Barco R59770183-00 User Manual

Projector Toolset

Refere nce guid e

For SLM

R59770183/00 15/07/2009

Barco nv Media & Entertainment Division Noordlaan 5, B-8520 Kuurne Phone: +32 56.36.89.70 Fax: +32 56.36.883.86 E-mail: sales.events@barco.com Visit us at the web: www.barco.com

PrintedinBelgium

Changes

Barco provides this manual ’as is’ without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties or merchantability and ﬁtness for a particular purpose. Barco may make improvements and/or changes to the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this publication at any time without notice.

This publication could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information in this publication; these changes are incorporated in new editions of this publication.

All rights reserved. No part of this document may be copied, reproduced or translated. It shall not otherw be recorded, transmitted or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of Barco.

ise

Trademarks

Brand and product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks, registered trademarks or copyrights of their respective holders. All brand and product names mentioned in this manual serve as comments or examples and are not to be understood as advertising for the products or their manufacturers.

Table of contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Basic concepts .....................................................................................5

1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 5

1.2 About a Conﬁguration ......................................................................................... 5

1.3 About a Snapshot ..............................................................................................5

1.4 About storing Conﬁgurations and Snapshots ............................................................... 5

2. Installation ...........................................................................................7

2.1 General requirements ......................................................................................... 7

2.2 Free download of Projector Toolset .......................................................................... 8

2.3 Projector Toolset installation.................................................................................. 8

2.4 Starting up.....................................................................................................10

2.5 Manual installation of a device plug-in......................................................................13

2.6 Uninstall Projector Toolset ...................................................................................15

2.7 About this manual.............................................................................................15

3. Menus ............................................................................................... 17

3.1 General.........................................................................................................17

3.2 Menu and button bar..........................................................................................17

3.3 Main window...................................................................................................18

3.4 Short cut keys .................................................................................................19

3.5 Workspace Explorer ..........................................................................................19

3.6 How to adjust a setting .......................................................................................20

3.7 About Projector Toolset.......................................................................................20

3.8 Snapshot management.......................................................................................24

3.8.1 About snapshots.........................................................................................24

3.8.2 Managing snapshots....................................................................................25

3.8.3 Take a snapshot .........................................................................................26

3.8.4 Apply a snapshot........................................................................................28

3.8.5 Delete a snapshot.......................................................................................29

3.8.6 Add shot cut key to a snapshot ........................................................................30

3.8.7 Remove shot cut key association......................................................................31

4. Preferences ........................................................................................ 33

4.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................33

4.2 Start up the preferences......................................................................................33

4.3 Access level ...................................................................................................34

4.4 Software Appearance.........................................................................................35

4.5 Bug report setup ..............................................................................................38

4.6 Logging.........................................................................................................39

4.7 Workspace selection..........................................................................................40

5. Conﬁgurator ....................................................................................... 43

5.1 Introduction ....................................................................................................43

5.2 Conﬁgurator window..........................................................................................43

5.3 Create a new conﬁguration ..................................................................................43

5.4 Add projector to a conﬁguration .............................................................................44

5.4.1 Add projector.............................................................................................44

5.4.2 General properties ......................................................................................46

5.4.3 Connection setup........................................................................................46

5.4.3.1 Set up a serial connection ........................................................................47

5.4.3.2 Set up a Ethernet connection.....................................................................49

5.4.4 Decorator setup..........................................................................................53

5.5 Reconnect a projector ........................................................................................55

5.6 Move projector toa group....................................................................................57

5.7 Edit projectorproperties......................................................................................58

5.8 Conﬁguration preview ........................................................................................59

5.9 Conﬁguration properties......................................................................................59

5.10 Conﬁguration properties, new group........................................................................60

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

Table of contents

5.11 Preview layout properties ....................................................................................61

5.11.1 Background color........................................................................................61

5.11.2 Background image ......................................................................................63

5.11.3 Rearrange pictographs in preview pane..............................................................65

5.12 Multiple projector selection...................................................................................65

