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DOC-3046-2
User’s Manual
PSI REMOTE-CONTROL
DOC-3046-2
Title: PSI REMOTE CONTROL – User’s Manual
ID-no.: DOC-3046-2
Date: 2001-11
Software: PSI REMOTE CONTROL , Release 1.5
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Contents
1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................1-1
1.1 How this manual is organized ..................................................................................................1-2
1.2 Styles And Symbols .................................................................................................................1-3
2 Summary .....................................................................................................................................2-1
2.1 The Software pSi Remote-Control...........................................................................................2-2
3 Getting Started ............................................................................................................................3-1

3.1 System Requirements...............................................................................................................3-2
3.2 Installation................................................................................................................................3-2
3.2.1 Uninstall................................................................................................................................3-2
3.2.2 Setup .....................................................................................................................................3-2
3.3 Automatically starting pSi Remote-Control.............................................................................3-3
3.4 Starting the Software................................................................................................................3-4
3.5 The Menus of pSi Remote-Control ..........................................................................................3-6
3.5.1 File Menu ..............................................................................................................................3-6
3.5.2 Connection Menu..................................................................................................................3-8
3.5.3 View Menu..........................................................................................................................3-12
3.5.4 Help Menu ..........................................................................................................................3-15
3.5.5 The Icons of the Toolbar .....................................................................................................3-17
3.6 Operating................................................................................................................................3-18
3.6.1 Control Tab .........................................................................................................................3-19
3.6.2 Adjust tab ............................................................................................................................3-21
3.6.3 System Tab..........................................................................................................................3-23
3.6.4 State Tab .............................................................................................................................3-24
3.7 Starting the Software with a Defined Project.........................................................................3-25
4 Customization .............................................................................................................................4-0
4.1 Module Properties Dialog ........................................................................................................4-1
4.1.1 Renaming of projection units ................................................................................................4-1
4.1.2 Exporting data .......................................................................................................................4-3
4.1.3 Projector Type List................................................................................................................4-3
4.1.4 Host List................................................................................................................................4-3
4.1.5 Port List.................................................................................................................................4-3
4.1.6 Reorder (Changing the Remote-Control Address) ................................................................4-4
5 Troubleshooting ..........................................................................................................................5-0
5.1 Troubles known when using a laptop computer.......................................................................5-1
5.2 Reset to default settings ...........................................................................................................5-1
5.3 Troubles after an upgrade of pSi Remote-Control ...................................................................5-3
6 Hotline ........................................................................................................................................6-1
6.1 Addresses .................................................................................................................................6-2
1 Introduction
PSI REMOTE CONTROL is a Windows 95/98/2000/NT software for the convenient use of
the.Remote-Control functionality of Barco's polysilicon projection units incorporated in
OVERVIEW-MP50, OVERVIEW-MP70, ATLAS67C4. This manual describes installation, menus and
commands of this software.
Doc-3046-2 pSi Remote-Control (2001-11) 1-1

1.1 How this manual is organi zed
This manual is divided into six chapters:
Introduction
explains the structure of the manual itself and the used typographic styles and symbols.
Summary
provides an overview of the features of the PSI REMOTE-CONTROL Software
Getting Started
explains installation and use of the PSI REMOTE-CONTROL Software.
Customization
explains additional features to rename projection units or to change their address.
Troubleshooting
Lists possible problems and their solution
Hotline
lists the addresses to contact if any problems occur.
Numbering
Chapters, pages, figures and tables are numbered separately. Chapters are indicated by a »point
syntax«, e. g. 4.2.3, pages by a »dash syntax«, e. g. 2-1, as figures and tables are, e. g. Figure 5-4.

1.2 Styles And Symbols
The typographic styles and the symbols used in this document have the following meaning:
Helvetica bold
Labels, menus and buttons are printed in the Helvetica bold font.
Condensed
Links to both other chapters of this manual and to sites in the Internet are printed condensed. In the
on-line version of this manual all hyperlinks appear teal.
Courier
Names of files and parts from programs are printed in the Courier font.
Courier bold
Inputs you are supposed to do from the keyboard are printed in Courier bold font.
Within a piece of programming code this arrow marks a line, that must be
made up in two lines, though meant to be one line.
This arrow marks tips and notes.
If you do not heed instructions indicated by this symbol there is a risk of

damage to the equipment!
If you do not heed instructions indicated by this symbol there is a risk of

electrical shock and danger to personal health!

