottom.
  • Page 56 Zo o m To p & L eft Ar ro ws mo ve t op an d le ft Im ag e Re so lu t io n 1 92 0 x 1 08 0 Th i s u n it 1 92 0 x 1 08 0 Z oo m B o tt o m &...

  • Page 57: Viewport Adjustment

    3.4.5 Viewport Adjustment The Viewport menus adjust the image on the LCD. What is Viewport? The Viewport menu (Main > Size & Position > View- port) adjust the number of pixels actually used on the LCD. Vi ew p o rt To p & Le ft You can’t increase this number, naturally, but you can reduce it.

  • Page 58: Advanced Options

    Rotate Menu does not rotate the picture. It only arranges the menus so they read the same way the picture does. To use the Bay Cat X in portrait Co l or Ba la nc e mode, your source image must be rotated.
  • Page 59 (picture) disappears or changes in some way. If this item is not checked, the Bay Cat X will not try to sync to a new Setup button signal. Keep this menu item checked.
  • Page 60 ✎ The larger the capture image (in number of pixels, Bottom Center Centered left/right, at the bottom of the screen not scale mode) the slower it will be to draw. Repeated pixels draw faster than non repeated so Bottom Right At the bottom right corner of the screen a higher RLE factor can also increase draw speed Tile...
  • Page 61 As an example, the Clarity logo you see on the splash screen is 666 pixels wide and 213 pixels high scaled one to one.

  • Page 62: Miscellaneous Options

    97. proper aspect ratio. The native aspect ratio of Bay Cat X is 16 x 9, and the default resolution is 1366 x 768. HD Interlaced Content Motion HD Interlaced Content Motion is a control you probably won't need to touch.

  • Page 64: Backlight Control

    Bay Cat X has a nominal time delay of three minutes before changing light levels. This time delay prevent flick- When there is more light in the area of the Bay Cat X, ering if the ambient light level is near the Ambient the screen will have to be brighter to see it clearly, and the Threshold.
  • Page 65 Manual backlight control This mode is useful when the Bay Cat X is in a room with no outside windows and unchanging ambient light lev- els. Set the Backlight Control Mode to Manual. B ac kli g ht C o nt ro l...

  • Page 66: Serial Port Settings

    RS232 ports: from the computer to the first Bay Cat X skip it. RS232 IN; from the first Bay Cat X RS232 OUT to the next Bay Cat X RS232 IN, etc. It doesn’t matter what order you Bay Cat Xs can be linked together for RS232 using string them together.
  • Page 67 8*, and all the Bay Cat Xs in the string that have Group ID 8 and any Unit ID will execute the com- mand. See the RS232 programming guide for Bay Cat X U n i t Sta t u s (part number 070-0108-02 or later) on www.ClarityVi-...

  • Page 68: Other Operations

    Pro g ram I n fo rm at io n To “disable” the remote control To prevent unauthorized use and adjustment of the Bay Cat X either hide the remote or disable the remote con- trol function with an RS232 command. Landscape...
  • Page 69 Input system caches Settings (position, aspect ratio, brightness/contrast, color balance) are saved automatically 5 seconds after you make a change. The system caches the last ten settings. Whenever a picture is shown from a new source with the same resolution as a previous picture, the system recalls the previous settings rather than readjust everything.

  • Page 71: Maintenance

    4 Maintenance Cleaning the Screen … 66...

  • Page 72: Cleaning The Screen

    For LCDs, spray it on the cloth, not the screen. CAUTION Prevent liquid from running down the screen and leaking into the interior of the Bay Cat X. Spray liquids on the cloth or towel, not directly on the LCD.

  • Page 73: Troubleshooting

    5 Troubleshooting Basic Bay Cat X Troubleshooting Steps … 68 Diagnostics, Test Patterns … 70...

  • Page 74: Basic Bay Cat X Troubleshooting Steps

    5.1 Basic Bay Cat X Troubleshooting Steps The Bay Cat X is very simple to troubleshoot because there is very little that can malfunction Troubleshooting Checklist Problem Possible Cause Possible Resolution Result/Further Action Screen is black No power Check power cord. Check power switch Backlights not lit.

  • Page 75: Serial Port Settings

    LOGIN NOW User name: tech Password: help Find Bay Cat X tech support. Open or download “Bay Cat X RS232 Programming Guide.” Under Utility Software download Serial Talk, Using Serial Talk and Clarity Commands Set. Commands are not getting to Contact Clarity Customer Service.

