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Disposal Information The lamps inside the display contain mercury. Do not throw the display in the trash. Dispose of it as required by local ordinances or regulations. MGP 15 Dicom Theater...
Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction ................9 About the system............... 11 About the separate components..........11 Other relevant documentation ..........12 Important installation considerations ........12 Minimum system requirements ..........13 DICOM Theater installation overview ........14 How to control the medical grade projector......14 Installation examples..............
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Table of Contents Using the BarcoMed product installation wizard ....35 Driver installation..............38 Barco monitor plug and play software......42 Display Controller Tools ............45 Barco Display Tab................47 Introduction ................47 Using the Barco Display Tab ............47 Displays ................
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Amount of Time in each DPMS State......... 67 Monitor Settings..............67 Use As Logon Screen Saver ..........68 Getting started with the Barco DPMS Screen Saver ....68 Using the Barco DPMS Screen Saver ......... 69 Installing or Reinstalling Barco DPMS ........72 Uninstalling Barco DPMS............
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Table of Contents Introduction ................85 Source selection ................. 85 Picture-in-picture selection............86 Projector on/off status selection ..........86 Projector control configuration ..........87 Consulting projector properties ............89 Troubleshooting the stabilization process ........91 Troubleshooting................ 93 Windows 2000 display resolution ..........95 Setting the resolution of your Dicom Theater display....
Barco’s diagnostic display solutions are known for their image quality, fidelity and consistency. Building upon its wide expertise in medical imaging and high- end projectors, Barco has expanded its LCD and CRT display solutions with a DICOM-compliant projection system, DICOM THEATER®. The world’s first large screen medical Imaging system, DICOM THEATER®...
Introduction display other images, like presentations. Calibration and stabilization is done by using the external optical sensor, which is installed at the side of the large screen. The LCD display is used as review display in the Dicom Theater system. Calibration and stabilization of the display is done by means of the I-Guard®...
Introduction Minimum system requirements • Windows 2000 (SP4) or Windows XP (SP1) • Pentium IV microprocessor • At least 1 free USB and COM port per projector • A free PCI slot per installed BarcoMed board...
Introduction DICOM Theater installation overview To install the DICOM Theater system completely, you have to follow these steps: 1. Install the BarcoMed display controller(s) in the PC. For more information, please refer to the section about the “Display controller installation”. 2.
Introduction Installation examples This section illustrates the most common set-ups supported by Dicom Theater. a) Single-head with 1 display and 1 projector VIDEO RS-232 RS-232 RS-232 Video Video VIDEO VIDEO BAR CO Figure 1 Proceed as follows: 1. Connect one PC video output to the projector BNC input by means of the DVI-to-5 BNC cable (15 m / 50 ft).
Introduction 4. Connect the I-Guard optical sensor to a free PC USB downstream connector. If the cable is not long enough, you have to use a USB booster/extender. Installation of the sensor is described more in detail in the section “MediCal and Dicom Theater software installation and usage”.
Introduction 4. Connect a free PC COM port to the second projector RS-232 connector by means of a D-Sub9-to-D-Sub9 cable (15 m / 50 ft). 5. Connect the first I-Guard optical sensor to a free PC USB downstream connector. If the cable is not long enough, you have to use a USB booster/extender.
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Introduction 3. Connect a free PC COM port to the projector RS-232 connector by means of the D-Sub9-to-D-Sub9 cable (15 m / 50 ft). 4. Connect the I-Guard optical sensor to a free PC USB downstream connector. If the cable is not long enough, you have to use a USB booster/extender.
Introduction d) Dual-head with two displays and two projectors VIDEO1 RS-232 RS-232 Video1 Video2 VIDEO2 BAR CO RS-232 Video1 Video2 VIDEO3 Video3 Video4 RS-232 RS-232 Video3 Video4 VIDEO4 BAR CO Figure 4...
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Introduction Proceed as follows: 1. Connect one video output of the first display controller to the BNC input of the first projector by means of the DVI-to-5 BNC cable (15 m / 50 ft) (Video 1 in the illustration above). 2.
