Barco SLite 14 Installation guide

Fixed SLite display

Installation Manual

R5976575/08

05/11/2008

Barco nv Media

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Phone: +32 56.36.89.70

Fax: +32 56.36.83.86

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Guarantee and Compensation

Barco provides a guarantee relating to perfect manufacturing as part of the legally stipulated terms of guarantee. On receipt, the purchaser

must immediately inspect all delivered goods for damage incurred during transport, as well as for material and manufacturing faults Barco

must be informed immediately in writing of any complaints.

The period of guarantee begins on the date of transfer of risks, in the case of special systems and softwar

e on the date of commissioning,

at latest 30 days after the transfer of risks. In the event of justiﬁed notice of complaint, Barco can repair the fault or provide a replacement

at its own discretion within an appropriate period. If this measure proves to be impossible or unsuccessful, the purchaser can demand a

reduction in the purchase price or cancellation of the contract. All other claims, in particular

those relating to compensation for direct or

indirect damage, and also damage attributed to the operation of software as well as to other services provided by Barco, being a component

of the system or independent service, will be deemed invalid provided the damage is not proven to be attributed to the absence of properties

guaranteed in writing or due to the intent or gross negligence or part of Barco.

If the purchaser or a third party carries out modiﬁcations or repairs on goods delivered by Barco, or if the goods are handled incorrectly,

in particular if the systems are commissioned operated incorrectly or if, after the transfer of risks, the goods are subject to inﬂuences not

agreed upon in the contract, all guarantee claims of the purchaser will be rendered invalid. Not included in the guarantee coverage are

system failures which are attributed to programs or special electronic circuitry provided by the purchaser, e.g. interfaces. Normal wear as

well as normal maintenance are not subject to the guarantee provided by Barco either.

The environmental conditions as well as the servicing and maintenance regulations speciﬁed in the this manual must be complied with by

the customer.

Changes

Barco provides this manual ’as is’ without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied war-

ranties 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.

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 manufactures.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC Statement)

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial

environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with

the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area may

cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be responsible for correcting any interference at his own expense

Table of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Safety................................................................................................................. 3
1.1 Safety guidelines ..................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Important safety instructions ......................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Important warnings ................................................................................................................... 6
2. Installation requirements ......................................................................................... 7
2.1 Mechanical requirements. . ........................................................................................................... 8
2.2 Electrical requirements ..............................................................................................................10
2.3 System requirements for the Control software . .................................................................................... 11
3. Components of a ﬁxed SLite display ..........................................................................13
3.1 SLite tile..............................................................................................................................14
3.2 Power boxes.........................................................................................................................16
3.3 Digitizer ..............................................................................................................................17
3.4 Fiberlink system .....................................................................................................................18
3.5 Control software .....................................................................................................................19
4. Physical installation ..............................................................................................21
4.1 Installation of the support structure .................................................................................................22
4.2 Mounting the SLite tile...............................................................................................................24
5. Cabling of an SLite display......................................................................................27
5.1 Power cabling of an SLite display...................................................................................................28
5.2 Data cabling of an SLite display ....................................................................................................30
6. Maintenance........................................................................................................31
6.1 Cleaning SLite tiles . ................................................................................................................. 32
6.2 Software update ..................................................................................................................... 33
6.3 Color calibration .....................................................................................................................34
7. Servicing............................................................................................................35
7.1 Safety instructions...................................................................................................................36
7.2 Remove the re-sync/controller unit .................................................................................................37
7.3 Install the re-sync/controller unit .................................................................................................... 38
7.4 Remove an SLite tile ................................................................................................................39
7.5 Install an SLite tile ...................................................................................................................41
7.6 Replacement of an SLite 10 XP shader . . . . ........................................................................................43
A. Speciﬁcations .......................................................................................................45
A.1 SLite 10 speciﬁcations...............................................................................................................46
A.2 SLite 10 XP speciﬁcations...........................................................................................................47
A.3 SLite 10 XP FX speciﬁcations.......................................................................................................48
A.4 SLite 10 XP FX (GEN II) speciﬁcations.............................................................................................49
A.5 SLite 14 (Gen II) speciﬁcations .....................................................................................................50
A.6 SLite 22 speciﬁcations...............................................................................................................51
A.7 Dimensions of an SLite tile.......................................................................................................... 52
B. Order info ............................................................................................................55
B.1 Order info ............................................................................................................................56
Index......................................................................................................................57
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1. Safety

1. SAFETY

About this chapter

Read this chapter attentively. It contains important information to prevent personal injury while installing your SLite display. Further-

more, it includes several cautions to prevent damage to the SLite tile. Ensure that you understand and follow all safety guidelines,

safety instructions and warnings mentioned in this chapter before installing the SLite display. After this chapter, additional “warnings”

and “cautions” are given depending on the installation procedure. Read and follow these “warnings” and “cautions” as well.

