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Barco TF-10 Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 Fixed TF-10 display Installation Manual R59770682/02 23/11/2011...
  • Page 2 Barco nv Media Noordlaan 5, B-8520 Kuurne Phone: +32 56.36.82.11 Fax: +32 56.36.83.86 Support: www.barco.com/esupport Visit us at the web: www.barco.com Printed in Belgium...
  • Page 3 The period of guarantee begins on the date of transfer of risks, in the case of special systems and software on the date of commissioning, at latest 30 days after the transfer of risks. In the event of justified notice of complaint, Barco can repair the fault or provide a replacement at its own discretion within an appropriate period.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    3. Components of a fixed TF-10 display..............
  • Page 6 Table of contents R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...

  • Page 7: Safety

    Read this chapter attentively. It contains important information to prevent personal injury while installing your TF-10 display. Further- more, it includes several cautions to prevent damage to the TF-10 tile. Ensure that you understand and follow all safety guidelines, safety instructions and warnings mentioned in this chapter before installing the TF-10 display. After this chapter, additional “warn- ings”...

  • Page 8: Safety Guidelines

    Structural & mounting components should be kept dry, clean, lubricated (only if recommended), coated properly, and otherwise maintained in a manner consistent with part design. Barco products must be used in a manner consistent with their design and inspected on a routine basis for security, wear, deformation, corrosion and any other circumstances that may affect the load handling capability of the part.

  • Page 9: Important Safety Instructions

    • Use only with systems or peripherals specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. Use caution during lifting/moving or transporting to avoid damage by possible tipping. R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...

  • Page 10: Important Warnings

    6 should be protected by a circuit breaker or fuses rated 16 A / 250 VAC (15 A / 250 VAC in the USA and Canada). Note that one TF-10 tile requires 200-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, 1.98 amps at 230 VAC.

  • Page 11: Proper Usage

    • TF-10 tiles are not to be exposed to any element or situation that will cause any part of the display to heat beyond what occurs during normal operation. Such situations include but are not limited to lasers, ultrasonic vibration, or any type of substance that prevents proper ventilation and heat radiation of the TF-10 tiles.
  • Page 12 1. Safety R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...

  • Page 13: Installation Requirements

    2. Installation requirements 2. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS About this chapter This chapter enumerates the mechanical requirements for the support structure, the electrical requirements to power up the TF-10 display and the system requirements to run the control software efficiently. Overview •...

  • Page 14: Mechanical Requirements

    Environmental conditions : Humidity, wind, temperatures, rain, etc. Location : Outdoor, altitude, etc. Ground stability Front clearances : For optimal impact ensure that there is sufficient free area in front of the TF-10 display and respect the maximum viewing distance. Local regulations regarding such installations...

  • Page 15: Electrical Requirements

    One TF-10 tile requires 200-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, 1.98 amps at 230 VAC. Each TF-10 tile has a power loop through connector. However, MAXIMUM 6 TF-10 tiles may be connected in parallel. So, one power source cable has to be provided per 6 tiles. Every power source cable should be protected by a circuit breaker or fuses rated 16 A / 250 VAC (15 A / 250 VAC in the USA and Canada).

  • Page 16: Before You Begin

    PC Pentium IV or equivalent, 2.4 GHz 1 Gb RAM 300 Mb hard disk free space SXGA resolution (1280 x 1024) with 32 Mb video memory Serial communication port Ethernet connection • Software Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista or Windows 7 R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...

  • Page 17: Components Of A Fixed Tf-10 Display

    About this chapter This chapter describes the typical components and accessories, used in a fixed TF-10 LED-wall, more in detail. For other, common used components in Barco LED displays like power boxes, digitizer, fiberlink, compact link and control software, we refer to the manual of these components for more information about use and installation.

  • Page 18: Tile

    A unique video processing feature enables the creation of a visual resolution quasi double the physical resolution defined by the cluster of LED’s spread on the surface of the display. The TF-10 tile front is an IP65 rating rugged module and the back is an IP54 rating ruggedness.
  • Page 19 3. Components of a fixed TF-10 display Image 3-3 Package of 4 tiles One TF-10 tile + package : 50 kg 4 TF-10 tiles + package 155 kg R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...
  • Page 20 Power cables used between TF-10 tiles To meet the demands of each TF-10 application Barco offers several lengths of power cables to link power from tile to tile. Note that the power output port of the last tile in the power chain has to be sealed with a dummy power plug.
  • Page 21 3. Components of a fixed TF-10 display Image 3-7 Image 3-8 R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...