Introduction display controller, a display input and a projector input must be connected. e) Dual-head with two displays and one projector (picture-in-picture) Video1 VIDEO1 BAR CO RS-232 VIDEO2 Video2 Video1 Video2 VIDEO4 Video3 Video4 RS-232 RS-232 Video4 Video3 VIDEO3 BAR CO Figure 5 Proceed as follows: 1.
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Introduction 2. Connect the other video output of the first display controller to the BNC input of the projector by means of the DVI-to-5 BNC cable (15 m / 50 ft) (Video 2 in the illustration above). 3. Connect one PC video output of the second display controller to the DVI video input of the second display by means of the DVI cable (Video 3 in the illustration above).
BarcoMed 2MP2CP Overview BarcoMed 2MP2CP Overview The BarcoMed 2MP2CP Display Controller delivers a quality image with 24-bit True Color for medical viewing applications. Minimum system requirements • Pentium 4, Athlon or compatible processor • 256MB of system memory (minimum) for optimum performance consult your application provider for their recommended minimum system memory requirements •...
BarcoMed 2MP2CP Overview • Display properties control panel interface to dynamically change display settings • Control panel supports the English (U.S.), Dutch, German, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese languages • Displays VGA boot messages on Dicom Theater displays. Supported resolutions The following resolution is available on both heads prior to installing the driver or when the operating system is booted in...
Display controller installation Display controller installation Caution: Wear a grounded, protective ESD strap during installation or handling of the display controller. Electrostatic charges can damage the display controller. Prior to installing your BarcoMed 2MP2CP display controller(s) in your PC please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with both the display controller(s) and the PCI slots in your computer.
Display controller installation figure 7 below). By default, VGA should be enabled, switch 1 on and switch 2 off. If you decide to use a separate VGA monitor as your boot monitor, you must disable the BarcoMed 2MP2CP’s on- board VGA capabilities by changing the switch settings to switch 1 off and switch 2 on.
Display controller installation Figure 8: PCI and RAID Controller Slots Installing the BarcoMed 2MP2CP display controller Install the BarcoMed 2MP2CP controller in your computer following these steps: 1. Turn off the power to your computer and disconnect the power cord, however make sure that the computer chassis is still grounded.
Display controller installation 6. Connect the primary display to the connector marked “VID 1” on the BarcoMed 2MP2CP display controller using the provided DVI cable (see figure figure 9 on page 31). For a dual-headed BarcoMed 2MP2CP setup, connect the secondary display to the other connector on the display controller.
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BarcoMed 2MP2CP display controller(s) and power supply(s). 3. Decide if you want to install the Barco DPMS Screen Saver Software in addition to the driver. (See “Barco DPMS Screen Saver” on page 65 for a description of this add-on feature.) 4.
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Windows 2000 BarcoMed 2MP2CP software installation Windows stops launching the “Found New Hardware Wizard”. Please be patient as this may take several minutes while Windows scans its library of Plug-and-Play device drivers to see if it has a driver for your BarcoMed 2MP2CP controller.
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Windows 2000 BarcoMed 2MP2CP software installation If it determines that the Microsoft Installer is either out of date or missing, it will display the screen shown in figure 11 below. Click “OK” to continue, the wizard will then install a newer version of the Microsoft Installer.
Windows 2000 BarcoMed 2MP2CP software installation Figure 12 Driver installation 6. Click “Next” on the Display Driver Wizard’s Welcome Screen to continue or “Cancel” to exit the Display Driver Wizard and return to the Software Install Wizard. The Device Selection Screen’s dialog box (figure 13 on page 39) should show only those devices physically installed and supported by the BarcoMed display controller driver on your BarcoMed Software CD.
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Windows 2000 BarcoMed 2MP2CP software installation Figure 13: Sample device selection screen, the device shown in your system may be different. Caution: You can install the driver for only one type of BarcoMed device at a time. If you have multiple types of BarcoMed devices installed in your computer, you will need to rerun the installer to install the drivers for the other devices.
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Windows 2000 BarcoMed 2MP2CP software installation click “Back” to return to the Device Selection Screen. Click “Next” to begin installing the driver. Click “Cancel” to abort the driver installation. Caution: Once you click “Next”, you cannot cancel the driver installation. Prior to beginning the installation the BarcoMed Driver Install Wizard will warn you that while the driver is being installed your display may flicker.
