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Saving Marquee Input Settings?

 
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Zolzar



Joined: 26 Jun 2009
Posts: 252


Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 1:31 am    Post subject: Saving Marquee Input Settings?

I finally have a reason to actually save multiple source setting on my 8500 but I'm a little confused as to how to get it done and I'm honestly getting a little tired of touching up convergence every time I switch inputs. I feel a little stupid asking since I've owned Electrohome projectors for almost 10 years but can any of your Marquee buffs out there provide a simple set-by-step to saving setting for multiple inputs?

I have an input from the HDFury2 which is for the BD player and the CATV box on a HDMI switcher. (Source 01)

Laptop input for streaming Netflix, playing games and various other media. (Source 02)

Security Camera/VCR composite inputs on the MSDB input (Source ??? sorry can't remember right now but I'm sure you know.)




Thanks!

John
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Tim in Phoenix



Joined: 21 Oct 2006
Posts: 4409
Location: Phoenix

Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 3:02 am    Post subject:

This really is pretty simple. Each "port" or input to the projector has its' own memory, Source 01 (a.k.a. "S01") for the first RGBHV port, S02 for the second port if installed, S03, S04, S05, and S06 if the decoder is used. If one has a Marquee switcher then the ports are S11, S12 and so on, depending on which slots have input cards installed. A "Memory" is all the keyed in adjustments made to optimize a given signal, these include Contrast, Brightness, H Size, V Size, Convergence, Keystone, Pin, Phase. If you have need for multiple setups with one port, then Recallable Memories, or "Recalls" can be employed; they replace the port memories when needed. Source or Recall memories can be copied back and forth in Utilities. To go to a given input, you would push "Source 01" or "Source 02" and the projector switches to that port. If you also need a Recall memory 03 for that signal you must also push "Recall 03"; that is a total of six
button presses; you are at risk of spilling your beer in a dark room! ASR, or Auto Source Recall, can be switched on for any port; with ASR on, the signal being viewed is clocked for its' H and V scan rate (see ** for scan rate readout) and compared to the lists of existing memories for an exact match. If a match is found then that memory is brought up. If the scan rate falls in between two existing setups, then ASI happens; "Auto Source Interpolation", an average of the settings of the two memories are employed and stored temporarily in the working memory of what is displayed right now. Since this is not a distinct discrete memory itself, adjustments made during ASI are not saveable for later. If you have several aspect ratios happening at the same scan rates then you do not want to use ASR, it cannot tell which aspect memory to bring up, it will only grab the last one you adjusted. In this case, leave ASR off, and program your inputs and recalls into the Channel List (see UTIL 2) This allows for input and recall memory selection, once it is programmed, by one or two button presses.

Your situation is best managed by use of Channel Numbers, as are the needs for most HTs:

As to employing Channel Numbers, set up your channel list something like
this if using a scaler with passthru:

Ch.......Name..............Input......Recall

01.......DVD 4:3.............01..........01

02.......DVD 16:9...........01..........02

03.......DVD 2.35...........01..........03

04.......Sat 4:3..............01..........04

05.......Sat 16:9............01..........05

or like this if satellite is the projectors' 02 input:

Ch.......Name.............Input.......Recall

01.......DVD 4:3............ 01..........01

02.......DVD 16:9...........01..........02

03.......Satellite.............02..........03

04.......VCR..................03..........04

05.......Camera.............04..........05

Find Preferences in the Util menu and set for single digit channel select. When you select a given source, push 1,2,3 or 4 on the Marquee remote and you will pull up the appropriate memory bank. Dial in the alignments for each memory and you are all set.
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Zolzar



Joined: 26 Jun 2009
Posts: 252


Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:15 am    Post subject:

Tim!!!! You are the Man!!!
Thank you for the simplification of setting up the recalls and sources. After all these years tinkering with projectors tonight is the night I feel I finally got it all put together. I finally took the time to really dial in the C and S Linearity with a tape measure instead of simply "eying it up". What a huge difference that made in itself. Back to the movies!

Thanks!

John
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