2 Summary
This chapter introduces the PSI REMOTE-CONTROL software.

2.1 The Software pSi Remote-C ontrol
The digital projection units of OVERVIEW-MP50, OVERVIEW-MP70, ATLAS67C4 can be controlled
by Remote-Control as described in DOC-3030 User's Manual OverView-mP50 and OverView-mP70.
Besides sending the commands via the open protocol as described in the manual mentioned above
the Windows 95/98/2000/NT software PSI REMOTE-CONTROL is available which enables you to
enter the commands via an intuitive graphical user interface.

3 Getting Started
This chapter explains installation and use of the PSI REMOTE-CONTROL software.

3.1 System Requirements
Windows 95/98
Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
Or
Windows NT SP6a
Or
Windows 2000 SP2

For installation it is recommended to log in with administrative rights!
3.2 Installation
For installation it is recommended to log in with administrative rights!
Do an uninstall first if there is a previous version of pSi Remote-Control on the

computer.
3.2.1 Uninstall
Use the shortcut Start|Settings|Control Panel|AddRemove Programs to uninstall PSI REMOTE-
CONTROL.
3.2.2 Setup
The PSI REMOTE-CONTROL software can be installed by entering setup.exe
Figure 1
installing the software
Please follow the instructions on your display.

3.3 Automatically starting pSi Remote-Control
To start pSi Remote-Control each time Windows starts
Click Start, and then point to Settings
Click Taskbar, and then click the Start Menu Programs tab
Click Add, and then click Browse.
Locate psitool.exe , and then double-click it
Click Next, and then double-click the StartUP folder
Type the name you want to see on the StartUp menu, and then click Finish
To define the status in which the program starts navigate to Start Menu | Programs | Startup and
right-click on the shortcut to open the context menu. In the context menu select properties and
activate the tab shortcut. Use the listbox Run to select the desired status (normal window,
minimized, maximized)
To start the program with a defined project opened, this project has to be specified in the Target.
Please mind that there has to be a blank (space) between the application and the
optional parameter(i. e. between the quotes and the hyphen)!
Figure 2
Properties dialog of the shortcut
To start the program with a defined project opened or to start it and switching on all lamps please
refer also to 3.7 Starting the Software with a Defined Project.

3.4 Starting the Software
The PSI REMOTE-CONTROL software can be started by double click on psitool.exe in the explorer
window or using the shortcut
Start|Programs|Barco pSi Remote-Control
Figure 3
starting the software

For a few moments the start up window will be visible.
Figure 4
the About window as shown when starting the software
Afterwards the main view of the PSI REMOTE-CONTROL software will be displayed.
Figure 5
main view of the pSi Remote-Control software

3.5 The Menus of pSi Remote-C ontrol
On the menu bar of PSI REMOTE-CONTROL there are 4 menus: File, Connection, View and Help.
3.5.1 File Menu
Figure 6
the File menu
The File menu offers all commands related to a project. A project comprises the configuration of
the Display Wall as well as the values of the various parameters which can be set via the
PSI REMOTE-CONTROL software.
For managing a certain configuration of a Barco Display Wall it is necessary to create a project.
On the File menu you can chose New Project to create a new project or Open Project for opening
an existing one.
On creating a new project you are asked to enter the configuration of your Barco Display Wall:
Figure 7
Wall Definition
In the File menu a project can be stored (Save Project, Save Project as) and closed (Close Project).
After entering the number of horizontal and vertical cubes of the configuration of the Display Wall
two additional windows will be opened: the Selection Window and the Operating Window see
chapter 3.5.3 View Menu. In addition, the Modules Dialog is displayed:

Whenever a new project has been created or an existing project file has been
changed and the changes had not been saved yet, caption of the Terminal Window,
Selection Window und Operating Window will show an asterix at the end of the
project file name. This asterix dispears when saving the project.