6. Conﬁgurator, General projector settings ................................................... 67

6.1 Start up.........................................................................................................67

6.2 Control interface...............................................................................................68

6.3 Basic controls,Lamp ON/OFF...............................................................................68

6.4 Basic controls,pausesetting ................................................................................69

6.5 Basic control, Text ON/OFF..................................................................................70

6.6 Test pattern short cuts........................................................................................70

6.7 Advanced controls ............................................................................................71

6.7.1 Source switching ........................................................................................71

6.7.2 Minimum delay...........................................................................................72

6.8 Maintenance...................................................................................................73

6.8.1 Restore factory defaults ................................................................................73

7. Conﬁgurator, Projector alignment settings ................................................ 75

7.1 Lens control....................................................................................................75

7.1.1 Lens shift.................................................................................................75

7.1.2 Lens zoom ...............................................................................................75

7.1.3 Lens focus................................................................................................76

7.2 Alignment pattern .............................................................................................76

7.3 Gamma adjustment...........................................................................................77

7.4 Horizontal keystone correction ..............................................................................78

7.5 Blanking adjustment ..........................................................................................79

7.6 ScenergiX......................................................................................................80

7.6.1 Introduction...............................................................................................80

7.6.2 Preparations .............................................................................................81

7.6.3 ScenergiX activation ....................................................................................81

7.6.4 ScenergiX overlap zone (horizontal ScenergiX) .....................................................82

7.6.5 ScenergiX overlap zone (vertical ScenergiX) ........................................................83

7.6.6 ScenergiX size adjustment (white level adjustment) ................................................84

7.6.7 Adjusting the black levelof the images ...............................................................86

8. Conﬁgurator, Projector adjustment settings .............................................. 89

8.1 Window and source selection................................................................................89

8.2 Conﬁguring an input slot .....................................................................................89

8.3 Input ﬁles.......................................................................................................91

8.3.1 Introduction...............................................................................................91

8.3.2 Loading a ﬁtting input ﬁle ...............................................................................91

8.3.3 Load a ﬁle from all ﬁles .................................................................................93

8.3.4 Edit Input settings .......................................................................................94

8.3.5 Save changes on an input ﬁle..........................................................................95

8.3.6 Rename the current input ﬁle ..........................................................................96

8.3.7 Deleting an input ﬁle ....................................................................................98

8.3.8 Aspect ratio for selected input ....................................................................... 100

8.3.9 Input balance .......................................................................................... 102

8.3.9.1 Introduction to Input Balance................................................................... 102

8.3.9.2 Adjusting the input balance ..................................................................... 104

8.4 Image settings............................................................................................... 105

8.5 Layout settings.............................................................................................. 106

8.5.1 Re-size a layout window.............................................................................. 107

8.5.2 Move a layout window ................................................................................ 108

8.5.3 Aspect ratiooutput window........................................................................... 108

8.5.4 Set input window to full size...........................................................................110

8.5.5 Edit window texture ....................................................................................111

8.5.5.1 Start up ............................................................................................111

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

Table of contents

8.5.5.2 Color ﬁll............................................................................................112

8.5.5.3 Picture .............................................................................................114

9. Conﬁgurator, Installation settings ..........................................................117

9.1 Image orientation.............................................................................................117

9.2 Lamp settings.................................................................................................117

10.Conﬁgurator, Communication settings ...................................................119

10.1 Network settings .............................................................................................119

10.1.1 Ethernet Connection...................................................................................119

10.1.2 Assign an Ethernet address via DHCP .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 120

10.1.3 Manually assign an Ethernet address............................................................... 120

10.2 Serial network address..................................................................................... 122

11.Updater ............................................................................................123

11.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 123

11.2 Version info .................................................................................................. 123

12.Diagnostics ......................................................................................125

12.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 125

12.2 Projector diagnostics ....................................................................................... 126

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

Table of contents

4 R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

1. Basic concepts

1. BASIC CONCEPTS

Overview

• Introduction

• About a Conﬁguration

• About a Snapshot

• About storing Conﬁgurations and Snapshots

1.1 Introduction

Overview

Projector Toolset is a software tool to set up, conﬁgure, manage and control Barco projectors.

