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Author Topic: SOS!!! Connection to IMB lost (Christie IMB in Christie Solaria One) Hai Dinh Film Handler Posts: 14 From: Leicester, United Kingdom Registered: Dec 2014 posted 12-19-2017 02:13 AM                     2 months ago, on the first show of the day, we started Christie Solaria projector and it said critical: connection to IMB lost. Then I remove Christie IMB, remove then insert CF card. It worked 2 days ago, the same problem happened. I did the same, but this time sometime it works, sometime not. I means It works, then I turn it off, and turn on It may work or not. I tried to find out a solution but I can't. Unfortunately, I'm in Vietnam and can find any technician come to see for me. I asked somebody, they said the IMB was broken. But I see it works occasionally, so I'm quite confused Anybody have experience about this? I must cancel many shows these days.  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 12-19-2017 08:26 AM                     When was this machine installed initially? There were issues with dying CF cards, I don't know if your's has been replaced already. That said, the CF card is not the only possible problem with the Christie IMS... https://www.christiedigital.com/SupportDocs/Anonymous/020-200249-03-Christie-BUL-SERV-IMB-CF-Card.pdf Maybe for now the only option for you is to leave the projector running, and only switch off the lamp, until the issue has been diagnosed properly? - Carsten  |  IP: Logged Sean McKinnon Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1712 From: Peabody Massachusetts Registered: Sep 2000 posted 12-19-2017 04:30 PM                        Do you use the circuit breaker to turn the projector off at night?  |  IP: Logged Hai Dinh Film Handler Posts: 14 From: Leicester, United Kingdom Registered: Dec 2014 posted 12-19-2017 08:55 PM                     Yes. I use a circuit breaker. I tried another CF card but the same problem. Do I need to load content for a new CF card first?  |  IP: Logged Dave Macaulay Film God Posts: 2321 From: Toronto, Canada Registered: Apr 2001 posted 12-19-2017 10:18 PM                     Read the bulletin. WIth a new CF card you need to reinstall the server software, and then redo all the site specific settings if you don't have a backup to load.  |  IP: Logged Sean McKinnon Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1712 From: Peabody Massachusetts Registered: Sep 2000 posted 12-20-2017 04:06 PM                        There was an issue with Christie IMB's on a soaria and disconnecting power to them requiring re-marriage every power cycle. The fix was a replacement IMB. Not sure if that is helpful to you.  |  IP: Logged Hai Dinh Film Handler Posts: 14 From: Leicester, United Kingdom Registered: Dec 2014 posted 12-20-2017 09:31 PM                     Hi Sean, I don't need to re-marriage every power cycle. Do you know which one I can use to replace for a Christie IMB? I mean a good o Hi, Dave, Unfortunately, even I change the new CF card, the connection to IMB still only work occasionally. And if it works, the IMB is still grey and I cannot do anything  |  IP: Logged Sean McKinnon Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1712 From: Peabody Massachusetts Registered: Sep 2000 posted 12-21-2017 03:32 PM                        I realize that you are not having the marriage problem but it seemed similar to me as in it happens when you restore power after cutting it off overnight. In one case that I worked on with that issue we just got a replacement Christie IMB supposedly they fixed whatever was causing the issues with no power.  |  IP: Logged

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