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Optoma GB-200 User Manual

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Safety Information
Do
Read, keep, and follow instructions.
Heed all warnings.
Turn off and unplug the power plug from the AC outlet before cleaning the unit.
Use a soft dry cloth with mild detergent to clean the housing.
Only use attachments/accessories certified by the manufacturer.
Refer all servicing to certified service partner. Repair service is required once the
device has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid
has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed
to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
Do Not
Use this apparatus near water.
Use abrasive cleaners, waxes or solvents to clean the unit.
Install near any heat sources such as radiators, heaters, stoves, or other apparatus
(including amplifier) that produce heat.
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or
moisture.
Open or disassemble the unit as this may cause electric shock.
Near any appliance generating a strong magnetic field.
Use in direct sunlight.
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or
moisture. Dangerous high voltages are present inside the enclosure. Do not open the cabinet.
Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

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Summary of Contents for Optoma GB-200

  • Page 1 Safety Information Read, keep, and follow instructions.  Heed all warnings.  Turn off and unplug the power plug from the AC outlet before cleaning the unit.  Use a soft dry cloth with mild detergent to clean the housing. ...

  • Page 2: Environment Conditions

     Operating: 5°C ~ 40°C, 80%RH (Max.), Non-condensing  Storage: -20°C ~ 60°C, 80%RH (Max.), Non-condensing Package Overview The following parts are included in the carton. (*)  GB-200 Blending Box  AC Power Cord  User’s guide (CD) ...

  • Page 3: Product Overview

    Product Overview Front Back Front Side: LED indicators and Power Switch Rear Side: Input / Output and control panel LED Light Message Status Flashing Interval (Second) Blue Yellow Steady Power On (Normal) light Standby Flashing HDMI Rx. Failed Flashing HDMI Tx. Failed Flashing Warp Failed Flashing...
  • Page 4 I/O and Control Panel IP Definition Switch XXX (192.168.0.xxx); xxx can be 10 ~ 250 Default IP for Channel A is 192.168.0.11 Default IP for Channel B is 192.168.0.12...

  • Page 5: Connecting To The Devices

    Connecting to the Devices  For application GB-200 with cropping box at Multi-Function To connect the blending box with other devices, there should be cables listed as below...
  • Page 6  For application GB-200 is as stacking warp solution (stacking two projector to present one image) at Multi-Function project or is application at Blending project To connect the blending box with other devices, there should be cables listed as below The HDMI/DVI Splitter should support EDID reading feature that support to read GB-200’s EDID from PC side...

