NEC NC1600C manual

NC1600C User ’ s Manual DLP Cinema ® Projector[...]

2 Precautions: Please read this manual carefully before using your NC1600C and keep the manual handy for future reference. Important Safeguards These safety instructions are to ensure the long life of your projector and to prevent fire and shock. Please read them carefully and heed all warnings. W ARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARDS, DO NOT EXP[...]

3 • Do not place the projector in the following conditions: - near water , baths or damp rooms. - on an unstable cart, stand, or table. - in direct sunlight, near heaters or heat radiating appliances. - in a dusty , smoky or steamy environment. - on a sheet of paper or cloth, rugs or carpets. • Do not place any liquids on top of your projector [...]

4 Lamp Caution: Please read befor e operation • Due to the lamp being sealed in a pressurized environment, there is a small risk of explosion, if not operated correctly . There is minimal risk involved, if the unit is in proper working order , but if damaged or operated beyond the recommended hours, the risk of explosion increases. Please note th[...]

5 T able of Contents T able of Contents ............................................................................ 5 1.What’ s in the Box? and the Names of the Projector Parts ............. 6 1-1. Features .................................................................................................................. .........................[...]

6 1. What’ s in the Box? and the Names of the Projector Parts 1-1. Features • DLP Cinema ® dedicated projector that supports large screen needs NEC has applied its mounting technology and leading imaging technology to newly develop lamp and optical systems as well as a cooling system to support large screen needs. • Equipped with easy to use[...]

7 1. What’ s in the Box? and the Names of the Projector Parts • DMD Face Dust Protection Structure A dust contral shield is arranged between each DMD chip of R, G and B, and the spectr oscopic/condenser prism to prevent dust and dirt in the air , and oily particles in smoke associated with event halls from coming into contact with the face of t[...]

1. What’ s in the Box? and the Names of the Projector Parts 8 1-2. What’ s in the Box? Check the content of the accessories. NC1600C projector Remote control (RD-371E) UM-3 AA size battery (for the remote control) x 2 Remote cable (16 m) x 1 Attachment for lamp x 1 Exhaust outlet protective sheet x 1 Exhaust outlet protective sheet fastening ba[...]

9 1. What’ s in the Box? and the Names of the Projector Parts 1-3. Names of the Projector Parts 1-3-1. Front of the Projector 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Air outlet Connects to an exhaust device to exhaust heat from the lamp. Please contact your dealer/distributor to install the exhaust device. 2. Control panel On the control panel, power to your projector [...]

1. What’ s in the Box? and the Names of the Projector Parts 10 1-3-2. Rear of the projector 4 5 2 1 3 1. AC power cable This is the cable that supplies AC power to the projector head. The AC power cable is not an accessory . Consult with your dealer/distributor about the AC power cable. 2. Level adjusters (in four positions on bottom) In the ordi[...]

11 1. What’ s in the Box? and the Names of the Projector Parts 1-3-3. Connection terminals SDI-A SDI-B D VI-A DV I - B GPI/O LAN-A LAN-B REMOTE IN RS-232C PC CARD USB CINEMA SYSTEM 1 11 10 9 8 7 6 2 3 4 5 1. HDSDI A input terminal (SDI-A) (BNC) Connect a Video Server of V ideo source to this terminal. Use a 75 Ω coaxial cable. 2. HDSDI B input [...]

1. What’ s in the Box? and the Names of the Projector Parts 12 1-3-4. Control panel MMS ST ATUS 12 8 9 13 12 11 14 20 21 18 19 5 6 7 17 16 15 3 4 10 1. Remote control light reception unit This receives signals fr om the remote control. 2. BACKLIGHT button Operate this button to turn on/off the back light of the LCD screen and operation panel. 3. [...]

13 1. What’ s in the Box? and the Names of the Projector Parts 9. 1 to 8 buttons Press the 1 to 8 buttons while depr essing the CTL (MACRO) button to select titles (input signals) assigned to each button. To this projector , 100 titles at most can be registered (input signal registration). Among the r egistered titles, any 8 titles can be assigne[...]

1. What’ s in the Box? and the Names of the Projector Parts 14 1-4. Names on the Remote Control 1. POWER ON button Operate this button to turn on the power to your projector . Press it thr ee seconds or longer . When turning on the power to your projector , first set the main power switch to the main unit to ON, which puts your projector on stand[...]

15 1. What’ s in the Box? and the Names of the Projector Parts 1 1. SELECT  buttons •P r ess the SELECT  /  button when the menu is displayed, and a menu item can be selected. •P r ess the SELECT  button when the menu is displayed, and a submenu will be displayed. •P r ess the SELECT  button when the menu is displaye[...]

