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Steve Guttag
We forgot the crackers Gromit!!!

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 - posted 03-11-2018 12:06 PM      Profile for Steve Guttag   Email Steve Guttag   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Looks like Christie is up to 4.8.1 (3).

The big feature here is...wait for it...

If you have a Solaria 1, you can NOW use an alternate server to the dreaded, guarantee to die, Christie IMB S2.

At the moment, the Dolby/Doremi IMS2000 and the GDC SX3000 are supported.

It should be noted that the previous Christie version 4.8.0 (8) is a CRITICAL update for anyone on 4.7.x Your PIB is in danger so if you are on 4.7, plan on migrating to 4.8.x immediately.

Oddly enough, 4.7 in its various forms are still available but 4.8.0 was pulled for 4.8.1 despite not identifying any fix to 4.8.0 and I'm unaware of anything harmful in 4.8.0.

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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So owners of this POS now have to buy a new input module at ~2500, and spend 20K plus on a new server? Or will it take other IMB's? I have several of these dreaded projectors that I've had to service in my area and getting rid of the Christie IMB would be a yuge blessing.

Mark

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Steve Guttag
We forgot the crackers Gromit!!!

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As I read it, if you update to 4.8.1, you can put your SX3000 in it. I have no other information than that (I haven't looked). I'm sure there would need to be a new faceplate involved to have access to the IMB.

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Mark Gulbrandsen
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Well, that's very good news since the Christie IMB's around here still occasionally die. It will be up to GDC to come up with a new face plate which I am sure they will...

Mark

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Mike Moreno
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great news.
I have some Solaria´s and at the begining the IMB used to die.

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Carl Martin
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dumb question: how does one check what version software one has?

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Stephan Shelley
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menu>about it will tell the versions and you do not have to be logged in to see.

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Carl Martin
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oh durr, wrong thread... i meant to ask about the dolby server... heading over to that thread now!

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Ken Lackner
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Steve-

Most of the projectors that I service are still on 4.4.0.9. I started using 4.7.0.1 and quickly discovered that nearly every projector would display lamp IMCB version mismatch errors. I have seen this error occasionally in the past, but we're talking just about every single projector that went to 4.7.0.1 started doing it. So I stopped using that version. Does 4.8 correct this issue?

As for the PIB, that's always been the weakest link in these projectors, in my experience. I can't count how many I've replaced over the years. What inherent PIB problems does 4.7 introduce that weren't present before?

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Marco Giustini
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If you have a version mismatch, did you try re-installing the package, maybe forcing the update? Did you also power cycle the projector twice after the update?
4.8 release note does not say anything about that. 4.7.1 does mention that a version mismatch is fixed but it only applies to the 2208-LP projector.

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Ken Lackner
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I have tried "upgrade different components only" and "force all". Neither resolves the issue. I power cycle the projector after an upgrade, and when the error appears. Sometimes the error comes back as soon as the projector comes back up; sometimes it goes away for a while, but almost always comes back at some point.

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Elia Orselli
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quote: Ken Lackner
I power cycle the projector after an upgrade
Do you power cycle the projector twice as Marco said?

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Ken Lackner
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Yep.

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Marco Giustini
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I have not replied as I do not have any advice, I'm sorry. But if more than one projector is showing this issue, I'd be tempted to think there is an issue with that particular software version. Did you ask Christie if that is a known bug?

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Stephan Shelley
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Not just in standby as the power switch on the TPC does but unplugging or turn breakers off and back on. Twice as has been stated. It should mention this on the TPC as well.

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