Overview

• Safety guidelines

• Important safety instructions

• Important warnings

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1. Safety

1.1 Safety guidelines

Personal protection

WARNING: Ensure you understand and follow all the safety guidelines, safety instructions, warnings and

cautions mentioned in this manual.

WARNING: Be aware of suspended loads.

WARNING: Wear a hard hat to reduce the risk of personal injury.

WARNING: Be careful while working with heavy loads.

WARNING: Mind your ﬁngers while working with heavy loads.

Installation personnel

This installation must be performed by authorized and qualiﬁed technical personnel only.

Accredited safety ofﬁcers must ensure the safety of the site, construction, assembly, connection, use, dismantling, transport etc. of

such safety critical systems.

Caution

Installation should be performed only after you are thoroughly familiar with all of the proper safety checks and installation instructions.

To do otherwise increases the risk of hazards and injury to the user.

Assembly parts are designed for intended use only in conjunction with T-20 LED displays.

Do not modify and/or replicate any component. Barco uses speciﬁc materials and manufacturing processes in order to achieve part

strength. Consult Barco for assistance with custom applications.

Always follow Barco installation instructions. Cont

act Barco if you should have any question regarding the safety of an application.

The manufacturer assumes no liability for incorrect, inadequate, irresponsible or unsafe assembly of systems.

Product care

Structural & mounting components should be kept dry, clean, lubricated (only if recommended), coated properly, and otherwise

maintained in a manner consistent with part design. Barco products must be used in a manner consistent with their design and

inspected on a routine basis for security, wear, deformation, corrosion and any other circumstances that may affect the load handling

capability of the part.

Barco recommends inspections at regular intervals for all installations and increasing in frequency for more critical installations. If

a part is found to have damage, which may cause a decrease in load capability, the part must be removed for service or replaced

immediately.

Under no circumstances are Barco parts repairable by anyone other than Barco.

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1. Safety

1.2 Important safety instructions

Instructions:

• Read these instructions.

• Keep these instructions.

• Heed all warnings.

• Follow all instructions.

• Clean only with materials or chemicals that are inert, nonabrasive, noncorrosive and non-marking. Consult the manufacturer

for further advice should any doubts exist regarding any cleaning procedure.

• Do not block ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.

• Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including ampliﬁers) that

produce heat.

• Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plugs/sockets. If the provided sockets/plugs are damaged

then replacement of the defective parts must be undertaken immediately.

• Protect the power/data cords from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point

where they exit from the apparatus. Replace damaged power/data cords immediately.

• Only use attachments/accessories speciﬁed by the manufacturer.

• Disconnect the power to this apparatus during lightning storms or provide suitable additional lightning protection. Unplug this

apparatus when unused for long period of time.

• Refer all servicing to qualiﬁ ed service technicians/personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in

any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, the apparatus does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

• Use only with systems or peripherals speciﬁed by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. Use caution during lifting/moving

or transporting to avoid damage by possible tipping.

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1. Safety

1.3 Important warnings

Important warnings:

Risk of electric shock:

Do not open. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing

to qualiﬁed service personnel.

Maximum and minimum ambient temperature:

The maximum ambient temperature for the LED wall is 40 °C, the minimum temperature is -20 °C.

High leakage current:

The combination of multiple tiles in an installation results in increased levels of leakage current. In order to avoid risk of electric

shock due to high leakage current, proper grounding of the installation is required.

Risk of personnel injury:

Secure all tiles in the rack. As a supplementary safeguard, and in order to protect against the risk of personnel injury, each tile

should be attached to the rack by a safety cable.

Flammable materials:

Keep ﬂammable materials away from the installation (such as curtains). A lot of energy is transferred into heat. The installation

should be such that the amount of air ﬂow required for safe operation of the equipment is not compromised. Proper ventilation must

be provided.

Risk of electric shock / Risk of ﬁre:

To protect against risk of ﬁ re caused by overloading of power cables, MAXIMUM 3 may be connected in parallel. Each power source

cable supplying maximum 3 should be protected by a circuit breaker or fuses rated 16 A / 250 VAC (15 A / 250 VAC in the USA and

Canada). Note that one T-20 tile requires 200-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, 4.22 amps at 230 VAC.