The concept of this Projector Toolset software is modular. The basic package can be extended with several optional device plug-in modules, now and in the future available.

The Projector Toolset software works with conﬁgurations that can be loaded. Within a conﬁguration, different snapshots can be taken. A snapshot represents a current state of a conﬁguration and can be reloaded to return to this typical state. These terms will be used through the complete software.

Projector Toolset is a stand-alone application that runs on a Java Virtual Machine and that does not require extraservicestorun.

Several conﬁgurations can be controlled simultaneously. Even when the conﬁgurations are connected via different ways.

1.2 About a Conﬁguration

What is a Conﬁguration?

A Conﬁguration is a collection of projectors with all their current settings, connected to a computer. A conﬁguration can contain different settings, called snapshots, for all the projectors in the conﬁguration.

1.3 About a Snapshot

What is a Snapshot?

A Snapshot is collection of settings of a conﬁguration. Such a snapshot represents the current state of a conﬁguration.

A snapshot can contain all settings or speciﬁc settings as input settings, lamp settings, layout settings or projector settings. When restoring a snapshot, only the stored settings will be restored. The others remain on their current value.

1.4 About storing Conﬁgurations and Snapshots

Overview

All information is stored by default in the install directory of Projector Toolset in the subdirectory Workspace.

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

1. Basic concepts

Conﬁgurations are directly under the subdirectory Workspace and have the extension .conﬁg. Snapshots are stored in a subdirectory of Workspace, called Snapshots.Theﬁles have the extension .snapshot .

This structure makes it possible to zip the workspace and send it the another computer for further use.

Tomakeabackupofallyourconﬁgurations and snapshots, just make a copy of Workspace with all its content.

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

2. INSTALLATION

Overview

• General requirements

• Free download of Projector Toolset

• Projector Toolset installation

•Startingup

• Manual installation of a device plug-in

• Uninstall Projector Toolset

• About this manual

2.1 General requirements

Before you begin

It assumes you are familiar with the Windows operating system at your site.

2. Installation

System requirements for Microsoft Windows

Minimum hardware speciﬁcations :

• PC Pentium III or equivalent, 1 GHz

•512MBRAM

• Free hard disk space: 80 MB

• XGA resolution (1024 x 768)

• Serial communication port and/or Ethernet connection

Software

• Windows 2000, Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional (recommended)

Recommended hardware speciﬁcations :

• PC Pentium IV or equivalent, 2.4 GHz

•512MBRAM

• 140 MB hard disk free space

• SXGA resolution (1280 x 1024) with 32 MB video memory

• Serial communication port

• Ethernet connection

System requirements for Linux

Software

• Any Linux distribution that supports Sun’s Java Runtime Environment v1.5.0 (RedHat 9.0, SuSe 8.2, Debian/Ubuntu, Mandriva, ...) Check out the documentation of your favorite distribution to ﬁnd out if Jav

a 1.5 is supported.

Minimum hardware speciﬁcations

• PC Pentium III or equivalent, 1 GHz

•512MbRAM

• Freeharddiskspace: 100MB

• XGA resolution (1024 x 768)

• Ethernet connection (serial connection is not supported)

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

2. Installation

Recommended hardware speciﬁcations :

• PC Pentium IV or equivalent, 2.4 GHz

•512MBRAM

• 140 MB hard disk free space

• SXGA resolution (1280 x 1024) with 32 Mb video memory

• Serial communication port

• Ethernet connection

Mac OS X

Software

• Apple’s Java SE 5.0 Release 3 or better

• Mac OS X v10.4.2 or better

Minimum system requirements :

•PowerPCG3

•256MBRAM

•10MBdiskspace

• Display with XGA resolution (1024x768)

• Network connection

Recommended system requirements

• PowerPC G5 or Intel Core 2 Duo

• Display with SXGA resolution (1280x1024)

•512MBRAM

• 50MBharddiskfreespace

• Network connection

2.2 Free download of Projector Toolset

Overview

The program and all necessary plug-ins can be downloaded for free from Barco’s Partnerzone, (URL:

ttps://my.barco.com). Registration is necessary.