1. What’ s in the Box? and the Names of the Projector Parts 16 Using the remote control cable Use the remote contr ol cable when there are objects that inter r upt or obstruct the space between the remote contr ol reception unit on the projector and the remote contr ol, or when you are using the remote contr ol beyond its effective range. Note th[...]

17 2-1. Steps for setting up and connecting Use the following steps for setting up your projector: • Step 1 Setup the screen and pr ojector . (Contact your dealer to carry out the setup.) • Step 2 Connect cables to the image input terminals. (See page 18) Connect cables to the various control terminals. (See page 19) 2. Installation and Connect[...]

2. Installation and Connection 18 2-2. Connecting the image input terminals Y our projector has four image input terminals, namely , the HDSDI A input terminal, the HDSDI B input terminal, the DVI-D A input terminal, and the DVI-D B input ter minal. • HDSDI A/B input terminal (SDI A/SDI B) ------------ Inputs serial digital images fr om a Video S[...]

2. Installation and Connection 19 2-3. Connecting the various control terminal For control, your pr ojector comes with such por ts as the PC control terminal and the Ethernet port (RJ-45). • PC control terminal (PC CONTROL) ----- Use this terminal when controlling the projector in serial connection fr om a PC. • Ethernet port (LAN 1/LAN 2) ----[...]

20 3-1. Steps of projecting images • Step 1 Tu rn on the power to the projector . (See page 21) • Step 2 Select the title of input signal. (See page 23) • Step 3 Adjust the position and size of the projected scr een. (See page 24) • Step 4 Tu rn off the power to the pr ojector . (See page 27) 3. Projection of Images (Basic Operation)[...]

21 3. Projection of Images (Basic Operation) 3-2. T urning your projector on Preparation: Supply AC power to the projector head. Please contact your dealer/distributor to connect the power cable. NO TE •T urn off the main power switch to the projector head when supplying or cutting AC power to the pr ojector . If power is supplied or cut while th[...]

22 3. Projection of Images (Basic Operation) 3 Press the POWER button on the control panel of your projector three seconds or longer . Y our projector is turn on, and the screen glows light about 30 seconds later . The POWER indicator of the projector lights up green. • When controlling with the r emote control, pr ess the POWER ON button three s[...]

23 3. Projection of Images (Basic Operation) 3-3. Selecting the title of input signal This projector allows you to select pr e-registered signals using the signal selection buttons on the control panel (up to 8 signals). Request your dealer/distributor for details on registering and changing titles. This section explains the steps for selecting reg[...]

24 3. Projection of Images (Basic Operation) 3-4. Adjusting the position and the size of projected screen 3-4-1. Displaying the test pattern 1 Press the TEST button on the remote control. Alternatively , select the test pattern from the signal selection button. If you register the test patterns to the signal selection buttons (<1> to <8>[...]

25 3. Projection of Images (Basic Operation) 3-4-3. Fine adjustment of the size of the projected screen (Zoom) 1 Press the ZOOM +/- buttons while depressing the CTL (LENS) button on the control panel of your projector as required. • When controlling with the r emote control, press the ZOOM +/- button while depressing the CTL (LENS) button. 3-4-4.[...]

26 3. Projection of Images (Basic Operation) 3-5. T urning on/off the lamp with the projector turned on 3-5-1. T urning off the lamp 1 Press the LAMP OFF button while depressing the CTL (LAMP) button, on the control panel of your projector as required. 3-5-2. T urning on the lamp 1 Press the LAMP ON button while depressing the CTL (LAMP) button, on[...]

27 3. Projection of Images (Basic Operation) 3-6. T urning your projector off 1 Press the POWER button on the projector control panel for three seconds or longer . The power to the projector is turned off. The POWER indicator and r ear ST A TUS indicator will blink in orange (cooling state). The fan will continue to rotate while cooling, and the am[...]

28 4-1. Basic operation with adjustment menus To adjust the projector , display the menu on the LCD screen of the projector contr ol panel. 4-1-1. Screen display The menu display screen is composed of a menu display field (the upper two lines) and a setting item display field (the bottom two lines). ← Displays the main menu or submenus. ← Displ[...]

29 4. Using Menus When not displaying menus, the following scr een is normally displayed. When in standby When the projector is in a standby state (the main power switch in on), the following is displayed. When power is turned on When the power is turned on, the following is displayed. ← Displays the hours of lamp bulb use. ← Displays the lamp [...]