  • Page 22: Video Processor

    3. Components of a fixed TF-10 display Video Processor General The Video processor (image processing, conversion and conditioning) all source signals for digital distribution to every tile. The video process can be accessed directly or via the control software (e.g. Director toolset, RMS). This software is designed as a user interface to be used in conjunction with the Video processes and display.
  • Page 23 D320L/Lite The D320L/Lite is a video processing device, designed to drive as well Barco LED walls as large screen projectors, monitors, plasma screens, ... etc. The D320L/Lite is capable of handling all standard output formats like SVGA, XGA, SXGA and UXGA on an analog RGBHV and digital DVI output as well as SDI and HD-SDI sources.
  • Page 24 The DMP-100 is a video processing device, designed to drive exclusively Barco LED walls for digital signage implication. The DMP-100 is a powerful DVI signal processor that accepts a wide range of DVI input modes and processes them to drive Barco LED walls.

  • Page 25: Power Boxes

    General To ensure safe and reliable operation of the TF-10 display a suitable system for AC power distribution must be used. Though 3 party solutions may be used, several sizes and types of power distributions are available from Barco. For smaller system the “Mono Phase Power Box”...

  • Page 26: Fiberlink System

    If the distance between the digitizer and the LED-wall exceeds 5 meters, a fiber optic connection must be used to ensure signal integrity and system reliability. Barco offers two complete system solutions including transmitter, fiber and receiver. The choice of system depends on the length of cable required.

  • Page 27: Compact Link

    If the distance between the digitizer and the LED-wall or between two LED-wall exceeds 5 meters but not exceeds 50 meters, a fiber optic connection must be used to ensure signal integrity and system reliability. Barco offers complete system solutions including transmitter, fiber and receiver.

  • Page 28: Cat-Link

    If the distance between the digitizer and the LED-wall or between two LED-wall exceeds 5 meters but not exceeds 50 meters, we can choose the CAT-Link, The CAT-Link is exclusively designed for Barco Digitizers and LEDwalls and can thus not be used on any other equipment.

  • Page 29: Control Software

    Remote management software (RMS) The RMS-1 software is designed to configure, manage, and monitor Barco digital signage LED display systems. It supports D320L/Lite, DMP-100 and DX-700 video processors as well as TF-10 LED tiles. The RMS software also has a dedicated user interface which can be installed on any windows based PC for remote accessing the LED display system.
  • Page 30 3. Components of a fixed TF-10 display R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...

  • Page 31: Physical Installation

    4. PHYSICAL INSTALLATION About this chapter The setup process below describes roughly the installation stages to follow to install a fixed TF-10 display. Several stages refer to one or more detailed and illustrated procedures which are also described in this chapter.

  • Page 32: Installation Of The Support Structure

    Calibration tools for the TF-10 mounting plates. Barco provides mounting plates for the TF-10 tiles which has to be attached to the support structure. To align the mounting plates correctly, the use of calibration tools is recommended. Barco provides this calibration tool to align the mounting plates in a vertical direction and horizontal direction.
  • Page 33 4. Physical installation Calibration tool for alignment of the TF-10 mounting plates. Mounting example: Image 4-2 Horizontal and vertical alignment of TF-10 mounting plates. R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...
  • Page 34 4. Physical installation Example of a structure, dimensions 630 mm 816 mm 816 mm 1362 mm 1362 mm Image 4-3 Structure dimensions R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...

  • Page 35: Mounting The Tf-10 Tile

    Four M10 nuts per tile for fixation (DIN6926 prevailing torque type hexagon flange nut - steel zinc plated : B363915). How to mount a TF-10 tile ? 1. Bring the TF-10 tile in front of its final position in the LED-wall. Ensure the tile is in the right position, so with the lifting hooks on top.
  • Page 36 Power connections 2. Check if each stud rod of the TF-10 tile contains a hexagon nut (M10) fully turned on the stud rod. If not, provide one. 3. Guide the stud rods of the TF-10 tile through the corresponding holes of the mounting plates attached to the support structure.
  • Page 37 First tile is placed in the middle of the bottom row with the stud rods in the middle of the corresponding slot. Image 4-8 Place the TF-10 tiles beside one another from the middle of the row to the sides. R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...
  • Page 38 4. Physical installation Image 4-9 Build the TF-10 Display row by row from bottom to top. Image 4-10 Start mounting the next row. R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...
  • Page 39 4. Physical installation Image 4-11 Place the TF-10 tiles beside one another from the middle of the row to the sides. Image 4-12 Complete TF-10 Display. R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...
  • Page 40 4. Physical installation R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...

  • Page 41: Cabling Of An Tf-10 Display

    Outdoor plugs and sockets for TF-10 tiles Barco uses special designed outdoor sockets for power and data connections from tile to tile and to other peripherals. These rugged sockets are watertight (IP65) when used with the appropriate plugs and sealing rings. Each socket is equipped with a plug holder clamp which, when locked, ensures the plug is completely pressed into the socket.