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Windows 2000 BarcoMed 2MP2CP software installation Figure 16: Windows XP Windows Logo Testing Warning 9. When the screen shown in figure 17 below appears decide if you want the driver to install with Cloned Heads mode enabled or disabled then click “Next”. Figure 17 When the Driver Install Wizard tells you that it has successfully installed the selected driver, click “Finish”.
“Barco monitor plug and play software” on page 42. Note: Clicking “Cancel” will also return you to the BarcoMed Product Install Wizard, but will not delete the Barco display driver. The wizard will also begin to install the next selected piece of BarcoMed Software.
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Barco LCD displays of your Dicom Theater System. However, you may need to set the resolution for your MGP 15 and any non-Barco flat panel displays or CRT type monitors that are connected to your BarcoMed 2MP2CP...
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Windows 2000 BarcoMed 2MP2CP software installation displays active. To make your MGP 15 or your displays active you must extend your desktop to these displays using the “Windows Display Control Panel”. If for some reason Windows failed to correctly set the resolution of your MGP 15 or displays please turn to the section “Setting the resolution of your Dicom Theater display”...
Barco Display Tab Barco Display Tab Introduction The Barco Display Tab is used for gathering information about the BarcoMed Flat Panel Display(s). To access the Barco Display Tab do the following: 1. Open the “Display Properties Control Panel” by right clicking on the desktop, then select “Properties”.
Barco Display Tab Display Properties You may access the Properties page of the currently selected display, which is represented by the monitor icon above with the black frame around it, by either clicking on the “Properties” button or double clicking on the icon. This screen (figure 20 on page 49) shows properties of the currently active display.
BarcoMed Driver Tab BarcoMed Driver Tab Introduction After the BarcoMed Windows display controller driver is installed, a new Display Properties tab is available for configuring special features of the BarcoMed display controller. Languages supported The BarcoMed Driver Tab supports the following languages: English (U.S) (default) Dutch German...
BarcoMed Driver Tab Figure 21: BarcoMed Driver Tab under Windows 2000 and Windows XP Status The Status section displays information about the current BarcoMed display controller, driver, and the currently selected display resolution. Graphics Board This displays the current BarcoMed display controller. Driver Version This displays the current BarcoMed driver version.
BarcoMed Driver Tab Resolution This displays the currently selected display resolution. Monitor Configuration If the options in this section are grayed out, then they are not available for the model controller with which you are working. For the BarcoMed 2MP2CP, the Monitor Configuration pull-down menu allows you to select DualView operation or Cloned Heads operation.
BarcoMed Hardware Tab BarcoMed Hardware Tab Introduction The BarcoMed Hardware Tab is used for gathering information about BarcoMed display controller(s). For all BarcoMed display controller(s) it will display PCI information. For BarcoMed display controller(s) based on the AURA video chipset it will also display information about the Firmware installed on the board.
BarcoMed Hardware Tab Table 1: BarcoMed AURA Non-AURA Hardware Tab Controllers Controllers Support PCI and Firmware BarcoMed 3MP2FH Information BarcoMed 5MP1H PCI Information Only PCI and Firmware BarcoMed 5MP1HM Information BarcoMed 5MP2 PCI Information Only BarcoMed PCI and Firmware 5MP2 AURA Information PCI and Firmware BarcoMed...
BarcoMed Hardware Tab Figure 22 BarcoMed Hardware Tab under Windows 2000 or Windows XP Device Displays the current BarcoMed display controller, driver, and the currently selected display resolution. Information Device ID: Displays the device’s PCI Device ID number. Vendor ID: Displays the device manufacturer’s PCI Vendor ID number.
“Generate Report” Button: Clicking this button will launch the BarcoMed Self Exam utility. BarcoMed Self Exam is an automated Barco Diagnostic Tool that is used to gather the information that support engineers and technicians need to help determine the root cause of a customer problem.
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Customer Diagnostic Questions Screen This screen allows the user to tell the Barco ImageCare team as much as possible about the problem. For the Medical Viewing Applications Running field, enter the medical applications that are currently running on the system with the problem.
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Submitting the Data to Barco Support Once BarcoMed Self Exam has collected the data, the user can submit it to ImageCare, Barco Medical Imaging Systems’ customer support organization by email. To do this you need a system with access to the World Wide Web.