30 4. Using Menus 3 Press the [MENU CTL] DOWN button. The submenu “Lamp” of “Information” is displayed. The menu item can be selected by pressing the ENTER button instead of the SELECT DOWN button To return to the previous state, press the [MENU CTL] UP button, or the CANCEL button. 4 Press the [MENU CTL] LEFT/RIGHT button to select the sub[...]

31 4. Using Menus 4-1-3. How to enter alphanumeric characters Alphanumeric characters are enter ed for items, such as the title of input signal. With this projector , the characters are inputted by pr essing numeric buttons on the remote control. By pressing the numeric buttons, the characters can be inputted as shown in the table below . • T o d[...]

32 4. Using Menus 4-2. T able of adjustment menus Menus in parentheses ar e menus for our ser vice personnel. Normally , these menus cannot be used. Main menu Title Select Configuration (Title Setup) Information Submenu "Title Memory Name" TEST Pattern Lamp Setup (Setup) (Installation) (Memory) Macro Key Lamp Macro Key Usage Error Code V [...]

33 4. Using Menus 4-3. T itle Select 4-3-1. T itle select (T itle Memory) Selects the title of the signal to be projected. Y ou can register up to 100 titles. Y ou can also assign registered titles to the Macr o keys of 1 to 8 on the projector’ s control panel and call them up directly using those buttons. Request your dealer/distributor for deta[...]

34 4. Using Menus 4-4. Configuration Please request your dealer/distributor to perform the settings. 4-4-1. Lamp Setup Adjust Adjusts the lamp output (brightness). Control the output at 10 W incr ements. ← Displays the lamp output (%) with regar d to the setting. ← Adjusts the lamp brightness. Feedback Sets the lamp brightness constant mode tha[...]

35 4. Using Menus 4-6. Information Displays the hours of lamp bulb use, the version information and error codes. 4-6-1. Lamp Displays information relating to the lamp. (Such as lamp output and the information of lamp bulb.) Output Displays the lamp brightness (output) setting. ← Displays the set current (A). ← Displays the power consumption (kW[...]

36 4. Using Menus 4-6-3. Usage Displays the hours of projector head, lamp, and lamp house usage, and warning display time of the lamp bulb. Projector Bulb Lamphouse BulbW arning Displays the hours of projector head use. Displays the hours of use of the current lamp bulb (Lamp utilization time). Displays the hours of use of the current lamp house. D[...]

37 4. Using Menus MMS (Built-in) Displays the version of the multi-media switcher (MMS) connected to the projector head. BIOS Firmware Data FPGA Serial No. Displays the BIOS version of the built-in multi-media switcher (MMS). Displays the firmware version of the built-in multi-media switcher (MMS). Displays the data version of the built-in multi-me[...]

38 NO TE Please request your dealer to perform lamp replacement, filter r eplacement and cleaning of the projector inside. 5-1. Cleaning the Cabinet Be sure to always check that the AC power supply of the pr ojector head is disconnected before carrying out maintenance of your projector . •W ipe with a dry , soft cloth without nap. When the cabine[...]

39 6-1. T roubleshooting Before asking for r epair , please check your connection, settings and operation once again. If the trouble cannot be corrected, please contact your dealer/distributor for instructions or repair . 6-1-1. Problems and where to check Problem The projector cannot be turned on. The image cannot be projected. The image is distor[...]

40 6. Appendix Problem The projector cannot be operated with the remote contr ol. The ST A TUS indicator blinks in red. An error code is displayed. Check these items Make sure the r emote control transmission unit is facing the light reception unit on the pr ojector . Check whether the batteries are still good. Replace with new batteries. Check whe[...]

41 6. Appendix 6-2. Indicator display list See the descriptions below when the blinking or lighting of the two indicators on the pr ojector’ s control panel and the r ear ST A TUS indicator on the backside of the projector is observed. The projector also has a warning function that uses a buzzer . MMS ST ATUS MMS ST A TUS indicator POWER indicato[...]

42 6. Appendix 6-2-4. Rear ST A TUS indicator Indicator condition Off Blinking light Steady light Projector condition Main power is off. The projector is getting r eady to turn on. The douser is closed. The projector is cooling down. Safety problem, err or Error with possible image pr oject under certain conditions. The projector is turned on. The [...]

43 6. Appendix 6-3. Error code list Please inquire your dealer/distributor about action to be taken for each err or code. Description is omitted for error codes 20 to 92. Error code 1 2 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 17 20 21 22 23 24 25 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 60 61 62 63 64 Error message Lamp Door Open Lamp OverT emp GPSU Fa[...]

