Clarity WN-5040-720 - Manual

vii Contents 1 Basic Information About Margay … 1 1.1 Accessories For Margay … 21.2 Your Safety and Margay’s Safety … 4 2 Installing … 7 2.1 What You Will Do … 82.2 Installing the VIM (Video Input Module) … 102.3 Installing the Big Picture Key … 122.4 Building the Wall, First Row … 14 2.4.1 Building...

viii 3.2.3 Adjusting to Video Sources … 50 3.3 Color Balancing a Wall of Margays … 523.4 Spreading One Picture Over a Wall … 54 3.4.1 Scaling and Cropping … 563.4.2 Zoom and Position … 583.4.3 Viewport Adjustment … 60 3.5 Saving Your Work & Recalling a Memory … 62 3.5.1 Memory: What Is Saved? An...

1 1 Basic Information About Margay 1.1 Accessories For Margay … 2 1.2 Your Safety and Margay’s Safety … 4

2 1.1 Accessories For Margay Check what you received with the Margays The number in (parentheses) is the quantity you should have for each Margay. 1. Screen Support (1 for each Margay on the bottom row; shipped per order, not per display) 2. Front screws, (2)3. Long side-to-side bolts (1), washers (...

4 1.2 Your Safety and Margay’s Safety The fully assembled display weighs about 68 lbs (30.8 kg). When assembling a wall, you will need two peo-ple to handle the Margay. WARNING The lamp needs very high voltages to start, around 15,000 volts . WARNING The lamp gets very hot. Allow it to cool before r...

7 2 Installing 2.1 What You Will Do … 8 2.2 Installing the VIM (Video Input Module) … 10 2.3 Installing the Big Picture Key … 12 2.4 Building the Wall, First Row … 142.4.1 Building the Wall, Second Row and Up … 16 2.4.2 Building a Banner, Upside Down … 18 2.5 Connections … 202.5.1 Connections, Analo...

8 2.1 What You Will Do The series of steps here give only a basic outline of the installation process. See the specific sections for details (page numbers in parentheses). Installation 1. Unpack the Margays. Leave the screens in their containers. You won’t need the screens for a while. 2. If it was ...

12 2.3 Installing the Big Picture Key Clarity’s Big Picture™ key allows a wall of Margays to spread one picture over the entire wall. The Big Picture key is installed in the field. You can install the Big Picture key without removing the elec-tronics module. 1. Open the door to the electronics modul...

2.4 Building the Wall, First Row 16 2.4.1 Building the Wall, Second Row and Up If the first row is straight and solid, the rest of the rows will be easier. Continuing to build the wall 1. Stack another row of Margays on the first row. As you stack, be careful with the pins that align the rows. 2. As...

17 end of the row has shorter side-to-side bolts to secure just two Margays together. 5. Check straightness of this second row. 6. Continue in this way with the rest of the rows, checking straightness as you go. CAUTION For high walls, over 2 units high, and for all tilted walls, see the safety inst...

2.4 Building the Wall, First Row 18 2.4.2 Building a Banner, Upside Down It is possible to hang a single row of Margays upside down to make a banner. Be sure the ceiling can hold them. Clarity does not provide any special brackets to hang a Margay upside down. There are too many variables to conside...

20 2.5 Connections Margay has four groups of connectors. All inputs are paired with loop-thru outputs (except RS232 In). The inputs are toward the rear of the Margay. Analog and digital connectors Two analog connectors and one digital (DVI) con- nector have their separate loop-thru outputs. The Anal...

2.5 Connections 22 2.5.1 Connections, Analog & Digital Sources The Digital Out connector carries the selected input. All of the source inputs, the picture inputs, have loop-thru output connectors. These loop-thrus are buffered. • Analog 1 and Analog 2 are 15-pin VGA-type con- nectors. Margay wil...

2.5 Connections 24 2.5.2 Connections, Video Sources Video is a option installed in the field. If you did not install the optional Video Input Module (VIM), skip this section. (2.2 “Installing the VIM (Video Input Module)” on page 10) Composite video Connect an NTSC, PAL, or SECAM composite source to...