  • Page 8: Setting The Ip Address

    Setting the IP Address Setting the Computer’s IP Address Step 1: Open the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties”  Go to the start up menu and click Control Panel”.  Click on “Network and Internet Connections”. Warping Box supports Windows XP, Windows Vista (Home), Windows7 (Home);...
  • Page 9  Click on “Network Connections”. You should now see your “LAN (local area network)” icon. Right click the  “LAN (local area network) icon” and click on “Properties” at the bottom of the drop down window. (*) Please disconnect the wireless network before setting computer’s IP address.
  • Page 10 Step 2: Set the computer’s IP Address.  Highlight the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click the “Properties” button.  In the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties” window, check the radio button for “Use the following IP address”. Set computer’s IP address to the same network group with (NOTE #5) blending box.
  • Page 11 Setting the Computer’s Proxy Server Step 1: Click on “Internet Options”  You can find it in the following path: “Start up menu -> Control Panel -> Network and Internet Connections -> Internet Options”.  Or open the web browser and select the “Tools” menu and then choose the “Internet Options”.
  • Page 12 Step 3: Do NOT check the “Use a proxy server for your LAN” option. Click the “OK” button to save and apply the settings.
  • Page 13 Setting the Blending Box’s IP Address The default IP address of blending box is A (192.168.0.11) and B (192.168.0.12). If user (NOTE #6) needs to modify IP address, please follow instruction. Step 1: Use flat screw to adjust the default IP address A ( 192.168.0.11) and B (192.168.0.12) in rear panel into other IP address when need other’s IP Address for control.
  • Page 14 Step 3: Installing the GB-200 AP Step 4: After installation is finishing, clicking the icon “GB-200.exe” on desktop...
  • Page 15 Multi-Function Project Create New Multi-Function Project The box can be operated following two scenarios: “Multi-Function” and” Blending.” “Multi-function” includes following feature” Warp: Adjust image to do geometry correction for curve, cylinders screen...etc (ii) Color :Adjust color uniformity by point or area (iii) Edge Blending: Adjust the smooth of gray scale at each edge (iv)
  • Page 16 After installation AP, clicking GB-200 icon follows the steps to install Create “New Multi-Function” Project. User can create channels for blending Step 1: Press Multi-Function again; the second channel icon will show. If you need control more than two channel icons, please repeat the process again to create more icons of channel.
  • Page 17  Connected Icon:  Sleep Icon:  The channel is selected icon :  The channel is connected and selected icon :  How to delete the Channel: Press 【delete】buttons after the channel was selected...
  • Page 18 Editing 【IP address 】at this channel that should be as same as one of IP address at rear panel of GB-200 BOX and click【Connect】to link After the channel network is linked well with green hook on the icon of channel ,Clicking 【Synchronize】to load default setting at AP into Box...
  • Page 19 【Warp】 Step 3: Settings Press "Warp" on top bar to open【Warp】page Adjustment Pattern Overview H Overlap : Modify the size of Horizontal overlap area V Overlap : Modify the size of Vertical overlap area Grid Color : Color of Pattern line (*1) Adjust Point : Present the point you are adjusting (*1) Marker Color : Present overlap area(*1) Marker Position : Marker color direction, L=left border, R=Right border, T=Upper...
  • Page 20 (*1) Coordinate：Provide detail information of X and Y axis of the select point for reference (*2)Press left click of mouse with green hook at 【Blank】to send pure Black image when need Guide line for warp adjustment Adjust outer Cursors then inner of cursors For example: adjust outer 16 red points first then adjust 9 green points at following photo Each channel will present Green &...
  • Page 21 The color settings of Cursor for Color adjustment Press left click of mouse with green hook for 【Show Cursor】and right click of mouse on the 【Color】 to change the cursor color via Red/Green/Blue adjustment Adjust Grid number: Range are 2x2, 3x3, 5x4, 9x7 Use mouse to adjust or Key broad 【Ctrl】with 【+】...
  • Page 22 Step 5: 【Edge Blending】 Settings Press" Edge Blending " on top bar to open 【Edge Blending】page 1. Select which edge of image to modify : Top/Bottom/Right/Left  At position Green frame Press left click with green hook for 【Enable】then Input the start point and width of Blending area and press key broad【Enter】...
  • Page 23 4. After all channels are enable of Test Pattern and are with interval color : Green or Purple 5. Call out Step 3 Warp page to match overlap with 4 blocks between each projector If the percentage in step 3 is too small to warp correctly 4 blocks is matching or the overlapping is too huge to warp too much, please go back to step 5 again and input the re-ranged overlap percentage(source) into the setting values of Horizontal Space and...