  • Page 76: Diagnostics, Test Patterns

    5.2 Diagnostics, Test Patterns These are used for testing and troubleshooting Possibly the most important test pattern is None. This is the der. This is useful for aligning an image, especially in rear one that allows the source picture to show on the screen. projection applications.
  • Page 77 U ni t Stat u s B ay Ca t X 1 920 x 1 080 5 73- 2 410 R ev 1. 0 A ss et Tag : B ac kli g ht Sta tu s I nt er na l Te m pe rat u re : 41º C Mo d e ID : 3 1 H Per : 31 78 VL i ne s: 5 25...

  • Page 79: Reference

    Advanced Options> Capture Custom Logo … 104 Advanced > Program Information … 106 Remote Control Buttons … 106 Drawings … 112 Connector Locations and Diagrams … 114 Optimizing Your Clarity Display … 116 EDID: What It Is and How It Works … 118...

  • Page 80: Menu Structures

    6.1 Menu Structures The gray text in menus is for information only. You cannot move the yellow selector to these lines. Some menus change their appearance depending on the source selected or other factors. Picture Pic t ure Mai n Me nu S o u r ce A n alo g Co lo rs pac e...
  • Page 81 Picture Menu Options Menu Item Description Setting(s) Source The source of the video signal. Analog, DVI, SDI, Component, Com- posite, S-Video Colorspace The range of colors for the type of input. Generally computer RGB, YPbPr inputs use RGB and video sources use YPbPr. Video Standard The three major signal standards have different timing, hori- NTSC, PAL, SECAM...

  • Page 82: Picture > Input Levels

    Picture > Input Levels Mai n Me nu P ict u re P i c tu r e S ou rc e Di gi tal S i z e & P o s i t i o n C o lo rspa ce R G B As pe ct R at io &...
  • Page 83 Input Levels Menu Options Menu Item Description Center Point The intensity value for each of the red, green, and blue color components for the point at the center of the screen. Used while adjusting black level and white level Black Level An adjustment which allows you to compensate for differences in the voltage levels of signals by adding (offset) an offset to the signal.

  • Page 84: Size And Position

    Size and Position Mai n Me nu P i c tu r e S i z e & P o s i t i o n As pe ct R at io & Wall M e m o r y Di ag n os ti cs Ad va n ced Opt io n s “...
  • Page 85 (see auto setup options) Zoom Window Top & Left For information on using Zoom and Viewport go to Clarity’s website and download the separate document on Viewport Zoom Window Bottom & Right Viewport Window Top &...

  • Page 86: Aspect Ratio And Wall

    Aspect Ratio and Wall Ma in M en u P i c t u r e WALL key opens S i z e & P os it i o n the Aspect Ratio & A sp ec t Ra t io & Wa ll Wall menu directly.
  • Page 87 The number of pixels to be hidden at the top and bottom of the image. 0-100 Height Default value of 97 is the width of the Bay Cat X top and bottom mullions Frame The number of pixels to be hidden at the left and right of the image.

  • Page 88: Memory

    Memory Ma in M en u The submenus for Recall, Save, and Delete are very similar. P i c t u r e S i z e & P os it i o n A sp ec t Ra t io & Wa ll Me mor y D iag n o st ic s A dv an ce d O p t io ns...
  • Page 89 Memory Options and Settings Menu Option/Setting Description Settings/Values Name The name of the saved setting A default name is created by the unit, which may be changed by the user Source The type of input Analog, Digital, Component (YPbPr), S-Video, or Composite Colorspace The colorspace of the input.

  • Page 90: Diagnostics > Unit Status

    Diagnostics > Unit Status Mai n Me nu P i c tu r e S i z e & P o s i t i o n As pe ct R at io & Wall M e m o r y Di ag n os ti cs Ad va n ced Opt io n s “...
  • Page 91 Unit Status Settings Setting Description Asset Tag An optional user settable field which is set via the RS-232 port. This could be a serial num- ber, name or any other piece of information desired Backlight Status Shows OK if the electronics module detects that both banks of backlights are functioning normally.

  • Page 92: Diagnostics > Rs232 Port Status

    Diagnostics > RS232 Port Status Mai n Me nu P i c tu r e S i z e & P o s i t i o n As pe ct R at io & Wall M e m o r y Di ag n os ti cs Ad va n ced Opt io n s “...
  • Page 93 LOGIN NOW Your login name is “tech”. Your login password is “help”. Click on the Bay Cat X section. Click on the RS232 instructions. Be sure you get the instructions for Bay Cat X RS232, document number 070-0146-xx.