3.5.2 Connection Menu
For connecting to the Barco Display Wall chose Open on the Connection menu. If necessary select
Options first and set the connection settings.
Figure 8
a red connection icon indicates that there is no active connection
Figure 9
the connection settings can be set on the Options submenu
3.5.2.1 Options|Connections
Figure 10
Connection tab of the Options submenu
On this tab the intervals of requests for the automatic evaluation of the Projector Status, the
Operating Hours and the Fan Control can be chosen by means of the corresponding spin buttons.
In addition by means of the Connection Retry Counter the number of retries for opening a
connection can be selected. The Connection Delay Time is set via the corresponding spin button.

To do an Automatic Reconfiguration after a power failure please select the respective checkbox. If
this checkbox is not selected then after a power failure the connection icon will turn yellow to
indicate that the devices can't be addressed.
Before opening the connection let's have a look at the other two tabs of the Options menu item.
3.5.2.2 Options|File Locations
Figure 11
File Locations tab on the Options submenu
On this tab the Project File Path can be selected. If you want this folder the default one for opening
or saving projects click into the checkbox Use always for File Open etc.

3.5.2.3 Options|Preferences
Figure 12
Preferences tab on the Options submenu
On the Preferences tab the respective help file can be selected. Online help in German is provided
by selecting psi_rc_d.chm whereas psi_rc_e.chm is the English help file.
In the Print section you select which kind of information should be printed when selecting the print
option in project file (View menu). In general the Module Informations will do. This report will
show you remote-control address, host, port; product ID, serial number and Firmware Revision of
each individual projection unit.
To achieve a homogeneous Display Wall the polysilicon projection unit has a 30bit Color
Management which allows a very fine tuning of the projector. The parameters for the Gamma
correction, the Gamma Colors, the RGB coefficients as well as the LCD correction parameters are
values resulting of the color adjustment to optimize the Display Wall. CXA-2111-R, Bella-ASIC,
Picture Control are chips of the control unit of your projection unit. The values of their registers
can also be print. All parameters besides Module Informations are only interesting for a support
technician if there are any problems with the projection units and should never be checked else
bundles of papers will be produced during print out.
Make sure that only the Module Informations checkbox is checked for printing.

Hotkeys
Switching all lamps on or off can be done by sending a command via a hotkey. Sending a hotkey
can be done even if pSi Remote-Control is not the active program. It can also be done if the user
interface is not visible (e.g. the display for PSI REMOTE-CONTROL is the Display Wall, but all
lamps have been switched off. Then you can switch on the "Display" by entering the respective
hotkey for switching on all lamps.)
The hotkey functionality is only provided on the condition that a valid project is
opened! Therefore a valid project has to be specified in the command line of the
Run command or the Autostart command, respectively! Please refer to 3.3
Automatically starting pSi Remote-Control and 3.7 Starting the Software with a Defined Project
A Beep indicates that sending the hotkey failed. There might be various reason, e.g.
the connection could not be established due to a broken cable or an invalid project.
The hotkeys can be defined on the Preference tab. The default hotkey for switching on all lamps is
[Ctrl] + [Shift] + O, the default hotkey for switching off all lamps is [Ctrl] + [Shift] + F. But all other
keys can be assigned as hotkey. To avoid conflicts with other application it is recommended to use
a combination of keys.
To do this follow these steps:
click the Set button
press the desired combination of key
The label below the Set button informs which key has been assigned as the hotkey.
The hotkeys defined for pSi Remote-Control will de-activate any other shortcut with
the identical keys of any other programm.

3.5.3 View Menu
Figure 13
most items of the View menu are disabled if no project has been defined
PSI REMOTE-CONTROL offers various views of a project. If no project is defined the Operating
Window, Selection Window and the Project File window are disabled. As soon as an existing project
is opened or a new project has been defined all View menu items get enabled and can be selected
(shown) or unselected (hidden).
Figure 14
check/uncheck the items to show/hide the windows
3.5.3.1 View|Operating Window

The Operating Window gives access to all the commands available.
Figure 15
the Operating window gives access to the commands and shows the values of the parameters

3.5.3.2 View|Selection Window
The Selection Window will display the configuration of the Barco Display Wall as defined in the
project file.
Figure 16
the Selection window shows the configuration and the numbering of the Display Wall
The Modules Properties dialog is displayed on top after defining a new project. If this dialog has
been closed, it can be opened and shown again by right clicking into one of the representatives in
the Selection Window. Use this dialog to assign the remote-control parameters, to change the label
or to Export the settings of the projection engine. The various function of this dialog will be
explained later.
Figure 17
Modules Properties Dialog