If you are not yet registered, click on Sign up My.barco and follow the instructions. With the created lo- gin and password, it is possible to enter the partnerzone where you can download the Projector Toolset software and the device plug-in updates.

When downloading the complete Projector Toolset, this software contains already the latest device plugins.

It is not necessary to install any other software. A Java virtual machine is included with this download.

2.3 Projector Toolset installation

The installation ﬁle contains the Projector Toolset framework and the available plug-ins.

8 R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

2. Installation

To install on Microsoft Windows

The process of installing your software involves the following steps:

1. Browse to the directory where the install program is downloaded.

2. Double click on Ptoolset_Installer.exe .

The installation starts. Depending on the local Internet Explorer settings, it is possible that a warning is displayed. Just click Run to start the installation.

3. Follow the instructions given in the different install windows.

4. Complete installation is automatic.

Note: A restart of the computer is necessary before the software can be used.

Barco → Projector Toolset → Projector Toolset item is added to the program list (unless otherwise selected during the installation).

Only Projector Toolset framework is installed. To start using it, ﬁrst install one or more device plug-ins. The software will request to install the plug-ins.

To install on MAC OS X

The process of installing your software involves the following steps:

1. Browse to the folder where the downloaded installer zip ﬁle is stored.

2. Double click on the zip ﬁle to unzip.

3. Double-click on the PToolset_Installer ﬁle.

Theinstallationstarts.

4. Follow the instructions given in the different install windows.

5. The complete installation is done automatically.

Only Projector Toolset framework is installed. To start using it, ﬁrst install one or more device plug-ins. The software will request to install the plug-ins.

To install on Linux

The process of installing your software involves the following steps:

1. Browse to the folder where the downloaded installer ﬁle (PToolset_installe

2. Check if the ﬁle is executable. This is done by right clicking on the ﬁle and selecting ‘Properties’ from

the popup menu.

3. Select tab Permissions and check if Is executable is enabled. (image 2-1)

4. Double click on the Ptoolset_installer.bin to start the installation.

5. Follow the instructions given in the different install windows.

6. The complete installation is done automatically.

r.bin) has been stored.

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

2. Installation

Image 2-1 File properties

Only Projector Toolset framework is installed. To start using it, ﬁrst install one or more device plug-ins. The software will request to install the plug-ins.

2.4 Starting up

Launching Projector Toolset on Microsoft Windows

To start up the Projector Toolset software:

1. Click on Start → Programs and select Barco → Projector Toolset → Projector Toolset.

Or, if a desk top icon is available, double click that desk top icon.

The software starts up. This start up procedure can take a while. First splash screen opens. (image 2-2)

The software starts up with the latest used conﬁgurati downloaded, with overview table of the downloaded plug-ins. All plug-ins in the table are selected by default. (image 2-3)

2. Unselect the plug-ins which you do not want to install.

Or, click on Unselect all and then select the plug-ins you want to install.

Select all will check all plug-ins at once.

3. Click OK to install the selected plug-ins.

When all plug-ins are installed, a restart message is displayed. (image 2-4)

4. Click Yes to shutdown the application and restart the application.

Click No to continue working with the old plug-ins.

on or, if new plug-ins or updated plug-ins are

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

2. Installation

Image 2-2 Start up splash screen

Image 2-3 Overview downloaded plug-ins

Image 2-4 Plug-ins installed

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009 11

2. Installation

Launching Projector Toolset on Mac OS X

To start the Projector Toolset software on Mac OS X system:

1. With Finder, go to the Applications folder under your home folder.

2. Double-click on the Projector_Toolset icon to start the application.

It can take a while to start up. First splash screen opens.