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BarcoMed Hardware Tab 3. Then click on “Support” in the drop down menu. 4. Find the appropriate ImageCare Center for your country and click on the email link. 5. Enter a subject and a brief message describing the problem about which you are requesting help. 6.
Suspend. The user can specify how much time should be spent in each state in the “Amount of Time in each DPMS Power State” section. The Barco DPMS Screen Saver can also be used when no one is logged on. Barco DPMS Screen Saver Options From the “Barco DPMS Screen Saver Control Panel”...
Barco DPMS Screen Saver Save As Saves your current Barco DPMS Screen Saver settings. The name you specify will appear in the Scheme list so you can easily restore these settings later. Delete Deletes the scheme that is selected in the Scheme box.
Maximum Longest Monitor Settings If you have a Barco Medical Display, select “Barco Quick Start.” If a non-Barco display is being used, select the amount of time it takes your display to warm up via the “Monitor Setting” section. Contact your display vendor for this warm-up time.
Use As Logon Screen Saver Check the box to use the Barco DPMS Screen Saver when no one is logged into the system. Uncheck the box to use the default screen saver when no one is logged into the system.
Windows Screen Saver, each user of the system must select the Barco DPMS Screen Saver so that Windows will store the selection in the user’s profile. If a user does not select the Barco DPMS Screen Saver as his screen saver, the next time he logs on to the system the screen saver selection may be blank.
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Barco DPMS Screen Saver Figure 24: Windows XP Screen Saver Tab 2. Click on the “Settings” button. The “Barco DPMS Screen Saver Control Panel” will open (see figure 25 on page 70). Figure 25: Barco DPMS Settings Control Panel...
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“Properties” from the drop down menu; then select the “Screen Saver” tab. 2. Select the “Barco DPMS Screen Saver” in the “Screen Saver” drop down menu if it is not already selected. 3. Click on the “Settings” button. The “Barco DPMS Screen...
Off state. 8. Select the amount of time it takes for your display to warm up. If you have a Barco Medical Display, select “Barco Quick Start”. If you are using a non-Barco display, select the amount of time it takes your display to warm up via the “Monitor Setting”...
DPMS settings on your system. Uninstalling Barco DPMS To remove the Barco DPMS Screen Saver from your system insert the Dicom Theater Software CD in the appropriate device on your computer, run the BarcoMed Product Install Wizard and follow these steps.
MediCal Pro installation MediCal Pro installation Install MediCal Pro on the PC. Follow the instructions from the MediCal Pro User Guide. Important: Do not forget you have to have Administrator privileges to install or uninstall MediCal. During installation, you will have to indicate you are using projectors in your application.
Using MediCal Pro Using MediCal Pro After installation of the hardware and software, you must start MediCal Pro. With MediCal Pro, you can calibrate the display and projector, and start the projector stabilization. Proceed as follows: 1. Start MediCal Pro. If appropriate, you can connect to MediCal Administrator.
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Using MediCal Pro 8. For all the devices in the configuration, define (if necessary) and select a Preset. 9. After selecting the Preset, MediCal Pro starts consistency calibration automatically. Please refer to the MediCal Pro User Guide for more information.
Optical sensor connection Optical sensor connection The optical sensor can be attached to the screen by means of Velcro, attached to the rear of the sensor. The sensor must be connected to the PC through USB. Note: When you plug in the optical sensor to the PC USB bus for the first time, you will be asked to install a driver.
Optical sensor connection Sensor position and screen resolution a) Selected resolution of 1280 x 1024 (1024 x 1280) active image 1280x1024 Figure 29 b) Selected resolution of 1600 x 1200 (1200 x 1600) active image 1600x1200 Figure 30...
Using Dicom Theater software Using Dicom Theater software The Dicom Theater software tool has two purposes: The first goal is to stabilize the projector. In other words, this is to control the projector so that it continually conforms to the target situation as defined in the MediCal Pro preset.
Using Dicom Theater software Stopping and starting stabilization Introduction Stabilization starts automatically after the projector was calibrated from MediCal Pro. The stabilization process can be stopped and restarted explicitly by the user using the Dicom Theater application. However, if the stabilization process terminates automatically, then the user cannot restart it again via the application.