3.5.3.3 View|Terminal Window
In the Terminal Window the Remote-Control messages of the commands received from the Remote
Control Slaves (RCS) are displayed. The Terminal Window can be cleared by clicking on the Clear
button.
Figure 18
in the Terminal window the Remote-Control message of the RCS is displayed
The Project File window shows the detailed information of each individual projection unit. The
extent of the information displayed depends on the selections made in the Preferences tab on the
Options menu item of the Connection menu.
If the properties operating hours and lamp life time of a projection unit have not
been read / updated then the respective values will be set to "invalid". To get the
current values, press the Report button on the Control tab
Figure 19
the Project File
To print these informations click on the Print button. The standard Windows Print Dialog Box will
be opened.
Make sure that on Connections|Options|Preferences only the Module Informations
checkbox is clicked for printing.

3.5.4 Help Menu
Figure 20
the Help Menu
The Help Menu gives access to the help file and informs about the software.
3.5.4.1 Help|Contents and Index

To get access to the online help of PSI REMOTE-CONTROL select Contents and Index. Die Auswahl
der Hilfedatei erfolgt im Menü Connection|Options|Preferences.
Figure 21
online help

3.5.4.2 Help|About
For the information about the version of PSI REMOTE-CONTROL software and the rcpwin32 driver
select About. As stated above, this window is also displayed for a few moments when starting the
software.
Figure 22
the About window
If you encounter any problems with pSi Remote-Control, please make a screen shot
of the About Window and include this screen shot in the error report!
To copy an active window into the clipboard, press Alt+Print on your keyboard.
To copy the entire desktop into the clipboard, press Strg+Print on your keyboard.
Afterwards the contents of the clipboard can be inserted into the error report via the
Paste command or via Strg+V.

3.5.5 The Icons of the Toolbar
Figure 23
the standard toolbar
Open Project
Corresponds to the menu item Open Project on the File menu.
Save Project
Corresponds to the menu item Save Project on the File menu.
Set Communication options

Displays the Options submenu of the Connection menu
Show/Hide Operating Window

Corresponds to the menu item Operating Window of the View menu
Show/Hide Selection Window

Corresponds to the menu item Selection Window of the View menu
Since now all menu items and windows are introduced we can start operating the software.

3.6 Operating
For managing a certain configuration of a Barco Display Wall it is necessary to create a project.
On the File menu you can chose New Project to create a new project or Open Project for opening
an existing one.
If a new project is created the number of horizontal and vertical cubes has to be entered.
Afterwards the Selection Window and the Operating Window is displayed.
If you have set or checked the settings on the Options submenu of the Connection menu you can
open the connection either by the command Open on the Connection menu or by pressing the
related shortcut F4. If the system fails in opening the connection during the period specified on the
Connection Delay Time option specified on the Connection tab of the Options submenu of the
Connection menu the following warning is displayed
Figure 24
the connection failed
Click on the Repeat button for a second try. If it fails again, increase the Connection Delay Time
on the Options submenu on the Connection menu. Check the cabling!
If you succeeded in opening the connection, the connection icon will turn into green. Next to the
connection item the number of connected projection units is shown. This number should be equal
to the total number of cubes of your project. If there is a contradiction between the defined project
and the number of connected cubes you get the following warning:
Figure 25
contradiction between the number of cubes defined in the project and the connected cubes
Please check if all projection units are connected to a power supply!

Please check if all projection units are switched on!
Please check the cabling!
Please check the COM port!

