JVC 250 service manual ILA s Image Light Amplifier, CRTs

Chapter 2---System Description

!Condensing Lenses (2) - The Primary Condensing Lens collects all the light from the Light Pipe and begins to bend the light rays into a straight path. The Secondary Condensing Lens works with the Primary Condensing Lens to collimate or “straighten” the light path before it enters the Dichroic Beamsplitter Assembly.

!UV Filter - The UV Filter removes much of the unwanted ultravioltet light from the white light of the Arc Lamp.

!Dichroic Beamsplitter Assembly w/ Steering Mirrors - The Dichroic Mirrors separate white light into Red, Green, and Blue component colors. The Steering Mirrors direct the separated light beams into the Prism Assembly.

!Prism Assembly - The Prism Assembly is a large tank filled with optical fluid. It houses the following optical components:

"Pre-polarizing Beamsplitter - The Pre-polarizing Beamsplitter performs the first part of the polarizing process.

"Polarizing Beamsplitter - The Polarizing Beamsplitter performs the final function of the polarizing process.

"Steering Prisms - When the polarized light leaves the Prism Assembly and enters the ILA® , the light is modulated by the ILA® . The modulated light reflects off the ILA® mirror and returns to the Prism Assembly. Inside the Prism Assembly, the light for the red and blue reflect off the two Steering Mirrors (one for red, one for blue) and enter the 4P Combining Optic.

"4P Combining Optic - The 4P Combining Optic takes the three colored image lights from the ILA® s and combines them so they leave the Prism Assembly as a single beam of image light. That image light continues on to the Projection Lens

ILA® s - Image Light Amplifier (3)

The ILA® is a very important component in the Hughes-JVC projectors. The ILA® modulates the polarized light from the Arc Lamp. The image light from the CRT that strikes the input side of the ILA® interacts with the Liquid Crystal layer of the ILA® to impose an image on the polarized light from the Arc Lamp. The Model 250 Projector uses the Super Contrast ILA® . The Super Contrast ILA® has a sequential contrast ratio of 600:1 @ center screen.

CRTs (3)

There are three Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs), one for each color. The CRT generates the image light that strikes the input of the ILA® . CRTs are covered in the Electronics Section.

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