2.5 Connections 26 2.5.3 Connections, Power AC loop-thru means you won’t need as many mains sockets. Bring in AC power next to the electronics module. The voltage can be 115 (90V – 132V) or 230 (200V – 254V). Loop the AC power out to the next Margay, if you wish, but limit this to four (4) connected...

2.5 Connections 28 2.5.4 Connections, Control: RS232 & RS485 With serial control, you can control a whole wall, several walls, and any single display in them. Connect to the computer Connect the first cube in the wall to the serial out port of a computer or another type of controller, such as a ...

30 2.6 Installing and Removing Screens The Margay screens in a wall are quite close together, so the order in which you remove them from a wall is very important. WARNING Do not install or remove any screen until you have read and understand this section. If screens are installed or removed improper...

31 Screen 1 Screen 2 Screen 3 View from above a row of Margays Top of Margay 1 Top of Margay 2 Top of Margay 3 Screen 1 Screen 2 Screen 3 ouch Pulling a screenfrom the outside edge. DON'T DO THIS! Top of Margay 1 Top of Margay 2 Top of Margay 3 Screen 1 Screen 2 Screen 3 Pull the inside edgeof the c...

2.6 Installing and Removing Screens 32 2.6.1 Installing the Screens Start in the middle of the bottom row and work outward and upward. First 1. Be sure the wall of Margays is straight and the corners are square. Measure the diagonals of the whole wall. If the diagonals are equal, the wall is a perfe...

2.6 Installing and Removing Screens 34 2.6.2 Opening or Removing a Screen Removing a screen from a single Margay standing alone is not a problem. Simply grasp the sides of the screen and pull forward sharply. The spring latches will pop loose. Removing a screen from a Margay in a wall is more exacti...

2.6 Installing and Removing Screens 36 2.6.3 Opening a Screen Temporarily for Work The Margay screen props open for work from the front. 1. Carefully open the screen of the Margay you want to work on. See 2.6.2 “Opening or Removing a Screen” on page 34. 2. Pull the screen all the way out.3. Use the ...

37 3 Aligning and Adjusting 3.1 Adjusting Margay’s Engine: Important Step … 38 3.2 Adjusting Each Margay To Its Source … 423.2.1 Adjusting to Computers, Analog RGB … 44 3.2.1.1 Adjusting Input Levels Manually … 46 3.2.2 Adjusting to Computer Sources, Digital … 48 3.2.3 Adjusting to Video Sources … 5...

38 3.1 Adjusting Margay’s Engine: Important Step The optical engine must be adjusted to aim the picture accurately at the screen. Although the optical engine was perfectly adjusted when the Margay left the factory, vibration along the way may have moved it. CAUTION It is important to check this mech...

41 Alignment Dashes Use the Alignment Dashes pattern to show how many pixels are visible at each edge. Use the Grid pattern to adjust rotation and to align all pat-terns in a wall.

3.2 Adjusting Each Margay To Its Source 42 3.2 Adjusting Each Margay To Its Source The source picture—from computer, video, DVD—is not always perfect in its size or strength; it does not always conform exactly to a standard. Margay has a way to compensate for this. Computer sources vary quite a bit ...

3.2 Adjusting Each Margay To Its Source 44 3.2.1 Adjusting to Computers, Analog RGB 3.2.1 Adjusting to Computers, Analog RGB The best way to adjust levels is the semi-automatic method. Adjusting levels semi-automatically This is quick and easy if you can get a black pic- ture and a white picture fro...

3.2 Adjusting Each Margay To Its Source 46 3.2.1.1 Adjusting Input Levels Manually It is rarely necessary to adjust input levels manually. You can skip this section. Adjusting levels manually 1. Display an all-black picture from the source com- puter. 2. Press LEVEL on the remote. 3. Select M ANUAL ...