The software starts up with the latest used conﬁguration or, if new plug-ins or updated plug-ins are downloaded, with overview table of the downloaded plug-ins. All plug-ins in the table are selected by default. (image 2-3)

3. Unselect the plug-ins which you do not want to install.

Or, click on Unselect all and then select the plug-ins you want to install.

Select all will check all plug-ins at once.

4. Click OK to install the selected plug-ins.

When all plug-ins are installed, a restart message is displayed. (image 2-4)

5. Click Yes to shutdown the application and restart the application.

Click No to continue working with the old plug-ins.

6. Once Projector Toolset is fully started, it has the following look and feel. (image 2-5)

Image 2-5 Look and feel on MAC

Launching Projector Toolset on Linux

To start the Projector Toolset software on a Linux system:

1. Go to your home folder.

2. Double click on the Projector_Toolset icon to star

It can take a while to start up. First splash screen opens.

3. Unselect the plug-ins which you do not want to install.

Or, click on Unselect all and then select the plug-ins you want to install.

Select all will check all plug-ins at once.

t the application.

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

4. Click OK to install the selected plug-ins.

When all plug-ins are installed, a restart message is displayed. (image 2-4)

5. Click Yes to restart the application.

Click No to continue working with the old plug-ins.

6. Once Projector Toolset is fully started, it has the following look and feel. (image 2-6)

2. Installation

Image 2-6 Look and feel on Linux

2.5 Manual installation of a device plug-in

When should it be done manually

When a new plug-in is downloaded, and the user has decided no to install it yet for some reason. He still has the possibility to install this plug-in manually.

How to install

1. Start up Projector Toolset.

2. Click Help on the menu and select Install plugin... .(image2-7)

An Install device plug-in dialog box opens.

3. If the path and ﬁle name is known, ﬁll it out next to Select a tpi ﬁle.

Or, click on the Browse button (...).

An Open dialog box opens.

4. Browse to the desired plug-in ﬁle and cli

ck Open.

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

2. Installation

Plug-in ﬁles are .tpi ﬁles and are mostly located in the Plugins subdirectory of Projector Toolset’s install directory.

The Install device plug-in dialog is re-displayed with the complete path ﬁlled out.

5. Click Next.

An overview of projector name, plug-in ID and version is given.

A question dialog box appears to ask if you really want to install the selected plug-in.

6. Click Next to continue.

Installation procedure starts. Result is displayed in a dialog box. A restart of Projector Toolset is necessary to activate the new installed plug-in.

7. Check Shutdown application and click Finish.(image2-8)

Projector Toolset will be closed.

8. Restart Projector Toolset.

The new plug-in is activated.

Image 2-7 Install plug-ins, start

14 R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

2. Installation

Image 2-8 Finish the installation

2.6 Uninstall Projector Toolset

How to uninstall on a Microsoft Windows platform

To uninstall the program, normal Windows functionality can be used to remove a software.

Click on Windows Start, select Settings and open Add/Remove software.

Select the version of Projector Toolset which must be removed and click on Remove.

The complete program will be removed from the hard disk.

How to uninstall on a Linux platform

Remove the Projector Toolset folder from the home folder.

How to uninstall on a Mac OS X platform

Remove the Projector Toolset folder from the application folder in the home folder.

2.7 About this manual

Overview

This Reference manual provides detailed information about the conﬁguration and setup software Projector Toolset. This manual is designed to be a reference tool in your everyday work with Projector Toolset.

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

2. Installation

The following icons are used in the manual :

Caution

Warning

Info, term deﬁnition. General info about the term.

Note, gives extra information about the described subject.

Tip, gives extra advice about the described subject.

Images given in the manual are used as illustration. The content of the image can be slightly different with the real image on the screen, e.g. version numbers, installed modules, etc. .

Typography:

• Clickable menu items or buttons are indicated in bold, e.g. OK

• Menu items are indicated in italic.

• A dialog window is indicated in italic, e.g. Make a new conﬁguration.

• Step related notes, tips, warnings or cautions are printed in italic.

