Xpand X101 User manual

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XPAND3DCinemaGlasses

Instructionsfor3Dcinemaglasses

TheactiveglassesX101workinautomaticmode–thereisnopowerswitchtoturntheglasses"ON"

or"OFF".Uponreceivingtheglasses,theyareintheoff‐mode,meaningthattheglassesperiodically

checkforthevalidIRsignal.Intheoff‐modethelensesappeargreen.UponreceivingtheIRsignal,

theglassesstartawarm‐upsequence.

Warm‐upsequence‐Duringthewarm‐upperiodthelensesremainopaquefortheentirewarm‐up

periodwhichlastsfortwoseconds.Attheendofawarm‐upperiodtheglassesgointonormalrun‐

mode.Inthismode,thelensesopenandcloseinsyncwiththeprojectortodeliverthe3Dexperience

totheviewer.

Clearmode‐Wheninrun‐mode,aftertheglasseslooseavalidsynchronizationsignal,theygotoa

clearmode(bothlensesclear).Intheclearmode,bothlensesremainopen,sothattheviewercan

seenormallythroughtheglasses.Thelensesremainopenuntiltheglassesareabletoreceiveasync

signal.Iftheydon'treceivethesignalinfiveminutestheygotoanoff‐mode.

Batterylife‐Theglassescheckforalowbatteryconditionjustbeforegoingtothe"off‐mode".Ifthe

batterylifeisinsufficientthelenseswillbeginblinkingslowly(thelensesareclosedandbrieflyflash

opensimultaneouslyonceeverytwoseconds)toindicatealowbatteryconditionandpreventthe

glassesfromgoingtorun‐mode.Thecontrolcircuitisdesignedsothatalowbatteryconditiondoes

notappearduringtherun‐modewhenwatchingamovie.

Replacingthebattery‐Accesstothebatteryisprovidedthroughanopeningontheinteriorsideof

theframethatissealedoffbyacover.Inthecaseofdeadbattery,thesealisopenedusingakey,

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rotatingitleftwisefrom"c"positionto"o"position.Thebatteryshouldprovideenoughenergyfor

250hoursofuseinrun‐modewhentheprojectorissetfor"TripleFlash,6:2",and300hoursofusein

run‐modewhentheprojectorissetfor"DoubleFlash,4:2".

Testingoftheglasses

TestingoftheglassespriortodistributiontoausercanbeperformedusingtheAT100ActiveGlasses

Tester.TheAT100is"ON"ifthe"ON/OFF"buttonispressedandtheredLEDislit.TheAT100is

designedtogeneratealowintensityIRsignalthatwhenpassedwithin2feetoftheX101glasses

causesthelensestoflickerinresponsetotheIRsignal.Bothlensesshouldflickerataslowerrate

thatisvisibletoauserandindoingsoindicatethattheglassesarefunctioningproperlyandare

readyfordistribution.Ifthelensesdonotflickerthebatteryisdeadandtheglassesshouldnotbe

used.TheAT100willshutoffautomaticallyafterseveralhoursoryoucanturnitoffmanually.

HandlingInstructions

ParameterInstructions

StorageItisrecommendedthattheglassesbestoredawayfromanyIRsource

suchasfluorescentlightsorbecoveredsotheIRdoesnottriggerthe

glassestoswitchtotheon‐mode.Thestoragetemperatureshouldbe

standardofficetemperaturesashightemperatureenvironmentsreduce

batterylife.

HandlingTheglassesaregenerallyprettydurable,butthelensescanbecrackedif

theglassesarerotatedaroundthefocalpointofthenosepiece.When

distributingtheglassestouserscareshouldbetakentohandletheglasses

bytheframeinordertoavoidgettingfingerprintsonthelenses.