50 3.2.3 Adjusting to Video Sources Video adjustments are quite a bit like the controls on a television receiver. Adjusting the picture 1. Select a video source in the Picture menu. When the VIM option is installed (Video Input Module) Margay has availablea. one composite video, b. one S-Video, and ...

52 3.3 Color Balancing a Wall of Margays Color Balancing can be done before or after Input Levels. The object of color balancing is to make the individ-ual units show the same colors. When we see a red car move across a video wall from one display to another, we want it to have the same color for th...

3.4 Spreading One Picture Over a Wall 54 3.4 Spreading One Picture Over a Wall Whether you use Clarity’s Big Picture™ or an external video processor, your goal is to make the picture fit together properly at the edges. When this is done correctly, the viewer does not notice the black lines separatin...

3.4 Spreading One Picture Over a Wall 56 3.4.1 Scaling and Cropping Sometimes the picture does not fit the wall. If the source picture is video from a DVD, the aspect ratio is probably 1.77 (16x9), the same as HDTV. The aspect ratio of a picture is its width divided by its height. 1024 ÷ 768 = 1.33 ...

60 3.4.3 Viewport Adjustment The Viewport menus adjust the image on the DMD™. What is the DMD? DMD stands for Digital Micromirror Device. It is Texas Instrument’s name for their patented chip that produces the pictures in a DLP™ (Digital Light Pro-cessing) system. The DMD chip is about the size of a...

3.5 Saving Your Work & Recalling a Memory 62 3.5 Saving Your Work & Recalling a Memory Some saving is done automatically, but there are big advantages to saving your work manually. There is more information about memories starting on page 78. How automatic save works Whatever changes you mak...

64 3.5.1 Memory: What Is Saved? And Where? Margay’s automatic memories work well, but the best way to save and recall is with the numbered memory slots, because they recall everything. In the Margay some parameters (values) are associ-ated with the mode . The mode is primarily the hori- zontal and v...

65 computer connected to Analog 1. Then later, using the same input connector but a different computer you set up the Margay for a 1600x1200 @ 60Hz. You re-adjust the Black and White Levels, because they are different. Still later you plug in the first computer with its 1024x768 @ 65Hz picture. Imme...

67 4 Operating 4.1 Selecting a Source … 68 4.2 Normal Start Up … 70 4.3 Controlling Margay with Remote … 72 4.4 Controlling Margay with RS232/RS485 … 74 4.5 Asset Tag and Display Status … 76

68 4.1 Selecting a Source The “source” is the picture coming into the Margay. It may be from a computer, a video, or a DVD player. Selecting the source 1. Press MENU on the remote. 2. Select PICTURE and press ENTER . 3. Select SOURCE and press the l EFT ARROW key. 4. Choose the source you want and p...

72 4.3 Controlling Margay with Remote You can control Margay with the remote control or with RS232 commands. Remote control The remote control projects a series of IR (infra- red) pulses to the Margay for control. Aim the remote control at the screen and press MENU . The main menu should be visible,...

74 4.4 Controlling Margay with RS232/RS485 Connect the RS232 In to the computer. Loop thru with RS485. Remote control with serial commands is a good way to control a wall while it is operating. It’s also an easy way to control Margays in a wall during initial setup using one of the Clarity utility p...

76 4.5 Asset Tag and Display Status The Asset Tag feature allows you to identify each Margay by its serial number or in other ways. To see the current Asset Tag, press MONITOR . The Asset Tag is initially blank. You can write in any short text message using RS232 commands. See the Margay RS232 Guide...

77 5 Troubleshooting 5.1 Troubleshooting Tips … 78 5.2 Reading the On Screen Code … 80 5.3 Reading the LEDs … 82

78 5.1 Troubleshooting Tips Margay has several troubleshooting aids. On Screen codes The On Screen code is a series of red and amber lights that can flash on the screen to tell you what is wrong. These flashing lights are particularly helpful when the lamp won’t light. See 5.2 “Reading the On Screen...