Using Dicom Theater software Restarting stabilization manually To restart the projector stabilization, proceed as follows: 1. Position the cursor over the Dicom Theater sys-tray icon and click the right mouse button (“right-click”). The Dicom Theater menu appears. Figure 33 2. Click Start Stabilizer. The stabilization process will restart.
Controlling the projector Controlling the projector Introduction The projector control provides quick access to some frequently used projector functionality, such as: • Source selection: Allows fast switching between projector inputs. Only inputs that have a valid input (a valid signal present at the input) will be selectable.
Controlling the projector 4. Select the desired input source in the Source selection section. Picture-in-picture selection To switch picture-in-picture layouts, proceed as follows: 1. Position the cursor over the Dicom Theater sys-tray icon and click the right mouse button (“right-click”). The Dicom Theater menu appears.
Controlling the projector Projector control configuration Under the Configuration tab, the user can customize the names of the sources and projectors according to his/her best understanding. To modify the projector control configuration, proceed as follows: 1. Position the cursor over the Dicom Theater sys-tray icon and click the right mouse button (“right-click”).
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Controlling the projector 4. Change the names of the items appearing in the Projector Control view according to your own preferences. The changed names are used in the Dicom Theater application only, not in the projector’s on-screen display.
Consulting projector properties Consulting projector properties With the properties, the user can query the projector for common information. All the properties displayed in this view are also accessible via the "Information" section in the OSD of the projector. To consult the projector properties: 1.
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Consulting projector properties Portrait/Landscape: The projector’s current orientation Front/Rear-Ceiling/ The projector’s current configuration Table: Projector Address: The projector’s internal RS-232 address Lamp Runtime: The number of hours the projector lamp has been operating Projector Runtime: The number of hours the projector has been operating Input Source: The currently selected input source...
Troubleshooting the stabilization process Troubleshooting the stabilization process The projector stabilization has stopped unexpectedly Possible causes: • No communication with projector. The projector may be switched off, removed, or the RS-232 cable may be disconnected at the projector’s or PC’s side. •...
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Windows 2000 display resolution ® Tip: These instructions apply to both Windows 2000 and ® Windows Setting the resolution of your Dicom Theater display In order to set the resolution of your Dicom Theater display you must be logged in using an account with administrator privileges. 1.
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7. Click “Yes” when asked, “Your desktop has been reconfigured. Do you want to keep these settings?” To set the resolution of the second display attached to the BarcoMed display controller you are working with, go back to the “Settings” tab of the “Display Properties Control Panel”. Attach the display by right clicking on the rectangle that represents it and selecting “Attached”.
Driver re-installation, updates or removal Driver re-installation, updates or removal Reinstalling or updating your BarcoMed 2MP2CP driver Note: These instructions apply to Windows 2000 and Windows Important for Windows 2000 or Windows XP users only: If you previously uninstalled the driver, do not allow the Windows Plug and Play software to reinstall the driver for you.
Driver re-installation, updates or removal 3. To update the driver, clear the checkbox next to (figure 38) and click “Install”. Figure 38 4. For Windows 2000 or Windows XP please turn to Step 6 on page 38 in the section titled “Windows 2000 BarcoMed 2MP2CP software installation”...
Driver re-installation, updates or removal Uninstalling the BarcoMed 2MP2CP driver 1. Insert your BarcoMed 2MP2CP Software CD into your computer’s CD drive. If the “BarcoMed Product Installation Wizard” doesn’t start within one minute, browse the contents of your Dicom Theater Software CD and double click on the file: “Setup.exe”...
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Driver re-installation, updates or removal Figure 40 6. Click “Next”. 7. If you installed your driver with DualView enabled, skip to step 8. If you installed your driver with Cloned Heads active, click “Next” to continue. Then click “Finish” to complete the uninstall process.
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Driver re-installation, updates or removal 10. When your system restarts, log in again using an account with administrator priveleges. DualView should now be disabled. 11. The “BarcoMed Product Installation Wizard” should automatically restart. Finish uninstalling the driver by clicking “Next” three times. Then click “Reboot”, “Finish” and “Yes”.
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