Communications - Submenu; Serial Options - Submenu - Christie J Series User Manual

Section 3: Operation
• 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.
• Cascading Menus: Enable or disable cascading menus. When disabled, a single menu level will be
displayed on the OSD at a time.

3.9.7 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, 020-100224-XX.

3.9.8 Serial Options - Submenu

• Baud Rate: Determines the speed of communication to and from the projector on the RS-232 or RS-422
links. The maximum rate for the RS-232 is 115200; for RS-422 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
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• Serial Flow Control: Determines whether software flow control or no flow control is used when
transmitting and receiving data on the serial port.
• Projector Address: Enter a three-digit number (such as "001") to assign or change a number to the projector
currently in use. If the current projector already has a number assigned, that number will appear here (for
example "004" in the menu shown below. Numerical identity for projectors enables you to communicate
with a single projector within a multiple-projector application (see also P
If you make a mistake in assigning or changing the projector number, press E
NOTE: When multiple projectors are being used and you want to adjust the color for individual projectors
to create one seamless image, you must assign different numbers for each projector to allow switching back
and forth between projectors while adjustments are being made.
• Network Routing:
NOTE: Not applicable for stand-alone projectors or simple serial networks with only one type of controller
and linking.
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. Serial communication is always eight data bits, no parity.
= Networks do not communicate with one another
= Serial networks are joined, but Ethernet is isolated
= RS-232 and Ethernet are joined but RS-422 is isolated
= Network communications travel all networks
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