Disconnect device:

When the appliance inlets of the individual tiles are not accessible, the socket outlets supplying the rack shall be installed near the

equipment and be easily accessible, or a readily accessible general disconnect device shall be incorporated in the ﬁxed wiring.

This equipment MUST be earthed:

In order to protect against risk of electric shock, the installation should be properly grounded. Defeating the purpose of the grounding

type plug will expose you to the risk of electric shock.

Power system:

It is recommended to use a TN-S power distribution system (a power distribution system with a separate neutral and grounding

conductor) in order to avoid large ground current loops due to voltage differences in the neutral conductor. The total electrical

installation should be protected by an appropriately rated disconnect switch, circuit breakers, over voltage protector and Ground Fault

Current Interrupters. The installation shall be done according to the local electrical installation codes. In Europe special attention

should be given to EN 60364, the standard for electrical installation of buildings. In Germany VDE 0100 should be adhered to. In

America, special attention should be given to the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70.

Mains cords:

The power cords delivered with this system have special properties for safety. They are not user serviceable. If the power cords are

damaged, replace them only with new ones. Never try to repair a power cord.

Data cables:

The data cables provided with this system have special properties for safety. They are not user serviceable. If the data cables are

damaged, replace them only with new ones. Never try to repair a data cable. Per requirements of the National Electrical Code®

in the USA , the length of a data cable must not exceed 42 m (140 feet). Avoid exposure of data cables to accidental contact with

lightning or power conductors.

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2. Installation requirements

2. INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

About this chapter

This chapter enumerates the mechanical requirements for the support structure, the electrical requirements to power up the SLite

display and the system requirements to run the control software efﬁciently.

Overview

• Mechanical requirements

• Electrical requirements

• System requirements for the Control software

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2. Installation requirements

2.1 Mechanical requirements

Support structure

The support structure has to be provided and installed by the customer because they vary from system to system. Although, the

following must be taken into account and must be precisely calculated on individual basis:

1. Weight tolerances : Ensure that the support structure and the ﬂoor on which or the wall against which the support structure

has to be installed, is able to handle the complete weight of the ﬁxed SLite LED display.

2. Environmental conditions : Humidity, wind, temperatures, rain, etc.

3. Location : Outdoor, altitude, etc.

4. Ground stability

5. Front clearances : For optimal impact ensure that there is sufﬁcient free area in front of the SLite display and respect the

maximum viewing distance.

6. Local regulations regarding such installations

WARNING: Never construct an T-20 display if there is uncertainty regarding the stability of an installation or

the load holding capabilities. If there are doubts on a systems viability, consult Barco for advice on profes-

sional rigging organizations.

Individual basis

Support structures must be assessed on an individual basis. Never construct a wall if there is uncertainty regarding the stability of

an installation or the load holding capabilities. If there are doubts on a system’s viability, consult Barco for advise on professional

rigging organizations.

Example of a support structure

Image 2-1

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2. Installation requirements

The support structure in the above example is pure illustrative for a H7 x V5 SLite display. Several variants of

support structures are possible for the same size of a SLite display. Contact Barco NV. for more information.

It’s recommended to integrate a service platform in the support structure. Such a platform allows a fast and

easy intervention, if required.

CAUTION: A lot of energy is transferred into heat, which requires a certain amount of airﬂow at the rear of the

T-20 display. For that sufﬁcient free space should be available behind the display to ensure a good v

entilation.

The higher the display the more free space is required.

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2. Installation requirements

2.2 Electrical requirements

Power requirements

One SLite tile requires 200-240 VAC, 50-60 Hz, 4.22 amps at 230 VAC. Each SLite tile has a power loop through connector. However,

MAXIMUM 3 SLite tiles may be connected in parallel. So, one power source cable has to be provided per 3 tiles. Every power source

cable should be protected by a circuit breaker or fuses rated 16 A / 250 VAC (15 A / 250 VAC in the USA and Canada).

Barco provides a range of power boxes, which meet the requirements of your ﬁxed SLite display. Contact

Barco for more information about power boxes and power requirements for your ﬁxed SLite display.

Power system:

It is recommended to use a TN-S power distribution system (a power distribution system with a separate neutral and grounding

conductor) in order to avoid large ground current loops due to voltage differences in the neutral conductor. The total electrical

installation should be protected by an appropriately rated disconnect switch, circuit breakers, over voltage protector and Ground Fault

Current Interrupters. The installation shall be done according to the local electrical installation codes. In Europe special attention

should be given to EN 60364, the standard for electrical installation of buildings. In Germany VDE 0100 should be adhered to. In

America, special attention should be given to the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70.