  • Page 94: Diagnostics > Test Patterns

    Diagnostics > Test Patterns Mai n Me nu P i c tu r e S i z e & P o s i t i o n As pe ct R at io & Wall M e m o r y Di ag n os ti cs Ad va n ced Opt io n s “...
  • Page 95 Displays the source Displays a full screen of the selected color. Gray displays a 50% gray pattern, which is useful for Green detecting if TIR has occurred. For more information, see “Optimizing Your Clarity Display” on Blue page 116. Black...

  • Page 96: Diagnostics > Setup Summary

    Diagnostics > Setup Summary Mai n Me nu P i c tu r e S i z e & P o s i t i o n As pe ct R at io & Wall M e m o r y Di ag n os ti cs Ad va n ced Opt io n s “...
  • Page 97 Diagnostics > Setup Summary Mai n Me nu P i c tu r e S i z e & P o s i t i o n As pe ct R at io & Wall M e m o r y Di ag n os ti cs Ad va n ced Opt io n s “...

  • Page 98: Advanced Options > Color Balance

    Advanced Options > Color Balance Mai n Me nu P i c tu r e S i z e & P o s i t i o n As pe ct R at io & Wall M e m o r y Di ag n os ti cs Ad va n ced Opt io n s “...
  • Page 99 Color Balance Settings Menu Item Description Setting(s) Color Temperature Adjust the “pure white” of the system to different color 3200°K (Warm), 5500°K, 6500ºK, shades 8500°K (Cool) White Balance - All Adjusts the white balance setting of all three colors Clipboard simultaneously, keeping them in proportion to each other, thus keeping the color the same, and adjusting the brightness of white to match other units in an array.

  • Page 100: Advanced Options > Miscellaneous Settings

    Advanced Options > Miscellaneous Settings M ai n Men u MISC opens the Advanced Options menu P ict u re directly. S iz e & Po sit i on A sp e ct R at io & Wa ll M em o ry D ia gn o st i cs A d va nc ed Op t io n s “...
  • Page 101 This enables the display to give information to a computer graphics card to allow it to automatically configure itself. Preferred This tells the Bay Cat X which aspect ratio to use when the incoming signal 16x9, 15x9, 5x4, 4x3 Source Detec- may have several choices.

  • Page 102: Advanced Options> Backlight Settings

    Advanced Options> Backlight Settings M ai n Men u P ict u re S iz e & Po sit i on A sp e ct R at io & Wa ll M em o ry D ia gn o st i cs A d va nc ed Op t io n s “...
  • Page 103 When Backlight Control Mode is set to Auto Ambient Light Ambient Light is the light currently in the immediate area of the Bay Cat X Ambient Threshold Ambient Threshold is the light intensity below which the backlights go to the Low Intensity setting.

  • Page 104: Advanced Options> Serial Port Settings & Auto Setup Options

    Advanced Options> Serial Port Settings & Auto Setup Options M ai n Men u P ict u re S iz e & Po sit i on A sp e ct R at io & Wa ll M em o ry D ia gn o st i cs A d va nc ed Op t io n s “...
  • Page 105 Baud Rate must match the baud rate of the host computer. 1200 - 19200 For complete information, see the RS232 Control manual for Bay Cat X available on www.ClarityVisual.com/login/. Click lower, blue button. Use name “tech” and password “help”. Auto Setup Options...

  • Page 106: Advanced Options> Menu Options And Message In Picture

    Advanced Options> Menu Options and Message In Picture M ai n Men u P ict u re S iz e & Po sit i on A sp e ct R at io & Wa ll M em o ry D ia gn o st i cs A d va nc ed Op t io n s “...
  • Page 107 Menu Options and Message in Picture Options Menu Item Description Setting(s) H and V Position The position of the on-screen menus. H: 0-150 V: 0-100 Rotate Menu Rotates the menu for Portrait orientation. It does not rotate the picture. None, clockwise, counter- See “Advanced Options”...