An open connection is signaled by the connection icon changing from red to green. A left click on
this icon closes an open connection and the icon will turn red. A yellow icon indicates that the
devices can't be addressed and that a reconfiguration is required.
If the connection to all projection units could have been opened the main view of the PSI REMOTE-
CONTROL software will look like this:
Figure 26
the connection to all Remote Control Slaves has been opened
Now the connection to all projection units is opened and the cubes can be controlled by the
commands available in the Operating Window.
When switching the tab on the Operating Window the values will be updated
immediately independent of the request time intervals defined in the Options
submenu
3.6.1 Control Tab

The projection unit which is to be controlled has to be selected on the Selection Window. Then the
caption of the Operating Window indicates which projection unit is referred to.
Figure 27
the caption of the Operating window indicates the projection unit which is controlled

Lamp
Click the Switch On button or the Switch Off button to switch the individual lamp of the indicated
projection unit on or off. However if Switch All is selected then clicking the respective buttons will
affect the lamps of all projection units of the Display Wall.
Operating Hours
The operating hours of the lamp of the indicated projection unit is displayed. If you want to
replace the lamp and insert a new lamp module you have to reset these operating hours to zero.
Otherwise you can neither trust the information about the operating hours nor benefit from this
information. To make sure that you really want to reset the operating hours a warning will be
displayed after clicking this button
Figure 28
reset the operation hours only when replacing the lamp
Only click the Reset button after the insertion of a new lamp module!
To get the information about the operating hours of all lamps click on the Report button. The
required information will be displayed on the Project File window (View menu)
Automatic
The selection of Set Automatic will enable the other checkboxes of this frame. The onboard status
bits (see tab State), the operating hours and the fan will be updated automatically according to the
periods defined via the corresponding spin buttons on the Connection tab of the Option submenu
(Connection menu).
If you click Auto Confirm AC Fail the lamps will automatically restart after a power failure. If this
checkbox is unselected you will have to click the Reset AC-Fail button on the State tab manually
to restart the lamps after a power failure had occurred.
Operation Mode
The selection of Set Operation Mode will enable the other checkboxes of this frame. If selected,
the respective lamp is switched off automatically after reaching a defined temperature. It is also
possible to start the lamp automatically when the power is switched on. If these features are to be
applied to all lamps of the Display Wall select Set All.
Click Set to activate the settings.

3.6.2 Adjust tab
Figure 29
the Adjust tab
On the Adjust tab the brightness of the selected projection unit can be manipulated. Since
brightness slightly decreases during the operating time of a lamp, this feature is very convenient
e.g. when replacing a lamp to adjust the original brightness level to fit into the overall brightness
of the Display Wall.
To adjust brightness proceed as follows:
Click Normalize to set the projection module to the highest possible brightness. Adjustment is
done by decreasing the value (the range extends from 31 (max) to 16 (min).
Push the slider. The result is immediately (during pushing) visible on the Display Wall.
If the project had not been saved yet, the slider position will be at minimum. This
value does not corrspond with the actual value of the projector!
As soon as the brightness is adjusted, the caption of the Terminal Window, Selection Window und
Operating Window will show an asterix at the end of the project file name. The caption of the
representative in the Selection Window will also show an asterix. These asterixes indicate that the
changes had not been saved. The asterix on the representative disappears after pressing the button
Write Settings.

After saving the project file, the asterix on the window caption of the Terminal Window, Selection
Window und Operating Window disappears, too.
Figure 30
indication that the brightness adjustment had not been saved
Cancel of the brightness adjustment of a projection unit is only possible if the command Save had
not been applied (i.e. the asterix is still displayed in the representative in the Selection Window).
To cancel the brightness adjustment, proceed as follows:
Click Revert
To save the brightness adjustment, proceed as follows:

Click Save
Save the project file.
If the modifications on this tab had not been saved (or reverted, respectively) when saving or
closing the project file, the following message is shown:
Figure 31
Error message concerning brightness adjustment
To proceed, either click on Save or on Revert on the Adjust tab for the respective projection
modules (indicated by an asterix in the Selection Window)

3.6.3 System Tab
Figure 32
System tab
The System tab displays the values of some sensors of the projection unit and shows the values of
the System Table.
Internal Tables
Click on the Reload button to set all the parameters to their default values (values saved in the
EEPROM).

3.6.4 State Tab
Figure 33
State tab
Onboard State
If an error occurs the value of the properties can be evaluated to take the appropriate steps to put
the projection unit into function again.
Example: In case of a power failure the value of AC Fail is Yes. If Auto Confirm AC Fail is
unselected (Control tab) the Reset AC Fail button has to be clicked to enable ignition of the lamps.
i2C Bus
This information is relevant to the technician in case of a malfunction.
Firmware Revision
The current Firmware Revision is indicated.
Identification
On this frame some manufacturing information of the projection unit can be read. This information
is also relevant to the technician in case of a malfunction.

