Adjusting The Image - Christie Mirage M Series User Manual

• LOCKED
If checked, all of the image settings for this channel are locked. If unchecked (default), all available image
settings can be adjusted as desired. You cannot use Auto Setup with a locked channel.
• PREVIOUS CHANNEL
Select this option to see or change Channel Edit settings for the previous channel in the Channel Setup list.
• NEXT CHANNEL
Select this option to see or change Channel Edit settings for the next channel in the Channel Setup list.
3.5

Adjusting the Image

The most commonly used options for image adjustments are accessed through two menus: Size and Position
(M 1) and Image Settings (M
ENU
menus, you can change settings affecting the image from the current channel by working with the appropriate
slide bars, check boxes and pull-down lists. E
from the Main menu) and accept any changes you may have entered. Settings are saved with the current
channel.
From your presentation, you can access any of the individual options in these menus by pressing M
followed by the appropriate two-digit number representing their location in the menu system. For example,
press M
24 to quickly access the "Color Space" option in the Image Settings menu.
ENU
For certain options, preference may be to use a "direct key" from presentation level to go directly
NOTES: 1)
to a particular option without traveling through the menu system (available for certain display parameters
only). For example, press C
your presentation.
Preferences menu.
OSD then the D
For a good and efficient first step in perfecting the image, press the auto setup button, A
critical display parameters such as size, position, pixel tracking, etc., based on the type of incoming source. An
Auto Setup can save considerable setup time, and you can still adjust the image as described below.
The best auto setup will be obtained under the following conditions:
• Input levels, it is best to have an image with saturated (very Bright) colors.
• Phase, high contrast edges are needed.
To determine active window size:
• Video images should have whites and blacks in the image
• Wide range video images should have content (including white) that extends to all edges of the image.
When AUTO is pressed, the auto setup process shall begin. In some cases for analog video a menu may appear
that presents multiple choices that allows the user to select the format that best suits their source. This
selection helps the auto setup get the correct settings for the tracking and phase controls for analog sources that
contain the same number of active lines, but have a different aspect ratios.
• All digital and decoder option cards, will not present an additional auto setup menu since digital hardware
provides enough information to perform the correct auto setup.
• Analog PC graphics sources (4/5-wire sync) present a list of formats based on the current active lines
detected in the video.
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2), both of which appear in the Main menu. From either of these two
ENU
to access the "contrast" slide bar immediately. Press E
ONTRAST
To hide "direct" slide bars, disable the Display Slide bars check box in the Menu
2)
To hide the entire menu system from view, turn off the on-screen display by pressing
3)
A K
.
OWN RROW EY
will return to the previous menu (or to the presentation, if
XIT
Section 3: Operation
ENU
to return to
XIT
. This optimizes
UTO
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