  • Page 42: Power Cabling Of A Tf-10 Display

    Barco provides several types of power boxes. Depending on the size of the TF-10 display you can choose to use the mono phase power box or the custom made power box. The type of power box does not influence the power cabling of the TF-10 display. See installation manual of the concerned power box for installation instructions.
  • Page 43 5. Cabling of an TF-10 display Image 5-2 Power box. Multi power cable. Spider connector. Power linking cable. Dummy power plug. R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...

  • Page 44: Data Cabling Of A Tf-10 Display

    Example of data cabling of a TF-10 display The example below shows the data cabling, seen from the rear, of a TF-10 display of four tiles width and four tiles high. The data path is realized in a horizontal direction and starts in the lower left corner (seen from the rear). Note that an AEC is included in the data path.
  • Page 45 5. Cabling of an TF-10 display 4000 IN IN MENU KEYS Visibly yours INPUTS TEST SETUP 1024x768@59.94 INPUT SD/HD LOGO OUT: Freerun PAN & Wall: Enabled ZOOM ADJUST LED-PRO Image 5-3 Data link cable. Dummy plug. R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...
  • Page 46 5. Cabling of an TF-10 display R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...

  • Page 47: Maintenance

    6. Maintenance 6. MAINTENANCE About this chapter This chapter contains maintenance information about the TF-10 tile, which can be performed by the persons who do the installation. Overview • Cleaning TF-10 tiles • Color calibration R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...

  • Page 48: Cleaning Tf-10 Tiles

    Why clean TF-10 tiles ? Due to outdoor use the TF-10 tiles are exposed to all kinds of weather conditions. Sand, dust, smog and other dirt adhere on the TF-10 tiles and because of that the performance of the TF-10 tiles is reduced. That’s why cleaning the TF-10 tiles is recommended at regular intervals.
  • Page 49 5. Equally spray water over the whole surface of the TF-10 display. Warning: Do not constantly spray on the same spot of the TF-10 display.Use big movements to go over the same spot several times. 6. Repeat from step two until the tile is clean.

  • Page 50: Color Calibration

    6. Maintenance Color calibration Color calibration of the TF-10 display To achieve color uniformity among all tiles of the same display the tiles have to be color calibrated. Refer to the user guide of the Director toolset for more info about color calibration and calibration instructions.

  • Page 51: Specifications

    7. Specifications 7. SPECIFICATIONS About this chapter This chapter contains a drawing with the dimensions of a TF-10 tile and a specification table for this type. Overview • TF-10 specifications • Dimensions of a TF-10 tile • Dimensions of the TF-10 packages...

  • Page 52: Specifications

    108W (per tile, average) 457W (per tile, max) Processing 16 bit/color Serviceability Front and back Tile dimensions Width: 816mm Height: 734.4mm Depth: 231mm Vert. viewing angle 0/-35° (@50% brightness) Weight / Tile 31 kg (68.4 lbs) R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...

  • Page 53: Dimensions Of A Tf-10 Tile

    7. Specifications Dimensions of a TF-10 tile Dimensions TF-10 tile 231.1 mm 225 mm 816 mm 192.6 mm 440 mm 630 mm Image 7-1 R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...

  • Page 54: Dimensions Of The Tf-10 Packages

    7. Specifications Dimensions of the TF-10 packages One tile package 952 mm Image 7-2 R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...
  • Page 55 7. Specifications Four tiles package 1134 mm Image 7-3 R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...
  • Page 56 7. Specifications R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...

  • Page 57: Order Info

    8. Order info 8. ORDER INFO About this chapter This chapter gives an overview of different components of TF-10 display which can be ordered separately. Overview • Overview list R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...

  • Page 58: Spare Parts

    8. Order info Overview list Display modules Order number Description R9004855B1 Box kit 1 TF-10 tile R9004855B4 Box kit 4 TF-10 tiles Mechanics Order number Description R9870101 Mounting plate (big format) R9870100 Mounting plate (small format) R9870102 Calibration plate TF-10 structure...

  • Page 59: Environmental Information

    9. Environmental information 9. ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Overview • Disposal information • Rohs compliance R59770682 FIXED TF-10 DISPLAY 23/11/2011...

  • Page 60: Disposal Information

    For more information about recycling of this product, please contact your local city office or your municipal waste disposal service. For details, please visit the Barco website at: http://www.barco.com/en/AboutBarco/weee...

  • Page 61: Rohs Compliance

    According to the “China Administration on Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products” (Also called RoHS of Chinese Mainland), the table below lists the names and contents of toxic and/or hazardous substances that Barco’s product may contain. The RoHS of Chinese Mainland is included in the MCV standard of the Ministry of Information Industry of China, in the section “Limit Requirements of toxic substances in Electronic Information Products”.
  • Page 62 Pollution Control Labeling Standard” of Chinese Mainland, marked with the Environmental Friendly Use Period (EFUP) logo. The number inside the EFUP logo that Barco uses (please refer to the photo) is based on the “Standard of Electronic Information Products Environmental Friendly Use Period” of Chinese Mainland.

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