44 6. Appendix Error code 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 90 91 92 123 125 130 131 132 150-158 160 161 170 171 172 173 Error message PB FPGA Reg R/W Fail PB Serial-ID Chip Fail PB CLUT -SRAM Fail PB OvFS-SDRAM Fail PB Resizer FIR Fail PB Resizer FIFO Fail PB Other Fail FB Red RDRAM Signature Fail FB Green RDRAM Signatur e Fail FB Blue RDRAM Signature Fail Bul[...]

45 6. Appendix 6-4. Operation using an HTTP browser 6-4-1. Overview The use of HTTP server functions will allow control of the pr ojector from a web browser . Please be sure to use “ Micr osoft Internet Explorer 4.x” or a higher version for the web browser . This device uses “JavaScript” and “Cookies” and the br owser should be set to a[...]

46 6. Appendix 6-4-4. Structure of the HTTP server Power Title List Basic Control Lens Mute Projector Status Controls the power to your pr ojector . • On: T ur ns the power on. • Off: T urns the power off. Displays titles set in the projector (such as input port, screen type, and title). Check, and the title will be changed. Displays the basic [...]

47 6. Appendix 6-5. Outline Drawing 700 503 360 990 Units: mm[...]

48 6. Appendix 6-6. Specifications Model No. Projection method Panel resolution Lamp type Screen sizes Contrast ratio Lens adjustment function Signal input terminal External Control Power supply voltage Input current Power consumption Cooling method Noise level Installation Dimensions Net weight Environment Regulations NC1600C 3 chip DMD reflector [...]

49 6. Appendix 6-7. Pin Assignment and Functions of T erminal 6-7-1. PC CONTROL connector (D-Sub 9 pin) This is an RS-232C interface for controlling the projector head fr om a PC. The projector operates as a DCE (Data Communication Equipment), so use a straight cable when connecting to a PC. Pin No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 RS-232C Signal Name CD RXD TXD [...]

50 6. Appendix 6-7-2. Remote control input connector (REMOTE IN) (Stereo mini) Connected with the projector’ s remote control the accessory remote cable. When the remote cable is connected to this connector , the remote cable connector operates with the following functions. DC power supply unit for remote contr ol Remote signal unit GND unit The [...]

51 6. Appendix 6-7-5. External control connector (GPI/O) (D-Sub 37 pin) It is possible to control the pr ojector with an exter nal device and to control the external device from the pr ojector using an external control connector (GPIO: General Purpose I/O Ports). Each pin is electrically separated from the pr ojector internal circuits by a photo-co[...]

52 6. Appendix Input Connector GP I/O Connector Inside Projector Photo-coupler Forward dir ection voltage: 1.1V (@5mA) Resist = 390 Ω Ext_GPIN_P Pin No.: 1234567 Ext_GPIN_N Pin No.: 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 8 27 V oltage applied across the pins of Ext_GPIN_P and Ext_GPIN_N should be in the range from 3.3 Vdc to 10 Vdc. Recommended Operating Current: [...]

53 6. Appendix • T iming chart of GPIO control Off at least 500 ms at least 500 ms 3-22 4-23/5-24/6-25 time Execute Select Macro off on off on Example of Select Macro approx. 200 ms Off at least 500 ms at least 500 ms approx. 200 ms 4-23/5-24 3-22 time Execute Image doused/un-doused off off on on Example of Image doused/un-doused Off at least 500[...]

54 6. Appendix Output Connector GP I/O Connector Inside Projector Photo-coupler Ext_GPOUT_P Ext_PROJ_GOOD_P Pin No.: 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Ext_GPOUT_N Ext_PROJ_GOOD_N Pin No.: 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Absolute Maximum Rating: 50 mA[...]

55 6. Appendix 6-7-6. SDI-A, SDI-B (HD-SDI input connector) (BNC) This is a signal input connector (SMPTE 292/HDSDI) for CINEMA. The SMPTE 292/HD-SDI transfers HDTV signals with 1.5 GHz digital serial signals, so use a 75 Ω coaxial cable having a thickness and characteristics higher than 5C-FB, and use a BNC for the connector . Signal GND 6-7-7. [...]

56 6. Appendix 6-8. Related products list Product name Lens Anamorphic lens Anamorphic lens motorized turret Lamp Power cable kit Dedicated base Wireless LAN car d T ouch panel Holder arm for touch panel Replacement air filter Built-in type multi-media switcher Interface board (DVI) Interface board (SDI) Interface board (RGB) Interface board (VIDEO[...]

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