3.7 Starting the Software with a Defined Project
Since the configuration of the Barco Display Wall is more or less constant it is quite convenient to
have the corresponding project opened when starting the software.
If your Display Wall is a 3 by 3 configuration the corresponding project file might have been
saved as 3x3.psi. This file as to be added to the target of the shortcut.
Proceed as follows:
Right click on the shortcut of pSi Remote-Control on the desktop.
In the context menu, select the menu item Properties
In the Properties Dialog, enter the file name in the Target
Figure 34
Modification of the shortcut properties
You can also add the name of your project file as option to the command Start|Run.
Enter psitool as the program to be opened, -path&nameofprojectfile.psi to start PSI
REMOTE-CONTROL with the respective project file.
Please mind that there has to be a blank (space) between the application and the
optional parameter(i. e. between the quotes and the hyphen)!

Figure 35
starting the software with an existing project file
If your project file is in the identical folder as psitool.exe the path of the project file
can be omitted.
If your project file is in a different folder than psitool.exe you have to enter the path.
The path has to be enclosed into inverted comma.
If you want to switch on all lamps when starting the software PSI REMOTE-CONTROL the parameter
-o has to be entered in the command line:

Figure 36
starting the software and switching on all lamps
To switch on the lamps a connection has to be established. Therefore this

command only works when the software is started with a defined project, too.

4 Customization

4.1 Module Properties Dialog
To display the Module Properties Dialog, right click on a module in the Selection Window.
Figure 37
the Module Properties dialog
Define the name of the projection unit as well as the Remote Control Computer and the Remote
Slave Address using the Module Properties dialog.
4.1.1 Renaming of projection units

As mentioned above the Selection Window shows the configuration of the Display Wall with a
standard naming of the cubes. For adapting this naming to your requirements PSI REMOTE-
CONTROL allows you to rename every single cube.
Let's consider for example a 8×2 configuration. The Selection Window for this configuration looks
like this:
Figure 38
the Selection window of a 8×2 configuration
Let's assume you prefer to address the cubes by upper and lower rows (U-1 to U-8, L-1 to L-8)
To rename the most left projection unit of the lower row from 8 to L-1 follow these steps

Right click on the respective field of the Selection Window.
Figure 39
select the projection unit to be renamed
The following dialog will be displayed.
Figure 40
the Module Properties dialog
In the Module Properties dialog enter the new name of the corresponding projection unit
Figure 41
renaming the projection unit
This name will immediately be shown on the Selection Window as well as in the caption of
the Operating Window.
Figure 42
the new name is shown on the projection unit of the Selection Window
For renaming the other projection units proceed in the same way.
Click Next to activate the next unit, Previous to activate the previous unit.

4.1.2 Exporting data
All relevant data of the projection unit selected in the Selection Window, e. g. operating time of the
lamp module, fan temperature, colors etc. can be exported to an ASCII-file. If problems occur it
might be helpful to send this file to the support.
Click Export to write the data into an ASCII-file. A dialog opens where you have to indicate name
and folder of the file.
4.1.3 Projector Type List

Use this listbox to select the kind of device you want to control. At the time being only polysilicon
projection units are supported.
4.1.4 Host List

If PSI REMOTE-CONTROL is operated on a remote computer of the network the name of this
computer has to be entered into the list box or selected from the list. At the time being, PSI
REMOTE-CONTROL is operated only locally and therefore localhost is mandatory.
4.1.5 Port List

Use this listbox to select the port on which the remote cabling is done. You can edit this field and
enter the appropriate name of the port. On one port up to 99 devices can be connected.
To assign this port for all projection cubes of the respective remote-control chain click Assign All.
To assign this port only for the selected projection unit click Assign Single.
When a new project has been defined, per default the first 99 projection cubes are assigned to
COM port COM1, the second 99 projection cubes are assigned to COM port COM2 and so on. In
case the COM port has to be modified, proceed as follows:
To assign a single projection module to a port:
Click on its representative in the Selection Window
Enter the desired port or select one from the Port List
Click Assign Single
To assign an entire chain to a different port:
Enter the desired (new) port or select it from the Port List
Click Assign All