Disconnect device:

When the appliance inlets of the individual tiles are not accessible, the socket outlets supplying the rack shall be installed near the

equipment and be easily accessible, or a readily accessible general disconnect device shall be incorporated in the ﬁxed wiring.

This equipment MUST be earthed:

In order to protect against risk of electric shock, the installation should be properly grounded. Defeating the purpose of the grounding

type plug will expose you to the risk of electric shock.

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2. Installation requirements

2.3 System requirements for the Control software

Before you begin

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

The CD-ROM in your package contains a Windows-based installation program. You can install the software from the CD-ROM.

System requirements

Minimum speciﬁcations :

• Hardware

- PC Pentium III or equivalent, 2 GHz

- 512 Mb RAM

- Free hard disk space: 300 Mb

- XGA resolution (1024 x 768)

- Serial communication port

- Ethernet connection

• Software

- Windows 2000

1

, Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional

Recommended speciﬁcations :

• Hardware

- PC Pentium IV or equivalent, 2.4 GHz

-1GbRAM

- 300 Mb hard disk free space

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

- Serial communication port

- Ethernet connection

• Software

- Windows XP Professional or Windows Vista

1. It runs on Windows 2000 but when problems are discovered, Barco does not deliver any support

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3. Components of a fixed SLite display

3. COMPONENTS OF A FIXED SLITE DISPLAY

System overview

The fundamental elements of a ﬁxed SLite display are:

• Solid support structure (see "Mechanical requirements", page 8).

• SLite tiles.

• Power boxes.

• Digitizer.

• Control software.

Block diagram of a ﬁ xed SLite display

Sources Digitizer

Control

PC

Power

box

RS232

Tile 1

LED-wall

Tile 2

Tile 3

Image 3-1

About this chapter

This chapter describes the typical components and accessories, used in a ﬁxed SLite LED-wall, more in detail. For other, common

used components in Barco LED displays like power boxes, digitizer, ﬁberlink, compact link and control software, we refer to the

manual of these components for more information about use and installation.

Overview

• SLite tile

• Power boxes

• Digitizer

• Fiberlink system

• Control software

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3. Components of a fixed SLite display

3.1 SLite tile

Introduction SLite tile

The SLite series is designed for ultra-large outdoor LED display installations. The SLite tile can overlay video and data sources in

their native quality. A unique video processing feature enables the creation of a visual resolution quasi double the physical resolution

deﬁned by the cluster of LED’s spread on the surface of the display. The SLite tile is an IP65 rating rugged module and the modular

concept of the re-sync unit enables hot swap possibilities which allows servicing of a display panel and its components while the

rest of the display continues playing.

Parts location of the SLite tile

C

D

E

F

A

B

Image 3-2

A Re-sync unit.

B External fan.

C Back cover.

D Mounting bolt.

E Lifting eye bolt.

F Shader.

The rear side of the SLite 10 XP is slightly different then the other SLite tiles, but the functionality remains the

same. SLite 10 XP has two external fans and the external heat sink is smaller. Futhermore, the shaders of the

SLite 10 XP is also different then the other SLite tiles.

Power cables used between SLite tiles

To meet the demands of each SLite application Barco offers several lengths of power cables to link power from tile to tile. Note that

the power output port of the last tile in the power chain has to be sealed with a dummy power plug.

Image 3-3

Power link cable of 0,8 meter (R9851760).

Image 3-4

Power link cable of 1,5 meter (R9850241).

Image 3-5

Power link cable of 4,5 meter (R9850250).

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Image 3-6

Power link cable of 9 meter (R9850260).

Image 3-7

Dummy power plug (R9850280).

Data cables used between SLite tiles

To meet the demands of each SLite application Barco offers several lengths of data cables to link data from tile to tile. Note that the

data output port of the last SLite tile in the data chain has to be sealed with a dummy data plug.

Image 3-8

Data linking cable of 1,5 meter (R9850210).

Image 3-9

Data linking cable of 5 meter (R9850220).

Image 3-10

Dummydataplug(R9850270).

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3. Components of a fixed SLite display

3.2 Power boxes

General

To ensure safe and reliable operation of the T-20 display a suitable system for AC power distribution must be used. Though 3

rd.

party solutions may be used, several sizes and types of power distributions are available from Barco. For smaller system the “Mono

Phase Power Box” can be used, medium sized system may use on of several custom power box solutions. We also offer power

distribution systems in a ﬂight case for rental and touring applications.

Image 3-11

Mono phase power box.

Image 3-12

Custom power box.

Image 3-13

Rental power box.

CAUTION: Refer to the manual(s) of the used power box for more information about installation and usage

guidelines.

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