• Procedure related notes, tips, warnings or cautions are printed in bold between 2 lines preceding by the corresponding icon.

What’s next?

Now that you are familiar with the style of this guide, you are now ready to know more about its modules and what they can do.

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

3. MENUS

Overview

• General

• Menu and button bar

• Main window

•Shortcutkeys

• Workspace Explorer

• How to adjust a setting

• About Projector Toolset

• Snapshot management

3.1 General

The right mouse button

The right mouse button is used in Projector Toolset for direct controls. The use of this button can be handy throughout the complete software.

3. Menus

Ergonomics

Projector Toolset works on the principle of windows with adjustable sizes that can be positioned as you like.

When Projector Toolset opens, it displays the main window along with the Menu and butt drop-down menus include the usual functions of any software (File,etc.) and menus speciﬁc for Projector To ol se t.

The button bar allows switching between the different modules.

An extra Workspace explorer window makes conﬁguration management more easy.

on bar. The

3.2 Menu and button bar

Structure

The menu contains drop down menus accessible by clicking with the mouse on an item. To select an item, justclickonaniteminthedropdownlist.

The button bar contains on the left side navigation buttons to the different modules and on the right side manage buttons to the workspace explorer and snapshot function

To activate a module, click on a navigation button. The window will change accordingly. When activating some buttons, some extra items will be added to the menu.

Image 3-1 Menu and button bar

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009 17

3. Menus

3.3 Main window

Overview

The content of the main window changes when a other navigation (module) button is activated, but the main parts are the same for all modules.

Image 3-2 Main window indications

Indication

BMenu

G Manage buttons for conﬁgurations and snapshots

Description

Window title. Construction of active module - Conﬁguration name

Module navigation buttons

Conﬁguration preview pane

Log window. Can be hidden by the log information button on top of the conﬁguration preview pane.

Settings pane. Content changes with the selected module button and selected projector/device.

Tool ti p

Some items and or icons show a tool tip when moving the cursor over that item or icon. This tool tip helps to identify the buttons or items.

Scroll bars

If there is more information available than displayed in a pane, vertical and horizontal scroll bars will be added to that speciﬁc pane. These scroll bars let you move up and down and left and right through the

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

3. Menus

information in the pane. Vertical scroll bars are the bars on the right side of the pane. Horizontal scroll bars are the bars at the bottom of the pane.

To use scroll bars, place the cursor on the scroll box, click and hold down the mouse button. Move the scroll box the entire span of the scroll bar. Notice how you can move and up down in the information in the pane.

You can also click anywhere above or below (left or right) the scroll box in the empty space. Click once with the mouse and the scroll bar will make larger leaps in the information.

Split bar

The split bar divides the different panes. The position of the split bar is adjustable.

Image 3-3 Split bar

To adjust the position, place the cursor over the split bar separating the panes, so that the two-headed arrow cursor appears. Click on the two-headed arrow and drag it until the panes are the desired size.

3.4 Short cut keys

Overview

Window operating system Description

F8 Take snapshot

Ctrl + F8

Shift + Ctrl + F8 Show snapshot management dialog box

F11

Alt + Enter

Ctrl + Enter Show properties of selected projector

Ctrl + S Save conﬁguration

Shift + Ctrl + S Save all conﬁgurations

Apply snapshot

Show Workspace Explorer

Show conﬁguration properties

3.5 Workspace Explorer

Workspace explorer

Window to manage the available conﬁgurations in the current workspace.

How to display

Click on the workspace explorer icon ( ) on the left top corner or

on the menu, click on View → Workspace explorer or

press F11.

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

3. Menus

Image 3-4 Workspace explorer

What can be done

The workspace explorer window gives an overview of the existing Conﬁgurations.

To select a conﬁguration, just click on it. The background of the selected conﬁguration changes to blue. When the same item is open (active) the background remains blue.

When another conﬁguration is selected, the background of this new conﬁguration becomes blue and the background of the active (open) conﬁguration changes to orange.

