Main Power requirements

The UDX operates from a nominal mono phase power net with a separate earth ground PE.

Power requirements : 120-160V / 200-240V (+/-10%), 20A, 50-60 Hz

The projector must be grounded.

Environment conditions

Table below summarizes the physical environment in which the UDX may be safely operated or stored.

Note: Let the projector acclimatize after unpacking. Neglecting this may result in a startup failure of the Light Processor.

Temporary event (up to one week)

• Always protect the projector from rain, moist, dust, smoke machine or polluted air.
• Use the Barco software tools (e.g., Insights Management Suite, Pulse Toolset, Pulse Prospector) to monitor the environment and performance of the projector.
• Check the filters daily and clean/replace if needed, as the air cleanness of the install site is unknown (e.g., not a clean office environment).

• Always use an environment protection housing if the air cleanness is unknown or has high pollution risk.

  • An active cooled environment protection housing will provide the best performance of the projector overtime.

Permanent install (more then one week)

• Always protect the projector from rain, moist, dust, smoke machine or polluted air.
• Use the Barco software tools (e.g., Insights Management Suite, Pulse Toolset, Pulse Prospector) to monitor the environment and performance of the projector.
• Clean or replace the filters within a defined interval. The interval will be based on the monitoring results of the environment.

• Always use an environment protection housing if the environment has high pollution.

  • An active cooled environment protection housing will provide the best performance of the projector overtime.

Cooling requirements

The projector is fan cooled and must be installed with sufficient space around the projector front, minimum 10 cm (4 in) to ensure sufficient air flow. It should be used in an area where the ambient temperature, as measured at the projector air inlets , does not exceed +40°C (+104°F).

Make sure to not install the backside of the projector near walls or other solid objects. Make sure there is a minimum distance of 60 cm (23.6 in) between the air outlets on the backside and the nearest solid object. If mounted too close to a solid object, the hot air from the air outlets may find its way back into the air inlets on the Light Source side of the projector, which will rapidly increase the temperature inside the projector.

Note: Since the projector is foreseen to be stacked while in the rigging frame, the minimum distance space around the top and bottom air inlets should be the distance between two stacked projectors while in the rigging frame.

Grounding

• The projector must be grounded (earthed) via the supplied 3 conductor AC power cable.

  • Not grounding the projector can damage the input cards and other electronics and has a increased risk for electrocution.

Lens cap

• Always remove the lens cap before turning on the project!

  • Not removing the lens cover will make it melt with a high risk of damaging the first lens element, prism, and DMD™.
  • After usage of the projector and removing the lens, the protective lens holder cap must be to installed to avoid foreign objects to enter the projector.

Smoke machine usage

• Avoid exposure to air contaminated by smoke machines.

• If the exposure can’t be avoided, an environment protection housing (climate case) must be used that has a clean cooled internal flow.

  • Contaminated air by smoke machines will have negative influence on the airflow and have impact on the projector performance (see also “Air inlets and outlets clearance”).
  • Not using a climate case will require very frequent filter changes. If the filter changes are not executed on time can lead to overheating the projector with a performance drop and reduction of lifetime.
  • It is important to understand that filters will not fully stop contaminated air to enter the projector. Hence the requirement to  limit the unprotected exposure to smoke machines.

Chemical substances

• Avoid exposure to contaminated air by chemicals like chlorine(pool), ammoniac (urine refer to circus or zoo), sodium chloride (salt air), other.

  • These substances have a corrosive character on the components of the projector which will lead to early failures.
  • Permanent installations in these environments require a climate case with closed cooling circuit.

Dust environment usage

• Avoid exposure to air contaminated by excessive dust .

• If the exposure can’t be avoided it is advised  to use a climate case that has a clean cooled internal flow.

  • Not using a climate case will require very frequent filter changes.
  • If the filter changes are not executed on time this can lead to overheating the projector with a performance drop and reduction of lifetime.

Sun light & laser beams

• Use an external shutter to avoid exposer to powerful lights, lasers or direct sunlight to protect the optical parts of the projector.

• When the projector is used in an event of laser shows, ensure hat the laser beams cannot hit direct or indirectly the optics of the projection lens.

  • Laser beam, direct sunlight or powerful lights exposure on the lens can lead to lens, prism and DMD™ damage.
  • Laser beam damage on the DMD™ are not covered by the projectors’ warranty.

Projector weight

Do not underestimate the weight of the UDX. The projector weights about 92 kg (202 lbs) without lens. Be sure that the pedestal on which the projector has to be installed is capable of handling five (5) times the complete load of the system.