2: Installation And Setup; Pre-Installation Considerations; Screen Size And Type - Christie RPMX-D132U User Manual

2 Installation and Setup
Use this section to install and setup your projector. Complete these steps:
Step 1 – Unpack the projector.
Step 2 – Select and modify the projector's configuration according to the intended application: lens-vertical
(90 degree) or lens-horizontal (0 degree) projection.
Step 3 – Calculate throw distance if necessary. Position and mount the projector.
Step 4 – Connect sources.
Step 5 – Turn the projector on.
Step 6 – Adjust projection lens to improve image focus.
Step 7 – Adjust image geometry using the 6-axis adjuster.
Step 8 – Adjust software to optimize image on a single screen, or multiple screens.
NOTES: 1) The illustrations used in this manual are graphical representations only and may not depict your
projector model exactly.
2) If you are installing your projector in a TotalVIEW™ 50" or 67" cube enclosure, refer to the separate
installation guide provided (020-100248-XX).
2.1

Pre-Installation Considerations

Whether installing your projector permanently or temporarily take the following into account to get the best
possible performance from your projector. When designing a projection room consider:
• are you operating single or multiple units
• the room size
• lighting and audience seating
• distance the audience is sitting from the display
• from which angle the display is viewed
These are important when deciding where to place the display, or what type and size of screen to use.

2.1.1 Screen Size and Type

Choose an appropriate screen size for your lens and application. If the projector is displaying text information,
the image size must be large enough to allow the audience to view all text clearly. The eye-to-text distance
should be less than 150 times the height of the letter. Small text located too far from the eye will be illegible at
a distance no matter how sharply and clearly it is displayed.
To fill a screen with an image, the aspect ratio (expressed as the ratio of its width to its height) of the screen
must be equal to the aspect ratio of the image. Screens with an aspect ratio of 4:3 are recommended for use
with these projectors.
Diffused and optical screens are best suited for rear screen installations. A diffused screen has a surface which
spreads the light striking it. Purely diffused screens have a gain of less than 1. Optical screens take light from
the projector and redirect it to increase the light intensity at the front of the screen.
RPMX/RPMSP-D132U & RPMSP-D180U User Manual
020-100245-03 Rev. 1 (11-2010)
2-1