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Thor series

6.1 Switching the Thor ON

About the start up process

To start up the Thor the sealed compartment of the Light Processor and the sealed compartment of the Laser
Clusters must be brought into a 'condition' which is safe for the electronics to operate (avoid moisture due to
extreme cooling). In other words, the temperature and humidity inside these compartments must be brought
within specs prior to activating the lasers and Light Processor. The time needed to bring the projector from a

deconditioned

state into a

conditioned

state depends on the ambient conditions and can take several

minutes. This process is called

conditioning

Start up checklist

Check if the chiller is correctly installed. See documentation set of the chiller.

Check if the chiller is equipped with the expansion unit for DMD cooling.

Check if the Thor is installed onto a stable platform and all covers are installed..

Check if all hoses are properly connected with the chiller and projector. .

Check if the data cables between chiller and projector are correctly installed.

Check if the projector is connected with the mains electricity.

Check if the ambient temperature and humidity are within specifications..

Check if the chiller, hoses and projector are completely acclimatized to the same ambient temperature.

Check if the correct lens is installed for the application and the lens cap is removed from the lens. See
chapter

10.

Check if the small drain tubes at the bottom of the projector leads to a water drain or to an open reservoir to
capture the condensed water.

Keep in mind that it can take up to 10 minutes to start the lasers again after they were switched off.
If there are only 30 to 45 minutes between the shows it

’

s advisable to keep the lasers on with

dowser closed. When the dowser is closed the lasers are automatically dimmed.

Start up procedure

Switch on the chiller. The status light of the chiller should light up white. See documentation set of the chiller.

Press the

Power Switch

to switch the projector

As a result the Controller of the projector starts up. All other electronics remain off. The booting process is
indicated by the

blue blinking backlight

of the Standby button on the local keypad. Once the Controller is up

and running the backlight of the Standby button is changed to continuous white. This is the projector Standby
mode. The status light of the projector also flashes green.

Note:

The projector always boots up in the same mode (E.g. Standby or Operation) as it was switched

off. This procedure assumes that the projector was switched off in Standby mode.

Press the

STANDBY

button on the Local Keypad for three seconds or use the Communicator to put the

projector in

OPERATIONAL

mode.

As a result the backlight of the Standby button starts blinking green indicating the start up of all other projector
electronics. Once this initializing process is done the backlight of the Standby button is changed to continuous
green. This is the projector Operational mode. The status light of the projector also lights up green (not
flashing).

Press the

LIGHT

button on the Local Keypad for three seconds or use the Communicator to activate the

lasers.

As a result the backlight of the Light button starts blinking green indicating the projector is in CONDITIONING
mode. The laser status light on the top of the projector flashes a few times and then lights up continuously
white.

Once the projector is conditioned the backlight of the Standby button is changed to continuous green. Now the
lasers are active and light can come out of the projector. The status light of the projector remains green and
the status light of the lasers remains white.

Starting up