  • Page 108: Advanced Options> Capture Custom Logo

    Advanced Options> Capture Custom Logo M ai n Men u P ict u re S iz e & Po sit i on A sp e ct R at io & Wa ll M em o ry D ia gn o st i cs A d va nc ed Op t io n s “...
  • Page 109 Logo Capture Menu Options Menu Item Description Setting(s) Scaling The amount of zoom of the captured image. One to one will display the captured one-to-one image as one captured pixel to one output pixel. Full screen will stretch the captured full screen image until one dimension fills the output screen.

  • Page 110: Advanced > Program Information

    Pro g ra m In f or ma t io n Cl ari ty Vis u al Sys t em s When Clarity upgrades firmware (software used in the Bay Cat X), it will be available 27 350 S W 95 t h Av e on www.ClarityVisual.com.

  • Page 112: Remote Control Buttons

    6.2 Remote Control Buttons Source . . . Analog Source Absent Starts searching for the next available source Turns curtain on and off. When curtain is on, source picture is blocked. CURTAIN To redisplay the source picture, press Un it Sta tu s again.
  • Page 113 P ict u re P ict u re S ou rc e An a lo g C o lo rspa ce R G B S ou rc e C om p o sit e S yn c Typ e Se para te H&V Vi de o Stan d ar d N TS C 6 0 Hz / 3.5 8 M H z Ve rt ica l Fr eq ue n cy ( fra m e lo ck ed )
  • Page 114 I np u t L ev els I np u t L ev els B la ck L eve l (o f fs et ) Al l 1 28 B rig h tn e ss R ed 1 28 C on t ra st G r e e n 1 28 S a t ur a t i o n...
  • Page 115 As pe ct R at io & Wall Sca le Mo d e Fi ll Al l Ju st if y C en t er Ove rsc an Bo rd er Co l or Bl ac k Wal l Wi dth Wal l H ei g ht Un it C o lu m n Un it R o w...
  • Page 116 R ec all Sav e The first press of SAVE displays SAVE The second press of displays the Save menu. the Recall menu. Co l or Ba la nc e Co l or Tem p era t ure 85 00 K (C o ol ) Wh ite Ba la nc e - Al l ( Cl ip b oa r d ) Re d...
  • Page 117 M is ce lla n eo u s B ac kli g ht C o nt ro l Cu rta in Pa tt e rn L o g o A ut o B ac kl ig ht on P l u g a nd P l a y ( E D I D E n a bl e) Tu r n B ac kli gh t o f f w it h n o S o u r ce ( DP M S ) D P MS De la y 1 h r...

  • Page 118: Drawings

    6.3 Drawings Dimensions in inches.
  • Page 119 41.240 30.741 29.315 44.040 40.500 BEZEL OPENING 22.950 BEZEL 16.887 OPENING 21.562 40.227 BEZEL MASK OPENING (LCD QUALITY AREA 40.0925) 20.514 24.737 22.677 26.135 BEZEL MASK OPENING (LCD QUALITY .188 AREA 22.541) .315 .250 3.628 1.000 1.398 .125 .655 .443 1.822 1.919* 2.619...

  • Page 120: Connector Locations And Diagrams

    Connector Locations and Diagrams 2.708 2.902 2.990 1.000 3.250 11.370 1.250 1.874 2.534 Bay Cat Video Model connector 3.125 locations 3.716 17.640 27.888 2X 1.265 1.000 11.370 1.252 14.620 1.029 .700 17.190 .550 1.100 1.898 Bay Cat Broadcast Model connec- 2.538 18.577 tor locations...
  • Page 121 Wiring for RS232 9-pin to RJ45 adapter The wiring shown for this Yellow wire pin 3 adapter is correct for straight-through network Black wire pin 2 cables. Green wire pin 5 RJ45 9-pin RJ45 looking into the socket.

  • Page 122: Optimizing Your Clarity Display

    Normal Use Thermal Guidelines retained when a new image is displayed. Normal use of a Bay Cat X is defined as operating in the ✎ Normal use of any LCD device does not cause open air to prevent heat buildup, and without direct or indi- TIR.
  • Page 123 the top of the array experience a higher ambient tem- perature and overheat. Should the thermal ratings be exceeded, the most likely visible affect will be that the display may start to ‘clear’ which means the LC material within the display starts to lose its light altering properties and off-color or black voids will start to be visible in the display.

  • Page 124: Edid: What It Is And How It Works

    • There is no point in changing the refresh rate in the Display > Settings tab > Advanced menu. The Bay Cat X has a fixed refresh rate of 60 Hz. It will han- This dialog box shows a setting of 1366...
  • Page 125 • Uncheck the Plug and Play box and reboot the com- puter. ✎ Use of long line distribution systems may cause EDID to not function correctly or at all. ✎ Bay Cat X adheres to EDID standard 1.3.