CleaningTheglassesaredesignedtobewashedinaconventionalorcommercial

dishwasherattemperaturesnottoexceed55°C(131°F).Recommended

temperatureis50°C(122°F).Foraconventionaldishwashera

Fisher&PaykelDishDrawerDD603orDD603Iarerecommended.If

cleaningbyhandyoucanuseastandardcleaningagentthatisnot

ammoniabased.Windexhasananti‐bacterialcleaningproductthat

worksquitewell.Theglassescanalsobewashedunderafaucetusing

liquidsoapandwarmwater.Whencleaningbyhandyoushoulddrythe

lensesusingalintfree,soft,dryingcloth.(DONOTUSEPAPERTOWELSAS

THEYCANSCRATCHTHELENS)

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XPAND3DCinemaIREmitterSystem

XPAND3DIRemittersystemgeneratestheinfraredsignalthatsynchronizestheactive3Dglasseswith

thedigitalprojector.Thefamilyofemittersconsistsoffourmembersandasyncdistribution

module:

AE210‐Emitter,Long‐Range,NarrowAngle(Requires

theAD1000forpowerandsignal)

Thisisapowerfulemitterbuiltinasmallformfactor,

designedtobemountedeitherinthetheaterorinthe

projectionboothbehindastandardprojectionwindow

andaimedatthescreen.Smalltomediumsizetheaters

needtwoemitters.And,forlargetheatersandtheaters

withabalconyconsultanXPANDrepresentative.(Upto4unitscanbeinstalledtoincreasecoverage

orprovideredundancy.)Itcontains280high‐power,narrow‐angle(±10°),IRdiodesandconsumes

fivewattsofpowerinactiveoperation.Theunitincludesalaserpointerthatcanbeturnedonto

alignitwiththescreen.It’sdimensionsare12.0”(304.8mm)x2.2”(55.9mm)x1.5”(38.1mm)

(width/height/depth).Itweighs1.5pounds(.68Kg).

Thenarrowangleemitterisdesignedtobeplacedneartheprojectorandaimedatthescreen.The

IRsignalwillbereflectedbacktotheaudiencefromthescreen.Thenarrowangleofcoveragewill

insurethattheIRenergyisconcentratedonthescreen,notthewallsandceilingwhichmayabsorb

ratherthanscatterit.

AE225‐Emitter,Long‐Range,WideAngle(Requires

theAD1000forpowerandsignal)

Thisisapowerfulemitterbuiltinasmallformfactor,

designedtobemountedeitherinthetheaterorinthe

projectionboothbehindastandardprojectionwindow

andaimedatthescreen.Smalltomediumsizetheaters

needtwoemitters.And,forlargetheatersandtheaters

withabalconyconsultanXpandrepresentative.(Upto4unitscanbeinstalledtoincreasecoverage

orprovideredundancy.)Itcontains280high‐power,wide‐angle(±25°),IRdiodesandconsumesfive

wattsofpowerinactiveoperation.Theunitincludesalaserpointerthatcanbeturnedontoalignit

withthescreen.Itsdimensionsare12.0”(304.8mm)x2.2”(55.9mm)x1.5”(38.1mm)

(width/height/depth).Itweighs1.5pounds(.68Kg).

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Thewideangleemittershouldbeusedifthegeometryoftheroomissuchthata+/‐10degreecone

ofradiationwillcoveronlyasmallportionofthescreen.Italsomaybeplacednearthescreenand

aimedattheaudience.

AE110‐Emitter,Mid‐Range,NarrowAngle

Thisisamediumrangeemitterdesignedforsmalltheatersand

screeningroomswithupto100seats.Itisdesignedtobeplaced

neartheprojectorandaimedatthescreen.Itcontains56high‐

power,narrow‐angle(±10°),IRdiodesandconsumesfourwattsof

powerinactiveoperation.It’sdimensionsare4.4”(111.8mm)x

1.4”(35.6mm)x3.0”(76.2mm),(width/height/depth).Itweighs6

ounces(.17Kg).

AE125‐Emitter,Mid‐Range,WideAngle

ThisisavariationoftheMediumrangeemitterdesignedtobe

mountedatthefrontofthetheaterandaimedattheaudience.It

providesfillcoverageinspecialsituationssuchasverywide

theaterswherebouncingtheIRsignaloffthescreenproves

inadequate.Itcontains56high‐power,wide‐angle(±25°),IRdiodes

andconsumesfourwattsofpowerinactiveoperation.It’s

dimensionsare4.4”(111.8mm)x1.4”(35.6mm)x3.0”(76.2mm),

(width/height/depth).Itweighs6ounces(.17Kg).