80 5.2 Reading the On Screen Code Red and amber lights flashing on the screen can tell you what is wrong. Turning on the On Screen code With the remote control, press MONITOR . You should see the red or amber lights flashing on the screen. This also opens the Display Status menu, but of course, you ...

81 Margay On-Screen Codes Condition Priority Each block represents 0.2 seconds Starts with Red La mp is off Door open 1 R R R R Se e F ootnote 1 Power Supply Fan failed 2 R Amber R DLP™ Fan failed 3 R Amber R 350V failed 4 R R Amber Optical Engine failed 5 R R Amber R Lamp failed 6 R R R Lamp off (w...

82 5.3 Reading the LEDs The LEDs on the electronics module can give you more detailed information about the Margay’s state. To see LEDs The LEDs are on the electronics module. From the rear, you can see them easily, that is, if there aren’t too many cables in the way. From the front, open the screen...

83 LEDs in Margay When the LED is… LED Name Off Green Amber Red Ready Lamp is on (or no power) Source Source absent Valid source present Source absent or not valid Lamp Lamp off Lamp on Lamp striking Lamp failed Fan Fan off Fan is running Fan failed recently, but is now running Fan failedLamp disabl...

85 6 Maintenance for Margay 6.1 Changing a Lamp … 86 6.2 Changing the Air Filter … 88 6.3 Cleaning the Screen and Mirrors … 90

86 6.1 Changing a Lamp You can change the lamp from the front or the rear. When should I change the lamp? Change the lamp when it fails. Lamp life is the median life of a large sample of lamps. Median means middle . It is not what most people think of as aver- age . Suppose the specification for lam...

87 6. Loosen the lamp screw to the right rear of the lamp. 7. When the screw is loose, move the lamp to the rear about 3/8" (10 mm), then to the left, and lift it out, still connected. 8. Disconnect the lamp cable. Removing the lamp from the rear 1. Turn off the AC power switch and remove the po...

88 6.2 Changing the Air Filter Clean, cool air is essential for proper Margay operation. When should I change the air filter? When it gets dirty, change it. Unfortunately, there is no absolute rule about when to change an air filter. For some installations the environment has clean, dust-free air, s...

89 Removing the air filter from the rear 1. Turn off the AC power switch and remove the power cord 2. Remove the rear panel (6 ¼-turn screws). 3. Push open the electronics module door.4. Reach around through this door and loosen the light shield screw. 5. Push the light shield up until it latches ou...

90 6.3 Cleaning the Screen and Mirrors Dirt is everywhere, and unless the displays you ser-vice are in a super-clean room, from time to time you will have to clean the screens, mirrors and lens of Clarity Visual displays. • What cleaning product should I use?• How should I use them?• How often shoul...

91 7 Reference Section 7.1 Menu Trees … 92 Picture … 92 Picture: Source Select … 93 Input Levels: Analog Sources … 94 Input Levels: Digital Sources … 95 Input Levels: Video Sources … 96 Size & Position … 97 Size & Position … 98 Aspect Ratio & Wall … 99 Memory … 100 Memory: Recall … 101 M...

92 7.1 Menu Trees Picture The Picture menu has different items depending on the current source type. You cannot adjust Fre-quency in Digital pictures, so that item is not in the Picture menu when the selected source is Digital. You cannot adjust Horizontal Fre-quency in Analog, because that is deter...

93 Picture: Source Select Press the LEFT ARROW to open the Source choice menu. To select a source manually, highlight Source, press LEFT ARROW key, select the source you want, press ENTER .

94 Input Levels: Analog Sources Press LEVEL to open the Manual Levels menu directly. For digital, see “Input Levels: Digital Sources” on page 95. For video, see “Input Levels: Video Sources” on page 96.

95 Input Levels: Digital Sources Press LEVEL to open the Manual Levels menu directly. For analog, see “Input Levels: Analog Sources” on page 94. For video, see “Input Levels: Video Sources” on page 96.