  • Page 24 Step 6: 【Black Level】Settings Press" Black Level " on top bar to open 【Black Level】page and Press left click with green hook for 【Enable】 At position Green frame Press left click with green hook for 【Enable】 and select Gamma number for whole black level adjustment Notes: This Gamma number is designed for black level using not for overlap At position...
  • Page 25 At position Blue frame Choosing one number(color) of Palette at Orange frame to define a quadrangle with this color Use mouse or key broad 【W】 、 【A】 、 【S】 、 【D】 to select the point become (ii) a hollow point (like ) for control following settings Use right click on the selected point( like a hollow point) to change...
  • Page 26 Save Config file  Click 【File】【Save】 Information appears at display Red Screen Saving the setting of Warp Green Screen Saving the setting of color adjustment Red+Green+Blue+Cyan Saving the setting of Edge Blending Red+Green+Blue+Cyan Saving the setting of Black Level +Yellow+purple...
  • Page 27 Open the previous setting  Clicking【File】【Open】 Remember to click【Synchronization All】to synchronize all channels.
  • Page 28 The Blending Project can allow end-user to do image blending at multi-projectors with native resolution for each projector from PC Source. After installation AP, clicking GB-200 icon follows the steps to install Step 1: Create” New Blending” Project will go into Blending box process.
  • Page 29  Select Resolution: Range XGA/WXGA/1080P Choice box output resolution (projector’s native resolution)  Select Input Port:  Click【Next】button Blending Box Project only support when source is PC and the OS must be Window 7 or Windows XP...
  • Page 30 The ideal condition: the overlap’s percentage at optical should be same the overlap’s percentage (the setting in GB-200’s AP). In real case, please input the overlap percentage at GB-200 AP should be equal or less ( < = )the percentage at optical if you want to use warping settings to match...
  • Page 31 Step 4: Configure each channel’s IP address in each Boxes into AP. The IP range is from 192.168.0.10 to 192.168.0.250 Select and Click the number(channel) inside the image Change IP address to match each channel’s IP address in Boxes Click【Apply】 button to access Repeat above process for other number (channel) to configure different IP address at each channel Click 【OK】button...
  • Page 32 Step 5: AP will synchronize the status for advanced fine tune items. Waiting each channels network is linked well with green hook( like Choose one channel and Clicking 【Synchronize All】to load default setting at AP into If OS is Windows XP(Not for Windows 7), the image will become orange after press 【OK】,Please remembering to change manually the high resolution timing.
  • Page 33 Step 6: Click【Warp】 page to match overlap with 4 blocks between each projector(*) If the percentage of Horizontal Overlap and Vertical overlap at step 3 is too small to warp 4 four block matching correct or the overlapping is to huge to warp, please go back to step 1 again to Create”...
  • Page 34 Change the size of overlap area  Click 【Overlap】【Change Overlap Area…】 Must Click【Warp】page to enable this function Adjust overlap area Click【Preview】to preview the expected result...
  • Page 35 Saving the setting >Clicking【File】【Save】 Information status at screen Red Screen BOX is saving Warp settings Green Screen BOX is saving Color settings Red+ Green+ Blue +Cyan BOX is saving Edge Blending settings screen Red+ Green+ Blue +Cyan + BOX is saving Black Level settings Yellow+ Purple screen In Blending Project: There is no input source or the timing won’t...
  • Page 36 Open the Previous setting >Clicking【File】【Open Config file】 After previous settings is open, please remember to press”Connect” then “Synchronize All” on each channel Information appears at display Red Screen BOX is saving Warp settings Green Screen BOX is saving Color settings Red+ Green+ Blue +Cyan BOX is saving Edge Blending settings screen...
  • Page 37 Delete GB-200 Channel Or Press (Del) Sound Effect 勾選表示關閉提示音效 Config file Auto Save...
  • Page 38 Compatibility Timing at Multi-Function Project XGA and WXGA only support 60Hz output. It might have frame tear when input timing is 50Hz...
  • Page 39 Compatibility Timing table at Blending Project (XGA) Overlap Total Layout Overlap (pixel) Resolution ˇ ˇ H: 0 H: 0 2048×768 ˇ ˇ H: 10 H: 104 1944×768 ˇ ˇ H: 20 H: 208 1840×768 1H 2V ˇ ˇ H: 30 H: 304 1744×768 ˇ...
  • Page 40 GB102 can operate all features under “Multi-Function” Project at this case。 ※ If customer need professional technical support ,please call Optoma For operating correct on Blending feature, the recommend OS in PC will be windows 7 and Windows XP...
  • Page 41 (192.168.0.xxx); xxx can be 10 ~ 250 Case D: The image already show “Orange” screen That means GB-200 can’t recognize this timing and this timing isn’t in Compatibility Timing table at Blending Project Case E: It will take100 second to source input signal if you press “Synchronize” before input signal connect to GB-200.
  • Page 43 After open New Blending Project at Step 6 Please check the total resolution and select this timing under Display Properties settings  Remember the total resolution at position Red frame  Use right click to open following page and click Properties then Click Advanced at position Red frame...