Introduction - Barco ACTAS 2 Owner's Manual

INTRODUCTION

BARCO presents to you this total new product ACTAS 2 - Automatic Color Temperature Alignment System.
The ACTAS was developed to automatically align the color temperature and brightness for all BARCO
present and future CRT projectors.
The incorporation of a unique hardware and software system in the ACTAS ensures both a quick and highly
accurate alignment. It only takes three minutes to align a projector !
The ACTAS can be used to align a single stand-alone projector to ensure a precise color display: it is
necessary where a high quality color re-display is required. The most important application of the ACTAS
is to align multiple projectors in a graphical wall to obtain an overall uniform color display so as to ensure a
precise color picture projection wall.
This manual consists of 5 chapters. In Chapter 1, the ACTAS hardware is explained, and its setup. The
ACTAS software is described in Chapter 2. Procedures for aligning a single stand-alone projector can be
found in Chapter 3 and for a projector wall in Chapter 4. When problems occur, you can refer to Chapter 5
for possible causes and solutions. At the end, there are two appendices: one concerning the VIP cube, the
other concerning the RS232 communication protocol used by the ACTAS Interface.
Please bear in mind that an exact color alignment can only be obtained when the three primary colors (red,
green, blue) from different projectors match. It means that for the projectors identical characteristics are
required as regards to the picture tube phosphors, the lenses, the lens coupling (liquid or air) and the type
of screens (especially for retro projection). Do not try to align multiple projectors of different types.
This manual aims to provide users with related information and operating guidelines to ensure the optimal
use of this system.
Note : Before using the ACTAS for the first time, please read this manual carefully.
Please keep it for future reference.
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