96 Input Levels: Video Sources Press LEVEL to open the Manual Levels menu directly. For analog, see “Input Levels: Analog Sources” on page 94. For digital, see “Input Levels: Digital Sources” on page 95.

100 Memory See “Memory: Recall” on page 101. The Delete menu looks like the Recall menu. It is not necessary to delete a memory slot before saving something new. See “Memory: Save” on page 102.

103 Diagnostics: Display Status The Optical Engine SN is read from the optical engine. The Aspect Tag is a text line you can enter using the appropriate RS232 string command. (Find the Margay RS232 Guide on the Clarity Visual Systems website.)

108 Advanced Options: Color Balance For a complete description of color balanc-ing, see “Color Balancing a Wall of Mar-gays” on page 52. Color Temperature sets the color tempera- ture to one of four fixed values (3200K, 5500K, 6500K, 8500K) or to Custom . The fixed temperatures have preset values fo...

109 Advanced Options: Miscellaneous Options Beeper makes the Margay make a chirping sound each time a remote button is pressed (and received by the Margay). The display always triple-beeps when a button is pressed that tells the Margay to do something it can’t do, such as turn on the lamps when they...

110 Advanced Options: Lamp Settings Auto Lamp On makes the lamp turn soon after AC power is applied. The Margay must always go through its initialization and sometimes wait for the lamp to cool. Lamp Saver causes the lamp to turn off if there is no source for the specified period of time. When a val...

111 Advanced Options: Serial Port Settings Group ID and Unit ID combine to make the two-character ID for the display. These must be different for each display is a serial RS232 / RS485 control string. The range of each is 0-9 and A-Z. ASCII Response Type and ASCII Response Terminator are explained i...

112 Advanced Options: Auto Setup Options The checked events occur when • the input changes, say from XGA to UXGA• a new source is selected• you press the SOURCE button. Retry on lost signal , when checked, means the Margay will look for a valid picture on the other connectors whenever sync on the cu...

113 Advanced Options: Engine Alignment See “Adjusting Margay’s Engine: Important Step” on page 38 for a complete explanation of these controls.

114 Advanced Options: Menu Options H and V Position move the location of the menus on the screen. Menu Timeout sets how long menus will remain on the screen before disappearing on their own. The choices are 5, 15, and 60 seconds, and Never Time Out, which keeps the menu on indefinitely.

115 Program Information The middle section shows the native resolution of the Margay and the Revision number of the firmware.

116 7.2 Remote Control Buttons The function of each remote control button are shown on the next several pages. Turns the lamps on and off.

124 7.4 Connector Diagrams These are connector diagrams with pin designations. All connectors on these pages are shown looking at them from the outside, not from the solder side. These diagrams look at the outside of the connec- tor, as the cable sees it, not the wiring side. RS232 adapter The cable...

126 7.5 Glossary of Terms Term Meaning aspect ratio The ratio of the width to the height of a picture, often expressed as 4-by-3, 4:3, 4u×3, or 1.33:1 (the aspect ratio of standard television pictures). 16-by-9 (1.77:1) is the aspect ratio for high-definition TV. ballast The electronics part (module...

130 7.6 Specifications for Margay Mechanical Specification Maximum Minimum Typical Notes Outside dimensions Width 43.6" 1107.4 mm Height 32.5" 825.5 mm Depth 17.5" 444.5 mm Weight 68 lbs 30.8 kg Shipping weight ~85-90 lbs ~38-41 kg Stacking Horizontal unlimited Vertical 4 >10 with sup...

134 7.7 Regulatory Certifications Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer's Name: Clarity Visual Systems Manufacturer's Address: 27350 SW 95th Avenue, Suite 3038Wilsonville, OR 97070-7708 declares that the products Model Numbers: WN-5040-720 (DLP™ projector) Product Options: All conforms to the follo...

135 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U W V X Y Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U W V X Y Z Index Numbers 4×3 aspect ratio, definition of , 126 9-pin to RJ45 adapter , 28 A about menu (program information) , 115 AC power requirements , 131 AC connections , 26 AC loop-thru , 26 access...