Christie M-Series User Manual page 74

Section 3: Operation
• DISPLAY CHANNEL LIST:
Enter a checkmark to see a scrollable channel list whenever you press C
Channels marked with a list icon
option also enables on-screen feedback when using the C
box while switching channels and sources during a presentation clear the checkbox. NOTE: The Channel List
and input dialog box cannot be hidden during use of the menus.
• DISPLAY SLIDE BARS:
Access directly from the presentation level to enable. This option does not affect slide bars in menus.
• DISPLAY ERROR MESSAGES:
Choose how you want to be notified of errors detected in either the incoming signal or projector. Select Screen
or All (default) to see brief on-screen messages. This is recommended during setup or testing of the projector.
Or select "Serial Ports" to receive messages via RS232 or RS422 serial communication only. To hide error
message displays, such as during shows and presentations, select Off or Serial Ports.
• SPLASH SCREEN SETUP:
Choose when to display a special introductory splash screen image, such as your company logo, graphic or
message.
• Always Off – A splash screen never appears
• Start-up Only – The splash screen logo appears at projector start-up only.
• Start-up And No Signal – A splash screen appears at start-up and at any time when there is no signal.
To add your own splash screen in addition to the default "Christie logo" splash screen, use the Web UI to
download the desired bitmap (.bmp) file to the projector. This will overwrite any other user splash screen that
has been downloaded. NOTE: Only one user splash screen can be saved in the projector.
• OSD TRANSPARENCY:
Check this box if you want the OSD menu backgrounds to be transparent.
• MENU TYPE:
Select the Basic or Advanced menu type from this list box. The Advanced menu setting will give the menu
options. The Basic menu setting will give a small number of the most frequently used menu items.
• SPLASH SCREEN:
Choose which splash screen is to be used; the default or user downloaded splash screen.
Communications - Submenu
Defines and controls how single or multiple projectors are linked with each other and with a controlling device.
For detailed information refer to the Serial Command document provided in the Dealer Section of the Christie
Website, PN 020-100224-XX.
SERIAL OPTIONS:
Baud Rate
Determines the speed of communication to and from the projector on the RS232 or RS422 links. The
maximum rate for the RS232 is 115200; for RS422 it is 19200. Set the baud rate to match that of your
controlling device, such as your PC. Refer to the documentation for the controlling device to determine the
baud rate. In an existing network of projectors, if you discover that a projector has a different baud rate, use the
pull-down list and select the correct baud rate using the E
or R
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in the Channel Setup menu will appear here. The Display Channel List
. Serial communication is always eight data bits, no parity.
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key. To hide the channel list and input dialog
HANNEL
key. Do not scroll this control with L
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from your presentation.
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