AD1000‐SyncDistributionModule

TheDistributionModulereceivestheframesyncsignalfromthe

projectororothersource,convertsittoXPAND’sproprietary

synchronizationpulsecodeandsendsittotheIRemitterarrays.It

alsosuppliespowertotheemitterarraysandmonitorstheir

performance.ItcancontroluptofourIRemitterarrays

simultaneously.InadditiontotheexternalIRarrays,theunithasits

ownsetofIRemittersthatwillfloodtheprojectionboothwiththe

IRsignal.TheseIRdiodescanbeturnedoffifdesired.Themoduleisdesignedtobemountedonthe

frontwalloftheprojectionbooth.Itsdimensionsare8.6”(218,4mm)x4.2”(106.7mm)x2.3”(58.4

mm),(width/height/depth).Itweighs15ounces(.43Kg)

Toconservepowerandextendlife,thedistributionmoduleactivatestheIRemitterarraysonlyifthe

framesyncsignalisofafrequencyhigherthan36Hertzandlessthan80Hertz.3Dmoviesuseasync

rateof48to72Hertzwhile2Dmoviesuseasyncrateof24Hertz.Forthisreasontheunitdoesnot

havetobedeactivatedwhen2Dmoviesarebeingshownortheprojectorisidle.

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Whenthesystemisfirstinstalledorverificationofsystemoperationisdesired,thedistribution

moduleissuppliedwitha60Hertzframesyncgeneratorbuiltintothemodule.Itisactivatedby

pushingtheon/offswitchfor"SetupFrameSync"tothe"on"position.Ifthesyncgeneratoris

operatingandavalid(36to80Hertz)externalframesyncsignalisreceivedfromtheprojectoror

othersource,operationofthetestgeneratorwillceaseandtheemitterarrayswillbesynchronized

totheexternalsignal.

Thelongrangeemitterarrayincludesalaserpointertoassistinaimingtheemitterarrayatthe

screen.Thelaserpointerisactivatedbyaswitchonthedistributionmodulelabeled"LaserPointer",

butcanonlybeactivatedwhenthe"SetupFrameSync"generatorisoperating.Thispreventsthe

laserdiodefrombeingturnedonwhilea3Dvideoisbeingshown.

Fordiagnosticpurposes,thefollowingindicatorlightsareprovided:

1. AgreenpowerLEDindicatingthatthemodulehaspower.

2. AgreensyncLEDpositionedovertheinputconnectorindicatingthatavalid(36to80Hertz)

syncsignalisbeingreceived.

3. AflashingyellowLEDpositionednearthe"SetupFrameSync"labelindicatingthatthetest

generatorisactive.

4. AgreenandredLEDarepositionedovereachofthefouroutputconnectors.ThegreenLED

indicatesthatanIRarrayisconnectedtotheoutputandisreceivingpower,andaframesync

inputsignalistransmittingIR.TheredLEDindicatesthatanarrayisconnectedandshould

beemittingIRradiation,butisnot.AredLEDindicatesafaultconditionthatrequires

attention.ThegreenLEDisdesignedtoprovidetheprojectionpersonnelassurancethat

everythingishookedupandoperatingnormallyorwillworknormallywhenaninputsync

signalisreceived.Shouldtheoperatorwishtocompletelytestthesystem,hecanactivate

thesyncgeneratorbyturning"ON"the"SetupFrameSync"feature.ThegreenLEDwiththe

absenceoftheredLEDwillnowindicatethatthesystemisworkingandemittingIRpulses.

Alternatively,hecanputonapairofglassesandlookthroughtheprojectionwindow.Inthe

absenceoftheIRsyncsignal,theglasseswillbeinaclearstate(bothlensesclear–atleastas

clearastheyget‐100%ofthetime).InthepresenceofanIRsyncsignal,thelenseswill

alternatebetweentheopaqueandclearstateinsynchronizationwiththeIRsignal.Theywill

alternatetooquicklytohavetheflickerperceived,buttheeffectivetransmissionwilldropby

50%.Thisisdetectablebytheviewer,butnotobjectionablesoitisasuitabletestcondition

justbeforethemovieisstartedeveninthepresenceofanaudience,ifneeded.

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