4.1.6 Reorder (Changing the Remo te-Control Address)
Do not change the Remote-Control address of a projection unit without changing

the cabling! The Remote-Control address should always reflect the actual cabling.
On the Module Properties Dialog a label beneath the Port List. indicates which address is assigned
to the projection cube which is marked active in the Selection Window. When creating a new
project, usually the assigned addresses don't match the real remote-control cabling. Therefore the
Reorder procedure has to be started:
Press Reorder to start assigning the addresses. On the Display Wall the projection cube first in the
remote control chain starts blinking.
Figure 43
Reorder procedure
Click in its representative in the selection window to assign the address 1 to this module. After a
few seconds the blinking moves on to next module in the chain, and clicking the corresponding
representative assigns to him the address 2 and so on. Proceed with the other modules in the same
way.
Figure 44
Reorder procedure (continued)
Press ESC to cancel the Reorder procedure!
If you use the Display Wall as monitor for Remote Control take care that the dialog
is not positioned on the cube about to start blinking! It might help to position the
dialog so that it is displayed on two projection modules. In case one starts blinking,
there is still one part of the dialog window, which can be seized for re-positioning.

5 Troubleshooting

5.1 Troubles known when usin g a laptop computer
Troubles caused by cause/step
IR Interface If the laptop has an enabled IR interface, data transfer via the serial
interface may be disturbed and PSI REMOTE-CONTROL will hang when
closing the connection.
In the BIOS Setup, disable the IR interface. If you run Windows 2000,
check the device manager if the device has actually been removed. If not,
reboot the system and check again. After rebooting the system the device
no longer should be listed.
Power Management Please switch off all settings with regards to Power Management, both in
the BIOS setup and in the operating system
5.2 Reset to default settings

If you encounter problems with respect to window size and/or position, delete the entries in the
registry.
To delete the registry entries, proceed as follows:
Start the registry editor using the the shortcut Start|Run and enter regedit
Figure 45
starting the registry editor

In the registry editor, go to HKEY_CURRENT\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\pSi
Remote-Control\Properties. Delete the keys and subkeys referring to PSI REMOTE-CONTROL.
Figure 46
Registry Editor
The registry entries for PSI REMOTE-CONTROL are not made during installation, but
during operating PSI REMOTE-CONTROL. If you encounter strange effects with
regards to window position or window size with PSI REMOTE-CONTROL, just delete
the registry entries!

5.3 Troubles after an upgrade of pSi Remote-Control
When opening a project file, the following message might be displayed:
That's due to the fact that in some cases not all components had been completely removed.
To solve the problem, proceed as follows:
Uninstall pSi Remote-Control using the shortcut

Start|Settings|Control Panel|Add/remove software
Check if the following ActiveX controls have been passed over by the uninstall procedure:
Folder ActiveX controls
c:\program files\common files\barco\shared axpsi.ocx

axrcpm.ocx
hotkey.ocx
c:\program files\barco psi remote-control axlslider.ocx
axscroller.ocx
(If the installation was not performed with default settings the folder
settings must be changed accordingly.)
Uninstall the remaining ActiveX controls manually.
Uninstallation of an ActiveX control takes two steps: first it must be unregistered, then the file has
to be deleted.
To unregister a file:
open the command prompt
change to the directory where the file is located
enter the command regsvr32 /u filename.ocx
Subsequently the file can be deleted.
Since now the uninstall procedure is complete, the software can be installed again.

6 Hotline

6.1 Addresses
Please feel free to contact us if you encounter any problems.
Barco Control Rooms GmbH

An der Rossweid 5, D-76229 Karlsruhe
Phone: +49-721-6201-0, Fax: +49-721-6201-298
E-mail: info.de.bcd@barco.com, Web: www.barcocontrolrooms.de
BARCO N.V. Projection Systems
Nordlaan 5, B-8520 Kuurne
Phone: +32-56-368-211, Fax: +32-56-368-251
E-mail: sales.bcd@barco.com, Web: www.barcocontrolrooms.com

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Set Communication options

Show/Hide Operating Window

Show/Hide Selection Window

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The following dialog will be displayed.