  • Page 126: Glossary Of Terms

    Fast key One of the buttons on the remote con- Bay Cat The name for a Clarity direct-view LCD trol that takes you directly to a menu or display, similar to a Clarity Bobcat, but chain of menus.
  • Page 127 France, Russia and the former Soviet red or green, but can be other colors. Bloc countries. Sequential Color and Memory. See also NTSC and PAL. Lion The name for any Clarity model begin- ning WN-6720. Sync on green, usually for RGB sources Margay Model WN-5040-720, a DLP™...
  • Page 128 Term Meaning WXGA Wide XGA, a standard for distributing analog computer pictures with a reso- lution of 1280 pixels by 768 pixels. eXtended VGA, a standard for distrib- uting analog computer pictures with a resolution of 1024 pixels by 768 pixels. One of the components of “compo- nent”...

  • Page 130: Specifications For Bay Cat X

    B Specifications for Bay Cat X Mechanical Specification Maximum Minimum Typical Notes Outside dimensions Width 44.0" 111.8 cm Height 26.1" 66.3 cm Depth 3.96" 9.9cm Weight 73 lbs. 33 kg Shipping weight 105 lbs 47.7 kg Orientation Landscape or portrait...
  • Page 131 All performance specifications are 86° F 32° F maintained within this temperature range non-operating 60° C –20° C See “Optimizing Your Clarity Display” 140° F –4° F on page 116. Altitude (barometric pressure) 15,000 ft Above sea level, or equivalent baro- metric pressure Humidity 80% R.H.

  • Page 132: Regulatory Information

    C Regulatory Information Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer's Name: Clarity Visual Systems Manufacturer's Address: 27350 SW 95th Avenue, Suite 3038 Wilsonville, OR 97070 declares that the products Model Numbers: SN-4620-1080 (LCD display) Product Options: conforms to the following EU Directives and the standards stated:...
  • Page 133 Note: Any changes or modifications to the display not expressly approved by Clarity Visual could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. Use of a shielded interface cable is required to comply with the Class A limits of Part 15 of FCC rules.

  • Page 135: Index

    RGB sources 24 CATLOCK 3 array center point 29 definition of 121 certifications 128 ascii response terminator 99 Clarity’s Big Picture 38 ascii response type 99 Clarity’s website 17 aspect ratio 80 cleaning products 66 definition of 32 cleaning screens, mirrors 66...
  • Page 136 125 landscape orientation 9, 10 electronics module, definition of 121 environmental specifications 126 definition of 121 errors in this manual, reporting to Clarity 135 LEDs definition of 122 fans 71 letterbox 44 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U...
  • Page 137 10 NTSC 14, 23 tool 10 NTSC, definition of 122 locking tool 3 numeric 99 login name for clarity website 87 lost signal, retry on 99 operating temperature 126 low intensity 58, 97 optical specifications 126 options main menu 23, 63...
  • Page 138 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U X Y Z signal, lost, retry on 99 recall 40 SOG, definition of 122 remote control 106 source 25, 74 disabling 64 adjusting to 22 remote, definition of 122...
  • Page 139 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U X Y Z V position in menu options 52 ventilation 9 vertical position 36 VGA to component video adapter cable 14 VGA, definition of 122 video composite, definition of 121...
  • Page 140 Feedback About Manuals Clarity Visual Systems, Inc., is constantly striving to provide the best product available at a reasonable cost. Part of this Clar- ity product is the manual. If you have found an error in this manual, or if you would like to make any comments about it, you may use this form.
  • Page 141 In future manuals of this type, I wish you would … Thank you for taking the time to help us improve.
  • Page 142 LU0243012 Describe the problem If you can’t contact your reseller for some reason, Clarity’s Try to describe the problem in the most precise language contact information is on the back cover of this manual. you can. Remember, the person you are talking to or writ- ing to can’t see what you see.
  • Page 143 ©2005 Clarity Visual Systems, Inc. All rights reserved 27350 SW 95th Avenue, Suite 3038 Wilsonville, OR 97070-7708 Main Phone: +1 503 570 0700 • Customer Service Phone: +1 503 570 4634 • Fax: +1 503 570 4657 www.ClarityVisual.com • Service@ClarityVisual.com...

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