To activate (open) another conﬁguration, double click on it. The background becomes blue. All other conﬁgurations will have no background.

An asterisk (*) behind a conﬁguration means that a conﬁguration setting is changed since the last saved version. A save is necessary to store the changes.

3.6 How to adjust a setting

About input boxes

To change a value:

• Click on the up down control of the spin box next to the input box until the desired value is reached.

• Click in the input ﬁeld of the spin box, select the act

ual value and enter a new value with your keyboard.

About drop down menu settings

Click on the drop down menu. A list of possible choices opens. Select the desired item.

3.7 About Projector Toolset

Why?

The about function in the Help menu gives a modules. This information can be handy when calling for help.

The images given below are just example images. These images can differ from version to version.

n overview of the used system parameters and the installed

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

The versions indicated on the illustrations are only given as info and these versions can be different with the current versions.

How to start up

Click Help on the menu and select About (a). (image 3-5)

The About start up dialog box opens (b).

3. Menus

Image 3-5 About window

System details

Click on System details to see the system parameters on which Projector Toolset is running.

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

3. Menus

Image 3-6 System details

Module details

Click on Module details to get an overview of the installed modules.

Image 3-7 Module details

22 R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

First of all the software version and the release date are indicated in Module manager.

Module details gives an overview of the installed modules and their version.

Plug-in details

Plug-in details gives an overview of the installed device plug-in together with their version.

3. Menus

Image 3-8 Device plug-ins details

For more info about a device plug-in, click on the desired plug-in to select and then click on More info... .

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

3. Menus

Image 3-9 More info device plug-in

Release information, plug-in description and license agreement is given.

3.8 Snapshot management

• About snapshots

• Managing snapshots

• Take a snapshot

• Apply a snapshot

• Delete a snapshot

• Add shot cut key to a snapshot

• Remove shot cut key association

When a conﬁguration contains also Digital Cinema Touch panel devices or only these devices, these devices are not included in a snapshot.

3.8.1 About snapshots

Overview

At any moment the settings for a conﬁguration can be saved in a snapshot ﬁle. This snapshot ﬁle can be loaded again to create the same situation as when the snapshot was taken.

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

A snapshot can contain:

• All settings

• All layout settings

• All input settings

• Lamp settings

• Projector settings

Snapshot

A snapshot is a collection of settings at a given point of time for a conﬁguration

3.8.2 Managing snapshots

Overview

When opening the snapshot window an overview of all available snapshots is given. A snapshot ﬁle is built up as a tree of settings.

To open this tree of settings, click on the ’+’ sign to expand a branch.

A yellow warning symbol in front of the snapshot name means that something inside the snapshot does not correspond with the current active conﬁguration. Expand the snapshot tree to see the differences. Such a snapshot can be applied to the current conﬁguration but only the corresponding setting are loaded and for the other settings, the current values remain in place.

3. Menus

Some examples when a warning symbol can be displayed:

• projector not (anymore) in the conﬁguration

• inputs on projector are swapped, or missing.

When a snapshot is selected, the name of the snapshot is yellow.

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

3. Menus

Image 3-10 Snapshot view

3.8.3 Take a snapshot

What can be done?

As a snapshot is collection of setting at a certain point in time, a snapshot of the current conﬁguration can be taken at any moment.

How to take

Click on the snapshot icon on the manage button bar (a). (image 3-11)

The Snapshot management dialog box opens (b).

Click the Take a snapshot icon (c).

The Take a snapshot dialog box opens (d).

To change the proposed snapshot name, click in the input ﬁeld next to Snapshot name, select the current

name and enter a new name (e).

Note: Only the characters a to z, A to Z, 1 to 9 and (, ), _, -, @ or allowed in a name.

To enter a description for the snapshot, click in the description input ﬁeld and enter a description (f).

To select the snapshot level, click on the drop down box next to Snapshot level and select the desired

level from the list (g).

R59770183 PROJECTOR TOOLSET 15/07/2009

+ 101 hidden pages